Echo 2.18.11

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TheEchoFebruary 18, 2011Volume 82 Issue 16

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Snowpocalypse puts baseball team on iceSnowpocalypse and Snowpocalypse 2.0 might be re-membered as the storms that canceled multiple days of class, record low temperatures, and athletic teams wondering if they will ever play another game. Read more on page 7

Ignite OKCCountless citizens are longing to make their voice heard. SNU pro-fessor, Jody Bowie, is taking this as an opportunity.Read more on page 10

New Echo and Arrow editors chosen by Publication BoardKira Roberts, Staff Reporter On Tuesday, February 8, Kaitlyn Orwig and Mary Haikin were chosen for the positions of Arrow and Echo editors for the 2011-2012 school year. These girls were selected from a handful of other well-qualified students, because of their experience, perseverance, and other skills they have obtained through hard work. Along with establishing the theme for the yearbook at the beginning of the year and con-tinuing to build on it as the year progresses, as

the Arrow yearbook editor, Orwig will be responsible for making grammatical corrections to the pages submitted by the yearbook staff. Also, Orwig will be responsible for sending all pages to the yearbook ad-visor before officially submitting the book. Orwig says she is nervous but is mostly excited for the opportunity to be the new editor. “I am most excited about having this

opportunity to meet more people and about sharing my passion for design with everyone,” Orwig said. Aubrey Wilson, current Ar-row editor, had nothing but good things to say about Orwig’s elec-tion to the position. “I am very confident in the new editor’s abilities for next year. With her design background and ability to get the job done, I am looking forward to seeing the 2012 year-book. Even in the short amount of time I have worked with her, I feel like she is very equipped for the job,” Wilson said. As editor of the Echo, Haikin will be responsible for taking care of any gram-matical errors, along with putting togeth-er the general layout for the paper each week. She mentioned how much she has learned from the editors before her and that she is confident, with what she’s learned from them, that she will be a ca-pable leader of the Echo. “I am most excited to see what I can

do to improve the Echo next year. I’m look-ing forward to continuing to provide the stu-dent body with an informative and entertaining publication,” Haikin said. Current Echo editor, Kelly Hall, is also very excited about the new publication editors for next year. “I know Mary and Kaitlyn will both do a great job. I have been on the Echo staff with Mary for the past two years. She is great at what she does and I know she will bring great things to the Echo next semester,” Hall said. As the new staff works together, bringing new ideas and directions to both publications, this change is seen as a positive step toward the future, with Orwig and Haikin in the lead.

Mary Haikin, sophomore, will serve as the Echo editor for the 2011-2012 school year. Photo by Sarah Privott, Photo Editor

Kaitlyn Orwig, junior, will serve as the Arow editor for hte 2011-2012 school year. Photo by Sarah Privott, Photo Editor

2 NEWS TheEcho

POLICE MOVE IN TO CLEAR PROTESTERS FROM BAH-RAIN’S CAPITALPolice in Bahrain’s capi-tal Manama moved in to clear anti-government demonstrators camped at the Pearl Roundabout. The area had become a magnet for protesters an-gered by the killing of two demonstrators by security forces earlier this week.

INTERNATIONAL STING NABS AMERICANS IN TALIBAN MIS-SILE SALE DEALTwo U.S. citizens have been arrested in an inter-national sting operation for allegedly agreeing to provide arms -- everything from AK-47s to surface-to-air missiles -- to the Taliban, according to court docu-ments unsealed today.

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PIRATE WHO ‘WANTED TO KILL AMERICANS’ GETS 33 YEARS FOR HIJACKING U.S. SHIP A Somali pirate who attacked a U.S.-flagged ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison Wednes-day by an emotional judge who said a long sentence was necessary to deter others and punish the only survivor among a group of pirates who “appeared to relish their most depraved acts.”

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Brad Crofford, Staff Reporter

SNU student to present paper at history conference

SNU student James Brown, se-nior multi-disciplinary major with emphases in Theology/Ministry and History/Politics, will be pre-senting a research paper at the Phi Alpha Theta/Oklahoma Asso-ciation of Professional Historians (PAT/OAPH) on February 18-19. In his paper entitled “The Failure of the First Republic,” Brown ex-plores the causes of the failure of the Austrian First Republic. This was Brown’s final paper for a class he took while participating in the Vienna Program, a semester-long study opportunity in Vienna, Aus-tria. Actually being in Austria dur-ing the writing process helped, says Brown. “Having lived in the nation that I was writing about, and while writing about it, it was easier to understand and formulate ideas and theories for why such and such events might have transpired there,” Brown says.

