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Men’s soccer comes to a close

The men‘s soccer team won

their last game of the regular

season on Monday, Oct. 31, at

2:00 p.m., defeating Williams

Baptist College with a final

score of 2-1.

Freshman Jeremie Karege

scored the Scots‘ first goal in

the 39th minute of gameplay,

which was the only goal made

by either teams during the first

half. Williams Baptist then

scored in the second half, only

to be answered by Lyon junior

Sean O‘Toole in the 88th minute.

With their overall ranking at

9-7-2, the Scots advanced to the

TranSouth Conference Tourna-

ment, with the first game on

Saturday, Nov. 5. The men were ultimately

defeated by Mid-Continent Uni-

versity in the first round of the

conference with a final score of

0-1. The first half of the match

was scoreless for both teams,

with Mid-Continent scoring in

the 65th minute of gameplay.

Lyon sophomore Thomas

Guarino made a total of six

saves, compared to Mid-

Continent‘s five.

The loss ended the Scots 2011-

12 season with a ranking of nine

victories, eight losses, and two

ties.

Lyon College President Dr.

Donald Weatherman remem-

bers his first time eating at

Edward‘s Commons in 1983.

It was the first meal the dining

facility had ever held and

consisted of Lyon staff and

faculty; Dr. Weatherman was

a political philosophy profes-

sor at the time.

―I always enjoyed the view,‖

Dr. Weatherman says of the

old student union.

The Lyon Den and the fire-

place were also among his

favorite areas, though he

found the layout of Ed‘s to be

―peculiar,‖ due to wasted

space. These elements will be

respectively maintained and

resolved in the new student

union.

Recalling the fire that de-

stroyed Ed‘s last year, Dr.

Weatherman states that the

police have yet to confirm the

origin of the disaster. ―I ha-

rangued [the police] for six

months,‖ he admits. ―They

still do not have a definitive

answer.‖

Dr. Weatherman continues,

―They feel fairly certain it was

arson‖ possibly committed by

a ―disgruntled employee.‖

Dr. Weatherman admits to

being ―very much involved‖ in the building‘s design. He

anticipates the center‘s abun-

dance of natural lighting and

improved dining facility to be

among his favorite improve-

ments.

Concerning pre-construction

goals, Dr. Weatherman states,

―So far we have met all of

them.‖ The paperwork and

files surrounding his office

FALL 2011 , I SSUE 5

NOVEMBER 8 TH, 2011

Campus AEDs 2

Professor Spotlight 2

Fashion: C. Campbell 3

Nat Lea Lecture 4

Delta Symphony 6

KCACTF Review 7

Greek Life 8

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attest to the president‘s con-

stant effort to stay on sched-

ule. He recognizes this, say-

ing, ―People are getting to the

point where they don‘t enjoy

hearing from me.‖

As far as funding goes for

the project, Dr. Weatherman

stated that the cost ―will not

affect tuition.‖ He explains

that when funding was dis-

cussed, the Board of Trustees

made it clear that they ―cannot

borrow money or tap the en-

dowment,‖ and that all fund-

ing must come from

―fundraising and insurance.‖

So far this has been success-

ful; roughly five million dol-

lars has already been raised.

Several board members and

local banks, including First

Community Bank and Lib-

erty Bank, have been crucial

to this progress.

―I‘m growing impatient,‖

Dr. Weatherman says of

insurance claims negotia-

tions. The school expects to

receive ―at least 3.5 million‖

from insurance, though Dr.

Weatherman states, ―I would

like 4.5 million.‖

The remaining fundraising

has become an open offer to

whoever will donate the

Continued on page 7

Molly Young

Staff Writer

Joey Gartin

Staff Writer

FALL 2011 , I SSUE 5 P AGE 2

―First, I love making music. Second, I love

helping others to connect with something

that I know… All cultures have music of

some form, and usually it‘s made together.

