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Staci Vandagriff | Photo EditorThe Muslim Student Association met Wednesday night in Wilson Hall which has been having air circulation problems, causing some to have dizziness, breathing difficulties and headaches.

Questions surround air in WilsonDue to the concerns of a faculty mem-

ber and the physical reaction of a stu-dent, air quality testing was completed last week in Wilson Hall. The testing was performed by an environmental testing service, which took both air and surface samples. Then both sets of samples were submitted to be analyzed at a lab.

David Handwork, director of plan-ning, design and construction, reported, “Air quality testing was performed in response to a physical reaction and con-cerns of a faculty member. No chemi-cal or biological hazards were identi-fied with the testing. Dust, due to the

interior and exterior construction work, was identified but it did not exceed any OSHA or threshold limits.”

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an organiza-tion under the United States Department of Labor, whose mission is to “assure safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.”

OSHA has set the exposure limit for dust to be 15 mg/m3. This means a person can be exposed to no more than 15 mg of dust per cubic meter of air throughout the generalized eight-hour workday. If exposure of contaminated

air is higher than this, it can cause irrita-tion of the eyes, skin, throat and upper respiratory system.

Headaches, breathing difficulties and dizziness are also symptoms of respira-tory distress that can be caused by ex-cessive dust exposure.

Although the testing found that the dust exposure did not exceed the OSHA threshold limits, complaints about Wil-son Hall have continued from students prone to breathing difficulties. No ex-traordinary measures have been taken because the OSHA threshold limits were not met, but custodial services has provided additional cleaning in the areas affected by the dust.

LYNDSEY PATTERSONSTAFF WRITER

Campus pharmacy requested

TANYA GIRALDOSTAFF WRITER

SGA president Hunter Petrus presented the execu-tive resolution of request for administration to research the option of reestablishing pharmacy services on cam-pus at Tuesday’s SGA meet-ing.

“This is not saying that we will be getting a pharmacy,” Petrus said. “We are just ask-ing for the administration to consider reinstating the pharmacy.”

“The Student Health Cen-ter and the pharmacy used to be what is now Wilson Ad-vising, but it was determined at the time that that was not cost effective,” said SGA adviser Martha Spack. “So the Student Health Center moved to its current location and Wilson Advising took its place.”

Spack said the pharmacy was removed several years ago, around the early 2000s.

According to the resolu-tion, Petrus presents the need for students who are unable to travel off campus to obtain necessary prescriptions due to lack of transportation.

“The idea came from the executive team,” Petrus said. “One of the things discussed was working on making in-surance for international stu-dents better which actually led to discussion about the health center and how we can make that a better service.”

Petrus said SGA is re-questing that the pharmacy work with ASU’s insurance so students can get cheaper medication. It would not cost the any more or change fees.

“We are asking for it to be a fully functioning phar-macy,” Petrus said. “Not just a student who goes to the health center, but any student who goes to any doctor will be able to get their prescrip-tions filled there.”

Petrus also brought to at-tention the need for a walk bridge to be built over the railroad tracks leading to the intramural fields.

“Our intramural fields are pretty disconnected from our campus,” Petrus said. “There are a couple students who are working on a rough draft to present to the senate.”

Public Relations Direc-tor Stevie Overby hopes to increase Twitter followers as well Facebook likes.

“We will be giving away prizes each Wednesday of the week,” Overby said. “You will have to retweet or like or share on Facebook the prize of the week.”

Petrus announced that the brothers of Sigma Chi are set-ting up a memorial scholar-ship in the name of Jonathan

Students destress midterms

CAITLIN LAFARLETTESTAFF WRITER

As coursework is pick-ing up and midterms are approaching, students are becoming more stressed— however, there are several opportunities they can take advantage of to stay relaxed.

To help ease anxiety, ASU offers Drumming to De-Stress, a program that involves the use of music to experience relaxation.

Remo HealthRHY-THYMS, the mother com-pany of Drumming to De-Stress, shows that several health benefits can be gained through the drumming ses-sions, including an increase in white blood cells that kill infections.

The drumming also serves as a way to exercise and give self-expression.

Pat Glascock, ASU coor-dinator of Drumming to De-Stress and associate director of Counseling Services, said that different parts of the program appeal to different people.

“People are allowed to participate at whatever level they feel comfortable with,” Glascock said.

She said the best part of the program is the breathing and meditating.

“The actual rhythm part is very energizing,” she added.

Participants don’t just benefit from the drumming in a physical way. Glascock said the sessions allow people to connect emotionally and share stories on how their week has been. It gives them a chance to make friends and have their social needs met.

When it comes to overall results, Glascock is aware of the difference the drumming makes for members.

“People who participate regularly report less stress. They report feeling better,” she said.

Drumming to De-Stress also has helped Glascock per-sonally with relaxation. The program gives her an active way to relieve stress.

“I’m grateful to have a job that allows me to go out once a week on campus for drum-ming,” she said.

Yoga also is becoming a popular way for students to ease stress.

Jessica Maddox, a sopho-more exercise science major of Carlisle, attends yoga les-sons at the Red WOLF Cen-ter.

Maddox said the practice eases her stress because it gives her the opportunity to take some time out of her day to exercise.

She uses deep breathing exercises as well and makes sure to enjoy time for herself.

Maddox said attend-ing yoga becomes a priority

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FLASH MOB

Staci Vandagriff | Photo EditorMembers of the Chinese Student Organization performed a flash mob in the Student Union Wednesday afternoon to promote their Moon Festival that will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Student Union auditorium.

As we near the next presidential election, the issue of politics must be covered.

Often people claim we need to vote for the person who represents the same political party as ourselves.

There are those who claim the Republican Party has a strong moral agenda while claiming the Democratic Party is bad because of what they support.

This is only a stereotype, which can often times become a problem.

