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Gillman elected SGA president SGA ratification announces elected president, vice president, secretary, senators » By DAVID HARRIS Staff Writer

The ratification for the Student Government Association at APSU was held on Friday, April 4.

Ele c tions for v ar iou s positions in the SGA took place from Tuesday, April 1, to Thursday, April 3. The SGA Executive Council Officers for 2014-2015 are: Zac Gillman— President, Daniel Pitts—Vice President, and Brena Andring— Secretary.

“This year’s executive council has done an excellent job,” said Dean of Students Greg

SGA RESULTS President: Zac Gillman with 373 votes Vice President: Daniel Pitts with 620 votes.

Executive Secretary: Brena Andring with 441 votes.

Senior Senator: Samuel Cupp with 592 votes.

Junior Senator: Amaha Teferra with 599 votes.

Sophomore Senator: Faith Merriweather with 231 votes.

College of Science and Mathematics Senators: Daniel Erickson Chad Plummer Kramer Reynolds

College of Business Senators: Rikki Grecco Tabitha Montague Daniel Oswalt College of Behavioral and Health Sciences Senators: Mikaila Dartt April Kirkman Ankit Patel College of Arts and Letter Senators: Ryan Honea Lauren Lynch Zachary Puckett College of Education did not appear on the ballot. Senators will be appointed.

Singleton. “They are all very committed to their respective positions and have continued to be open and available to assist students with any questions they may have had throughout the year. I think each of them, both individually and collectively, are excellent student leaders, and I’m always honored to be able to work with such dedicated, loyal students.”

Pitts said he was excited to be elected vice president and was impressed by the weight of responsibility he had taken on.

“As Vice president, I hope to be able to emphasize the students’ voices in matters

affecting the student body. I believe that students are the biggest stakeholders in what we do here at APSU, and that faculty, staff and administration are all ultimately responsible to the students.”

The elected senators for the senior, junior and sophomore classes are: Samuel Cupp— S enior S enator, Amaha Teferra— Junior Senator, and Faith Merriweather— Sophomore Senator.

Next year’s College and Mathematics senators will be: Daniel Erickson, Chad Plummer, Kramer Reynolds,

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Top: Zac Gillman won the election for SGA president by 17 votes. Right: Attendees of the SGA ratification on Friday, April 4, clap when Daniel Pitts is announced the winner for vice president. MEAGHAN MALONE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

CAMPUS CRIME

Robbery Police investigate robbery behind Castle Heights

» By JENNIFER SMITH Managing Editor

On Friday, April 4, a student was allegedly robbed in the parking lot behind Castle Heights.

The victim reported the suspects were armed with two handguns. The victim said the suspects took his money and some personal belongings. The victim described the suspects as three black males in a red Honda Accord.

The investigation is ongoing, and Campus Police encourages students to take extra precautions when walking on campus, especially at night. To report any information or suspicious activity, call campus police immediately at 221-7786. TAS

Breast cancer 5K raises more than $2000

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APSU unveils new, redesigned brand identity to community

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APSU is gaining national brand recognition today as an academic institution, a brand that represents innovation and performance.”

— Tim Hall, APSU president

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On Tuesday, April 1, APSU unveiled a new brand identity in the Dunn Center. The new brand indentity features an updated primary logo, a new Governor logo and an updated font. MEGAN ULRICK | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

» By SYDNE SCIVALLY Staff Writer

A 5K and a one-mile fun run was held on Saturday, April 5, to help raise breast cancer awareness and research funds. The 5K marathon began at 8 a.m. in front of the Foy Center and wound its way past College Street and Marion Street.

The one-mile run began at 8:30 a.m. and took the runners around campus.

APSU began getting involved in these races four years ago to support the cause outside of October, the official breast cancer awareness month. Last year, the run raised over $3,000 for the American Cancer Society.

“Our goal is to raise awareness about breast cancer and donations to benefit the American C ancer S o ciety ” said Lauren Wilkinson, the a s s i s t a nt d i re c to r o f services at the Foy Center.

“And, of cours e, for participants to have fun ...”

According to the Centers for Dis e a s e Control, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, regardless of race or ethnicity (excluding some skin cancers). Some breast

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SGA discusses sidewalk vandalsim near MUC

» By MATT GORDON Staff Writer

The SGA meeting on Wednesday, April 2, began with the announcement about elections which took place Tuesday, April 1 to Thursday, April 3, asking the senators to encourage students to vote.

The announcement had been made at a prior meeting that there was a freshman senate seat open to fill before the end of the semester. After consideration and consulting with the SGA advisor, Dean Greg Singleton, the decision was made to wait until next semester to fill the spot, as anyone elected this semester would only have a few weeks to write and introduce legislation.

SGA then discussed the search for a new APSU president. The next phase is interviews, and the committee assigned to find Hall’s replacement believes they have found a good group of candidates for the job.

SGA president Mike Rainier said that the mayor wants to put a roundabout on APSU’s campus near the Foy Fitness Center by the tennis courts. Details will be disclosed at a later time.

