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UA students gain credit, experience from summer internships Jordain Carney Staff Writer
With summer quickly approaching, UA students are scrambling to decide how to spend their break – and to attain some experience and perhaps earn some money, many students are turning to internships. “An internship is a workrelated learning experience for individuals who wish to develop hands-on work experience in a certain occupational field,” according to the UA Career Development Center Web site. CDC officials can help students with the internship process by conducting mock interviews and résumé reviews during their drop-in hours throughout the week. Students can find internships through academic departments, and many fields of study – including the Walton College Graduate School of Business, the UA School of Law, and the communications, food science and journalism departments – list internship information on their Web sites. Depending on the department, students can receive academic credit from serving an internship. The political science department, for example, offers academic credit for its students who participate in internships, but some work – including an academic paper – is required on the student’s part. Jacob White, a UA student, said he gained some perspective after he spent a summer installing insulation into houses – and after he “got on the ball (and) put a little elbow grease in,” he was able to obtain an internship with Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor’s office in Washington D.C. “I also expect to gain valuable knowledge of how See
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UA students will have to turn in a voucher and confirm they are attending the Razorback football game a week prior to the game. Otherwise, their ticket will be sold to the general public.
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Senior Staff Writer Students be forewarned: if you do not claim your seat at football games next year, somebody else will. University officials will begin to use a ticket voucher system that requires students to validate their student tickets the week before each football game – or watch their seat go to the general public, said Carter Ford, president of the Associated Student Government. Ford has approved the system, and it will be put in place next fall, he said. Next year, students will
receive a package of coupons when they buy season tickets in August, said Mark Scoby, ticket master at the Razorback Ticket Office. Student tickets will be sold at four locations: the Arkansas Union, the Razorback Ticket Office, the Hog Heaven store at Bud Walton Arena and some place in the area of the business college, said Chris Wyrick, assistant athletic director. The week before each home football game, students must visit one of those locations again to verify that they will attend the game, he said. At that location, they will exchange their coupon for a ticket, Scoby said. After the Wednesday before
the game, the university will begin to sell “student” tickets to the general public at $50 each, Wyrick said. Students still have a chance to pick up their ticket, provided the game has not sold out by the time they do, he said. “We want students in the student seats,” Wyrick said. “If the students have not filled up the bleachers, the bleachers should be filled.” It is because of the empty bleachers on the upper part of Reynolds Razorback Stadium that this change is necessary, Ford said. The university puts bleachers on the upper student section to ensure all students have a seat, but those seats are mostly unfilled dur-
ing games, Ford said. The bleachers cost $160,000 a year to put up, he said. “We need overflow student seating, but we haven’t been utilizing the space,” Ford said. As a solution, the athletic department had three options: take down the bleachers, raise student ticket prices to $10 a game or institute the voucher system, Ford said. Taking down the bleachers would prevent some students from attending games, and after asking for student opinion, the ASG decided that most were against increased student ticket prices, he said. “We know students don’t want to pay more for tickets,
and we know students want access to the games,” Ford said. While the cost of the bleachers was part of the decision, the university still would lose money if student attendance were higher, Wyrick said. A bigger factor is that the athletic department wants the stands full during football games, and about 75 percent of the bleacher seats have been empty in recent years, he said. “This was about filling up the stadium,” he said. Many other universities also sell unused student tickets to the general public, See
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UA landscape architecutre students help clean up the creek by the UA Gardens Wednesday. The students were doing these cleanups and many other activities in honor of Earth Week.
The UA apiculture class – ENTO 4043 – has students excited to learn about honeybees and how to take care of them. “I love bees. This has been my favorite class on campus in four years,” said Morgan Holladay, a senior anthropology major. Don Steinkraus, professor of entomology, uses lectures, videos and guest speakers to teach his students about bees. However, for the students involved, the most exciting part of the class is learning about bees firsthand. “This class has inspired a passion and thirst for bees. I can’t learn enough about bees,” said Amanda Gillespie, a sophomore kinesiology major. “I honestly love this class and don’t want it to end. The hands-on experience is the most surreal and exhilarating experience I’ve ever had.”
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Beekeeper Kelly Yrarrazaval holds a hive box frame before placing it into the box, March 31, 2009, in Santa Ana, California. She is with “Backyard B Keepers,” an organization dedicated to rescuing unwanted bee colonies
Holladay said this class is the first at the UA to have a curriculum based on experimental learning. “This class takes a holistic approach to learning science, medicine and beekeeping,” Holladay said. During every class there is a “show and tell” portion when
students bring examples of how bees are portrayed or used in today’s culture. Students have presented everything from newspaper articles and poems about bees to empty honey liquor bottles. See
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The UA Block and Bridle Club will present its second annual Ag Olympics 6 p.m. today at the Pauline Whitaker Arena. Events include a hay bale toss, wheel barrow and three-legged races, seed spitting, tug-of-war, horseshoes and team relay through the Agathalon obstacle course. A chili cook-off starts at 5 p.m. (must pre-register). Register a team of five by e-mailing the Block and Bridle Club at bandb@uark.edu, or just show up and the club will find a team for you. Prizes and food will be provided for all participants and spectators. Women’s giving circle to present 2009 grant recipients The UA women’s giving circle will host a reception and check presentation event 5 p.m. Friday, April 24, to announce this year’s grant recipients. The event will be at the University House on campus. Last year, six programs received grants totaling $60,000. The initiatives included a literacy program for the Marshallese community, a student Safe Ride program to provide protected transportation to and from campus, an Arkansas history curriculum initiative, a green roof experiment, a math remediation program for female students and a study of Arkansans who serve in the military. Entomology lecture hosted April 24 James Hagler from ARS-USDA, Arizona, will present “Protein Marking: A Tool for Dispersal and Biological Control Research” 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 24, in Room 332 of the Agriculture Building. All interested parties are invited.
