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President Glen Jones held a conference on campus last week covering new budget cuts for HSU. Photo by Paris Dugan, Jr. Photo Chief.

Allison Vetter speaking at a lecture over “The History of Title IX.” Photo by Julie Young, Student Reporter.

Sexual Assault Awareness Allison Vetter on Title IX Story by Julie Young Student Reporter

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In honor of this, as well as March being Women’s History Month, the Women’s History Organization of Henderson presented a lecture on the “History of Title IX” last Thursday.

“What is Title IX?” was the first question asked by Allison Vetter, Title IX coordinator. No one in the room could seem to give an answer.

Not one that truly captured what it means, anyways.

Even though it is especially relevant to college students, understanding what it is exactly can be difficult, as a lot of the time people either aren’t aware of the information surrounding this or they only have a limited knowledge of what it pertains to.

Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, “No person

in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance,” according to knowyourix.org.

Basically, a major part of Title IX has to do with gender discrimination, something seen not just on college campuses but in seemingly every other part of life as well. And while it may seem to only mean one thing, it’s not so clearly defined.

It doesn’t just apply to athletics. “[Gender discrimination] is an umbrella term which also includes sexual assault,” said Vetter, who presented a history of Title IX and gender discrimination as it took many forms throughout the years.

What started with Titles VI and VII prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color,

religion, sex and national origin led way to much more.

In 1969, Bernice Sandler filed 269 gender discrimination complaints against many academic institutions, cementing her status as a women’s rights activist and the “godmother” of Title IX. Since then, Title IX has seen countless revisions. In the 1980s, there was debate over whether private schools should have to comply with it. In 1997, sexual harassment became a form of gender discrimination. In 2016, Title IX was to also include transgender students, though this was rescinded in February of 2017.

While there is surely more to learn beyond this, what’s important is understanding that Title IX is there to help students, should we need it. More information can be found at Henderson’s website.

April 4, 2018

Phi Beta Sigma Pageant Shakira Summerville took home this year’s crown

Former queen Tanisha Williams (left) with the new queen Shakira Summervile (right). Photo by Bunky Raines, Student Reporter.

On March 29, former Phi Beta Sigma queen, Tanisha Williams, crowned Shakira Summerville, senior education major, the 2018 Miss Phi Beta Sigma.

The lights were turned down low in the lecture hall of the Garrison Center, when the contestants came in, not through the stage, but through the entrance. Than ran onto the stage and performed a dance together and were met with roars of approval.

Summerville won a slew of awards including: people’s choice, social media, miss congeniality and most talented, along with a $1,000 scholarship. “I’m so happy and honored to be miss Phi Beta Sigma 2018,” Summerville said.

The young women put on an exciting five-part show including: an introduction, business attire, swimsuit competition, talent and formal wear.

For the talent section, Summerville performed spoken word poetry, a poem called “Scars,” with a sassy, black-girl attitude that the worked the adoring audi-

ence into a cheering frenzy. First runner up, Emily Wetzlar, senior elementary education major, sang a heart-warming rendition of the song “All I Ask of You” a cappella. Second runner up, Ayanna Willis, senior psychology major, performed the spoken-word poem “A Colored Girl Like Me.” Between the acts, host, Brandon Randle, told jokes to the crowd while the contestants changed clothes and singer, Phillip Robertson, sang the Kenny Rogers song “Unlove You.” There was a six-judge panel comprised of professors, advisors and Phi Beta Sigma alumni. They were: Keith Beason, Mary Bell, Patrick Shepard Jr., Tonya Macon, Amber Burton and Sarron Hearn.

Savannah Moore, senior human services major, was in attendance at the pageant. “The girls are really beautiful,” Moore said. “They really worked hard and put on a great show.”

You want a graduation?

You gotta’ get an application Story by Greta Goslee Student Reporter

The culmination of three or four or five (or more) year’s work: graduation.

This year’s spring commencement will be held on Friday, May 11 in the Wells Center Gymnasium.

