The Yellow Jacket October 3, 2018 Howard Payne University . Brownwood, TX Volume 109, Issue 3

‘Live Like Hill’

On Sept. 15, Howard Payne University student Hillary Bryanne Jackson passed away at age 21.

“Hill was a light amongst the dark. She spent her last days spreading school spirit, faith, and love,” said Kyra Chapa, a HPU stu-dent and friend of Hillary.

Most of the Howard Payne community had the privilege of crossing paths with “Hill” during her time on campus – whether you were her softball teammate, in Delta Chi Rho, or you were just walking down the street at the right time.

“Hill had a way of mak-ing you feel like the most important person in the room,” said HPU student and friend Rachel Lilley. “She loved people, and al-ways saw them for who they were, not what they’d done. She saw the best in everyone and expected the best you could give. She genuinely loved everyone she met.”

While many of us were preparing for our first home game of the football sea-son, Hill was preparing to meet our Heavenly Father.

Hill struggled with many health issues, but she didn’t allow that to hinder her character or prevent her from being there for those

around her. Unless she told you, you would have never known about the battles she was fighting.

“Hill was the most gen-uine person I’ve met. If anyone needed anything, she would drop whatev-er she was doing to help them,” said HPU student and friend Emily Kepling.

Just days before her pass-ing, Hill encouraged her

loved ones not to mourn her death, but to celebrate her life.

“When I pass away ... two-step at my funeral, tell goofy/funny stories, love on one another, comfort my sister/friends/fam, and most importantly, don’t worry. I will be with THE Big Man,” Hill wrote on Twitter.

For those who were able to attend her service on Sept. 20, you know just how per-

fect for Hill it was. There was indeed funny stories and goofy photos of her as we all knew her. We worshiped and danced alongside of our dear friend just as she wished.

Since her passing, many of us have adopted the phrase “Live like Hill.” In her absence, we are con-tinuing her legacy of mak-ing new friends, spreading faith and love, and keep-ing the school spirit alive.

In her honor, at this past Saturday’s home football game, the stands of Gordon Wood Stadium were filled with Hillary’s signature look – overalls and face paint.

It is not hard to see why Hill impacted so many in her short time on earth. Almost everyone when asked to describe her, uses the word “genuine.” That is a characteristic truly valued these days, as shown by her memory.

When asked to share some stories and words about Hill, HPU students jumped at the opportunity because we all have something we could say. So many wonderful and humorous stories were sent in, but here are just a few that paint a full picture of how Hill was always genuinely, unapologetically, and won-derfully herself – no matter where or who she was with.

InsIde thIs

edItIon

Every edition of the Yellow Jacket newspaper is available

online at www.hputx.edu/yellowjacket.

We’re all Clowns ............2Editor-in-Chief Gabi Diazde-leon writes that most stu-dents are clowns because of all the duties they must

juggle.

Moot Court.........................3HPU’s “new” Moot Court team starts strong at St.

Mary’s event.

World of Forensics...........5Most people think Forensics is all about solving crimes,

but there’s much more to this branch of science.

‘Making It’......................... 6Movie/TV columnist Seth

Rainey writes that “Making It” is a different kind of TV show.

Nashville vs. Texas...........7Music columnist Sawyer

Fisher compares Nashville music to Texas Red Dirt

music. Vanitas Art.........................8

Modern Vanitas art exhibit contains religious messages.

Tough Loss......................12Jackets’ soccer team falls to UT Tyler in double overtime.

Tough Loss II...................13The HPU football team falls to Belhaven in the final 20

seconds.

Hillary Bryanne JacksonJuly 10, 1997- Sept. 15, 2018

Hill→ Next Page

Because she lived like Jesus Christ, it’s on us to continue her legacy

Gabi Diazdeleon

Editor in chief

“The first time I ever met Hill was at a concert. She walked through the door and started waving uncontrollably. I looked to my friends and asked if we knew her and they said no, but I waved back. She came up to us and in her adorable little hick voice said, “Hey y’all, I’m Hill,” and we all danced our hearts out that night. What I wouldn’t do for one more dance with my girl.”

–Keylee SinderudHPU student

“One-time Hill came to my room so we could chat and catch up – ultimate-ly to talk about how good God is and all the cool things he showed me and her over the summer. My favorite thing about Hill was her love for fellowship and genuine love for people. We sat and laughed at our past mistakes and thanked God for his redemption and restoration. She ended our conversa-tion by saying, ‘Honestly, bro, if you’re not living every second of your day like literally down to the millisecond for Christ, then what are you doing?’

“Hill was my very good friend, my Rho sister, my prayer warrior, my personal hype-man, but most importantly my person who en-couraged me to run straight toward the Cross, even when life sucked.”

– Dreama AbilaHPU student

“I remember a time Hill killed five snakes in a span of 20 minutes. It was awesome.”

– Sawyer FisherHPU student

“Hill was an absolute ray of sun-shine. She lived the way that most peo-ple want to, but never actually achieve. Above all, she glorified Christ first.”

– Karli Conrad, BSM Campus Missionary Intern.

No story or picture could truly cap-ture how this one 5-foot-tall person loved and impacted so many people, but if one thing can be taken away it is this title. Dreama summed it up best when she answered the question, ‘So, why should we all live like Hill?’ Because she lived like Jesus Christ.”

It is that simple. Hill knew our calling and she lived it un-ashamedly. It is our turn now.

P A G E 1 C O N T I N U E D O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

From Page 1

From Page 1: Hill

Rho Down will never be the same.

Hill being helpful on move in day 2018.

Even after leaving the softball team she showed up with posters and always cheered on her friends.

Stung Em’ till the end ‘Trill Hill’

Paynt Games were always better with Hill.

As college students, we share our time with school, work, friends, hobbies, fam-ily and if we are lucky, some Netflix. While some of us have mastered time management, most of us still struggle with becoming overwhelmed and stressed out by all we must do.

Most of the time, I might as well be a clown because of all the things I have to jug-gle each week. I assume that many of my fellow students have performed this same cir-cus act a time or two as well.

The last thing I want to do is rant in my column, but for those who don’t know, I am a full-time student taking 17 hours, I have four jobs, and am pledg-ing Chi Alpha this semester. Trust me, I know a little some-thing about having a lot on your plate, and sometimes things will slip off and you may even drop the whole plate completely.

