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UA Greek Life Officials Begin Sorority Selection Process

by KRISTEN COPPOLA Staff Writer

Representatives from five national Panhellenic organizations are visiting campus during the first two weeks of February as part of a search for two new sororities on campus, officials said.

After record numbers of girls went through sorority recruitment in 2011 and numbers were projected to continue to increase, UA administration decided to add new chapters.

“We sent out a bulletin announcement saying that we were interested in expansion.

We received packets from eight [national organizations], and invited five to make a presentation on campus,” said Parice Bowser, director of Greek Life.

A large reason that the new chapters are being brought in is to help “ease chapter size,” Bowser said.

Holly Hilburn, who was Kappa Kappa Gamma rush chair last year, echoed the same sentiment.

“Getting new houses isn’t going to change the number of girls going through rush,” Hil-

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“Every day is about my students. Each day I am given a chance to impact a life. This is what I live to do, and this is what I love to do,” said Parice Bowser, director of Greek Life.

burn said. “Two new houses are going to help after the fact.

We don’t mind seeing smaller pledge classes.”

Hilburn listed problems such as outgrowing the chapter room, being unable to eat as a chapter, and pledges not being able to know the rest of the pledges. This could be solved with smaller pledge classes, she said.

The administration will announce its decision at the end of February, Bowser said. Then the process of finding founding members of each chapter will begin.

Housing is an issue that the new chapters will have to overcome with the help of Greek Life officials, but they “hope to provide block residential housing for fall 2013,” Bowser said.

Hilburn said UA Greek Life will give the new sororities a warm welcome.

“The new sororities will be taken in with open arms,” Hilburn said. “Every single chapter is very eager to get new chapters and is committed to help the new chapters be successful.”

UAPD Officer Retires After 30 Years

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Officer Daub of UAPD is awarded a plaque recognizing his 30 years of dedicated service to the force. Friends, family and colleagues all gathered Friday, Feb. 3rd to celebrate his retirement.

by AMANDA POGUE Staff Writer

UA Police Department officers had a reception for a retiring officer Friday.

Officer Mike Daub retired after 30 years with UAPD. Daub began his career with the United States Marine Corps. Daub then worked as a forklift driver, work-

ing for less than $3 an hour. He soon joined the police department at Iowa State University, where he worked for 5 years there until transferring to UAPD in 1982, said Steve Gahagans, director.

During his tenure with the department, Daub served as field training officer and helped to train numerous officers. Many of those officers have moved on to careers at other depart-

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ments. Eric Heath, deputy chief at the University of Chicago Police Department, worked at UAPD and had Daub as his field training officer, he said.

“I’ve taken the things that Mike told me and used them in my career. He is extremely knowledgeable,” Heath said.

Some of Daub’s fellow officers have gone on to careers at other agencies, including the Plano Police Depart-

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ment, in Plano, Texas. Many, however, have transferred to other departments within the university, Gahagans said.

Reggie Houser, assistant director of University Housing, worked with Daub in the 1980s. He had many stories and experiences to share at the reception.

“Mike is a great friend who maintains a good relationship with Housing

and helps us in any way that he can,” he said.

Gahagans shared anecdotes and stories about Daub’s time with UAPD. “Mike has shown that he cares deeply about everyone. He does his best to make sure that everyone at UAPD is safe and able to perform their duties to the best of their abilities,” he said.

The reception brought people from all over campus. Representatives from the card office and maintenance had stories to share and an easy camaraderie with Daub.

In appreciation for his service with the department, Daub was given a plaque and a frame with all the patches that UAPD has used since his time there.

The most important gift that Daub was given was his service weapon.

Officers are required to return their weapons when they leave the department. However, to show their appreciation for his 30 years of service, members of the department pooled money to purchase his service weapon from the department. They presented it to him at the reception.

Daub and fellow officer Sid Ramirez spearheaded a campaign for new weapons shortly after Ramirez joined the department. The two successfully changed the department standard from Smith and Wesson to Glock. Because of their work in this effort, they got first choice of weapons.

“The weapons were labeled with three numbers. For instance, 000 or 001 or 002. I chose 000, because I wanted the first one in the series,” Ramirez said. “Mike, of course, chose 007.”

Daub tearfully thanked his mother, father, wife and the department.

“Everyone has made this very special for me and my wife. Thank you.”

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Greek Woman of the Month Honors Stand-Out Sorority Members

by MANDY MCCLENDON Staff Writer

Each month, Greek Life honors one woman out of each of the eight Panhellenic sororities with the title of Greek Woman of the Month. Any sorority member may nominate someone from her chapter.

Greek Woman of the Month is selected through an application process. A member of the nominee’s chapter submits the application to the Greek Life office. Next, the UA Panhellenic Council reviews the application and selects the member they believe has displayed the most outstanding involvement and leadership in both her house and the Greek community as a whole.

Courtney Matthews, senior art major, was awarded with Greek Woman of the Month last year. She served as her house’s New Member Chairman, as well as Vice President of Standards.

“I truly was shocked when I was selected,” Matthews said.

“I felt so honored that my sorority would nominate me and that Greek life would consider me for such an honor. It made

me feel appreciated and loved.”

When nominating a woman for the honor, one is asked to not only provide basic information such as which house the nominee is a member of, but also why she is deserving for such an honor.

Ally Smith, the Panhellenic delegate for her sorority, says the award is an important way to recognize the outstanding women in each chapter.

“We always encourage the girls in our house to nominate someone that has inspired them or has dedicated their time and effort to the betterment of her chapter,” Smith said.

Women in the Greek community are recognized for their hard work with both awards such as Greek Woman of the Month, Order of Omega awards and Greek scholarships. Applications may be found on the Greek Life website, and may be submitted each month.

Greek Woman of the Month is announced at the second Panhellenic meeting of each month.

