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!"#$%&'%'!(%&$'! )*+!,&!-*../0/!1#/2 Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer Freshmen who succeeded academically in high school may be surprised to find themselves struggling with college coursework because of a lack of college preparatory in high school. “I don’t feel like my high school prepared me for college,” said Shauntell Mathis, freshman chemical engineering major. “I am very swamped with work which was not what I was expecting. I’m just trying to balance school work, organizations and my social life.” Arkansas schools have not kept pace with high schools across the country. The state is ranked 45 on the national list of educational achievement levels, dropping one spot from the previous year, according to The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative lobbying agency. The report ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia in performance from kindergarten through 12th grade. The surrounding states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri fared worse than Arkansas, while Oklahoma had a slightly higher score, respectively. Texas was ranked 11 on the list. Massachusetts received the top spot while West Virginia came in last, according to the report. Arkansas students also underperform on the ACT. While 91 percent of Arkansas high schoolers take the ACT, the Arkansas students’ average score is only a 19.9, according to act. org. This is below the national average of 21.1. Only 17 percent of Arkansas high schoolers met the benchmark in all four subject tests, which means that those students would have a 50 percent chance of earning a B or better in a college course. Arkansas only requires a 20

Enrollment on Steady Rise

Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Freshmen Edwin Alobuia (left), Aaron Tricoche (middle) and DeShon Landry (right) do some late night studying in Mullins Library, Sunday, Aug. 26. Mullins is open through 2 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday. on the ACT to be automatically accepted. Many faculty and staff members are aware of the challenges some freshmen students can face in regard to their transition to college coursework. “Freshmen entering the

university will find that the rigor, speed and volume of material covered in the courses they take will often exceed that of those courses they took in high school,” said Charlotte Lee, director of the Enhanced Learning Center (E.L.C). “Many

students are not prepared to shoulder this load and to better manage and prioritize their time.ththv “In addition, many still approach their learning as the acquisition and under-

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Freshman Fifteen: From Fact to Fiction Bailey Deloney Contributing Writer A fact for some and fiction for others, the freshman fifteen resurfaces annually as legend when the newest UA freshman class settles in and school gets underway. The dining hall experience is what many consider the prime suspect in the yearly plumping. “You don’t realize how much you are eating because at the buffets you get a little on your plate and think you aren’t eating much,” said Ashleigh Coomer, sophomore chemistry major. “Then you go back and get a little more and still think you aren’t eating much. But it all adds up.” I ate pizza every day, sometimes for both lunch and dinner, said sophomore Ahjah Johnson. Veggie burgers, tofu substitute and gluten-free food options are all offered at UA dining halls, as well as fruit, a large salad bar and various soups. However, while these wholesome foods present freshmen with the opportunity to eat healthy, the onus to actually choose these options lies on the shoulders of the students. With ham, cheese, bacon and dressings available at the salad bar, this can make even eating salad a potential calorie overload. “Eating well gives students an edge - physically, mentally and socially. A healthy balanced diet, together with physical activity, keeps stress manageable and helps them

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Chancellor G. David Gearhart announced preliminary enrollment numbers saying that the university again has record numbers this year. This year, UA has 24,600 students enrolled this year of which about 4,500 students are freshman. Gearhart also spoke highly of the quality of students who are enrolled on campus. “Many times growth at colleges and universities comes at the cost of academic standards, but the growth the University of Arkansas has been experiencing over the past few years is different— it’s quality growth coming mostly from existing students

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Logan Webster Staff Photographer Razorback Coaches and Student Athletes gathered for a “Welcome Back” dinner Sunday evening to unofficially kick off the new school year.

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RIC: New Program to Prevent Sexual Assault Alex Golden Staff Writer

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the only perpetrators. Traditional guidelines for protecting one’s self do not really come into play when a girl’s boyfriend decides to take adWBOUBHF PG IFS 1MBWDBO TBJE ‘Unmasked’ will target potential perpetrators and why they should not commit the crime in the first place, rather than what preventative actions potential victims can take such as not walking alone and not drinking at parties. ‘Unmasked’ will also strive to draw attention to the way sexual assault is commonly discussed. Making rape jokes that aren’t funny, making obscene remarks towards someone and blaming the victim for provoking the perpetrator are all things that the program JOUFOET UP BEESFTT TBJE 1MBWcan. “A lot of people may not get why people get upset or offended,� she said. 1MBWDBO IBT DPMMBCPSBUFE with similar programs such as A3FTQFDU BOE A/P 8PNBO -Fę Behind’ in order to discuss what methods will and will not convey the message. The

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see PREP page 1 standing of discrete knowledge while the faculty are asking that they first apply their knowledge to new situations and second develop the ability to analyze and synthesize information as applied to new situations,� Lee said. Students may struggle, but Lee said that the university offers many on campus resources to aid students in the transition from high school to college coursework. The ELC and the Quality Writing Center are two programs that university students find most helpful, she said.

