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People in the northwest Arkansas area can expect to see more colorful storm drains soon. UpStream Art is searching for local artists to paint the next round of storm drains in the area. Full Story, Page 2
Female Engineer RSO Offers Support Network The Society of Women Engineers seeks to create a social network and community for UA female engineers. Full Story, Page 5
Hogs Victorious After Last Minute Rally The Razorbacks defeated the Missouri Tigers 7371 in Bud Walton Arena Saturday.
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UA Razorbacks welcomed their first opponents, Western Illinois, to Baum Stadium this weekend.
Professor Designs Exhibit in New York Jaime Dunaway Senior Staff Writer A UA mathematics professor helped design the “Shapes of Space” exhibit for the nation’s only museum dedicated entirely to mathematics in New York. Professor Chaim Goodman-Strauss, chair of the department of mathematical sciences, spent six weeks helping a colleague design an interactive math exhibit based on the principle of curvature of surfaces. To explain the principle, Goodman-Strauss used a piece of paper. One thing a piece of paper can’t do is conform to a sphere, he said. The paper crunches, and there are too many overlapping folds, so the sphere is said to have positive curvature. There are also surfaces
that have negative curvature, which means a surface has more space than a piece of paper can cover without being ripped or torn. The exhibit displays surfaces that demonstrate either positive or negative curvature. There are also flat, rubbery tiles that conform to
I’ve been involved in sharing mathematics for really my whole career,” he said. “It’s meant for people to get excited about mathematics.” Curvature of surfaces is a fundamental property that affects everyday activities like how clothes are manufactured, Goodman-Strauss
“It was pretty neat. We were all rushing in after dinner like kids going to the candy store.” Chaim Goodman-Strauss
Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences the surfaces. Although the surfaces may look different, the curvature is constant, and the idea is to move the tiles around to see what happens, he said. “One of the things why I’m so pleased to be involved with the museum is because
said. Curvature of surfaces also poses a cosmological question when pertaining to the shape of the universe. No one knows if the universe is flat or positively or negatively curved, he said. Goodman-Strauss was asked to take over the proj-
ect by a friend who worked at the National Museum of Mathematics and could no longer continue on the project. He designed the surfaces as well as the tiles. The museum opened in December, and GoodmanStrauss was able to attend the opening gala. “You don’t see 300 mathematicians in tuxedos very often,” he said. “It was pretty neat. We were all rushing in after dinner like kids going to the candy store.” Other exhibits in the museum include a tricycle with square wheels that moves along a rounded surface of cylinders, adjustable tracks that allow visitors to see which shapes and slopes get a toy car to the bottom the fastest, and other interactive games and puzzles. Cameras are also an es-
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Local Bar Tries New Smoke Policy Bailey Deloney Staff Writer Local music bar the Lightbulb Club announced the decision to implement a nonsmoking policy for a onemonth trial period.
“Smoke makes the whole room smell bad, and you can’t get rid of it.” Blakely Hudson
Freshman Interior Design Major
The Lightbulb Club is an underground music bar/ venue located at 19 N. Block Ave., according to their Facebook page. Owners posted on the club’s Facebook page, giv-
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Caroline Potts Staff Photographer Professor Chaim Goodman-Strauss helps Jonathan Mishler in Advanced Linear Algebra, Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Editor’s Note: This is a correction to the article “Officials Crack Down on Baseball Booze.” Because of recommendations from the Department of Homeland Security, game day officials at Baum Stadium will check all bags and coolers for prohibited items, according to athletics department officials. Prohibited items include guns, explosives and noisemakers. “Outside food and drink will not be searched,” said Kevin Trainor, associate athletic director for media relations. As it has been for recent years, food and drink is not allowed into the main concourse, Trainor said. The only part of the policy that chang-
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Stephanie Pullin Staff Writer People in the northwest Arkansas area can expect to see more colorful storm drains soon. UpStream Art is searching for local artists to paint the next round of storm drains in the area. UpStream Art is a project started in hopes of bringing awareness to storm drains and to educate people on where storm drain water actually goes. Many people have a misconception that northwest Arkansas’ storm drains are connected to the city’s sanitary sewer, said Jane Maginot, program assistant for the UA Division of Agriculture. All water that passes through them actually goes to creeks and streams. This water goes through untreated, carrying with it any road debris or pollutants picked up along the way. “The water that goes through these drains picks up anything on the road and carries it into our creeks and streams, causing harmful pollution,� Maginot said. “Many people use these drains to dump trash and anything else into them because they are unaware of where the water is actually going.� The project was started last year with eight storm drains, including three in Fayetteville, two in Springdale, two in Rogers and one in Bentonville. There are 14 planned for this year, with five already completed. UpStream is searching for artists to complete the rest of the drains. Applications will go through a selection process by a committee of artists, art representatives and city representatives, according to the project website. Each piece selected will then go to the
correct mayor for approval. All designs should include the words “Drains to Creek� somewhere in the art. Anyone wishing to submit an application with sample art can contact Jane Maginot at 479-444-1755 or check out the project’s website, nwaupstreamart.wetpaint. com. The deadline to apply is March 19. There will be an artist reception March 2 from 4-6 p.m. at Ozark Natural Foods. All artists who participated in the project last year will be present and will provide information about the project to applying artists and anyone interested.
