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Shifting Gender Roles
Kid Cudi Rocks Barnhill
by BRITTANY NIMS Asst. News Editor
Suppose Elizabeth wasn’t ready to settle down with Mr. Darcy, or Cinderella told the prince she didn’t want to get married. Surely, all would be wrong in the world. Or not. Gender roles are changing. Men and women are waiting longer to marry, some choosing never to do so. Singledom is on the rise, as marriage is quickly becoming less popular. Long gone are the days of domestic housewives and breadwinning husbands. Through the years, men’s and women’s roles inside and outside the home have changed. Kate Bolick, author of The Atlantic article “All The Single Ladies,” wrote that women’s contributions outside the home were noted for thousands of years as they shared the role of incomeprovider with their husbands. “In the American colonies,
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Students cheer as Kid Cudi takes the stage, Sunday night. This was the spring headliner concert, put together by the Headliner Concert Committee. the spring headliner con“We’ve been setting up took tickets and gave wristby KRISTEN COPPOLA cert, officials said. all day. There is a loading bands at the door, Reid Staff Writer The Headliner Concert crew setting up the stage,” said. Wristbands were proBarnhill Arena was sold Committee spent Sunday Reid said on Sunday. setting up for the concert, Members of the HCC vided for the 1,000 stuout Sunday night as Kid said Austin Reid, a memran the merchandise dents with floor tickets. Cudi, Chip tha Ripper, and ber of the headliner constands. They also were in The concert was sold Big Boi took the stage for cert committee. charge of ticketing; they out, with the 450 tickets
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While companies once used blogs to communicate with consumers and advertisers, trends show that they are abandoning their blogs in favor of social media sites, especially Facebook, to get in touch with the public. Following the lead of many large companies and
organizations, freshman Spanish major Aricka Lewis uses Facebook to run her small photography business. “I use Facebook because literally everyone has it and it’s easy to stay connected,” she said. “I get more exposure and I can communicate with other photographers as well.” Nearly 40 percent of e-
that students did not claim being sold to the public. Kid Cudi and Chip tha Ripper were picked up at the airport by officials on Sunday, and Big Boi arrived by bus, Reid said.
Online Sales on the Rise, Studies Show
Corporations Ditch Blogs for Facebook, Twitter by JANNEE SULLIVAN
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commerce small businesses surveyed said that Facebook was their sole channel for operation, according to a survey by Payvment, a social media commerce platform. Additionally, 61 percent said that Facebook allows for better promotion of their products, according to see BLOGGING on page 3
by JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer
Online retail sales were up 11 percent last year, compared to just 2.5 percent for traditional retail, according to Forrester Research. This is a trend which officials predict will continue at a steady rate.
The percentage of total sales for products such as books, clothing, electronics and music were all more than 70 percent online last year, according to U.S. census data. Online sales of electronics made up 80 percent of the total sales of electronics in 2010, according to the
U.S. census website. “I buy anything that plugs into the wall online,” said Easton Oliver, junior mechanical engineering major, “I buy clothes, boardshorts. I look at resources and reviews, and then buy it on
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Students Forced to Off-Campus Parking Spots by KAREN STIGAR Staff Writer
A lack of cheap and available parking has forced some to find alternative parking off-campus, students said. “There are a lot of places you can find to park for free near campus as an alternative to buying a parking pass or paying for parking on campus,” said sophomore French
major Kelsey Shumate. Any motor vehicle parked on UA-owned or controlled property must either properly display a current UA parking permit or park at a parking meter and pay the posted meter fee. Permits are valid only in authorized lots or zones designated by map or posted signs and only for the person to whom they are registered. Bicycles parked on campus
must display a UA bicycle permit. Parking Regulations are enforced at all times, even when classes are not in session, according to the transit and parking website. Faculty, staff, students and visitors may purchase a Stadium Drive Garage pass that allows parking in the reserved
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Concert Band and Wind Symphony Concert
Sleep is among the most familiar, yet mysterious things we do. Dr. Pinard will speak about her research at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Admission is $10 for the general public, $5 for senior citizens and $1 for students. All concerts are presented as a part of the Joy Pratt Markham Series.
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EXHIBIT: ‘Pixel; Ghost’ by John C. Kelley
Food Science Seminar
The University of Arkansas Student Gallery in Bentonville (sUgAR) will be hosting Pixel; Ghost, a Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition of video and sound works by John C. Kelley until May 6.
Viji Ganesh, FDSC Ph.D. Student, will present “Optimization of Hydrolytic Conditions of Rice Bran Proteins by Alcalase for their Anti-diabetic and Anti-obesity Effects on Human Adipocytes.”
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from page 1 wealthy merchants entrusted business matters to their landlocked wives while off at sea, just as sailors, vulnerable to the unpredictability of seasonal employment, relied on their wives’ steady income as domestics in elite households. Two-income families were the norm,” Bolick wrote. “Not until the 18th century did labor begin to be divided along a sharp line: wage-earning for the men and unpaid maintenance of household and children for the women.” Today’s modern women are breaking through those binding stereotypes. Singles make up nearly half of the adult U.S. population. Nearly one in four of all American households is occupied by only one person; in larger cities, like Manhattan, the statistics are as high as nearly one in two. The percentage of singleperson households has risen over the last half of the 20th century into the 21st century, from 13 percent in 1960 to 28 percent in 2011, according to 2011 Census Bureau data. Historically, economics have been a major motivator in why people couple, said Lisa Corrigan, a UA communications professor who specializes in race and gender issues, among others. Yet, as women become more socially and economically independent, their needs are changing.
