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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Local Charity Fashion Show Beings Thursday

UA apparel studies students and local fashion designers alike prepare for NWA Fashion Week this weekend.

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Man of the Year

UA physics professor Sergey Prosandeev was named 2012 Man of the Year.

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Razorbacks Lose To Auburn

Arkansas was defeated by Auburn 6-1 at the tennis match Sunday.

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Jobs Differ Among Students

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Jaime Dunaway Senior Staff Writer UA students have differing opinions on the most popular jobs despite an emphasis on computer and engineering fields.

Computer-related jobs and careers in engineering compose half of the 10 best jobs of 2013, according to a study conducted by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl., which pulls research from more than 90 national and state employment resources.

Software developers have the No. 1 spot on the list, according to the study. Average pay is more than $90,000 and is expected to increase by 30 percent, according to the study.

Accountants and auditors have the second-best spot, followed by market research analysts, mechanical engi-

neers and industrial engineers, according to the study.

Job popularity also depends on the region of the United States in which people live. Factory jobs are the most common in the South, according to a search conducted

by AOL Jobs. Although Arkansas has one of the highest obesity rates in the country, it is also one of the states least interested in fast-food jobs, according to the search.

However, students have differing opinions on which jobs are the most popular.

“With the whole environment protection and conservation being big right now, there are a lot of people hiring,” said Joseph Black, senior environmental, solar and water science major.

He said jobs in his field were popular because of the increased interest in the environment.

“People want to leave a

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Emily Rhodes Staff Photographer Students across campus hold signs about expressing faith publicly, Monday, March 11. Those who took part wore duct tape across their mouths and offered flyers to interested students.

Alcohol and Exercise Can Make A Dangerous Mix David Wilson Staff Writer

The subject of alcohol is a touchy one in and of itself, with contradictory information released almost daily on either the benefits or risks of drinking.

Mix those competing concepts with the schedule of a physically active college student or a student-athlete,

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“In sports they (coaches) are always like, ‘Do this!

Do this! Do this! Practice!

Practice! Practice!’ We have to practice three hours a day, five days a week, in the mornings and then two hours at night. Plus you have class,” said M.H., a studentathlete who wanted to remain anonymous. “I know I shouldn’t do it because if

you’re trying to build muscle you’re just counteracting what you’re trying to do with alcohol, and plus, it kills your immune system and you feel like crap.”

Studies indicate that humans require more than 100 grams of ethanol in order for muscle breakdown to occur, which equates to at least seven drinks per day — a hard benchmark to achieve by any standard. The average 12-ounce beer contains

about 153 calories, meaning that one would have to consume over 1,000 calories in beer per day in order to produce muscle catabolism (breakdown).

But that doesn’t mean that those hitting both the gym and keg stands are out of the woods just yet. Other studies have shown that even two or three drinks per day can lower testosterone lev-

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Student Poll Gauges Need for Medical Amnesty Policy Jaime Dunaway Senior Staff Writer Associated Student Government representatives are working with the UA administration to pass medical amnesty, a policy that would allow students to call 911 for friends with alcohol poisoning without getting in administrative trouble, said Hollis Moll, ASG former secretary.

“It’s just a big policy with lives on the line, and it has to be done very carefully.”

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Kathleen Pait Staff Photographer Students use treadmills, weight machines, and other exercise equipment in the HPER Monday, March 11.

UA Officials could not be reached to make a comment on this issue.

“I think it’s a good policy because if someone is in that state they could be dangerous to themselves and to other people,” said Addison Roberts, freshman kinesiology major.

“By calling 911 it would be really helpful.”

Last year’s ASG president, Michael Dodd, was the first to propose medical amnesty at the UA, and this is the third time ASG has tried to pass the resolution, Moll said. The resolution was proposed again this year, and it passed with only

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UA Physics Professor Named the 2012 Man of the Year

Travis Pence Staff Writer

A UA physics professor was named the 2012 Man of the Year for outstanding scientific research performed at the UA in collaboration Rostov State University.

Sergey Prosandeev’s research last year on the properties of nanotechnology is one of the factors that led to him receiving the award, Prosandeev said. Prosandeev and his colleagues have produced results that can be used to improve the use of medical

ultrasound, sensors and heart implants, he said.

“We have determined important information about the nano-scale properties of materials called relaxors, which can be used in electronic devices to change temperature or shape,” Prosandeev said. “The discoveries may help maximize efficient use of relaxors to create better medical ultrasound, sensors and heart implants.”

Prosandeev’s work in the field of nanotechnology is frequently published in Physical Review Letters, the highestranked journal for physics research, according to a press release.

The award, given by the Rostov government and department of culture, is presented annually to 17 recipients, including two scientists, Prosandeev said.

Prosandeev has been a part of the UA faculty since 2005, he said. He has previously held positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Rostov State University, he said.

Prosandeev also serves as a permanent moderator of multiple scientific journals, including the American Physical Society Letters, the U.K. Journal of Physics and the American Institute of Physics’ Applied

Physics Letters, according to a press release.

Prosandeev was named Extraordinary Young Professor during his time at Rostov State and a Soros Professor by the Soros International Education Foundation for his achievements in international science and education. He is a member of the American Physical Society and the Material Research Society, according to a press release.

The Rostov region is located in southwestern Russia north of Moscow and encompasses a region larger than France, according to a press release.

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one dissenting vote, he said.

UA administrators expressed concerns about the legal ramifications of the policy and told ASG that it needed empirical evidence such as study or a poll to show that medical amnesty would benefit the student population, he said.

“The administration is not putting up unnecessary roadblocks,” Moll said. “It’s just a big policy with lives on the line, and it has to be done very carefully.”

