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Ignite OKC Countless citizens are longing to make their voice heard. SNU professor, Jody Bowie, is taking this as an opportunity. Read more on page 10
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Southern Nazarene University – Bethany, OK (405)491-6382 New Echo and Arrow editors chosen by Publication Board Kira Roberts, Staff Reporter On Tuesday, February 8, Kaitlyn Orwig and Mary Haikin were chosen for the positions of Arrow and Echo editors for the 2011-2012 school year. These girls were selected from a handful of other well-qualified students, because of their experience, perseverance, and other skills they have obtained through hard work. Along with establishing the theme for the yearbook at the beginning of the year and continuing to build on it as the year progresses, as
the Arrow yearbook editor, Orwig will be responsible for making grammatical corrections to the pages submitted by the yearbook staff. Also, Orwig will be responsible for sending all pages to the yearbook advisor before officially submitting the book. Orwig says she is nervous but is mostly excited for the opportunity to be the new editor. “I am most excited about having this opportunity to meet more people Mary Haikin, sophomore, will serve as the Echo editor for the and about sharing my passion for 2011-2012 school year. Photo by Sarah Privott, Photo Editor design with everyone,” Orwig said. Aubrey Wilson, current Arrow editor, had nothing but good things to say about Orwig’s election to the position. “I am very confident in the Kaitlyn Orwig, junior, will serve as the Arow editor for hte 2011new editor’s abilities for next year. 2012 school year. Photo by Sarah Privott, Photo Editor With her design background and ability to get the job done, I am do to improve the Echo next year. I’m looklooking forward to seeing the 2012 year- ing forward to continuing to provide the stubook. Even in the short amount of time dent body with an informative and entertaining I have worked with her, I feel like she is publication,” Haikin said. very equipped for the job,” Wilson said. Current Echo editor, Kelly Hall, is also very As editor of the Echo, Haikin will be excited about the new publication editors for responsible for taking care of any gram- next year. matical errors, along with putting togeth“I know Mary and Kaitlyn will both do a er the general layout for the paper each great job. I have been on the Echo staff with week. Mary for the past two years. She is great at She mentioned how much she has what she does and I know she will bring great learned from the editors before her and things to the Echo next semester,” Hall said. that she is confident, with what she’s As the new staff works together, bringing learned from them, that she will be a ca- new ideas and directions to both publications, pable leader of the Echo. this change is seen as a positive step toward the “I am most excited to see what I can future, with Orwig and Haikin in the lead.
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POLICE MOVE IN TO CLEAR PROTESTERS FROM BAHRAIN’S CAPITAL
Police in Bahrain’s capital Manama moved in to clear anti-government demonstrators camped at the Pearl Roundabout. The area had become a magnet for protesters angered by the killing of two demonstrators by security forces earlier this week. cnn.com
PIRATE WHO ‘WANTED TO KILL AMERICANS’ GETS 33 YEARS FOR HIJACKING U.S. SHIP A
Somali pirate who attacked a U.S.-flagged ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison Wednesday by an emotional judge who said a long sentence was necessary to deter others and punish the only survivor among a group of pirates who “appeared to relish their most depraved acts.”
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INTERNATIONAL STING NABS AMERICANS IN TALIBAN MISSILE SALE DEAL
Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in an international sting operation for allegedly agreeing to provide arms -- everything from AK-47s to surface-toair missiles -- to the Taliban, according to court documents unsealed today. abcnews.com
SNU student to present paper at history conference Brad Crofford, Staff Reporter SNU student James Brown, senior multi-disciplinary major with emphases in Theology/Ministry and History/Politics, will be presenting a research paper at the Phi Alpha Theta/Oklahoma Association of Professional Historians (PAT/OAPH) on February 18-19. In his paper entitled “The Failure of the First Republic,” Brown explores the causes of the failure of the Austrian First Republic. This was Brown’s final paper for a class he took while participating in the Vienna Program, a semester-long study opportunity in Vienna, Austria. Actually being in Austria during the writing process helped, says Brown. “Having lived in the nation that I was writing about, and while writing about it, it was easier to understand and formulate ideas and theories for why such and such events might have transpired there,” Brown says.
Brown views participating in the conference as an exciting opportunity. “I’m simply excited to attend. I enjoy the atmosphere that I associate with academia-excitement over new ideas, passion about interests, debates and conflicts which give rise to intellectual discussions and then to re-formations of previously held ideas based on new evidence...etc,” Brown shares. “I believe that it is important for students to gain experience presenting papers to an audience larger than their SNU peers and faculty. Presenting papers, like writing them, is a skill that must be practiced,” Dr. Heather Clemmer, Professor and Chair of the Department of History, Politics, and Geography, states. “Participating in public speaking is obviously a skill that all students should develop, no matter what their chosen profession.” Conferences also are enjoyable
and beneficial for the faculty who attend, Clemmer says. They are not only an opportunity to present research, get feedback, and judge panels, but also present an opportunity to reconnect with former professors and friends from college days, as well as being a chance to meet leading figures in the field. Due to conferences often occurring on weekdays, SNU students have not been able to regularly attend history conferences in the state; the PAT/OAPH conference is something of an exception as it is being held on a Friday and Saturday, making it more convenient for students to attend. Students may possibly have the opportunity in the fall to attend the 33rd annual Mid-America Conference on History, a regional conference which will be held this year at Oklahoma State University. SNU students can also be involved in the Phi Alpha Theta chapter oncampus.
