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Low Crimes on Campus, Safety Still a Priority After a recent sexual assault, students should be aware of their surroundings despite low crime rate.

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Biology Major Opens Her Heart to Kids Around World Freshman Karah Baggett has been a part of service projects in several countries.

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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer QB/WR Brandon Mithcell, 17, runs for a first down during the first quarter of Saturday’s football game against #1 Alabama. Arkansas went on to lose 52-0 in their first shut out in Fayetteville since 1966.

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Razorbacks Struggle Against Gators

The Razorback volleyball team began Southeastern Conference play with a loss Friday night against the No. 13 Florida Gators.

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With 9:40 left to play in the first quarter against Alabama Saturday night, the tone was already set. The team was in punt formation, and the snap sailed over the head of punter Dylan Breeding.

To keep the ball away from the hard-charging Alabama players, Breeding kicked it through the end zone, lead-

ing to an illegal kicking penalty and a first and goal on the six yard line for Alabama.

Running back Eddie Lacy ran the ball into the endzone and Alabama scored the first of seven touchdowns.

In 65 offensive plays, Alabama racked up 438 total yards. In only three fewer plays, the Razorbacks only managed 137 yards, 58 rushing and 79 passing. Despite the less than stellar performance, head coach John L.

Smith said the blame does not lay with the players.

“I refuse to place blame on those guys,” Smith said. “The blame is here, that’s where the blame should come.”

In the absence of Tyler Wilson, both Brandon Allen and Brandon Mitchell took snaps at quarterback. Allen was 10-18 for 60 yards and two interceptions. Mitchell was 1-7 for 19 yards.

“The two Brandons, I think we’re going to have to

take a look at that,” Smith said. “Maybe one role will expand, maybe one role will lessen.”

In addition to the two interceptions thrown by Allen, Arkansas fumbled the ball eight times, three of which were recovered by the Crimson Tide.

“You can’t turn it over five times and win a game against anybody,” Smith said.

Smith admitted that the coaches knew early in the

Freshmen Start Soccer Tailgate Jaime Dunaway Staff Writer

A group of freshmen have made tailgating at UA soccer games a popular pastime for students and community members.

“We wanted to get together and hang out on the weekends and during the week. We just thought it would be cool to have something fun to do,” said Ian Coulter, freshman engineering major.

The original group of 10 said they wanted to be able to support a team on campus that did not have a lot of fans.

They went to other sporting events like volleyball games and football games before settling on the soccer team.

“The football team already has thousands of fans,” Coulter said. “I think the soccer girls really appreciated it, and we have a lot of fun.”

Several soccer players and coaches have already stopped by the tailgate to thank the fans, Coulter said.

Beyond tailgating, the group grills, plays music, paints their bodies and starts chants. They are even willing to paint faces for children or

week that Wilson would not play. However, they kept up the charade that he might be available all the way up until kickoff.

“It’s vital to our football team to have him out there,” Smith said of Wilson. Smith said having Wilson at practice and throwing provided a spark for the team on Wednesday that wasn’t there when Wilson was away seeing a specialist on Thursday.

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Courtesy Photograph UA students paint up and tailgate in Lot 56 before women’s Razorback soccer games. community members if they can get funding, Coulter said.

So far the group has been splitting the cost of supplies and paying out of their own pocket.

“I think the best thing for us during the tailgate is just having fun and joking around,” Coulter said.

“I couldn’t pick my favorite part.”

The tailgate is located in parking lot 56 next to the soccer field, and they typically last about two hours.

Everyone is invited, Coulter said.

“We try to make it for all ages, students, little kids, parents. Even the event staff is invited for food,” Coulter said. “We invite basically anybody.”

At the soccer games, fans can be more involved because the rules are less strict than at the football games, Coulter said. The group laughs and jokes with the referees, and they can bring signs and bags to the game.

There have been two official tailgates so far, and

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The Razorback football team lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide and did not score any points.

This was the first shutout at Donald W. Reynolds Stadium since Oct. 8, 1966 when the Razorback lost to Baylor with a score of 7-0, according to ESPN SEC blog.

“It’s kind of hard to say anything at this point,” John L. Smith said in an ESPN SEC blog. “That’s about as bad as I can ever remember as a football team goes.”

This game was also second consecutive shutout game for the Alabama team. Last weekend, they beat Western Kentucky with a score of 35-0 according to ESPN. This has not happened since 1980 when Bear Byrant’s team beat Kentucky and Vanderbilt, according to USA Today.

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Despite Low Crime, Safety for Students Still a Priority Kayli Farris Senior Staff Writer

While the UA has a low crime rate, the UA population should be aware of their surroundings, especially after the recent sexual assault on campus, a UAPD official said.

“Right now, we know that individual is still unidentified and possibly still around this area,” said Lt. Gary Crain, UAPD spokesperson. “We certainly are checking any person that might fit that description.

If we are alert to the fact that the person could still be here, we’re going to do all we can to identify him if possible.”

The campus has a low crime rate, Crain said, and the UAPD is working hard to lower and attempt to eliminate violent crimes on campus.

The attack is out of the ordinary, Crain said, as it’s the first reported rape this year.

Since 2008, the amount of

reported sex offenses have decreased from 11 in 2008, nine in 2009 to two in 2010, according to the Clery Report.

“It’s very unusual for a stranger to attack someone on this campus,” Crain said.

There is safety in numbers while walking with a group, Crain said.

“It’s much better if everyone is watching out for each other; increasing the number of people works better for safety,” Crain added. “At the same time, it doesn’t do any good if no one is paying attention and no one is reporting things.”

The UA rarely has violent felony crimes other than the occasional fight, which is incomparable to a sexual assault, Crain added.

The UAPD and other campus services, such as the Pat Walker Health Center and University Housing, provide information emphasizing awareness so students can take action to protect themselves,

Crain said.