BRIEFLY SPEAKING: February 6

University Student Ambassadors

University student ambassadors are undergraduate student leaders who volunteer to meet and greet prospective students, provide campus tours, help at recruitment events and assist in the Office of Admissions. The goal of the Ambassadors is to provide prospective students first-hand information about the UA. Apply online at ambassadors.uark.edu. Applications are due March 15 by 5 p.m. in Silas Hunt Hall.

Food Science Seminar

Sabelo M. Masuku, UA food science M.S. student, will present “Decontamination Efficacy of Blended Cellulose/Cotton Cloths and Silver Dihydrogen Citrate on Food Contact Surfaces”. Jack Teague, also a UA food science M.S. student will present “Rice Degree of Milling Effects on Extractable Starch and Real Degree of Fermentation” from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Room D-2 of the FDSC building.

February 7

Support Rape Prevention RESPECT Fundraiser

Support Rape Prevention by eating at Mellow Mushroom in Fayetteville any time Tuesday. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Rape Education Services by Peers Encouraging Conscious Thought. RESPECT provides sexual violence prevention education programs for UA students.

Wednesday Feb. 8 AEAP: Who’s Difficult

Participants will be encouraged to evaluate themselves and their “hot-buttons.” Participants will learn skills for handling difficult relationships more assertively. Seminar will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Arkansas Union room 508.

Beyond This Place: Using Interlibrary Loan

This instruction session is intended to guide students through the process of requesting materials not owned by the University Libraries, from searching for materials in InfoLinks and WorldCat to requesting materials electronically using the online interlibrary loan service, ILLiad. Seminar will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Mullins Library room 102.

February 9

iPhone and iPad Event

Apple, AT&T, & The U of A Computer Store invite UA students to join an exclusive event to learn the latest information about the iPhone and iPad from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Arkansas Union Ballroom.

February 10

From Abstract to Contract: Graduate Student Research Competition

Public viewing and judging of over 170 graduate student research posters and displays representing all academic fields will be on exhibit in the Arkansas Union, the Fine Arts Building and Mullins Library between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Undergraduate students are especially welcome to come and view the exhibits.

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“The experiences and relationships that I’ve gained from Kappa and Greek life are beyond compare. Giving back to a promising system is easy when I’ve seen all that the UA Greek system represents,” said Katie Waldrip, January Greek Woman of the Month.

Panhellenic Judicial Board Enforces Greek Rules

by MANDY MCCLENDON Staff Writer

Panhellenic Judicial Board serves as a disciplinary committee for UA sorority members. Each of the eight sorority chapters elects a representative for the Judicial Board each spring semester that will serve for a year.

Most Greek Life houses have a disciplinary committee, often called Standards, that members must report to when not fulfilling the chapter’s expectations of grades or other conduct. Panhellenic Judicial Board essentially serves as a form of a standards committee for Panhellenic overall.

The Panhellenic Judicial Board differs from All University Conduct Board in that it deals with conduct infractions from sororities as a whole.

Bailey Carroll, junior International Relations major and former member of Panhellenic Judicial Board, said in order to become a member on the board she “filled out the online application and submitted an essay.”

Sorority members may nominate themselves for a position on Panhellenic Judicial Board. Applicants may not have any previous disciplinary history, must have a 2.5 G.P.A. minimum and must attend training sessions for their new position. Applicants are also required to maintain a high level of confidentiality throughout their service on the board.

“We are really fortunate at

the UA to have great sororities, and we didn’t have any trials this year, so my job was easy. Typically, as a member on the board, each sorority has one representative who takes part in trials as a sort of juror,” Carroll said.

Avery Ricks, junior French major, believes Panhellenic Judicial Board is an essential part of the Greek community.

“It’s important to make sure that sororities are following the rules in order to benefit their members. One of the reasons Greek Life at the UA has such a good reputation nationally is because the chapters balance the fun and social part of the organization with the being responsible and respectful part of it.”

Panhellenic Judicial Board is especially busy during the recruitment process.

Any potential new members that try to have contact with a sorority member will be sent to the Judicial Board, and vice versa for sorority members, according to the official Panhellenic recruitment rules. Any other infractions of the recruitment process on either the potential new member’s or the sorority’s part will become an issue with the Panhellenic Judicial Board.

Recruitment and conduct infractions fall under the responsibility of the Vice President of Judicial Affairs, a position on Panhellenic Council.

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UA Professor Expands Electric Car Research

by CHVEN MITCHELL Staff Writer

As a fairly ‘green’ and costefficient source of transportation, electric vehicles are here to stay, a UA professor conducting research on the subject said.

UA Professor Alan Mantooth specializes in active research of Smart Power, catering for electric vehicles, which will decrease dependency on petroleum.

“You have your electric motor that provides power so that you can drive. The question is, How do you store power in that battery?” Mantooth said.

“The one that is preferred right now is the lithium-ion battery. The Tesla Roadster and the Toyota Prius use these types of batteries,” he said.

Working with the Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc., Mantooth has been able to take UA research into areas of military and commercial areas.

“The idea is to maximize the longevity and the capacity of the battery but not make the car a driving battery,” Mantooth said, “so that there still remains that personal statement that is associated with your car.”

Though tremendous strides have been made in the electric vehicle industry and electric cars are cheaper to use, according to the U.S. Environmental Law and Policy Center, Mantooth said there is still a long way to go before the electrical engine replaces traditional internal combustion engine.

“One of the things people don’t realize is that you’re not giving up speed,” Mantooth said. “An electrical car can have a greater acceleration from a standing position than a gas vehicle because it has tremendous power and torque at zero speed.”

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ernments is in the process of encouraging states to increase their efforts in green transportation. Green transportation is transportation that produces less greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline, according to the CSG website.

Mantooth said his research can improve the efficiency of electric vehicles.

“We build the electronics that go as an interface between the battery and the motor to do cool things like regenerative braking, so you can store more energy back into the battery when you’re braking the car, and while you’re going down hill the car can coast,” Mantooth said.

“The batteries can recharge because the spinning of the wheels is just energy and that energy is just usually lost coasting downhill. Now you can take that coasting energy and restore it into the battery,” he said.

