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Expanded Career Fair Tomorrow

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French Film Festival at UA The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures will have the Tournées French film festival from Oct. 4-18 in the Union Theater. Admission is free and open to students and the public.

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Courtney Ulrich Staff Photographer Carter Green, freshman, practices climbing at the Outdoor Connection Center Thursday, Sept. 20.

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Local Church Uses Bikes, Blues and BBQ as Ministry

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Winners and Losers in SEC The past week of Southeastern Conference football came with only one upset and consistency the rest of the way.

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UA Named One of Best Colleges

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The UA received a top 10 ranking among national public universities for having established “the most prospective and progressive changes” in enhancing academics and the student learning experience according to a new survey of college leaders across the U.S., according to a press release.

The survey, released Wednesday, was part of the U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2013” edition.

University leaders around the country compiled their lists of 10 public and private universities that the leaders believe have made significant strides in academic and student life.

“Chancellor Gearhart and many others on campus were very pleased that the nation’s higher education leaders consider the University of Arkansas a rising star among all colleges and universities,” said John Diamond, UA associate vice chancellor. “As the chancellor said the other day, this selection reflects positively on the quality of our students, faculty and staff. We have developed a reputation for academic excellence, not just here in Arkansas but across the country.”

The university will continue to move forward, Diamond said.

“We will continue to stress our university’s students-first philosophy,” Diamond said.

“Every decision made on campus is focused on strengthening the quality of the student learning experience.”

Part of UA’s success can be attributed to a “community” feel, he said.

“In addition, we have a well-deserved reputation for the strong sense of community that’s found here,” Diamond said. “Students who choose the U of A find that ours is a warm and friendly community. I’m sure you have sensed the school spirit that exists here — not only for Razorback sports but a sense of appreciation for the care and support we all share.”

This year’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Fair will be the biggest fair so far, with 31 more companies registered to participate, officials said.

The STEM Career Fair will be 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

September 26, at Bud Walton Arena.

This event, formerly the Engineering Expo, is for students to meet potential employers and for employers to meet and recruit students, said Rickey Booker, associate director of career programs.

“The name of the event was changed to reach a wider range of students with majors in science, technology and math; not just engineering. We also wanted to recruit

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!"#$%&'()*&'+",CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT CAUSES CAMPUS POWER OUTAGE Lemke Newsroom Report A construction worker operating an excavator at the UA severed a buried power cable between Kimpel Hall and Brough Commons Monday morning, shutting off power to more than 30 buildings across campus, a UA spokesman said. The outage stranded passengers in elevators and caused havoc among students and faculty for about an hour.

The nearly campuswide power outage struck just before 9 a.m., interrupting classes and closing campus businesses temporarily.

“A high voltage line was cut at a campus construction site at around 9 this morning, knocking out power to more than 30 buildings on the core campus and southwest side,” said Steve Voorhies, manager of media relations for University Relations. “Most power was back up by 10 a.m.; by 10:10 power

was fully restored.”

Some classes were canceled in Kimpel Hall, for example; classes continued in Old Main, the oldest UA building. Old Main has large windows, which lighted rooms and allowed classes to continue.

Students gathered in the Arkansas Union Lounge after several classes were dismissed.

Patrons also were evacuated from the University Recreation Fitness Center and the Student Technology Center in the union.

Eve Owens, manager of the technology center, “followed protocol,” she said, by turning off and unplugging all equipment in the center on orders from Sue Donohue Smith, associate director for

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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Severed power cables lay at the construction site between Dickson Street and McIlroy Ave Monday, Sept. 24.

Longboarding Trend Rises

Travis Pence Staff Writer

F-town Longboards opened for business in March 2012 in Fayetteville to accommodate the rise in the long boarding trend.

Longboarding continues to grow in popularity as students continue to discover this hobby and alternate form of transportation, said Kevin Higgins, F-town store owner.

Longboarding, a form of skateboard, is like snowboarding on land, said Austin Hoover, architecture junior.

Hoover first took up longboarding after he came to Fayetteville his freshman year of college. Although it is used as a way to commute, Hoover said he sees longboarding as more of a hobby and something to do just for fun.

Many college students have taken up longboarding as a way to get around campus.

However, longboarding seems to be sweeping the nation with this rise in popularity, not just Fayetteville, Higgins said.

With the explosion of YouTube videos from longboarding manufacturers, more and more people are gaining an interest in this recent craze, Higgins said.

I had never seen longboarding at home in Bolivia, said international student Daniel Maldonado. Learning to longboard can be hard if

you have never tried skating before, Maldonado said.

After watching friends and many other UA students try this new trend, junior Micah Wyssmann said he decided on a whim to give longboarding a shot in the spring of 2011.

Learning this skill through a combination of observation, tips from friends and basic trial and error, Wyssmann said he learned the techniques of

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French Film Festival at UA Jaime Dunaway Senior Staff Writer

The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures will have the Tournées French film festival from Oct. 4-18 in the Union Theater. Admission is free and open to students and the public.

The films will have English subtitles, said French professor Oana Cimpean.

The Tournées Festival, bringing new films to campus, will show five different French films on Oct. 4-5, 11-12 and 18.

The world languages department held the festival a few years ago, Cimpean said.

The festival was made possible by an $1800 grant which allowed the world languages department to buy the rights to the films, Cimpean said.

The UA can receive the grant for up to five consecutive years, she said.

The films that will be shown are: “Goodbye First Love,” on Oct. 4, “The Princess of Montpensier,” on Oct. 5, “The Women on the 6th Floor,” on Oct. 11, “Free Men,” on Oct. 12 and “Romantics Anonymous,” on Oct. 18.

All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Union Theatre, ARKU 424.

The films span from historical fiction and drama to comedy and romance.

The movies were chosen with the goal of being as diverse as possible, Cimpean said.

The films come from a list made by the French American Cultural Exchange.

“We chose five of the movies and tried to be as diverse as possible. It’s geared to appeal to as many viewers as possible,” Cimpean said.

