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International Students Visit the UA
First Veterans Week Celebration Will Begin Nov. 7 by BRITTANY NIMS Staff Writer
UA faculty, staff and student veterans can participate this week in the university’s first Veterans Week Celebration. The event begins Nov. 7 with a kick-off celebration in Mullins Library Reading Room and ends Nov. 12 with a Veterans Memorial 5K Race with other
events throughout the week, said Erika Gamboa, director of the UA Veterans Resource and Information Center. “Since we have this population on campus, we wanted to make sure that we honor them,” Gamboa said. “Instead of just one day, we wanted to have a whole week [for them].” Gamboa and her staff want the celebration to bring awareness to veterans across the state
and nationwide, she said. “[Campus] veterans may not know there are fellow veterans in their classes,” she said. “We want to let [them] know.” While there are several small Veterans Day ceremonies happening over the weekend, Gamboa said she does not know of any other colleges in the area doing a week long celebration. “I see a lot of veterans cel-
ebrations going on at other institutions,” she said, “but they’re usually something small.” More than 500 UA students receive military benefits, Gamboa said, but the number changes every semester. “That [number] is as accurate as we have,” she said. “Military benefits typically last 36 months.” Students that are not veterans can still get involved in the
Sun Sets on Razorback Nation
A program allows students to visit for one semester.
Features
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The Bookshop Around the Corner
Lisa Sharp turned her love of books into a career by opening Nightbird Books on Dickson Street.
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Features
The Magnitude of a Migraine
UA students who suffer from migraines share how these severe headaches affect their lives, as well as how to prevent them.
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Sports
Hogs Get Win in Showdown No. 7 Arkansas pulled away late for a 44-28 win over No. 9 South Carolina.
Opinion
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When Students School Spirit Goes Too Far Many students are Razorback fans, but students should be considerate of teams’ fans.
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Incentive Grants Will Be Given to Residence Hall Senates by CICLEY SHANNON Staff Writer
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ASG Senators Approve $5,000 for Memorial Flag Pole by SARAH DEROUEN
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The Residents’ Interhall Congress recently passed a bill for a new incentive grant that will allow Residence Hall Senates to be reimbursed for specific types of programming, officials said. Residence halls will be required to fill out a form with some basics about the program like how many people attended, what its impact was, and identify which category it met. A budget for the program will also be required that will then be reviewed by the RIC Budget Committee. There are four programming categories, academic, leadership development, campus issues awareness, and health and safety.
events throughout the week, she said. “There are a lot of learning opportunities throughout the week and students can partake in everything,” she said, “and everything is completely free.” Fulbright College, the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Admissions are sponsors for the weekly events, Gamboa said.
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The sun sets during the homecoming football game against No. 9 South Carolina. The Hogs beat South Carolina 44-28 in front of 73,804 people, which was the 13th highest attendance in Razorback history.
Associated Student Government senators voted to donate $5,000 to the building fund of a memorial flag pole that will replace the preexisting pole on Old Main Lawn. During the second reading of the memorial flag pole bill, an amendment was brought up to donate $3,000 instead of $5,000, but the amendment failed after Danny Pugh, dean of students, said that if ASG gave $5,000 his office would match the donation. This match would only occur if ASG donated $5,000. “I believe in what they are doing,” Pugh said. Many UA students and Arkansans served in the armed forces, he said. Of the ASG donation, $4,000 came from roll over fund not used by RSOs last year, and $1,000 came from ASG’s personal budget. This $10,000 is just a step to pay for the flag pole. The flag will cost between $60,000 and $75,000, said Matthew Seubert, organizer for the flag pole construction. The fund is $5,000 to $6,000 short of money needed, he said. Seubert is working with University Advancement to raise the rest of the money. The majority of the cost for the pole comes from cost of the granite, he said. The flag pole will make the Old Main lawn more inviting and also honor people who served in the armed forces, Seubert said. Seubert hopes to have the flag pole completed by the end of the year, but he said that construction around Old Main may affect the flag pole timeline.
New Chartwells Program Offers Students an Alternative Diet Choice by BAILEY KESTNER Staff Writer
Chartwells employees are encouraging UA students to pick a few days a week to not eat meat, through what is being called Flexitarian. “Flexitarian is purely a healthy initiative,” said Kim Johnson, marketing director for Chartwells dining services. “The FDA’s latest guidelines on
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eating show that the amount of animal proteins and saturated fats recommended have been reduced compared to guidelines published five years ago,” she said. She also said that the meatless menu items are meant to encourage the students to try different foods in the dining halls. “A diet that includes a wider variety of foods is often a healthier diet, provided the
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choices are informed,” Johnson said. She said meatless options often have other healthy nutritional attributes like vitamins, calcium and fiber that are not found in animal proteins. Many students find it hard to not eat meat a few days of the week. “My heart breaks when there is no bacon at Brough on Friday mornings,” said Darcy Boultinghouse, freshman psy-
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chology major. “In my opinion, if any change should be made, Chartwells should actually add more meat to the menu.” “I personally hate the idea,” said Trevor Walker, sophomore biology and Spanish major. “I eat meat everyday and just love it too much to consider not eating it a few days of the week,” he said. “All Chartwells campuses can implement this program
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if they choose,” Johnson said. Recipes in different regions of the country differ based on the tastes of the particular areas, she said. “The development of the meatless menu library is a result of the hard work of Chartwells campus and corporate chefs and nutritionists,” she said.
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NEWS BRIEFLY SPEAKING: Monday, Nov. 7
Chemistry and Biochemistry Fall Lecture Series Greg Hartland from the University of Notre Dame will present "Transient Absorption Microscopy Studies of Single Metal and Semiconductor Nanostructures." A reception will take place after the seminar in the Chemistry building room 105, from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. The event is open to the public.
