The Herald for April 6

A-State has announced what they plan to do with Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s donation toward Johnny Cash’s Boy-hood Home, a designated Arkansas State University Heritage Site.

Hutchinson previously announced his commitment of $100,000 from the general discretionary account at “An Evening with Rosanne Cash,” a fund-raiser held at the Governor’s Mansion March 3.

Hutchinson’s endowment will go toward Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites program and the con-tinuing Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

project.“We appreciate the governor’s un-

derstanding of the value of Arkansas heritage and history. We have benefit-ed from the work and support of many people along the way including other members of the Cash family,” A-State Chancellor Tim Hudson stated at the event.

The funds will go toward addition-al outbuildings at the Dyess location, including moving and refurbishing ex-isting colony structures and acquiring materials from original Dyess colony buildings for use in reconstruction.

A barn will be built and adapted on the interior for use as classroom, office,

conference and special event space. “I hope everyone will go visit the

Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess. It’s an amazing place. People from all over the world come to that place to see this icon of American culture and how he lived and how he developed his tal-ent to make him so loved and famous around the world,” Hudson said.

A-State officials estimate the cost of these projects to be around $500,000, with additional supplementary funding from private donors or grants.

Work is set to begin immediately on the smaller structures. Larger construc-tion, including the barn, will depend on the success of the private funds raised.

A recent flood washed out many Ar-kansas State University locations, leav-ing a soggy trail in its wake. However, the unfortunate position many A-State students on and off campus found them-selves is a drop in the bucket of problems facing faculty and staff in May, when those occupying faculty housing on cam-pus must vacate their rented homes.

With the size of the student body at A-State growing, student housing has been increasingly difficult to obtain. The university plans to solve this issue by building another facility for students to live where faculty housing currently sits.

According to a letter dispensed on Feb. 25 by Patrick Dixon, director of Residence Life at A-State, to faculty and staff in residence on campus, the univer-sity made the decision to begin spring demolition following the announcement of two new student housing projects on campus.

In order to accommodate the grow-ing demand for student housing, faculty and staff members have been instructed to vacate their current residences no later than May 15, 2016.

“This new housing will alleviate some of the frustrations that students face when trying to secure a place to live, the new housing will consist of two unique

projects,” Dixon stated in the letter.According to Dixon, the properties

were selected based on “population den-

sity and life expectancy of structures cur-rently on the sites.”

Faculty members were offered rental

discounts and incentives to assist in their relocation. The university has offered

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A-State announces plans for Governor’s $100K donation to Johnny Cash projectEMMA WILLIAMS

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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COURTESY OF ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Women and Gender Studies held a pay equi-ty bake sale outside the HSS building Tuesday to raise awareness of wage disparity among men and women. Vol-unteers asked pass-ers-by if they would like an “equal Pay Day,” offering complimentary Pay Day candy bars and

baked goods at a spe-cialized rate. Men were asked to pay a dollar for baked goods while the price for women was seventy-nine cents, which illustrated the gap in pay.

The organization lat-er hosted a screening of an episode of “PBS’ Makers: Women Who

Make America,” focus-ing on women in busi-ness, at 6:30 pm.

The short film was followed by a discussion of pay equality led by Dr. Cathy Reese, direc-tor of A-State’s MPA program, and Dr. Bar-bara Warner, assistant professor of political science.

Demolition in Progress A-State museum awarded $39K planning grant

SARAH THOMPSON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERDemolition on campus housing reserved for faculty on Academic Circle began March 20 to make way for the new student housing projects slated to begin construction in May. The university previously announced on Feb. 26 its intention to meet the increasing demand for housing, stating that A-State would be entering its first public-private partnership to construct on-campus housing.

Faculty asked to vacate campus housing to accommodate new student housing

The ASU Museum announced Tues-day the designation of a grant from the National Endowment for the Human-ities (NEH) in the amount of $39,983.

The planning grant will allow the museum to undergo several renovations and revisions to its content and design. According to museum officials, the grant will allow for conceptual design ele-ments, refined content, and a budgetary estimation for a potential exhibition on the Delta musical staple, rockabilly. As a part of this project, the museum will also explore formats for a music trail in Northeast Arkansas that articulates with the exhibit and connects with contingent tourist districts in the region.

In a university press release, Dr. Mar-ti Allen, director of the ASU Museum, noted her particular interest in develop-ing the rockabilly project.

“This project is part of ASU Muse-um’s comprehensive rockabilly initiative that started with ‘Rockabilly Boogiefest’ concerts in 2013 and 2014,” Allen said. “Once we have conceptual design plans in hand, we’ll be in a strong position to seek major funding to produce the exhi-bition itself.”

Tentatively titled “Rockabilly! Mu-sical Lens on the 1950s,” the exhibit in planning will examine the roots of rock-abilly, how it reflects socio-economic conditions in post-World War II Amer-ica, and its role as a harbinger of societal transition from the 1950s to the 1960s.

“An extraordinary number of home-grown musicians in the Northeast Ar-kansas-Memphis region are affiliated with the rockabilly genre,” Allen said. “For us, rockabilly is more than just a style of music — it reflects the story of our region during a momentous period in history—the 1950s.”

The exhibition will explore the musi-cal tradition that gained headway in the delta in the mid-1950s. The museum will utilize a digital app designed to coincide with the content of the exhibition and the interests of visitors.

According to Allen, the ASU muse-um received support from several leg-islators to receive the grant. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) wrote letters of support for the grant proposal, as well as endorsements for several other Delta re-gional attractions.

A-STATE HERALDSTAFF REPORT

“Would you like an equal pay day?”Students, faculty host bake sale to raise aware-

ness for wage disparity between genders

COURTESY OF KELLY MENDES

LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT: Ivory Beasley, graduate student in the department of English, of Jonesboro; Cecelia Cochran, graduate student studying public administration; Rebecca Mann, senior psychology major of Trumann; AAUW Representative; Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox, assistant professor of sociology at A-State; Asa McShan, senior psychology major of Jonesboro. BACK: AAUW Rep-resentative; Kelly Mendes, junior criminology and sociology major of Jonesboro.

