The Yellow JacketApril 28, 2016 Howard Payne University. Brownwood, TX Volume 106, Issue 11

Experiencing a new lifestyleGraduate candidate Chehadi learned to have an open mind at HPU

Allan Chehadi started out the way most people prob-ably do in high school. He stressed about very little, en-joyed the time while it lasted, and didn’t think a whole lot about what was going to hap-pen to him once he graduated.

Four years later, how-ever, Chehadi is preparing to graduate next week from Howard Payne University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Clearly it has been quite a transition, and looking back, a transition he is grateful for.

“I didn’t really think about the future when I was in high school,” he said. “I just want-ed to bum around. I wanted to go to concerts. I didn’t re-ally care what happened.”

Many people can more than likely relate to Cheha-di’s high school self. There wasn’t much pressure for him to make a decision on future plans – at least not until his senior year arrived. By then colleges had made themselves known, and Chehadi realized he needed to make a choice.

“I didn’t really have plans to go to college, or at least not a college like this,” he said, “but I was contacted by the coach here at the time to play soccer. … He was really welcoming, and made me feel good about going to Howard Payne.”

It was the reaching out of the HPU soccer coach that finally prompted Chehadi to get serious.

“When Coach (Kevin) Wright got a hold of me, I just thought, ‘Well, maybe I need to start looking for-ward,’ ” Chehadi said. “When I got recruited I was just thinking, ‘Alright, I need to change my mindset.’ ”

But even with the prospect of playing college soccer, Chehadi and his parents had some doubts. Growing up in the Austin area, he was nev-er surrounded by so great a number of Christians as there would be at Howard Payne.

“My parents always wanted me to go to college, but … they were nervous about me com-ing to Howard Payne,” Che-hadi said. “The environment at Howard Payne is just su-per different from downtown Austin. They didn’t know how I was going to adjust.”

Before coming here, Che-hadi admits he hadn’t had much experience with faith.

“Being raised in

Austin meant most people around me didn’t care much for faith so I didn’t know much about it,” he said.

Despite things being very different at HPU, Chehadi made the transition from downtown Austin to a small Baptist university in a small city as well as could be ex-pected. But sometimes it could be challenging.

“It was hard trying to look at things through other people’s eyes,” he said, “Like some-thing that would make sense to someone through faith

wouldn’t connect with me.”Those challenges, however,

have helped Chehadi grow as an individual in the long run.

“I wanted to come to HPU because it gave me a chance to learn about other people’s ways of life and ex-perience it for myself,” he said. “It helps to broaden my views and open my mind.”

Of all the lessons he has learned in the four years at HPU, one thing stands out.

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Editor-in-Chief Column...2The benefits of practicing

our passions.

Concussion......................4You don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy the movie “Concussion.”

Country? Really?............5A look at the decline of the

storytelling in today’s country music.

Not For Everyone............6England is not everyone’s

cup of tea

Hardest Class...............8-9What are the toughest

classes at HPU?

Politics and Jesus.........12Learn to pray for our

leaders.

Multitasker.....................14Allison Eaton juggles being

a graduate student, a college athlete, and a

wedding planner.

Is Ball Life?....................15All-American Danyel Bradley ponders the

meaning of ball and life.

Campus Beauty.............16HPU listed among most

beautiful Christian college campuses.

rebekah lytle

staff writer

Photos by Andria GarzaAllan Chehadi

Allan Chehadi, a goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team, makes a save against UT Dallas last fall.

Graduation EventsFriday, May 6 – Chime Out, 6:30 p.m., Bell Towers.

Friday, May 6 – Chime Out Reception, FLLC Jackson Room.

Saturday, May 7 – Commencement, 10 a.m., Brownwood Coliseum.

Chehadi → Page 7

Apply the 10,000-hours rule to your passions

College is obviously a momentous time of learning. Along with the equa-tions, literary terms, pedagogy, and various other academic topics you’ve learned about, chances are you’ve learned a lot about yourself, too.

While figuring out what organiza-tions you want to join, what social circles you want to be a part of, and which classes you’re most interested in, you’ve likely learned quite a bit about your passions. For me, one of the things I’ve discovered I’m pas-sionate about is painting. For others, it’s soccer or hiking or photography.

But along with discovering your pas-sions, you’ve probably discovered a hard truth – even the things you love to do take a lot of time to excel in. You may have found out that you love Span-ish but soon realized how much work it’s going to take to master, even if you have a natural knack for language.

According to Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers, it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill. That’s over a year of straight practice. Or 250 40-hour work weeks, which is almost five years.

No one really masters something overnight. This is both a hard truth and a relief. If you aren’t achiev-ing the level of mastery you want to yet, remember that the main driving

force that has pushed every profes-sional to where they are is also avail-able to you – hours of hard work.

It doesn’t matter what skill you’re trying to master. Whether it’s a mu-sical instrument, origami, or better communications skills, you won’t get there without doing. While it may seem like professionals in your field are naturally gifted – and they very well could be – you shouldn’t ignore the hidden effort that more likely than not pushed them from good to great.

Honestly, the things we are passion-ate about should be worth the time it takes to master them. The time will pass anyway, whether we’re taking advantage of our opportunities or not.

While the hours of day-to-day work may seem toilsome, if we aren’t en-joying the process of simply doing whatever it is we’re passionate about, are we really passionate about it?

An article titled “10,000 Hours of Practice” on wisdomgroup.com puts it this way: “The elite don’t just work harder than everybody else. At some point the elites fall in love with practice.”

What are you passionate about? What are you striving to accomplish? Fall in love with practicing your passions, and eventually, you’ll get your 10,000 hours in. Keep working. Along the way you’ll probably learn even more about yourself than you ever thought possible.

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Opinion & News

lydia heinrichs

Editor In Chief

News BriefsCampus

Howard Payne’s Symphonic Band will present its 21st annual “Ameri-can Music Spectacular” concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (today) in Mims Auditorium. The concert is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.The band will perform music that has helped shape the American mu-sical landscape. Selections include John Phillip Sousa’s “Washington Post,” “American Salute” and “Suite of Old American Dances.” The con-cert will celebrate the American spirit and those who have fought for America’s freedom and democracy.

WorldPolice are probing whether Prince was killed by drug dealers after revelations the singer stayed awake for six days before his death. The homicide detec-tives’ hunt for suppliers who may have illegally stocked the music pioneer with opiates to feed his apparent ad-diction are being hunted. And police chiefs in Minneapolis have refused to rule out a criminal homicide charge.It has been reported that business as-sociates of the 57-year-old Prince, who died last week at his estate in Minneapolis, have told cops he may have been killed. Detectives have been given “carte blanche” to look into his affairs over the last two years.

