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Perhaps due to near exponential population growth over the past decade in NWA, Latino students growing up in northwest Arkansas are making their mark on the UA. Latino student enrollment grew by 233 this se-
mester, increasing by 21.8 percent. African American enrollment, by comparison, increased by 23 students, which is a 2.6 percent increase, according to UA officials. The Latino student population is now the largest minority group on campus, contributing to 5.3 percent of the total campus population while African American
students make up 5.2 percent of the total enrollment, according to the 11th day enrollment report. The UA as a whole is a more diverse campus than ever before. Minority student enrollment increased by 10.4 percent over the last year, and minority students now account for 17.2 percent of the total student population, according to the report.
“This is exciting, not only the university but for the entire Latino community,” said junior Jose Trejo. “We love this university, the campus and the entire community. It’s nice to have our presence felt on campus.” Maria Lopez agreed that diversity makes the UA attributes to the overall character
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First Thursday: A Monthly Celebration of Art and Community
First Thursday began in 2010 as an effort of a group of artists. The artists set up booths around the Square, forming an art walk. The city stepped in to provide assistance and funds. Full Story, Page 5
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Justin Couch, a project manager with VCC contractors, leads Honors College staff members on a tour of Ozark Hall. A new, 21,000-square-foot addition to the historic structure will provide a signature space for the Honors College in the heart of campus.
Women’s Rugby Breaks out of the Scrum The women’s rugby club team was created in May this year and began competition this fall in the Heart of America Conference. Full Story, Page 7
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ASG Considers Cutting Funding for Scantrons Miranda Campbell Staff Writer While many students and faculty have said they find it more convenient, ASG’s initiative to provide scantron sheets and blue books to students might not continue next year due to a lack of funding, an official said. Despite positive feedback, support for the program was expensive and it is unclear at this point whether it will be continued next year, said Rudy Trejo, ASG adviser. The cost of the scantrons for this year was $55,000, which came from leftover money that was originally allocated to the readership program, Trejo said. “I’m sure everyone agrees it is a great program but it is a matter of finding the funding for it,” Trejo said. “Last year the readership program had leftover money and Michael Dodd used that extra money to purchase scantrons as a pilot program to see what it was going to look like.” The readership program, which was started in 2006, is a student fee of 30 cents per credit hour and brings the USA Today, The New York Times, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the North-
west Arkansas Times to campus Monday through Friday, according to the ASG website. “The Readership program only gets billed for the amount of papers that are actually picked up by students,” Trejo said. “There was a lot of money that went to the readership program and not all of it was used.” In the future, that will not happen again because any surplus money from student fees will go back into the “pot” at the end of the fiscal year, Trejo said. Whether the scantron initiative continues next year is a discussion ASG is having with the administration, the provost and student affairs. Should everyone agree it has been a good program, they will consider how to pay for it, Trejo said. “The program itself is an expensive one and ASG does not have the money available to cover the cost of the program; they would need additional support to fund it for another year,” Trejo said. “There is a possibility that with the success of the program it might become an expectation from students and faculty — if that is the case ASG will definitely get the word out and start exploring other options for funding.”
Presidential Debate Watch On Campus Miranda Campbell Staff Writer UA’s College Republicans, Young Democrats and Associated Student Government are co-sponsoring a presidential debate watch party at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. The event will include remarks by ASG President Tori Pohlner, with commentary by Patrick Stewart, assistant professor of political science. “Dr. Patrick Stewart and Barbara Jaquish from University Relations developed the concept for the Presidential Debate Watch,” said Amy Brumfield, University Relations intern. “The cosponsoring organizations are University Relations, ASG, College Republicans and Young Democrats.” “[Dr. Stewart] will provide a political insider knowledge that will create a unique experience for debate observers,” she said. Dr. Stewart’s research directly focuses on the non-verbal cues politicians portray during debates, said Brumfield. The debate will be streamed from a web-based format, most likely CNN or C-SPAN, Brumfield said. “We know of 160 students who will be attending with their classes. The room will hold another 150, so there is plenty of room for everyone,” Brumfield said. “(The event) was University Relations’ idea with directive from the Chancellor’s office,” said Grant Hodges, President of UA’s College Republicans. “He and the Vice Chancellor for Community
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Drug Violations Rise as Alcohol Violations Decline
Kayli Farris Senior Staff Writer
There was an increase in drug law violations on campus in 2011, but a decrease in liquor law violations, according to the updated Clery Report.
The UAPD released the 2011 Clery Report, which is the disclosure of campus security policy, campus crime statistics report and annual fire safety report, on Oct. 1. This report provides information about calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011, said Lt. Gary Crain, UAPD
spokesman. Other crimes have increased, including aggravated assaults, Crain said. “The number of reported aggravated assaults, nine in 2011, is quite a jump from the two in 2009 and one in 2010,”
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Athletes on the Field, Volunteers Off
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Student athletes host a canned food drive at various Harp’s grocery locations in northwest Arkansas. Razorback student athletes are planning to volunteer more than 7,000 hours of community service throughout the current school year.
