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Vosslers await upcoming court date this month

By BRIAN BIGELOW Guest Writer

Nathan and Mary Vossler, former APSU students, are scheduled to appear in court March 11, for felony charges originating from incidents occurred in Emerald Hill Apartments, in October.

“We’re currently in the process of preparing for the settlement date that’s approaching and are entering into negotiations with the district attorney’s office,” said Jacob Mathis, Mary’s attorney.

During a settlement date, the state and the defense attempt to reach a plea agreement, said Assistant District Attorney Arthur Bieber. If no agreements are reached, the cases will proceed to trials by jury.

Nathan and Mary Vossler are currently being held in the Montgomery County Jail, where they have been since October.

Their bail has been set at $50,000 and $25,000, respectively. To date, neither of the Vosslers have posted bond.

On Oct. 3, 2009, Nathan business economics major, was arrested for allegedly confining a 6-year-old girl in his residence at Emerald Hill Apartments.

According to the police report, after locking the door to the apartment, Nathan allegedly removed the girl’s jacket and shoes. The police report also alleges that the girl was permitted to leave only after beginning to cry.

Nathan has been charged with “especially aggravated kidnapping” a class A felony, punishable by up to 25 years imprisonment, if convicted.

Days later, Nathan’s wife, Mary, a French major at APSU, was arrested for allegedly setting a fire within the apartment she had shared with her husband.

“The fire was an incendiary fire with no accidental cause found,” according to the police report.

Mary has been charged with “aggravated arson”, a class A felony, punishable by up to 25 years imprisonment and “vandalism” with damages in excess of $10,000 a class C felony, punishable by up to six years imprisonment.

Probable cause to justify prosecution has been assessed in general sessions court and again by a grand jury.

Mitigating and exacerbating factors insufficient for a defense can influence the ultimate sentencing, if convicted, as well as the plea agreements offered.

For instance, lack of prior criminal offenses while not a defense can be used to support the argument that a defendant is unlikely to commit further crimes.

“Our criminal justice system is set up to deter as well as punish,” said Mathis.

Charles Bloodworth, Nathan’s attorney, declined to comment. F

Future changes to Austin’s Diner and dining services being discussed

By NICK OLINGER Staff Writer

Cecil Wilson, assistant director of Housing and Residence Life and Dining Services, said Denny’s replacing Austin’s is not a sure thing.

He said the idea of Denny’s was brought up last summer and it came close to actually happening.

According to Wilson, Chartwells, the dining service for APSU, has one year left on the contract with APSU. He explained the rebid for the contract will be taking place in Spring 2011.

He said the rebid puts APSU in a tough seat for anything to happen until the rebid process takes place.

He said then APSU would feel comfortable with putting in a whole new campus dining feature.

Wilson said the only type of changes being considered are modulations to Austin’s, such as changes in the back, upgrading equipment and a new grill in favor of doubling up on the hamburger orders.

He said they would take it to the students to see if they like Austin’s and just want to change the equipment, or want it to change into a whole new diner.

Freshman agriculture major Bradley Brown said he likes the idea of change to Austin’s.

“I have been in Austin’s before and there were not that many people there,” said Ryan Marvel, freshman engineering technology major.

He added that Denny’s sounded like a good replacement to Austin’s and would be his choice since there isn’t a Denny’s in Clarksville.

Wilson explained in order to change the diner, the Office of Housing and Residence Life would communicate with franchises and see which restaurant would be a possibility to replace Austin’s.

Then they would receive a floor plan and price. He said after that, it would just be a matter of starting construction, making it a summer project.

“I try to represent to students when going through the process of making any changes to dining on APSU,” said Wilson.

Wilson said the housing office currently has $30,000 to spend on the change or reconstruction, but is awaiting a response from the Tennessee Board of Regents, which would raise the amount to $130,000 to spend on the project.

Wilson said he is excited for the contract rebid and is always looking forward to change. F

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Member of Little Rock Nine speaks at APSU about segregation

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After the speech given by Terrance Roberts, members of the APSU and Clarksville community lined up to meet Roberts and for him to sign books and fliers.

By CHASITY WEBB Staff Writer

On Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m., Terrence Roberts, a member of The Little Rock Nine, spoke in the Music/ Mass Communication building in honor of Black History Month. An hour and a half before he was to speak, I sat down to interview him.

The moment I stepped into the room, Roberts’ humbleness and friendly smile calmed my week-long anxiety. Although I was now calm, I still kept in mind the impact this man had made on thousands of lives and will continue to make for years to come.

All his life Roberts understood that the world wasn’t fair and that was just something he would have to live with daily. When I asked him about his opinion of segregation before that infamous day when he was 15 and traveled to the Krystal’s restaurant to get a to-go order Roberts said, “Well I understood it. I knew about it. I didn’t like it, pretty much. But I had decided prior to going into that Krystal Burger … I knew all those rules and I didn’t like them.”

When he went into the white-established Krystal’s that allowed blacks to get to-go orders, he did the worst thing possible during that time period. He sat down, an experience that changed his view on the world forever. His mind set about segregation changed. “I couldn’t obey the rules anymore. I had gone through that charade for too long. I was a very rational human being and any rational human being looking at that system would question it. My decision was not to do anything spectacular but to simply refuse to obey the rules,” Roberts said.

A couple of years later, in 1957, Roberts was recruited as one of the nine students who would be the first to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. The Gov., Orval Faubus, as well as most of the white citizens, was opposed to this and he decided to use the Arkansas State National Guard to keep the black students out of the school.

Thurgood Marshall and Wiley Branton, then the current lawyers of the NAACP, fought Faubus’

decision in court and had the Guard removed.

President Eisenhower then sent the 101st Airborne to protect the students. The students knew they were going to have a rough time beforehand, even speaking to Martin Luther King Jr. and taking an oath of nonviolence.

I couldn’t imagine what would have been going through the nine teenagers minds at that point so I asked Roberts. “There are so many things, not the least of which was, am I going to survive this ordeal; will I be killed in the next minute or so? Also, what was going to happen the next day and the day after that? If today is this bad, will it get worse?”

