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Vol. 107, No. 52
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Crystal Bridges One Year Later
ternational education. As an international student, I personally am thankful for the opportunity given to international students to study in the United States. This is not a grant, but a privilege.” Many Americans attended the event and experienced new cultures. “I just got out of class and walked into the Union and noticed that there is an inter-
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Abdellah Essalki, a Spring International student from Morrocco, shares his story about living in small-town America. Full Story, Page 5
Hogs Fall; Texas A&M Earns Upset of the Year
The Razorbacks lost to the Gamecocks Saturday, but there was more drama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. as the Aggies upset the thenNo. 1 Crimson Tide. Full Story, Page 7
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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Anuta Krasnova laughs with students at the International Bazaar, Monday, Nov. 12. The International Bazaar was organized as a part of the International Education Week.
Nuri Heo Staff Writer The Study Abroad Student Association will celebrate many events during International Education Week to highlight what they said are the benefits of international education. SASA hosted the first event, International Bazaar, Monday in the Union Con-
nections Lounge. All the international students wore their traditional costumes and gathered together to experience world’s culture, countries and languages. Minji Park said she is Korean but she does not usually wear traditional Korean costumes. She did wear her traditional costume for this event, though. “It was good to introduce the culture of my hometown to UA students. I appreciate
Tyson Center Opened For Learning and Child Care Travis Pence Staff Writer The Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center, which opened Nov. 2, will serve as both a learning opportunity and child-care program for students and families involved with the UA, officials said. “Our campus has long needed a better training facility and campus childcare option, and we are delighted to now have both under one roof,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “This facility provides a wonderful learning environment for infants and preschoolers while providing an amazing educational opportunity for our students.” The JTCDSC will help to set higher standards for child care and child development studies. “In this facility, students, staff and faculty are working together to create cutting edge programs that will set new standards for childcare, healthy eating habits and early recognition of special needs children,” said Michael Vayda, dean of the Dale Bumpers College. The JTCDSC offers a
family-centered program that includes classrooms, indoor and outdoor play spaces and observation areas to allow university students to gain valuable insight into the behavioral and developmental patterns of children, said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor. The facility will serve as a teaching laboratory for the students of Bumpers College in several areas including human development and family sciences, Johnson said. The majority of students who will be using the facility are majoring in child development, Johnsons said. The center will also include speech pathology, nursing and education students, he said. “The Jean Tyson Center has the capacity to care for up to 144 children. The building’s classrooms and offices will hold 300 students and faculty,” she said. Designed with energy saving features, the center has been submitted for LEED Silver certification to signify that it meets the highest standards for environmental sustainability, Johnson said. The facility includes geo-
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that the University of Arkansas holds international week because I get to mingle with other countries and learn about diversity,” Park said. Another student agrees with Park. “I think the event is relevant to not only the international students but also American students,” said Danilo Tchoupe, who works at the international office. “It is a good event to raise awareness about the benefits of in-
Karen Stigar Staff Writer The number of small businesses in Fayetteville has increased in recent years because of resources, the economy, the business community and the university, officials said. “Walton College of Business, the Chamber of Commerce, and the UA are great resources and contribute to the increased number of small businesses coming to Fayetteville in recent years,” said Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. The UA was recognized as one of the top 108 elite research universities in the nation, according to the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce website. In the last two years, 570 new businesses, an estimated six businesses per week have come to Fayetteville and more than 1,000 full-time jobs have been created, Clark said. During the last two decades, small and new businesses have been responsible for creating two out of every three new jobs, and today the country’s 28 million small firms employ 60 million people, half of the private sector workforce, according to whitehouse.gov. This September, Fayetteville had an unemployment rate of 5 percent, lower than the national rate of 7.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It’s been 367 days since the grand opening of Crystal Bridges, and the staff have watched it become what it is today.
Spring International Student Dreams of His Home and His Future
Fayetteville Prime Place for Small Businesses
International Professor Designs Building in Italy
Courtesy Photo UA landscape architecture faculty flew to Cervara to brainstorm on economic development of Cervara’s scenic and cultural riches (left to right: professors John Crone, Laurie Fields, Mark Boyer, Fran Beatty and Judy Brittenum).
Hunter Hawk Staff Writer UA landscape architecture professors and urban planners have helped create a multinational, interdisciplinary study center, set to open next summer, that will economically aid Cervara di Roma, a small Ital-
ian hill town. “If the goal of the University of Arkansas is to be a research institution serving Arkansas and the world, then I think we are really doing that here,” said Davide Vitali, director of the UA’s Rome Center for Architecture and the Humanities and Cervara project leader. Davide Vitali, who is a
graduate of Harvard in architectural studies, joined UA’s faculty and quickly made a name for himself in the Fay Jones School of Architecture. Under his leadership, the school initiated a summer study program in Italy in 1986 and in 1989 began offering stu-
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