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Electric Vehicle Chargers Added in the Garland Parking Garage by JACK SUNTRUP Staff Writer
Two electric-vehicle-charging stations are up and running in the Garland Avenue parking garage, UA officials said. “Anyone that signs up for the program at mycharge-
point.net can use it,” said Andy Gilbride, parking and transit representative. “The only money it would cost is a parking permit or an hourly meter charge.” Not only do the stations charge cars, but they use any other electrically powered vehicle as well, Gilbride said.
The university partnered with Coulomb Technologies, Inc. to install the stations. Coulomb Technologies boasts the largest network of charging stations in the world and has expanded into 14 countries since starting up in 2009, according to their website.
Though none of their home chargers have been installed in the region, Gilbride anticipates more interest in the stations as word gets out, he said.
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It’s Getting Hot in Here by JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer
Although the fall temperatures are noticeably lower, some students question UA Housing officials’ decision to switch the heat on in the residence halls without allowing the hall senates to vote on the issue as they have in past years. The heat was turned on in UA residence halls Tuesday, October 25, a decision made by the director of residential facilities and the director of residence education in expectation of a cold front, said Florence Johnson, the executive director of Housing. In past years, the hall senates within the residence
MARY MCKAY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Particle detectors placed on each floor of the dorms are just one example of the safety precaustions taken a the UA. The particle detectors will set off the alarms in the presence of smoke or steam.
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spaces, said Florence Johnson, executive director of housing. Health and safety checks put greater emphasis on spacUA Housing officials are es that have bathrooms and working on a procedure for kitchens that aren’t attended health and safety checks withto by a cleaning staff, Johnson in the residence halls, a houssaid. With the temperature changing, thermostats around campus have been set to accommodate the colder weather. ing official said. Many other universities While UA Housing does not have a formal process conduct health and safety yet for the health and safe- checks within their residence ty checks, the purpose is to halls, including the Universimaintain a level of cleanliness ties of Missouri and Texas, acFayetteville master plan to bring potential homes and by NICK OLIVER within the residence halls, es- cording to their housing webdevelop areas in the south- jobs to UA students, officials Staff Writer sites. pecially in suites and apartern part of the city. This deci- said. see CLEAN ments, where students are reRezoning marks one of sion lays the groundwork for The City Council apon page 3 sponsible for cleaning their the first steps in the proposed future investors that would proved rezoning 225 acres in south Fayetteville Oct. 18. Rezoning certain areas allows for investors to build in places that wouldn’t be possible under the old zoning classifications, city finance director Jeremy Pate said. This step is the first of many goals under the Fayette Junction Master Plan that plans for building sidewalks and improving roads in hopes that investors will build and develop the area, Pate said. “It’s always good business. It’s always prudent to have a plan that envisions what the future should look at,” said Stephen Luoni, director of the UA Community Design Center. The planning comes in a time of economic downturn because it allows developers the opportunity to sit down, think, reflect and figure out how they want the future to look, Luoni said. “In the midst of an economic boom, you really don’t have time to plan,” Luoni said. JACKI FROST STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER This rezoning is extremeSophomore Tri Delt, Caroline Fuller, paints the face of a hog on Monday night in preparation for a homecoming float. ly important in bringing inby JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer
halls would vote when to switch from air conditioning to heat, however, this year UA housing administrators made this decision. The decision was handed to housing administrators a couple of years ago because of dwindling participation in voting, Johnson said. In addition, some of the newer dorms have heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that allow for the heat and air to run all the time. There may also be times when the temperature allows for halls not to need the heat or the air conditioning, Johnson said.
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Possible New Homes and Jobs for UA Students
Members of Greek Life Prepare for Homecoming
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Experiencing Rwandan Former Homecoming Queens: Where Are Culture at the UA UA students can experiThey Now? ence Rwandan culture with a new program.
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vestors into the area and has already shown its effect from past plans, said Todd Jacobs, principal owner of Jacobs + Newell Company. Jacobs’ company has built in and around the areas presented in the Walker Park and Fayette Junction Master Plans, he said. “We wouldn’t build in that area if it wasn’t for the Walker Park Master Plan. It wouldn’t be economically feasible to build in that area before the master plan,” Jacobs said. Other investors such as J.T. Wampler, the owner of Tanglewood Branch Beer Company in south Fayetteville, also have seen the effect zoning has on future investments. “I wouldn’t have built my restaurant here if it wasn’t for the zoning,” Wampler said. The type of zoning in the area where Wampler’s business is located allowed him to bypass going in front of the city Planning Commission, a process that could last six months or more, he said. Rezoning will make it easier to build, allowing flexibility and higher density.