The UAPD offers a onehour credit course in women’s self defense, Crain said. Based on the RAD — rape aggression defense — systems, the eightweek course is offered twice a semester.

Additionally, the police officers regularly give presentations about safety and awareness. They want to disseminate information whenever they can, Crain said.

Facilities Management provides an important role in maintaining campus safety, Crain said. They replace burned out lights, trim landscaping, install emergency phones and create crosswalks for the safety of students, faculty and staff.

UAPD patrol officers, Safe Ride and bus drivers are asked by officials to report anything that seems out of the ordinary, whether it is a burned out street light or a suspicious person, Crain said.

“We even ask the students, faculty and staff to be alert if they see something that’s not working—if a light’s out and it should be on, report that so we can get it repaired,” Crain said.

The Pat Walker Health Center offers several educational and support programs for students.

STAR Central, the Office of Support, Training, Advocacy and Resources on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence provides educational programs, professional consultations and victim advocacy services, according to the Pat Walker Health Center website.

Rape Education Services by Peers Encouraging Conscious Thought (R.E.S.P.E.C.T) is a group that presents information on behalf of STAR Central.

University Housing has informational programs for residents as well, Crain said.

“Everyone has a role to play,” Crain said.

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UA officials received approval Sept. 7 to begin renovating the Old Field House into what will soon become the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center, because of a $6 million donation.

different ways to the university, it makes other people think about how they can get involved.”

Publicizing gifts like these can have a major effect on the way people think about making their own philanthropic decisions, Strickland said.

Several other projects on campus are underway right now as a result of alumni and

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Joyce and Jim Faulkner This center will have a seating capacity of 650, accommodating band, orchestra, symphony and choir musical performances, as well as large public lectures and guest speaking events.

Currently, events and musical performances take place in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, seating 238, or the University Theater, seating 250, said Danielle Strickland, director of development communications for university relations.

Jim Faulkner graduated from the UA in 1954 and was also a member of the band, Strickland said.

The Faulkner’s gift of funding the new performing arts center will lead to more for other projects, an official said.

“Often these lead gifts encourage other people to become a part of the project and to get on board and make contributions of their own,” Strickland said. “As people give to different projects on campus and as they give in

student donations.

September 21 will mark the dedication of the Pi Beta Phi Centennial Gate on Maple Street. Funded by alumni and Pi Beta Phi members, this gate is an example of how private gifts of all sizes can have major effects on the university.

In addition, Ozark Hall is now under construction for renovations and additions, with plans to become the new home for the Honors College, Strickland said. This project is expected to be completed in August 2013.

Throughout the years, the university has received a number of record breaking donations.

The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation made a $300 million donation in April of 2002. The foundation focused $200 million of this gift toward the founding of the Honors College, with the other $100 million went toward the Graduate School.

“To this day, this is the largest single gift to any institution

of American public higher education,” Strickland said.

In October of 1998, the university received a $50 million gift from The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation of Bentonville, Ark. This represented the largest gift to date to a school of business administration, Strickland said.

On average, the university receives $100 million per year, Strickland said.

Fundraisers in every unit of campus spend time with and personally get to know donors. This allows fundraisers to discover where donors’ passions lay.

“We align donors’ passions with university needs,” said Kellie Knight, director of development for the College of Engineering.

Private gift support is essential to the success of the university and especially to the individual colleges associated with the university, Knight said.

Because state funding does not cover all the university’s needs, fundraisers have to look for additional ways to fill the gap, Knight said.

Alumni have a connection with the UA and they want other students to be able have the same experience they did, Strickland said.

While alumni and current faculty and staff make huge contributions to fund new buildings and improve the campus, the university receives various outside gifts as well. There are also people unaffiliated with the university who make large gifts every year.

The UA has a reputation for being forward looking and for producing great leaders, Strickland said.

“People also see the great work that students do once they graduate,” Strickland said. “They see the great research that our faculty conducts every day. They see the way that the research that students and faculty do impacts the world, and they want to be a part of it.”

With so many people giving, this creates a “culture of philanthropy” and inspires more people to get involved, Strickland said.

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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Students and Fayetteville locals perform and watch artists at the UA poetry slam Wednesday, Sept. 12.

Award Winning Film Makers of “Corporate FM” Looking For Supporters

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A local group is working to create and promote a community radio station in Fayetteville. At 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 in the Omni Center, the group is screening an award winning film titled “Corporate FM” to increase awareness of local radio falling to large, almost monopolized, corporations that are reaping all the benefits, the group said.

This hour-long documentary focuses on the decline of commercial radio, “localism,” and the effects it has on the community, filmmaker Kevin McKinney said.

“We want to promote this movie across the country because we love the radio and what it can do for local voices, local bands and local charities,” McKinney said.

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music. DJs can no longer play music they want to and that locally owned radio could reach thousands of people among all incomes and all ages with a message that is relevant to their community, he said.

Bain Capital is an assets management and financial services company that was formerly run by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The company is also a major shareholder in Clear Channel Radio, which is the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S., according to the film.

“DJs have a gift of listening to the best of their communities and then presenting that back to them when live local voices are replaced with pre-recorded and satellite programs, it ends an age old-symbolic relationship between radio and the community,” McKinney said.

Earlier this month, McKinney was involved with a campaign attempting to bring

his film to college campuses and independent theaters across the U.S. Kickstarter, which is a fundraising website for creative projects, accumulated $7,490 in pledged donations.

A graduate from the University of Kansas with a double major in theater/film and sociology, McKinney has a unique perspective and he said he believes “the sociological impact of radio for local communities is more powerful than the Internet or any other technology.”

Some Fayetteville residents, like as Joe Newman, have already become supporters and proponents of community radio.

“It is extraordinarily fun and often life-changing,” Newman said. “It typically leads to individual creativity and self-empowerment.

