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The voice of Austin Peay State University since 1929

JANUARY 25, 2006

LOIS JOHNSON/STAFFPlans for the new Recreation Center begin to be realized, brick by brick. Completion of the center is slated for this coming fall. The Recreation Center is going to cost$11 million and remove about 200 student parking spaces.

Construction plans staying on schedule,will be summer before return to normal

Studentscrowd campus

Enrollment increasetakes tops for TBR

By HOLLY MARTINGuest Writer

Austin Peay State University is, onceagain, the Tennessee Board of Regents’fastest growing university.

Retention rates for first-time, full-timefreshmen were up more than 2 percentfrom Fall 2004 to Fall 2005, making APSUthe fastest growing four-year school in theTBR system.

Of all TBR universities,APSU had thelargest headcount increase of 1.88 percent,from Fall 2004. Middle Tennessee StateUniversity came in second with a 1.04percent increase.

“I’m proud that Austin Peay has led theTennessee Board of Regents institutions inenrollment increases for the second year ina row,”said APSU President Sherry Hoppe.“This is especially noteworthy since we hada decline in enrollment at Fort Campbellcampus due to the deployment. To havehad an overall increase despite that factor isa major accomplishment.”

Hoppe attributes the increase tosuccessful marketing campaigns andextensive retention efforts. “By helping ourstudents be more successful, we are keepingthem in school and moving them towardgraduation and that has a positive effect ontheir future lives as well as our enrollmentnumbers,”said Hoppe.

Brian Noland, associate director of theTennessee Higher Education Commission,believes that APSU’s 23.8 percentenrollment increase since President SherryHoppe’s tenure is of more significance thanthe yearly increase. In the past five years,APSU has become the fastest growinghigher education institution in the state.Noland credits the increase to “theuniversity’s phenomenal commitment toexpanding college access opportunities forTennesseans which continues to createsteady headway in graduation efforts.”

“At the state level, we at the THEC arevery excited about Austin Peay,”saidNoland. ✦

By APRIL MCDONALDGuest Writer

As classes begin for the spring 2006 semester,construction continues around campus. It will stillbe this summer at the earliest before things begin toresume as normal.

The $9 million renovation on the McCordbuilding is scheduled to be completed in July andthe $11 million state-of-the-art recreation centeris scheduled to be completed in the fall of thisyear “…both are on schedule,” according to BenPratt, director of the Physical Plant, who also saidthat there have been no problems or setbacks todate.

The McCord building, formerly home to theScience department, was heavily damaged in the1999 tornado.

After its renovation, the building will house theSchool of Nursing on the third floor, the offices ofGeographic Information Systems and generallecture halls on the second floor and thedepartment of geology/geography on the first floor.

Clayton Cravath, a communications major, tookclasses there before the damage and said,“I may gosee what it looks like; it will be interesting to see thechanges.”

Cravath also said that before,“[the building] wasreally old and smelly. I was glad they built a newScience building… [McCord] was outdated.” Uponcompletion, the McCord building should have anew updated look when classes begin to meet insideits doors once again.

The progress on the new state-of-the-artrecreation center can be viewed on Austin PeayState University’s website from a camera mountedhigh atop the Gov’s stadium.

Demolition of the Armory building began inMay of 2005 after the ROTC program moved to theMemorial Health Building.

A large section of student parking had to beremoved in order for this project to take place.

Parking lots were opened behind Burt Elementaryschool and near Pettus Park to compensate fornearly 200 spaces that were removed.

Upon completion the recreation center will serve“to provide the Austin Peay community, moreimportantly the students, with a recreational/socialenvironment,”according to David Davenport,Director of University Recreation.

The state-of-the-art recreation center will alsoboast a climbing wall, elevated indoor track, 3 multi-purpose courts, 3 racquetball courts, state-of-the-artlocker rooms, wellness classroom, 2 aerobic studios,cycling studio, cardio studio, administration offices,a health bar, indoor tennis court, basketball,badminton, weight room and a lobby wherestudents can socialize.

There are also plans to build an outdoor pool and

repair the indoor pool in the Memorial HealthBuilding.

All the current facilities in the building willcontinue to be maintained even after completion ofthe new recreation center.

Students will no longer need to pay dues toGold’s Gym or the YMCA because, as Davenportsaid,“the recreation center will be here, and studentswill already pay membership fees [with theirtuition].”He also said,“the recreation centerpromotes a healthy lifestyle, which is a plus at thistime.”

Pratt feels that “[both] projects are progressingvery well at the present time.” With constructioncontinuing along at such a steady pace, students canson become accustomed to the new look and feel ofAPSU’s campus.✦

LOIS JOHNSON/STAFFConstruction sees progress at the site of the future recreation center. Plans for both the rec center andMcCord building are said to be on schedule.

Man’s best friend guides studentBy DAVE CAMPBELL

News EditorMichael Turner has not always

been blind. He was in a motorcycleaccident April 5, 1999. He waspronounced dead on the scene.

He was then rushed to FortCampbell Hospital, and soon after,life-flighted to Vanderbilt.Accordingto Turner, 15 minutes following hisarrival at Vanderbilt, the doctor hadsaid there was nothing else theycould do and that life support wouldonly keep him alive a couple of morehours.

Within these next couple of hourshe recovered but was without hissight.

His recovery was unexpected andTurner believes that he owes this to amiracle.“My best friend is myguardian angel.”Throughout his lifehe recalls a few “close calls”but hesaid,“it took something like this to

really wake me up.”After theaccident, Turner spent some timeadjusting to being without his sight.

Overcoming adversityHe graduated from Miller Motte

Technical College with a certifiedmassage therapy degree three yearsago. He was looking for somethingthat would allow him to work withhis hands and earn a better living.

“I realized that [massage therapy]was not going to be something thatwould be a lucrative job for me,”

Turner said.As a result, Turner has chosen to

turn his life in a different direction.Turner was used to working withchildren. Turner coached high schoolwrestling for ten years prior to hisaccident. He enjoyed giving themadvice that was positive. He likesworking with troubled children andsaid,“that’s why [his] psychologydegree was so important to him.”

Turner plans to get a doctorate.While pursuing his doctorate hewants to gain more experienceworking with kids in high school,counseling kids who he says “may betroubled or need a lot of guidance.”He wants to be more of a friend tothese kids and get beyond treating itas “just a job,”Turner said.

Help on four legsAfter the accident that caused him

to lose his sight, Turner spent threemonths at Vanderbilt then threemonths at Carbondale Illinois.Turner met a man while inCarbondale who worked for theDepartment of RehabilitationServices.

This man had a seeing-eye dog.Turner was referred to him becausethe man had lost his sight at a youngage as well and could help him ingetting one.

Turner’s seeing-eye dog,Amberz, isa black lab that he came to know at anorganization that acquaints peoplewith their loss of sight via use of aseeing-eye dog,The Seeing Eye.Turner credits the help of thisorganization with giving him a doglike Amberz.“[The Seeing Eye] is thenumber one school for trained

LOIS JOHNSON/STAFFMichael Turner needs his seeing-eye dog Amberz. Notice the signon the harness hanging off of the dog’s neck. see student, page 2

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Departmentdilemma Students get the run-around

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Bond bounces backNew star lights up the big screen

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STEVEN BUTLER/STAFFStudents shuffle through campus in anuncharacteristically uncrowded f ashion.

“With me being blind,Isee more now than I’ve

ever seen before,”

– Michael Turner

Student: Working dogshould not be distracted

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animals.”He said he has seen other dogs thatdidn’t pay attention near as well as Amberz.

Turner gives an important caution tostudents who might approach the dog. It isvery important that the dog is notdistracted, talked to, called, whistled at,touched or petted while he is working. Hisharness contains a sign that reads “NoFlirting! I’m a working dog.”To interruptthe dog’s work could cause physical harmto Turner.

A distraction of any kind disrupts thedog’s primary function, which is to be ofservice to his owner. Turner said thatpeople can approach him as long as peopledo not touch the dog without asking.

Turner shares another instance,a campingtrip,when he and his friends were lost,butTurner did not know.They were stumblingthrough a thicket of pines that Turner’sfriends said was “black as space,”when hisfriends began stumbling and dropping gear.Turner said,I am the one who is blind,“doyou all need to borrow my seeing-eye dog?”