Student athletes on this campus can achieve the experiences of the average red-wolf with two cliché principals that we’ve all heard a time or two in our lives- hard work, and dedication.

I’ve always been taught that if you truly want something, you have to put forth the necessary actions to make your dreams tangible realities. In short, no one owes you anything. If you want something bad enough, you’ll work toward achieving it.

There are students on this campus from all walks of life. Some of these students, like athletes, gained scholarships from the university and have requirements that they must uphold to make sure their funds are renewed each semester. These students are juggling courses, living their lives, and trying to make an lasting impact on this university.

On top of the endless assignments, the possible strenuous work schedules, and social interactions that the “normal” students experience, the overall university and community of Jonesboro expect athletes to exceed above and beyond the opposing team in every way.

Though this may be a lot of pressure to succumb to, I don’t feel that athletes can’t handle it-simply because they were exposed to the same conceptual environment in high school.

Though their schedules weren’t as hectic, they were still expected to perform better than the rival team on the field. This

pressure should be understood once you’re an athlete at the collegiate level. It shouldn’t become a crutch and an excuse as to why you can’t turn your assignments in on time, or why you can’t engage in the average collegiate experience. You’re getting a part (if not all) of your education paid for to play a sport. Why are you complaining?

Our school goes above and beyond to make sure the athletes are on track academically and that they are balancing school and practice, as they should. If they choose to fall behind, it is a reflection on them as individuals.

There are resources within the campus specifically instituted for the needs of those involved with the University for athletic and academic purposes.

According to astateredwolves.com, The Student-Athlete Academic Success Center at A-State provides athletes with active tutoring as a supplement to the class itself and as a support to

student athletes. To me, the energy and

efforts that each athlete exerts into mandatory practices and countless drills equates to the sleepless nights and anxiety that students on any type of academic scholarship at this university face. Each student on this campus is interpreting a personal definition of what

a college experience is. We all have to balance things, and you as an athlete should be no exception to the rule. We make time for the things we truly want to do regardless of what’s going on, and we all know that.

I believe in equal treatment of each student at this university, and just because I’m not wearing a number on my back doesn’t

mean I’m not a proud part of the number of great innovators, scholars, educators, and world leaders that this university has the capability of producing.

I believe that because we are all apart of this amazing university, we must all strive to engage ourselves in every facet of this university we can.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, otherwise known as North Korea has once again found itself on the front page of newspapers across the world after targeting one of it’s few remaining allies in a nuclear threat.

The leadership of North Ko-rea decided it would be a good idea to denounce China and

declare that a “nuclear storm” will be emanate on their friend turned enemy. This assertion comes within days of North Korea targeting the United States (again) with threats of a nuclear attack that is big-ger than the Tsar bomb and could wipeout New York City. Of course a country can only threaten others so many times before their credibility runs out, as this is also the case with the North Korean government,

it is still extremely unsettling to watch a country that makes these kinds of threats continue to test their missile capabilities with minimum sanctions being enforced by those closest to it’s leadership.

That’s why it was so surpris-ing to find out that China has seemingly had enough of it’s tantrum throwing neighbor and has met with the United States to discuss enforcing the United Nations sanctions further than

they have ever before. Some of the materials that China has announced they will be holding back from North Korea include titanium, coal, iron, and gold which are important rare earth materials used not only to stim-ulate the rocky economy North Korea balances on, but these materials are also essential for the upkeep and development of the rockets North Korea has been using to threaten pretty much every nation on the plan-et.

With China now officially cooperating with the majority of sanctions the U.N is requesting against North Korea, the board is set for some drastic actions out of the small dictatorship. For the sake of argument, let’s perform a thought experiment identifying some unique prob-lems the world will have to face when we finally have to deal with a collapsed North Korea.

The first and most immediate problem would be the surge of refugees that would have to be not only fed, given medical at-tention, and relocated, but keep in mind that the North Korean government purposefully keeps it’s people away from most all

modern technological develop-ments so that they won’t know how bad things truly are.

With this in mind we can only assume that the process of bringing North Korea to the modern standard of living will take decades and a ridiculous amount of money.

Since this would be one of the most difficult tasks that have been undertaken in the past century, it’s no surprise that most countries are in no hurry to speed the pace of North Ko-reas eventual downfall purely because of the huge social, fiscal, and political burden it will put on the all members of the Unit-ed Nations and especially the countries sharing boarders with North Korea like China, Japan, and South Korea.

Although America has noth-ing to worry about as far as a land to air attack, North Ko-rea’s democratic neighbor to the south has plenty of things to worry about and has asked the United States to install a complex missile defense system on their shared border to help protect potential South Korean targets.

The only problem with this

deal is that China feels like this installation, which uses radar to detect missiles headed toward the country, could be used by the U.S to spy on China and has been a source of intense discus-sion between the two nations.

While the situation regard-ing North Korea is far from over, we must remain hopeful that a resolution is within the near future and will be as peace-ful as possible. I’m afraid that the current leadership in N.K will be anything but peaceful, but hopefully these new sanc-tions will make Kim Jong-un realize he cannot threaten the world without experiencing some severe consequences.

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MICAH PROCKOPINION EDITOR

Athletic demands should not outweigh academicsSHEKINAH GRAHAM

OPINION COLUMNIST

NEIL WILLIAMS| GRAPHIC DESIGNER

The Threat of North Korea

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Shekinah Graham is a junior broadcast journalism major from Marion.

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Could the nuclear powerhouse have real political clout, or is it all just smoke and mirrors?

What is art? This is the question that moti-vated Beau Jones to ex-pand his creativity be-yond the bounds of his imagination and into something tangible. He strived to push beyond the expected and sur-prise his audience. This signature artwork aes-thetic was bold, bright and modern.

An established art-ist with a solo studio, Beautox Art Studio, at

3800 S. Caraway Road in Jonesboro, Jones has become a well-known artist in the North-east Arkansas area. The name Beautox is not just a combination of Beau and Botox – it is the foundation for Jones’ brand. Beautox has taken reality and distorted it into art, marked by his slogan: “Toxic art that makes a statement.”

