The Profile | February 2015

February, 2015

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Volume 103 | Issue 4

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Miss Hendrix Contestants___8 CK Week Schedule___11 Charity Information___12 Origins of Campus Kitty___14

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CONTENTS

Volume 103 Issue 4 February 2015

NEWS 3 P-Safe

Changes in Security

4 TED-X Conference on Campus

5 TEC Classes Two years in

OPINION 6 Campus Kitty

Are donations enough?

7 The Zucchini Godzilla-proof campus

FEATURE 8-10 Miss Hendrix Contestant features

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11 Events

Photo Wil Chandler

Miss Hendrix schedule

12-13 Charities Miss Hendrix charity list

14-15 Origins Campus Kitty’s transformation

THE PROFILE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

SPORTS 16 Spring Sports A look at the upcoming season

17 Basketball Woman’s basketball

CULTURE

BROOKE NELSON 817-341-9167 NelsonBT@Hendrix.edu

MANAGING EDITOR

LAYOUT EDITORS CLAIRE DE PREE JACKIE OAKLEY

PHOTO EDITOR LEE ROGERS

JOSH HAMMONS 501-616-0328 HammonsJE@Hendrix.edu

COPY EDITOR

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

PHOTOGRAPHERS

BLAIR SCHNEIDER

18 Valentine’s Day Gifts Creative crafts for V-Day

19 The Oscars The Profile’s picks THEHENDRIXCOLLEGEPROFILE.COM

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MARY KATHERINE BARKER

MADISON DEALING MEGAN PRETTYMAN

STAFF WRITERS

ANUSHAH JIWANI CASEY HAWKINS CHIRAG LALA DANIEL GREAR SYDNEY MEYER RACHEL LORSBACH

NEWS Library escorts Cameron Meek (left) and Andrew McWard (right) accompany Ava Parker (center) back to her dorm. The escort service, founded by McWard, was one of several initiatives undertaken in response to the call for improved campus safety.

Improving Campus Safety Public Safety Responds to Sexual Assaults on Campus

by Sydney Meyer

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My job doesn’t necessarily have to be easy, I just don’t want anything to happen. It’s a lot easier for us to prevent crime than deal with the aftermath,” Rick Sublett, Chief of Public Safety at Hendrix, said.

As the Chief of Public Safety, Sublett is much more than the stereotypical security guard or rent-a-cop. He and his staff of seven full time officers and two part time officers come from prestigious backgrounds in law enforcement.

“My guys are dedicated to protecting students.

When I hire people, we’re aware we’re not law enforcement. But the two officers who filled the part time positions have both come from experience. One of the officers is a former reserve officer with eight years experience and came highly recommended. The other officer is a 30-year veteran of Conway PD and he was also a former investigator and a long time patrolman. Two of my officers are former military police, one officer has been here 45 years and another even taught some law enforcement in Afghanistan,” Sublett said.

But with two sexual assaults reported on campus within the last two years, campus-wide concern is to be expected. What safety precautions are in place to protect students? What exactly can P-Safe do in these situations?

“We assist the victim, we take the report, but we immediately call in Res Life and Student Affairs staff,” Sublett said. “Our job is to take the report, get the victim anything they need – of course in that one incident this past semester it was main-

photos Megan Prettyman Sophomore Cameron Meek finishes homework while on duty. Students could volunteer to be a library escort at night.

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ly taking the report. Usually the counseling part of that situation is where we work on turning it over to Student Affairs, for the most part. We both have some training in it but that has just been our policy throughout my time here.”

“I’m always concerned with anything we can do to prevent [sexual assaults] and patrol. The sexual assault last year was a concern to the entire campus because it was one that had happened out on campus by a stranger,” Sublett said.

Following last year’s incident, P-Safe partnered with Dean Wiltgen to host a public forum in Mills, where students participated by voicing their concerns and communicating one-on-one with Sublett. “[The incident and the following forum] resulted in a third [patrolling officer] for nights between peak hours. We added a shift from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. seven days a week,” Sublett said.

He also noted that his officers are now more conscious and aware of what to watch for on patrol.

“I try to stress more awareness about the escorts,” Sublett said. “And awareness about people not walking alone. There is always strength in numbers. A perpetrator is not going to come at two people.”

Sublett and the rest of his dedicated P-Safe staff are on campus to offer escort services, general security and overall protection 24/7. The number for P-Safe is 501-450-7711, and Hendrix students are urged to call without hesitation any time of the day or night.

TEDx at Hendrix:

photos Lee Rogers

Club gives voice to speakers, students

by Anushah Jiwani

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ED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a nonprofit organization that sponsors TED Talks in order to encourage the spreading of ideas. TEDx denotes individual events sponsored by local clubs.

Five years ago, a student named Colin Hoy started a TEDx club at Hendrix as an Odyssey project.

Since then, the club has evolved into a multi-faceted and coveted organization on campus. Yet TEDrix has grown exponentially this year alone.

With more than 15 students on the leadership team, the club’s main event, TEDxHendrixCollege, is sponsored by an advisory board comprised of Hendrix alumni and community leaders from across Arkansas.

TEDx aims to spread ideas in order to improve society as a whole, and the Hendrix club’s various events collaborate to meet this goal. TEDx HendrixCollegeSalon, for example, features professors presenting to students in order to encourage the sharing of information between the two groups. Dr. Daniel J. Whelan, Chair of Department of Politics and International Relations at Hendrix, moderated an event titled “Rethinking Terrorism” last semester.

Over 100 students also attended TEDrix Women, which featured Hendrix professors Dr. McClung and Dr. Templeton. Following along with the theme “People, Places, and Identity,” the professors gave talks on gender roles in the animal kingdom as well as on the interaction between males and females in society.

In addition, in order to give Hendrix students the opportunity to actively participate in the club, TEDrix began the Student Speaker Competition in the hopes of empowering students to become the speakers and encouraging them to continue sharing knowledge.

According to sophomore Grace Dostart, speaker coordinator and stage manager for the club, TEDx is perfect for a school like Hendrix because both the organization and Hendrix are based on similar core values.

“The one thing I love most about our club is that we enable local voices to be heard. The purpose of the club is to take ideas and turn them into something, which is what Colin Hoy did when he decided he would create the Hendrix chapter of TEDx as an Odyssey project. The spirit of TEDx is inherent at Hendrix because we do similar things with [the] Odyssey [program],” Dostart said.

TEDrix’s biggest event is the upcoming TEDxHendrixCollege conference, which will be held on Feb. 22. The conference will feature various speakers who will present their ideas to students, faculty and other members of the community.

Sophomore Kay Beth Tyson, TEDxHendrixCollege chair, is certain that the conference will be a

huge success due to the encouragement the club has received from the local community.

“This is the first year TEDrix has really gotten outside support from Arkansas community and business leaders, and from the Hendrix administration as well. It means a lot to us that they believe in our mission and our dreams to make TEDxHendrixCollege a well-known event in Central Arkansas,” Tyson said.

All presentations are geared toward a theme chosen by the club. This year’s theme is “Origins.”

