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NSU alumnus ranks high in Professional Bull Riding

Basketball advances

The Vagina Monologues raise awarenessJACCI ALWORDENTNE WRITER

Women on and off campus are

attempting to break stereotypes

with the word vagina. The Vagi-

na Monologues are coming back

to Tahlequah. The show is a con-

troversial theatrical piece.

I hope it educates the audi-

ence on how serious an issue

violence against women is, said

Dana Boren Boer, instructor

of media studies. I think it will

shock some of them to hear the

statistics and some of the things

that happen to women in other

countries.

The show was created by Eve

Ensler and based on her inter-

views with over 200 women. This

show explores the humor, pain,

wisdom and mystery of vaginas.

The Vagina Monologues is

a production that really shows

women from a womans perspec-

tive, said Shawna Blake, Red-

land graduate student. It shows

women as real people who have

real concerns, voices, aspirations

and desires. It helps stop violence

against women by humanizing

instead of objectifying women.

Eve Ensler is the founder of

V-day. V-day

PBR.com/Courtesy PhotoRyan Dirteater, former NSU student turned bull rider, rides

Jack Daniels After Party at the DEWALT Guaranteed Tough In-vitational. Dirteater is ranked top 50 in Professional Bull Rid-ing.

JAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER

Most NSU students begin their

college careers with a dream of

landing dream jobs in the eldthat they love.

Former NSU student Ryan

Dirteater did exactly that. Dirt-

eater is a top-ranking professional

bull rider from Hulbert and he

said he loves every minute of it.

Professional Bull Riding is the

NFL for bull riding, said Ryan

Dirteater, professional bull rider.

It is every bull riders dream to

be at that level, and I am there.

It seems like it happened so fast.

I was just a kid and showing up

at that level with all the guys I

looked up to, and it just opened

my eyes.

All of this fame and fanfarewould go to most peoples head.

Dirteater said he still feels as

though he is trying to make it.

He has made the PBR nals

four times and won the Bull Rid-

ing World Cup, the equivalent to

the Olympics of bull riding, when

he was 19.

Even with all of this success, it

does not seem that he has gained

an ego to match.

Ive known Ryan his whole

life, said Larry Rogers, friend of

Dirteater. He has never lost his

grounds, and he is still the same

that he has always been. Even as a

kid he would go out of his way tocome up and say hi to you, and he

will still do the same thing today.

I would just call him a good guy.

Rogers said his attitude is be-

cause he is a country boy.

Us old cowboys stick togeth-

er, said Rogers We stick togeth-

er more than any other group of

people.

Through

the years,

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is a global

movement

which developed from the Va-

gina Monologues to end violence

against women and girls. This

production advocates to the audi-ence. It relates the many aspects

of womanhood and the traumat-

ic things that have happened to

women because of their gender.

The show is about issues that

effect women, from body hair to

shelter experience, rape and even

vagina workshops, said Traci

Clark, Vagina Monologues orga-

nizer.

Volunteers in the Tahlequah

community sponsor the Vagina

Monologues.

It is a community project to

help a local shelter.

We are raising money for

Help-In-Crisis and hopefully the

communitys awareness, said

Clark.

Blake said she thinks the show

encourages women to explore

themselves and their voices and

to not be ashamed or embar-rassed to be a woman and talk

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Help-in-Crisis brings voice to victims of violenceabout things that are important

to women. She thinks women are

not only their vaginas.

She believes that should not be

the only important thing.

She also thinks that womenshealth and sexuality should be

important.

Clark said this years spotlight is

the One Billion and Rising theme.

She said one out of three women

have been, are experiencing now

or will experience some sort of

violence. She said this equates to

roughly one billion people.

Clark said the Vagina Mono-

logues are trying to get another

one billion people to stand up and

say no more.

It is time to educate, it is time

to say no more, and it is time to

say enough, said Ellen Waka-

matsu, Help-In-Crisis ofce man-

ager.

This show educates about is-

sues effecting women, and also

examines the horrors that are

happening to women in other

countries right now.By ignoring these issues in

our community, our country and

even globally we are basically giv-

ing permission for it to happen,

said Clark.

The Vagina Monologues are

meant to educate men and wom-en alike. The show is not meant to

bash men and is in no way against

men.

Vulgar words are traditionally

used against women, said Boren

Boer. In this production, we use

them as a way to say it is not bad.

It is part of us, and only bad when

someone uses it against us.

Blake said her experience in

the show taught her to appreciate

more perspectives about womens

issues and how to better embrace

and encourage things that are

generally not talked about.

Boren Boer said she would

warn others that the language

used in the show is very colorful,

and some audience participation

is not unusual.

The show will be March 7-9.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the

show will start at 6:30 p.m. Theevent will take place at the Uni-

tarian Universalist Church locat-

ed on 104 N. College Ave. Tickets

are $8 and all proceeds will be

donated to Help-In-Crisis.

Space is limited and advancetickets are available at the Help-

In-Crisis center located at 205 N.

College Ave.

Call 918-456-0673 to purchase

tickets.

For more information, [email protected].

Dirteater said

he has had an amazing support

group.

His career has been plagued

with several injuries, one that kept

him away from the sport for more

than a year.

Bull riding is a dangerous

sport, said Dirteater. Youre

strapping yourself to a 2,000

pound animal. Injuries are go-

ing to come and go. If you can

get through the bumps, bruises,

aches and pains and stay healthyand stay riding the whole season,

you can make a good living. Bull

riding is like any other sport. You

have your highs and lows, and

you just have to roll with them.

Dirteater said it is a a young

mans sport.

Thirty-ve is the approximate

retirement age for most bull rid-

ers.

Its an adrenaline rush. I com-

pare it to jumping out of an air-

plane, said Dirteater.

There is a different rodeo to

compete at every week that keepsDirteater on the road.

During his down time though,

he said he still nds comfort at

home.

When Im gone for weeks at

a time and I get to come home I

love every minute of it, and I take

advantage of it, said Dirteater.

There are a few drawbacks to

being in the national spotlight,

and Dirteaters family is nding

that out.

I have been in situations

where people want to be friends

with me to get closer to Ryan,said Kassey Dirteater, Hulbert

sophomore.

Dirteater said she can usually

see it before it happens.

I just laugh at it and avoid it,

said Dirteater.

Ryans parents have been noth-

ing but supportive of him through

his career.

It was his dream as a young

kid to be a professional bull rid-

er, said Randy Dirteater, Ryans

father. He has made a difference

in my life by being able to watch

him accomplish his goals. Hisdream came true right in front

of his familys eyes. Seeing that

makes me feel good about him

being a role model for kids out

there. I feel like I have been really

fortunate to get to see this. In a

working world, it is hard for par-

ents to enjoy watching their kids

grow up.

