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Stand Out This Homecoming Weekend in Winter Styles
With Homecoming and winter weather hitting campus soon, brush up on the latest fashions. Full Story, Page 5 Emily Rhodes Photo Editor Morgan McGinnis hands out homecoming queen flyers outside the Union, Monday, Oct. 29, for homecoming candidate Sophie Leblanc.
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Karen Stigar Staff Writer The arts are generating more than creativity in northwest Arkansas. The arts have had an increased impact on the local economy throughout the years, according to reports. “The arts have a pretty big impact on the economy in northwest Arkansas. Americans for the Arts calculated that Theatresquared had an estimated impact of $1.3 million last year,” said Martin Miller, managing director of Theatresquared. The 25 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations that participated in a recent study in the northwest Arkansas area reported that they received contributions with an estimated value of $528,019 during fiscal year 2010. These contributions were received from a variety of sources including corporations, individuals, local and state arts agencies and government. “The new performing arts center that was recently donated to the UA will increase the influence the arts has in this community. Having such a high quality venue is most certainly a win,” Miller said. The arts industry nationally generated $135.2 billion of economic activity, according to a June 8, 2012, arts and economic prosperity report. Revenue from admission, parking, eating out and lodging are also factors in generated revenue from the arts.
Safe ride will be transporting students from the Union to the county courthouse to vote between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The service was funded by Associated Student Government for $810 through the student activity fee after the Motor Voter bill was passed by senate. “Buses will pick up at Union Station and take students to the county courthouse in enough time so that a student on a break in between classes or a staff member on lunch break could quickly cast their ballot,” said Matt Seubert, president of the Young Democrats and author of the bill. The event is sponsored by both the Young Democrats and College Republicans. “By working with ASG, we could make the event bipartisan and trusted. A student knows that the buses will be reliable, timely and he or she will get to and from the polling station without confusion or hassle,” Seubert said.
“The event also fits well into ASG’s core mission, and the university’s as well, to create lifelong citizens ready to use their educations in public life. Exercising the right to vote is at the very core of this mission.” College Republicans president Grant Hodges hopes the service will increase student turnout, he said. “I expect the UA will buck some trends and have a strong showing by students,” Hodges said. “ASG, College Republicans, Young Democrats and many other groups have been successful in registering students. Now we just have to get them to the polls, which is where the ‘Motor Voter’ comes in. If just one student is able to vote who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to, I think it is worth the effort.” This is not the first time the UA has sponsored a program like this,Seubert said . “This program isn’t a new idea. ASG and the university have sponsored similar ideas for previous presidential elections,” Seubert said. “This time through we are
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A UA researcher’s work inspired a Nobel Prize winner to experiment and discover a quantum physics observation. In the early 1990s, Julio Gea-Banacloche, a physicist and professor in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, calculated that a single atom placed into an existing electromagnetic field would “split” the field, allowing it to exist in two states at once,
said Melissa Blouin, director of science and research communication. “He showed a new way to realize one of the fundamental problems in quantum physics, observing a particle in multiple states, leading one of the current Nobel Prize winners in physics to successfully do so in his experiments,” Blouin said. In 1935, Nobel Laureate Erwin Schrödinger was the first to experiment with this puzzling piece of quantum physics labeling his experiment, “Schrödinger’s cat.” This thought experiment was ex-
plained by Gea-Banacloche in a research paper as he made his own assertions on the experiment. “Imagine you have a cat in a cardboard box. Without direct observation, the cat could be thought of as existing in two states at the same time — both alive and dead — until the minute someone observes it, when it must be either alive or dead,” Gea-Banacloche explained. “In the same way, quantum particles can have multiple states at once, but when
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Emily Rhodes Photo Editor Students in the Art Educators Association host a bake sale at the Union Mall, Monday, Oct. 29.
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BUSES continued from page 1 emphasizing early voting both because it give students more chances to vote as well as making it convenient for on and off-campus students. I think this will help the program reach more students and alleviate confusion on election day.� There are 2,500 registered
voters in and immediately around the university and even more students registered locally who are eligible, as well as faculty and staff according to the Voter Activation Network, Seubert said. “Getting folks started early by voting creates lifelong habits,� Seubert said. “It al-
lows them to use the education they gained here to make decisions for the community they live in now, Fayetteville, the community they will live in moving forward and the nation. We are just giving students as many opportunities as possible to vote and participate.�
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The 25 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations that participated in the most recent study of its kind in the northwest Arkansas area reported that the estimated attendance to their events was 746,655 during 2010. These attendees spent an estimated total of $14.6 million, excluding the cost of event admission.