If you go to www.ontheissues.org, you will find what these political parties claim to support.

This can be exemplified by how Republicans claim they support gun rights while also stating they are against gay marriage and abortion, while Democrats are known to support abortion and gay rights.

The problem however is sometimes a person or group will tell you to vote the way they believe.

This is common in churches—the attempt to put church and state together.

However, if you research authors’ Jon Butler’s, Grant Wacker’s and Randall Balmer’s “Religion in American Life: A Short Story”, you will find the founding fathers of this country intended for church and state to be separate.

As a matter of fact, I actually know a woman who is a deeply religious Southern Baptist Christian and told me of leaving one of her church services because the minister put on a program in favor of the Republican Party.

It is more important to vote on the issues, not the party, because parties do not always support the issues they are reputed to support.

For instance, when I interviewed Chip Caroll, a history graduate

student, I learned he is a supporter of gun rights.

However, he also said he would be classified as a liberal.

Even if liberals are in favor of gay marriage, gun control and abortion, and even if conservatives are for gun rights, against gay marriage and abortion, we have to remember that the individual choice you make

for your life is not my responsibility.In closing, I would just like

to encourage you to vote for the person who cares about the issues.

Don’t vote Republican or Democrat just because your parents, your faith leader, etcetera tells you. Use your best judgment and vote on the candidate you think is best for the job.

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Our View

The cost of being a student in college isn’t cheap, and we’re not talking about tuition this time.

All over campus there are vending machines owned by ei-ther Coca-Cola or Sodexo, the company that operates the caf-eteria in the Student Union. These machines are strategically placed so students can satisfy their eating needs when they can’t have a full meal.

When it comes to grabbing a quick snack in-between class-es or during a study break, the amount of money students must spend to get their favorite snack or drink is becoming a burden on our wallets.

Prices range from 90 cents for a bag of chips to $1.10 for two Reese’s Cups and $1.25 for a bottle of water.

However, the items’ prices are not the only challenge we encounter. Many times students will swipe their plastic or in-sert a wrinkled dollar bill into a Coke machine only to have a soda they didn’t choose drop down.

The credit card scanners can require multiple swipes or the card itself won’t even register. In the case of a bag of chips, it can take multiple tries and more than the required amount of money for someone to have just one bag.

In a time when students must save every penny they can, they shouldn’t have to think twice when making their selec-tion at a vending machine, hoping they ‘re not about to waste money on a Diet Coke when they clearly pressed the Cherry Coke button.

More attention should be paid and more care given by both Sodexo and Coca-Cola to how well their product is function-ing. Students shouldn’t risk playing the slot machines when choosing their favorite drink.

“Our View is written by the editorial staff. The opinions are not necessarily reflective of the student body, faculty or admin-istration of Arkansas State University.

In 1917, the government of England got it in its col-lective mind that somehow it had the authority to take away the land of Palestine from the Palestinians and give it to Jews from all over the world as their homeland.

This is what is known as the Zionist movement, that Jews from all over the world somehow have rights to land that has been inhabited by Palestinians for centuries go-ing back to the days of the Torah. Nowhere in the Torah does God make such a prom-ise.

There are those who would immediately call this writer ‘anti-Jewish’ or ‘anti-Semitic’. This is not the case.

There is a vast difference between Judaism and Zion-ism.

The former is a monothe-istic religion based on God’s revelations to Prophet Mo-

ses, peace be upon him. Zionism is a geo-socio-

political agenda that was written into the Balfour Dec-laration in 1917, in which the British gave rights to Jews to have their own homeland in the place of Palestine, and that it was all right to take the Palestinians’ land away from them in the process.

More than 2 million Pales-tinians have been slaughtered by the Israelis. The CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, has made no secret of sup-porting Israel’s ‘defense’ forc-es.

He is a proud Zionist and makes no secret of his affilia-tion, although he has toned it down in the last few years.

News and photos of these ongoing atrocities are not seen or heard by Americans in the national media.

Presently, ASU hosts a Starbucks coffee shop on the

second floor of the Carl R. Reng Center.

By doing so, ASU students, faculty and staff are inadver-tently and indirectly funding genocide.

Most of ASU Starbucks customers are unaware of the connection between Star-bucks and Israeli genocide of Palestinians, until now.

Due to masterful dis- and miss-information campaigns surrounding this human tragedy, it is challenging to prove the connection with documentation.

Although Starbucks the company has distanced it-self from the issue, the CEO Howard Schultz actively sup-ports Israel through his pub-lic speaking tours and more, even though he has sold off most of his Starbucks stock.

Starbucks conducts cam-paigns on college campuses in Canada to advance their busi-ness and as a result, Howard Schultz’ political agenda.

ASU needs to buy out of Starbucks’ business and their agenda if we wish to call our-selves good and decent peo-ple of conscience.

Whatever religion anyone reading may be, genocide is an abomination and should be condemned.

There are other good cof-

fee companies in the world. There are coffee companies that make a great product and deal justly with their sup-pliers in the developing coun-tries, and reinvest in them and their families well-being.

ASU needs to find such a company and let Starbucks go elsewhere, if this institution of higher education wants to be known for standing up for oppressed people and not for financing their genocide.

The SGA has been in-formed about this matter, and the information has cir-culated around the manage-ment offices of the university.

This writer has been as-sured by the SGA president that all the information is being seriously considered. Anyone who agrees with the opinion of this article let your voice be heard.

Practice free speech and let ASU get rid of companies that finance the killing of in-nocent people.

May this article be read with the same intention as it was written, in right action for the highest good.

Editors Note: On Star-bucks website, the company denies the claim that it pro-vides any sort of funding to Israel or its military.

In any election year there are invariably a few issues that rise to the surface.

Lately we have been hearing a lot about government spending, the national debt and job creation.