NationalRepublican frontrunner Donald Trump still needs more than 300 del-egates to reach 1,237 and secure the GOP presidential nomination. But he finally reached a key milestone this week in his bid for the White House: support from half of the country’s likely Republican voters.According to a new NBC News/Sur-veyMonkey national tracking poll released Tuesday, 50 percent of Re-publicans and Republican-leaning independents say they support the real estate mogul’s candidacy, com-pared to 26 percent who support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and 17 percent who support Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

What’s the Buzz?Through May 4: Art Exhibit of the Brownwood Art Association Photog-raphy Group, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Doakie Day Art Center.April 28: 21st Annual American Music Spectacular, HPU Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m., Mims.May 2: Pancake Supper, 9 p.m., Beadel Dining Hall.May 2-5: Final exams.May 6: Grade due.May 6: Chime Out, 6:30 p.m., Bell Towers.May 6: Chime Out Reception, FLLC Jackson Room.May 7: Commencement, 10 a.m., Brownwood Coliseum.May 7: Residence halls and apartments close, 2 p.m.May 9-27: May Term.

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News

The Howard Payne Uni-versity Woman’s Club recent-ly awarded the 2016-2017 Yellow Rose Scholarship to Taylor Reid of Harper.

The award was announced during the annual Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon held recently on campus.

Reid is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and participates in the biology department work program, helping with lab preparation and organiza-tion. She is also active in the School of Education and has

played for HPU’s varsity vol-leyball team for two seasons.

In the offseason, Reid has joined intramurals at HPU as both a player and a ref-eree for various sports. She also volunteers with the lo-cal Fellowship of Christian Athletes and serves on a committee within the FCA.

As an active member of Del-ta Chi Rho, Reid participated as a big sister in her sorority’s pledging process and served on the Spring Sing 2016 com-mittee. Additionally, Reid was an honors student during her freshman year and is on the Dean’s List as a sopho-more. After graduation, she plans to pursue a master’s de-gree in biology and teach sec-

ondary science while coach-ing volleyball, track and field.

“Teachers and coaches, as well as my youth minister, have made a huge impact in my life and I want to do the same for others,” said Reid. “By serving as a teacher and a coach, I can share my light for God while hopefully making a Christian impact on students.”

Dr. Kristen Hutchins, associate professor of biology, serves as Re-id’s academic adviser.

“When she first came to Howard Payne,” Hutchins said of Reid, “I remember being impressed with her as a student in my physiol-ogy class. As I’ve gotten to know her more, I see that

she is a very joyful, kind and hard-working young lady who is willing to help others in any way that’s needed.”

The HPU Yellow Rose Schoarship is awarded annu-ally to a female student who will begin her junior year the upcoming fall semester and has maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average since be-ginning her freshman year at HPU. She is to have participat-ed in campus extracurricular activities and exhibited lead-ership qualities representative of the Christian values and beliefs fundamental to HPU.

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Three seniors from How-ard Payne University’s Guy D. Newman Honors Academy were honored re-cently during the annual Sumners Scholars Banquet.

The students, who were se-lected during their junior year as Hatton W. Sumners Foun-dation Scholars, were awarded plaques and expressed grati-tude for the opportunities pro-vided them by the foundation.

The Sumners Scholars in-cluded Samuel Hoffman of Corpus Christi, Caleb Mi-chael McConnell of Burle-son; and Ivyanne Nichols of Richardson. McConnell will graduate in May while Hoff-man and Nichols are sched-uled to graduate in December.

The prestigious Sumners Scholar program offers stu-dents the chance to attend special lectures, seminars and conferences featuring world-renowned leaders

from both public and private sectors. It also provides a generous scholarship of $6,000 per semester for two

years. Students are selected after an in-depth application and interview by the trustees of the Sumners Foundation.

Named for its founder, former Congressman Hat-ton W. Sumners of Texas (Democrat, 1912-1947), who

served as the chairman of the House Judiciary Commit-tee, the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation is dedicated to the study, teaching and pro-motion of self-government.

Dr. Matthew McNiece, chair and associate profes-sor of history and govern-ment, serves as assistant director for the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy.

“The Sumners Scholars program is an amazing ben-efit for our students,” he said. “HPU is very grateful to the foundation for taking an in-terest in our students and providing them with these outstanding opportunities.”

For more information about the Sumners Schol-ars program at HPU, visit www.hputx.edu/sumners.

Applications are still being accepted for fall 2016 semester.

Reid receives Yellow Rose Scholarship

Courtesy Photo Three HPU seniors were honored recently during the annual Sumners Scholars Banquet. Left to right: Samuel Hoffman; Ivyanne Nichols; Dale Crane, Sumners Foundation trustee; and Caleb Mi-chael McConnell.

Courtesy Photo Taylor Reid (left) with Dr. Kristen Hutchins, associate professor of biology.

emily peisker

guest writer

‘Concussion’ is most underrated movie this year

Will Smith had an out-standing performance in his role as Dr. Bennet Omalu in the movie “Concussion” directed by Peter Landes-man. Alongside Smith in this role is Alec Baldwin, who plays Dr. Julian Bales.

“Concussion” takes us through Omalu’s discovery of CTE, a progressive degen-erative disease that is found in people who have had repeated blows to the head. Bales was the doctor for the Pittsburgh Steelers who treated multiple patients who were diagnosed with CTE. Bales left the Steel-ers medical after the Omalu’s findings of this new disease.

Smith and Baldwin guide us through the struggles these doctors and numerous other faced with this discov-ery. While this is not the ac-tion film one would expect when the subject of football is brought up, it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

This movie got a lot of backlash against Omalu be-cause the touchy subject that it is. The fact that it didn’t give both sides to the story had a lot of football fans an-gry because this film shed a lot of bad light on the NFL. For those who aren’t as foot-ball savvy, this film gives a lot of good knowledge of what the NFL tried to cover up.

In a movie as dramatic and serious as this one, ac-tors have to be careful to not cross the fine line between over-dramatic and boring. While the subject of this movie is the long-term effects of tackle football, it does not appeal just to the sports audi-ence. That is one thing I like about this film is that I didn’t

have to be a huge football fan to follow it and enjoy it.

That is mostly because the performance Smith and Bald-win gave was exceptional to say the least. This movie is now on DVD and is one quite frankly I would love to have in my collection. I loved Smith’s performance of the over-qualified forensic pathologist who became one of the most hated men in America. Smith really showed the love the Omalu had for his work and how he treated it as an “art.”

Smith was so loveable right off, which is another rea-son football fans did not en-joy this movie. Fans say that Omalu was painted to be the victim throughout the whole story, where the NFL and the football fans of America saw him as a poisonous rat.

While Baldwin played his character in an outstanding way, I often found myself doubting Dr. Bales’ inten-tion. Which was the point of Bales’ character that Baldwin showed very well. Through-out the process of discover-ing CTE, Bales got so much credit mostly because Ameri-ca chose to listen to the doc-tor who had experience with football, rather than the know-it-all who wanted to shut down one of the most beloved sports in the United States.