Constantly being beaten by the white students in the school was met with the black students’ nonviolent behavior. This made me wonder if there were any white students who were accepting of the new students’ attendance.

“There were white students initially who accepted us, not eventually but initially.

But they were warned off with social sanctions and that word was, ‘If you fraternize with those niggers we will kill you.’ So that was basically the end of any friendship from that quarter,” Roberts said.

This experience never got easier for the students. The school was even closed the following year to keep black students from attending.

Roberts said, “The governor and those who supported him decided they weren’t going to support this notion of desegregation and like I said even today we’re still working on it.”

I then began to question Roberts about his opinions and the personal influence the experience had on him.

I thought it was amazing that such remarkable men were involved with the Little Rock Nine. Roberts, however, proving how truly he sees everyone equally had a different opinion.

“I think it was OK. I tend not to see folk as powerful or non-powerful. They are human beings who are participating fully in this drama of life or their not.

Those two were pretty well engaged in the drama and it was fine,” he said.

Roberts was very fearful during that year of his life, although he didn’t express

LOIS JONES | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

A member of Little Rock Nine, Terrence Roberts, spoke in the MMC on Thursday, Feb. 25.

that fear often. “Not very widely [did I express my fears]. Not even to myself all the time. You know fear has that impact on you. You feel the fear but for whatever reason I was reluctant to give voice to it.”

Roberts said he is not very impressed with the progress America has made in the area of racism. In fact he doesn’t believe there has been really any. ‘Have we made any progress?’

The answer to that would be a grudging yes, but with qualifications.”

“I think before we talk in terms of progress we have to talk in terms of the task at hand and that is I don’t think in this country we’ve ever really confronted the heart of the problem which is this ideology of racism and white supremacy that sort of lurks underneath what I call a thin veneer of civility. That’s problematic and so I don’t even like to think about progress until we have tackled that and we have been low to do it in this country,” he said.

I decided to ask Roberts about something that had been, and continues to be on my mind. Natural segregation on campus boggles my mind. I always wonder why everyone makes it a habit to sit with people of their own color all the time. I asked Roberts if he felt it was hindering our progress as a nation. “I don’t think it hinders progress because we are not making

any progress. I think what that reflects is just who we are as a people. The majority of us, the overwhelming majority of Americans, live mono-racial, mono-cultural lives. So this phenomenon you see on campus is nothing new. That’s just who we are. That’s a reflection of who we are. It would be quite shocking if the situation were reversed.”

How do we fix it? Is there a way that we can bring the people of our campus, and ultimately our country, together? “I’m not sure if mixing the students is going to solve any problem. But I think if we teach students how to exist as peers to each other in the universe then it wouldn’t be a question of whether they’re mixed or not because they would be treating others as peers whether they chose to be separate or apart. It would be a different aura, a different atmosphere on campus.”

“I have not been on this campus very much but I bet you if I walked around I could sense the tenor and tone of Austin Peay in terms of its race relations. If it’s like most campuses I would not be shocked or surprised to find that there are enclaves of students and who tend to treat each other as enclaves of students as opposed to treating each other as peers in a learning environment.

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Dennis promoted to two new positions

CAMPUS CRIME LOG The APSU crime log includes arrests and dispatch call-ins. As mandated by Tennessee law, the crime log is updated within 48 hours of an incident and available for public inspection any time during normal business hours.

• 9:22 p.m., Feb. 22, Foy, theft of property • 10:29 p.m., Feb. 19, Sevier, alcohol violation • 4:18 p.m., Feb. 19, Ellington, theft of property • 7:23 p.m., Feb. 18, Hand Village, loud music • 4:11 p.m., Feb. 18, Rawlins lobby, theft of property • 11:53 a.m., Feb. 12, Marks, theft of property • 12:42 p.m., Feb. 11, Bookstore, theft of property • 10:36 a.m., Feb. 10, McCord, theft of

property • 12:26 p.m., Feb. 9, Foy parking lot, theft of property • 5:18 p.m., Feb. 8, Eighth Street lot, theft of property • 12:17 p.m., no date given, Eighth and Ferris, no driver’s license, arrested: Marcus Grimstead, 500 Kraft St. Apt. 232, Clarksville, Tenn. 37040 • 7:48 a.m., Feb. 4, University Center, theft of property • 9:20 p.m., Feb. 3, Foy parking lot, theft of property • 6:48 p.m., Feb. 2, Emerald Hills, theft of property • 5:24 p.m., Feb. 1, Foy parking lot, theft of property • 1:59 p.m., Jan. 27, Foy parking lot, theft of property

By KELLY LORENSON Guest Writer

Dixie Dennis, an APSU alumna and administrator, has recently been promoted to be the new dean of the College of Graduate Studies and the new associate provost of Grants and Sponsored Programs.

“I am happy to serve the university in a position for which all of my professional experiences have paved the way,” she said.

“APSU is housed with dedicated faculty and staff who want to help students in academic and personal endeavors, and I am glad to be a part of this important work.”

Dennis has a long and notable history with APSU. In 2009, she served as the associate dean of the College of Professional Programs and Social Sciences, and from 2007-08 was the interim dean of the College of Science and Mathematics.

Prior to this, in 2005, she was professor and chair of the Department of Health and Human Performance.

Because of her hard work and dedication to the scholarship, she was nominated by many of her colleagues to receive the Richard M. Hawkins Award.

Dennis earned both her Bachelor of Science in chemistry and her Master of Science in public and community health from APSU. She earned her Ph.D. in health education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, in 2000.

Her loyalty to the university lies in her devotion to friends, family and the campus community.

“I came back because of the deep sense of belonging, of

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to me that even in a learning environment people cling to these notions of separateness,” Roberts said.

A few other questions were asked and then I left Roberts to get ready for the event.

Attending the event were an estimated 200 students, faculty, staff and people of the community, and people from out of town.

Roberts spent about an hour telling his story and then devoted half an hour to discussion time.

