The Yellow JacketApril 11, 2018 Howard Payne University . Brownwood, TX Volume 108, Issue 12

No Sibling Rivalry Here

They have been insepa-rable their whole lives. As twins, many of their mile-stones and achievements have been paralleled by the other.

Some might be frustrated by almost always having someone else nearby, both in terms of life accomplish-ments and proximity. For Howard Payne freshmen Bri and Collin Davis, this close-ness is something they like. Bri is a catcher on HPU’s softball team and majoring

in art while Collin is a sec-ond baseman on the Yellow Jackets’ baseball team and majoring in criminal justice.

“It’s a competition. We are always competing, whether it be in our grades or seeing who can lift more,” Bri said.

“It helps to have some-one alongside you, push-ing you forward,” said Collin, speaking to the benefits of having a twin.

Besides the healthy com-petition that thrives be-tween the twins, Collin observed there is an addi-tional sometimes-overlooked benefit to having a twin.

“There’s always someone to have lunch with,” he said.

For a time, it appeared the

twins might be separated. As they prepared to gradu-ate from Comanche High School last spring, Col-lin and Bri began to be re-cruited to play baseball and softball at different colleges.

Collin said initially he planned to go to Tarleton State with his brother, but he attended a baseball camp at HPU that changed his plans. He ended up deciding to come to HPU, but Bri’s path began a little differently.

“I wasn’t think-ing about softball after high school,” she said.

She was recruited to play at McMurry following her senior season of softball and ultimately chose to go there in

the fall of 2017. While there, she felt a change of heart.

“I realized that Mc-Murry wasn’t the place for me and decided to trans-fer to HPU,” Bri said.

“It was only a matter of time before we ended up back in the same place,” Collin added.

Bri added that it just feels right for them to be reunited at HPU. The time the two have spent together grow-ing up and playing sports is what has created such a deep bond for the siblings.

“We’ve been playing and watching sports all our lives,” Collin said. “Bri and I have been watching our older broth-er play baseball and at lessons since we were in diapers.”

This involvement in sports at a young aged has clearly instilled a deep apprecia-tion for sports in the twins.

“I enjoy playing baseball because you are challenged every day to do better,” Col-lin said. “Coach Lynn (HPU head coach Stephen Lynn) says it’s a kids’ game, but there is always a lot to learn.”

Bri adds that in a semester’s time at HPU, she has been able to recognize the connection forged between teammates.

HPU sports twins Collin and Bri Davis like the competition

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Energy Caution..................2Students should exercise caution in using energy

drinks when they need to stay awake.

Movies that resonate........3Marvel Studios is producing movies that resonate with many segments of society.

More than instruments.....4Get into the experience of

music.

Missing ‘Squirrel’..............4The death of a squirrel near Veda Hodge Hall prompted action from students after it was posted on social media.

Empty Bowls......................7HPU again assists with the

local Good Samaritanfundraiser.

Frosty Fest.....................8-9A photographical look at this

year’s frigid HPU Fest.

Old Emotion.....................13Anger is one of man’s oldest

emotions, but we are still trying to manage it.

Magic Moment.................15HPU student Stacy Ander-son recalls the moment he

realized he wanted to coach.

Seth Rainey

Staff Writer

Bri DavisCollin Davis

Siblings → Page 10

“Didn’t you say you wanted to take a nap after you got home from work?” I asked, looking up from typing my thesis as a friend wandered out of the liv-ing room and into the kitchen.

“I did,” he replied, returning with a can of Monster. “But I’ve got a nap in a can right here.”

Energy drinks are pretty much the norm among col-lege students. As school and social life conflict with sleep, people are resorting to con-coctions of caffeine, taurine, ginseng, and other things to stay awake. But a lot of peo-ple don’t think of the long-term effects of energy drinks.

Aside from the fact that large amounts of caffeine are bad for your heart, all of that stuff has to be filtered through your kidneys, and regular en-ergy drink consumption can put quite a strain on them.

I have an interesting re-lationship with energy drinks. Coffee calms me down and sometimes makes me drowsy. The one time I tried 5-hour Energy, it knocked me out fairly easily.

Monsters however, seem to do their job. But I also have weakened kidneys because

of genetics – so I’m not re-ally allowed to have stuff like that regularly. I have to find other ways to stay awake.

Honestly, the best thing I’ve found is a nice, cool glass of water. It refreshes the system, hydrates, and even helps wake me up a little bit. Energy drinks do not help hydrate. In fact, they tend to dehydrate you. Trust me, I’ve been dehydrated enough to know that a lack of water can really put a strain on your whole body – even your abil-ity to focus on homework.

Another thing to help you stay awake is sleep. Even if it’s just a little power nap. Regular sleep is the best thing for your mental health and efficiency.

Energy drinks may keep you awake, but they don’t make your brain work better. There comes a point where stay-ing awake and trying to force words onto your keyboard will actually be less help that get-ting some sleep and starting again with a well-rested mind.

I don’t think there’s any-thing terribly wrong with hav-ing an energy drink now and then when you really need it. Sometimes there’s just no time for a good nap and you need a short burst of energy. But don’t rely on it to carry you through the whole semester. You will only be damaging yourself.

I’m going to say this a sec-ond time just because I think it’s so desperately important:

drink water. A good, healthy practice is to actually drink two cups of water for every cup of some other drink, like soda, coffee, tea, or an energy drink. It helps to counteract the diuretic nature of sug-ary, caffeine-saturated drinks.

Next time you’re about to pop the tab on a can of Mon-ster, Red Bull, or whatever you prefer, consider wheth-er or not you actually need it. Are you drinking this so you can stay awake enough to finish your 10-page re-search paper? Or do you just want to play on your Xbox?

Try not to rely too much on energy drinks. Future you may thank you for it.

