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COUNTDOWN Top 10 events from APSU in 2011

Construction for the future Construction is taking place to dramatically change the landscape of campus. APSU welcomed the addition of the new Castle Heights dormitory to campus with a Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 11, 2011 attended by staff, students and local community leaders. The new 416-bed dormitory is the first new housing development on campus since the completion of Hand Village in 2004 and replaces the older residence halls Cross, Killebrew and Rawlins. The Housing Phase II construction plan is under way now that the demolition of the Cross, Killebrew and Rawlins residence halls was completed in the fall of 2011. The $29 million project of new residence halls for students is scheduled to open at the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year.

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President Timothy Hall, left, swears in new Director of Public Safety Terrence Calloway on Monday, Jan. 9. PATRICK ARMSTRONG | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

 By CHRIS COPPEDGE ccoppedge@my.apsu.edu

APSU’s new Director of Public Safety Terrence Calloway has a mission in mind for the department: excellence. “I want this police department to function as one department of one accord,” Calloway said. “My goals include boosting morale, increasing training, putting officers in positions where they can excel and rising above mediocrity.” Calloway is replacing former Director of Public Safety Lantz Biles, who left the position for undisclosed “personal reasons.”

A search committee headed by Vice President of Finance and Administration Mitch Robinson, Vice President of Student Affairs Sherryl Byrd, Wallace Prescott and Associate Director of Housing/Residential Life and Dining Services Kimberly Morrow began searching for a new director of public safety last fall. They reviewed the credentials of 36 qualified applicants, conducted phone interviews with the top eight and then narrowed that number down to four on-campus interviews, which were conducted in early December. Calloway beat out applicants Jerrold

Johnson, David Dray and Jason Morton for the position. Robinson is pleased with the choice. “Calloway was the applicant whose experience, education and background best matched the requirements of the position,” Robinson said. “We are very excited to have Mr. Calloway leading our department of public safety [and] Campus Police and welcome him to the finance and administration team.” Calloway’s primary goal above all else is to increase interaction between officers, the

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Math, computer science building in the works  By BRIAN BIGELOW bbigelow@my.apsu.edu

A new math and computer science building is the latest addition to be announced to the changing face of the APSU campus. The roughly 20,000 square foot building, to be located on Eighth Street, is projected to open for student occupancy in time for the Spring 2014 semester, said Mitch Robinson, Vice President of Finance and Administration. The new building will house the Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science and Information Technology departments, including classrooms, faculty offices, a computer lab and an IT server room. Though not all math and computer science classes will be relocated, moving the bulk of these departments to the new building will open up room on campus for use by other departments. “Over the last five years the Computer Science program has almost doubled in size, with now over 400 [students majoring],” said Tristan Denley, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. “Likewise, as the university has

grown, so too has demand for mathematics classes. For instance, [enrollment in] Pre-Calculus ... has increased over 250 percent. Both Mathematics and Computer Science are in the process of creating exciting new degree programs, and the new space will certainly help with those opportunities,” Denley said. The new building will be located across Eighth Street from the Trahern building, adjacent to the Hemlock Semiconductor building, and will be built upon space currently occupied by the IT Help Desk and the High School Upward Bound buildings and a portion of the Eighth Street parking lot. However, Robinson said, a net increase in student parking is expected, despite loss of part of the current Eighth Street lot, due to additional parking being constructed on the north side of the new math and computer science building. “We have just started conceptual design, so it is still under revision,” said Alvin Westerman, director of Facilities Planning and Projects. “We expect the designs to be finalized around the first of summer.” According to Robinson, bidding

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for contractors for the project is tentatively scheduled for August 2012, and a groundbreaking would follow some time this fall, but no firm date has been set. All but $1 million of the building’s projected $6.7 million cost will be paid for with “enrollment growth revenue” that has “accumulated over the past three to four years,” Robinson said. The remaining $1 million will come from a “computer and IT ... renewal and replacement account,” which was set aside for renovation of the IT server room,