Ryan Dirteater will compete

next in the Tacoma Invitational

on March 9 and 10.

The event will be televised on

CBS Sports Network.


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the her role as the Angry Vagina in The Vagina Monologues.She recites her monologue and begins to memorize her linesin preparation for the show.

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Aids awareness day soonJAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER

HIV/AIDS has been a dark

cloud in America since the rst

reported case of the disease in

1981.

The infection is nationwide

with conrmed cases in all 50

states and the District of Colum-

bia, and has infected 1.7 million

Americans.

This has been the cause of

more than 619,000 deaths in theUnited States alone.

This year NSU students will

join the ght against HIV/AIDS

and help educate others about the

disease.

They will do it through geo-

caching and fun.

This is the third year for the

geocaching, said Cassy Ste-

phens, health and wellness project

director. It is going to be a fun

event. We will be giving away a

lot of prizes as well as performing

free HIV testing on campus.

Geocaching is a real-life trea-

sure hunt.

Participants use GPS devices

to locate hidden containers, and

caches using only coordinates.

There are currently more the 2

million caches hidden worldwide.I have never geocached be-

fore, said Jacob Shrum, Clare-

more sophomore. It sounds like

like a lot of fun and I am really

looking forward to participating,

especially since it is for such a

great cause, HIV/AIDS is a ter-

rible disease.

National Women and Girls

HIV/AIDS awareness is a year-

ly event to bring to the light the

effect that HIV/AIDS has on

women and girls.

Women account for roughly 24

percent of all HIV diagnoses, and

women diagnoses are on the rise.

This information could be ex

very important information for

college students. According to the

Centers for Disease control 75

percent of new HIV diagnosis in2009 were aged 20-24.

Stephens said she hopes all stu-

dents will get involved, not just fe-

male members of the NSU com-

munity.

For more information, email

[email protected].

Meredith Barker/TNENate King distributes campaign iers to Casey Baker,

Tahlequah Sheri Deputy. King is in the runo for Tahle-quah Chief of Police.

Chief race undecided

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Harlem Shake phenomenon lands at NSUFrom the Charleston to Gang-

nam style, dance crazes have

swept the nation for decades. The

recent Harlem Shake epidemic

has young people blowing up

YouTube, Twitter and Facebook

feeds with variations of the dance.

I feel like it will die out in

about a week, said Liz Jones,

NSU cheer squad member. It is

entertaining to watch, but it is just

a fad.

The fad began with a group

of Australian teenagers knownas the Sunny Coast Skate. The

group shot their video as a re-

sponse to YouTube comedian

Filthy Frank in which several cos-

tumed individuals danced to the

song Harlem Shake by Baauer.

There is a difference between

the Harlem Shake meme and the

Harlem Shake dance move.

The Harlem Shake meme in-

cludes one individual starting the

dance and then a mob of frantic

dancers in costumes joining in.

The dance move, originally called

the ablee, was started by Harlem

resident Al B. The dance stems

from ancient Egypt, because

when mummies were wrapped

up they could not move, all theycould do was shake.

The craze could be attributed

to how accessible it is. Usually the

video is just around 30 seconds of

the song by Baauer. This makes it

easy to watch a multitude of the

videos in one sitting without los-

ing interest.

Although dance crazes are usu-

ally seen as a fad, there are some

positives to them as well. Many

groups are putting together their

own Harlem Shake videos, which

pull communities together.

The success of Harlem Shake

has inuenced Billboard to in-

corporate data from YouTube

as one of the calculations on the

Billboard Hot 100. The videosensations are now able to chart

alongside popular songs.

NSU students even joined in

the fad and lmed a Harlem

Shake video, shot by NSUtv in

The Chatter Box.Many students and organiza-

tions such as the NSU Greek

community, and The NSU Move-

ment, came out to participate in

the video. Other organizations

on campus, such as Phi Sigma

Kappa, have made videos as well.

In many schools, there are

groups and organizations that

form their own cliques. Many

times their groups do not come in

contact with each other.

The Harlem Shake video has

given various groups on campus

an opportunity to come together

and work collectively. Although

the atmosphere of the shoot was

very lighthearted, it gave students

a chance to have fun and bond

with others.

This is the second dance-craze

video made with NSU students

this year. There was also a Gang-nam Style video made in the fall

Jacci Alworden/TNENSU students and organizations participate in the lming

of a Harlem Shake video Tuesday, Feb. 27 in The Chatter Box.The video was cast with NSU students and lmed by NSUtvstudents.

of 2012. Both feature Rowdy theRiverHawk.

Studies have shown the more

involved a student is on campus,

the more successful they are aca-

demically. The Harlem Shake

allows students not involved in

other organizations on campus

the opportunity to be a part of

the group.

Events like this can also in-

crease connections with the com-

munity. Many of the regulars of

Club Effx are students of the uni-

versity. Club Effx featured a Har-

lem Shake video shot with many

NSU students.

Years from now, people may

not know what the Harlem Shake

even was, but it may become a

staple dance for our decade. Like

anything in the cyber world, these

videos will always be out there

and could come back to haunt usdecades from now.

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Housing department seeks new resident assistants

Keli Homan/TNEStephen Neal, resident assistant, works at the desk in Logan

Hall. Working at the desk is just one of many RA responsibili-ties.

KELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER

Housing is looking for creative

people with good communication

and problem-solving skills to ll

resident assistant positions for the

2013-2014 academic year.

Applications are available at

the housing ofce for those inter-

ested and must be returned by 5

p.m. on March 5.

All applicants are required to

attend an event called group pro-

cess on March 10.

James Weatherford, resident

assistant, said applicants would

participate in activities as a group

to demonstrate their teamwork,

problem solving ability and other

skills.

Applicants from that group are

selected to come back the follow-

ing week for an individual inter-

view. After these interviews, hous-

ing staff will determine who staysfor Fight Night.

Fight Night is the night that all

of the hall managers and associ-

ate hall managers sit down andreview new candidate info and

returning RA info and determine

hall placement, said Leslie Byrd,

high-rise hall manager. We look

at the big picture to create strong

and cohesive staffs for all our

buildings.

When the staff has been se-

lected, they are notied and get to

meet their new coworkers.

The new RAs will go through

about are weeks of training in

August before the semester start.

Byrd said the training is exten-

sive and intense. She said they are

trained in CERT, rst aid, CPR,

AED, active shooter and search

and rescue.

Jordan Dash, resident assistant,

said occasionally something will

come up that their training might

have been unable to prepare

them. In those situations, a hallmanager or campus police may

be brought in.

