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Alex March Staff Writer The Flaming Lips are bringing their bizarre, psychedelic concert experience to Barnhill Arena Sunday. The Lips’ freak show is not the only game in town this weekend, however. Arkansas’ own Tyrannosaurus Chicken will be at Smoke & Barrel Tavern on Saturday night, and the Razorback men’s basketball season kicks off with an exhibition game against Southwest Baptist. Fayetteville promises blues, basketball and a man crowd-surfing in a giant inflatable hamster ball.

THE FLAMING LIPS

The Flaming Lips are nothing if not original.

For only $35, you can buy an edible gummy candy fetus with a flash drive inside containing three unreleased songs. Lead singer Wayne Coyne directed “Christmas on Mars,” a sci-fi film that was filmed at his Oklahoma City home. Every New Year’s Eve, the Lips perform Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety.

All the weirdness goes into the live shows, and Sunday night, the Lips will be in Fayetteville.

The Headliner Concerts Committee is bringing in Wayne Coyne and the rest of the Lips to Barnhill Sunday night. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m.

The Flaming Lips have been around since the ’80s and have evolved from punk to psychedelic rock to a

genre almost indefinable. The 2005 documentary “Fearless Freaks,” available on Netflix Instant, details the band’s early years and musical experimentation. For instance, the Lips intended “Zaireeka” to be played on multiple stereos simultaneously. Some of their song titles are even outlandish creative works, like “Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World” and “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell.”

Although the 1993 song “She Don’t Use Jelly” is the band’s only major-chart hit, they have continued to produce solid albums like “The Soft Bulletin,” “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” and “At War with the Mystics.” “Do You Realize??” off “Yoshimi” is a well-known song, even if it is a little depressing, and “The W.A.N.D.” and “Free Radicals” on “At War With The Mystics” have heavy guitar riffs.

Recently, the band put out a collaborative record entitled “The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends,” with contributions by Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe, Ke$ha and Jim James. They even recorded a song for “The Spongebob Squarepants Movie” called “Spongebob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy.”

The lyrics are out there, and Wayne Coyne can sometimes come off as the loveable weirdo wandering around the bike trails talking about aliens (check out Coyne’s Twitter account for more proof).

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Even if your tolerance for weirdness is low, the concert will be an unrivaled visual spectacle with a hypnotic soundtrack. The Flaming Lips are their own kaleidoscopic experience, and the sights and sounds of the concert will be completely and ridiculously fun.

TYRANNOSAURUS CHICKEN

For a more folksy music experience before the Lips storm Barnhill, check out Tyrannosaurus Chicken Saturday night at Smoke & Barrel Tavern on Dickson. Arkansas’ own Smilin’ Bob Lewis and Rachel Ammons make up the band.

Lewis looks like what you’d think an old blues guitarist would look like, beard and all. Ammons is much younger and gives the band some interesting dynamics — young and old, male and female, blues and folk, all at the same time.

Their 2011 album “Attack of the Chicken” showcases traditional Arkansas music. “Movin’ to Mexico” and “No Whiskey in This Town” have an old-school blues sound with Lewis on vocals. Ammons’ vocals give “Feathers In My Hair” and “Block out the Sun” a laid-back earthmama vibe. Tyrannosaurus Chicken sounds like what the state of Arkansas recording an album would sound like — some old, some new, somehow blending perfectly.

Look up Tyrannosaurus Chicken covering Mississippi John Hurt dur-

ing a KXUA session for a demonstration of not only their impressive musical talent, but also their convincing storytelling ability.

RAZORBACK BASKETBALL

After an all-around disappointing football season, basketball season has mercifully arrived.

The first men’s exhibition game is Friday night against Division-II Southwest Baptist University in Bud Walton Arena.

Junior economics major Hayden Lovelace has been looking forward to basketball, even before the frustration of football.

“I think we’ll make the tournament this year now that Coach Anderson has more of his players,” Lovelace said.

Lovelace will be attending Friday night to see things kick off after a long offseason. He is waiting to see what Mike Anderson has done with the starting lineup for the year. Lovelace, like most Razorback fans, expects sophomore BJ Young to have a crazy season.

Over the past few years, exhibition games (and regular season games) have felt less like something to look forward to and more like an obligation, but the buzz this team is creating is starting to change that culture. Southwest Baptist isn’t Kentucky, but the speed and tempo of the Razorbacks will be entertaining enough.

“I want to see them score triple digits,” Lovelace said.

Flaming Lips Come to Arkansas’ Barnhill Arena Bailey Deloney Staff Writer

American rock band the Flaming Lips will perform live at 8 p.m.

Nov. 4 at Barnhill Arena.

This will be the first time the university has put on a concert during Homecoming weekend, said Scott Flanagin, director of communications for the Division of Student Affairs.

The university has had some

awesome concerts, but many of the artists who have come to campus in the last couple of years have been rap or country, Flanagin said.

“I think it’s awesome that the university is bringing a different style of music out to Arkansas,” said Jenna Burchfield, senior kinesiology major. “I’ve been listening to the Flaming Lips for a number of years now and I can’t wait to see them live, right here in Fayetteville.”

Students aren’t the only ones awaiting this event. Faculty and staff

are excited about seeing this band come to Arkansas as well, Flanagin said.

“I am really excited to have a band like the Flaming Lips come to Arkansas,” Flanagin said.