This film does such an ex-cellent job of not giving away what exactly is going to hap-pen, which for those who aren’t completely familiar with this subject is totally exciting. If you love the thrill an action movie gives you, but don’t want to be overpowered by punching and kicking, “Con-cussion” is definitely the mov-ie to watch. It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

I really got drawn into the story. It’s in my per-sonal top 5 for the year.

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Entertainment

Gabi Segura

Guest Columnist

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Entertainment

Country music is no longer country. The upbeat power ballads of pop and rap are quickly taking over the genre.

Today’s country music is full of rap lines, pop beats, and electric instruments – and other things entirely outside the lifestyle of country folk. This is a result of people doing anything to get famous and sell records. Producers in the industry do not care about the meaning and down-to-earth lyrics of traditional country.

Country music is a sim-ple man’s music – known for being easy on the ears and heavy on the heart. The music is about the ups and downs in life, which is the reason country music is ap-pealing to the everyday man.

Today’s country music has no depth to it. You cannot lis-ten and take in a song about a person’s life and experiences, which has caused backlash from traditional country fans and an overall decline in the

quality of the music as a whole.Some of the biggest stars

in southern rock and country music have also weighed in on this argument. People such as Tom Petty, Zac Brown, Alan Jackson, and Merle Haggard.

Haggard said in an in-terview not long before his April 6 death: “I can’t find the entertainment in it … there is too much boogie-boogie wham-bam and not enough substance in it.”

In contrast to this, you have to look at the people who control the industry – young adults ages 18-34. They buy

the albums and control what songs get popular. They want to hear songs about trucks that are upbeat and happy.

Ultimately you have to re-member that this is the music industry, and money is a huge part of the business. So selling albums and merchandise to make a profit is nothing new to the music business. Also, music is always evolving.

There is traditional coun-try out there that is still suc-cessful. The Red Dirt scene is an anti-establishment form of country located in Texas. The Red Dirt movement is

the last hope to resurrect the traditional sound of country music. The Texas country revolution is growing rap-idly and has much promise.

Its sound is as homegrown as it gets, bringing the soulful sound of the acoustic guitar and the fiddle. These instru-ments are instilled in the roots of traditional country music.

The value of the music is more important than the money, which is the main focus in the capital of coun-try music in Nashville.

In the Texas music scene the main focus is sharing the

music the artists make. They do not have labels, and they are not concerned with making music that will sell records.

The main focus of coun-try music is pulling on people’s heart strings, and giving them something that they can relate to.

The next time you are lis-tening to a country song, look deeper than the happy upbeat tempo of the song. Analyze the lyrics and where it comes from, and ask your-self: Is this really country?

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Merle Haggard

Summertime is fast ap-proaching. For some, it means summer classes. For others, work. But over-all, it is a time for vacation and a break from school.

This time of year is also known for having the most concerts scheduled in a three-month span. One of the big-gest events of the summer known throughout the United States is Vans Warped Tour.

Warped Tour is a traveling rock festival that has toured the U.S. annually each sum-mer since 1995. It is known to be the largest traveling music

festival in the nation, and the longest-running touring mu-sic festival in North America.

This summer, 40 tour dates are scheduled with a lineup of 75-plus bands, perform-ing on seven different stages.

Vans Warped Tour ’16 is scheduled to kick off on June 24 in Texas and con-clude on Aug. 13 in Oregon.

Texas tour dates are as fol-lows:

June 24 – Dallas.June 25 – San Antonio.June 26 – Houston.An average of 40 to 60

bands perform at each city per

day. Special guests and select artists are based on locations.

Warped Tour is not only a time to discover new bands and broaden your music playlist, it is also a wonderful opportuni-ty to interact with people from all over the country/world and expand your social circle.

A few of the bands per-forming include:• 3OH!3• Against the Current.• Bullet for my Valentine.• Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!• Crown the Empire.• Falling in Reverse.• Good Charlotte.

• Mayday Parade. • Motionless in White. • Set if Off. • Sleeping with Sirens. • We the Kings.

Most artists and bands performing during Warped Tour highly interact with fans throughout the en-tire day, signing autographs and taking endless pictures.

So if you’re looking for something to do this summer or a music festival to attend, make sure to check out Vans Warped Tour at http://vanswarpedtour.com/ for more information or to purchase tickets online.

Vans Warped Tour ’16 beats summertime bluesAimee Orozco

Music Columnist

Zac Brown

Other cultures are great, unless they’re different from ours

Understanding culture is incredibly important to an individual’s intellectual de-velopment because it en-ables one to become more aware of the world outside of their native country instead of just focusing on one’s own home and native land.

This is why it is neces-sary for everyone to learn more about another cul-ture. Unless those cul-tures are dumb, stinky, and different from America.

This semester, I had the “privilege” of spending the semester in a place that is only famous for previously dat-ing America, and it was aw-ful. Some of you may look at the pictures I post online and think “Wow, Adam had a great time in that foreign country!”

Well you’re wrong. I posted those so my mom won’t wor-ry about my state of being. In reality, this place is insane!

In order to protect you from making the same grave mistake that I have made, I have decided to impart to you my extensive knowledge ac-quired over my stay of three months. Keep in mind that this is 100 percent serious, and not a joke column like the one where I tell people how to pick up chicks or bro-chicks at a Baptist school.

The first thing that’s wrong with this country, aside from its general lack of America-ness, is the traffic laws. Cars – or as they say in England, four-wheeled motor ponies with cup holders – have the right of way here, not people. So that means that if a car hits you, you can get sued. This wouldn’t be as serious a

problem if the drivers here did not make it a point to try and turn every individual crossing the street into a hood ornament.

The reason double-decker buses are so prominent here are because people were try-ing to escape the chaos so they fled to higher ground! In order to learn more about driving in England, I decided to take a driver’s education class in my spare time. In-stead of learning about traffic laws, the class played Grand Theft Auto V for an hour and they handed us all a driver’s license and a cup of tea.

The driving is just the tip of the iceberg. And speaking of icebergs, let’s talk about weather. The lack of sun-shine cannot be overstated. It’s been 37 years since the last time this country has seen the sun. If this country ran on solar power, the infrastructure would grind to a halt and they be sent back to the Stone Age.

Most people here do not even know what the sun is and they only refer to it as the “giant sky fire ball in the

American moving picture shows.” I had the unique ex-perience of being present during a sunny day in Lon-don and the people went into a frenzy that would make Walmart on Black Friday seem like the 2:30 dinner rush at the senior citizens home.

Because these people do not have the sun to warm their hearts, their interiors are as cold as their exteriors. I’m a man from Texas, the friend-ship state, so I incorrectly assumed that the people in London would be friendly.

