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NOVEMBER 8, 2006
Volume 78, Number 10
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Twenty countries visit campus
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Dancers perform authentic Meixcan routines for the International Night attendees. The event was held last Wednesday in the University Center Ballroom.
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The table representing Mexico was filled with cookbooks and authentic cuisine for International Night attendees to sample.
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Yazarette Guzman, front and Omar Gutierrez, perform a dance native to Ecuador.
International Night brings food,culture, entertainment to campus community By TINEA PAYNE Staff Writer
Several anxious Austin Peay State University students waited outside the University Center Ballroom as visitors and representatives from 20 different countries prepared a night of food, dancing and traditions from around the world. Facutly and students at APSU celebrated a clash of culture last Tuesday at the annual International Night, sponsored by Student Affairs and coordinated by International Student Organization (ISO). The event is traditionally held during the week of Homecoming. Inga Fillipo, faculty advisor of the Study Abroad program, helped organize the annual event.
“We ask students and families of all cultures in the Clarksville community to come by every year,” Fillipo said. Fillipo describes the event as a way for students and faculty of APSU to intertwine cultures and learn about one another. “Nation borders are taken away, and it brings students together with food and music; there’s such camaraderie,” Fillipo said.“[The event] does a good job with bringing our international students and American students together, to see where they’re coming from.” Students not only enjoyed the blending of cultures, but seeing their own countries as well. The Puerto Rico display brought such excitement to
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Priyal Pandya performs an Indian folkdance at last week’s International Night.
vocal performance major Gregory Mercado, 18, who shares Puerto Rican roots. Mercado enjoyed the event and said he wishes all countries, like his own, were represented more often than well-known ones. “[Puerto Rico] is not usually represented. It’s always Mexican Food,” Mercado said.Although he enjoyed his country’s food, Mercado had a taste of other cultures as well.“I liked the food from Argentina, India, Greece and Japan the best,” Mercado said. Aside from the multicultural cuisine, an abundance of dancing and music flooded the ballroom floor. Dancers from Colombia, The Dominican Republic, Mexico and India awed the audience. Slovakian and Russian performers provided soothing music as surrounding attendees rotated from one table to the next. Each table also provided information for students interested in the Study Abroad program of that country. Ivan Joe Fillipo from the Corporate Center for Study Abroad mentioned the “wide array of
courses” the Study Abroad program provides.“There are eight to 10 different programs for students to choose from,” Fillipo said. APSU provides Study Abroad programs for Spain, Canada,Austria, China, Japan, Nigeria, Sweden and several others. President of ISO, Deanna Hensley, said that cultural events give students,“a great taste of the diverse culture that exists in Clarksville.” The event was the Student Government Association senator’s third year being involved in International Night. This year was Hensley’s first time actually being in charge of the event. A senior at APSU, Hensley enjoys the international studies program. “I got interested in [the program] because it involves talking with people. I started to appreciate other cultures.” Hensley also said the event helps students learn to respect and appreciate one another.“Respecting and learning to appreciate where we come from influences our values,” Hensley said. ✦
Biles: Campus safety not based on numbers alone By CYNTHIA BRYSON Staff Writer
If the numbers posted on the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCRP) Web site are any indication,Austin Peay State University provides a safe and secure environment to foster the educational experience, especially for students living on campus. While APSU is no longer the safest university in Tennessee, it runs a close second. Despite those numbers,APSU’s Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police Lantz Biles, prefers to use a different measuring stick to judge campus safety. Even though many campuses may claim to be safer than others, their views are based on BILES numbers. Biles refered to this as a “numbers game.” “Our success is not judged by numbers, we can’t do that.We have a growing population, more people, we have more and more visitors, our numbers are going to increase—so if we look at numbers to judge success, we’re going to be in a losing battle from here on out,” Biles said. Biles prefers to gauge results a different way.“I would judge success by the perception of safety and the relationships we build with the university community. If you can walk from point A to point B in the evening
after hours, in the darkness and you feel safe, you don’t have the perception of threats, you see the campus is well-lit, you see that there are emergency phones that are available to you, and you can operate on the campus without fear, then we’re successful,” said Biles. “I’ve heard them say that Austin Peay is one of the safest campuses in the state; yes, I can agree with that, just based on our population, our numbers, we have low crime rates,” Biles added. One Resident Assistant (RA) would have to concur with Biles’assessment. Rebecca Forehand, a 20-year-old Spanish major, has been an RA for two semesters. Not only does she know of no one who has had safety issues, she personally feels a sense of security on campus. “Many times I’ved walled back to my room around one or two (a.m.) and I felt perfectly safe, and you can always call campus police for escort service,” she said. As Forehand knows from her own experience, housing staff and RAs receive some training at the beginning of each semester from campus police.“The campus police came by and gave us a run-down of all the issues and the things they do, like services they provide for students,” she said. Despite Biles’ preferred measure of judging success, the numbers on the UCRP Web site are hard to ignore; they speak for themselves. The site contains statistics by year for campuses from the state and university.While Vanderbilt Univeristy reported a student enrollment of
11,294, it also reported 661 property crimes and 541 larceny-thefts for 2005.APSU, with an enrollment of 8,650 that same year, reported only 73 property crimes and 63 larceny-thefts. The Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 requires educational institutions to publish an annual report containing a breakdown of criminal offenses committed on their campuses. This act, also known as The Clery Act, was enacted after the rape and murder of Jeanne Clery while she slept in her residence hall room in 1986. Clery was a 19-year-old freshman at the time, attending Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. Student involvement is vital to the success of the campus environment in terms of safety.“We’d love for them to be involved, it’s their community, it’s their campus...we need their assistance to be our eyes and ears.” Even so, during a rash of vehicle break-ins in the past, campus police later discovered that many students had seen vehicles rushing from the area and had heard activated car alarms. Student involvement is particularly important now. With only 12 officer positions, a minimum staffing requirement at any given time consists of one dispatcher, one security guard, and one police officer. This is due to scheduling difficulties that can arise from vacation days, sick days and regular days off.
Additionally, campus police are currently short on personnel, with two at the police academy, one vacant position and one person training in preparation for attendance at the academy. “We’re reactive.When somebody calls, we respond. We don’t have the capability right now, until we get up to full strength, to be pro-active,” Biles said. For more information, call campus police at 2217786.A dispatcher is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The on-campus emergency number is 4848. ✦
Safety tips • Be wary of numbers, judge safety for yourself. • Crime statistics for campuses are available on the internet. • RAs and housing staff receive training from campus police. • Student involvement is a must. LINKS: • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/index.html. • APSU Campus Police: http://www.apsu.edu/police/
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Saddam sentenced to death BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Defiant, raging and arrogant to the end, Saddam Hussein trembled and shouted “God is great” as he was sentenced to hang, then walked steadily from the courtroom with a smirk on his face. “Long live the people and death to their enemies. Long live the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!” Saddam cried out. Then bailiffs took the arms of Iraq’s once allpowerful leader, and the man the United States went to war to drive from power walked steadily from the courtroom with a smirk on his face. The hawk-faced chief judge, Raouf AbdulRahman, sentenced Saddam to the gallows Sunday for crimes against humanity, convicting the former dictator and six subordinates for a nearly quartercentury-old case of violent suppression in this land of long memories, deep grudges and sectarian slaughter. Shiites and Kurds, who had been tormented and killed in the tens of thousands under Saddam’s iron rule, erupted in celebration — but looked ahead fearfully for a potential backlash from the Sunni insurgency that some believe could be a final shove into all-out civil war. A round-the-clock curfew imposed before the verdict helped avert widespread bloodshed, but police said 72 people were killed or found dead nationwide by daybreak, and worries grew about what will happen when the curfew is lifted.
The former Iraqi dictator and six subordinates were convicted and sentenced for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town after an attempt on his life there. The nine-month trial had inflamed the nation, and three defense lawyers and a witness were murdered in the course of its 39 sessions. The trial was watched throughout Iraq and the Middle East as much for theater as for substance. Saddam was ejected from the courtroom repeatedly for his political harangues, and his half brother and co-defendant, Barzan Ibrahim, once showed up in long underwear and sat with his back to the judges. With justice for Saddam’s crimes done, the U.S.backed Shiite prime minister called for reconciliation and delivered the most eloquent speech of his five months in office. “The verdict placed on the heads of the former regime does not represent a verdict for any one person. It is a verdict on a whole dark era that was unmatched in Iraq’s history,” Nouri al-Maliki said. The White House praised the Iraqi judicial system and denied the U.S. had been “scheming” to have the historic verdict announced two days before American midterm elections, widely seen as a referendum on the Bush administration’s policy in Iraq. President Bush called the verdict “a milestone in the Iraqi people’s efforts to replace the rule of a
Ford,Clark come to Clarksville
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Harold Ford Jr. speaks to a crowd at Veterans Plaza last week.
