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Undergraduate Research Day highlights students workANDREW SCOTTTNE WRITER

While in college, students are

required to complete work and

research, which will benet them

in the future. For people who go

out of their way to do a major

research project, NSU will recog-

nize them through Undergradu-

ate Research Day.

Over the last 20-25 years,

faculty realized it is important

for undergrads to get the experi-

ence in their eld, said Dr. Mark

Paulissen, committee co-chair.

The Undergrad Research Day

gives these students the oppor-

tunity to show other students on

campus the research they have

done and their ndings.

On April 24 in the UC, faculty

and students will come together

for an all-day event.

From 10 a.m. to noon, there

will be a poster competition, said

Paulissen. The posters will be

judged by a panel of judges and

then we will have a time for the

students to judge the posters.

After the rst session, students

who are apart of the research day

will break off for a luncheon.

For the luncheon, students can

invite up to two guest, said Joan

Williams, committee CO-chair.

Mentors, selection committee,

administration, and the steering

committee will also be present.

During the

JACCI ALWORDENTNE WRITER

An explosive threat has been

issued.

The North Korean leader KimJong-Un can no longer be ig-

nored.

This communist leader has

threatened the use of nuclear

weapons against the U.S.

I think what a lot of people

don t realize is that the Korean

War never ofcially ended, said

Dr. David Scott, professor of

speech. They did have a cease

re, but there was never a treaty.

Technically speaking, the war has

never really stopped, only a cessa-

tion of hostilities.

Scott said since 1953 it has

been one of the high-tension

points in the world.The North Korean govern-

ment is one of the few left in the

world that is a very overtly com-

munist regime, and it is very iso-

lated and by all accounts some-

what paranoid, said Scott. It is

a strange regime and is one of the

only communist dynasties that we

are aware of. The original leader

handed down leadership to his

son, and that in turn has been

passed down to the grandson.

North Korea is threatening to

launch what is called a Musudan

missile.

This is a mid-range missile that

can travel more than 2,000 miles.From the sources I have read

they do not have a missile that

could reach the US, said Tyler

Mathis, Sallisaw junior. I also

doubt they are going to attack

any other target theyve listed.

Though it would be more likely

that Japan or South Korea would

be attacked rst, but I doubt North

Korea will follow though with

their threats.

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Students recognizedluncheon,

Dr. Mark Giese will be speaking.

During the last session, the

Outstanding Scholar papers are

presented.

Each student will have 15minutes to present their paper,

said Paulissen.

A committee will judge each

paper.

We have a selection commit-

tee for each college that blindly

judges the submissions for the

outstanding scholar, said Wil-

liams.

Williams said they will also

have a best poster award and best

use of statistics in poster.

There are three different cat-

egories that are judged.

There will be 28 students pre-

senting posters, three Outstand-

ing Scholar papers and three stu-

dents will present a panel presen-

tation, said Paulissen.

Research students are looking

forward to URD and presenting

their work.

I have been working on myproject for two years, and I am

ready to be done and move on,

said Matt Ross, Broken Arrow

senior.

Ross says he has learned dili-

gence and adaptability through

this experience.Caleb Dobbs, Sallisaw senior,

said he found his research very

interesting.

My research is about a way of

looking at lm called Auteur The-

ory, said Dobbs. It was interest-

ing to study the theory, which

focuses on the directors vision, in

great detail before trying to make

my own lm.

Honor students are required to

do a research project and present

them, but they do not have to be

a part of URD.

As a part of NSU Honors, it

is my responsibility to present

research at least once over the

course of my time here, said

Dobbs. URD is my chance to do

just that. Im a little bit nervous,

but I know that this experience is

also about learning.

For more information, [email protected].

Even China

is telling North Korea to calm

down.

Kim Jong-Un is a relatively

young leader.

There is not a lot of informa-

tion pertaining to his past.

I think the leader of North

Korea is just trying to build his

reputation because of how awful

his father was, said Melissa Fun-

burg, Tahlequah resident. He

wasnt really following in his evil

footsteps so to speak. My opinionis that the US is always vulnera-

ble. We have seen that in the past

years since 9/11.

Funburg said she is not sure a

sit down between those two would

be a good idea at the moment.

Kim Jong-Un is just trying

to make waves, said Funburg

I think that would just give him

more fuel to keep going.

The seclusion of North Korea

has only aggregated the issue.

Part of the problem is that the

North Koreans dont seem to be

making their policy based on arational choice model of foreign

policy, said Scott. We sort of

assume that countries will act in

their own best interest, therefore

we can anticipate their moves

based on the premise they will do,

what is logically correct for them,

and as such we can anticipate

what they will do and we will re-

act to that.

Scott said the North Koreans

have been somewhat irrational.

The big aspect of deterrence

theory is that no country will use

their nuclear weapons against us,because they will pay a severe

price when we use our nuclear

weapons against them, said

Scott.

Scott said this is so-called mu-

tually assured destruction.

Perhaps extending the meta-

phorical olive branch is the solu-

tion.

Opening the door to commu-

nication could potentially solve

some of these issues.

I would say that we need to

think outside the box and ask our-

selves more psychological ques-tions then strategic ones, said

Scott. What is the state of mind

for the North Koreans. What are

they seeking.

Scott said he thinks it is more

of a psychological issue.

Perhaps they want a level of

recognition they dont think they

are getting, said Scott.

Scott said he believes the solu-

tion lies in engaging in a dialogue

and trying to understand the

North Koreans emotional mind-

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Master Plan meetings this week on all three campusesHALEY STOCKS

MEDIA COORDINATOR

Students and community

members are welcome to attend

a third discussion about NSUs

master plan.

Two meetings have been con-

ducted prior to this meeting.

Attendants can be anticipatory

of a summation of the two previ-

ous meetings.

This will be the best meeting

to attend, said Dr. William Rugg,provost. The other meetings

were about gathering informa-

tion and recommendations. This

third master plan meeting will be

the reveal of those recommenda-

tions.

Rugg said this meeting will be

important because it will allow

room for the student voice in the

discussion.

Even if students are graduat-

ing before the changes on campus

are implemented, the students are

usually the ones that know what

changes need to be made to ad-

dress issues on campus better

than we do, said Rugg.

The Master Plan Executive

Committee is comprised of the

presidents cabinet.

There is also an external plan-ning group, Smith Group JJR,

assisting with the construction of

the master plan.

We are anxious to see what

the planning group has come up

with, said Rugg. They have tak-

en into account the predictions of

growth for our university on all

three campuses and made their

plan accordingly.