Robinson said. “There are no funds from the state or the federal government,” Robinson said. “The state hasn’t funded any capital projects for years and they’re just now considering funding capital projects for higher education. The project that we have on their short list, if there is one, is our renovation and addition to the Trahern building. It would be many, many years into the future if we were to wait for state funding.” Renovation of the current IT server room, located in the first floor of the Browning building, had been

planned prior to the construction of the math and computer science building, but it was determined that it would be more cost effective to include it in the design of the new building, Robinson said. The IT Help Desk will be split in two. Part will be relocated to the Browning building and part will be moved to a newly renovated building on Polk Street near the Emerald Hills and Two Rivers apartments. The High School Upward Bound program will also be moved to the building on Polk Street. TAS

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CRIME LOG The campus crime log includes arrests and dispatch callins. 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. 

3:38 p.m.; Jan. 8; Castle Heights hall; burglary

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5:31 p.m.; Jan. 7; Harvill hall; alcohol violations

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4:57 p.m.; Jan. 4; Emerald Hills/Two Rivers; theft of property

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9:00 p.m.; Jan. 4; Hand Village; alcohol violations

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2:41 p.m.; Dec. 29; Tennis Center; theft of property

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1:51 a.m.; Dec. 22; Greek Village; other agency warrant

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10:08 a.m.; Dec. 21; Eighth Street lot; evading arrest

Visit TheAllState.org to see an interactive of the campus crime log.

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faculty and students. “It’s very important that the faculty and students get to know and engage with the police department,” Calloway said. He believes this increased interaction and social contact will help foster a greater relationship between Public Safety and campus, which in turn will lead to a safer school. Calloway has worked in law enforcement since 1995, beginning as a patrol officer in Warrensville, Ohio. There, he created community policing programs such as junior police academies and gang prevention studies, and served in the accident investigation unit, the bicycle unit and as a fieldtraining officer. Calloway next served as an administrative lieutenant at Cuyahoga Community College, in Ohio. There, he was in charge of administration, operations and security survey; he had 73 police officers, including dispatch and student patrol, working under him.

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Before coming to APSU, Calloway was the Chief of Police in Woodmere, Ohio for two years, where he oversaw all aspects of the police department. Calloway believes he managed to get the job because of his diverse background. “I’ve tackled community and college policing. I have a master’s degree in Justice Administration. I’m a graduate of the FBI National Academy and I’ve attended the FBI-sponsored Great Lakes Leadership Seminar,” Calloway said. Calloway also has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and is certified as a crime prevention specialist. He plans to do anything he would ask his officers to do in regards to interacting with the college community and that the department will be collaborating with other law enforcement departments and agencies. “We are going to sign mutual aid agreements with other local police districts up to 25-30 miles away so that we get their assistance if we need it,” Calloway said. “We also want to partner with the FBI and the ClarksvilleMontgomery County School District to help educate students about

Tenn. traffic deaths among lowest in half century  ASSOCIATED PRESS Knoxville, Tenn. — Tennessee’s highway deaths in 2011 stayed below 1,000 for just the third time in 48 years, according to preliminary figures. The state had 947 traffic-related deaths last year, in what may be the safest 12 months on Tennessee roads in nearly a half century, according to the numbers released by the state Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Last year’s preliminary figure is six more than the total in 1963, when the state was less populated and fewer cars were on the road, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. Law enforcement authorities say tough enforcement of drunken driving and seat belt

laws contributed to last year’s historically low number of traffic fatalities. They also point to better training and equipment and changes in societal attitudes about drinking and driving. “One life lost is one too many, but we are encouraged by last year’s fatality results and will continue to make every effort to ensure the public’s safety on Tennessee roadways,” Tennessee Highway Patrol Col. Tracy Trott said. THP Sgt. Stacey Heatherly said that when she first became a trooper 14 years ago, there was only basic training given in DUI enforcement, and Breathalyzer machines were not as readily available as many people assumed. Since then, she said, more and better equipment is more readily available. TAS

COUNTDOWN Top 10 events from APSU in 2011

Academic expansion

Not only is APSU continuing towards the 11,000-student mark, but it has also awarded its highest number of degrees during the last academic year. APSU awarded 13 percent more degrees than the previous academic year. Motlow State Community College became the newest addition to the Austin Peay Guarantee, which allows students to transfer their class credits and enroll at APSU to complete their degree. For the first time, a Winter Term was offered for students to take a single class between the fall and spring semesters during the holiday break.