Nap in a can? I prefer water. P A G E 2 A P R I L 1 1 , 2 0 1 8

Opinion/NewsNews Briefs

CampusThe Council for Christian Col-

leges & Universities (CCCU), of which Howard Payne is a member institution, published new survey results that indicate Christian higher education in the United States is responsible for more than $60 billion in eco-nomic impact annually. The study calculates the impact on the na-tional economy of its 142 Chris-tian colleges and universities, collectively educating 445,000 students, employing 72,000 fac-ulty and staff, and serving 3.5 million alumni around the world. The study finds that through their operations, capital invest-ments and additional alumni earning power, these institutions generate more than $60 billion in economic impact each year.

StateTeachers in states across the

nation are going on strike to protest funding cuts for public education. But a Texas law is quashing talk of teachers here joining the walkouts. The statute says any employees who “strike or engage in an organized work stoppage against the state or a political subdivision of the state” will lose all their “civil service rights, reemployment rights, and any other rights, benefits, and privileges the employee enjoys as a result of public employment or former public employment.”

NationA groundbreaking Monday

for a new border barrier in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, 13 miles northwest of El Paso, signals the beginning of the fulfillment of President Donald Trump’s best-known campaign promise, fed-eral officials said. The project will include 20 miles of new bol-lard-style wall up to 30 feet tall, including five feet of climb-re-sistant material. The new barrier will extend west from Santa Te-resa and replace shorter vehicle barriers, which agents said are not effective to deter illegal crossers or drug smuggling. Officials said new construction will begin soon in parts of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Arizona and San Diego.

Rachel Hughes

Editor In Chief

What’s the Buzz?To submit items and events to this HPU campus calendar, email mlee@hputx.edu.

April 13: SAC Supports Softball, 2 p.m., Lady Jacket Field April 14: ACT Administration, 7 a.m., Newman Hall. April 16: How To Adult, 7:30 - 9 p.m., Fambroughs. April 19: Evensong, 7:30 - 9 p.m., St. John’s Anglican Church.April 20: SAC Hosts Bowling, 9 p.m., Rex’s Texas Lane.April 20: Cheer Tryouts, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Wellness Center.April 21: Cheer Tryouts cont., 9 - 11 a.m., Wellness Center.April 23: Crawfish Boil, 6 - 9 p.m., ORC.April 24: Delta Epsilon Omega Founder’s Day, 5 - 7 p.m., Sand Volleyball Court/Gazebo.April 24: American Music Spectacular, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., Mims Auditorium.

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Marvel Studios’ movies resonate with society

With the current 18 films Marvel Studios has re-leased, many of them have had a good impact on view-ers. Many of the films are different and very relate to all people and stereotypes.

Coming on the April 27, “Avengers: Infinity War” is being predicted to be the highest-grossing film of all time. This film has been led up to since “Iron Man” in 2008, bringing characters from far and wide to one common goal.

The 2018 film, “Black Pan-ther,” now the fifth-highest grossing film of all time, hit many areas as a relatable movie. With a high percentage of tickets bought by African Americans, this film paid hom-age to black history and culture.

When the villain, Erik Kill-monger, is offered a chance to be saved from death – but to also be imprisoned – he re-sponds with a quote that can be directly attached to history. “Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors, because they knew death was better than bondage,” Killmonger said.

Many African Americans saw this as a direct paral-lel to slavery in the past. It made all people, including college students, able to re-member the harshness of slavery. When slaves were being shipped, some jumped from the boats, choosing death over life as a slave.

“Black Panther” allowed for a very empowering impact on the African American commu-nity because it was good to see one of their own in the role of superhero. The movie helps appreciate racial diversity.

Another relatable movie by Marvel Studios, “Guard-ians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,”

hit the hearts of people every-where with parental issues, and even those without them.

The main protagonist, Peter Quill, finally meets his true father after leaving his adop-tive father, Yondu, months before to pursue his own ad-ventures. However, Quill’s true father ends up a very bad being who desires to destroy the universe, causing Peter and the Guardians to stop him.

“He may have been your father, but he wasn’t your dad-dy,” Yondu said as he saved Quill but died in the process.

My father, Abe Jimenez, even admitted to feeling strong about the scene. He never knew his true father, but his stepfather was a great dad

to him. It also made me appre-ciate my father and everything he does for me. I’m sure it did the same for many others.

These movies do a great job of covering history and touch-ing our feelings. They also have a movie that makes us un-derstand the struggles we may feel being a kid that feels like the whole world is against us.

This movie is “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” As a strug-gling college student constant-ly having to listen to superiors, I heavily relate to this movie.

Spider-Man is trying to be a superhero, do his school-work, keep his Aunt May safe, and listen to Iron Man at the same time. He tries to do the right thing, but constantly

hurts somebody else emo-tionally in the process.

This could qualify as him trying to stop the main villain, The Vulture, but also causing the boat he and many others were aboard to almost sink.

This could also be when he arrives home late, making his Aunt May worried sick. Spi-der-Man can’t tell her what’s truly going on either because he knows she can’t be al-lowed to know he’s actually out all night being a superhero.

Spider-Man is a struggling kid who just wants to satisfy others, much like many other kids. He makes mistakes just like other kids, but it’s part of his growing up. Spider-Man learns this after he finally

defeats the villain who puts those he loves in danger.

Finally, “Avengers: Infinity War” will be able to send out one of the most positive mes-sages this world could use. All of these heroes are going to come together to protect the world they love. What does this mean for viewers?

We should always come together – every country, ev-ery stereotype, and every per-son. We are all different, but there is absolutely no reason we can’t come together to ensure peace and happiness.

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Entertainment

Aaron Jimenez

Guest Columnist

Enjoy music as an experience

Music is something more than just the instruments that play it and the voices that sing it. Music is an experience.

Consider how the setting of the music effects your interpre-tation of it. What are you see-ing when you listen? You may receive a song differently if you hear it on the radio compared to if you see it in a live concert.

What do you use to listen to music? The pulsing bass of a car with an exceptional subwoof-ers makes you feel the beat to your core, while earbuds may give you a nice head bob. Also consider what you are doing when you listen to the music.