Brown views participating in the conference as an exciting opportu-nity. “I’m simply excited to attend. I enjoy the atmosphere that I associ-ate with academia-excitement over new ideas, passion about interests, debates and conflicts which give rise to intellectual discussions and then to re-formations of previ-ously held ideas based on new evi-dence...etc,” Brown shares. “I believe that it is important for students to gain experience presenting papers to an audience larger than their SNU peers and faculty. Presenting papers, like writing them, is a skill that must be practiced,” Dr. Heather Clem-mer, Professor and Chair of the Department of History, Politics, and Geography, states. “Participat-ing in public speaking is obviously a skill that all students should de-velop, no matter what their chosen profession.” Conferences also are enjoyable

and beneficial for the faculty who attend, Clemmer says. They are not only an opportunity to present research, get feedback, and judge panels, but also present an oppor-tunity to reconnect with former professors and friends from col-lege days, as well as being a chance to meet leading figures in the field. Due to conferences often occur-ring on weekdays, SNU students have not been able to regularly attend history conferences in the state; the PAT/OAPH conference is something of an exception as it is being held on a Friday and Sat-urday, making it more convenient for students to attend. Students may possibly have the opportunity in the fall to at-tend the 33rd annual Mid-America Conference on History, a regional conference which will be held this year at Oklahoma State University. SNU students can also be involved in the Phi Alpha Theta chapter on-campus.

Cabinet meets to hear student issues, concernsStephen Shenold, Staff Reporter SNU regularly hosts an event known as Cabinet Chat, giving stu-dents the chance to come before a panel of the cabinet and raise questions, comments, or concerns about the campus. The SNU campus hosted one such meeting this past week. One of the first issues to be raised was the fact that the exer-cise rooms in both Broadhurst and the Sawyer Center are not open to students in the morning, which re-stricts how students can work ex-ercise into their schedules. The cabinet responded that the original intent for these buildings is for the athletes and the kinesiol-ogy department. Dr. Loren Gresham, President of SNU, also informed students of the problem the arises when non-SNU individuals enter the work-out facilities and steal or damage

the equipment. Gresham then mentioned the idea of implementing a key fob

access on the doors to allow only SNU students and employees en-try.

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Brad Crofford, Staff Reporter On Thursday, February 10, SNU welcomed Greg Gray as the speaker for a session of the Peer Learning Network (PLN). Gray is an expert in communication and customer service. His presentation was entitled “Why People Aren’t Doing What You Want Them To Do… And What You Can Do About It.” During his speech, he outlined fourteen dif-ferent reasons why others might not be doing what you want them to. Reasons varied widely, including things like them not knowing why they should do it and the absence of conse-quences. Gray’s presentation was lively, and he fre-quently sought audience participation. For example, whenever he would state a new reason for non-compliance, he asked audience members to say “Bingo” if they had experi-

enced it in their own workplace. He also emphasized that when he asked questions in his presentation, they were not rhetorical, and he was instead inviting audience comments. He would frequently provide examples of each reason from his own experience as a man-ager and speaker. He also provided useful concepts, such as the “twenty-foot rule,” which says managers should talk to the people nearest a problem to find the best solution. He also encouraged leaders to not just aim to satisfy customers, but to instead try to thrill them. “His overall strategy in presenting how to get people to do what you want was effective in that he got the audience to admit that a prob-lem exists, and then he was able to show how to solve the problem,” Carson Calloway, junior,

said. “I really enjoyed Greg Gray’s sense of humor. He was able to keep the audience engaged throughout his whole 3 hour presentation, which is quite a feat,” Zach Bond, sophomore, said. “Greg Gray has a gift. His arguments were very logical and always cushioned them with examples, metaphors, and personal anecdotes to both keep my attention and get the point across,” Bond said. SNU was represented by a wide variety of community members, including students, fac-ulty, and staff. Representatives from numerous Oklaho-ma-based businesses that help make the Peer Learning Network possible were also in atten-dance. Regular PLN sessions take place in Royce Brown Business building throughout the year.

One of the next issues raised was on the progress of installing printers in the residence halls on campus, in order to make printing more convenient and accessible to the students. The cabinet responded that they were currently experiencing net-working difficulties, however, were proud to announce that printers have been made accessible in both Pop’s Lounge and the Hills Resi-dential Complex. Students continued to inquire into the various “greening” proj-ects on our campus. This year there has been the implementation of a environmen-tal sustainability intern as well as a task force to aid in the projects. Currently the university is com-ing up with a strategic plan to help target the areas of sustainability that need our immediate attention. They are also currently also looking into a single stream recy-cling program and performing a campus-wide energy conservation assessment. The university was also able to provide an update on the future meal plan situation.

Next year will feature 4 weekly-meal plans: 20 meals, 15 meals, 10 meals (all featuring $200 in flex) and 5 meals (featuring $150 in flex). One of the biggest announce-ments was that starting after 2p.m. students would be able to purchase food at Pop’s Lounge using their meals (limit: 1 per day). Pop’s lounge will also now be serving food until 11p.m. This option will replace the current “Late Night” meal in Sodexho. Student reactions to this semes-ter’s first cabinet chat were mixed. “It is refreshing to know that our faculty and staff really do care about the issues and concerns, and take the time to listen to what we have to say,” Angela Mardock, sophomore, said. “I’m interested in seeing how they are going to follow up on the Broadhurst hours because I be-lieve it is a widespread concern,” Carson Calloway, junior, said. Either way, the Presidens’s cabi-net at Southern Nazarene Uni-versity will continue to provide forums and opportunities for stu-dents to feel heard.