“The ELC provides assistance through workshops which address time management, understanding the different levels of learning and how to study for these levels,� she said. “This is in addition to assistance with content issues in a wide variety of courses through ELC tutoring, Supplemental Instruction and writing assistance through the QWC. The Office of Academic Success also has a Learning Coach who specializes in working one-on-one with students in better developing these learning skills.�

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from FIFTEEN page 1 avoid an unwanted ‘freshman fifteen,’ � said American Cancer Research Institute nutritionist Alice Bender, MS, RD. Bender advises students to be cautious about choosing food proportions in the dining halls. She recommends students to “fill about 2/3 of your plate with veggies, fruit and whole grain, then choose a small portion of fish, chicken, or meat.� Some students made the conscious decision to eat healthy freshman year. Junior Candace Kuhlman actually lost weight. Kuhlman became more active when she came to college, playing volleyball with friends at the park, going to work out at the UREC and simply walking back and forth across campus throughout the day. The numerous hills and vast size of the campus also contribute to the reason some freshmen find it easier to avoid gaining weight. “I don’t think that the freshman fifteen is common in Fayetteville due to the hills on campus,� said junior Caroline France. “But I do have a lot of friends at other flat campuses that have definitely gained noticeable weight.� -JWJOH JO 1PNGSFU BOE CFcoming all too accustomed to hiking up the hill, France found that the freshman fifteen was never an issue she would have to w o r r y about.

see RISE page 1 succeeding and making positive progress toward graduation,� Gearhart said. “With that said, our incoming class of freshman is once again the most academically accomplished and prepared group we’ve ever had. That’s a great combination.� The number of incoming freshman as compared to last year grew about 100 students from last year. Enrollment has increased

Still, just as students have free will to decide both the amount and the type of food to pile on their plates at the dining halls, they also have free reign in deciding how much walking they want to do. With Razorback Transit buses constantly running during the day, many students find it convenient to hop on and skip the long hikes across campus. While taking the bus is free of charge and may save time getting to class, it also

eliminates an easy and valuable opportunity to exercise. For those who want to take care of their body, it’s not that hard, said sophomore +PIO 1SPHFMIPG While some UA students see the freshman fifteen as a myth, others profess it to be a reality. Lifestyle choices and everyday decisions ultimately makes the difference.

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tion. “Continuing students are making up the majority of our growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future,� said Suzanne McCray, vice provost of enrollment management and dean of admissions. “ We are bigger; we are better; and we are well on our way to being a top 50 institution with a raft of great students ready to help take us there.�

Change Your Workout to Reap Benefits Leslie Barker Dallas Morning News

DALLAS — To prove a point once, fitness trainer Thomas Holland did a little experiment. “I had one client who loves weights and body work, jumping jacks and push-ups and all that stuff,� says Holland, who works at a Richardson, Texas, gym. “I have another who runs. I made them come into a room and gave them the same workout. The runner who thought she was in outstanding shape almost threw up before she was finished.� By the same token, could the gym hound have been able to run a mile or two? Or a die-hard cyclist jump into a pool and swim a half-mile for UIF ĕSTU UJNF 1SPCBCMZ XJUI the same amount of finesse as a swimmer would show in her first yoga class. “Complementary exercises, in my mind, are mandatory,� Holland says. “Exercise ought to be a situation of balance where you don’t get carried away with just one.� Doing any sort of exercise is commendable, and infinitely better than never breaking a sweat or lifting nothing heavier than a Frito. If you stick with one form of exercise, though, other parts of your body — upper, lower, core — will suffer. Sam Cole learned that lesson when his only exercise was running and he developed issues with his iliotibial (IT) band. From everything he read, he says, “they were caused by not having a strong enough core.� He started going to hotyoga classes. When they became too expensive, he joined a less costly gym, and now he participates in a fastmoving body pump class. The high-intensity, low-weight workout twice a week has helped his running, he says. )F EPFTO U HFU BT UJSFE /PS do his shoulders slump as they used to do. “You’re missing half the equation if all you do is run,� he says. /BODZ %J.BSDP PG 5FYBT Woman’s University says we

should exercise the same way we eat — keeping variety and moderation in mind. “Doing so will train all the muscles in our body, help strengthen us, and help us maintain independence for a long time,� says DiMarco, professor of nutrition and food sciences at TWU and director of the Institute for Women’s Health. “So many of the guys in the gym are strong but have no endurance,� she says. “Runners are very purposeful. When they want to run, they want to run. They don’t mess with this other stuff. But to be well-rounded, to be fit, you need to focus on other areas because they are just as important.� Those areas include cardio-respiratory (swimming, Zumba, walking); resistance training (free weights, machines, medicine balls); flexibility (stretching and range of motion); and neuromuscular (tai chi, yoga). “Interesting new studies show cyclists losing a lot of bone density because they don’t have that impact with the ground like runners do,� says Gina Garcia, assistant director of fitness at SMU. “Cyclists should do impact training as well as strength.� Strength training benefits everyone, experts agree. For swimmers, “you have to have great muscle mass to propel your body fast through the water,� DiMarco says. Garcia says some people get addicted to strength training. Although beneficial for your bones, students at the fitness center tend to be more interested in how toned it makes them look. Holland remembers seeing a man at his workout facility who was late for a training session. “He was running up the stairs and I thought he was going to have a heart attack,� he says. “But oh yeah, he looked really good.� Although exercise is inherently good, limiting it to one type — cardiovascular or strength, for example — will also limit benefits. Here are suggestions from experts to have a more well-rounded, and thus healthier, workout