Turner told Amberz to take them to the vanand he guided them all out of the woods andsafely back to their van.“Ever since thatmoment,I knew that [Amberz] would getme safely where I needed to go,”Turner said.He is Turner’s eyes.

A new kind of perceptionThough Turner is blind,he takes a

positive approach to his lack of sight.“Withme being blind, I see more now than I’veever seen before.”He explains that he cantell about how people carry themselvesfrom the projection and pitch of their voice.Turner said he has learned how to tell whensomeone is lying or nervous and can alsoinfer a lot by the tone of someone’s voice.

He says that when he is talking to others,“he not only gets just an imprint of avoice… but you get a look into their souland you can kind of tell what type ofperson they are.”Turner said of hisexperience at Austin Peay State University,“my experience with the people and theprofessors thus far has been exquisite.” ✦

Good Morning APSU

Campus CommunityCalender

Application for Degree forMay 2006 GraduatesAll applications for degree for May2006 graduates must be completed byclose of business January 27, 2006. Anapplication for degree must becompleted even if you do not plan toparticipate in the CommencementCeremony. For more informationplease contact Jana Hatcher athatcherj@apsu.edu at or 221- 7124.

Weight Watchers at APSUIf your New Year’s resolution is to loseweight, now is the time to make smallchanges in your life — whichcontribute to big changes in yourweight. Weight Watchers at APSU willbegin a new session Wednesday, Jan.25. There is a price reduction for theJanuary session so now is the time tojoin-go to the website for details. Formore information please contactLynne Yarbrough atyarbroughl@apsu.edu or 221-6844.

Intro 2: Fitness WorkshopsGet your exercise efforts started on asolid foundation on Wednesday, Jan.25, in the Drew Simmons FitnessCenter. Intro 2: Cardio at 8 am and Intro2: Strength at 12:15 pm. For moreinformation please contact MichelleYoung at youngm@apsu.edu or 221-7948.

IM Basketball Pre-SeasonJamShow your skills at the kickoff to theintramural basketball season. Teamentries for the league are due by 5p.m.,and the jam starts at 6. Slam dunk andfree throw contests, a 3-point shoot outand 3-on-3 tournaments. It is $1 perperson per event or free to enjoy theshow in the Memorial Healthgymnasium. For more informationplease contact Andy Cox atcoxt@apsu.edu or 221-1252.

Tutors NeededHigh School Upward Bound needstutors in Math, English, Science, SocialStudies, and Spanish. Please contact221-6226 or come by Dunn 259 ifinterested. For more informationplease contact John Howard atbarfields@apsu or 221-6226.

Birmingham Civil RightsInstituteThe AACC will be sponsoring a trip tothe Birmingham Civil Rights Instituteon February 25. Cost to students willbe $15 which includes transportation,ticket, lunch, and snacks. Any studentinterested in attending must sign upby February 10. Seating is limited. Formore information please contactJassmine Hall-Jones at hallj@apsu.eduor 221-7120.

One Night Stand ExecutiveCommittee ApplicationsAvailableCome be a part of a great leadershipopportunity to benefit the MonroeCarell Jr. Children’s Hospital atVanderbilt. One Night Stand 2006 islooking for a new executivecommittee. Positions include publicrelations, marketing, entertainment,catering, and fundraising. Applicationsare available in Student Life andLeadership in UC 211 and are due Feb.2. For more information please contactLindsay Mazer at mazerl@apsu.edu or221-7837.

Upcoming Networking Eventwill be Beneficial to Students

A networking event targeted atsophomores, but open to the wholestudent body, will take place Feb. 8 inthe University Center Ballroom. Over 30successful APSU alumni from differentfields will help students make contactsin medicine, law, forensic science andmore. The first 25 sophomores toregister will be invited to attend aluncheon on that day. For moreinformation or to register, call MelissaGomez at 221-7045.

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Scenario: Olivia stood in line at The RedBarn to receive her loan check as she didevery semester.After several minutes, it washer turn. The lady at the table lookedthrough the stack of checks, then backthrough again.“What was your last nameagain?”the lady asked.“Whitney,”Oliviasaid. She was informed that there was nocheck with that name in the stack and thatshe should go over to the “trouble table.”

She then had to stand in another lineand wait.When it was her turn, she told thelady at this table her dilemma. The ladyasked for her social security number andlooked through Olivia’s information on thecomputer.“It doesn’t say why you don’thave a check. I’m sorry.You’ll need to checkwith financial aid.”

Olivia thanked the woman and headedtowards Ellington. She had to sign in andwait in the financial aid office.After whatseemed like an hour, her name was called.She told the man behind the desk what hadtranspired at The Red Barn. Once again,she was asked for her social securitynumber. The man looked through her fileand told her that she would need to speakto the head of financial aid, but that she wasat lunch right now. Olivia would have towait longer.

After lunch, she was sent back to thehead of financial aid. She was told therewas a hold on her check due to her goingover budget for that semester. She hadreceived more money than was allowedbecause one of her scholarships pushed herover the limit. $250 would have to be sentback to the loan office and they werewaiting for her to talk to them before theycould release her check.

Olivia had not been notified of this holdby letter, email or phone. She was also toldthat she should check in Browning in acouple of days for her check. This meantthat the money she had been counting onwould not get to her until the day schoolstarted.

The first day of school came and Olivia

went to Browning to stand in line again.When she got to the cashiers window, shewas told that she still had no check. Oliviawas fed up. She tried to be patient but wasvery angry now. She raised her voice at theclerk which in turn made the cashierdefensive. The cashier made a phone calland she was sent to the woman in charge.After speaking to this woman, she was toldthat her check would be in the next daydue to a hold on her account. She could notbe told why. Once again, Olivia was sent tofinancial aid.

Sound familiar? Many students havecomplained about getting the run aroundfrom one department to the next. Thecommunication between financial aid, theregistrar’s office and the offices inBrowning is atrocious.

Most of the time no one can tell astudent the information he or she needs.Students are usually sent to anotherdepartment that in turn sends themsomewhere else and then are sent back tothe department they came from.

Why are these departments’ systems notlinked to one another? Why will onedepartment not make a simple phone callto the one who has the information thestudent needs? It seems that most of thethem think students’ problems are nottheir own. The most common phraseheard from these departments is:“I don’tknow.”

In the above case, this student was noteven informed of complications that wouldprevent her from receiving her check ontime. Is it that hard to send a letter or forthat matter an e-mail? It’s time thesedepartments start communicating witheach other. It seems that students come lastwhen they should come first. Like in anybusiness, if your customer (student) is nothappy, they can take their businesselsewhere, which means loss of money.After all, students’money is what keeps thisschool functioning.Without us Austin PeayState University would fail.✦

OUR TAKE

Campus departmentslack communication

Minefield of opinion noplace for faint of heart

Years ago, when I first read Alexis deToqueville’s Democracy in America, I waspuzzled by his references to the “tyranny ofopinion,”and as to why he thought it was

so dangerous to thesurvival ofdemocraticsocieties. In thenaïveté of my youth,I assumed thatagreement amongthe majorityconstituted apositive good innearly all cases andthat it promoted akind of harmonythat must also begood.While this istrue in mostinstances, very oftenit is not.As with

every other thing we encounter in thecourse of a lifetime, we must be able todiscern the causes and effects of ourassumptions on a case-by-case basis.

For my part (not being as bright assome), it took a long time, much of whichwas spent among different cultures, before Ibegan to truly understand what deToqueville was trying to say.

Having seen entire societies in which thetyranny of opinion was enforced ruthlesslyby the majority in power, I no longer haveany illusions that agreement constitutesright. More often than not, when generallyaccepted notions are passed on withoutbeing subjected to critical analysis, they caneventually mutate into delusions of the sortthat can debilitate cultures and nations withtruly God-awful results.

Having to write an opinion column on aweekly basis has only sharpened myawareness of the insidiousness of opinion-as-holy-writ. Even in a free society, thepressure to concur (or at least to feignagreement) with the orthodoxy of themasses can often creep into the decision asto whether or not to address particularissues. Despite the fact that we live in asociety that values free speech, at leastofficially, there are entire subjects that havebeen placed off-limits at various times andin various places due to the tyrannicalfunction of opinion that has hardened intoconvention.

