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Evan Barber Staff Writer With two individual arts festivals, several comedians and speakers, an art exhibition and a handful of concerts, this weekend promises to be an exciting one. For the third year in a row, the Seedling Film Association will be hosting its Offshoot Film Festival, screening films in various locations all throughout Fayetteville. The festival starts Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 7, and will feature about 50 films from 10 different countries, competing for awards in categories like Animation, Student Film, Short Film, Low Budget Film and Documentary. Each day has been given an individual theme titles as well. Thursday, with an opening screening of “Hated,” and a series of short films collectively titled “Party Like A Rockstar,” the day’s theme is Like a Rockstar. Friday’s theme, for similar reasons, is Like a Winner. Saturday’s theme, with film titles like “Frontiering Like a Boss,” “Mountaineering Like a Boss” and “Braineating Like a Boss,” is — you guessed it — Like a Boss, and Sunday’s theme is Like a Hipster. So if someone fancies rockstars and hipsters, but doesn’t care much for bosses or winners, he could attend only the first and last days of the festival, and the curators would still be just as happy to see him. As well as screening different types of independent films, the festival includes educational opportunities with industry professionals as well as post screening Q & A with filmmakers that are in attendance, according to the Seedling Film site. Another festival happening through this weekend is the Individual World Poetry Slam, which will include performance poetry workshops, themed open mics, and a competition “to crown the best slam poet in the world.” At IWPS, there will be comedy writing workshops, Slam 101 classes, a Burlesque and Erotic Poetry Showcase, a Haiku Deathmatch, a Nerd Open Mic and an LGBT Open Mic, among several other events. Like the Offshoot Film Festival, this will take place at several venues throughout Fayetteville, including Nightbird Books, The Rogue, Fayetteville Public Library and with opening and closing events at the UA campus itself. This will also be the last weekend to catch the University’s “33 Variations,” a play which the NY Times called “elegant, heartbreaking and fierce.” The play explores illness and obsession through an astute Beethoven scholar who is driven to solve the genius composer’s greatest mystery while her own life falls apart. Also on campus Friday night, renowned primatologist, environmentalist and humanitarian Jane Goodall will be speaking at Barnhill Arena at 7 p.m. Along Dickson this weekend, Tom Green (remember the Tom Green Show on MTV?) and Leah Mansfield are doing standup comedy Thursday and Friday night at the UARK Bowl. There are also a couple of concert options as well. Paper Diamond, an instrumental, electronic, sometimes-dubstep musician (compared with groups like Break Science, Big Gigantic and STS9) will play George’s Majestic Lounge Friday night, along with opening acts Protohype and Clicks & Whistles. And then for a completely different sort of concert experience, Point of Grace, an all-female Christian Contemporary group, is also playing Friday night at the Walton Arts Center. Point of Grace actually got its start at Ouachita Baptist
University and has moved on to be recognized as one of the top Contemporary Christian bands in the U.S. It will take a drive to Goshen, but on Friday and Saturday, George Dombek, a nationally known artist, is exhibiting his series “Birds and Butterflies and Earlier Work.” The exhibition will be at his recently completed Dombek Studio and Gallery. Previous works by Dombek have focused on and explored natural images, like rocks in a creek bed, or bare trees at the end of autumn. Tom Porter of Oxford Brooke University said regarding Dombek’s “isolation of subject matter” and “profoundly romanticist” vision, that “the magic of what Dombek does is to make the viewer see as if for the first time, awakening us from the lethargy of custom.” And of course, there are always new movies in the theatre. This weekend the Malco Razorback gets the new Tim Burton film “Frankenweenie,” as well as Liam Neeson’s new action thriller “Taken 2.” Regarding the latter, though one critic did admit that “Moviegoers who liked “Taken” and want more of the same will get precisely that” — the trailer promises more violence and one-liners — most critics agree the film is poorly constructed. However, that shouldn’t stop anyone who simply likes to watch things explode on film. On the other hand, “Frankenweenie” — just try to order tickets with a straight face — has been called the best Tim Burton film in the past five years. The film chronicles the death and resurrection of a boy’s pet dog, and promises to market well as, generally, a kids movie that makes parents a little bit uncomfortable. Fayetteville has a lot to offer this weekend, particularly for artsy types, so grab a posse, and grab this weekend by the horns.