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Former Death Row Inmate Speaks Karen Stigar Staff Writer
The 100th person to be exonerated from death row visited UA Tuesday to talk about the death penalty and the criminal justice system. Ray Krone was convicted of the rape and kidnap of a woman in Phoenix, Arizona in 1992 and spent 10 years on death row before being exonerated in April 2002. Krone’s conviction in 1992 was primarily based on “expert� testimony that his teeth matched bite marks on, the victim, Kim Ancona’s body, according to witnesstoinnocence.org. DNA evidence was not presented in Krone’s trial until April 2002.
“The amount of money it takes to defend a person for capital murder case is hundreds of thousands of dollars and I was a mail man so I couldn’t afford that. I had to rely on the public defender’s office,� Krone said. “The cost to do DNA testing was even higher in 1992, so that could be a factor as to why it wasn’t a part of the trial. Another factor might be lack of training for law enforcement as well as lack of funding,� said Stephen Sheppard, associate dean for research and faculty development. “The prosecution did DNA testing years before my exoneration and that testing excluded me as a suspect, but that evidence was not turned over to the defense attorney,� Krone said. There have been 141 peo-
ple exonerated from death row, said Sam Kooistra, executive director of the Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. “The people that are a part of Witness to Innocence are the face of the people the criminal justice system failed,� Krone said. Witness to Innocence is the nation’s only organization composed of, by and for exonerated death row survivors and their loved ones, according to witnesstoinnocence. org. There are 17 states that have abolished the death penalty, according to deathpenalty.org. Arkansas still uses the death penalty. “What most people don’t realize is that the death penalty actually costs more than life
imprisonment,� Kooistra said. The cost of the death penalty is about $1 million, Kooistra said. Compared to the maximum security prisons where those sentenced to life without possibility of parole, is $90,000 per year per inmate, according to deathpenalty. org. Though Arkansas still sentences people to death, they have no means to carry out the execution, Kooistra said. “This summer the Supreme Court case, Hobbs vs. Jones, threw out Arkansas’s lethal injection law. People can still be sent to death row but now we don’t have any way to carry out executions,� Kooistra said. There are currently 38 people on death row in Arkansas, said John Threet, Washington County prosecuting attorney.
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Although information is more readily available than ever, young people do not make it a priority to stay informed, according to a study done by a University of Texas at Austin journalism professor. The study, which deals with people 30 and younger, found that this age group does not try to stay informed for several reasons. Most young people thought the media was too biased, repetitive and boring. Many also responded that they felt the news media does not represent their generation and often talks down to them, according to the study conducted by Paula Poindexter, associate professor of journalism at the University of Texas. Some students admit that keeping up with the news is
not in their daily routines. “I wouldn’t say it’s a priority,� said Madeline Jefferson, sophomore French major. “I try to stay at least minimally informed about what’s going on around me. I mean, I think it’s hard for college students sometimes to keep up with the news and stuff when they have so much else to do.� She agrees, also, that the media does not always report on what is important to students and young people, she said. Other students believe that staying informed, no matter the time involved, is important. “I think it’s depressing that young people don’t care about what’s going on around them,� said Michael Green, a freshman biology major. “I think it’s really important to stay informed because it gives you some scope for your life. Sometimes the media isn’t always what we want, but it’s still important.�
For people younger than 30 in the U.S., the main source of news is now the Internet, according to the Pew Research Center. The number of people in this age group citing the Internet as their main source of news has nearly doubled since 2007, up from 34 percent to 65 percent. The Pew Research Center also found that the easy accessibility of news through the Internet and smartphones contributed to a rise in the number of young people reading the news last year. On campus, despite the availability of free newspapers through the Razorback Readership program, students said that fact holds true. “I’ll grab a paper sometimes when I’m waiting for class to start, but if I really want to know about an issue or event, I look it up,� Jefferson said.
LATINO continued from page 1 of the university. “I’ve always thought of UA as being a melting pot,� said sophomore Maria Lopez. “It’s very diverse and we all come together and play a part to form the student body.�` As a whole, preliminary enrollment figures showed a total of 24,537 students taking classes this fall. This is an increase of 1,138 students, or a growth of 5.8 percent, making it an enrollment record, surpassing the record enrollment of 2011, according to the 11th
day report. “Many times growth at colleges and universities comes at the cost of academic standards, but the growth the University of Arkansas has been experiencing over the past few years is different — it’s quality growth coming mostly from existing students succeeding and making positive progress toward graduation,� said UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart in a news release. Colleges and universities in the state of Arkan-
sas are required to take an enrollment census of students who were registered for classes by Sept. 4, which was the seventh day of classes. These figures are processed and a preliminary report must be sent to the state by Sept. 19, with a final tally due in mid-October, according to the preliminary report. There are often minor differences between the preliminary report and the final enrollment numbers, but the changes are rarely significant.