These past few weeks have been some of the hardest I have experienced in quite some time, but God – as He always does – has shown me that these hard times and my shortcom-ings are OK, and that I am al-lowed to fall because He will always catch me. I am in the process of Him picking me

back up, which admittedly can be harder than falling in the first place. But I trust that if I get up and genuinely try my hardest, He will take care of the rest.

Even when you are a profes-sional clown juggling chain-saws and riding a unicycle on a tightrope above a fiery pit blind-folded, just know you are never alone. Not only do we have an awesome heavenly Father to guide us, we also have each oth-er. Look around, I promise you are not the only one struggling.

When I stop to think about how I have gotten through col-lege thus far and all I have been able to do, I can’t help but think about two things that have had a greatest impact on my life.

First being, that I have learned that it is best to try self-lessness and serve those around me. Thinking of others is a

good way to face my stress with joy rather than frustration and exhaustion. This is by no means the easiest thing to do, but definitely the most rewarding.

When your life seems to be falling apart, take a step back and think of someone else’s, or think about the last time some-one was selfless and served you. Maybe they just sat and listened. Maybe they went out of their way to help you. Or maybe they just gave a sincere smile and genuinely wished you a good day. Imagine the impact you can have on your own life by making those around you better.

The second thing is my faith has driven me when I couldn’t drive myself. Faith is what keeps us in the race, even though the finish line is far from sight. Sometimes, you may need to stop and think about

what you hope for to remind yourself that you have hope. My faith paired with the relation-ships God has blessed me with have been pivotal in shaping how I approach my day to day.

I don’t have all the answers and I genuinely wish I could take all of the pain away from those around me. Though I can’t, my hope is that you con-sider the weights you face each day as a student and look to the left and to the right to see you’re not alone. Take my experience and use it however you see fit.

If it fits well, then I challenge you to consciously make some-body’s day better today. Start by telling the next person you see that they are awesome, and al-ways remember that you are too.

Think about it: We’re all clowns P A G E 2 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

Opinion/NewsNews Briefs

stateThe Texas woman who in-

spired the 1958 Buddy Holly song “Peggy Sue” has died at

a Lubbock hospital. Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham of Lubbock died Monday at University

Medical Center, according to UMC spokesman Eric Finley. She was 78. The family gave

the hospital permission to confirm the death, but asked

that no additional information be released. Peggy Sue Gerron

in 2008 released her autobi-ography “Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?: A Memoir by Buddy Holly’s Peggy Sue” to mark the 50th anniversary of

the song.

nationSomething terrible happened in the third quarter of Pike County

High School’s football game last Friday. But no one knows exactly what. At first, the team

thought Dylan Thomas had suffered a leg injury. But two

days later, the 16-year-old star linebacker died of a head injury. Now, the rural Georgia county about an hour south of Atlanta is overwhelmed with

both confusion and grief.“We’re in a constant process of evaluating the entire thing ...,”

coach Brad Webber said.

NationA surprising geyser eruption in Yellowstone National Park coughed up some surprising objects that had been tossed

into it over the decades. Human stuff like coins and cans aren’t surprising, necessarily, but a 1930’s pacifier? Ear Spring went from being dormant recently to spewing steam

and water between 20 and 30 feet – a height not recorded

since 1957. Oh, and you’re not supposed to toss stuff into the

geysers – even though it might be fun to imagine the item coughed out 50 years from

now.

Gabi DIazdeleon

Editor In Chief

What’s the Buzz?To submit items and events to this HPU campus calendar, email mlee@hputx.edu.

Oct. 4: Together 2018 Rally, Mims, 7 p.m.Oct. 4: Student-Led Worship, Grace Chapel, 9 p.m.Oct. 5-6: Pancakes and Prayers, The Hub, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday.Oct. 5-6: Evening of Theatre, HPU Theatre, 7:30 p.m.Oct. 8: University Singers rehearsal, DMC Choral Hall, 6:30 p.m.Oct. 8: FCA Dodgeball Night, 9 p.m., Wellness Center.Oct. 10: FCA Fields of Faith, Gordon Wood Stadium, 7 p.m.Oct. 12: Fall Break.

The 2018-2019 Yellow JackeT

ediTor-in-chiefGabi DiazDeleon

assisTanT ediTorSeth Rainey

Page designers, Gabi DiazDeleon, Seth Rainey, CaRa ivy,ChaSe PatteRSon, bRitni hayS,

Jake bowRen

PhoTograPhersanDRy binion, kyRa ChaPa, GeneSiS

aRReola

rePorTersGabi DiazDeleon, Seth Rainey, katie CRavey,CaRa ivy, ChaSe PatteRSon,

tituS bRown, StePhen FeatheRSton, yanCy FloReS, Jaime DoDSon

columnisTsGabi DiazDeleon, Seth Rainey,

DR. RobeRt manGRum , JeRRy leSlie, SawyeR FiSheR,

faculTY advisermike lee

(325) 649-8112mlee@hPutx.eDu

The Yellow Jacket is a student publication of Howard Payne Univer-sity. Letters to the editor are welcome. Please send any feedback to mlee@hputx.edu with “Letter to the Editor”

in the subject line.

‘New’ Moot Court team starts strongHoward Payne’s “new”

Moot Court team enjoyed a strong performance in its first competition of the 2018-2019 academic year Sept. 21-22 at the St. Mary’s School of Law Moot Court Invitational in San Antonio.

The team of sophomore Si-erra Ross and junior Conner Faught advanced to the semi-final round. Ross, Faught, along with freshmen Madi-son Zardiackas and Reagan Coleman, all finished in the top half as individual speak-ers. All are first-year Moot Court students for HPU.

Ross and Faught ad-vanced through the first three rounds of the competi-tion to reach the semifinals, beating teams from the Uni-versity of Texas at Arling-ton, Baylor and the Univer-sity of Texas at San Antonio.

Eighteen teams competed from nine universities: UT Arlington, UT San Antonio, Baylor, the University of Loui-siana at Lafayette, the Univer-sity of North Texas, the Uni-versity of Texas at Dallas, St. Mary’s University, Stephen F.

Austin University, and HPU.“This tournament is very

early in the season, and these four only had a few weeks to research a compli-cated constitutional issue, write legal arguments, and practice delivering those ar-guments before a panel of judges,” said Lorianna Kel-ley, HPU’s assistant profes-sor of government who also advises the Moot Court team.

