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Meredith Barker/TNE Blake Harris, Coweta senior, responds to a text at a stop light. Texting while driving is discouraged under the distracted driving law.
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Barker, Muskogee senior, is a three-semester TNE staff member. She is a media studies major and journalism/ minor. She plans to continue broadcast her education and earn a masters degree in communication from NSU. She hopes to one day own a publishing company. Kyle Eubanks Ad Manager
Harris, Coweta senior, is a foursemester TNE staff member. He is a media studies major with an emphasis on public relations and visual communications minor. He enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with family. He is also an avid rattlesnake hunter. Audra Hurley Senior Staff Hurley, Pineville, Mo. senior, is a two-semester TNE staff member. She is a media studies major and public relations minor. She coordinates events for the media studies department and visiting schools, including media day and program tours. Jacci Alworden Senior Staff Alworden, Sallisaw senior, is a two-semester TNE staff member. She is a media studies major with an emphasis on journalism/broadcast and chemistry minor. She enjoys working part time as a disc jockey to support her shoe shopping addiction.
Eubanks, Sallisaw graduate student, is a two-year TNE staff member. He will complete his masters degree in communication in May 2014. After graduation, he plans to enter the advertising field. He enjoys concerts, disc golf and watching sports. Tricia Price Senior Staff Price, Wright City senior, is a two-semester TNE staff member. She is a media studies major and public relations minor. She spends her spare time raising professional bucking bulls. She hopes to obtain a masters degree in communications.
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Housing decorates for competition
Stephanie Dorsche/TNE RHA decorates the entrances of the Leosure Housing complex to celebrate Homecoming week. They incorporate paper vines, animals and jungle themed decorations to create a jungle-like-feel for the housing residents.
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Roldan Ochoa/TNE Keith Head, graduate assistant, prepares for the Poker Run. The Poker Run is a binge drinking awareness campaign sponsored by Student Health Services.
purpose of this event is to bring awareness among students about binge drinking, and it is also a fun way to learn and win prices while doing it.
There is no cost to participate in this event. The only requirement to participate is to be part of the NSU community, as the event is for stu-
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Brittany Harlow/TNE writer The Tulsa Life Flight helicopter sits at the Jones Riverside Airport between flights. The air rescue company presents Tulsa Life Flight-Day Out at NSU-BA Oct. 11.
event anyone with an interest in the field will appreciate. Fairless will be speaking about Helicopter EMS Utilization at the event. Tulsa Life Flight is the first air medical transport program in the State of Oklahoma (13TH in the
U.S.) and has safely completed over 48,000 patient transports, Fairless said. The event provides the most updated information on multiple emergency medical topics such as Air Medical Transport and Pediatric Trauma Care and is geared
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Stephanie Dorsch/TNE Tim Hicks and Jacob Mauldin, Lambda Chi Alpha members, beat a drum in front of UC. Lambda Chi Alpha has a tradition of beating the drum 24/7 from the start of homecoming week until kickoff of the Homecoming game.
Philip Curry/TNE Members of the ROTC RiverHawk Battalion present the American flag and the Oklahoma flag durin the NSU homecoming parade. Homecoming was Oct. 5.
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$12.50 per order will go to the mission trip. Each $50 purchase comes with a Scentsy warmer, custom NSU frame, light, Scentsy wax, bag and gift bow
Contact Debbie Lipscomb with NSU at 918-431-2183 to order yours. The custom NSU warmer is a perfect gift for that hard to buy for person or that NSU Alumni.
Philip Curry/TNE NSU students dress up in jungle themed costumes to walk in the parade. The 2013 theme was Get Rowdy in the Jungle.
Contact Melodie Alleman, Scentsy Director, for your custom warmer, Scentsy or fundraising needs 918-214-4275.
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Audra Hurley/TNE Brenda Cochran, university archives assistant, mattes photos taken during the Seattle Photo Tour. Cochran participated in the trip to Seattle and photographers work will be displayed Oct. 4 in the John Vaughn Library.
ery and food. She said her goal was to capture all of Seattle. She said she loved photographing the people and capturing wildlife or split-second reactions. The Shooting Seattle exhibit will be displayed Oct. 4-18 on the second floor of the John Vaughn Library. The photographers have had time to edit the photos that were
taken and are ready to show them off to the NSU community. There will be framed photos in the show for sale, and some of us will be selling non-framed prints as a cheaper option for those still wanting to purchase artwork, said Patterson. Walker said students, faculty, staff and guests are welcome to enjoy the show and are able to
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Roldan Ochoa/TNE Larry Clark, manager of the Dream Theatre, gives a tour of the theatre. The Dream shows movies at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
is not only the NSU students but the Tahlequah community. Clark said he is trying to have different promotions during the year, including a free movie or a canned food drive in which people will pay they admission with a can of food. I am trying to encourage people to rent the building to do any activity they may plan, said Clark. We have room for up to 300 people, handicap access, the usual concessions, movie screen,
a really good sound system and a projector for computer presentations. Clark said he is attempting to engage the NSU communities by offering the opportunity to rent the theatre to have reunions and offering them documentaries and independent films that are unavailable on cable TV or other theatres. I am trying to get the NSU community to support the theatre and offer suggestions and
looking in what we have to offer, said Clark. Right now, I have two companies that I am working with. Movie on demand companies, which are gathr.us and tugg. com, these companies offer the opportunity to bring the movie of your choice to the theatre. The theatre has a lot of history, and it has been in Tahlequah for a long time. The Dream Theatre is a place in town that can attract people from other places. Many people believe it is an important reason why the community should work together to maintain it. There will be theatre facility tours during the year for people who want to have a look back into the equipment of cinematography from years past. From more information, email Saeger at copyshop@hotmail. com or call Clark at 918-4578312.
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Joseph Hurst/Contributing Photographer NSU football team practices before the homecoming game. The team has been plagued by injuries this season.
Evans said he thought Long functioned well in his first game. He made some nice throws and managed the offense well against a tough team. With being tasked to be leader
of the offense, Long has to learn quickly. I think he has stepped up the best he can with everything we have asked from him, said Mike Barela, offensive line coach.
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Shane Devers/Contributing Photographer RiverHawks athletic department has added the option to purchase football and basketball game tickets online. Attendees can now purchase tickets anytime through goriverhawkstickets.com and present a print-out ticket or show their ticket at the gate from a mobile device.
sion between all of us in the department, said Hamner. We wanted to get with the 21st century and be able to do pregame sales. People call from visiting schools or other schools wanting to buy tickets for game day, and that wasnt possible before. Hamner said the new method will verify people getting free tickets are actually eligible for free tickets. She said students with an old ID no longer attending NSU could come in free, and that is not fair for current students to pay admission when someone is using an old ID to get in free. Goriverhawksgo.com features a video made by a video production team on how the new ticket sales work. The ticket sales are directed toward all the students mainly and faculty, said Shane Devers, video production team member. Basically, it shows that we have a new way of selling tickets. Now, you are required to go online to get tickets. You cant just show
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