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Alex March Staff Writer Next week, everyone is going to be leaving Fayetteville behind to go home for Thanksgiving. Fayetteville, for its part, isn’t letting go without a fight. Live local music and basketball games are just some of the choices. The Las Vegas Invitational kicks off in Fayetteville Sunday, with the Razorbacks hosting Virginia’s Longwood University. Saturday night, Smoke and Barrel Tavern hosts not one, but two fantastic local bands. If you’re in a penny-pinching mood, George’s Majestic Lounge has a free show on Sunday night.
Saturday night, Smoke and Barrel Tavern will have two excellent Fayetteville bands: Damn Arkansan and The Great Scotts. Damn Arkansan, which released an EP titled “Brave Mistakes,” has that all-important folky goodness. “Broke,” off of “Brave Mistakes,” has a cool organ part and a catchy refrain. “Coming Over” is another solid song from the band. “Brave Mistakes” followed the band’s eponymous 2011 debut. The album is all over the place in types of songs. “Lafayette” is fun and upbeat, and has a Dylan-esque harmonica part. “Santa Fe” is softer, while “Saloon,” the opener, has a honky-tonk feel at times. The band’s two releases are available on Spotify or iTunes and are worth the time to check them out. Following Damn Arkansan is The Great Scotts. 2010’s “Highnoon Saloon” has songs ranging from the harder rocking (“Ice Storm” or “Into the Future”) to the Phish-like “Quick Fix.” The band’s jam-band vibe means the Great Scotts should be a lot of fun live. Both bands on the same night at the same place promises to be a good time.
Thursday night, country singer Corey Smith will be at George’s. Tickets are $20. Smith’s 2011 release, “The Broken Record,” is definitely country, and his Georgia roots come through strong. According to his website bio, Smith quit his job as a high school teacher in 2005 to focus full-time on music. Saturday night, electronic group Bear Colony will have a CD release party. 2012’s “Soft Eyes” is everything good electro-pop music should be: fun, light and sunny. Highlights from the CD include “We Don’t Know Harm I,” “A Ladder to the Clouds” and “Monster.” Bear Colony sounds more like Brooklyn than Fayetteville, and it’s music that is rare around here. George’s on Saturday night is definitely worth your time. Sunday, Carrie Nation and Foley’s Van will be playing at George’s. For free. Carrie Nation, named for Hatchet Carrie Nelson, the prohibition advocate, is somewhere between a bluegrass band and a jazz group. The banjo and trumpet work strangely well together. Foley’s Van, named for Chris Farley’s beloved SNL character, is a more traditional bluegrass band. Foley’s Van channels groups like Old Crow Medicine Show, and the group has only been in existence since June, according to the band’s website. The band’s cover of bluegrass staple “Worried Man Blues” can be found on their ReverbNation site.
For other happenings this weekend see WEEKEND page 5
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Razorbacks Ready to Face Golden Hurricane The women’s basketball team looks forward to taking on the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes after defeating Jackson State last Friday. Full Story, Page 8
Muggle Quiddich in Gulley Park Students compete in unconventional athletics through the Razorback Quiddich Team. Full Story, Page 5
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Amanda Mazili Contributing Writer The 19th annual “Lights of the Ozarks� parade will take place Saturday adding to the sparkling array of lights displayed at the Fayetteville square. The parade will start at 6:15 p.m. beginning at the Fayetteville Public Library on Mountain Street and proceeding to the downtown square. “Lights of the Ozarks� is organized by the UA Event and Convention Management in conjunction with the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau. Vendors will fill the square and fun rides and activities of all sorts are provided; depending if one prefers the hump of a camel over a pony, or just to lay back with a simple carriage ride. Officials with the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation department began setting up the wonderland of lights the first week of October, completing the project this week. For six weeks, approximately 20 staff members put together roughly 350,000 light displays, said Byron Humphrey, the parks maintenance superintendent. “The display of lights are 100 percent LED, making it effectively energy efficient,� Humphrey said.
Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Scott Lavigne (left), a senior studying Computer Science Engineering, instructs the Korean Language Class in Kimpel Tuesday, Nov. 13. Lavigne is the founder of the Korean Language and Culture Club and he holds multiple Korean language classes throughout the year.