Participants find it extraordinarily satisfying, not just to make radio in this unique fashion, but to also help transform community life.”

SOCCER continued from page 1 Coulter said they are hoping to keep it up for the rest of the soccer season and the rest of the year. The next tailgate is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sept.

21 in parking lot 56 when the Razorbacks take on the University of Kentucky at 7 p.m.

A Facebook group with about 90 members has been created, allthough typically only 20-30 people actually show up on game days, Coulter said. The number varies depending on people’s schedules and other events being on campus.

They have named the student section at the soccer games The Trough to match the name of the student section at football games, by request of Associated Student Government.

“We’re happy people want it to grow. I think it’s been great.

It’s what most of us were all hoping for,” Coulter said.

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‘If You’re Not in the Boat, Then Get the Heck Out’

more than 17,000 supporters; the ‘Fire John L. Smith’ group has more than 13,000 supporters.

We are the epitome of Southern charm and Razorback spirit.

We can’t sugarcoat it — our season looks rough.

The Razorback bandwagon looks rough, too.

“There’s been a lot of people jump off the bandwagon and it’s my responsibility as a leader to keep everybody in this organization, in this team, in that locker room together,” said quarterback Tyler Wilson during a press conference Saturday. “I’m going to make sure of it going forward.”

We can’t be on the bandwagon one day, and off the next.

“If you’re not in the boat, get the heck out,” Wilson said to the UA’s in-house TV crew Saturday.

Now, we understand that it’s hard to get out of a boat you might not be in, but we know what Wilson meant.

Either jump on the Razorback band wagon, and stay through thick and thin, or get the heck out.

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We can be fickle fans.

After Bobby Petrino took the motorcycle ride that ended his career, we wanted him fired.

After Jeff Long announced his decision to terminate Petrino, we stood behind Long.

Last weekend, Razorback Nation watched in defeat as University of Louisiana Monroe took the heat to Little Rock and caused the “Meltdown on Markham.” Twitter trends gave rise to #BringBackBobby and #FireJohnLSmith.

What happened to, “Integrity goes a LONG way”?

This weekend’s atrocious shutout against Alabama brought out some of the best and worst of Razorback Nation.

The last time the Razorbacks had a shut out on home turf was in 1966 against Baylor, according to ESPN. The final score for that game was 7-0. It’s hard to be humble, after all.

The ‘Bring Bobby Petrino back to Arkansas in 2013’ Facebook group currently has

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Never Ending Battle: Defending Islam

Ignorance Meets Intolerance in Tragedy

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Men never do evil so completely and so cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. That famous epigram was found in the notes left by the 17th-century French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal, who was preparing a defense of the Christian faith when he died in 1662.

The evils wrought by Hitler and Stalin belie it. What happened in Libya on Tuesday suggests it still holds some truth. On Wednesday the protests spread to Yemen, Tunisia, Iraq and Iran.

Many people don’t do well with complicated and confounding issues. The ill-educated youth of some Islamic nations prefer simple fervor.

Many of the supposedly better-educated citizens in the Western world, who have less excuse, prefer simple answers, too, even if they’re wrong.

What is inexcusable, however,

is that a sophisticated, well-educated man like Mitt Romney would to try to politicize this tragedy. If an incident like the Benghazi attack can so befuddle him, what would he do in a larger crisis?

The United States long has reserved the right to levy a “proportional response” to attacks on U.S. interests. With the advent of unmanned attack planes, Mr. Obama has options that were unavailable to his 43 predecessors.

He doesn’t have to send Marines to the shores of Tripoli.

When someone in Libya identifies the killers –and someone will – Mr. Obama will have to decide whether to kill them or let Libya deal with them. The first option will play better at home; the second may be better for long-term U.S. interests in the Arab world. Actions have consequences.

So do elections.

This is an excerpt from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial that appeared Sept. 14.

Traveler Quote of the Day It’s kind of hard to say anything at this point. That’s about as bad as I can ever remember as a football team goes.

Saba Naseem Special Projects Editor Just a week ago, members of a Muslim student organization on campus held a blood drive in honor of Sept. 11, as part of a nationwide “Muslims for Life” campaign spearheaded by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.

The purpose of this blood drive was to honor the victims of 9/11 by saving lives of people in the community. Muslims want to show that they are for peace and for life, and to dispel this image associated with violence and terrorism.

That same day, however, in Libya, the U.S. consulate was attacked and the U.S. ambassador was killed along with three other Americans. In Egypt, the American embassy was stormed and the American flag burned.

Since then, there have been protests in Yemen, Tunisia, Sudan, Lebanon, Israel, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iraq

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of Muslims around the world.

Just six years ago, the Danish cartoons brought about the same sort of reaction. The producer should have known that he could possibly be endangering the lives of Americans abroad as well as our government’s relations with these countries.

I believe that all freedoms have their limits. Why else do we have laws? Why can’t we drive 120 mph on the highway with no consequence because we have the “freedom” to? Why can’t we carry around guns anywhere because we have the “right to bear arms?” Why can’t we publish articles full of racist remarks or slander, or shout “fire!” in a crowded area because we have the “freedom of speech?”

It’s because as humans, we have to protect humanity. This film only incites hatred and an untruthful depiction of Islam.

But it’s not only the film that destroys this image of Islam; it’s the violent protesters themselves who are just giving people a reason to believe that Islam is a religion of violence.

As a Muslim American, who has had to defend Islam time and time again and tell people that Islam teaches peace, tolerance and love for all mankind, I am appalled at the Muslim world’s reaction to the film.

Muslims on campus have, for years now, organized seminars, lectures and awareness weeks

to enlighten the community on the true teachings of Islam and to dispel this notion that terrorism and violence is part of the religion.

However, when Muslims react with violence, with burning flags and by killing people, what is the world supposed to believe? Nakoula is not responsible for defiling the face of Islam, rather, it’s the Muslims who spread violence in the name of religion who are ruining it.

