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Dylan Haney was among four students from the state of Arkansas to attend the Lead-ership Institute this past sum-mer in Washington, D.C. The Leadership Institute focuses on conservative principles while providing training in many different areas, which includes college students reaching other college stu-dents through campaigning, fundraising and other tech-niques. Haney, a sophomore politi-cal science major, was selected to participate in this program after turning in an essay focus-ing on the building of the par-ty platform, thinking of ways to get other people involved and promoting ideas. He then received the Patrick Cal-houn Leadership Scholarship. Haney was the only student chosen from Arkansas’ fourth congressional district. The institute hosted be-tween 70 and 100 college students from all around the United States, making this a very sought after and exclu-sive program of which to take part. During the trip, Haney at-tended a number of classes that went from early in the morning to late at night. “Classes were taught by for-mer White House staffers that

worked for Ronald Reagan and told a bunch of personal stories about Reagan’s life and routine and ability to speak to people,” Haney said. His days were not only filled with going to classes, but he was also given the chance to travel around the city of Washington, D.C. On his days off, Haney also visit-ed with some of the members of the Senate. Of all of the experiences Haney encountered, he said two were the most memorable to him. “Getting to hear from for-mer White House staffers, and visiting with them even a little bit one on one about how

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Saudi Arabia, traditionally shy

of tourism, invites student group for visit

Eight students and two professors got what will probably be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in May. They, along with a community member, were granted an almost unheard of invitation to tour

Saudi Arabia, a country typically closed to tourism out-side of religious purposes. Dr. Barbara Pemberton, associate professor of Christian missions and one of the professors who attended, said the trip was the result of years of talks between herself, a tour company in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Arabian embassy in the United States. The certainty of the trip was unknown even to the last minute.

By Tanner WardEditor-in-Chief

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Curlin poem in July issue

On Jul. 30, 2012, Dr. Jay Cur-lin, professor of English, had a poem featured in The New Yorker. Curlin never submitted the poem, but after a remark-able set of circumstances, The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Paul Muldoon, contacted Curlin and asked him whether he might publish it in the magazine. The poem, entitled “Evidence of Things Not Seen,” was writ-ten in the fall of 2010 to feature two words that appeared in the Daily Word Game utilized by professors to enhance students’ vocabulary. The words were “Higgs-Boson,” the legendary god particle and “hirsute,” a word meaning hairy. The po-em’s title is a reference to the Bible verse Hebrews 11:1. “After a couple of years of playing the daily word games, [Jay] would put [them] in his reading quizzes in poems he wrote that he called lexical

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Student’s summer of theater With make-up perfectly painted below his black uni-form hat and charcoal grey jack-et buttoned up to his neck, he sits in silence, anticipating how the night will unfold. Beneath him, the moving stage stands still, ready for the wear and tear of another night, another show, another scuff. Garrett White-head mentally prepares himself to transport to another time in another country with another name. Whitehead, a junior musical theater major from Cleburne, Texas, took on a German per-sona this summer while in pro-

ductions of “Spring Awaken-ing” at Little Rock’s Weekend Theatre from June 8-July 1 and “The Sound of Music” at Mur-ry’s Dinner Playhouse from July 24-Sept. 1, also in Little Rock, 368 miles away from home. For the duration of the sum-mer, Whitehead was fortunate enough to “house hop” be-tween the homes of four of his fellow theater majors, but it was still not quite the same as being home for the break. “I was really nervous about spending my entire summer away from my family,” he said, “but it helped prepare me for my future.” As with every production, Whitehead believes his partici-

pation in these shows makes an impact on him as a performer that will carry through for the rest of his life. “I grow a little bit every time I get the chance to perform,” he said. One of his summer’s learn-ing experiences came in the role of telegram boy-turned-Nazi teenager Rolf in “The Sound of Music.” While the spring musical put on by Ouachita’s theater depart-ment has rehearsals for an entire semester before opening night, Murry’s “Sound of Music” had just two weeks before the first curtain.

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The fact that there is a new coffee shop on campus is old news. However, just reading the name or looking at the logo, the significance might not be understood. Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse, is named after Ouachita’s first president. However, the name, look and location are the only real changes that have been made. “Trennis Henderson first came to me with the project,” said Ferris Williams, assistant professor of visual arts. “And as a fan of mutton chops, I couldn’t say no.” In addition to coffee, the

shop will be serving a variety of pastries and juices. Official-ly called the Library Café, the old coffeehouse was referred to as Starbucks by the major-ity of students because of the brand of coffee they sold. “The Starbucks connection is simply that Dr. Jack’s Cof-feehouse serves Starbucks coffee,” said Brooke Zimny, assistant director of commu-nications. “It’s not a change from recent years.” The only thing different about Dr. Jack’s is that campus officials have tried to give it a unique Ouachita feel. “Dr. Jack Conger was Ouachita’s founding presi-dent,” said Trennis Hender-

son, vice president of com-munications. “He was elected president in 1886 at age 29 and was responsible for recruiting students, hiring faculty and developing the Arkadelphia campus.” As Ouachita’s first presi-dent, Dr. Jack’s image and leg-acy inspire a sense of school pride, which is one of the rea-sons he was chosen to repre-sent the new coffeehouse. “I think Dr. Jack really re-inforces the heritage of the school,” Williams said. “This is really important in the light of our 125th anniver-sary, which we just finished celebrating. The school is con-stantly changing, so I think it

is important to have a remind-er of where the school came from and the people who had a hand in making OBU what it is today.” Dr. Jack stands out as a sym-bol for Ouachita and is more than just one of it’s founding figures; his iconic hairstyle only added to the appeal of using him for the coffee shop’s logo. “We had several portraits to go from when design-ing the logo,” Williams said. “Some were from when he was younger, some were from when he was older. In every-one the hair was the same; he

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There are many questions students face when enter-ing college and even more as they begin the voyage into the “real world.” What am I doing, where am I going and how do I get there? Where do my priorities lie and what will happen if I can’t do it all? Be-fore getting too bogged down, students can rest assured that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Career Services is available as a launching point for every Ouachita student, no matter their classification. Whether you are an upper-classman preparing for your life ahead or a freshman that doesn’t know where to be-gin, you are not on this jour-ney alone. Career Services is an organization at Ouachita whose main goal is equipping students with the answers, op-portunities and connections needed to succeed both on campus and off. It’s never too early to start taking advantage of all that Career Services has to offer. “I really hope that more people will get involved with Career Services as a fresh-man or a sophomore,” said Aly Smith, a sophomore Mass Communications major, “be-cause making connections is [very] important.” Over the summer, Smith re-ceived an internship with Eco-nomics Arkansas through the help of Career Services. Be-ing a portal of information, connections and skills, Ca-reer Services can provide the resources every student will need to ensure a successful

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Ouachita Baptist Univer-sity will host National Federa-tion of Music Clubs (NFMC) Young Artist winner Kwan Yi in a guest piano concert Sept. 18. The recital, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Re-cital Hall, is free to the public. Biennially, the NFMC holds a professional-level competi-tion for young artists in four categories, including piano, strings, women’s voice and men’s voice. Yi is the 2011 winner in piano and has per-formed throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S. “Kwan Yi has been praised by audiences and critics alike as a pianist of ‘lyrical ele-gance’ and ‘ravishing, pitch-perfect clarity,’” according to the NFMC website. He has performed in such venues as Carnegie’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, Chicago Symphony Hall and the Ken-

nedy Center’s Opera House. “Bringing performers like Kwan Yi,” Dr. George Keck said, “is very important for our students, faculty and audi-ence members to hear the high level and quality of playing expected in major American piano competitions and on the stages of the concert world.” Keck, professor emeritus of music, has served for 12 years as artist presentation

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Nicole McPhate z The SignalSTUDENTS ENJOY the new features of Dr. Jack’s Coffeehouse in the recently renovated Evans Student Center. The first president’s iconic mutton chops help to reinforce the sense of school heritage among students.

