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Today’s Forecast

Jannee Sullivan Staff Writer College students make up a large voting block in the U.S., with about 12.8 million registered voters, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Seventy-four percent of surveyed college students said they were already registered to vote and were “definitely or probably” going to vote in the 2012 election, ac-

cording to a study done by the Harvard Institute of Politics last spring.

As a result, candidates are increasingly relying on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to reach out to the 18 to 29-year-old voting block, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

“Candidates’ use of social media will definitely have an effect on college voters because college kids are so tech savvy these days,” said freshman international relations

major, Kelsey Cline.

Another report done by Pew this month shows that Barack Obama’s campaign is trouncing Mitt Romney’s in the use of social media.

Pew monitored both campaigns’ social media platforms for two weeks and found that the Obama campaign posts nearly four times as much content and is active on twice as many platforms as the Romney campaign.

In turn, social media users are interacting more with the Obama campaign through those sites — with twice as many comments, views and shares.

Retaining Scholarhips Challenges Students

Alex Golden Staff Writer

Poor class attendance is the most common cause of lost scholarships, officials said.

“The number one way to keep a scholarship is to go to

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McCray class,” said Suzanne McCray, vice provost for Enrollment Management and dean of Admissions. Students often get in over their heads in regards to their course loads and that high ability students

often arrive to college feeling over confident. As a result, they take on too much and do not put forth the effort that is needed, she said.

To students who have overloaded their schedules, McCray said, “dropping is better than failing.”

Early grade reports exist so that students know their academic standing in a class and can determine whether dropping is a good course of action, she said.

Scholarships have minimum hour requirements for recipients, but sometimes students drop courses early in the semester and still receive scholarship money. This is rarely seen at the UA because they are “pretty rigorous” at keeping an eye on whether or not scholarship requirements are being met, she said.

“Students are not scamming the system when they do that. They may get by for a semester, but not for two,” she said.

Students who lose their scholarships this way often

wind up taking out loans that they must pay back, rather than working to maintain awards.

“It’s not a smart way to approach college,” McCray said.

Stouffer agreed that falling short on minimum hour requirements affects the renewability of scholarships. Financial aid, however, will adjust depending on the number of hours taken, said Wendy Stouffer, executive director of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Adjusting to college is a primary cause of lost scholarships.

“A lot of students talk about how they didn’t have to study in high school,” Stouffer said, “and a lot of students have to work.”

Stouffer recommended getting help at the Enhanced Learning Center or the Quality Writing Center to struggling students. These centers will have time and budget management seminars for

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Can Twitter Matter?

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“It seems that Obama, being the younger of the two, would have more of a pull with social media because, let’s face it, old people seldom know how to work the Internet,” Cline said. “Romney is more of a television type of guy which would make sense if you consider the 14 year age difference between the two.”

The reason, perhaps, for Obama’s large following is because young people are more connected to the internet. They supported the president by a 2-to-1 margin

The Republican and Democratic parties think so. In this tight presidential race, a national battle is on. And the ammo includes thousands of tweets, 140-character messages shot off to hundreds of thousands of followers, a blizzard of news, talking points, zingers, datelines and instructions to the faithful.

Nowhere is it fiercer than in Pennsylvania. The commonwealth has lost 45 percent of its electoral clout since 1932, and it hasn’t backed a GOP presidential candidate since 1988. But in a year when ev-

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New Nursing Director Trevor Bloomfield Contributing Writer The Eleanor Mann College of Nursing has accepted a new Director of Nursing, an official said.

Pegge Bell is joining to the nursing school with big plans.

Bell is looking forward to heading the program and meeting new challenges. The school has a new building, next to Reid

Bell Hall, and a new group of students to fill the classrooms.

“Enrollment has doubled,” Bell said. “Over 100 students enrolled in the fall and another 100 will enroll in the spring.”

One of Bell’s goals is to

change the fact that nearly 78 percent of registered nurses in Arkansas do not have a bachelor’s degree, she said.

The College of Nursing is also offering an online program that allows registered nurses to earn their bachelor’s degree.

The program gives nurses the opportunity to advance their training while learning at their own pace, often while still employed, she said.

This will direct resources to better serve undergraduates on campus. Since most registered nurses seeking a bachelor’s degree already have job experience, they are already putting their skills into practice and online courses cater to their busy lives and encourage selfmotivation, Bell said.

Pegge Bell previously completed the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program in 1997 at University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock and served as associate dean and department chair for two years.

She later went on to Barry University as professor and dean of the School of Nursing from 2002 to 2008. She then worked at the College of Health Sciences from until this spring before coming to UA.

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Welcome Week Helps Students Connect Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer

Hog W.I.L.D Welcome Weeks offered by New Student and Family Programs provides different activities for students to get involved and connect to campus.

“Hog W.I.L.D. Welcome Weeks is hosted every semester to welcome new and returning students to campus. It is key to creating the vibrant environment we see here at the UA. Events are planned to ease the transition from summer back into school, and for new students to become acquainted with each other as well as what the university has to offer,” said Kayla Loper, NSFP staff member. “The variety of events makes it easier for each student to find where they feel the most at ease. You can meet people while eating free food, joining an organization, competing in games at Friday Night Live, or even walking around the residence halls.”

Welcome weeks officially began Aug. 16 and will run through Sept. 1. Events have

included the Magic and Mayhem show, the ASG cookout, the outdoor screening of The Avengers, the Pomfret Luau and the ice cream social at the Union.

“I really enjoyed The Avengers movie night in the park because it was a good movie choice for our age group, and it was a great environment,” said Lindsey Rasmussen, sophomore Spanish and chemistry major.

This year, New Student and Family Programs have added two new events to the welcome week’s calendar: Back 2 School Bingo and W.I.L.D Educational Sessions.

“Bingo night was my favorite event so far because a lot of people attended and they were all so enthusiastic,” said Nicole Lusk, sophomore dietetics major.

Also different from previous years is the Welcome Weeks Guidebook that can be accessed at welcomeweeks. uark.edu. The guidebook provides information and events from all the different departments and organizations on campus.

“Our hope is that provid-

ing the guidebook for students to use will help them be more informed about how to make the most of their experience at the University of Arkansas,” said Loper.

Attendance varies according to events, but NSFP has stated that sponsors have seen an increase in student attendance. Programs such as New Student Welcome, Razorbash and the Freshmen Pep Rally continue to draw large crowds annually according to Loper.

“I think all students come to the UA wanting to be a true Razorback and so they seek out the events that have become a tradition or provide a large amount of information on how to get involved,” said Loper.

Upcoming welcome week events are FNL, Late Night Breakfast, Trivia Night, College Color Day and Build-ABear for a Cause.

“I’m really excited about FNL because they’re trying to find something that will incorporate a lot of students and get people excited about the upcoming school year,” said Gretchen Timpe, sophomore communication disorders major.

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While Romney’s numbers are significantly lower with only 4 million likes and less than one million followers.

Though Obama interacts more on social networks, an August 15 JZ Analytics poll found Romney gaining on the president’s hold on the

youth vote, earning 40 percent support.

Because of this, it is still unclear whether social media is only a way to gain attention while not gaining what candidates really want: votes.

“Social media has quite a large impact on politics,” Cline said. “It makes it much easier to keep in touch with politics because of these things and that will definitely have some sway with voters.”

