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scape, as well as offer a pleasant, usable, open-air addition for the entire community,” said Todd Shafer, design architect at Perry Dean Rogers Partners of Boston. The green roof will consist of sedums on the lower roofs, with trees, ornamental grasses and other landscape plantings on the upper level, Cabe said. The cost of the facility is estimated at $14.6 million,
Many in the media are speculating the economic impact the additions of the University of Missouri and Texas A&M University will have on the Southeastern Conference, but the effect is not yet apparent, officials said. “It remains to be seen from a financial standpoint,” said Charles Bloom, a spokesman with SEC Media Relations. Television plays a large role in the revenues each school in the SEC will see. “We are in the process of reviewing our television arrangement with CBS and ESPN, so what happens there may have been a result of the addition, but we normally don’t release those figures,” Bloom said. An SEC sports channel “has been speculated in the media, but we have not addressed that specifically,” he said. Revenues are split evenly among the schools, and this year the revenues in the SEC will be stretched from division among 12 schools to division among 14 schools, Bloom said. Also, the Big 12 is withholding a combined $25.3 million from the new SEC school’s projected distribution, according a report published by Bloomberg. Less than half of that figure, or $12.4 million, is being withheld from Texas A&M. “The [Mizzou] Athletic Department is just going to have to pay it,” said Andrew Grinch, associate athletic director of Strategic Communications at Missouri, of the withheld funds that were
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Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Students pick up T-shirts from the Union Tuesday, Aug 21. Students who bought the access pass this year can receive free shirts to wear in the student section at games. Students can pick up their shirts through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union, room 305.
!"#$%&'$"()*+%,) -!).'+/+#+0% HILLSIDE TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE, GREEN DESIGN Kayli Farris Staff Writer With the building of the new Hillside Auditorium, architects looked beyond the clear environmental benefits of the building and designed, in their view, an artfully pleasing structure. “Our use of a green roof
for this project was motivated by aesthetics, but the environmental benefits are undeniable, and I expect there will be more around town in the future,” said Matthew Cabe, architect of record at Allison Architects. The auditorium was designed with a three-tiered green roof to preserve the view of downtown Fayette-
ville from the Greek Theater, said Jill Anthes, UA campus planner. “The concern was that a conventional roofing system on a typical building would be an eyesore next to this campus landmark and detract from that experience,” Cabe said. “As a physical addition to the campus infrastructure, the green roofs will visually contribute to an ever-developing attractive campus land-
High Hopes for ASG This Year
Out-of-State Students Vote
Miranda Campbell Staff Writer
Out-of-state students have the opportunity to vote in Arkansas if they re-register to vote, officials said. “I think it’s very important for students to vote because they’re such a big portion of the population,” said Becky Lewallen, Washington County deputy clerk. “Even if they don’t vote locally, it’s important that they vote on issues, even if it’s in their hometowns.” The college campus is full of people from all over the country, many of whom cannot travel home to vote. Students have the option to vote by absentee ballot in their hometown, or to register to vote in a new place of residence. Those who choose to re-register must keep their college address up-to-date if changing dorms or moving to an apartment. “I decided to re-register in Washington County because it’s close,” said Zack Freeman, an undeclared freshman from Bryant, Ark.
The Associated Student Government President and Chair of the Senate have expressed a positive outlook for executive and legislative plans for the 2012-2013 academic year and have encouraged students to become more involved in ASG. This year, the ASG Senate plans to focus on more external policymaking over internal policies, said ASG’s Chair of the Senate, Mike Norton.
Tomorrow’s Forecast 90 / 65°F
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Voters in Arkansas must be a citizen of the United States of at least 18 years old before Election Day and a resident of Arkansas for at least 30 days prior to the election. Students wishing to register to vote in Arkansas cannot also be registered under another jurisdiction, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State. Members of Naturally Blue, an Democratically aligned Political Action Committee that strives to get people registered to vote in northwest Arkansas, have spent the time on the UA campus registering students to vote. The process is fast and hassle free, members said. The group has registration cards available that they send in to the Secretary of State’s office, saving students on campus postage fees. “Student voters keep the voting fresh; it’s not just a bunch of old school voters. Fast and easy registration gets the students in the vote,” said Douglas Campbell, a Naturally Blue member who visited campus.
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U.S. voter participation by age Young people vote in lesser numbers than older voters, but the 2008 presidential election drew more than 51 percent of voting-age Americans under 30.
Presidential election years 100% 90 80
Voters 30 and older
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Source: Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement Graphic: Mark Nowlin, The Seattle Times
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Courtesy of MCT Campus During the last presidential elections, youngers voters were more active
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Rendering of the Hillside Auditorium set to be open in October.
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from GREEN page 1 Anthes said. Benefits of a green roof range from stormwater runoff and retention, to protecting the building from harmful UV rays and the reduction of energy consumption. “The upfront cost of utilizing a green roof is realized as a long-term savings due to
significantly reduced maintenance and replacement,” Shafer said. “Furthermore, a green roof naturally insulates a building in the winter and deflects heat gain in summer, thereby reducing the operational cost of interior climate control.” There is one other planted
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dard of the Leadership of Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification rating, Anthes said. The university will also gain much needed lecture space. The previous auditorium only had one lecture hall; this one, slated to open in October, will have two.
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from VOTES page 1 most of them, so I’m excited for them to return to campus so we can put plans into place,” Pohlner said. Current plans include a philanthropic fundraising program hosted at football games, expanding homecoming events, implementing a campaign encouraging students to become involved in campus organizations, hosting an election center for the 2012 presidential election and increasing ASG’s online presence, Pholner said.