The Flaming Lips really don’t fit any mold, but rather they belong to their own genre, Flanagin said.

The Flaming Lips are an alternative rock band that was formed in Norman, Okla., in 1983 according to their website .

This band, known for their

unique performances, involve costumes, balloons, confetti, puppets and even a space bubble for crowd surfing during their shows, Burchfield said.

“I’m especially excited to hear their opening,” said Ahjah Johnson, sophomore nursing major. “I have heard that they put on a fantastic show.”

Students had the opportunity to reserve free tickets online Oct. 23 through Oct. 27.

Within the first hour that online

reservations had been open, floor seats were completely gone, Flanagin said.

Public tickets cost $35 for general admission and can be purchased at the Walton Arts Center, beginning Oct. 26.

The Headliner Concert Committee, a student-led committee created by Associated Student Government, organized this show, along with various other past performances including Blake Shelton, Snoop Dogg and Kid Cudi, Flanagin said.

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In the heat of a “toss up” election race between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, a national political election analyst told UA students that he “would be surprised” if the challenger wins the Electoral College.

Charlie Cook, the author of The Cook Report and MSNBC News correspondent, spoke about the potential outcome of the 2012 presidential election and how the Electoral College votes could help each candidate.

“If you don’t live in a swing state, this election is not about you,” Cook said. “There are two different worlds. You’re only seeing the tiny tip of the iceberg here in Arkansas.”

Hurricane Sandy and the candidates’ responses to it probably won’t affect the election votes much because the swing states haven’t been effected by the storm much, Cook said.

“If God told me one of the toss up states would vote Republican, I’d say North Carolina. If he said two, I’d say Virginia, too. Three, I’d say Florida then,” Cook said. “That still isn’t the necessary 270 Electoral College votes needed to win.”

Anne Diallo, a visiting assistant professor that teaches Public Administration—which Cook was a guest lecturer, said the opportunity to have Cook speak in her class was of “tremendous importance.”

“I think it’s of tremendous importance to have a speaker here to give their opinion on the race and mitigation of information about political pundits and how they make their opinions,” Diallo said.

In the result of Hurricane Sandy, Cook said his flights to New York City were canceled, so he took the opportunity to guest lecture at the UA, where both of his parents are alumni.

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UA Board of Trustees Will Discuss Parking Whitney Green Staff Writer

Residents of Sunshine Place Apartments may be evicted if the University purchases the land on West Cleveland Street across from campus to continue expansion.

A committee of the university Board of Trustees will meet Thursday to discuss a $2.25 million offer for the property to be used for future construction or parking projects, according to the agenda.

The full committee will make the final approval Friday.

Property owner Fadil Bayyari Trust has been offered an identical amount of $2.25 million from developers at Specialized Real Estate Group, but not accepted either offer, according to the agenda.

Trustees Director of Communications, Ben Beaumont, said the university will have to be approved by the board before any higher offers can be made.

If negation fails, the university could acquire the property through eminent domain with funding from Property

Purchase Reserves, according to the agenda.

Some students who live at Sunshine Place Apartments do not support demolishing the complex.

UA law student Matthews Mathis has lived at the “very affordable� complex for almost 2 years and thinks an expansion should go somewhere else, he said Wednesday. “Parking is definitely an issue on campus and something has to be done about it, but not here,� he said. “I know a lot of families and students would be extremely inconvenienced by having to uproot and move.�

Freshman Ega Ndun, an international student from Indonesia, has lived at Sunshine Place Apartments since moving to Fayetteville and understands the need for university expansion, but does not like the idea of leaving her new home, she said. “It’s a dilemma because the university should build another space for parking lots, but getting rid of our homes to make room for it just isn’t fair,�

Ndun said.

Because finding an empty

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parking spot has been a growing issue, some students think demolishing the complex is a good idea. “I don’t know anyone who lives in those apartments and I never plan on living there, so I think they should turn it into a parking lot,� said Sarah Wood, freshman. “They would make more money off of it from new students — especially those who live in Reid.�

Wood lives in the dorms, but parks across the street at Sunshine Place Apartments because it is “closer than having to park in the pit all the way down the hill.�

While some students agree with tearing down Sunshine Place Apartments to create a parking project, people who live in the homes surrounding the complex are not. “I would not be ok with having a parking lot next to my home,� said Radwan, who preferred his last name not be used, a neighbor who moved his family from Jordan to experience peace. “No, I don’t like it. I would like to keep the apartments where they are because it feels safer for me and my family.�

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ASG Makes Proposal For Islamic Center Miranda Campbell Staff Writer

Visitors to the Islamic center at the intersection of Center Street and Razorback Road may be allowed to park in student parking lots without permits between 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays because of an Associated Student Government proposal.

The proposal urges Parking and Transit to work with ASG to “make a parking allowance for members of this community only between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday afternoons in adjacent lots 46, 47 or 74 or nearby lots 73, 72, or 44.�

According to university policy, any vehicle parked on campus must show a permit, said Gary Smith, director of parking and transit.

It would be cheaper for the Islamic center visitors to park in the HPER parking deck than purchase a visitor permit, which costs $5.50 per day, Smith said.

“The Islamic center itself only has 10 parking spaces and they need more because a lot of people from the Islamic community are coming to the center for weekly prayer,� said Sen. Fowad Siddiqui, author of the proposal. “They cannot get a student-parking permit because they are just community members.�

At 1 p.m. last Friday there were more than 100 open parking spaces in the two lots closest to the Islamic center, Siddiqui said.

