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Alew March Staff Writer alloween weekend in college has two necessary components: inventive costumes and parties. Despite the endless debauchery, there are indeed other things happening this weekend besides drunk lumberjacks and cats passing out on your friend’s kitchen floor. Corn mazes, haunted houses, a zombie dance party and a trippy jam band can all make this weekend memorable.

Nothing says autumn more than getting lost in a field, and corn mazes have popped up over northwest Arkansas. You can race your friends to the end, or even pretend that the maze is the final leg of the Tri-Wizard Tournament in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

Though corn mazes may sound a little campy, they do provide a fun, relatively cheap activity for a date or just a big group of friends hanging out.

NWA Corn Maze is located on Drake Street and Garland Avenue in Fayetteville. According to their website, nwacornmaze.com, admission is only $5 per person. NWA Corn Maze is open 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

If you don’t mind a short drive, Ozark Corn Maze, located in Cave Springs on Highway 112, has three separate mazes, including a Razorback maze and a haunted maze. Prices are $12 for all three mazes or $8 for two, according to ozarkcornmaze.com. They even have a petting zoo. Hours for the Ozark Corn Maze are 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

If corn mazes sound too childish, northwest Arkansas hosts several more-terrifying Halloween attractions. Haunted houses, for those gluttons for fear, provide more screams per dollar.

The Asylum Haunted House in Lowell puts a strong disclaimer on their website: “Please, for the love of God, do not bring small children to the Asylum.” While that may be more for show, any haunted house with the theme of a disturbing mental hospital will be fairly fright-inducing. The Asylum is open Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight, and tickets are $12 per person.

Tickets for Nightmares Haunted House in Bentonville are $13 per person and can be purchased online at hauntednightmares.com.

Proceeds go to the Bentonville Lion’s Club.

The website has plenty of pictures of people in clown masks, which means the haunted house itself should be scary enough.

If demented clowns and chainsaw murderers aren’t enough for you, there’s always the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, famed for the otherworldly spirits roaming the grounds.

Aside from the ghosts, Eureka Springs has a bevy of restaurants and bars to choose from, and the drive in the fall is definitely worthwhile. They recommend you reserve tickets in advance, and more information can be found at americasmosthauntedhotel.com.

Smoke and Barrel Tavern on Dickson Street is hosting Halloween events all weekend. Thursday night, bands get to put on costumes for “Bands as Bands.” Local band Swimming will take on the role of The Strokes, and Teenagers will be Weezer. Sunday night, Smoke and Barrel will host a Walking Dead watch party.

After an hour of zombies on the TV screen, it’s time for “Dancing Dead.” The zombie dance party will also feature a costume contest. According to the bar’s Facebook page, DJ Robe Flax will be there to provide “the ghoulish sounds to make you shimmy and shake.” By the end of the night, one lucky person will be crowned King or Queen Zombie.

You don’t have to wait until Sunday night to get your dancing on. On Saturday night, George’s Majestic Lounge will host Georgiabased band Perpetual Groove. For the past several years, Perpetual Groove has made a stop in Fayetteville. While not a Halloween event outright, costumes are most likely permitted.

The band has released several new albums, but their debut album, “Sweet Oblivious Antidote,” is a Fayetteville crowd favorite. The crowd at George’s greets “Three Weeks” and “TSMM” with a roar. The band also does excellent covers like “All My Friends” by LCD Soundsystem and “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” by Paul Simon.

So, lose yourself in a corn maze, get scared out of your mind at a haunted house, get down in a zombie costume and enjoy some fantastic live music. Halloween weekend in Fayetteville never disappoints.

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Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer Arkansas residents’ opinions about the economy, the presidential election, medical marijuana and other issues were revealed yesterday as the results of the 14th annual Arkansas Poll.

For the third straight year, the economy was named as the most important issue facing Arkansas residents, although the number fell from 67 percent last year to 47 percent this year. “It’s almost always the number one issue. It is a significant dip, but that reflects an economy that is recovering, albeit slowly,� said Janine Parry, poll director and UA professor of political science.

Health care, with 15 percent of likely voters naming it as their chief concern, came in second on the list of important issues, followed by drugs and education.

Parry found the most interesting result to be the number of Independents who were leaning fairly heavily to the right, she said.

In 2010, there was a move away from both political parties toward Independents, and the

electorate divided into roughly equal thirds, she said. However, now more than 40 percent of Independents identify more with the Republican Party, according to the poll. “Independents are determining outcomes in this state,�

Parry said. “It makes me more confident in the fact that Republicans will be competitive, if not dominant, in the state of Arkansas. That’s new for Arkansas.�

The shift from Democratic to Republican alignment has been sustained for three years now, Parry said. “This year there is actually a lot of stability,� Parry said. “I find it to be reassuring. It means that these are values people hold over time. Most of what you see is not surprising.�

In the presidential election, the poll indicated that Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney had a 20 percentage point advantage over President Barack Obama among residents in Arkansas. If the election was today, 53 percent of those interviewed said they would vote for Romney, and 34 percent would vote for Obama, according to the poll.

A ballot measure that would

legalize the use of marijuana for certain medical conditions showed that the majority of Arkansans oppose the measure.

Forty-four percent favored the measure and 55 percent opposed the measure, according to the poll. “Arkansas is not in the Deep South. We do have some Midwestern flavor,� Parry said. “If the supporters can show they got 40 percent this time, they can come back with a tighter proposal in the future. People have been trying to run this since I got here. Even getting the signatures is a huge feat.�

Public opinion was also split on whether to increase the statewide tax from 6 to 6.5 percent to generate money for Arkansas highways and other road construction projects.

Other issues such as gay marriage remained relatively stable from previous years, with 55 percent believing there should be no legal recognition of a gay couples’ relationships.