We naturally mold what music we listen to based off of what setting we are in. The music you listen to when you work out is probably not the same music you would put on the background of a family dinner. Then again if it is, that might make for a pretty interesting dinner.

I highly encourage you to go to Grace Chapel at 3 p.m. Wednesdays to listen to some of the amazing music that Howard Payne students pro-duce for their recital hours. You will experience a wide variety of music in a formal, yet personal setting. It is free to attend and lasts around an hour. It will help show sup-port for your friends and peers as well as treating your-self to a live performance.

One of the many beauties of music is that it is interpretable. Today, I would like to lend my interpretation of a song that I enjoy. Many songs have multi-ple layers of meaning to them, and many songs are just fun to listen to. There is no right or wrong way to listen to a

song as long as you enjoy it.For this song I will be div-

ing below the surface level of the lyrics to present my inter-pretation of what the band is trying to say with their music

I found the song “Love Al-ways Remains” by MGMT a long time ago, and the lyrics have always gotten to me. I would recommend you give it a listen while reading my inter-pretation of it. To me the song points at a severe problem with society with its verses while still enforcing that love should always remain in the chorus.

I believe that the song sug-gests that we sometimes allow, if not support criminal activity we often see in mainstream media. Politicians, actors, athletes, or directors that are revealed to have committed crimes, and either served a very light sentence or have gotten off the hook entirely are still allowed to produce and grow. If we continue to hold the hand of these people, then we nor-malize their actions, and noth-ing is going to get any better.

For MGMT, the time they wanted to live in was in the past – a simpler time when human-ity seemed a little less doom driven. Yet they make sure to point out that while we may be in a complicated time, or a bad place, that doesn’t make the good times any less worth it.

So immerse your soul in love,

do good actions, and be happy. And remember to save some time in your life to just enjoy the sun, ocean, and mountains.

The nearly opposing mes-sages in this song are reflected in the musicality of the song as well, the verses are musi-cally hollow and relatively empty, almost blending into the background of the chorus at times. Similar to how the re-ality of the message is, we are driven by sensationalism, and reality checks are something we tend to want to sweep un-der the rug. While the chorus shines as a wistful hopeful prayer with an upbeat tempo.

The positive message of the song is solid: Love one another and enjoy life. The only issue I take with it is the suggestion that living in the past would have been less complicated and more enjoy-able. Many people have a tendency to look toward the past with rose-colored glass-es. And when you look at the past through rose-colored glasses, red flags are just flags.

For the song’s social com-mentary about criminal nor-malization to be valid, we

have to assume that the people in the spotlight that have com-mitted some negative action are actually guilty of that ac-tion and not just falsely ac-cused, which is a far stretch. However, I do believe there is some measure of validity to the point and think it is an important idea to be aware of.

Every edition I try to present five songs to help expand your music library. I seek songs that people may not have heard of, but are still enjoyable to lis-ten to. I recommend you give these a listen and see if any of them fit your style. You might be surprised at what you find.

•“Reckoner” by Radiohead •“Rain on me” by Joji •“Satellite” by Guster •“Outside the Wall” by Pink

Floyd •“Man in Black” by Johnny

Cash Do you have a song that you

want to see reviewed in this column? Feel free to email it to me along with a brief descrip-tion of what you think of the song at Jakob.Morgan@hputx.edu. Maybe it will find its way into later editions of the paper.

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Entertainment

Jakob Morgan

Music columnist

Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 5, next to a tree be-side the sand volleyball court, Lee Voce discovered a dead

squirrel inside a red Nike shoebox. The box had writ-ten on it, “Today we lost a good friend, squirrel, and most importantly a peer at Howard Payne University. You will be missed.” “I was walking out of class going to my car. When I saw it, I let curiosity get the best of me. I used my foot to open the box, and I just started laughing because it was something I would do,” Voce said. Although who put the squirrel in the box has re-mained a mystery, Voce thought it was necessary that this campus squirrel received a proper memorial. “I made a picture saying ‘You will be missed’ and got a rose for the memorial,” said Voce. Thanks to social media, students all over campus began bringing flowers to the squirrel memorial at the shoebox underneath the tree. “It went from a good laugh to a seri-ous manner,” Voce said, adding that it was nice to see HPU students respond with flowers.

Students respond to squirrel’s deathKatie Cravey

Staff Writer

Courtesy Photo

Food. Fun. Music.

Howard Payne’s Sym-phonic Band will present its 23nd annual “Ameri-can Music Spectacular” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, in Mims Auditorium.

The evening’s activities will begin at 5:30 p.m. outside in front of Mims with food avail-able from local food truck vendors. Live outdoor music will begin at 6 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the main concert, is scheduled for 7:30.

The event is open to the public and there is no charge for concert admission. Do-nations will be accepted at the door on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project.

Food truck vendors will in-clude Jack-a-Don’s and Chip-ster’s Grill. Both will be set up on the small road between the Bell Towers on campus and the parking lot across from Mims Auditorium. Cupcakes will also be available for purchase.

While eating, patrons can enjoy a live musical show-case in an informal outdoor setting featuring the talents of HPU’s School of Music and Fine Arts faculty and students. Faculty who will perform outdoors include:

• Dr. Gregory Church, pro-fessor of music.

• Dr. Celeste Church, professor of music, dean of institutional research and ef-fectiveness and accreditation liaison to SACSCOC.

• Joseph Dunlap, instructor of music.

• Stephen Goacher, profes-sor of music.

• Dr. Christopher Rosbor-ough, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities.

• Dr. Elizabeth Wallace, chair of the Department of Music and tenured professor of music.

Students performing in-clude seniors Abraham Coo-per and Brendyn Porter, along with junior Suzanne Schad.