UA Alum to Talk About Pohlner Designing Halo 4 Represents Students on Hunter Hawk Staff Writer Committee is responsible for hosting this event, along with ASG. They will provide free food and beverages to those in attendance. “We are expecting about 60 or so people--possibly 80 but we would love for anyone interested to come out. We’re really excited about this opportunity.�
Quentin Rezin, a Halo 4 designer and UA graduate, will be visit UA to discuss his path to breaking into the lucrative video game industry. The presentation will be Friday Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. in Willard J. Walker Hall room 203, said Kurt Deininger, president of Razorback Gaming and Game Design. “This presentation is for anybody interested in the world of video games or video game design,� Deininger said. “He will talk about how his career developed and he will give recommendations to students as well as a 30 minute Q&A.� The event, which will last about an hour and a half, is funded by ASG and is open to the public. Kurt Deininger created the Razorback Gaming and Game Design Photo Courtesy group last Fragsandswitch.com year and
CLERY continued from page 1 Crain said. “While violent crime is still rare, it does happen and citizens should exercise caution before escalating confrontations.� Despite these increasing criminal activities, a student said she still feels safe on campus. “I feel that the campus crime is relatively low,� said Kesha Boyles, a senior the department of rehabilitation, human resources and communication disorders. “The UAPD do a great job of putting my mind at ease when it comes to my safety
on campus. Crime cannot be completely eliminated, but I feel that the UAPD have performed all preventative measures to ensure no possible outbreaks.� The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act was amended in 1998 to form the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics act. The law requires certain colleges and universities to distribute a copy of campus crime statistics to students, staff and faculty.
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Jannee Sullivan Senior Staff Writer The Town and Gown Advisory Committee, which was established in July of this year, will have their first meeting Oct. 15. The committee was founded in the wake of record enrollment at the UA and numerous expansion projects throughout campus and the city. City officials wanted to be able to better work together with the UA in the midst of record growth, they said. The committee is designed to discuss “collaboration between the city of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas on mutually relevant issues including, but not limited to, campus expansions, the need for student housing both on and off campus and parking and noise in the areas adjacent to or nearby the campus,� according to accessfayetteville. org. The committee is made up of seven city staff members, seven city residents; one resident from each ward, a local business owner and seven UA representatives. The UA representatives on the Town and Gown Committee are: Melissa HarwoodRom, the senior associate dean of students; Richard Hudson, vice chancellor of Government Relations; Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor for Facilities Management; Bev Lewis, executive associate director of Athletics; Danny Pugh, dean of students; Gary Smith, director of Transit and Parking; and Tori Pohlner, president of Associated Student Government. As a student representative in a city body, Pohlner said she has several issues she wants to bring to the committee. “Parking for sure, resident life for students off campus, campus safety, and I think that’s a good place to start,� she said. “I love being able to brag about the incredible accomplishments we’ve already had. We’re a very large body, but a very productive one. We really do have a voice and we accomplish a lot and that’s what I really want to represent to the committee.� To prepare for her involvement with the committee, she has been talking to several different officials and organizations, Pohlner said. “I have talked with off campus connections, our relations director and we’re going to sit down and have a conference to discuss what attitude we’re going to bring for each of these aspects,� she said. “I have consulted the dean of students.� Pohlner is optimistic about the committee and its benefits for the city and the UA. “Fayetteville is a very college-oriented town; having city involvement is going to be great,� she said.
DEBATE continued from page 1 and Government Relations, Richard Hudson are really encouraging students to get engaged this election.� Hodges said the event aims to be fun rather than tense, he said. “This will be much more of a fun, lighthearted program than a partisan or tense one,� Hodges said. “Matt Seubert, the YD President, and I are good friends, and I have several other close Democratic friends. It’s harder to demonize the other party or paint them with a broad brush when you know them personally and have thoughtful discussions with them. Ultimately we are all Americans and Razorbacks, and those bonds unite us more than any political issue could divide us.�
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Four Questions for Obama and Romney
William McKenzie Dallas Morning News
Starting Wednesday night, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will square off in three debates over the next 19 days. This is big-time pressure for the campaigns. Strategists are doing everything possible to ensure their guy doesn’t goof up. But that’s the insider’s game. The rest of us have a different stake in these debates. We need to see the type of person who will lead the country. Here are four questions that could help us get a better sense of them. Being a pundit and a former staffer on a presidential campaign, I couldn’t resist suggesting some answers. If you could have a doover in this campaign, what would it be? Romney: I’d take back my criticism of the Affordable Care Act cutting Medicare by $700 billion. I made it sound as if we can cure our longterm entitlement problems without getting savings from Medicare. I’m disappointed that my opponent’s taking that $700 billion in Medicare savings and spending it on subsidies to help others buy health insurance. There are better ways to finance subsidies for the uninsured. We need to take any savings from Medicare and use them to shore up the system’s ailing finances. Obama: I would back off the class warfare that I’ve ratcheted up. We can’t get our fiscal house in order simply by taxing the rich. The much bigger issue is overhauling entitlement programs. I will use the rest of this campaign to lay the groundwork for controlling the big ones, Social Security and Medicare. I want to go down as a problem solver, and this federal debt is our biggest domestic problem. If elected, what’s the one area in which you’d redirect your party? Romney: I would take the advice of Republicans such as Jeb Bush and broaden our base. We have plenty of white, older, male middle-class Americans. They generally think alike on spending, taxes and the private sector’s importance. But I don’t want us to become an echo chamber. I want to hear from people who don’t fit our profile, particu-
larly Latinos. I look forward to Gov. Bush’s forthcoming book on immigration reform as a way to start expanding our reach. Obama: I would get on the phone with our chairman and tell him we’ve got to take the lead on redistricting. We need to be the party that champions independent commissions drawing congressional lines. All these partisan districts are killing me. They send folks here that are either hard-line Republicans or Harry Reid wannabes. I can’t find enough practical folks from either party who want to do deals. What is one good idea your opponent has been selling? Romney: Shared responsibility. We’re not just a nation of little islands. We are linked together as one. I, of course, believe in individual freedom. We each derive our dignity from being made in God’s image. But our destiny is as one people. We need to ensure that all have the opportunities to move ahead. Obama: The powers of the private sector. He explains how market principles like choice and competition can solve problems, including with our entitlement programs. He also talks about how open markets can allocate resources. And not just within our country but across the world so more people have economic opportunity. It’s the day after your inauguration. What one thing would you ask the last president from your party? Romney: I’d ask George W. Bush what he learned as a CEO president. We both are MBAs and I, too, prefer being a chief executive with strong captains. But how do you ensure information flows up to you? I’d ask one more thing, too: How would he sell immigration reform to Capitol Hill? He’s the only one to come close. Obama: I’d ask Bill Clinton for more details about his triangulation strategy. That benefited him after his big 1994 comeuppance. By co-opting Republicans on some of their issues, he got deals done. That includes a budget deal. I’d add one more as well: How’d he get the energy to work with Congress? He seemed to relish it. William McKenzie is a columnist for the for The Dallas Morning News.