Next came old business, which was resolution No. 24 the sidewalk between the MUC and Honors Commons should be repaired after

student vandalized it while the concrete was drying. A senator wanted to include a widening clause in the legislation so vehicles will not drive on the hillside. This legislation had some opposition, as the argument came up that most college campuses have some form on sidewalk vandalism. A senator also wanted to change the word defamation to vandalism as the word defamation was being used wrongly in the legislation. There was then a proposal to add a widening clause to the bill and also an amendment to change the spring semester deadline to the summer. This was rescinded and a senator moved to send the legislation back until the legislation is fixed.

New business, discussed was resolution No. 25, to send a letter of thanks to the physical plant for repairing numerous things around campus.

The next order of business was spontaneous as a senator asked everyone to consider changing SGA meeting times next semester, as it conflicted with her class schedule. Singleton made it a point that the SGA meeting times have been changed over past years and will continue to change. He also mentioned they should eliminate the clause in their constitution that mandates specific times for SGA meetings.

Singleton also pointed that nothing could be done until someone wrote legislation for it. TAS

Flight 370 update: New pings sound ‘just like’ black box beacons » By ASSOCIATED PRESS PERTH, Australia— An Australian ship detected two distinct, long-lasting sounds underwater that are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes in a major break in the month-long hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the search coordinator said Monday, April 7.

Navy specialists are urgently trying to pick up the signal again so they can triangulate its position and go to the next step of sending an unmanned miniature submarine into the depths to try to identify plane wreckage.

Confirmation that the signals picked up by the Australian navy ship Ocean Shield belong to Flight 370’s black boxes could take days, but the discovery offers “a most promising lead” yet, said Angus Houston, the head of a joint agency coordinating the multinational search.

They were stronger and lasted longer than faint signals a Chinese ship reported hearing farther south in the search zone in the remote Indian Ocean.

“Clearly, this is a most promising lead, and probably in the search so far, it’s probably the best information that we have had,” Houston said at a news conference.

“We’ve got a visual indication on a screen, and we’ve also got an audible signal — and the audible signal sounds to me just like an emergency locator beacon.”

After a monthlong search for answers filled with dead ends, Monday’s news brought fresh hope given that the two black boxes, which contain flight data and cockpit voice recordings, are the key to unraveling exactly what happened to Flight 370 and why.

I n K u a l a L u m p u r, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammudin Hussein told reporters that in light of the new information, “We are cautiously hopeful that there will be a positive development in the next few days, if not hours.”

Little time is left to locate

the devices, which have beacons that emit “pings” so they can be more easily found. The beacons’ batteries last only about a month — and Tuesday marks exactly one month since the plane disappeared during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

The Ocean Shield, which is carrying high-tech sound detectors from the U.S. Navy, picked up two separate signals late Saturday, April 5 night and early Sunday, April 6 morning in seas far off the western Australian coast that search crews have been crisscrossing for weeks. The first signal lasted two hours and 20 minutes before it was lost. The ship then turned around and picked up a signal again — this time recording two distinct “pinger returns” that lasted 13 minutes, Houston said.

“Significantly, this would be consistent with transmissions from both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder,” Houston said.

Still, Houston cautioned it was too early to say the transmissions were coming from the missing jet.

“I would w ant more confirmation before we say this is it,” he said. “Without wreckage, we can’t say it’s definitely here. We’ve got to go down and have a look.”

The ping locator is pulled behind the ship at a depth of 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) and is designed to detect signals at a range of 1.8 kilometers (1.12 miles), meaning it would need to be almost on top of the black boxes to detect them if they were on the ocean floor, which is about 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) deep.

“It’s like playing hot and cold when you’re searching for something and someone’s telling you you’re getting warmer and warmer and warmer,” said U.S. Navy Capt.

Mark Matthews. “When you’re right on top of it you get a good return.”

The black boxes normally emit a frequency of 37.5 kilohertz, and the signals picked up by the Ocean Shield were both 33.3 kilohertz, he said. But the manufacturer

indicated the frequency of black boxes can drift in older equipment.

The Ocean Shield was slowly canvassing a small area trying to find the signal again, though that could take another day, Matthews said.

If they pick up the signal again, the crew will launch an underwater vehicle to investigate, he said. The Bluefin 21 autonomous sub can create a sonar map of the area to chart where the debris may lie on the sea floor. If it maps out a debris field, the crew will replace the sonar system with a camera unit to photograph any wreckage.

That may prove tricky because the water depth is right at the limits of the sub’s capability.

“It could take some days before the information is available to establish whether these detections can be confirmed as being from MH370,” Houston said. “In very deep oceanic water, nothing happens fast.”

Geoff Dell, discipline leader of accident investigation at Central Q ue ensland University in Australia, said it would be “coincidental in the extreme” for the sounds to have come from anything other than an aircraft’s black box.

“If they have a got a legitimate signal, and it’s not from one of the other vessels or something, you would have to say they are within a bull’s roar,” he said. “There’s still a chance that it’s a spurious signal that’s coming from somewhere else and they are chasing a ghost, but it certainly is encouraging that they’ve found something to suggest they are in the right spot.”