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Experiencing the Rwandan Culture at the UA by MATILDE BONIFAZ Staff Writer
Each year UA officials choose one country and create an event with a plethora of food, games and traditional dances. This year UA officials chose Rwanda to be part of an Engagement Ceremony. The Engagement Ceremony will help students experience what is like to be in Rwanda for an engagement ceremony without leaving the UA, according to an online article. “Each time we try and visit a different part of the world. The last few immersions have been in Asia, and we haven’t gone to Africa in a while. Also right now we have a good number of Rwandan students who are involved with our office and many of them had the opportunity to go home over the summer and bring back artifacts and things for the immersion,” said Cynthia Smith, outreach coordinator. UA officials pick groups who have lot of leadership potential, who are under-represented and may not have funding, Smith said. Guests will get to experience the food, clothing, music, performances or negotiations that are associated with an Engagement Ceremony. About 15 Rwandan students will be helping in the immersion from the UA, as well as Rwandan students coming from Hendrix College and Oklahoma Christian University. Similar events have been held at the UA since 2005 and have had great success, Smith said. The past events were a Colombian Carnival Party, Jordanian Formal Dinner, Filipino Wedding & Reception, Ghanaian Baby Naming Ceremony, Austrian Christmas, Nomadic People of Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Tibet, Japanese Summer Festival, Caribbean Cruise, Vietnamese “Tet Holiday” New Year’s Celebration and Indonesian Independence Day, Smith said. “This is an immersion, so those who come need to be ‘transported’ to a house in Rwanda where one of their relatives is getting engaged. Participants will learn some local language, will eat typical
food, will watch as the families negotiate for the new couple and will dance and sing in celebration for this happy event,” Freeman said. The Rwandan community has been working hard on the ceremony for a wonderful night and it would not be complete without the negotiations between two families, sacred cows, and a lot of cultural dancing, according to an online article. “I guess every country has
a different Engagement Ceremony, It would be very interesting and fun to witness how Rwandans celebrate with their community,” said Maria Fabiana Pena, industrial engineer major. “We wanted to highlight a country in the continent of Africa. We have seen growth in our Rwandan student population and thought it would be a good year to highlight a specific event from their country before the largest
number of the Rwandan students graduated” said Michael Freeman, director of international students and scholars. Program sponsors are Office of International Students & Scholars and the Multicultural Center. Program begins at 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Union Theater. Those who want to participate must preregister at hr.uark.edu, clicking on the “Training Calendar” and on the Rwandan Immersion Event.
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from page 1 “On the business side, it’s less of a bureaucratic headache. It’s a huge deal for people to reinvest money into those areas,” Jacobs said. The idea would be for pioneer investors such as Wampler to come into the area and create a successful business, which brings in the second stage of investors
more accurate information,” Maxwell said. The Diane D. Blair Center joined with Knowledge Networks at Stanford University to create the national poll, Maxwell said. UA political scientists Todd Shields, Pearl Ford Dowe, Maxwell and Rafael Jimeno created the poll. The research found through the poll could affect Southern politics in the future, researchers say. “Longterm the poll affects candidates, in the sense that if we get a more accurate picture of how dynamic Southern politics is, we might see more Democrats compete in the South, and we might see Republicans try to counter that competi-
tion by reaching out to more people,” Maxwell said. “The number of Southerners that go to the polls in the South is lower than the national average, and the number of people that are reached by a national party is lower, and some of it is because people assume it’s a default region, and that it’s going to go one direction, so there’s not a lot of competition and we need that competition; it brings in information and it brings in campaign dollars,” Maxwell said. The poll had a total sample of 3,406 individuals aged 18 years or older including 932 Latinos, 825 African Americans, and 1,649 nonHispanic white respondents. Across all racial and ethnic
categories 1,689 respondents lived in the South, and 1,717 respondents lived outside of the South, according to the poll website. The poll was conducted in November 2010. While orchestrated by the Blair Center on the UA campus, the poll is privately supported. “The poll is funded by the Blair Center, which is named after Diane Blair and it was a congressionally appropriated research center, with also support from Jim Blair, who’s a major donor to the university, and then we had a partnership with the Rockefeller Institute, which is also part of the UA system. It’s all private money that has funded the poll,” Maxwell said.
involved the Residents’ Interhall Congress in its planning of the health and safety checks, Johnson said. “We were confronted by some housekeepers and presented with these health and safety checks because residents were leaving their spaces in deplorable conditions,” said Cameron Mussar, RIC president. “They thought students might not be receptive to the idea, so we’re supportive of the idea as something that will keep residents safer.” In addition to overall cleanliness, officials will be checking for items related to resident safety. “During those extended breaks, they’ll be checking windows and looking for things that have been left plugged in, open food that has been left, things like that,” Johnson said. “As an organization, we’re really looking for ways to proactively tell residents to keep their spaces clean, whether that be an email or posters just telling them to clean their bathrooms at least once a semester,” Mussar said, “and really, housing is looking to protect their investment in these spaces, which can in turn keep the costs of living on campus low.”
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Coulomb representative. “This market is about to be developed because electric cars started being sold on the east coast and are moving inward,” he said. “It’s kind of a test market right now to get usage data.” Companies in Northwest Arkansas will play a vital role in the market’s expansion, Mannino said. “Walmart and [J.B.] Hunt
will play a role, and Northwest Arkansas will be an important market,” he said. “We already have a number of stations in Arkansas.” The UA station is the sixth in the state and the first in Northwest Arkansas, according to Coulomb Technologies website, and other west coast states like California have hundreds in operation. The availability of elec-
tric cars become mainstream in Arkansas by the end of the year, and the diversity in brands will also expand, Mannino said. “There’s pretty much two cars in the market right now, the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt,” he said. “By the end of the year there will be two more brands: Mitsubishi and Ford. The consumer will have more choices.”