Some possible plans include

the movement of liberal arts into

Wilson Hall, administration into

Seminary Hall, and the CASE

employees into the Administra-

tion building.

Another possible conversation

will be what will be done with the

library as the campus becomes

increasingly more technology-

based.The library on the Tahlequah

campus has become a hub for

campus.

What the libraries look like in

Muskogee and Broken Arrow

and whether they should be big-

ger are questions for which NSU

is hoping to see answers.

Under the implementation of

the master plan, the Muskogee

campus could be the new home

for all health professions, becom-

ing the health-care campus.

Rugg said there is room for

growth.

We are expecting Occupa-

tional Therapy students on the

Muskogee campus as early as

January of the following year,

said Rugg.

Speculation about a new dormfor the Tahlequah campus, as

well as the Broken Arrow cam-

pus, is expected to be a part of

the discussion.

Community voices have shared

concerns about the pool being

open and available for public use,

the issue of parking and main-

taining a green campus and other

issues.

This will be the meeting to at-

tend to have questions answered,

as well as ask questions, said

Rugg.

The meetings are all on April

25.

Broken Arrows meeting is from

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Annex.

In Muskogee, the meeting is

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Admin

148.The Tahlequah meeting is

from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the

Redbud Room.

Refreshments will be provided

at each meeting.

For more information, email

[email protected].

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Student illness can affect coursework

Noah Wallace/Contributing PhotographerAdam Wallace, Welling junior, takes a breathing treatment

for his asthma symptoms. Wallace often has to miss class dueto his illness and strives to keep his instructors informed dur-ing his absences.

Absences seem to be a source

of contention between students

and instructors on many college

campuses. Many instructors have

the power to determine absence

policies. Some incorporate atten-

dance into nal grades. In many

courses, students are allotted a

certain number of absences be-

fore their grade drops with each

additional absence.

There are many difculties and

stresses that come with the college

experience, particularly with thesemester coming to an end.

Oftentimes, these stresses can

be too much to handle. Stress can

have adverse effects on the body,

including depression, anxiety and

sickness. When stresses become

too much to handle, or cause

health problems, they can inter-

fere with class and other aspects

of campus life.

Absence guidelines can cause

problems for students with chron-

ic health issues. The stress of col-

lege can often exacerbate previ-

ously existing health issues and

amplify reasons for necessary ab-

sences. Even students with a com-

mon diagnosis such as asthma

can be greatly affected by weath-er, allergies and stress, which can

result in many sick days.

Often, instructors require doc-

umentation as proof of a doctors

visit, and some will not excuse an

absence without it. This is not al-

ways feasible for students because

many cannot afford a visit to the

doctor, or are unable to for other

reasons.

It can be benecial for students

with pre-existing health issues to

speak with each instructor at the

beginning of the semester, ex-

plaining their individual situation.

It is also important for students to

maintain prompt, respectful and

truthful communication with in-

structors throughout the semester.A planned absence cannot be

excused, unless the instructor is

notied in advance. Therefore,

students should notify their in-

structors prior to the missed class

period when possible. If advance

notice is not an option, instruc-

tors should be notied promptly

following the absence.

Along with missing the class

period, students often miss assign-

ment due dates, quizzes or im-

portant in-class announcements.

Many instructors will work with

students and create make-up op-

portunities. However, it is impor-

tant for students to create connec-

tions within the classroom. Fel-

low classmates can be present to

take notes, write down important

dates or speak to an instructor on

an absent classmates behalf.

Instructors need to maintain a

certain standard of learning with-

in the classroom, which includesbeing present to retain course

material. However, they should,

and often will, work with students

on a case-by-case basis.

It is important for students

with health issues to realize that

not only are sick days an incon-

venience for them but for instruc-

tors as well. Although sick days

are often necessary, they do cre-

ate more work for each person

involved. Keeping this in mind,

students should strive not to abuse

sick days.

Whatever the reason for ab-

sence, students should remember

to notify instructors promptly,

take advantage of connections

with other students, complete

classwork in a timely manner and

maintain a mutually respectful re-lationship with instructors.

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Liberal arts department welcomes assistant deanJACCI ALWORDENTNE WRITER

The college of liberal arts is

getting a new assistant dean. Dr.

Cari Keller has been promoted to

this esteemed title.

Im just so happy for her, said

Amanda Teague, secretary to

Keller. I think she will be great

at it. Shes great at everything she

does.

Keller is an alumna of NSU,

although teaching was not in heroriginal plans.

I earned my bachelors degree

from Northeastern in legal stud-

ies, and I went to law school at

the University of Arkansas Fay-

etteville, said Keller.

Keller originally planned to be-

come a prosecutor.

She passed the bar exam in

both Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Another opportunity becameavailable and she took a chance

on the position.

A teaching position opened

up here as a one-year temporary

position, and I took that think-

ing that teaching would be great

preparation for litigation work,

said Keller. I thought explaining

to the classroom would be great

training for explaining to a jury.

I totally fell in love with it; I had

a wonderful year working here

at NSU. I liked working with the

people, with the students, with my

immediate supervisors and I just

decided that I was where I need-

ed to be, where I wanted to be.

Kellers new role will require

more responsibilities. It will be in

a eld that she is familiar with.

The college is going to be ag-

gressively pursuing online pro-

grams as well as improving ouremphasis on the usage of tech-

nologies in education, and Dr.

Keller has a very strong back-

ground in those, said Dr. Phil-

lip Bridgmon, dean of college of

liberal arts. She has one of the

rst completely online programs

in the college through the college

of extended learning.

Bridgmon said it is one of the

more popular programs in that

area.

We need to also grow some

programs in terms of offering

them online and she will be ableto assist our departments with

those efforts, in addition to the

education technology, using tech-

nology in teaching, and accessing

what students know, to improve

teaching, said Bridgmon.

Keller said she is a rst-genera-

tion college student.

She said one of the things that

really drew her to NSU is the

universitys passion in developingrst-generation college students.

She said she is both nervous and

excited about her new position.

One of the things that Dr.

Keller will do is work with our

new college advisers on helping

students plot out their academic

careers, said Bridgmon. This

is a student-oriented position, re-

ally to support the faculty, which

is our primary role as administra-

tors, which is to make sure that

both the faculty and the students

have what they need to be suc-

cessful. So what she will be doing

is supporting the colleges efforts

in online learning, teaching better

and also improving advising and

connection to students.

Long hours and endless time

spent advising students is nothing

new to Keller.

