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Volume 103, Issue 28 | Tuesday, Apri l 17, 2012 | Tahlequah, Okla. 74464
Games approach
Students work diligently inpreparation for Green andWhite Weekend.
See page 7
Tennis fnishes
The RiverHawks Womenstennis team inches closerto seasons end.
See page 15
RiverHawks play Central Oklahoma today
Pete Henshaw/University PhotographerNo. 34 Daniel Skelly, Marlow senior, is congratulated at home plate after earning a run
for the RiverHawks. The RiverHawks baseball team is 20-18 on the season and look toplay at Central Oklahoma today at 2 p.m.
Misty Grady
sENiOr staff WritEr
The Northeastern Student
Government Association was no-
tied that several hazards were
possibly threatening campushealth. Shawnee Street Theater
is closed due to the presence of
asbestos in the facility and other
safety hazards.
Students have tried to address
this matter through traditional
channels, hoping for communica-
tion and accountability, and none
of those seem to be working,
said Christopher Rudick, Ool-
agah senior and chair of NSGAs
research committee on safety
compliance. So now we are try-
ing to raise awareness through a
public campaign.
Monday, students launched an
awareness campaign that utilized
social media such as Facebook
and change.org. The students in-
volved also handed out iers di-
recting students to the Facebook
group Students for Safety and
Transparency.We know there was a prelimi-
nary report in November 2011
about Shawnee Street Theater,
that reported several re code
violations, such as mold, exposed
wires, asbestos, hanging bulbs
hanging onto coat racks as well
as ceiling tiles and insulation that
had fallen down, said Rudick.
The ofcial date on the audit
however was Jan.16, NSGA re-
ceived this information Feb. 14,
and then NSGA passed a resolu-tion Feb. 15 about this issue and
Shawnee Street Theater was
closed after that.
Tim Foutch, vice president of
operations, overseer of the public
safety ofce did not wish to com-
ment. Patti Buhl, director of pub-
lic safety and Jonathan Asbill, as-
sistant director of capital projects
and planning however, explained
the situation.
NIOSH 7400 air monitoring
for airborne asbestos test were re-
ceived on March 12, 2012 and all
results returned a concentration
signicantly below state and fed-
eral guidelines, said Asbill.
Asbill said his responsibility was
to ensure that the building was a
safe and secure environment for
student and the general pub-
lic. He said that he was working
closely with the university admin-istration, student representatives,
and several faculty groups to de-
termine the most effective solu-
tion.
The Shawnee Street Theater
facility has some challenges, the
theater is no longer in use and the
vast majority of theatre activities
have been moved out of the en-
tire facility, said Mike Chanslor,
interim dean of the college of lib-
eral arts. All classes utilizing the
theater space have been relocated
and the Operations personnel of
the university are working hard
to provide a positive resolution to
any facilities challenges and the
theatre faculty have also done a
great job adapting.
Administration ofcials are
working to determine what to
do with theater students in the
long-term, though currently they
are spread
Theater closed
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across cam-
pus and at the NSU Playhouse.
There is no news on whether or
not a new building will be con-
structed or bought to replace the
theater.
While the specics of the nal
The Tahlequah Branch of the American Association of University Women is seeking applications for
a $1,000 scholarship and one-year membership in AAUW for a graduate woman enrolled part time or
full time at NSU.The applicant must be admitted to the graduate college and have a 3.5 GPA in all graduate course
work; or if no graduate hours have been completed, a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
Applications should be received by Friday, May 4 and can be picked up from Peggy Glenn at the NSU
Branscum Alumni Center (southeast corner of Crafton and Cedar Avenues) or by emailing glennsum@
nsuok.edu. The scholarship will be awarded in mid-May and the money dispersed into the scholars
NSU account in two equal amounts of $500 each for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters.
AAUW oers scholarship opportunity
4/24/2012 10 a.m. - 4/24/2012 11:30 a.m.
Broken Arrow Campus, Administrative Services Building, 2ndFloor, Ballroom, 3100 E. New Orleans, Broken Arrow, OK 74014
A networking event that allows students to visit with school dis-
trict administrators and recruiters to discuss employment opportu-
nities and required application process. Graduate schools will also
be available to share entrance requirements. Dress professionally
and bring resumes.
Open Forum: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Visit with district administrators and district recruiters in an in-
formal setting to discuss employment opportunities and application
process; visit with graduate school representatives to discuss en-trance requirements and application process.
Preliminary Interviews: 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Interview with school districts of choice. Participants must attend
the Open Forum to participate in the afternoon interviews.
NSU Spring 2012 Teacher Job Fair
plan are being discussed, the The-
atre program will be based out of
the NSU Playhouse for the fore-
seeable future, said Chanslor.
The Playhouse is already the
performance venue and houses
faculty ofces.
Testing of this nature was not a
standard practice in the past but
currently it is a university practice
to do this type of testing during
the purchase process, said Buhl.
Asbestos is only dangerous if it
is in a disturbed or friable state
and there were no friable condi-
tions present that warranted test-
ing, said Buhl.