I love bringing that aspect of humanity to

many people. It's a great privilege [and] a

study of humanity at its best.‖

Outside of Lyon, Dr. Plaag is director of

the Batesville Choral Society and president

of the Batesville Symphony League. His

family lives in Houston, Texas, where he

was raised, and here in Batesville he has a

cat and a dog, although he describes him-

self as a dog person—―the cat came with

my house when I bought it.‖

He enjoys working out-

side, even in the middle of

the summer. Mowing

both his yard and Ms.

Tommi‘s, Dr. Plaag is also

skilled with mechanics. ―I

also fix things—yesterday

I fixed one of Ms.

Tommi's lamps; I have re-

wired lighting, and I've even been known to

work on the occasional car.‖ He humor-

ously adds, ―I probably know just enough

about some things to be dangerous.‖

Dr. Plaag has travelled both the United

States and the world, visiting places such as

Mexico City, San Francisco, Germany,

Prague, Venice, Romania (where he‘s con-

ducted), and Vienna.

―I loved Vienna—it was a really incredi-

ble place, where I could imagine walking

down the same streets as Brahms, Mozart,

Beethoven, Mahler, and many, many oth-

ers.‖

He is currently looking forward to lead-

ing a Nichols group to Italy this December

with Reverend Nancy McSpadden, to

watch several operas and to visit the Vati-

can for Christmas. Dr. Plaag is a deeply

spiritual person, staying in touch with God

every day and remembering that he teaches

for the ―journey or learning,‖ not the

―destination of knowledge.‖

Planning on staying on at Lyon for many

more years, Dr. Plaag cites a

childhood memory that is still

meaningful to this day: ―I

learned to write early–Mom

and Dad bought me a green

chalkboard, which they taught

me to write on. I think it was

easier for them because I am

left handed. Mom says that I

would go to the board and say

the letters and write and turn

around, like I was teaching the

letters. They called me ‗the

professor.‘ Funny how some

things never change.‖

Dr. Joel Plaag, associate professor of

music, has been a faculty member at

Lyon for the past nine years, teaching

band, choir, conducting, and various

general music classes, in addition to

advising music education students.

He provides music for most of the

school‘s major events, such as Ma-

triculation and Commencement, and

also serves as a faculty representative

for the Student Government Associa-

tion.

When asked

what drove him

to enter the

field of music

education, he

states with

laughter, ―I

don‘t think I

could do any-

thing else.‖

Originally

planning on being a junior high

choir director, Dr. Plaag began

working with smaller groups, and

was inspired by ―some great teach-

ers along the way,‖ which ulti-

mately led him to where he is to-

day.

Responsible for greatly increas-

ing the concert chorale‘s member-

ship and creating concert band as

an actual class, Dr. Plaag describes

his love of teaching as two-fold:

Professor Spotlight: Dr. Plaag

AEDs improve campus safety

“First, I love making music.

Second, I love helping others

to connect with something

that I know.”

Elizabeth Ellis

Staff Writer

now a minute and a half apart,

making the round trip three

minutes. Thanks to SGA-

approved funding, these de-

vices will significantly im-

prove campus safety.

AEDs can automatically

detect an irregular heartbeat of

a person having a heart attack

or going into cardiac arrest.

When an irregular heartbeat

is detected, the device treats

the person through defibrilla-

tion, or the application of

electrical therapy, which jump

-starts the heart and allows the

heart to re-establish an effec-

tive rhythm.

AEDs will only send an

electrical shock if an irregular

heartbeat is detected. If a

regular heartbeat is detected,

then the device will not re-

spond.

When the AED is opened,

the device automatically be-

gins to instruct the person on

how to handle the situation.

There are over 100 people

on campus trained to use these

devices, including all mem-

bers of the Resident Life Staff,

all of the Campus Safety staff,

and various teachers and stu-

dents.

Director of Health and Well-

ness, LuAnn Baker, plans on

conducting more training ses-

sions in the future semesters.

This semester, classes will be

offered Nov. 15 and 30 and

Dec. 8 and are free and open

to anyone. Email LuAnn

Baker if interested or for more

information.

Lyon College recently

purchased five new auto-

mated external defibrillators,

(AED) making 11 total

AEDs around campus.