Jones typically turns out five to six pieces a week, many of them commissioned. While he may be churning a

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Campus Crime

Campus Crime is a weekly re-port compiled from University Po-lice logs made publicly available in accordance with the Clery Act.

March 28, 20168:44 p.m.—A male resident of

Northpark Quads Building 5 last saw his laptop computer on Fri-day, March 18, just before Spring Break. The student left town during the break and returned to find the computer missing from his room. He assured police that he had locked his bedroom door prior to leaving, but the door was found unlocked after the break and there were no signs of forced entry. Nonetheless, a report for theft was filed. There are current-ly no suspects in this case.

March 29, 201611:05 a.m.—Jared Wilson,

18, was arrested after initially being stopped for a window tint violation. Officer Andy Thrasher stopped the vehicle on Red Wolf Trail and confirmed the vehi-cle’s window tint to be 5percent light transmission, darker than allowed by state law.

While speaking with Wil-son, Officer Thrasher could smell a strong odor of multiple air fresheners coming from the vehicle. This prompted Thrash-er to inquire about drugs that might be inside. When Thrash-er asked Wilson if he minded a

search of the vehicle, Wilson said that he did not. The report also indicates that Wilson signed a consent-to-search form. Wilson explained that he had recently given a ride to a friend who was carrying marijuana but said that he had not used marijuana him-self in “quite a while.” A search of the vehicle produced evidence otherwise.

Marijuana was found inside a small “dry box” container, as well as inside a wooden pipe, both found underneath the cup hold-er portion of the center console. A search of Wilson’s person re-vealed a partial alprazolam pill, more commonly known as Xa-nax. Wilson was therefore arrest-ed and cited for possession of a controlled substance—schedule 4 and schedule 6, possession of drug paraphernalia, and improp-er window tint—each a misde-meanor count. He was also re-ferred to Student Conduct for a drug violation.

March 30, 20169:05 a.m.—Officer Andy

Thrasher stopped another vehicle with questionably dark window tint on University Loop. A test of the passenger’s side window revealed a light transmission of 8 percent, darker than allowed by state law.

The driver, 24-year-old Anto-nio Salisco, produced a non-driv-er ID, and a check by dispatch

confirmed that Salisco’s driver’s license was currently suspended. Officer Thrasher also observed two foil blunt wrappers in the center console and asked to search the vehicle. Salisco con-sented to a search of the vehicle, but nothing illegal was found. Due to Salisco’s full cooperation during the investigation, Offi-cer Thrasher released Salisco on a summons to appear for the charge of driving on a suspend-ed license. A verbal warning was issued for the improper window tint.

April 3, 20162:00 p.m.—A notice of per-

sona non grata was issued to 49-year-old Joe Jarrett after Of-ficer Robert Chrestman noticed him rummaging through the garbage near the ROTC build-ing.

This is not the first time it has happened, Chrestman noted. Jar-rett admitted that he has picked through the trash many times and has never been told that he couldn’t. The self proclaimed dumpster diver also articulated that he was going through the trash to find items he could sell.

Officer Chrestman therefore issued the notice of persona non grata, hereby banning Jarrett from Arkansas State’s campus and preventing him from picking through any trash can or dump-ster again.

Dogs Just Want to Have FundsThe City of Jonesboro held a

meeting at 6 p.m., March 31 to inform the public of a dog park addition in Craighead Forest Park and to discuss ways to fund the project. No furry canine friends were allowed to attend the meeting, but approximately 30 dog-lovers were present to represent their pets and hear the proposal.

The dog park project site re-served approximately two acres on Access Road 6 and, according to Jonesboro Mayor Harold Per-rin, the location “sits right in the heart of everything that is going on in Craighead Forest.”

The original plans for the park included bike trails, a new walk-

ing trail, and a place for dogs. Perrin wanted to build the dog park because some cities have thrown up a fence and told cit-izens it was their own responsi-bility, and Perrin thought better could be done.

The project committee planned to raise $200,000 to

cover the estimated $143,000 cost along with some unknown expenditures, such as top soil and water lines. The biggest expen-ditures are sod and chain-link fencing for the twoacre lot.

“The timeline for construction will be approximately 120 days to completion,” and the dog park

A-State student finds success in toxic art, opens gallery

TYLER PORTERSTAFF WRITER

RACHEL MOORESTAFF WRITER

Most parents would agree that having a tod-dler will demand your full attention at all hours of the day. Try having up to 60 children running around one location.

This describes the everyday life and joy of small business owners Patrick and Lajunda Bean. The Beans noticed a lack of access to quality childcare at an affordable price, and they set out to find a solution to this problem.

The daily rate at the childcare center ranges from $9-$26 and a weekend rate of $40.

“We noticed that minorities weren’t given the same quality childcare as other students because their parents couldn’t afford to send them to a high dollar childcare system,” Lajunda Bean said.

Even with this strong passion fueling their dream, there were several obstacles the Beans needed to overcome to establish their child care system, as with the start up of any business. Building a client base, managing finances, meet-ing the physical demands of the job and balancing quality and growth a few of the trials they have faced so far.

One of the specific challenges is maintaining a decent profit for staff and budget for necessary supplies, while keeping the affordable prices the community needs. Establishing credibility is also necessary for any business, especially when clients

are trusting staff and owners with something as precious as their own children.

A typical day for the Beans includes an early morning opening of 5:50, to serve the children whose parents work the early morning shifts. The owners continue by checking emails, bal-ancing checkbooks, ordering food and supplies, checking on the teachers and assessing any needs in the classrooms. The Beans also give tours to new coming parents and they also attend training classes.

Despite limited funding and fatigue, Patrick and Lajunda say their work is fulfilling.

“We love our job,” she said. “It is amazing and rewarding. Years later, when we see some of our past students succeed in life, we get a shiver where we know that ourselves and fellow co-workers had a big part in that.”