“Origins can show how where you come from affects where you are going,” Dostart said. “It also plays with the idea of nature versus nurture. We chose speakers who we felt could really reflect this theme. Each speaker has a lot to say, but they will all do so in different ways. We have topics ranging from family and poverty to Godzilla and art. These topics will address the theme through various lenses in order to provide a unique perspective of origins.”

Speakers for this year include Roby Brock, the editor-in-chief and host of Talk Business & Politics, a multi-media news organization focusing on business and politics in Arkansas; Jo Luck, Hendrix alum and former CEO of Heifer International; Dan P. McAdams, psychology professor from Northwestern University; Dana Falconberry, Hendrix alum and singer/songwriter based in Austin, TX; Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, professor of family and preventive medicine at UAMS and author of 78 scholarly publications; Meg Bourne Hulsey, founder and CEO of Art Feeds in Joplin, MO; Doug Blackmon, Hendrix alum and Pulitzer Prize winning author for his book, Slavery by Another Name and our very own William Tsutsui, president of Hendrix and author of numerous books including Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters and In Godzilla’s Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage. Winners of the Student Speaker Competition, Chirag Lala (Judge’s Award) and Coco Guillot (Audience’s Award), may also be given the chance to speak at the conference.

“TED always challenges the listener. This year’s theme is unique in that it relates to everyone on a very personal level as well as between individuals and communities. All attendees of TEDxHendrixCollege will be able to experience a new perspective on something we all share - an origin story that shows us who we are,” senior Natalie Levine, president of the TED club, said.

The TEDx Hendrix College conference will take place on Feb. 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Worsham. There are only 100 tickets, so get yours soon!

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from top to bottom: Sophomore Coco Guillot, Seniors Madison Pitts and Hope Montgomery give speeches at TEDxHendrixColleges’s annual student speaker competition.

The Engaged Citizen:

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New freshman courses receive praise, criticism

by Casey Hawkins

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s its motto – “unto the whole person” – suggests, the Hendrix College experience goes beyond pure academics. One of the ways the school seeks this deeper liberal arts education is through The Engaged Citizen (TEC) courses, which provide incoming freshmen with a chance to get the first taste of the liberal arts experience.

These required first-year courses all revolve around the theme of engaged citizenship, or simply going out into the world and making a difference. The theme spans across several different disciplines, which are reflected in the variety of TEC classes available for students to choose.

Some of these courses include “Poverty and Public Institutions,” “Slaves, Revolutionaries, and Citizens,” and “Religion, Nation, Violence: Asia.”

Dr. Jay Barth is a politics professor and one of the pioneers of the program.

“I think clearly engaged citizenship is a component of what Hendrix is about. If you look at the [Hendrix] statement of purpose, it really speaks to preparing students for making a difference in the global community. We certainly want to give students a taste of that and then ideally students will continue that pursuit after TEC,” Dr. Barth said.

“The goal of TEC is to introduce students to the distinctive liberal arts experience here at Hendrix,” Dr. Barth added. “And to introduce students to inter-disciplinarity, which is a core component of the liberal arts: seeing an issue from multiple perspectives and beginning to aid students as they begin to think about their roles

as engaged citizens.”

Instituted only two years ago, TEC classes are a new concept on campus. For decades Hendrix had a similar type of freshman seminar course, known as Journeys. After several years of Journeys, Dr. Barth and other faculty members sensed that there was too much in common between the texts and syllabi the classes used and began the process of creating a new and improved course.

“These freshman seminars, especially when there’s commonality, are a bit difficult to sustain in terms of a teaching core, among other things,” Dr. Barth said. “There was a sense that we needed to shift away from complete commonality to a set-up that would provide faculty and students a little more choice about what course they took in the first semester. It was a year-long process and ultimately the faculty endorsed The Engaged Citizen.”

The subject matter of TEC courses varies from year to year. Teams of faculty members submit proposals for course ideas and a TEC leadership council makes the selections for that given year. “[TEC] is very much faculty-driven in the fact that teams of faculty come together and identify the theme that they really have an interest in pursuing,” Dr. Barth said.

TEC classes are also faculty-driven in that they are taught collaboratively by two professors.

These professors are responsible for designing the courses and the day-to-day activities students will partake in. The two professors might also hail from different departments, allowing the development of two different perspectives on

the course as a whole.

Dr. Barth said that the first year evaluations of TEC were generally positive. Many students this year agree, but some still have their quarrels with the course.

“I thought the idea of TEC was interesting and very innovative, however, I feel like the difficulty level across disciplines of TEC classes should be more similar,” one freshman said. “It seemed that some classes were much harder than others.”

Other students liked their courses, but felt the “engaged citizen” aspect to be missing.

“I feel like it’s a nice concept but my TEC class in particular is more of a history class and we didn’t even talk about engaged citizenship,” Another freshman said. “I’m not really frustrated by it; I still thought it was an interesting subject. It didn’t really accomplish what TEC was supposed to be, but I still learned from it.”

As a new project, TEC will continue to develop and change over the next few years.

“This is obviously in the hands of the faculty and the faculty continually reviews curricular issues, and there will come a time when there’s a more full-fledged review [of TEC classes],” Dr. Barth said. “But I think that for the near future, TEC is part of the Hendrix experience.”

The Arkansas Advantage: Hendrix promises aid to Arkansans

by Brooke Nelson

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endrix took a big step in college financial aid in December when it rolled out the Hendrix Arkansas Advantage. The new program “will meet students’ demonstrated financial need through all forms of financial assistance, including merit scholarships, need-based grants, federal and state grants, federal student loans and student employment,” according to the website.

The Hendrix Arkansas Advantage is aimed at Arkansas high school seniors enrolling in Hendrix for the fall 2015 semester with a 3.6 or higher GPA, and a 27 ACT or above or 1200 SAT (Critical Reading + Math) or above. This is far less exclusive than the Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship, which requires either 32 on the ACT or 1410 on the SAT, and a 3.50 academic grade point average. For Hendrix College

President Dr. William Tsutsui, that was exactly the point.

“It’s going back to the heritage of Hendrix and who we are. Hendrix has really always been about taking talented young people and giving them the chance to make better lives for themselves. We were worried that Hendrix has gotten out of reach to those bright young people who could really benefit from what we offer here,” Tsutsui said.

This worry, along with a significantly lower freshman enrollment for the 2014-2015 academic year--especially a drop in Arkansas students— inspired the move, according to Tsutsui. The school had lost many students due to competitive tuition cost from other schools and universities.

“I think it’s important to give people the message: if you think Hendrix is the place for you to

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get your higher education, we want you to make that decision, not based on the numbers. We want you to make it based on the education we offer, the community we have, then worry about the money,” Tsutsui said.

In the future, Tsutsui hopes to extend this program to other parts of the country, as well. However, he said, it all has to start with the college’s home state.

“I think one of our real advantages is Arkansas,” Tsutsui said. “Hendrix is a national institution and it will remain a national institution, but having that strong tie to its home is critical. That’s why starting the Arkansas Advantage with Arkansas students makes some sense. And I hope we can build on that going forward.”

Charity vs. Philanthropy:

Are We Really Doing Our Best?

by Daniel Grear

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hen Campus Kitty week rolls around every spring, a tiny flame flares up inside me. Unfortunately, this flicker is not the manifestation of excitement. Instead, it’s one of slight skepticism.