Locals brave weather to hear candidate speak By DAVE CAMPBELL Features Editor
Last Wednesday, General Wesley Clark and senatorial candidate, Harold Ford Jr. paid a visit to Clarksville’s Veteran’s Plaza to rally attendees to get out and vote. The rally began with prayer and the national anthem. Several local representatives turned out to show support for Harold Ford Jr. Austin Peay State University students were also present among the moderately sized crowd. Congressman Lincoln Davis (D – TN), chairman of the campaign to elect Ford, was there in support of the candidate. Davis extended a welcome to the Democrats.“I’ve got to believe there’s some Independents and republicans out there.We’ve got to go
out and vote this time, because our future depends on it,” Davis said. He said that Ford was a candidate who was not suggesting we “cut and run” but “stop and think about it” as former President Clinton suggests for the war in Iraq. Davis said Ford would never take Bibles out of the home — but would increase the minimum wage — so that you could buy another one. The main issue discussed was the military. Maureen Satchel, a mother with two sons currently deployed to Iraq, is not going to see her sons this Thanksgiving. Her oldest, she is afraid will be part of a backdoor draft. Satchel said she feels that the military is being abused by current governement officials. ✦
tyrant with the rule of law.” “It’s a major achievement for Iraq’s young democracy and its constitutional government,” the president said.“Today, the victims of this regime have received a measure of the justice which many thought would never come,” he added. But symbolic of the split between the United States and many of its traditional allies over the Iraq war, many European nations voiced opposition to the death sentences in the case, including France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.A leading Italian opposition figure called on the continent to press for Saddam’s sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. Lost in the drama of Sunday’s death sentence was any mention of the failed search for the alleged weapons of mass destruction that Bush said led the United States to invade and occupy Iraq in March 2003. Saddam was found hiding with an unfired pistol in a hole in the ground near his home village north of Baghdad in December 2003, eight months after he fled the capital ahead of advancing American troops. Twenty-two months later, he went on trial for ordering the torture and murder of nearly 150 Shiites from the city of Dujail. Saddam said those who were killed had been found guilty in a legitimate Iraqi court for trying to assassinate him.✦
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Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yells at the court as the verdict is delivered during his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, Sunday. Iraq's High Tribunal found him guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death by hanging.
WORLD BRIEFS Blair opposes death penalty for Saddam, says trial reminds world of his brutal rule LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday he opposed the death penalty for Saddam Hussein even though the deposed Iraqi leader’s trial had reminded the world of his brutality. Asked about Saddam’s sentence at his monthly press conference, Blair noted that Britain opposed the death penalty “whether it’s Saddam or anyone else.” But he said the trial “gives us a chance to see again what the past in Iraq was, the brutality, the tyranny, the hundreds of thousands of people he killed, the wars.” On Sunday, the Iraqi High Tribunal in Baghdad convicted Saddam and sentenced him to hang for crimes against humanity in the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town. Two other co-defendants also were sentenced to death. Blair said the trial “also then helps point the way to the only future” the Iraqi people want:“a nonsectarian Iraq in which people from different communities live together and decide their future through democracy. I don’t underestimate for a single instant the difficulties involved in achieving that, but it’s a battle worth fighting.” Blair’s views won’t affect the fate of Saddam, whose sentence was imposed by an Iraqi court. But it does put the prime minister at odds with his close ally, President Bush, who praised the verdict. In a testy exchange with a television journalist, Blair referred repeatedly to Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett’s comments on the verdict. She said that while Britain opposed capital punishment, Saddam’s sentence was a matter for Iraq’s government. The prime minister appeared uncomfortable when pressed about the use of the death penalty against Saddam, repeating his general opposition to capital punishment several times but avoiding direct questions about the former dictator’s fate. “Our position on the death penalty is well known.We’re opposed to it,” Blair said. But Blair relented under intense questioning, saying “We are against the death penalty ... whether it’s Saddam or anybody else.” “However, what I think is important about this is to recognize that this trial of Saddam has been handled by the Iraqis themselves and they will take the decision about it,” he said.“It does give us a very clear reminder of the total and barbaric brutality of that regime. The numbers of people that died, hundreds of thousands of them .... That doesn’t alter our position on the death penalty at all, but it simply does give us a reminder of that.“
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He sought to play down the importance of Saddam’s fate, saying “there are other and bigger issues to talk about.” The death sentences in Iraq automatically go to a nine-judge appeals panel, which has unlimited time to review the case. If the verdicts and sentences are upheld, the executions must be carried out within 30 days.
Thousands rally in Pakistani region to condemn deadly school bombing KHAR, Pakistan (AP) - Chanting “Death to America,” thousands rallied Monday in a lawless tribal area near the PakistanAfghan border to condemn a deadly airstrike last week on a religious school. The protests were held in the Bajur tribal region, where the Pakistani military said it bombed an Islamic seminary that served as a front for training militants. Eighty people were killed. Local people and an Islamic opposition party claim that almost all victims were children or teenagers studying at the school. The raid has sparked furious protests in Bajur and in other Pakistani cities. Opposition lawmakers denounced the government, claiming that the military helped U.S. forces based in Afghanistan to carry out the strike. They have produced a list of victims, allegedly showing that almost all were young students, and have called for an emergency parliamentary debate. Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf, who is regarded in the West as a close ally in the war against Islamic militants in neighboring Afghanistan, has been under escalating international pressure to rein in cross-border infiltration by pro-Taliban militants. On Sunday, visiting Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot called on Islamabad to seal the border. On Monday, protests were held in Khar, Bajur’s capital, and in Loi Sam, a town about 15 kilometers (9 miles) west of Khar. Some 5,000 people, including several hundred masked militants wielding guns, rallied in Loi Sam, chanting,“Anyone who is friend of America is a traitor.” A protest leader in Loi Sam said the United States was targeting Islamic schools because it was afraid of Islamic students. “America is scared of those who get education in these schools,” said Sen.Abdur Rashid, from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party.“The enemies of Islam are frightened.” About 1,200 college students gathered in Khar to condemn the bombing. Also Monday, unknown attackers fired three rockets near a residential area of suburban Peshawar. No damage was reported. ✦
Good Morning APSU Campus Community Calendar Caberet tickets on sale Tickets are now on sale for Caberet. Tickets are $4 for APSU students with ID and $6 for adults.Those wishing to attend the event can purchase tickets at the Trahern Box Office through Nov. 9. Tickets will also be available: • Nov. 13 and 14 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Nov. 15 through the 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. • Nov. 19 from 1 to 1:45 p.m.
CLS 2007 applications deadline extended The Collegiate Leadership Summit planning committee is looking for 10 students to serve as student conference assistants for the Collegiate Leadership Summit. CLS is a regional leadership conference aimed at college students from Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. The deadline had been extended until Nov. 17. Go to http://www.apsu.edu/sll/CLS%202007.htm to download an application.
International Student volunteers sought Informational meetings will be held Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the UC Room 303. The meetings will begin every hour. Those interested in traveling abroad this summer doing volunteer work are urged to attend. For further information, contact Ola Mechreky at olamechreky@yahoo.com.au or call (703)-508-2980.
Students helping students referrals now being accepted The NAACP College Chapter, in partnership with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and the Sociology Club, is accepting referrals from students, faculty and staff to identify students with families to receive holiday food baskets. The deadline to submit the forms is Nov. 8. Contact Kathleen Evans at 221-1242 for more information.
Clarinet ensemble concert The APSU Clarinet Ensemble Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Stephen Clark, professor of music, will conduct the concert. The ensemble will include works representing nearly every classical-style period from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Composers featured in the concert include William Byrd, Giovanni Gabrieli, J. S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Igor Stravinsky.