The main campus is in Jonesboro, serving about 35 children in daycare and about 60 chil-dren in after school care, employing 11 staff mem-bers. The learning center also has expanded to a location in Newport, which serves and is licensed for 27 children daycare and up to 45 children for after school care, employing five staff members. The services boasted by the company include li-censed care facility, low teacher to student ratio, four large classrooms, certified teaching staff, professional administrative staff, “Adventures of Learning” curriculum, On-Site Media and Par-

Jonesboro resident works to meet the needs of community

KELSEY RIVERSSTAFF WRITER

Efforts are being made in Craighead County to “Stop the Bleeding” with Individual First Aid Kits (IFAK) that were used to fill the gap between an acci-dent and the arrival of medical officials.

Stop the Bleeding is an or-ganization which provides training to police, fire and EMS departments as well as civilians. An eight-hour course is avail-able for departments, with the option of a two-hour course for civilians.

Through these services, of-ficials and civilians are given training on how to respond to scenarios they could encounter, as well as training on using the IFAK.

The idea of using the kits started in the military, as the use of tourniquets began to take off. Containing tourniquets, pressure bandages, chest wound seals and other supplies, the IFAK worked to stop the bleed-ing and hemorrhaging wounds after a traumatic injury. The kits have already seen success in the area. Trained Jonesboro Police officers used the kits as they re-sponded to one scene contain-

ing uncontrollable bleeding and another dealing with a gunshot wound.

Dr. Spencer Guinn, a Jones-boro orthopedic surgeon, volun-teer SWAT medic and training instructor for the Jonesboro Police Department, said, “The goal is to get one of the kits into the hands of each officer in the police and fire department in Craighead county, which would be a total of 220 kits, and look-ing at trauma zones in North Central and North East Ar-kansas, this would be a total of

2,000 kits.”Stop the Bleeding has ap-

plied to be approved by the IRS to receive the title of a non-prof-it organization, as well as ap-plied for large grants to support the funding of the project. Since it would be expensive for all de-partments to pay for the kits, the organization has applied for large grants, which would al-low the departments to receive the IFAK for free including the training to use them.

“Some counties in rural Ar-kansas receive minimal support, which is where training civilians comes into being important to help fill the time gap. If a civil-ian is properly trained and pass-es by a wreck, they will be able to assist and help those who are injured,” Guinn said.

Captain Brett Bassham of the Jonesboro Fire Department said, “The police and fire depart-ment both benefit from having the kits, because although some scenarios overlap, the two de-partments also respond to dif-ferent situations. Where one department would first respond to a wreck, another department would respond to scenarios in-

New program makes safety a priority, puts first aid kits in hands of officials

EMILY HOLDER | NEWS EDITORJeremy McIntire, reserve officer and SWAT paramedic, pretends to have a gunshot would during practice drills of possible scenerios the SWAT team my encounter. The SWAT team uses the tourniquet provided in the Individual First Aid Kits.

EMILY HOLDER | NEWS EDITORThe items found in the Individual First Aid Kits help in the immediate response to a scene involving a traumatic injury, working to bridge the gap between an accident and the arrival of medical officials.

COURTESY OF KAITA preview is provided to give people in the community an idea of what the dog park, coming to Craighead County, will look like. After a plan-ning meeting, more details will be decided on the layout of the park.

RACHEL MOORE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Beau Jones poses inside his studio at 3800 S. Caraway with his signature “What is Art?” piece.

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EMILY HOLDERNEWS EDITORDOG PARK, 4A

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those displaced by the decision to take residency in The Village apartments.

Although the offer to stu-dents of another housing option is enticing, for those who have been asked to re-locate, the near upcoming date has brought con-cern.

Faculty and staff who need more space for living based on the number of members of the family may not find the living space of the Village apartments ideal, and currently seek out oth-er options.

The university previously an-nounced its intention to meet the increasing demand for housing on Feb. 26, stating that A-State would be entering its first pub-lic-private partnership to con-struct on-campus housing.

A 350-bed undergraduate fa-cility on the east side of campus will be located on the current site of The Village Houses, while a 165-bed complex primarily for graduate students on the west side of the A-State campus will replace the current faculty hous-

ing area. Both were set to begin con-

struction at the conclusion of the spring semester with a comple-tion date for the fall 2017 semes-ter, though demolition of several unoccupied houses began March 20.

“Arkansas State University is

increasingly a destination univer-sity and our student community has grown. Living on campus has many academic and social ben-efits,” A-State Chancellor Tim Hudson said. “These projects al-low us to accommodate students who want to reside on campus throughout their career.”

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Community, Continued

Housing, Continued

IFAK KITS, Continuedent Resources Room and two USDA Certified healthy meals and snacks.

Bean’s Tots and Toddlers is also partnered with Fox Trot Therapy Services, which offers a free annual developmental screening for every student. The Beans have plans to grow their business in the future by con-

tinuing to expand and improve upon their quality services.

“Our daycares are expanding in numbers and staff,” Lajunda said, ”so we will be moving to the Nettleton Baptist Childcare Facility in just a few months.”

The Newport location is also searching for another location within the year. The daycare has

a Facebook page under Bean’s Tots and Toddlers Childcare with photos of the babies they care for and updates on their growth and success, emphasiz-ing their aim to help kids in all stages of development and pas-sionately serve the community they love.

Dog Park, Continuedconstruction will begin when

the $200,000 has been raised,” Perrin said.

None of the funds will be raised through government spending. The project will be completely dependent on gen-erous donations and sponsorship sales from pet lovers. An idea was proposed to have residents donate to have their name or their pet’s name engraved on a dog tag or paw print and placed on the entryway fence.

This is not the first time a dog park was proposed for Jonesboro. One year ago a proposal was given but there was no design or committee formed. This year Jim Little of Little and Associ-ates donated the design work for the park.

When Wixson Huffstetler,

Jonesboro Park director, pre-sented the design, the audience erupted with applause and ex-citement at the unveiling of Lit-tle’s work. The design consisted of three sections for small, me-dium, and large dogs and agility courses for each respective size category.