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A 13-month degree program leading to a master of business administration will be offered at the Universidad de Panama in Panama City because of arrangements made by the Sam M. Walton College of Business and a government agency in Panama, officials said. “The Walton College is always trying to increase our global reach,� said Vikas Anand, associate professor for the Walton College of Business. “I think we make a huge difference to the economy there.� The course, which will be a mix of online and in-class sessions, will be taught by fulltime faculty from Walton College. “While doing that, the faculty themselves gain more in-
ternational exposure that they bring back to the classroom,� Anand said. Ruben Berrocal, Panama’s national secretariat for science, technology and innovation, specifically invited the Walton College to implement their innovative program in Panama. The agreement was signed by Berrocal, Chancellor G. David Gearhart and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who is a UA alumnus and graduate of the business college. The process took a little over a year to complete and is scheduled to begin in March 2013, Anand said. “We really do believe we make a difference,� Anand said. “We engage with upcoming managers and we engage with local entrepreneurs. We also get students from Panama to come to the university because there is cultural enrichment here too.�
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The UA Career Development Center will be sponsoring a career fair and a graduate school fair today. The Career Fair is from 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom. Areas of focus for this fair include agriculture, business, education, environment, government, health, human services and nonprofit, according to the UA Career Development Center website. Students with any major can attend this fair “to identify employment opportunities, expand their network, polish their interview skills, learn industry information and gather information about companies,� according to the website. About 43 representatives will be at the career fair. The graduate school fair will also be from 12 p.m.- 4 p.m. Students who are planning to go to graduate school may attend to “identify graduate school opportunities, expand their network and gather information about graduate schools,� according to the website. About 45 schools will be at the graduate school fair.
For both events, students are required to wear business casual attire. The center will also be having a drawing during both events for prizes.
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Kayli Farris Senior Staff Writer Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, will speak at the UA as part of the Honors College’s 10th birthday celebration and the Distinguished Lecture Series. The Honors College officials said they wanted to headline the celebration with a free public event that would interest both the campus and the community, said Kendall Curlee, director of communications for the Honors College. “Jane Goodall’s research on chimpanzees was groundbreaking, and over the years her mission has evolved to embrace a wide range of conservation issues,” Curlee said. “Given our students’ interest in sustainability, she seemed like a good fit for our campus.” Several speakers were considered for the event, but the Honors College was most excited by Jane Goodall, Curlee said. The Honors College collaborated with the Distinguished Lecture Committee, which also had been interested in bringing Goodall to campus. Many people are excited about having Goodall speak on campus. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive from
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the event. Junior Spanish student, Kinsey Wallace said one of her best friends is traveling from Texas to attend Goodall’s presentation. It cost the Honors College and the Distinguished Lecture Series program $65,000 to bring Jane Goodall to campus, Curlee said. “The Distinguished Lecture Series is funded by a studentapproved fee, appropriated by the Program Allocation Board,” Curlee said. Goodall’s presentation, “Making a Difference: An Evening with Jane Goodall,” will be at 7 p.m., Oct. 5 in Barnhill Arena.
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A network outage could occur between Oct. 5 and Oct. 8 because of construction in Ozark Hall, according to a news release. The chilled water is going to be shut off to the Bell Engineering Building. Buildings that could be af-
fected include: Bell Engineering Center, Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Building, Chemistry Building, Engineering Hall, Engineering Research Center, Global Campus, Innovation Center, Mechanical Engineering Building, Old Main, Science Building, Science Engineering Building, Stone House North and Stone House South.
“IT Services and the department of facilities management are taking precautions to monitor temperatures in the building, as this location is a major distribution point for campus network. Should building temperatures rise, IT Services will power down network equipment until temperatures return to normal,” according to a news release.
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Little Fees Go A Long Way
Joe Kieklak Opinion Editor It is my one of my biggest student fears that scantrons and blue books may cease to be available to students free after the 2012-2013 academic year. The argumentative barrel that students seem to be staring down is, of course, funding. This academic year’s convenient program cost $55,000, which came from previously allocated funds that were left over, ASG adviser Rudy Trejo said. This allocation was originally collected by a 30-cent student fee for the readership program, according to the ASG website. Administrative officials are discussing the initiative now and if the green light is given to the program it will be discussed on how to fund it, Trejo said. I sat down with various student leaders Wednesday to discuss the project. The program is incredibly convenient, ASG President Tori Pohlner said. Pohlner is working to keep the program for students. “I just have to find the funding,” she said. That seems to be the hot button issue in 2012. We are the generation of great ideas but we have to find the money to make them happen. We ought to have to justify our fiscal needs. Let me justify our free scantrons and blue books. They are the most convenient way to streamline testing and it is a cost-effective way to ensure that students have testing materials. The student leaders I spoke to all reminisced and told stories of students running across campus or a student that once charged $20 to another student for a scantron. I remember rumors of a professor that collected a pot of money for scantrons and gave it to the student with the highest grade, ASG Chair of Senate Mike Norton said. I could tell similar stories of students that I saw last year jumping bike racks to make it to Club Red. The program is also con-