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Pell Grants Are an Investment in All of Us
Ezra Smith and Aaron Gibson Guest Columnists As a college degree becomes a requirement to compete in the global economy, more students than ever are enrolled at four- or two-year universities. At the same time, fueled by state budget cuts for higher education and an overall rise in college costs, students are finding it more and more difficult to pay for their education. This cost, with the growing number of workers and ex-students returning to college campuses, has caused the average tuition at a four-year public university to climb 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, according to USA Today. Pell grants help more than 8 million students afford college every year, according to whitehouse.gov. That’s 35 percent of the overall student population enrolled, or one in three students. Think about it like this, if you live in Maple Hill with three roommates, chances are that if Pell grants were eliminated one of your roommates may no longer be living with you. More than that, they will no longer be able to attend college, no longer able to get an education and thus leaving their future to chance. Knowing that higher education is increasingly becoming more competitive, President Barack Obama has brought the cost of higher education down and increased availability and accessibility of a successful future for our country’s youth. The president made the passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act a first priority on his legislative agenda. The act invests more than $40 billion in Pell grants to ensure that all eligible students receive an award and that these awards are increased in future years to help keep pace with both inflation and the rising costs of college, according to whitehouse.gov. The act is able to pay for the increased investment in Pell grants by shifting payments from the more expensive Federal Family Educational Loan
program to a direct student loan program, which saves taxpayers $68 billion by 2012, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The President’s first two budgets more than doubled the total amount of funding available for these grants and he has been able to raise the maximum grant amount a student can receive from $5,550 to $5,975, according to non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates. The Pell grant is more than an investment in young people, it is key to our nation’s economic competitiveness. Unemployment among high school graduates is around 12 percent, while for those with a four-year college degree, it is around 6 percent. It is less than 4 percent for those with a graduate degree. An educated person is more likely to own a home, be involved in community groups and invest in our society. “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value,” Vice President Joe Biden said. The president’s budget shows he cares about the future of this country and the prosperity of our people. His effort to increase accessibility to higher education reflects President Obama’s belief in the American people’s ability to advance themselves with the right investment in their futures. A lack of specifics and a plan for improving education shows that education is not a priority for Mitt Romney. “They (students) get as much education as they can afford,” he said. He is implying that if you cannot afford it, you do not deserve the same opportunity as a student from a more wealthy background. Romney has often asked, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” The question becomes, with these very different perspectives on investing in education and our future, who will make you better off in four years, or in 40 years? Ezra Smith and Aaron Gibson are guest columnists. They are both freshmen and officers of the Young Democrats.
America’s Comeback Team for Education
Grant Hodges Guest Columnist You know the results of the Barack Obama economy: a record 43 months of unemployment more than 8 percent, more than $1 trillion added to the nation’s credit card each year and an unfathomable $16 trillion national debt that you and I will have to pay back one day. Unfortunately for students, the picture only gets worse. Unemployment among 18- to 29-year-olds is almost double the national average. One in four college graduates reports moving back in with his or her parents. I know too many people who have worked hard to get their degree, who believed the investment in a college education would pay off like it did for our parents and grandparents, but now are left searching for a mediocre job that doesn’t fulfill them. Under President Obama, college costs have continued to climb. Total student loan debt has surpassed $1 trillion, which is more than Americans owe in credit card debt or car loans. The weight of this debt, combined with an economy stuck in neutral, has devastating ramifications for young people. The number of students defaulting on their college loans has risen for the sixth straight year, according to USA Today. Those with significant debt will likely have to wait longer to purchase a home or start a family. Is this the hope and change we were promised? The problem isn’t necessarily student loans; the problem is the ability to pay them back. A college education is still a good investment, but it’s getting harder and harder to afford. So what is the solution? The Obama administration and the Democratic Party would say
spend more money and give Washington more control over the education system. We’ve seen how that story ends. The real changes have to come from the institutions themselves, and the states have an important role to play as well. Our own Dr. Donald Bobbitt, president of the UA System, has spoken extensively on this issue. He has been a leader in searching for ways to cut costs, especially focusing on online courses. As someone who has received a Pell grant, I completely understand how important it is for students. My parents cannot afford to pay for my education, so I rely on scholarships, loans and federal aid. The reality is the Pell grant is capped at a maximum of $5,550 per year, which only accounts for part of the cost of attending most colleges. So while it is helpful, this grant is not a silver bullet in solving the higher education and student loan problems. Personally, I hope I’m able to pay back the amount of Pell grants I received. Assistance from the government should always offer a leg up, not a hand out. Young Americans turned out in record numbers for Barack Obama in 2008. It’s easy to understand why; he was new, cool and campaigned as someone who would unite us and move the country forward. Four years later, the country is more divided than ever. Our economy is struggling and 23 million Americans still cannot find work. “College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life,” Paul Ryan said at the Republican National Convention. If you’re hoping for a different kind of change, join America’s comeback team. Vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Nov. 6.