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Alpha Phi Omega will celebrate its 70th anniversary this weekend by combining the volunteer efforts of current and alumni members in various service projects. APO is a coed fraternity devoted to community service, leadership development, forming friendships and furthering freedom, according to its Web site. APO alumnus Kevin Alexander said he’s looking forward to the weekend of events. “I haven’t seen some of these friends in nearly 10 years,” Alexander said. The Beta Rho chapter of APO was established April 2, 1939, on the UA campus, according to a press release. The 70th anniversary celebratory banquet will take place in Room 512 of the Arkansas Union, behind the ballroom. National APO President Maggie Katz and former
President Fred Heismeyer will be a part of the anniversary festivities this weekend. In addition to dinner, entertainment and the anniversary banquet, the two groups of current members and alumni will have a chance to interact through two service projects. The groups will volunteer at the Race for the Cure in the morning and then create cards for soldiers in the afternoon Saturday, April 25. These two service events will take up the majority of the day, with Race for the Cure activities spanning from 6 a.m. to noon. The Cards for Soldiers Service Project will last from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Arkansas Union Connections Lounge. Race for the Cure activities for APO members will include Bark for the Cure, National Sponsor Liaison and Kids for the Cure. Members will receive a free meal and free T-shirts. Friday will be the check-in day for the events, leaving most activities optional.
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The evening has been set aside for conversation, with a reunion at Powerhouse Seafood and Grill on University Avenue (near Dickson Street). After the reunion at Powerhouse, members and alumni will watch a movie at the Malco Razorback Cinema on Joyce Boulevard. On Saturday, the group will tour campus and search for their names on Senior Walk. APO is the largest representative undergraduate intercollegiate organization in the United States, according to the organization’s Web site. During pledging, members must complete at least 20 hours of service, 15 of which must be carried out within the fraternity. APO requires a minimum of 90 percent on all pledge quizzes and 12 in-person interviews by various Beta Rho brothers and big brothers (whether at the UA or another chapter), advisers, inactive members and alumni.
Wyrick said. While he did not know how many do this, the practice has been used at all the other universities where Wyrick has worked, including the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, North Carolina State University and Miami University of Ohio, he said. “It seems like kind of an inconvenience for the student,” said Andrew Boyd, a junior finance major from Kansas City. “What if they do not know if they will be there or not?” However, Boyd said he would prefer the voucher system over paying a higher price for student tickets. Jordan Difani, a junior management major from Rogers, agreed. Though Difani likes having his tickets in August, he also likes the idea of selling student tickets to the general public, he said. Josh Difani, Jordan’s brother and a freshman business major from Rogers, does not like the idea of having to pick up his ticket every week, but he definitely does not want student ticket prices to go up, he said. “The dollar tickets are a nice perk for students,” Difani said.
Department of Music to feature student recitals The Fulbright College Department of Music will feature students selected for this year’s Honors Recital in concert 6 p.m. Sunday, April 26, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. They will be performing a variety of pieces they selected to audition for a chance to perform in this recital. This year’s Honors Recital students are Greg Battista, Jennifer Dolkos, Lynn Francis, Olga Greenhut, Emily Nelson, Maja Sevo and Chelsea Williams. For more information, please call the department of music at 479-575-4701.
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Arbor Day, a day devoted to planting trees, recycling paper and performing other eco-friendly tasks, will be celebrated across the country today, and UA students and Fayetteville residents also are taking part to help save the environment and restore Fayetteville after January’s ice storm. This year, trees will be given away at the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Saturday, April 25. “The limit is one per person, and no proof of residence is required,� said Cara Corbin, assistant manager of the market. Mayor Lioneld Jordan also will be present at the market to participate in the ribboncutting ceremony. “This is the city’s response to the ice storm,� Corbin said. “We are giving away trees to be planted to make up the damage.� The Saturday Farmers’ Market also will include activities for children, who can participate in Arbor Day by planting trees and learning about recycling and global warming. In addition, Eureka Pizza has been giving away Red Oak and Mulberry trees this week to customers with a minimum LARRY ASH Staff Photographer $10 purchase. However, celebrating Arbor Kristen Karnes (left) a freshman from Atlanta and Kelsey Krieber a freshman from Chouteau, Okla., enjoy the sun from a perch on the side of Old Main. Day is not limited to planting trees – citizens across the country participate by hosting ed songs, like Jack Johnson’s some states participate during an estimated 1 million trees Little did Morton know that recycling drives and neighbor- “Do You Remember,� which different months, depending were planted, concluded with the tradition would carry on hood meetings to discuss car- laments the death of a neigh- on what time of the year is Morton’s words, “A celebration more than 135 years later, with ing for trees in the community. borhood tree that was a part best for tree-planting in that of this kind results in good to annual international awards, The Arbor Day Foundation also of the singer’s memories and area), Arbor Day was founded all and is worthy of imitation a line of products and parsuggests simply taking a walk strong emotional ties. in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, by every school in the state,� ticipants from all across the to enjoy the beauty of trees Traditionally celebrated the a journalist in Nebraska City, according to the Nebraska country. or listening to nature-relat- last Friday in April (though Neb. The first Arbor Day, when City News of 1885.
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A Razorback mascot greets fans at the 2009 Red-White Game. Beginning this fall, students will use a new voucher system for football tickets.
