September 15, 2010 - Cumberland University

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The Cumberland Chronicle
September 15, 2010
Student Activities
*Movie Night @ The
Roxy and CU Dawg Day
@ Maggie Moo’s
Every Tuesday
*Studio Recital I
September 22, 12-3pm in
the Fine Arts Center
*Big Dawg Competition
September 27th, 9-11pm in
the Gym
Sports, Home Events
* Women’s Soccer
September 16th, 2-4 pm
*Volleyball
September 16th, 6 – 8pm
September 23rd, 12:30 –
1:30pm
September 28th, 6-8pm
*Football
September 25th, 1:305:00pm
Sports, Away Events
*Football
September 18th, 12:30pm 4:00pm in Huntingdon, WV
*Men’s Soccer
September 17th-18th in
Oakland City, IN
September 21st, 2-4pm in
McKenzie, TN
*Women’s Soccer
September 21st, 12pm –
2pm in McKenzie, TN
*Volleyball
September 21st, 6pm-8pm
in Nashville, TN
September 25th, 12pm-2pm
in Batesville, AR
*Cycling
September 23rd-25th in
Indianapolis, IN
Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee
Vol. VII Issue 2
Flooding in Chad Results in Widespread
Devastation and Displacement
By Lane Cryar
Two years of drought in the landlocked African country of Chad ended
abruptly in July, at which point a heavy rainfall commenced which has now
resulted in widespread flooding and subsequent vast displacement of the
country’s inhabitants. The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR reports that the heaviest
rainfall recorded in forty years has resulted in twenty-four deaths as well as
homelessness for over 70,000 people. Overall, an approximate 145,000 people are
affected by the flooding.
More collateral damage from the unrelenting deluge is set to occur, as
cholera has broken out in the wake of the floods; as of September 12th, 2010,
CNN indicated that 46 people in Chad have already died from cholera, with an
estimated 700 people now suffering from the bacterial disease. Although cholera
no longer represents a major health threat in developed countries such as the
United States, inhabitants of countries like Chad are more susceptible to infection
due to malnutrition and lack of access to uncontaminated water supplies.
Further contributing to the unfolding tragedy, many of those now rendered homeless have been twice
displaced, as a significant portion of Chad’s population are refugees fleeing from surrounding conflict regions.
The country of Chad harbors well over 280,000 refugees from the neighboring Sudan’s Darfur region and over
70,000 refugees from the Central African Republic. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs reports an additional 170,000 internally displaced persons living in Chad. Most native Chadians survive
as subsistence herders and farmers living well below the poverty line, an impoverishment exacerbated by
continual conflicts and tensions between ethnic groups in the north and south of the country and political and
economic unrest aggravated by crises in neighboring countries.
The number of people affected by the flood is rapidly rising, and although the country has reached its
crisis point, little media attention has been given to this catastrophe as football, the VMAs, and the threatened
burning of the Quran by a church in Florida have dominated American news stations’ broadcasts. Despite the
cultural relevance and understandable interest in the aforementioned topics, the tragedy unfolding in Chad
should also be on our minds and in our hearts as the victims of the flooding struggle at every moment with basic
needs for food and shelter, necessities which we so often take for granted in our comparably affluent nation.
All of the figures reported still give only a partial estimate of the devastation that has occurred, as the
worst struck areas are inaccessible by roads and consequently many casualties may remain unreported and
unknown. Since many more roads have been closed or destroyed due to the heavy flooding, relief efforts must
be airlifted in, contributing to a higher cost of aid to those affected and a greater difficulty in humanitarian
efforts. If you would like to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR is always
accepting donations through their website at http://www.unhcr.org; donations go toward emergency assistance
to victims of disasters worldwide, including those affected by the recent flooding in Pakistan and India.
Additionally, the world’s largest humanitarian agency, the World Food Programme, is working to bring food
and supplies to the flood victims. You can make a donation online at https://www.wfp.org/donate/fillthecup or
go to http://www.wfp.org/how-to-help to explore alternative methods of contributing such as links to Free Rice,
an online vocabulary game that donates rice to the World Food Programme for correct answers. Although
ultimately the country of Chad is beleaguered by longstanding economic difficulties and both internal and
external conflicts, the immediate need created by the disastrous flooding is exigent and inescapably apparent.