Asbestos was only found in
the auditorium ceiling. Health
screenings were considered forstudents and faculty until the
results turned up negative for
friable asbestos, said Buhl. After-
ward, as conditions were found
to have been undisturbed health
screenings are not necessary.
The concern regarding pos-
sible dangerous conditions were
brought to our attention in Janu-
ary of 2012, said Buhl. To our
knowledge no testing, preliminary
or otherwise was done in Novem-
ber of 2011.
One theater student, Amanda
Tharp, Delaware senior ex-
pressed her views on the admin-istrations actions.
The theater faculty kept stu-
dents aware and up-to-date on
the situation as it unfolded. This
gave students the opportunity to
adapt and adjust to their situa-
tion, said Tharp.
Shawnee Street Theatre has
been in need of repairs, which
can be visibly noticed and have
also been addressed by admin-
istration, said Tharp. I do not
feel uncomfortable or unsafe be-
cause logical steps have always
been taken and the students safe-
ty has always been rst priority atNSU.
For more information, email
Asbestos, safety hazards close Shawnee Street Theatercontinued from page 1
For the third consecutive year,
NSU has been named to the Pres-
idents Higher Education Com-
munity Service Honor Roll.The honor roll is a federal rec-
ognition of institutions of higher
learning committed to volun-
teerism, community involvement
and service learning.
Institutions are evaluated on
the scope, innovativeness andeffectiveness of student service
projects. The percentage of en-
rollment involved in student ser-
vice is also considered.
NSU is one of nine Oklahoma
institutions and 642 nationwide
to be named to the roll for 2012.The Corporation for National
and Community Service is a gov-
ernment-run organization work-
ing to create and assist volunteer
networks in the U.S. The corpo-
ration works with the Department
of Education, the Department of
Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, Campus Compact and the
American Council on Education
to compile the honor roll.
For more information about
visit the Presidents Higher Edu-
cation Community Service Hon-
or Roll website and the National
and Community Service website.
NSU receives honor roll recognition
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The Council for International Educational Exchange is hosting a Faculty Summer
Summit at their world headquarters in Portland, Maine in June. Their goal is to bring
together faculty from key disciplines at colleges and universities who are experts in their
eld to reect on the work of respective global organizations. Through a facilitated sum-
mit the participants will discuss trends in the discipline, current barriers to student mobil -
ity and ways to enhance the study abroad/international experience of students.
The summit will consist of two, two and a half day sessions June 11 through June 15,
2012. Specic program dates will be chosen upon acceptance. Participants will be offered
reimbursement for round-trip travel to Portland, Maine, three nights accommodation,
meals and hotel parking for this event. The deadline to apply is April 20.
This inaugural faculty summit will focus on faculty in the disciplines of Architecture
and Design, Engineering, Business and Management, Public Health, International De-
velopment, Environmental Sciences, Second Language Acquisition, International Rela-
tions and Political Science. The CIEE online application (www.ciee.org) must be com-pleted to participate in the Summer Summit. Questions regarding this event or should be
directed to either Emile Marczak (207.553.4033; [email protected]) or the NSU Ofce
of International Programs.
CIEE oers faculty summit in June
The NSU Health Fair is today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair offers free health
screens and HIV testing. Door prizes are given out hourly and participants do not
need to be present to win.
Attendants will nd local health providers and obtain health info from more
40 vendors. The fair features a Wii Tournament. There is Ofce Yoga in UC Room
223 at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Classes are 30 minutes, no equipment required.
Recycling: The Good, The Bad and (Sometimes) The Ugly
Dr. Daniel K Benjamin discusses a controversial perspective on recycling Wednes-
day at 11 a.m. in the Webb Auditorium.
Benjamin is alumni distinguished professor emeritus at Clemson University, de-partment of economics. He also serves at the Property and Environment Research
Center in Bozeman, Mont.
The NSU College of Education invites faculty and staff to attend a presenta-
tion by dean candidate Dr. Deborah Landry, today from 1 p.m. to 1:45 pm. in the
Webb Building, Room 614. This presentation may be viewed at the Broken Arrow
campus in BAED 121. Landry is one of three nalists for the deans position in the
College of Education. Other candidates will be on campus later this month.
News Briefs
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Letters to the Editor
Spring threatens an increase in tornado producing stormsAs the spring months roll in,
the clouds do the same and with
them they bring strong winds, de-
struction and even death.
Oklahoma saw at least 10 tor-
nados this weekend, and more
than 100 were spotted nation-
wide. In Tahlequah, we were
lucky enough to have been missed
by the deadly and traitorous
weather, but others were not so.
It was reported at least ve
Oklahomans lost their lives dur-ing the weekend storms. The
horric weather, which included
strong winds, tornadoes and even
baseball-sized hail left debris and
massive damage throughout the
region.
Throughout the years, homes,
businesses and families have been
pulled apart from deadly natural
disasters. This weekends activity,
while emotional, is not uncom-
mon for these parts.
The storms which have blown
through Oklahoma and sur-
rounding states in recent years
have left hundreds without shel-
ter, power or water. As Oklaho-
mans, we have witnessed rst
hand tornados, wild res, oods,and earthquakes to just name a
few disasters.
