Students living in Universi-ty Hall have complained about finding mold in their air vents and becoming ill.

A total of 15 reports were filed, and 15 rooms were con-taminated. Tests show that lev-els were not very high, but the mold is the cause of the illnesses.

The first maintenance request was submitted on Sept. 9 from students on the fourth floor. The request stated: “There is mold growing in our bathroom and the air vents in the rooms. All four of us are becoming sick and this problem needs to be fixed as soon as possible.”

Elyse Rucker, freshmen …., said, “I’ve seen pictures, but no one has told me that there is. This scare really has had me doubt the level of safety the campus, maintenance and health inspectors have in mind for the students of ASU.”

Rucker said she is not posi-

tive there actually is mold in the buildings, and her resident ad-viser or any other staff member has never informed her of an issue.

U-Hall is 49-years-old, and Vice Chancellor of Student Af-fairs Rick Stripling noted the building doesn’t have the most up-to-date climate control.

A similar case concerning mold in the dorms appeared in 2006. The death of a student who was living in Kays Hall raised questions about similar mold concerns from students also living in the dorm. The student died over Thanksgiv-ing break from pneumonia, but the parents believed the mold that was said to be in the dorm rooms was the cause, according to the KAIT8 News website.

A preliminary report fol-lowing the accusations of the parents stated the mold in the dorm was not a health risk to the students. The problem has reappeared in University Hall, though.

Random samples were taken from Kays Hall and no mold was found, however there have been reports of students receiv-ing medical treatment for vari-ous bacteria and spider bites.

St. Louis environmental lab-oratory EMSL Analytical Inc. conducted mold tests and de-termined different molds were

present in the samples.For at least the next two

weeks, in-house maintenance staff will be inspecting and cleaning the problem areas. Un-less notified of a specific room where mold is present, workers will systematically clean the fan coil units for each air condition-er one floor at a time. Outside

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Provost and Vice Chancel-lor for Academic Affairs Lyni-ta Cooksey allayed faculty fears over rumored college and de-partment mergers Friday in an emotionally tense Faculty Sen-ate meeting. The provost said Shared Governance procedures are being followed in the dis-cussions for university restruc-turing, and assured senators that no definite changes have been made to the colleges.

However, change is com-ing, according to Cooksey, and ASU will “have no choice” but to adapt to a new age in higher education.

Enrollment in A-State has dropped by less than two per-cent, according to Cooksey, re-sulting in a loss of $1.2 million for fall 2014. The decrease in students at A-State reflects a larger trend in higher education statewide, which has seen a drop of one percent since this time last year, according to a Sept. 18 report by the Arkansas Depart-ment of Higher Education.

As a result of the loss of funds and students, the ASU Board of Trustees has been looking into ways to make the campus more effective, including potential-ly merging several colleges to bring the number of officially recognized colleges at A-State from nine down to five.

The decrease in state funds to colleges and universities will necessitate more collaboration between A-State colleges to

ensure educational standards are met. According to Cooksey, A-State may not have enough funds for adjunct professors in the spring semester, meaning tenured faculty could be leading more online classes and seeing more students in traditional classes.

“We have a very narrow win-dow to make these changes. There are doors and windows closing on us in terms of oppor-tunities,” she said.

According to Cooksey, no faculty members stand to lose their jobs if the university is re-structured. College deans will

feel the changes most severely. “I realize this is a serious thing, but at some time we have to think about what’s best for the university,” the provost said. “At the end of the day, it’s really all about the students.”

Tensions have been tight among faculty following noti-fications to college deans about the potential restructuring and merging of several ASU-Jones-boro colleges. A-State currently has nine colleges, far more than other universities of similar size. One solution being considered is the combination of colleges to save money and provide inter-

disciplinary education.However, discussions on

potential mergers have been perceived by many faculty as fact, according to Bill Smith, executive director of marketing in the Office of University Ad-vancement. “It’s not a done deal. It’s being discussed,” Smith said. “People interpret these deci-sions as finalities.”

Faculty members of the Col-lege of Education and Behav-ioral Science were disturbed and distraught when they received email notification of presumed changes and major downsizing

Mold found in dorms causes health concerns for residents and staff

An A-State golf player was dis-missed from the team Friday after being arrested and charged with first-degree sodomy with serious physical injury involving an inci-dent with a 15-year-old male in Kentucky.

Dayton Jones, 20, a junior of Hopkinsville, Ky., was also charged with distribution of matter por-traying a sexual performance by a minor, use of a minor in a sex per-formance and promoting a minor in a sex performance, according to the Christian County Jail’s inmate information.

A recorded video of an alleged gang rape of the 15-year-old was shared among cellphones, which led to the incident being investi-gated by Christian County sheriff ’s department.

Four other males, who report-edly also were involved in the Oct. 12 attack on the 15-year-old, face similar charges. All are reported to be from the Hopkinsville area.

Jones transferred to A-State this fall from Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill., where he was also a member of the golf team. He only played in one game with A-State’s team and was dismissed Friday immedi-ately following notification of the charges.

The investigation into the inci-dent is still open.

A representative of A-State’s Athletic Department said, “Dayton Jones has been dismissed from the men’s golf team. Any further in-formation regarding Dayton Jones will be released if and when it is ap-propriate. We will have no further comment due to FERPA regula-tions, and because it is now a legal matter.”

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Brett Whitman| Staff PhotographerMembers of the Faculty Senate vote to form a committee for Organizational Restructuring during Friday’s meeting.

Denise Goldstein| Staff PhotographerMold was found in dorms in the residence of University Hall. There have been multiple reports of mold findings and illnesses believed to be caused by the mold.

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A-State to hold gubernatorial debate

A-State will be holding the 2014 gubernatorial debate in Centennial Hall of the Carl Reng Stu-dent Union tonight. Republican candidate Asa

Hutchinson will face democratic candidate Mike Ross in a debate to see who will serve better as the

next governor of Arkansas. The doors will be open from 6-6:45 p.m., and

seating is first-come-first-serve. The event will start at 7 p.m.

Admission is free, but tickets must be ac-quired. Tickets are available at the NEA Political Animals, Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce and KAIT. The medeators will be Co-Chairs of the NEA Political Animals, Andrea Allen and L.J.