Also performing in the showcase are HPU’s Heri-tage Singers choir, under the direction of Rosborough, as well as the Winds of Triumph and Jazz Ensemble, both un-

der the direction of Goacher.The event will culminate

with an indoor concert per-formance by the Symphonic Band in a concert titled ‘“The American Experience’ – 1776-2018”, which pays homage to veterans and active person-nel from the United States military, law enforcement as well as all first responders.

Selections for the concert include John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever;”

Robert W. Smith’s “Inchon,” which is a fast-paced and thrilling ride-along with a Korean War helicopter incur-sion; “American Riversongs” by La Plante; and many more.

The Symphonic Band is under the direction of Corey Ash, associate professor of music and director of bands.

“This event has become a popular tradition in the Heart of Texas region,” said Ash. “We will celebrate the

American spirit and those who have put their lives on the line to help secure our freedom and democracy. You won’t want to miss this amaz-ing night of music celebrat-ing America and her heroes.”

For more information, con-tact HPU’s School of Music and Fine Arts at 325-649-8500.

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NEWS

HPU’s 23rd annual ‘American Music Spectacular’ set for April 24By HPU Media

Relations

McIlwain, Pitman named Young Maston ScholarsBy Hpu Media

Relations Howard Payne students

Cecily McIlwain and Jordan Pitman were among 16 Texas Baptist students recently hon-ored as 2018 Young Maston Scholars by Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Semi-nary. The awards were an-nounced during the 18th an-nual T.B. Maston Lectures. Each year, officials from partnering Texas Baptist uni-versities nominate two stu-dents from their universities to become Young Maston

Scholars, an award recogniz-ing outstanding undergradu-ate students for their interest in, engagement with and in-tegration of Christian ethics. Nominations for the award are based upon a student’s dem-onstrated faithfulness to the ethical example of Christ; a commitment to Christian eth-ics lived out in theological inquiry and academic excel-lence; an established reputa-tion among peers for ethical Christian leadership; and an articulated clarity in an occu-pational expression of minis-try, though it is not required to be in a congregational setting.

“It was a privilege to be

named a Young Maston Schol-ar,” McIlwain said. “I treasure this act of affirmation from my professors. The lectures and conversations with members of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Christian Life Commission were an en-couragement to my heart.”

Pitman said, “I was sur-prised when I first found out I was chosen for this award.But I was also appreciative of the Christian studies fac-ulty for pointing out a strength that I didn’t realize I had. At the lectures, I learned a lot about how to better love people and how Christ would love those same people.”

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Religion

Spring Break is a great time to relax and hang out without the stress of school. Some students spent their free time serving at various locations all over the United States.

The BSM and Cog-gin sent multiple students on Spring Break mis-sion trips to New York City and Kisoro, Uganda.

I interviewed multiple people who went to both des-tinations, and their respons-es all had the overarching theme of that they are glad they spent this time serv-ing God and serving others during their Spring Break.

Both trips were short term missions, but some students, like Andrew Overmiller, were returning missionaries. “The high of my trip was to see what consistency looks like, as in the relationships built

from going to the same place each year,” Overmiller said.

Jaime Dodson traveled to Kisoro, Uganda, with Cog-gin Avenue Baptist Church

over Spring Break. She taught in primary schools each day, and also spent time in the community fel-lowshipping with the people.

“The high of my trip was teaching the kids and seeing their eagerness to learn,” Dodson said.

Even with amazing highs

there are always lows. Dodson said the low of her trip was “just the ex-haustion and the lack of sleep from all the travel.”

The overall question asked everyone was “Why?” Why would you spend the time you have off to go and serve others on mission? Everyone said because they did not want to waste their time not serving. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they abso-lutely did not regret going.

At Howard Payne, there are many ways to get involved and serve. Coggin Avenue Baptist Church, the BSM, GoNow Missions and many others are always looking for people who want to get out-side of their comfort zone and serve. On your next break, get involved, look beyond the gates of HPU, and serve.

Spring Break offers chance to serve beyond HPU

Courtesy Photo Jaime Dodson with some of her primary school students in Kisoro, Uganda.

Haylee MAddox

Staff Writer

Cecily McIlwain (left) and Jordan Pitman (right)

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Features

Howard Payne Univer-sity has played a significant role in Good Samaritans annual Empty Bowls Proj-ect for the past nine years.

Good Samaritan hosted its largest annual fundraiser last week in Brownwood Coli-seum. Volunteers from all over the community, includ-ing at HPU, help paint bowls in which soup is served dur-ing the Empty Bowls Project.

Each year, HPU students and faculty paint bowls, greet customers, serve soup, hand out bowls, play music, and help clean up the Coliseum afterwards.

During the fundraiser, cus-tomers pick out a bowl and get a “simple meal of soup, crack-ers, and water,” said Leesa Stephens, executive director at Good Samaritan Ministries and a HPU alumnus. “The soup is anything but simple. All soups are donated by restaurants.”

People who come and eat soup offer a dona-tion to Good Samaritan.

The purpose of the Empty Bowl Project is to help the hungry. Ninety percent of the proceeds stay in Brown County and the other 10 per-cent is used internationally.

Along with individual vol-unteers, HPU groups that helped make this project possible include the School of Christian Studies, BSM, the Social Work Club, the tennis and football teams, and the Heritage Singers.

“What I love about this is everyone gets involved,” said Dr. Gary Gramling, direc-tor of graduate programs in Christian Studies and a pro-fessor of Christian Studies.

Gramling has been a vol-

unteer at the Empty Bowls Project since it started. For the past nine years, Gramling has seen this project grow tre-mendously. “We started out at the train depot. It’s grown so much, we had to change it to the Coliseum,” Gramling said.

More than 50 HPU stu-dents helped provide music at the annual Empty Bowl Project this year. “It was fun to be able to play music. Ev-eryone that helped coordinate the music was very encourag-ing and friendly,” said Devin Carraway, a HPU junior.

People who attend Empty Bowls take the bowl with them when they leave the Coliseum.