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Travis Pence Staff Writer University officials are making plans to establish more parking areas dedicated to university students and faculty, officials said. University officials plan to demolish the townhomes located on both Brenda Drive and Court Street and establish more university parking, said John Diamond, associate chancellor for university relations. “We want to begin the demolition process within the next three to six months,� he said. University officials will make plans to “re-purpose� the property before they begin the demolition process, Diamond said. The land will initially be used as a temporary parking lot until a more permanent structure is established. University officials have
been planning on demolishing the homes on Brenda Drive and Court Street since they purchased the property in April 2011, Diamond said. “Those homes are older and of poor quality. They are not at the standard the university feels worth investing more money as housing. It’s better use to the university for other purposes,� he said. Despite a growing student population, officials with UAPD have not had an increase in the number of parking violations around campus. “We have not seen a significant increase in parking violations among students this semester,� said Lt. Gary Crain, UAPD spokesman. Some students have trouble finding parking spots with the growing university enrollment rate. “I gave up trying to park on campus a couple years ago. It’s too expensive, and I can never predict how crowded the lots
are. It’s easier for me to just park at a friend’s house and just walk from there. Hopefully the new parking garages will ease the congestion,� said Ethan Moll, senior guitar performance major. This September, the university finished construction on the Meadow Street Parking Garage; this project was necessary to keep up with the school’s growing enrollment rate, said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor for facilities management. The parking garage located on Meadow Street can hold up to 216 vehicles, Johnson said. The project was completed in September and cost the university a total of $3,800,000 to complete. “We fully expect the parking garage to eventually turn a profit, or at least pay for itself eventually,� Johnson said. “We would not have made this investment if we thought otherwise.�
NOBEL continued from page 1 a scientist tries to observe these multiple states, they collapse into one,â€? said Gea-Banacloche. In 2003, 12 years after GeaBanacloche’s published his findings, a team led by Serge Haroche, one of this year’s Nobel Prize winners in physics, published experimental findings showing the theoretical predictions of Gea-Banacloche to be true, said officials with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in a press release. “Haroche and his team had made ‘cat’ states before by other methods, but they found my proposal intriguing enough to pursue,â€? Gea-Banacloche said. “Their experiment was beautiful. They essentially were able to see ‘SchrĂśdinger’s cat’ in the two states inside the box.â€? Haroche, along with fellow
colleague David J. Wineland, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for their work in measuring and manipulating individuals quantum systems applying principles that Gea-Banacloche theorized and worked on in his paper. Gea-Banacloche has continued work in quantum theory, but has moved from cats to computing. He spent the past 15 years looking at the theory behind quantum computing – a revolutionary way of using simultaneous multiple quantum states to generate and store vast amounts of information using only a tiny number of quantum particles, said Matt McGowan, UA science and research writer. The Nobel citation notes
that Wineland and Haroche’s methods have enabled science to take “the very first steps towards building a new type of superfast computer based on quantum physics,� according to officials with the Nobel Prize committee. “Perhaps the quantum computer will change our everyday lives in this century in the same radical way as the classical computer did in the last century,� said Patrick Gallagher, secretary of commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director. “The research has also led to the construction of extremely precise clocks that could become the future basis for a new standard of time, with more than hundred-fold greater precision than present-day cesium clocks.�
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The national median of money spent outside of cost of admission was $21,573,435 in 2010, according to the report. Nationally, employment in the arts has stayed steady with a slight decrease from 2008 of 2.24 million to last year with 2.15 million people employed in arts-related fields, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The recession could have had an influence in the decrease of jobs in the arts industry at that time, officials said. “Most organizations report audience numbers holding steady, even though ticket revenues are dropping. This suggests that people may be taking advantage of free programming, rather than spending money on tickets. A significant number, about four in ten, predict a decrease in ticket sales this year,� according to the Washington State Arts Commission in a 2009 report. “The arts are a big driver of the economy and people want to be involved in them,� Miller said.