I have never seen somebodyput so much of themselves into

something, said Shiann Wing-

eld, graduate assistant to Keller.

She is willing to do anything. I

have listened to her talk to stu-

dents endlessly, to students who

wont listen and are sitting there

and talking to her and she keeps

giving them advice and they keep

asking the same questions. Shes

patient, and she tirelessly worksfor us, and I never understood it

as an undergrad until I worked in

her ofce.

Keller said she would like to

thank her department for their

faith in her and for allowing her

to be their chair.

She said she would also like to

thank Janet Bahr who took her

under her wing and allowed her

to participate in university func-tions.

Without that experience, she

does not believe she would have

been considered.

Nothing is irreversible, if you

dont like the step you took go

back, said Keller. You never

know until you try. Somebody

cant say yet, if you dont ask the

question.

For more information, email [email protected].

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soon become the assistant dean for the college of Liberal Arts. She is looking forward to hernew role.

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Stress Free Zone ofers students an outlet during nalsJAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER

College students nationwide

deal with stress on a day-to-day

basis, but the Broken Arrow Of-

ce of Student Affairs, along

with Broken Arrow Counseling

Services, is helping combat this

epidemic by having a Stress Free

Zone set up during nals week.

All students are welcome to

this event, said Jessica Roberts,

coordinator of campus life at theBroken Arrow campus. This is a

great chance to come by and get

study tips, learn about campus

life, counseling services and all of

the other resources that student

affairs has to offer. Students will

be able to come by and take abreak from studying, have some

free food, get some free give a

ways, as well as be entered win a

great prize.

For people on the outside look-

ing in, it may seem as though

most college students have it easy.

You know there is the every

day stress of cost of living, gas,

food and all that, said Ken-

neth Bond, Ochelata senior. Asfar as academic stress, we have

homework, making the grades

and maintaining our GPAs. I

have been student here, as well

as a student at Oklahoma State

University. At OSU we had aca-

demic stress-free zones. They hadmultiple soundproof conference

rooms that were available for any

student to check out.

For a growing number of NSU

students, transferring to the Bro-

ken Arrow campus is necessary

for graduation. Although there

are many different housing op-

tions and an abundant amount

of jobs that would be great for

college students to work at whilepursuing their degree, for some

the transfer may not be easy.

There is more stress on the

Broken Arrow campus than there

was at Tahlequah, said Grac-

jan Szuba, Sopot, Poland senior.

There have been a lot morethings that have been expected of

me since I transferred campuses.

This should be a really good thing

with everybody stressing out be-

fore and during nals.

There are many things that can

cause stress for students, but it

seems as though there are so few

ways to help reduce that stress.

With summer just around the

corner, there are more opportuni-ties for them to unwind and relax.

Everyone deals with stress

in their own ways, said Bond.

When you have those stress-free

zones away from all of the aca-

demic and daily stress where you

can relax and focus on your tasks,you will be better able to accom-

plish your goals.

It is unknown if there will be a

Stress Free Zone this semester at

the Tahlequah campus as of now.

NSU Tahlequah has done a

Stress Free Zone for as long as

I can remember, said Thomas

Teague, NSGA president.

The Stress Free Zone will be

set up from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.May 1 in the Broken Arrow Ad-

ministration Building.


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Distracted driving dangerous for allDREW BENNETTTNE WRITER

Cars by themselves are large

harmless chunks of metal with

wheels. They are only really dan-

gerous when set in motion by

the people who decide to drive

them. To that end much care and

thought is put into teaching peo-

ple how to properly operate a mo-

torized vehicle, as well as teaching

proper safety habits.

I personally have not seenmany bad drivers in Tahlequah.

said Matt Sauls, Tulsa freshman.

It does however drive me up the

wall when I see people driving

while on their phone. I am not

blameless either, I think the worst

I have done is ddle with my ra-

dio while driving, I have tried to

x that by putting in a CD before

heading out.

Driving while talking or texting

on cellphones has become a ma-

jor cause for many car accidents.Many states have implemented

nes for drivers pulled over while

doing it. Drivers can be ned $20

for their rst offense as well as be

charged with inattentive driving.

Cellphones are probably the

biggest most frequent thing we

see, said David Marideith, Okla-

homa Highway Patrol. We pull

over distracted drivers multiple

times, on a daily basis, for thingslike this. A lot of the times we

think they are intoxicated because

of their reckless driving, usually

swerving between lanes slowing

down and speeding up haphaz-

ardly. It contributes to a lot of ac-

cidents.

While texting, the average

driver does not look at the road

for about 5 seconds. While it is a

small amount of time it takes very

little to cause an accident.

Being a commuter you haveto be careful on what days you

drive, said Morgan Rockefeller,

Tulsa senior. On certain days,

Fridays in general, I will be driv-

ing back home and see people

drifting over lanes, people on

their phones, really just people in

general not paying attention. Peo-

ple just dont look when they turn

and its frustrating. From what I

have seen, NSU usually only hasthese problems around holidays

and when new semesters start.

If while driving, a person sees

someone else on the road driving

in an erratic way, there are things

that can be done to prevent a

wreck.If you see someone clearly

acting odd on the road, we ask

that you pull over to let them

pass, or get some distance be-

tween them. said Marideith.

You can then call *555 to inform

a state trooper, or 911 to call the

police, whichever is more relevant

to where you are driving.

Other things a driver can do to

promote safer driving habits in-clude, pulling over to the side of

the road to answer a phone call

or having a passenger answer it

instead. Do not tamper with the

radio in heavy- trafc areas, If a

driver is feeling fatigued, they can

pull over to stretch or take a quicknap.

I ddle with the radio a lot, Im

trying to break out of the habit,

said Olivia Morgan, Wagoner

freshman. Usually I will wait

until the road is clear, because I

tend to slow down when I do it.

I do not multitask well. Drivers

really should concentrate on driv-

ing. They are nothing but a haz-

ard to other people on the roadwhen they are to self absorbed to

see past their own noses.


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NSU mobile app displays easy functionalityKELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER

With the advancements in

technology, NSU looks to keep up

and possibly create new apps for

students, faculty and staff use.

The NSUOK app has been

in the app store since May 2011

and has been updated seven times

since then.

The NSUOK app offers many

of the same functions as the NSU

website, such as the library, direc-tory, school calendars, news and

athletics.

It offers a maps and weather

function, in addition to a list of

phone numbers the NSU com-

munity might nd useful.

Some of the features could be

considered outdated and the app

in need of an overhaul.

