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Terrorism will take a backseat to cybercrime as the number one threat to Americans.
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Changing Destinies in Iraq: UA Grads Begin Non-Profit A new non-profit aims to eradicate suffering in war-torn countries, starting in Iraq.
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“As a group, we’re not trying to alter specifications for concealed carry holders, we just want to say that if you carry off-campus you may as well carry on-campus,” said Josh Fisher, ASCC president.
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Freshman guard BJ Young has until April 10 to decide whether to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft.
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Parking and Transit: The Campus Black Sheep
Parking and Transit may not always be fair, but it is not as terrible as some students make it out to be.
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The group Arkansas Students for Concealed Carry began a week-long protest against the UA firearm policy today. Beginning today, the group’s 65 members will wear empty holsters to class. Over the weekend, they peppered the campus with chalk art to advertise the demonstration. “They’ll wear an empty holster to class to build awareness to the cause,” said Josh Fisher, ASCC president. “You can’t really promote concealed carry if you have an empty holster in your pocket;
no one’s going to see it.” While 21-year-old Arkansas residents can legally apply to carry weapons through concealed carry, firearms are not allowed on campus at all. “As a group, we’re not trying to alter specifications for concealed carry holders, we just want to say that if you carry off-campus you may as well carry on-campus,” Fisher said. The demonstration coincides with nationwide anger over the death of Trayvon Martin, who was killed during an encounter with concealed carry holder George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla., in February.
Residents’ Interhall Congress to Begin Elections by BAILEY KESTNER Staff Writer
“Elections for RIC will begin Wednesday, April 4 at 12:01 a.m. and end Thursday, April 5 at 5 p.m.,” said an RIC official. To vote, students simply go to vote.uark.edu, log in and select the candidate they would like to see in each position. “Running for the presidential spot are Rachel Frank and Onnissia Harries, for vice president, Conrad Witte, and for secretary/treasurer, Whitney Le and Brady McLaughlin,” said Adrian Ordorica, RIC Election Commission Chairman. According to her platform, Har-
ries is looking to improve external and internal RIC communications, establish a week long program for Gender Neutral Housing awareness, install a recycle bin in every student’s dorm room and utilize the alumni network as resource to students among many other improvements. According to Frank’s platform, she is looking for dormitory halls to be more active and friendly, including small activities within the dorms, RIC being more closely associated with ASG, implementing Gender Neutral Housing, installing scantrons at the front desk of all the dormitories and place recycle bins outside every hall among other ideas.
“Gender Neutral Housing is an important topic in the platforms of the candidates running this year,” Ordorica said. “Candidates are interested in what students think about this idea for the UA campus in coming years.” The students running have been advertising their platforms and encouraging UA students to vote throughout the last week through chalking on sidewalks, posting signs in the ground and hanging posters in dormitories and buildings on campus. “The winners of the RIC election will be announced on Friday, April 6 at 5 p.m. on the Old Main steps,” Ordorica said.
and cooling is compounded with the cost of fuel, food and materials, which has increased on a steady basis, he said. UA officials are also hiring more faculty members, Diamond said. Tuition rates are also dictated by the amount of money that the UA receives from the state. The UA has received a small increase of money from the state this year, but for the past six years the UA received the same amount of funding, he said. The rate of tuition increases al-
most every year, he said. From 2009 to 2012, tuition has gone up every year, totaling about 11.7 percent. In 2009, the cost of tuition was $5,010, and in 2012, the tuition should be $5,888, according to the Office of Institutional Research. “The UA has some of the lowest cost of tuition among flagstaff universities in the country,” Diamond said. The UA is ranked the 14th least expensive, he said.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Black Student Association will hold a march from Brough Commons to the Union today at 11:45 a.m. The timing of SCC’s demonstration is unfortunate, the leader of the BSA said. “I think it’s an inappropriate time to promote violence or carry weapons to use at any time,” said Raven Cook. “To do it when Trayvon Martin is such an issue—this shouldn’t be the time. But [concealed carry] should never be a topic of protest, at least at school. It’s ridiculous.” Fisher said he had considered calling off the demonstration, but ultimately decided to follow
through with it. “I really don’t know what to think because I don’t know all the facts in the case, but it really is somewhat of a tragedy,” Fisher said of the Martin killing. “You can’t really change the week because this is a national event,” he said. “In fact, I was debating whether or not I would want to support this on our campus, but I think it’s worth it. We have a lot of members that are interested in doing it.” Juana Washington, who has been protesting the killing on street corners with a sign saying ‘I
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UA Tuition Rises $370 for Undergrads by SARAH DEROUEN Staff Writer
The System Board of Trustees have approved a raise in tuition for next year, a UA official said. This increase will equal $370 a year for in-state undergraduates, said John Diamond, associate vice chancellor for University Relations. The Board of Trustees approved the tuition raise because the cost of running the university has increased, he said. The cost of heating
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Roku is one of the best-selling streaming players with 300+ channels at the tip of your fingers. The player connects to your Internet allowing you to enjoy your Netflix, Pandora, Facebook and many more accounts with no PC needed. “Its a great alternative to paying for cable when you aren’t able to watch that much of it,” said student Isaac Allen. by KAREN STIGAR Staff Writer
Students prefer online sources of entertainment, such as Netflix and Hulu, more than cable television, sources say. “I pay for Netflix but just use the free version of Hulu. I think cable is overpriced and there is no reason to pay for something when you can get it for free online,” said sophomore anthropology major Keller Allgood. Netflix and Hulu both cost $7.99 per month for a subscription, according to the Netflix and Hulu websites. The average price of cable per month is $50, accord-
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am Trayvon Martin,’ said she would never support students having guns on campus. “I don’t think that’s smart at all with all this recent college and high school violence,” she said. “I’m all about the Second Amendment, but in homes and in the woods. This isn’t the wild wild west anymore.” School shootings are exactly what make armed students so essential, Fisher said. “Right now, I trust and rely on the UAPD, but their headquarters is on the other side of campus,” he said. “I just know driving up this hill from the other side of campus, you’re not going to get the reaction time you want.” UAPD Lt. Gary Crain is
ing to ehow.com. Even though college students favor online sources, cable companies remain virtually unaffected by online sources such as Netflix and Hulu, according to the Convergence Consulting group LTD website. More than 55 percent of Americans pay for cable, according to the online market research website Neilsen.com. The highest percentage of people who use cable are adults aged 65 and older, which makes up about 50 percent of the total number of people who use cable. Ages 18 to 29 make up 24 percent, according to pewresearch.org.