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Students are now able to cast their ballots for homecoming queen at vote.uark. edu until 4 p.m. Wednesday. While we plan to endorse local candidates soon, we will refrain from endorsing a Homecoming queen. To us, all candidates would represent us well on the field at the Tulsa game Saturday. Our bottom line is that we hope all students participate in our campus election. If we don’t vote in elections that we hold for ourselves then credibility is gone. We will once again be viewed as students who lack any kind of potential to be taken seriously as a voting bloc. It sounds silly, maybe a general point, but it is more true than we think many realize. No, not all eyes are on us to vote for Homecoming queen, but she will represent us to the eyes of thousands of returning alumni and fans
as they watch us send the Golden Hurricanes home this weekend. We know you can do it, John L. A quick reminder is in order that Election Day is a week from today and early voting began in Arkansas Oct. 22. Unless you particularly have an affinity for Election Day, beat the rush and cast your ballot now. First, however, make an informed decision. Sure, you may be able to make a gametime decision on president, but we bet that nobody knows who they are voting for in the water district election. Don’t let the infomred votes stop there by any means. This also goes for Homecoming queen. Candidates went through a long selection process and they deserve our respect. So, while we do not particularly want to endorse any of the five qualified candidates; we are all proud that we voted for somebody. Congratulations to the five candidates up for Homecoming queen.
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Joe Kieklak Opinion Editor It seems like I was walking into my classes yesterday and I am already going through the hair-pulling process of choosing my courses for next semester. Priority registration began Monday and for some, this will be the last time to choose classes. For others, this may be the first time to do it on your own. It can go horribly wrong, no exaggerations, so be careful. There are a few things to consider. For instance, as much as you might enjoy a course, will that be the course that causes us to be chained to campus for an extra semester? As much fun as Human Nature and the Meaning of Life might be (heck yes I’m endorsing the class), make sure it fits into your degree plan. There is nothing worse than
on a Homecoming blood drive. The 2012 blood drive took place last week. SAA set a goal of 1,800 donations and reached 718 on the first day. They donations from the first day alone were enough to save 2,154 lives, according to the blood drive Facebook page. SAA is also holding their first 5K, the Arkansas Homecoming 5Kans Razorback 5K. In order to enter the run, contestants had to bring five cans of canned food to donate to the UA Full Circle Food Pantry. It was important to the UA Homecoming Planning Committee to include the Full Circle Food Pantry in the Homecoming events. UA students started the food pantry program in 2011 through the UA Volunteer Action Center. It was one of five student projects selected to be presented at the White House as part of the 2011 Campus Champions of Change Challenge. The food pantry is still student-run and “distributes food and personal products to all members of the University of Arkansas community,” according to their page on the UA website.
Wednesday in the Union Connections Lounge, SAA is holding an event called Create-A-Hog. For the event, homecoming pairings create a 3-foot by 3-foot Razorback and decorate the Hog according to the Homecoming theme, Hog Holidays. Each pairing will place a bucket by their Hog. Passersbys are encouraged to donate to the March of Dimes organization by putting coins into the bucket of their favorite Hog. Whichever pairing receives the highest dollar amount of donations wins. March of Dimes is an Arkansas organization that advocates for healthy babies. Their mission statement states that they “help moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies.” The competitions and Homecoming events may be meaningless, but each event can still be fun. However, without SAA’s efforts to focus Homecoming on philanthropy, the week would be simply superficial.
taking course that you did not like and also did not need. Moreover, if you are still undeclared, work on getting the prerequisite and “gen eds” out of the way. Watching seniors suffer through the boredom of Physics and Human Affairs has inspired me to get my ducks in a row now. It is not worth putting it off. Also, watch out honors students. If you dipped below the 3.5 GPA minimum for Honors College, take courses that will bring you back up. Set goals now and secure your honors status. Moreover, there is no problem taking a course with friends. Be interested in the course and make sure it has use in your degree plan, but taking a course with friends builds instant accountability. Unless both you and your friend commit to skipping class all semester, the accountability system ought to work. Finally, challenge yourself with one class. Whether it is the challenge to get up early to go to a class or just a difficult course, step up to the plate.
It’s that time of year again. Homecoming season is upon us. Time to spend hours pomping, primping and preparing for the plethora of Homecoming activities taking place this week. At the surface, Homecoming appears purely ceremonial. It is a time for alumni to come back and see the progress their university has made. Unfortunately, a lot of the traditions, like the Homecoming Parade, lawn decorating competitions and even Homecoming queen have very little meaning. Homecoming queen is a great example. The process to becoming Homecoming queen is long and vigorous.
Joe Kieklak is the opinion editor. He is a sophomore philosophy and political science/journalism- news/ editorial major.