Little clarified his reasoning for the agility courses.“I threw these in [the project design] be-cause I think if we are going to do this all at once we need to do it right the first time and not come back to add stuff,” Little said.

Amenities to be included at the new dog park are benches, trash and waste receptacles, and water fountains for both the owner and the pet. Pictures of the dog park design and ame-

nities can be found on the city website, www.jonesboro.org.

Perrin said, “We want this to be your idea and your dream.”

Jonesboro residents and dog-lovers are encouraged to join the dog park committee which is led by City Councilman Gary Jones. The responsibility of the committee is to plan ways on raising funds, rules and regula-tions, hours of operation, and to spread the proposal idea to the rest of the community.

At a later date the dog park committee planned to tackle the questions of video surveillance and public or private access. Once the park has been built all dogs must be vaccinated and reg-istered with the city before they can be admitted into the park.

volving agriculture and industry injuries.”

With the cost of the kits be-ing $100, businesses, civic clubs and civilians can donate mon-ey for the purchase of a kit for

police and fire officials. The St. Bernard’s Foundation is accept-ing donations on behalf of Stop the Bleeding, for the purchase of the kits.

With action needed between

the time of an accident and the time medical officials arrive, the training and kits can play a big role in this seemingly small time gap, preventing unnecessary damages.

SARAH THOMPSON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERDemolition on campus housing reserved for faculty on Academic Circle began March 20 to make way for the new student housing projects slated to begin construction in May. The university previously announced on Feb. 26 its intention to meet the increasing demand for housing, stating that A-State would be entering its first public-private partnership to construct on-campus housing.

Arkansas State baseball (13-14) played a three-game series vs. the Cajuns of Louisiana La-fayette over the weekend, pick-ing up a win in the opener, but dropping the final two.

This weekend continued a trend of 1-2 series vs. Sun Belt teams including the series against UT Arlington, Georgia State and Georgia Southern.

Friday night, the Red Wolves held off a Cajun comeback after

leading 7-0. A-State got on the board

first after Matt Burgess hit a three run homerun in the third inning to put A-State up 3-0. The home run was Burgess’ third of the year.

A-State upped its lead to 5-0 in the fourth inning, before Joe Schrimpf drove in a run in the sixth to put the Red Wolves on top 6-0.

The Red Wolves scored on a safety squeeze play in the sev-enth to go up 7-0.

The Cajuns followed by scor-

ing six unanswered runs to cut the lead to one, and nearly tied the game in the ninth until Tony Ortiz made a leaping catch to rob ULL of a home run.

Tanner Ring, who went 1-4 for an RBI in the contest, pitched the final two innings to earn his third save of the season, as Tyler Zuber (3-2) picked up the win.

The Red Wolves were forced to play the comeback role on Saturday night, falling be-hind 2-1 after one inning. Joe Schrimpf played hero ball, hit-

ting a home run in the sixth to tie things up.

However, the Cajuns an-swered back immediately, hit-ting a solo home run in the sev-enth inning to retake the lead.

ULL hit a two-run homer in the eighth to seal the deal as the Red Wolves fell 5-2. Tanner Kirby (0-1) earned his first loss of the season.

Trying to win their first con-ference series of the season, the Red Wolves played solid defense through the first four innings on Sunday. Cody Jackson allowed only one walk and no hits.

The Cajuns hit a sacrifice bunt to take a lead in the fifth, but the Red Wolves answered as Ty White stole third and scored on a ULL throwing error.

A two-run homer gave the Cajuns an advantage in the sixth, and in the eighth a suicide squeeze would score two more to add to the three-run inning.

The Red Wolves have now led in 21 of their 27 matchups this year, but have won just 13 times.

The Red Wolves dropped to 13-14 on the season and 4-8 in the Sun Belt, with a tough series vs. South Alabama next week-end.

“I think it’s a credit to the conference,” Head Coach Tom-my Raffo said. “We’re at the halfway point in the season, so every game counts.”

With the losses this week-end, the Red Wolves now sit in seventh place in the Sun Belt

Conference standings. A-State is three games off sixth place UT Arlington in the loss col-umn.

Despite losing two this weekend, A-State is now 14th in the nation in double plays after turning three against the Ragin’ Cajuns. A-State turned a 6-4-3double play on Friday night before turning a 5-4-3 and 4-6-3 double play in series finale on Sunday.

The Red Wolves will now turn their attention to 21-7 (12-

0) South Alabama this weekend. The Jaguars have defeated

Little Rock, Georgia and Cinci-natti among other teams this season.

South Albama currently sits atop the conference, with a three game lead over second place Texas State (9-3).

The weekend series will kick off on Friday night in Mobile with the first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. The teams will again play on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

The A-State track and field team com-peted in four different meets this weekend, and had 11 top 10 finishers, along with many personal bests.

The majority of the squad competed at the Joey Haynes Invitational, where the Red Wolves had 11 top 10 finishes. In the 1500 meter run freshman Kyandra Chandler, from Jonesboro, finished 10th with a time of 4:51:36 and 7th in the 5000 meter run with a time of 18:22:35. Freshman Andrea Perez was 15 milliseconds from the 10th place in

the 800 meter run.On the men’s side, Joshua Kruse, a fresh-

man from Bentonville, Arkansas, placed 9th in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:29:43. Ethan Clark placed 7th in the same event with a time of 16:18:46.

For the throwers Calea Carr, a sopho-more from Wichita, Kansas, won the discus in the college division with a 50.04 meters throw and placed 4th overall in the hammer with a personal best of 51.49 meters. She is now ranked 4th in program history.

A school record was set by junior Erin Farmer when she broke her own record, for the second week,with a throw of 15.86 me-ters to take the first place in the shot put event. Kiarra Simpson, a junior from Jus-tin, Texas, placed 10th in the discus with a throw of 40.38 meters and missed the top 10 by 12 centimeters in the hammer event.

Sophomore Cristian Radavar Ladislau placed 4th in program history and 3rd over-all at the meet, with a new personal best of 60.18 meters in the hammer, despite hitting the cage with the handle on his release.