I was wrong.The British equivalent

of laughter is frowning and frowning? You don’t even want to know what that is like there. I tried to cheer the people up by giv-ing them surprise free hugs, but wearing a big fluffy hat and red uniforms only got me thrown into a dungeon.

Guys, neither the Spanish nor the French are going to invade your castles any time soon so calm down! To be honest, the only time I saw

an English person smile was when they mentioned Don-ald Trump. Not because they support him; their commu-nist ideologies are incompat-ible with his message. No, they’re smiles were similar to the smile of a person who finds out their ex is dating someone who is the vice-cap-tain of the unsponsored syn-chronized swimming team.

The streets are cruel, the weather is cruel, and the people are cruel, so naturally the food is cruel. When your country’s apex of culinary achievement is a handful of FRENCH fries and whatever they drag out of the ocean, you know you’re in trouble.

But if England has bad food, then Scotland is worst. Their two national delights are hag-gis and blood pudding. Hag-gis is when you take a sheep, feed it the ingredients for hag-gis, and then feed that sheep full of ingredients to someone.

Blood pudding is boiled blood – something I feel I should’ve been warned about before eating it. In Ireland,

they gave up on making food after the potato famine so they moved to a more reliable crop: Guinness. To be fair, these countries would take what they could get from the op-pressive English government.

Now because I consider myself a bastion of truth in a treacherous world, I will be impartial in my evaluation of the worst place I have ever been, including Arkansas. The best part about England was seeing the many histori-cal cites located in the city, or at least the ones that had not been torn down to make a T.G.I. Friday’s or a T.K. Maxx (that’s not a typo, it’s what those weirdos call it).

Some of my favorite sites were the statue of Abra-ham Lincoln, the statute of George Washington, the house of Benjamin Franklin, the American Embassy, and the first McDonald’s to open in London. All of the other sites and monuments were too difficult to enjoy because they were all spots of execu-tions. The grave of some wife who decided to get sassy with the wrong Henry VIII does not make for great selfies.

Look, I won’t get any awards for writing this article – unless that Pulitzer guy gets back to me – but I will get something much more impor-tant: the warm feeling from ex-ercising my first amendment right to tell you about the hor-rors of being in not-America.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go. I’ve been gone for quiet some time so I need to catch up on voting, eat-ing Mexican food, shooting guns, and doing other typical American things. The rest of you: savor every Twinkie-fla-vored second you get here be-cause one day, you too, may have to leave the Holy Land.

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Opinion

From the driving to the food to there being no sunlight, England just wasn’t my cup of tea

Adam Jones

sATIRE columnist

Courtesy PhotoAdam Jones visits Stonehenge while studying abroad in England this spring.

Academic Awards

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Features

Braxton Clark for Speech and DebateCallie Adams for ESSHannah Strebeck for Music

Chandler Condra for School of Business

Jessi Jordan for Christian Studies

YJ Staff Photos

“Personally, I learned that you need to keep an open mind,” Chehadi said, “because I wasn’t raised Christian I and didn’t have too many heavy Christian friends. So when I came here, I just had to learn to see their side and connect with them on a level I’ve never connected with.”

Chehadi will graduate May 7 and receive a bach-elor’s degree in Business Administration with a fo-cus in Finance. Although he has changed in many

ways, he now finds himself in a situation similar to the end of high school and be-ginning of college.

“Since I was a kid, be-fore every soccer game I’ve ever played or every competition I’ve been in, I’m always crazy nervous,” he said. “Between elemen-tary and junior high, be-tween junior high and high school, and high school and college, and now be-tween college and real life, I am more nervous than anything. But still I’m ex-cited. I’ve been a student all my life and now I get to try something new.”

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Chelsea Garcia, Nontraditional studentFred Zavala for English

Hardest Class at HPUTop 4 are Organic Chemistry, Info Tech, Christian Doctrines and Physics

It’s the end of the semester, and big transitions are hap-pening on campus. Organiza-tions have officer elections, housing selection processes start and the dreaded finals.

The senior class is able to breathe a large sigh of re-lief because, hey, they made it. It is during this time that the rest student body has to make some big decisions about the not-to-distant se-mesters. Yes, I’m talking about academic advising.

During this time some of the most asked questions asked on campus are:

“Is that professor hard?”“Do you think if I take that

class online, it will be easier?”My goal for this article

is to find out what the stu-dent body thinks the hardest class at HPU. After inter-viewing multiple students, here are their answers:

“Organic Chemistry. I haven’t taken it yet, but I’m scared of it.” – Bailey Girouard, freshman Biology major.

“Academic Thesis.” – T.J. Counce, senior Acad-emy and Chemistry major.

“Foundations of Physi-cal Education, because of all the memorization.” – Aaron Tassin, senior ESS major.

“Physics, because Physics is hard.” – Jennifer Sepeda, senior Biology major.

“I would say General Plant Biology is the hardest class just because, so many plants!” – Victoria Hardin, senior Psychology major.

“Physics. I’m glad I didn’t have to take it” – Priscilla Rodriguez, se-nior Biology major.

“Organic chemistry.” – Danial Torres, sopho-more Biology major.

“Organic Chemistry.” – Sara Wood, senior Second-ary Life sciences major.

“New Testament” – Devin Mendelson, ju-nior ESS major.

“Christian Doctrines.” – Shaefer Church, se-nior Bible major.

“Experimental Psychol-ogy” – Maggie Van Nes, sophomore Psychology and Social Work major.

“Behavior Science Re-search and Writing” – Devin Caraway, fresh-man Psychology major.

“Intro to Info Tech, It was so hard!” – Cheney Cover.

“Dr. Mangrum’s U.S. Histo-ry through 1877. The tests were all essay questions.” – Can-dace Montgomery, junior El-

ementary Education major.“I’ve heard that Comm

Theories is pretty difficult” – Reagan Grisham, sophomore Communication major.

“Physics.” – Ra’liaha Lightner, sophomore Ath-letic Training major.

“Organic Chemistry” – Haley Smith, sopho-more Biology major.

“Christian Doctrines” – An-drew Overmiller, sophomore Christian Education major.

“American Presidency. It’s not offered anymore, but it ruined my GPA.” – Chan-dler Condra, senior Busi-ness management major.

“Political Theory.” – Peyton Cooley, junior History major.

“Political Theory.” – Leo Baker, sophomore Social Work major.

“Intro to Info Tech” – Tara Carroll, sophomore Cross

Cultural Studies major.“Info Tech.” – Jessica

Meeks, freshman Chris-tian Education major.

“Info Tech.” – Erin Mc-Cleer, freshman, Fam-ily Studies major.

“Info Tech.” – Jessica Catlett, freshman Chemistry major.

“Constitutional Law.” – Caleb Kostreva, fresh-man Academy and Glob-al Studies major.