Both the Parking and Transit and Diversity committees within senate formally supported the proposal.

While the idea has value, it could create a dangerous precedent, said Sen. Will Hanson. “I do not think the parking problem is by any means unique to the Islamic center.

I think it is very obvious that the biggest student issue on campus right now is parking,�

Hanson said. “I think it is a very dangerous precedent in saying that a third party group can have ad-hoc usage of our lots.�

Allowing a special accommodation to the Islamic community would raise a lot of logistical questions as well, Hanson said. “Right across the street we have the HPER parking deck which is by and large metered spaces and not outrageously expensive,� Hanson said. “I do not see how we can realistically address this with the means and purview we have as senate.�

Sen. Alex Marino defended the idea because it aims to help the university Muslim community, he said. “This bill doesn’t only help a community in need on campus—this helps us help the UA achieve their goals, and our goals, in diversity and being part of the community,� Alex said. “There is not another mosque in the city of Fayetteville. This is the only place that Muslims can come for worship. We have a large Muslim community on campus and that is why the mosque is here.

This is a chance for us to give something from what is ours to help others.�

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Send Gray to Little Rock, Put the Guns on Safety Editorial Board The Arkansas Traveler

It was a hard decision for us to advocate a candidate that would not represent UA in her district if she was elected.

Yet, at the same time we understood how important it would be for this candidate to win the election for District 84.

We recommend that District 84 voters choose Adella Gray for their representative.

We do this in interest of UA. After a narrowly-won election in 2010, Collins has seemed to be a strong representative for his constituencies. He has a strong education, too. He is also a strong candidate for the Republican Party as he holds the same basic tenants of the party.

All of Collins’ qualifications for a seat in the house of representatives are not what we need right now, though.

Gray is our gal.

After six years of service on the Fayetteville City Council, she has proved that she can be dedicated to municipal and university needs.

She promised not to pass policies that simply meet a national agenda, according to her campaign website.

She refers to Collins’ attempt to pass legislation to allow concealed weapons on this campus: bad idea.

Two arguments we find here. If it was critical that concealed weapons be a part of the Hill, they would have been here. In a red state and a proliferation of school shootings, it seems the “talking points” were all there and capital was up for grabs to pass gun legislation. That did not happen because our state legislature and UA administrators have the safety of faculty, staff and students in mind.

Moreover, this is a clear mimic of national policymaking to take Collins as far right as he could go, smart and maybe good for parts of his district, but not a change needed at UA. Gray is a proven leader in sustainability and a protector of the green environment of Fayetteville. She is a champion of the stream side protection ordinance in Fayetteville and has committed to working for better green initiatives for UA. We need an enhanced recycling program among other “green needs” at UA and Gray will deliver. The political climate for green issues is not particularly comforting, it is not a voting issue.

Yet, Gray is committed to the issue, even when not popular.

Gray will put the concealed weapons talk on safety as she trusts UA officials and she will work for a UA that meets Fayetteville halfway on green initiatives.

Where is Town and Gown?

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Town and Gown issues have become more and more important to us as historic UA growth pushed against residential concerns.

There is so much that could happen in the next two years as far as the expansion of student resources.

Land located across from West Cleveland Street could now be used in a variety of ways. Originally, this land was going to be used as a 122unit apartment complex, but this has gone into controversial litigation after disputes between residents and the city after residential power was not taken into account.

The layers of discussions concerning this property are

numerous. Actions by UA now add to that history.

UA officials offered $2.25 million for the property, which adds another level of decision-making because UA can also acquire the property through eminent domain.

Our question: Where is the Town and Gown committee on this issue?

Fayetteville City Council created this committee to advise the council on issues between Fayetteville. While the council has not specifically requested that the committee examine this issue, it directly falls into their discussion about a UA overlay district.

We urge the Town and Gown committee to offer advice on what ought to be done with the property, whether it comes under Fayetteville or UA.

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Parking is definitely an issue on campus and something has to be done about it, but not here.

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!"#$%&'()*%++,#)-,'..)/'.)01)-21%&#)345)51)61)7( Richard Parker Guest Columnist After the water recedes, after the fires are extinguished and as neighbors help one another recover from the devastation of the October storm forever and incongruously known as Sandy, the work will have to go on grimly from Virginia to New York and Connecticut, from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and Ohio.

It is the way of storms. In the midst of all the devastation to America’s most densely populated region, the country will go about the business of choosing a president.

Unfortunately, despite the billions of dollars spent, the countless hours consumed, neither major candidate has really adequately addressed how they will go about rebuilding something else.

And that is the American middle class.

The storm is an apt metaphor for a nation whose most important asset — its middle class — was not just battered in the economic storm of 2008 or worn down in the ensuing years, but eroded steadily for two decades prior.

By now, the statistics are familiar: there are more

poor people in the suburbs than in the inner cities.

The median income of the American family has steadily declined for a decade to just $60,974.00, according to The New York Times.

The cost of college has soared even as belief in a better future has fallen. And yes, it is irrefutably true that the wealthiest among us have become exponentially wealthy at the same time. If you make about $8 million per year (and good for you), your household income has generally gone up 199 percent since 1980. But none of this is new.