RAs have many responsibili-

ties, which can vary depending on

which building the RA works in.

We are mental health work-

ers, babysitters and janitors, said

Weatherford. Ive listened to the

problems and the good times.

With this job, you experience ev-

ery side of a persons life.

RAs will spend time on duty

at a desk where they are easily

accessible to residents. While at

the desk, they do anything fromloaning out lounge equipment

and board games, to assisting resi-

dents who get locked out of their

dorm or building.

At least one night a week, the

RAs have the duty of being on

call for the residents. We are an

RA 24/7, said Stephen Neal,

resident assistant. Whether

were on duty or not, if we see

something going on, we are obli-

gated to correct it.

Like most jobs, there are ben-

ets to being an RA. They get a

private room for the semi-private

room price. Those rooms can be

bigger and occasionally come

with a private bathroom.In addition to their salary, the

RAs receive a tuition waiver

equivalent to one three-hour

class.

Theres a certain camarade-

rie, said Weatherford. Depend-

ing on your oor and how well

you measure with them, you may

make a family.

There are many reasons why

someone might decide they want

to be an RA.

One lesser cited reason is that

being an RA is the gateway into

a fabulous career in the housing

eld, which is an international

network of caring, dedicated

professionals who enjoy spendingtheir lives in the college environ-

ment. said Byrd.


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College of Optometry receives new equipmentANDREW SCOTTTNE WRITER

Patients who experience loss of

central vision may now receive

a special vision test at the NSU

Oklahoma College of Optom-

etry. Central vision loss occurs

most commonly in age-related

macular degeneration, but can

also occur in many other condi-

tions, such as diabetic eye disease

and macular holes.

When people experience cen-tral vision loss, its challenging to

accurately map dim and blind

spots in their central vision, be-

cause its difcult to know what

part of their retina is being used

to view a target, said Dr. David

Lewerenz, chief of low vision ser-

vices. Often, people with a con-

dition such as macular degenera-

tion, people will be forced to use

their side vision to view objects

because central vision has been

lost to the disease.The instrument that makes it

possible to evaluate people with

central vision loss is called a scan-

ning laser microperimeter. Using

a harmless scanning laser, it imag-

es a patients eye four times each

second and tracks the eyes move-

ments. Knowing exactly where

the eye is pointed, it can direct a

ash of light on a specic retinal

location.The patient responds by press-

ing a button if the light is seen.

Areas of deciency are identied

and mapped. No dilation or eye

drops are usually necessary for

the test because a scanning laser

can image the inside of the eye

through a small pupil.

Being able to evaluate xa-

tion with this level of precision

will allow us to understand why

some people have great difculty

reading, even with magnica-tion and in good light, said Dr.

Jenna Lighthizer, assistant profes-

sor and clinician in NSUs Low

Vision Clinic. We can use this

information to train patients how

to maximize vision by improving

their ability to point their eye in

a direction that minimizes the

detrimental effect of the central

blind spot.

With updates scheduled for dis-tribution later this year, some of

this training can actually be ac-

complished through the micrope-

rimeter itself, while the eye is be-

ing imaged by the scanning laser.

The scanning laser micrope-

rimeter, called the MAIA, can

also be used to monitor changes

in people with macular degen-

eration to help determine if

and when medical treatment isneeded. It will assist the College

of Optometry to provide better

patient care, but will also help to

educate optometric students and

residents and to conduct research

at the College.

The rst scanning laser micro-

perimeters were developed over

20 years ago. They were manu-

ally operated, required two or

three computers working togeth-

er, took up the space of a small

automobile and cost $150,000,

said Lewerenz.

Purchasing the MAIA wasmade possible by donations from

the Nix Family Foundation and

Patsi Nix Smith, of Tahlequah.

Nix-Smith and her nephew,

Jimmy Nix, administer the Nix

Family Foundation, have been

extremely generous in support-

ing the efforts of the Low Vision

Clinic at the College of Optom-

etry to assist people who have lost

vision from eye disease.

They support the program in

memory of their relatives Callie

and Clyde Stinson. Callie was

blinded as an infant from the useof the wrong eye drops by a fam-

ily doctor. Clyde went blind as a

young man from an acquired eye

disease.

Despite their handicap, Callie

and Clyde lived very active and

productive lives, inspiring many

along the way.

Our partnership with the Nix

family has enabled us to elevate

the level of care we provide to vi-

sually impaired people in North-

eastern Oklahoma and beyond,

said Dr. Doug Penisten, dean of

the College of Optometry.

With the new equipment care

for the patients is better than ever.

Our program is truly state-of-

the art in our ability to evaluate

these patients, said Dr. Michelle

Welch, director of clinics and as-

sistant dean.


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CCF welcomes international students with outreach dinner

ZACH TUCKERTNE WRITER

The Campus Christian Fellow-

ship is an organization committed

to reaching students on campus

and providing them with a posi-

tive atmosphere and community

to live in and call home.

CCF will sponsor an outreach

dinner for international students

in the NSU community March 7.The event is at the CCF house

next to the Campus Police sta-

tion, at 7-8:30 p.m.

The dinner will feature steak,

chicken, rice, french fries and

other American foods.

The dinner is open to any stu-

dent interested in nding a car-

ing group focused on making all

NSU students feel welcome and

comfortable in our community.This outreach is a way to get

Zach Tucker/TNEMichael Bates, Campus Christian Fellowship member, prac-

tices his cooking. CCF is set to have an international studentoutreach dinner at the CCF House March 7, which includesAmerican food items and is open to all students.

international students connected

with a group of Americans that

can help them in everyday life,said Tom Tucker, CCF director.

CCF realizes that the interna-

tional students are a key part of

the schools student body.

One of the most important

parts of a ministry is loving the

people in the community.

Showing Gods love is the goal

of tending to the interests of in-

ternational students on campus.

NSU is home to many studentsfrom different cultures and back-

grounds.

CCF strives to make interna-

tional students nd a place on

campus they can feel at home,

while displaying Gods love for all

students.

Events like this allow students

to make new friends and branch

out their social circles. Interna-

tional students always like new

friends.

I am excited to hang out withour international student friends

that we have already made and

the new ones that come out,

said Michael Bates, Locust Grove

graduate student.

Bates said he feels one way to

learn about an individual is to

show them our culture and then

learn about their way of life.

The international outreach

dinner is one of many ways thatCCF utilizes their involvement in

the Tahlequah community.

In the summer of 2013, CCF is

taking a mission trip to Haiti in an

attempt to help with the struggle

for clean water in the country.

CCF is partnering with Water

Is Life to bring clean water to

Haiti.

The CCF students are looking

to raise money for straws that l-

ter water and make it safe to drink

from any water source. Eachstraw is $10.