As Lana Sheikha, a UA Muslim student from Iraq, said in an interview with the Traveler, “It wasn’t just two planes that were hijacked — it was an entire religion.”

And as Dusty Caler, a former UA student, and a convert to Islam, said on a Facebook status in reference to the violent protesters, “Did you not think of your Muslim brothers and sisters in Islam that live and love America. When you burn our flag you hurt us too. This is not what Islam says to do.”

These people have attacked my country, they’ve killed my people and they have, once again, destroyed the meaning of Islam.

Saba Naseem is the special projects editor. She is a senior French, middle eastern studies, and journalism- news/editorial major.

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and many other countries. Some of these protests have been peaceful, but the majority of protests have involved burning the American flag and burning down buildings or throwing stones at American embassies.

These protests come in response to an anti-Muslim film produced by a man named Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. In trailers posted on YouTube, the film shows scenes of the Prophet Muhammad portrayed as a “womanizer, buffoon, ruthless killer and child molester,” according to a CNN report.

As a Muslim, I’m shocked and offended by this film’s portrayal of the prophet. Like any Muslim around the world, I revere the prophet.

He is close to our hearts and we love him dearly. Just as any person would be offended if one insults his/her mother, insulting the prophet brings the same feeling of anger.

As a journalist, I support the right to free speech.

However, with freedom comes responsibilities and limits.

I believe the producer of the film acted very irresponsibly in producing this film, knowing very well the consequences of this film. Why else would hide his identity behind the name of Sam Bacile? Anybody who has followed the news would have known that this sort of film would ignite anger and violence and would be a stab at the hearts

It has been a hard week to be a Razorback fan.

The buzzing excitement surrounding our football team that electrified campus the first two weeks of school has passed.

Reality has set in.

But football is not the only thing happening on our campus, nor is it in the only thing causing UA students a little anxiety.

I can see it in my peers’ eyes: the back-to-school honeymoon is over.

As a senior, I am constantly asked about life after graduation. Where will I be?

What will I be doing? Who with I be with? Friends and I sit and talk, wondering aloud where our lives will lead us in May. But the anticipation we once felt towards the next chapter of our lives has dulled.

We are so caught up in the hardships of daily college life that we do not have time to dream about the future.

Drowning in assignments, behind at work and everpresent exams. Football games, relationships and newfound college freedoms are getting out of hand.

All of these stressors have compiled to create some pretty overwhelmed college students on the Hill. All this stress can lead to overeating or overdrinking, which amplifies the problem. Late night study sessions followed by early morning classes.

One too many nights on Dickson Street and you missed class … again.

Most of us are just trying to stay afloat. Each weekend I tell myself I’ll finish that paper, read those extra chapters, catch up on sleep and go on a long run to get myself back in the swing of things.

But every weekend I end up doing the same old thing: go out with friends, watch football and tailgate on Saturday and then feel badly because I did not keep my promise to myself.

When Sunday rolls around, my procrastination catches up with me. It is a vicious cycle.

I love college, but I can see its effects in my own life and in the lives of those around me.

Maybe you did not get the grade you had hoped for, you found out the guy you like has a girlfriend or you are a homesick freshman who just misses the comforts of home.

I am right there with you.

Things happen, and if my Murphy’s Law college experience is any indication: what can go wrong, probably will. But, with three years of college under my belt, I am finally learning to accept the fact that things do not usually go as planned.

I think it is these life lessons that will be our most valuable assets after college.

Learning to accept change, roll with the punches and get up and go when all you want to do is give up. Those are the lessons I will use in my everyday life as a postgraduate.

Sure, I have made my fair share of college student mistakes. I took the wrong classes, changed majors four times, went out a few too many Thursdays and lost myself a

couple times along the way.

But now, I understand that my wrong turns have been setting me up for success all along. I will be a better person because of my time at the UA. Instead of beating myself up over what goes wrong during my week, I am going to try and remember that being a UA student is a blessing.

Our college years are limited.

But remember that more than just an education, four years worth of cramming and lots of bumps along the way, we are also learning what we are made of and what kind of people we will be after we leave this campus.

This week, instead of writing and rewriting my to-do list or complaining about that one teacher, I am going to try and remember to accept what the UA has to offer me before my time here expires, and I hope you will do the same.

Ashley Flippin is a staff columnist. She is a senior English- creative writing major.

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UA Fraternity Serves Both Campus and Community Stephanie Ehrler Staff Writer

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Fight the College Curse: How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep Georgia Carter Staff Writer

When walking around campus, sitting in class or waiting in line for coffee at the UA, it is very likely that you will hear the phrase “Ugh, I am so tired” or “I can’t wait to take a nap.” With classes to attend, shifts to work, friends to hang out with and homework to do, a great deal of college students feel tired during the day, especially during those early morning classes.

Although it seems like there aren’t enough hours in the day to get enough sleep, along with accomplishing needed tasks and having a social life, there are certain things the average student can do to combat grogginess during the day. There are also certain things that many people do during the day that can hinder falling asleep and getting a restful night of sleep.

“I’m definitely sleep deprived,” said Sarah Haley, a junior chemical engineering major. “One of my professors told me that if you are sleeping between the hours of midnight and daylight, you are wasting time. I also have too much homework, and I work too much.”

Sleep disorders and inter-

mittent sleep patterns can negatively affect health, alertness and safety, according to the National Institutes of Health. Sleeping disorders have been linked to diabetes, depression, strokes, heart disease and other diseases.

Although many students are young and fairly healthy now, these ailments can appear later in life. So getting enough sleep now is not only beneficial to the present, but also to the future.

“I’m usually not too tired during my classes, but the mornings after I got out to Dickson and when I stay up cramming for a test I’m exhausted,” said Tyler Clark, a junior psychology major.