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!"#$%&''()*+%,('-)'* .$(/%0*1"#/2-3*4'-)"% Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer Student volunteers and organizations have gathered during the month of November to help community members and families for Thanksgiving. The annual club sports food drive is underway until Nov. 20. Last year, more than 1,100 pounds of food were donated, and this year’s goal is to exceed 1,500 pounds, said Mike Przydzial, club sports graduate assistant. Donations will be given to the Full Circle Food Pantry. “We just wanted to help out around the community and give back,” Przydzial said.. “We do offer a lot of community service opportunities for our members, and we feel it’s a good way to show support.” Anyone can turn in food at the UREC offices in the HPER, but it is mainly a competition between the clubs. “It’s good to have a competitive side between the clubs,” Przydzial said. For every 5 pounds of food they donate, clubs will receive one Razorback point that will contribute to their overall total, which determines the money their club receives at the end of the year. The win-
ner will also receive an extra 10 points. The triathlon club is in the lead with 66 pounds of food donated, followed by the cycling club and women’s lacrosse. These are the only three clubs that have donated for a total of 120 pounds of food, but more donations are expected to come in during the last few days, Przydzial said. “It’s a satisfying feeling knowing that we’re helping somebody else who is in need,” Przydzial said. Volunteers also increase at the Volunteer Action Center October through December, especially at the Full Circle Food Pantry, president Emily Finch said. “Volunteering among our generation is slightly higher and underestimated,” Finch said. “A lot of students want the opportunity, and are looking for the opportunity to leave their mark.” Workers at the pantry are in the process of making Thanksgiving baskets for families in the community that cannot afford a Thanksgiving meal. Walmart is donating turkeys and side items for the baskets, Finch said. The VAC workers expect that 60 baskets need to be prepared, Finch said. In addition to providing a sense of purpose, volunteer-
ing is also a way for students to explore new interests, Finch said. “It’s a new avenue of looking at different interests and avenues that you might have not explored in the classroom,” she said. “It’s a noncommitted way of trying out different occupations.” Students said they think volunteering contributes to a higher self-esteem because of the personal connection that is formed between the giver and the receiver. “It’s important to help others and realize it’s not all about ourselves,” said Christine Broz, junior communications major. “Anytime you volunteer you give a piece of yourself to the other person and that’s really rewarding to yourself and the other person.” Volunteering not only has personal benefits, but directly affects the community. “It benefits the community by not needing to be paid to do something. It builds community by people interacting with people they wouldn’t see or interact with on a normal daily basis,” Broz said. Broz has volunteered at the Young Life ministry since her freshman year and has now joined the staff. “It changed my life, and I want to be able to do that for somebody else,” she said.
Residence Halls Will Stay Open Kayli Farris Senior Staff Writer
Students can stay in UA residence halls during Thanksgiving break, housing officials said. In a change of policy from years past, all UA residence halls will remain open from Nov. 21 through Nov. 23 so students can stay in town instead of moving during the holiday. “My freshman year, I lived in Pomfret and I was forced to move out for all three breaks,” said Kristie Flournoy, a senior UA student. Flournoy, who is not from the area, asked a friend if she could stay with her family during the break, she said. “It was very awkward, considering that Thanksgiving is supposed to be a family time, and I felt like I was intruding,” Flournoy said. Flournoy didn’t have the Thanksgiving break she expected, so she said she is pleased with the policy changes. International students are a group strongly affected by residence halls staying open. “I think residence
halls being opened during Thanksgiving break is a good idea since there are international students attending the university,” said Raisa Charles, a junior international student from the West Indies. “Americans, they can afford to go home for every break. Some do not even leave to go back home for their whole tenure at the university and they have the hassle of looking for a place to stay when the residence halls decide to close.” With the new guidelines, a housing security official said he doesn’t think there will be any problems. “I do not see the extended opening to be a significant security issue,” said Reggie Houser, assistant director of logistics and risk management with University Housing. “It is, however, a rather significant challenge to our residential education staff.” Dining hall hours during the break will be announced later, according to the housing website. University Housing offices will be open Nov. 21, but will close Thanksgiving day and Friday, according to the housing website. Residence Hall desk hours will be limited to noon to 4 p.m., Nov. 22 and 23.
March Beings for Invisible Children Miranda Campbell Staff Writer
About 18 UA students will travel to Washington D.C. Saturday to raise awareness for child conscription into the armed forces of a militant group operating in areas of Uganda, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. Saturday afternoon, these UA students will join more than 11,000 people in a march around the White House as part of a campaign by Invisible Children, a nonprofit group whose mission is to end the enlistment of child soldiers into the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), rebel regime commanded by warlord Joseph Kony. Invisible Children is one of many global organizations dedicated to addressing the plight of children—the tens of thousands of children associated with armed forces
represent just a small portion of child suffering across the globe, according to work done by scores of relief agencies. “The key to the LRA’s continued survival has been the kidnapping of children who are conscripted into their ranks, a number that has reached over 30,000 according to UN reports,” Invisible Children reported. However, child conscription into armed forces is not limited to just the LRA. Estimated tens of thousands of girls and boys find themselves fighting adult wars in at least 17 countries in different regions around the world, according to the International Labour Organization, a branch of the UN. Invisible Children gained international attention earlier this year when they published “KONY 2012,” one of the most viral videos to ever hit the web, with more than 93 million views since March. Bailey Cox, a UA sopho-
more studying Arabic, International Relations and Middle East Studies, worked for Invisible Children as a regional representative and event coordinator from August 2010 until March 2012, she said. Cox will be attending the first ever global summit on the LRA Friday, leaders from the conflict area and other global institutions will attend. “The group of us from Ark.who will be attending space event will be partaking in a number of lobby meetings with Sen. Boozman, Sen. Pryor and Representative Womack,” Cox said. “We are going to hold our leaders accountable for their previous commitments in stopping the LRA violence. The LRA is an international issue and it warrants an international response.” “Invisible Children has harnessed the ability to unite young people across the world to rally for justice, specifically on the LRA issue,”
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Cox said. “Awareness and action go hand in hand, and IC is incredible at stringing the two together so that we all have a role to play.” With about 45 students, the UA’s Invisible Children chapter’s mission is to help Invisible Children achieve their goal to end LRA atrocities, according to their website. Attending the march was the natural thing to do after energizing a huge group of people, said Flannery Wasson, president of the UA chapter. “KONY 2012 wasn’t just a documentary, it’s a yearlong campaign. Step one was making him famous and obviously, the most viral video on the internet is pretty famous, and step two was acting on that,” Wasson said. “Actions speak louder than words, so we knew we had to make it to DC and represent Arkansas and lobby our Congressmen.