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Homecoming week’s “Raze Your Pride” banner competition is going on. Residence halls and Greek houses each design a banner to be judged and displayed. -
The health and safety checks would take place during regular closings such as spring break, winter break and the end of semesters, with one check a semester, Johnson said. Housing administrators
Political Diversity in the South by LEIGH JACKSON Staff Writer
The South is not as politically homogenous as conventional wisdom would suggest, according to a report written by a UA researcher. Angie Maxwell, UA associate professor of political science, researches political proclivities in the South. Maxwell uses information revealed in the Blair-Rockefeller poll. The UA Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society created the Blair-Rockefeller poll, which attempts to represent the political leanings of people in the South more accurately than other national polls. A 3 percent difference is apparent between Southerners who identify themselves as conservative and people in other parts of the country who identify with conservative policies, according to the poll website. The poll reveals relatively little difference between Southerners and non-Southerners overall, with religion serving as the primary exception. When asked questions regarding the positions that certain people hold in the American government, Southerners and non-Southerners were indistinguishable, according to the poll website. The poll asked participants questions such as “do you favor or oppose increasing taxes to reduce the budget deficit,” and “do you favor or oppose allowing homosexual couples to legally marry,” according to the poll website. The goal of the research is
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from page 1 “They decide based on what the weather is doing at the time. They also look at historical weather patterns and the forecast,” Johnson said, “The temperature tends to flux in Northwest Arkansas.” “If it were up to me, I would have waited until the temperatures were more consistently cold,” said Logan Moyer, freshman business supplychain major from Futrall Hall, “The first day it was turned on the high was around 80 degrees.” “It’s been so hot and muggy
to use the poll to find more accurate information about the political preferences of Southerners. “This poll that we’ve conducted is an academic poll, not a political poll, so its purpose is to provide real academic social science, and statistical research on what is significant. We don’t have a goal other than to gather more accurate knowledge about the South,” Maxwell said. “We look at AfricanAmerican and Latino Southerners; who these people are and how they’re voting,” Maxwell said. “We don’t just work on an assumed kind of ‘white’ South, and when you look at that it’s a much more competitive place for national politics, but it’s been kind of mischaracterized, and so our efforts are to show a real South that is much more dynamic and diverse than what is usually associated with it.” “A lot of national polls don’t have a good sample size of the South, so we got funding last year to run a big national poll. The BlairRockefeller poll has enough Southerners surveyed to do a South-non-South comparison, which lets us start talking about what the real South looks like, and not just the mythology about the South. So we get the good, the bad and the ugly,” Maxwell said. “Most of what we know is from national surveys that do a very bad job of actual regional diversification, and so you see very few Southerners included and yet big assumptions are made about the region based on those polls, so our intent is to get in our room,” said Grace Colly, a freshman apparel studies major living in Yocum Hall, “I wish we could still vote on cooling and heating.” “The heat was a little uncomfortable at first,” said Moyer, “I think halls should definitely have the chance to vote if this really is the ‘You’ of A.” “If students have an opinion, they should always express it to their hall governments or their coordinators. We don’t ignore it. We’ve only had one phone call so far asking about the heat,” Johnson said.
constructing larger, more ambitious projects, Luoni said. These second stage investors are more inclined to come in because they know that through the success of the initial investors it is safer and not as high of a risk for failure, Luoni said. “People need to make a commitment to this side of town. I’ve staked my claim on this corner, and I’m staying here,” Wampler said.
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“We haven’t seen anyone using it yet,” he said, “but we’ve had a few faculty and staff ask about it.” The Northwest Arkansas market is evolving, and the UA’s installation of the charging station was part of a wider test market across college campuses, said Guy Mannino,
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FROM THE EDITOR Update on Monday’s Missing Traveler Edition Since reporting that our papers were stolen Monday in Tuesday’s issue of the Traveler, a group has come forward and claimed responsibility. The Sigma Pi fraternity president called the police department Tuesday morning and said Sigma Pi members were responsible for the incident. Monday night, some papers were actually returned to the Traveler bin outside our office while we finished production, by who we later found out was a Sigma Pi pledge. We had a meeting Tuesday afternoon with some editorial staff members, Steve Wilkes, the director of student media and our faculty advisor to discuss three possible courses of action that we could take—press charges, go to the All University J-Board or do nothing. After some discussion we decided that the best move would be to allow the Greek Life office to punish whom it sees fit for the incident with its sanctions. Going into the meeting we were of the belief that pressing formal charges went too far— fraternity members didn’t take the newspapers with a malicious intent against The Traveler staff or as an ill-advised Halloween prank. If we had pressed charges our only option was a felony count of criminal mischief, the director of student media said. Because the cost of Monday’s issue was more than $1,000 it automatically would have been a felony. Sigma Pi members have also agreed to pay back the approximately $3,000—which includes labor, production and printing costs— that Monday’s issue cost. When Sigma Pi members agreed to pay back the costs of the paper, we thought it cost about $8,000. Likewise though, if we had done nothing it would have treated an issue that we spent most of Monday worrying about as though it had never happened. Unknowingly or not, systematically stealing papers is illegal. Furthermore we feel that going through J-Board would drag out the issue longer than we wished. We feel as though the Greek Life could handle the punishment and this way, we can put this bad experience behind us. Though the past couple of days have been stressful for the Traveler editorial staff, and we regret that students didn’t get the chance to read and see the hard work of the Traveler staff, we hope this incident will inform other students or groups that might not have been aware that stealing newspapers—whether on or off campus— is a crime and has repercussions.
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Arkansas Lottery Scholarship a Challenge to Maintain for Some Students Across the Aisle
Welcome New ASG Senators Associated Student Government President Michael Dodd swore in the 12 senators elected during last week’s vacancy elections at the ASG Senate meeting Tuesday night. Though 9 out of the 12 senators have no previous ASG experience, we hope that they will jump right in with writing legislation and helping ASG tackle bigger issues on campus.