“The wheels on an electric vehicle are far more high-tech than those on a regular car because it has the capabilities to interface with the electronics to charge the battery and therefore you can drive further,” Mantooth said.

The UA involvement in Smart Power electronics research is to maximize efficiency of the overall vehicle and bring other benefits to the electronic system itself.

“Our research right now is with Toyota developing electronics that can be air cooled, that are smaller, lighter weight and make the cars lighter weight as well,” Mantooth said.

“We got interested in this type of research because one of our industrial partners came to us with a request from an automotive customer which turned out to be Honda,” Mantooth said.

“They wanted to build a better power electric device.

That’s how we got started,” Mantooth said.

In 2009, the UA collaborated with Sandia National

Laboratories, Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc, Rohm Co. Ltd and the US Department of Energy; resulted in the receipt of one of R&D 100 innovators award, for High temperature Silicon Carbide Electrical Devices. This award encouraged the industry to contact the UA electrical engineering department.

“The positives associated with electric vehicles are that they are a fairly green source of transportation and will reduce our dependence on petroleum,” Mantooth said.

“On the con side, the electric vehicle can only go approximately 40 miles,” Mantooth said. “These cars don’t go far enough. But when you live in a town like Fayetteville, you don’t go that far in a day,” he said.

For long distances, however, the electric vehicle proves to be an unreliable source of transportation.

“The majority of America has mixed mode transportation needs,” Mantooth said.

“That’s what made the Toyota Prius such a breakthrough.

It is a hybrid, so when you run out of charge and you need gas, you can stop at a gas station,” he said. “You can’t charge an electric vehicle that fast and it may take about three hours or more.”

Mantooth views the purely electric vehicle as an urban vehicle and the hybrid as a more general purpose car. Though technology is being developed to make the charging process faster, such a process can affect the battery’s ability to function efficiently.

“I personally think that the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is the ideal way to go,” Mantooth said. “Fast techniques of charging are currently a topic of much discussion.”

The U.S. Department of Energy states that the key to the wider acceptance of electric vehicles is to design longlasting, reliable batteries.

“Apart from charging tech-

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niques, they’re also looking to put charging stations in certain areas,” Mantooth said.

“The best areas are the ones where you know you’re going to be for long hours.”

Unlike the battery of a petroleum-only car, the battery of electric vehicles are not available for inspection by the consumer.

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Senior majorette Chelsea Penn performed at half-time of the Lady Razorbacks’ basketball game against Alabama February 2.

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“These high-tech batteries will have an interface between you and the battery which will protect the battery and will not allow the battery to be over-charged or charged too fast,” Mantooth said.

“There is also a notion that these batteries can be bidirectional,” Mantooth said, “so if you have a power outage

at home, you can plug your house into you car and run your house off of the car for a short period.”

“I think that NWA would be on board for the increased use of electric vehicles. It fits our lifestyle, and in 15 minutes you can be anywhere in Fayetteville,” Mantooth said.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

EDITOR: SABA NASEEM MANAGING EDITOR: MATTIE QUINN

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Online Classes Lose Student Interest It’s the second month of the semester, and for those of us taking online classes, the time has come to buckle down and not forget the fact that just because we’re not in the classroom three times a week, we still have a grade coming from our Blackboard accounts.

It’s tough enough having the drive to make it to campus classes, let alone find the time and the motivation to log onto our web courses after a long day of lecture and work.

There never seems to be enough time in the day to sit down and watch that recorded lecture, and by the time Sunday comes it’s a mad rush of finishing homework by the midnight deadline. However, if we neglect our online responsibilities, we could find ourselves in a sticky situation in just a few months. So how do we beat the web course blues?

It’s simple – we need to start treating our online classes like our regular classes, and harnessing just a few study tips can make our online grades something to be proud of.

Setting up a study group with others in our online classes can help keep us accountable for our online workload, plus getting to know classmates certainly helps when group projects roll around. Emailing our professors when we have confusion or questions about our classwork, not just when we send our apologetic late-assignment messages, can make a world of difference in how much we actually enjoy the class, and setting aside a specific time to do our online work can keep a structure to our course load.

Using these ideas to keep our online class a priority, especially in on those warm afternoons when a few hours on Old Main lawn sounds too good to pass up, can give us a class we can enjoy learning from, a complete structure and a great end-of-semester report card.

Playing It Safe With Student Loans Last week, news came out that 77,000 people had signed a petition to stop private student-loan lender, Sallie Mae, from charging a $50 fee to defer loan payment. Well, the signatures paid off, as the loan giant came out later in the week and stated that they would credit the $50 balance to the loan amount, so long as the borrower resumed regular payment for six-months. While those unable to pay their loans will have the $50 fee dropped for now, the reality is that it is simply added onto student loan balances, to accrue vast amounts of interest on an already large balance.

We need to be constantly trying to pay more than what we can every month, even by just a few dollars, to pay down our loan as quickly as possible. For those of us who have taken out student loans to attend college, we need to be putting our loans at the top of our debt pay-off list, because although the interest is only a few extra dollars on our bill every month, a decade of monthly bills can really add up fast. Adding an extra thousand here and there in private loans each year to buy that new iMac or wide screen television can seem like a good idea at the time (when are we going to have extra cash to do that after we graduate?), but we need to be sure that our debt isn’t spiraling out of control.

Furthermore, we need to make sure that we are actually prepared to pay off the extra amounts, not just for what we buy but the interest accrued, after we graduate. Don’t be one who gets trapped in thinking that it’s free money – whatever we take out now will follow us for the next decade of our lives, and we can’t always rely on petitions and taking out loans to pay loans to fix everything in the next few years down the road.

Traveler Quote of the Day “I think that NWA would be on board for the increased use of electric vehicles. It fits our lifestyle, and in 15 minutes you can be anywhere in Fayetteville,” - Alan Mantooth, UA professor, “UA Professor Expands Electric Car Research,” page 3.

EDITORIAL 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.

