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To err is human. To x it is TNE Policy. Corrections can be found on Page 4.To report a correction call 918.444.2890. TNE Web site: www.nsunews.com
Volume 104, Issue 22 Tuesday, February 12, 2013 | Tahlequah, Okla. 74464
The Humane Society givesstudents an opportunityto volunteer.
See page 5
Softball season begins
RiverHawk softballteam looks forward to asuccessful season.
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NSUs Jazz Lab presents love song compilation
HSCC welcomes help
Carrie Moore/Contributing PhotographerThe NSU Community/University Chorus performs regularly
throughout the year. They will be featured in Songs of Love,Feb. 14 at the Jazz Lab.
Obama pushes for immigration reformJACCI ALWORDENTNE WRITER
President Obama is attempt-
ing to overhaul the immigration
policy.
Dr. Cheryl Van Den Handel,
assistant professor of political sci-
ence, said she thinks it is a broken
process.
Van Den Handel said the pro-
cess for gaining legal entry into
the U.S. is too slow and too long.
The immigration proposal
President Obama is trying to
push through the Senate and
House has four parts, or steps.
The rst step requires continu-
ous strengthening of our borders.
The proposal would strengthen
points of entry and give law en-
forcement ofcers the tools they
need to make the community
safer.
Van Den Handel said migra-
tion is a fact.
The U.S. has a long border
with Mexico, and one of the dif-
culties is the construction of a sys-
tem that determined immigrants
cannot get through.
While speculations of such
a system have been around for
years, many do not believe it is a
good idea.
I do not put a whole lot of
faith in a wall, said Dr. Daniel
Savage, associate professor of po-
litical science.
The second step would crack
down on the companies that hire
undocumented workers.
This would target the business-
es that are exploiting the system
and taking advantage of these il-
legal workers.
I think it is the employer who
is taking advantage of the situa-
tion, said Daniel Kinzie, NSU
alumnus.
Kinzie said he thinks it is wrong
because these businesses and pri-
vate employers are not paying
proper taxes, and he believes they
do not contribute to society.
The third step would hold
undocumented immigrants ac-
countable before they can earn
their citizenship, such as paying
taxes and a
HALEY STOCKSTNE WRITER
If Valentines Day is a dreaded
occasion, nd solace in Songs of
Love at the Jazz Lab Thursdayat 7 p.m.
The theme of all of the per-
formances for the evening is obvi-
ous, said Vaughn Roste, assistant
professor of music and commu-
nity choral conductor.
Roste said the event, much like
the holiday, is all about love.
The evening will be lled with
performances from students as
well as faculty.
Kriss Harris, pianist, will be
accompanying some of voiceinstructor Dr. Shannon Ungers
students.
I always love playing for the
students, said Harris.
Harris said it is a a neat oppor-
tunity for students and she is glad
to support.
The event has proven popular
in the past.
Roste said last year the event
was standing room only and ad-
vises attendants to arrive early for
seating.We are having a wide variety
of performances, said Roste.
One of our pieces is for choir
and French horn, and another
has the chorus in stereo around
the audience. It should be a re-
ally neat ex-
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Steps taken to strengthen U.S. borderspenalty.
They would also have to waitin line behind all the legal immi-
grants and learn English.
Van Den Handel said by giving
immigrants a pathway to citizen-
ship it makes more sense. The
idea of rounding them up and
kicking them out is silly.
Paul Astin, Encino, Calif. se-
nior, said we are trying to act like
America is some special club and
only the desirables are allowed.
The last step would streamline
the legal immigration system for
families, workers and employers.
The program would be ben-
ecial to anyone trying to im-
migrate, but it does look like it is
targeted to the Hispanic commu-
nity, said Kinzie.
Savage said he thinks a certain
portion of the program is tar-
geted to the Mexican community
but not all four steps.Steps two and three pave the
pathway to citizenship for illegals
that is denitely targeted to theMexican community.
Children of illegal immigrants
who have lived most their lives
here will be offered an expedited
earned citizenship pathway by
serving in the military or pursu-
ing a higher education.
Kinzie said he thinks it is a le-
gitimate way for them to earn citi-
zenship.
What better way to earn your
citizenship then to serve your
country, said Kinzie.
Kinzie said he thinks it is a fair
program and a good system.
Another area that President
Obama wants to improve is at-
tracting foreign students to stay in
the U.S.
This proposal would essentially
staple a green card to students
diplomas that graduate with mas-
ters degrees in science, technolo-gy, engineering and mathematics.
Many agree with this program
and have expressed their approvalof the proposal.
I think we should be trying to
keep these bright minds in our
country, and they will contribute
to society, said Kinzie.
Astin said a plaque at the base
of the Statue of Liberty reads in
part, Give me your tired, your
poor, your huddled masses yearn-
ing to breathe free, the wretched
refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tem-
pest-tost to me, I lift my lamp be-
side the golden door.
Is this not what America is
supposed to represent, said As-
tin. There is not an asterisk.
This issue, while complex, may
be one on the road to resolve for
the betterment of America.
We are all the children of im-
migrants, said Van Den Handel.
For more information, [email protected].
perience for
those in the audience.
Roste said there will be pieces
ranging from sixteenth century
madrigals up to modern pop
songs.
Select vocal solos from Mo-
zarts The Magic Flute will be
on the program as well.
The Magic Flute will be
performed in April by the Opera
Workshop class under the direc-
tion of Unger.
One of the pieces the choir isperforming is a charming piece
called Tableau de Razza, said
Roste. It is in Spanish, and talks
of a mothers unconditional love
for her child. While it is not a tra-
ditional love song you might hear
on Valentines Day, it is a song
about the most important love,
unconditional love, we can all re-
late to.
Roste said the penultimate
piece is by Eric William Barnum
and was commissioned in 2003
for the Student Composition
Competition, which he won.
Roste said this piece is an ex-
ample of the high-quality music
being written in our present day.The songs of love concert will
be a fantastic show, said Hansen
Johnson, Tahlequah freshman.
Not only will we hear the choirs
perform, but also many solo per-
formances prepared by students.
Johnson said he is very excited
to hear what his friends have been
working on.
This event provides a cost-
efcient opportunity for those
planning their Valentines Day
evening.
Tickets for the event are $3 for
students and $5 for adults. This
is approximately half the cost of
one movie ticket.
Roste said the money raised bythis performance will go to assist
the choir budget.
For more information, email
Courtesy PhotoVaughn Roste conducts during last years Songs of Love
concert. Songs of Love returns to the Jazz Lab on Feb. 14.
Students enjoy billiards
Blake Harris/TNETaylor Caldwell, Cushing senior, practices billiards in the
basement level of the UC. Billiards is a class oered to stu -dents of NSU.
