Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Alex March Staff Writer f you’re stuck in Fayetteville over Spring Break, don’t fret. With St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday, as well as several music acts and comedians coming to town, even the most mundane week in Fayetteville can seem like a day at the beach. There will be pub crawls, and even comedy in a giant sheet fort. This Spring Break, make sure you aren’t locked on repeat mode like a Dropkick Murphys song in the month of March.
St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday, and to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland, many Fayetteville bars will be offering specials in commemoration. In fact, the Dickson Street business association will be offering a pub-crawl starting at Common Grounds at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Registration is $5, and participants must collect stamps from Dickson’s finest drinking establishments. If you collect them all, you win a free pub crawl t-shirt. If you decide to strike out on your own on Sunday, the first order of business should be a stop at Mickey Finn’s Irish Pub, Fayetteville’s only Irish pub. Farrell’s and Dickson Street Pub also offer a traditional pub scene. Powerhouse will have live music on the patio, weather permitting, starting at 7:00 p.m. As one of the great drinking holidays, however, all bars will be open and ready to serve you dyed green beer and Irish car bombs. Smoke and Barrel Tavern will be celebrating with DJ Shortfuze. For a nontraditional St. Patty’s Day, the Sheet Fort Experience, a project of Fayetteville’s Artist Labora-
tory Theatre, is throwing a holiday party for a $5 donation. Located at 612 West Center Street, the party will feature comedians Sam Letchworth and Jocelyn Morelli. This is probably the greatest sheet fort ever built, because there is even room for a beer and wine bar under the blankets. George’s Majestic Lounge will have the Trashcan Bandits on Sunday night for a St. Patrick’s Day party. For a more wholesome Irish-themed activity, there will be a parade at noon on Saturday on Dickson Street, with Irish music preceding the event in front of the Fayetteville Towne Center at 11:00 a.m.
George’s Majestic Lounge will be operating at a reduced concert schedule during spring break, but a precious few musical acts will still be on stage. Here Come the Mummies, a funk band that dress in mummy costumes, will play this Thursday. The band members are all anonymous, and each mummy character has a short biography on the
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band’s website. If you want to get down and get weird, don’t miss out. Tickets are $25, and rumor has it that a few noteworthy musicians are beneath the cloth wraps. Friday night, Dirtfoot, Shreveport’s self-described Gypsy Punk Country Grumble Boogie band will be at George’s. The show starts at 9:00 p.m., and tickets are $8 in person. George’s will feature a Doors tribute show on Saturday night. The show starts at 9:00 p.m. with a $5 cover. Thursday, Tahlequah-based roots rock band Meandering Orange will be playing with Carter Sampson. The cover is $6. Smoke and Barrel Tavern wont miss a beat during Spring Break. Friday, the bar is hosting DJ Bizar for his bon voyage party, and local favorite Swimming is playing on Saturday. The Friday during Spring Break, Austin rock band Not In The Face will be at Smoke and Barrel for a $3 cover. The following Saturday, the bar will host the delightfully named Gypsy Lumberjacks. For classic rock fans, the Walton Arts Center will have a Queen tribute show, “One Night of Queen” with Gary Mullen and The Works. Tickets start at $25 for balcony seats. Randall Shreeve will be playing alongside a burlesque company at Rogue on Saturday night for a $10 cover charge. For some Spring Break laughter, UARK Bowl will be hosting two comedians. On Friday, March 15th, Jason James, comic and writer for Kidd Kraddick’s radio show will be performing two sets. Tickets to both the 8:00 p.m. set and 10:30 p.m. set are $7. On Friday, March 22, Texas comedian Peter Berrera will be spitting jokes at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. As always, UARK Bowl hosts an open-mic comedy night on Thursdays.
Combating the Mid-Year Burnout Deanne Applewhite Contributing Writer
It’s that time of year again: The layers of clothes are starting to come off slowly but surely in those snowbound northern cities; the first buds of spring have arrived in the form of corals, bright yellows and bathing suits; guys and gals are just realizing that it’s time to put in some sweat and trade off that six-pack of Platinums for at least a four-pack of abs; and a slew of college students are “slabbing” to beaches of Mexico, the Caribbean and the Southern United States, turning them into twisted cesspools of sunburn, shots galore and waking up to “What’s your name? And how did I get here?” Ah, spring break. What started as a week of raunchy, uninhibited and reckless fun has to, at some point, come to an end. No good thing lasts forever, right? While the little bit of your liver and mind are still on the next round of body shots, sandy beaches and priceless moments that you wouldn’t even repeat to yourself, the reality of the matter is that the "burnout" is real. The
mid-year academic burnout, that is. Talk about "What happens here stays here” — combating the aftermath of spring break is no joke. Hangovers and tans are only the concrete remains of spring break. And students may be tempted to continue their vacations into the rest of the school year. Returning from spring break is hard for faculty and students. Whether you use your break for relaxation or a week that’s turned all the way up, regaining momentum and putting your party wheels back on track are essentials for successfully completing the semester. And both faculty and students must nurture the factor of motivation. There are several things that can be done to combat the mid-year burnout. Charlotte Lee, director of the Enhanced Learning Center here at the UA, said her job is to help students who are looking to improve their academic standing in the limited amount of time they are given after spring break up until the semester ends. “Students should develop a plan to do whatever it is they need to do to successfully complete the semester,” Lee said.
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It’s so important for you to leave your bathing suits on the beach and approach the remainder of semester in your “Monday’s Best.” And by all means, don’t literally leave your bathing suits on the beach. It’s always tough to for people to get back into the routine of attending class after coming back from a vacation, but if you can at least go and continue the habit, that’s 80 percent of the battle and a good start. Here are a few ways that you can combat that mid-year burnout with just the fuel you may need to hold you over until summer: Re-gathering: Take a couple days before spring break ends to rest up and readjust to the academic mindset. Follow your syllabus: Doing a little extra work never hurts. Take care of the post-spring-break work before the break. You will be less overwhelmed, and you won’t be in a tizzy over cramming for assignments. Take advantage of resources: Tutoring and campus learning centers are only at your advantage so that you can successfully get through the rest of the semester. Finally, take your lazy, hungover selves to class. That’s half the battle.
Razorbacks Sweep Bulldogs in Midweek Series
The Razorback baseball team completed a midweek series sweep of Alabama A&M University with victories on Tuesday and Wednesday. Full Story, Page 7
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