“Everything from small chil-dren to grandparents are going to take home an empty bowl and hopefully remember that it is not a knickknack. They are going to look at the bowl and remember that hunger is a real problem in Brownwood and the world,” Stephens said.

Katie Cravey

Staff Writer

Howard Payne football players assisted with this year’s Empty Bowls Project. Courtesy Photos

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Features

Photos by Katie Cravey, Audrey Binion,

Andria Garza andGabi Diazdeleon

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Features

HPU Fest 2018

Sidney Ganus, a victim of HPU Fest’s spicy chilli contest, reacts as the heat builds.

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Features

A shocking scientific study recently found that Howard Payne’s Student Speaker Bu-reau is an excellent group, and more people should join.

This fantastic display of sci-entific prowess was no surprise to Christopher Freeland, cur-rent SSB member and team captain: “Wait, we did a study? Are you sure?” After our re-porter’s brilliant explanation of the facts, he continued, “… Are you sure that’s real sci-ence? I mean, the SSB is great, but that’s no–” our reporter took this opportunity to interject and explain what the SSB is.

We are a group of students dedicated to improving our presentation skills, creative and analytical strength, killer outfits, persuasive techniques, and overall powers of commu-nication (that last part is in the name so you know it’s really important). The speech sphere is more the innovative and fair-paced side, while debate relies on quick thinking, analy-sis, and a willingness to crush the hopes and dreams of one’s opponent. In both, students try to balance between profes-sional and conversational tone. We are acrobats of verbiage!

Perhaps a better metaphor

is that we are acrobats with a mild terror of heights, because few begin public speaking with full-on excellence. We think we’re good! We might be, next to other novices. But really? Meh. It’s kind of like watch-ing that one guy in The Great-est Showman (you know … he starred in a musical about high school … what was it called?), only not quite as attractive and screaming at the top of his lungs during his trapeze performance.

Besides self-improvement, we strive to build community. Under normal circumstances, members of the current team would not likely know one an-other. However, through the SSB, we affectionately toler-ate each other’s existence! The group even has lunch sometimes.

The big tournaments are also an opportunity to meet people and connect with others who strive for the same level of cleverness and scathing dis-like of early mornings – unless, of course, you are Madi Neal. In her words, “OK, Lucy, we can’t all be social butterflies! I just want my coffee.” To be fair, this was in response to prodding that we should make friends at about 8:15 in the morning.

For those willing to work – to invest creativity, time, and effort into their products – the experience is worth the effort. Note the helpful pie chart at the bottom when considering your next few semester schedules!

Lucy Manning

Guest Writer

Above is a helpful graph, courtesy of science, to show how time with the SSB leads to greater overall happiness. Looking very carefully, one might see a clear trend between time and happiness, and perhaps even note that it is marked by a not-perfectly-straight line! This crookedness could be for three reasons:

1. Rising means you’re on a roll and really love destroying your opponents;2. Droppingmeansyoumadea terriblemistakeandhaveafleeting“OHGOD-

WHATHAVEIDONE”moment;3. Leveling out means you leave class and kinda forget the SSB exists, though

this can sometimes lead to the second scenario.4. Afourthreasonmightbethatit’sdifficulttodrawstraightlineswithamouse.

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“Softball creates strong bonds with your fellow players and your coaches,” she said. “It’s like a family. We all will do anything for each other.”

As they look forward on promising collegiate ca-reers, Bri and Collin rec-

ognize the value of what they are learning in the classroom and on the field.

“I’m learning something new every day by working with the juniors and seniors on the team,” said Bri. “I know when it comes time for me to fill their role, I will have the experience and knowledge to do well.”

Collin said being a col-lege athlete has given him the chance to gain a more exten-

sive understanding of baseball. “I’ve learned much more

about the details of baseball and the strategies involved in playing and coaching,” he said.

Ultimately, they work to-gether just as a team does. Bri and Collin are driv-ing each other to succeed.

“Everyone on our teams loves the game and wants to win, not for themselves, but for the team,” Collin said.

Catlett finds place to learn and grow at HPUBy HPU Media

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When one of her high school teachers recom-mended she look at Howard Payne University, Jessica Catlett was hesitant at first.

She was initially nervous about leaving home in Al-leyton – located on Interstate 10 some 70 miles west of Houston – to attend college more than four hours away in Brownwood. However, she decided to follow her teacher’s advice. She scheduled a visit and quickly knew where she would be going to college.

“Immediately, I just loved HPU so much,” she said. “I felt peace here. When I ar-rived to visit, the campus felt like home. Every person we met was welcoming and kind.”

The friendly atmosphere that HPU exudes is one reason Catlett has enjoyed her time at HPU so much. For her, the fac-ulty have contributed signifi-cantly to the appeal of HPU.

“The professors here want their students to succeed so much,” she said. “Because they want us to succeed, they do everything possible to help us. That is what makes HPU so unique. Our profes-sors care genuinely for us.”

Catlett, now a junior, is a double major in social work and the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy. When she began college, she felt she might not be prepared for the challenge of the Honors Academy and that it would not fit her academic goals.

The multidisciplinary hon-ors program was founded as the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom in 1962 under the guidance of its current name-sake, Dr. Guy D. Newman, HPU president from 1955 to 1973. The Honors Academy’s aim is to equip intellectually

gifted students with knowl-edge to excel as citizens and a proficient grasp of political systems to become leaders in their communities. Twenty-five students are admitted to the Honors Academy per year.

“Going into the Honors Academy, I was super intimi-dated,” she said. “I was expect-ing to find many political sci-ence majors and felt I wouldn’t fit in with my major. But, there are actually a wide variety of other students with other ma-jors in the Honors Academy.”

According to Catlett, the cur-riculum of the Honors Acad-emy has been complimen-tary to her other classes and has benefitted her personally.

“Some people think the Honors Academy is just for people who want to go into politics. It’s really not,” she said. “It teaches us how our government operates and how to be a good citizen.”