Thus, to transgress against popularopinion is to walk into a minefield whilesimultaneously exposing oneself to sniperfire against which there is no cover orconcealment. Having entered thatminefield, one quickly finds that the FirstAmendment provides far less protectionthan we assume it does.

The Constitution provides a great deal ofprotection against bad law and regulation;both are tangible targets that can beattacked and defeated by conventionalmeans. Not so with opinion; like theatmosphere around us it is largely invisiblebut, as any scientist will tell you, air hasweight. Opinion also has weight; a greatdeal of weight. Combined with the force oforthodoxy acting as gravity, that weight canmanifest itself with such pressure as toforce us to our knees.

Intangible and omnipresent, opinion is aforce that can seem nearly impossible tofight against; being impervious to our fivesenses it is also resistant to logic and reasonand quite often it openly disdains these asirrelevant. In cases of sheer bigotry andunreasoning prejudice there is simplynothing substantial to grasp at or to strikeagainst.

It is said that the unwritten rules of asociety are more binding than those thatare written down. That is probably a goodbeginning toward understanding thefunction of opinion as an element oftyranny; the very fact that it exists in such anebulous state makes it unyielding to thenormal remedies that we can apply towardthings which exist in a more concrete form.Bad law can be overturned by legislationand the decisions of courts. Not so withbad popular opinion; it remains with usuntil it is changed by the two things thatexperience has shown it to be susceptible to– education and time.

Given those two things, history hasshown that even the tyranny of opinionwill eventually be weakened and becomesubject to change. Being made subject, itmust then lessen its hold upon us asmaster.What is required of us is that wehave the courage to enter the minefield ofpublic opinion and continue to clear a pathfor those that come after us, with the faiththat there will indeed be others - even if wedo not live to know their names, even ifthey never come to know ours. ✦

OPINIONPhil Grey

YOUR TAKE

Jesus Forgives, Not PunishesWe, as Americans, are infatuated with the death

penalty. Did you know that only four countries in theworld follow through with 90% of the documentedexecutions? And these countries include China, Iran,Saudi Arabia, and the United States (AmnestyInternational). Does that bother anyone’s idea ofAmerica having a high standard of human rights? Itshould!

America has been a progressive leader in civil rightsthroughout the rest of the world, but it seems that weare lagging behind in this area with nations that have atrack record of oppression among its citizens.Whydon’t we hold ourselves accountable to a higherstandard?

We, the people of the United States, do have a senseof elitism and think we do hold ourselves accountableto a higher standard, but do we? This sense ofsuperiority comes from our self-absorbed, not religious,beliefs. Because so many American citizens arereligious, we tend to think our beliefs are elite andtherefore right since we are the ones who are in unionwith God. These prevalent attitudes are plaguing ourcountry today.

It is a more common instinct in our country that isbuilt on so-called “moral values” to focus solely onpunishment for a crime, rather than rehabilitation. Thisnotion of “I am right, therefore holy, but you are wrong,consequently damned!” is becoming common only inour country, but not the world. This behavior is not thekind of moral values sponsored by any major religion,especially Christianity.

An advocacy of corporal punishment is that it is adiscouraging factor for committing capital crimes. Isthis true? Never has there been substantial statisticsprovided to prove that the installment of executions hasever lowered the capital crime rates. Ironically, statisticalevidence does show quite the opposite effect though.

For example, the “Bible Belt”has a higher rate whencompared to all other regions of our countryaccounting for 43% of all murders (Federal Bureau ofInvestigation).

I guess you could say the South just gets reallyexcited when hearing Pat Robertson speak… In allseriousness though, Dixieland has adopted a “nomercy”policy as it carries through 80% of our nation’sexecutions (Bureau of Justice).

So, evidence provided thus far yield an inconclusiveresult that corporal punishment actually reduces capitalcrimes.Also, an increase in criminal activity has yet tobe proven when the death penalty is abolished.

Our government has the authority to strip away ourcriminals’ rights, so why can’t we set forth policies thatwill provide restitution for citizens?

Government officials do have the jurisdiction togrant pardons, which can restore rights such as votingand the right to bear arms, but this does not stop thecontinual damnation of misguided souls due topermanently scarring backgrounds.

So many ex-convicts remain forever punished forcrimes already penalized for. Our convicts get caughtup in a vicious cycle once released from prison.

No one will hire a convicted felon, so many of theoppressed have no other options, but to resort to crime.The government has to concentrate on rehabilitation,not punishment if we, as a society, are ever to progress.

A possible solution could have the government grantexpungements to demonstrated positive citizens; thiswould prevent public view of record, of course, onlyafter the person has been proven a positive element insociety.

Another option is that our society must change pointof view.We, as a people, must forgive our trespassers oflaw, and fully acknowledge them as the humans thatthey are. Humans make mistakes.A single momentaryact in a person’s life should not define them as a person.

Next discussion: is wrestling real?Kasey Henrick

JuniorEngineeringTechnology

LLaabbss MMeeaanntt ffoorr WWoorrkkI do not have a problem with the two popular social

networking sites Facebook.com or MySpace.com,where people can create their own personal web pageor browse their friend’s pages. I do however have a

problem with students using the Austin Peay StateUniversity computer labs to access these sites.

Far too often I have walked into a computer lab inbetween classes to finish up a paper, spreadsheet,PowerPoint presentation or just to do research on theinternet and not been able to do so because all of thecomputers were being used. If people were using themfor academic purposes I would not mind, but at anygiven time in a full computer lab about a third of thecomputers in use are browsing MySpace.com, orFacebook.com.

There is a policy in the “guidelines for use”of the labsthat states:“APSU computing and networking resourcesare limited; therefore, the first priority should be thefulfillment of academic instructional objectives forstudents using the computer facilities.”

So why are Lab Monitors not putting a stop to theuse of lab computers for social purposes when labs arefully occupied?

It should not be required of me to notify a labmonitor that someone is browsing a social site...theyshould be looking out for it! Why is the technology feethat we pay not being used for software that wouldlimit access to these sites at peak hours when moststudents don’t have time to run back to their dorm orhome to use a computer?

Michael HarlanSophmore

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support the Iraqi war and President Bush’s nearunilateral actions regarding the invasion of Iraq. Sowhat’s with the title?

For those of you who do not know whatmultilateralism means, it is defined by the good peopleat The American Heritage Dictionary as “involvingmore than two nations or parties: multilateral tradeagreements.”

In the past, we have seen dozens of tried multilateralapproaches to solving the world’s problems and most ofthem are failures: the League of Nations, the Treaty ofFriendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance (akathe Warsaw Treaty or Pact), and arguably the UnitedNations.

What we need to see more of in the world today isEFFECTIVE multilateralism. Look at the world aroundyou.

Economies and businesses are merging together;people are more cooperative than ever in wanting towork out their differences. There is even hope for peacein the Middle East in the next few years.

It is now that the United States needs to stop actingas a police force in the world and instead act as a worldleader in increasing effective multilateralism. Thus far,there has only been one real example of what effectivemultilateralism looks like - the European Union.Unfortunately for the United States, we are not involvedin that.

Can you imagine if China with its million man armychose to seize the world as a THE new superpower?The reign of the United States is coming to an end,what the future holds is unknown; however, I hopethat it is some form of multilateral cooperation with theUnited States being a founding member of some grandnew organization.

If we are unable to bring about this system with usinvolved in it, we will quickly fall into the memories offuture generations. Even today, in order for us toremain a superpower in this ever changing world ofcooperative action, we must turn to our allies, friends,and strong, world-wide governmental organizations.

The United States is quickly losing power andinfluence around the world. Our economy is no longerthe best in the world and our military, though the mosteffective due to technology, is by no means the besttrained.

The necessity of multilateralism is directly related tothe United States position in future world affairs. Let’snot be left in the dusty history books of the not sodistant forthcoming.

Richard Longstreth Freshman

Political Science/History

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Survive for two weeks with only $30 of groceriesBy JESSICA LAVELY

Staff WriterFourteen days. Thirty dollars. Can $30 worth

of food last a college student two weeks? Yes, itcan.