Perspectives WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2006, PAGE 3
THE ALL STATE
OUR TAKE
Elections are over; it’s back to reality The elections are over.We can all go back to our satisfying lives of catching up on the daily reality that confronts public life. No longer do we have to deal with the negative ads that promote certain political figures at the expense of degrading others. This election year’s attempt of turning reality into some type of soap opera has come to an end. For two more years, (well probably only one) society can go about their daily routines without having to subject themselves to the issue-avoiding, say-nothing partisan plugs that plague the air waves with 30 seconds of hate. Now that Nov. 7 is over, we can get back to the crucial matters we most care about. Will Sarah Evans return to “Dancing with the Stars?” Can “Desperate Housewives” make it another season? Will Ryan and Marissa get back together, oh wait, she died didn’t she? What will Ryan do?
The public is now confronted with the ongoing dramas that are not based on “my so-called life.” The outcomes of a 30minute sitcom do not have the same ramifications that will be felt from yesterday’s elections. And this is a good thing.We at The All State, much like everyone else in the public, have felt the heavy and sobering issues creeping into our lives for too long. A break from reality is going to be nice. With no political election looming, pressure has been eased. The political attack ads aren’t constantly reminding the public of the heavy weight decision that confronted us. It’s the opportune moment for all of society to just take a break and veg out. Today is a new day. So let’s all rejoice that the era of negativity is over. It’s time to get on with our lives. We’re The All State and we approve this message. ✦
Columnist takes easy way out, uses class assignment for article Dr. Rabidoux, Part I Your article which appeared in last week’s paper makes several interesting points regarding the issues on which the upcoming midterm elections in several key states might turn. In between a few laughs I found myself wondering; have we really hit rock-bottom or are there a few more layers to dig through before we hit magma and burn this sucker down? (Really folks, Perspectives you have to stop Phil voting for the Grey candidate with the highest entertainment value. Sure, it may be funny for a couple of weeks but it’s like a bad tattoo; you have to live with the choice far beyond the point at which the novelty wears off.) Anyway, nearly the whole lot makes me wish for an interruption of democratic processes to allow for a short-but-violent revolution, during which psychotic-yetsincere thugs might amuse themselves by taking the whole of the Congress out and using them as ammunition for catapult practice. But I digress. Your point — being that real issues and the inability of these hacks to discuss them intelligently have both been mercifully covered over by a blizzard of inanity — is well taken. It may not have been your point, but it is well taken nonetheless. I am sure that many people have by now become convinced that Michael J. Fox and Rush Limbaugh are, in fact, candidates for Senator of some state or other. Failing to find these names on their ballots, some Tennessee voters (particularly those who TIVO their way through commercials and never watch the news) may well be surprised to find out that auto-manufacturing gazillionaire Henry/Harold Ford is running against Bob Barker. Corker. Whatever. Back to your article — certainly, you were harsher overall in your assessment of Republicans who, being the party-inpower these days, present the larger target. This is fitting for an organization that uses an elephant as its symbol. However, the realist within me suspects that when (if) the self-righteous
trumpeting of pachyderms in Congress is replaced by the braying of jackasses come January, reality will set in soon enough. We will discover that the reticence of jackasses in disclosing their plans for fixing the current mess is due to the fact that there is, in fact, no plan, and that their hatred for (and obsessive fixation with) the current occupant of the White House has left them unsuited for any fruitful activity. Should the jackasses realize their dream of bringing George of the Jungle to trial (along with “Shep” Rove and some other faithful companions), they may well forget that the planks they were handed were for mending that big hole in the ship of state, and not for building a gallows. Part II This is a real flying leap. I’m going to make my election predictions today (Friday) and, of course, the paper doesn’t come out until Wednesday. Either I’ll look like the smartest guy in the room (fat chance) or stand revealed as knowing no more than the village idiot. At which point I’ll be offered a job by a major network. I’m predicting that the Democrats will win the House by a margin of 222-213. The Republicans will hold the Senate by a 51-49 margin. I’m still counting Lieberman as a Democrat since he’ll vote with them on most issues, and I’m also counting Vermont Independents as Dems for the same reason. I’m also predicting that Lincoln Chaffee will lose his Rhode Island Senate seat, despite being the most liberal Republican Senator. The bottom line here — I think Bush will be impeachment-proofed and considering the predictions of a few months ago, I think that the outcome should really shake up the DNC – badly. No way should it be this close. Winning the House by a slim margin should not be seen as a reason for partying — not this year, not when you consider that Bush is not just a lame duck; he’s freaking Daffy Duck after getting his beak blasted backward by Elmer Fudd. One last thing to wrap this up; Corker will probably win. The guy who had “undocumented workers” on his construction sites, who then said in a campaign ad that we should round up 12 million people and send them south of the border and make them reapply to come back. That guy. I’m guessing 49 percent for Corker, 46 percent for Ford, and 5 percent “No opinion; I’m just here at the polling place because the bars are closed.” I think we’re done here. ✦
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It is apparent that your “Perspectives” page is not only written by liberals but by delusional liberals with the idea that the lies they spread are original. It would be nice to see one democrat succeed without lying or misinforming the public.
Smoking can not be considered a disability, addiction or not, difficult or not, the ability to recover from the “condition”is there, therefore support of the habit should not be encouraged, instead support for recovery should be offered if any help for smokers is to be applied.
Many thanks go out to The All State for holding the SGA accountable on the issues of smoking and green power. The SGA should not garner so much power they neglect the voice of the student body.
I really enjoy all the good work provided by The All State this term. Way to be an inspiration and think outside the box! Keep it up. Gay marriage would, if federally sponsored, be the initial drop in altitude on our great country's moral downward spiral. Drug abusers and pedophiles are Americans too.... in 100 years will our moral fiber be degenerated enough to federally protect their activities as well?
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YOUR TAKE Opinions are one-sided After being a faithful reader of your paper for a few years now, this week’s issue will probably be the last one I read. I will have to disagree with one article (and many more that are irrelevant at the time being) that was published on November 1, 2006 entitled “And The All State endorses…” In this article it stated,“We at The All State do not endorse a particular candidate, but encourage you to get out and get informed on what each candidate represents.” As long as you don’t “get informed” by reading The All State. In your Opinions section it seems like the issues lately have been presented coming from one point of view. I always thought the media was supposed to be fair and show both sides of the story. As the election is right around the corner, I see that the entire Opinions section was entirely one voice only. This is the last paper to come out before election day and no one will hear anything different than the one sided opinions The All State has, in a way, endorsed. I would have thought the paper would have had someone with a different opinion so that the people could make up their mind between the two ideas, instead of just implanting one side into their heads. It is scary to think that for some people this is the only paper they will read, and it is the extent of their research on candidates and important issues. It is possible that other view points don’t get printed because there are writers with other opinions that for some reason are unwilling to work there. I’m not sure what that says about the paper, but it can’t be a good thing. Rachel Wilson Accounting Servies
