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Volume 103, Issue 28 | Tuesday, Apri l 17, 2012 | Tahlequah, Okla. 74464

Games approach

Students work diligently inpreparation for Green andWhite Weekend.

See page 7

Tennis fnishes

The RiverHawks Womenstennis team inches closerto seasons end.

See page 15

RiverHawks play Central Oklahoma today

Pete Henshaw/University PhotographerNo. 34 Daniel Skelly, Marlow senior, is congratulated at home plate after earning a run

for the RiverHawks. The RiverHawks baseball team is 20-18 on the season and look toplay at Central Oklahoma today at 2 p.m.

Misty Grady

sENiOr staff WritEr

The Northeastern Student

Government Association was no-

tied that several hazards were

possibly threatening campushealth. Shawnee Street Theater

is closed due to the presence of

asbestos in the facility and other

safety hazards.

Students have tried to address

this matter through traditional

channels, hoping for communica-

tion and accountability, and none

of those seem to be working,

said Christopher Rudick, Ool-

agah senior and chair of NSGAs

research committee on safety

compliance. So now we are try-

ing to raise awareness through a

public campaign.

Monday, students launched an

awareness campaign that utilized

social media such as Facebook

and change.org. The students in-

volved also handed out iers di-

recting students to the Facebook

group Students for Safety and

Transparency.We know there was a prelimi-

nary report in November 2011

about Shawnee Street Theater,

that reported several re code

violations, such as mold, exposed

wires, asbestos, hanging bulbs

hanging onto coat racks as well

as ceiling tiles and insulation that

had fallen down, said Rudick.

The ofcial date on the audit

however was Jan.16, NSGA re-

ceived this information Feb. 14,

and then NSGA passed a resolu-tion Feb. 15 about this issue and

Shawnee Street Theater was

closed after that.

Tim Foutch, vice president of

operations, overseer of the public

safety ofce did not wish to com-

ment. Patti Buhl, director of pub-

lic safety and Jonathan Asbill, as-

sistant director of capital projects

and planning however, explained

the situation.

NIOSH 7400 air monitoring

for airborne asbestos test were re-

ceived on March 12, 2012 and all

results returned a concentration

signicantly below state and fed-

eral guidelines, said Asbill.

Asbill said his responsibility was

to ensure that the building was a

safe and secure environment for

student and the general pub-

lic. He said that he was working

closely with the university admin-istration, student representatives,

and several faculty groups to de-

termine the most effective solu-

tion.

The Shawnee Street Theater

facility has some challenges, the

theater is no longer in use and the

vast majority of theatre activities

have been moved out of the en-

tire facility, said Mike Chanslor,

interim dean of the college of lib-

eral arts. All classes utilizing the

theater space have been relocated

and the Operations personnel of

the university are working hard

to provide a positive resolution to

any facilities challenges and the

theatre faculty have also done a

great job adapting.

Administration ofcials are

working to determine what to

do with theater students in the

long-term, though currently they

are spread

Theater closed

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April 17, 2012NEWS

across cam-

pus and at the NSU Playhouse.

There is no news on whether or

not a new building will be con-

structed or bought to replace the

theater.

While the specics of the nal

The Tahlequah Branch of the American Association of University Women is seeking applications for

a $1,000 scholarship and one-year membership in AAUW for a graduate woman enrolled part time or

full time at NSU.The applicant must be admitted to the graduate college and have a 3.5 GPA in all graduate course

work; or if no graduate hours have been completed, a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.

Applications should be received by Friday, May 4 and can be picked up from Peggy Glenn at the NSU

Branscum Alumni Center (southeast corner of Crafton and Cedar Avenues) or by emailing glennsum@

nsuok.edu. The scholarship will be awarded in mid-May and the money dispersed into the scholars

NSU account in two equal amounts of $500 each for the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters.

AAUW oers scholarship opportunity

4/24/2012 10 a.m. - 4/24/2012 11:30 a.m.

Broken Arrow Campus, Administrative Services Building, 2ndFloor, Ballroom, 3100 E. New Orleans, Broken Arrow, OK 74014

A networking event that allows students to visit with school dis-

trict administrators and recruiters to discuss employment opportu-

nities and required application process. Graduate schools will also

be available to share entrance requirements. Dress professionally

and bring resumes.

Open Forum: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Visit with district administrators and district recruiters in an in-

formal setting to discuss employment opportunities and application

process; visit with graduate school representatives to discuss en-trance requirements and application process.

Preliminary Interviews: 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Interview with school districts of choice. Participants must attend

the Open Forum to participate in the afternoon interviews.

NSU Spring 2012 Teacher Job Fair

plan are being discussed, the The-

atre program will be based out of

the NSU Playhouse for the fore-

seeable future, said Chanslor.

The Playhouse is already the

performance venue and houses

faculty ofces.

Testing of this nature was not a

standard practice in the past but

currently it is a university practice

to do this type of testing during

the purchase process, said Buhl.

Asbestos is only dangerous if it

is in a disturbed or friable state

and there were no friable condi-

tions present that warranted test-

ing, said Buhl.

Asbestos was only found in

the auditorium ceiling. Health

screenings were considered forstudents and faculty until the

results turned up negative for

friable asbestos, said Buhl. After-

ward, as conditions were found

to have been undisturbed health

screenings are not necessary.