About 31 percent of Hulu’s audience falls into the 18 to 34 age range and more than a third of users are over the age of 50. Netflix skews slightly younger, with 40 percent of users in the 18 to 34 age range and 17 percent over 50, according to Neilsen.com More than 700 devices can stream Netflix, including Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3 and an array of Blu-ray disc players, according to the Netflix website. “Netflix doesn’t have anything updated and that makes it impossible to navigate. I have Hulu Plus now because of the TV shows. And they also offer mov-
ies,” said Mekenzie Stone, Seventy percent of people watch TV shows online source to watch a missed show. Nearly 60 percent watch TV shows online for convenience and 42 percent because of fewer advertisements, according to Comscore.com. The average TV subscriber home pays its access provider $74 a month and watches 240 hours of TV a month, equating to 31 cents an hour. Hulu Plus and Netflix viewers watch about 30 hours per month and pay 27 cents per hour, according to the Convergence Consulting Group LTD website.
confident in the department’s response time. “Absolutely [I’m confident],” he said. “Our response time on campus is two minutes or less.” ASCC is on the fast track to becoming an RSO, however, on-campus demonstrations will have minimal effect — policy change lies with the state legislature. “There’s no established group and I just want to found a chapter on the UA campus, maybe something in Little Rock as well,” Fisher said. “And then you talk to legislators, really create a list of house members that can make a difference and then you just form a relationship with them.” The national concealed carry group has had some measure of success. On March
5, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado University ban was unconstitutional because state law superseded university policy, the Denver Post reported. In Arkansas, state representative Charlie Collins, RFayetteville, introduced legislation allowing teachers and faculty members to carry firearms on campus. Students were left out. “[People have asked], what if your policy means drunk 18-year old boys are going to be running around the dorm room like cowboys shooting everyone?” Collins said. “That’s the number one concern, that the cure will be worse than the disease.” To fix that perception, Collins said his bill maintains current law that you must be 21 to have a permit. In addition,
no student will be allowed to carry on campus, and faculty members will not be allowed to enter dorms with weapons. Collins’ bill failed in committee last year, but if Republicans gain the majority after the 2012 election, the bill stands a good chance of passing, he said. “If you look at the problem of crazies and killers coming to our campuses to do their mayhem, because in some measure, they know they’re gun-free zones, they’re killing fields for the innocent,” Collins said. “But the crazies can go in there and get away with it longer, potentially, than if someone was there with concealed carry. It’s a problem we want fixed.”
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TECHNOLOGY Cybercrime on the Rise, Officials Say by JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer
Cybercrime will soon replace terrorism as the number one threat to America, the FBI director said in January. It’s not just the federal government that deals with the threat of cyber-crimes, such as hacking, cyber-espionage and infrastructure attacks —individuals and businesses must also face the threat in the form of identity theft and scams. As computers and the Internet become increasingly integral to students’ lives, they are at risk, too. Cyberthreats range from viruses to hackers invading a personal computer to online theft, according to the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team, a website created by the Department of Homeland Security. Last year, nearly 2,000 cyber crimes were reported in the state of Arkansas, according to the FBI state crime report. More than 20 percent of those crimes were non-delivery of merchandise or payment. Identity theft and credit card theft, however, were close behind, according to the FBI website. Arkansas residents lost more than a combined $2.1 million last year, with most of the individual losses ranging between $1,000 and $5,000. This year, Norton put the total cost of cybercrime nationwide was more than $400 billion, according to a report by Shawn Henry, executive assistant director of the FBI. One of the easiest ways to keep information safe on the computer is to manage passwords diligently, according to
the US Department of Homeland Security. Some students said that can be an inconvenience. “I have a lot of different stuff that requires a password,” said sophomore childhood education major Madison Greene, “I mean, honestly, I don’t sit there and try to think of a secure password, it’s just something I can remember and type in quickly.” While many private citizens in Arkansas have experience with cyber-crimes such as identity theft, the nation as a whole could be in danger from external cyber threat, too. Hackers linked to the Chinese military have been trying for years to access the U.S. Chamber of Commerce servers and were finally successful in December of last year, according to ABC News. The risk is so palpable that President Obama has vowed to make cyber security a national security priority. Government records, national security information and more are all vulnerable to the ever-growing population of hackers, according to the Washington Post. Hacktivism, a form of political protest using computer networks, has also seen its rise with groups such as Anonymous. Hacktivism was actually the lead source of leaked documents and compromised data, according to Verizon’s breach investigations report. Over half the data stolen from companies and government agencies last year was stolen by hacktivists, according to that report. The report also found that the odds of hacktivists decreasing the number of attacks in the near future were low.
