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To err is human. To x it is TNE Policy. Corrections can be found on Page 4.To report a correction call 918.444.2890. TNE Web site: www.nsunews.com
Volume 104, Issue 16 | Tuesday, November 1 3, 2012 | Tahlequah, Okla. 74464
Discretion is key
Privacy remains importantfor students using socialnetworking.
See page 4
Dinner raises funds
Alpha Sigma Alphasorority sponsors benefitdinner for Taron Pounds.
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SASC oers webinar
BCM provides Thanksgiving with international twist
Blake HarrisTNe WriTer
The Student Academic Suc-
cess Center is organizing a we-
binar, which will discuss reasons
students may stay or leave institu-
tions of study.The webinar will discuss nu-
merous topics including why
students may lose momentum in
college.
The webinar hopes to help fac-
ulty members identify students
who may be thinking of dropping
out of college.
Personally, I feel that the webi-
nar geared more towards the fac-
ulty and staff, said Traci Bunch,
staff assistant. The faculty will
know what to look for if a student
begins to have problems and learn
how to proceed from there. They
will learn what would be the best
method to help the student out of
Haley sTocks
TNe WriTer
International students have a
Tahlequah Thanksgiving desti-
nation this year.
The Baptist Collegiate Min-
their situation.
The SASC recently moved to
the rst oor of the John Vaughan
Library.
Since moving, the staff at the
success center has been working
to nd new ways of helping stu-
dents. This webinar is one of thetools that they can use to help the
students.
The webinar will be 2-3:30
p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Webb Au-
ditorium room 614.
It will also be available to all the
other NSU campuses as well.
The Student Academic Suc-
cess Center purchased the webi-
nar from Innovative Educators,
said Lauren Barela, coordinator
of career counseling services.
We will host it here in Tahle-
quah and broadcast to Muskogee
and BA campuses. Students are
more than welcome to attend and
admission is
istries of NSU will provide the
platform for an internationalThanksgiving dinner for students
still on campus during the holiday
break.
Students from Korea, Japan,
China, Saudi Arabia and Samo-
an Islands are preparing dishes
from their native culture. In addi-tion, a traditional turkey, dressing
and potatoes and gravy will be on
the table for the event.
We are really excited to be
having something like this, said
Monica Balyeat, Tulsa senior.
We wanted to do something forall the students just sitting in their
dorms and not doing anything on
Thanksgiving. And, the BCM is
right next to campus so everyone
can come.
BCM has an international
Bible study each Tuesday eve-ning called Cultural Coffeehouse
where students at NSU, from all
different cultures, gather together
and fellowship as well as have a
small Bible
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November 13, 2012N E W S
SASC webinar promotes engaging students in education
BCM reaches out to international students
free.
All NSU campuses linked to-
gether allow more people to view
the webinar at one time.
This webinar is one of many
the SASC will present during the
year.
We have put on a few other
webinars, said Bunch. We have
had the Increasing the Persis-
tence of At-Risk Students: High
Impact Practices That Work we-
binar shown as well.The webinar will also strive to
give faculty members a better un-
derstanding on what causes col-
lege students to drop out or trans-
fer to other institutions.
This allows professors and
other staff the opportunity and
knowledge to aid students who
pursue higher education.
It will also assist various pro-
grams that help students on cam-
pus hone their skills.
I assist Dr. Tim McElroy with
the bachelor of general studiesdegree program at NSU-Musk-
study.
Once a month, the interna-
tional group goes on an outing,
where students go to experience
something from either Ameri-
can culture or a foreign culture.
For the month of November, theouting will be this international
Thanksgiving.
Fahad Almarri, Saudi Arabian
freshman, has come to Cultural
Coffeehouse every week since he
rst arrived at NSU.
One thing I really love about
Coffeehouse is getting to meet
people, said Almarri. The
people are really nice, and I like
to have discussions about certain
topics that we discuss here.
Taylor Weston, Tahlequah
graduate student, got involved
working with international stu-
dents only this semester.
I dont know how Ive missed
out on something so incred-ible my entire life, said Weston.
Tuesday night is denitely the
highlight of my week.
Balyeat has worked with inter-
national students for a couple of
years. She said there are many
new internationals on campus
and coming to Coffeehouse this
year.
One of the reasons Im so
excited for this international
ogee, said Claudia Voigt, admin-
istrative assistant. I am attending
this webinar, because I believe it
might be useful to our program.
The speaker at this webinar is
Steve Piscitelli.
Piscitelli currently teaches at
Florida State College in Jackson-
ville. Piscitelli is an author, whos
works include Study Skills: Do
I Really Need This Stuff ? third
edition, Pearson Education has
also published Choices for Col-lege Success, second edition.
Piscitelli uses his knowledge of
college life to connect with his
viewers.
His ways show people practical
methods of handling themselves
or others in difcult college situ-
ations.
Students may also benet from
this webinar if they nd them-
selves in a tough spot in their col-
lege career.
I believe this webinar would
be great for professors and facultyto attend, said Nikki Williams,
Ft. Gibson freshmen. This infor-
mation will help teachers identify
students that are struggling with
college and help them. It could
stop a student, who is really strug-
gling, from dropping out.
For more information about
this webinar or to receive help
from the Student Academic Suc-
cess Center, email SASC@nsuok.
edu or to set up an appointment,
call 918-444-3651.
For more information, [email protected].
continued from page 1
continued from page 1 Thanksgiving is because so manynew people will be involved, said
Balyeat. We arent just loving a
few students, but more and more
each week.
Almarri said he looks forward
to share a Saudi Arabian dishwith those who come.
With so many different cultural
dishes being represented, nation-
al students look forward to the
smattering.
With the international
Thanksgiving coming up, I sin-
cerely cannot wait to try so many
different dishes, said Weston.
Dont get me wrong, because I
do love turkey and dressing, but
you just dont get an opportu-
nity to try foods from all over the
world every day.
Woohyun Lee, Korean junior,
will bring a traditional Korean
dish for Thanksgiving.
My brother and I will prepare
one of our favorite Korean dishes
for everyone to enjoy called kal-
bi, said Lee. We have our own
Korean Thanksgiving and we eat
this dish for that. Now we canhave it for American Thanksgiv-
ing, too.
The international Thanksgiv-
ing will be at 2 p.m. on Nov. 21
at BCM.
For more information, email
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The Northeastern
JET program helps students experience JapanMai koBayasHi
TNe WriTer
There is an opportunity to
experience Japan, get to know
people of Japan, learn Japanese
and travel all around Japan in the
Japan Exchange and Teaching
Program.