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Dining services

Chartwells beat out two other food providers for the campus-dining contract. With the contract renewal came remodeling of the food court and the addition of Grill Nation and Zona Mexicana. Subway was also introduced to replace Austin’s and became number one in customer count and number two in total sales out of the 224 Subway stores in the Middle Tennessee region. The contract also included bringing Starbucks to the Wodward Library, which will open this spring.

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#HIV/AIDSAWARENESS

NBHAAD calls for Black voices in HIV/ AIDS epidemic HIV/AIDS is a crisis out of control in black communities throughout the United States. The continued severity of the HIV/ AIDS epidemic in Black communities cannot be underestimated. Our challenge in 2012 is to stem the tide and save the lives of black people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. For almost 12 years now, Feb. 7 has been designated as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. NBHAAD is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative. It is designed to encourage Blacks across the United States and Territorial Areas to get educated, tested, treated and involved with HIV/AIDS, as it continues to devastate Black communities. Currently, NBHAAD is directed, planned and organized by the National Planning Council who partners local, regional and national stakeholders to mobilize communities and address specific issues in regards to local epidemics and best practices that will influence the course of HIV in black communities across the country. Healthy Black Communities, Inc. serves as the NBHAAD Chairperson and organization responsible for coordinating communications, material development and dissemination and brand maintenance. Public figures such as President Barack Obama (during his time as Illinois Senator), Congressman Elijah E. Cummings; Tony Dungy; Idris Elba; Kimberly Elise; Lance Gross; Hill Harper; Taraji P. Henson; Tom Joyner; Congresswoman Barbara Lee; Ludacris; Master P; Tangi Miller; PatrikIan Polk; General Colin Powell; Sheryl Lee Ralph; Gloria Reuben; Romeo; Rev. Edwin Sanders; Tavis Smiley; and Congresswoman Maxine Waters have all contributed their advocacy as spokespersons to this effort. For 2012, we are mobilizing communities to be the voice and face. The theme for 2012 is Changing the Course of HIV/AIDS, 1 Black Life at a Time! with the intentions of ensuring we as Black people unite and take care of one another. We are asking Black community stakeholders concerned about HIV/AIDS in their community to become the voice for change by submitting a mini-video through the website centered on one or all four of the objectives of NBHAAD – education, testing, involvement and/or treatment. All people, regardless of lifestyle or HIV status, can and should get involved with developing and sharing an HIV/AIDS message to their families and communities. The APSU Wilbur N. Daniel AfricanAmerican Cultural Center, in conjunction with Nashville CARES, will be providing free HIV/AIDS testing to all APSU students from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120). There will be free food for those who get tested and awareness lapel pins. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2012: Get educated! Get tested! Get involved! Get treated! For information on National Black HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day, log onto www. blackaidsday.org. TAS

Pregnant women fail to meet ADA coverage requirements If you were to ask a pregnant woman how she was coping with her disability, you would not garner a positive reaction. For most pregnant women, the insinuation pregnancy is anything other than a point of pride and joy would be a personal offense. Pregnancy is a natural occurrence for the female gender, a result of a healthy reproductive system contributing to the circle of life. Why, then, has there been a recent push for pregnancy to be added to the list of conditions qualifying indivduals for disability benefits in the work place? According to Jeanette Cox, associate law professor at the University of Dayton, the Americans with Disabilities Act is failing to accomodate a large demographic by leaving out pregnant women who cannot carry out their usual tasks at work. The ADA is a federal civil rights law requiring employers to provide accommodations for employees who can’t perform without them due to prolonged physical or mental disability. The probelm with including pregnancy in this is derived directly from the ADA. The ADA defines disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity such as hearing, seeing, speaking, thinking,