Students Prefer Online News, Studies Show by JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer
Studies show that more people, and especially young people, are turning to digital media and online sources to keep up with news. While UA students have access to several free news sources, some students still say that online sources are the most convenient. While local TV news is still the number one sources of news, digital media is close behind, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism’s annual State of the Media report. This trend is especially visible in people ages 18-29, 65 percent of who said they get most of their news from internet sources. Here at the UA, however, students have free access to several newspapers through the Razorback Readership Program. This program has been in place at the UA since 2006 and provides students with Monday through Friday copies of USA Today, The New York Times, The Arkansas Democrat Gazette and The Northwest Arkansas Times, through a 30 cents per credit hour fee, according to the ASG website. Some students think this resource contributes to a higher consumption of newspaper news on campus. “It’s nice to have something to pick up and read between classes,” said sophomore childhood education major Madison Greene, “although if I’m reading the news, I’m usually going to do it online. I think a lot more people read newspapers here though, just because they’re available.” Other students disagree. “Honestly, no, having free newspapers doesn’t affect the way I read the news,” said sophomore Emily Bishop. “Most of the news I read is online.” While UA students may be more apt to read
newspapers, advertising for TV news and Internet news sites overwhelmingly outweighed newspaper advertising, a trend that has been noticeable for some years, according to the State of the Media. The State of the Media report found that not only do people have easier access to news through mobile devices, computers and tables, but people are also reading more news. “This report finds that mobile devices are adding to people’s news consumption, strengthening the lure of traditional news brands and providing a boost to long-form journalism,” according to the report’s overview. “Eight in ten who get news on smartphones or tablets, for instance, get news on conventional computers as well.” This isn’t the case for everyone though. For Greene, it’s easier to skim headlines when reading news on a phone or computer, she said. Mobile devices and tablets are an increasingly popular platform for people interested in keeping up with the news. Over a quarter of the population now get news on their mobile devices, according to the State of the Media report. Social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, are also becoming more influential in the way people get their news. Fifty-four percent of the U.S. online population are now active users on Facebook and they spend about 14 times the amount of time there as they spend on traditional news sites, according to the Pew Research Center. Though sites such as Facebook are not major sources of news for people yet —people responded that they checked out news links on Facebook “very often”, but were more likely to use news websites directly — they could very well become a driving force in the way people read and share their news.
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RIC Election Week Brings Campus Life Changes For those of us who currently , or have at one time, resided on campus in dorms such as Humphreys, Yocum or Maple Hill, we know that there are always improvements and changes to be made. Whether it’s the issue of Gender Neutral Housing, bringing free school supplies to the dorms or making changes in the places we live, most of us have a voice for how our residence halls can be improved. Yet, without the Residents’ Interhall Congress, better known on campus as the RIC, these changes would not be made, and student suggestions and issues would go unheard. Elections for the new RIC committee will begin this week on Wednesday, April 4 and go through Thursday, April 5, giving students an opportunity to vote for the president, vice president, and secretary /treasurer positions based on the platforms students bring to the table. Ideas such as better access to recycling and working more closely with our Associated Student Government are among many that president candidates, Rachel Frank and Onnissia Harries, are looking to improve in our residence halls in the upcoming year. It’s important, as students living and working on campus, to vote for RIC to see the changes we want in our living spaces. Through working and communicating with a great group of students in the 2012-2013 year, we can ensure residential life on campus is a year to remember. Take the time this week to place your vote for the students you feel will best represent the RIC. By placing our votes online at vote.uark.edu, we can make our campus an even better place for current and future students to live. From small complaints to big issues, we can see the much needed changes happen through a few clicks of the mouse this week. Remember to log on this Wednesday to cast your vote for the next RIC officials. Only students living in residence halls are able to vote.
Students Take Steps To Bring Campus Awareness Trayvon Martin. It’s the name we’ve heard circulating around the news for the past few months that has now come to the UA campus among many other schools. In honor of Martin, a 17-year-old black student who was shot and killed February 26, in Sanford, Fla., UA students will hold a march on our campus today at 11:45 a.m. The “Shining the Light on Injustice” march will host UA students wearing hoodies in honor of Martin, and will span from Brough Commons to the Arkansas Union. Charles Robinson, vice provost for diversity affairs, will speak at the Union Mall as a part of the program. While we may have seen students wearing hoodies and holding signs on campus in honor of the tragedy, the march is an opportunity for all students to come together and get involved in bringing awareness to these issues. Seen throughout the news and on many college campuses, the UA is one more school who will take part in shining a light on the recent news. Taking part in raising awareness, whether it’s for issues such as the death of Trayvon Martin, Invisible Children or other ideas we feel passionate about, is a way for students, whether we’re near these problems or right here in Fayetteville, Ark., to make a mark and be heard.
Traveler Quote of the Day “The UA has some of the lowest cost of tuition among flagship universities in the country,” -John Diamond, associate vice chancellor for University Relations, “UA Tuition Rises $370 for Undergrads,” pg. 1
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Parking and Transit: The Campus Black Sheep
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The Parking and Transit system at the UA is unfair, deceitful and the worst office on campus – at least, that is what many students say. Though I’m like the rest of students whose hearts sink when the envelope appears on our car windshields holding a $20 ticket, I disagree with the allegations that our Parking and Transit office is the worst place on campus. I disagree with the idea that those who ticket our cars are tricking us into paying another fine, and I firmly believe that if we didn’t break the rules of parking so nonchalantly, we wouldn’t have such a shabby relationship with our campus parking officials. We can go round and round in circles all day complaining to friends about how we truly didn’t know that resident
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had no parking and no transit system. Now, that would really be an issue. Not only do we have a transit system that takes us to every corner of town, but we have one of the friendliest staff I could ever imagine. I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t think about this until riding the bus last week, where for the first time I actually stopped and contemplated just how good I have it. While riding up to campus on the Route 56 bus, I was greeted by a driver who serenaded students with the best of Josh Groban. Yes, it was funny to hear a middle-aged man belt the lyrics, but sitting on the bus, chuckling quietly to myself and listening to the booming voices of both the driver and the CD, I realized that without people like this on our campus, our days would be a little less enjoyable than they are now. It was then that I realized that our transit system has been a place where I have shared the many laughs, met some interesting people and enjoyed being on campus. Our Parking and Transit staff know that they are one of the most talked about offices on campus, however they do their job and still keep a smile on their faces while working to keep our campus running smoothly. Doing this while being under
constant scrutiny from students can never be easy. Now, I’m not saying that our Transit system is perfect. It’s not. The buses are constantly overcrowded, full of people we sometimes don’t like to be around, and tiring to wait for after a long day of class. But, I believe we need to be a little more thankful for the transportation we have, and stop wasting our precious time in college complaining about our oh-so-awful bus system and parking staff. I refuse to believe that our buses are dangerous, uncomfortable and inconvenient, the major points students seem to base their arguements around. While it’s not perfect, it’s definitely not the biggest issue on our campus. Our bus system should be something we are thankful for – if we have complaints we should voice them to improve what we already have. But mindlessly complaining about a system that strives to keep students safe and able to get around campus seems just a little spoiled of us. Emily Rhodes a journalism major, and the opinion editor. Her column appears every other Monday.
