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With the presidential election only a week away, many students have made up their minds on who to vote for, while others are still unsure. Family background and party ties were strong factors influencing students’ decisions. “I’m very strongly Republican,” said Heidi Bingenheimer, junior biomedical engineering major. “I grew up in a conservative family, and my dad is a pastor. It’s natural for me to be conservative. Many of the views conservatives have, I agree with. Many of the views of liberals I do not agree with.” Jonathan Phillips, sophomore sociology major, said he will also probably vote along party lines, but additionally for the character of the candidate. Other students are worried less about political parties and are more concerned with the amount of time a president has to implement change. “I think presidents should have a full eight years to carry out their plans,” said Cassaundra Travaille, junior computer science major. “That really influenced who I will vote for. A president doesn’t come into office thinking he’ll only have four years.” The candidates’ views on important foreign, domestic and social issues also contributed to whom students decided to vote for. “Romney’s views on women’s rights and gay rights, as a gay man, scare me,” said Jay-
The Wedington corridor, stretching from Interstate 540 to Broyles Avenue, could be redesigned to make the area more walkable and convenient for residents, city planners said. “It’s a defined area of where we are going to put in
to drawings how we want the area to look over the next 1520 years,” said Andrew Garner, senior planner in the city planning division of the City of Fayetteville. “We’re going to be doing a neighborhood plan. There is no formal plan put together at this point. We’re just brainstorming.” City officials have said that the redesigned neighborhood would be given a degree
of urban flair. The streetscape would make the neighborhood more walkable, making corner businesses more approachable. “We’ve already been talking to business owners, and we know the area probably needs to be made more walkable,” Garner said. “It’s not very safe to walk on it. A lot of people work in the neighborhoods, but there’s
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not a safe way to walk to it, especially from residential neighborhoods to business districts.” Walkable communities provide a smart, sustainable community and a pleasant environment that incorporates a variety of places to go and things to do, according to theatlanticcities.com.
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Delta Epsilon Mu Looks to Join UA Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer Fraternity members from Delta Epsilon Mu are looking to start a chapter at the UA. Delta Epsilon Mu is a national professional fraternity geared toward students interested in careers in the health, medicine, physical therapy, dentistry, nursing or biomedical engineering fields. “I think they’re just looking to expand,” said Shane Barker, pre-professional advisor for Fulbright College. “It’s very preliminary, and I’m trying to help facilitate getting them here on campus.” A handful of students at the UA are interested in being a part of the founding chapter of DEM, said Michael Dawar, director of expansion and president of the DEM chapter at the University of Kansas. “I was contacted by students at the university over the summer stating they were interested in starting a chapter of our fraternity at their university,” Dawar said. “They requested assistance in recruiting members, so I started posting on Facebook pages and groups
to gain attention for the group and help them recruit more students.” The UA would be one of the few DEM fraternities in the Midwest, which would allow students to work with other nearby chapters and get involved on a national level, Dawar said. “Our fraternity was interested in starting a chapter of our fraternity at Arkansas because we were told there was no other organization of our kind at the school, and that it would help unite students of various health fields under one banner,” Dawar said. Dawar said he hopes a chapter can be established at the UA by the end of this semester or the beginning of the spring semester. There are already four registered student organizations on campus for predentistry, pre-medicine, pre-optometry and prepharmacy students, but Barker said there were no organizations for students in other popular medical fields such as physical therapy. “I was looking to do something for them either individually or organizationally,” Barker said. “It was
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Students and Faculty Attend Math Event Chad Woodard Editor-In-Chief
Students and faculty participated in the third annual Celebration of the Mind event 11 a.m., Saturday in the Union Ballroom to honor author Martin Gardner as well as to showcase projects and recruit local high school students, a UA professor said. This is the first year the event was expanded to be a community event.
“This is the first year we have tried to turn this into a recruiting event and not just a university event,” said James Roddy, statistics masters student. Other students thought the event was a success in its first year of expansion. “This has been a huge success because of everyone involved,” said Derick McCollum, junior math major. “We learned a lot about presenting and what everyone else is doing,” he said.
McCollum presented at the booth “How Google Works,” which explained algorithms pertaining to the search engine. Other students presented games for students, faculty and high school students to play. Professors and students want to continue to expand the event to become an annual community event. “This year is definitely our learning experience,” said math professor Janet Woodland. “We definitely generated something to use for next year.”
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119 Kimpel Hall University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Graduate student Navita Sinha prepares to operate the Pegasus Chamber in the W.M. Keck Lab located in the Old Museum Building, Monday, Oct. 23. This equipment is used in a study that was paid for by the NASA Exobiology Program.