A PDF version of the voter registration form can also be obtained at the Arkansas Secretary of State website. Once the application is completed, residents can submit it in person at the County Clerk’s office or by mail to the Secretary of State whose address can be found on the website. Students can also register to vote at the county clerk’s office, State Revenue Office, public or state library, public assistance agency,
disability agency, military recruitment office or Arkansas Natitonal Guard, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State. Students wishing to vote in the presidential election must be registered by Oct. 22. Once registered, a voter registration card will be sent in the mail with the proper location where the resident can vote. The process should take no more than a couple of days, according to the Secretary of State’s of-
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“I felt like we have focused more on internal policy in the past through structural and procedural reforms, which has still served a vital purpose, but it’s time to transition the organization to more external policy,” Norton said. “A few objectives I personally want to see us accomplish this year are to make ISIS available 24 hours a day, provide students with one free e-transcript per semester, expand Safe Ride by better utilizing the university’s car resources and reform the ASG constitution to make a graduate and law student senate,” Norton said. “Senate is the representative voice of all students, and I have full intentions of pushing it to its fullest potential with the help of the senators that will be elected in a few weeks,” Norton said. With senate elections rapidly approaching, Norton urged students to become involved in the process. “There is no doubt that I hold a bias, but I wholeheartedly believe that the ASG Senate is the best way to plant your feet strongly in the university community. You’ll have the opportunity to work with administration, draft legislation, and learn the concepts and politics that underpin every democracy around the world.” Norton said. Norton also encourages students to look into other ASG opportunities as well. There are positions available on cabinet, university committees and with the freshmen leadership program Fresh HOGS. “Our campus is progressing, growing, moving and shaking at an ever-increasing rate,” Norton said. “To ensure that all of these changes always represent student interests, we should all stay active in the university community and make the most of our time on the Hill.” The ASG’s newly elected executive cabinet has a good working dynamic, said ASG President Tori Pohlner. “Our executive team is really great,” Pohlner said. “We each bring something unique to the table and have different areas of expertise that I think will really benefit us and the campus in the year to come. We also have a mutual respect for each other that keeps us positive and moving forward.” Among a growing number of plans for the year, the executive cabinet is working on checking off platform issues from last semester’s election, Pohlner said. “I think plans are looking really good. We checked a few platform items off over the summer, but I want cabinet members to be involved in
roof on campus, the Gatehouse at the Gardens, which is maintained by the department of landscape architecture. There will also be other green roofs built on campus in the future, Anthes said. The Hillside Auditorium will be fully commissioned and constructed to the stan-
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No More Elbow Room
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Chi Omega Greek Theater 6 p.m.
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Arkansas Union 9:30 p.m. - 11 a.m.
Walton College Block Party & Business Bash Shollmier Plaza Business Building 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ice Cream Social Arkansas Union Mall 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Emily Rhodes Photo Editor Students crowd the intersection of Dickson Street and McIlroy Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 21. Campus construction has confined students to specific walkways around campus, creating high traffic volume during class changes.
RazorRewards Revamps Incentive Program Miranda Campbell Staff Writer
The UA’s RazorRewards program has expanded to include both students and fans this year, as well as a new social media component of the point system, officials said. Created last year by Associated Student Government in conjunction with the Razorback Athletic Department, RazorRewards is a points based incentive program designed to increase student and fan participation at selected academic and athletic events. Throughout the year, students and fans who attend selected events and participate in the new social media component can earn points toward prizes. Prizes are awarded at certain milestones and exchanged at the online points store. Grand prizes will also be given out to point leaders and include prizes such as an new iPad 3, a Dell laptop computer and a signed football helmet, according to the RazorRewards website. This year, RazorRewards seeks to utilize rewards to increase student and fan attendance as well as engage with
them through social media, said Bryan Pracht, assistant director of marketing for the UA Athletic department. “We’re providing points for all fans who help us com-
“Last year as well as we could have hoped for, and this year we hope to be more proactive and engaging.” Bryan Pracht
Assistant Director of Marketing UA Athletics municate messages through various platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare or anything driven by social media,” Pracht said. “Myrazorrewards.com features a place where students and fans can see their point ranking on leader boards and cash out some of their points for prizes.” The program officials want to reach a larger audience this
year with its inclusion of all fans and the new social media aspect, Pracht said. “Last year was the first year that we had RazorRewards so we had nothing to benchmark it to, but we had tremendous participation. We gave away thousands of prizes and attendance increased at many athletic events,” Pracht said. “Last year went as well as we could have hoped for and this year we hope to be more proactive and engaging.” The original goal of RazorRewards was to get students more involved in Razorback athletics and special events on campus and that ambition will continue this year as well, but with more focus shifted towards expanding the program and raising awareness, said Afshar Sanati, last year’s director of RazorRewards and current business student. “As last year was the first year of the program, it was an uphill battle to get a majority of the student body aware and involved in the program,” Sanati said. “I think, as the program continues to get off the ground and more students get involved, the success of the program can be limitless.”
RIC, Here to Help and Serve Students
Campus Map Helps Students Get Around
The Residents’ Interhall Congress’s mission is to serve and be a voice for students on campus, RIC official said. The first two weeks of school RIC members will be informing everyone on campus about its function via the “Who’s RIC?” campaign. Members will explain their roles in the residence halls’ inner workings to students and discuss how to get involved, while handing out t-shirts and cups, said Adrian Ordorica, RIC director of public relations. “We are here to hear your voice and to take action,” he said. In addition to campuswide programs, events and policies, designed to help students, the RIC is plan-
UA has made some advances to the technical opportunities around campus, officials said. The digital design team has created a new campus map. UA officials have always had a map, but it was “incredibly out of date,” said Chris Nixon, director digital design and development. We did not have something that “people in the Internet age are used to,” he said. This map includes the construction and walking directions, he said. There are always new people coming on campus that do not know where they are going, he said. Within the campus map, students can follow the buses in real time on the UARK mobile application or online at campusmap. uark.edu. All the feedback we have received about this has been positive, Nixon said.