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Pepsi One, Coke Zero John Yeakley Contributing Writer The UA no longer carries Coca-Cola products.

Instead, the most popular beverage company in the world has been booted from campus and replaced with PepsiCo Inc. products.

This decision was made on July 1, but, as first reported on Newswire, the university was in the final stages of naming PepsiCo its “nonalcoholic cold beverage supplier and sponsor” at UA in December.

PepsiCo won the competitive bid because they will bring a larger monetary gain for the university, and provide “in-kind support to student related programming and services,” Newswire reported.

The feedback from students “has been mostly positive so far. The students I have talked to love the fact that they can get some new brands on campus like Mountain Dew and the Starbucks bottled and canned beverages,” said Kim Johnson, marketing director for

Chartwells.

Old Coke dispensers and products were replaced with a “new product assortment and all new fountain and refrigerated equipment,” Johnson said.

Not everyone was thrilled about the change.

“I’m a Coke drinker,” Rachel Greenlee said. “It’s a family thing really. My dad drank it, my mom drank it and I drink it. Pepsi is just not the same as Coke. It seems flatter and a little bitter compared to Coke. I wish they wouldn’t have changed suppliers, but C’est la vie, (such is life).”

Other students were happy to see a change.

“I really like the fact that the UA carries Pepsi products now,” said Jorge Vasquez, a sophomore. “I am a big Pepsi drinker, and I love that I can go to a vending machine and get Pepsi and Mountain Dew now instead of Coke or Dr Pepper.”

“I also love the fact that I can grab a Starbucks from a vending machine on my way to class instead of having to drive to an actual Starbucks,” he said.

Students Explore Parking Options Kayli Farris Staff Writer

Many students are turning to other options for parking and commuting to class as a result of increased enrollment and less parking space.

Officials have noticed numerous students purchasing parking garage permits, said Andy Gilbride, education and instruction specialist for the UA parking department.

“The garage is a huge convenience that will save me a lot of time.”

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“Mainly the students living on campus (are buying garage permits) so they don’t have to move for football (games), and they’re not hassled by moving from one lot to another,” Gilbride said. “They’ve always got a parking spot.”

The guarantee of a parking spot has encouraged students to purchase garage permits.

“The garage is a huge convenience that will save me a lot of time,” said Wayman Bell, senior physics student. “It’s nice to know that I will always have a parking spot and do not have to worry about paying additional costs.”

Ashley Goodrich, a junior in civil engineering, found a different and cheaper way to get to class. Parking on Dickson Street is free until 2 p.m., so Goodrich parks there in the mornings and then rides the bus up the hill to campus.

“All my classes get out at (2 p.m.), so it’s only like 50 cents an hour for the afternoon,” Goodrich said. This way, Goodrich does not worry about trying to find a place to park on campus.

On-campus meters cost more, but could save students money depending on how many hours they spend on campus.

If a student enrolls in 15 credit hours, and parks at a meter for 15 hours per week at the cost of $1.45 per hour, the student would pay $369.75 for a semester, and $739.50 for the

year.

A standard garage permit costs $720 per year up front, according to the parking and transit website.

But if a student only has to park on campus for 10 hours a week, they would pay $246.50 for a semester and $493 for the year. Based on this, it could be cost efficient to feed the meter when taking less than 15 hours of classes a week.

Some students are drawn to buy green parking passes, which cost $82 per year.

This causes congestion because the majority of UA freshmen buy resident reserved passes, causing a number of green student lots to become vehicle “storage lots,” Gilbride said.

To combat this issue, many colleges and universities do not allow their freshmen students living on campus to bring vehicles to school.

“No one may purchase a parking permit for a car that is registered in the Department of Motor Vehicles to a resident freshmen or anyone else who lives at the same address as the freshman,” according to a freshman parking ban article from the State University of New York at Albany.

Some other schools that have adopted this ban are Ohio State University, Tulane University and Stanford University.

While the UA has no intentions of banning freshmen from bringing cars to campus, they are considering a remote parking area for freshmen to store their vehicles, Gilbride said.

Because of overcrowding, a few of the green student parking lots do not permit overnight parking. These locations are lot 55, lot 74, lot 47 north and the Meadow Street Parking Garage, and they must be vacated from midnight to 5 a.m., seven days a week, according to UA parking regulations.

“It helps the HPER and commuter students find a place to park, so people just don’t store their vehicles there,” Gilbride said.

To avoid parking and traffic congestion, Gilbride suggested students carpool, walk or ride bicycles, scooters or buses.

Ultimately, avoiding bringing a vehicle to campus could relieve parking lot stress, he said.

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ery electoral vote is golden, Republicans swear it’s in play and Democrats are fighting as if it is.

In New Jersey, which is not considered a swing state, Twitter is but one among many media. In Pennsylvania, swinging like crazy, Twitter might be crucial.

As Kirsten Kukowski, spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, says, Twitter “has become how news gets started, and how that news is amplified.�

How do their strategies differ? For Team Romney (@MittRomney), it’s a way to broadcast talking points. For Team Obama (@BarackObama), it’s for grassroots organizing.

Michael Stricker, director of social media strategy for Webimax, a media consulting firm in Mount Laurel, studied a few hundred tweets from each camp in the last month.

Based on that, he says Romney tweets are aggressive (45 percent negative) and almost always have links to articles, news, and videos for users to share: “@BarackObama’s health care promises have fallen short. RT (retweet) and share this infographic if you agree http://mi.tt/Mq9IHJ�; “A great deal of effort,�

Stricker says, “goes into uniting the party faithful by distributing potent talking points.�

Obama’s strategy is to stay positive and personable (tweets from the presidential BlackBerry are signed “-bo�), and to keep his huge Webspawned organization organized: “We’ll be live-tweeting the President’s speech on @ Obama2012 _ follow along for the latest.� He, too, stays on the attack (35 percent negative), suggesting that, as Stricker says, “there do not appear to be any ‘kid gloves’ to be removed.�

Thanks in part to the historic 2008 organizational effort that netted more than 13 million supporters, as of July

overwhelmed students or for those juggling a job or other activities on top of school, she said.

She advised getting help at the Pat Walker Health Center for those struggling with depression, stress or personal issues.

To help prevent the loss of scholarships, students who slip on their GPA or hour requirements are notified and asked to speak with the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, Stouffer said. Meeting with an advisor is highly recommended by both McCray and Stouffer.

The majority of UA scholarships and fellowships require completion of 27 hours in the freshman year and 30 hours thereafter. Scholarship recipients must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at the end of each academic year (this can include summer school). Students who go on academic probation at semester will lose their award immediately. Otherwise, the review takes place at the end of the academic year, according to scholarships.uark.edu.

Scholarships ranging from $300 to $5,000 are offered to continuing students through the Office of Academic Scholarships. However, funds are limited and students should also consult with their academic departments and college dean’s office to apply for scholarships that are specific to their major.

In order to maintain the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship, recipients must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA and complete 27 semester hours the first academic year and 30 semester hours each following year.

The Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship requires recipients to maintain a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average and the completion of 27 semester credit hours in the first academic year and 30 semester credit hours each following academic year.

Presidential candidates are using social media outlets more to express their views. This graphic illustrates the demographics of each candidates followers on Twitter.