When we first heard about the new voucher system for football tickets, we were mildly indignant. We saw the additional step to convert coupons to tickets as unnecessary and aggravating. Students’ schedules are not exactly eaten up with free time,” we thought. When are they going to find time to venture to the Razorback Ticket Office – or wherever else – to claim their tickets the week before a game? We doubted the football program needed whatever additional cash the resale of student tickets might provide. We found it hard to believe a program that is allotted $11 million by the university (to say nothing of the untold millions it receives from the Razorback Foundation) would need an extra $50 here and there.
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The voucher system is eminently more appealing than higher ticket prices.”
We suspected that the eager Razorback fans who’d scoop up student tickets – however excited they’d be to have scored tickets at the last minute – would still lack the raw energy the student section demands. In other words, we disapproved of the measure entirely. We might have even railed against it to our friends one day in the cafeteria. But, then, we learned more about why athletic department officials, university administrators and student government representatives agreed to institute this system. Students haven’t shown up to the games in the numbers necessary to fill all available student seating. And those empty seats – specifically, the upper bleachers of Reynolds Razorback Stadium – are expensive. In fact, the bleachers cost $160,000 a year, said ASG President Carter Ford. To recoup that expense – which, we’d like to point out, it is reasonable to want to do – the athletic department could take down the bleachers, increase student ticket prices to $10 a game or institute the voucher system. In light of those three options, the voucher system began to look a little less dismal to us. We admit, we don’t find the upper bleachers very attractive as a seating option, and we wish that the chancellor’s “Students First” motto extended to enlarging the student section horizontally rather than vertically, but the voucher system is eminently more appealing than higher ticket prices. So, while a part of us might wish university officials would just dismantle the bleachers rather than inconvenience us with an extra obstacle to cheap football viewing, a larger part of us accepts this decision as a sensible one. Small wonder that university officials – who are also loyal Razorback fans – would want the stadium to be as full as possible come game day. And understandable, too, that they would trust students – and their commitment to the Hogs – to overcome a mild annoyance to continue to cheer on the football team. Let’s prove them right. After all, we might have had to pay $10.
College lessons learned from “Space Buddies” Almost 11 years ago, a movie was released that drastically transformed the cinematic landscape. This movie was “Air Bud,” and it was about a dog that could play basketball. For the time, it was a modest hit, grossing $4 million opening weekend and eventually going on to make $24 million off a $3 million budget. It was so profitable, in fact, that the Powers that Be went ahead and made four sequels: “Air-Bud: Golden Retriever” (football), “Air Bud: World Pup” (soccer), “Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch” (baseball – he holds the bat in his mouth), and “Air Bud: Spikes Back” (volleyball). This dog can play any sport ever invented. Those movies then spawned a spin-off series of direct-to-DVD masterpieces, the first of which was “Air Buddies.” “Air Buddies” is about Air Bud’s five pups (the titular Air Buddies), each of which plays one of the sports previously played by Air Bud himself. Clearly, the ability to accurately hit a ball with your nose is an inheritable trait. However, the Air Buddies can talk (through poorly dubbed, cheaply animated CGI mouths), a genetic mutation not possessed by their father. Air Bud is not present in these films, so the viewer may assume that the legendary athlete is either shirking his parental responsibilities for the professional sports limelight, has asked for gross points or is dead. Moving on. “Air Buddies” was so successful that it spawned a sequel called “Snow Buddies” (sledding), and it was so successful that it spawned a sequel called “Space Buddies” (yeah, that’s right: space). And “Space Buddies” is what this column is about. Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that this is an excellent example of a franchise gone crazy but that it has absolutely no significance otherwise. (Alternatively, if I was
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wrong on that one, you’re now thinking that I’m not psychic. If I was wrong on that one, then I have no idea what you’re thinking.) But you would be wrong. You see, “Space Buddies” has a lot to teach us about the college experience. For example, the five puppies have completely different personalities. There’s the jock, the princess, the nerd, etc. – it’s a regular “Breakfast Club” (except, of course, that they’re all Golden Retriever pups with cheaply animated mouths, but let’s stop mentioning that because it only serves to weaken the metaphor). Like I was saying, they are all from varying backgrounds, and yet they overcome their differences and work as a team. (This is a unique metaphor rarely used in films.) Also, once we/the space buddies get into college/space, we’re suddenly confronted with new challenges/a crazed Russian cosmonaut played by Oswald from The Drew Carrey Show. He traps the space buddies in a (space) closet because he’s (space) lonely, but they are rescued by the cosmonaut’s dog, which is, as the movie jokes again and again and again, a “dogmanaut.” Metaphorically, you could compare this dogmanaut to your circles of friends and activities that you participated in during college.
Greg Karber is a columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. This is his final column.
TORTURE AND TRUTH: WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE GUEST EDITORIAL
The Chicago Tribune President Barack Obama made a tough call – and the right one – last week by releasing secret Justice Department documents detailing interrogation methods for extracting information from terror suspects. So we now know, in stomach-churning detail, exactly how often interrogators used the near-drowning technique known as waterboarding on a small number of high-profile terrorists (183 times in one month). We know about how long they could deprive suspects of sleep (up to eight days) or how they would be allowed to prey on one suspect’s fear of insects by stuffing him in a box with a caterpillar (although that didn’t happen). Obama was clearly hoping the whole didwe-or-didn’t-we-torture debate would flare and fizzle after the release of the memos. He
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initially said he wanted to “move forward.” But he may already be backtracking, saying Tuesday he wouldn’t rule out taking action against the lawyers who set the legal guidelines for the interrogations. Obama was right the first time. This needs to be put in the rearview mirror, and soon. Before Americans can do that, however, they need a more complete picture of what was done in the name of protecting the nation against another attack after Sept. 11, 2001. Some of that information is becoming public: In the Wall Street Journal recently, former CIA Director Michael Hayden and former Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey described how one terrorist was coerced into disclosing information that enabled the capture of Ramzi Binalshibh, one of the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks. Former Vice President Dick Cheney now wants more secret information disclosed. He essentially argues Americans can better evalu-
ate the use of harsh techniques if they know what the interrogations yielded. Effectiveness is not the only criterion by which we judge questioning techniques, even though cruel and brutal treatment often yields valuable intelligence. For all the furor, these techniques were used “against only a small number of hard-core prisoners who successfully resisted other forms of interrogation...” Mukasey and Hayden wrote. Obama administration officials have disavowed some tactics, such as waterboarding, as torture, and have promised that U.S. interrogators won’t use them anymore. Knowing those limits may help terrorists train to withstand interrogations. But this debate about how much torture information to release isn’t about what America’s enemies will anticipate if they’re captured. This debate is about the limits a democratic society sets so it does not sink to the level of those who seek to destroy it.