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Students Speak Up For Crime Prevention

by EMILY RHODES Opinion Editor

Campus crime - it’s the section of the newspaper we skip over each week, the awareness group we always think about checking out but never make it to, the word we never associate ourselves or our friends with. In reality, we’re all at risk to make it on the crime listing faster than we ever thought we could. Whether we’re the victim or the one at fault, rape and alcohol incidents always manage to make it onto the report, yet through education and a better awareness around campus, we could have a much safer place to call home.

My parents, like most, talked to me about these topics while growing up - the dangers of drinking too much, what to do if someone approaches you in a dark parking lot - we’ve all done the drill. While the majority of what I was taught in public school awareness days and at home was about as useful as textbook knowledge on these subjects can be, I quickly realized upon coming to college just how at-risk students can be when we don’t take the time to learn how to protect ourselves.

My sophomore year, I started working as a photographer for the campus yearbook, and received an assignment to shoot the R.A.D. program, commonly known as the Rape Aggression Defense System, a class offered at the UA. At first, I grimaced at the idea of taking photographs for an-

other group on campus, but when I spent my afternoon taking photos and watching the women’s selfdefense students learning how to act in attack situations, my awareness drastically changed. At first, I thought a slue of students dressed in protection gear attacking a UAPD officer to learn self-defense sounded like it would be boring, even comedic, to watch, but as a student on campus who is equally at risk for assault, it really made me consider how much I actually knew.

As students, we don’t usually consider how many drinks we are throwing back until we have a friend go to the hospital with alcohol poisoning. Similarly, we don’t tend to worry about the prospect of rape happening to us until we know the true facts. While we can’t protect ourselves from everything in college, we need to be using this time in our lives to educate ourselves of the risks.

Late last week, UAPD officer David Waddell was promoted to crime prevention officer. Now for most of us, we shrug our shoulders and go on with life at news like this, but as students, we need to use this time to harness the resources that are available, suggest ideas that reflect what we need, and take part in keeping our campus safe.

Realistically, we probably won’t see a crime prevention uproar on campus just because of the new officer on staff, but as the ones who live and work on campus, we need to be actively pursu-

ing information. Yet, my hope is that the UAPD crime prevention unit will use this time to pursue a much more active role in campus, through awareness seminars, more classes like R.A.D. and more student-friendly ways to make alcohol and rape awareness something we are actually aware of.

Now, obviously we aren’t all going to ditch Dickson street or revoke our weekend plans that include being around the opposite sex, but we need to be educated and informed in more publicly known ways. Now that we have a new crime prevention officer on staff, who undoubtedly has ideas for extended promotion around campus, we should use this time to set up concrete communication lines between UAPD and students to form ideas that are relevant, useful and, most notably, desired by the students who are active on our campus.

Having more classes available for rape prevention would no doubt be an effective outlet for many of us on campus. The R.A.D. class, though many have made attempts to enroll in for numerous semesters, close almost immediately from the many girls wanting a chance to gain active experience.

If this class alone is so sought after, why are we denying so many students each semester, rather than expanding the program to encompass more participants?

Organizing alcohol awareness promotions that appeal to students further than the information

boards around our health facilities and residence halls would give all students an opportunity to learn how to stay safe throughout the year. The simple truth is that we need more outlets for every student to get involved in, whether it’s through a UAPD sponsored seminar, more defense and education classes, or something as simple as a better line of communication.

Yet, it isn’t all up to our campus police department. As the student body, we need to stop leaving it up to UAPD officers to promote events that sometimes we just aren’t that interested in. Instead, we need to express what our concerns are, what we deal with on a day-today basis, and what we need from our campus police. We need to be active and voice our requests, concerns and ideas to our new crime prevention officer, so that we can actually get what we want. Ask for more classes on awareness, share ideas for programs you want to see happen on campus, and voice concerns for issues we deal with at the UA. There is only so much UAPD can do without our involvement, because we are the ones directly affected by and involved in campus crime. Take this advantage to become an active voice on campus to promote a safer place for us all to be.

Emily Rhodes is a journalism major, and the opinion editor.

Her column appears every other Monday.

Komen’s Race to the Bottom Rocket Science

byJOE KIEKLAK

Traveler Columnist

Litanies of moral issues have clogged the United States elections and public policy lately.

Whether it be disdaining a candidate because of his religious beliefs, or preventing gay marriage in states because of “morals” inspired by religious beliefs, the system is broken (no big news).

I’m stirring up old trouble here. These fights are not new, but Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s recent activity demonstrates a need to review arguments concerning morals in public policy, and explain the problems associated with each.

If you weren’t aware, the longtime supporter of breast cancer research recently cut it’s funding support to women’s support organization, Planned Parenthood.

Funds were cut to Planned Parenthood because of new grant procedures, said Komen officials.

Yet, many Americans saw through this, as Komen officials noted that the money could have been better spent.

The underlying reason the Komen group cut the funding is because of Planned Parenthood’s position on abortion.

Before discussing the problems with this, it’s only fair that we recognize the organization, the Komen group, was in its legal right when it relinquished funding from Planned Parenthood.

There are a few problems with the decision, though. First, it’s important to note that Planned Parenthood cannot legally use federal funds to perform abortions, and that the organization refers to the procedure as a last resort.

Also, the money originally withheld from the Komen Group was used to perform potentially life-saving screenings for breast cancer.

Komen’s position is inherently flawed though, as moral issues have no place when making decisions regarding funding.

Komen supports millions of women in a fight against breast cancer every year and is one of the most well organized groups in the United States. When supporting those individual women though, does the group ask whether or not she supports the idea of abortion?

Of course not, and this position should be adopted ubiquitously by women’s support groups nationwide. Komen shouldn’t be basing it funding based on moral positions, whether it be a person or an organization. Planned Parenthood supports a similar platform that the Komen group does.

At the roots, the groups support the same thing - women.

Many Senators moved the same position against the original announcement by the Komen foundation.