Cabinet meets to hear student issues, concerns Stephen Shenold, Staff Reporter the equipment. access on the doors to allow only SNU regularly hosts an event Gresham then mentioned the SNU students and employees enknown as Cabinet Chat, giving stu- idea of implementing a key fob try. dents the chance to come before a panel of the cabinet and raise questions, comments, or concerns about the campus. The SNU campus hosted one such meeting this past week. One of the first issues to be raised was the fact that the exercise rooms in both Broadhurst and the Sawyer Center are not open to students in the morning, which restricts how students can work exercise into their schedules. The cabinet responded that the original intent for these buildings is for the athletes and the kinesiology department. Dr. Loren Gresham, President of SNU, also informed students of the problem the arises when nonSNU individuals enter the workadvertisement out facilities and steal or damage
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PLN speaker entertains students and local business leaders Brad Crofford, Staff Reporter On Thursday, February 10, SNU welcomed Greg Gray as the speaker for a session of the Peer Learning Network (PLN). Gray is an expert in communication and customer service. His presentation was entitled “Why People Aren’t Doing What You Want Them To Do… And What You Can Do About It.” During his speech, he outlined fourteen different reasons why others might not be doing what you want them to. Reasons varied widely, including things like them not knowing why they should do it and the absence of consequences. Gray’s presentation was lively, and he frequently sought audience participation. For example, whenever he would state a new reason for non-compliance, he asked audience members to say “Bingo” if they had experi-
enced it in their own workplace. He also emphasized that when he asked questions in his presentation, they were not rhetorical, and he was instead inviting audience comments. He would frequently provide examples of each reason from his own experience as a manager and speaker. He also provided useful concepts, such as the “twenty-foot rule,” which says managers should talk to the people nearest a problem to find the best solution. He also encouraged leaders to not just aim to satisfy customers, but to instead try to thrill them. “His overall strategy in presenting how to get people to do what you want was effective in that he got the audience to admit that a problem exists, and then he was able to show how to solve the problem,” Carson Calloway, junior,
said. “I really enjoyed Greg Gray’s sense of humor. He was able to keep the audience engaged throughout his whole 3 hour presentation, which is quite a feat,” Zach Bond, sophomore, said. “Greg Gray has a gift. His arguments were very logical and always cushioned them with examples, metaphors, and personal anecdotes to both keep my attention and get the point across,” Bond said. SNU was represented by a wide variety of community members, including students, faculty, and staff. Representatives from numerous Oklahoma-based businesses that help make the Peer Learning Network possible were also in attendance. Regular PLN sessions take place in Royce Brown Business building throughout the year.
Cabinet Chat, continued One of the next issues raised was on the progress of installing printers in the residence halls on campus, in order to make printing more convenient and accessible to the students. The cabinet responded that they were currently experiencing networking difficulties, however, were proud to announce that printers have been made accessible in both Pop’s Lounge and the Hills Residential Complex. Students continued to inquire into the various “greening” projects on our campus. This year there has been the implementation of a environmental sustainability intern as well as a task force to aid in the projects. Currently the university is coming up with a strategic plan to help target the areas of sustainability that need our immediate attention. They are also currently also looking into a single stream recycling program and performing a campus-wide energy conservation assessment. The university was also able to provide an update on the future meal plan situation.
Next year will feature 4 weeklymeal plans: 20 meals, 15 meals, 10 meals (all featuring $200 in flex) and 5 meals (featuring $150 in flex). One of the biggest announcements was that starting after 2p.m. students would be able to purchase food at Pop’s Lounge using their meals (limit: 1 per day). Pop’s lounge will also now be serving food until 11p.m. This option will replace the current “Late Night” meal in Sodexho. Student reactions to this semester’s first cabinet chat were mixed. “It is refreshing to know that our faculty and staff really do care about the issues and concerns, and take the time to listen to what we have to say,” Angela Mardock, sophomore, said. “I’m interested in seeing how they are going to follow up on the Broadhurst hours because I believe it is a widespread concern,” Carson Calloway, junior, said. Either way, the Presidens’s cabinet at Southern Nazarene University will continue to provide forums and opportunities for students to feel heard.