Ceremonies will be held at 9 a.m. and noon. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Business and the Teacher’s College. The 12 p.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Graduation applications for Spring 2018 graduates are due by April 18 in the Registrar’s Office. The first step is completing the graduation survey on myHenderson.

After the survey is finished, a meeting with the major-specific professional ad-

visor in the Advising Center is required to obtain the physical application and checklists. After meeting with professional advisors, graduating seniors must meet with their faculty advisors and department chair for applicable majors and minors.

This part of the application that has been reviewed by advisors and chairs is due at the Registrar’s Office by April 18 in its completion. After that, hopeful graduates can breathe a sigh of relief and wait for an email to their school email accounts.

This email will contain a copy of the application and then it can be taken to the Business Office on the third floor of Womack Hall along with the $50 graduation fee and then to the Reddie Bookstore to order caps and gowns.

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An example of an application for graduaction and a graduation application checklist. Photo by Greta Goslee, Student Reporter.

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Henderson's in the red (pun intended) Story by Walker Walthall Student Reporter

It is no secret that the university isn’t in the best spot when it comes to money right now. Just because the university is having problems with money doesn’t mean that the students should be. Here are a few tips to keep your bank account in the positive.

1. Always know how much money you have coming in.

When dealing with money it is always important to know how much money that you have coming in. Without this knowledge your spending habits will almost always exceed your income. Once you have this information the other steps will be much easier.

2. Plan ahead.

Planning ahead is essential whenever you are dealing with money. Without a plan you will almost always end up buying things that you don’t need to buy.

The best way to counteract this is when shopping for groceries make a list.

Plan out your meals in advance so you know what to buy and what to leave at the store. can. This can apply to people with a meal plan too. Planning ahead on how many Starbucks drinks you plan on having in one week can help a lot.

3. Save up for what you want.

Most of the time when people want something and they have the cash they go out and buy it right then. A better strategy is to anticipate things you want, so you can save up for it.

Instead of going a week without deodorant so you could buy Far Cry 5 as soon as it came out, a better strategy would be to have save up the weeks before the game came out, so you could be gaming and still smell decent.

When it comes to money not all of us are great at handling it, but if you can take a few of these tips to heart and then you will improve your bank account better than ever.

DCB and Dominoes

Here's how you can avoid it

Provost Steve Adkinson was one of the speakers at the meeting that informed campus of the $3.2 million dollar loss in budget for next year. Photo

by Paris Dugan, Jr. Photo Chief

Dominoes might let students buy pizzas with their DCB

Story by Zoe Stradiota Student Reporter

DCB; what is it, and why is it important? DCB stands for declining card balance and it is the money on student IDs that we can use for the various shops in Garrison.

There are many different meal plans with different number amounts of swipes for the cafeteria with different amounts of DCB to spend. The money spent on students’ meal plans is used to actually buy the food we eat in the cafeteria.

Students are already use DCB for Starbucks and Chick-fil-A, but how nice would it be to be able to spend DCB on

food off campus? The store manager of Dominos (located at 3120 Pine Street inside the winner’s Circle gas station), Brandon Raley thinks it would be a good idea to allow students to use their DCB at his store.

If this were to happen, Brett Powell, Vice President for Finance and Administration says meal plan prices may increase by two percent, but students would also be getting around a 10 percent discount at the store.

“Sodexo does partner with off campus retail locations. It really is a partnership between the two companies.

They have to agree on a price.

Because Sodexo is the middleman in

the arrangement, there has to be some price concession because Sodexo is now turning dollars over that would go to their own retail operations, but they’re just shifting that over to someone else,” says Powell.

Basically the decision to pair up with Dominos allowing students to spend their DCB there, is not up to the school, but really it is up to Sodexo. If this were to happen, “Dominos, or whoever, would just become another meal option as part of the plan.”

Powell says they may be looking to incorporate other popular retail off campus to pair with, so students have more options to where they spend their

DCB. All of this is, of course, going to take some time and will not be available until at least next year.