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(I don’t know what Oswald represents yet: I’m still working on that.) Additionally, at the end of the film, the space buddies themselves are recognized as dogmanauts by NASA. Similarly, our college experience has made metaphorical dogmanauts of us all, and no, I don’t have a clue what that means. One place where the movie and the college experience differ, however, is the issue of our perception of time. “Space Buddies” is 84 minutes long but feels like it lasts a lifetime. College is four years (or more) of our lives, but it feels to me, a graduating senior, like it just flew by. Chalk it up to relativity, I guess, that it seems like just a brief moment to us aboard our light-speed-approaching, puppy-accessible spaceship, while the world around us ages normally. Now the ship is starting to slow down, and the timelines are starting to come together once again. This is my last column for The Arkansas Traveler. If you still want to read my inane gibbering, I’ll be doing practically the same thing online at Sexandviolence.wordpress.com, except without the close proximity to a Sudoku puzzle (sad) and no Girls & Sports (exultations!). I’m also going to be one of the two student speakers at the Fulbright Commencement Ceremony on May 9, so if you want to see me make a fool of myself in front of the families of thousands of graduating seniors, then I’d love to see you there. And anyone eager to follow the continuing adventures of the air/snow/space buddies will be thrilled to learn that “Santa Buddies: The Search for Santa Paws” is currently in production and will be released in time for the holiday season. Look for it in your stockings!
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Fight for rights of undocumented immigrants Senate Bill 799 introduced by Sen. Elliot last month failed. SB 799 was a bill that would have allowed undocumented students an opportunity to attain higher education and reach their goals of
attaining any profession. Even though SB 799 was defeated, the fight for the rights of undocumented immigrant students is long from over and will continue to be debated until justice is finally served to the hundreds of deserving undocumented students in Arkansas and thousands across the country. Education is a human
right that serves all people – not just the privileged people. And for the debaters who argue this is amnesty or a free pass for illegals, they are simply just mistaken. Students who live under the shadows, work under minimum wage and are full-time students paying double that of residents are in an unjust system that triggers
their failure. These students are not asking for amnesty; they’re just simply asking for a fair and equal opportunity. Daniel Diaz Senior History
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The recent increase in temperature, sun exposure and warm weather around the UA campus has brought out many bicyclers and students soaking up the sun rays, as can be seen outside the Greek Theater on a sunny afternoon.
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the political process works at the federal legislative level,� White said. “It’s all well and good to want to get things done and create positive, meaningful change; but that won’t happen just because you’re motivated and willing. You have to know how the system works and how to use it.� White said he considers
that knowledge invaluable and hopes to gain some over his time interning this summer. Aside from normal internships, the university also offers co-ops (which stands for “cooperative education�), during which participants keep their status of fulltime students while working full- or part-time jobs related to their degree. In co-ops, students still keep the status of full-time students while working full or part time in a job related to their degree.
There are semester-long alternating co-ops, where students alternate between full-time work and on-campus classes, or parallel co-ops, where students work part-time and attend classes on campus at least part-time. The Bumpers, Fulbright, Walton and Engineering colleges all offer co-ops. Though requirements vary, each department requires a minimum GPA and number of hours taken. The CDC Web site also suggests externships for
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students who either can’t spend the amount of time an internship requires or are wondering what it would be like to work in a field. Externships are one- to two-day programs that allow students to shadow a professional in a career they find interesting. Unlike internships, though, externships offer no academic credit and are not paid. Also, it is up to students to find their own externships. “I feel that an internship provides some real-life training for a job that I may want
At the UA College of Education and Health Professions, the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing offers its students a progressive curriculum to better prepare them for the nursing profession. After students graduate from an approved nursing program, they often receive on-the-job training, but those who graduate from the UA School of Nursing already have a strong background in hands-on experience. Many of the courses offered by the UA nursing school incorporate experiential activities to give students a better idea of current issues in the nursing field. The students in the UA program begin some clinical work experience as early as their sophomore year in the nursing school. “All of our courses provide services to the individual client or community, as that is what nursing centers (are about), whether it is in the hospital, school system, community center, nursing home or other community agencies in which nursing is present,� said Nancy Smith-Blair, associate professor and interim director of the UA School of Nursing. Because of a shortage of nurses today, many student nurses see later in life, instead of just a few extra bucks to pay rent,� said UA student Georgeanne Carpenter, who plans to intern this summer. Carpenter said she did not want to take classes because she was already ahead with her hours and did not want to graduate early. “I think that having an internship will most likely give me an idea of what direction to take in life,� she said.
the need to be prepared to enter the workforce with a significant amount of understanding and experience in the nursing field. According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released in 2002, the nation’s nursing shortage is expected to reach 29 percent in upcoming years, which equals 800,000 unfilled nursing positions by the year 2020. “There are many science majors who cannot take advantage of the health care shortage because they do not have the proper training,� said Jennifer DeMoto, a laboratory assistant at the Pat Walker Health Center. “If you specialize in a field like nursing, the most important qualification you can have is the proper education and certifications,� she said. Also, the UA nursing school provides students a multitude of nursing volunteer opportunities, either near home or overseas. The School of Nursing even has “a student organization that volunteers on several projects, such as blood pressure screening, health fairs, wellness programs, flu shots and much more,� SmithBlair said. Through these nursing experiences, students aim to give back to the community while gaining a practical education.