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ning to launch a new antirape campaign. They will take a different approach to the quandry by attempting to stop the source of the problem: rapists. It is intended to focus more on preventing potential rapists from committing the crime, rather than how victims can protect themselves, Ordorica said . RIC is also gearing up for elections. Candidates will begin campaigning on Aug. 23, and the voting period will be Aug. 27 and 28. The results of the election will be announced online the next day. The first meeting of the semester will be Sept. 10. Meetings are open to all students, although voting is limited to members. They will be held each Monday at 6:30 p.m. in JB Hunt Hall.
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College Students: All A Loan Mason Sams Contributing Columnist
The top five things that stress college students out are the necessity for student loans, cost of education, borrowing money, the job market and the difficulty of coursework, according to a recent, July issue of Time. Three of these have to do with money, which is no surprise given the recent increase in tuition. Moreover, students are forced to invest in loans despite their fears in the job market. Almost two-thirds of fouryear undergraduate students had to pull out a loan to pay for tuition; this includes private and public schools, according to FinAid.org, in 2007-2008. About 86 percent of graduating seniors entered the job market with an average $24,651 in loans. That excludes various interest rates. In 2010 nearly 10 percent of student loans were defaulted, 3 percent more than they were in 2008, according to the Department of Education. Private loans, too, are being defaulted more and more. More than 5 percent were defaulted in the second quarter of this year, up more than 1 percent the year previously. It is getting more and more difficult for students to come back after a default as their credit scores plunge, making it a challenge to ever come back on top, according to smartmoney.com. Year after year students are leaving school with enormous debts that will follow them through their trek in a job market that promises no one any real security. Some might argue the real problem is that not every college student is investing their time in a degree that guarantees a job post-graduation. However, these loans are effectively pressuring students to choose from a narrow spectrum of degrees so that they can pay back these loans as soon as possible. This only benefits the market in the long run, though. It makes sure the market has the best of these students, which leaves those who were not provided jobs to pick from other careers they are overqualified for. To put it bluntly, students
cannot find jobs they were forced to pick from anyway. Furthermore, the loans they pulled out are going to go unpaid for even longer with increasingly worse interest rates keeping students in debt. This is the epitome of twenty-first century indentured servitude. What many people do not realize is that you cannot declare bankruptcy from loans — a student must pay them back. However, it helps the market. The work force is required to choose from the most educated and capable and this loan system provides for that — so where is the problem? If more and more students are in debt, the less money goes back into the economy. More importantly, the banks that are providing these loans are not going to be getting their money back any time in the near future. Although the problem of loans is not the biggest issue plaguing the country, it is on its way to an impending crisis. One of the most detrimental problems during the recession of 2008 was that banks were not paid back from housing loans and we all know how that worked out for the economy. Student loans are a creeping disaster just waiting to happen. Simply put, the system needs to change at some point before this vicious cycle spirals out of control. Some students are re-thinking school just because of the cost of tuition and investing in loans even though society tells nearly every one to go college. School is still a wise decision, but if a student is going to risk a future of debt: Either he or she must take on collegiate responsibilities seriously or banks and the federal government need to make it easier for students to go to college. Our international economic survival relies on an educated, capable and willing labor force. It is imperative for changes to be made in our loan system before it is too late to turn back what we should have done today. Mason Sams is a contributing columist. He is a senior history major.
Traveler Quote of the Day “Even if they don’t vote locally, it’s important that they vote on issues, even if it’s in their hometowns.” Becky Lewallen, Deputy County Clerk, “Out-of-State-Students Vote,” page 1
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!"##$%&'($)*(+ Mike Norton ASG Chair of Senate On Sunday I had to opportunity to speak to all of the new incoming students in Bud Walton Arena for the New Student Welcome. My message was simple and it’s one I wish to share with you today. Our time in college is like an all you-can-grab shopping spree. It is finite and you only have one cart, only so much energy to contribute to campus. You can throw large items into your cart, be it student government, campus ministry, an RSO, Greek life, ROTC, the possibilities are endless. Or you could grab a bunch of smaller items by helping with several different RSOs or volunteering occasionally with events around campus. Though, like a shopping spree, it simply doesn’t make sense to walk in, look around the store, walk over to the
counter, grab something small like some AA batteries, get a receipt and walk right out the door. This is our one shot. We won the sweepstakes by attending Arkansas’s flagship institution, so let’s grab as much as we can fit into our cart. College is more than just going to class, than just picking up one small thing like AA batteries and heading out. When our time is finished here and someone asks us if we attended the University of Arkansas, we want to be able to point at all the goods in our cart, at all of our experiences and knowledge, as proof of our work here. We don’t want to be the person who points to a piece of paper, the receipt, as proof that they went into the “store” while they have no goods to show for it. The real piece of paper, our diploma, is only worth as much as we put into our cart. And right now is the prime time for filling that cart. With the semester kicking off again, this is the time to get involved in some facet of campus. There are more than 300 RSOs as diverse as this campus looking for members like you. There are professors and researchers looking for intelligent, analytical thinkers like you. And most of all, there are fellow students looking to be challenged by leaders like you.
