Crash course in GOP candidates, 4 Lady Govs soccer wins 1-0 against EIU, 10 Clothesline Project raises awareness of domestic violence, 6 » » WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011 SLIDESHOW: See photos from The Clothesline Project to raise awareness of domestic violence at TheAllState.org. THEStudentTHETHE Newspaper of Austin Pe ayALLALLALL State University Since 1930 • FirstSTSTST copy free, additionalATATAT copies 50 centsEEE each.ORG #APSUHOMECOMING #BIGSEAN EXCLUSIVE )) THE ALL SCENE PODCAST: Visit our Facebook page to hear » our exclusive interview with Big Sean. SLIDESHOW: See photos of the Homecoming concert at TheAllState.org. VIDEO: Watch video of the Big Sean perform at the Homecoming concert at TheAllState.org MIDDLE LEFT: A sold out APSU crowd enjoys the sounds of Big Sean at Homecoming concert. MATEEN SIDIQ | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER RIGHT: Big Sean lights up the Red Barn. SOCIAL MEDIA TOP LEFT: Big Sean label mate Cyhi warms up the crowd. BOTTOM LEFT: Big Sean performs to 1,400 students. ALL OTHERS ANDRE SHIPP | MULTIMEDIA EDITOR /theallstate @TheAllState Big Sean kicks off #TheAllState Homecoming #ATHEISM Former minister, now atheist Barker speaks to students By CHRIS COPPEDGE U.S. Constitution atheism in 1984, Barker toured the country as [email protected] Their victories generally come in the both a minister and a songwriter for Christian form of lawsuits, such as declaring National children’s musicals. Minister turned atheist Dan Barker spoke Prayer Day unconstitutional, or stopping the “I sold damnation, not salvation, for 19 in the Clement Auditorium on ursday, Oct. promotion of religious activities in schools. years,” Barker said. 13, during an event sponsored by the APSU Barker has written three books since his He began evangelizing at age 15, convinced Students for Secular Humanism society. conversion, 1992’s “Losing Faith in Faith: it was his calling. Barker is the former Public Relations From Preacher to Atheist,” 2008’s “Godless,” “I thought I was so lucky to be born into the director and current co-president of the and 2011’s “The Good Atheist: Living a right family, the right community, the right Freedom From Religion Foundation, an Purpose-Filled Life Without God.” e latter country,” Barker said. “I was sure the time was organization that speaks out against religion two were on sale after the event, as well as now for Jesus’ return, thinking just one more being used as a foundation for law in the several pamphlets and fl yers Barker wrote for day would pass and he would return. United States, in support of the “separation Freedom From Religion. Dan Barker speaks at APSU on Thursday, Oct. of church and state” clause found in the Prior to his public announcement of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 13. MEGAN PARMLEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER #AUSTINPEAYGUARANTEE #CYBERSECURITY Motlow State Community College October recognizes 8th annual joins Austin Peay Guarantee national cybersecurity month By TIFFANY HALL for students to start their transfer process to By ERICKA CONLEY threats associated with computer use. [email protected] APSU, while still taking classes at Motlow. [email protected] According to the United States Computer “Transferring for me was terrible. I was in Emergency Readiness Team website, a part APSU and Motlow State Community the offi ce several times a week just making In this day and age, technology is at the of the Department of Homeland Security, College signed an agreement on Monday, sure my paperwork was in the offi ce. I felt forefront of everything we do. The way one of the most common ways security is Oct. 17, to off er a way for students to transfer like I was forcing them to do my paperwork we communicate with one another, gain tampered with is viruses. Viruses can erase from Motlow to APSU more easily. The for me,” said junior Michael Shepherd, who information and entertain ourselves, usually someone’s entire system. An individual can agreement is part of an existing program transferred to APSU from the Art Institute of involves computers or internet. break into your system, alter files and use called the “Austin Peay Guarantee.” Nashville. October has been designated as your computer to attack others. ere is also “This program allows for a smooth “Transferring was just a hopeless process. “Cybersecurity Month.” This is the eighth the chance of someone stealing your credit transition between the two-year and four- Every day it was something diff erent. Some year that it has been recognized. card information to make unauthorized year degrees,” said Amy Deaton, Interim of my classes were not okay to transfer. Even APSU considers cybersecurity a purchases. Director of Admissions for APSU. worse, some classes did not count towards my serious matter. The Office of Information Students should beware of “hackers.” Being a transfer