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Details sketchy on resignation of ABI head, wifeLindsey Blakely

News Editor

Interim provost Glen Jones has con-fi rmed the sudden resignation of as-sociate vice chancellor for research at ASU, Michael Dockter and his wife, the director of research compliance, Marie Dockter.

Their resignations came in mid-March, just before undergraduate stu-dent Donna Michelle Walker fi led a police report with the Jonesboro Police

Department on March 22 stating that her ex-boyfriend had sent nude photos of her to the Dockters via email.

The 23-year-old Walker stated that 55-year-old Kenneth Depenbrok cre-ated a pornographic site using informa-tion and photos of her.

She further advised JPD that he had sent information about Walker to her boss, Marie Dockter, claiming that the information insinuated that she was having an affair with her boss’s hus-band, Michael Dockter.

Walker, who is called Gabby by her friends, claimed this information was false in the police report, and said it was only being done to harass her be-cause of a past relationship with De-penbrok that ended badly.

The police report also states that the nude photos were sent to Michael Dock-ter, which caused him to be fi red.

In the police report it says, “Donna expressed concern that this incident could affect her employment and

See RESIGNATION, page 3

ASU's finest honored Jones takes new position,leaves legacy at ASU

Casey RinaldiStaff Writer

As many students, fac-ulty and staff have heard, Glen Jones, current execu-tive vice chancellor and provost, will be leaving at the conclusion of this semester in order to take on a new position as the president of Henderson State University, located in Arkadelphia.

After being offered the job in March, Jones jumped at the chance to return and serve his alma mater in what he feels is a worth-while capacity.

“It’s just an outstanding opportunity to return to my alma mater and to serve as a student body president, which has been one of my goals for some time now," Jones said.

"They had a national search going on and I have a few friends who just kind of called and asked if it was something I would be interested in and I looked at the position announce-ment, refl ected on where we were, and after a lot of prayer, my wife and I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to con-sider.".

Jones will offi cially as-sume his new post on July 1. A press conference was also held on March 6 to an-nounce his appointment, with an announcement ar-ticle that can be viewed at http://www.hsu.edu/.

Jones said what he would like to accomplish as the Henderson State presi-dent is just to continue to be a good leader.

See JONES, page 3

Faculty senate: 'this plan should have been reviewed across campus'Shared governance resolution passed in response to Kays House issue

Kayla PaineStaff Writer

The faculty senate passed a resolution to per-form a checks and balances function toward the shared governance process at ASU on Friday.

The resolution was in regard to the controversial plans to destroy the Presi-dent V.C. Kays home and other homes on Aggie Rd. and Bush St. for construc-tion of sorority row.

The faculty senate felt as though a decision of this magnitude should have gone through the shared governance process.

“I had been told that this plan has been in the works for a couple of years and it should have gone through shared governance and re-viewed by faculty senate,” said Bill Humphrey, col-lege of agriculture senator. “We may not have changed anything, but at least we could have been heard.”

The resolution calls for all minutes and votes from the building, grounds and facilities committee meet-ings regarding presenta-tion from the university planners of the plan for so-rority row.

If no such records are found, the resolution re-

quests that the shared governance oversight com-mittee conduct a formal review to evaluate if there has been a possible viola-tion of shared governance practices.

Clyde Milner, professor of history, attended the meeting and brought at-

tention to articles found in the Jonesboro Sun in 2009 and 2010 reporting univer-sity plans for sorority row that clearly stated that the Kays House would not be affected.

In an earlier interview, Al Stoverink, assistant vice chancellor for facili-ties management said, “We had looked at the cost of renovating it about a year ago and the

total cost of renova-tion was at an excess of $600,000 and the decision was made at that time that the house was not worth that investment.”

Although there are many upset faculty mem-bers because of the plan, the faculty senate is using this opportunity to ensure that shared governance is effective.

“We may have uncov-ered a bigger problem,” said John Hall, college of education senator. “This

See FACULTY, page 3

Andrea Cox/Herald

The faculty senate voted on a resolution to perform a checks and balances function toward the shared governance process at ASU on Friday.

