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The Refuge band leads students in worship March 4 for the University’s first Fuego. The monthly night of worship was created this semester to unite students and continue the fire that was kindled on campus last year at Ignite.

by GABI BOURN

‘Fuego’ arises as new University tradition

By FEMI ABORISADEStaff writer

Texas held the first primary elec-tion March 4, solidifying the candi-dates from both the Democratic and Republican parties who will head off in their respective races in the Nov. 4 general election.

The Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate will be decided in a runoff election May 27. David Ala-meel (D) received 47.1% of the total vote, with political activist Kesha Rogers trailing at 21.7%. Alameel is an Army veteran, dentist and busi-nessman from the Dallas area has basing his platform on Wall Street reform and promoting domestic job growth. Rogers, who claims to be a “LaRouche Democrat,” has become controversial for her wishes to im-peach President Barack Obama.

A majority of the total vote, or over 50%, is required to win the pri-mary outright.

The Republican primary for the U.S. Senate featured predictable results. Senator John Cornyn (R), a two-term incumbent and Senate Minority Whip, received 59.4%

Texas nominees elected

Greek honor society aims to strengthen academicsBy JOSH CHUMAsst. news editor

The University’s Order of Omega, a Greek honor society, celebrated its first anniversary by initiating new members on Feb. 18, and planning ahead for the upcoming year. Although the or-ganization is relatively new on campus, it has been nationally active before the founding of the University. The organization exists to promote excellence and provide recognition to academic leaders in Greek organizations.

“Houston Baptist University’s Order of Omega chapter allows for students to take Greek Life more seriously and get involved with other Greeks on campus,” senior Larry Freeney, Order of Omega president, said. “It allows us to grow collectively as Greeks and individually as chapters.”

Order of Omega applicants must be involved in a Greek or-ganization, classified as a junior or senior and maintain a grade point average of at least 2.75 to be nominated and recommended by the leaders within their organiza-tion. Through these standards, the

Order of Omega aims to ensure the involvement of the academic lead-ers in Greek organizations. The Order of Omega accepts 3-15% of current members in Greek organi-zations.

The Order of Omega hosts Greek Week every April for all the Greek organizations to unite through various team activities and fundraise for designated charities. Greek Week focuses on neutrality and unity amongst the Greek or-

By TABATHA TRAPPAdvertising manager

Over 100 people gathered in Dunham Theater March 4 for the in-augural Fuego. Senior Cody Davis, leader of Refuge, began the night by asking the audience to read Psalm 62 aloud. Afterwards, the Univer-sity’s new element of worship took off as the student-based Refuge band led worship and prayer.

The night of worship, took place in Dunham Theater from 7-8 p.m. Fuego will be held at the beginning of each month and is worth two CLW points.

With Quest no longer offered, students were eager to know what would replace the Tuesday night ac-tivity. Senior Benson Benny recalls the impact Quest had on his col-lege experience and his walk with Christ.

“I really loved Quest,” Benny said. “It was beneficial to a stu-dent’s spiritual walk because it related more to the things that stu-dents struggle with.”

Danny Miller, director of Bap-tist Student Ministries, explained that the decision to start Fuego was reached through prayer and reflec-tion.

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Texans went to the polls to vote for their party’s nominees in the 2014 Primary Elections March 4.

Greg Abbott Wendy Davis

To be determined May 27 Leticia Van de Putte

John Cornyn To be determined May 27

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By CHELSEA TYSONEditor in chief

Students and alumni are taking action against human trafficking. With the University being located in Houston, one of the top two cit-ies in the nation for sex trafficking, there is a sense of urgency and im-portance felt throughout the cam-pus to take a stand.

The movement is also spread-ing across the nation. This year’s Best Picture went to the historical-ly-based film “12 Years a Slave,” which has brought more awareness of modern day slavery through its recount of the slavery that perme-ated the world in the 1800’s. Dur-ing his acceptance speech, direc-tor Steve McQueen dedicated the award to those still trapped in hu-man trafficking.

“Everyone deserves not just to survive but to live,” McQueen said. “I dedicate this award to all the people who have endured slav-ery and the 21 million people who still suffer from slavery today.”

Just a few days before the film won its Oscar, people across the nation – including Carrie Under-wood and NBA shooting guard Kyle Korver – united to take a stand against human trafficking.

On Shine a Light on Slavery Day, thousands, including many on campus, drew a red ‘X’ on their hands Feb. 27 to spread awareness of the injustice done around the world. Approximately 10 students also gathered in the Universiy’s Hatton Chapel that day to pray for the end of human trafficking.

According to senior Adam Chaney, prayer is foundational for fighting this issue. Chaney serves as the mobilization and awareness director for Elijah Rising – a local organization that exists to combat sex trafficking in Houston. Over half of the staff at Elijah Rising are

either current or former University students. The organization started off as a monthly prayer meeting four years ago and is now actively fighting sex trafficking in Hous-ton through rescuing victims and spreading awareness.

“First and foremost, we’re a prayer organization that’s focusing on biblical justice,” Chaney said. “Our mission statement at Elijah Rising is equipping justice war-riors through prayer, awareness and intervention, in that order.”

Chaney mentioned that gather-ing exact statistics about human trafficking is difficult since traf-

ficking is usually an operation run in secret. However, the most com-monly accepted number of indi-viduals enslaved is 27 million. In addition to this, the average age of victims is around 13-years-old.

“The reason why that statistic is so staggering is because the av-erage life span for a victim in sex trafficking is seven years,” Chaney said. “A lot of these victims’ lives are ending before they even reach 21.”

While there are still 27 million victims of human trafficking, this generation is already making a difference. In 2013, Elijah Rising took about 6,000 people around the community in van tours. On these tours, passengers are informed of testimonies and statistics about the sex trafficking industry and en-couraged to pray for those trapped in slavery. Elijah Rising also shut down a local brothel and converted it into their current headquarters. Through this ministry, two more brothels have been put out of busi-ness last month. Chaney said that none of this could have been done without the organization’s primary focus on Jesus.

“It has to be understood that this is a massive injustice,” Chaney said. “The only solution is Jesus.”

