April 15, 2013 by Arkansas Traveler

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Runners Give Back to the Community

Yesterday, the city of Fayetteville hosted the 37th annual Hogeye Marathon and relays. Full Story, Page 3

Student and Faculty Band, Damn Arkansan, Finds Meaning In Music

After forming the band at the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market more than two years ago, the band has grown into developing their own country-rock sound and band unity. Full Story, Page 5

Hogs Win Saturday, Sunday at Mizzou

The Razorback softball team came from behind to win a series with No. 8 Missouri 2-1 this weekend in Columbia, Mo. Full Story, Page 7

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Editor’s Note: This story is part of the Graduate Series which includes information for graduating students.

Jaime Dunaway Senior Staff Writer Graduating students will have to stand out from the crowd after graduation to get a job in a highly competitive market. There are approximately 4.5 people vying for each position in the job market, according to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, this ratio does not take into account the number of employed people who

to say no to a job that doesn’t fit your skill set is also important because it prevents a quick return to the market after spending a few years in an unsatisfactory job, according to the website. Many students have their own ideas about what makes them stand out to employers. “I think experience and involvement are very important in the job phase,” said Adrian Ordorica, sophomore computer science major. “A 4.0 looks good, but it doesn’t look as good if you don’t have experience

“I think experience and involvement are very important in the job phase.” Adrian Ordorica

Sophomore Computer Science Major will also be looking for new jobs. As the economy strengthens, more people will begin searching for new career opportunities, leading to a more competitive job market. A survey conducted by LinkedIn showed that 78 percent of workers would be open to looking for a new job, so students will be competing against current workers in addition to the unemployed and new workers entering the job market. Knowing when to follow up, asking the right questions and taking criticism are strategic ways to land a job, according to the AOL jobs website. Knowing when

to back it up. Internships, projects and research make a student look beneficial to the company.” Other students also stressed the importance of having work experience. “I tried to have a job consistently so I had that work experience on my resume,” said Lindsey Rasmussen, sophomore chemistry and Spanish major. “I didn’t just get involved in clubs — I got smaller internships and onemonth jobs.” Rasmussen said she always prepares for interviews and has answers for common questions prepared.

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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Rwandan students gather and march on campus to remember the 1994 genocide, Thursday, April 11.

Baseball Player Suspended, Second Hearing Scheduled Staff Report The morning before the first game of the biggest series of the season, a Razorback pitcher was arrested and suspended indefinitely from the team. Thomas Altimont, 21, of Fayetteville, was arrested Friday morning on the charges of kidnapping and third degree domestic battery. He was released at 2:25 p.m. Friday on a $10,000 bond. Altimont had an initial appearance hearing

Altimont this morning in the Washington County Circuit Court,

according to the Washington County detainee intake report. A second hearing will occur May 13 in the Washington County Circuit Court. At approximately 1:25 a.m. Friday, Fayetteville Police officers responded to a call about a physical domestic disturbance, according to the police report. Two people were locked in a bedroom, with one of them being held against her will. Officers found Altimont forcibly keeping a female student, who police didn’t fully

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Reading His Words

Kathleen Pait Staff Photographer Graduate student Josh Brown recites poetry at Giffels Auditorium, Friday, April 12. Brown recited selections from his thesis work with graduate student Corey Williamson.

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With the spring semester coming to an end, graduating seniors have begun or will soon begin looking for jobs. Some current and former students said they had difficulties finding a job after graduation. Former art education major Joel Ward said he has not had trouble finding a job since he left the UA, but he has plans to return to the UA so he can earn his degree. “It’s been rough out there,” Ward said. “I found a job at New School private school through a work-study program at the UA before graduation. My plan was to become an art teacher, but I had to take a few semesters off to save money for tuition. Since then, my friend got me a job at Bordinos restaurant and wine bar. The owner of Bordinos also owns Jose’s next door, so he helped me get

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his presentation Galloway urged everyone to register on his website, jeffgalloway. com, where they can find an assortment of running classes, training programs and nutritional information. The information can help people train to compete in an injuryfree marathon. Another UA student, senior business major Devyn Grathwohl ran and finished the Hogeye half marathon. “I’ve done a few 5Ks before, but this is the longest race I’ve done so far,” said Grathwohl “I’m trying to work my way up to a full marathon. I know it’ll be hard, but I want to finish one someday.”