Here people could ask him questions, tell him their opinions and just get to know him for who he was.

After the event, Roberts had a book signing in which he spent time as he signed each

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book talking to and encouraging each and every individual who came by his table.

Roberts is the only human I have ever met that can honestly say he does not discriminate. He looks up to no one and looks down to no one. Everyone is his peer.

His most inspiring piece of advice during his speech was about helping everyone in America. I quote this loosely.

“Those of you that are already ahead, keep moving forward but don’t forget to reach back and help pull forward the ones who are not as fortunate as you.” ✦ Visit www.TheAllState.org for a transcript of the full interview and a slide show of pictures from the event.

community I have at APSU. It’s an everlasting bond that has been created; this is my home.”

Every day, Dennis continually strives to better her home. Since her career began with APSU, she has been a part of numerous programs of study aimed to educate both students and faculty, such as the Provost Lecture Series and the Peay Read.

The Peay Read has brought speakers to APSU such as the acclaimed Paul Rusesabagina, who saved over a thousand refugees in the Rwandan Genocide.

To get Rusesabagina here, Dennis worked for a year and half, just so APSU students and the surrounding community could hear his lecture.

As the new associate provost, Dennis has a lengthy list of responsibilities such as promoting research habits among students and faculty, advising students and organizing new programs to create a more collegial atmosphere at APSU. The other facet of her job, dean of the College of Graduate Studies, has a list of duties and obligations that is just as long as the aforementioned one.

Dennis will be the chair of the Institutional Review Board, which monitors research projects and deals with compliance issues.

Despite the amount of work involved in each of her new job titles, Dennis states she believes the work is well worth the effort.

“This job is a lot of work, but it’s what I like to do. I like to make good things happen for good people.”

Dennis said she is also excited about the direction the grants program is taking.

All returning students currently living on campus for Spring, 2010 need to prepare to pay the $200 prepayment prior to March 19, 2010 if you wish to self­select a bed.

Housing and Residence Life and Dining Services (931) 221­7444 Housing@apsu.edu

Recently, there has been more involvement from the different organizations on campus, and the College of Education and the College of Arts and Letters have been very active in grant writing.

In addition, the amount of grant money is growing and research has been made a focus at APSU. As for her overall goals, she hopes to see increased research, more unifying experiences with APSU and the community and an increase in grant dollars.

In addition to her responsibilities at APSU, she also serves on the board of directors of the American Association for Health Education and is the immediate past chair of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Board of Commissioners.

She is the contributing editor for the American Journal of Education “Teaching Ideas” column and is a certified health education specialist.

Dennis has authored two books, “Adult Children of Alcoholics: Consequences and Choices, A Lab Manual” and co-authored “Living, Dying, Grieving,” published

by Jones and Bartlett in 2009.

Currently, she is writing a chapter in “Alternate Paths to University Positions,” entitled “Life Lessons on the Road Toward Myself.”

Dennis has written 23 peer-reviewed articles and currently has two co-authored scholarly articles in progress in addition to authoring books. She has also delivered scholarly and professional presentations at national conferences and conventions since 1998.

She can be contacted at dennisdi@apsu.edu ✦

Perspectives

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OUR TAKE

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dashboard guide to parking at APSU*

After reviewing the parking report published in the Wednesday, Feb. 24, edition of The All State, editorial board members concluded APSU is doing everything they can concerning the parking situation on campus. In effort to further aid readers, TAS has developed a ‘Dashboard guide to parking at APSU.’ Follow the flow chart below to make parking easier.

Whattimeisit?

Is it 6 a.m. or earlier?

Yes!

Quick! Grab a spot before it’s too late.

Can’t find anything?

Try coming to campus at midnight and placing traffic cones in your desired spot.

No . . .

Isitbetween6a.m.and10a.m.?

Yes!

Head to the back of the Foy parking lot and hope you find a spot.

Can’t find anything acceptable?

Better start working part-time to pay for those parking violations!

No . . .

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.?

Yes!

No . . .

Try parking at Pettus Park and actually make use of the Peay Pick-Up.

Trolley not fast enough for you?

Start your own valet service. Offer to drive people to their cars in return for dibs on their spot.

Yes!

3 p.m. or later

Help yourself. Most students have already left campus. * The All State does not condone the violation of any campus, local, state or federal policies.

YOUR TAKE

What do you think about the parking changes?

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— Aubrey Clark, sophomore history education major

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— Amber Galuden, senior theater major

Honestly, after eight in the morning you just go behind the Foy or Meacham, but after 3-4 p.m. you can find parking spots.”

In all actuality, there are no strategies. If you don’t get here before 7:30 a.m. you’re not parking on campus unless you park behind the Foy.” — Octavius Price, sophomore chemistry major

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— Scott Whitson, junior general business major

I drive right when the class changes happen and I park up the street on the lot right next to the car repair shop. It is kind of overflow parking.”

Parking is like war. There are so many people, the volume is so high of people parking you will be walking five to 10 minutes when parking behind Meacham and Foy. ” — Kyle Fletcher, freshman microbiology major

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When I first got here I tried to get to school in the beginning of an hour when classes got out. Now there is plenty of parking behind the stadium.”

I leave my work early and arrive on campus early. I drive around making sure I know where to park so I can get a good spot.”

— Rebecca Johnson, junior early childhood education major

This week in ridiculous: from ‘The Bachelor’ to Russia’s Olympic disappointment

Jess Nobert

Senior Staff Writer

Like most of us right before spring break, the past week has been just as busy.

The Winter Olympics, “The Bachelor” and the beer bet across the border are a few of the highlights of this week.

The first story I came across as ridiculous is one most everyone will appreciate.

You’ve probably heard the song “You’re So Vain”

by Carly Simon. And like everyone else whose head it got stuck in, I’m sure you’ve always wondered who the song is about?

According to the story on CNN.com, “The man’s first name is David,” she told CNNRadio, “but it could be one of many Davids.”

