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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.
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The Dream B.I.G. organization, part of the UA’s Alternative Service Breaks, has a lot to look forward to this upcoming spring break, said Amanda Finch, program coordinator of Dream B.I.G. The organization’s Arkansas Delta group has 30 UA students participating as mentors for 45 teenage girls grades 6-12. The mentors traveled to Phillips County in the Arkansas Delta during their fall and winter breaks to meet and interact with the girls at Marvell Elaine High School. During spring break, the 45 girls will travel to Fayetteville and camp at Mount Sequoyah to participate in activities and games. This year’s theme is “Dream Big Galaxy,” in which the past represents the big bang theory, the present represents the Apollo spaceship and the future represents “to infinity and beyond.” Fundraising for the event took place at the UA when students with meal plans had the chance to swap a meal in order to donate money to the organization. The percentage of meals given up and money raised is used for the cost of programming in activities, including campus days, a day at the Boys and Girls Club, and a fashion show at the end of the week. Mentors help kids participate in song- and dancewelcoming, relationshipbuilding, self-esteem, confidence-building, goalsetting, and exploring higher education. Outdoor activi-
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Caroline Potts Staff Photographer Representatives from Pierce Properties speak with students at the Off Campus Housing Fair at the Arkansas Union, Wednesday, March 14.
Spring break for UA students begins March 18. The Pat Walker Health Center wants students to be armed with information and tips on being cautious, safe and healthy during their week away from campus. For students who are vacationing for spring break, the Health Center advised preparation. Those who live off campus should prepare their homes by taking these steps: Stop both your newspaper and mail delivery, lock all doors and windows, shut off all lights and electronics that do not need to be left on, and make sure that any pets have reliable care. Students who live on campus should also follow
these checklists for their residence hall rooms and have everything that will be needed for the break before leaving. “We want everyone to have a good time and en-
“Stay safe and enjoy surrounding yourself with a new environment while taking a break from your studies to come back refreshed.” Susan Rausch
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joy themselves, but all students need to be conscious and think about what is best individually,” said Su-
san Rausch, health educator and representative of the Pat Walker Health Center. Health issues that many students do not think about that sneak up during break include sunburn, food poisoning and exhaustion. Rausch’s tip for staying away from these issues include “staying true to what you’re used to” and “not taking chances in another place you wouldn’t take here (in Fayetteville).” Just like any time students are in town, the health center wants students to stay in groups, relax and always be sure that they know where they are going. “Make sure you take care of yourself,” Rausch said. “Stay safe and enjoy surrounding yourself with a new environment while taking a break from your studies to come back refreshed.”
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The Fayetteville Farmers Market returns to Fayetteville on April 6 with enough reason to not only eat healthier, but be assured that what is being eaten is organic and grown by the sellers themselves. The Fayetteville Farmers Market was established in 1973 as an economic development project to give low-income residents of northwest Arkansas an opportunity to produce additional means of income, said Lori Boatright, president of the Fayetteville Farmers Market. In recent years, the mar-
ket has grown to be one of the largest and most popular farmers markets in the country, being awarded the title of “America’s Favorite Large Farmers Market” in 2012. “In our 40th season, we hope to keep the spirit of the market alive by opening additional opportunities to more vendors as well as providing a community event that brings out people from all walks of life,” Boatright said. The Fayetteville Farmers Market is a grower/produceronly market, meaning that if farmers do not grow or make their food in the four northwest Arkansas counties, then they are not able to sell it. The seasons of growing are long and diverse. During early spring, buy-
ers will find local meats, eggs, baked goods, and arts and crafts. Also available are greens, salad greens, root vegetables and fresh herbs. Plants are also provided for spring planting. Buying local food ensures a longer shelf life because there is less time spent being shipped; this stretches food budgets by eliminating the amount of waste. “Buying local foods from the Farmers Market not only gives you the benefits of local, nutritious food, but every dollar spent at the market remains in our community,” Boatright said. Times, dates and locations of the market can be found on the Fayetteville Farmers Market website.