Summer Conference Host Applications

The Summer Conference Host team is working with the University Events & Conferences department and Residence Life this sum-mer to organize the Summer Conference. Applications are due March 7.

Student FoundationFoundation is a group

of student leaders who serve at major University events. Membership is open to juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above. Interviews will be held to review the applicants’ involvement on campus. Applications are due March 13.

FAFSA DeadlineFor students wanting to

apply for federal student aid this year, the University’s pri-ority deadline is March 14. Applications should be sub-mitted as soon as possible.

Sled Team For all students interested in becoming involved in the Sled Team, applications are due March 19. Once applica-tions are reviewed, personal interviews will be conducted before acceptance to the Sled Team.

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Students attended “Boot Scootin’ For Babies” Feb. 28 to raise pro-life awareness. Through this event, HBU Students for Life raised over $600 towards their new Pregnant and Parenting Student Assistance Fund which provides mothers with financial support so that they can continue their education.

by CHELSEA TYSON

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• On pg. 16, in Husky Sports Rewind, the women’s basket-ball score should read “Feb. 8 Incarnate Word 70-65 W” instead of “Feb. 8 Incarnate Word 70-65 L.”

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“Obama looks to boost young minorities.”-Time

Obama started an initia-tive Feb. 27 to help young black and Hispanic men.

“Judge rules Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitu-tional.”-Chicago Tribune

On Feb. 26 U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia declared the Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitu-tional.

“Big storm brings new worries to California.”-ABC News

Winter storm hit California Feb. 28.

“Mush! The Iditarod sled-dog race begins in Alaska.” -CBS NewsThe Iditarod began March 2.

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of the total vote against seven other Republican candidates. Al-though he has endured opposition from Tea Party members for main-taining a more moderate stance than other prominent conserva-tives, Texans continued to support him at the polls.

State Senator Wendy Davis (D) collected 79.1% of the total vote in her Democratic primary for the Gubernatorial race. Davis became a blip on the national radar after holding an 11-hour filibuster to prevent the passage of a bill that added restrictions to abortion rights in Texas. Davis’ campaign has raised over $4,000,000 since her Oct. 2013 announcement to run for Governor, according to texastribune.org.

Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) collected 91.5% of the total vote in the Republican primary, a landslide win. Despite becom-ing a paraplegic in 1984, Abbott has maintained a strong judicial career in Texas, including private practice. He served as a state trial judge and, later, associate judge for the Texas Supreme Court. Ac-cording to texastribune.org, Ab-bott’s campaign has raised over $30,000,000 since announcing his run in 2011.

The Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor will also find its conclusion in a runoff election. State Senator Dan Patrick (R) re-ceived 43.3% against incumbent David Dewhurst, who only col-lected 27.3% of the total vote.

The seat of lieutenant gover-

nor, a highly powerful position due to its regulation of the Texas Senate and administration over Texas spending, has become a battleground as sentiments that Dewhurst is not as conservative as party members would prefer. Patrick, who is described as “a Christian first and a conservative second,” in a CBS DFW article published March 4, has appealed to both hard-line conservatives and Evangelicals.

State Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D) stood alone as a pick in the Democratic primary, winning by default, a total of over 450,000 votes were cast in her favor.

The list of offices for the 2014 general election includes the Gov-ernor seat; the U.S. Senate seat — currently held by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX.); the lieutenant governor seat; the seat of Attorney General; 36 U.S. House of Repre-sentative seats allocated to Texas; and a myriad number of judicial seats.

A comprehensive list of seats up for election in Texas can be found at www.sos.state.tx.us un-der the tab “Elections Informa-tions” and at the link titled “Of-fices Up For Election in 2014.”

In order to vote in Texas, state residents must obtain a voter reg-istration card. Applications for registrations can be sought at voter registration drives or from a county voter registrar’s office. Voters must be registered at least 30 days prior to an upcoming elec-tion to be eligible.

sensed that having one night per month would give a concerted ef-fort for the entire campus to wor-ship together. It made the night special instead of just a weekly event,” Miller said. “Quest was for its season and now we feel this is for a new season.”

The name Fuego was suggest-ed by sophomore Refuge member Joel Guerra. Fuego, “fire” in Span-ish, is a play off of Ignite’s name.

“I was trying to have some-thing similar to Ignite, having that passion, that fire,” Guerra said. “I really wanted it to be about the fire we have inside to get to know Je-sus.”

“Fuego will allow us to do some bi-lingual worship during these monthly times,” Miller said.

“I believe it will set the tone for the other activities on campus and establish what our priority should be at the beginning of the month—worship and surrender,” Miller said.

The night of worship is free to all attendees. Spiritual Life has extended the invitation to local churches and youth groups, but the real focus is students.

The second and final install-ment of Fuego this semester will be held April 1; it will resume again in the 2014 fall semester.

Miller said he is excited about the upcoming fall semester and the return of Fuego.

“Dates are not set, but we feel this is the direction God is moving us,” Miller said.

-ganizations by creating activi-ties that mix members of different Greek organizations in a collabora-tive effort towards the ultimate goal of promoting the fundraiser.

This year the Order of Omega is looking to make itself available not only to the members of Greek orga-nizations but also to those outside of the Greek community. There is no pressure on attendees of Greek Week to rush a Greek organization; instead, it is an opportunity for stu-dents to experience one of the many aspects of Greek Life.

“We are hoping for Greek Life to grow significantly and the Order of Omega will be promoting this through their events,” Roquee For-son, director of Student Involve-ment, said.

Forson said that Greek Life has been significantly growing over the last few years and there is expected to be an increase in the members of Greek Life in the following years. Students are encouraged to be on the lookout for future events or-ganized by the Order of Omega throughout the year.

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FUEGO: Worship unites studentsContinued from Page 1

GREEK: Order boosts campus involvementContinued from Page 1

By ANGELLE COLE Lifestyle editor

One of the quickest ways to change one’s look is to change hair color. However, there are myths about dying hair that discourage many from taking the hair color plunge. With the right regimen and products, a new hair color can be the perfect adventure.