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Pack the House Pink raises awarenessBreast cancer awareness is the
goal of Northeastern State Uni-
versitys Pack the House Pink,
Feb. 13 at Jack Dobbins Field
House.
This event will be held in con-
junction with the NSU basketball
games vs. Missouri Southern.
The womens game starts at
5:30 p.m. and the men take the
court at 7:30 p.m.
A further goal of Pack the
House Pink is to raise money for
the Survivors 2 Scholars scholar-ship, which was created by the
NSU Student Foundation to be
awarded to two students per year,
one male and one female.
The recipients will be either
cancer survivors or the immedi-
ate family member of a survivor.
The scholarship has been es-
tablished at the NSU Foundation,
and the rst awards will be made
during the next academic year,
said Peggy Glenn, executive di-
rector of the NSU Foundation.
We anticipate that the recipients
will be proud to get the scholar-
ship and excellent advocates for
cancer awareness on campus.
Addie Donatelli, marketing
chair for the NSU Student Foun-
dation, said she holds the event
near to her heart, as she is thedaughter of a breast cancer sur-
vivor.
Donatelli said Pack the House
Pink is a way to get students more
involved with the cause.
The importance of Pack the
House Pink is to inform the pub-
lic about breast cancer, said Do-
natelli. The Student Foundation
at NSU puts on the event twice a
year, once in the fall and once in
the spring.
There are many activities, in-
cluding Minute to Win It style
games, involved with the event.
The activities are designed to
foster greater student involve-
ment and raise money.
There will also be T-shirts for
sale for $5.
Pack the house Pink includesmany fundraisers and events,
said Donatelli. In the past, these
have included silent auctions,
halftime games and the golden
bra award given to NSU Greek
organizations that wear the most
pink and are the most spirited.
The NSU Student Founda-
tion asks fans to wear pink to the
games in support of those who
have suffered from breast cancer.
We hope to ll the Jack Dob-
bins Field House to the rafters
with pink, so that people can vi-
sually see how many people sup-
port breast cancer awareness and
honor or remember loved ones
who have been impacted by this
disease, said Glenn. It is also
one of the last set of basketball
games to be played in the eldhouse, so its a chance of a life-
time and something students can
tell their children and grandchil-
dren about.
The night before Valentines
Day was intentionally chosen as
an opportunity to sell valentines.
We will be offering Fantastic
Valentines that people can pur-
chase and ll out, said Glenn.
Then the recipients will be noti-
ed by email and can pick theirs
up on Valentines Day at the Uni-
versity Center.
For more information, call the
NSU Student Foundation at 918-
444-4200.
Press release courtesy of
go.nsuok.edu.
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February 5, 2013OPINION
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United States Postal Service announces critical changeAmericas second-largest em-
ployer announced major changes
on Feb. 6 that will impact nearly
every US citizen.
The United States Postal Ser-
vice said it will end Saturday mail
delivery but will continue to dis-
perse packages six days a week.
According to a press release
from the USPS, package delivery
has increased by 14 percent since
2010. With the increase in Inter-
net services, such as email and so-
cial networking, the ow of lettersand cards through the USPS has
decreased.
USPS expects this new plan
to begin the week of Aug. 5, and
said they look to save about $2
billion annually.
Under this new plan, mail will
be delivered to homes and busi-
ness only from Monday through
Friday, but mail will still be deliv-
ered to post ofce boxes on Sat-
urdays.
There has been speculation
about changing the delivery
schedule for quite some time, but
the ve-day delivery ban in Con-
gress appropriations bill has pre-
vented this.
According to an article by Ya-hoo! News, Patrick R. Donahoe,
Postmaster General and CEO,
said with the federal govern-
ment operating under a tempo-
rary spending measure, it is the
agencys interpretation that it can
make the change itself.
Postal Service market research
indicated nearly 7 in 10 Ameri-
cans support the new schedule.
USPS said they are giving resi-
dential and business customers six
months notice, so they can plan
and adjust.
With the increase in package
deliveries, the USPS has faced se-
vere competition from companies
like FedEx and UPS.
More than likely, this will notimpact citizens as much as they
anticipate. Many of us receive
mail on Saturdays, but it is rare
that time-sensitive material ar-
rives on Saturdays. Magazines, bills and junk mail will still be as
timely on Monday.
Business owners who receive
payment through the mail may
have to revamp their payment
schedules to accommodate the
new delivery timetable.This is just another step in the
process to save the USPS. Ac-
cording to USPS.com, currently
19 states have been impacted by
closings or limited access of of-
ces.
Since 2006, the Postal Service
has reduced its annual cost by
close to $15 billion and reduced
their workforce by 28 percent.
Without making these changes,
the organization may not be ableto survive as a whole.
One could argue though, with
all their nancial distress, the
company should limit their spon-
sorships. Lance Armstrong re-
cently underwent public scrutiny
over the money he had obtained
from sponsors. While no ofcial
records were kept, it is estimated
that at least $30 million of this
came from USPS.With so many budget cuts, of-
ce closings and job losses, why
waste crucial funds on corporate
sponsorships.
The Postal Service receives no
tax dollars for operating expens-
es. They rely solely on the sale of
postage and their products for op-erations funding.
They are seeking legislation to
allow greater exibility to control
costs.
They also seek to nd ways to
generate new revenue.
In a press release, the Postal
Service said they encourage the
113th congress to make postal
reform legislation an urgent pri-
ority.
Chances are, with the Internetcontinuing to rise in popularity,
the USPS will continue to suffer.
Between email, and online bill
payment, the use of snail mail
will continue to decrease.
One could speculate with ever-
increasing technology, there may
be a time when the Postal Service
becomes obsolete.
The USPS encourages those
who may be impacted by this, tobegin scheduling accordingly.
Photo copyright of Sarah Sturtevant. Courtesy of FreeRange-StockThe United States Postal Service announced Feb. 6 they were
implementing plans which will lead to a ve-day mail deliv-ery schedule. This announcement could impact nearly everyUS citizen.
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Humane Society welcomes volunteers
Jacci Alworden/TNEThe Humane Society of Cherokee County is home to many animals. This is just one of the
many dogs who needs a good home.
JACCI ALWORDENTNE WRITER
Volunteering does not have to
include stacks of paperwork and
answering endless phone calls.
The Humane Society of Chero-
kee County offers a way to give
back to the furry four-legged
community.
Most people just getting in-
volved in the HSCC as a volun-
teer start by walking the dogs,
said Christopher Miller, memberof the HSCC board of directors.
We also have events like dog-
washes where a new volunteer
might bathe dogs on their rst
day. There are also opportuni-
ties to work with cats or work at
the resale shop. A great deal of
our members, myself included,
started at HSCC by walking the
dogs. It is a very therapeutic ex-
perience.All volunteers must be at least
16-years-old to be eligible to walk
the dogs, or sit in the cat room.