A person‘s chance of re-

covering from a heart attack

or cardiac arrest decreases

10% for every minutes that

passes without aid.

With the increased number

of AEDs, the devices are

Joey Gartin

Staff Writer

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trying to shoot three-pointers, but they

can‘t. Only our girls can.‖ The Scots won

with a lead of 45 points.

The team played well all night, especially

in regards to rebounding. Freshman Kaley

Moore led offensively with 17 points. Jun-

ior Phagen Altom followed her with 16

points for the night. Senior Lauren Ramsey

contributed 7 rebounds for the night. The

team‘s shooting percentile was 37 percent

for the field, 45 percent for three-pointers,

and an impressive 81 percent of free throws.

These statistics and more may be found on

the Lyon Scots‘ website.

This was also the Lyon Pom Squad‘s first

public performance. Squad captain, junior

Karah Bogoslavsky, said of their first half-

time show, ―I feel like our first perform-

ance went really well.‖ She also went on

to recognize that the squad has improved a

lot since last season.

Women‘s basketball will play Christian

Brothers University Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in

Becknell Gymnasium for their third season

game.

The Scots played Ecclesia College

Friday night, Nov. 4, in Becknell Gym-

nasium and won 84-39.

The Scots‘ first home game was a great

start to the season, now 1-0. An impres-

sive turnout of Scot fans came to support

their team.

One such fan, sophomore Classie Wat-

son, displayed her confidence in the

Scots saying, ―They [Ecclesia] keep

Nat Lea, vice president and general

manager of the Arkansas Democrat-

Gazette, has a message for those con-

cerned about the newspaper industry:

although the outlook is bleak, newspapers

can survive and even thrive in our increas-

ingly Web-driven world.

Lea spoke Oct. 25 to a crowd of stu-

dents, faculty, staff, and community mem-

bers gathered in Nucor Auditorium for the

Hugh B. Patterson Lecture on Journalism.

Incidentally, Patterson was once the pub-

lisher of the Arkansas Gazette, whose

assets the Arkansas Democrat combined

in 1991 to form the Arkansas Democrat-

Gazette.

Lea began his talk, titled ―Newspapers

Today and Into the Future,‖ by acknowl-

edging the industry‘s well-reported strug-

gles in recent history. ―The industry is

going through a time of great transition,‖

he said. ―I would be less than genuine to

say that it wasn‘t.‖

He attributed the struggle to ―disruptive

technologies,‖

such as radio,

television, and the

Internet, which

have disrupted the

newspaper busi-

ness.

Nevertheless,

Lea said he was

certain the indus-

try would find a

way to ―sustain

the journalism

(aspect)‖ and

propel it into a new era.

Lea gave special attention to the current

debate in the industry concerning free

Highlander: What in-

spires you to dress up

every day?

Caitlin Campbell: Putting

effort into outfits shows that

you care about and respect

yourself.

H: Where do you get most

of your clothes?

CC: I like to have pieces

most other people don‘t, so

I like to shop a lot in ―old

lady‖ stores and thrift

shops.

Though typical college students find it

difficult to even roll out of bed every

morning, freshman Caitlin Campbell

goes out of her way to dress up to class

every day.

Her unique style and poise make her

stand out in any crowd, and her confi-

dence to wear what she likes should

inspire all of us to upgrade our roll-out-

of-bed attire any day.

Women’s basketball defeats Ecclesia 84-39

Lea: Don’t give up on newspapers

Fashion Spotlight: Caitlin Campbell

Continued on page 7

versus paid content.

With the rise of the Internet—what Lea

labeled the ―latest interrupter‖—he said

consumers have been able to read infor-

mation online for free rather than paying

for newspaper sub-

scriptions.

―We don‘t have an

issue with that unless

it‘s our information,‖

Lea said. Newsroom-

generated content

such as that being

produced by the De-

mocrat-Gazette ―is

not being done for

free anywhere,‖ he

said.

