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About 100 UA students and staff gathered between Brough Commons and Humphreys in 80 degree heat wearing hoodies Monday to protest the killing of Trayvon Martin, the Sanford, Fla. teen who was shot and killed in late February. The showing was the first major demonstration in Fayetteville. The Trayvon Martin case has ignited a national race debate, a conversation that will hopefully carry over to other examples of injustice, said Amy Carson, senior. “Anything dealing with injustice or race is always an uncomfortable topic,” she said. “So it’s a lot easier to ignore it than to say something about it.” “Not to say that everything’s going to be perfect from here on out, but I think it’s going to open people’s eyes a little bit,” Carson said. “We’re not going to be silent about something that we feel

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Students walk down the stairs in front of Mullins library as part of the Trayvon Martin march.

Razorback Transit to Expand by KRISTEN COPPOLA Staff Writer

Four buses will be added to the Razorback Transit for the next year as a result of increased enrollment and an increase in population in Northwest Arkansas, a Razorback Transit official said. Northwest Arkansas has grown to include parts of 18 cities and more than 295,000 people, according to the 2010 census. This growth is positively correlated with federal funds given to public transportation in the region, transit officials said. In light of the new data, the region will receive $300,000 to $500,000 more towards public transportation in fiscal year 2013, said Phil Pumphrey, executive director of Ozark Regional Transit. Ozark Regional Transit is just one provider of public transportation in Northwest Arkansas. The other provider is the UA’s own Razorback Transit.

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Circus Oz, a high energy circus set to rock music, blends a comedic performance with acrobatic feats. The Australian group’s final performance is tomorrow at 7 p.m.

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A new community garden was planted in the UA Maple courtyard.

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“For the last seven years, they have split 55-percent and 45-percent of the funds,” said Jeff Hawkins, director of the regional planning committee. However, the federal funds come with a stipulation. For all operation costs, which include fuel, salaries and insurance, the transportation service must match any federal funding it uses, said Gary Smith, director of Parking and Transit. For capital costs, which include purchases of new vehicles and major maintenance, it must be matched 80 to 20 percent. Razorback Transit matches the funds it uses through student fees of $2.41 per credit hour, which generate about $1.3 million, a federal grant, a state tax, and some charters by exception, Smith said. The federal grant is the reason that Razorback Transit is free and available to

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Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino was “resting comfortably and encouraged by the progress of his recovery” in the hospital late Monday afternoon, less than a day after being hospitalized following a motorcycle accident, UA athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement. Petrino was hospitalized overnight after operating the motorcycle in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 16 near the town Crosses in Madison County at around 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas State Police spokesperson Bill Sadler said. Petrino suffered broken ribs, a neck sprain and numerous cuts and bruises, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He was “in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery,” Long said Monday morning in the first of UA two statements released the day after the crash. “Late this afternoon I had an opportunity to visit with coach Petrino and Becky at the hospital,” Long said in the KRIS JOHNSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Monday afternoon statement. “I know that he is very much looking forward to returning

to spring practice at the earliest opportunity. In the course of our visit, the Petrinos expressed their appreciation for all the thoughts and well wishes that have come in from all over the country.” The Razorbacks have practices Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday this week, but UA athletic media relations personnel wouldn’t comment on whether Petrino will miss any practices. State police responded to the accident and Petrino spent Sunday night in an unidentified Washington County hospital. Crosses is about 22 miles southeast of Fayetteville. The report from the wreck hasn’t been released. Troopers have two to three working days to submit a report, according to state police policy. In 2008, Petrino talked to the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas about his interest in motorcycles and how he owned four bikes at the time. Early internet message board reports about Petrino’s crash surfaced Sunday night, but were largely passed of as an April Fool’s joke.

One man’s journey from an undocumented student to a U.S. citizen.

Redshirt freshmen Davyon McKinney and Kelvin Fisher are competing for playing time at cornerback in spring practice.

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strongly about. It’s the start of breaking the silence.” Several students called the killing and subsequent coverage as a “breaking point” for instances of racial inequality. As students and staff marched from Brough Commons to the Union singing “We Shall Overcome,” and chanting for justice, the overarching theme of increased activism carried over with the keynote speaker Charles Robinson, UA vice provost for Diversity. “What you want is justice, but justice is not something that is determined in the media,” he said. “That is something that is going to take place, we believe, over time. With the involvement

of our federal government, with the involvement of people all over the country who are interested in seeing justice take place, we have to believe that we are going to find that justice.” As students hoped action would transfer into awareness of racial issues, Robinson urged students to use their education to have a longer lasting impression. “What you can do now is to become that person who has the power to transform lives of people outside of that opportunity,” Robinson said. “Don’t let this be just a rally so that you can get on TV and say that you were part of this moment. Let this be something that starts a conversation about moving forward and going into other moments to make real change for you and real change for others.”

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anyone in the area. Each year, the Razorback Transit fleet expands by two buses, but because of to increasing enrollment, it will instead add four buses this year, gradually growing from 21 buses in February to 25 buses in August, Smith said. The buses will be used to alleviate crowding on the Red, Purple and Tan routes, Smith said. But there are some issues with the funding that are still up in the air, because the funds won’t be available until fiscal year 2013. “We may get more money, but with new restrictions,” Smith said. “It will help as long as we get to used it. “In this instance ORT

has historically had issues matching whereas the university system has been over matched,” Hawkins said. “[ORT won’t expand] unless there’s a change in the regional funding,” Pumphrey said. There is a quarter cent county-wide sales tax on the ballot to be voted on May 22, which would “probably provide $7.5 to $8 million toward transit operations,” Hawkins said. “ORT’s plan is if the sales tax were to pass and they got it – it’s not up to them how it is distributed – they would allow substantial expansion to transit services.” Any funds that are not used or are not able to be used by ORT would be made available for Razorback Transit to use, Hawkins said.