Professor to Launch New Engineering Scholarship Program The National Science Foundation officials awarded a UA professor with $600,000 to launch a new engineering scholarship program. Professor Manuel Rossetti received a grant in August of this year to begin the Student Integrated Internship Research Experience program, or SIIRE. The mission of this program is to increase the number of science technology and engineering students that graduate from the university, said Manuel Rossetti, industrial engineering department head. “We want to integrate internship experience with students’ academic experience on campus,� Rossetti said. This program will offer students financial aid, personal industry, academic mentoring, research experience and hopefully hands on job or intern experience, Rossetti said. Through SIIRE, students may apply for scholarships, as well as receive training and guidance to help prepare them to find a job in the engineering field, Rossetti said. Theoretically, students would enter this scholarship program as sophomores — as long as their grades remain consistent — continue with the program until graduation, Rossetti said. At the end of their junior
year, participants will enter phase two of the program, where scholarship funds increase and students begin to work on finding research topics. SIIRE aims to help students develop research topics that could potentially serve as graduate thesis. The state of Arkansas is one of the last states in terms of graduates in the fields of architecture and engineering. Sending more students into the state’s engineering workforce is one of the biggest motivations for why the government would want to support a grant for this program, Rossetti said. “I think the engineering department at Arkansas will definitely benefit from the SIIRE program,� said Scottie Finch, junior computer engineering major. The university already has a great engineering department and this could help serve as even more incentive for people to look at applying to Arkansas for school, Finch said. “I think the country in general needs more engineers,� said Keith Ericksen, junior electrical engineering major. Scholarships play a huge role in the decisions students make about college and their careers. Students should definitely take advantage of an opportunity like this, Ericksen said. “I wish we had this program when I was a sophomore,� said Eric Torres, junior mechanical engineering major.
son McBride, a job coach at the university. Abortion stances, wars in the Middle East, plans for bringing jobs back from overseas and reasonable plans for reducing the national debt were other issues students said were important to them. Although some students have already chosen who to vote for, they said they have little enthusiasm for either candidate. “The candidates aren’t that great this year,� Bingenheimer said. “It’s just choosing the lesser of two evils.� Other students agree. “I have a good idea of who I’m going to vote for, but if I had a choice, I wouldn’t vote for either of them,� said Kaylan Mason, junior psychology major. “I wouldn’t have voted for Obama in 2008, but I’m not a big fan of Romney. I don’t agree with Romney’s religious affiliations. Being a big business person, he can’t relate to the middle class. I feel like he’ll make a lot of bad decisions. Granted, Obama will make bad decisions, but Romney’s
will be much worse.� Despite the political hype and media coverage of the election, many students said they were still unsure of who to vote for. “I don’t know who I’m voting for yet,� said Keith Giovannini, sophomore computer science and engineering major. “It’s boring to me. I know I probably should keep up with it more, but I just get annoyed with politics.� To come to a decision, Giovannini said he would read both parties’ platform and then vote for whoever he thinks will do the best. “I don’t claim myself as a Democrat or a Republican,� Giovannini said. “I consider myself an American. I never plan on voting one way or another.� Another student, Dennis Koch, junior history major, said he is also unsure of who to vote for because he has not paid much attention during the election season. He said before Tuesday he would research both candidates on internet sites such as Yahoo.
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PLANS continued from page 1 In addition, homes in urban, walkable communities have experienced increased property values, and college students from walkable neighborhoods showed improved performance on recognition memory tasks, according to theatlanticcities.com. City planners are performing “charrette� processes, that involve getting input about the planning process from residents in a short period of time, Garner said. It also includes meeting with members of the public and getting their ideas about transportation, improvements, problems and issues in the residential area. Meeting the needs of longstanding residents and accommodating change is important for the success of urbanization, according to theatlanticcities.com. Charrette processes are also helpful in getting residents’ opinion about what the neighborhood identity should be, Garner said. Feeling isolated from the community can be a detrimental side effect of urbanization. If changes do not come from within the community,
residents may feel like they are losing control over their neighborhood, according to theatlanticcities.com Although city planners are still unsure of specific improvements that residents will want, they said that walkability and transportation are likely changes that residents will request. “I think it would be a really good idea because whenever I go running it’s difficult in some spots because the sidewalks aren’t very wide or well maintained,� said Shawnya Wethington, sophomore journalism and English major. The bus stop for Jefferson Bus Line and Razorback Transit is already located on Wedington and is useful for getting around town locally or for long trips, Garner said. Another bus stop could be an idea some of the residents or college students present to the city planners, he said. While urbanization can be beneficial to the city, the environment and the local economy, it does not come without consequence or cost. The area may benefit from reduced driving, land consumption
perfect timing both ways.� All students are welcome to join DEM even if they are already involved with a preheath RSO, Barker said. “Because we are prehealth, we cover all the different health fields, so members have an opportunity to learn about all the fields and see what will best fit their interests,� Dawar said. DEM offers professional and personal development workshops, speakers from the health field, community service and volunteer opportunities and extensive networking opportunities across the nation, Dawar said. “Many of our members are in similar majors and career paths, so they are able to
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study together and help the younger members with classes they have already taken,� Dawar said. They also help members with job shadowing, preparing for graduate schools in their field, getting into graduate programs, getting into contact with admissions representatives from schools and visiting schools as a group. DEM is the only national professional fraternity that is open to both men and wom-
en, according to the DEM website. DEM has 12 chapters and seven colonies on 14 university campuses throughout the country, and it is the fastest growing pre-health professional fraternity in the nation, according to the DEM website. Students who want to get involved or have questions about DEM can contact Barker at sxb028@uark.edu or Dawar at mdawar@ku.edu.
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and emissions, but through the process of urbanization, some neighborhoods that have been quiet and family friendly may be overwhelmed by noise and construction, according to the theatlanticcities.com. “If they had to close the roads to work on the sidewalks, that could block up traffic, especially on game days,� said Danny Swirsky, sophomore accounting major. An official budget has not yet been set because city planners are still in the beginning stages of the renovation process. Physical improvements would be later steps that would go through the Fayetteville City Council, Garner said. He said he expects they will have a mix of short-term, midterm and long-term goals, while some projects may be put on a wish list for a later date when the city has more funding. “We’ll take seeds of ideas, whichever ones seem to have a lot of merit, and those are the ideas that we will water and will take root, but we have to start with an idea first before we start doing it,� Garner said.