The results from this year’s student poll showed that more than 70 percent of students did not call for help when they saw an individual who was sick from alcohol, according to the ASG student poll. Seventy percent of students said they did not call because they did not know if the student was sick enough.

“I would still call 911, but I guess I might be hesitant because I wouldn’t want to get the person in trouble,” Roberts said. “I would have to call because it’s the right thing to do for their safety.”

More than 50 percent said they were afraid of the UA and state judicial processes, according to the poll.

“If someone is in trouble, call the ambulance,” Moll said.

“Just get help. Sanctions aren’t

worth dying over.”

Some people view the policy as a get-out-of-jail-free card, Moll said, but he said there are still consequences even if

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they are health-related instead of judicial. Some of the consequences may include meeting with an advisor and establishing a success program to educate students about the dangers of alcohol, he said.

“Underage drinking is illegal behavior, and while it’s discouraged and there are violations because it is illegal, the sanctions that judicial board has should not scare people away from refusing help,” Moll said. “Alcohol is legal for half

of the students and illegal for the other half, and it’s ignorant to think that those two halves don’t associate or socialize with one another.”

Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State University and every Ivy League school have already passed proposals on their campuses, and nine states have passed it as a state law, Moll said.

For medical amnesty to get passed at the UA, the faculty senate, the chancellor and the board of trustees would most likely have to pass a referendum in favor of it, Moll said.

Moll proposed an orientation class that would teach freshman “How drunk is too drunk?” and about medical amnesty. He also suggested a trial program to see how students would respond if a permanent policy was established.

Schools that have passed the policy saw a slight decrease in alcohol violations because students began thinking about the consequences and realized how dangerous alcohol could be, he said.

“Once a student dies, then the university enacts it, but we’re trying to get the UA to be proactive and preventative,” Moll said. “Alcohol poisoning is so preventable, and that’s what this is about: to save lives.”

EXERCISE continued from page 1 els by as much as 6.8 percent burn it off (during practice), heightened amount of access over a short three-week peri- but everybody’s different,” that athletes had to parties od. Testosterone is especially M.H. said. “I guess it just de- and thus alcohol, while still important for athletes who pends on the person, but I pointing out that sometimes require maximum produc- think that 90 percent of the the value of their status keeps tion of hormones to build athletes do the same thing them in check. muscle and improve perfor- unless they’re die-hard about “As you get close to your mance both in the gym and their scholarships.” season, you back off,” he on the field.

M.H. himself employs a said. “All the football playEven then, with the effect strategy of setting a tread- ers I know didn’t drink that that alcohol has on hormone mill on maximum incline much before season, but after production, season it’s like it is thought free game.” to have no “I think the reason that a lot of us athletes There is interference drink so much is that we know we’ll burn it off no one size with muscle fits all when g l y c o g e n (during practice), but everbody’s different.” it comes to (energy storM.H. alcohol conage for musStudent Athlete sumption and cle), which one’s ability is important to work out. for endurSome may ance athletes in sports like and intensity for five min- find they can consume all the track, tennis and football. In utes to burn off any excess alcohol they want and still one study, a group of athletes alcohol still lingering from perform well come game day, were given 10 drinks after a a party the night before, he while others can’t tolerate a glycogen-depleting workout said. Even the most health- single drop and maintain the with no noticeable effects conscious college students rigorous standards set for taking place in the replenish- may be surprised by the fact them. ment of their muscle tissue. that alcohol is prioritized by The story of alcohol and Still, alcohol consumption the body to be burned as fuel, athletics for the time being amongst athletes and active meaning that no other en- seems to be a story of perstudents alike persists. ergy stores, including fat, can sonal boundaries rather than “I think the reason that be burned off until the alco- the simple biological or scia lot of us athletes drink so hol is gone. entific yes-or-no paradigm much is that we know we’ll M.H. also mentioned the we might prefer.

More Job-Seekers, Employers Using Facebook Connections to Fill Vacancies Gracie Bonds Staples The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

cent of LinkedIn users felt that the service was effective compared to less than a quarter of users of other networking platforms, Taylor

then, Taylor has worked on the productions “Black in America” and “Pictures Don’t Lie.” Today, at 24, he’s one of the youngest and most successful professional voice His senior year at Clark actors, with clients including Atlanta University was Comedy Central, Taco Bell quickly approaching, and and AT&T. Kareem Taylor was starting Shonda Cooper, lead proto worry about his future. motions producer for CNN’s Would he be able to land a “Black in America” docujob as a voice actor or would mentary, couldn’t say how he end up back home with often the television network his parents like so many othuses social networking sites er college graduates? Better in its hiring. still, how could he let people She said, however, that know he had “the” voice? Not Taylor “came highly regardhaving prior experience or a ed by colleagues at ‘CNN network to draw from, TayHeroes.’” “He made a posilor turned to the only contive impression on all of us,” tacts he had readily available Cooper said. “In addition to Taylor to him, his Facebook friends. having a really good, deep, “I decidpersuasive ed to post voice, he a demo on takes direcF a c e b o o k , “I’m so blessed to have this opportunity. It tions well.” asking peo- was a huge turning point.”