3 Obama (1,412,126) enjoyed an advantage of almost 10-1 among self-identified U.S. residents over Romney (154,418), according to PeekAnalytics, a social-audience measurement firm in New York.

Their followers making $50,000 to $100,000 a year are comparable. A greater proportion of Obama followers earn less than $50,000 a year (30.1 percent as opposed to 22.5 percent), and a greater proportion of Romney followers top $100,000 (28.1 percent vs.

22.2 percent). Seventy percent of pro-Romney tweeters are male, vs. 51 percent for Obama.

Each party has a Pennsylvania Twitter strategy, too, customized down to the county, even to the precinct.

While total Twitter followers for Obama outnumber those for Romney by 8-1, at 47,102 to 5,147, the state GOP Twitter account (@pagop) has a slight edge (3,865) over the state

Democrats’ @padems (3,716).

The GOP is working to leverage that advantage. (As Valerie Caras, director of communications and technology for the Pennsylvania GOP, says: “We blow them away on Facebook, more than 17,000 (likes) as opposed to 5,000; we’re the sixth-biggest state GOP presence on Facebook.�)

Like the national party, @ pagop offers talking points and memes, plus links to instant Web videos by the party. One July 3 tweet does both: “After $5 Trillion in new debt, it’s time to fire @BarackObama,� and includes a link to a video.

Stricker calls the tone “fairly strident.�

The Pennsylvania Democratic Party, @padems, does much the same, with a stronger organizational thrust, urging followers to do something, be somewhere: “Have you gotten your ticket to see @BarackObama on Friday in Pittsburgh? Find out where to

pick up your ticket.� But they fight, too: Stricker says @padems “frequently take a bulldog stance.�

Both sides use Twitter to “push message.�

Remember when Obama said “the private sector is doing fine� in a June 8 news conference? “We invented the hashtag #doingfine even before he was done speaking, and it went wildfire,� says the GOP’s Kukowski. A hashtag lets users search Twitter for tweets on a specific topic. The hashtag #doingfine helped ignite widespread mockery of a purportedly out-of-touch president.

The RNC was out with a video within minutes. “And we pushed that on Twitter,� says Kukowski.

Reacting to the redistricting map by the Republicancontrolled state legislature, Democratic tweeters created the hashtag #pagerrymander. “That was one of our most

successful social media campaigns, Twitter, Facebook, and a microsite just on redistricting,� says Lindsay Frichtman, social-media director for the state Democrats, from her Philadelphia office. “Everyone said the new Seventh District looked like a pterodactyl.�

The Dems say #EtchASketch; the GOP counters with #doingfine; the Dems see that and raise it with #dogontheroof. The GOP comes back with #ObamaDogRecipes, since in his memoir “The Audacity of Hope� Obama says he may have eaten dog while growing up in Indonesia.

Tweeters tweet “as many topics as possible, as often as possible,� says the GOP’s Caras. Adds the Democrats’ Frichtman: “It’s not like another medium, where you put something out there and check later. With Twitter, if your followers don’t hear from you frequently, you’re not using it the right way.�

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Invasion of Privacy: A Royal Pain Ashley Flippin Contributing Columnist

Let’s be honest: What happens in Vegas rarely stays in Vegas.

Such is the case with Prince Harry and his recent nude photo scandal.

TMZ was the first to publish the photos, which were released Tuesday. Since then, the prince’s royal backside has been viewed by millions across the globe.

The Palace requested that the British media not publish the photos, out of respect for Harry’s privacy.

Interestingly enough, everyone obliged — until last Friday.

The Sun, a British tabloid, decided that it was in the public’s best interest to see the photos published. Harry is, after all, third in line to the crown.

This got me thinking.

Should people in the public eye be held to a higher standard of conduct, or are public figures allowed to make mistakes like the rest of us?

For instance, let us say a high-profile football coach makes some bad decisions, such as taking a Sunday afternoon motorcycle ride with a young, female employee with whom he is having an affair.

If he has an accident and this affair comes to light, is that any business of the public?

Should he lose his job because of such an incident? Do Prince Harry and the football coach have any privacy ground to stand on?

Perhaps a little compare and contrast will clear the hog trough for us.

It’s safe to say that both men have probably felt a certain degree of embarrassment and shame surrounding their actions.

The differences in these two scenarios are where the rubber meets the road.

Prince Harry is a 27-yearold single, party animal. His Vegas antics were not his first time down the road of poor judgment. No harm done, really, except the scolding he will get from his grandmother.

Forgive him if, this once, he took them off at an inopportune time.

But, other than being

naked, the prince did not lie, cheat, steal, harm anyone or do anything else that raises a red flag in the common book of morality.

Sadly, the same cannot be said for the football coach. The 51-year-old took a few people down with him when he made his decisions, namely, his wife, his children, his mistress, his football players, his recruits, his employers and his fans.

Which leads us back to the question of privacy.

It is hard to believe that publishing naked photos is ever in the best interest of the public, and it certainly is not in the best interest of Harry, the royal family or Great Britain as a whole.

For me, seeing someone nude in a photo taken in the their hotel room crosses the line of privacy.

Seeing the prince’s photos splashed across headlines does not say much to me except that he is human and that the Palace should probably fire his handlers for letting such photos be taken in the first place.

The word “human” often seems to be taken out of the equation when we talk about celebrities, princes, coaches and the like.

We place these people on a pedestal so that when they inevitably make a mistake, they have much farther to fall.

No matter how we see celebrities, whether they be handsome, young princes or once-successful coaches, it is important that we remember that they, too, are human.

Sometimes they get naked; sometimes they have too much to drink; sometimes they may even cheat on their wives.

The morality of their mistakes, however, help the watching world decide what happens next.

When someone lies, cheats and abuses their power, the issue is no longer privacy, but moral conduct and legal responsibility.

Prince Harry, however, gets a pass.

As fellow humans, let us allow Prince Harry to put his clothes back on, hire new security, keep the crown jewels off of display and move on.

Ashley Flippin is a contributing columnist. She is senior Englishcreative writing major.

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Women are Reliable Voters and it Matters

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It’s been quite a week for us ladies.

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin got the ball rolling with his inane, medically disputed comment that it’s hard for females to get pregnant if raped: “If it’s a legitimate rape,” said the Missouri U.S. Senate candidate, “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

The political ideology behind those words put women’s health and concerns in the hurricane’s eye of another round of campaign banter -predictably with women on the sidelines of the discussion and with our needs a side issue to the politics.

Then the Augusta National Golf Club slipped in a curve ball with its unexpected announcement that it was now admitting women. Not one, mind you, but two were among the firsts in its 80 year history.

And one of them, S.C. businesswoman Darla Moore (the other was former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice), was reportedly recommended for membership by former Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson. Yes, that Hootie Johnson -- the one who figuratively blocked the clubhouse door in 2002 with a vow to admit women on his own timetable and not “at the point of a bayonet.”

Weapons have been laid down, and women are now in.

The whirlwind week puts in stark relief the upcoming commemoration of Women’s Equality Day. Ninety-two years ago come Sunday, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution became law, and women finally got the right to vote. The events this week highlight how things have changed (and what

hasn’t) for women since the suffrage movement -- and how painfully slow some changes have been.

Yet the current media attention also underlines the importance of women getting the right to vote, and the power women wield when they exercise it.