Food Science Seminar Dr. Fred Pohlman, Professor from UA Department of Animal Science, will present "Beef Safety and Value Enhancement Beyond the Feed Yard” on Monday, Nov. 7, at 3:30 p.m. in Room D-2 of the Food Science building, 2650 N. Young Ave.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
RSO Advisor Development Series As the UA moves towards becoming a "strengths-based" campus, it will be beneficial for RSO advisors to understand what StrengthsQuest is and how to effectively use it to advise students, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
UA French in Besançon Summer Program- Info Session There will be an informational meeting for the Summer 2012 UA French in Besançon program on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m. in Kimpel 201. Dr. Kathy Comfort, the faculty leader, will present an overview of the program and answer student questions.
J.R.R. Tolkien Meets Archaeology Deborah Sabo, research assistant with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, will present "Archaeology and The Hobbit: Tolkien’s Lake Town and the Lake-Dwellings That Inspired Him" at 7:00 p.m., Nov. 8, at the Kokoci Chapter meeting of the Arkansas Archeological Society. The meeting will be held in the Arkansas Archeological Survey building on the UA agricultural campus, at 2475 N. Hatch Ave., Fayetteville. There is no charge and the public is invited to attend. For information or directions, call the Survey Office at 479-575-3556.
Wednesday, Nov. 9 Donovan Lecture
Lecture entitled "Nothing New about NAFTA: Agricultural Connections in the History of the Greater West" by Dr. Sterling Evans, Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma.
Thursday, Nov. 10 Rwandan Immersion
Each year the UA chooses a country and creates an immersive event full of food, games, and traditional dances. This year Rwanda has been chosen, so come attend an interactive wedding engagement ceremony, complete with bride and groom's families, as they demonstrate Rwandan customs and culture, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Holcombe Hall.
Arkansas Architects: Creating Livable and Sustainable Design Panel Discussion: UA Professor Tehar Messadi; Reese Rowland, Design Principal with Polk Stanley Architects; Martha Jane Murray, policy associate for the Clinton Climate Change Initiative; Stephen Luoni, Director of UA Community Design Center; Rob Sharp, Fayetteville architect and partner in Partners for Better Housing; and Chris Baribeau, principal architect at Modus Studio, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 11
The University Theatre Presents The Adding Machine The University Theatre season continues with The Adding Machine, Elmer Rice’s landmark of American expressionism. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (1892-1967) pokes fun at the growing regimentation of man in a message that resonates loudly today. Play starts at 8 p.m.
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Program Allows International Students Look at UA Life by MATILDE BONIFAZ Staff Writer
The UA is involved in both an International Visiting Students Program and Exchange Student Program, for students wanting to experience life abroad. The International Visiting Students program assists international students who attend the UA for one semester or a year. Qualifying students are either seeking their degrees from a partner institution, according to an online article. “Having so many international students on campus makes my experience at the UA greater than I was expecting, I not only get to live an American culture but learn others from Europe, Asia and many other places” said Nicolas Gamarra, marketing major. According to the requirements of the program, visiting students are enrolled in a full course of study at the UA and courses will transfer to the students’ home institutions. These students also have many programs at their availability and convenience, such as a Conversation Club, Cross Cultural Mentor Program, Friendship Family Program, Global Greeks, International Culture Team, Dinner in the American home, field trips, International Education Week, Orientation, Spouse and Family and Student Cultural Organizations, according to an online article. Exchange students at the UA come from many places around the world, such as Italy, Denmark, China, France,
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For some students, this is not a big change in their regular dietary habits. “I pretty frequently just eat meals without meat anyway, especially at breakfast and lunch,” said Cody Walter, freshman music education major. For that reason, Flexitarian doesn’t affect his eating habits very much. “I actually think it is a good, healthy idea for the UA campus though,” Walter said. “Every meal shouldn’t necessarily always be consumed by all meat.” Michelle Anderson, sophomore English and history major
Africa and Spain. The Office of Study Abroad and International Exchange welcomes exchange students from their partner institutions, such as Univsersite du Main in France, Politecnico di Torino in Italy and Kansai Gaidai in Japan, that are nominated through a reciprocal exchange agreement for a semester or year. “The exchange students have access to all the programs that International Students and Scholars Office has, the same as the visiting students, but they are not required to do any. Additionally our exchange students have PALS here in the UA who help them once they get here, take them out, pick them up from the airport and get to experience many other things” said Laura Moix, UA faculty-led programs and exchange coordinator. “My time abroad was more than perfect, it changed my life for the better and changed the way I look at things, also for the better. Not only did it open me up to a new culture, it also deepened the appreciation of my own” said Caroline Kent, international relations major. Both visiting students and exchange students experience U.S. culture and values, are taught to develop their academic performance through use of the Enhanced Learning Center, University Libraries and study groups. They are encouraged to participate in the Friendship Family Program in order to broaden their perspectives, according to an online article. also said she was not too concerned with the idea. “Flexitarian will not really affect my meals,” Anderson said, but for many of her friends it will, she said. “We are hoping that students will adopt Flexitarian and be healthier now and as they go forward in life with this style of mindful eating,” Johnson said. She said the future generation could eat healthier through the students’ application of Flexitarian in their future homes. “Chartwells hopes to see a greater number of informed students and other customers eating this way and being well long term because of adopting the Flexitarian way of eating,” Johnson said.
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from page 1 The money that is being reimbursed is typically going to come from the hall senate budget. These budgets come from the student fees paid by students living in on-campus housing, said Ciara Coleman, RIC programs director. Each of the categories is rated differently. The highest weighted of the four is campus issues awareness and the lowest weighted is academic programming. Depending on how much is spent on the program residence halls can get a percentage of that back of up to 40
is as creative as you want to make it and it can be a medium for you to deliver an important topic,” Coleman said. “What we want to see with this is students taking the initiative to do more than just social programming and try to channel that into something that students can get something out of.” Already they have been approached about doing programs like campus-wide sexually transmitted infections awareness; also, new ideas and issues that are going on campus like discussions about diversity and safety are being presented as well. “There has been a really
“We were unhappy because there was no compensation for residence halls that were doing educational programs.”