The Tournées Festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. and the Centre Na-

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“I am probably going to go to a few of them,” said sophomore Juliann Tucker.

Some French classes even offer extra credit for attending some of the movie showings at the festival.

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“I soon noted that campus trash cans are a great stopping force for the experienced (or inexperienced) longboarder,” Wyssmann said.

While Hastings and a few other stores in Fayetteville do sell some longboarding merchandise, F-town is the only true longboard shop in the area, Higgins said.

F-town caters to customers from all skill ranges, serving both novice and veteran longboarders. Here, customers can find an array of boards, wheels, trucks, hardware, helmets, gloves and much more. A store solely committed to longboarding, F-town also carries a variety of brands including Arbor, Gravity, Never Summer and Metro.

Some students have mentioned that the construction on campus is affecting some of their ability to get around, Higgins said. So far, the construction Aneeka Majid Staff Photographer has not had any negative effects Eric Salazar rides his longboard to class, Thursday, Sept. 20. Longboard use has recently increased on business, and everyone is just on the UA campus. trying to be patient, Higgins said.

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A harried UA Ph. D. candidate looked everywhere early Monday for the morning starter that jolts the UA campus to life every day — coffee. None was to be found, she said, even though she hurried to the Arkansas Union, Club Red and Starbucks.

Courtney Trimble, a graduate student in statistics, was staring down the prospect of a test and the hour-long power outage that stalled the UA around 9 a.m. yesterday, left her without coffee and plunged hundreds of students into darkness.

“I have a test at 10:30 this morning and I just wanted to get a cup of coffee, but there’s not a place on campus to get a coffee,” the flustered Trimble said as she made her way into a darkened Kimpel hallway.

Trouble struck when a construction worker cut a high voltage power line that shut off power to more than 30 buildings across campus Monday morning, said Steve Voorhies, manager of media relations for University Rela-

tions. The power was off for about an hour.

Sophomore Hassan Nadeem said he wasted his night studying for a test that his professor canceled as soon as he entered the “pitch black” room. “There was no notification, it sucked.”

Lynn Meade’s honors public speaking course shifted from Kimpel Hall to outside on the Linda Sue Shollmier Plaza.

Students in the class were supposed to give speeches today, but a few said they were happy about having class outside.

“I was supposed to give a speech today on the debt ceiling, so I’m glad we’re having class outside,” freshman Tanner Holmes said.

Meade thought that having class outside would be a good opportunity for the students to speak in front of others, she said.

“See, won’t this be fun with everyone out here looking at us? It feels so nice out here too,” she said.

Although many classes in Old Main continued, because rooms were lighted by the large windows in the oldest UA building, but doors to the

fifth floor locked automatically and blocked traffic to the Honors College offices, the Fulbright College dean’s office and the Fulbright communications offices.

“I don’t know the technical details, but I think those doors close and lock automatically in case of fire or other evacuation,” said Darinda Sharp, Fulbright director of communications.

“They may be set to the same when the power goes out.”

At Walton College, where power to the main building was off, students crowded the hallways and waited for instructions. In the hallways, teachers checked attendance by passing sign-in sheets.

One student who headed into Walton asked “Is the power out in here too?”

“I just came from my first class in Kimpel Hall,” freshman Michael Gomez said.

“We just went on with class; my teacher borrowed a flashlight from one of the students.”

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“There were about 15 or 17 people in the tech lounge,” Owens said. “Within about five to seven minutes we had to evacuate the place.”

The tech center was evacuated because it does not have adequate backup lights to allow students to remain.

The only emergency lights in the center are the exit signs.

UAPD said there were no reports of injuries or disturbances. Several classes were moved into the corridors, said Lt. Gary Grain, UAPD spokesman.

UAPD officers circled buildings during the outage pounding their fists on el-

evator doors and calling to potential stranded passengers “Hello! Hello! Is anyone there? Are you stuck?”

“There are entrapments all around campus,” Christopher Krodell, UAPD K-9 officer, said as he and his dog checked elevators. “We have officers working to get everyone out; they should be out soon.”

Residence hall security was compromised because students didn’t have to use their key fobs to enter the building.

“It’s kind of scary, a little bit,” freshman Christen Pruitt said of the lack of security to Humphreys Hall.

“There are people still standing (monitoring the doors) in the reception office.”

Student ambassador Justin Massingill was unaware of the power outage while leading a campus tour.

“The power went out? We were wondering why Old Main looked so dark inside,” Massingill said and continued to lead the tour for prospective students.

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There will be 113 companies attending this year, the most companies to ever register for this event. Last fall there were only 82, Booker said.

“The STEM Fair has grown significantly. Companies are looking to hire students with STEM degrees.

This event provides students with many opportunities,” Booker said.

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs are projected to grow twice as quickly as jobs in

other fields in the next five years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The STEM Career Fair is for students to identify employment opportunities, expand their network, polish their interview skills, learn industry information and gather information about companies, according to career.uark.edu.

Students of any year can attend.

“Because of the amount of companies participating, the STEM Career Fair will be held in the Bud Walton Arena,” Booker said.

These companies are

looking to hire students, give students internships and tell students about their companies.

“Your professors really do want you to succeed and they realize a huge percentage of job placements from the science and engineering departments comes from fairs like STEM,” said Paul Goodchild, senior biomedical engineering major.

Biomedical engineering is the fastest growing STEM occupation, with a 62 percent projected growth of employment between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kris Johnson Staff Photographer Students view the new art exhibit by art students Emily Chase and Jeanne Vockroth at the Fine Arts Gallery.

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Center Offers Trips for Adventure Seekers

Travis Pence Staff Writer

The outdoor connection center is in the process of planning trips in and outof-state this year for staff members and students, officials said.

A major goal of the OCC is leadership training; the group has trips and clinics every week. The trips provide students the chance to learn how to perform all modes of outdoor travel, said Jennifer Hazelrigs, assistant director of UREC. “The trips include activities such as bouldering, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking and road biking,” Hazelrigs said.