“It was cold and windy on Friday when I threw the hammer,” Radavar said. “It stopped the hammer a little bit so that throw could have been further.”

Junior Itamar Levi of Katzrin, Israel, placed 3rd overall in the discus with a throw of 51.79 meters, and the shot put with a fi-nal mark of 17.67 meters. Juan Pimentel, a freshman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, missed the top 10 in the shot put by 16 cen-timeters and the hammer by 2.99 meters.

A group of sprinters competed in the Florida Relays where sophomore Kristina knott finished 8th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11:43 seconds. This was a new personal best for Knott, who now ranks 2nd in program history. In the men’s category Jaylen Bacon a sophomore from Eastover, South Carolina, was the top finisher for the Red Wolves with a time of 10:37 seconds that put him in 15th place.

In Austin, Texas, another group of A-State athletes competed in the Texas Relays where sophomore Tian Steenkamp placed 7th in the high jump event with a mark of 2.01 meters. Freshman Sam Bell, from Jonesboro, vaulted 5.20 meters, a top five Sun Belt performance. Junior Samone Thompson is currently ranked 3rd in pro-gram history after posting the top time in the Sun Belt for this season in the 400-me-ter hurdles, 1:00:79 minutes. Freshman Gracee Damron also ran in the 400-meter hurdles Thursday, posting a top-five time among Sun Belt Conference student-ath-letes this year and climbs to the sixth-fast-est mark in program history, with a time of 1:02:06.

A-State had five athletes competing in the Bobcat Invitational Saturday, with Samone Thompson finishing 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles, with a time of 13.83 seconds, tying her for the 4th place in program his-tory.

On April 9, the track and field team will be travelling to Waco, Texas for the Baylor invitational.

Red Wolves drop weekend series 2-1 against Sun Belt foe ULL Ragin’ Cajuns

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Arkansas State football has announced it will renew its ri-valry with Memphis beginning in 2020.

A-State and Memphis last played in 2013, when the Bry-an Harsin led Red Wolves fell

to Memphis inside the Liberty Bowl.

The series will resume at the Liberty Bowl on Sept. 5, 2020. Memphis will return to Cen-tennial Bank Stadium on Sept. 11, 2021 for the first time since 2012, when the Red Wolves de-feated the Tigers 33-28.

The series will shift back to Memphis on Sept. 3, 2022, be-fore concluding in Jonesboro on Sept. 9, 2023.

A-State has won four of the last six meetings, which include the Bluff City Miracle in 2006, and the miracle comeback in Jonesboro, when the then Indi-ans came back from a 31-6 half-time defecit to win 35-31.

“We appreciate (Memphis Athletics Director) Tom Bowen and the Memphis coaching staff for their efforts to get this series scheduled again,” A-State Di-rector of Athletics Terry Moha-jir said.“There is a lot of history between our two programs, and this will present an outstanding opportunity for both fan bas-es to travel for a great regional match-up.”

A-State trails the all-time series 29-23-5.

CADE CARLTONSPORTS EDITOR

A-State drops to seventh place in conference

Paint Bucket Bowl set to resume in 2020

ROB NELSONSPORTS WRITER

COURTESY OF A-STATE ATHLETICSA-State defeated Memphis in the “Bluff City Miracle” on Oct. 14, 2006. The rIvals will renew the series beginning in 2020.

EMILIO BETANZOSPORTS WRITER

DENISE GOLDSTEIN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERPitcher Adam Grantham, senior of Kennett, Missouri, and catcher Joe Schrimpf, junior of St. Lou-is, Missouri, talk strategies in the top of the seventh inning against Louisiana- Lafayette. The Red Wolves fell to the Ragin’ Cajuns 5-2.

Track and field delivers in multiple meets

Want more up-to-date sports coverage?Find the latest campus updates at astateherald.com

DENISE GOLDSTEIN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Henry Offiah, junior of Huston, Texas, competed at the A-State Red Wolves Open.

DENISE GOLDSTEIN | STAFF PHOTGRAPHERJeremy Brown, sophomore of Festus, Missouri, goes to steal second base in the second inning against ULL. A-State fell to the Ragin’ Cajuns 5-2, and dropped the series 2-1.

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According to a survey by the American Dental Associa-tion done in 2012, it was found that 50-70 percent of children had braces between the ages of 6 to 18. Therefore, with the low being 50 percent and the per-cent possibly being as high as 70 percent, it can be assumed that many, many college stu-dents on the A-State campus have lived through their brace-face years, and many might still be working on getting theirs off for good.

And for students who have had to suffer through braces, students who are still putting up with the orthodontic dis-comforts, or students who feel that they need to have braces all also have to take into con-sideration the great cost braces can net a person or a person’s family to have straight teeth.

Regular adjustments, fit-tings, molds, all of the ortho-dontic devices that have to be in place, such as the braces themselves and the wires, can rack up quite a bill, especially considering braces are some-thing a person has to live with for a good two to four years.

But just recently, using the new technology that has

brought about 3-D printing, a college student from New Jersey named Amos Dudley, a former braces-wearer him-self, discovered that the same foundation and methods used to produce clear orthodontic aligners (which themselves are becoming more popular by re-placing the metal braces with

clear plastic) could also be used with 3-D printing technologies to produce similar results.

The inspiration for the in-novation, Dudley said, was that after he got his original, regular braces removed, he grew tired of having to wear a hard plastic retainer, so instead of investing a lot in InVisalign retainers (less abrasive, clear retainers used to keep teeth post-braces alignment) he simply decid-ed to try to make a retainer

himself with the use of a 3-D printer.

Dudley, after not being able to keep up with the ex-pense of post-braces mainte-nance (such as retainers) and being the average broke college student, decided to put to the test a theory that he could cre-ate the same clear orthodon-tic aligners for much cheaper using a 3-D printer. Even ac-cording to Dudley’s blog, he said, “What is to stop someone, who has access to a 3-D printer, from making his or her own or-thodontic aligners? Turns out, not much!