Grant Hodges is a guest columnist. He is a senior and the president of the College Republicans.
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The art of dressing for a first date takes skill, decisiveness and talent. Your college years are the best time to really find out what works for you in both style and relationships. Many questions may run through your head when dressing for a date: What’s the best way to show off my strongest features? Is there such a thing as looking too sexy? How do I look casual without looking like I’m trying too hard? The first step when preparing for a first date is deciding where you want the date to go and the potential it has. There are three basic categories dates potential can fall into: physical, emotional and undecided. Physical is the most common in college because most college students’ actions are driven by sexual desires, especially for males. The emotional category is based on the fact that you believe your date has the potential to be someone you want to create a relationship with. Being undecided is also very common when you’re not too familiar with your date or randomly met them, which is perfectly fine. For each one of these categories, certain signals and messages about what you desire should be considered when choosing your wardrobe. The physical category is all about the art of advertising your greatest assets and characteristics. For women, all you have to remember is that skin is always in. Items that look great for this category are short skirts, sheer blouses and bodycon dresses. These will show off your legs, hips and curves. Also, big hair and sexy high heels are great additions to an already sexy look. For men, you want to try and feature your physique as much as possible without looking like you want to. Pieces like fitted-style button-downs, polo shirts, v-necks and boot-cut jeans will show off your arms, chest, legs and calf muscles. These are some of the areas women are most physically attracted to. Dates with emotional potential require the most analysis and preparation, because you’re investing in the creation of what you hope will become something serious. Ladies, in this case, the 40:60 ratio for skin displayed is a really great rule to follow. It means that showing 4060 percent of your skin is more attractive than showing a larger percentage, which still allows you to be a little sexy. The best choices for a date with this kind of potential are blazers, a-line dresses and pencil skirts. A helpful thought to have when picking out clothes for this date is to consider if you would look presentable if you met his parents dressed that way. In the area of hair and makeup, just like with skin, less is always more. Gentlemen, the rule about meeting her parents applies for your style choices, too, so keep that in consideration. Along the lines of what to wear, a nice casual blazer, a cardigan and chino pants are all pieces that give a great first impression. In addition to wearing nice clothes, being wellgroomed with clean-cut facial hair helps as well. For both genders, if you put as much care into what you wear as in your care about what your date will think of you, things will go fine. The most difficult and final category to style is the undecided, because just like the title states, you are undecided. The best thing to do for dates like these where you’re not sure at all how it will turn out is to play it safe and not be too hot or too cold with your clothing choices. Crop tops, high-low dresses and skinny jeans are always safe options for girls, because you can dress them up and down with little work. Sleek shiny hair and smoky eye makeup are a great combination for any outfit and can’t disappoint. For men, polo shirts, prep-style shorts and short-sleeve button downs are casual pieces that show you have style and also that you care somewhat about the impression you’re giving. A big mistake guys make in this category is wearing hats. Never should you wear a hat, because it sends a message that you don’t really care. You are not attending a football game; it’s a date, so it should be treated that way. Whether you want something physical, emotional or are undecided, the signals that your clothing sends can make a dramatic difference in how your night turns out and if a second date is in your future. The last suggestion for daters is to remember that dates are just like job interviews. If you dress for the job you want to get, you’ll always end up on top at the end of the night.