“I could not be prouder of their success, and I am ex-cited to watch their contin-ued performance through-out the year and for the rest of their college careers.”

The Moot Court season typ-ically runs from September through March, Kelley said.

HPU Moot Court team members Bailey Myler, Jor-dan Hahn, Lucy Manning, and Lauren Piper will join the team for their next competi-tion scheduled for Oct. 12-13 at Baylor. Hahn teamed with Isaac Sommers last year as National Brief Writing Cham-pions during the American Moot Court Association’s na-tional competition. Sommers graduated from HPU in May.

O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 3

News

YJ SubmiSSion

Courtesy PhotoFrom left, Conner Faught, Sierra Ross, Madison Zardiackas and Reagan Coleman all finished in the top half as individual speakers at the HPU Moot Court team’s first competition of the academic year Sept. 21-22 at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.

“Complete the 2019–20 FAFSA®

through the fafsa.gov website or

the new myStudentAid app”

Faculty promotions, transitions announced

Howard Payne University recently began its fall 2018 se-mester with several changes to its faculty in regard to new hires, promotions and transitions.

They are:•Rachel Derrington was em-

ployed as assistant professor of social work and director of the social work program.

•Frank Nelson was employed as the director of bands and as-sistant professor of music.

•Dr. Eric Covington, for-merly HPU’s resident director for Taylor Hall and the campus apartments, became the as-sistant professor of Christian studies for the New Braunfels extension center.

•Deborah Dill, formerly HPU’s acquisitions coordina-tor and administrative assistant to the dean of libraries, was promoted to the role of director of libraries.

•Two additional faculty members received promotions: Lauren Kirk was promoted from instructor of education to assistant professor of education and Amy Kresta was promoted from instructor of biology to assistant professor of biology.

“We’re pleased to welcome

Ms. Derrington and Mr. Nelson to HPU’s faculty, and we extend our congratulations to all of those who received promotions,” said Dr. W. Mark Tew, HPU’s pro-vost and chief academic officer.

Derrington holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Denver and a Master of Social Work degree in policy and program management from the Univer-sity of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. She was most recently employed at the same university as an adjunct profes-sor and curriculum developer.

Nelson holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from HPU and a Master of Music Education degree from the Uni-versity of Northern Colorado. He has additional graduate study toward a Doctor of Mu-sic Education degree from the University of Northern Colo-rado. He most recently served as interim assistant band direc-tor at El Dorado High School and as associate director of bands at Belton High School.

Covington, who joined the HPU staff in January 2017, earned a Bachelor of Arts de-gree and a Master of Arts de-gree from Dallas Baptist Uni-versity. He additionally earned a Master of Arts degree from Wheaton College, and a Mas-ter of Letters degree and Doc-

tor of Philosophy degree from University of St. Andrews.

Dill was originally employed by the university in 1992 and re-employed in 2014. She holds a Bachelor of Arts de-gree from HPU and the Master of Library Science degree from the University of North Texas.

Kirk joined the HPU faculty

in 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Mas-ter of Science degree, both from Baylor University, and additional graduate study to-ward the Doctor of Education in curriculum and instruc-tion from Liberty University.

Kresta was employed by HPU in 2011. She holds a Bachelor

of Science degree from Texas Lutheran College and a Master of Science degree from Texas A&M University. She has ad-ditional graduate study toward the Doctor of Philosophy degree in wildlife science from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

P A G E 4 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

News

BY HPU Media Relations

Photo by HPU Media RelationsHPU recently announced new faculty members as well as faculty transitions and promotions. Left to right: Deborah Dill, Amy Kresta, Lauren Kirk and Rachel Derrington. Not pictured are Dr. Eric Covington and Frank Nelson.

Educator Preparation ProgramDeadline is here!

The School of Education is accepting applications to the Educator Preparation Program for those students who want to teach/coach/be a band director, etc. after graduation.

To do so, you must be certified, completing a preparation program. It is much easier to do while you are com-pleting your degree than it is to graduate and then complete the requirements.

If you are completing at least 30 cumulative hours this semester, you need to complete Phase 1 paperwork and set up an interview.

If you are completing at least 45 cumulative hours and want to teach Elementary, you need to complete Phase 2 paperwork.

If you are completing at least 60 cumulative hours and want to teach/coach/direct grades 6-12, you need to complete Phase 2 paperwork.

If you are completing all of your coursework by the end of the semester and are ready to Clinical Teach, you need to complete Clinical Teaching paperwork.

Complete this paperwork in Office 106 in the School of Education Suite in Newman Hall. If you have questions, contact us at 325-649-8144.

There’s more to forensics than solving crimes

In 2009, Dr. Derek Smith introduced a Forensic Science program to Howard Payne. So, what is forensic science? Usu-ally, people’s initial thought is criminal investigation and solving the crime. Forensics, in reality, is that and so much more. It is chemistry, genet-ics, toxicology, entomology, and analytical science – just to name a few components.

“Forensics is seen as be-ing a part of an investigation, which is good, it gives us exposure,” said Smith, asso-ciate professor of chemistry at HPU. “There is more to it, though. I do not know what people are expecting when they join the course, but al-most all of them are bombard-ed with the chemistry of it.”

HPU offers forensic scopes for animal and plant. At first, it may seem like there is no connection between forensics and plants, but it can be a key factor in certain situations.

“I recall an episode I saw one time of how seeds and

spores solved a murder mys-tery,” Smith said. “A man was on vacation in Califor-nia when his wife was mur-dered in Georgia. He had a solid alibi, having been seen in California, but when in-vestigators examined the rental car he used they found tree spores on the tires.

“The spores they found were from a specific tree not in California, but Geor-gia. He had flown to Flor-ida, rented a car, drove to Georgia, and murdered his wife. He was caught be-cause of the plant scope.”

Tree DNA is a lot like that of a human’s DNA; they are all distinct. Just like plant forensics, foren-sic entomology – the study of insects – does not seem related to solving crimes.

“It’s quite interesting ac-tually,” Smith said. “We can determine how long a body has been lying out depending on which bugs have infested it. Flies will come relative-ly quick and lay eggs, but a specific beetle that feeds only on fly eggs will come when the eggs have been laid. So, we are able to get a pretty accurate measure of

time based off of insects.”Entomology, chemis-

try, biology, criminalis-tics, pathology, psychol-ogy, dentistry/odontology, engineering, geology, and anthropology are the main and most known areas of fo-rensic science, but that is just a short list of what all it is.