No, Shame on you SGA I would like to clarify several issues that were raised in Senator Amis’ letter regarding the Renewable Energy Initiative (Nov. 1, “Shame on you The All State.”) First, the results of SOARE’s Renewable Energy Survey, administered in Spring 2006 to 804 Austin Peay State University students, indicate that 64.30% of students are willing to contribute at least $10 per semester “to a fund used to increase efficiency projects and purchase electricity generated from renewable resources.” Actually, the mean amount was $14.55, which included those who indicated “$0” as well as those who indicated up to “$100” per semester. In fact, the legislation proposes $4.55 less than students indicated they were willing to contribute. (View the survey results at www.apsu.edu/soare.) Second, Senator Amis stated that of the funds collected from a Fee, the “majority was going to TVA.” The “majority” has not been decided yet. If students are given the opportunity to vote and if they approve the Renewable Energy Fee, the SGA and the administration will present it to the TBR next spring for final approval. Then a committee of students, with faculty and administration as advisors, will be formed to manage the APSU Renewable Energy Fund. Practical, cost effective projects will be decided upon and implemented by that committee. On-campus projects might include purchasing shut-down software for school computers, upgrading to compact fluorescent lights in dorms and offices, or using waste cooking oil to make biofuel for APSU diesel vehicles. Presumably, students will choose to spend the money on projects that return the greatest benefit per dollar invested, although students may decide that “making a statement” by installing high visibility renewable energy generation such as solar panels on campus is a higher return on investment than purchasing green power. If students did decide that a portion of the fee were to be used to purchase renewable energy through the Green Power Switch program, it is important to understand that this too is renewable energy. This program allows consumers to purchase blocks of electricity generated by the sun, wind and landfill gases. The more renewable energy purchased through Green Power Switch®, the more renewable energy production will be installed in the TVA power generating system. Thus, purchasing green power through this program is approximately equivalent to installing green power on campus! Green Power Switch, like hundreds of other green power purchase programs around the country, is certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-E program (www.greene.org.) Green-E is an independent, non-profit corporation with board members drawn from environmental organizations, renewable energy industries, utilities and government agencies. Green-E conducts compliance reviews of Green Power Switch programs twice a year to safeguard the renewable energy market from false claims and fraud. This strict oversight is meant to reassure consumers that the money they are investing in Green Power Switch programs are actually purchasing green power. If over 64% of APSU students clearly indicate that they might be willing to spend their own money to help end our addiction to fossil fuels, then the SGA should accede to their will and facilitate the scheduling of a vote that allows this initiative to be either accepted or rejected. The students are their constituents! Support is growing in the SGA. Senators Drew, Johnson, Pigott and Edmonson have signed on as cosponsors to Senator Hensley’s Renewable Energy Initiative legislation. Students, if you want the opportunity to vote on the Renewable Energy Initiative, tell your SGA senators to vote “YES” to Resolution 7. Gail Gillis SOARE Secretary
An open letter regarding the current anti-smoking battle: This current age in which we live has become a fearful place. Governmental regulations and the suspension of fundamental rights has become commonplace. Hardly a month goes by without the announcement of the suspension of a portion of our Constitutional rights or the passing of yet another statute to regulate our behavior. I’m fully aware that necessity requires that there exists a code of behavior in the form of laws in order to prevent our descent into chaos and anarchy. However, the current situation isn’t the result of an assault upon sensibility or longstanding rules of civilized behavior, but rather the act of a small, concerted and allegedly well educated section of our own academic community who has allowed their personal bias and relative perceptions of acceptable behavior to be projected upon
students and faculty alike. Perceived tyranny of the minority has never been an acceptable form of government, as evidenced by recent presidential approval polls. But I digress. My intent is not to attack the individuals who compose the small yet vocal minority who have made it their mission to decide as to how the rest of our community lives their lives, but to point out the illogical, biased, personal agenda based and often oppressive nature of their behavior thus far concerning this issue. Oh, and to outline what I believe is the logical conclusion of their current war against smokers. Institutions of higher learning have long been the bastion of those wishing to express themselves and live according to a higher standard of freedom than what is offered in a typical everyday environment.Who doesn’t enjoy being able to express a well-founded opinion and engage in debate with another person without fear of being shouted down or treated in a derogatory fashion? Not to mention the ability to simply “be yourself” (within legal limits, of course) and learn to evaluate other viewpoints in an atmosphere free from the judgments normally encountered. This freedom to act should, of course, only extend to the point where no one else is subjected to negative effects as a result of an individual’s actions.Which brings us to the current situation regarding smoking on campus. While it is my opinion that policy 99:022 should not have been passed and instituted, it was and has been and that is the reality of the situation.A resolution has previously been passed in SGA to institute smoking enclosures, but was shot down in the President’s Cabinet for the reasons that it was too expensive as well as another that I shall reveal later.A review of the policy itself has been proposed, and also crashed and burned. The recent refusal of the administration to re-evaluate the policy can be taken as a clear indicator as to what their personal feelings on the matter are. And yet we, as students, are supposed to be above the petty and personal biases of faculty and staff — aren’t we? Having said this, the scene is set for a Smokespearean tragedy of comedic bent. Firstly, although smoking enclosures were denied due to their alleged exorbitant expense, the cabinet somehow found a way to afford new signage which included in bright color so-called “designated smoking parking lots,” as well as plenty of full color campus maps with the same legend. I wonder how much that cost? Probably not as much as a few enclosures designed to keep smokers out of inclement weather.Well, we can always use those new maps as tiny umbrellas if we have to stand out in the rain, eh? Secondly, I find it hilarious (in a macabre, yet hysterical way) that Austin Peay State University spent the money on that signage and printing to include “designated” lots when the very policy it is alleged to reflect does not contain the phrase “designated” in reference to parking lots anywhere through it. The policy clearly states: “Exemptions Smoking shall be permitted in parking lots.” Now, I may only be a Master’s student in Psychology, but I doubt any English professors will be confused by the intention of that line of print. The policy makes no restrictions upon which parking lots are “designated” as smoking areas, and as such includes ALL lots as permissible smoking areas. My, my, it seems like it may have been better to build those shelters after all than print maps that are blatantly a). in error and b). yet another part of someone’s personal agenda. For those not “in-the-know,” the other reason given for not instituting shelters was because it was felt the money would be wasted “when the campus goes entirely smoke free” — there’s your hint of things to come and further revelations of the personal, biased agenda of those perpetuating this policy of oppression of individual rights. For those of you who have allowed the jihadists to brainwash you into thinking that there exist some mythical area of the campus legally labeled the “designated smoking parking lot”, you have my condolences. I, too, find these methods to be quite below my expectations of professional ethical behavior. Another non-argument that has been attempted to be made is that of the issue of what defines a parking lot. Since the policy does not go into any detail and state specifically what the policy dictates as a parking lot, common usage applies as to the definition. For anyone who cannot grasp this concept, I’d suggest consulting Merriam-Webster, Oxford, or any other dictionary service you like for the answer. To those of you reading this who are truly violating the policy by smoking in areas that don’t fall under the definition of a parking lot, (i.e., right outside the UC, in doorway underhangs, etc.) knock it off. There’s a right way and a wrong way to go about inciting change, and your way isn’t it.All your way does is undermine what few rights to smoke we have remaining here at APSU by appearing to be obnoxious pseudo-rebels who thrive on offending people. Frankly, your actions only serve to piss off the people you’re supposed to be gathering to your side to fight for your freedom to smoke, but instead you blow them off. Nice going. Subterfuge and willful perversion of existing policy to satisfy the ends of someone with personal control issues and a vendetta against a segment of the student population is, quite frankly, disgusting. These individuals have violated the spirit of the trust placed in them by everyone associated with APSU by using this issue as their own personal bandwagon and soapbox in order to manipulate not only the thoughts but the actions of the student body in such a fashion as to inspire enmity and distrust between those who smoke and those who do not. The only people responsible for any confusion regarding the current policy are those who have continually ignored the policy as written and instead have attempted to institute their own policies in its place with a fervor on par with that of religious fanatics and snake oil salesmen. So, I’ll follow the policy to the letter. But, that’s all you’ll get from me. If you abhor cigarette smoke, don’t walk up to me and expect me to do you the “courtesy” of putting out my cigarette that I paid for, especially if I have no idea who you think you are. I don’t complain when your eau de cesspool gives me nausea, so don’t deliberately place yourself in a position to get smoke into your lungs. Instead, suck up some of this lovely carbon monoxide and nitric dioxide coming from the tailpipe of this SUV here in Smokersville.As for me, you’ll find me in the parking lot…smoking. Ron Turner Psychology Graduate Student
