April 10, 2013

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

“About You, For You”

University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906

ASG Executive Officers Plan for Next Year Bailey Deloney Senior Staff Writer

Making the Most of Spring Produce: Rhubarb Crumb Cake It’s been a long winter. Sweeten up the spring weather with a spring produce featured recipe. Full Story, Page 5

Vol. 107, No. 108

Newly elected ASG executives reflected on a smooth, clean election and discussed their plans for the upcoming year. “This was a very clean campaign,” said Ellie Keffler, ASG vice president. During the election, relations between every team were friendly, and after the results, these relationships

have not changed, Keffler said. “If anything, an election is one giant learning experience,” said Bo Renner, ASG president. “We kept the mindset that none of this was about us all the way through.” “Overall, the people involved in the election were very genuine, nice people,” said Matt Chaffin, ASG treasurer. “They were the kind of classy people you want to compete against.” The candidates were ultimately forced to rely on the

students they were campaigning to as motivation, Renner said. As president, Bo Renner said he is committed to freeing up more parking for offcampus students, finding a way to offer incentives for students who stay to the end of Razorback athletics events and getting more freshmen involved on campus early. One idea that could help alleviate parking issues is to relocate freshman parking to a different lot, Renner said.

Renner is working with Gary Smith, director of Transit and Parking, to find alternative locations for freshmen to park. Most freshmen use campus lots more as storage parking than anything else, especially since they have everything they need during the week on campus, Renner said. Eighty percent of the student body does not live on campus, and they are the ones who primarily need to find

see PLAN page 3

Happy Birthday Fulbright

Tennis Club Plays Around the Country

The Arkansas tennis club provides recreational and tournament opportunities for interested students. Full Story, Page 7

Kathleen Pait Staff Photographer A large group of people gather around the J. William Fulbright statue to celebrate the Arkansas politician’s birthday.

Razorbacks Sweep the Mavericks

The Razorback men’s tennis team swept the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Tuesday to break .500 on the season. Full Story, Page 7

Today’s Forecast

Barefoot for a Cause

Jaime Dunaway Senior Staff Writer

Barefoot students will be traveling across campus April 16 as part of the global “One Day without Shoes” event to raise awareness about the health issues faced by children around the world without shoes.

look the millions of people that live without shoes and the obstacles and problems they face.” In many developing countries, children must walk barefoot for miles to school, clean water and medical help, according to the TOMS website. In some schools, footwear is required, so new shoes can increase school attendance by 62 percent, which can help

“Getting involved in this program is a good way to serve the community and help people around the world.”

Nick Fielding

Freshman Information Systems Major

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The program was started on campus last year by Andrew Powell, a junior communications major. Powell said he grew up in poverty and got his shoes as hand-me-downs from relatives or thrift shops. Powell said his first new pair of shoes came in high school after working all summer to buy a pair of basketball shoes for his high school team. “I know what it’s like to not have brand-new shoes, and I know what it is like to have shoes, so I can’t imagine those who are in a more difficult situation than I was,” Powell said. “If I could, I would go every day without wearing shoes, but that’s the point: I can’t because of athlete’s foot and broken glass. We over-

break the poverty cycle, according to the website. Exposed feet can also increase susceptibility to diseases. Nearly 2 million Kenyan children are infected with burrowing fleas that cause gashes in their feet, and 740 million people are infected with hookworms, according to a TOMS’ official video. Elephantiasis, a debilitating and disfiguring soil-based foot disease, also affects 4 million people each year, according to the video. “Getting involved in this program is a good way to serve the community and help people around the world,” said Nick Fielding, a

see CAUSE page 2

Proposal to Alleviate Harmon Traffic Bailey Deloney Senior Staff Writer Tuesday night, ASG Sen. James Wesolowski proposed a resolution to minimize traffic delays at the Harmon Avenue Parking Facility and improve pedestrian safety. Delays increase directly following the end of class periods and pedestrians face more of risk during this heightened traffic. One possible solution that may be presented to administration is the resolution to build a new pedestrian bridge, said Sen. Wesolowski, author of the bill. “This would have effect of reducing pedestrian traffic across Harmon Avenue, which would increase pedestrian safety and reduce vehicle traffic delays,” Wesolowski said. “These delays are largely caused by those paying at the gate upon exiting,” according to the bill. In addition, many drivers do not have their credit cards ready when it is their turn to pay at the gate and others are distracted and talking on cell phones, according to the bill. Although there are pay-onfoot stations available for students to use, they are greatly underutilized, according to the bill. In order to help alleviate these concerns, the bill proposes that Parking and Transit look into “incentives to use pay-onfoot stations.” Besides this bill, ASG also proposed a bill to establish an online syllabus bank of past syllabi.

see ASG page 3

Trying to Score a Snack Connor Malone Staff Writer

The University Programs Daytime Committee gave students a break from their coursework Tuesday with a game of grocery bingo. The event took place in the Union International Connections Lounge and was open to all UA students.

The University Programs Daytime Committee is responsible for planning various events and programs for students throughout the school year. It uses the student activities fee included in all students’ tuition to do so, according to their website. Through a wide assortment of bingo games, including blackout, Texas-T, X’s and crosses, students were able to relax, have fun and gain

a chance to win a variety of prizes. These prizes included chips and salsa, soda, instant noodles, packets of gum, and several other types of foods, as well as gift cards to Walmart, Common Grounds and Hog Haus. “This is probably the highlight of my life,” said sophomore kinesiology major Victor Meza after winning both

see BINGO page 2

Construction Worker Suffers Minor Injuries

Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Emergency medical teams and UAPD respond to a construction worker injury, Tuesday, April 9. The worker fell from scaffolding on the Founder’s Hall construction site around 4 p.m. The worker was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.


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