walking, breathing or performing manual tasks.” One could argue pregnant women fit these requirements. According to the Mayo Clinic, the first trimester of pregnancy alone is laden with nausea, fatigue, dizziness, increased urination and various other digestive problems. These symptoms could render a woman incapable of carrying out job-related tasks, primarily if her job is labor-intensive or if it requires, for example, constant customer attentiveness. However, the ADA goes on to state that a “nonchronic condition of short duration, such as a sprain, broken limb or the flu, generally would not be covered.” This is where pregnancy falls short; it only lasts nine months, the same duration of time it takes to heal a severe leg fracture. Furthermore, pregnancy is avoidable. Women know how it happens. They know how to prevent it, and whether by chance or conscious effort, they choose not to. Pregnancy should by no means be placed in the same category as blindness or an inability to walk. Women become pregnant because they want to make a transition into the world of motherhood and to take on the responsibility of childcare. Every woman with any inclination to do so should

aspire to motherhood at some point in their lives. However, that woman should not expect employers to provide the same accommodations for her that they would an amputee or cancer patient. Occasionally, as Cox points out, women’s careers are  KRISTIN jeopardized resulting from employers’ reluctance to KITTELL accommodate the physical kkittell@my.apsu.edu strains of pregnancy. While there should be regulations in place to prevent employers from discriminating against pregnant women, those regulations do not fit the title of disability. The Family and Medical Leave Act was created for the purpose of protecting workers, both male and female, from having to choose between the well-being of their careers and the wellbeing of their families. If this act is falling short on the front of pregnancy, legislatures should consider revisions of it, such as preventing employers from forcing employees to take early maternity leave. Considering pregnancy a disability is tantamount to calling the female gender on the whole a disability. It is a part of womanhood, much like menstruation and menopause. Pregnant women should be respected as societal cornerstones, not considered special cases as if they suffer some inescapable malady. TAS

 LETTER TO THE EDITOR BY HENDERSON HILL III, DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER

Pregnant women should be respected as societal cornerstones.”

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HIV/AIDS 

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The CDC website, hivtest.org, provides testing centers based on your area code. Test results can be obtained in a matter of days, or sometimes hours. Gay and bisexual male intercourse accounted for roughly 50 percent of all new HIV incidences between 2006 and 2009. In 2009, African-Americans represented only 14 percent of the U.S. population but accounted for 44 percent of all new

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It is estimated one in five people in the U.S. living with HIV/AIDS does not know they are infected.

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The HIV infection rate among African-American women is 15 times higher than in white women.

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People aged 13 to 29 account for 34 percent of all HIV/AIDS infections.

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contracted HIV/AIDS experience flu-like symptoms, though the only way to know for sure if you have been infected is through blood testing. 

HIV/AIDS can be transferred at any time, even if the infected person is not experiencing symptoms.

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A Home Access brand of HIV/ AIDS test is available at most drug stores. You can perform the test yourself and send in the blood sample for anonymous results.

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Wis. man arrested for playing too much cowbell EVENT CALENDAR Beyoncé gets fly with golden booty named after her 420 pounds of cow brains seized at Cairo airport Wednesday, Jan. 18 

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12:15 and 5:00 p.m.; Wellness Class: Fitness Fundamentals; Foy 202 3:30 p.m.; SGA Senate Meeting; MUC 307

Exploring Austin Peay rights of passage Conor’s Travels is a new weekly column in The All State. In this column, assistant features editor Conor Scruton will travel the ClarksvilleMontgomery area to experience the culture of the county. For the first month, the TAS staff will be choosing locations. After the month is over, you the reader will have a chance to take part in Conor’s adventures and also go on a few of your own. Stay tuned.