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tion’s positive influence. With a steady, growing supply of inventory, Full Circle is inspiring more campuses across the U.S. to join their cause. The UA and the University of Missouri will soon compete in a “Food Fight,� a competition between schools to see who can raise the largest amount of donations to help the most people, taking place Feb. 25-26. Fifty other universities have taken to Full Circle’s heels in implementing campus food pantries as well. When asked about what the most rewarding aspect of running the pantry was, Pellegrino said it wasn’t just feeding those who were hungry, but watching those who volunteered by her side. She said “seeing how many people would come and help� motivated her to keep breaking new ground with the organization. Winning accolades from such programs as President Obama’s Campus Champions of Change Challenge among 1400 other applicants, and receiving so many donations that they have trouble stocking inventory, the future of Full Circle Pantry seems bright. Last fall, the pantry served 3,477 individuals, a number that is likely to grow. The Full Circle Pantry operates Mondays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information on how to get involved, visit service.uark. edu or volunteer.uark.edu.
In an effort to increase pedestrian safety on campus, university officials have closed a section of West Dickson Street to unauthorized vehicles for the spring semester. City officials granted a permit allowing the UA to limit traffic on West Dickson Street from Harmon Avenue to Garland Avenue. Traffic will be blocked from 7 a.m.
MATH continued from page 1 sential part of many of the exhibits. In one display, a series of moveable cameras projects twisting, fractal images, or constantly turning spirals, onto a screen. Another exhibit uses cameras to copy parts of people and display it on a screen. For example, visitors can wave their arms in front of a camera, and the camera will produce copies of the arm so that it looks like branches on a tree. “There is a community of us who really want to share this beauty,� Goodman-Strauss said, “and this is so different than what you’d get in a college algebra class. To be involved in something like this is really, really fantastic.� Goodman-Strauss said he plans to stay involved with the museum. He has already been back once to help write interpretive materials that explain the mathematics behind the exhibit.
SECURITY continued from page 1 es is that no purse larger than 14 inches long, 10 inches wide and 10 inches deep will be allowed into the concourse, and no bag will be allowed unless it is required for child care or medical purposes. This change was implemented “to comply with Homeland Security recommendations while still allowing outside food and beverage to enter the Hog Pen area,� Trainor wrote in an email to Traveler editors. The Hog Pen will remain a park area where fans can use the grills and enjoy outside food and drink while watching Razorback baseball, Trainor said.
city found that this would violate legal statutes. The final decision was to post temporary signs that would inform drivers of when they are allowed access to the campus and where they will need to turn, according to the Fayetteville Flyer. “We are mostly concerned with pedestrian safety at the intersection of McIlroy Avenue and Dickson Street,� Johnson said. “There is always a massive amount of students crossing that area throughout the weekdays. That intersection has
“At some point in the future... we will have to consider limiting authorized traffic west of Duncan Avenue as well.� Mike Johnson
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On Monday, Feb. 7, the UA’s very own food pantry, Full Circle, celebrated its two-year anniversary. Servicing over 200 individuals per week in northwest Arkansas with a dedicated team of 20 regular volunteers and a slew of so-called “extra hands,� the pantry has been able to grow almost exponentially since its inception in 2011. To put the pantry’s growth in perspective, from Feb. 7, 2011, to Feb. 7, 2012, they received 12,304 pounds of donated food. In the same span of time, from Feb. 7, 2012, to Feb. 7, 2013, the pantry took in 48,044 pounds of food — a fourfold increase. One dollar can mean as much as 10 pounds of food, indicating thousands of dollars in donations in a very short period of time, according to Feeding America, the country’s biggest network of food banks, . When asked what the future of the Full Circle looked like, Rachel Pellegrino, the organization’s chair, said she hoped to create a nationwide network of universities contributing totheirown communities in a similar fashion.
Drawing a plethora of donations from individual donors, registered student organizations like ENACTUS and events such as ASG’s Homecoming, Pellegrino said she only hopes to spread more mindfulness about the needy, rather than seeking an increase in size or change in venue for the immediate future. Pellegrino said the current focus of Full Circle would be on “looking more at expanding awareness and sustainability.� Full Circle has been called a “trend in campus activism,� Pellegrino said, a fact that she s eemed v e r y proud to report due to the impact of the organiza-
Citations Now Issued to Dickson Street Drivers
to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor for facilities management. During the first few weeks of the closure, UAPD officers issued warnings to motorists who did not comply. Now, citations could be issued by the UAPD to motorists who violate this rule, said Lt. Gary Crain, UAPD spokesman. The UA’s facilities management and transit and parking department will evaluate any parking issues that the closure might create, Johnson said. “At some point in the future, as the new classroom and lab building is built on West Dickson Street, we will have to consider limiting authorized traffic west of Duncan Avenue as well,� Johnson said. “For now, though, it’s the end of the street west of Harmon Avenue that needs our attention for pedestrian and vehicular safety purposes.� According to the original proposal, University officials requested posting a gate and guard post to prevent traffic from that area. However, the
always been very congested, but the recent growth in the UA’s student population, combined with the construction of Founders Hall, has certainly made the situation worse. It’s almost impossible for cars to get through at certain times.� Some students were pleased to see the street closed. “I think it was a good idea for the university to close that section of Dickson Street,� said Jake Evans, senior hotel and restaurant management major. “There have been times where I tried to drive up that hill during school days and literally was stuck for close to 10 minutes.� According to the permit issued by the city, only emergency vehicles, Razorback transit buses, approved delivery vehicles, university service vehicles and drivers with university parking permits for adjacent lots will be allowed access to the area during the restricted period. Bicycles will be allowed, but scooters and motorcycles are prohibited, Johnson said.
