March 28

Lyon College President Walter Roettger spoke to students at a special convocation Thursday morning, March 20, about the implications of the military conflict in Iraq.

“We will continue to hold classes and go about the business of our teaching and learning community,” he told the students as news about the Iraqi conflict spread.

He urged those in attendance “to respect the convictions of one another” regardless of their feelings about the current conflict.

“Historically, Lyon College has been one of the state’s safest campuses,” Roettger said. “We are confident that this will continue and are taking reasonable and appropriate actions to ensure that this will continue.”

The college updated its emergency procedures and strengthened campus safety measures in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

The college chaplain and counseling staff are available to counsel any Lyon student who needs to express their feelings and concerns. International student adviser Joni Bube is also available to assist international students as well, he said.

Roettger encouraged students to call home more frequently to reassure their families they are safe and well.

“Let us keep all those engaged in conflict in our thoughts and prayers,” he said.

The students were asked to take reasonable precautions, such as locking their doors, and to “take care of one another.”

The Lyon College Concert Choir will host a “Renaissance Feaste: In Celebration of Spring” at 6:30 p.m. April 11 and 12 in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church in Batesville at 775 E. Boswell St.

According to Misty Humway, director of the choir, “Guests will sup wassail and enjoy a repast of fresh green salade, rosemary apricot chicken on a bed of rice, green beane almondine with baked potato and piping hot rolls, finishing with fresh strawberry cake for dessert.”

Tickets for the event are $20 and must be reserved in advance. Deadline for reservations is April 8. Tickets may be reserved by calling (870) 698-4211 or e-mail lrose@lyon.edu.

The Lyon College’s Harlequin Theatre will present its second performance of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” tonight in the Holloway Theatre. Performances will be shown Saturday and Sunday as well. Show times are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Dr. Michael Counts, associate professor of theatre and director of the Harlequin Theatre, is directing the production. Gary Harris, associate professor of theatre, is in charge of design for costumes, lighting, and set.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Admission is free for Lyon students and faculty, but tickets should be reserved in advance. Call 793-1749 to make reservations for any of the performances.

Artist Carmen Cicero to play jazz sax at Bevens April 3

Carmen Cicero, a nationally recognized painter and jazz saxophonist, will perform in the Bevens Music Room at Lyon College at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3. The college’s Convocations Committee is sponsoring the appearance.

Cicero was classically trained as a clarinetist in his youth and switched to the saxophone and jazz in high school. He has played with nationally known jazz artists such as Marshall Wood, Kent Hewitt, Mike Melillo, Scott Lee, Todd Coolman, Glen Davis and Vinnie Burke. Cicero was one of the first to play free form music and was featured in Downbeat Magazine for this accomplishment.

He is also a renowned New York-based painter, whose work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums, including the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. His first exhibition was at Peridot Gallery in 1957. Cicero was born in Newark, N.J., in 1926 and went to New Jersey State Teachers College – now Kean College, then to Hunter College in New York City where he studied with artist Robert Motherwell. Cicero says he “instantly became an abstract expressionist.” His work has evolved into what he calls “figurative expressionism.”

Cicero will lecture on his art and music in several classes during his visit to Lyon.

Six inducted into Spanish honor society

Six Lyon College students were inducted into the Sigma Delta Pi national Spanish honor society Sunday (March 23). Inducted were Catherine Bland, Lacie Bray, Surya Cheek, Sarah Helm, Krystle Perkins and Aseneth Torres.

Dr. Monica Rodriguez, assistant professor of Spanish at Lyon and the chapter’s faculty adviser, and Spanish teacher Tim Bennett presented the certificates and oath. Katherine Tucker, a Spanish major at Lyon, spoke about the role of the chapter.

Honorary members present were Kimberly Boehm, Dr. Veronica Burke and Stephanie Saunders. Boehm is director of the APPLE Project at Lyon; Burke is an assistant professor of Spanish at Lyon; and Saunders is a recent Lyon graduate.

Rudolf Zuiderveld, organist and professor of music at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois, will present an organ recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Christian Science Society at 18^th and College streets. Zuiderveld will present a program that includes music by classical masters, such as Bach, Buxtehude and Pachelbel, as well as music by 20^th century Dutch composers.

Zuiderveld received his A.B. degree from Calvin College in Michigan, his M.Mus. degree from the University of Michigan and a Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. He joined the faculty at Illinois College in 1980. Zuiderveld is also organist of First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Illinois, the “church of Abraham Lincoln.”

Arkansas Scottish Festival is coming soon

The 24^th Annual Arkansas Scottish Festival is only one month away! The festival will be held Friday, April 25^th – Sunday, April 27^th at Lyon College.
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The rock band Cowboy Mouth will be performing in concert Saturday, April 5, at Lyon. The Wil Seabrook Band will open the concert at 7 p.m. The concert will be held on the intramural field near the Grigsby House and Bryan Lake.

The concert, which will be free and open to the public, is being held in conjunction with Accepted Students Day at Lyon College. High school students who have been accepted for admission next fall are invited to the campus each spring.

Taking their name from a Sam Shepherd play, New Orleans-based Cowboy Mouth has released two albums on MCA, one on Atlantic and several on their own Cowboy Mouth Records label. In 2001, the band played in front of more than one million people. The band’s live shows were described by Cake magazine: “... on a bad night they’ll tear the roof off the joint and on a good night, they’ll save your soul.”