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“If you walk into an interview and you don’t take it seriously, they won’t want to consider you,” Rasmussen said. “Show them you’re enthusiastic, alert and keep a smile on your face. Show them that you are passionate and that you really want to work for the company.” Also, knowing which jobs you are qualified or un-

Kathleen Pait Staff Photographer Northwest Arkansas residents and UA students participate in the 2013 Hogeye marathon, Saturday, April 13.

a job there. It was not very difficult to get these two jobs. I want to return to school so that I can work towards a career instead of just a job.” Jessica Coomer, who is working toward her master’s degree in education, said she returned to the UA because she was having trouble finding a career. Coomer originally graduated as a journalism major but had trouble finding a job in that field after graduation. “For some people, it’s hard to find a job. It depends on what field you’re in,” Coomer said. “I got tired of jumping around from job to job, so I went back to the UA so I could get a stable degree.” Jacob Evans, a senior hotel and restaurant major, said he is having difficulty finding a job. “I’ve been looking for a job since the beginning of March,” Evans said. “I hope to find one before I graduate. I guess I’ll find some odd job to do until I find a more permanent and stable position.”

qualified for will narrow your search and increase the likelihood of getting satisfactory job, according to the website. Some growing industries have many available openings for job seekers. “I feel that for the most part the companies come to us because there is such a high demand for engineers,” Ordorica said.

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completely by volunteers and raises money through various donations from members and businesses of the community, as well as some national sponsors. One volunteer, Drew Fischer, handed out water along the course of the race. “This is my second year working at the Hogeye; it’s great” Fischer said. “It gives me a great sense of community to see all these people that I know running together and I think fitness is very important for everyone.” Prior to the race, former Olympic runner Jeff Galloway made an appearance, gave a speech and signed pictures and books. During

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Yesterday, the city of Fayetteville hosted the 37th annual Hogeye Marathon and relays. Hundreds of northwest Arkansas natives, UA students and runners from across the nation came to participate in a wide variety of races: including a 5K, a 13.1-mile half marathon and a full 26.2-mile marathon. This year also included the third annual children’s marathon, which gave kids kindergarten through fifth grade up to 12 weeks to log 25 miles. The races kicked off at 7 a.m.

for the full and half marathons and 7:15 a.m. for the 5K from Fayetteville Square. One UA student, senior speech pathology major Anna Laura Parten, completed the Hogeye marathon. “I’ve been training for a few months to get ready for this race,” Parten said. “I’m actually glad I did it, but I don’t think I’ll be able to walk right for a week.” The annual event is sponsored by The Hogeye Marathon & Relays Inc., a nonprofit group which aims to “give back to the NW Arkansas community, while promoting healthy lifestyles through running,” according to their website. The event is staffed

identify, in the room. Officers asked him to leave the bedroom several times. He did not comply and was escorted by officers out of the room. Officers arrested Altimont and took him to the Washington County Detention Center. “Thomas Altimont has been suspended indefinitely from our team, effectively immediately,” head coach Dave Van Horn said in a statement released by the UA this afternoon. “We will take the time to review the matter thoroughly and make any further determinations next week. “We have high standards for our student athletes and

she refused to go inside the apartment. Altimont “forcibly removed (her) the from the vehicle, threw her over his shoulder and carried her up the stairs to his apartment,” according to the police report. “(The student) was kicking and screaming and attempting to get away.” She escaped once, when Altimont was unlocking his apartment door, but Altimont caught her again and forced her into the apartment. She told the officer that she escaped again once she was inside the apartment. She tried to exit through the back balcony,

“We will take the time to review the matter thoroughly and make any further determinations next week.”

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Baseball Head Coach they will conduct themselves appropriately. We stress accountability in the University of Arkansas baseball program and endangering the safety of others and other inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.” Van Horn’s statement comes in response to events described in a Fayetteville officer’s police report. Officers knocked on Altimont’s apartment door, which they found to be open. The officers approached the locked bedroom door where they heard noises coming from inside the room. Officer Steven Jehl forced open the door and saw “Altimont leaning over (the student), who was lying on the bed,” according to the police report. “(She) was crying.” Earlier in the evening, a friend picked up the student from the dorm and then went to pick up Altimont from a bar on Dickson Street, she told Officer Jehl, according to the police report. During the car ride, she and Altimont began to argue when Altimont was “going through her phone.” The group arrived at Altimont’s apartment, and she did not want to get out of the vehicle. She said

where Altimont grabbed her and took her into his bedroom. Altimont’s friend and roommate confronted him and expressed concern about what was happening, according to the report. “Altimont began punching a closet door, putting a large hole in it, and choking himself,” according to the police report. “He then locked the bedroom door with him and (the student) inside. Altimont threw (her) onto the bed and held her down. (She) continued to struggle and fight back against Altimont. At one point, Altimont bit down on (her) hair and pulled it from her scalp.” Red marks were visible on the student’s arms and neck, and she was “visibly distraught, she was crying and shaking while I was speaking with her,” Officer Jehl wrote in the report. The right handed junior has only pitched 5.2 innings in six appearances this season, and has a 1-0 record with a 1.59 ERA.