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The fourth annual FORE Ouachita Golf Tournament will tee off on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. with a second tee time at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Ark. Proceeds from the event will benefit athletic scholarships at Ouachita. “I was actually challenged my first year at Ouachita to help raise money for athlet-

ics,” said Terry Peeples, vice president for development at Ouachita. To support the cost of athletic programs, Ouachita’s development office developed FORE Ouachita, an annual golf-tournament fundraiser. “It’s important because the students are the main fo-cus,” said Nicole Herndon, OBU development officer for grants and events. “We’re here to help them succeed.”

Currently 43 teams from across the state will participate in this year’s tournament. Many of the participants have close ties to Ouachita. “They feel OBU is impor-tant to them,” Herndon said. “They believe in the univer-sity and what we stand for.” The tournament also provides an opportunity for alumni and other Ouachita

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News Bureau z CourtesyDONORS PLAY a round of golf during last year’s FORE tournament. Ouachita’s fourth annual tourna-ment will tee off on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m.

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Every year since 2000, Eta Alpha Omega has sponsored Muggin’, an event meant to provide a safer alternative to off-campus partying after Tiger Tunes. This year will be the biggest yet, with 2,100 bottles of IBC Root Beer being served in the center of campus following the final Saturday performance. “Muggin’ was started be-cause a group of guys wanted a fun alternative to drinking alcohol after Tiger Tunes,” said Michael Crowe, a junior finance and business manage-ment major and the vice presi-dent of Eta Alpha Omega. “We also believe that Muggin’ builds a great sense of com-

munity on campus.” The beginnings of Muggin’ can be traced back to the year 2000. “One of our alumni was bored and brought a boombox

along with an ice chest of IBC to the gazebo and invited all of his friends,” said Alex Nel-son, a junior finance and busi-ness management major and the secretary/treasurer of Eta

Alpha Omega. The event has expanded every year since, and is now one of the most well-known events of Homecoming week. This year, Sean Michel, a Ouachita alumnus from Bry-ant who appeared on “Ameri-can Idol” several years ago, will perform live along with his band. Nelson said the club also has several other activi-ties planned. Crowe said the group tradi-tionally serves IBC root beer because of the reason the com-pany was founded. “Interestingly enough, IBC was founded in 1919 as an al-ternative to alcohol consump-tion during prohibition,” he said. “We chose IBC root beer

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Homecoming. It is a time for students to enjoy the tra-ditions of Ouachita through a variety of activities while wel-coming new events such as a campus-wide street festival. “One big difference this year is that between the Saturday Tunes shows, there will be a street festival between JPAC and Jones Science Center,” said Devan Malone, senior speech communication major and member of the Homecom-

ing steering committee. “So-dexo will be serving dinner, and the street will be blocked completely. It’s really exciting because of the atmosphere it will create on campus.” The Homecoming street fes-tival will try to encourage an energetic atmosphere, as well as give students and alumni a convenient place to eat. On top of the street festival, there will be even more chang-es to eating arrangements this year, even to the point of clos-ing out all other food outlets on campus aside from the

Homecoming festivities. “The picnic we normally have will be at the tailgat-ing area down by the football field,” said Jon Merryman, di-rector of alumni. “Students are encouraged to go down for a big barbecue lunch. All other food venues on campus will be closed to encourage people to go to the football game.” Homecoming week pro-vides constant activity and en-tertainment from the various clubs and organizations. “There is almost always something going on,” said

Bradley Lindsey, senior mu-sic major and member of the Homecoming steering com-mittee. “Clubs and organiza-tions this year are going to be having events on campus every day. There will always be something to do, which is new, and allows for the stu-dents to start getting pumped about Tiger Tunes and the Homecoming football game.” All of this has been planned by Ouachita’s Homecoming steering committee.

Muggin’ to feature 2,100 bottles, live music

The Downtown Arkadel-phia program will host its kickoff event — a ribbon cut-ting to symbolize the focused movement toward downtown revitalization — at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in front of Southern Bancorp on Main Street. “Many students have ex-pressed to the community that there is nothing for them to do in Arkadelphia,” said Nicole Porchia, the student success coordinator at Ouachita and a member of the Downtown Arkadelphia board. “This is an event for all students to come out and enjoy the Arka-delphia downtown area and even receive discounts at most restaurants and retailers.” Porchia also said that the Downtown Arkadelphia board’s main focus is to re-vitalize the downtown area while offering activities and entertainment for local fami-lies and college students. From 4:30 - 7:30 p.m., a number of local retailers will offer promotions for shoppers and participants. Restaurants Slim & Shorty’s, Dino’s and the Honeycomb are offering 25 percent discounts off of food that evening. To take ad-

Ribbon-cutting features sales,

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I’m voting #RomneyRyan2012I’m voting #ObamaBiden2012By JACKSON CARTERGuest Columnist

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Who’s your choice?Decision 2012:

When I was asked to write a short article for the Signal ad-dressing why I am voting for

Barack Obama this election season my initial reaction was apprehension. But why was that? I have a firm convic-tion for my choice, I feel confident in the accuracy of the issues, and I love to talk about politics. This should have been right up my alley. What was making me uneasy about sharing my thoughts with the rest of my Ouachita family? I think the answer to this question is a problem that has encompassed not just the “Ouachita Bubble” but our nation as a whole. Partisanship is an inevitable conse-quence in a winner-take-all, two-party political system like ours. Even as far back as 1787 James Madison con-cluded in Federalist Paper No. 10 that factions were going to be a necessary evil in this experiment in Democracy that came to be the United States. Madison points out that the only way to avoid factions (or parties) would be to either take away the lib-erty of the citizens that allows them to speak out and share differences or to create a homogenous populous where every person simply follows along in uncontested apathy and unison. I don’t think any person, Republi-can, Democrat, Libertarian or Inde-pendent would find either of those options an appealing solution. So

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The current presidency is simply not getting it done; and with a socio-economic depression such

as the state in which the United States is in, change must happen, the very word Mr. Obama ran on in 2008. That very year, the unemployment rate was at 7.3 percent, a stagger-ing statistic based on the number of people sitting at home looking for a job. In October of 2009, the unemploy-ment rate hit 10 percent, the highest since the great depression. This was during Mr. Obama’s honeymoon period with a strong democratic majority in both the House and Senate. Obama claimed his plan would make the unemployment rate 5.4%. We are now nine million jobs away from that. Whereas in 2008, he said he would cut the national debt in half, he has actually doubled it in four years. Obama has shown no effort in creat-ing bipartisan legislation to better the economy. When Romney took office in Massachusetts, there was a $3 billion deficit. Two years later, the state had a billion dollar surplus; all without ever raising taxes and an 85 percent democratic legislature (Now that’s bipartisanship!). That’s a $4 billion turn around in just two years! In four years, the Obama budget has had trillion dollar deficits each year and the national debt has increased to $16 trillion

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Ronald Reagan once said, “Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it

stands on the shoulders of that gen-eration. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.” If we continue to stand on the founda-tion that President Obama has laid for us, we will have four more years of turmoil and be far from having oppor-tunities to create a stable future. My vote for Romney and Ryan in the 2012 election is very much based on the hope that, as a soon-to-be college graduate, I will have more opportuni-ties to have a successful career. Right now the youth unemployment rate is at 12.7 percent for people ages 18 to 29 and only one in two college graduates can find a job. Out of the two presidential candi-dates, I have to decide who is going to create the future that Reagan dreamed about for the youth of our nation. More than ever before, this election is about seeing the fruition of our jobs and economy be placed in the right hands. We have gone 43 straight months with the unemployment rate over 8 percent and I can’t risk re-electing a president who doesn’t see that as a problem. Another issue that Romney and Ryan are prepared to face is entitle-ment spending. Eventually it will consume 100 percent of all tax revenue meaning reforms must be made. When social security was created in 1935 it

As students around campus start preparing for colder weather, our nation prepares to elect new

leaders. The most important race this year is the Presidential election, with the two main candidates being Barack Obama (Democrat) and Mitt Romney (Republican). With the election drawing ever closer and with early voting having already started, the candidates are determined to separate their campaigns from each other by portraying themselves as the best option for our nation going for-ward. Personally, I believe that Barack Obama is that man, and he will be the person who gets my vote on Nov. 6. Personally, economics and foreign relations are the biggest issues this election. While the economy is still not where it needs to be, under the Obama administration there have been 31 consecutive months of job growth and the administration also encourages insourcing of jobs by giving benefits to companies that bring jobs back to the states. Numbers don’t lie, and I believe that changing the system by radically cutting taxes, reducing the funding of other important government pro-grams such as disability, Medicare and Medicaid to name a few, will help and I personally think that will hurt more than help. As for foreign relations, I think Obama is better choice than Romney.