“Physical Chemistry or Organic Chemistry.” – Nikki Joodwin, sopho-more Biology major.

“Organic Chemistry” – Rachel Crane, Sopho-more Biology Major

“Physics, I can’t do math higher than a first grade level” – Keaton Fletcher, Junior Biology major

“Constitutional Theo-ry” – Isaac Sommers, ju-nior Pre-Law major.

“Christian Doctrines.”

– Zac Sterling, senior Youth Ministry major.

“Info Tech.” – Keeley McKinney, sophomore Criminal Justice and Psychology major.

“Physics.” – Hai-ley Stewert.

“Christian Doctrines.” – Josh Garza, sophomore Christian Education major.

“Info Tech.”- Abi Mill-er, sophomore Elemen-tary Education major.

“Experimental Psychology.” – Kaiti Cochrum, se-

nior psychology major.“Foundations of Physi-

cal Education” – Ariana Rehm, sophomore Ath-letic Training major.

“English.” – Adam Dominquez, freshman Busi-ness Management major.

“Baptist Identity, because

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teaching it, and she wrote her dissertation on Women in the Baptist ministry.” – Joshua Dykes, junior Youth Minis-try and Academy major.

Having heard these an-swers, I narrowed down the results to the top four hard-est classes at HPU – Organic Chemistry, Info Tech, Chris-tian Doctrines and Physics.

Why are these classes so dif-ficult? I asked the professors.

“I see why people think it (Physics) is difficult. It takes a mathematical standing com-bined with a conceptual math-ematical understanding,” said Dr. Gerry Clarkson, chair of the School of Physical Scienc-es. “It’s the ultimate critical mathematical thinking, then it goes from a math problem to this is why the world works.”

Another class the stu-dents found to be the hard-est class on campus was Or-ganic Chemistry, which is the study of the different struc-tures, properties and reac-tions of organic compounds.

When asked why so many students find organic chem-istry so difficult, Dr. Denny Megarity said, “It’s because Carbon can form millions of different compounds, and each compound can undergo dozens of reactions. There are nomenclature systems to name the reactions. The course con-tains almost no math, but it’s very conceptual in under-standing the principles of how everything fits together.”

Another class that the stu-dents ranked high in difficulty is Into to Info Tech. Taught by Professor Timothy Cooper, In-tro to Info Tech is a class de-signed to teach students how to work the various computer software they will have to use in their schooling/ jobs. When asked why the class is difficult, Copper feels that you get out of the class what you put into it.

“College is here to chal-

lenge students and to prepare them for the real world,” Coo-per said. “The students who are not ready for college will often find the courses hard be-cause they have not learned the right study habits that work for them or have not put the effort into the class that is required.

“Unprepared students will find classes very hard. A hard course is a matter of perspective. Regardless of content or the design of the class, a student who is pre-pared and determined will find a way to do well in the courses that challenge them.”

Another class that ranked most difficult was Christian Doctrines. Christian Doctrines is a class on the study of ba-sic Christian belief, practices and theology. When asked about the class, Dr. Derek Hatch declined to comment.

So, there you have it, four of the hardest class-es at HPU as decided by a sample of the student body.

Choose your cours-es wisely. Best of Luck.

Chandler Condra said the American Presidency class “ruined my GPA.”

Victoria Hardin said General Plant Biology is the hardest class because there are so many plants

Zach Sterling Issac Sommers

Ariana Rem

Leo Baker Shaefer ChurchTara Caroll

Tracing the roots of the Chime Out tradition

University Historian Tradi-tions are part and parcel of a typical college atmosphere. Traditions can be established by accident or by design.

Of course, technically a tradition cannot be created. It has to be accepted and prac-ticed without conscious ef-forts to make it a “tradition.”

The first mention of Chime Out Services at Howard Payne was in the Yellow Jacket reporting the gradu-ation activities of May 22, 1957. The tradition is cred-ited for its inception on cam-pus to Dr. Francis Lewis Merritt, at the time Aca-demic Dean, who came to HP in 1939 to serve in the Department of Education.

Merritt retired in 1974 after serving as Dean of Graduate Studies and chair of the Divi-sion of Professional Studies. The idea was patterned after similar ceremonies practiced at some of the larger universi-ties such as the “Daisy Chain” at Baylor and the “Ring Out” at the University of Texas.

“The chain symbolizes the passing of authority, re-sponsibility, and privileges to those students left be-hind.” The tradition also calls for each graduating senior to ask an underclass-man to join him/her in the ceremony and then at the end pass the chain to them.

Using the phrase “im-pressive,” the YJ reporter described how this now venerable tradition was con-ducted that first time in May 1957. Held in Mims Audi-torium the previous week, the graduating class of 1957 went down the right cen-ter aisle and the class of ‘58

went down the left aisle. Chime recordings of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “Bells of St. Mary’s” were used for the processional.

Cecil Elkins, graduating class president, relinquished senior responsibilities to the president of the junior class, Carol Mussett. For the first time in HPC history, the se-nior class gift was presented publicly. Located between Old Main and Mims, the granite monument bearing the inscription “For Howard Payne My All” was present-ed to the college. It is cur-rently found near the H Pond.

The Academic Dean, Dr. Huff, accepted the gift on

behalf of Dr. Newman, who was speaking at Tarleton State’s graduation. Coach Bennie Williams, speaker for the occasion, substituted for Groner Pitts. In challenging the graduating seniors to con-tinue their loyalty to HPC, Williams made the statement, “Loyalty comes best from those things you believe in.”

The recessional was fol-lowed by a reception in the lobby of Mims. Refresh-ment was lemon cool-aid which was kept cold with a hundred-pound block of ice with a bouquet of yellow roses frozen inside the block.

The second year the cer-emony was held in Mims

at 6:30 p.m. Monday night May 10, 1958. The class of ‘58 presented their gift and, following the recessional, the A Cappella Choir presented a concert.

In the beginning, real ivy was used for the chain, but, as it was difficult to keep the ivy fresh, the chain was even-tually made with artificial ivy. One year the chain was made with yellow artificial roses as that was that senior class flower. Beginning in 1959, the ceremony was held in front of Old Main facing Center – the exception was when it rained and the cer-emony was moved to Mims.

By the time the university

historian arrived on campus in 1980-81, the ceremony was held on the Friday night before graduation. After Old Main burned in 1984, the ceremony was moved to the Hodge Bell Tow-ers beginning in May 1985.

An additional tradition was established in 2001 when the graduating class recessional proceeded through the Wilson Gate on Center Avenue sym-bolizing the commencement of the graduates post-campus life. That fall, the freshmen class marched through the gates into campus, symbol-izing their new life at HPU.

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YJ File PhotosA scene from the 2007 Chime Out. Chime Out was held in 2007 despite the rain.