Kony hasn’t stopped, so we aren’t stopping either.” UA students will be carpooling in four cars for the 20-hour drive. They will leave Friday and will sleep on the floor of a convention center in Maryland before heading to Washington D.C Saturday morning. Invisible Children has promised floor space to sleep for every person or group registered, Friday night only, according to their website. “The event is free, either buy or make a KONY 2012 shirt and print your ticket is all they ask,” Wasson said. “Invisible Children has been wonderful in contacting most everyone who signs up. People are driving across the country, picking people up along the way, and using twitter hashtags to meet up at random Waffle Houses all the way to DC.”
Local Families Share American Traditions Quang Ngo Contributing Writer “Thanksgiving in an America Home” is a program created to let international students sign up for Thanksgiving dinners with local families. In 2000, International Students and Scholars (ISS) and Spring International Language Center (SILC) began the “Thanksgiving in an American Home” program with the purpose of offering international students the opportunity to spend a Thanksgiving Day dinner with American families. This program allowed students to “experience the American holiday of Thanksgiving, while the resident hall dining facilities were limited,” said Karen Beitle, iFriend program coordinator.
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iFriend Program Coordinator Ever since its foundation, “Thanksgiving in an American Home” has been successful and has attracted a great number of international students and local families’ participants. “We always receive wonderful messages from our host families and students who really enjoyed the experience,” Beitle said. Such a success encourages both ISS and SILC to continue the program. To most Americans, Thanksgiving is a special holiday because they have the idea of giving back and feeling thankful for many wonderful things that happen in their life. Such a tradition prompts many host families in Fayetteville to sign up for the program in order to “extend the good will of this holiday to the international students,” Beitle said. Minh Nguyen, an international student from Vietnam and hospitality major, intended to participate in this program. “Having dinner with an American family at Thanksgiving is such a great idea. Not only can I try American food, but I can learn more about the holiday and have opportunities to immerse in the American culture as well,” Nguyen said. More information about “Thanksgiving in an American Home” can be found on the ISS official website.
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Cut the Power of Fossil Fuel Bill McKibben Los Angeles Times
It’s not just Sandy. Sandy was off-the-charts terrible, a storm that broke every record in the books: for storm surge, for barometric pressure, for sheer size. But it also blew in toward the end of what will be the warmest year in U.S. history. It was a year that already had seen a summer-in-March heat wave described by meteorologists as the most statistically freakish weather event in the continent’s history, an epic drought that raised grain prices 40 percent around the world and a record-setting melt of Arctic ice. It was a year in which scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, who couldn’t take the subway to their Manhattan offices in the days following Sandy, calculated that the 1-degree rise in global temperature we’ve already seen has raised the chance of extreme heat events by an order of magnitude. In other words, this year has been a wake-up call. There’s no longer any room for doubt or for wishful thinking about the future. We know the damage that global warming has done so far, and we can predict with ugly certainty what will happen if we don’t change course. The world’s governments _ the Group of Eight, the Group of 20, Brazil, Indonesia, Russia, China, the U.S. _ have all agreed to try to prevent the planet’s temperature from rising by more than 2 degrees. That’s too high a threshold --we’ve already seen that a 1-degree rise is melting the Arctic--but it’s the red line the world has drawn, and it’s better than nothing. The world’s scientists have agreed, roughly, about how much more carbon we can emit and have a reasonable chance of staying below that 2-degree line: about 500 billion tons by 2050. At current rates of emissions, we’ll blow past that mark in less than 15 years. We’ll have our work cut out for us to meet that target in the best of circumstances. But here’s a really scary complication: a number recently supplied by the Carbon Tracker Initiative in Britain. The world’s fossil fuel companies, and the countries that operate like fossil fuel companies (think Venezuela or Kuwait), already have about 2.8 billion tons of carbon in their reserves, five times more than the most conservative governments on Earth think is safe to burn. That coal and oil and gas hasn’t yet been taken from the ground, but the companies and governments that own it clearly plan to extract it. They’ve declared it to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, borrowed money
against it, sold shares based on it. And they are searching for more. Exxon alone already has in its reserves 6 percent of the carbon necessary to take us past 2 degrees, and they boast of spending $100 million a day looking for more. This math has a clear pragmatic meaning: We have to figure out how to keep that coal and oil and gas in the ground so it never gets burned, and the only way to do that is by speeding up the transition to renewable energy. That will require spending on research, and it will require a stiff price on carbon to spur conservation. That will be hard, but it’s not impossible. Germany is the one big country that’s taken this crisis seriously, and there were days this summer when it generated more than half its power from solar panels within its borders. Germany’s program isn’t perfect, but then, Germany doesn’t have Florida and Arizona and New Mexico and the California desert. The math has a clear moral meaning too: Companies that are determined to continue searching for and encouraging the use of fossil fuel are, in the age of global warming, rogue forces. They could choose instead to be part of finding solutions by spending more of their massive research budgets on developing clean energy instead of finding and marketing more fossil fuels. Instead, they make massive political contributions to ensure their continued input on the laws that affect them. (Just weeks before Sandy, Chevron gave $2.5 million to a conservative “super PAC” with close ties to House Speaker John A. Boehner.) Reining in the fossil fuel purveyors will probably require revoking their social license, as we did in the past with tobacco companies and with firms that did business in apartheid South Africa. Until oil companies decide to stop blocking change in Washington and other world capitals and start turning themselves from fossil fuel companies into energy companies, their favored status _ with its tax breaks and other perks-should be revoked. All of us, clearly, help fuel global warming. But we don’t always have the choice not to because we live in a world with highways instead of trains and subsidized oil instead of subsidized solar power. We can make changes in our personal lives, but until we can break the power of the fossil fuel industry, it’s useless to expect our leaders to act. The 20-year bipartisan resistance in Washington to making real progress on climate is the ultimate proof of the industry’s power. This year should have opened our eyes. And now that they’re open, maybe we’ll finally read the math that’s written on the wall.