Opinion also varied little from

previous years in regard to immigration. More than half of Arkansans thought the government should allow undocumented immigrants to become U.S. citizens if they met certain criteria such as learning English and paying back-taxes.

The poll began in 1999 because of changes in the political landscape. It was also used to track the movement of Republicans who were gaining strength at the time. No entity was regularly collecting public opinion, Parry said. “Most polling data people read is national and yet most public policy changes are really made at the state and local level,� she said.

The survey was conducted between Oct. 9 and Oct. 14 by Issues & Answers Network, Inc. Telephone surveys were conducted among a random sample of 800 Arkansas adults, according to the Arkansas Poll.

The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points in either direction of the survey results.

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Xbox 360 Allows Gamers To Follow Campaign Updates

Hunter Hawk Staff Writer

Xbox 360 may serve as an information center for the 2012 Presidential Election.

Xbox Live members will be able to access the Election 2012 hub, which will include NBC news coverage, information about candidates, live coverage of the presidential debates and daily polls and even allowed users to register to vote on their consoles according to Microsoft officials.

Some events, such as the debates, enable members to vote and participate in live polls via Xbox Live, said officials with Microsoft in a news release.

“Microsoft Corporation is happy to announce ‘Election 2012 on Xbox LIVE,’ a unique opportunity for Xbox 360 owners to watch and interact with live election coverage of the presidential debates, learn the facts about the candidates and issues from Face the Facts USA,” said Microsoft Corp.

CEO Steve Ballmer in a press release.

“Also, members were able to register to vote through Rock the Vote and participate in live daily polling from YouGov. NBCNews.com will deliver daily election programming to keep users up-to-date on the latest news and analysis about the election a n d the

candidates,” said Ballmer. “All these experiences will be featured on a brand new Election 2012 Hub on Xbox LIVE.” Microsoft has worked to incorporate the technology of the Xbox Live community with political affairs such as the 2012 Election.

“We want to provide our passionate Xbox Live community with a great way to experience the election process with TV that makes them participants – and not just viewers,” said Marc Whitten, corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, said in a statement.

Whitten called the new election hub a “great example of how our Xbox capabilities are making the promise of interactive television a reality.”

In an effort to engage youth in politics, Microsoft has partnered with The National Journal and The Atlantic to bring politics to our youth and stress the importance of young Americans involvement in political affairs, said Fred Humphries, vice president of government affairs at Microsoft.

“Technology has been a transformative force in politics during recent years,” Fred Humphries, vice president of government affairs at Microsoft, said in a statement. The launch of the Election 2012 Hub on Xbox Live, he said, marks an exciting moment of change, adding that the new platform provides greater access to valuable information for young potential voters.

Microsoft and Rock the Vote, who partnered in 2008 to enable voter registration for members, have renewed their partnership after success from their first platform.

“By bringing the elections directly into the home through this Xbox platform, we hope to encourage greater participation in the democratic process this fall,” Humphries said.

Award-Winning Author To Speak On Campus Staff Report An award-winning author will speak at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Verizon Ballroom in the Union.

Shipler David K. Shipler, Pulitzer Prize Winner and author of “The Working Poor: Invisible in America” will speak about his book in the last event of

the “One Book, One Community” project, according to a news release.

Through the One Book, One Community project, UA students, Fayetteville High School and local book club members all read Shipler’s “The Working Poor” book, according to a news release.

“The committee wanted a book that would be relevant in this election year,” Kevin Fitzpatrick, co-chair of the One Book, One Community committee, said in a news release. “We knew the economy would be a major issue, and were looking for a book that could help put a human face on the economic debate.

The response has been excellent on campus and around the community, and I know many people are looking forward to hearing David Shipler speak.”

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Unstructured Soil Cracks Kimpel Hall Travis Pence Staff Writer

Construction projects on McIlroy Avenue, which have caused Kimpel Hall to shake, have not caused further damage to the already aged and cracked building, officials said.

During the 2006 fall semester, UA officials received complaints that the floors in the journalism department were apparently sinking, said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor for facilities management. Officials with facilities management discovered that the foundation was established on a bed of clay, causing the floor to sink, he said.

Repairs were made to the cracked walls and sunken floors that year, he said.

Since the construction, there have been shifts, but none that are dangerous, Johnson said.

“Over the past few months we have noticed some movement in that area,” Johnson said. “Fortunately the walls that are cracked do not bear any weight. Therefore the structural integrity of Kimpel Hall is not being affected,” he said Officials will make any necessary repairs to dam-

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Eventually, when its necessary we will re-install the floor like we did back in 2006,” he said.

There has not been any significant movement of the foundation, Johnson said.

“We have not seen any significant movement this year.

Other than filling cracks, we will not have to make any serious repairs,” he said.

These recent damages are not related to this year’s construction, Johnson said.

“The clay bed beneath the bottom floor of Kimpel is still drying out and shrinking. This was to be expected when we made repairs back in 2006,” he said.

The clay foundation beneath Kimpel Hall has also not been affected, officials said.

“Clay is not prone to vibration. Construction vehicles and tools should not have any effect in terms of shifting the clay underneath the building.

All movement of the clay is due to the drying process of the clay,” Johnson said.

Many of the rocks in this area, such as shale and limestone, are rich in clay, said Tom Paradise, geoscience professor.

“Clay absorbs water like a

sponge. More than likely, the drying process of the clay is what caused the floor to sink in the first place,” Paradise said.

Clay is not an optimal material for use in building construction, said Bob Beeler, associate director for design and construction. Over time the clay dried out creating a gap in-between the foundation and the floor, causing the floor to sink, Beeler said.

Students that have seen the cracks first-hand, and have heard rumors about Kimpel’s structural integrity were relieved to hear the building stands little chance of crumbling.

“I did hear rumors that Kimpel was beginning to collapse. I didn’t doubt them since this is such an old building. I was worried since a couple of my classes are in Kimpel Hall. It’s good to know that the damages aren’t in any of the load bearing structures of the building,” said Jacob Evans, senior restaurant and hotel management major.