“Forensics is so broad,” Smith said. “There are multiple different paths to take with forensic sci-ence. I am most interested

in toxicology right now. If you want a factual show, check into Forensic Files. I have learned so much from that program alone. It is a lot better than the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) show.”

According to Smith, it is a challenging curriculum, but it provides many opportuni-ties. Less than 50 percent of students who start the program will continue on to finish it. Generally, they choose to fall back into the

criminal justice program. “I had a student in the

past few years get accepted into a graduate program at the Institute of Forensic Sci-ence in Lubbock,” Smith said. “I had one go on to be a serologist (someone who samples bodily fluids) a se-mester after graduating. I also had a student get hired to build forensic kits be-fore they even graduated.”

O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 5

Courtesy PhotoDr. Derek Smith conducts a forensic science workshop last spring for local elementary students at the Texas 4-H Conference Center at Lake Brownwood.

HPU social work program accredited until 2025

The Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Accreditation announced during the spring 2018 se-mester that the accreditation of Howard Payne Universi-ty’s social work program has been reaffirmed until 2025.

The program was first ac-credited by CSWE in 1997 and has been subsequently re-accredited on three occasions.

Graduates from accred-ited social work programs are eligible to take the state’s baccalaureate social work li-censing exam, which enhanc-es their employability. Addi-tionally, for those planning to attend graduate schools upon

completing their degrees at HPU, participation in an ac-credited undergraduate pro-gram such as HPU’s will reduce the number of hours required to obtain a Mas-ter of Social Work degree.

More than 20 alumni from HPU’s social work pro-gram are employed in the helping profession in the Brownwood community.

“HPU’s social work pro-gram has a long history of preparing students to help meet the needs of those at the margins of society,” said Dr. Millard Kimery, dean of HPU’s School of Humanities. “We’re proud to receive this notice of our reaffirmation and look forward to another seven years of excellence.”

The program’s accredita-

tion was reaffirmed during the tenure of Dan Humen-iuk, now retired from his role as assistant professor of social work and chair of HPU’s Department of So-cial Work and Sociology.

By Hpu Media Relations

Cara Ivy

staff writer

Features

‘Making It’ is a different kind of TV game show P A G E 6 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

Entertainment

Humanity’s ability to in-vent and build has led to technological and artis-tic advancement through-out the course of history.

Without creativity, it is doubtful Frederic Bartholdi would have conceptual-ized the freedom offered by America in the form of a crowned Roman god-dess holding a torch. With-out great skill, it is un-likely Leonardo da Vinci would be a household name centuries after his death.

That said, not every great maker, artist or inventor is destined to be a household name or have a well-known defining work. Highlighting the everyday skill that indi-viduals such as these pos-sess, is the NBC TV game show series “Making It.” It is definitely not the best show on TV, but this NBC series does have a lot going for it.

Hosted by “Parks and Recreation” alums Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, “Making It” gives audiences a fun inside look at the pro-cesses that go into creating something from scratch. Thanks to its game show format, the series starts with eight contestants, dubbed “makers,” with one elimi-nated per episode through a six-episode season until there is one “maker” left. Along the way, winners of respective competitions are given patches that represent the assignment. This should give former Girl and Boy Scouts, as well as members over other similar organiza-

tions, a sense of recalling their childhood memories.

Although a cash prize is awarded to the final remain-ing contestant, for a game show, it’s light on the com-petition. As Poehler and Of-ferman state at the beginning of the first episode, they’re not putting the focus on the cash, because the real prize is a job well-done. Contes-tants, along with Poehler and Offerman, frequently can be spotted helping oth-ers with their projects, a rare sight on TV, particu-larly with money at stake.

The true stars of this game series are the star hosts, Of-ferman and Poehler. The

rapport the two demon-strated on the much beloved comedy series “Parks and Recreation” continues on “Making It,” with a more natural slant. Their interac-tions with the contestants drive the show, adding an element of fun to what could have been just addi-tion to an already burgeon-ing slate of TV game shows.

The crafts, central to the premise of the show, often take a backseat during each episode. However, this is because the crafts that con-testants make serve as a vehicle to learn more about each “maker.” Just a couple of assignments through the

course of the series include designing a terrarium that represents the contestant’s best childhood memories and creating a visual representa-tion of the animal that best embodies their personalities.

“Making It” is a show that is very much of its time. It’s clearly made for a society in which home improvement niche channels like HGTV and crafting sites like Pin-terest and Etsy are garner-ing widespread popularity. This could mean the show will have a limited run of popularity, but maybe not.

The abilities to create and build are themselves time-less ideas and the strength

of such mediums for cre-ativity such as HGTV lie in their encouragement of con-sumers to go and do. This is also the strong point of “Making It.” Undoubtedly, a couple of episodes into the series, you too will want to go out and be a “maker.”

Seth Rainey

TV/ movie columnist

Courtesy PhotoHosts Amy Poehler (middle) and Nick Offerman (right) interact with a contestant during an episode of “Making It.” Another contes-tant is working in the background.

Comparing Nashville to Texas Red Dirt Country

There is a substantial differ-ence in Nashville country mu-sic and Texas country music.

Many say that Nash-ville Country is the abso-lute definition of “selling out,” and that they only do it for the money. Texas Red Dirt Country is considered a subgenre of country. The di-vide between Nashville and Texas widens every year.

Opinions run strong on which is better, more pleas-ing to the ear, and, of course, truer to the country music spirit and tradition. How-ever, what used to be more about subjectivity and per-sonal musical taste is now more about philosophy and ideals. These contrasting set of values are easy to iden-tify, but to understand them you have to first look back at the events that led us here.

Nashville and Texas have shared a lot of common ground over the years. From Ernest Tubb and Lefty Friz-zell up to the Georges, (Jones and Strait) a lot of Texas art-ists were happy to partner up with Nashville. Willie Nel-son packed his bags and left Nashville for Austin in 1972.

That move, and the success that followed paved the way for Waylon Jennings to rene-gotiate his RCA contract and take more control over his records. “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean” and “Honky Tonk Heroes” were both re-leased in 1973, and the pair of albums launched Way-lon’s career to the next level.

