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Moped U, located at 418 North College Avenue, is the newest moped and scooter only store in Fayetteville aimed at equipping commuting students with “quality and affordable” rides.

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ASG Reflects on This Year’s Accomplishments Bailey Deloney Staff Writer ASG President Tori Pohlner and Chair of Senate Mike Norton reflected on the major accomplishments of ASG this year.

One of the most exciting projects that ASG has been working on this year has been University Perspectives, Pohlner said.

University Perspectives is a first-year-experience course that will be a huge learning opportunity for freshmen, Pohlner said. Next year, this course will also incorporate Transition Ambassadors who will

serve a role in a mentor capacity for freshmen, Pohlner said.

Norton The cool part is that these Transition Ambassadors will be upperclassmen undergrad-

uate students, as opposed to graduate students or professors, Pohlner said. The hope is that freshmen will feel comfortable asking fellow students real questions and that the interaction will be casual and relaxed, Pohlner said.

Throughout the course, the Transition Ambassadors will have several opportunities to take students to a setting outside the classroom and share tips with them about things they wish they had known as freshmen, Pohlner said.

ASG has been working on this pilot program all year, alongside Ro DiBrezzo, vice chancellor of academic affairs, Pohlner said.

Another big accomplish-

ment that ASG sponsored this year was the first-ever Razor-

Pohlner back Ball.

This event was free to all students and took place in the

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The women’s lacrosse club won the regular season league championship, but they lost the tournament championship to Iowa State.

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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Sustainability students and UA faculty watch the documentary film, Switch, a documentary about the future of energy, Tuesday, April 23.

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UA police department officials are investigating an alleged acquaintance rape that occurred in the Northwest Quad B Building, a UAPD spokesman said.

The crime happened between 5-6 a.m. April 20 in Northwest Quad B Building, but UA police officials did not get a call until 7:28 p.m., said Lt. Gary Crain, police spokesman.

Alcohol was involved in the incident, he said.

The crime was reported from the hospital, he said.

“Rape is a serious felony and if convicted, (he or she) will have to do prison time,” Crain said.

UAPD is conducting interviews now as part of the investigation.

This has been the fifth acquaintance rape reported this year.

Only one acquaintance rape was reported from July 2010 until September 2012, according to the UAPD Daily Crime Log.

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Union Mall on April 18.

The Razorback Ball was especially cool for those students who don’t participate in a sorority or a fraternity, Pohlner said. This offered them the opportunity to get dressed up for an event.

Free food and live music from local bands and a DJ were also offered at this event.

Overall, ASG senators have worked hard to get in contact with administration quickly and get bills that have passed started in motion, Norton said.

To give an example, a bill passed in Senate to start allowing students to use Razorbucks at athletics events, Nor-

The U.S. secretary of agriculture spoke at the UA Tuesday April, 23 as part of the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series, while hundreds of community members protested outside.

Described as a “champion of rural areas” by Dean Michael Vayda, Tom Vilsack spoke on the importance of rural areas and the role of current students in agriculture.

Prior to the lecture, a large group protested the new C&H Farms hog farm. Recently, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality gave the company a permit to operate a 670-acre farm along a tributary of the Buffalo National River.

If built, the annual 2 million gallons of waste from the

6,500 hogs would be disposed of by spraying it over the surrounding grasslands, potentially polluting the nearby river, according to the Fayetteville Flyer.

Vilsack “We want Secretary Vilsack to know that we feel the actions taken by the Farm Service Agency, a department of the USDA, have not been in good faith or help to achieve the very goals Secre-

tary Vilsack is coming here to promote,” wrote former Fayetteville mayor Charles Daniel Coody on the event’s Facebook page.

An online petition opposed to the farm already has nearly 10,000 signatures.

Despite the protest, the lecture continued undisturbed.

Born in Pittsburg, Pa., on Dec. 13, 1950, Vilsack received his bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in New York in 1972 and his Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1975. After graduating, he settled with his wife in Mount Comfort, Iowa.

In 1987, Vilsack was elected as mayor of Mount Pleasant, and in 1992, he was elected to the Iowa Senate. Later, in 1999, Vilsack was elected as the 40th governor of Iowa, where he served until 2007.

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Dietary services available to students are now available to faculty and staff, as well as available more often.

Deborah Pitts, Pat Walker Health Center dietitian, is a registered dietitian through Washington Regional Medical Center who was employed to provide dietary services to students.

This semester, the demand for dietary services has increased so much that Pitts is now available two days a week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

“She provides services such as creating meal plans in order to gain, maintain or lose weight as well as catering to individuals’ interests,” said Mary Alice Serafini, director of the Pat Walker Health

Center.

These dietary services are the same as those provided by a full-fledged dietician. For students, these services are included as part of student health fee. However, for faculty and staff, the services will cost a fee.

Serafini said that the benefits of these services to student, staff and faculty health can be great when accessed in order to reach all health goals.

“Dietary health is an important aspect in keeping all students, staff and faculty in school and all around healthy,” Serafini said.

Anyone interested in these services can make an appointment through calling the Pat Walker Health Center at 479575-4451 and asking to make an appointment with dietary services.

Appointments can also be made through the online portal, myhealth.uark.edu.

