Oct. 11, 2011

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Vol. 106, NO. 21 UATRAV.COM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011

NOH8 Campaign Sex Offenses Decrease in 2010, Comes to the Hill According to Clery Report by JOSEPH PORTER

Contributing Writer

The UA Registered Student Organization PRIDE, or People Respecting Individual Differences and Equality, will celebrate National Coming Out Day with the NOH8 Campaign next week. Tuesday, Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, an internationally recognized day of civil awareness and discussion for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. ASG allocated $2,675 in RSO appropriations for this event. The NWA Center for Equality, a local advocacy and social awareness nonprofit, assisted PRIDE in securing the space with Hog Haus owner Julie Sill, said Flannery Wasson, PRIDE’s vice president for administration. The NOH8 Campaign be-

gan in 2009 as a photography project, silently protesting against California Proposition 8, which stripped Californians of their samesex marriage rights. The non-profit organization has grown into an LGBT civil rights emblem, snapping more than 13,000 photos in 17 different cities, according to the campaign’s website. The campaign’s trip to Fayetteville is its first appearance in the state of Arkansas, said Brandon Butler, president of PRIDE. Photographed participants are asked to wear a white shirt with duct tape across their mouth that reads “NOH8.” The photo campaign includes celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, Kim Kardashian and Cindy McCain, the wife of Republican Sen. John McCain.

by AMANDA POGUE Staff Writer

Despite record enrollment, crime incidents declined in 2010, according to the Jeanne CLERY Disclosure of Campus Security Policy Campus Crime Statistics Report and Annual Fire Safety Report, released Oct. 1. The report shows that forcible sex offenses had been reported 11 times in 2008 and 9 times in 2009. However, there were only 2 reported in 2010. With enrollment numbers increasing from 19,849 in 2009

to 21,405 in 2010, the number of reports would have been expected to go up, not down. “Keep in mind that those are the ones that were reported, so some years we have zero, and I think that 11 is one of the highest years we’ve ever had those reports made,” said UAPD Lt. Gary Crain. “If it’s not reported to us, then we can’t do anything about it.” The number of reported liquor law violations can also be deceptive, said UA staff member Danielle Dunn. There were only 32 liquor law arrests in 2010, according

to the CLERY Report. “Liquor law arrests in CLERY only means minors in possession of alcohol or someone buying alcohol for an underage person,” Crain said. “It doesn’t mean public intoxication or driving while intoxicated. Those are not included in that report.” Although the bulk of the report is statistics, there are also pages of on-campus resources for victims of drug and alcohol addiction or sexual abuse. R.E.S.P.E.C.T., or Rape Education Services by Peers En-

couraging Conscious Thought, is a peer education program utilizing presentations, interactive campus exhibits, outreach initiatives and awareness events, according to the CLERY Report. Some of their annual events include Alcohol Awareness Week and Campus Clothesline Project. STAR Central, or Support Training Advocacy Resources, is a confidential victim support and advocacy service, according to the report.

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Ultimate Frisbee, Flyin’ High

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Campus Pantry Workers Take Donations For World Food Day by ZESSNA GARCIA Staff Writer

World Food Day is a worldwide program by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in order to create awareness on the issues of hunger and how it can be addressed in the community. “One of the goals is to call attention to food shortages and hunger around the world and strategies for how to go about getting food to people,” said Michele Halsell managing director of the applied sustainability center. World Food Day will be observed Sunday, Oct. 16 globally but will be observed Friday, Oct. 14 on-campus in order for students to participate, said Nick Brown, director for campus sustainability because of time conflicts because of fall break. This will be the fourth year the UA participates in

World Food Day. In years past UA students have participated in food banks during football games, worldwide broadcast discussion panels and as a final event a Langar Lunch, Halsell said. Langar Lunches are a Sikh tradition in India and it is a community kitchen where “everyone is invited to partake in the meal,” Halsell said. The observation of World Food Day will conclude with the annual Langar Lunch in the Union room 507 and this event will be open to the public, Brown said. Ed Nicholson the director of community relations will be the guest speaker for this event; also speaking will be Julia Lyon senior, biology major and VAC (Volunteer Action Center) Full Circle Chairman.

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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Sophomore Mary Meigs tries to defend as freshman Taylor Curtis makes the catch. Both Meigs and Curtis are members of the UA’s Ultimate Frisbee Club team.

Campus Lighting Tours Help Safety by EMILY JONES Staff Writer

With the growing student population comes the heightened concern for student safety at the UA. To ensure that campus has the safest conditions for students, the Residents’ Interhall Congress, UAPD and Reggie Houser, assistant director of housing, collaborated on

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a plan to check light fixtures and sidewalk and brush maintenance on campus. Campus lighting tours happen two or three times each year, Houser said, but the groups are mostly faculty and staff, usually all male and take hours because of the size of the campus. There is also a maintenance worker who drives around campus monthly to survey the lighting.

Features

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These efforts seemed ineffective, “it is hard to judge lighting in the eyes of a student,” Houser said. Tyler Priest, vice president of RIC, and Houser revised the lighting tour to make it a student project. Houser separated the campus into 13 zones and made volunteering as a student more appealing. “We came up with some incentives like hot

Sports

Architecture Students Obsessive Compulsive New Wilco Album Has Banned List Has Appeal Midseason Report Solid Sound to Rebellious Readers Arkansas is off to the Adapt to New Classes Disorder Week Students in the architecture department have been moved to different classrooms.

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As Mental Illness Awareness week passes, a new week highlighting OCD begins.

“The Whole Love” does well with both upbeat and slower songs.

Five banned books that should be read in honor of Banned Books Week.

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WEATHER FORECAST

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Opinion

Immigration Debate Lacks Practical Solution

best start in coach Bobby The winner-take-all immigraPetrino’s four seasons. Check tion debate ignores problems out the good and bad for the caused by an increasing Razorbacks’ first six games. undocumented immigrant population.

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chocolate, t-shirts,” said Cameron Mussar, president of the RIC. Participating in the tours will also serve as a resume builder, Houser said, because it “shows your involvement in the safety of the community.”

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