The success of Willie and

Waylon instilled an inde-pendent spirit to the air of Texas music that still ex-ists today. And that is the major difference between Nashville and Texas music.

In truth, it may be unfair to brand Nashville as main-stream and Texas as some obscure offshoot of the genre. Nashville has plenty of inde-pendent record labels and stu-dios as does Austin, so what we are really contrasting here is corporate-driven music versus the independent per-formers and smaller labels.

Take top-selling perform-ers like Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan for example. Aldean’s 2014 effort “Old Boots, New Dirt” was the only country album to go platinum last year. Aldean is not listed as a writer or con-tributor on a single track, while Bryan is merely listed as a co-writer on two of the 13 tracks from his 2013 plati-num album “Crash My Party.”

However, two songwriters – Dallas Davidson and Ash-ley Gorley – appear 12 times on the two albums combined 27 tracks. With only a hand-ful of songwriters penning so many of the top mainstream performer’s songs, it is in-evitable that so much of the music not only sounds the same musically, but also cov-ers the same ground lyrically.

In comparison, Granger Smith’s self-produced al-bum “Dirt Road Driveway” which gave us Texas Mu-sic Chart’s most-played single of 2014, “If Money Didn’t Matter,” was the top-selling album at Lone Star Music for 2014. Smith wrote every track but one.

Nashville is also heavily

reliant upon studio musicians when recording whereas Tex-as artists often prefer their regular band for recording purposes. The combination of being emotionally attached to what they are singing and playing with the same band they hit the road with gives many Texas recording a raw energy often missing from their more polished mainstream counterparts.

Texas Country is driven by live performances and a fan base that is intimately famil-

iar with their favorite artists. Many of the Texas acts tour 200 or more dates a year with at least half of these dates within the Lone Star State. This gives fans an opportuni-ty to go out and listen to their favorites several times a year. This is perhaps the biggest factor that instills such loyalty to the Texas scene’s fan base.

The average mainstream fan is lucky to catch their fa-vorite performer once a year live. Its artists like Aaron Watson, Kyle Park, Parker

McCollum, Koe Wetzel, and William Clark Green lead the way in show appearances.

Yes, the Texas scene is di-verse and varied, but some-how it manages to remain closer to the traditions of old, than mainstream’s pop-infused world. In my eyes, Texas has produced some of the top artists in history. But the ones who stick around truly are Texas to the core.

O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 7

Entertainment

Sawyer Fisher

music columnist

‘Modern Vanitas’ exhibit contains religious messages

The origin of vanita paint-ings can be traced to the 17th century in the Netherlands. When you look at this style of art, you will typically see a ta-ble full of worldly objects such as books, jewels, and globes. Also lying on the table is a skull, meaning our material objects do not exclude us from death, which is inevitable.

David Harmon, chair and professor of the How-ard Payne Art Department, has created a gallery titled “Modern Vanitas” of con-temporary vanitas artwork in the Doakie Day Art Center.

When Vanitas were created, half of the people were Prot-estant and half were Roman Catholic, so religious paint-ings were not allowed. How-ever, Vanita artwork could still teach people without seem-ing like a religious painting.

Harmon has created these paintings from a Christian perspective from experiences, bible verses, and things he is thinking about. Such as a me-morial to his brother, Tom, who past away 32 years ago.

“We can relate to today in our time period because we are so materialistic. As Christians, we need to be careful what we are putting our time and money into,” Harmon said.

A biblical scripture that drives Harmon into cre-ating “Contemporary Vanitas” is Luke 18-21,

“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my sur-plus grain.’ And I’ll say to my-self, ‘You have plenty of grain

laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself? This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.’ ”

Harmon’s Vanitas can be a visual representation of these verses because you may collect material ob-jects, but once you cross the river of death, all you will have with you is your spirit.

Each artwork was made from direct and self-observa-tion. Although, most of the artwork is from personal ex-perience, Harmon encourages viewers to look at the painting and ponder what it means to their life and self-reflection.

Harmon was inspired to put his personal col-lection in the Doakie Day Art Center as a learning utensil for his students.

“I have classes who strug-gle with similar issues in composition arrangements of objects that I have struggled with as well. It shows my students that we are all in the same boat,” Harmon said.

The public may visit Har-mon’s “Contemporary Vani-tas” collection from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday until Nov 4 in the Doakie Day Art Center. Harmon encour-ages the public to sign in the form on the sign in sheet and to tell two friends after they visit.

P A G E 8 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

Features

Contemporary Vanitas

What:Pastel drawings by David Harmon,HPU chair and artprofessor.

When: Through Nov. 4.

Where: Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery at the Doakie Day Art Cen-ter.

Gallery Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mon-day-Thursday; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday.

Katie Cravey

Staff Writer

Photo by Katie CraveyDavid Harmon, HPU chair and art professor, with some of his Contemporary Vanitas art exhibit in the Doakie Day Art Center.

Encounter Week speaker shares inspirational story

“God is good, Amen!” was a phrase our speaker, Saleim Kahleh, said over and over dur-ing Encounter Week Sept. 17-19.

Saleim was raised as Mus-lim. He went to school with a bunch of Christians, but he stood out among his peers due to his religious background. Everyone knew he was a de-voted Muslim because he prac-ticed everything he was taught.

After his first year in col-lege, he met a friend that change his life. Saleim started to seek the truth about God and religion. He prayed to God. God then revealed Himself to Saleim. Now he boldly pro-claims the Good News around the world about what God has done and is doing today.

As Christians, we must not

just say that’s what we are. We must live the life as well.

One story that touched me and helped me better encoun-ter God was about Saleim run-ning a race because he was athletic and he loved running races. Every time he wanted to give up, there was someone telling him to keep running.

Even when he thought no one was looking, he was about to give up, but a professor at Houston Baptist University was watching from his apart-ment complex and saw Saleim running and told him to keep running. Which he did. But when he got out of the sight of people, he gave up and got on a bus that took him to the fin-ish line, which he crossed.

Of course people were proud of him and cheered him on. But when he got back to his home with his girlfriend at the time, they were looking at the results to see how well he did,

to check his finish time and so on. They flipped through the newspaper over and over again. He thought the people at the race probably got his name backward so he checked again.