It is a great way to get exer-
cise, and the love the dogs and
cats give out will make your day
no matter how you are feeling,
said Shaun West, HSCC presi-
dent.
West said they need the most
help walking the dogs. They need
volunteers to come to the shelter
from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday and
Thursdays, or 10-12 p.m. on Sat-
urday and Sunday to help with
the dogs or socialize with the cats.
I would just warn future vol-
unteers to wear old clothes, said
Felicia Bargar, HSCC volunteer.
I mean, you are going out there
to walk and play with dogs or
cats. Sometimes you end up get-
ting dirty.Walking the dogs or playing
with the felines is not the only way
to help out though.
The humane society also has a
resale shop. The resale shop is lo-
cated across from Cherokee Na-
tion and is open from 12-5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday.
People come in and donate
their items and then we sell them
to the general public, said West.
They take most any item and
really love to get collectables and
gently used furniture. The resale
shop is staffed entirely by volun-teers, too.
The humane society is a com-
pletely volunteer-based shelter.
Throughout the year, they do
fundraising events to cover the
expenses.
Very often we have adop-
tathons with Tractor Supply, At-
woods and Petsense, said Miller.
All three generously donate food
and supplies as well. They havebeen great supporters of the orga-
nization. Petsense regularly spon-
sors a doggie date night and our
summer dog-wash fundraiser.
The shelter is in a constant
state of full capacity. They care
for around 85-110 dogs and cats
at any one time.
The organization also helps
transfer and adopt all of these an-
imals. Sometimes these animals
get stuck in the system simply be-
cause of their breed or age.
A large number of them,
mostly pitbulls, an unfairly ma-
ligned breed, were there before I
ever started, said Miller. Two of
those pitbulls, Big Boy and his sis-
ter Cocoa, have been there since
they were young dogs. The best
guess on how they found them-
selves homeless is that a breeder
was not able to sell them whilethey were cute puppies and sim-
ply abandoned them. These are
two examples of the most gener-
ous, loving and loyal animals you
are likely to meet in your life, but
since they are adults and since
they are pitbulls, it is that much
harder to nd them a home.
Kaitlyn Hamilton, HSCC vol-
unteer, said she volunteers be-
cause she loves animals. She said
it is sad to think of how some of
these animals have been mistreat-ed and neglected. She said the
dogs just want to feel loved and
wanted. She also states that time
goes by fast and it is a super fun
way to earn volunteer hours.
If you are thinking about
adopting a dog or cat, think
about getting one from the shel-
ter instead of buying one, said
West. These animals have often
been through a lot and can offer
unconditional love to the right
person. Also, remember that adog or a cat adoption is a lifetime
commitment with many of our
cats and dogs living 15-20 years.
Come to the shelter and walk a
dog, or sit in the cat room and
let that special pet pick you for its
person.
The humane society has their
pets posted online. To check out
the animals available for adop-
tion, visit www.humanechero-
keecounty.org.
For more information,email [email protected].
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KELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER
NSU students looking for a
break from the plains of Oklaho-
ma over summer break may want
to consider going on the Scotland
and England college study tour.
It is an eight-day tour of Scot-
land and England and will allow
students to receive three hours of
credit.
I rmly believe everybody
should study abroad at somepoint during their college experi-
ence, said Alyssa Buckley, acting
director of international pro-
grams administration. As young
adults, our world is constantly get-
ting smaller as we learn to com-
municate in other languages. The
more we do business with other
countries, the more we know
about what other people do and
the more we interact with othercountries, the better this world is
going to be.
The tour is put together by
Education First College Study
Tours and is led by an NSU fac-
ulty member.
Dr. Karen Carey, associate
professor of educational founda-
tion leadership, will be the tours
group leader and is the professor
for the course associated with it.Its an opportunity to learn
hands on about the culture, his-
tory and all other aspects of a
particular site in lieu of reading
it in a textbook, said Carey. Its
a lot like opening a textbook and
stepping in.
Not only is the tour available to
students, but to faculty, staff and
community members as well.
The tour will cost around
$3200 for students, in addition to
the cost of the three-hour course.The price includes round-trip
airfare, land transportation, ho-
tel, night train accommodations,
breakfast, dinner and a tour di-
rector.
If that price seems steep to
those taking the course, nancial
aid may cover some or all of the
cost.
Carey encourages students to
speak with someone in nancialaid about funding options.
No deadline has been set for
payment yet, but the complete
cost must be paid before depar-
ture. Payment plan options are
available.
Before departure, there will be
a meeting to discuss the details of
the tour, safety and differences in
culture.
The plane will depart from
Tulsa on May 16 and arrive in
Scotland.Students will explore the city of
Edinburgh, Scotland and visit lo-
cations such as Edinburgh Castle
and St. Andrews University.
The tour will spend about three
days in Scotland before departing
for London, England.
While in London, students will
have the opportunity to visit loca-
tions such as Big Ben, Parliament,
Westminster Abbey Cathedraland Windsor Castle before head-
ing home on May 23.
There is free time set aside in
the itinerary for students to do
some exploring on their own.
Its a well-established fact that
these study abroad opportunities
permanently change the way we
think in regard to understanding
ourselves in our own communi-
ties and our own world, saidCarey. Thats why Im excited
about students being a part of
this.
Joy Morrow, Sapulpa junior, is
one of the students planning to
participate in the tour.
Morrow is an English major
studying the eld of linguistics
Im excited for the research
that Im going to be doing while
Im over there, said Morrow.
Im also excited to see some of
the things that Ive read about or
heard about through history and
literature that I enjoy. Just seeing
places described in those books
would be interesting.
For students who are interested
in learning more about the tour,
Dr. Carey has arranged to have
an informational meeting at 3:30
p.m. Feb. 15 in Library 119.
For more information,email [email protected].
Students study abroad in Scotland and UK
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DREW BENNETTTNE WRITER
The Baptist Collegiate Minis-
try community missions team will
visit the DaySpring Villa in Sand
Springs Feb. 23.
The DaySpring Villa is one of
two domestic violence shelters in
the state of Oklahoma.
It is also the only faith-based
facility in the state.
Their purpose is to help wom-
en and children cope with abusethrough spiritual guidance as well
as physical and emotional heal-
ing.
The facility also takes in victims
of human trafcking, the heinous
crime of illegally trading human
beings with the intent of com-mercial sexual exploitation or
forced labor.
This will be the community
mission teams rst visit to the fa-
cility.
We have not been there be-
fore but are looking forward to
the possibility of making this an
annual event, said Tristin Dean
Alma, Ark. senior.