The leadership program is directed toward current staff at the OCC. The program is meant to train their staff members to be able to lead the weekly trips and clinics.

“Most of the training for the leadership program is done on the field,” Hazelrigs said.

Group leaders learn skills by actively participating in the outdoor activities provided by the weekly trips.

The LDT program is fairly popular with OCC staff members, Hazelrigs said.

“About 10 to 12 of our staff members will participate for the program each semester,” Hazelrigs said.

The groups will travel to various locations within and outside the state of Arkansas, Hazelrigs said.

“We will travel anywhere from Beaver Lake and the Buffalo River to states like Florida or Colorado,” Hazelrigs said.

There are also day trips available for students.

Most trips are priced at $15 per student and range up to $50 for an entire weekend excursion. A group of students will be

traveling to Lake Ouachita for a kayaking voyage from Sept. 28 through the 30.

Lake Ouachita, with 66,324 total acres of land and water, is the largest lake in Arkansas. The lake has more than 600 feet of shoreline and more than 200 islands, where adventurers are welcome to take refuge in the provided camping spaces, according to lakeouachita.org.

The OCC also offers a program called the Fused Team Building program.

The program helps to strengthen the bonds between the members of any group that signs up, Hazelrigs said.

“The activities involved with the Fused Team Building Program are completely different from those of the LDT program,” Hazelrigs said.

Outside parties are able to sign up for events that are meant to help build skills such as communication skills, team building, leadership development, trust and conflict resolution, Hazelrigs said.

The groups involved mostly involve faculty and staff from departments of the UA. For example, a group of pre-law students recently took a weekend long canoeing trip as part of the Fused Team Building program, Hazelrigs said.

Groups may contain up to 30 members. Session lengths can be either a half or a full day long. There are even weekend trips for events such as canoeing, climbing or cycling.

Groups may sign up at the UREC website or by contacting Jennifer Hazelrigs, assistant director of UREC. There is a full calendar of the trips and clinics provided on the UREC website at urec.uark.edu. Students can sign up for all trips at the OCC located at HPER 102.

RazAlert Notification Slowed by System Glitch Staff Report A number of students did not receive the RazAlert message today that stated there was a power outage over most of campus.

As a result of a call from The Traveler, UA officials discovered a coding error that temporarily dropped a large number of students from the RazAlert database, said John Diamond, associate vice chancellor for University Relations.

The problem was supposed to be fixed by Monday evening, he said.

The IT department has also implemented protocol for monitoring any potential glitches within the database, Diamond said.

The RazAlert system is supposed to deliver messages to the whole university community of about 30,000, he said.

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The Case For Parents and Happy Birthday

Joe Kieklak Opinion Editor I overheard a phone conversation last week of a female student who was telling one of her friends that she was unhappy that her parents were coming to Fayetteville for UA Family Weekend Sept. 21-23.

As I passed the girl on my walk throughout campus, I considered both sides of what she was saying. Yes, it is not overwhelmingly fun to spend the weekend with your parents on campus. It can cut into the “social scene,” game day antics and maybe force students to clean up the dorm, apartment or off-campus house. The last of which, is a total bummer.

Yet, I had to take my empathy away from the girl. I refocused my attention on the UA angle. In the Traveler orientation issue this year, I wrote a column about helicopter parents and the problems they can cause on campus and for students. We can all agree that one’s Mom should not be talking to the registrar for his or her student … I hope.

Yet, there is a problem in identifying just how much is “too much,” when it comes to parental involvement for college students. There is no clear threshold.

Our parents often influence our beliefs and enable us to succeed. I recall a time where my parents took us to Chicago, which was, for a boy from North Little Rock, unfathomable. The “Windy City” seemed more like a concrete jungle to me, but with my parents by my side, I fell in love with the municipal epicenter.

Then there are the little things. All of the soccer games, field trips, play practices; you name it, where would be we without our trustees? The more cynical of us will disagree with me, but someone helped us along, for me: Mom and Dad. Every experience we have had with our parents strengthens our bonds with them. “‘Student don’t trust any-

one as much as mom and dad. ... Why not have a partnership with the people who are the most trusted advisers,’” said Jerry T. Brewer, University of South Carolina associate vice president for student affairs, of programs to involve parents.

Brewer is exactly right, and UA officials realize this, too.

At my student orientation, it seemed that parents outnumbered students. This made me think, are our parents more excited to be here than we are?

Are they trying to cramp our style? Just as our parents were excited to move us into or see us off to UA, they were just as excited to come for Family Weekend.

A mother never wants to take four children to the grocery store, a professor said to my class Monday. If our parents were not excited to see us, they would not trek to Fayetteville amid a home football game.

I remember being so excited when my roommate, Mark, and I stepped foot into our dorm room. Futrall Hall 423 seemed like the finish line to the first 18 years of my life. Yet, I thought back as I do while I write this column about how I got here.

I am so lucky to have two parents that love me. We take our parents for granted sometimes. There are 131,000 children that are parentless in the U.S., according to Reachout America, a non-profit child advocacy group.

It makes me think: what would I do without my parents?

My reason behind this column is that it is my Mom’s birthday today.

She would never approve of me revealing her age, but as the 20-year-old first-born son, I know that she has dedicated the last two decades of her life to my siblings and me.

I thank my Mom today as I should every day. Through the last 20 years, she has guided me into the adult that I am now.

She has often said that she has not done enough or she wishes she could do more. Many parents are too hard on themselves.

And if someone were to ask me what more could be done in my life, I may say, “An extra day on the weekend,” but I cannot think of one thing she could have done differently that would have made my life better.

Joe Kieklak is the opinion editor. He is a sophomore philosophy and political science/ journalism- news/editorial major.

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Mike Norton ASG Chair of Senate The Associated Student Government Senate met for the first time a week ago, and I think as a whole we are off to a great start. The elections were highly competitive with 152 candidates and a little more than 3,000 voters participating in both the general and the vacancy elections. Our Senators had to work for their victory, so I know right away that they will represent us, the students, well.