Taylor has ple to share been the it with their voice of Kareem Taylor “Black f r i e n d s ,” in Voice Actor America” for Taylor said recently. the past two In that years, Coomoment, Taylor joined an credits Facebook for helping per said. ever-growing number of col- him land employment with With its new Graph lege students and employers CNN. Search, which is being rolled who are using social media Once he posted his demo out in waves, officials at Facenetworks in the search for on his Facebook page, Taylor book are hoping to make it jobs and job candidates. said it caught the attention even easier for users to find In fact, according to a of CNN producer Danya the right job match. Graph 2012 Future Trends Survey Levine, who was already Search, they say, promises by the National Association a Facebook friend. Levine not only to help you find othof Colleges and Employers, invited him to the station, ers but to learn more about 90.7 percent of respondents where he met her team. them and make connections used Facebook in their job “The head honcho said, instantly. search.

‘Let’s hear something,’” TayWith this feature, users Given the near-universal lor recalled. “I did something will be able to narrow their status of Facebook, which re- about CNN, and the whole search to something as specently announced the launch room applauded.” For the cific as “friends of my friends of Graph Search to enhance next few weeks, Taylor shad- who work in the restaurant users’ ability to navigate their owed members of Levine’s industry” or “my friends in connections, the study said, team, editing tapes, meet- Los Angeles who are looking “it is expected that if a stu- ing producers and learning for baby sitters” or “people/ dent were to think of using everything at his disposal my friends who are reporta social network in the job about the voice-over indus- ers and live in Seattle.” Alsearch, that student would try. though Graph Search hadn’t first turn to the base social Meanwhile, Taylor con- launched when Taylor began networking platform to see tinued his job search, but “no his job search, he said Facewhat it offered.” Students are one was calling me back,” he book clearly helped him get also turning to LinkedIn (40 said. noticed. percent) and Twitter (about Then just months before Soon after CNN hired 35 percent). graduation in August 2010, him, Taylor said his agent “LinkedIn, as a busi- he got the call he’d been wait- “dragged me to New York,” ness networking platform, ing for. where he records from home is clearly challenging Face“Congratulations, you’re then emails the file to his book for pre-eminent status the voice of ‘CNN Heroes,’” boss. among students as the net- Levine told him.

“A day later,” he said, working platform to com“I was ecstatic,” Taylor “those promos start airing municate with potential em- said. “I’m so blessed to have on CNN, and my mom will ployers,” the study said. this opportunity. It was a call and ask if that’s me she’s Although nearly 66 per- huge turning point.” Since hearing.”

JOBS continued from page 1 legacy for their kids and not use up all their resources and be irresponsible with it,” he said.

Black said he thought that jobs in the government would be the most popular if fiscal policy had not created a freeze on hiring. Black said he also thought jobs in the judicial field were appealing.

Casi Crawley, a junior dietetics major, said she

thought the most popular jobs were in the medical field.

She said that professions like physical therapists, diabetic educators and geriatric caretakers are prominent because they represent the immediate concerns of the population.

“There is more of a need for people to learn how to take back control of their own health and care for themselves to relieve some

of the burden on our medical field,” Crawley said.

She also said she felt confident that a degree in her major would help her obtain a job after college.

“Once you’re licensed, the job market is excellent,” Crawley said, “just because there is such a need for nutritional education right now both in schools and adult settings.”

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Graduating senior can pick up cap and gowns and get information about class rings, announcements and more.

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ASG Legislation: ASG Senate Resolution No. 39- Club Sports Indoor Athletic Facilities

ASG Senate Resolution No. 40- First Time Parking Violation Warnings ASG Senate Resolution No. 41- Lower Unauthorized Permit Fines

ASG Senate Resolution No. 42- Consistency in University Grading ASG Senate Resolution No. 43- Scantrons

ASG Senate Resolution No. 44- Syllabus Information on ISIS Students can make their opinion heard during the ASG meetings 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Graduate Education Building. There is a public comment section during each meeting where students can speak for two minutes before the legislation starts, said Mike Norton, ASG Chair of Senate.

Results of these legislations will be published after they are voted on.

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ASG Candidates Offer Parking Solutions

Joe DelNero Opinion Editor I cannot say parking on campus is abysmal. It is really only horrid when I’m coming to campus before my morning class and when I’m leaving campus after my afternoon class. On rare days I’m forced to park on the third floor of Harmon. I walk to my car between a long snake of vehicles. After 15 minutes of patient waiting, I might be lucky enough to wind my way back to the fourth-floor exit.

It’s not your fault as a student driver. Harmon parking passes are reasonably priced for the incredible convenience it provides, parking within five minutes of most academic buildings and Dickson Street. But perhaps the convenience of parking for student drivers is less of a solution and more of a problem.

Think, if a parking pass, instead of costing under $350 for a semester, ran closer to $800 per semester. I know I would put away my checkbook and immediately be looking for a different transit option, most likely the buses. Think if there were more buses with more stops, that ran more frequently across a broader Fayetteville area, how the number of cars on campus would decrease, lessening congestion.

I’ve been looking at the platforms of both ASG presidential nominees, Will Simpson and Bo Renner. Between the two of them, there are some other quick solutions to decrease the number of cars clogging campus.

Simpson has plans to move freshman parking to Baum Stadium, out of the way for offcampus students to find parking places in the pit and in parking garages. The on-campus freshman can use the transit system to get to their cars when they really need to. I remember as a freshman I only needed my

car on the weekends. Off-campus students need the parking spaces in the pit daily. Simpson’s plans to increase the range of buses to even as far as Mission and Crossover would also decrease the number of cars on campus and students needing to drive to campus, freeing more spots.

Similarly, Renner’s platform wants to explore alternative parking for freshman. Renner understands freshmen occupying parking spots are using the locations more as a long-term garage. Meanwhile, opening green lots to off-campus students would provide sufficient parking so we can get to class on time. Also, increasing the convenience of campus parking, there would be a philanthropic solution to parking tickets through community service.