Then his girlfriend asked him, “Did you registrar your name before the race started?” He realized he didn’t. He was running a racing without hav-ing is name written in the re-cords. How many people are running, thinking you are doing great things, but your name is not written in the Book of Life. Luke 10:20 says, But don’t re-joice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”

It’s never too late to accept Jesus as your Lord and savior. There are people willing to talk, pray and listen to you. If you feel God calling your name, don’t be afraid. Receive Him. Al-low Him to come in and watch your life change for the better.

O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 9

Religion

Titus Brown

staff writer

YJ PhotoSaleim Kahleh speaks during HPU’s Encounter Week last month.

FCA leader, longtime educator Tony Daniel passes away

Anthoney “Tony” Dean Daniel, who had led the Brownwood Area Fel-lowship of Christian Ath-letes since 2012, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 26, 2018, with fam-ily by his side. He was 60.

A man defined by his deep love for Jesus Christ and his family, Daniel was born on Feb. 27, 1958 in Hamlin, north of Abilene. He spent 31 years in educa-tion as a coach, principal, and superintendent, retir-ing in 2012 to focus on the Brownwood Area FCA’s mission to encourage coach-es and athletes to impact

the world for Jesus Christ.Daniel and his wife, Deb-

bie, are members of the Cog-gin Avenue Baptist Church in Brownwood. Daniel’s servant leadership was pal-pable, dedicating his time to improving the community around him. With a com-forting demeanor, infectious smile, encouraging tone, and genuine heart, he was pas-sionate about loving Jesus and his family well and guid-ing other men to do the same.

The Daniel family would like to thank Walker Can-cer Center, Brownwood Regional Medical Cen-ter, their family at Coggin Avenue Baptist Church, FCA staff and the Brown-wood Area FCA Board for their love and support.

Services were held at Cog-gin Avenue Baptist Church. Visitation was Sunday, Sept. 30, and a Celebration of Life was held Monday. If desired, friends can make memorial contributions to Brownwood Area Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes (www.bigcountryfca.org) or the Coggin Avenue Bap-tist Church Building Fund (www.cogginchurch.org).

Daniel’s favorite Bible verse challenges us all to live according to God’s pur-pose – one he profoundly fulfilled during his time on Earth. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28

Daniel is survived by his wife of 41 years, Deb-bie; sons, Zach (daugh-ter-in-love Sarah), Jordan (daughter-in-love Jill), Tyler (daughter-in-love Brooke); five granddaughters, Molly, Alli, Camden, Maxie, and Maggie; mother, Mickey Murchison; in-laws, Frank and Darlene Batson; broth-ers, Mark Daniel and wife Gayle, Richard Daniel and wife Vicki, Shannon Daniel and wife Brooklyn; sister, Leslie Pool and husband Preston; nieces, Kelsey Sch-erwin and husband Ronnie, McKenzie Coronado and husband Junior; and numer-ous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.

Tony Daniel

YJ SubmiSSion

Let’s Talk: Dysthymia is familiar discomfort P A G E 1 0 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

Features

Imagine a world that re-sembles a gloomy metaphor. You feel the sky always is filled with gray clouds, your glass always is half-emp-ty, and the grass always is greener on the other side.

People who smile seem like aliens to you. You get up daily and perform your routines like a robot, without any joy or ex-citement. You have difficulty doing even menial tasks, such as balancing your checkbook.

Perhaps you can remember when it all started, but you may feel as if you have been sad since birth. Your family may say that they remember you as a somber child. You may have some good days, but they occur very rarely throughout your life. When the good days come, they don’t last very long.

You have read about clinical depression, but you know this is different. You barely remem-ber feeling the way other peo-ple describe. You just assume this is “normal” for you, and you continue along your drea-ry path, waiting until it ends.

But this is not normal. What is described here is a kind of depression, a chronic, sim-mering one, which like other mood disorders, may handi-cap those it affects. Dysthy-mia (dysthymic disorder) is a mental health condition that only has been recognized for the last few decades. It af-fects between 3 and 6 percent of the population. That’s a lot of people. Males and fe-males are equally represented.

In order to be diagnosed with dysthymic disorder, an adult must have symptoms for at least two years. A child or teen must have symptoms for

at least 12 months. During that time period, the affected in-dividual cannot be symptom-free for more than two months. Studies show that it is rare for an individual to feel well for more than a few days in a row.

The experience of de-pressed mood – or irritabil-ity in younger people – is paramount to the diagnosis. Individuals also may have an impaired appetite – either increased or decreased. They may sleep poorly or exces-sively. Their energy frequently is poor. They feel badly about themselves. They cannot con-centrate or make decisions. They feel their situation is hopeless. Not all of these symptoms may be present si-multaneously, and some may be more significant than others.

People who have dysthy-mia appear to have two dif-ferent kinds of presentations – sporadic and chronic. In the sporadic type, people experi-ence depressive symptoms the great majority of the time. They may, however, have days

when they experience life normally and their depressive symptoms may not be pres-ent at all. These “good days” are rare, occurring only 5 per-cent to 10 percent of the time. This is believed to be the more common type of dysthymia.

People with chronic dysthy-mic symptoms will experience their symptoms without any relief for at least two years. But they do not meet the criteria for major depression at any time during the initial two years of the illness. Fifteen percent of patients with dysthymia expe-rience this unremitting form.

In the diagnosis of dysthy-mia, clinicians determine if it was an early onset before the age of 21 years or a late onset after the age of 21. Clinicians also must determine if there are atypical features, meaning that the person experiences an increase in sleep and appetite, has very poor energy and eas-ily is affected by criticism.

If you wonder if you may have dysthymia, take this quiz. If you answer yes to any

of the following statements a more thorough assessment for dysthymia is in order:

1. For the last two years – one year for children or ado-lescents – more days than not, I have felt depressed as an adult or irritable as a child or adolescent.

2. I chronically feel poorly about myself.

3. I have no hope for the fu-ture.

4. I get no pleasure out of any activities.

5. I do not associate with friends or family, preferring to stay alone.

6. I have no energy. I am al-ways tired.

7. I always think about the past, especially things I did wrong.

8. I am easily irritated by the smallest inconveniences. I am easily provoked to anger.

9. I am not as capable as I should be.

10. I can’t finish tasks on time or meet the standards that have been set for me.

11. I have trouble thinking. I

can’t concentrate on tasks and can’t seem to remember im-portant details.