Meanwhile, the British ship HMS Echo, was using sophisticated sound-locating equipment to try to determine whether two separate sounds heard by a Chinese ship about 555 kilometers (345 miles) away from the Ocean Shield were related to the plane.

The patrol vessel Haixun 01 detected a brief “pulse signal” on Friday and a second signal on Saturday, April 5. TAS

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[SGA] is an opportunity for students be a part of something much bigger than themselves.”

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Lauren Lynch, Ryan Honea, Zachary Puckett, Rikki Grecco, Tabitha Montague, Daniel Oswalt, Mikaila Dartt, April Kirkman and Ankit Patel.

SGA President Mike Rainier said serving the role has been the highlight of his collegiate experience. He said has enjoyed working with the faculty, staff and administration on a multitude of issues of various magnitudes.

“My advice for the next SGA president would be the same advice President Hall once shared with me,” Rainer said.

— Mike Rainer, current SGA president

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cancer statistics state one in eight U.S. women will develop breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. The most significant risk factors for

“That is, ‘during your time at APSU you only have so many leadership dollars to spend, so invest wisely’.”

Rainer said he often says that APSU is a very special place. “Because our culture truly encompasses the values of its stakeholders, specifically its students,” he said. “Our administration does a fantastic job listening

to students. In fact, students are appointed to sit on each university committee and equally participate in each university decision. To me, SGA is the body in which the student’s voice in the academic , cultural, and social affairs is heard. It is an opportunity for students to be part of something much bigger than themselves.” TAS

breast cancer are gender and age.

“Being involved with these kinds of races introduces you to breast cancer survivors, those who are currently going through it or those who know someone who is dealing with cancer or has battled it in

the past and may or may not have survived,” Wilkinson said. “There have been many people I’ve met over the years who are truly amazing and just inspirational.”

This year, the races raised more than $2,000 for the American Cancer Society. TAS

CRIME LOG The campus crime log includes arrests and dispatch call-ins. As mandated by Tennessee law, the crime log is updated within two business days of an incident and new information to an incident available for public inspection any time during normal business hours.

5:28 p.m.; March 20; Eriksson Hall; unlawful drug paraphernalia 2:55 p.m.; March 21; Governor’s Terrace South; possession 2:44 p.m.; March 21; Governor’s Terrace; unlawful drug paraphernalia 7:12 p.m.; March 24; Morgan University Center; theft property 4:26 p.m.; March 25; Shasteen; burglary 4:26 p.m.; March 25; McCord lot; burglary 12:01 p.m.; March 26; Sundquist; theft of property

12:17 p.m.; March 26; Woodward Library; theft of property 5:54 p.m.; March 26; Sevier Hall; assault 2:08 p.m.; March 28; University Avenue and College Street lot; vandalism 9:14 p.m.; March 28; Meacham Apartments; domestic assault 7:53 a.m.; March 31;Morgan University Center; theft of property 7:11 a.m.; April 2; Woodward Library; fraudulent use of credit card 12:43 p.m.; April 3; Foy Center; theft of property Visit TheAllState.org to see an interactive of the campus crime log.

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Would you attend a class about Miley Cyrus?

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» By VALERIE MCALLISTER Staff Writer

In today’s world, celebrities are idolized for everything from fashion to popularity, and sometimes for the wrong reasons. More often than not, celebrities have different identities on camera than they do off.

With the many children and teens imitating celebrities, it’s crucial for particular social trends to be portrayed in ways that display the differences between Hollywood and reality.

However, many celebrities think their lifestyle choices are of utmost importance.

Skidmore College, in Saratoga Springs, New York, is offering a sociology class called, “The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender, and Media.” The class covers social topics and trends such as intersectional identities and their media representation. This class was created by a visiting assistant sociology professor, Carolyn Chernoff,

who believes Cyrus is such an important social phenomenon at the moment that incorporating her into sociology could be useful.

Chernoff said she thinks there is much to be learned from Cyrus and her stage performances.

The class also covers rising social trends such as sexuality, gender and the female body. Cyrus has made headlines lately from teen star to an overexposed, underdressed and immodest adult performer.

While learning social trends and theories regarding this could be beneficial, I would not spend time participating in or attending this particular class or anything like it.

For one, I choose not to idolize celebrities or compare my life to theirs. Most importantly, social trends in “normal” life are far more diverse than they are in Hollywood. Cyrus and other celebrities only portray of societal trends dance moves, hairstyles, and clothing, but real life is about more than those things.

A class offered to teach the sociology of a particular person is

absurd. It focuses on one person’s viewpoint, be it positive or negative.

It allows everyday people to take advice from a single individual.

“I don’t think it would benefit anyone, said Kendyll Rose, a junior education student said.

“I see it as a class that would cause problems among different groups of people rather than teaching relative information.”

This class may benefit sociology majors, because it dives into social topics that are important to the sociology aspect of life.

However, I would not take this class, not only because it’s about Cyrus’s life, which may not be the best to mimic, but because it does not discuss any particular societal issues that I feel need to be discussed.