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Apps Reduce Texting Urge Joe DelNero Opinion Editor Leaving Harmon is already a wreck after class. Students are walking to and fro. Cars are backed up waiting on the pedestrians. And after a week of classes, stuck on campus is the last place I want to be. What drives me crazy is the standstill halts ... not because of pedestrians. But because the kid at the front of the line, for the past two minutes, has been looking down at a phone instead of at the cars ahead. It happens more often than it should. Harmon was just a recent experience. It seems to be a daily occurrence at Fayetteville stoplights that one car just isn’t going on green. Texting while driving isn’t just keeping us from our destinations, causing delays and annoying easily agitated drivers like myself. It’s simply dangerous. I was taught from day one to drive like the traffic around me. That’s impossible when one responsible driver is going 30 mph staying in their lines and the other car is doing the chaotic accelerate to 40, ease off the gas, send a text, then quickly regain control before repeating. Roads are unreadable. Last Wednesday, for example, one second you are driving in a slight drizzle, the next, your car is wading through a river flooding the gutters on College and it has started to hail. If you are distracted by your phone, you simply will not have time to react to the car adjusting accordingly in front of you.

Just for fun, take a look at some of your recent texts. Mine include “any progress,” “to the right ... a booth” and “I got it. Thank you.” Not a single one of these is worth getting in an accident over, much less endangering my life or the life of another driver. According to Itcanwait.com, drivers who are texting are 23 percent more likely to be in an accident. Maybe you aren’t the cause of the accident, but it sure doesn’t help when you don’t move to avoid one. Forty-three percent of teens admit to texting while driving, and yet 97 percent say it’s dangerous. AT&T has a smartphone app for students who have trouble putting down the phone while they are behind the wheel. The AT&T DriveMode app limits the features of your mobile device so you aren’t tempted to check your phone. It also puts notifications on silent so while you are driving you don’t have a buzzing phone constantly reminding you of all the texts you’re missing. Furthermore, you can create a custom text that lets your friends know you are behind the wheel and will get back to them later. I’ve seen some students throw phones in the trunk, they bury the phone in their bags in the backseat or they turn the phone off before getting in the car. I’ve seen more students casually checking their phones at stoplights or no-look texting while absentmindedly driving down College Avenue. A 15-minute commute isn’t worth an expensive accident or worse because you are “on your way.” When you step into the car, put away the phone. You won’t be needing it. Joe DelNero is a senior broadcast journalism major and the opinion editor of the Arkansas Traveler.

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In Defense of Planned Parenthood

Will Watson

Staff Columnist I’ve always hesitated from using the phrase “War on Women.” Evoking military imagery in political and social campaigns is overdramatic and doesn’t do justice to the men and women who have actually experienced combat. I’m guilty of a little hyperbole myself now and again, but who isn’t? The facts from the Arkansas Legislature show nothing but contempt for the struggle women have undergone in this state and nation for equal rights under the law and the simple idea they should have access to the same types of protections and rights as men. Consider for a moment that legislators in this session of the Arkansas General Assembly have voted down the Equal Rights Amendment, which simply prevents discrimination based on sex. They’ve instituted some of

the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Now they’ve decided that the longtime target of conservative enmity — Planned Parenthood — should be totally defunded by the state. In a vote by the state Senate earlier this week, lawmakers passed a bill that would forbid the state from sending taxpayer funds to any organization that does business with Planned Parenthood or to the organization itself. What lawmakers either don’t understand or don’t care about is that Planned Parenthood does a lot more than counsel women seeking abortions. In our state, which has the highest cervical cancer death rate in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control, Planned Parenthood provides vital preventive care to women who have nowhere else to go. Many counties in Arkansas don’t even have an OB-GYN doctor, and women in those places rely on the organization for services they can’t get anywhere else. But more importantly, Planned Parenthood is responsible for administering one of the state’s largest sexeducation programs, which teaches young adults how to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) — an undertaking that is constantly met with hostility across Arkansas and

the Bible Belt. As long as we continue to plug our fingers in our ears and close our eyes to the science that shows we only reduce teen pregnancies by informing young people about the consequences of unprotected sex, we’ll continue to have some of the worst indicators in the country in these categories. Want to reduce abortions? How about not cutting one of the most empirically supported programs to do so? Research from the National Survey of Family Growth shows teenagers who receive comprehensive sex education are 50 percent less likely to experience pregnancy than those who don’t receive it. It is difficult not to turn this assault on science, women and good policy into a partisan one. Almost all of the votes to restrict reproductive choice, women’s rights and preventive health care through Planned Parenthood have been initiated and sustained by the new Republican majority in the Legislature. It is also difficult to be surprised, since it is exactly what they promised to the people of Arkansas in their platforms. But not all legislators are happy with the way the Republican caucus seems to regard women and their role in public policy. I consulted my friend, House Democratic Leader

Greg Leding of Fayetteville, before writing this article. He said on this trend in the GOP caucus: “Their policies have been disrespectful, harmful, even dangerous to women. They’ve been more interested in sound bites than sound policy.” Leding has been joined by a small minority of progressive legislators who have stood up to the wave of antiwomen sentiment. Some of the lawmakers who have impressed me the most on these issues are Reps. Mary Broadawayn, Paragould; Warwick Sabin, Little Rock; Deborah Ferguson, West Memphis; Patti Julian, North Little Rock; and David Whitaker, Fayetteville. It is an interesting time for Arkansas. A Republican majority that claims to be conservative — a traditional definition of which includes restricting government authority — seems hell-bent on quickly eroding women’s rights through public policy. Our state is sure to face legal challenges over these laws, and we can only hope that future sessions will place a higher value on the rights of women in this state. . Will Watson is a graduate student in the public administration program and is a staff columnist for the Arkansas Traveler.