More things Powell said they are looking to change is making less expensive meal plan options for students who live off campus and commute, they are looking to expand the Reddie grill, have more options at the Reddie-to-go, and even possibly serving breakfast at Chick-fil-A. Many students on campus love Dominos and love the idea of being able to use their DCB for good pizza. The only thing to do now is to wait for the developments to happen.

April 4, 2018

DELPH & BEYOND

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Jane Boswell, Rachael Kelley, and Heather Wright were three who participated in dressing up as their favorite woman or supporter for competition for a door prize.

Photo by Larry Massey, Photo Chief.

Women’s History Social Hour

Slim and Shorty’s was host to an event celebrating Women’s History Month

Event Summary by Pete Tubbs Editor in Chief

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Women’s and Gender Studies

Steering Committee hosted a Women’s History Social Hour March 27. The event was held at Slim and Shorty’s, and all students and faculty were encour-

aged to attend.

There was also a competition to win a door prize for the women who dressed as their favorite “woman or

supporter.” The groups had a great time as they ate, drank, and conversed about important people and events in the history of women’s advancement.

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What’s in the FabFitFun box this month?

Alisha shares the contents of the popular subscription box

Story by Alisha Davis Student Reporter

Give yourself a fun, relaxing gift.

Fabfitfun is totally worth a try for any girl who wants to pamper herself. This is the current seasons box and is still

avalible. $49 for around $300 in full sized products.

If you decide to give fabfitfun a try, look around on social media. There is ALWAYS a coupon code for this

company.

Girl, treat your self.

Included in my box was as follows: a premium sleeping mast, concealing ridge filler, nice hair spray, a cooking book, makeup removing wipes, a mus-

cle massager, and some nice makeup.

Regardless, it’s an incredible box for women, or men who want to look glam!

April 4 , 2018

ARTS & MUSIC

Phi Beta Sigma’s open mic night

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Last week, the Sigs helped campus rock

Story by Richard Cox Student Reporter

Phi Beta Sigma’s Open Mic Night on Wednesday was, more than anything, interesting. Despite being advertised as starting at 7:00 p.m. in the on-campus student diner, the Reddie Cafe, festivities didn’t begin until almost an hour past the advertised start.

The setup was rather crude, consisting of a karaoke machine that participants sang directly into, following along with lyrics displayed on a screen behind the performer. This created an awkward

situation, as all those singing faced their back to the audience in order to follow along.

This was compounded by the fact that the backing track and lyric video were being broadcast from two separate devices, making it virtually impossible to sync the two up. Words scrolled along endlessly, surpassing the music and confusing almost everyone who took the stage.

Nevertheless, there were several good performances that came of the veritable technological debacle. Those

in attendance witnessed several creative renditions of popular music, singing along merrily with the last-minute supergroups that had formed.

My favorite was a two person rendition of “It’s All Over” from Academy Award-nominated film Dream Girls, in which one person played Jennifer Hudson’s character Effie White, while her compatriot played every other character in the scene. Other notable performances were the recitation of original poetry and a handful of poorly-censored trap tunes.

To conclude, if anything like this is to happen again, there must be some changes made. Not beginning on time and lack of proper technological set-up more than likely turned away more than a few that would have stayed.

Regardless of the shortcomings on behalf of those hosting the event, it seemed to be enjoyed by all those fortunate enough to see their fellow students take the stage.

Live music near you

Concerts in the area for your listening pleasure

Event Summary by Pete Tubbs Editor in Chief

Looking for some awesome live music to experience during the month of April (that’s not on HSU’s campus)?

Well, Little Rock has certainly got the tunes.

Little Rock: On Wednesday, April 4, you can catch Take 6, Donnie McClurkin, Charles Jenkins, Fred Hammond, and James Fortune at the Robinson Perfor-

mance Hall in Downtown LR. At Rebel Kettle Brewing, you can go “Straight to Hell” when you go see Drivin’ n’ Cryin’ on April 7. The country/ rock band has several backroad hits, and will surely blow the socks off of the brewery.