It does not support retina dis-

play, and for some users, search-ing the directory will occasionally

cause the app to close.

The NSUOK app costs NSU

approximately $1,000 every

month to keep it available in the

app store.

Chris Greer, assistant direc-

tor of communications, said the

NSUOK app would likely be re-

placed with several, more special-

ized apps.

Greer said he thinks it is a wayto answer the need.

Everyone said we need an

app, said Greer. Nobody really

thought out what an app should

do. Now we have an app, but is it

functional?

Plans for future apps are in the

preliminary stages, so students

will likely not see new apps for a

while.

Greer said they are taking sug-gestions for apps from students,

faculty and staff, and they will

likely move forward in the fall

with focus groups and student

organizations to generate more

ideas.

Suggestions have been made to

create an app that can check for

available parking around campus.

Others have suggested apps

to allow students to check their

email, Blackboard and register

for classes.

Weve identied that theresa lot of issues, said Greer. The

website has a lot of issues. The

app has a lot of issues.

Greer said they need to do a

better job of keeping up with the

technology advancements.

Students advance, and if we

stay behind, that doesnt help you

guys, said Greer.


[email protected].

Keli Homan/TNEAshley Baldwin, Oktaha junior, checks out the NSUOK app. The app will likely be replaced

some time within the next year.

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2013 NSU graduates celebrateJAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER

Graduation is a crucial step-

ping-stone in the advancement of

most every professional career.

NSU Career Services is con-

gratulating up-and-coming grad-

uates by having a graduation cel-

ebration on both the Tahlequah

and Broken Arrow campuses,

while at the same time offering

them help with the transition

from student to alumni.This event is becoming a tradi-

tion for graduates and the Career

Services ofce.

This is our third time host-

ing this event, said Autumn

Stafford, career events specialist.

Graduating Seniors are invited

to come by to enjoy refreshments

and sign up for prizes. We expect

anywhere from 20-50 students,

but we hope all May 2013 gradu-ates will take a moment out of

their day to come by our ofce

and be celebrated.

Throughout each year the ca-

reer services ofce presents sever-

al different opportunities to offer

their services to NSU students.

This is another chance for

students to meet the faculty who

work behind the scenes and help

them network with other gradu-

ates.Networking is a big key nowa-

days, said Hunter Palmer, Tahle-

quah alumnus. You have got to

utilize every opportunity that

comes your way.

Palmer said as a student he at-

tended a lot of Career Service

events and a few years ago he be-

came a lifetime Career Services

member.

While many students rely onsocial networking these days, Ca-

reer Services offers opportunities

that students may not nd any-

where else.Even using your online re-

sources like Facebook and Twitter

can be very benecial to help you

get your name and resume out

to any possible employers, said

Palmer.

A college degree is an excel-

lent way to boost those in the job

world, but there are some stu-

dents who cannot help but feel

the anxiety of graduating and en-tering the job world on their own.

I really started going to Ca-

reer Services events this last year,

said Christine Sherrell, Locust

Grove senior. I really wish that I

would have used it more during

my sophomore and junior years

though.

Sherrell said the only thing

she is really worried about upon

graduation is whether she will beable to nd a job or not.

Other than that, I am really

excited. I feel like this is a big ac-

complishment, said Sherrell.

With graduation rates declin-

ing and drop-out rates on the rise,

it can be a big accomplishment

and an experience many who be-

gin their college careers will never

know.

This is all the more reason for

students who will graduate to cel-

ebrate.

With all the pomp and cir-cumstance that goes along with

graduation, members of the 2013

graduating class look forward to

the graduation party.

It provides them an opportu-

nity to slow down and enjoy these

moments so often missed with

their busy schedules.

Especially as they enter into

their last ever nals week.

Many students look forward tothis event.

I think that this is pretty cool,

said Amber Charrier, Pryor se-

nior. It sounds like it is going to

be a lot of fun, and there is noth-

ing wrong with getting free stuff.

Ive gone to some of the career

fairs before, and the career ser-

vices ofce has really helped me

out with my resume.

The celebration is a come-and-go event and will last from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 2 in the

Haskell Hall Annex, room 1 on

the Tahlequah campus and, 4

p.m. to 7 p.m.

May 1in the BABT North En-

try and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 2

in the BALA North Entry on the

Broken Arrow campus.


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Soccer team sponsors run

Carrie Moore/Contributing PhotographerStudents participating in the inaugural Run for Your

Colors 5K get colored from head to toe. All proceeds ofthe run went to NSU womens soccer team.

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2013 Fulbright recipients teach in Greece and TaiwanKELI HOFFMANTNE WRITER

Established 1946, under legis-

lation introduced by U.S. Sen. J.

William Fulbright, the Fulbright

Program has given about 310,000

students and teachers the oppor-

tunity to study, teach and conduct

research.

Dr. Patricia Surman, instructor

of music, and Abbey Haughey,

NSU graduate, received the

Fulbright Scholar grant for the20132014 academic year.

Surman will travel to Greece to

provide ute instruction.

She will also conduct research

at the University of Macedonia in

Thessaloniki for one semester.

Surman is the sixth facultymember to receive the Fulbright

award.

Abbey Haughey was awarded

the Fulbright English Teaching

Assistantship.

Haughey will travel to Taiwan

to be a teachers assistant.

She has the distinction of being

the rst student from NSU to re-

ceive this award.

Years ago, Fulbright wasthought of to be much more like

research and study and aspects

like that, said Dr. Andrew Vas-

sar, associate professor of hu-

manities and Fulbright campus

representative.

Vasser said it has suddenlynavigated much more into the

teaching of the English language

in foreign climates.

Recipients of the Fulbright

grants are selected for their aca-

demic or professional achieve-

ment, along with demonstrated

leadership potential in their re-

spective elds.

Recipients recieve many perks

with the grant.The Fulbright grants provide

funds for round-trip transporta-

tion to the host country, room

and board as well as accident and

health benets to each award re-

cipient.

Additional benets vary bycountry.

The program was created to in-

crease mutual understanding be-

tween the people of the U.S. and

the people of foreign countries.

The Fulbright program is

funded through an annual allot-

ment set aside by the U.S. Con-

gress to the U.S. Department of

State, Bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs.Participating governments,

host institutions, corporations,

foundations in foreign countries

and the U.S. also provide funding.

Fulbright recipients have

gained distinction in several ar-

eas, such as science, business, gov-

ernment, the arts, athletics, edu-

cation and philanthropy.