These are not the effects of the current administration, as Republicans would have you believe. Nor are they the legacies of the last administration, as Democrats would have you believe. These are the effects of the last 20 years. Of the computerization of society. Of globalization and the massive transfer of work, capital and wealth halfway across the world. Of the transformation of America into a society increasingly indebted, publicly, privately and by its own demographics.

The net result is to turn the American middle class into nothing but digits: defined by our financial and political

system merely as consumers, taxpayers, holders of mortgages, car loans, student loans and national debt.

Of course, the presidential campaigns never really dwelled on these realities because they can’t be used to easily caricature one or the other candidate as an incompetent or a liar. Instead, the campaigns dwelled on taxes and spending, immigration and health care, the issues which test well with focus groups and that align with track records, promises and constituents — and worst of all, the contributors of the cold, hard cash who make this the most expensive contest in history. And yet the good news that may result is this: It isn’t clear that our votes can actually be bought.

Indeed, it isn’t even clear that the candidates succeeded in truly connecting with the people with talking points, slick advertising or shopworn platitudes.

Out in California, researcher Alan Zorfas of Motista has devised a new way to measure the intent of voters and that is to look at their “emotional connection” to the men running for president.

Zorfas calls this “turning the camera around to look at the desires of the voter”

as opposed to merely their reactions to the candidate.

He notes that about four in 10 base voters — on either side of the partisan divide — do not believe that the candidate they’re backing truly empathizes with them.

And of course, independents are the most suspicious of all — even as they go to the voting booth and grudgingly choose.

In the days ahead, every day people will emerge as heroes in the midst of the shock, tragedy and adversity of the storm.

Your hero may be your neighbor. And vice versa.

It will be a linesman who restores power or a worker who finally succeeds in getting fresh, clean water back in your home.

Their most important needs largely unaddressed in this election, the American middle class, too, has no choice but to go on: to hold on the best we can, to try to reclaim our lives and futures, regardless of who sits in the White House.

It is the way of Americans.

Richard Parker is a regular contributor to McClatchyTribune as well as the New York Times. This is an excerpt of his column.

Day of the Dead: Giving Death its Due Lorenza Munoz Los Angeles Times

I didn’t plan to set up our annual Day of the Dead altar this year — too much work, I thought. That is, until my daughter called me on it.

When I arranged a few pumpkins near the front door, she asked expectantly, “When will you put up the dead relatives?”

Perhaps “putting up dead relatives” sounds a bit morbid.

Perhaps the dancing calacas and catarinas (male and female skeletons, smiling and dressed up in their best outfits) that are a prerequisite for the holiday give the afterlife an unaccustomed vibrancy.

One could be forgiven for thinking the Day of the Dead is wacky and a little creepy.

The Mexican way of celebrating All Saints Day, Nov. 1, is not at all somber.

It does not carry the quiet reflection of other cultures that contemplate the death of loved ones. It is raucous and defiant, observed by drinking tequila, eating mole and tamales, gorging on sugar skulls and

pan de muertos. It is loud and garish, colored bright orange, pink and cobalt blue.

Not that I’m an expert.

Neither the holiday nor the altar were ever traditions in my home growing up in Mexico. When we lived there, it seemed unnecessary — even antiquated — to put up an altar with pictures of our dead relatives and friends. We never visited a cemetery. When people died, they were gone.

After we moved to the United States, I searched for ways to reconnect with Mexico. And as an adult, I wanted my kids to know the language, customs and culture of my native land.

So I was thrilled to find that my son’s school celebrated the Day of the Dead. Each child brought a picture of a loved one who had died.

They decorated the frames, made skeletons with dried pasta and noodles, sucked on candy skulls.

I thought it was funny and endearing that this American school was embracing the holiday that in Mexico City, where I had lived, so few of our friends or relatives had

ever celebrated. But when I walked into the gymnasium, where every class had set up an altar, the magnitude and true meaning of the celebration struck me like lightning.

Hundreds of faces, contained in wooden frames, stared back at me. I realized this was not about death. It was overwhelmingly about life.

The pictures were an affirmation that these people mattered. They were loved and, even in death, they were essential to those left behind. They were missed, needed and not forgotten. The bright orange cempazuchitl (marigolds) filled the air with their pungent scent and drew my attention, made me look at death squarely in the face. The acrid smell of the flowers, it is said, calls in the spirits.

Octavio Paz wrote that Mexicans are not only familiar with death, we joke about it, caress it, sleep with it and celebrate it. We are cavalier about it, and that is why enjoying life is such an essential part of being Mexican.

We are all going to die, so

why not enjoy the ride? But the Day of the Dead is more than that. It is exactly as Paz said: a mirror to life. If our deaths are forgotten, what does that say about our lives? If we don’t give death its due, we neglect our lives.

So when my daughter urged me to put up the altar, I went into the garage and lugged the giant box with the candles, pictures and skeletons into the family room. We unwrapped the decorations one by one. We lighted the candles. We put up the flowers.

We talked about the people in our pictures.

This is Grandpa Sam. This is Grandma Pat. This is Stan.

This is Mark. This is Uncle Tony. This is Uncle Aram.

This is Uncle Ralph. This is Heather. This is Tita and Abu. This is Leon. This is Abuela’s daddy.

Every person has a story.

And in the end, my daughter reminded me of the most important lesson: Their lives meant something, and they will be remembered.

Lorenza Munoz wrote this for the Los Angeles Times.