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Televised polygamy lacks communication Morgan Koehn, Opinions Editor “Hi, my name is Morgan,” is an easy sentence to understand. It’s pretty cut and dry. But if I were to introduce myself to a stranger, he or she would most likely comprehend the words coming out of my mouth and identify that name with my subsequent behavior. What if there were 30 “Hi, my name is so-and-sos”? And what if you were in charge of choosing one—one introduction out of 30—to become your future spouse? What if the process of marriage meant interpreting and sifting through 30 different names and behaviors before making one final decision intended to last forever? Just like any other “reality” television show, producers for ABC’s “The Bachelor” choose what footage to air to the public, and in doing so, the network filters the action the audience sees and most importantly, the language it hears. Whether you watch the “reality” show or not, I think we have something to learn from the bachelor and the group of women hoping to marry him. In spite of ABC’s intention to couple two people truly in love and support for committed relationships, the biggest problem I see with the production is how the women are placed in an environment that forces them to compete for love. I don’t want to get too theological, but love was never intended to be a competition. And because ABC has distorted true love, the women behave like … well … animals. Even if you don’t watch, you should still be interested in the insight “The Bachelor” provides of our society. There are four women left in the series, and next week, Brad Womack will be visiting their families in the ladies’ hometowns. Because Brad is much closer to proposing, the women are getting a little crazy. And even though I yell at the TV and throw my hands up at their behavior, my heart still breaks
for them, and I keep watching every week. And here I am sucked in like every other American. The language televised conflicts with ABC’s original and intended purpose—to create a committed relationship between two people. ABC controls the “reality” the bachelor and the 30 women competing for his affection
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live in (something very different than the reallife dating scene between two people). The show has coined terms like “group date” and “one-on-one date” to describe the environment in which the lovers will interact. But in true reality, a “date” involves only two people. A “one-on-one date” is the customary type of romantic engagement, but strangely enough, “group dates” do not seem out of the ordinary to the audience or to the women on the show. Not only do the women accept the language pushed upon them by the producers, but they also use their language in conversation with one another and with the bachelor to get ahead in the game of love. Three women (Chantal O’Brien, Ashley Hebert, and Michelle
Money) went on a “group date” with Brad. On the date, the women posed in swimsuits for an upcoming Sports Illustrated issue. Brad leaned over to Chantal while Ashley was being photographed and said, “She looks so natural,” awkwardly trying to make conversation during an uncomfortable situation. Chantal replied, “Yeah, she looks like the girl next door.” Before Chantal’s turn to be photographed, she told the camera, “I am not feeling sexy at this point. I am feeling very selfconscious. Even though I don’t feel confident and sexy, I am choosing to go out there and just act like I am. And hopefully I’ll feel the part.” Chantal first described Ashley as the kid sister that looked like “the girl next door,” and she used the words “confident” and “sexy” to talk about herself. Whether consciously or subconsciously, the women are placed in situations where they feel the need to compare themselves to the other women, subsequently competing for affection and attention. At first, the show has a way of seeming realistic. But after a while, the audience can recognize the process of finding true love really doesn’t happen the way ABC portrays it. Then after watching a few more episodes, the plot resembles reality once again because the audience can understand how easy it would be to behave exactly how the women do on the show if they were placed in the same situation (heaven forbid). And real-life patterns of behavior seen in everyday life are seen on screen when the women are envious, upset, passionate, and violent. Although it’s entertaining, the show is confusing. And it’s not healthy for young Americans (especially girls) to be influenced by the program. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with watching “The Bachelor” as long as the audience views it as an imaginary Disney kind of love and as long as he or she does not audition to be the next bachelor or bachelorette.
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She said Ashley Lugrand, Echo Columnist Well kiddos, I’m flying solo today. And honestly there isn’t a whole lot I have to say so this could be an interesting page. I guess I’ll take this time to talk about an issue I’ve seen quite a lot in my time here. And by here, I guess I mean, on earth ‘cause this involves way more than SNU. So, just about every person gets up in the morning, and their first thought, upon looking in the mirror, is some version of the question, “What can I do to make myself look less disgusting?” You might be slightly more positive than me at 7:45am and think “What can I do to make myself look less like I just rolled out of bed?” but the point stands. On our best days, we are working to try to attract people; on less optimistic days, we just want to repel them less. Attraction is so important to us, that the question, “what is the first thing you notice about a guy?” has quickly become one of those first ‘getting to know you’ type questions. It is actually one of the more common questions I receive when I desperately bug my friends and family for column ideas. Hepler kinda touched on this a couple weeks ago, when he wrote about a quote that mentioned not being able to help who you fall in love with. I believe we can’t really change the physical ‘type’ we are attracted to. Guys who notice a girl’s eyes will pretty much always notice that first, but that doesn’t really support the claim that quote was making. The first physical attributes I notice are a guys smile and his eyes. That doesn’t mean the guys I ‘fall’ for have perfect teeth and amazing eyes. The elements of a guys personality that I am attracted to, like
a good sense of humor or a close relationship with God, eventually override the hormones and brain chemistry that determine what physical attributes attract me. See, the most important thing in a relationship isn’t a guy’s smile, but what makes him smile. You can’t marry someone, or live with them and raise a family, because he or she has nice eyes, there has to be something deeper and this is where attraction can lead us down a wrong path. If you put too much stock in what a guys looks like, then at some point, you are going to ignore his actions. It will happen. That’s not me being ‘judge-y’ that’s the voice of experience. It might not really be a big thing, but you’ll ignore quite a few little things before you wake up and realize the outward appearance doesn’t necessarily match what’s inside. There is a reason the Bible specifically tells us, “God looks at the heart.” It’s really, really important that we remember to take note of a person’s character, before we ‘fall’ for something that is fleeting and will eventually fade. I have a confession to make. I love watching sitcoms. I’ll turn the TV on in the mornings, while I’m getting ready for my day and just listen to the canned laughter and the sarcastic humor. Some of my favorites have that one relationship that doesn’t make any objective sense. You know the ones I’m talking about, the overweight guy with the skinny gorgeous girl. Or the tall, goofylooking guy with the... skinny...