While that doesn’t decrease campus congestion, it may save you time and money when you “accidentally” find you parked in a faculty lot conveniently located near your class or when you are looking at low bank funds and couldn’t find the pocket change for the parking meter in front of Old Main.

Parking on campus has become too easy. Even with Dickson blocked off past the Chi Omega Greek Theater, trying to find open spaces and make it to class in a timely manner is difficult for off-campus students.

Allocating an extra 30 minutes for parking is a hassle when there are solutions to decrease the need for cars on campus.

Exploring a more expansive Razorback Transit to serve a wider Fayetteville area and moving freshman vehicles from the most efficient locations on campus would spread out cars and congestion. Instead of the 15-minute wait in Harmon, there would be a steady fiveminute wait at Harmon, the Pit and Lot 72.

When you are voting for ASG presidents and senators this week, and in the future, be sure to ask about parking and transit plans. For on-campus students moving off campus, parking may not be too difficult now, but next year, will you want to be stuck in the Harmon snake for 15 minutes?

Joe DelNero is a senior journalism major and the opinion editor of the Arkansas Traveler.

Traveler Quote of the Day “People want to leave a legacy for their kids and not use up all their resources and be irresponsible with it.”

Joseph Black, senior environmental, solar and water science major

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Too Many Cars are Crowding Campus

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As the student body approaches 25,000 students, the Transit and Parking Department must accommodate spaces for the growing number of drivers attending the UA. There have been several changes made already, but there will need to be bigger changes this coming fall as incoming freshman classes continue to get larger.

UA parking has already taken several steps toward making parking easier on campus, according to Arkansas Newswire. Students and faculty can purchase parking permits online, and for those who want affordable parking, $82 green passes are available.

For those who don’t want to pay, or don’t have cars, there are buses and free bikeparking options. However, buses may have trouble keeping up with the rapid expan-

sion of the student body. According to one bus driver, it takes a total of two years for an ordered bus to come. Even with all the buses running, during the busy hours overcrowding may leave students behind. Oftentimes, this is the difference between getting to class on time and not making it at all. Next year, if there aren’t changes, it will only be worse.

A new improvement to help prevent students missing the bus is the new tracker system that tells the positions of all the buses. A person can get on the Internet to see where the buses are positioned so they can time when to meet it. Students won’t have to wait unnecessarily in the cold wondering when their bus will finally come.

On the other hand, the bus-tracking system does not guarantee whether the bus will be too full for more passengers or not. An improvement would be drivers setting a notification when the

bus is full so students have time to make other travel arrangements.

Another improvement to Transit and Parking Department is the Parkmobile app, allowing students to pay for parking on their smartphones. This app saves time for rushed students and makes it much easier to pay.

While it adds 35 cents to the bill as a transaction fee, it also gives a 15-minute warning before a student’s time expires. That 35 cents may save you from a $20 ticket. There are also monthly offers for regular users to get reduced transaction fees. This new technology is said to be for convenience and to prevent tickets, but the simplicity still means there will be more cars on campus taking advantage of the app and parking.

While more cars come to campus, parking control is still in working order. It still costs $10 to appeal a ticket, and only “extenuating circumstances” have the

grounds for an appeal, according to the Transit and Parking Department website. Parking for a short time, forgetfulness, not seeing the signs — all mistakes freshman easily make — are not reasons to appeal. This simply means that with more cars on campus, make sure you find an empty spot that won’t get you towed.

“It is only easier for them to take our money now,” said senior electrical engineering student Jason Young. “The little amount it helps us is nothing compared to how much they make off of it. If they wanted to help us more, they could.”

Like many students, Young walks to campus because of the crowded buses.

It’s the price to pay for a growing campus, and it’s only going to get worse if bigger changes are not made.

Hebron Chester is a staff cartoonist for the Arkansas Traveler.

Social Networks Like Getting Pimples Again Gina Barreca MCT Campus Social networking makes teenagers of us all. Lots of my ridiculously successful friends -- some of whom appear regularly on television, give TED talks and are the kind of people who get harassed in restaurants by their fans (while my fans remain remarkably good-mannered and never, ever come over to introduce themselves or say a word) -- will still not permit themselves to have a Facebook account because the thought of people unfriending them is terrifying.

One of these women -you would recognize her in a heartbeat -- briefly had a Facebook account. But then she started getting pop-up ads, maybe through email, that sneered, “Three people have unfriended you. Find out more.”

First of all, when did “unfriend” become a verb?

Was it around the time “parenting” or “scrapbooking,” which was after “partying” but before “vocalizing,” which is now the word my students use instead of employing the word “say” as ordinary speakers of English

might, umm, say.

Anyway, this friend of mine was plagued (good noun-to-verb usage) by the thought that three people didn’t like her. She was awake at night at the thought of being dismissed from a vague network of people who she might never know. This, perhaps, could be the new definition of insane, don’t you think? The idea that you’re afraid people that you don’t know might not like you? I mean, if you had somebody you’d never met come up to you on the street, grab you by the collar shout “Did you unfriend me?” wouldn’t your instinct be to call a cop?

Yet having the experience of people who dare to unfriend you is a nothing compared to the recent gang-shaming experience provided by Linked-In. They sent out messages “congratulating” folks for being at the top of their searches.

A relative was the first to forward me one with selfeffacing pride. He emailed me a note where the subject line read: “Guess I’m not too shabby after all.” And in the body of the email was a notice that his name was in the top 5 percent of last year’s Linked-In searches.

I’ll admit I was impressed.

I wrote him back an effusive letter telling him that it was clear from this recognition that his hard work as a freelancer had finally paid off.