- Ciara Coleman, RIC programs director
Fruit of the Loom donated under armor for the Razorback band, which becomes more helpful as the season gets colder.
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Razorback Band Receives Donation from Fruit of the Loom by KAREN STIGAR Staff Writer
The University of Arkansas marching band recently received a donation of 400 pairs
of thermals from Fruit of the Loom and Intradeco Apparel Inc. “ We sent Fruit of the Loom a letter and then called them up
USGS Earthquake Report The magnitude 4.7 and 5.6 earthquakes that occurred on November 5, 2011, east of Oklahoma City are typical of the larger areas of North America east of the Rocky Mountains that have infrequent earthquakes large enough to cause minor to major damage. Smaller areas of eastern North America are more active than elsewhere and include regions like the New Madrid seismic zone centered in the region near Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, according
to the U.S. geological survey. There have been dozens of aftershocks recorded following the November 5, 2011 magnitude 5.6 earthquake and its magnitude 4.7 foreshock that occurred on the same day. These aftershocks will continue for weeks and potentially months but will likely decrease in frequency. This is not an unusual amount of aftershock activity for a magnitude 4.7 to 5.6 earthquake sequence, according to the USGS.
and asked if they were interested in keeping the University of Arkansas marching band warm. They said they were and were then supplied a generous gift to them,” said Ashlie Hilbun, associate director of development. There has been an ongoing fundraising effort for new band uniforms that began one month ago, and has already resulted in a profit totaling more than $59,000. Jim and Joyce Faulkner of Little Rock made a gift of $83,500, half of what is needed to purchase new uniforms for the Razorback Marching Band, according to UA relations. “The old uniforms were worn out and too hot for the band members. The new uniforms are lighter, more durable, and easier to clean. Which means less cleaning expenses.” Hilbun said. “The band is about to un-
veil new uniforms that are much lighter in weight, and there was concern that we might need to provide additional layers for our students in the event we have a performance at a cold game,” said Chris Knighten, director of the Razorback Marching Band. The recent donation from Fruit of the Loom and Intradeco Apparel Inc. will allow band members to be more comfortable when performing during football games and other events by providing thermals to wear under their new, lighter, uniforms. Fruit of the Loom has shown interest in continuing to support the Razorback Marching Band. The band does not benefit from sponsorships like most other Razorback athletic organizations but from private support such as, university friends and alumni, Hilbun said.
percent. The CREs have all of the information, rules, and applications and it’s also on the RIC website, said Rachel Slank RIC secretary/treasurer. Their goal is to engage students in some way and reward residence halls for challenging themselves to program more. “We were unhappy because there was no compensation for residence halls that were doing educational programs,” Coleman said. “Educational programming has a stigma where people believe that it’s hard to get students to come to them or they just come for the t-shirt. It also has a stigma of being someone just lecturing to you and that’s not what educational programming is.” There was already a system of reimbursement for improving a residence hall, so RIC made the decision and think about the kinds of programs that they wanted to see on campus that could enrich the lives of students and create a similar system of reimbursement for that. “Educational Programming
positive response in the halls,” Coleman said. “I’ve seen halls try to take traditional programs and add educational aspects to them as well as develop new educational programs based solely on one of the four categories. I’ve also seen them present ideas about issues that are usually kept quiet on campus and pushed under the rug.” Students who are part of their hall senate see the grant as something that will be valuable to their peers. “I think that the incentive grant is a good thing, because it is categorical grant like the real government does, it’s also good specifically for residence hall with smaller budgets,” said Stewart Pence of Pomfret Hall Senate. “Giving money back to them can be a huge benefit and only so much programming can be done from the top.” Some students also believe that the incentive grant will make the programs done more meaningful. “It forces dorms to have programs that have a message behind them,” said Tyler Overstreet, an RIC senator.
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When Students School Spirit Goes Too Far Untraditional Way
ASG Hosts 90th Weekend Associated Student Government members hosted a successful 90th anniversary weekend of events Friday and Saturday. The events took months of planning and included the ASG presidents council luncheon and deliberation, the Peabody Hall opening ceremony and a breakfast in the Verizon Ballroom Saturday morning with ASG alumni including David Davies and Gene McKissic, the first African American elected as ASG president. While we sometimes question the relevancy of ASG members activities, during the weekend we realized the impact ASG has had on its members during the last 90 years. We only wish all students felt as strongly about ASG’s importance, as its members did. The only way this will happen though is for current and future ASG members to continue to work to increase ASG’s stature on campus, and truly represent the interest of all UA students.
Veterans Day Events Veterans Day is Friday and UA administrators named Nov. 7-12 as the UA’s first Veteran’s Week. We commend the administration for officially dedicating a week of events which a committee has been planning since January, including Gen. Wesley Clark, a former NATO commander and former presidential candidate, speaking Thursday night at the Walton Arts Center in conjunction with the Distinguished Lecture Committee.