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gorgeous girl... These are the relationships that make us take a step back and go ‘hmm.’ We’ve all done it, I won’t even begin to pretend that I’ve never seen a couple in Wal-Mart that confuses me. Once, I was with my dad and his reaction to one such couple was “He must have a great sense of Photo provided by Google images humor.” “Who?” I asked. His re- ing relationships is that, eventually, sponse, “God.” that person is going to see you at Aside from learning a brand new your very worst. They are going to respect for my father’s ability to be see you angry, they are going to see witty, mean, and funny all at once, you cry, they are going to see you I recognized the fact that people every morning and every night. don’t really, truly love the outside After you have been sick with the of a person. We ‘fall’ for the beau- flu for a week straight, its going to ty, and the flaws, that we find in- seem sort of stupid that you never side a person’s heart. We ‘fall’ for went without make-up when you their character, their spirit, their were dating. personality. That’s how those ‘sitThat’s not to say I think there is com couples’ happen. The goofy anything wrong with make-up, but looking guy is endearingly funny, you have to be comfortable with and in the end, he gets the girl. who you are, and you have to be I guess the whole point of this comfortable letting people see that boils down to some kind of Sun- person at some point; no make-up, day school type message about defenses down. That is the version being yourself, but its kind of im- of you that puts light in your eyes portant that we recognize the need and personality in your smile, that for just that. The thing about last- is the real you.
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In a massive political protest organized via internet social networking sites, groups throughout Egypt ranging in number from several hundred to more than one million protested the rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from January 25 to February 11. These massive demonstrations and international pressures led Mubarak to resign his office, essentially turning control of the country over to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Throughout the 18 days of protests, President Obama had the challenge of supporting the demonstrators in the interests of democracy, while also looking to protect peace and stability. While Mubarak’s regime had ruled under emergency powers for thirty years, it had also been friendly toward the US and Israel, helping to maintain a peaceful balance of power in the Middle East. With Mubarak no longer in power, there is the potential that
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Egypt’s stance toward Israel will Secretary of State Hillbecome much less friendly. Just a ary Clinton, for example, had adfew days after Mubarak’s resigna- vised that Mubarak should have tion, the ruling council of generals stayed in office until the elections. has already dissolved parliament Frank Wisner, a former Ameriand suspended the constitution u n t i l elections occur in six months. Presid e n t Obama’s consistent dem a n d f o r Photo courtesy of Google images. change (culminating in Mubarak’s resig- can ambassador who Obama sent nation) was perhaps good for his to Egypt as an envoy, stated that personal image in Egypt, but po- Mubarak “must stay in office” to tentially bad for stability and also ensure the changes necessary to contrary to the advice of some se- “get a national consensus around nior administration officials. the preconditions of the next step
Tim Rice, ECHO Columnist Dear people of Egypt: Please accept my deepest congratulations to you, and know that you are in my prayers. In these past few weeks you have accomplished something that has surprised the world and brought hope to all but the likes of those you sent packing. You have shown that the power of good people can overcome an evil system. I ask you pardon for my nation. For most of your lifetimes America has propped up what you have torn down, looking the other way when its Frankenstein’s monster did unspeakable things. My leaders said it was done for the sake of peace, and for quite some time, I believed them. It is true that the Mubarak regime kept peace with its neighbors, but my government forgot that you are like all of human kind; you hate war as much as my people are slowly no-
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ticing they do too. This is your revolution. You have not burned flags, domestic nor foreign. When examining tear gas canisters, you asked my people if they knew that we had made them. Most of us did not. More and more of us are asking questions because of you. Lives have still been lost. I salute your newest martyrs; they are worthy of the title. Many of them were just like me, a student preparing for the future and trying to make the world a better place. I hope as much as you do that their sacrifice will have not been in vain. You are the second of a pattern that I hope will continue across the entirety of the world that is still in the situation you recently changed. You have shown that different religions can peacefully coexist and cooperate. I smiled when I saw pictures of Christians protecting Muslims as they prayed.