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Android or iPhone? That is the Question

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A

s fall turns to winter, the sights and smells of Christmas are abound and abundant. But what’s this? There seems to be a bit of conflict amidst the Christmas spirit.

It seems as though UA students have found something new to complain about — and no, it has nothing to do with construction or “foottraffic” near Kimpel Hall. It deals strictly with whether or not prospective smartphone adopters and tech-savvy shoppers alike should spend their hard-earned dollars on an Android or an iPhone.

Google’s Android operating system took the world by storm the moment the monolith corporation acquired the fledgling company Android Inc. and decided to make their source code available to anyone willing to make hardware that housed the operating system. The result? A large selection of products to choose from in addition to a thriving app store which, to date, is responsible for providing hundreds of thousands of apps to millions of consumers worldwide.

What many attribute to Android, however, is the broad spectrum of software available to those who are tech-savvy and looking for that extra spark in their mobile life. Proponents of Android products include sophomore electrical engineering student Kevin Cooper, who regards them as having “more potential” than their Apple counterparts because of their “open-source functionality.”

For the less tech-savvy, Kevin’s claim is that Google’s decision to allow anyone — from homegrown programmers to esteemed professionals in the industry — the ability to make apps available for purchase on the Android marketplace allows for “more potential for Android products as a whole to grow and gain more market share.”

When asked about his opinion on the matter, Kruz Kalke, a sophomore mathematics major, agreed with Kevin’s opinion on the matter.

He said the “open-source paradigm” adopted by the Android development platform makes the mobile market a much more accessible environment for the tech-savvy and inexperienced mobile consumer alike.

This is a strong point of contention between

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Android and Apple users, mainly because of the varying perspectives on the issue. Many, like Kevin and Kruz, love having the ability to pick and choose from an arsenal of apps that suit them from the ground up, while opponents of the open-source business model have an easier time using the apps available to them on the iTunes store.

On the opposite side of the fence lies Apple’s iPhone, which brings a lot to the table. The company places an emphasis on aesthetically pleasing designs in addition to quality content, which hits the all-familiar iTunes store on a daily basis. A lot of people choose the Apple camp because they find it familiar and think that the iPhone works more smoothly.

Keaton Jaramillo, a sophomore mechanical engineering student, validated his purchase of the iPhone 4 due to the device’s user-friendly interface, which allows him to do things effectively and without complication.

Keaton isn’t alone in his opinion on Apple’s line of products. Many iPhone users regard the ease and simplicity associated with Apple’s operating system as being the main deciding factor in selecting which side of the fence to be on.

Other iPhone aficionados, like pre-med biochemistry major Alyson Hope, love the fact

that they don’t “have to be tech-savvy in order to enjoy the benefits of having a smartphone.”

She’s not alone in this respect, especially when you consider that a quick Google search of the debate will surely bring up a succinct placement of her assertion in support of Apple and its iPhone.

At the end of the day, the decision is based solely on personal preferences, but being a bit informed about what’s available to you may just be enough to sway you to the other side. Of course, it goes without saying that both sides possess commendable qualities despite the fact that they bring different cards to the table.

Apple, with its ease and simplicity, allows users who may not have even attempted to join the smartphone craze the opportunity to do so and experience many of the benefits allotted to those who own these incredible devices.

Android, with its emphasis on customization, lets tech-heads go to town with every piece of software under the sun to make their mobile phones anything they want them to be.

Either way you decide, both camps allow for the facilitation of choice — an incredible luxury that allows for consumers to get the best bang for their buck as we approach the climax of the holiday season.

A Local Survey of Sandwich Specialties Emily Rhodes Photo Editor

The sandwich: It’s a filling, inexpensive and delicious option for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

For students, it’s one of our favorite choices when it comes to quick and easy food that’s available almost anywhere on campus.

When it comes to getting a meal in between class or around Fayetteville, the sandwich offers students a tasty meal option without having to shell out the big bucks. And in a town that has hundreds of options when it comes to grilled cheese, paninis and deli specialties, it only seemed necessary to scope out the best ones in town.

At around $6 for any of their grilled cheese choices, Hammontrees will have you coming back to try all of their delicious menu options. For something different than a regular deli sandwich, Hammontrees is the place to go for a hot panini guaranteed to be delicious.

easy to understand why. Located on Wedington, it may not be the easiest place to find, but it’s worth the search. For a mere $5.99, their halfsandwich is more than enough for lunch or dinner.

I had the chance to try the Tuscan Turkey Melt, the Chipotle Pork and the Don Mega, and although all three were awesome, the Don Mega was by far one of the best cold subs in town. A simple white sub packed high with salami, ham, pepperoni, provolone and veggies including cherry peppers, lettuce and tomato, Green Submarine offers both unique specialty sandwiches and classic favorites.

With a price that’s hard to best for a delicious and filling sandwich, I highly recommend taking the trip down Wedington to try one of the many subs that Green Submarine offers.

Geraldi’s — Chicken Parmesan 20 S. University Ave., Fayetteville

Hammontrees — Cheebacca 326 N. West Ave. #8, Fayetteville

Hammontrees, located on West Avenue, just a few short steps from campus off Dickson Street, offers speciality and one-of-a-kind sandwiches in a fun and eclectic atmosphere. Try getting a sandwich on a weekend afternoon or a weekday at lunchtime, and you may be in for a wait.

This place is packed, and for good reason, too.