However, to have the know how to create 3-D print-ed braces from scratch is as rare as a 3-D printer itself, as a person has to have a great understanding of the mouth and how teeth move, alongside being able to precisely control the computerized schematics of 3-D printing software.

However, hopefully with Dudley’s discovery of being able to print his own braces and tooth aligners from home, pressure might be further put of orthodontic works to come together to make cosmetic or-thodontic care more affordable in order to make the possibility of lower-cost products.

Technology of the future:

MICHELLE GOULD#LIFE EDITOR

COURTESY OF RAPMAN PRINTING

The demands of college are stressful and challenging, but for many students on campus, something as simple as reading text can add to the long list of obstacles that they already face. This is due to a learning disabil-ity that, according to research done by Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a professor in learning at the Yale University School of Medicine, one in five students has.

This disorder is called dys-lexia, a common learning dis-ability that makes reading and interpreting words, letters and symbols extremely difficult.

The disability can poten-tially affect the way a student performs on exams, gives pre-sentations, and writes essays. Copious spelling mistakes, strenuous reading, and confu-sion about content are results of the disorder.

However, the disability is in no way indicative of a stu-dent’s intelligence. While IQ

level and reading ability are commonly linked, this is not true for those with dyslexia, as Shaywitz found in her study.

Many colleges are begin-ning to implement services to help dyslexic students over-come the challenges that the disability entails.

According to a US News article, colleges are assessing their standardized tests and admission processes to identify ways in which they can be more inclusive to prospective dyslex-ic students.

The article goes on to en-courage dyslexic students to visit their university disability offices.

Those who work at A-State Disability Services un-derstand the troubles dyslexic students face, and they offer services to accommodate these students. However, the affected students may not even be aware that these useful services are available to them.

“Many students assume that Disability Services is for

people with an obvious disabil-ity or people who have hear-ing or visual deficits. They may

not know that you qualify if you have a learning disability, such as dyslexia or ADHD, or mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. They are

just unaware that there are ser-vices provided here for them, but there definitely are,” said

Corlisha S. Presley, associate director of Disability Services and disability specialist.

According to the A-State

Handbook for Students with Disabilities, services such as extended time for exams, note-taking, tutoring, reader services, books on tape, and preferential classroom seating are available.

“Most students have al-ready been diagnosed with dys-lexia in high school. They have already established a system that works for them.

By the time they come to college, the thing they require from us is extended time and testing in a distraction-free en-vironment,” Presley said.

As Presley noted, the ser-vices offered are based on stu-dent need and the severity of the dyslexia. “For those who have not implemented a system or those who have a more se-vere, pervasive form of dyslexia, we offer a reader for exams. As the student follows along with the exam, the reader reads the questions for them, or they’ll be given full oral exams to avoid written material.”

For those with severe dyslexia that affects their per-

formance in a specific course, Disability Services reaches out to the department chair of their respective college and works with them to find a proper solution.

“We have done course substitution for pretty severe dyslexia.

“If there are certain classes that they cannot take due to the severity of the dyslexia, then we work with the department chair of their major to substitute the required course,” Presley said.

This, of course, is reserved for students with acute dyslex-ia. Colored film is also imple-mented by dyslexic students to alleviate movement of the letters on the page, making it easier to read the material.

With all of these services offered to ease the troubles brought on by the disabili-ty, dyslexic students need not struggle alone.

While many students may be unaware, Disability Services is there to accommodate their specific needs.

The challenges of dyslexia in collegeHAYLEY WEBB

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

And what disability services on campuses like A-State are doing to help

Forget metal; in the future, you could 3-D print your own braces

GRAPHIC BY NEIL WILLIAMS

COURTESY OF AMOS DUDLEY

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At one point or another we’ve all had that same fanta-sy – just hopping into our cars and riding off into the sunset without a care in the world. Well, with summer just around the corner why not finally make that dream a reality? Road trips are an affordable vacation al-ternative for broke college stu-dents—especially with current gas prices! Just round up some friends, plan your journey, pack the snacks and divvy up the gas money.

Hands down, the most difficult decision you will make when planning a road trip is where to go. There’s thousands of sights to be seen, so how do you decide what makes the cut and what will have to wait another year or so? My sugges-tion: take the path less traveled.

A majority of Arkansas roadtrippers take the same path. They take 1-40 West and then hop onto the Main Street of America, Route 66, and head out to California. Yawn. Boring. According to Google Maps it takes 25 hours and al-most 1,700 miles to make it to Los Angeles from Jonesboro, Arkansas.

That doesn’t include bath-room breaks. But, a person can save themselves seven or so hours and head north to New York City, which is 1,210 miles away. And the alternative route provides ample time to explore Arkansas’ sister state to the right, good ol’ Tennessee.

First stop, Memphis, of course. If a person hasn’t visited the viewing deck on the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid, then they are missing out. It’s $10 to ride the elevator up, but the view of the city of Memphis is worth it.

It would be hard to see Mem-phis from a prettier angle.

And everyone who make their lives in Memphis knows you have to see the pandas, Ya Ya and Le Le, at the Memphis Zoo. According to USA To-day, there are only four zoos in America that feature pan-das, and the Memphis Zoo is thankfully to have not just one, but two of them. Pandas are referred to as an endangered species by the World Wildlife Foundation, so seeing Ya Ya and Le Le should be at the top of your list!

Next stop, “Nashvegas,” or Nashville, as it is officially known. We all know Nashville as the legendary city of country music.

You can’t visit Nashville and not see live music--par-tially because it’s everywhere and therefore unavoidable, and partially because it’s a sin not to

indulge in Nashville’s toe-tap-ing background music. There’s also the Parthenon. It’s a re-production of the ancient one in Athens, Greece, but this one has an art gallery and museum inside. It could arguably have more to see than even the orig-inal, and self-guided tours are free! Other than that, Nashville is booming with activities such as art crawls, festivals, shows and more, so it is strongly sug-gested that a person should stay at least one night to make the most of this pit stop.