Cyrus certainly models sexuality and body image in an artistic and creative way, but from her actions, she’s lost the respect of many.

A sociology class over a celebrity who has nearly ruined her image doesn’t make much sense. TAS

Is Microsoft Office app overpriced? Can an app teach men how to give women oral sex?

Staff Writer

Microsoft Office launched new apps that can make using office programs easier on your iPad. Apple tweeted on Thursday, April 3, “More than 12 million downloads of Word, Excel, PPT & OneNote for #iPad from the @AppStore,” thanking customers for a positive response to the new products.

Microsoft offers each of the programs included in Office for individual sale.

These include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access.

According to Microsoft’s website, the apps allow anyone to “access, edit and view documents from your Windows phone, iPhone, iPad or Android phone or the web.”

They have updated several of the programs to improve consumer use. New capabilities such as New Read Mode, Object Zoom, Resume Reading, PDF Reflow, Alignment Guides and Live Layout are enticing to a frequent iPad user.

Microsoft caters to those who need convenience and ease of access.

According to their website, Office Mobile and Office Online will help you get things done on the run.

It sounds like a positive idea. Who would not want to be able to use programs on the go? Why wouldn’t someone enjoy having Microsoft Office on a mobile device?

“It would sync to all devices, laptop, tablet and phone. You could edit your paper from your phone,” said sophomore history major Samuel Segars. As a student, formatting papers on a tablet or phone would make finishing homework on the go easier. “[The apps] do seem like a good idea for people who are really tech savvy and always on the go,” said Brenden Ambrose, a sophomore music education major.

Here’s the catch: Microsoft is pushing for students to purchase a yearly subscription to Office 365. If you do not obtain this subscription, the apps will be a whopping $109.99 each.

“Microsoft offers its Office apps for free to all iPad users, but to do anything other than merely view your files you’ll need an Office 365 subscription,” according to PCWorld.com. $109.99 is not cheap by any means, especially in the budget of a college student.

“I think it’s ridiculous,” said junior nursing major Amber Azbill. “As college students, we already don’t

have that much money, and the majority of us have to use all of those programs for class assignments.

To make us pay for each one separately is just ludicrous.” Price is a key factor in deciding if these apps are really worth it.

Most computers on campus offer Microsoft Office in its entirety, and students only need to adhere to the lab hours to take advantage.

“It would make students only buy one and then share the other programs with their friends,” Azbill said.

Microsoft claims to have the upper hand on college student applications. They know their products are key to success in attaining an education. Assignments in each class require students to use these programs.

College students are often urged to list Microsoft Office proficiencies on résumé’s. There is no escaping the need for Office.

Because of this, Microsoft feels entitled to sell individual apps for a ridiculous amount of money. Money college students simply do not have.

If we were all 30-somethings with steady incomes, then yes, the apps would be a convenient additive to our already privileged lives.

Unfortunately, that’s not us, yet. TAS

» By RONNIESIA REED Perspectives Editor

Recently, a new phone app was created to help teach men or women how to give oral sex to women.

“Lick This,” requires people to lick their phones in order to learn different oral techniques.

The app doesn’t have to be downloaded; users can simply go online to lickthisapp.com to start learning.

The site recommends wrapping the phone with plastic wrap before licking.

The idea of licking a phone to learn oral techniques is already weird, but wrapping up the phone and licking it

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» By CHELSEA LEONARD

is just ridiculous.

Grante d, our cell phones do carry a lot of germs, but hey, if you’re going to lick it, lick it.

“An app can tell you what to do, but how

Technology should not have this much control over our lives.

There are apps for fitness , dieting , budge ting , draw ing a n d n o w o r a l s ex .

This means minors could get this app and learn to perform a d u l t activities through their phones.

Thi s app could never work , because all women are different.

If a partner wants to know how to perform oral sex, he or she should ask their partner, not an app.

Fur ther more, this app should be taken off the market, because anyone who wants to can access it, and its content is inappropriate for minors. TAS

If a partner wants to know how to perform oral sex, he or she should ask their partner, not an app.” are you going to give oral to a phone,” said sophomore business major Halston Matheny.

“That would be a jacked up but interesting attachment to a phone. I don’t think I would try it myself.”

The idea of a person turning to an app to learn how to do these types of things says a lot about our generation.

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DID YOU KNOW? THIS DAY IN HISTORY April 9 1914- The first full color film, The World, the Flesh and the Devil was shown in London.

1959- NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts.

1963- Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.

FUN FACTS Human male fetuses can get erections in the womb.

Studies found that cats can recognize the voice of their owners but can choose to ignore it.

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EVENTS Wednesday, April 9 Vision Awareness Day with Freedom Scientific 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

MUC 303, 305

Peaynk for breast cancer APSU, Clarksville community run to raise awareness

Military Student Center Vet Successful Workshop 11 a.m. to Noon MUC 120 Thursday, April 10 ANTSC CoffeeBRAKE 9 to 11 a.m.

MUC 112 URec Intramural Texas Hold ‘Em Tournamnet Deadline 3:30 p.m.

