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Spring Headliner Chosen Kip Moore, country singer chosen as Spring Headliner Concert Performer.

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Event Brings ‘Flava’ to Campus The Caribbean Student’s Association and its members celebrated this successful semester Friday, April 5 at Uark Bowl, which was a semi formal event sponsored

by Associated Student Government.

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Students Prepare to Study Abroad

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UA OFFERS HELP FOR STUDENTS WANTING TO STUDY ABROAD Stephanie Carlson Staff Writer When applying to study abroad programs and receiving acceptance letters, the furthest thing from students’ minds are often the risks that come with being in a foreign country for months at a time.

A recent death of a University of Virginia senior studying abroad in the Caribbean has reinforced perspectives that the rewarding experience comes with uncertainties.

Fortunately, the Pat Walker Health Center has a system to help students prepare for their experience abroad without as much unpredictably.

Registered nurses in the Immunization Clinic provide travel consultations to assess immunization needs, malaria risks, food and water safety, personal safety, and other preventative measures. Medical providers in the clinic can prescribe medications for malaria prevention after a travel consultation has been performed.

Pat Walker Health Center staff can also assist with the

“certificate of health” that is required by some programs, which requires an appointment for a physical exam through the clinic.

“Students should schedule a travel consult or physical exam as soon as possible. Some immunizations are given in a series and require several weeks to complete, and many students schedule too late,” said Lyn Edington, director of nursing.

Edington stresses to students to consider every aspect of their health prior to traveling. Because of the numerous aspects to take into account, the health center offers a checklist for travelers.

“The most important factor in preparing for a study abroad program is to be smart and protect yourself,” said Mary Alice Serafini, Pat Walker Health Center director. “Destination, length of stay, where you will be living and what you will be doing determine the risks associated with the trip.”

There are risks associated with every trip, but using oncampus resources can help students enjoy their study abroad experience with preparation and preventative measures.

Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Athletic Director, Jeff Long, speaks at a celebration of the track team winning the national championship, Friday, April 5, at the Union Mall.

Study Abroad Has Many Benefits, Students Say Syrian Graduate Drama Student Overcomes Cultural Dissonance

Khouloud Sawaf, a graduate drama student and international student, is directing the UA Drama department’s production of “A Doll House.”

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Travis Pence Staff Writer

Both current and former UA students who have participated in study abroad programs described their positive experiences and benefits they learned while overseas.

Thomas Roblee, a biology major, said that his trip to

“The study abroad program in Mexico is an unbelievable experience that changed my life.”

Michael Glenn

Former Spanish and Latin American Studies Major Germany was “the chance of a lifetime.”

“I can tell you from my experience studying in Germany this past summer, there

is nothing like getting out of your element and gaining a whole new outlook on other cultures and people,” Roblee said. “Not only is it fun, but

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This story is part of a response series giving students’ opinions on various issues.

studying abroad also has a multitude of benefits. There is nothing like actually getting to go see what you are studying instead of having to look at it in a textbook.”

The study abroad program is fairly easy to join with plenty of time to plan the trip, Roblee said.

“There are terms in the fall, spring or summer, so

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Events to Equip Students

Travis Pence Staff Writer

The UA Career Development Center is organizing Career Fest, a week of professional development events for all UA students, said Angela Williams, CDC director.

Career Fest, taking place this Monday through Friday, is designed to prepare and equip UA students with the skills and knowledge necessary for success in the professional world.

The weeklong event will feature various activities, including an employer panel discussion, a dining etiquette dinner and a dress-for-suc-

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Courtesy Photo Katie DiSabato is a ISA Global Ambassador. “Studying abroad is the best thing I’ve done in my 20 years. I am so excited that I can now say that this has been my best experience in life without hesitation,” said DiSabato in her blog.

For a story about the Steve Wozniak Lecture that took place Sunday, See UATrav.com

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Event Brings ‘Flava’ to Campus

Nuri Heo Staff Writer

The Caribbean Student’s Association and its members celebrated this successful semester Friday, April 5 at Uark Bowl, which was a semi formal event sponsored by Associated Student Government.

The event is to complement the exemplary members as well as attract non-Caribbean student body in hopes to help

them experience the Caribbean culture, according to the press.

The Caribbean Student’s Association have been celebrating the event every year. They have strived to promote and celebrate the contribution of its members into passing down their multicultural legacy.

After there was a 3-course dinner served, the cultural show began, which it was a fullblown party. They served a fully stocked bar Tropical drinks all night as long as they were to show their I.D.s.

The event coordinator, Deandrae Lynette Smith expected many students to come and enjoy their shows and services.

“We hope to have approximately 160 people to come,” Smith said.

Its members participated in the event actively and encouraged the audiences to be involved in the activities. They dressed up nicely and showed their cultural dance to the audiences.

One of the audiences, the UA student Iesha Williams en-

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joyed the show.

“They danced really simple, but looked really fun,” William said.

“The dances seemed not so complicated that everyone can join them. I liked their music and almost ran out to dance with them.” She continued.

Some students did not get what their show and dance meant.

“I didn’t know what they were doing until someone told me,” said Iseulle Kim, UA senior student.”

Moore is country music singer known for “Mary

was the Marrying Kind” and “Somethin Bout a Truck.”

Drake White and Jana Kramer will be performing as opening acts. Kramer is known for the single, “Why Ya Wanna” and for her role as Alex Dupre on “One Tree Hill.”