Cabinet Chat, continued

OPINIONSTheEcho February 18, 2011 Page 4

“Hi, my name is Morgan,” is an easy sentence to understand. It’s pretty cut and dry. But if I were to introduce myself to a stranger, he or she would most likely comprehend the words coming out of my mouth and identify that name with my subsequent behavior. What if there were 30 “Hi, my name is so-and-sos”? And what if you were in charge of choosing one—one introduc-tion out of 30—to become your future spouse? What if the process of marriage meant interpreting and sifting through 30 different names and behaviors before mak-ing one final decision intended to last for-ever? Just like any other “reality” tele-vision show, producers for ABC’s “The Bachelor” choose what footage to air to the public, and in doing so, the network filters the action the audience sees and most im-portantly, the language it hears. Whether you watch the “reality” show or not, I think we have something to learn from the bachelor and the group of women hoping to marry him. In spite of ABC’s intention to cou-ple two people truly in love and support for committed relationships, the big-gest problem I see with the production is how the women are placed in an environment that forces them to compete for love. I don’t want to get too theological, but love was never in-tended to be a competition. And because ABC has distorted true love, the women behave like … well … animals. Even if you don’t watch, you should still be interested in the insight “The Bachelor” provides of our society. There are four women left in the series, and next week, Brad Wom-ack will be visiting their families in the ladies’ hometowns. Because Brad is much closer to proposing, the women are getting a little crazy. And even though I yell at the TV and throw my hands up at their behavior, my heart still breaks

Morgan Koehn, Opinions Editor

Televised polygamy lacks communicationfor them, and I keep watching every week. And here I am sucked in like every other American. The language televised conflicts with ABC’s original and intended purpose—to cre-ate a committed relationship between two peo-ple. ABC controls the “reality” the bachelor and the 30 women competing for his affection

live in (something very different than the real-life dating scene between two people). The show has coined terms like “group date” and “one-on-one date” to describe the environment in which the lovers will interact. But in true reality, a “date” involves only two people. A “one-on-one date” is the customary type of romantic engagement, but strangely enough, “group dates” do not seem out of the ordinary to the audience or to the women on the show. Not only do the women accept the language pushed upon them by the producers, but they also use their language in conversa-tion with one another and with the bachelor to get ahead in the game of love. Three women (Chantal O’Brien, Ashley Hebert, and Michelle

Money) went on a “group date” with Brad. On the date, the women posed in swimsuits for an upcoming Sports Illustrated issue. Brad leaned over to Chantal while Ash-ley was being photographed and said, “She looks so natural,” awkwardly trying to make conversation during an uncomfortable situa-tion. Chantal replied, “Yeah, she looks like the girl next door.” Before Chantal’s turn to be photo-graphed, she told the camera, “I am not feel-ing sexy at this point. I am feeling very self-conscious. Even though I don’t feel confident and sexy, I am choosing to go out there and just act like I am. And hopefully I’ll feel the part.” Chantal first described Ashley as the kid sister that looked like “the girl next door,” and she used the words “confident” and “sexy” to talk about herself. Whether consciously or subconsciously, the women are placed in situ-ations where they feel the need to compare themselves to the other women, subsequently competing for affection and attention. At first, the show has a way of seeming realistic. But after a while, the audience can rec-ognize the process of finding true love really doesn’t happen the way ABC portrays it. Then after watching a few more episodes, the plot resembles reality once again because the audi-ence can understand how easy it would be to behave exactly how the women do on the show if they were placed in the same situation (heav-en forbid). And real-life patterns of behavior seen in everyday life are seen on screen when the women are envious, upset, passionate, and violent. Although it’s entertaining, the show is confusing. And it’s not healthy for young Americans (especially girls) to be influenced by the program. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with watching “The Bachelor” as long as the audience views it as an imaginary Disney kind of love and as long as he or she does not audition to be the next bachelor or bachelor-ette.

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She saidAshley Lugrand, Echo Columnist Well kiddos, I’m flying solo today. And honestly there isn’t a whole lot I have to say so this could be an interesting page. I guess I’ll take this time to talk about an issue I’ve seen quite a lot in my time here. And by here, I guess I mean, on earth ‘cause this involves way more than SNU. So, just about every person gets up in the morning, and their first thought, upon looking in the mir-ror, is some version of the ques-tion, “What can I do to make my-self look less disgusting?” You might be slightly more posi-tive than me at 7:45am and think “What can I do to make myself look less like I just rolled out of bed?” but the point stands. On our best days, we are work-ing to try to attract people; on less optimistic days, we just want to re-pel them less. Attraction is so important to us, that the question, “what is the first thing you notice about a guy?” has quickly become one of those first ‘getting to know you’ type ques-tions. It is actually one of the more common questions I receive when I desperately bug my friends and family for column ideas. Hepler kinda touched on this a couple weeks ago, when he wrote about a quote that mentioned not being able to help who you fall in love with. I believe we can’t really change the physical ‘type’ we are attracted to. Guys who notice a girl’s eyes will pretty much always notice that first, but that doesn’t really support the claim that quote was making. The first physical attributes I no-tice are a guys smile and his eyes. That doesn’t mean the guys I ‘fall’ for have perfect teeth and amazing eyes. The elements of a guys per-sonality that I am attracted to, like