As the Chair of the Senate for this school year, I have the opportunity to oversee 50 student leaders who together share a unified vision of serving fellow students by directly addressing their issues. The interesting part about these 50 student leaders is that they don’t exist in a physical form yet; senate elections do not occur until Sept. 4 to 6. These seats are sitting empty looking for someone to throw their hat into the ring, run a campaign, get elected and work with me to make this campus a better place for future Razorbacks. My goal for Senate this year is to move it away from just a legislative body. Move away from just a body that writes resolutions that proclaim the “voice of students,” but to make a more lasting difference by meeting directly with administrators to solve problems that affect the everyday student here at the University. I’m looking for student leaders willing to join me in this mission. If you are looking to just boost your résumé, this is not the place for you. If you are looking to etch your legacy onto this campus in more ways than Senior Walk, I want you on board. But, to do that you need to run. I’ve tried to make the elec-
Hey UA, Can We Relax?
Blake Mertens Contributing Columnist
I was surprised to see (or not to see) McIlroy Avenue when I got back to campus this week. It is full of construction, just like the rest of campus. For those of you who are new, McIlroy Avenue intersects Brough Commons and Kimpel Hall and meets Dickson Street at the corner of those two buildings. This is my third year on campus, and I have never seen the sidewalk running along McIlroy by Kimpel as crowded as it was on Monday. It was completely blanketed with people like ants on a scoop of ice cream that was accidently dropped on the ground. Let us pile that on top of all of the construction everywhere, all of the different informational booths handing stuff out around campus and all the information that your instructors are dumping on you in lecture hall and lab. Can we relax? Today, my friend in class
told me that she was late for her very first class of the year. She was two minutes late, and the door was locked. Later she emailed her instructor, and he said that she should have knocked. Let’s just knock, guys. Everyone is experiencing the same environment around this campus, especially during the first week of school. People will understand if you are two minutes late. Most of us went home this summer or somewhere else away from Fayetteville. Some of our friends are people that we may have just met last semester. If you are new on campus, you might see friends you made from your high school orientation. From personal experience, I can remember walking by someone that I had not seen in a little while and saying nothing to them because I was afraid that they would not remember me and I would look like a fool! I think that with all of these stresses being put on our campus, it is important to recon-
nect with our friends and to enjoy their company. If you see someone you know, go say, “Hi!” If they do not remember you or you mistook them, you just made a new friend. Another almost ridiculous thing some of us do is act like the person walking by on the sidewalk is not there. Something simpler that you can do is smile at people you are walking by. It will make them feel better, even if they do not smile back! More than likely, though, they will smile back, which will make you feel better. Here are a few things that smiling has been shown to do: change our mood, make others smile, relieve stress, release endorphins and even enhance your immune system, said retired Professor Mark Stibich, who taught at the UC - San Diego School of Medicine. Be aware of that the next time that you smile, and see what happens. Remember that all of us are trying to fit in, whether it is in the classroom, at the frat house or at any social gathering.
tion process simple and easy to allow everyone to get their feet wet. ASG Advisor Rudy Trejo, the wonderful staff at UA Information Technolgy Services and I have transitioned the application from paper to electronic form to make for easy entry, easy collection and to save the earth. The application can be found at asgforms.uark.edu and must be completed by Aug. 31 at noon. For candidates to be placed on the ballot, they are required to attend one 30-minute orientation session, which will be held from 5:30-6 p.m. on Aug. 27, 28 and 29 (Monday through Wednesday) in Union Room 514. The induction will occur at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Reynolds Auditorium with Chancellor G. David Gearhart swearing in the new Senators. After that, we meet at 6 p.m. every Tuesday in the Graduate Education Auditorium. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at asgsen@uark.edu. It’s time to leave your legacy. It’s time to fill your cart. The shopping spree begins now. Let’s make the most of it. Mike Norton is a senior majoring in agricultural economics and poultry science. He is the 2012-2013 ASG Chair of the Senate.
When it comes to our actual classwork, what can you do to help yourself relax? First: Go to class. Someone is paying for it. That seems obvious enough, but people will regret to tell you that they skipped class a lot and are dropping or failing that class at the end of the semester. Save yourself that worry. Second: Make sure you are always paying attention to your instructor and writing down what they are saying. You are not going to remember everything that every professor is telling you in every class. If it seems overwhelming as you bounce from classroom to classroom, trekking all over this construction-ridden campus ... It’s OK. If you keep organized notes of everything, it will be easy to refer back to what you need to do when the time comes. We should all take a deep breath throughout this chaotic week — and relax. Blake Mertens is a contribuitng columnist. He is a junior biochemistry major.