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POLICY continued from page 1 ing customers a heads up about the voluntary trial. “We’re not taking sides in a smoking vs. nonsmoking debate,� they posted. “It’s just a tight room with limited ventilation options. We hope not to alienate anyone.� The test began Feb. 4. Whether the policy is made permanent will depend on how well it is received, said Wade Ogle, owner. UA students expressed mixed feelings about the possibility having an additional nonsmoking bar in Fayetteville. Some students said they thought a nonsmoking policy was a good idea but that enforcing that type of policy at a club would cause the Lightbulb Club to lose a lot of patrons. “I think people are going to smoke regardless,� said Maree Morse, junior communications major. Designating a section of the club as nonsmoking, rather than banning it from the whole club, is a more plausible solution, Morse said. Many students agreed that a nonsmoking policy would create a preferable environment, but also expressed doubts about the club’s ability to get everyone onboard.
“I would say from a business standpoint, it is probably not a good idea.� Mike Smith
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“I would say from a business standpoint, it is probably not a good idea,� said Mike Smith, sophomore social work major. “The population of people who want to smoke at a bar is going to outweigh the population of those who don’t.� On the other hand, Smith also said he could see the people of Fayetteville supporting a policy like this due to its health and environmental benefits. “It might be a large enough environmentally friendly population in Fayetteville that the club can sustain itself,� Smith said. Other UA students are excited about the policy and the potential to have another nonsmoking club in downtown Fayetteville. “Smoke makes the whole room smell bad, and you can’t get rid of it,� said Blakeley Hudson, freshman interior design major. A small sitting area in front of the bar is also available, and most customers don’t mind stepping outside if they want to smoke, Ogle said. Overall, there has been a positive response to the policy, Ogle said.
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Spring into Spring
Joe DelNero Opinion Editor
Snowflakes drifted lazily past my windshield as I drove home last week. A cozy cup of hot chocolate, and a nice nap nestled in my covers was on my mind. Working outside in the wind had numbed my hands, and I had to pry them away from the wheel to turn the heat up in the car. I accelerated quickly, trying to warm the engine faster. By the time my car was warm, I was pulling into the driveway. A shame, but regardless, I quickly jogged inside and curled under covers to wash the cold away. This becomes habit over the winter. Class, work, covers. Sometimes throw a searing hot shower in the mix. It’s a student winter hibernation. This hibernation is also seen as seasonal affective disorder, SAD. Nearly 25 percent of all college students suffer from SAD, which includes symptoms like winter depression, difficulty waking up, difficulty thinking creatively and blaming yourself for everything going wrong, according to Appalachian State University counseling and psychological services. But this pattern of behavior
can continue no longer. Hibernation is over and it is time for us to spring into Spring. Punxsutawney Phil arose from his groundhog hole at the start of February and predicted an early spring with his lack of shadow. There are no more excuses to lock the door and shut off the beautiful sunlight shining through the window. Rather than starting this semester slow and lazily, we, as students, need to wake up and activate our creative minds. The easiest way, club and intramural sports. There are practices for club sports, inside and outdoors, from 5-9 p.m. daily. The kickball league for intramural sports just kicked off, but softball and volleyball are coming up quickly. There are three club sports trying to get off the ground, including wakeboarding and men’s water polo, according to the Arkansas UREC website. In addition to club sports, the HPER is celebrating National Rec Sports and Fitness Day Feb. 22 with a Strong Hog competition in the Union, according to the UREC website. Do not let the winter lull pull you down any more. The weather is gorgeous. The sun is shining. The trails around Fayetteville are gorgeous. Slip the slump, get active on campus. Instead of stretching across the couch, enjoy a seventh inning stretch supporting our top ranked Razorbacks on the baseball field. Cheer up! Spring is here. Joe DelNero is a senior broadcast journalism major and opinion editor of the Traveler.
Hog Pen Correction In response to an incorrect article in Traveler, Kevin Trainor, associate athletic director for media relations send an email to the Traveler editors. The first paragraph is incorrect “will be taking measures to prevent fans from bringing alcohol into the Hog Pen” is wrong, as is“officials with the UA athletics department said.” “That is why the athletics department changed their policy … said Kevin Trainor” – that is not why the policy was changed, and that is not what I told the reporter. I made it clear the reporter that the change related to the Hog Pen was to comply with Homeland Security recommendations while still allowing outside food and beverage to enter the Hog Pen area. This is related accurately in the sixth paragraph, although, because of the previous inaccuracies, it still gives the impression that the purpose of the searches is alcohol, not security, and that impression is incorrect.