On Tuesday, April 10, you can catch the legendary REO Speedwagon, Don Felder, and Styx. It’s time for you to fly to Verizon Arena to catch these tickets while they’re still available.

If you’re in touch with your country

side, you can head to Verizon Arena two days after the rock legends visit to catch Lindsay Eli, Dustin Lynch, Brad Paisley, and Chase Bryant. You won’t even have to get a little mud on the tires to get there, just make sure you mark April 12 down on your calendars.

The famed Rev Room in downtown LR will be host to John Moreland in Deer Tick on April 13 if you just can’t seem to scratch that country itch.

Country legend Waylon Jennings has a son. That son is named Shooter

Jennings, and he’s going to perform his own brand of country music at Stickyz Rock’N’Roll Chicken Shack on April 15.

Houston, TX based band Blue October that’s famous for their hit songs “Hate Me” and “Into the Ocean” will perform at the Metroplex Live on Wednesday April 18. If you’re looking to get your 2000’s music fix, this is probably your best bet.

If this selection of music doesn’t make you wanna sing, then nothing will.

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Tessa Walthour’s passionCreativity in spades Story by Rae Dinger Student Reporter

Creativity can come from anywhere. It can manifest in how you think, see, and feel.

It can appear in how you do the dishes or even how you do your homework, if you ask freshman English major, Tessa Walthour.

Like me, she believes creativity can come from anywhere and anything, which is a big reason as to why she’s so passionate about it.

My first question for her was simply, “What are you most passionate about, and what can you tell me about it?”

“I think I’m most passionate about creativity,” said Tessa, “and the simple act of being creative daily in some way, shape, or form. Every time I say it, though, I get flashbacks from ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ but hear me out.”

The ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’ web series is certainly on the stranger end of the creative spectrum, but we can’t dismiss it just because we’re uncomfortable with it. But trust me.

It’s very uncomfortable.

“When did you start to realize you were becoming passionate about creativity?” I asked.

“Back in middle school, I began to push myself toward finding something I liked doing,” Tessa continued, “and that was around the time I noticed my life was mostly me finding strange and enjoyable ways to accomplish daily things.

“When I wasn’t drawing, reading, or writing something, it was almost like I worked backwards with my homework in math, science, and even English to finish it efficiently, and in a way that helped me understand the work. I saw this as a creative approach to things in daily life, but quickly ran into people who believed you couldn’t be creative

outside of an art class.”

For artists of any kind out there, how many times have you been faced with “I can barely draw a stick figure” or “I can’t even memorize a tune” from others? It’s a frustrating thing to hear, but instead of sighing in their direction, we should encourage them to practice the form of creativity they’re seeking out, because it’s the only way they’ll ever get better.

When asked how her passion has influenced her life, Tessa responded, “Creativity is something people use all the time, rather artistically or logically.”

For me, taking note of my way of thinking has helped me know myself better than anything, which has kept me out of so many difficult situations in the past.

“Knowing yourself and figuring out how you work is probably the biggest thing you’ll ever do, and I am so glad I pushed myself at a younger age to do so.”

My next question for her was “do you have anyone who supports you and your passion?”

“That’s the best thing about being passionate about creativity, if I’m honest, because you are the only one who truly needs your support. I never announced to anyone around me that I was looking into my creative behavior and figuring myself out, and nobody ever really noticed because I was still me,” she replied.

When asked how she recommended people become more creative and introspective about themselves, Tessa said, “This is the part nobody wants to do. Look at yourself. How do you add numbers mentally?

How do you remember things?

What do you really like or dislike?

Dissect every part of yourself into creative little sectors, and eventually

Tessa Walthour’s passion is pure creativity. Photo courtesy of Tessa Walthour.

the bigger picture starts to become a little clearer than before.”

And finally, “How would you sell someone on your passion?”

“You deserve to know yourself by means of creative expression.