Event 4 p.m.

Foy Center Friday, April 11 URec Intramural Kickball Tournament Deadline Foy Center

Saturday, April 12 URec Intramural Kickball Tournament 12 p.m.

IM Field Tuesday, April 15 MSC Group Talks 3 to 4 p.m.

MUC 120 To submit onor off-campus events for future Community Calendars, email allstatefeatures@ apsu.edu.

Students and locals joined together the morning of Saturday, April 5, to run for breast cancer awareness. University Recreation partnered with Wilbur N. Daniel African-American Cultural Center and the American Cancer Society to raise awareness and funds. A portion of the proceeds were donated to the American Cancer Society to go toward breast cancer research. Participants were “peaynked out” in attire to show spirit for the cause with signs for their loved ones who have fought the battle of breast cancer. More than $2,000 was raised from the event that will go to the American Cancer Society. ELIJAH RODNEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

inked Student reveals tattoo that represents family, life an important idea for her first tattoo. » By SABRINA NICOLE HAMILTON Bender said she has a second tattoo design Staff Writer Sophomore art major Andrea Bender has in mind, but “doesn’t want to rush in”. only one tattoo, but it’s a significant work of Bender’s regret is that she rushed into her art with a meaning to first tattoo and was in Bender beyond its central some pain after the experiimage. ence, but she said now she On the inside of her wouldn’t change a thing. right wrist, Andrea bears “Tattoos are addictive for a multicolored image of some people, but not for a swirling sun accented me,” Bender said. “I don’t with a centered ankh. feel tattoos are addictive beThe ankh is an Egyptian cause I feel like every tattoo symbol for the key of life, — Andrea Bender, sophomore art major you get should have a deep or the key of the Nile. meaning, and right now in However, Bender said life, my deepest connection her tattoo is reminiscent of the tattoos her is with my parents. As my life goes on, as I get mother and father have combined into a sin- married, have children, I may add more, but I gular image of her own. want them to have as deep a meaning as my Bender said she wanted to wait until she had first.” TAS

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I feel like every tattoo you get should have a deep meaning.”

Man charged for

stalking Gomez

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A man arrested twice in one week at Selena Gomez’s house was charged Monday with felony stalking and violating a court order to stay away from the singer-actress.

Che Cruz, 20, was scheduled to have an initial court appearance Monday afternoon on the charges.

He was arrested Friday after he returned to Gomez’s home just hours after he was released from jail in a case in which he was ordered to stay away from her.

The Los Angeles district attorney’s office said Cruz jumped the fence at Gomez’s home before his second arrest. If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison.

Cruz was first arrested after breaking into Gomez’s guest home March 30, and he acknowledged in court Wednesday that he trespassed at her property.

He was ordered to stay away from Gomez and her home, was put on probation, and was sent to jail for up to 45 days, but he was released two days later.

Within hours of his release, sheriff ’s deputies rearrested Cruz at Gomez’s home in Calabasas.

Gomez, the former “Wizards of Waverly Place” actress turned pop star, was at home when Cruz was arrested the first time after he broke into her guest house. It was unknown whether Gomez was home during Friday’s intrusion. TAS

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Babies actually have moral codes

Southern Bliss gets ‘skinny’

» By DAVID HARRIS Staff Writer

BOTH PHOTOS FROM SOUTHERN BLISS BOUTIQUE FACEBOOK PAGE

Review of Clarksville’s newest fashion boutique » By EMILY DESPAIN Staff Writer

APSU and Clarksville have acquired their own little slice of fashion; Southern Bliss Boutique opened its doors on Saturday, March 1. On the edge of campus, behind the Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Southern Bliss is in a remodeled house with a porch that begs to be sat on with a glass of lemonade. Inside, racks, tables and shelves line the walls with every new trend you can imagine, which means the store is basically chevron city.

“Southern Bliss has a huge variety of clothing, jewelry and other accessories like belts, scarves and headbands,” said sophomore Kaylon Jarrett, an employee of the store.

“The majority of our sizes are small to large but we also carry plus sizes and maternity. We get new shipments in every week, so there is always something new to set your eyes on.”

While Jarrett is right about the huge variety, sizes are a bit of problem. Curvy girls be warned: The smalls are actually extra smalls, and the larges are actually mediums. If you aren’t a size zero, you’ll be confined to the “plus size” section.

Sophomore Shelby Fultz has yet to visit Southern Bliss but said, “I hope they’ll have things that are hard to find at the typical store in the mall, like unique accessories and clothes, along with good gifts for holidays.”

Her wish will be granted. Southern Bliss is definitely a unique store. Buy something from there, and I guarantee you’ll hear, “That’s so cute.” throughout the day.

However, the skinny on Southern Bliss is exactly that: skinny. TAS

Babies are often described as innocent beings with blank slates brought into a troubled world.

As children, teenagers and adults, we have a knowledge of right and wrong.

But do babies know right from wrong?

Are we born with a moral core?

Sophomore art major Kelsey Daniel does not believe so. She said she believes we only have basic needs and desires when we are born and develop as we grow.