Bryant. The debate will be shown on KAIT 8.2 and

online at www.KAIT8.com. We will be live tweeting and streaming photos

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will follow immediately after the debate at www.ASUherald.com. We will also be including more

details in next week’s issue.

Texas Republican guberna-torial candidate Wendy Da-vis found herself in hot water recently when she released a controversial political advertise-ment.

The ad criticized opponent Greg Abbott for his stance on injury lawsuits after he received money from a suit for his own injury in 1984.

This ad became controversial due to the use of an image of an empty wheelchair throughout the commercial.

Abbott, who has been par-alyzed since 1984 and must use a wheelchair, called this ad “desperate and despicable,” and many people agree.

The message and the propa-gation of Abbott’s story prove a common and demeaning stereo-type about disabled individuals is still in practice today.

The view still seems to be that all people with disabilities are victims and are suffering or struggling in some way.

The word “disability” is used often, especially when politi-cians are vying for votes during election season.

Candidates are often eager to defend their stances on social security and disability programs while simultaneously attacking their opponents’ views on the same issue.

We like to think we have moved beyond discriminating against individuals with disabil-ities, and rather accept and help them through social programs.

But have we truly stopped the discrimination?

The problem we face with this issue is rooted in how we view disabilities.

The word disability is defined as “a condition that damages or limits a person’s physical or mental abilities,” according to Webster’s Dictionary.

This label is in itself harm-ful in the way that it frames our thoughts on people with disabil-ities.

It can make us view people with physical or mental condi-tions as less able, and sometimes as less of a person than someone without the label.

This is clearly a harmful way to frame these conditions.

One of the most import-ant men in American history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, re-fused to appear in front of the American public or in public photographs in his wheelchair after suffering from polio that left him paralyzed from the waist down.

He knew that he might be taken less seriously because of his condition.

This great man who led our nation through some of the most crucial moments in its history was no less influential or integral to American society

after his illness, and yet he re-fused to be photographed in the wheelchair for fear of appearing weak, or less able.

His example drives home the fundamentally flawed idea that still resides in the American public today.

We view those with disabil-ities stereotypically, as being less of a person, being a hero by overcoming a disability, or a vic-tim of a terrible accident.

We as a society need to change our stance on how we view those with what we call “disabilities.”

Simply offering services to those who may need physical or social assistance is not enough if we still view these men and women as flawed individuals.

Life deals every single per-son in the world a unique hand of trials, successes, setbacks and opportunities, and it is time that we learn to respect these differ-ences and aid others without pity nor special praise, and in-stead view one another as indi-viduals with different experienc-es and abilities.

With autumn in full gear, a plethora of new and returning programs are on television every night.

From compelling dramas like “How to Get Away with Mur-der” to side-splitting comedies like “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” chances are there is at least one television show you are hooked on.

The problem is the average college student doesn’t normally have the schedule to accommo-date a habit that takes away an hour or two every weeknight.

Luckily, services like Hulu and Netflix have stepped up to allow time-shifted viewing.

Rather than being forced to tune to Fox every Friday at 8, you can catch the new “Gotham” on Sunday afternoon when you have the time.

The raw truth is, television simply isn’t fulfilling the needs of viewers anymore.

The modern viewing audi-ence has more sporadic habits than the audience of the past.

Throughout the 60s and 70s, evenings were a wonderful time to watch TV because lighter

work schedules made for more leisure time at night.

When Generation X entered the workforce, however, it be-came much more common to bring work home and evening leisure time during the week decreased.

Unfortunately, major televi-sion networks have kept sim-ilar viewing schedules making viewing a favorite show more difficult.

Online streaming services allow you to watch whatever,

whenever.Further, television is no

longer free like it was for our grandparents.

According to Consumer Re-ports, the average cable televi-sion bill in the United States is $86 each month.

Compared to Netflix and Hulu who have a combined monthly price of $15.98, there is a serious problem with cable.

The reason cable is so expen-sive is because it forces custom-ers to pay for every channel in a package, not just what they watch.

Cable service providers also put more desired channels in higher-priced packages, forcing customers to pay for even more options they may not want and never watch.

The reason streaming ser-vices are so cheap is because they only have to pay for what shows are actually viewed.

This á la carte viewing is much more economical for the average viewer.

Streaming services have been quickly adapting over the last few years in order to properly

meet consumer needs. Cable and satellite compa-

nies have not been adapting. Cable companies like Com-

cast and Suddenlink consistent-ly receive poor customer service ratings and are often listed on “Worst Companies Ever” lists.

Big television is weaker than ever and it is clearly time for a change.

Nearly every technology gets outdated and replaced by some-thing newer and more attuned to culture.

Just as the radio was slow-ly phased out of being the sole source of entertainment in the home, it is time for big television to step aside and allow stream-ing services such as Netflix and Hulu to fill in the gap that the country has for entertainment.

Online streaming cannot fully take the place of television, because it lacks such TV neces-sities of live sports, live news and critical weather alerts.

Streaming services can, how-ever, apply a healthy market pressure on television compa-nies which will result in lower prices and better services for all.

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On September 30, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first diagnosis of Ebola in the United States. Instantly the nation responded.

Following the announcement came a flood of analyses and commentaries from medical experts to news anchors to anyone whose voice sounded good saying the word “Ebola.”

Even before the official press conference, it seemed everyone had to weigh in on the seriousness of the deadly virus sweeping through West Africa and making its way across the world.

As calm as CDC director Tom Frieden wants everyone to be, the message of the media has been one of fear and impending doom.

And why not? Ebola has a 53% mortality rate, deals with gross bodily fluids and currently has no FDA-approved treatment, let alone a cure or a preventative vaccine. It’s the perfect formula for a violent pandemic.

Unfortunately, as horrible of a virus as Ebola can be, the rhetoric follows the same narrative as in previous years with viruses such as West-Nile, bird flu and swine flu.

And just like in previous years, Ebola will more than likely pass without the pandemic the media is expecting.

To further understand this, it is important to examine the vast differences between health conditions in periphery countries, such as those in Africa, versus core countries such as the United States.

Sanitary and health care conditions provide the most obvious contrast. Developed nations such as the United States have strict protocols in place to prevent the spread of illnesses, based on years of research.