Some Fulbright scholars have

gone on to be awarded the Pulit-

zer or Nobel Prize.

Vassar said the application pro-cess is long and takes a while to be

approved.

Surman said she submitted her

application in August and did not

receive ofcial conrmation she

had been accepted as a Fulbright

recipient until April.

Students must meet certain

eligibility requirements when ap-

plying.

They must be a U.S. citizen ingood health, possess a bachelors

degree and have a prociency in

the spoken and written language

of the host country they are visit-

ing.

Students or faculty interested in

applying for the Fulbright award

may email [email protected].


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www.nsunews.comCourtesy of Weather.com

Tuesday, April 23

Teacher Job Fair10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

Administrative Services Building,

2nd Floor, Banquet Hall

Broken Arrow

Baseball at Emporia State Uni-

versity

1-6 p.m.

Emporia, Kan.

Softball at Southeastern Okla-homa State University

When

Tue, April 23, 27 p.m.

Where

Durant, Okla.

Wednesday, April 24

Eleventh annual NSU Under-

graduate Research Day

University Center Ballroom

Tahlequah

Thursday, April 25

NAB - Concert

7-8 p.m.

NSU Master Plan

campus meeting

5:30 p.m.

University Center Redbud

Room

Tahlequah

Friday, April 26

North East Region PsychologyWorkshop

8 a.m. 5 p.m.

Education building room 213

Broken Arrow

Tulsa Opera: Aida

7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Saturday, April 27

Red Fern Festival

Main Street

Tahlequah

City of Broken Arrow- Trash

Bash

8:30 -10:30 a.m.

Community Center

on

South Main Street

Broken Arrow

Baseball at Lincoln

University of Missouri

Jefferson City, MO.

Monday, April 29

BCM Impact Service

8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

2nd Century Plaza

Tahlequah

Current EventsStudents participate in Slut Walk

James Bagwell/TNEStudents from multiple organizations and many dierent walks of life showed their sup-

port for womens rights by participating in Slut Walk 2013. The event took those involvedin a walk around the Tahlequah campus where they displayed their posters and shoutedchants.

Outsiders share their views

James Bagwell/TNE

Brian Gray, Monett, Mo., and Olen Yutzy, Monett, Mo., traveled to the NSU Tahlequah cam-pus to share their religious views with NSU students. The duo, who travel from campus tocampus across several states to spread their message, caused a stir when they visited NSU.

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Career Services provides success opportunities to studentsDREW BENNETTTNE WRITER

One of the many obstacles stu-

dents face during their senior year

is obtaining a job and starting a

career in the eld of their chosen

major.

It is a little intimidating, not

knowing where you will end up

after youve nished everything,

said Adam Freeman, Tahlequah

freshman.

Career Services is available toall students and alumni before

and after graduation to help with

job placement.

The service is available to stu-

dents as early as freshman year,

but most students are not aware

of this. Career Services, located inthe Haskell Hall Annex, provides

many services to help students

nd jobs and internships, such as

advice on how to act, dress and

prepare for an interview, even go-

ing so far as to provide a mock

interview for practice. They also

help with developing a resume

and cover letter. Their main

source of help for students comes

from an online database that stu-dent can register for that gives

them access to a large list of possi-

ble job and internship offers. We

have all kinds of information to

help students get started on their

career, said Jodie Jones, career

counselor. A lot of students thinkthat they can only get help from

us when they are seniors, but we

are here to help people from their

rst day on. My advice for gradu-

ates is to really open your eyes

to new expieriences and places.

A lot of problems with nding

work is that students dont want

to leave their home town or rural

Oklahoma in general, and it re-

ally limits them.Some majors prepare students

more for getting work than oth-

ers. Students majoring in art, for

example, have a specic class to

help them build their portfolios.

Our major preps us so much

because our eld is more dif-cult to get into than others, said

Heather Wattenburger, Tulsa

senior. I am pretty condent in

my chances because of their prep

work. Ive already submitted my

portfolio to many different com-

panies.

While students may nd pre-

paring for life after college stress-

ful, there is help to get them

started.The prep I had for a career af-

ter college was minimal at best,

said Gerran Coppin, Muskogee

alumna. The only real reason I

had a job after college is because

I was already working by the time

I nished. If I would not have al-ready been working at the library,

then I might still be oundering

for a job. I will say though you

should make lots of friends and

connections and dont spend

all of your years doing nothing

but studying and hiding in your

room. Also, think about picking a

nice trade to learn in case all else

fails. I will also say, if I had known

where and what career serviceswas I would have denitely made

better use of it.


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Fraternities plunge into Toilet Bowl 2013MIRANDA CAUGHRONTNE WRITER

The fraternities on campus will

participate in toilet-themed relay

races, plunger tosses and many

other games. Delta Zeta will

sponsor Toilet Bowl April 23.

I am looking forward to Toilet

Bowl because its not your typical

fundraiser, said Natali Melton,

vice president of academic ex-

cellence and programming and

Delta Zeta member. This is anout-of-the-box idea and everyone

always has a great time, as well as

helping with our philanthropy.

The purpose is to join all of the

fraternities on campus together

for a day of fun competitive

events.

The Toilet Bowl will also raise

money to support one of the

Delta Zetas philanthropies, The

Painted Turtle Camp.

Toilet Bowl is important be-

cause it gives us the opportunity

to raise money for terminally-

ill children, while having fun,

Lydia Winford, vice president of

new member education for Delta

Zeta. This event has always been

a very exciting time. It is fun to

watch the fraternities compete in

all of the toilet-themed events.

The Painted Turtle Camp is a

getaway for children with seriousillnesses. The camp has different

weeks of camp for different ill-

nesses.

This may be the only chance

for some of these children to at-

tend a summer camp.

The camp is staffed with many

doctors to ensure the safety of the

children while in attendance at

the camp.

I am proud to support ThePainted Turtle because it is an in-

spiring program, said Winford.

These children, even though

they are sick, deserve to have anamazing camp experience as

well. No child should ever have to

miss out on fun in life.

Although the Toilet Bowl can

make the fraternities quite com-

petitive, Its main purpose is help-

ing people.

This is meant to bring the

Greek community together in a

positive and friendly competition.

I am really excited to see allthe groups that come out for the

event, said Kenna Tackett, Delta

Zeta philanthropy chairwoman.

I love the idea of raising money

to donate to a good cause and it

makes it fun when games are in-

volved. I am really looking for-

ward to the relay races. It should

be a lot of fun.