Halloween: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going
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First, potential queens have to be nominated by a student organization. Nominees fill out an extensive information packet. From there, girls are selected to go through two rounds of interviews. Finally, a court of five girls is selected. Of those five girls, the student body votes on the queen. And all for what? These are exceptional girls who have worked very hard to be on Homecoming Court, but they are hardly rewarded with anything but a title. It seems, at least to me, that these girls should be given a scholarship and some sort of responsibilities to the university along with their title. It may all seem like a bit of a show, simply a competition for the Greek community, Registered Student Organizations and resident halls. However, Homecoming actually serves a purpose beyond competition: philanthropy. Several of this year’s Homecoming events are aimed at raising awareness for and making contributions to various philanthropic organizations. Every year the Student Alumni Association puts
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Katherine Kortebein Staff Columnist Oct. 31 is upon us. Tomorrow is Halloween, which originated from ancient times and cultures to become a popularly celebrated holiday across the world. It is believed to have stemmed from an ancient Celtic festival, Samhain, on Oct. 31. The new year for the Celtic people was Nov. 1 and they believed that the night before was a time during which the worlds of the living and dead could coexist. During this festival, people would gather around massive sacred bonfires, tell prophecies and wear costumes in order to stave off wandering ghosts. This festival was later combined with two of Roman origin; Feralia and Pomona,
according to the History Channel. Feralia was a day during which the Romans paid tribute to the passing of the dead. Pomona was a day for Roman citizens to honor the goddess of fruit and trees, the symbol being the apple. This may have been where the practice of bobbing for apples came. Hundreds of years later, in the eighth century, Pope Gregory III appointed Nov. 1 as All Saints’ Day, a time to celebrate all saints and martyrs. Toward the end of the 18th century, American immigrants helped make the holiday a nationally celebrated one. Traditions were borrowed from both English and Irish cultures and this is where the practice of “trick or treating” came from. Communities were encouraged to lose anything “frightening” or “grotesque” from Halloween celebrations and this led to the loss of most religious or superstitious associations by the beginning of the 1900s. Halloween began as a pagan and superstitious celebration, allowing an ancient culture to believe that they had control over the uncertain world in which they lived. It is amazing how
different it has become in the centuries since. Now, Halloween is highly commercialized; stores advertise all different brands of candy and the decorations that patrons can buy to ornament their houses and yards. Have you been to Walgreens? It has been Halloween since Labor Day. Even clothing is made just for this holiday: socks with candy corn, hats with black cats and T-shirts with a jack o’lantern face on the front. Costumes seem to become more and more expensive every year. They are advertised on television and catalogues for ages ranging from just months old to more than 70, encouraging citizens of all ages to spend their money on something they will likely only wear once. It has also been a running joke for years how women use Halloween as an excuse to wear the skimpiest outfit possible and how the most seemingly innocent characters can be turned into something scandalous for these purposes. Modern culture has taken a once sacred and religious celebration and turned it into yet another way to turn a huge profit. I suppose that
Ruth Bradley is a staff columnist. She is a senior art and political science major.
the marketing of holidays is something that we cannot ignore. For parents, it is presumed that they will buy their children, no matter how young, an expensive costume to parade around in and massive bags of candy to pass out to other children who really do not need it. Pumpkins, power rangers and princesses -- the costumes are piled in the attic. For those of our generation, Halloween is a time of crazy parties and lots of alcohol. Maybe a few scary movies and haunted houses thrown in for fun. Either way, it is a time to spend an unnecessary amount of money on things we will never look at after All Hallows’ Eve. It is just like our culture to take something once so important to people and manipulate it into just another excuse to make money. So is Halloween just a trick on our culture or a treat to enjoy every year? I think both, but either way, no one ever said it wasn’t fun! Katherine Kortebein is a staff columnist. She is a junior English- creative writing major.