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ASG continued from page 1 ton said. Within about a week, Will Simpson had already met with administration and started discussing the idea, Norton said.

There is always some push back when it comes to discussions with administration, but senators just kept being persistent and bringing the issues back to the table, Norton said. “We work for students, not administration,� Norton said.

ASG just has to keep pushing for the changes students want, Norton said.

Two of the biggest things ASG accomplished this year were building the structure for the Graduate Student Con-

gress and legitimizing Fresh Hogs, Norton said.

Although the Graduate Student Congress still needs

transcripts and proof of enrollment online and free of charge, Norton said.

This is something that just

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ASG Chair of Senate the chancellor’s approval, the transition process has already begun, Norton said.

In addition, students can now access their unofficial

makes sense and makes the process so much more convenient than going to the registrar’s office, Norton said.

Although this is something

that will be a continued project over the next few years, ASG senators have broken ground in trying to get a student board member on the UA board of trustees, Norton said.

This would be a huge accomplishment, especially if a student were to have a vote on the board, Norton said.

Overall, ASG has accomplished a lot this year and is excited to have a fair amount of senators returning next year, Norton said.

Veteran senators get legislation rolling faster and help control the tone of the Senate, as far as carrying on ideas from the previous year, Norton said.

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Four architecture alumni were winners at the 2013 Fay Jones Alumni Design Awards, an alumni design contest sponsored by the Fay Jones School of Architecture.

Chris M. Baribeau, Timothy W. Maddox, John Harrison Jones and Andrew Saunders were recognized for their work during the annual honors recognition reception and ceremony at the Arkansas Union, according to a news release.

Baribeau and Maddox both work in Fayetteville.

Jones works in Memphis, and Saunders teaches in Troy, N.Y. Baribeau won an Honor Award for his work with Eco Modern Flats. He graduated from the UA in 2003 and now works as principal architect at Modus Studio in Fayetteville.

Maddox won an Honorable Mention for Round Mountain House in Fayetteville. He graduated from the UA in 2002 and now works as principal architect at deMx architecture in Fayetteville.

Jones won an Honorable Mention for Hillstone, a residence at Pickwick Lake, Tenn. He graduated from the UA in 1979 and now works as principal architect at John Harrison Jones Architect in Memphis, Tenn.

Saunders won an Honorable Mention for Sartorial Tectonics, an installation for the main large-scale exhibition gallery at The Hyde College, a museum in Glens Falls, N.Y. Saunders graduated in 1998 and now works as an assistant professor of architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Entries for the competition came from alumni around the state as well as around the country.

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A New York man was charged Tuesday in federal court in Detroit with cyberstalking 15 women, telling them he had nude photos of

them and threatening to distribute them to their friends and family unless they sent them more naked pictures of themselves.

According to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court, the defendant, Adam P. Savader, 21, sent anonymous text messages using Google Voice numbers to 15 women in Detroit; Washington, D.C.; and Long Island, N.Y. Savader sent some of the victims links to a photo-sharing website where nude pictures of the victims had been posted, the affidavit said.

The FBI learned about the case from Ann Arbor, Mich., police detectives, who had received a complaint last September from a university student stating that she had received threatening messages from a person who had illegally obtained nude photographs of her from her email account. The affidavit did not say which university she attended.

According to the affidavit, the student had taken six nude photos of herself using an iPhone, uploaded them to her AOL account and intended to send them to her now ex-boy-

friend in England. But she never sent the photos and she never shared them with anyone, nor did she ever give anyone authority to access her AOL account, the affidavit stated.

About a month later, the woman noticed that every time she logged into her AOL account, she was prompted to respond to a security question and had to change her password. Three months later, she received a text message from someone claiming to be “John Smith� and threatening that he had nude photos of her and that “he would send the nude photos ... to her parents and friends if she did not send him additional photos.�

Smith knew the names of her parents and displayed a Facebook picture of her mother to prove he knew her family, the affidavit said. The woman said she felt “frightened and terrorized� by his comments and went to the police. She provided Ann Arbor detectives with three of her photographs, including one that showed her sitting naked in a bubble bath, the affidavit said.

She “pledged her full coop-

SECRETARY continued from page 1 Vilsack briefly ran in the 2008 presidential election as a member of the Democratic Party, eventually withdrawing his bid.

After Barack Obama was elected as president, Vilsack was announced as the 30th secretary of agriculture and assumed office on Jan. 21, 2009, according to an article on CNN. The presentation began with a video prepared by Dale Bumpers, during which he described the lecture as the biggest event of the year for the Bumpers College and said that the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series was so important because it “exposes our students to the real world.�

After the video, Chancellor Gearhart thanked the Bumpers for all they have done for the UA, the state of Arkansas and the world.

The lecture took the form of a town hall meeting, beginning with a brief speech by Vilsack and then opening up into a Qand-A session with the students in attendance.

Vilsack’s speech opened with thanks to the Bumpers and an expression of gratitude toward the Clinton family for their help aiding his campaign

for governor. Former President Bill Clinton was last year’s speaker for the Distinguished Lecture Series.

Vilsack then went on to discuss how important farmers and rural areas are to America.