Students can pick up tickets during two rounds of ticket reservation and distribution in the Arkansas Union International Connections Lounge will a valid UA I.D. Reserve Tickets: First Round: 9 a.m. Monday April 8- 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 Second Round: 9 a.m.

Monday April 15-11:59 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16 Pick up Tickets: First Round: Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12 Second Round: Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19 Tickets from the general public can buy tickets Friday, April 12 on the Walton Arts Center Website.

how to convey for business audiences the business-relevant skills and abilities that studying the liberal arts develops, de la Vergne said. These skills include communication skills, managing qualitative information, conducting research, analyzing data, cultural literacy, emotional intelligence and more, she said.

On Wednesday from 5-6 p.m., there will also be an event organized by representatives from the Walmart Home Office in Arkansas Union room 507. The presenters will discuss how their science, technology, engineering or math degrees have assisted them in the work they currently do, said Kristina Williams, director of Walmart U.S. relationship management.

On Thursday, from 3-4:30 p.m. in Arkansas Union room

507, the event entitled “Utilizing Your Strengths” will take place. This workshop will help students acknowledge their specific talents, said Adrian Smith, director of strengthsbased initiatives. Furthermore, the workshop will showcase how students can apply their strengths to a job they are seeking.

Finally, on Friday, in the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House from 6-8 p.m., the “Professional Dinning and Etiquette” event will take place. At this event, students will learn the fundamentals of social and general business etiquette with the highlight of a full meal to learn dining etiquette in both formal and casual settings, said Katy Jones, campus college chair at the College of Humanities of the University of Phoenix.

UA Headliner Concerts Committee choose Kip Moore to perform at 9 p.m. May 2 in Barnhill Arena, according to a press release.

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there is no restriction as to when you have to go,” Roblee said. “Last summer, all I did was write a short essay and sent a resume in, and over half my study abroad got paid for by the university.”

Former student and hospitality major Paige Buchanan said she appreciates what she learned while studying abroad in Europe.

“I learned to appreciate all the freedoms I have in America and truly understood what my friends and family mean to me,” Buchanan said.

“The hospitality industry is hard to learn in a book,” Buchanan said.

“Hospitality is about experiences, openness, personal goals and hard work. I

cess event, in addition to networking, leadership and social media job-search workshops, Williams said.

During each event, students will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from knowledgeable employers and staff.

On Monday, from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House, there will be an event called “Pathways to Possibilities.” The event will be presented by Erica Estes, associate director for career education.

This event will offer students the opportunity to listen and learn about various career paths of Arkansas alumni employers, managers and entrepreneurs, Estes said. Speakers will offer information to students on what employers are seeking from job candidates

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learned the reality of tourism and the idea that hospitality is not just common sense.”

Michael Glenn, a former Spanish and Latin American studies major, said his trip to Mexico was amazing.

“The study abroad program in Mexico is an unbelievable experience that changed my life forever,” Glenn said. “I had been to Mexico prior to studying there, but you never get to actually embrace the culture until you live there.

“If you let yourself be immersed by the people and the culture, you will learn more in six weeks than your entire time being at the University of Arkansas.”

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and how to best prepare for the job market upon graduation.

The “Dress for Success” event, sponsored by Dillards, will be Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. in the “A” Club of the Reynolds Razorback Stadium. This event will offer free, expert style tips on how to dress professionally as well as business casual on the job, what accessories to wear and how to choose what clothes to buy on a budget, said Alex Roszak, selling business manager for Dillard’s.

On Wednesday, there will be an event entitled “Nothing Prepares You for Leadership Like Liberal Arts,” presented

by Susan de la Vergne, a professional training and coaching expert. This presentation, held in the Union Ballroom from 3:30-4:30 p.m., will describe “the practical liberal arts” and

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Education is For Everybody

Joe DelNero Opinion Editor Just a few weeks ago I booked my flight to Boston.

May 18, a mere week after graduation, I will be flying to the northeast to go fishing for some 40-pound striped bass and bluefish. I booked my flight, and a week later, I am half regretting it. I am scared I may never make it to Boston.

The Transportation Security Administration recently changed regulations on knives aboard aircraft, reverting to a policy similar to one that allowed the terrorists to scare flight attendants and passengers in the Sept.

11 attacks, according to ABC News.

According to ABC News, the TSA will permit “folding knives with blades under 2.36 inches in length and without a locking mechanism onto flights starting April 25.” In addition to the knives, ski poles, golf clubs and other blunt objects that have been banned will be allowed back on flights.

While this goes along with international standards for flights, I do not feel it adequately fulfills our U.S. standards for excellent safety on domestic and incoming international flights. I understand there is an incredibly small chance of an attack on airlines with the Advanced Imaging Technology units that screen people at almost every airport

in the U.S. However, just like guns on campus, I feel we are just introducing an unnecessary potential weapon into a fairly safe environment.

TSA Administrator John Pistole said airport security needs to focus on objects that are most destructive to the aircraft. But knives and clubs can be lethal to people within the aircraft. Is that not a justifiable priority as well? Security on the flight, while I trust them with my life every time I fly, will have a far easier time handling a potential terrorist if they don’t have a knife with them.

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants has been outspoken against the knives on airplanes, saying they’d rather see regulations change dealing with liquid and shampoo containers, not potential weapons. As Homeland Security looks that the issue, I would think the thoughts of pilots and flight attendants would be more important than the passenger.

They fly and see the risks everyday.

While the possibility of an attack is incredibly small with the billions of dollars put into airport security since 9/11, I do not think now is the right time to introduce knives and clubs back into the airplane compartment. I don’t think there will ever be a right time to have a knife in an airplane.