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Stand Out This Homecoming Weekend in Winter Styles Justin Bryant Staff Writer follow him on Twitter at @Just_InStyle
With homecoming festivities on this week’s horizon, preparations must be made in the style department. Every year, homecoming falls right when the weather has changed and is your first big step into winter fashions. There are just a few musthave items that you need to stand out at all the homecoming festivities this week. WOMEN Ladies, homecoming fashions this year are all about being bold, daring and one of a kind. Those descriptions may seem like a pretty tall order for you fashionistas, but always remember those descriptions are reflections of your personal interpretation of them. No matter what your style is, there are options for you. Dresses this winter are all about saturated colors paired with accents of black. High necklines, cinched waists and three-quarter length skirts are all essential styles this season. One signature dress style to look for is A-line dresses with sheer overlays. They are warm enough for winter and unique enough for you. These dresses look great in colors such as hot pink or coral red and p a i r
nicely with shawl cardigans for those late nights on Dickson Street. A signature skirt this homecoming week is a wonderful statement to make. Herringbone and tweed are great prints to use as a center of focus for an outfit. These skirts paired with a short blazer or prep-style sheer collar shirt can really make you shine at a game watch party. This winter, sheer colored tights are coming back. They are a great style addition to any skirt combo and also provide utility in the form of preserving warmth. As temperatures continue to drop, colored pants are working their way further into the back of our closets, but don’t worry, replacements have arrived. Corduroy and leather straight-leg pants are making their way into our wardrobe this winter and are a great excuse to buy new shoes. These pants, although retro in stereotype, have been reinvented and updated with accents like riveting and distressing. Outerwear this homecoming is all about expressing individual style. Motorcycle jackets are a great way to add effortless edge to an outfit or keep emphasis on your bad-girl image. These jackets come both in simple forms and in double-breasted zipper and stud patterns and can be a great performance outfit if you’re participating in the talent show. Pea coats in jewel-tone colors create a sense of sophistication to any outfit and are also wonderful statement pieces for a cocktail party or function on a Thursday evening. Trenchcoats in bold colors like red and royal blue add flair to a great reveal of an outfit you’re proud of on a date. These also are perfect style additions to a gameday outfit if you want to be simple yet chic. This homecoming is all about the bootie. Tall booties in suede or leather are stylish, whimsical and versatile. They pair wonderfully with pants, skirts, dresses and all things in between. MEN Blue, green and yellow are the staple colors to feature this winter in
men’s fashion. Blazers with signature cuts, cardigans in daring patterns and distressed leather boots are the must-haves this homecoming week. The slim fit Italian-cut blazer can really make a statement this homecoming in bold colors like teal and burgundy. They provide sophistication and transition wonderfully from an early dinner with family to a party or night on the town after the game. Patterns this homecoming season are how to stand out as an individual. Nontraditional Cosby-style sweaters and cardigans will immediately catch anyone’s attention at a watch party or talent show. Leather and corduroy pants aren’t just making a comeback in women’s fashion; they are showing up in men’s clothing as well. The trench coat has never been featured heavily in men’s fashion, but for this winter, it definitely can help you stand out. Trench coats in gray and khaki can help keep you warm during a game while adding style to your wardrobe. This homecoming, men’s boots are all about length, color and style. The ideal length is lower to mid-calf, and the boots should lace all the way up. The colors to target are camel, dark brown and black in a distressed worn look. Although adjusting to the new weather conditions may take a moment, the end result is quite amazing. Homecoming this year should be looked at as an opportunity to test out your new winter style ideas and outfits. Even though you may not be getting crowned this homecoming season, you can still rule the fashion world. So go out there and get your fashion crown today.
With Halloween falling on a Wednesday, many students have already shown off their costumes and celebrated All Hallow’s Eve this past weekend. This gives people the opportunity to celebrate twice. After the raucous parties of Halloween Part One, many prefer a more chilled-out Halloweenday celebration. Luckily, there are still many things you can do to celebrate the spookiest of holidays that are both restful and fun. Many basic cable networks offer marathons of classic Halloween movies and countless horror movies during the month of October. ABC is playing the classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on Halloween night. ABC Family has a 13 Days of Halloween marathon, playing movies from when the average college student was a child like “Edward Scissorhands,” “Beetlejuice,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Casper” and “The Addams Family.” The Disney Channel also plays their classic Disney Channel Original “Halloweentown” movies, along with a few other Halloween-themed DCOM’s during the weeks leading up to Halloween. For those of you with a DVR, scan through your TV guide, find the Halloween movies of your childhood, record them and hold a nostalgia-filled movie fest on Halloween night. Watching these movies years after you first saw them can be a fun trip down memory lane with your friends. For those of you who are less into nostalgic movies and more into scary movies, AMC is having a “Halloween” marathon on Oct. 31, playing all the movies in the Michael Myers series. TCM is playing scary movies from the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s like “Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man” and “The Wolf Man.” Renting various scary movie series is an alternative to movie marathons on cable. The Scream series has four movies and is a satire of classic horror movies along with being scary. The Saw series is more appropriate for those who to watch things that are gory and horrific. Award-winning movies that are also quite chilling like “Silence of the Lambs,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shining” are great choices for film buffs. Candy corn is another essential Halloween item. This candy can rarely be found in any month besides October. There are a variety of recipes using candy corn that would be perfect for a Halloween movie marathon among friends. This Candy Corn and Pretzel Bark recipe will satisfy those with a craving for something both sweet and salty.