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College Students are Media Anti-Consumers
Shawnya Wethington Staff Columnist We all know the George Santayana adage, “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The converse is also true. Learning from the past, you can have a better future. Sadly, it seems many college students are oblivious to the present. They are not aware enough of current events in the first place to ever have time to forget them. As college students, we are next in line to be the decisionmakers of our country. Come May, thousands of newly minted chemists, nurses, lawyers and engineers will be leaving the hills of Fayetteville and entering the workforce. Sure, they have all kinds of theories pounded into their long-term memory. Perhaps those students are even confident in their theoretical abilities. However, there is a major difference between having
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news anchor telling you gas prices are on the rise? I know I certainly struggle to find the motivation to stay caught up with the news. It’s easy to slip your mind when you’re bouncing from meetings and classes and trying to fit in homework. About 1 in 12 young adults read the newspaper on close to a daily basis, according to a study by the Kennedy School of Government’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. That’s just a fraction over 8 percent. Some students are dedicated news media consumers, but that’s not the trend. There are too many oblivious students. There are so many distractions vying for our attention. In order to keep up with the current events of the world, you have to make a conscientious effort. If it’s not a priority, you will be clueless even to the top news. Sure, we get a little taste of the news by scrolling through our Facebook and Twitter feeds. But unless you actually follow through and read the links, those headline-like blurbs will not make a lasting impression or give you the important details. They tell you just the very basic information — something happened. The why is just as important, though. You have a much better understanding of breaking news events when you see the cause-and-effect relation-
ships between them. Billy Joel’s inspiration for writing the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” reportedly came after a discussion with a child, who expressed sympathy for Joel because he didn’t get to live through anything exciting. So he listed the events that occurred during his lifetime, showing all of the important things that had happened since he was born. Billy Joel didn’t have the help of Google, either, which makes the song even more impressive. Now, most people should not expect to make the Billboard Hot 100 chart just because they can recite some history. It could happen, but don’t get your hopes up. However, when pop culture references a current event, do you catch it? With the free newspapers offered on campus, it’s easy to pick one up at some point throughout your day. It is not necessary to read the paper cover to cover and scribble notes in the margin. Just be aware of the major events that are taking place, and take the time to explore more than the headline and a photo. Just because you are not aware of events around you does not mean they did not happen. History does not stop. Shawnya Wethington is a sophomore journalism, English major.
Reality Shows Draw College Students
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an idea and having a real-life example showing how events worked out. Without memories of what happened in the past, it is hard to find solutions for the present and future. Why is this important? Sixty-five percent of Americans predict 2013 will be a year of economic difficulty, according to a turn-of-the-year Gallup Poll published Jan. 2 of this year. The percent of concerned Americans has been steadily rising since 1999. Despite our president’s recent assurances during the State of the Union address, something about the economy is still causing Americans to be uneasy. In just a few years, the burden of fixing the economic issues will fall onto our shoulders, ready or not. We are in charge. Yet, the problem is, if we are not aware of what is causing things to go awry, we cannot fix it. How many of us watch the news? Regularly? Or pick up a paper and do a bit more than just scan through the headlines? Instead, when it’s time for the 10 o’clock news, do you start thinking about the latest episode of your favorite TV show you’ve been seeing cryptic tweets about for the last three hours? How about if a Disney marathon is going down? Do you skip your favorites to listen to the local
Reality shows are one of the most popular genres of television. Everyone talks about them. But why do we feel so drawn to them, knowing they are typically not very realistic at all? The most popular shows include “America’s Next Top Model,” “Duck Dynasty,” “The Bachelor,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” “Buckwild” and “Jersey Shore,” all in the top 10 of reality shows, according to IMDb. “The Biggest Loser” is ranked 15, and “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is at 17, according to IMDb. The recurring theme in most of these shows is drama. Whether it is girls fighting over a photoshoot or hookups gone
wrong, there is always someone yelling and tears spilling. This is something we, as college students, can easily relate to. We are at a point in our lives where there is no one to stop us from doing what we want, and that can often get us into trouble. There are various reasons why people watch reality television, according to Psychology Today. Everyone wants to be part of the “in crowd,” and watching these shows help make us feel like we fit in with everyone else watching them. Also, these shows allow us to “fantasize about gaining status through automatic fame,” according to Psychology Today. I can easily agree with the first reason, as I never watched “The Bachelor” until this year. I only started watching because practically everyone I knew talked and tweeted about it, so I figured I should see what all the hype was about. Now, I have a watch party with my friends every Monday because we are desperate to see who Sean Lowe picks to be his wife. People “find a certain fascination” in comparing what they would do in the situation the contestants are in, according to CBS News. This is something I
agree with as well. My friends and I always talk about what we would have done differently than certain girls on “The Bachelor” while we watch it. However, this goes for every reality show. It is an adrenaline rush when we watch contestants mess up and think, “I would have done that differently, so I probably could win this whole show if I were on it!” We like to fantasize about gaining automatic fame. As college students on a large campus, it is easy to go unnoticed or to feel like we are always missing out. These reality shows allow us to daydream: “What if I won ‘American Idol’ and became as famous as Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood? People tell me I’m a good singer …” These daydreams give us little ego boosts and make us think someday people around the world could know our name. Each reality show gives us a different reason to watch. I agree with all the above reasons, but there are some I want to add specifically targeted to our generation. Everyone loved to watch, or loved to hate, “Jersey Shore,” and the show was a common topic of conversation while it
was on. I believe this particular show gave us reasons to feel better about the mistakes we have made. After all, we may have been way too drunk on Dickson or lost a phone at a fraternity house, but at least we do not look like an absolute mess on national television. For shows like “The Voice” and “American Idol,” it goes back to the idea we could all be famous, but also, I often see Facebook posts and tweets urging people to vote for a contestant someone knows from home. Even if it is cheering for a friend of a friend of a friend, it is still someone we feel connected with, and we rally behind the potential celebrity. It also helps that these particular shows come on after our football season has ended. In general, college can be a stressful time full of mistakes, and reality television can be a way to escape and to realize our lives are not so bad. After all, at least we have not made ourselves look like a fool in front of millions of people. Katherine Kortebein is an English and creative writing major and a writer for the Traveler.
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Steps to Get Your Dream Job M
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any UA students come here with one thing on their mind: getting a good job that they can do for the rest of their life. Fortunately, the Career Development Center on campus is here to help students achieve that. The CDC has developed a step-bystep way to get your dream job.