Facilities management workers put motion monitors on the cracks to determine if they were increasing in width.

The cracks stopped growing for a period, and then started again, but the shifts are not serious, Johnson said.

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Two individuals were recently recognized for their contributions to the UA. The dining hall in the Northwest Quad residence hall was named the Roberta Fulbright Dining Hall at the Northwest Quad, according to a news release.

Members of the UA Board of Trustees renamed the dining hall saying, “with this naming, we honor Ms. Fulbright for the legacy she created and the resulting benefits that have accrued and continue at the university and in the city for Fayetteville,” according to a news release.

Fulbright is the mother of J. William Fulbright, who served as a university president and a U.S. senator.

The Engineering Hall will be renamed John A. White Jr. Engineering Hall in honor of former Chancellor White.

White is a UA alumnus and served as chancellor from 1997 to 2008, according to the Office of the Chancellor.

White still teaches as a Distinguished Professor in the department of industrial engineering.

UA officials have plans to renovate the historic John A. White Jr. Engineering Hall during the next few years. The building was built in 1927, according to a news release.

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Arkansas Poll Confirms Precedents

Joe Kieklak Opinion Editor Gov. Mitt Romney will likely carry Arkansas in the general election, according to results of the Arkansas Poll released Wednesday.

The Arkansas Poll, directed

by UA political science professor Janine Perry and sponsored by the Blair Center, disclosed poll results on key national and Arkansas candidates, as well as ballot and social issues.

We have been left unprotected from a barrage of campaign ads, information and poll results. Some of these polls are, of course, more important than others. While watching the presidential debates on my XBox, I was submitted to countless user polls that asked questions such as, “If the election were held today, who would you vote for?”

I am not a fan of some of these polls. This builds my sharp contrast as to why I think the Arkansas Poll is so important for us.

It is of course, about us, by prominent UA professors.

Moreover, the poll is largely representative of the state’s “academic attainment,” per the language used in the poll.

Of those who responded to the poll, 89 percent graduated from high school and 34 percent graduated from college.

In Arkansas, 84 percent of residents graduated from high school and 19 percent graduated from college, according to the 2012 Arkansas Poll.

Finally, the poll covers topics that ought to be important to students, as we are “the age of change.” These topics include medical marijuana, gay marriage and, I presume, the DREAM Act. A brief disclaimer, these are not the most or least important issues, but issues that ought to raise students’ eyebrows. One should read the whole poll.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA We have published a dump of articles concerning medical marijuana. It is the news, after all. Forty-three percent of likely Arkansas voters favor the issue and 53 percent oppose the measure. This comes

months after a Talk Business poll showed that Arkansas voters favored the measure by a small margin, according to the poll.

Another Talk Business poll released Oct. 18 shows a stronger opposition to medical marijuana. Recent polls show doom for the fifth ballot measure, it may not be the year of Arkansans for Compassionate Care.

I had originally predicted that the measure would see a 65 percent to 35 percent loss.

Arkansas does not seem ready to welcome the “green crosses,” and home-growing of medical marijuana.

GAY MARRIAGE It is no surprise that gay marriage is still not largely favored in Arkansas. Sixteen percent of likely voters responded that gay marriage ought to be legal, which is stagnant among the responders’ trend, but a 6 percent decrease from last year among likely voters. Twenty percent of likely voters support gay couples being able to form civil unions or domestic partnerships and 57 percent responded that there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship.

This is sad to me, but, once again, not surprising.

After President Obama went on record supporting same-sex marriage, I hoped that Arkansas might step away from its “traditional marriage” precedent. Though we are not traditionally a blue state, social issues are not about supporting your president, they are about ethics.

One day, we will wake up.

DREAM ACT A question asked in the 2012 Arkansas Poll has strict resemblance to the DREAM Act issue that is consuming our nation. Of likely voters in Arkansas, 60 percent are against the idea of granting in-state tuition to people who came to Arkansas as children and graduated from an Arkansas high school, but are not legally in the United States. Of that idea, 32 percent of likely voters in Arkansas approved.

This is not surprising, but not necessarily disheartening. The national pressure that seems to be shifting to strong favor of the DREAM Act will slowly convert Arkansas. Filters and amplifiers will prevail, the questions for supporters ought to be, when?

Joe Kieklak is the opinion editor. He is a sophomore philosophy and political science/journalism- news/

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Shawnya Wethington Staff Columnist As the leaves trade their cheery green vestments for warmer hues, students begin swapping out their wardrobes for thick scarves, layered fleece, boots, chunky patterned sweaters and gloves. They’re also swapping out their studious mindset.

Remember how bustling the campus was during the first week of school — parking was impossible, sidewalks were crowded and classrooms were filled to maximum capacity? That’s pretty much vanished.

Many students start out the year with big plans — they’ll go to class, study and get good grades. Then those plans are immediately scrapped when the first blustery day comes around.

It’s easy to make excuses, especially because what you’re

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employers say they’re looking for variety, it’s not in reference to a multi-lettered transcript.

Most of them don’t find a sprinkling of D’s and F’s very impressive.

So far, Fayetteville has been treated to mild fall weather. If you don’t like the weather now, it’s only going to get frostier. We won’t be able to avoid the chilly weather forever. What happens then?

Will you make like a bear and hibernate when the weather consistently falls below freezing?

For many students, this is the first time they are on their own and are fully in charge of making their own decisions. Mama is not there to cook breakfast and to wake you up when you snooze your way through your first three alarms. It’s all on you.

The freedom is alluring.

Dangerously so.

After so long, students get antsy about school and they need a little breather.

This is what Fall Break was for: to take some time off and recoup. Then, students were supposed to get ready to get back to work.