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Dehumanization Through Diction: Don’t Save for Ta-Tas
Kelsey Cline Staff Columnist Save the Ta-Tas Foundation was introduced in 2008 with the purpose of finding a cure for breast cancer and the controversies popped up quickly after. Today, about 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, according to cancer.org. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women and because of this, attention must be paid. Foundations arose, money was donated and research began. A few foundations begin with negative feedback from people, breast cancer survivors in particular. “Save the Ta-Tas” is found somewhat offensive to many women with and without breast cancer. Because of the title, it puts more emphasis on ensuring physical beauty rather than saving women’s lives. As most breast cancer patients know, a mastectomy is often suggested to these patients who have large tumors or even multiple tumors inside of one or both breasts. A mastectomy is a procedure in which the surgeon removes part or all of the breast tissue. The title of this campaign is insensitive to those women who had mastectomies because they had to choose between saving their breasts or to saving their lives. Importance should not be placed on body parts. The Save the Ta-Tas Campaign therefore suggests that saving women’s breasts from cancer is more important than saving a life. This reduces women down to physical body parts instead of functioning human beings. Yes, the name is flashy but is breast cancer not enough to grab people’s attention? When it comes down to cutesy names, a disease should not need one. Breast cancer is a very serious issue affecting women across the world, but is Save the Ta-Tas the best way to go about spreading awareness? The slogan itself is very immature, along with many other breast cancer slogans like “Feel
Your Boobies,” or “Save Second Base.” This is bothersome because this disease mainly affects women, so it must be about a hyper-sexualized body part; one which society looks down on if, say, a woman breastfeeds a child in public. But, what would men do without ta-tas to obsess over? The sexualizing of an illness is incredibly demeaning of women and needs to be stopped. These titles make it seem like the point isn’t about saving lives at all but saving breasts because otherwise, men will be deprived of sexual pleasure. Focusing only on the breasts obscures reality and hurts those survivors who either don’t have their breasts because of cancer or have scars across the breasts they were able to keep. Many patients have beaten cancer but lost their breasts in the process, which seem to be the only concern when it comes to raising money for cancer research. For those who don’t survive their breast cancer, more than any other, show how ridiculous it is to focus on such a thing like “saving second base,” which inherently suggests that women are only worth saving because of the sexualized functions of their bodies. Something other than an immature, demeaning saying like “save the ta-tas” is needed to bring attention to breast cancer. The SCAR Project’s motto, “Breast Cancer Is Not A Pink Ribbon,” shows how important breast cancer is to their founder David Jay. Jay’s mission is to photograph young breast cancer survivors to raise awareness of the severity and seriousness of the disease. He photographs these women to capture the raw beauty, strength and character of so many extraordinary young women, according to thescarproject.org. Women who have breast cancer shouldn’t be saved because of their ta-tas, but because they are humans who deserve it. Cancer is no joke, and should not be treated like one. So as Breast Cancer Awareness month wraps up, remember the survivors, not the breasts. Know how important the disease is and how much it affects the women in your life. Don’t help save the ta-tas, help save a life. Kelsey Cline is a staff columnist. She is a freshman European studies and international relations major.
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Jeanette Bridoux Staff Columnist Music festivals are becoming extremely popular all over the country. Global spending on music rose 1.3 percent in 2011, the first increase in several years as growth in concerts and music festivals offset a modest decline in recorded music, according to PricewaterhouseCooper International Limited. People travel across the nation to hear an array of their favorite artists. Musicians and artists alike attend music festivals to network with other artists. This in turn allows musicians to collect insight from other artists as well. College kids, a few friends on a road trip and even families attend music festivals to share their
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believed in dropping out of society instead of reforming it, also participated, according to www. woodstockpreservation.org. Poets, spiritual leaders and anti-war activists were invited to speak, according to www. woodstockpreservation.org. This festival represented a culture coming together in peace in times of war. Even with 20,000 people in attendance, there was a large opposition for Woodstock. This sociopolitical movement demonstrates the freedom that the nation had been fighting for, defining the culture of this time period. As the aftermath of WWII faded and the economy began to improve, the focus of festivals shifted away from crisis and more toward entertainment. People had more money to spend on leisure, which added to the growing popularity of festivals. Festivals functioned as a place where people met peacefully in crisis that marks a trend in American history. Another way festival goers enhance their peaceful experience is through
psychedelic substances; a trend that is popular in the music festival culture. It’s not hard to sneak paraphernalia in festivals, considering a majority of the festivals are held on private property. In today’s society, civil rights and civil liberties are better implemented. Because our population is rendered equal under the law, everyone’s voices can be heard. It is exemplified so well in Arkansas, during Wakarusa. Our own little Woodstock (hopefully it is here to stay.) It is no surprise that the festival has its fair share of “lawbreaking,” but due to our property laws, legal respect is given to festival-goers. Also, with innovations in technology and communications, citizens have more effective ways to voice opinions and concerns to our government. Because of the conflicts and wars that were fought by past generations, we can carry on the tradition of the music festival, but based solely on entertainment. Jeanette Bridoux is a staff columnist. She is a senior broadcast journalism major.