In fact, the only cases of Ebola in the United States involved cases in which the CDC has admitted that protocols were violated.

It is also important to remember that the chances of contracting Ebola are low to begin with.

As the CDC has continually stated, the only way to contract the virus is by direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone who already has Ebola, and only when that person is showing symptoms.

One of the reasons so many in African nations have been contracting Ebola is the cultural tradition of family members handling contagious bodies of the diseased, a custom not widely practiced in the United States.

Combined with a lack of quarantine enforcement in these areas and a fear of turning oneself into a health care center, the disease has been able to spread much quickly than it would have in other parts of the world.

It is ironic that the media has latched onto Ebola when there are so many other diseases that pose a serious threat to the United States and the world.

Each year, seasonal flu strains usually cause 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide, and Tuberculosis causes 1.3 million annual deaths according to the World Health Organization.

There is no denying that Ebola is a serious disease. And the virus, like any other, has the potential to have dire consequences for the United States and the rest of the world.

However, it is important to look beyond the fear tactics used by the media and those around us and realize that the chances of contracting Ebola are still very slim when taking the precautions suggested by health officials.

And with the most recent outbreak, there may be a silver lining of treatments and a potential cure, but only if we do not die of fear before we can overcome it.

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Denise Goldstein| Staff Photographer Construction continues this week on the new stadium. Secondary pillars were erected on the sites skeletal structure.

A-State creates smart campus app for android users on campus

Biology plant digitization project puts A-State on map

Student activity center construction update

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Construction on the Stu-dent Activity Center begun with the start of this semester is quickly progressing toward its March 2015 completion date.

The structure is a 78,000-square-foot facili-ty located next to Centenni-al Bank Stadium that will be utilized for various student activities and sports practices.

“It will provide a place for teams and organizations, in-tramural and official universi-ty alike, to practice when the weather is not ideal,” Fallon Mauldin, junior mechanical en-gineering major of Little Rock and SGA secretary, said. “Stu-dents will be able to exercise in the new facility in ways they cannot in the Red Wolf Center. It will also improve the overall

design and construction, said. According to Handwork,

the structure has a project-ed completion date of March 2015, and organizations will then have a schedule for when the facility will be available.

“The Student Activi-ties Board will be scheduling events for when athletics are not using the building,” he said.

Brackett Krennerich Ar-chitects of Jonesboro and Sparks Reed Architecture and Interiors of Tulsa, Okla. are the designers of the SAC.

The Student Activity Center is the first facility of a master plan to improve the eastern side of campus that will continue in the future. There is also a 58,000 square foot Athletic Operations Facility being planned that will be funded independently of the Student Activity Center, ac-cording to the A-State website.

appearance of the university because most large universities have a university similar to this. It also has the exact markings as the football field so the spirit squads and band can practice.”

The building is being fund-ed by an $11 million bond is-sue that was approved by the Board of Trustees last semester. This money included the cost of relocating the soccer complex, which was originally placed where the SAC is being built.

The construction is well underway and has reached some of the interior needs.

“The structural work is pro-gressing with the fire-proofing and interior painting ongoing. The rough-in utilities are com-plete and masonry block walls have begun. The roof and sid-ing installation will begin in the next weeks,” David Hand-work, director of planning,

In efforts to provide re-searchers across the nation with useful biological infor-mation about the plant diver-sity on campus, A-State has started digitizing specimens.

Travis Marsico, associate professor and curator of the STAR Herbarium at A-State, said the purpose of the project is to provide digital resources of specimen images and label its information to increase accessi-bility for researchers in other in-stitutions in the United States.

“Researchers all over the world now have access to the information we house in our herbarium,” He said. “We will be connecting through web portals over the next few months, and our data will be

included in many research proj-ects studying climate change impacts, biodiversity distri-bution and biogeography.”

Kari Harris, a biological sciences instructor, said ef-forts to get the plants digitized began back in January 2012.

“I graduated with my un-dergrad in December of 2011,” Harris said. “So, I started this as my master’s project in Jan-uary 2012 and at that time Marsico said, ‘okay we just submitted a grant from the or-ganization to digitize all the herbaria in the southeast, and if we get it, we will have very good funding for this project.’”

Harris said they didn’t get approved for the funding, but with support of the Col-lege of Science and Mathe-matics, that didn’t stop them from completing the project.

Marsico, said it took time and dedication to get this program where it is now.

“Kari Harris, my recently completed graduate student, along with many undergraduate research assistants, took digi-tal images of all 16,791 flower plant specimens from Arkan-sas in our collection,” Marsico said. “Then, they data based all of the label data, which include information such as collection date, collector, specific loca-tion and habitat description.”

Harris said a fellowship pro-gram taking place at the time provided them with student help. She said the bulk of the project was done this passed summer.

Fortunately, Marsico said they recently received fund-ing from the National Sci-ence Foundation to digitize not only at A-State, but eight

The writing center relocates for easier student access

The Arkansas State Univer-sity Writing Center has under-gone several changes this semes-ter to appeal to a wider range of students. A larger staff, more re-sources, and a new location are just some of the many changes the center has enacted to bring in more students struggling with their writing assignments.

The writing center, designed to help both students and faculty, had seen a decline in use in the last several years. Kristi Costel-lo, the current Writing Program director and assistant professor of rhetoric and composition, at-tributes this decline to a tricky location and a smaller staff.

“A year ago, we were locat-ed near the Honors College office, (which was) out of the way for many students,” Costel-lo said. “Our staff was small and had very little training.”

Costello joined the Writ-

ing Center staff last year and brought with her several new ideas on how to revamp the program. Beginning with a new web page, Costello also sought out graduate students from the English department to help take on the workload.

“We wanted to appeal to a broader range of students, and in order to take them on, we would need a larger staff,” she said.

Costello began training her staff more thoroughly, edu-cating them in hospitality and identifying their own strengths and weaknesses as writers. The center also saw a shift in loca-tion, moving from a small room only accessible outside of the li-brary to a larger center outfitted with a computer lab and offices.

“In previous years, stu-dents were apprehensive about visiting us. With our new location, students have easier access,” Costello said.

Students like junior En-glish major Nicole Logan of

Harrison have seen the ad-vantages of the new program, having sought help after meet-ing with a Writing Center tu-tor who visited her classroom.