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The Story of TexasBullock museum captures rich history of the Lone Star State

The great state of Texas is chock full of history. From Spanish exploration, to rev-olution and independence, to cattle trails, Texas has an abundance of stories to tell.

Lucky for history enthu-siasts, all of Texas history is uniquely recorded at The Bullock Texas History Mu-seum in Austin. The museum was opened in 2001 in honor of our 38th Lieutenant Gov-ernor, Bob Bullock, whose love of history and passion for preservation sparked the idea for the museum.

Its three stories include over 700 artifacts from throughout Texas history, and it contin-ues to grow. The first floor features the hull of the Span-ish exploration ship La Belle with cases of various artifacts found in the excavation and a film explaining the voyage, led by explorer René-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle.

The second floor features a round-about through Texas history, from 1821 to 1936, covering significant events like slavery, the Alamo, and more. It’s packed with arti-facts, documents, and dis-plays that bring history to life.

The third floor contains still more history, enter-ing into the 20th century with inventions like the oil drill and exciting prog-ress like space exploration.

There is also an iMax the-atre, a café, a “global kitch-en” exhibition, an exhibit on Big Bend National Park, and a gift shop. The “global kitch-en” contains information on the evolution of food through-out history and all over the

world, including interactive displays and life-like models. Here, visitors can discover the reality of the impacts of food processing as well as an appreciation for foods of other cultures and times.

The museum is thor-

ough, interactive, and highly decorated. Upon entry, eyes are quickly drawn to the in-tricate mural on the floor showing a bird’s eye view of an “ol’ west” campfire. Statues are lifelike, plac-ards are informative, and

displays often even include sounds that would have accompanied the artifacts back in their time of flourishing.

Admission is $10 for col-lege students and $12 for adults. Tours are avail-able and staff are friendly.

In other words, you don’t want to miss out on this incredible opportunity to experience Texas history at The Bullock Texas History Museum. You can find out more at www.thestoryoftexas.com.

Photos by Lydia HeinrichsA bird’s eye view of the “ol’ west campsite” mural.

lydia heinrichs

Staff Writer

Lifelike display in the “global kitchen” exhibit.

A display of the 1969 space exploration, famously quoting “Houston, we have a problem.”

A scaled model of La Belle, the Spanish exploration ship.

Progress is a higher edu-cation hype word. Largely in part because college is a time when people make indi-vidual and personal progress. However, one student-led organization on campus that consistently seeks to promote collective growth is the Stu-dent Government Association.

This year the SGA team worked hard to promote campus-wide improvement and community develop-ment by stimulating com-munication and cooperation between the student body

and the administration. Each semester SGA repeats

different staple events and ser-vices such as Exam Tram the Sunday before finals begin and Trash Day the second Monday of each month. Every fall SGA helps host the Hunger Games movie showing and puts on Homecoming Convocation.

In fall 2015 SGA pre-sented the first annual 9/11 Flag Prayer Garden Memo-rial and Patriot Day service at the Bell Tower Lawn. This semester the organization hosted listening sessions on Campus Carry and Title IX to better inform student body about the legislation and give the students an opportunity to vocalize their opinions.

However, SGA officers are

always diligently working on a variety of new projects and ini-tiatives within their respective committees to benefit students and make HPU a better place.

This year the Residence Hall Renovations Committee wrote the HPU Laundry Initia-tive and helped successfully secure new coinless laundry machines for next semester.

Gazebos Refurbished

SGA’s most recent en-deavor has been refurbish-ing the campus gazebos.

This project was spear-headed by Chairperson of the

Pray for, don’t criticize, our elected leaders

“Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Hero-dians to trap him in what he said. And they came and said to him, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and show def-erence to no one; for you do not regard people with partial-ity, but teach the way of God in accordance with truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?’

But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, ‘Why are you putting me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me see it.’ And they brought one. Then he said to them, ‘Whose head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.’

Jesus said to them, ‘Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ And they were utterly amazed at him.” Mark 12:13-17

For most of us, this is the first time we get to vote in an election. This could be a difficult time to think and pray about who to vote for. I’m sure everyone by now has heard different discus-sions on which candidate is best for our country because they exemplify certain quali-ties. All that set aside, it is important to note that God’s kingdom is more important than that of the United States.

All throughout the gospels, Jesus talks about a kingdom that He is establishing. This is a kingdom like none other that expands beyond the boundar-ies of culture, ethnicity, and nationality. His kingdom is

greater than any kingdom that is built by human hands.

Too often I’ve seen church-es that take their national-ity too far. When people say, “God bless America,” is that excluding the possibil-ity that God could also bless peoples of other nationali-ties? God’s kingdom extends beyond out nationalities.

When Jesus said what is stated above, it’s interesting to note what state Israel was in. Israel was under the na-tion state of Rome. A lot of the Jews were mistreated un-der the Roman empire. For Jesus to say, “Give to the em-peror what is the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s” would have been shocking to the crowd. It’s like Jesus wanted the Jews to pay for their own oppression.

While God’s kingdom is greater and we must submit

to that, we must also submit to the government around us. Whoever gets voted into of-fice, we must adhere to what they say and pray for them. Too often the church speaks poorly of our political leaders rather than praying for them. However, Jesus says to give to God what is God’s. The politics of Jesus are greater than that of the United States.

Choosing who to vote for is a difficult thing. We should prayerfully consider who is the best woman or man for the job. No matter who we vote for, we live in the state of a fallen world separated from God, so they will fall short of our expectations. Only Je-sus can bring us hope and fulfillment in all areas of life.

The thing I want everyone to get is that in all areas of life, weather politics, school or work, Jesus has to be at

the center of all things. Paul says in Colossians 1:15-20,

“He is the image of the in-visible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers — all things have been cre-ated through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold to-gether. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the be-ginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.”

Christ reigns supreme over everything in all areas of life.

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Looking back, looking aheadFrom laundry to gazebos, SGA worked to improve campus life in 2015-2016

Jaclyn Bonner

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2015-2016 SGA Accomplishments

• Laundry Initiative• Coinless machines coming to resident halls next

semester• Installation of Brita Hydration Stations in Mabee

and the Wellness Center• Granted $2,489.08 to student organizations• Funded Spring Sing award• Facilitated Senate Bill 11 / Campus Carry and Title

IX Listening Sessions• Gazebo refurbishment• Trash Day once a month• Established first annual 9/11 Memorial and campus

Flag Prayer Garden • Facilitated HPU Homecoming Convocation and

Court • Gave out free drinks and refreshments at HPU Fest• Exam Tram• Steak Night in the Caf• Hunger Games Movie Night

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Campus Beautification Committee (CBC) and Vice President of SGA, Caitlin Wood, and many SGA mem-bers who volunteered their afternoons at three different work days. SGA focused its efforts on the gazebo across from the library by the ORC first. Students first stripped the apartment gazebos of old paint, sanded it and finally painted it. Facilities also sig-nificantly contributed to mak-ing the gazebo refurbishment possible by providing materi-als, instruction and guidance.