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passion for music with a diverse population. It’s all based on coming together and enjoying music. The fact that thousands of people attend festivals a year demonstrates music’s importance in our world, and is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. This isn’t just a fad, music festivals have been a staple in our culture since the 1960s. Eighty-one percent of festivals in America today have some kind of music performance, according to a National Study of Outdoor Arts Festivals by the National Endowment for the Arts. The infamous Woodstock festival during the counterculture movement pioneered the music festival culture. The U.S. was still recovering from the post WWII tragedy when the Woodstock Festival commenced in 1960. Hippies, along with college students and intellectuals, participated in this gathering to bring together Bay area activists who had been involved in the movements for civil rights and freedom of speech. In addition, the counterculture activists, who
Blake Mertens Staff Columnist Last week, I wrote an article about getting your (butt) to class. For some people that does not seem to be a problem. What is a problem is the amount of respect that our students show for their professors. I have noticed my peers talking during lecture, blatantly staring at their phones, packing up early and even slapping one another. The last one happened in a 5000 level (graduate) class. It seems obvious that I should not have to address some of the problems listed, maybe I am an extremist when it comes to being respectful to our professors. That means you should not be late, whispering (even if it is about the lecture — you can ask the professor), on your phone or doing
something not related to the class. This is common sense, and we are all in college — but some of us still do not seem to get it. Excluding that guy who never answers anyone’s emails and gives tests that have nothing to do with the lectures, let me put into perspective why the professor deserves all of the respect we can give. People who earn a college degree earn 84 percent more over their lifetime than someone with a high school diploma, according to a study by Georgetown University in 2011. Who is the liaison between you and the degree? The professor. College degrees are precious in this country. About 30.4 percent of Americans older than 25 have a degree, according to the U.S. Census Bureau last year. Well less than half of the country has the advantage of a higher degree. Once again, the professor is the vehicle to that degree and all that it entails. From an economic standpoint, what does not make sense to me is that college is expensive. Student loan debt is around $914 billion, according
to an article published in September by CBS Money Watch. Why pay for a class if you do not invest yourself into it? When you pay to go see a movie, do you talk during it or stare at your cell phone the whole time? But, let us also talk on a human level. After all, there are more important things in this world than money, right? In Japan, for example, students clean the classrooms and bow to their teachers as a sign of respect. Finland has the world’s highest-ranking education system, according to Scholastic. The degree of respect for the teacher in Finland is as high as the respect for a doctor. Of course, there is a lot more to be said about both of those cultures. Still, that should not prevent us from taking cue from the world’s topranking education system and showing respect for our professors. Professors are people, too — who have feelings like the rest of us. I know some students who complain that it is their professor’s fault for how poorly they did in the class, but that is usually an excuse. Some of these antics are
childish. This guy in my class was slapping the girls sitting beside him in class. People get so anxious about packing up when there are a couple minutes left in a 50-minute class during which they were looking at their phone more than the board. Who is on the other side of that text message who is so important? Anyway, this as been my experience with professors that deserve the respect that they are not getting. I would not say everyone out there is like this in the classroom, but we can do so much better. I could not believe that I was finding myself doing the first grade “shhh” in class the other day, but at least it worked! I think this issue represents something larger that is wrong with our society. It is amazing how we live in a country that is extremely prosperous and has made so many advancements except in social courtesy, which has regressed. Ask your parents if they would have gotten away with what you did in class today. Blake Mertens is a staff columnist. He is a junior biochemistry major.
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Young Democrats Hope to Inspire Enthusiasm in Politics Stephanie Ehrler Staff Writer
While it is only Monday, many students are already planning for the weekend, deciding which party to go to or which restaurant would be the most delicious. A few hundred students on campus have been planning and persuading others to join their political party and sparking interest in their RSO, UA Young Democrats, since the beginning of 2012. According the UA Young Democrats website, the purpose of Young Democrats is to promote the values of the Democratic Party on the UA campus while also promoting political awareness and involvement in the political process. While many organizations have required meetings or events, joining the Young Democrats is as simple as liking the RSO’s Facebook page or emailing democrat@uark.edu. With over 200 students in Young Democrats, anyone who is interested is encouraged to come volunteer at the phone bank or attend a monthly meeting. “This Wednesday, Oct. 31, and Thursday, Nov. 1, the Young Democrats will participate in a local phone bank where we call people to talk about issues nationally and locally in the Union room 308,” said Matthew Seubert, senior political science and economics major. “We make a big difference for local candidates as we try persuade those we call to vote.” On Tuesday, Nov. 6, the Young Democrats will come together and host an election watch party where members and anyone interested can watch the results. “We try to engage students on every level, whether it is volunteering to help with the campaign or getting an internship,” Seubert said. “Our main goal is to remind people to get to the voting polls.” The Young Democrats base expands beyond just college students. “I started a Young Democrats chapter at Fayetteville High School, and I have seen the great impact an organized and thoughtful group of young people can have on both their school and community,” said Ezra Smith, freshman Arabic and international relations major. According to an article posted on The East Carolinian website, only 22.8 percent of eligible voters under age 30 cast a vote during the 2010 elections. The main goal of the Young Democrats is to promote support for the Democratic party, but they are also keen on getting students to become involved with politics regardless of political party. “Students will leave the UA with a degree, but our goal is to keep them interested in being involved politically after college by encouraging them to vote and keep volunteering,” Seubert said.