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section of the parking garage from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Meter payment in the garage is required from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, according to the transit and parking website. Parking permits are $77.57 for vehicles and $7.42 for scooters, said Andy Gilbride, education and instruction specialist. The transit and parking department encourages students to ride scooters because four can fit in one parking space, Gilbride said. Building a scooter parking lot is much less expensive than building a new vehicle parking lot, he said. “We do not have enough
“When there are women who are achieving more in the workplace, they have an independent salary and they don’t feel that need [to couple],” Corrigan said. Only 51 percent of U.S. adults are married, according to Census data. “I don’t think that the home and the heterosexual arrangement really works anymore,” Corrigan said. “It’s been complicated by a lot of other things and women don’t see it as some sort of panacea that can cure all of their problems.” Americans now spend half of their adult lives outside of marriage, according to a New York Times article. In light of their independence and changing social codes, women (and men) are waiting longer to get married, spending more time living alone or with an unmarried partner. In 1960, the median age at first marriage in the U.S. was 23 for men and 20 for women. Today, it’s 28 and 26, respectively. This shift in marital views is a result of changing cultural expectations, said Susan Marren, a UA English professor whose specialties include gender and race issues in 20th century American fiction. “It seems to me it’s a result of greater educational opportunities that women have had and maybe a lessening of the crushing culture expectation that that’s what women are for, that they’re supposed to marry, that they’re supposed to have children,” Marren said.
“That was right for me and it might be right for lots of women, but the fact that it’s okay to say it’s not all right for you, if you’re a woman, that seems to me progress because some people are just not suited to that.” Marren, who married at 24, said postponing marriage isn’t necessarily a bad thing for both men and women today. “It seems to me that it’s all to the good of people to put it off for a while,” she said, “because if you get your education, you’re just setting yourself up for a better life and you’re going to be able to do better when you do have children, if you do.” Many women are limited by factors they cannot control despite this cultural gravitation toward individualism and independence. “I think the most dangerous thing in talking about the modern woman is the notion of choice, in that all women do not have the same amount of choice,” Corrigan said. “Choice is indexed based on race and class and sexuality and able-bodiedness and financial security. “All modern women are not the same, they don’t have access to the same kinds of choices. They’re making decisions based on different factors.” The people who can afford to live alone are a small part of the population, Corrigan said, and they are “mostly urban, mostly white and mostly heterosexual.” For those who can afford to live alone, the experience
parking spaces for all the UA students. We sell more permits than there are spaces available each year and this is because every student has a different class schedule so there are always available spaces,” Gilbride said. Annual student permits expire Aug. 15 and annual reserved and faculty and staff July 31, or upon termination of university employment or withdrawal from the UA. Temporary permits are valid only for the dates listed on the face of each permit, according to the parking website. “I ride the transit because it’s convenient, the cost is covered in my tuition, and it means I don’t have to worry about getting my car in traffic on campus and risk get-
ting in a wreck or trying to find a parking spot or using my own gas,” said sophomore anthropology major Keller Allgood. Transit and Parking issues about 40,000 parking citations each year. One-third are issued because the vehicle is parked in a parking lot without a parking permit. Another third are issued because the vehicle had a permit but parked in an unauthorized lot, according to the transit and parking website. “Issues concerning parking were a factor in the use of the UA transit system,” Gilbride said. “The transit system is used for students to get to class without hassle and also to navigate around campus.”
is good, said Corrigan, who has been married for three years and has one child. “I think that at its best, living alone can be an extremely transformative, positive experience for everybody. I think everybody should have the ability to do that.” Yet, married women are also finding ways to blend more liberal ideas with traditional concepts of marriage. “I didn’t change my name,” Marren said. “Marren: that’s my name. It was the name I was born with. I stay away from the word ‘maiden.’” Today’s families are also changing as more women work outside the home and men take on child care. Marren’s husband, a writing professor at NWACC, generally stays home with their two children during part of the summer while she teaches, she said. “I think families are changing and the children see that and it’s normal,” she said, “so that when they go out into the world, they can see that there’s more than one model for how families can be structured.” Some traditional divisions of labor subsist in the Marren household—she cooks, her husband does the yard work. “We don’t consciously try to reverse roles, but I think that the children know I’m capable of mowing the lawn and that dad can cook if he has to,” she said.
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Amazon cheaper.” Music was the product most bought online, with nearly 84 percent of total sales made online, according to U.S. census data. “I just use iTunes to buy music,” said sophomore prenursing major Meg Strobel. “I buy it on iTunes and listen to it on my computer a lot.” Eighty-one percent of people surveyed said they chose to shop online because they could shop at any time of the day and 77 percent said they save time, according to a survey by Nielsen online. Price is also a factor for those who shop online. “It’s way cheaper,” said sophomore drama major, Guy Smith. Only 46 percent of people cited price as one of the main reasons they buy online, but more than half agreed that they like to comparison shop, according to Nielsen. Along with consumers, advertisers are ramping up their online presence. Online ad sales are up nearly 22 percent from last year, according to a report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
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Payvment. Facebook is even becoming a channel for businesses to directly sell their products and services, with some experts predicting that one day Facebook could rival sites such as Amazon and eBay, according to a Reuters article. Only 37 percent of companies maintain blogs this year, down from nearly double that last year, according to a survey by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Personal blogs are also losing ground to Facebook and Twitter. Blogging among adults ages 18 to 33 fell 2 percent from 2008 to last year, according to the Pew
With the increasing accessibility of the internet through smartphones and tablets, online shopping sales are expected to reach $250 billion by 2014, according to Forrester Research. Online shopping can also become a distraction for many - 40 to 45 percent of all online retail sales are made from work computers, according to one industry analysis at ComScore, a digital media measuring company. Many large companies, six in 10, are blocking access to online shopping sites. In addition, about one-fourth of companies said that, although they do not block the sites, they do monitor them for excessive use, according to an article in USA Today. While it can be difficult, some students try to resist the distractions of online shopping and online advertising. “If i’m interested, I’ll keep it in the back of my mind and look at it later,” Oliver said. “It’s like seeing a bus drive by with an ad on the side.” While online retailer giants such as Amazon and eBay are a driving force of online sales, social networking sites are also becoming
more important in the realm of online sales. Many companies and small businesses are now using Facebook as a retail outlet to reach more consumers, according to a Reuters article. Almost one-third of Pinterest users have purchased something they saw on the site, according to a survey from Bizrate Insights.