Campus Noise Affects Academics

Hebron Chester Staff Columnist

Noise can affect learning. A study compared kids attending a school in the flight path of an international airport and kids attending a quiet school and found significant differences. The kids who heard the planes every 6.6 minutes were doing worse because they learned to tune out language as well as low-flying aircraft, according to Gary Evans and Lorraine Maxwell, environmental psychologists performing the study. This research supports the notion that noise is detrimental to learning. Ambient noise affects people’s health as well, increasing stress levels and even aggravating high blood pressure, coronary disease and migraine headaches, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The effects of noise actually worsen the longer the exposure. What does this have to do with the UA? Walk anywhere on cam-

pus. Construction is everywhere. Jackhammers, saws, machinery, drillers, almost any tool you can name seems to have been constantly sounding off all the through the day every day for two years now by Kimpel, Mullins, Old Main and throughout campus. Some find this construction good; others find it bad. Construction shows the UA is rapidly expanding and has been over the last few years. Once the buildings are finished, we will be learning on an updated and more valuable campus. Constructions shows visitors and prospective students this university is not on its way out, but growing and thriving. Other students think the opposite. They think the noise and construction wards off potential students. Where the campus is usually beautiful and quiet, now it is full of machinery and loud noises. Future students, whether consciously or subconsciously, might remember their visit to another university more favorably because of it.

Listening around campus, it seems everyone has an opinion on the construction. After all, it is hard not to notice. More aggravated students think construction should only take place during the summer. It’s a convenient thought, but it is not practical to support university growth. It would take more than a summer to build a brand new dorm and complete the intense reconstruction projects the UA has lined up. The half-built buildings would look even worse, staring at them for a full year. If you start a construction project, you want to finish it as soon as you can. This construction is just part of a growing campus, and it will go away soon enough. Sure, the noises are not conducive to a learning environment, and it can get hard to focus when there is hammering up above you in a classroom, but what else can be done? Sure, the noises can be grating on the nerves when walking around on campus, but on the plus side, they can be just as enter-

taining. I’ve seen many students jump and shout when a machine starts up when they weren’t expecting it to. People are going to complain whether the construction continues interrupting class or if half-finished buildings sit uselessly throughout the year. That’s just the way it is. There would also be complaining if administrators weren’t adding buildings. Remember the big recent stir about having no living space on campus and how freshmen even had to move into hotels away from campus just to have a place to live? Well, they’re trying to fix that, and in turn, there is going to be construction on campus. No one’s fallen in a hole yet, so I think we should be thankful for our thriving campus, whether it’s noisy right now or not. It’s our money going into it, and while it isn’t the glamorous campus we often want, we should be proud to be a part of it. Hebron Chester is a staff cartoonist and writer for the Arkansas Traveler.

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Courtesy Photo Damn Arkansan performs at Smoke and Barrel bar on Dickson Street in November 2011.

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Friends of India: A Feeling of Home Away From Home Stephanie Ehrler Staff Writer

As children, most of us remember coloring people in books with bright crayons. The spring season can allow for students to color real people with bright colored powder and water at Holi, the “Festival of Colors,” which is hosted by the Friends of India RSO at the UA. Friends of India was created to help incoming students feel more comfortable as they transitioned into college life at the UA, said Venkatesan Rajagopalan, president of Friends of India. Friends of India also offers new students a feeling of home away from home. When students come to the UA, FOI helps them with airport pickup and with temporary accommodation. The RSO also organizes events that help provide students exposure not only to Indian culture, but also to a lot of different nationalities. FOI currently has around 300 student and non-student members, making it one of the largest RSOs on campus. Collaborating with the Office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) and other student organizations, FOI seeks to engage its members in a mutual cultural exchange with students of different nationalities, according to the FOI website. “We at the Friends of India would love to have more students join our club,” Rajagopalan said. “We are eager to share our culture and to show off how fun all of our members are.” FOI was founded about 25 years ago, and they are currently involved in helping ISS organize “pickup and temporary accommodation” arrangements for incoming students in the fall and spring semesters, according to their website. Most international students are advised to contact FOI to get more information about UA and American culture, but any student is urged to become involved. The RSO is a free organization that welcomes anyone to join, Rajagopalan said. Any person wanting to join can send an email to india@uark.edu and ask to be included in the FOI ListServ. FOI is also planning to have a membership fee for new and old non-student mem-