Before coloring hair, one’s hair type, texture and porosity must be taken into consideration. Hair type can be determined using a hair typ-ing system; the most well known being Andre Walker’s Hair Typing system. Walker’s system catego-rizes hair by curl pattern and hair texture from fine and straight to coarse and kinky. Discovering hair type will aid in determining whether one’s hair can handle hair color and what type of hair color is best.

Hair porosity is another impor-tant factor to consider before col-oring hair; porosity is the ability of hair to soak up moisture. The more porous a strand is, the quicker water is absorbed into the cuticle. Deter-mining hair porosity is key to put-ting together a moisturizing routine that maintains elasticity and pre-vents dryness.

The most common myth about permanently altering hair color is that it causes irrevocable damage. While coloring one’s hair does change it, any damage done to the hair can be remedied either by deep conditioning, protein treatments and maintaining proper hair regimen. Essentially, when hair is permanent-ly colored, the cuticle of the hair is raised to allow the pigment to be de-posited, or in the case of bleaching for the pigment to be taken away.

The cuticle layer, which is now raised, can be closed again by using

a reconstructuring treatment, which will close the cuticle and allow the hair to retain moisture. Dryness and breakage occur when the cuticle is not properly sealed. Following up with a protein treatment will fill in the gaps of the hair shaft developed after chemically processing hair.

There must be a balance between

moisture and protein in the hair; too much protein can dry out the hair and cause brittleness. Therefore a deep conditioner should be used at least bimonthly to restore moisture and deeply penetrate the hair shaft.

After coloring hair, use products specifically marketed toward color treated hair and add moisture back

into the hair. Another hair color myth is that

permanent hair color is the only way to ensure longevity of color and best results. However, many semi and demi permanent hair colors can achieve the same results as perma-nent hair color.

Also, with the proper mainte-nance, the longevity can be extend-ed to rival that of a permanent hair dye. When using brightly colored dyes such as neons, pastels and reds, which can fade quickly, add a bit of the semi permanent color to condi-tion each wash. This will deposit color back onto the strands. Also, the use of specially formulated color treated products can aid in longevity of hair color.

After determining that hair is healthy enough to handle dye, now it is time to determine which color to dye one’s hair. For many years, it was beauty law that hair color should change with season, lighter in the summer and darker hues in the winter. However, hair color should be a personal experience.

Regardless of the season, choose a hair color based on personality and lifestyle. For example if one has a corporate job then a more subtle approach should be taken in dying hair. If in college and in a more flex-ible work environment, the choices for hair color are endless. From pas-tel lavender to golden brown choose a hair color that directly relates to personal characteristics.

Consider one’s undertone when choosing hair color. If one has warm undertones, choose colors that will enhance the warmth of the skin color. If on the cool side of the spec-trum, choose cooler hair colors that will complement cool undertones. Always leave room for individual-ity; experiment and enjoy.

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By ANGELLE COLELifestyle editor

As winter draws to a close, it is time to switch up the beauty rou-tine. In the winter, the focus was on keeping one’s skin and hair mois-

turized while staying warm yet stylish. Along with the arrival of spring comes bright pastel colors, pleasant weather and a new set of beauty essentials.

Pleasant weather brings with it more time spent in the sun. Sun-screen is needed to protect the skin and prevent exposure to harmful UV rays that can cause skin can-cer. Choose a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 and follow reap-plication details to achieve maxi-mum protection. If sensitive skin is a concern, choose a sunscreen without fragrances; if tan skin is a concern, opt for a sunless tan-ner rather than going to tanning beds. Sunless tanners provide an easy way to achieve tanned results without overexposure to the sun.

Dark hued lipsticks and cloth-ing are winter staple items; how-ever in the spring, brighter hues complement skin tone and hair color. Pastels brighten up one’s wardrobe in preparation for the spring season. Incorporate color-ful pieces with winter staples to create a uniquely fashionable out-fit. Men can incorporate bright and pastel colors by adding a brightly hued polo style shirt or a pastel colored tie to more neutral pieces like khaki or navy blue slacks. Bright fuchsias, cool toned reds, orange-based reds and pastel hued lip colors will brighten any look and add a pop of color to accentu-ate a neutral outfit. Since the tem-perature is rising, choose a lipstick with moisturizing ingredients to combat dry lips.

Spring also means it is time to sweat proof the foundation rou-tine. One can swap out heavier foundations for lighter alterna-tives such as BB creams or tinted moisturizers. The BB creams also includes sunscreen which is great for those not worried about a lot of coverage; it provides light to sheer medium coverage and adds mois-ture to the skin.

For someone who is not will-ing to sacrifice coverage, the best way to sweat proof one’s makeup is to use a makeup setting spray or setting powder. Both of these will ensure that the foundation does not slide or move around on the skin even on the hottest days.

With these beauty essentials transitioning to spring will be ef-fortless.

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No room in the budget for a television? No prob-lem! With this simple DIY project, one will be able to project images and video onto the wall from a smart phone or device. Materials needed: Shoebox, paper clip, smart-phone, magnifying glass, X-acto knife, electrical tapeTrace a hole in the box: Cut out the hole and attach the lens: trace around the magnifying glass on ei-ther side of the shoebox. Make sure the inside of the shoebox is a dark color. Next cut out the hole that was traced on the box making sure to be very precise to avoid light leaking around the lens. Also cut a hole on the other side of the shoebox for a power cord securing it with electrical tape. Now at-tach the lens of the magnifying glass using electri-cal tape. Make sure that the lens is secure so that no light escapes through the tape. Create a stand: Make a stand for your phone using a paper clip or use an existing one. Next it’s time to flip the screen, when light passes through the lens the image is flipped. Go to the settings and change the screen orientation so that, when projected, the screen is right side up. Find the right focus: Adjust the position of the pro-jector either closer or further away until the image is the desired size. For more fine-tuning adjust, the phone inside the projector.

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Bleached blonde colored to achieve a lavender pastel color

Left: Dark blonde hair with ombre Right: Peek-a-boo highlights

Natural blonde dyed to achieve a warm brunette color.

Examples of Hair Color Changes

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By STEVE ARIASSocial media coordinator

“Son of God,” a Christian nar-rative film directed by Christopher Spencer, takes a story beloved by millions of people around the world and creates a movie that brings the timeless story to life, but in an unimpactful way.