I’m not trying to be a killjoy; I, as most college students do, enjoy my fair share of loud, obnoxious events. Miss Hendrix and the spring concert are some of my favorite gatherings of the year.

And even if you prefer something tamer, Campus Kitty also puts on the Red Light Revue. These happenings are not exactly what I’m concerned with.

What I worry about, really, is that the ultimate purpose of our programming seems sort of displaced.

Don’t get me wrong—I recognize the fact that Campus Kitty has a track record of success. Annually, the organization donates over $50,000 to local non-profits who are doing great work in the Conway community. These numbers are surely something to be proud of.

Additionally, I don’t think Campus Kitty is pretending to be anything that they are not. They are a philanthropic organization, plain and simple.

The kicker, however, is this: when was the last time you heard a student talk about any of the non-profits that Campus Kitty raises money for?

Sure, the names of each charity can be found on the back of each year’s t-shirt (the CK page on Hendrix’s website also showcases bios for every place that receives funds), but do students really care about the institutions that we’re purporting to help? Are the organizations themselves at the forefront of the conversation?

In my years at Hendrix, I’ve taken part in a good deal of volunteer work. I’ve experienced how rewarding it feels to sacrifice a Saturday evening in order to cook and eat a meal with struggling individuals at Bethlehem House, Conway’s only homeless shelter. I’ve worked in a garden with and heard the stories of teenage boys serving time at the Faulkner County Juvenile Detention Center.

What I’m getting at is that if we take the time to actually set foot in the organizations that we’re serving, we’re much more likely to keep up an active relationship with them. Witnessing firsthand the daily grind of activists in the community can inspire individuals to educate themselves, spread the word about specific causes, follow up on future volunteer opportunities, and donate more mindfully.

Admittedly, I have a biased stake in all of this.

As an executive member of the Volunteer Action Committee (VAC), it’s my job to make sure that Hendrix students are engaging tangibly with the needs of the greater Conway area. What I fail to mention to most people who are interested in volunteering with us, however, is that sometimes the work that we do on any given Service Saturday seems rather inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. When we offered to rake leaves for the Conway Women’s Shelter, they were receptive and grateful, and the yard looked a little more presentable, but was this the most efficient way for us to help them? When we sent a group of students to pick up trash after the city of Mayflower was hit by a deadly tornado back in April, did we end up making an impact? Or was this

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charity work more about tooting our own horn, giving us the illusion that we’re fulfilled and engaged citizens?

In other words, if we don’t have the expertise to aid victims of trauma and abuse or don’t have the skills to reconstruct dilapidated homes and buildings, would it not just have been better to cut a few checks and be on our merry way? Would the professionals have known better how to most effectively route our donations?

These questions are not, of course, simply answered. What I’m learning, though, is that good intentions, on either side of the coin between volunteerism and philanthropy, are just not good enough if our goal is to make fundamental and long-lasting change on the world around us. We must be discerning people of service, always willing to make amendments to the ways in which we give our time and resources. In the case of Campus Kitty, I’m an advocate for resituating things until the worlds of volunteer work and philanthropy better intersect.

It’s perfectly okay that we’re fundraising in unconventional ways, but it can’t end there. Let’s also have students passionately arguing over which organizations are the most deserving of our funds. Let’s bring the leaders of those organizations to campus to talk about the work they’re doing and how students can best be a part of that beyond Campus Kitty week. Better yet, let’s bring students into the churches, food pantries, and homeless shelters that receive their donations.

Let’s demystify the process.

by Casey Hawkins

Tsutsui pledges to make Hendrix College “Godzilla-Proof”

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endrix College President Bill Tsutsui’s expertise on the subject of Godzilla is well documented. As a published author on the topic, he’s one of the most highly regarded Godzilla minds in the world. Now, he’s taking his obsession one step further by pledging funds to transform Hendrix College into a Godzilla-proof fortress that will ensure the survival of its students in the event of an attack.

“I don’t know when Godzilla will attack next, but when he does, we’ll be ready,” Tsutsui said.

Tsutsui’s renovations will ensure that Hendrix will be prepared for an attack at a moment’s notice. With the press of a button at his presidential desk, he will be able to send the campus into full alert. Some students, however, are already growing frustrated with this tactic.

“It never fails,” one disgruntled freshman said.

“I’ll just be making my way to lunch, and all of a sudden I see flashing red lights everywhere and President Tsutsui driving around with one of those P-Safe golf carts telling everyone to get

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inside. The first time it wasn’t so bad, but after about the 12th time I had enough.”

Tsutsui admits that his predictions have been shoddy through the preliminary stages of the renovation, but urges people to have faith in his system.

“I’ve been wrong in the past. Okay, I’ve been wrong a lot in the past,” Tsutsui said. “But you never know when Godzilla will strike. It’s better to be safe than sorry, right?”

Although the current system has not yet been

OPINION “All right, the Campus Kitty is officially open. Come right on in to donate your money to charity!”

drawings by guest cartoonist Hannah Blevins

“You can wait there. As for me, I’m gonna go out and volunteer!”

perfected, Tsutsui hopes to expand it in the coming months. The centerpiece of the project includes the mysterious Hulen Hall, which will be converted into a Godzilla-proof bunker that can house all of the students on campus. Tsutsui is relieved that the rumors surrounding the fate of the building can finally be put to rest.

“This is actually what we had been planning to do with the building all along,” Tsutsui said.

“It wasn’t really what I was expecting them to do with that building, but I guess it makes sense,”

one senior said.

While Tsutsui is constantly on the alert for Godzilla, he’s encouraging students to keep their eyes peeled as well. A dedicated club is even being formed for the tracking of Godzilla.

“We’re staying ahead of the curve here at Hendrix,” Tsutsui said. “We’ll be the most prepared of any institution in the country. And trust me, an attack is coming.”

Tsutsui’s system will not only preserve the well being of the current students on campus, but it’s

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being used as a major recruiting tool for prospects.

“My basic message is this: if you don’t want to die, come to Hendrix College,” Tsutsui said. “If you go anywhere else, I can’t ensure your safety.

At Hendrix College, we’re about more than just the liberal arts. We’re about survival.”

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photos Lee Rogers

Iggy Would-nailya

Mary Baked and Trashley

Iggy Would-nailya hails from Australia, and came to Hendrix seeking the American dream – freedom of booty, liberty of lifestyle, and all the fabulous theme parties she can handle. Used to living down under, Iggy did not shy away from getting down low and working hard to achieve her goals. Detractors and Haters have labeled her as much like the dangerous fauna of her homeland “poisonous.” While it is true that Miss Would-nailya can be quite a handful (or two) Iggy is at heart a lovely and fabulous diva. Just don’t get in her way, because it is rumored that this bad bitch is still in the murder business.

Mary Baked and Trashley began their journey as innocent little girls surrounded by these creepy older men and not much has changed in twenty years besides our orifice size and newly acquired deviated septums. Our sexual exploits have gone as far as having a three-way with the Joker… or was it Heath Ledger? Doesn’t matter he is gone now. We have matured greatly since our part on the show with our perverted father who is still trying to convince us that he is not gay… who knows, who cares, we go both ways. We are products of our environment… How much can you expect from two little girls being raised around Danny Tanner all day? Not much.