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I am thankful for my wife Shelby, our dog Jack and our cat Pi. Also Adam. Of course I am also thankful for the nearly 100 people who work for the Traveler who I consider family. And Saba Naseem for her unending patience.
This fall, I’m thankful for down comforters, fuzzy socks, chai tea and red wine. Also, I’m thankful that President Obama won.
I am thankful for my family and my boyfriend. My family loves me and deals with me in good times and bad. My boyfriend can make any day better and always make me laugh. I could not ask for anything else.
I am thankful that I attend the amazing University of Arkansas. I am also thankful that I have amazing willpower and am able to resist knocking out the students that insist on wearing Mizzou and LSU shirts.
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Each day I am overwhelmingly thankful for the friends I have made throughout my time at the UA. The relationships I’ve been graced with are second to none. Everyday angels like the Newsroom students, Traveler staff and Professor Jordan have blessed my life. I’m especially thankful for my fearless companion, Shelby.
I’m thankful I have the opportunity to go to a school where I can get a degree in exactly what I want to do with my life. I couldn’t be happier with my current situation—my supportive and loving family, my awesome and solid group of friends and the job I have.
I am so thankful for all of the great people that I have met while at the UA. My last year in college has been a time of learning, opportunity and building some lifelong friendships, and I couldn’t have wished for it any other way. After five years of studying here, I know that I can look forward to life after graduation knowing that my time was well worth it.
I’m thankful for my dear Mom, Dad, Scott, my lovely roommates Devin and Lori, my loyal sidekick Kristen, The Traveler staff, Professor Jordan and all wonderful people in my life. I’m thankful that you all deal with me on a daily basis. I am also thankful for Ryan Gosling.
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For most students, Thanksgiving is a holiday they have celebrated every year. It’s tradition-- their families have celebrated the holiday for generations. For me, however, it’s a bit different. Both my parents immigrated here from India, where a holiday like Thanksgiving is a foreign concept. I don’t remember Thanksgiving as a young child. In fact, it wasn’t until my siblings and I were a bit older that we started wanting in on this holiday of
feasting. It started off really small. It would be our immediate family and my mom would cook a few dishes, throwing in Indian spices here and there. Over the years, my siblings and I decided that our generation would start this tradition to continue for years to come. I think Thanksgiving is a great holiday-- not only because of all the food, but because I see it as a time to be with family and remember all the little things that I’m thankful for. First and foremost, I’m
thankful for my family and friends. My parents have always supported me and continue to stand behind my decisions. I’m thankful for my friends who are always there for me and make time for me, no matter how busy their schedules are. I am thankful for my professors, especially Professor Jordan, Dr. Watkins and Dr. Haydar, who have written countless recommendation letters for me. Also, thanks to the Traveler staff for another great year.