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Balancing My White Sand Study DESTINation
Joe DelNero Opinion Editor The idea of spring break has yet to hit me. A full week to myself. A week of swimming in the ocean, dabbling on the golf course and tossing a disc on the white sands of Destin sounds too good to be true. And it very likely is. You see, I am in middle of writing a thesis. While my body will be taking the necessary break from academics, lounging on the warm, southern coastal waters, my mind will be developing a hopefully successful argument as to why it is important to analyze content from various news publications. It’s not at all a project I want to be working on during this week long holiday, but like too many students, in or out of class, some things just have to get done. Spring break is my doubleedged sword. It’s the calm before the storm. It’s the poisonous apple of my eye. I have one full, beautiful, sunny week of joy followed by eight weeks of stormy chaos. I either tarnish this perfect week with my large journalism and thesis projects, or I leave for Destin “accidentally” leaving my laptop at home and pray the good Lord gives me extra time in the second half of the semester to finish everything. This is the contradiction. You can work during the last class break before the plunge into the end of the year. Or you can fully relax, and rather than plunging into a shallow, calm, refreshing swimming pool, you plunge into a frozen whirlpool of massive projects, theses and finals. Trolling for jobs or in-
ternships, reading recently released novels and planning for the summer are more casual ways to spend spring break while still getting work done, wrote USA Today’s collegiate correspondent John McAuliff. These small and fun activities knock off tasks that may nag you later in the semester. However, the Monday after break, would I rather be waiting to hear from potential internships, or would I rather be sitting on a completed thesis? Balancing work and a fun week is crucial, and too many students are unaware of the fact that a full break or a full week of work can be detrimental in the long run. A week of fun leaves students underprepared for the tests and finals ahead. It creates opportunities for failure. Students get trapped in the spring break, end-ofthe-year mindset, and grades will reflect the rapid shift in lifestyle. On the other hand, a week of work, while over 1 million college students head to various vacation destinations across the country, can be depressing. The workload keeps a constant amount of stress through the break that will only increase as the semester continues and finals approach. While I say balance, my spring-break approach will not be even remotely close to an even split between work and fun. After all, this is my last spring break ever. I plan on using my extensive 20 hours in the car and early mornings to be dedicated purely to school. From noon until late evenings, my mind will be sprawled along the beach with my burnt body. I will sleep with vacation on my mind. I will wake with nightmares of work, then hop to. I recommend you do the same. Find the split, set a basic schedule and ensure you don’t neglect student duties while sleeping in the sand. Joe DelNero is a senior journalism major and the opinion editor of the Arkansas Traveler.
Traveler Quote of the Day “We want everyone to have a good time and enjoy themselves, but all students need to be conscious and think about what is best individually.” Dr. Susan Rausch, health educator and
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It’s Spring Break for a Reason
Shawnya Wethington Staff Columnist The countdown is almost up — just a few days separate UA students from the week long hiatus of spring break. Spring break is a muchanticipated respite for students struggling through the semester. Many students have the dates marked down even before they sign up for spring classes. Some students have elaborate travel plans with destinations ranging everywhere from shark-ridden waters off the coast of Florida to couchsurfing in Finland to building a cafeteria in a Belizean village. Of course, others opt to stay local. No matter the plans, students are getting antsy for some time off. However, some students are using their break time to catch up on classes instead
of using their break to relax. Worse yet, other students have to spend their time off studying for classes. When students spend their time doing school work, they’re missing the point of break. Students need to take an actual break. They need a chance to pretend they’ve never heard of Blackboard. They need to stop worrying about deadlines and forget that GPAs even exist. During break, you shouldn’t need to worry about anything remotely schoolrelated. It should be a time to focus on relaxing. Students have been working on a solid nine-straight weeks of classes, with hardly any breaks to speak of. School work has been coming hard and fast and hasn’t let up yet. After spring break, students will come back in a final, steady drive to end the semester. There aren’t any other days off built in. Unless we get an extreme April snowstorm, spring break is it. With so few breaks scattered throughout the semester, spring break is especially important. Students need the time off to step back and regroup. Weekends can only do so much. Between studying and