In addition to in-class stud-ies, there are many other op-portunities provided by the Honors Academy. One such opportunity is the Sum-ners Scholar Program, from which Catlett herself benefits.

The Sumners Scholar Pro-

gram is administered by the Hatton W. Sumners Founda-tion to provide students dis-playing academic excellence, a sense of civic responsibil-ity and leadership potential with an additional resource to supplement their educa-tion. The program includes a scholarship provided by the Sumners Foundation. Each year, up to twelve students are nominated from HPU’s Guy D. Newman Honors Academy to take part in the program.

As a Sumners Scholar, Catlett attends leadership and political science conferences facilitated by the Sumners Foundation throughout the year. She said the Sumners pro-gram and the curriculum in the Honors Academy have helped to bring her two seemingly unrelated majors together.

“If I ever wanted to be-come an advocate,” she said,

“the Honors Academy and the Sumners program are really teaching me ways to do that better, and learn about poli-cies not just related to social work, but also ways that I can help people through policies.”

In addition to her involve-ment in the Honors Academy, she is a part of the Social Work Club, serves on the Bap-tist Student Ministry leader-ship team, is a member of honors organization Gamma Beta Phi, participates in Mod-el UN and works as a resi-dent assistant in Veda Hodge Hall, the women’s residence hall on the HPU campus.

Catlett spoke highly of the benefits of being active in organizations at HPU to stu-dents and the impact that or-ganizations have had on her.

“Organizations here are a great way to make friends and help me to become invested in

HPU even more because of all the great things we are doing,” she said. “When you are in-volved on campus, you enjoy your experience more and it is a way for you to serve others.”

Catlett’s time at HPU has been a significant influence on her life. When choos-ing to attend college, she was concerned about not finding where she fit. How-ever, at HPU she has man-aged to do that well, grow-ing personally in the process.

Looking back on her time in college, she named specific ar-eas of her life in which she has seen growth through the years.

“Coming to HPU and know-ing it is a safe place where I wouldn’t get lost has helped me mature a lot, boosted my confidence and really helped solidify who I am in Christ.”

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Jessica Catlett

Courtesy PhotoJessica Catlett (in white) with HPU’s Model UN program in Münster, Germany.

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The following is an ex-cerpt from FOR HOW-ARD PAYNE MY ALL: 125 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND SERVICE 1889-2015, AN ENCYLCOPEDIA, by Dr. Robert G. Mangrum.

We often receive questions about various aspects of the University’s history. Today, we examine some of the songs of Daniel Baker Col-lege, which became a part of Howard Payne University in the 1952-53 academic year.

Discussion arose as to what was DBC’s alma mater. In the 1914 yearbook, one finds a page of eight songs. Although none are marked as the alma mater, and sev-eral seem more appropri-ately spirit or fight songs, one does match an undated scrap book page which car-ries a notation “original alma mater of DBC.” The words and chorus to this song are:

Planet, Earth, in the west-

ern HemisphereIn the good old U.S.A.State of Texas, county of

BrownIn old Brownwood town

so gayCoggin Street and Austin

AvenueOn the highest ground in

town,Old Daniel Baker’s towers

rise,Here’s her health.Fellows, drink it down!

Chorus:Hail Daniel Baker, we’ll

cheer for you,

Hail Daniel Baker, hail white and blue,

We’ll leave you sadlyTo you we’ll e’er be true.

To add to the confu-sion, the 1922 DBC year-book had words written by Mary Payne Garnett with the title “Alma Mater.”

Barehead before thy walls

I stand And Whisper soft thy

name, Thou with thy glorious

yesterdaysWill have tomorrow’s

fame.

Thou hast the courage of the brave.

The spirit of the true,The fount of strength to

many sonsIs in the heart of you.

Tilled by the spirit were their hearts,

Thou planted there the seeds

The fruits of which when fully ripe

Are lives of noble deeds.

Then, unto thee I say, “All hail!

All Hail! All Hail! Re-peat,

‘May God with blessings crown thy head,

With wisdom shoe thy feet.’”

But then, the DBC exes, who gather every October during HP’s Homecom-ing, sing a song written in 1939 with Harold H. Fiske and David Evans given credit for the “alma mater.”

Oh come, let’s sing the Bil-lies’ praise

And songs to Alma Mater

raise. While our hearts re-

bounding thrill With joy that Death a-lone

can still. Summer’s heat and win-

ter’s cold The seasons pass. The years may roll. Time and change will

show how we Hold firm thy friendship

DBC.

At this writing, no informa-tion can be gleaned as to the story behind the story as to whether each of these songs had been, in turn, the Daniel Baker College alma mater nor an explanation why the song would have been changed to another. Sometimes puz-zles never yield an answer for the truth is lost in time.

Other song lyrics found in the 1914 yearbook yield some interesting spirit or fight songs from the era of the leather helmet. One can almost see the Billies on the gridiron.

Do some playing, playingNow come on boys and

make a touchdown,We must make a showingFor the honor of old DBC.If you’re losing,That’s the time that your

nerve you must show,Don’t lose all your grit-

there.Don’t quit there! But get

thereAnd play—play—play!

On Daniel Baker, on Dan-iel Baker,

Plunge right through that line,

Run the ball clear ‘round old Howard Payne,

A touchdown sure this time.

On Daniel Baker, on Dan-

iel Baker,Fight on for her fame,Fight, fellows, fight,And we will win this game.

Oh ain’t it great,Just simply great,To wipe old Howard

PayneRight off the slate,Roll up the score—We want some more,To make old Howard

PayneGo way back and sit

down!

When Daniel Baker’s men shall fall in line

We’ll know we’re going to win another time.

For Daniel Baker yell yell yell yell,

For Daniel Baker yell yell yell yell yell yell yell

Oh we will fight, fight, fight for every yard,

Circle the end and hit the line right hard,

And knock old Howard Payne down on the sod

Rah-rah-rah!