“They are incredibly pro-fessional,” Logan said. “I’ve gone to them for help with several things from re-sumes to research projects.”

When classes began, the Writing Center sent staff mem-bers to over 60 classrooms in an effort to draw students in. This method worked, accord-ing to Costello, who said atten-dance has drastically improved.

“Since classes began this fall, we have tutored over 800 students,” Costello said.

Costello also attributes part of this success to their satel-lite offices in the engineering, business, agriculture, social work and history departments. Since August, Costello and her team have completed 12 presentations among these various programs. The presen-

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A-State recently released the new Smart Campus app for android users. According to the A-State website, the Smart Campus app was released ear-lier this year for iOS app store users, which is the app store used by apple product owners.

The SmartCampus app takes information from blackboard, self service, the A-State website, campus map, athletics and much more into a very interactive app.

“The app is nicely set up and easy to understand and navi-gate,” said Blake White, junior education major of St. Charles, IL. “The app could help me with a variety of things such as keep-ing me up-to-date with events on campus as well as finding buildings for new students.”

The ground-breaking app was developed by a team from the Center for Digital Initiatives at A-State led by Roshan Gau-tam, senior technology analyst for center for digital initiatives.

Gautam said the team want-ed to consolidate all of the in-formation students needed into one app for mobile devices.

“In the beginning, we were trying to do something for fa-cilities people so they can record complaints and manage what-

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to their college earlier in the semester. Most problematic for some were the ideas that faculty had not been consulted in making these decisions, and proper Shared Governance procedures had not been fol-lowed in creating sweeping changes to university struc-ture.

“There’s this sense of con-fusion about what the inten-tions are and about what the problems are. It’s hard to keep up,” said Mitch Holifield, sen-ator for the College of Edu-cation and Behavioral Science. “I’m really not certain, what are the problems? How are (the changes) going to make us better as a university?”

Cooksey apologized to ed-ucation faculty for the lack of communication and said the email containing the informa-tion in question did not come from administration offices, but from the college’s interim dean.

“It is still the College of Education and Behavioral Science. There have not been any changes,” she said.

John Pratte, dean of the College of Sciences and Math-ematics, has also seen evidence of faculty concerns. “We’re all in fact-finding mode. Faculty have been involved every step of the way,” he said.

Cooksey said any decisions of merging colleges are still preliminary and the concepts are under discussion.

Talk of adjustments to the College of Engineering, many of whose faculty feared the loss of accreditation if merg-er rumors proved true, is also still speculation. If currently accredited programs lose their certification status because of mergers, many students could see the value of their degrees disintegrate.

Cooksey said concerns for students will be the priority in whatever course of action

the university decides to take. “Whatever we decide to do, the students will come first,” she said.

Curriculum relevance could be improved by combining col-leges with similar disciplines. “Degrees need to serve today and serve the future. Some-times that means we have an accredited program that has outlived its use,” the provost said. She stressed university leadership is taking a compre-hensive look at restructuring, and said every vice chancellor is working to help.

“We’re trying to be pro-active,” Cooksey said. “We’re trying to look down the road. If we don’t prepare, we’ll be out of choices.”

Prior to Cooksey’s address, senators approved a motion to create a Faculty Senate com-mittee to investigate universi-ty changes and explore options for potential restructuring. The committee will include

a tenured faculty-nominated representative from every col-lege as well as one chair and one dean from the Chair and Deans’ Councils.

At the last meeting, sena-tors requested chair Julie Isaa-cson to have discussions with administrative leaders about the organizational restructur-ing. Her report encourages senators to look at new options for ASU. “I think they want to hear what faculty think and why. I think they want us to think outside the box,” Isaac-son said. “Maybe the structure we have is what we need. But maybe it isn’t. Just because this is the way we are doesn’t mean it’s the way we should be.”

A decision on college merg-ers must be made by February in order to make appropriate budget allocations.

Cooksey said it is possible that no changes may be made following university evalua-tion.

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Brett Whitman | Staff PhotographerLynita Cooksey, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Reasearch, discusses the reasoning for possible organizational resturc-turing in Friday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

ever system they use,” Gautam said. “The more we explored the options and what’s going on on campus, we thought we should do this for students, fac-ulty and parents first then keep adding more features for facil-ities and other departments.”

A-State is an Apple product friendly campus. All incoming freshman are required to have iPads for their “first year experi-ence class”, and Apple desktops can be found all over the Dean B. Ellis library. The IT Store also sales a variety of apple products.

“Our campus is more iP-hone or iOS oriented. They (A-State) even provide iPads

for the students for FYE cours-es, so that’s why we developed this for iOS first,” Gautam said. “Also, because we developed this in house, we have a limited team and limited developers.”

He said he could not find enough skilled workers on campus or other developers to work on the android app, so he created it on his own.

When creating the A-state SmartCampus app for android users, Gautam had to start from scratch and make the app all over again. Because of this there are a few differences between the two versions of the app.

“They have all the same

features; the only difference right now is the iOS app can share, comment, and “like” facebook posts and retweet or reply on twitter, but that’s not possible with the android app right now. It is in the works, though” Gautam said.

The work is not over for Roshan and his team. They are still working and adding new features to the app to make it better for students at ASU.

The A-State SmartCam-pus app can be found for free on the iOS app store for iP-hones and the android ver-sion can be found at the Goo-gle play store for download.

other colleges across the state.“We will need to buy

some new equipment, train the curators and collections managers on the digitiza-tion techniques and hire students to begin the imag-ing process of all the spec-imens,” Marsico said. “Full imaging should begin with-in the next few months.”

“There are so many things

accessible on the inter-net, so many databases out there, so anything that we can provide for them makes it more useful,” Harris said.

Other Arkansas partici-pating institutions with her-baria are Henderson State University, Hendrix Col-lege, University of Arkan-sas, University of Arkan-sas-Monticello, University

of Central Arkansas and the Arkansas Natural Heri-tage Commission, accord-ing to the A-State website.

In turn, Harris said the data the biology depart-ment adds, no matter how small it may be, will put the university’s name out there.

However, Marsico said it will benefit North-east Arkansas as well.

tations were structured like writing conferences and were geared toward helping students strengthen their writing skills.