I have already booked my flight for late May. However, before you book your summer adventure, I would encourage you to read about the new TSA policies and how they may affect you. It really doesn’t seem right that in a crowded compartment, the person next to you could have a sharpened 2-inch blade in his pocket.

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

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Stop Interference of Sports and State

TJ Stallbaumer

Staff Columnist There’s some pretty famous separation that exists in America. We are all quite aware of the separation of church and state. But could it be that we are reaching a time when a new separation is becoming necessary? I am referring to the separation of state and football.

Last week, Arkansas Rep. Andy Mayberry filed a bill that would require the UA to play Arkansas State University in football each season, according to KATV. My fellow Razorbacks, this bill is an outrage! Does Andy Mayberry know who we are?

When faced with any de-

cision, I often like to make a list of pros and cons. When considering what I thought of Rep. Mayberry’s proposal, I made a mental list and discovered that my own findings were wrought with cons.

Let’s start by considering the pros, though, just to be fair. I am going to be considering what the UA stands to gain by playing ASU. Well, we could win the game!

However, no one would care.

This is a game we should win with our eyes closed and our buff SEC arms tied behind our backs. Beating ASU is akin to beating Jacksonville State. Even though they were one of the only teams we managed to beat last year, no one was impressed by the victory. That’s how it’s supposed to happen.

Now, for the considerably longer list of cons. If we were to lose a valuable player in a state-mandated exhibition game, I can only imagine there would be some serious backlash. It’s not worth potentially ruining anyone’s season to make the state look more unified. Further-

more, we could lose. It’s not impossible, considering last year’s performance against Louisiana-Monroe. If we lost to ASU, this would be a major con. They could brag about beating an SEC school.

My friends up there would no doubt be sure to remind me of such a loss at every opportunity. It seems to me that we have nothing to gain and everything to lose.

I also started wondering about the ability of the Legislature to mandate things as seemingly superficial as football games. Although they are topics for another time, it would seem things like hunger, poverty and bad public education would be higher priorities to a state governing body than whether two colleges should engage in a game of football. According to KATV, this is totally fair.

It seems that because Arkansas State and the UA are both state universities, the legislature is well within its right to force us to play one another.

At this point in time, it’s impossible to say whether or not this game will actu-

ally happen. As anyone who is even marginally familiar with the political process knows, things don’t often get done quickly. However, we at the UA should look out for the verdict, because it might represent even another con — we would have to drive to Jonesboro, which is decidedly not Fayetteville.

Furthermore, it is our responsibility as the upcoming generation of political leaders to ensure that the political process focuses on more important things than football. This is a slippery slope, my friends. Once they can affect football, who knows what’s next? They’ll try and tell us whether or not we can own guns, and who can and cannot marry. I, for one, won’t stand for such injustice.

And, don’t forget, we could lose.

TJ Stallbaumer is a sophomore journalism major in the Advertising/ PR sequence and a staff columnist for the Arkansas Traveler.

Where Judges Stand Seeking marriage equality

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Between now and July, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage: one testing the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, the other involving the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for federal purposes as the union of a man and a woman. Oral arguments in the court last week raised the disheartening possibility that a majority of the court may be unwilling at this time to extend to same-sex marriages the constitutional protection it afforded to interracial marriages four decades ago.

Of course, questions and comments from the justices don’t necessarily predict how they will vote; sometimes they think aloud and play devil’s advocate. But that usually sensible caveat may itself have to be qualified when it comes to last week’s arguments. Based on comments from both liberal and conservative justices, a majority of the court seemed averse to confronting the central constitutional question raised by Proposition 8 and DOMA: whether denying same-sex couples the right to civil marriage violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws.

During arguments on Proposition 8, the California ballot measure that wrote a ban on same-sex marriage into the state Constitution in 2008,

Justice Anthony Kennedy -- a perennial swing vote on the court -- wondered why the court had agreed to review a ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which invalidated the measure on the narrow grounds that, having once legalized same-sex marriage, the state couldn’t do away with it. “I wonder if this case was properly granted,” Kennedy said. That suggested that he wasn’t among the minimum of four justices who decided to hear the case and that he might be willing to join in a decision to dismiss it as “improvidently granted.”

For their part, the liberal justices likely to be supportive of marriage equality seemed doubtful about whether the citizen proponents of Proposition 8 had legal standing to appeal lower-court rulings against the measure once the governor and attorney general refused to do so. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggested that the proponents’ role ended when the measure was put on the ballot. “Once it’s passed,” she said, “they have no proprietary interest in it.”

If the court were to dismiss the Proposition 8 case, the decision of the 9th Circuit would be reinstated and same-sex couples in California would be able to marry. The same would be true if the court decided, that the proponents of the measure lacked legal standing. But a narrow decision that merely undid Proposition 8 in California would be a piti-

fully limited victory and would leave intact prohibitions on same-sex marriage in 38 states.

Ironically, the position of those states would be strengthened if the court rules that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it intrudes on a state’s right to define marriage.

What we’d rather see is a ruling in the Proposition 8 case that prohibiting same-sex marriage is a violation of equal protection of the laws. That would reduce the DOMA case to a footnote. Four liberal justices are thought to be sympathetic to that view, four conservatives hostile to it. That leaves Kennedy, the author of two landmark gay-rights decisions.

During the Proposition 8 argument he indicated that he recognizes the reality and dignity of same-sex relationships.