The concern regarding pos-

sible dangerous conditions were

brought to our attention in Janu-

ary of 2012, said Buhl. To our

knowledge no testing, preliminary

or otherwise was done in Novem-

ber of 2011.

One theater student, Amanda

Tharp, Delaware senior ex-

pressed her views on the admin-istrations actions.

The theater faculty kept stu-

dents aware and up-to-date on

the situation as it unfolded. This

gave students the opportunity to

adapt and adjust to their situa-

tion, said Tharp.

Shawnee Street Theatre has

been in need of repairs, which

can be visibly noticed and have

also been addressed by admin-

istration, said Tharp. I do not

feel uncomfortable or unsafe be-

cause logical steps have always

been taken and the students safe-

ty has always been rst priority atNSU.

For more information, email

[email protected].

Asbestos, safety hazards close Shawnee Street Theatercontinued from page 1

For the third consecutive year,

NSU has been named to the Pres-

idents Higher Education Com-

munity Service Honor Roll.The honor roll is a federal rec-

ognition of institutions of higher

learning committed to volun-

teerism, community involvement

and service learning.

Institutions are evaluated on

the scope, innovativeness andeffectiveness of student service

projects. The percentage of en-

rollment involved in student ser-

vice is also considered.

NSU is one of nine Oklahoma

institutions and 642 nationwide

to be named to the roll for 2012.The Corporation for National

and Community Service is a gov-

ernment-run organization work-

ing to create and assist volunteer

networks in the U.S. The corpo-

ration works with the Department

of Education, the Department of

Housing and Urban Develop-

ment, Campus Compact and the

American Council on Education

to compile the honor roll.

For more information about

visit the Presidents Higher Edu-

cation Community Service Hon-

or Roll website and the National

and Community Service website.

NSU receives honor roll recognition


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April 17, 2012N E W S

The Northeastern

The Council for International Educational Exchange is hosting a Faculty Summer

Summit at their world headquarters in Portland, Maine in June. Their goal is to bring

together faculty from key disciplines at colleges and universities who are experts in their

eld to reect on the work of respective global organizations. Through a facilitated sum-

mit the participants will discuss trends in the discipline, current barriers to student mobil -

ity and ways to enhance the study abroad/international experience of students.

The summit will consist of two, two and a half day sessions June 11 through June 15,

2012. Specic program dates will be chosen upon acceptance. Participants will be offered

reimbursement for round-trip travel to Portland, Maine, three nights accommodation,

meals and hotel parking for this event. The deadline to apply is April 20.

This inaugural faculty summit will focus on faculty in the disciplines of Architecture

and Design, Engineering, Business and Management, Public Health, International De-

velopment, Environmental Sciences, Second Language Acquisition, International Rela-

tions and Political Science. The CIEE online application (www.ciee.org) must be com-pleted to participate in the Summer Summit. Questions regarding this event or should be

directed to either Emile Marczak (207.553.4033; [email protected]) or the NSU Ofce

of International Programs.

CIEE oers faculty summit in June

The NSU Health Fair is today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair offers free health

screens and HIV testing. Door prizes are given out hourly and participants do not

need to be present to win.

Attendants will nd local health providers and obtain health info from more

40 vendors. The fair features a Wii Tournament. There is Ofce Yoga in UC Room

223 at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Classes are 30 minutes, no equipment required.

Recycling: The Good, The Bad and (Sometimes) The Ugly

Dr. Daniel K Benjamin discusses a controversial perspective on recycling Wednes-

day at 11 a.m. in the Webb Auditorium.

Benjamin is alumni distinguished professor emeritus at Clemson University, de-partment of economics. He also serves at the Property and Environment Research

Center in Bozeman, Mont.

The NSU College of Education invites faculty and staff to attend a presenta-

tion by dean candidate Dr. Deborah Landry, today from 1 p.m. to 1:45 pm. in the

Webb Building, Room 614. This presentation may be viewed at the Broken Arrow

campus in BAED 121. Landry is one of three nalists for the deans position in the

College of Education. Other candidates will be on campus later this month.

News Briefs


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April 17, 2012OPINION

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Letters to the Editor

Spring threatens an increase in tornado producing stormsAs the spring months roll in,

the clouds do the same and with

them they bring strong winds, de-

struction and even death.

Oklahoma saw at least 10 tor-

nados this weekend, and more

than 100 were spotted nation-

wide. In Tahlequah, we were

lucky enough to have been missed

by the deadly and traitorous

weather, but others were not so.

It was reported at least ve

Oklahomans lost their lives dur-ing the weekend storms. The

horric weather, which included

strong winds, tornadoes and even

baseball-sized hail left debris and

massive damage throughout the

region.

Throughout the years, homes,

businesses and families have been

pulled apart from deadly natural

disasters. This weekends activity,

while emotional, is not uncom-

mon for these parts.

The storms which have blown

through Oklahoma and sur-

rounding states in recent years

have left hundreds without shel-

ter, power or water. As Oklaho-

mans, we have witnessed rst

hand tornados, wild res, oods,and earthquakes to just name a

few disasters.