You, above everyone else, deserve to discover your own way of doing, thinking, and being,” said Tessa.

“It’s pretty terrifying to look at yourself and willingly take note of your personality, I know, but it’s so much better than living your life with other people telling you how to live your life. It’s so, so much more than what someone on the outside looking in can ever tell you.”

OPINIONS

April 4, 2018

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Playing barbies at the cosmic level

Bunky on psychedelics and the state of government

Opinion by Bunky Raines Student Reporter

“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.”

-William Blake Do you ever sit around thinking, I’m just a consciousness inhabiting a body?

I’m experiencing this plane of existence through my senses, but none of this shit is real.

This reality is only a construct of some higher spirit’s imagination, through which I’m connected to all other living beings. One day I’ll be ripped from this fragile vessel and have to deal with whatever reality comes next. Do you ever think that?

Yeah, me neither.

For untold eons, humans have taken psychedelics and found a passage to higher consciousness. It’s unfortunate that they have been demonized and ostracized by our society.

I think they’d cure the epidemic of tribalism and “group think” that plagues our culture: Democrats versus Republicans, men versus women, white versus black, gay versus straight, Christian versus Muslim, etcetera, etcetera.

I’d like to tell you a story, a lullaby to pacify you in those dark times when you feel empty and all alone in the world.

Once upon a time, a man took mushrooms and went to the beer store.

I won’t say it was me, but I won’t say it

wasn’t either.

As he handed the lady his cash, he was struck by the notion that the consciousness that drove him to hand her the money was the same consciousness that drove her to count out his change.

He realized they were one, that we’re all one. It’s like God cut himself into tiny pieces, put the pieces into clay dolls and is playing barbies at the cosmic level.

Looking at things from that perspective, one begins to think, if I’m a dick to someone, in a way, it’s like I’m being a d**k to myself. One can then develop a love and respect for all kinds of life.

I dislike our current system of government. The two party system, by its very nature, promotes separation. I

say we scrap the whole thing. What do I advocate in its place? Shamanism.

That’s right. I’d like to see a return to the tried and true, a return to a method that existed for millennia before being cast out by those who oppose free thinking and unity.

Who would oppose such a thing besides those who are completely ignorant? Maybe those who would have us fight amongst ourselves rather than love one another.

Some may laugh at the concept, but put a room full of dudes on mushrooms in charge and watch how quickly decisions start being made for the good of humanity instead of for greed and personal gain.

Gender inequality

Jae-Kur on when it started and the ongoing implications of it

Opinion by Jae-Kur Lockhart Student Reporter

As kids, young ladies are typically subject to more responsibility than young men. They are forced to learn how to cook and clean while their counter parts have less of a workload in that regard.

“When I was younger, I remember having to clean up after dinner while the guys were allowed to go outside or go to the living room,” Rebekah Smith said. “The women even had to set the tables while the men lounged around.”

In some foreign areas, females infants were thrown into the streets or given away at birth while the male infants were praised, uplifted, and protected. In mannerisms such as that, it was based on the concept that males were able to continue the family name

while females could not.

In my firm opinion, I would like to believe that the gender inequality period began back during the biblical times

“... the gender inequality period began during the biblical times of Adam and Eve.” of Adam and Eve. Eve ate forbidden fruit just the same as Adam but who took all of the blame for that?

“I can say that there is a disparity in reference to the separation of respect and power among men and women,” Fernando Van Hook said.

Another point to highlight is the subject of women, men, and the differ-

ence in pay rates.

“Some people are truly oblivious to the difference in pay when it comes to women and men,” said Smith, “and at this point, if you do not see it, it is because you are choosing to ignore it.”

Women with full-time jobs still earn only about 77 percent of their male counterparts’ earnings. Does that percentage not astound you all?

Women also have a higher chance of being sexually assaulted. One in five women on U.S. college campuses have experienced sexual assault.

“one in three women worldwide have experienced... violence in their lifetime.”