Focusing on how rural areas influence the nation’s agricul-

eration and said that if the person was identified, she would like for him to be prosecuted.�

An electronic paper trail led authorities to Savader in Great Neck, N.Y. _ the same hometown for the college student he allegedly was stalking in Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor detectives partnered with FBI agents and discovered that several college women were being stalked, including a college student who was told nude pictures of her would be sent to the Republican National Committee, her parents and her sorority if she did not send more nude pictures of herself.

Savader is in federal custody in New York awaiting extradition to Michigan. He is charged with Internet extortion and cyberstalking in a criminal complaint, although trial cannot be held unless an indictment is handed up. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, when the investigation is completed, a determination will be made on whether to seek an indictment.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

rural work and the immigrants picking up that slack; the fact that the youth in rural areas are leaving to find nonagricultural careers, the difficulty the ones who stay are facing and a lack of conservation efforts; and, finally, the difficulties that climate change will present for farmers.

“Because of them we as a country are able to feed ourselves.�

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ture, economy, national security and energy, Vilsack said America needs to get a better understanding of how important these areas are and take a more active role in agriculture and conservation. “I represented farmers ‌ They are an underrepresented, unappreciated group in America,â€? Vilsack said. “Because of them we as a country are able to feed ourselves ‌ Don’t take that for granted.â€?

Vilsack presented three threats to the rural way of life: a lack of Americans willing to do

Vilsack discussed how these three threats are all fixable, but that it will take several steps, numerous groups working together and a tremendous amount of effort to rectify them. “Your generation has the ability to redefine what it means to be rural and do better than mine in researching and evolving agriculture,� Vilsack said in response to a student’s question about where current students can fit into agriculture. “There are unlimited opportunities, but you have to take a chance on rural areas.�

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We Need to Revisit Gun Control

Joe DelNero

Opinion Editor Last week, a bipartisan amendment expanding background checks for private online sales and exchanges at gun shows was voted down 54-46, according to U.S. News. Just days later, we find the two brothers responsible for the Boston bombings are holding six bombs, handguns, a rifle and more than 250 rounds of ammunition without the proper licenses for the firearms, according to the Cambridge Police Department.

A lot of the expanding gun-background-check support stems from the families affected in the Newton, Conn., shooting when a shooter, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, entered Sandy Hook Elementary School, taking his life after taking the lives of 20 school children and six others, according to an article on CNN.com.

“We cannot afford to wait for another tragedy,” said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a co-founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Now, days after the Boston bombing and the merciless killing of a 26-year-old MIT campus officer, details emerge that these two brothers were illegally carrying weapons without the proper paperwork. The homemade explosives may not have been helped with gun background checks, but the two brothers had weapons they shouldn’t have had access to. Maybe with stricter background checks and registration laws, the two brothers wouldn’t have had these powerful

weapons that resulted in this young officer’s death.

While overall support for “major restrictions on guns or an outright ban on gun ownership” has decreased to 43 percent since December, according to CNN.com, there is an overwhelming support to expand background checks on firearms. It might not be much; it might not even be enough to deter someone like Tamerlan or Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from purchasing a weapon.

However, isn’t the slim possibility that a short background check could save even a single life enough to expand online gun sales and the sales of firearms at gun shows?

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 requires cashiers to call in a “check to the FBI ... to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn’t otherwise ineligible to make a purchase,” according to FBI. gov. The results on the FBI’s website report more than 700,000 denials from 100 million checks. Expanding these checks can only ensure a safer nation, keeping weapons out of the hands of other criminals.

I’m not saying a background check or a weapons ban would have saved the 20 children. Nor am I saying it would have saved Sean Collier, the MIT officer. I am saying stricter regulations and tighter background checks across the board can prevent impulsive criminals from making impulsive decisions.

Criminals will always find a way to make or find weapons.

Let’s not make it easy with lax background checks and loopholes in our system. The fight for tighter gun restrictions is not over. Appeal to our state and national representatives, and support tighter firearm background checks.

Joe DelNero is a senior broadcast journalism major and the Opinion editor of the Traveler.

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Fayetteville Arts Underappreciated Hayley Noga

Staff Columnist In a city like Chicago, the arts are everything.

There’s always a new play to see, a museum to visit or an event to go to. But at the UA, are the arts underappreciated?

I went to see a play this weekend instead of going to the Three 6 Mafia concert. When I told my friend about it, the most puzzled and distraught look came across her face. Then she proceeded to ask me, “Wait, like, for fun?”

Theater is one of my passions, and I would pick seeing a play over a rap concert any day. But that decision seems questionable to many students.

One factor may be most of us are uncomfortable putting our phones away for two to three hours.

“I think the reason people don’t necessarily enjoy museums or a play anymore is that while you are at a museum or watching a play, you’re separated from the media,” said junior Rachael Caldwell. “People

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While in my opinion too many students don’t appreciate the arts, there is so much artistic talent all around us on campus. The drama department puts on the most beautiful and moving productions with the most talented, dedicated actors on campus. The Walton Arts Center and TheatreSquared are right down the street. Crystal Bridges Museum is but a car ride away. It’s not Chicago arts, but the quantity and quality of art is here.

With all the opportunities to appreciate art, it seems to me many students could care less.