Both last week’s meeting and tonight’s are mainly comprised of internal elections for leadership, as the first two meetings always are. We will elect college caucus chairs and committee chairs tonight, and it is upon this foundation that we will find direction for the rest of the year.

The editorial board in Thursday’s Traveler rightfully

criticized that Senate comes off to a slow start, and it is for that reason that former Chair of Senate Grant Hodges, Senator Will Hansen, and I wrote constitutional reform legislation last semester to move Senate elections to run parallel with executive elections in the spring.

Those changes were passed via referendum during the executive elections and will go into effect this next spring, again during executive elections. It just comes with the territory that constitutional reform takes time.

Because of the changes, Senate will now be in place long before finals week and hit the ground running once school begins next fall. Senators will be seated in office and working throughout the summer, as the Executive Branch and Cabinet have been doing since May. Nonetheless, we are almost set and ready to move now.

The chairs and committees will be finalized this week. The All-ASG Retreat is this weekend and will include Senate, the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch. There we will solidify our goals and vision for campus, and the new Senators will gain a better grasp for what

legislation should look like and what it should accomplish.

As I’ve said from the beginning when I first ran for Chair of the Senate, every Senator will be writing one piece of legislation per semester. Some will be wide-sweeping reforms I’m sure, but by no means is that the rule. In my book, a lot of simple fixes can go a long way in solving complex problems.

Resolutions that are researched properly and taken to the right administrators can get university policy shifted in our favor, and that’s where we can really make an impact on this campus. The day of internal ASG reforms is over. Now it’s time to work for you.

That will be my role as Chair, guiding and directing Senators in the right direction and ensuring they can develop their ideas not only into legislation, but also into action and change.

That is where ASG has its true value.

Despite my experience in the arena, I won’t be writing any legislation this year, besides the foundational standing rules, of course. It will be just the elected Senators. In the past, Chairs have written legislation to fill the void. That’s not a team

though, and that won’t work.

That’s an insult to the skills, knowledge and competency that you, the voters, signed off on when you elected the 50 student leaders with whom I work.

I’ll attend the meetings with administrators, assist and edit, but in the end it will be your Senators calling the shots.

If you want to find out who your college’s Senators are or send them an email, go to asg. uark.edu and find the “Contact Your Senators” tab under “Legislative Branch.”

Senate will be meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the Graduate Education Auditorium in the Graduate Education Building.

If you can’t attend, we both livetweet with @UofAASG_Senate and stream it live at http://www. ustream.tv/user/UofA_ASG. You can also view and comment on legislation at anytime at asg. uark.edu.

The days of empty promises are over. It’s time that student government actually does something for you. We’ll make it happen.

Mike Norton is the 2012-2013 ASG Chair of Senate. He is a senior agricultural economics and poultry science major.

Americans and ADHD: What Happened

Kelsey Cline Staff Columnist

The last few generations seems to have a skyrocketing amount of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. Some psychologists and child development specialists associate the rise in diagnosed ADD cases with that of the technology boom seen throughout the years.

In the world of psychology, this is a large topic of debate.

Finding out whether or not technology induces ADHD in children and young adults is very important to the research process of this fairy new “disease.”

Some experts argue that technology has nothing to do with ADHD; kids who already show signs and symptoms of ADHD may already be in a position where they calm down by watching their favorite cartoon.

It has also been said that perhaps parents with children who experience symptoms of ADHD are more likely to gravitate toward overstimulation through television and video games to “self-medicate,” according to everydayhealth. com, but this has not been proven.

In regards to children with low attention span, television may be what they crave to keep their brain fully functioning; the way that works best for most children and adults with diagnosed ADHD. But, is technology just something else we can blame for our problems?

Instead of delving straight into media and video games, a few psychologists have decided to step back and assess other possible factors linked to ADHD. Disregarding technology as a factor, the other finger has been pointed at genetics.

The researchers who dismiss technology as a link believe genetics plays the largest role in determining whether or not children will have ADHD tendencies.

People with ADD end up with multiple combinations of genes that lower their ability to pay attention for long periods of time, Chandan Vaidya, with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience said.

These specific genes work against dopamine and norepinephrine, which regulate attention. A connection has been established between children who have been diagnosed with ADHD and their relatively thinner brain tissue in the ar-

eas of the brain associated with attention.

After all of the studies done to link technology and genetics with ADHD, many psychologists still turn towards other major factors for the real reasoning behind this new “disease.”

McDonald’s. Sonic. Taco Bell. Whether eating overly processed foods leads to ADHD has not yet been proven but many theories exist.

While the amount of Americans with ADHD continues to multiply and exceed those of other countries, so does the amount of produced fast food.

Americans consume more fast food salt than any other country, according to Washington.sbcglobal.com. Because of America’s outrageous portions, high caloric intake and dependence on fatty, preserved food, psychologists believe this might be a cause of the dramatic rise in children and adults with ADHD. Though this sounds like a very probable cause, there isn’t necessarily a cause-andeffect link. Fast-food diets could point to a lower socioeconomic status and parental education levels, which have been associated with ADHD, according to everydayhealth. com, however, no research has

been done solely on the correlation between fast food and ADHD. The last major researched cause of ADHD stems from in utero and environmental toxins at an early age, like exposure to cigarette smoke and alcohol. Children who were exposed to tobacco in utero were 2.4 times more likely to have ADHD than children who were not exposed, according to The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

With all of this new information, it becomes harder and harder for people to better understand how and why ADHD comes about, which in turn makes it harder to avoid the disorder.

Being aware that technology and fatty foods, though they may not link up to ADHD, have serious impacts in our lives every day.

Whether staying away from the television for a few extra hours or choosing a healthy alternative to your Big Mac and large fries, you may be giving a helping hand to your brain tissue and ultimately the longevity of your life.