While we cannot help with every problem that the inhabitants of Chad may face, we can help with this
immediate problem; as the old adage goes, we should not let what we cannot do interfere with what we can do.
Cumberland Set to Launch Athletics
Website
Cumberland University will launch a new athletic website Wednesday
morning, September 15, at www.GoCumberlandAthletics.com. The
site will offer easier navigation, expanded features for users and will
integrate social media sites used by the Athletic Department, including
Facebook and Twitter. Streamline Technologies of Nashville is
designing and hosting the website for Cumberland’s 16-sport athletic
site.
Follow Cumberland Athletics on Facebook and Twitter at cubulldogs.
Quote of Infinite Wisdom
"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer."
— Douglas Adams
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The Lighter Side of Life
Fall weather is getting near, and with it out
comes the new fashion.
Granger Brown to Speak at
Cumberland
By Megan Rivera
By Jennifer Talada
Fashion trends are always changing
from month to month, season to season,
year to year. This fall it’s all about dark
colors, dark jeans, big jewelry, and tall
boots. Deep purple, navy blue, hunter green,
and burgundy are going to be your new best
friend.
Be sure to invest in a shirt that you
can wear many different ways. One that
looks good with or without something
under it, can be tucked in, pulled out, or worn with a vest or belt.
This deep purple shirt is a perfect example. You can wear a black
camisole underneath to give it a warm feel, or not put anything under
it to give it a flirty vibe. Also, this belt helps to accentuate the waist,
but the shirt also looks good all by itself, and would still look good
with a vest over it.
The jewelry in this outfit is also perfect for a low neck shirt. It
falls right over the chest area and helps
accentuate it without taking anything away
from the design of the shirt. The jewelry also
helps add some color to the outfit, because
you don’t want everything to be dark. Just
be sure not to over-do the jewelry, as a little
in the right place goes a long way.
Knee-high boots make great sense
for fall because they let you get more wear
out of everything from skinny jeans to
miniskirts. Tuck in to jeans for a young look
or layer on opaque tights with a skirt or
dress to keep out the chill. Brown boots are a great choice if you
wear lots of denim; black pairs with almost everything. With little
tips and tricks, and the right accessories here and there, you can make
the perfect outfit many times over.
Suicide in this day and age is a
very severe topic that not many people like
to discuss, but it is out there, and it
happens.
That’s why Cumberland
University’s chapter of Psi Chi /
Psycurious is happy to welcome Granger
Brown to speak with us about his work at
the Crisis Center in Nashville.
Granger Brown works as the clinical supervisor over the
Crisis Center. He is also an LMSW, or Licensed Master Social
Worker. At the Center, he serves as a facilitator for Survivors of
Suicide which is a support group for those who have survived an
attempted suicide or those who have known someone to commit
suicide. Just a few weeks ago, he accepted an award from the
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network for helping to raise
awareness of suicide in the state.
The Crisis Center has been in service for an astounding 42
years. It offers 3 trainings a year for people who are interested in
interning or volunteering there. For psychology majors, it is a great
way to find out what you would either like or not like to do in the
field.
In the 08-09 year, 34,335 people dealing with personal crises
contacted the Crisis Center. 1,744 of those were suicidal or
homicidal. Of those who call the Center, 94% of those in emotional
need reached successful resolutions by getting help and decreasing
their state of crisis. An astonishing 95% of callers who were suicidal
or homicidal decreased the chances that they would hurt themselves
or others by agreeing to seek help or get emergency intervention.
Psi Chi / Psycurious is excited to have Granger Brown
present for us on September 21st, 2010 in Memorial Hall 206. We
would be happy to see you there!
No matter the letter, Greeks do it better!
Cumberland University has a long standing tradition of having
Greek life as part of its student life on campus. All students are
encouraged to participate in the recruitment process this fall during
“Going Greek Week!”
Going Greek Week
September 13th -17th
Look us up on facebook!