12. I also have trouble mak-ing decisions.

Mental health professionals are receiving more and more training in recognizing and treating this type of depres-sion. Treatments vary, depend-ing on the type and severity of the depression. Generally cognitive therapy is helpful. Sometimes the addition of medications is helpful. Early detection and sustained ef-fort in combating the depres-sive thinking are optimal.

If you wonder about your own level of depression, I can help you get some an-swers and get you started on a pathway towards improve-ment. Contact me through e-mail, phone or just drop by my office in Health Services.

Let’s talk.

Jerry Leslie

University Counselor

And the contents of the cornerstone copper boxthat survived the 1984 Old Main fire were …

O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 1 1

Features

The following is an ex-cerpt from FOR HOWARD PAYNE MY ALL: 125 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND SERVICE 1889-2015, AN ENCYLCOPEDIA, by Dr. Robert G. Mangrum.

In a previous column, the story of the construction of a college building for How-ard Payne College was re-lated. This building became known as “Old Main.” Serving the campus com-munity from its completion in the summer of 1890 until fire destroyed the edifice on May 8, 1984, Old Main re-mains to this day a part of the campus lore and tradition of Howard Payne University.

In the days following the fire, debate raged as to whether the ruins should be removed or an attempt made to rebuild the struc-ture. Six different structural engineers were consulted by the university; five rec-ommended removing the dangerous ruins. Subse-quently, demolition began May 14, 1984. The ensuing cleanup required a month.

In that time, amongst the rubble, several items were retrieved. The most impor-tant and interesting was an old, bent, obviously worn copper box. Found near where the cornerstone of the building had stood, the box was at first secured in

the vault of RepublicBank Brownwood (now Bank of America). It was unexam-ined and unopened until Homecoming in November.

At that time, during the Alumni Banquet, held in the old cafeteria on the first floor of Veda Hodge Hall, on Friday evening Nov. 2, 1984, the box was ceremoniously opened.

Doing the honors was long time resident, Brown-wood businessman, and historian W. Lee Watson. Watson’s house, in which he lived his entire life, was di-rectly across the street from Mims Auditorium – the site is today a parking lot.

Watson was a good choice to undertake this important moment as he had started the first grade in HPC’s prep school in Old Main in 1901. He noted that his grandfa-ther, J. C. Weakley, who had

been a sheet metal worker in Brownwood at the time Old Main was built, might have constructed the cop-per box, but confirma-tion could not be made.

The copper box, which had been selected all those years before for its primary quality, everlasting protec-tion for the items inside the box, refused at first to yield its contents. As reported in the Brownwood Bulletin, it took several people, includ-ing Howard Payne President Dr. Ralph Phelps, to pry open the box. . . . Watson managed to tear apart the box just enough to allow its contents to be pulled from it.

Much to the disappoint-ment of the crowd, but when one is aware of the financial condition of the college when the building was built, nothing of mon-etary value was found with-

in. Several items emerged which gave a glimpse of local as well as state and national history at the time the cornerstone was laid.

The items included a copy of a Sunday School lesson, dated May 9, 1886, a copy of the Texas Baptist Herald dated April 29, 1886, and a HPC catalog from 1890.

Also found was a small vial of dirt with a label indi-cating the soil was from the Garden of Gethsemane in the Holy Land and a small piece of white marble with a note that it was from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

Further investigation also revealed a piece of pa-per with the names of the Brownwood Baptist Ladies Aide Society members. In-cluded among the names were Mrs. Garnett, Mrs. Gillis, Mrs. E. A. Smith, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Hodges,

Mrs. Ramey, Mrs. Good-win, Mrs. Duke Moore, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. J. D. Robnett, Mrs. Al Hill, Mrs. Terry Sammons, Mrs. Will Mayes, Mrs. Nat Perry, Mrs. Josie Cox, Mrs. George Knight, Mrs. Graves, Mrs. Forbes, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Dunning, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. J. P. Hill, Mrs. Peel, Mrs. Everett, Mrs. Al-bert Ross, Mrs. Staffers Fitzgerald, Mrs. Wise, and Mrs. Emma Hutchinson.

The present whereabouts of the contents cannot be determined as of this writ-ing. One must assume that the contents were either lost, given away as souvenirs or destroyed because of the condition of the materials.

Dr. Robert Mangrum

university historian

Courtesy PhotoW. Lee Watson (left) receives help from Howard Payne president Dr. Ralph Phelps the copper box found after Old Main burned down in 1984.

The first two halves of Saturday’s soccer match between the Univer-sity of Texas Dallas and Howard Payne ended 0-0, sending the match into overtime. In the first overtime, HPU’s Michael Westerman and Zachary Moreno were able to attack the goal, but both came up short and the first overtime also ended 0-0.

Finally, in the 103rd minute of the match, Donny Smith of UT Dallas scored, and the Com-ets won 1-0 in overtime at Citi-zens National Bank Soccer Field.

HPU fell to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the American Southwest Con-ference after the heart-wrench-ing loss. UT Dallas improved to 6-1-1 overall and 4-0 in the ASC.

The Yellow Jackets will play at home Thursday (Oct. 4) at 3:30 p.m. against Concordia University at Citizens National Bank Soc-cer Field. The Jackets also have a home game on at 3:30 p.m. Satur-day against Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Goal keepers David Jaramillo of HPU and Max Dier of UT Dallas each played all 103 minutes. Jara-millo has five saves and the one goal allowed while Dier had four saves.

Freshman Yellow Jacket Spencer Lyon was able to shoot three shots throughout the game, marking this his fourth game with three shots for a total of 14 shots this season.

“The team trained hard all week, working on different defending styles that would prepare us for the game,” Lyon said. “We went into the game knowing exactly how UT Dallas was going to play. We per-formed exactly how we were sup-

posed to. Everyone on the team gave it their all the whole game.”

HPU was able to hold off UT Dallas 6-11 in fouls throughout regulation, and 1-1 in double OT.

Reid Longabaugh was able to get a shot in during the second overtime, but came up empty. UT Dallas soon scored the game winning goal in the third minute of the second OT.

Yellow Jackets fell short in shots 24-8 and corner kicks 6-0 in regulation, while 4-3 in shots and 2-0 in corner kicks in both OTs.

“I’m really proud of every player that went out there, every player that is part of the squad,” said HPU men’s soccer coach Eanna O’Gorman. “They did ab-solutely everything we asked them to do this week. I cannot fault them in that at all. We should cer-tainly hold our heads up high and look forward into next week.”