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reserved didn’t mean green sticker parking, but we all know that this excuse flew out of the window after our first semester at the UA. It’s color coded and labeled for a reason – if we can’t distinguish between what our sticker means and match it to the appropriate parking lot, then we probably shouldn’t keep our cars on campus. Yet, the issue of our parking tickets is merely a side note for my column. Today, I want to talk about the lack of parking on campus. I know now that you are sitting, drifting off and sighing deeply at the idea of reading another complaint on campus parking, but I’m here to say that my article is not against the parking and transit system it’s not a complaint. When I came to the UA in 2008, parking was scarce. I spent more time walking to and from my car and lugging groceries from lot 44 to Reid Hall than I did in the classroom. But four years later, I still believe that parking is not one of the most important issues on our campus. If we stopped to smell the roses, we would probably all realize that although our parking lots are not abundant in space, we are lucky to have such a prevalent campus transit system. Many universities that I visited before choosing Arkansas
Growing up, I always dreaded “church clothes.” The phrase brought back to memory the times I tried, and failed, to get out of Sunday morning Mass. No sickness, no amount of second grade “homework” and absolutely no begging and pleading could get me out of the 80 minutes that is Catholic Church. Every Sunday morning my brothers and I were ordered out of bed, in reality it was away from video games, and lured into the kitchen with a bountiful breakfast. This was a perfect tactic - the smell of bacon filled the house and the sound of mixing pancakes was one that could be heard above any video game. We were trapped as soon as we took our seats. Upon finishing the Sunday morning feast, my parents would happily report that our church clothes were ironed and hanging in the laundry room. The stomach-churning, agonizing pain had begun - church preparation.
My parents groomed us as if we were full-breed dogs going to Westminster. Combs, toothbrushes, dress socks, floss, belts, all flying around as we fell to the high, merciless expectations of our parents. We looked like something out of ‘Pleasantville.” No matter how much we pleaded that our friends got to wear jeans, t-shirts and sandals, the Kieklak kids always looked like “little gentlemen.” At the time I didn’t understand, but my parents were keen on presentation. They wanted to make sure that we always presented ourselves well to the parish, community, or whatever group of people saw us. Now, that doesn’t mean that they stopped me from making a fool out of myself wearing an undershirt under a t-shirt (they tried), or were able to sway me from wearing a bow tie to my cotillion semi-formal, but they did their best. I can see why they tried so hard, and I’m glad they did. In a time when what you wear can make a difference in the outcome of a job interview, my parents taught me well, while still letting me be a little creative. There is a certain amount of creative expression that should be respected. We often hold ourselves to standards our parents imposed upon us at a young age, but I’m afraid we’re not being open enough to those who don’t dress like us. What may become the most famous case of prejudice based
off appearance and dress is gearing up to be heard in courts, the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watchman, reportedly shot and killed Martin. Zimmerman claims it was out of self-defense, however, many are speculating that Zimmerman shot Martin out of racism. What Martin was wearing at the time of his death has been a part of a heated debate and the center of national attention. The death of Martin, killed while wearing a hoodie, has inspired thousands across the U.S. to take to the streets, sporting hoodies. The hoodie has come under the national limelight. “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was. I am urging the parents of Black and Latino youngsters, particularly, to not let their children go out wearing hoodies,” said Geraldo Rivera. Rivera played with fire and opened up Pandora’s box. Later that week, Rep. Bobby Rush, DIllinois, addressed House members while wearing a grey hoodie. “Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum,” he said. Rush was gaveled down and removed from the House floor for breaking clause 5 of House rule 17, barring members from wearing hats. Rush’s message is exactly what needs to be heard across the nation.
While presentation does matter, it’s not what defines a person. There are always going to be cases where “church clothes,” are most appropriate. Yet, there will more be instances during which, wearing a pair of “Pikachu ears,” is perfectly acceptable. Hats off to that guy. And there will be even more instances during which one should be allowed to wear a hoodie. D.L. Hughley recently lamented in the Huffington Post that, “I remember when it was us (African Americans) that were afraid of men wearing hoods.” “Now, for many Americans, it’s the hooded black man who is the symbol of terror,” he said. This must change. Mark Twain famously noted, “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” It’s widely considered taboo to go into a store without shoes and a shirt. We’re creating an atmosphere where it’s taboo to wear a hoodie; it’s unfathomable. As students, we’ve done an OK job maintaining an atmosphere for creative expression, but we can always do better. We must make sure that we maintain a campus in which, clothes can only help make men and women, not break them. Joe Kieklak is a Traveler columnist. His column appears every Monday.
