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On Friday, Dec. 2nd, at 6:45
p.m., dozens of Lyon students,
faculty, and Batesville residents
surrounded the front steps of
Brown Chapel, all gathered to
listen to the Lyon College Con-
cert Band perform Christmas
songs before the annual lighting
of the Christmas tree.
Directed by Dr. Joel Plaag,
the band played familiar holi-
day carols including ―The
Christmas Song‖ and ―Green-
sleeves,‖ as well as a Christmas
medley featuring junior vocalist
Diana Turnbo.
Reverend McSpadden led the
crowd in prayer, urging that
the ―lights of this tree [should]
remind us of the lights of the
world.‖
President Donald Weather-
man then ushered in the light-
ing of the tree, humorously
suggesting that the ―wonderful
spirit‖ of the lights would get
students through the grueling
week of finals.
The audience then moved
into Brown Chapel to hear a
combined concert from the
band, the Lyon College Con-
cert Chorale, and the Bates-
ville Choral Society, jointly
directly by Dr. Plaag.
Featuring pieces from the
entire group in addition to
solo pieces by Lyon students
and Choral Society member
Dr. Han Ong, the performance
ended with the Hallelujah
chorus from Handel’s Mes-
siah, for which audience
members were invited to join
the choir on stage to sing
along.
With the holiday season
officially started at Lyon,
there are less than two weeks
left until students return to
their homes for Christmas
Break.
As the official start of winter
grows closer, there is only one
more thing standing in the
way of students’ three weeks
of cheer and joy: finals.
Lyon Christmas Festival
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Lyon hires new campus safety director
This isn’t Kimeron ―Brody‖
Hubbard’s – Lyon’s new head
of campus safety – first ex-
perience with the Lyon Col-
lege community.
Hubbard actually attended
Lyon from 1982 to 1984.
While he graduated from
another college, his love of
Lyon’s close-knit community
transferred to his family. His
son graduated from Lyon in
2010, and he said that his
other son looks to play base-
ball when he graduates from
high school.
―I have always loved this
college,‖ Hubbard said,
―When I saw the position
open, I jumped at the chance
to again become a part of the
Lyon community.‖
Hubbard claimed that
Lyon’s ―general environment
is very different than one in a
larger school.‖
It is, in fact,
Lyon’s inti-
mate, suppor-
tive atmos-
phere that
―made [him]
want to come
back.‖
Hubbard is currently the
logistics chief within the De-
partment of Homeland Secu-
rity. This job involves natural
disasters or nationally signifi-
cant events, such as Republi-
can/Democrat National Con-
ventions or Presidential Inau-
guration. When one of these
events occurs, Hubbard de-
ploys to the region to move
people and equipment into the
affected area.
―We set up MASH-style
field hospitals and morgues
and staff those facilities,‖ Hub-
bard said. He has been de-
ployed to the World Trade Cen-
ter in 2001, nu-
merous hurri-
canes, aircraft
disasters, Ameri-
can Samoa tsu-
nami, the Haiti
earthquake, and
most recently, the
Joplin tornado
response. His primary role now
is heading three morgues that
are staged across the U.S.
Along with his role in the
Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, Hubbard is a practicing
paramedic and works part-time
for Vital Link. He recently
retired from the fire and police
service in Newport after 30
years of service.
Regarding his current job,
Hubbard is optimistic. He said
that the campus safety staff has
been ―very receptive to the
change of command‖ and that
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DECEMBER 9 , 2011
SGA drops proposal 2
Scot Basketball 2
Student Art Show 3
Made in America 3
Art Student Society 4
Student Spotlight 5
Batesville Parade 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Joey Gartin
Staff Writer
Samantha Jones
Sub-Editor
“I jumped at the
chance to again
become a part of the
Lyon community.”
everyone at Lyon ―has made
[him] feel welcome that [he]
is a part of the family.‖
―Their goal is the same as
mine,‖ he said in regards to
the campus safety team, ―to
keep Lyon a safe and secure
environment and to provide
assistance to the campus
community. Writing tickets
is a very, very small part of
the job. We mainly are here
to help folks.‖
FALL 2011 , I SSUE 7 P AGE 2
months in a temporary dining facility both
comfortable and tasty.