“Making Your Journey Worthwhile” Companion Editor: Nick Brothers Assitant Companion Editor: Shelby Gill Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012
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Razorback Disc Golf Prepares for Strong Season Conor Woody Staff Writer
Talking down any sport not seen as “big” or “important” might be as common a conversation topic for sports fans as a recap of their team’s previous season. But when they are broken down and defamiliarized, no sport is more derivative than another. How can there be more honor in arbitrarily throwing a weirdly shaped leather ball down a field of numbers than in, say, throwing a frisbee toward bunch of chains? Robert Davis, the current president of the U A Disc Kris Johnson Staff Photographer
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Moving from a dorm room to an apartment or house is the natural step for many upperclassmen. It can be very challenging to transform the white walls of a 1000-foot apartment into home without breaking the bank. Fortunately, Fayetteville has plenty of resources where students can get inexpensive furniture and decor to spruce up their new homes. Walking into an apartment, the kitchen is usually the first thing that people see. It gives the vibe for the rest of the house. A kitchen can be very easily spruced up with just a few colorful dish towels hung on the stove or place mats on the table or bar. All of these things can be found at Target for less than five dollars. Another fun idea for the kitchen is to get a chalkboard or whiteboard to write groceries or reminders for your roommates. Pictures and magnets on the refrigerator are also an easy fix to a dull kitchen. If you have extra wall space in your kitchen, hanging a colorful clock on the wall can add your own flair to the room. Hobby Lobby has modern, vintage and brightly colored clocks to choose from. Next is the living room. This is often the most difficult space to decorate because it has so much open wall space. Before you and your roommates buy furniture for your apartment, make sure to check with family members or friends to see if they are storing extra furniture in their basements or attics. Family members are often willing to loan you their extra furniture for a year or two as long as you promise to take good care of it. This can save you hundreds of dollars and the stress of dividing up the furniture between you
and your roommates once you move out. Taking different pieces of furniture from family members can sometimes lead to an assortment of mismatched furniture. But no need to worry, you can pull all of the mismatched furniture together with throw pillows, blankets and wall decor. If you are not able to find all of the furniture to complete your living room, you can look at consignment stores such as Potter’s House, Goodwill or the Salvation Army. All of these stores have inexpensive furniture in good condition that can be repainted to go with the rest of your decor. Prairie Grove is another great place to look for furniture for your apartment. It is located 15 miles outside of Fayetteville and is home to some of Arkansas’s most unique antique and vintage shops. It is the perfect place to shop for a fun side table made out of a suitcase or vintage books to accent your living room. Filling up the wall space in your living area can be a daunting task. In this case, sometimes the bigger the better. Posters or flags are easy to hang and conveniently take up a lot of space while still showing your personality. Another fun idea is a travel map that showcases where you and your roommates have traveled or where you hope to someday visit. Another inexpensive way to fill the wall space is with prints. Hobby Lobby has prints of anything from The Beatles to golden retriever puppies, so you can find something that fits your taste. The prices and sizes vary, but the prints are no more than $30. You can add your own flair to the prints by putting them in plain or vintage frames to go with your room. With just a couple of trips to the consignment store or flea market and some creativity, you can transform the uniform look of your house or apartment into something unique.
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teem.” “Disc golf is a great sport for people of all ages and athletic abilities to become involved in,” Davis said. “I have met many lifelong friends through playing over the years. It’s a sport that families can play together, it’s a great way to get exercise and it is a great way to enjoy nature and the outdoors.” After a brief stint in the 70s, competitive disc golf had been absent from UA for decades. That is until Ryan Black, now finishing his last semester of graduate school, decided to bring it back when he was a freshman. Now the club is nationally competitive. “Collegiate disc golf has exploded in the U.S. over the past few years and has grown at an exponential rate, from around 12 teams when I was a freshman in 2007 to nearing 100 teams today,” Black said. “Arkansas is one of the most competitive collegiate disc golf teams in the country and also one of the most structured.” When it comes down to crunch time, Davis is as seri-
ous as any other athlete. And although the basic rules are like regular golf, but with a disc instead of a ball, and a net of chains instead of a hole, a certain type of person excels at it. “Like anything else, being a good disc golfer takes tons of hours of practice,” Davis said. “Usually taller, lanky people have an advantage when it comes to throwing long distances like 500 feet. What separates an amateur from a pro actually has little to do with distance, though. The great disc golfers have a plan of attack for every single shot, chain their putts consistently from 20-30 feet, and keep a positive attitude even if they have to recover from a bad shot.” The Razorback Disc Golf Club has two weekly practices, rotating between at a course in Lake Fayetteville, at Twin Creeks at Rogers High School and at J.B. Hunt Park, according to Davis. The team travels the country to play in tournaments, recently traveling to Georgia, St. Louis and South Carolina. The team plans to
travel to California and Colorado this season. That dedication has led the club to jump toward the top in national rankings. “We were ranked No. 1 for most of last spring in the National Collegiate Disc Golf Rankings,” Black said. “This year we will have three returning first-team All-Americans. We really believe this year will be the club’s best chance to win a national championship.” Like any athlete, though, the real reason Davis continues to play is his simple love for the sport. “I am infatuated with watching the disc leave my hand, fly through the air and hit that spot 400 feet from me that I aimed for,” he said. “The sound of those metal chains ringing when my disc slams into them is like nothing else for me.” Any student interested in joining or learning more about the Razorback Disc Golf Club should attend the UREC Bash on August 28 at the HPER from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Livening Up Your Living Space Caitlin Murad Staff Writer
Golf Club, also sees that division as meaningless. “I fell in love with the idea of chunking a disc as hard as I could at a basket,” he said. “Disc golf was introduced to me through a friend of mine in high school. I began playing almost every day. It got to the point where I was having to play alone all the time because I didn’t know anyone else that played.” Davis soon found himself with a small community of disc golfers in Fort Smith, a club called the Western Arkansas Flying Disc Association. After a few games in their midst, Davis found the stigma of lesserknown sports wearing off. “I thought of disc golf as an unusual sport when I first started playing in high school,” he said. “Now it’s my life and absolutely underappreciated as a competitive sport. I’ve been playing for about five years, and I see it as a mainstream sport like any other. It has just as many mental and physical challenges as ‘ball golf ’ but is not held to near the high es-
Georgia Carter Staff Writer The Fayetteville Farmers’ Market is a great way to stimulate the senses and pick up great, locally grown food. Full of gorgeous vegetables, fruits and flowers, and located in the beautiful, historic Fayetteville Square, the Farmers’ Market is incredible to look at. With all of the flowers planted in the Square blooming and smelling great, music from local musicians mingling with the chatter of shoppers, and the friendly, laid-back atmosphere, one is inspired to become a part of the farmers-market experience. Founded in 1974, the Farmers’ Market is open from April to November on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Vendors from local farms sell their produce, and local artisans sell their crafts. Sometimes there are even a few stands selling meat from local farms. The Farmers’ Market is the best place to get homegrown goods and is more enjoyable than shopping for produce in a normal grocery store. Living away from home is an experience almost all college students have to experience. One of the most difficult aspects of this change is not having Mom’s home-cooked meals every night. Luckily, the Farmers’ Market has a huge selection to make a meal that is just as good as Mom’s Sunday dinner. Below are three vegetarianfriendly recipes that are fairly easy for a new chef and use a great deal of fresh veggies.