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12:15 and 5:00 p.m.; Wellness Class: Fitness Fundamentals; Foy 220 7 p.m.; Govs basketball @ SIU

 By CONOR SCRUTON cscruton@my.apsu.edu

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long-time hallmark of APSU’s student culture is Johnny’s Big Burgers, a restaurant across College Street at the southwest corner of campus. Popular partially for its proximity to campus, Johnny’s is also famous among APSU students for its great burgers, old-time diner atmosphere and one specialty menu item in particular: the “bun and cream.” The bun and cream is a fried honey bun with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, and has been a Johnny’s delicacy for years. After a semester at the Peay, I had been to Johnny’s before to satisfy a burger fix, though I had never tried a bun and cream. However, as the rest of The All State staff informed me, “You’re not a Gov until you’ve had one.” So, taking my editor’s word for it, I ventured out across campus in the biting wind of the Martin Luther King Day holiday to get my first bun and cream. If you haven’t been to Johnny’s at all, as a freshmen APSU student it’s practically your duty to go before you graduate (preferably sooner rather than later). It’s a cool place where you can sit in a booth and have dinner with friends or grab a bar stool for a quick bite. Their burgers are great and it’s been a popular hangout spot among students for years. When I finally got inside and ordered my first bun and cream, I was optimistic, but not overly so. I like honey buns and ice cream, so I was sure it would taste alright even in the worst case scenario. Let me make it clear, though, that having tried one, I would probably eat a bun and cream with every meal for the rest of my life if I could. The only things standing in my way would be the massive

3:00 p.m.; Polar Plunge; Foy Pool

Saturday, Jan. 21  4 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Govs/ Lady Govs basketball @ E. Illinois

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12:15 and 5:00 p.m.; Wellness Class: Healthy Eating Essentials; Foy 202

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Conor Scruton takes his first step as a true Governor by experiencing the bliss of a Johnny’s Bun and Cream. BRITTNEY SPARN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER | GRAPHIC BY DAVID HOERNLEN

weight gain that would surely follow and the fact, sadly, I plan on eventually graduating. Also worth noting is the fact after tax, I still paid barely $2 for it, a price greatly appreciated by my poor college student’s wallet. The Johnny’s bun and cream was a perfect quick dessert and has rightfully earned its legendary status among APSU students through the years. I’m sure most students who have joined me in enjoying a bun and cream would agree it’s a must-have for any true Governor. As for the students who haven’t tried one, what are you waiting for? TAS

English professor co-edits anthology of Latino experiences  By CONOR SCRUTON cscruton@my.apsu.edu

Growing up in Virginia with a Puerto Rican background, poet and APSU English professor Blas Falconer read literature coming out of New York City’s strong Latin communities, but felt he had little to relate to. But as he met more Hispanic writers with similar upbringings, Falconer began to question, “What does it mean to be Latino?” That is the subject of the new essay anthology “The Other Latin@: Writing Against a Singular Identity,” which Falconer co-edited with fiction writer Lorraine Lopez. The collection, which features 20 prominent poets and fiction writers, challenges the “mainstream” perception of Hispanic culture and explores the meaning of being a Latino without a community.

COUNTDOWN Top 10 events from APSU in 2011

Financial changes

APSU experienced many financial changes and plans in 2011. The changes included a three percent salary increase for staff and faculty, the first one in four years. APSU experienced an eight percent tuition increase, the lowest tuition increase in the state. APSU also received a $1 million grant for APSU’s new course recommendation software.

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America’s strongest Hispanic communities have traditionally been centered in areas such as New York City and the American Southwest, but Falconer grew up in a suburb of Washington, D.C. As a child, he would read Latin-American literature to try and connect with his mother’s Puerto Rican heritage, but failed to identify with many of their conflicts. “A lot of [Latino literature] came from these centers of Latino communities ... so a lot of the writing that came out of there addressed community concerns,” Falconer said. Falconer had the idea for the project for years, dating back to meetings with CubanAmerican Helena Mesa and Chicano Lisa Chavez. The two poets grew up in Pittsburgh and Alaska, respectively, and recognized Falconer’s frustration. Falconer invited the writers, among others, to participate in a panel discussion at the