The Temp’s menu is an eclectic mix of
Elias’s wide culinary background. Hailing
from the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas,
Elias cites his broad influences as Justin
Wilson (the Ragin’ Cajun) all the way to
Gordon Ramsey (Hell’s Kitchen). Paula
Zagata, manager of the Temp, says that
Elias loves to cook food from scratch, or
―from the soul,‖ as the chef believes that
―food is all about love.‖
Aside from knowing that he is a culinary
expert, students may have noticed that Elias
is a big lover of music—his favorite songs
can often be heard playing in the Temp.
The chef is a veteran of the Army, having
served for four years, and has been cook-
ing ―since he was old enough to stand up
at the stove.‖
Elias and the rest of the Temp’s crew are
currently looking forward to relocating to
a new, permanent dining facility by next
year, which is currently being built on the
site where Edward Commons once stood.
In addition to his tasty meals, Elias can be
found any day at the Temp—just look for
the man in the chef’s hat.
Lyon’s first semester with the Temp
as its main dining hall is nearly done,
and a lot of changes have been made in
the past few months.
Students have gotten to know the
college’s new head chef, Joseph Elias,
whether by talking with him directly or,
more likely, by eating any of the many
dishes available at lunch or dinner.
He’s only been here for a semester,
but his influences have made five
The Lyon College Student Govern-
ment Association (SGA) dropped a pro-
posal to raise the student activity fee by
$100 per year at its Nov. 22 meeting.
The proposed increase would have
provided funding for hiring a full time
Director of Student Activities. Accord-
ing to the proposal, the new director
―would be in charge of student activities,
new student orientation, and Greek life.‖
The additional funding of $50 per
semester would have also provided
―additional funding to support a wider
range of student activities,‖ according to
the letter.
Dean of Students Bruce Johnston had
submitted the proposal to the association
at its Nov. 8 meeting in the form of a
letter. SGA Treasurer Landon Downing
introduced the proposal to the council.
SGA discussed the proposal briefly at
the Nov. 8 meeting, and President Jacob
Didion encouraged the association mem-
bers to talk to their constituents about the
proposed increase. At the following
meeting, most SGA members reported a
negative response from their constitu-
ents.
Citing student reaction, Didion sug-
gested that the association drop the pro-
posal.
SGA meets in Derby 16; its next meet-
ing is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 6.
level head after their previous victory
against Columbia College, ranked 18th in
the NAIA conference.
Senior Lauren Ramsey started the game
with the first goal. OWU returned with a
swift baseline
pass and la-
yup. The
game was just
as Stewart-
Lange pre-
dicted. The
Scots gave
OWU no rest
with a tough
full court
press. Both
teams played
hard defen-
Lyon’s women basketball team de-
feated Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Thursday night,
Dec. 1, at Becknell
Gymnasium (63-
51).
The Scots de-
feated OWU once
this season (50-46),
and Coach Tracy
Stewart-Lange felt
that both teams
knew to expect a
close match. ―This
was a tough team,‖
she recalled and
hoped that the
Scots would keep a
sively, making the shot clock an obstacle
for both teams.
Ramsey continued to lead offensively
with 15 points for the night. She was
closely followed by juniors Debbie Onuk-
wube with 12 points and Phagen Altom
with 9 points. The Scots shot an impres-
sive 100% from the free-throw line.
After the game, Mark Molder, OWU’s
head coach, commented, ―Lyon is a good
team.‖ He stated that some of the factors
which make Lyon such a powerful oppo-
nent are ―a good coach like Coach Lange‖
and the Scots’ basketball ―tradition.‖ As
for OWU, Molder stated, ―I’m proud of
our girls.‖ This is Molder’s first season
coaching at OWU.
Stewart-Lange stated postgame that the
match was ―no surprise.‖
New chef’s first semester at Lyon: Joseph Elias
SGA drops proposed to raise activity fee
Scots basketball
Joey Gartin
Staff Writer
Molly Young
Staff Writer
Continued on page 5 Photo Credit: Dr. David Thomas
THE H IGHLANDER NEWSPAPER P AGE 3
Wednesday Nov. 30th, the Advanced
Concepts art class held a one-night-only
gallery on Main Street in downtown
Batesville.