a good sense of humor or a close relationship with God, eventually override the hormones and brain chemistry that determine what physical attributes attract me. See, the most important thing in a relationship isn’t a guy’s smile, but what makes him smile. You can’t marry someone, or live with them and raise a family, because he or she has nice eyes, there has to be something deeper and this is where attraction can lead us down a wrong path. If you put too much stock in what a guys looks like, then at some point, you are going to ignore his actions. It will happen. That’s not me being ‘judge-y’ that’s the voice of experience. It might not really be a big thing, but you’ll ignore quite a few little things before you wake up and realize the outward appearance doesn’t necessarily match what’s inside. There is a reason the Bible spe-cifically tells us, “God looks at the heart.” It’s really, really important that we remember to take note of a person’s character, before we ‘fall’ for something that is fleeting and will eventually fade. I have a confession to make. I love watching sitcoms. I’ll turn the TV on in the mornings, while I’m getting ready for my day and just listen to the canned laughter and the sarcas-tic humor. Some of my favorites have that one relationship that doesn’t make any objective sense. You know the ones I’m talking about, the over-weight guy with the skinny gor-geous girl. Or the tall, goofy-looking guy with the... skinny...

gorgeous girl... These are the re-lationships that make us take a step back and go ‘hmm.’ We’ve all done it, I won’t even begin to pretend that I’ve never seen a couple in Wal-Mart that con-fuses me. Once, I was with my dad and his re-action to one such couple was “He must have a great sense of humor.” “Who?” I asked. His re-sponse, “God.” Aside from learning a brand new respect for my father’s ability to be witty, mean, and funny all at once, I recognized the fact that people don’t really, truly love the outside of a person. We ‘fall’ for the beau-ty, and the flaws, that we find in-side a person’s heart. We ‘fall’ for their character, their spirit, their personality. That’s how those ‘sit-com couples’ happen. The goofy looking guy is endearingly funny, and in the end, he gets the girl. I guess the whole point of this boils down to some kind of Sun-day school type message about being yourself, but its kind of im-portant that we recognize the need for just that. The thing about last-

ing relationships is that, eventually, that person is going to see you at your very worst. They are going to see you angry, they are going to see you cry, they are going to see you every morning and every night. After you have been sick with the flu for a week straight, its going to seem sort of stupid that you never went without make-up when you were dating. That’s not to say I think there is anything wrong with make-up, but you have to be comfortable with who you are, and you have to be comfortable letting people see that person at some point; no make-up, defenses down. That is the version of you that puts light in your eyes and personality in your smile, that is the real you.

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2.18.11 6OPINIONS

Right LeftVS

Tim Rice, ECHO Columnist

Brad Crofford, ECHO Columnist In a massive political pro-test organized via internet social networking sites, groups through-out Egypt ranging in number from several hundred to more than one million protested the rule of Egyp-tian President Hosni Mubarak from January 25 to February 11. These massive demonstra-tions and international pressures led Mubarak to resign his office, essentially turning control of the country over to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Throughout the 18 days of protests, President Obama had the challenge of supporting the demonstrators in the interests of democracy, while also looking to protect peace and stability. While Mubarak’s regime had ruled under emergency pow-ers for thirty years, it had also been friendly toward the US and Israel, helping to maintain a peaceful bal-ance of power in the Middle East. With Mubarak no longer in power, there is the potential that

Protesting in Egypt

Egypt’s stance toward Israel will become much less friendly. Just a few days after Mubarak’s resigna-tion, the ruling council of generals has already dissolved parliament and sus-pended the con-stitution u n t i l elections o c c u r in six months. P r e s i -d e n t Obama’s cons i s -tent de-m a n d f o r c h a n g e (culminating in Mubarak’s resig-nation) was perhaps good for his personal image in Egypt, but po-tentially bad for stability and also contrary to the advice of some se-nior administration officials.

Secretary of State Hill-ary Clinton, for example, had ad-vised that Mubarak should have stayed in office until the elections. Frank Wisner, a former Ameri-

can ambassador who Obama sent to Egypt as an envoy, stated that Mubarak “must stay in office” to ensure the changes necessary to “get a national consensus around the preconditions of the next step

forward.” Now, instead of Mubarak helping to maintain order as Obama’s leading foreign policy officials recommended, the mili-tary establishment (which was re-sponsible for the installation of Mubarak in the first place about thirty years ago) is running the country. Keeping Mubarak in of-fice until elections in September would have kept the international eye on Egypt. My fear is that with a council of little-known gener-als running the nation, the global media may quickly lose interest, and Egyptians will not have such a clear figure to unite against should democratic elections not occur. The shouts, cheers, and chants that resounded in Tahrir Square for 18 days will continue to echo long after the square is empty. Change has occurred in Egypt, but it remains to be seen if it is change for the better—change we should believe in.