Traveler Quote of the Day “We were unhappy because there was no compensation for residence halls that were doing educational programs. Educational programming has a stigma where people believe that it’s hard to get students to come to them or they just come for the t-shirt. It also has a stigma of being someone just lecturing to you and that’s not what educational programming is.” -Ciara Coleman, RIC Programs Director, “Incentive Grants Will Be Given to Residence Halls Senate,” pg. 1
by Emily Hilley-Sierzchula Traveler Columnist
Football season seems to increase the testosterone level on campus. Perhaps it raises the blood alcohol level, too. Whatever the reason, during the time I have been a student here I have noticed a pattern: my University of Texas hat (rather subdued by Texas standards) can cause controversy and confrontation on campus, especially in the heat of football season. “I can’t believe you wear that hat,” was one such rude comment made by a student. A cheerful anecdote about a man in a Longhorn hat who was assaulted on Dickson
Street for this offense followed the comment. Last during the semester, a group of young men (who happened to be dressed remarkably alike, each dutifully representing the Razorbacks with a hat or T-shirt) wanted to know if I called myself a Razorback fan too. I said that a college degree has allowed me to be multifaceted. Indeed, a person can cheer for two different teams. Football Saturdays are twice as much fun now. Nontraditional students are often also transfer students, with prior college experiences elsewhere. This diversity and worldly experience leads to a more cosmopolitan campus, and this should be celebrated. Should students, especially nontraditional ones, have to apologize for having loyalties beyond the University of Arkansas? It’s a big, wide world out there. Of the 1,600 colleges that U.S. News and World Report reviews yearly, each has its strengths and weaknesses. Thankfully, the majority of UA students are not so
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center on the entrance. Perhaps they realized that alienating a school that sends forth into the world 12,000 new graduates a year is not good business. Some of those graduates even end up at UA, ready to spend money on Razorback hats and sweatshirts—why turn them away? For those who enjoy denigrating a certain other school’s logo, there is a side note to consider. The athletic department at UT Austin receives the royalties from every Longhorn logo purchased, including the upside-down ones. Giving money to a college you hate, rather than supporting your own team—that seems upside down to me. To conclude my rant: Rather than disrespecting those who dare to be different by representing other colleges and other places, instead ask about their experiences there. Emily Hilley-Sierzchula is a Traveler columnist majoring in journalism. Her column runs bimonthly, every other Monday.
Correction From Nov. 3 and Food Issue “Powering Through Adversity” The article “Powering Through Adversity” on page eight and nine, in the Nov. 3 Fayettefood special issue, was mistakenly run without a byline. Kristen Coppola wrote the article.
“Hallowed Grounds: Iconic UA Alumni” The “Hallowed Grounds: Iconic UA Alumni” mistakenly classified President Bill Clinton as a UA alumnus. Before becoming governor of Arkansas, he was a UA law professor. He also holds an honorary degree from the UA, but never attended as a student.
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narrow-minded as to believe that only UA paraphernalia should be allowed on campus. They consider the unlimited meaning of the word “university.” It has the word “universe” nestled comfortably inside. This university’s administration celebrates its diversity by boasting students from every county in Arkansas, all 50 states, more than 119 nations and every conceivable background. One should keep in mind that many professors and faculty proudly hold degrees from other colleges, and this variety of experience enhances the learning environment on campus. In the journalism department alone, 13 of the 18 faculty members earned at least one degree from other colleges, including two UT Austin alumni. One bookstore that serves the UA sports an inverted Longhorn flag on the wall, earning none of my business. Owners of the Hog Heaven store, in the basketball arena, removed the inverted horns that used to be front and
Jack Rudy: That’s cool you’re making lots of friends, but have you done *anything* to change university policies to better reflect student opinion?
Re: Update on Monday’s Missing Traveler Edition Flannery: The yearbook is an important part of UA. It documents everything that goes on at the school and is created by passionate students devoted to archiving UA’s history. My family has yearbooks from UA from the 30 s, to take away our yearbook would end a long-standing and important tradition that benefits us later in life.
Jack Rudy: “if there weren’t a large number of stu-
dents who are interested in the paper, it wouldn’t still be funded. Then why is there still a yearbook?
Re: Hallowed Grounds: Iconic UA Alumni
JR: Bill Clinton didn’t graduate from the University of Arkansas, but he did teach law here. He graduated from Georgetown, then went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar (he didn’t graduate from there). He then went to Yale, which is where he earned is law degree in 1973.
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The Bookshop Around the Corner
MO SULIMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER Lisa Sharp stands in front of a bookcase at her Dickson Street-based bookstore Nightbird Books.
by MO SULIMAN Contributing Writer
“For any business, you need to do something you love,” she said with a smile, her eyes affectionately scanning the nearby shelves stacked with books and literary journals. “For booksellers, in particular, don’t expect to get rich. It’s not going to happen no matter what your projections are.” When Lisa Sharp, 46, launched Nightbird Books, a private bookstore at 205 W. Dickson St., in April 2006, she didn’t let her business ambitions overshadow her love for books. On the contrary, Sharp’s bookstore canalized her passion of literature into a gratifying mission of reading books and meeting authors -- “superstars,” as she called them -- who occasionally visit Nightbird Books while touring.