“Campus beautification requested the funds to refur-bish the Gazebos because they needed serious work and hadn’t been worked on several years. CBC cleans up the ga-zebos each semester, and we thought this semester it would

be nice to give them some at-tention,” said Wood. “In some of the smallest ways, like paint-ing student hang-out spots, we get to enrich the lives of indi-vidual students here at Howard Payne, and that’s pretty cool.”

New SGA Officers

As this academic year comes to a close, SGA has already begun anticipating next year. Elections this se-mester were uncontested and seamless, but that does not mean that the team next year will be any less motivated to represent the student body.

The new executive of-ficers are as follows:

President – Sydney SpencerVice President – Isaac Sommers

Secretary – Amy BaskinTreasurer – Ely Self

Chaplain – Joel Justice

Each class is also represent-ed by a presiding senator and three class senators. Those who will be serving in those roles are as follows: Jaclyn Bonner, Adam Jones, Rebeca Puente, Caitlin Wood, Shawna Rains, Titus Brown, Hailey Green and Spencer Wolverton. Elec-tions for freshman positions will be conducted at the begin-ning of the fall 2016 semester.

“We are so proud of SGA and everything it was able to accomplish in the past year,” said SGA President-elect Syd-ney Spencer as she reflected on the executive team’s lead-ership vision for the next school year. “One thing we hope to improve is the stu-dent body’s awareness of the organization. Through raising awareness of SGA we will be able to have a better idea of what the student body wants to see improved and how we can make their visions possible.”

In order to make the 2016-2017 SGA the best it can be and continue promoting progress on campus, contact the officers at sga@hputx.edu with any

questions, concerns or sugges-tions. You can also follow SGA on Facebook at HPU Student Government Association or Twitter @HowardPayneSGA.

Courtesy PhotoSGA members painting one of the campus gazebos.

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Being a college student is a full-time task. Being a college athlete, however, is both physically and men-tally demanding. The two together make for a very stressful schedule.

Now, imagine planning a wed-ding while trying to balance be-ing a college student and ath-lete. Sound overwhelming?

This overwhelming reality has found its way into the life of current Howard Payne student Allison Eaton. For starters, she’s in the Master of Business Administration program as a graduate student. She is also involved in the campus sorority Delta Chi Rho.

Eaton also has been the starting catcher for the HPU Lady Jackets’ soft-ball team. Previously, she also played for the Lady Jackets’ volleyball team.

To top it all off, Ms. Eaton is about to become Mrs. Fisher with her recent engagement to her longtime boyfriend and HPU graduate, Conner Fisher.

One might wonder how a tiny-framed girl like Eaton would have the energy to take on all of these tasks alone.

“I have depended a lot on fam-ily and friends to help keep my san-ity,” she said in a recent interview.

According to Eaton, keeping a strict schedule it key to keeping her day organized. When surpris-es and frustrations arise, she sticks as closely to her plans as possible.

“I keep a planner updated on a daily basis on what needs to be done that day. Whether it is school, soft-ball, or wedding planning, I have to keep myself organized if I want to accomplish everything,” she said.

However, one girl can’t do it all.“I have really had to learn to let go

and let others help when I can’t handle all of it anymore. This was hard for me, because I am not the type of person who likes to feel as though others are busting their butts for me,” Eaton said.

Putting things over one anoth-er according to importance would

be very tough seeming that all are of equal importance. Your educa-tion, your relationships, and your passions all carry heavy weight.

“It’s difficult, because everything feels like it’s the most important thing in the world. I just have to let go sometimes and relax,” she said.

When asked how she deals with the days that don’t seem to go as planned, Eaton said, “I’ve found out that my craziest days are the ones that I don’t take the time to my de-votionals and talk to God. When it’s difficult to priorities, my relation-ship with God always helps orga-nize and put things into perspective.”

On the softball field, Eaton fin-ished the season with a .245 batting average, with four doubles, 15 runs scored, and eight runs batted in. She also has drawn 10 walks this season, and has a .958 fielding percentage.

The Lady Jackets finished their soft-ball season 16-22 overall and 13-20 in the American Southwest Conference.

Busting through all odds, Allison is trucking towards a master’s degree and finishing up her time as a Lady Jacket softball player. All that stress and preparation will come to an end when she walks down the aisle on July 16 towards the man of her dreams.

Now, if we could just get her to change out of those cleats and leave the books at home.

HPU Sports UpdateBaseball

Record: 18-15, 8-10 in ASC

April 13: HPU 12, Univ. of South-west 0April 13: HPU 5, Univ. of South-west 3April 15: LeTourneau 6, HPU 4April 16: LeTourneau 3, HPU 2April 16: LeTourneau 12, HPU 6April 22: HPU 5, UT Tyler 4April 23: UT Tyler 9, HPU 3April 23: UT Tyler 9, HPU 7April 26: Dallas Christian at HPU (dh), 1 p.m.April 29: HSU at HPU, 2 p.m.April 30: HSU at HPU (dh), 12 p.m.

Softball

Final Record: 16-22, 13-20 in ASC

April 14: HPU 2, Concordia 1April 15: HPU 2, Concordia 0April 15: HPU 4, Concordia 1April 22: LeTourneau 5, HPU 0April 22: LeTourneau 8, HPU 2April 23: LeTourneau 4, HPU 0

Men’s Tennis

Final Record: 1-15, 0-5 in ASC

April 8: HSU 9, HPU 0April 16: Sul Ross 8, HPU 1

Women’s Tennis

Final Record: 5-11, 1-4 in ASC

April 8: HSU 9, HPU 0April 16: Sul Ross 6, HPU 3

Busy Lady JacketFrom a master’s to softball to a wedding, Eaton keeps perspectiveCherita George

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Allison Eaton

YJ PhotoAllison Eaton eyes the ball for a return during a 2014 HPU volleyball game.

YJ PhotoCatcher Allison Eaton behind home plate at a Lady Jackets’ softball game.

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The Howard Payne base-ball team can qualify for the American Southwest Confer-ence postseason tournament if one of two things hap-pen during this weekend’s final regular-season games.

If the Yellow Jackets (8-10 in the ASC) can beat Hardin-Simmons (15-6) once in their three-game series, HPU will secure a tournament berth. The Jackets host Hardin-Simmons at 2 p.m. Friday and in a dou-bleheader at noon Saturday.

The other way for HPU to make the tournament is if Louisiana College (7-14) los-es just once in its three-game series against East Texas Baptist (16-5). ETBU leads the conference standings entering the final weekend.

The top eight eligible teams in the ASC qualify for

the postseason tournament.HPU last weekend dropped

two of three games at UT Tyler.In Friday’s series opener

at UT Tyler, HPU won 5-4 as shortstop Brandon Gar-rett threw out a second Ty-ler baserunner headed home for the third out in the ninth inning to end the game.