Their goal is to make to the

voyage to Haiti with one thou-

sand straws.

We want to raise around

$10,000 to provide Haitians with

healthy drinking water, said An-

drew Scott, Choctaw junior.

CCF invites students to the Big

Ticket Dessert Theater, which

benets their effort toward theHaiti Project.

Tickets to the event are avail-

able at the CCF house and the

benecial evening is scheduled for

March 12 at 7 p.m.

Our goal at CCF is to help as

many people as possible in which-

ever way we can, said Scott.


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Wesley Foundation supports those in needDREW BENNETTTNE WRITER

The Wesley Foundation is a

United Methodist campus min-

istry sponsored by the Methodist

church. The faction on the NSU

campus was established in 1963.

The building they currently oper-

ate out of was built for them in

1968. Since then, they have dedi-

cated themselves to enriching

the lives of students on campus.

They do this through the manyacts of charity and goodwill they

perform on a weekly basis.

They provide are a weekly

congregation and prayer service,

a free lunch available to any-

one who wishes to join them on

Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2

p.m. The Wesley Foundation does

frequent volunteer work on cam-

pus, mission trips, work in soupkitchens, and work with the char-

ity group Feed My Sheep.

I think the Wesley foundation

is a great place, said Christine

Hensley, Oklahoma City junior.

They are always doing kind

things for us, like providing lunch.

It really is a positive campus min-

istry and really just a positive

place to be.

Recently, the foundation hasstarted a new way to help some-

one, specically just one person.

A girl in need of chemotherapy

at the MD Anderson hospital

in Houston Texas, a girl whose

name the foundation doesnt even

know.

Ive been going here since

I started college, said Britney

Barnard, Tahlequah sophomore.Most I help out with the youth

group, it seems like they are al-

ways doing something to help

out, I believe every bit counts.

In exchange for a bottle cap

or pop tab from any beverage,

the girl will receive one ounce of

chemo.

My father mentioned it back

in December one evening during

a game night at the foundationwhile we were all drinking water,

said Caycee Young, executive di-

rector of the Wesley Foundation.

He mentioned his coworker at

Lake Region Electric was col-

lecting them to help her niece get

cancer treatment.

Young set up a white trash can

in the building, and asked that ev-

eryone place their bottle caps init.

The bottle caps have to build

up to one liter before she gets any

of it. So each week since then she

has checked the can.

If it was more than half full,

she would take out the bag and

take it to her father, who then

gives it to the girls aunt. She then

once a month donates it to the

hospital to help pay for the girlstreatment.

This is the rst time we have

ever done something like this,

Young said. We intend to keep

donating until this girl is cured.

Afterward well probably keep

doing it anyway, as Methodists we

believe in grace by practice.

Young said they will always

continue donating to causes toprovide love and support for oth-

ers.

It is an interesting place to say

the least, said Valery Jorgensen,

volunteer maintenance worker.

Its nice that theyre doing this for

that little girl. It is nice that they

are also always serving the com-

munity in one way or another.

The Wesley Foundation is lo-

cated on 403 Goingsnake, acrossfrom the NSU Fitness Cen-

ter. The foundation is open on

Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

and on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. for

fellowship.


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Cystic Fibrosis Walk raises funds for researchHALEY STOCKSMEDIA COORDINATOR

Cystic Fibrosis is a disease af-

fecting lives worldwide.

BCM is ghting back with the

5th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Walk.

Debbie Lipscomb, BCM direc-

tor, said the history of the walk

began four years ago with two

students involved at BCM.

We had a student who had a

sister with Cystic Fibrosis, and an-

other student with a close friendwho had recently died with Cystic

Fibrosis, said Lipscomb. When

we were looking for a cause to

help with other than Special

Olympics, which we were already

doing, they both suggested doing

Cystic Fibrosis. Both of them had

their families help with the walk

and give donations.

According to the Cystic Fibro-

sis Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis is

an inherited chronic disease that

affects the lungs and digestive sys-tem of about 30,000 children and

adults in the United States.

In 2009, the median predicted

age of survival was in the mid-

30s.

Last year the event raised more

than $700.

The students said they hope to

not only match but beat that goal

this year.

This year students will try anew route for fundraising.

Rather than asking for indi-

vidual donations, they opted to

obtain sponsorships and sell T-

shirts.

I am really excited about be-

ing involved, said Daniel Prock,

Collinsville sophomore. This

cause really hit home for me. I re-

cently had a coach who died with

Cystic Fibrosis, and it is great to

be doing something to help the

cause.Prock has assembled a band to

play during the event.

Ja-Li-Si Bird, Clinton, Ark.

freshman, will play piano and

sing with the band for the event.

I recently read a book where

the main character had Cystic Fi-

brosis, said Bird. I didnt know

what it was, so I read a lot about

the disease. It is really cool to be

a part of an event helping withCystic Fibrosis research because I

really feel connected to it.

Lipscomb said the rst walk

was at the NSU track, but be-

cause of bad weather, the turnout

was poor.

The next year, we had to moveit from the track to Calvary As-

sembly of God because of rain,

said Lipscomb. Then last year,

we moved it to the First Baptist

Church Activities Building, where

it is this year.

Lipscomb said they ancitipate

to continue using FBC Activities

Building because of the availabil-

ity.

The event will be at 6 p.m.,March 5 in the FBC Activities

Building.

The cost is $10 to participate in

the walk.

All funds and proceeds will

benet the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-

dation.For more information, email

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ROTC instructor receives promotionBLAKE HARRISTNE SENIOR STAFF

The RiverHawk battalion is

celebrating for one of their in-

structors.

Recently, Billy J. Burrus, senior

military instructor, was recently

promoted to the rank of Master

Sgt.

This is the most signicant

promotion of his career, said Ja-

son Uphoff, director of military

science. It is a signal from theArmy that he is ready to assume

the responsibility of a Company

First Sergeant.

Burrus will now be verbally re-

ferred to as Master Sgt.

In addition to ROTC, Burrus

enjoys time spent on his own.

In his free time he does bur-

pees and drinks Sam Adams,

said Uphoff.Burrus arrived at NSU in

March of 2010, and will leave in

the spring of 2014. Burruss du-

ties with ROTC include being

in charge of tactical and physi-

cal training. He also instructs the

juniors and prepares them for

Warrior Forge, The Range Chal-

lenge Team, and The Zombie

Response Team.

The promotion is very sig-nicant, likening it to something

within the academic world I

would say it similar to attaining

tenure, said Uphoff. Master

Sgt. Burrus is an expert in his eld

and secure in his chosen profes-

sion until retirement.

To celebrate this promotion,

members of ROTC decided to

have a ruck march at 5:45 a.m.,March 1.