“While I prefer to remain anonymous, I have experienced sexual assault while on campus – not this one – but I feel like no one would’ve cared because I’m a girl.”

According to makers.com, one in three women worldwide have experienced either intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

As stated by Smith in the above paragraph, without acknowledging the issues, there is no way that there can be a feasible solution.

Have you ever experienced a gender inequality or know someone that has?

If so, please write in and express your opinions.

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“Assasin’s Creed Origins” scored 4.9 / 5 on Jerry’s scale. Image courtesy of Ubisoft.

Origins: A new classic

Jerry reviews “Assassin’s Creed Origins”

Opinion by Jerry Crowe Student Reporter

Never will I look at Egypt’s history the same again! Ubisoft, known for creating the popular “Assassins Creed” series, puts the player in the shoes of Siwa’s last Medjay.

Bayek of Siwa is the first sign of the presence of assassins in history according to the Creed series. For those who do not know about the series “Assassins Creed” is a third-person open world video game taking place in crucial parts of history where assassins may or may not have had a presence.

“Assassins Creed Origins” takes the gamer from the Pyramids of Giza to the great gateway building in Memphis on a beautiful themed journey of revenge.

Dropped into a violent world as a man on a mission to avenge his sons’ death, you must stain the sands of Egypt with

anyone connected to this crime.

Ubisoft took the role play game component of the series and combines that aspect with a rewarding loot system as well as a fun new targeting system intensifying each fight. There are now four different types of bows that can add different strategies to how a player might handle situations.

Hunter bows can be charged to deal some damage from a mid to close range, while light bows are fast, yet sacrifice damage for speed. Predator bows are like the snipers of “Origins” seeing as a player can learn to slow time by holding down the button, which gives control of the trajectory of each arrow.

Warrior bows are the scattershot shotgun types of bows that devastate anyone willing to get into close combat with the player. When bows don’t cut it melee weapons are a plenty of diversity with weapons ranging from dual, regular, sickle swords, and scepters as

well as spears to heavy blades and blunt weapons.

“Origins” seems to have kept the positive mechanics and done away with all of the annoyances of all prior games, which puts this “Assassins Creed” up there with the likes of the beginning of the Ezio storyline. Climbing the Pyramids of Giza is a fun random way to use the climbing mechanics due to the gorgeous views on the tip of each structure.

Sliding down the pyramids is just as entertaining as finally reaching the top.

Imagine going Fred Flintstone down the side of such a historical structure.

My favorite aspect of this game is how diverse the map of this Along with new weapons and smoother mechanics the game has a rewarding gathering/ crafting system improving on how the players’ stats like health and damage level up.

Hunting hippos maybe annoying,

but how would taking down a hippo be easy? Ubisoft decided to add online aspects that sweeten the experience with avenging players who have died around the player as well as adding fun events such as fighting the Egyptian Gods themselves.

“Assassins Creed Origins” only pulled me in harder as I found new enemies linked to more and more enemies in this interconnected plotline starting the battle between the Assassins and Templars. Bayek is a very believable and well-crafted character, which makes revenge for his loss even sweeter every step of the way until you realize the true enemy.

“Assassins Creed Origins” deserves a 4.9 out of 5 in the history book of reviews. I could see no better Origins than Egypt to begin such an amazing series, so go and revisit the history of Siwa’s last Medjay.

GAMES

April 4, 2018

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38 Mismatch 39 __ Coast 40 Repeated word in the Beatles’ “She Loves You” 43 National Ice Cream mo.

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SPORTS

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The history of the three-pointer

Jordan on how the ever-present shot happened

Story by Jordan Williams Sports Reporter

Innovation is bound to happen.

Whether it comes to business or art, wherever human ingenuity is allowed to thrive innovation is not far behind.

To most it’s a simple concept: as things grow they change, and basketball is no immune to this very rule. Though it may be strange to even consider the game of basketball without a 3-point line, at one point in time it was viewed as a commodity.