We have been taught our entire
lives how to act during disasters,
such as where to seek shelter and
how to assist others. We have had
large scale productions come
to our local schools, much like
Travs Wicked Weather, and have
been taught the warning signs of
tornados. Some of us at NSU
have not been so fortunate, while
they may be more familiar with
earthquakes, oods, hurricanes or
even mud slides, we Oklahomans
know tornados.
For those who might not know
what to expect during the next
few months in tornado alley wehave listed a few tips to help ease
your nerves and further your sur-
vival during Oklahomas wild
weather. Prevention and practice
before a storm could be a decid-
ing factor between life and death.
At home, or in a dorm you
should have a tornado plan in
place and practice safety drills
frequently. It is also important tohave a predetermined place to
meet with friends or family after
a disaster. During a storm you
should avoid windows and move
to the lowest oor possible, nd-
ing shelter in a small center room,
such as a bathroom or closet, or
under the stairwell.
Crouch as low as possible to the
oor, facing down and cover your
head with your hands. Even in
a center room, you should cover
yourself with some sort of pad-
ding like a mattress, pillows, or
blankets to protect against falling
debris in case the roof and ceil-
ing falls.
During a disaster you should
always stay out of elevators, be-
cause if the power goes out, you
could be trapped. If on campus
you should stay away from win-dows and large open rooms such
as gyms and auditoriums.
If traveling outside attempt to
seek shelter in a sturdy building
or lie at and facedown on low
ground, protecting the back of
your head with your arms.
You should get as far away
from trees and cars as you can as
they may be blown on to you in a
tornado.
While these are just a few tips,
wild spring weather is no joking
matter.
We hope the coming months
are calm, but if not we hope this
information can be benecial to
the public.
Courtesy PhotoEvery year across the United States there are hundreds of
deadly tornadoes. Knowing there are preventative measuresthat can be taken to be protected from them can be calming.
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Human trafcking poses real danger for studentsKira COKEr
tNE WritEr
Human trafcking is a real,
present-day danger. According
to the United Nations Ofce on
Drugs and Crime, it is a crime
against humanity.
NSU will be having a speaker
at the Modern Slaves Exist To-
day on April 19th at 6 p.m. in the
U.C. Redbud room.
Basically it is to raise aware-ness of human trafcking, said
Felicia Graff, Vinita junior, and
how it exists today and is even in
Oklahoma.
The director of Oklahoma
Against Trafcking Humans,
Mark Elam, will be the speaker at
this event.
O.A.T.H. is an organization
out of Tulsa that works diligently
toward promoting awareness and
putting an end to this, said Hail.
That is how I learned about
this.
Oklahoma deals with these
types of violent acts and is even a
main intersection for these crimi-
nals to get slaves across America.
Human trafcking is huge
in the US and in Oklahoma as
well, said Hail. Oklahoma is
situated in a prime location with
several major interstates and ourroads serve as a pipeline for traf-
ckers to transport victims.
Students might not realize that
they can help prevent this from
happening to others.
They need to be aware of not
only the reality of the problem,
but also ways to prevent trafck-
ing from occurring in the rst
place, said Hail.
There are a number of ways
for students to educate themselves
about human trafcking.
Students need to receive the
education about human trafck-
ing and what it is about, said Dr.
Kathlyn M. Shahan, department
chair, assistant professor depart-
ment of social work.
Graff, who heard about human
trafcking a year ago, decided to
bring this to the campus to help
inform students.I feel like a lot of people just
dont know about the problem
and need to become aware, said
Graff. Students can raise aware-
ness and to help stop human traf-
cking students can check out
websites like the O.A.T.H web-
site and other human trafcking
sites.
Organizations are close to the
university and they are always
looking for volunteers to help stop
this inhumane process.
Grassroots organizations ex-
ist in our area and have been
working for many years to raise
awareness and stop this injustice
against vulnerable people, said
Hail. They would love for NSU
students to get involved and work
toward abolishing what we know
as modern day slavery.
Most people do not take thetime or are just unaware of this
problem and how it happens to
individuals.
According to oathcoalition.
com, foreign and US citizens are
recruited or forced into being sex
workers. Not only are they being
trafcked for sex, but other things
like work, child porn, domestic
violence, and more.
Honestly I didnt know it exist-
ed here in America I just thought
it was in other countries, said
Graff. But, its not. It is here and
it is a huge problem, especially
among children.
Shanan would like for students
to be aware that people who are
taken into human trafcking lit-
erally have not choice, they are
forced into it, they are enslaved.
Students need to be aware of
themselves and their surround-ings.
ExodusCry.com has a lot of
opportunities for people to raise
awareness, support teams that ac-
tually go and try and bust human
trafckers or even join the organi-
zations and help in that process,
said Graff.
For more information, email
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Misty Grady
tNE sENiOr staff WritEr
Understanding politics and
government are key parts to be-
ing a citizen in the United States.
One organization allows majors
in the subject of political science
and other students who are in-
terested in the subjects to obtain
some hands on learning about the
legislative process and the Okla-homa state government.