We have been taught our entire

lives how to act during disasters,

such as where to seek shelter and

how to assist others. We have had

large scale productions come

to our local schools, much like

Travs Wicked Weather, and have

been taught the warning signs of

tornados. Some of us at NSU

have not been so fortunate, while

they may be more familiar with

earthquakes, oods, hurricanes or

even mud slides, we Oklahomans

know tornados.

For those who might not know

what to expect during the next

few months in tornado alley wehave listed a few tips to help ease

your nerves and further your sur-

vival during Oklahomas wild

weather. Prevention and practice

before a storm could be a decid-

ing factor between life and death.

At home, or in a dorm you

should have a tornado plan in

place and practice safety drills

frequently. It is also important tohave a predetermined place to

meet with friends or family after

a disaster. During a storm you

should avoid windows and move

to the lowest oor possible, nd-

ing shelter in a small center room,

such as a bathroom or closet, or

under the stairwell.

Crouch as low as possible to the

oor, facing down and cover your

head with your hands. Even in

a center room, you should cover

yourself with some sort of pad-

ding like a mattress, pillows, or

blankets to protect against falling

debris in case the roof and ceil-

ing falls.

During a disaster you should

always stay out of elevators, be-

cause if the power goes out, you

could be trapped. If on campus

you should stay away from win-dows and large open rooms such

as gyms and auditoriums.

If traveling outside attempt to

seek shelter in a sturdy building

or lie at and facedown on low

ground, protecting the back of

your head with your arms.

You should get as far away

from trees and cars as you can as

they may be blown on to you in a

tornado.

While these are just a few tips,

wild spring weather is no joking

matter.

We hope the coming months

are calm, but if not we hope this

information can be benecial to

the public.

Courtesy PhotoEvery year across the United States there are hundreds of

deadly tornadoes. Knowing there are preventative measuresthat can be taken to be protected from them can be calming.


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Human trafcking poses real danger for studentsKira COKEr

tNE WritEr

Human trafcking is a real,

present-day danger. According

to the United Nations Ofce on

Drugs and Crime, it is a crime

against humanity.

NSU will be having a speaker

at the Modern Slaves Exist To-

day on April 19th at 6 p.m. in the

U.C. Redbud room.

Basically it is to raise aware-ness of human trafcking, said

Felicia Graff, Vinita junior, and

how it exists today and is even in

Oklahoma.

The director of Oklahoma

Against Trafcking Humans,

Mark Elam, will be the speaker at

this event.

O.A.T.H. is an organization

out of Tulsa that works diligently

toward promoting awareness and

putting an end to this, said Hail.

That is how I learned about

this.

Oklahoma deals with these

types of violent acts and is even a

main intersection for these crimi-

nals to get slaves across America.

Human trafcking is huge

in the US and in Oklahoma as

well, said Hail. Oklahoma is

situated in a prime location with

several major interstates and ourroads serve as a pipeline for traf-

ckers to transport victims.

Students might not realize that

they can help prevent this from

happening to others.

They need to be aware of not

only the reality of the problem,

but also ways to prevent trafck-

ing from occurring in the rst

place, said Hail.

There are a number of ways

for students to educate themselves

about human trafcking.

Students need to receive the

education about human trafck-

ing and what it is about, said Dr.

Kathlyn M. Shahan, department

chair, assistant professor depart-

ment of social work.

Graff, who heard about human

trafcking a year ago, decided to

bring this to the campus to help

inform students.I feel like a lot of people just

dont know about the problem

and need to become aware, said

Graff. Students can raise aware-

ness and to help stop human traf-

cking students can check out

websites like the O.A.T.H web-

site and other human trafcking

sites.

Organizations are close to the

university and they are always

looking for volunteers to help stop

this inhumane process.

Grassroots organizations ex-

ist in our area and have been

working for many years to raise

awareness and stop this injustice

against vulnerable people, said

Hail. They would love for NSU

students to get involved and work

toward abolishing what we know

as modern day slavery.

Most people do not take thetime or are just unaware of this

problem and how it happens to

individuals.

According to oathcoalition.

com, foreign and US citizens are

recruited or forced into being sex

workers. Not only are they being

trafcked for sex, but other things

like work, child porn, domestic

violence, and more.

Honestly I didnt know it exist-

ed here in America I just thought

it was in other countries, said

Graff. But, its not. It is here and

it is a huge problem, especially

among children.

Shanan would like for students

to be aware that people who are

taken into human trafcking lit-

erally have not choice, they are

forced into it, they are enslaved.

Students need to be aware of

themselves and their surround-ings.

ExodusCry.com has a lot of

opportunities for people to raise

awareness, support teams that ac-

tually go and try and bust human

trafckers or even join the organi-

zations and help in that process,

said Graff.


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April 17, 2012NEWS

Misty Grady

tNE sENiOr staff WritEr

Understanding politics and

government are key parts to be-

ing a citizen in the United States.

One organization allows majors

in the subject of political science

and other students who are in-

terested in the subjects to obtain

some hands on learning about the

legislative process and the Okla-homa state government.