Traveler Quote of the Day “People need to make a commitment to this side of town. I’ve staked my claim on this corner, and I’m staying here,” - J.T. Wampler, the owner of Tanglewood Branch Beer Company in south Fayetteville. “Possible New Homes and Jobs for UA Students”, page one
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by SAMANTHA WILLIAMS Enterprise Editor
With college tuition and national student loan debt increasing each year, the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship is a godsend for many individuals hoping to earn a college degree. Unfortunately, for some students the scholarship has really lived up to its name, proving to be too much of a “challenge” to maintain. About 40 percent of firsttime traditional freshmen who received the challenge scholarship last year were not academically eligible to maintain those scholarships or did not return to college this fall, according to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Many students failed to meet the grade point average or credit hour requirements, said Shane Broadway, interim director of the Higher Education Department. To continue receiving the scholarship, a student must maintain a 2.5 GPA and complete 27-30 credit hours in an academic year. Voters approved the scholarship in 2008, which is funded by the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, and eligibility requirements were later lowered to expand the size and number of scholarships so that more students could have access to a college education. Also, the original award amount was $5,000 for four-year schools and $2,500 for two-year schools. However, the award amount was changed this year to $4,500 for four-year universities and
$2,250 for two-year colleges. Scholarships are renewed annually unless a student loses eligibility. This new data demonstrates the reality that students are simply not being prepared for college in high school. College professors “graded” the overall academic quality of the Arkansas public high school system in preparing students for college with mostly Ds (50.2 percent) and Cs (38.6 percent), according to a report by the Arkansas
term not addressing the quality of education students receive will lead to these students joining the work force, but if they are not qualified, they are no use to anybody and won’t be employed in higher level positions— i.e. won’t be making more money to buy houses, invest, create businesses, spend money, etc. More than 60 percent of the employers surveyed are not satisfied with the ability of recent high school graduates to read and understand written instructions and ma-
“College professors ‘graded’ the overall academic quality of Arkansas public high school system in preparing students for college with mostly D’s (50.2 percent) and Cs (38.6 percent), according to a report by the Arkansas Department of Education.” Department of Education in 2007. In Arkansas only 18 percent of ACT-tested high school graduates were ready for college-level courses in 2009, compared with a 24 percent national average, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education. Arkansas lawmakers and education officials are often so concerned with boosting graduation rates that providing a quality education takes a backseat to the numbers game. This year Gov. Mike Beebe and Arkansas legislators proposed that colleges be funded based on graduation rates as opposed to enrollment numbers alone. While this is not an entirely ill-advised plan, it doesn’t address the underlying question — will boosting college graduation and enrollment rates really make a difference in stimulating the economy if we’re producing unqualified graduates? Though we’re in a shortterm in recession, in the long
terials, according to the Arkansas Department of Education. The ability to comprehend tasks and instructions is an essential requirement for most, if not all, career fields. It is alarming that the majority of employers ADE surveyed do not feel confident that a high school graduate can “read and understand” instructions. ADE also found that the majority of the professors surveyed consider the level of admissions not to be very competitive at all within their schools. Almost 30 percent of the professors said admission standards were not very competitive and 54 percent said admission standards were not competitive at all. When high school students know that being admitted into college is not a competitive process, there is no incentive to learn or achieve academic excellence because excellence was never expected of them.
This fosters an unhealthy sense of entitlement that will inevitably backfire, if not in college, then later in life. The high number of students losing their challenge scholarships is a prime example of students being both unprepared for university-level courses and also being unwilling to meet even the simplest of requirements. A book published this year called “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” by sociologists Richard Arum of New York University and Josipa Roksa of the University of Virginia, cite laziness and a desire for easy classes as one of several reasons for 45 percent of students showing “no significant improvement in the key measures of critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing by the end of their sophomore years.” As a senior who is familiar with my own study habits and that of other college students, it’s difficult for me to accept that a lack of preparedness in high school is the only thing to blame. While students losing eligibility for challenge scholarships cannot be solely attributed to laziness, it can also not be solely attributed to a lack of preparedness. At some point, students must prioritize and understand that while partying and skipping classes might be their idea of an authentic college experience, it is not conducive to a successful semester at a higher institution of learning. And if that realization fails to register and students continue refusing to take responsibility for their actions, the consequences could be far greater than losing a scholarship. Samantha Williams is the 2011-2012 enterprise editor. She is a senior majoring in political science. Her column appears bimonthly.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Former Homecoming Queens: Where Are They Now?
COURTESY PHOTO Hannah Henson, last year’s homecoming queen, stands with Chancellor David Gearhart and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who is a UA graduate, at last year’s homecoming football game.
by CAITLIN MURAD Staff Writer
As homecoming approaches, the posters and yard signs promoting homecoming queen cover the campus. These girls represent the UA for an entire year until they pass off their crown to the new queen. But what does it take to be the next UA homecoming
queen? “[The homecoming queen] is pretty much someone who is going to represent the student body the way it should be represented,” said Leah Nichols, ASG homecoming director. “It is important that she shows leadership and involvement.” In 2007, Katy O’Connell was crowned homecoming queen
Campus Flashback: Disney Channel Original Movies by SHELBY GILL Staff Writer
Do you ever wonder what Walt Disney would think if he saw his classic 1930s characters replaced with 20th century teen idols? Disney Channel was introduced to the cable world around 1983, but the channel really generated popularity when it started creating Disney Channel Original Movies. “Disney Channel Original Movies movies were the best,” said Jessica Haas, a UA senior. DCOM started in 1997 with Northern Lights and Underwraps. The success of those two films caused the increase in movies in 1998, and then the real burst in films in 1999. The heyday of DCOM started after 1999, when the company began producing more than eight movies per year. Although DCOM is most noted for the more recent High School Musical, the classic films were as close as the ‘90s generation could get to midnight premiers. Most premiered around 7 or 8 p.m. “The best DCOM movie was Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century,” said Sierra Carson, UA sophomore. “She was so cool. I wanted to be her. I remember I tried to dress like her for school one day. My mom was like, ‘Uh no, go change!’” Surprisingly enough, Zenon was based on a book and was originally filmed as a pilot episode for a Disney Channel Original Series. It was later that producers decided to introduce the episode as a film. Zenon encompassed every tween girl’s fantasy: popularity, cute boys and a multitude of adventures. Besides saving Planet Earth, Zenon got to rock metallic clothing and radical hairstyles. Her adventures caught the eye of