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Chancellor Gearhart helps plant in the in the new community garden dedicated in the Maple Hill courtyard Monday. Emily Crossfield, an honors biochemistry student lead the effort and has been working on the project for the past two years. The produce and flowers will help supply the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry, recently honored by the White House . by BAILEY KESTNER Staff Writer

A new community garden was placed placed in the UA Maple Courtyard, officials said. Officials broke ground on the garden Monday, said Madeline Orlander, RIC Sustainability chair. “A lot of work has already been done on the garden, and we will soon start

planting,” Orlander said. “It’s an exciting addition on the UA campus.” The UA Grow Green RSO fostered the idea for the garden. The RIC and ASG Sustainability chairs joined planning shortly after, Orlander said. Both RIC and ASG are helping with the process and upkeep of the new garden, she said. “The community garden

is being funded through donations of several businesses,” Orlander said. “Arkansas Natural Foods is probably our largest contributor. Money has also been allocated through the ASG and RIC budgets. “We are trying to raise awareness of the new garden being planted so that we may start recruiting help to manage the garden,” Orlander said.

A schedule of volunteer duties and work times will be compiled soon, Orlander said. “If students are interested in helping with the new community garden, they should contact the Grow Green RSO on campus,” Orlander said. “The garden is a great way to give back to the community and keep our campus beautiful.”

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HEALTH & SAFETY Pink Slime Not Bad, UA Prof. Says ASG Proposes Paid by JON SCHLEUSS Staff Writer

The hype over “pink slime” in ground beef is based on false information, according to a UA animal science professor. “Pink slime,” known in the beef industry as lean beef trim or lean finely textured beef, is made from leftover scraps after a cow is butchered for cuts such as steaks and roasts. This product is mostly fat. “They take that fatty trim and heat it up to about 100 degrees,” said Animal Science Professor Janeal Yancey. Heating it up softens the fat, she said. They then put it through a centrifuge process, she said. A centrifuge is similar to that amusement park ride that spins quickly in place and holds people up against the wall, she said. “The different densities are going to be pulled in the centrifuge at different rates,” she said. This process separates the muscle, or lean parts, from the fatty parts. The lean parts are saved but because they are heated, up they are susceptible to microbes such as disease causing bacteria, Yancey said. These bits are then exposed to a puff of ammonia gas, which reacts with the COURTESY OF UA ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT water in the muscle bits and “Pink slime,” known in the beef industry as lean beef trim or lean finely textured beef, is made from leftover scraps after a cow is butchered for cuts forms ammonia hydroxide, such as steaks and roasts. This product is mostly fat. she said. Ammonia hydroxide is too was unsure about the ad- ence. Patties with 20 percent of “a food grade ammonia that ditive. “Is it really all that harmthe additive didn’t discolor kills bacteria,” Yancey said. ful?” said Jared Datzman, as quickly as those without She said the chemical comwho is a junior studying psythe additive, according to the pound raises the pH level chology and classical studies. study’s abstract. The complete of the meat. The change is study hasn’t been published. enough to kill any bacteria, “I don’t think so.” “I have faith that it’s not A large percentage of she said. going to kill me, ” he said. ground beef available in “We’re not doing anything A recent study by a UA stores contains lean beef trim out of the ordinary using it in student found that the adand has for about two dea ground beef product,” she ditive actually improved the cades, Moon said. said. Large grocery chains, inAn official with Chartwells fresh and cooked quality characteristics of ground beef cluding Walmart, are pulling said she didn’t know if the adpatties. ground beef with the additive ditive was used in ground Th e study was completed or off ering beef that does not beef products on campus. in October 2011 by Courtney contain the additive. A stateKim Johnson, the marketMoon, a student in the Animent from Walmart in March ing director for Chartwells on mal Science Department. said the company was workcampus, said she hadn’t heard Using instruments, Moon ing with suppliers to have back from the company’s supstudied the color and tenderfresh ground beef in stores as pliers. ness of ground beef with eisoon as possible. Students eating hamburgMoon and Yancey disers in Brough Commons ther 10 or 20 percent of lean Monday said they didn’t beef trim added to a mixture agreed with this decision. “It’s going to affect the know if the additive was dan- of ground beef that was either 82 or 93 percent lean, or muswhole industry,” Yancey said. gerous. cle. Th ese were compared to a “We have the smallest cow “I haven’t seen a lot of facts control group that had none herd that we’ve had since the about it,” said Dakota Srivenof the additive. mid-50s, ” Yancey said. er, who is a senior studying About 750 pounds of Th e beef industry is doing mechanical engineering. He ground beef were studied, a better job now at producing said he would prefer seeing Yancey said. more beef with fewer cows, more studies about the addiTh e patties were frozen, she said. tive. Lean beef trim is one of If they do use it in their thawed and placed in a simulated retail display for fi ve the technologies responsible hamburgers, Srivener said, he days before cooking, accordfor increased beef producpreferred they wouldn’t use ing to a press release from the tion, she said. too much. Department of Animal SciAnother student said he

Maternity and Paternity Leave by SARAH DEROUEN Staff Writer

An ASG committee will write a letter of support for paid maternity and paternity leave for UA faculty and staff to the Chancellor’s Commission on Women, an ASG senator said. The purpose of the letter is to show student support for the implementation of paid maternity and paternity leave for faculty and staff, said Kayln Williams, who also serves as the student representative on the Chancellor’s Commission on Women. The letter will not be a prescribed policy but instead just a recommendation, she said. “The UA could be a leader and other schools can follow suit,” she said. The UA gives employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for the birth or adoption of a child, placement of a child

in foster care, to care for a spouse or an immediate family member with a serious health condition, or when unable to work because of a serious health condition, according to the UA human resources website. The UA complies with the Family and Medical Leave Act, which became law in 1993. The Act entitles eligible employees to take 12 weeks unpaid maternity leave, according to the United States Department of Labor website. Yet, there is not a set maternity or paternity leave policy, Williams said. The only school in the Southeastern Conference to offer paid maternity or paternity leave is the University of Florida, whose faculty and staff are eligible for up to six months of paid parental leave, according to the UF Extended Leave of Absence Policy on the UF website.