“Students going into techni-cal fields may not have the stron-gest writing abilities,” she said.

Costello also placed emphasis on a re-vamped online presence.

“We updated and restruc-tured our website, and we have also extended our office hours online,” she said. “Stu-dents can participate in Skype tutoring Mondays through Thursdays from 7-9 p.m.”

According to the Writing Center’s website, the program can also be found on Face-

book and Twitter. Costel-lo hopes to use their social media presence to appeal to students who are hesitant to visit the Writing Center.

“We want these students to know that it is okay to ask for help from us, and we have made ourselves avail-able to them,” she said.

Writing Center, Continued

cational Rights and Privacy Act, is a federal privacy law that gives students (or parents in the case of minors) certain protections with regard to their children’s educa-tion records, such as report cards, transcripts, disciplinary records,

contact and family information and class schedules, according to the U.S. Department of Education website.

According to Christian Coun-ty Jail, all information about Jones was sent to the University Police

Department, which is not releas-ing any information until the in-vestigation is closed.

Jones is currently being held in the Christian County Jail on a $1 million bond, and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

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JAMIE ALVORDSTAFF WRITER

Organizations across North America have been using Greek letters to identify themselves since 1776. We would all like to think that Greeks got their start from being gods and goddesses, but in reality, it all started with the men of Phi Beta Kappa in Williamsburg, Va., who chose their name and letters based on their secret motto “Philosophia Bios Kybernethes” or “Philoso-phy is the guide to life.”

After the great success in creating a working harmony of men in PBK, other groups be-gan sprouting across the nation bearing their own Greek sym-bolism. There are now hun-dreds of Greek chapters in the U.S., and probably just as many myths about what Greek life really is.

Myth: Going Greek takes up an ungodly amount of time.

“It takes up as much time as you let it,” said John Scott Shepard, sophomore accounting major and Kappa Alpha Order of Dumas. “I’m not required to spend any time with (my broth-ers), I choose to do it. It’s some-thing I want to do. I go to the house every day, and everyone that lives with me is a brother.”

“I went Greek knowing that it would take up a lot of my time, but I still have time to do things that I enjoy,” said Daniel Klopfenstein, freshman nursing major and Alpha Tau Omega of Little Rock. “I’ve loved every second of Greek life, and have no regrets about joining.”

Myth: Going Greek means buying your friends. “I can see where people would get that, that’s what I thought at first, until I went Greek,” said junior ag. business major Chance Johnson, Alpha Gam-ma Rho of England. “You do pay a lot and you are meeting a

lot of new people, but you aren’t buying your friends. That’s just a myth. Wherever you go, you really do fit in the most.”

“If making the lifelong friendships and memories means I’m paying for my friends, then I’m definitely not paying enough,” said Katie Weyer, Chi Omega of Jonesboro and soph-omore nursing major. “What people don’t understand is that our money goes towards our philanthropy, Make A Wish, as well as fraternities’ and other sororities’ philanthropies when we participate in their weekly events.”

Myth: Fraternities and so-rorities are just like they are portrayed on TV.

“If you’re in a fraternity, you learn about the history and brotherhood that they have on the inside, and it’s so much more than what it seems on the outside,” said Bryce Denker, as-sociate member of Lambda Chi

Alpha of Dumas and freshman international business major. “Everyone thinks the classic fraternity guy acts like a douche and always dresses nice, but joining showed me there’s ac-tually a lot of genuine guys that you meet that you would never meet otherwise. You make a lot of connections.”

“On television, sororities just seem like elitists. They seem like they’re out to get you, and back-stab you. In all reality, though, they are there to support you and be a genuine sister,” said Olivia Brown, Chi Omega of Jonesboro and freshman occu-pational therapy major.

Myth: Greeks are all stuck up.

“I definitely feel like that’s wrong,” said Devin Childers, Kappa Sigma of Beebe and sophomore interdisciplinary studies major. “In society, there will always be people that oth-ers think are stuck up, regardless

of being a fraternity or sorority member or not.”

“I honestly believe that there are some people who think they are better than everyone else because they are Greek. And those same people look down upon people who choose not to be a part of Greek life,” said Alex Scheffler, Alpha Gamma Delta of Piggott and junior ra-diological sciences major. “I also believe that there are peo-ple who couldn’t care less if you were a part of Greek life or not. If you’re a good person and are fun to be around, then they will want to be associated with you.”

“Greek life made me more social and made me want to speak to everyone,” said Robert Johnson, Kappa Sigma Psi of Little Rock and communication studies graduate student. “Greek life made me more genuine.”

Myth: Greeks don’t care about their GPA’s.

“I know that personally our

chapter-wide GPA is a 3.0. Scholar is the first word in our motto, and that’s our main fo-cus,” said Nathan Bailey, Pi Kappa Alpha and sophomore business administration major of Jonesboro. “You don’t come to college to party, you come to get a degree and Greek life doesn’t interfere with that. I think going Greek has actually helped (me).”

“To be in Greek life, you have to have a certain GPA anyway,” said Kara Taylor, Zeta Tau Alpha of Bryant and fresh-man nursing major. “It’s just like being in a sport: you can’t have a 1.5 and expect to play. If you want to be in the activities and participate, you have to keep a certain scholastic standard for yourself.”

Myth: Frat guys only want to hook-up.

“I find it kind of comical. That’s definitely not the only thing we want to do. That’s not why I joined a fraternity at all,”

said Caleb Cornelious, Sigma Chi of Jonesboro and soph-omore criminology major. “If someone joined for that, and that’s the only reason, that’s ri-diculous. Our standards as a fraternity and as men go a lot deeper than that.”

Myth: Sororities are full of drama.

“Conflict is inevitable when you have any group of individ-uals together, but when you are working towards the betterment of the community it seems irrel-evant. I don’t feel as if drama is a large factor in my organization,” said Michelle Treat, Delta Zeta of Sherwood and senior crimi-nology and psychology major. “I’ve been in a sorority for three years and I couldn’t be happier with my time as a member.”

Myth: Hazing is everywhere in Greek life.

“I think the myth that Greek life hazes is completely false,” said Morgan Cannon, soph-omore social work major and Alpha Omicron Pi of Para-gould. “Greek life is a great way for networking, serving others, thriving in academics, building leadership skills and making friends that will last a lifetime.”