Three meals a day for 14 days is a total of 42meals. I gathered ingredients that could be usedfor multiple purposes throughout the day. Ialso snatched up some items that could bemade and left over for another day when youjust need something quick to throw in themicrowave.

I found all these items at the Wal-MartSuperCenter, but you can find the same thingsat places such as: Sam’s Club (which gives youmore for less), Kroger (with a discount using aKroger Membership Card), Food Lion,Aldi’s(somewhat like Sam’s Club) and Ft. CampbellCommissary (if you have connections with themilitary, and food has no tax).

Some items that can be used for more thanone purpose within a day are: jelly (toast in themorning and peanut butter and jellysandwiches for lunch) and hot dogs (for lunchmixed in with Spaghettio’s and dinner withmacaroni and cheese).

You can mix and match throughout the daysto give yourself more of a variety. Don’t beafraid to experiment, because you never knowwhat concoction you can come up with!

Eat the food that you have sparingly; don’tglutton yourself to eating it all in one day. Thisdoes not mean that you should starve yourself inorder to stretch out your money. Make sure youeat enough to be full, but don’t overdo it.

Don’t purchase items you want, buy things youneed.Wants are usually items that are unhealthyand fatty and needs are items that are essential toyour health.

Nevertheless, you should also get things thatare “yummy,”such as fruit yogurt (which isloadedwith vitamins and minerals) and fruit cups whichare usually the same price as yogurts.

Following these few simple steps can makewhat sounds impossible…possible.

11.. CCoommppaarreeWhat may look the cheapest doesn’t mean it

has the best quality or amounts to anotherproduct that is a few cents more. Compare theounces that an item has to another one that ischeaper. Check which one has the most ouncesfor the least amount of money.

22.. SSppeenndd WWiisseellyyDo you really need that bag of chips? Or the

tub of Neapolitan ice cream? Instead of throwing the money towards fatty

foods that usually don’t fill you up for long, usethe money for substance foods such assandwiches, soup or fruits. Not only do thesefoods fill, but they also provide the nutrients thatthe body needs.

33.. HHeeaalltthhMost people will tell you healthy food is

expensive, but by looking around you can findthe best bargains. Remember, your health is in

your hands.44.. BBrraanndd NNaammee vvss.. GGeenneerriiccJust because an item says KRAFT or Oscar

Meyer on the package doesn’t make it any betterthan the item next to it on the shelf. Choosing ageneric item not only costs less, but often theyhave the same quality as the brand named items.So when buying a brand named item, you arereally purchasing the fancy label.

55.. DDoo nnoott sshhoopp wwiitthh aann eemmppttyy ssttoommaacchhShopping with an empty stomach makes

everything and anything look good at thatmoment, especially those high in fat chips andloaded chocolate chip cookies which resulting inoverspending.

So all in all mission completed. Rememberthat shopping for groceries is a skill that needs tobe learned. Many people go and purchase foodthat is not necessary and/or vital to their lifestyle,but by following these steps, you can become awise, healthy shopper. So shop, eat and bemerry.✦

STEVEN BUTLER/STAFFThree meals a day for 14 weeks is a total of 42 meals. Eat the food you have sparingly; eat enough t be full.

By MARTIN TAYLORGuest Writer

Hello again, readers. I hope that the firstweek of the semester went well, and thatyou were able to pick up a copy of the pieceI suggested in the last edition, JoaquinRodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. I thoughtlong and hard about which composer tochoose for my second article, and I finallydecided on my absolute favorite:Tchaikovsky.

If one would try and describeTchaikovsky in just one word, it would be‘crazy.’ He was very hypersensitive as achild and was extremely hurt at theslightest criticism which is something henever outgrew.

His first conducting performance was adisaster. During the concert he held hischin with his left hand because he “thoughthis head might fall off,”which led to himgiving wrong cues and the orchestraeventually ended up completely ignoringhim.

The sixth symphony, which he titledPathétique (which does not mean the samething as the English ‘pathetic’; it has moreto do with a melancholy mood thansomething to be pitied), is a monument tosymphonic literature. It is full of emotionand power, from its initial crawling tempoto its climax, featuring a brass line so loud itcould kill a moose. It shows the composer

at his most masterful in orchestration, witheverything perfectly controlled and isprobably his best piece – although theViolin Concerto may match it.

It is, admittedly, a bit lengthy for mostpeople delving into this type of musicseriously for the first time. All fourmovements will take ten minutes shy of anhour to complete, and before you scoff atthe time required, take a moment toconsider how much time you actuallyspend watching commercials on televisionevery day. The sixth symphony is anincredible piece of music that you willcontinually discover new things about withjust about every listen, and you would bedoing yourself a disservice not to own thiswork.

WWhhaatt ttoo lliisstteenn ffoorr:: How the initialmelody shows up again and again in avariety of ways during the first movement;the gorgeous Russian folk dance in 5/4time throughout the second; the veryaccessible march of the third movement;the heart-wrenching opening chords andvery quiet ending of the finale.

WWhhoo ttoo lliisstteenn ttoo:: Mikhail Pletnevconducting the Russian NationalOrchestra. The CD is released by VirginClassics and features other pieces as well,including the infamous Marche Slave(which I guarantee you’ll recognize ashaving heard before).✦

Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) – Symphony No.6 in B Minor

Tchaikovsky still thrills today

By JOSH DANGERGuest Writer

After years of fierce debate between rumorand fact, the big question is finally answered.

The new James Bond is [drum-roll please]...Daniel Craig!

Well, befuddled Bond fans, don’t spill thosemartinis in your rush for the Internet MovieDatabase search engine. Just sit back, relax andI’ll tell you about the people involved, the moviethey’re making, and why exactly you should bejust as elated as the people who managed to nabthis man who you may never have heard of.

In actuality, you may already know exactlywho I’m talking about. In America he isrecognized more as one of those actors thatyou’ve seen in any number of different films butcan never remember the name of. He is Englishborn, with perhaps a pair of the bluest eyes evercaptured on celluloid (when you see them, you’llknow what I mean—they’re eerie!). Notably, willbe the first actor to portray 007 with blonde hair.

You may recognize him in bit parts from filmslike Elizabeth,“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”and“Road to Perdition.” He pulled off remarkablescene-stealing performances in each movie, witheach role earning respect and admiration amongpeers and audiences.

He has achieved massive critical acclaim forhis work in “The Jacket,”“Enduring Love”whichwon the London Critics Film Award for BritishActor of the Year in 2005 and “Layer Cake.”

If any performance of his is going to convinceyou that he’s the man to fills James Bond’sconsiderably large shoes,“Layer Cake” is the one.

Devoted Bond fans may remember a previousincarnation of the upcoming Bond flick. The filmis an adaptation of Ian Fleming’s “Casino Royale,”a parody of other Bond films. This 1967 spoofsaw a variety of actors in the 007 role, including

David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Woody Allen. Itwas made by a studio that purchased the rights tothe original Ian Fleming book long before SeanConnery took on Dr. No for the first time.

The producers of the elder “Casino”made thefilm more as a raspberry at the makers of theprevious Bond films than anything else. As aresult, this 1967 version is not considered part of

the “actual”Bond filmchronology, and thus, the

version plannedfor this

year is not considered a remake.This twenty-first Bond film will also take the

subject matter far more seriously. Some hardcoreBond fans may have reason to worry.

Generally speaking, the collective spy-who-loved-me-loving public prefers the combinationof stoicism and camp in the Bond portrayals ofSean Connery and Roger Moore. The other twoactors to portray Bond, George Lazenby (whoonly did time in “On Her Majesty’s SecretService”) and Timothy Dalton (who was Agent007 for two films:“License to Kill”and “TheLiving Daylights”), are considered to be the badapples of the barrel.

In Lazenby’s case, Connery decided to returnto the role, thus overshadowing the admittedlybetter acted Lazenby Bond. Dalton, however,attempted to approach the character of Bondwith a measure of realism and in the way that007 creator Ian Fleming wrote it—as a ruthlessand brooding double agent who rarely hadpatience with authority.

