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UA Group Calls for Concealed Carry Amid National Gun Controversy
Cable is thought to be over-priced by many students who are opting for the cheaper alternatives on the web.
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Features
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Cybercrime on the Rise
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.
Features
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For Crepe Lovers, Heaven Arrives in a Yellow Trailer Mountain Crepes serves up a slew of crepe flavors on Dickson Street.
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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.
Sports
Young Leaving Early?
by JACK SUNTRUP
Freshman guard BJ Young has until April 10 to decide whether to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft.
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Opinion
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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Staff Writer
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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