This is a common trend among students. Whether you lose sleep because of a fun night out, a hard test, a late-night movie marathon or plain old insomnia, one of the best ways to ensure that you get enough sleep is to stick to a schedule.

Going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day will make it easier to get fully rested. Many people say that they do not fall asleep easily because they are stressed out about their daily life. Journaling each night before bed is a good way to get out many of the issues faced during the day and relax, mak-

ing sleep easier to accomplish.

Many studies have shown that the use of cell phones around bedtime can lead to sleep deprivation. Plugging your cell phone into your charger, leaving it on your nightstand and resisting the urge to check it every time it buzzes can help you fall asleep much more quickly.

Sleepyti.me is a website that calculates the time that you should fall asleep at in order to get the best rest. You enter in the time you need to be awake by, and they count back sleep cycles and tell you the most opportune times to fall asleep in order to get the most rest.

Sleepyti.me states that sleep cycles last 90 minutes and waking up during sleep cycles is what causes you to feel sleepy when you wake. Waking up in between the cycles can help you feel more energized and well-rested.

The website also states that it takes the average adult 14 minutes to fall asleep. So, in order to get enough rest, you should be in bed trying to fall asleep 14 minutes before the time that sleepyti.me designates for you to fall asleep.

Even if you cannot fall asleep at an early time, there are still things you can do to fight off drowsiness during the day. Mov-

ing your workout time is a great way to get out of the usual “I’m tired” mode of morning classes.

Exercising in the morning can increase endorphins, giving you a boost of energy during the day.

Eating breakfast is another way to keep up your energy during the morning. One of the most popular ways to fight off the morning grogginess is a large dose of caffeine.

“I have a class at 7:30 a.m., so I always make sure to have at least two cups of coffee before I go to class,” said Hannah Slaughter, a junior nursing major.

Although napping for hours on end sounds tempting to a tired college kid, taking long naps can often make you feel more tired and mess up your daily sleep schedule. When napping, make sure to set an alarm.

Many specialists believe that a 10- to 20-minute nap is best to refresh your body and mind.

Even though it is often difficult to get an adequate amount of sleep, it is incredibly important enough to get rest, not just because it will help you feel better during the day, but because it is beneficial to your future.

Re-adjusting your schedule and a few habits can greatly improve your sleep and your general well-being.

STUDENT PROFILE

Freshman Biology Major Opens Her Heart to Kids Around the World

Alex Golden Staff Writer

From rebuilding the battered shores of post-Katrina New Orleans to teaching English in the tropics of Panama and making a difference in Canada, this UA freshman has been through it all.

Karah Baggett is a biology/ pre-med major who plans to be a pediatrician.

“I always really loved kids,” she said. “I think they have a lot to teach us. They live with such excitement.”

Baggett has worked with children while on mission trips to New Orleans, Panama and Canada.

“The kids are so much fun,” she said. “They’re so loving and accepting. They’re so excited about things that adults forget are exciting and become mundane.”

While in New Orleans, Baggett worked with Habitat for Humanity and helped restore the damage following Hurricane Katrina.

Baggett said mission trips also provided her with opportunities to learn about other cultures.

“Their relationships with other people and the community is totally different,” she

Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer said of the people in Panama.

“Everyone helps each other and knows each other. It’s a tighterknit community … It was neat to see life on a simpler basis. We make it complicated here.”

She taught English as a second language to children in Panama, which she said not only improved her Spanish skills after three years of junior high and high school Spanish, but her teaching skills as well.

Baggett worked with Western Christian Academy and performed service projects in Canada.

“We went there to love the people and see how we could help them,” she said.

Baggett said that one encounter she had with a child

while on her first mission trip to Canada sticks out in her mind as a reason she wants to work with kids. She taught a young girl as part of a vacation bible school program who she said she was shy, but happy and sweet. Baggett said she made it a point to include her in order to bring her out of her shell, and she gradually got more comfortable.

“The night before we left, I found out she was abused at home,” Baggett said. “It made me realize how easily we hide things. If kids are hiding things so well, how well are we hiding things with so many years of experience?”

“I was really shocked and really sad for her. I can’t imagine

growing up in a home like that.

I was amazed by her strength that she could still open up to people. She didn’t let her situation define her,” she said. “Kids should be role models.”

“You don’t know other people’s stories, and you have to give them a chance because you don’t know what’s going on,” she said.

Baggett said she has always been interested in medicine in addition to children and may also go into oncology, the study of cancer, in order to develop better treatments for patients.

“I don’t understand how your body can create cells over and over again,” she said.

Baggett is participating in UA’s UTeach program in order to get a teaching certificate along with her degree when she graduates. UTeach is a program for math and science majors where students have class for one hour a week to work on their teaching skills.

Baggett said she is looking into volunteering for cancer research at hospitals and possibly getting involved with Baptist Collegiate Ministry.

Baggett is from Allen, Texas, and chose to venture to Fayetteville because she has always loved the area and wanted to join the UA honors program.

A typical fraternity consists of a house of young men who are keen to grow in brotherhood, but the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega include women and have a strong interest in volunteering.

According the APO Beta Rho website, “The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to: assemble college students in a National Service Fraternity reflecting the fellowship and principles of the Scout Oath and Scout Law of the Boy Scouts of America; develop Leadership; promote Friendship; provide Service to humanity; and to Further Freedom that is our national, educational, and intellectual heritage.”

The co-ed fraternity is based on the Boy Scouts of America, which is what the chapter was founded on in 1990.

“There was an eagle scout on campus that was looking for an organization to get affiliated with on campus, and with research he found APO,” said Bruce

are called ‘inside’ hours, but I also do leadership seminars for fencing, which count as ‘outside’ hours,” Drebenstedt said.

APO helps out around the Northwest Arkansas community in addition to staying close to campus.

This semester, the service fraternity has helped University Programs run Friday Night Live.