Brad Crofford, ECHO Columnist forward.” Now, instead of Mubarak helping to maintain order as Obama’s leading foreign policy officials recommended, the military establishment (which was responsible for the installation of Mubarak in the first place about thirty years ago) is running the country. Keeping Mubarak in office until elections in September would have kept the international eye on Egypt. My fear is that with a council of little-known generals running the nation, the global media may quickly lose interest, and Egyptians will not have such a clear figure to unite against should democratic elections not occur. The shouts, cheers, and chants that resounded in Tahrir Square for 18 days will continue to echo long after the square is empty. Change has occurred in Egypt, but it remains to be seen if it is change for the better—change we should believe in.
Thank you for putting a stop to a cycle that was impoverishing your country. In time, my country will see that jobs are better at thinning the ranks of extremists than bullets and bombs. Your country was put on the auction block with service after service going to those who preferred profit to anything else. Many of those to whom your country was sold hail from my country; for that I take no pride. I am ashamed that many of these people are not truly people but constructs that exist solely as a mask for unfettered greed. My civilization is responsible for the aberration that is the modern corporation and its slow destructive spread over the earth. I ask you to pray that my people will awaken to the reality that is around them and feel courage like you to change their world for the better. Salaam, The Inspired American
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Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern Okla State W 81-50 @ Oklahoma Christian W 74-69 OT Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern Okla State W 62-59 @ Oklahoma Christian W 70-46
Softball @ Bellhaven (Miss.) W 5-4 @ Spring Hill (Ala.) W 4-1 @ William Carey (Miss.) L 4-5 @ Mobile (Ala.) L 4-8
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Foster Biggers, Staff Reporter Snowpocalypse and Snowpocalypse 2.0 might be remembered as the storms that canceled multiple days of class, record low temperatures, and athletic teams wondering if they will ever play another game. Basketball games had to be rescheduled due to road conditions, while the baseball team was wondering if they were ever going to continue their season. The 2011 baseball season was supposed to begin two weeks ago on Friday, February 4th in Austin, Texas, but the Storm baseball team couldn’t get out of the city before Snowpocalypse took over the whole mid west. “The weather hasn’t been good to us so far, but we have been working out like crazy and getting better all the time,” said sophomore pitcher, Jake Bidelman. The SNU baseball team hasn’t played a game yet this season, with all nine of their games being canceled, thanks to the snow. The
MEN’S BASKETBALL @ John Brown Saturday, February 19 3 p.m. @ Mid-America Christian Thursday, February 24 8 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @ John Brown Saturday, February 19 1 p.m. @ Mid-America Christian Thursday, February 24 6 p.m.
problems were there, whether it was roads being too icy, sub zero temperatures, snow covered fields, or the fields being completely soaked with all of the snow melting on top of the field. The boys of summer are praying for summer-like weather these days as they are watching the first half of their season pass them by.
They hardly ever have to deal with weather as bad as what Oklahoma has received these past couple of weeks. Lubbock has already played and won four games this season while dealing with the snow and rain as well. SNU might already be a step behind as Lubbock and the teams in the south who are already getting into a rhythm, while the only rhythm SNU has gotten into is spending time in the indoor facility. “I think that we are on a level playing field with the rest of the conference. We have had the chance to not only get better as a team, but as individuals. We have had the chance to work on the smaller things that will help contribute to the ultimate goal of Photo by Sara Eguren winning the SAC. We “We know that we can’t con- are ready for the season and to trol the weather but we can con- prove ourselves.” Bidelman said. trol the attitude towards getting Good news for Jake, SNU, and mentally prepared for our season, the rest of Oklahoma because, by whenever it may start!” Bidelman the end of this week and into next said. week, the weather is supposed to People always ask why teams in take a turn for the better. With the southern part of the Sooner highs in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, Athletics Conference, like Way- it’s finally looking like the boys of land and Lubbock, are always so summer will be able to take the powerful? The simple fact is that field and play some ball. TRACK AND FIELD @ Missouri Southern State Friday, February 18Saturday, February 19 SOFTBALL vs. Bethany, (Kan.) Friday, February 16 1 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. York (Neb.), Hillsdale @ Moore, OK Saturday, February 19 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. vs. Northwood, TX Tuesday, February 22 1 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Bethany, (Kan.) Friday, February 16 1 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. Arkansas Tech @ OKC Tennis Center Saturday, February 19 11 a.m.