Kelsey Cline is a staff columnist. She is a freshman European studies and international relations major.

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Local Churches Use Bikes, Blues and BBQ as Ministry

Casey Freeman Staff Writer

Every year, the Bikes, Blues and BBQ rally comes to Fayetteville, and the city is filled with motorcycles, bikers and the whirlwind of events that come along with them.

One unexpected participant in the rally is the local church. Several Fayetteville churches have turned Bikes, Blues and BBQ into a place of ministry in an attempt to reach out to the bikers who come through.

Bikes, Blues and BBQ is the largest motorcycle rally in the U.S., with over 400,000 bikers attending last year alone. This year, the rally will occur Sept. 26-29, and several Fayetteville churches are getting ready to serve.

First Baptist Church of Fayetteville is having a free bike wash Sept. 28 and a free pancake breakfast for the bikers Sept. 29.

“We do it to be a blessing to the people who come to Fayetteville and to be a light to them,” said Terri Johnston, FBC secretary.

“We also have New Testaments we give out, and we talk to them about Jesus if they want to talk about it. Every year we have a really good response.”

“We have pens we give out, too,” said Rick McCoy, FBC member. “The one I like the most says, ‘Loud pipes save lives, but Jesus saves souls,’ referring to the pipes on a motorcycle. This year we’re also giving out patches that go on their jackets that say the same thing.”

McCoy’s reason for helping with Bikes, Blues and BBQ is “the expressions on people’s faces when you wash their bike, and care for it and polish it, and don’t charge anything.

“Rather than shutting our church doors and locking it up,” McCoy said, “we open it up and try to show them Christian love.

“I’m just a church member, but I love motorcycles, and I’ve ridden them all my life, so it was a good way to minister to bikers.”

FBC gives the community an opportunity to serve by allowing volunteers to come and help with the bike wash or pancake breakfast.

Another church involved with Bikes, Blues and BBQ is Central United Methodist. Located directly on Dickson Street, they are in a perfect location to offer parking to bikers, and for over 10 years they have been doing exactly that.

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Shelby Gill Asst. Companion Editor Central United Methodist Church on Dickson Street provides parking for bikers during the Bikes, Blues and BBQ rally. parking to motorcycles and give out free bottles of water,” said Carl Palmer, pastor of Outreach at United Methodist. “It has grown to include offering prayer for those who request it, and offering maps, event guides and the like.

“Why are we involved? Simply put, Jesus commanded us. He commanded us to show hospitality to strangers (Hebrews 13:2), to give a cup of cold water to the least of these (Matthew 10:42) and to offer them the water of life (John 4:13).

“I have heard many stories, most prominently one about a visitor to the rally last year from Wisconsin, who was in a serious accident and spent several weeks in the hospital. We do not solicit donations, but people often insist on giving something.

We used those funds last year to support their family while in Fayetteville. Our pastors and hospital visitation team regularly visited them until they were able to return home, and we received notes from them and their home church, thanking us again and again for reaching out to them.”

Central United Methodist takes volunteers as well. People in the community can come and serve a two-hour time slot in the church’s parking lot. There will be volunteers there from 8 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday during the rally.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is also in-

volved with Bikes, Blues and BBQ. “This year, we’re having a parking-lot fundraiser,” said Amanda Robinson, youth minister at St. Paul’s. “The money that comes in from people parking will go to support things for the youth group, such as scholarships for camp. We also invite the bikers to come to mass.”

Though there are several churches involved with this event, others are not participating. New Heights office manager Ruth Epstein said that although they do not currently have a ministry with Bikes, Blues and BBQ, the church would be supportive if someone decided they’d like to have one.

“The way it works at New Heights is that if someone comes up with an idea, they can run with it and the church will support it,” Epstein said. “If someone wanted to do ministry with this, they could, and the church would help them.”

All of the churches have a similar goal: to minister to the bikers and direct them toward Christ.

“One of the things I try to express to them are the dangers of riding a motorcycle,” McCoy said. “My hope is that the danger of it can wake them up to realize that we all are going to experience death and get them thinking.”

Department Innovates UA Green Plan

John Mullins Staff Writer

The UA campus is making strides toward becoming a greener and more environmentally sound place, and the Office for Campus Sustainability is the group leading the charge.

The Office for Campus Sustainability may not be wellknown throughout campus, but it has been around for over five years. The office strives to make the campus green with recycling projects, reducing gas emissions and even developing a minor for students to study.

“This office was founded in 2006, when we signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment,” said Carlos Ochoa, interim director of the Office for Campus Sustainability.

This was the first step the office took toward creating a better earth for future generations at the UA campus. “(This was) a commitment saying that we would develop a climate-action plan to outline our steps to become carbon neutral by the year 2040,” Ochoa said.

The office plans to cut the university’s emissions and, in the long run, save the university money.

It also aims to invest money in renewable energy, energy savings performance contracts and carbon sequestration contracts, Ochoa said.

The office has invested a lot of money in energy savings performance contracts and is still only beginning to scrape the surface of the potential problems

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Courtesy Photo Volunteers disassemble the Think Outside the Bottle sustainability sculpture on the UA Union Mall. The bottle sculpture represents about 12,000 bottles of water thrown to the landfill each day at the UA. that could arise if climate change is not controlled.

To combat the world’s environmental problems, many people conduct home energy audits, which is where an expert goes through a house and says what could be done to make it more energy efficient.

The Office for Campus Sustainability has recently conducted a large-scale energy audit on the UA campus.

“We looked at all our buildings, and we did this with a hired contractor,” Ochoa said. “We installed motion sensors; we got a new heat pump and chiller system that controls heating, venting and cooling on campus.

“We spent about $52 million to do this, which (resulted) in about 30,000 metric tons of carbon emissions avoided every year and $5 to $6 million in utilities bills avoided every year.”

If the promises of a cleaner and better world aren’t enough to encourage the UA campus to participate in sustainability,

then the possible savings that can be accrued by being energy efficient should be plenty to convince anyone to join in.