The JET Program seeks to
enhance internationalization in
Japan by promoting mutual un-
derstanding between Japan andother nations.
Students who are interested in
the JET program will be able to
fully take on the experiences of
Japanese lifestyles in many ways.
They will get to be involved in
special opportunites.
The objectives of the program
are achieved by offering JET Pro-
gram participants, the opportuni-
ty to serve in local government of-
ces as well as public and private
elementary schools, junior high
and senior high schools
I always felt that the JET
program is probably one of the
best-run and managed exchange
programs in the world for the US
students, said Dr. Richard Car-
hart, executive director of inter-
national programs.
According to the website of
the JET Program, the programstarted in 1987 with the coopera-
tion of the governments of the
participating countries.
As of July 2012, there were
4,360 participants in the program
from 40 countries.
We had two students in the
past in Northeastern State Uni-
versity that have been selected for
the JET Program, said Carhart.
One stayed in Japan for two
years.
The JET Program contract is
one year, said Ryan Pauley, JET
and MEXT program coordina-
tor at the Consulate-General of
Japan at Houston. Participants
can extend their contract for up
to ve years if they desire to con-
tinue.
There are three kinds of jobs
in the JET Program: assistant
language teacher, coordinator forinternational relations and sports
exchange advisor.
ALTs make up 90 percent of
JET participants. These partici-
pants are engaged in English lan-
guage instruction.
ALTs are placed mainly in lo-
cal boards of education or public
elementary, junior high or senior
high schools.
In general, ALTs are not re-
quired to have Japanese language
skills to participate in the JET
Program.
We accept all majors, said
Pauley. The requirements are
relatively simple. All participants
must possess a bachelors degree
in any major, be a U.S. Citizen
and, for the most part, be both
physically and mentally healthy.
Participants are expected to also
have strong written and verbalEnglish ability, interest in Japa-
nese culture and not have lived
in Japan six or more of the past
10 years or have participated in
the JET Program in the previous
three years.
If students have a particular
question, and the answer is not
online or they cant nd it, we will
call the Houston ofce of Japa-
nese Consulate to get the answers
for them, said Carhart. We can
assist students every stuff the way
during the online application and
of course, we encourage students
to apply.
Employment with the JET Pro-
gram is a full-time paid position.
Also, they are paid housing, trans-
portation, and so on.
NSU students are lucky, said
Pauley. You have a vibrant Japa-
nese community at your school.My advice is to make friends and
learn about Japanese culture and
continue that experience in the
JET Program.
The application deadline is
Nov. 21, 2012. For more detailed
information, visit http://www.
us.emb-japan.go.jp/JET/.
For more information, email
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Social networking poses potential student over exposureSocial networking has become
an integral part of every day soci-
ety for most.
According to StatisticBrain.
com there are currently 1.2 bil-
lion Facebook users worldwide.
Ninety-eight percent of people
ages 18-24 use social media.
Social media can be an amaz-
ing tool for many various aspects
in life.
Students may use it to stay con-
nected with fellow students orwork on group projects. Many
use these sites to stay connected
to family members or friends who
do not live in the same area.
Social networking is a great
way to connect with those around
us. Sharing news, such as a new
baby or engagement can easily be
done through these sites.
Even older demographics are
getting involved to keep up with
the younger generation.
It is a way for them to stay in
touch with children and grand-
children, see the latest family
photos or follow your latest ac-
complishments.
Not to mention various em-
ployers are now browsing proles
of potential employees before hir-
ing.
It is so easy for students to get
lost in such sites and forget how
incredibly public this informationcan be.
We live in a society where once
private information is now freely
shared publicly.
Relationships are something
that generations before us held
in high regard. They were sacred
entities.
It is not commonplace to log
into Facebook and see couples,
whether dating or married, open-
ly irting with
each other for all
their friends to see.
While displaying
affection for the
one you love is not
a bad thing, some
do not take the
time to consider
just how personal
what they are typ-
ing is. We forget
someones wall isnot private.
Sometimes it is
not affection but
rather the oppo-
site. Individuals
will log in to vent
about their sig-
nicant other, or
a friend who up-
set them that day.
Words said in jest
can leave lasting scars, especially
when displayed in such a public
setting like a social networking
site. It also allows others to be-
come involved in what should
have been a private and personal
interaction.
Relationships are not the only
subject matter that is expressed
too freely on social media web-
sites.
Users should keep in mind who
may look at their public proles
when deciding what content they
want to allow on their page.
Family members and future
employers who are sure to be cu-
rious of your lifestyle choices are
welcome to freely browse these
social networking sites.
Mom and dad may not ap-
prove of how their child is spend-ing their free time at college, and
students future bosses might not
either.
What users put on the Internet
is a direct reection of their life-
style choices, and further more,
their character and ability to
make good judgments.
Sometimes even the most cau-
tious of individuals can be, unbe-
known to them, tagged in a ris-
qu photo or explicit post. Even
liking a friends risqu status on
Facebook is now shown on your
prole.
Users of these sites should take
caution and full advantage of the
regulation possibilities of their In-
ternet proles. There are steps to
prevent this over exposure.
Each social networking site
provides privacy settings to help
ensure their users can control
content of their prole and, to a
certain extent, who can view that
content.
But always remember, even
with the strictest of privacy set-
tings certain activity might still bevisible through search engines or
other means.
If it is something you would not
want your parents, grandparents
or future employer to see, do not
trust your privacy settings will
protect them from doing so.
Courtesy PhotoThe ever increasing frequent use of social networking exposes students
privacy to potentially unwanted viewers. Remaining conscientious aboutposts on internet mediums proves benefcial to students.
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The Northeastern
Lets Talk Turkey furthers networking effortsJaMes cosByTNe WriTer
Students on campus have
many networking opportunities.
These opportunities can come in
the forms of events, gatherings,
workshops, games and classes.
Career Services has found a way
to use the Thanksgiving holiday
to create a whole new workshop
opportunity.
Career Services will presentLets Talk Turkey at 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 in the Morgan room of
the UC building. This event is
open to students and alumni who
would like to network and meet
new people.
I think the conversation will
be lively, and hopefully they will
take away a few ideas about com-
munication and engagement in
their networking opportunities,said Jerry Cook, guest speaker.
NSU Career Services invited me
to participate and I understood
there was going to be Thanksgiv-
ing food, but I was not correct. I
appear to be the turkey.