Our favorite candy as little girls was always blow pops, now we skip the pop and go straight for the blow – boys and coke dealers you know what we mean.

Tonight we have to show the world the meaning of double trouble because two is always better than one.

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Areola the Little Spermaid Areola the Little Spermaid is a strong and independent mermaid, and she knows how to make a splash. In her younger years she was a sea weed dealer, running with the flotsam of Atlantica. Those “friends” dragged her down faster than an anchor, and she was fathoms below before she knew what happened. The BP oil spill changed her life. The oil killed many of her childhood friends, and she now devotes her time to finlandthropic projects. A landmark achievement was the concert that she held under the sea benefitting clean up projects. Her voice melted the hearts of the audience faster than they were melting the ice caps. The audience knew her commitment to helping her home flourish again would not flounder so they gave all they could. Areola’s singing took her to mainland and she fell in love with dancing. Some say she’s biseaxual since she wants to be where the people are and down where it’s wetter. As long as there are forces in the world jeopardizing the seas, Areola will work to stop them.

FEATURE Regina Gorge Let me tell you something about Regina Gorge. She was THE girl as North Shore High. She was going to be Spring Fling Queen, but some evil girl named Cady stole it from me after pushing me in front of a bus. Regina has this to say about Cady: “I was like super nice to her and like I basically invented her. I KNOW RIGHT! She was just some jungle freak before she met me. She was so lucky to have me. I just can’t even… Whatever. And then, she goes and tries to steal my man. I was half a virgin when I started dating Aaron anyway. She couldn’t handle him. Clearly, it is social suicide.” So, Regina said to Cady, “I can’t be friends with you…” and Cady said, “You’re the fugliest, nastiest, skank girl I’ve ever met.” Regina thought it was dumb, but she couldn’t be friends with a mean girl. But whatever, she doesn’t even care about that anymore. She just wants to be Miss Hendrix now. Like we all know, Miss Hendrix goes on to win the presidential medal anyway. Now her and Aaron at re at Hendrix, but we heard Cady is trying to transfer here. Regina says, “Like who does she think she is? I mean, right? I guess she’s trying to be ME again. It’s just so hard to be surrounded by less hot versions of me.” Regina once punched a girl in the face and it was so totally awesome. Now we’ll see who gets it.

Little Red Ride-ya Good Little Red Ride-ya Good came from a land far far away. And she’s been on the prowl ever since. She’s been searching for the big bad wolf that’s been going around eating all the girls he can get his hands on. He’s been described as someone with big eyes, big ears, big teeth, and something else just as big. She’s been searching every little way to find this monster. She’s been on her knee sin the forest going through the bush. She’s been in the pubs using any methods she can to jog men and women’s memories. She’s taken so many hard and messy challenges. But to no avail. Finally she decides to ask her grandma for ideas on how to catch a wolf. Armed with her little basket of tasty goodies, she sets on her journey to find and teach the wolf a certain type….

Natalie Twatman Natalie Twatman is the prima ballerina, the Schlong Queen. Her extensive ballet background has made her, and in more ways than one. She spends her time perfecting her positions, and she always hits her mark. She is sure to always keep her toes pointed, whether they are on stage of above her head. It sure is hard being the Queen, seeing as she is always on top, but she never backs down from a challenge, no matter how large. She won’t limit her sensuality like the White Swan, as she embraces her darkest desires. If anyone stands in her way, she will show them why she is known as the Schlong Queen. It’s easy to say she’s not waiting around on her “Prince Charming”

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Choade Change Choade Change was recently voted the naughtiest witch attending Cockwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry proclaimed by the Daily Prophet and Minister of Magic himself. In addition to making magic with Hairy Pecker and Cedric Dickory in the Room of Requirement between Sexual Potions and Horniculture, Choade Change has been very involved in her extracurricular activities. She enjoys having a long, hard broom between her legs and being the seeker for the Ravencock Quidditch team.

Having won many Cockwarts championships, she is very experienced and could ride brooms all day long, whether they are thick, skinny, long, or short. However, she prefers the short and sturdy. Wizards and witches from all houses seek her advice on handling brooms, and she is always willing to give private lessons in the Shrieking Shack or by the Whomping Willow. As well as being skilled at broom handling, she is quite the charmer with her wand. In fact, she’s the only witch that has mastered making wizards stiff without using the Petrificus Totalus spell and would gladly handle your wand any day.

No need for Felix Felicis since you’re bound to get lucky with her. Choade Change’s chamber of secrets is always open wide, so just slither on in.

Wetness Evercreme Wetness Evercreme is a spicy firecracker, hailing from the pleasant nation of Panem. Though she may seem like a small town girl, Wetness is joining us today with more than just an arrow under her belt. Miss Evercreme is a Hunger Games champion, known for eating out the competition. She has her game face on, so don’t give her an inch; she’s got all of District 12 behind her. Having grown up in a coal-mining district, Wetness isn’t afraid of a dark hole. She knows that the best goods are the deepest, so she’s always ready to get down and dirty. Her favorite food, hands down, is Mediterranean cuisine. For Wetness, there’s nothing more satisfying than a mouthful of Peeta. And of course, her favorite color is cameo. In her time away from the competition, Wetness enjoys everything that the outdoors has to offer. She’s especially known for her bow crafting skills; no one can bend and shape that wood like Wetness can. But what’s a bow without a good arrow? Wetness can turn any piece of wood into the perfect shaft: straight and true. Oh, and don’t fret, she never forgets the head.

It’s finally bow season in Arkansas, so Wetness is ready to get hog wild.

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schedule of events Miss Hendrix Ticket Sales

February 20

Baggo Tournament

February 21

Unity Trivia Night

February 23

Awareness Event

February 24

Bike-a-thon

February 25

Cafeteria Theme Day

February 26

Karaoke Kitty at Zaza’s

February 26

Red Light Revue

February 27

Miss Hendrix

February 28

Miss Hendrix After Party

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February 28

CAMPUS KITTY Pediatrics Plus Community Connections

Faulkner County Senior Citizens Program

The Faulkner County Council on Aging, Inc. strives to identify and meet the nutrition, social, and transportation needs of Senior Adults. Their goal is to help seniors remain active, independent, and enhance their quality of life. They help to accomplish this by providing home delivered meals to homebound individuals (86,000 meals projected this year); meals and activities at any of their 6 senior citizens centers (50,000 meals projected this year); and transportation to life-necessary destinations such medical appointments and grocery stores.

The Ministry Center

The Ministry Center is a county-wide relief agency housed in the 72,000 sq. ft. building given by the congregation of 2nd Baptist Church when they moved into their new facility. The purpose of the Ministry Center is to pool and manage the resources of the community to help those who need them. The Ministry Center became the key distribution center to help those devastated by the tornados in Mayflower, Vilonia, and throughout Faulkner County in 2014. The Ministry Center partners with many organizations, including Soul Food Café. They currently operate an immediateneed food pantry and help with transportation for needy people in transition. Major projects include turning a great deal of their property into crisis housing. Their immediate projects are focused on the needs of the hungry and homeless population throughout the winter months.