Research Center. Within the age group of 12 to 17, blogging fell by more than half, according to Pew Research Center. One reason for this, according to that study, is that people underestimate the amount of time and effort required to maintain a blog in contrast with updating a social media site, such as Facebook. Companies such as Bank of America have stopped updating their blogs in favor of a Facebook and Twitter campaign, according to a USA Today article. Others think that the decline of corporate blogging has no effect on the health of blogging. In October of last year, the social media analysis company NM In-
cite tracked over 173 million blogs, up nearly 20 million from the year before. The study found that the growth of blogs is slowing. Still, other surveys show that younger users are drifting toward Facebook and Twitter because of the lack of attention their blog posts may bring, according to the Dartmouth survey. Social media positions are also cropping up as a part of companies and even government outreach programs, according to govtech.com, a site for state and local government bodies looking to update their practices. “Social media or new media directors are fairly new in government, but their numbers are growing at all levels,” according to the site.
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Sophomore advertising major Kristen Hoover buys shoes at Ebay.com. Hoover often buys shoes online, as it is easy to find merchants and online promotions that offer prices much lower than those in-store.
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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
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Finals Around the Corner, No Need to Stress We made it to the end of the semester, and with only four days left until the end of the academic year, we can all look forward to the summer break. It’s important, now more than ever in the year to prepare for finals, pack up dorm rooms and use these four days to finish school work and do everything we can to get ready for finals week. Use these next few days to finish study guides, prepare fully for those end of semester tests and buy any supplies needed for final exams. Check off those last “to dos” on the move out list and go to those last classes, no matter how tired and stressed we are about finishing the semester. Being productive this week ensures that throughout our final exam week, we won’t have to stress about starting the studying process and packing the empty boxes in our rooms. Make it a priority to get as much of the work completed this week, so that when our exam schedules begin we only have to take care of last minute flashcard reviews. Finals are always a stressful time of year, but making sure that we stay healthy by keeping stress levels in check, eating well and getting enough sleep can only give us a better end of year. As Dead Day gets closer this week, remember that although spending time relaxing with friends sounds like fun, our focus should be on the academic week ahead and our school work. Making the choice now gives us an opportunity to enjoy our last days at the UA, whether they are followed by a diploma or another few semesters here on campus.
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Offensive Remarks By Students Unacceptable Last week, many us of were aware of the UA Chartwells employee was sitting on the ledge at the Garland Center. Through local news stations reporting on the event in addition the the Traveler and UATV at the scene, students were able to get updated news as to the status of the situation. Thankfully, authorities were able to bring him to safety hours after the incident was reported to police. Although many students gathered to watch what was happening, some contributed by yelling jokes such as “jump” at the Chartwell’s employee. This is not the type of conduct that the UA expects from its students, and it is never the type that we should express as a Razorback family. While many waited outside in concern, some were not supportive and made the situation worse with jokes and remarks. It is important that all students understand that situations such as these can arise at any time. Remarks that were made at the scene and on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter reflect on the UA and its students, not just those making the comments. As a Razorback family, we should stick together when facing situations like these. It is not appropriate behavior for students to act like this for whatever reason. We must be respectful of one another at all times, and work to ensure that these events do not arise in the future.
Traveler Quote of the Day “I don’t think that the home and the heterosexual arrangement really works anymore. It’s been complicated by a lot of other things and women don’t see it as some sort of panacea that can cure all of their problems,” -Lisa Corrigan, UA communications professor, “Shifting Gender Roles,” page 1.
by EMILY RHODES Opinion Editor
As I sit here in the Traveler office on a Sunday afternoon, the idea of this being my last column makes me uneasy. We just had our last story budget meeting. I’m RSVPing “yes” to “last night in Fayetteville” nights out with friends, and I’m finishing my last assignments for the semester. This time of year, there are a lot of “lasts,” and a part of me is sad that the year is coming to an end. Though I look forward to a much needed summer break, counting down the months to graduation (and for some of us, the days) makes my heart sink. For my goodbye column, I dont have a sob-story or important life lesson to share - I simply want to urge you to get involved at the UA. The benefits are overwhelming, the people
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EDITOR Saba Naseem MANAGING EDITOR Mattie Quinn OPINION EDITOR Emily Rhodes The Arkansas Traveler welcomes letters to the editor from all interested readers. Letters should be at most 300 words and should include your name, student classification and major or title with the university and a day-time telephone number for verification. Letters should be sent to traveler@uark.edu.