ma and teens skating entirely too fast, this movie really brought the thrill factor to Disney. The minute October hits, the perennial favorite Halloweentown airs at least twice a week. Spawning numerous sequels, this movie’s popularity still remains unmatched in Disney’s beloved Halloween movies. It shows the exciting and scary side of Halloween without gruesome slasher scenes and terrifying monsters. “Her grandma’s like a witch and they go back to Halloweentown,” said Katie Sibley, UA senior. “I watched it every Halloween before I went trick-or-treating. When I was little, I thought it would be so good if Halloweentown existed because it’s like Halloween year round.” “Smart House was legit,” Haas said. “I love how it told ‘Pat’ you were hungry and she brought you cupcakes. They also had that dance party, with Jump 5 – or whatever that was, and whenever Pat was mad, it would rain.” The house talks, throws killer parties, bakes cookies on demand and captures its inhabitants inside. Smart House reflected the downside of technological advances in the 21st century. This flick showed that comfort and conveniences didn’t come without its downfalls. Another Disney Channel Original Movie hit was Johnny Tsunami. “I wanted to marry Johnny,” said Beka Goad, UA sophomore. From the beautiful blue Pacific waters of Hawaii to the powder white slopes of Vermont, Johnny says aloha to his lax island lifestyle and to strict prep-school life. Every teen’s dream vacation takes place in Hawaii, and who doesn’t want homework to consist of surf class? Johnny Tsunami incorpo-
“I watched the movie Brink! like 100 times in a row.” - Reese Stanley, UA Student many preteens. “I watched the movie Brink! like 100 times in a row,” said Reese Stanley, UA junior. Disney didn’t only cater to girls but showed its tougher side in the movie Brink!, which followed the lives of rival inline skaters. Featuring Andy “Brink” Brinker, the movie followed tough family finance struggles and the choices involved. It provided a pseudoromanticized view of family vs. friends. Complete with angst, dra-
rated every beach stereotype from coconut cups to leis. DCOM movies served as the interim films between the Disney cartoons and PG-13 movies. The minutes waiting for 8 p.m. to hit couldn’t have seemed longer and the fact viewers had to wait to see the movies on television, because they weren’t on DVD (or VHS), helped keep up the suspense. They shaped the media childhood of the ‘90s and continue to impact current generations.
after helping to colonize the new chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi on the UA campus. She was a charter member for the sorority and was their recruitment chair for the first year on campus. “It was a great experience because you are chosen for your involvement and the impact you make on campus,” O’Connell said in an interview
for Inviting Arkansas Magazine. “The university was looking to expand sorority life. They chose Alpha Omicron Pi, and along with some great girls, I helped colonize the UA chapter.” Katy is now married to her high school sweetheart, American Idol contestant Kris Allen. “The main key of being homecoming queen is involvement,” Nichols said. “It is great if people are really involved in ASG or in Greek Life, but we want someone who can represent most of the University.” Kimberly Smith, the 2009 homecoming queen, served as a leader in her numerous activities on campus. She majored in health science, was vice president of National Pan-Hellenic Council, captain of the Razorback cheerleading squad and an active member of the Kappa Iota Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Kim continues to give be involved in her community through her participation in the Miss Arkansas pageant as Miss South Central Arkansas this summer.
Last year’s queen, Hannah Henson, was also very involved on campus. She double majored in Biochemistry and Anthropology. Hannah was an Honors College student ambassador, a member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Golden Key National Honour Society and an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Hannah received several awards and grants throughout her college career and is now a first year medical student at UAMS. “It's pretty challenging, but honestly, I do not think I could be happier doing anything else with my life,” Henson said. “The practice of medicine is just so fascinating, and I look forward to truly helping people in the future - hopefully as a physician!” To be on the homecoming court, women must be a full-time student and must be nominated by a registered student organization. This year, there were 21 nominees for homecoming queen. Through a series of interviews, ASG narrowed the nominees down to the top 15, top 10, and then
the five on the homecoming court. This year’s homecoming court includes Amy Carson, representing Kappa Delta Pi; Elizabeth Fiser, representing Chi Omega Sorority and Arkansas Booster Club; Holly Hilburn, representing Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority; Lauren Waldrip, representing Sigma Alpha Epsilon; and Kayln Williams, representing ASG. The homecoming court participates in the homecoming parade, pep rally and the homecoming game as well other activities during the week. This year ASG is working with the Student Alumni Association in order to start a new tradition of bringing back the past queens every year for homecoming. They will be recognized for all they have done for the UA and the impact they had while they were students. “The former homecoming queens will ride in the parade and be honored at the pep rally and on the field at half time,” Nichols said. “The former queens are very excited.”
Antique Book Shows Roots of Razorback Tradition
COURTESY PHOTO Alison Giezentanner, ASG director of campus traditions, donates Porkey: An Arkansas Razorback to Tom Dillard, director of special collections for Mullins Library.
by STEPHANIE EHRLER Staff Writer
During a football game, Razorback fans listen to the deafening reverberation of the word “Arkansas!” as it explodes from one half of the football stadium crowd, while the other half screams “Razorbacks!” shortly after. A tradition like this is a reason for UA students to come together in a common bond, but these customs are not new; they have been forming for more than a century. The Giezentanner family, owners of Once Upon A Time bookstore in Tontitown, found a rare copy of the book “Porkey: An Arkansas Razorback” in their store and donated it to Mullins Library on Oct. 6. The book was published in 1939 and reveals the roots of many UA traditions. “My dad got a shipment in with the book,” said Allison Giezentanner, ASG director of campus traditions. “This book was really exciting for him because there are
only 11 known copies, and he thought it was only fitting that the UA should have one.” The notable book allows the UA to have an important source of information behind the traditions for which the university is known. “The book offers an alternate version of how the Razorbacks became the UA's mascot,” said Greg Giezentanner, Once Upon A Time owner. “It begins by telling the story of a wild pig that was raised on the banks of the Arkansas River and became lost.” While traditions are important, the history behind them is just as significant. James L. Lockhart, the author of “Porkey: An Arkansas Razorback,” also wrote about where the traditions of the Razorbacks started. The book discloses that “Arkansas can be proud of its flagship institution and its mascot,” said Rudy Trejo, ASG assistant director of student activities. “The [UA] has rich, historic traditions that every Razorback can be
proud of.” UA traditions have been growing since the mascot was changed from a cardinal to a razorback in 1909. “I believe that the donation helps to demonstrate to UA students how important preserving things of the past is and how our school's spirit has and will always be strong,” Greg Giezentanner said. “As a used-book dealer, I realize the importance for any institution to obtain archival material that relates to its own history.” The UA population has been increasing each year, and this makes it easy for students to feel less a part of a community. But when everyone can participate in a century-old tradition -- like the “wooo pig sooie” call -- it is easier to feel more at home. “Traditions are important to me because it is what connects the whole student body,” said Austin Bozarth, UA sophomore. “They also make me feel more connected with the alumni who graduated before me.”