That was never truer than in the last presidential election.

Analyses of who voted in 2008 give the edge to women: 65.7 percent of women voted compared to 61.5 percent of men.

So it’s not surprising that this year’s presidential candidates are focusing attention on the female vote.

The power of women’s votes was brought home to me a few weeks ago while I was in Dayton, Ohio. I was discussing the upcoming election with James Gee, a 29-year-old political consultant who’s in law school.

Gee was field director for hiphop artist and entrepreneur Sean Combs’ Vote or Die project in 2004, the youth-oriented voter registration and get-outthe-vote drive that helped push more young people to vote.

With polls showing young people disillusioned since 2008 and predictions that many will stay at home on Election Day and not turn out in the numbers that helped elect Barack Obama, I was interested in how Gee thought things would play out with the youth vote.

To my surprise, he said that wasn’t the issue to focus on -women were, especially older women. Looking me in the eye, he said, “You are the most reliable voters.”

I would like to think that some of that reliability has a bit to do with the struggle it took for women to get the vote. But honestly, I’m pretty sure a lot of females and males are ignorant of that history.

Yes, a lot of folks know the

names of women’s rights legends like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Sojourner Truth.

But many people probably don’t realize that the suffrage fight was under way in the 1770s when women did have the right to vote in some states.

By 1784, women had lost the right to vote in New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. And with the Constitutional Convention in 1787 putting voting rights in the hands of states, women in all states except for New Jersey lost the right to vote. New Jersey became the last to revoke voting rights in 1807.

Regaining women’s voting rights in 1920 was a long and arduous journey that in the end depended on one 24-yearold Tennessee lawmaker.

The women’s suffrage amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1878. In the years after, several states began restoring or establishing women’s voting rights.

But it took until 1918 for the U.S. House to pass the amendment and 1919 for the U.S. Senate to follow suit. Then, as law required, the amendment needed ratification of threequarters of the states.

North Carolina had an opportunity to be the deciding state. It was the next state to consider the amendment after 35 other states had ratified it.

But on August 17, 1920, the N.C. legislature defeated the measure by two votes. The North Carolina General Assembly would not ratify the amendment until 1971, the same year U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug, a vocal feminist, got Congress to designate Women’s Equality Day. So in August of 1920, the state standing between women and their voting rights was Tennessee. And the man hold-

ing the crucial vote was young Harry Burn.

Burn had previously voted with the anti-suffrage forces.

But this time his mother wrote him a letter imploring him to “vote for suffrage.” When he saw that the vote was very close, and with his anti-suffrage vote would be tied 48 to 48, he decided to switch and vote as his mother had urged him. So on August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and deciding state to ratify.

And eight days later, the 19th amendment became law.

Today, statistics show women have made great strides in being treated equally and fairly.

Gov. Bev Perdue, who is declaring Saturday Women’s Equality Day in North Carolina, takes note of that in a new Institute for Women’s Policy Research study on N.C. women.

The progress of women here and nationwide is due in no small part to women’s ability to vote for people who include their concerns in decision-making and whose policies address women’s needs.

But statistics also show challenges remain. And with men still predominating as political leaders and policymakers, the ballot remains a key tool that women must wield on their behalf.

Women being dubbed reliable voters is a great testament to the hard work of the suffragettes, their allies and all who came after them to fight for women’s rights.

A bigger tribute would be to vote this year in even larger numbers. Given all the women’s issues at stake, being a reliable voter is in every woman’s best interest.

Fannie Flono is an associate editor for the Charlotte Observer.

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For years, New Jersey barred U.S.-born college students from receiving state financial aid if their parents were in this country illegally. Last week, a state court of appeals put an end to that misguided policy, finding that education officials had wrongly denied aid to an 18-year-old student born and raised in the United States because her Guatemalan mother is an undocumented immigrant. Though it is binding only in New Jersey, the ruling should serve as a warning to other states — such as Florida, where U.S.-born

residents are required to pay out-of-state college tuition simply because their parents are undocumented.

The 14th Amendment states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”

Moreover, the Supreme Court in 1898 specifically elucidated the significance of that language when it held that a Chinese man born in San Francisco to Chinese parents nonetheless was an American citizen by virtue of his birthplace. There is no asterisk in the 14th Amendment or

the high court’s jurisprudence that grants states the authority to create a two-tier system of citizenship.

Beyond flouting wellestablished law, the only thing such discriminatory policies achieve is to discourage many young people from attending college. That’s not good for anyone. This country needs more doctors, scientists and high-tech workers, not a less-educated workforce that struggles to compete globally.

Americans are divided over how to address the issue of illegal immigration. Some take a particularly hard line and have tried to change the definition of who is and

isn’t a citizen. That has led to some egregious falsehoods _ notably that undocumented immigrants are coming across the border to have “anchor babies” who will secure citizenship for their parents.

Here is a fact: A child born in this country can’t request any immigration benefit for a parent, such as a green card, until he or she turns 21, and even then many face long delays.

Trying to control immigration by punishing children born in this country is unconstitutional and dumb.

States should drop those efforts before the courts force them to.

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Students Juggle More Than Academics

Stephanie Ehrler Staff Writer

With the start of the new semester, UA students can find it difficult to juggle classes, extra-curricular activities and social lives, but there is a small group of students who are managing college life and also mastering the literal motion of juggling.

The Razorback Jugglers were founded in the spring of 2010 by four UA students, according to the RSO’s webpage.

According to the Razorback Jugglers website, their constitution states it shall be the purpose of Razorback Jugglers to create interest in juggling and unite jugglers on the UA campus with the mission of educating students and faculty on juggling and how to juggle.

“There had been a local community of jugglers in northwest Arkansas for years but no club at the university. Finally, enough of us were students at the UA and found out registered student organizations can receive funding for events,” said Brittany Butler, 2012 UA graduate and founding member of the Razorback Jugglers. “We thought what a great opportunity to bring our world of juggling to the campus and have the funds to bring truly talented performers.”

The organization is comprised of six members but is keen on expanding to those who do not have a juggling background.

“It’s completely free for students to join. Just come to the meetings in front of the Union or contact Kruz Kalke, current president, at jugglersrso@gmail.com,” Butler said. “We have always loved teaching new jugglers. We want to encourage those who don’t know how to juggle to come to meetings with no fear. We have all been hit in the face, had props fall on us and made the simplest mistakes when learning to juggle. We have tricks and tips for every skill level, beginner to expert.”

RSO members are eager to spread the unique craft of juggling that offers entertainment for audiences while simultaneously being engaging for the performer.

“Juggling is

not only extremely fun and improves things like motor skills and increases the gray matter in a person’s brain, but it’s something you can always do in your spare time,” said Eric Jackson, treasurer of the Razorback Jugglers. “It’s a good conversation starter and a great way to meet people; it’s entertaining and very addicting, just ask any juggler. There are also seasoned members to help teach new members anything they’d like to know in juggling.”

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“It’s a good conversation starter and a great way to meet people.”

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Treasurer of the Razorback Jugglers glers are open to teaching newcomers juggling skills, their experience dates back to high school.

Juggling has been a hobby for almost seven years, Jackson said. “I’ve been a member for four years now, and knowing other juggling friends were putting it together, I couldn’t help but get pulled into the organization.”

The commonality of enjoying juggling brought the group together, but it has also created friendships beyond the activity.