The movie begins with a nar-ration from John the Apostle (Sebastian Knapp) that summarizes some of the most popular biblical stories such as Adam and Eve eat-ing the forbidden fruit, Moses part-ing the Red Sea and David killing Goliath.

Christians may find the quick synopsis of several biblical stories interesting but non-believers may not be entertained due to its dull use of special effects and apparent irrel-evance to the story of Jesus. The rest of the movie shows how the min-istry of Jesus began and concludes with His ascension into heaven.

“Son of God” is based on the ten-hour miniseries “The Bible” that

was broadcasted March 2013 on the History Channel. Hans Zimmer, renowned music composer for the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman trilogy, wrote the musical score, which compensates for the emotions that the actors failed to express in the film.

In some scenes, the characters were placed in an emotional situa-tion, yet the actors seemed dull and apathetic. Diogo Morgado – the actor who portrayed Jesus – did not express the strong emotions that Jesus would have felt according to the stories in the Bible, not accord-ing to the movie.

Due to controversy that the actor resembled President Barack Obama, the character of Satan was omitted from the movie, denying the pres-ence of a foil character to contrast the innocence of Jesus. This created a further lack of feeling that will be noticed by those who are previously familiar with the story of Jesus.

Additionally, the transitions between scenes and key parts of the story were not smooth, damaging

the momentum that each miracle and sermon attempted to build.

Despite the shortage of strong emotion and elegance, “Son of God” justly depicted the rise of the ministry of Jesus and the effect it had on the concerned Jewish and Roman leaders. The movie will help the audience understand why the Pharisees and Sadducees grew jeal-ous of His growing fame among the Jewish people, as well as how the Jewish religious teachers convinced the Roman leaders to punish and crucify Him.

The scenes that reenacted the miracles will be admired among Christians and might help non-believers better understand the teachings of Jesus. Despite the supernatural miracles of Jesus, the movie achieved in making His life realistic and historical as opposed to

a vague story that happened 2,000 years ago.

When compared to other Hollywood movies, however, “Son of God,” struggles to match the standards, especially when com-pared to the superb example set by the 2004 film “The Passion of the Christ,” directed by Mel Gibson -that covers the final 12 hours of the life of Jesus.

Although “Son of God” has more material inspired by the Bible, “The Passion of the Christ” was emotionally captivating; “Son of God” simply gives a more detailed overview of the life, death and res-urrection of Jesus.

The audience will leave “Son of God” with a better understanding of Jesus and His ministry, but the film will likely fail at moving the hearts of viewers.

By KATIE BROWNEntertainment editor

Thanks to Buzzfeed, a website that specifically provides viral con-tent, there has been a recent influx of ridiculous online quizzes.

Some of these quizzes – includ-

ing “Which Disney prince is your true love?,” “Which sandwich are you?” and “Which state do you actually belong in?” – seem point-less, but the growing popularity of these quizzes harkens back to an age-old question: “Who am I?”

Mankind has always sought to understand itself, as apparent by the existence of horoscopes, philosophical books and personal-ity quizzes.

That being said, discovering which sandwich someone is simi-lar to does not necessarily reveal more about one’s identity.

Buzzfeed personnel claims that the process of creating one of these viral online quizzes begins with taking one answer and work-ing their way backwards while assigning logical traits to that answer.

“For our most viral quizzes, the results have to be meaningful in some way,” Summer Burton, BuzzFeed’s managing editorial director, said in an article posted Feb. 24 in The India Times. “It’s not that they are scientific. It’s just that what they say means some-thing to people as far as their own identity.”

Another reason for these quiz-zes going viral is society’s obses-sion with social media. Upon com-pleting one of these small tests, the option to share the results on Facebook or Twitter immediately appears.

Quiz-takers desire to compare their results with others as anoth-er means of socializing via the Internet.

Do the quizzes actually tell people more about themselves? Yes and no.

“If you take a ‘Parks and Rec’ quiz and you get Leslie Knope, then you’re very enthusiastic,” Burton says. “It’s almost like you pick three or four adjectives, and then those kind of go into figur-ing out what the answers for each question are going to be. And assigning them to a result.”

People should not expect these quizzes to reveal more about themselves, but they do not do any actual harm.

Go ahead and take the quiz if knowing which Disney prince is the most compatible really seems important. Avoid getting carried away, though, and know the quiz-zes themselves are frivolous.

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The previously popular television show “Heroes” is destined to return to living rooms. Should viewers forgive the show’s past degrading popularity and keep an open mind? This time around, it will be run by Kring, meaning viewers can expect there to be a larger variety in characters, events and settings. The show is rumored to hit TV in 2015.

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The film rendition of “Divergent,” a four-and-a-half star book series accord-ing to Goodreads, is soon to hit theaters. Scheduled for a release date of March 21, the movie – directed by Neil Burger – features Shailene Woodley as the story’s protagonist, Tris Prior. For those not famil-iar with the books, there is plenty of time to catch up. Look for them in book stores.

With “Gravity” sweeping the board, host Ellen Degeneres ordering pizza and her selfie becoming the most retweeted tweet ever, the 86th annual Academy Awards March 2 proved to be a night to remember. The high-est honors went to “12 Years a Slave” (Best Picture), Matthew McConaughey (Best Actor for “Dallas Buyers Club”) and Cate Blanchett (Best Actress for “Blue Jasmine”).

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By RAMON MADDEN Business and science editor

With the re-cent cold and rainy weather and the accumulation of schoolwork, most college students

would just rather stay in bed. How-ever, the extrinsic motivation of getting an education for a better life is present and helps motivate most people to reluctantly drag them-selves out of bed. Fortunately, there are a few things that can be done to help make that dreaded start of the day more enjoyable.

One of the best things every col-lege student should do in the morn-ing is eat a healthy breakfast. This will give students their primary en-ergy to accomplish their extensive to-do lists. Starting the day off with a good stretch is also a great way to prepare the body to be ready for the day. It loosens and warms ups stiff muscles and will make moving around a lot easier.