Ozark Mission Project

Community Connections is dedicated to providing free, quality extra-curricular activities to children with disabilities and support to their families in central Arkansas. Their programs are offered to children ages 3-18 free of charge to both children with developmental disabilities and their siblings. Currently CC offers cheerleading, soccer, martial arts, theatre, music, flag football, art, golf, summer camps, and an Autism Resource Center. Last year, their programs reached 500 children. Community Connections mission is to provide activities and support to every child, every chance, every day!

In the spring of 1986, Ozark Mission Project hosted its first camp in Arkansas with 28 campers in attendance. Since that time, the core value and mission of OMP has remained unchanged—to transform lives through worship, fellowship and hands on mission. OMP’s current programs include summer camps, college mission trips, popup projects, and family mission opportunities. This summer, OMP will host 13 camps in locations across Arkansas with over 700 junior high and high school campers and over 300 adult volunteers. Low-income households make up 90% of the population OMP serves. OMP primarily does small home improvements, such as painting or building wheelchair ramps, and yard work for its clients. OMP prides itself on enabling youth in Arkansas to give back to their community by helping those in need.

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Single Parent Scholarship Fund

The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Faulkner County provides supplemental financial assistance to single parents pursuing a course of instruction, which will improve their income earning potential. The goal is to foster a culture of education by providing scholarships.

FEATURE

CHARITIES CARTI

CARTI’s radiation therapy treatment center in Conway has treated more than 4,000 patients from Faulkner and 19 nearby counties since opening its doors in 1996.

The most prevalent cancer sites treated at this center are breast, lung, brain, prostate and bone. Patients diagnosed with cancer face psychosocial concerns ranging from transportation needs to caring for the caregiver. CARTI’s resource coordinators provide specialize services designed to facilitate treatment and improve quality of life for cancer patients and families.

Soul Food Café

The Soul Food Café Mission is primarily a food kitchen and pantry. They operate one day a week at the Ministry Center. They have been in operation for 13 years and have grown from a soup kitchen to a food box distribution operation that now includes specialty needs items, such as personal hygiene items and other household necessities, as well as clothing for men, women, and children.

They average close to 350 food boxes each Tuesday.

On the third Tuesday of the month, Soul Food distributes a USDA supplement and a second box of food to families that qualify. Their goal is to provide assistance for families that are facing food insecurity in their service area, which is Faulkner County and every bordering county.

Lucie’s Place

Lucie’s Place works with and assists homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Transgender young adults in the Central Arkansas area. Lucie’s Place is currently assisting clients with a free counseling program, bus passes, cell phones, food, toiletries, and referrals to other programs in the area.

The organization is currently raising the funds necessary to open a Transitional Living Program, which will house 6-8 LGBT young adults. In this TLP, residents will live and develop all the skills they need for their future independence.

GMeal

GMeal is a free weekly meal offered to anyone who wants to eat each Wednesday evening during the school year. They also serve free meals to those who attend the young adult community on Thursday nights, which is also open to the public.

Beginning in January 2015, they are going to expand to include a partnership with the Grace Learning Center, a new fulltime, year-round non-profit preschool.

That partnership will include work to teach preschoolers how to grow, plan, and prepare healthy, natural meals, and it will also partner with the families of the Grace Learning Center to introduce ways to bring healthy meals into their household.

Among our goals is the establishment of a community garden, cooking classes, and free meals that can be taken home.

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Arkanpaws

Arkanpaws Animal Rescue is a group of volunteers who are passionate about helping homeless animals through rescuing, fostering, vetting, and rehabilitating, and then finding them loving forever homes.

They transport to almost any state where adoption is wanted. They currently have over 60 pets in the program waiting for adoption at any given time. Before an adoption, they make sure that the animals are completely vetted and healthy, which could mean spay, neuter, shots, working, heartworm treatment and/or other serious or trauma related injury.

Children’s Advocate Alliance

The Children’s Advocacy Alliance’s mission is to provide hope, healing, and a voice for justice for abused and neglected children in the community. Originally founded in 2000 as CASA of the 20th Judicial District, CAA oversees both the Central Arkansas Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) and the CASA 20th Judicial District Program. CAA coordinates investigative and treatment efforts involving law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, medical, and mental health services. The CAC’s primary goal is to ensure child victims can be interviewed in a manner that does not re-traumatize children who are already suffering from pain, confusion, and fear. CASA recruits and trains local advocates to stand up for abused and neglected children, represent their best interests in court, and help them find save, permanent homes. The primary goal of the CASA program is to ensure every child in foster care has an advocate who is focused on them as an individual and getting them into a save, permanent home as quickly as possible.

Growing Pains:

photo courtesy of Campus Kitty

The Origins and Evolution of Campus Kitty

by Chirag Lala

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ill you embrace the kitty? Apparently this is the question Campus Kitty starts out with every year. Historically there have been periodic fluctuations in the popularity of cats within the organization; some groups love cats and others pretend they don’t exist. This year, the feline kind had a sizable following among the 2014-2015 Campus Kitty team, or so I was told in my interviews with them. Before cutting down to the nitty-gritty, I had to find out: why is it called Campus Kitty? As it turns out, cats are pretty irrelevant, no matter the individual opinions on them.

The term ‘kitty’ is indicative of how old Campus Kitty really is. The group’s been around since 1968 where it started as a generic donation fund - hence the term ‘Kitty,’ which apparently just means a pool of money. In their early years, Campus Kitty would raise a couple hundred or so each year, pick a charity and donate the money on behalf of the students. At first it was just a collection. But eventually, they started throwing the iconic events that became staples of

our school’s lexicon. For instance, Miss Hendrix began as a response to a beauty pageant put on

by UCA. Hendrix added its own twist with male participants and the tradition stuck. Slowly, the organization gained members, money and fame.

But their fortunes weren’t always so great. Ples Spradley, chair of Campus Kitty’s Donations and Fundraising Committee, noted that at one point, students five years ago would refer to the organization with a derogatory term (hint: it rhymes with “kitty”).

“No one knew who we were. People knew we put on Miss Hendrix and that’s it. Hendrix has a four year turnover and with so many students coming and going so quickly, Campus Kitty could never seem to get its act together,” Spradley noted.

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collection pot. Campus Kitty became an actual 501(c)3 nonprofit. When charity organizatins began applying each year for funding, they were required to fill out RFP (Request For Proposal) applications, which were individually screened.

Back when it first started, Campus Kitty would simply collect money and distribute it to an organization of their choosing, like a typical bake sale fund.

“Each organization’s proposal was rated based on three tiers of funding amounts,” Campus Kitty chair Laura Price said. “They were checked for their longevity, sustainability, chances for success, and connections or relevance to Hendrix College; we wanted to make sure that students would develop some connection to the nonprofits who applied for our funding.”

The results have been telling. 40 to 50 organizations apply for funding from Campus Kitty each year and 10-12 receive grants which collectively total up to $50,000 each year. These are accomplishments organization couldn’t have dreamed of five years ago.

