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Flu Shots Now Available at Pat Walker Health Center
Students can recieve flu shots for $10 at Pat Walker Health Center.
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Features
News
Arkansas “Gridiron” Show
Money from ticket sales benefit two UA scholarships.
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UA Strongman Uses Powers for Good
UA Student was featured on a Simon Cowell game show in London in September.
Features
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World Class Art Museum Brings Culture to NWA Crystal Bridges to open in Bentonville in November.
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Sports
Epic Comeback in Big D
No. 18 Arkansas comes back from an 18-point deficit in a 42-38 win over No. 14 Texas A&M.
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Mid-Block Crosswalk on Garland Proposed
The UA has submitted an application for a new crosswalk along Garland Avenue to the State Highway Department because of a high volume of jay walking between the Northwest Quad and the new Garland Avenue Center.
by AMANDA POGUE Staff Writer
Opinion
Despite Good Intent, Notehall Left Open for Abuse Traveler columnist Joe Kieklak discusses the real reasons students turn to the Internet for class notes.
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UA facilities management officials have submitted a proposal to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department to put a new mid-block crosswalk on Garland Avenue, officials said. The proposal is for an opinion on putting in a crosswalk between Douglas Street and Cleveland Street, said UAPD Lt. Gary Crain. “The reason [for the crosswalk] is predominately our safety con-
cerns for the many pedestrians illegally crossing the street and creating very dangerous conditions for themselves and drivers,” said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor for facilities management. UA officials are taking safety into consideration deciding the location of the crosswalk. “They’ve requested a crosswalk that lines up with the south stairs, the south breezeway coming out of the Garland Center,” said Gary
Smith, director of transit and parking. “The location is for the middle outlet from the garage,” Johnson said, “which lines up with the east-west walkway across from Maple Hill. This also puts it nearly mid-way between two existing crosswalks.” The proposal was reviewed by the AHTD and was tentatively approved and sent back to UA facilities management with some provisions, Smith said.
UA Recycling Program Receives State Award The Arkansas Recycling Coalition awarded the UA recycling facility with the “2011 College/University Recyclers of the Year Award” at the ARC 21st annual conference and trade show in Eureka Springs, Sept. 21, ARC officials said. “We recycled about 1,400 tons of materials on the UA campus last year,” said Nick Brown, director of campus sustainability. “That is why we won the award.” The 1,400 tons of material was organized in more than 20 categories. These categories included the basic recyclables: paper, cans and bottles. However, the UA also reused or recycled scrap metal, waste vegetable oil, antifreeze, tires, batteries, film, florescent lamps, toner cartridges and many other including more than six tons of cardboard from movein day, Brown said. “[The office of sustainability] does public awareness on recycling,” Brown said. “We manage the annual Recycle
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This year the University of Arkansas recycling program, Razorback Recycling, won the College/University Recycler of the Year Award, which was presented to them at the 21st Annual Conference and Trade Show for the Arkansas Recycling Coalition. Mania competition on campus, and we coordinate with Razorback Recycling on a number of projects, like our pilot project in the Walton College [of Business].” Recycle Mania is a nationwide competition where
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universities are rewarded for their efforts on sustainability and recycling, Brown said. The Walton College of Business project will promote recycling by distributing quad bin receptacles for recyclingwhite paper, mixed paper,
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Education Graduate Enrollment Above the Fold by BRITTANY NIMS
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“In order to consider a crosswalk there, modifications would need to be done to parking along that area,” said Joe Shipman, AHTD engineer. “They would have to remove the parallel parking.” UA officials will consider the AHTD opinion and proposal and then send it back for final approval, Shipman said.
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Graduate enrollment in the UA College of Education and Health Professions consistently exceeds those of other UA colleges, a UA official said. Fall graduate enrollment for the college reached 1,163 students, according to the university’s 11th day enrollment report. The CoEHP has 246 more graduate students enrolled this fall than the largest college on campus, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The CoEHP offers more graduate programs than other academic colleges, with 11 doctoral programs and 14 master’s programs, said Michael Miller, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of higher education. “I think the economy certainly has something to do with [enrollment],” Miller said. “But I also think that over the last five or six years the college has done a much better job of marketing and recruiting students.”
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“[The economy] definitely had an effect on me getting my master’s,” said Shannon McCarthy, a doctoral student, originally from Los Angeles. “When I graduated in December 2008, the job market was horrible. I was offered great positions, but they were basically internship positions. Some were even unpaid.” McCarthy, who is working on her doctorate in recreation and sports management, said graduate school is giving her more options. “As much as I loved [having] my master’s, I felt I would be more marketable and be able to do more if I were actually able to continue on and get my doctorate in something I really want to focus on,” she said. “For me, it made sense to keep going.” McCarthy went straight into her UA doctoral program after completing her master’s degree at the UA, making her one of the youngest in her program, she said.
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NEWS BRIEFLY SPEAKING: Monday, October 3 No Impact Competition
The No Impact Competition winners will be recognized as No Impact Student and No Impact Employee. This is an all day event.
Chemistry and Biochemistry Fall Lecture Series
The Chemistry and Biochemistry lecture series will present Richmond Sarpong from the University of California, Berkeley, who will present "Strategies and Tactics Inspired by Complex Alkaloids" in room 104 in the Chemistry building. The event will start at 3:30 p.m. and a reception will follow.
Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll: Workshop to Help Employers Address Legal Concerns
J. Bruce Cross of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon and Galchus, P.C., will explain what employers can and cannot do in coping with costly legal workplace issues, such as workplace romances, social networking and employee appearance. He will also explore the creation of policies that can protect an employer from Legal action. Participants can earn two hours of general certification credit from the Human Resource Certification Institute. Workshop offered at the Global Campus facility in Rogers, 3300 Market St., Suite 402, Pinnacle Center One. It will begin at 6 p.m.