Association of Writers and Writing Program’s annual conference. The event piqued the interest of Falconer’s publisher at The University of Arizona Press, who asked if he had considered compiling a collection of essays on the subject. Falconer then contacted Lorraine Lopez, fiction writer and English professor at Vanderbilt University, about co-editing the anthology. Apart from readings at APSU, Lopez hadn’t worked with Falconer on any projects , but in his words, “We made a great team.” This is the second essay anthology Falconer has edited, the first being a 2010 collection on poetic craft titled “Mentor and Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets.” Falconer’s second full-length book of poetry, The Foundling Wheel, will also be published later this year. “The Other Latin@” is available for purchase. TAS

Smoking policy change

Smoking is now prohibited across all university grounds and buildings, 24 hours a day, with the exception of “parking lots outside the boundaries of Drane Street, Eighth Street, College Street and Marion Street,” according to the official smoking policy. These rules reflect changes to the previous policy, which had allowed smoking in designated parking lots. Smoking is no longer permitted in the center of campus. The changes were approved by SGA during the spring semester and were then voted on and approved by the university policy committee, which met after the semester ended. Several student smokers voiced their opposition after the policy was passed.

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NYC Fire Chief Richard Picciotto spoke at APSU on Sept. 12 and talked about being trapped in the World Trade Center rubble for four hours on 9/11. This year also marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

ROTC celebrated their 40th anniversary Dec. 1 with a ceremony in Memorial Health. The softball team celebrated their 25th anniversary and named the field after longtime coach and Assistant Athletic Director Cheryl Holt. The Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center celebrated its 20th anniversary on Jan. 27, 2011, with a ceremony honor its history and impact on campus.

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SPORTS

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Last stop to Indy

NFL Conference Championship Preview

 By TRENT SINGER tsinger@my.apsu.edu

With the AFC Championship on the horizon, the conference’s two most dominant teams, the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens, are reaping the benefits of home field advantage. Throughout this year’s playoffs, AFC home teams are 4-0 entering this week’s matchup. The early line has the Patriots favored by seven points and with good reason. Including the playoffs, New England is 8-1 at home this year, while the Ravens have struggled on the road all season. There are still several key issues that New England must address in order to make their fifth Super Bowl appearance in ten years. Among those issues are improving the league’s 31st ranked defense and Tom Brady’s ability to score

against the Ravens consistently stingy defense, led by future hall-of-famer Ray Lewis. For the Ravens, they must simply defeat the odds. Their offense has found the most consistency with star running back Ray Rice. However, the Ravens’ best chance for victory may come down to the arm of quarterback Joe Flacco, who needs to show more consistency. Both teams showed their respective strengths with home victories this past weekend. The Ravens stifled the Texans on defense, forcing four turnovers and using ball control to advance to the AFC Championship Game. On the other hand, the Patriots defeated the visiting Denver Broncos in dominant fashion with six touchdown passes from Tom Brady and a defense that showed tremendous improvement from the regular season. TAS

PREDICTION

Two years ago, the Ravens did the unthinkable, going into Gillette Stadium and defeating Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 33-14 in an AFC wild card matchup. The problem is that two years have passed, and Bill Belicheck has long forgotten that game. With a heavy contribution from Wes Welker, expect Tom Brady to show up in a big way. I don’t expect this game to turn into a high-scoring shootout, but Tom Brady has too many weapons for the Ravens to handle. The score should stay close.

New England 27 Baltimore 20

 By TRENT SINGER tsinger@my.apsu.edu

At the beginning of the season, only a handful of people would have predicted the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, but in a season that was affected by a summer-long lockout, why not? The 49ers enter this matchup as the favorite by 2.5 points, and on paper, these two teams compare equally. Defensively, the 49ers ended the regular season ranked first in rush defense. The secondary has shown the least amount of consistency, but has benefited greatly by a stout pass-rush, led by veteran Justin Smith and rookie Aldon Smith. On the other hand, the Giants are healthy and have proven to be dominant in recent weeks. The play of Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck, along with the return of Osi