“I think the exact details of what is right and wrong are taught to us later in life: moral codes, laws.” said senior English major Josh Alexander. “However, I do think there is an inherent instinct embedded in us from infancy that warns us about things that might draw consequences: stealing another’s food, killing without reason. But I think ethical morality is not embedded in us. People would lie, cheat and swindle if we were not taught otherwise.”

According to eight years of studies done by researchers at Yale University’s Infant Cognition Center, babies know right from wrong. Babies from 19 months to as young as three-months-old were given tests. Researchers used puppets to represent good behavior and bad behavior.

In front of the infants, a zebra puppet was shown struggling to open a box. A rabbit puppet wearing a green shirt assisted the zebra. Then, the zebra tried to open the box again, but this time an orange-shirted rabbit slammed it shut. The rabbits were held in front of the infants and they would reach out, stare or avert their eyes, suggesting they knew the nice rabbit from the mean one. Over 80 percent of the time, the infant would choose the good rabbit. About 90 percent of the 3-month-olds seemed to recognize good behavior.

After looking at these studies, junior English major Sarah Key said she is still not convinced on the morality debate. “It seems that babies are born with a biological imperative to survive,” Key said. “We are naturally hedonistic beings. I think the studies at Yale give more evidence for survival rather than ethical code of conduct.”

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“The quality of the studies is good,” said developmental psychology professor Nanci Wood. “I would not yet be comfortable with claiming an inborn moral code. I do agree that the findings suggest we have some rudimentary understandings of good and bad behavior.”

Nontraditional junior business management major Kali Cooper is a mother of two daughers ages 8 and 3.

Cooper believes babies can judge good people from bad people and that some of this comes from the emotions the baby picks up from caretakers.

“As the baby watches the puppet show, the mother would have a reaction to both the good and bad bunny, and those reactions are picked up by the child,” said Cooper. “The child is learning to associate those feelings with actions and learns that they want the good feelings and pick the bunny.

I personally feel results might be different if there was no parental interaction in the study.”

Cooper said as babies grow to 6 to 9 months old, they tend to know what they should and should not be doing.

“From my own personal experience, I believe babies and young children are a lot smarter than society gives them credit for,” Cooper said. “However, I believe it’s learned from the people and the experiences around the child. I personally don’t think a child is born knowing that X is wrong and Y is right, but these are concepts that the child acquires very quickly and at a younger age than most people care to believe.” TAS

‘Captain America’ still on top » ASSOCIATED PRESS

It took in less than the weekend estimates of $96.2 million, but “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” was still the weekend’s box office hero, setting the record for the largest domestic April debut with a solid $95 million.

The comic-book-adapted sequel, starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson, continues the massive success of Disney and Marvel’s superhero franchise.

Paramount’s biblical epic “Noah,” featuring performances by Russell Crowe in the title role, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, dropped drastically in its second week.

After debuting with $44 million, it earned only $17 million domestically. But overall, it

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In the world of young adult adaptations, Lionsgate’s sci-fi thriller “Divergent,” starring Shailene Woodley, ranked No. 3 with $13 million. It has now gained more than $114 million stateside after its third week in theaters. TAS

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Lady Govs struggle Lady Govs go 1-5 in 6-game span (1-3 OVC), fall to 5th in West standings as conference play continues » By GLAVINE DAY Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 2, the APSU Lady Govs softball team (16-18) took a road trip to Memphis to play the Lady Tigers (15-20) in a double header. The Lady Govs took a loss in both games (9-1, 8-5).

During Game 1, the Lady Govs were only able to push across one run before the top of the second inning, leaving the bases loaded.

The Lady Tigers retaliated in the bottom of the inning by putting on six of the first seven hitters, leading them to score five in the inning.

To start it off, Memphis Georganna Goodwin earned a walk by APSU freshman Sidney Hooper. Following the walk was a double by Kelly Braman and a pair of RBI singles from Ellen Roberts and Cierra Mangum for a 2-1 Memphis lead. A sacrifice bunt moved Roberts and Mangum up 60 feet and into scoring position, and an RBI single from Lindsay Crowdus scored the two. The last run of the inning was because of a Lady Gov throwing error by junior second baseman Laurel Burroughs.

Over the next four innings, Memphis pitcher Ellen Roberts only allowed two hits, both byfreshman Christiana Gable. In the fifth inning, Roberts earned her second RBI to give the Lady Tigers a 6-1 lead.

An inning later, Memphis was able to end it a little early by scoring three more runs giving Hooper (3-4) her fourth loss of the season.

During game two, the Lady Govs were able to do early damage to the Lady Tigers only to have their runs answered by Memphis later in the game.

Senior Kayla Davidson drew a one-out walk and moved to third base on a double by sophomore Mel Pavel. Davidson scored on a wild pitch, while Pavel scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Vinchenza DiBendedetto to make it 2-0 APSU lead. Memphis answered in the same inning with four runs, two of them off of a Goodwin in freshman Allie Blackwood’s first career start. APSU was able to score another run in the second inning off a throwing error by sophomore Courtney Brower.