When we get to DaySpringVilla, they will assign us things
they want us to do, said Deb-
bie Lipscomb, director of the
BCM. We may be playing with
children, cleaning, organizing we
just dont know until we get there.
We will be working with abusedwomen and children, as well as
some who are victims of human
trafcking.
The BCM community mis-
sions team participates in many
service projects and community
events, all out of a dedication to
help others.
The team meets once a week
on Mondays at 6 p.m. in the
BCM to plan mission events.We hold clothing drives,
canned food drives, raise money
for Cystic Fibrosis awareness and
other mission minded activities
throughout the year, said Dean.
The team is open to anyone who
has a passion for community ser-vice and missions.
Bobby Lipscomb, director of
BCM, said the purpose of the
community missions team is to
be involved in projects on and off
campus.
We try to meet needs and give
our students the opportunity to
make a difference and give back
to the community, said Lip-
scomb.The event is open to the pub-
lic and anyone interested can
come to BCM on Mondays at 6
p.m.and sign up. Transportation
will be provided for those who
participate.
I also feel that if they are notaware of human trafcking, do
some research and be aware of
what these people could have
went through, said Dean. We
need to have an open mind and
be sensitive to others.
The community missions team
is also planning its Fifth Annual
Cystic Fibrous Walk.
The event is scheduled for
March 5.All volunteers are welcome and
more details will be released soon.
For more information, email
BCM provides service opportunities for students
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KELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER
For many students, faculty and
staff, The Big Event is a way to
give back to the community that
supports NSU.
The Big Event is a one-day
community service project that
gives volunteers from NSU and
Tahlequah an opportunity to
help those in need.
We try to open their eyes and
have them see that we are veryprivileged to be here in school
furthering our education, and
say thank you to the community
that supports us in doing that,
said Megan Edmonds, Herb
Rozell scholarship recipient.
Tahlequah does support NSU ina lot of different way, so they get
the gratication of knowing that
theyve helped the people that are
helping them.
Volunteers are sent out to
homes, businesses and organiza-
tions within the community to do
a wide variety of odd jobs. Jobs
range from walking dogs at the
Humane Society, to yard work,
and helping around campus.Last year was the largest turn
out for The Big Event with al-
most 900 students, faculty and
staff participating. The Big Event
planning committee hopes even
more will get involved this year.
The Big Event will start at 8:45a.m. on April 6 in the Jack Dob-
bins Field House, and The Big
Event Reection will start at 6
p.m. on April 16 at Beta Field.
The Big Event Reection
is a new event this year. It al-
lows volunteers to come back
after The Big Event and reect
on what happened that day.
Chris Adney, director of s tudent
activities, said that volunteersmay only do one job all day and
not think about all the other vol-
unteer events going on simulta-
neously. The reection gives stu-
dents the chance to be recognized
laterally for their help.
There will be an award cer-emony at The Big Event Reec-
tion, as well as a slide show and
possibly video from the events of
the day.
Its the feeling of knowing you
helped someone that normally
couldnt help themselves, said
Jordan Anderson, Tahlequah
alumnus. Its a really good feel-
ing.
Sarah May, student organiza-tion chairman, said she volun-
teered for The Big Event while
she was in still high school. May,
along with other volunteers, was
sent to a job site to help an older
woman with yard work.
Thats whats so uniqueabout The Big Event, said May.
Youre going out to certain spe-
cic people, not necessarily just
companies, but youre actually
going out to individual homes
and its so nice. You get to know
people that you would never nor-
mally meet within your commu-
nity.
The deadline to submit a
participation form is 5 p.m. onMarch 22 to the Students Activi-
ties Ofce.
For more information, email
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dents with an American family. Debbie Lipscomb, director of BCM, is spearheading the projectin partnership with International Programs.
ANDREW SCOTTTNE WRITER
The Baptist Colleigate Minis-
try has set up a program called
International Connections, which
gives students the opportunity to
get connected with an American
family.
International Connections is a
volunteer organization designed
to help international students in
the Tahlequah area to develop
quality friendships with at leastone American family, said Deb-
bie Lipscomb, BCM director.
This program will give interna-
tional students the opportunity to
go into an American home and
learn more about American cul-
ture and values.
This program gives students
an opportunity to get to know
some local people in a deeper
way and come into our homes fordinner and learn how this Ameri-
can lives, said Dr. Dalton Big-
bee, professor of nance. If they
need someone to talk to, I will be
there for them, and maybe I can
be a positive impact in their life.
International Connections al-
lows a family to take in an inter-
national student as they rst get to
this country and help them adjust
to the college life, as well as the
American way.The American family will wel-
come the international students
to the U.S. and help them adjust
to the college life at NSU, said
Lipscomb. Students and families
get to know one another through
occasional visits to host families
homes, outings, special occasions
and planned International Con-
nections events.
Within reason, the host fami-lies are encouraged to show them
other parts of Oklahoma.
If the student is interested, Iwould like to be able to take them
around Oklahoma and other
nearby states, said Dr. Jo AnnStarkweather, professor of infor-
mation systems and technology.
I would like to think of them asextended family and just be a part
of their life.
After several meetings and
phone calls, the campus decidedto pursue this passion that Debbie
Lipscomb had.
There was a lot of interest in
the BCM community to help the
international students, and most
of our students do not set foot
into an American house, said
Alyssa Buckley, acting director
of international programs. So
when Debbie came to us excited
about this opportunity, we decid-ed to pursue it.
For both parties, whether it be
the BCM or the NSU campus,
they both can relate in having the
same goal for the program.
Our goal is for students that
cannot connect on campus to
nd someone they can connect
with, said Buckley. They come
to study, but they also come to
embrace American culture. If wecannot provide that on campus, I
think it is great that the commu-
nity is willing to give that to the
students.
Participants of International
Connections, have their own rea-
sons for signing up.
I feel that international expo-
sure on any level enriches your
life, said Starkweather. I have
traveled all over and lived in sev-
eral different countries and everyexperience has been a positive
one. With traveling or engaging
another culture, you understand
the world a little bit more. I think
you gain insight into your own life
when you are open to others be-
liefs and their view on the world.
Lipscomb said she is hoping In-
ternational Connections will take
off in the beginning of June.
For more information, [email protected].
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NAB presents Valentines Day Movie Night
NSU BASKETBALL 2012-2013
SCHEDULE
**only home games listed
JAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER
This year, for Valentines Day,
NAB will give the gift of love to
NSU students with a chance to
take their date to a movie that will
not break the bank.
NAB provides a multitude of
events ranging from entertaining
to educational, said Sarah John-
son, coordinator of campus ac-
tivities. They bring in everything
from guest speakers to musicians,comedians and hypnotists.
The entertainment committee
makes the movie selections for the
NAB Movie Nights, and NAB of-
fers movie nights a few times per
semester.