Courtesy Photo The Friends of India RSO celebrates Holi 2011 Festival of Colors at Wilson Park in Fayetteville. The RSO has around 300 members both on and off campus. bers, Rajagopalan said. Also, those interested can become a part of the organization’s executive committee. A committee member must be an Indian student with an active F1 status and be registered for the minimum credit hours required. India is the seventh-largest country in the world by geographical area, according to the Friends of India website. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India, giving the country a unique diverse culture. “Initially, I was inspired from my senior friends to serve the student community,” said Saikishore Talakokkula, an electrical engineering master’s student. “Later, I realized meeting new people makes me happy. Our major promotion of the Indian culture is through direct participation. We encourage students to get involved in our programs if someone is looking for real fun activities, diversity and learning.” FOI endeavors to provide cultural development for international students at the UA while hosting events that introduce Indian traditions to campus. “My favorite thing about being involved in Friends of India is getting to organize the events,” Rajagopalan said. “I think it is really

exciting to work towards arranging a huge event and to see it all come together. “We just finished our last event for the academic year, ‘Holi: Festival of Colors,’ on March 30. Our next event will be in September of the fall semester, which is our independence celebration day.” The Festival of Colors is a religious celebration that serves the purpose of commemorating a new spring season and observing Hindu religious events. The festival consists of dance, songs and colorful powder being thrown in the air. The festival is said to have received its name from Lord Krishna, who was jealous of his soulmate’s complexion, so he began the game of applying colors to people, according to holifestival.org. The organization acts as a host to international students as they mentor them during their time in Fayetteville. They offer advice on their website ranging from travel to language barriers to apartment-hunting. “Our organization tries to bring together different cultures,” Rajagopalan said. “We try to include people from different nationalities and cultures to join our events. This helps us bridge the gap between cultures and also helps both sides understand each other’s culture.”

In the midst of the various sounds from local musicians from every direction at the opening day of the Fayetteville Farmers Market came the mix of indie rock and alternative country protruding from one band: Damn Arkansan. It was around 11 a.m. when three of the band members, having started entertaining the Square four hours before, took a breather to talk about Damn Arkansan, made up of Drew Walls (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Will Eubanks (bass, vocals), Caleb Rose (guitar, vocals) and Chris Fletcher (drums). A year ago, they released their EP, “Brave Mistakes,” and are now working on a follow-up. “That was a big concept record,” Walls said. “It was about coming to grips with being in a band and (devoting) time.” A long time in the making, Damn Arkansan formed more than two years ago. Now in their late 20s, Walls and Eubanks have been performing together since ages 15 and 14, and cousins Fletcher and Walls also played together as teenagers. Rose was welcomed onto the scene almost two years ago. “I met these guys when they were recording (at East Hall Recording) ... They had a song that needed something extra,” Rose said. Rose played what he had come up with and was then asked to play on a few other songs, he said. He had previously played with other local bands. “When I was 14, I was sitting at the dinner table with my mom, dad and my brother, and my dad just looked at me and said, ‘I think we should get you a guitar,’” Rose said. He then started taking lessons and looked forward to every day after school before the rest of his family got home. “I had two hours to sit, play, and make noise and learn, and I did it till my fingers bled,” Rose said. Rose is a research associate and graduate student at the UA, and Eubanks is a drama instructor. All of the band members juggle full-time jobs along with touring on the weekends. Because Eubanks and Walls are roommates, they often make music as it comes to them. “When the spirit moves them, they just grab an instrument and create a song,” Rose said. “I get to make music with my best friend any time I want,” Walls said. They explained that everyone has their strengths when it comes to creating music, and intensely collaborative work goes into putting each person’s ideas together for the best outcome. “We filter each other,” Eubanks said. “Some people are good lyricists, and some people hear melodies,” Walls said. “Will is really good at coming in and adding some structure. And Caleb is just a great guitarist.” The group has reached the point where they are able to sit down and write music to what is going on in their lives, Walls said. Because Damn Arkansan’s music is neither fullfledged country or rock, the crossing of genres took time and exploration to evolve. “I realized that there’s a fine line between punk and country,” Eubanks said. He initially rebelled against his parents’ choice of ’90s country. “I grew up on Weezer and Nirvana, and now I’m playing country music,” Walls said. “There’s a point where you have so many influences that it takes on its own identity.” While on stage, the band feeds off the crowd, Rose said. “Music should be the soundtrack to whatever you’re doing,” he said. “It’s always a good night when everyone is looking to have fun, and the energy on stage reflects that.” “There’s nothing I can think of that compares to (playing music on stage),” Eubanks said, even as someone who has had his fair share on stage as a theater student. Any time they can make people forget about all of their outside stresses and enjoy the show, they have done their job, he said. “At that time, their mind is in the music,” Walls said. He pointed out that even the people who were walking around the farmers market that morning and stopped to listen to a few songs got away for a short while. The band strives to stay true to itself by making music that sounds good to them. “Why would you want to make a record that you don’t want to listen to?” Walls said. For the band members, Damn Arkansan has meant moving cities, ending relationships, having to learn how to communicate with one another, and devoting time and energy, but first and foremost it has meant putting out music and entertaining audiences. “The end game is making music,” Walls said.