By this time, road-trip-takers are probably over Ten-nessee, and so the next stop should be Virginia! Stop by The George Washington and Jeffer-son National Forest to soak up some sun and unwind in the natural beauty of Virginia.

This is a refreshing jux-taposition to the craziness of Nashville and Memphis. They

also have several hiking trails of various lengths and intensities.

The next pit stop is op-tional because it will throw roadtrippers off course, but isn’t that supposedly the best part of a road trip? The spontaneity? After getting back on I-81 North from the national forest, you’ll be close to Washington, D.C.

What kind of American would a United States citizen be if you didn’t stop to load up on touristy photos and find the famous bench from Scandal outside the White House? Not very patriotic, probably. After you’ve exhausted your patri-otism at the capitol, the next stop is Hershey, Pennsylvania, because of chocolate factory. Lots and lots of chocolate.

Believe it or not, there is a Hershey’s Chocolate World. According to their website, they have shopping and tours,

and you can even create your own candy bar.

The tour itself is free, but you’ll have to purchase tick-ets for the other activities, but thankfully they are relatively cheap– it’s only $10 for a ticket to a Hershey chocolate tasting!

The last stop on the road trip is the final destination, New York City! There are mil-lions of things to do in New York City and it’s nearly im-possible to sum up the best at-tractions.

You can take the Gossip Girl route and hit up all the chic, Upper East Side hang-out spots, or you can take the typical New York tourist route – Broadway, Times Square, guided tours, etc., or you can buy a celebrity map and hope you run into Taylor Swift or a Kardashian. Almost anything you want to do, you can prob-ably find in the big city!

Road Trippin’ the Right Way

RACHEL MOORE#LIFE COLUMNIST

Want to get the most out of that always planned but never followed through vacations? How about head East instead of West

Horoscopes for the week of 4/3 to 4/9AQUARIUS1/20-2/18

You are feeling adventurous, Aquarius, and spring has awak-ened your creative side. Harness that energy to start a project or venture that you’ve been consid-ering!

PISCES2/20-3/20

You’ve been working hard, Pi-sces, but it’s beginning to take its toll on you. Keep up the good work, but don’t forget to take care of yourself as well.

ARIES3/21-4/20

Communication has been breaking down for you recent-ly, Aries, and wires have been crossed. Before your quick tem-per gets the best of you, be sure to get all the facts so you don’t make things worse.

TAURUS4/21-5/21

Life moves fast, Taurus, and you’ve been feeling pressure to ‘grow up’ lately. In your panic to make the right decisions, how-ever, you may be making some irrational ones. Hold off on any big decisions until you’ve really thought them through.

GEMINI5/22-6/21

You’re naturally energetic and inspired, Gemini, but you’ve been feeling lethargic as of late. Try diving back into a hobby you’ve previously enjoyed to spark that creative energy and gain your momentum back.

CANCER6/22-7/222

You’ve been craving emotion-al intimacy, Cancer, but you’re not quite getting what you want from an individual. Confront them on the issue, but remem-ber to have your own ducks in a row before relying on someone else too heavily.

LEO7/23-8/21

You’ve seriously hurt some peo-ple who were once close to you, Leo, though you may not fully realize it. Though the damage is done, you may want to consid-er putting aside your pride and apologizing.

VIRGO8/22-9/23

You’ve been really shady lately, Virgo, and while it can be good to take some down time, make sure you’re not inadvertently hurting your friends with your silence.

LIBRA9/24-10/23

You’ve been in a bit of an emo-tional rut lately, Libra, and it feels like the universe is against you. Don’t fear though. Look for the silver linings and remember that your friends are here to help you.

SCORPIO10/24-11/22

Much like Sisyphus, you’ve been pushing the boulder uphill without much help from your peers, Scorpio, and that’s been frustrating. But rest assured that your dedication will be reward-ed, and soon you’ll be moving on to greater things.

SAGITTARIUS11/23-12/22

You’ve been on an emotional roller coaster recently, Sagittari-us, and it’s giving you whiplash. While you may be hesitant at first, communication is key. Reach out to someone who will help you emotionally vent and you’ll feel much better.

CAPRICORN12/23-1/19

You’ve been overly worried with money recently, Capricorn, and it’s stressing you out. Taking a personal break may be in your best interest. It’ll help re-ener-gize you for your next financial venture.

NIKKI LOGAN

MYSTIC CORRESPONDENT

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hotoWEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 PAGE 4BP

With spring making its presence on A-State’s campus and bringing along warmer weather, students have been spending more time outside. All sorts of activities

from riding bikes to studying in hammocks are popular among students. A few students even shared what their favorite thing about spring time at A-State is! For more photos of spring time fun visit astateherald.com.

SABINA JERESIC | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERJulie Gauguery, junior exercise science major from Arras, France, enjoys the warm after-noon weather after the thunderstorm on the morning of March 31. Julie said, “One thing that I like about spring is when it rains. I like to walk through the rain. It relaxes me.”

Warmer weather draws A-State students out of dorms into the sun

SABINA JERESIC | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERDavid McCarthy, freshman wildlife and ecology and management major from Long Island, New York, rode his longboard around campus on April 3. David said, “When the weather gets warmer I really like to walk around campus and just enjoy fresh air. I also love to ride my longboard around campus, especially later in the after-noon when campus is not crowded with people.”

MELISSA MARTIN | PHOTO EDITORSydney Allen (left) and Nicole Roberson, freshman English majors from Mountain Home, set up their ham-mocks on March 31 to take advantage of the warm weather to read and study for a history class.

MELISSA MARTIN | PHOTO EDITORAndrew Fecteau, junior physical education major from St. Charles, Illinois, rode his bike to rugby practice on the sunny afternoon of March 31. Fecteau plays the position of back row on the champion rugby team.

MELISSA MARTIN | PHOTO EDITORNelice Lyimo (left), graduate student of mass communication from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Traci Oloo, senior civil engineering major from Nairobi, Kenya, filmed a package for ASUTV in front of the Student Union on March 31.