Flash forward to now and every team from junior high to the pros utilize the 3-point shot as a necessary part of their game plan all due to the innovation and ingenuity of one man.

Abe Saperstein was the owner and founder of the Harlem Globetrotters and eventual commissioner of American Basketball Association (ABA) and a one-time competitor of the NBA. Saperstein introduced the shot to his league in its 1967-1968 season.

George Mikan, the commissioner of the ABA at the time, felt that it would

give smaller players the chance to score and spread out the defense while at the same time making the game more enjoyable for fans.

It was a huge success and the shot became incredibly popular amongst fans and was a huge marketing tool to help compete with popularity against the NBA. In 1976 the ABA was merged with the NBA and just three year later, in the 1979-98 season, the NBA added the 3-point line to its courts as well as a way to make the game more exciting and intriguing to its younger fan base.

What was at first seen as a gimmick that had no place in professional basketball began to take off in popularity with stars of the NBA such as Larry Bird and Dale Ellis making it in mainstays of their offensive game. The shot became so popular that in the 1986 All-Star game, the NBA introduced the first 3-point contest so fans could watch player compete for bragging rights of being the best 3-point shooter in the league.

Little green balls

The use of the three-point shot would only grow in popularity and become more frequent in the game plans of NBA coaches. These coaches would grow to see it as a viable asset in winning games but the concept of building a team around the shooting three pointers was still seen as an outlandish concept.

Then enter Mike D’Antoni. D’Antoni is a revolutionary when it comes to his influence on basketball as it is played today with his innovative ‘Seven seconds or less’ offensive game plan. With hall of fame bound point guard Steve Nash and a supporting cast of All-Stars such as Joe Johnson, Shawn Merion and Amar’e Stoudemire, he implemented a system that sacrificed defense for a high-octane offense that lead the league in pace, field goal attempts but most importantly 3 pointers made, 3 pointers attempted and 3-point percentage.

This team ended the season with the best record in the entire NBA, and even saw Steve Nash named the MVP of the league. It was the inspiration from this

system that inspired other teams to increase their pace of play and increase the volume of 3 pointers attempted, it was this system that led to the birth of the current Golden State Warriors dominance of the NBA. From commodity to mainstay of the NBA the 3-point field goal has completely changed the landscape of the NBA. When it was first introduced the 3-point field goal average for the NBA saw teams making around 2.2 per game while only attempting 6.6.

Flash forward almost 40 years later to the last season where teams averaged 9.7 per game and attempted around 27. One man’s aspiration to change the sport he loved spawned its evolution decades later and led a total change in how the sport is now looked at.

One man’s dream, one man’s man ingenuity, changed the entire culture and outlook of a sport that is now loved in the world all over.

Alisha on what the tennis team’s been up to lately

Story by Alisha Davis Student Reporter

The women’s tennis team is currently sitting at a 1-0 conference record for the season. They are off to a fantastic start.

Amanda Korinihona, graduate assistant tennis coach, shared that the teams word for the season is, “Believe.”

She also stated, “The teams chemistry is great, the tennis skill level is almost the same for every line. In doubles, we’ve switched partners twice because the girls are capable of playing with a different partner in a different line.”

Mariah Bartlett, senior tennis player, shared that her favorite part of the season so far has been beating one of their GAC rivals, Harding University.

The Reddies came out of doubles that

match winning only 1 of 3 matches, but prevailed by dominating 5 out of their 6 singles matches. Their hard work in singles gave them a 6-3 win.

The Reddies conference season has just begun, so there’s still time to go out and show them some support.

Upcoming Conference Matches: Tuesday April 3, 2 p.m., Harding University in Searcy, AR. Thursday April 5, 3 p.m., Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR. Saturday April 7, TBD, Oklahoma Baptist University in Arkadelphia, AR. Thursday April 12, 1 p.m.,Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, OK. Aaturday April 14, TBD, Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, AR.

Pictured is Thea Minor, member of the HSU Women’s tennis team. Photo courtesy of Thea Minor.