Spicy Stuffed Eggplant Start to finish: about 40 minutes Servings: 4 1 medium eggplant (about 1 pound) 1/3 cup chopped onion 1 clove of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon snipped parsley 3 tablespoons of butter 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs 1/4 cup chopped pitted ripe olives 2 tablespoons chopped green chili peppers 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 3/4 cup shredded provolone cheese 4 to 6 tomato slices Preheat the oven to 350 F. Halve eggplant lengthwise;
photos by Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Fayetteville locals often visit the Farmer’s Market to shop for locally grown vegetables and crafts to experience culture in the community. scoop out and reserve pulp, leaving a ¼-inch shell. Cook shells, covered, in enough boiling water to cover, for two minutes (or until tender); drain. Chop uncooked pulp finely. Cook pulp with onion, garlic and parsley in butter until tender. Stir in bread crumbs, olives, chili peppers, oil, lemon juice, basil and ¼ teaspoon salt. Stir in ½ cup of cheese. Pile into shells. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes. Top with tomato slices; brush with cooking oil. Top with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Start to finish: about 1 hour and 30 minutes Makes 2 quarts 2 cups chopped onions 1/2 cup butter 2 chopped green peppers 3 large chopped celery stalks 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms 2 medium zucchini, chopped 12 large fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped 12 ounce can of tomato paste 1 tablespoon chopped, fresh basil 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano, 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoons salt Ground pepper, to taste Saute onions in 4 tablespoons of butter for 2 minutes. Add peppers, celery and garlic and cook until onions are translucent. Place in a 4-6 quart heavy skillet. Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the skillet, and add mushrooms. Saute over medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes until they have ab-
sorbed the butter. Add to the onion mixture. Put the remaining butter into the skillet, and add the zucchini. Brown for several minutes, and add to the onion mixture. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs, salt and pepper. Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Do not boil.
SC’s Gazpacho Start to finish: 20 minutes plus time to chill Servings: 4 3 pounds ripe tomatoes 2 medium cucumbers 1 medium onion 1/4 green pepper
1 clove garlic 1 cup tomato juice 3 tablespoons tarragon vinegar salt and pepper (to taste) Tabasco, other hot sauce (to taste) 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon dried chervil 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon 3 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped chives 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 cup olive oil Peel and dice tomatoes without losing any juice. Peel and dice the cucumbers, onions and green pepper. Rub a large bowl with garlic clove and add all ingredients. Stir and chill.
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INTRAMURALS
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CLUB SPORTS
Flag Football Registration Begins Today Cameron McCauley Staff Writer
Registration for the preseason flag football tournament begins today, as the university looks forward to kicking off another year of intramurals. Students can register for the tournament through the intramural website uark.athleague.com until next Wednesday, Aug. 29. With yet another large incoming freshmen class, University Recreation is looking to gain as many new intramural participants as they can handle. “Each year, we try to increase the number of participants and not decrease the quality,” said Bill Mock, associate director of intramural sports and special events. “Our goal is to provide quality programs and as safe of facilities as our budget allows.” The available brackets to enter into are Men’s, Women’s and Co-Rec. The men’s and women’s leagues are typically divided into three separate leagues: Greek, residence hall and open. Fees for University Recreation are collected through each semester based on credit hours, so there is basically no up-front cost to participate. “Intramural fee money is used to provide quality sports and safe facilities at no extra cost to the students,” Mock said. Games will take place at the UREC Sports Complex on Razorback Road, giving you a chance to show your skills and bask in the glory
on the same field the football team practiced on. If you are looking for even more of an intramural flag football fix than a preseason tournament, fear not. The regular flag football league sign-ups begin Aug. 26 and last until Sept. 5. Participants will play in a league and then move on to a single-elimination tournament to see who will be crowned intramural flag football champions. If you happen to field a team that does in fact win their respective league, they have the opportunity to face off against the best intramural teams in the region at the NCCS Regional Flag Football tournaments the weekend of October 26, right here in Fayetteville. “We are expecting a total of 45 teams from Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Tennessee and Arkansas,” Mock said. The winners of the region advance to the finals in Orlando, Fla. in January. “Last year, one of our men’s team called ‘Texas Hurt’ finished third in the National Flag Football,” he added. Intramurals are a way to get involved early in the school year. It is one of the more popular activities on campus, as 3,000 students participate each year. Students can choose between starting a team with friends or joining a team and making new ones. Any further questions about flag football or intramurals in general should be sent to imsports@uark.edu.
The cycling club racing team competed in Texas last season.