The show, titled ―Perspectives‖, fea-
tured a variety of styles and media from
watercolors to ink on television screens.
At first glance, some of these pieces
may not seem to make sense. One may
wonder about the origins of such work.
Upon closer inspection of the artist
statements – a paragraph or two written
by the artist that describes the ideas that
inspired their work – one can see that the
works all pertained to the influences that
our cultural environment has on each
person..
Matthew Boyd’s ink on tele-
vision screens (pictured above)
was perhaps the most atypical
medium chosen.
His artist’s statement pro-
vides some enlightenment on
his choice of format. ―The
work that I am doing,‖ said
Boyd, ―is seeking to identify
the influence that television
has on us as a culture, and
question the merit of its func-
tion.‖
The purpose of the class is to teach
students to ―develop the conceptual di-
mensions of their work through research
on contemporary art‖ according to the
course catalog description.
The perspectives varied from the way
our culture interprets anxiety disorders to
part to create a majority that buys prod-
ucts made in America, locally available,‖
she said. Love said that only when a ma-
jority of consumers buy American-made
goods would the concept truly catch on.
For those, like Love, looking to buy
American-made products, there are some
resources to make the hunt a little easier.
An interactive map on the Made in
America page at ABCNews.com pinpoints
a number of products from across the
United States. By clicking a state, users
are able to see a list of manufacturing
companies in that state.
Similarly, Fast Company magazine’s
United States of Design iPad application
allows users to see American-made prod-
ucts by state. The application features a
variety of American-made products, from
wooden glasses to wool blankets.
Another application, which is actually
called Made in America, allows users to
scan the barcode of an item using the
camera feature of any iPhone, iPod, or
iPad. The application, sold by Interdisci-
plinary Design for $0.99, then tells the
user where the product was made.
These tools are but the latest in a re-
newed campaign to rejuvenate American
manufacturing and to accelerate job
growth in the United States.
Following two years of high unemploy-
ment rates, some Americans have focused
their efforts on buying American-made
goods in an attempt to jump-start the strug-
gling manufacturing sector of the Ameri-
can economy.
Among this group of Americans seeking
to promote domestic manufacturing, the
hunt is on for ―Made in America,‖ and
individuals like Nancy Love, a senior at
Lyon College, are doing their part by buy-
ing American-made goods.
Love said she is always aware of where
the products she is considering for pur-
chase were made. ―Before I buy anything,
and I mean anything,‖ she said in an email,
―I check to see if it is made in America.‖
Like many Americans, Love is often-
times forced to buy foreign-made goods
because of the their lesser cost. Some-
times, however, Love said she still chooses
to buy the more expensive goods made in
the U.S. ―If I can afford to,‖ Love said, ―I
will spend a few extra dollars for the
American made version of a product.‖
Not only does Love buy American-made
goods herself, but she also encourages
others to do the same. ―I’m trying to do my
Students host art show downtown
Made in America: Some see American-
made goods as key to US job problem
a personal journey of immigration and
finding one’s place in society.
This one-night event was definitely a
rare opportunity. If you get the chance to
drop by the next show, don’t miss out on
the opportunity to learn about the class
and the inspiration of fellow students.
Madison Gallagher
Staff Writer
Jon-Michael Poff
Staff Writer
“Made in America”
Items College Students Use
Ter-
vis.com
Tervis Tum-bler plastic drink cup; Made in Florida; Company employs about 600
people
16 oz. cup $11-15
Fieldnotesbrand.com
Field Notes memo books; Made in U.S.A.; Based in
Chicago
3 pocket-sized books $9.95
Comfortresearch.com
“Fuf” bean bag chair by Comfort
Research; Made in
U.S.A.; Based in
Michigan
Prices vary accord-ing to size
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ville community’s support of Lyon’s art
program.
ASS’s next move is the SGC Interna-
tional Printmaking Conference, to be held
in New Orleans. Professor Dustyn Bork,
advisor of the society, will sponsor the trip.