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‘La soirée de l’Année’ Saba Naseem Staff Writer
Being accepted into the Franco-American Vocal Academy in Saint-Yrieix, France, is a dream that many singers strive to fulfill. Although Leanne Scaggs, a recent UA graduate, has been accepted to the academy, with the economy in shambles, she is in need for money to pay for the expenses. To help raise money, Scaggs will be hosting “La soirée de l’Année,” a benefit recital, next Friday. The Franco-American Vocal Academy is an esteemed program that offers professional training for opera singers during a six-week-long session. Through the program, Scaggs will have the privilege of working one-on-one with William Lewis from the Metropolitan Opera and Frederique Added from the Paris Opera. She also will receive weekly voice lessons, daily French language classes and coaching; experience multiple performances of a fully-staged opera; and have the opportunity to sing in master classes with Carlos Montane of the Metropolitan Opera. “The importance of attending a summer program can be astronomical for a singer,” Scaggs said. “This is how singers are able to form a network, which may very well
help launch their professional singing career. “Word-of-mouth goes a long way in this business,” she said. “It’s a cut-throat field, so just one good (or bad) word from a prestigious conductor or coach could potentially make (or break) your singing career.” Scaggs said that singing has always been a big part of her life. “My love for music and singing came, I think, as a result of going to church all my life where I would read the music in the hymnbook as I listened to my mom sing the soprano line,” Scaggs said. “My mother has been a great inspiration for me – from the moment she begin singing lullabies to me to now,” she said. Scaggs began singing opera in the spring of 2005 when she volunteered to be an extra in the upcoming production of “Suor Angelica” by Giacomo Puccini. The experience was so different and unique that it captivated her. Since then, she has been in every production and has had numerous leading and supporting roles both at the UA and at the Opera in the Ozarks in Eureka Springs. There’s just something about singing and acting in a foreign language that is so thrilling, Scaggs said. In the past five years,
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Leanne Scaggs (far right) and guests practice for an upcoming benefit concert at a dress rehearsal Wednesday night in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Scaggs has received numerous scholarships, such as the Alicia-Oldham Yoes scholarship and the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs scholarship, to study music at the UA and at Opera in the Ozarks. The benefit concert will present an operatic repertoire
and feature works by Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Puccini and Charles Gounod. The concert will feature Scaggs on soprano with accompanist Kristin Harwell, who will be joined by baritone Nathan Cook, soprano Jayne Jackson and tenor Jacob Funk.
“By doing a recital, I get a chance to do what I love and give back to the community,” Scaggs said. “And if they enjoy what they hear, they get a chance to contribute to my future plans.” The concert will be 7 p.m. next Friday, March 1, at the St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall. It is open to the public and admission is free. A suggested donation of $15 will be accepted at the door, and all proceeds will help cover Scaggs’ tuition at the Franco-American Vocal Academy.
UA Police Department offers self-defense programs to prevent sexual assault
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Leanna Payton Staff Writer
One in four college women has been a victim of sexual assault, according to a statistic given by the UA Police Department, and UA police officers are working to help lower that number. UAPD officers Jerry Weiner, Jennifer Silbey and Brianna Fields have hosted numerous self-defense programs this year and are continuing to present to organizations, residence halls, fraternities and sororities. Maegan Cook, a freshman international business major from Plano, Tex., participated in a self-defense program in her residence hall and said that it was very informative. “It was very interesting and helpful, and now I’m going to worry less about situations I could be in,” she said. “It made me feel more comfortable.”
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You shouldn’t have to be the victim.” — Maegan Cook, freshman
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Ronald Barron, principle trombonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was the special guest at the UA Wind Symphony Concert Tuesday night at the Walton Arts Center.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Feel and eat well at the Greenhouse Grille High on the Hog
ROBERT GARNER rtgarner@uark.edu
With Wednesday being Earth Day and phrases like “hybrid cars” and “reusable nalgene water bottles” floating around in everyday conversation, I decided that
we here at High on the Hog would do a little bit of greenification ourselves. So where is this week’s and history’s final destination for this humble columnist? The Greenhouse Grille, naturally. Much like the idea behind Smiling Jack’s, the Greenhouse Grille offers natural, organic and local foods as much as possible. Unfortunately, it comes with the territory that you will probably give a little more green in order to consume something “organic.”