Ochoa said the office acts as a champion of sustainability.

If other groups are engaging or have some sort of idea about sustainability, then the office will help them facilitate that dialogue.

The Office for Campus Sustainability is the hub through which many RSOs can get involved in campus energy.

“We work with the Associated Student Government, the Student Sustainability Council, and we work with the Applied Sustainability Center within the Walton College of Business,” Ochoa said.

This cooperation between the Office for Campus Sustainability and other organizations on campus is a recent occurrence. The office has even begun to work with some sororities on campus in a project called Greeks Going Green.

In addition to working with many different RSOs, the Office for Campus Sustainability helps to spearhead many different projects and campus competitions. One such competition is Recycle-mania.

“Recycle-mania is an annual intercollegiate competition to increase recycling rates and reduce waste on campus, and universities across the nation (participate) in this,” Ochoa said.

Through this competition, the office seeks to show students how to properly recycle and tries to help improve how recycling happens in residence halls.

The office hopes to have the UA participate in another competition next year called the Campus Conservation Nationals.

“Basically, (this competition) is an effort to reduce energy use on campus, predominantly in the residence halls,” Ochoa said.

In addition to engaging the RSOs on campus and helping the campus get involved as a whole in sustainability competitions and projects, there is also a minor in sustainability as well as talk of an upcoming major.

According to the Office of Campus Sustainability’s website, “the purpose of the minor in ‘Foundations of Sustainability’ is to provide foundational knowledge and skills related to the emerging discipline of Sustainability.”

Any students interested in the sustainability minor or just interested in getting involved in sustainability on campus are encouraged to get in touch with Marty Matlock.

As students living in a college town, it can be hard surviving the constant temperature changes of northwest Arkansas and keeping up with the always-shifting fashion trends.

In light of this, I present to you the Fayetteville Fashion Survival Kit. This kit will contain a list of three unisex items and five individual items per gender that are sure to add spice to any outfit, without making it feel contrived and overdone.

Starting off the unisex list of items is a great pair of dark denim jeans for those days when you care or you don’t. For ladies, they should highlight all the right areas in a slim fit, and for gentleman a straight leg will give you that comfort and carefree stylish look you desire. A bonus in buying a dark denim wash is that the color will not show much wear and tear in wet or cold weather, and that’s a factor since winter is right around the corner.

The second is a distressed-yet-fitted-style sweatshirt.

This will come in handy for those mornings when you oversleep and just need something quick and chic to grab and go on the run to class. These sweatshirts don’t have to have any graphics; the goal is to find them in a great color like mauve, which will go with virtually anything.

The closing unisex item is a pair of statement sunglasses that speak to your individuality. For guys, a larger, blockstyle frame usually works better, and with the support of a dark lens they can give that dark, mysterious look. Ladies, more angular, cat-shaped eye frames are very on trend this season and can be sultry and sensuous.

WOMEN

For women, the following items are meant to take any outfit from drab to fab.

First is the head turban, for those days when your hair just won’t behave. These chic cloth and silk pieces will add a flair to your hair that will distract even the most attentive viewer.

Next on the list is the high-low sheath dress, which comes in a variety of styles, patterns and colors. The most important thing to remember is to maintain the silhouette’s integrity; don’t weigh it down with coats and coverings, as the dress will speak volumes by itself.

The motorcycle jacket is next on the list. This fall, there are tons of cuts and patterns to pick from, whether you are a classic beauty looking to add a little edge to your closet or a rocker chick looking for studs and more.

Moving forward, bracelets and large, jewel-accented necklaces are two accessories that can take a dress from fine to fierce. These accent pieces call for attention, and if you rock them, you’ll be showered with compliments.

The final item is a pair of leather riding boots, because no girl wants to wear heels every day. The key to these boots is not focusing on the height of the boot and focusing more on finding a neutral color you can blend with your current wardrobe. These slim boots will pair greatly with your dark denim jeans but will also look great with your sheath dress if styled correctly.

MEN

For the guy’s portion of the survival kit, some of these items you may own, but if they’re not in the right style and fit, they aren’t giving you the best wear.

The first item is the slim-cut short blazer, and it should be no longer than mid-thigh. I suggest a navy one for beginners, which allows you to branch out to more colors from there.

A large-face watch is next and can be in your choice of leather or metal band — whichever you prefer. When asked the time, a gentleman who looks at his watch seems so much more prepared for work, and, if nothing more, a watch can be a great cosmetic touch to a simple everyday outfit or evening cocktail suit.

The third item on the list is an old-fashioned bow tie, but not one that’s pre-tied. These ties are making quite the comeback and can really send a statement on an interview or a date.

A pair of straight-leg khaki chino pants is the next item on the list. These can be worn on an everyday trip to class, student government meeting or even a night out on the town.

The last item on the list is a pair of leather-bound boat shoes in your choice of color, whether it be brown, black, tan or gray.

This Fayetteville Fashion Survival Kit features items in every category of dress from shoes and clothing to accessories for both genders. With broad suggestions like these, each wearer can take these guidelines add their own personal touches to it.

With these tips, you can not only survive Fayetteville this fall but thrive.

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SOFTBALL

Softball Star Back for Her Sophomore Season Cameron McCauley Staff Writer

After a standout 2012 season, sophomore left-handed pitcher Kimmy Beasley has been working on improving her game to become one of the best starting pitchers in the Southeastern Conference.

Beasley showed a calm and collected demeanor while on the mound for the Razorbacks last season. While most true freshmen might buckle under the pressure of pitching in big games, Beasley has embraced it.

In her first collegiate season, she notched wins against No. 1 California, No. 7 Baylor, No. 3 Alabama and No. 11 Georgia. She won them quite decisively as well, allowing one earned run or less in the victories against those four ranked teams.

Those are some astounding accomplishments for being only one year removed from playing 2A softball at Foreman High School in Foreman.