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John Mullins Staff Writer The assassin, robed in white, silently observes the movements of a patrol of British troops in the frontier between New York and Boston. He moves swiftly through the trees, seeing the perfect point at which to begin his attack. Quickly, he throws a rope dart with deadly precision at the rearmost redcoat and drops down from his perch in the trees, swiftly carrying the redcoat up into the trees to hang until seconds later the life leaves his body. The assassin quickly draws his bow and fires upon the other rear guard before the rest of the patrol is alerted. The redcoat falls silent beneath the whipping wind, and the assassin continues to stalk the patrol. This is what many players will come to love in the newest addition to the Assassin's Creed franchise. “Assassin's Creed 3,” released Nov. 6 the fifth game in the series, is one of the biggest launches and most ambitious games ever produced by Ubisoft, according to gamezone.com. This new game has taken successful elements from both the first “Assassin's Creed” and the Ezio trilogy of games, including further extension on the multiplayer aspect of the game. As with all of the past Assassin's Creed games, this one also features two separate stories, one inside the machine known as the animus, and another outside the animus in the modern world. The whole idea behind the story on the inside of the animus is to go through ancestral memories of the games protagonist Desmond Miles. Desmond and his group of modern-day assassins are searching for secrets about the ones who came before, who are beings of a higher power, so that they may in a sense save the world. However, not many players care too much about the story and action, or lack thereof, outside of the animus. In this story in the animus, the player takes on the role of Connor, a young Native American whose village and mother were killed by a group of colonists who, unbeknownst to Connor at the time, were in the Templar Order, sworn enemy of the Assassin Brotherhood. As with all of the Assassin’s Creed games, the story is very engrossing. However, it is particularly so this time because it focuses on more recent happenings in history. The player gets to interact with iconic characters from history like Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and even George Washington. The player participates in many of the events portrayed in textbooks, including the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's ride to alert the minutemen, and the battles of Lexington and Concord. One thing that has changed since the last few games is the economy in game. The way you attain funds to purchase weapons and tools is vastly different and more intricate in design than in previous games.
Aside from changes to the economy, Ubisoft has brought back a wide-open area for players to run through. This aspect has not been seen since the first “Assassin’s Creed.” It gives players a bigger sense of freedom, and the frontier is where a player can stalk British troops and essentially assume the role of Rambo, setting traps and conducting guerrilla warfare. Ubisoft has also continued to bring back the usage of assassin recruits, which make missions inside city walls infinitely easier to accomplish. One completely new aspect altogether in this game is nautical warfare. The player is given a warship equipped with all the basics, and it is left to the player to accrue funds to improve their ship. Nautical warfare in this game is done fairly well, having missions where the player can board other ships after destroying the mast and assassinate the captain. All in all, the naval addition to the game should be wellreceived by many players. On top of all this, hunting has been brought to the game. When in the frontier, players can track and hunt all types of game, including bears and cougars. Hunting adds a fun aspect to the game in that most of the animals players find provide a greater challenge than most troops players will face in battles. Aside from the singleplayer campaign, Ubisoft has brought back the multi- player, where players can hunt one another and receive points based on the quality of their kills. The multiplayer maps have seemingly gotten smaller, however, and thus increased skill is needed to score high points. In addition to that change, the way players track each other has changed as well. No longer are players given a compass that basically points the way to their target; now, a portrait is all the player gets, and when the target comes into sight, the portrait will light up, forcing the player to thoroughly check their surroundings for a potential kill. This change should provide a greater challenge for many fans of the multiplayer side of the game. From the story to the combat system, “Assassin’s Creed 3” meets and exceeds expectations and has people clamoring to play, and the fact that the game broke the previous Ubisoft pre-order record held by “Assassin's Creed: Revelations” only bolsters the potential of having another game develCourtesy Photo oped, according to gamezone.com.
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Other Happenings Comedy and Movies
UARK Bowl continues their fall standup series with JR Brow. Tickets are only $7 with a student ID. JR Brow will perform a set on Thursday night and Friday night. According to Brow’s website, he has shared the stage with the likes of Wanda Sykes and Ray Romano, and has traveled to war zones to perform for troops. While he’s no Louis CK, Brow’s set should get more than a few chuckles out of most people. On Saturday night, UARK Bowl will host local improv group Phunbags. If you’re feeling exceptionally American before Thanksgiving, Daniel Day-Lewis’s biopic “Lincoln” opens in theaters this weekend. You also must be willing to brave the army of 13-year-olds who will be at theaters for the final Twilight premier. “Lincoln” has already received some Oscar buzz, and it will most likely be more historically accurate than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer.” For those feeling culturally aware, Fiesta Square has two Indian movies playing. Romance “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” is the story of an ex-army officer who is forced to choose between two women, according to IMDb. Comedy “Son of Saardar” tells the story of a man who moves back to Punjab and is caught up in a family feud, according to the movie’s IMDb page. Before Fayetteville empties out for Thanksgiving, make sure to take advantage of one more weekend before heading home. As finals draw ever nearer, Fayetteville offers plenty of opportunities to leave school behind, if only for a few hours. So, go do something.