Cycling Interest is Growing CLUB PRESIDENT EXCITED FOR UPCOMING RACING SEASON
Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer The UA Cycling Club has only had an official racing team for one year, but that did not stop the team from winning 18 medals in their first season. “We won a total of 18 medals from collegiate races that we went to,” UA Cycling Club president Danielle Teese said. “Seven of those were first place, five were second place and then six were third.” The Cycling Club was founded in 2009, and its racing team was founded in the spring of 2012. The main season for cycling is the spring, between Febru-
VOLLEYBALL
Pulliza Confident in Hogs for Upcoming Season Zack Wheeler Staff Writer
The volleyball team opens the season this weekend with the Arkansas Invitational in Barnhill Arena. The field will include UT-Martin, Northwestern State and Kansas. The Razorbacks open the season picked to finish third in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. “Pre-season’s over now (..). it’s time for live action Friday against UT Martin,” head coach Robert Pulliza said. Pulliza was also very appreciative of all the fans who attended the Red and White game and said the Hogs are “opening up with a really good tournament.” This year the Hogs hope to make an NCAA tournament run. Pulliza also noted a helpful tool of having three players on this year’s roster with experience playing in the NCAA tournament. He added that with three additional substitutions, the team will be deeper and more talented. The Hogs hope to be a defensive force this year. “We want to be one of
Kris Johnson Staff Photographer The Hogs played the pre-season Red and White game. the best defenses in the SEC – and when it’s all said and done – one of the best in the country,” Pulliza said. Filled with Pulliza’s recruits, the freshman class is ranked No. 26 in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. The Arkansas Invitational begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday
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with a match between Kansas and Northwestern State. The Razorbacks have the second game time and face UT-Martin at 7 p.m. Saturday, the Hogs play Northwestern State at 11 a.m. and Kansas at 7 p.m. Admission for students is free when they present their UA IDs.
ary and May. During the racing season, the team has the chance to race in nearby states like Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas. In the offseason, the club goes for organized rides, which happen weekly and are designed to benefit a wide range of skill levels. In early fall, the riders focus on length, and as the season draws closer, the riders focus more on speed. “The highlight would definitely be, for me, the racing season,” Teese said. “We compete with other schools in the South. We went to MSU and OU, and we just traveled around. That was a lot of fun, traveling as a team.” A typical race weekend consists of three different rac-
es. The first is a road race in which the whole team rides a set amount of miles and the first person to cross the finish line wins. The second is a team time trial, with two to four team members riding a set amount of miles to get the fastest time. The final race is called the criterium and is usually a mile-long circuit course that tests endurance and speed. To raise money for travel, the Cycling Club sells jerseys and water bottles and does various other fundraisers. “When I started, there was just, from what I saw, 15 members. Ten of them, maybe, I saw all the time,” said Cycling Club vice president Ben Ross. “But last year we had 40 members. Ten were on the racing team. That was a huge improvement there.” “My goals (for the club) are definitely to compete more, in
a lot more things, a lot more tours, a lot more collegiate races, and then hopefully we’ll be able to send someone to Nationals,” Teese said. “We encourage people to ride, to get out there and have fun,” Ross said. “Fayetteville is a beautiful city, and outside of Fayetteville there are nice country roads to ride on. We encourage riding and having a good time. It doesn’t matter how good you are.” “I like cycling because it is a breath of fresh air,” Teese said. “You get out there, especially in Arkansas, it’s just so beautiful, and the air is so clean, and it’s a challenge. It’s a challenge to your body. It’s a mental sport, but it’s also a physical sport.” Teese encourages students who are beginning cycling to get with a group, not only to learn new routes, but to make new friends and have more fun.
COMMENTARY
In Order to Form a More Perfect Conference Liz Beadle Staff Writer
Conference realignment is something that we as college football fans have been talking about for more than two years now. It finally became reality for Southeastern Conference fans about two months ago. Blame this wave of change on Colorado or Nebraska or whichever scapegoat you prefer, but all of this was relatively unavoidable. It is natural for institutions of any size, upon experiencing success, to grow. Anyone who deals with sports business (an area which I find fascinating but in which I claim no personal expertise) will tell you candidly that there is little to no argument against conference expansion. And yet any run-of-the-mill SEC fan will basically tell you that we’re cool, they’re not and we don’t want them in the club. You can’t blame us for being superior, can you? You can’t blame the cool kids for not wanting to hang out with those desperate wannabes, right? I am not going to waste paper telling you how wonderful and perfect and all-time-bestever-incredible the SEC is — you know all that. And it is natural that when you are a part of something great, you are afraid to see it change, even if that change is ultimately beneficial. After much reflection, I, for one, eventually decided to take
the high road. After all, who were the last two new kids on the block in the SEC? Arkansas and South Carolina. I have spent the past year being the pot calling the kettle underwhelming. The truth is that both of the new additions to our conference have highly respectable athletic programs with storied histories. The truth is that opening up the reach of the SEC to cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Kansas City and St. Louis benefits everyone. More eyes on CBS at 2:30 on Saturday afternoons equals more money, and hopefully some of those eyes belong to high school football prodigies who had previously assumed they were bound for the sinking ship that is the Big __ (insert ever-plummeting number that was once 12 here). Also, it is sometimes easy in the SEC to forget that a conference is about more than just football. It is about every sport, every student and ultimately it is about each school as a whole. Plus, hey, we could use a legitimate basketball contender like Missouri around here. There has been some concern raised throughout the last year over whether Missouri and Texas A&M truly fit in culturally with the SEC. I have several problems with this concern. Firstly, anyone can adapt to the culture of the SEC, and who on earth wouldn’t want to…it’s a non-issue. Secondly, these are schools where sports rule all—just like
around these parts. Fans of these schools are seriously passionate and it is a big mistake to doubt that. I’m not sure if anyone is poisoning trees in Colombia or College Station, but Texas A&M has the concept of the 12th Man copyrighted, for crying out loud! I questioned if these schools were the right choices for our inevitable expansion for a long time, but I honestly think that they will fit in a lot better than it may seem. Missouri and Texas A&M have been a part of this conference for 53 days now and will be so for a very long time. Their first true chance to prove themselves worthy of sitting with the popular kids in the cafeteria comes this football season. Texas A&M plays Florida in College Station on Sept. 8 and Missouri plays Georgia in Colombia the same day. The last truth I have to offer is that in all probability (at least in football) they will each experience a pledge-ship more trying than any fraternity could dream of doling out. But SEC pledges they are, so start loving them that way—as little brothers, aspiring elitists and youngsters only beginning to scoff at the rest of the country with the vigor and passion of a true SEC fan. They’ll learn fast; we sure did. Liz Beadle is a guest sports columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.