However, as I found, there are ways around that that will still leave you full and happy. One stark contrast between the two: the Greenhouse Grille has a much wider variety of entrées. The Greenhouse Grille has a full menu of appetizers, salads, sandwiches, pastas and other various goods. If you’re like some of my friends and you don’t do the whole eat-something-that’snot-a-burger thing, they even offer you Grilled Buffalo Burgers. Plus, you can sleep well at night knowing that
the grilled hunk of buffalo you ate once fed on grass right here in Arkansas. I went from item to item telling myself that that was the dish I was going to get. You see, the eloquent menu writer used fancy, enticing words such as “infused” or a number of “all natural, cage free.” One of my favorites: “sweet potato fries.” That’s all you have to say to get me in the mood for food. See
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The officers told her that everyone should be informed about self-defense, Cook said. “You shouldn’t have to be the victim,” she said. In their presentations, Weiner, Silbey and Fields all stressed the fact that most rapes happen between acquaintances. They also encourage females to not leave drinks unattended while at a party and to leave with the group they came with. Fields said to never leave a friend behind. Aaron Nolley, a senior music education major from Hot Springs, said he thinks it is very important for women to be trained in self-defense. “It’s a good thing because women have been attacked on this campus, and (an) aggressive, educated reaction would prevent them from being victims,” he said. Nolley’s girlfriend, Mindy Williams, has a third-degree black belt, and he said he feels very content knowing she can protect herself if an unwanted situation ever arose. Williams’ training makes her feel comfortable on campus, but she does not feel safe walking alone at night by herself, said Williams, a junior music education major from Carthage, Mo. “Even though I’m prepared, I still don’t do it because you don’t want to put yourself in that position,” Williams said. In the self-defense demonstrations, the UAPD officers showed several techniques and taught women the basics of protecting themselves. The officers taught the women how to break free from choke holds and bear hugs, and they also demonstrated where the vulnerable spots on the human body are and how to strike those areas. “Every woman thinks it can’t happen to them, and now I realize it can happen to anyone,” Cook said.
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from Page 6 For my dinner, I ordered the falafel and grilled vegetable gyros. Inside the delicious, nicely grilled pita bread, there was a delicious bed of fresh “organic mixed greens.â€? From there, we had some delightful squash, zucchini, sautĂŠed onions, tomatoes, tzatziki and organic hummus. I’m sure that some of you are cringing right now and thinking that I must have been on some sort of gross game show. But trust me, this meal was delicious. And that’s coming from a guy who feels entirely deprived of a proper meal if he doesn’t have some sort of animal on his plate. Plus, all of the “freshâ€? and “organicâ€? ingredients really do make a difference. All of my cooked vegetables maintained a nice crispness and flavor, and the tzatziki sauce and hummus both provided strong, rich flavors that perfectly complimented the delicious vegetables. And you just can’t find tomatoes like the Greenhouse Grille’s unless you grow them out of your own garden.
My meal came with chips and tropical fruit salsa. This was, unfortunately, the biggest disappointment of the night. The fruit salsa was great, but they gave me such a tiny ramekin that you could barely fit the chips in. Speaking of the chips, they were so greasy you could almost see through them, and most of them were so stale that I felt like I was eating old gum. Another great part about the meal is that it was only $8. Sure, $6 would have been nice, but it was a large portion of fresh food, so you won’t hear me complaining. The Greenhouse Grille is one of those places that almost makes you feel guilty for eating the food because it’s so beautiful when they bring it to you. In the end, though, you feel so much better for eating it. I even felt skinnier for eating a plateful of greens and liking it. If you want to ruin that skinny feeling, they do offer some appetizing desserts: cheesecake with chocolate sauce and fresh berries, Banana’s Foster, and Bourbon chocolate chunk pecan pie with all natural vanilla
LIFESTYLES bean ice cream and chocolate sauce. Yes, yes and yes. Despite some greasy, stale chips, the Greenhouse Grille was a great experience. The interior was much nicer than I expected it to be, given the all-but-appealing exterior. The service was great, and the live music sustained a nice ambiance throughout the entire dinner. I heartily recommend you try the Greenhouse Grille, no matter what your diet calls for. They will have something that you will like, trust me. And you can come out spending between $8 to $20, depending on what you get. Now that summer is upon us, I encourage you go get out and eat something new and support local restaurants. I hope that I have given you some good ideas and maybe even helped you find a new favorite restaurant. So pick up your forks and dig in because Fayetteville has a lot to offer. Happy summer, and happy eating. Robert Garner is a staff columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. This is his last column for the semester.
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Ashley Hamilton (right), a UA graduate student, leads a group in TurboKick outside the Arkansas Union. The Outdoor Fitness Exposition was presented by UA Intramural Recreational Sports.
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Diamond Hogs look to slow power bats Harold McIlvain II Senior Staff Writer
Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn admitted it was a tough last week for the No. 12 Arkansas Razorback baseball team. Van Horn said the Razorbacks (27-11, 11-6 Southeastern Conference) played well enough to win all five games but only pulled away with one conference and one non-conference win. “All I know is we’ve played five one-run games and a two-run game,” Van Horn said. “And we had to earn everything we got. We
could have easily won all five or lost all five. I thought we played good all weekend.” But now Arkansas will hope to turn some of those close loses into wins against Tennessee (19-23, 5-13) on the road this weekend. The Razorbacks will look to keep the pitching staff going strong after only allowing eight runs during three conference games last weekend – the lowest total in a series this season. “It was almost like a Super Regional feel with outstanding pitching,” Van Horn said. After Van Horn said the Sunday starting
pitcher was undetermined last series, sophomore Brett Eibner filled the position, tossing a one-hit shutout while striking out a career high 12 batters in a 2-0 win. “He just threw strikes,” Van Horn said. “That’s a scary lineup. They’ve got speed at the top, speed at the end and pop through the middle. (Eibner) pitched pretty well, obviously.” Pitch location was an issue late in the game, but Van Horn said it would have been Eibner the whole game regardless of the situation. “His control took off there in maybe the
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Arkansas’s pitching staff has the second-lowest batting average against (.257) in the Southeastern Conference. The unit is sporting a 4.29 ERA. Dallas Keuchel leads the team in wins (5), while Brett Eibner’s 2.60 ERA is the best of any pitcher with multiple starts.