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Muggle Quidditch in Gulley Park Evan Barber Staff Writer
Holding a broomstick between his legs, a chaser stampedes deliriously up the field toward the quaffle; a bludger whizzes just past his head as he ducks, almost knocking the glasses from his face. With a burst of speed, he barely intercepts a quaffle thrown toward his team’s middle hoop; the keeper behind him exhales. Up the field, their seeker still chases after the golden snitch, who dances around behind his team’s goal hoops, flapping his arms and singing “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by the Beach Boys. Women and children in the stands are screaming and crying. Beaters chase the opposite team with vicious grins. The playing field is covered in muggle blood. For athletic eccentrics or die-hard fans of the Harry Potter series, “muggle quidditch” is as close as non-magic folk can come to the wizarding world’s full-contact sport. In Gulley Park at noon on Nov. 17, UA’s Razorback Quidditch team will host a statewide quidditch tournament, where teams from UAFS, Arkansas Tech, Hendrix and Oklahoma Baptist will compete for ultimate glory, with plaques awarded to first and second place. Originating from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, quidditch is a sport primarily played by wizards and witches on broomsticks, in two teams of seven. Each team has three chasers, whose goal is to get the quaffle and throw it through one of the other team’s hoops for 10 points; one keeper, who is basically a goalie to stop quaffles; two beaters, who attempt to beat bludgers at players on the opposing team; and one seeker, whose goal is to catch the evasive golden snitch, which is worth 150 points and typically guarantees a win, effectively ending a match. Muggle quidditch has been described as a combination of lacrosse, rugby and dodgeball, with “muggle” of course being the wizard’s term for the non-magical commoner (i.e. the majority of the UA student body). The sport is full-contact and co-ed, and uses one volleyball for the quaffle, dodgeballs for the bludgers (beaters in muggle quidditch just throw them at the other team), and six hoops constructed from hula-hoops and
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Miranda Harrison Contributing Photographer UA’s Razorback Quidditch team will host a state wide quidditch tournament with teams from Arkansas Tech., Hendrix and Oklahoma Baptist. PVC pipes. In the books, the golden snitch that Harry Potter chased and caught was a tiny ball with wings, which flitted and flickered about the field, flying around at absurdly high velocities. For muggle quidditch, a person usually dresses himself in yellow or gold, accordingly. “His name is Zach Collins,” said Lauren Grantham, team captain, and a beater, for the Razorback Quidditch team. “And he puts on a wing harness and dresses in all yellow, dangling behind him a sock with a tennis ball in it that he tucks into his waistband: you have to grab that, but he can grapple you, wrestle you, climb up into trees and basically do anything he wants to do.” The International Quidditch Association was established to help start new quidditch teams, as well as officiate team rankings around the world by complex logarithms of points scored, bludgers thrown, et cetera. The established rules mandate that players must hold a broom between their legs during all of gameplay; a company called Alivan’s manufactures IQA-approved wooden brooms for
about $60. “It keeps people from getting too overly serious,” said Jordan Key, minister of muggle relations for Razorback Quidditch. “It maintains the silliness of the sport. Plus, it adds the challenge that you can really only play with one hand.” Razorback Quidditch has been officially ranked the 22nd-best Quidditch team in the world. They are in the process of applying to become a club sport, which would mean their program would be eligible for funding. Though ASG has thrown a little money their way in the past, the majority of their broom purchases and hoop constructions have been independently funded; after the tournament on Saturday, the team is throwing another such fundraiser, in the form of a rave dance party. “Quidditch is a real sport,” Grantham said. “And it’s really competitive, and it’s growing. We have people that have never read the books or seen the movie who just happened to walk past The Gardens while we were practicing. It’s always the best part of my week.”
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FOOTBALL
Five Keys to Mississippi State Predictions for Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer
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Accurate Throws by Wilsone
At times this season, senior quarterback Tyler Wilson hasn’t been as accurate as he was last year. His completion percentage is down from 63.2 percent to 60.9 percent and he already has 10 interceptions with two games remaining. Last year, Wilson only threw six interceptions in 13 games. This weekend, he must find the touch he had last year because Mississippi State’s defense is tied for 25th in the country with 12 interceptions. The Bulldogs are led by senior defensive backs Johnthan Banks and Darius Slay, who have four interceptions this season. Banks, in particular, has been stellar. He is first in the NCAA among active players in career interception return yards, third in career interceptions and has been called the Southeastern Conference’s “best true cornerback” by ESPN’s Chris Low. Wilson must navigate carefully around Banks and Slay in order for the Razorbacks to win.
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Win Turnover Battle
To go with 12 interceptions, Mississippi State has also recovered 10 fumbles, for a total of 22 turnovers. They have only committed 10 turnovers, which is a positive 1.2 turnover margin per game, tied for eighth-best in the country. Arkansas, on the other hand, has struggled with turnovers all season. With 24 turnovers and only 11 forced turnovers, a negative 1.3 turnover margin per game, the Razorbacks are tied for 115th out of 120 teams. Turnovers proved to be a problem in Arkansas’ 38-20 loss at South Carolina last week, as they threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in the red zone. If they give Mississippi State the ball three extra times, Arkansas will have a tough time coming away with a win.
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Better Pass Coverage by Linebackers
South Carolina picked on Arkansas’ young linebackers last week. On their first drive, they scored a touchdown on 10 plays. Four of those plays were complete passes and none of them were to a wide receiver. Instead, one was to a running back and the other three were to tight ends. Typically, linebackers are responsible for these positions in the pass game. Due to injuries and disciplinary issues, several young players have been thrust into starting linebacker positions. These players must come prepared because Mississippi State senior tight end Marcus Green comes into this weekend tied for second in the country with six touchdowns scored by a tight end.
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Perform in Return Game
After starting the season shaky in the return game, Arkansas seemingly found their new punt and kickoff returner in freshman Nate Holmes. However, Holmes suffered an above the shoulders injury against South Carolina and his status is uncertain for this Saturday. If he can’t play, UA interim head coach expects senior Kaelon Kelleybrew, or freshmen D’Arthur Cowan and Keon Hatcher to fill in. Field position is vital in all games, so one of these players will need to have a big game returning kicks and punts if Arkansas is going to play well.