“It would be tragic if any woman — let alone thousands of women — lost access to these potentially lifesaving screenings because of a politically motivated attack,” 26 democratic senators, including Barbara Boxer of California, wrote.

Many organizations echoed the same idea as they stepped up to support Planned Parenthood in lieu of Komen, such as the Amy and Lee Fikes family foundation, who donated a $250,000 gift.

Possibly the best support, if one could qualify it, was a $250,000 gift by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

While the donation amount was similar to most other organizations, his justification serves as the heart of my column.

“Politics have no place in healthcare,” Bloomberg said last Thursday in regards to his donation.

Bloomberg couldn’t be more correct.

Even though the Komen story has a happy ending, as the group quickly reversed its decision and returned funding to Planned Parenthood, the problem highlights a major flaw with American decision-making in the status quo.

Moral politics have to come out of decision-making. One may be quick to say that using a moral compass to make policy decisions can only serve as a better

guidance and more leadership in Congress, but it often leads to the exact opposite.

As J.L. Mackie wrote, the ideas of “right and wrong” are purely invented.

Now, that idea is greatly summarized, but that thesis is the gist. We see that Mackie’s idea holds true because of the stringent conflicts we’ve seen in Congress in the last two years. In fact, the moral issues of our Congress have led to the worst policy gridlock in history, resulting in our current “do-nothing Congress.” If right and wrong weren’t invented, we wouldn’t see this policy traffic jam.

The time wasted arguing moral issues is largely a net loss for the American people. Until there is a unanimous doctrine, morality must go. Don’t hold your breath.

A spillover of moral rationale could be abysmal for the general college campus. Whether it is our federal government, faculty senate, or even our ASG, moral guidance has the potential to ruin “the campus.”

Instead of squabbles regarding two-sided moral issues, policies must be based off effectiveness and fiscal responsibility. Without doing so, America will continue to be a crippled by a poor economy and bad leadership.

Joe Kieklak is a Traveler columnist.

His column appears every Monday.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012

From Transfer Student to Head of College Republicans As soon as Isaac Foley transferred back to the University of Arkansas his sophomore year, he knew he wanted to get involved with College Republicans. Now, still a sophomore, Foley is head of the organization on campus.

Foley, from Springdale, Ark., went to San Diego Christian College his freshman year. During Christmas break of his freshman year, he went to the Sugar Bowl. It was there that he knew his allegiance was with the Hogs and decided to transfer back home to the UA. “I sat in the student section, and I realized how much I missed Arkansas,” Foley said.

He transferred at the beginning of the fall semester and immediately became involved in the College Republicans through Skot Covert, the state chairman for the Federation of College Republicans.

“I started following Skot Covert on Twitter and tweeting back and forth with him,” Foley said. “He told me I needed to get involved with the College Republicans. We became friends, and he appointed me Executive Director of College Republicans for the state.”

As a political science major, College Republicans is a way for Foley to be involved in the Republican party while he is still in school.

“The group is deeply rooted in

pressing ideals of the Republican Party,” Foley said.

Foley hopes to get his master’s degree in public policy or public administration at the UA. His dream job, “besides President of the United States,” he jokes, is to work in Congress.

Last semester the College Republicans went to the state Republican Congress in Little Rock. This semester they are planning to go to the Conservative Political Activist Conference in February, at which members of the group are able to meet other members of the Republican party.

“The main goal of the College Republicans right now is making Obama a one-term president,” Foley said.

The group meets on the first and third Thursday of every month.

During meetings, the group usually has a speaker and a discussion afterwards. In the past, Congressman Steve Womack and Arkansas senators have come to speak at the meetings.

At the next meeting, Bill Pritchard, a member of the Arkansas Senate, and Jon Woods, a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, will be there for a district four senator forum debate.

To get involved with College Republicans, check the College Republicans Facebook group or through the group’s Twitter account, @UofAGOP.

by LOGAN GILMORE Staff Writer

Etiquette. It’s something we think about when visiting a nice restaurant, attending an important meeting, and greeting new people. However, most social formalities have become lost in laid-back Internet speech full of LOLs and WTFs. With today’s social network boom entering the lives of nearly all students, it is time that we apply etiquette to the most important communication we may ever have in our careers, that of email correspondence.

Now, I’m not talking about the quick email you may send to a friend or family member with attachments of funny cat pictures. I’m talking about professional, electronic letters between students and their professors or potential employers.

There is a striking difference in tone that must be set in order to convey a message that is both formal, and straightforward.

Patsy Watkins, associate professor of journalism, recommended simple tips to reach this professional style. “Practice the approach of being respectful, because once you start dealing with the professional world, you show respect to everybody— your boss, your clients, the people you supervise,” she said. “Just get in the mode of being respectful.”

“Everybody is very busy, and I appreciate an email that comes to the point really fast so I can respond to that email quickly,” Watkins said.

Respect and directness can bring about a desired effect when sending an email, but there are still certain errors to watch for.

Angela Williams, director of the University Career Development Center, said to “keep it simple and avoid fancy formatting.” She also mentioned to make sure to include contact information within the email. “I can’t tell you how many emails I receive that are signed by a Jeff, Mary or Bob with no other identifying information…Be sure to add a signature line at the end of your messages and also include a contact phone number.“ Williams also stressed to knowing to whom you are writing, and

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address them properly: “Dear Mr. Smith:” not “To Whom It May Concern.”

With employers and professors alike maintaining demanding lifestyles, the subject line must be utilized to the fullest in order to get your point across. “Email inboxes are f re quent ly

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swamped, so a good subject line helps the recipient determine the priority of your email. It also helps to prevent your email from being deleted before it has even been read,” Williams added.

Williams also gave several instructions for making initial contact with potential employers, besides the all-essential tool of email: “Use social media websites such as LinkedIn to introduce yourself to prospective employers or to employers in which you may be interested.”

Too often, students take a relaxed approach in writing to organizations or superior persons. With this relaxation comes an ignorance of detail —detail that is key to the success or failure of a student’s communication and career.