UA Student Film Premiere
Filmmakers Judy Luna and Steven Sevic have announced that the premiere of their new film “Home at Last: Hmong People in the Ozarks” will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library on October 3, 2011 at 6 p.m. Also to be shown will be two other films produced as part of the graduate level journalism courses in documentary film production at the UA. “They are Mountain Man” by Yen Nguyen, Jose Lopez and Nazli Ozkan, and “Boy Scouts with Guns” by Nathan Rowe, Pam De Rossitte and Meg Little.
Symphonic Band - Wind Symphony - Master Chorale Schola Cantorum Concert Walton Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.
University of Arkansas Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony concerts
The University of Arkansas Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony are scheduled in concert performance on Monday, October 3rd. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Walton Arts Center in Baum-Walker Concert Hall. Admission is $10 for the general public, $5 for senior citizens and $1 for students.
Tuesday, October 4 World Food Day
World Food Day is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness and understanding of local and global hunger issues. The Office for Campus Sustainability in partnership with Regional Organizations will host the areas drive for food donations. Donations will benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and Full Circle Food Pantry. Collection boxes will be placed on campus and off campus at Harps and Marvin’s IGA.
University Symphony Orchestra concert
In honor of the heroes of 9/11, the University Symphony Orchestra will perform Enduring Heroes, a concert of quintessential heroic music. The concert is on Tuesday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. at the Walton Arts Center.
Wednesday, October 5 UA Computer Store-Tablet Demonstration
The UA Computer Store have a demo of the Acer Iconia tablet with Windows and the Lenovo ThinkPad tablet with Android honeycomb. The demonstration will be at 2 p.m. in the UA Computer Store.
Thursday, October 6 RSO Officer Orientation
All active RSOs must send two officers to one Officer Orientation session per year. Students have several dates to choose from to meet this requirement, but must attend Officer Orientation by October 31 to remain eligible for the ASG Fall Funding Round.
Holcombe Geography Series Mexico
Bonifacio, the President of Holcombe Hall Senate, will share his culture along with his peers, Dania Herrera and Sierra Mendoza. These will include music, dance and snacks. The event will start at 6 p.m. in the Holcombe living room.
Friday, October 7 Entomology Guest Seminar Series
The Entomology department is hosting a guest seminar on October 7, 2011. Dr. Jack Dillwith from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater will present: "Termite Cuticular Hydrocarbons: Implications of Dietary Induced Modifications." Seminar is in AGRI 332 at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited.
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UA Journalists ‘Break a Leg’ by BERNARD OLIVER Contributing Writer
The Northwest Arkansas Gridiron Show, featuring local journalists, UA faculty, students and local celebrities, had its last performance Saturday at the Rogers Little Theatre in downtown Rogers. Everything from the Dalai Lama to Charlie Sheen to Razorback football came under fire in this year’s satirical representation of life in the Ozarks. “We always ask what if no body knows about that,” said Katherine Shurlds, producer and director of the show. The diversity of the writers for the Gridiron show make it easy to know what will work and what will not work in front of an audience, Shurlds said. The crew only had about two nights a week for four months to write and rehearse for the performance. “We’re worn out, everybody’s got a day job,” Shurlds said after a grueling and successful performance. “We had a great audience last night and tonight and that’s why we do this.” Not only is the applause after the show a reward for the cast they also get a personal enjoyment out of the camaraderie that comes with being around the same peo-
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Facilities management officials will draft a counter proposal, Smith said, in an effort to keep as many of the parking spaces on Garland as possible. “We’re reviewing options with [the] Parking and Transit [Department] but believe we can work out details and submit a revised drawing for their review shortly,” Johnson said. There is no timeline set for this project. The timing
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recycling and sustainability professionals from around the state attended the conference and trade show. Other award winners include Van Buren School District for “District School Recyclers of the Year” and George Elementary School in Springdale for “Elementary School Recyclers of the Year Award,” said Cherie O’Mary, executive director of ARC. “Our school, university,
ple so intimately for four months. “Every year I get to spend time with friends” as they prepare and go through the hardships of making the show come together, said Rusty Turner, stage director and cast member. The NWA Gridiron Show dates back as far back as 1978 but was inspired by a phenomenon that dates back 126 years ago. In 1885 a group of reporters in our nation’s capital became actors for an evening and “lampooned the prominent people of the day” according to the program for the show, Shurlds said. “Reporters have opinions and know a lot of dirt they can’t necessarily report” but through the show their comedic voices are heard, Shurlds said. Not only is the performance considered comical, it is also regarded as mildly informative. In other words the cast hopes the people who come to the show will be inspired to go and research some things they may not have known, Shurlds said. The event also supported a few local charities as proceeds from the event went to helping the American Association of University Women and the Society of Professional Journalists come up with scholarship money for students.
and cost cannot be determined until the final design is approved. “We’d like to do it soon, of course,” Johnson said. The crosswalk doesn’t guarantee the elimination of jaywalking on the Garland Avenue,” Shipman said. “That’s a very unsafe situation. The safety is much dependent upon pedestrians using the crosswalks.” Jaywalking is vigorously discouraged for all pedestrians, Johnson said.
or college award recognizes schools and organizations that serve as a positive community role model by continually researching and utilizing recycling as a solid waste management tool and promoting recycling in the community or region in which they are located,” O’Mary said. The ARC is a nonprofit educational organization that was founded in 1989 and its goals are to unite companies, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals in a common effort to promote reusing, reducing, recycling and sustainability as a primary means of waste management in Arkansas, O’Mary said. “Everything I see in the dorm I try to recycle when I can, except cardboard because I can’t find the receptacles,” said John Gray, a freshman engineering major who lives in Yocum Hall. “I also think it is important to conserve what we have because pretty much everything on this planet is limited, and only so much stuff can be renewed, so if we are going to use it we need to get the most use we can out of it.” “I recycle everything that can be recycled,” said Christopher Silzer, sophomore biology major who lives off campus. “I think [recycling] is a very nice thing because it cuts back on the amount of material that has to be produced and reduces the amount of garbage that goes into landfills.”