For Valentines Day the com-mittee selected romantic lm
Safe Haven, starring Julianne
Hough, Josh Duhamel and Cobie
Smulders. The movie is about a
young woman with a mysterious
past who nds herself in South-
port, N.C., where despite her res-
ervations, she starts making per-
sonal connections with the people
there. She eventually has to come
to terms with her dark past.This sounds like a really good
deal, said Jake Brooks, Okmul-
gee sophomore. I have never
been to an NAB movie night be-
fore but I am looking forward to it
now. I am not able to go out much
because of how much everythingcosts so this is awesome.
Since the release date on the
selected movie is the same day as
the Movie Night there will be a
fee of $3.
It is open to all NSU students.
Students need to signup in the
NAB ofce in the UC basement.
I feel like NAB has enriched
the campus community and my-
self personally, said ThomasTeague, Clayton senior. They
provide access to high quality
speakers for students that most
people would never have the op-
portunity to see otherwise.
Anyone interested in becoming
more involved with NAB is wel-come to join them at their weekly
meetings, as well as their monthly
membership meetings.
NAB is a great way to get in-
volved on campus, whether you
volunteer with us or just attend
the events, said Ashlee Johnson,
NAB membership chairman.
Our events give students the op-
portunity to get out, meet new
people and have fun with friendsfor little to no cost. Our volun-
teers gain invaluable skills by be-
ing involved with NAB and it is a
great networking opportunity.
The event is set for Thursday,
Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Everyone that
plans to attend must pre-registerin the NAB ofce.
For more information, email
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Current Events
Courtesy of Weather.com
NSU community provides college essentialsTuesday, Feb. 12
Career Fair 101 & Fashion
Show5:30 6:30 p.m.
Tahlequah
UC, 2nd Floor Ballroom
NAB/SA/ABC - Mardis Gras
Carnival
Tahlequah
UC, Market Caf
Wednesday, Feb.13
Science & Technology Semi-
nar Series
3 p.m.
Tahlequah
Science building, Room 160.
Career Fair 101 and How to
Dress Info Session
4 5 p.m.
Broken Arrow
A170
Thursday, Feb. 14
Volunteer Income Tax Assis-
tance Program
5:30 8:00 p.m.
Broken Arrow
Library Building, room 118
NAB - Movie/Date Night
7 8 p.m.Tahlequah
Friday, Feb. 15
Gangs 101 Seminar
8:30 5:00 p.m.Broken Arrow
Sunday, Feb. 17
Service Sunday
1 5 p.m.
Tahlequah
Parking Lot North
Northwest of Science Building
Saturday, Feb. 16
RiverHawk Basketball at
Pittsburg State University
1:30 6:30 p.m.
Pittsburg, Kan.
Monday, Feb. 18
BHM - ABC Skate Night
7 9 p.m.
Tahlequah Skate House
BCM - Impact
8:00 9:15 p.m.
Tahlequah
BCM
Northeastern Student
Government Association
4 5 p.m.
Broken Arrow
BAED 136
DREW BENNETTTNE WRITER
College life has the potential to
be hard on the wallet. Even with
ex points, it may be difcult to
stretch the average student bud-
get. Students have the ability to
live frugally not only on campus
with ex points, but also in sur-
rounding venues.
Knowing where and how to go
about spending on a limited bud-
get is key to having a nanciallysuccessful school year.
Students who live on campus
choose a meal plan along with
their housing plan. Meal plans
consists of a set number of meals
per week, as well as the use of ex
points. Flex points can be used to
purchase snacks at The Grill and
Essentials. The amount of ex
points given, depends on the plan
chosen. There are a few ways to
make ex points last throughout
a semester.
Meal trades are available
throughout the day. In exchange
for one weekly meal combined
with 50 cents from ex points stu-
dents can get a meal from one of
the restaurants on campus.
NSU provides plenty of areas
on campus for students to get
food. The main ones are run by
Sodexo food services. The largestof these areas is the Market Caf
located on the rst oor of the
UC. The food selection changes
daily so there is always something
new to try.Other on-campus food areas
are The Underground, a food
court located in the UC Base-
ment, The Grill, a restaurant and
convenience store located in the
Seminary Suites, and Essentials, a
convenience store and Pizza Hut
located in the Leoser Complex.
All of these venues are available
to students and only require the
use of a student ID.If a student wants to go off
campus to eat, there are plenty of
choices for that as well, one of the
more popular ones is Loves.
They are always in here,
said Debra Sullivan, Loves gen-
eral manager. We are just a short
walk away from campus, so we
are a convenient choice. Students
are always eating here, especially
after Club EFFX closes.
Another essential students may
need are class supplies. The Riv-
erHawk Shoppe, located in the
UC, provides supplies for all ma-
jors and courses.
We provide all books and
gear new students will need for
their school year, said Cole Mar-
tin manager of the RiverHawk
Shoppe. Whether they need a
book new, used, rented, or even
a digital copy we will provide it.We also provide enough gear and
clothing to ll any student closet
with the RiverHawk logo.
Hygiene is also a major essen-
tial students may need, this con-sists of items used for personal
cleanliness such as hand soap,
shampoo, toothpaste and laundry
detergent. While the RiverHawk
Shoppe does have a few of these
things, students will have to head
off campus to gather the others.
Wal-Mart may have the best se-
lection, but not all students are
able to travel there on their own
and need to seek out alternatives.Generally when I am shop-
ping for essentials I prefer Family
Dollar, said Jon Qualls, Sallisaw
junior. The store is in walking
distance of the dorm and it saves
me gas.
Walking from campus to Fami-
ly Dollar on Downing Street takes
under eight minutes, making it
one of the closet shops available
for supplies not available on cam-
pus.
Our competitive prices and
close proximity to the NSU cam-
pus makes us a convenience all
around for students, said Bobby
Setser, manager of Family Dollar.
Starting out in college can be
an overwhelming experience. But
it can also be a wonderful experi-
ence. All it takes is ensuring prep-
aration for the college lifestyle by
attaining the necessary essentials.For more information, email
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Accafellas, a group composed of the members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity win the Asa-scuse me
event sponsored by housing. The event took place Feb. 5 in the Leoser complex classroom and was a
program for North Leoser.
Acapella group wins contest Students celebrate
Drew Bennett/TNEStudents gather to celebrate Chinese New Year at the Baptist
Collegiate Ministry. BCM sponsors many events throughoutthe semester to bring students together.
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CKI raises fundsBLAKE HARRISTNE WRITER
A new fundraising event is
coming to NSU. Kiwanis Inter-
national and the United Nations
Childrens Fund started the Elim-
inate Project.
This projects goal is to raise
money to eliminate maternal and
neonatal tetanus.