As soon as students flipped the calendar to October, the Fall Break mindset started to hit. Motivation to study or work on class assignments waned and class attendance

also started to drop. Contrary to what appears to be the popular campus belief, Fall Break is now over. It’s high time to get back in the swing of things.

Now is the time to buckle down and refocus.

The semester is more than halfway over. Putting in some effort now will keep you from the desperate Mullins cram sessions during finals week.

That’s one of those instances when what is popular isn’t necessarily good or fun.

Sure, there are functions, parties, movie nights, concerts, all-nighters and any number of things that make going to class the next day less than appealing.

These things happen all year long, though. When these “excuses” become weekly occurrences, it’s a pretty good sign that you’ve fallen into habit.

It might not be fun, but there’s still plenty of time to fight the lethargy that sets in around mid-semester.

So set that early alarm, grab a scarf and a cup of coffee for a hand warmer and make the trek to class. You’ll be thankful down the line.

Shawnya Wethington is a staff columnist. She is an English/ journalism-news/editorial major.

Hansen: Legislation Will Aid ASG Vacancy Problems

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telling yourself is probably true. One missed class won’t kill your grade, nor will one bad test drop your GPA. If you want to sleep in, you probably do need the rest.

There’s nothing wrong with skipping class on occasion. In some cases it’s positively necessary.

Students find they have an issue when these occasional classes mount up. Bad habits are easy to slip into. It starts when skipped classes become a regular part of students’ schedules, and culminates when class attendance is confined to test days.

Multiple studies have shown that class attendance correlates to higher grades.

H. Paul LeBlanc III, assistant professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, performed a study on the correlation between attendance and test scores in the college classroom. Not surprising, he found that the attendance positively impacts test grades.

Going to class is rather important. Many professors test on information that is only covered in class. It’s hard to learn what you aren’t around to hear.

College sets you up for the future, so your college performance matters.

When graduate schools and

I don’t know where in the world Carmen San Diego is, but I do know that Associated Student Government looks a lot different this year.

Chair of the Senate Mike Norton has taken an entirely different attitude in steering the ship that is the Senate.

Right off the bat, Chair Norton changed the ASG Code requiring each senator to author one piece of legislation.

This change has created an entirely new atmosphere in Senate this year. Chair Norton is taking his job seriously and is helping the body get a lot done. This is the first week

that we have seen the effects of Chair Norton’s plan to create an active and involved Senate.

We had five pieces of legislation come up for second reading. This means that the Senate body debates the legislation, and then votes on whether or not to pass it.

Sometimes what we do in Senate are even continuations of the past. Take for instance a bill that I authored last year with then Sen. Mike Norton that amended the constitution so that Senate elections are at the same time as the Executive elections in the spring, which will happen for the first time this spring.

It is an attempt to solve one of the biggest issues that ASG has had over the years: voter apathy. The spring Executive elections are by far the elections with the highest participation on campus, then the main fall Senate elections, and finally we have declining involvement with each vacancy Senate election that follows.

This semester, I am attempting to solve the issue of vacant Senate seats forthright, by changing the process for

filling vacant Senate seats.

The bill I have authored, which will be debated and voted on next week, will end vacancy elections for seats that were vacated by an elected Senator and give the Chair of the Senate the power to appoint a replacement Senator out of the pool of candidates from the main Senate election or the at-large vacancy election. Note that one at-large vacancy election would still exist if a college does not put up enough candidates to fill the seats it was apportioned.

This would just apply to Senate seats that are vacated and the new Chair-appointed Senator would be recognized as a full Senator for the remainder of the term.

I got this idea from one of Arkansas’ most recognized political celebrities, Hattie Caraway. Caraway was the first elected female U.S. senator. Sen. Caraway got her political start when she was appointed to the Senate after her husband, then Sen. Thaddeus Caraway, died.

My vision for ASG is very similar to this idea, although I

would hope that we don’t have to use this process to replace someone because of death.

College students have a tendency to get busy and overextended. In the event of an ASG senator dropping out and vacating their seat, Chair Norton has the power to appoint a replacement, so that the Senate remains full and is an accurate representation of the student body and voters do not become fatigued or desensitized by frequent Senate vacancy elections.

In the past, ASG had a bad reputation for not being involved or producing legislation. At first, I didn’t think that Chair Norton’s idea of forcing senators to write legislation would be successful. Now I have been very encouraged after seeing the legislation that my fellow senators have produced over the past few weeks.

The entire campus will grow, because it is being well represented by the students who were chosen to represent it.

Will Hansen is an ASG Senator.

He is a senior political science and animal science major.

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The Mists Unveiled: A Pleasant Surprise

John Mullins Staff Writer

“Mists of Pandaria,” the recent expansion to the popular massively multiplayer online game “World of Warcraft,” has left many students on the UA campus wondering what happened to their spare time during the first few weeks since its Sept. 25 release date. Students may have even been guilty of cutting class in favor of playing the new game that has been breathed back to life by Blizzard Entertainment.

Sales for the game skyrocketed in the first week as many cases like Andrew Doucet, treasurer of the Razorback Gaming RSO, began to come to fruition for the gaming company.

“I quit during (previous expansion) “Cataclysm” and at first ignored (Mists of Pandaria),” Doucet said.

This was a common response among many seasoned WoW players, becoming disenchanted with the way Blizzard handled their last expansion and expecting nothing too spectacular from the next installment. However, the majority of players changed that tune after experiencing the new content that Blizzard created.

As with any game the future lies with sales in the present. Mists of Pandaria has seemingly miraculously saved WoW, reporting 2.7 million units sold and once again pushing Blizzard over 10 million paying subscribers, according to battle. net. The sheer number of subscribers and other miscellaneous sales through WoW account for about 25 percent of Activision Blizzard's revenue, according to vg247.com. Most players are happily giving $15 a month to continuously experience the new aspects of Mists of Pandaria, and compared to the reception of Cataclysm, Mists is doing much better in every aspect.