“The way I see it, why would I want to beat you if you’re go-ing to be my brother one day? That’s not a brotherhood. I don’t even know what to call that,” said Forrest Jones, Sigma Chi of Marion and senior clinical labo-ratory sciences major.

“Well, I didn’t know the truth about (hazing) coming in, but now that I’m in, I know it’s not true,” said Trevor Grubb, associate member of Pi Kappa Alpha of Piggott and freshman biology pre-vet major. “I see that there’s no point behind it any-way because you want to build mutual respect among everyone. The real truth is that members have respect for associate mem-bers, and if it seems like hazing is happening, it is dealt with abruptly and appropriately.”

Myth: There are no advan-tages to joining.

“There are actually so many advantages to joining a Greek organization. One of the biggest advantages I’ve experienced is all of the opportunities I’ve had to get involved,” said Courtney Francois, Zeta Tau Alpha of Little Rock and sophomore bi-ology major. “Everyone in our organization is passionate about our school and this town.”

“I feel like (having no advan-tages to joining) is a biased myth or point of view,” said Camden English, Sigma Pi of Searcy and senior business economics and finance major. “For example, joining a fraternity has given me the opportunity to connect and meet important political figures, like Mike Beebe. ”

“Going Greek has allowed me to have the opportunity to meet some amazing people as well as strengthen my leader-ship skills,” said Kyle Moore, Lambda Chi Alpha of Cabot and sophomore physical edu-cation major. “It also allows me to help make the community a better place.”

Jamie Alvord | Staff Photographer(L-R) Ellen Hakenwerth of Alpha Gamma Delta, Hannah Zachary of Alpha Omicron Pi, Lexa Fley of Chi Omega, Vanessa Thompson of Delta Zeta and Lindsey Lamb of Zeta Tau Alpha show panhellenic support before Friday’s Greek Goddess event in the Student Union.

Mythbusters: Greek life edition

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Lindsey Mills| Staff PhotographerThe men’s cross country team prepares to run an 8K at the UALR Invi-tational in Little Rock. The A-State cross country team competed in two events over the weekend, splitting the men’s and women’s teams ac-cross the two competitions.

COURTESY OF THE ARKANSAS STATE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

A-State Cross Country ran their last race over the weekend before the conference championship taking place in two weeks on Nov. 2th in Mobile, Ala.

The team was split with one group in Little Rock, and with seven men and seven women representing A-State in Terre Haute, Ind.

In Terre Haute the La Vern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course was muddy and soft below the grass after receiving eight inches of rain the week coming up to the meet.

That made the goal of the meet to have a hard effort and not focus on running personal bests.

The meet had a blue and a white race for both men and women.

Of the two, the blue was more prestigious, with higher regionally and nationally ranked teams.

The women’s team competed in the blue race while the men competed in the white race.

The Lady Red Wolves finished 39th in the 43-team strong race in the blue division.

Georgetown won the meet with a team score of 110 points.

Rachel Johnson of Baylor won the race in 20:21:1 min.

Senior Rexi Parcells lead the team with a time of 22:00:04 min placing 93rd in the meet. Parcells was closely followed by junior Abbey Dixon who placed 103rd with a time of 22:07:3 min.

After Dixon, senior Tilda Helgesson was the third finishing runner for the Red Wolves with a time of 22:44 placing 197th.

To close up the scoring runners for the Lady Red Wolves, freshman Arnica Zitting ran it in 23:19:4 min. placing 253rd place, and senior Bailey Eller in 23:27:8 min. placing 263rd.

“Rexi Parcells and Abbey Dixon ran with confidence from the get go,” Head Cross Country Coach Kyle Chandler said.

“They had a race plan and executed it well. The experience they gained racing here last year definitely showed. The level of competition was very high and should help our women’s team as they move into focusing on the conference meet,” Chandler said.

The men’s team finished in 26th place in the white men’s race in Terre Haute with a score of 721 points.

Indiana University won the white race with a score of 164 points.

Junior Wil Norris was the top finisher for the Red Wolves placing 99th with a time of 26:34 min.

Norris was followed by sophomore Zachary VanGundy running in 27:26 min. placing 152nd and junior

Lance Beckman with 27:33:5 min., placing 161st.

“I thought Wil Norris ran well leading us up front, and I also thought Zach VanGundy really ran smart,” said Chandler.

The last two scoring runners for A-State were freshman Josh Wojciechowski running a time of 27:38 min. and placing 163rd, and junior Drew Mueller, who ran in 27:42:5 min. placing 166th in the 193 strong field.

“Overall, we learned some good things about the men’s team today which should help us in preparing for conference in two weeks,” Chandler said.

The second part of the A-state cross country team was not missing from the weekend’s action as the next six runners on the men’s side and next five for the women traveled to the UALR Invitational.

Held at Rebsamen Park Golf Course in Little Rock, the

invitational consisted of nine men’s teams and 13 women’s teams.

The men were led to a second place finish on the 8k course amongst the division one teams by sophomore Rhett Raibley who finished 33rd in the 94-person field in a time of 27:41.4.

Freshmen Brennan Koester followed with 27:58.2 to garner 66th place.

Other placements for the Red Wolves include Andre Walker, 49th; Cain Farnam, 56th; Roosevelt Barnett, 58th; and Denton Postlewait, 68th.

The men’s team scored 50 behind UALR’s perfect score of 15.

This was the final race for those not competing at the Sun Belt Conference Championship in two weeks.

“We ran really well, we ran our hearts out,” said Koester. “It was a good way to end the end the season.”

The women’s team finished third against the other division one schools with a score of 69 behind UALR, 24, and Missouri State, 33.

Top finisher for the A-state women was sophomore Brianne Murphy placing 27th with a 5k time of 19:31.8.

Behind Murphy was

teammate Lindsey Mills in 19:51.9, crossing the finish line in 32nd place.

Rounding out the women’s team finishes was Zoie Wilson

in 34th with a time of 19:54.6, Natasha Smallwood in 51st with a time of 20:36.4 and Erin Nunan in 52nd with a time of 20:38.2.

A-State CC splits men’s and women’s squads over weekend races

Red Wolf RecapA look at the A-State games you might have missed

Soccer falls to Trojans

It’s always hard to lose, but to lose to an in-state rival is even harder.