I am involved with OIL, be-
cause I strongly believe that this
NSU delegates attend spring OIL competitionorganization provides an avenue
for me, as a student, to get hands-on experience with legislative
process, said Daniel McCarty,
Tahlequah senior. More speci-
cally, creating and writing pieces
of legislation, and building com-
promises when opposition tries to
strike it down.
From April 18 to the 22, NSU
delegates will be in Oklahoma
City for the competition. OIL
takes place in the OklahomaState Capitol and is held every
semester. NSU faces off against
and forms bonds with universities
from all around the state, includ-
ing the University of Oklahomaand Oral Roberts University. Stu-
dents meet every Thursday at 8
p.m., in room 224 of the Univer-
sity Center.
Having not attended Okla-
homa Intercollegiate Legislature
before, I expect to gain valuable
experience that I will be an as-
set in my future endeavors in the
political realm, said McCarty. I
have learned the basic skills nec-essary to build working coalitions
on different issues, in order to get
enough support to get legislation
passed within NSU OIL.
McCarty said he thought stu-
dents that were interested in gain-
ing realistic skills such as public
speaking, negotiating with others,
and understanding parliamentary
procedure should join OIL.
You get to meet the best uni-versity students Oklahoma has
to offer, said Chris Rudick, Oo-
lagah senior. There are oppor-
tunities at the conference to meet
representatives, senators, and the
journalism program typically of-
fers an internship for winning thejournalism competition. We train
future leaders, students who will
return from the conference with
condence and awareness and
these qualities, paired with an in-
creased level of involvement, en-
sures that the school is enriched as
a result.
There are ve sections in the
statewide competition. There is
a House of Representatives, aSenate, an executive branch that
is elected every spring by the
delegates, a supreme court with
mock cases for law delegates, and
a journalism competition which
produces a daily newsletter.
Every semester the delegates
also dedicate one morning of
their time to philanthropy. Oc-
casionally delegates will clean up
trash along the road, sometimesthey will participate in Feed the
Children and delegates are en-
couraged to bring canned and
non-perishable food to donate to
those in need.
My rst session, I had an idea
during a meeting for a bill, someof the senior members of the del-
egation helped me write it, and I
took it to session, said Rudick.
I was very, very nervous when I
presented my bill but it ended up
winning best legislation, and our
group won best delegation in the
house.
Rudick said he had gained a
breadth and depth of knowledge
through OIL that could not beconveyed in its entirety. He said
he gained condence in his public
speaking abilities through OIL.
One of my fondest memo-
ries happens to be presenting the
Parrots Watching Parents Act of
2011, said Rudick. This legis-
lation allowed the Department
of Health Services to afx one
parrot to the kitchen counter in
order to monitor the familys in-teraction and this bill was a lot
of fun to present, as you might
imagine.
For more information, email
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NSUTV lms Green and White scrimmageaMy HOWE
tNE WritEr
NSU is gearing up for the
Green and White Weekend, a
special event for students and
alumni feature a wide variety of
events.
Green and White Weekend
is evolving into a sort of spring
Homecoming for NSU, said
Daniel Johnson, director of
alumni services. Looking at theschedule of events, including the
Redmen Heritage Wall dedica-
tion, baseball and softball games,
spring football game and alumni
soccer game, there is plenty for
the alumni community to take
in.
An important part of this up-
coming weekend is the Green and
White game. The scrimmage will
be lmed for NSUTV.Were excited about the op-
portunity athletics has given us to
provide some real world experi-
ence for sports production, said
Aaron Anderson, coordinator of
video projects.
Anderson has been workingclosely with broadcast students to
plan for the game.
NSUTV is hoping to make
sporting event broadcasts pro-
duced solely by students.
It gives students who are purs-
ing a degree in the broadcast eld
another option by doing produc-
tion and live switching for live
events, said Brock Crawford,
Salina junior.One student in particular is
looking forward to coordinating
the various cameras and equip-
ment that will be used to lm the
game.
My role in preparing for the
green and white home is mak-
ing sure all of the video cameras
work, making sure they are con-
nected to the computers in the
press box, and making sure theother camera operators know
what they are supposed to do,
said Ryan Beck, Inola junior.
Beck will also be multi-tasking
during the actual game in order
to make sure all the camera op-
erators are doing their jobs.During the game I will be the
lead videographer which means
I will be manning one camera
while making sure the other cam-
era operators have the shots they
need, said Beck.
While Beck is lming through-
out the game, Crawford will hold
the important position of pro-
ducer.
I will produce the whole gamefrom start to nish, said Craw-
ford. I will be monitoring four
cameras and doing live switch-
ing for the live Internet feed, the
Green and White Room and the
jumbotron.Anderson feels these kinds of
sports events where broadcast
students are responsible for lm-
ing are simply chances for these
students to gain real world expe-
rience.
This is a great opportunity for
all of our broadcast students, es-
pecially those with their eyes on a
career in sports production, said
Anderson.Those at NSUTV are greatly
looking forward to the many new
possibilities for advancing their
broadcast skills.
This is great opportunity
for the broadcast students andI know that everyone is excited
and ready to partake in these new
roles, said Crawford.
Preparations for lming the
game are now well under way.