I am involved with OIL, be-

cause I strongly believe that this

NSU delegates attend spring OIL competitionorganization provides an avenue

for me, as a student, to get hands-on experience with legislative

process, said Daniel McCarty,

Tahlequah senior. More speci-

cally, creating and writing pieces

of legislation, and building com-

promises when opposition tries to

strike it down.

From April 18 to the 22, NSU

delegates will be in Oklahoma

City for the competition. OIL

takes place in the OklahomaState Capitol and is held every

semester. NSU faces off against

and forms bonds with universities

from all around the state, includ-

ing the University of Oklahomaand Oral Roberts University. Stu-

dents meet every Thursday at 8

p.m., in room 224 of the Univer-

sity Center.

Having not attended Okla-

homa Intercollegiate Legislature

before, I expect to gain valuable

experience that I will be an as-

set in my future endeavors in the

political realm, said McCarty. I

have learned the basic skills nec-essary to build working coalitions

on different issues, in order to get

enough support to get legislation

passed within NSU OIL.

McCarty said he thought stu-

dents that were interested in gain-

ing realistic skills such as public

speaking, negotiating with others,

and understanding parliamentary

procedure should join OIL.

You get to meet the best uni-versity students Oklahoma has

to offer, said Chris Rudick, Oo-

lagah senior. There are oppor-

tunities at the conference to meet

representatives, senators, and the

journalism program typically of-

fers an internship for winning thejournalism competition. We train

future leaders, students who will

return from the conference with

condence and awareness and

these qualities, paired with an in-

creased level of involvement, en-

sures that the school is enriched as

a result.

There are ve sections in the

statewide competition. There is

a House of Representatives, aSenate, an executive branch that

is elected every spring by the

delegates, a supreme court with

mock cases for law delegates, and

a journalism competition which

produces a daily newsletter.

Every semester the delegates

also dedicate one morning of

their time to philanthropy. Oc-

casionally delegates will clean up

trash along the road, sometimesthey will participate in Feed the

Children and delegates are en-

couraged to bring canned and

non-perishable food to donate to

those in need.

My rst session, I had an idea

during a meeting for a bill, someof the senior members of the del-

egation helped me write it, and I

took it to session, said Rudick.

I was very, very nervous when I

presented my bill but it ended up

winning best legislation, and our

group won best delegation in the

house.

Rudick said he had gained a

breadth and depth of knowledge

through OIL that could not beconveyed in its entirety. He said

he gained condence in his public

speaking abilities through OIL.

One of my fondest memo-

ries happens to be presenting the

Parrots Watching Parents Act of

2011, said Rudick. This legis-

lation allowed the Department

of Health Services to afx one

parrot to the kitchen counter in

order to monitor the familys in-teraction and this bill was a lot

of fun to present, as you might

imagine.


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NSUTV lms Green and White scrimmageaMy HOWE

tNE WritEr

NSU is gearing up for the

Green and White Weekend, a

special event for students and

alumni feature a wide variety of

events.

Green and White Weekend

is evolving into a sort of spring

Homecoming for NSU, said

Daniel Johnson, director of

alumni services. Looking at theschedule of events, including the

Redmen Heritage Wall dedica-

tion, baseball and softball games,

spring football game and alumni

soccer game, there is plenty for

the alumni community to take

in.

An important part of this up-

coming weekend is the Green and

White game. The scrimmage will

be lmed for NSUTV.Were excited about the op-

portunity athletics has given us to

provide some real world experi-

ence for sports production, said

Aaron Anderson, coordinator of

video projects.

Anderson has been workingclosely with broadcast students to

plan for the game.

NSUTV is hoping to make

sporting event broadcasts pro-

duced solely by students.

It gives students who are purs-

ing a degree in the broadcast eld

another option by doing produc-

tion and live switching for live

events, said Brock Crawford,

Salina junior.One student in particular is

looking forward to coordinating

the various cameras and equip-

ment that will be used to lm the

game.

My role in preparing for the

green and white home is mak-

ing sure all of the video cameras

work, making sure they are con-

nected to the computers in the

press box, and making sure theother camera operators know

what they are supposed to do,

said Ryan Beck, Inola junior.

Beck will also be multi-tasking

during the actual game in order

to make sure all the camera op-

erators are doing their jobs.During the game I will be the

lead videographer which means

I will be manning one camera

while making sure the other cam-

era operators have the shots they

need, said Beck.

While Beck is lming through-

out the game, Crawford will hold

the important position of pro-

ducer.

I will produce the whole gamefrom start to nish, said Craw-

ford. I will be monitoring four

cameras and doing live switch-

ing for the live Internet feed, the

Green and White Room and the

jumbotron.Anderson feels these kinds of

sports events where broadcast

students are responsible for lm-

ing are simply chances for these

students to gain real world expe-

rience.

This is a great opportunity for

all of our broadcast students, es-

pecially those with their eyes on a

career in sports production, said

Anderson.Those at NSUTV are greatly

looking forward to the many new

possibilities for advancing their

broadcast skills.

This is great opportunity

for the broadcast students andI know that everyone is excited

and ready to partake in these new

roles, said Crawford.

Preparations for lming the

game are now well under way.

I look forward to gaining rst-

hand experience with the studio

cameras and equipment, said

Jon Dallis, Fort Gibson senior.