photographer to becoming an editor at the newspaper, my decision to get involved on campus is the only reason I am here writing today. Some of my best friends are the people I work with, and I have the opportunity to meet new people every day. I have had opportunities to work outside of the classroom because of my student involvement and have learned how to be a better journalist through these clubs and organizations. Simply put: through taking my interests beyond the classroom, I got to have my college experience. Making the decision to get involved can give you an unforgettable time here, too. Whether you are signing up for your sophomore year or your first semester as a graduate student, I urge you to get involved somewhere on campus. There are hundreds of RSOs on this campus that are always looking include more students. Whether it’s a religious organization, student government position or majorrelated club you are interested in, take a step outside of your comfort zone and get involved. I can guarantee you won’t regret it – the people you meet, the
things you do and the joy you get from becoming an integral part of this campus are all part of the “college experience” we are urged by others to get. Don’t take on too much, but don’t push getting involved to the sideline. Before you know it, your time here will be over and you will wish that you had done more. If I could share something with others about my time here at the UA, it would be to cherish the time you have here, to meet as many people as possible have as many experiences as you can. Most of us will only get one opportunity go to college – we should make the most of it and take advantage of everything the UA has to offer. As the year comes to a close, I encourage you to research RSOs over the summer, commit to going to Razorbash in the fall (it’s a great way for any student to find out everything that is offered), and prepare for an upcoming year that goes beyond classroom learning. Emily Rhodes is a journalism and art major, and the opinion editor. Her column appears every other Monday.
Two Semesters Down: A First Year Guidebook
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you meet are astounding and the time you have will be one you wouldn’t want to miss out on. When I came to the UA in 2008, I was determined to get involved in an organization. In my first semester alone I became a member at seven different RSOs and ate more free pizza than in my fours years at the UA. Needless to say, I couldn’t keep up with the meetings and events, my school workload got more strenuous, and I slowly but surely dropped out of every organization until the end of my sophomore year. By leaving the RSOs I was a part of, I put up a barrier for myself and shorted my college experience for three long semesters. It wasn’t until I changed my major and came to the journalism department that I considered getting involved in a major-related organization. “What did I have to lose?” I thought as I signed up to be a photographer for the yearbook and went into my interview. Now, two years later, I have made countless friends, had the opportunity to work in my major, and have truly made my time here at the UA worthwhile. From starting out as a
While I can say this year was a success as far as what I learned in the classroom, wrapping up my first year at UA, I feel I gained a considerable amount of what many may call “life lessons.” I loathe the term, however, as I feel like the experience I gained this first year is more than any could label a lesson more or less, it was a directive. I wrote last semester about five things I feel I learned, but some of the conclusions I’ve drawn in thinking over my first year have challenged my previous findings. Nevertheless, I know that I’m not the only student this year who has drawn similar conclusions regarding their first year, or any time spent at UA. I know that every term I attend UA I will learn more about myself, but
here’s what I took away from my first year. One. Don’t feed the trolls. Trolls, trolls, trolls, where do I begin? We all know who they are, and it’s not always Moses. The American ‘troll’ is one who attempts to anger another person with an idea or more by being facetious. I see it every day, people standing outside the Union fountain arguing with the “good Christian folk,” preaching the positive word, calling American Christianity a lie. Bottom line - they will always win. Their “message” is purely inflammatory. Attempting to reason with them is an automatic concession of failure; we should focus on bettering ourselves in school. The time spent arguing an empty cause is one we could spend getting ahead for the weekend. Two. Thank you for skipping. I’ll admit, the first time I was told to take a day off, I was skeptical. I went into the college thinking that there would be fun and games, but that was for the weekend. Heck no. (I mean, I have to throw the parents a small bone here.) I was relieved when I took
my first personal day. This is the best advice for the hardcore, nothing-but-school student. Sleep in. Sleep through it. Take a day trip; get away from campus for a while. This is not the green light to skipping school, but we all need to “detox” from the stress of school, and everything we do outside it. For all the people who have taken a day off and woke up a happier person the next day, thank you for skipping. Three. Pat Walker really is the best healthcare around. It was preached at orientation, whether it is the sniffles or staph infection, Pat Walker will be at the rescue. One of the things that clicked for me, though, is that sometimes it takes courage to go. The first time I went to Pat Walker, I spent two or three days deliberating if I was sick enough. That time I spent was time it took my cold to go from bad to worse; we should all remember that Pat Walker is there to help regardless of the condition. None of us should forget Pat Walker’s Counseling and Psychological Services, either. CAPS is a program that is available for any mental
problem under the sun. Just like my cold, school stress can elevate to a larger problem, and it could be a sign of a deeper mental problem - get checked out. Four. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” Benjamin Franklin is still my go to for the one line I would use to classify my first year. I think often people go into school with the mindset of drinking equals failure, or skipping a class ruins you, but for the helicopter parents reading, we can handle it. The point of this is: handle yourself. You know your limits, not your friends, significant other, parents. The model student isn’t addicted to Club Mullins, the model student is one who can prioritize and balance their academic and social lives, and still be healthy. So I’ve learned to make Franklin’s quote my motto, and always know that I’m prepared to succeed when I wake up in the morning, regardless of where that is. Joe Kieklak is journalism and philosophy major, and a Traveler columnist. His column appears every other Monday.