A career search is the first step on this road, according to the CDC website, and the main part behind it is following your interests to find your career. “Top achievers in most careers and professions indicate that they invent ways to apply their greatest talents and existing strengths as they work,” according to the Gallup Organization. The aim is to think about what you want to do rather than what would be the best thing for you to do, said Erica Estes-Beard at the CDC. A good way to figure this out is to think about what kinds of things you thought were fun or what kinds of jobs you thought looked interesting, according to the CDC. After establishing a goal to strive for, the next step comes the job search. There are many venues through which one can search for a job, such as Google. The first thing to do when searching through Google is to type in the career you are trying to find an opening for, and then narrow the results down by including the town or city where you are looking for a job. To further narrow the results, enclose the career title in quotation marks and change the time frame for results to include only those posted in the
past week. The next step on the road is networking. The CDC recommends using LinkedIn to connect with people and companies in the field students are interested in working in. LinkedIn can help students organize their professional information as well as search for potential job openings and network with important people in their field. The LinkedIn website provides step-bystep instructions on creating and managing a networking profile. The next step is building a resume. A resume is a one-page summary of a student’s education, experiences and skills, and is a way to show potential employers a student’s qualifications, according to the CDC. The primary purpose behind constructing a resume is to get your name and information in the hands of employers and to also get an interview, according to the CDC. A resume is comprised of five main categories, the first being contact information, which will include an address, a phone number and email. The second is your objective, which is a statement of career intentions and serves to show the employer your interests. The third section is your edu-
cation, which includes your degree information, college name and location, graduation date, GPA, any academic awards, and study abroad experience. The fourth section is the experience section, which includes any kind of work experience, both paid and volunteer. In this you should also include any kind of leadership positions you held, according to the CDC. The final section is honors and awards. However, this can be switched with any number of other additional headers; this is tailored to show you off, according to the CDC. After building a resume, the next step is the job interview. In
Gallup Organization consider the job and compare it to previous expectations, and not just immediately accept the job, said Barbara Batson at the CDC. Students need to know what kind of salary they need compared to what kind of salary is current for jobs in their field. Try not to quote a figure in an interview, because most of the times you will not get any more than the first quoted figure, and will never know if you could have gotten more. Try to get the employer to offer a figure, Batson said.
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Female Engineer RSO Offers Support Network Stephanie Ehrler Staff Writer
A popular engineering meme reads, “There are too many girls in my classes, said no engineering major ever.” It is no secret that many people stereotype the typical engineering student as a male, but the Society of Women Engineers is trying to change the world’s perspective. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) currently has about 38 members; students can join by emailing swe@uark.edu or by attending the upcoming meeting Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. While the RSO’s name implies only women are involved, men also join to support women in engineering. “The Society of Women Engineers is an organization that encourages women to pursue engineering and other STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields that are male-dominated,” said Amy Powless, senior biological engineering major and SWE president. SWE offers a support network for female students who may feel intimidated in a classroom full of guys while providing professional development to help women achieve their full potential in these fields. The UA SWE section strives to follow the national mission that focuses on the value of diversity. While women currently comprise a growing population in the college-educated workforce, only about 14 percent of engineers are women, according to an article by The Washington Post. “In the past, engineering was not a discipline that female students typically embraced,” said Danielle Julie Carrier, SWE UA section faculty advisor. Female and male perspectives must be combined to design and innovate the best solutions to solve the challenges that the 21st century presents to us, she said. SWE is a great support mechanism for females, who in some engineering disciplines are a minority, she said. In fall 2012, there were over 2,600 engineering students, according to the UA enrollment report, which could make finding that group of people to study with intimidating. SWE allows women to meet other women and men in the engineering discipline who know what we they going through while also being able to help them with their classes, said Betty Phansiri, senior biological engineering major. There are also a lot of fun events that gives everyone the chance to network and potentially
Caroline Potts Staff Photographer Hannah Smith and Kelsey Foshage sell roses and candy at the Society of Women Engineers fundraiser, Thursday, Feb. 14. make lifelong friends, she said. The Arkansas section of SWE shares a region with Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The next national conference will be held in Baltimore, Md., where over 6,000 SWE members could potentially attend. “SWE has provided me with so many wonderful opportunities,” Powless said. Powless has attended two national conferences and a regional conference, where she has met many professionals who have given her valuable advice on being a leader as well as a female engineer, she said. Many of the speakers at the conferences were well-known people who made her feel starstruck when she heard them speak, she said. On Feb. 21, SWE will host their speednetworking event, which will consist of eight engineers sharing their experiences in the workforce while teaching networking skills. “My favorite SWE event that we have had in the past was when we had two visitors from Wal-Mart, and they spoke to us about differences between certain professional attire,” said Rachel Gatling, junior civil engineering major and SWE secretary. “The officers of SWE were actually examples of ‘what to wear’ and ‘what not to wear.’ At this event, I learned differences
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Employers prefer candidates with leadership skills, according to the CDC. Leadership experience can show that you can contribute and can produce results. Communication plays a role as well, and employers will pay attention to how well your resume and cover letter are written, according to the CDC. The final point in a good interview is enthusiasm. Being passionate about your career and asking thoughtful questions can indicate a very high sense of enthusiasm to potential employers, according to the CDC. The final step after being offered a job is entering into job offer negotiations. Take time to
“Top achievers in most careers and professions indicate that they invent ways to apply their greatest talents and existing strengths as they work.”
an interview, employers look for five main things in an applicant: academic record, relevant work experience, leadership skills, communication skills and enthusiasm, according to the CDC. A good academic record can convey to the employer that you can learn, stay organized and manage time well, and it indicates a strong work ethic. The key to work experience is relevance, according to the CDC; look for opportunities that are related to your degree or career goals.