But there’s another issue that concerns everyone. Pell Grants.

Even if you aren’t on Pell Grants, chances are someone you know and care about is.

According to a study conducted by the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, 58 percent of undergraduates in the U.S. received Pell Grants in the 2010-2011 academic year.

That’s almost 10 million students who use Pell Grants to go to college.

Of these students, approximately 16 percent are from families with an income between $36,000 and $50,000.

Thirty years ago the maximum Federal Pell Grant award provided extensive coverage of college costs, covering about 99 percent of public 2-year,school costs and 77 percent of public 4-year costs.

Over the years, the number of college students rose along with the cost of tuition and housing, and pretty much everything else.

By the 2010-2011 year, these numbers dropped to 62 and 36 percent respectively.

This was a small improvement over preceding years due to added funding from the 2009 stimulus bill.

But things quickly took a turn for the worse.

In 2011, the “Tea Party” Republican prevented a moment of opportunity by refusing to pass a basic and fundamental piece of legislation needed to keep the country running.

You may remember this fiasco from the multiple threats of government default and the drop in the U.S.’s credit rating.

In the end multiple short-term budget plans were passed before an actual budget was decided upon, and billions of dollars were cut from vital programs.

This included $5.7 billion from Pell Grants and cut the minimum family income for automatic maximum coverage $9,000 down to $23,000.

It also lowers the length of time a student can be covered, making it very difficult to afford graduate school for dependent

students. What we can gather from

all of this is the Pell Grant program was already in desperate trouble before the tea party started hacking away at it.

As it stands, the program needs a massive boost. Considering the U.S. has a defense budget of almost 1 trillion dollars (46 percent of the world’s total defense budget) and only spends $150 billion on education, it’s absurd to think the funding doesn’t exist to fix the Pell Grant program.

This is especially true if you understand Keynesian economics, and know that government spending is very important during a recession.

It’s clear, however, that the new far-right of the Republican Party has no interest in addressing this issue.

This is just one of many reasons why we as students have a duty to use the power of our vote to make sure this happens. This one reason is enough.

“What we can gather from all of this is the Pell Grant program was already in desperate trouble before the Tea Party started hacking away at it.”

- Clint Simpson

“ASU needs to buy out of their business and their agenda if we wish to call ourselves good and decent people of conscience.”

- Sanford Pass

Election effects Pell Grant

ASU should sever ties with Starbucks Vending problems

“The problem however

is sometimes a person or

group will tell you to vote

the way they believe.”

- Jason Holland

Don’t let others tell you how to vote

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One smart phone app is changing the way students eat at ASU and shop around Jonesboro. QBOT is a rewards-based “punch card” app that allows users to save money by scanning QR codes at their favorite restaurants/stores to gain loyalty points and to eventually use a “qpon” to get free items.

Dave Miller, general manager of Sodexo Dining Services, said this app “builds customer loyalty and saves students mon-ey.” He said the developers are based out of Little Rock, and they asked Sodexo if it would like to help test out the app on ASU’s campus. Hanne Pelletier, a marketing specialist at So-dexo, said this opportunity is “opening a door to be up-to-date with technology.”

QBOT has a simple interface with five tabs: categories, VIP, savings, loyalty and settings. The categories are first established by which location you set the app to, with an all-inclusive ASU category. By browsing through the ASU category, users can select one of the six eateries/shops to see what offers are avail-able. Once selected, the user can either scan the QR code to gain loyalty scans (most of the locations on campus require a $6 minimum purchase for one scan) or use the one-time-only VIP scan to claim an item.

To be able to use the VIP scan, the user must select the “VIP +” option in the top right of the screen. After selecting the offer, the user has five minutes to show the cashier/man-ager their phone screen to prove the offer has been claimed. As easy as that, students can walk away with discounted/free food and with a happier wallet.

Diana Lane, a sales representative for Jonesboro’s QBOT, said the app was launched July 1 and originated in Little Rock.

She said they’ve been focusing on college campuses and their surrounding cities to build up a network of local businesses to join in. QBOT does this by partnering with food suppliers like Sodexo. So far, nine to 10 universities are a part of the QBOT database, with new ones signing on weekly. “It’s going viral on these college campuses,” Lane said.

Deric Phan, a senior digital media design major of Mag-ness, said he found out about QBOT when a woman in the Student Union gave him a card promoting the app, saying he

could get free food. “I’m on campus everyday, so it is very con-venient and worth it,” Phan said. He said he has used it twice to claim two VIP rewards, one at Lobos Rojos and the other at Godfather’s Pizza, but has hesitated to use the loyalty scans during the busy lunch hour. “I feel like I’m holding up the line,” Phan said. He said he’d like to see more businesses from The Mall at Turtle Creek on board with QBOT because he works in the mall.

Pelletier said the app has been on campus for two weeks as of Tuesday, and the response has been good, especially with Starbucks customers. For example, Starbucks offers loyalty re-wards such as $1 off any purchase, 50 percent off coffee and scones, as well as free coffee and muffins. “Students might as well get something out of it since they’re going to eat here any-way,” Pelletier said.

Lane said small businesses are benefitting greatly from QBOT. Gearhead Outfitters was the first to sign up in Jones-boro because they “saw the value in QBOT as a local business.” QBOT offers small businesses the ability to analyze the suc-cess rate of its specials, access a database of its customers and to reward its loyal customers with sweet deals.

“There’s nothing like this in the [app] market,” Lane said. If people are interested in requesting for a particular busi-

ness to join the list, Lane encourages customers or employees to ask the business owner to join QBOT. “Businesses practi-cally worship ASU students,” Lane said. For those interested in being a part of QBOT, contact dianalane@qbot.com. The app is free and available in the App Store for iPhone users as well as the Android Market Google Play store for Android phones. So the next time someone suggests to go grab a bite to eat, ask “Can I use Q?” at the cash register to start saving big.