The Green and White game

will be held at Doc Wadley Sta-dium at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April

21.


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April 17, 2012F E A T U R E

The Northeastern

Studying benefts students fnal gradesstaCiE GutHriE

tNE WritEr

As semesters end draws near,

many students reveal their suc-

cessful strategies.

My rst strategy is to get away

from everything, said Holli Am-

paran, Tahlequah freshman.

Im such an easily distracted per-

son that I can distract myself with

anything, so the less distractionsthe better. I also eat because its

hard to focus if Im hungry. And

then its basically just material. I

lay out all the information I need

and study. Getting myself com-

fortable and focused is a must.

For some students it is even

benecial for them to have some-

one near them or even help them

out..My favorite way to study for -

nals is to have a study group with

friends, said Magen Sherrer,

Plano Texas, junior. We tend to

order a pizza and spend the night

crash studying. My second favor-

ite way is to put on headphones,

listen to music and spend a few

hours here and there studying.

If these ways to study sound

great but a more hands on feelis wanted ash cards are a great

alternative.

This way studying feels just a

little more realistic.

I prepare for nals by bulking

up on energy drinks and snack

food, studying till one to two so I

have time to get some sleep and I

start studying once I get the study

guide from my teachers, said Ni-

cole Lehnick,

Tahlequah ju-nior. I study

best with other

people and

ash cards. I

prefer to ask

people ques-

tions than be-

ing asked when

studying.

Putting off

studying is sureto put students

in a bind.

At the moment studying seems

cumbersome but students have to

look at the big picture, exceeding

above and beyond their expecta-

tions.

If you have a focusing prob-

lem, like me, then prepare your-

self for it, said Amparan. For

example, if you say you will studyfor two hours in one night, make

it three, that way youre getting in

actual study time. Preparation is

the key.

Some students take a different

approach to conquer their study-

ing.

On the day before the test

I make sure that I am fully pre-

pared then just relax and play

some video games or watch Netf-

lix, said Colten Boston, Hulbert

freshman.Studying is a key to succeeding

in the college atmosphere.


[email protected].

Courtesy PhotoDeveloping functional study habits is of

crucial importance as far as grades are con-cerned. One should study three hours for ev-ery one hour spent in the classroom.


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NSU students place second at 74th annual MAA meetingaMy HOWE

tNE WritEr

A group of enthusiastic stu-

dents have returned to NSU tri-

umphantly from a regional Math-

ematical Association of America

competition.

It was part of the 74th an-

nual Oklahoma/Arkansas MAA

meeting, said Dr. John Diaman-

topoulus, associate professor of

mathematics.The meeting was held at Hen-

erson State University in Arkadel-

phia, Ark.

The competition allowed our

skills in integrating and creative

problem-solving to be tested,

said Gregory Palma, Vinita se-

nior.

The rst of two teams who

took part in the competition

came home with second place inthe Math Jeopardy portion of the

competition. This is the rst time

NSU has placed so highly at these

meetings.

Placing second was very excit-

ing, seeing as we had never gone

into the second round of jeop-ardy as far as I understand, let

alone placed so well, said Ryan

Berkley, Owasso junior.

More importantly, the competi-

tors learned just how well they

work together, especially under

pressure.

I enjoyed the teamwork, said

Joshua Killer, Stilwell junior. Im

personally excited with how well

our team did. We work well underpressure and it shows.

Diamantopoulos feels this com-

petition was an opportunity to do

what not many get to experience:

having fun while doing math.

Its not just sitting in a class-

room doing the problems on a

piece of paper, said Diaman-

topoulos. They are in a setting

where they are doing math, but

having fun doing it.This meeting of the MAA

also provided Diamantopoulos a

chance to bond with his students.

They can interact with other

teachers and faculty on a whole

different level, said Diamanto-

poulos. Its not them up at theboard with a piece of chalk. Its

those ties that Ive built up with

my students that I always value

greatly.

With Diamantopouloss sup-

port, both teams competed admi-

rably, one of them placing second

in the Math Jeopardy. Killer was a

member of the placing team.

Everyone was very energetic

about math and they seemed tolove the competition, said Killer.

Abraham Middleton, Santa

Barbara, Calif. senior, and Mi-

randa Saw-

yer, Westvillejunior also

attended the

meeting.

All who at-

tended are

looking for-

ward to next

years compe-

tition.

For more

i n f o r m a -tion, email

h o w e 0 1 @

nsuok.edu.

Courtesy Photo

Abraham Middleton, Santa Barbara, Calif. se-nior, Ryan Berkely, Owasso senior, and JoshuaKiller, Stilwell junior concentrate on a success-ful competition. The MAA competition was therst time NSU has done so well at a meeting.


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daNNiE HaMiltON

tNE CONtributiNG WritEr

Students love to give back to

the Tahlequah community. This

month six students from the pub-

lic relations campaigns class are

trying to raise cans for the Tahle-

quah food pantry in a fun way.

The students are hosting a

dodge ball tournament called If

You Can Dodge a Can, You CanDodge a Ball on April 24.

Chelsea Miller, Grove senior, is

one of the chairmen for the tour-

nament and is taking an active

role in raising awareness.