Many players had grown accustomed to the barren wastelands portrayed in much of Cataclysm, be it the charred remains of the world tree Nordrassil in Mount Hyjal or the rolling sand dunes in Uldum, the player constantly felt at odds with something while playing the game. This was what Blizzard was aiming for since the expansion centered around Deathwing, a dragon hellbent on destruction, scorching the land and wanting to put

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Courtesy Photo an end to all life on Azeroth after being imprisoned. When Cataclysm ended, those players who went through the end raid Dragon Soul got to kill the big bad guy himself, and from there go on to Pandaria.

Pandaria was a place that was shrouded in mist to preserve it from the reach of Deathwing. The player can immediately sense a profound difference between the two environments introduced in each expansion. When entering the Jade Forest in Pandaria, players are introduced to the new race of Pandaren who are essentially a bunch of talking pandas. Walking around the world of Pandaria, a player tends to feel at peace.

Doucet described the new areas that have been introduced as “beautiful.” “(Blizzard) one-upped themselves this expansion artistically,” Doucet said. “Everything has an oriental flare to it.”

While the area may paint a picture of peace and happiness that is not to say there is no conflict, because what is WoW if not a giant conflict between two warring factions?

The game revolves around purging Pandaria of evil energies known as Sha. These Sha manifest themselves in many forms, and also for lack of a better term, possess different creatures in order to enact their evil plans. The insect race of Man-

tids also assaults the peacefulness of Pandaria, working to get over the wall that separates their kind from everywhere else in Pandaria. Another evil faction that players are faced with are the Mogu'shan. This is an old race of giants that had previously dominated the Pandaren and forced them to work as slaves. Since then the Pandaren have revolted and now fight and several fronts against the Mogu'shan, the Sha, and the Mantids.

Each of these enemies appear in raids, which are the end game activity that players can participate in once they reach the level cap. The steps that players experience before raids, though, is dungeons and heroic dungeons where level capped players can pursue high level gear to prepare themselves for the tasks ahead in the raids.

Blizzard has struggled to find the sweet spot with heroic dungeons for a while--in Cataclysm the heroic dungeons were infinitely too hard initially. The first few heroic dungeons ran in Cataclysm could take anywhere from two to four hours to complete. This length of time to complete a dungeon was outrageous and not well received by the public. However, in this expansion Blizzard has done the opposite. “The initial dungeons are far too easy,” Doucet said, and rightly so, as now a dungeon can be done with no previous experience in less than 30 minutes.

However, to remedy this situation, Blizzard

came up with a whole new level of dungeons called Challenge Mode dungeons. These are where players come to test their mettle and fight to post a great clear time to be on the leader boards for their server. Gear is all normalized in this mode, so no player can be overpowered, and the enemies you face are strengthened considerably. The Challenge mode is aptly named as it is sure to serve as a challenge for even the most seasoned players.

Aside from these dungeons and raids, Blizzard has brought daily questing back into style, encouraging players to do repeatable quests by dangling shiny new gear and mounts that are attainable with gaining faction reputation through daily questing.

If all this content is not enough to get players back into it, then the new pet battle system that Blizzard has introduced is sure to get people excited. This system will be strangely reminiscent to some of the popular game Pokemon, however with a WoW twist to it. Players have been collecting vanity pets since the release of the original World of Warcraft, and now they are able to put these pets in the ring to fight other pets for the chance of winning rare and exotic pets.

Blizzard is back in business with this expansion, bringing many old players back to the game with promises of adventure.

“One does not simply quit WoW,” Doucet said.

“One merely takes breaks.”

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Autumn Albums Accompany the Season Nick Brothers Companion Editor

Crunches of dead leaves crackle as students make a beeline to class; the occasional rain soaks dying lawns; chilled nights allow party goers to cool off; and a glass of warm apple cider or a pumpkin spice latte slightly burns a patron’s lips. Autumn is here, in other words. This list of autumn albums is meant more to inform about great bands out there than to make an all-encompassing “best autumn albums of all time”. Each one listed is worth a full listen, and will complement the hell out of the fall season on campus.

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Wiley Miller

By Elizabeth A. Long

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The Wild Hunt

The Tallest Man On Earth

The rushing jangling of guitar strings heard in the opening of “King of Spain” on Wild Hunt and the unbridled energy of singer Kristian Matsson’s voice at play in the song establish The Wild Hunt as a surefire choice for anyone’s autumn album list.

Originally from Sweden (although he sings in English), Matsson’s troubadour style may cause you to compare him to the works of Bob Dylan, and you wouldn’t be too far off making that comparison. Hell, he even pays homage to Dylan’s “Boots of Spanish Leather” in “King of Spain”.

Matsson is one of those artists that can channel his passions into his voice and really connect you to what he’s trying to convey. In other words, you can really feel what the music means. “Love Is All” is a perfect example.

He literally exposes his fears of how he can’t fall in love again as he belts, “I said I could rise from the harness of our goals, but here comes the tears. But like always I let them go. Just let them go.”

The Wild Hunt is some serious reflective stuff. Grab a beer/whiskey drink and a cigar for this one (if you do that sort of thing). If I could, I would hire Matsson to play this album live for me as I hike through the autumn-ridden ozarks in some cheesy woodsy soul searching hike for the ultimate nature/folksy feel.

Please, this album and artist comes at high recommendation. For those that only want a few songs, pick up “King of Spain”, “You’re Going Back”, “Love Is All” and “A Lion’s Heart”.

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Hurry Up, We’re Dream-

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M83’s double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is a lot of things, but if I was to simplify it into three words, they would be: spacey, serene and captivating. If you’ve never listened to the album before, try to not have any expectations for it.

After listening to “Intro”, you will get an accurate feel of what this album is all about.

The music hits peaks of excitement and enthrallment that suck you into the album’s world, and it balances that sound with musical scenes of serenity all throughout the album.