Audiences were apparently not pleased with

this transition from the lighter, funnier Bond asplayed by Roger Moore, to the darker Daltonportrayal. So the inclusion of Craig in the rolemay cause some nervous tapping of the finger byBond devotees. Not to mention the reportedlyheavy courting of multi-talented and equallycompelling Naomi Watts (of “Mullholland Drive”,“I Heart Huckabees”, and most recently andsuccessfully,“King Kong”fame) for therole of the lead Bond girl,VesperLynd.

In the end, the role of Lynd hasgone instead to Watt’s fellow

Aussie Rose Byrne, who starredin the Josh Hartnett-led

thriller Wicker

Park.Could

they be asbored as therest of us with theplodding repetitiveness of theBond genre? Or are theymerely offering eccentric actorsa highly-paid break frombrain-bending performancesinto fluffier, safer action fare?

Will the production follow the lead of its leads’performances into darker territory, or reel theminto the brainless entertainment we’ve all come toexpect from Agent 007?

Regardless of the results, Bond fans should notbe too anxious about the integrity of their favoritefranchise. They have an exciting new lead and a

potentially exciting new Bond flick to lookforward to, in an adaptation of the

one book that most fans feelnever received its propercinematic treatment.

If nothing else, with thecasting of Daniel Craig inthe lead role, we may finallyhave an actor who canmake the line “Bond. JamesBond”exhilarating again.In fact, I doubt you couldfind many better.✦

Rumor of new James Bond revealedFeaturesExtras

This is the part ofthe featuresection whereyou can findinterestinginformation,contactinformation andthings you won’tfind in thearticles. Enjoy!

Word of theWeek:MMyyooppiicc -adj.1 : a condition inwhich the visualimages come to afocus in front ofthe retina of theeye resultingespecially indefective vision ofdistant objects2 : a lack offoresight ordiscernment : anarrow view ofsomething.Etymology:New Latin, fromGreek myopia.From the word“myopia.”www.m-w.com

Today in thePast:1949

First EmmyAwards

The NationalAcademy ofTelevision Artsand Sciencespresents its firstindustry award atthe HollywoodAthletic Club inLos Angeles. TheEmmy for mostpopular programwent toPantomime QuizTime, andpuppeteer ShirleyDinsdale and herpuppet JudySplinters won anaward forOutstanding TVPersonality. Mostof the awardswere forprogramsproduced by TVstation KTLA. Thestation also wonan award forOutstandingOverallAchievement.www.historychannel.com

QUOTE OF THEWEEK:

“attitude”A positiveattitude may notsolve all yourproblems, but itwill annoyenough peopleto make it worththe effort.-Herm Albright(1876 - 1944)www.quotationspage.com

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Here are the items I chose:

Bread: $1.02Milk: $2.69

Ramen (12 pk): $1.44Cereal (super size): $3.87

Spaghettios: 4 for $3Macaroni: 28 cents1 lb of beef: $1.88

Hamburger Helper: 96 centsHot Dogs (8 pk): 77 cents

Waffles: $1Peanut Butter: $1.18

Jelly: $1Butter: 66 cents

Hot Pockets: $1.97Yogurt: 50 cents

Canned vegetables: 33 cents

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Daniel Craig replaces PierceBrosnan as secret Agent 007

Daniel Craig, 007

By LOIS JONESStaff Writer

I can sum up The American SpiritualEnsemble in one word -WOW! If you werethere for the concert then you know what Imean, if not, let me try to give you an ideaof what you missed.

The ensemble is comprised of manymembers from all over the United States.Many in the group held their doctorate inmusic and an equal amount had theirmasters. Their vast musical training wasvery evident from the minute they openedtheir mouths. The program opened with“Walk Together Children,”and when thesong finished, the applause was deafening.Accompanying the ensemble on the piano,the extraordinary tallents of Tedrin BlairLindsey.

Dr. Everett McCorvey, the founder andmusical director, led the ensemble througha program that included such spirituals as,“Guide My Feet,”“Swing Low, SweetChariot,” two arrangements of “Every TimeI Feel the Spirit,”“Steal Away,”“Amen,”“OleTime Religion”and encored singing “WeShall Overcome,”honoring Dr. MartinLuther King, with the audience joining in.The program provided its listeners with aconcert matched by few.

What a collection of voices Dr.McCorvey has established--the best of thebest! The melodic blending of voices, withperfect harmonic balance, performed in aconcert hall with amazing acoustics, wasabsolutely awe-inspiring. The sopranoswere unfaltering with their high notes,none reaching. The clarity, power andprojection of every voice was heard, andmany showcased their talents in their solos.

I confess to having a few favorites in theprogram. Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming,soprano, did a magnificent rendition of“Guide My Feet.”Hope Koehler, soprano,and Kevin Thompson, bass, each did anarrangement of “Every Time I Feel theSpirit,” that made me sit at the edge of myseat. Our own Dr. Thomas King wasfeatured on “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,”which was met with resounding applause.Dr. McCorvey sang one of my personalfavorites,“Amen,”and invited the audienceto join in.

One of the things I noticed during theconcert was the enthusiasm of the

ensemble members while they weresinging.Watching the other ensemblemembers’ faces as each of the soloists wereperforming was a delight in itself. It was nothard to see that they love to sing and lovewhat they

are singing. It was also not hard to seethat they love and support each other.Asone member was featured, their facesshowed emotion, even tears, whenlistening. They enjoy each other’s music asmuch as they enjoy performing themselves.I mentioned this to the members after theconcert and they nodded their heads inagreement.

If you are ever given the opportunity tohear The American Spiritual Ensembleagain, make sure you don’t miss it.After theconcert, I spoke with Dr.Ann Silverberg,president of the Clarksville CommunityConcert Artist Series, and asked her toinvite the ensemble back again. I was notalone in this request!

Be sure to attend the next concert in theseries. It will be a Valentine Showcase, onTuesday Bebruary 14 at 7:30 p.m. in theMusic/Mass Communications concert hall,with performers to be announced, many onstaff at Austin Peay State University. I amnot going to miss it.✦

FeaturesTHE ALL STATEWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006; PAGE 5

Official Notice(January 23, 2006)

The Study Abroad program to Cuernavaca, Mexico at Universidad Internacional(Study Abroad Mexico) is suspended pending the completion of internal andexternal audits. Therefore, APSU will not accept transfer credit from UniversidadInternacional beginning February 2006. Any website, posters, or oral statementsfrom any person or source that indicates APSU students can attend UniversidadInternacional as “independent students” and receive transfer credit from APSU isan unauthorized representation. APSU hereby disclaims any responsibility forexpenses, injuries, or honoring of academic experience(s) associated with anyperson's participation in the Study Abroad Mexico activities after the date of thisnotice.

Underworld: Evolution impressesBy A.J. DUGGER

Staff Writer“Underworld: Evolution”has

something in it for everybody.Action, horror, humor, suspense, andeven romance are capturedthroughout the course of this sequelto the original Underworld movie.

Even if one has not seen the first“Underworld”film, the beginning ofthe sequel has a flashback to theending of the first movie (a brilliantmove by the filmmakers) so one isnot completely lost when viewingthis sequel, which begins where thelast movie leaves off. The filmcontinues the increasingly bloodyfeud between the vampires and theLycans (also known as werewolves).

A beautiful vampire namedSelene (Kate Beckinsale) is theheroine of the story.Watching herbeat up werewolves left and rightwith her Chuck Norris style offighting is impressive. Her eyes alsoturn very blue whenever shebecomes enraged. She teams up withMichael Corvin (Scott Speedman)who is a half breed of Lycan andvampire, and the two of them lay thesmackdown on their enemies.

Along with the action, there istons of blood and gore in this film.

People who are offended by bloodymurder and gore should probablystay away from this movie.

Also, the movie is a special effectsextravaganza. The werewolftransformations are quick, yetpainful looking and realistic, andcan’t help but to capture the viewer’simagination. Every character hascharisma in their own ways. Forinstance, the main villain hasgargoyle-like wings and floatsthrough the air like Batman. Thingslike that alone make it difficult totake one’s eyes off the screen.

The movie has a dark and gloomyatmosphere, which could beexpected because there are vampiresand werewolves here.With thesecreatures of the night ever present,sunlight is kept to a minimum.