Dear people of Egypt: Please accept my deepest congratulations to you, and know that you are in my prayers. In these past few weeks you have accomplished something that has surprised the world and brought hope to all but the likes of those you sent packing. You have shown that the power of good people can overcome an evil system. I ask you pardon for my nation. For most of your lifetimes America has propped up what you have torn down, looking the other way when its Frankenstein’s monster did un-speakable things. My leaders said it was done for the sake of peace, and for quite some time, I believed them. It is true that the Mubarak regime kept peace with its neighbors, but my government forgot that you are like all of human kind; you hate war as much as my people are slowly no-

ticing they do too. This is your revolution. You have not burned flags, domestic nor foreign. When ex-amining tear gas canisters, you asked my people if they knew that we had made them. Most of us did not. More and more of us are asking questions because of you. Lives have still been lost. I salute your newest martyrs; they are worthy of the title. Many of them were just like me, a student pre-paring for the future and trying to make the world a better place. I hope as much as you do that their sacrifice will have not been in vain. You are the second of a pattern that I hope will continue across the entirety of the world that is still in the situation you recently changed. You have shown that different reli-gions can peacefully coexist and cooperate. I smiled when I saw pictures of Christians pro-tecting Muslims as they prayed.

Thank you for putting a stop to a cycle that was impoverishing your country. In time, my country will see that jobs are better at thin-ning the ranks of extremists than bullets and bombs. Your country was put on the auction block with service after service going to those who preferred profit to anything else. Many of those to whom your country was sold hail from my country; for that I take no pride. I am ashamed that many of these people are not truly people but constructs that exist solely as a mask for unfettered greed. My civilization is responsible for the aberration that is the modern corporation and its slow destructive spread over the earth. I ask you to pray that my people will awaken to the reality that is around them and feel courage like you to change their world for the better. Salaam, The Inspired American

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STORMSPORTSTheEcho February 18, 2011 Page 7

ON DECK

SCORE BOARD

Men’s Basketballvs. Northwestern Okla State W 81-50@ Oklahoma Christian W 74-69 OT

Women’s Basketballvs. Northwestern Okla State W 62-59@ Oklahoma Christian W 70-46

Baseballvs. Oklahoma City L 4-15

Softball@ Bellhaven (Miss.) W 5-4@ Spring Hill (Ala.) W 4-1@ William Carey (Miss.) L 4-5@ Mobile (Ala.) L 4-8

MEN’S BASKETBALL@ John Brown

Saturday, February 193 p.m.

@ Mid-America ChristianThursday, February 24

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Results and scores at sports.snu.edu

Foster Biggers, Staff Reporter

Snowpocalypse puts baseball team on ice

Snowpocalypse and Snowpoca-lypse 2.0 might be remembered as the storms that canceled multiple days of class, record low tempera-tures, and athletic teams wonder-ing if they will ever play another game. Basketball games had to be re-scheduled due to road conditions, while the baseball team was wonder-ing if they were ever going to con-tinue their season. The 2011 base-ball season was supposed to be-gin two weeks ago on Friday, Febru-ary 4th in Austin, Texas, but the Storm baseball team couldn’t get out of the city before Snow-pocalypse took over the whole mid west. “The weather hasn’t been good to us so far, but we have been working out like crazy and getting better all the time,” said sopho-more pitcher, Jake Bidelman. The SNU baseball team hasn’t played a game yet this season, with all nine of their games being can-celed, thanks to the snow. The

problems were there, whether it was roads being too icy, sub zero temperatures, snow covered fields, or the fields being completely soaked with all of the snow melt-ing on top of the field. The boys of summer are pray-ing for summer-like weather these days as they are watching the first half of their season pass them by.

“We know that we can’t con-trol the weather but we can con-trol the attitude towards getting mentally prepared for our season, whenever it may start!” Bidelman said. People always ask why teams in the southern part of the Sooner Athletics Conference, like Way-land and Lubbock, are always so powerful? The simple fact is that

They hardly ever have to deal with weather as bad as what Oklahoma has received these past couple of weeks. Lubbock has already played and won four games this season while dealing with the snow and rain as well. SNU might already be a step behind as Lubbock and the teams in the south who are already getting into a rhythm, while the

only rhythm SNU has gotten into is spending time in the indoor facil-ity. “I think that we are on a level playing field with the rest of the confer-ence. We have had the chance to not only get better as a team, but as individuals. We have had the chance to work on the smaller things that will help contribute to the ultimate goal of winning the SAC. We

are ready for the season and to prove ourselves.” Bidelman said. Good news for Jake, SNU, and the rest of Oklahoma because, by the end of this week and into next week, the weather is supposed to take a turn for the better. With highs in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, it’s finally looking like the boys of summer will be able to take the field and play some ball.