Instead of having people do-

nate money as a registration fee,

my group and I are asking anyone

who wants to help and not play to

donate cans of food, said Miller.Each student who wants to play

needs to bring ve cans as their

registration fee.

Today and Wednesday If

You Can Dodge a Can, You Can

Dodge a Ball will have registra-

tion tables in the UC Lobby from

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The registration table will

help our group create a bracketfor the tournament, said Miller.

We also wanted to make it easier

on our participants by letting us

take the cans off of their hands.

At the registration table, stu-

dents can also order a T-shirt.

Our T-shirts are really fun

and cheap, said Ami Maddocks,

NSU graduate student. They

are only $10 and you can pay for

your T-shirt either Tuesday orWednesday, and you will get them

at the tournament.

Since the tournament is not

opened for all of Tahlequah to

attend or play in, If You Can

Dodge a Can, You Can Dodge

a Ball is asking for Tahlequahs

community members and stu-

dents not participating to help

out their favorite team by being a

sponsor.

Being a sponsor gives you a

couple different options, said

Miller. The options are you can

donate ve can food items and

chose to give someone you know

playing an extra throw or an extralife.

Many students, like Dakota

Beller, Claremore sophomore, are

excited for If You Can Dodge a

Can, You Can Dodge a Ball.

My fraternity, Lambda Chi

Alpha, supports the food pantry

through our philanthropy, said

Beller. When I found out that

there were other students who

wanted to help them out, I wasvery excited to get a team togeth-

er.

NSUs excitement is keeping

If You Can Dodge a Can, You

Can Dodge a Ball team focused

on tournament success.

We know that we are always

looking for ways to help out but

dont know how to, said Miller.

Dodgeball will be a fun way to

help out our community and have

a little break from all your end of

the semester projects and test.


[email protected].

Class collects donations for Tahlequah Food Pantry


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Misty Grady

tNE sENiOr staff WritEr

Students at NSU are active in

the community and on campus.

Students at NSU have a habit

of taking an idea or suggestion

and turning it into an event, a

campaign or fundraiser. When

NSU students see a need, they

try to meet that need.

Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford

approached us with this proj-ect but it was put together by

Lambda Pi Eta, a student or-

ganization, and we believe that

if there is a problem we need

to complain about it and put

together something to combat

it, said Margaret Froman, Cla-

remore senior and president of

the national communication

honor society, Lambda Pi Eta.

The sponsors, Dr. Wallace and

Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford were

supportive.

There will be a presentation

specically about internships for

communication studies degrees.

Workshop features communication degree optionsFroman said it is sometimes dif-

cult to nd a communication in-ternship, and one has to be created.

NSUs communication department

offers two different degrees: corpo-

rate communication and commu-

nication processes.

Lambda Pi Eta has organized

a communication workshop called

Communication Vocation and

there are three alumni who are

coming, to present presentations

and at the end there will be a fo-rum, said Froman. We are try-

ing to let students know what their

options are for a communication

major, as some communication

students are confused as to what

careers are available to them after

they graduate.

Communication majors, minors

or double majors, as well as fresh-

men and sophomores who have

not yet chosen a degree would

stand to benet.

Two of our speakers, Amy

Sanders, community relations co-

ordinator at Cherokee Nation Busi-

nesses and Todd Edwards, general

manager at Americas Car Mart,

are successful alumni, said Fro-man. Todd, for example was

a NSU communication alumni

who started out in his interview

wanting to be a communication

specialist, and because of him it

has become a national position at

all Americas Car Mart.

Seeing what careers are avail-

able and knowing other gradu-

ates in the program are successful

may help ease student concerns.Many communication ma-

jors have a tough time guring

out what to do with their degree,

other than teach, said Thomas

Crowley, Tulsa second year grad-

uate student and vice president of

Lambda Pi Eta. This workshop

is to help communication studies

majors get ideas of what they can

do with the skills that they have

picked up during their college ca-

reer.The workshop will start at 4

p.m. on April 25 and will last un-

til 5:15 p.m.

Crowley said there is no sign

up, students must just be curious

and bring their questions to the

Redbud Room in the University

Center.

We will have graduates of

the program talking about whatopportunities their knowledge

about communication have af-

forded them, as well as answering

questions, said Crowley. Career

Services will also be there talking

about internships.

For more information email

[email protected].


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Broadcast students inspired by Andersons teachingKira COKEr

tNE WritEr

The student broadcast depart-

ment has a new instructor, Aaron

Anderson, video projects coordi-

nator, who has not only helped

students with guidance, but has

helped them grow over the past

few semesters.

Personally, Aaron gave me a

sense of direction with my de-

gree, said Shirlanna Little, Ok-mulgee senior. Before I took his

class, I had no idea what I wanted

to do after graduation. He gave

me the hands-on reporting and

editing experience that I needed.He helped me build up my re-

sume, while still in school.

Anderson has not only helped

his students to get where they

want to be, but he has also had

a great impact on the broadcast

program.

The broadcast department

has completely taken a 180 since

Aaron took over and we are head-

ing down the path of success,said Derek Dandridge, Webbers

Falls senior.

Some students were not sure

what to expect when coming into

the broadcast department, butAnderson was not going to let

anyone feel let-out or uncomfort-

able.