I actually wrote the words, “That’s some pretty exclusive club, the top 5 percent.”

He answered with blushing thanks and was clearly what the English would have called, “chuffed.”

Imagine my surprise, then, when two days later I got a notice saying that my name had come up in the top 10 percent of Linked-In searches. I’ve never won a prize for self-effacement but even I was skeptical. I turned to Facebook to air my questions. “Anybody else get into the top 10 percent?” I asked.

Turns out that all of them, even those from Pluto and North Dakota, were at the top of LinkedIn searches. It was sort of like finding out that a cute boy had written, “You’re the most adorable creature ever” on everybody’s yearbook page when all the time you’d been secretly cherishing the idea that you, and you alone (or at least you among only the top 10 percent) were chosen only to discover that what you thought was a unique signature was pretty much a rubber stamp.

And this is what I mean about making you feel like you’re back in high school.

Social networking sites -from Facebook to Pinterest to StumbleUpon -- are very much like high school: As conducive as they are to the creation of community, they are simultaneously the cause of anxiety, bizarre competitions and weirdly contorted definitions of success.

How is getting an ad saying you’ve been “unfriended” different from the experience of having a person you’ve never met before come up to you between algebra and gym and whisper in your ear “I hear a certain person doesn’t like you anymore” before scuttling, crablike, back to their locker?

So what can we do about this? How can we stop feeling adolescent as soon as we face the screen?

Maybe we should screen the screen: The word once meant “to divide, protect, separate.” Maybe we should remember that and not use it as a mirror.

Gina Barreca is an English professor at the University of Connecticut, a feminist scholar who has written eight books, and a columnist for the Hartford Courant.

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Emily DeLong Copy Editor As major cities around the world wrap up their spring fashion weeks, northwest Arkansas begins preparations for its own.

NWA Fashion Week, with the motto "Fashion for Philanthropy," is an annual fashion show put on by local designers and boutiques with the goal of spotlighting the local fashion scene while supporting local charities, according to the NWA Fashion Week website.

While the actual fashion week began Monday, all runway action begins Thursday and continues into the weekend. On Thursday, the runway will feature local designers and their creations, and on Friday and Saturday, the runway will display pieces from local boutiques.

First up at 7 p.m. on Thursday are collections by local designers and companies, including Esque, Kata Mari, Material Collections and Soul Yoga Lounge.

Esque is a womenswear line created by local designer Leslie Pennel.

"Esque is a hand-made womenswear line offering laid-back luxury staples and dramatic show-stopping pieces for an effortlessly stylish and versatile wardrobe," according to the Esque Facebook page. Esque is teaming up with Portland-based indie shoe store Solestruck for this collection.

Kata Mari is a Fayetteville-based womenswear designer who prides herself on one-of-a-kind pieces that accentuate a woman's natural beauty.

"A monumental element in her styling is portraying confidence, freedom, and everything that is fun about being a woman," according to her Facebook page.

Material Concepts is a Fayetteville alteration company that also dabbles in fashion design. In addition to teaching yoga classes, Soul Yoga Lounge is also contributing some pieces to this year's runway.

Next up, at 8 p.m., are original pieces created by UA student designers.

Alisa May, a senior apparel studies major at the UA, said she will be showing off 11 womenswear and seven menswear looks on Thursday.

Inspired by the edgy tendencies of wardrobe stylist Maeve Reilly, May

Mary Kate Pfiffner Staff Photographer Alisa May pays attention to detail while finishing her collection Sunday, March 10 in her studio. May’s collection includes a gown inspired by one of her grandmother’s and will be the finale to her runway show during fashion week. described her collection as "edgy, sexy and really out there."

May has been sewing since the seventh grade, and said it was nice that she had that leg up when she began college. Still, May credits the resources the UA has given her for helping her with her collection.

"Without the classes I have taken, I would have no idea what I was doing," she said.

May's collection, which is for the fall of 2013, is dark and edgy but still tries to be wearable. Expect leather, velvet and a sentimental finale piece during May's show.

Senior apparel studies major Tiara Hudson will take on a similar medium but spin it an entirely different way. Inspired in part by musical/film "Rock of Ages," Hudson's collection will feature seven pieces that juxtapose the edgy qualities of leather with softer materials such as chiffon.

"It's kind of edgy, but it's really simple, and it's really chic," Hudson said of her collection. "It's just something everybody can wear."

Local designers and boutiques spotlight the local fashion scene while supporting local charities during NWA Fashion Week.

When Hudson found out about the fashion week, she said she knew it was the perfect opportunity to display some of her designs that were already in progress. Hudson is from the East Coast, and said she wanted to bring that kind of urban, simple vibe to her pieces. As a first-time designer, Hudson said her first show and her first real sewing experience have been learning opportunities more than anything.

"The process has been good, but very stressful at times," she said.

"It's challenging, but I love it. This is something that I really want to do for my career."

UA senior Caroline DeLay will also be displaying a collection Thursday evening. With the theme “I’m

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Four cyborgs corner a silhouetted figure in a dark alley, thinking him easy prey with numbers on their side. However, this is no ordinary man; he produces a blade out of thin air. Four flashes, then the blade disappears again.

The four cyborgs don't move an inch, but instead fall apart in precise pieces as the man walks away from the fight before it had even started.

In “Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance” players assume the role of Raiden, a top-of-the-line cyborg built with one purpose: to kill. Raiden played a mysterious subrole in “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots,” a related game, but he’s center stage this time in a story that supplements previous franchise installments.