Kennedy noted that more than 40,000 children are being raised by same-sex couples in California, “and they want their parents to have full recognition and full status. The voice of those children is important in this case, don’t you think?”

But Kennedy is also an advocate of states’ rights. In the DOMA context, a sympathy for states’ rights works to the advantages of gay and lesbian couples in states that allow same-sex marriage. But the same impulse could make Kennedy reluctant to rule that states may not limit marriage to heterosexuals.

There were some other

ominous notes in Kennedy’s questions and comments. In the same exchange with the lawyer for Proposition 8 proponents in which he referred to the children of gay couples, Kennedy said “there’s substance to the point that sociological information (about the effect of same-sex marriage on children) is new. We have five years of information to weigh against 2,000 years of history or more.”

The notion that same-sex couples cannot be loving and competent parents is not supported by research, and in any event children already are being raised by same-sex parents even where same-sex marriage is not legal. Speculative concerns about harms to children should not prevent Kennedy or his colleagues from lifting blanket bans on same-sex marriage in California and elsewhere. Nor are states’ rights and respect for the democratic process an excuse for declining to vindicate constitutional rights any more than they were in the case of interracial marriage. Proposition 8 and DOMA offer the Supreme Court an opportunity to affirm an ancient principle -- equality before the law -- in the context of contemporary social realities. The court should rule clearly and boldly.

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, April 2. It was retrieved from MCT Campus.

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John Mullins Staff Writer Bioshock: Infinite - 10 out of 10 Irrational games has created a both visually stunning and remarkably fun game with their production of Bioshock: Infinite.

Players take on the role of Booker Dewitt in the newest edition to the Bioshock series, and the main objective in the game is to find and rescue a girl named Elizabeth in the skyward city of Columbia and return her to Dewitt’s employers.

The story is thick with twists and turns that will keep fans of role-playing games interested and packed with enough violence and mayhem to put many other first person shooters to shame. Like every other FPS out there, Bioshock brings an assorted armory of guns for players to use at their leisure, however, the old time look of the guns lend players a different feeling than were they just walking around with AK-47s.

These guns range from pistols all the way up to RPGs for those more meddlesome enemies like the Handyman.

Speaking of enemies, players will have no shortage of people to mow down, and may even get clobbered themselves by enemies of a higher caliber called Handymen. These giant mechanized men can give even a seasoned gamer a run for their money. The big enemy that constantly hounds Booker and Elizabeth throughout the game though is the Songbird. This guy is a hassle

for the duo and our heroine Elizabeth ends up helping out more than thought possible.

For example, when Elizabeth is not ducking and covering in a firefight, she actually proves very useful. Booker’s sidekick will actively go and find things to help keep him fighting and keep him alive. This ranges from finding health packs to tossing him ammo. This aspect of the game can be life saving, and fuels the continuous flow of murder and mayhem. That’s not all she does though. Elizabeth has an ability to open “tears” –– essentially doorways into the fabric of reality –– in the world to provide a strategic advantage to Booker, be it in the form of cover or even automatic turrets; Elizabeth is certainly not the average damsel in distress.

Every shooter has their close-ranged melee attacks, and Bioshock: Infinite is no different, except it is a whole lot more fun. At the start of the game Dewitt comes into possession of an item called the Skyhook. This little marvel of technology accomplishes two things: maiming and killing enemies, and traveling around the city via a skyrail system that makes transitioning to new areas exhilarating. This melee weapon is brutal: two hits are enough to kill an average enemy and if players do it right they can end up triggering an execution scene that will sometimes result in a decapitation. Aside from killing, the skylines around the city will let Booker travel very fast as well as strategically place himself during battles.

I dub this little beauty of a weapon the “Swiss army knife” of the game.

What the game does really well with and

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what separates it from the normal shooter is the secondary weapons provided to Booker, vigors. These powers give players the extra edge in combat that lets them utterly annihilate an entire army of troops. What’s even better is there is more than just one type of vigor –– players can do things ranging from throwing murders of murderous crows at people to charming enemies to fight for them. In addition to that, players can combine the vigors for devastating effects on the battlefield. Things like burning crows attacking enemies are common on the battlefield. Players can also charge up these vigors to lay traps that will deal even more damage to foes. The vigor aspect is really a game changer and changed my outlook on FPS games, particularly the Bioshock series.

After a thorough look through the game I can honestly say this is one of the best games I have played, and in fact the best FPS I have played to date. Normally I wouldn’t endorse this kind of game, but it is a hoot and a half. I give Bioshock: Infinite a 10/10, a perfect score for the stunning visuals and rich gameplay it gives players. Bravo Irrational games. Keep ‘em coming.

RSO OF THE WEEK

Alex Golden Staff Writer

In August, a UA student landed here for the first time from over 6,000 miles away, was picked up from the airport by a professor and immediately delved into what she came all this way to do — theater.

Graduate student Kholoud Sawaf is directing the drama department’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s, “A Doll’s House.”

Sawaf is originally from Syria, a country very harsh when it comes to censorship, so she had to tread carefully when it came to what she put on stage, she said. Also, theater is not a part of the educational system. People do it as a hobby, but do not devote their lives to it like they do here, and it is typically not offered in high schools and was not offered as a major where Sawaf went to college, she said.

Because this is Sawaf ’s first play to direct here, she has struggled in learning how to deal with her newfound freedom.

“Theater is about telling the story.

Anything that is going to help tell it, I strongly agree with and support it.

That is our number one goal in doing any play,” she said.