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between ‘business casual’ and ‘business professional,’ for instance.” While making connections that will progress a career after college is important, SWE reminds engineers that the bonds made at the UA are important, too. Gatling said she has met some really awesome and inspiring women. She said they all have different stories and different experiences in their college careers, and being a part of SWE makes her feel part of a smaller group in a large college. “Our opportunities include anything from scholarships to contacts to even possibly leadership as an officer,” Gatling said. Professionalism is a quality that all companies are looking for, but SWE also gives its members relationships that go beyond formalities into fellowship. Phansiri said her favorite thing is the friendships and networking that she see built in the club. “All of us work hard, and we know how busy each one of us can get, so it is nice to be able to see everyone and unwind,” Phansiri said. “People may hire us for our minds, but they’ll keep us for our personal skills. There is no doubt that a person in engineering has very little time to spare, but you shouldn’t go through your college career without joining any organization.”
Ashley Swindell Staff Photographer Tim Cavell teaches psychology at the University of Arkansas.
UA Professor Takes a Stand Against Bullying Alex Golden Staff Writer
This generation may have seen a greater emphasis on bullying awareness in grade school, but the problem is not completely resolved. But maybe there are minor things that people like mentors can do to turn the issue around for some kids. The research of Dr. Timothy Cavell, clinical training program director for the psychology department, focuses on just that. Cavell oversees a program called Lunch Buddy Mentoring. Teacher referrals, parent requests and questionnaires determine bullied or aggressive children, and then a college student mentor spends a semester simply sitting with a child at lunch twice a week. “Bullied children are hard to help,” Cavell said. “They don’t ask for help, and they don’t like help.” In an earlier study focusing on aggressive children, the results of Lunch Buddy Mentoring were surprising, Cavell said, because it was only intended to be a control condition in an experiment to test a more complicated intervention that included a three-semester-long relationship with a highly trained mentor. As a matter of fact, the relationship that only existed in the lunchroom produced more positive results, he said. “We think that when a mentor comes and sits with a kid who is not well-liked, other kids want to join the conversation,” Cavell said. “It increases the kid’s social status.” Cavell noted that the Lunch Buddy mentors’ endof-term papers are helpful in finding results. In an excerpt provided by Cavell, one student wrote: “Some occasions there were kids who would ask me if I was his friend or parent. One time a student asked why did I want to sit with him. Each time I responded that he was my friend, and I thought it was pretty cool that I got to sit with him at lunch. The students who asked would look like they were shocked, then they began to sit next to us on every visit. It was amazing how their little attitudes or thoughts towards my mentee changed by me saying I was his friend, and I like sitting with him.” The objectives of the program are to build a science of youth mentoring and to find an effective, but indirect way to help chronically bullied children, Cavell said. The mentors are held accountable by earning course credit for mentoring because, “sometimes, kids are harmed when mentors don’t follow through,” he said. Cavell has mentored children one-on-one, mostly by doing activities with them such as playing sports or going to the movies. “You’re asked to understand a child whose life is different than yours,” he said. That can present obstacles for reasons such as poverty. It can be a challenge to arrange visits when the child’s family does not have a working phone or money to pay their cell phone bill, Cavell said. “You go into mentoring to give, not to get,” Cavell said. “You will get something out of it, but that’s not why you do it.” Cavell said he was sometimes surprised by the magnitude of his mentee’s connections. “The first child I mentored had to move away after six months,” Cavell said. “It was hard for him to say goodbye, and I had no idea he felt that close to me.” Cavell has been at the UA for more than 10 years. In addition to his position as clinical training director, he teaches graduate classes in psychotherapy and clinical supervision. He previously taught at Texas A&M University. Cavell chose psychology as his field because he wanted to study something that had real-world applications. “I wanted to learn about something that mattered outside of a university,” Cavell said.
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BASKETBALL
Hogs Victorious After Last Minute Rally Cameron McCauley Staff Writer
All 40 minutes were needed for Arkansas to beat Missouri Saturday. Despite being down 70-66 with 34 seconds remaining, the Hogs never found themselves doubting their ability to come out on top. Then BJ Young decided to take over, giving former Missouri and current Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson his first victory against his old team. Young scored seven points in the last 29 seconds, including back-to-back three-point plays that put Arkansas up 72-71 with 19 seconds remaining. Missouri’s Jabari Brown missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that sealed the Tigers’ fate, and capped of a spectacular last minute for Young. “My teammates kept encouraging me, telling me it wasn’t over. I just tried to close out the game,” Young said. Instead of looking for three-point attempts to come back, the Hogs’ game plan was to continue to attack the basket late in the game, something Young was successfully able to do. The sophomore guard and St. Louis, Mo., native finished with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists. When asked if Anderson was nearly successful recruiting him to Missouri in 2010, Young said “It was always Arkansas.” Young’s late game heroics
BASKETBALL
were important, but junior Marshawn Powell’s performance early in the second half gave the Hogs some much needed confidence after a slow start in the first half. Powell finished with 24 points, 15 of those coming in the second half. He scored 11 points in the first five minutes of the second period, giving the Hogs their first lead of the game with less than 16 minutes remaining. Coty Clarke got his sixth consecutive start of the season, and performed well against a taller Missouri front court. Clarke finished with 13 points and seven boards, and complemented Powell nicely. Despite being the lesser known of the two front courts, Arkansas’ starting big men outscored Missouri’s Laurence Bowers and Alex Oriakhi 37-9. Oriakhi, a key component of UConn’s 2010 National Championship team who transferred to Missouri for his senior season, helped the Tigers out-rebound Arkansas 47-31 but couldn’t find his groove offensively. Missouri’s team makeup has changed significantly since Anderson left, as current head coach Frank Haith has five transfer players on his roster in 2013. But the two remaining players from the Anderson era at Missouri, Bowers and Phil Pressey, struggled against their former coach. Pressey had nine points
GYMNASTICS
Tigers Beat Gym‘backs in Baton Rouge
Ben Enyart Staff Writer
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Junior Marshawn Powell takes the ball to the basket during the Razorback’s win see RALLY page 8 over Missouri Saturday. Powell finished with 24 points.