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CORRECTIONS Monday, information in the article “Residents’ Interhall Congress To Begin Elections,” was incorrect. Rachel Slank, not Rachel Frank as reported, will be running for the presidential spot. Voting will take place through an email ballot, not through the vote.uark.edu website.

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Community Garden Comes to UA Campus Monday marked a big day for UA students involved in beginning the campus community garden. Through a dedication to the new garden on campus, the Monday event kicked off the start of the community garden, which will provide flowers for university events and produce for the Full Circle Food Pantry, a student-run program that provides food and supplies to students in need, as well as community garden volunteers. Led by honors student, Emily Crossfield, more than 50 students have come together to work on creating a community garden that will benefit those both on and off campus. Donating a portion of the food grown at the garden to students in need through the food pantry, students will grow produce such as broccoli, tomatoes and herbs. Students participating in the community garden project will also have the opportunity to take home produce grown in the garden. Not only is the community garden a great way to bring locally grown food to Fayetteville, but it’s one more way for students to get involved and meet people on campus. Though the summer is nearing and the academic year is coming to an end, getting a head start in the community garden project now can ensure that we meet new people to spend the upcoming year with. With the thousands of students attending the UA, the community garden gives students interested in the project an opportunity to meet others and get involved on our campus. For those of us who missed the dedication Monday, there are still plenty of opportunities to check out the community garden. Head over to the Maple Hill courtyard to see all of the produce currently being grown and find out how you can get involved. As a campus of outdoor-loving students, a community garden is a great way to bring the outdoors to our campus and enjoy locally grown food right outside our classrooms. Make sure to take an afternoon and head to the garden with friends this week, and see everything our students have been working towards.

Traveler Quote of the Day “What you want is justice, but justice is not something that is determined in the media. That is something that is going to take place, we believe, over time. With the involvement of our federal government, with the involvement of people all over the country who are interested in seeing justice take place, we have to believe that we are going to find that justice,” - Charles Robinson, UA vice provost for Diversity, “Students Protest For National Cause,” page 1.

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The Farmers’ Market: Truly Green? by MIKE NORTON

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Springtime has arrived, which means it’s time for a favorite Saturday pastime in Fayetteville: the Farmers’ Market. The market opens this Saturday at the Square, and for those who have never been, it is an eccentric mix of local farmers, artists, and the like. People motives for buying their produce at the market vary, but most will likely say that local food is better for the environment and fresher. I can’t argue the latter, but we’ll take a stab at the former. The conventional argument goes that shipping a head of lettuce from San Joaquin Valley in California to Fayetteville, Ark., emits large amounts of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, thus increasing global warming and harming the environment. The idea is that eating locally grown produce reduces those emissions. There’s a slight problem in this line of thinking. Close to 50 percent of the social costs of the modern food system have nothing to do with the lettuce making it to the grocery store and everything to do with how you, the customer, got there. If every one of us is driving separately to pick up that one head of lettuce, there will obviously be many more emissions per

head and per mile during that leg of its journey. Now, if the customer mode of transportation is the main culprit of emissions, is driving to the farmers’ market any more environmentally friendly than driving to Walmart to partake in the evil empire of the modern agriculture industry? Inherently, no. We also have to consider the farmers’ modes of transportation as well. If they pack their produce less densely with just a few hundred pounds of cargo and drive pickups that get low miles-per-gallon, then they frankly are producing more emissions per pound of food than “industrial agriculture.” Ships and rail are more efficient means of transportation because economically it makes sense for that ship owner to load it up with as many items as possible just to cover the sheer cost of ownership and operation. “But wait Mike, I bike to the farmers’ market, buy my produce in season and freeze it throughout the winter. Aren’t I being environmentally conscious,”? says the thoughtful reader. Well, not exactly. Running your freezer throughout the winter uses up electricity, which came from coal-powered power plants and emitted carbon in doing so. Even

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for the environment. Professor Christopher Hope, a wellknown carbon emission expert, estimates the cost of a ton of carbon to be between $3.50 and $50, averaging at about $20. Roughly 350 pounds of Chilean grapes would have to be shipped to the U.S. to constitute a ton of carbon dioxide. After including the added damage of aircraft emissions, the added carbon cost of that bunch of grapes would be less than twenty-five cents, maybe even less than a penny. So remember that shopping at the farmers’ market shouldn’t be a guilt trip for the environment. Heck, if you drove there, you may be doing more damage. Eating local, and in season, can and should be more about getting fresh food and supporting local economies, so if you’re in it for that, kudos. But, never forget there is a reason we have a global economy. Every country and region has an advantage at producing something. If we capitalize more on those advantages, we can go a long way in trading for a better, greener future. Mike Norton is an agricultural economics and poultry science major, and a Traveler columnist. His column appears every other Tuesday.