The cast has been helpful in making her comfortable with her decisions, she said.

“A Doll’s House” deals with a woman who is restrained because of the gender roles in her culture, which Sawaf saw clearly in her own culture.

“Women need to take more initiative to be independent,” she said. There is a widespread idea that women must be dependent on their fathers, brothers or husbands, which is frustrating to her, she said.

“It was hard to find something I could relate to that would relate to the audience,” she said.

The play is about finding your cage and breaking away from it, Sawaf said, and that is what she hopes the audience will take away from it.

The first play Sawaf ever saw as a child was a dancing performance in Lebanon. Her mother saw that it sparked her interest and asked, “Do you want to be like them?” Sawaf replied, “I want to be the one moving them.”

She then began getting involved in theater and, at the age of 15, directed her first play,for which she also performed some of the music and also played a small role.

Although she has done some acting, directing is her primary focus.

“How do you change it from that page to that stage? It’s turning the writer’s script into humans that are real, that talk and have volume. The

Sawaf

actors embody the characters,” she said.

She moved to the United Arab Emirates, where she got an undergraduate degree in mass communications from the American University of Sharjah. Although she was not able to major in theater, she did take classes from the only theater professor.

“That’s when I decided this is really what I want to do,” she said.

In Syria, it is unusual for children to move out before getting married, and before August, Sawaf had never been outside of the Middle East. When she arrived, one of her professors picked her up from the airport and helped her find an apartment. The drama department has been like a small family to her, she said, and has helped her with everything from buying groceries to communicating with people.

“They had this very welcoming attitude that was just amazing,” Sawaf said.

She has found that “this big idea that when you get to the states, your problems are over,” to not be totally true. Coming here made her see that Americans are hard-working, she said.

Sawaf is not used to working with such a dedicated group of people, she said. In Syria, it would not have been easy for her to ask actors to rehearse for four hours, five days a week, but here, they are willing to put in the time and effort and will easily give her more time on top of that to learn new things such as dance routines or even how to play the piano, she said. The cast helped her choose a translation to use for the Norwegian play and has come to her with new ideas that would require of them more work.

“Every time, I am surprised,” she said.

The student director is not totally sure what she would like to do after she earns her master’s degree, but would like to open up a theater program in Syria and expose students to some of the skills she has learned, she said.

Caroline Potts Staff Photographer Members of BYX fraternity dance at the spring formal event at the Memphis Zoo, Saturday, April 6.

BYX: Faith and Brotherhood Stephanie Erhler Staff Writer

It is no secret that many fraternities have been suspended due to alcohol violations or hazing, but a group of brothers at the UA achieves large parties and pledge classes without these threats as Brothers Under Christ.

The purpose of Beta Upsilon Chi is to establish brotherhood and unity among college men based on the common bond of Jesus Christ, according to the UA RSO website.

“BYX is an opportunity for college men to not only meet other incredible guys and have a great college experience, but also to do it in a way that glorifies Christ,” said Jonathan Graham, senior social work major.

With over 200 members, BYX still wants to teach its core values of brotherhood, unity, faith, leadership and character to new potential members.

“The pledging process is one of the most fun aspects of BYX,” Graham said. “It is a semester long and consists of coke dates, missions, and other activities that provide the pledges an opportunity to get to know their brothers by spending a lot of time with them.”

One of BYX’s key components are cell groups, which consist of four to six guys who gather weekly to discuss their lives openly while creating friendships.

“Most of my closest friends to this day are from my pledge class,”

said Jason Polley, senior sociology major. “The unity and bond you create with your pledge brothers is based solely in Christ and His love.

Because of this, the relationships that formed out of pledge ship will last my entire life.”

BYX has many chapter activities including retreats, service projects and socials. This August, the national council will choose 12 BYX brothers to journey to Texas, then Colorado to participate in the “Cor Leadership Retreat” where they will grow spiritually, academically and professionally for two weeks.

BYX was founded in 1985 at the University of Texas at Austin by a group of Christian men who wanted to create another fraternal lifestyle, according to the BYX UA chapter website.

“BYX is similar in a lot of ways to Greek fraternities. We seek to establish many of the same things they do, such as brotherhood, leadership, and an incredible college experience,” Graham said.

“The only difference is we seek to do it in a way that gives glory and honor to Jesus Christ. Although we fail constantly in our pursuit of Christ, we continuously come and repent humbly before him and accept his free grace. We are not a perfect fraternity, but we seek to please Jesus in all that we do.”

Members pay dues of about $200 per semester, as they venture to not be a church, but a brotherhood of Christian men.

“BYX has shaped me into a man and leader that I would have

never thought possible when coming into college,” Graham said.

Serving this fraternity has been one of the hardest and most fruitful things I have done. BYX has taught me to mature and that the best way to learn is to go out of my comfort zone and fall on my face, but at the same time get up and learn from my mistakes.

BYX is a non-denominational Christian fraternity, but they strongly encourage their members to join a local congregation.

“As a freshman I knew I wanted to find a group of guys that I could be apart of that would encourage me to push farther in my faith,” Polley said. “I feel like God gave me the opportunity of BYX just for this; for my faith to be sharpened and stretched. BYX offers an opportunity to grow in faith amongst others of God by being around men who pour their heart into the brotherhood.”

With the core morals bringing BYX together, the fraternity inspires its members to unite in the common bond of Jesus Christ while also being the foundation to life altering relationships.