I look forward to gaining rst-
hand experience with the studio
cameras and equipment, said
Jon Dallis, Fort Gibson senior.
The Green and White game
will be held at Doc Wadley Sta-dium at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April
21.
For more information, email
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Studying benefts students fnal gradesstaCiE GutHriE
tNE WritEr
As semesters end draws near,
many students reveal their suc-
cessful strategies.
My rst strategy is to get away
from everything, said Holli Am-
paran, Tahlequah freshman.
Im such an easily distracted per-
son that I can distract myself with
anything, so the less distractionsthe better. I also eat because its
hard to focus if Im hungry. And
then its basically just material. I
lay out all the information I need
and study. Getting myself com-
fortable and focused is a must.
For some students it is even
benecial for them to have some-
one near them or even help them
out..My favorite way to study for -
nals is to have a study group with
friends, said Magen Sherrer,
Plano Texas, junior. We tend to
order a pizza and spend the night
crash studying. My second favor-
ite way is to put on headphones,
listen to music and spend a few
hours here and there studying.
If these ways to study sound
great but a more hands on feelis wanted ash cards are a great
alternative.
This way studying feels just a
little more realistic.
I prepare for nals by bulking
up on energy drinks and snack
food, studying till one to two so I
have time to get some sleep and I
start studying once I get the study
guide from my teachers, said Ni-
cole Lehnick,
Tahlequah ju-nior. I study
best with other
people and
ash cards. I
prefer to ask
people ques-
tions than be-
ing asked when
studying.
Putting off
studying is sureto put students
in a bind.
At the moment studying seems
cumbersome but students have to
look at the big picture, exceeding
above and beyond their expecta-
tions.
If you have a focusing prob-
lem, like me, then prepare your-
self for it, said Amparan. For
example, if you say you will studyfor two hours in one night, make
it three, that way youre getting in
actual study time. Preparation is
the key.
Some students take a different
approach to conquer their study-
ing.
On the day before the test
I make sure that I am fully pre-
pared then just relax and play
some video games or watch Netf-
lix, said Colten Boston, Hulbert
freshman.Studying is a key to succeeding
in the college atmosphere.
For more information, email
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NSU students place second at 74th annual MAA meetingaMy HOWE
tNE WritEr
A group of enthusiastic stu-
dents have returned to NSU tri-
umphantly from a regional Math-
ematical Association of America
competition.
It was part of the 74th an-
nual Oklahoma/Arkansas MAA
meeting, said Dr. John Diaman-
topoulus, associate professor of
mathematics.The meeting was held at Hen-
erson State University in Arkadel-
phia, Ark.
The competition allowed our
skills in integrating and creative
problem-solving to be tested,
said Gregory Palma, Vinita se-
nior.
The rst of two teams who
took part in the competition
came home with second place inthe Math Jeopardy portion of the
competition. This is the rst time
NSU has placed so highly at these
meetings.
Placing second was very excit-
ing, seeing as we had never gone
into the second round of jeop-ardy as far as I understand, let
alone placed so well, said Ryan
Berkley, Owasso junior.
More importantly, the competi-
tors learned just how well they
work together, especially under
pressure.
I enjoyed the teamwork, said
Joshua Killer, Stilwell junior. Im
personally excited with how well
our team did. We work well underpressure and it shows.
Diamantopoulos feels this com-
petition was an opportunity to do
what not many get to experience:
having fun while doing math.
Its not just sitting in a class-
room doing the problems on a
piece of paper, said Diaman-
topoulos. They are in a setting
where they are doing math, but
having fun doing it.This meeting of the MAA
also provided Diamantopoulos a
chance to bond with his students.
They can interact with other
teachers and faculty on a whole
different level, said Diamanto-
poulos. Its not them up at theboard with a piece of chalk. Its
those ties that Ive built up with
my students that I always value
greatly.
With Diamantopouloss sup-
port, both teams competed admi-
rably, one of them placing second
in the Math Jeopardy. Killer was a
member of the placing team.
Everyone was very energetic
about math and they seemed tolove the competition, said Killer.
Abraham Middleton, Santa
Barbara, Calif. senior, and Mi-
randa Saw-
yer, Westvillejunior also
attended the
meeting.
All who at-
tended are
looking for-
ward to next
years compe-
tition.
For more
i n f o r m a -tion, email
h o w e 0 1 @
nsuok.edu.
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Abraham Middleton, Santa Barbara, Calif. se-nior, Ryan Berkely, Owasso senior, and JoshuaKiller, Stilwell junior concentrate on a success-ful competition. The MAA competition was therst time NSU has done so well at a meeting.
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daNNiE HaMiltON
tNE CONtributiNG WritEr
Students love to give back to
the Tahlequah community. This
month six students from the pub-
lic relations campaigns class are
trying to raise cans for the Tahle-
quah food pantry in a fun way.
The students are hosting a
dodge ball tournament called If
You Can Dodge a Can, You CanDodge a Ball on April 24.
Chelsea Miller, Grove senior, is
one of the chairmen for the tour-
nament and is taking an active
role in raising awareness.
Instead of having people do-
nate money as a registration fee,
my group and I are asking anyone
who wants to help and not play to
donate cans of food, said Miller.Each student who wants to play
needs to bring ve cans as their
registration fee.