Memphis was able to go back a two-run lead off an RBI single by Braman. APSU cut the lead once again, with redshirt senior Kristin Whitmire hitting her first home run of the season.

Davidson tied it up, scoring APSU’s last run of the game with an RBI double. The Lady Tigers answered the two runs with three of their own, two of them coming from an RBI double by Jaye Smith. The game ended with Roberts retiring the side for Memphis.

Saturday, April 5, the Lady Govs played at home against OVC contender Jacksonville State (26-9) losing both games (13-0, 5-0) without scoring. In the first inning of Game 1, JSU took an early lead with an RBI single by Savannah Sloan.

However, real damage wasn’t done until the second inning when JSU scored four more runs, three coming from an Ella Denes homerun. JSU pitcher Tiffany Harbin (10-5) kept her perfect game until the top of the fourth when sophomore Marissa Lake hit a single up the middle to break it up.

The Gamecocks tacked on two more runs in the third sixth, respectively, to make it 7-0. In

Sidney Hooper delivers a pitch aganist Jacksonville State in Ohio Valley Conference play Saturday, April 5, at Lady Govs Field. ELIJAH RODNEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

the seventh inning, JSU added six runs to make it a 13-0 game, giving Hooper her fifth loss of the season. Harbin finished the game with 11 strikeouts and one walk.

In Game 2, JSU took an early 1-0 lead when Sloan hit a triple and then scored on a single from Sloan.

Sloan then hit a two-run homer in the top of the third, followed by a two-run single by Crawford to make it 5-0 for JSU. Logan Green got the complete-game shutout win, holding the Lady Govs to just four hits and striking out three. Senior Lauren de Castro took the loss for APSU while Pavel led the Lady Govs with two hits, including a double.

Sunday, April 6, the Lady Govs took on another OVC team Tennessee Tech (12-30) where they split the two games (7-0, 6-3). During Game 1, the Golden Eagles took an early jump against de Castro (11-8), scoring four runs in the first with two hit batters and two throwing errors by Davidson. They were able to add two more runs in the second inning with a two-run homer by Angie Sakamoto to make it 6-0. TTU finished off the Lady Govs with another Golden Eagle homerun by Alyssa Richards.

Taylor Mills had her first start this season in Game 2 for the 6-3 complete-game victory over the Golden Eagles. APSU went into the bottom of the second inning 1-1, then scored five runs on five hits and a TTU error. Burroughs opened the inning with a single and was safe at second base on a throwing error by pitcher Hannah Weaver, who mishandled a ground ball by Whitmire.

The two then moved up on a passed ball by TTU catcher Chelsea Burgess and scored off a single by freshman Chandler Groves, putting APSU in the lead 3-1. Lake earned a fielder’s choice, followed by singles by Davidson and Pavel and a double by de Castro to make the score 6-1.

Mills only gave up two more runs in her victory, with an RBI single by Richards and a wild pitch scoring Hannah Eldridge making the final score of 6-3.

The Lady Govs continue their home stand Wednesday, April 9 with a one-game matchup against MTSU and a weekend three-game series against OVC rival Murray State on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13. TAS

The new branding has unique font created for the new logos and also includes an updated look for the APSU Governor. SPORTS INFORMATION

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on a local and national stage as a university and athletics program. Brian Reeves, APSU alumnus and public address announcer for Lady Govs Basketball, said he feels the branding moves APSU into the modern age.

“I think that it’s a modernization, and I think that’s what you see from the mascot side of the logo,” Reeves said. “The AP logo is iconic and has very subtle changes to it, but when you look at the new Governor, it has more of an edge or aggression to it, more of a modern feel.”

Current student athletes were an active part of the process, being consulted during the branding process on what they liked and didn’t like from the ideas created by the branding team. Junior Kristen Stainback, guard on the Lady Govs basketball team, said

she feels that the branding team got it right.

“I’m really excited about the rebranding,” Stainback said. “When I first got here and I saw the Governor, it wasn’t something that was appealing to me as a student and as an athlete. This Governor is more intimidating than the other. It’s more of something you would want to wear walking in to someone else’s gym. It has more of a competitive edge.”

The new branding will be seen on APSU athletic teams in fall 2014.

“It’s pretty special to be the first of anything,” Stainback said. “There have been so many changes on campus over the last couple of years, but I feel that this is the biggest, honestly. It’s the whole look of APSU and what other people are really going to be seeing without stepping on campus. It is just a special feeling to be a part of something like this.”

New apparel is currently on sale at the Ann Ross Bookstore on campus. Local retailers will be selling the new apparel this summer. TAS TAS

Panel at the press conference included Jada Stotts, Chris Tablack, Brittney Campbell and Jeff Bibb. Each panel member helped create APSU’s new brand MEGAN ULRICK | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Left: Van der Merwe, along with Hall, helped lead the way for the branding change. Above: Shirts were handed out to those who attended the event. MEGAN ULRICK | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Left: Athletic Director Derek van der Merwe speaks at branding press conference on Tuesday, April 1. Right: Logo displayed on jumbotron screen in the Dunn center.