“BYX has changed my life and my relationship with Christ, but my favorite aspect is what it has done in the lives of my fraternity brothers,” Polley said. “I love seeing a guy come in as a freshman and see God use BYX to totally change who he is as a person in social changes/character. The most satisfying transformation is to see how God can evolve brothers’ hearts through BYX.”

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50 GPS choices 51 Pinnacle 53 Geologic periods 54 Extensive property 57 Sorrowful cry 59 Slangy “OK” 60 “Wheel of Fortune” purchase 61 Gender-determining heredity unit 64 Mauna __: Hawaii’s highest peak 65 Harbor cities 66 ESPN analyst Garciaparra 67 Bachelor in personals, briefly 68 Early stage 69 Extends across DOWN 1 __ that be: authorities 2 Inventor Otis 3 Remington weapons 4 Egg: Pref.

5 Casual turndowns 6 Second-largest planet 7 Physicist Nikola 8 Dadaism founder 9 Spanish rivers 10 Greek letter that seems like it should be last 11 Summer refreshers 12 Hardly an amateur

13 Quote in a book review 18 “How frustrating!”

23 Chip go-with 25 Pale as a ghost 27 “La Bamba” co-star Morales 30 Very strange 32 Car headlight setting 33 Strike a bargain 35 “The Newsroom” channel 37 Request for the latest update 38 The Twins, at Minneapolis’s Target Field 39 “Born Free” lion 40 Press for 41 Windex targets 45 Free TV ad 46 Words before “Can you give me directions?”

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Sports Editor: Kristen Coppola Assistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle Monday, April 8, 2013

TRACK & FIELD

Hogs Win 4 at 34th Sun Angel Classic

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GYMNASTICS

Gym‘Backs Punch Ticket to Nationals

Ben Enyart Staff Writer The No. 11 Arkansas women’s track and field team competed in the 34th Sun Angel Classic Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., where the team was able to take away four wins and six personal bests.

The Hogs competed against over 20 colleges and universities, and there were seven top-25 teams at the meet: No. 1 Kansas, No. 8 Arizona State, No. 11 Arkansas, No. 16 Illinois, No. 17 Iowa State, No. 23 Oklahoma and No. 24 Colorado.

In addition to these ranked teams, Division II No. 8 Academy of Arts also competed and was able to post several high performances throughout the event.

Arkansas went into the meet with five top-10 national event rankings, which were based on performances from the season-opening meet.

Regina George was the top-ranked runner in the 800-meter, Sparkle McKnight ranked second in the 400-meter hurdles, Makeba Alcide ranked fourth in the heptathlon, the 4x400-meter relay had the fourth-fastest time and the 4x100 relay earned the tenthranked time in the country.

The first win for the Ra-

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Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Members of the Arkansas gymnastics team pose for a team photo at the Oregon State NCAA Regional, Saturday, April 6. The Gym‘Backs earned second place and a spot in the National Championship meet with a score of 196.950.

Liz Beadle Staff Writer The Razorback gymnastics team is headed to the NCAA Championship for the sixth year in a row, after competing in the Corvallis, Ore., regional.

Junior Katherine Grable led the charge for Arkansas, winning three individual

event titles. Grable matched her career-best scores on the floor and the vault and scored a season-best 39.650 to win the all-around competition.

As a team, the Razorbacks posted a program-best 196.950 to get second place in the region which included five teams. Georgia won the meet, but the top two teams at each regional clinch a

berth in the NCAA Championship meet. Georgia won the meet with a 197.425 overall.

“I am just so shocked right now,” co-head coach Rene Lyst said. “We thought coming into the meet that Oregon State would win as the host and we would be in a two-way battle with Georgia.”

Oregon State placed

fourth with a 195.375. Arizona State, Boise State and California also competed in the regional, coming in third, fifth and sixth, respectively.

On the floor, the Razorbacks posted a 49.250, the second highest score in regional history. Led by Grable’s 9.95, the other Razorback scores were a 9.875 from Amy Borsellino, a 9.85

BASEBALL

from Kelci Lewis and a 9.825 from Heather Elswick.

The score on the vault for Arkansas was also a 49.25.

Once again Grable’s 9.95 was the highest mark for the Hogs, followed by a 9.85 from both Elswick and Lewis and a 9.80 from both Bailee Zumwalde and Erin Freier.

After those two events,

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Errors Prevent Sweep in Series Against the Tide Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

Arkansas’ baseball team picked up their third straight series win this weekend in Tuscaloosa, Ala., taking two of three games against Alabama.

The Razorbacks, who came into the series ranked No. 11 in the Collegiate Baseball rankings, defeated the No. 22 Crimson Tide in the first two games but fell short of the sweep and lost third game.

The series began Thursday with a nationally televised game on ESPNU. Despite stranding 13 runners on base, Arkansas won 3-1.

Senior Matt Vinson scored the first run of the game in the second inning, when junior Jacob Morris laid down a squeeze bunt up the first

base line.

Arkansas added a pair of runs in the fifth inning, using two Crimson Tide errors and an RBI fielder’s choice

by Vinson. Alabama scored a run off two hits and an error in the bottom of the fifth.

Freshman Willie Schwanke had a solid day at the plate, going 3-for-3.

Junior Barrett Astin started the game for the Razorbacks and gave up three hits, two walks and struck out four in 4.1 innings, before he was relieved by sophomore Jalen Beeks.

Beeks earned the win, his fourth of the season, giving up only one hit and one walk in 2.2 innings while striking out three batters.