The Green Eyed Demon
A serial installment by Alex Alea
James, the boy who was lost three years ago has now been found by his friends Sam and Nicole. James’ was in hell
during those three miserable years and is now part demon. Sam and Nicole were discussing how they should get him
out of the chapel and to some place safe looking the way he does, when James began to glow with a bright white light.
After Sam and Nicole could see again they couldn’t believe their eyes.
Chapter 3, Part 2
James had transformed back to his former appearance with the exception of his right eye being an ominous green. Sam and Nicole stood
there speechless. They had just seen their friend walk out of hell as a nightmarish demon then transform back into the boy they remembered.
Eventually, Sam got his head together and asked the question that was on both his and Nicole’s mind. In a very confused way he asked, “How’d
you do that?” James told them that while he was in hell, he learned that if you wanted to survive the horrible tortures that they inflicted on you,
you had to develop some form of immunity to pain. In hell, the demon lords were always devising new ways of torture.
Nicole asked what kinds of things they had done to him. James pointed to some scars on his back, and told them that it was from when his
demon overseer ripped his skin off, poured poison on the wound, and then ignited the wound with hellfire. Nicole wished that she hadn’t asked
after he told her that. James then went on to tell them that the demonic appearance that they had seen him as moments before was a skin-like
armor that his body had developed to protect him from the torture and he had learned to active it at will, but had been using it non-stop for three
years.
Sam reminded James and Nicole that the place they were in was unholy ground, so the three of them left the chapel and Nicole covered
James’ right eye with a piece of cloth so he would seem normal. James desperately wanted to see his brothers, so Sam and Nicole agreed that the
best place to take him would be to James’ brother Danial who was a priest at the local Catholic school, “Archangel Acadamy.”
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Editorials and Reviews
Reggie Bush: Super Bowl to Super Sham
By Kaitlyn Gross
Any ESPN viewer would have now heard about the controversy surrounding Reggie Bush and his 2005 Heisman
Trophy. Everybody knew him as a member of the 2010 Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints, or Kim Kardashian’s
ex. Now, in the eyes of all sports fanatics, he is seen as nothing but a fraud.
Reggie Bush started playing for the New Orleans Saints in 2006. He was a first round, second choice pick from the
University of Southern California. He quickly grew in the media as being the infamous boyfriend of one of the Kardashian
sisters. He was even second to Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in endorsement
deals. However, in June 2010, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) said that the
New Orleans Saints running back received improper gifts and benefits, which is a violation of
their policies. There has been some retribution for the USC football program, and all wins with
Bush receiving special benefits have been vacated. There is only one question. Will Reggie Bush
be stripped of his 2005 Heisman Trophy?
There has been no word yet from the Heisman Trophy Trust, and Reggie Bush is not talking to any media.
However, he still seems very cocky, as he promised a win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, September 9. While
he and the Saints did deliver a 14-9 over Minnesota, Bush needs to be thanking his lucky stars that New Orleans has not
given him the boot. For now, all we can do is stay tuned to media sources, and of course, ESPN. The New Orleans
Saints take on the San Francisco 49’rs on Monday, September 20.
A New Gun Range In Town
By Megan Rivera
What do you do when you own a cabinet making company and the house market plummets? That’s
something that Roger and Stan Baines had to ask themselves when their cabinet making business started going
downhill after 34 years of being in business. The answer? Open up an indoor shooting range in Lebanon,
Tennessee.
There are literally thousands of homes in Middle Tennessee that have cabinets either Roger or his brother
Stan had built, so when the demand for bathroom vanities, kitchen cabinets, and cupboards dried up, Roger decided
to call in help from his family and start an indoor range.
The range was a big ordeal that took nine months to complete. They made a trip to Oklahoma to look into a
range that was for sale there, but in the end decided the cabinet making facility was the best place. According to Baines, turning a cabinet shop
into an indoor gun range took a lot of creativity.
First they had to decide what the inside should look like. One of the things Baines says he learned in his many years of experience of home
interior work is that you want to always try to make a good first impression. They went to many different ranges, indoor and out, and decided what
they liked and didn’t like at each one. They took the best looks from each place, and made it their own.