Candy Corn and Pretzel Bark Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
1/2 pound chopped white chocolate 1 cup pretzels 1/2 cup candy corn 1/3 cup dried cranberries Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment, leaving an overhang on 2 sides. Heat the chocolate in a double boiler or medium heatproof bowl set over (but not in) a saucepan of simmering water, stirring often, until melted and smooth.
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Spread the chocolate in the prepared pan, and sprinkle with the pretzels, candy corn and dried cranberries. Chill until firm, about 1 hour. Remove the bark from the pan, and break into pieces. For those with more of a basic taste, Candy Corn Cupcakes are a quick and easy dessert to make for any Halloween gathering.
Candy Corn Cupcakes Servings: 24 cupcakes
For the cake: 1 cup whole milk, room temperature 6 large egg whites, room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups cake flour 1 3/4 cups sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened For the frosting: 3 sticks unsalted butter, cut into chunks and softened 3 tablespoons heavy cream 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 cups confectioners’ sugar Food coloring of your choice of color (optional) For the cupcakes: Adjust oven racks to the uppermiddle and lower-middle positions, and heat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 12cup muffin tins with cupcake liners. Whisk the milk, egg whites and extracts together in a small bowl. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together. Using an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat the butter, one piece at a time, into the flour mixture, about 30 seconds. Continue to beat the mixture until it resembles moist crumbs, 1 to 3 minutes. Beat in all but 1/2 cup of the milk mixture, then increase the mixer speed to medium and beat the batter until smooth, light and fluffy, 1 to 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low, and slowly beat in the remaining 1/2 cup of the milk mixture until the batter looks slightly curdled, about 15 seconds. Use a greased 1/4-cup measuring cup to pour the batter evenly into the cupcake liners. Bake the cupcakes, switching and rotating the pans halfway through baking, for a total of 15-20 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool in the tins for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. For the frosting: Beat the butter, cream, vanilla and salt together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and slowly add the confectioners’ sugar, beating until incorporated and smooth, 4 to 6 minutes. Increase the mixer speed to medium-high and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, 5 to 10 minutes. Divide the frosting into three bowls, and tint each with desired food coloring. Using a pastry bag and desired tip, pipe the frosting in a cone shape on the cupcakes. Garnish with a piece of candy corn on the top. Pinterest has many additional candy corn recipes along with various food blogs. With Halloween falling on a Wednesday, the parties of the weekend are making way for a laid-back evening at home with scary movies and Halloween treats.
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TENNIS
FOOTBALL
Week 9 Features Surprising Upsets Hoang Earns Singles Victory For Razorbacks Jessie McMullen Staff Writer
In the ninth week of college football, the Southeastern Conference provided a few close games, along with blowouts and upsets. Arkansas took a heartbreaking loss to Ole Miss on a lastsecond field goal with a final score of 30-27. Arkansas took an early 10-point lead in the first quarter but then allowed Ole Miss to score 21 points in the second quarter. Both teams’ quarterbacks threw for over 200 yards. Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson threw for 297 yards and two touchdowns, but also had two interceptions on the day. Ole Miss’ Bo Wallace threw for 278 yards and one touchdown along with one interception. Dennis Johnson played outstandingly for the Hogs with 27 carries and 161 yards with one touchdown. The Razorbacks fell to 3-5 on the season while Ole Miss moved to 5-3. Both teams will face tough schedules the rest of the season. No. 10 Georgia came up with a huge upset of unbeaten No. 2 Florida, 17-9. Todd Gurley led the Bulldogs with 27 carries for 118 yards and one touchdown. This game moved both teams to a record of 7-1 and dropped Florida to No. 7 in the BCS rankings, while Georgia moved ahead of them into the No. 6 spot. Winning this game put Georgia’s fate in their own hands, when it comes to win-
Cameron McCauley Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy of Associated Press ning the SEC East. No. 1 Alabama proved again, as they do week after week, that they deserve to be the No. 1 team in the nation. Alabama held Mississippi State scoreless until the fourth quarter and defeated the No. 11 Bulldogs 38-7, handing them their first loss of the season and dropping them to No. 15 in the BCS. AJ McCarron led the Crimson Tide with 208 yards for two touchdowns and, once again, no interceptions. McCarron has not thrown an interception this season. No. 13 South Carolina picked up a close victory over Tennessee, 38-35. South Carolina had a 28-14 lead at half but Tennessee cut into that lead in the fourth quarter to make it a three-point game. Both quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards. South Caro-