Comments From the Traveler Website Good article. People with an agenda have oversimplified the events surrounding Trayvon Martin’s death... There is no evidence that Zimmerman pulled a gun on Martin before being assaulted. Our legal system is, thankfully, based on evidence and witness testimony. It is not based on mob rule and petitions signed by people who have watched 10 minutes of sensationalized coverage on CNN.

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if that electricity came from wind power, it’s still not exactly energy conservation. And if someone likes growing greenhouse tomatoes in Fayetteville throughout the winter, that too uses energy and emits carbon. There’s a reason we ship fruits and vegetables from warm regions to colder regions. They have the comparative advantage to produce those items at a lower cost than we do. I will recognize there is a major flaw in our current food economy that is leading to less-than-efficient market outcomes. Our economy is not taking into account carbon emissions, essentially the Earth cost of shipping that head of lettuce from California or those grapes from Chile. (Some options to incorporate the cost of carbon into the market would be a carbon tax or cap-and-trade.) Without the cost of carbon, we as consumers have no clue which option is truly better for the environment. Once that is actually included in our price, we can compare between that local and San Joaquin lettuce, leading to greater gains for those who emit less carbon through more efficient processes. Until that day, it will be very difficult to discern the greenest option among the pack. It may surprise you to now that even then, those Chilean grapes may not be that bad

People need to be patient and wait for sufficient information before throwing their name or person behind an idea. There have been and always will be examples of people’s lives being irrevocably torn apart because of such rash action. The import of the nature of the accusation is far less important than if it actually happened.:

and for the children, they were brought here. they are as american as you or me. keeping them from being able to be successful is deplorable, and sending them back to a country they don’t even know or identify with is terrible.

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If they are illegal. They they are illegal. How long do they have to be here before we feel like they should legally be allowed to stay? I cannot help it that Tyson and a few builders hired their parents to work here. You need to take that up with whoever hired them. Fact remains if they are illegal they should not get the same education benefits as the rest of us. I know the racism card will be played with me but it has been played so many times before that I just laugh about it. If they are here legal I do not care where they are from. I agree the government needs to help them. If they are illegal, the government needs to for one time, do their job and deport them.

Re: Newer Dorms Consume Far More Re: Speaking Out: Life As An Undocu- Energy Taylor : I feel a lot of that has to do with the fact that people mented UA Student don’t worry about leaving lights on, running water, etc. when Camille Richoux:

I think it’s interesting how many other places would consider impoverished people coming to this country as refugees, yet we see them as pests. they are people.

they think that the building is conserving energy for them. The same thing happened when seatbelts first became mandatory in all cars/trucks (people got in more accidents because they didn’t feel accountable for their own safety)

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An Arkansas DREAMer: One Man’s Journey Shines Light on the Experience of Being an Undocumented Student The Undocumented Life

by EDDIE GREGG Staff Writer

Rafael Arciga Garcia graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2010, despite having enrolled as an undocumented student. When Garcia, a soft-spoken man, quietly announced this fact to a roomful of Latino students during a recent university recruitment trip to Lincoln High School, the gravity of his accomplishment silenced the chatter-filled counseling center as he shared his story. Garcia had persevered against tremendous odds: as an undocumented student, he couldn't legally drive or own a car or get a job. He was not eligible for state or federal scholarships. And because he did not have legal residency in the U.S., deportation was a constant and very real threat. Garcia--now a legal U.S. resident and a leader in the UA’s Latino recruitment efforts--stood before the group as a living testament that the fruits of higher education, although not easily reached, are attainable for undocumented students in Arkansas.

Crossing the Border

At age 14, Garcia left his home in Ario de Rosales in the southwestern Mexican state of Michoacan. His family had arranged for him to be smuggled across the border to join his mother, who was working for a poultry company in Green Forest, Ark., some 2,500 miles away. She had told him stories of her seven day border-crossing journey, of eating canned food in the desert and drinking from puddles just to survive. Garcia and a boy two years younger would travel with a smuggler and a driver who was a U. S. citizen. “Being the oldest, I wanted to show that it was okay,” Garcia said, recalling the experience. “But inside of me I was just thinking it was an adventure.” As they pulled up to a bridge across the border into Texas, the driver slowed down and stopped. “Okay, get out. Get out,” Garcia remembered the smuggler saying. The two boys got out of the car with the smuggler and watched as the driver crossed the bridge into the United States. He made it through the border checkpoint without any trouble. Following the smuggler, the two boys crawled across a walkway parallel to the road, hugging the concrete wall to keep from view. They made it across without being spotted, jumped down off the side of the bridge and squeezed through a hole in the border fence. Garcia was in the United States, but he wasn't safe yet. They started running, but the rumble of a truck stopped them, Garcia recalled. Fearing the border patrol, the boys dropped to the ground, but the truck passed, leaving them in the clear. As they ran through a sugarcane field in single file, the sharp, sticky sugarcane leaves whipped behind

them, cutting the boys' arms. When the younger boy started falling behind, Garcia waited for him to catch up. “Come on, don't stay behind,” Garcia remembered saying. “We don't want anything to happen.” Garcia put the younger boy in front of him, and together they fought through one field of sugarcane. Then another field. Finally, exhausted and covered in cuts, they reached a highway where the smuggler was waiting for them. They drove into Hidalgo, Texas, and from there, Garcia made it safely to Arkansas, where he was reunited with his mother and began life as an undocumented immigrant.