routine. Branch out. When Thomas Holland has clients who only want to run, he asks, “Are you where you want to be?� If they answer no, he tells them they need to change their routines. “They say, ‘What do I need yoga for?’ But I’ve had more people come out of it and they say running is so much easier. They’re not fighting tightness in their glutes or quads.� Swap one workout for another. Lack of time tends to be a reason for not exercising. So instead of being overwhelmed thinking you need to add flexibility, strength training and other forms of exercise to your already busy schedule, maybe substitute a 30-minute yoga DVD for a bike ride once or twice a week. Strength-train no matter what. Swimming, bike riding and similar workouts only challenge the cardiovascular system, says Gina Garcia of SMU. Running, for instance, utilizes quads and hamstrings, but “your core will get weak,� she says. Lifting weights or using machines will round out your workout. You don’t have to go to B HZN TBZT 586 T /BODZ DiMarco. “Use free weights while watching TV or between loads of laundry.� Try a variation of your type workout. If you’re a runner, swim, Garcia says. Or jog in the pool. If you take yoga, USZ 1JMBUFT Challenge yourself. “I have clients all the time who say, ‘I don’t want to do suchand-such because I’m no good at it,’� Holland says. “I look at them and say, ‘That’s exactly why you’re doing it.’� Tyler Herrin, certified strength and conditioning specialist at Sweat Dallas in Inwood Village, trained for a half marathon a year or so ago. He did nothing but run, to which he attributes the knee injury that thwarted his training. “I could almost certainly say if I had done some sort of resistance training along with running that I could have prevented that injury,� says Herrin, 33.

Paving the Way for a Better Future

Emily Rhodes Photo Editor Construction workers from Clark Contractors work on the corner of McIlroy Avenue and Dickson Street, the future home of Founers Hall, Monday, Aug. 27.

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What is Our Primary Concern? Ruth Bradley Contributing Columnist

In the 2012 state primary election, Arkansas saw aboveaverage voter turnout, with 21.83 percent of registered voters casting ballots, according to Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin. However, some Arkansans are concerned that our open primary system encourages radical partisanship. Switching to a top-two primary may help further increase primary participation and decrease the number of extremists in both state and federal legislatures. Formally known as a nonpartisan blanket primary, a top-two primary is a system in which all electors cast their vote on a ballot that includes all candidates regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates with the largest number of votes go on to the general election. The system assumes normal voter ideology fits a bell curve, with most voters falling somewhere between liberal and conservative. There are significantly fewer radical liberals and conservatives, and they fall on the far left and right of the spectrum respectively. In both open and closed primary systems, where there is a Republican ballot and a Democratic ballot, candidates are forced to affiliate with a party and cater to the median voter ideology of the party, which can be drastically more radical than the ideology of the general electorate. In theory, a top-two primary should yield more moderate candidates and ultimately more moderate officials. Supporters believe that more moderate officials better reflect the ideology of their constituencies and can come to policy agreements more quickly and effectively. Currently, 11 states practice closed primaries. In order to vote in a closed primary, the voter must be registered as either a Republican or Democrat and may only vote in their respective primary. Closed primaries significantly limit the participation of Independents. Eleven states, including Arkansas, use an open primary system, where all registered voters may vote in either primary. Four states, California, Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington, use a top-two system. The remaining 24 states use unique open-closed hybrids, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures Database. The top-two system is dependent on average voter ide-

ology distribution. Problems arise when a population does not fit the average spectrum. For example, voter ideology in Arkansas falls dramatically to the right. Of 800 randomly polled Arkansans, 16 percent considered themselves liberal, 34 percent moderate and 45 percent polled conservative, according to the 2011 Arkansas Poll conducted by the UA political science department. Although the sample size is relatively small, because of the randomness of the survey it can be assumed that polling the entire state would produce similar results. Implementing a top-two primary in such a right (or, in other cases, left) leaning state could have a variety of effects. It is possible that in districts with same-party candidates, the candidates will reach out to the opposing party, forming beneficial bipartisan relationships. A top-two primary may not be best way to increase voter turnout and elect candidates who better reflect their constituency, but increasing student voter turnout could do the trick. Students are both educated and make up a large portion of the population. Unfortunately, in 2008, of citizens ages 18 to 25, only 58.5 percent were registered to vote, and only 48.5 percent voted, according to the Census Bureau. Of all of the voting age groups, this block has the lowest participation with nearly 8 percent less participation than the next lowest age group. If student voter participation increased, it would likely form a voting block capable of swinging elections. Developing a large voting block of students would work to students’ advantages. With the lowest percentage of turnout between ages 18 to 25, officials are less likely to address student needs. Because this age group could control an election, increased participation would ensure that candidates aim to meet some of these needs in order to be elected. Although the primary has passed, it is not too late to get involved. Become an educated voter by visiting candidates’ websites and checking out each platform, and keep an eye out for the ASG voter registration drive on campus scheduled to take place in early October. Ruth Bradley is a contributing columnist. She is senior art and political science major.