“My favorite part of being involved with the Razorback Jugglers has been the instant community juggling creates,” Butler said. “It’s not offensive, and there’s no drama.

Juggling is done all over the world and can bring people of every religion, ethnicity, color, gender, et cetera, together just by performing a trick together.”

Last spring, the Razorback Jugglers hosted the 10th Annual Northwest

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Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Students cycle through Fayetteville using the Razorback Greenway, a bike trail that runs throughout northwest Arkansas, Thursday, Aug. 23.

Razorback Greenway Bike Routes to Connect NWA

Alex March Staff Writer

Northwest Arkansas is already connected by I-540 and Razorback athletics. Soon, the metropolitan area will be connected through a system of bike trails called the Razorback Greenway.

The trail system is to be a “a 36-mile, primarily off-road, shared use trail that extends from the Bella Vista Trail in north Bentonville south to the Frisco Trail in south Fayetteville,” according to www. razorbackgreenway.com.

The website says that 14.2 miles of trails are already completed, mostly in Fayetteville and Bentonville. Another 21.8 miles of trails will be complete by the end of 2013.

According to the project website, funding has come from a variety of sources. The Walton Family Foundation provided 1:1 matching with city governments. More recently, the greenway received a TIGER II (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) from the federal government.

Businesses, from bike shops to espresso bars, have set up locations with easy access on the trail system. The project website cites a statistic from the Trust for Public Lands Benefits Study that gre-

“The trail’s extensive reach to both ends of the city promotes pretty much everything, from commuting to exercising to just enjoying the nice weather.”

Bryan Lercher UA senior

enways “yield a 3:1 return on every dollar invested to local economies.”

The website states that the project aims to “promote active lifestyles, alternative transportation, economic opportunities and healthy living.”

For many people in Fayetteville, the goals of the project are already a reality.

While many trails have yet to be built, the existing system in Fayetteville already gets heavy use. A good portion of the bikers, runners and dog walkers are UA students, faculty and staff.

Junior Sarah Stricker lived in an apartment on Leverett Avenue last year. The Scull Creek Trail ran right through her backyard.

“I used the trails to walk home from class every day during the spring,” Stricker said. When it was rainy or cold, she would take the bus.

“The bus was usually crowded, so anytime I could

walk it was a much better alternative,” Stricker said.

Stricker’s walk took her 15 minutes from her apartment to Old Main, and she frequently found herself walking to meet friends at Wilson Park or on Dickson Street.

Stricker, who recently moved off of Wedington Drive, said she misses Scull Creek Trail as a mode of transportation.

Stricker added that she always felt safe on the trails, even at night.

“I used to walk on the trails a lot at night to my other friends’ apartments that lived close by. Every once in a while, I would encounter an odd individual, but I never had a problem,” Stricker said.

As far as the Razorback Greenway is concerned, Stricker is in favor.

“It’s important that northwest Arkansas starts pushing green alternatives for transportation,” Stricker said.

With traffic on I-540 seem-

ingly getting worse every passing day, the greenway could alleviate some traffic on congested roads.

Other students, like senior Bryan Lercher, use the trails for exercise. Lercher uses the trails to bike as often as his schedule permits.

“I’m usually out for about two to three hours,” Lercher said. “I like take the trail to the lake and then do a couple laps on the off-road course and then head back to my apartment.”

Lercher said he particularly enjoys the bridge and tunnel crossings. These give him the ability to bike longer distances without having to dismount his bike to cross streets or stop at traffic lights.

Lercher, who works at the The Bike Route on Front Street, said the trail system reflects Fayetteville’s diverse bike culture.

“The trail’s extensive reach to both ends of the city promotes pretty much everything, from commuting to exercising to just enjoying the nice weather,” Lercher said.

Lercher is looking forward to the completion of the Razorback Greenway.

“I would love to be able to ride my bike further without the stress of riding on the road with traffic,” Lercher said. “I think it’s a great idea.”

PROFILE

UA Student Miss America Hopeful

Georgia Carter Staff Writer

Courtney Ulrich Staff Photographer Eric Jackson, a member of the Razorback Jugglers, entertains students at the Union Mall between classes Wednesday, Aug. 22.

As she stood on stage holding hands with her fellow Miss Arkansas contestants, UA student Sloane Roberts heard her name called. The announcers had just called the top five runners-up, and only one name was left to be called: Miss Arkansas.

As she felt the girl next to her squeeze her hand, tears welled up in her eyes. During her first walk as Miss Arkansas, Roberts felt the crown on her head, and it all started to sink in. Despite all of the duties, appointments, responsibilities and notoriety that come along with the Miss Arkansas title, Roberts was at peace with it, realized it was all a part of God’s plan for her and was ready to tackle the task of being Miss Arkansas with pride and grace.

Growing up in tiny Rison, Ark., Roberts spent much of her time dancing. It was that

Courtesy Photo love of dance that propelled her into the pageant world.

“I wanted another outlet for my dancing,” Roberts said. After dancing competitively for 10 years, Roberts used it as her talent in her first pageant, Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen, at age 13.

At 15, Roberts competed in the pageant again and won the title, which gave her the

opportunity to compete for Miss America Outstanding Teen. This success gave Roberts the inspiration to become Miss Arkansas.

During her senior year in high school, Roberts decided to take a break from pageants. As soon as that was over, she was prepared to do what it took to become Miss Arkansas. During her first

run for the Miss Arkansas title, Roberts won the Coleman Dairy Talent Award and placed fourth runner-up.

Roberts prepared for her pageants with her hometown dance teacher, perfecting her routine so it was competition-ready.

“My teacher has been teaching me since I was 4.

She was so supportive and was always there for me, whether it be just unlocking the door to the studio or helping me with my routine,” Roberts said. She also had to make healthy choices in order to be in top shape for the Lifestyle and Fitness portion of the competition.

“I just have to make this dream an everyday process,” Roberts said about pageant preparation. All of the hard work paid off when Roberts was crowned Miss Arkansas July 14. At Miss Arkansas, she won

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Finding Quiet: The How-To’s of Studying Evan Barber Staff Writer

In this ever-increasingly distracted society, finding a time and a place to simply sit and focus is becoming more and more difficult.

As the first tests of the semester start to creep up, to free ourselves long enough to study, we have to find a physical seclusion as well as a psychological seclusion. Each day brings a new bombardment of sight, sound and social interaction; our smartphones stubbornly demand that we orient our whole lives around them, worshiping them like gods, drawing us always back again and again. To study successfully for a test, one has to be able to focus; to be able to focus, we have to find a space where our senses aren’t over-stimulated.

College students are spending less time studying, averaging now around 15 hours a week, as opposed to the average of around 24 hours a week 50 years ago, according to the National Survey of Student Engagement. As we continue to be asked, with our alreadyfragmented attention spans, to pile more and more activities into our days (while keeping everyone updated about their progress via text message), it certainly makes sense that the survey would note a decrease in time spent studying. It would make sense to note a decrease in time spent doing everything.

Our technologically interconnected world has the nerve to assert that we must constantly remain at the beck and call of every friend, every business client, treating every removed digital social attempt as high priority and giving immediate response; the long-term effect of this is surely that we have more and more trouble focusing on anything in front of us for very long. If we continue to spread ourselves out thinner and thinner over such a broad range of activities, it becomes more and more difficult to complete any single task excellently.