The Toilet Bowl is a long stand-

ing traditional philanthropy event

and was won last year by the men

of Phi Sigma Kappa.

The members of Lambda Chi

Alpha, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa

Alpha, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi

Sigma Kappa and Phi Lambda

Chi will compete this year.

It is my rst toilet bowl and

philanthropy with Delta Zeta and

I am really eager to help with the

event, said Macy Palmer, Delta

Zeta freshman. I am excited to

help the cause.

The Toilet Bowl activities will

include tug of war, a plunger

throw and a toilet-themed relay

race involving the mens entire

fraternity.

This event will take place at 6

p.m. on Beta Field.


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Miranda Caughron/TNEKenna Tackett and Halley Graves prepare for Delta Zeta Toilet Bowl scheduled for April 23.

The fraternities will compete in games such as tug of war and relay races. Toilet Bowl will raisemoney for one of Delta Zetas philanthropies, The Painted Turtle Camp.

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Shooting Sports club prepares for rst meetingBLAKE HARRISTNE WRITER

A new organization is gaining

some recognition on the Tahle-

quah campus.

The RiverHawk Shooting

Sports club has formed to give

students and faculty a chance

to increase their marksmanship

skills.

The club welcomes anyone to

join who is interested in shooting

sports and is willing to teach thosewho are new to this environment.

As a club open to all experi-

ence levels, our purpose is to pro-

vide a source for entertaining in-

terests towards shooting sports,

said Devon Beurie, president and

founder of RiverHawk Shoot-ing Sports. We will teach new

marksmanship skills and con-

cepts, implement fun social av-

enues, connect with the commu-

nity and all while educating the

public on rearms and safety.

Safety has been a key player in

the clubs foundation.

The organization has gone

through many avenues trying to

get the all clear to start the club.The club is now planning to

have their rst meeting.

The rst open meeting will

be at 6 p.m. on April 24 at the

UC Ballroom Lounge, said Roy

Golden, public relations ofcer.

There is a fee, and part of thatfee goes to the money needed to

run a background check on new

members for understandable

safety reasons.

Golden said the other part

of the money is currently being

saved for the clubs rst event.

There is a $40 fee required

when the members submit an ap-

plication.

Fees will also go toward gas tothe clubs competitions and other

necessary supplies.

The goal of this club is to not

only have competitive shoot-

ing brought to NSU but also to

increase campus-wide rearms

knowledge.

Golden said the club wants to

give students an understanding

of rearms and raise awareness

of the importance rearms have

not only in Tahlequah but in this

country.

All NSU students are eligible to

apply; however, there is a process

the students must go through to

join.

This process is to ensure the

safety of themselves and all mem-

bers involved.

It is required that applicants

pass a background check that

is conducted by the NSU policedepartment, said Beurie They

must also attend a general safety

course taught by one of the in-

structors, Advisor CPT. Nicholls

or Ofcer Holland.

This club recognizes many dif-

ferent types of marksmanship.

They will attend competitions

for pistol, rie, shotgun and even

archery.

The club is open to suggestionsfrom members.

Members are encouraged to

suggest all types of marksman-

ship, and the club will try toprovide some sort of practice or

competition.

The club will also provide the

different locations to practice

these skills.

The club members said they

have been fortunate to have the

support of local gun and shooting

enthusiasts.

Our events and competitions

are in different places, for prac-tice we have a couple of places to

practice, said Conner Schwab,

vice president. We have shooting

ranges and also safe private land

that locally, well-known landown-

ers are letting us use.

Schwab said overall this club is

a fun and easy way for students

and faculty to get involved with a

hobby they have, or to start a new

hobby.

The local American Legion has

tried to help lift this organization

up and help them anyway they

can.

We go to the American Le-

gion to shoot shotguns, said

Golden. The American Legion

have been strong supporters and

good mentors.

This club is relying on students

to come to the meeting and show

their support and ideas.The more members this club

receives, the better events and

competitions they will be able to

attend.

For more information on the

RiverHawk Shooting Sports club,

students may attend the meeting

in the UC Ballroom Lounge on

the 2nd oor of the UC on April

24 at 6 p.m.


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Faculty members recognizedTo recognize distinctive dedica-

tion among its outstanding facul-

ty, Northeastern State Universitypresented its 2012-13 Circle of

Excellence Awards to Dr. Tiffany

Maher for teaching, Dr. Kevin

Wang for research and Dr. Mi-

chael Wilds for service during a

ceremony April 16 at 3 p.m. in

the Tower Room of the W. Roger

Webb Educational Technology

Center.

Dr. Maher, Dr. Wang and Dr.

Wilds embody everything thatis exceptional about the faculty

at NSU, said Dr. Steve Turner,

NSU president. The list of nom-

inees for the Circle of Excellence

is always long and the decision al-

ways difcult.

Turner said he congratulated

these three for earning this pres-

tigious faculty honor.

The Circle of Excellence

awards recognize outstanding

faculty for accomplishments and

commitment to educating stu-

dents.

The award began in 1965

when Hattie Propst was recog-

nized by the Faculty Council for

teaching.

In 1990 they separated the

award into three different areas,

excellence in teacher, research

and service.

Prior to then there was onlyone award each year for teaching.

In 1999, the Faculty Council

was renamed to the NSU Faculty

Circle of Excellence.

Nominations are submitted by

students and colleagues.

Each recipient is honored with

a brick bearing their name and

award to be placed within the

Circle of Excellence in front of

Seminary Hall on the Tahlequahcampus.

In addition to a permanent

place in NSU history, recipients

receive their choice of a newcomputer or $2,500 to use toward

professional development.

Maher, assistant professor of

chemistry, guides chemistry lec-

tures and laboratories in the Col-

lege of Science and Health Pro-

fessions.

She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry

from the University of Kansas,

a masters degree in chemistry

from Missouri State and a bach-elors degree in mathematics from

Oklahoma State University.

I dene learning as the pro-

cess by which students integrate

new information into their every-

day lives and use new knowledge

to adjust their understanding of

past experiences and events,

Maher said. I teach to encour-

age life-long learning and appre-

ciation of science.

Maher said her primary goal

as an instructor is to provide the

base knowledge so that future ex-

periences can be fundamentally

understood.

I also want to improve the

communication of science among

the general public and get more

people interested in pursuing

careers in sciences, particularly,

chemistry, said Maher.

Wang is an assistant professorof biology who joined the natural

sciences faculty at NSU Broken

Arrow in 2011.