New app helps students save big

Ark. based app helps students save big

The R&B singer, song-writer and producer Ne-Yo has of-ficially announced the release date of his fifth studio album, “R.E.D,” (Realizing Every Dream). The smooth sounding, laid-back artist has turned up the heat with this particular album, which will be released on Nov. 6. The original release date was set for Sept. 18, but was pushed back. This album will be the artist’s first record release on Motown Records since the move from Island Def Records in January of this year.

Ne-Yo, birth name Shaffer Chimere Smith, has definitely come a long way, from the stomping grounds of Camden, Ark. to being raised in Las Vegas, Nev. where he began to enhance his skills for song writing. In nearly five years, from the start of his singing career, he went from just a song writer to a three-time Grammy recipient.

The song “Let Me Love You,” by Mario is one of Ne-Yo’s most successful written songs. He has written top recorded songs such as Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable,” Jennifer Hudson’s “Spotlight,” and “Rihanna’s “Unfaithful.” Ne-Yo has also writ-ten songs for big time artists like Mary J. Blige and Janet Jack-son.

In early 2006, Ne-Yo’s freshman album, “In His Own Words,” reached the No.1 slot on Billboard 200 and sold more than 301,000 copies in the first week alone. His 2007 album, “Because Of You,” won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. Ne-Yo hit a trio of RIAA (Re-cording Industry Association of America) platinum hit sin-gles on his album “Year of the Gentleman,” which include “Closer,” “Miss Independent” and “Mad.” Ne-Yo’s album “Libra Scale” was his last recording for Def Jam Records. Since the big move to Motown, Ne-Yo has taken the No.1 spot on the UK national chart with his latest single “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself ).” The album features other artists such as Sia, Fabolous and Diddy. This album is more personal compared to the past ones. Capturing the No. 1 spot definitely shows improvement from his 2010 album, “Libra Scale,” which sold only 117,000 copies.

The track list consists of songs like “Cracks,” which is the first song on the album, “Lazy Love,” “She Is” and “Should Be You,” which features Fabolous and Diddy. The CD also has a deluxe edition with an addition of four extra tracks featuring Ne-Yo’s typical slow jam style in the song “Don’t Make Em’ Love You.”

The R&B flavor is mixed with a hint of county and pop pro-vides a new style of music to the music industry. The single “She Is” was co-written with Luke Liard, collaborator with Carrie Underwood. “Lazy Love,” has a soft tempo beat which emphasizes on the side effects of love. His recent single, “Let Me Love You,” introduces a new sound to pop culture.

Ne-Yo is currently producing and mentoring upcoming art-ists for the Motown Records label. He can also be seen ap-pearing on “The Voice,” mentoring for Cee-Lo Green’s team. With his latest release, Ne-Yo has definitely become a high-light of the music industry.

RACHEL CARNERONLINE EDITOR

Dear Friend,

Have you ever been scared? I hate this. Some days I just wish it would end. I think about just running out and scream-ing, “Here I am! Come end it!” Some days I forget why I’m still running, and that’s why I have to keep telling you this story for as long as I can, so one of us will remember. When it’s done, at least one of us will know. As you remember, I was facing sure death there in that stall. My attackers on the other side, knowing I’m seconds from death. But as it would happen, fate had not chosen for me to die that day. A man entered into the restroom, distracting them and giving me enough time to slip under the stall into the next one without them noticing. I crawled slowly and quietly while they were trying to usher the man out of the restroom. He was terribly confused and be-coming angry at their commands to “leave immediately.” Ex-asperated, he walked out. By this time, I had reached the last stall at the end. They walked slowly back to the stall I had been in. I knew I would only have one chance at this. As they kicked

the door open, I burst through my stall and out of the restroom door. I ran through the bar, pulling over tables and chairs behind me, trying to leave any ob-stacles I could in my wake to give me a lead on them. I ran out of the bar, and I kept run-ning, hearing voices shouting behind me. I had no idea where I was going, and with the sun just beginning to rise, there was lim-ited visibility. I took a look back to see how far my pursuers were behind me. They had just exited the bar. They were at least 60 yards away, and I

knew I could lose them if I could just turn into an alley some-where. Unfortunately, in my attempt to spot my attackers, I didn’t see the pothole I was headed straight for. I heard a loud pop of the breaking of my ankle as it violently twisted in the hole. I was done for. I fell to the ground in pain, trying to get up, but the break was too severe. I couldn’t walk. My pursuers’ footsteps were getting closer. I remember hearing laughter. They had me. There was no way I could escape now. Then a stranger stepped in front of me. He told me to stay down. As the men approached, they told the man to step aside, that I was their problem. He refused to move. They demanded he move again. Still, he stood. They made a move forward. He raised a shotgun to the sheriff ’s face. The men slowly backed away, glaring. “We’ll be back for him,” they said as they walked away. The man didn’t move until they were clear out of sight. He then turned around and helped me up. I owed him my life; he had saved me. I guess you know this man, though, because that man was you.

Taylor Burrington is a junior inter-disciplinary studies major of Cabot. He hates cheesy quotes, but loves cheesy movies. “Writing, for me, is a way to imagine out loud any other story I could possibly live.”

“Listen Closely, Pt. 5”A short story in multiple parts by Taylor Burrington

IPhone users were stunned by the flaws of their iPhone 4s and iPhone 4Ss with the release of the new iPhone 5, which is thinner, longer and lighter than previous models.

Apple continues to integrate innova-tive features and sleek design into their products. The iPhone 5 sold more than 5 million units within the first three days, topping iPhone 4S sales by 1 mil-lion units.

After the announcement of the new iPhone, comments began showing up on Twitter about the new features and design.