This event focuses on a life
plan and establishing goals in a
students career. This event is pre-
sented with the idea that someone
can utilize even the holidays to
network.
The holiday period is an ex-
panded time of opportunity in
social and business settings to
meet people you might otherwise
not have an opportunity to really
get to know in a casual setting,
said Cook. Relationship build-
ing is so critical in todays work
environment and I am convinced
networking skills are as crucial to
success as any other skill set.This is the rst year Career Ser-
vices has offered this workshop.
The workshop supports the
idea that networking is a funda-
mental aspect for students to ac-
quire a job after the graduatte
from college.
This workshop will provide
students with information about
networking and just how crucial
it is, said Autumn Stafford, ca-reer events specialist. We have
two guest speakers lined up for
the event and we are very excited
about the expertise they will of-
fer.
This workshop is not just for
students, but anyone that may
want to learn about social net-
working and the importance it
can play in someones life.
This workshop targets all stu-
dents and alumni, said Stafford.
Networking is a skill that every
student will utilize at one time or
another.
The ability to network and the
benets of networking can drasti-
cally vary from person to anotherperson.
This workshop will provide en-
couragement and strategies that
can make it easier for people.
This workshop is to teach stu-
dents how to connect with other
people, said Jodi Jones, career
counselor and internship special-
ist. Even if you already know
someone, you may still benet
from connecting with them on adifferent level.
As a student, this can apply to
many situations of pre-employ-
ment and employment.
This can really help students
gain opportunities throughout an
internship, said Jones. This can
also benet the student with part-
time work and full-time after they
graduate.
A student can come and learn
without having to participate in
anything.
Students will have the option to
sit and learn or raise their hand
and participate.
I love that they give us the op-
tion because I get nervous arounda lot of people, and I know the
point is to network but I want
to learn the techniques before I
practice them, said John Parker
Pawhuska senior. I am so excited
about being part of this event.
Even if someone feels con-
dent they have good communica-
tion skills, they may still be able to
benet from new speakers.
My buddy is a really good
speaker and a contagious person,
but I think he will get a lot from
going, said Parker. I think it is
good to go to as many workshops
as possible before entering yourcareer.
For more information, email
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Tahlequah Holiday Bazaar supports career awarenessMicHelle MiroNTNe WriTer
Cancer impacts many people
in the world. Whether it is a fam-
ily member, friend or personal,
most know someone affected.
Every year many individuals raise
money all around to give to orga-
nizations for hope.
Linda Jones, creator of Tahle-
quah Holiday Bazaar, lost her
daughter to lymphoma andwanted to create an event that
raises money for this horrendous
disease.
I always wanted to do some-
thing meaningful in tribute to my
daughter and to give back to nd
a cure for this terrible cancer after
what my daughter suffered, said
Jones. It occurred to us to start
our own event.
Jones said after getting laid off
ve years ago her husband andshe became vendors themselves.
They travel to arts and crafts
shows, fairs and festivals.
We had enough experience
being vendors, and with my sales
and marketing background with
AT&T, we knew we could do it,
said Jones. It means the world
to me to be able to give back and
to raise the awareness to increase
knowledge about lymphoma inmy small town.
Jones said there will be 45
booths set up and they love them
all. Most of the booths are craft-
ers and artisans that have been
handpicked while on the road
traveling to the different arts and
crafts shows in Oklahoma, Ar-
kansas and Kansas.
Brittany Foutch, Owasso ju-
nior, was impacted by cancer
when her mother was diagnosedwith breast cancer in February of
2011.
She had to have a full mas-
tectomy and eight rounds of
chemo, said Foutch. My mom
and I are extremely close and it
was really hard for me to be away
from her while she was going
through everything.
Foutch said it is very important
the Tahlequah area raises aware-ness and money to cancer foun-
dations like Tahlequah Holiday
Bazaar.
Most people do not think
about cancer and how it can af-
fect someone unless it has physi-
cally happened to them or some-
one they loved, said Foutch. By
raising awareness it could make
people want to donate, help raise
money to help nd a cure, or fund
medical expenses for cancer pa-
tients.
All the money raised through
donations from the public and
rafe ticket sales will be donated
to Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society from the Tahlequah Holi-
day Bazaar in memory of Me-
linda Ann.
Cancer can affect somebody
on any given day, said Martha
Gills, Grove senior. Donatingmoney to these foundations gives
us hope that one day there is a
cure.
Foutch said there are more stu-
dents that have dealt with cancer
somehow in their life and would
love to raise awareness. Also, it
would be a good way for students
to come together with other stu-
dents that have dealt with cancer
or have a family member goingthrough it now.
I know when my mom was
diagnosed I did not know anyone
who had gone through cancer,
said Foutch. Now I have talked
to a lot of people who had some-
one in their family diagnosed withcancer, and it makes me feel good
that I can talk to them, help com-
fort them and answer any ques-
tions they have.
Jones said doing this alone can
be a struggle for she and her hus-
band. They make no money on
the vendor fees and put it all to-
wards advertising and promoting.
The two will match the amount
that is raised and give support toother families that are suffering
from cancer.
If I can change one persons
life, all the work is worth it, said
Jones. It means the most to me
to do something in my daughters
memory and to make her proud.
Tahlequah Holiday Bazaar is
at 6 p.m. on Nov. 16 and 17 at the
Cherokee County Community
building.For more information visit
Facebook.com/tahlequahholi-
daybazaar.
For more information, email
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Career Services aids students in job placementkrisTeN roBersoNTNe WriTer
Career Services has been at
NSU for many years, helping stu-
dents nd job opportunities and
providing informational events
to help students with their inter-
viewing skills.
Our ofce is a resource to stu-
dents and alumni, said Kandra
Medlin, administrative assistant.
Career Services is dedicated tohelping NSU students be success-
ful after college. The resources of-
fered by Career Services are free
to current students and alumni.
Career Services is a free re-
source available to all students
and alumni who are looking for
a career, or will be in the future,
said Autumn Stafford, career
events specialist.
Professors also view CareerServices as an important step
when becoming an upper class-
man and require their students to
register.
I require students from my se-
nior seminar class to register with
Career Services to help them pre-pare for the job nding process,
said Dr. Mark Nelson, associate
professor of technology.
Career Services main pur-
pose is to assist undergraduate
students, graduate students and
alumni to be self sufcient in us-
ing their education and experi-
ence gained at NSU to achieve
the most success after college.