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The Handbell Ringers is a group at Ouachita that presents a wide variety of music using handbells. The Ringers are directed by Dr. Rob Hewell, chair of the department of wor-ship arts, and is a course that offers a half hour credit and is required for all church music majors. There are also non-music majors who take this course. "While the class is a requirement, it is one of my favorite classes I take here at Ouachita," said Rusty Butler, a junior church music major. The Handbell Ringers choose a vari-ety of music to play. Their wide range includes ballads, nocturnes and jigs. Every piece that the Handbell Ringers play is arranged for handbell choirs. "For programming we always try to mix some things that are very gentle, very peaceful, because the bells are capable of a wide range of musical ex-pression,” Hewell said. “But then we also try to do some things that are ener-getic or even showy.” Each ringer is responsible for up to four to ten bells that they use during their performances. They have multiple concerts throughout the year. Their

next concert will be Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the McClellan Rotunda called Ringers in the Round. “We use this space because it’s small, and acoustics are great for the hand-bells. It also makes it possible to be in-timate with the audience," said Hewell. Another performence of the Ringers is A Service of Lessons and Carols dur-ing the Christmas season. The Ringers also have performances during chapel once or twice a year. "It is definitely refreshing to be able to express yourself through music, es-pecially through such a unique instru-ment as a handbell," Butler said. In order for a student to join the Handbell Ringers, he or she must sign up through their advisor. It is expect-ed and greatly encouraged that one already know how to read music. Al-though being a part of the Handbell Ringers is required for worship arts majors , it is not a requirement that a student be a major to be in this course. Practices for the Ouachita Handbell Ringers are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:15 p.m. in the Mabee Fine Arts Center. For more informa-tion about the Handbell Ringers, their performaences or how to join, contact Hewell at hewellr@obu.edu. n

REFUGE will be held tonight at Second Baptist Church from 9-10 p.m. For more information, contact: James Taylor at taylorja@obu.edu

LIVE MUSIC will take place at Dr. Jack’s tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. For more information, contact: Tim Harrell at harrellt@obu.edu

NAVY COMMODORES JAZZ BAND will be performing in JPAC Saturday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets are free for students and are available at the JPAC Box office or at boxoffice@obu.edu

LIPDUB video shoot takes place Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Grant Plaza. For more information, contact: Lori Motl at motll@obu.edu

CAB MOVIE NIGHT will be Sunday night from 8-11 p.m. in the Walker Conference Center. The movie will be Dark Knight Rises. For more information, contact: Allison Sweatman at sweatmana@obu.edu

DATE AUCTION will be hosted by the Men of Eta Alpha Omega on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 8-10 p.m. in the Tiger Den. For more information, contact: Jordan LaBry at lab52258@obu.edu

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The Ouachita Singers is the Univer-sity’s elite choir, made up of a group of hand picked individuals who lend their time and talent to the program for a variety of reasons. The audition process consists of sing-ing a song, matching various pitches and reading music. “You start off by singing ‘My Coun-try ‘Tis of Thee’,” said Mitchell Yost, sophomore music major. “Then you match a few random notes on the piano and read some music. “ To maintain the level of talent ex-pected from them, the Ouachita Sing-ers have to practice multiple times a week. “We meet three times a week, 50 min-utes for each rehearsal,” said Dr. Gary Gerber, director of the Singers. Gerber, who serves as associate dean, professor of music and director of cho-ral activities, emphasized how much the students learn in the process of pre-paring for concerts. “It’s really intense getting past learn-ing the notes and rhythms to knowing how the music works out together so the kids will know how their part fits into the music. That way we can get into the music making aspect of it, rather than the music reading aspect,” said Gerber. Aside from practicing, the Ouachita Singers perform various concerts for different venues and occasions. “We do various concerts around campus,” said Alayna Rutledge, a sophomore music major and mem-ber of Ouachita Singers. “Festival of Christmas, Lessons and Carols and fall and spring concerts. On top of that, we travel and sing at churches pretty frequently and then go on tour each spring.”

However, according to the partici-pants, Ouachita Singers is not all work. They find the concerts enjoyable, and like to see their work come together. “Concerts are so fun,” Rutledge said. “After we’ve worked so hard, it’s really awesome to see how everything pays off. We usually get a ton of compli-ments for our performances, and it is all so rewarding.” Factoring in all the practices and growth of talent, the Ouachita Sing-ers wouldn’t be possible without what each student says is their source of mo-tivation. Reasons vary among the dif-ferent participants, but everyone has something driving them to continue performing. “I’m on voice scholarship, and par-ticipating in Singers is part of that.” Yost said. “I love it, though, being in a group with such passionate and profes-sional performers is a wonderful expe-rience.” Vocal scholarship may be a side fac-tor for a lot of the performers, but most do it for the love of music as well as the people in the Singers group itself. “I love the craft,” said sophomore music major Stephen Curry. “You’re around so many talented people. It’s so cool to feel like you’re part of some-thing bigger than yourself. I wasn’t in it freshman year, but I knew I wanted to be. It’s just so many people who are good at what they do, doing it because it’s what they love.” The performance season has already begun for the Ouachita Singers. They perfomed their Fall concert Thursday, Oct. 18, in McBeth Recital Hall and they still have many more performences to come. “We want everybody to come out and watch,” Rutledge said. “We prom-ise you won’t be disappointed.” For more information about the Ouachita singers and how to join or when they perform, contact Gerber at

Ouachita Singers promise talented performances, love of vocal musicBy NOAH HUTCHINSONStaff Writer

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NEWS BRIEFS n Thirty second recaps of the biggest stories of the week.RELIEF ― For those wishing to offer help in the Hurricane Sandy relief ef-forts in the coming weeks, the Ameri-can Red Cross is accepting donations. Monetary donations are preferred because they can be used more quickly to purchase food, supplies and other necessities close to the disaster area. To donate, go to www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Contributions may also be mailed to the American Red Cross P.O. Box 37243, Washington D.C. 20013The Salvation Army will be providing food and clean-up kits as well as emotional care and counseling. To contribute go to http://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/disaster n

WEATHER―In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, scientists are now predicting that the annual number of increasingly intense hurricanes will double over the next century – es-pecially affecting North America’s Atlantic Coast due to climate change. Hurricanes are created and fed by warm waters. Relatively cooler air condenses vapor rising from water below and the heat released gives the hurricane the energy to produce winds up to and well over 75 miles an hour. Although the earth has been warming for decades, as data collected over 30 years shows, scientists still differ on how rising temperatures affect hurri-cane conditions as hurricane formation is still not completely understood. n

SCIENCE ― The soils in the Martian Valley of Gale Crater are similar in composition to sand samples found in Hawaii according to NASA offi-cials during a teleconference Tuesday. NASA’s Curiosity rover has been collecting data at a Martian sand dune named Rocknest for almost a month. Using the CheMin instrument (short for Chemistry and Minerology) the rover scooped up sand and used an X-ray beam to analyze the minerals in the sand. The image taken revealed the presence of miniature crystals of feldspar, pyroxenes and olivine mixed in with other non-crystaline materials. The sample looks similar to volcanic soils at the Mauna Kea shield volcano in Hawaii.n

WORLD ― Syrian fighter jets bombed rebel targets with increased intensity Tuesday afternoon, includ-ing striking targets inside Damascus for the first time. In renewed violence following a four-day cease-fire that was largely ignored over the Eid al-Adha holiday, rebels in the area also claimed to have assassinated an air force general in Damascus and fierce clashes broke out between rebels and troops backed by Palestinian support-ers in the country’s largest Palestin-ian camp. Elsewhere in Damascus, a warplane dropped four bombs on the eastern neighborhood of Jobar, near the opposition-held suburb of Zamal-ka, where rebel fighters were locked in fierce clashes with the army. n

Compiled by Sam Cushman, News Editor. Sources: space.com, abcnews.com, online.wsj.com, dailystar.com, redcross.org, salvationarmyusa.org, energy.gov, weather.gov.