The march was from campus

to the Illinois River, approximate-

ly three miles.

After the ruck march there was

a ceremony to honor Burrus. All

cadets were present to witness

their instructors accomplish-

ment.

Upon completing the cere-

mony, the instructors and cadetsjumped into the river to celebrate.

The march was a little slower

pace and shorter distance than

normal, said Burrus. The

plunge in the river was a long

time coming and something

Capt. Uphoff and I had been

planning to do since the summer.

Its timing kept getting in the way,

and ended up becoming a polarplunge.

Burrus said the promotion is a

reward for his determination and

perseverance. There will be more

responsibilities along with this

promotion and he said he is ready

for any challenge.

Master Sgt. Burrus has been

my instructor since my sopho-

more year and he has taught me

many things, said ChristopherCopeland, Tahlequah senior.

He has taught me how to be a

leader as well as to how to be-

come a professional. He is always

pushing me and challenging me

to become not only the best lead-

er but also the person I can be. I

both admire and respect him.

Uphoff and Burrus have been

working side by side since Uphofftook his position in in 2011.

Burrus and Uphoff both served

in Iraq at the same time in sister

units of the First Cavalry Divi-

sion. They did not know until

meeting at NSU.

At the end of the day we are

all going to have leaders, said

Copeland. Whether it be good

leaders or bad leaders, because of

Master Sgt. Burrus I know whatright looks like.

For more information about

the ROTC program visit the

Haskell Hall Annex, or call 918-

444-3066.


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www.nsunews.comCourtesy of Weather.com

Current Events

Tuesday, March 5

Womens Tennis vs Universityof Central Oklahoma

2-5 p.m.

Tahlequah Tennis Complex

Speed Tutoring

4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Tahlequah

UC Basement/Lounge

Wednesday, March 6

Healthy Campus Meeting

11 a.m. 12 p.m.

Tahlequah

University Center room 223

On Campus Interviews - RAE

Corporation

1 p.m. 4 p.m.

Tahlequah

CASE Building; Lower Lever

Conference Room

Thursday, March 7

NAB - NSU Idol

7-8 p.m.

Tahlequah

Volunteer Income Tax Assis-

tance Program

3-6 p.m.

Tahlequah

Business and Technology,room 121.

Friday, March 8

Social Work Month Reception6 p.m. 8 p.m.

Broken Arrow

Visitor Center Gallery,

Administrative Services

building.

Saturday, March 9

Womens Tennis vs Emporia

State University

12 p.m. 3 p.m.Tahlequah

NSU Tennis Complex

Increasing Comprehension

Through Differentiated In-

struction

8 a.m. 3 p.m.

Broken Arrow

Monday, Feb. 11

Volunteer Income Tax Assis-

tance Program

3 p.m. 6 p.m.

Tahlequah

Business and Technology,

room 121.

Phil Bridgmon, Dean of Lib-

eral Arts On Campus

9 a.m. 3 p.m.

Broken Arrow

Administrative Services room210.

Blake Harris/TNE Senior StaRiverHawk battalion cadets stand at attention near the Illinois River in the early morninghours of March 1. The battalion participated in a ruck march, followed by a polar plunge tocelebrate Master Sgt. Billy J. Burrus promotion.

RiverHawk battalion marches

Alexander Jewson/Contributing Photographer

Daniel Aaron, Remedy Blu apprentice, gives Meredith Barker, Muskogee junior, a colorconsultation. Remedy Blu is a new salon that just opened in Tahlequahs North End District.

Remedy Blu opens downtown

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Homemade Fireworks brings big-town comedy to campusADAM WALLACETNE LAYOUT EDITOR

Live comedy is often associ-

ated with big cities, but this week

live comedy comes to Tahlequah.

Homemade Fireworks, NSUs

improvised comedy team, pres-

ents their corporate sellout show

in the Webb Auditorium.

In the most simple denition

of the word, improv is the act of

doing scenes without a script or

preconceived plan, said RyanCombs, president of Homemade

Fireworks. Improv shows will

usually start with a one-word sug-

gestion from the audience and the

improvisers will use that sugges-

tion to inspire comedic scenes.

Homemade Fireworks has

nine student members, with four

board members.

The team was started by Alyssa

Buckley, director of Homemade

Fireworks, and her husband, Bry-

an Buckley.Mr. and Mrs. Buckley trained

and performed in North Caro-

lina, Philadelphia and New York

before starting Homemade Fire-

works in fall of 2010.

We packed up our bags,

moved to Oklahoma and were

like where is the improv, said

Alyssa Buckley.

The team meets for practice

on Tuesday, Thursday and Sun-day evenings where they play new

games and experiment with dif-

ferent techniques.

Improv is a lot like a sport,

said Buckley. We perform shows

just like a soccer team would play

a game. Just like you dont know

what your opponent is going to

do, we dont know what the au-

dience is going to say. You have

to practice so you know how the

games facilitate.

Homemade Fireworks per-forms one show each month, on

a date set by the teams board

members. March 8 is their corpo-

rate sellout show.

We have corporations and

small businesses throughout the

area pay a sum of money to us,

and we buy, or make, T-shirts

to advertise that business, said

Combs. If our sponsors pay a

larger sum of money, they can beused as scene suggestions during

the show.

The team performs a corporate

sellout show each year to raise

money for their spring break trip.

We are raising money to go to

Chicago, which is the best place

in the world for improv, said

Knickel Sloan, advertising man-

ager of Homemade Fireworks.

Since its founding in 2010, the

team has taken a trip to Chicago

each year during spring break.

During their time in Chicago, the

team attends shows and work-

shops to learn new techniques

and popular trends in the improv

world.

Tickets for the show are $4 and

$1-off coupons can be found on

posters around the NSU Tahle-

quah campus.

All the money goes to improv

and to the team itself, said Ran-

dall Skidmore, business manager

of Homemade Fireworks. You

sacrice a little and get a lot in the

long run.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

March 8 in the Webb Audito-

rium. The 7:30 show is family

friendly, and the R-rated show

begins at 9 p.m.

Tickets can be bought at the

door to the show, and donationswill be accepted for the spring

break trip.

Everyone should come see a

Homemade Fireworks show. We

promise you a hilarious show

that you have never seen before

and never will see again, said

Combs. Plus, its a great deal for

your money.

For more information email

[email protected].

Alyssa Buckley/Contributing PhotographerAdam Wallace, Welling junior, Ryan Combs, Inola junior,

and Natalie Morgan, Muldrow senior practice improv gamesfor Homemade Fireworks upcoming performance on March 8.Homemade Fireworks is an on-campus improv troupe whichperforms monthly.