O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 1 2

SportsHPU SPORTS UPDATE

FootballRecord: 1-3, 1-2 in ASC

Sept. 22: HSU 65, HPU 14Sept. 29: Belhaven 20, HPU 19Oct. 6: HPU at ETBU, 6 p.m.Oct. 13: UMHB at HPU, 1 p.m.

VolleyballRecord: 2-13, 1-7 in ASC

Sept. 25: Ouachita Bapt. 3, HPU 0Sept. 25: Austin Coll. 3, HPU 1Sept. 28: UMHB 3, HPU 0Sept. 29: Concordia 3, HPU 0Oct. 2: Sul Ross at HPU, 5 p.m.Oct. 5: HPU at McMurry, 7 p.m.Oct. 6: HPU at HSU, 2 p.m.Oct. 9: HPU at Univ. of SW, 6 p.m.ASC Crossover (Tyler)Oct. 12: HPU vs. UT Tyler, 11 a.m.Oct. 12: HPU vs. ETBU, 3 p.m.Oct. 13: HPU vs. LeTourneau, 10 a.m.

Men’s SoccerRecord: 3-4, 2-2 in ASC

Sept. 20: Belhaven 2, HPU 1Sept. 22: HPU 1, Louisiana Coll., 0Sept. 29: UT Dallas 1, HPU 0 (2OT)Oct. 4: Concordia at HPU, 3:30 p.m.Oct. 6: UMHB at HPU, 3:30 p.m.Oct. 11: HPU at HSU, 7:30 p.m.Oct. 13: HPU at McMurry, 8 p.m.

Women’s SoccerRecord: 2-5-1, 2-1-1 in ASC

Sept. 20: HPU 4, Belhaven 2Sept. 22: HPU 3, Louisiana Col. 0Sept. 29: UT Dallas 5, HPU 0Oct. 4: Concordia at HPU, 1 p.m.Oct. 6: UMHB at HPU, 1 p.m.Oct. 11: HPU at HSU, 5 p.m.Oct. 13: HPU at McMurry, 5:30 p.m.

Yancy Flores

sports Writer

Photos by Genesis ArreolaHPU forward Spencer Lyon (36) battles for control of the ball against Ozarks earlier this season.

Jackets fall to ASC leader in double OTUT Dallas wins 1-0

on goal in 103rd minute

Belhaven blazes past HPU in final seconds O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 P A G E 1 3

Sports

The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football team dropped an American Southwest Con-ference game 20-19 to the Belhaven Blazers in the final minute of Saturday’s game at Gordon Wood Stadium.

Down 14-13 with just un-der 10 minutes remaining in the game, HPU’s Connor Day blocked a Belhaven punt that was picked up by teammate Isaiah Smith and returned 40 yards for a touchdown to give the Jackets a 19-14 lead. HPU failed on a crucial en-suing two-point conversion.

After three-and-outs from both teams, Belhaven got the ball back at its own 10-yard line after a 60-yard punt from HPU freshman Morgan But-ton. With four minutes left in the game, Belhaven put together an 11-play, 90-yard drive that put the Blazers back up on top 20-19. The drive was capped on a Hunter McEach-ern 39-yard touchdown a pass to Joey Walden with just 20 seconds remaining. The Jack-ets blocked the extra point.

The Jackets’ offense got the ball back with 20 seconds left in the game, but the Blaz-ers sealed the game as HPU quarterback Gage McClana-han’s pass was intercepted on the first play of the drive.

The Jackets (1-3, 1-2 in the ASC) will head to Marshall this weekend to take on ASC opponent East Texas Baptist (2-2, 2-1) at 6 p.m. Saturday. ETBU is coming off a 59-17 loss against Hardin-Simmons.

The Jackets struggled throughout the Belhaven game offensively, picking up only

179 total yards on 54 plays and nine first downs. McCla-nahan was 12-of-25 passing for 137 yards, two TDs and three interceptions. Kaidrion Latson finished with 10 car-ries for 25 yards. DunTay-viun Gross had seven catches for 78 yards and two TDs.

HPU took a 7-0 lead with 2:23 remaining in the first quarter when Gross hauled in a McClanahan 21-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-6. Belhaven scored two TDs over the next two quar-ters to take a 14-7 lead mid-way through the third quarter.

Gross hauled in another touchdown catch from Mc-Clanahan with 1:53 left in the third quarter to pull the Jackets within 14-13. The HPU extra point was blocked.

Belhaven quarterback Hunt-er McEachern was 12-for-24 passing for 168 yards and two TDs. He also rushed for 58 yards. Noah Nix had 15 carries for 85 yards and one TD. Bel-haven picked up 304 yards on 74 plays with 16 first downs.

Button had a very strong day kicking the ball. The freshman finished with six punts for 226 yards, including a 60-yard punt, with two landing inside the 20, for an average of 37.7 yards. He had four kickoffs for 250 yards with one touchback, averaging 62.5 yards per kick.

“I needed to bounce back after a disappointing perfor-mance the last few weeks,” Button said. “I know what Coach (Braxton) Harris is wanting out of me, and I know what I am capable of and so I hope I can deliver another lights out performance this week, and the weeks to come.”

Junior linebacker Austin Kilgore led the way defen-sively for HPU as he record-ed 13 tackles and one sack.

Senior linebacker Britt Bo-ler finished with eight tack-les, 2.5 for loss and one sack. The Jackets’ defense sacked the Belhaven quarterback five times during the game.

HPU senior defensive end Collin Wright’s good sea-son continued as he picked up two sacks on Saturday. Wright now has three sacks and eight tackles for loss on the year and ranks No. 2 in both categories in the ASC.

“Being able to play fast and fly to the ball is cred-ited towards our preparation. Our coaches gave us a great game plan that allowed me to play loose and be combat-ive every play,” said Wright.

HPU offensive lineman Cameron Gutierrez said the Jackets must regroup and get ready for ETBU. “Ev-ery week we strive to get better. We believe in pro-cess over results,” he said.

Isaiah Smith (right) is congratulated by teammates after his block punt return gave HPU a 19-14 lead Saturday against Belhaven.

Photos by Audrey BinionHPU Quarterback Gage McClanahan passes Saturday against Belhaven.

Stephen Featherston

Sports Writer

P A G E 1 4 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8

Features

HPU vs.

BelhavenPhotos By:

Audrey Binion