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The Perks of Getting off the Grid Kelsey Cline Contributing Columnist

Off-the-grid living is not something one comes by too often, or at all. It takes hard work and dedication to pull off such an endeavor, and for what? To eat organically grown food, sew your own clothes and cut down on your carbon footprint, I suppose. But there is more to it than just the basics. Living off the grid is not just something you do: It is something you are. So let’s skip the meta-comments and take a look at how living off the grid actually works and what the meaning is behind all the hype. The most common reason for off-the-grid living is the total disconnect from the federal mail system, meaning no junk mail or bills of any kind. This is a mighty perk for people who enjoy their freedom “sans” payments, and isn’t that all of us? Living like a real frontiersman is not something that is accomplished easily. Fresh-faced college students with a shiny new degree may decide to hit the road and build a sustainable community all their own, but this, my friends, cannot be accomplished without the

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of staying away from social turmoil and otherworldly attacks. If avoiding bills and uprisings doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, the biggest reason for living like a mountain man in the wilderness is to keep peace with mother nature. Solar panels are a large portion of what makes living off the grid what it is — a way to live with the planet without monopolizing its natural resources. Two years ago, the HPER building was remodeled, making it more environmentally friendly. On the roof, there are 48 solar panels that cover a 1,920-square-foot area. This allows the building to collect over 2 million BTUs of heat energy per day. Not only does this renovation cut utility costs, but it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions by almost 30 metric tons of CO2 each year, according to Sun City Solar Commercial Energy and Energy Systems Group. The solar panels installed on the HPER building are a part of the RazorsEDGE energy savings program at the university, which is dedicated to conserving energy on campus and coming up with new, renewable energy projects, according to Energy Systems

Group. The long-term goals of this program are to reduce energy consumption across campus. Not only do solar panels reduce CO2 emissions and cut utility costs, they are perfect for homes and larger-scale buildings like the HPER to conserve energy and help spread the word of environmental awareness to others. Even if living off the grid is not something for you, there are always areas of improvement to make a greener, healthier living environment. By simply unplugging electronics when they aren’t in use, recycling batteries or installing solar panels on a popular campus building, there is always room for improving when it comes to saving energy and, ultimately, the planet. Whether you are cleaning up your carbon footprint or realistically planning an offthe-grid lifestyle, any energysaving skill musters up a few more beautiful years for our earth. Kelsey Cline is a contributing columnist. She is freshman european studies and international relations major.

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drive to do so. Sure, no bills and fresh food from the community garden sound just peachy, but can one really live without the comfort of a phone ringing or a new email popping up? With all of the new gadgets coming out at rocket speed, it gets harder and harder for people, especially the new generation of techsavvy students, to be alone. Another perfect reason to live off the grid: solitude. For some, it is considered social suicide, but for others, it is a sigh of relief. Being a pioneer of off-thegrid living also gives one the new job opportunity of handmaking clothes. Girls, when you live on your own, who cares what you look like? This is a dream come true, a weight lifted off of every female’s shoulders. The process of getting ready is cut down from hours to minutes because you wear what you make. A very important factor to think about is the coming of the end of the world, or as others call it, “doomsday.” Whether this be true or not, living off the grid puts you away from societal uprisings and the inevitable zombie apocalypse. The feeling of safety cannot be purchased. No matter how many safety laws are brought about, living off the grid is a sure-fire way

Dear economics majors: What is to become of Social Security for all of us Razorbacks when we retire? Under current law, by 2041, our tax dollars will not stretch as far as they do now, according to the Social Security Association website. Because people are living longer and the birth rate is declining, there are less people paying into the benefits system. This means that the taxes we pay as workers will not be enough to pay the full benefit amounts scheduled, according to Social Security Association website. Meanwhile, unemployment for workers under

25 was 16.4 percent, double the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. The class of 2013 is about to jump into that statistic. As a senior slated to walk in 2013, I cannot help but feel the pinch of May inch its way closer. Gone are the bohemian days of 3 a.m. pizza parties and dorm-to-dorm walks of shame. The credits on your degree plan whittle down to the classes you put off, and you’re thrown into a sea of freshmen during a survey class. Rigid parents become statues of expectancy as you try to figure out a plan B, C and D to what you want to do. Job fairs replace pancake socials as you fight to battle off senioritis. The term “living library” takes on a whole new meaning as days are spent in Mullins for research papers, projects and your senior thesis, accompanied by gratuitous amounts of caffeine. News of the next house party is replaced by the GRE or LSAT, recommendation letters and application deadlines. What is in store for the class of 2013? Look at who

graduated in 2012. The underemployment numbers are at 17 percent, according to Gallup.com. This means that there are even more individuals who are employed but are not getting enough hours, like many students. Scores of graduates are moving back in with their parents, too. Coupled with a crippling trillion dollars in national student loan debt and Social Security not being so secure, the future seems rough at best. The average student loan debt is around $20,000, according to NewYorkfed.org. The unemployment rate has gone down since January 2011 from 9.1 to 8.3 percent, according to the August jobs report released by the Department of Labor. Despite the downturn, we can see a turnaround. When looked at state-by-state, Arkansas’s unemployment has gone down from 8.1 to 7.2 percent in the same time period. Things are getting better — but they’re creeping slower than we would like them to. Having friends that have graduated, I have been told about the rough market out there.

As students, we should be concerned, yet it should not bring us down. The scary reality is that all of this is in our hands. As we prepare to graduate, we find ourselves in the midst of a major presidential election that will determine the future of our nation. The reality of the matter is that a major blunder now will be costly for us. There are many obstacles ahead of us as a generation, and we will need new creative ways to succeed as a nation. If young voters step up to the plate and take part in this election in an informed and decisive capacity, then we will have taken matters of the economy into our own hands to plot the best course for our future. As we sail into this unknown, our course is ours to decide. Juan Holmes is a staff columnist. He is a senior English - creative writing major.