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Students compete for the title of NSU Idol

Drew Bennett/TNEContestants gather at the NAB oce to prepare for their upcoming group performance at NSU

Idol. NAB sponsors NSU Idol, which is March 7 at Second Century Square.

DREW BENNETTTNE WRITER

American Idol has been on

the air since 2002 and is still very

popular. NSUs version of the

competition, NSU Idol, has also

been a popular event on campus

since the same year.

NSU Idol originally beganwith the same format of Ameri-

can Idol, but has since evolved to

make for a better experience for

those involved. It used to be the

students interested in performing

would simply sign up and show

up the day of the event. Winners

were decided by crowd vote and

after each performance they were

critiqued by three judges.

It was pretty awkward allaround, said Jordyn Jorgenson,

NAB concert chair. The judges

felt a bit uncomfortable having to

critique students performances,

especially since the real purpose

of the event is to be really fun

and let students showcase their

talent. We have since eliminated

that from the competition and

tried to collaborate with the past

NSU Idol winners and my com-mittee to come up with new ways

to make the competition more

friendly and let the contestants

show their personalities and in-

teract with each other and their

audience to make the experience

better for everyone.

Contestants now audition be-

fore hand to see if they can make

it to the actual live performance.

This was done to help out bothwith judging as well as help lower

the number of contestants at the

show. Previous shows have had

more than 20 singers and tended

to last well past their scheduled

times.

A three-minute limit has also

been added to each contestants

performance.

On the judges panel is last

years NSU Idol winner BrittanyPearsall.

Along with the $100 cash prize

for winning the competition, win-

ners also hold the honor of judg-

ing next years contestants.

It was an extremely tough

decision to pick the contestants,

said Brittany Pearsall, Pryor ju-

nior. We had many talented

singers tryout this year. I think

NSU Idol is a great way for stu-dents to show of their talents. We

had people come to tryouts that

I never would have expected to

have such amazing voices. It isalso a great way to meet people

on campus. It was an enriching

experience all around, through

tryouts, photo shoots, performing,

winning and then judging.

Pearsalls advice for this years

contestants is to go out, be con-

dent, campaign for the event and

to most importantly have fun. She

said this is a unique opportunity

for contestants to show off theirtalents and enjoy the experience.

Auditions were February 13.

Those who could not make it to

the audition were asked to send

in an audition tape instead. Ten

students have been chosen to per-

form at the live event.

This is my rst time doing this

and I think my chances are pretty

good, said Jordyn Patton, Ver-

digris junior. Im in this to win

the title of NSU Idol, but really I

am in it for the experience. Its agreat opportunity. Ive been sing-

ing since I was eight, so win or

lose, I just love singing and enjoy

the chance to show off and sing

in public.

Patton auditioned for the con-

test with the song Me and Char-

lie Talking by Miranda Lambert

and intends to sing a mash-up of

I Knew You Were Yrouble by

Taylor Swift, and As Long AsYou Love Me by Justin Beiber

at the show. Along with the con-

testants individual performances,

they will also be performing an

opening and closing number.

NSU Idol will be at the Second

Century Square on March 7 at 7

p.m.


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Delta Zetas get painted for colorful fundraiser

Miranda Caughron/TNEDelta Zeta fundraising chairman, Sarah Tilley, lls balloons for the Paint a Turtle event spon-

sored by Delta Zeta. Paint a Turtle will take place Monday March 11 in front of the UC. Theproceeds will go to the family of a young boy with leukemia.

MIRANDA CAUGHRONTNE WRITER

The Delta Zeta sorority will

sponsor Paint a Turtle on Mon-

day Feb. 11 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

in front of the UC.

The funds from the event will

be donated to the family of an

alumna with a young boy with

leukemia.

We felt the need to help with

our alumnas family because our

alumnae do so much for us, saidSarah Tilley, fundraiser chair-

man for Delta Zeta. I hope this

helps their family because being

diagnosed with leukemia is life

changing, and we are hoping this

will alleviate some stress from the

family.

The family has to drive back

and forth from Stigler to Arkan-

sas to the childrens hospital. As

gas prices are so high, it is very

nancially taxing on the family.

I think it is a great way to giveback to the community, said Al-

lie Goodman, educational leader-

ship consultant with Delta Zeta

Headquarters. It aligns with

Delta Zetas values and it sounds

like a really fun event.

The idea for the fundraiser was

originally to throw rotten foods at

the members.

After closer consideration it

was decided paint would be asafer alternative.

Who would not want to throw

paint at a Delta Zeta, said Ken-

na Tacket, Delta Zetas philan-

thropy chairman.

Tacket said she thinks it is a

great opportunity.

During the event, students

and faculty can pay one dollar to

throw a paint-lled balloon at a

Delta Zeta member.

The balloons will be lled with

a rainbow of colors along with

pink and green paint, the colors

for Delta Zeta.

Every tenth dollar donated re-

ceives a free taco coupon for Taco

Bell.

We wanted to do somethingdifferent other than a bake sale

or dinner and different from any

fundraisers that any other Greek

organizations put on, said Tilley.

The events name, Paint a Tur-

tle, stems from the Delta Zetas

mascot, the turtle.

The mascot is the turtle be-

cause it coincides with two of

Delta Zetas philanthropies,

speech and hearing.It also incorporates The Paint-

ed Turtle camp, a camp for ter-

minally-ill children in California.

The turtle is the mascot for the

camp and also speech and hear-

ing because a turtle tends to be 98

percent deaf.

I am excited to go support

Delta Zeta and also support this

cause, said Jaykob Taylor, Web-bers Falls sophomore. I would

like to throw paint at the girls I

love.

The Delta Zetas have been

planning this fundraiser for many

months.

They have also had many prac-

tice runs to make sure everything

will go smoothly.

The group is also taking many

safety precautions for the event,such as making the members

wear helmets and protective gear

so no one gets hurt.

This event is relatively easy to

plan because there are not many

costs other than balloons and

paint, said Tilley.

Tilley said they have had an

awesome support system.

Lowes has been wonderfuland worked with us on prices,

said Tilley.

This is the rst time for the

event.

The Delta Zetas are hoping

this is a successful event for the

family in need.

If the event goes over well, stu-

dents can expect to see it again

next year.


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Stars in the Summer seeks performersKNICKEL SLOANCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Although Stars in the Summer

does not start for several months,

preparations are already under

way.

Auditions for performing are 1

p.m on March 9, and applicatons

for technical crew will be accept-

ed online until noon on March

15.

Stars in the Summer has been

around since with its rst seriesRiver City Players, and later add-

ing Downtown Country in 1995.

Im really excited to be doing

my second season of country mu-

sic, said Robin Pursley, artistic

director of Stars in the Summer.