In 2002, the De-

mocrat-Gazette put its content behind a

pay wall, requiring consumers to purchase

Angelica Holmes

Staff Writer

“The industry is going through a

time of great transition… I would

be less than genuine to say that it

wasn’t.”

Continued on page 4

Jon-Michael Poff

Staff Writer

Molly Young

Staff Writer

Men’s basketball continued on page 4


lost over 300,000 subscribers in the same

period.

Lea also noted that annual page views

at the paper‘s website, Arkansas

Online.com, increased from 27 million in

2003 to 77 million in 2010. Refuting

those who suggest that pay walls decrease

audience size, Lea said, ―You can gener-

ate the traffic you need.‖

Toward the end of his discussion, Lea

acknowledged the suffering revenues of

the newspaper business, and he discussed

ways the Democrat-Gazette is fighting

back.

―Our paper is trying very hard at it eve-

ryday to make it work online,‖ he said.

In addition, the paper released an iPad

application last year that over 12,000

users have downloaded to date.

Lea said he was confident his paper

would succeed in the future if it held to

the words of Walter E. Hussman, who

bought the paper in 1974: ―If a newspaper

and its publisher always keep those con-

stituencies in that order: readers first,

advertisers second, employees third,

creditors fourth, and shareholders last,

then the newspaper will do well journalis-

tically and financially, and the interests of

all constituencies will be well served.‖

subscriptions to view its content online.

Lea said the newspaper ―made the deci-

sion ahead of the curve,‖ and he be-

lieves the Democrat-Gazette should

serve as evidence—if not a model—for

the struggling industry.

Lea cited the fact that the Little Rock

-based paper had lost only 284 sub-

scribers in the 10 years since March 31,

2000.

Competitors, such as the Dallas

Morning News which gave away all

content free online until March 2011,

According to her Semester Abroad

Evaluation form, Senior Madeline Boyd

decided to travel abroad last semester ―to

study/improve a foreign language, for

personal growth, to improve career pros-

pects, and to add diversity to [her] aca-

demic program.‖

It seems that Boyd accomplished all

these goals – and then some – during her

time at the Ponificia Universidad Javeri-

ana in Bogota, Colombia.

Spanish culture has surrounded Boyd

since elementary school; she was in a

Spanish Immersion Program through her

local school district prior to her time at

Lyon in which she was taught by an al-

most completely Latin American faculty.

Boyd said that these instructors exposed

her to the culture and history of Latin

America, specifically the ―tumultuous

history of drug cartels and guerrilla con-

flict‖ of Colombia.

Boyd plans to enter the medical field –

specifically the field of public health – so

she found the trip especially important in

that aspect. ―The chance to study conflict

in a country with large displaced popula-

tions due to an ongoing civil was perfect

for me,‖ she said.

Of course, Boyd also treasures the trip

for the friendships she made along the

way. According to her, she overcame the

feeling of loneliness because of ―an amaz-

ing roommate and wonderful friends.‖

During her time away from school, Boyd

completely took in the culture of Colom-

bia with her new friends.

―We would go out regularly and dance

salsa, go feed the birds in the plaza,

drink great coffee, and take long walks

in the colonial quarter, photographing

the favorite local street art,‖ Boyd remi-

nisced.

Boyd said that the most important

thing she took from the trip is the kind-

ness with which Colombians welcomed

her. The region had been void of tourists

for years due to its tumultuous past, so

the Colombians were ―so excited so have

foreign visitors.‖ Many Colombians

quickly welcomed Boyd and took her

home to meet their families.

―Colombian culture is rich, lively, and

full of love for friends and family,‖ Boyd

said of Colombian hospitality, ―They call

it ‗calor humano,‘ which means human

warmth.‖

back

strong. The

team‘s full-

court press

began to

wear Ec-

clesia

down. Tho-

mas contin-

ued to play

hard defen-

sively,

stealing the

ball several times throughout the night.

The last moments of the game were full

of tension, both on the court and in the

The men‘s basketball team defeated

Ecclesia College on Nov. 4 at Becknell

Gymnasium, 83-75.