venient for professors. Every professor that has waited on a student to start a test or has had to grade a scantron by hand may agree that having scantrons delivered to departments is a better testing method than relying on individual student accountability. It is not the case that every student cannot remember to get a scantron, but it is the case that some students often forget to bring scantrons to tests. This system takes individual student accountability out of the picture. As far as a scantron program being cost-effective, I presume that just how effective a plan would be depends on the plan. In 2011, students took 275,872 on-campus credit hours, according to the Office of Institutional Research. If 24,392 students (fall 2012 enrollment excluding “correspondence only” students) took the same amount of credit hours, a student fee of 20 cents per credit hour would raise $55,284. It is correct to say that there will most likely be more credit hours taken this year because there are 5.89 percent more students (once again, excluding “correspondence only” students) in fall 2012 than fall 2011. If the average of 12 credit hours per student, per semester is correct (based on enrollment numbers and total oncampus credit hours taken last year), then a 20 cent student fee per credit hour, per semester, would raise at least $58,540.80. This is more than $3,000 raised than last year’s program cost. The student fee would cost students an average of $2.40. Take a deep breath, that was a lot of math. This cost would not only cover scantrons and blue books, but it would also give students and professors assurance that testing materials covered by the fee would be available. The trigger could be pulled on the entire project if the pilot program for scantrons and blue books was considered bad. I urge us all to realize the tremendous boons that this program has provided so far. We must continue to offer this service to students by charging a student fee. Hey, if the fee idea doesn’t fly we can always ask Ryan Mallet. Joe Kieklak is the opinion editor. He is a sophomore philosophy and political science/journalismnews/editorial major.
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Shawnya Wethington Staff Columnist As a freshman, I was shocked at the discrepancy between the people I saw sitting next to me in class, and those that I saw around campus. In class, the students seemed extremely intelligent. They nodded along no matter how seemingly convoluted the professors’ tangents were. Every time my professors would glance around to gauge comprehension, they were confronted with bobbleheaded reassurance. I just assumed that everyone was following along with perfect clarity. It wasn’t that the people I saw in the dining halls or those people in the HPER whose conversations I overheard weren’t intelligent. They just didn’t have the same sense of fierce academic-ness that I was noticing in my classes. They were complaining about not knowing test material, their professors not making sense – the average complaints about school.
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ing in the professional world, they don’t want to face someone who bursts into tears or storms out of the room when they’re confronted with a difficult task. They want people who can take charge of a situation and pretend that everything is going to be okay, even if these employees are freaking out on the inside. It’s what’s expected. Think, what would Americans have done if Franklin Roosevelt hadn’t given his famous fireside chats? If he told them that he didn’t know what was going on and that America was pretty much screwed? Could he have known that everything would turn out the way it did? Absolutely not. Yet he pretended that it would be okay. In his first fireside address on March 12, 1933, he begged the American public “Let us unite in banishing fear.” He took the calming approach, and it worked. How about the “Keep Calm and Carry On” slogan that seems to pop up everywhere? “In late 1939 after the outbreak of the war, the MOI (Ministry of Information) was appointed by the British Government to design a number of morale boosting posters that would be displayed across the British Isles during the testing times that lay ahead,” says the website keepcalmandcarryon.com about the origin of the famous poster. The British Government designed the posters to be
used only if Germany invaded Britain. Although the public never saw them at the time, posters such as these would be infinitely more effective than ones proclaiming “Sprint for a bunker, they’re here.” Public panic induces problems, so the government planned on urging their citizens to pretend to be calm. Likewise, college teaches students to play it cool: learn what you don’t know, but until then, pretend that you do. If you think you’re the only one in your class that’s slightly confused, don’t worry. Chances are, there are plenty of others hiding behind a façade of comprehension. The people who seem most at ease and who look like they know what they’re doing are frequently just the best at pretending. So next time you’re sitting in your math class, listening to your professor talk about a problem that you lost track of four variables ago and you look over at the kid next to you who’s writing furiously, just remember that there’s a fair chance that they don’t know what’s happening either. Or they might just be incredibly good at advanced calculus. Co-commiserator or potential study partner, it’s one of the two. Shawnya Wethington is a staff columnist. She is a sophomore English/journalism- news/ editorial major.