Phyllis Miller, associate professor of journalism, said one of the most common errors were, “The same mistakes that have historically been made in traditional, conservative business letters are, for the most part, the same mistakes people make in their emails. We can't get away with misspelling someone's name or having a major fact error.”

“Once you hit ‘send,’ you can't take back what you have sent,” Miller said. “Don't put anything in writing

that y o u wouldn't want on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper or all over the Internet.

Don't write an email when you are emotional or inebriated or even sleep deprived. Sleep on the situation and see how you feel the next day.”

To make a mistake in grammar or emotional content can, and most likely will, change the perception the recipient has of the writer.

“Written correspondence influences what people think of us,” Miller added. “Just because we write an email or send a text doesn't make it OK to make mistakes. The good news is that there are many resources available for students, ranging from career services to technical writing classes. Students should ask for help as we, as educators, delight in teaching. We are on your team; we want you to succeed.”

Though it may seem like a difficult task, cleaning up your email act can be relatively painless. With the Career Development Center, professors around campus, and websites dedicated to the subject, help is not only free but also prevalent. Bad old habits die hard, so take it upon yourself to initiate proper email etiquette to reap all of the professional and personal rewards.

Week’s Concerts to Bring Big names, Americana Music

by EVAN BARBER Contributing Writer

For fans of Americana, Dickson Street is the place to be in early February. Railroad Earth, Reckless Kelly and Yonder Mountain String Band will all be playing at George’s Majestic Lounge. The shows are scheduled for February 6, 7 and 8.

Hailing from Stillwater, N.J., Railroad Earth is set to kick off the string of Americana on Monday, Feb. 6. The band’s name was taken from the Jack Kerouac short story “October in the Railroad Earth.” Railroad Earth is known live for their extended improvisation, often incorporating elements of rock and jazz alongside folk and blues, so fans of folky jam bands will appreciate Railroad Earth. Quoting from their website, “as anyone who has caught them live will attest, their concerts are imbued with the fire-in-thebelly passion of straight-ahead, blue collar rock & roll.” And for this banjo-playing outfit, the operative phrase here is certainly blue collar.

Most of the band members play multiple instruments, and all of the members contribute to the vocals. The current lineup features Todd Sheaffer (guitar), Tim Carbone (violin, accordion, electric guitar), John Skehan (mandolin, bouzouki), Carey Harmon (drums, hand percussion), Andrew Altman (bass), and Andy Goessling (acoustic guitars, banjo, dobro, mandolin, flute, pennywhistle, saxophone).

Railroad Earth spent some time at the top of the chart on jambands.com after they released “Amen Corner.” Reviewers have noted that aspects of “Amen

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Corner” draw influence from Jerry Garcia (as do most contemporary jam bands), but also from Jeff Tweedy and Wilco. Different listeners will have different interpretations.

Stepping a little outside the realm of bluegrass is Reckless Kelly, a country-rock outfit based in the heart of Texas. The band is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7. One biography describes them as “straddling the fence between country and rock as if they built it themselves;” when picturing said straddling, at least one mem-

ber should be pictured in a ten-gallon hat. Recording in “an old farmhouseturned studio” and frequently producing their own albums, the band strives to keep its musical focus on raw guitar music and storytelling. Lyrical content makes much of the pursuit of love, of being in love, the open road as used in metaphor and of course, the good old fashioned country heartbreak ballad.

Lead vocalist Willy Braun’s southern accent and rough vocal delivery lends much to the band’s country music appeal, as does his brother Willy’s

use of the fiddle and the harmonica. David Abyeta, Jay Nazz and Chris Schelske play lead guitar, drums and bass, respectively. Their 2008 album “Bulletproof,” with its lyrics critiquing the policies of the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, was their most commercially successful until “Good Luck & True Love” came out to trump it in 2011.

And for Feb. 8, Yonder Mountain String Band will be taking the stage at George’s. Yonder Mountain String Band, or YMSB, is often referred to as

a “progressive bluegrass” band. Like Railroad Earth and Reckless Kelly, they often temper their music with elements of rock. Quoting from their website, “it’s bluegrass for the masses, acoustic tunes filled with dazzling chops, and it’s fun to boot.” They cite Black Flag and Bad Religion as influences just as much as they do Del McCoury and the Johnson Mountain Boys. Live, the band also has a tendency to jam. They are a concert powerhouse, and their albums have been said to “grow on you like a sweet, psychedelic fungus.”

The band has enjoyed relatively high placement on the charts for most of its albums, with their eponymous 2006 album remaining their most successful to date. The band lineup has remained consistent, and features Jeff Austin (mandolin), Ben Kaufmann (bass), Dave Johnston (banjo), and Adam Aijala (guitar). For tracks that include drums, many drummers have performed live with the band, as well contributed to studio recordings.

For someone a bit hesitant about the Americana music scene, YMSB is probably the most accessible of the three bands. Because they are regarded as a progressive bluegrass band, their style most noticeably tempers raw bluegrass with what newcomers might find more familiar, so they could serve as a great gateway band.

Each band has enjoyed relative popularity and fame, and though they could all be loosely grouped in the Americana genre, they each interpret the genre according to their own musical flair, forging a unique concert experience in each case.

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GYMNASTICS

BASKETBALL

Razorbacks Tamed

By Tigers

RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas coach Mike Anderson and the Razorback basketball team has lost all four of their road games in Southeastern Conference play. The Hogs (16-7, 4-4 SEC) are on the road again for Wednesday’s matchup with Georgia. The Bulldogs are just 1-7 in the SEC.

by ZACH TURNER

Assoc. Sports Editor

CONTESSA SHEW STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior and nine-time All-American gymnast Jaime Pisani finished first in the bars event scoring a 9.900, but it was Katharine Grable who won the all-around scoring a 39.550 against the Sooners. However, the Razorbacks were not able to hold off the Sooners falling to No. 5 Oklahoma by a score of 197.425-196.175.