Hammontrees caters to both meat lovers and vegetarians, with plenty of options like hot dogs, sweet potato Gouda fries and their famous grilled cheese sandwiches. But I already knew what I wanted before I walked in the door.

After doing a little research, I took the short walk down after class one afternoon and ordered myself the Cheebacca, a barbecue-lovers haven of flavor. Pulled pork, bacon, grilled onions and both a house and sharp white cheddar cheese, piled high on fresh sourdough and slathered with a tangy garlic cilantro sauce. There you have it — the Cheebacca has arrived.

This sandwich is serious when it comes to flavor — juicy pulled pork, smoky bacon and melted cheese. What could be better? The garlic cilantro sauce offers a burst of freshness, while the sourdough is both chewy yet moist — just how it should be. Make it a half-sandwich with an order of their french onion soup, and you have one of the best lunches in northwest Arkansas for under $10.

I took my first trip to Geraldi’s this week with some friends, and let’s just say it was so good that we returned the very next day for more homecooked Italian. Geraldi’s, located close to Dickson Street and campus, offers some of the best traditional-style pizza and pasta, not to mention their killer garlic bread.

But I wasn’t here to sample pizza toppings or pesto pasta; I was getting the chicken Parmesan sandwich. Recommended by our friendly server, the chicken parm comes on none other than the buttery garlic bread served as an appetizer. Talk about real Italian flavor. The chicken breast, which came breaded and covered in a sweet, rustic marinara sauce, was cooked perfectly and more than enough to be shared between two people. Add the melted cheese, and you have a great sandwich, all for around $8. Now, that’s hard to beat.

Geraldi’s offers a variety of Italian favorites, so skip the chain meatball sub and head off campus for a true Italian treat.

Green Submarine — Don Mega 3315 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville

Green Submarine is one of the most-recommended deli sandwich restaurants in Fayetteville, and for those of us who have visited, it’s

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Richard’s Meat Market — Deli Sandwich 3042 N. Market Ave., Fayetteville

Richard’s is a rather nontraditional option for grabbing a quick lunch around town, but it offers a great deli sandwich nonetheless. A meat market that offers hand-cut steaks, fresh ground meat and a variety of fresh fish, the locally owned business also houses an extensive deli and lunch option.

For an unbeatable $2.59, Richards offers a deli deal on any of their meats and cheeses loaded onto homemade bread with fresh-cut vegetables. For pocket change, try a buffalo chicken with smoked cheddar or roast beef and provolone. The possibilities are endless, and for such a price, it’s a possibility to try them all.

The bread is baked fresh daily, and boy, is it good. Add your favorite meat and cheese, tomato, pickle, lettuce and your favorite condiment, and you’re walking out of the door with a full lunch for less than a gallon of gas. It’s a deal you simply can’t pass up.

With so many possibilities for a great sandwich in Fayetteville, it’s time to skip the cafeteria lunch and scope out some of the great local restaurants in town. You may be surprised at some of the fantastic flavors you find.

Evan Barber Staff Writer 7 out of 10 It seems strange to start an album with the line, “’Cause I know that time has numbered my days,” but that’s exactly how Mumford & Sons start their newest album, “Babel.” That word “’cause” has to refer to something before it; the song’s whole first stanza is, “’Cause I know that time has numbered my days / And I’ll go along with everything you say / But I’ll ride home laughing, look at me now / The walls of my town, they come crumbling down.” Maybe the “’cause” answers why they continue to make music; maybe it answers why they decided to name the album for the stairwayto-heaven Genesis 11 tower, the one whose construction brought “the confusion of languages” and the “scattering of men across the earth.”

The passage is mysterious. No matter the answer, “Babel” clearly offers a bridge back to the band’s previous work. (Incidentally, to give this album a more cinematic flair, some of its songs are bridged together by bright, ambient connecting sounds; but if you’re listening on Spotify, the link will probably get cut by commercials.) Much like “Sigh No More,” this album is deeply worshipful.

Through and through, the lyrics are filled with the yearning for salvation, though they still concede in “Whispers in the Dark” that “a brush with the devil can clear your mind and strengthen your spine.” Other recurring themes include the notion of finding contentment exactly where you are and the struggle to accept God’s grace, particularly in the end of the song “Broken Crown.”

Again, on “Whispers in the Dark,” they sing, “Spare my sins for the ark, I was too slow to depart / I’m a cad but I’m not a fraud, I’d set out to serve the Lord.” Thanks to their accents, “Lord” can rhyme with “fraud,” “depart” and “ark” without having to bend very much. Also, like the first album, for this song and several others, the band grounds frantic banjo picking in quarter-note bass kicks and ruggedly English group vocal harmonies.

Thankfully, because the frantic banjo almost always comes coupled with guitar, the band is almost completely insured against jokes about “Super Mario World”’s background music. Their sound keeps with what fans would expect; transitioning from the first album, the band doesn’t throw any musical curveballs, with the one slight exception being how the chorus for “Hopeless Wanderer” switches from swing strumming to straight guitar strumming.

In the same song, as part of another lyrical motif, when the guitar changes, the band sings, “Hold me fast, hold me fast, ‘cause I’m a hopeless wanderer / And I will learn, I will learn to love the skies I’m under.” And then on “Lover of the Light,” the command is to “love the one you hold / And that’ll be your goal / To have and to hold / A lover of the light.” It’s all too common to hear “Hold the one you love,” but the instruction to “Love the one you hold” feels fresh, and it settles in a much different way than the former, lighting a much more applicable path to contentment in different situations.