That’s just how this album moves — like flowing through scenes in a play or movie.

It’s an ambitious work by Anthony Gonzalez, the brains/songwriter behind the group.

That can also be where you find fault with the album; it can be overbearing. Really though, it’s pretty cool.

The overall tone of it is dynamic, and that perfectly parallels the dynamic air of the fall season. It’s somber — and yet cheery and energetic. It’s a blast to listen through and should be added to your music library — even if electronic music isn’t really your cup of tea.

If you’re an album skimmer, listen for “Intro”, “Raconte-Moi Une Histoire”, “Year One, One UFO”, “My Tears Are Becoming a Sea”, “Midnight City” and “Wait”.

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If spring is synonymous with youth, than fall would lend to maturity. That’s just what Mirage Rock by Band of Horses sounds like — a mature, indie-rock album.

In their newest album, released this past September, the band sounds like they adapted some of the adult-contemporary sounds of Wilco. Not to say this album sounds old or caters to an aged audience, it just has a sense of refinement to it.

Mirage Rock is so solid. It starts strong with the driven“Knock Knock”, and continues all the way to the end, with a few slow bits of course. It really isn’t all that loud (as in stiff upper-lip rock n‘ roll), but it isn’t soft either. What makes it so worthwhile is its ability to mediate those two styles into their own sound.

Check out “Knock Knock”, “A Little Biblical”, “Feud”, and “Everything’s Gonna Be Undone” for a quick survey of the best songs on the album.

Autumn can be a strange time, and it can also be an awesome time of the year. The season is quick, and when it’s in full swing, it can be both melancholy and spirited. That’s probably why so many people like it. To those people, Oh Fortune by Dan Mangan gets a definite recommendation for a fall music companion.

If you find yourself a fan of Regina Spektor or maybe Airborne Toxic Event, this guy might be a good choice to look into. It could be a stretch, but to me, he sounds like a male version of the Russian songstress. He’s a little heavier and sometimes more dreary, but he shares the same kind of quirky songwriting that Spektor is known for.

The album’s orchestral opener “About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All” sets up the album perfectly. The music captures the entire mood of the album.

His lyrics such as, “I was thrown in a boat, cast out to sea, friendly with waves, there were sharks below hungry for me, so I dangled my legs” can really charm you into liking the music.

The above song, “Post-War Blues”, “Starts With Them, Ends With Us”, “Oh Fortune” and “Rows of Houses” are highlights of a wellmade album. The album is a bit more than a rock album, but it largely sounds like one. Just one that’s hit a rough patch in life and is trying to work it out.

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18 Party person 19 Communications device 20 Question cads in their cups?

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24 Gardner of old films 25 Wow 28 Burden beasts of burden?

32 Western landscape feature 36 Vessel designation 37 Weigh station visitors 38 New Testament book 39 Variable-yield investment option 42 Passed-down tales 43 CBS newswoman O’Donnell 45 Summer baby 46 Termini 47 Stumble over plumbing gunk?

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FOOTBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

Championship Season

Five Keys to Ole Miss Razorbacks Prepare for

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Along with quarterback Bo Wallace, the Rebels also have junior running back Jeff Scott.

Scott ranks fourth in the Southeastern Conference with 97.3 rushing yards per game, leading the country’s 26th best rushing offense. Although the Razorbacks are fifth in the SEC in run defense, only giving up 130 yards per game on the ground, they have allowed two players to rush for over 100 yards. Both players, Texas A&M’s Manziel and Rutgers’ Jawan Jamison, rank in the top 40 for rushing yards per game, as does Scott. Arkansas will have their hands full with not only containing Wallace, but also stopping Scott.

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Contain Bo Wallace

Ole Miss sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace is yet another versatile quarterback the Razorbacks will face. ULM’s Kolten Browning and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel racked up 481 total yards and 558 total yards, respectively, against Arkansas. However, they held Auburn’s Kiehl Frazier to just 93 total yards and sacked him four times in only one half of play. Wallace has a similar skill set as these quarterbacks, as he has thrown for 1,371 yards and rushed for 233 yards. Last week, he displayed his versatility by scoring two rushing touchdowns, one passing touchdown and one receiving touchdown. Arkansas must contain him and not allow him to make plays like these for the Rebels.

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Block Well

Arkansas’ young, inexperienced offensive line has improved steadily throughout the season.

They are protecting senior quarterback Tyler Wilson and giving him plenty of time to find open receivers as well as opening holes in the run game. Against the Rebels this Saturday, they will need to step it up another notch. Ole Miss comes into the game fourth in the SEC in tackles for loss, with 7.9 per game, and sacks, with 2.7 per game, so Arkansas’ offensive linemen must be prepared for their stiff rush.

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The Razorbacks have struggled on third down all season, converting only 37 percent of their thirddown opportunities. They have also allowed opponents to convert 47 out of 116 third and fourth down attempts, which is 41 percent. The Rebels have flourished in these situations, converting an impressive 51 percent of their third and fourth downs. In order to maintain long drives, Arkansas must convert on these later downs and keep their defense off the field. If they can’t convert, their defense won’t have as much time to rest, causing them to tire more quickly and leading to easier scoring for the Ole Miss offense.

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Defend “the Rock”

Little Rock has been a second home for the Razorbacks since 1906 and it has proven to be a friendly one.

In 1954, led by the famous “25 Little Pigs,” they beat No. 5 Ole Miss in Little Rock for one of the most monumental victories in school history. However, earlier this season, unranked ULM upset Arkansas 34-31 in overtime. That loss snapped a 20 game nonconference win streak in Little Rock.

Such a poor showing in our state’s capital is highly unusual and the players must use it as inspiration to come out and redeem themselves.

Razorbacks Continue SEC Play

Liz Beadle Staff Writer Both the men’s and the women’s cross country teams will be competing in the Southeastern Conference Championship meet Friday in Nashville, Tenn.