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8 SPORTS TheEcho

TRACKJustine HarperWatonga, Oklahoma

Freshman

NicknameNapkin breath

Most Prized PossessionFriends.. if that’s a possession

A Non-Athletic Talent I PossessMaking people laugh

Pet PeeveIn a world where you can be anything, be yourself

As A Child, I Dreamed to BePocahontas

If I Could Have Any Superpower It’d BeLaser eyes

Interests & HobbiesTalking, laughing and eating

Biggest FearHeights

What Motivates MeThe idea of being successful

If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d BeAnything that tastes good

One Word That Describes My CoachCompassionate

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — When A.J. Thomas’ head finally hit the pillow Saturday night, the se-nior shouldn’t have had any prob-lem going to sleep after the senior left everything he had on the floor for No. 13 Southern Nazarene in a 74-69 win over Oklahoma Chris-tian inside the Eagles Nest. The only reason Thomas might not fall asleep is that fact that he may still be buzzing about tying his career-high with 27 points or setting a career-high with seven 3-pointers, which was the most treys in a single game by an SNU player since 2006. It was a school-record for most threes in a single-game against a conference oppo-nent. The Crimson Storm (21-5, 14-4 SAC) as a team buried 13 3-point-ers which tied the third-best mark in a single-game in school history and was the most treys hit since 2006 and tied the record for most against a conference opponent. Thomas hit five of those treys in the second half and three in the first 10 minutes of the half. His final two treys in the second half came in the final eight minutes. After the Crimson Storm had battled back from being down 14 early in the second half, Thomas hit a three in the midst of a 10-3 run to make it 55-51 with 7:54 left. OC pushed it back out to eight, but a Jeremy Lightfoot bucket in the

paint, fol-lowed by a short jump-er from the right side from T h o m a s , got SNU back within four. Xavier Alexander made it a two-po in t game with 5:17 left and C.J. Henry cut it to 61-60 with a deep three with 4:34 remaining. Thomas then capped a 12-2 run with his six three over-all to give SNU its first lead since 15-13 in the first half, at 63-61. OC tied it against at 63 and at 65 before Thomas nearly ended it in regulation when he got an open look with eight seconds left that ricocheted back out to him and he let a long 3-point attempt fly that bounced around the rim and came out to force overtime. SNU never trailed in overtime and it was Thomas again who pro-vided the dagger. With 1:41 left in

Career night in the nestCourtesy of Sports Information

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Best MemoryCan’t name just one

Three Words that Best Describe MeLoud, determined. humorous

Callin’ Baton Rouge

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BATON ROUGE, La. — South-ern Nazarene’s Linnea Wood and Janel Byrd both placed in the top five in their respective events Saturday and Sunday at Louisiana State as the English Team opened their spring sea-son. Wood took third in both novice flat and novice fences

while Byrd placed fifth in ad-vanced walk trot canter. Wood was also able to qualify for the regional show on the last day of competition. The equestrian team will be back in the saddle when the Western Team travels to North Central Texas College in Gaines-ville Texas, Feb. 18.

overtime, the Storm held a 69-68 lead, but Thomas sank his seventh trey of the night to make it 72-68. OC got no closer than three the rest of the way. Thomas went 8-for-19 on the night and 7-for-14 from outside the arc. Alexander scored 15 points and grabbed eight boards off the bench and added three assists as well. Jon West and Henry were both in double figures as well as West notched 11 and Henry had 10. OC was uncanny from outside, hitting 5-for-6 from outside in the first half and 3-for-4 in the sec-ond, but went 0-for-3 in overtime. SNU didn’t miss a free throw in the second half and finished the night 11-for-13 and turned the ball over just 12 times. The Crimson Storm will now travel to Rogers State, Thursday, for an 8 p.m. SAC contest.

2.18.11 9SPORTS

TRACKJessica Harper

Watonga, OklahomaFreshman

NicknameBucket fingers

Most Prized PossessionPillow

A Non-Athletic Talent I PossessWriting

Pet PeeveNot having an even amount of candy

Three Words that Best Describe MeOutgoing, fun, random

As A Child, I Dreamed to BeA spy

Favorite Quote/VerseHebrew 11:1

Interests & HobbiesWatching movies, hanging out with friends, chasing super villians at night

Biggest FearSpiders

LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its fir LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its first meet of the year. St LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its first meet of the year. Stevens knocked off Angelo State’s (Texas) Kimberly Williams and New Mexico’s Shelby Chancellor for the title. That mark already quali-fies her for the NAIA Indoor National Championship. She also took

LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its fir LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its first meet of the year. St LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its first meet of the year. Stevens knocked off Angelo State’s (Texas) Kimberly Williams and New Mexico’s Shelby Chancellor for the title. That mark already quali-fies her for the NAIA Indoor National Championship. She also took

What Motivates MeThe fact that God gave me my gifts to use for Him

If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d BeChicken Alfredo

One Word That Describes My CoachCompassionate

Death by three

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Best MemoryLearning to swing dance with my cousins over the holidays

If I Could Have Any Superpower, It’d BeReading minds

SHAWNEE, Okla. — For the fourth time in five weeks and the third straight week, South-ern Nazarene claimed the Soon-er Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Abbey Marra continued the streak after the junior center averaged 19.7 points and 13.7 rebounds in three games last

week. She scored a career-high 22 points and just missed a career-high in rebounds with 17 in the win over USAO. She scored 20 points and had 16 boards in the win over Way-land Baptist before close the week with 17 points and eight rebounds against Lubbock. It was the second Player of

the Week selection for Marra and the fifth overall nod for SNU this season. Logan Martin, who earned the previous weeks’ honors, has been named three times. The Crimson Storm will host Northwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday at 6 p.m. in the final game of a four-game home stand.