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Flu Shots Available at Pat Walker International by BAILEY KESTNER Contributing Writer
Flu shots are now available to students for $10 at the Pat Walker Health Center, said the director of the health center. Flu shot hours are from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Thursday and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and will be distributed at the UA campus through February, said health center director Mary-Alice Serafini. “Students should also practice good hygiene along with getting their shot to prevent catching flu,” Serafini said.
The main thing students and faculty need to remember is to cover their mouths when sneezing or coughing at all times. “Plenty of sleep and a good, balanced lifestyle, will also help you avoid the flu,” she said. Some students have already used the free service. “I’ve just always gotten my flu shot,” said Lauren Underwood, freshman forensic psychiatry major. “I never had a second thought on it.” She got her flu shot at the Pat Walker Health Center last week, she said. “I have never gotten the
flu and know it is because of my yearly flu shot,” Underwood said. She was surprised how cheap and convenient it is at the UA, she said. “ It is only $10 and right here on campus, so I thought I might as well get it to stay healthy.” Underwood was surprised to find that there is an alternative to the actual flu shot, she said. “Though I got the shot, my roommate instead got the nasal mist, which does the same job the shot does,” she said. Some students think the shot is unnecessary.
“I do not plan on getting a flu shot this year,” said Jason Forte, sophomore music education major. “I just feel it is useless when there can possibly be a different type of flu each year,” he said. He thinks it is hard to keep away from the illness and that his body will eventually get over it if he does get the flu this year. “I have not gotten my flu shot yet this year,” said Darcy Boultinghouse, freshman English major. “I think I’ll just rely on my immune system to withstand the flu if I get it. I don’t really think I need [the shot] at this time,” she said.
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Jeff Green, registered nurse, gives a student a flu shot at the Immunization Clinic in the Pat Walker Health Center. The Immunization Clinic doctors offer immunizations from international TB testing to allergy shots.
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“I’m the baby of the RESM program,” she said. “I know I’m the youngest by a few years, at least.” It is not uncommon for most graduate students in the CoEHP to be non-traditional, Miller said, that is, students that have some career experience before coming back to school to pursue a graduate degree. “In a college of education, typically the average age is going to be in the mid 40s, compared to someone in the liberal arts who’s gone straight through [their graduate program],” he said. “It’s almost 20 years older.” Karyl Lounsbery, a UA doctoral candidate for counselor education, went back to school almost 20 years after graduating high school. “I always wanted a Ph.D,” she said. “When I finally finished my bachelor’s I decided if I’m going to do this, I’m just going to sit down, and I’m going to do it in one chunk.”
Through the years, the value of a degree has changed and Lounsbery has changed to keep up, she said. “You can’t really do a whole lot with a bachelor’s degree anymore. At all. You almost have to have a master’s for almost anything,” she said. “A bachelor’s degree really doesn’t mean a whole lot anymore. My bachelor’s is in psychology, and you can’t do anything with that with a bachelor’s degree.” “There was only so far I could go without have a degree of any sort,” she said. “I felt like I had maxed out my potential in the job market, as far as things I could do. I had to make an adjustment to be more mentally active: do things I could do with my mind.” Some graduate students think a degree from the CoEHP gives them more opportunities for jobs once they graduate. “The people in our college are the people they’re looking at for increased job opportunities,” said MarTeze Hammonds, a UA doctoral student
from Kentucky. Employment of health educators is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations, and job prospects are expected to be favorable, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic. Employment for education administrators is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations, but job opportunities should be excellent because of a high number of expected retirements, according to the BLS. Hammonds, who is pursuing his doctorate in higher education administration, said there are several reasons students look to the UA CoEHP for their graduate degrees. “When I was trying to find a doctoral program, I was trying to find one that had faculty and staff that were very supportive and respected the type of research that I wanted to do and were knowledgeable, as well as had experience in the type of field, in higher education, that I wanted to go into,” Hammonds said.
Students to Visit Nursing Home by MATILDE BONIFAZ Staff Writer
The International Culture Team will send 30 student volunteers to a Springdale retirement home to visit with the elderly at the Arkanshire Dinner Oct. 20 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The ICT includes students from 50 different countries. The students gather and make presentations about their country and culture. At the Arkanshire Dinner, a yearly event, 10 students talk about their countries and how they differ from the U.S. “Our main reason for going is to give the elderly company, and have someone to socialize and be with,” said Bonifacio Lopez Torres, ICT member and a sophomore hospitality and restaurant management major. “We like entertaining them with some facts about our culture and countries, and they are always very welcoming.” During the 2010-2011 academic year, ICT members provided cultural presentations and performances for 7,500 children and adults. “It is my first year in ICT and [so far], it has been great,” said Emna Ghariani, senior ICT member. “To become a member you need training,
help and attend our monthly meetings and participate in at least one event per semester. The Arkanshire dinner is still being planned out, but I know it will work out great.” The organizers, Cynthia Smith, outreach coordinator, Massiel Rodriguez, outreach graduate assistant, Hannah Howard, programming assistant, Joseph Gerke, programming assistant and Stephen Fiser, design and webmaster, encourage students to join ICT, in order to meet and work with other international students as members of an effective and visible team. “My first year at the UA I volunteered many times for ICT, it helped me a lot to get to know people and their diversity, it’s a great experience, and I feel like everyone should get a chance to join in,” said Juan Javier Torres Goitia, senior civil engineering major. The ICT meets monthly at the Holcombe Residence Hall living room. The meeting is a time for members and those interested in joining to connect with each other, socialize and learn about upcoming events and opportunities to share their culture with the Fayetteville community, said the ICT officers.