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fourth, fifth and sixth,” Van Horn said. “In the ninth, he was getting a little tired, but I told him after the game, ‘If you’d have walked the bases loaded and there was less than two outs I still wasn’t pulling you. It was your game.’ He deserved it.” Arkansas picked up a midweek 9-6 win Tuesday over Oral Roberts with the help of freshman Zack Cox, who went 4-for-5 with a run and 3 RBIs. Eibner hit a three-run home run in the third inning that put Arkansas up by seven. But he didn’t know how important the runs were to winning the game at the time. Oral Roberts started a comeback by scattering five unanswered runs together. The rally eventually fell short when closer Stephen Richards picked up his seventh save with a no-hit ninth inning. After being swept by Florida, Georgia and Alabama in conference play, Tennessee has bounced back with series wins over Mississippi State and No. 6 LSU. Despite struggles early in the season, Tennessee head coach Todd Raleigh said the team never gave up. “This team is tough,” Raleigh said. “We have a lot of heart. Our kids play hard. That is the one thing - our kids play hard. I am very proud of them. Our guys put the pressure on (opponents) and put the ball in play.” But a Tennessee come-from-behind attempt fell short against East Tennessee State (19-19) in a Tuesday midweek game, losing 9-8. Tennessee put together two-run and threerun innings in the sixth and seventh inning. But with the game tied, East Tennessee State used an error and a double to win it. Tennessee, who ranks fifth in the conference in home runs, has power bats that can take pitchers deep. Sophomore first baseman Cody Hawn, who has a .349 average and the second most RBIs in the conference, is fourth in the conference with 15 home runs. Sophomore Blake Forsythe – brother of former Razorback Logan Forsythe – currently ranks No. 11 in the Southeastern Conference with a .462 on base percentage and is ninth in the conference with 12 home runs.
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What was supposed to be a nonconference confidence-booster turned into a lost opportunity. Arkansas (25-21) fell to Missouri State 2-1 in eight innings Wednesday night before 450 fans at Bogel Park. The Razorbacks managed just six hits and committed three errors in the loss. “It’s a bad loss,” Arkansas coach Jamie Pinkerton said. “We’ve got to get more than six hits. We didn’t hit the ball well in key situations. Defensively we didn’t help.” Missouri State (18-18) scored the game-winning run on pinch hitter Taylor Farley’s RBI single to right field, scoring shortstop Jessie Smith from second base in the top of eighth inning. “I thought Miranda (Dixon) pitched a good game,” Pinkerton said. “She only gave up one earned run over eight innings. We can’t wait until the sixth, seventh and eighth to try to score runs. Our opportunities came late and we didn’t
come through tonight. When you make errors and give up unearned runs you’re not going to win.” The Razorbacks had a chance to extend the game in the bottom frame and positioned runners on first and second base for Dixon with two outs. Dixon hit a rocket straight into Missouri State third basemen Amie Hubbard’s glove to end the game. “I had hit her pretty hard the (at bat) before and I felt pretty confident about it,” Dixon said. “She threw well against us.” Arkansas struck first in the bottom of the third inning. Junior center fielder Jessica Bachkora walked with one out. Freshman left fielder Tori Mort beat out third baseman Bubba Weiss’ throw for an infield single and Missouri State first baseman Jan Shewmaker’s subsequent throw to third base was wide allowing Bachkora to slide in to home safely. Bears left fielder Tyler Porter was backing up third base but bobbled the ball, allowing Bachkora to score the game’s first run. The Bears answered in the top of the
fifth inning when second baseman Jenna Schwarck hit a two-out RBI blooper to right field, scoring right fielder Ashley Arbon from second base. Arkansas travels to Gainesville to take on top-ranked Florida (46-3, 23-1 Southeastern Conference) this weekend. Dixon said the team would have to perform at a higher level to compete with the SEC’s top team. “We’re going to have to be more prepared for Florida,” Dixon said. “They’re tough and they’re pretty much a power house right now so we’re going to have to be ready for them.” The Gators have outscored opponents by a 317-40 margin and their only conference loss was to No. 5 Alabama. “We can’t go down there and play scared and I don’t think these girls will,” Pinkerton said. “The approach we’re going to take to going down there and playing Florida is ‘hey you’re not expected to do well, just go out there and play like See
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Chicago Tribune/MCT CHICAGO — Derrick Rose is human after all. After displaying humility that strained credulity all season, Rose made a startling admission Wednesday after joining Michael Jordan and Elton Brand as the only Bulls to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. “My biggest thing was to get this award,” Rose said. “I was telling all of you (reporters) that I didn’t really care. But when you come in, you really do want this award because it shows how much work you put into it. There was a lot of talent out there. But I think winning got me this award.” Of course, Rose offered this revelation after he – deep breath here – thanked the award’s sponsor, the Bulls’ organization, his family for keeping him humble, the sports agency that represents him, his coaching staff and his veteran teammates.
