Rio Volleyball

Does its Part to

'Kill' Breast

Cancer

October was Breast Cancer

Awareness Month and people

across America helped show their

support by rallying together to raise

money for various foundations. But

what did Rio do to help?

Rio teamed up with the Side-out

Foundation (Washington D.C.) to

host the Dig Pink Volleyball

discriminate at all. It can be male

or female.” She shared with the au-

dience her brave journey through a

double mastectomy and recon-

structive surgery.

All proceeds from the Volleyball

game, including admission, t-shirt

sales, and donations, went to the

Side-out Foundation.

Rio beat West Virginia Tech in

three games, 25-20, 25-19, and 25-

14.

"Breast cancer

does not

discriminate at all."

-Sara Snyder, survivor

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the disease. Snyder is the Mother

of an ex-Rio basketball player,

Lyndell Snyder. In her speech Snyder

stated, “Breast cancer does not

Snyder warned others to “take re-

sponsibility for your own body” by

doing self examinations regularly.

Following her account, Rio volley-

ball players tearfully passed out

roses for five survivors of breast

cancer and 10 roses for people who

lost their lives in the battle.

Photos by: Kimberly Ann Strunk

Photos by: Kimberly Ann Strunk

By A. Cooper

Editor/StaffWriter

game against West Virginia Tech

on Thursday October 28, 2010 in

Newt Oliver Arena. The Side-out

Foundation has raised millions of

dollars through-out America in sup-

port of breast cancer research by

hosting volleyball games

and clinics.

A special ceremony was held

before the game began to honor of

those who have fallen victim of

breast cancer. Sara Snyder, a survi-

vor from Canal Winchester, gave a

firsthand account her battle with

“Take responsibility

for your own body by

doing self examina-

tions regularly."

-Sara Snyder, survivor

Then there is this month's

most popular talking point – that

Chris Bosh is the proper fit for the

third wheel. All of these issues fac-

tor into the equation of success or

failure. Defense is what has carried

the Miami Heat over the past four

weeks when they looked like title

contenders. Lately, however, the

Miami Heat has played quality op-

ponents, and their defense has

sputtered. Against the Jazz they al-

lowed 116 points, Paul Millsap lit

the Miami defense up. With the

Celtics there was no difference;

The Boston Celtics put up 112

points. However, the James/Wade

chemistry is a more riveting story-

line.

OpinionPage 2

College is full of new experi-

ences. One of those experiences

should be to attend the Universi-

ties sporting events. I have been

going to Rio Grande for three years

and never went to any sporting

event until recently. One of my pro-

fessors told my class to be active

in sporting events because this will

be our alma mater. I took the pro-

fessors advice and went to a men’s

soccer game. I attended the game

against St. Catharine on October

19. Of course our men’s soccer team

is very good, being undefeated in

the season. However, even being

undefeated I did not feel like many

people were there. More students

need to be involved in the sporting

events. I do not understand soccer

at all, but enjoyed it because I got

to experience it with some of my

friends. I was very confused just

from the concept because I am not

a sports fan. I was not sure what

color jerseys Rio Grande wore, but

that question was solved when we

scored a goal and the sound of the

cannon firing, the vuvuzela being

blown, and the pounding of the

drums. The season is over, but I

encourage every student to watch

the games online or attend the

home games next year. It is part of

the college experience. Don’t for-

get to attend the other sport events

that Rio Grande has to offer.

First ExperiencesBy: Loretta Shepherd

Staff Writer

Black Ops. Surpases Previous COD Games

On November 9th 2010, the

video gaming world was introduced

to the newest installment of the

most popular video game franchise

in recent years. Call of Duty: Black

Ops has exploded onto the scene

and has already begun to consume

the lives of gamers across the coun-

try. With improved game play and

brand new features such as new

game modes and enhanced weapon

reality, Black Ops has the potential

to be the pinnacle of the franchise.

On the first day of sales, Call

of Duty: Black Ops sold an astound-

ing 5.6 million copies in North

America and the U.K., totaling $360

million. This topped the amount of

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,

released in November 2009, which

sold 4.7 million copies on day one.

Statistics show that the release

of Black Ops even surpassed the

opening weekend of James

Cameron’s epic film, Avatar.

The game focuses on first per-

son shooter game play, as a soldier

conducting black operation mis-

sions behind enemy lines. Black

Ops comes with an “M for Mature”

rating, and no copy will be sold to

anyone under the age of 18. Many

different aspects of the game have

been changed from Modern War-

fare 2, such as different kill streaks,

maps, and campaigns. Call of Duty

fans can also enjoy four new game

modes as well as the return of the

“Zombies” game mode. Overall,

Call of Duty: Black Ops has been a

smash hit and will continue to carry

the Call of Duty franchise for quite

By: Dylan Perego

Staff Writer

some time.

