The Yellow Jacket March 30, 2017 Howard Payne University . Brownwood, TX Volume 107, Issue 11 The remaining spring editions of the Yellow Jacket newspaper will be available Smashing Debut online at www.hputx.edu/yellowjacket. New sorority Pi Theta Chi wins Spring Sing in its first attempt InsIde Aimee Orozco thIs staff writer edItIon Howard Payne last weekend hosted its 22nd Annual Spring Hammock Hotel...............4 Sing Competition – with only A hammock culture has three organizations participat- emerged on campus. ing, all local sororities. Even though the number of entries Service Dogs....................5 A look at what the multiple was lower than usual, Spring services dogs on campus Sing was still memorable. are doing. Opening night began with a surprising and unexpected Health Fair........................6 A look back at the Health “Lip Sync Battle” between Fair. emcee’s senior Chad Anders and junior Aimee Orozco, Singing in Spring..........7-8 both Communication majors. A photographical look at Spring Sing. Anders opened by singing to Kelly Clarkson’s “Since In the Zone.......................9 U Been Gone” while Oro- Step back in time into “The Photo by Ryan Miles zco interrupted halfway with Pi Theta Chi with their winning check after Spring Sing. Twilight Zone.” the catchy summer tune Personal Time................10 “Call Me Maybe” made fa- Spring Sing debut as a out into a fun dance,” said HPU Class of ’73 Alumni Taking alone-time with God mous by Carly Rae Jepson. new sorority with the show MaryClaire Swallow, a se- Marilyn Johnson, and Biol- on mission trips helps you This year’s theme was “It’s All in Your Head.” nior and president of Delta ogy Instructor Amy Kresta. help others. simply “Spring Sing.” Chi “Spring Sing is like having Chi Rho. “This was prob- At the completion of Doubting Christians?....11 Alpha Omega took the a baby, at first, experiencing ably my favorite show I’ve Saturday’s performances, Having occasional doubts stage first with its show childbirth is both challeng- participated in, so I’m glad first, second and third place doesn’t make you a bad titled “Dancing Queen.” ing and painful,” said sopho- to have left on a great note.” shows were announced. Christian. “My last Spring Sing was a more honorary Pi Theta Chi New head football coach Third place, including a $300 On a Roll.........................13 great way to end my semester member Alex Bingham. “But Braxton Harris was fea- prize provided by HPU Stu- The HPU baseball team with my Chi Alpha sisters,” in the end, you ultimately tured as a judge Friday night dent Activities, was award- has extended its win streak said senior Ivon Mendoza. love the outcome of things.” along with Business and Hu- ed to Chi Alpha Omega. to seven games. “Although we may have not Finally, Delta Chi Rho man Resources Coordina- Second place, including a closed the night with their tor Katrina Lynn, and HPU $500 prize provided by HPU No Off-season................14 won first place, I think we def- HPU volleyball and tennis initely performed the best we show, “Delta Chi Rho Live!” Class of ’67 Alumni Joy Ivy. Student Government, was player Callie Molloy doesn’t could. We worked hard and “We always love a friendly Guest judges for Sat- awarded to Delta Chi Rho. have an off-season. long hours, and at the end of competition, and I love see- urday’s performance in- the day that’s all that matters.” ing girls step out of their cluded Communications Spring Pi Theta Chi made its comfort zones to break Professor Sidni Carruthers, Sing→ Page 7 News P AGE 2 MARCH 30, 2017 Life moving on for displaced seniors News Briefs Disaster relief fund started to assist HPU students during crisis Campus tremendously get back to Walker Memorial Library, the status quo of our lives through the Friends of Carissa Cromer [and] school,” Atkinson said. the Library group, will Staff Writer The helping hands didn’t host a book sale from just come from HPU. The 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today citizens of Brownwood (March 30) and 8 a.m. to Just over a month ago, have hosted several fund- 4 p.m. Friday (March 31). Howard Payne seniors Jo- raisers for the families who A selection of books, in- siah Horton, Alex Atkinson, lost their homes in the fire. cluding duplicate titles and and Timothy Emery re- Many items have been do- books the library does not ceived news that no one ever nated to Horton, Atkinson traditionally carry in the wants to hear. Their apart- and Emery to replace their academic collection, will ment complex was on fire. lost belongings, includ- Courtesy Photo be available for purchase. For the first few days at ing clothing and furniture. Alex Atkinson (left), Josiah Horton (center), and Timothy Emery Paperbacks and