(Pictured) John Hall, professor of psychology and counseling.

Abdullah Raslan/Herald Photo Editor

Hunter Hinton, a Sigma Chi fraternity member, participated in the Alpha Gamma Delta skit Tuesday. Hinton performed the infamous Sat-urday Night Live skit "Chippendales Dance Off" with fellow fraternity brother Chase Cook.

Sigma Chi puts on 'Derby Days,'raises money for scholarship

Lindsey BlakelyNews Editor

Sigma Chi hosted its annual Derby Days competition last week, raising an estimated $5,350.

At least $4,500 of that will go to the Jonathan Garfi eld Memorial Scholarship, which is going to 29-year-old Les-lie Harris and her son Sam.

Harris was diagnosed with Leukemia just fi ve hours before her son was born on Sept. 21, 2011.

Hunter Petrus was in charge of Derby Days this year, and says the donation hits close to home.

“She was a friend and family member to a lot of our alumni,” Petrus said. “Our scholarship is also named after a brother who died from Leukemia two years ago, when he was an active member.”

Petrus said they wanted to remember Garfi eld through the scholarship fund, and also give Harris a chance to fund her child’s college education in the future.

The rest of the money will go to the Children’s See DERBY, page 3

Marie DockterMichael Dockter

Photo courtesy of asunews

Distinguished Student Awards were given in a ceremony Thursday night at the Cooper Alumni Center. The recipi-ent of the 126th R. E. Lee Wilson award was Candice "Candi" Mey-Biggers of Jonesboro. Biggers will graduate with a BS in communication disorders in May.

Other Distinguished Student Awards

were given to: Jonece Carter of North Little Rock, who will graduate in may with a BA in communication studies; Adrian Everett of McGehee, who gradu-ated in August with a BS in interdisciplin-ary studies; Morgan Fincher Trevathan of Jonesboro, who graduated in December from the College of Mathematics and

Sciences; Kohl McCone of Monticello, who will graduate in May with a BA in history; Neena Veil of Jonesboro, who will graduate in May with a BA in communi-cation studies.

Pictured: Morgan Fincher Trevathan, Candi Biggers, Adrian Everett, Neena Veil, Jonece Carter, Kohl McCone.

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On discussing religionThis past weekend, Christians around the world

celebrated Easter weekend to remember the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Jews also spent the weekend celebrating Passover, a time to remember God’s deliverance of them from slavery in Egypt in ancient times.

Setting apart certain days of the year to celebrate or remember certain events is a trait shared by many different religions around the world.

As a school with a highly diverse student body, we have many who hold their beliefs very deeply and observe such holidays as part of their religious convictions.

It is at times like these we can appreciate the right to worship freely and respect the right of those who believe according to their conscience.

Although most of us have different beliefs from one degree to another, we should be eager to discuss religious topics and understand its significance in our society.

Unfortunately, the topic of religion and religious ideas is often a closed discussion.

Aside from a select few who bravely discuss their religious views to a public audience, most students seem content to dismiss the topic of religion as a personal matter and only discuss it in private circles.

Is this the right path for our school? Should religion stay separate from all other topics of discussion?

Some would argue that there is little to discuss. After all, ASU lies in the center of one of the most heavily churched communities in Arkansas, a state lying well within the boundaries of the Protestant “Bible Belt.” It can be assumed that many students here claim to be Christians.

But we are also a school with a large non-Christian population. Many Muslims, Hindus, Shintos, as well as nonreligious students live and study here as well.

Although we are not a religious-affiliated school, we should not neglect to value those who express their faith in different ways. It is also important we take the time to ask questions about each other’s beliefs.

It is not simply the faculty and administration’s job to give a voice to religious groups on campus. It should be our job as students as well.

Here at The Herald, we thank our writers who decided to tackle the topic of religion. Granted, there were many readers who expressed their frustration with The Herald publishing articles on religious (and nonreligious) ideas, but we think it’s an important discussion to be had.

We hope discussions like these continue in the near future, whether in the classroom, in small circles, or through a more public forum.