“This is our most important meet of the year,” said Chris Bucknam, head coach of the men’s cross country team. “This is our first line of defense going into the championships season.”

The men’s team is coming off a fifth place finish at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. They were led by Eric

SOCCER

Hogs Face Defending SEC West Champions Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer

Ryan Miller Staff Photographer Safety Ross Rasner tackles a Kentucky player during the 49-7 win Oct. 17. The Hogs will play Ole Miss Saturday in Little Rock where they look to redeem themselves after their loss to ULM.

Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Fernandez, Solomon Haile now. We feel like we accomand Kemoy Campbell who plished a goal and that was to finished in ninth, 15th and prove to ourselves, more than 17th place respectively. anyone else, that we can run Fernandez, Haile and at that high level,” Bucknam Campbell are definitely con- said. “Leading into the SEC tenders to win the meet, Championships, we’re in a Bucknam said, but there are good spot and I like where other runners that cannot be their heads are.” overlooked, including Texas The men’s team will try to A&M’s Henry Lelei, who defend the Triple Crown that finished ahead of all of Ar- they won last year, and the kansas’ top runners at a meet first step is winning the SEC earlier this season.

Championship.

The Razorbacks were the “You can’t win the triple top SEC performers in the crown unless you take care meet and are ranked ninth of business on Friday,” Buckin the country, the highest of nam said. “So we’re going to any SEC team. The second- try to take care of business.” highest ranked SEC team is The men’s 8K competition No. 28 Georgia. see SEC page 8 “We’re feeling good right

The Arkansas Razorback soccer team (9-8-1, 6-5-1 Southeastern Conference) will travel to Baton Rouge Thursday, Oct. 25, to take on the LSU Tigers (8-7-4, 4-6-2 SEC) in both teams’ last game of the season before the SEC Tournament.

LSU has battled four ranked opponents this season with one win against No. 16 Missouri and eight wins overall.

The win against Missouri, along with their defeat Ole Miss earlier in the weekend, marks the first time LSU has won two road games in the same weekend since 2009. It was also their first win over a ranked team since a win over the Florida Gators last season.

The win also set the Tigers up to land potentially in eighth place in SEC regular

season standings depending on the game against the Hogs.

If the Tigers lose, they will be stuck in ninth place.

LSU’s head coach Brian Lee considered the game against Missouri to be the Tigers’ best game of the year thus far.

Lee has been with the Tiger soccer team since 2004 and built the team into SEC Western Division champions and NCAA Tournament qualifiers in the 2011 season.

“They’re a good team, they’re well coached, they’re athletic and they have experience,” head coach Colby Hale said of the Tigers. “It’s a huge challenge for us to go in, but I think the girls are looking forward to it.”

The Tigers earned the SEC West crown and made it into the NCAA Tournament four of the last five seasons.

LSU remained about even with their opponents’ average goals scored per game,

with 1.32 goals scored versus 1.26 allowed. However, LSU’s shot percentage is set at .109 while opponents only manage a .071 against them.

Arkansas only boasts a .089 shot percentage compared to their opponents’ collective percentage of .102.

This percentage comes from 21 goals scored out of 237 shots taken this season.

The Tigers average 12.1 shots per game, and have scored 25 goals this season.

Allie Chandler and Ashleigh Ellenwood are the two leading scorers for the Razorbacks with four goals each. Seven other Hogs have combined to score the rest of the goals for Arkansas.

Goalkeeper Kelly Roliard proved to be an Arkansas standout this season with a .750 percentage of goals saved, saving 75 goals altogether.

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COMMENTARY

A BCS, SEC, “Game of the Century” Dinner Debate

Kristen Coppola Sports Editor Sunday I met up and ate dinner with a close friend at one of my favorite Fayetteville restaurants, Noodles. We had a wonderful carb filled dinner, and as

our bellies filled the conversation turned toward our most common denominator: college football.

This was a friend I’ve known since elementary school. When we were in our senior year and choosing colleges, he gave a presentation about the UA, and one of his biggest selling points was that the Razorbacks played in the Southeastern Conference.

This same friend stayed home rather than join me in the stands last year when the Razorbacks played the South Carolina Gamecocks for homecoming.

Instead, he stayed at his house, hooked up two televisions and

simultaneously watched the Arkansas-South Carolina game and the Alabama-LSU game.

While we doodled on the paper table cloth, he talked about that Nov. 5 “Game of the Century” and said it was the best football game he has ever seen.

I had to forgive him for only being alive for 21 years, else he could have watched some of the wonderful football played in the 1980s before the NCAA made celebration a violation of the rules.

He proceeded to call me a sorry excuse for an SEC girl because I prefer touchdowns to field goals, and I thought

that the “Game of the Century” proved not that each team had a stunning defense, but rather an under-developed or underutilized offense.

The conversation turned to a topic that we both agreed on: the dominance of the SEC in college football. After happily agreeing with each other, we hit another roadblock, the 2014 change to a four-team playoff for the National Championship.

He was of the disposition that the NCAA should increase the number of teams in the playoff. He gave the example of a 16-team single-elimination bracket, which would give fans a souped-up version of the bowl

season.

There’s a few distinct problems with his proposition, and despite the sparkle in his eye when he explained his 16-team playoff, I cannot agree with him.

First, even the NFL playoffs use less than 16 teams. Yes, there are only 32 teams in the NFL, while there are 124 Division I FBS teams.

However, a 16-team playoff would result in 15 games, and unlike baseball or basketball, football teams can’t turn around the very next day and play again. Also, unlike the NFL, the college football season isn’t structured over a four-week period that would allow for the

necessary scheduling.

Finally, the 15 games take the place of 15 games that could be played during a typical bowl season. Rather than 30 teams playing in those 15 games, only 16 teams would get to play and 14 teams would be left hanging.