Raiden has joined the private military corporation known as Maverick, and is joined in the game

by Boris, Kevin Washington and Courtney Collins, all of whom help him in his missions via information feeds and other non-combat

Every Woman,” DeLay’s collection fits sizes ranging from 4-14 with the intention of flattering all figures.

“I wanted to use current looks and incorporate the styles of the 60's with big bee hive hair, twiggy inspired makeup, and some 60's aspects of the design of my dresses,” DeLay wrote in an email.

Senior apparel studies major Lindsey Gallagher will be showing six looks for NWA Fashion Week on Thursday evening. Gallagher’s collection features the “up-cycled” approach to sustainable fabric, sourcing all of her fabrics and garments from thrift stores, estate sales and clothing swaps.

“I feel like I've saved so many high quality, out-of-style garments from

roles. In other words, Raiden is a one-man army.

The opening scene is a mission that requires Raiden to protect a certain VIP. After nearly dying on this first mission, Raiden's creator makes modifications to his system that essentially make him a fine-tuned killing machine.

The story revolves around Raiden trying to use the tools he is gifted to deliver justice and rid the world of people who would encourage war and suffering. Particularly, Raiden has a soft spot for child soldiers, being that he was one. The game goes into some depth on this, but mostly revolves around his striving to prevent child soldiers from being created; by created, that means removing their brains and training them in virtual reality, then sticking the brains into cyborg bodies.

Enough of the story, though; the action is where this game really shines. Taking a deviation from the usual stealthy approach that most Metal Gear games have, this one is an all-out assault on anything standing in the way.

After his first mission, Raiden is upgraded. From then on, he’s able to cut enemies into pieces, literally. Players can enter blade mode at any time, given that they have enough energy-providing fuel cells, and mercilessly hack hostile cyborgs to pieces. Some enemies may require a little softening with general hack-and-slash tactics before they can be taken out, but the road from almost-dead to dead generally lasts about 30 seconds.

While killing enemies in blade mode, if a player positions the blade right they can also cut out reserves of fuel cells and nanopaste in enemy cyborgs, instantly restoring full fuel and life, making the phrase “death fuels life” literal. Players are encouraged to get medieval on enemies in this way. This combat system really encourages players to throw

the trash,” Gallagher wrote in an email.

Gallagher strikes a balance between contemporary and vintage styles in her look, all while emphasizing that “‘green’ fashion is more than just organic hemp T-shirts, it can be stylish, too,” she wrote.

“Not really knowing what I was going to come up with fabric-wise made the design process much harder,” Gallagher wrote. “I've changed and rearranged the pieces about a thousands times, and the collection only slightly resembles my original sketches. The general idea is there, but for some reason I had this vision that I was going to find everything exactly the way I originally intended. And of course that didn't happen. Overall, I'm pleased with how it turned out.”

Gallagher’s inspiration comes from the boutique Free People, 1970s Yves Saint Laurent, the Southwest, and Holi, the Hindu festival of colors.

“I'll admit, a strange combination,” Gallagher wrote.

UA student Anna Taylor will also be featuring their lines on the runway Thursday.

Finally, at 9 p.m., the runway will feature collections by designers associated with Art Amiss.

Black Cherry Vintage is one of the members associated with the Art Amiss show. Owned by Leea Lee, Black Cherry is a retro boutique located on College Avenue.

Good Things Boutique, an ecofriendly clothing boutique located on Block Avenue, is also contributing to the Art Amiss show. Most of their clothing is made from ecologically conscious fibers and supports fair trade.

Also participating in the Art Amiss section of show are Bouffants and Beehives, the moniker for local vintage hair and makeup artist Ali Williams; Mayapple Salon and Boutique's two collections, "Smells Like Trend Spirit" and "Apollo and Daphne/Hobo Bride"; Himalayan Mountain Shop; Joelle Storet; the line "Phantasm" by Missouri-based couture apron-makers Tootlepip; and Badd Jaxx.

After the show, there will be an after party at FIX Ultra Lounge Thursday at 9:30 p.m., according to the runway schedule. Tickets and more information are available on the NWA Fashion Week website, nwafw.com.

caution to the wind and do whatever they want.

However, this is not the only way to play.

The game does have a stealth aspect to it in that if a player can sneak up on an enemy from above or behind, they can instantly kill them with what the game calls a ninja kill. Upon clearing an entire area without being detected, players will receive encouragement from Raiden's allies, but other than that there is no real incentive for players to be stealthy unless they want to be.

In-game customization can also be done, and the currency a player gets is directly impacted by a combat rating the player receives at the end of every mission. These combat ratings are brutal, though, requiring fast mission clears and near-perfect fighting to get the highest rank. Only the most skilled players will achieve a S rank more than once or twice.

The graphics and sound are wonderful, and the soundtrack chosen fits the aura that this type of game gives off. However that's where the game starts to fall off the great scale and into the mediocre scale.

“Revengeance” is a great game for as long as it lasts, which, for players not accustomed to hackand-slash games, could be about 15 hours. The game is ridiculously short and has little to no replay value after it has been beaten. There is no multiplayer, and aside from achievement hunting, there is nothing to do after a player beats the game. In the game's defense, though, getting all the achievements could take a bit of time, but not every player wants to do all those trophies.

“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance” gets a solid 7/10 for being a good hack-and-slash game and mixing up the Metal Gear franchise, but without something to do after the 15 hours or less of gameplay, this game begs to be rented, not bought.

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ACROSS 1 Zion National Park’s state 5 “Liquid diet” drinkers 9 Low-prestige position 14 Actress Rogers 15 Front of the boat 16 River in Lyons 17 Prime hours for television broadcasters 20 Snorkeling spot 21 Quaint “before” 22 Scissors sound 23 Down in the dumps 27 Scrape together, with “out” 28 Googler’s success 29 Skinny Olive 30 Transferred, as property 32 Small amount 34 GM navigation system 37 “Greetings, Paddy!”