Taking a moment to smile in the mirror will promote a more posi-tive feeling about having to get up. This will cause neuronal signals to travel from the cortex of your brain to the brainstem— the oldest part of the brain. From there, the cranial muscle carries the signal further to-wards the smiling muscles in your face. Once the smiling muscles in one’s face contract, there is a posi-tive feedback loop that goes back to the brain and reinforces the feeling of joy. If smiling does not promote happiness, the silliness of smiling to one’s self will definitely do the trick.

Taking a warm shower in the morning will also help wake the body up, as well as make one feel fresh and clean. Studies have shown that warm showers increase oxy-tocin levels, easing anxiety. Cold showers have been known to relieve the body of fatigue and increase mental alertness.

Listening to music throughout one’s morning routine will get them psyched for the day. Music trig-gers the release of dopamine, the feel-good chemical in the brain. If possible, set an alarm to play your favorite song as you wake up.

Early in the morning, doing a few quick exercises can help get the blood flowing and the mind stimu-lating. Something as simple as do-ing push-ups and crunches can get the pump blood through the body and get you going; college students could consider jogging across cam-pus to get to class.

If students engage in a few of these activities each morning, wak-ing up will no longer seem as un-pleasant and college students can have a better perspective for what the rest of the day holds for them.

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Stranger Danger: Circle of Six — This app allows users to connect the phone numbers of up to six close friends, classmates, roommates or trusted individuals. In an emergency, users can safely and discreetly send a mass message for help. There are several different functions. For example, tapping the phone icon will send out a message that reads, “Call and pretend you need me. I need an interruption,” to the six preset numbers. For serious emergencies, this app also contains a 911 emergency setting. On Watch — This app has six functions: calling 911 and friends, calling 911 only, calling campus police, the “Watch my Back” setting—an alert disabled only with a passcode—contacting friends and the “I’m here” setting—an alert to let friends or family know you’ve arrived at your destination safely. Guardly — This app allows users to dial for help or send out an alert with just a few taps. Triggering an alert enables GPS tracking. Students can also capture and send photos to mobile contacts or authorities in non-threatening emergencies, such as car accidents. On the app’s map, users can also see which friends and family members are nearby. My Force — When walking home at night or crossing a dark and secluded part of campus alone, pull out the MyForce app. By hitting the app’s bright red button, an alarm will be triggered by means of a phone call. Once the alert is triggered, MyForce will start recording your call and pinpoint your present location. The monitoring operator will determine if the situation is an emergency and call 911. All emer-gency contacts will also be alerted.

Health: Tox Toolbox — The Tox Toolbox includes techniques and advice for assessing toxic syndromes, identifying pills and treating venomous bites and infections. It includes a database of important clinical summaries, formulas, and management guidelines for dozens of common toxic exposures, as well as links to additional resources available through the web. The database serves to provide efficient “bedside diag-nosis and timely treatment” for a wide variety of poisonings. In addition, there is a management protocol for “what to do in the first 10 minutes” after a suspected overdose. First Aid by American Red Cross —This app includes safety tips for a wide range of hazardous events from volcanoes to meningitis—as well as standard directions and step-by-step instructions for cuts, burns and heart attacks. This first aid app uses pre-loaded content so Wi-Fi is not needed to access the app, which is ideal for emergencies. It also includes a 911 emergency feature. The Carrot — This app provides easy-to-use tools for tracking health, nutrition, fitness and medi-cine consumption with the use of a simple calendar format. Resturant Nutrition — This mobile app contains nutritional information for over 15,000 food items at over 100 restaurants. The application’s journal feature allows its users to track their calorie intake, among many other things. There is also a map feature to help locate nearby restaurants with updated menus.

I’m Lost: Google Maps— This app makes navigating your world faster and easier. Google Maps helps its us-ers to find the best spots in town by providing comprehensive maps in 200 countries; voice-guided GPS navigation for driving, biking and walking; transit directions and maps for over 800 cities; and live traffic and incident reports, accompanied by a re-routing feature. For entertainment purposes, it allows its users to view detailed information on more than 100 million places, including indoor imagery for restaurants, museums and more. Take Me Home I’m Lost — This app remembers the location of the user’s home or dorm and can help navigate to it when the person is in an unknown location. The app also doubles as a car finder by saving the location of the user’s vehicle when parked in a big parking lot, allowing users to find their vehicle with ease.

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The science of waking up in a positive mood

By RAMON MADDEN Business and science editor

8 March 6, 2014

Normally associated with getting rid of bad breath and candy canes, pep-permints are well known around the whole world. However, many people lack the knowledge of the true powers and various qualities of peppermints.

BrainAll college students struggle to get

up in the morning. If they were to eat a peppermint, though, it would be a lot easier because it is said to wake up both the body and mind. It is also believed that peppermint helps boost memory by triggering the hippocampus, the part of the brain linked to memory, thus open-ing the brain to retain more information.

Peppermints are also known to help relieve stress by creating a relaxing and calming mood within the body, subse-quently helping users sleep better.

Health

It is said that athletes should indulge in the consumption of peppermints since they have been known to reduce fatigue

and boost one’s overall mood, thus re-sulting in a more effective and produc-tive workout. Peppermints can also be used to help treat the cold and flu while relieving symptoms of chest and nasal congestion, sore throat and fever.

In addition, the American Botanical Council states that peppermint assists with indigestion, upset stomach and colic – studies have even shown it to be an effective treatment for people with ir-ritable bowel syndrome. Peppermint oil can help the release of chemicals that aid in digestion.

It has also been known to help relieve cramping, nausea, gas and colon issues. Additionally, peppermint oil has been known to have antibacterial and aroma therapeutic properties. It’s weird!

PeppermintsThey are more than just a breath

mint.

College students should download apps on their mobile devices that will help ensure their safety in certain situa-tions. Here are some safety apps that college students should consider.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

University leaders are working to create a vision that will revamp the University. Whether looking at the major, long-term goals or small-er modifications, there are some definite changes coming to the Uni-versity, some of which cause uneasi-ness among students.

In addition to previously an-nounced plans related to campus building developments and new worship services, students have re-cently learned of changes that will be made within the School of Fine Arts.

Accepting change can be hard and many people tend to resist it. To some, it seems like there are many changes coming at the same time with little communication about what the changes entail.