FEATURE An example Price mentioned was Lucy’s Place in Little Rock, an organization actively striving to assist LGBTQ youth. A couple years ago, they didn’t even have office space. When they applied for Kitty funding, their presence in Little Rock didn’t go beyond the paper of their application.

The money from Campus Kitty constituted their startup funds. But the Kitty isn’t limited to startup funds. They constantly partner with local businesses and groups all over the Little RockConway area to host events like Fear Factor and the Dean’s Frisbee Golf Tournament.

But central to Campus Kitty’s progress is their effort to create a new philosophy of service to underline what they do. Considering the organization’s history, it would be easy to mistake them for just another service organization. But their model is completely different.

“While many service organizations focus on providing work hours to an event or group, we focus heavily on philanthropy. But it’s more than just that. We’re working hard to develop a service-oriented mind-set among students at Hendrix,” Price said. “We don’t want students to forget about Kitty after they’ve donated. We want them to see where their money is going, the impact it’s having on real people like the ones who benefit from Lucy’s Place or the Ozark Mission Project.”

Price’s comments reflect a critical intersection of philanthropy and service. Spradley noted that

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this makes Campus Kitty Hendrix’s only gateway to the nonprofit world. “We have students come to us who are truly interested in nonprofit work. The things we do - RFPs, event planning, reaching out - are all what you would actually see in the nonprofit world.” This has also made Kitty far more popular among incoming freshman.

Applications to be on one of the numerous subcommittees have increased substantially in the last few years.

All this progress will be on display throughout February. Miss Hendrix, scheduled for February 28, remains Kitty’s most popular source of funds and publicity. “It’s our way to connect with students and faculty in a way that none of our other events are capable of,” Spradley said.

But in the meantime, Campus Kitty continues to expand into new areas. They’ve joined forces with local businesses to create the ‘Partner Card’ whereby students will be able to get discounts at numerous local businesses for a small fee.

Their new Awareness Committee is taking steps to ensure that the name Campus Kitty is never forgotten again and is able to offer students a way to explore numerous aspects of the nonprofit world.

And all the while, the cats-or-no-cats debate continues. I hear the cats are winning.

spring sports

PREVIEW

By Sydney Meyer

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f you don’t love orange, you should!”

The 2015 spring semester is shaping up to be an exciting one, and as students pile back into their dorms and apartments, athletes are sliding back into their gear and heading back out onto the fields, courts, and tracks. With the excitement of a new semester in mind, our Hendrix Warriors who are spring sport participants are ready to take center stage and don the orange and black for another season.

Men’s basketball began practicing and competing last semester, but their season is only halfway through.

With a current record that stands at six wins and nine losses, there are still 10 more in-season games to play.

“Our biggest challenge is finding consistency,” coach Thad McCracken said. “Our team is loaded with talent and we have shown that when we play with energy and focus, we can play with and beat anyone. However, we also have nights where we don’t play with those things and it has really been our downfall.”

Coach McCracken and his team take the court at home on Friday nights only three more times this season.

They face Sewanee on Jan. 23, Berry on Feb. 13 and Millsaps on the Feb. 20.

The Warrior golf team is away for all of their matches this spring, but that doesn’t mean they require any less support this season.

“My goal for the team is to keep progressing and to finish in the top half of the conference this year,” coach Jay Lester said. “I expect my seniors [John Weirich, Cory Ziegler, and Kelsi McClure] to all perform at a very high level this spring.

Our ultimate goal is to become national champions. I honestly believe that this is achievable with the caliber of person that we can attract to Hendrix.”

Similar to basketball, with their season broken up by winter break, the golf team has been putting in work over the holiday. The golf team “is a class act, and I couldn’t ask to be associated with better people,” coach Lester said.

Warrior tennis is looking to overcome the challenges of the sport and stay healthy

and injury free. “We have enough talent to be significantly better, but we have to be healthy to work hard enough to make the most of our potential,” Hendrix tennis coach Harold Henderson said.

“Encouragement, commitment and focus on fundamentals will be the keys,” coach Henderson added. As a team, tennis aims to expect the best and hold nothing back in its pursuit, on or off the court.

Tennis plays at home Feb. 13 versus John Brown University and host Oglethorpe April 4. “Warriors are fun to watch, now and into their future!” Coach Henderson said, so be sure to come out and support.

Women’s lacrosse enters into their second season with a great deal of excitement and preparation and a team motto: ‘Raise the Bar.’ “As a second year program, this motto represents taking it up a notch this year in all that we do,” coach Peri West said.

With eight new additions to the roster and only 14 days of preseason practices before the first game, women’s lacrosse has had to put

in hours in the offseason to come into season ready for competition. ”Preparation for the season happens the minute our previous season concludes.” coach West said. Countless hours of strength and conditioning training with coach Reid Heim and workout packets for breaks away from school keep these athletes constantly working.

The first game of their season is at home on Friday, Feb. 6 against Southwestern. They play Southwestern at home the following Sunday, Feb. 8.

The women’s lacrosse team is “positive, encouraging and very hard working, and I am proud to go out on the field with them every day!” coach West said of her team.

Coach Curt Foxx intends to aid the men’s lacrosse team in reaching their goals this season. “We want to outhustle our opponents and be fundamentally sound, do things correctly, and get better every day in practice and in every game we play. We don’t get caught up in the wins and losses. Success is process, not result driven, the wins

take care of themselves,” Coach Foxx said.

“Our student athletes have worked extremely hard in the weight room and on their agilities and conditioning with Coach Heim. They have also put in numerous hours in study hall (8+ hours per week),” Coach Foxx said. “We believe as a team that this dedication to academic and physical preparation gives us an edge over our opponents.”

Men’s lacrosse opens their conference at home, Wednesday March 18 at 7PM against Rhodes.

There are many other sports (like baseball, softball, and track and field) not mentioned which are sure to draw crowds this semester.

But no matter which sport is your favorite, be sure to show your love for the orange and black and make it out to at least one game.

It’s an exciting time to be a Warrior, and we wish our classmates and teammates the best of luck this spring in all that they do!

Hendrix Volleyball Wins SAA Title Team Completes Season Undefeated at Home

by Rachel Lorsbach

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n the midst of the hectic last couple of months of fall semester, the Hendrix volleyball players achieved the unbelievable through their success at the Southern Athletic Association (SAA).

While achieving this win is incredible in and of itself, it’s even more incredible due to the fact that Hendrix has never had the privilege of winning the SAA tournament before. There’s a first time for everything, and

this “first time” will never be forgotten.

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leyball title. In the overall match, Hendrix achieved 288 hits, with 61 kills, 6 aces, 69 digs and 13 blocks, which was the second highest amount of hits of the season. Because of the tenacious win at the SAA

tournament, Hendrix’s volleyball players subsequently headed to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

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photo Madison Dealing Anna King prepares to rebound a ball. King scored 13 points and collected 18 to rebounds on Jan. 23 against Sewanee University.

“King” of the Court Sophomore Anna King Stands Out

by Anushah Jiwani

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he Hendrix women’s basketball team has set the court on fire this season with six victories already under their belts.

However, one player seems to stand out among the rest.