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Little white lies conceal the myth of‘reverse racism’ “Unless one believes in the inherent inferiority of blacks, one would have to assume that in the absence of institutional racism and white privilege, historically speaking, blacks would be roughly equally distributed throughout the economy and educational institutions, relative to their share of the population.” — Ronald J. Fiscus Some would argue that programs attempting to institute equality, such as affirmative action, establish the same type of discrimination that it is intended to protect against. Critics argue that such programs do not reward those with more qualifications, more merit and over-all more talents that would be best suited for an education, job or housing opportunity. But, the counter-argument attempting to construct the existence of “reverse Perspectives Editor racism” would rather ignore and dismiss the countless data, statistics, and studies Kasey performed. Instead of recognizing the Henricks ongoing disparities, critics rather lay their focus on how they assumedly have been violated.“Reverse racism” proponents often complain that programs attempting to eliminate discrimination create bias and therefore deprive deserving people of things to which they are entitled. But those who support this logic fail to begin with an obvious question their criticism poses. Say there is no such thing as an unearned privilege and that “reverse racism” does in fact exist, how would someone explain all of the racial disparities that go on in our country today? Critics clearly aren’t seeing that the numbers don’t match up to their cause. Before approaching what some might think is a form of “reverse racism,” attention must be addressed to the underlying and sobering facts that constitute whom is really being discriminated against. Then, and only then, will light be drawn upon the injustices that need to be addressed. Let’s begin where so many self-proclaimed victims of “reverse racism” formulated the idea that they where discriminated against, i.e. education.White students are prone to jump to conclusions when such things like college acceptance and financial assistance don’t work out in their favor; many believe their rejection is due to a racial preference system. It is true systematic racism does play a key role in most every opportunity in America, but it’s key to ask who is benefiting from this operational discrimination. In the realm of education, it would be hard to believe that blacks are beneficiaries when it comes to college admittance. Programs that are supposed to be insuring equality are incompetent. Affirmative action in the world of academia is dead;“diversity” is the new buzzword around universities, but as you will see from statistics, it too has yet to bridge the disparities. Since the 1970s, black acceptance and enrollment in colleges and universities have actually fallen, according to a study performed by scholar Stephanie Goodwin. As for the conditions of financial assistance, many “reverse racism” victims claim they have been deprived of assistance. This claim would be a hard one to prove considering that only 0.0025
SOURCE: TENNESSEE DEPARTMENTMENT OF HEALTH GRAPHIC BY JOHN LUDWIG
SOURCE: TENNESSEE DEPARTMENTMENT OF HEALTH GRAPHIC BY JOHN LUDWIG
“No curtain under heaven is heavier than that curtain of guilt and lies behind which white Americans hide.” – James Baldwin percent of all undergraduate financial assistance is reserved exclusively to people who are nonwhite, as determined by the U.S. General Accounting Office. Furthermore, it is hard to believe that whites are victims of biased financial assistance when only 3.5 percent of nonwhite students obtain assistance determined by race, as reported by scholar Stephan Carter. Another troubling disparity that births problems to the “reverse racism” accusation is the ongoing gap of college attendance with respect to each race’s population. In a recent study performed by the U.S. Department of Education, blacks have an attendance rate 10 percentage points lower than their white counterparts. If “reverse racism” was, indeed, a reality, how would the underrepresentation of black, not white, students be explained? Racism is going on in the world of education; the victims are not the majority, but the minority. Critics are quick to dismiss that they benefit from a larger form of systemic racism that places them in a superior position in terms of opportunity. Earnings gaps are persistent across the board when it comes to all types of professions. According to a recent national Census Bureau study,“whites with high school diplomas, college degrees, or master’s degrees all earn approximately twenty percent more than their black counterparts.” In Tennessee, blacks only “have an income level that is … 71 percent of the income of whites” according to more Census Bureau statistics. Black Tennesseeans 25 or older holding a professional degree earn a median income of $60,000 compared to their white counterparts who earn an estimated median income of $92,000. Black males holding a master’s degree earned a median income of an approximated $49,000 compared to a median income of $62,000 for white males. For blacks holding a bachelor’s degree the number is $41,500 compared to $52,000 for white counterparts. Bottom line: census reports confirm that whites are unfairly and disproportionately rewarded. Another disturbing gap lies in the imbalance of accumulated wealth. A major contributing factor to this imbalance is longstanding discrimination that forms barriers for nonwhite capital growth. A large portion of what makes up a household’s wealth lies in homeownership. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 guaranteed the halt of discrimination and ensured freedom to
anyone nonwhite that they would be protected to live where they choose. This act sounds like promising protection, but it’s too bad that it is loosely enforced. Federal estimates state,“as many as two million cases of housing discrimination take place every year against people of color.” The head start in accumulated wealth can be traced as far back as the “Invasion of Columbus,” but more recent growth can be discovered through the governmentguaranteed subsidized racially preferred loans offered through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan program in the 1930s. Based on the vision of Franklin D. Roosevelt to build a strong middle class which is vital for an effective democracy, the FHA poured in $100 billion dollars in loans to build home equity in a thirty year span from 1930 to 1960. But troublesome criteria were established in who could receive these subsidized loans. Tim Wise points this out in his book “Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White.” It reads,“FHA lending guidelines … made it very clear that these preferential loans were off-limits to persons who lived in ‘declining’ neighborhoods (and every black neighborhood was rated as declining), and that loans were also to be denied to anyone whose receipt of the loans would result in a reduction in a neighborhood’s racial homogeneity.” This is segregation that perpetuates the cycle of poverty and inability to amass wealth for nonwhites that is still prevailing. In Tennessee, 77 percent of whites own their homes compared to only 54 percent of blacks, reported by census data. This is largely because a large portion of wealth is gained through inheritance. Intergenerational wealth births the product of a cumulated effect that just perpetuates the disparities among racial groups. In a study performed by sociologists Robert Avery and Michael Rendall, it was concluded that whites are 2.2 to 3 times more likely to benefit from receiving family wealth compared to blacks. The average wealth transferred was estimated at 360 percent more than what was received by black counterparts. This disturbing data gives birth to quite the argument for instituting some form of redistribution (reparations anyone?). Also, it is important to note that a much larger portion of blacks are forced into a position where they must rent. Guess who they’re renting from? The cycle of poverty continues to broaden as the “rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” Racial privilege, not “reverse racism” is very much a real problem. Historical and existing studies do prove that discrimination is a prevailing problem in need of being addressed. The same problems will always persist as long as narrow-minded and self-proclaimed righteous bigots, culturally insensitive racists, and rape-a-culture just so I can still claim my southern heritage by flying “the Confederate flag,” mentality-having people fail to address the products and byproducts that come from living in a society based on exploitation. The real victims are not the ones who gain unearned privilege afforded only at the cost of disadvantaging others. The real victims are the ones who get pissed on. So the next time someone declares themselves a victim of “reverse racism,” ask them to look at the objective facts and reject the myths that so many want to believe. “Less pride and more humility would be a good thing.” — Robert Jensen ✦
characters walking around in their own world. Walking away from the play that night the question that was put into my mind for a long time was,“Does the Trahern always do productions that good?” The question stuck for a long time, even coming with me to Austin Peay State University when I finished my high school career. I always knew that someday I was going to contribute to that standard of excellence that was instilled in me that first time. Since I’ve matriculated, I’ve found out a number of things about Trahern theater. I’ve learned about the phantom third floor with its supposedly ghostly resident. I’ve heard and am still hearing that we have to be the best.“If you aren’t the best then no one will take you seriously.” That was my motto before, now it has only been strengthened through the teachings
of this wonderful faculty. The Trahern has always tried to be very diverse in what it produces each year. Plays can range from Greek to Neo-Classical to Absurdist drama. The tradition has always been that Trahern shows a wide unbiased view of plays to its students and the public. There is no black and white in what there is to see; everything is a broad spectrum of colors. Variety also lends itself into a wide array of jobs in bringing a Trahern play to life.What I mean is that not every theater student is an actor. There are many opportunities, from scene shop to costume shop. The old adage comes to mind,“Act well your part, for in there all the honor lies.” That is a life giving principle that each theater student lives to this day at APSU.