Courtesy Photo The Young Democrats register students to vote in time for the 2012 presidential election outside the Union Mall. With Facebook statuses recently having a majority of political opinions expressed in them, escaping the subject of politics can be challenging. “At our age it may seem like politics do not matter but more than anyone else it is our generation who will rise or fall with their decisions,” Smith said. “I would encourage students to pay attention and to learn about the current issues.” They may find out they have more at stake then they realize by not casting a ballot. With the election being eight days away, the Young Democrats have already been planning on what to do after the votes are casted. After the election the RSO plans to continue to deepen the relationships that they already have with local candidates as they want to continue to help and support them for future elections, Seubert said. “We have forged over 200 relationships with people from volunteering that expand on campus and off.” The UA Young Democrats Facebook page has almost three hundred likes, but the
group is always intent on expanding. “With the election this cycle we did not have much time to grow our numbers before we had to start phone banking and knocking on doors,” Smith said. “Our group this year has gone above and beyond the call of duty of any party auxiliary but we have so much more potential. I would like to grow here and expand into our local high schools and NWACC. We have a lot of work to do but I am very excited.” The RSO hopes to inspire their members to stay passionate about politics beyond the UA campus. “The Young Democrats have worked hard into creating lifelong citizens that will continue to do their civic duty and vote for the issues that they believe in,” Seubert said. “Students will leave the UA with a degree but, our goal is to keep them interested in being involved politically after college by encouraging them to vote and keep volunteering. We are voting for something that will not only affect the next four years, but it could impact the country for the next 40 years.”
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‘The Exonerated’ Comes to University Theatre Mandy McClendon Staff Writer
There’s only one way to get off death row — exoneration. “The Exonerated” is a play produced and put on by the University Theatre for its Studio Series. It will only be performed during the University Theatre’s Studio Series as opposed to its regular season. The show will be performed Oct. 28 to 31 at the Nadine Baum Studios on West Spring Street. All shows begin at 8 p.m. The production consists of a much more stripped-down set and appearance than its more elaborate counterparts. Essentially, the more technical aspects of the show are taken away, allowing the actors to test different techniques while also allowing the audience to experience a more intimate production, according to theater officials. “The Exonerated,” locally directed by Morgan Hicks and originally written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, is the story of six Americans who were placed on death row and eventually proven not guilty after wrongful imprisonment. Blank and Jensen utilized personal interviews and testimonies as well as courtroom interviews to collect and tell the story of the six individuals. “The Exonerated” in an award-winning show that “discloses the magnitude of human judgment and reinforces the inestimable value of the one life we have each been given,” according to the play’s press release. Debbie Banos, a graduate student actress, believes the play is something that can be appreciated by all audience members due to its overarching themes of humankind. “This story is about hope, compassion and forgiveness,” Banos said. “Even though these people went through impossible circumstances, they have somehow forgiven. Sunny Jacobs, the character I will be portraying, says, ‘I want to be a living memorial ... and that’s my revenge. That’s my legacy.’” Hicks believes that University Theatre is fortunate to have the support of Nadine Baum Studios for productions like this. “The Walton Arts Center has provided a wonderful performance venue for this play,” Hicks said. “The Exonerated” was selected as the best play of 2002 by The New York Times and is described as “stark, riveting, and cunningly orchestrated” by The New Yorker. Emily Harvey, senior English major, said it’s important for students and other members of the UA to take advantage of productions such as this. “This play is widely acclaimed, and it’s being performed right off campus,” Harvey said. “Going to see it is not only a great way to support the local arts and our drama department but is also a good way to become familiar with some of the great literature of our time.” Campus parking is available in the Stadium Drive parking facility, where parking is free after 5 p.m. Paid parking near Nadine Baum Studios can be found in the lots on West Avenue, Spring Street and School Avenue. Admission is free.
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STUDENT PROFILE
UA Student Conducts Research in Health of Caregivers Alex Golden Staff Writer
Prospective parents may expect to forget about having time to themselves, going out or having an uninterrupted night’s sleep, at least for a period of time while their children are fully dependent on them. Parents may also expect to be done putting another person’s basic needs above their own as their child becomes older. But what happens when the mom, dad or spouse of a parent develops a mind-altering condition that increasingly prevents them from tending to their everyday and long-term personal needs? Senior social work major Paige Johnston has taken a special interest in the well-being of caregivers, those who care for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, in particular. It was a little after 2 p.m. on a Monday when she sat down at Arsaga’s on campus to tell about how her interest led to her recent reception of an Honors College research grant and what she hopes to accomplish. Johnston said she is primarily concerned with the high mortality rate and stress levels of fulltime caregivers. There is a need for people who have a heart for both them and those being cared for, she said. “I was a caregiver, so I know how hard it can be, and I only did it 40 hours a week,” she said. “It’s emotionally draining because they can’t do anything for themselves.” Johnston worked at Homestyle Assisted Living in Springdale. “I love the elderly, and I loved working with those people,” she said. Johnston will be basing her research off of a local respite care program called Caring Friends
Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Paige Johnston works on her research at the Union computer lab, Sunday, Oct. 28. Johnston’s social work research is about caregivers who work with Alzheimer’s patients. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. The program allows caregivers to leave their loved ones with volunteers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays to engage in various activities for $10. The purpose is to give caregivers time to themselves at a price they can afford. Johnston said she realized how much of a difference only four hours can make when she talked to a woman who had utilized the program who told her, “I haven’t had a four-hour period to
run errands and eat lunch by myself in so long.” Johnston said her primary goal is to prove that more affordable respite services like St. Paul’s should be offered in Arkansas in order to decrease the stress levels of caregivers. Because the baby-boomer generation is now at the age where Alzheimer’s and dementia will soon become concerns, the demand for full-time caregivers, as well as the need for programs that take the edge off for caregivers, is going to increase, she said.