Today and Wednesday If
You Can Dodge a Can, You Can
Dodge a Ball will have registra-
tion tables in the UC Lobby from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The registration table will
help our group create a bracketfor the tournament, said Miller.
We also wanted to make it easier
on our participants by letting us
take the cans off of their hands.
At the registration table, stu-
dents can also order a T-shirt.
Our T-shirts are really fun
and cheap, said Ami Maddocks,
NSU graduate student. They
are only $10 and you can pay for
your T-shirt either Tuesday orWednesday, and you will get them
at the tournament.
Since the tournament is not
opened for all of Tahlequah to
attend or play in, If You Can
Dodge a Can, You Can Dodge
a Ball is asking for Tahlequahs
community members and stu-
dents not participating to help
out their favorite team by being a
sponsor.
Being a sponsor gives you a
couple different options, said
Miller. The options are you can
donate ve can food items and
chose to give someone you know
playing an extra throw or an extralife.
Many students, like Dakota
Beller, Claremore sophomore, are
excited for If You Can Dodge a
Can, You Can Dodge a Ball.
My fraternity, Lambda Chi
Alpha, supports the food pantry
through our philanthropy, said
Beller. When I found out that
there were other students who
wanted to help them out, I wasvery excited to get a team togeth-
er.
NSUs excitement is keeping
If You Can Dodge a Can, You
Can Dodge a Ball team focused
on tournament success.
We know that we are always
looking for ways to help out but
dont know how to, said Miller.
Dodgeball will be a fun way to
help out our community and have
a little break from all your end of
the semester projects and test.
For more information, email
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Misty Grady
tNE sENiOr staff WritEr
Students at NSU are active in
the community and on campus.
Students at NSU have a habit
of taking an idea or suggestion
and turning it into an event, a
campaign or fundraiser. When
NSU students see a need, they
try to meet that need.
Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford
approached us with this proj-ect but it was put together by
Lambda Pi Eta, a student or-
ganization, and we believe that
if there is a problem we need
to complain about it and put
together something to combat
it, said Margaret Froman, Cla-
remore senior and president of
the national communication
honor society, Lambda Pi Eta.
The sponsors, Dr. Wallace and
Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford were
supportive.
There will be a presentation
specically about internships for
communication studies degrees.
Workshop features communication degree optionsFroman said it is sometimes dif-
cult to nd a communication in-ternship, and one has to be created.
NSUs communication department
offers two different degrees: corpo-
rate communication and commu-
nication processes.
Lambda Pi Eta has organized
a communication workshop called
Communication Vocation and
there are three alumni who are
coming, to present presentations
and at the end there will be a fo-rum, said Froman. We are try-
ing to let students know what their
options are for a communication
major, as some communication
students are confused as to what
careers are available to them after
they graduate.
Communication majors, minors
or double majors, as well as fresh-
men and sophomores who have
not yet chosen a degree would
stand to benet.
Two of our speakers, Amy
Sanders, community relations co-
ordinator at Cherokee Nation Busi-
nesses and Todd Edwards, general
manager at Americas Car Mart,
are successful alumni, said Fro-man. Todd, for example was
a NSU communication alumni
who started out in his interview
wanting to be a communication
specialist, and because of him it
has become a national position at
all Americas Car Mart.
Seeing what careers are avail-
able and knowing other gradu-
ates in the program are successful
may help ease student concerns.Many communication ma-
jors have a tough time guring
out what to do with their degree,
other than teach, said Thomas
Crowley, Tulsa second year grad-
uate student and vice president of
Lambda Pi Eta. This workshop
is to help communication studies
majors get ideas of what they can
do with the skills that they have
picked up during their college ca-
reer.The workshop will start at 4
p.m. on April 25 and will last un-
til 5:15 p.m.
Crowley said there is no sign
up, students must just be curious
and bring their questions to the
Redbud Room in the University
Center.
We will have graduates of
the program talking about whatopportunities their knowledge
about communication have af-
forded them, as well as answering
questions, said Crowley. Career
Services will also be there talking
about internships.
For more information email
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Broadcast students inspired by Andersons teachingKira COKEr
tNE WritEr
The student broadcast depart-
ment has a new instructor, Aaron
Anderson, video projects coordi-
nator, who has not only helped
students with guidance, but has
helped them grow over the past
few semesters.
Personally, Aaron gave me a
sense of direction with my de-
gree, said Shirlanna Little, Ok-mulgee senior. Before I took his
class, I had no idea what I wanted
to do after graduation. He gave
me the hands-on reporting and
editing experience that I needed.He helped me build up my re-
sume, while still in school.
Anderson has not only helped
his students to get where they
want to be, but he has also had
a great impact on the broadcast
program.
The broadcast department
has completely taken a 180 since
Aaron took over and we are head-
ing down the path of success,said Derek Dandridge, Webbers
Falls senior.
Some students were not sure
what to expect when coming into
the broadcast department, butAnderson was not going to let
anyone feel let-out or uncomfort-
able.