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Changing Destinies in Iraq: UA Grads Begin Non-Profit by WHITNEY GREEN Staff Writer
After three years of dreaming, planning, fundraising and creating, team members of forgottensong, a locally based non-profit organization, will embark on their first official mission to Iraq on April 23. This group of five exuberant young people - all in their 20s - is looking to change the world, one life at a time. Recent UA graduates Charles and Abby Davidson began forgottensong to “identify and eradicate causes for human suffering among the disenfranchised population of war-torn societies through education, vocation and meeting physical needs,” according to the forgottensong mission statement. The Davidsons, plus Dylan Roberts, Zac Trout and Erik Price, make up the team, and everyone except Roberts will be going on the Iraq mission. Roberts went on a scouting trip to Uganda over spring break and will be working on a movie production for their project while the rest of the team is in Iraq. The vision for forgottensong started when Charles went on a spring break trip to Bolivia in 2008. There he saw children in prison “paying the price of their parents’ bad decisions,” he said. In the Bolivian prison in San Pedro, children of the prisoners are forced to be drug mules for cocaine manufactured within the prison. When Charles returned to Arkansas, those images lingered in his mind and led him to Google the phrase, “children paying the price of their parents’ crimes.” Web results of war zones filled the screen. “My whole life seemed to apex at that point with my desire to go to war zones and my desire to help children,” Charles said. “I ended up buying a ticket to Iraq and really got hooked on being around the rawness of human nature and emotion in violent, conflicting areas.” The vision of forgottensong became “to develop self-sustainable projects that will accomplish our mission in war-torn regions of the world, and to assist in the betterment of existing projects through partnerships with proven and sustainable organizations,” according to their vision statement. In Iraq, they will do this by building a school to take children off of the streets and provide them with an edu-
by ANDREW VAN GENDEREN Contributing Writer
The bright yellow trailer parked conspicuously across the street from Qdoba on Dickson Street is hard to miss. Indeed, across the past three weeks it has created a volume of chatter seemingly disproportionate to its humble size and location. And that is exactly what its owner wants. Bo Clower, founder of Mountain Crepes, runs his operation out of this trailer, which has become an oasis for wobbly weekend warriors on Dickson Street and a must-visit lunch and dessert destination for the less inebriated during the workweek. His crepe flavors include savory concoctions like chicken Florentine and Philly cheesesteak, as well as sweet dishes like strawberry romanoff and raspberry chocolate. And the batter recipe itself – light, rich in flavor, yet impeccably textured - is purposely a mystery. “My batter has two secret ingredients that I cannot disclose,” Clower said with a mischievous grin. “Its more than just milk, flour, butter and sugar.” Scruffy, stout, and wearing a Colorado baseball cap, Clower sells handmade crepes out of his wagon, taco stand-style, to initially curious passersby who often become regulars. When asked why and how he started his small yet increasingly successful business, the 31-year-old Clower said, “I just wanted to do something different.” Indeed, this project is a major deviation from Clower’s previous career path. He started off as an Internet service provider during the nascent, booming days of the Internet in 1995, establishing a very successful business in Rogers. As the technology bubble grew, so did Clower’s clientele. He sold his outfit in 2000 after becoming the third largest ISP in Arkansas, and relocated to Breckenridge, Colo., where he worked until recently as the county’s chief network engineer.
Top: Charles Davidson plays with children during the period he taught English in Afghanistan in 2009. Bottom: Charles and Abby Davidson stand on outlook together in Fayetteville before they leave for a mission in Iraq on April 23. cation. They will also seek to provide women with jobs. “I see entire cultures getting radically changed by people who put their minds to sustainability issues, not just charity,” Charles said. “We can’t stop wars, but we can make life better for people who have been in war zones.” “I think you can stop a cycle from
continuing, especially working with kids,” Abby said. “If you can provide an education, love and support, a lot of times that will stop a bad cycle.” The Davidsons have the mindset that uplifting just one person can have a monumental impact. “Frankly, I don’t care if [forgottensong] changes a whole culture,” Charles
While Clower said he enjoyed parts of his previous work, the frigid climate of Breckenridge, combined with the stressful demands of his job, became tiresome, and he started plotting his exit path. “I wanted to get out of technology because I wanted a fun job,” Clower said. Asked about the best part of running Mountain Crepes, Clower responded, “not working in a windowless office six feet under the ground.” “I just knew at some point I was going to get out of tech, so I ordered the trailer.” Clower said. “Six weeks before it arrived, I quit my job.” Since then, Clower, along with business partner and Rogers native John Lester, have led a gypsy-like existence, wandering from location to location in Northwest Arkansas doing business out of a tent under the name “Le Creperie” at local fairs and shows. Now renamed and sporting a shockingly yellow trailer, Clower has set up shop semi-permanently in the parking lot between Black Sheep Beauty Salon and Pita’s Greek restaurant on Dickson Street. Clower says that, officially, his job title is “crepe chef.” He then paused and, with a wry smile, said, “but I would prefer to be called an entrepreneur.” The latter title is justifiable. On Friday and Saturday evenings, lines outside of Clower’s little food stand grow to forty or more people. He said that he is happy to meet the demand Mountain Crepes has itself created, mentioning that employees of local restaurants, including those from nearby Jimmy Johns and Qdoba, visit his shop frequently. Clower welcomes these sometimes sheepish customers. “I mean, if you work in a pizza shop, how many pizzas can you eat?” he said. He also said that he and the owner of Pita’s have both a close friendship and a slightly under-the-table business relationship.
“Basically, he lets me steal his ice, and I give him crepes,” Clower said. His niche market is not problemfree, however. Few food stands in Fayetteville exist because of stringent laws governing health codes for restaurants, and Clower is unsure yet of how to negotiate the legal challenges of running a roadside business. For now, he has a 90-day permit as a vendor in his current location. “Because we only have this temporary permit, we’ve scaled back our plans,” he said. “But if we get a permanent one, we’ll expand into coffee, espresso – all that stuff.” If he is unable to put down roots in Fayetteville, Clower has alternate plans for the yellow trailer, including simply picking up and starting again somewhere else. Based on the success of this past month, Clower has also considered expanding beyond the trailer. “Everybody’s just so interested in it,” he said, waving his hand at the trailer with a bemused expression of a man rather impressed to find himself so satisfied. “Heck, I might even consider franchising this thing.”