Nightbird Books recently welcomed author and Washburn University English professor Thomas Fox Averill, who read excerpts from his new book, “Rode,” and had a Q&A session with the audience. At 6:30 p.m., an hour before the event, Sharp was single-handedly arranging chairs and tables inside the bookstore. “I’m creating a fake front row,” she said. It was no surprise, then, to see Sharp sitting in that front row an hour later. She is a big fan of Averill’s work. On these special days, Sharp’s work schedule is relatively busier than usual. “Generally, I am here 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., so it’s 50 to 55 hours a week,” Sharp said. During her day, Sharp manages inventory, contacts authors and orders books from her
post behind her computer. In fact, what was once a simple pursuit of pleasure has now also turned into work. “Now I read with the intention of being able to sell books,” Sharp said with a chuckle, “Because I think you can definitely sell a book much better if you read it.” While Sharp recognizes the time-consuming challenges that come with the job, she cannot imagine of doing anything else as stimulating as managing her own bookstore. “I love it. It doesn’t feel like work,” Sharp said. Born and raised in Abilene, Texas, Sharp had the privilege of living three blocks away from the Abilene Public Library and two blocks from a used book store. “That was where I spent my free time, in the library. Everything
I picked up and read I really en- ously the Ozark Mountain Smoke- without the other. joyed,” Sharp recalled. “I truly be- house, which is owned by Sharp’s Indeed, Sharp’s employees conlieved that, from all the readings I father-in-law. tribute as much to the bookstore have done, it is one of the best ways Sharp then had to acquire the recommendations as she does, to create a sense of the world bigger funds to open her establishment. which are occasionally bookthan yourself and your local envi- “We had some cash but, primar- marked inside their favorite books ronment.” ily, I used a small business loan be- around the store; not counting, At the age of 18, while pursuing cause the inventory was so expen- of course, the books that Sharp her college degree in economics at sive,” she said. But, after that, “ev- personally recommends in her the University of the South in Se- erything fell into place.” monthly newsletters and online rewanee, Tenn., Sharp met her husNews of the store’s launch was views, which are conveniently acband, Robert, an architecture stu- spread by word of mouth, which cessible at Nightbird Books’ online dent at the time, who shared her prompted the local media to cov- website. love for books and reading. They er Nightbird Books’ grand open“When I recommend a book to married immediately after gradu- ing. One inexperienced bookseller somebody, I feel like it’s a gift I have ation in the spring of 1986 and even came forth to help Sharp in given them, in some way,” Sharp moved to Fayetteville, where Rob- the beginning, and worked even said. “It is a way for me to personert opened his architecture firm. though she didn’t get on payroll for ally communicate a book that, I “It sounds really boring,” Sharp the first couple of days. think, people would enjoy.” said, smiling, almost apologetical“Things kept moving along and Along with book recommenly. “For us, fun is taking our books becoming easy, and it felt some- dations and authors’ spotlights, to restaurants, reading and talk- thing that I should be doing,” Sharp Nightbird Books has recently being about what we were reading to said. come famous for its poetry nights each other.” However, Sharp started to feel as well. Roger Barrett, a local poet This love affair with books has the pressure once the 2008 reces- and a Nightbird Books employee, also extended to the rest of the sion hit the Fayetteville commu- puts together these events at the Sharp family, particularly Henry, nity, coupled with the growing store. 16, the youngest son of three chil- popularity of the Kindle and iPad Barrett, who initially started dren, who, Sharp said, reads at least e-readers. It was then when Sharp as customer and then as a fan of two books a week. had to devise new business strate- the bookshop, mostly focuses on Given her own scheduling local poets, nonbusiness experience, “When I recommend a book to poets, and musicians for the Sharp once imparted somebody, I feel like it’s a gift I have events. His two friends, Matt her son a very Henriksen and Kaveh Bassigiven them, in some way.” practical life lesson: ri, help out by gathering out- Lisa Sharp, Nightbird Books Owner “You can be a writer of-town writers and MFA without being students, respectively. The incredibly famous store garners a considerable or incredibly rich, and people can gies to circumvent the shortcom- turnout on these special events— get pleasure from writing books ings. normally between 40 to 50 people, and reading books even if it’s not a Sharp started hosting authors and most of them UA students. national bookseller.” and book club events, including a “I’m constantly on the lookout She worked at her husband’s date night book club on every last for new and modern authors,” Bararchitecture firm as a bookkeep- Friday of each month, and also al- rett said with a smile. “It never felt er, but the firm eventually hired lowed others to use her space to like work. A lot of time I felt guilty someone else to do the job, freeing conduct their own book clubs for of even getting paid.” up Sharp to follow her passion for free. Then, thanks to the AmeriBut on that particular Wednesbooks. can Booksellers Association, Sharp day night, the best compliment “I actually went to a week-long was able to arrange an agreement was perhaps delivered by the man school that the American Book- with Google Books to sell e-books of the hour, author Thomas Fox sellers Association puts on,” Sharp through the store’s website. Averill, despite the modest crowd said. “I didn’t know necessarily Sharp also made local headlines he received at his book event. how to make sales but how to run a in 2010 when she benefited from “It doesn’t matter how big the aubookstore, I felt.” President Obama’s Affordable dience is because if you’re talking The next step was to find the Care Act, a new small business tax to the right people, then that’s a lot right location. Sharp’s first store lo- credit that enabled her to provide better than talking to a fifty of the cation was down at the corner of affordable healthcare for her book- wrong people,” Averill said. School and Martin Luther King sellers. Her story appeared as a part Ultimately, to many regional Streets. The space was owned by of the 50 Stories/50 States project in voices like Averill, the principle Sharp’s husband and his busi- the White House blog. gratification of having their book ness partners, and the connection However, the success of Sharp’s tours hosted in small bookstores helped Sharp get a good deal on Nightbird Books pivots on two like Nightbird Books is to “support the rent. simple rules: hiring the right em- somebody who I can become a The same was true when Sharp ployees who have a vigorous pas- friend with,” Averill said, smiling moved her bookstore to Dickson sion for books and scheduling warmly to Sharp, the eager fan Street; except, this time, the con- book events even when, some- sitting in the “fake front row” she nection was through her immedi- times, nobody bothers to show up. made not an hour earlier. ate family. The building was previ- To Sharp, there cannot be one rule
It’s All in Your Head — The Magnitude of a Migraine by CONOR WOODY Staff Writer