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Razorbacks vs. Mississippi St. Zack Wheeler Staff Writer
Passing Offense:
The key factor that sticks out in this matchup is Cobi Hamilton. Hamilton is breaking records each week it seems, and he will create a huge problem for Mississippi State’s secondary. Wilson struggled last week, throwing two interceptions, and the Bulldogs’ Tyler Russell outgained Arkansas through the air last week as well. However, if Arkansas can keep Wilson on his feet and limit issues with ball security, they still have the better passing offense. Advantage: Arkansas
Force Mississippi St. to be One-Dimensional
Incredibly, the Bulldogs’ offense is nearly perfectly balanced. They have 652 total offensive plays this season. Of these, 330 have been running plays – 50.6 percent – and 322 have been passing plays – 49.4 percent. When a team is running and passing about the same amount, teams are forced to stay honest and defend both the pass and the run. Although Mississippi State has gained more yards through the air, in games in which they have passed more than they have run, they are 0-3, and in games in which they have run more, they are 7-0. Clearly, if Arkansas can shut down the Bulldogs’ rushing attack and force them to pass more, they will have a better chance of winning.
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Rushing Offense:
Mississippi State struggled rushing the football in their last game against LSU. They netted only 47 yards, while Arkansas recorded 112 yards. The Bulldogs, however, have been way more consistent and effective in the running game through the course of the season. They average nearly 40 more yards a game than Arkansas, giving them an edge in this category. Advantage: Mississippi State
Passing Defense:
Neither team was very effective in stopping the pass last week. A lot of youth and busted coverages are a possibility for this weekend’s matchup. LSU’s Zach Mettenberger has been inconsistent most of the year, but he threw for 273 yards on the Bulldog’s secondary. Arkansas will give up some big plays as well, and both sides must create turnovers to win this matchup. Advantage: Even
Rushing Defense: Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Junior defensive end Chris Smith eyes South Carolina quarterback Conner Shaw in Saturday’s loss to the Gamecocks. The Razorbacks will need to defend the pass better to get a win against Mississippi State this weekend.
Arkansas has a talented defensive end in Chris Smith, but the linebackers are still very young and learning each week. Mississippi State has way more experience and battle tested talent to stop Arkansas’ rushing attack. Advantage: Mississippi State
Special Teams:
Last week both punters and field goal kickers were very similar in performance. I believe this week will hinge on which return game will be more efficient. Mississippi State had 139 yards on kick returns, whereas Arkansas only had 65. Arkansas must be able to find some way to beat the talented return men of Mississippi State. Advantage: Mississippi State
Coaching:
This week Arkansas needs to start planning for the future. The starters and seniors have given a lot to this program, but plans for the future are essential. Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen has made the Bulldog’s relevant in the Southeastern Conference, and they hope to challenge Alabama and LSU each year. The Bulldogs have a more stable and organized coaching situation. Advantage: Mississippi State
Overall:
The Bulldogs have been a better, more consistent team all year. Arkansas has some talent on their roster, but it hasn’t come together this season. Arkansas must minimize mistakes, make the Bulldogs one-dimensional, and give themselves a shot to have the ball last on the road. I believe Mississippi State will win this matchup 31-21. Advantage: Mississippi State
Mississippi State hangs their hat on stopping the run. They allowed over 100 yards to LSU, but the Tigers attempted nearly 40 rushes.
COMMENTARY
An Arkansas–Texas Sugar Bowl? It Could Happen
Kristen Coppola Sports Editor The ESPN President announced Wednesday that ESPN reached a 12-year agreement with the Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences for the Sugar Bowl beginning Jan-
uary 2015. The game will be played in prime time Jan. 1 each year, so SEC and Big 12 fans can add football to their New Year’s Day celebrations. When I first read this announcement, I was thoroughly confused. The Sugar Bowl is supposed to be between the top ranked SEC team, unless that team is competing in the National Championship, in which case it goes to the second ranked SEC team, and an at-large opponent. This Sugar Bowl is an entirely different beast. Formerly called the Champions Bowl, this is what we’ve been hearing about. This is the matchup of the winners of the SEC and
Big 12. For Razorback fans, this means that one day — a glorious day years in the future — fans could travel to the Big Easy to watch a bowl game between the Razorbacks and the Texas Longhorns. For those with the institutional memory that stretches back far enough, they will remember that the Razorbacks and Longhorns were rivals in the Southwest Conference from its inception in 1915 until Arkansas left for the greener pastures of the SEC in 1992. The two teams have played 77 games, and Texas leads Arkansas 56-21. They have only played each other four times since Arkansas joined the
SEC. The Razorbacks won the first two matchups in 2000 and 2003, but the Longhorns won the next pair in 2004 and 2008. Older Razorback fans still talk about the Longhorns. They wear hats with upside down Longhorns on the front and have few to no good words to say about the entire state of Texas. Now, there are a lot of things that would have to happen for the Razorbacks and Longhorns to meet at the Sugar Bowl. Both teams have to climb back to the top of their respective conferences. Texas is doing much better than Arkansas this year and