“A Nation of Immigrants”

Arkansas has about 185,000 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, and in Washington and Benton counties alone, some 65,000 people—more than 15 percent of the two counties’ population—are Hispanic. It is not known exactly how many undocumented immigrants there are or how these figures might change if the state’s undocumented immigrants were included. The Hispanic population of Northwest Arkansas is not reflected in the UA's Hispanic population, where less than five percent of students are Latino, according to the most recent enrollment report. Until recently, the UA had not been doing as much as it could when it comes to recruiting and retaining Latino students, said Luis Fernando Re-

After Garcia arrived in Arkansas in 2000, his mother enrolled him in Green Forest High School, though he spoke almost no English. With the support of several teachers, Garcia did well in school, he recalled. College, however, seemed out of the question. But a recruiter from the UA visited the school and met with him and his teachers, encouraging him to apply to the UA after graduating. At the time, undocumented students were eligible to attend the university without a social security number and could pay in-state tuition as long as they met the same minimum requirements as legal Arkansas residents. Today, however, undocumented students must pay outof-state tuition. Garcia took the ACT, and his score combined with his high school GPA qualified him for admittance to the UA. In 2004, he was the first Latino graduate from Green Forest High School to become a Razorback. But being an UA student didn't change the difficulties involved with being undocumented. He still didn't have a social security number. He still didn't have a driver's license. He had to walk 20 minutes—rain or shine—from the single-room living space his mother rented for him just to get to the bus that he rode to campus everyday. And he could still be deported at any time. Plus, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, more commonly known as the DREAM Act, had failed to pass through Congress. The highly politicized piece of legislation sought to provide a fast track to legal U.S. residency for young undocumented immigrants if they went to college or served in the military. For Garcia, the failure of the DREAM Act meant that even if he did make it through college, it could easily

On another wall in his room, Garcia had a poster of John Lennon's face and with the singer's famous quote: “You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.” Garcia's dream was turning into a nightmare, an experience that is not uncommon among undocumented students.

Sharing a Renewed Passion

Hunger finally drove Garcia to leave his room -- hunger, and the realization that he simply could not give up. A college education was his mother's dream, too. As a single parent, she saved for years to pay for his tuition. “I knew I wanted to be something, to be someone,” Garcia said. “But most importantly, it was not to let anyone down of those people who believed in me and trusted me and gave me their support. It wasn't because of me that I came out, but because I was thinking of somebody else.” But after his third semester at the UA, the money for tuition and funds from his private scholarship ran out and he was forced to take a break from college. Remarkably, during that semester off, Garcia's Green card application went through, and he was able to get a job and save enough money to return COURTESY PHOTO to the UA in the fall of 2006. He rejoined the Razorback family strepo, a professor of Latin American with a renewed passion. He didn't have Studies and the director of the recently to explain to people why he couldn't created La Oficina Latina, the Office of have a job. Latino Academic Advancement and “It was just a relief,” he said. “From Community Relations. then on, it was just my mindset that I Garcia, who is in charge of admiswanted to do something.” sions at the new office, is helping ReHe became an outspoken supporter strepo and his team pursue their misof the DREAM Act and an activist for sion “to promote Latino academic exundocumented students. He became cellence, provide equal higher educathe president of the campus chapter tion opportunities, and create an incluof the League of United Latin Amerisive and diverse campus community.” can Citizens and a founding Chancellor G. David member of the Latino fraterGearhart has also been an nity and the Latino Alumni “As an educator, I feel that I’ve got outspoken advocate of conSociety. He participated in necting the regions' Latinos to take a stand for the students.” rallies in Little Rock, speaking with higher education opporG. David Gearhart, UA Chancellor to state politicians and policytunities. He has written newsmakers in Washington, D.C. paper editorials and letters to In 2010, he graduated with politicians and has testified take a decade or more for him to bea degree in international relations. Fibefore state legislators on the subject. come a legal resident of the country. nally, the years of struggle had paid off. He even helped raise private fund“My depression got so bad that I And his mother: “She was super ing to assist nearly 20 undocumented just wanted to give up,” he said. happy, super happy,” Garcia said. “She students in paying for tuition when a One hot day during the spring 2005 2008 letter from Governor Mike Bee- semester, Garcia made his usual walk cried. It was all because of her. She was be's office prevented all state universi- home from the bus stop. Sweaty and the one who made the first sacrifice.” Only a decade before graduating ties from granting in-state tuition to mentally exhausted, he arrived at the from the UA, Garcia had been living undocumented students—even if they house and shut himself in his room. in Mexico. He could tell time in Enggraduated from high schools in Arkan“Two days. Two days, and I didn't sas—in a measure that more than dou- come out at all. ” he said. “I was just in lish, but that was about the extent of his English skills. Now he works as the bled the students' tuition costs. bed—that's it.” UA Admissions Counselor for Diver“We are a nation of immigrants,” His room was simple—a bed, Gearhart said in a recent interview. “As nightside table, desk and a TV. But on sity and is an integral part of the effort an educator, I feel that I've got to take the wall by his bed he had a red Razor- to recruit and retain Latinos—includa stand for the students—that all they back flag. He was proud of being a Ra- ing undocumented students—in places like Lincoln High School. really want to do is get an education. zorback, but now he had doubts. “Not many of you may be in the And I wouldn't deny anybody the abil“Why am I doing this?” He rememity to do that, regardless of who they bered thinking. “I don't have to go position that I was,” Arciga said to the students gathered in the counseling are.” through all this trouble to go to school, center. “But we want to let you know to do something that is uncertain.” that it is possible. We believe in you.”