According to Boyd, this conference is very
skill-based and specific to one type of art.
He said that the trip, which he took last
year, allows students to ―learn about vari-
ous techniques and what’s going on in art
right now in general.‖
He also noted that the conference helps
art students make important contacts, such
as graduate schools and other possible
employment after college.
Boyd also mentioned another conference
held in Los Angeles, CA.
He said that this conference, the biggest
art conference of the year, is more lecture-
According to the Art Student Society’s
(ASS) president, Matt Boyd, Lyon hasn’t
always had such an ambitious group of
leaders within the club.
Boyd credits this as the reason for his
primary goal for the club: to boost the
interest in art and members of the art pro-
gram at Lyon.
Boyd has taken many measures to reach
this goal, including a recent art gallery at
Morningside Coffee House.
ASS hosted a Halloween party at which
Lyon students could perform and browse a
selection of art from members of the col-
lege.
The party also included a raffle, which
Boyd notes as an indication of the Bates-
based than the print-making conference.
Professor Margaret LeJeune will spon-
sor the event.
Ashley Mott, the secretary of the club,
plans to hold another art show sometime
in the spring semester.
―The club introduced me to other art
majors,‖ she said.
―Being involved in it has allowed me
to form close relationships with others
interested in art, as well as make con-
nections that will come in handy after
college.‖
ASS will sell Valentine’s Day cards
next spring as a fundraiser and plans to
sell student artwork during the annual
Scottish Fest as well.
Of the club, Boyd said, ―I enjoy it. I’m
just trying to use this time to help better
the art department.‖
Art Student Society
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
12/8 - 16—NTSA Toy
Drive
12/9—Art Opening
featuring Carly Dahl
and Dustyn Bork—
Main Street Gallery—
5-8 p.m.
12/12 - 16—FINALS
WEEK!
12/12—Massage Ma-
nia—various loca-
tions—11 a.m. - 3
p.m.
12/14—Review Day
12/17—start of
Christmas break,
classes resume Tues-
day, Jan. 10th
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 NTSA
Toy Drive
(thru 16th)
9 Art
Opening
10
11 12
FINALS
13
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14 Review
Day!
15
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25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Dec 2011
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THE H IGHLANDER NEWSPAPER P AGE 5
Growing up in Cameroon, a small
country in Central Africa, Lyon College
junior Raoul Noubissi was raised in a
completely different environment than
most other Lyon students. He is adjusting
to the new atmosphere, though, and has
nothing but positive things to say about
Lyon.
―I like the school and the teachers,‖
Raoul said. ―I think that the teachers are
very qualified, and they’re smart and take
care of you. It’s not like a big school
where the teachers don’t care. They really
care about what you’re doing, and they
give you good advice. And you have
everything you need to succeed here.
Everything is just perfect.‖
Raoul recognizes that there are some
major differences between the schools
here and the schools in Cameroon.
―Central Africa is still developing,‖
Raoul said. ―We have smart people who
want to study, but we don’t have the right
infrastructure and money to get all of the
materials that we need. And the classes
are usually packed because there aren’t
enough buildings or schools.‖
Raoul came to America from Camer-
oon two years ago, and was playing soc-
cer at Chabot College, a
community college in the
San Francisco Bay area in
California. He transferred
here this fall to play for the
soccer team, and feels
blessed to be here.
―I think I’m lucky,‖ Raoul
said. ―You can get a good
education back home, but
here you have a better chance
because you have all the
tools you need.‖
Being in a new place hasn’t
been all easy though. Raoul
has had to make some major adjustments to
his new environment.
―Everything is so different from where I’m
from,‖ he said. ―The people, the culture, the
food, the music—all different. There are
good and bad. You have to adapt.‖
One of the things he has enjoyed about the
school, and America in general, is the inter-
action with different kinds of people.
