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ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY // THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 • VOL. 94 NO. 11
El Paso has its own 'Master Plan'
HANNAH BUTLER
Staff Writer
The city of Russellville has big plans for El Paso Avenue by Arkansas Tech campus as a part of its downtown master plan. El Paso Avenue could be a huge prospect and opportunity for both the city and the campus. It also became noticed by Arkansas Tech in order to promote the connection between students and the Russellville community. El Paso is partly owned by Arkansas Tech. Part of what prompted the link between Arkansas Tech and the city was the groups working together on Tech’s own master plan and the city’s update of its master plan. “The city has a long and good relationship with Arkansas Tech. We’ve been partners since they created the campus back in the early 1900’s,” said Kurt Jones, city engineer of Russellville. The first part of this plan started with the bike lanes created down El Paso. “The city can invest in infrastructure improvements like streets and street lighting and drainage, walkways and so forth like
Super Bowl 52: What’s the catch Noah Delshaw Sports Writer
The stories told within each print get more in-depth the longer you look at it and each piece tells a piece of the story of the Bootlegger’s Ballad. This is the gallery showing of Neal Harrington. “Every other year we do a faculty show to show the students not only are we teachers we’re practicing artists,”
Another end to the season of NFL as the Philidelphia Eagles do what I was hoping they would do. They took on the five-time Super Bowl winning New England Patriots and won in one of the best Super Bowl games I have watched in a long time, and could go down as one of the best Super Bowl games in history. The Eagles, led by Nick Foles, the Eagles backup Quarterback, entered that stadium with a mission to take home the trophy as Super Bowl Champions, and they did, beating the Patriots 41-33. The final score of the game came from a third down pass from Foles to Zack Erts with a little over two minutes to go to score the last touchdown and take the lead. However, like in every sport that’s played on the biggest stage, there comes controversy of some kind. With the NFL chances are good that when there is controversy, it comes from what exactly is considered a catch and what is ruled incomplete. A quick history of the inconsistent rule that is the catch rule in the NFL. In 2014, the Dallas Cowboys were playing the Green Bay Packers in a Divisional round playoff game. In the final minutes of the game, Tony Romo threw the ball to Dez Bryant who caught the ball and went to the ground. As he hit the ground, the ball started to move after his arm hit the ground. This from the ref’s perspective was enough evidence to rule he did not have enough control of the ball and ruled it incomplete. From this moment on the “Catch Rule” has continued to be somewhat controversial as inconsistencies began to surface as more and more calls were being made either way. In Super Bowl 52, there was a big call specifically that is being labeled as controversial. The big call comes from the catch by Eagles rookie Corey Clement. Clement hauled in a 22-yard
(BOOTLEGGERS page 7)
(NFL page 4)
THE ARKA TECH ARCHIVES
Most of the plan goes to the College Hill zoning area, which solely works in order to influence “an extended ATU experience and establishes significant student services presence and amenities provided by both ATU and private market investments.” that. This street department can’t invest in brick and mortar type development,” said Jones. Therefore, the city must wait for private developers to come and see potential in El Paso before the city can move forward. Zoning districts, which are particular areas that have certain property values, are a huge part of any city. In Russell-
Undergrads offered 'University Honors'
ville, the city decided to establish three new zoning districts, named College Hill, Prairie Creek and Downtown Crossing for El Paso. Downtown Crossing relates to the site with four corners at West Parkway Drive and El Paso Avenue. According to the “Experience El Paso: An Implementation Strategy,” Downtown Crossing includes
“reconfiguring the intersection, coupled with new buildings designed to create a gateway to both districts that will help produce a pedestrian street safe zone and a nexus for the Russellville experience.” Prairie Creek involves responding to the waterways and the areas
(EL PASO page 3)
HELPING OTHERS
SAM STRASNER
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University Honors will offer a two-week application period for current ATU undergraduate students from Feb. 12-26, 2018. For the first time in the history of the University Honors program at Arkansas Tech University, all qualified, current Tech students who are not already part of the program will have an opportunity to apply. Applications have previously been restricted to entering freshmen. Applications are available in Witherspoon Hall room 239B. Completed applications must be returned to Dr. Jan Jenkins, director of the University Honors program and professor of history, by noon on Monday, Feb. 26. Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements: • High school cumulative grade point average of 3.5 • Top 10 percent of high school graduating class or ACT score of 27 (or SAT equivalent) • College cumulative grade point average of 3.25 • Full-time ATU undergraduate student • For more information, visit www.atu.edu/ honors or send e-mail to ejenkins@atu.edu.
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The Student Health Information Management Association collected hundreds of goods throughout the fall semester for the Battered Women’s Shelter, Russellville Animal Shelter and Main Street Mission. On hand for the distribution of the goods to Main Street Mission were (from left) student members Jessica Keeling, Deana Underwood and Traci Johnson, along with Raul Torres, director, pastor and volunteer coordinator for Main Street Mission.
Bootlegger's Ballad Series AMBER QUAID
Editor-in- chief
Snake Shakers Shack is the first print ever made in this series and it says volumes about the series as a whole. You will not find sunsets and cocktail drinks or various colors. What you will find is gray tones, black ink wash and block wood prints.
Photography exhibit depicts modern music history SAM STRASNER
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Images of many of the most famous rockand-roll, blues, country and folk musicians of the 20th century will be on display at the Arkansas Tech University Museum during an exhibit entitled “Showtime: Photographs of Music Legends by Watt Casey Jr.” from Feb. 9-May 11.
The display will be open weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum, located at 1502 N. El Paso Ave. in Russellville, will have extended hours during the run of the exhibition from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on three select Saturdays: Feb. 10, March 10 and April 14. An opening reception, including a scheduled appearance by the artist, is planned for 2-5
p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9. Admission to the reception and the daily exhibit is free and open to the public. Casey began capturing the images while serving as a roadie for a music touring company in 1974. He went on to photograph such artists as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell,
Jerry Garcia, Fleetwood Mac, Muddy Waters, BB King, Steve Miller, the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. His photographs were compiled in “My Guitar Is a Camera,” a book published by the Texas A&M University Press and the Texas Book Consortium in 2017. The book will be available for purchase in the ATU Museum store for $35 per copy.
Casey is a professional photographer and cattleman from Albany, Texas. His work is featured in the Grammy Museum’s touring exhibit “Pride and Joy: The Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan” and also appears in CDs, boxed sets, music books and other publications. For more information about the exhibit, call the ATU Museum at (479) 964-0826.
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He photographed such artists as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Eric Clapton.