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REVIEW: Dancing @ Mr. D’s

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Percy Davis

Are you tired of sitting at home wondering where the fun is? Well you don’t have to wait any longer. Mr. D’s night club awaits you. As you walk into the establishment Saturday night, all you see are flashing lights. People everywhere are dancing and having a good time.

Security is strictly enforced so violence is at a minimum. The dance floor is in the middle of the club and surrounded by tables and chairs. As you walk along the bar you step down some stairs with more free space so people can order drinks without being crowded.

The deeper you enter the club you come upon what seemed to be a door once, and four pool tables. As you go even deeper you go up some stairs into a smaller dance floor. This part of the club is for where artists perform. Right across from the small dance floor is the main dance floor were the majority of the people are. To the left of the main dance floor is another small dance floor for extra space.

The environment is the type where you can feel safe and can also have a lot of fun. The nightclub also serves food, which is very tasty. The drinks aren’t expensive so don’t worry about emptying your pockets.

The DJ plays nothing but the latest music and knows how to keep the crowd on its feet. “I said get down low and hit the quan!” The nightclub doesn’t close until 5 am so you can party all night if you want to. So next time you’re at the house bored with nothing to do, come on out to Mr. D’s and let’s have a blast!

Puppy Service

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Alyssa Howard

How important is community service to you? Have you ever thought of all the organizations within your community that desperately need volunteers to assist in their services? Look around; you will easily find an organization to share your time with.

Community service is one of the National Panhellenic Council’s strong values. We strive to serve our university and our community the best we can. For the past couple of weeks we have held a donation drive for The Texarkana Animal Shelter. The donations we needed were dog and cat food, cleaning supplies, blankets and/or towels, and coins. At the end of the two weeks, we raised 20 dollars in coins, several sacks of 16, 50, and 100 pound dog food, 16 pound sacks of cat food, cans of dog and cat food, cleaning supplies, towels, and blankets. We want to give our appreciation to everyone that contributed to our donation drive.

Last Sunday we delivered all of the donations to the shelter and volunteered for three hours. We showed up on a perfect day, because they needed a big cleaning before the mayor comes in two weeks. There were 13 of us that arrived to work, so we split up into two groups. One group went downstairs, and the rest of us worked upstairs. First, we washed and dried all of the food bowls. Of course we made an assembly line, that way we could get the job done quicker.
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After we washed dishes, we scrubbed every pen with a detergent/bleach mixture. Warning: if clumps of hair grosses you out, do not scrub the floor of a dog pen with a sponge. It was quite comical hearing some of the girls gagging and squealing. It was also great to see the teamwork happening while cleaning the pens. After we finished a couple of them, there seemed to be a pattern that we caught on to. Everyone had a certain job that they did, and it worked perfectly.
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Next, we did laundry and organized one of the closets full of blankets, towels, and rugs. After we finished, our curiosity got the best of us, and we decided to travel downstairs to check on the other girls. Upon arriving, we learn that they have been holding some of the most adorable puppies we have ever seen. As soon as we saw small, fluffy balls of playfulness, we were sold. Minutes later, we discover a carrier full of another ten puppies. Our minds became overloaded with happiness. The employees could tell we were puppy lovers, so we got to bathe about 13 puppies. It was very interesting to see the difference in puppy personalities during bath time. Some went completely stiff, others went “panic attack mode” and splashed soap and water all over the place. In other words, bath time was quite comical.
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At the end of our volunteer experience, the employees gave us their deepest appreciation. We made their day much easier, while their animals made our hearts warmer. If anyone is looking for community service hours or just wants to volunteer their time to help the community, please consider going to The Texarkana Animal Shelter. They can always use help and donations. Also, if anyone is looking for a new pet, please adopt one from the shelter. There is an abundance of sweet animals that need a loving home. The best pets are rescue animals.
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How can you deny that face?
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By:Alyssa Howard

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Rodman Requests Korean Prisoner Release

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Blaine Shores

Former NBA Rebound Champion Dennis Rodman is looking into his friendship with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un to request the release of a Korean-American man, the Associated Press reports.

“I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea, or as I call him ‘Kim’, to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose,” Rodman said on Twitter.

Kenneth Bae was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for unspecified “hostile acts” against the country. The country said that the 44-year-old man entered North Korea under an alias.

Rodman called his tweet a direct response to a Seattle newspaper editorial that dared him to ask for the release since the two were close friends. Rodman also visited North Korea in February and sat with Kim at an exhibition basketball game at a time of high stakes between North Korea and the United States. The U.S. State department did not endorse the trip.

North Korea has not described the nature of Bae’s crimes. Political analysts have said that North Korea may be using Bae as bait to open negotiations with the United States over its nuclear arms program. Korea has said he is not a negotiating chip.

The U.S. and North Korea do not have formal diplomatic relations after the Korean War ended in a truce rather than a peace treaty. The U.S. has called for the North to release Bae immediately.

Rodman said after his February trip to North Korea that he has plans to return to the country in August to vacation with Kim who is a die-hard basketball fan.

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TAMUT Coach Escapes Boston Marathon Bombings

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Meagan Garrison

Texas A&M-Texarkana’s very own track coach Jeff Haynes was in Boston on Apr. 15, 2013 competing for the first time in what many runners feel is the hall of fame of marathons, the Boston Marathon.

After recovering from an injury, Haynes ran some but then walked most of the way from mile 21 to 24.  “At mile 25, I was reenergized and didn’t walk another step until I crossed the line,” said Haynes.  As he crossed the finish line Haynes recalls giving children high fives and a man taking his picture on the side of the street once he got his medal.

Haynes finished the Boston Marathon in 3 hours and 52 minutes. “If God had not pushed me through that last mile, I would have walked in about 15-17 minutes later,” said Haynes.  “The bomb went off at 4 hours and 9 minutes.  17 minutes!”  The bombs would kill 3 people and injure more than 140.

“According to the news, the bombers were spotted on surveillance being at the finish line 15-20 minutes before the bomb went off, this means that my family and I were there at the same time,” said Haynes

Haynes, along with his wife and daughter were about a half block away when they heard the first bomb go off.  “After hearing the second bomb go off, my wife and I knew we needed to get out of there and get our daughter to safety,” said Haynes.  After many attempts to get a taxi, they saw a man get out of one and they grabbed his.  The Haynes’ family saw many police cars, fire trucks and ambulances fly by and head towards the finish line.  “We asked the taxi driver what was going on and he said it was the Boston Marathon, its Patriot’s day,” said Haynes.  He then replied, “I know that I just ran it, and then that’s when we heard over the taxi’s radio that there were two explosions that went off at the finish line.”

“God is good and he ain’t done with me! He protected me and my loved ones. Better get it right before you get it wrong,” said Haynes.

When asked if he would ever compete in the Boston Marathon again after experiencing this, Haynes replied, “You bet!”