Another impressive element ofthe film is the tolerant level ofromance. Selene and Michael arelovers, but they never get too mushyand they do not suck each other’sfaces during the whole movie. Ofcourse, there is the sex scene with thepassionate, powerful music playingin the background, but honestly,what movie is complete without thatthese days?

What goes without saying is that

since this movie is indeed a sequel,one can’t help but instantly compareit to the first “Underworld”movie.“There was more of a plot line in thefirst one,”observed April Stilwell, asophomore graphics design major.“Ithink the first one had a better plotline and the second one had morefighting.”

Overall, many fans have hadpositive views of the sequel.“If youlove action, it’s definitely the moviefor you!”said Erin Herbison, asophomore Spanish major.

Although “Underworld:Evolution”has just been released,many wonder if there will beanother sequel, creating an“Underworld”trilogy.

Some fans doubt that a third“Underworld”movie will be made,based solely on the lack of a storylinefor “Underworld: Evolution.”“Theyhave to do something [stupendous],”Herbison added.

All in all, this movie is veryenjoyable. It never gets old when avillain has the perfect chance to killthe hero, but talks trash instead andallows the hero to escape.“Underworld: Evolution”has all themakings of a good film. The DuggerMan recommends it.✦

By TOM BONEGuest Writer

Mr. Danger asks,“What istime?”

I will begin by saying that, ifyou’ll pardon the pun, time is avery old concept. One of theways to view the history oftime is to look at how differentcultures measured andcelebrated it.

As far back as the origin ofhuman civilization people havebeen making calendars.Ancient Sumerians used themoon phases to establishmonths. This is primarily whywe have twelve months now.The Romans drew their owndivisions on time. Their bestresult was only off from thetrue 365.2422 day year byabout 14 minutes. That’s prettygood, but over the years thoseminutes pile up and by thetime of Pope Gregory XIII in1582, time added up. TheCouncil of Trent held in 1545-1563 had as one of its chiefmissions the establishment of anew calendar. This is thecalendar we still use today.

The Javanese and theresidents of England createdtheir own systems. In Javathere were only ten monthsbased on the location of thestars of Orion’s belt. InEngland massive henges werebuilt. Stonehenge is the mostfamous of these giant clocks.

All this is really just toprove the point that the way inwhich man measures time isarbitrary. Even the idea of theday is arbitrary and unique toEarth. We use the rotation ofthe earth as the basis for ourmeasurement. One day here isnot the same as one day on anyother planet. There are no days

in deep space.This is not to say that there

isn’t time is deep space. Timemarches on there as well. Youcan look at time in terms ofcausality, thermodynamics, orrelativity.

Causality is the easiest wayof looking at time. Simplystated, an event always followsits cause. Never will youreceive an “A”and thenafterward write the researchpaper.

Next on the hit parade isthermodynamic or “heat” time.The second law ofthermodynamics states thatchaos (entropy), will alwaysincrease towards a maximumlevel in a closed system. Theuniverse is a closed system.Heat and energy constantlylook for a way to spread out.Inexorably, the distribution ofheat throughout the universecontinues until everything is atthe same energy level. Timecan be seen and measuredagainst this entropic increase.

Finally, relativity fuses bothtime and space into a fourth-dimensional construct calledspacetime. Here themeasurement of time by anymeans is affected by speed andmass. If you are close to amassive object like a planet orstar, time moves more slowly.If you move very fast, (nearlight-speed), time also slowsdown. This is strange becauseyou will not experience timeslowing. On the contrary,everything else around you willappear to run faster.

Until next time, keep theletters coming. I, like the giantstone doughnut on Star Trek’s“City On the Edge of Forever”,sit in wait of a question.✦

Tom BoneSays...

ASSOCIATED PRESSSelene, played by Kate Beckinsale, stars in the Evolution.

Where arestudentshanging out?

“At my girlsdorm because weget to do stuff.”

Kris CampaSophomoreComputerScience andTheatre

Edie TunstallSeniorInterdisciplinayStudies

BeverlySimmonsSeniorSociology

David AbbottGraduateHistory

Elizabeth MillsJuniorPsychology

Joe SolerFreshmanUncdecided

Gill HarperFreshmanBuisness

Shari OusleyJuniorBiology

KristianSalcedoSophomorePre Denstitryand Biology

Katherine RoweFreshmanMath/Chemistry

“First BaptistChurch because itdeepens myrelationship withChrist and others.And my childrenhave a place tohang out.”

“Church. It helpsme continue tostay focused in life.”

“The UC lobbybecause it’s a placewhere all myfriends get togetherand we get to breakdance. Eat. Sleep.And break dance.”

“Outside the UCbecause my friendsare out there and Ilike to look atstupid people walkby. I don’t likebeing confinedinside all day andyou see lots ofpeople out there.”

“Inside the UCor outside. I like towatch people.”

“The UC lobby.Right after class we[my friends] meethere and decidewhat we’re gonnado from there.”

“The gym.Youmeet all kinds ofpeople and get toworkout and meetall the fine ladies.”

“Java Citybecause my friendsare here.”

“The biologydepartmentbecause I’m abiology major andI like to go throughthe animalmuseum andparticipate in thefield zoology withDr. Barass.”

Compiled By JESSICA LAVELYStaff Writer

Photos by LOIS JONESStaff Photographer

Please email features for questionsyou would like to see in the polls

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American Music Ensemble starts off with a bang

LOIS JONES/STAFFMembers of the American Spiritual Ensemble performed at Austin Peay State University Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

“What is time?”

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Official Notice(January 23, 2006)

The Study Abroad program to Cuermavaca, Mexico at Universidad Internacional(Study Abroad Mexico) is suspended pending the completion of internal andexternal audits. Therefore, APSU will not accept transfer credit from UniversidadInternacional beginning February 2006. Any website, posters, or oral statementsfrom any person or source that indicates APSU students can attend UniversidadInternacional as “independent students” and receive transfer credit from APSU isan unauthorized representation. APSU hereby disclaims any responsibility forexpenses, injuries, or honoring of academic experience(s) associated with anyperson's participation in the Study Abroad Mexico activities after the date of thisnotice.

Jim & Tim by John Ludwig

Jim & Tim by John Ludwig

SportsTHE ALL STATEWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006; PAGE 7

By MANDY WHITEManaging Editor

The road has been long for junior transferstudent Saundra Hale, but it’s been worth it.She’s making an impact for the Austin PeayState University women’s basketball team,scoring double-digit points in 11 of the last 13games for the Lady Govs, including a team-leading 19-point performance againstSoutheast Missouri.

Hale, a 5-7 point guard, began her collegecareer at a Division II school called Bellarminein Louisville, Ky. From there, she transferred toSinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.Finally, she found her way to APSU to finishher last two years of eligibility at a Division Iuniversity.

“Coach (Andy) Blackston was recruitingKeri Reese, who played at Cincinnati StateCommunity College the first time he saw me,”Hale said.“Her team was in Sinclair’s league,and after that Keri and I were recruitedtogether.”

Hale doesn’t attribute the chance meetingbetween herself and Blackston as luck orsimply a coincidence.

“It’s really a blessing,”she said.“It’s a greatexample of how you can just be at the rightplace at the right time, doing the right thing,and get noticed.”

She continues the tradition of gettingnoticed at APSU. In the Lady Govs’ last outingagainst Ohio Valley Conference rivalTennessee-Martin, Hale scored the game-winning three-pointer in overtime. She’sshooting over 35.4 percent from beyond thearc for the season and 61.4 percent from thefree throw line.

She leads the team in both assists (70) andsteals (37) on the season.

“I think I contribute leadership, energy andencouragement to this team,”Hale said.“I trynot to focus on scoring because then if I have abad scoring night, it’s easy to get down. Instead,I try to look at the broader picture just doingwhat I can to help this team succeed.”✦

Austin Peay Player Profile

JAROD LEONARD/STAFFJunior point guard Saundra Hale is second only to senior Ashley Haynesin minutes this season with an average of 34.9 per game. Hale also leadsthe team in three-pointers made (35) and steals (37).