From the start, the game was difficult

for the Scots. Ecclesia sophomore, David

Eichler, stated during a water break,

―They can‘t guard me. They can‘t guard

me. They can‘t guard me.‖

Several plays by Scots kept spirits high

despite the competition‘s attitude. The

crowd went crazy once junior Slater

Belew ran down the court to dunk the

ball, and after that the team seemed un-

stoppable.

After a trying first half, the Scots came

stands. With 44.9

seconds on the clock,

the Scots leading 79-

73, and a damaging

ten fouls for Ecclesia,

the fans were confi-

dent, though nothing

was sure. But with a

successful final score,

the game ended with

the Scots leading by 8

points.

The men‘s team

will play Williams Baptist College on Nov.

15 at 8 p.m. in Becknell Gymnasium. It

will be the fourth season game.

Nat Lea (continued)

Studying Abroad: Madeline Boyd

Men’s basketball claims second season win

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Samantha Jones

Sub-Editor


The main focus of the festival is to

gather theatre groups to share their work,

ideas, and advice. Students compete for

awards and recognition from the judges,

but most of all, they compete for a shot at

regionals and for Irene Ryan nominations.

Going to regionals means that the show

goes on to Oklahoma in February to com-

pete with the other winners of the sur-

rounding states (Texas, New Mexico,

Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Missouri) in an

even larger-scale festival. Irene Ryan

nominees are to compete at regionals for

the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship. Six-

teen of the nominees will win $500 in

scholarship money and get the chance to

compete at the national level.

During the four days of the festival,

students eat, drink, and breathe theatre.

Festival activities inlcude two shows per

day, forums for designers and directors,

workshops, and discussions with profes-

sionals and professors about internships

and careers. Students and professors

from Lyon were able to catch up with old

colleagues and make new friends.

The cast and crew of Holloway Theatre‘s

The Sweetest Swing in Baseball recently

went to Henderson State University in

Arkadelphia for the Kennedy Center

American College Theatre Festival.

Although The Sweetest Swing in Base-

ball will not proceed in competition, the

Irene Ryan nominees (Kelly Wyatt, Victor

Wilson, and Lauren Holt) will represent

Lyon at regionals.

Staff members are not the only ones

concerned about the environment, and

Recyclers Club President Jessica Soule is

on a mission to prove it.

Soule, a junior from Little Rock, grew

up with an appreciation for the outdoors.

―Since I was little, my family has been

outdoorsy. I‘ve always had a concern for

the environment,‖ she said. ―My concern

stemmed from seeing how wasteful peo-

ple are and observing that not all people

appreciate the environment and nature.‖

During her freshman year at Lyon, the

Recyclers Club was not very active,

Soule said. As students, ―we don‘t always

get to do or have time to do what we want

to do.‖

The club was rather inactive during her

sophomore year, too. She recalled the

club‘s first meeting that year: ―Norah

Gnade and I were the only two people that

showed up!‖ Since Gnade did not want to

be president of the club, Soule volun-

teered for the job. However, due to low

membership, the club did little.

Nevertheless, Soule was determined to

return to school her junior year and make

a difference.

―I didn‘t want it to be one of those clubs

that never does anything,‖ she said. So

over the summer, she brainstormed and

researched what other colleges and uni-

versities are doing to make a difference.

Much to her satisfaction, turnout at the

club‘s first meeting this fall was much

greater than in years past. As Soule put it,

―I was finally able to align myself with

people who shared the same passion and

concern.‖

With more hands on deck, Soule has

high hopes for this year. ―One of my big-

der (her childhood friend, not the actor

from Seinfeld, which makes the story

all the more pathetic), and Eva Longoria

of Desperate Housewives fame divorced

her athlete husband Tony Parker after

nearly three years of marriage.

Even couples that I strongly thought

would make it, namely Susan Sarandon

and Tim Robbins, eventually called it

quits.

