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CampusNewsCampus community lends helping handWhen the Clarksville HousingAuthority (CHA) lost one of its mainsuppliers of donated foods for its tenantslast summer, the university communitystepped in to fill the void.CHA, which serves almost 100households in the area, was notified lastspring that its main supplier ofnonperishable food items, ARVAC,would no longer be able to supplycertain items, including soups, cannedmeat, fruit and cereal.Ozarks’ Critical Inquiry (CI)program — which includes a requiredfirst-semester class for new students tohelp them get acclimated to college life— came to the rescue of the CHA foodpantry by sponsoring a semester-longfood drive that yielded numerous bagsof food and other items.The genesis of the efforts in helpingCHA came about from Dr. SharonGorman’s CI class. Gorman, professorof music and university organist, alsoserves as the campus coordinator for theCI program.Gorman’s CI course syllabus statesthat the class mission is to “look closelyat how we, as individuals and as agroup, can make a difference in theworld.”“When we heard that there was aDr. Sharon Gorman (right) and herCritical Inquiry class display some of thebags of food they helped gather for theClarksville Housing Authority.10 Today, FALL/WINTER 2004U of O students perform karaoke to entertain the tenants during the CHA Fall HarvestSocial. (Photos courtesy of CHA).need, the students in my class agreed tosponsor a food drive on campus,” saidGorman. “A big part of the CI class islearning the importance of becominginvolved in community serviceactivities, and this is exactly the type ofeffort that can help make a difference.We felt like it was a good way to get theentire campus involved in the effort.”Lucia Gomez, a sophomore fromNicaragua, was one of the students whohelped coordinate the food drive.“We heard that oftentimes theelderly have to choose betweenmedicine and food and that reallytouched us,” Gomez said. “We put upposters and signs around campus andsent out e-mails to get food. Everyoneon campus really supported and helpedout in the project. It’s been a memorableexperience.”The campus community donatedfood items such as pasta, cereal, rice,canned soups and fruits and peanutbutter, as well as other items likeshampoo, toothpaste and lotion. Inaddition, CI classes volunteered theirtime to CHA in other areas, includingdecorating and preparing food trays fortenant functions, sweeping and cleaningporch areas at elderly/handicappedunits, weeding flower beds, rakingleaves and trimming hedges. Ozarksstudents even provided entertainment atsome of the CHA functions.“The Clarksville Housing Authorityhas been very fortunate to havereceived help from Ozarks students thisfall,” said CHA Executive DirectorMetta Holman. “We were named theArkansas National Association ofHousing and Redevelopment Officials’2004 Agency of the Year in September.This award was obtained largely due toour community outreach activities andfood bank.“We appreciate the continuedsupport of our program and its goals byUniversity of the Ozarks’ faculty, staffand students.”
U of O basketball players andbrothers Brent and Brad Johnson havegrown accustomed to playing basketballtogether for years, but this season isdifferent. It is their final opportunity tocompete together, and both want tomake the most of it.“We definitely want to go to theconference post-season tournament,”said Brent, the older of the two. “Iwould like to finish my senior seasonwinning the tournament, and we’d liketo have the chance to do that together.”The Johnsons, who are expected tobe the starting backcourt for the Eaglesthis season, grew up in Ozark, Ark., andwere known as hard-nosed, competitiveplayers on the court at Ozark HighSchool. That competitive spirit hascontinued with them in college. SisterLacey was an honorable-mention allconferenceplayer for Ozarks in 2001.