Turpentine Creek: Big Cats in Arkansas by CAITLIN MURAD Staff Writer

Arkansas is a long way from the natural habitat of big cats, but tigers are a whole lot closer to UA students than many may think. Students who want to see lions and leopards alike need only drive about half an hour northeast of Fayetteville. Turpentine Creek, a refuge for large unwanted or abandoned animals, is located seven miles south of Eureka Springs in the Arkansas Ozarks. The refuge specializes in the care of large endangered cats such as lions, tigers, leopards and cougars. The refuge was started in 1992 by the Jackson family. It now includes 450 acres in the Arkansas Ozarks including 16 habitats for the large animals. The refuge is a UFDA licensed facility for large carnivores. It provides the animals with the medical attention and care they need after they are rescued from their previous owners. Turpentine Creek is currently home to 139 animals. They house 116 cats including tigers, lions, bobcats, African servals, cougars, leopards, and ligers. They also have six black bears, a grizzly bear, and a rhesus macaque. “Almost all of [the animals] have been rescued from private owners,” explained Stephanie Scott, an intern for the refuge, “People trying to raise

them as pets but soon realize that they are not able to. We also take animals when other facilities that have been shut down.” When an animal refuge in Branson, Mo., shut down, Turpentine Creek rescued nine of their animals. Emily McCormack, curator for the refuge, said that because of the economy, the refuge is not receiving as many donations as they have in the past. “Any time we recue an animal it is a huge expense just to get them their vet care,” McCormack said. “Being a nonprofit, there is never enough funding coming in. We are just trying to build this facility. We have 459 acres to build on, the potential is phenomenal.” McCormack says that people can help grow their facility by volunteering or just donating as little as $5 a month. Students can also get involved by volunteering at events. The refuge also sponsors alternative spring break options with universities were students can help out with the animals. “Word of mouth is the biggest help,” McCormack said. “Just spread the word. This is a large problem in the United States. They estimate 10,000 tigers in private hands in the United States, and we are located right here in Eureka Springs” The refuge also supports public education and awareness. Instead of owning these large cats as pets, the

refuge encourages people to come visit the cats. Tanya Smith, the president of Turpentine Creek, hosts school programs where she and her staff go to schools in NWA and educate them about the animals at the refuge. The Turpentine Creek staff is made up of interns and volunteers who give the animals the respect and attention they deserve. Scott became an intern at the refuge after she graduated with a degree in biology. She heard about the internship from an email from her university. She researched the opportunity and applied to become an intern. “I have always been an animal lover,” Scott said. “My dream job would be to work in the Kansas City Zoo. I am from Kansas City, and I have grown up going to that zoo my entire life. Hopefully this experience will lead me to a career with large cats.” The staff also encourages the public to get involved with their programs through adoption or sponsoring an animal. “Adoption basically costs a different amount based on the size of the animals,” Scott explained. “Twenty adoptions is equal to one sponsorship. All of the money goes in the same fund. If you sponger an animal you pay the total cost of the maintenance and care for the animal for the entire year.” Visitors can adopt or sponsor an

animal for just one year or for as many years as is desired. Turpentine Creek also offers payment plans for the sponsorship to break up the cost into monthly payments. Turpentine Creek is open every day to the public except for Christmas day from 9 a.m. until dusk. An allday admission fee to the refugee is $15.00 for adults, and $10.00 for veterans, senior citizens, and children ages 3-12. They offer hourly guided tours. Guests are also welcome to stay at the bed and breakfast located at the refuge. It includes two suites as well as a tree house for guests to stay in. Turpentine Creek also offers guided photo sessions with the cats. All proceeds from the photo session go towards the care and upkeep of the animals. For more information about how to get involved with the programs at Turpentine Creek, visit their website at www.turpentinecreek.org.

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Women’s Tennis Looking for Answers by MONICA CHAPMAN Staff Writer

On its final weekend at home for the season, Arkansas women’s tennis team dropped a pair of matches against Mississippi State and Ole Miss, continuing a late-season slide in Southeastern Conference play. The Razorbacks (10-9, 2-6 SEC) have lost five of six conference matches and are fifth in the SEC West with four matches — three in SEC play — remaining before the conference tournament. The struggles are a stark

RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas sophomore cornerback Tevin Mitchel injured his hamstring prior to the Razorbacks’ first scrimmage Friday, but redshirt freshmen Davyon McKinney and Kelvin Fisher filled in for Mitchel’s absence on the first-team defense.

contrast from the start of the season, when Arkansas started 6-1 and was ranked No. 24 in the nation. “We’re still focused on our goal of playing our best tennis at the end of the year and still have two more weeks to get better before the postseason starts,” coach Michael Hegarty said. The Razorbacks had a tough 6-1 loss Friday against the No.17 Rebels (12-7, 4-3 SEC). The only Arkansas doubles

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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas freshman Catherine Parenteau was the only Razorback to win both her doubles and singles matches in the team’s 4-3 loss to Mississippi State.

Young Corners Getting Chances Irwin Vaults Into Record Book

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Arkansas starting corner Tevin Mitchel went down with a hamstring injury just moments before the Hogs’ first scrimmage Friday. Enter redshirt freshmen Davyon McKinney and Kelvin Fisher. The duo combined to get Mitchel’s reps with the firstteam defense. “It was like Mitchel was still there because the young guys can play too,” starting safety Eric Bennett said. “You saw Fisher, Kelleybrew and then you saw Davyon can play, too. We have some good depth at the corner and safety position. They are just young so we need to get them more reps.” McKinney was part of the 2011 recruiting class and

came to Arkansas as a receiver, but was moved to cornerback during fall practice prior to last season. “He’s really done a nice job in the five practices (this spring),” coach Bobby Petrino said. “He gets better every day out there. He is smart. It means a lot to him. He comes in and studies hard.” On the first drive of the scrimmage, McKinney gave up a 55-yard touchdown to senior receiver Cobi Hamilton. He held his own the remainder of the scrimmage, though. “I guess the best thing you can say is he’s only going to get better going against the older receivers we got,” Hamilton said. “I’m proud of the way a young guy went out there with the one’s (first team) and competed. It is all about competing. That’s