I have utilized their businesscards and resume printing several
times, said Kelli Cackle, Grove
junior. When I told them that I
needed to update my graduation
date, they didnt hesitate to print
me new cards.
Career Services is continually
adding new employers seeking
college graduates weekly to the
job search data bank.
Career Services has nearly5,000 companies registered with-
in our database, said Stafford.
Each of these companies has the
capability to post their job open-
ings for our students. Many com-
panies contact us and ask to con-
duct interviews on our campuswhile others choose to conduct
their interviews off site.
Career Services has many suc-
cess stories about students who
utilized every aspect they offer
and found jobs with their help.
I would say that my personal
success has been the fact that I
have had between eight and ten
interviews because of being reg-
istered with Career Services,said Cackle. I have interviewed
for jobs, internships and work-
shops. My husband even said the
other day, Those people in Ca-
reer Services really do their job.
Career Services works hard to
help students and through their
programs and events prepare
NSU students with the resources
and experience to compete with
other Oklahoma universities in
the job market.I think Career Services is
a valuable asset to NSU, said
Cackle. I encourage all students
regardless of where they are at
in their education to register
with Career Services and stop by
Haskell Hall and meet all of the
staff. Those ladies will celebrate
with your successes and lift you
up when you are disappointed inan outcome.
Career Services is located in
Haskell Hall Annex, Room 1.
Their hours of operation are
from Monday through Friday 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information email ca-
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Nearly Naked Mile seeks clothing donationsHillary Nickels
TNe coNTriBuTiNg WriTer
Runners are invited to strip
down and run for a good cause.
NSU Student Foundation is
partnering with Lambda Chi Al-
pha to present this years Nearly
Naked Mile. The Nearly Naked
Mile is a run in which participants
dress in costume in accordance to
a theme and run in effort to earnclothing donations for people in
need. It is scheduled for Tuesday,
Nov. 27 at 6 p.m.
The dress themes this year are
American Runner and Neon.
Participants of the run may be
as dressed up or dressed down,
as close to nearly naked as they
want. Prizes will be given to the
best-dressed runner of eachtheme.
I work the run every year,
and I love seeing the runners
costumes, said Dylan Russell,
Coweta junior. Sometimes they
are creative.
The purpose of the Nearly Na-
ked Mile is to receive clothing do-
nations for community members
in need.My favorite part about Nearly
Naked Mile is the charity that is
involved, said Micah Schwein-
berg, Tulsa junior.
Members of the Student Foun-
dation and Lambda Alpha Chi
will work hard to make the run
successful and keep all the run-
ners safe.
Putting an event like the Near-ly Naked Mile on takes a lot of
work, said Russell Kennedy, Sal-
lisaw sophomore.
Participants of the Nearly Na-
ked Mile will have hot chocolate
and other goodies to look forward
to when they reach the nish line.
Its always really cold outside
when we have the run, said Sara
Janway, Heavener junior. We
always reward our runners withsomething that will warm them
up.
Clothing donations will also be
accepted from those who do not
want to participate in the run.
Email student_foundation@nsu-
ok.edu in regards to all clothing
donations.
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HSCC gains support from local restaurantsBlake Harris
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The Humane Society of Cher-
okee County consistently looks
for ways to raise money. This
organization is run by local citi-
zens with a passion for animals in
need. HSCC is an organization
that relies on volunteer work to
succeed.
The Humane Society of
Cherokee County is run by itsmembers and volunteers, said
Ronda Stevens, HSCC member.
We only have two full-time and
one part-time contractors who
feed the animals and clean the
pens daily. Everything else in our
organization is done by its active
members and volunteers.
HSCC is a non-prot organiza-
tion and all money received helps
to create a better environment fortheir animals.
The organization does not re-
ceive any funding from federal
or state government. They also
do not receive any grants to help
with costs.
Without outside help, funds canbecome tight for HSCC. Because
of this, they turned to local res-
taurants to help supply additional
income for the shelter.
We do the Rubys fundraiser
every month, said Chris Miller,
HSCC president. Theyve been
great supporters of the organiza-
tion.
Rubys restaurant, located on
Muskogee Avenue, has providedassistance to HSCC by opening
their doors for fundraisers. Rubys
is just one of the restaurants to
help the humane society.
We also do a monthly fund-
raiser with The Katsh Kitchen
on the rst Saturday evening of
every month, said Miller.
HSCC also has different events
each month. They work with Pet-
sense to organize events that ben-et the animals.
The organization recently ar-
ranged a clinic that allowed ani-
mals to get spayed and neutered.
Spaying and neutering pets
has health benets and helps
control the pet population, saidCallie Waid, HSCC member.
HSCC just had a spay and neu-
ter clinic on Nov. 11. It was for
all cats and a limited number of
female dogs weighing less than 35
pounds.
The shelter run by HSCC is a
no-kill shelter. This can lead to
crowded conditions for the ani-
mals and a need for volunteer as-
sistanceBrooke Murdock, Tulsa senior,
worked with HSCC in the past.
I have had a chance to work
closely with the HSCC during my
college career, said Murdock. Ihelped organize a 5k run last year
for HSCC. They are a great or-
ganization to work with and they
need the volunteer help. Getting
to know the people in HSCC was
a pleasure and you get to help the
animals that are in need.
The next fundraiser is from
5-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Rubys.
Rubys donates ten percent of all
proceeds to HSCC on the fund-raising nights.
Students and other members
of the community may also help
HSCC by walking dogs at the
shelter.Most students get involved
with HSCC by walking dogs,
said Miller. The dog-walking
days are Wednesday and Thurs-
day 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Sat-
urday and Sunday 10 a.m. to
noon.
For more information about
upcoming fundraisers or to get
involved with the HSCC, visit the
website at www.humanechero-keecounty.org.
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Crescent Valley Baptist Church helps communitycaleB DoBBs
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Crescent Valley Baptist Church
will offer Thanksgiving meals to
struggling members of the Tahle-
quah community on Nov. 18.
The members of Crescent Valley
will not only provide a free warm
meal for their guests, but also
kind words and sincere prayers
for those at the Tahlequah Com-
munity Building between 11 a.m.and 2 p.m.
About four years ago, we be-
gan a new emphasis as a church
that we labeled Love Out Loud,
said Chadd Pendergraft, pastor of
Crescent Valley. This is simply a
way for us, as a church, to reverse
the trend that we saw developing
in our area and across our coun-
try. The community never heard
from the church until the church
needed something from the com-munity. Rather, we believe that
the Community needs something
from the church and that is where
LOL comes in.