The freedom of religion, speech and expression are rights guaranteed to all of us—we should take advantage of them.

“Our View” is written by the editorial staff. The opinions are not necessarily reflective of the student body, faculty or administration of Arkansas State University.

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Legalizing marijuana is the right choice“Laws today banning the use of marijuana violate our civil liberties. Again, the government is allowed to intrude upon my personal life and tell me what I can

or cannot consume.”

Andrei Varney

Having a senior moment

Name: Gregory McCall

Hometown: Prattville, Ala.

Major: Business Management

Favorite College Memory: Coming to Christ freshman year, learning how to serve and finding how to live out my faith.

Plans after Graduation: Go on staff with Campus Outreach

Being from the North, I was quite shocked when I arrived in Jonesboro to find out that the county, city and university itself were dry.

The ban on alcohol im-mediately reminded me of prohibition, and I particu-larly thought of how out-dated and primitive this law is.

I should not be sur-prised, though, since this is the South, and politi-cians and religious lead-ers are quick to enter our homes and regulate our personal freedoms.

But fear not—there is a safer alternative, one that may be legal throughout the entire U.S. one day.

Recently, students on campus circulated peti-tions to place a measure on the ballot for Arkan-sans to vote on in Novem-ber.

The measure entails the legalization of medi-cal marijuana for personal use in the state of Arkan-sas.

The group Arkansans for Compassionate Care began circulating peti-tions in hopes of reaching the 62,000 required signa-tures by July 6th.

Some students on this campus circulated peti-tions, and eventually I came to hear of it by word of mouth.

But I don’t think that goes far enough. Arkan-sas (and the rest of the

U.S.) should legalize mar-ijuana for both medicinal and personal use.

It is statistically proven that marijuana is safer than alcohol. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association noted that smoking marijuana in moderation (a joint a week) is not bad for you.

In a 20-year study of 5,000 marijuana smokers, lung function remained the same in moderate marijuana smokers. Lung function, however, did not remain the same for mod-erate cigarette smokers.

Not only does mari-juana seem safer than al-cohol, it seems safer than cigarettes, if consumed in moderation.

If one closely examines drug laws, one can notice an underlying pattern of race. During the Gold Rush in the 19th century, the U.S. banned opium, after the mass migration of Chinese to the West.

In the 1900s, cocaine was criminalized because the government alleged that Southern blacks were raping white women after taking cocaine.

Even the New York Times eventually fell for the false hysteria and published an article on February 11, 1914, alleg-ing “Most of the attacks upon white women of the South are the direct result of the ‘cocaine crazed Ne-gro brain.’”

The phrase “cocaine-crazed Negro” swept the nation.

A host of anti-cocaine laws followed. Mari-juana became illegal

next, after Hispanics be-gan bringing it across the border from Mexico.

The result was the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act. The aim was to use the tax sys-tem to make marijuana so expensive that no one could afford it.

Government officials still did not feel the Con-stitution allowed them to ban the drug or tell citi-zens what they could put in their own bodies.

Laws today banning the use of marijuana violate our civil liberties. Again, the government is allowed to intrude upon my per-sonal life and tell me what I can or cannot consume.

What makes it even sil-lier is that I am sure we all know someone who smokes pot.

Let’s face it; marijuana is the most popular and easily accessible drug in this country—so why criminalize it?

I believe the legaliza-tion and taxation of mari-juana could be positive. Of course, the government would have to solve the problem of drug cartels, but taxing marijuana in the U.S. would undoubt-edly bring about much needed revenue for the U.S. Government.

Sixteen states and Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes.

None of these states are located in the South—so I have to give credit to Ar-kansans for Compassion-ate Care for advocating for laws that are more grounded in reality.

Though medical mari-juana may not become

legal in Arkansas, we should pay careful atten-tion to the national stage- as more states are bound to legalize it eventually.

The legalization is more common sense than any-thing else.

Not only will it allow those with certain illness-es to live life with more dignity, it can provide the government with a much needed source of income, as the cost of keeping marijuana illegal is ex-pensive.