This disease affects newborn
children and mothers all over the
world and this fundraiser hopesto diminish the number of those
affected.
NSUs Circle K International
organization, which is a branch
of Kiwanis International, also
teamed up to lend aid.
Maternal and neonatal teta-
nus kills one baby every nine
minutes, said Sarah May, CKI
secretary. Thats 60,000 babies
every year who will never grow
up, never learn to ride a bike or
even set foot in a school.
Newborns who host this dis-
ease suffer from many side effects.
Repeated convulsions and sen-
sitivity to light are not uncom-
mon.
With The Eliminate Project
now under way, getting donations
is key for this projects success.
Kristal Soderstrom, coordina-
tor of learning assistance pro-grams for the student academic
success center, said The Elimi-
nate Project trying to raise $110
million for the maternal and neo-
natal tetanus ght.
Soderstrom said maternal and
neonatal tetanus is in more than
40 countries around the world..
CKI, as a part of Kiwanis,
would like to support this effort
through this fundraiser, saidSoderstrom. The idea came
from the proposal by Dr. Leon-
ard Wilkins, spouse of the current
Kiwanis International governorfor Texas and Oklahoma, Ann
Wilkins, to have members of Ki-
wanis ll baby bottles with pocket
change.
CKI is a service-based student
organization.
CKI has expanded this fund-
raiser to NSU.
They said they hope students
will get involved and engage in
some friendly competition withone another.
Some sororities and frater-
nities have shown an interest in
making it a competition of who
could donate the most, said Sod-
erstrom. The winning chapter
will have representatives at a Ki-
wanis luncheon on March 6 and
will be presented with a certicate
recognizing their achievement
and donations.
The fundraiser event has al-
ready begun.
The NSU CKI set up in the
UC Feb. 11, but this event will
run through March 1.
From noon to 1 p.m. students
are able to donate.
All donations are welcome.
Something as simple as drop-
ping the change you have in your
pocket can help change the lives
of an infant somewhere in theworld, said May. They might
not have made it without this fun-
draiser to provide funds to ensure
their life.
May said she encourages the
students to get involved any way
they can.
Even if students cannot be in-
volved by donating money, donat-
ing to the organization can help
by spreading the word on thisdisease.
May said this project will reach
the poorest, most neglected moth-
ers and babies.
With this lifesaving health
care their children will not have to
suffer from this terrible disease,
said May.
The organization hopes stu-
dents will get involved, even
if they can not donate a vast
amount.
Even if you only give pocketchange as you are walking by, ev-
ery penny counts, said May.
For more information on this
event, sttudents may visit the
NSU CKI Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/NSUCircle-
KInternational.
A video, which explains The
Eliminate Project in detail, is also
available on the Facebook page.
For more information, [email protected].
James Bagwell/TNEMembers of Northeastern State Speech Language Hearing Association raise money for their
travel to Memphis, Tenn., for a conference Feb. 28. The group will have a spaghetti dinner Feb.13 from 5-8 p.m. in the Tahlequah Community Building.
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CAITI DITTMEIERCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Northeastern State Universitys
department of languages and
literature will sponsor the sixth
annual trip to the Oregon Shake-
speare Festival in Ashland, Ore.
this summer.
Students who go may enroll in
the corresponding course, Study
Away: Shakespeare, and receive
three hours of undergraduate
credit in English, theatre, or hu-manities, or three hours of gradu-
ate credit in English.
Participants will see seven
professional productions, includ-
ing William Shakespeares King
Lear, The Taming of the Shrew,
A Midsummer Nights Dream,and a rare production of his fairy
tale Cymbeline, as well as Ten-
nessee Williams classic A Street-
car Named Desire, Lerner and
Lowes beloved musical My Fair
Lady, and a new action-comedy
by David Farr, The Heart of
Robin Hood.
Led by Dr. John Mercer, pro-
fessor of English at NSUBA, the
coursework consists of discus-sions before and after each play,
conversations with actors from
the festivals acting company and
a backstage tour of its three the-
atres. In addition to the course-
work, students will have time to
explore downtown Ashland andnearby Crater Lake.
The trip is a unique educa-
tional experience that allows stu-
dents to encounter the plays on
stage, as they were meant to be
understood, said Mercer. Stu-
dents are energized by the quality
and creativity of the productions,
the beauty of the environment
and the dynamics of interaction
with their peers and the actors.Joseph Dickens, NSUBA se-
nior, said the opportunity to
explore Shakespeares works in
such depth and to share a week
with like-minded students was
the highlight of his year when he
traveled with Mercer last year.The total cost of the trip is
$1250, which includes airfare,
transportation in Oregon, tickets
to all seven plays, backstage tour,
the discussions with 2 OSF actors,
as well as breakfast and accom-
modation at Southern Oregon
University.
Tuition and fees for the class
and upgrades in housing are in
addition to the cost of the trip.Several scholarships are avail-
able; including one Oregon
Shakespeare Scholarship for
$600, offered to a student who
has nancial need and can dem-
onstrate the benet they would
receive from the trip.
The NSUBA student affairs
ofce is offering two Individual
Student Appropriations of $500
each to NSUBA students who are
involved in campus activities and
have nancial need.Two scholarships of $900 or
three of $600 are available to
Oklahoma public high school
teachers who are enrolled in the
course, courtesy of the Evelyn
Woods Thomson endowment.
Students must apply for the
Evelyn Woods Thomson and Or-
egon Shakespeare scholarships by
March 14.
Students will leave for OregonJuly 27, and return to Tulsa Aug.
3. A deposit of $250 is due by
March 25.
For more information, email
Dr. John Mercer at mercer@nsu-
ok.edu, call 918-449-6541 or visit
the NSU Oregon Shakespeare
Trip Facebook page.
For more information, email
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Christopher Miller, assistant
professor of theatre, recently
completed a screenplay to be
published later this year.
Ideally, production will lead to
various regional productions of
the play, said Miller. Focus was
recently accepted for publication
through Independent Playwrights
Inc.
Miller said Focus came froman exercise in his Advanced Play-
writing Workshop class.
He said in that workshop they
develop plays with specic actors
and utilize their improvisational
skills.
Miller said he worked with
student actors Callie Harris and
Knickel Sloan, on a loose scenar-
io and characters.
It is amazing working with him
like this, said Sloan, Pawhuska
senior. Ive worked with him be-
fore on just a scene, and what he
wrote blew me away.
Focus was developed as part
of screenwriting which ties into
the department curriculum.
I worked individually with
each actor to discuss and develop
their characters and we created
secret wants and goals for the
moments within the play, saidMiller.
Miller said the process then
moves into improvisation where
each character attempts to
achieve his or her goal from the
other character, but of course the
goals are in direct conict with
one another.