“I interviewed this caregiver last semester and she went on and on about how thankful she was (for the program) because the people actually loved and cared for her husband,” Johnston said. “She could see that he was happier, so she didn’t feel guilty (about leaving him).” Johnston’s thesis adviser and mentor is Alishia Ferguson, assistant professor of social work. “She’s so encouraging and understanding that I’m new to this,” Johnston said. “She helps me learn and understand the big picture. She’s such a strong force in the field of social work. I’m going to be a professional social worker soon, and I look up to her as someone I’d like to be like.” The research grant will allow Johnston to conduct a study that she hopes to ultimately show the importance that more of these programs exist. “I want more people to know about it,” she said. She plans to have participants answer a questionnaire before the study actually starts in order to get an idea of outside stress factors the caregivers may already have. Her control group will consist of caregivers not using a respite service, and her intervention group will consist of ones who are. All caregivers will text their stress levels on a scale of 1 to 10 each day to Johnston. She hopes the data will back up and give credit to her hypothesis that giving the caregivers a break, even for a short time, will significantly decrease their overall stress levels, which would affect the mortality rate and the well-being of the caregivers. Johnston said that although she enjoys the field of aging, she is open to working with children, teens or families and to “wherever life leads.”
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heart and soul 59 Precisely 62 Cheer for a diva 64 Fragrant compound 65 Game based on crazy eights 66 Seethed 67 Underground Railroad traveler 68 Fort Worth sch. 69 Stockpile 70 Repaired, as a shoe 71 “But then again ...” DOWN 1 The Fishes of the zodiac 2 Opposed (to) 3 Bon Appétit offering 4 Mountain retreat 5 BP merger partner 6 Drugstore name derived from the prescription symbol 7 Genesis sibling 8 Infield protection 9 Betting odds, e.g. 10 Bring into balance 11 Deli meat 12 Body shop quote: Abbr. 13 Many USMA grads 21 Card worth a fortune?
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Sports Editor: Kristen Coppola Assistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle Monday, Oct. 29, 2012
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FOOTBALL
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CROSS COUNTRY
Defense Performs, Offense Flops Hogs Win First, Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor
After losing to the Ole Miss Rebels 30-27 Saturday, the Razorbacks will have to win three of their last four games to be bowl eligible at the end of the season. The game against Ole Miss is one that Arkansas could have won. The only thing the Razorbacks have to blame for this loss is bad offensive play. The Razorbacks are a team that have come to rely on their defense to do just enough and leave it up to the offense to win the game. However, the defense played one of their best games of the season against the Rebels, and the offense played well below its potential. “We struggled in the second h a l f ,” h e a d coach John L. Smith said of the offense. “They did a good job making some adjustments and we
to run the ball. We struggled throwing.” The Razorback defense has given up an average of 424.6 yards per game this season, 5.8 yards per play. The defense held Ole Miss to only 355 yards, a full yard less on each play. However, the defense did allow the Rebels to extend drives with conversions on third down. Arkansas’ opponents have been converting on third down almost 40 percent of the time this season. The Rebels converted seven of 15 third-down attempts, or almost 50 percent. The Razorback offense had 464 yards of total offense
against Ole Miss, which is actually r higher than their average he of 431.8. ap r g to There are few things that o Ph could have caused the number ff a St of yards gained to be so high n so r with a relatively low score. e t t Pa s t r u g The first is an inability to exth re gled. We tend drives in third-down situar G s t r u g g l e d ations. Arkansas averages just
over 35 percent success rate on third down. Saturday, they were 5 for 16, barely over 31 percent. Another possible factor is the lack of a consistently good field position. Ten of Arkansas’ 14 possessions began with the ball at or inside the 25 yard line and twice a drive began at the 5-yard line. Possibly the most important factor is the number of penalties Arkansas was called for, and the yards those penalties cost the Razorbacks. Going into the game, Arkansas was penalized almost five times a game for 37.7 yards. Against Ole Miss, the Hogs had 12 penalties for 70 yards. Two of those penalties were called on senior quarterback Tyler Wilson for intentional grounding. Wilson also threw two interceptions and completed just over 55 percent of his passes. Receiver Cobi Hamilton had 12 receptions for 146 yards, 33.5 yards higher than his per-game average. No other receiver had
m o r e than three catches. “I feel like I could always do better, with us losing. You can feel good about your numbers, but you have to do better and focus on next week,”
Hamilton said. Running back Dennis Johnson had a big day, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries. “If they put the ball in my hands, I am going to do everything I can to win,” Johnson said. “It feels good being out there. It feels good every time you step on the field. But my performance was good, but it wasn’t good enough to win,” Johnson said. Wilson said he thinks the team has what it takes to move past this disappointing loss. “We are just going to come out and battle hard next week,” Wilson said. Arkansas will play Tulsa in Fayetteville next weekend for homecoming before going on the road to face South Carolina and Mississippi State and finishing the season at home against LSU. The Razorbacks will have to win at least three of these games to get to the six wins needed for bowl eligibility. “I’m not sure people are thinking about that,” Hamilton said. “For me personally, I am just trying to take it one game at a time. I am just trying to play whoever our opponent is that week. I want to focus on them and try to beat them and go out and compete.”