Many students who take a theater or music class as an elective are required, or given extra-credit incentives, to see UA plays or music concerts. I had someone ask me if they could just take my ticket stub and pretend like they saw the play because they didn’t want to go.

We are looking for ways to avoid productions and art that were created to be enjoyed.

Freshman drama major

Brooks Boaz thinks some students may not understand how to appreciate the arts.

“Individuals don’t really understand what theater is and, because they don’t understand it, they avoid it,” said Boaz.

Not only do we have a 315-seat proscenium-stage theater on campus, but there is a black-box theater in Kimpel where many student-directed projects take place. We must encourage appreciation for the arts.

No matter what aspect, the arts are important. It’s the culture that surrounds us.

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time,” wrote Thomas Merton.

Before the semester closes, go get lost in a play or a piece of art around the northwest Arkansas area.

Not only will you truly discover something about yourself, but you just might find we have as much to offer as artsy Chicago.

Hayley Noga is a sophomore and a staff columnist for the Traveler.

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are literally attached to their phones at all times. In the art venues, it’s not the norm.”

Being away from Twitter, Facebook, Vine, Instagram or any form of social media for more than a few minutes seems unbearable.

I have a friend, Jaclyn Sartore, living in artistic Chicago. She sees the visual arts as a part of life.

“Being an arts lover and advocate, I find it so sad that our generation is no longer educated in nor appreciative of the arts. It mostly saddens me how underappreciated and undervalued artists are nowadays,” Sartore said. “No one understands how much they go through to make the world a beautiful place.”

Many students I know use the weekend to unwind and avoid thinking. Going to a play or museum like Crystal Bridges requires patience and understanding.

“There has not been a time where we haven’t used art to express something in our society. Our kids don’t care about art,” said junior Joe Kieklak.

Congress must act again to stop student-loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8 percent.

Lawmakers should know the drill by now. They voted last summer to extend the lower interest rate.

The current interest rate of 3.4 percent expires in July, and a lack of action would be costly. The rate increase on federally subsidized Stafford loans would cost nearly 10 million borrowers about $1,000 each year over the life of the loan.

That’s real money to college students. Last year, 45 percent of the freshmen en-

rolled in Washington state’s public higher-education system took out loans for college. Students are graduating from institutions in this state with an average debt of $22,244, according to the Project on Student Debt.

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., is pushing a legislative solution that ought to garner support from her colleagues, including the rest of Washington’s delegation.

The first-term lawmaker is co-sponsoring a bill that would keep the low interest rate for two years. Meanwhile, Congress would work on a long-term solution to slow the rapid accumulation of student-loan

debt.

A long-term approach is needed. It must be one that broadens access to college, makes it more affordable and increases college-completion rates.

Half of all college students borrow to pay for school. The average student-loan borrower graduates with $27,000 in loans.

On top of that, they face a weak job market. They should not be burdened with high interest rates as well.

College-debt strategies should prioritize lowincome and middle-class students completing college without having to rely on loans.

A second priority ought

to be no-interest loans and those with affordable, income-based repayment plans for middle-income students.

A Congressional Budget Office report from February said the federal government makes 36 cents off every student-loan dollar it spends. Student loans could bring in $34 billion in profit for the government next year.

The problem is not the revenue, but what ought to be done with it. It should be used to subsidize the cost of higher education.

This editorial appeared in the Seattle Times and was retrieved from MCT Campus.

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loating down a blue-green river on a sunny day may be the furthest thing away from the stress of the end of a semester. Clear your mind before finals, or celebrate afterward, with a float trip along one of several area rivers. Spring air, friends, and cool beverages will make you forget all about grades and responsibility. The Buffalo, the Mulberry, the Elk, and the Kings are all easy floats, and the canoe outfitters cater to large groups. The best bet for a great trip is a weekday after finals are over, and a day or two after a steady rain.

Buffalo River An hour and a half east of Fayetteville, the Buffalo River snakes through the Ozark Mountains. With dramatic bluffs and clear water, the Buffalo was designated a National River in 1972. The river flows over 130 miles, according to the US National Park Service.

Because the Buffalo was protected, it has never been dammed like other area rivers, and the river is as pristine as it has been for thousands of years.

During weekends in May, the Buffalo is packed with floaters. Depending on the recent rainfall, the rapids on the river can swell. The Buffalo is not as gentle as other area rivers, so be aware. It’s not a floating party. For one-day trips, the float from the Ponca access to Kyle’s Landing access is around 6 hours. A float from Steel Creek to Kyle’s Landing is eight hours. The general pace for floating is a little under 2 miles an hour, but this can change with water levels and stops.

Buffalo Outdoor Center, located north of Ponca, rents out canoes and kayaks and offers shuttle service to the river. Each canoe rental, tax included, costs $60. The shuttle service cost varies depending on the pickup and drop-off locations. More information can be found at buffaloriver.com. Buffalo

River Outfitters offers canoe rentals at $50 a day plus a $6 shuttle fee per passenger. Their website, buffaloriveroutfitters.com, has more information, including specific float information.

Mulberry River Driving south down Highway 23, better known as “The Pig Trail”, the road crosses the Mulberry River. Next to the bridge, an hour away from Fayetteville, stands Turner Bend, a convenience store and float trip outfitter. Canoe rentals at Turner Bend start at $60 for a two-person canoe for an 8-mile float, including shuttle service. Turner Bend is the only rental business on the Mulberry.