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Frankly they seemed like regular people, cut from a different cloth than my crazysmart classmates. Finally though, I figured it out. These weren’t two different groups that I was dealing with. They were one and the same. During class, the people surrounding me were just putting forth their academic profiles. It wasn’t that they really understood everything; the point was just that they appeared to understand. How you appear is what counts the most. We’re always told that college prepares us for the real world. It does. That includes conditioning us to what is acceptable behaviorally. Groupthink, or the tendency for members of a group to conform because of social pressures, is a term coined by the social psychologist, Irving Janis. There is a societal pressure to feel like you belong to the group. So people pretend to understand, support and imitate the actions of other group members, despite their personal feelings. Most people are reluctant to be the first to admit that they’re out of the loop. If you ask around, you’ll find that almost everyone struggles with something. Everyone has a weakness, yet nobody wants to show it. Instead, they just pretend that everything is okay. When people are deal-
When you were a senior in high school, and you were constantly asked, “Where are you going to school?”, I’d be willing to bet that many of you interchanged the UA and Fayetteville quite often. I know I did. Our university and her host city are extremely intertwined, and have quite a lot in common. Big decisions we make can dramatically impact the city, and vice versa. Take, for example, our
decision to bring the LSU game back to Fayetteville for the first time in 20 years. The city will have to be ready to host the vast number of fans that will be flocking in immediately after (if not during) their Thanksgiving celebrations. Fayetteville will have to respond; everyone from hotel staff to police from around the area. Put the shoe on the other foot. Fayetteville hosts the third largest biker rally in the country, Bikes Blues and BBQ, on Dickson Street, which runs right through our campus. This city decision affects all of us, whether you’re an oncampus dweller who can’t sleep through incessant revving, or you’re a little timid of the crosswalks because they’re framed by three monster hogs on each side with leather clad men who aren’t so small themselves. The UA feels consequences of city endeavors too.
Thus, the Town and Gown Advisory Committee is born. City of Fayetteville representatives will meet with university representatives once a month to discuss issues affecting one another. As your representative, I want to tackle issues with crowded on-campus parking, student relations with the city and off-campus student concerns. As Bo Renner, the ASG Director of External Relations said, “We have 25,000 bosses, and we work for (you.)” With only around 5,000 beds on campus for students, we have an increasing number of off-campus students each year. Alex Talley, the ASG Liaison to Off-Campus Students, hopes we can utilize the committee to learn more about how we can all be good neighbors to those who are permanent in the community. She also hopes we can use the committee to better learn how to educate students for an off-campus lifestyle.
Chris Stalnaker, the ASG Director of Parking and Transit, also has a vested interest in this committee. With everpresent parking tickets and seemingly less and less spaces to park, he hopes we can work with the city to discuss off-campus parking options for students. Ultimately, this committee is an incredible opportunity for us to work with the city to ensure we are working together for the greatest benefit of everyone involved. We want our students to love Fayetteville and we want Fayetteville to love being the host city of the UA. If any of you ever have any issues at the city level, please don’t hesitate to let ASG know. You can either contact me at asgpres@uark.edu or Bo Renner at renner@uark. edu.
Tori Pohlner is the 20122013 Associated Student Government president.
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This year, the Distinguished Lectures Committee has partnered up with the Honors College to bring Dr. Jane Goodall, primatologist and conservationist, to campus as a part of the University of Arkansas Honors College 10th Birthday Celebration. The event, “Making a Difference: An Evening with Jane Goodall,” will take place 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Barnhill Area on campus and is free and open to the public. The Honors College and the Distinguished Lectures Committee have been working since last spring to bring Goodall to campus. Goodall’s stop at the UA will be one of seven lectures she is doing in the United States during her speaking tour. “We talked to students on campus and found that they were really interested in Goodall’s experience with primates and getting a fresh perspective on how to leave the world a better place,” said Autumn Lewis, chair of the Distinguished Lectures Committee. Kendall Curlee, director of communications for the Honors College, said they wanted to have someone speak who would excite everyone on campus and in the community. The event is expected to attract people from all over the community as well as several groups from other universities. In her lecture, Jane Goodall will be talking about her life experiences, traveling to Africa as a young woman and being able to make an impact on the world. “She began with the wild chimpanzees, but then she expanded from there to make the world a better place for everyone,” Curlee said. Goodall will also be promoting the Jane Goodall Institute, which she founded in 1977 to improve the treatment of animals and encourage people to do their part to make the world a better place. According to the history of the Jane Goodall Institute, “Reaching out to young people is a high priority for Jane, and conservation education is a critical part of JGI’s work. We help create the leaders of tomorrow through our global youth program.” Curlee hopes Goodall’s lecture will appeal to students interested in sustainability. “I just think that no matter what you think about sustainability is that she will make you think about it differently,” Lewis said. “I hope that when people leave her lecture they maybe think
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stop destroying the natural world." In order to carry out this message to the young people of the world, the Jane Goodall Institute has developed a youth program called Roots and Shoots. The program provides knowledge and tools to young people to inspire them to make their environment a better place to live in and to improve the treatment of both animals and people. The doors of Barnhill Arena will open at 6 p.m., and there will be a book signing following the lecture.