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Local Pig Sculptures Raising Literacy Awareness

Casey Freeman Staff Writer

PIGShibition is a community art project created to raise money for the Ozark Literacy Council, bring awareness to local literacy issues and promote

local artists. Twenty-five large pig sculptures have already been painted by local artists and will be on display around Fayetteville over the next few months. The pigs are funded by sponsors, and many of them will be sold in an auction in order to raise money. “PIGShibition is a fundraiser and a platform to create

awareness around the fact that one out of five Arkansans read below a fifth-grade reading level,” said Wendy Poole, executive director of the Ozark Literary Council. “We’re selling sponsorships to the pigs and creating this group art project so we can promote this problem with literacy, and we’re also promoting the artists. The money goes toward our school and the local artists.” The Ozark Literacy Council is

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ETSY: a Powerful Tool for the Collegiate Small Business Caitlin Murad Staff Writer ETSY is a popular Web store that allows small-business owners to display their products on the website for a small fee every month. The site aims to empower small-business owners and help them get their product out on the market while still working within their budget. For college students striving to be young entrepreneurs, ETSY is a great way to begin a small business without breaking the bank. Caty Mills, a junior advertising and public relations major, created a shop on ETSY last January to sell her handmade canvases. “I always wanted to sell something that I created,” Mills said. “Last January I got the idea to make blackand-white canvases with pictures from a girl who had done something similar on a blog.” Mills creates her canvases in the kitchen of the Kappa Delta sorority house, where she lives. She makes her black-and-white canvases by printing off the picture on computer paper. She then puts Mod Podge on the front of the picture and places it facedown on the canvas. After the Mod Podge dries, she uses a paper towel to rub off the paper, leaving the print behind. “I have to play around with the saturation and contrast of the pictures in Photoshop to make sure it will show up on the canvas,” Mill said. In addition to black-andwhite canvases, Mills also creates custom quote canvases. She splatter-paints a canvas with multi-colored paints and lets it dry. Then she arranges the quote on the canvas with foam letters and spray-paints the canvas white. Once she peels off the foam letters, the quote is left behind in multi-colored paint. Mills created her ETSY profile to sell her custom-

the oldest one in the state. They train volunteers to be English tutors for students so that they can offer all of their literacy courses for free. Last year, 98 percent of their students advanced at least one reading level. The council began their promotion of the PIGShibition in February. Local sculptor Mike Gutierrez created the basic pig sculptures that would be painted. Over the next couple of months, 141 design entries were submitted by more than 50 artists, creating what the council calls the “Porkfolio.” The top 25 designs were chosen to be painted on the pig sculptures. Rae Russell was one of the artists chosen to paint a sculpture. She was commissioned by the Advertising and Promotion Commission of Fayetteville, a partner of the Ozark Literacy Council. Each artist chose a theme to base their painting around. Russell chose Fayetteville itself. “My original thought was to create a design based on what our community is about. I named it ‘Bountiful Fayette-

ville’ because Fayetteville is a place that comes together for a variety of reasons. We come together for all kinds of sports and outdoor activities. We have wonderful restaurants and local produce, a strong music scene, a university that educates and promotes Fayetteville and a supportive art community,” Russell said. In July, the pigs began to be put on display. So far, three of the pigs have been placed in different spots around Fayetteville. The pig Russell designed was placed in front of the Clinton Museum. “(Seeing it) was a bit surreal,” Russell said. “I had no idea it was going there until several days before installation. I’m proud that it will have a permanent home in front of the museum. “Really, I hope that it brings attention to a cause I believe in, which is educating our fellow citizens. I also hope that it brings attention to the artists in our community.” There are many ways that the community can be involved with this project. Volunteering at events, liking PIGShibition on Facebook, following them on Twitter and purchasing PIGShibition merchandise are all ways to support the fundraiser.

It is also possible to support the Ozark Literacy Council itself. “It is so easy to get involved. OLC is a free service that relies on volunteers. They are currently looking for volunteers to teach. The training is simple and only takes three hours, and you can volunteer as little as an hour per week,” Russell said. The last way to be involved is to come to the auction on March 14, which is called “Piggies Go to Market.” “We will sell tickets for about $50,” Poole said. “There will be food and a band at the Town Center. The artists, sponsors and anyone else who is interested will be there, and the blue-ribbon pigs will go for auction. “It’s really cool because people come up to me when we’re at a farmers market, and they say, ‘I wondered how long it would take for Fayetteville to get a project like this. This is fabulous.’ We have these great rich cultural artists, and we did the whole project locally. We kept every bit of the money local, and we’re really proud of that. Nobody does that. The whole community can work together to make a real community art project.”

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Courtney Ulrich Staff Photographer UA student Caty Mills works on her art at the Kappa Delta house on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Her work will be on display at the Arsaga’s in Springdale. ized black-and-white and quote canvases. Her shop is called “Caty’s Corner.” She pays around four dollars a month to maintain it and use the PayPal features for her customers.

create a black-and-white print of an engagement photo for a couple. “A lady contacted me about creating a canvas from a picture of her and her fiance holding a giant

“I always wanted to sell something that I created. Last January I got the idea to make black-and-white canvases with pictures from a girl who had done something similar on a blog.” Caty Mills

Junior advertising and public relations major The shop allows you to browse her canvases and either buy one of her premade canvases or send her your own quote or picture. “When people order my canvases, they email me the picture or quote they want, and then they order through PayPal,” Mills said. “I get their shipping information off their PayPal account and pack and ship their canvas to them.” Mills has received orders from all over the United States, including Illinois, Connecticut, Texas and Arkansas. She even was asked to

umbrella,” Mills said. “The umbrella took up almost the whole picture, and you could only see their legs. It was a really fun canvas to do.” After she started her ETSY account, Mills began contacting businesses in Fayetteville to ask them if they could sell her art. She now sells her black-and-white canvases in Riffraff. Her canvases will also hang in the new Arsaga’s in Springdale this fall. Mills’ canvases range from $12-40. Find them in Riffraff or online at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ catymills.