Finally, a few miscel-laneous lyrics that could qualify as an alma ma-ter as well as spirit songs:

In our halls the light of knowledge brightly beaming,

Our classmates, bright and cherry,

In mem’ry the joys of schooldays lingering,

Of teachers we love—Daniel Baker, we love youFor the sake of Auld Lang

Syne.And we call youWhen we fall to sleep a-

dreamingThat old love of mine.

Or maybe it was this one:Gather round ye loyal

classmen,Lift each voice till echoes

ring,Loudly praise our alma

mater,Tis of DBC we sing.Always first in deeds of

courage,Are her men in every

game;See them sweep the fieldNever known to yield.Making greater Daniel

Baker’s fame—

Chorus:Dear White and Blue we

hail thee,Ever the praises sing—Oh

see ourColors that stand for

honorAnd to us victories bring—

Rah!Our White and Blue for-

everThe glory is all for thee,On field or in hallWe will answer the call,For we love thee, dear

DBC

Second verse:Ever true her sons and

daughtersScattered far throughout

the land;By her strength and love

united,As one mighty host they

stand;And in deepest care and

sorrow,Should we pause and think

of thee,Strong our hearts once

more,As in days of yore’And we sing of our loyalty.

Repeat Chorus

Search for DBC alma mater produces possibilities, but no answers

Dr. Robert Mangrum

university historian

“Anyone can become an-gry – that is easy. But to be angry with the right per-son, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way – this is not easy.”

Aristotle, Greek philoso-pher, 384-322 B.C.

“We are here to encounter the most outrageous, bru-tal, dangerous and intrac-table of all passions; the most loathsome and unman-nerly; nay, the most ridicu-lous too; and the subduing of this monster will do a great deal toward the estab-lishment of human peace.”

Seneca, Roman philoso-pher, 50 A.D.

As you can see, the subject

of anger is ancient and, as Ar-istotle says, must be used in right ways or, as Seneca says, it will become a monster.

It is universal in that all men are subject to it … it is God-given. Most of the time, this normal emotion is under our control. But there are times when it is not controlled well.

Conscious anger can come as a slow burn or an impulsive reaction. We are all aware of “road rage.” Some readers may have ac-tually experienced this type of instant anger that just seems to take control de-spite our better judgement.

Slow burn anger is more typical. We are somewhat aware of and in control of the anger. But we usually just let it get more and more intense and then, when we have act-ed out the anger, realize how

long it had been building. Another type of anger is

the more unconscious type. A person may be suppressing memories, feelings and unre-solved issues with self or oth-ers. A person may feel angry all the time for no apparent reason. We can become edgy, easily irritated, aggressive, or just shut down and feel sad, without energy, depressed.

Indeed, depression was once considered, “an-ger turned inwards.”

So anger can be normal and reasonable. Or it can be ab-normal and unreasonable. We can be aware of the anger, but unable to manage it well, or unaware that we are really an-gry and not managing it well.

If you seem to have an on-going battle with anger – a battle that seems inordinate in length and intensity, or

is so unpredictable that you find relationships difficult, or if you find yourself acting in angry ways that are just not the real you or the person you

want to be – it may be time to talk with someone about it.

I’m here to be that someone. Let’s Talk about your anger.

STARR has too much power over students

Each year, students in grade school across Texas are re-quired to take the State of Texas Assessment of Aca-demic Readiness. This stan-dardized STARR test has the power to hold children back from their next grade, and to shut down school districts.

The Texas Association of School Boards Inc. states on its website, “as well as con-sequences for performance that is below standard. In the most extreme cases of per-sistent low performance, a district or school may be re-quired to close and reopen with a new name and staff.”

STARR forces classroom

teachers in Texas to prepare students to pass a test each year, rather than teaching stu-dents fundamentals for success outside of grade school. The Texas Education Agency forc-es the students and educators in Texas to fear one test. The STAAR test should not have the power to condemn anyone.

I have experienced these standardized tests in grade school. All year, the teach-ers prepared us for the test. During the test, the privilege of the cafeteria and talking was taken away. Instead, stu-dents received sack lunches to eat quietly on their desk.

In April, when the test was completed, there was not anything left to learn so we spent the remainder of our school days watching movies.

The Texas Education Agency does not under-

stand what students and educators experience to suc-ceed or keep their jobs.

“It really stresses not only the teachers out but also the kids. It places their worth on one little test and doesn’t show all their amazing talents. There are students who are amazing students but awful test takers as well as the opposite,” said Kayla Smith, a HPU gradu-ate and third-grade teacher.

Many of the students who take the STAAR test are at a disadvantage because they have severe test anxiety. My brother, Johnny Cravey, has experienced this form of anxiety by vomiting from the pressure before the test even began. If one test is mak-ing teachers and students get physically ill or cry, the test has become too powerful.

“I think that testing is impor-

tant and even the State wanting data on how students are doing is good,” said Christi Jowell, a seventh-grade teacher in East Texas. “I wouldn’t even have a problem with the STAAR test if the state didn’t use it as the sole data for how a student is doing. We don’t get a true picture of a student when we look at one test in one subject.

“I also believe that the state has made the testing more important that the stu-dent. Our schools are so fo-cused on preparing students for a test that we lose focus of the purpose of school.”

Data is essential to know how the education system is doing. In order to have a strong future society, each school district must be teaching stu-dents proper information to thrive when they are adults.

“Testing students is im-

portant,” said Jowell, one of my former teachers. “Look at all the testing that is needed to get into college and many fields of study require stan-dardized tests, but it doesn’t tell you about that student. It tells how well they did on one test, one day out of the year.”

Therefore, STAAR test-ing has the potential to help our state, but standard-ized testing needs to release the power it has to scare knowledge into students.

Learning is a right that our nation has blessed every citizen with, but STAAR has turned the Texas education system into a preparation for one test each year. One test should not be able to fail stu-dents, fire teachers, or shut down entire school districts.