He holds a Ph.D. from Oregon

State, a masters degree from

the Biotechnology Center of the

Chinese Agriculture Academy of

Sciences and a bachelors degree

from Shandong Agriculture Uni-

versity in China.

His research interest is plantbiotechnology.

My research philosophy en-

compasses building a bridge be-

tween the elds of academics andindustrial application, Wang

said. Research in plant biotech-

nology has many applications

and potential for agriculture and

human-animal health and devel-

opment, environmental regula-

tion, food safety, medical science,

public health, and energy such as

biofuels.

Wang said the goal of his re-

search is to apply biological prin-ciples and technologies to un-

derstanding how to best benet

humankind.

Wilds is a professor of criminal

justice, homeland security and le-

gal studies.

He graduated with a Juris

Doctorate from Oklahoma City

University and studied European

Community Law at Oxford Uni-

versity in the United Kingdom.

He is licensed to practice law in

the U.S. Supreme Court, Oklaho-

mas three federal district courts,

the State of Oklahoma and

Washington, D.C. He has been a

member of the NSU faculty for

16 years.

To serve is to build long-last-

ing relationships and life-long

learning, thereby fullling NSUs

mission statement, Wilds said.

To serve and love is to enhanceand polish ones inner being.

Wilds said through service, one

builds character, patience and un-

derstanding.

One builds wisdom, said

Wangs. Through service, one

builds ones self and others.

The Circle of Excellence is

NSUs highest faculty honor.

Only full-time faculty are eligible.

Press release courtesy of nsuok.edu.

First pitch thrown

Mike Brown/Contributing PhotographerMakayla Park, Tahlequah High School sophomore, dis-

plays her softball signed by the members of the River-Hawks softball team. Makayla, an athlete with TahlequahPublic Schools Special Olympics, threw out the rst pitchof the NSU RiverHawk doubleheader against EmporiaState Saturday at RiverHawks Park.

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Muskogee musicians make advances on The VoiceMIRANDA CAUGHRONTNE WRITER

Two Muskogee natives are

competing on this season of

The Voice. Colton and Zach

Swon, known as the Swon Broth-

ers, were chosen during the blind

auditions to be a part of Blake

Sheltons team.

They are both very genuine

guys, said Austyn Fulps, Bro-

ken Arrow junior. They are ex-

tremely talented and as humbleas can be. They are going to do

so well on Blakes team. I cannot

wait to see how the competition

plays out.

The brothers grew up with

southern gospel music, with their

parents being in the gospel groupExodus.

This sparked their interest in

music.

The boys started performing as

a duo around the ages of 11 and

14.

The Swon Brothers have a

country and soulful blues sound.

The Swon Brothers are two

genuine, hard-working and very

talented guys from my home-town, said Sarah Fletcher, Musk-

ogee senior. They are following

their dream which is something

I think everyone should learn to

do.

The duo has released a few in-

dependent albums.Fan favorite songs such as This

Close to Gone and Oklahoma

Lovin are included in these al-

bums.

I would vote for the Swon

brothers because I have watched

them in person, got to meet them

and know their back story, said

Tricia Price, NAB chairman of

the board. I think it would be

cool to say that I know someoneon The Voice, so I would de-

nitely vote for them because I feel

like I have a personal connec-

tion.

The duo has never entered

anything on this level as a pair.

There have performed in nu-merous local competitions but

nothing of this caliber.

Colton tried out for American

Idol in 2007.

He nished in the top 48 before

being cut.

Win or lose, we know that

The Voice has been a blessing,

said The Swon Brothers. We will

continue to play music as long

as people listen. If nothing else,this just introduced us to many

people we wouldnt have reached

otherwise. The relationships with

people and the fans is what this

business is all about to us.

The Voice starts with blind au-

ditions so the celebrity coaches

choose the singers by their voice

and not by their looks.

This year coaches Blake Shel-

ton and Adam Levine returned

and new coaches Shakira and

Usher were added. Carson Daly

is the host.

This is the most exciting thing

we have ever done, said The

Swon Brothers. The process,

yet stressful, is awarding with ev-

ery step. Getting chairs to spin is

validation of the dream we have

been chasing for so many years.

The Swon Brothers aid the fact

that they get to do it together isjust a plus.

During the blind auditions,

Shakira, Usher and Blake Shel-

ton all turned their chairs.

The brothers then got to choose

a celebritys team to join.

The Swon Brothers chose

Oklahoma native Blakes team.

The team then moved to the

battle rounds.

I dont think it has changed us,as much as it has changed the way

people see us, said The Swon

Brothers. This is a big stage and

its amazing to get all the positivefeedback from old fans and new.

We feel like the same two simple

guys from Muskogee. We feel

very blessed to be a part of such a

great production.

The Swon Brothers said this

just fuels their passion more to do

what they have always done.

Play music and keep the bills

paid doing it, said The Swon

Brothers.The Swon Brothers went head

to dead against Christian Por-

ter with the song, I Wont Back

Down.

The brothers won the round

and will now move forward in the

competition.

Oklahoma is rich in the Arts,

and we are just happy to be in

such good company, said The

Swon Brothers. We just want to

say thanks to anyone who has giv-

en us a stage to sing and play on.

NSU has done that for us many

times.

The competition will contin-

ue after the battle rounds with

knockout rounds and nally live

performances where America

can vote for their favorite.

When voting comes around,

we appreciate every vote and re-

peat vote, said The Swon Broth-ers.

The Swon Brothers said each

vote really does matter.

We would also ask that you

download The Voice featured

iTunes singles for each of our

performances, said The Swon

Brothers. It helps us more than

you know. We are very, very grate-

ful for this support.


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Red Fern Festival celebrates Tahlequah heritageJAMES BAGWELLTNE WRITER

For seven years now, the Tahle-

quah community has celebrated

the literary works of Wilson

Rawls by means of the Red Fern

Festival.

There are a few new events

in this years festival, said Kate

Kelly, tourism director of the

Tahlequah Area Chamber of

Commerce. There will be a

checkers tournament, a horse-shoe tournament and a food

canning competition added to

the festivities. Since the festival

is based on the book Where the

Red Fern Grows, we try to have

activities and events that will t in

with that time in history and also

for our area.

The Tahlequah Area Tourism

Council implemented the Red

Fern Festival in 2007.

This year, the management of

the festival has been taken over by

the Tahlequah Main Street Asso-

ciation.

I think it is really good that it

gets a lot of the children involved

with events in this town, said

Jason Jennings, Tahlequah alum-

nus. I nd it to be really good for

involving the history of this area.