And now we are nally offering

an all 80s show.

Auditioners are required to at-

tend dance auditions and prepareone country song, and one rock

or pop song with CD accompani-

ment.

Im looking for exceptionally

strong and versatile singers who

can dance, said Pursley. Im

looking forward to the good sur-

prises. Like when I just get blown

away by someone who is really

talented.

Several parts go into the Starsin the Summer production.

From the rst rehearsal in May,

the technical crew works vigor-

ously to make sure the show goes

off without a hitch.

As a technician somewhere

around 4,000 to 4,500 people will

get to see your wor, said Scott

Pursley, production manager and

technical director of Stars in theSummer. If you have a little ex-

perience in theater and a willing-

ness to do a little of everything,

youll be ne.

The auditions are open to the

public.

For some it will be their rst

time to audition, while others will

return with more experience.

Ive never done it before and

I dont know what to expect,said Candace Smith, Bartlesville

freshman.

Smith said she just wants a

chance to sing.

Its really fun, and I love to

connect with songs, said Smith.

There are many benets to

working with the Stars in the

Summer shows.

It is a paid position and stu-dents can earn credit as perform-

ers and technicians.

You can look forward to a high

level of professionalism from start

to nish, said Michael Rappe,

two-year Stars in the Summer

veteran. Youll also make life-

long friends and be a part of a

historic show at a great venue.

The Stars in the Summer is

off to a big start, with rehears-als starting May 15 and opening

night June 13.

For more information, call 918-

444-2793 or email mageern@

nsuok.edu.


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Renowned futist brings Master Class to Jazz LabKELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER

There is excitement within the

ute community at NSU. New

York Times-acclaimed Amy Por-

ter is coming to the NSU Jazz

Lab to teach a ute master class.

Shes a phenomenal and well-

respected ute teacher, said Dr.

Patricia Surman, ute instructor.

A master class is an event

where a well-known teacher or

performer is brought in to teachand work with students and com-

munity members on any perfor-

mance issues they may have. The

teacher will listen to a student

perform their piece of music and

give constructive feedback.

Its basically a private lesson

but in front of an audience, said

Surman. The audience can ben-

et as well.

Porter will discuss issues with

the mechanics of the ute and

different ideas about musical in-terpretation.

Even if youre not a ute play-

er, the information about musi-

cal interpretation would be very

valuable to all musicians, said

Surman.

Those who wish to attend the

master class do not need to bring

an instrument.

The master class is free to at-

tend and open to NSU students,faculty and staff, as well as mem-

bers of the community.

Sarah Thompson, Oologah

freshman, said Dr. Mark Bighley

found the money to make Porters

visit possible. Thompson is one of

the students performing for Por-

ter in the masterclass.

Were all thankful for Patricia

for getting her to come here, said

Thompson.

Surman has been preparing

her students for Porters visit with

a weekly studio class. NSU and

area high school students will be

among those performing.

I imagine my students are go-

ing to be nervous to play for her,

said Surman. When youre a

performer, your job is to put your

nervousness aside and learn how

to overcome those things.

Roger Hoverson, Tahlequah

junior, will attend the master class

Keli Homan/TNESarah Thompson, Oologah freshman, prepares for Amy Porters master class. Thompson is

one of several NSU students performing for Porter.

and perform La Flute de Pan

by Jules Mouquet.

In a way, its nerve wracking,

said Hoverson. Im beginning to

look at it as just a really fortunate

learning experience.

Porter is a professor of ute

at the University of Michigan

School of Music. She earned her

masters degree in music from the

Juilliard School of Music in New

York City.

In 2001 Porter gained interna-

tional attention by winning the

Paris/Ville dAvary International

Flute competition in France.

She also received the Henry

Russell award in 2006 from the

University of Michigan. She is

the third professor from the school

of music and the rst performing

artist to receive the honor since it

was rst given in 1926.

Porter has taught master classes

all over the world and various cit-

ies in the U.S.

I wanted to do this for my stu-

dents because I think its so valu-

able to get inspired by the greatute players, and to hear what

they have to say about how to do

their job, said Surman.

The master class will be from

6-9 p.m. on March 5 in the NSU

Jazz Lab. Porter will be available

that day for a private lesson. Any-

one interested should contact Dr.

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Alumna returns to NSU CPA for piano recital

Courtesy PhotoMichiko Saiki, Northeastern State University alumna, will

visit the Center for Performing Arts for a piano recital 7 p.m.,March 6. Saiki graduated from NSU in 2011, before moving toBowling Green State University in Ohio to complete her mas-ters degree.

ANDREW SCOTTTNE WRITER

NSU alumna Michiko Saiki

returns to her alma mater for a

piano performance.

Saiki came to NSU in 2005

from Saitamato, Japan study pia-

no performance. She is currently

studying at Bowling Green State

University in Ohio working on

her masters degree. She has also

been accepted to their doctoral

program.

Saiki is giving a homecoming

performance to the university

that provided her with her under-

graduate education, making theoccasion a special one.

The main reason I decided

to come back to NSU and give

a recital is to thank everybody by

showing how much I grew after I

graduated from NSU, said Saiki.

Although Saiki graduated in

2011, many still remember her

legacy.

Michiko came to NSU with

a group of other Japanese stu-dents, said Dr. Thomas Salmon,

College of Optometry adminis-

trator. Saiki could have studied

music in Japan, but saw an op-

portunity to study in the US. She

was already a skilled vocalist and

pianist in Japan, but competition

among high school graduates

in Japan is extremely erce. So

rather than enter a music conser-

vatory in Japan, Michiko decided

to study music at NSU.

Since she already had a back-

ground in vocals and piano, she

had very high expectations for

herself.

Dr. Ron Chioldi nurtured

and encouraged he, and enabled

her to develop her talents to amuch higher level, said Salmon.

Michiko was a very hard worker,

and had very high expectations

for herself. Sometimes she strug-

gled with disappointment. Name-

ly, she sometimes felt that she was

not improving enough, in spite of

her hard work.

Salmon said even through the

hard time she continued to work

hard and became what he callsone of the greatest piano students

to have graduated from NSU.

Saikis performance con-

sists of a wide range of tunes.I will be performing Haydns last

piano sonata, one of the Debussy

Etudes, Debussys Lisle Joyeuse

, two movements from Olivier

Messiaens Vingt regards sur

lEnfant-Jsus, and a piece from

living American composer, Fred-

erick Rzewskis De Profundis,

which was composed in 1994.

Saiki said De Profundis is

composed for a speaking pianist,which literally means that she

will be speaking while playing the

piano. She said this will be a very

rare opportunity for the audience

to see the live performance of this

piece.

