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The Humane Society givesstudents an opportunityto volunteer.

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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

[email protected].

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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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.

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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].

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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.


[email protected].

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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.


[email protected]

The Big Event helps community in big ways

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Andrew Scott/TNEInternational Connections is a new program designed to connect incoming international stu-

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.


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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.


[email protected].

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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

[email protected].

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Miranda Caughron/TNE

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.


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.

Students sell baked goods

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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.


Dr. John Mercer at mercer@nsu-

ok.edu, call 918-449-6541 or visit

the NSU Oregon Shakespeare

Trip Facebook page.


[email protected].

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HALEY STOCKSTNE WRITER

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.


[email protected].

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.


[email protected].

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.


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