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Spring Sing 2012 has arrived. Have a QR code reader handy for our special insert for fun footage, facts and director interviews.
Across campus from the Benson to the Ulrey, another show of crazy colors, characters and choreography is onstage: Seussical the Musical. SEE Page 4b
Spring Sing gets curiouser and curiouser
by KIMBERLY MILLER student writer The Honors College has partnered with the Campus Activities Board to bring back the Harding Bazaar as part of First Thaw, a music festival taking place on Saturday, April 21. This year, 20 student vendors will sell their crafts and artwork, along with local businesses. The event will take place in front of the Reynolds Building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bazaar is an opportunity for students to showcase their creative abilities and make some extra cash in the process, said Stephen McBride, president of the Honors Council. According to McBride, Bazaar vendors will be selling everything from knitted headbands to ceramics, handmade jewelry to puppets. “It’s a great way to help out your fellow student who is talented but really hasn’t had an outlet where they could sell all of their stuff,” McBride said. The Bazaar will be free of charge and CAB also encourages the Searcy community to take part. “I love the idea of bringing the community onto our campus to see all that our talented students are capable of and because of the connection with First Thaw, CAB is able to showcase some great music,” said Logan Light, director of campus activities. “If last year was any indication, both the Harding and Searcy communities are in for a great day.”
Waldron elected SA pres.
photo by ASHEL PARSONS | The Bison Spring Sing 2012 hosts and hostesses (from LEFT) senior Matt Flynn, juniors Benji Holder, Emily Helton and seniors Caroline Snell and Nate White perform the opening number “Welcome to Wonderland” from the musical “Wonderland” to kick off the Spring Sing theme of Slightly Askew.
HUmanity fights against human trafficking by J.M. ADKISON editor-in-chief The student-led organization HUmanity screened the documentary “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” to students in the Administration Auditorium on Tuesday, March 20. HUmanity member junior Jessica Balley said between 500 and 600 students came to the screening and HUmanity raised $2,000 from merchandise sales and donations. “Nefarious” was produced and released by Exodus Cry, a anti-trafficking organization “committed to abolishing modern-day slavery through prayer, awareness and reform, while assisting the victims of human trafficking and slavery through rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration into society,” according to exoduscry. com. In the documentary, writer, producer and director Benjamin Nolot travels the globe with a camera team
to investigate the human trafficking industry, which primarily sells young girls into prostitution. “We were able to give 100 percent of the money to women both overseas and in the United States who have been affected by human trafficking,” Balley said. “It was all from donations from students and merchandise sales. We did not even charge admission.” The documentary featured interviews with real women and girls who had been either kidnapped or forced into prostitution by human traffickers or even impoverished family members. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world.” Balley said she heard of “Nefarious” from friends in Colorado whose school had screened the documentary. Balley said the documentary reawakened her motivation
to fight human trafficking. “It renewed my determination to work for an end to slavery,” Balley said. “It is something that had been on my heart, but with schoolwork and college life, it had gotten shoved to the backburner. Now, my passion for it has been rekindled and I will do what I can while I can.” Balley said HUmanity has been selling red thread bracelets as a part of the Red Thread Movement. The bracelets are woven by girls from Nepal who have been rescued from sex trafficking, and are sold for $3, which goes back to the girls as a source of income, according to sophomore Grace Allen, who is helping organize the Red Thread Movement on campus and has been selling the bracelets in the student center. “I’m not sure how much money I have collected for Red Thread because we have to send the money in as soon as it’s collected, but I can
[“Nefarious”] renewed my determination to work for an end to slavery. - Jessica Balley, junior safely say we raised about $400 at the last Red Thread booth and sold about 100 bracelets,” Allen said. “We will definitely be selling the bracelets the rest of the semester and probably next year as well.” According to freshman Zack Roehl, HUmanity will host another documentary screening in the Administration Auditorium, this time showing a film called “At the End of Slavery,” which is narrated by actor Danny Glover and covers much of the same material as “Nefarious.” In addition to showing the film, Jenny Sorey, who has worked against human trafficking with the International Justice Mis-
sion, will be talking about her experiences. Later, HUmanity will be hosting a “Loose Change to Loosen Chains” coin drive April 16 - 20 for the IJM, where students can throw loose change into the lily pond to raise money for IJM. And on April 28, they will have a benefit concert at Zion Rock Climbing Gym featuring the bands “Looking for Alaska” and “Boxer,” according to junior Ashli Roussel. “Nefarious” goes on sale May 1 and can currently only be bought at group screenings. It is not yet rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, but viewer discretion is advised for mature content.
Hearts After HIZ raises $4,500 for Zambian orphans Past HIZ students set up shop outside Midnight Oil to sell wares, photos, artwork by CHANEY MITCHELL asst. photographer
photo by ASHEL PARSONS | The Bison Thursday morning at 8:30, junior Will Waldron was announced in chapel as next year’s president of the Student Association. “I cannot wait for next year to begin,” Waldron said. “I would like to start forming as many relationships with as broad a spectrum of people as possible, because if I don’t, the job has not reached its potential.” Waldron said he begins his duties as SA president this summer. For more information on Waldron, read next week’s issue of The Bison.
Students who were a part of the Harding in Zambia program held their fundraiser Hearts After HIZ last Friday, March 30, to raise money for the babies of The Havens orphanage in Namwianga, Zambia. The students running the event said they raised $4,500 for the orphans. The students who traveled to Zambia in the fall semester host the event in the following spring. Last year, the event was held at the Underground Cafe, and this year it was held on the lawn beside Midnight Oil. The group that has just returned from the program always runs the Hearts After HIZ event, and this year’s team had one of the best turnouts, according to senior
The idea that we can still help those kids even after we’re back is a very powerful thing. -Kevin Pugh, sophomore Lydia Steger. “The idea that we can still help those kids even after we’re back is a very powerful thing,” sophomore Kevin Pugh said, a member of the Hearts After HIZ group. The event sold T-shirts, bow ties, hair flowers, headbands, hand-made items crafted from citanges, the material the women in Zambia wear as clothing, and artwork created by sophomore Cynda Toillion, a past HIZ student. Also, photographs of the Zambian babies were hung up on a line and could be bought for $1. “It’s a huge group effort;
we’re all like an assembly line,” said sophomore Julia Ervin about making the materials for sale. The event also hosted different bands to perform photo by HILLARY MILLER | The Bison while students looked at Juniors Ashley Paarlberg and Daniel Schliffka the items. According to (LEFT) peruse items with sophomore Kelly senior Chris Pruitt, band Donaldson (RIGHT) at Midnight Oil last Friday. member of The Four Words, the artwork by Toilion was The event was also used are finihed travels primarily probably what got the group a good chunk of their money. to spread the word about the through Zambia and several “[The artwork pieces] HIZ program. According northern African countries, were incredible, probably to Pugh, an early child- another destination will be the best idea,” said Pruitt. hood education major, the added to the program. Senior Bruce Mcmullen Other bands such as The program has a lot to offer has proposed an addition Abigails, the Emancipastries, for all majors. As for changes being to the program for the last Jimmy Eats Friends and Some Different Animals made to the HIZ program, week the students are in which once students’ classes Zambia. performed for the event.