The University has tried to com-

municate with the student body through meetings and announce-ments, but there needs to be more transparency and communication between students and faculty. In this technological age where informa-tion is shared quickly, the Univer-sity needs to work to communicate quickly before rumors are spread.

With all of the changes, it is crucial for there to be open lines of communication for students to feel informed rather than ignored.

As a whole, it seems like the changes will be beneficial for the student body; despite the hopeful outcomes, there is also a feeling of unrest and dissatisfaction among students and faculty.

During this challenging time, faculty, staff and students need to keep an open mind. Sometimes

changes must be made for great things to happen. Hopefully, the changes taking place will lead to a great future for the University and students.

It will be interesting to return to the school in the years to come and see the coming changes. While it might be stressful now, it is exciting to be involved with the University during this time of transition.

Even though it is important to look towards the future, it is crucial

for administrators to keep the cur-rent student body in mind. Attract-ing new students is important but keeping current students is crucial as well.

No one truly knows whether or not all the changes will prove to be positive for the future of the Univer-sity, but people must find a balance between trusting the University’s leaders and holding them account-able for making the best decisions possible.

Confusion stems from recent changes

By DONNA MITCHELLContributing writer

The Collegian print edition is antiquated, unnecessary and out of touch with the student body. No

one feels the need to grab the news on his or her way to class, when they can use their mobile devices and divulge in scholarly matters.

Students are constantly on the go and it is barely even a thought at the front – or back – of their minds to pick up The Collegian and con-tinue on with their day. In between running to and from classes, guz-zling unhealthy amounts of caf-feinated beverages and trying to decrypt information from textbooks and teachers, the last thing students think about is reading a physical copy of the school newspaper when they can just pull out their laptops and read The Collegian online.

With their minds jam-packed with deadlines, cramming for tests and mid-terms, squeezing in friends and a social life along with other stress-inducing matters, no one has time to worry about the next big issue or topic The Collegian is going to publish. Considering all of these factors, reading a hardcopy of The Collegian has become impractical.

Frankly, The Collegian is jaded and out-of-touch with students. In this cyber-era, everything is touch-screen; the world is in the palm of our hands, so lagging around a newspaper is unnecessary.

Should The Collegian continue a print edition?

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By TAYLOR GIBSONStaff writer

The Collegian should continue its print edition because it is a Uni-versity tradition that provides the

‘newspaper’ experi-ence while bringing students together.

The Collegian has been published since 1963 and provides students,

faculty and alumni with news for over 50 years. With renovation and change becoming a theme within the University, The Collegian is a tradition that should be continued; it is a tangible reminder of how far the University has come.

Print editions provide students with a ‘newspaper’ experience. Stu-dents can grab a coffee and skim through the morning paper in be-tween classes. A print edition also gives students a brief break from the technological devices they rely on for communication, social media and news.

The Collegian unites the stu-dent community with its bi-weekly event, Paper, Pastry, Coffee. The event provides students and faculty with newspapers, muffins and cof-fee, along with the opportunity to congregate, socialize and enjoy the creativity of others.

The print edition of The Colle-gian should be continued because it is a University tradition that provides students with a morning ‘newspaper’ experience, uniting the student body.

Grace remains constantThis column focuses on how God’s grace applies to everyday life.

There is no doubt that a lot is about to change on campus with the University’s plans to improve every-thing from programs to buildings. College in general is about changes and it is hard to find something to trust in and rely on when everything changes.

While change is not always bad, it can be inconvenient; college is no exception. As students try to make the huge transition from school to career, they are sometimes met with unexpected challenges, and com-plications arise — such as a friend transferring to another school, a car breaking down or a close professor leaving the University.

In life, change is inevitable. There will always be moments when it feels like everything is unpredict-able and unstable.

In those moments, there is one aspect of life that does not and will never change: the amount of grace God extends will always remain the same because He is immutable and His love never changes.

The song “One Thing Remains” by Kristian Stanfill captures this per-fectly as it says, “Constant through the trial and the change, One thing remains...Your love never fails, it never gives up, It never runs out on me.” Imagine a grace so great that powers a love so constant from a God whose promises and character never waver.

For I the Lord do not change;

therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed: Malachi 3:6.

Take comfort in that promise. Any change in any situation or circumstance will not overwhelm because God’s steadfast grace will always persist through life’s ups and downs.

Even though people change, God remains the same with the grace that He has always extended. Thankful-ly, the amount of grace God gives is not dependent upon our actions.

God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?: Numbers 23:19.

It is easy to get discouraged over an inconvenient change, especially when it comes to relationships.

There is a trust factor involved in not being able to be consistent. One is usually not quick to trust in some-thing or someone that says one thing and then does the complete opposite; it is hard to boldly trust something or someone that keeps shifting.

People tend to trust things they see to be sturdy and reliable, but even the most permanent posses-sions on earth do not compare to God’s unchanging nature.

In the midst of trials and incon-sistency, God’s solid, unchang-ing grace is the ideal place to re-main anchored in. Even though the storms of life may surge all around, He will never change.

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OPINIONMarch 6, 2014 9The Collegian

by ALLISON THAI

Edward LawrenceDr. Jeffrey Wilkinson

Design editorFaculty adviser

I’ve been mak-ing movies most of my life, so sometimes I forget that not everyone looks at cinema through the same

lens as I do. For some, it’s easy to dismiss movies and TV as mind-less entertainment, empty pop cul-ture, or even immoral propaganda. If that’s how you view the me-dium, you might wonder why we would bother to study cinema and aspire to make our own films at the University.

Looking Back — The Litera-ture of Our Time:

Stories hold great power — they can entertain, move, teach, and change us. They are one of the most effective ways to shape and affect a culture; just look at the power of myths and legends throughout the ages. Yet, some-times we forget that storytelling existed long before the written word.

While books have proven to be one of the most effective ways of propagating stories, they certainly aren’t the only way. In the last

hundred years, our dominant form of storytelling undeniably moved from the page to the screen.

Looking back on the twentieth-century, the most influential stories were almost all told on film. Even when those stories were adapted from books, the films would often be seen by even more people.

Just because most of these cin-ematic productions were created as popular entertainment does not lessen their value. After all, Shake-speare and Dickens wrote to enter-tain the public, yet there is much we can learn from them.