If you are going to come and be a

part of the Red Fern Festival, alsolook around to the other sites.

Jennings encourages festival

goers to explore the Primitive

Area Trails.

Go out to the lake and take in

the views there, said Jennings.

Go out to the Illinois River and

see what all Tahlequah has to of-

fer. The landscapes of Northeast-

ern Oklahoma are unlike that of

anywhere else in the world.There are many members of

the NSU student body, as well as

faculty and staff members, who

will be participating and doing

their part to make the 2013 Red

Fern Festival one of a kind.

My involvement with the

Red Fern Festival is with my me-

dia campaigns class, said Mike

Brown, instructor of media stud-

ies. For our media campaign,

we are raising funds for the

Tahlequah Public Schools Spe-

cial Olympics. We are looking

forward to a big turn out at Red

Fern to help us achieve our goal

of raising $4,000.

There are many towns andcities across the nation that have

events like a fall harvest or a jazz

festival, but this area is the setting

for Where the Red Fern Grows.

That makes this festival very spe-

cial to residents of the area.

I do not know of anywhere

else in the United States, or the

world for that matter, where a

town could have a Red Fern Fes-

tival, said Kelly. This is just sounique to us here in the Tahle-

quah area.

Some NSU students have

never experienced the Red Fern

Festival.

I have never been to a Red

Fern Festival, said Justin Goede-

cke, Kansas, Okla., sophomore.

It being based on Where the

Red Fern Grows, which is one

of my favorite books and movies

of all time.

Goedecke said the lm makeshim cry almost every time he

watches it.

Probably because I am such a

dog lover, and also a former rac-

coon hunter, said Goedecke. I

think that overall this is a good

thing because it helps preserve the

meaning of the book while also

showing people about the great

pastime of raccoon hunting.

The festivities will begin at 1p.m. on April 26 and last through

April 28.

With events ranging from turtle

races and a cakewalk for children,

to the car and motorcycle show

and the hound dog eld trials,

there should be something for ev-

eryone.


[email protected] Bagwell/TNEJustin Goedecke, Kansas, Okla., sophomore, reads by the

Where the Red Fern Grows sculpture in Floyd H. Norris Park.The oak carving depicts Billy with his coonhound pups fromthe classic story.

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RiverHawks baseball qualies for postseasonZACH TUCKERTNE WRITER

The RiverHawk baseball team

currently sits in sixth place in the

competitive Mid-America Inter-

collegiate Athletic Association

conference standings.

The top eight teams will com-

pete at the conference tourna-

ment.

Central Missouri and Missouri

Western are the heavy weights of

the MIAA and both teams are na-tionally ranked.

NSU is coming off a sweep

against Oklahoma Pan Handle

State April 17.

The rst game score was 18-3,

then the RiverHawks proceeded

to shut out Pan Handle State 10-0

in the second game.

I really liked the way we

pitched and the position players

fed off our pitching, said Travis

Janssen, head coach.

TJ Foster, sophomore pitchermade his rst start of the season

against Pan Handle State.

Foster gave up zero hits in his

rst outing as a starter.

I was out there just trying to

throw strikes and was relying on

the eight guys behind me, said

Foster.

Next on the schedule for NSU is

Emporia State University on April

23.The road series is a big test for

NSU.

Keeping their playoff spot will

depend on the teams success

away from Tahlequah.

I really believe the sky is the

limit for us this season, said Pres-

ton Cash, Enid sophomore.

Cash said they have the talent

and the ability to go far if they can

just take care of the little things.

The MIAA Conference Base-ball Championship is set for May

2-5 in Kansas City, Kan.

The rst rounds will be playeed

at campus sites.

Eight games remain in the sea-

son for NSU, and the pitching will

be the key for the RiverHawks.

Hitting is the backbone for

NSU.

They have not had any prob-

lems putting runs on the score-board.

The question will be if they can

keep runs of their opponent off

the scoreboard.

We have some business to take

care of, said Janssen.

Janssen said he likes the way the

team has played recently and a

strong nish to the season is going

to be needed.

For more info contact [email protected].

Zach Tucker/TNEKegan Knight, senior inelder, waits at third while Travis Janssen, head coach, gives him

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ate the team in game time situa-

tions.

We get all our team on theeld at one point but do not take

these games lightly, said Czlon-

ka. We want to win these scrim-

mages.

Next on NSUs spring season is

Oklahoma Wesleyan University,

a premier NIAA program, the

game will take place in Tahle-

quah on April 21.

The RiverHawks will round up

their spring with a game at Mis-souri State on April 28.

NSU schedules the best teams

they can nd in these spring

matchups to prepare them for the

tough Division II opponents.

Fall of 2013 looks to show a lot

of potential for the RiverHawks,

and their hope of a national

championship is on the minds of

the entire program.Our junior class will lead us

this next season, said Czlonka.

We have a couple of key players

returning who had valuable roles

for us in 2012.

NSU opens their fall season

Aug. 23 against Oral Roberts a

team who they took down in their

most recent spring game.

The win over Oral Roberts

will denitely give us condencegoing into the next time we see

them in late August, said Samia.

The sky is the limit for the Riv-

erHawks in 2013 with a talented

group returning and a promising

freshman class entering.

The key for NSU is to use the

RiverHawks soccer prepares for fall seasonZACH TUCKER

TNE WRITER

The fall season concluded with

a nail-biting game that came

down to the wire, which left the

RiverHawks out of the Final Four

in collegiate Division II soccer.

NSU entered the off-season

with their heads high and came

out in 2013 ring out of all cylin-

ders again.

The RiverHawks are given a

45-day window by the NCAA topractice and scrimmage in spring

before their ofcial season starts.

In this time period, NSU has

already played two exhibition

games.

The rst game was against

University of Central Arkansas,

which they tied 1-1. The most

recent game ended in a 1-0 win

against Oral Roberts Universityon April 13.

The Oral Roberts game re-

sulted in an NSU victory off a

lone goal from Paul Samia, Enid

freshman.

The goal came in the rst half

about midway through the game.

The game was very physi-

cal and I knew I needed to make

any shot that came my way, said

Samia. I received a great passfrom one of my teammates and

was able to chip it over the goal

keepers head into the back of the

net.

Czlonka and the rest of the

coaching staff treat the spring

games as an opportunity to evalu-

new guys to ll roles and adapt to

the fast college game.

Following the game againstOral Roberts, the RiverHawks

are set to play their home open-

er Sept. 17 against Oklahoma

Christian.

For more info contact tuck-

[email protected].

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