New Campus Creperie Falls Flat A campus union isn’t the first place students usually find crepes, and to be honest, I didn’t have high expectations for the Freshens Creperie. I mean, who really does for a new restaurant on campus? It’s almost predecided that anything placed on a college campus will be greasy, cheap and conventional fast food. So, when a creperie was placed in the middle of the Arkansas Union, I had to go and check it out. After the particularly cold crepe from the Arsaga’s Creperie on Dickson Street, I didn’t have any hope left that this town could sell a warm and delicious crepe. I still may not have much hope, but hey, at least there’s some effort to bring international cuisines to Northwest Arkansas. Let me put a disclaimer on this — I grew up in England and spend a dozen summers traveling across the channel to France for a weeklong family vacation. I know a good crepe. Europeans simply don’t know what an American pancake is — lemon and sugar rolled into a crepe will do just fine. What used to be RZ’s Coffee House, the new Au Bon Pain and Freshens is an obvious upgrade, and not just from a design standpoint. The building is a better place to sit and study on campus and is brighter and much more inviting to students passing through the Union on a daily basis. On a quiet Wednesday, just after the lunch rush had subsided, a few friends and I took the stroll over to the Union to try out the new international flavors. Now, I can’t complain about the look of the place. Modern and
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clean, Freshens has a great setup to be a fun place to meet friends for a quick breakfast or lunch. One great feature is the nutritional information touchscreen, where those of us who are concerned about our health can check out the options. But interior design isn’t everything; it’s the food that really counts. Sitting down with friends, we decided what to order from an extensive menu of both sweet and savory crepes. Fajita crepes with
$5.89 for a whole crepe, I hoped for the best. That was just for the savory options. We also decided to share a Cheesecake Supreme ($3.89) that came with a promise of sweet and fresh flavors such as strawberry, Nutella and whipped cream. The crepes were served in pizza-slice-shaped trays, and came within five-minute increments of one another to each guest. Let me add that my friend made a quick decision that the restaurant
Emily Rhodes Staff Photographer Freshens Creperie opened Tuesday, offering an ecclectic menu of crepes and salads. grilled chicken and the typical toppings to fresh tomato, mozzarella and basil crepes made it to the menu — in all reality, it was a hodgepodge of flavors, yet that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. I ordered the Philly Cheese Steak crepe, a particularly nonconventional flavor pairing when it comes to crepe toppings. I was trying to be adventurous. One of my friends ordered a Southwest crepe with chicken and black beans, and the other ordered a Pesto Chicken with roasted red peppers. With a wide variety of flavor profiles and a fair price at
earned an automatic deduction for having the crepes already premade. I wish I didn’t have to say that you could tell, but the crepe itself was crunchy and borderline burned. It’s probably described best as similar to the texture of the bottom of a pizza crust. The filling was exponentially better. Although each topping was in a plastic container behind the counter, Subway style, the crepes themselves weren’t bad. My Philly Cheese Steak came with chicken, though I asked for steak. The chicken wasn’t bad, though, and when added to provolone cheese
and Dijonaise, it made for a pretty good crepe. Hearty and filling, it was a well-sized portion for lunch. The Pesto Chicken was the best, by far. The pesto sauce was fresh and tasty, and there was a good balance of flavor from the cheese and vegetables. The tomatoes, spinach and red pepper were nice additions to what could have been a bland and boring crepe. The Southwest was second-best. My main issue was the soggy, leaky mess that was included in the crepe experience. After getting through half of it, the bottom resembled a melted ice cream in a waffle cone, and the sauce went everywhere. It was lucky that we all had the good sense to eat our crepes over a table rather than in our laps. Needless to say, this may not be the best lunch to get for an on-the-go meal. Dessert, which usually isn’t something I enjoy a great deal of the time — I’m more for savory dishes — was my favorite part of the crepe experience. The strawberries were juicy and sweet, and the cheesecake went particularly well with the chocolate-hazelnut Nutella spread. You can’t base a creperie off of its Nutella crepe because it’s always good. Again, my biggest complaint, and one that was shared around the table, was the tortilla-chip texture of the crepes. Premade was definitely not the way to go. It may just be that the place hasn’t filled it’s crepe-making potential yet, but I just wasn’t that impressed. We gave it a C-plus at best. Maybe I got the wrong thing, and there is a chance I will have to return and try another flavor to make sure that this isn’t the case. But for right now, I’ll be going next door for soup and a sandwich when dining on campus.