Marra earns Player of the Week honors

BETHANY, Okla. — Abbey Marra scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds for No. 19 Southern Nazarene in a 72-63 loss to No. 22 Lubbock Christian, Sat-urday afternoon inside the Sawyer Center. The Lady Chaparrals (16-6, 13-3 SAC) move into a tie for second place with the Crimson Storm (19-5, 13-3 SAC), but have the tiebreaker by sweeping the sea-son series if the tie should remain the rest of the year. The loss also

snaps a seven-game win streak for SNU and increases LCU’s streak to seven straight. “I am proud of what we’ve done the past couple of weeks,” said SNU head coach Lori Carter. “I was disappointed today because for whatever reason they (LCU) just had more energy than we did. They got to the loose balls and came up with big rebounds. We just didn’t do the things we needed to do to win the game.” LCU couldn’t miss in the second half from 3-point range as the Lady

Chaps went 9-for-17 after shooting just 2-for-6 in the first half. Severyn Smith, Haley Burton and Brittany Hamp-ton all hit a trio of threes as Smith led the Lady Chaps with 16 points. For the second straight night, SNU was just 1-for-12 from beyond the arc, yet still shot over 40 percent from the field. The Storm were 19-for-46 from the floor, but went cold in the second half. After shooting 57.1 percent from the field in the first

half, SNU went just 7-for-25 from the field and 1-of-6 from 3-point range. “When things are going that well like they have up until last night, you hope you shoot like that all season, but that’s tough to do,” said Carter in talking about SNU leading the NAIA in 3-point per-centage coming into the game. “I think we started thinking about it. The bad thing is when you don’t hit from outside, it doesn’t open up things for you on the inside and that showed today.” SNU still had three players in double figures as Logan Mar-tin scored 12 points while Au-dra Skimbo had 10. Martin also grabbed seven rebounds. The Storm held a one-point lead at halftime even though they turned the ball over 14 times. SNU answered to tie it at 42, but Smith scored seven points in a 10-2 run to give LCU a 52-44 lead with 11 minutes left. The Storm cut it to 55-54 but that was as close as SNU came. The Lady Chaps responded with an 11-2 run to take a 66-56 lead and then took its biggest lead of the game twice at 69-58 and 71-60 before putting it away. The Crimson Storm now will host Northwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, at 8 p.m. in the final game of a four-game home stand.

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As communication comes in many forms and situations, it plays a major role in our daily lives. With communication taking up a large portion of how we get to know others, convey opinions, and most importantly get our point across, humans simply cannot live with-out it. In recent years, having taken the shape of social networking, internet, and media, communication contin-ually plays its vital role in our lives. Recently, a new event was launched to allow anyone to have the opportunity to be able to com-municate or discuss whatever he or she wants in front of a large audience. This event is called Ignite, and is better known as Ignite OKC. “Ignite OKC is an event that gives people an opportunity to talk about something they’re passionate about. The only problem is, you don’t get to talk very long,” Putnam City High School physics teacher and SNU professor of World Geography, Jodie Bowie, said. Bowie found out about the event through Twitter, and when he saw several friends had tweeted about it, knew he had to do this. With the catch to the event being that speak-ers only get five minutes and 20 slides to talk, speakers must prepare in advance to prevent going over the time limit or talking too much. Having already had the experience of talking

for a living, Bowie said, he has already begun preparing by writing a script. “The presentation needs to be smooth, and not look like I’m just winging it! I’ve already begun rehearsing,” Bowie said. Bowie’s choice of topic was due in part to his job as a Physics teacher. Bowie plans on talking

about Isaac Newton’s ideas and how they can be connected to life.

“Anytime I can take an idea from class, and apply it to life, is a good opportunity,” Bowie said.

By giving others the opportunity to listen and see

what he has to say, Bowie says he hopes that the audience will “recognize that the harder you push against people and the world, the harder they’re going to push back.” “I think my favorite part is going to be the pace, getting a point across in five minutes, and knowing you have to be prepared, plus meeting new people as well,” Bowie said. The event is scheduled to take place on March 3 with voting beginning soon to decide who should participate. The anticipation and idea of being able to specifically convey New-ton’s third law is something exciting for Bowie, and being able to convey one of his passions of “getting up and talking,” is something Bow-ie - and many others - look forward to.