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First Thursday: A Monthly
Celebration of Art and Community
Alex March Staff Writer
Walking in to Matt Miller Studio, color explodes off of every wall. The artwork is proudly made in Fayetteville. Miller is only one of the talented artists in the area. On the first Thursday of every month from April to November, the art community joins up to display their works along the Fayetteville Square. “It's like a farmers market, but with art,” said Tanner Montgomery of the Fayetteville Visitor’s Center. First Thursday began in 2010 as an effort of a group of artists. The artists set up booths around the Square, forming an art walk. The city, realizing the potential of the event, stepped in to provide assistance and funds. While First Thursday began with an artistic focus, it has grown to include more. Besides the art walk, First Thursday offers a beer garden and live music. This week, First Thursday will feature Isayah’s All-Stars with Earl Cate. In the past year, 3 Penny Acre and the Sarah Hughes Band have both graced the stage. New Belgium Brewing Company sponsors the beer garden, Montgomery said. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds go to a
different local non-profit each month, such as the Fayetteville Animal Shelter or the MS Society. The proceeds from the beer served up in October benefit the Ozark Literacy Council, according to firstthursdayfayetteville.com. While most students may not be looking to acquire any pieces for their private collections, First Thursday is a place to meet friends, grab a beer and enjoy an evening outside on the Square. Despite the brews and the music, First Thursday is first and foremost a celebration of Fayetteville’s bohemian soul. “With Fayetteville being such an emerging artistic community, we want to take pride in and promote our artists,” Montgomery said. All forms of visual art are welcomed, from ceramics to photography to painting. Those with a penchant for the visual arts can swing by firstthursdayfayetteville.com for application information. “As long as it is personally made around the area, we’ll accept it,” Montgomery said. Though the visitor’s center sponsors the actual First Thursday event, several events have sprung up in conjunction with the monthly exhibition. Matt Miller Studio, on 21 Mountain St., opens its doors for First Thursday. The Fayetteville Underground, a consortium of artists, hosts gallery show-
ings, Montgomery said. Other past events have included an Earth Day celebration and a bicycle festival. The event’s location on the Square also makes for prime shopping and dining at the neighborhood’s locally owned stores and restaurants. Shops like The Moustache and Sound Warehouse often get business from the event. Everyone is familiar with the most venerable downtown institutions like Hugo’s. So First Thursday, with the sense of discovery, is a fantastic opportunity to visit a less familiar business. New businesses like pAth Outfitters, which sells quality apparel to outdoor enthusiasts, are opening up in the area. pAth is a collaboration between artist Matt Miller, founder of Lavish Longboards Nick Jones and Bill Harris. Miller, Jones and Harris are, according to Jones, all UA graduates living the dream of starting a unique business. Any event that brings in customers to local businesses is welcome. Though the event itself is free, people come in to spend money on food, clothes and art. The sense of community fostered in Fayetteville shines through during First Thursday. Artists, from those with fancy galleries to those selling out of the back of pickup trucks, exemplify the artistic vibe that flows throughout all of the city.
Fooducate: What We're Really Eating Emily Rhodes Photo Editor
Mid-semester is coming around the corner quickly homework is piling up, midterms and tests are becoming weekly occurrences and we’re all feeling just a little run down at this point in the year. What else does all of the academic mayhem mean? Junk food, sugar and just about anything else that is quick and convenient. Our dorm room and apartment kitchens are crammed full of Pop Tarts, microwave meals, soda and chips, but can we really expect a healthier option when our days are busy and our nights are used in study sessions? Though you may think that healthy eating is near impossible, learning just a few tips and tricks to educate yourself on what you are eating can save you money and boost your health. Using nothing more than a smartphone and a few extra minutes at the grocery store, Fooducate, an app available on Android and iPhone, is the answer to healthy living. Quick and convenient, this handheld application gives you direct access to learning just what you are eating. Fooducate serves to educate shoppers on exactly what is in the foods that they buy. Now, most of us tend to think of ourselves as relatively healthy beings — we choose fruits and vegetables at the supermarket, pick up “reduced fat,” “low sodium” and “0-gram trans fat” products all the time and give
ourselves a small pat on the back for making good choices. However, take a closer look at many of those products that boast the healthier option, and you may just see that though the label promises a healthier you, you may not be getting what you’re paying for. The application comes with a barcode scanner and space to type and search over 22,000
ner shelf, while big brands full of chemicals were on show. The truth is that when more chemicals are pumped into the food we eat, there is no need to use higher quality ingredients, therefore making our food cheaper and easier to produce. However, don’t give up on your quest for a healthier you — the better brands are accessible, they just sometimes take a little
Fooducate serves to educate shoppers on exactly what is in the foods that they buy. products that line the shelves of the grocery store. One scan, and Fooducate rates your product on an A-D grade scale, and shows the nutritional information in addition to offering a detailed list of the various chemicals and preservatives that are included in all of our favorite foods. What’s even better is the list of alternatives that offer a healthier option. It takes a little extra time around when shopping, but my husband and I are now hooked on checking everything we put in our cart. Traveling aisle to aisle last night around the neighborhood market, we scanned and searched for better products, and surprisingly ended up spending the same amount of money on some much healthier, more natural options to fill our stomachs with. Isn’t it interesting that the healthier foods are the ones that are harder to find? I found that the products that earned an “A” or “B” were hidden in the cor-
searching. One scan and you might find that the ranch you dress that the salad you eat on “healthy dinner night” with contains preservatives such as EDTA, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, which can cause skin rash and asthma, in addition to being on the FDA’s toxicity watchlist. That “C” grade listed sounds more appetizing the more you read. Another, and you may learn that those Hot Pocket quick lunches, though we know aren’t the healthiest option but definitely the quickest, earned a “D” on Fooducate for containing “controversial artificial colors” that can cause hyperactivity. Not only do many of these microwaveable snacks contain food dyes, but they also give you a good serving of nitrates and nitrites, preservatives added that can cause cancer in pregnant women and children when broken down in the stomach.
Many products such as refrigerated canned dinner rolls and crackers contain tertiary butylhydroquinone, more commonly known as TBHQ, a petroleum derivative that can cause nausea, vomiting, ringing of the ears and collapse when ingested in high amounts, according to Natural News and Fooducate. Though the FDA approved it in small amounts as a “harmless additive,” why would you want to eat something that has to be limited for safety reasons? Now, Fooducate isn’t just to give you the list of food you shouldn’t eat. It not only gives you thousands of options of healthy and safe food choices, in addition to the great “alternative” list, which offers similar food items and variations that are much better for your diet. It’s a complete way to see just what you’re paying for and what you are about to prepare for dinner. These are just a few of the products listed on the mobile application — thousands more are waiting to be read by enthusiastic shoppers who care about what they are consuming. I highly encourage downloading the Fooducate app and taking a closer look at what you might be ingesting on a daily basis. Though many of the foods we love to eat taste great, the health benefits are not so appetizing. Taking an extra 15 minutes to look around the grocery store for better alternatives, search the foods that are in your cart and looks for healthier options. The price difference is barely noticeable but the benefits are much bigger.