When you hear the name Imagine Dragons, and then see the mythical-looking cover for their new album “Night Visions” — which shows a boy standing alone on tall pedestals under an overcast sky — you may assume it was music inspired by some science-fiction trilogy, or something like an aural interpretation of Skyrim, with lots of dramatic cymbal rolls and cheesy orchestral work. One may assume it was — and I mean no offense by this, as I probably qualify for club membership — music made by nerds for nerds. But then an album like that would probably never hit No. 1 on the iTunes charts and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Imagine Dragons is an alternative rock band based out of Las Vegas, and “Night Visions,” released on Sept. 4, is their first studio-length album. Their music is poppy, and polished, with songs that were clearly written with the radio in mind. It’s pretty hard to believe that these guys really spent “a year and a half covering Led Zeppelin in low-rent casinos,” as Billboard. com reports; all traces of Zeppelin’s influence must have been checked at the door when they signed to Interscope Records. The album’s first song, “Radioactive,” starts with guitar and what may be a bit of wordless moaning by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, but then quickly drops into a static-y dubsteb wob and lyrics about inhaling chemicals. “Welcome to the new age,” he sings, from “a prison bus,” during a time that he also refers to as “the apocalypse.” Regarding the music, trying to successfully pull dubstep out of the clubs and into a more mainstream application is tricky, but without the muddy glob of some of the genre’s dirtier bass-wobs, this track’s sampled sound feels artificial. They don’t pull this stunt on any of the other tracks, though, and the album is the better for it. On songs like “Amsterdam,” there is actually some pretty nice guitar work; of course, it sounds an awful lot like the music of most other arena-rock bands (think U2 and Coldplay), but at least it’s pleasant. At least in the music, it’s easy to understand what they’re going for, which is more than can be said for a lot of the lyrics. On that same song, “Amsterdam,” vocalist Dan Reynolds sings, “I’ll take the west train, just by the side of Amsterdam / Just by my left brain, just by the side of the Tin Man.” The Tin Man didn’t have a heart, but is that supposed to mean he was left-brained as well? Or, is Reynolds saying he actually has two brains, and he’s naming the brain on the left The Tin Man? Or, is this line completely meaningless? For most of the album, the band (or whoever wrote these lyrics) keeps rhyme at priority one, generally disregarding any damage done to clarity or lyrical content. There is one clear motif running throughout the album’s lyrics, however. On “Radioactive,” the first lines are, “I’m waking up to ash and dust / I wipe my brow and sweat my rust.” On the next song, “Tiptoe,” the first lines are, “In the morning light, let my roots take flight / Watch me from above, like a vicious dove.” On the song “Underdog”: “Early morning take me over / Father, father, father, take me to the top / Early morning, wake me up.” On “Bleeding Out”: “When the day has come, but I’ve lost my way around / And the seasons stop, and hide beneath the ground.” On “Every Night”: “I’m the colorless sunrise that’s never good enough.” On “Nothing Left to Say”: “Who knows how long I’ve been awake now?” For an album called “Night Visions,” there sure are a lot of morning visions and lyrics about waking up. But then on “It’s Time,” Reynolds concedes that he doesn’t ever want to leave his town because, “after all, the city never sleeps at night.” Obviously, someone’s circadian rhythm is a little offbeat; regardless, “It’s Time” is a good song — easily the best on the album. “On Top of the World” comes in as a close second. Both are grassroots-inspirational, making the most of stomps, snaps and handclaps, and both feel a little bit out of place in this context. There isn’t much to say for the rest of the album. “Every Night” is a prime example of what happens to musicians on major labels, and the lyrics to “Demons” were probably taken from Affliction shirts. There is definitely some chaff here; “It’s Time” is worth your time, but other than that, this is only a little better than your average pop album. For a couple of shiny nuggets sitting on a mountain of clumsy songwriting, the album gets a 4 out of 10.
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FOOTBALL
Five Keys to Auburn Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer
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Contain Kiehl Frazier
Arkansas has struggled against dual-threat quarterbacks this year. ULM’s Kolten Browning and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel were able to run around and make plays. Browning would be wrapped up in the backfield, but would escape and complete a pass. Manziel danced around and seemingly had days to find an open man or running lane. They ended up with 481 total yards and 558 total yards, respectively. While he hasn’t shown it much this season, many people remember Auburn sophomore quarterback Kiehl Frazier at Shiloh Christian High School as a player who could make plays with his arm and his legs. Arkansas can’t allow this to happen, or else they’ll suffer a similar result as they did against the Warhawks and Aggies.
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Win the Turnover Battle
The Razorbacks have committed 15 turnovers and only forced two this season. This -2.6 per game turnover margin is dead last in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Not factored into this statistic are the 13 times Arkansas has fumbled and not lost the ball. Auburn has also struggled with turnovers this season, committing 12 and forcing four. In a matchup between two teams who have been struggling to put points on the board, turnovers could provide the extra possession needed to score.
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Score in the Red Zone
Last week, Arkansas only scored once out of five trips inside Texas A&M’s 20-yard line. When a team is that close to the goal line, they should at least come away with a field goal. UA interim head coach John L. Smith said at his Monday press conference that “our ability to run the ball has hurt us” in the red zone. The offensive line must open holes for running backs Knile Davis and Dennis Johnson. Passing the ball in that short of field is difficult enough without the defense specifically covering the pass, so running the ball is necessary to make quarterback Tyler Wilson’s job easier.