I wish I could say that this concept of

an impermanent marriage is only con-

fined to Hollywood, because then I

could at least blame it on the fact that

celebrities are under scrutiny by tab-

Just weeks before Kim Kardashian‘s

lavish six million dollar wedding to

basketball player Kris Humphries, Joel

McHale joked on E!‘s comedy clip

show The Soup that the marriage would

last only 75 days. McHale‘s bet was off

– by three days.

Kim‘s 72 day marriage isn‘t the first

celebrity coupling to die fairly quickly

after saying ―I do.‖

Britney Spears married Jason Alexan-

KCAC Theatre Festival Review

Campus goes green: part 2

Can we divorce modern marriage already?

loids and fans alike or even the fact that

their excessive living accelerates their

lives exponentially.

But the sad fact is that I do not know

many couples that have lasted a long

time after getting married. Many of my

family members have a record that ri-

vals that of Elizabeth Taylor, and those

that have not married seem too jaded to

attempt it.

If this phenomenon isn‘t confined to

celebrities, does that mean that this

nonchalant attitude toward marriage has

gest goals is to raise people‘s aware-

ness that hurting the environment is a

pressing issue,‖ she said. ―People need

to understand how their actions are

affecting the environment. I realize that

most people aren‘t acting with mal-

ice—they simply don‘t realize how

what they‘re doing impacts the envi-

ronment.‖

This year, she said, ―I want to em-

phasize the little things we can do to

make a difference. You don‘t have to

put expensive solar panels on top of

your house to do that. Broke college

students can do little things—like turn-

ing off their lights or unplugging their

phone charger—to help out.‖

Soule said the club has a couple of

ideas in mind to promote its goals. It

wants to sponsor an energy conserva-

tion competition between dorms or

Madison Gallagher

Staff Writer

Jon-Michael Poff

Staff Writer

Continued on page 7

Samantha Jones

Sub-Editor

Continued on page 7


Northeast Arkansas Delta region.

Conducted by Dr. Neale Bartee, pieces

performed include the Overture to the

Magic Flute by Mozart, Procession of the

Nobles by Korsakov, and, featured during

the second half of the program, the “New

World” Symphony by Dvorak.

Also in the program were performances

by opera soloist Marika Kyriakos (faculty

at Arkansas State University), who sang

Five Greek Songs by Ravel and Another

New Voice Teacher by Thomas and Scheer.

The latter piece, a humorous dialogue

On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Delta Sym-

phony Orchestra of Northeast Arkansas

performed at Lyon College in Brown

Chapel.

Playing a medley of pieces and featur-

ing a soprano soloist, the chapel was at

near-capacity as students and faculty alike

gathered to listen to the music.

The event was hosted by Dr. Joel Plaag,

music professor at Lyon and presi-

dent of the Batesville Symphony

League, which was responsible for

bringing the orchestra to Batesville.

He explained that Batesville is

―all about community,‖ and bring-

ing the symphony to the college ―is

how the community comes to-

gether.‖

Based in Jonesboro, Ark., the

Delta Symphony Orchestra is the

only professional symphony in the

about a poor singer looking for an in-

structor, was performed in character,

complete with a bright orange dress,

flowers in her hair, and a near-constant

stream of laughter from a receptive audi-

ence.

Its third year in a row to perform at

Lyon, the Delta Symphony Orchestra can

next be heard playing on Nov. 18, at the

Holiday Symphony House.

For more information on the group,

visit deltasymphony.org.

Delta Symphony Orchestra held concert

SCHEDULE OF

EVENTS

9th—Mighty Mighty Dis-

cussioneers @ 6 in Lower

Derby

10th—FCA @ 9 -Lyon 204

11th—Late Night Bowling

11-1pm @ Hollywood

Lanes

13th—Ultimate Frisbee @

3 on Couch Garden

14th—BCM @ 6:30 in

Morrow

16th—Mighty Mighty

Discussioneers @ 6 in

Lower Derby

17th—FCA @ 9 -Lyon 204

20th—Ultimate Frisbee @

3 on Couch Garden

21st—BCM @ 6:30 in

Morrow

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 Mighty Discussion-

eers

10 FCA 11 Late

Night

Bowling

12

13 Ulti-

mate Fris-

bee

14 BCM 15 16 Mighty Discussion-

eers

17 FCA 18 19

20 Ulti-

mate Fris-

bee

21 BCM 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

November 2011

Joey Gartin

Staff Writer

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housing areas to drive down

energy consumption and the

college‘s carbon footprint.