For the first time in several years, the drama department at the UA is offering an improv acting class for students. Professor Kris Stoker taught the class this summer and is teaching it this semester as well. The class teaches a type of acting called improvisation. “Improv acting is when the performance is made up completely on the spot. When you are doing improv you are the director, author and performer all in one,” Stoker said. Stoker has an MFA in acting and has worked for the Cincinatti Shakespeare Company and TheaterSquared. He also studied improv with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. “Kris is awesome. Even though he is very advanced with his own improv skills, he was able to meet each of us at our own level and push us, in a very positive way, to be better,” said Robert Hart, UA graduate student. “There were no tests, no written work of any kind. We learned the rules of improv and started slowly, adding another step each time. Mostly it was ‘get up on your feet and do it,’ a lot of trial and error. We learned by doing,” Hart said. Robert Hart and Brittany Daniels both took the class this summer and really enjoyed it. “It could not have gone better. The way the professor structured it was totally successful. We weren’t sure about some of the stuff at the beginning, but looking back, I see now how those things that didn’t make sense totally make sense now,” Daniels said. “Something that’s terrifying about improv but also exhilarating is that you’re going on stage with absolutely no idea what is going to happen and where you are going to go. It’s never going to be anything you’ve ever done before. It’s the type of art form

Emily Rhodes Photo Editor Students take a break from working on improv “rants” to listen to instructor Kris Stoker in the newly offered improvised acting course offered through the drama department. where you can just clear your head and respond to what happens to you,” Stoker said. Stoker’s favorite part about teaching the class was to see the improvement in his students. He especially loved watching people come out of their shells. He shared his experience of watching one of his students do exactly that. “When he came in he was definitely reserved and held back a little bit on expressing himself in that class. Once I helped him realize that he was holding back, he came in the next day and was completely unlocked, and it was so much fun to watch. He was just trying anything, and after that he was one of my favorites because he would come in with such great ideas based on something that would help a scene out and move it along, even if

it was just a tiny bit. Moments like that with students where you just see something switch is when I’m happiest and know I’m doing my job,” Stoker said. The class is not limited to theater majors, so anyone can take it. “Improv is something anyone can benefit from. You learn how to be comfortable thinking on the spot and responding to people and being able to accept ideas. It’s not only taught in theater programs; they have people come in and do improv with business people, corporations, and scientists too,” Stoker said. “I’d recommend it to anyone really. It gives you an angle on life you might not have seen before,” Daniels said. “For example, I realized how comedy is not just acting silly all the time. It’s about truth.”

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SOCCER

ATHLETICS

Razorbacks in Social Media Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer

Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations The Razorback soccer team fell to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs Sunday in Dallas.

Soccer Team Records First Loss of Season Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer

The Razorback soccer team fell to Southern Methodist University Sunday evening with a 4-0 finish in Dallas. SMU scored three of their goals in six minutes of the second half. During the first half, the Razorbacks held tight, only allowing one goal. Prior to SMU, Arkansas had only allowed one goal in their first three games. The first score came halfway through the first half. SMU’s Kenzie Scovill shot from 20 yards out, striking the ball through Arkansas sophomore goalkeeper Kelly Roliard’s hands, giving the Mustangs a 1-0 lead. Coming out of halftime, SMU shot a second goal within the first 10 minutes. Roliard missed clearing the ball out of the box and Scovill scooted around her to shoot into an

open net. Arkansas had a shot attempt near the top of the second half, sending freshman forward Phyllis George to the top of the 18, but the ball shot too far right. SMU added another point to their tally 90 seconds later when a shot was sent over Roliard’s and a defender’s heads inside the six-yard mark. Mustang Olivia Elliot came through at 54 minutes and 37 seconds and scored to make it 3-0. Not long after that shot, SMU’s Shelby Redman scored on a rebound shot by Courtney Smith. “It’s just a mindset,” said head coach Colby Hale. “We’ve told them all year. There’s nothing to change or really fix. When we work and when we fight, and when we defend as a unit, we’re very good. When we don’t, this is what’s going to happen.” Arkansas only had two shots while SMU had eight with four

shots on goal. Arkansas came close to scoring when sophomore forward Jeriann Okoro got inside the 18-yard mark to challenge Mustang goalie Lauren Bodden, who blocked the shot at 75:00. The other Razorback scoring attempt was at 31:30. Freshman forward Lindsey Mayo knocked a corner-kick into the box and other freshman forward Haley Hatcher just barely missed a header opportunity. “The first thing you have to say is that SMU is very, very good,” Hale said. “They beat us to the first ball, they moved the ball, their movement of the ball was very good and they defended very well as a team. They were fantastic. We’ve preached all year that when we do what we do really well, we’re pretty good. Tonight we didn’t do those things very well.” The Razorbacks’ next home game is Sunday at 7 p.m. against Kennesaw State.