“We help run the booths, keeps track of the rules and guide people through their experience at Friday Night Live,” Drebenstedt said. “On Sept. 7, I helped run the spoon-relay booth by demonstrating the task and then stamping their card to get a free T-shirt at the end of the night.”

The members of APO are also able to meet brothers from chapters nationwide.

“This year, nationals is in Anaheim, Calif.,” Drebenstedt said. “Last time I went, it was a day of seminars, and then the last night we had a formal where we got to dance and hang out with people from other chapters. We also have regionals every even year where we meet with

“Joining on a whim was the best decision that I could have made for myself as a new student because it got me involved on campus and helped me meet that special group of friends who have made this college experience unforgettable.”

Matt Meyers

Pledge recruiter of APO and senior psychology major Drebenstedt, vice president of APO and senior electrical/computer engineering major. “He and his friends decided to re-charter the organization.”

The RSO focuses mainly on giving back to the community by volunteering at the animal shelter, at soup kitchens and with projects on campus.

There are currently 24 brothers, but all students are able to become members. Although rush week recently ended on Sept. 9, those who are still interested in joining should contact alphiom@uark.edu.

“Joining on a whim was the best decision that I could have made for myself as a new student because it got me involved on campus and helped me meet that special group of friends who have made this college experience unforgettable,” said Matt Meyers, pledge recruiter of APO and senior psychology major.

Pledging consists of seven weeks of learning about the fraternity, bonding with members and participating in service projects. Dues are $90, and pledges must also complete 20 hours of service over the semester, according to their website.

“There are weekly chapter meetings on Sundays at 7 p.m. in Walton room 116,” Drebenstedt said. “Pledges attend a prechapter meeting at 6 (p.m.) where members teach them about the fraternity.”

The main goal of the RSO is to help the community while creating lasting bonds with their brothers, but APO members can also receive credit for service they do outside the fraternity as well.

“Hours that you complete within the fraternity

chapters from Oklahoma and Texas.”

It can be nerve-racking to join a group of unknown people, but APO strives to create friendships with a common root of helping others while also encouraging skills that can help in the future.

“It’s true that APO is a great place to do service and meet awesome people, but it’s also a place that develops people as leaders,” Meyers said. “We have lots of opportunities for our members, both new and old, to take up leadership positions both big and small, from chairing a service event to becoming an officer. We really try to get people involved and to get them comfortable leading and organizing people because that is such a critical skill to have.”

APO is a family of a variety of people across campus who are dedicated to volunteering and fellowship.

“Usually people join groups that are academically focused, but when they do that, they don’t have the opportunity to branch out and meet the other types of people out there on campus,” Meyers said. “APO is great because we all come from different backgrounds, have different majors, are in different academic colleges, are involved with other different organizations, and are in different stages in our college careers, but still have this common group of friends with a common goal helping people. It’s a great support group to have on a social level, but beyond that it opens us up to reaching different and more diverse group of people who need help and service.”

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21 Wrestling duo 22 Set (down) 23 2002 Best New Artist Grammy winner Jones 25 Openly declares 27 Military stint 31 High-end German car 34 Dutch bloom 35 Neeson of “Unknown” 36 Rocker Bon __ 39 Al or Bobby of racing 42 Old Ford models 43 Fields for flocks 44 Delete 46 Marine predator 47 Bank heist idler 52 Fed the poker pot 54 “Groovy!”

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61 Old hand 62 Pulverizing tool powered by gravity 64 A blue moon, so to speak 65 Overplay the part 66 Actor McGregor 67 One of the deadly sins 68 Pastor’s abode 69 Tax return IDs 70 Tunneling insects DOWN 1 Deviant sci-fi character 2 Sound of a sneeze 3 Outback automaker 4 Bashful 5 Peninsula bordering California 6 In __: out of it 7 Very dry, as Champagne 8 Angry with 9 “__ Time”: ‘70s jazz musical 10 Baby in blue bootees 11 Skydiver’s outfit 12 Biblical birthright seller 13 Canvas shelter 19 Seagoing military force 21 Commandments

pronoun 24 Craftsperson 26 South Dakota’s state fish 28 Winter bug 29 Very loud noise 30 Surprise win 32 Family man 33 AOL pop-ups 36 “The Back-up Plan” actress, in tabloids 37 Atop, poetically 38 Break suggested by the starts of this puzzle’s four longest answers 40 Historical span 41 Uncooked 45 Hourglass stuff 47 Actress Rowlands 48 One of four singing brothers 49 Toy that goes “bang” 50 Not moving 51 Henhouse perches 53 Little laugh 55 Champagne flute part 56 “__ la Douce” 58 High-end German cars 59 Tilt to one side 60 Sea eagles 63 Liq. measures 64 Pie __ mode

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TENNIS

Men’s Tennis Competes in Invitational Liz Beadle Staff Writer

The Razorback men’s tennis team traveled to Midland, Texas, over the weekend to participate in the Midland Invitational.

“This is such a great opportunity,” head coach Robert Cox said. “Our guys are stepping up to the challenge and we are excited to see what the tournament brings.”

On the first day of play, the Razorbacks compiled four total wins. Three of the victories came in singles matches as Hall Fess defeated Joe Schafer of Davidson, Victor Hoang defeated Zach Sivalls of Tyler Junior College and Jovan Parlic defeated Dusty Boyer of Nebraska.

Following singles play on Friday, Parlic and Pete Thomason won their doubles match against Arbiza/Emiciciou of UT-Arlington.

“I was very pleased with today’s play,” Cox said of the first day of play. “They ended very strong with a win in doubles.”

Both Arkansas doubles teams who competed on Saturday won their first match

before falling in their second.

Fess and Hoang won their first match as a doubles team this season against TexasChristian’s Stein and Stevens before dropping a match to Wichita State.