The UA will continue to grow with each incoming freshman class, and it is important that students understand the significance behind the Razorback ways. “This book instills a lot of pride,” Allison Giezentanner said. “I think this book is important because it is rare, and our campus should know where our mascot came from.” “Porkey: An Arkansas Razorback” may be 73 years old, but the historic content within will allow the public to understand the prominence of current UA traditions. “Given the great and deep traditions the University of Arkansas prides itself on, ‘Porkey: An Arkansas Razorback Story’ goes along with them,” Trejo said. “It’s essential that Mullins Library and the student body have the book because it’s a story about our mascot. A mascot can have the capacity to define the university and the pride students have in their college.”
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Hogs Win Second Wade Suspended for XCStraight SEC Title South Carolina Game by RUMIL BAUTISTA Staff Writer
Receiver penalized after hit on punt return
The Arkansas’ men’s cross country team took first place in the Southeastern Conference Championship for a second consecutive year on Monday, beating out Junior Eric Fernandez led the Hogs and also earned the meet’s individual title with a first-place finish. “An SEC Championship is right at the top of our list of things to do,” coach Chris Bucknam said. “So it was a great win for our program, and more importantly, it was a great win for our kids. They had a great experience, and they ran smart.” Fernandez and Phillips were the top runners of the
by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Arkansas freshman receiver Marquel Wade was suspended for the South Carolina game Saturday for his flagrant personal foul penalty on Vanderbilt punt returner Jonathan Krause, the Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday afternoon. Wade was ejected from the game against the Commodores after crushing Krause before he had the chance to field a thirdquarter punt in the Razorbacks’ 31-28 win. Following the play, Wade got up and celebrated while Krause lay motionless on the ground, drawing boos from the Vanderbilt crowd. “We have addressed the matter and will comply with the league’s decision,” Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said in a statement Tuesday. The hit drew attention across the nation for its vicious nature and Wade’s celebration following the play. The 5-foot-11, 185-pounder apologized for the hit Monday. “I really want to just apologize for any embarrassment I did for the fans, also the organization,” Wade said. “Any situation I get into, whatever they say, I’ve got to take what I did and just go with it. Just go to the future. What I did was wrong, but I thought he had the ball. So I’ll just leave it at that. I was just going out there, do-
race. Behind them, seniors Rick Elliott and Chuol Dey and freshman Patrick Rono rounded out the scorers for Arkansas with sixth-, 1thand 13th-place individual finishes. “Our big three—Eric Fernandez, Duncan Phillips and Rick Elliott—did a phenomenal job, along with freshman Patrick Rono. And Chuol Dey is coming along,” Bucknam said. “All in all, it was a good, solid performance for our team. It was a win.” The SEC title had been one of the goals of the team, which got their first conference championship last year
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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas punt returner Marquel Wade is suspended for the South Carolina game by the SEC for his flagarant personal foul on Vanderbilt punt returner Jonathan Krause. ing 100 percent, trying to play my game and I messed up. “I take all the regret for everything I did. I thought I just made a good play.” Wade averages 59.8 all-purpose yards per game and had an 85-yard kickoff return for a touch-
down against New Mexico. “We’ve got plenty of guys at (receiver),” offensive coordinator Garrick McGee said. “The receiver slot is a position we have multiple guys that we can use that we trust that understand what we’re doing. He is a really good player.
He’s a talented and tough kid. I know he’s really, really sorry. One, for the act that he did to the kid, but that he’s not going to get to help us this weekend. That’s the reason he’s down, but we’ve got plenty of people at that position that we can fill in.”
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Duncan Phillips (left) and Chuol Dey (right) were part of the Arkansas men’s cross country team that took first place at the SEC Championships.
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Gamecocks’ D Presents Challenges Volleyball On Four-Game Streak Razorbacks have won six of seven games.