Jonathan Groves, ASU’s IT store manager, said the iPhone 5 is probably attractive to students because of its lon-ger screen, which increased from 4.5 inches to 4.87 inches, while the display grew from 3.5 inches (diagonal) to 4 inches(diagonal).

“Personally I try to get every iPhone that comes out. The newer ones are al-ways faster and always work better,” Groves said.

Groves said if he could choose one new feature for the next iPhone he would want to install Near Field Communica-tion payments. This feature would store credit card information on the phone

and instead of swiping a card, the phone would be held over a pay-ment area making payment more convenient for consumers.

Colea Blann, junior nursing major of Little Rock, has the iP-hone 4 and sees no reason to buy the new iPhone if she can update hers to the latest operating sys-tem.

“But you know, I think that it’s neat that they keep finding things to change about the iP-hone because I’m thinking, ‘What else could you possibly change?’” Blann said.

Although Apple upgraded the FaceTime camera from VGA to 1.2MP, Blann would also like Apple to place an LED flash on the FaceTime camera on the next iPhone to aid with photo quality.

Logan McCourtney, junior commu-nication studies major of Mena, said he thinks the iPhone 5 will be a good prod-uct because of its new features, but is afraid that it’s “just another fad [people] have to give their money to.”

“People are just now probably getting their money’s worth out of the iPhone 4 and 4S,” McCourtney said. “I’m sure there are people that are buying it that probably don’t have the money to buy it, but because it is the next best thing they

think they’ve got to have it.” McCourtney would like to see a USB

input location or adapter that would support the use of an external hard drive or flash drive for the next iPhone. He thinks this would be more convenient for users transferring data directly from the iPhone.

The iPhone 5 has a new Lightning charging connector, longer battery life and an A6 chip which will make the phone much faster than its predeces-sors.

To learn more about the new iPhone, check out Apple’s website, www.apple.com.

PAIGE WALKERSTAFF WRITER

ADEEJA ANDERSONSTAFF WRITER

Yuri Shimizu | Staff PhotographerJacquelyn Alexander (left), a freshman undecided major of Maumelle, and Briana Lane (right), a freshman biology major of Maumelle, down-load the QBOT app, a rewards app that allows users to save up points for rewards at local merchants that have a loyalty program.

Xinzhong Zhao| Staff PhotographerCompared side by side, the iPhone 5 is half an inch bigger than the iPhone 4, giving it room for five rows of app icons instead of just four.

IPhone 5 impresses some students, others skeptical

Ne-Yo prepares ‘R.E.D.’ for Nov. 6 release

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PHARMACY, Continued

MIDTERMS, Continued

Barfield, who passed away in 2010 due to leukemia.“They are trying to host a Baggo Tournament during home-

coming at the old track,” Petrus said. It will be $100 a team and $50 a person with a meal paid for, said Petrus.

AT&T is hosting a texting and driving simulator on Friday Spack said.

“You actually get in a vehicle,” Spack said. “You can see what could happen to you if you are texting and driving.”

Texting awareness is being hosted across the state and Jonesboro was one of locations selected for the simulator, Spack said.

“You will see the car out on the lawn, so stop by,” Spack said. “The event will be in the lawn area in front of the student union around 9 a.m.,” Spack said.

The next SGA meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 on the eighth floor of the library.

during midterms. Being an exercise science

major allows her to under-stand how one can benefit from working out.

“It releases chemicals that help you feel de-stressed,” she said.

Aside from yoga classes Maddox uses meditation to stay relaxed.

Nirvana yoga instructors Deborah Vicuna and Songa Wheeler agree that yoga is a helpful way to reduce stress.

“It teaches you how to calm yourself,” Wheeler said. “It helps you control your body.”

Wheeler and Vicuna note that yoga increases flexibility and core strength, as well as helping with stress relief.

“Breathing is the main thing we have people do,” Vi-cuna said. This breathing con-trol helps to decrease heart rate and lower stress levels.

Other students are using simpler ways to relax.

Breanna White, a sopho-more biology major of Little Rock, said that her course

load stresses her out the most.

White said that in order to not worry so much she sim-ply takes a break.

“I put everything away and go for a walk,” she said. “And I can talk to my parents.”

White plans to use these techniques during midterms when she begins to feel stressed.

Freshman Rebecca Mack-ie, a chemistry major of Rus-sellville, also acquires most of her stress from her science classes. She said that having so little time for lab makes it hard to get everything done.

“I either sleep or listen to music,” Mackie said about her own relaxation techniques.

Mackie is staying positive about her upcoming mid-terms.

“I think if I start early and keep up with my work and review continuously I’ll do good,” she said.

Drumming to De-Stress sessions are held from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays in the ASU Museum.

“The Piano Men” pulled open the curtain of the Fowler Center Series on Tuesday night.

“The Piano Men” is a musical celebration of the 70’s hit music. Utilizing the back screen projector, it brings the audi-ence back to 70’s newspapers, advertising, people and events. Along the way, the sounds of “Young Song”, ”My Life”, “Candle in the Wind”, “Rocket Man” and several other classic hits cre-ate a wonderful evening.

With Jim Witter at the grand piano and his sizzling musi-cians on keyboards, guitar, bass, flute, sax and drums, the mu-sic is not an attempt to recreate or mimic the evening’s long list of familiar hits. Instead, they unleash the landmarks in pop music history and the most important thing: memories. The memory of being a teenager; the memory of high school; the memory of the first ballroom dance; the memory of the first kiss. These invaluable memories flash back to the audience members who have silver hair. Witter’s beats help the audi-ence to feel like they are young again.

In the Fowler Center, the next show will be on Oct. 27, with the Late Great Ladies of Blues and Jazz. For more information or a schedule of events, go to the Flower Center’s page.