Coming into his class for the
rst time last semester was scary,
because I did not know anyone or
anything about broadcast, said
Victoria Knott, Stillwater junior,
From the very rst day Aaron
has always been there to help me
with anything I needed help with.He has taught me so much about
using a video camera and edit-
ing.
Anderson has dedicated his
time here to make sure students
learn as much as they can.
In the past year I have learned
the skills and techniques need-
ed to succeed in the broadcast
eld, said Jon Dallis, Fort Gibson
senior. Aaron goes above and be-
yond to give us the tools we need
for success.
He is always available to help
students and gives them his full
attention to help them be who
they desire to be.
Everything I know is accred-ited to him and I dont think there
is a better person who could be in
charge, said Dandridge.
Anderson has been known to
go out of his way to make sure
students are getting the attention
they need to succeed at their col-
lege goals.
He goes above and beyond for
his students and that is very rare
within the administration, saidLittle. He makes sure we know
what we are doing and trains us
the best way he knows how.
Not only is Anderson able to
help his students he also knows
the programs that students need
to know to help their broadcast
career.
This guy is a genius too, said
Dandridge. He can sit down and
mess with any program even if
he hasnt used it before and can
navigate it like he has done it his
whole life.
Students who have not had An-
derson for a course and are inter-
ested in broadcast or any type of
journalism should enroll and tryit out.
I am so grateful that I was
given the opportunity to take his
class, said Little. It has been
very benecial. I would suggest
the NSU Media Studies depart-
ment keeps him as an instructor.
He has a great gift in teaching,
leading and guiding students into
their future career.
Not only do students feel likethey are in a real broadcast news-
room, but the environment is dif-
ferent compared to other types of
classes.
His class is a lot like a real job
where you have deadlines and
other people you have to deal
with and things that just come up
that have to get done by a certain
time, said Knott. It has helped
me prepare for what life will be
like when I graduate.
Future students can look for-
ward to a number of different
things when taking courses with
Anderson. When being in classes
where students have to go out
and meet new people helps them
grow during college.
Other students can look for-
ward to having a lot of fun as
well as learn lots of really cool
stuff with video and editing, saidKnott. Being in Aarons class has
gotten me so much more involved
than I would have been if I wasnt
in the class.
Not only is Anderson an in-
structor, but he also is over the
Northeastern News Network, a
weekly newscast lmed, edited
and produced by students.
He advises and helps them put
together the shows every week.He has done an amazing job
running the show and helping us
students learn how to get things
done by using our resources, said
Knott.
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staCiE GutHriE
tNE WritEr
Students get a slight feel of
what the world may be like if
there were zombies. Yes, that
is right the living dead. There
are games such as Humans vs.
Zombies which is the event that
students at NSU will be able to
partake in.
Im pretty excited, I got all my
best friends to join too so we canhave way more fun, said Alex-
andria Stull, Bartlesville junior. I
want to be a human to see how
long I can survive. Zombies scare
the crap out of me.
At the start of this game an
original zombie will be chosen.
The chosen living dead will then
try to attack the humans. The
zombies will eventually try to at-
tack all of the humans then mak-
ing a giant zombie horde. If the
humans make great hiding and
even ghting tactics they can stay
on top long enough to make the
zombies end up starving to death,
leaving the humans as the victors.
I hope to be chosen as the
original zombie, says Rachael
Gentges, Bartlesville junior.
However, if I cant be the rst
zombie, I want to be a human. I
The battle for supremacy begins April 24think it will be interesting to have
to ght for our lives and form aplan to let the zombies starve.
Humans and zombies have
completely different tactics. As
humans, most would hide out and
let the zombies die from not being
able to feed.
In some groups, there would
always be the Rick Grimes char-
acter from The Walking Dead,
the leader who will go out on a
death mission for members of thegroup. Zombies are said to move
in hordes not really caring, they
are just there to feed their need,
to eat the living.
August Jinks, Locust Grove
freshmen says he is very excited
for this event to nally get here
and is participating in it with
some of his friends from NSU. He
says, at rst while he is a human,
he will try and hide. If he were toturn into a zombie he would just
go for the kill, if possible.
At other schools they play with
Nerf guns which would be awe-
some but I understand they are
not allowed in the dorms, so in
place maybe we could make our
own marshmallow PVC gun,
said Shelby Getter, Tahlequah ju-
nior. Final words to competitors,
get ready, its about to go down.The event started in 05 at
Goucher College. Lenea Patter-
son, Bartlesville senior and public
relations ofcer of residence halls
association heard about the event
last year from some of her friends
at other universities. She thought
it would be a great event to bring
to NSU and provided informa-
tion for those who are participat-
ing.The event takes place on
Tuesday, April 24 at 8 a.m. and
will end on Thursday, April 26
around midnight. If students
want to register make sure to go
to www.hvzsource.com/nsuok/
to do so. If students are wonder-
ing if the event is free, there is no
need to worry. The Residence
Halls Association is paying for allof the supplies. If students want
extra supplies, they will have to
purchase it on their own.
Good luck to all competitors
and may everyone succeed as hu-
mans or the living dead.