Many religions require their followers to use marijuana just like many require adherents to con-sume alcohol for Commu-nion.

The hemp plant is a valuable natural resource. Legalizing marijuana would eliminate the con-fusion surrounding hemp and allow us to take ad-vantage of hemp’s agricul-tural and industrial uses.

I don’t understand why the government is wasting time arresting people for possessing small amounts of marijuana.

Not only is it an attack on my personal freedom to consume what I choose to but is a waste of gov-ernment resources, even though alcohol and tobac-co are proven to be more dangerous and much more worth of government reg-ulation.

I say let people be hap-py, and let the government focus on greater worries than the occasional joint-smoking citizen.

Varney is a graduate student in political science of Green Bay, WI

Jonesboro’s population has increased by nearly 12,000 people from the year 2000 to 2010, mean-ing two things—the town is growing, and a younger crowd is settling down here.

This being said, the in-frastructure of Jonesboro has been rapidly chang-ing to support this yearly growth.

“Main Street” is a very general term referring to a downtown area or literal Main Street of basically any town or city in Amer-ica.

Over time, these down-town areas have died out and become historical… and honestly not much more in smaller areas. The bigger the city, the better the chance of a downtown area being able to survive and maintain or continue growth.

Right now, a typical

drive through small town, USA would probably con-sist of somewhat dirty and failing, unoccupied build-ings, maybe city/county governmental facilities, and probably no vehicles or people.

These areas used to be the hub of business, en-tertainment, dining, and especially governmental purposes.

Now, with a number of reasons like the troubled economy and lack of inter-est by citizens, these areas are the way they are.

Although some down-town areas fade away and become nearly abandoned, many are thriving both in Arkansas and other states.

For example, Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Pres. Clinton Avenue in Little Rock, and many more growing areas, are being supported by citi-zens and the government to be the centers they used to be.

What I’m getting at is that Jonesboro has the population, attitude, inter-est, and most importantly,

unoccupied downtown space to support a focus on Main and surrounding streets.

With ASU being just over two miles from the business district, a lot of connection could be es-tablished with downtown and the university, which would help both grow.

So many students and younger adults that I know often wish there was some-where to go get coffee or get something to eat at 11 o’clock at night after get-ting off work—the usual response in this situation is “I wish there was some-where to go downtown…”

In support of the city, I understand it’s not that simple to just expand the area, and that a lot has been done in recent years.

There is an obvious new vibe and look to Main Street in particular. A lot of work, money, time, risks and attention has to go into a project like this, and a lasting impression has been started.

In recent years, Jones-boro’s Mayor, Harold Per-rin, has put together a

kind of ‘plan’ for the down-town area. The Downtown Jonesboro Association is devoted to “Working to making Jonesboro a Main Street community,” as found on its website.

Mayor Perrin’s plan, “Jonesboro Vision 2030”, gives a full hopeful plan to what the city will grow into.

With the city divided into districts, and specifi-cally the downtown area, the plan was created very well, with a lot of prepara-tion.

Downtown is divided into districts including two downtown redevelopment areas, arts and entertain-ment, office and industrial, the St. Bernards medical area, and the connecting residential neighborhoods.

If the plan continues to follow-through and the city continues to grow, Jonesboro could be a bus-tling place to be, where hoping and wishing for better isn’t necessary.

Holt is a sophomore photojournalism major of Little Rock.

Downtown Jonesboro has potential for growth “With ASU being just over two miles from the business district,

a lot of connection could be established with downtown and the

university, which would help both grow.”

Robert Holt

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student status at ASU. Further investigation of this incident suggests that it may indeed. A review of the matter is ongoing by ASU.”

Jones confirmed that the Dockters did resign, but was unable to give a reason to why.

According to reports, the Dockters have left Jonesboro.

Police chief Randy Mar-tin said that Michael Dock-ter’s leaving campus was a personnel matter handled

by Human Resources say-ing that, “We just assisted them in what they needed to do.”

Further attempts to reach Martin for clarifica-tion were unsuccessful. Attempts to contact the di-rector of Human Resources were unsuccessful as well.