In trying to study for a test, I’ve found that music only distracts. The amount of the brain that would be allotted to processing the music would be better employed in processing those facts, figures, dates or theories. Studying with others is, most of the time (with one or two exceptions, like studying for Spanish vocabulary quizzes), very unproductive.

While the dorm room or apartment is often one of the quietest places a student has access to (though sometimes we find ourselves living with a wild tribe of party-centrics), so many of us choose to seek out a non-domestic setting for our studying work. As far as actually getting some studying done, the ends often don’t justify the means, unless you’re searching

“Sleep helps the brain commit new information to memory through a process called memory consolidation. In studies, people who’d slept after learning a task did better on tests later.”

The Harvard Women’s Health Watch

for an Internet connection, or escaping a rager. The idea of going to a coffee shop to study for a test always seems appealing; most of us have placed our faith in caffeine, anyway. But in actuality, these places tend to be some of the noisiest and most distracting places you could venture into. Even the ones that are mostly quiet — there, every tiny little sound made by other patrons is so much more intrusive.

Mullins Library — particularly with the reading rooms on the main floor — usually makes a pretty solid study environment.

“I usually go to the Helen Robson Walton Reading Room,” said Curry Kennedy, a junior English major. “I like the high ceilings, and I think the natural light is easier on the eyes. The only problem with that room is that sometimes they’re jackhammering over there in the courtyard.

“I also try to study during the daytime, if I can help it at all, because at night there’s always something interesting to do. I usually try to finish studying before 5.”

As far as when to study, obviously, the sooner the better.

Even if your awful tendency to procrastinate has solidified itself as the belief that you “work best under pressure,” it is still a fight worth fighting. It is a noble fight. After so many all-nighters, you start to realize how little it’s worth to drag yourself through them again and again — the all-nighter is not unavoidable. Sleep is, actually, incredibly beneficial, especially before midnight. The Harvard Women’s Health Watch (which presumably applies to men as well) writes, “Sleep helps the brain commit new information to memory through a process called memory consolidation.

In studies, people who’d slept after learning a task did better on tests later.”

So start early, and academic life will be easier and a lot more enjoyable. The key is to take pleasure in your academic work, so that it becomes something that is enjoyable, and not a miserable, drudging, lastminute sort of marathon.

Defining the “College” Relationship

Casey Freeman Staff Writer

As students make the transition from high school to college, so does their view of dating relationships. There are a number of ways high school and college relationships differ, and learning those differences can help make dating a smoother and more rewarding experience.

At a university with more than 20,000 students, there are a lot more people to choose from than there were in high school. Even though there are tons of new people, it can still be difficult to make real connections.

Students who hide away in their dorm rooms probably won’t make as many friends as those who are willing to step out of their comfort zone and say yes to an invitation to hang out or get involved. Making friends is a good first step to eventually forming a dating relationship with someone.

“Establish your friends before you even think about dating,” said Sam Knecht, sophomore.

Greek life and organizations are good ways to get involved on campus. They allow students to find a group of people they connect with and can be a part of all throughout college.

“I would advise being in an organization because you start to surround yourself with people you enjoy spending time with, and that helps establish healthy relationships,” Knecht said.

In high school, once two people like each other and go on a date, it assumed that they are a couple. In college, it’s different. If two people go on a date, it only means they are interested in getting to know each other. Once a guy asks a girl to be his girlfriend, or they decide together to date exclusively, then they become

Niki Mangan Contributing Photographer Junior Serena Wren catches some time with her fiance, Sophomore Andrew Fontenoy, in the Greek Theatre during a break in their classes. a couple.

It is important to note that going to get coffee or eating dinner on campus is something friends can do one-onone without it being a date. In order to be considered a date, it should be off campus and slightly more formal than a 2 a.m. run to Waffle House.

Another difference in college relationships is that “a lot more aspects of the relationship are up to the two people who are in it and not as much by parents or friends,” Knecht said.

One question that seems to come up a lot is how serious a college relationship is.

Sixty-three percent of women agree that they would like to find their future husband in college, according to a study done by the Courtship Research Team. However, the median age for marriage is 28 for men and 26 for women, well above the average college graduation age, according to U.S. Statistics. So, really, it’s up to the people involved as to how serious they want the relationship to be.

age 12 when she saw an episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” featuring Colleen Nick, Morgan’s mother.

When she heard the story of Morgan Nick, who was kidnapped at age 6 and remains missing, she immediately related to that with the possible fear of losing her own 6-yearold brother.

“I thought about what it would feel like if my brother was taken and how that would impact my family,” Roberts said about her passion for Love Always Hopes. When working with this foundation, Roberts has worked with the Arkansas attorney general’s office to distribute books on internet safety to children.

Along with all of her pageant prep, Roberts has also

distance, you’re serious,” said Hanna Holden, sophomore.

Many people advise waiting until after freshman year to date. People change in college, especially freshman year, so keeping up a relationship during that time may prove rather difficult.

“Coming into college with a girlfriend can be a huge social hindrance because you become complacent and don’t really engage in the campus around you because you’re putting so much time and energy into your relationship,” Knecht said.

Another reason is that it adds stress and makes it harder to keep up with school.

Behind anxiety and depression, relationship issues are the third-most common complaint, said Jonathan Perry, director of counseling and psychological services in the Pat Walker Health Center.

“If you find the right person, it is definitely worth it, and only you know if it’s the right person. If it is, it’ll just work,” said Jon Kilpatrick, sophomore.

Razorbacks Lend a Hand

Logan Webster Staff Photographer Members of the Razorback women’s soccer and tennis teams spent Saturday morning assisting in construction of a house for Habitat for Humanity.

PROFILE continued from page 5 the preliminary and overall Lifestyle and Fitness, preliminary Evening Gown and overall interview.

As Miss Arkansas, Roberts received a $20,000 scholarship, over $50,000 in prizes, including a new car, and a few other smaller scholarships.

“I will be able to graduate from college completely debtfree,” she said about winning various scholarships.

She will also use her title as a way to promote her platform, “Love Always Hopes: Preventing Childhood Abduction.” With this platform, she supports the Morgan Nick Foundation, which provides a support system for the families of missing children. Roberts first became involved with the Morgan Nick Foundation at

“For a lot of people, it’s really serious because they find their husband or wife, but other people just play around. It just depends what your standards are,” said Erin Walker, sophomore.

For two people who are in a college relationship, living on campus can add a whole new dynamic. It can be easy to fall into a routine of spending every moment together. The problem with that is it keeps people from making new friends and creating other lasting relationships.

On the flip side are those who are in long-distance relationships. There are many downsides to being far away from the person you are dating, but good things can come out of it as well.

“It’s a good test of a relationship. It tests how much you’re willing to put into it and how much you care. It takes a lot of time, commitment and sacrifice. You learn a lot, like how to trust each other better … but it’s really hard. You can’t really know how hard it is until you do it. If you’re long-

JUGGLERS continued from page 5 taught dance at the Pride of Arkansas dance studio. She is also a Chancellor’s Scholar and a straight-A student as well as a member of Chi Omega. Currently pursuing her degree in communication, she hopes to be a dance teacher or work in broadcasting or public relations. To relax, Roberts enjoys watching classic Disney movies and looking for songs to dance to. “(Being in pageants) has made me so confident,” Roberts said. Roberts has also loved being able to spread the word about her platform. She realizes that not everyone gets this opportunity and hopes to take advantage of all of her appearances. She also knows that it took hard work to get to this point.