The Red Wolves lost to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans 2-1 in Little Rock.

In what has been a strange trend for the Red Wolves as of late, an A-State defender scored and scored first.

The trojans led after the first half until freshman defender Nina Simon scored in the 49th minute on an across the box bomb that beat the keeper.

The game would go back and forth for the next half an hour until the Trojans made another breakthrough in the 79th minute when Amanda Lee couldn’t control a shot on goal and Quin Wilkes of UALR cleaned up the ball for a goal.

The failure of this game followed the same formula all the other losses have followed as the Red Wolves were outshot by the Trojans 26-15.

Only 5 of the shots by A-State were on goal. After the defeat, the Red Wolves fall to 4-12 on the year and 1-6 in the Sun Belt.

The Red Wolves will have a busy weekend when they host defending conference champion South Alabama on Friday and the Trojans of Troy on Sunday.

Men’s and Women’s Golf has active week

The Women’s golf team had an excellent weekend as they won the Lady Red Wolves Classic hosted here in Jonesboro.

Despite having the tourney shortened from three days to two due to poor weather, the Red Wolves dominated the 10 team field, beating the second place Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks by six strokes.

Sophomore Maci Arrington finished sixth with a combined 151 (74-77) overall.

Junior Abi Laker and senior Marie Coufignal finished one place behind Arrington in seventh place after both shooting a 152.

On the Men’s side, the Red Wolves traveled to Overland Park, Kan. to compete in the Bill Ross Intercollegiate, where they would finish sixth overall with a 615 combined.

Consistency was the key for A-Sate, who shot a 307 on the first day and a 308 on the second day.

It was an extremely tight field, with the Red Wolves finishing eight strokes behind second place, four behind fourth, and just two strokes behind the fifth place Central Arkansas Beas.

Freshman Tanner Napier and sophomore Matthew Loiacano led the team with a tie for 18th by shooting a 153.

Tennis competes at USTA/ITA Tournament

wThe Arkansas State women’s tennis team concluded play at the USTA/ITA Central Regional Tournament after dropping two singles matches and two doubles matches Friday at the Michael and Anne Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla.

A-State’s Tamara Slijepcevic faced off against Belen Luduena of Kansas and lost by a count of 6-2, 7-5 in the singles main draw.

Sabina Jeresic qualified for the main draw by winning two matches Thursday, but dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Wichita State’s Abby Stevens in the first round of the singles main draw.

The Red Wolves’ doubles duo of Slijepcevic/Julie Gauguery squared off against Wichita State’s Luca Pump/Aleksandra Trifunovic and fell by a count of 8-4, while A-State’s other pair of Jeresic/Jess Heeps-Eriksen dropped an 8-5 decision to UMKC’s pair of Dimitra Stavrianakou/Maddie Schulte.

Arkansas State returns to action Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Wofford Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C.

Football prepares for the Cajuns

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Denise Goldstein | Staff PhotographerMarkie Schaedig, sophomore of Little Rock, celebrates after successfully block-ing a free ball from Georgia State. Despite going 3-0 against the Panthers last week, the Red Wolves would struggle in all three games this week.

For the past three years, the winner of the Arkansas S tate-Louis iana-Lafayette football game has finished with a better overall record and won the Sun Belt Conference championship.

On October 21, A-State will travel to Lafayette, La. for a Tuesday night matchup against the Ragin’ Cajuns, and this game would appear to be no different from the Red Wolves-Ragin’ Cajuns matchups in pre-vious years.

The Wolves and the Cajuns are tied for the lead in the con-ference right now, and the win-ner of this matchup will take an important step towards a con-ference title.

Both teams are coming into this game with lots of momen-tum as they are both coming off of big conference road wins. The Ragin’ Cajuns defeated Texas State 34-10 last Tuesday, while the Red Wolves won 52-10 over Georgia State last Sat-urday.

This game could be a chance for A-State junior running

back Michael Gordon and the Red Wolves rushing attack to have a big day.

Louisiana-Lafayette is 89th in the nation in rushing yards given up per game. Gordon is leading the A-State attack with an astounding 9.4 yards per carry, and the Red Wolves are 29th in the nation in yards per game. A-State has a great op-portunity to attack the Ragin’ Cajuns with their rushing at-tack.

When the Red Wolves de-fense comes on the field, the Louisiana-Lafayette rushing attack is the number one thing A-State must stop. The Ragin’ Cajuns have multiple rush-ing threats, as three players have over 300 yards rushing and Louisiana-Lafayette ranks 44th overall in rushing yards.

While A-State is in for a tough challenge, they are well prepared to stop Lafayette. The Red Wolves run defense, led by senior middle lineback-er Qushaun Lee, is 27th in the nation and has been playing well all season. This battle of strength versus strength will definitely be a key component

to the game.The most important stat

in this game may be turn-overs. Both A-State and Lou-isiana-Lafayette have strug-gled with turnovers this year as A-State ranks 104th and the Ragin’ Cajuns rank 120th in turnover margin.

Whichever team is able to limit their turnovers best will have a very good chance of winning the game.

For the Red Wolves, junior quarterback Fredi Knighten leads the team into Lafayette.

Knighten has struggled with turnovers on the season, with three interceptions and five lost fumbles.

However, he was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week following the win over Georgia State and is coming off his best perfor-mance of the season.

If Knighten can carry over his excellent play from the pre-vious win to this game, A-State will be in a great position to win.

To watch the game, you can tune in to ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

Frustrating form: Volleyball stumbles through tough weekendAfter winning six matches in

a row, the A-State Red Wolves had a tough week, losing in all three of their matches.

The Red Wolves started out the week with a matchup versus a bitter rival, the UALR Trojans, in Little Rock. Unfortunate-ly, things did not go the Red Wolves’ way, as they were swept 3-0.

In the first set, A-State was able to fight to an early tie at 5-5. However, it all went down-hill from there, as UALR went on a 20-3 run and convincingly won the set, 25-8.

A-State responded, jumping out to a 10-9 lead in the second set. The Trojans overtook the Red Wolves and took a 21-16 lead. Not ready to quit, A-State fought back to tie the set at 21-21. The teams traded points and the set was tied at 23-23, but UALR scored twice in a row to win the set 25-23 and claim a 2-0 lead.