“We are all very competitive,” saidBrad. “It was always a battle between uswhen we were kids. We’ve playedbasketball ever since we were bigenough to shoot a ball towards the hoop.Playing games against each other in thebackyard are some of the mostmemorable times I’ve had with Brent.”Following all-state high schoolcareers, the Johnsons have foundsuccess in college as well.Brent, a 6-2 shooting guard, missedall of the 2002-2003 season with a kneeinjury but bounced back last year to benamed an American SouthwestConference All-East Division first-teammember. A solid outside shooter whoalso likes to drive hard to the basket,CampusNewsBrent averaged a team-high 15.4 pointsa game last year and led the team inthree-pointers with 48. He is closing inon 1,000 career points. He is also one ofthe team's top defenders as evidenced byhis team-high 45 steals last year.Brad, a quick 5-10 junior pointguard, has been a floor-leader anddefensive standout, ranking among thetop assists and steal leaders in the ASCthe past two seasons. He averaged 3.2points last season and has 136 assists thepast two years.“They really help set the tone of ourteam,” said head coach Matt O’Connor.“They work hard in practice every dayand their toughness and competitivenessare seen by the entire team. They areclose, and they support each other ineverything they do. You can tell there’sa real bond there.”Hard work is something the brotherstake tremendous pride in.“Nothing comes easy and that’s whatwe’ve been taught all of our life,” saidBrent, a physical education major whowould like to go into coaching when hegraduates. “We knew nothing wouldever be given to us, so we’ve had towork for it. Learning to work hard at ayoung age has really helped us.”Led by the Johnsons and a bevy ofreturning guards such as Caleb Hilton,Josh Joyner, Jacob Sibley and ScottMcCall, the Eagles are expected to use afast-paced, uptempo style to improve onlast year’s record of 11-14 overall and 8-6 in the ASC. In the preseason coaches’poll, Ozarks was picked to finish fourthin the eight-team ASC East Division.Eagles & Lady Eagles2004-05 Basketball ScheduleNov. 19-20 Hendrix Classic (M) Conway, ARNov. 19-20 John Brown Classic (W) Siloam Springs, AR*Nov. 27 Concordia-Austin (M,W) Austin, TX*Nov. 29 Mary Hardin-Baylor (M,W)Belton, TX*Dec. 2 Howard Payne (M,W) HOME*Dec. 4 Sul Ross State (M,W) HOMEDec. 11 Hendrix College (W) Conway, ARDec. 30 Arkansas Tech (M) Russellville, AR*Jan. 2 Schreiner Univ. (M,W) Kerrville, TX*Jan. 3 Texas Lutheran (M,W) Seguin, TX*Jan. 6 McMurry Univ. (M,W) HOME*Jan. 8 Hardin-Simmons (M,W) HOME*Jan. 10 Austin College (M,W) HOME*Jan. 13 UT-Dallas (M,W) HOME*Jan. 15 UT-Tyler (M,W) HOME*Jan. 20 LeTourneau (M,W) Longview, TX*Jan. 22 East Texas Baptist (M,W) Marshall, TX*Jan. 27 Mississippi College (M,W) Clinton, MS*Jan. 29 Louisiana College (M,W) Pineville, LA*Feb. 3 Mississippi Coll. (M,W) HOME*#Feb. 5 Louisiana College (M,W) HOME*Feb. 7 Austin College (M,W) Sherman, TX*Feb. 10 UT-Dallas (M,W) Richardson, TX*Feb. 12 UT-Tyler (M,W) Tyler, TX*Feb. 17 LeTourneau (M,W) HOME*^Feb. 19 East Texas Baptist (M,W) HOMEFeb. 25-27 ASC Tournament TBA*Denotes American Southwest Conference game# Denotes Hall of Fame Game^ Denotes Homecoming GameLady Eagles setsights skywardFirst-year Lady Eagles basketballcoach Kelly Stutz will count on a smallgroup of returning players as well asseveral new players to help improve onlast year’s 10-15 record.Stutz, who came to Ozarks after afour-year stint as an assistant coach atAshland University in Ohio, replacesJack Jones, who stepped down lastspring after 25 seasons at the college.The Lady Eagles do not return astarter from last season and have justone senior. They do, however, returnfive quality lettermen. Guard playshould be the strength of the squad withexperienced shooters in Lori Moon,Lindsey Nietert, Erica Newell, BeckyKimball and DeAnna Miller.Freshman guards Karen Garcia andErica Eneks should also contribute. TheLady Eagles’ inside strength willdepend on the play of returner JeanneRandall and freshman Olivia Fisher.Today, FALL/WINTER 2004 11
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