The newest edition of the Call

of Duty franchise is set to be the

biggest hit of the series yet, and

this is in large part to the improved

game play and campaigns. Many

corrections have been made from

Modern Warfare 2 which has made

the game as a whole more realis-

tic. Modern Warfare 2 had conflicts

with both game glitches and unre-

alistic weapon attributes. People

often complained about how easy

it was to be killed with melee at-

tacks from great distances as well

as the unrealistic affects of bullet

damage. Black Ops has addressed

these issues and made changes

accordingly. Bullet damage is far

more realistic and there are no

known glitches in online gaming.

Other aspects that have been re-

moved include certain kill streaks

as well as thermal sight on gun

ships. The removal of thermal

makes it more challenging to find

players on a map. These changes

add to the overall realism of the

game, which is what the creators

of Black Ops were going for. I be-

lieve that the game IS worth the

hype, and has set a new standard

in war time, first person shooters.

Controversy in Miami?By: Nathan Slaven

Freelance Writer

Recently in the NBA the Miami

Heat hosted the Boston Celtics for

the second time this season. In the

first match up; the Celtics owned

the Heat. This time Heat led a furi-

ous fourth comeback only to come

up short 112-107 again. So what are

the problems with the Heat? Right

now they are the biggest target,

mainly because of the “big” three.

There are issues in the predictable

areas. The LeBron James/Dwyane

Wade dynamic is one. The illusion

that coach Erik Spolestra may be

panicking a little bit when he is

under pressure.

Against the Jazz, Wade scored

39 points and made James look like

an overtime bystander, something

that has not been seen yet this sea-

son. Recently, Spolestra asked

James to attack more, and James

ended up with 35 points just miss-

ing a triple double with the Celtics.

This time Wade turned into an ob-

server as James preferred Udonis

Haslem as a pick-and-roll partner,

not exactly the one-two punch ev-

eryone in the sports world feared

and expected in July.

So who is to blame? Right now

no one is to blame. The fact is they

roll over small competition, and

when it comes to experienced

teams they seem to stumble. Are

they overrated? Is there trouble in

South beach? It’s too early to tell.

A long and exciting NBA season

awaits!

Activision, the producer of the

popular war game, is calling the

release “the biggest launch in en-

tertainment.”

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Rio Grande

Spotlights

Dr. Jack Hart

By: Ashli Cooper

Editor/ Staff Writer

Every student has seen him.

He is the man with the hair that has

been wondering around Rio’s Halls

for about 40 years. But who really

is Dr. Jack Hart? Signals spent the

afternoon with the professor to help

the students find out more about

the man behind the hair.

Jack Hart, born in Meigs County,

is a professor of Humanities here

at Rio Grande’s Main campus. Hart

has always enjoyed history and

reading literature. So he decided to

continue his education in such

fields. He earned a Bachelor’s de-

gree in History and English from

the Ohio University and found that

there were no jobs available. He

decided to further his education

more so.

Hart graduated from Ohio Uni-

versity with a Masters degree in

English but still no jobs were avail-

able. Hart then decided to continue

with his education & completed his

Doctorate. “College made me more

of myself.” After completing his

doctorate with a minor in Philoso-

phy, he found that it was time to

leave the college setting as a stu-

dent and soon ended up at the Uni-

versity of Rio Grande in 1970. “Rio

started out small,” Hart said, remi-

niscing on his life at Rio “…I love

the atmosphere.” After the estab-

lishment of Rio Grande Community

College, the campus began to grow

& thus beginning the massive in-

fluence of Dr. Jack Hart.

Dr. Hart has previously lived

in Cincinnati, Kentucky, Puerto Rico

and currently Meigs. He has a dog,

a cat, two horses, and 15 head of

cattle. One of his fondest hobbies

is cutting brush and he loves to be

outside.

When asked about his decision

to teach, Hart said, “If someone is

willing to pay I am willing to talk. If

someone wants to listen, it’s even

better.”

Hart wishes to pass on several

concepts to his students such as a

healthy skepticism, and interest of

truth and prodigious, and to think

and believe according to his or her

own nature, not according to what

his or her parents tell them or the

fashion of the time.

Hart has been published several

times and nominated two times for

the Pushcart Prize in poetry for two

different poems. He has also has a

passion for writing plays.

Hart has written many plays and

has had four plays performed on

stage, two of which were Children’s

Theatre.