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Bikes, Blues & BBQ Rolls Out It’s time to open your residence hall or apartment door and breath a sigh of relief— Bikes, Blues &BBQ is officially over. Depending on your views, the rally is a great chance to meet people from across the country, or have an excuse to hide in your apartment or residence hall for almost a week. This year the motorcycle rally brought thousands of guests into Fayetteville’s downtown area. Luckily, if you dislike the event but like football, it also overlapped with the Texas A&M game which took thousands of students out of town to Dallas for part of Bikes, Blues & BBQ. Perhaps the worst part of the rally was the effects on downtown traffic. Most of Dickson Street, a crucial part of connecting College Avenue with campus, was closed off to non-motorycle traffic, as were many streets that went off Dickson. Furthermore, even for streets that weren’t closed down, like College Avenue, traffic was backed up with signs warning for “event traffic” to stay in one lane. No matter what your feelings are on the event, we can all appreciate the return of silence to the UA and downtown Fayetteville. From Tuesday even until Sunday— even though Bikes, Blues & BBQ is officially Wednesday through Saturday— motorcycles could be heard at all hours, and were so loud that we often heard them in our basement newsroom. Furthermore we’re happy to no longer have to wait to get into our favorite restaurants and bars. Call us spoiled, but during most hours it’s a rarity on Dickson Street. The rally does bring some good things to Fayetteville though—aside from the economic boost— including great barbecue. If all-American music is your thing (read: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) there was also a plethora of bands to satisfy your musical leanings. We know that Bikes, Blues & BBQ brings a unique event to Fayetteville and we’re glad to have it, but we’re also happy that it only lasts less than four days. And as the saying goes, all good—or not so good — things must come to an end.
by Joe Kieklak Traveler Columnist
Nobody can “expect the unexpected.” Whether it is sickness, a car accident or even a family emergency, there are a myriad of twists and turns that can prevent a student from going to class. UA teachers often provide students with “excused absences” for anomalies that prevent class, and many teachers don’t even require daily attendance; it’s the class itself that’s important. Without being in class, students may miss valuable information and instruction, which can’t be easily replaced. In recent years, however, an Internet corporation has been attempting to change that. Notehall is a, “marketplace for study guides, outlines, reading notes and lecture notes,” according to its website, http://notehall.com. The motto doesn’t lie. A student simply registers, then turns cash into credits. It seems like the fantasy “homework machine” I dreamt about in elementary school, buying coursework online. Lecture notes can be published for 25 credits, and a study guide with answers for 100 credits. If one signs up for a plan for $2.91 per month, he or she receives 100 credits, according to the website. The token system for purchasing is simple, and seems like a good entrepreneurial opportunity, yet, the coursework is not released by the teachers, but uploaded and
sold by students. “Tired of your notes doing nothing for you besides helping you get A’s? Let Notehall help you turn those documents into green bucks,” according to the website. Like the motto, the selling feature of the corporation is just what it sounds like. Students upload their notes, then comes the cash. Study guides earn a student $2 where lecture notes earn a student $.50. It sounds small, but in a lecture of 200 students, let’s say only 40 students purchase a study guide online, that’s $80.00. If one takes in that income at least five times a month, that’s an easy $400.00 dollars, just for doing and uploading coursework. “We aim to facilitate students success through applications that allow academic interaction among peers and the opportunity to seek supplemental materials for thorough comprehension of all required subject matters. We are also dedicated to ensuring an equal playing field for all students,” according to the website. The system is ultimately designed for those who either can’t make class, or need some extra help and want to get extra notes online. In theory, that’s phenomenal, but there is only one problem. “Notehall is not in any way affiliated with Blackboard or the University of Arkansas,” said Dr. Jack Lyons, UA philosophy professor in an email to students, “and the use of this website constitutes a violation of the University’s academic integrity policy.” Lyons explained that this comes from Jonathan Davey of the Office of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct. When at first I heard this, I was in shock. It seemed like UA overstepped its boundaries by outlawing an outside source of notes and supplemental instruction, but after thinking through it, it makes sense. There is no problem in collaboration, leading to discourse, but when it’s mindless, blatant copying of information; that’s when it becomes iniquitous. This is why I agree with UA’s position. Study groups and collaborative efforts enrich education, which is supplemental education.
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“[The economy] definitely had an effect on me getting my master’s. When I graduated in December 2008, the job market was horrible. I was offered great positions, but they were basically internship positions...Some were even unpaid.” -Shannon McCarthy, a doctoral student originally from Los Angeles, “Education Graduate Enrollment Above the Fold”
It’s when we trust one person to take notes for us, that when we hurt ourselves. But, there are a lot of arguments for Notehall, so it’s worth addressing them one-by-one. 1. To say that primarily students who have emergencies are using Notehall is an imaginative complacency. In reality, we all know that if only students in emergency situations used it, it wouldn’t be considered “a job,” as one person in Lyons’s class put it. There would be no profit. No, it’s more plausible to think that students use the service as a cushion not to go to class. This goes against the cause of the corporation entirely, as its motto was to provide a website for supplemental material. There is no supplementary material as Notehall documents are the only material being used by the student. 2. Moreover, the dependency idea. To say it will only be used once is facetious. The point of why we are here is to learn. Though sometimes we may not want to go to class Friday mornings for various reasons, we owe it to whoever is paying for our schooling to be there. This isn’t even the point though. Whoever pays for our education isn’t important, at least when concerning Notehall. The information can’t be recovered in the same way it was taught in class, specifically in higher-level classes requiring application. 3. Authorization. This dives into one of the biggest arguments. Technically, who owns the intellectual property? This is the most important issue. For a person to make profit of someone else’s work is considered plagiarism. Specifically, for students to make profit off of the answers of a study guide is intellectual theft. It’s time to start taking education into our own hands, and stop counting on someone else to do it for us. Joe Kieklak is a Traveler columnist. He is a freshman majoring in journalism and philosophy. His column runs bi-monthly, every other Monday.
FROM THE BOARD CORRECTIONS Tuesday, Sept. 27 The cartoon was wrongly attributed to Jaret Sites. The cartoonist was Hebron Chester.
Thursday, Sept. 29 The below-the-fold photo on page six was wrongly attributed to Mary McKay. The photographer was Logan Webster. The above-the-fold page one photo was accidently run without attribution. It was also taken by Logan Webster.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
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World Class Art Museum Brings Culture to NWA
COURTESY PHOTO UA student J.D. Anderson and his competition are about to enter the stage on Simon Cowell’s show, Red or Black.