Thompson and Parlic defeated Davidson’s Kunz and Schafer before falling 8-0 to a strong pair from ACU. “Overall these four guys had some bright spots this weekend,” Cox said. “We need to be more consistent from match-to-match, but that is also what the fall season is all about — developing their game and confidence.”

Parlic was the only Razorback to compete in singles on Saturday. He lost a close match to the No. 2 seed Victor Manzini of Texas Tech 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8).

“I saw some good things this weekend,” Coach Cox said. “I also saw some things that we need to work on. We are going to just keep moving forward and prepare for our next tournament.”

Next up for the Razorbacks is a trip to Louisville, Ky. for the 2012 Louisville Fall Invitational this weekend.

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SOCCER

Hogs Continue Losing Streak Liz Beadle Staff Writer

The Razorback soccer team (3-5) traveled to Athens, Georgia Sunday to take on the Bulldogs (5-3-1). After a scoreless first half, Georgia’s Meghan Gibbons scored two quick goals to start off the second half, resulting in a 2-0

loss for the Hogs.

“We can’t give up goals to good teams and we did that today,” head coach Colby Hale said.

“We’re learning from our mistakes, but we have to grow from them and not keep making the same ones.”

The game was a story of two halves in many ways. In the first half, each team had

five shots, Georgia had two shots on goal, and Arkansas had three. In the second half the Bulldogs had 13 shots and six shots on goal while the Razorbacks had only one shot and no shots on goal. Georgia also maintained a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks throughout the game.

“We need to focus for 90 minutes,” Hale said. “In

Photo courtesy of Athletic Media Relations The Razorback soccer team lost to Georgia Sunday afternoon to move to 0-2-0 in SEC play.

the second half, we got outworked. They were first to first and second balls. We work on those things, but we have to execute.”

In the first half, in the 28th minute of the game, Arkansas took several shots. Yvonne DesJarlais took a shot from 25 yards which was deflected, allowing Tyler Allen to take a shot from 20 yards that was also blocked. Blake Pruitt took one more shot at scoring for the Razorbacks during the barrage of shots but it too was blocked.

Both goals by Georgia were by Meghan Gibbons in the 48th and 50th minutes of the game. Gibbons got a pass from Carli Shultis at the left corner of the 18 yard line then split the defenders, pulled Arkansas goal-keeper Kelly Roliard out of the goal and scored.

Only two minutes later, Nikki Hall passed the ball right to Gibbons behind the defense and the shot went right past Roliard into the goal.

“In the first half, our game plan worked,” Hale said.

“They adjusted at the half.

We made some adjustments, but before they took place, we gave them two goals.”

Next up for the Razorbacks is a weekend at home where they will face Kentucky on Friday and South Carolina on Sunday.

CROSS COUNTRY

Hogs Place Second at First to Finish Southern Stampede Jessie McMullen Staff Writer

The No. 9 UA women’s cross country team traveled to Joplin, Mo., Saturday morning to bring home second place in the First To Finish Southern Stampede.

The Stampede marked the third competition of the season for the Hogs. Five runners competed for the team.

The Razorbacks showed their depth with a young lineup but proved that they have what it takes to compete against anyone.

Sophomore Jessica Jackson led the Razorbacks with a third-place finish. Three Arkansas runners placed in the top 10.

Jackson led the team with a 17:35.74 5K finish. Junior Rachel Carpino finished eighth in her second race as a colle-

giate runner. Freshman Valerie Reina came right after with a ninth-place finish. Carpino finished with a time of 17:56.10 while Reina finished with a time of 18:00.23.

The fourth runner in the lineup, Kelsey Wheelhouse, finished 25th overall. She finished the 5K in a time of 18:27.45. Junior transfer Codi Fritchie, the fifth runner for the Razorbacks, finished with a time of 18:58.08 and placed 42nd in her first run as a Razorback.

“We ran in some tough conditions today with all the rain. There was a point where the runners were shin-deep in water. Despite all that, I thought we ran well today with some of our younger runners getting the opportunity to run up front and lead the team,” head coach Lance Harter said.

The Razorbacks ran a total time of 1:28:29.64 and averaged a 5K time of 17:41.93. Ar-

kansas scored 72 team points Saturday and finished the race behind overall winner, Tulsa.

Tulsa had 11 women competing. Of those 11, six finished within the top 10, taking second, fourth-seventh and 10th. The other five runners finished 15th, 22nd, 24th, 40th, 48th and 59th, respectively.

Missouri Southern, Midwestern State University and Pittsburg State University rounded out the top five teams in competition.

A total of 18 schools took part in the invitational. There were 163 runners who finished within 11 minutes of each other.

Last weekend, Jackson, Carpino, Reina and Wheelhouse proved the team’s depth and reserved places nine through 12 at the Adidas/UCI Invitational in Irvine, Calif. The Razorbacks took first overall, which helped them move up two spots in the USTFCCCA

coaches’ poll.

The Razorbacks are one of only three teams representing the Southeastern Conference in the national top 30.

The Razorbacks will take next weekend off to prepare themselves for upcoming competition. The team’s next scheduled competition is Sept. 29. The team will travel to the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky. This race will serve as a preview for the NCAA Championships, which will be held Nov. 17 on the same course.

After the Greater Louisville Classic, the rest of the season consists of the Chile Pepper Festival (Oct. 13), SEC Championship (Oct. 26), NCAA South Central Region Championship (Nov. 9) and NCAA Championship (Nov. 17). The Chile Pepper Festival and NCAA South Central Region Championship will be held at Agri Park in Fayetteville.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Jessica Jackson finished in third place overall in the First to Finish Stampede in Joplin, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 15.

COMMENTARY

Thanks to Wilson for Remaining Passionate Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor

I tried to be optimistic. I told myself over and over that John L. Smith was the right guy for the job. He wasn’t going to disrupt anything and the players would get to continue doing things the way they always had. That was

supposed to be the best thing for the program.