There she was one of the most decorated softball players in Arkansas history, earning a 32-2 record her senior year with a state-record 22 shutouts, seven no-hitters and a 0.15 ERA. From there, it was only natural to don a cardinal uniform and join the Razorbacks.

But Beasley needed a little extra encouragement from her father and high school head coach Mitchell Beasley to pursue her dream.

“Truthfully, I really didn’t think I was capable of coming to Arkansas until my dad put it in my head that I am good and I can do it,” Beasley said.

Fall practices have started this September, and, as it is for most springtime sports, is a period for learning and working out the kinks before the season starts. For Beasley, working hard is crucial now to being her best once the season begins.

“My freshman season was outstanding for me, but sometimes I think I struggled with consistency,” Beasley said. “I’ve been working on being there when the coaches need me and hitting my spots when I’m needed.”

For only being a sophomore, Beasley notably expressed how important it was for her to step up and become a leader this season for the Razorbacks.

“This upcoming season my goal is to be a key player in the amount of our games and to be a leader on and off the field for some of our younger freshman,” Beasley said.

Coming up to Fayetteville from a small town like Foreman could be tough for some student-athletes, but Beasley was able to bond with a great

support system of teammates to help alleviate some of the hardships any freshman may have.

“I was a little scared transitioning from a small 2A Arkansas school to the University of Arkansas. It was overwhelming at first, but I had the girls there with me to help me through some of the tough situations I went through, and it made a big difference,” Beasley said.

When thinking about the memories she has made so far, Beasley expressed how important the team was to her and her continuous growth and development.

“We are more than a team, we are a family. If I need somebody to talk to I have my teammates, and just making all the memories with them is what counts the most,” Beasley said.

The 2012 season might not have gone as planned, as the Razorbacks went 33-26 and 7-21 in the SEC. But with the young nucleus of talent the team had last year, there is much optimism surrounding the 2013 season.

Beasley and senior righthander Chelsea Cohen will see most of the starting pitching duties in 2013 — two solid options who will be leaders of a team looking to make some noise in the SEC. It looks like Beasley and the Razorbacks may just be getting started.

FOOTBALL

Photo Courtesy of Athletic Media Relations Sophomore left-handed pitcher Kimmy Beasley recorded wins over four ranking teams last season and looks to be a leader for the team as they try to improve on last year’s record of 33-26.

Winners and Losers in Southeastern Conference Jessie McMullen Staff Writer

Ryan Miller Staff Photographer Junior wide receiver Demetrius Wilson is tackled by a Rutgers defender in Saturday night’s game.

The Hogs fell to 1-3 on the season joining Vanderbilt and Kentucky as the worst SEC teams.

The past week of Southeastern Conference football came with only one upset and consistency the rest of the way.

Arkansas rounded up their third loss of the season with a 35-26 loss to Rutgers. Arkansas is experiencing one of the darkest football seasons in the history of the school. The team was supposed to have the best season they’ve ever experienced, but everything that could have gone wrong did.

No. 2 LSU barely held on to pick up a win against Auburn, 12-10 and fell a spot in the AP rankings to No. 3. Auburn, coming off of a tight win against Louisiana Monroe last week, proved they have what it takes by staying with a strong

LSU team.

Missouri took their second SEC loss of the season to No. 7 South Carolina, 31-10. South Carolina controlled the game and moved up a spot to No. 6 in the AP poll. Missouri scored their only touchdown of the game in the final minutes.

Florida picked up a big SEC win, shutting out Kentucky by 38. With the big win, Florida moved to the No. 11 spot in the rankings.

Ole Miss also picked up a big win. The Rebels put up 39 points and did not allow the Tulane Green Wave to score a single point. Ole Miss went 2-10 last season with an 0-8 conference record, and is showing that they are trying to make a turn.

SEC newcomer Texas A&M picked up a nonconference win against South Carolina State by large margin with a final score of 70-14. Mississippi

State moved to No. 21 in the polls with a nonconference win against South Alabama, 30-10.

Tennessee also won a nonconference game against Akron, 47-26.

No. 5 Georgia picked up a big win over Vanderbilt this week, 48-3. Georgia showed that they have what it takes to win the SEC East.

Once again, Alabama reminded everyone why they are the No. 1 team in the SEC and in the country. The Crimson Tide rolled over Florida Atlantic University 40-7. Florida Atlantic scored their only touchdown in the last three minutes of the game.

The two powerhouses, Alabama and LSU, are once again the dominant forces in the SEC West.

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COMMENTARY

The Bright Side: Other Hog Sports Do Well Too

Zack Wheeler Staff Writer

We have learned a lot here at the UA over the past few weeks. One of the biggest lessons came from outside the classroom: no longer does football rule the school.

A process of disaster management has begun in Don-

ald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. What once seemed like the pride and joy of Razorback nation has suddenly backfired and we are starting all over from square one.

But why should fans and students just consume themselves with one sport? The Razorback volleyball team is 11-3 overall (2-1 Southeastern Conference) and deserves support as well.

The soccer team who is 4-5-1 overall (1-2-1 SEC) plays on campus more often than the football team, but draws a tiny percentage of the attendance. Fans should support other sports, and not let their lives be so totally affected and consumed with football.

Sure, this year was supposed to be the year of the Hog. The Razorbacks had Alabama and LSU at home, and good senior leaders returning to campus. The team brought back a coach who kept the staff in tact, but maybe that wasn’t such a good idea.

I know hindsight is 20/20, but there is no need to dwell on the past. We can only move forward and support future decisions that are made.

Fans should demand a quality performance from the team, but they also can’t abandon the team in rough times.

All Razorback fans should have expected rough times in the wake of the events that occurred during the spring.

I was one of the fans that thought it wouldn’t have as big of an impact as it has thus far.

I can assure you, Athletic Director Jeff Long is looking into the best solution to move the football program forward.

It has been a rough stretch, but fans should remain level headed and supportive because things will always get better.

There are a vast amount of great changes occurring in the athletic department under the leadership of Long.