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Things we’ve learned from the NBA playoffs (so far) With the NBA playoffs fully underway, it’s time for some notes and observations from the association. The champs are in trouble. The Boston-Chicago series has all the makings of a seven-game classic. The Bulls aren’t going to go away, and the Celtics are going to go down without a fight. The history of success between the two teams is astounding, and the first two games have been spectacular. From Vinny Del Negro’s lack of coaching ability (running out of timeouts in both games!), to Kevin Garnett’s injury, to Leon Powe’s injury further crippling the Celtics, to Brian Scalabrine, to Ray Allen’s 28-point second-half outburst in game two, to Derrick Rose’s sensational playoff debut, this series is a good one. Which leads us to… Every Rose has its thorn. The NBA…where Derrick Rose
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happens. Rose was the runaway winner of the Rookie of the Year award, and his playoff debut was nothing short of spectacular. In game one against the Celtics, Rose scored 36 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed four rebounds – and he’s a ROOKIE! I’d say the sky’s the limit for Rose, but I don’t think it is. Maybe the Milky Way galaxy? Maybe the universe? Who knows? If you can
expect anything from Rose, expect to be surprised. As D-Wade goes, so go the Heat. If Dwyane Wade can score 30plus points, the Heat have a chance against the upstart Atlanta Hawks. If he doesn’t, Miami is looking at a first-round exit. It’s a shame to see Wade waste away with no talent around him. Portland is fun to watch. The young Trail Blazers are finally starting to tap into their talent, and are breaking away from the “Jail Blazers” stigma that plagued them for so long. With Brandon Roy healthy and playing well, the Rockets have their hands full with Portland. If Greg Oden can give the Blazers anything – besides fouls, of course – Portland should be able to advance to the second round, send-
ing the Rockets to yet another firstround exit. Poor Yao Ming. Not. Chauncey Billups is playing out of his mind. Through two games, Billups is averaging 33.5 points, six assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. On top of that, the veteran point guard has connected on 12-of-15 three-point attempts so far in the series. If Billups keeps playing like this, I give New Orleans absolutely no chance of winning the series, especially since it’s clear that the Hornets have given up on Byron Scott. Cleveland and Los Angeles are the definitive favorites. As the MVP campaign ad states, LeBron James is really, really, really, really, really, really good. Kobe Bryant is also worthy of six “reallys.” Both the Cavs and the Lakers entered the playoffs as the
prohibitive favorites, and nothing has really changed, except that I’d go ahead and call them the “definitive” favorites right now. Barring some otherworldly performance, the Cleveland and L.A. will meet for the NBA title, when two really, really, really…oh, you get the idea…good players will go up against each other on professional basketball’s biggest stage. The Cavs have looked great in two wins over the Pistons, thanks in large part to Wally Szczerbiak, while the Lakers – led by Adam Morrison – have looked good against the Jazz. Oh, who am I kidding? It’s all about LeBron and Kobe. Nothing’s going to change that. Unless, of course, you expect to be surprised. Bart Pohlman is the sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler.
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from Page 9 The only surprise might have been that he left out, say, Benny the Bull or locker room attendants at the United Center. There is no surprise Rose topped the deeply talented 2008-09 rookie class as Rose landed on all 120 ballots and received 111 first-place votes. Memphis’ O.J. Mayo, New Jersey’s Brook Lopez and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook also drew first-place votes and finished second, third and fourth, respectively. Rose, the No. 1 overall pick of last year’s NBA draft, led all rookies with 6.3 assists per game and finished second to Mayo in scoring at 16.8 points per game. He also topped all rookie guards with 47.5 percent shooting and averaged 37 minutes in 81 games. Of course, his impact transcended statistics. “People don’t realize how difficult the point guard position is in our league and how you have to run a team, take control, lead and get everybody involved,” general manager John Paxson said. “For Derrick to take the ball from Day One and lead us and play at the level he played at is really, really difficult. “Plus, he’s one of the finest young men I’ve been around. He has humility. He wants to be a great player. He goes about his business as a professional should. Beyond his wonderful basketball talent, his personality is something we’re very fortunate to have.” With his mother, Brenda, and three older brothers looking on, Rose’s personality, once again, was on full aw-shucks display. He downplayed his stunning block from behind and ankle-breaking crossover dribble against veteran 76ers guard Andre Miller as “a regular plays to help our team come together.” And he joked about shirking rookie doughnut duty until veterans threatened to take away his per diem before a lengthy West Coast trip. “So now I’m back on track,” Rose said. Truth is, Rose found the rails in his first game and never rolled off. He won three Rookie of the Month awards and his lowest monthly scoring average was 15.3 ppg. And he did all this while handling the pressures of playing in his
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Chicago’s Derrick Rose was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. Rose averaged 16.8 points and 6.3 assists this season.
hometown, even though he drew laughs for saying living in Deerfield limited distractions because “there’s nothing going on.” “Coming in as the No. 1 pick you have a lot of pressure on you, especially coming from your own town,” Rose said. “Everyone is looking at you to see if you live up to that pick. I just wanted to play hard and get the award from winning.” Tellingly, Rose listed two team moments when asked for his best and worst times from his rookie season. The Bulls’ Dec. 17 comeback overtime victory over the Clippers on Ben Gordon’s four-point play marked the best because it “really let me know that the NBA game is never over.” And the seasonhigh five-game losing streak in January was the worst because Rose “isn’t used to losing.” Rose grew serious when talking about how Kirk Hinrich would text him about play calls and personnel, even when thumb surgery sidelined Hinrich. And he drew more laughs when comparing veteran guard Lindsey Hunter to a father who “doesn’t really care about your feelings or nothing” in getting across helpful points. Rose saved his most eloquent thanks for his family and said he would give the award to his mom because “she deserves it and will probably clean it every day.” “My mom always told me I wasn’t bigger than nobody so
don’t look at people like that,” Rose said. “They know if I say anything like I’m the man or something like that, they’ll yell at me or my brothers will hit me.” Brenda Rose agreed. “Derrick always has been around older people, and I’d tease him he has an old soul,” Brenda said. “But if he wasn’t humble, I’d bang him on top of his head. You’re a human being and you treat another person like you want to be treated. That stuck in his head. “I’m proud of him. I could not fathom this. But it’s here. His dream has come true.” Rose will receive the award before Game 3 of the Bulls’ Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against Boston on Thursday night at a raucous United Center. Expect more sheepishness.
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you’re capable of playing and let the chips fall where they may.’” Pinkerton said the team needed to bounce back quickly. “You’ve got to come back,” Pinkerton said. “We could have probably solidified our position if you take care of the nonconference game. We didn’t so we’ve got to pick up the pieces and go to Gainesville.”
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