Crescent Valley has cleaned
city parks, city jails and police
cars as well as planted owers at
city buildings among other proj-
ects as a result of LOL.
We are doing this not with
our hands out asking for some-thing, but with our hands serving
and doing all we can to make our
community a better place to live
and raise a family, said Pend-
ergraft. With Crescent Valley
Feeds Tahlequah, we are trying
to do all we can to help those who
may be struggling.
Pendergraft said Crescent Val-
ley believes the greatest thing the
church has to offer Tahlequah is
the Gospel message.However, as someone has
rightly said people dont care
what you know until they know
how much you care, said Pen-
dergraft. We are trying to show
them that not only do we care for
them, but we want them to know
Jesus and have a relationship with
Him.
Pendergraft will prerecord a
brief video presentation of theGospel message to be shown on
the Sunday of the event.
By reaching out, we hope to
build a relationship with many
and show Christs love, said Ben
Mangrum, executive assistant for
Crescent Valley.
Mangrum said the church
wants to nd a way to show the
community of Tahlequah that it
desires to make a difference.
The event is being funded bythe gifts and generosity of our
church, said Pendergraft. This
is not something that is covered in
our annual budget. We are a peo-
ple of faith and believe that if we
are walking in the will of the Lord
Jesus and are being faithful with
what we already have to give,
than Jesus certainly will be faith-
ful. We are reminded that this is
not for the purpose of lifting upthe name of Crescent Valley Bap-
tist Church, but rather to lift up
the name of Jesus Christ. If we
do that, then all of the resources
of heaven will be available to us.
This is an opportunity to many
local families to get involved.
We have many families with
small children who would like to
be a part of this event, but with
small children it would be a chal-
lenge, said LaDonna Criner,
childrens minister of Crescent
Valley. My role will be to head
up childcare for the members
from CVBC who will be serving
at Feed Tahlequah. A rotation
of volunteers will be taking turns
watching children and serving the
families of Tahlequah for a por-
tion too.
Criner said some children
would help greet families and in-teract with other children at the
meal.
Traditionally, the church has
always given Thanksgiving bas-
kets of food for families whose
names were submitted from our
members, said Criner. While
this was a good effort, we knew
there had to be a better way to
share the love of Christ to more
people at one time. Our facilitiesare limited, but through prayer
and planning we reserved the
Tahlequah Community Center.
Criner said the event is a mis-
sion opportunity to share her faith
and the love of Christ for those
who are unable to travel abroad.
One thousand meals is what
we are preparing for, said Cri-ner. This is the largest event we,
as a church, have ever planned
outside of the churchs walls.
Student Pastor Nick Howk said
the benet of attending the event
is evident on both sides of the
table.
Those that come to eat will get
a free meal, but more than that,
they will hear the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, said Howk. Our goal isto have our church members pray
with everyone who walks through
the doors. Those that are serving
will get to follow the command
of Christ to go into all the na-
tions. We believe that statement
includes our local community.
Howk said he predominantly
worked on advertising the event.
We are excited to be a part of
something that is too big for us,
said Howk. This event is scary
for a church of our size to take
on, but its because so many times
Christians in America forget to
totally rely on God. What is so
amazing about our God is that
nothing is too big for him.
Steven Shaddox, minister of
music for Crescent Valley, said he
knows there are many people in
his community that will not have
an opportunity to have a tradi-tional Thanksgiving meal.
With turkey and all the x-
ings, we want to make sure that
everyone has the opportunity,
said Shaddox. More important-
ly, our prayer is that through this
meal we have a chance to share
the greatest news that these peo-
ple will ever hear: that God loves
them so much that he sent his
only Son, Jesus Christ, that who-ever believes in him would have
everlasting life.
For more information about
Love Out Loud or Crescent Val-
ley, call 918-456-6590.
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BCM celebrates 13 years of Turkey BowlingMicHelle MiroN
TNe WriTer
Students who might enjoy
throwing a frozen turkey down an
alley will want to attend Baptist
Collegiate Ministrys annual Tur-
key Bowling event for students
who attend Northeastern State
University.
We have been doing this for
13 years, said Dr. Deborah Lip-
scomb, co-director of BCM. Astudent suggested it and so we de-
cided to try it.
Lipscomb said BCM buys two
frozen turkeys and sets up bowl-
ing pins down the BCM alley for
students to try to knock down.
Students love Turkey Bowl-
ing, said Haley Stocks, Tahle-
quah senior. I was able to go for
the rst time last year. It is hilari-
ous to see a frozen turkey being
thrown down an alley to knock
over some pins. Some of the guys
get really competitive, and the
prizes are always really good, so it
is a lot of fun.
BCM has many events along
the school year to help raise mon-ey for mission trips.
Stocks said this event is a
unique and fun event for BCM.
Every month we support a
BCM in Ohio with funds as well
as raise money for mission trips
for our BCM students, and it is
events like Turkey Bowling that
help to make this happen, said
Stocks.
Kymber Sanden, Noble junior,said this will be her rst time to at-
tend Turkey Bowling but is ready
to win.
We have had turkeys ying in
the air and had to dodge them,
said Lipscomb. One time one
guy threw one and it bounced off
the curb and hit me in the shin
and knocked me down, it immo-
bilized me for a few days.
Lipscomb said the girls barely
throw it and make a strike while
the guys throw it hard and do not
make it to the pins.
BCM has these entertaining
events to engage students with the
worshipping Jesus Christ.
I have been involved in BCMsince I rst transferred to NSU
my sophomore year, said Stocks.
BCM is a family. It is a group of
students who are united with a
common purpose and a common
heart. It is a place that has helped
me grow as a person and spiritu-
ally. I have no idea where my life
would be today were it not be for
my involvement with BCM.
Lipscomb said the good fellow-ship and fun with time spent shar-
ing the story and gospel of Jesus
Christ is most rewarding.
Prayerfully, people can see
that we can have fun and love
each other without any outside
additives, said Lipscomb. We
try to serve each other as well.
There is just a good feeling that
goes with having a good time and
being able to remember having it.
We also like to meet the friends
that students bring to the events.
Lipscomb said she hopes the
students who participate in their
events leave without regrets get-
ting to be able to meet more stu-
dents.One year I came to Turkey
Bowling and the turkeys became
all squishy, said Ashley Miles,
Sallisaw senior. A friend invited
me to come and I enjoyed it. We
laughed a lot and BCM was wel-
coming to me. The door prizes
are really good, too.