Michael Dockter, who came to the university in 2008, was in charge of all research through the Arkansas Biosciences In-stitute. Andy Novobilski, dean of the College of Sci-

ences and Mathematics, is currently filling the posi-tion. He will be serving on an interim basis.

According to Jones, a search may be conducted for an individual to fill the spot permanently, however a timeline for that has not been established.

Other employees at ASU are currently shar-ing Marie Dockter’s duties, temporarily. Jones said the university plans to conduct a search to fill this position permanently in the future.

“I think the first thing that I hope to accomplish is just to continue leading the university, that right now is over 22 years old, but my hope is just to lead the university in a manner that allows us to continue to offer first-class educa-tional opportunities for the students we serve.”

While sure of his future intentions, Jones is not certain what type of legacy he will leave behind as he departs a 14-year career, the last ten years of which are consecutive, here at A-State.

“I really have no idea what my legacy will be. I think it’s for others to de-termine what your legacy would be, not you, so I don’t know. I just hope people will remember me as some-one who worked very, very hard and was very pas-sionate about the job that I did, but more importantly, about the relationships I’ve been able to develop with people over the past 10 years.”

While he is unsure of what will become of his va-cated position, Jones feels that, whatever the deci-sion, ASU will be left in good hands.

“I’m not sure what they’re going to do, but be-tween Dr. Howard and Dr. Cooksey, there’s a great team in place in Academ-ic Affairs that can more than handle themselves in getting things together and continuing to advance things.”

On the subject of per-sonal achievements at A-State, Jones mentioned his work in diversity, the Honors College, research, shared governance and the “overall academic vitality of the university. Those are just things I look back on and I’m just particularly pleased to have been a part of them.”

He also stressed that these were all team efforts and that he could not take sole credit for all of the suc-cess in these ventures.

Lastly, Jones was asked about any final goals or challenges he would like to accomplish here before he leaves to his new employ-ment.

“Well my goal here is to finish strong. I started strong, I want to finish strong, and that’s to make sure I’m working hard and I’m serving both the cam-pus and the people on it in the best manner possible, right up until the time that I leave,” he said.

“I’m going to miss the people. We’ve (his fam-ily) developed a lot of good relationships here on the campus and in the commu-nity and we have some very special people here at ASU. Some very talented admin-istrators, and faculty mem-bers, who are making an incredible difference in the lives of our students each and every day, and I’m go-ing to miss the students as well, since I’ve got to be a part of so many student’s development and see them graduate, though there are others that I won’t get to see.”

The feeling Jones de-scribed was bittersweet, as he and his family leave a place that has been great to them to take on something new. He went on to thank those who have impacted him at ASU.

“We’re sad to leave, but at the same time, we’re excited to start this new chapter in our lives. I’d like to thank the Board of Trustees for their incred-ible support over the past 10 years. I’ve learned a lot from them, and being a part of ASU has clearly made me a better person and I’m thankful for that.”

Jones will be moving with his wife, Sharon and their two children, Camille and Cameron.

Dan Howard, execu-tive vice chancellor and

provost, who has worked closely with Jones since his arrival in January 2008, of-fered his thoughts and re-actions to the departure of his friend and colleague.

“Dr. Jones actually led the search that resulted in my selection as then, vice chancellor for academic af-fairs and research, and it has been my good oppor-tunity and fortune to have been able to work with him since the first day I arrived here,” he said.

He also mentioned some of Jones’s accomplishments in terms of research, re-cruiting diverse employees, as well as his overseeing of the ASU library and mu-seum. He noted that Jones has the largest portfolio of all ASU vice chancellors and the around 65 percent of the budget reports to him.

Concerning his Hender-son appointment, he said the following.

“Let me first say that one of the biggest complements an individual can have is to be invited to be the chief executive officer (CEO) of the college of which you are a graduate and that certainly is the case with Dr. Jones now becoming the president of Hender-son State University. I am absolutely confident that Jones will do an excel-lent job and that he is well equipped academically and emotionally to take on that new set of challenges.”