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SOFTBALL

Hogs Win Saturday, Sunday at Mizzou Liz Beadle Staff Writer

The Razorback softball team came from behind to win a series with No. 8 Missouri 2-1 this weekend in Colombia. This advances the Hogs to 28-16 on the season and 6-9 in Southeastern Conference play, while dropping the Tigers to 26-4 and 9-5 in SEC play. Friday’s game was very lopsided in favor of Missouri; however, the Razorbacks came back with vengeance Saturday to make the series interesting. It only took the Tigers five innings to defeat Arkansas 9-0 Friday. The Hogs only had two hits to Missouri’s 14. The Tigers scored multiple runs in each of their five innings besides the second “We have to let this one go,” head coach Mike Larabee said of Friday’s debacle. “We have to learn from this game and do a better job of finishing innings.” Amazingly, the Razorbacks did come back Saturday to defeat Missouri 4-1 in 11 innings and won again Sunday to take the series. Devon Wallace, who led the Hogs at the plate Friday and Saturday, now leads the NCAA in walks. Saturday’s game was entirely scoreless at the end of six innings. Both teams had one run in the seventh then hit a drought again until Chloe Oprzedek hit a double

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Oprzedek stepped up to bat. She hit a two-run double to give the Hogs a 3-1 lead as Oprzedek ran to third as the ball was fumbled in the outfield. Navarro then hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 4-1. Sunday, the Razorbacks beat the Tigers in eight innings to win the series. “That was a crazy game,” Larabee said. “We gave a national audience a great show. This is going to be a great

After winning eight events, Arkansas’ women’s track and field team came in second overall at the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville Saturday. The Razorbacks had 148 total team points, coming in second behind No. 3 Texas A&M, who ended the meet with 189 points. No. 1 Kansas came in third with 91 points, followed by No. 24 Oklahoma with 66 points. “We’ll take that considering No. 1 and No. 3 were here too,” head coach Lance Harter said of his 12th-ranked Razorbacks’ second-place finish. “I think today just serves as a glimpse of what we have to come. This week, our sprints/ jumps crew will take the week off and just train. Our distance crew will go in and really fire up in their primary events.” The event wins for Arkansas came from Martine Borge in the 800-meter, Grace Heymsfield in the 1,500, Kaitlin Flattmann in the 3,000, Gwendolyn Flowers in 400-meter hurdles, Jessica Kamilos in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Kristen Hesseltine in the high jump, Tamara Myers in the triple jump and the team on the 4x400-meter

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Photo Courteys of Athletic Media Relations Kimmy Beasley pitches at the Arkansas v. Missou softball game, Saturday, April 13 in Columbia, Mo. to score Wallace and Stephanie Canfield in the 11th inning and win the game. Comeback Saturday wins over ranked teams has become a consistent trend in the last three weeks for Arkansas. “Our players reached down deep for this one,” Larabee said of Saturday’s win. “This was a huge program win for the Razorbacks today. It is a big win against a great team and a national team pitcher.”

Hogs Take First-Place Tie At Invitational

The No. 2 Arkansas men’s track and field team finished in a first-place tie Saturday afternoon in the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville. This finish was aided by five wins to tie with No. 22 Minnesota with a total of 137 points for the event. Tarik Batchelor led the way for Arkansas with victories in both the long jump and triple jump events. The other first-place finishes came from Akheem Gauntlett in the 200-meter, Marek Niit in the 400 and Anthony May II in the high jump event. Following Arkansas and Minnesota overall in the competition were No. 1 Texas A&M with 129 points, No. 15 Oklahoma finished fourth with 73 points, Kansas had 62 points in fifth and the sixth place team was Oklahoma State at 32 points for the competition.

Hogs Take Second at Invitational

Liz Beadle Staff Writer

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Arkansas’ first win of the day came on the infield with a win from May in the high jump. The Razorback junior had a final clearance of 2.18m/7-1 3/4 to win the event and help Arkansas to a 1-2 finish with teammate Noah Kittelson in second. May took a pair of attempts at 2.21m/7-3 before passing on his final try at the last bar, already having secured the victory. “We got a lot accomplished today,” head coach Chris Bucknam said. “We had last week off so we were shaking the rust off a little bit. We’ve been working awfully hard and I’m sure I’m speaking for the other coaches, too, because we’re all in the same situation. “This month is going to be a heavy work load. It was good to see our 4x1 and 4x4 get around, and everything in between those two events went well. It’s like I said earlier this week, I still believe

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Kimmy Beasley pitched for the Hogs Saturday. She pitched 11 innings and only gave up one run on three hits, striking out 12 Tigers in the process. “She kept a very good hitting team off balance,” Larabee said of Beasley. “She has been dominating in the circle, back to last weekend. I saw some great pitches today.” The one run in the seventh inning came on a bunt from Sierra Bronkey to get Clarisa Navarro from first base to

third. Navarro then noticed that no one was covering home and went ahead on in to score the first run of the game and give Arkansas a 1-0 lead. Missouri also scored one run in the seventh and it wasn’t until the 11th that the Hogs finally put the game away. The inning started with a double from Wallace off the right field wall. Canfield then hit a single up the middle which placed runners on first and third as