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BASKETBALL
IMPACT continued from page 1 supposed to be a part of this year’s budget. “We’re going to budget for it and pay for it either out of reserves or incremental revenue.� Revenue should cover the funds that are withheld from each school. In the 2009-2010 school year, the Mizzou football team alone brought in over $25.3 million in revenue, while Texas A&M’s football team brought in over $41.9 million in revenue, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. When Arkansas left the Southwest Conference to join the SEC in 1991, there was no settlement paid to the SWC, said Kevin Trainor, associate athletic director for Public Relations at Arkansas. Both schools move from the Big 12, where revenues were split between only 10
schools and are receiving a smaller distribution from their former conference, but officials with both institutions are confident in the move. “The bottom line for Texas A&M’s decision to join the SEC was doing what is best for the school,� said Alan Cannon, associate athletic director of media relations. “President [R. Bowen] Loftin has called it a 100-year decision and that is based upon the stability and strength of the SEC in both academics and athletics.� In the 2012 bowl season, eight of the 10 Big 12 schools were in bowl games, and six of those teams won their bowl. Nine of the 12 SEC schools were in bowl games with six winning. Both Mizzou and Texas A&M won their bowl games;
if the same SEC schools that made and won bowl games return in 2013, and if Mizzou and Texas A&M are able to return to bowl games in 2013, then there will be more revenue to split between the 14 schools, as teams are paid to attend the bowl as well as if they win the bowl game. “We do have a new bowl in our arrangement,� Bloom said. “The Independence Bowl is now one of our bowls. It just depends on how many teams we get into those games.� Though Arkansas will receive only 1/14 of the distribution to SEC schools with the expansion, this should not hurt the program. According to the same report in the Wall Street Journal, the Razorback football team brought in over $48.5 million in revenue during the 2009-2010 school year.
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Hogs Reflect on Italy Trip Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor
The Razorback basketball team recently returned from a preseason tour in Italy where they went 4-0 and created bonds they feel will help them perform better as a team on the court. For now, head coach Mike Anderson said the goal is to allow the players to get re-acclimated with school life, but attention is quickly turning to the upcoming season. One player many fans are looking forward to seeing back on the court is Marshawn Powell, who was sidelined all of last year with an ACL injury. “It was good to have Marshawn on the floor,� Anderson said. “I thought he kind of got the cobwebs out. The last game he started really exerting himself.� “He looked good. That’s one person that I’m not really worried about,� said sophomore BJ Young of Powell. “He works hard, and I’m sure he wants to get back on the court and show everybody that he can come back from (an) injury.� There is a lot of excitement surrounding the team because of the new players that are expected to contribute this year. “We’ve got some more pieces to the puzzle,� Anderson said. “The key now is putting those pieces together.� The Italy trip was the first step in completing the puzzle. Of the 14 players that went on the trip, 12 averaged at least 12 minutes per game, and nobody played more than 22 minutes per game. One of the new faces that has impressed the most since arriving in Fayetteville is Coty Clarke, a transfer from Lawson
State Community College. “(Coty) is always around the basketball. He just has a great feel for the basketball,â€? Anderson said. “Coty’s got toughness too. That’s what I like about him. He’s always where the action is. He plays the game the right way. He plays to win.â€? “He blocks shots, he gets offensive or defensive rebounds, he has good hands, athletic, he knows the game ‌ he brings a lot to this team,â€? junior Mardracus Wade said of Clarke. One thing the team is focused on for the upcoming season is improving the defense. The team did not defend the
3-point shot as well as Anderson would have liked. Jacorey Williams and Michael Qualls are two freshmen who have shown they are ready to play. Anderson likes the energy and fearlessness that both bring to the team. Wade feels the time in Italy helped the team to come together and will lead to better team play. “Once you become a family off the court, it carries onto the court,� Wade said. The Razorbacks are excited about playing in Bud Walton but are also ready to take another stab at road play, where they look to improve on last year’s dismal 1-11 record.
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Hogs Off to Hot Start Zack Wheeler Staff Writer The University of Arkansas women’s soccer team defeated Texas 1-0 on Sunday. The Razorbacks also defeated Austin Peay 2-1 last Friday, giving new head coach Colby Hale his first wins at Arkansas. Hale was very pleased with his team’s performance in the victory over Texas. “We came into the game with things we wanted to be good at, and we were,� Hale said. Hale emphasized the fact that this team could sense when they were going to win, which was exciting to him. The Razorbacks have a tough year ahead of them. Of the Razorbacks’ 20 opponents, 19 begin the year ranked in the top 25 of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Continental Tire poll. Hale wants his team to embrace challenges as well as stay grounded whenever the team experiences some success. “We want to try to say what’s the next challenge before us,� Hale said. The team still has a lot to learn and work on, but they should enjoy success and continue to grow, he said. The Razorbacks are 2-00 for the second time since 2009 but only the fourth time in program history. The Razorbacks are putting an emphasis on defense, Hale said, and it shows, as they have allowed only one goal through the first two games. The next game is today versus Missouri State at 7 p.m.
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