Hurricane Sandy rocks the northeastern seaboardBy SAM CUSHMAN News Editor

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With millions out of power, floodwaters drenching heav-ily populated cities and public transit systems down indefi-nitely, authorities throughout the Northeastern U.S. continue to strain to assess the wide-spread damage and devasta-tion wrought by Hurricane Sandy. According to the nation-al weather service, Sandy’s winds had dropped to 45 miles an hour Tuesday morning as the storm hit Pennsylvania traveling at 10 miles an hour. The full impact of Sandy’s ini-

tial storm surge is still becom-ing clear in coastal cities. Across eight states, at least 33 people have been confirmed dead according to emergency officials, with more confirma-tions still expected to come. According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy, 8 million are without power and three nu-clear power plants shut down due to water pump problems. New Jersey suffered the greatest extent of damage. The Atlantic City boardwalk was reduced to splinters and the Seaside park roller coaster lies in the ocean. In a statement at a news conference, Gov. Chris Christie said that at least four people in the state have been killed and there are 5,500 peo-

ple in government shelters as well as 2.4 million people with-out electricity. “There are no words to de-scribe what so many New Jer-seyians experienced over the last 24 hours,” he said Tuesday. “The level of devastation at the Jersey Shore is unthinkable.” Also among the hardest hit areas was New York City, particularly the borough of Queens, where at least 80 per-cent of homes in the Breezy Point neighborhood were com-pletely destroyed by fire. “The clouds were glowing from the intense flames,” said Joe Jordan, a 59-year-old resi-dent, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Jordan spent the night with

his three Yorkie terriers on a damp couch as water rose three feet inside his home. New York State Emergency Management officials said they don’t have a complete tally yet, but they have confirmed the deaths of five people, with three outside New York City. In New Jersey, emergency responders in boats were still attempting to rescue Atlantic City residents Tuesday morn-ing. There were an estimated 3000 who had not evacuated. Near the town of Moonachie, a natural berm burst causing water to surge up the Hacken-sack River causing three to five feet of water to surge into the town of 2,700 residents. In Pennsylvania, three peo-

ple were confirmed dead due to the storm. In Connecticut, three people were reported dead, including a fire-fighter and an elderly woman, accord-ing to state troopers. Officials in Virginia linked two traffic related deaths to the storm. In Maryland, emergency officials confirmed the deaths of three people and in North Carolina, a 25-year-old man was killed when his car hit a fallen tree. Forecasters estimated that Sandy would continue its northwestward trek through southern Pennsylvania Tues-day afternoon before turning to western New York an mov-ing into Canada Wednesday af-ternoon where it would merge with cold air fronts. n

before I open myself up to the poten-tial criticism from my peers I ask that we stop for just a moment to consider others who may not coincide with our political standing from the perspec-tive of James Madison. People who differ from us are exer-cising the same liberties that we have in our political activities and want to see America continue to be a great nation; they just have a different idea about what role government should play in achieving that. It seems odd to me that we share our daily goings-on, our prayer requests, frustrations and encourage-ments with one another and yet we have a very strong aversion to listen-ing to someone’s political perspective if it isn’t synonymous with what we want to hear. So as intense as this political season has been from both sides, I challenge our student body, Republicans and Democrats, to change our perspective of another party from that of the “oth-er” to a group of equally concerned citizens with ideas that deserve to be heard as much as our own.

Now to finally reach the objective for this article: why I will vote for Barack Obama. His work on healthcare reform, although far from perfect, is the first major step that our nation has taken to extend what I believe is a natural right to all Americans, regardless of pre-existing conditions or certain socio-economic standings. His first executive act as president was to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to eliminate wage disparities for women in the workforce, some-thing very important to me as I look toward entering the workforce in less than two years and working along-side men with equal abilities. Oil imports have decreased under his administration as America begins making strides in supplying our own green-energy. These are just a few of the many issues that have impressed upon me the legitimacy of our presi-dent. I am not saying that he is perfect, or that Mitt Romney would be a bad choice, but between two candidates who are both intelligent, concerned and motivated to hold this office I feel that Barack Obama is the candidate I can rally behind during the 2012 presidential election. n

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and is still counting. On to a subject we all like to discuss: our blatant inability to protect our Ambassadors. Here at Ouachita we can all agree that a good boss would take care of his employees. Furthermore, you would think the leader of a country would ensure the safety of his people against the inhumane terrorist attacks committed on the same day of the 11th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor. It took the Obama Administration eight days to classify it as a terrorist attack. And Mr. Obama is currently hoping to cover up more information that continues to come to the surface about the warning signs leading up to the attack on Benghazi. Now, I’d like to discuss the negative campaign ads and immoral policies by which Obama runs on. Just the other day, I saw an ad for Obama comparing voting to having intercourse for the first

time. With an administration that openly opposes so many doctrines of the evan-gelistic church and representing a party that removed God from the platform, I cannot see myself voting for someone so far off on moral doctrine. Furthermore, I can’t see myself voting for someone who tweets like an immature kindergartener about the dangers of “Romnesia.” Lastly, I can’t see myself voting for someone who would fund Big Bird rather than the United States Military. In conclusion, we can’t afford four more years of complacency. We, as a country, are creeping closer and closer to bankruptcy and being controlled by the likes of China and India. We already out-source so many jobs to those countries. Four years ago, we elected a speaker instead of a doer. We have seen where this has led us. Let’s not waste four more years on someone who talks, without backing up his words. Let’s elect a doer. Let’s elect a businessman. Let’s elect a leader. Let’s elect Mitt Romney president of our United States of America. n

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was meant to protect people from being forced into poverty in their senior years. Today, more than 30 million Americans depend on social security, but without reform we can’t expect that we will be able to rely on it when we become 65. The government is taking the social security “trust fund” and using it to fund government programs, while not counting this borrowed money against the deficit. Without acknowledging this problem and attempting to fix it, our generation faces the risk of losing our ability to retire with any kind of financial stability. I support Romney and Ryan’s stance on this issue because they have the best plan to guarantee the preservation of social security without raising taxes and by slowly adjusting the retirement age without affecting today’s

seniors. Finally and most importantly, I sup-port Romney and Ryan because of their traditional values. They are proudly pro-life and against the legalization of same-sex marriage. We are a nation under GOD, and as Christians, I believe that we should elect leaders who reflect the principles that are clearly written in the Bible and that our nation was founded upon. Ultimately, our country can’t afford to suffer through four more years with Obama in office without seeing changes, and I’m positive that we won’t see any if he continues to be president. The last three years have been all talk and no action, and have caused America to fall in the downward spiral we are experi-encing now. As I transition out of college and into the real world, I want to be able to have faith in my country and its national leaders to lead Americans into a time of prosperity and hope. n

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We all remember when Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Many claimed the only reason he won was because he wasn’t George Bush. This shows how he has a very good standing compared to other presidents in the international community. Also, Romney’s international trips recently to the United Kingdom, Israel and Poland, seemed to stir up controversy in every country. As for the Middle East, I think that whoever is elected is not going to make major progress, bearing some

miracle. I also don’t believe Romney would offer anything different for Israel. Regardless of who is elected to office, if Israel is attacked, the United States will undoubtedly come to its aid. While these are the two main issues that I use to look at who I will vote for, other things that I have problems with include his ability to changes sides of major issues dealing with foreign and social policy. While I believe that Mitt Romney is a good person at heart, I also believe Barack Obama is the better candidate, and that is why I will be voting for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. n

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William Hoiles z CourtesyRELIGION OFTEN plays a bigger role than realized in deciding who voters choose. “[Religion] offers us a cue—a tip into the heart and soul of an individual—and it gives us a sense of either identity with them or separation from them,” Dr. Hal Bass said.