While he celebrates Jones’ achievement in ac-quiring his new position, Howard also said he will be dearly missed at ASU.

“I will tell anyone who is interested in listening that with Henderson State’s gain, comes Arkansas State University’s loss,” he said.

Howard provided some insight into the future of Jones’s soon-to-be vacated post.

“At the moment we’re go-ing to keep it open and not fill it I will be the executive vice chancellor and pro-vost,” he said. “He doesn’t have anyone immediately under him, so I doubt we will fill the position short-ly. At an institution such as ours, you need to have a champion in every area.”

JONES, CONTINUED

Glen Jones

plan should have been reviewed across campus.”

The senate gave an update on another controversial move that the university is planning to take regarding intellectual property. It has taken extensive measures to have its voice heard on this proposed policy.

Daniel Marburger, professor of econom-ics, has been involved in this process and his brother, a lawyer specializing in copy-right law, David Marburger. The brothers have created a 20 page alternative policy.

The alternative policy allows faculty, staff and students to still have a right to ownership of their intellectual property. The proposed policy will give ASU the ownership of the product at inception of the idea.

“I would not tell my colleagues to come to ASU for a job if the proposed policy is passed,” said Milner.

There were 28 votes against the pro-posed policy and no opposition to the al-ternative policy.

The faculty has recruited the help of two lawyers pro-bono and organized a workshop about intellectual property to fight the proposed policy. The workshop is hosted by the American Association of University Professors at the Edge Coffee- house on April 14 at 10 a.m.

FACULTY, CONTINUED

Miracle Network and the Huntsman Cancer In-stitute.

While many Greeks on campus are excited about giving money to Harris, the sororities were also stoked to compete this year.

The theme for Derby Days this year was “Sat-urday Night Live at the Derby.”

“I started planning in November, only do-ing some mild planning,” Petrus said. “But it really got into gear in late Janu-ary.”

The week of events started on April 2 where Petrus had the sororities look for derbies and figure out the brother of the day.

At 8 a.m. on that Mon-day, Petrus posted on the Facebook group a list of clues to help the sororities find the derbies. The der-bies were different colored hats that were hidden on campus for sorority mem-bers to find.

At 9 a.m., Petrus posted a clue for the brother of the day, which could be any member or alumni of Sigma Chi.

In the evenings, there

were more events where the sororities could at-tempt to earn the number one spot.

On Monday evening was the date auction where pledges and members were able to strut their stuff for a bid.

“The guys had a lot of fun,” Petrus said. “Now they have to take the girl who bought them on a date within the next month to thank them for everything they did for us.”

On Tuesday night was the skit competition, which was also SNL themed.

“Everyone’s was abso-lutely hilarious,” Petrus said.

On Wednesday, the Sig-ma Chis had a steak cook-out, where they sold boxes for $10 each. The boxes included a steak, salad, baked potato and drink. The fraternity cooked over 300 steaks, which meant that the most money raised came from that night.

On Thursday were the relay races and eating contest where each soror-ity put up one girl and a team to compete.

Sierra Burris, a senior chemistry major of Piggott,

is a Delta Zeta and said she loved Derby Days.

“Derby Days was a lot of fun. I loved getting to-gether with my sisters for a good cause,” Burris said. “I love the men of Sigma Chi too. It was a lot of fun getting to hang out with them and get to know more of them.”

Burris said her favor-ite part of the week was spending more time with her sisters.

“We tried our best to raise money for a good cause,” Burris said. “Der-by Days is always one of my favorite spring events. It’s always fun to have a little playful competition between the sororities. Es-pecially when we’re join-ing together for a great philanthropy.”

In the end, Alpha Gam-ma Delta won, with Delta Zeta coming in second, Chi Omega in third and Alpha Omicron Pi in fourth.

“It was a great event that the sororities and our brothers look forward to every year,” Petrus said. “Our goal was $4,000 and we exceeded that. I’m ex-cited to give the money to them.”

DERBY, CONTINUED

Abdullah Raslan/Herald Photo Editor

Members of Sigma Chi fraternity participate in different skits during the Derby Days activities.