The river level fluctuates during the spring, so check turnerbend.com for the latest river gauge reading.

The Mulberry is more out of the way, and is thus less crowded than rivers closer to Northwest Arkansas. Recently, as more motorcyclists converge on the area, however, the store has become a required stop.

With an adjacent campground, Turner Bend can get crazy. The store has food, beer, and fishing supplies, as well as souvenirs and tshirts.

If you’re from Northwest Arkansas, chances are that you know the reputation of the Elk River, located just across the state line in southwest Missouri. It’s the party river, and it has been for years. Things get wild on the Elk, especially on weekends. It’s a redneck Bourbon Street in the middle of the Ozarks. During the week, though, the river is empty, clean, and relatively peaceful.

Heading north on US-71, signs for canoe rentals are all along the roadside. Elk River Floats in Pineville, MO offers 6- and 12-mile canoe, raft, and kayak trips, which last around 5 hours and 7 hours respectively.

The rental rates are $40 for the 6-mile trips and $55 for the 12-mile trips. Raft rentals are $120 for a 6-man raft, $160 for an 8-man, and $200 for a 10-man raft. Other rental businesses include. Shady Beach Campground, River Ranch Resort, and Kozy Kamp.

Kings River The closest float trip from Fayetteville is the Kings River, which twists through Madison and Carroll Counties to the east.

The Kings is scenic and slow, which makes for a relaxing day on the water. Many outfitters operate out of Eureka Springs, about 45 minutes away. Because of the proximity to Eureka Springs, floaters can follow a long day on the river with barbecue at Bubba’s or burgers at Sparky’s.

Kings River Outfitters rents canoes for $60 a day, including shuttle fees. The company offers a 7.7-mile trip, which takes 5 to 6 hours, and the 4.7-mile trip takes 4 to 5 hours. The Kings River is also well known for smallmouth bass, so don’t forget the tackle box. More information, including directions, can be found at kingsriveroutfitters.com.

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Moped Shop Focuses on Affordable Scooters Alex March Staff Writer

Inside Moped U, located at 418 North College Avenue, new scooters are lined up in neat rows, just like the rows and rows of moped in parking areas across campus. Due to enrollment increases and the increasing cost of parking, the vehicles have become popular as a way to save time and money.

“We focus on quality bikes that don’t cost a fortune,” co-founder Brian Ilg said.

Until earlier this month, there was no one-stop shop for scooters in Fayetteville. Cue Ilg and fellow University of Iowa graduates Josh Bass and Tommy Le. In 2009, the group opened the original Moped U in Iowa City, Iowa. Due to cold weather, the store is only open nine months out of the year. They wanted a store in a warmer climate that could be open year round. Ilg, Bass, and Le started planning for the expansion in June of 2012. After exploring several college towns, they settled on Fayetteville. They met with university parking officials and scouted locations in town. They opened the doors of the Fayetteville store on April 8th.

Mopeds or scooters are twowheeled vehicles with an engine size of less than 200 cubic centimeters. Anything with a bigger engine capacity is considered a motorcycle.

Even with the small engines, Moped U employee Dominic Box said that the scooters can reach anywhere from 40 to 80 miles per hour, de-

Mary Kate Pfiffner Staff Photographer Dominic Box helps freshman Caleb Bronn, pick out a scooter, Tuesday, April 23, at Moped U. As well as selling, servicing and storing scooters, Moped U rents scooters to students for the semester. pending on engine size.

The store has a moped for every price range. Bikes by Gorilla Motor Works start at $1150, but Moped U also has higher-end models by Genuine and Sym. The store offers in house financing as well. They also carry a vast selection of accessories and add-ons. Ilg said the store stocks headphones, helmets, sunglasses, speaker systems and trunks.

Box said he even put off-road tires

on his scooter.

Moped U also offers rentals on a flexible schedule. Rentals can be daily, monthly, or on a semester basis. Whether it’s a car in the shop or a semester without using the parking garage, scooter rentals are a cheap transportation alternative.

The monthly rental rate is $135, and includes roadside assistance.

In addition to sales and rentals, Moped U repairs bikes and sells

spare parts. They also offer roadside assistance for moped owners. Whatever the issue, be it a flat tire or lost key, the store will send someone to pick up the bike. New Genuine scooters even come with a two-year parts and labor warranty.

While the bells and whistles on mopeds are nice, most students drive them because of savings and convenience. Dominic Box said the savings of a scooter add up com-

pared to parking a car on campus.

The moped parking spots are closer to academic buildings than parking lots or garages. The only drawback is driving one in the rain or cold.

The scooters in the store all get upwards of 100 miles per gallon with 1.3-gallon tanks. Box said that the mileage is one third that of a Toyota Prius. Box said most people only fill up the gas tank two or three times a month. For under $10, students can get back and forth from campus.

“You save on gas, insurance, and parking passes. It’s just $7 a year, and there are spots all over campus,” Box said.

Ilg said that along with their popularity, there are several common misconceptions about moped ownership. He said no special license permit is needed for bikes with a 50 cubic centimeter engine. Ilg also said that all mopeds require a valid driver’s license to operate. People with suspended licenses will still not be able to legally drive a scooter.