homework, activities and social events, it can be difficult to find the time to relax. It is much harder to find the strength to stay motivated when you’ve been working for too long, so it’s important to get your mind off school. Though slightly counterintuitive, taking a break actually helps long-term focus. Without a break, students get worn out. They get tired and sick of school work, and they lose the motivation necessary to finish the school year. As soon as your motivation goes, your school work is going to take a hit. You cannot coast by without putting in at least a little bit of effort. Former NASA scientists found workers had an 82 percent increase in job performance after returning from vacation, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. However, “micro-vacations — taking two or three days off — do not deliver the same stress-reduction benefits as vacations that last one and two weeks.” Aaron Lynn, co-founder of the time-management website, Asian Efficiency, advocates taking a seven-day break every year. “If you want a productive year ahead, taking this oncea-year extended downtime is essential,” Lynn said. “You’ll come back refreshed and ready
to take on another year of focused productivity.” Lynn gave two guidelines for downtime: Do something different from what you normally do, and aim for an activity you find relaxing. Perhaps it’s not always possible to take the full weeklong break. Some things are unavoidable. You can’t do much about deadlines, due dates and tests the Monday after spring break, aside from leaving a less-than-appreciative comment on a professor evaluation at the end of the semester. No matter how much you have to do, try to set aside a day or two for yourself at the very least. Come May, you’ll be thanking yourself. So, read that book you’ve been hearing about, get caught up on “How I Met Your Mother” and sleep until noon. Maybe even make a Hobby Lobby run and work in some crafting. Whatever it is, make sure it’s something that you want to do. Waste some time this break. Not only will you benefit now, but further down the line as well. It’s a win-win situation. Shawnya Wethington is a sophomore journalism and English major and marketing minor, and a staff columnist for the Arkansas Traveler.
Why We Need to Raise the Minimum Wage
Andy Stern, Carl Camden
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Nearly 8 million Americans go to work every day yet still live below the poverty line. That is in part because the federal minimum wage is too low. Currently, an individual with a full-time job at the minimum wage and a family of three will fall below the poverty line. Despite putting in regular hours, workers are struggling to provide necessities for their families. Allowing minimum wage to remain at an unlivable level, we deemed jobs not worthy enough to meet even our country’s minimum standard of living. How have we kept wages so low without social discord? By using tax revenue and a complicated government bureaucracy to subsidize lowwage employers and supplement minimum-wage salaries. Rather than firms paying a worker’s true cost and customers paying an appropriate price for services provided, the government provides workers with “income transfers” to help them meet basic needs. These include programs like the earned income tax credit, food stamps and Medicaid. These government supports mask a job’s true value and set an artificially low wage. They also represent inefficiency. Raising the minimum wage means the income required
for basic needs is delivered in a one-step paycheck from firm to worker, rather than requiring additional government expenditures. Beyond efficiency, there is also human dignity. Think about it: After a day on the clock, you come home knowing despite your hard work, you can’t feed your family, cover their insurance or pay rent without government support. What message does that send about the dignity of your work? Low wages push workers into shadow labor markets where they get paid under the table and evade tax responsibilities. Artificially low wages teach workers that their work is not valuable _ a disastrous policy outcome. In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. That would be a start toward restoring dignity and value to lowwage work. But it isn’t enough. We propose raising the minimum wage, in stages, to $12.50 an hour, an amount that would allow an individual supporting a family of three to live modestly, at about 138 percent of the federal poverty line. That level offers workers a way to escape poverty, a chance to feed their families, buy basic medical insurance and live in secure housing without significant government support. The most common objection to raising the minimum