Vital Stats

Name: Saundra HaleClass: Junior

Major: PsychologyHometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Sports Idol: Dawn Staley because she’s a great point guard, sharp passerand a leader. I try to be like her on the court.”

Favorite Sports Team: “I usually pull for whoever the underdog is.”Favorite place to eat? Fazoli’s

Favorite place to go on a date: “I like for a guy to be creative, but I alsolike movies and especially plays.”

Track teamsets pacefor season

By J.R. PRESSLERGuest Writer

The Lady Govs’ track and field team metlast Saturday to compete in SouthernIllinois’Saluki Booster Invitational. Rankedin the top-20 in the nation, SouthernIllinois was clearly the favored team for themeet. The team was able to see three otherteams from the Ohio Valley Conferenceincluding SE Missouri, Eastern Illinois andMurray State.

"Sherlonda Johnson was the day’s topperformer," said Austin Peay StateUniversity track and field coach DougMolnar. "She is one of the nation’s topjumpers and a threat to win at any meet.”

Johnson was the runner-up in the longjump with a 20-1.5 performance. Thedistance was second-longest in schoolhistory and also makes her an NCAAprovisional qualifier. Qualifiers’ jumpsusually range from the 18-24 top jumpersnationally.

"Sherlonda is a stud on the track," saidMolnar.

Johnson competed in five differentevents, finishing in the top five in the threeof them. One of Johnson’s goals for theseason is to qualify for the NCAAChampionships.

"The long jump is our strongest overallevent," said Molnar.

Leeann White finished with a personalbest jump of 18-7. This distance was goodfor fifth overall in the event.

"Sherlonda and Leeann are comingalong great together," said Molnar.

Other strong performers of the day wereAshley Genslack and Anna Claire Raines.Genslack finished third overall in the highjump with a jump of 5-4.25. The distancewas also her indoor best. Raines posted atime of 11:14.23 in the 3000 meter thistime to beat her personal best by a wholeminute.

"There were lots of personal bests thisweek,”Molnar said.“We want to getindividually better week by week.We needto show more aggression when competing.We are going to go over the film, just likefootball teams, to improve. Everythingpoints to the indoor/outdoor conferencemeet.”

Molnar attributed the team’s overallperformance to their inexperience as 18 ofthe Lady Govs’26 members areunderclassmen.

"I’m very pleased with our overallperformance,”Molnar said.“We are ayoung group; its kind of like baptism byfire.”✦

Predators ice Red Wings

Associated PressThe Nashville Predators started and

finished with a one-goal lead.In a game suspended two months ago

when Detroit defenseman Jiri Fischercollapsed on the bench with cardiac arrest,Scott Hartnell scored in the second periodand the Predators held on to beat Detroit3-2 on Monday night.

Although the teams played a full 60-minute game Monday, Nashville openedplay with a 1-0 advantage on GregJohnson's goal from the game at Detroiton Nov. 21 that was stopped with 7:30 leftin the first period.

Fischer, who attends occasional gamesand practices, is being treated withmedicine, is undergoing regular tests andhas not been cleared to play. The team hasnot given a timetable for the 25-year-oldCzech's return.

"It was the right decision to cancel ourother game, especially being his friendfrom our national team," said Nashville'sTomas Vokoun, who made 39 saves. "Youput life in front of everything because hewas in immediate danger and he could'velost his life."

The game resumed on a date originallyscheduled to be Nashville's home gameagainst Detroit. The Predators will playthat home game against the Red Wings onMarch 30.

"Obviously, you remember whathappen because this was the makeupgame," Detroit center Jason Williams said.

"Everybody knows Jiri is all right now, andwe're glad he's OK. Everybody tries to putit in the back of their minds, but I'm suresome guys thought about it."

The Predators are 5-0-3 in their lasteight games, pulling within of one point inthe Central Division of the WesternConference-leading Red Wings. Detroithad won four straight.

"It's a confidence-booster for everybodyto win at their rink," Vokoun said. "But thestandings are so close, we can't relax.

Manny Legace stopped just 12 shots forthe Red Wings, who pulled the goalie inthe final minute, but still could not get ashot past Vokoun.

"If you play like that, you'll win 99percent," Detroit coach Mike Babcocksaid. "We had a lot of opportunities toscore. They went on the road and found away to get a win.

"We've won a lot of games that weshouldn't have won. This was one weprobably should have won, but didn't."

Nashville took a 2-0 lead on its first shotearly in the first period when SteveSullivan scored on a breakaway.

"You shouldn't watch tape on guys,"Legace said. "He scored three breakawaygoals going top glove. So, I'm watching topglove and he goes 5-hole. Instead ofplaying the man, I played the tape."

Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk scored on arebound 40 seconds into the secondperiod, and Mathieu Schneider made it 2-all later in the second.

Hartnell, standing in front of Legace,redirected Kimmo Timonen's shot fromthe top of the left circle at 9:30 of thesecond period.

After Sullivan's goal, the next threescores were all on the power play.

"We knew special teams was going to beimportant," Timonen said.✦

Preds end Red Wings four-game win streak with win

Bat Govs pickedto win OVCduring 2006

Austin Peay Sports Information

The votes are in and Austin Peay StateUniversity’s baseball team will be workingunder high expectations in 2006. TheGovernors were picked atop the OhioValley Conference preseason ranks in theOVC coaches poll and by BaseballAmerica.

Along with the predicted finish, threeGovernors’ seniors were named to BaseballAmerica’s Players to Watch list – third-baseman Jacob Schroeder, left-handedpitcher Rowdy Hardy and centerfielderCody Youngblood.

“I think being selected by your peersshows they have some respect for yourprogram,”said head coach Gary McClure.“It also gives everyone a little moreincentive to make sure they are ready whenthey play you. Other than that I don’t put alot of weight on it.

“The bottom line is if you want to win achampionship, you have to prove it on thefield.”

The reigning O’Reilly/OVC tournamentchampion Govs received 77 points and fivefirst-place votes to edge out JacksonvilleState – 76 points and four first-place votes– in the preseason coaches poll.

Eastern Kentucky, Murray State andSoutheast Missouri round out the top five,with EKU earning the remaining first-placevote. Samford, Eastern Illinois, MoreheadState, Tennessee Tech and Tennessee-Martin fill out the bottom half of thepreseason slate.

“The OVC as a whole is getting moreand more competitive and the talent level isincreasing,”said McClure.“I look for theconference race to be extremely tight thisyear from start to finish.

“I think we have a chance to be a betterteam than last year, and we will have to bein order to win the league. There will besome very good teams in the OVC.”✦

ASSOCATIED PRESSNashville Predators goalie Tomas Vokoun, of the Czech Republic, stops a shot by Detroit Red Wings' Kris Draper as defenseman Marek Zidlicky, of the Czech Republic, right, arrives late inthe third period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit Monday night. The Predators beat the Red Wings 3-2. This game was originally scheduled to be played in Nashville but was movedto Detroit as a make-up for the Nov. 21, 2005 meeting that was halted after Detroit defenseman Jiri Fischer collapsed on the bench. The game began with Nashville leading 1-0.

ASSOCIATED PRESSNashville Predators' Scott Nichol slides into Detroit Red Wings goalie Manny Legace inthe third period of their NHL hockey game in Detroit. Legace record 11 saves during theRed Wings’loss.

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SportsWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006, PAGE 8 THE ALL STATE

SPORTSSCHEDULE

AT A GLANCE

Thursday

Women’sBasketball

vs. JacksonvilleState,5 p.m.,

Jacksonville, Ala.

Men’s Basketballvs. Jacksonville

State,7:30 p.m.,

Jacksonville, Ala.

Friday

Men’s Tennisvs. St.

Bonaventure,4 p.m.,

Blacksburg, Va.

Saturday

Men’s Basketball,vs. Samford,

2 p.m.,Birmingham, Ala.

Women’sBasketball

vs. Samford,4 p.m.,

Birmingham, Ala.

Men’s Tennis vs.Virginia Tech,

10 a.m.,Blacksburg, Va.

Men’s Tennisvs. Radford,

4 p.m.,Blacksburg, Va.

Sunday

Men’s Tennisvs. Maryland-

Baltimore County,10 a.m.,

Blacksburg, Va.