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Step Up Special Teams
In four games, Auburn has blocked three field goals. Also, senior kick returner Onterio McCalebb is averaging 36.83 yards per return, which is first in the Southeastern Conference and third in the nation. Arkansas must have sound protection on field goals to allow kicker Zach Hocker time to make an accurate kick. Hocker will play a huge factor in keeping McCalebb in check as well. Of his 23 kickoffs, 18 of them have been for touchbacks. If he kicks the ball through the back of the end zone or deep into the end zone, McCalebb will be a non-factor.
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Watch Out for LB Daren Bates
Auburn senior linebacker Daren Bates leads the SEC with 11.75 tackles per game. He is also effective in coverage, with one interception and two pass breakups. Arkansas must know where he is on the field at all times. A player of Bates’ caliber is capable of shifting the game’s momentum. Against Clemson, he intercepted a pass at the start of the fourth quarter that led to an Auburn go-ahead field goal. However, Clemson was able to recover and pull out a victory. The way Arkansas has played recently, a late turnover like that would be devastating. Wilson and the offensive line have to make sure they don’t let Bates make a game changing play.
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Razorbacks vs. Auburn Gameday Predictions Zack Wheeler Staff Writer
could give Auburn a big advantage. Advantage: Auburn
Passing Offense:
Passing Defense:
Last week the Hog’s offense struggled mightily, only putting up 10 points in the loss to Texas A&M. Senior quarterback Tyler Wilson threw for 373 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Auburn’s quarterback Kyle Frazier leads the 118thranked passing offense in the nation, only producing three passing touchdowns on the year. Cobi Hamilton has been putting on a clinic the past two weeks recording nearly 500 receiving yards. Arkansas seems to have an advantage throwing the football. Advantage: Arkansas
Rushing Offense:
Junior running back Knile Davis looked sharper in his runs last week, despite coughing the ball up a couple of times. Freshman Jonathan Williams also looked good in his limited appearances in the game. Auburn is led by Tre Mason who has only recorded 275 yards and one touchdown on the year. On paper, Auburn has produced more on the ground this year than Arkansas. Frazier is also a dual-threat quarterback who can break down defenses with his running ability. Arkansas has struggled with scrambling quarterbacks thus far, which
Arkansas got shredded once again last week, allowing 453 passing yards and three touchdowns. Quarterbacks seem to be having career days each week against a very young, thin secondary. Auburn held LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger to 169 passing yards in their last game, which they lost 12-10. Auburn has the clear advantage in this category. Advantage: Auburn
Rushing Defense:
Arkansas gave up 218 rushing yards last week, which included 104 yards to the multi-threat quarterback Johnny Manziel. Kiehl Frazier is also a threat to run, which has caused problems for the Hogs all year. Auburn allowed 182 rushing yards to a potent LSU backfield, which in all reality is pretty good considering the talent of LSU. Arkansas is struggling with the balance they need in the running game, and they hope it might change this week. Advantage: Auburn
Special Teams:
Arkansas has continued to struggle in the special teams department. Dylan Breeding has been very consistent punting the ball, but Zach Hocker
has missed some kicks he normally makes and the return game has been almost nonexistent. Auburn hasn’t been flashy on special teams thus far, with their primary return man Onterio McCalebb not breaking out for a huge play thus far. Both teams seem to be similar in this category. Advantage: Even
Coaching:
Both programs and coaching staffs seem to be struggling this season. Auburn gave LSU a scare in their last game, but the more talented team prevailed. John. L Smith is just trying to ride this ship out for the 10 months he is signed on, and Auburn head coach Gene Chizik has come under scrutiny for underperforming as well. Both coaches are searching for answers, and maybe this game will spring one’s season in a positive direction. Advantage: Auburn
Overall:
Arkansas and Auburn have both struggled in their own sense this year. Arkansas is plagued by defensive woes, and Auburn has struggled offensively at times this year. Both teams have been in a funk and been under harsh scrutiny this year. I have a hard time figuring out if either team has a clear overall advantage in this game. Advantage: Auburn
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Hogs Seek to Rebound After 4-0 Florida Loss Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer
Tomorrow, Arkansas seeks to improve their 5-6-1 overall record and 2-3-1 Southeastern Conference record when they square off with the Vanderbilt Commodores at Razorback Field. The Razorbacks are coming off a two-game road trip in which they beat Tennessee 1-0 and fell to No. 24 Florida 4-0. “We came out and used a lot of energy Friday (against Tennessee),” head coach Colby Hale said. During the Florida game, Arkansas allowed three firsthalf goals. Although he was disappointed, Hale thought his
team “absolutely” got better. “We came out in the second half after being down 3-0, talked about who we are and being true to ourselves, and I thought they did a great job in the second half,” Hale said. Senior forward Allie Chandler scored their lone goal on the trip. It was also Chandler’s first goal of the season. “Allie is fantastic,” Hale said. “She’s a special attacking player, but it’s her defending now that’s (improved). She’s a complete player.” The week before their road trip, Arkansas beat No. 18 Kentucky 3-2 and tied South Carolina 1-1. “We’re playing with a lot of confidence,” Hale said. “(The players) are doing a great job of working hard. They believe
they can win.” Against Kentucky, freshman forward Lindsey Mayo came off the bench and scored two goals. Her performance earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Hale believes that Mayo and other players that come off the bench are important to his team’s success. “Depth is a key for us,” Hale said. “We bring a lot of players off the bench that are going to impact the game. As the game goes on, I’d say we have the advantage.” Vanderbilt comes into tomorrow’s game with a 4-4-5 overall record and a 1-1-4 SEC record. “They’re good. They’re well
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Logan Webster Staff Photographer Freshman Lindsey Mayo runs between Florida State Seminoles during a match earlier this season. The soccer team takes on Vanderbilt tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Razorback Field.