hardcover the fire at the Camelot Apart- “We are so grateful for are shown before the 2016 fall semester Concert Choir perfor- books will range from 50 ments in Brownwood, the the people in Brownwood mance. The three students were displaced after their apart- cents to $1, with rare books three students experienced that have helped us re- ment was destroyed earlier this semester, but have since been varying in price. Additional nothing but chaos. But since place a lot of our belong- able to move back on campus. items include VHS tapes and then, the ashes have settled. ings that were unusable [af- duplicate HPU yearbooks. There was a massive out- ter] the fire,” Atkinson said. their appreciation for their are excited to finish out the reach to the three students Adjusting hasn’t necessar- RA’s and RD of Jennings spring with a successful se- State from the HPU community. ily been easy for the three Hall that have welcomed mester and a senior recital They have all been wel- students, but they express them with open arms. They presented by each of them. Three storm chasers were comed back into the men’s killed Tuesday in Spur, lo- dorm, which will serve cated just east of Lubbock. as their home for the re- What’s the Buzz? DPS troopers say severe mainder of the semester. weather did not directly But that’s not all. The uni- cause the two vehicle colli- versity has created a disaster To submit items and events to this HPU campus calendar, email [email protected]. sion, but the storm-chasers relief fund not only to help in were driving toward a torna- this situation, but also to be March 30-31: Friends of the Library Book Sale, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. do and ran a stop sign. The a standing fund that will be to 4 p.m. Friday, Walker Memorial Library. chasers were identified as ready to spring into action in April 8: HPU Fest, 3-9 p.m., on campus outdoors weather permitting. Kelley Williamson, 57, Ran- the future when any of our dy Yarnall, 55, and Corbin fellow Yellow Jackets find April 8: Fest Fling Street Dance, 9 p.m., between Veda and Jennings halls. Jaege, 25. Williamson and themselves in a time of crisis. April 10-12: Resurrection Week services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Yarnall were contractors “All the help that came for The Weather Channel. to us through the relief 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mims Auditorium. fund has helped us so National COLUMNISTS THE 2016-2017 DANIEL HARRIS, KIMBERLY BOGART, LYDIA HEINRICHS, DR. ROBERT National Football League ELLOW ACKET ALEX LEMUS Y J MANGRUM, DANIEL HARRIS, CARISSA owners voted 31-1 this CROMER, SETH RAINEY week to approve the Oak- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHERS land Raiders’ move to Las ANDRIA GARZA, AIMEE OROZCO, LYDIA HEINRICHS Vegas despite a plea from CHEYENNE HILL, JOSIAH HUGHES, FACULty ADVISER DIlloN WESLEY MIKE LEE the California city’s mayor ASSISTANT EDITOR (325) 649-8112 to delay the vote over a po- RACHEL HUGHES REPORTERS [email protected] tential last-ditch stadium LAZHAY WINN, deal. The Raiders likely HOTO DITOR P E AIMEE OROZCO, CHAD The Yellow Jacket is a student will play two or three more ANDRIA GARZA ANDERS, MORGAN ASHMORE, ANDRIA publication of Howard Payne Univer- years in the Bay Area be- GARZA, CHRISTOPHER FREELAND, sity. Letters to the editor are welcome. fore their $1.7 billion sta- PAGE DESIGNERS RACHEL HUGHES, EMILY SELMAN, GABI Please send any feedback to yjacket@ dium in Las Vegas is ready. LYDIA HEINRICHS, DIAZDELEON, DARIUS EDWARDS hputx.edu with “Letter to the Editor” MARINA SHEETS-OCHOA, in the subject line. RACHEL HUGHES, EMILY VILLARREAL, News MARCH 30, 2017 PAGE 3 Speech and Debate fares well at NCCFI Haley, Britton win novice title in dramatic duo interpretation YJ SUBMISSION Haylee Williams, freshman communication major from The Howard Payne Uni- Bellville. Sidni Kirby, in- versity speech and debate structor of communica- team competed at the 20th an- tion, assists with the team. nual National Christian Col- This year, 23 universities lege Forensics Association from across the nation partici- Invitational National Cham- pated in NCCFI. All schools pionships, held in March at are members of the Council for Grand Canyon University in Christian Colleges and Uni- Phoenix, Arizona. The team versities. Over 250 students won numerous awards for competed in the tournament. their performances in both “Having nine of the 13 individual events and debate. HPU students advance or win Freshmen Erin Haley, com- some type of speaker award munication major from Ma- is success by any measure. son, and Brooklyn Britton, Courtesy Photo We were competing against theatre major from Brown- HPU Speech and Debate team at the Grand Canyon.