‘Piano Men’ success at Fowler CenterSHAN HUANGSTAFF WRITER

Shan Huang | Staff PhotographerThe 2012-13 Fowler Center Series at ASU opened with “Piano

Men,” starring Jim Witter, Tuesday night.

Staci Vandagriff | Photo EditorAndre White, a sophomore digital media design major of Wichita, Kan., opens the tent for Destiny Warren, a senior social work major of

Forrest City, Ark., at the Sleep Out for the Homeless Wednesday night next to University Hall. The Lambda Eta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma teamed up with Volunteer ASU to collect donations of canned goods, clothes, blankets, toiletries and money to give to the local Salvation

Army.

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EMILY ALEXANDERSTAFF WRITER

Who may apply?Juniors and Seniors (60+ ASUJ hours) with GPA •of 2.50 or higherGraduate students (12+ ASUJ hours) with GPA •of 3.50 or higher

Previous recipients are ineligible.

Who’s WhoAmong Students in American Universities & Colleges

Application available athttp://www.astate.edu/a/student-affairs/vcsa/

WhosWhoApplication.pdf

Application deadline is Friday, October 5.

Who’s Who Among Students is a nationally recognized program that honors outstanding student leaders

who enhance the positive image of American youth through their contributions to community and school.

Significant involvement in extracurricular, civic, and student professional activities, along with academic achievement, are attributes of students selected for Who’s Who recognition.

Campus Crime

Want to know what life as a minimum wage worker is like? The ASU Theatre Department will host the opening of the play “Nickel and Dimed,” which describes just that, at 7 p.m. Friday in the Black Box Theatre.

The play is based on true events from the book by Barbara Ehrenreich, in which an upper-middle-class woman goes undercover and takes on various minimum wage jobs to report on the life of the lower class.

“Barbara goes undercover in three different cities,” said Jeff McLaughlin, stage director and assistant professor of theater. “She gets a job in all the cities earning

low wages to see if she could make it as a single woman and to see what effect the 1996 Welfare Reform Act was having on the working-class people.”

McLaughlin, who has not directed in six years, has several reasons for choosing Nickel and Dimed.

“I have directing experience, and we think it’s a good idea for students to work under different direction; so I was asked to direct a play,” he said. “I chose this play for a handful of reasons. It’s topical. Just about everyone in the cast has said things that happen in the play have happened to them, and it has a lot of interesting challenges.”

McLaughlin said the play is both serious and funny, and

that he feels ASU students will really enjoy it.

“A lot of students can relate to it,” Jordan Phillips, a junior fine arts major with an emphasis in acting of El Dorado, and a character in the play, said. “A lot of college students work low-wage jobs, and it provides interesting perspective to how hard life is and how bad these people are treated.”

Alaina Rene Kizer, a freshman theater major of Conway, said, “It’s a good ensemble; there’s not really a weak character. Everyone plays at least one person who has their moment.”

Auditions for the play were Aug. 24, and practices began Aug. 27. The cast and crew have rehearsed every night since.

Madison Kuebler, a senior theatre major of Searcy, was awarded the lead role as Barbara.

“She is a strong-willed woman who is very determined to show the world how over 30 percent of Americans get by - or don’t get by,” she said. “I hope everyone gets a chance to come see this show. It’s very important, and I think it will open a lot of people’s eyes the way it did mine.”

The remainder of the cast includes Morgan Carvell, a freshman theater major of Bentonville; Marina Pearson, a sophomore theater major of Conway; Sarah Ring, a sophomore theater major of Cabot; Tyler Garstka, a senior theater major of Cabot; Brooke Thomas, a freshman

theater major of Jonesboro; Dylan Worth, a freshman theater major of Cabot; and Dru Ergle, a sophomore theater major of Jonesboro.

Ergle said, “Everyone but Madison plays various parts. In fact, all the girls but one play a guy at some point.”

“I think students will really enjoy it,” Pearson said. “It’s dramatic, but has many funny parts.”

Tonae Mitsuhashi, a senior theatre design and technology major of Mie, Japan, is in charge of scenic design for the play.

“We started working on the design in July, and I finished making a model by the first day of class,” she said. “I chose the colors and symbols based on the seriousness of the play and the fact that it deals a lot

with economics, the poor and money.”

“Nickel and Dimed” will also show at 2 p.m. Sunday, and at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The opening show is already sold out, and McLaughlin expects the same for the remaining performances in the Black Box Theatre, which holds about 130 people.

He said, “I think we will sell out every night in here, and if not, it will be really close.”

Tickets may be purchased in advance for $8 at the Convocation Central Box Office or $10 at the door, if there are seats available. Tickets are also available online at tickets.astate.edu.

Sept. 16

Around 9 p.m. Sunday, Officer Keith Gilliam arrived at the library in reference to a subject jumping out in front of vehicles. According to the report, after searching for the subject for a few minutes, Gilliam found Carlan Walker walking on the north side of the library. Walk-er stated he was looking for the car his dead sister had left him. According to the report, Walker kept saying someone named John Hurt had come by his house and told him that a white Honda Accord was in Lot F and that it had belonged to the subject’s dead sister, who

had left it to him on Sept. 11, 2001. The re-port stated Walker said he could get in touch with Hurt by speaking into the microphone in his right hand, which was empty. Accord-ing to the report, Walker then started talking into his empty hand trying to get in touch with Hurt. The subject was issued a citation for Drunk, Insane, or Disorderly as well as a persona non grata according to the report. Walker was also arrested for communicating a false bomb threat at University Hall in the days following.

— Compiled by Chelsea Weaver, News Editor

ASU Theatre’s ‘Nickel and Dimed’ set to open Friday

HOLA looks to expand outreachTANYA GIRALDO

STAFF WRITERThe Hispanic Outreach

and Latino Appreciation organization (HOLA) currently has 15 active members, however the population of Hispanic-American undergraduates at ASU was 188 in 2011, according to the 2011-2012 ASU Factbook.