Freshman Andrea Toomer’s typical school week is as hectic as that of any other college student. She goes to class, studies, attends sorority meetings, runs and is constantly choosing between either enough sleep or a social life. With a routine so tightly packed, it seems odd to some people that a headache could stop Toomer dead in her tracks for several days. Those people have never had a migraine. “I’m basically worthless for two days,” Toomer said. “My vision gets messed up, my perception becomes extremely distorted, and I see a lot of sparkles. I could be looking at you but I wouldn’t see you.” Toomer is just one of the 18 percent of women in the United States to have a migraine in a given year, according to a 2010 study. “It’s the worst feeling in the world,” Toomer said. “My head feels like it’s bouncing. I become nauseous and lose my appetite. Then my fingers become tingly, my depth perception is scarily inaccurate, and I can’t string sentences together and I can’t remember words. “Basically, your body is put on hold,” she said. Dr. Rick Belt from the Pat Walker Health Center works with migraines on a regular basis. “Migraine headaches are
typically one-sided, throbbing, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting,” he said. “People with migraines cannot tolerate bright light and/or loud sounds.” And as for ways to avoid migraines, Dr. Belt says that there are a variety of triggers: “Migraines can be triggered by certain foods (such as nitrites in processed meats), stress and sleep deprivation.” Freshman Lindsey Hugen also occasionally suffers from migraines. “I just have to sleep it off, usually,” she said. “I turn off all of the lights and lie in bed wishing it would go away. The worst part about them is how they can unexpectedly ruin your plans. Once one hits me, I’m out for two days.” “Most headaches are just due to muscle tension, with diffuse pain coming up from the neck,” Dr. Belt said. “They don’t cause nausea like migraines do. There are some variants of migraine headaches that even include (temporary) stroke symptoms such as numb or weak extremities on one side, visual disturbance and abdominal pain.” Toomer says that the only way she overcomes migraines is by taking medicine and trying to be patient. “I take nasal spray. It works for me,” she said. “If I catch it early enough, I can take three Advils. Sometimes that makes it go away.” A low-stress lifestyle can
JACKI FROST STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior Derick McCollum enters his first CT scan. McCollum contacted a local hospital in attempt to discover the cause of his frequent migraine headaches.
also help to keep migraines away. “I find that if I can keep a calmer daily life, I have a lot less migraines,” Hugen said. “Taking some time out for recreation and trying not to worry yourself to death about trivial things prevents most of my
really bad headaches.” And although migraines can be excruciating, Dr. Belt says that students need only go to a doctor if the headache persists. “Students should see a doctor for new headaches, headaches that do not respond to ordinary measures such as
rest, heat to the neck or overthe-counter pain medicine,” he said. “Students who have had migraine headaches before should see a doctor if the pattern or symptoms change. The first thing a student with a migraine should do is to rest and take appropriate medica-
tion. I would suggest WebMD or nih.gov [as resources]. There is lots of good information out there.” Migraine headaches can be debilitating for affected UA students, but with the right treatment and lifestyle, they can sometimes be lessened.
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SPORTS EDITOR: JIMMY CARTER ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: ZACH TURNER FOOTBALL
No. 7 Arkansas No. 9 South Carolina 28 44 8-1, 4-1 SEC
Saturday, Nov. 5 7-2, 5-2 SEC Reynolds Razorback Stadium– Fayetteville, Ark.
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Hogs Pull Away for Exhibition Win by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
It wasn’t a dominating start to the Mike Anderson era, but Arkansas pulled away late for a 9780 win over Texas A&M-Commerce in the exhibition opener Friday at Bud Walton Arena. The Razorbacks led by just four points with less than six minutes remaining, but used a 16-4 run to take control of the game down the stretch. “We’re still a work in progress,” Anderson said. “You can see I’m still just mixing and matching. Trying to find a combination … You want to finish strong and I thought we finished strong.” The Hogs trailed early in the first half, then built a 10-point halftime lead, but couldn’t break the game open until the late flurry. “I just think we got a little bit hungry,” sophomore guard Mardracus Wade said. “I think
that’s where our conditioning came in. Coach has been running all year, all summer. It just hit then.” Arkansas forced 25 Lions turnovers and employed fullcourt pressure effectively during stretches throughout the game, while also allowing easy press breaks at times. “I thought we gambled too much ... I think they’re trying,” Anderson said. “You’ll see this team really evolve.” The Razorbacks struggled on the boards. TAMC outrebounded the Hogs 50-31 and grabbed 21 offensive rebounds. The Lions shot 43 percent, but used second-chance opportunities to stay close. “I thought Texas A&M-Commerce was a lot more physical than us,” Anderson said. “That shouldn’t happen to this team. That will be addressed … We’ve
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Arkansas senior defensive end Jake Bequette forces a fumble and knocks South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw out of the game in the No. 7 Razorbacks’ 44-28 win over the No. 9 Gamecocks.
Hogs Have Eight by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Seventh-ranked Arkansas let No. 9 South Carolina stick around for three quarters, then pulled away in the fourth for a 44-28 home win. The Razorbacks (8-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) missed two field goals and had two dropped touchdown passes
in the first half, then had to avoid a comeback attempt in the second. The Hogs scored two late touchdowns and handed the Gamecocks their 23rd consecutive road loss against a top-10 foe. “We just needed to score more touchdowns,” Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said. “That could have easily been 60 points on the board. We made
some mistakes, but one thing we didn’t do is get down when we made the mistakes. We just kept competing.” The win, coupled with No. 1 LSU’s 9-6 win at No. 2 Alabama, will give Arkansas a chance to play the Tigers for a three-way tie for first in the SEC West Nov. 25. “It was fun, it was exciting,” Petrino said. “We talked to our
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players about, ‘This is why you came here. To play in games like this.’ We were very mature. That’s the kind of games we want to be in. Two top-10 teams. A lot at stake.” It wasn’t easy, though. The Razorbacks led 24-14 at halftime, but missed multiple
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Missouri Joins SEC SEC DIGITAL NETWORK BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference Presidents and Chancellors, acting unanimously, announced today that the University of Missouri will join the Southeastern Conference effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Missouri will increase SEC membership to 14 institutions. The additions of Texas A&M, announced on September 25, 2011, and Missouri, are the first expansions for the SEC since September of 1991 when the University of South Carolina joined the
league. The University of Arkansas joined the SEC in August of 1991. With the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina, the SEC was the first conference to split into divisions and add a conference championship game in 1992. “The Presidents and Chancellors of the Southeastern Conference are pleased to welcome the University of Missouri to the SEC,” said Dr. Bernie Machen, President of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors and president of the University of Florida. “The University of Missouri is a prestigious academic institution with a strong athletic tradition and a culture similar to our current institutions.”