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FEATURES EDITOR: LAUREN LEATHERBY ASST. FEATURES EDITOR: KELSI FORD
Multiracial Students Grow in Number on Campus by SABA NASEEM Editor-in-Chief
President Barack Obama checked off only one race in the 2010 Census—black—despite his multiracial background. He went against the rising trend of Americans identifying themselves as multiracial. The number of Americans who identified themselves as being of more than one race in 2010 grew about 32 percent in the last decade, according to the 2010 Census. The number of people who identified as both white and black increased 134 percent, and nearly 50 percent more children were identified as multiracial on the census, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. This trend can be seen even at the University of Arkansas, where the percentage of people who identify themselves as more than one race has doubled since 2009. ************************* She leans back in the purple chair at RZ’s, legs crossed, coffee cup in hand. Black wavy hair escapes a messy bun, the wisps adorning her oval shaped face, set with almond-shaped brown eyes on light olive-colored skin. Around her neck she wears a keffiya, a black and white checkered scarf, native to Palestine. People often mistake her as Hispanic. Or Indian. Or Arab. Or Iranian. They can’t decide. Nor can she. Or rather, she won’t. Aisha Mahmoud, a UA senior majoring in physics and Spanish, is half Puerto Rican and half Palestinian. She is one of many students on campus who identify themselves as “more than one race.” There are 608 students at the University of Arkansas, including undergraduates, graduates and law students, who identify themselves as “two or more races,” according to enrollment records at the Office of Institutional Research. This represents 2.6 percent of the total enrollment, double what it was three years ago in 2009 In 2009, 272 students identified themselves as two or more races followed by 372 the next year. The University of Arkansas has no statistics before 2009, because the old definition of ethnicity did not offer an option for students of mixed race. It was not until 2009, when the federal definition was implemented, that mixed race was included as an option. “I don’t know if it’s a change in the actual number or an increase in the number who identify themselves that way,” said Gary Gunderman, director of institutional research. In 2009, there were likely a number of upperclassmen who didn’t update their information, but now, as the new freshman classes come in, they identify themselves as two or more races, he said. Mahmoud came to the University four years ago, when the option was not available. “Before I came to the United States, I never had to choose. It was just known that I was both. But when I came here, it was like you have to choose a side,” she said. “It wasn’t until here that I had to explain myself.” Mahmoud was born in Puerto Rico in 1990. Her mom comes from a small traditional village in Puerto Rico, while her dad comes from a small village in Palestine. Her parents met in Puerto Rico when her dad came there for college, she said. Mahmoud spent her first five years in Puerto Rico. She learned Spanish from her mom and Arabic from her dad. Her dad soon got tired of Puerto Rico and wanted to move back to Palestine, so they packed up their belongings and moved to the West Bank for 11 years. “It was very different compared to the Western culture of Puerto Rico,” Mahmoud said. “I was only five, so I quickly forgot about my life there [Puerto Rico] and started my life in Palestine.” “Life in Palestine was great,” she said. “Yes, there was the occupation, but that’s not something we were thinking about all the time. And back then it wasn’t as bad as it is now. There were no metal bars at checkpoints, and people were nice when they found out we spoke Spanish as well.” Her move back to Puerto Rico, however, was a culture shock, and it took her a year to adjust. “I was always the ‘Arab cousin’ to my family in Puerto Rico,” Mahmoud said. “I didn’t really like it my first year back. I missed the food in Palestine and the culture here was completely different. Girls were talking about things I had no idea about or topics we never discussed in Palestine such as boys and make-up.” In 2009, her family moved to Bentonville because her father got a job with Walmart. It wasn’t until her move to the United States, that she felt she had to identify herself one way or another, she said. “At first when people asked, I would just say I’m Puerto Rican because it causes less drama,” she said. Especially after 9/11, she didn’t know if saying ‘Arab’ or ‘Palestinian’ would bring negative remarks so she avoided it, she said. Now, however, as she has become more familiar with people and the campus, she feels a lot more open about expressing her mixed background, she said. “I hate having to decide. I feel like I have things from both sides, and I like to embrace both sides.”
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Many students find themselves distracted from their schoolwork near the end of the semester. Changing up your study environment from your couch to the library can be a good alternative to help avoid procrastination.
Procrastination Is the Root of All Evil by CAITLIN MURAD Staff Writer
Finals season is approaching quickly, and students are left with two decisions: to begin studying for their finals now or wait until the night before to re-learn a semester’s worth of information. Procrastination can often get the best of students, causing them to choose the latter, leaving them stressed and feeling unprepared. "It's easier to procrastinate now than ever before. We have so many more temptations," said Piers Steel, a professor from the University of Calgary who has researched procrastination. "It's never been harder to be self-disciplined in all of history than it is now." Steel researched the causes of the dramatic increase in procrastination in the past 30 years. In his study, Steel found that the increase in technology usage has made it easier and more convenient for people to procrastinate. Since 1978, the number of Americans that call themselves “chronic procrastinators” has increased from 5 percent to a whopping 26
percent in 2007. Students writing papers or working on homework on their computers have distractions that are just a click away. Casually opening a new tab on your computer for a study break can turn into hours of procrastination on Facebook or Pinterest. Not only is the Internet a
education major, finds herself procrastinating when it comes to school-related assignments. “I always put off things that I don’t want to do,” Faulkner said. “I just have always waited until the last minute to do things, I feel like I work better that way.” For people like Faulkner, they often argue that procrastinating
“It’s easier to procrastinate now more than ever before. We have so many temptations.” - Piers Steel, professor at University of Calgary source of procrastination, but students also always have their cell phones with them. Games, texting, YouTube videos and even television shows are accessible at any time, thereby making it more difficult to concentrate than ever before. Steel’s study reported that men are worse than women when it comes to procrastination and that men make up about 54 percent of chronic procrastinators. Steel also found that three out of four college students consider themselves to be chronic procrastinators. Kiley Faulkner, a childhood
helps them get their work done when there is a sense of urgency. What these people do not realize is that procrastinating can cause many mental problems. Psychologist William Knaus, who has written several books on fighting procrastination, has found that procrastination can lead to other problems, such as panic attacks and anxiety. "It's a huge problem," Knaus said. "I think the majority of mental disabilities people have — anxiety, panic — they can be defined as a special case of
procrastination." To avoid unnecessary stress and anxiety during finals week, students can plan out a study schedule for final and schedule study breaks to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Students can also try printing out their notes instead of reading them on a computer to avoid the temptation of Internet surfing. For those writing a paper on the computer, it may be helpful to turn off the Internet connection so as to not be tempted to surf the web. Through his research, Knaus found that it was more difficult to get chronic procrastinators to stop procrastinating than it was to make alcoholics stop drinking. Not only does procrastination affect a person’s mental health, but also their physical health. Researchers have found that, in general, procrastination makes people poorer, fatter and unhappier. Students should aim to not fall prey to procrastination as the semester comes to a close. Aiming to stay ahead of the studying game will lead to a healthier, happier, and much less stressful finals week.