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CLUB SPORTS
Women’s Rugby Club Breaks Out of the Scrum Liz Beadle Staff Writer
Women’s Rugby is one of the newest club sports at the University of Arkansas. The club was formed late last semester by president Natalie Shuff who has an apparent passion for the unique sport of rugby. “I just fell in love with the sport, I had played backyard football growing up and I just knew this was for me,” Shuff said. Shuff is from Nashville, Tenn., where she played rugby in high school. She said she loved the sport while in high school and was sad that there wasn’t a club team at Arkansas. “I fell in love with Arkansas and this school so I wasn’t going to not come here because of club rugby,” Shuff said. “But it killed me to hear about how much fun all my teammates from high school were having playing club in college.” She had often been the person convincing the other girls to join the team in high school, so it made her sad that they were getting to play and she wasn’t. So Shuff took matters into her own hands. Last year, when Shuff was only a freshman, she contacted University Recreation about starting a Women’s Club Rugby team. “It was not easy, but they make it possible which is awesome,” Shuff said of start-
Gareth Patterson Staff Photographer Sophomore Carla Chang carries the ball during the Women’s Rugby practice Sept. 27. The University of Arkansas Women’s Rugby club (UAWRC) is a new club that was founded last spring. The club became an associate member of the Heart of America and began competition this fall. ing a brand new club sport. She also noted that she had experience recruiting and building up a team because she had to do it almost every year in high school as well. The team formed in May of 2012 and there were two unofficial practices last semester. Now the team has grown to 23 girls. They played their first game Sept. 29 in Fayette-
ville and lost to Truman State. “I was just so proud of them,” Shuff said. “The girls have already connected with the sport — they played their first game, they have their first big bruises and they’re falling in love with it just like I did.” Only three of the girls on the team have ever played rugby before. Shuff said it is
sort of a challenge to get people interested in a sport that no one has ever heard of. “I had no idea what I was doing at the first practice because I had never even seen a rugby game in my life,” club member Grace Crifasi said. “Now, I find rugby to be so much fun and I’m learning at each practice.” Crifasi, a freshman who
has played basketball, run track and cross country and even been on a bowling team throughout her life, says that rugby is unlike any sport she’s ever played. “It’s pretty much non-stop moving,” Crifasi said. “I never know what is going to happen next.” Crifasi plays outside center and says she sees herself being
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country Star Primed for Breakout Cameron McCauley Staff Writer
With a program as tradition-rich as the Arkansas Razorbacks women’s cross country team, even the most avid of fans may never know who will be the next breakout star. Many of the runners have started off the 2012 season performing at a high level, and junior Rachel Carpino is no exception. Originally from Lee’s Summit, Mo., Carpino was hooked on the opportunity of running at the University of Arkansas and being a part of a great long-distance tradition. “It’s basically awesome,” Carpino said about running for the Razorbacks. “I like the feel here. I felt at home. I never even thought that I would run for a place this great.” From the moment Carpino stepped on campus she was off to the races, placing 14th overall at the 2010 Ra-
zorback Invitational as only a freshman. She saw significant running time as a freshman and sophomore, competing in three events in 2011 and posting a time of 15:41 in the 4K that, at the time, was a personal best. It is not always fun and games for student-athletes, like some may perceive. Carpino has just as much hard work in her studies as she does in her workouts, being named to the Southeastern Conference spring academic honor roll in 2011. “It’s hard to do well at school and well at running and still get sleep,” said Carpino, a pre-dental major with hopes of being an orthodontist after her running days are over. Carpino has two top10 finishes in the first three events of the year, placing eighth overall at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville and eighth place again at the First to the Finish Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo.,
posting a personal record 5K time of 17:56.10. Carpino’s recent performances give indication that she is primed for a breakout season in her junior campaign. One of the key components of becoming better this season has been improving her form, something head coach Lance Harter has been working on with Carpino. Seconds can be crucial, so good running form can make all the difference. Carpino and the Razorbacks had their first tough test of the season running at the Greater Louisville Classic. The race was held at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky., giving the team a preview of the course for the NCAA National Championship, which is held at the same location in November. The team placed third overall in a race that included seven ranked teams. Carpino finished with a time of 18:13.49, chipping in for an all-around impressive team effort from the Razorbacks.
on this team for four years. Katharine McDonnell, another freshman on the team, says that although she has never played rugby, her father did when he was young and his passion for it inspired her to check it out. “I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into,” McDonnell said. “But rugby is such a unique sport with so much tradition.” Shuff emphasized that any type of athlete can play — big girls, small girls, fast girls and slower girls. She also said that girls who have played soccer or run track transition pretty easily into playing rugby. This past weekend the team traveled to Norman, Okla., to participate in the War of the Roses tournament where they faced Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. Arkansas beat OSU 15-0 before losing to OU 20-0. “I think fitness is our main problem,” Shuff said. “I just don’t want to scare them away doing suicides up and down the field, but that’s what it takes to be in shape for an 80-minute game of rugby.” McDonnell said her least favorite part of the sport was definitely the soreness from after a match but also said that they’ve been told it is that soreness that they will eventually grow to love. The team has been lucky to have volunteer coaches who come to practice every Tuesday and Thursday. They are also ahead of the game because
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VOLLEYBALL
Hogs Look to Continue Winning Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor
Photo courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Junior Rachel Carpino started the season with two top-10 finishes in her first three events. She aims to continue this success throughout the season.