“I realize it’s not in my hands and ultimately in God’s,” Roberts said of her achievements. “But it was my feet that had to take those steps.”

The Miss America pageant will be held in Las Vegas this January. After months of appearances, Roberts will compete for the top title in the country. She hopes to bring a crown back to the Natural State and cannot wait to see the friends she made when she competed in Miss America Outstanding Teen.

“If I win, I hope that I can be a light to others, promote and raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network (the official Miss America charity), leave behind a legacy of leadership and be able to be a role model,” she said.

Arkansas Juggling Festival.

They had free food and lessons on the UA campus while showcasing their skills to students, according to their website.

“We get money from the university to have Chartwells bring us dozens of pizzas, and in the past we have had up to 100 attendees to a show,” Jackson said. “We have an emcee of some sort who introduces each act, and for about five minutes each a juggler, either local or paid out-of-stater, entertains the audience until the completion of the show. There is usually a showcased act that everything builds up to.”

The RSO also promotes students attending the Institute of Jugglology, which has free classes every Thursday at the Jones Center, according to

the Razorback Jugglers website.

With over 350 RSOs at the UA, the choices can be unlimited, but the Razorback Jugglers emphasize the uniqueness of their specialty that brings together friendship, uncommon aptitude and fun.

“The Razorback Jugglers offer a chance for students to gain leadership experience, volunteer experience, community involvement and not to mention learning how to juggle,” Butler said. “These are things that can go on resumes, in portfolios and definitely on scholarship applications. Not only is this club a great way to get involved, it’s a great way to have fun doing it and get remembered by whoever you tell about it.”

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Razorbacks Win All Three Games to Become Invitational Champs

Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer

The UA volleyball team became the champions of the Arkansas Invitational after defeating UT-Martin, Northwestern State and Kansas Aug. 24-25 in Barnhill Arena.

Seniors Roslandy Acosta and Jasmine Norton and junior Raymariely Santos were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Norton was also chosen as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

Arkansas and Kansas played the Invitational-winning match Saturday evening in four sets.

Arkansas lost the first set 1825 but rallied back in the next three sets, winning 27-25, 2624 and 25-21.

Acosta managed 16 kills and nine digs against Kansas, while Norton made 16 digs and earned a .308 hitting percentage. Santos completed the game with 48 assists, six kills and six digs. Junior libero Emily Helm made a team-high 19 digs.

In the second set of the game, Norton secured fifth place on the list of Arkansas’ all-time kills before finishing

the game with a grand total of 1,390 in her career.

Kansas had set point at 2423 in the third set, but was denied the win when Acosta sent over a kill, allowing Arkansas to grab the points needed to come back.

The fourth set found Kansas leading for a majority of the game until the Jayhawks made a service error. Arkansas finished out the game on their first set point with a kill by Acosta.

“It was a great match tonight,” head coach Robert Pulliza said. “Kansas is a very good team. I’m a true believer that they will be an NCAA Tournament team. I’m really proud of our kids and the way they fought. I’m really proud of them for the way they kept their poise and finished the match.”

Acosta had a career-high 15 kills in the Razorbacks’ game against Northwestern State earlier that day, which the Hogs won in four sets (25-17, 22-25, 26-24, 25-20.)

Senior Janeliss Torrez-Lopez blocked a match-high of eight times and made 11 kills.

see SWEEP page 10

Logan Webster Staff Photographer Janeliss Torres-Lopez (Left), Roslandy Acosta (Center), and Raymariely Santos (Right) block the offensive efforts of Northwestern State University Saturday, Aug. 25.

Where Are They Now?

Traveler Photo Archive Fans last saw Defensive End Jake Bequette in the Cotton Bowl against Kansas State. Check page 11 for information on Bequette and other Hogs in the NFL.

COMMENTARY

A Team is More Than a Sum of its Parts

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor

One person does not make a team. I don’t care what kind of team it is. It could be football, basketball or tug-of-war.

Losing the big guy that stands

at the end of the line and wraps the rope around himself is not going to make or break the team as long as there is another big guy to take his place.

Of course, the obvious retort to this slightly cliché argument is the 2011 Indianapolis Colts. I am going to consider them the team that gets the asterisk put next to their name. All good rules have exceptions, after all, and a team winning only two games after losing only one player is definitely an exception to my rule. However, the player they lost is Peyton Manning.

Not many players could even hope to be as hard to replace as Manning.

The Arkansas Razorback

football team of 2011 is the perfect example of why the Colts are the the exception to the rule. When it was confirmed that Knile Davis would be out for the entire season, some fans turned into Chicken Little. The team lost one player and the sky was falling. Granted, the loss of the previous season’s Southeastern Conference rushing leader would be a major blow to any program.

The Razorbacks, though, went on to win 11 games. The only losses of the season were suffered against Alabama and LSU. The two teams that just happened to play for the National Championship. And if we’re being honest, we probably

would have lost both of those games even with Davis.

There may not have been one single person that was able to step in and replace Davis. I’ll give credit where it is due and Davis deserves every bit that he has ever earned. But as a team, there were enough players with enough talent that stepped up and made sure the team won the games that it was expected to win.

Another team that managed to win despite the loss of offensive leaders in 2011 was the Houston Texans. Rookie quarterback TJ Yates started the last five games of the season and led the team into the divisional round of the playoffs after in-

juries sidelined both starting quarterback Matt Schaub and backup Matt Leinart.

Football fans everywhere, except maybe in Louisiana, got very excited when it became clear that Tyrann Mathieu would not be playing for LSU this year. I even felt like a giddy little school girl when I first heard the news. Then that unfortunate thing called reality set in. Teams like Arkansas and the Texans are a perfect example why this excitement is a little premature. The loss of one player is not going to be the end of LSU’s season.

LSU recruits at as high a level as any team in the country.

They are going to have talented

players. Their defense will still be a force to be reckoned with.

There are currently six cornerbacks on the roster for LSU, all of which are six feet tall or taller, which is an upgrade from Mathieu’s five feet nine inches.

In a conference where so much emphasis is put on size, this is not a fact to be taken lightly.

Of course, I would love to see Tyler Wilson, Cobi Hamilton and Knile Davis make a fool out of every player on LSU’s defense. But one player is just that, one player. Maybe I’m a bit of a pessimist, but I’m not counting my chickens before they hatch or, in this case, my touchdowns before they’re thrown.

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SWEEP continued from page 9 After a Northwestern State timeout during the first set, the Razorbacks earned a 23-15 lead due in part to two blocks

by Torres-Lopez. Arkansas finished out the set with a kill by Norton.

The Lady Demons retaliated in the second set, forcing an Arkansas attack error and timeout. When the score reached 20-all, Northwestern State won five of the last seven points to earn the set win.

Arkansas won the third set by scoring the last three points after Northwestern’s first set point.

The Razorbacks maintained a fairly steady lead in the fourth set, ending with a block on Ar-

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kansas’ first set point for the win.

“I think we came out ready for an early match,” Pulliza said.