by MARTHA SWEARINGEN Staff Writer
by MONICA CHAPMAN Staff Writer
Arkansas picked apart South Carolina’s defense last season in a crucial 49-14 win in Columbia, S.C. The Gamecocks’ defense is a different unit this year. Last season when the Razorbacks faced South Carolina, thenquarterback Ryan Mallett completed 12 of 13 passes in the second half, finishing the game with 301 yards as the Hogs scored 23 unanswered points. This year, the Gamecocks are ranked No. 6 in the nation in total defense, allowing just 266.1 yards per game. South Carolina is also ranked No. 2 in the nation in pass defense and hasn’t allowed a play 40 yards of longer this season. “They’re playing different coverages,” Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick Magee said. “It seemed like they have simplified based on what we played against last year. They understand how to match the routes, and you can probably disguise that coverage better because you understand all the techniques and the angles that go into certain coverages. I think that’s what makes them one of the top defenses.” The Razorbacks will have to
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior receiver Greg Childs missed the Vanderbilt game after tweaking his knee in practice last week, but has improved in practice this week. protect junior quarterback Tyler Wilson against one of the top defensive end tandems in the SEC. Gamecocks senior defensive end Melvin Ingram is third in the SEC and tied for 27th in the country with 5.5 sacks, while 6-foot-6 freshman Jadeveon Clowney is tied for fourth in the SEC with
five sacks. “Every defense in the country talks about putting pressure on the quarterback, pushing him off of his set points, making sure he doesn’t get comfortable and sit back and
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Arkansas’ volleyball team is currently on its’ longest win streak of the regular season with four wins. The Razorbacks last four matches have been sweeps beating Ole Miss, Alabama, LSU and Mississippi State in straight sets. The team has also won six of their last seven games with Georgia being the one loss. Although the wins seem like they came easily, head coach Robert Pulliza said not all games will be that way. “It was just important to win,” Pulliza said. “That’s any time you can get a win get it in three, four, five. I really don’t care how we get them as long as we get them. We got them in three, which is great, but that’s not going to be the case as we keep going forward.” The game against the Bulldogs was at home Oct. 16 and went into a five-set match, with Georgia coming from behind in the fifth set to get
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas volleyball is on a four-game winning streak and will travel to Georgia and Auburn over the weekend. the win. “Georgia, they’re just a team that executes,” Pulliza said. “Defensively they do some great things. They did
some big plays against us. They made some big plays
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COMMENTARY
Basketball Hogs Buying Into System Old Fashioned 3-Point Play
ZACH TURNER
zwturner@uark.edu For any of the avid, or should I say die-hard, Arkansas Traveler sports section readers, you can probably re-
call a c olumn from mid-April where I touched on Arkansas’ basketball team needing to buy into Mike Anderson’s coaching system. Well, Anderson has been the head man for Arkansas for a solid seven-and-a-half months and been through two-and a-half full weeks of practice with his 2011 squad. Add in the Primetime at the Palace event and the RedWhite game from Sunday and that is the Mike Anderson head coaching career at Arkansas in a nutshell since leaving behind Missouri. Even though this may be a
bit too soon due to the lack of an actual game being played yet or Arkansas having to rebound from a loss, like they did almost 45 percent of the time under former coach John Pelphrey, the vibes are nothing but positive from the Arkansas basketball team thus far. Starting with the best player on the team, Marshawn Powell, the returning Razorbacks seem rejuvenated and have a strong determination heading into Friday’s first exhibition against Texas A&M-Commerce. Powell has accepted his
leader tag that has seemed to be placed on him since he is Arkansas’ returning leader in points and rebounds. The 6-foot-7 forward lost more than 20 pounds in the offseason to adapt to coach Anderson’s up-tempo style and said he feels much better since he now has the ability to get up and down the court without getting so tired. Powell was an absolute beast in the Red-White game against his fellow teammates, showing an improved jump shot and a quicker first step than last season in what was an injury-plagued year for
the Newport News, Va., native. Don’t expect Powell to suddenly turn into an AllAmerican candidate or NBA draft pick quite yet, but do expect the junior starting forward to lead the young Hogs in points and rebounds. Another sign that players are all aboard what Anderson has been preaching comes from the words of the best interview on the team, Marvell Waithe. Waithe might not be a big name on the team or someone with much experience since he transferred from
JUCO and played sparingly in 2010, but the former Mr. Basketball in Canada said it best when talking about the difference from last season’s coaching regime to this year’s under Anerson. “Last year I’d be in practice sometimes and be like ‘Why are we doing this?’” Waithe said. “This year when we practice, everything we do is for a purpose. We go long, but it seems like it gets by so fast because everything we’re doing is for a real purpose.”
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SPORTS from CROSS COUNTRY on page 7 after placing third and second in the years following the retirement of coach John McDonnell. “It’s something we can build on,” Bucknam said. “It was nice to get that win and get that second cross country title, and it’s something that we can start to work on as we go through the next three or four years.” Fernandez, Phillips and Elliott earned spots on the All-SEC First Team, and Dey and Rono were named to the All-SEC Second Team. Fernandez was also praised by Bucknam for his success not only at the meet but for the whole of the season. “Eric is just one of those kids that loves what he’s doing,” Bucknam said. “He’s just a tough-nosed kid and he has that overachieving gene in him that really makes him a tough competi-
tor. I’m really, really proud of him.” Up next for the Hogs is the NCAA South Central Regional to be held in Waco, Texas in two weeks. The top two finishers are guaranteed slots in the NCAA Championship. “We need to finish in the top two at South Central Region,” Bucknam said. “I really think that the challenge is going to be Texas, ranked 11th right now, and Texas A&M, who has one of the best distance runners in the country and five solid guys behind him. So we have our work cut out for us. But we’ll start to go to work on that this week.” Razorbacks Runners Up In SEC Championships, Gillespie Wins Individual Title The Arkansas women’s team placed second in the Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championship, behind then-thirdranked Vanderbilt. The Razorbacks were led
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011 by senior Kristen Gillespie, who took home the meet’s individual title, and freshmen Kaitlin Flattmann and Jessica Jackson. “I think it was all in all a good effort,” coach Lance Harter said. “I think it was basically a situation where we just got outmanned.” Arkansas was a favorite to win the title, along with Florida, until Vanderbilt shot up to No. 3 in the nation. The Commodores upset 19 nationally-ranked teams with a second-place finish at the Wisconsin Invitational. “We were able to avenge our one point loss to Florida last year and put them in third,” Harter said. “Unfortunately for them, they’re going to have a tough time now trying to qualify for the national championships because the region has gotten real tough now with the addition of Vanderbilt running so well. “Our hats are off to
Vanderbilt. [The Vanderbilt coach] has put in a lot of time, effort, and scholarship money into that event area, and it paid dividends.” Despite the second-place finish, Harter believes the team is still in a good position to qualify for the NCAA Championships even if they don’t place in the top two in the NCAA South Central Regional in two weeks. “We are now ranked in the top-20 again, so we’ll take that momentum into the regional meet and have a big race with the University of Texas, and then we’re off to the national championships,” Harter said. “No doubt about it, we’re going there to try to win the regional meet. We’re also in a unique situation—we have the at-large bid covered as well. With our success through the season, I think we’re pretty well assured of that if something did happen, we’d still get an opportunity to advance.”