The story went on to tell of which David is supposed to be the one who is so vain, but Simon’s agent has said it is not record executive David Geffen, who was in charge of Simon’s record label at the time. The ridiculous part, as Simon said no matter who it is, she is still amused the song is so perplexing and is still leaving people curious after almost 40 years. As she told CNN.com in 2002, “It amuses me that I’m still being asked.”

As of press time Monday, March 1, the season finale of “The Bachelor” had yet to air.

But in reality, it doesn’t matter which one he picked. The rumor going around before the show was he might choose

no one, according to a USA Today story.

I’ve never been much of one for cheesy matchmaking shows, so naturally, I’ve never actually watched “The Bachelor.” Isn’t the point for him to meet a girl, fall in love and live happily ever after?

So far, that hasn’t really been the case for many of the couples, except for Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney, who just got married over the weekend. I only know this because of the story on UsMagazine.com.

The ridiculousness of this story is whether he will give out a rose at all. Isn’t that the whole point of the show?

For him to find “love” and give her the last rose and live happily ever after only to break up six weeks later and end up on the cover of Star magazine?

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No matter what happens, I’m sure it will be fine. Fans will talk about it for a few weeks, then get back to the rest of the world.

Speaking of the world, remember how for the last two weeks, nothing has been on NBC other than those sports? Well, apparently, since Russia didn’t do so hot, the president is calling for some people to quit their jobs over it.

Though he didn’t mention any names, “Russia President Dmitry Medvedev demanded Monday that sports officials step down over the country’s dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver,” according to ESPN.com’s Vancouver 2010 Web site.

In televised comments, Medvedev said if those responsible for preparing the

athletes don’t resign, then the decision will be made for them.

The article went on to say Russia has never finished out of the top five in medal standings until now. And as for the Soviets from 1956 to 1988, they were on top all but twice.

“Several Russian politicians have called for Vitaly Mutko, who was appointed sports minister in May 2008, to step down,” according to the article.

We all know the Russians didn’t do so hot in hockey either, but since the gold medal game was between the U.S. and Canada, the leaders of the two nations placed a friendly bet on the contest.

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper bet a case of beer on the game. Obviously,

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Obama lost the bet, like I did with my Canadian friends.

According to the AP, “White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Barack Obama had a case of Yuengling riding on the game.”

Harper wagered 24 bottles of Molson. The beer battle pitted Canada’s oldest brewery against the oldest beer maker in the United States.

There was no word on where the cross-border exchange would occur.

Though I didn’t bet a case of beer — that would be insane since it’s so expensive in Sweden — we did bet if the U.S. won, in honor of the other Jack Johnson, the Canadians would make banana pancakes. But since they were the victors, I had to sing “O Canada” when their team got their gold medals. F Main Office: phone: (931) 221-7376 fax: (931) 221-7377 Publication Schedule:

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Student wins XBox competition because I was really good at it. It gave me the chance to beat up on my bigger brothers.”

Having a busy schedule does not deter Reynolds from keeping in touch with his family. Playing the XBox gives Kevin a way to keep in touch, while having fun.

“I remember having little tournaments with my brothers in games like “Mortal Kombat” on the Super Nintendo,” said Reynolds.

It was in 2004, when Reynolds first took his passion for gaming and began competing in a local tournament.

“My high school hosted a “Madden” tournament on the PS2,” said Reynolds. “I didn’t do too hot, but there were a lot of people there that were much better than me.”

Since 2004, Reynolds has only been to a few competitions. However, he plans to begin entering more tournaments.

“I am beginning to enter one every couple of months with my friend, Greg Hunt,” said Reynolds.

Reynolds and Hunt recently entered a tournament in Waverly, Tenn., which featured competitions in XBox and PC games.

“We competed in both the “Madden” and the “Call of Duty 4” competitions,” said Reynolds. “We won the tournament and received a free entry into the next

By TANGELIA CANNON Features Editor

At a time when most students are stressing about upcoming mid-terms and getting ready for spring break, some students still make sure to make time for themselves.

Kevin Reynolds, a sophomore biology major is one of the many students that tries to make time for themselves in a busy schedule.

“I play the XBox an average of two hours a day,” said Reynolds. “It’s not as much as I would like to, but with me being in school and working, it’s all the time I have . . . depending on what is going on during the week and what is happening at school.”

Reynolds began gaming at an early age, due to growing up with four brothers.

“I remember having two PS1 consoles in our house, but all we had were awful games,” said Reynolds. “So instead of playing the PS1, me and my brothers stuck to the Super Nintendo. I remember playing games like “Rock and Roll Racing,” “Super Mario Bros.,” “Zelda” and “Mortal Kombat.”

Growing up with a house full of boys, influenced Reynolds’ game-play greatly.

“I enjoyed playing two player games that were either co-op or versus,” he said.

“I really liked playing “Mortal Kombat”

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Kevin Reynolds tries to play the XBox two hours a day in order to practice, keep in touch with his brothers, and have some downtime.

tournament, free pizza and an XBox 360 skin/face plate.”

“My favorite part of tournaments is the competitiveness. It is completely different than just playing on XBox Live,” said Reynolds.

If you are interested in going to tournaments, Reynolds said the best way

to find out about upcoming games is the Internet or friends that are gamers as well.

One piece of advice Reynolds offers any future competitor is to communicate with team members.

“If you do not communicate, then you will just be picked apart by a team that does,” said Reynolds. F

‘No More Heroes 2’ provides unique entertainment

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The one thing that makes ‘No More Heroes 2’ a great game is not the violent nature, but the style.”

“No More Heroes” for the Wii was quite a stress reliever, brimming with violence, sex and gross humor. Its sequel, “No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle,” not only lives up to expectations, but exceeds them.

The game smashes all expectations one might have on Wii game. Instead of Mario and mushrooms, the game features a charming, grungy, animeloving main character named Travis Touchdown, who in the first game reached the rank of “number one assassin.” Two years later, he is not only back in the ranking game to be number one, but he is fueled by the lust

to avenge his best friend’s death in the city of Santa Destroy.