The third set was more of the same as the Red Wolves fought to a 10-10 tie, but then fell apart. UALR went on a 15-5 run to end the set to win the set 25-15, and the match 3-0.

“I was disappointed with how we started out the match. We competed really well in the second set and the effort was there,” said A-State volleyball coach David Rehr. “We fought hard and there were some things that happened that were out of our control, but we will work

hard in practice to get better before our trip to UT Arlington and Texas State this weekend.”

The Red Wolves travelled to Arlington, Texas on Friday to take on another Sun Belt rival in the UT Arlington Mavericks. While A-State played much better, they were unable to get the win as they lost a fierce 3-2 match.

Things started out well for A-State, as they battled with UT-Arlington to a 12-12 tie early in the first set. The Red Wolves built a five point lead at 21-17 after a service ace from senior outside hitter Sarah Kemp. However, the Mavericks responded with a 3-1 run to make it a 22-20 game. A-State went on to score the final three points of the set, to secure the win 25-20.

UT Arlington dominated the second set, never trailing, and won the set 25-16 to tie the match at 1-1.

A-State responded well by jumping out to a 10-5 lead in the third set. At three different points in the match, the Red Wolves led by eight points. They finally secured the win when a kill from A-State freshman middle blocker Jessica Uke gave A-State a 25-16 victory.

Leading 2-1, A-State had a chance to win the match, but failed to capitalize. The teams went back and forth early, and UT Arlington took a 14-13 lead. After that, the Maver-icks went on a 5-0 run to make the score 19-13 and they nev-

er looked back. UT Arlington won the set 25-20 and tied the match at 2-2.

The Red Wolves and Maver-icks went back and forth early in the final set, and A-State took a quick 6-5 lead. UT Arling-ton took over at this point, and

jumped out to a 14-11 lead. The Red Wolves called timeout and responded with two points, but could not complete the come-back. UT Arlington senior out-side hitter Taylor Goss closed out the set with a kill to give the

Mavericks a 15-12 set win and a 3-2 match win.

“We played good defense throughout the match, but were up and down on offense,” Rehr said after the game. “You could tell how up and down we were by the scores of each set. We let a winnable match slip out of our hands tonight.”

Things did not get much bet-ter for the Red Wolves, as they fell for the third time in a week when they travelled to San Mar-cos, Texas on Sunday to play the Texas State Bobcats.

The Bobcats controlled the first set from the start, jump-ing out to a 10-5 lead. A-State responded with a 5-3 run to make the score 13-10, but that was as close as they would get. Texas State called a timeout, re-grouped, and ran away with the win, 25-17.

The Red Wolves performed better in the second set, but the result was more of the same. Much of the game was tightly contested, but late in the game Texas State finally began to build a lead. A-State tried to get back in the game by calling a timeout when trailing 21-16, but it was too little too late as Texas State pulled away to win the second set 25-21.

A-State came out of inter-mission and opened up the third set on a positive note, building a 12-8 lead, and forcing a Bobcats timeout. The Red Wolves con-tinued to perform well, gain-ing a 19-14 lead to cause Texas State to call for another time-

out. At this point, the Bobcats began their comeback attempt. They were able to get within two points at 21-19 before A-State called for a timeout. The Red Wolves would not be stopped after that point, scoring four of the last six to win 25-21.

The Bobcats quickly built a 7-1 lead in the fourth match be-fore the Red Wolves called for a timeout. Texas State got their lead as high as seven at 12-5, but A-State responded with a 6-2 run to make the score 14-11 and force a Bobcats timeout. A-State continued to perform well as they came back to tie the game at 17-17. This was the beginning of a back and forth that eventually resulted in six ties in the set. The Red Wolves finally claimed their first lead of the set at 19-18. After a Bobcats score, A-State took another lead at 20-19, but they would never lead again after this point. The Bobcats scored three straight to take a 22-20 lead and force a Red Wolves timeout. A-State responded by tying the game at 23-23, to force a Bobcats tim-eout. Each team would score once to force another tie at 24-24, but A-State would not score again from that point on as the Bobcats won the set 26-24 and the match 3-1.

With these three loses, A-State falls to 11-8 on the season and 6-4 in Sun Belt play. The Red Wolves return to action next Friday in the Convocation Center at 7 p.m. when they take on Appalachian State.

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Blake Rylant| Guest PhotographerStudents and members of the Arkansas State University chapter of United Way throw up their Red Wolves with Coach Blake Anderson after he gets out of the dunk tank during Tuesday’s fund raiser. Coach Anderson joined United Way to help raise money for the people of Northeast Arkansas.

United Way holds dunk tank fund raiser

The A-State chapter of United Way held a fund raiser Tuesday on Heritage Plaza Lawn to raise money and

bring awareness to the United Way organization. A-State is the first

university in the state of Arkansas to have a United Way chapter. Tuesday’s

fund raiser was a dunk tank where students got to dunk Arkansas State’s very own Head Football Coach Blake

Anderson, Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir, Dean of the College of Business Shane Hunt, SGA Vice

President Brooks Jones and SGA President Logan Mustain. The event raised over $150 according student

president Jade Collins.

Lindsey Mills| Staff PhotographerShane Hunt, the dean of the College of Business and proud supporter of United Way of Northeast Arkansas, takes a turn in the dunk tank to help raise money for the organization on Tuesday at Heritage Plaza Lawn.

Lindsey Mills| Staff PhotographerNathan Lee, junior criminology major, steps up for a turn at the dunk tank during a fund raiser for United Way Tuesday on the Student Union’s Heritage Plaza.

Brett Whitman| Staff PhotographerRed Wolves Head Football Coach Blake Anderson gave his time and support by sitting in a dunk tank on Tuesday for the United Way fund raiser.

Brett Whitman| Staff PhotographerSenior Qushaun Lee of Pratville dunks his coach on Tuesday at the United Way Dunk Tank fund raiser on Heritage Plaza Lawn in front of the Student Union.

Blake Rylant| Guest PhotographerMallory Perry, senior business management major of Harrison, throws the first ball to drop coach Blake Anderson in the dunk tank at the United Way fund raiser Tuesday.