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“About You, For You”
University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906
Vol. 107, No. 1
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Kristen Coppola Sports Editor
Pi Beta Phi Gate
RZ’s Expansion RZ’s Coffee House has been temporarily closed because of additions of Au bon Pain Café Bakery and Freshens smoothie and yogurt shop.
Vol Walker Hall
Full Story, Page 2
Ozark Hall
Hillside Auditorium
New Tech Center The new technology center located in the Arkansas Union has opened. Full Story, Page 5
Hogs Undefeated
Courtesy of UA Media Relations This map shows construction areas (orange) and available sidewalks (yellow arrows) that students can access on campus.
in Italy Tour
Razorback men’s basketball team won all four games to go undefeated in the Italian Tour. Full Story, Page 9
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Jannee Sullivan Senior Staff Writer This summer construction projects progressed, yet many of the UA’s larger construction projects will continue throughout the year, officials said. “We had a lot of summer critical deadlines for things that have to be done before school starts,” said Bob Beeler, director of design and construction. Construction on the Hillside Auditorium is running
behind schedule but is expected to be finished by the end of September, Beeler said. “Maybe we were a little overly ambitious with Hillside and the gates are a little late as well,” Beeler said. “We’ve got to do like we did last year and work around it.” Classes will be held in the Union Ballroom until the Hillside Auditorium is finished. During the summer, the second floor classrooms of the Walton College of Business were gutted and rearranged and the restrooms were re-
The price of a student Razorback access pass increased from $65 to $85 this year, and the number of passes available increased from 10,000 to 12,000, officials said. The passes allow students to attend any home football or men’s basketball game. Students without the pass may purchase tickets 30 minutes prior to the start of the game for $10 if seats are available, but access pass holders are given priority. “The first thing to note is that the University Athletic Department charges no student fees,” said Brian Pracht, associate athletic director for marketing and licensing. Arkansas is “one of a few institutions that has a policy like that with no student fees.” The increase in the price has some students at arms while others are supportive of the increase; however, their own elected officials in ASG proposed the price of the access pass. “I personally don’t attend enough games to justify [buying the pass],” Senior Mitchell
see PASSES page 9
Founders Hall
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD SOME DELAYS, OFFICIALS SAY
Access Pass Prices Increase
furbished. In addition, eight classrooms in Kimpel Hall were revamped with cosmetic and technological upgrades. The Jean Tyson Childhood Development Center was completed and is now ready to accept students and the Arkansas Union Fitness Center is expected to open on time, Beeler said. The Arkansas Union Fitness Center was opened at the end of last year, but was recently closed for a time to fix air conditioning units. Another larger project completed over the summer was the Razorback Football Center — the addition of a new practice field and extra parking, Beeler said.
Several other, smaller projects were completed around campus, including an Einstein Bros Bagels kiosk in Bell Engineering Center and electrical upgrades in Pomfret and Yocum Halls, which are expected to make the residence halls healthier places to live, Beeler said. “A lot of that stuff is stuff students can’t see; we also cleaned out Mullins Creek,” he said. Mullins Creek is off campus near the poultry science farm. Students on campus during the summer noticed the increase in construction.
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Arkansas Women Accept Bids
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Mary McKay Staff Photographer After two weeks of touring homes and meeting new people, sorority members offer bids to new sisters.
New Metered Parking Garage Opens Kayli Farris Contributing Writer A new parking garage, with a practice football field on top, will not require a garage parking permit; officials expect the garage to relieve some parking struggles on campus. Funded by the athletic department, the new facility on Meadow Street is one level with 227 parking spaces. It will be open the first day of classes. There was a net loss in parking space because of the construction. The new practice facility and garage was built in place of the 500-space Lot 67. “It’s going to be metered parking, faculty/staff and blue, so you won’t have to buy a deck permit for it,” said Andy Gilbride, education and instruction specialist for the UA parking department. Normally, garage permits are $720, but for this location the faculty and staff parking has been priced as a standard yellow lot. These prices range from $106.94 to $138.23, depending on one’s salary. “That’s pretty cheap for a garage,” Gilbride said. The garage will provide more parking spaces for HPER users, Gilbride said. “And then, of course, the lot beside it by the track, we’ve turned it back into student parking, but it’s no overnight,” Gilbride added. “So day-today parkers will be able to park there without it being a storage lot for the students.” Parking on campus will still be difficult, he said. There are no new parking lots in progress, but there were some spaces lost because of the athletic project, Gilbride said. The department will monitor how parking adjusts
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