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weekend. Wilson was limping before halftime, but stayed in the game and led the Hogs to a third comeback from a halftime deficit. “The way a quarterback shows toughness and there was one the other day on fourth down and 10 going in right before halftime - we had five receivers out there - they brought a max blitz, the linebacker was running free and there is no protection for him,” McGee said. “(Wilson) stood right there and completed the ball to Jarius and gave us a chance to score right before halftime. “That’s how a quarterback shows his team that he is tough and that he is willing to compete.”
pitch off a mound,” McGee said. “It’s going to be important that our offensive line, first at the initial contact with them, understands the protections.” Wilson leads the SEC and is No. 12 in the NCAA with 2,327 passing yards, but has paid a price at times. He’s been sacked 15 times this season and taken big hits from defenders after getting rid of the ball. “He’s tough, he gets hit and he hops right back up,” senior offensive guard Grant Cook said. “He’s a tough kid. He’s pretty resilient. He’ll take a shot and just pop right back up and say ‘hey lets go, get on the ball,’ and that’s huge for a quarterback.” Three of the 15 sacks this season came against Vanderbilt last
from COMMENTARY on page 7 Waithe was resorted to a seldom-used reserve late last season, but that hasn’t seemed to discourage the 6-foot-9 forward. He has been very vocal of his excitement for the 2011 season. That brings me to the main reason why this squad has shown early on that it is cashing in on coach Anderson’s coaching, Cleveland Hill. At the annual Arkansas media days, the young play-
from VOLLEYBALL on page 7 defensively when it counted to make things go their way. They just play hard, they’re aggressive and their system is good. We’re playing them at their place, they beat us already and it’s not going to get any harder.” The Razorbacks have a chance to redeem themselves and get their first win against Georgia this season Friday. “The opportunity at hand that’s going to make that happen for us is Georgia on Friday and everything else becomes irrelevant until that match is over,” Pulliza said. Arkansas is starting to get where they need to be to close out this season and is improving on the defensive end. Over the last two game they have held their opponents to .061 hitting percentage. They also averaged 18 digs per set and just under three blocks per set. “I think we’re in a pretty good place,” Pulliza said.
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“Even though defensively we’re doing some pretty good things, I still think our eyes need to be better on what we see so we can be a little further ahead on the playmaking side of things.” Friday’s game is going to be an indicator for coach Pulliza and the team to see how they handle the rest of the season. “That’s when I’ll know where we’re at,” Pulliza said.” I’ll know we know where we’re at in the next match. As crazy as that is, just because practice is practice and you can see some good things, some bad thing, but in the match at hand is when you see if the team is where they need to be at.” Arkansas is tied with LSU for first place in the SEC West with seven games remaining in the regular season. The Razorbacks also travel to Auburn this weekend and play the Tigers on Sunday. Arkansas beat Auburn 3-1 in the previous match between the two teams this season. season despite missing the first two games with a hamstring injury.
Dennis Johnson had nine carries for 52 yards against Vanderbilt,
but lost a third-quarter fumble inside the Commodores’ 30-yard line. It was his second fumble in an opponents’ territory in two weeks, including his fumble at the goal line against Ole Miss. Junior Ronnie Wingo replaced Johnson for the rest of the Vanderbilt game, but McGee said Johnson didn’t show any lingering effects from the fumble. “He was really good today,” McGee said. “He understood that that turnover in that game really could have cost us. He understands how important it is to take care of the ball. So I’ really proud of the way Dennis has grown up in the last few years. There’s no doubt. I think he’ll continue the process of getting prepared for this game.” Johnson had a career-high 160 yards on 15 carries two weeks ago against the Rebels and leads the Razorbacks with 325 yards this
ers, such as sophomores Rickey Scott and Mardracus Wade, found it to be a tremendous feeling to have accomplished the massive workout with the lingering thought that the 1994 National Championship team for Arkansas was doing the exact same. An assistant under legendary Nolan Richardson then, Anderson took a page out of his mentor’s book and has the 2011 version of the Razorbacks going through similar rise and grind as Anderson said the team would
wake up before 6:00 a.m. to run up the steep strip of road six times. Will such a radical training method compared to years past result in more wins this season? Maybe not. Will running something like Cleveland Hill establish a more determined mind set to not give up if you lose consecutive home games like years past? Absolutely. Since the four scholarship freshmen have only known coach Mike Anderson as
their coach in their young collegiate careers, they don’t count just yet. For players like Powell, Waithe, forward Michael Sanchez and guard Julysses Nobles, though, the vibes have been nothing but good for their experienced coach that comes from a winning background. Zach Turner is the assistant sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Wednesday. Follow him on Twitter @zwturner.
Johnson responds positively to benching
Childs progressing Senior receiver Greg Childs practiced Tuesday after not traveling to the Vanderbilt game because of a tweaked knee. Childs has just 109 yards on nine receptions this season despite being named a first-team preseason All-SEC selection by coaches and media. He looked really good,” McGee said. “I’m really excited for him. He’s been around here a long time. He feels the urgency of this game. This is a huge game for us right here in our own stadium. He’s an Arkansas kid. He wants to come out and perform at a high level. He was as fast today as I’ve seen him. I’m excited to see him get out there this weekend.”