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Excellence.Variety.Tradition.These words all describe APSU theater I remember a while back when I first saw a Trahern production. It was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by the big Will Shakespeare himself. I remember sitting in the seat of the front row, watching the whole performance as if I was transported to Athens by magic. The conflict in the play was awe-inspiring as I saw the story unfold. All the characters came alive to me. Perspectives What I was seeing Ricky was not actors Young onstage but real
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The standard of excellence lends itself to the plays and students, but lastly of all it rests on what is demanded by the public. As every new technology comes out, the live theater has to keep up. The more advanced an audience gets the more advanced a play must be. People of the world, I urge you not as an actor today, not as a writer but as a fellow theatergoer to keep your standards of what good theater is. The more people that accept garbage on stage means that more garbage will get on stage. The saddest thing I could think of is a theater having to close its doors due to lack of patrons. Theater is precious in these times and the public needs to support it. Go to the theater, tell the theater what you want, but most importantly, be alert, be aware and be informed. ✦
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War on Terror excites talk of instituting military draft Because of the continuing War on Terror, murmurs for a reenactment of the military draft system are being circulated through the halls of Congress. This is not surprising because of the uproar during the Vietnam War era against the draft. This resulted in a series of reforms in 1971 making it more fair and equitable. Under the old system, men 18 1/2 through 25 years old were classified 1-A eligibility. Students could get deferment if they could show they were a full-time Perspectives student making progress toward a Ray degree. Under the Reese current system, even if they register at age 18, receiving a lottery scholarship places a man in first priority for only one year. Each year after he would be placed in a successive priority group and his liability for the draft would lessen accordingly. A college student can have his induction postponed until the end of the current semester; a college senior can be postponed until the end of the academic year. The conscript system is not new. Indeed, it has been embedded in ancient and modern European history. Both Greece and Ancient Rome, built on the concept of citizen participation, relied on conscripts to fight wars. During the Middle Ages in Europe, people living within the protection of their overlord were conscripted to defend the overlord's castle. The Renaissance produced the professional soldier in
Italy, who later became a mercenary. During the 18th century, Prussia developed the most elite, professional army in Europe. These professional soldiers gave way to a formalism where armies would be skirmishing and counter-marching with minor losses. This formalism gave way to the “people’s wars” of the French and American Revolutionary periods. This "nation-in-arms" concept, reviving the citizen-soldier concept of Ancient Greece and Rome, recognized military duty as a requirement for every citizen. In Europe, under Prussia’s “Krumper System,” citizens were called into military service, given military training, and then sent back into civilian life as reserves. This custom was adopted by other European nations. The “nation-inarms” concept lasted throughout World War II and the Korean conflict. The citizen-soldier concept took root in the United States because of the necessity of frontier life. State militias became a reserve unit, while the U.S. Army remained a small, professional force. Militias were combined with the U.S. Army during specific periods (i.e., the War of 1812, the Indian Wars and the war with Mexico). The “War Between the States” instituted mass conscription in the United States. The New York draft riots of July 13-16 in 1863 were in response to the Union Enrollment Act, which made all able-bodied males, age 20-25, liable for the draft — unless they provided a reliable substitute or paid $300. The riots resulted in about 1,000 casualties. “The Great War” and World War II relied predominately on mass conscription, continuing the "people’s war" concept. Following WWII, guerrilla warfare became paramount in Indo-
China and Africa against European imperialism. These involved small bands of organized civilians operating behind the occupying army, destroying supply lines and harassing troop movement.We presently see this in Iraq today. In Vietnam, U.S. forces were confronted in this manner too; the small, but elite American military forces were created to combat it. There has been a reorganization of the American armed forces toward creating an elite strike force since Vietnam by developing an all-volunteer military. Thus, the Selective Service System has undergone reforms. The current agency structure consists of a national headquarters located in Arlington,Virginia and a data center in Palitine, Ill. Its staff consists of 114 full-time employees, 324 part-time reservists and 10,130 local board members. Each region serves certain portions of the United States. Who must register? Although not facing automatic enlistment, all male U.S. citizens and male aliens living in the U.S. who are at least 18 years of age are required to register. Also, men who are in the U.S. on student visas or are a part of a diplomatic or trade mission and their families are also required to register. This includes illegal aliens, legal permanent aliens and refugees. If a male non-citizen takes up residency before his 26th birthday, he too must register. Dual nationals are also included, as well as, disabled men who live at home if they can leave their homes and move about independently. The only exceptions are those hospitalized, or incarcerated. What about women? As the Selective Service law is written now, it refers specifically to “male persons.” Congress would have to amend the law for women to be required to register. ✦
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Campus opens doors to ‘The Real World’ Cast members from Philadelphia,San Diego share who they are today
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“What were your preferences for the outcome of elections?” “I hope Harold Ford wins. I think he has a slight edge.”
By DAVE CAMPBELL Features Editor
Two members of MTV’s “The Real World” stopped by Austin Peay State University last Friday as a part of the week’s final Homecoming events. For Robin Hibbard and M.J. Garrett, it is their job now to visit campuses as part of a tour featuring many of the former stars of the longrunning MTV reality show. “We are here, first because of “The Real World” and we have a message,” Hibbard said.“We talk about alcoholism and the effects of drinking and our benefit from being on the show,” Hibbard said. She is now pulling her life together with help from Alcoholics Anonymous. “What’s funny is that when you get on the show, you have no idea that you’re going to come and speak in a college atmosphere,” said Garrett. He explained the opportunity he received from the show.“You get to see yourself in ways that the normal person would never get to see you,” Garrett said. Hibbard expressed the downside to this.“People could tell you, you’re a jerk, but you may not remember or know until you actually see it,” Hibbard said. She was a cheerleader at University of South Florida and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority before joining the San Diego cast. Garrett and Hibbard said many of their former co-cast members go around college campuses talking about various issues but this time Garrett’s visit hits close to home. He has a special tie to this area. He played football for Vanderbilt, and both of his parents, Maxie and Cathey Garrett, graduated from APSU and he still lives in the Middle Tennessee area. They said the part students seem to enjoy most is the question and answers session.“It’s very obviously open-book, so it gets a little racy,” Garrett said.“Everyody hooks up with everybody. It’s weird,” he said. Overall, everyone who is on the show is touched by the experience, he said, and learns about themself.“In a way it’s like a science experiment. You’re like a lab rat. There’s all these people watching you and breaking you down,” Garrett said. He described the progression of his time on the show as going from great to ready to leave. By the end he said he was tired of the cameras.
Howard Thomas Senior Biology
“I hope the Republicans win, but with all the flak Bush is catching, I don’t know. I support Bredesen because he knows what he is doing.” Rosa Walker Freshman Music
“It seems like corruption usually wins, but maybe Ford. Because people are kind of tired of Republicans.”
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Robin Hibbard (San Diego) and M.J. Garrett (Philadelphia) talk about the show with students. The duo spoke about drinking in moderation and the “real”aspect of the show.
“In a way it’s like a science experiment.You’re like a lab rat. There’s all these people watching you and breaking you down.” – M.J. Garrett, on the experience of reality television Garrett has been on the tour for two and a half years and Hibbard has been at it for three years. “My experience with it is I thought I was going to have the best time ever, but I got there and I hated filming. It was so invasive and so intrusive,” Hibbard said. She described watching the show after it was filmed as both good and bad.“It was bad in that I got to see a side of me I didn’t want to see, but good in that it helped me develop who I am today,” Hibbard said. She said it was a double-edged sword.“It helped
me into the place I wanted to be, but it hindered in that you are now a part of the media and exposed to people. It was like the ‘Truman Show.’” She said that there were cameras hidden throughout the house and in the furniture; there were restrictions of where you could go and no freedom.“There’s just a lot of invasiveness.” They both agreed that “The Real World” was a good experience.“This was a chance to parlay this into something bigger,” Garrett said. “It doesn’t matter how you got into the business if you have talent and drive to pursue your dreams,” Hibbard said. She does keep in contact with some of the old cast members, but Garrett said he left it all behind though he has made minimal contact. Lindsay Mazer, assistant director of Student Life and Leadership, set up the event because she worked with their agent and gave the agent a call. She explained that each member selects a topic to speak on such as alcohol, sexual responsibility, tolerance and conflict resolution to name a few. “While the student turn-out was not what we expected, we hope to bring two more cast members to campus in the future perhaps on a weekday evening,” Mazer said.✦
Jackson Gabbard Senior English
“I don’t want Bob Corker. No one really votes by the issues; they vote Republican because they’re persuaded by other people who think the same here in the South.” Elizabeth Boom Freshman Mass Comm.
“I’m hoping for Harold Ford. I know more about him.”
Danterius Hunt Sophomore Business
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Lady Govs 2006-07 Fearsome four find comfort beneath basket APSU centers rebound past last year’s losses By MARLON SCOTT Staff Writer
New head coach Carrie Daniels is not the biggest reason the Austin Peay State University Lady Govs basketball team is excited about beginning the new season. The four biggest reasons inspiring an attitude of defiance against the Ohio Valley Conference preseason polls that ranked them No. 8 are the centers: Kellea Reeves (6-2), Kerri Reese (6-3), Lapinia Roe (6-3) and Jackie Goetzke (6-2). These four women provide depth in the post game that the Lady Govs need with the loss of Ashley Hanes, who led the team in both rebounds and points last year. In addition, their size and versatility should provide some advantages over opponents. “I definitely think it is good to be deep in the post position,” graduate assistant Krystal Gardner said. “I think each one of them brings something completely different, some great qualities that we will utilize this year.” Both Reeves and Reese played for the Lady Govs last year. However, Reese only played in four games because of injuries while Reeves played solid in all 28 games last year. Reeves had the second-most rebounds and blocks on the team and
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Lady Govs’centers Kellea Reeves (top-left), Lapina Roe (bottom left), Keri Reese (bottom right) and Jackie Goetzke each are poised to form a solid inside game for APSU in an attempt to make up for the loss of last season’s leading rebounder, Ashley Haynes.
averaged 10.1 points per game. They have both worked in the off-season to improve their game and are ready to assume new roles this season. “I’ve got a couple of 6-2s with me so it’s
really going to be exciting,” Reese said. “I’ll probably get to play a little bit more forward hopefully. I love playing forward. It’s all exciting because we have so many good girls.”