what spring is about.” Though Hamilton got the best of McKinney to start, Petrino said he liked the way the 6-foot-3 cornerback responded. “He got picked on there one time for a touchdown, but he is going to learn a lot through spring practice,” Petrino said. “I really like what I have seen from him.” McKinney, who goes by the nickname Sleepy, has earned respect from the more-experienced Hamilton. “Sleepy is a great competitor,” Hamilton said. “He is only going to get better and be a great corner. He has the talent and the work ethic.” Fisher is another young corner that made splashes in the Hogs’ first scrimmage Friday, while also seeing some time with the

first team. The 5-foot-11, 190-pounder was recruited as a corner, but moved to running back during fall camp in 2011 after the injury to Knile Davis. The Queen Creek, Ariz., native has been moved back to the defensive side of the ball for spring practice and unofficially had a team-high three passes broken up during the first scrimmage. “He is really smart and knows our offense,” Petrino said. “He has been cheating a little bit; he was listening to a few calls. I was watching him over there listening to some calls because he knows our offense from last year. He has done a nice job in the five practices though.” Petrino said Mitchel’s

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BASEBALL

As The Rotation Turns Hogs have question marks in star ting pitching staff

by MARTHA SWEARINGEN Staff Writer

DJ Baxendale has struggled in his past two starts, both resulting in losses for the Razorbacks. Baxendale has started each of the Hogs’ Friday games in their other seven weekend series, but the right-handed sophomore has allowed 17 hits and 12 earned runs in his last two Southeastern Conference starts. Coach Dave Van Horn said Baxendale’s recent performances are due to mechanical issues. “I think his arm slot is a little too low,” Van Horn said. “Coach Jorn and DJ started working on that on Saturday, before the game working in the bullpen. Get that arm slot back up, get a little more movement. I think he’ll be hitting the strike zone a little bit more.” Van Horn said he plans to change the starting rotation for this weekend’s series with No. 25 Georgia. “We’ll probably go with Stanek on Friday,” Van Horn

by ZACH LIGI Staff Writer

In track, a sport with as much emphasis put on individuals’ results, it doesn’t take long for an athlete to make an impact on a team. Freshman Andrew Irwin has done that for Arkansas. A highly-regarded pole vaulter coming out of Mount Ida High, Irwin had offers from multiple prestigious colleges, but chose to follow his mother’s footsteps and attend vault for his home-state school after a high school career that included him wining the state Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year. It didn’t take long for the high school standout to make his name known with the Razorbacks. In January, just his second meet in an Arkansas uniform, Irwin set an Ar-

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Baxendale is carrying a 5.23 ERA and allowed five runs while striking out four in 2.1 innings Friday as the Hogs fell 10-6 to LSU in the series sweep by the Tigers. Moore Progressing To-

ward Starting Role Sophomore right-hander Brandon Moore threw a perfect outing last weekend against the

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said. “I mean it’s not set in stone. We’re going to mix it up a bit. Sometimes that’s a good thing. DJ (Baxendale) will probably be in that rotation and just flip his days. Just let him watch and he’ll be fine.”

kansas indoor pole vault record in the Texas Dual Meet while sealing the Razorbacks’ win against the Longhorns and earning his trip to nationals. The rest of the season went differently for Irwin than his first home meet, he never managed to break

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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas right-hander DJ Baxendale has struggled in his past two starts for the Razorbacks , allowing 12 earned runs on 17 hits while running his season ERA up to 5.23. Arkansas hosts No. 25 Georgia after getting swept by LSU last weekend in Baton Rouge, La.

Irwin

Arkansas’ coaching staff is scouring junior college and high school ranks trying to find unsigned talent that can make an impact in the 2012 class. The early signing date starts April 11 and runs through May 16, a time period Mike Anderson will spend trying to sign a player who can make an impact for the Razorbacks next season. The night before the signing period begins, Anderson will find out if he will get

his biggest recruit, freshman guard BJ Young. Young submitted his name for consideration for the NBA Draft on Friday, but hasn’t hired an agent, allowing him to retain his amateur status. He has until April 10 to make a decision on whether to return to school or head to the next level. Anderson and the Razorbacks better hope Young comes back for a sophomore season to improve his draft stock. He was the Hogs’ only consistent scorer who could create his own shot last season. There are several reasons why jumping to the NBA makes sense. Offensively, Young has shown he has the skill and athleticism to succeed. If he turned pro, he wouldn’t have

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RYAN MILLER Staff Photographer from FOOTBALL on page 7 hamstring injury was not serious, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give a time table for his return. With his absence, McKinney and Fisher will continue to take first-team reps across from two-year starter Darius Winston. The extra practice time

from TRACK on page 7 anymore records, and also rested some during the season to get ready for nationals. Irwin later won the NCAA Indoor pole vault title, earning the runner-up Hogs 10 valuable points. After a few weeks off, Irwin and Arkansas began the outdoor season. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss a beat, winning the opening meet of the outdoor season with an

from COMMENTARY on page 7 to take another class and could start making money. There are also reasons why returning to Arkansas makes sense. At 6-foot-3 and just 175 pounds, Young could use another year to get stronger. His defense could also improve, a constant point of emphasis from Anderson this season. It probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt to fine-tune his point guard skills, too. If he turned pro in the next week, Young would likely be a late-first round to mid-second round pick. On the other hand, NBADraft. net projects him as the No. 10 pick in the 2013 draft, assuming he declared after his sophomore season. Either way, Young is going to get picked. It just depends on if he wants to play another year in college or get started on his professional career. Anderson better hope itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the former.

could prove beneficial for the duo as they try to compete for playing time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has to understand when he gets tired, he really needs to lock in on his keys and not worry about being tired so much,â&#x20AC;? Bennett said about McKinney. For Fisher, grasping a better understanding of the position is an improvement

coach Petrino said he needs to make. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think playing offense last year will help him because he understands concepts and schemes,â&#x20AC;? Petrino said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just has to work hard when he is on one-onone coverage and being right with his technique. It is really a technique issue with him.â&#x20AC;?