The data of the STAAR test should only be able to

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Katie Cravey

Staff Writer

Jerry Leslie

University Counselor

Let’s Talk about an old, monstrous emotion

Google ImagesPhoto from Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out.”

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Jackets Take Series from McMurry

Photos by Audrey Binion

Moment of Truth

The young men wiped the sweat off their brows and showed the tiredness in their eyes. But de-termined to succeed at all costs.

As I scouted over them, all I could do was smile with pride for these freshmen. Though I was only a couple years older than most of them and I might’ve had some of the same classes, they still somehow looked up to me as not only a coach, but as a leader.

“What’s next, Coach A?” one of the players asked me in between sips of wa-ter. This was one of many of players in this freshmen class that later was placed on the varsity team as a sophomore.

I looked over to him and said, “We are about to go against the offense real quick, so let’s make sure to remem-ber what we went over, all right? You guys have been doing great so far. Let’s keep it going all through practice.”

A little backstory: After my senior football season in high school, I was asked by the freshman head coach to come out during spring training and help coach up the freshman defensive

line. I had played in the defensive line all four of my years in high school. When I agreed, I was worried the play-ers wouldn’t listen to me since I used to practicing with these guys. I was just another student at their school.

But it was so opposite to what I ex-pected. They not only listened to me, but they followed everything I told them to do. The best part was I was able to play around with them, but get serious just as quickly without trouble. And the best part: They re-tained a lot of the skills I taught them.

It was perhaps because they re-spected me or feared me. But it gave me an idea of what I wanted to do when I got out of college. I wanted to coach. There was a day that set the precedent of this goal. That day was the day my young athletes put their skills to the test against the offense.

As both sides lined up for the first play, I breathed in and out with anxi-ety, nervous to find out if what I taught my defensive linemen would actu-ally stick. Once the center hiked the ball to the quarterback, the first thing I noticed was that all four of my down linemen maneuvered exactly how they were coached. Not only did they cor-rectly read the offensive line, they were all in on the tackle as the run-

ning back had nowhere to escape. This went on the rest of the mini-

scrimmage for that practice. Almost ev-ery play ended with either a D-linemen in the quarterback’s lap or a pass break-up by a defensive back. As I continued to celebrate with my players, the offen-sive coach was not so amused. At that moment, though, I wasn’t worried about how my players were making his offense look. It just gave me more satisfaction.

In that moment, I decided for good that I wanted to pursue a coaching ca-reer. The feeling I got watching my players do exactly as I had coached and seeing it be successful almost brought tears to my eyes. The next year, most of those defensive linemen were moved up to the varsity or junior varsity A team.

This was due, in part, to how they improved and by my discretion when the varsity defensive coordina-tor asked me who I believed would be a good fit for the higher level. To this day, I still can’t forget that spring training that established my lifelong dream. And while some players de-cided not to pursue football anymore after that season, others later went on to play at a higher level in college.

Regardless of where they ended up, they all retained the most important thing I taught them: Never give up.

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BaseballRecord: 17-12, 6-9 in ASC

March 29: UT Dallas 6, HPU 4March 30: HPU 8, UT Dallas 6March 30: UT Dallas 20, HPU 4April 3: HSU 9, HPU 8April 6: HPU 19, McMurry 4April 8: HPU 14, McMurry 5April 8: McMurry 8, HPU 7April 10: UMHB at HPU, 2 p.m.April 13: HPU at Concordia, 7 p.m.April 14: HPU at Concordia, 1 p.m.April 14: HPU at Concordia, 4 p.m.

SoftballRecord: 8-21-2, 5-16-0 in ASC

March 29: UT Tyler 20, HPU 0March 30: UT Tyler 12, HPU 0March 30: UT Tyler 13, HPU 0April 6: HPU 7, McMurry 5April 6: McMurry 10, HPU 2April 8: McMurry 5, HPU 3April 13: Concordia at HPU, 2 p.m.April 13: Concordia at HPU, 4 p.m.April 14: Concordia at HPU, 12 p.m.

Men’s TennisRecord: 1-16, 0-2 in ASC

April 6: McMurry 9, HPU 0April 7: HSU 9, HPU 0April 13: HPU at UMHB, 2 p.m.April 14: HPU at Concordia, 1 p.m.April 21: HPU at Sul Ross, 10 a.m.

Women’s TennisRecord: 3-13, 0-2 in ASC

April 6: McMurry 9, HPU 0April 7: HSU 7, HPU 2April 13: HPU at UMHB, 2 p.m.April 14: HPU at Concordia, 1 p.m.April 21: HPU at Sul Ross, 10 a.m.

Stacy Anderson

Guest Columnist

It’s special when your career goal becomes obvious

By HPU SPortSInformatIon

Howard Payne first base-man Blake Null tied an American Southwest Con-ference record with three home runs in a 19-4 victory for the Yellow Jackets over the McMurry War Hawks Friday at Don Shepard Park.

Null hit three home runs in his first three at bats, ty-ing the ASC record for home runs in a game. The sopho-

more finished the game with nine runs batted in.

The Jackets jumped on the War Hawks early, scoring five runs in the first inning and six runs in the second. The first inning was highlighted by Null’s three-run homer, and the second inning was led by another Null three-run shot to left center field.

Null accounted for HPU’s two runs in the fourth inning with his third home run, this time with Jay Holland on base.

The Yellow Jackets added six more runs in the sixth

to cruise to the 19-4 final.Dylan Vilaros (2-2) was

solid in the pitching start for HPU, allowing three runs on 10 hits and striking out three in seven innings. Preston Newman threw one inning of relief, allowing two hits. Brehnen Mitchell and Vernon Hart combined to pitch the ninth inning.

Cliff Lunceford was 3-for-6 at the plate with one RBI, Bailey Smith was 2-for-4, and Joshua Gerig finished 2-for-2.

Null ties ASC record with three homers

Blake Null

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