Sophomore Anna King, a small forward for the Warriors, has consistently outshined her opponents on the court.

The 5’9” Kansas City native began playing neighborhood basketball in the first grade and has never looked back since. King continued playing throughout elementary, middle and high school, with a break her junior and senior years due to a torn ACL.

She applied to several Division III schools and picked Hendrix because she knew she would get a good education while also being able to play basketball.

“I love to play basketball; it’s one of my favorite things to do. I love winter break because I don’t have school to worry about, so I can play basketball the entire time.

But college basketball is so different than anything I’ve ever done. It’s faster and we play so many schools,” King said.

King is preparing for the conference games that the team will play second semester. Last year, the team lost during the first round, but King thinks that the re-

sults will be different this year.

“I think we have grown a lot between last year and this year. We have so many players with such great assets. I have definitely improved since last year. I love to put in the work and see results,” King said.

King’s best performance last semester was at the University of Dallas on Nov. 30. She scored 11 points, had 5 assists and 3 steals, along with 13 rebounds.

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win. Sometimes that means that I need to get more rebounds. For me, winning is a matter of recognizing my advantages on the court and taking advantage of those advantages,” King said.

Drew Gaeng, head coach of the women’s basketball team, acknowledges King’s ability to step up her game.

“Anna’s very versatile in what she does and has a lot of responsibility on the court. She works very hard and plays tougher than her size. She leads the team in minutes played, and she’s in the top in defensive rebounds, despite not being the tallest post player in the league,” Gaeng said.

King’s teammates also ap-

preciate the skills she brings to the court.

“Anna is very quick, so that allows us to really push the ball. She also provides a lot of energy on the court.

Anna is great teammate, and very supportive in all aspects,” senior Kati Broberg said.

“I’m very close to the team. We even took an ugly Christmas sweater picture, which shows how goofy we can be with each other,” King said.

Go see King live in action on Feb. 13, 15, 20, or 22.

It’ll be a game you’ll remember!

photos Madison Dealing

A Not-So-Ordinary Valentine’s Day

by Rachel Lorsbach

1. The Bucket of Good Feelings

2. The Schoolyard Valentines

3. The United States of Friends 4. The Chalice of Chocolate

It’s about that time of the year again: Valentine’s Day. It’s filled with a plethora of delicious chocolates, red roses and romantic gestures. As much as we all love the stereotypical Valentine’s Day presents, it’s nice to mix up it every once and a while. So ditch the ol’ chocolates and roses and check out some of these cute Valentine’s Day ideas that everyone can indulge in.

For those of us who are in a relationship, we’re always trying to find new ways to express our love to our significant other. But how? Well, look no further. The first step in this creative craft is to find a container (i.e. a small bucket, a mason jar, etc.). You will then acquire multiple pieces of colorful construction paper and rip them into tiny, note-sized pieces. You will want, approximately, 365 pieces of paper (for each day of the year). On each of these slips of paper, you will write something that will make your significant other happy. Then, place each slip of paper in your container. These notes can be serious, romantic or just plain silly. Subsequently, your significant other will have the privilege of reading a note of yours every day for the next year.

If you’re not in a relationship (or even if you are), and you’re wanting to celebrate V-Day with your friends, there are some fun ideas in store. Warning: this idea might make you nostalgic about the times when everyone would pass out delicious goodies to fellow classmates in grade school. So first, you and all of your friends will gather together in one place. Each friend will have their own goodie bag, which can be anything from a plastic Kroger bag to a brown lunch sack. In addition to bringing a bag, each friend must also bring something that they wish to put in their friends’ bags. Once you and all of your friends are gathered around, each friend will pass out what they brought and place the goodies in everyone’s bags. This idea makes for a fun night filled with friends, laughter and Valentine’s Day presents for everyone.

Friends are constantly having fun times together, and it’s time to put these enjoyable moments on display and reminisce on the great times you’ve shared. A fun and exiting V-Day craft would be to collect all of the pictures from you and your friends’ most memorable adventures. Then, glue the pictures to a piece of foam board carved into the state in which all of these fun times took place (i.e. if you lived in Florida, the foam would be carved into the shape of Florida). This craft allows us to not only appreciate our friends, but where we come from, too. It reminds everyone involved how much fun they had, and how their homes have become an inseparable part of precious memories.

For all you candy lovers out there, this one’s for you. This craft doesn’t just consist of ordinary and mundane chocolates that everyone else receives on Valentine’s Day. It consists of all of your favorite candies combined. It’s simple, really. All you have to do is pick out various pieces of candy that your significant other (or friend) likes. After going through the tough decision process of deciding on what candy to buy, you then place all of the candy in a cute coffee mug. Although this may seem simple, it’s actually quite touching and generous. This way, the recipient will know that you carefully sifted through V-Day heaps to find his or her favorite candy. Plus, a new coffee mug is always an appreciated bonus!

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Oscar Picks

by Daniel Grear

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scar season triggers in me a peculiar bias—I suddenly start believing that if I haven’t seen a particular film, it must be negligible at best. I’m exaggerating, yes, but I want to put my cards on the table this year. In other words, I haven’t had the privilege of seeing all or even most of the Academy’s nominations for 2014, and it’s going to both subtly and forthrightly affect the outcome of my predictions and musings. I’m offering this as a fair warning for any readers out there who might expect some semblance of objectivity. Carry on.

Predicted Win: “Boyhood” Preferred Win: “Birdman” or “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Best Picture

Don’t get me wrong—I enjoyed Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”; I really did. I only worry that its conceptual grandeur renders it nearly impervious to criticism. I fear that every moment of cliché or questionable performance or nostalgic indulgence will be excused by being interpreted as “documentation of real life.” More than anything, I think it’s just difficult to put “Boyhood” in conversation with the traditional cinematic experience.

“Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” on the other hand, are less ground-breaking, but are so completely and satisfyingly entertaining that I can’t leave them unrecognized. Both provide non-stop, sharp-witted thrills that don’t just pander to a mainstream audience.

Predicted Win: Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) Preferred Win: Michael Keaton (“Birdman”)

Best Actor

I feel extremely unqualified to talk about this particular category (considering that I’ve only seen one of the five nominees), but Michael Keaton is nobody to mess around with. Taking on the role of a disgraced actor far beyond his heyday, Keaton succeeds with flying colors at more or less unraveling right in front of us.

Predicted Win: Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl”) Preferred Win: Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl”)

Best Actress

Maybe it’s just because I think “Gone Girl” was unequivocally snubbed for a Best Picture nomination, but I get passionate when people talk about Rosamund Pike. In my opinion, she’s unstoppable.

Portraying a dissatisfied wife, she practically seethes with hard-hitting personality. Most importantly, she displays range in a way that some stellar, but one-dimensional, performances do not. Domestic damsel in distress, scheming avenger—she’s capable of it all.

Best Supporting Actor

Predicted Win: J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) Preferred Win: Ethan Hawke (“Boyhood”)

Playing a cutthroat college jazz conductor, J.K. Simmons is a kind of frighteningly intense that I’ve never before seen on screen. That being said, the lack of subtlety in his performance quickly borders on exhausting. As for Ethan Hawke, his likeable depiction of an aloof, but loving, father so naturally charms the audience that I can’t imagine a single viewer who didn’t, at least for a moment, imagine what it would be like to have him as a parent.