student has a lot of credit hours, so I went from being classifi ed Technology is putting security tips in the According to CERT, a hacker is a person who responsibility. All the necessary paperwork, as a junior, back to being a sophomore. I “Gov Says” this month. seeks to exploit the weaknesses in software grades and recommendations have to actually ended up not transferring at all,” said Unknowingly, many people put themselves and computer systems for their own gain. be submitted in time to be considered a at risk for having their personal information transfer student. is program is designed CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 jeopardized. There are different types of CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 APSU HEADLINES THE ALL STATE • WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011 EVENT CALENDAR Soprano Melissa Burrows to perform Oct. 30 The campus Local homebuilders donate to APSU memorial scholarships crime log includes arrests 26th annual APSU Percussion EnsembleHalloween Concert Oct. 28 and dispatch call- ins. As mandated by Tennessee Bible actually taught. Neighborhood Atheist.”CAMPUShumanism,” said Kate Cervantes, law, the crime log is updated Barker Barker came to the conclusion he He also performed one of Cole president of the Students for Secular within two CONTINUED FROM FRONT had lost his faith in 1984, but there Porter’s songs after sharing how the Humanism society. business days of was no real turning point. During the famous Broadway songwriter was Cervantes was very pleased by the an incident and “I even took my Bible to school and presentation, he did cite one particular a closeted gay man during his life, turnout. new information started preaching. I eventually became incident. “I was sitting alone before I and many of the lyrics to his love “We had quite a diverse crowd to an incident the kind of preacher you don’t want to was supposed to go on to preach at a songs could be read as referring of approximately 120 people in available for sit next to on a bus.” church,” Barker said. “I realized that I’m to homosexual romance as well as attendance,” Cervantes said. “Many public inspection As he grew older, however, Barker all alone in here. It’s just me. ere’s no heterosexual. were atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, any time during began reading more scientific and invisible God or Jesus here, just me.” The APSU Students for Secular as well as believers from APSU, the normal business rational-thinking studies of religion, In addition to speaking, Barker Humanism society began planning this Clarksville, Hopkinsville and Nashville hours. which, combined with his experiences performed several songs in the event last spring. ey were assisted communities. MTSU’s Secular Student on the road, drove him from a strict auditorium. Some were songs he by the Secular Student Alliance in Alliance traveled from Murfreesboro fundamentalist lifestyle to a more wrote after becoming an atheist, with Columbus, Ohio. for the event. e feedback that SSH moderate view of Christianity and humorous titles like “You Can’t Win “Our goal is to promote awareness has received about the event has been 9:15 a.m.; Oct. TAS 20; Music/ God that discounted a lot of what the With Original Sin” or “Hi! I’m Your and a sense of community for secular nothing but positive.” Mass Comm building; theft of property on going to APSU, to make sure the general requirements to be admitted. College transfer students who meet classes they take will be accepted. We Transfer students must be in good the scholarship qualifi cations,” Deaton 5:20 p.m.; Oct. Motlow want it to be as easy as possible for standing with the previous institution. said. 19; Emerald CONTINUED FROM FRONT them to transfer, so they can continue They must meet specific GPA In the past year, there have been Hills/Two their education,” said Sherry Mason, requirements and certain ACT or SAT additional institutions added to the Rivers; theft of Amanda McElyea, a current senior at assistant director of Student Services score requirements, in addition to not list. The Austin Peay Guarantee not property UT Martin. at Motlow. being on academic suspension. only applies to transfers from Motlow, 11:39 p.m.; To help ease the process, there are “If someone had been on campus The on-campus staff at Motlow is but also Nashville State Technical Oct. 17; members of the staff on Motlow’s to help me fi gure out what I needed to capable of fi guring out which areas are Community College, Volunteer State Emerald Hills/ campus who are helping students plan transfer, such as paperwork and grades, not met and which areas need to be Community College, Columbia State Two Rivers; further than a two-year degree at their I would have easily transferred. It was met. Community College and Hopkinsville domestic community college. just too much of a headache. Now, I’m “We do not have specific Community College.