In our Cinema & New Media Arts program at the University, we approach the great works of the cinematic medium in the same way that you might study a great book or a great painting. We do this to understand how these films work — how they challenge us and move us — and to continue in this tradition so that we can make beautiful and powerful films that reflect our view of the world and the truths that we believe in.

Looking Forward — Media All Around:

Today, media is ubiquitous. We

consume cinematic content ev-erywhere — not just in big-bud-get movies, TV shows and video games, but on Facebook feeds, YouTube, Instagram and What-sApp. Our phones have built-in cameras and we do not think twice about chronicling our lives with this technology.

Virtually every means of com-munication we currently use was created in the last 150 years — most in just the last few decades.

Our world is rapidly chang-ing around us and it is essential that we understand this changing landscape. No matter what field you aspire to work in, media and technology will be central to it.

Studying the art of cinema isn’t just about watching and making movies, although that is important.

We study cinema because, in the twenty-first century, this pow-erful synthesis of images, sounds and words is our dominant lan-guage. It is how we communicate ideas and information, how we shape and mold our culture, and how we share our stories with the world.

Why we study cinemaFACULTY COLUMN

OPINION March 6, 2014 10 The Collegian

By JOSHUA SIKORADirector of cinema & new media arts

As the Uni-versity grows and expands, one building — the first one built on campus — re-mains a central

part of University life. The Brown Administrative Complex was the first permanent building on cam-pus, and almost all components of the University were housed within this one place: the bookstore, cafe-teria, classrooms, library, adminis-trative and faculty offices, science labs, theater and art studios.

Few people realize that many of the current traditions began in the Brown Administrative Build-ing during the University’s be-ginning years. Dr. Ross Dillion spoke at the first convocation in the M.D. Anderson Student Cen-ter Sept. 19, 1963. A few weeks later, the first Religious Empha-sis Week was held Oct. 30 in the Bettis Quadrangle with Dr. Billy Graham speaking to over 5,000 guests. A video of the event, titled Billy Graham Visits HBU, can even be found on YouTube.

In January 1966, former music professor and eventual vice presi-dent emeritus, Don Looser, was tossed into one of the pools in the courtyard to celebrate his recent engagement to Elsa Albritton, an English professor at the Universi-ty; these fountains are now known as the Looser Fountains in honor of this special tradition and family. Though engagements at the Uni-versity are no longer celebrated in this manner, this tradition lasted for many years.

More recently, Hurricane Ike struck campus Sept. 13, 2008, causing major damage to the Brown Administrative Complex. Two weeks later, The Collegian published a special issue Sept. 28 with the headline: “Ike Strikes: Brown Suffers Catastrophic Blow.” When reconstruction be-gan on the building, it was deemed unusable. A celebration was held Sept. 27, 2011 to commemorate the reopening of the building.

Although new buildings have been added, the Brown Adminis-trative Building has remained at the heart of the University.

By GABI BOURNExec. managing editor

Building remains significant

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Out of This Worldby LAUREN OTTO

Everything was a blur. Mark stumbled into his apartment, running his fingers through his long blonde hair. He had the worst headache in his life and was a few moments away from seeing the corn dog he had scarfed down a mere few hours before. A few hours before was when he was out at the fall festival with Anna.

Anna…Things were perfect when they had got-

ten to the festival. The port was lit up like a Christmas tree and you could hear the sounds from the carnival games from miles away. The chilly evening weather was welcomed since it had been rather warm the entire day. Mark and Anna had been dating “since forever”, according to their classmates, and “should to-tally get married”. They had some sort of an-niversary coming up and decided to celebrate it early at the festival.

They first stopped at a photo booth, mak-ing the silliest faces they could come up with on the spot. Mark’s favorite picture was the one where he had turned away and had a pic-ture of the back of his head taken and Anna had puffed out her cheeks, stuck out her front teeth, and pushed up her nose like a pig’s. Although, his favorite part of it was the next picture, which was of them dissolving into hysterical laughter.

Next they pushed their way to a booth where the game was that they had to knock down all the bottles within three tries. Anna got them down in just one with her best softball pitch. The guy working at the booth sighed, and then pulled at a rope that had been hanging over their heads. It caused yellow, or-ange, and brown streamers and sparks to fly out at their faces. The guy then ripped down

the streamers and threw them in the trash pile that was on his right. Mark and Anna shrugged it off and moved on to their next thing.

After a night of cheap roller coasters and fried foods, they decided to finish off the night with a game of whack-a-mole. They handed their money to the tender and handed them their foam mallets, which Anna promptly used on Mark’s face. Soon, lights around them started flashing...

Read the full story online at hbucollegian.com in our new Freestyle section located under the Opinion tab.

Lettuce talk about bunches of fresh fruitby WILLIAM NIX

As a fresh face here on campusI have always appreciated the fruit,Always within reach, no fuss,With five kinds to boot!But I became frustrated, even green,When of bananas I saw a large lack,How could this be? It ate at me.I will get to the core! This nut I’ll crack!My first thought was the athletic studentsMust be swiping them, all of them!Those healthy, fit, people, how imprudent!But I was wrong and stopped the blame. I continued to hunt, no splitting now.Benny Gilbert, head of dining servicesPeeled the problem like a pro.“They have been green upon arrival.”He gladly explained, settling my fears.Too green to eat, the Baugh serviceWas protecting me, not letting me near.I’m grapeful for a wonderful food service.My mind at rest. The problem beet.My odyssey was complete.

The Collegian appreciates the input and feedback we have received from one of our readers. We are constantly looking for new ideas and ways to improve and keep The Collegian relevant. We will list the criticisms from a recent letter to the editor, followed by our responses.

“In your article on William Lane Craig, you say that he has debated Dawkins, but if my memory serves me right, Dawkins has famously denied Craig’s offers to debate.”

In regards to the comment about Craig and Dawkins having never debated, this is false. It is accurate to say that Dawkins did refuse to debate with Craig many times. After searching for information about this, there are several sources that report on their debate in Mexico in 2011 over the topic “Does the Universe Have a Purpose?” Also, the University’s press release about hiring Craig refers to the debate between the two.