“I am looking forward to leading us and having the other post players around step up,” Reeves said. “I’ve been working on my jump shot, forward pivot and reverse pivot because I feel like I don’t have to fight all
the time. I can step out and do other things. I’ve been working on that a lot.” In the new system, the returning players are learning how to contribute to the team on both sides of the ball just like the newcomers. Goetzke, a freshman center/forward, came to APSU from Tartan High School in Woodbury, Minn. She led her team in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage. Goetzke hopes to continue to produce offense for the Lady Govs from both the outside and inside with Roe, fellow freshman center. “The others have been helping me getting my game together, so there is really no competition,” Roe said. “I think we have a little advantage. I’m a big person, but I also run the floor. I‘m looking forward to developing my game and being able to go out there and show people what I can do.” Lipinia joined the Lady Govs from Lewis Cass Technical High school in Detroit, Mich. Although, the four young women are not yet sure how their talent will be utilized during games, they are confident about contributing any way they can. Their shared expectations to do big things for the team is tempered by their relief of not being the only “big girls.” “I feel like we can all contribute the same amount of things,” Reeves said. “We are going to work together to get things done.” If these six-footers execute everything they expect without ego problems, the Lady Govs will have some great options to use toward their goal of an OVC championship.✦
APSU must fill missing piece
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Amber Bacon
Saundra Hale
Lady Govs looking for new star By DUSTIN GANT Staff Writer
As the weather gets colder and the fall semester draws to a close, there will soon be an abrupt shift in Austin Peay State University’s focus on athletics. Govs fans will shift from football and soccer to basketball, and many are bound to notice some changes in personnel. Fans will undoubtedly notice that the Lady Govs are going to be without their versatile shooting guard and one of the most talented players in APSU history,Ashley Haynes. APSU fans may feel that this team has been underrated and underappreciated for the past two seasons, after being the surprise team of the Ohio Valley Conference last season and finishing the year 15-13. But any expectation of a drop in the level of play seems purely because of the loss of Haynes and the youth of the team and coaching staff that will be taking the floor. Haynes could fill up a stat sheet, leading the team in scoring (16.9 ppg), rebounding (13.3 rbg) and blocks (1.46 bpg). She also was second on the team in assists (3.8 apg) and steals (2.0 steals a game). She was a two guard who crashed the boards and played tough defense. Haynes could play like a point guard or a center, whatever the situation called for. She was the leader in field goal percentage last season with a .581 average. More than all of the numbers and accolades, Haynes brought PHOTO BY LOIS JONES/ SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
“I think people were surprised last season and we are going to surprise the critics again this year,and we will use this as motivation,” – Keri Reese, senior center intimidation to the court and provided an inside force that defenses had to focus on. The trouble with losing Haynes is that there is one less major target to divert attention from the teams other weapons, such as senior point guard Saundra Hale and junior center Kellea Reeves. In the absence of Haynes, first-year APSU coach Carrie Daniels plans on spreading the ball around to some of her other players, such as junior guards Amber Bacon and Ashley McGee. Daniels is also looking for older players, like the aforementioned Reeves and Hale, to step up and play a more central role in the offensive attack. “Saundra Hale is going to be huge and had a good season last year,” Daniels said.“I felt at times she was overshadowed by Ashley (Haynes). Kellea Reeves will also be a key to our team this season. “People have to realize that we have three guards that can handle the ball on the outside, and Reeves and Reese to pound the ball on the inside,” Hale said. The team plans on also focusing more on GRAPHIC BY DUSTIN KRAMER/ ART DIRECTOR
the defensive side of the ball. “We will also concentrate on creating scoring opportunities from turnovers on defense,” Daniels said. “We will find ways to score, but the important part is stopping the other teams from scoring.” The loss of Ashley Haynes has more ramifications than just scoring and rebounding. The difference also comes with the missing leadership on and off of the court. Haynes, academically, was a leader on the team, almost every semester making the Dean's list, President's list and the OVC's Commissioner's Honor Roll. She had maturity, skill and intelligence, but this year’s seniors are eager to prove that they are able to get out of the very large shadow that Haynes casts. The make or break point for the team this season will come from the internal leadership within the team. Their fortunes depend on the new coaching staff and how they adjust, and if they can find rebounding to make up for their loss. This team can go as far as their new leaders can take them. “We were picked last place last season and finished fourth,” Reese said.“I think people were surprised last season and we are going to surprise the critics again this year, and we will use this as motivation.”✦ PHOTO BY LOIS JONES/ SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
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Basketball Preview Lady Govs not worried about bad history Daniels,players move on after women leave team By MARLON SCOTT Staff Writer
The Austin Peay State University Lady Govs and their new head coach Carrie Daniels have to face some grim facts this season. The facts are that the Lady Govs have not won a regular season or tournament championship since the 2004 season. Their leading scorer last year, Ashley Haynes, is just one of many marquee players they have lost since that season including Gerlonda Hardin and Paige Smith. In addition to stars, the Lady Govs have had several team members simply walk away in mid-season because of various problems with a disappointing program. Earlier this season, when sophomore forward Valerie Quinn left APSU and freshman guard Fontay Martin decided not to play basketball, these facts seemed to grow into a mythic curse that would doom the Lady Govs before they could play a game this season. The Lady Govs, however, are not worried. In fact, they are embracing the attitude of their new coach and are looking forward to what they can do, not backward to what they cannot change. “Players leave for different reasons and we understand those reasons,” said junior point guard
“Some people may look at the past and look at the players Austin Peay has lost over the years,but it’s not something I am going to worry about and lose sleep over,” – Carrie Daniels, APSU women’s basketball coach Ashlee McGee. “But it is not something we dwell on everyday. We just take everything one day at a time, live with the people we have here and just carry on.” The players like Daniels and her new staff: assistant coaches Camryn Whitaker and Mark Payne. There is an open line of communication between players and coaches that appears to help both sides understand each other as well as work together. “They have been really great and open to what we as players are feeling with a whole new coaching staff and a whole new style of play,” said McGee.
“They are very understanding and very open to any questions, problems and concerns we have.” “This transition is tough but not as tough as people think,” Payne said. “If everybody is on the same page, you allow yourself a great opportunity. It’s not where you start. It’s where you finish.” Daniels is the new face of the Lady Govs and receives most of the attention concerning any potential problems with the program. She clearly relieves any doubt about this season. She is ready to work, and has high expectations for this year’s team. “Our goal is to work every day and improve,” Daniels said. “Obviously any coach does not like losing players, but it’s not something I am overly concerned with because I know that I have 11 players that want to be here. The bottom line is I don’t want any players whose heart isn’t in it or does not have the desire. “These players have been through some adversity. Hopefully, you can take a positive from that and you can come together to be more of a team. Some people may look at the past and look at the players Austin Peay has lost over the years, but it’s not something I am going to worry about and lose sleep over.” ✦
Seniority driven
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Senior forward Alicia Watson left the Lady Govs following her sophomore season. After the hiring of new coach Carrie Daniels, Watson rejoined the team in her senior year.
Former APSU player takes over Lady Govs Daniels,two new assistants hope to bring succcess back to Lady Govs By DUSTIN GANT Staff Writer
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Senior point guard Saundra Hale (left), junior guard Amber Bacon (center) and junior point guard Ashlee McGee are just three of the Lady Govs’eight upper-classmen on the team’s 12-person roster.