Umenyiora, has given New York an enormous spark on defense. New York’s road to the playoffs began in the final week of the regular season, with a defeat against the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC East title. The Giants won their Wild Card Game by defeating the Atlanta Falcons 24-2 at home. New York shocked many this past weekend by trampling the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers 37-20 at Lambeau Field. The 49ers ended the regular season as one of the NFL’s biggest surprise teams, finishing with a 13-3 record and the NFC’s second seed in the playoffs. The team’s first playoff action came this past weekend when Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints came into Candlestick Park. With only nine seconds left on the clock, Alex Smith threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis, sealing the 36-32 victory over the Saints and sending the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game. TAS

PREDICTION

This game should come down to the quarterbacks and offensive lines. Both defenses are aggressive, so the quarterbacks must limit their mistakes in order to win this game. The offensive lines will have their hands full in keeping these monstrous defensive linemen in check. Eli Manning was impressive on the road last week, so I expect him to do just enough to win another road game. The Giants’ defense is playing too well right now to pick against. This one should be low-scoring and close.

San Francisco 13 New York 17

Lantz Biles resigns as chief of police

COUNTDOWN Top 10 events from APSU in 2011

Political leaders visit APSU, Fort Campbell

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., visited with students in the President’s Emerging Leaders Program in the Honor Commons late September. Gov. Bill Haslam toured the Hemlock Semiconductor Building mid-March and discussed relationships between the University and employers and how the program and facility was built in record time. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Fort Campbell days after he announced Navy SEAL unit killed Osama bin Laden.

After a tenure with its share of controversy, director of Public Safety Lantz Biles submitted his letter of resignation in October and finished his last day on Dec. 16. Biles’ tenure at APSU was not without difficulty. In November 2010, Biles was suspended without pay for one calendar month after being found to have violated APSU policy prohibiting sexual harassment by an appointed Grievance Panel from the University Grievance Committee in response to multiple complaints from employees. In June 2010, five federal lawsuits were filed against APSU and Biles alleging retaliation, harassment and a hostile work environment. Two of the lawsuits were later dropped. Biles was also responsible for the installation of the emergency blue light phones on campus and the security camera systems. Biles plans to relocate to Arizona with his family.

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OVC BASKETBALL STANDINGS

SPORTS THE ALL STATE • WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 2012

MEN’S BASKETBALL Murray St. Southeast Mo. Tennessee Tech Eastern Ky. Eastern Illinois Tennessee St. Morehead St. SIUE Austin Peay Jacksonville St. UT Martin

6-0 (18-0) 5-1 (10-8) 3-2 (11-7) 4-3 (10-9) 2-2 (9-7) 3-3 (10-9) 3-3 (9-10) 3-3 (5-10) 2-3 (5-13) 1-6 (6-14) 0-6 (3-16)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Eastern Illinois UT Martin Morehead St. Eastern Ky. SIUE Tennessee Tech Murray St. Austin Peay Tennessee St. Southeast Mo. Jacksonville St.

3-0 (12-4) 3-0 (9-7) 4-1 (7-10) 4-2 (8-8) 3-2 (9-7) 2-3 (6-11) 2-3 (5-11) 2-3 (5-13) 2-4 (6-12) 1-4 (4-14) 1-5 (4-15)

Catching up with the

OVC BASKETBALL STATISTICS MEN’S SCORING (PPG) 1.) K. Murphy (TTU) 2.) I. Canaan (MUR) 3.) J. Dillard (TTU) 4.) R. Covington (TSU) 5.) J. Granger (EIU) 6.) J. Jones (EKU) 7.) T. Stone (SEMO) 8.) M. Liabo (UTM) 9.) D. Poole (MUR) 10.) T. Hill (MOR)

19.7 18.5 18.3 17.6 17.0 15.5 15.1 15.0 14.6 13.3

WOMEN’S SCORING (PPG) 1.) H. Butler (UTM) 2.) J. Newsome (UTM) 3.) W. Hanley (APSU) 4.) T. Hayes (TTU) 5.) M. Robinson (MUR) 6.) M. King (EIU) 7.) E. Burgess (MUR) 8.) L. Dixon (MOR) 9.) T. Nixon (EIU) 10.) J. Shuler (TSU)