HOLA’s goal is to reach out to Hispanics on campus and give them a community.

“I don’t see any Hispanics throughout the day; I only see them during the meetings,” said Omar Maya, a junior accounting major of Wickes and president of HOLA. “It may be due to the fact that many don’t live on campus.”

“A lot of our Hispanic students don’t participate in activities because of work and school,” Niya Blair, assistant dean and director of the multicultural center, said. “Or they don’t participate in activities that are related to Hispanic culture.”

“I’ve met Hispanic students who haven’t made a connection to HOLA,” Blair said. “Jonesboro has about 6,000 Hispanic students; a lot of those students are in high school, and they don’t look at college as an option.”

“HOLA hopes to host events for high school students to make them consider ASU,” Maya said. “We hope to break the cultural norm of Hispanics dropping out and not going to college.”

This past weekend, HOLA hosted an event with the Hispanic Center and the Multicultural Center at ASU, said Kayla Hardy, a junior art major of Muskego, Wisc., and vice president of HOLA. “We collaborated and tried to reach out to high school students to let them know that there are Hispanic students at ASU and it is possible to go to college.”

“If HOLA could get huge and people would know what that actually is, we could get a solid foundation where people can reach out,” Hardy said.

This past summer Hardy worked at a meat-packing factory in Wisconsin where she met many Hispanics and found a love for the culture. “I love how hard working they are, their traditions and how family oriented they are,” she said. “They offer different perspectives of America. A lot of Americans take for granted what we get here.”

The Hispanic population is growing not only in Jonesboro but all over the U.S., Blair said. “I think that it allows students, faculty and staff to understand that this is a population that is very much so integrated. You have to be able to understand the culture, understand the people and respect.”

Hardy is also involved with the Hispanic Center in downtown Jonesboro. “We are looking to get people registered to vote and apply for deferred action.”

she said. “I hope to reach out to the Hispanic families in Jonesboro. There are a lot of younger kids for the after school program at the Hispanic Center, but no ASU students.”

According to the Huffington Post, half of the nation’s non-Latino population believes that the terms “welfare recipient” and “less well educated” are apt terms to describe the nation’s Hispanic population.

“Sometimes people tend to have this negative view on what they think about Hispanics and only that they are migrant workers, and some are, and there is nothing wrong with being a migrant worker, but there is so much more to Hispanic people and to the culture,” Blair said. “Having HOLA and any organization that works with Hispanic students and makes them more visible is just a win-win.”

The Lady Red Wolves will be back at home this weekend as the team faces North Texas Friday night and Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday.

ASU, 1-1 in the Sun Belt Conference, has taken no time off preparing for yet another weekend of confer-ence play. “We have had two days of practices that have been really good focussing on those weaknesses,” Rehr said.

The Red Wolves defeated North Texas in the 2011 season, but was defeated by the Mean Green in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

With North Texas leading (2-0) in the SBC West divi-sion, ASU will have to find a way to stop Carnae Dillard, a freshman outside hitter.

Dillard notched a match-high 21 kills over Louisiana-Lafayette. North Texas holds a .234 attaching average.

“It is a very tough North Texas team coming in they are picked to win our side, so it is a matter of making sure we have the right mind set and game plan put in place,” Rehr said.

The Red Wolves will host end the weekend with a match

against Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday.

“We are prepared for Monroe, the are an unortho-dox team that does things a little bit different than every-one else, so it will be prepar-ing the girls for the change,” Rehr said.

For now ASU is focusing on the match up against North Texas taking one game at a time.

The Lady Red Wolves will play North Texas on Friday at 7p.m. and Louisiana-Monroe Sunday at 1pm. Both matches will be played at the HPESS.

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Xinzhong Zhao| Staff PhotographerSenior tight end, Kedric Murray tackles an Alcorn State player during ASU’s shut out of 56-0 last Saturday. The Red Wolves gear up to start con-ference play against Western Kentucky University.

JARROD CREAMEANSSTAFF WRITER

The non-conference schedule is over, and now the Arkansas State football team turns its attention to the Western Kentucky Hilltop-pers as it opens conference play Saturday at Liberty Bank Stadium.

The Hilltoppers enter the game at 3-1, including a win over the University of Kentucky, an SEC school, suggesting that they have the athleticism and coaching necessary to make a serious run at the Sun Belt title. Their 13th-ranked defense features an aggressive line averaging 2.5 sacks per game, presenting a stiff challenge for the Red Wolves’ offensive line.

“They’re very physical. Their front four play extreme-ly well together. They’re tre-mendously talented. They’re good run stoppers,” said se-nior quarterback Ryan Aplin. “We have to be physical down

there [and] take those guys out and open some holes for the running game.”

Offensive line coach J.B. Grimes praised WKU’s line as “big and athletic” and was particularly complimentary of their technique.

“They’re very well coached. You can tell their defensive line coach knows what he’s doing when it comes to hand slaps and things like that. They’ve got moves in the pass rush. They keep their pads down in the run game. This is a very good defensive front,” Grimes said.

Offensively, WKU possess a bevy of weapons, including senior quarterback Kawaun Jakes, whose mobility adds another dimension to their attack. The rushing game is also potent, averaging over 200 yards per game.

“They’ve got four real play makers that [require you] to be careful in what you’re do-ing. Their tight end is a big-

time player. Their passing game goes through him,” said defensive coordinator John Thompson. “Then you go to the tailback. [Their] check-downs are really dangerous. The fullback is their third-leading receiver, their tail-back is second, and then the quarterback is a dual threat.”