With over 40,000 Twitter followers and 340,000 likes on Facebook, the Arkansas Razorbacks have made quite the impact on the world of social media in the past year, ranking eighth in followers among Division I schools and 14th in likes. As of July, the UA has a Twitter and Facebook account for each individual sports team rather than having one main account to keep viewers updated about every sport. “The biggest thing we tried to do, this year, we implemented individual sport Facebook and Twitter accounts,” said Jake Brokaw, UA Director of Website Design and Development. “The main reason is to help the

fans connect with the individual teams.” “When they (student-athletes) run their own accounts, they can tweet pictures from practice or kind of go behind the scenes with the team,” Brokaw said. “That really helps, especially with the smaller sports, to help fans connect with the players. They can kind of show personality, and it makes them (the viewers) feel like a part of the program.” The goal of the program is to bridge the gap between the athletes and the fans. Instead of the athletes being just another number on the field, court or track, they have an opportunity to show their personalities and achievements through the pictures and stats posted on the new pages. “That’s the biggest thing we’re trying to do with Twitter

and Facebook,” said Brokaw. “Allow our fans to really get to know each program and the student-athletes that are in it.” Arkansas is not the first school to make accounts for some of their sports teams, but not all of the colleges have an account for all of their sports teams. “We’re getting caught up, I think,” said Brokaw. “We were a little bit behind, not having individual sport accounts.” “Some programs in some schools will have a couple here, a couple there,” Brokaw said. “But we just jumped right in and started one for each sport.” Not all of the accounts have as many fans as the main athletics account yet. For instance, the Razorback volleyball team’s Facebook page has 632 likes,

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Logan Webster Staff Photographer Interim coach John L. Smith met with the media Monday afternoon to discuss the 10th-ranked Razorbacks’ matchup with Jacksonville State.

COMMENTARY

Student Access Passes: Tickets Leaving Students at a Disadvantage? Zack Wheeler Staff Writer

Every year for the last three years, students scramble around to get their all-important access pass for sporting events on campus. The big ticket everyone seems to want is the home football games. Many other sporting events don’t seem to have a seating issue, but football does. So, what is the real incentive to buy them anymore?

For starters, the price has been raised from $65 last year to $85 this year. I understand that the University’s Athletic Department continues to grow and thrive each year and money is an important factor in the growth process. The pass is not an issue for sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball and soccer, as it is not required for admission. The pass starts to cause issues with the football - and sometimes men’s basketball - home games. The Athletic Department made 12,000 passes available to purchase. But wait! Only the first 9,500 students will get into the home football games. Now students will have to camp out in line for hours, maybe even days in the case of the Alabama football game, just to get

a seat in the student section. Why not create enough seats for the 12,000 passes, or put an allotment at 9,500 total passes? Wouldn’t the games be a lot more enjoyable if everyone could just show up an hour and a half before the game, not four or five hours? The atmosphere and experience of the home games is second to none, but having to fight lines and hoping you get into the student section in the lower bowl every game gets old after time. Very small changes could be made to make the student ticket process exponentially more pleasurable. First off, put a hard cap on the number of tickets at the number of seats available. There is no reason to offer more tickets than there are

seats. I know some students buy the pass and don’t go to every game, but set an allotment so there is no possibility of turning a student away. Also, the voucher system for Little Rock games should be moved to an online system. Instead of having students skip class to get their tickets, make it so they can access the vouchers online to avoid the crowd at the Baum Stadium ticket office. This year, students will also have to get a voucher for the LSU game in Fayetteville. Doesn’t the access pass include entrance to all home games? Well, almost. If students attend all five home football games, they will get first-serve basis for seating vouchers to the LSU game. So if a student

has an emergency throughout the year and is forced to miss a game, that student may be out of luck for the one game of the year he or she really wanted to see. I know this mainly pertains to seating at football games, because the pass is not necessary for other sports on campus. Regardless of the free admission, baseball never seems to have a seating issue, neither do volleyball, soccer, softball nor any other sport played on University grounds. I feel that my suggested changes would serve the interest of students better, rather than the money factor the university strives for. I’m not saying the UA only cares about our money, because that is completely inaccurate. The UA

really cares about the students; I just feel that student tickets could be handled in a different manner. Students do have the option of buying single game tickets, but unfortunately the best value deal is the access pass. So the student body will continue to camp out in lines, hope for good seats and spend more and more money each year to enjoy Razorback football games. We will continue to call the Hogs, despite the seating disasters we have to endure. Zach Wheeler is a staff writer for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Tuesday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.