“I think I kind of jumped on the bandwagon here,” said Faith Webb, junior apparel studies major. “I did genuinely enjoy them before, but I think for the new album they stepped things up a lot. Every song has a fire behind it, and every single one is just good. Ideas carry from song to song, and it all flows together.”

The album will be a hit through much of the fall. It’s already been a hit, and no doubt the soundtrack to many nighttime drives and late-night porch talks, given that it’s been out for over a month. “‘Babel’ is full of hope and laced with the idea of a creator who wants to know us,” said Michelle Stafford, junior social work major. “I love their new album because it is forever reminding me that music has the ability to change the hearts of its listeners.”

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BASKETBALL

Exhibition Game Showcases Razorback Talent Zack Wheeler Staff Writer

The Arkansas men’s basketball team will host an exhibition game against Southwest Baptist Friday at 7 p.m.

This will be the first game of the season for both teams.

Arkansas is looking to improve on their 18-14 (610 Southeastern Conference) season a year ago. The Bearcats of SBU are ranked preseason No. 8 in the MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletic Association Media Poll and pre-season No. 9 in the MIAA Coaches Poll. SBU is looking to get some valuable experience playing a team from a major conference.

As of Tuesday, it was not decided who the starters for the game would be, head coach Mike Anderson said.

“They’ll get a chance in practice to continue to audition in front of me, to show me what they can bring to the table, and hopefully give them an opportunity to go and play in the game and help our basketball team,” Anderson said.

Arkansas is looking at this game as a way to improve on the key Anderson wants, defense. Last year, the Hogs didn’t pressure opposing teams as they would like after each made basket.

Anderson is hoping with more bodies this year they can implement his signature pressure defense.

Arkansas has a tough road ahead to accomplish the

goal of making the NCAA tournament. Their schedule presents teams such as Syracuse, Michigan, Florida, Missouri and Kentucky.

The Razorbacks have added more depth and experience this year, which should help them get through a rather grueling schedule.

The Hogs return last year’s leading scorer, BJ Young. Young will play point guard as well as the two guard in some situations.

Arkansas also gets their best rebounder Marshawn Powell back from injury.

Powell has stated that he isn’t quite 100 percent yet, but he should be ready to go full speed by the official seasonopener Nov. 9.

Other Razorbacks returning this season are guards Mardracus Wade, Rickey Scott, Rashad Madden, Kikko Haydar and forward Hunter Mickelson. These players will add the much needed depth to play the uptempo basketball Anderson wants.

The new faces on campus are forward Coty Clarke, guard Anthlon Bell, forward Charlie Henderson, guard Davion Spivey, forward Jacorey Williams, guard DeQuavious Wagner and guard Michael Qualls.

“Depth wise, we’re going to be a lot better than we were last year,” Anderson said.

Arkansas is short on size,

see SHOWCASE page 8

Logan Webster Staff Photographer Sophomore BJ Young played for the Red team in a ten-point win over the White team Tuesday night. The Razorbacks face Southest Baptist in an exhibition game 7 p.m. Friday at Bud Walton Arena.

VOLLEYBALL

Razorback Volleyball on Season-Ending Stretch Eric Harris Staff Writer The season for the Razorback volleyball team is winding down as the team looks to start off their last stretch of games with an important road win over Auburn.

The Hogs sit in a tie with Texas A&M for first in the Southeastern Conference West Division with a conference record of 9-4.

However, The Aggies beat the Razorbacks in a thrilling five-set match in Barnhill Arena, so the tie would go to the Aggies.

Auburn is sitting in third place in the west but are three games back with a conference record of 6-7. The game against the Hogs is very important for the Tigers in their effort to get back in the race

for the SEC West.

The Hogs have momentum on their side, having dominated their last four matches, sweeping Kentucky, Mississippi State and Missouri, winning a five set match over Alabama and going 12-2 in their last 14 sets.

Auburn has won their last two games but have struggled in the past month, going 3-6 in their last nine matches, including a 3-0 loss in Fayetteville in September.

Arkansas had a balanced attack against the Tigers. Six different Razorbacks had at least five kills, led by Roslandy Acosta with 10.

Offensively, Arkansas had a hitting percentage of .277, while Auburn’s percentage was a low .118.

Throughout the season, Arkansas has been the stronger offensive team with a hitting percentage of .246, which is fourth in the SEC. They are

led by Senior Amanda Anderson with a percentage of .352, also good for fourth in the conference.

Auburn is ninth in the SEC with a hitting percentage of .231, but they boast Camila Jersonsky, who is third in the SEC with a percentage of .377.

The Hogs also excelled defensively in the first match against the Tigers with a 10-4 advantage in blocks and held Auburn to zero aces.

Both teams are in the middle of the SEC in blocks.

Auburn is sixth in the conference while Arkansas is eighth.

Auburn is again led by Jersonsky who is fifth in the conference and right behind Arkansas junior Janeliss Torres.

However, Auburn has been better at blocking in

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Logan Webster Staff Photographer Junior Ashley Vazquez defends against Mizzou’s offensive effort. The Razorbacks beat the Tigers in straight sets Sunday in Barnhill Arena.

COMMENTARY

Location, Location, Location! It’s Most Important!

Kristen Coppola Sports Editor Location is very important in sports. It plays an integral role from the execution of a game to the success of a franchise.