Second in SEC Championships
Liz Beadle Staff Writer The Razorback men’s cross country team won its third straight Southeastern Conference championship, and the women’s cross country team came in second place Friday in Nashville, Tenn. The championship is the Razorbacks’ 20th overall conference title since joining the SEC in 1991. Three Razorbacks finished in the top five with a 2-3-4 finish from Solomon Haile, Eric Fernandez and Kemoy Campbell, respectively. “We wanted to come in and make a statement,” head coach Chris Bucknam said. “The SEC Championship means a lot to our school. When you win an SEC title in any sport, it’s special, and I’m awfully proud of our guys for the effort they put in today and all the hard work they’ve done all year.” Haile had the best time for the Razorbacks, finishing the 8K race with a time of 23:47.27 and getting a second-place individual finish. Fernandez followed
right behind with a thirdplace finish and a time of 23:53.16. Campbell had a fourth-place finish and a time of 23:55.38.
“The SEC Championship means a lot to our school. When you win an SEC title in any sport, it’s special.” Chris Bucknam
Head Coach, Men’s Cross Country
Haile, Fernandez and Campbell were all named to the All-SEC first team. Layne Nixon and freshman Cale Wallace were named to the All-SEC second team and Wallace, the top freshman runner in the race, was also named to the SEC AllFreshman team. The women’s team came in second place to the Florida Gators.
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VOLLEYBALL
Arkansas Defeats Mizzou in Straight Sets Sunday Liz Beadle Staff Writer
The Razorback volleyball team defeated the Missouri Tigers in three sets Sunday afternoon in Barnhill Arena. The Hogs improved to 18-6 on the season and 9-4 in the Southeastern Conference while the Tigers fell to 15-8 and 5-4 in the SEC. “I thought we played really, really well today and the numbers show that,” head coach Robert Pulliza said. “Not only did we play really well, but we played like a team.” Arkansas ended the match with 45 kills to Missouri’s 33 and 41 digs to Missouri’s 30. Junior Ashley Vazquez started at the setter position for the first time Sunday and ended the match with 38 assists. “The setter is like the quarterback of the team and she is a great quarterback. We’ve known that for a long time; that’s why she’s here,” Pulliza said of Vazquez.
“We’re all always training hard,” Vazquez said. “You never know when you’re going to have to step in for someone.” Early in the first set, the Razorbacks and the Tigers looked evenly matched. Arkansas started to pull away later in the set but Mizzou kept the game close all the way to the end. The final score of the set was 25-23. In the first set, the Tigers out-performed the Hogs in hitting percentage, ending with a .379 average compared to the Razorbacks with a .355 average. The Razorbacks had 12 digs to the Tigers’ 10 and the Hogs had 16 kills to the Tigers’ 13. The second and third sets were dominated by Arkansas. The final score of the second was 25-13 and the final score of the third set was 25-15. The Hogs dramatically improved their hitting average to .593 in the second set but then dropped back down to a .286 in the third set. “We knew going into this
that we only got one shot at beating Missouri, so we just worked and grinded,” senior Jasmine Norton said. Norton, Amanda Anderson and Roslandy Acosta, all of whom are seniors, each accounted for kills numbering in the double digits. “We have seniors who are hungry,” Pulliza said. “They played hungry today, from beginning to end. That guided us and drove us in terms of energy and that was how we got it done.” The victory over Mizzou marks Arkansas’ fourth win in a row as the Razorbacks head into the final stretch of the season. “These last few games are huge, especially to us seniors,” Anderson said. “It’s our last chance to play in Barnhill; there’s nothing like playing in Barnhill.” The Razorbacks travel to Auburn, Ala.,Friday to play the Tigers before heading to College Station, Texas, Sunday to take on the Texas A&M Aggies.
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Junior Ashley Vazquez defends against Mizzou’s offensive effort. The Razorbacks beat the Tigers in straight sets Sunday in Barnhill Arena.
COMMENTARY
In Sports What is Earned is Not Always Deserved
Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor On the way back to Fayetteville from Little Rock Saturday, I heard something on the radio that really made me think. I have no idea what station it was on or even who said it be-
cause I was going through the stations so quickly, so I don’t know specifically what led up to the statement or what followed it, but I have to say I disagree. A sports analyst said he thought Bill Snyder deserves to win the National Championship because of what he has accomplished at Kansas State. Don’t misunderstand me, Snyder has done great things at Kansas State. He has returned Kansas State’s program to national prominence and success it enjoyed when he led the team the first time. Snyder first coached the team from 1988 to 2005 when he retired, but he was brought
back as the coach at Kansas State in 2008. As the coach of the Wildcats, Snyder has a record of 159-82-1. I really only have a problem with one word in the statement: “deserves.” If Snyder and the Wildcats win the national title, it will be because they earn a spot in the BCS Championship game and play better than their opponent. If they win, it will be because they earned it, not because they deserve it. See, in sports, very few things happen because they are deserved. Players and teams have to earn success. There was a lot of talk at the end of last season that Alabama
did not deserve to play in the title game. But with a 21-0 rout of LSU, they sure did earn the title of National Champions. Of course, this isn’t just true in football; it works in all sports. Carlos Beltran has earned a postseason batting average of .363. Some fans would say that he deserves a World Series ring, but he has never been on a team that earned the right to play in a World Series, much less win one. Athletes play with all their hearts and leave everything they have on the field, and sometimes that earns them great things.