42 List of corrections 43 Created, as a web 45 Jim of “Liar, Liar” 48 Dreamer’s acronym 51 Dedicated lines?

52 Conquistador’s treasure 53 Moonshine, or a soda named for it 57 Connecting point

59 Game with Skip and Reverse cards 60 Show one’s pearly whites 61 Conduct observed during international negotiations 66 Delta rival, as it used to be called 67 Southernmost Great Lake 68 Top draft status 69 Debussy’s “slow” 70 Studio payment 71 More-caloric egg part DOWN 1 “Steee-rike!” caller 2 Accessory with a Windsor knot 3 Liqueur sometimes used in amandine sauce 4 Backpackers’ outings 5 All gussied up 6 Forty-niner’s pay dirt 7 Beach bring-along 8 Marble cake pattern 9 Flavor-enhancing additive 10 Maine Coon and Manx 11 Signed up for 12 Ready for recording

13 Alerted, in a way 18 Legislative turndown 19 Must 23 Ill. metropolis 24 Laugh-a-minute type 25 Wahine’s greeting 26 In the vicinity 31 Coastal divers 33 Mimic 35 Hoops dangler 36 Shrewd 38 City near Provo 39 Beta-test 40 Little music player 41 Not decent, so to speak 44 Still in the package 45 Government official working overseas 46 Inspire, as curiosity 47 Former NBAer Dennis 49 Predatory hatchling 50 Surrealist Joan 54 Less than 55 Bête __ 56 “Star Trek” co-star of Shatner 58 Radiate 62 Anger 63 Tailor’s fastener 64 Toon collectible 65 Talk and talk

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CLUB SPORT

Water Ski Club Makes a Big Splash Liz Beadle Staff Writer

One of the most interesting of the 30 club sports here at the UA is the water ski club.

Alex Huck, the president of the water ski club, said it has been around for a long time. Roger Boskus, who owns Cedar Creek Ski Park in Elkins — the private ski lake where the team practices now, was in the club when he was a student at Arkansas.

Huck said she discovered the club her freshman year because one of her friends had a brother on the team. Huck had never skied before joining the water ski club.

Tom Geeslin, a member of the club, said he found out about it by just being handed a flyer on campus.

“They handed me a flyer and I took it and read it, and I was just like, ‘water ski team?’

This sounds awesome,” Geeslin said. Geeslin said he had skied some with friends back home but had never done it seriously until he joined the club.

Club size varies from semester to semester, Huck said. Last semester they only had five, but they’re looking at something between 10 and 15 members for this semester, and they are always looking for new members to join.

Practice starts this week for the team, whose season really kicks off the weekend of March 23 at a competition in Conroe, Texas. They generally practice at least twice a week

BASKETBALL

Razorbacks Earn 7th Seed in SEC Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

Photo Courtesy Water Ski Club A member of the water ski club competes last year. The water ski club practices at a private ski lake owned by a former club member called Cedar Creek Ski Park in Elkins. at Cedar Creek Ski Park, but are very flexible about how often people can make it to practice.

Cedar Creek is a private lake built specifically for water skiing. Boskus even lets the team use his boats as he facilitates the continuation of the UA water ski club.

“It’s basically a really long

pond,” Huck said of the lake.

“It’s really nice.”

The team competes in the three events of competitive water skiing: slalom, jump and trick.

They compete mainly against schools from Texas and Louisiana. Every time the club travels for competition, they are traveling at least nine

hours away.

Some schools like Louisiana-Monroe and LouisianaLafayette actually give scholarships for their water ski team members. The Arkansas club team is classified as Division II but competes against several Division I teams.

Huck says a lot of the team’s goal is really just to

have fun. “We have a lot less members than other teams, but it’s still really fun, so we just go and get the experience,” Huck said.

No prior ski experience is needed to join the team, and the team even has all the equipment you could ever need, as they have been accumulating it as a team for years.

TENNIS

The Arkansas men’s basketball team is seeded seventh in the 2013 Southeastern Conference Tournament that begins Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

They received a first round bye and will face the 10th seed, Vanderbilt, in the second round Thursday.

This is the second year that the SEC has used a onedivision format for basketball. Last year, the Razorbacks were the ninth seed with a 6-10 record in the SEC and lost to LSU in the first round.

The Commodores were the third seed last season and won the tournament. It was their second SEC title in school history.

Vanderbilt comes into this year’s tournament with an 8-10 conference record, while Arkansas is 10-8 in league play.

The teams split their two regular season games. Arkansas won 56-33 at home Jan. 12 and the Commodores won 67-49 in Nashville Feb. 9.

The winner of the Arkansas-Vanderbilt game will move on to the quarterfinals and face second seeded Kentucky, who receives a double

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Razorbacks Earn 1 Win in Loss to Tigers in Auburn Ben Enyart Staff Writer

In Arkansas’ 6-1 loss to Auburn Sunday afternoon at the Dills Indoor Tennis complex, the final match that took over two hours to complete proved to be the only bright spot for the Razorbacks.

It had been nearly half an hour since the last game had ended, and all the courts were empty except court four where Mike Nott faced off against Auburn opponent, Lucas Lopasso.

Both players had been going for over two hours in the final game, and by their third set, the score was 40-30.

Teammates that had finished long before lined the surrounding court, and the remaining fans all clapped together as Nott served the ball a final time. It passed over the net and landed in the right

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corner of Lopasso’s half, taking its leave from the court with one bounce.