Arkansas outdoor record pole vault record of 18 feet, 4.5 inches at the Arkansas Spring Invitational. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really expecting to jump this high today,â&#x20AC;? Irwin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was using a short approach but everything just really clicked today. It took me a little bit to get my run dialed in when I started practicing outdoors. The depth perception was a little off so it took me a little bit to get used to that but I got my

run dialed in and was ready to go today.â&#x20AC;? His record-setting performance came after taking time off between indoor and outdoor seasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just another day at the office,â&#x20AC;? assistant coach Doug Case said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once again weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running from a shorter approach than usual so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not even all the way back. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve trained all week and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good pole vaulter. It was good, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I can say.â&#x20AC;?

The Razorbacks should be a better team next season if Young returns, players progress and Marshawn Powell makes a full recovery. Anderson is trying to sign another big man this spring, but the development of Hunter Mickelson and Devonta Abron between their freshman and sophomore seasons could give the Hogs a much-improved frontcourt. Arkansas struggled to score inside this season, but a healthy Powell would do a lot to change that. He has the skill to score inside and outside. The Razorbacks donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clear-cut point guard, but have a lot of options. Ky Madden showed the potential to run a team effectively as a true freshman and should be much improved after an offseason. The Hogs havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had a consistently effective true small forward since Sonny Weems graduated, but 6-foot-8 Jacorey Williams could fit the bill. He averaged

27 points as a high school senior this season and has the offensive skill and length to impact. Arkansas needs a go-to scorer, though. Young was becoming that down the stretch of the season when he averaged 19.4 points the final eight games. Anderson had to re-recruit Young to stay committed to the Razorbacks after Anderson replaced John Pelphrey, the coach who recruited Young. Whether or not Anderson actively tries to recruit Young to stay for his sophomore season, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt what Anderson would like for him to do. Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence could be the difference between the Razorbacks breaking their four-year postseason drought and getting to the NCAA Tournament. Jimmy Carter is the sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Tuesday. Follow him on Twitter @jicartersports.

from BASEBALL on page 7 Tigers and is recovering after taking a line drive to his forearm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He took a pretty vicious line drive,â&#x20AC;? Van Horn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ball hit off his arm was a changeup. That was one of the first pitches he left out where the hitter got a good swing and a good view of it, and hit it right back at him.â&#x20AC;? Moore pitched four shutout innings against LSU out of the bullpen, striking out three and allowing only one hit in the appearance. Moore is 2-0, has two saves and carries a .65 ERA in 10 outings so far this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He (Brandon) is so valuable out of the bullpen,â&#x20AC;? Van Horn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brandon is kind

from TENNIS on page 7 team to win was the senior duo of Emily Carbone and Stephanie Roy, who beat Ole Missâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gabby Rangel and Erin Stephens 8-7. Senior Kate Lukomskaya was the sole player to win her singles match, defeating Vivian Vlaar 6-3 and 7-6. Mississippi State (7-10, 1-7) came to town winless in SEC play, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave that way. The Sunday match started

of that middle guy. You can bring him in the second inning and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get you through the eighth. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a guy we can start, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start him this weekend. I really like him out of the bullpen. Bouncing back with schedule ahead No. 13 Arkansas (22-6, 5-4 SEC) took its first series loss on the road this weekend to No. 15 LSU (22-6, 6-3 SEC), but a strong conference play schedule still remains. The Hogs battled with the Tigers but fell 10-6 on Friday, 2-1 on Saturday and 3-2 on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were a lot better than us this past weekend,â&#x20AC;? Van Horn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They played better, they pitched better, they hit

better. Our guys pitched well, but not as good as they usually do.â&#x20AC;? The Razorbacks upcoming schedule includes six games against two ranked SEC foes at Baum Stadium, beginning with Georgia on Friday. The Hogs will open the series with the No. 25 Bulldogs on Friday at 6:35 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgia beat Kentucky in game one of a series last weekend. This is a team coming in needing a win, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a great series,â&#x20AC;? Van Horn said. Arkansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second series of ranked opponents includes No. 10 Kentucky next weekend in Baum Stadium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a chance to make a move and get back in the race,â&#x20AC;? Van Horn said.

off much like Friday with only the Razorbacksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doubles team of Lukomskaya and Catherine Parenteau winning as the Bulldogs earned the doubles point. Arkansas had much more success in the singles matches with all six players winning their first sets, but then the struggles began and only three Razorbacks won their matches, allowing Mississippi State to rally from a 3-1 deficit for a 4-3 win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was obviously a tough

match for us,â&#x20AC;? Hegarty said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had the match going exactly how we wanted with first set wins at all six courts, but credit Mississippi State for not giving up.â&#x20AC;? Parenteau, Roy and sophomore Laurie Gingras all swept their opponents in two games in singles play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three of our girls played some of their best tennis of the season today and it showed in the results,â&#x20AC;? Hegarty said.

LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior Kate Lukomskaya was the sole player to win her singles match in the Razorbacks 6-1 loss to Ole Miss over the weekend, defeating Vivian Vlaar 6-3 and 7-6.