Also, anyone under the age of 21 must wear a helmet, and all drivers need eye protection at all times. Ilg said he is also working with the university police department to start a scooter safety course.

As the student population grows in the coming years, so too will moped and scooter use. Now, with Moped U, students have an option for purchasing scooters besides shady Craigslist deals or online outlets.

As long as the cost of ownership remains low, expect to see more mopeds on the streets surrounding campus.

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CLUB SPORT

Hogs Fall Short of 3rd Straight Title Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

The Arkansas women’s lacrosse club team won their regular season league championship this year, but lost to Iowa State in the league tournament championship game 12-7 Saturday.

If the Razorbacks had won, it would have been their third consecutive Central Plains Women’s Lacrosse League championship, a feat that has never been accomplished.

Despite the loss, Arkansas still had a successful season, finishing 7-2 overall in the regular season and 7-1 in league play.

The president of the club, senior goalie Andie Schenk, did not play lacrosse until her freshman year of college when she joined the team at the suggestion of a friend.

Schenk points to the 16-15 double overtime loss to Iowa State April 7 as a turning point for her play at goalie.

With 20 seconds remaining in regulation and the score tied, Iowa State had a penalty shot directly in front of the goal, but Schenk saved it. Of Iowa State’s 42 shots on goal, only 16 got by her.

“It was the craziest game I’ve ever played,” Schenk said. “I didn’t play goalie until my sophomore year, so I’m still developing as a goalie and that game was a pivotal moment for me.”

Schenk ended the season first in the league with a .526

Courtesy Photo The Arkansas women’s lacrosse club team poses for a team photo in August 2012. The club team won their regular season league championship this year. save percentage.

A pair of sophomores from St. Louis also helped Arkansas to the regular season championship.

Offensively, sophomore Ellen Lampe led the way with 16 goals and 19 points, tied for second and third in the league, respectively. She also had an impressive .89 goals scored percentage.

“Pretty much every shot she takes, she scores,” Schenk said. “She’s been vital to our

success.”

Sophomore Kelsey Foshage was one of the Razorbacks’ leading defensive players.

“She’s always right there. I know I can count on her for everything,” Schenk said.

The team occasionally plays games in the fall, but primarily they play in the spring, traveling and playing three or four weeks per season.

They compete against

other teams in the CPWLL, which includes Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri State, Creighton and Iowa State.

The winner of the CPWLL league tournament advances on to play the winner of the North Central Women’s Lacrosse League tournament for a spot in the national tournament. This year, the national tournament is in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Joining the team for the

17 Hogs on the Baseball Farm

Sam Bates – LF – Idaho Falls Chukars (R, Kansas City Royals) In his first season in the minors, left fielder Sam Bates played in five games for the Idaho Falls Chukars, the Rookie ball affiliate of the Kansas City Roy-

Cardinals organization to the Miami Marlins organization for relief pitcher Edward Mujica at last season’s trade deadline.

Most of his first three seasons were spent in Class AA and AAA. In those three s e asons, he

Brett Eibner – CF – NWA Naturals (AA, Kansas City Royals) Since being drafted in the second round by the Kansas City Royals in 2010, center fielder Brett Eibner has risen from Class A to Class AA. However, he continues to struggle with striking out.

As of April 22, Eibner has struck out 277 times in 211 career games. Entering the season, he was batting .203 with

als. He batted .222 with one home run and three RBIs. The Chukars’ season does not start this year until June 20.

el e r A rc h i v e

Zack Cox – 3B – Jacksonville Suns (AA, Miami Marlins) Third baseman Zack Cox was traded from the St. Louis

: Trav

Michael Bolsinger – RHP – Mobile BayBears (AA, Arizona Diamondbacks) Entering his fourth season in the minors, pitcher Michael Bolsinger was 14-11 with a 2.95 ERA, 79 walks and 210 strikeouts. This season, his second in Class AA, Bolsinger has a 1.93 ERA, two walks and six strikeouts in one appearance.

27 home runs and 84 RBIs, which was good enough for the Royals to send him to their AA affiliate Northwest Arkansas Naturals i n

P h o to

DJ Baxendale – RHP – Fort Myers Miracle (A, Minnesota Twins) After dominating Rookie and Class A, the Minnesota Twins promoted pitcher DJ Baxendale to the Class A Advanced Fort Myers Miracle.

In 17 appearances last year, he collected two saves in 18.2 innings pitched, allowing just two earned runs on 13 hits for a 0.96 ERA. He also had 31 strikeouts and only two walks. So far this season, Baxendale is 2-0 in three starts with a 1.04 ERA. He has three walks and 15 strikeouts in 17.1 innings and opponents are batting .164 against him.

Hogs Earn First Ever Ranking

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor

BASEBALL

Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

SOFTBALL

DJ Baxendale batted .285 with 23 home runs and 112 RBIs in 247 games. This season, he owns a .340 batting average and has four doubles, a triple, five RBIs and 11 walks.

Geoffrey Davenport – LHP – Mahoning Valley Scrappers (A, Cleveland Indians) Left-handed pitcher Geoffrey Davenport began his minor league career last year with the Class A Short-Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers, posting a 2-3 record and 3.41 ERA. He also had 20 walks and 33 strikeouts. The Scrappers’ 2013 season doesn’t start until June 17.