UA Strongman Uses His Powers for Good by KATHERINE BARNETT Staff Writer
J.D. Anderson breaks baseball bats over his head, tears license plates with his teeth and runs through walls of ice. His talents have become world famous, as he travels across the country giving motivational speeches to students with The Power Team, a group of motivational speakers based in Dallas. In early September, Anderson flew to London to appear on Simon Cowell’s newest British television show, “Red or Black?” Anderson, a dietetics major at the UA, first started his ministry in 2009 when he was introduced to the vice president of The Power Team while working at Big Elk camp in Pineville, Mo. The vice president saw Anderson loading rafts and canoes when he was rafting through the campgrounds and asked Anderson to audition for the team. The team mixes feats of strength with inspirational and motivational speaking. Their goal is to appeal to people who would not be typically seen in a church setting and spread the word to them. They hope to make a difference in the lives of teenagers and bring them closer to God. “The Power Team is based in Dallas, Texas,” Anderson said. “We do school assemblies and motivational speaking. We do feats of strength such as breaking baseball bats, and then we give anti-drug and anti-alcohol talks. We then invite them out to a night time program which is more of sharing the Gospel.” Members of The Power Team perform across the nation. During assemblies, the team has ripped decks of cards with their hands, bent a horseshoe into the shape of a heart, torn through phone books and bent steel bars with their teeth. “To be on the team you have to be able to do everything,” Anderson said. “We run through ice walls. It’s crazy but it’s for enter-
tainment, to make people come out.” Anderson has had the opportunity to travel all over the country with The Power Team. He has traveled across the United States, to the Bahamas and to Canada to perform and spread the word in assemblies. He has also been featured with The Power Team on CMT’s “Made” and John Stewart’s “The Daily Show.” “It feels good to be able to help people,” said Anderson. “After assemblies I have been handed suicide notes, there have been knives handed in, some guys have been handed guns. It’s pretty cool because that makes it all really worth it.” In September Anderson flew to London to film for “Red or Black?”, a British television show based on pure luck. The producers had heard about the team and wanted two members to appear on the show. The Power Team chose Anderson as one of the members. The two members had to compete against each other on the show in feats of strength. Anderson was dressed in red and his competitor was dressed in black. Before the round begins, the contestants have to guess who will win the feat: red or black? At the end of the show, the contestant who guesses correctly for all 10 rounds has a chance to win one million pounds. “During the show we filmed live in front of 800 audience members, and nine million people tuned in to watch it live,” Anderson said, “It was insane. I think they are working on bringing the show to the United States soon.” In the future Anderson wants to remain a member of The Power Team part time while also working on his dietetics degree at the UA. After he graduates, he wants to go back to traveling with The Power Team full time. Once he retires from The Power Team, he wants to do something with dietetics, possibly as a sports dietitian.
An aerial model of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The museum is set to open Nov. 11.
by EMILY DELONG Contributing Writer
Northwest Arkansas has never seen something so big. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, located in Bentonville, will open on Nov. 11. When it opens, it will be one of the largest and most renowned fine art museums in the country. "There never has been a cultural institution of this size placed into an area like Northwest Arkansas," said Jamey McGaugh, development officer at Crystal Bridges. "Everyone in the art industry is extremely excited about Crystal Bridges. Why wouldn't you be excited that art is being presented to an area that is traditionally under-served in the fine arts?" And because of a $20 million grant from Walmart, admission will be completely free. Crystal Bridges will feature iconic American pieces, like Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter, Asher B. Durand's Kindred Spirits, Andy Warhol's Dolly Parton, and Maxfield Parrish's The Lantern Bearers. "Our collection spans five centuries," said McGaugh. "If your fancy is colonial art, we have a terrific collection. It goes up to the 21st century as well, including pieces that are
from 2011. So we have very contemporary art as well." Most art museums have a main collection and a traveling collection. The majority of the museum's main collection is actually owned by Crystal Bridges and will be on display in its entirety for the first year of being open. "It is a very, very rare happening for a museum to have its permanent collection on view all at the same time," McGaugh said. "From November 2011 to December 2012 will be your one shot to see our permanent collection in its entirety. For most of the time [afterwards], we'll take certain pieces from our permanent collection and loan them to other museums." Since Crystal Bridges will
“There never has been a cultural institution of this size placed into an area like Northwest Arkansas.” - Jamey McGaugh, Development Officer have different pieces to look at every few months, the museum expects to have many repeat visitors from the community and from the rest of the country. With 150 paid employees and countless more volunteers, Crystal Bridges is ready to handle the influx of art enthusiasts. Besides looking at art, though, there are many other
ASG, Greek Organizations to Host Run for Reading on Campus by CAITLIN MURAD Staff Writer
On Saturday, Oct. 8, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Nu and the Associated Student Government (ASG) will host the sixth Annual 5K for children’s literacy. The race will begin at 8 a.m. at the Greek Theatre. Last year the event raised more than $18,000 to donate directly toward books and funds for elementary schools and to promote children’s literacy. “The money raised is sent to Pi Phi nationals, and they will disperse it. Some of it will go towards First Book, some towards local charities, and then to the Pi Phi foun-
dation,” said Lauren Urban, the Pi Beta Phi chair of the race. Last year more than 600 people participated in the race. This year the race will include a one-mile “fun run” in which people can register to walk or run. People can also form teams of five people to run the race together. A “sleep in” option will also be offered, in which people can donate money when they register for the race and then sleep in on race day. Several companies, such as Red Bull, The Mustache: Goods and Wears, Walker Brothers, Blakeman’s Jewelry, Best Buy and Club Haus Fitness are sponsoring the
race. After the race, winners of each division will win gift cards or prizes donated by the sponsors. “We are giving away prizes to the top three males, the top three females and the top team. For prizes we have Tshirts from [The Mustache: Goods and Wears], three Patagonia shirts from Walker Brothers, a three-month membership to Club Haus Fitness, a watch from Blakeman’s Jewelry, and gift cards from the other donors,” said Katie Sabatino, the Pi Beta Phi assistant chair of the race. Other ways that the UA chapter of Pi Beta Phi contributes to literacy are through activities such as the Cham-
things to do at the site— enough to actually spend an entire day in Bentonville. “It will be a great day trip for UA students," McGaugh said. "It's only a half an hour away, and there's no charge to get into the museum. Students can come up have lunch at the restaurant on site, which is called 11, and then the campus actually sits within 120 acres of wooded forest, so there are three and a half miles of hiking and walking trails. You can come, you can have lunch, and you can put on your hiking shoes and go hiking." Since Crystal Bridges has free admission, making a day trip out of going to the museum is more than economically feasible. The only money
pions Are Readers program for third graders at a nearby school. They also participate in a First Book Speed Read fundraiser for First Book, a national nonprofit organization that connects book publishers and community organizers to provide access to new books for children in need, according to the First Book website. Students who wish to participate in the race can register online by going to the race’s Facebook page. Pickup for registration packets will be at the Pi Beta Phi house, 502 W. Maple Street, from noon to 7 p.m. the night before or on the morning of the race day.