Andrea Cox/Herald

Lynita Cooksey, Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, proposed to break the pattern of visitors such as family members to visit faculty and staff during working hours.

SPORTSPAGE 4 Monday, April 9 The Herald

Zach LottStaff Writer

Before a crowd of 307 at Tomlinson Stadium, the Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball team was eviscer-ated 10-1 Sunday after-noon in the rubber match of their weekend series with Louisiana-Monroe.

Nothing went right for the Red Wolves (18-15, 8-4), who used five pitch-ers, committed three er-rors, and collected just five hits against a dominant Warhawks squad.

Starter Cory Kyle sur-rendered four runs through three innings and struggled to command his pitches, is-suing five walks against only three strikeouts.

Over the next five in-nings, Brandon Farley, Seth McWilliams and John Koch combined to yield six more.

Meanwhile, ULM’s An-drew Richardson controlled the game through three and a third innings before head coach Jeff Schexnaid-

er turned the ball over to Kendall Thamm, who fin-ished out the game and gave up one hit and no runs.

“They outplayed us. They did a great job all the way around, and they were able to throw strikes and play defense and did a good job at the plate, so give them credit,” Arkan-sas State head coach Tom-my Raffo said.

The Warhawks collect-ed a run in the second and third innings before exploding for four in the fourth and four more in the seventh, the latter seeing three players hit by pitch-es from McWilliams.

ULM also benefited from seven stolen bases, includ-ing three from shortstop Jeremy Sy.

The Red Wolves’ lone run came in the bottom of the fourth when Thamm replaced Richardson and walked inherited runner Dustin Jones with the bas-es loaded, bringing in out-fielder Logan Uxa.

With only one out, Daniel Short pinch-hit for catcher Ryan Roberts and had the opportunity to inflict more damage, but he grounded into a double play.

“Thamm is one of their guys out of the [bull] pen, and he did a very good job. We had some opportuni-ties with the bases loaded but we just didn’t get any other runs. They turned four double plays today, so when you look at our game versus their game, it’s a no-brainer,” Raffo said.

The game gave ULM their first series win in con-ference after they won Sat-urday’s contest 9-0. ASU claimed the opener 7-6 on a walk-off three-run home run from first baseman Zach George.

The Red Wolves will con-tinue their 2012 campaign on Tuesday in a midweek home match against Mem-phis before hosting West-ern Kentucky this week-end.

The first pitch against the Tigers is set for 6:30.

Abdullah Raslan/Herald

Red Wolves infielder George Zach attempts to tag out Louisiana Monroe base runner Jeremy Sy during the top of the third inning at Tomlinson Stadium Sunday afternoon. Sy earned three of Monroe’s seven stolen bases.

Red Wolves lose first weekend series to Louisiana-MonroeASU tied for second place in Sun Belt going into Memphis game Tuesday

Benton BajorekStaff Writer

Last November, Justin Ingram stepped down as head coach for ASU vol-leyball after completing his third season.

Ingram finished 2011, his last year with the Red Wolves, on a high note by winning the Sun Belt Conference West Di-vision Championship.

After a very successful season, Athletic Director Dr. Dean Lee went on a national search to find a high caliber coach for ASU to continue its suc-cess.

On January 11, Da-vid Rehr was named In-gram’s successor as the seventh head coach of Arkansas State volley-ball.

“Everybody that you meet is really nice to you and welcomes you with open arms. I’m really enjoying the move,” said Rehr

Rehr joins the Red Wolf pack with a strong resume.

Last season, Rehr coached the Blinn Col-lege Buccaneers in Br-

enham, Texas to a 38-0 season and won the NJ-CAA Volleyball Champi-onship.

Rehr also won the NJ-CAA title in 2008, be-came a two-time NJCAA National Tournament Coach of the Year, and carried a 313-35 record over nine years.

With a laundry list of success, Rehr was in-ducted into the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame last November.

Rehr will get a boost from having sophomore Megan Baska, a defen-sive specialist who was named a Sun Belt Defen-sive Player of the Week four times last season.