Springdale, Ark. to start the season.

After starting the season 0-for-20, Eibner has turned it around, earning Texas League Player of the Week honors April 22 for his 11-for-26 performance the previous week.

He is now batting .200 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBIs for the Naturals.

Dallas Keuchel - LHP - Oklahoma City RedHawks (AAA, Houston Astros) Left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel got a taste of the major leagues last year, starting 16 games and going 3-8 with a

5.27 ERA, and is on the Astros’ 40-man roster this year, but he started the season at Class AAA Oklahoma City.

Entering this season with a 25-29 record and 3.79 ERA in four seasons, Keuchel has appeared in four games for the RedHawks this season, allowing four earned runs in 10.2 innings.

Daryl Maday - RHP - Richmond Flying Squirrels (AA, San Francisco Giants) Entering this season with a 41-43 record and 16 saves with a 3.78 ERA, pitcher Daryl Maday has moved into a bullpen role for Class AA Richmond.

He has appeared in seven games this season and allowed three earned runs on seven hits and four walks, while striking out eight in 7.2 innings of work.

James McCann – C – Erie SeaWolves (AA, Detroit Tigers) After being named a midseason All-Star in the Florida State League at Class A Advanced Lakeland last season, the Detroit Tigers promoted catcher James McCann to Class AA Erie, where he begins this season.

Entering this season, he was batting .226 with three home runs and 46 RBIs in 123 games. This season, he is batting .339 with five doubles and eight RBIs. Blake Parker – RHP – Iowa

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first time costs $75 the first semester and $50 the second semester, while returning members must pay $50 each semester.

Even if you have never played lacrosse, Schenk said it is a great sport to start playing, especially for former high school athletes, as she was a softball player.

“We’re a really fun and laid-back team,” Schenk said.

“We’re super competitive, but we have fun at practice.”

FOOTBALL

The No. 25 Arkansas softball team has earned a top-25 ranking for the first time in program history.

The Razorbacks moved into the ESPN/USA softball poll after winning the series against No. 17 Kentucky over the weekend.

Arkansas started the season 19-7, including the first ever 5-0 start for Razorback softball.

However, the Razorbacks lost their first six Southeastern Conference games to No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 3 Florida.

The Hogs turned it around against No. 22 Georgia, earning the sweep of the Bulldogs for the first time in program history.

Arkansas has followed that up by going 5-4 in conference play with series wins against two ranked teams in Missouri and Kentucky to bring their conference record to 8-10 with two weekends of play remaining.

Sophomore Devon Wallace has led the Razorbacks at the plate this season. She leads the NCAA with 64 walks, just 3 shy of breaking the SEC singleseason record.

In less than two seasons as a Razorback, Wallace has al-

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SEC Players Expected To Go First in NFL Draft

Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

The NFL Draft begins with the first round Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The Southeastern Conference is predicted to lead the way with the most players selected, again, and will have many players taken on day one of the draft. Here’s a look at a few of these players.

Luke Joeckel – Texas A&M – OT Texas A&M’s Luke Joeckel is atop many mock draft boards. ESPN’s Mel Kiper predicts the Kansas City Chiefs to select Joeckel number one overall, as does NFL.com’s Josh Norris, SBNation.com’s Dan Kadar, CBSSports.com’s Rob Rang and BleacherReport. com’s Matt Miller.

After earning second-team All-Big XII honors in 2011, he was named a first-team AllAmerican in his first season in the SEC. Over his three-year career, he has protected Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel and 2012 first-round pick Ryan Tannehill.

Also, Joeckel has played in three games against Arkansas, helping the Aggies average 37.7 points and 556 yards per game against the Razorbacks.

In those three games, Arkansas could only manage two sacks.

Sharrif Floyd – Florida – DT Many draft experts predict the Oakland Raiders to select Florida’s Sharrif Floyd third overall. However, Norris projects him to fall to the Tennessee Titans at No. 10 overall.

Floyd was a member of the Freshman All-SEC team in 2010 and earned first-team AllSEC honors in 2012. He was also a third-team All-American last season.

During his three years with the Gators, he collected 115 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 4.5

sacks, three blocked field goals and one forced fumble.

Dee Milliner – Alabama – CB The Crimson Tide have several players that will go in the first round, but cornerback Dee Milliner is projected to be selected the highest.

Most experts predict he will be picked sixth overall by the Cleveland Browns, but he could also fall to No. 10 to the Titans. Milliner ended his career with first-team All-American honors in 2012 and a career 133 tackles, six interceptions returned for 107 yards, 34 pass break-ups and 40 passes defended.

In three games against the Razorbacks, he had six tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one interception.

Chance Warmack – Alabama – OG Chance Warmack is another highly-touted prospect from Alabama. He could go anywhere from No. 7 overall to the Arizona Cardinals (Kadar) to No. 16 overall to the St. Louis Rams (Norris and Miller).

During his four seasons at Alabama, he blocked for 2009 Heisman Trophy-winner Mark Ingram, 2012 first-round pick Trent Richardson and potential 2013 first-round pick Eddie Lacy.