Coming into his class for the

rst time last semester was scary,

because I did not know anyone or

anything about broadcast, said

Victoria Knott, Stillwater junior,

From the very rst day Aaron

has always been there to help me

with anything I needed help with.He has taught me so much about

using a video camera and edit-

ing.

Anderson has dedicated his

time here to make sure students

learn as much as they can.

In the past year I have learned

the skills and techniques need-

ed to succeed in the broadcast

eld, said Jon Dallis, Fort Gibson

senior. Aaron goes above and be-

yond to give us the tools we need

for success.

He is always available to help

students and gives them his full

attention to help them be who

they desire to be.

Everything I know is accred-ited to him and I dont think there

is a better person who could be in

charge, said Dandridge.

Anderson has been known to

go out of his way to make sure

students are getting the attention

they need to succeed at their col-

lege goals.

He goes above and beyond for

his students and that is very rare

within the administration, saidLittle. He makes sure we know

what we are doing and trains us

the best way he knows how.

Not only is Anderson able to

help his students he also knows

the programs that students need

to know to help their broadcast

career.

This guy is a genius too, said

Dandridge. He can sit down and

mess with any program even if

he hasnt used it before and can

navigate it like he has done it his

whole life.

Students who have not had An-

derson for a course and are inter-

ested in broadcast or any type of

journalism should enroll and tryit out.

I am so grateful that I was

given the opportunity to take his

class, said Little. It has been

very benecial. I would suggest

the NSU Media Studies depart-

ment keeps him as an instructor.

He has a great gift in teaching,

leading and guiding students into

their future career.

Not only do students feel likethey are in a real broadcast news-

room, but the environment is dif-

ferent compared to other types of

classes.

His class is a lot like a real job

where you have deadlines and

other people you have to deal

with and things that just come up

that have to get done by a certain

time, said Knott. It has helped

me prepare for what life will be

like when I graduate.

Future students can look for-

ward to a number of different

things when taking courses with

Anderson. When being in classes

where students have to go out

and meet new people helps them

grow during college.

Other students can look for-

ward to having a lot of fun as

well as learn lots of really cool

stuff with video and editing, saidKnott. Being in Aarons class has

gotten me so much more involved

than I would have been if I wasnt

in the class.

Not only is Anderson an in-

structor, but he also is over the

Northeastern News Network, a

weekly newscast lmed, edited

and produced by students.

He advises and helps them put

together the shows every week.He has done an amazing job

running the show and helping us

students learn how to get things

done by using our resources, said

Knott.


[email protected].


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staCiE GutHriE

tNE WritEr

Students get a slight feel of

what the world may be like if

there were zombies. Yes, that

is right the living dead. There

are games such as Humans vs.

Zombies which is the event that

students at NSU will be able to

partake in.

Im pretty excited, I got all my

best friends to join too so we canhave way more fun, said Alex-

andria Stull, Bartlesville junior. I

want to be a human to see how

long I can survive. Zombies scare

the crap out of me.

At the start of this game an

original zombie will be chosen.

The chosen living dead will then

try to attack the humans. The

zombies will eventually try to at-

tack all of the humans then mak-

ing a giant zombie horde. If the

humans make great hiding and

even ghting tactics they can stay

on top long enough to make the

zombies end up starving to death,

leaving the humans as the victors.

I hope to be chosen as the

original zombie, says Rachael

Gentges, Bartlesville junior.

However, if I cant be the rst

zombie, I want to be a human. I

The battle for supremacy begins April 24think it will be interesting to have

to ght for our lives and form aplan to let the zombies starve.

Humans and zombies have

completely different tactics. As

humans, most would hide out and

let the zombies die from not being

able to feed.

In some groups, there would

always be the Rick Grimes char-

acter from The Walking Dead,

the leader who will go out on a

death mission for members of thegroup. Zombies are said to move

in hordes not really caring, they

are just there to feed their need,

to eat the living.

August Jinks, Locust Grove

freshmen says he is very excited

for this event to nally get here

and is participating in it with

some of his friends from NSU. He

says, at rst while he is a human,

he will try and hide. If he were toturn into a zombie he would just

go for the kill, if possible.

At other schools they play with

Nerf guns which would be awe-

some but I understand they are

not allowed in the dorms, so in

place maybe we could make our

own marshmallow PVC gun,

said Shelby Getter, Tahlequah ju-

nior. Final words to competitors,

get ready, its about to go down.The event started in 05 at

Goucher College. Lenea Patter-

son, Bartlesville senior and public

relations ofcer of residence halls

association heard about the event

last year from some of her friends

at other universities. She thought

it would be a great event to bring

to NSU and provided informa-

tion for those who are participat-

ing.The event takes place on

Tuesday, April 24 at 8 a.m. and

will end on Thursday, April 26

around midnight. If students

want to register make sure to go

to www.hvzsource.com/nsuok/

to do so. If students are wonder-

ing if the event is free, there is no

need to worry. The Residence

Halls Association is paying for allof the supplies. If students want

extra supplies, they will have to

purchase it on their own.

Good luck to all competitors

and may everyone succeed as hu-

mans or the living dead.


[email protected].


