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West Nile Virus Hits Arkansas
The West Nile virus, which has been spreading throughout the U.S., has finally landed in Arkansas. Full Story, Page 2
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marijuana would still be illegal under federal law, according to KNWA.
The Coalition to Preserve Arkansas Values filed a lawsuit Friday to remove the Medical Marijuana Act from the November ballot, claiming that the ballot language does not clearly inform voters that
Arkansans for Compassionate Care, with the help of UA students, spent months gathering signatures for a ballot proposal that would allow medical marijuana for some patients, in a tightly government regulated program. The initiative is the first of its kind in the South, according to the ACC.
The lawsuit argues that the legislation is “misleading the voter” by not stating more clearly that people found in possession of marijuana can still be federally prosecuted, although Arkansas will not be the first state to pass drug legislation in conflict with federal laws, according to the Associated Press. Arkansans for Compassionate Care officials could not be reached for comment
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Boris Silva Homecoming Show
An emerging Latin pop artist came back to Fayetteville’s own Teatro Scarpino. Full Story, Page 5
Photo Illustration by Marcus Ferreira
First Game Jitters or Deeply Ingrained Problems for Hogs?
The Razorbacks 49-24 win over the Gamecocks was not what they had envisioned. Full Story, Page 7
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Crowded Freshmen Get New Home Bailey Deloney Contributing Writer
Because of over-crowding in dorms, resident assistants had to take in roommates for a short period of time last month, an official said. These arrangements were put into place under the notion that the change was temporary and necessary for only a limited number of students. All students shar-
ing with RA’s have been relocated to permanent rooms, said Florence Johnson, executive director of University Housing. Forty-eight percent of students living in overflow spaces have been relocated so far, she said. “We really appreciate the resident assistants for being willing to take in a roommate,” Johnson said. “They really approached this positively. They should be applauded for stepping up to
the role of leadership they have been put in.” Those students who shared a room, or were placed in study rooms, are now in their own, regular rooms, Johnson said. With the record breaking enrollment numbers again this year, the university has had to tackle a few hurdles in accommodating the nearly 5,000 new students. The accomadations were
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Marching to the Beat of His Own Drum
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Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer Eldio Rolim discusses drumming and its connection to the Afro-Brazilian culture and religion, Friday, Aug. 31. Rolim came as a guest to the UA to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.
UAPD Searches For Rape Suspect Staff Report
UA police officers are continuing the search for the suspect connected with a sexual assault Sunday morning. “This is a rape investigation,” said Lt. Gary Crain, spokesman for UAPD. The attacker is “described as a white male with dark complexion, 5’10’’, muscular build, mid 20’s with short brown hair, wearing tan/khaki shorts and a dark grey shirt. The attacker told the student that he had a weapon, but the weapon was not shown,” according to a press release. The student was attacked in Lot 14 near Gregg Avenue between 12:10 a.m. and 12:20 a.m. and told the student he had a weapon, though it was not displayed. “We are following up information from the victim and the evidence at the scene is all part of the investigation,” Crain said. There is no composite sketch available at this time, and it is unknown whether the suspect is a student at the school, Crain said. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or location should contact University Police at 479-575-2222.
Students Receive Emmy Nomination Kayli Farris Staff Writer
Three UA students have been nominated for a student Emmy award based on their documentary productions created in a graduate journalism course. Jose Lopez, Yen Nguyen and Nazli Ozkan were nominated for a student MidAmerica Emmy Award in a non-news category for a film created in Documentary Production I and II, taught by Professors Larry Foley and Carmen Coustaut. There are two nominations in the non-news category, and the competing team the trio is up against, is a group of UA students who produced the News on the Hill magazine series created in another of Professor Foley’s classes, Foley said. “I think really what (this nomination) says is that our program has arrived at a level where students can come here and get a quality education that competes with anybody, quite favorably, and that students are coming here by choice,” Foley said. The film, “Mountain Man,” focuses on a Thai man who manages the restaurant Thep Thai in south Fayetteville. It was Nguyen’s idea to talk to Suphan Gingsumrong, who grows his own food outside of his restaurant, Lopez said. The team was intrigued by this man, and Nguyen was adamant about pursuing the story. After the initial interview, the team was hooked, Lopez said. Later, Lopez drove out to Winfrey with Gingsumrong to meet some so-called mountain men.
“It’s cool that these people are very nice, because unfortunately we have this idea that Arkansas is a racist place, but you saw these guys who admitted, ‘We’re mountain men. We live in the mountains, and we like it,’” Lopez said. “And they welcome me, who is Mexican, Gingsumrong who is Thai, another Thai guy and a girl from Peru. It was just the coolest thing.” The title “Mountain Man” came from Lopez’s adventure into the mountains, which inspired the creation of a trailer of the men shooting guns in the woods. Lopez initially made the trailer for fun and did not think much of it, he said. However, when he sent the video to his teammates, they said they were ecstatic. “From there, I set the tone for what the film was going to be and how we were going to do it. Then, we just knew it was going to work,” he said. Up until that point, Lopez’s classmates and professors did not have high hopes for their production, he said. “They were pretty sure that our film was going to collapse. There were so many ideas being shot in the air. We had no organization,” he said. “But once I showed them the trailer, everybody was silent and thought, ‘Wow! They’re going to pull it off.’” There are no specific credentials for submitting a documentary into the Emmy Award contest, Foley said. “The entries are judged by professionals from another part of the country, and those deemed worthy of an Emmy nomination make it into the nomination category and get
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