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while the football team’s page has 6,871. “I think the biggest thing is to just keep growing those individual fan bases around those accounts,” Brokaw said. “There’s not necessarily any targeted numbers or anything, but the main thing is to find the fans for each sport and be able to update them - like with pictures when the team’s traveling - and just keep them connected with the sports they enjoy watching.” “Razor Rewards was started last year, and its main goal was for student attendance,” Brokaw said. “So last year it was only incorporating students and only the card swipes for the access pass and the student ID at events. For this year, we’ve added the social rewards aspect to it, and we’ve also opened it

up for all fans to join the Razor Rewards program.” As for negative aspects to the multiple sports accounts, there haven’t been any found yet after one month of maintaining the sites. “I think it just helps fans focus in on one sport,” Brokaw said. “It was getting hard to keep up with following every sport on the main account because there is so much that goes on throughout the year... So by splitting it off, we can still have the main account and hit a little bit of everything, but if you really want to dive in for lots of stats, or lots of behind the scenes for certain teams, now we’ve given fans the opportunity to do that.” Many popular UA athletes have also made Twitter accounts for themselves, in-

cluding football players Tyler Wilson, who has over 24,000 followers, and Knile Davis, who has over 20,000 The athletes’ accounts are not run by the Athletic Department, but instead are controlled by the athletes themselves. “I start off with our freshmen in a summer bridge program and we call that program Hogs in Transition,” said Eric Wood, UA assistant athletics director for student-athlete development. “We start there and we start talking to them about the positive things of using social networks, but also the things that could impact their personal brand and our institutional brand.” Other programs are being started along with HIT this year to educate the studentathletes about usage of social

media. “We’ll bring in a consultant that will work with every one of our teams,” Wood said. “We also use our Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and that group is two student-athlete leaders per team that meet twice a month.” Social media usage is brought up to the SAAC, who discusses not only their own usage, but other schools’ as well, and relays the messages to their teams. The focus for these programs this year is to “talk about the positive aspects of being a Razorback in this state, and particularly with our more high-profile athletes, how to use it to tell the positive stories of what is happening in our athletic department.”

SOCCER

Freshman Scores First Goal of Season

Cameron McCauley Staff Writer

As one of the many electrifying young players on the Arkansas Razorbacks soccer team, Ashleigh Ellenwood is looking to make a name for herself as a true freshman. Ten minutes into her first collegiate game against Austin Peay on Aug. 17, Ellenwood buried a shot in the right side of the net for her first goal of the season. She is the starting forward for Arkansas, who were 3-0 through Aug. r 23. ille M Ellenn a Ry wood is it: d e Cr from Michigan City, Ind. about 60 miles outside of Chicago. She was a standout tennis and basketball player as well, but mainly participated for the fun of it. Soccer was her true area of ex-

pertise. Ellenwood chose Arkansas after other potential suitors, including Northwestern and Ball State, showed interest in her. “I wanted to come play in a big conference, and the Southeastern Conference is definitely a big conference,” Ellenwood said. She spent time in high school on the Eclipse Select team based out of the Chicago

area, and is looking forward to playing against her former club teammate Ali Hall who is now at Tennessee. It was on that club team that she began playing the forward position she is now excelling at for the Razorbacks. Her play at the club level attracted the interest of Arkansas head coach Colby Hale. Coach Hale commands a different style than Ellenwood is used to, but she has had little problem adjusting to that style so far. “Usually as a forward you like to score goals, but he likes to keep things compact and then go on the counter attack,” Ellenwood said. Starting off college and the season in the same week would be challenging for most, especially for a biochemistry major. But she has quite the support system of fellow teammates to ease the transition. “It’s been hard at first, but my teammates have definitely been there for me. A lot of the of the older girls have defi-

nitely helped me adapt to the new life,” Ellenwood said. Despite having one of the toughest schedules in the country - facing five ranked teams - Ellenwood didn’t back down from what she was expecting from the team and herself this season. “We definitely want to make it to the SEC tournament, and we are setting the expectations higher than they have ever been before,” Ellenwood said. When coach Hale arrived at Arkansas in December from central Florida, he brought with him his mindset and mentality that working hard and wanting it more gets the job done. His mantra applies not only on the field but also in the classroom. One of the few core values Hale preaches to his team is “grinding,” Ellenwood said. They even simulate that type of style in practice. If they are able to grind out wins and keep their early season momentum going, expect Arkansas and Ellenwood to score goals and compete well into the season.

FOOTBALL

From the Hog’s Mouth

Wilson on Track for Top

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor

Tyler Wilson has only been the starting quarterback for the Razorbacks for one season. That’s only 13 games. In those short battles against some of the best defenses in the nation, Wilson has managed to break nine school records. Arkansas passed for 300 or more yards in a game five times last season, including a 510 yard game by Wilson against Texas A&M that broke the record for single game passing yards. Wilson has a career completion percentage of 62.9 and once had a streak of 184 consecutive passes without an interception. In 2011, his first year as a starter, Wilson broke the school record for season pass completions with 277. That brings his career total to 344, which ranks him sixth all time. Clint Stoerner currently holds the record with 528, meaning Wilson only needs 185 completions to again write his name in the history books. Last season, Arkansas led the Southeastern Conference with 99 passing plays of 15 or more yards and 35 passing plays of 25 or more. In these same categories, they tied for fifth and 10th in the NCAA, respectively. Arkansas also led the SEC in passing plays of

“We want to be the best offense playing in the best conference against the best defenses. If we can do that, that’s the ultimate.” Tyler Wilson

Traveler Archive Quarterback Tyler Wilson threw 277 completions last season breaking a school record. 10+ yards, 20+ yards and 30+ yards. Wilson passed for 3,638 yards and 24 touchdowns and achieved a record of 11-2, which led to him becoming the first Razorback quarterback to earn first-team All-SEC honors. Wilson also holds the record for season pass attempts (438), season total plays (498), game pass completions (32), game total plays (57) and game total yards (481). Wilson ranks in the top 10 in school history in career passing touchdowns with 31 and career pass attempts with 547. If Wilson can duplicate this production this season, he is believed by many analysts to be a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate.

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