The No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks traveled to Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Feb. 15, to compete against No. 7 LSU. The Hogs finished the night with a score just .025 under last week’s loss against Auburn. The result of the meet was a loss against the Tigers, 195.625 to 196.825. “We had a good road score tonight,” co-head coach René Lyst said. “We had a couple of mistakes as far as not holding handstands and hitting parts of routines, but at the same time we did not have a fall or have to count a fall tonight.” The meet started with the Hogs on bars where they finished with a score of 48.875 to LSU’s vault score of 49.000. LSU’s Sarie Morrison claimed the event title when she posted a perfect 10.000 on the vault. Senior Amy Borsellino held Arkansas’ highest score of the night on the bars with 9.825, with junior Katherine Grable just behind her posting a 9.800. Rotation two had the Hogs on vault. Junior Katherine Grable and freshman Erin Freier led Arkansas to a team score of 48.000, posting 9.800 each. LSU finished the
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Razorbacks Earn Second Victory Over Missouri Liz Beadle Staff Writer
The Razorback women’s basketball team beat Missouri 61-40 Sunday, gaining the Hogs their fifth Southeastern Conference win of the season. The Razorbacks wore pink jerseys to support and honor those with breast cancer. Most fans, except a sizeable section of Missouri fans, also wore pink and t-shirts that were sold with the proceeds going to breast cancer research. This is the second time this season that the Tigers and the Hogs have met and the second win for the Razorbacks. Arkansas dominated the game from the very beginning, jumping out to a 17-4 lead after an eight minute span in which the Hogs scored 15 points and left the Tigers scoreless.
Freshman Dominique Wilson had a huge game for Arkansas, accounting for 18 points. 14 of her points came in the first half, where she outscored the entire Missouri team. The score was 33-11 at halftime. The eleven points that Missouri scored in the first half was the lowest amount scored by an SEC opponent against Arkansas in program history. The 40 points the Tigers ended with is the lowest they have scored all season. “We played great defense and we didn’t give them many open looks,” head coach Tom Collen said. “We did a good job of executing our game plan defensively in the first half. We missed some easy shots in the first half and really never found our rhythm in the second half offensively but we did enough to get the win.” The defensive effort was huge for the Hogs as they out-
rebounded Missouri 39-32 and forced 20 Tiger turnovers. Missouri ranks in the top five in the country in threepoint shooting but was held to two of 16 from the three-point line in Bud Walton Arena Sunday. Arkansas shot five of eleven from beyond the arch. Sophomore Calli Berna had a big game for the Hogs, coming away with nine points and nine rebounds. Sarah Watkins also had 12 points for Arkansas. Arkansas had some issues from the free throw line, shooting just 64.7 percent to Missouri’s 71.4 percent. Wilson, Watkins, and Berna all played almost the whole game despite the huge advantage for Arkansas. Watkins eventually fouled out with two minutes to go in the game. Next up for Arkansas is a game at Georgia this coming Thursday.
Mary McKay Staff Photographer Erin Gatling defends against Missouri Sunday. Defense played a key role in the game, with the Razorbacks allowing only 11 points in the first half.
COMMENTARY
Emotion, Atmosphere Sets College Basketball Apart
Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor Basketball is a funny game. No other sport is influenced by the atmosphere in the building and the emotion that builds on the court like basketball is. The game moves quickly up and down the court and a team needs to possess the ball
for only a few seconds before a shot is made or missed and play moves in the opposite direction. Frustration with anything, from a bad call by a referee to excessive gloating from the other team, can lead to an overflow of emotion, which sometimes leads to negative situations, as was the case a couple of weekends ago when two Southeastern Conference players were ejected for throwing punches. As bad as a slow start can be for a team, a fast start by the opponent can be even worse. I’ve obviously never been inside the head of a college basketball player, but seeing your opponent hit almost everything they throw up, including seven 3-pointers, in the first
half of a game has to be pretty disheartening. That’s what happened to the Florida Gators when they made a visit to Bud Walton Arena. At halftime, they were only down by 11, which isn’t an insurmountable number for a team as good as Florida, especially considering the Hogs’ shooting cooled a considerable amount at the end of the first and through the second half. The Gators could have come out of the locker room after the half and gone on a run and taken the game over, but they didn’t. It was never even that close. I might be completely off base, but I have to imagine the dismal start by Florida compared with the fantastic start by Arkansas had
something to do with that. Of course, the fanatics that filled the Bud probably didn’t make life any easier for the Gators. Rowdy student sections are one of the things that makes college basketball great. It helps create an environment that can’t be replicated, and, as Hog fans know all too well, can make getting away with a victory more difficult for the visiting team. However, it’s never a good idea to provide a member of the opposing team with anything they can pull motivation from. For example, the Auburn student section spent a good portion of the game against Arkansas chanting “BJ sucks” whenever BJ Young touched the ball. Young finished the game with 25 points.
