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Hogs’ Loss Hurts Dickson by JORDAN GRUMMER Staff Writer
“If we had won the game, we would have done maybe double the night’s business”
Photo Illustration The US Army Silver Wings Parachute Team delivers the game ball to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium prior to the Alabama-Arkansas Football game on Saturday. Student’s initial expressions of joy and celebration quickly turned to despair after a fourth quarter meltdown by the Arkansas offense.
There hasn’t been a more anticipated football game in Fayetteville than the ArkansasAlabama game last Saturday. There were plenty of reasons for all of the hype. It was the first time in three decades that two teams ranked in the top ten played in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks were coming off a huge road win against Georgia and it was a chance for Arkansas to redeem itself against the best team in the country after last year’s 35-7 loss. A record crowd, 76,808, witnessed Arkansas blow a 20-7 lead and walk away with little more than a moral victory, which everyone knows doesn’t really count for much. The crowd went from happy Hog fans to ticked-off tourists with Ryan Mallett’s third, and game-sealing, interception, and local businesses who were expecting a huge influx of business for the weekend had to make do with the depressed Hog fans. “The hurt for us was we had a lot of fans come out during the
game to the restaurant to watch the game, and a lot of them left in tears,” said Eric Lea, the executive chef at Hog Haus Brewing Company Restaurant and Bar. “The restaurant completely cleared out when we lost the game. We were full, and then basically there was no one in there until later on until about an hour after everyone left the stadium.” Lea said the restaurant eventually filled back up, but there’s no doubt a crowd of Hog fans drunk with happiness would have been much more willing to spend their money if the outcome had been different. “If we had won the game, we would have done maybe double the night’s business,” Lea said. “I don’t want to state that would have actually been the night’s numbers, but we could have done probably double the night’s business.” Marty Elkins, a manager at Powerhouse Seafood and Grill, was working on the floor Saturday night after the game. He said the overall mood of the fans was affected by the loss. “They all came in here pissed off,” Elkins said. He said one customer told him she was in a bad mood because of the game, and after deal-
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ASG Helps Students Congress Delays DREAM Act Vote Roll to Auburn Game by SABA NASEEM Staff Writer
by KRISTEN COPPOLA Staff Writer
Razorback Football and the support thereof are rich traditions at the UA, and the Associated Student Government is again offering Rollin’ with the Razorbacks in line with these traditions. Rollin’ with the Razorbacks is an annual program offered by ASG that takes 100 fans to one away game. This year 96 students and four staff members as chaperonws will be bussed to the Auburn game on Oct. 16. To participate, students must fill out an application
and return it to the Campus Life Center on the sixth floor of the Union. Applicants only need to be a student at the UA. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The ASG made applications available at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and students have been grabbing them up quickly. As of Friday morning on Sept. 24, there were only 30 spots left. However, students should not be discouraged because there is a waiting list. “We don’t know the game time yet, so Wednesday be-
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Thousands of immigrants who were brought to America illegally as children have waited years for a bill that would grant them a path to citizenship and will now have to wait longer to embrace this dream. Despite supporters’ efforts to pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, it was voted down in the Senate last week. Both Arkansas Sens. Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln voted no to the Defense Authorization Bill to which the DREAM Act was attached. This legislation was first introduced to the Senate in
2001 and has been in and out of the Senate and House of Representatives since then. The DREAM Act allows illegal immigrant children the opportunity to earn a pathway to become American citizens, as long as they meet certain conditions. They have a six-year conditional period in which they must graduate from high school, maintain good moral behavior, and attend a college or serve in the military. Many students in Arkansas said they were angry from the results and the actions of the two Arkansas senators. “I feel betrayed and angry and my feelings echo the sentiment of all the students,” said Juan Manuel, the founder of the Arkansans Natural
Dreamers. “She (Sen. Lincoln) promised she would vote yes when she got in.” Sen. Pryor had “said he would vote for the DREAM Act in 2007,” but backed out of that, Manuel said. “It’s always hard to talk to him. When we have a meeting, he always calls and cancels or doesn’t show up.” Another UA student was “very disappointed that our senators were two of the three Democrats that voted against the DREAM Act,” said Fernando Garcia, a senior mechanical engineering major. “Sen. Lincoln said she voted against the bill because she couldn’t add some amendments that she wanted and thought the process was incorrect,” he said. “Those
reasons aren’t good enough.” Lincoln, however, backed up her vote by reaffirming her support for the DREAM Act. “I am a proud co-sponsor of the DREAM Act, and my procedural vote on the Defense Authorization bill in no way alters my support for this legislation,” said Sen. Lincoln, in a press release. “I co-sponsored the DREAM Act so that all children living in Arkansas can go to college and reach their full potential.” “Unfortunately, the DREAM Act was taken hostage by election-year politics. I believe transparency should be the rule, not the exception, and we
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Bikes, Blues & BBQ Hits the Hill this Week by CANDACE CHANDLER Staff Writer
It’s that time of year again for the Bikes, Blues & BBQ Rally. It is the largest motorcycle rally in the United States that gives back to local charities, according to the rally’s official website. Bikers from all over the 50 states ride in to support the community. It is estimated that each year more than 400,000 people come to join in the festivities of the music, barbecue and motorcycles. This year’s rally will be held Sept. 29 through Oct. 2. The rally began more than 20 years ago, according to bikesbluesandbbq.org, and has grown to be the biggest event of the year for motorcyclists. Some of
the festivities include The Parade of Power Route, Battle of the Bikes, concerts and BBQ cook offs. This year’s rally is expected to be one of the largest. In the past, thousands of riders have traveled to Fayetteville to participate in the events. It was estimated more than a thousand motorcyclists rode along Dickson Street to show off their bikes, meet up with friends, and have some fun, according to the Bikes, Blues & BBQ board. All the festivals events will be sponsoring numerous local charities such as Big Brothers & Big Sisters of NWA, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Habitat for Humanity and many others. Since the year 2000, Bikes, Blues,
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& BBQ has donated more than $550,000 to these local charities. Last year’s rally alone raised $48,500 to contribute. Among all the activities that will be going on throughout the week there will also be a huge selection of vendors selling a variety of things including: clothing, jewelry, motorcycle equipment and loads of food. Along with all the bike events there will also be a schedule of concerts for entertainment. These acts include the best of the national, regional and local bands for the public’s pleasure. The concerts that are produced
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File Photo Thousands of bikers will flock to Northwest Arkansas this week for Arkansas’ biggest motorcycle rally. Students typically have mixed feelings about the rally - some enjoy participating while others find it little more than a noisy disturbance.
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