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TRACK Justine Harper Watonga, Oklahoma Freshman
Nickname Napkin breath Interests & Hobbies Talking, laughing and eating Most Prized Possession Friends.. if that’s a possession Three Words that Best Describe Me Loud, determined. humorous One Word That Describes My Coach Compassionate If I Could Have Any Superpower It’d Be Laser eyes A Non-Athletic Talent I Possess Making people laugh Biggest Fear Heights As A Child, I Dreamed to Be Pocahontas What Motivates Me The idea of being successful If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d Be Anything that tastes good Best Memory Can’t name just one Pet Peeve In a world where you can be anything, be yourself
Courtesy of Sports Information OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — When A.J. Thomas’ head finally hit the pillow Saturday night, the senior shouldn’t have had any problem going to sleep after the senior left everything he had on the floor for No. 13 Southern Nazarene in a 74-69 win over Oklahoma Christian inside the Eagles Nest. The only reason Thomas might not fall asleep is that fact that he may still be buzzing about tying his career-high with 27 points or setting a career-high with seven 3-pointers, which was the most treys in a single game by an SNU player since 2006. It was a schoolrecord for most threes in a singlegame against a conference opponent. The Crimson Storm (21-5, 14-4 SAC) as a team buried 13 3-pointers which tied the third-best mark in a single-game in school history and was the most treys hit since 2006 and tied the record for most against a conference opponent. Thomas hit five of those treys in the second half and three in the first 10 minutes of the half. His final two treys in the second half came in the final eight minutes. After the Crimson Storm had battled back from being down 14 early in the second half, Thomas hit a three in the midst of a 10-3 run to make it 55-51 with 7:54 left. OC pushed it back out to eight, but a Jeremy Lightfoot bucket in the
paint, followed by a short jumper from the right side from Thomas, got SNU back within four. Xavier Alexander made it a t wo - p o i n t game with 5:17 left and C.J. Henry cut it to 6160 with a deep three with 4:34 remaining. Thomas then capped a 12-2 run with his six three overall to give SNU its first Photo by Sara Eguren lead since 15-13 in the first half, at 63-61. OC tied it against at 63 and at 65 before Thomas nearly ended it in regulation when he got an open look with eight seconds left that ricocheted back out to him and he let a long 3-point attempt fly that bounced around the rim and came out to force overtime. SNU never trailed in overtime and it was Thomas again who provided the dagger. With 1:41 left in
Callin’ Baton Rouge Sports Information BATON ROUGE, La. — Southern Nazarene’s Linnea Wood and Janel Byrd both placed in the top five in their respective events Saturday and Sunday at Louisiana State as the English Team opened their spring season. Wood took third in both novice flat and novice fences
while Byrd placed fifth in advanced walk trot canter. Wood was also able to qualify for the regional show on the last day of competition. The equestrian team will be back in the saddle when the Western Team travels to North Central Texas College in Gainesville Texas, Feb. 18.
overtime, the Storm held a 69-68 lead, but Thomas sank his seventh trey of the night to make it 72-68. OC got no closer than three the rest of the way. Thomas went 8-for-19 on the night and 7-for-14 from outside the arc. Alexander scored 15 points and grabbed eight boards off the bench and added three assists as well. Jon West and Henry were both in double figures as well as West notched 11 and Henry had 10. OC was uncanny from outside, hitting 5-for-6 from outside in the first half and 3-for-4 in the second, but went 0-for-3 in overtime. SNU didn’t miss a free throw in the second half and finished the night 11-for-13 and turned the ball over just 12 times. The Crimson Storm will now travel to Rogers State, Thursday, for an 8 p.m. SAC contest.
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Death by three Courtesy of Sports Information BETHANY, Okla. — Abbey Marra scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds for No. 19 Southern Nazarene in a 72-63 loss to No. 22 Lubbock Christian, Saturday afternoon inside the Sawyer Center. The Lady Chaparrals (16-6, 13-3 SAC) move into a tie for second place with the Crimson Storm (19-5, 13-3 SAC), but have the tiebreaker by sweeping the season series if the tie should remain the rest of the year. The loss also Photo by Sara Eguren
snaps a seven-game win streak for SNU and increases LCU’s streak to seven straight. “I am proud of what we’ve done the past couple of weeks,” said SNU head coach Lori Carter. “I was disappointed today because for whatever reason they (LCU) just had more energy than we did. They got to the loose balls and came up with big rebounds. We just didn’t do the things we needed to do to win the game.” LCU couldn’t miss in the second half from 3-point range as the Lady Chaps went 9-for-17 after shooting just 2-for-6 in the first half. Severyn Smith, Haley Burton and Brittany Hampton all hit a trio of threes as Smith led the Lady Chaps with 16 points. For the second straight night, SNU was just 1-for-12 from beyond the arc, yet still shot over 40 percent from the field. The Storm were 19-for-46 from the floor, but went cold in the second half. After shooting 57.1 percent from the field in the first
half, SNU went just 7-for-25 from the field and 1-of-6 from 3-point range. “When things are going that well like they have up until last night, you hope you shoot like that all season, but that’s tough to do,” said Carter in talking about SNU leading the NAIA in 3-point percentage coming into the game. “I think we started thinking about it. The bad thing is when you don’t hit from outside, it doesn’t open up things for you on the inside and that showed today.” SNU still had three players in double figures as Logan Martin scored 12 points while Audra Skimbo had 10. Martin also grabbed seven rebounds. The Storm held a one-point lead at halftime even though they turned the ball over 14 times. SNU answered to tie it at 42, but Smith scored seven points in a 10-2 run to give LCU a 5244 lead with 11 minutes left. The Storm cut it to 55-54 but that was as close as SNU came. The Lady Chaps responded with an 11-2 run to take a 66-56 lead and then took its biggest lead of the game twice at 69-58 and 71-60 before putting it away. The Crimson Storm now will host Northwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, at 8 p.m. in the final game of a four-game home stand.