wage is that it destroys jobs. But a slew of recent studies have pointed out that although raising the minimum wage does increase earnings and reduce poverty, it has a limited, almost negligible, effect on employment. Studies have also illustrated that restoring the dignity of work through higher wages reduces worker turnover and increases productivity. Some make the overstated claim that increasing the minimum wage would accelerate companies’ off-shoring of jobs. But most low-wage jobs today are geographically fixed, or as economists call them, “nontradable.” A janitor or homecare worker’s job, for example, can’t be outsourced to China. What is sometimes understated is the likelihood of lowwage jobs being automated, a real and growing threat. But if a small growth in the minimum wage is enough to move an industry to automation, it is likely that automation was coming in short order anyway. Technological progress is inevitable and further automation unavoidable. If raising the minimum wage leads to productivity gains through investment in automation, so be it. In the meantime, we need to reward American workers for their efforts. Some argue that raising the minimum wage offers benefits to those who may not need them. This argument is also
flawed. The Economic Policy Institute’s latest analysis shows that most low-wage workers live in low-wage households, and 84 percent of the workers in low-wage jobs are at least 20 years old. But, regardless of age or need, anyone who shows up to work and puts in hard hours deserves a wage that keeps him or her out of poverty. Finally, critics of raising the minimum wage often suggest raising the earned income tax credit instead. But that would simply perpetuate the cycle of devaluing work. It also takes money out of the pockets of taxpayers rather than from the businesses that benefit from the credit, creating, in effect, a federal subsidy for low-wage employers. A higher minimum wage would help ensure that the earned income tax credit works more effectively and efficiently. Raising the minimum wage is about reducing inequality, but it is also about restoring the true value of work. Every American’s hard work should be rewarded. Andy Stern is a senior fellow at Columbia University’s Richman Center and former president of the Service Employees International Union. Carl Camden is president and CEO of Kelly Services and co-chairman of the board of trustees of the Committee for Economic Development. They wrote this for the Los Angeles Times.
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Student Rock Band to Release Debut Album In April
Alex March Staff Writer
For some bands, the deciding on a band name is a lengthy process. For the Delta Bends, a Fayetteville rock group, the name sprang up after a long night of drinking. Garrett Parker, the band’s bassist, had drunk most of a bottle of gin and was spitting band names out of his head when he came up with the name. Landing the band’s first show was a similar sort of fluke. Last year, Patton Hughes, the band’s guitarist, received a desperate call from Rogue needing an opener for The Swoops. The Delta Bends hadn’t been playing together for long, but decided to go through with the show anyway. Despite the casual beginning, the Delta Bends are serious about their music. Along with Hughes and Parker, the Delta Bends feature Alex Burns on drums and Jared Heiles on guitar and vocals. Burns, Hughes and Parker are all current UA students, and Heiles is living in Memphis while attending pharmacy school. The project began when Burns brought a drum set to Fayetteville from his parents’ house in Jonesboro. He told Hughes to come over to start jamming, and they kept adding instruments. The Delta Bends began playing shows at lo-
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cal bars, in Jonesboro at a barbecue festival and in Forrest City. Burns said that the band tries to fit in practicing after school commitments. They prepare for shows, but sometimes their busy lives get in the way, especially now that Heiles is six hours away in Memphis. Hughes has a list of weekends that Heiles has free for shows. Hughes said the band usually finds a way to work everything out. Even when things seem rough, all the guys in the band have a deep-seated love of what they do. “The show we were least prepared for has probably been my favorite,” Hughes said. The band cites a wide array of musical influences, beginning with Pearl Jam, Springsteen, Neil Young and Kings of Leon. They started out playing covers, but the jam sessions combined with songwriting, and soon, the band had original material. The band played mostly cover songs at its earlier shows, but they soon became bored with playing someone else’s songs. Parker said one of the obstacles the band faced is that crowds in Fayetteville didn’t seem to have much of an appetite for the band’s original songs. He said there’s a careful balance, and a great deal of thought goes into each set list. Preparing the set lists is one of Hughes’ favorite parts of shows. He said each show needs a flow, with highs and lows of emotion and energy. The audience at last month’s show at Z330 saw just how dynamic the band could be.