As Travis wielding a beam katana, you will slash your way through ranking battles set up by a voluptuous assassin agent Sylvia Christel, whose presence adds a lot of sexual humor to the game by flirting with him.

The ranking battles are everything one loves about a violent game: fountains of blood and enemies being split right down the middle.

However, just like its predecessor, “No More Heroes 2” is very confusing and has little battle structure.

When fighting enemies, the camera has to constantly be refocused and there is mostly

random slashing of the katana.

A plus to the battles is somewhere in the chaos of slashing and killing an enemy, a slot machine shows up. If it lands on three bars, Travis transforms into a tiger and rips everyone to shreds.

Another downside is the feeling of fighting the same enemies over and over again and they all spew out the battle or death cries, which are quick to annoy.

But this is all made up for in the boss battles, which feature assassins with diverse and humorous personalities which break up the monotony to the same old, same old.

The one thing that makes

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Jay Leno returns to “The Tonight Show” after little more than a three week hiatus.

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Jay Leno was absent from the nation’s TV screens for little more than three weeks, but he’s returning Monday night, March 1, with renewed purpose.

Leno will be reclaiming his old job at NBC’s “Tonight Show” just nine months after giving it up to Conan O’Brien, and only 19 days after NBC pulled the plug on Leno’s own prime-time misadventure.

Now the late-night war resumes between Leno and his longtime CBS opponent David Letterman, who gained the ratings upper hand during O’Brien’s brief, unhappy stay as “Tonight Show” host.

NBC is praying that Leno will settle comfortably back into his “Tonight Show” desk chair, where he ruled late night (and beat Letterman) for much of 17 years.

But already handicappers are weighing whether Leno can recapture his momentum after leaving last May in favor of O’Brien, and after stumbling badly in his weeknight prime-time hour, yanked last month by NBC. Dorothy Elayan, 50, of Louisville, Ky., and her daughter, Jena, 19, who were visiting Southern California, were waiting to enter the NBC studio in Burbank for Monday’s taping. Both said they preferred Leno over O’Brien.

“I didn’t like Conan. I didn’t like his sense of humor,” Jena Elayan said. “I watched ‘The Tonight Show’ when it was Jay Leno.”

Her mother said she had remained a fan of Leno in prime time.

“I would like him earlier because I go to bed earlier. I was that one little person still watching,” she said, referring to his disappointing prime-time ratings.

Also in line was Natalie Hanks, 19, of San Clemente, Calif., who said she found O’Brien funnier than Leno but added, “I wish there was room for both.”

She said Leno might face resistance from O’Brien’s fans.

“I’ve seen a lot of people on Facebook rallying around Conan. I think younger people will boycott “Tonight” with Leno,” Hanks said.

Meanwhile, rumors abound concerning the next step for O’Brien, widely seen as victimized by Leno and by NBC’s hamhanded shake up.

The most popular theory places him on the Fox network, butting heads nightly with Letterman and Leno.

With NBC’s much-watched blanket coverage of the Winter Olympics now just a memory, the battered, often-ridiculed network desperately needs something new to brag about. A successful trip back to the future with Leno hosting “Tonight” might qualify.

Leno’s scheduled guests tonight are Jamie Foxx, Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn and singer-songwriter Brad Paisley.

Letterman is countering with Bill Murray and rap star Ludacris.

“The Tonight Show” and “Late Show with David Letterman” air at 11:35 p.m. Eastern time. F

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Fans wait to enter the NBC Studios as they line up for the “Tonight Show” outside the NBC Studios on Monday, March 1, in Burbank, Calif.

“No More Heroes 2” a great game is not just the violent nature, but the style. The game features witty, gross and sexual humor with every turn that is never boring.

One of the more humorous things about the game is the charge of the beam katana is represented by a smiling phallic shape in the top corner.

As the katana loses the power, the shape begins to go limp and can only be recharged by jerking the katana up and down until the shape is fully erect.

The game has many features to where you can train at a gym, buy clothes or participate in many side job games. The side job games take on a style

and game play much like the old Nintendo Entertainment System. The games are reminiscent of “Pac-Man” and “Super Mario” and all vary in the level of difficulty and cash received.

One of the better features of the game is Travis’ motel room, where there is an arcade, the option to decorate and take care of a fat cat named Jeane.

Overall, “No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle” caters to the gamer with a love for violence, witty humor, sex and nostalgia.

Even with its’ confusing and chaotic battle play, it still manages to entertain and feed the need for a unique and stylish game. F

Features

THE ALL STATE PAGE 5; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010

Safety becomes an important issue for students on spring break

By CHASITY WEBB

Assistant Features Editor

Everyone, traveling or not, is getting pumped for spring break. It seems like the furthest thing from the students’ minds though is safety. Going out of town or traveling to another country can be dangerous. Yes, the purpose is having fun, but the number one priority should be safety.

It is always important to have a safety and emergency plan anytime a trip is planned.

Basic safety tips are needed for all trips.

The first thing travelers should do when planning a trip is leave contact information with a couple of different people, parents being the primary contact. It may seem like leaving contact information with parents defeats the whole purpose of spring break, but they will be the first to notice when their child doesn’t contact them when expected.

Items that should be included with this is a copy of an itinerary and, if going out of the country, a copy of a passport. Second, choose a trusted adult to make contact with on a daily basis.

Another tip when traveling out of the country should be to research the destination. Cultures are very different and offending locals could cause a traveler harm. It is also important to be aware of any political or social issues that are going on in the area that could interfere with the trip. A good place to research is the U.S. Department of State. Their Web site is travel.state.gov.

It is also important to learn the laws of the travel location. Being a citizen of the

U.S. does not save travelers from a foreign country’s justice system. Keep this in mind when you are consuming alcohol.

The next safety tip, and one of the most popular safety tips, is the buddy system. “Stick to the buddy system, never go anywhere alone and remember to be observant of your surroundings,” said freshman Katie Neely. “I’m actually not going anywhere for spring break this year but those work for everyday.”

Most students already understand this system, but when alcohol is involved, it should be taken a step further. One buddy should agree to stay sober and keep watch for the other buddy throughout the night.