The Razorback volleyball team defeated Auburn and LSU over the weekend and go on the road to face Florida and Ole Miss this weekend. With the victories over the weekend, the team has now won four straight matches and improved their record to 13-3 overall and 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference. The Razorbacks beat Auburn in three straight sets to earn the victory Friday night. “The fact that we beat them in three sets says that our players came, showed up and got some good things done,” head coach Robert Pulliza said. LSU won the first set Sunday afternoon before the Hogs rallied to win three straight.
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COMMENTARY
Finding the Silver Lining in the Razorback Losses Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer
My first year as a Razorback in 2010 was one of highs and lows for our football team, albeit more highs than lows. However, looking back at all our losses, there was always a little light at the end of the tunnel. The light could be good, or
it could be things we need to work on to be good. The first game I went to was against Alabama in 2010. Entering the stadium for the first time and hearing the crowd call the Hogs got everyone pumped up – but not nearly as much as the touchdown Arkansas immediately scored. The Hogs ended up with a loss to No. 1 Alabama that year, but we got that first touchdown. I’ve still never felt that much excitement in a football game, or in any sport event for that matter. My favorite part of the touchdown was running over to my brother in the stands and him lifting me up while I was screaming. On paper it sounds weird, but that was the
highlight of my freshman year. What we learned overall from that game is that we can still end up being a good team even if we lose. Then, in the same year, the Razorbacks traveled to Auburn to take on the soon-to-be National Champions. If you don’t remember, I’ll enlighten you – it resulted in the highest-scoring game of 108 points combined, Ryan Mallet getting injured, a controversial touchdown call that every Hog fan disagreed with and some kid named Tyler Wilson having a stand-out performance. I still remember feeling robbed, but I remember even more that the Hog fans knew our next two years were in good hands – pun intended.
Although losses are never pretty to watch, they can always be great learning experiences – for the team and for fans. Our most recent losses have taught us quite a few things. First, we can’t rely on certain players to keep us in the game. So many of our players have been injured in our past three losses that it looks like at this rate the Hogs might be playing only second-string by the end of the season. A lesson for fans is that they have to be supportive of the Hogs whether they are national champs or 1-4 in the first five games. The players need us to still believe in them. The final lesson, for the
team and all of its fans and supporters, is that we can’t get cocky. At the end of last year everyone was talking about how the Razorbacks were going to win the National Championship. People thought that the trend would continue, but then a big smack of karma came the Hogs’ way and deflated their heads. Now the Hogs are really hoping to make a comeback and get to at least the Liberty Bowl. The Razorbacks got cocky against ULM. I mean, they’re a nobody team, right? Not this year. ULM is giving everyone who plays the team a run for his money. But now fans can take a few silver linings out of the
losses. Tyler Wilson’s leadership is helping the Razorbacks to slowly get better and better. He’s got the passion down. The Brandons got some extra experience this season under pressure, which will hopefully set them up for next years season. Sure, we haven’t yet figured out all of the good things that will come out of this season, and most likely we all feel like the Hogs will never be as good as last season. But it will come again. It will be okay. Tamzen Tumlison is a staff writer for The Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every other Wednesday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @ UATravSports.
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RUGBY continued from page 7 they are in the Heart of America League in just their first year as a team, which allows them to play competitively. The team is comprised of just freshmen and sophomores, but Shuff is adamant that anyone and everyone could join this sport and have a great time doing it. “This is a growing sport,� Shuff said. “It is going to be in the Olympics in 2016.� Shuff also emphasizes that there is more to this sport than just tackling and running around. She says it takes true
athleticism, but she doesn’t want people to think female rugby players are scary and manly. “This team is full of all types of girls and it is amazing to see such a diverse group of people come together,� McDonnell said. “It is so nice to be surrounded by such positive and extremely motivated coaches and students.� There are not any more home games on the schedule, but the team is attempting to schedule a home game for Oct. 20.
STREAK continued from page 7 “LSU is a great program, well coached. We knew we were going to be in for a battle and that was the case,� Pulliza said. This weekend the team will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the No. 11 Gators for the second time in three weeks. “It’s good because you remember that team a little bit better, just because of the shorter amount of time,� Pulliza said of playing Florida again so soon. “It’s tough because you don’t have much time to evolve and get better.� The teams initially met in the SEC opener, when the Gators defeated the Razorbacks in five sets. Since then, both teams have gone undefeated. Florida has only dropped one set, to South Carolina Friday. Arkansas has done almost as well, losing only two sets, one to Tennessee and the other to LSU. Coach Pulliza said he thinks his team has improved since the first time they faced Florida, but that the Gators have gotten better as well. “They’re very good, they’re going to be tough, they’re physical and all that good stuff. They play in a great gym. So we’re expecting a battle,� Pulliza said of
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