Two of the most important plays in Saturday’s game for the Razorbacks were not big, explosive plays. They were just tough, lay it all on the line runs. Dennis Johnson had Rebels hanging all over him, but he kept pushing forward to get every yard, every inch that he could. When he pushed into the end zone, he had earned something great. Unfortunately, not everything earned is fair. Sometimes a player gives everything they have and the unthinkable happens. South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore has already worked his way back
from injury once. He did not deserve another injury, especially not one as gruesome as the one he sustained Saturday against Tennessee, but by giving his all for his team, that is what he earned. If there is anything to dislike about sports, it is how unfair it can seem at times, especially when a hard-working, stand up guy has his season possibly ended by one play, one tackle. Haley Markle is the Assistant Sports Editor for the Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Monday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @ UATravSports.
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SOCCER
Razorbacks First SEC Tournament Since 2000 Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer
The Southeastern Conference Soccer Tournament starts Monday in Orange Beach, Ala., and pits the bottom four seeds against each other, including seventh-seeded Arkansas against 10th-seeded South Carolina. This is Arkansas’ first appearance at the SEC Tournament since 2000. The winner of Arkansas’ game, match one, will determine who takes on No. 2 seed Texas A&M Wednesday. The second match features LSU, who finished second in the tournament last year and Ole Miss, who did not compete in the tournament in 2011. The reigning SEC champion, Auburn (7-6-0), comes into the tournament seeded sixth and plays No. 3 seeded Tennessee (9-3-1) in match four Wednesday. The first seed went to Florida, who only lost two of 13 games within the SEC this season to Alabama and Kentucky. Alabama did not make it to the tournament, as Florida was only one of three SEC wins Alabama managed this season. Florida beat Arkansas midway through the season in a 4-0 shutout. The Gators have had
no trouble playing as a wellrounded team that does not rely heavily on certain players and are ranked No. 11 nationally. Florida’s first tournament match is 5 p.m. Wednesday against the winner of the LSU and Ole Miss game. Second seeded Texas A&M followed closely after Florida with 10 of 13 wins and one tie. Florida played a close game with the Aggies, only winning 2-1. The Aggies scored an average of 2.15 goals per game and only allowed their opponents to score an average of .5 goals per game. With a shot percentage of .115, Texas A&M comes into the tournament as a formidable opponent to Florida’s .152 shot percentage. The third-seeded SEC team, Tennessee, earned an SEC record of 9-3-1. Arkansas was one of the three losses the Volunteers faced this season, as the Hogs beat them 1-0. The Vols boast a .100 shot percentage, making 35 goals in the regular season. They have also forced their opponents to give up almost twice as many corner kicks as they have. However, Tennessee has fouled more often than their opponents, leading to more yellow cards –17 total out of 211 fouls – on their own team. This could be Tennessee’s weakness
going into the tournament and something other teams would likely capitalize on. Bringing up the last of the SEC tournament seeds are Ole Miss and South Carolina. South Carolina, seed 10, takes on Arkansas in the first game of the tournament. The last time the teams faced each other, the game ended in a 1-1 tie after two overtimes. Five of South Carolina’s games this season went into overtime and either ended in a tie or a loss. The Gamecocks’ only win over a team that made it to the tournament was against LSU, who is seeded eighth. Their other two conference wins were over Alabama and Georgia. The Gamecocks’ shot percentage is .080 and they have scored 18 goals out of 226 shots this season. Seed nine, Ole Miss, won five SEC games this season, including their first SEC game against Arkansas. They also posted a win against Kentucky, who is seeded fourth. With 43 goals scored on the whole season, the Rebels have a shot percentage of .136. The Rebels score an average of 2.15 goals per game. However, they have allowed more corner kicks than they have received. The SEC Championship Match will be played Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
SEC continued from page 7 Both Grace Heymsfield and freshman Andrina Schlaepfer had top-10 individual performances in the race. Heymsfield came in fifth place in the 6K race with a time of 20:39.64. Schlaepfer came in 10th place in her first collegiate conference race with a 20:54.37 finish. “I think it’s important to emphasize how well our top-nine finishers ran,” head coach Lance Harter said. “We had some really good performances and big breakthroughs with four in the top 20 and seven in the top 30 in
today’s race.” Semehar Tesfaye, one of the Razorbacks’ top runners, went down and did not finish the race. “That’s a tough thing to overcome in a competitive field,” Harter said about Tesfaye. Grace Heymsfield, an Elkins, Ark., native, was named to the All-SEC first team for her performance Friday. Schlaepfer and Diane Robinson were named to the AllSEC second team. Schlaepfer was the second freshman to finish the race and earned
SEC All-Freshmen honors. The SEC Championship meet was only the start of the championship season for both the men’s and women’s cross country teams. On Nov. 9, the Razorbacks host the NCAA South Central Regional Championship in Fayetteville. The season closes on Nov. 17 with the NCAA Championship in Louisville, Ky. The men’s team was the No. 9 team in the country going into the conference championship and the women were ranked No. 12.
Arkansas Falls Despite Defensive Effort
Mary McKay Staff Photographer Redshirt freshman safety Rohan Gaines helps tackle Ole Miss’ Randall Mackey Saturday in Little Rock. The defense held the Rebels to 355 yards, but the Razorbacks still recorded a loss.
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