With a handful of shows both in Fayetteville and in eastern Arkansas, along with the original songs, the logical next step for the band was to cut an album. Eight hours a day for five days over winter break, the Delta Bends recorded at East Hall Recording in Fayetteville. Hughes said the band recorded nine songs in the old-school analog method. All members of the band were present in one room, and songs were recorded on actual tapes instead of being pieced together with separate tracks. “You try to be as perfect as possible, but we ended up hating ourselves,” Hughes said. “You never realize how bad you suck until you hear yourself on tape.” The band is currently waiting for East Hall to finish mixing their unnamed album, and Hughes hopes it will be out in April. The band is still trying to decide on artwork for the album, but the current favorite is an old picture of Hughes’ mother smoking a cigarette. As for what’s next, the band is eager to start selling their new record. The band already has a page on Soundcloud with unmixed tracks, along with a Facebook page and a Twitter handle, @ thedeltabends. Hughes said he wants music in the hands and ears of as many people as possible. “If there’s one thing the Walton College has taught me, it’s that word of mouth is everything,” Hughes said. Although now all upperclassmen or graduated, the idea of the band hitting it big still lingers. Finishing school is important, but all of the band members said they would rather be jamming out than sitting in class. “If someone called me up and said, ‘Drop everything and go on tour,’ I’d do it in a heartbeat,” Hughes said.
Making the Most of a Staycation
Brandon Nichols Contributing Writer
Can’t afford a trip to the beach? No problem. There are plenty of relatively inexpensive things to do within an hour of Fayetteville over spring break. Located just off campus, the Clinton House Museum is a fun choice within walking distance of campus. See where Bill and Hillary Clinton first lived after getting married. The house is filled with memorabilia from Clinton’s various political campaigns, as well as other interesting pieces of Clinton paraphernalia. The Clinton House Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $8. A scant 20 minutes north of Fayetteville, Crystal Bridges is quickly becoming a must-see destination for American art. And for nothing more than the price of gas, you may go wander the grounds of the museum over spring break. The museum will have different free activities every day during spring break. On Monday, visitors may drop in and do several activities, including a class exploring design with natural material from 1-4 p.m. On Wednesday at noon, the museum will have a drop-in class in which visitors will make homemade paper. On Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m., for those who like to perform there, will be an improv class Thursday, and on Friday visitors may make and perform with puppets. These are just a few of the highlights from the week. For more information, visit www.crystalbridges.org and click “spring break special” on the main page. If looking at art doesn’t sound like fun, maybe exploring Arkansas’ aviation history does. The Arkansas Air Museum is located in south Fayetteville just before reaching Greenland. The museum is located in an old hangar and houses decades of aircraft odds and ends, including everything from fighter pilot helmets to fighter planes. The Air Museum hours of operation are Monday through Friday, Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $10. If the other options are too tame, a safari might
just do the trick. About 45 minutes west of Fayetteville in the town of Gentry is the Wild Wilderness Drive Through Safari, formerly known as the Gentry Zoo. Driving through the zoo patrons will see a variety of different animals. The zoo has a hippo, zebras, kangaroos, monkeys and even a rhino, as well as many other types of animals. The zoo also has a petting portion where guests may interact with some of the cuddlier animals. While the zoo does open daily at 9 a.m., they recommend that visitors come between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. when animals are more active. For more information about the types of animals in the zoo and directions on locating the zoo, visit their website at www.wildwildernessdrivethroughsafari.com. And if animals aren’t enough to warrant a visit, Gentry also has a Little Debbie snack cake factory and outlet store. The bakery store offers discounted snack cakes and is located on the corner of Highway 59 and Main Street in Gentry. The store is closed Friday afternoon through Monday morning. Don’t want to drive through the zoo? Then visit Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs. Located 45 minutes north of Fayetteville, Turpentine Creek houses many exotic animals that have been rescued from owners who couldn’t properly care for their animals. Turpentine Creek deals primarily in big cats, but has other animals on site as well. Turpentine creek has lions, and tigers and bears, as well as monkeys and other large cats. The staff recommends that you visit around 4 in the afternoon to watch the big cats feed, as this simulates their natural hunting habits and lets guests see the big cats closest to their natural state. It is $15 for an all-day pass to Turpentine Creek. There is also on-site lodging for those who wish to stay near the big cats. If none of the above sounds appealing, there’s always one of the numerous state parks that house miles of trails and beautiful scenery the Natural State has to offer. If unsure of which park sounds best, visit www. arkansasstateparks.com and find the park that does.