BASEBALL

Hogs Drop Series to No. 2 Tigers

Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

The Razorbacks dropped two out of three games to No. 2 LSU this weekend. It was the Hogs’ first Southeastern Conference series loss since losing two of three to Mississippi State in the opening series. LSU took the first game of series 6-2 Friday. During the first four innings, the game was a pitchers’ duel, and both teams were scoreless. Sean McMullen, a junior for the Tigers, broke the tie in the fifth inning with a three-run home run. The Tigers added to their lead the next inning with a twoRBI single by junior Ty Ross. Arkansas finally got on the board in the seventh inning when sophomore Eric Fisher hit a two-run home run to pull the Razorbacks within three. However, that was as close as they would get. Three errors in the top of the ninth allowed the Tigers to add another run.

Logan Webster Staff Photographer Jalen Beeks pitches at the Arkansas v. LSU baseball game, Saturday, April 13. Junior Barrett Astin picked up his second loss of the season, giving up three earned runs on five hits in 5.2 innings of work. LSU sophomore Aaron Nola pitched a complete game, allowing only two earned runs on four hits while striking out 10.

The Razorbacks evened the series Saturday with an 8-3 victory. Again, the game began as a pitchers’ duel in the first three innings, but Arkansas broke it open in the fourth. They scored four runs on a three-run home run by junior Jake Wise and an

RBI-single by freshman Tyler Spoon. Wise tacked on another RBI in the fifth on a sacrifice fly and the Razorbacks added three runs in the seventh. Sophomore Brett McAfee walked

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LSU Could Go All the Way, Hogs Shouldn’t Despair

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor Losing a baseball series is never a good feeling, especially not one as close as the one the Razorbacks just played against the LSU Tigers. The Tigers are now 34-3.

LSU is one of the best teams in the country and has a very good chance to celebrate in Omaha. Before the series against Arkansas, LSU had a team batting average of .322, which was the best in the Southeastern Conference and seventh best in the country. The Tigers lead the conference in almost every offensive statistical category, including slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits, runs scored and runs batted in. LSU is led by senior Mason Katz, who is hitting .438 with 13 home runs. He is followed closely by freshman Alex Bregman, who has a batting average of .424.

Of the players that have been in the lineup for the bulk of the season, LSU has three other players with batting averages over .300, including Raph Rhymes, who is hitting .341. For comparison, Arkansas’ best batting average belongs to Tyler Spoon, who is hitting .336. Leading into the series against the Razorbacks, the Tigers were beating their opponents by almost six runs per game on average. So the Tigers can hit. They can hit really, really well, but that’s only half the game. Unfortunately, they can pitch pretty well too. They don’t pitch quite as

well as Arkansas, but the Hogs are the only team in the conference that the Tigers aren’t better than. Before the weekend series, LSU had a team ERA of 2.39. They rank fourth in opponent batting average, holding foes to a .216 average. The Tigers also led the conference with a fielding percentage of .983, before the series against Arkansas. LSU had allowed 90 runs, but only 82 of them were earned, meaning only eight runs scored against the Tigers that could have been avoided with better fielding. Arkansas, for comparison, had allowed 83 runs, but only 53 of them were earned. That means an astounding 30 op-

ponent runs could have been avoided. So, the Hogs dropped the series to the Tigers and they will probably drop in the rankings. As little fun as it is to see your team drop in the rankings, Razorback fans could find some encouraging points in this series. Most fans knew the Razorback pitching staff was elite, but the Hogs had not yet faced an offense as good as that of LSU. The Tigers scored 31 runs in three games against a thenNo. 7 Kentucky team. The Hogs held them to 14 runs over the course of the series. The defensive lineup for the Razorbacks was also improved

in the final two games of the series, with only one error in each of those two games. Before this weekend, the Hogs had only played three conference games in which they only committed one error. They haven’t played any SEC games with no errors. If the fielding and hitting can improve throughout the rest of the season, the Razorbacks could be a better team than some fans think at the end of the season. Haley Markle is the assistant sports editor for the Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Monday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @ UATravSports.

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MIZZOU continued from page 7 rivalry going forward. I am happy with the way our kids kept fighting. We wanted it more today.” The Razorbacks were down 5-4 in the seventh inning, when they rallied to score runs and gain the lead 10-5. However, the Tigers scored

five runs in the bottom half of the seventh to tie the game and force extra innings. In the top of the eighth, Navarro, who was 3-for-4 and tied the game an inning earlier with a home run, scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. She then turned a double

play with no outs and the bases loaded in the bottom half of the inning to keep the Tigers off the board. “Navarro had an amazing day,” Larabee said. Navarro and the Razorbacks will take the field again next weekend at home against the Kentucky Wildcats.