Life in the Caribbean: What is Unseen by MEGAN HUCKABY Multimedia Editor
White sand beaches stretch for miles and palm trees sway in the ocean breeze. Waves crash along the coast of this small island of just seven square miles. Islands like Bequia (pronounced Beckway) are popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean. Even with all of the positive economic effects that come with the onslaught of tourists, there is still something that remains hidden, or purposefully unseen, from the tourists’ eyes in Bequia. Would-be travelers see Caribbean islands as prime tourist destinations, and, for the most part, they are. But what is behind the scenes of these beautiful destinations? Danielle Reynolds grew up on the small island of Bequia, which is in the southern part of the Caribbean chain known as the Windward Islands, according to the island’s tourism website. Her father met her mother while he was visiting Bequia. “He was broke, so basically she [my mom] would pay him to start everyone dancing like when they would play live music,” Reynolds said. Reynolds was born in Fayetteville and moved to Bequia shortly after her birth. She grew up in Bequia and finished high school there. She came to the UA when she was 16. As she prepares to graduate
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“Art has always been a release for me and nature has the same effect,” said Danielle Reynolds, a UA senior. from the UA, she is headed back to Bequia this summer to teach art to children who don’t have enough money to afford art supplies. The Bequia that people don’t see is the poor Bequia. The people of the island are sometimes “dirt poor,” Reynolds said. “People think Caribbean and they think, ‘Oh they have tourists, they must have money,’” she
said. “Yes, we have tourists, but that happens four months out of the year, but for the rest of the year you have to live off what you made during the tourist season.” Bequia has a population of about 5,000 people. The gross domestic product per capita is US $10,200, according to caribsurf. net. Adding to the poverty are the
extra expenses that come with living on an island. Because the island is so small, a large portion of the island’s food and supplies have to be imported and end up costing a lot more money than they would on the mainland. “It’s things like tomatoes and apples, little things that you don’t think about here that become so expensive,” Reynolds said. Shipping drives the cost of everyday products to extremely high prices. A box of crayons that costs less than one dollar in the United States can cost more than $10 in Bequia, she said. As Reynolds returns to Bequia this summer to teach art classes, she will take a surplus of supplies so that the children can have them even after she leaves. She hopes to use art to show the kids that there is an escape from poverty. “They will be doing good if they make it through the sixth grade,” she said. “The sad reality is that most of these kids won’t get out of there.” Reynolds knows that not all of the children will see art as an escape. “I am a realist; I don’t expect that 50 of these kids are going to turn out to be artists. But if two of these kids end up really enjoying painting, and they stick with it and that helps their grades improve and they get in less fights, that will rock my world,” she said.
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COMMENTARY
FOOTBALL
NFL Draft Winners and Losers Going for it on 4th
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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas tied an NFL Draft record for most receivers selected from the same school when Greg Childs (left), Jarius Wright (middle) and Joe Adams were chosen within 30 picks of each other Saturday in the fourth round of the draft. The trio and defensive end Jake Bequette gave the Razorbacks their most draft selections since six Hogs were taken in the 2008 draft.
Four Hogs Drafted Razorbacks tie record for receivers taken
byJIMMY CARTER Sports Editor
Arkansas didn’t have any players taken on the first day of the NFL Draft, but it did tie a draft record. Receivers Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs were drafted Saturday, tying the record for most receivers from one school taken in a draft. The Razorbacks became the third Southeastern Conference team — first since Tennessee in 1983 — to have three receivers selected, the 14th overall. Adams was the first Razorbacks receiver picked, going No. 104 overall to the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the draft.
Adams, who 650 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns and four punt returns for touchdowns as a senior, was projected by some analysts as a third round pick before going on the last day of the draft. “Everybody expects to go a little higher, but this is a great situation,” Adams said during a Saturday conference call with Carolina media. “I’m proud to be to be selected … I’ve watched (Panthers receiver) Steve Smith a lot. To get a chance to learn from him is a great feeling.” Defensive end Jake Bequette was the first former Hog to be taken when he was selected No. 90 overall by the New England Patri-
ots late in the third round Friday. Bequette had 10 sacks in 10 games as a senior and finished his career with 23.5 sacks. He could work as a linebacker or defensive end for New England coach Bill Belichick. “They showed some early interest in me at the Senior Bowl and at the Combine,” Bequette said during a Friday night conference call with New England media. “Then then I had a workout in Fayetteville with them and I got a great feeling from them and I guess I really impressed them.” Bequette will be reunited with former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, the Patriots third round
pick in the 2011 draft and a backup to Tom Brady. The receivers Mallett threw to in college didn’t last long Saturday. Shortly after Adams was selected, Wright and Childs were taken by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round. Wright was pick No. 118, while Childs was No. 134. The duo played together at Arkansas and Warren High. “I’ve known Jarius Wright since the third grade, so we’ve been cool since then,” Childs said during a Saturday conference call with Minnesota media. “We talked about this one day, what if we end up going to the same NFL team. It would be crazy.