WKU comes off a 42-17 shellacking of Southern Miss where they racked up 560 yards of offense and had two running backs break the 100-yard mark on the ground. Jakes added three scores through the air. They defeated Austin Peay 49-10 to open the season before clipping Kentucky 32-31 in overtime during Week 2. The Hilltoppers’ only loss is to top-ranked Alabama.

The Red Wolves enter the game short a defender, as sophomore linebacker Qushaun Lee was suspended by Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson for a personal

foul against Alcorn State last week. Western Kentucky will also be missing Jonathan Dowling after Dowling was dismissed from the WKU game against Southern Miss on Sept. 22 for a flagrant per-sonal foul.

SBC bylaws state that any coach or student-athlete ejected from a contest shall be suspended for a minimum of one contest and that suspension shall be served during the institutions next contest.

On the offense for the Red Wolves, senior wide receiver Taylor Stockemer, who has been out since week two with an undisclosed injury, is nearly recovered according to offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee and might play against Western Kentucky.

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. Saturday. The game will be broadcast online at ESPN3.com.

Attention turns to conference playThe Arkansas State wom-

en’s soccer team has been doing a lot of preparing as they are set to host two con-ference match ups at home this weekend. The Lady Red Wolves will face off against both the University of Louisi-ana-Monroe Warhawks and the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns.

With wins over both teams in the 2011 season, head coach Tafadzwa Ziyenge isn’t about to let past victories get to his or any of the players’ heads.

“We were able to beat them, but that’s last year; it’s in the past.” “What happened last year will not have an impact at all on the game this year,” Ziyenge said.

In fact, the team is quite different than it was last fall. Ziyenge described getting prepared for this season as “demolishing” what they had last year and completely starting fresh.

“It’s very important for our team that we don’t have returners and new players or veterans and freshmen, but that we just have one Arkansas State team.” “We’re trying to create from here onwards a very competitive situation where it doesn’t matter what you did last year. This year is new,” Ziyenge said.

The games this weekend are shaping up to give either team a chance of getting a win as Ziyenge has described

the Sun Belt as a “dog-eat-dog affair”. He added, “Anything can happen. It’s just a ques-tion of whether or not we have maturity while defend-ing our home turf knowing that, so far, we’ve done a very good job at home.”

Just as in the past, Ziyenge insists that the players should never be too comfortable as far as work ethic is con-cerned.

“Overall, we’re the type of team that has never banked on one player,” Ziyenge said. He uses what he calls the “Blue Collar approach,” de-scribing the way the team is focused on working hard as a team and not allowing one player to carry a larger load than any other player. “In order to live like a king, you have to work as hard as a slave.” Ziyenge said.

This weekend will be a de-fining weekend for the team as two conference wins would aid in setting a new record for ASU Soccer.

The Red wolves are unde-feated on the home front and will open this weekend with a 7-5 all season record and 0-2 in the Sun Belt Conference.

As the team continues to prepare, they are confident that this weekend could be part of a monumental season for the Lady Red Wolves. The team will play Louisiana-Monroe at 2 p.m. on Friday and Louisiana-Lafayette at 1 P.M. on Sunday and both games will be at the ASU Soccer Complex.

Ashley Helliwell| Sports EditorSenior Becky Wheeler heads the ball during Wednesday’s practice. The Lady Red Wolves are undefeated on the home front and hope to take their first conference victory this weekend.

Soccer takes ‘blue collar’ approach

On Sept. 29, Arkansas State Rugby’s 7s club will step onto Florida State’s rugby field in Tallahassee, Fla. and give it everything they have. This is more than an away game.

“This weekend we are going to compete to win the qualifier that gets us an automatic bid to the National Championships in December,” center Zac Mizell said. “We didn’t get one last year, so we are going to try really hard to this year.”

Harry Higgins, who plays prop for the 7s club said he remembers last year’s loss.

“Last year, we got beat by Life University (Marietta, Ga.), both in the qualifier for nationals and in the semi-

final match at nationals. Both games were a draw until the last seconds,” Higgins said. “However, last year is last year and this year, we are fired up and even more dedicated to win it. I believe in my teammates and honestly think we can win Nationals. We came so close last year.”

On Sept. 15, the team competed in the Battle of the Stones River 7s tournament held by Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Red Wolves two teams, A-side and B-side, took first and second place in the tournament.

“The overall fitness, athlet-icism and ball handling skill work was great for this time of year,” head coach Matt Huckaby said. “That was real-ly a warm-up game to knock

the rust off, but we need to tighten up our defense, it needs to be faster and harder. We need to put more pres-sure on teams and we need to solidify our restarts, set piec-es and back line moves a lot better. We just need to clean them up.”

Although winning a spot to the national championship game is the outcome the team wants, Huckaby said there are aspects within the team he hopes to achieve throughout the season.

“We have a lot of new guys who we need to get plugged into our system,” Huckaby said. “We will lose a lot of guys after this year, so we really want to work a lot on passing the torch and the standards. Every year we try to get better as a team,

as a culture within the team and just keep pushing that standard up.”

Wing and center Dean Gericke said he has faith in the team’s ability to pass the torch.

“We have a lot of depth,” Gericke said. “If we sub someone in, they can still keep things going smooth. We definitely have more depth as a team than we did last year.”

If team wins this week-ends’s tournament, they will gain an automatic bid to the championship game that will be played Nov. 30-Dec. 1.

“Our first goal is to get a bid this weekend,” Mizell said. “After that, win the national championship. We shouldn’t expect anything else.”

Kim MyoungHyang| Staff PhotographerThe ASU Men’s Rugby team took first and second in the Battle of the Stones Rivers 7s tournament held by Middle Tennessee this past weekend.

Weekend match brings chance for bid to nationalsMEREDITH SCOTT

STAFF WRITER

Ashley Helliwell| Sports EditorSenior Allison Kearney sets the ball during a practice drill.

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