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“About You, For You”
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Vol. 107 No. 3
Impact of Mizzou, A&M Yet to be Seen
Students Gear Up for “The Trough”
Kristen Coppola Sports Editor
Farmers Market to Table
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 $12.4 million, is being withheld from Texas A&M. “The [Mizzou] Athletic Department is just going to have to pay it,” said Andrew Grinch, associate athletic director of Strategic Communications at Missouri, of the withheld funds that were
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Foods, recipes from fresh, local produce Full Story, Page 5
Cycling Interest Is Growing
Cycling club president hopes for more races and tours Full Story, Page 7
Pulliza Confident in Razorbacks
Volleyball head coach focuses on defense, aims for NCAA tournament. Full Story, Page 7
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Today’s Forecast
91 / 63°F Sunny
Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Students pick up T-shirts from the Union Tuesday, Aug 21. Students who bought the access pass this year can receive free shirts to wear in the student section at games. Students can pick up their shirts through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union, room 305.
!"#$%&'$"()*+%,) -!).'+/+#+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
Norton
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Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer
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
70
69.5%
60
55.4%
67.0% 51.1%
50 40 30
Voters 18-29 years old
20 10 0
’72
’76
’80
’84
’88
’92
’96
’00
’04
’08
Midterm election years 100% 90 80
Voters 30 and older
70 60
54.0%
53.7%
50 40 30
29.5%
25.5%
20 10 0
Voters 18-29 years old ’74
’78
’82
’86
’90
’94
’98
’02
Source: Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement Graphic: Mark Nowlin, The Seattle Times
’06 © 2010 MCT
Courtesy of MCT Campus During the last presidential elections, youngers voters were more active