Track and Fieldat TSU

Invitational,Nashville, Tenn.

Monday

Women’sBasketball

vs. SoutheastMissouri,5:15 p.m.,

Clarksville, Tenn.

Men’s Basketballvs. Southeast

Missouri,7:30 p.m.,

Clarksville, Tenn.

Lady Govs lookto move into topfour of OVC

Coach’s Corner

This is going to be a huge weekend forus. The Jacksonville State and Samfordgame at the mid-point of the season couldallow us to move up to the top four teamsin the league if we go in and take care ofbusiness.

We just have to come ready to playbecause these are definitely going to besome huge games for us. I think they aregoing to change defenses a lot.

It’s going to be really important for us tobe able to recognize what kind of defensethey are in.

They sort of like to jump in and out ofman and zone defense and disguise whatthey are doing and that threw us for a littlebit of a loop in the first game but we cameout and played a lot better in the secondhalf against them once we figured out whatthey were doing.

This game is going to be big for us.Wehave to do a good job on their guards. Ithink that the key of the game will bestopping Courtney Slaughter. She is a verytalented player that can create things off thedribble and she really hurt us in that firstgame.We definitely have to do a good jobguarding her.

As always, we are going to have to shootthe ball well if we expect to win.We have toget open, take great shots and we are goingto have to make them when we get thoseopportunities.

One of the things that we really strugglewith is the post game.We have got toestablish a little better scoring inside the arcand inside the paint.

We have had trouble all season longtrying to score on the inside. I think that ifwe can establish the inside game early onJacksonville State then we’ll be able tocontrol the boards and it will be a lot easierto control the tempo of the game.

Hopefully we’ll handle the ball better thistime. They were doing some new stuff andthey were trapping out of their zonedefense during the first game that weplayed them.

We have made some adjustments justbased on the first game that we played andhopefully that will help us handle the ballbetter.

We are going to work hard duringpractice all week to get ready for thisconference weekend so we can compete forthe OVC title.✦

By ANDYBLACKSTON

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By MICHAEL YOUNGSports Editor

With 8:09 left in the game, the Austin PeayState University men’s basketball team foundthemselves tied at 61 with the University ofTennessee-Chattanooga after a jump shot bysenior center Zac Schlader found the basket.From there, however, everything seemed to fallapart for the Governors.

In the final 7:25, the Austin Peay StateUniversity men’s basketball team made just onefield goal and four free throws as they fell to theMocs, 77-67.

“We felt like it was important to come awayfrom the game with a good feeling aboutourselves and the way we played and gainedsome momentum for this conference homeswing that we have coming up,”head coachDave Loos said.“We played some pretty goodbasketball for the majority of the game but downthe stretch we were not good at all.”

The second half also served as a cold stretchfor the Govs’ three-point shooting as they went0-for-7 from the arc. The Govs’2-14 shootingperformance from three-point land throughoutthe game earned them a 14.3 percent for thegame.

“It was a factor.We haven’t really shot the ballthat well over the last two and a half weeks,”Loos said.“We are not making many shotsbeyond the perimeter and it has definitely beena factor because the three-point shot is part ofthe game.We don’t like to shoot too many butyou generally have to make one-third of themand we’re not and that is affecting us.”

Also during the final stretch, the Govs

managed to commit five turnovers and fouroffensive rebounds that turned into 23 points forthe Mocs. Loos attributed the Govs’ loss toproblems that occurred on both sides of the ball.

“I think we had problems on both ends of thefloor,”Loos said.“We hit a real dry spell thereoffensively and we just didn’t score enough tocompete. On the defensive end we gave up fouroffensive rebounds and we had four mistakeswhere people went around us to either score ortip-in the ball.”

Zac Schlader led the Govs offensively with acareer-high 27-points with an 8-for-10performance from the field as well as hitting all11 of his free throw attempts. Four of the Govs’final six points scored during their dry spell wasscored by Schlader, who had the Govs’only fieldgoal while also adding two free throws.

“I thought Zac played a great game other thanhe had a few turnovers,”Loos said.“Overall, Ithought he gave us a great effort. He scored verywell in the post and he was pretty gooddefensively. I think he only had four reboundswhich is a little low for him but overall I think heplayed a pretty good game.”

The only other Governor to reach double-digits in scoring was freshman Drake Reed whoreeled in 10 points. The Mocs, however, had fourplayers to reach the double-digit mark withguard Casey Long’s 19 points leading the way.

“We did not come away with a good feelingand we did not gain any momentum so we aregoing to have to remedy some things in practicethis week in order to improve,”Loos said.

The loss drops the Govs to 11-8 on the seasonwhile the Mocs improve to 11-9.✦

Govs shooting goes cold

Govs’cold stretch in final seven minutes proves key

ASSOCIATED PRESSSenior center Zac Schlader fights for the ball with Murray State’s Charles Johnson during the Govs’67-56 loss earlier this season. Schlader led the Govsagainst Chattanooga with a career-high 27 points.

By MICHAEL KELLUMStaff Writer

Coming off an overtime win over Ohio ValleyConference rival Tennessee-Martin, the Lady Govshead to Jacksonville Alabama, to face the JacksonvilleState Gamecocks. The Lady Govs are looking toadvance in the standings in the OVC where theycurrently are in sixth place (5-4) OVC, 8-8 overall.

The Lady Gamecocks, who are coming off a winagainst OVC rival Morehead State, currently stand 10th(2-8) OVC, 4-13 overall. Senior guard Ashley Hayneslooks to continue her dominating performance in theOVC currently averaging a double-double with 16points and 13 rebounds a game.

Austin Peay State University women’s basketballcoach Andy Blackston said while the team is improvingthere are still some things that he wants to work on.

“I think we need to start games better, and havemore energy,”Blackston said.“A bad start can mess thewhole flow of the game up.”

APSU will attempt to stop senior forward RebeccaHaynes who is averaging 12 points and six reboundsper game.With a week in between games, Blackstonsaid he planned to use it to their advantage.

“We took Friday and Saturday off, and reallypracticed hard Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,”

Blackston said.“We have two big OVC road games andwant to really do well.”

The Lady Govs and the Lady Gamecocks are rightbehind one another with a fifth and fourth placeranking in blocked shots, three-point field goals madeand free throw percentage, respectively. CoachBlackston said all the credit for the Lady Govscontinuous improvement goes to them.

“I challenged them, and they stepped it up,”he said.“They didn’t get down when they started 1-7, and justnever gave up on themselves.”

With a win Thursday night the Lady Govs would betied with Eastern Illinois for fifth place in the OVCstandings. The Lady Govs went on a six-game winningstreak earlier this season, but Coach Blackston said theyare just focusing game by game.

“We would like to get another winning streakstarted, but we take it one game at a time,”Blackstonsaid.“We just want to be ready to play every game.✦

Lady Govs look to climb standings at Jacksonville State

JAROD LEONARD/ STAFFSenior guard Ashley Haynes (44) defends juniorforward Jennifer Pond while head coach AndyBlackston look on during the Lady Govs’practice thispast Monday. Haynes, who averages a double-doublefor the season, led the Lady Govs with 23 pointsduring their 62-59 win over Tennessee-Martin.

JAROD LEONARD/ STAFFFreshman Drake Reed goes for a lay-up duringone of the Govs’practices following their loss atChattanooga. Reed posted 10 points during theGovs’loss this past Saturday.

By the NumbersThe number of

wins the Austin PeayState Universitymen’s basketballneeds to reach the1,000 win plateau in

school history. The seven wins willalso give head coach Dave Loos 250career wins as the Governors’coach.

The number ofrebounds thatfreshman DrakeReed needs to be thethird Governor toreach 100 rebounds

for the season. Senior Zac Schladerand sophomore Fernandez Locketteach have already reached the mark.

The number theGovernors areranked in the nationin free throws made.The Govs 340converted free

throws is 20 behind first place NorthDakota State and just four short ofpassing Wyoming and Gonzaga.

The number offree throws thatsenior Maurice“Squeaky” Hamptonneeds to reach 100converted free

throws.“Squeaky’s”85.3 percent freethrow percentage leads the team andranks him second in the OVC.

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