Lipscomb said the event has a
fairly decent turnout. BCM at-
tracts students through Facebook,on the Marquee and by word of
mouth. It has become a tradition
so many are expecting the event
to happen.
Although it seems easy to bowl
with a turkey some difcultiesmay come into play.
It is hard, said Lipscomb.
There are no holes to put your
ngers into. It is awkward. Some
guys have strategized to knock all
the pins down and the turkey hits
a rock in the alley and goes anoth-
er direction. When the turkey gets
mushy it is really not too neat.
Turkey Bowling is 9:15-10
p.m. Nov. 19 at the BCM build-ing and is free for anyone who
wants to attend.
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International students make most of holidays in the stateskaNa HaTaNo
TNe WriTer
Thanksgiving break is coming
soon. Many students are thinking
about what they are going to do
during the break.
Most American students might
be going back home and spend-
ing time with their family.
The break, however, is a differ-
ent experience for internationalstudents.
I dont know yet about my
break, said Tam Luu, Vietnam
senior. But I might go to Native
American friends house. I think
the campus is going to be much
quieter during Thanksgiving
break than fall break.
International students who live
far from their hometown cannotgo back home on such a short
break.
I will stay here, said Hiroki
Osawa, Hokkaido, Japan fresh-
man. I dont have any special plan
so far. This is the rst Thanksgiv-
ing break for me. I heard almost
all shops are going to be closed. I
know some other Japanese friends
will stay here too, so I might have
dinner with them on Thanksgiv-ing Day. And I also heard about
black Friday, so I will get some
sale things.
Most international students do
not have Thanksgiving Day in
their country, so they have no idea
what they should do.
I will stay here, said Hien
Kim, Vietnam senior. No plan
for this year, but I had good time
last year. I went to American
friends home, and we spent timewith her family. They served me
a Thanksgiving dinner. It was a
good experience for me.
Many senior international stu-
dents know how they can spend
Thanksgiving break. It is a cul-
tural experience for international
students.
I think we are going to invite
some international students and
have a thanksgiving dinner to-gether, said Jinjoo Kim, Korea
sophomore. Since we cannot
go back to our home and most
of American friends will be go-
ing back to their home, we gather
each other and spend time to-
gether. We are kind of like a fam-
ily.
Some students will spend time
simply relaxing. While, some stu-
dents want to go somewhere.
I am going to go road trip toGrand Canyon and Las Vegas
with other Japanese girls, said
Megumi Ozawa, Saitama, Japan
senior. I think many internation-
al students think a break is a good
chance to go around America. I
want to go everywhere, as many
places as I can go, during my stay
here.
For senior students, this is their
last break so they want to dosomething special like taking a
trip.
I think this is a good chance
to do something that I wanted
do before but I couldnt do, said
Osawa. Since we have ve free
days, I think I can take my time
for what I really want to do.
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Food competition helps families in needJaMes cosBy
TNe WriTer
The NSU Ofce of Leader-
ship and Community Involve-
ment is sponsoring Food Basket
Frenzy.
The food and money collected
will be used to provide families
with a holiday meal. People may
also donate $30 to sponsor a bas-
ket that includes ham, stufng
and non-perishable items for aThanksgiving dinner.
The baskets will be separated
into two locations and dissemi-
nated to the neediest families,
said Matty Broz, graduate as-
sistant for leadership and com-
munity engagement. Food and
cash donation can be taken to the
NAB ofce located in the base-
ment of the UC building.
The Ofce of Leadership and
Community Involvement started
the event by offering discounted
tickets to the rst people who
brought food items to the Tahle-
quah Theater.
This is the second time we
used this method, last year for therst Twilight and this year for the
newest one, said Broz.
Many people are getting in-
volved in the event. A lot of the
people did not even realize how
much they were helping until they
were informed.
I was really excited about see-
ing the new Twilight movie, but
when I found out what the event
was really for, I was more inter-ested in the families it helped,
said Tommy Rogers, Claremore
junior. I feel I may personally be
saving one familys Thanksgiving
for the holiday, and that means
more than any movie ever could.
This event is also a competi-
tion amongst department of the
school and student organizations.
I was involved in a few orga-
nizations, but even though I took
this semester off, I will be giving a
personal contribution to the pro-
gram, said Rogers.
Time can also be donated. Vol-
unteers will put baskets together
from 5-8 p.m. on Nov. 17-18
in the North Leoser Lounge atNSU. On Friday, volunteers will
be needed to deliver the baskets
to Tahlequah schools. Anyone in-
terested can meet at 2:30 p.m. on
Nov. 19 in the UC basement.
I may not have a lot of money
to donate but I will for sure help
distribute the baskets, said Alexy
Lewis, Claremore sophomore.
Many non-perishable items can
be found in government rations.I was surprised to nd I could
donated a lot more than just time
when I looked in the cabinets and
realized our commodities were
perfect, said Lewis.
This can provide the break
a family needs to have peace of
mind for the holiday.
Our family received a basket
in the past and it really helped
us come together at a time we
should be, said ChristopherNolan, local electrician. Dur-
ing times of low income, families
will nd themselves ghting over
small things. The food helped us
be happy, and showed us people
really do care.
Anyone who is able can help.
People can donate time, money,
food or even words.
The food helped but I will nev-er forget the advice I was given,
said Nolan. I was told that giv-
ing is contagious and it spreads.
Now we are doing way better, and
I can only hope to help someone
else the way we were helped.
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Local businesses collaborate for Ladies Night OutHaley sTocks
TNe WriTer
Women who want to get their
Christmas shopping done early
are in luck.
The Tahlequah Main Street
Association will have downtown
Tahlequahs shopping event of
the year with Ladies Night Out.
Ladies Night Out is an evening
of shopping, snacking, draw-ings and fun. Many downtown
businesses will participate in the
event; including recently opened
Cashmere Lane, Drip and Dos
Okies.
This is the rst time Main
Street has had the event, said
Josh Cottrell, owner of A Bloom,
member of the Main Street
board of directors, and chair ofpromotions committee. Ladies
Night Out is an event in conjunc-
tion with the opening of the other
half of our store. We are open-
ing Breezees, a home dcor store.
This store will have stuff for col-
lege dorms all the way up to nice
houses, all for a reasonable price.
A Bloom also will have specials
on the night of the event. Holiday
centerpieces can be ordered at 25percent off as well as all fresh-
ower orders. These may be or-
dered for future delivery during
the event.