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with the bases loaded to score one, then senior Jacob Mahan knocked in two runs on a double down the left field line. That was plenty of scoring for Arkansas’ starter, junior Ryne Stanek. Stanek went 6.2 innings, giving up no runs on three walks, five strikeouts and four hits. LSU’s starter, junior Ryan Eades, earned his first loss of the season, dropping to 7-1. He went four innings and gave up five earned runs on eight hits and three walks. Wise’s home run was the first he had allowed all season. The rubber game of the series went 10 innings Sunday before LSU won 5-3. Arkansas struck first, scoring a run in the first inning on a Spoon RBI-single. LSU got on the board in the third, with three RBI by a pair of freshman. Mark Laird got an RBI fielder’s choice, followed by two-run home run by Alex Bregman.

The Razorbacks responded with a pair of RBI by a freshman of their own. Jordan Farris led off the third with a home run and added an RBIsingle in the fourth. It was his first start in SEC play. “I’m proud of (Farris). He’s a good kid,” head coach Van Horn said. “I thought he had a good game.” After the fourth, both pitching staffs settled down and didn’t allow a run the next five innings, forcing Arkansas’ third Sunday extra-inning game. “It looked like it was going to be crazy,” Van Horn said. “It became a game that was decided by the bullpens. Our bullpen was outstanding and so was theirs.” Ross led off the 10th for the Tigers with a double and used a sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly to score and take the lead. Laird followed the run with an infield single, when it appeared he ran out of the

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Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Gwendolyn Flowers competes in the 400-meter hurdle at the John McDonnell Invitational, Saturday, April 13. Flowers earned one of eight wins for Arkansas. relay. “I thought we had a great day,” Harter said. “Considering we had some people running in off events and others in their home events. We had Regina George open up in the quarter and with her 52-point, she’s assured of going on to the regional meet. “We just had spectacular performances across the board. Jessica Kamilos, first time to run the steeplechase, runs 10:22 which is a phenomenal mark. It was just that type of meet all the way through,” Harter said. Kamilos’ win on her first

time running the steeplechase was phenomenal, as she was more than 20 seconds clear of the second-place runner. Borge’s win at 800 came at a personal best time of 2 minutes, 6.21 seconds for the senior. Two Razorbacks were neck and neck in the 1,500. Heymsfield’s time was 4:23.26, just ahead of teammate Diane Robison at 4:23.58. In the 4x400-meter relay, the Razorback team of Makeba Alcide, Sparkle McKnight, Borge and Flowers came away with the win with a time of 3:36.32 — making Borge and

Flowers two-time winners on the day. Another Razorback team of Chrishuna Williams, Regina George, Ivanique Kemp and Phyllis George made the 4x400-meter relay a 1-2 finish for Arkansas with a time of 3:39.58. Next up for the No. 12 Razorbacks is a weekend where the team will split between the 55th SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., And the Michael Johnson Classic in Waco, Texas. After that, the Hogs will be home for the Arkansas Invitational April 27 and the Arkansas Twilight May 3.

that no matter what we do, we want to win the meet. I love the fact that there’s finality to the meet and you can see a score,” Bucknam said. Batchelor and his two wins helped bolster the score for Arkansas. He began his day with a victory in the long jump, getting out to a day’s best mark of 7.90m/25-11 on his third turn down the runway. All three jumps measured for Batchelor were beyond

the 25-foot mark. Batchelor returned to the track and needed just one jump to secure a win in the triple jump. On his first jump, he was measured at 15.76m/518 1/2, which was enough to secure the victory. “I think I did a pretty good job in both events today,” Batchelor said. “Right now, I’m just starting to get used to doubling up and adding the long jump. I jumped 7.90 (meters) today which is

baseline to avoid junior Dominic Ficociello’s tag. However, he was called safe, and Van Horn came out of the dugout to argue with the umpire. Van Horn was ejected. “If you go out of the baseline to avoid a tag, you’re out. It’s simple,” Van Horn said. Laird eventually scored on an RBI-single by senior Raph Rhymes, adding an insurance run for the Tigers. Despite getting a bunt single by sophomore Brett McAfee in the bottom of the 10th, the Razorbacks came up empty and lost 5-3. “I thought it was a pretty well-played ball game,” Van Horn said. “No one really gave each other anything.” The Razorbacks return to action Tuesday and Wednesday with a two-game midweek series in Lincoln, Neb., against Nebraska. First pitch Tuesday is at 6:35 p.m. and will air on the Big Ten Network.

a pretty good jump for me coming back and using my left leg again. It was a good competition for me. I’m just trying to get myself back into it and take it in stride.” With the John McDonnell Invitational in the books, the No. 2 Razorbacks will continue their outdoor season next weekend with a trip to Eugene, Ore. The dual meet will take place April 19-20 as part of the 2013 Oregon Relays at Hayward Field.