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Sports Editor: Kristen Coppola Assistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle Thursday, March 14, 2013
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BASEBALL
Razorbacks Sweep Midweek Series Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor
The Razorback baseball team completed a midweek series sweep of Alabama A&M University with a 20-2 victory Tuesday followed by a 13-0 win Wednesday. Left-handed freshman Colin Poche got the start Tuesday, but was pulled after 1.2 innings during which he allowed one run on three hits and three walks, leading to an early Arkansas deficit. Reliever Brandon Moore replaced Poche and put in two perfect innings, striking out four. Junior Thomas Altimont earned the win for 2.1 innings of work during which he allowed only one hit and one run. Landon Simpson closed out the game, pitching the final three innings and striking out five. Six players recorded multiple hits including Jordan Farris, Willie Schwanke, Brian Anderson, Jacob Mahan, Jordan Farris, but the star of the game offensively was freshman Isaac Hellbusch. Hellbusch recorded two hits in the fourth inning, one of them his first home run as a Razorback, and posted five RBIs. Junior Dominic Ficociello played at Baum Stadium for the first time this season and went 1-for-5 with three RBIs. Redshirt freshman Tyler Spoon’s 16-game hitting streak came to an end even though he reached base twice
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Hogs Aim for Wins Over Spring Break
Tamzen Tumlison Senior Staff Writer
Addison Morgan Staff Photographer Brian Anderson takes a swing at the Arkansas v. Alabama A&M baseball game, Wednesday, March 13, at Baum Stadium. on walks and drove in three runs. Sophomore Chris Oliver took the mound to start the game for Arkansas Wednesday. He went three innings, allowed one hit, no walks and recorded five strikeouts. Senior Tyler Wright relieved Oliver and did not allow a baserunner in two innings,
recording two strikeouts. Colby Suggs pitched the next 1.1 innings and allowed one hit and one walk while recording three strikeouts. Michael Gunn entered the game and recorded a strikeout and a pop-up before being replaced by Jalen Beeks with two outs. Beeks recorded a strikeout to end the inning. He then
struck out the first batter in the top of the ninth before being replaced by Barrett Astin, who retired the next two batters to end the game. The Razorbacks combined for 18 hits Wednesday, including a season-high six extra base hits. Brian Anderson recorded four hits while Joe Serrano,
Gunn, Michael Vinson and Jake Wise each had two. Gunn, Anderson, Vinson and Eric Fisher each drove in two runs. The Razorbacks return to the diamond this weekend to open Southeastern Conference play against the Ole Miss Rebels. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. Friday.
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After a pair of losses at home to Alabama and Auburn, the Razorback men’s tennis team will travel to College Station, Texas, to take on Texas A&M Sunday. Arkansas has yet to earn a Southeastern Conference victory in the spring season and has a 11-7 overall record. Texas A&M is ranked No. 11 in the nation going into their next matches before taking on the Razorbacks Sunday. Virginia, the top-ranked, undefeated team, will play the Aggies Wednesday. The Aggies also have earned a record in the SEC, going 12-5, 3-1. Prior to the Virginia and Arkansas matches, Texas A&M maintained a winning streak of three games, including two wins over No. 19 Vanderbilt and No. 5 Kentucky. While Arkansas has no top-100 players, Texas A&M boasts a few. Coming in at No. 77, a freshman, Shane Vinsant, dropped only one SEC match of four, and has a record of 12-4. Texas A&M’s Jeremy Efferding is ranked No. 52. Efferding will be riding a high this week of play after defeating two top-50 players last week-
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Arkansas Wins Invitational, 5 Hogs in Top 20 Zack Wheeler Staff Writer
The No. 17 Arkansas men’s golf team won the General Hackler Invitational at TPC of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday. The Razorbacks were led by junior Sebastian Cappelen and sophomore Thomas Sorensen. Not only did the Hogs win as a team, five players placed in the top 17 individually as well. “We had a tough second round yesterday, but I am proud of the way the guys grinded out the win,” head coach Brad McMakin said. “When you have five players finish among the top 17 in any tournament, good things are going to happen. Our goal is to get better every tournament
and I think that our team did that over the last two days.” While Cappelen and Sorensen led the team after 54 holes, senior Austin Cook posted Arkansas’ lowest score of the day with a two-under par, 70. The round allowed him to move up five spots on the individual leaderboard into 11th as the Jonesboro, Ark., native stayed consistent with his three birdies along with a lone bogey. Cook played the front nine at 2-under par and the back at even par. A round of even par kept Cappelen right where he was in the individual standings after the final round. He got off to a hot start for Arkansas
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Photo Courtesy Athletic Media Relations Razorback golfers pose with the trophy at the General Hackler Invitational at TPC in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Tuesday. The Razorbacks won the invitational, and five players finished in the top 17 individually.