really needed is gas and food money. For the true art connoisseur, however, there are student memberships to the museum for $35 a year. These provide discounts and special opportunities for those wishing to visit Crystal Bridges often. While those in the community are extremely excited
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about Crystal Bridges, others have criticized Crystal Bridge's location, saying that too much culture is going to too small of a town. "There's absolutely no reason why Arkansas and Arkansans are not deserving of fine art," McGaugh said. "Since it is an American collection we feel it makes sense to be in the heart of America. Who's to say that southern Americans don't deserve to have the opportunity of a fine art museum?" At this point, less than two months away from the grand opening, people from the Northwest Arkansas community as well as from the art industry are getting very excited. There is a great hope not only for Crystal Bridges to revitalize the community two months from now, but for it to make a significant impact on the lives of generations to come. "Our hope is that 10 to 20 years from now, a child will never know what it is like to grow up in this community without a world class art museum in it," McGaugh said. "Just like the Walton Arts Center is so important to the life-blood of the town of Fayetteville, we feel that Crystal Bridges will act as an anchor as well as contribute to the artistic heartbeat of the entire region."
COURTESY PHOTO A member of Pi Beta Phi dressed as Dr. Seuss’s “The Cat in the Hat” takes part in last year’s 5K.
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HARRISON STANFILL hstanfill@uark.edu The leaves are changing color, there is a crisp breeze blowing outside and Fayetteville is littered with motorcycles. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, fall is officially here. The arrival of fall means this is the most wonderful time of the year in the world of sports. Everyone’s favorite pastime – college football – is getting into full swing along with the MLB playoffs and the NFL. Those first few weeks of college football were like an extended preseason, especially for Arkansas, a chance to work out some kinks and get ready for the real season. Now it’s time for the Razorbacks to travel through the gauntlet of the SEC West. There are not a lot of games left against teams of the New Mexico caliber, unless you count the Ole Miss game coming up in few weeks. It’s not just Arkansas starting to play good competition either. It’s all over college football. It is the season of conference play, and if you follow football you know that anything can happen when conference play starts. Every week it is life or death, and every week you are playing a “quality” team, once again Ole Miss is up for debate on this. Conference play means that every game is important. You don’t want to slip up this early in the season. Not only were there four games on Saturday where top 25 teams were pitted against each other, but there is also the baseball playoffs. It is no secret that baseball is a dying sport and is losing viewers, but there is also a divide between the new school guys who are all about the Moneyball aspect and the old school guys who don’t believe in the “new way” and are all about RBIs and home runs. Despite this chasm in the fans, it is understood that once it gets
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Arkansas senior running back Broderick Green celebrates with teammates after his go-ahead 3-yard touchdown run gave the No. 14 Razorbacks a 42-38 lead they held onto in a comeback win over No. 14 Texas A&M at Cowboys Stadium.
Hogs Rally for Win by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
It was a tale of two halves Saturday in the Southwest Classic. No. 18 Arkansas rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit for a 42-38 win over No. 14 Texas A&M in front of 69,838 fans at Cowboys Stadium. Razorbacks senior running back Broderick Green’s 3-yard touchdown run with 1:41 left was the go-ahead score and completed the Hogs’ largest comeback since rallying from a 18-point deficit to beat Louisiana-Monroe in 2008.
Arkansas won its third consecutive game against the Aggies in a series that will become an annual conference battle when Texas A&M moves to the Southeastern Conference next season. “Wow,” Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said. “What a day’s work. It took a full day’s work to win that one. Very, very proud of our football team. We came in at halftime, we talked a lot about competing, tackling better, running full speed to the ball. Offensively, we needed to believe that we could come back and win the game and keep executing. Our coaches did a great job in the
second half. Our players played with a tremendous amount of heart, competitive spirit and toughness. “That’s a good win. That’s a really good win.” Razorbacks junior quarterback Tyler Wilson and senior receiver Jarius Wright shattered school records in the win. Wilson completed 30 of 51 passes for a school-record 510 yards and three touchdowns, while leading his first comeback win. Wright caught a schoolrecord-tying 13 passes for a school-record 281 yards and two touchdowns.