The noise is everywhere. We are all distracted by the puffery offered by the candidates and their policies. Commercials bombard us with messages of, “don’t vote for him, he’s bad; vote for me, I’m good.” It seems quite clear that this ethos appeal is what the campaign expects us to consider when voting, not the actual candidates and their respective knowledge of policy. An overwhelming ideological factor that separates the voters is quite simply—or not so simply—religion. For a majority of people, political identity hinges on religious identity. It is no question that the evangelical Christians are predominantly Republican. It is also no surprise that the majority of evangelical Christians are located in the South, recalled fondly, or sardonically, as the Bible Belt. This is where Ouachita Baptist University is. It is in the heart of the Bible Belt. In light of the current presidential election, and the region in which we live, it is expected that religion, particularly Christianity, will be very influential in the voting process—but should it? Should religion really play a role in our vote for the presidency? Should that be the only factor governing our decision? It is difficult sometimes to come up with the answers to these questions, but luckily, at a liberal arts university, there are professors in every field who are waiting to help you do just that. Two of the office walls are lined to the ceiling with bookshelves without room enough to as much as squeeze in the stacks of paper that lay surrounding them on the floor. There are books aplenty; new and old, dusty and shiny, covered and with torn binding. Just

reading the titles—ranging from parties and campaigns, to congress and public policy, to the presidency—makes you feel substantially more informed, simply for having stepped in the room. The third wall—the first wall that you see upon entering the office—is crafted entirely of windows. Sitting in the wooden seat in front of the desk, the sun shines on you—shedding a light not merely for visual purposes, but also as if to illuminate the intellectual journey of the student eager to discover the truth. Dr. Hal Bass sits behind that desk. A political science professor at Ouachita for the last 37 years and election commissioner for Clark County, he is an expert on the presidency. Working for a religious and scholastic institution makes Dr. Bass the quintessential guide for students inquiring as to just how much their religious beliefs should factor into their political decisions. “I think that [religion] has a significant, but at the same time limited, role…I think that the constitution, for example, forbids religious tests for public office. They’re unconstitutional. I think that a pluralistic society needs to demonstrate a high degree of not just toleration, but commitment to religious freedom. In other words, I am very distressed when I see…signs that those principles of religious liberty that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights are being undermined here in terms of establishment or free exercise,” Bass said. “Having said all of that,” he continued, “politics is about the allocation of values in society and religion is a source… of the values that individuals have. So it is certainly plausible and appropriate to try to separate church and state, but that does not necessarily mean a separation

of religion and politics in that…in the civic arena, we cannot shed ourselves of our religious values… I do think that religious values are vital to the expression of our political values.” Dr. Bass noted that this dilemma is especially relevant for students in our area because we are located in the Bible Belt, for in this region people tend to, “wear their religion on their sleeves.” He said that he found it interesting that one of the best indicators of electoral behavior, particularly among white Protestants in America, is their response to, “How often do you show up to church?” When asked if he felt that voters would consider a president’s religion more so than their policy initiatives, his response was not entirely surprising. “It depends. [Religion] offers us a cue—a tip into the heart and soul of an individual—and it gives us a sense of either identity with them or separation from them,” Bass said. “He is one of [or] he is not ‘one of us’—with religion being the indicator.” He called this concept “identity politics,” a concept distinctive from policy-focused politics. He proceeded to say, “What we know about electoral behavior is that most voters do not do the heavy lifting to really find out much about the specific policy stances.” When asked if he felt this lack of thorough consideration on the part of the voter was detrimental to the governing of our society, he stated, “No, I think that it is entirely realistic to expect voters to take shortcuts, and it is entirely realistic and not inappropriate to make religion one of those shortcuts…I would just offer some cautions about going too far. It is not detrimental—unless it is. It goes too far…when one does try to divide the body politic into the good

folks and the bad folks based on your own understanding of your religious values,” He continued, “In a pluralistic society there is an expectation and demand that we have respect and appreciation for those that don’t think exactly like we do in the religious realm. Our culture says that we are not going to let religion be a source of division in our society and to an extent we do that now.” Dr. Bass expressed a concern for the divisiveness that religion has caused among Americans. He noted that our very country was founded upon the premise of religious toleration; however, many in this country are not often tolerant, to which he says, “…I think we are going against our heritage. It is not just religious liberty for us—it is religious liberty for all.” Religion and politics are often divisive issues. It is often said, “If you want to make friends, don’t bring up religion or politics.” This should not be the case. Both religion and politics are vital for the individual and society. Dr. Bass believes that voters should consider their religious convictions—it is entirely sane for a voter to do so, and Bass is not opposed to that. However, there is a balance that must be maintained. A person should consider ideological similarities, but they should not try to impose their beliefs upon others. Our society was built on a presumption of religious freedom. As a pluralistic society, we must make an effort to respect all belief systems and ideological preferences. With his knowledge and understanding of the institution of the presidency: who will win the 2012 election according to Bass? Without hesitation, he answered, “If the election were held today, I think that Obama would prevail…but not in Arkansas.” n

Religion in PoliticsProfessor weighs in on big topic of upcoming election

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You and your friends are driving out to the lake one Friday night when somebody gets the bright idea to unplug the iPod and see what’s on the nor-mal radio. About halfway through the second play-ing of some early 2000’s abomination that everyone over-enthusiastically sings along with to hide their shame and self-loathing, the ring of an emergency announcement interrupts the music. Sally “the skull-splitter” Saldino recently massacred every guard in the local asylum before escaping into the wilderness. In unrelated news, the local chainsaw emporium was robbed blind less than an hour ago. Everyone shoots each other nervous looks as you hurtle further and further away from society, but you aren’t really scared. Lake Stiflescream is like your own little private island. It’s so still and quiet, you’d think peo-ple had tried to forget where it is. There won’t be another soul for miles. You’ll be fine. You’ve unwittingly found yourself in a horror movie, and although everyone rolls their eyes at the foolish antics of countless buxom blonde plot devices as they practically hand themselves over to the bad guy, can you honestly say you’d do any better? The last time you were afraid for your life, did you boldly run into the face of dan-ger, ready to give it what for? Or did you use the nearest child as a meat-shield as you begged to be taken last? This guide will help you go from “that one guy who got gutted before the title screen” to Hoss Del-gado, and make even the most methodical psycho-path rage-quit like a noob. The first rule of any undertaking in life is that proper planning prevents poor performance. If you just know that the laughter coming from the abandoned doll factory every year on the anniver-sary of the night it mysteriously caught fire means that there’s a sweet party going on inside, make sure your phone is charged before you go in. This goes for just about any situation, at any point in time. Also, keep it on vibrate. Nobody wants to hear the

first half a second of “Living on a Prayer” every time your hunny-bunny sends you a text. Furthermore, nobody wants the first half a second of “Living on a Prayer” to give away your group’s position to the axe wielding manic when it gets real. Proper cell phone handling is the most important aspect of pre-bad guy reveal plan-ning, but there are others. Always bring a bright, reliable flashlight if you’re going somewhere that you know won’t have electricity. If the beam only gives you a five foot cir-cle of light while making anything in your peripheral vision look black as an inkwell in comparison, it’s not good enough. On that note, if you’re inside, don’t even bother pointing it in front of you. Point it at the ceiling. Unless you’re in some massive room like a theatre or a factory, the light

will bounce off the ceiling and light up everyth ing . Imagine see-ing Jason round the corner into a fully lit room, with your entire cast just standing there staring. You’d almost feel embarrassed for him. Other than that, stay sober, and remember that if a cold breeze is whispering hor-rible things in your ear, it’s not a good time to make out. Now that you’re prepared, let’s say that your horror mov-ie circumstances were abso-lutely unavoidable. The obvi-ous solution is to head back to your car and get out of there,