Also, the club would like to

host an ―It‘s Easy Being Green‖

event at which club members

would demonstrate how to

reuse and repurpose everyday

items. Echoing McSpadden,

Soule said it is the ―little

things‖ like this that can have a

huge impact.

H: What do you look for while shop-

ping?

CC: Comfort is vital (except when high

heels are concerned)! I look for clothes

that make me feel confident. Fashion is

all about carrying yourself well.

H: Who/what inspires your fashion

choices?

CC: Audrey Hepburn is my go-to fashion

icon. Class is always in style.

H: What are three items in your closet that

you couldn’t live without?

CC: Red high heels, little black dress, big belts

H: What is one fashion motto

that you live by?

CC: If you don‘t love it in the

store, you won‘t even like it at

home.

H: What is your favorite thing

about dressing up every day?

CC: When I wear a cute outfit, I

feel confident and can let my

personality show. It‘s not just

about looks; it‘s about confi-

dence and poise.

important to him is ―preserving

the beauty of the campus by not

turning it into a parking lot.‖

He also states, ―I‘m grateful

the students are so patient.‖

He believes that the student

body can help most by

―recognizing this has been a

strain on the institution‖ and

continuing their ―under-

standing‖ attitudes.

―With a great challenge came

great opportunity,‖ he states.

―While the fire is a great trag-

edy, what will come out of it will be bigger

remaining 2.5 million dollars needed to

complete construction and claim the

future building‘s name.

Future campus goals include resuming

plans for new student housing. Accord-

ing to Dr. Weatherman, at the beginning

of last fall the idea was to begin fund-

raising for two new dormitories on ei-

ther side of the Young House parking

lot. The goal would be to create an

―upperclassmen quad.‖

What will most likely not be changing

is the natural beauty of Lyon‘s campus.

Dr. Weatherman states that one thing

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and better.‖

H: What advice would you give to

someone trying to develop his or her

own style?

CC: Don‘t be afraid to try new things.

You don‘t have to dress like mannequins

in popular stores. Wear what you like!




Modern marriage (continued)


been bred in Americans? It

can‘t be a coincidence that

while divorce rates steadily

rise, discontentment with the

United States economy and

political system also in-

creases. Perhaps the increased

cost of living (both monetar-

ily and psychologically) has

led to Americans becoming

less and less dependent on

each other, something that

does not seem to be the key

factor in facilitating a mar-

riage.

Kim Kardashian has been

mercilessly accused of spend-

ing an over-the-top amount of

money on her wedding, which

she did.

In the wake of the Occupy

Wall Street movement, her

excessive spending does seem

offensive to working class

Americans. But I don‘t think

that Kardashian‘s heavy

spending, or even the fact that

she didn‘t know her soon-to-

be-ex-husband Kris

Humphries even a year before

marrying him, attributes to her

divorce. Kim‘s divorce brings

up a very serious issue in

America – the desensitization

of Americans to divorce and

the seriousness of marriage –

and it is an issue that relates to

every American living today.

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year. We wanted to incorpo-

rate the hauntings of Lyon to

make it more of a school

event and not just Phi Mu.‖

Freshman Francesca LoBi-

anco attended the event, and

was surprised at the effort the

Phi Mus put into each of their

roles.

―Well we walked through

Brown Chapel while they told

us true ghost stories about the

Lyon campus,‖ LoBianco

said. ―We were surprised to

see girls acting out the scary

stories! They did a great job

making it spooky!‖

Freshman Sarah Johnson

enjoyed spending her Hallow-

een night being scared for a

good cause.