Best Supporting Actress

Predicted Win: Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”) Preferred Win: Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”)

In contrast to Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette’s performance is strikingly fraught. In every scene she occupies, Arquette so well embodies the competing poles of single motherhood—stress and joy, disappointment and satisfaction, restraint and chaos. She’s so convincing that it’s difficult to remind oneself that she’s actually an actress who may not be carrying such a burden after the credits roll. photos imdb.com FEBRUARY 2015

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The Lowest Pair

Conway, Little Rock, & Central Arkansas

FEBRUARY February 1st-7th Sunday, February 1st

2 p.m. The Whipping Man. Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Shows through February 8th.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Little Rock.

2 p.m. Alexander Technique Demonstration with Cliff Hicks. Faulkner County Library.

Conway.

3:30 p.m. Whirling Dervishes of Rumi & Sufi Music. Ida Waldron Auditorium. UCA. Conway.

Thursday, February 5th

7 p.m. Harlem Globetrotters. Verizon Arena. Little Rock.

7 p.m. Showing of “Seed Swap.” Faulkner County Library. Conway.

7:30 p.m. Lecture by Jessica Fellowes. Reynolds Performance Hall. UCA. Conway.

9 p.m. 2015 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Semifinals Round 2.

Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

Friday, February 6th

7 p.m. Warrior Women’s Lacrosse. Hendrix vs. Southwestern. Conway.

9 p.m. Bob Schneider. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

9 p.m. That 1 Guy. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

Saturday, February 7th

9:30 p.m. Warrior Men’s Tennis. Hendrix vs. Harding. Conway.

11 a.m. Faulkner County Seed Swap. Faulkner County Library. Conway.

12 p.m. Warrior Men’s Lacrosse. Hendrix vs. Southwestern. Conway.

1 p.m. Warrior Women’s Tennis. Hendrix vs. Harding. Conway.

9 p.m. 8th Annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash feat. Duane Stephenson. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

9:30 p.m. Coyote Union. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

February 8th-13th Sunday, February 8th

2 p.m. Warrior Women’s Lacrosse. Hendrix vs. Dallas. Conway.

Coyote Union

Tuesday, February 10th

7:30 p.m. Common – A Distinguished Lecture. Reynolds Performance Hall. UCA. Conway.

Wednesday, February 11th

7:30 p.m. Symphonic Band Concert. Reynolds Performance Hall. UCA. Conway.

Thursday, February 12th

9 p.m. 2015 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Semifinals Round 3.

Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

Friday, February 13th

1:30 p.m. Warrior Women’s Tennis. Hendrix vs. John Brown. Conway.

5 p.m. Warrior Men’s Tennis. Hendrix vs. John Brown. Conway.

6 p.m. Warrior Women’s Basketball. Hendrix vs. Berry. Conway.

8 p.m. Warrior Men’s Basketball. Hendrix vs. Berry. Conway.

9 p.m. Turnpike Troubadours. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

9:30 p.m. Benjamin Del Shreve. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

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NEWS Turnpike Troubadours

CALENDAR

The Lowest Pair: https://www.facebook.com/TheLowestPair; Coyote Union: https://www.facebook.com/coyoteunion; Turnpike Troubadours: https:// www.facebook.com/turnpiketroubadours; Bob Schneider: https://www. facebook.com/bobschneidermusic

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February 26th-28th Thursday, February 26th

7:30 p.m. “Diabolical!” Little Rock Wind Symphony. Second Presbyterian Church. Little Rock.

9 p.m. 2015 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Semifinals Round 5. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

Friday, February 27th

7:30 p.m. The Isaacs. Reynolds Performance Hall. UCA. Conway.

8:30 p.m. The Tontons. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

9:30 p.m. Miranda Lambert Concert Afterparty feat. Tragikly White. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

Saturday, February 28th

February 14th-19th Saturday, February 14th

9 a.m. Home Show. Verizon Arena. Little Rock.

1 p.m. Warrior Women’s Tennis. Hendrix vs.

Ozarks. Conway.

5 p.m. Warrior Men’s Tennis. Hendrix vs.

Ozarks. Conway.

9 p.m. The Lowest Pair. South on Main. Little Rock.

9 p.m. SOULution. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

February 20th-25th Friday, February 20th

6 p.m. Warrior Women’s Basketball. Hendrix vs.

Millsaps. Conway.

8 p.m. Warrior Men’s Basketball. Hendrix vs.

Millsaps. Conway.

9 p.m. Jason Boland & The Stragglers. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

Saturday, February 21st

10 a.m. Home Show. Verizon Arena. Little Rock.

1 p.m. Warrior Women’s Basketball. Hendrix vs.

Oglethorpe. Conway.

2 p.m. The Lowest Pair. Faulkner County Library. Conway.

3 p.m. Warrior Men’s Basketball. Hendrix vs.

Oglethorpe. Conway.

1 p.m. Warrior Baseball. Hendrix vs. Wabash.

Conway.

3 p.m. Warrior Men’s Lacrosse. Hendrix vs.

Huntingdon. Conway.

4 p.m. Warrior Baseball. Hendrix vs. Wabash.

Conway.

7 p.m. Professional Bull Riders. Verizon Arena.

Little Rock.

8:30 p.m. Pallbearer. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

Tuesday, February 17th

Sunday, February 22nd

Sunday, February 15th

Wednesday, February 18th

8 p.m. RL Grime, Djemba Djmeb, Tommy Kruise. Juanita’s. Little Rock.

Thursday, February 19th

7:30 p.m. The Harlem Gospel Choir. Reynolds Performance Hall. UCA. Conway.

9 p.m. 2015 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Semifinals Round 4. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

12 p.m. Warrior Baseball. Hendrix vs. Wabash.

Conway.

1 p.m. Warrior Women’s Basketball. Hendrix vs.

Birmingham-Southern. Conway.

3 p.m. Warrior Men’s Basketball. Hendrix vs.

Birmingham-Southern. Conway.

Tuesday, February 24th

7:30 p.m. The Great Gatsby. Reynolds Performance Hall. UCA. Conway.

Wednesday, February 25th

8:30 p.m. Zoogma & Earphunk. The Rev Room.

Little Rock.

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Bob Schneider

Time TBA. UCA Dixieland Jazz Band. Faulkner County Library. Conway.

11 a.m. Warrior Women’s Lacrosse. Hendrix vs.

Sewanee. Conway.

1 p.m. Warrior Baseball. Hendrix vs. Sewanee.

Conway.

2 p.m. Warrior Softball. Hendrix vs. Washington (Mo). Conway.

4 p.m. Warrior Softball. Hendrix vs. Westminster (Mo.) Conway.

7 p.m. Warrior Baseball. Hendrix vs. Sewanee.

Conway.

9 p.m. Joe Diffie. Juanita’s. Little Rock.

9 p.m. Backroad Anthem. The Rev Room. Little Rock.

9 p.m. Waka Winter Classic. Stickyz Rock ‘n Roll Chicken Shack. Little Rock.

1600 Washington Ave Conway, AR 72032