“It was pretty awesome,” Petrino said. “Jarius is just out there competing. He was extremely fast in the game. I think our speed showed up on the offensive side at wide receiver. Tyler did a great job of standing in, competing, playing one play at a time, his ability to show toughness and play one play at a time and hang together.” Wilson bounced back after struggling in a 38-14 loss at No. 3 Alabama the previous week. “I’ve been on him really hard,” Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee said. “He had a really tough week and
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for him to come out fighting like that show’s what he has inside of him. He’s a competitor.” The Hogs trailed 35-17 at halftime, but rallied to tie the game 35-all after Wright recovered junior receiver Cobi Hamilton’s fumble in the end zone. “It shows what kind of team we’ve got,” Wilson said. “We’ve got guys that believe and aren’t going to give up. 4-1 is a completely different story than 3-2. Morale going forward is completely different. We’re in much
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Razorback Volleyball drops Hogs D Stands Up in Second Half Match to No. 23 Tennessee by MARTHA SWEARINGEN Staff Writer
Arkansas volleyball lost to No. 23 Tennessee Sunday afternoon in a 3-0 match (25-19, 25-16, 25-19) to end the third week of Southeastern Conference play. Senior outside hitter Kelli Stipanovich led the Razorbacks with seven kills, while junior Roslandy Acosta contributed five kills and two blocks. Arkansas lost both its weekend matches to the top two teams in the SEC East – the Volunteers and Kentucky. “I think it’s the same thing we’ve been saying about ourselves all year,” Stipanovich said. “We go against bad teams and we’ll come out and be a great team, but then when we go against a great team, we can’t find our competitive edge. That’s exactly what happened today. We need to not get flustered, and we need to learn to fight.” The Razorbacks (10-6, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) tallied 21 total kills for a .058 attack percentage, while Tennessee posted 52 kills and a .297 attack percentage.
“Against a team like this, you’ve got to come out and be consistent,” Arkansas coach Pulliza said. “We did some good things early on in each set, we just couldn’t maintain. Again, our effort has got to be better, especially against a team like this.” Arkansas and Tennessee (132, 6-0 SEC) fought for the lead for half of the opening set, but the Volunteers broke away for an 18-15 lead when Arkansas called the first timeout of the set. Tennessee scored four of the next five points to lead 21-16 and forced the Razorbacks into their final timeout of the set. Tennessee returned from the timeout with two kills and two service aces to win the set 25-19. The teams were tied early in the second set, but the Volunteers pulled away for a 25-16 win. The Razorbacks led early in the third set, but Tennessee took the lead and pulled away for a 25-19 win. The Razorbacks will travel next weekend to play No. 13 Florida Friday and South Carolina Sunday. “I think we’ve really got to grind
it this week,” Stipanovich said. “This weekend really we did not play how we wanted to. We did not perform. We really need to learn individually how to get our jobs done, and then we’ll come together as a team.” Kentucky 3, Arkansas 1 Arkansas volleyball fell to Kentucky in four sets (25-22, 28-26, 2125, 25-15) Friday at Barnhill Arena. Senior outside hitter Kelli Stipanovich led the Razorbacks with 16 kills and seven digs, while junior middle blocker Janeliss Torres-Lopez added 10 kills. Setter Raymariely Santos also tallied 13 digs and 38 assists, but Arkansas was outmatched against the Wildcats, the No. 2 team in the SEC East. “We were not very tough tonight,” Arkansas coach Robert Pulliza said. “We did not fight hard enough and we knew that was a very important part of our game to beat a team like that. With the talent they’ve got and the coaching they’ve got, we’ve got to be very
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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas true freshman cornerback Tevin Mitchel got extensive playing time and finished with a team-high 13 tackles against Texas A&M after junior starter Darius Winston injured his knee in the first quarter. Mitchel and the Razorbacks’ defense struggled in the first half, but allowed just three points in the second half. by ZACH TURNER
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Arkansas allowed 35 points to Texas A&M in the first half as the Razorbacks fell behind 35-17. The Hogs turned it around in the second half, surrendering just three second-half points while coming from behind to upset the
No. 14 Aggies 42-38 at Cowboys Stadium. The defense surrendered 404 yards to the Aggies in the first half, 187 from running backs Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray, a duo that combined for all five of Texas A&M’s touchdowns. Arkansas allowed 156 rushing yards in the second half, but forced a fumble midway through
the third quarter, one of two turnovers the Razorbacks forced. “We needed to hold the rope for each other,” Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson said. “All three phases responded. You have to scratch your head in that in one half you give up 35 points and
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from SOUTHWEST CLASSIC on page 7 better position.” The Aggies didn’t go down without a fight after Arkansas tied the game, though. Texas A&M retook the lead on Randy Bullock’s 23-yard field goal with 4:22 left in the game, capping a 16-play drive. Arkansas responded and Wilson led a drive down the field, hitting Wright for a 31yard gain over the middle to help set up Green’s 3-yard run that gave the Razorbacks their first lead of the game. Green finished with 25 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries in his season debut, just five months after tearing his ACL in spring practice. “I haven’t even been out there with the guys in five months, so it’s amazing,” Green said. “The oline made a huge hole. The play was designed to go off the left side and I saw it and I hit it.” The Hogs forced the Aggies to turn the ball over on the subsequent possession, then ran out the clock. Arkansas held Texas A&M to three points after allowing 35 points in the first half. The Razorbacks also forced two turnovers against the Aggies after forcing just two in the first four games. “We challenged them in the second half,” Arkansas defensive coordinator Willy Robinson
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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior receiver Jarius Wright races downfield after one of his school-record-tying 13 catches. The 5-foot-10, 180-pounder finished with a school-record 281 yards receiving and two touchdowns in the Razorbacks 42-38 victory over Texas A&M. said. “Challenged them about showing courage. Challenged them about showing heart and they did that.” Both offenses posted huge numbers. The Hogs totaled 581 yards of offense, while Texas A&M finished with 628 yards, including 404 in the first half. The Aggies running back duo of junior Christine Michael and senior Cyrus Gray carved up the Hogs’ defense in the first half, combining for 187 yards and five touchdowns on 24 carries.