21.8 19.5 18.8 17.9 15.2 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.3

NCAA BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 1.) Syracuse 2.) Kentucky 3.) Baylor 4.) Duke 5.) Missouri 6.) Ohio State 7.) Kansas 8.) North Carolina 9.) Michigan State 10.) Georgetown 11.) Indiana 12.) Murray State 13.) Connecticut 14.) UNLV 15.) Virginia 16.) San Diego State 17.) Florida 18.) Mississippi State 19.) Creighton 20.) Michigan 21.) Marquette 22.) Illinois 23.) Louisville 24.) Saint Mary’s 25.) Kansas State

Above: Freshman Guard Herdie Lawrence shoots a lay-up as the men’s basketball team defeats Jacksonville State 60-57. Top Right: The team huddles before resuming play against visiting Jacksonville State. Senior forward Melvin Baker led the team in scoring with 12 points. PHOTOS BY BRITTNEY SPARN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

GOVS MEN’S SCORES W 74-70

12/10: @Tennessee 12/17: ROCHESTER 12/21: BELMONT 12/29: @Eastern Ky. 12/31: @Morehead St. 1/7: MURRAY ST. 1/12: EASTERN KY. 1/14: JACKSONVILLE ST. 1/16: TENNESSEE ST.

W 72-50 L 67-77 L 65-67 L 64-68 L 75-87 W 80-65 W 60-57 W 69-63

WOMEN’S SCORES L 38-72

12/9: @Bowling Green 12/11: @Ball St. 12/18: @Belmont 12/20: FLORIDA A&M 12/21: ALABAMA A&M 12/29: @Tennessee St. 12/31: @Morehead St. 1/2: @Eastern Ky. 1/7: MURRAY ST. 1/14: JACKSONVILLE ST. 1/16: EASTERN KY.

L 55-59 W 58-56 L 77-86 L 68-80 L 81-95 L 67-74 W 66-63 W 71-63 L 73-74 L 59-61

UPCOMING BASKETBALL SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL 1/19 1/21 1/26 1/28 1/30 2/02 2/06 2/11 2/15 2/18 2/23 2/25

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@SIU 7:00 @Eastern Ill. 6:00 @Southeast Mo. 7:00 UT MARTIN 7:30 @Tennessee St. 7:00 TENN. TECH 7:00 @Belmont 7:00 @Murray St. 7:30 MOREHEAD ST. 7:00 BRACKETBUSTER TBA @UT Martin 6:00 SOUTHEAST MO. 7:30

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1/21 1/23 1/28 1/30 2/01 2/06 2/13 2/18 2/23 2/25

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@Eastern Ill. 4:00 @SIU 7:00 TENNESSEE ST. 5:15 @Southeast Mo. 5:15 UT MARTIN 7:00 TENN. TECH. 7:00 @Murray St. 7:00 MOREHEAD ST. TBA @UT Martin 5:30 SOUTHEAST MO. 5:15

Above Left: Freshman Guard Shelby Olszewski drives to the basket against Jacksonville State as the Lady Govs lose to Jacksonville State 74-73. Above Right: Senior Center John Fraley tips off against Jacksonville State last Saturday. Bottom Left: Senior Guard Whitney Hanley attempts a free-throw against Jacksonville State. PHOTOS BY BRITTNEY SPARN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

COUNTDOWN Top 10 events from APSU in 2011

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Bat Govs win 4th OVC title

After being ranked seventh in preseason predictions, the Govs upset Jacksonville State, 7-3 to become the 2011 OVC champions. This is the third time the Govs have won both the regular season and the tournament. They won in 1996 and 2007, and their fourth tournament win overall. The Govs advanced to the NCAA Atlanta Regional and played against No. 1 seed Georgia Tech. After upsetting the Yellow Jackets in their first game, the Govs were defeated by No. 3 seed Mississippi State and Georgia Tech.