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October 12, 2012 Vol. 88 No. 5
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News:
Festivities and themes announced for I Heart HU week.
Opinions:
Claxton recounts his favorite Sesame Street character: the Count.
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OPINIONS
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SPORTS
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FEATURES
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CAMPUS LIFE
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the showdown
Kyle Reeves and Ryan Foster review new albums from the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. SEE Page 4b
Relay for Life tonight on front lawn by LYNDSEY RUBLE editor-in-chief Harding’s annual Relay for Life, which raises money for cancer research, will take place on the front lawn tonight. Senior co-chairs for the event Hannah Stone and Kelsey DeShazo said Relay for Life will feature games, food, bands, bounce houses, guest speakers and competitions. Though Relay for Life is usually a fun event, Stone said it is also very emotional. Relay for Life is designed to celebrate survivors of cancer and
gains in research, remember those who have lost their lives to cancer and fight back against the disease that impacts millions of lives every year. Stone and DeShazo said attendants will honor survivors and victims of cancer by having a survivor lap and a luminaria lap as part of the walk. “Maybe the $10,000 Harding raises this year will be the extra $10,000 given to a doctor that has a breakthrough for breast cancer or bone cancer,” Stone said. “Every little bit helps.” Though the city of Searcy has its own Relay in the spring, Stone
and DeShazo said they think it is important that the Harding “family” have its own event. “Searcy is great, and it would be really cool if at some point Harding got involved in their Relay,” Stone said. “But … this is really a way for students to come together and say, ‘This is our family, we’re all here to support those who have had cancer.’ ” DeShazo said that she and Stone definitely want to help meet the financial goal for the event, but they also want to spread awareness of how much the Harding community is affected by cancer.
In addition, she said they wanted to help advance Relay for Life and set the university up for an even more successful event next year. Stone hopes that people who come to Relay can connect with each other through how their lives have been touched by cancer and therefore form a bond and support system. Stone and DeShazo both emphasized the uniqueness of the Harding Relay for Life. “Prayer is so unique to Harding,” Stone said. “Other schools and communities can’t really emphasize that. We’re raising
money, and I am Relaying for my grandma, and Kelsey is Relaying for her family friend. But even if the breakthrough doesn’t happen in the time that my grandma needs it, we have hope that is greater than just the American Cancer Society coming up with a cure. We know they’ll be better.” Festivities begin at 5 p.m. Friday and end at 5 a.m. Saturday morning.
Tweet during the event @HUStudentPubs with #HardingRelay
Spring Break mission campaigns announced
Bisons prepare to stampede
by HAZEL HALLIBURTON copy editor
photos by ASHEL PARSONS | Student Publications The football team yells in response to the cheers of supporters at last week’s pep rally on Sept. 27. The rally was held before the Bisons’ first home game of the season, which was Sept. 29. An iPad, cash and a plane ride with Dr. David B. Burks were some of the prizes offered at the rally. The Bisons play rival Henderson State University tomorrow. Both teams are undefeated. The home game is at 6 p.m. at First Security Stadium.
This past Monday in chapel, the Mitchell Center for Leadership and Ministry announced plans for the 2013 spring break missions campaigns. This being the second year for the Mitchell Center to organize spring break missions, the office has arranged 18 different mission trips for March 2013, including seven new trips this year. Some of the new trips include Atlanta, Ga.; Huntsville, Ala.; Chicago, Ill.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Ecuador and Panama. Already existing trips include Riverhead, N.Y.; Stockton, Calif.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Natick, Mass.; Chandler, Ariz.; Port Angeles, Wash., Jamaica, Honduras and Nicaragua. According to Brandon Tittle, assistant director of the Mitchell Center, although the center is still working with the supporting congregations and planning different work projects, the various locations offer a number of service opportunities ranging from helping teach VBS and tutoring to building houses. “One of the churches and organizations we’re working with in Atlanta has kind of adopted a trailer park,” Tittle said. “They run an after-school program for low-income families. I know they do tutoring and I think they are going to also do a little VBS type of thing. For most of the trips, the churches won’t know exactly the specifics for projects until closer to January.” Mitchell Center office assistant senior Katie McCafferty said that volunteers
do whatever needs done. “A lot of times the trips out of the country are building projects, building houses and things like that,” McCafferty said. “But you can plan and then come March their needs may be totally different. You just have to be flexible. You basically go do whatever they need you to do.” Tittle said the trips can cost anywhere as low as $250 to as much as $1,600, depending on where one decides to go and what kind of transportation is involved. Most of the trips require purchasing airfare, but there are a few trips that will consist of driving. Tittle said students can write letters to obtain financial support and/or many groups will hold fundraisers during the spring semester prior to the trips. The Mitchell Center held an informational spring break missions fair on Thursday in the McInteer Rotunda with booths offering information about each mission trip. Mission trip sign ups will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, in the student center. Students will be required to pay $20 upon registration as a commitment fee. There are a limited number of available spots for each mission team with a minimum of 10 people per group, but some groups are more flexible. The Mitchell Center said they hope to have all trips finalized by the week of Oct. 15. For more information concerning spring break missions, email springbreakmissions@harding.edu or call the Mitchell Center for Leadership and Ministry at 501- 279-4721.
Bringing White House experience to Harding by AERIAL WHITING opinions editor
Political strategist Karl Rove will address the topic of “Understanding America’s Challenges” as part of the American Studies Institute Lecture Series on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Benson Auditorium; the lecture is free and open to the public. A Fox News contributor and columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Rove served as senior adviser to President George W. Bush from 2000 to 2007 and as Bush’s deputy chief of staff from 2004 to 2007. During Bush’s
presidency, Rove coordinated the policymaking process for the White House. Rove was also the chief strategist for both of Bush’s presidential campaigns. Rove’s speech at Harding has already generated a lot of interest, according to Dr. Bob Reely, associate executive director of the American Studies Institute. “We’re saying right now he’s almost like our Condoleezza Rice at the first of the (school) year rather than the end of it,” Reely said. “He’s kind of our big-name speaker, is the way it seems to be happening right now. … There’s so much excitement about him.”
According to Reely, Rove will likely address issues such as the economy and terrorism as he discusses the presidential election. Reely said he recommends that students attend Rove’s lecture, because rather than delivering emotional rhetoric about politics, Rove will have facts to support his arguments. “(Rove) just won’t bring a feel-good speech,” Reely said. “He’ll have statistics, he’ll have polls, he’ll have data to back up the points that he is making. … It won’t be a speech of passion. It’ll be a speech that, if somebody comes, they’ll walk away from it
with being better informed about these, maybe, concerns we have for the election.” There will be a question-andanswer session after Rove’s speech. Unlike at previous ASI lectures, however, there will not be microphones on the floor for audience members to ask questions during the event. Instead, those who would like to submit questions for Rove are asked to email them to asi@harding.edu. Following the question-andanswer session, Rove will sign copies of his book, “Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight,” a New
York Times bestseller. Senior public administration major Ashley Shelton said she is looking forward to attending Rove’s lecture. “I think that having worked in the (presidential) administration that preceded the current one, (Rove) can provide a little insight as to maybe what works and what doesn’t, what needs to change, hope for America’s future,” Shelton said. “And I hope that he will talk about his personal experiences with Bush — not so much ‘personal,’ but working alongside him, what he was able to get done.”
SEE Page 1b: Q&A with head volleyball coach Meredith Fear
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