We would occasionally halt
the improvisation long enough
for me to redirect each actor in-dividually to attempt new secret
tactics in achieving the goals,
said Miller.
Sloan said from this process,he has learned the importance
of every word that is written in a
screenplay.
Not many actors get to par-
ticipate in something as fun or ex-
citing as this, said Sloan. I cant
say enough how great this expe-
rience is. Through more experi-
ences like this, I hope to one day
become a successful actor gracing
stages with my presence.Miller said once all the raw im-
provisational material is record-
ed, he shaped it into a draft of a
play script which is work-shopped
with the actors until it is nally
developed into a nished script.
Developing plays with actors
is an excellent process not only
for the playwright, but also hones
the skills of the actors by forc-
ing them to focus on their scene
partner and not get caught up in
any premeditated line delivery or
presentation, said Miller. This
translates into more spontaneous
and genuine performances.
Miller said he is currently using
a similar process with six student
actors, and expects to shoot the
project later this semester.
For more information, email
Miller publishes script
Blake Harris/TNETom Johnson, Muskogee graduate student, assists Josh Bell, Henderson, Texas senior, in
the Communication Lab. The Communication Lab is available by appointment to all studentsfor assistance on outlining, organizing and presenting speeches.
Comm Lab assist students
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JAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER
NSU students are expecting a
great show at the Valentines for
Veterans Concert.
On Feb. 14, the Jack C. Mont-
gomery VA Medical Center in
Muskogee be the venue for the
Valentines for Veterans concert
for the third year in a row.
The free performance will be
in the Muskogee Civic Center.
The headliner for the show iscountry music artist Aaron Tip-
pin.
There will be a ceremony to
honor veterans and current ser-
vice men and women before the
concert.
It always excites me to see
veterans and our military being
honored in any way, said Angela
Walker, NSU veterans education
transition student support presi-
dent. It is a positive thing for our
veterans and troops to see that
entertainers do things like this to
support our military and their
families. I believe country legend
Aaron Tippin is a big supporter
of our military, with many of his
songs reecting that over his ca-
reer.
NSUVETSS is a student vet-
eran organization trying to gain
school approval.Upon approval from the uni-
versity, it will be a source of edu-
cation and support for student
veterans, students on active duty,
and students in the reserve mili-
tary.
They hope to give student vet-
erans and current military a more
active voice on campus.
I think supporting a veteran
organization at NSU would en-able us to live up more to our sta-
tus as a military-friendly school,
said Walker. I am a disabled
veteran and its frustrating to seepeople who try to take the easy
way out and have excuses for ev-
erything when I have to deal with
so much just trying to get an edu-
cation. Thats what led me to the
creation of NSUVETSS.
Walker said other veterans have
expressed the same sentiments.
She believes if there is a way
that they can come together with
people of similar experiences andunderstand how the military can
affect people, taking part in this
support would be a positive thing.
Valentines for Veterans con-
certs are a part of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs week-
long national salute to veteran
patients and it is celebrated dur-
ing the week of Valentines Day
each year.
The concerts began in 2007
in Prescott, Ariz. and it has grown
nation wide since, said Greg So-
renson, chief of voluntary service
for the Jack C. Montgomery VA
Medical Center. I have been in-
volved with Valentines for Veter-
ans for three years at the national
level. The Muskogee VA is one of
only 14 VAs in the nation that will
have a concert this year.
The purpose of the celebration
is to pay tribute to our veterans
and increase awareness of the
needs of hospitalized veterans.They will also provide the pub-
lic with an additional opportunity
to show their appreciation for vet-
erans.
The concert is put on by the
Help Hospitalized Veterans and
we are expecting over 2,000
people to attend, said Soren-
son. We have different outreach
groups that will be set up at the
concert to help promote the VAsvolunteer programs.
NSU students are also interest-
ed in attending the concert and
the veterans ceremony.
My father is a veteran, and
it makes me feel really good to
know that there are people out
there showing support to our mil-
itary, said Tye Headrick, Pryor
junior. These people give life
and limb to protect our rights and
freedoms. The least we can do is
support them once they return
home.
The doors open at 6 p.m.
There will be a ceremony to
honor veterans and current ser-
vice men and women at 6:45 p.m.
and the concert begins at 7:30
p.m.
For more information, email
James Bagwell/TNEEven though it is still winter, it already feels like mid-
spring in Tahlequah. Justin Goedecke, Kansas sophomore,is red up and practicing for the upcoming season of in-tramural softball.
Student PracticesConcert benefts veterans
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ZACH TUCKERTNE WRITER
Early this spring, the MIAA re-
leased the softball preseason polls.
The RiverHawks were selected
to nish ninth in the conference
by the voters.
Defending regular season
champions, Emporia State Hor-
nets, were voted to win the con-
ference in 2013.
Central Oklahoma was picked
to nish second, with MissouriWestern closely behind in third.
After the top three teams, it
gets pretty even, the rest of the
teams will be striving to take out
those teams, said Clay Davis,
head softball coach.
Davis is beginning his rst sea-
son as head coach of the River-
Hawks in 2013.
Davis was hired this summerafter three seasons at Berryhill
High School.
At Berryhill, Davis led the pro-
gram to 90 wins in three seasons.
In 2012, Berryhill was beat
out in the semi-nals of the state
tournament and nished the sea-
son ranked third in class 4A.
Since taking over in July, Davis
has worked to get his team ad-
justed to the way he conducts theprogram.
The team seems to be acclimat-
ing to the changes well.
The team has really bought
into the team concept, said Da-
vis. They have been really sup-
portive of the change.
Davis said he is very impressed
with the class of seniors and the
extent of leadership they haveshown.
The team seems to have more
structure this year, and we like
the new game plan he has shown
us, said Cayce Coleman, senior
pitcher.
The bar was set very high
in 2013, and the RiverHawks
plan to contend for a conference
championship.
The key to that will be their de-fensive side of the game.
We have a lot of big bat hit-
ters this year, said Lindsea Ross,
senior catcher. We will be scor-
ing a lot of runs, so we will need
to play good defense. We can win
most games if we do so.
The RiverHawks head into the
season with a ve-pitcher rota-
tion.All ve pitchers will play differ-
ent roles.
The headliner will be Cole-
man.
In her four years, Coleman has
developed and become a strong,
dependable thrower for the Riv-
erHawks.
Entering her senior year, Cole-
man plans to bring it all to the
table.I just am going to give it my
all this year and leave nothing out
there, said Coleman.
The team will depend on Cole-
man to give them solid pitching
and carry the teams bullpen.
After good performances in
scrimmages, the team began the
season Feb. 7-9 in Durant where
they faced Arkansas Tech, Drury,Angelo State, Missouri Southern,
Cameron and Ouachita Baptist.
Success in 2013 will ride on the
condence of the team.