The next night, the buddies can switch roles.

Everyone can have the fun they want and still be safe while doing so.

When traveling to a foreign country, be sure to register the trip with the U.S. Department of State. This allows the government to be able to contact travelers if they feel they are in danger because of any activities taking place in a country.

The last, and most important safety tip, is to have an emergency plan. Learn the phone numbers for the local authorities when you reach your destination. Carry emergency contact numbers at all times and notify contact information holders of any changes in plans. Hotels can also be used as a contact number in case of an emergency So, now that you know the basics, it is up to you to keep yourself safe over the break.

Don’t let dangerous situations ruin your fun because you didn’t protect yourself. F

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Despite where you go for spring break, following these safety tips will help you to have a fun and memorable spring break.

Students show little enthusiasm for the 2010 Winter Olympic Staff Reports

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The United States Curling Team and Skipper John Shuster during men’s round robin Curling Match at Vancouver Olympic Centre during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Since the start of the Olympic games on Feb. 12, people from all across the world have been tuning in to watch and see how their country fares when being pitted against the best of the best from various competitors of other nations.

The Beijing Olympics, held in 2008, was declared by NBC the most-watched event in American television history with a staggering 214 million viewers. However, around APSU, the enthusiasm seems to be lacking for the 2010 Winter Olympic games.

“I watched the Olympics last time around, but I just couldn’t get in to them this year,” said freshman Robyn Simpson. Students who haven’t watched the Winter Olympics claim a number of reasons, from not having enough time to being interested in the games.

There are some events students believe should not be a part of the Winter Olympics.

Freshman Christopher Silk believes that

curling, an event where four members slide a heavy blue stone across a floor made of curling sheet, should never have been added to the Winter Olympics. “Curling is basically glorified housekeeping,” said freshman Bo Hunter, in agreement.

However, some events, like freestyle aerial skiing, still manage to captivate the attention of students. “It’s interesting how you can be on skis and do so many flips,” said freshman Brianca Williams. “That takes a lot of athleticism.”

Another event students have shown interest in is both men’s and women’s hockey. “I think it’s great that the Canadian team beat the States in women’s hockey,” said freshman Sean Bailey, who is a native Canadian.

Although the number of students tuning in to the Vancouver Olympics may be less than anticipated, it doesn’t make United States fans less proud of the United States’ victory, earning a grand total of 37 medals. F

Bowl for Kids Sake It’s time for Big Brothers Big Sisters annual Bowl for Kids Sake!

~Thursday March 18 is “College Bowl” at Skyline Lanes ($20 minimum to bowl).

We encourage you to participate in this year’s event. Not only do you get to help out the community, you will have a great time Bowling for Kids Sake!

Easy Steps to Join the Fun • Form a team(s) A team consists of 4-5 bowlers • Reserve your time by calling 931-647-1418 • Pick up donation envelopes or arrange to have them delivered • Collect donations • Arrive at the bowling center the day of bowling 30 minutes before your bowling time to sign in, turn in donations, and receive lane assignments • Relax, Have fun, and Bowl for Kids Sake!!!

Don’t miss the opportunity to make a difference in the children of Clarksville and Montgomery County.

For more information call or visit us at: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarksville 543 Peachers Mill Road~Clarksville, TN 37042 T: 931-647-1418 F: 931-647-4818 info@bbbsclarksville.org

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Nominations are now being accepted for the

2009-2010 Student Organization and Leader Awards Deadline for all nominations is Monday, March 8, at 4 pm in Student Affairs, MUC 206, or online.

This is an opportunity to recognize outstanding APSU student leaders, student organizations, faculty and staff who excel!

For more information and nomination/applications, please visit the website at http://www.apsu.edu/student_affairs/award.htm or pick up an award packet in Student Affairs, MUC, 206.

Awards will be presented at the annual Student Organization and Leader Awards at 6 pm on April 14.

Awards will be presented to individual students, faculty and staff, and student organizations. There are some new awards this year, including the Outstanding Student Employee of the Year Award!

Please contact Student Affairs at 221-6570 for more information or e-mail bryantt@apsu.edu.

Individual Awards

Organization/ Group Awards

Distinguished Student Leaders of the Year Andrew L. “Drew” Simmons Intramural Leader Governors Rising Leader Award Silent Inspiration Adult Student Leader Campus Service Award Athlete Leader of the Year Governors Pride Leadership Award Valor Award Outstanding Student Employee Impact Award Outstanding Student Organization Member Fraternity Man and Sorority Woman of the Year Best New Organization Adviser Adviser of the Year Exemplary Staff Member of the Year Award Exemplary Faculty Member of the Year Award Mr. and Madam Governor Vice President’s Excellence in Leadership Award

Rising Star Award Campus Service Award Most Spirited Organization of the Year Impact Award President’s Cup Award Governors Legacy Organization Award Student Organization of the Year Greek Organization of the Year

Program Awards Thousand Points of Light Award Outstanding Multicultural Program Award Outstanding Fundraiser of the Year Co-Sponsored Program of the Year Outstanding Community Service Program Outstanding Program of the Year

Deadline Monday, March 8, at 4 pm in Student Affairs

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Sports

THE ALL STATE PAGE 7; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

LADY GOVS BASKETBALL

Herring, Lady Govs trounce Redhawks

LOIS JONES | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Junior guard Ashley Herring jumps for the shot while covered by the Tennessee Tech defender. Herring had 16 points and 15 rebounds in the 77-60 game against SEMO, Saturday, Feb. 27.

By MARLON SCOTT Senior Staff Writer

The regular season is over for the Lady Govs.

They had to play their last two games on the road,

where they struggled most of the season. The struggles continued against Eastern Illinois, Thursday, Feb. 25, when they lost in an embarrassing fashion to the

Panthers 47-78.

But the Lady Govs bounced back impressively for their last game of the season. Four different Lady Govs scored double-digit points in their victory over the Southeast Missouri Redhawks, 77-60.