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior forward Marshawn Powell had seven points in the Razorbacks’ 97-80 exhibition win over Texas A&M-Commerce.
Madden, Wade Propel Hogs by ZACH TURNER
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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas freshman guard Ky Madden scored 18 points, dished six assists and grabbed four rebounds in the Razorbacks’ exhibition win.
Arkansas guards Ky Madden and Mardracus Wade combined for 38 of the Razorbacks’ 97 points in a 17-point win over Texas A&MCommerce Friday night. The duo also combined to shoot an impressive 78 percent from the field, while both playing 27 minutes. “Me and Ky have both been little gym rats,” Wade said. “We have both been staying after practice and getting up shots. We have just
been working on it all summer and I think it is starting to pay off but we are just going to have to keep on working.” Madden, a true freshman, was seeing his first live action of his career in the first exhibition game of the season for the Hogs. “I feel the same way he (Wade) feels,” Madden said. “In the Red-White game, I went 0-for-5 and I had my mind set I wasn’t going to go 0-for-5 no more. All week
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COMMENTARY
The Times They Have A-Changed
Going for it on 4th
HARRISON STANFILL hstanfill@uark.edu My freshman year at the University of Arkansas was Bobby Petrino’s first season as coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. That was a very weird season. There were a lot of the re-
maining players from the Houston Nutt era and there were a lot of students that were disenchanted with the football program. You could walk up to the student gate, after a good spell of tailgating, 20 minutes before kickoff and find yourself with a pretty prime seat halfway up the student section. This was my gameday ritual. Wake up, walk down to the festivities, tailgate, go to the game, wait until next Saturday. Repeat. As I continued this tradition, I began noticing something. My seats kept getting higher and higher. It finally hit me when I was
sitting in the upper deck during the Missouri State game in September – the Arkansas Razorbacks are a football program. During the Houston Nutt tenure the Arkansas Razorbacks were a football team, occasionally a good one, but when they were good it was because we would have a couple of really good players that were worth 2-3 wins just by themselves. (DARREN MCFADDEN!) Here is the contrast. The Hogs still have those types of guys on these teams. They just have a lot more of them – Tyler Wilson, Jarius Wright, Knile Davis and they keep on coming.
Petrino has done what Houston was not able to. He has taken a football team that would occasionally get major talent and turned it into a football program that fights for the top recruits with the top schools. During the years of the Right Reverend Nutt whenever they would lose a good talent at a skill position there was nobody there who was able to step in and keep the team going. When Matt Jones’ career was done there was nobody the Razorbacks had that could step in. There was Robert Johnson, Casey Dick and Mitch Mustain (I know some of you will argue that Mustain was good – he was capable). When Arkansas lost Mc-
Fadden, Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis, there was nobody who was able to step in and keep the running game going. If anyone out there reading this is thinking “I don’t know man, that Michael Smith was pretty good” I might have a heart attack. This is the biggest difference between the Razorbacks A.B. (After Bobby). They now have the ability to replace good players with other good players. Lose Ryan Mallett, he is replaced with Tyler Wilson. Lose D.J. Williams he is replaced with Chris Gragg. Lose Knile Davis and there is Dennis Johnson. The Razorbacks have found themselves in a strange position. They now have the ability to
replace good players, recruit players from all over the country and are becoming a perennial top-10 team. Right now Arkansas is in the position that every Hog fan knew they had the ability to be in and the only explanation is coaching. Nothing else has changed from Nutt to Petrino. They still play in the same stadium, the colors are still red and white and Arkansas is still written across the front of the jersey. Petrino has rejuvenated the program. He has changed the expectations for Arkansas. Fans are no longer happy
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SPORTS from FOOTBALL on page 7 opportunities to build a big lead the first half. A two-touchdown swing over a three-play stretch gave South Carolina (7-2, 5-2) a 1410 lead in the second quarter. Hogs’ running back Ronnie Wingo dropped a wide open, would-be touchdown pass at the Gamecocks’ 25. Two plays later, Wilson tried to avoid a sack, but threw an interception South Carolina defensive end Devin Taylor returned 48 yards for a touchdown. Wilson rebounded with 68and 16-yard touchdown passes to senior receiver Jarius Wright, putting Arkansas up 24-14 late in the first half. The Razorbacks missed another scoring opportunity before halftime, though. Wilson hit junior receiver Cobi Hamilton alone in the back of the end zone on a third-down play, but Hamilton dropped the ball, forcing the Hogs to settle for a field goal. Sophomore Zach Hocker’s 29-yarder sailed wide right with four seconds left in the half, though, keeping the Gamecocks
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within 10 points. “You worry about that,” Petrino said. “We gave them an opportunity to get some momentum between the drop and the missed field goal … You just have to keep competing.” The miss was Hocker’s second of the game, following a missed 45-yarder in the first quarter. “He missed a couple field goals,” Petrino said. “That’s not like Zach. It was good to see him come back in the second half and respond and kick it through the uprights.” Hocker’s misses coupled with the drops by Wingo and Hamilton, two of the Hogs’ most dependable receivers, allowed the Gamecocks to keep it close. “That shocks you,” Petrino said. “Those are things both of them don’t ever do. They just so happened to both do it the same game.” South Carolina cut its deficit to 30-28 on quarterback Connor Shaw’s 1-yard touchdown sneak early in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get closer. Arkansas’ defense shut down the Gamecocks most of the night.