One aspect of the game that always seems to be overtalked is the first meeting of a player and a former teammate or coach. It seems a little like something that people just talk about, but when you really think about it, it does make a bit of sense. Just think about that friend or coworker that never ceases to tell you how good their team is. It just makes you want to see your team beat them even more. Again, I’m just speculating, but I think that is something that may have had an effect on the Arkansas-Missouri game Saturday. Don’t get me wrong, Missouri is a good team, but they have endured some road struggles of their own. Like the Razorbacks, the Tigers have only won one road game in
conference play and Arkansas has proved they are tough to beat at home, but the game went right down to the wire. This range of emotions that a team, or even an individual player, can go through in the course of a game that, compared to the other major sports, is relatively short, and the fact that the emotion can help a team to play above their potential or, on the negative side, can break them down if they handle it wrong, is something that makes college basketball truly amazing. Haley Markle is the assistant sports editor for the Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Monday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @ UATravSports.
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Hogs Fall Short of the Sweep
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on 2-9 shooting with four turnovers. Bowers finished 1-10 from the field and finished with two points, and has still yet to be full-strength after returning from an injury Jan. 30. Haith declined to comment on the two player’s performances. Anderson, however, was proud of how his former players have evolved their games since he left Missouri. “It was great to see them, I hate to see them on the opposing team,” Anderson said. “They came in as young boys and now these guys are men. I’ve known them since they were little bitty guys. There’s an attachment that will be there forever.” With over 19,000 in attendance, many in black and gold, the first conference meeting between Arkansas and Missouri felt like a rivalry-type atmosphere. Sharing the border with each other
only made the expectations of a big game that much higher. “As the years go on, it’s going to get interesting,” Powell said about a potential rivalry brewing. “I think this will be one of the bigger games people look forward to every year. It could turn into a rivalry game,” Young said. Missouri senior guard Keion Bell had a fantastic game, finishing with 25 points and eight rebounds. Bell, a transfer from Pepperdine, has led the team in scoring over the past month and continues to shine on a team that fields six players who average scoring in double figures per game. But the collaborative effort wasn’t there in the end, and Missouri couldn’t hang on in the end. The Hogs (18-7, 7-5 Southeastern Conference) next take on Georgia Thursday in Bud Walton Arena.
LSU continued from page 7 Mary McKay Staff Photographer Jacob Morris scored two runs during the Razorback’s series against Western Illinois over the weekend. The Razorbacks dropped the final game Sunday, but won the series 2-1.
Kristen Coppola Sports Editor After two days of beating the West Illinois Leathernecks by a combined 16-3, the Arkansas Razorbacks dropped the series final 7-5 Sunday afternoon. Three errors in the fourth inning culminated in three runs, giving the Leathernecks a lead that the Razorbacks wouldn’t overcome for the rest of the game. Senior Matt Vinson, sophomore Brian Anderson and redshirt freshman John Ramirez committed the errors. Before Sunday the Ra-
zorbacks didn’t have any errors. Three starters were not in place for the Diamond Hogs Sunday – Ramirez replaced Jake Wise at catcher, Anderson was moved from third base to replace Bret McAffee at shortstop, and Jacob Mahan replaced second baseman Dominic Ficociello, who was out for the series with a strained oblique. McAffee and Wise were both brought in as pinch hitters later in the game; neither got a hit in three at bats each. Left-handed pitcher Trent Daniel faltered in his first start of the season, allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings on
eight hits. Only three of the runs were earned, and Daniel struck out two. The series final was a different scenario entirely than the previous two games. Friday, the Razorbacks beat the Leathernecks 9-1. Eight of the nine Hog starters had a hit, and Arkansas scored five runs in the third inning. Redshirt sophomore Eric Fisher had a great start to the season by hitting 2-for-4 and getting his first collegiate home run. Junior Ryne Stanek started the Friday game and allowed one run on two hits and pitched four strikeouts in four innings pitched.
Saturday, the Razorbacks continued the success and walked away with a 7-2 victory. Junior Barrett Astin was credited with the win for pitching five innings and allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts. Sophomore Joe Serrano and Vinson both had two RBI. At the end of the series, the leading hitters for the Diamond Hogs are Anderson and freshman Tyler Spoon, who are both hitting above .500. The Razorbacks face the New Orleans Privateers for the midweek series Tuesday and Wednesday. First pitch is set for 3:05 p.m. Tuesday.
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second rotation with a 49.325 on the bars, setting the overall score at 97.675 to 98.725 in favor of LSU. Posting a team score of 49.000 on the floor during rotation three to best last week’s score of 48.975, the Hogs made a push against LSU’s 48.675 on the beam. Freshman Sydnie Dillard and Grable both finished with 9.825, and Borsellino followed with a 9.800. The Razorbacks’ final rotation on the beam with a 48.950 was led by Dillard, who took the event title, posting a 9.850. Freier trailed closely behind Dillard with a 9.825. Grable and freshman Keara Glover both posted 9.775. The team’s score for beam tied the season high that was set against Georgia back in early January. The two all-around perfor-
mances of the night were from Grable and Borsellino. Grable posted an all-around score of 39.200, and Borsellino earned a spot just behind her with a 38.850. After this loss against LSU, the Razorbacks are 1-5 with one win against Denver, but the coaching staff is looking at the performances with enthusiasm. “We are continuing to grow every weekend,” Lyst said. “Beam and floor are our strengths and it was nice to finish out the meet very strong on those events. The gymnasts worked hard throughout the meet and it was nice to see us finish with those two events and hit all four events for the meet.” The Razorbacks take on Alabama next at Barnhill Arena on Friday, Feb. 22.