What can Rio expect from Dr.

Hart in the near future? Students

can look forward to Hart working

with Gregory Miller on writing plays

for the rising theatre department.

Don't worry Rio! The man with the

hair "will continue writing as long

as I’m mentally competent.”

Rio Review

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Its the 3D movie stunt humor

fans have been waiting for. Johnny

Knoxville and the entire Jackass

crew are back for another install-

ment of America’s favorite stunt

film franchise, Jackass 3D. With a

new line up of stunts and surprises,

including a human gorilla, super

mighty glue, a dentist with a

lamborghini and port-o-potty

bungie stunt with a “crappy” end-

ing, the Jackass crew brings a 3D

experience never before seen.

Although the plot consisted

solely of fade-outs to separate

stunt scenes, the film managed to

maintain a consistent flow that

made the viewing experience en-

joyable and entertaining. Laughs

are not hard to come by, and the

crew appeared to be set on the

“wow” factor when making this

film. By showcasing the film in 3D,

the crew was able to capture cer-

tain details that would have been

lost in the standard form.

Movie Review:

Jackass 3D

Certain effects seemed to leap

off the screen at the audience, glu-

ing them to the screen. The cast of

the film managed to stay upbeat

throughout, even after falling out

of trees and being stuck by danger-

ous animals. Without the inclusion

of any storyline or plot, the film

loses the overall aspect of a movie.

However, the crew is able to make

the film work.

The entire concept of a film

solely reliant on the reactions of

such stunts is a risky venture. With

the success of the previous Jack-

ass films, the crew ran the risk of

not living up to the hype set in pre-

vious installments. This however,

was not the result. Johnny Knoxville

and the crew kept everything new

and exciting and the film has

recieved great success at the box

office, pulling in $50 million on the

opening weekend alone.

By: Dylan Perego

Staff Writer

My Rating:

3.5 out 5 Stars

Critics Reviews

“Jackass 3D gives fans exactly what they want

from Knoxville and his crew: an outrageous,

gross and raucous good time." - IGN Movies

"More than ever, Johnny Knoxville and his

boys belong to a very elite club of idiocy." -

Entertainment Weekly

"The Jackass guys, goaded on again by

fearless leader Johnny Knoxville and director

Jeff Tremaine, don’t seem as eager to outrage

as they once were." - Rolling Stone

"Jackass 3D" is rated R (Restricted).

Rio Review

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Movie Review:

My Soul to TakeBy: Jeremiah Shaver

Co-Editor/Staff Writer

My Rating:

“My Soul to Take” was

about this man who is a serial killer

with Dissociative Identity Disorder

who returns to his hometown to

stalk and kill seven children. The

seven children all share the same

birthday as the date the killer was

supposedly put to rest. The direc-

tor and writer of this film is Wes

Craven. This is the first film that

Wes Craven has both written and

directed since New Nightmare on

Elm Street. Wes Craven has made

many other horror movies such as

Devil and Freddy Krueger movies.

The title "My Soul to Take" was bor-

rowed from the children’s prayer:

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray

the Lord my soul to keep. If I should

die before I wake, I pray the Lord

my soul to take.”The movie takes place in the

small town of Riverton. The legend

tells of a serial killer called the

Riverton Ripper who swore he

would return to murder the seven

children who were born the night

he died. When the movie starts out

it shows the Riverton Ripper going

around murdering the so-called

Riverton seven. The person who is

doing the killing is not aware that

he is the one doing it because he

has a split personality. After, you

see the Riverton Ripper get shot he

swore that he would return to get

the seven children who were born

the night he dies.

The movie fastwards 16

years later to the anniversary of

when the Riverton Ripper was put

to rest. The seven teens that were

born the night the Riverton Ripper

was put to rest are as follows: Bug,

Alex, Jerome, Penelope, Brandon,

Brittany, Jay. The only child to sur-

vive the killing spree of the Ripper

is Fang. Now, Fang is one of the only

survivors of the first seven. Fang is

the older sister of Bug. Bug does

not know it till almost the end of

the movie, but his dad was the

Riverton Ripper. As, that day goes

on each of the seven children are

murder one at a time, but the ques-

tion is has the Ripper been reincar-

nated as one of the seven teens, or

did he survive the night he was put

to rest?

"My Soul to Take" is rated R (Restricted).