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APSU reveals new branding marks » By JOSH STEPHENSON

The process of rebranding the athletics program at APSU began more than eight months ago, spearheaded by Hall and van der Merwe.

APSU Athletics revealed on Tuesday, April A committee of former alumni, current 1, the new logo. A change such as this to student athletes and Student Government the identity of the athletic program has not Association representatives helped create the taken place in almost 40 years. The brand brand. change was unveiled in a press conference on “Winning is not an accident,” van der the Dunn Center Merwe said. “It’s an floor in front intentional process of current and with intentional former student decisions with athletes, alumni, intentional sacrifices press and other and an intentional students. vision. What Hall “This day has brought here in represents the last seven years a landmark is intentional and is day in APSU evident and that viathletic history,” sion is seeping down said Brad Kirtley, to every aspect of sports informathe athletics departtion director. “It ment.” has been 36 years — Brian Reeves, APSU alumnus In his address to since there has the crowd, van der been any significant Merwe said he wants changes to the APSU brand.” to see pride from students on campus when Changes have been taking place at APSU in they see and wear the new brand. the last decade as the school has grown under “Our student athletes compete against the the leadership of President Tim Hall, who is best on the field every day,” van der Merwe in his last month as president at APSU. Hall said. “Every day, they go out and compete spoke of the innovation in his introduction of against schools like Tennessee, Vanderbilt Athletics Director Derek van der Merwe. and Florida, and they win. The values we are “The principle is simple: No institution stays teaching our students and student athletes great by standing still; you move forward, or is that you can be competitive with anyone you decline,” Hall said. “We have been moving in the country, and the education you get at forward here at APSU over the last several APSU is second to none.” years. Instead of declining, we are climbing.

The intent of this new branding is to reach APSU is gaining a national brand today as an out to the surrounding community in the academic institution, a brand that represents Clarksville area and become more well known CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 innovation and performance excellence.”

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Top: Crowd in the Dunn Center awaits the unveiling of the new branding mark for the APSU athletic department. Bottom: President Tim Hall addresses the crowd at branding press conference in the Dunn Center on Tuesday, April 1. MEGAN ULRICK | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Bat Govs bounce back on the road » By COREY ADAMS Staff Writer

Just when it appeared APSU baseball was headed for disaster following six consecutive losses, the Govs took two of three games from the Ohio Valley Conference preseason favorites Tennessee Tech on the road. The Govs won 7-4 and 9-6 on Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, respectively, before dropping the series finale 16-9.

“It’s a positive mood,” said APSU shortstop Logan Gray. “We won the series even though we lost the last game to not get the sweep. Tech is a very good team this year, so definitely taking two out of three is good.”

Coming into the series, the Golden Eagles ranked fourth in the country in team batting average at .320, but were unable to put together any power until the final game. Tennessee Tech left a combined 19 runners on base in the first two games, but much of that can be attributed to APSU’s pitching led by Alex Robles.

The freshman right-hand, earned his third win on Friday and became the first Gov pitcher this season to go longer than seven innings.

Robles pitched eight innings, allowing four runs (three of which were earned) and set a new career-high in strikeouts with six. APSU is now 4-4 when Robles is the starting pitcher, are 8-20 otherwise. “[Robles] was a warrior tonight,” said APSU Head Baseball Coach Gary McClure. “He just competed his tail off tonight. He did what he always does throws strikes and was able to get all of his pitches over. He threw a lot of sliders tonight and

made really good pitches with them. Just a phenomenal effort tonight.”

Game 2 was a back-and-forth battle between the rivals, with the Govs bullpen and Ridge Smith leading APSU to capture the series.

With a 6-6 tie after seven innings, Smith stepped to the plate with a runner on second. The freshman belted a home run over the left-field wall, and the pen led by senior Ryan Quick, held the Golden Eagles to no hits in the final two innings. “[Quick] filled up the zone, and his slider was really, really good,” McClure said. “It’s as good as I’ve seen it in a long time, and saw a little bit of what we saw a couple years ago, so that was big.”

It was only a matter of time until Tennessee Tech got hot with the bats, and made a statement in the first inning to put up four runs. The Govs were able to cut the deficit to one following a solo homer by Dre Gleason, but the Golden Eagles hit three home runs in the game which was too much for APSU to come back from.

Something the Govs have yet to do this season is win three games in a row.

A lack of consistency, from the pitching, has been the downfall in not being able to accomplish it.

“I think it’s just all mental to be honest,” Gleason said. “It will come, but it’s hard to say when. It will happen eventually, hopefully against Southeast Missouri State University” The conference-leading Red Hawks come into Clarksville from Friday, April 11, to Sunday, April 13, in a three-game series aganist the Govs at Raymond C. Hand Park. TAS

Top: Logan Gray passes fellow Gov Cayce Brediau after scoring a run on Friday, April 4. Bottom: Alex Robles delivers a pitch aganist Tennessee Tech on Saturday, April 5. COREY ADAMS | STAFF WRITER