―I like that you can see different races and
different types of people interacting with
each other,‖ Raoul said. ―When you interact
with people of different cultures, at the be-
ginning you don’t know how to approach
them—that’s how I felt at first. But now I
have Japanese friends, black friends, and
white friends.‖
As for schoolwork, Raoul is adjusting
―They are a real physical ball club,‖ she
stated of OWU. ―I was real proud of the
way they [the Scots] stepped up during the
second half.‖
The women’s bas-
ketball team plays
Williams Baptist Col-
lege Dec. 6 in Walnut
Ridge, Ark., 6 p.m.
Lyon’s men’s bas-
ketball team defeated
Columbia College
Nov. 29 in Becknell
Gymnasium (78-64).
Columbia is ranked
14th in the NAIA con-
ference.
The Scots, now 4-3
Student Spotlight: Raoul Noubissi
Scot basketball continued
very well to Lyon’s workload. And he has
big plans for the future.
―I’m majoring in chemistry and mathe-
matics,‖ he said. ―I’m trying to do re-
search in chemistry, but I still have a long
way to go.‖
Raoul plans to continue his education
after he graduates from Lyon.
―I’m going to go to grad school,‖ he
said. ―I want to work on quantum chemis-
try. I’m still looking around for grad
schools, though.‖
Though he loves it here in America,
Raoul plans to go back to and work in
Cameroon sometime down the road.
―I want to eventually go back and work
there,‖ Raoul said. ―I’ve got to go and
give back to my country.‖
Angelica Holmes
Staff Writer
Continued from page 2 for the season, played hard all night.
Though at halftime Columbia led 31-32,
the Scots quickly took the lead, finishing on
a 14-point advantage.
Sophomore Daniel Ritchie led offen-
sively with 15 points for the night, but he
attributed the team’s victory to a strong
defense. ―I feel
like we played
really good de-
fense,‖ he stated.
―Once people
play defense like
we play defense,
that’s the out-
come.‖
Seniors Slater
Belew and Bran-
don Cowart
followed Ritchie
offensively with 13 and 12 points respec-
tively. Columbia’s lead scorer was senior
Henrique Medieros with 14 points for the
night.
CJ Blount had five rebounds for the
game. He is currently ranked 13th in the
NAIA division 1 conference for offensive
rebounds.
The Scots more than doubled Colum-
bia’s shooting average behind the arc with
70% for the night; Columbia shot 33%.
From the field, Lyon shot a 56.5% and
58% from the free-throw line.
The Columbia Cougar’s website attrib-
uted their loss to Lyon’s offensive
strength, saying ―Columbia struggled
offensively in the second half and could
not keep pace with the hot shooting Scots,
dropping the 14-point game.‖
The Scots play Williams Baptist College
next, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., on their court. Photo Credit: Dr. David Thomas
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The Batesville Area Cham-
ber of Commerce hosted
2011’s Christmas parade on
Saturday, Dec. 3.
Line-up began at 5 p.m. at
Town Plaza Shopping Cen-
ter, and the parade – which
had the theme ―Rockin’
Around the Christmas Tree‖
– started at 6 p.m.
All of the floats were deco-
rated with holiday spirit and
lights. Even horses were part
of the parade, many ridden
by parade participants. Santa’s
float was the main event, fully
decorated with Santa sitting in
the center.
The floats were judged in
either the commercial or non
profit/civic organization cate-
gories.
All of the parade float win-
ners were announced Monday,
Dec. 5, 2011. All judges’ deci-
sions will be fair, impartial,
and final. The parade walkers
handed out candy to people on
the sides of the street.
Two new events were added
to the days’ festivities this
year. Future Fuel Chemical
Company presented ―Rockin’
& Shoppin’ Christmas Craft
Fair‖ held Saturday, Dec. 3
from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fellow-
ship Bible Church (located at
276 East Main Street inside
Landers Theater). This Craft
Fair had many crafty activities
for everyone.
The company also presented
―Christmas Parade Chili Bowl:
Chili Cook-Off‖ held Saturday,
Dec. 3 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
in the Pocket Park on Main
Street. This event featured live
artists throughout the afternoon.
Batesville Christmas parade
Elizabeth Ellis
Staff Writer
Lilly Hastings
Editor-in-Chief
Samantha Jones
Sub-Editor
Tyler Hudgens
Sub-Editor
Lyon College
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