LUBBOCK, Texas —ofJackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor Marra earns Player the Week honors track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter
throw Sports Information in the shot put as week. Southern Nazarene traveled the Week to Texas selectionTech for Marra for its SHAWNEE, fir LUBBOCK, Okla. — For the Texas She — scored Jackiea Stevens career-highkicked 22 and off the her fifth 2011 overall indoor nod for track fourth time season in fiveinweeks fashion and points as she andcaptured just missed afirst career-place SNU with this season. a 12.61-meter Logan Martin, throw the third in straight the shot week, Southput as high Southern in rebounds Nazarene with 17 in the traveled who earned to Texas the previous Techweeks’ for its ern Nazarene first meet claimed ofthethe Soonyear.win over USAO. honors, has been named three er Athletic St LUBBOCK, Conference Women’s Texas She —scored Jackie 20 Stevens points and had kicked times. off her 2011 indoor track Basketball season Player ofin thefashion Week. 16 asboards she captured in the win over first Way-placeThe with Crimson a 12.61-meter Storm will host throw Abbeyin Marra thecontinued shot put theas land Southern Baptist before Nazarene close the traveled Northwestern to Texas Oklahoma TechState, for its streak first aftermeet the junior of the center year.week with 17 points and eight Thursday at 6 p.m. in the final averaged Stevens 19.7 points knocked and 13.7 off rebounds Angeloagainst State’s Lubbock. (Texas) Kimberly game of a Williams four-game home and New rebounds Mexico’s in three games Shelby lastChancellor It was the for second thePlayer title.ofThat stand.mark already qualifies her for the NAIA Indoor National Championship. She also took
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Nickname Bucket fingers Interests & Hobbies Watching movies, hanging out with friends, chasing super villians at night Most Prized Possession Pillow Three Words that Best Describe Me Outgoing, fun, random One Word That Describes My Coach Compassionate If I Could Have Any Superpower, It’d Be Reading minds A Non-Athletic Talent I Possess Writing Biggest Fear Spiders As A Child, I Dreamed to Be A spy What Motivates Me The fact that God gave me my gifts to use for Him If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d Be Chicken Alfredo Best Memory Learning to swing dance with my cousins over the holidays Pet Peeve Not having an even amount of candy Favorite Quote/Verse Hebrew 11:1
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SNU professor to participate in Ignite OKC Abby Johnson, Staff Reporter As communication comes in many forms and situations, it plays a major role in our daily lives. With communication taking up a large portion of how we get to know others, convey opinions, and most importantly get our point across, humans simply cannot live without it. In recent years, having taken the shape of social networking, internet, and media, communication continually plays its vital role in our lives. Recently, a new event was launched to allow anyone to have the opportunity to be able to communicate or discuss whatever he or she wants in front of a large audience. This event is called Ignite, and is better known as Ignite OKC. “Ignite OKC is an event that gives people an opportunity to talk about something they’re passionate about. The only problem is, you don’t get to talk very long,” Putnam City High School physics teacher and SNU professor of World Geography, Jodie Bowie, said. Bowie found out about the event through Twitter, and when he saw several friends had tweeted about it, knew he had to do this. With the catch to the event being that speakers only get five minutes and 20 slides to talk, speakers must prepare in advance to prevent going over the time limit or talking too much. Having already had the experience of talking
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for a living, Bowie said, he has already begun preparing by writing a script. “The presentation needs to be smooth, and not look like I’m just winging it! I’ve already begun rehearsing,” Bowie said. Bowie’s choice of topic was due in part to his job as a Physics teacher. Bowie plans on talking about Isaac Newton’s ideas and how they can be connected to life. “Anytime I can take an idea from class, and apply it to life, is a good opportunity,” Bowie said. By giving others the opportunity to listen and see what he has to say, Bowie says he hopes that the audience will “recognize that the harder you push against people and the world, the harder they’re going to push back.” “I think my favorite part is going to be the pace, getting a point across in five minutes, and knowing you have to be prepared, plus meeting new people as well,” Bowie said. The event is scheduled to take place on March 3 with voting beginning soon to decide who should participate. The anticipation and idea of being able to specifically convey Newton’s third law is something exciting for Bowie, and being able to convey one of his passions of “getting up and talking,” is something Bowie - and many others - look forward to.
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Local Events 02/18: Leake Classic Car Show and Auction (Oklahoma State Fair Park) 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 02/19: Monster Jam (Oklahoma City Arena) 2:00 p.m.