“We like him a lot, said sophomore Megan Baska. “It’s definitely a good change for our pro-gram.”

While Rehr has only been in Jonesboro for a few months, he is al-ready addressing key ar-eas of improvement this off season.

One of the areas of fo-cus is confidence in a new system.

“They are playing a different way than they

did last year,” explained Rehr. “It’s them get-ting confident under this system. It’s not a huge change but it’s more of a confidence boost for them.”

Rehr wants to improve ASU’s mental game, and put a focus on the team’s defense this next season.

“People can come in and swing,” said Rehr. “But its learning to play defense and taking pride in defense.”

Over all, Rehr wants to build a strong volley-ball program for both the players and the commu-nity.

“We want to represent Arkansas State; that’s the biggest thing,” said Rehr. “In a positive way where everybody is proud of us. We want student support, [and] commu-nity support. Wins and losses are gonna come from the way that you play and the attitude that you have.”

The Lady Red Wolves will get to show off their new attitude when they return to the court for their 2012 campaign in the fall.

Travis Sharp/Herald

David Rehr, the newest head coach of the Arkansas State women’s volleyball program, talks with a player during practice Wednesday at the HPESS building. Rehr is the seventh head coach in the history of the volleyball program after succeeding Justin Ingram. Rehr comes to ASU after winning multiple championships at Blinn College.

New Face on the CourtDavid Rehr takes over women’s volleyball

Sun Belt Baseball Standings through April 8th

ASU Press Release

The Arkansas State track & field teams con-tinued outdoor action at Southeast Missouri State, competing in the Joey Haines Invitational Sat-urday.

During the competition the Red Wolves posted five first-place finishes.

Julia Agawu picked up wins in the discus and the hammer throw with throws of 50.55 and 51.27m, respectively.

Rachel Taylor placed fifth in the discus at 41.18m and was eighth in the hammer at 39.65m.

Corwin Pace won the men’s discus at 49.66m while Chris Nicasio was second at 48.92m.

Tyler Lingo was sixth at 46.88m.

ASU also picked up a win in the men’s shot put as Richard Chavez had a throw of 18.43m while Pace was sixth at 15.96m.

Nicasio posted anoth-er second-place finish in the men’s hammer throw at 55.67m, while Chavez

was third at 54.68.Allyson Perry won the

400m hurdles at 1:04.21 while Kelsey Bean was third at 1:05.50.

In the men’s 400m hur-dles, Greg Phillips was third in 56.30.

Kim Ludick was third in the women’s javelin and fifth in the shot put with throws of 36.91 and 14.05m, respectively.

LaKeitha Minter post-ed a sixth place finish in the javelin at 28.85m, Agawu was seventh in the shot put at 13.67m.

Solomon Williams picked up two second-place finishes with a tri-ple jump of 14.31m and a time of 14.53 in the men’s 110 hurdles.

Charlie Stender was fifth at 15.29 in the 110 hurdles, while Greg Phil-lips was seventh at 16.49.

Williams also placed sixth in the long jump at 6.28m.

Shane Heathcock fin-ished third in the men’s pole vault with a jump of 4.72m.

In the women’s pole

vault, Courtney Briney was sixth at 3.05m, while Laterica Thomas was sev-enth at 2.90m.

Bailey Bunyan was third in the men’s 1500m with a time of 4:00.78.

On the women’s side Kristina Aubert was fifth in the 1500m at 4:44.19 and Tilda Helgesson was seventh at 4:46.91.

In the men’s 5K, Zak Bowling placed sixth at 16:46.19.

Joey Meyer was third in the men’s 100 meter with a time of 10.82 while Justin Whitfield was fifth at 11.09.

Kanesha Hicks finished the women’s 100 hurdles in fourth at 15.14 while Laterica Thomas was sev-enth at 16.75.

ASU returns to action at the MSU Jace Lacoste Invitational on Friday in Starkville, Miss.

Arkansas State’s next home event will be the Red Wolf Open, which will be held on April 28 at the ASU Track Com-plex behind the intramu-ral fields.

Track and Field competes at SEMORed Wolves go home with five first place finishers

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