Well, I’m done being optimistic. A loss to a team that you are supposed to beat handily followed by a 52-0 beating at the hands of a conference foe really has a way of killing optimism.

“Well, I really don’t know what to say,” head coach John L. Smith said after the loss Saturday night. “I don’t know what to say to the team as well.”

That seems like a problem to me. If I am in the locker room after that humiliating defeat and my head coach comes in and tells me he doesn’t know what to say, it sure doesn’t boost the amount

of confidence I have in him.

Sure, the players need someone to assure them that the coaches are partly to blame for the loss and that they will get better because of it. But they also need someone to look them in the eye and tell them that the way they performed was unacceptable.

In a perfect world, both of these roles would be filled by the head coach. But, as we are all very well aware of, Razorback football is certainly not a perfect world right now.

Smith made it very clear that the he was perfectly fine with the blame sitting squarely on his shoulders. And a good portion of it belongs there,

but the players do deserve some of the blame. They just stopped playing Saturday night. Teams that quit when the going gets tough don’t win very many games.

Thankfully, there is someone in the locker room that understands this.

“Do I feel that we, at times, gave up out there? Yeah, absolutely,” senior quarterback Tyler Wilson said after a game that he did not get to play in due to an injury sustained in the loss to the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

“As a leader, it sucks to see people not do their jobs and things go wrong. There have been a lot of things have gone that way,” Wilson said.

There are few things in life that I hate more than one of my teams losing, but my team quitting on me is definitely one of them. I understand that losses happen. When the team gives absolutely everything it has to give and loses, I can handle that. But a team giving up is something I cannot handle.

Hearing Wilson’s speech truly made my day a little better. It reminded me that there really is someone on the team that cares as much as we do as fans.

So, to Wilson, I say thank you. To the other players and coaches, you should be ashamed. Ashamed that the only player that seems to be

fighting for this team is the one that could be having the biggest pity party.

Wilson could be in the NFL making a ton of money, but he came back to Arkansas to make a run at the Southeastern Conference title, and maybe even a national title.

But the offensive line couldn’t do its job and Wilson had to watch what could have been the biggest game of the season from the sideline.

Haley Markle is the assistant sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Monday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.

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VOLLEYBALL

Razorbacks Struggle Against Florida Gators

Tamzen Tumlison Staff Writer

The Razorback volleyball team began Southeastern Conference play in front of 3,015 fans in Barnhill Arena with a loss Friday night against the No. 13 Florida Gators. The Gators won three out of five sets (25-23 Arkansas, 22-25 Florida, 22-25 Florida, 25-19 Arkansas, 13-15 Florida.)

Senior outside hitter Jasmine Norton and senior opposite hitter Roslandy Acosta led the team in attacks with 22 and 16 kills, respectively.

The Razorbacks led in kills in each set except the fifth.

Arkansas got off to a strong lead halfway through the first set, but Florida began to close in, eventually tying the set up at 21. Fortado hit a kill to put the Razorbacks at set point. The set

was won by a kill from Norton.

The second set was closer than the one before, both teams taking turns scoring, keeping the game tied until the last three points for Florida. Florida broke out of the tie with a kill from outside hitter Gabby Mallette that bounced from the floor to the stands. Senior middle blocker Amanda Anderson responded with a kill for the Razorbacks, tying the score again at 8-8 before Florida finally took a two-point lead at the very end.

The Razorbacks came back from halftime and started the third set off with a kill from Norton. After a Florida serve, junior setter Raymariely Santos made a kill to the back line, slipping the ball through Florida’s fingertips.

A kill from Florida won the set for the Gators.

The fourth set started evenly

for the teams, both teams hitting multiple kills. Arkansas gained a large lead after Florida hit two consecutive balls out of bounds. The Razorbacks stayed in control to earn a 24-15 lead over the Gators.

Florida tried to gain momentum and ring up enough points to win the set, but the Razorbacks scored their set point and tied the set scores to 2-2.

The last set gave Hog fans hope when the Razorbacks tried to rally back to a lead before the Gators could score their final two points to win the match.

Freshman opposite hitter Liz Fortado and Norton sent kills down to bump the score to 1113, but Arkansas couldn’t block Florida’s Tangerine Wiggs’ hit for Florida’s set point.

The Razorbacks’ next game is Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at Tennessee.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Media Relations The Razorback volleyball team opened Southeastern Conference play with a loss to the Florida Gators in front of 3,015 fans in Barnhill Arena Friday.

FOOTBALL LOSS continued from page 1

Emily Rhodes Photo Editor The Razorback defense gave up 438 yards to the Crimson Tide during Saturday’s 52-0 loss.

Even though he did not play, Wilson made it a point to make sure fans knew the teams performance was not acceptable.

“Obviously it wasn’t very pretty to watch. It wasn’t pretty for me to sit on the sideline and watch as a player. It sucks that I can’t be out there to do anything about it,” Wilson said. “Do I feel that we, at times, gave up out there?

Yeah, absolutely.”

Wilson did not stop there.

He went on and made it very clear that he is the leader of this team and that he will get the other players refocused

and ready to play.

“As a leader at this point, you’ve got to look forward,” Wilson said. “There’s been a lot of people jump off the bandwagon and it’s my responsibility as a leader to keep everybody in this organization, in this team, in that locker room together. I’m going to make sure of it going forward.”

Now the team must try to put this game behind them and focus on the rest of the season.

“We’re going to look at it all and try to become better,” Smith said of Saturday’s game.

“That’s all we can do. We can come in tomorrow and get to work on Rutgers and that’s what we have to do.”

Wilson echoed this sentiment.

“We’ve got a big game against Rutgers next week,” Wilson said. “I’m going to do everything in my power to be a part of it and be the starting quarterback to run out there on the field and get a win.

You’ve got to start with one before you can get the rest of them. I give you my word, I’m going to do the best in my ability and the best in my power to make that happen.”