I am very pumped to sharethis piece with the audience, said

Saiki.

While Saiki was here, she per-

formed at NSU many times, and

also competed at multiple nation-

al level piano competitions.

One year she also played the

piano for the NSU graduation,

said Salmon.

She was also a part of Japanese

Students Association on campus.She was one of the key mem-

bers of JSNU and lead many

of the music performances in

their annual stage shows, said

Salmon. In the JNSU shows she

played guitar, piano, was a mem-

ber of the a capella group and ledchoruses.

Upon graduating, she moved to

Ohio to get her masters degree.

She will be studying

contemporary music extensively

from next fall.

Giving a recital at NSU means

a lot to me because NSU is where

I grew as a pianist, said Saiki.

Without all the faculty members

support, especially Dr.Chioldisguidance, I would not have been

who I am.


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Baseball starts season with winning recordZACH TUCKERTNE WRITER

The RiverHawk baseball team

played their rst nine games

with a record of 5-4. The teams

solid play has thrived off of the

hot bats of the RiverHawks. Ju-

nior Cody Robinson was named

MIAA batter of the week after

his three home run performance

against Truman State Feb. 24,

which resulted in a 10-4 victory.

Cody has a great attitude andhe had a great day against Tru-

man, said Travis Janssen, head

coach. He has as much power

hitting as anyone on the team.

Feb. 28 Pittsburg State made

the trek to Thomas Rousey

Field to face the RiverHawks.

The Gorillas entered the game

with an undefeated 2-0 record.

Pittsburg State has already had

ve games canceled entering the

game against NSU, due to poor

weather.The showdown was a very low

scoring game. The lack of hits for

NSU is what made Pittsburg State

prevail with the 2-1 win. The

RiverHawks trailed 2-0 entering

the fourth inning and a strike to

right eld by David Webe, sopho-

more center-elder, drove Kegan

Knight, senior short-stop, into

home-plate to score their lone

run. Three batters up, three downin the nal inning by the River-

Hawks gave the Gorillas the vic-

tory in the rst matchup between

the teams in 2013.

The game against Pittsburg

State Feb. 28 was one of few

games this season where NSU

failed to put an abundance of

runs on the scoreboard. Hitting

thus far carried the RiverHawks

and a lack of consistent pitching

is what has slowed down NSU.

As a unit we need to just start

pitching a little better and haveour hitters keep doing what they

are doing and we could really

turn things around, said Greg

Diaville, junior pitcher.

Next on the schedule is Central

Missouri.

The Mules were selected rst

in the pre-season MIAA polls and

also rank in the top ve in na-

tional rankings. An overall team

effort is needed to get victories in

the matchups. Those games take

place March 2 at 1 p.m. and 3

p.m., and also at 12 p.m. March3.

I am excited to compete

against Central Missouri, said

Preston Cash, junior rst-base-

man. They have been getting a

lot of hype from everyone and I

think our team has plenty of tal-

ent to take them down.

The key to success for the Riv-

erHawks in 2013 depends on the

rise of the bullpen for NSU.

The roster is full of talent from

top to bottom and hard work and

progression from the pitchingstaff will determine the destiny of

the RiverHawks.

Our guys are working very

hard, said Janssen. If a few guys

can step up and lead our team

then we will be in good shape.

A long season awaits NSU their

trip in early May to the MIAA

Baseball Conference Champi-

onship. Wins against conference

team members create the mostopportunity to make the road to

Kansas City, Mo. an easier voy-

age. The top teams earn auto-

matic bids into the championship

while the lower seeded teams face

off in play in games.

The RiverHawks are off to a

solid start in 2013 and with prog-

ress in all areas of the game, look

out for NSU in early May.


Zach Tucker/TNEKegan Knight, senior shortstop, waits at third base against Pittsburg State Feb. 28. The Riv-

erHawks split the series with the Gorillas and have a record of 6-4 on the year.

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RiverHawks basketball earns spot in MIAA Championship

The Northeastern State mensbasketball team nished in a

tie for third in the nal regular-

season standings and has earned

the No. 4 seed in the 2013 MIAA

Mens Basketball Championship.

The RiverHawks (19-7, 12-6

MIAA) have earned a bye into the

quarternals, and they will await

the winner of No. 5 Northwest

Missouri State and No. 12 Mis-

souri Western State.The Bearcats will play host to

the Griffons at 7 p.m. March 4in the rst round of the MIAA

Championship.

The winner of that matchup

will meet NSU at 2:15 p.m.

March 7 inside Kansas Citys

Municipal Auditorium (7,316).

The RiverHawks were selected

in the preseason by the MIAA

coaches and media to nish 14th

in the regular season, and they

jumped all the way from out ofthe tournament into a rst-round

bye. The nine-place improvementwas by far the best of anyone else

in the conference (Lindenwood

was projected eighth and also tied

for third).

Northeastern State lost to

NWMSU 73-72 on Jan. 31 in

Maryville, Mo. NSU defeated

MWSU 73-61 on Feb. 2 in St. Jo-

seph, Mo.

The NSU women also earned

a bye in the MIAA Champion-ship.

The RiverHawks are one of

three schools (Central Missouri,

Washburn) that had both teamsreceive byes.

Fort Hays State (men) and Em-

poria State(women) were the oth-

er recipients of a top-four seed.

Tickets are now on sale for the

2013 MIAA Mens and Womens

Basketball Championships at the

NSU Ticket Ofce.

The mens quarternals

through the championship will be

held March 7, 9-10 inside KansasCitys Municipal Auditorium.

For the Kansas City portion of

the tournament, all-session pass-

es, which will allow access to all

14 games of the tournament, are

$50 if purchased through North-

eastern State.

Passes purchased at the Mu-

nicipal Auditorium Box Ofce

will be $65.

Single-session passes are $20

and are good for any single ses-

sion of the tournament.Both all-session and single-

session passes can be purchased

through Northeastern State.

NSU students can purchase

single-session passes for $5 (with

valid NSU ID).

Children six and under will be

admitted free of charge.

Visit Northeastern States ticket

ofce or call 918-444-3901 for

more information.The Kansas City Downtown

Marriott is the host hotel for the

tournament.

Special room rates are avail-

able by mentioning the MIAA fan

rate or by booking online through

www.themiaa.com.

Press release courtesy of Ce-

drique Flemming, www.goriver-

hawksgo.com.

Carrie Moore/Contributing PhotographerRiverHawks basketball beat Fort Hays State 76-61, a game that helped earn them a seed inthe 2013 MIAA Championship. RiverHawks basketball will compete in the MIAA Mens andwomens basketball championships, March 7, 9-10 in Kansas City, Mo.

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