He also played on an offensive line that averaged 37.3 points and 560.3 yards per game against the Razorbacks over the last four seasons.

Barkevious Mingo – LSU – OLB The New York Jets are expected to select LSU’s Barkevious Mingo either at No. 9 or No. 13 overall.

Mingo has been named to the All-SEC second-team the last two seasons and has a career 119 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 27 quarterback

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ready set the record for most walks in a Razorback career, which was previously held by Sandra Smith who walked 103 times in four seasons.

Wallace has an on-base percentage of .631 that is good for second best in the nation. She and freshman Stephanie Canfield are hitting .393 and .380, respectively, which would be the top single-season batting averages in program history if they finish the season with those numbers.

Another sophomore, Kim-

Cubs (AAA, Chicago Cubs) Right-handed pitcher Blake Parker appeared in seven games for the Chicago Cubs last season, but posted a 6.00 ERA, so he began this season at Class AAA Iowa.

Now in his seventh minor league season, Parker owns a 3.02 career ERA and 61 saves.

This season, he has only allowed two earned runs and three hits in seven innings.

my Beasley, has been important for Arkansas in the circle.

She is the first no-hitter since 2006 against Savannah State March 20.

Seniors Hope McLemore and Chelsea Cohen helped propel the Hogs into the top 25 against Kentucky last weekend.

McLemore pitched 6.1 nohit innings and Cohen came in to retire the final batters and complete the no-hitter.

The Razorbacks return to action against the Volunteers in Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend.

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In three games against Arkansas, he had nine tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and three quarterback hurries.

Sheldon Richardson – Missouri – DT Another SEC player expected to be picked in the first round is Missouri’s Sheldon Richardson. Coming off honorable mention All-Big XII honors in 2011, he earned second-team All-SEC honors last season.

During his career, he collected 112 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, nine quarterback hurries and four forced fumbles. He could go any-

where from No. 14 overall to the Carolina Panthers (Kadar and Miller) to No. 19 overall to the New York Giants (Rang).

Jarvis Jones – Georgia – OLB Following back-to-back first-team All-American seasons, Georgia’s Jarvis Jones seems to be a perfect fit for the New Orleans Saints’ new 3-4 defense.

The Saints have the 15th overall selection. Last season, Jones led the NCAA with 14.5 sacks and 24.5 tackles for loss and led the SEC with seven forced fumbles. During one season at USC and two at Georgia, he had 168 tackles, 45.5 tackles for loss, 28 sacks and nine forced fumbles.

Matt Reynolds – SS – St. Lucie Mets (A, New York Mets) MLB.com ranked shortstop Matt Reynolds as the New York Mets’ No. 18 minor league prospect before this season and he has shown improvement from his first season.

He is batting .278, compared to .259 in 2012, and has two doubles, a triple, a home run and 11 RBIs. Last season, he hit three home runs and collected 13 RBI in 42 games.

Kyle Robinson – RF – Great Falls Voyagers (R, Chicago White Sox) Right fielder Kyle Robinson has spent the previous two seasons in Rookie ball and Class A, posting a .255 batting average, hitting seven home runs and collecting 68 RBIs in 110 games.

He will begin this season in Rookie ball with the Great Falls Voyagers, whose season starts

June 20.

Todd has had success in six minor league seasons and has appeared in two major league seasons.

However, he is 0-1 with a 7.62 ERA in MLB games, so the Detroit Tigers started him at Class AAA Toledo this season. Todd has allowed five hits, two earned runs and struck out six in 7.1 innings this year.

Nolan Sanburn – RHP – Vermont Lake Monsters (A, Oakland Athletics) In his first year in the minors, pitcher Nolan Sanburn was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA for the Class A Short-Season Vermont Lake Monsters.

He walked eight batters and struck out 19 in 18.2 innings.

Sanburn will be with Vermont again this season. The Lake Monsters’ season starts June 17.

Duke Welker – RHP – Indianapolis Indians (AAA, Pittsburgh Pirates) Entering the season on the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster, pitcher Duke Welker is 2-0 and has yet to allow an earned run in 10 innings at Class AAA Indianapolis.

He has struck out 12 batters and only walked three, while giving up two hits. In his first five seasons in the minors, he was 13-35 with a 4.29 ERA and 18 saves.

Nick Schmidt – LHP – Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA, Colorado Rockies) Since being drafted in the first round in 2007, pitcher Nick Schmidt has struggled to live up to expectations.

Entering this season, Schmidt was 28-30 with a 4.52 ERA, 171 walks and 366 strikeouts. However, he showed some promise last season, going 5-3 with a 3.29 ERA for the Class AA Tulsa Drillers and earning Texas League All-Star honors.

This season, he is 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA, eight walks and 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings of work.

Andy Wilkins – 1B – Birmingham Barons (AA, Chicago White Sox) After being named an AllStar in Rookie ball in 2010 and Class A Advanced in 2011, first baseman Andy Wilkins has struggled in Class AA. Last season, he batted .239 for Class AA Birmingham and he is batting .254 this season.

In 320 career minor league games, Wilkins has 46 home runs and 204 RBI.

Jess Todd – RHP – Toledo Mud Hens (AAA, Detroit Tigers) Right-handed pitcher Jess

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