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April 17, 2012A & E

The Northeastern

DeMellier takes frst place in Her Story photo contestViCtOria KNOtt

tNE CONtributiNG WritEr

NSU students were offered the

opportunity to enter a photogra-

phy contest that would tell Her

Story in some way. The entries

had to be turned in by March

16th and would be judged by Na-

tional Geographic Photographer,

Annie Grifths.

The rst place prize of $500

went to Alicia DeMellier, Grana-da Hills, Calif. junior.

I think the most rewarding

thing in this photo contest was be-

ing recognized for my story which

was personal, said DeMellier. Iwas really excited my piece won

with over 30 people that entered

the contest, said DeMellier.

Caleb Dobbs, Sallisaw junior,

was also a contestant in the photo

contest and was happy that De-

Melliers photo won.

I thought Alicias photo was

the ideal photo for the assignment

because it made me question

what was going on. There reallywas a story there, said Dobbs.

Mike Brown, photography

professor, has had DeMellier in

class before and thought she was

a great photographer.

She has natural abilities and

an innate photographic eye, said

Brown. She is really good at

photography and she gets better

the more she does it.

Alicias piece told a story

which the guidelines premise was

her story a lot of the other pho-

tographs were just of women,

said Brown.

Brown had some encouraging

words to say about the photog-raphy contest as well as to other

photographers.

I would tell other photogra-

phers to keep shooting, keep en-

tering in contests and put your

work out there for critique, said

Brown. There are many places

on the web to get critiqued by

professionals, bear yourself to

any opportunity to hear anybody

especially a professional to speakabout their work, there is always

something you can learn.

Brown thought DeMelliers

photo was great as well as mean-

ingful.

The piece had an interesting

mood because of lighting, and

the post processing in Photoshop

added a color tent evoking emo-

tion about a mom leaving her

husband and child, said Brown.

The composition was a good

mood for the picture and it went

very well with the Her Story

theme.

Dobbs was excited that one of

his friends was going to receive an

award for their photo.

I was with Alicia when she

got the call about attending the

event, said Dobbs.

DeMelliers used her personal

experiences in the photographand encourages others to do the

same.

Try and use personal experi-

ences to benet your view of your

subjects and the view through a

camera in general, said DeMel-

liers.

When Dobbs saw the poster, he

said it looked exciting and that

is why he joined the contest and

he later found out it was motiva-tional as well.

The speaker motivated me

when she said You can take pic-

tures or you can take pictures that

mean something, said Dobbs.


[email protected].

Courtesy PhotoAlicia DeMellier, Granada Hills, Calif. junior, won rst place

in the Her Story photo contest. DeMellier plans to save the$500 she won and use if for a future trip.


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April 17, 2012S P O R T S

The Northeastern

Kira COKEr

tNE WritEr

The NSU tennis season is com-

ing to an end with some players

having an outstanding season this

year.

My record is 15 matches won

and 3 lost, said Jeanne Mallem,

France sophomore.

Players thought the season ew

by, but it leaves them excited for

next years season here on cam-pus.

The season went fast for me,

said Mallem. I am so excited

for next year and I am denitely

coming back.

This season the tennis team

had no seniors with only ve

freshmen, one sophomore and

one junior. They had some hard

matches to play with such a

young team.

Our season has been a story

of learning, trying to compete

against seniors and juniors with-

out any, said Ron Cox, Head

Coach. We have won some very

good matches and lost some very

poor matches. I am pleased with

a lot of progress we have made.

There are a few players who

have played for NSU over the

past years who look forward to

playing for the university their se-nior year.

I am proud of what I accom-

plished these past three years,

said Ivana Belejova, Kosice, Slo-

vakia junior. I cannot wait for

my last year. I am very excited.

Even though the season did

come to a quick end the ladies

were able to play against some

tough teams.

A highlight from this season isour win against Southwest Bap-

tist who is number 2 in the region

and number 14 in the nation,

said Mallem.

Coaches have helped the team

get better over this past season

and has them wanting to come

back and work with these coaches

again.

I really enjoy the tennis at

NSU, said Mallem. Coaches

help us everyday at practice to

improve our game and skills.

Players are not disappointed in

the season and are looking for-

ward to how they can improve

themselves and as a team.

We improve and ght every

match to get better, said Bele-

jova. We are looking forward to

practice more and to become a

better player. Also, improve our

weaknesses as a team.As of April 11, the teams re-

cord for the season was nine and

seven but it did not end until this

past weekend.

We have been very strong for

so long here, said Cox. I hope

that it will grow, I hope these

young ladies will get better and

be back the way we use to be. Im

not saying we are losing or do-

ing anything of the sort becausemany people would be happy

with the record we have.

Belejova, whose record in

singles is 11 won and eight lost

played the No. position this sea-son.

I played against very good

players at number 1 position,

said Belejova. I gained a lot of

experience.

The team had their last match-

es this past weekend against New-

man and is ready to start a fresh

season next year. For highlights of

the season, go to goriverhawksgo.

com for the nal scores and re-cords for the tennis team.


[email protected].

Kira Coker/TNEThe womens tennis team is wrapping up a successful sea-

son with a nine and seven record. The players unanimouslythe season went by too quickly and look forward to the nextone.

RiverHawks tennis 2011-2012 season concludes


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