He has expanded the facilities of football, softball and baseball just to name a few.

There are numerous construction projects occurring on campus, which will only

help grow the athletic department.

The basketball teams on campus are also poised to have good seasons this year.

The men’s team looks to add depth and defensive pressure now that head coach Mike Anderson has the players that will fit his style of play.

The women’s team and head coach Tom Collen are looking to build off their NCAA tournament appearance last year. Bud Walton Arena has the potential to be rocking this year, with both teams hoping to have big seasons.

Razorback fans should always look to the positives in life. They have a great university here, and shouldn’t be

so consumed with just one sport. Fans should go out and support all of the teams on campus, even if they can only make it every now and then.

Sports are a good way for people to socialize and show support for the university they love. So, despite the football team and all the controversy that has consumed it lately, we are still fans of the Razorbacks — and they all deserve support.

Zack Wheeler is a staff writer for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Tuesday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.

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BASEBALL

Diamond Hogs Receive Their 2012 CWS Rings Jessie McMullen Staff Writer

The Arkansas baseball team recently received their College World Series rings. The Razorbacks earned a No. 3 national ranking after competing in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. last season, said a UA

athletic department official.

The Hogs started the streak with a win in the Houston Regional by defeating Sam Houston State twice and Rice.

They then went on to win the Waco Super Regional by knocking off Baylor, a one seed, in three games. This victory sent the Razorbacks to the College World Series, along

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with seven other teams.

The road through the College World Series was not an easy one. The Hogs started out with a huge win over Kent State in the first game. The team then proceeded to beat South Carolina to make it to the semifinals, in which the team lost two games to South Carolina.

The rings were handed out to all 35 players on the roster last season along with coaches.

The players and coaches were awarded the rings Friday night before the home football game against Alabama, according to the Athletic Department.

Players and coaches were then recognized at halftime of the Alabama game.

This marked the seventh College World Series appearance for the Hogs. It also marks the third appearance under head coach Dave Van Horn in his nine years at Arkansas.

The Diamond Hogs are hoping to make another appearance this upcoming season.

SEC continued from page 7 like defending national champions, and it will take quite the upset to beat them.

LSU, the next best team in the conference struggled against an unranked Auburn team and showed that they are not invincible. However, they are going to be tough to beat, especially if the Tigers use the close game with Auburn to help them refocus.

The SEC East, on the other hand, is a toss up. Georgia is showing their toughness and seeking another SEC East

championship. South Carolina and Florida are both strong competitors and may prove to be quite the competition for Georgia. The Bulldogs, Gators and Gamecocks all have what it takes to win the SEC East, but only one team will make it to the top.

Only five teams in the SEC have perfect records going into the fifth week of college football. Alabama, LSU, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi State all are undefeated in the first four weeks

of play.

At the middle of the pack is Tennessee, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Missouri. Tennessee, Texas A&M and Ole Miss have each one loss and Missouri has two losses.

Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Kentucky stand as the worst teams in the SEC. All three teams hold a record of 1-3.

The first four weeks of SEC play have proven the strong teams and the weak, but college football always comes with surprises.

FOOTBALL

Mary McKay Staff Photographer Senior quarterback Tyler Wilson talks to the media at a press conference Monday afternoon.

Wilson discussed the atmosphere surrounding the team and the upcoming trip to Texas A&M.

Hogs Are Confident They Can Turn Season Around Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer

Arkansas lost to Rutgers 35-26 Saturday night, falling to 1-3 on the season. Although the season isn’t going how the Razorbacks expected, the players remain positive. “We made a big stride last week,� senior quarterback Tyler Wilson said at a press conference Monday. “The attitude and excitement was where it needed to be, but the execution was not.�

The day after the loss, Arkansas players and coaches met and had their usual conditioning workout. “It’s wild,� Wilson said. “With a few losses and the expectations the way they were, you’d think there would be a lot of crazy things happening, but the way we came out (Sunday) night, it was another positive.�

A major concern for Arkansas’ offense moving forward is the ability to get the run game going. Through four games, the running backs are averaging just 97.8 yards per game. “There are a couple things coach is working on right now,� Wilson said. “We were a little predictable, and we’re going to change that up. That will help us out in the run COLLEGE SKI & BOARD WEEK Breckenridge Keystone

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Defensively, Arkansas is struggling against the pass.

Against Rutgers, they gave up 397 yards through the air to a quarterback who had only been averaging 188.3 yards per game. “Sometimes we’ll be right there and they’ll make the play. Sometimes our names are called on the blitz and we don’t get there,� senior linebacker Alonzo Highsmith said. “There’s a number of things as a team that we’re not doing right.�

The Razorbacks travel to College Station, Texas, Saturday to play Texas A&M in their first Southeastern Conference road game of the season. “Road games are tough, but they’re fun,� Wilson said. “It’s always a challenge, especially going down to Texas A&M. They always have a big fanbase.�

The “12th Man,� the Texas A&M student section, will be “very loud and a very hostile environment,� junior center Travis Swanson said.

Wilson expects the Aggies to key in on senior wide receiver Cobi Hamilton after his SEC and UA record-breaking performance against Rutgers

last week. He had 303 receiving yards on 10 catches, three of which resulted in touchdowns – the only three touchdowns of the game. “They’re probably going to pay a little more attention to him, but we have some guys that can make plays,� Wilson said.

Junior Brandon Mitchell and freshman Mekale McKay will have big games, Wilson said.

Arkansas’ defense will be challenged by Texas A&M’s talented freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel. Manziel is averaging 301 total offensive yards per game. “He’s an athletic quarterback,� Highsmith said. “He likes to get out and run, but he’s not anything we haven’t seen before.�

Despite three consecutive losses and dropping out of both the AP and Coaches’ Polls, the Hogs remain confident they can still win games. “We had high expectations coming into the season, so it’s still kind of a shock to all of us,� Swanson said. “Do I think the season is over? Not at all. We can still turn this season around and make it a great one.�

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