but maybe the engine is mysteriously missing when you try to start it up. This is where the fun starts. The first rule of post-bad guy reveal survival is not to run unless you’re sure that you’re running away from danger. If you sprint off into the woods alone at the sound of a cracked twig, you might be run-ning straight into the unfeeling embrace of a cursed scarecrow. If you have a group, you all need to stay together and move slowly unless running will surely take you away from danger. If you’re by yourself, make the bad guy come to you. Maybe he’ll get tired and forget about his blood lust until the next full moon. Now that you’ve sworn to keep your wits and not run away like a nancy-boy, you need to arm yourself,

find a fortified location and call the cops on your fully charged cellphone. These can all be done at the same time, but arming yourself is the most important. Anything will work, but not all improvised weap-ons are created equal. Things like knives, bats, hand tools and metal pipes are the obvious choices, but

you may have to get cre-ative. By “creative” I don’t mean to tie your shoes to-gether by the laces and use them as nun-chucks. How-ever, if you have to pull the legs off of a nearby table for a few makeshift clubs, you can pay for the dam-ages with your Town Hero grant after you’ve busted some heads. Calling the cops is pretty self explanatory, and al-though finding a fortified location is almost as easy, it could still be explained further. Snuggling up in your tent with your sleep-ing bag pulled over your head will only buy you a

few seconds while the bad guy tries to stop laugh-ing. You need a solid structure that can’t be easily de-stroyed, and has a manageable number of entrances. A house, cabin or small room within some larger building is ideal. If you found a gun while arming yourself, that’s great. Sit in the corner, aim at the door and don’t shoot until you know for sure you’re shooting at the bad guy. If not, it’s not a big deal. Just sit there and wait for the cops to get there, or for the killer to find you. Even if the killer finds you, what’s he going to do? At best, it’s one on one and you’re both armed. Channel your inner Macho Man Randy Savage and tell your masked psychopath that his lu-nacy is but a grain of sand in the vast desert that is your Macho Madness. Oh, yeah. If all else fails, set something on fire. “911? It’s Hal-loween and a masked man is standing menacingly outside my front door” is much less effective at sum-moning emergency personnel than five calls saying, “Hey! My crazy neighbor just lit his car on fire and sent it rolling down the street!” When the moon turns red and the laughter of small children starts to echo from nowhere, don’t be the first one to be offed. Charge your cell phone, switch it to vibrate, bring a flashlight, save the making out for later, call the cops, arm yourself, fort up, start a fire and punch a ghost in the face. Don’t believe the movies when the say you can’t punch a ghost. That is just ghost propaganda. If you get photo evidence of having punched a ghost in the face, you get a free t-shirt. n

‘Duck Dynasty’: ‘Valuable lessons of work, fun, love’NICOLE MCPHATE

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How to survive a horror movie

Duck calls. Family mischief. Beards. And the best midweek break for a stressed college student, or for anyone really. “Duck Dynasty” is the new reality TV sensation and I’ve been on board since day one. New episodes premiere every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. on A&E. I was born and raised a city girl, with little in-teraction with the woods, but even I can relate to the backwood rednecks that are the Robertsons. The Robertsons live in Monroe, La., but their multimillion-dollar company and booming TV show keep them in the national spotlight. During each episode we follow the Robertsons and their quest for the answers to life and the best duck recipe Mrs. Kay can serve up. Willie, the CEO, spends each episode attempting to

keep his coworkers (with whom he shares DNA) on track to keep the business run-ning. Phil, Willie’s dad and the founder of Duck Commander, spends his time hunt-ing, babysitting the grandkids and keep-ing Uncle Si out of trouble, which can be a major task all on its own. Jase, Willie’s brother, keeps Willie on his toes as he en-tices the rest of his coworkers to play hard and work not so hard, although he can crank out some duck calls when the time comes. Together these men, with their wives and children, bring laughter and entertainment to the living rooms of thou-sands of Americans, including my own. Each character is unique in his or her own way and brings something fun to the ta-ble, like Phil teaching us how to gut a fish, or Uncle Si giving us some dating advice. The Robertsons are unlike many of the other reality shows on TV today. They don’t fist-pump to obnoxiously loud mu-sic or spray tan their 2 year old so they can pay their mortgage. The Robertsons remind us what it’s like to have south-ern roots and a family built on faith and hard work. That’s a hard thing to come

by on cable TV these days. Watching the Robertson men give their daughters and granddaughters dating advice reminds me of the moments when my dad shares his fatherly wisdom, or when Mrs. Kay teaches Sadie how to cook, and all I can think about are those sweet moments with my grandmother in the kitchen. The Robertsons remind me of home, and maybe that’s why Wednesday nights have become much anticipated for me, because for one hour, I feel like I’m at home with a family and not stuck in school mode hours away from my own family. The Robertsons give me hope for the future of America and TV shows my kids may one day watch. The Robertsons teach valuable lessons of work, love and fun. But most of all they give me a chance to be reminded of my own family and the great people I have been blessed with. So if you are missing home or just feel like you need a little friendly enter-tainment, tune into “Duck Dynasty” on Wednesday nights. You definitely won’t regret it. And you will be laughing all night long. n

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The first rule of post-bad guy reveal survival is not to run unless you’re sure that you’re running away from danger. If you sprint off into the woods alone at the sound of a cracked twig, you might be run-ning straight into the unfeeling embrace of a cursed scarecrow.

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If all else fails, set some-thing on fire. “911? It’s Hal-loween and a masked man is standing menacingly out-side my front door” is much less effective at summon-ing emergency personnel than five calls saying, “Hey! My crazy neighbor just lit his car on fire and sent it rolling down the street!”

— Noah Hutchinson

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NOAH HUTCHINSONStaff Writer

Don’t call it a comeback. Like Zombie Shane in “The Walking Dead,” I’ve returned much to your surprise and probably horror. But the cur-rent Signal staff has been either nice or foolish enough to allow me to invade the pages one more time. So how is life going for the Goose post-grad? I’ll sum it up the best way I know how.The first lesson I learned after I got out of school is life doesn’t hand you what you want. My feelings about the Miami Heat were well documented in my time at this paper. I don’t like them; in fact you could say I despise them. The assembling of a team of that magnitude in a city like Miami is the biggest waste in sports. Their fans don’t bother to show up to games until April and when they do they’re con-stantly checking their watches to make sure they don’t leave too late in the third quarter so they won’t be tardy for their next cocktail party. So you can imagine my dis-pleasure when LeBron James finally got his first champion-ship beating Oklahoma City. I wanted the small market to emerge victorious over the Evil Empire, have Kevin Durant prove that you don’t need to make a super-team to win the big one. I didn’t want the Heat to win the Finals by buying it. “Too bad,” LeBron said. “Sit on your couch and deal with it.” (I may be paraphrasing slightly.) When I graduated I thought I wouldn’t have any trouble finding a media job. “I was among the best Mass Comm graduates this year,” I thought to myself, “surely someone will recognize this and give me a fantastic job where I write or broadcast all day and life is just peaches and cream.” I had wanted it bad enough in college to work my rear off, why wouldn’t newspapers and radio stations want to hire me? Fast forward a couple of weeks: “Hey Townsend! Grad-uated college, eh? What are you up to these days?” “Oh you know, working as a lifeguard for now…hopefully something works out soon.” As summer progressed, I experienced life ripping some-thing right out from under your feet. The Rangers, after having been in first place for 161 games this season, lost the division to the Oakland A’s in their final regular season game. The embarrassment effec-

