A Pirate, a Bat and a Sausage: One Senior's Fateful Night
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Harding University Scholar Works at Harding The iB son Archives and Special Collections 9-12-2003 The iB son, September 12, 2003 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison Recommended Citation The iB son, September 12, 2003. (2003). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison/1643 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 iB son by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LEISURE Dorm room design goes oriental, page 6 SPORTS Lady Bisons start season 7-0, page 8 Deployment delayed for Harding students Date uncertain for departure to Iraq Sarah West went as scheduled because I fell Copye~itor behind in school. This will make getting back into school harder." Harding students in the Arkan Dillion will spend her time sas Army National Guard's 39th in Baghdad at the Tactical Op Brigade would have to report for erations Center. A member from duty on Sept. 13 if not for a delay each unit in the area remains at of deployment. " the TOC to serve as a means of Uncertain of the actual date, communication to the units in seniors Jacqueline Dillion, Jason the field. Darden and Niki Thompson In the event that a chemical will most likely leave for Fort weapon is detonated, Dillion Hood, Texas before January. The takes into consideration the direc students will go to prepare for tion and speed of the wind, the a minimum six-month stay in weather and other such variables Baghdad, Iraq. in order to alert any units thot The students are unsure why may be in the path of danger. their deployment has been delayed. The rest of the unH will spend "I don't know anything for most of its tim guarding check sure," Darden said. "But I'm points aro1md its assigned area. relieved it got delayed and that Dillion, Darden and Thomp I can spend more time with my ·on will become three of eight family." studen w.ho have been involved The news of the deployment in active military duty. Shortly and the uncertainty of the date after the Sept. U atta~ Darden created mixed feelings. reported (or duty and served with Pres· dential Polish "We thought it was definite, his unit in Egypt. He i now a now we're up in the air," Dillion mem~offueUmver~ty fCen President !)avid Burl<$ helps in r~Aug 21 dean up effi to prepare the newly-remodeled cafeteria for servi e The SUS mil said. "My dad is excited about tral Arkansas ROTC as well as the lion renovation project tasted throughout the summer break and was completed just'" time for the faculty dinner on Aug.:l1 me going, my brothers are a little 39th Brigade. and bre.11cfast fot o;tudents th<! nE!9Ct morning The cafeteria boasts modem decor, ahead chef and a new open kicchen5ervfng confused, but my mom is pretty John Cody, Josh Goss, Robert concept Despill! tile changes, some students complain ofloog lin~ and confuslort in the serving areas. MOfelnlbrmiJtlon on nervous. SJ'te' happy [about the Groves, Nathan Swanson and Eden the new c;aletena renovatiOnS can be found on page l. delay] because it gives m more Taylor have all reported £or active time at home." duty since lheattaal(s. According to Dillion would have graduated the Office of Student Services, Goss at the end of this semester with a is the only student who has been degree in English. readmitted to Harding. A Pirate, a bat and a sausage: "I went ahead and dropped my biology class when I re-enrolled," Staff writer Sarah Crist One senior's fateful night Dillion said. "I would prefer we contributed to this report. University 26th in JEREMY D. BEAUCHAMP Piech arrives an hour and a sausage race during his stays in Feature editor half early to the park every h me Atlanta and with the Brewers' in game and cheaks the board for terleague rival the lowly Detroit edne day, July 9, start the nistht' duty. She desc:nDe5 Tiget:S. The 6-foot 2.4.0-pound magazine's rankings ed out as an average herselfas a "left field girl/' refer first baseman knew what to ex 1\Jlilwaukee day for ring to her favorite Brew Crew pect as he lined the dugout fence. LORI LIMING categories of peer assessment senior Veronica Piech. duty, the ball girl position. when along the third base line that Staff writer among academics, graduation She headed off to her dream sum e sits along either the left or Wednesday for the show. and retention, faculty resources, mer job, working as a member of right field line and scoops up Watchi:rlg the game for the U.S. News and World Re student selectivity, financial re the "Brew Crew" at Miller Park, foul balls. past. three innings, after T- hirt port ranked Harding 26th in the sources, average alumni giving home of baseball's Brewers. A highlight of the position is throw was finished :in the third, Southern division in the "Best rate and graduation rate perfor She started out when she was handing out snagged baseballs Piech headed down to the left Universities - Masters" survey, mance. 16 at County Stadium, be£ re the to children in the stands. Perhaps field fence to get ready for the an increase from the 27th spot it U.S. News assign d every cat stadium went the way that so the best moment of .her. life was race before the bottom of the held last year. egory a weight tliat reflected its many others have, selling out to spent along that left field line, sixth. "I'm always pleased to be rated opinion On the importance of earn a beer company. Piech got the job when her fiance, Paul Chandler "You carry your costume this highly by an outside source," issue. 1'he colleges are ranked aft& applying at her mother's pJ:'Oposed to her before t:be entire down [to the left field fence] and President David Burks said. "It against each other based on their suggestion. She says the best part stadium on the bigscreen follow you start out there/' Piech said. lends validity to what we think total score. of Iter job..is that She gets towork ing the national anthem. ''Two guys and two girls, noth at Harding. Plus it is great to have Harding achieved an overall with her two sistezs. Oh, and -on July 9, though. Fiech ing really out of the Oidinar:J. A this national visibility on our Uni score of 50. This tied it with the then there are the perks that go didn't score he:r favorite role, but p.retty typical night" versity." University of North Carolina in along with working in a major still had what she calls an "easy A typical night ·at the sau .age Many students agree that the league ballpark. night." At least, it was supposed races fOr Piech includes donning national exposure is a benifit to • See Harding, Page 3 She's met Hank Aaron and to be-easy. the 10-._pound .rubber loam cqs= Harding. Ryne Sandberg. She's played "Pretty nice job," Piech said, tume, which is a,n atypical act "It's nice to realize you are US.Newslalkings catch with Vladimir Guer refening to her duties that night to perform. The costumes have attending a school that is nation I..WI.elilles-~Sou!hRegloo rero and Sammy Sosa to name a "T justllad T-shirt toss and sau sh uJde:r straps and 011e alm.ost ally ranked," sophomore Chesley couple. On July 9, she was able to sage rare." has to dive into the costume to Martin said. "Hopefully my 100 meet another, seemingly less in The infamous sausage race is put it n. This night Pied1 was future enrrployers will recogDUze - n timidating opponent - sort of. the cure to -the average Brewers the hot dog, her co-worker Man Harding's academic excellence 74 Randall Simon came up game. Milwanke.eans th:riYe en dy .Block, the Italian sausage, and when I start to apply for posi 73 through the Braves' organiza the nightly event. It has been the other two took up the Pol tions." 69 tion. He had come a long way featured on Sports Center after ish and the brat as the race was The survey focuses on both 65 from Curacao, an island located Sports Center. Sports joumaJists begtm near the yjsitor's dugout private and public schools that 65 in the southern region of the and _pJayers have d()Jllled the They started out neek-and-n~ provide a broad range of under 65 Caribbean. He made his debut in Italian, hot dog, bratwurst or Pol or link-to-link; whatever. graduate and master's programs 64 62. 1997 for the Braves, but he is now ish costumes to race in the event. '~ came out of the gate goocL but offer only a small amount of 62 best known for his swinging-stint The crowd cheers on its favorite it's not staged;' Piech saic:L emphati doctoral programs. The campuses · 51 the Ei.ttsburgh Pirates. lt sausage as it sprints towards the ·~ are divided into four regjons - with cally. tiy to make it exciting." 50 was in a Pirat¢s uni.foml that.he finish line. North, South, Midwest and West.