Junior guard Ashley Herring led the team with a double-double, 16 points and 15 rebounds, and sophomore guard Whitney Hanley scored 15. Senior forward Nicole Jamen added 12 points and junior guard Brooke Faulkner scored 10.

It took a little while for the Lady Govs to get into the game. They made only two of their first seven shots. The Redhawks took advantage with a five-point lead, 11-16, at the 14:15 mark.

But the Redhawks’ quick takeoff came to an abrupt halt.

Herring drove to the basket and made a jumper while being fouled. After she converted the three-point play, Jamen made a steal and Hanley made the Redhawks pay for the turnover with a 3-pointer that gave the Lady Govs the lead 12-11 with 13:33 remaining in the first period.

From there, the Lady Govs went on a 13-0 run. At halftime they still led, 42-27.

The lead would get as high as 17 points before the Redhawks would make a run to try and close the gap. A 3-pointer by Redhawk Katie Norman cut the lead down to nine points with 6:32 left in the game. But that would be as close as the Redhawks would get the rest of the game.

The Lady Govs were sharpshooters from long range and the free-throw line. They finished the game shooting 60 percent (9-of-16) from three-point range and 74 percent (20-of-27) from the free-throw line.

Conversely, the Redhawks shot just 33 percent from the field.

The win meant the Lady Govs (12-17, 11-7 OVC) will enter the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as a three seed.

They earned a first round home game at the Dunn Center, 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 2, against the sixthseeded Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

The Lady Govs have split the series (1-1) against the Golden Eagles this season.

They lost at Tennessee Tech 56-77, Thursday, Jan. 21.

Afterwards, they defeated them in the last home game of the season, 78-70, Saturday, Feb. 20. âœŚ

Online this week APSU finishes fourth at OVC Indoor Track and Field

The Lady Govs indoor track and field team competed in this season’s Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Led by senior pole vaulters Carrie Burggraf and Molly Bartkiewicz, the Lady Govs finished fourth overall, their best finish since 2001.

For more on this story, along with photo slideshows of APSU tennis, baseball, basketball and softball, visit www.theallstate.org.

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Sports

GOVS BASKETBALL

Channels leads Govs in OT, 71-68

By ANTHONY SHINGLER Assistant Sports Editor

LOIS JONES | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Wesley Channels shoots the jump ball over the Oral Roberts defender. In his final regular season game, Channels led scorers with 21 points in the OT win against SEMO Saturday, Feb. 27.

Heading into Saturday, Feb. 27, the objective was simple for the APSU Govs — win and host a first-round Ohio Valley Conference game against Tennessee Tech.

With an overtime period, the comeback Govs were able to accomplish the feat by knocking off Southeast Missouri, 71-68.

The win improves the Govs to 17-14 overall and 11-7 in the conference. The win allowed the hardwood Govs to clinch the No. 3 seed in the OVC tournament.

With SEMO leading 31-24, the Govs looked as if they were out for the count only connecting on 7-of-22 field goals in the first half.

Coming into the second half, SEMO jumped out to a 44-33 lead with 13:47 left, after senior center Israel Kirk got a tip-in to fall through the net.

After trailing for much of the second half, the Govs would respond with a 14-5 run to cut the SEMO lead to 49-47, after a jumper from senior guard Wesley Channels with 7:19 remaining.

Again, SEMO found ways to get close to playing spoiler, leading by as many as six, 55-49 with 4:37 remaining.

With the Govs clawing back, they would tie it at 57 points on a pair of free throws from junior guard Caleb Brown with 2:31 left. Then the Govs would take their first lead on another Channels bucket with 1:10 to go.

SEMO would tie it up again on a junior forward Cameron Butler bucket, 59-59 with nine seconds left. The Govs had a chance to steal the game away but Channels’ jumper did not fall at the buzzer.

The Govs used a 10-4 run to close out the half to force the extra period.

SEMO would take their largest lead, 68-66 with 38 seconds remaining, but failed to score another point the rest of the way.

Channels scored five of the 11 points in the

extra period.

The Govs were led by Channels’ 21 points in his final regular season game and sophomore forward Anthony Campbell added 13 points. Freshman guard Justin Blake, who found his way back into the starting lineup, had 10 and sophomore center John Fraley added a double-double effort with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the win.

SEMO (7-23, 3-15 OVC) were led

by Butler’s 18 points off the bench and freshman guard Marland Smith also scored 18.

“It was a heck of a game and had to be enjoyable for the fans to watch,” said head coach Dave Loos, in a video interview with The Leaf Chronicle.

“I was real proud of our defense,” said Loos. “Our zone was pretty good in the first half and our man-to-man, which had been lacking, was very good in the second half, too, and we needed every bit of it to get out of here with a win.”

Channels showed how important he was to the Govs offense this season in his final game. This season, he is represented in every statistical category in the OVC. As of the last regular season game, he has scored more points (527) than any other OVC player.

If the Govs win on Tuesday, March 2, they will play the winner of No. 2 Morehead State, No. 7 Jacksonville State 8 p.m., Friday, March 5, at the Bridgestone Arena, aired live on ESPNU in Nashville.

The OVC championship game starts at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 6, and is aired live on ESPN 2. ✦ Visit www.TheAllState.org for exclusive photos and video related to Govs Basketball.

GOVS BASEBALL

Bat Govs sweep NIU Huskies, 3-0, improve to 5-2

By ANTHONY SHINGLER Assistant Sports Editor

The APSU Govs baseball team has hit strides early on this season by sweeping Northern Illinois to improve to 5-2 season.

The Govs won the first game of the series 7-4, thanks to a pitching gem from pitcher Ricky Marshall (2-0), who pitched seven innings with eight strikeouts and allowed only one run.

The Govs opened the game with a four-run first inning to take a quick 4-0 lead.

The Govs then loaded the bases on a bunt single from shortstop Jon Clinard, a fielder’s choice by outfielder Adam Browett and a walk by first baseman John Hogan.