If a curveball ends up just a few inches from the intended destination, a strike becomes a ball, and the batter walks.

If a quarterback throws the football just a few seconds ahead of the receiver, the drive is over, and there is no touchdown.

If the pass is just a moment too late, the defender steps in, and the chance for a buzzer beater is gone.

But location is important in more than just the execution of the game. It also matters when it comes to the location of a player and of a franchise.

Take Cliff Lee as an ex-

ample. The Arkansas pitcher played for the Philidelphia Phillies, was traded to the Seattle Mariners and then to the Texas Rangers.

Then the first chance Lee got, he went back to the Phillies, even after a American League Championship Series berth with the Rangers.

Apparently, Lee “never wanted to leave in the first place,” he said in an article by Jere Longman in the New York Times.

On the side of franchises, think of the Seattle Supersonics’ transformation into the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Think of how Thunder fans

don’t chant, “Thunder! Thunder!” but “O-K-C! O-K-C!” The fans are proud of the location, and that makes the players proud of the location.

That’s what the Nets are trying to accomplish this season. Uprooted from New Jersey to Brooklyn, N.Y., a rather unsuccessful franchise is trying to take root in the hearts of the Brooklynites.

The Nets haven’t had a winning percentage at or above .500 since the 2006-2007 season.

In the 2009-2010 season, the Nets only won 12 games.

They played 82 games that season, just in case you can’t

remember what a full season is like.

There’s a huge public relations push in Brooklyn right now, too. There are subway advertisements and billboards introducing the city to the four best players, including Arkansas’ own Joe Johnson.

His billboard reads: “Hello, Brooklyn. I’m No. 7 Joe Johnson, six-time NBA All-Star and lifelong Razorback.”

This is the Nets’ way of getting the city to adopt them – just like the Thunder was able to get Oklahoma City to buyin to the franchise.

This is important, because as so many examples have

shown that pride plays a huge role in support of a team.

So tune your television sets to the rescheduled season opener for the Brooklyn Nets as they take on the Toronto Raptors Friday night in Barclays Center.

See for yourself if the new location will provide as much success for the Nets as it did for the Thunder, and remember – location is everything.

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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TENNIS

Freshmen to Represent Hogs at Houston Invite

Schimmel Discusses Swimming and Diving

Rebekah Harvey Staff Photographer Head swimming coach Sean Schimmel met with the media Tuesday to discuss the Razorback’s win Friday when they swept Missouri, Kentucky and Southern Illinois. Freshman Nina Drolc helped the Razorbacks with wins in the 200 medley relay, the 200 freestyle, and the 400 freestyle relay.

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Jessie McMullen Staff Writer The Arkansas women’s tennis team will be competing in the Houston Cougar Invite Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Houston.

The tournament will feature some tough competition, including Auburn, Rice, TCU and SMU. Last season, Rice finished as the No. 30 team in the nation. TCU finished ranked No. 35 and Auburn was ranked No. 73. The Houston Cougar Invite will provide Arkansas with some tough competition.

The Razorbacks will send freshmen Kristen Mee and Ana Lorena Belmar Hernandez to the tournament.

“We’re looking for as strong of performances as we can possibly have from those two players,� head coach Michael Hegarty said.

So far in the fall season, Hernandez is 4-2 and Mee is 1-2. “They’ve both had good falls so far,� Hegarty said. “I’ve been looking for them as freshman to take another step forward. It’s early days for them, but we’re looking for real improvement at this stage,�

Hegarty added.

With such a young team, fall tournaments provide opportunity for development and growth for the Hogs. “We’ve played a lot and that’s really with a young team what you want,� Hegarty said.

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The Arkansas tennis team is excelling in singles with a 25-18 record while the team is struggling in doubles with a 4-11 record.

Freshman Yang Pang has been a key to the Razorback’s success. Pang advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regionals last week, losing to Missouri’s Cierra Gaytan-Leach in three sets. “There was consistency of a high level of performance and that’s really exciting from a freshman,� head coach Michael Hegarty said of Pang’s performance in the fall season.

The highlight for the team during this fall season has been widespread development and improvement for each player, Hegarty said.

and a starting point guard will have to be found after Anderson and last year’s starter, Julysses Nobles, agreed that he should finish his college career elsewhere.

But, Anderson has enough talent to play a much faster-paced game by turning up the defensive

pressure and will look to score more in transition.

The Razorbacks will have to use a team effort to rebound effectively, but Powell will help this category out tremendously. The Hogs want to score baskets off their rebounding, in hopes of countering their

WINDS continued from page 7 conference play, moving up to third in the SEC in blocks in conference games.

Both teams are also near the bottom of the SEC in service aces, both the Tigers and Hogs average less than one ace per set despite Arkansas freshman K. One aspect where both teams excel is kills. Auburn is fifth in the conference averaging 13.79 kills per set.

The Hogs have the most total kills in the SEC and are second in kills per set

with 14.23.

This match starts a tough final stretch of the season for the Tigers. Six of Auburn’s last seven games are against the top six of the SEC. After the game against Auburn, the Hogs have a huge game in College Station against the Texas A&M Aggies that could give Arkansas the lead in the SEC West with a very manageable schedule to close the regular season.

lack of size outside of Powell and Mickelson.

This team is poised to expand upon the first season in Anderson’s system.

The Hogs are looking to continue to grow chemistry and will try to play their best basketball toward the end of the season.

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