The RiverHawks have a talent-
ed lineup with a lot of returning
players.
The RiverHawks are looking
forward to their season.
I think we can have a great
season this year, said MadisonReed, junior outelder. Coach
Davis has our program going in
the right direction.
Reed said she is excited to get
the year started.
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TNE WRITER
The NSU National Champi-
ons mens basketball team had a
32-3 season in 2003.
The team will be honored at
the farewell to Jack Dobbins Field
House on Feb. 27 between the
mens and womens basketball
games.
I think the end of the 2002
season left them hungry, said
Carol Ann Barkley, mother ofnational champion Justin Barkley.
I think that is what they used as
a springboard to reach their ulti-
mate goal.
The team was only defeated by
Missouri Southern and Tarleton
during the regular season.The men advanced to the Lone
Star Conference to be defeated
by West Texas in the seminals.
That moment when they
knew they had gotten beat was
the turning point in the season,
said Clyde Barkley, former NSU
mens basketball player and father
of Justin Barkley. When they
walked out of the Lone Star Con-
ference, they were ready to nishthe task.
The team advanced to the
South Central NCAA regional
championship dominating the
competition beating UCO, Wash-
burn and Tarleton.
After winning the RegionalChampionship the men were
set to advance to the National
Championship in Lakeland, Fla.
As the Regional Champion-
ship ended, you expected the
team to cut down the net, said
Suzanne Myers, director of stu-
dent activities during the 2003
season. I learned that the play-
ers had decided this was not the
net they wanted. They decidedyes, there will be a net to cut
down, but it is not this one. I think
that said a lot about their deter-
mination.
At the Elite 8 National Cham-
pionship in Lakeland, Fla., the
team defeated University of Ne-braska Carnie, Queens Char-
lotte North Carolina and nally
defeated Kentucky Wesley in the
championship game 75-64.
I think, with any national
championship, it is a signicant
achievement for any university,
said Larry Gibson, coach of the
national championship team.
You are forever memorialized
at the NCAA headquarters, youcan forever point to that as one of
the biggest peaks in your athletic
department history and it is a sign
of excellence for the university.
The team will be present at
the farewell to the Jack Dobbins
Field House during the last sea-
son game.
There will also be a video of re-
membrance about the eld house
played between the mens and
womens games celebrating 58years at the Jack Dobbins Field
House.
I played here in the 70s, and
it is just a very special place. said
Clyde Barkley.
Barkley said the students and
players feel the excitement eventoday.
Commemorative T-shirts are
available for $10 and can be pur-
chased in the athletics ofces or at
any home basketball doublehead-
ers.
The games will be a grey-out
as a remembrance of the farewell
to Jack Dobbins Field House, but
not a blackout, because the eld
house will remain intact after theseason.
Gipson said he hopes students
today can take some sense of
pride and feel in their chosen eld
that they can acheive the same
level of success.
Regardless of what your pas-
sion is, with great effort, you dont
have to be a special person to
achieve great things, said Gip-
son. You just need to be special
in your work ethic and have a de-votion and passion for whatever
it is.
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NSU welcomes new defense
coach Casey Carlo to the River-
Hawk football coaching staff as
co-defensive coordinator.
Carlo was born in Waterloo,
Iowa and played high school foot-
ball in Iowa City.
During high school he want-
ed to play college ball, and had
many offers to do so.
I played at a junior college tostart off and put on some pounds
and muscle, said Carlo. After
that I moved to Northern Iowa
University to play football and
played three years for them.
After Carlo graduated, he
could not see himself doing any-
thing without football.
Graduating with his bachelors
degree in education, he decided
to teach at Iowa City High School
and coach football.After coaching for only a short
time, Carlo got a coaching offer at
a university.
I got the opportunity to go
back to Northern Iowa to be one
of the coaches, said Carlo.
After Carlo had a few years of
coaching experience, he decided
to go into the business world.
You can ask any young coach,
and they will know that it is hardto make a living starting off, said
Carlo. I decided to take some
time off from coaching and got a
job in Des Moines, Iowa.
Once Carlo worked for a few
years and got on his feet, he re-
ceived another call.
Mike Noel was the head coach
at Upper Iowa and was in need
of a defensive coach with strength
and conditioning background.said Carlo. I t the description.
Carlo met his wife while he was
at Upper Iowa.
He coached there for fouryears.
Other places Carlo has
coached include Southwest Min-
nesota State, Drake University
and Commerce University.
Carlo said he helped turn Up-
per Iowa from a division three to
a division two conference.
Also, during his last year at
Drake, they were ranked in the
top 15 in almost every defensiveranking.
I decided to coach at NSU
because Mike Noel spoke very
highly of Coach Evans, and I saw
they were headed in the right di-
rection, said Carlo. NSU has
probably the toughest division
out there and if you want to be
a good coach, that is what you
want.
When Kenny Evans, NSUs
head football coach, was lookingat Carlo, he was impressed by his
qualications.
He has played division one
football and coached division two,
so he has a great background,
said Evans. He knew the coach
in his position before him, so he
knows what I look for and what I
had before.
Also, Evans saw some of the
same characteristics in Carlo ashe did in the previous coach.
I felt like he would bring some
consistency and enthusiasm, and
he is a positive coach, said Ev-
ans. He has a great work ethic
and will put in the time and work
that it takes to get the most out
of the different areas that he over
sees. For what he has already
done, he will get immediate re-
spect from the players.Not only do the coaches look
forward to utilizing Carlo, the
players do as well.
I expect things to be more in-
tense, said Ethan Ladymon, Ce-ment, sophomore. He is bringing
a new style of game play from up
north where they are big, strong
and physical and that is what he is
expecting from us. I am excited to
play for him and see how things
turn out.
Other players believe that he
will strengthen their defense.
I think he is going to bring
a lot to the game, said FaafetaiTeo, Amerika, Samoa senior.
We already have a talented de-
fense, and I feel like he will bring
new plays and help our front
seven to be tough and give us theability to win games.
With the new division, Evans is
looking for the best coaches.
He has great knowledge and
as we move into the MIAA, we
need good coaches and good
people, and he brings a lot to the
table, said Evans.
Carlo has a few goals for the
new season.
Obviously I want my guys towin and have them bring the abil-
ity to play the line and rush the
quarterback, said Carlo. I want
my players to be the best and
make an impact on their lives.Carlo is inspired and excited for
the future of RiverHawk football.
Football is not what I do, it is
what I am, said Carlo. I get to
work around all kinds of differ-
ent people and hear their stories.
This is what makes you stronger
and more mature as a person. I
want to help these players grow as
men.
For more information, [email protected].
Andrew Scott/TNERiverHawk football team works out in their indoor training facility, known as the bubble.
The team is gearing up for the new season.
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