SNU professor to participate in Ignite OKC Abby Johnson, Staff Reporter

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SGA Executive elections are taking place Tuesday, February 22. The candidates will be speaking in a chapel, so make sure you attend and hear them out. Then, don’t forget to vote on my.snu.edu and make your voice heard. Also, make sure you don’t make plans for next Friday and Saturday! It’s the weekend of the Spiritual Life Retreat, and SNU wants you there. The SNU buses will leave for Regency Church of the Nazarene at 4 p.m. Friday and have you back by 2 p.m. on Saturday. Join the fun, get away from campus, and enjoy spending time relaxing and de-stressing with friends. Whatever else you choose to do this week, get involved at SNU!

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Interests & Hobbies:Backpacking, mountain biking, kayak-ing, playing guitar

Three Words that Best Describe Me:Reserved, thrifty, amazing

A Non-Musical Talent I Possess:I can rope a horseshoe out of the air and I have done a backflip on a dirtbike.

As A Child, I Dreamed of Being:A famous musician/pro motorcross racer/adventure guide

What Motivates Me:I don’t like being bored. I hate just sitting around and don’t feel happy unless I’m trying to do big things or working for something bigger.

Pet Peeve:People eating really loud; it resonates in my ears when it happens.

Favorite Quote/Verse:“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.” -Rene’ Daumal

FINE ARTSJeremy RalstinGuymon, Oklahoma

SNU president and wife challenge students to snowball fight

Feburary 10, President Loren Gresham and his wife Linda challenged students to a snowball fight outside of Bresee Hall. The snowball fight followed a week of winter weather. Photo by Sarah Privott, Photo Editor

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Matt Styersmusic columnist

The Civil Wars- Barton Hollow Remember when we were little and we used to listen to contempo-rary Christian Music because we didn’t know any better? If you wrack your brain for long lost memories of female Christian pop vocalists, you will most likely recall once-budding starlet Joy Williams (she kinda looked like Stacy Orrico or Jackie Velazquez and their music all pretty much sounded the same).

Much like almost every-one else from the early

21st century Christian pop scene, her suc-cess came and went in-

stantaneously, and her al-bums are now readily available on

the shelves of your local Goodwill. But the long-forgotten Williams has

returned to the game in grand fash-ion, shaking up the system and turning heads in the most unlikely of ways. Having picked up incredible levels of buzz almost exclusively via the blogo-sphere, Williams’ career has been born anew, thanks to her duo with guitarist and Johnny Depp doppelganger John Paul White, the Civil Wars. Nearly two years in the making and riding only the hype of a moderately successful single, the band’s debut album, Barton Hol-low, promptly exploded upon release,

skyrocketing to number one on iTunes and Amazon Music’s digital charts and debuting 12th on the Billboard 200. The Civil War’s success is surprising not because of the fact that they topped charts, the music alone is case-in-point of their exceedingly sufficient talent, but how they landed on top. With almost no distribution and an essen-tially phony label (Sensibility Music, created by Williams and her husband) as support, The Civil Wars won over their highly mainstream au-dience without a gimmick or niche fan base. Perhaps as much a testament to the effectiveness of online marketing and distribution as a tribute to the beauty of the album, Barton Hollow is undoubt-

edly worthy of the company it keeps. Rarely does the Civil Wars’ brand of minimalist folk rival pop albums in sales and universal acceptance, but near-perfect ratings from both industry giant Rolling Stone and hipster haven Paste are just two of innumerable signs that the Civil Wars are well on their way to a highly visible 2011.

The Decemberists- The King is Dead Having garnered massive amounts of attention and affection over the past half-decade for their unique style and the unusual format of their albums,

The Decemberists are perhaps among the most adored bands in the indie market (alongside acts like Death Cab for Cutie, Iron & Wine, and Suf-jan Stevens). The band’s trademark Civil War era concept albums have set them apart even within the folk scene, and a massive deal with Capi-tol Records just before production of 2006’s The Crane Wife has given the band the distribution necessary to grow almost limitless just left of the

mainstream. After the 2009’s The Hazards of Love won the hearts of romantics with its lav-ish displays of orchestral arrangements and dramatic highs and lows, the De-

cemberists decided to return to their roots with The King is Dead. And the results? Overwhelming. The album de-buted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts last week with nearly 100k copies sold after enjoying several days on the iTunes homepage and an early release sale on amazon.com. The ten-track journey into the Co-lonial South feels like the perfect offspring of folk and country master-pieces, stripped down to their least common denominator and then played really loudly. Recorded in a barn in the band’s native Portland, the LP promi-nently features fiddle, mandolin, har-monica, and clean Americana-toned

electric and steel guitars on top of a solid base of pleasantly plucked acous-tic guitars, upright bass, and clever percussion. Frontman Colin Meloy (who also au-thors children’s books with wife Carson Ellis) has the perfect the voice to ac-company the Decemberists antiquated sound, and at no point has the prowess of his pipes had more room to breathe than in the minimalist environment of The King is Dead. And with critical ap-proval nearly unanimous, it appears that Meloy and The Decemberists will make themselves comfortable in their new homes as household names. images provided by google.com