Big Weekend Tests Arkansas

by HARRISON STANFIL Staff Writer

Arkansas gymnastics had a big weekend hosting both No. 13 Auburn and No. 8 Oklahoma at Barnhill Arena.

The Hogs came up short against Oklahoma on Sunday falling to the Sooners 197.425 – 196.175. Arkansas made some mistakes that they could not recover from and the result was the first home loss of the season.

“I thought we came out strong on vault and bars,” cocoach Rene Cook said. “I think we were trying too hard to stick things and make them perfect rather than just focusing on being aggressive and using our technique and it caught up to us throughout the competition.”

The Razorbacks had good individual performances against the Sooners as Katherine Grable won the all- around title but could not post scores as consistently as All – American Jamie Pisani. Pisani scored a 9.90 on both vault and bars while Grable posted a 9.250 and 9.950 on vault and floor exercise. Grable’s 9.95 on floor tied her career high and was the second 9.95 she posted

this weekend.

“I knew we were behind and I knew we needed to make scores,” Pisani said.

Despite the impressive individual performances by Grable and Pisani, Arkansas could not overcome the mistakes they made towards the end of the meet.

“It doesn’t matter how many meets you have because you want to go out and be consistent each time.” Pisani said.

Arkansas was able to take advantage of many Auburn mistakes as they defeated the Tigers on Friday night 196.80 – 195.80.

All-American Jamie Pisani had an outstanding performance as she set a school record with a 9.975 on floor and personal best of 9.925 on beam, in the process tying a school record of 39.725 allaround.

Mariah Howdeshell, No. 1 on bars, matched the thirdbest bars score in school history.

“We started off the meet strong on vault, bars and beam were solid, and it was the best beam team score of the year.”

Pisani said.

A final score of 196.80 means that Arkansas has

scored over 196 in each meet this year.

“We are trying to work on the details on each event,” Pisani said. “The scores come from the judges and we can’t really control that.”

Razorbacks Fall to Sooners Just one day removed from its win over No. 13 Auburn Friday night, No. 2 Arkansas took on No. 5 Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon dropping to the Sooners 197.425 – 196.175.

In front of a crowd of 2442 in Barnhill Arena, the mistakes piled up on the Razorbacks and they couldn’t capitalize on their fast start.

“We had quite of few mistakes tonight however it is the first competition this year we really had mistakes.” co-coach Rene Cook said. “It is going to happen, it’s a long season.”

The Razorbacks had a great start to the meet with all six gymnasts earning a score of 9.800 or better on vault giving them a combined score of 49.325. The scores were highlighted by All-Americans Jamie Pisani and Katherine Grable earning a 9.900 and 9.925 respectively. The Razorbacks led after one event 49.32549.275.

Consistency has been the name of the game for the Razorbacks and that continued as they took to the bars, were Arkansas is No. 1 in the nation.

Once again posting the best score on bars was Jamie Pisani with a 9.900 followed by No. 1 on bars, Mariah Howdeshell and Katherine Grable each posting a 9.850.

With a score of 49.225 on bars the Razorbacks posted an overall score of 98.550 after two events. However with a strong performance on vault, posting a 49.525, the Sooners took the lead after two events leading Arkansas 98.800 – 98.550.

“We don’t really pay attention to that; we try to stay in our little bubble.” Pisani said.

“We try to stay focused and go to beam and be aggressive.”

Trailing the Sooners, Arkansas took to the beam where they struggled mightily. The duo of All-Americans delivered once again for the Razorbacks as Pisani and Grable posted the team’s best scores on beam with 9.800 and 9.825 respectively. As the other Razorback gymnasts struggled on

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Arkansas continued its ways on the road Saturday afternoon, falling to 0-7 away from Bud Walton after falling to LSU 71-65.

The Razorbacks were able to get the game within one point at the 9:02 mark left in the game, 50-49, but the Tigers took a 21-16 run to finish the game.

LSU (13-9, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) limited the Hogs shooting to just 40.4 percent including a 3 of 13 mark from the 3-point line, a statistic that the Razorbacks thrive on at home. The Razorbacks also lost the turnover battle to the Tigers, turning it over 19 times.

“Nineteen turnovers on the

road, you are not going to beat many people,” coach Mike Anderson said. “We had some uncharacteristic turnovers. Sometimes being too quick and just not valuing the basketball.”

Arkansas sophomore Mardracus Wade led the way for the Razorbacks with 15 points and three steals. The 6-foot-2 guard also connected on all six of his free throw attempts, an area that Arkansas struggled against the Tigers shooting 69.6 percent.

“We didn’t get rewarded,” Anderson said. “I thought there were some times when we really got tattooed. Again, I thought there were some things that took place, not trying to

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

Women’s Tennis Sweeps Weekend

by ZACH LIGI Staff Writer

Arkansas got three consecutive wins on as many days over the weekend, improving their overall record to 5-1 on the season.

On Friday, the women’s tennis team beat North Texas by a score of 4-3. They also beat Oklahoma State by the same score on Saturday.

The final win of the weekend came on Sunday, against No. 46 Kansas State.

The Wildcats were the Hogs third ranked opponent of the season and came into the match with a 2-2 record.

“It might be the most significant of the three days,” coach Michael Hegarty said.

“Because it was the toughest

day, being the third day of a three day weekend. From the perspective of just today, I think it was the best of the three wins.”

Arkansas won by the score of 5-2 overall, going 2-1 in doubles, and 4-2 in singles. Arkansas had one win from each class in singles. Senior Kate Lukomskaya, junior Claudine Paulson, sophomore Laurie Gingras and freshman Catherine Parenteau got the Razorback’s four singles wins.

“We came out and everybody fought really hard from the beginning,” senior Emily Carbonne. “Everyone really competed. Even

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COMMENTARY

What Signing Day Really Means Going for it on 4th

HARRISON STANFILL hstanfill@uark.edu OK, so now that we have all had some time to step away from the madness that was National Signing Day, we can take a look back and appropriately call it what it was for most of the people who signed –– I-will-make-animpact-in-two-years Day.