So, before you start to complain that the college football championship system is broken, really think out the repercussions that any changes may have.

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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FOOTBALL

Razorbacks vs. Rebels Gameday Predictions Zack Wheeler Staff Writer

Passing Offense:

Arkansas was firing on all cylinders before the game was suspended due to weather against Kentucky. Tyler Wilson threw for 372 yards and tied a school record with five touchdown passes. Cobi Hamilton averages 16.4 yards per catch, and the two are becoming the deadly combination fans thought they would be. Ole Miss will present a very explosive receiver, Donte Moncrief, who averages 15.5 yards per catch. Their quarterback has more than 1,300 yards on the year, so the Rebels are capable of putting up points. I look for Arkansas to have the edge, especially with the return of senior tight end Chris Gragg who has been out with a leg injury.

Advantage: Arkansas

Rushing Offense:

Arkansas has accepted the “running by committee� approach, using Dennis Johnson as the primary scoring back. Knile Davis has shown some improvement, but freshman Jonathan Williams has emerged as a dual-threat running back who can both run and catch passes out of the backfield. Ole Miss will field their lead rusher, Jeff Scott, who has tallied 562 yards and five touchdowns on the season. Ole Miss may struggle running against Arkansas’ defense, who has consistently stopped the run this season.

However, Scott’s stats push Ole Miss ahead.

Advantage: Ole Miss

Passing Defense:

Arkansas has gotten younger over the past few games. The return of CB Tevin Mitchel and emerging freshman Will Hines highlight the new Arkansas secondary. Ar-

kansas has only allowed 14 points over the last two games, a vast improvement from the beginning of the season. Ole Miss has the athletes in their secondary to give Arkansas trouble. Ole Miss has allowed fewer points per contest this year, making this an interesting category. Given the youth Arkansas still possesses, a slight edge goes to the Rebels.

Advantage: Ole Miss

Rushing Defense:

Arkansas has done a consistent job of slowing the run of opponents all year.

Despite the loss of Tenarius Wright and Alonzo Highsmith, young guys continue to step in and fill the void. Ole Miss has a very talented linebacker on their team, Mike Marry. Marry led the Rebels with six tackles, a sack and an interception in their win over Auburn. Ole Miss did a good job of slowing the likes of Alabama, even though nobody can completely stop that running game. Both teams are very good at game planning to slow their opponents running game.

Advantage: Even

Special Teams:

Arkansas has done what they need to do in the special teams department thus far this season. Dylan Breeding has pinned opponents consistently, Zach Hocker has been good enough for the Hogs and they haven’t given up huge plays for the opposing team’s return game. Ole Miss was very modest in the return game against Auburn, getting 39 total return yards. Their kicker Bryson Rose was perfect on the night as well, and he has been very consistent all year. I must give Arkansas

the advantage solely based on Breeding’s ability to change an opponent’s strategy in the return game.

Advantage: Arkansas

SEC continued from page 7 is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn., this Friday.

The women’s team is coming off of a victory at the 24th Annual Chile Pepper Festival at Agri Park in Fayetteville.

They were led by Semehar Tesfaye who finished fifth overall in the meet.

Tesfaye was the Razorbacks’ top finisher for the third time this season. She was followed by Andrina

Schlaepfer in 10th place and Grace Heymsfield in 12th place.

Schlaepfer was named SEC freshman of the week for the third time this year.

The Razorbacks are ranked 12th in the country, the highest of any SEC team.

The second-highest ranked SEC team is No. 30 Florida.

Even though they are the highest ranked team, anything can happen at the SEC

meet, said Lance Harter, the head coach of the women’s cross country team. “People just kind of run out of their minds,� Harter said. “People that do very average things during the course of the season all of a sudden just run spectacular at the SEC meet.�

The women’s 6K competition is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.

SOCCER continued from page 7 Coaching:

Arkansas made a change to get offensive coordinator Paul Petrino into the coaching booth, and the Hogs have rolled through two wins since. John L. Smith deserves credit for keeping the players focused and willing to keep preparing hard for each game. Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze has the rebels at 4-3 (1-2 SEC), with tough losses to Alabama and Texas A&M. Ole Miss is playing with enormous confidence, and Freeze has them believing they can compete for the SEC Western crown. Despite Arkansas’ recent surge, Freeze has been right there competitively in every game this season.

Advantage: Ole Miss

LSU maintains a wellrounded team with one player, Alex Arlitt, with four goals scored, and the rest of the goals scored by 11 Tiger teammates.

However, Tiger goalkeeper Megan Kinneman will be an obstacle for Arkansas, as she has saved 110 goals and earned a .821 save percentage.

Arkansas has played six top-25 ranked opponents and triumphed over two of those teams: Missouri and

No. 18 Kentucky. The two wins mark the first two wins over ranked teams in the program’s history.

Arkansas’ Sunday win over Mississippi State secured a spot in the SEC Tournament for the Hogs for the first time since 2000.

LSU is looking to continue their eight-game winning streak as they compete with Arkansas.

The game against LSU could have implications on the Razorback’s chances of

making the NCAA tournament, but the team is not focusing on that, Hale said. “We just think LSU’s important because it’s the next game,� Hale said. “We approached this season from a process and just said ‘What do we need to do to win this game?’� Hale said. “If we do that and we execute and we work hard, we have a chance to win. If we win, all the bigger goals kind of take care of themselves.�

Overall:

Arkansas has won its past two games by a combined 73-14. The recent success has been highlighted by the youth who have taken the field for the Hogs. This experience and extra practice they got on the bye week could be big for a young and talented group.

Ole Miss has been very competitive this year. They have outscored opponents 229-186 this year, so they can be a dangerous team if taken lightly.

Both teams have almost identical records, making it very hard to distinguish the better team before they clash helmets Saturday in Little Rock.

Advantage: Even

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