The band recently released a five-song CD with the sponsorship of Barq’s root beer. The band was formed in the early 1990s by drummer/lead singer Fred LeBlanc.

Cowboy Mouth traditionally plays between 150 and 250 shows each year and has played with Better Than Ezra, Barenaked Ladies, Hootie and The Blowfish, Three Doors Down, Beck, Matchbox Twenty, Stone Temple Pilots, Eminem, and Southern Culture on the Skids, to name a few.

The Wil Seabrook Band has shared the stage with artists like Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Chris Isaak, Natalie Merchant, Third Eye Blind and Billy Idol. The band recently made its major-label debut with a self-titled EP (five-song CD) for Maverick Records. The single, “It’s Your Life,” is getting significant airplay across the country.

Lyon College is again offering its popular summer sports camps for young athletes interested in improving their skills and team play. In addition to baseball, basketball, and tennis for boys and girls, and girls volleyball, two soccer camps are being added this year. The basketball and volleyball camps offer residential options. A 10% discount is offered for enrollment in two or more camps.

Here is the schedule for all the camps:
Elementary Baseball Camps, June 2-5 and June 9-12, 8 a.m.-noon, $70.
Elementary Basketball Camp, June 2-5, 8-11:30 a.m., $70.
Middle School Basketball Camp, June 9-12, 8 -11:30 a.m., $70.
Junior-Senior Boys Basketball Residence Camp, June 22-25, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., $120 for commuters, $220 for residents.
Junior-Senior Girls Basketball Residence Camp, June 29-July 2, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., $120 for commuters, $220 for residents.
Soccer Camp for ages 5-8, July 28-31, 8-10 a.m., at North Complex, $70.
Soccer Camp for ages 9-14, July 28-31, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at North Complex, $70.
Tennis Camp for ages 8 and under, June 2-6, 8-10 a.m., $70.
Tennis Camp for grades 3-4, June 2-6, 1-4 p.m., $70.
Tennis Varsity Boys and Girls Camp, June 9-13, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., $100.
Volleyball Camp for grades 5-8, June 16-19, 8 a.m.-noon, $70.Volleyball Residence Camp for grades 9-12, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., $120 for commuters, $220 for residents.

All camps are held at Lyon College athletic facilities unless otherwise noted. Lyon coaches direct the camps and Lyon varsity athletes assist with instruction. For more information on the sports camps, call (870) 793-1764.

The GreenSheet campus calendar can be viewed on the Web at http://www.lyon.edu/calendar/.

The Scots defeated the Crichton Cardinals 8-1 and 12-1 in a doubleheader Tuesday at Scots Field. Justin Fuqua went the full seven innings for the win, improving his record to 5-1. Matt Austin was two for three with three RBI and Josh Talbott was three for four with two RBI. Jason Livernois added two hits. Josh Dickey picked up the win in the five-inning second game, giving up only four hits.

The Scots took two of three games from Lee University, the TranSouth Conference leader, Friday and Saturday in Cleveland, Tennessee. Lee won the first game Friday, 8-2, but Lyon won the second game 2-1 in 10 innings, then beat Lee 5-4 Saturday in 12 innings. Austin and Taylor Guillory led Lyon with two hits each in the first game Friday. In the second game, Chuckie Stracener pitched all 10 innings for the win. Alan Smith led with three hits and Nate Elliott had two. In Saturday’s game, Chris Scarborough went 12 innings on the mound, throwing only 122 pitches. Matt Parker led the offense with three hits.

The Scots (22-17) host Freed-Hardeman for an Alumni Day doubleheader beginning at noon Saturday. They will take on Freed-Hardeman again at noon Sunday to wrap up the three-game series.

Chris Scarborough has been named the TranSouth Conference and NAIA Region XI pitcher of the week. The senior from Garland, Texas, went 2-0 for the week, including the 12-inning outing over Lee University. Scarborough is 5-4 with a 2.78 ERA.

Tennis

Lyon College swept the University of the Ozarks Tuesday on the home courts.

The Scots were 7-0, sweeping the doubles matches with the teams of Daniel Angel-Cory McDaniel, Will Reed-Juan Herrera and Mujahid Khan-Jonathan Bunch. Angel, Herrera, Reed and McDaniel won singles matches.

The Pipers clinched a 5-2 team win after Paulette Pearson came from behind to win her singles match. Reagan Greeno and Susie Scanlan also won their singles events. The teams of Greeno-Laura Higginbottom and Pearson-Megan Osborn won doubles matches for the Pipers.

The Pipers lost a 5-4 match to Evangel on the Lyon courts Friday. Winning singles matches were Paulette Pearson, Reagan Greeno and Laura Higginbottom. Greeno and Higginbottom also won a doubles match for Lyon.

Board of Church Advocates meets on campus

President Roettger visits with Ed and Marabeth Russell from Winnsboro, Texas, during a reception hosted by him and Mrs. Roettger at Bradley Manor.			Lyon student Ben Gilbert visits with Richard and Barbara Galbraith, alums from Bryant, Arkansas.

The Board of Church Advocates held their annual meeting on the Lyon campus March 18-19. The board is composed of approximately 30 members from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, which encompass the Synod of the Sun. The main purposes of the Board include: advising the president on issues that are relevant to the College's mission in church-related higher education and its relationship with institutions of the Church, interpreting and articulating the mission and current priorities of the College to the presbyteries and churches of the Synod, and serving as ambassadors for the College.