Alabama threatened to score in the eighth and ninth innings but came away with

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Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Joe Serrano takes a swing at a game earlier this season. The Razorbacks earned the win in each of the first two games against Alabama, but fell to the Tide 5-0 in the series final after committing five errors.

COMMENTARY

Minor League Baseball Provides a Unique Opportunity

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor So this minor league baseball stuff is pretty cool, huh?

Some people don’t think

so. Some fans seem to think there’s no point in watching a couple of teams full of players they’ve never heard of. Where do these people think major leaguers come from?

Since there are 40 rounds in the MLB draft, baseball may be the easiest sport to make it to the professional level. However, it may be more difficult to get to the big leagues than to get to the top level of most other sports.

For that reason, it makes it even better when a player finally makes it to the majors, and the fans that watched them in the minors can say

they watched them play before anyone else.

Sure, many baseball fans knew who Bryce Harper was before he was called up to the big leagues, but it’s a pretty good bet that fans in Hagerstown, Md., Harrisburg, Pa., and Syracuse, N.Y., feel like they know him better.

Maybe they do. They did get to watch him play before everyone else, after all.

For an example of a star that went through a minor league town closer to home, think of all the fans in central Arkansas who have what now must be one of the most diffi-

cult signatures to get in all of baseball.

Mike Trout hit .326 in 2011 in 91 games with the Arkansas Travelers, the doubleA affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.

Fans that spent any time at Arvest Ballpark, the home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, last season may have seen three of the top four prospects, as ranked by MLB.com.

The top-ranked prospect, Jurickson Profar played for the Frisco RoughRiders, the double-A affiliate of the Texas

Rangers, hitting .281 with 62 RBIs. Oscar Taveras, the No. 3-ranked prospect earned a spot in major league spring training after hitting .321 with 23 home runs and 94 RBIs as a Texas Leaguer in double-A Springfield, an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The No. 4 prospect, Wil Myers, was a Natural for 35 games, during which time he hit .343 and drove in 30 runs, before he joined the triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.

Myers went on to hit .304 with the Storm Chasers before being traded to Tampa

Bay during the offseason.

So maybe the minor leagues are full of a bunch of players that will never make it to the major league level and will spend their lives taking long bus rides and making way less money that most fans would think.

Or maybe it’s a really cool opportunity to see the stars play before they become stars.

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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SOFTBALL

Razorbacks Fall to Tigers 2-1 in Conference Series

Addison Morgan Staff Photographer Chelsea Cohen pitches at the Arkansas v. LSU softball game, Friday, April 5. Cohen pitched two and a third innings, allowed five runs on six hits and struck out four batters in the 8-2 loss to the division rivals.

Liz Beadle Staff Writer The Razorback softball team hosted the No. 13 Tigers of LSU in a three-game series at Bogle Park this weekend.

Despite an exciting win Saturday and a close game Sunday, the Razorbacks dropped the series 2-1.

The Razorbacks fell to 2615 (4-8 Southeastern Conference) on the season while the Tigers improved to 33-8 (9-3 SEC).

In Friday’s game, the Tigers came out strong offensively and

beat Arkansas 8-2. LSU was up 5-0 after three innings and the Razorbacks never recovered.

Arkansas did not score a single run until the sixth inning.

“The bottom line is that we didn’t play Razorback softball tonight,” head coach Mike Larabee said of Friday’s game. “We didn’t pitch or defend well. I thought we had some quality at-bats off of a very good pitcher.”

In Saturday’s game, the Razorbacks pulled off a comefrom-behind win to even out the series 1-1. Stephanie Canfield’s two-out single in the bottom of the seventh gave the

Hogs their winning point and their first victory over LSU in 12 consecutive meetings.

Devon Wallace was the runner batted in by Cranfield’s single. The final score Saturday was 4-3.

“They might start calling us the ‘cardiacbacks’,” head coach Mike Larabee said in reference to Saturday’s thrilling game.

“Two weekends in a row we have had dramatic comebacks.

I was feeling confident with Canfield coming to the plate.

The kid hates to lose.”

Kimmy Beasley pitched seven innings for Arkansas Saturday and only allowed one

earned run on two hits. Jayme Gee led the Hogs at the plate, going 2-for-3 with both a double and a solo home run.

“Beasley can beat any team in the country,” Larabee said.

“She needs to stay consistent.

She beat Alabama and California last year, now she has to stay consistent. She has all the tools and there are not a lot of left-handed pitchers in the SEC right now.”

The comeback was the second in as many weeks for Arkansas and Larabee really hoped it would swing the momentum back in the Hogs’ direction.

“Just like last week, this is a huge momentum swing for us,” Larabee said. “Last week we talked about being a consistent program. To be a consistent program, you have to win the series.”

But the Hogs were unable to get it done to win the series on Sunday and dropped the game 5-4 and the series 2-1.

“There are a lot of positives to take away from this game,” Larabee said. ”We talked about coming out and scoring a big number, early. In this conference, teams are not going to quit. I think we can learn from that today.”

Devon Wallace walked three times in Sunday’s game to make her Arkansas’ all-time career walks leader. Wallace is only a sophomore and will likely break many more Arkansas hitting records in her playing career.

Sierra Bronkey led the Hogs at the plate, accounting for a two-run home run in the second inning. Beasley pitched for the second day in a row in Sunday’s game and gave up four earned runs on seven hits to take the loss.

Next up for Arkansas is a game with Missouri State at Bogle Park on Wednesday.