Two-thirds of roster upper-classmen By MARLON SCOTT Staff Writer
Senior point guard Saundra Hale came to Austin Peay State University’s annual media day at the Dunn Center dressed to impress. Like Saundra, junior guard Amber Bacon calmly answered all questions with confidence and a smile as interviewers juggled their digital voice recorders and struggled to remember their own names. Hale and Bacon are just two of six players who knew what to expect because of their previous experiences in interviews and games as part of the Lady Govs’ squad. Everyone knows that the Lady Govs have a new coach with a new staff and system. They may even know about the three new freshmen, two of which are 62 centers. However, the Lady Govs also have a lot of experience in the roster this year. There are six players who played in at least 20 of the Lady Govs’ 28 games last year on this season’s roster. Five of them played in every game and four were starters. This year, they all expect success. “We have a lot of unfinished business from last year,” Hale said. “We have Ashlee McGee,Amber Bacon and myself who can shoot, get to the basket and score on the perimeter. We are going to be the type of team you are going to have to play straight up and just play your best game.” Hale led last year’s team in steals and was the second-highest scorer with 13.3 points per game. She also made 56
“Bringing back players who already have a chemistry created is always a good thing,”
if it will be only a matter of time before their experience-born confidence and chemistry leads them to the success they expect this year.✦
There has been a changing of the guard with the Austin Peay State University women's basketball team. With the loss of Ashley Haynes and a brand new coaching staff, the Lady Govs are still looking for its identity as a team. Luckily for the women’s team, a familiar face has come back to be the Lady Govs head coach. Carrie Daniels, former women’s basketball coach at Western Kentucky, was a four-year starter from 1991-1996 and was on the first Lady Govs team to make the NCAA tournament in 1996. In 1996, Daniels began her career as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where she coached for three years. She went from UNLV to Western Kentucky where she coached for seven seasons – from 1999-2006. At Western Kentucky, Daniels helped lead the Lady Hilltoppers to NCAA tournament appearances in 1999-2000 and again in 2002-2003. Daniels worked with the guards and helped set up the defensive strategy that the Hilltopers would use to go to seven straight postseason appearances. Daniels received her opportunity to become a head coach when former Lady Govs coach Andy Blackston stepped down during this past off-season. Daniels brought with her two new assistants – Camryn Whitaker and Marcus Payne. Whitaker came from Western Kentucky, where she played under Daniels, and it is Daniels who is giving her the first coaching job of her young career. “I played for Coach Daniels so I already know how she works,” Whitaker said.“The transition has been easy.“The transition for the girls has been great, we have really gotten to know the girls, and they have made a great adjustment.”
Daniels also brought in coach Marcus Payne, who has a lot of experience working with coach Daniels. Payne was an assistant coach at APSU from 19941996 before joining Daniels as a coaching colleague at UNLV for another two years. Payne has also coached at the University of Missouri-Rolla and Barton County (Kan.) Community College. “Coach Daniels was one of the reasons we made it to the tournament when I was coaching her,” Payne said.“Then we coached together at UNLV.We had a great relationship, and when you make professional connections like that, you need to keep them intact.” Daniels seems to be very comfortable with the way her new coaches are handling the changes and adjusting to their new players. “The new coaches have been great,” Daniels said.“I hired them for a reason, and I totally trust them.” Daniels will have a tough task of leading the young and developing team against adversity and lowered expectations after being picked eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll. The Lady Govs want to improve this season by using tough defense and a more balanced offensive attack. The team looks to build on its surprise success of last season and Keri Reese and Saundra Hale to step up and take the reins of the young team. Overall, the coaches plan on growing as a team and connecting with the players. “One of the key elements to coaching is respect for your student-athletes,” Payne said.“When you have that respect, you gain a trust, and they see you as real people.” The Lady Govs will use this new trust in the coaching staff to follow their blueprints to win and be a solid team.✦
– Amber Bacon, junior guard three-pointers and averaged three rebounds per game. Fellow returning guard Bacon had the highest three-point field goal percentage (37.7) and averaged just over eight points per game last season. “Bringing back players who already have a chemistry created is always a good thing,” said Bacon. “I think showing by example is the biggest thing, not just vocally, but a leader that can get it done and people can see it and should follow.” With returning leaders on the inside, like sophomore center Kellea Reeves, as well as the outside, Lady Govs head caoch Carrie Daniels is looking forward to establishing a balanced team. “I think the talent is very widespread among the team and it’s going to be a balanced attack,” said Daniels. “We will look to get all five players involved up and down the court and I think we are going to see a more balanced team this year overall.” If the impressive attitude and demeanor of the Lady Govs on media day are any indication, then it appears as
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Carrie Daniels
Marcus Payne PHOTOS BY LOIS JONES/ SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
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Lady Govs taught Govs dominate Rhodes lesson in exhibition APSU defeats Lynx by 44 points in first exhibition By MICHAEL KELLUM
APSU blown out by Lady Panthers
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By MARLON SCOTT Staff Writer
The Austin Peay State University Lady Govs basketball team got its first test in an exhibition game against the Kentucky Wesleyan Lady Panthers Monday night. As they fell to the Lady Panthers 74-48, the Lady Govs found out that they still have a lot of work to do. The Panthers took the lead early and never relinquished it. It was obvious to APSU head coach Carrie Daniels that the Lady Govs needed to drastically improve their defensive efforts. “We didn't get the effort tonight,” Daniels said. “Kentucky Wesleyan out-hustled us, they out-sprinted us down the court and they out-rebounded us. We just weren't there tonight.” The Lady Govs had 21 defensive rebounds in the game out of a total of 30. They consistently let the Lady Panthers have second chances to score. In addition, the Lady Govs had trouble scoring, shooting only 32 percent from the field. “We needed to get hyped,” junior guard Amber Bacon said.“We just need to get a go attitude.We just need to come out on the floor and believe that no team is going to beat us on our court and that we are going to beat everyone on their court.” Although they were disappointed in their performance, the Lady Govs were happy to finally be able to play against some real opponents. They were anxious to see how well they were as a team and learn from it. “It felt good to finally get out there and play against somebody different,” senior guard Saundra Hale said.“We got to see where we are at as a team against somebody else.When your chips get down and the odds are against you, you get to see who is going to show that positive attitude. I think we established that and we really see what it takes.”
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Senior Keri Reese tosses up a free throw during the Lady Govs exhibition game.
Among all the weaknesses the Lady Govs discovered in the game were a few positives. Both senior forward Alicia Watson and junior guard Ashlee McGee led the team with 11 points. Watson had seven rebounds as well and was happy to be playing regardless of the outcome. “It's great to be back,” Watson said.“I think as a team we stayed together well, but we really need to focus on our rebounding and defense some more. Coach Daniels, I really think she is doing a great job. She's got the fire.We just have to have it as players now.” Kentucky Wesleyan taught the Lady Govs a hard lesson. Now they have to refocus and prove they received the message loud and clear. “I hope that they realize what it takes,” Daniels said. “The effort has got to be there.”✦
The Austin Peay State University men’s basketball team ran Rhodes College out of the gym in an exhbition game Monday night, defeating them 96-52. The Govs led the whole game, including going on a 26-point run in the first half and ended the half leading 59-21, including a 15-point half from sophomore Drake Reed. “I have been sitting out for five days and my adrenaline rush just kind of took over,” Reed said. Returning junior Fernandez Lockett, who nearly had a double-double in the first half with nine points and seven assists, said overall the team play well. “We did good on defense and kept up the intensity the majority of the game,” Lockett said.“We also shot the ball pretty good.” The Govs out-rebounded Rhodes 41-32, and also led them in field goal percentage (54-39 percent) and three-point percentage (42-22 percent). The Govs biggest lead came with 17:23 left in the game, leading by 49 points 7223.APSU head coach Dave Loos was happy with how his team performed overall. “I was pleased with how we played, especially that spurt we got in the first half,” Loos said.“We got after them defensively and our presses were good.” The Govs first real test comes this weekend as they play Dayton and then travel to play Illinois on Monday night. Lockett believes that their play against Rhodes will help them get ready for the weekend. “We have a lot more confidence going into the weekend,” Lockett said.“We have a sense of where we are at and just have to work hard and prepare ourselves for them.” The Governors got everyone involved with all 14 players scoring including four in double digits. “We stressed the fact that once we get a lead we have to keep a lead,” Lockett said. “We just wanted to make sure everyone was on the same page.”
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Junior forward Fernandez Lockett slams down the ball over top of Rhodes’defender Blake Wilson. Lockett was one of four Govs to reach double-digits in points with 13 as sophomore Drake Reed led all scorers with 19.
Though the Govs blew out Rhodes, there were some weakness that Loos said his team has to work on as the season starts this weekend. “Our ballhandling got a little sloppy towards the end, we want to keep our turnovers around seven or eight a game,”
Loos said. Lockett said he thinks the team can work on their rebounding a little bit more. “Our offensive and defensive rebounding is something we have to work on, and also just our defense overall,” he said. ✦