Critics Reviews

"A thoroughly dreary, by-the-numbers

exercise." - The New York Times

"Wes Craven’s first new movie in five years is a

brainless, joyless, and yes, you might even say,

soulless teen slasher." - Entertainment

Weekly

"Turns out to be a huge disappointment." -

Boxoffice Magazine

Sometimes the movie was dif-

ficult to follow, but overall it was a

good movie. The running time of

this movie is 1 hour and 47 min-

utes. Opening weekend in the U.S.

Box Office it make $6,842,220.

3.5 out 5 Stars

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Rio Grande

MMA

By: Brandon Grigsby

Staff Writer

For two years now some

students at Rio Grande have been

training in Mixed Martial Arts.

Mixed Martial Arts is various forms

of combat all thrown into one and

is the fastest growing sport on the

planet. The group has had great

success at every event they have

gone to. MMA is not a funded club

by the University, but the club’s

success has brought much atten-

tion to the school. The front run-

ners of the group are John Macioce,

Stephen Schlater, and Webb Swain.

Recently, Stephen Schlater who is

a sophomore at Rio continued this

string of dominance at an event in

Marietta. It was a very close first

round, but Schlater came out strong

after the break to win the bout by

technical knockout in the early go-

ings of the second round. That win

makes it four in a row for Stephen

as he adds to his undefeated

record. The group is still growing

as more students are getting in-

volved. I also have been training

with the group, and I am excited to

get in the cage as soon as possible.

I will continue to report on the

groups activities and all results of

local events.

RedStorm Men

Come Short in

Bevo Final

By: Mark Williams

Rio Grande Sports

Information Director

The University of Rio

Grande RedStorm men’s basketball

team came up just short in the

championship game of the 2010

Bevo Francis Tournament on Satur-

day afternoon at the Newt Oliver

Arena, losing a hard-fought battle

to Cedarville, 85-78.

Rio Grande (2-2) played well

in the first half and led most of the

way in surging out to a 22-13 lead.

Cedarville (2-0), ranked No. 14 in

the NAIA Division II preseason Top

25 poll, rallied to take a 25-24 lead,

thanks to a 12-2 run. The RedStorm

refused to bend and held it together

to take a 44-40 lead to halftime.

The second half went back-

and-forth in the early part of the

period as the two teams traded

buckets on nearly every possession.

The score was tied at 50-50, 52-52,

55-55 and 58-58 before Cedarville

went on a 10-0 run to seemingly

take control of the game at 68-58.

The Yellow Jacket lead would swell

to 83-67.

Rio rallied late with an 11-

0 run to cut the deficit to 83-78, but

would not be able to get over the

hump and the comeback fell short.

Senior guard Doug Campbell

(Salisbury, NC) paced the RedStorm

with 20 points. Junior forward

Shaun Gunnell (Columbus, OH) had

his best game in a Rio uniform, post-

ing 19 points and pulling down

seven rebounds. Freshman center

Josh Birchfield (Charleston, WV)

tossed in 10 points. Both Campbell

and Gunnell were named to the all-

tournament team.

Cedarville placed four play-

ers in double figures with Austin

Foote leading the way with 18

points. Matt Harner scored 10 of

his 15 points in the second half and

was a key figure in the Cedarville

comeback. Daniel Kohavi added 14

points and hit some clutch shots as

well. Derrick Hannon chipped in

with 13 points and pulled down six

rebounds. Foote was named to the

all-tournament team and Harner

earned Most Valuable Player hon-

ors.

“We’ve got great character

and going into the game I knew

that,” said Rio Grande head coach

Ken French. “I knew it was going to

be a game today and I thought if

we executed they would have a

hard time guarding us and they did.

We had some open-ended offen-

sive possessions because of fa-

tigue and we settled for some quick

jumpers in the second half.”

“In the first half we ex-

ecuted, played strong, stayed

within our system and we end up

shooting 61 percent the first half,”

French added. “The second half, the

difference in the game was we got

a little fatigued chasing and guard-

ing them. They’re a hard team to

guard and that’s the thing that they

do well. They don’t guard very well,

but they do play offense very well

and that’s wears on you.”

“Give them credit, they’re a good

team, but I’ll tell you what, we’re

very disappointed in the outcome,

because I thought we played well;

we’re close,” French said.

Bluefield College (2-2) won

the consolation game over Ohio-

Lancaster, 103-98. Byron Carpenter

of Bluefield and OU-L’s Brandon

Amann rounded out the all-

tournament team.

Rio will face off with

Bluefield in the first round of the

BB &T Classic at Pikeville College

next Friday (November 19). Tip-off

is set for 6 p.m.

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Second Place:

Medical, Math, & Science Club

Third Place:

Rio Dance Team

First Place:

ZOX

Homecoming Parade 2010

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