COMMENTARY
Arkansas-ASU Benefit Not Entirely Beneficial to State
Kristen Coppola Sports Editor Fans of the Arkansas State Red Wolves have been itching to play the Razorbacks since they were still Indians. This has been — and will probably continue to be — a great debate in Arkansas.
However, some representatives from the Arkansas legislature are trying to take a legal approach to this debate. Rep. Harold Copenhaver (D-Jonesboro) and Rep. Andy Mayberry (R-East End) have a bill they would like to put forth for a vote that would mandate both schools to meet in a benefit game, with at least $250,000 in proceeds going to a charity chosen by the voters. They have a website for those interested to vote, arkansasasubenefit.com, and as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8267 votes had been cast and 55.5 percent were in favor of the benefit game. There were 5531 votes on which group should receive the proceeds, and 71.6 percent
of votes went to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Other institutions on the poll are the Arkansas Veteran’s Home (13.7 percent), War Memorial Stadium (7.1 percent), the Little Rock Zoo (6.2 percent) and Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (1.5 percent). Voting ends midnight Saturday, according to the site. According to House Bill 2274, “the athletic administration of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the Arkansas State University at Jonesboro shall cause their respective NCAA varsity football teams to play each other... in one regular season football game at War Memorial Stadium.” I have a very big problem
with this bill, and it has a lot to do with my views of sports. Please don’t misunderstand; I support charities often. I think charities are important and people should put aside money for philanthropies and good causes. But I don’t think the Arkansas Legislature should have any say on sports. Surely, the elected officials could try to pass legislation to fix the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship rather than decrease it. Surely, they could increase the funds they provide to state universities so that tuition didn’t have to increase each year. But alas, they would rather put their leg-work into a foot-
ball game. Football is one of my greatest joys, and it is a wonderful thing that a charity could benefit from sports. However, I think the match-up should be in the hands of the respective institutions. Each athletic department should be in charge of its own schedule. If the programs decide that it would be mutually beneficial to play a regular season football game, then by all means, let it happens. This should not be something left to legislators, who do not think in terms of boosting the status of athletic programs. What good would it do for the Razorbacks to rout the Red Wolves the way they routed the Missouri State Bears in 2011?
And in the reverse, what good would it do for the Red Wolves to pull off a fourth quarter upset like ULM did to Arkansas in 2012? It would be a shining win on Arkansas State’s record, but they are still in the Sun Belt Conference, and they cannot hope to greatly improve their program without changing conferences. Stop the madness, Arkansas Legislature. Leave the football up to the institutions and get back to passing laws that would improve the state. Kristen Coppola is the sports editor for the Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Thursday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.