They also had to set some ground-rules and prices. Having rules in a gun range is very important, and they didn’t want to leave anything
out. They looked at many different rules from different ranges and decided the best ones to fit in their new range. They also looked around for
pricing ideas. Baines states that their stress is going to be on offering competitively –priced target ammunition.
The Gun Room, who opened in July, is still trying to get people in. Many people still don’t know about the gun range, which is located on
Briskin Lane in Lebanon. They want people to come in and feel safe and comfortable. With the leather couches, the flat screen television, coke
machine, and snack foods, it’s hard not to feel comfortable. “I want our customers to feel safe,” says Baines. “This is a family business and we
want it to be a family-friendly environment.” Recently, on August 28th, the Gun Room hosted a shoot for Sherry’s Run. They got local police
officers to have a shoot-out with civilians of Wilson County. The cost was $20 if you entered before the day of the contest and $30 if you
registered the day of, with most of the proceeds going to the Sherry’s Run organization. The competitors got to shoot 25 rounds from 25 yards
away. If there was a tie, they would have a shoot -out between all the ones involved. The winner was awarded a free one year membership to The
Gun Room, valued at $300. In the end, a civilian won who frequently visited the gun range. “I’m just glad someone who comes here a lot and
shoots a lot won,” stated Stan.
The range is determined to do the shoot-out again next year, but they say that they are going to try to advertise better next year. “We told
people for a while about it, but we didn’t really get it advertised until the day before,”
states Stan. They hope to get more people in as the range becomes better known.
The Gun Room also offers many classes that range in price. They have a
Women’s Awareness Class, a Taser/Pepper Spray class, Carry Permit classes, plus some
advanced handgun classes and some one-on-one classes for new shooters. All of these
classes range in price. As someone who has taken the advanced handgun class, I
recommend it to anyone who is interested in bettering their skills. As a whole, The Gun
Room is a place to feel safe, get to know some very nice, friendly people, and to shoot
the heck out of some targets.
The Expendables Join Group of Manliest Movies Ever Made
By Anonymous Manly Movie Critic
Exploding onto the movie screen like a kiloton of C-4 mating with an atom bomb, The Expendables promised to
provide viewers with multiple mangasms, and wholeheartedly delivered on that assurance. With 103 minutes of raw,
unadulterated, star-studded action, Sylvester Stallone directed a movie that did away with all of the nonessentials such
as coherent script and any acting that doesn’t involve flexing of supersized pectoral muscles. A movie so manly it will
make you want to barehandedly lasso a chopper out of the sky and use it to demolish hulked out guerilla fighters in the
name of America,
The Expendables joins the ranks of other notable movies like The Boondock Saints, Snatch, Reservoir Dogs, and
every Rambo and Rocky movie ever made. If you disagree, you can hand in your obviously already revoked man-card,
whip out your pink monogrammed Snuggie and pop in the latest Sex and the City movie. Go see The Expendables and
prepare yourself for a testosterone injected joy ride accompanied by almost every major action star to grace the movie screen with their oversized
ultra-masculine presence.
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Sports and Fine Arts
Defense leads CU to 33-21 victory
By Jo Jo Freeman
Allanté McLemore returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Cody McCallister picked up a fumble and raced
56 yards for a score, as Cumberland posted a 33-21 victory over Campbellsville Univ. Saturday at Lindsey
Donnell Stadium.
Cumberland (1-1) turned six turnovers into 25 points en route to the victory, including four interceptions.
McLemore had 36 and 32-yard interception returns for touchdowns, the first late in the second quarter and then
early in the third period to give the Bulldogs a 26-0 advantage.
Campbellsville (2-1) scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including one on the final play of the game.
Three Tiger quarterbacks tossed four interceptions, three in the second half, and the Bulldog defense limited
Campbellsville to 155 yards of total offense in the first three quarters.
The Bulldogs managed only 205 yards of total offense, but put together two good scoring drives, one that Ervin
Young capped with a six-yard scamper in the first quarter and the other late in the third period. Tim McCord broke
Allanté McLemore was also named the
Mid-South Conference Defensive
Player of the Week and NAIA National
Defensive Player of the Week.
several tackles and scored from 13 yards to end that drive after Campbellsville had thrown a 52-yard TD pass to
get on the board.