The game was over and Nott had won the only match of the day for the Hogs.

“I’m real proud of Mike Nott staying in there and fighting,” head coach Robert Cox said. “And after winning the only first set that we won, dropping the second and coming back and closing it out there at the end.”

The day started out with three doubles matches, and all throughout the Hogs never let Auburn, the No. 1 doubles team in the nation, pull too far ahead.

The final scores were 6-8, 6-8, both in favor of Auburn, and a score of 8-8. Since the Tigers won two of the three games, they received the point for doubles matches.

“We played some really

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Addison Morgan Staff Photographer Mike Nott serves the ball at the Arkansas v. Auburn match, Sunday, March 10 at the Indoor Tennis complex.

Auburn defeated Arkansas 6-1.

Arkansas Track & Field Program Quietly Dominates

Zack Wheeler Staff Writer 41. Such a subtle number, it may seem. It can be associated with a number on a jersey, age or monetary amount.

However, 41 rings loud and clear for the No. 1 Arkansas men’s track and field team.

The Razorbacks won their 41st NCAA championship Saturday, marking their place as one of the most dominant programs in the nation.

“To get this done, you need a special group of athletes,” head coach Chris Bucknam said. “The coaching staff had everything in place. I’m really proud of how these guys got it together. We followed the plan, and we came in here and got it done.

“We just hope our alumni are proud. We look at all the national championship ban-

ners in the ceiling, and our number one goal was to make them proud and show them that we were back.”

Dominant sport teams have been associated with vast amount of titles for a long time. Enthusiasts tend to think of dominant teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New York Yankees and even the Green Bay Packers.

People tend to focus on major professional dominance, but instances like this in college sometimes don’t receive the respect they deserve.

Arkansas’ men’s track and field program has gained ma-

jor respect for what they have been able to put together over the years. The win gives the Razorbacks their 20th NCAA indoor team title and 41st national crown overall.

Saturday’s victory is the first NCAA Championship win since 2006, and the program’s first under Bucknam.

This is easily the most dominant team in Arkansas history, in terms of sustained success and number of championships. Sports such as men’s basketball and football steal the headlines more often than not, but at Arkansas, each of those programs only has one national title.

The track and field program quietly goes about its business every year, and continues to produce strong teams and consistent championships.

People remember championships. As a kid, the signs of all the national titles track and field had won were all over the place. This team has earned a lot of respect, and Saturday was just another notch in their already prestigious belt.

This team will continue to be strong and dominant as the years pass. They are able to recruit some of the best athletes from across the world, and seem to be ranked No. 1 more

often than not.

Dominance and consistency are always hard to maintain no matter the circumstances.

Coaches and teams always strive for consistency, but the men’s track and field and cross country program has figured out a formula for success. The Hogs have displayed their dominance once again, reminding Razorback nation they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Zack Wheeler is a writer for the Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Tuesday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.

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SEED continued from page 7 bye because they finished in the top four of the conference.

No. 13 Florida is the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament, finishing the season with a 14-4 conference record. Each of their four losses came on the road, including one at Bud Walton Arena against the Razorbacks.

The other teams receiving a double bye are Ole Miss and Alabama, the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively.

The Rebels, Crimson Tide and Wildcats all finished with 12-6 SEC records, but

Kentucky received the No. 2 seed by virtue of having the best record against the No. 1 seed, Florida. Ole Miss was awarded the No. 3 seed because they defeated Alabama in their only regular season matchup.

The first round of the tournament is Wednesday and it features two games.

South Carolina and Mississippi State, the 12th and 13 seeds, respectively, will play, followed by Texas A&M and Auburn, the 11th and 14th seeds, respectively.

The winner of the first

LOSS continued from page 7 game will play fifth-seeded Tennessee and the winner of the second game will play sixth-seeded Missouri.

Georgia and LSU, the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds, respectively, will play in the other second round game Thursday.

The quarterfinals are Friday, with the semifinals Saturday and the championship game at noon Sunday on ABC. Arkansas’ game against Vanderbilt is at 6:30 p.m. Friday. It will be televised on the SEC Network and streamed online on ESPN3.

Mary McKay Staff Photographer Anthlon Bell defends the ball during the game against Texas A&M, Saturday, March 9 at Bud Walton Arena.

good, spirited doubles again, and obviously Auburn was very solid,” Cox said. “They sport the number one doubles team in the country. Mike and Manfred gave them everything they wanted there.”

Going into singles trailing Auburn by the one point, the Hogs had Hall Fess, Victor Hoang, Manfred Jeske, Gregoire Lehmann, Mike Ward and Nott out on the courts.

The first round of sets had all losses to the Tigers except for Nott’s 6-3 victory. There were several strong performances, including Ward, who just barely lost by the

tiebreaker after matching his opponent 6-6, ending in a score of 6-7.

“I think it was a lot closer than the score indicates throughout the dual match, yet Auburn really stepped up at the end to close us out on some pretty good tight first sets,” Cox said.

Other notable performances in the first set were

by Hoang, who went 5-7, and Jeske, who went on a 3-0 streak to close a large gap and managed to finish the set out at 4-6.

The second round of sets saw losses across the board

for the Hogs, so all that was left to be played after that was Nott’s third set, in which he went on to win.

“We are very close,” Cox said. “I think we are very close to breaking through and getting a good SEC win, so we have got to take our act on the road and play A&M next Sunday.”

The Hogs now have an overall record of 11-7, with a record of 0-4 in Southeastern Conference play.

The Razorbacks next travel to College Station, Texas, this upcoming Sunday to face off against Texas A&M.