“We’ve been together through elementary school, middle school, junior high, high school, same college team and now we are moving on in life and we still are going to the same team together.” The four draft selections were the program’s most since six players were taken in 2008. Just five Arkansas players were selected in the three drafts between. Several former Razorbacks weren’t selected in the draft, but signed free agent deals shortly after it ended . Linebacker Jerry Franklin inked a deal with the
The road to the Super Bowl starts with the NFL Draft. It is a time where teams can rebuild with young talent or solidify their mediocrity by handling the draft the wrong way. This year’s NFL Draft was no different. It provided some great entertainment, questionable moves and awkward hugs. In case you missed the three day event that lasted more than 10 hours — totally reasonable — here is a quick recap of the winners and losers. Winner — Ryan Tannehill Tannehill is out of his element. He turned 19 starts in college into a No. 8 overall pick and millions of dollars. Miami is desperate and Tannehill benefited from it. Loser — Miami Dolphins You drafted Ryan Tannehill at No. 8!! Desperation is a stinky cologne Miami. Placing the livelihood of your franchise on a guy who couldn’t seal the deal in the Big 12 is a risky move when you are in the same division as the Patriots, Jets and upstart Bills. Winner — Jon Gruden Gruden is pure entertainment. His QB camp on ESPN was fun to watch and not only that, but the guy is actually pretty smart. Throughout the first round, Gruden was calling what teams were going to draft which players. He showed knowledge of both the college and pro game, all the while being the
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BASEBALL
TRACK
Razorbacks Top Gators by UA MEDIA RELATIONS GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Arkansas broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of runs in the top of the 10th, highlighted by a goahead pinch hit single by Michael Gunn, as the No. 21 Razorbacks defeated No. 5 Florida 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at McKethan Stadium. The victory clinched the series for the Razorbacks (31-
13, 11-10 Southeastern Conference). The series win was just the third for the Razorbacks in Gainesville and the first since 2008. With the game tied at one in the 10th, Arkansas put together a two-run inning to take the lead. Jake Wise was hit by a pitch to begin the inning and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jacob Morris. Tim
Carver then grounded a single into left field to advance Wise to third. Gunn pinch hit and lined an RBI single into center field, scoring Wise and moving Carver to third, giving the Hogs a 2-1 lead. Dominic Ficociello then hit a grounder back to the
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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior Ben Skidmore was part of the Razorbacks’ second-place 4x400 relay team at the Drake Relays on Saturday. The team posted the third fastest time in program history and finished runner-up to Florida by .06 seconds.
Hogs Post Fast 4x400 Time by UA MEDIA RELATIONS
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior right-hander DJ Baxendale allowed just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings Sunday in the Razorbacks’ series-clinching 3-1 win in 10 inningsat No. 2 Florida.
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Razorbacks’ 4x400-meter relay team clocked the third-fastest time in school history to close out Arkansas’ competition schedule Saturday at the 103rd Annual Drake Relays. The team of Marek Niit, Akheem Gauntlett, Ben Skidmore and Neil Braddy posted a time of 3:02.47 to finish second in the weekend’s event finale. Arkansas opened the day with a runner-up finish in the dis-
tance-medley relay. With their time of 3:02.47, Niit (45.94), Gauntlett (45.32), Skidmore (45.97) and Braddy (44.93) became the third foursome in Arkansas history to dip below the 3:03.00 mark. The school-record 3:02.02 was set back during the 2000 season. Based on times entering the weekend and the results of Saturday’s race, Arkansas has the third-fastest time in the NCAA this season after finishing just .06 seconds behind SEC rival Florida in the 4x400-meter relay.
The Razorbacks had a second-place finish in the distance-medley relay with a team of Duncan Phillips (1,200-meter leg), Leoman Momoh (400m), Anthony Lieghio (800m) and Patrick Rono (1,600m). The quartet combined for a time of 9:37.55, good for Arkansas’ third runner-up finish of the weekend. The Razorbacks trailed only defending champion Minnesota. “Finishing second always
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SPORTS from FOOTBALL on page 7 Denver Broncos, while linebacker Jerico Nelson,
a Louisiana native, signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints. Safety Tramain Thomas signed with the Tampa Bay Buc-
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 caneers, while cornerbacks Greg Gatson and Isaac Madison signed with the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys, respectively.