Meigs Jewelry is another one
of the businesses involved with
the event.
We will be serving appetiz-
ers and champagne punch, and
over $3,000 in prizes will be
given away, said Debbie Miller,
sales manager of Meigs Jewelry.There are special purchases to
make, we are doing wish lists and
we also have a special bonus. One
of our designers, Bellarri, will be
at the event, bringing in a trunk
show. The evening will be one to
remember.
The event will begin at 5 p.m.
on Nov. 15 at the Armory. This is
where registration will be for the
grand prize drawing. The winnerof the grand prize will be posted
on the Tahlequah Main Street
Facebook page.
We are really hoping shop-
pers will be in a Christmas-shop-
ping mindset for the event, said
Miller. Our Meigs grand prize
is a $500 gift certicate giveaway.
We will also have a Pandora and
Vera Bradley special, as well as 15
percent off everything storewide,
excluding Pandora.Most of the businesses will
have hors doeuvres and drinks.
A Bloom will have homemade
sangrias, if the day is nice and
dirty Girl Scouts, hot chocolate
and peppermint Schnapps, if the
weather is chilly.
With all of the perks and lo-
cal businesses involved, Ladies
Night Out is an anticipated event
among the women of Tahlequah.Im so looking forward to get-
ting some Christmas shopping
done early, said Alexandra Sim-
mons, Tulsa junior. The deals
and prizes sound amazing.
Ladies Night Out is listed as
an event on Facebook under the
Tahlequah Main Street page.
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GoVertigo performs at Tahlequah High PACcaleB DoBBs
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Leaping with pointed toes, the
students of the GoVertigo Dance
Company perform at 7 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 16, and again Sat-
urday, Nov. 17, at the Tahlequah
High School Performing Arts
Center.
I get to rehearse with some
amazingly talented people and
challenge myself to become a bet-ter dancer, said Ashley Bonea,
Pryor freshman. You dont have
to be a dancer to truly appreciate
our show.
Bonea said she loves perform-
ing for people and learning to be
able to evoke emotions through
dance.
I really admire everyone in the
company, said Bonea. They all
have their own personality and
bring a different strength to the
group.
Jazz, lyrical, Broadway, tap,
hip-hop and pointe numbers will
be showcased.
Devin Basinger, McAlester
senior said GoVertigo is specialbecause the company allows any
NSU student to audition.
I enjoy being a member of
GoVertigo Dance Company be-
cause it allows me to express my-
self through motion, said Elaina
Ross, Tulsa graduate student and
student director emeritus. I also
like having the opportunity to
learn new styles of dance. There
is no other event like our concertat NSU.
Ross said GoVertigo is the only
student organization to put on a
student choreography showcase
each semester.Our songs vary greatly this
semester, said Ross. We have
several lyrical pieces, an adapta-
tion of a song from the Broadway
show Rock of Ages, a tap num-
ber and several hip-hop dances.
Tickets are $5 to the public.
For students, the price is reduced
to $3.
My favorite thing about Go-
Vertigo is the creativity that every-one contributes, said Jeananne
Hearon, Muskogee sophomore.
I love choreographing. The
best part of dancing is seeing
your ideas turn into reality. Every-one should come to the concert.
Xia Lor, Westville graduate
student said every dance is special
because it is choreographed by a
different person, so it has its own
taste and style.
People should come because
this is a great way to support
Tahlequahs local arts, said
Granada Hills, Calif. senior and
assistant student director. Also,the dancers in the show put in a
lot of hard work all semester long.
We love to share what weve been
working on with as many people
possible. It makes it all worth it tohave a great audience.
DeMellier said she admires all
of the dancers in the company
and is glad to report all the dance
numbers are coming together
well.
They all dedicate hours of
their time each week to practice
and try hard to learn new mate-
rial, said DeMellier. When it all
comes together on stage, it makesme feel so proud of everyone.
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Spaghetti dinner benefts Taron PoundssTepHaNie DorscH
TNe coNTriBuTiNg WriTer
Last summer, NSU student
Taron Pounds, a member of the
Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, suf-fered a life-changing rework ac-
cident on July 7. While enjoying
a traditional family gathering,
combined with his cousins wed-
ding reception, Pounds life waschanged by a commercial grade
rework, which exploded in his
face. He was immediately airlifted
to the St. Francis Medical Center
where he was stabilized, then air-
lifted to the Oklahoma University
Trauma Center.
I remember a huge ash
about eye level and I completely
froze realizing something had
gone seriously wrong. My brotherkept screaming over and over this
isnt a joke. Two words Ill never
forget, Its Taron, said Pounds
cousin, Rachael Manning, Tahle-
quah sophomore.
Fortunately two of the grooms-men who were at the wedding
reception were reghters and
helped stabilize him before the
paramedics arrived.
Pounds underwent many sur-
geries to stabilize the injury, as
well as one major reconstructive
surgery with many more to come.
His medical bills stand more than
$2.5 million. The next surgeries
will only add to this total.A benet dinner by Alpha
Sigma Alpha will raise funds for
Pounds. It is at 6 p.m., Nov. 14
at the Cherokee County Com-
munity Center. The dinner will
include a salad, spaghetti, dessert
and a drink. Vegetarian needs will
be accommodated.
We look forward to seeing the
Greek community as well as the
NSU community come together
to support such a great cause,
said ASA member Brianna Tru-
jillo, Tahlequah junior.
Alpha Sigma Alpha is selling
tickets for $5 through Wednesday
or $7 at the door.
All proceeds will go to theTaron Pounds recovery fund,
said Melody Ashkar, ASA fund-
raising chairperson.
The dinner will last for two
hours and is open to everyone.
Pounds will be present at the
dinner, accompanied by his fam-
ily.
It is so devastating what hap-
pen, but I truly believe Taron is a
walking miracle, said Manning.It means a lot to me that my sis-
ters have reached out to help my
family in a time of great need.
Every little bit helps and it means
the world to my family and I.
An account has been set up
in Pounds name to assist with
all medical bills. The account is
at BancFirst in Tahlequah. It is
called the Taron Pounds Re-
covery Fund. Anyone is able to
donate money and deposit it in
this account. For more informa-
tion about the spaghetti dinner,
contact Ashkar at ashkar@nsuok.
edu.
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Jazz Ensemble oers performance to inspire studentscaleB DoBBs
TNe WriTer
On Nov. 14, the NSU Jazz
Ensemble has a busy day sched-
uled. The ensemble will perform
at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.,
respectively, at Muskogee, Ft.