tively ended an underwhelm-ing season that was consumed with Josh Hamilton’s increas-ingly tiresome drama; either beating himself up over dip or laughing at Ron Washington after his manager chewed him out for dropping a routine fly. Maybe he was laughing at the fact Wash refused to play stud prospect Jurickson Profar so Michael Young could con-tinue to swing at pitches head-ed for his shoes. They were cruising, for five months they had a chokehold on the division. And in one day it got snatched away from them. All the hard work, all the sacrifice, the previous 161 games where they were the team to beat, it was all just gone. A couple of weeks after I got over the post-Bubble depression, I applied and got accepted to write for a sports web-site. I figured it would just be something to keep me busy and from my writing getting rusty. After a week, they told me they wanted to advance me to a Featured Columnist trial. It would be a four to six week evaluation period and if I did well, I would be among a se-lect few the website chose from among their best writers. I got an email from the web-site after I had been contrib-uting for three months: “Mr. Keller, We’re sorry to inform you we cannot offer you a Fea-tured Columnist position…” Next, I learned you’re never as good as you think you’re go-ing to be. Football season came around and I thought it was going to be my year. The Chiefs were com-ing back stronger than ever. Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry were back from ACL injuries, Romeo Crennel had whipped the defense into potentially elite status and the Conway Cannonball, Peyton Hillis, was going to give our offense a whole new dimension. Then they got blown out by Atlanta, then Buffalo, then San Diego, then Baltimore, then Tampa Bay, then Oakland. They’ve gone more than 30 offensive drives without a touchdown and the defense is allowing almost 30 points per game. The starting quarter-back, Matt Cassel, is rated 33rd

in a 32-team league. My team hasn’t held a lead in a single second of play in seven games. The season is almost halfway over and not once have they had more points than their opponent during regulation. How historically ham-fisted is this? The last time an NFL team “accomplished” a feat like this new cars cost about $800. John McCain was four years old and a gallon of gas was 11 cents. The Brooklyn Dodgers were an NFL team and the Pittsburgh Pirates re-named themselves the Steelers. When was this? 1940. FDR and Churchill. Abbot and Costello. It’s been awhile.Meanwhile, I managed to get a

freelance gig covering high school foot-ball for the newspaper I interned for in college. I mostly cover my h o m e t o w n team, so I e s s e n t i a l l y get paid to watch my little brother play football. Life finally seemed to be

moving in a positive direction and I had at least a portion of my life figured out. My writing was still my wheelhouse. Then one night after I turn in my story the phone rings. It’s my editor: “Hey man, you need to work on implementing the inverted pyramid. This sto-ry buries the lead. We appreci-ate the work and we’re going to use it, but it’s a really dry write-up.” Finally, I’ve learned every-thing can change in a single instant. If you watched college foot-ball this past weekend, you probably witnessed one of the most horrific sights you can ever see on national televi-sion without tuning in to “Two Broke Girls.” South Carolina-Tennessee wasn’t supposed to be a par-ticularly relevant matchup. The Gamecocks still can’t seem to put themselves in the elite class of the SEC and Derek Dooley’s Vols are like a ball in tall grass….lost. Marcus Lattimore has been one of the premiere backs in college and the only dominant playmaker South Carolina had on offense since the departure of Alshon Jeffrey to the NFL. He was almost guaranteed to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft in the spring

and be set for life, the world was his fame -and-money-filled oyster. And then his leg bent in a way no human limb should ever bend. With one tackler al-ready draped on him, another slammed into his legs and his right knee bent backwards and hit the turf. It was horrifying, and im-possible to watch without hav-ing to consciously keep your lunch down. It would be a miracle if his knee wasn’t com-pletely destroyed. An injury of that severity threw his ability to run around with his kids and walk normally into ques-tion, much less touch a football field again. One instant and his future as a pro athlete is gone, it’s the worst sports has to offer. It was followed by the best display of sportsmanship any game could offer. As Lattimore lay on the field in agony, the South Carolina bench cleared to gather around him. Then the entire Tennessee sideline made their way to Lat-timore and joined their oppo-nents in supporting their fallen comrade. As the injured back left the field on a cart, both teams applauded the heartbroken young man. It was the kind of display that restores your faith in the decency of people. One instant and Lattimore never plays football again. Another instant, hope is re-stored. We can only imagine the kind of relief the young man felt when he heard the diagnosis of his grisly ordeal: a dislocated right knee and ligament damage, but miracu-lously no broken bones or frac-tures. With a medical redshirt year, Lattimore could play football again in 2014. What I’ve experienced through sports and life my first few months out in the cold, cold world has been invalu-able and is perfectly applicable to you at Ouachita. Life doesn’t always give you what you want, but when it does be thankful. Sometimes things get ripped right out from under you, but it could be for a very good reason. You’re never as good as you think you are, but you’re never as bad as you think either. And everything can change in one, single instant. Hold on, email. “Dear Mr. Keller, Earlier this month you applied for a reporting position with the Jamestown Sun. I’d like to know if you’re still interested in a job with us.” Jamestown, North Dakota, huh? Where’s my heavy coat? n

Goose-Eye View: Life, sports lessons from bubble graduateBy TOWNSEND KELLERGuest Columnist

Jason Pullano z The SignalOUACHITA TIGERSHARKS begin with a splash as they start their season. Ouachita’s swim team looks to come back stronger than ever with a full caliber group of swimmers and a shot at the conference title.

What I’ve expe-rienced through sports and life my first few months out in the cold world has been invaluable and is . . . applicable to you at Ouachita.

— Townsend Keller

As the 2012 volleyball sea-son winds down, some excit-ing news came for the Lady Tigers volleyball team last Tuesday. For the first time in this 2012 season a Lady Tiger Megan Askew was named GAC Defensive Player of the Week after her performance in Ouachita’s two conference wins over Henderson State and Southeastern Oklahoma. Askew racked up 27 digs and 10 blocks between the two games. Her strong de-fensive play helped the Lady Tigers win their first two con-ference road victories of the season. At almost the end of their season the Ouachita Lady Ti-gers are (7-15, 4-7 GAC) after a tough road loss this past Thursday to Harding (22-6, 11-0 GAC) who have yet to lose in conference play. The Lady Tigers battled but were not able to defeat the Lady Bisons. Offense didn’t come easy for OBU this game with an at-tack percentage of .056. But, three different players for the Tigers did finish in double digits with digs. Savannah White had 11, Megan Askew with 10, and Allison Frizzell finished with 12. This season the Lady Ti-gers have a road record of 4-6 and a home record of 2-3. Ouachita’s neutral site record is 1-6. As for the remainder of the season, the Lady Tigers have four games left to play including the last installment of the Battle of the Ravine at home against Henderson State on November 8. The GAC tournament is set to start on November 16-17. n

Lady Tigers end season with bang

By SAMANTHA GUERRAStaff Writer

Heather Ellis z The SignalSAVANNAH WHITE sets the ball up for another Ouachita point.

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11/9 HSU Bryant, AR 6:00 PM11/17 Delta State Arkadelphia, AR 1:00 PM 11/29 UALR Little Rock, AR TBA12/31 Winter Training Arkadelphia, AR TBA1/12 Delta State Cleveland, MS 1:00 PM1/18 Okla. Baptist Oklahoma City, OK 5:00 PM1/25 Henderson State Arkadelphia, AR 6:00 PM

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11/3 Southern Ark. (Senior Day) OBU 1:00 PM

11/10 Henderson State Arkadelphia, AR 3:00 PM

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Two flag-football teams, a men and women’s, represent-ed Ouachita went upstate to compete in the National In-tramural-Recreational Sports Association Regional Tour-nament (NIRSA for short) at Fayetteville last weekend. They each competed against other teams from six states and different schools such as Texas State, Kansas State, and UCA and managed to hold their own. The men’s team was com-prised of the Betas, the team that won the Ouachita upper league championship as well as a few others strategically picked up players. Beta Black kicked off the tournament Friday night against state rivals Arkansas Tech and struggled to find a rhythm, as they were unable to compensate for their five turnovers and lost a nail-bit-er, 13-7. However, it didn’t take long for quarterback Jake Edwards to get back into his groove against their next op-ponent, Arkansas State Uni-versity at Beebe. During this game, Ryan Tibbets pulled in a long touchdown reception the very first play from scrim-mage. Beta Black smashed ASU

