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Harding University Scholar Works at Harding The Bison Archives and Special Collections 12-5-2008 The Bison, December 5, 2008 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison Recommended Citation The Bison, December 5, 2008. (2008). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison/1742 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Bison by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A HARDING UNIVERSITY STUDENT PUBLICATION CROSS COUNTRY The cross country team finishes strong after a very successful season. Page 18 VOL. 84, NO. 8 December 5, 2008 THEBISONNEWS.COM :..=----------=--~ Harding 'elves' help to shine light on campus LED bulbs illuminate Front Lawn, surrounding areas with soft glow by BLAKE MATHEWS "We were committed to news editor doing the lights," DeRamus said. "If we're going to do it, Students gasped and cheered we're going to do it right, where last Monday as the tree branches people can be proud of what's above the front lawn were finally being done." lit up for Christmas. Three years later, people are More than 60,000 white definitely proud. Maintenance LED bulbs have been strung Coordinator Dana McMillion up in the trees and wrapped spoke ofa "traffic jam" he saw at around bushes this year, bathing the corner of Center Street and the campus in an icy blue glow. Grand Street caused by drivers The lights are a relatively new wanting to see the lights. Since tradition at Harding - their work on the lights began Oct.19, first appearance was in 2006 workers have been approached - and were originally meant to by students wishing to express coincide with Searcy's Holiday their gratitude. Some simply of Lights. say "thanks" or give hi-fives, but "It was a directive from Dr. others go further out of their Burks. He said 'Put lights!"' way to spread some Christmas director of Physical Resources cheer. Danny DeRamus said. Burks "We've had instances where gave DeRamus and his team people have chased us down, minimal amounts of direction, bringing us hot chocolate," leaving them to use their own McMillion said. ingenuity. "H e didn't say how The workers themselves, or why, so that was something r eferred to by DeRamus as we just took on." "elves," are just as enthusiastic photo by TAYLOR DURHAM I the Bison For inspiration, DeRamus about their work. Harding's Front Law and the areas beyond are lit by more than 60,000 white LED bulbs hung for the holiday season by workers from the and company looked at several "The crew enjoys putting it Physical Resources department. An official lighting ceremony was held Monday, Dec. 1, with music and hot chocolate. locations that are known for up, and they get into the swing their Christmastime creativity. ofit. That's what makes it fun," As for where all the lights lights themselves are ordered power. DeRamus explained that reached 0ut to the Pryor Science They traveled to Opryland in DeRamus said. come from, funding is supplied from the company A c tion the low power consumption al­ Building, and this year lights are Nashville, Tenn., to the Biltmore Part of the fun comes from by donors who wish to see the Lighting. This year, Harding lowed him to light up the front running down Grand Street and Estate in Asheville, N.C., and to the seasonal h ats workers are tradition continue. The donors are bought their entire stock of lawn using a minimal number on the fence along Race Street. Williamsburg, Va., and selected encouraged to wear on the job. students, alumni and members white LED lights. of outlets. The Searcy Garden Club has also elements from each to make McMillion called the Santa hats of the community, although Thoug h not as bright as With each year the lights contributed wreaths, festoons the Harding experience truly and reindeer antlers "Christmas DeRamus could n ot name incandescent lights, LED lights have expanded further out from and other non-lit decorations memorable. spirit generators." any of them individually. The last longer and consume far less the front lawn. L ast fall they to the campus. • HULA students jump through fewer hoops An ·Indian meal Requirements for Chilean campus loosened to allow more students to go by MICHAEL BROOKER has major competition with the requirements to go have been to most is just getting out in the student reporter other international programs. loosened to encourage more town, seeing new things and "I think it's not the first pro­ people to be a part of HULA. experiencing life in that part of After operating as an every-other gram people think of," Amanda Instead ofrequiring some Spanish the world." fall program, Harding University Johnson, a recent HULA student, before students can go, now no Bryce Dickerson, a sophomore Latin Am'.:rica is switching to the said. "I mean, people may go to experience is needed. Spanish for computer science major, will be spring and will be offered every [Florence] because they like the Travelers will be offered to those traveling with Caruthers this ~-As an incentive, freshmen and food or to [Australia] because they with little or no background. spring, but said he has not had those without Spanish experience speak English, but HULA gets An advanced language course experience with Spanish. He said are able to enroll in the program overlooked as an opportunity." will also be offered in the weeks many people encouraged him to for next spring. Also, new trips Johnson, a sophomore Spanish before departure; it will be the study abroad, but requirements have been included , like a trip to education major, just returned equivalent of a summer school for his major held him back; Easter Island. from this year's HULA program. course. Students who h ave however, this coming semester of The program, based out ofViiia She said she enjoyed getting to completed that course will then HULA will offer classes needed del Mar, Chile, typically focuses practice her Spanish every day, be able to continue their studies for his major. on learning the Spanish language as well as being in a beautiful while in Chile w ith the next Another computer science as well as traveling to many Latin country. section of Spanish. major, W eston Castleberg, is also American locations. A long term "I signed up for the program Though the Spanish require­ going because classes ,he needs missionary in Chile, Tom Hook, in High Schoo~"Jo hnson said. "I ment has been loosened, the will be offered. has been employed by Harding to wanted to get more into Spanish major draw is still perfecting the "I am definitely looking forward guide students during their stay. culture because I knew someday language. Junior Spanish major to Vina del M ar, to the Andes Though the next trip is only a few I would want to teach it. Kalin Caruthers is currently and to the various trips that we months away, the International "People may be intimidated signed up to be traveling to Chile will be taking," Castleberg said. Programs office is still allowing by the language, but people were this coming spring. She said she "And three ofmy fellow computer students to sign up as some spots able to function without the best hopes that traveling to Chile science majors will be going; it's are still available. Spanish skills. We didn't really will help the language become basically going to be tl:e ultimate There are still some details being focus on old museums, history second nature. nerdy field trip." finalized for next year's HULA or the fine arts. Those things are "To live in it and immerse Next~'s HULA trip dt._rJarts photo by NOAH DARNELL I Petit Jean trip, but most of the program's there, but it was really about im­ myself sounded like a perfect March 2 and returns June 2. Spots calendar has been tacked down. mersion in a new culture." option," Caruthers said, "so I'm are still available for the spring Students in College of Bible and Religion Dean Dr. Monte Though students who have gone Spanish will remain a major so blessed to be able to go in the program. Visit the Sears Honors Cox's Living World Religions class share a dinner with Sikh cite great experiences, C hile still part ofthe program, but now the spring. I think what I look forward House for more details. congregants at the Gurdwara Sahib in Chicago. West Apartment laundry room locked to restrict use Keys issued to residents in order to prevent Searcy residents using machines after official closing time by JOEL BLAKE able h ome for even the most to have access to the washing student reporter royal hobos. machines, instead of being open The most recent addition to to Searcy citizens who live close The thrills of living off the West Apartments is a private to the campus as well. campus are consistently on the laundry room. The facilities have "There was no specific misuse minds of H arding students who always had a laundry room for of the laundry but it was hard are plagued by the walls of the all of the apartment residents to to make some of them abide by on-campus dorm room. For use, but the door had always been the closing times," Boone said. some students who j ust don't open.

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