“You forgot to mention Capitol Kings in your Passion article when listing DCB and Hillsong’s appearances.”

The Collegian staff chose not to mention the band Capitol Kings in the Passion ar-ticle since they were not mentioned in the official Passion flier. They did perform, but it is impossible to include every aspect of the event in a short article.

“Your backtalk section is just nonsense… It’s obviously garbage as is.”The Backtalk section has been a part of The Collegian for many years. In an issue

released Sept. 8, 1988, students were asked, “What advice would you give to incoming freshmen?” in a section named Your Turn. Although this has become a tradition and a way to get in touch with the student body, we are open for input on questions and ideas for how to use the space differently.

Remember, The Collegian appreciates feedback. Please continue to write letters to the editor at [email protected]

The Huskies were defeated by the Kansas Jayhawks baseball team 14-1 March 2 at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. This was the final matchup of a four-game series; the Huskies lost three games and won one. The Jayhawks scored five runs in both the fourth and sixth in-nings to rout the Huskies.

Huskies’ junior third baseman Curtis Jones went 1-for-2 at bat with an RBI. Senior right fielder Jordan McCoy tripled for the Hus-kies.

The first hit of the game oc-curred in the bottom of the first in-ning when Jayhawks’ junior infield-

er Justin Protacio hit the ball to left field, resulting in a triple. Jayhawks’ sophomore infielder Tommy Mira-belli scored the team’s first RBI of the game when he grounded out to second base, running in Protacio for the first score of the game.

The Huskies ended off the first inning down 1-0. At the top of the second inning, the Huskies could not get their offense going as the Jayhawks forced three straight outs, leaving the Huskies without a hit through two innings.

The Huskies had their first hit in the game at the top of the fourth in-ning when Jones hit the ball up the middle, giving him a single.

However, the Huskies failed to

keep the offensive flow going as they received another out, giving them their third out and remained scoreless through four innings in a 3-0 deficit.

At the bottom of the four in-nings, the Jayhawks offense really got going as Protacio ran in Jay-hawks’ junior outfielder Blair Beck on a single, giving his team a 4-0 lead.

The Jayhawks went on to score four straight runs, giving them a 8-0 lead through four innings. Protacio finished the game with 4-for-5 at bat, three RBIs and three runs for the Jayhawks.

The Huskies’ sole score oc-curred at the top of the sixth inning

when Jones ran in Huskies’ sopho-more outfielder Christian Cokinos on a fly ball, cutting the deficit 9-1. Huskies’ junior pitcher Ross Ken-nell encountered his second loss of the season, allowing 10 hits and eight runs in 3.2 innings.

Jayhawks’ junior pitcher Drew Morovick earned his third win of the season, allowing only one hit in five innings.

The Huskies’ next challenge comes as they face the Prairie View Panthers March 11 at Husky Field before encountering their first conference matchup of the season against the Nicholls State Colonels March 14-16 at Ray E. Didier Field in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

M o n d a y , March 3, marked the 65th day that Michael Schum-acher has been in a coma. F1 World

Champion Michael Schumacher had a ski-accident in the French Alpine resort of Meribel December 29, 2013; he hit his head on a rock and suffered severe brain injuries. Shu-macher was put into a drug-induced coma to give his brain a chance to heal. Doctors started to withdraw sedatives to try to wake him up. Unfortunately, Schumacher has not shown any signs of recovery.

According to foxnews.com, Dr. Tipu Aziz, professor of neurosur-gery at Oxford University who is not connected to Schumacher’s care, has hope.

“The fact that he hasn’t woken up implies that the injury has been extremely severe and that a full re-covery is not improbable,” Aziz said.

Other experts say it is still too early to make an accurate prognosis.

“About 90 percent of the re-covery is made within nine to 12 months, this is still the early days,” Dr. Anthony Strong, an emeritus chair in neurosurgery at King’s Col-lege London, said.

The Bahrain International Cir-cuit in London has honored Schum-acher by naming one of the corners after him.

“Michael’s family would like to thank the Bahrain International Cir-cuit for this gesture, acknowledging Michael’s achievements in Formula 1 and interest in the BIC circuit de-sign. We take it as a recognition for his passion for motorsport,” Sabine Kehm, Schumacher’s manager, said. “I am convinced Michael will love the idea and feel very honored about having a BIC corner named after him.”

Schumacher is considered one of the greatest F1 racers and has a record of seven World Champion-ships. Days after his accident, many pilots, such as former F1 racer Justin Wilson, tweeted for a speedy recov-ery.

“Thoughts are with Michael Schumacher and his family,” Wil-son said. “Hard for me to accept as I always believe that he was invin-cible.”

The word invincible would be nothing short of who Schumacher is.

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By KEVIN HARRISAsst. sports editor

March 6 7:30 p.m. Nicholls

March 8 7:30 p.m. McNeese State

SPORTSMarch 6, 2014 12 The Collegian

March 6 5 p.m. Nicholls

March 8 3 p.m. McNeese State

by KATIE BROWN

Huskies lose series against Kansas

Schumacher shows no improvementBy JAMILETH RUBIOSports editor

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY...March 6, 1922: Outfielder and pitcher George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. signed a three-year con-tract with the New York Yankees. Ruth Jr. finished his career with a batting average of .392 and 714 home runs.

March 6, 1972: All-star center Shaquille O’Neal was born. O’Neal went on to have a Hall of Fame career, averaging 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks. O’Neal won four NBA championships and three Final MVP awards.

March 6, 1982: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 171-166 at HemisFair Are-na in San Antonio, Texas, mak-ing it the second highest scoring game in NBA history. Spurs’ guard George Gervin scored a game-high 50 points.

March 6, 1985: Professional box-er Mike Tyson defeated profes-sional boxer Hector Mercedes in a first-round, winning his profes-sional debut. Tyson retired with a 50-6-2 boxing record, including 44 knockouts.

SoftballMarch 8 1 p.m. Northwestern State, Game 1

March 8 3 p.m. Northwestern State, Game 2

March 9 2 p.m. Northwestern State

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Huskies stand in reverence for the National Anthem before their game against Northeastern Feb. 21 on Husky Field.