lina’s quarterback Connor Shaw threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Tennessee’s Tyler Bray threw for 368 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. The Gamecocks’ tailback Marcus Lattimore was carted off the field with a severe leg injury after rushing for 70 yards on 11 carries and one touchdown. No. 20 Texas A&M put it to Auburn, 63-21. In the first half, Texas A&M put up 42 points and held Auburn to only seven. Once again, quarterback Johnny Manziel, or “Johnny Football,” led Texas A&M with 260 passing yards and two touchdowns. Trey Williams led the Aggies in rushing with 19 carries for 109 yards and one touchdown. The Aggies moved to 6-2 on
the season while Auburn, who won the National Title a short two years ago, is having what could be the worst season possible, falling to 1-7 on the season, without an SEC win. Missouri picked up their first SEC win with a 33-10 win over Kentucky. Kentucky hung on for the entire first half before allowing 16 unanswered points in the second half. Kendial Lawrence ran for 108 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns to help Mizzou overcome their sloppiness. Missouri is now 4-4 on the season and Kentucky fell to 1-8 on the season. Vanderbilt picked up a big win against nonconference opponent Massachusetts, 49-7. Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers led the team with 217 passing yards for two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Sophomore Arkansas men’s tennis player Victor Hoang won the Flight B bracket championship Sunday at Northwestern University’s Wildcat Invitational. Hoang defeated DePaul’s Adam Reinhart in his third singles match in as many days to capture the title in straight sets 6-0, 6-3. Hoang and fellow sophomore Jovan Parlic began the invitational Friday with the intent to win, and they acted accordingly. The two went undefeated to start the weekend, with Hoang beating Toledo’s Matt Wareti 6-4, 6-2. Parlic also took care of Toledo’s Terence Weigland in his first match, 6-3, 6-2. The duo also fared well in doubles Friday. They beat Marquette’s Javier Hernani and Gleb Sklyr by a score of 8-2, then defeated Western Michigan’s Andrew Cahn and Nadin Indre 8-6. Saturday, Hoang continued his strong play and beat Marquette’s David Packowitz by a score of 7-5, 6-1 to advance to Sunday’s final. Parlic lost Saturday to Northwestern’s Sidarth Balaji 6-1, 6-3, which advanced him
to a consolation match Sunday. The team ended their doubles run Saturday by dropping the match to Marquette’s Vukasin Teofanovic and Dan Mamalat in a tough match 8-6.
Hoang Hoang clinched the Flight B title over Reinhart Sunday, and Parlic ended up losing a three-set match to Toledo’s Thomas Tillman 6-3, 3-6, (104). Head coach Robert Cox said he was pleased with the way his two players showed determination and tough play in the Invitational. Hoang improved his singles match record to 7-3 for the fall season, and Parlic moved his record to 2-3. The fall season concludes this weekend for the Razorbacks with the UNLV Larry Easley Invitational in Las Vegas, beginning Nov. 2.
FOOTBALL
Razorbacks Prepare for Homecoming Game Andrew Hutchinson Staff Writer
Coming off a last-second, 30-27 loss to Ole Miss, UA interim head coach John L. Smith told his team to move past last week and focus on this week’s game. “We tried to get (the game) buried as quickly as we could so we can get on to Tulsa,” Smith said. Injuries are again a factor for the Razorbacks. Senior tight end Chris Gragg and junior running back Knile Davis will not play this Saturday. Gragg “re-aggravated” his knee during the second quarter against the Rebels, Smith said. Davis will be out due to a hamstring injury. No timetable has been set for either of their returns, Smith said. In the first quarter against Ole Miss, Gragg caught a 42yard touchdown pass, making his injury particularly disheartening for the Razorbacks. He had missed the previous three games with the same injury. “You really feel bad for
him,” Smith said. “We could certainly use him, but that’s part of football.” Smith also said that he is hoping senior defensive tackle DeQuinta “D.D.” Jones’ “legs can get a little better” and that his status for this Saturday is uncertain. The injury news wasn’t all bad, though. Senior quarterback Tyler Wilson suffered a minor hip bruise during the game, but will not miss any practice or game time. Despite the injuries, Wilson expects Arkansas to be fine. “It’s frustrating when you have key guys go down,” Wilson said. “But we’ve always prided ourselves in guys stepping up.” Junior Austin Tate and redshirt freshman Alex Voelzke will both take snaps at tight end this week and senior Dennis Johnson will receive the bulk of the carries at running back, just as he did last week. Junior wide receiver Brandon Mitchell’s status remains “up in the air” after missing last week because of a violation of team rules, Smith said.