“We started out ready to play ball but then we got a little too relaxed. We just have to keep working at being consistent.”

The Razorbacks played their season’s opening game - and their only game won in three sets - against UT-Martin Friday evening. Six of the players had at least six kills.

Freshman Liz Fortado made her collegiate debut in the game with a match-high five total blocks. Santos assisted 25 times and earned a team-high 13 digs.

FOOTBALL

Smith Continues TV Show

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor

The first episode of “Inside Razorback Football with John L Smith, presented by AT&T” aired last night and the series will continue throughout the 2012 football season.

The show is hosted by the voice of the Razorbacks, Chuck Barrett, and will fea-

ture a sit down with interim head coach John L. Smith during which the two will recap the latest football game and highlight key plays.

The show will also include features on student-athletes and other storylines concerning the football program.

The show is a continuation of the tradition held during the tenure of former head coach Bobby Petrino.

The show will air throughout Arkansas on Sunday nights on KNWA at 11 p.m., KFTA at 9 p.m. and KATV immediately following the 10 p.m. news and will become available on Razorvision Monday nights.

Ryan Miller Staff Photographer Interim head coach John L. Smith gives players a thumbs-up during preseason practice.

Committed to the Journey Eric Harris Staff Writer

Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Junior Emma Lavey feels that the team’s closeness helps in competition. All members from last year’s team returned for this season.

After finishing as runnersup in the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championship by just one stroke, the Arkansas Women’s golf team is committed to the upcoming season.

Head coach Shauna EstesTaylor leads a veteran team, returning every member from last season’s team, as well as four newcomers.

The team has set very high goals for this season.

“We have a group of young ladies that are very talented and we’re really deep this year and I’m excited to get started and get going,” Estes-Taylor said.

With every member from last year returning, junior Emma Levy feels that the team is very close as a group.

“We are all really close and you can see that on the golf course,” Levy said. “We play for each other, for our team

and for our school.”

Both Estes-Taylor and Levy feel that this year’s team is very talented and has a lot of depth.

“We have a really solid team this year, it’s going to be super competitive and I have to try my best everyday,” Levy said.

The Hogs will be led by Levy and junior two-time AllAmerican Emily Tubert as well as two seniors, Meagan Roberts and Victoria Vela.

The season for the Razorbacks begins on Sept. 10 with the Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational hosted by conference foe Mississippi State in West Point, Miss.

This is the first year the Razorbacks have played in this event.

The team has a variety of different events this season in many different places from the Puerto Rico Golf classic in February to the Westbrook Invitational in Arizona later that month.

Playing in a wide variety of

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places was very important for Estes-Taylor.

“My duty as a coach is to prepare them for anything and everything they could possibly see,” Estes-Taylor said.

The postseason begins with the SEC Championships in April, which will be held at a neutral site in Birmingham, Ala. for the first time in SEC history.

The NCAA National Championships in Athens, Ga. are the goal for the team this season where coach Estes-Taylor has some extra motivation.

Estes-Taylor played her collegiate career at the University of Georgia, so winning a championship in Georgia would be even sweeter for her.

“It’s a daily motivator,” Estes-Taylor said. “Having that event where I played golf is super special for me. There would be nothing greater than to go to Georgia and win a National Championship.”

From the Hog’s Mouth “Right now we’re just going day by day trying to get each other better, going our hardest and hoping their hardest so we’re used to that competition when it comes to game time..”

Alonzo Highsmith Linebacker

Senior Linebacker Alonzo Highsmith watches preseason practice from the sideline.

Ryan Miller Staff Photographer

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FOOTBALL

Razorbacks in the National Footall League

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Defensive end Jake Bequette of the Patriots

Cameron McCaulley Staff Writer In the past few years, it is safe to say that the on-thefield reputation of the Arkansas Razorbacks is the highest it has ever been. After finishing last season No. 5 in the AP top 25 poll with an 11-2 season, Arkansas had four players drafted in April’s NFL draft.

2008 Draft Class In terms of star status, Darren McFadden has been the most highly touted player drafted from Arkansas, going fourth overall in the 2008 draft to the Oakland Raiders.

McFadden hasn’t quite seen the success many expected because of multiple injuries in his short career, missing 19 games in his first four years in the NFL. He flashed signs of his great potential in 2011, leading the NFL in rushing with 610 yards through the first six games before being lost for the season with an injury. Expectations are higher in 2012 for McFadden than they have been for any other former Razorback.

Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis were also part of the dominating backfield Arkansas fielded with McFadden in 2007, and were drafted by the Cowboys and Broncos in 2008, respectively. Jones is a scat back and kick returner who has seen numerous big plays in Dallas, rushing for 2,326 yards in his first four years with the Cowboys. How-

ever, like McFadden, he has struggled with staying healthy and being a reliable everydown option.

Hillis was originally drafted as a fullback but has since be-

2010 Draft Class Offensive guard Mitch Petrus was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round in 2010 and won his first Super Bowl ring with the Giants

quette was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round and has emerged as a sack specialist that can line up in multiple positions on defense.

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last year.

2011 Draft Class New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick picked quarterback Ryan Mallett in the third round of the 2011 draft. Mallett is learning the NFL reins behind Tom Brady, a position that would be beneficial to any young quarterback.

Tight end DJ Williams was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round in the same year as Mallett. Together they were the most decorated tight end-quarterback combination in Arkansas history. Williams, the 2010 John Mackey Award recipient for best tight end in the country, is on a roster loaded with skilled players that is led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

2012 Draft Class The trio of wide receivers drafted in 2012, Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs, are arguably the most decorated wideouts in Arkansas history.

As one of the more electrifying players in this year’s draft, Adams has instantly made a difference in the punt return game for the Carolina Panthers. In his first preseason game Aug. 12, Adams returned his first punt 39 yards, and gained the praise of Cam Newton in the process.

Wright and Childs were drafted 16 spots apart in the fourth round, both to the Minnesota Vikings. Wright has impressed as a punt returner and slot receiver, but Childs has had an unfortunate turn of fate. He landed awkwardly after leaping for a pass in training camp and ruptured his patellar tendons in both knees.

He has been placed on injury waivers by the Vikings.

Defensive end Jake Be-

Undrafted Players Jason Peters, who was an All-SEC tight end at Arkansas, was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He has since blossomed into an all-pro left tackle protecting Michael Vick’s blind side for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Aside from the highly drafted former Razorbacks, there are other players from Arkansas who are still fighting for an NFL roster spot. Jerry Franklin, Tramain Thomas, Jerico Nelson and Gregory Gatson were all stars from last year’s defensive unit who went undrafted in 2012, but have a good shot at making their respective squads.

Franklin, last season’s leading tackler, has seen repetitions at linebacker with the second team in preseason games for the Denver Broncos. Thomas was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were impressed by his five interceptions with the Razorbacks in 2011. The interception is a statistic that always translates well to the NFL. Nelson is a safety for the New Orleans Saints and Gatson a cornerback for the San Diego Chargers. Both are participating well in training camp for their teams and could make their respective rosters.

Arkansas will only see more and more players on NFL rosters in the upcoming years, and that pattern starts on the recruiting trail. As Arkansas pulls more big name recruits, fans can expect to see them four years later in the NFL. It appears this year’s Razorbacks may continue that trend, especially with Tyler Wilson and Knile Davis being added to award watch lists.

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