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added. “If one kid’s life changes as a result of mine, then that’s enough for me. It’s not a pass-or-fail thing of changing whole societies, but obviously that’s what we have our minds toward.” Many people choose to close their eyes to injustice issues, especially when it is not something they are faced with every day, but the Davidsons “don’t
blame them.” “It’s a lot easier to ignore it, but I am doing my part to rise something up in them.” Charles said. “It can be really motivating when you know there is something you can do to help,” Abby added. Educating people on what can be done in war-torn countries is a big part of what forgottensong does. “We want people to know they can aim for the hard places and succeed,” Charles said. “If we do our job well enough, it won’t be through my hands that the world is changed, but though the hands of the thousands that we mobilize to go forth.” Coming away from Iraq, the Davidsons hope to see a sustainable school that gives opportunities to women and children otherwise unavailable because of the war, they said. “Our goal is to set something up to succeed without us and be an open door to mobilize others to help.” With the growing controversy in the Middle East, the Davidsons have been warned by many people “not to give up if they fail.” For forgottensong, failure is not an option. “D*** the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” Charles said, quoting David Farragut in reference to an order famously given at the Battle of Mobile Bay. “We’ve given three years to this project, raised plenty of money, and we are going to succeed. I don’t fear failure because to me, it doesn’t exist.” “Especially when you have a mindset of ‘if you can impact one person, then it’s not a failure,’” Abby said. “It’s how you set your standards and what’s important to you. I always just think about the hearts of the people that we can provide hope to.” There are multiple ways you can partner with forgottensong to change destinies in war-torn countries. Their biggest need is monthly supporters. “Five or 10 bucks pledged monthly gives us an operating budget,” Charles said. “We need people to ‘like’ our facebook page and follow us on Twitter @ forgottensong because just clicking ‘like’ enables us to do so much.” In Iraq, they will be teaching a computer class, so the organization has an immediate need of three used laptops. Students can visit forgottensong.org for contact information and to follow their journey bringing hope to those plagued by war.
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The Mountain Crepes food truck sits in its semipermanent location in the parking lot between Black Sheep Beauty Salon and Pita’s Greek restaurant just off Dickson Street.
ANDREW VAN GENDEREN CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Bo Clower, the founder of Mountain Crepes, gets ready to prepare crepes in his food truck one afternoon. Clower recently returned to Fayetteville after living several years in Breckenridge, Colo.
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COMMENTARY
The Augusta Zoo Going for it on 4th
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RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas running back Knile Davis was held out of the Razorbacks’ first spring scrimmage Friday. Davis will be evaluated by coach Bobby Petrino and team doctors on a weekby-week basis, Petrino said.
Spring Scrimmage Storylines
Davis Sits Out
by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
The wait continues for Knile Davis. Arkansas’ senior running back was held out of the first spring scrimmage Friday, missing the opportunity to take part in full-contact work since breaking his ankle in August. Davis watched from behind the offense as the Razorbacks went through the 142-play scrimmage. “He’s been doing everything,� coach Bobby Petrino said. “He’s been going full speed. He’s been cutting. Everything looks good. It’s just something I consult with our medical staff and we made a decision that let’s not tackle him today.� The scrimmage was the Hogs’ first full-team, full-contact work of the spring. Davis has participated in all non-
contact drills less than eight months after breaking his ankle. When it came time to scrimmage, though, Davis had to be a spectator, though Petrino said the All-Southeastern Conference back “always wants toâ€? participate in full-contact work. “We will take that on a week-by-week basis and see how the spring goes,â€? Petrino said. “Whether he gets any contact or not, we’re going to make that decision just weekly with myself and our medical staff.â€? Senior running back Dennis Johnson unofficially ran for 80 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries while working mainly with the first-team offense. Redshirt freshman Kody Walker ran for 61 yards on 17 carries, while senior Ronnie Wingo had 29 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. “We’re  just  out  here  having Â
fun  and  with  Knile  not  going,  that  means  we’re  having  more  fun  and  getting  in  the  game,â€?  Johnson  said. Mitchel  tweaks  hamstring 6RSKRPRUH Âż UVW WHDP FRU QHUEDFN 7HYLQ 0LWFKHO PLVVHG WKH VFULPPDJH DIWHU WZHDNLQJ KLV KDPVWULQJ LQ RQH RQ RQH GULOOV HDUOLHU LQ SUDFWLFH “It’s  not  serious,â€?  Petrino  said. Redshirt  freshman  Davyon  0F.LQQH\ ZRUNHG ZLWK WKH Âż UVW WHDP GHIHQVH LQ 0LWFKHOÂśV SODFH DQG JRW EHDW IRU D \DUG WRXFKGRZQ E\ VHQLRU UHFHLYHU Cobi  Hamilton. “+H JRW SLFNHG RQ WKHUH RQH WLPH IRU WKH WRXFKGRZQ EXW KHÂśV UHDOO\ GRQH D QLFH MRE LQ WKH Âż YH SUDFWLFHV ´ 3HWULQR said.  “He  gets  better  every  day  out  there.  He’s  smart.  It  means  D ORW WR KLP +H FRPHV LQ DQG studies  hard.  He’s  very,  very  FRPSHWLWLYH
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Young Considering NBA Jump Guard has until April 10 to make decision
This week the sports world will welcome back baseball and crown a new NCAA basketball champion. Both of these are significant events which will attract significant viewers and any other week would be the most important sporting event of that week. Not this week. This week the biggest event in sports is the Masters. Every year the eyes of the nation are focused on Augusta and this year promises to be one of the most interesting weekends in golf history. The Masters is an event that prides itself in tradition. The tradition of golf is about playing a “gentlemen’s game.� No trash talking, no show boat-
ing, nothing flashy –– just hit the ball into the hole. At the Masters, that course is hallowed ground for the golf lover and you should act accordingly. This year Augusta National is going to be turned into a zoo, though. (Enter silly pun about Tiger Woods) Regardless of your opinions about Tiger and his social life and past decisions, golf is a lot more fun whenever he is involved and competing. After his win last week, the national media is going to be crawling all over the Masters and Augusta National is going to look like a Tim Tebow, Jeremy Lin superhuman press conference. It is going to be nothing short of electric this year at the Masters. Here’s the thing, if Tiger actually wins it then we are all going to be witness to one of the strangest and most unlikely rise, fall, rise sports legends of all-time. Tiger went from golf phenom to social pariah overnight and with all of the overwhelming off-the-course issues most would have said that we would never have seen “Old Tiger� again. I myself even doubted if I