Saturday, the Razorbacks face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, which is 7-1 overall and 5-0 in Conference USA play. Tulsa is coming off a bye week and is the fourth opponent to play Arkansas following a bye week. “It seems like everyone on our schedule has a week off to prepare for us,” Smith said. “They’ll be prepared and they’re going to come in, being a close neighbor, and play well.” Tulsa’s offense comes into this week averaging 248.8 rushing yards per game, which is ninth-best in the country. Senior Alex Singleton and juniors Ja’Terian Douglas and Trey Watts have all gained over 475 yards on the ground so far this season. “I expect them to line up and run the football,” Smith said. “They have a good offensive line, and they’ll throw it enough to keep you honest.” Offensively, the Razorbacks must deal with the country’s leading defense in sacks and second best defense in tackles for loss. Wilson thinks that Arkansas’ key this week is finish-
Mary McKay Staff Photographer Head football coach John L. Smith met with the media Monday to discuss putting Saturday’s loss in the past and focusing on the upcoming game against Tulsa. ing drives with touchdowns. “We’ve done a real good job moving the ball from 20 yard line to 20 yard line, but we’re settling for field goals,” Wilson
said. Saturday’s game will be the 91st homecoming game in school history. “It’s going to be a good
week,” Smith said. “We’ll have a lot of family coming into town and hopefully a lot of fans will be here. We are excited about Homecoming.”
COMMENTARY
Fans Must Endure BCS Despite Playoff Agreement
Zack Wheeler Staff Writer The BCS and all its glory are finally upon us again. Remember earlier this year when it was announced that college football would be adopting a four-game playoff? Unfor-
tunately, we have to wait two more years until we get to experience a much needed change. I love college football and all the importance each and every game possesses, but the BCS seems to leave a lot of room for error in crowning the best team in football. Alabama and LSU were two of the best teams in the country last year, but it was very clear Alabama was way more deadly with a month to prepare for the game, especially after seeing them once already during Southeastern Conference play. This year, I believe five
teams have a real shot to compete for the national title. In order of the chance I think they have of playing in the title game, those teams are Alabama, Notre Dame, Kansas State, Oregon and LSU. I hate knowing that only two of these teams can compete, when at least three other schools have a shot to play for their own chance to make a statement against formidable opponents. There is a lot of grey area in ranking the BCS, and I can’t wait for that to be alleviated starting with the 2014 football season. I also believe that automatic bids for schools from the
top conferences to BCS bowls should be done away with. Those conferences won’t agree with me due to all the money that would be lost, but BCS games should follow the rankings of the BCS or AP poll (whichever they decide upon). Teams that play their whole season and only lose two or three games are sometimes replaced by a team who barely finishes with a .500 record in a top BCS bowl. If you’re not going to be the top one or two in your conference, there’s no real incentive to bust your tail to only lose two to three games, and not make the top tier bowls.
This isn’t really a feasible option that schools and conferences will consider, but it is more fair for top teams of non-marquee conferences. Despite all of the flaws the BCS possesses, we still must live with it for the remainder of this year along with the next. With the loss to Ole Miss Saturday, the Hogs’ chance of even making a low-tier bowl is very slim. The playoff system that will be used beginning in 2014 will benefit many teams not named Alabama. As long as Nick Saban is at Alabama, it doesn’t matter what system is in place, they will be in con-
tention for the title. So, for now, we will continue to wait for every Sunday afternoon to see who jumped and who fell in the BCS rankings. We may hate it, but it is always captivating to see how things shake out. The encouraging news out of the whole situation is that we only have one more season to endure the madness that is the BCS. 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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