02/19: OSU-OKC Farmer’s Market (OSU-OKC) 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
02/21: Free Admission Monday Oklahoma City Zoo 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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SNU president and wife challenge students to snowball fight
FINE ARTS Jeremy Ralstin Feburary 10, President Loren Gresham and his wife Linda challenged students to a snowball fight outside of Bresee Hall. The snowball fight followed a week of winter weather. Photo by Sarah Privott, Photo Editor
Get involved @ SNU SGA Executive elections are taking place Tuesday, February 22. The candidates will be speaking in a chapel, so make sure you attend and hear them out. Then, don’t forget to vote on my.snu.edu and make your voice heard. Also, make sure you don’t make plans for next Friday and Saturday! It’s the weekend of the Spiritual Life Retreat, and SNU wants you there. The SNU buses will leave for Regency Church of the Nazarene at 4 p.m. Friday and have you back by 2 p.m. on Saturday. Join the fun, get away from campus, and enjoy spending time relaxing and de-stressing with friends. Whatever else you choose to do this week, get involved at SNU!
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Interests & Hobbies: Backpacking, mountain biking, kayaking, playing guitar Three Words that Best Describe Me: Reserved, thrifty, amazing A Non-Musical Talent I Possess: I can rope a horseshoe out of the air and I have done a backflip on a dirtbike. As A Child, I Dreamed of Being: A famous musician/pro motorcross racer/adventure guide What Motivates Me: I don’t like being bored. I hate just sitting around and don’t feel happy unless I’m trying to do big things or working for something bigger. Pet Peeve: People eating really loud; it resonates in my ears when it happens.
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Favorite Quote/Verse: “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.” -Rene’ Daumal
Album Reviews
Matt Styers
Much like almost every-
skyrocketing to number one
one else from the early
on iTunes and Amazon Music’s
21st century Christian
digital charts and debuting
pop scene, her suc-
12th on the Billboard 200.
cess came and went in-
The Civil War’s success is
stantaneously, and her al-
surprising not because of the
bums are now readily available on
fact that they topped charts,
of your local Goodwill. music columnist Butthe theshelves long-forgotten Williams has The Civil Wars- Barton Hollow Remember when we were little
the music alone is case-inpoint of their exceedingly
returned to the game in grand fash-
sufficient talent, but how they
ion, shaking up the system and turning
landed on top. With almost
heads in the most unlikely of ways.
no distribution and an essen-
and we used to listen to contempo-
Having picked up incredible levels of
tially phony label (Sensibility
rary Christian Music because we didn’t
buzz almost exclusively via the blogo-
Music, created by Williams and her
edly worthy of the company it keeps.
know any better? If you wrack your
sphere, Williams’ career has been born
husband) as support, The Civil Wars
Rarely does the Civil Wars’ brand of
brain for long lost memories of female
anew, thanks to her duo with guitarist
won over their highly mainstream au-
minimalist folk rival pop albums in
Christian pop vocalists, you will most
and Johnny Depp doppelganger John
dience without a gimmick or niche fan
sales and universal acceptance, but
likely recall once-budding starlet Joy
Paul White, the Civil Wars. Nearly two
base.
near-perfect ratings from both industry
Williams (she kinda looked like Stacy
years in the making and riding only the
Perhaps as much a testament to the
giant Rolling Stone and hipster haven
Orrico or Jackie Velazquez and their
hype of a moderately successful single,
effectiveness of online marketing and
Paste are just two of innumerable signs
music all pretty much sounded the
the band’s debut album, Barton Hol-
distribution as a tribute to the beauty
that the Civil Wars are well on their
same).
low, promptly exploded upon release,
of the album, Barton Hollow is undoubt-
way to a highly visible 2011.
The Decemberists are perhaps among
cemberists decided to return to their
electric and steel guitars on top of a
the most adored bands in the indie
roots with The King is Dead. And the
solid base of pleasantly plucked acous-
market (alongside acts like Death
results? Overwhelming. The album de-
tic guitars, upright bass, and clever
Cab for Cutie, Iron & Wine, and Suf-
buted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts
percussion.
jan Stevens). The band’s trademark
last week with nearly 100k copies sold
Frontman Colin Meloy (who also au-
Civil War era concept albums have
after enjoying several days on the
thors children’s books with wife Carson
set them apart even within the folk
iTunes homepage and an early release
Ellis) has the perfect the voice to ac-
scene, and a massive deal with Capi-
sale on amazon.com.
company the Decemberists antiquated
tol Records just before production of
The ten-track journey into the Co-
sound, and at no point has the prowess
2006’s The Crane Wife has given the
lonial South feels like the perfect
of his pipes had more room to breathe
band the distribution necessary to
offspring of folk and country master-
than in the minimalist environment of
grow almost limitless just left of the
pieces, stripped down to their least
The King is Dead. And with critical ap-
common denominator and then played
proval nearly unanimous, it appears
Having garnered massive amounts
After the 2009’s The Hazards of Love
really loudly. Recorded in a barn in the
that Meloy and The Decemberists will
of attention and affection over the past
won the hearts of romantics with its lav-
band’s native Portland, the LP promi-
make themselves comfortable in their
half-decade for their unique style and
ish displays of orchestral arrangements
nently features fiddle, mandolin, har-
new homes as household names.
the unusual format of their albums,
and dramatic highs and lows, the De-
monica, and clean Americana-toned
The Decemberists- The King is Dead
mainstream.
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