is ranked No. 15 in the BCS, but one cannot forget that the Longhorns have two very solid losses on their record. Did anyone else see the beating that Texas took in the Red River Rivalry this year at the hands of Oklahoma? It was hard to watch. The Razorbacks have a much more daunting mountain to climb after transitioning from an 11-2 season in 2011 to an at least six-loss season in 2012. If blocks fall into place in just the right fashion, an Arkansas-Texas Sugar Bowl would be possible, and those old Razorback fans that I mentioned would be overcome with joy and pride and
a healthy dose of competition. FBschedules.com is reporting that the Razorbacks and Longhorns will meet in 2021 in Fayetteville, but until that is verified by Jeff Long or another UA official, fans have more hope waiting on a Sugar Bowl matchup. But if the blocks don’t fall accordingly, or if the Razorbacks are never able to win an SEC Championship, then this will stay a dream in the minds of fans across 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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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Razorbacks Ready for Five-Game Road Trip Reporting by Jessie McMullen Andrew Hutchinson
Reigning Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, Tom Collen, and the Arkansas women’s basketball team travel to Tulsa to take on the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes Thursday night. Arkansas is now 1-0 on the season, picking up a win against Jackson State Friday. Tulsa is 0-1 on the season coming off a loss against Oral Roberts. The Razorbacks defeated Jackson State 97-58 in their season opener; the win allowed younger players to relax a little, head coach Tom Collen said in a press conference Tuesday. “We got some jitters out,” Collen said. “We’re playing a lot of players this season that are either freshmen or haven’t logged many minutes before.” The Hogs were paced by sophomore guard, Calli Berna and senior forward Quistelle Williams. Berna shot 5-6 from behind three point range and finished the game with 22 points, a career high. Williams dropped 17 points, also a career high, and grabbed seven boards.
The Hogs shot almost 51 percent from the field and around 68 percent from the stripe. Arkansas hit 21-33 shots in the last 20 minutes of the game. They created 19 turnovers and had 10 steals. The team also had 26 assists on the night. “(Berna) has a pretty good understanding of what we need her to do,” Collen said. “She’s a great passer and has great vision. It was a good sign that she stepped up and took shots without hesitating.” Berna is just one of several guards that will be seeing playing time this year. Seniors Erin Gatling and Kelsey Hatcher and freshmen Mia Melton, Dominique Wilson and Melissa Wolff will also contribute at the guard position. “The pressure is not necessarily on one person to get the job done,” Berna said. “We’re really reliant on each other.” The Razorbacks play Tulsa Thursday, the first in a fivegame road trip. Berna is just one of several guards that will be seeing playing time this year. Seniors Erin Gatling and Kelsey Hatcher and freshmen Mia Melton, Dominique Wilson and Melissa Wolff will also contribute at the guard posi-
tion. “The pressure is not necessarily on one person to get the job done,” Berna said. “We’re really reliant on each other.” Tulsa head coach Matilda Mossman is in her second year as head coach of the Golden Hurricane. She led the team to 13 wins last season, which was the most wins for Tulsa since 2006. Mossman was a former head coach of the Razorbacks women’s team from 1981-1984, where she posted a 67-27 record. The Golden Hurricanes return seven players and have four incoming freshman. Tulsa lost four players from last season, but only two played as starters. Returning for the Golden Hurricanes is last season’s leading scorer, Taleya Mayeberry. The guard averaged 14.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game last season. “She’s very athletic, very quick off the bounce and can shoot the ball,” Collen said of Mayeberry. “There’s no doubt that she’s their focal point.” Tulsa, a Conference USA team, lost their season opener against Southland Conference opponent, Oral Roberts, 6453. Arkansas will face Tulsa and Oral Roberts in Tulsa before heading to Honolulu for the Hawaii Tournament.
Logan Webster Staff Photographer The Razorbacks won their first game of the season Friday night against Jackson State. The team will face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in Tulsa Thursday night.
VOLLEYBALL
Hogs Close Home Schedule Sunday Liz Beadle Staff Writer
The Razorback volleyball team only has four games left of the regular season. The team is 19-8 overall and 10-6 in Southeastern Conference play and currently sits in second place in the SEC West. Getting 19 wins on the season is a landmark for head coach Robert Pulliza. It marks the most wins for the team during Pulliza’s tenure as Arkansas head coach.
The Razorbacks are coming off a hard-fought five-set win over Kentucky in Fayetteville Sunday. The Hogs are in the middle of a three-game home stand lasting from Sunday to Sunday. Pulliza and his players were ecstatic over the Kentucky win and Pulliza said the match really showed the effort and the character of this team. It has been the goal of this team from before the season started to make a run in the NCAA tournament and, with the way they are playing right now, that looks entirely pos-
sible. “We are showing the country that we belong,” Pulliza said. “We belong among the best in the nation and our players truly believe that.” The Razorbacks play Georgia on Friday at 7 p.m. then play Ole Miss Sunday, Nov. 18, at 1:30 p.m., both at Barnhill Arena. These will be the last two home games for Arkansas. Georgia is currently ranked fifth in the SEC East and is on a five-game losing streak. Ole Miss is ranked fifth in the SEC West and is also on
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