Gibson and East Central high
schools.
As a performer, any oppor-
tunity to play in front of an at-
tentive audience and connect isrevered, said Dr. Tommy Poole,
director of jazz studies and assis-
tant professor. We will be play-
ing for mostly high school band
students.
Poole said these audiences are
almost always a highly attentive
and very appreciative group.
Getting on the buses by 6 a.m.
might be a little challenging, but
once were all there playing, itll
be chocolate cake, said Poole.
Poole said high school visits are
an important part of meeting re-
cruitment goals for the Jazz pro-
gram.
At each venue that day, we
will also be advertising the NSUJazz Ensembles latest CD release,
On Cue-the Music of Seamus
Blake.
The album, which features re-
cordings of the NSU Jazz Ensem-
ble, was released Oct. 2, 2012.
On Cue-the Music of Seamus
Blake is the sixth edition of the
CD. It contains seven pieces.
In addition to recruitment,
Poole said the Jazz Ensemblewishes to inspire Tulsa Public
Schools students to reach their
musical goals by bringing them
an accessible and exciting perfor-
mance.
NSU music education gradu-
ate, Sara Lambert, now band
director at East Central High
School, put forth the idea of
bringing together TPS band
students for the afternoon per-
formance, said Poole. I simply
proposed a day and time that I
thought we might already be on
the road. As it happened, Nov. 14
worked out as we were already
planning to go to Muskogee and
Ft. Gibson that morning.Poole will not be performing
on Nov. 14 but said he would be
directing the NSU Jazz Ensemble
and talking with high school stu-
dents.
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of
Fame is providing funds for these
events. Admission is free to all
three performances.
I have performed at the Okla-
homa Jazz Hall of Fame severaltimes, either as a headliner or as
sideman, over the past three or
so years, said Poole. The NSU
Jazz Ensemble has performed
there three times over the past
two years. As a result of these col-
laborations, I felt very comfort-
able asking them for a hand in
regard to sound reinforcement for
the TPS performance.
TPS will provide technical de-
vices, such as speakers and micro-phones.
Were going to do the same
show at all three venues that day,
said Poole. The program will
be diverse and will feature many
of our outstanding soloists in the
NSU Jazz Ensemble.
Poole said if a person has not
heard the Jazz Ensemble perform
this year, he hopes they can makeit to one of their many upcoming
shows.
I feel very fortunate to get to
work with such dedicated and tal-
ented students, said Poole.
For more information, email
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November to recognize
Native American culture
pHilip curryTNe coNTriBuTiNg WriTer
Native American Heritage
month is to honor the contribu-
tions, achievements, sacrices,
cultural and historical legacy of
original inhabitants of what is
now the United States and their
descendants: the American Indi-
an and Alaska Native people. Phi
Sigma Nu, the Native Americanfraternity on campus will prepare
multiple events in honor of Na-
tive American Heritage month.
One of our rst events was a
guest speaker talking about diabe-
tes awareness, said Cody Evens,
president of Phi Sigma Nu. The
event was to promote getting
checked, exercising and healthy
eating habits. After the speaker
was done we came together to
play a traditional game of stick-
ball.
There will be two more events
Phi Sigma Nu will have, rst is a
traditional game of marbles and
the next a story teller.
We do these events to bring
together the native community
here on campus and others here
in Tahlequah, said Michael
Landrum, PR of Phi Sigma Nu.
Our fraternity is all about bring-ing the community together any
way we possibly can.
Like many cultures, Native
Americans use story telling as a
way to pass down customs, his-
tory and heritage.
Robert Lewis will be coming
to tell inspirational stories about
the past and the future, said Ja-
cob Goodrich, Stillwell junior. I
have heard Robert speak beforeand he draws you into his stories
it makes you feel like you are actu-
ally there.
Native American Heritage
month helps celebrate and com-
memorate nations American In-
dian and Alaska Native heritage.
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Luxury movie theater to be built near NSU-BABriTTaNy porTer
TNe coNTriBuTiNg WriTer
Warren Theatre is coming to
Broken Arrow, along with quality
retail establishments and restau-
rants that will comprise the Shops
at Aspen Creek. The upscale
movie theater will have a restau-
rant, bar, full-service balconies
and 14 screens.
The Broken Arrow City Coun-
cil approved the agreement be-tween the city of Broken Arrow,
the Broken Arrow Economic De-
velopment Authority and SIG-
Broken Arrow, Ltd. at its Oct. 16
Council Meeting. The $60 mil-
lion development will be built off
the Creek Turnpike in southern
Broken Arrow, made possible by
the newly completed Aspen Av-
enue Interchange.
Negotiations with SIG-Broken
Arrow President Daniel Signorellibegan two years ago. Signorelli,
who plans to break ground in
March or April 2013, said Broken
Arrow has much to gain from the
project both recreationally and
nancially.
What you get from this de-
velopment is choices, Signorelli
said. Right now a lot of dollars
are spent driving into Tulsa to
go to restaurants, to go to certaintypes of stores, and by bringing
that convenience to Broken Ar-
row, I think its good for every-
body from students to faculty to
folks that live in Broken Arrow.
Kind of an indirect impact that
this project will have for the area
is it should pull lots of folks out
of Tulsa and other surrounding
areas to come and spend their
money in Broken Arrow.
Another benet to the projectis simply developing the land.
Land development converts raw
land into building sites, providing
advances with innite life such as
draining, dredging and paving.
Bass Pro was a big deal when
we did that agreement and this
development is equally important
to get the south part of the city
going, Mayor Craig Thurmond
said in a press release from theCity of Broken Arrow on Oct. 17.
Warren Theatre will be the
anchor for entertainment at the
Shops at Aspen Creek, where the
theaters balcony seating is con-
sidered top-notch.
According to the companys
website warrentheatres.com,
The Balcony overlooks the
Grand Auditorium and features a
clear view of the Warrens largest
screens. The Balcony offers plush,oversized, heated seats and at-
your-table service from a profes-
sional wait staff. Balcony patrons
can enjoy a variety of foods and
drinks, including adult beverages
if they prefer.
Heather McClenathan, a Bro-
ken Arrow resident who plans to
attend Northeastern State Uni-
versity-Broken Arrow next fall,said an upscale movie theater will
be a great addition to the Broken
Arrow area.
There is only one other War-
ren Theatre in this state, located
in Moore.
For more information, email
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