Thomas Goodloe led the Bulldogs on the ground with 45 yards on 13 carries, while quarterback Christian Burnett
managed the game well, going 6-for-14 for 71 yards but most importantly, no interceptions.
The biggest play of the game for CU may have been on a broken play in which Burnett hit Young for a 37-yard completion. Two plays later
McCord scored to put the Bulldogs ahead, 33-7.
Just as in last year's matchup, Cumberland used the big play, not necessarily by the offense, to get on the scoreboard in the first half.
On the opening drive of the game, Campbellsville's Will Warf tossed a pass outside to Justin Thomas, who dropped the ball. Unbeknownst to most
everyone on the field, the play was ruled a catch and a fumble and McCallister picked up the ball and raced 56 yards for a touchdown. Jared White
kicked the PAT for a 7-0 Bulldog lead.
Warf fumbled on the first play of Campbellsville's next drive and BJ Stewart recovered for CU. Five plays later Young cut back on the left side
and ran into the end zone from six yards out for Cumberland's first offensive touchdown of the year. The PAT was wide right, giving the Bulldogs
a 13-0 advantage.
Neither team did much offensively for the rest of the half, with both defenses making fourth down stops. Another Campbellsville mistake led to
the final points of the half for the Bulldogs.
Late in the second quarter Tiger quarterback Robert Hill fired behind receiver Stan Warren-Huffman and right into the hands of McLemore, who
beat everyone down the sideline and just inside the front cone for a 36-yard interception return. Again the PAT was wide right for a 19-0
Cumberland lead at the half.
In the third quarter McLemore took an overthrown ball and had a much easier time reaching the end zone from 32 yards out for a 26-0 Bulldog
advantage.
Warren-Huffman scored on a 52-yard catch and run less than a minute later, but McCord's touchdown virtually put the game out of reach.
Campbellsville put together a 14-play, 77-yard drive that ended in a 13-yard TD pass from Hill to Harold Small with 10:45 to play, and Nathan
Cooper hit Small from eight yards out on the final play of the game.
Cumberland plays Kentucky Christian next Saturday in Huntington, W.Va. at 12:30 p.m. CT before returning home to start a three-game
homestand against West Virginia Tech.
Bulldogs split on final day of Rumpke Invitational
By Chris Brennaman
Cumberland University's volleyball team bounced back from a pair of losses on Friday with a 3-1 win over St.
Catharine College before suffering a 3-0 loss Saturday in its second match of the day to Milligan College on the
second day of the Rumpke Invitational at Georgetown College.
The Bulldogs (11-3) picked up 25-11 and 25-10 wins in the first two sets before St. Catharine claimed a 27-25
victory in the third set and CU took the final set 25-16 to end the match.
After hitting .102 and .140 in matches against Union College and Embry-Riddle, respectively, on Friday, CU
finished the St. Catharine match with an attack percentage of .370, committing just eight errors and tallying 45
kills.
Kaysi Arnold paced the Bulldogs with 11 kills and had one error to hit .357. The sophomore from Greenbrier,
Tenn., reached double-digits in the kill column for the fourth time this season.
Jessica Gericke and Mackenzie Gass each finished with seven kills. Gericke added 20 digs to lead the Bulldogs in
that category, while Jaclyn Rodriguez had 16. Taylor Denney recorded 25 assists and Meghan Gass tallied 15. CU
totaled 12 blocks with Angelyn Stanton finishing with two solo blocks and six block assists.
Cumberland claimed a 3-2 victory over Milligan in last weekend's Scott Jones Classic at Trevecca Nazarene University, but the Buffaloes got their
revenge, knocking off CU in straight sets - 25-19, 25-21 and 25-10. The Bulldogs managed only a .137 attack percentage against Milligan,
including .000 and negative .031 in the first and third sets, respectively.
Gericke had eight kills to lead Cumberland, while Denney finished with 18 assists and Rodriguez collected 14 digs.
The Volleydawgs return home to take on TranSouth Conference foe Mid-Continent University next Thursday. CU downed the Cougars, 3-0,
earlier this month.