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Diamond Hogs Begin SEC Play Against Rebels Cameron McCauley Staff Writer
After sweeping the weekend series against San Diego State, Arkansas next faces a stiff challenge this weekend against No. 8 Mississippi in a three-game series kicking off Southeastern Conference play. The talented Rebels will look to steal a few early SEC road wins at Baum Stadium. Ole Miss was picked to finish fourth in the SEC West in the SEC Coaches Preseason Poll, and have looked among the league’s best by posting a 17-1 record to start the season. Arkansas has worked their way back to being ranked No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll, after winning five in a row to increase their record to 12-5. At the plate, the Rebels are led by catcher Stuart Turner, whose .483 batting average is good for fourth best in the country. Turner also leads the NCAA with 28 RBIs. Expect Turner as well as other Ole Miss batters to be aggressive at t h e plate against an Arkansas’ pitching staff that strikes out nearly three times as many batters as it walks. The pitching staff continued to impress last weekend
against San Diego State, as starters Randall Fant, Trey Killian and Colin Poche all started and all allowed zero runs against the Aztecs. Killian was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his
performance, pitching seven innings of no-hit baseball and striking out seven en route to an 8-2 win in the first game of the doubleheader last Saturday. Killian will start the conference opener Friday, followed by Fant Saturday and Ryne Stanek Sunday. Arkansas hitters had an easy day at the plate Tuesday against Alabama A&M, walking 19 times against an
overwhelmed A&M pitching staff. Arkansas walked their way to a 20-2 victory, and will hope to show the same type of patience and stability at the plate going into the weekend series against Ole Miss. Freshman Isaac Hellbusch hit a two-run home run and tallied five RBIs in only his second start against Alabama A&M. Tyler Spoon played well despite seeing his 16-game hitting streak end Tuesday. Infielder Dominic Ficociello is still nursing an oblique injury and is taking his time on his recovery, but could be available against t h e Rebels this weekend after playing in the first of the two midweek games. “Its definitely something I don’t want to rush, because I don’t want it to linger the entire year,� Ficociello said. Mike Mayers, Sam Smith and Bobby Wahl are the probable starters for the Rebels, all of who post ERAs lower than 2.70. A sharply pitched game by both teams will be key. First pitch against the Rebels is set for 6:35 p.m. Friday.
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when he was 3-under par after six holes, but made the turn at 1-under after bogeys on holes seven and nine. Back-to-back bogeys on holes 11 and 12 had Cappelen over par for the first time, but he responded with back-toback birdies and closed out the round with one bogey in the final four holes. Cappelen completed the competition with a score of 2-over par and tied for fifth individually. Sorensen started Tuesday’s round with the individual lead, but a rough stretch over the final three holes dropped him from the lead into a tie for fifth overall with
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Though Arkansas’ top pair of Mike Nott and Manfred Jeske took on the No. 1 tennis duo in their match with Auburn, the ranked doubles opponents won’t end there. Texas A&M will pit its No. 13 and No. 15 duos of freshmen Harrison Adams and Vinsant and sophomore Jackson Withrow and ju-
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end. In conference play, Efferding has a perfect 4-0. Another worrisome component of Texas A&M’s tennis team for the Hogs is its intimidating doubles play. In all the Aggies’ matches, only three doubles points have been lost. After earning the doubles point, the team has won 12 of 14 matches.
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Addison Morgan Staff Photographer Mike Nott serves the ball at the Arkansas v. Auburn tennis match, Sunday, March 9. The Razorbacks play at Texas A&M this Sunday.
Cappelen. Sorensen sank a birdie putt on his second hole, but gave the stroke back on No. 3 with a bogey. Sorensen made the turn at even par after parring six straight. A bogey on No. 10 put him over par for the first time on the day and he closed the round with two additional bogeys and a double bogey for a final round of 77, 5-over par. The Razorback victory is the team’s second of the season and first this spring semester. Arkansas shot a final round score of 3-over par to finish the 54-hole tournament at 9-over as a team,
nior Junior Ore, respectively, against Arkansas. The freshman duo are undefeated in the SEC. The Razorbacks begin play Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center. Arkansas’ next match will be played in College Station, Texas, on March 19 against UT-Pan American.
matching the score of No. 23 Kent State who tied for the team title. No. 29 Tennessee finished third at 16-over par and was followed by the host Coastal Carolina (+28) and East Tennessee State (+34). Junior William Meason finished the competition at 6-over par Tuesday and 8-over for the tournament to tie for 17th. Playing as an individual, freshman Nicolas Echavarria played another consistent round with a score of even par. Freshman Taylor Moore also finished Tuesday’s competition at even par, which placed him tied for 14th overall.