South Carolina managed just 207 yards and Shaw was knocked out of the game following his fourth-quarter fumble forced by Razorbacks senior defensive end Jake Bequette, a turnover that set up senior running back Broderick Green’s 1-yard score to put the Hogs up 44-28. “Coach (Bobby) Petrino challenged us as a unit, really kind of called us out this week,” Bequette said. “I feel like we responded well.” Bequette recorded four tackles and three sacks after entering the game with 14 tackles and just two sacks. The preseason first-team All-SEC selection had struggled to get over a hamstring injury suffered Sept. 10 against New Mexico. “We got him where he’s healthy,” defensive coordinator Willy Robinson said. “He was relentless all night long.” Gamecocks freshman running back Brandon Wilds managed just 21 yards on 10 carries one week after running for 137 yards at Tennessee. “I think he got chipped a little bit as the game went on,” Robinson said. “I felt like we did
a good job.” Offensively, Wilson narrowly missed his fourth 300-yard effort this season, finishing with 299 yards and two touchdowns. The second-quarter interception was his only miscue against a pass defense that entered the game ranked No. 3 in the nation, allowing just 135.9 yards per game. “I thought Tyler competed hard and was really into it,” Petrino said. “He had the one play where he just tried to do too much on the interception for the touchdown and he knew it. I wasn’t upset about that. I was upset about a play prior to that when he knew what to do on another play and just didn’t do it.” Wright finished with four catches for 103 yards and the two touchdowns. The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder now has 812 yards and nine touchdowns with four games remaining, well within reach of the school single-season records 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns. “I felt we were the faster team on the field,” Petrino said. “I really did the whole game. I didn’t think they could cover our receivers.”
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attempts. “He is an energy guy and I thought he was pretty active, for the most part, the whole game,” Anderson said. Madden was part of Arkansas 2011 recruiting class that was a consensus top-10 ranked class. In addition to his 18 points, he also pulled down four rebounds and dished out a team high six assists. Wade pulled down just a lone rebound to go with his team-high 20 points and said the team’s rebounding needs improvement. Arkansas was outrebounded 50-31 by the Lions and had nobody in double-digit rebounding numbers. “That’s one thing the guards
on this team need to do,” Wade said. “We have to be more physical guards and go in there and crash and rebound. That is something we have to work on and continue on.” At 6-foot-5, Madden is the tallest guard on the roster. “I feel the guards have to get in there and help the bigs,” Madden said. “Especially myself since I am a big guard. I feel like I didn’t get in there like Coach A was asking. I got to help those guys out because they are battling.” Arkansas will be back in action Tuesday night at Bud Walton for its last exhibition against Christian Brothers before the regular season begins.
I have been in the gym during practice shooting and after practice as well to get my shot better.” Wade was part of the starting lineup that coach Mike Anderson began the game with, but it was Madden’s squad with the other three true freshman and sophomore walk-on guard Kikko Haydar that went on an 8-0 run midway through the first half to give the Razorbacks a 21-16 lead. It was the first lead Arkansas gained other than the 1-0 start on a Marvell Waithe free throw. In that span, Madden attacked the basket and made all four free throw
from EXHIBITION on page 7 really got to really get better at that.” TAMC senior forward Desmond King, the reigning Lone Star Conference Player of the Year, gave Arkansas fits, finishing with 24 rebounds and 19 rebounds. Wade had a team-high 20 points for the Razorbacks and made all six of his field goal attempts. The 6-foot-2, 178-pounder scored 14 in the second half. “We had some pluses and some minuses, but definitely more minuses than pluses,” Wade said. “We’ve got to go back and work on some things. We learn from these games and try to get better.” Freshman guard Ky Madden scored 18 points, had six assists and grabbed four rebounds. “Ky has a very high basketball IQ,” Anderson said. “He’s very smooth. He’s very versatile. He didn’t try to go get the game. He let it come to him.” Sophomore guard Rickey Scott and freshman forward Hunter Mickelson both scored 13 points. The Hogs struggled early in front of an estimated 6,500 fans. “There were some nerves,”
from COMMENTARY on page 7 with a Cotton Bowl appearance, the expectation is now a BCgame. The fans got a taste of New Orleans last year and another trip to Dallas just won’t satisfy them. The bar has been raised for this entire program and Petrino is the one that set it. The Razorbacks are a team that is on the rise
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Madden said. “We’d been playing against ourselves for so long, we were all nervous. We had a nice little crowd out. Everybody just had to settle down, come out and play hard.” Junior forward Marshawn Powell was riddled with foul trouble, finishing with just seven points and two rebounds while picking up four fouls in 13 minutes. “He got a little timid,” Anderson said. “He was trying not to foul. We know he’s better than that.” The Lions led 11-4 early and Arkansas didn’t catch up until the 12-minute mark in the half. A lineup of the Hogs’ four freshmen and walk-on guard Kikko Haydar sparked a 12-2 run and put Arkansas ahead 21-16. Texas A&M-Commerce tied the game at 23, but the Razorbacks pulled away and took a 4535 halftime lead. Madden scored all 12 of his first-half points in the final 12:46 of the half. “Teams are going to make runs,” Wade said. “Teams are going to come out hot. They’re going to try to come in and knock us down. I think we responded pretty good, but we’ve got to come in early and put our foot down a little bit more aggressive.”
and they have a coach who expects nothing but perfection from them. This football program has completely transformed over the past four years and expectations are only going to get higher and higher. Times are A-Changing Fayetteville, but only for the better. Harrison Stanfill is a guest columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Monday.