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FOOTBALL
Fear the Beard
Austin Flynn trying to impact early by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Arkansas players and coaches hope Austin Flynn can play as big as his hair and beard. He’s been growing the hair for almost 20 months and the facial hair for four months, resulting in a mix between Jesus and Geico caveman looks. On the field, the junior college transfer is competing for first-team reps at defensive end after enrolling for the spring semester. He worked with the first unit and recorded five tackles in the Razorbacks’ first spring scrimmage Friday. “He’s just an animal,� senior safety Ross Rasner said. “He looks like a specimen.� If Flynn’s game doesn’t set him apart, his hair will. “Flynn is a man,� sophomore offensive tackle Brey Cook said. “That’s one heck of a beard, absolutely. He’s definitely a little intimidating, but he’s a great guy
when you get to know him past the beard.� Flynn started growing the hair while starring for L os Angeles Harbor College in the fall, where he was a unanimous all-conference selection after registering 45 tackles, 16 tackles-forloss, 11 sacks and 21 quarterback hurries in just 10 games. At 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, he has the size and passrushing potential to challenge to fill the void left by graduated All-Southeastern Conference selection Jake Bequette, who had 10 sacks last season. “When you saw what we were losing in Jake Bequette and you say, ‘Hey, we need to go out and find a guy that can come in and contribute right away,’ you almost found the same mold with the size and speed and strength,� coach Bobby Petrino said. “We’re excited about Austin.�
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by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Arkansas could lose its leading scorer and only AllSoutheastern Conference selection sometime in the next eight days. Freshman guard BJ Young submitted his name for consideration for the 2012 NBA Draft, but has not hired an agent, allowing him to retain his amateur status, according to the UA. Young has until April 10 to make his decision on whether to return for his sophomore season or enter the draft. “I love being a Razorback and I see this as an opportunity to receive valuable feedback from the NBA advisory committee on my draft potential,� Young said in a statement. “I want to make sure that I have all the information possible before I choose what is best for me and my family. “Once I am able to look over all the facts, I will have a discussion with my family and coaches and decide what is best.� Young averaged a teamhigh and SEC freshman-best
Razorback Receiver Arrested byJIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Arkansas redshirt freshman receiver Kane Whitehurst was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession drug paraphernalia by UAPD on Sunday morning. UAPD responded to a street sweeper’s report of a black BMW sport utility vehicle squalling its tires and traveling at an excess speed through the Garland Ave. parking lot at 3:39 a.m. Sunday, according to the police report. RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “I am aware of the situation Arkansas freshman guard BJ Young has submitted his name for consideration for the 2012 NBA draft. Young has not hired an and it will be handled approagent, leaving the possibility of returning for his sophomore season open. priately,� coach Bobby Petrino said in a statement Sunday af15.3 points last season. He ele- hold the horses.� Anderson said in a statement. ternoon. Whitehurst was pulled over vated his game late in the seaHe was a second-team All- “By submitting his name for son, averaging 19.4 points the SEC selection and made the consideration for this year’s after officers witnessed offiRazorbacks’ final eight games. freshman All-SEC team. draft he will be able to find cers witnessed him driving 25 After news broke that “BJ is using this time to out what the scouts see in his mph in the garage, which has Young submitted his name, gather information about his game and make an informed a 10 mph speed limit. Officers found a pipe, grinder and a he tweeted “not gone yet fans draft potential,� coach Mike decision about his future.�
Whitehurst small bag of marijuana inside the car after pulling Whitehurst over. The Alpharetta, Ga., native was booked at 6:48 a.m. in the Washington County Detention Center, then released on $1,320 bond Sunday afternoon. Whitehurst entered the spring as a third-team receiver on the Razorbacks’ depth chart behind senior Cobi Hamilton and junior Maudrecus Humphrey.
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Track Doesn’t Miss A Beat by ZACH LIGI Staff Writer
From cross country to indoors, and then indoors to outdoors, Arkansas track started fast and stayed strong. The Hogs started the outdoor season over the weekend with the Arkansas Spring Invitational, getting ready for a long outdoor season that has the potential to end in a national championship for either team. “We had a beautiful day today,” men’s coach Chris Bucknam said. “We had a lot of good competition. Very pleased with the meet, really turned into a very good opening meet for us. The weather was perfect, and I think we got through unscathed. I didn’t see anyone in the training room, that was my first line of defense is making sure no one got hurt today.” The women’s team also participated this weekend in the outdoor season in the
Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. “We had an outstanding opener,” women’s coach Lance Harter said. “This is opening a lot better than we’ve ever opened before. All in all, across the board, I don’t think we had a real clunker at all.” Both the men’s and women’s teams opened the outdoor season ranked No. 5 nationally. The teams showed no signs of rust, smoothly transitioning during the break between the two seasons. “Excellent (transition from indoor to outdoor),” Harter said. “We’re very much in a load phase, as much as training goes, it’s gonna still be a long season.” “I think having a couple weeks off gave the kids some time to catch their breath, after a pretty intense indoor season” Bucknam said. “They came in, we tried to keep it loose, and just get around the track and don’t get hurt. I
think the guys accomplished that.” Freshman Patrick Rono ran a winning time of 1:49.64 in the 800 while fellow freshman Andrew Irwin won the men’s pole vault, breaking a school record at a height of 5.6 meters. But the home meet wasn’t the only one that Arkansas made an impact in, the women also made a showing at the Texas relays, and set a record there. Senior pole vaulter Tina Sutej broke her own record, with a clearance of 4.55 meters. Sutej is the back-toback indoor National Champion, the Texas relays was here first meet after winning indoors. Next up on the schedule for both teams is the Stanford Invitational, in Palo Alto, Calif. The team will be limited and not everyone will compete, but the Hogs still look to get good performances from the athletes they are sending.