CLASSIC continued from page 7 zorbacks was from Ivanique Kemp in the 100-meter hurdles. Her season-best time of 13.27 seconds was enough to secure her first title of the season.

The next win for the Hogs was from pole-vaulter Megan Zimlich who cleared the 12-8 3/4 mark to win the open section of the pole vault. This height was an outdoor personal best, although she cleared 12-9 1/2 during the indoor season.

The Hogs then had a first-place finish from the 4x100 relay with a time of 44.65. The race was led off by George, who was followed up

by Gwendolyn Flowers and McKnight and anchored by Tamara Myers.

The final first-place finish of the night for the Hogs was from McKnight in the 400.

Her time of 52.17, based on the times entering the weekend, earned her a spot as the new NCAA leader in the event.

There were also multiple second-place finishes for the Hogs Saturday, including a runner-up performance from Kristen Hasseltine in the high jump with a mark of 5-8 3/4.

Hasseltine was just behind

Northern Arizona’s Lauren Laszczak and her jump of 5-10.

Tamara Myers also managed a runner-up performance in the triple jump with a mark of 41-2 1/4. This was just behind the 43-1 jump

by Academy of Arts’ Vashti Thomas.

And although they weren’t able to reproduce their schoolrecord time of 3:28.42 earned at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, the 4x400 team was able to finish second with a time of 3:37.22, just behind Kansas’ 3:32.26.

Saturday also produced many personal bests. Kemp ran a 11.80 in the 100-meter and a 24.44 in the 200-meter, Caitlin Noonan ran a 2:15.54 in the 800-meter, Flowers ran a 58.74 in the 400-meter hurdles, Danielle Nowell cleared a 13-5 3/4 in the pole vault and Myers jumped 19-8 1/4 in the long jump.

The Hogs compete next in Fayetteville for the John McDonnell Invitational. This will be the first full home competition. The meet will be held Saturday, April 13, and will start with field events at 9 a.m. followed by running events at 5 p.m.

Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Ivanique Kemp competes at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., Saturday, April 6. The Razorbacks won four events and set six personal records.

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ERRORS continued from page 7 no runs. A pair of strikeouts by sophomore Chris Oliver stranded runners on first and second and ended their threat in the eighth.

In the ninth, junior Colby Suggs gave up a lead-off walk and after a wild pitch and a groundout, the Crimson Tide had a runner on third with one out. However, Suggs struck out a batter, walked another and finally got a groundout to earn his fourth save of the season.

The Razorbacks rode a strong performance by junior Ryne Stanek to clinch the series Friday, winning 6-0.

Stanek tossed eight shutout innings, allowed four hits and struck out five to improve his season record to 3-2. In his two road starts against

Southeastern Conference opponents, he is 2-0 and has only given up seven hits, one walk and struck out 12 batters in 17 innings.

Alabama freshman Kyle Overstreet collected half of their hits, going 2-for-3 on the day.

Arkansas’ offense struck first in the second inning.

Sophomore Brian Anderson reached on an error and junior Jake Wise drove him in with an RBI-single. Morris added a run with an RBI sacrifice fly later in the inning.

The scoring continued in the third inning. Sophomore Joe Serrano led off the inning with a double, and an RBIdouble by Anderson scored him. An RBI-single by Vinson scored Anderson a couple

batters later.

An RBI-single by Anderson in the seventh and another Morris sacrifice fly in the eighth tacked on the last two runs for the Razorbacks.

Five Razorbacks collected two hits and junior Dominic Ficociello went 3-for-5 and scored a run.

Arkansas lost their chance for a sweep Saturday, committing five errors and losing 5-0.

The five errors brought their season total to 52 errors and dropped their fielding percentage to .960.

Senior Randall Fant started on the mound for Arkansas and picked up his first loss of the season. He lasted just three innings and gave up two earned runs on five hits.

This was the first time Fant failed to pitch at least six innings since his first start of the season, when he pitched four innings and earned a nodecision in Arkansas’ 4-3 loss to Pacific March 3.

The Crimson Tide led off the second inning with a home run by senior Brett Booth, his third of the season.

Booth went 2-for-2 with two RBI, two walks and two runs Saturday.

Most of Arkansas’ offense came from Serrano, who went 2-for-4 with a double.

Fant’s two earned runs were the only two given up

by Arkansas pitchers in the series and it brings the team ERA to 1.59. The Razorbacks entered the series with an NCAA-leading 1.68 ERA.

Arkansas only trailed Georgia 98.525 to 98.500.

Boise State, Arizona State, Cal, and Oregon all trailed the two Southeastern Conference teams in the meet.

The Hogs then posted a 49.150 on the bars. Shelby Salmon led the way for Arkansas, marking up a 9.875 on the bars. Grable followed with a 9.85 and Freier and Borsellino both posted a 9.825.

Arkansas’ beam score was 49.300 in the last event of the day. Grable and Freier both posted a 9.90 to anchor the rotation.

Borsellino and Sydnie Dillard both recorded a 9.85 and Salmon and Glover each recorded a 9.80 to finish strongly for Arkan-

sas and punch their ticket to Los Angeles for the championship.

“It was just awesome to finish the way we did on the beam,” Lyst said. “This was a really fun meet for us the throughout the whole time. Everyone competed extremely well for us and I still can’t describe the feeling right now about making it to the National Championship meet.”

Since 1982, the same four teams won the NCAA Championship in gymnastics: Georgia, UCLA, Alabama and Utah. If the Hogs can pull it off, they would be the first team to break into that elite group. The championship meet begins April 20 in Los Angeles.