Blanchard scored on an RBI after Trey Lucas was hit-bypitch. An error by NIU on a ball hit by utility Matt Kole allowed Hogan and Browett to score. Then another fielder’s choice by NIU allowed Lucas to come home for another score to push the Govs lead to 6-1.

NIU looked to take advantage of the switch at pitcher when the Govs

pulled Marshall to go to Kole and scored three runs to end the game.

In the second game the Govs picked up the win off another pitching gem, but this time coming from pitcher Stephen Huff (1-0) who struck out 11 in seven innings of work, allowing one run on two hits, while allowing four walks.

“Huff pitched great,” said Govs head coach Gary McClure. “He threw all three pitches for strikes and really showed unbelievable command. He threw his breaking ball in the dirt when he wanted, same thing with the change up.

He was doing all the things he’s got to do in order to be successful. He’s got great stuff.”

The Govs scored four runs on six hits for the game. Two of the runs came off NIU errors in the third inning allowing the Govs to take a 2-0 lead. Third baseman Haskell Fink then went hard for his first home run of the season. The solo shot, which Fink hit off the rightfield foul pole in the fourth

inning, pushed the Govs lead to 3-0. After taking the 4-0 lead, Huff had a comfortable lead but then NIU got on the board off an RBI single from Troy White that scored Hood.

Pitcher Eric Davis came in the eighth inning to take care of business while retiring all three batters faced in the inning. But in the final stanza, Davis would get himself in a jam by loading the bases with a walk. Davis struck out the next batter, but gave up an RBI walk and hit an NIU batter for another RBI. Then Davis was able to get a fly ball to end the game.

In the final game of the three-game series, the Govs needed extra innings to claim victory 9-8 in 11 innings Sunday, Feb. 28, to finish the series.

NIU (0-6) tied in the game on a three-run ninth inning to put the score at 8-8. NIU used a three-run home run from infielder Joe Etcheverry to take the game into the extra innings.

The Govs used a oneout rally to score the game winner. Lucas reached on

LOIS JONES | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Govs pitcher Stephen Huff winds up for the pitch against the NIU Huskies. In the second game, Huff struck out 11 in seven innings in the 4-3 win against NIU on Saturday, Feb. 27.

an error to begin the rally.

Hogan singled the right side to move Lucas from first to third. Browett was intentionally walked to load the bases. Pinch hitter Blake Frazier fouled a ball down the right field line where the NIU player made the catch.

Lucas then tagged up to take home on the sacrifice fly out to win the game. Closer Zach Gerler (1-1) picked up the win for the Govs after tossing two scoreless innings in relief.

The Govs will return to the diamond with the

Riverview Inn Invitational in Clarksville. The Govs will take on Milwaukee on Friday, March 5, Dayton on Saturday, March 6 and SIUEdwardsville, Sunday, March 7. All three games will have a 3 p.m. first pitch at Raymond C. Hand Park. ✦

LADY GOVS SOFTBALL

Lady Govs struggle, continue offensive woes, 3-9 overall

By MARLON SCOTT Senior Staff Writer

Like the current U.S. economy, the Lady Govs’ offense was in a recession at the Chattanooga Frost Classic this weekend.

From Friday, Feb. 26, until Sunday, Feb. 28, the Lady Govs played and lost five games, scoring only two total runs.

The offensive woes began with a doubleheader Friday, Feb. 26.

The Lady Govs were shutout against Lipscomb.

Conversely, the Lady Bisons appeared to score at will. In the top of the third inning, Lady Bison shortstop Courtney Billington and

first baseman Kellie Cross hit back-to-back homeruns to make the score 10-0. The game was called in the fifth with Lipscomb walking away with the 15-0 win.

The good news for the Lady Govs in the second game was their defense held the Evansville Purple Aces to just three runs.

Unfortunately, it only took three runs to win the game because the Lady Govs were shut out again. Sophomore pitcher Ashley Bolda picked up the loss. She allowed four hits, walked one, struck out two and picked up only one earned in six innings of work.

After “shutout” Friday,

the Lady Govs opened up another doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 27 against Ball State. Bolda was lit up early

by Cardinal third baseman Jessie Ware, who smacked one over the fence with a runner on first.

The Cardinals were up 3-0 in the top of the fourth when Lady Gov senior shortstop Brittany Williams cranked a homer over the center field fence. The run ended a Lady Govs scoreless streak at 15 innings. It was the only score they would generate.

Outfielders Catie Cozart and Detra Farley also produced one hit in the 1-8 loss to Ball State.

The Lady Govs held

strong for four innings in the second game of the day against Rutgers. After utility Tiffany Smith hit a double to center field, Cozart earned an RBI with a single that turned into a double on an error by the Rutgers centerfielder.

The Lady Govs remained ahead 1-0 until Rutgers tied the game in the top of the fourth inning.

Then, in the fifth inning, Rutgers outfielder Mikelyn Messina smacked a grand slam home run into orbit over the centerfield fence and made the score 5-1. The Lady Govs kept Rutgers from scoring again, but also failed to score again themselves.

Senior pitcher Abby

Mabry picked up the loss.

In just over four innings of pitching she allowed five runs from five hits, all earned, with two walks and two strike outs. Smith, Farley and Cozart were the only Lady Govs with hits in the game.

Early Sunday, Feb. 28, the Lady Govs finished their trip to Chattanooga by playing Kansas. Instead of leaving on a high note with a win, the Lady Govs suffered their third shutout of the weekend.

They lost to the Jayhawks 0-9.

Jayhawks senior pitcher Sarah Vertelka shutdown the Lady Govs, allowing only one hit, no runs, one walk

and five strike outs. Smith got the only hit for the Lady Govs.

Meanwhile, Lady Govs senior pitcher Meagan Williams watched one of her pitches clear the centerfield fence for a two run shot in the first inning. Williams was tagged for the loss. She picked up six runs, four earned, from five hits along with one strike out and one walk in just over one inning of pitching.

Freshman pitcher Morgan Brewer provided one of a few bright spots this weekend pitching two scoreless innings in relief to close the game against the Jayhawks. ✦