On Halloween night, Phi

Mu hosted Ghost Stories, an

event where they told and

reenacted well-known leg-

ends about ghosts that sup-

posedly haunt the Lyon cam-

pus. Many of the sorority

sisters contributed to the

event, and in all they raised

over $100 for their organiza-

tion‘s philanthropy, Chil-

dren‘s Miracle Network.

―We got the idea from our

Fall Phi Class 2010,‖ Phi Mu

president, Maggie Hance,

said. ―They did a Haunted

Trail last year, and we

thought it was so great that

we should do it again this

―I really liked the event,‖

Johnson said. ―I felt good that

the money was going towards

Children‘s Hospital, because it

is a small way for me to help a

big cause; and knowing that all

of the girls spent their Hallow-

een working without pay was

really cool.‖

Hance believes that this is a

good tradition to start for the

Batesville community.

―I was very pleased with the

turn out,‖ she said. ―This was

our first year to do it, and we

had a big turn out from the

students and Lyon staff, along

with the Batesville community.

I believe if we keep this a tra-

dition, then we will have a

larger turn out every year.‖

Phi Mu hosts Ghost Stories event

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Zeta Beta Tau presents: Zombie Tag

Tommie Ricker

Staff Writer

Many have seen Lyon stu-

dents running through campus

wearing blue fabric around

their arms or heads. Two

weeks ago, paranoid ―hum-

ans‖ began to sneak from

building to building in effort

to get to class. The ―zombies‖

allied with one another and

even barricaded some humans

in an academic safe zone.

The rules of ZBT‘s Zombie

Tag are simple. Every partici-

pant pays three dollars to enter

the game. This year the game

started with over 100 partici-

pants, with the ―last (hu)man

standing‖ to receive a third of

the buy-in pot.

Academic buildings and the

Temp are ―safe zones‖ but the

routes getting to them are fair

game for attacks. People-

friendly Nerf guns were pro-

nounced the officially sanc-

tioned weapon, but any soft

projectile was allowed, and

the humans got creative: ten-

nis balls, balled up socks, and

Taco Bell sauce packets.

At six a.m. on Day One,

Monday, Oct. 24, there was

only one zombie, the ―alpha

zombie,‖ junior Xander Batey.

For those that took the game

seriously, the will to survive

got them past mobs of wild

zombies.

Some were not so lucky;

freshman Lindsey Chambers

was mobbed outside the Al-

phin Building on the afternoon

of Day One. She described the

attack as ―frightening, but

fun,‖ as several zombies came

at her from all angles.

But, this game of survival

has hit many hitches in terms

of rule conflicts and misunder-

standings. A few players were

to the point of disrespectful

when they ran through an art

studio in Alphin without re-

gard for the artwork they de-

stroyed in the process.

There was also a disruption

during the Patterson Lecture

as survivors holed up in the

Lyon Rotunda. Some zombies

have even wound up with

black eyes from survivors

doing ―head shots.‖

ZBT President Jeremy Jack-

son commented that the game

―kind of turned into a Zim-

bardo study in that everyone

really took to their roles as

either humans or zombies.‖

The fraternity had to alter

rules to ―account for people los-

ing track of common sense.‖

When some survivors stopped

going to class, ZBT set the hours

so that the game was off during

the morning and afternoon.

Despite these problems, sev-

eral members of the faculty have

commented positively on the

game. Dr. Terrell Tebbetts and

Dr. David Thomas both noted no

absences in their classes due to

Zombie Tag, and both thought

the game a fun activity for the

students participating.

Dr. Robert Pace shared that he

enjoyed keeping up with the

―human:zombie ratio‖ in his

organic chemistry class. He even

smuggled some of his human

students out of the building, but

will not reveal his method in

case he has to use it again.

All in all, Zombie Tag has

been a source of stress relief for

many on campus. It may have

helped some freshman partici-

pants to integrate into the Lyon

College community. The game

has lasted just over two weeks,

and will continue until there is

only one human left. Junior Scott

Crenshaw says it best on the

Zombie Tag Facebook group:

―The heads will roll, the brains

will flow, it's Zombie Tag!‖

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