Michael finished the game with 230 yards three touchdowns on 32 carries, while Gray had 95 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. “Coach came in at halftime and made a great suggestion about playing one of our fronts we haven’t played in awhile,” Robinson said. “So we operated. We installed it. We put it in and it really helped us on the close side run and the zone stretch stuff. We had to be a little bit more solid on the back end of it, the out-
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some things to work on. We kept them to .221 but then we hit .169, so that just shows that we’ve got to fix some things on our side of the net, and that we can play with teams like that if we can control what we know how to do.” Arkansas led 24-20 in the second set, but Kentucky (13-3, 4-1) ended the set with an 8-2 flurry for a 28-26 win. The Razorbacks broke open a 17-all tie in the third set, pulling away for a 25-21win. The Wildcats pulled away in the fourth set, though, clinching the match with a resounding 25-15 win.
tough. Credit to Kentucky, they found a way to win, but we gave away the match at the same time.” The Razorbacks (10-5, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) led 2018 in the first set, but Kentucky regained the lead, 22-21, after an attack error by Arkansas middle blocker Amanda Anderson. The Wildcats clinched the first set 25-22. “We definitely didn’t play how we wanted to,” Stipanovich said. “We really needed that win, and this is unacceptable. We’ve really got
side of it, but our kids did a great job. They had great recall. “For those coaches to be able to sit down there and chalk that up and our players to do it they were very attentive and they were really wanting to get that thing stopped.”
from DEFENSE on page 7 in another half you give up three.” Arkansas forced just two turnovers in its first four games entering the matchup with Texas A&M, but was able to double that against the Aggies. Senior cornerback Greg Gatson intercepted Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill in the first quarter to set up Arkansas’ first scoring drive. In the third quarter, Razorbacks true freshman cornerback Tevin Mitchel came up with a fumble recovery after senior defensive tackle Zach Stadther knocked the ball loose from behind Aggies running back Cyrus Gray. “I didn’t really think the ball was coming to me,” Mitchel said. “It was a great play and I kind of liked it.” Mitchel played extensive-
into the playoffs, all bets are off. The road to the playoffs this year has been incredible. I have been a baseball fan my entire life and I can honestly say that Wednesday Sept. 28, was the greatest day in MLB history. It had all of the elements that make for great baseball, Yankees and Red Sox, extra-inning heroics, sabotage and two underdog stories. Not only did the Cardinals come back a from 10.5-game deficit on August 25 to overtake the Atlanta Braves for the National League wild card, but the Tampa Bay Rays seized control of the American League wild card from the Boston Red Sox after overcoming a 9-game deficit in September, signifying the greatest collapse by any team in MLB History in the month of September. This is what makes baseball great. After a grueling 162-game season, it all came down to the final day. One day to decide who was going to the playoffs and who was staying home. So much drama and so much fight from four teams trying to make the playoffs. Even though college football ly against the Aggies after junior starter Darius Winston went down with a knee injury in the first quarter and didn’t return. Mitchel, a Mansfield, Texas, native and one-time Nebraska commit led the team with 13 tackles. “I felt like I stepped in and did what I needed to do,” Mitchel said. “With the help of the other 10 guys, I did pretty good.” It was Mitchel’s first extended playing time against a BCS opponent. “He did good,” Robinson said. “He’ll learn from that game. It will be a great learning session for him.” Gatson started the game in the place of senior Isaac Madison and had eight tackles to go along with his second career interception. “We just tried to keep them from throwing a lot of deep balls because we had watch a lot of film on them,” Gatson said. “We had a
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and the MLB playoff are getting into full swing, you still cant forget about the NFL and the parody unlike any other time in league history. The usual suspects are sitting atop the league like Green Bay, New England, Baltimore and Dallas, but there are also some fresh faces trying to knock down doors and get recognized like Buffalo, Oakland and Washington. This is why the NFL is so interesting this year. It’s not inconceivable for the Bills and Raders to win a game in the first week because teams are still trying to figure everything out, but these teams are sitting at the tops of their divisions which is new territory. If you are a sports fan then fall is your season. Things are heating up in three different leagues. Every day of the week you are guaranteed a good game in one of the sports. Teams are fighting for their life whether it is early on or the closing minutes of your season, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Harrison Stanfill is a guest columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Monday.
lot of confidence to come in and make plays against those guys.” The pass defense for the Hogs prevented the Aggies from scoring through the air. Texas A&M senior quarterback Ryan Tannehill had six passing touchdowns heading into the game, but didn’t throw for a touchdown, finishing 25 of 35 for 247 yards and one interception. Arkansas sealed the win against Texas A&M on a fourthand-2 defensive stop with barely 1:15 remaining. Junior linebacker Alonzo Highsmith and junior defensive tackle DeQuinta Jones brought down Michael for no gain. “We definitely felt the fourthand-2 that they were going to run the ball on that,” Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said. “I thought we made a nice call and we did a really nice job with our surge up front and our pad level. That was huge play for us.”
ARKANSAS-TEXAS A&M GAME STATISTICS First downs by rushing by passing by penalty Rushing yards Passing yards Passing Offensive plays Total yards Avg. per play Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Punts-Avg. Punt returns-Yds Kickoff returns-Yds Interceptions-Yds Fumble returns-Yds Possession time 3rd downs 4th downs Sacks by-Yds
ARK 28 6 19 3 71 510 30-51-0 81 581 7.2 1-0 14-112 7-48.4 1-19-0 6-108-0 0-0 1-0-0 28:04 8 of 17 0 of 0 0-0
TAMU 30 16 11 3 381 247 25-35-1 89 628 7.1 2-1 7-72 6-35.7 4-29-0 6-116-0 2-25-1 0-0-0 31:56 7of 15 0 of 1
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RUSHING D. Johnson B. Green R. Wingo Jr. T. Wilson PASSING T. Wilson
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TACKLES Solo Ast. Total TFL Sacks T. Mitchel 9 4 13 0 0 J. Franklin 8 3 11 1.0 0 E. Ford 6 4 10 0.5 0 G. Gatson 7 1 8 0 0 R. Rasner 6 1 7 0 0 A. Highsmith 4 3 7 0.5 0 E. Bennett 4 2 6 0 0 T. Flowers 4 1 5 0 0
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Yds 82 92 35 20 8 7 3
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lg 15 44 14 16 5 5 3
TACKLES T. Hunter S. Terrell D. Harris C. Russell C. Thomas T. Frederick S. Porter J. Stewart C. Judie G. Williams L. Smith
Solo 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 3
Ast. 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 3 3
9 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
Total TFLSacks 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0