For more information, email
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DeMellier takes frst place in Her Story photo contestViCtOria KNOtt
tNE CONtributiNG WritEr
NSU students were offered the
opportunity to enter a photogra-
phy contest that would tell Her
Story in some way. The entries
had to be turned in by March
16th and would be judged by Na-
tional Geographic Photographer,
Annie Grifths.
The rst place prize of $500
went to Alicia DeMellier, Grana-da Hills, Calif. junior.
I think the most rewarding
thing in this photo contest was be-
ing recognized for my story which
was personal, said DeMellier. Iwas really excited my piece won
with over 30 people that entered
the contest, said DeMellier.
Caleb Dobbs, Sallisaw junior,
was also a contestant in the photo
contest and was happy that De-
Melliers photo won.
I thought Alicias photo was
the ideal photo for the assignment
because it made me question
what was going on. There reallywas a story there, said Dobbs.
Mike Brown, photography
professor, has had DeMellier in
class before and thought she was
a great photographer.
She has natural abilities and
an innate photographic eye, said
Brown. She is really good at
photography and she gets better
the more she does it.
Alicias piece told a story
which the guidelines premise was
her story a lot of the other pho-
tographs were just of women,
said Brown.
Brown had some encouraging
words to say about the photog-raphy contest as well as to other
photographers.
I would tell other photogra-
phers to keep shooting, keep en-
tering in contests and put your
work out there for critique, said
Brown. There are many places
on the web to get critiqued by
professionals, bear yourself to
any opportunity to hear anybody
especially a professional to speakabout their work, there is always
something you can learn.
Brown thought DeMelliers
photo was great as well as mean-
ingful.
The piece had an interesting
mood because of lighting, and
the post processing in Photoshop
added a color tent evoking emo-
tion about a mom leaving her
husband and child, said Brown.
The composition was a good
mood for the picture and it went
very well with the Her Story
theme.
Dobbs was excited that one of
his friends was going to receive an
award for their photo.
I was with Alicia when she
got the call about attending the
event, said Dobbs.
DeMelliers used her personal
experiences in the photographand encourages others to do the
same.
Try and use personal experi-
ences to benet your view of your
subjects and the view through a
camera in general, said DeMel-
liers.
When Dobbs saw the poster, he
said it looked exciting and that
is why he joined the contest and
he later found out it was motiva-tional as well.
The speaker motivated me
when she said You can take pic-
tures or you can take pictures that
mean something, said Dobbs.
For more information, email
Courtesy PhotoAlicia DeMellier, Granada Hills, Calif. junior, won rst place
in the Her Story photo contest. DeMellier plans to save the$500 she won and use if for a future trip.
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Kira COKEr
tNE WritEr
The NSU tennis season is com-
ing to an end with some players
having an outstanding season this
year.
My record is 15 matches won
and 3 lost, said Jeanne Mallem,
France sophomore.
Players thought the season ew
by, but it leaves them excited for
next years season here on cam-pus.
The season went fast for me,
said Mallem. I am so excited
for next year and I am denitely
coming back.
This season the tennis team
had no seniors with only ve
freshmen, one sophomore and
one junior. They had some hard
matches to play with such a
young team.
Our season has been a story
of learning, trying to compete
against seniors and juniors with-
out any, said Ron Cox, Head
Coach. We have won some very
good matches and lost some very
poor matches. I am pleased with
a lot of progress we have made.
There are a few players who
have played for NSU over the
past years who look forward to
playing for the university their se-nior year.
I am proud of what I accom-
plished these past three years,
said Ivana Belejova, Kosice, Slo-
vakia junior. I cannot wait for
my last year. I am very excited.
Even though the season did
come to a quick end the ladies
were able to play against some
tough teams.
A highlight from this season isour win against Southwest Bap-
tist who is number 2 in the region
and number 14 in the nation,
said Mallem.
Coaches have helped the team
get better over this past season
and has them wanting to come
back and work with these coaches
again.
I really enjoy the tennis at
NSU, said Mallem. Coaches
help us everyday at practice to
improve our game and skills.
Players are not disappointed in
the season and are looking for-
ward to how they can improve
themselves and as a team.
We improve and ght every
match to get better, said Bele-
jova. We are looking forward to
practice more and to become a
better player. Also, improve our
weaknesses as a team.As of April 11, the teams re-
cord for the season was nine and
seven but it did not end until this
past weekend.
We have been very strong for
so long here, said Cox. I hope
that it will grow, I hope these
young ladies will get better and
be back the way we use to be. Im
not saying we are losing or do-
ing anything of the sort becausemany people would be happy
with the record we have.
Belejova, whose record in
singles is 11 won and eight lost
played the No. position this sea-son.
I played against very good
players at number 1 position,
said Belejova. I gained a lot of
experience.
The team had their last match-
es this past weekend against New-
man and is ready to start a fresh
season next year. For highlights of
the season, go to goriverhawksgo.
com for the nal scores and re-cords for the tennis team.
For more information, email
Kira Coker/TNEThe womens tennis team is wrapping up a successful sea-
son with a nine and seven record. The players unanimouslythe season went by too quickly and look forward to the nextone.
RiverHawks tennis 2011-2012 season concludes
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