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas sophomore first baseman Dominic Ficociello hit a solo homerun in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 2-2 before LSU’s Jared Foster knocked in the game-winning run with a two-out single giving the No. 15 Tigers a 3-2 extra inning victory over the No. 3 Razorbacks.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Jared Foster drove in the gamewinning run with a two-out infield single as No. 15 LSU defeated No. 3 Arkansas 3-2 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium. Arkansas (22-6, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) was swept by the Tigers (22-6, 6-3). With the game tied at two in the bottom of the 11th inning, LSU put together a twoout rally to get the win. Ty Ross reached on an infield single to third to begin the rally and then moved to third on a bloop base hit to right by Tyler Hanover. Tyler Moore was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jared Foster then had an infield single to score Ross and give LSU the win. LSU reliever Joey Bourgeois earned his first win of the season. Bourgeois retired all six batters he faced, including three strikeouts.
from FOOTBALL on page 7 FILE PHOTO Arkansas freshman pole vaulter Andrew Irwin set a new school record with a vault of 5.6 meters in the Razorbacks first outdoor meet of the season at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.
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Tenarius Wright — the Hogs’ other returning start-
Arkansas reliever Barrett Astin took the loss to drop to 2-2 on the season. Astin allowed a run on six hits and struck out two in three innings. Brandon Moore pitched excellent out of the Razorback bullpen, only giving up one hit and striking out three in four innings. Neither starter factored into the decision. Arkansas starter Nolan Sanburn gave up two runs on four hits in three innings, while LSU starter Aaron Nola allowed two runs on three hits and struck out nine in 6.1 innings. Matt Reynolds had two hits to lead Arkansas at the plate. Derrick Bleeker and Dominic Ficociello each hit solo homers for the Razorbacks, the third home run for each this season. LSU struck first for the third straight game, scoring once in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Katz singled to left field and then took sec-
ond on a wild pitch. Rhymes grounded a single to center to score Katz for the game’s first run. The Tigers would eventually load the bases with two outs, but Sanburn struck out Hanover looking to end the inning. Arkansas tied the game with a run in the top of the second. With one out, Bleeker launched a solo homer over the bleachers in left field to even the game at one. The Tigers regained the lead with a run in the bottom of the third. Katz reached on an infield single with one out and then advanced to third on a bad pickoff throw to first by Sanburn. Nola brought home Katz with a double down the left field line Arkansas tied the game for the second time in the bottom of the seventh. Ficociello led off the inning with a homer to the last row of the bleachers in right field to tie the game at two.
er at defensive end — is working at middle linebacker this spring, leaving Flynn in a competition with sophomore Trey Flowers and junior Chris Smith for the two starting positions. “They’re kind of going back and forth,” defensive coordinator Paul Haynes said. “Flynn is coming along for us. I think with all those guys who haven’t been around, the more reps they get the better they’re going to get. That’s what he kind of shows right now for us.” Despite being more than 1,500 miles from his native Torrance, Calif., adjusting to school and going through spring practice at Arkansas hasn’t been a difficult adjustment. “I came out here, I loved everything about it,” Flynn said. “Different pace, slower pace from L.A., where everyone’s going 100 mph. I liked that a lot. I liked the coaches. I just fit well here, I thought. It was a good transition for me.”
Flynn didn’t take long to bond with his new teammates after he arrived on campus in January. “The thing that I like about him, he’s got great personality,” Petrino said. “There’s probably not a player on our team that doesn’t already know him and enjoy being around him.” Petrino hasn’t talked to Flynn about his flowing locks and facial hair, but that doesn’t mean Flynn hasn’t thought about the potential conversation. “I’m just waiting for him to call me over and say, ‘Austin, you need to clean up,’” Flynn said. “Hey, it’s not a problem … He hasn’t said anything to me yet, so I’m just going to keep on growing it.” One way to keep the beard could be to help replace Bequette and play a key role on the defense. “I think (Petrino) will let it go as long as we’re winning,” Rasner said.
from COMMENTARY on page 7 would ever turn on the TV to see Tiger clad in his Sunday red with a five-stroke lead and a guaranteed victory. Just when everyone counted him out and he was nothing more than the blip on the bottom line of ESPN, Tiger came back. He went into a Sunday with a lead and more importantly he ended Sunday with the lead and his first tour win in 923 days two Sundays ago. All the while reminding everyone on the PGA Tour why they should be afraid of him. Tiger at the Masters is a nightmare for every golfer on tour. The only thing worse is a Tiger that is determined to prove that winning Bay Hill was no fluke. Throughout the whole weekend, every golfer on tour is going to be asked about Tiger. The madness of the media down there is not going to let the other golfers on tour forget
about Tiger, which means advantage Woods. What is worse than being constantly reminded about how dominating Tiger Woods used to be? Rory McIllroy is going to wet himself when he see a charging Tiger Woods put together a string of birdies as he clings onto a one-shot lead. The atmosphere at Augusta National is going to be unlike anything that historic course has ever seen. It is going to be a zoo this weekend, but through all of the madness just remember that this year’s Masters is an event that might not ever be replicated. This might be the event where we all realize that Tiger is never going to regain his form or it might be the moment we all realize it was crazy to doubt him in the first place. One thing is for sure, we are going to find out in Augusta. Harrison Stanfill is a staff writer for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Monday.