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Defensive end Jake Bequette was the first Arkansas player selected in the NFL Draft when he was taken with the No. 90 overall pick by the New England Patriots in the third round Friday.
from BASEBALL on page 7 mound. Florida retired Gunn at second, but was unable to turn the double play as Ficociello was safe at first and Carver scored to make it 3-1. In the bottom of the 10th, sophomore closer Barrett Astin came into the game and retired Florida in order, including one strikeout, as Arkansas held on for the series-clinching win. Right-hander Colby Suggs (4-0) picked up the win on the mound for Arkansas. Suggs threw 1 2/3 hitless innings, allowing just one walk. Astin slammed the door in the bottom of the 10th to pick up his seventh save of the season. Arkansas starter DJ Baxendale allowed just one run on five hits and struck out six in 7 1/3 innings. Florida reliever Johnny
Magliozzi (4-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on one hit in a third of an inning. Florida starter Jonathon Crawford received a no decision after giving up a run on three hits and striking out six in 4 2/3 innings. Carver led Arkansas at the plate with two hits and one run scored. Ficociello went 1 for 3 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI. Senior second baseman Bo Bigham also had a firstinning RBI in the win. Mike Zunino had a pair of hits to pace the Gators offensively. Preston Tucker had the only RBI of the contest for Florida. The Razorbacks struck first with a run in the top of the first. After the first two batters of the inning were retired, Ficociello doubled down the left field line. Junior third
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baseman Matt Reynolds was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second, then Bigham came through with a RBI single into right-center field to score Ficociello and put Arkansas in front 1-0. Florida (33-12, 12-9) tied the game with a run in the bottom of the eighth. Justin Shafer singled with one out and then advanced to third after a single to rightcenter by Josh Tobias and a fielding error by Brian Anderson in right field. Nolan Fontana was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Tucker then hit a soft groundout to second, scoring Shafer with the tying run. Suggs was able to keep the game tied as he got Zunino to ground out to second to end the inning. Neither team scored in the ninth to set the stage for Gunn’s heroics in the 10th inning.
Razorbacks NFL Draft Picks Jake Bequette DE/LB 6-5 274 Round 3 –– New England Patriots No. 90 overall
Joe Adams WR 5-11 188 Round 4 –– Carolina Panthers No. 104 overall
Jarius Wright WR 5-10 189 Round 4 –– Minnesota Vikings No. 118 overall
LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior second baseman Bo Bigham drove in the Razorbacks’ first run Sunday, an RBI single in the top of the first inning during a 3-1 win at No. 2 Florida.
from TRACK on page 7 stings a little but we have to keep it in mind that it’s all part of the season’s process,” Arkansas coach Chris Bucknam said. “The preparation of getting all of our guys competing at a high level is part of the process that gets us ready for the SEC and NCAA Championships. Overall, it was a productive weekend as we look forward to our championship season starting next month.” Women set Drake meet record For the second consecutive year, the No. 9 Arkansas women’s track and field team left the Drake Relays with a meet record. The sprint-medley quartet of Gwendolyn Flowers, Tiffa-
from COMMENTARY on page 7 most entertaining talking head on the draft show. Hey, anything is better than Ron Jaworski. Loser — New York City Is there anything more annoying that New York sports fans? In what is the most important day in some of these college player’s lives, New York fans response was to boo. The crazy thing was there was no rhyme or reason to why they booed. Why New York fans booed when the Vikings drafted Matt Kalil is beyond me. Stay classy, New York, never change. Winner — ESPN Yay ratings!! ESPN has perfected the art of profiting off of something nobody realized they cared about. Stick Mel Kiper Jr. in a room with Todd McShay and make them talk about draft
ny Hines, Regina George and Martine Borge established a new mark with their 3:45.48 performance, breaking the 16-year-old meet and Drake Stadium facility record. The Razorbacks also collected an individual title from Brittany Hyter in the 100-meter hurdles. Arkansas replaced the previous record of 3:46.78, set by Arkansas-Little Rock in 1996. The win was the Razorbacks’ second of the weekend, coupled with the team’s victory in the 4x200-meter relay Friday. The win also represented the program’s first-ever meet title in the event and seventh Drake Relays title overall. “Before the race, our coach just kept telling us to get Martine (Borge) out in front,” George said. “Tiffany (Hines) was yelling at
me after our handoff so that hyped me up even more. We all did our part and gave our all to give her the biggest lead possible. We’ve run a 3:46 before so we knew we had a shot at the record.” The Razorbacks now own two Drake Relays records in addition to the 4x400-meter mark of 3:28.63 set last season. George and Flowers were also part of that effort. Having already competed in the 400-meter hurdles, Hyter returned to the track to win the 100-meter hurdles. Making a charge out of lane eight, the Razorback senior crossed the finish line in a time of 13.47 to secure the victory. The win was Arkansas’ second-ever individual title at Drake Relays and increased the program’s overall total to eight.
prospects, you have good TV. Add Chris Berman and Jon Gruden, you have gold. Loser — Roger Goodell Two years in a row Goodell has been booed when he took the stage. Last year it was because of the lockout, this year….. because New York loved it so much last year. It is painful watching Goodell trudge up the steps and across the stage making a face like scorned ex-girlfriend, all while fat guys in Mark Sanchez jersey gleefully boo him. Winner — New England Patriots You think Bill Belichick has gotten over that Super Bowl loss yet? Through the first three rounds the Pats drafted strictly defensive players — Eli Manning Nightmares — including Arkansas’ own Jake Bequette at linebacker. If there is anyone who can turn the undersized defensive
lineman into a stud linebacker it is Belichick. Oh yeah, you can also add first-round picks Chandler Jones and Dont’a Hightower to the defensive arsenal that the Pats drafted to stop Eli Manning from making his legacy off of New England. Loser — Awkward Hugs Oh Roger Goodell, you just can’t catch a break. Like James Franco once said “Lingerers man.” There is a fine line between a nice man hug and lingering just a little too long in the arms of another man. Roger Goodell, you have provocatively straddled that line. Winner: EVERYONE The draft is finally over and we no longer have to hear about the Indianapolis Colts. That is until 2017, when Andrew Luck leads them to a Super Bowl. Harrison Stanfill is a staff writer for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Monday.
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