COMMENTARY
Two Sides of the One-Game Wild Card Playoff
Kristen Coppola Sports Editor
In the MLB offseason, it was decided that a there would be a one-game playoff between the two leading teams in the wild card race in both leagues. This came after two of the most dynamic collapses last year by the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves, which allowed the Tampa Bay Rays
and the St. Louis Cardinals to win the final spots in the postseason. The Red Sox blew a 9-game lead, and the Braves gave up an 8.5-game lead, giving way to an exciting run for the Cardinals, who won their 11th World Series Championship in 2011. Fans blew up social networking sites with the hashtag #11in11. This year the Braves have a 6-game lead in the National League before the last game of the regular season. The second place for the NL wildcard was clinched by the Cardinals. Many fans are excited about what they were denied last year when the Cardinals were able to inch ahead with a win on the last game of the regular season: a one-game playoff. But this year, the Braves have proven their superiority
over the Cardinals. Their 94 wins ties the Braves with the San Francisco Giants, who clenched the NL West division title. The fact is that the Braves had to play against the Washington Nationals, who made mince meat of their competition with the best record in baseball this year. The American League is much stickier, to say the least. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were many options of how the run to clench a spot in the post season could turn out. The Oakland Athletics won the AL West, beating out the Texas Rangers in front of a home crowd. However, the race for the AL East is much closer. The New York Yankees are only one game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees and the Ori-
oles could end up tied, in which case, they would have to have a one-game playoff for the division title and the loser would play the one-game playoff for the wild card the very next night. Fans will get to see the Braves and the Cardinals give their all in a one-game playoff for the NL Wild Card and the Rangers play either the Orioles or the Yankees for the AL Wild Card, but at what cost? The winner of the NL wild card playoff will get one day of rest before going into a fivegame series against the Cincinnati Reds or the Nationals — depending on who wins and which division because two teams from the same division can’t play each other in the first round of the postseason. Making the postseason is important — not only for the
players but for the fan base, so one would presume that a one-game playoff will be high intensity with both teams using their best pitchers. This puts the wild card team at a stiff disadvantage for the division series against the best team in their respective league. Pitchers typically sit out at least four days, so working under the presumption that a team would use its best pitcher in the one-game playoff, he would be out until the third game of the divisional series. Though a team can still win after getting behind in the count, it makes it much more difficult to come from behind to win. The idea is great for fans of the Cardinals, who can use the hashtag #12in12 — and will until the Cardinals are no longer in the postseason.
Without this one-game wild card playoff, there would be no hope for the Cardinals to be in the postseason. It all comes down to this: does the excitement of a onegame, winner-take-all playoff balance out with the disadvantage of pitchers? Does it undermine teams like the Braves, who worked for the 6-game lead? One last thing to ponder is this: Is a one-game, winnertake-all an accurate portrayal of the superior team? Baseball has always been played in series, with the exception of special cases like divisional ties, until this year. Is it a good idea to break with tradition? Kristen Coppola is the sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Thursday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.
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SOCCER continued from page 7 coached, organized and athletic,� Hale said. “They’re young so I think going on the road will be interesting to see how they do in our environment.� They are led by senior midfielder Dana Schwartz, as well as freshmen forwards Cheyna Williams and Kelsey Tillman. “They’ve got a couple freshmen up front that are extremely athletic,� Hale said. “It’ll be a big challenge for our back four just to deal with
them.� On the road, the Commodores have proven to be formidable with a 4-2-3 record. This includes a 4-2 win at SEC foe Mississippi State. Hale is excited to have the opportunity to play them in Fayetteville. “Home has been nice. It’s been good to us,� Hale said. “It’ll be fun and the kids love playing in front of the fans. We’re expecting good things out of this weekend.�
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