49-0 but it wasn’t just the of-fense that shined, defensive ends Mason Wadley and Brandon Briscoe accounted for 10 sacks in that game alone, giving the offense great field position to start at. Next, Black faced a team from Kansas State; a school with an enrollment of 24,200 students compared to Ouachita’s 1,600. They obviously didn’t pay any attention to that statistic, since they walked into half-time with 28-0 lead and end-ed up with the W, beating the Division 1 Big 12 team 40-20. Their last and final game of the tournament was played against number 1 seed Texas State. The first half of play didn’t go their way and went into half time down 26-0. Black managed to main-tain some dignity as Edwards hooked up with Justin “Rum-blin Bumblin Stumblin” Young for an over-exaggerat-ed diving touchdown and ex-tra point to add seven points to the board. This Division 1 team proved too much for Black, as they fell short 33-7 but their tournament appearance was not in vain. Out of the 32 teams that competed, Ouachita’s Black took 6th place, led by defen-sive players, Hollis Landreth and Kyle Hartman, which led the team with three intercep-

tions. The women of EEE, the winners of the intramural league, traveled alongside the Betas to Fayetteville to compete in the women’s flag-football regional tournament. EEE Hardcore started off their tournament play simi-lar to Black, falling short by a score of 14-12 to UCA af-ter losing Leah Whitlow to a neck injury as she collided with an opposing player. They came out the next morning led by quarterback Joanna Curtis and beat Ar-kansas Tech 21-14, losing yet another player, Lauren Jack-son, to a busted forehead. The battered but persistent EEE’s played a few hours lat-er against the ZTA’s from the University of Arkansas and came out on top 13-6 thanks to Brittaney Reynolds’ stellar defensive play. This win clinched the EEE Hardcore team a semifinals appearance against Texas Tech University early on Sun-day morning. The injuries were too much to overcome as the Ouachita sponsored EEE Hardcore weren’t able to match up with Texas Tech, and lost 40-0. Although they didn’t come away number 1 in the region, Hardcore placed 4th overall out of 12 total teams, which is incredible considering Ouachita’s enrollment. n

By HUNTER SOPERStaff Writer

Beta Beta, EEE social clubs participate in Fayetteville flag football tournament

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark.- Fol-lowing the conclusion of the women’s soccer regular sea-son, it has been announced that the Ouachita women’s soccer team received three All-GAC selections for the 2012 season. Ouachita’s selections are highlighted by their lone All-GAC First Team selection in defender Carrie Lieblong. The other two Lady Tigers who were selected were awarded All-GAC Second Team honors.

Lauren Hatch was named as an All-GAC Second Team selection due to her play as a mid-fielder, while goalkeeper Shelby Shepherd was named to the second team as well for her play in net for Ouachita this season. The Lady Tigers will travel to Weatherford, Oklahoma, on Friday to take on East Central in the first round of the 2012 GAC Tournament. Last year, the pair of Tigers faced off in the champion-ship game of the tournament, which Ouachita lost after a shootout. This year’s game is scheduled to begin at noon. n

By JOSH FINKSports Information Director

Lady Tiger Soccer awarded three all-GAC selections

Dr. Wesley Kluck z CourtesyCARRIE LIEBLONG, Lauren Hatch and Shelby Shepherd (from L to R) received All-GAC First team and Second team honors.

Wrestling season is starting up and Head Coach Kevin Ward is preparing his Tigers for a competitive season. The wrestlers are looking forward to exceeding out-side expectations, but more importantly, improving their team as a whole. This year’s Ouachita Bap-tist Wrestling Team has been ranked ninth in the pre-season poll. Since this pro-gram is still fairly young the high ranking shows huge im-provement for the team. “365 days ago we were ranked last in the country, now we are in the top 10,” Coach Ward excitedly shared. Motivated by the outer in-fluence to succeed, this pro-gram is definitely one to keep an eye on. Looking back on the previ-ous year, the wrestling pro-gram had three particular standouts. The few athletes that achieved All-American were Bobby Williams, Garrett Evans, and Dallas Smith. Since they have received such high recognition, they are undoubtedly seen as leaders on this year’s team. Even though he has an All-American title under his belt, Bobby Williams continues to strive for more. “I personally want an in-dividual national title this season,” he said, but more

importantly a “top three fin-ish as a team at the national tournament.” Although the Ouachita wrestling team had an ac-knowledgeable previous season “there are plenty of things to build off of and learn from,” for the new sea-son ahead, sophomore Zach Matthews said. There are several differ-ences from last season to the current one now. From new members, outside recogni-tion, and never before, true competition in weight classes for starting positions, this program is bound to see new faces on the mats. Coach Ward is most thrilled for this main change, “Weight classes are deep and each has strong guys, partic-ularly there are four weights that jump out at me due to depth and variety of talent. I am looking forward to what the guys have to bring.” Ouachita is blessed with a great program, the talented and growing wrestling team. The wrestlers face high ex-pectations for the upcoming season but could have their first National Champion and multiple All-Americans on the podium in the near fu-ture. The team and Coach Ward are excited about the new ranking, but like Zach Mat-thews states, “It is certainly not how you begin the sea-son, but how you end it.” n

Wrestling team prepares for another competitive seasonBy LAUREN SNOWStaff Writer

11/14/2012 Purple-Gold Dual OBU 7:00 PM11/17/2012 Lindenwood Open St. Charles, MO All Day11/24/2012 Oklahoma Open Oklahoma City, OK All Day 11/27/2012 Central Baptist College OBU 6:00 PM12/1/2012 Maryville Open St. Louis, MO All Day

OBU Wrestling Team Schedule

11/9-10/2012 HSU Invitational Bryant, AR 6:00 PM11/17/2012 Delta State Arkadelphia, AR 1:00 PM 11/29/2012 UALR Little Rock, AR TBA1/12/2013 Delta State Cleveland, MS 1:00 PM

Ouachita Tigersharks Season Schedule

Jason Pullano z The SignalLADY TIGERSHARKS power through the beginning of their season with a hard fought battle against Henderson State University. They were not able to gain a win, but finished strong in the meet. Jason Pullano z The Signal

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Each fall and spring, hun-dreds of Ouachita students hit the fields and courts on cam-pus to play the sport of their choice. These students are the athletes of intramural sports, something that has become increasingly popular over the years. Joining an intramural team is an attractive idea to many of these students because it gives them the chance to make or join their own teams, and then pick which sport or sports they want to play. Right now, intra-murals include six different sports, offered in either the fall or spring. Flag football, soc-cer, tennis and volleyball are in the fall; basketball and softball are in the spring. Soccer, soft-ball and volleyball can also be played with co-ed teams. This year, Jason Bean became the new director for recreation-al life, which includes intra-murals. Along with receiving a new director, intramurals also added new sports and a championship. Mitchell Kelley, a junior mass communications

major, said that in addition to tennis being added this semes-ter, there is also a possibility for water polo in the spring. Kelley also said that this will be the first year for the “cam-pus cup”, which will encom-pass all the teams’ scores in all the sports, and award the high-est scoring team as the winner. Since Ouachita is such a di-verse campus, one of the main attractions to intramurals is that within these sports you can choose to be on either an upper or lower level, which lets students play against teams based on skill level. Since many students who play sports in high school do not want to play at a college level, this provides them with a good opportunity to contin-ue with sports without all the demands. Kara Reynolds, a junior speech pathology major, played on the EEE Hardcore team, an upper level team. She played basketball and softball in high school, but was too burnt out on sports to play in college. “Intramurals was a good way to not give up on it alto-gether and play on a more fun

Intramurals 2012and laid-back level where I ac-tually get to enjoy the sport,” Reynolds said. While some play to continue with their athletics, many stu-dents play simply for a fun way to be active and meet new people. This is one reason why Logan Webb, a junior Christian studies major, joined intramu-rals. While he played tennis and basketball in high school and plays some sports on an upper team, he also plays some of the sports on the low-er league and says intramu-rals are “a good way to build friendships.” While the “campus cup” is a newly added initiative for win-ning games, the chance to go to the regional intramurals tour-nament is not something new. In fact, two Ouachita teams (EEE Hardcore and Beta Black) just attended the tournament this past weekend in Fayette-ville. If a team wins at the re-gional tournament, then they advance to the finals, which are in Florida this year. To join intramurals, all you have to do is sign up online through OBU Rec Sports at imleagues.com/obu. n

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