HPU scored its first run in the fifth on a solo homer left field by Walker Dai-ley to tie the game at 1-1.

In the sixth, a Cliff Lunc-eford single to right field scored Seth Dohrman to give the Jacks the 2-1 lead. In the same inning, Cody Cain singled to the shortstop to plate Brett Quackenbush. Then a Dailey double scored Cain and Lunceford, giv-ing HPU the 5-1 advantage.

Noah Payne and Walk-er Dailey each finished with two hits for the Jack-ets. Dailey had three RBIs.

Kyle Ramon improve to 4-2 overall in the vic-tory on the mound. He al-lowed two runs on six hits, striking out four in eight in-nings of work. Zach Mose-ley picked up his fourth save by pitching the final inning.

In Saturday’s doubleheader at Tyler, HPU fell 9-3 and 9-7.

Dohrman led the Jackets on the day, going 4-for-6 at the plate with an RBI and three walks. Quackenbush, Dai-ley and Cody Brown each had three hits on the day.

The Jackets had tied the first game at 3-3 in the top of the fourth but it was a five-run sixth inning by UT-Tyler that put game one out of reach for HPU. Adrian Acosta went 2.1 innings in the start, allowing three runs on four hits. Jonathan George recorded the loss in relief, al-lowing two runs on three hits in 3.1 innings. Boardman

Adams and Nathan Weyrauch finished out the final frame.

In game two, the Jack-ets took a 7-6 lead after a two-run top of the sixth. UT-Tyler scored two in the bottom of the inning to re-gain the lead and one in the eighth to lead 9-7. HPU had a runner on second and the tying run at the plate in the

ninth, but a fly out to right field ended the comeback.

Joshua O’Conner had the no decision in the start, going 3.1 innings and allowing six runs on just four hits. Shawn Brody recorded the loss in relief, allowing two runs on five hits in 2.1 innings. Tyler Colburn threw 2.0 frames al-lowing one run on three hits.

Note: Danyel Bradley was a two-year All-America basketball player at How-ard Payne during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

Is ball really life?To some, ball is every-

thing. To some ball is nothing.Ball can be life because it’s

something you invest all your time in doing. It builds up rela-tionships with teammates, and some of them end up being your friends. It takes you away from the harsh realities of life and problems that some peo-ple turn to drugs and crime for.

Ball keeps some individu-

als from destroying their lives to senseless activities. Ball saves kids from end-

ing up in a grave somewhere.But then again, ball

can break up many

relationships. Ball can lower self-esteem and self-confi-dence when forced into it.

Playing ball should be a choice. No one should ever be forced into it. Like who ever wants to be?

Ball is supposed to be fun. Ball is for enjoyment – even if it becomes a job.

But in reality, ball isn’t life. If ball was life, then everything we do in this world could be decided off of what we do with an or-ange ball. Ball just isn’t life.

Ball is like life. We can compare the two in many as-pects and different perspec-tives. But ball is just ball.

Ball is a sport or a hob-by. It’s something you choose to want to do.

People invest their lives

trying to get into the league, but is ball still life when they retire? Is ball still life when you lost everything because of all the times missed with fam-ily and friends? Is ball still life when you run out of money to take care of yourself and some-times family – if you have one?

Is ball still life when you are physically not capable of walking to your car any-more? And most importantly, is ball still life when you have the rest of your life to live?

Ball is much like life, but it could never be life. Life is something given. You are given life. Ball is something earned and a privilege to play by man (and woman).

All these things can express how ball is like life. But never would I believe that ball is life.

Ball is like life, but it’s not really life

Photo by Andria GarzaHPU’s Noah Payne rips a pitch during a recent home game.

Danyel Bradley

Guest columnist

Courtesy PhotoDanyel Bradley against UT Dallas in the 2015-2016 season.

HPU listed among 50 most beautifulChristian college campuses worldwide

In 2015, Howard Payne University was listed as one of the 50 most beautiful Christian college and university campus-es in the world by the Christian Universities Online (CUO).

After the website, chris-tianuniversitiesonline.org, published its first list of the 25 most beautiful Christian col-lege campuses in the U.S. in 2014, it decided to expand its study to all Christian universi-ties in the world that are mem-bers or member-eligible for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

HPU was listed as the No. 30 most beautiful Christian university campus on the list. The competition included larger universities with breath-taking views – like Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California; Covenant Col-lege on Lookout Mountain in Georgia; and Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan.

The Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom caught the attention of the publishers of the online list. Publishers described its glass frontage and castle – inspired architecture as gleaming glass frontage as “something from a fairy tale.”

The structure was built in 1890. It was originally part of the Daniel Baker College un-til the college amalgamated with Howard Payne Univer-sity in 1953. After which, it was renovated in the 1960s to be the building it is today.

The building and the whole of the campus would not be listed as one of the most breathtaking cam-puses that it is today with-

out the constant attention of Grounds Department of HPU.

“It was an honor to be on the list as one of the most beauti-ful campuses in the world. We were shocked and appreciative of it. It was well-deserved, as hard as the Grounds Depart-ment staff works day in and day out to keep the campus up. It gave us an assurance that what we do is being rec-ognized, not just here, but out-side of the university as well,” said Casey Cox, Grounds Department coordinator.

With a comparably small team of workers covering the university grounds, they still get a lot done. Cox explained a few of the many chores of keeping up the HPU grounds:

“There’s a lot that goes into keeping the campus nice. We don’t just show up every day and cut the grass. From all of the trash removal across the university, maintaining 10 acres of athletic facilities while juggling around all practice

and workout schedules, set-ting up for events on campus and more, there’s a lot to it.”

The department’s work has not only been noticed by the CUO, but also by HPU students like Jaclyn Bonner, junior presiding senator of the Student Government As-sociation, president of the Gamma Beta Phi organization.

“I like our campus. I think that it is really beautiful. Espe-cially this time of the year when everything is so green. It really offsets the red bricks nicely. I also think that the Academy is really cool. It’s really unique and it’s interesting to be able to say that part of our campus has a castle on it,” Bonner said.

“I like driving past it on Austin Avenue. Sometimes I have to make sure that I keep my eyes on the road because it’s so nice to look down on the campus grounds as I am driving by,” she said.

Dee Dyson, sophomore and recent transfer from

Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri, said: “I think the college listing is accurate. When the sun hits the cam-pus grounds at the right time of day, it’s really beautiful.”

Many people have captured the beauty of Howard Payne’s campus over the years – through pictures, art or description, alike – and that will continue for the many years to come.

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lazhay winn

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YJ File PhotosLeft: The Academy of Freedom buildingAbove: The Bell Towers aerial view.Below: Old Main, Muse Plaza and Mall.