For most of the players who signed to a college last weekend, they won’t make an immediate impact on their team. They will get some playing time their first couple seasons, but it won’t be until their junior or senior seasons that these players will be regarded as being major parts of the team.

Sure, every year there are really good guys who can come in and make an impact, like Jadeveon Clowney did last year for South Carolina, but those guys are very few and far between. Many people thought that Dorial Green-Beckham –– DGB –– was going to be that kind of guy this year.

Arkansas nation was so riled up about DGB that it

projected the entire future of the program on this 18-yearold kid.

Rumors were swirling that this KID was Marcus Monk plus Greg Childs and Calvin Johnson. He has that ability, but that is major hype for him to live up to.

For a program that has won 10 games the past two seasons, the fan base reeked of desperation for this kid.

Tweeting him constantly, begging him to take his talents to the Ozarks.

It’s time that Arkansas started carrying itself like a top-10 program and that includes the fans.

Is DGB good? Yes. Would he have made an impact immediately? Yes. Is Arkansas going to be

fine without him? Yes. That is the beauty of football. It is a team game.

If National Signing Day was the end all be all of college football then Florida State would be regarded as the best team in the history of college football instead of the team that gets good players but is overrated every year.

So what, Arkansas doesn’t have DGB. It does have Cobi Hamilton, Julian Horton, Marquel Wade and Chris Gragg.

I doubt that Bobby P is losing a whole lot of sleep because DGB chose to go Missouri instead of Arkansas.

If DGB wanted to participate in the No. 1 offense in the SEC, catch touchdowns like they were going out of

style, play for championships and have national coverage, he would have chosen Arkansas. He chose Missouri and I am sure he will enjoy his time at the Liberty Bowl.

Once again let me remind the fans that this is not a Houston Nutt’s Arkansas Razorbacks team. If this were 2005, then yes, DGB would mean absolutely everything to the program, just like Darren McFadden did.

It isn’t 2005, though. The program actually has foundation and one player is not going to make or break the Razorbacks.

One of the main philosophies in sports is that if you get the best players on your team, you are going to win.

This is what has driven many

sports teams to make he moves to create these super teams.

Let’s go ahead and ask the Miami Heat, Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Eagles how that strategy worked out for them.

Losing out on DGB is not the end of the world for Arkansas.

The Razorbacks are a top10 program and good players will come and go, but one thing is for certain under Bobby Petrino –– the Hogs have never been about one person and no kid from Springfield is going to change that.

Harrison Stanfill is a staff writer for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Monday.

SPORTS from GYMNASTICS on page 7 beam, Oklahoma continued its strong performance as Megan Ferguson scored a 9.950 on her floor routine. With an overall score of 49.250 on floor exercise the Sooners gave themselves a 148.050 – 147.400 lead going into the final event.

Arkansas began its floor routine with junior Kelci Lewis posting a score of 9.900 followed by Katherine Grable who posted a 9.950, but the miscues continued for the Hogs.

“We had a couple of mistakes (on beam) and then again on floor we had some mistakes.” Pisani said.

Oklahoma continued to post strong scores on the beam with all six gymnasts posting a 9.825 or better. Ferguson who came up strong again for the Sooners with a 9.925 on beam gave Oklahoma a score of 49.375 for the event and sealed the victory for Oklahoma.

“This is our lowest score of the year but it is still a 196 and we still have a lot more meets.”

Jamie Pisani said.

Razorbacks Takes Advantage of Auburn Mistakes Arkansas took on the No. 13

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Auburn Friday night in Barnhill Arena, topping the Tigers 196.800 – 195.800 in front of a crowd of 3962.

The No. 2 Razorbacks capitalized on Tiger mistakes as Auburn’s Abbey Habicht fell off twice during her routine on bars.

“I told the girls before the meet that I want a lot of energy tonight” senior Jamie Pisani said. “I want them feeling loose and being calm and just helping each other out, and I think it really helped the energy for our team tonight.”

Pisani and Katherine Grable delivered a 9.900 and 9.925 respectively on vault. Capitalizing on mistakes, the Razorbacks took the early lead after one event 49.275 – 49.000.

As Auburn took to the vault the trend continued, as Caryn Kadous did not land her first run on vault. Arkansas delivered a strong performance on the bars posting a score of 49.350, good enough for 4th best in school history.

As the Hogs took to the beam, Auburn took to the floor and the miscues did not stop for the Tigers. Laura Lane stepped out on her floor rou-

tine, costing the Tigers points.

Jordan Salsberg delivered a strong performance leading off with a 9.825.

“We are trying to work on the details on each event.”

Pisani said “The scores come from the judges and we can’t really control that.”

The Razorbacks had a team score of 49.225 on the beam propelling Arkansas to a 147.850 – 146.675 lead heading into their last event.

“We started off the meet strong on vault, bars and beam were solid, and it was the best beam team score of the year.”

Pisani said.

“The mistakes they made didn’t really affect us.” Katherine Grable said. “We still tried to do the best we could and show everyone what we have.”

Pisani, who is the nation’s top-ranked floor gymnast, scored 9.975 which gave her a new school-record. Pisani earned the only 10-score of the meet by one judge for her floor routine.

“I told the girls before the meet that I had a really good feeling about tonight.” Pisani said. “My goal has been to get a 10 on the floor.”

from TAMED on page 7 blame officiating, but I thought we had some windows of opportunity to put ourselves in position.”

Arkansas (16-7, 4-4 SEC) was called for 24 turnovers compared to just 17 called on LSU. Junior guard Julysses Nobles chipped in 14 points and four rebounds but had a team-high six turnovers while leading scorer BJ Young had just three points and three rebounds before fouling out.

“You can’t win with that when your guards are having those kind of numbers,” Anderson said. “Lets give LSU some credit because they fought and scratched and clawed, but we just never could get to that point to amount the pressure on them.”

LSU also took advantage of their size on the boards, starting 7-foot center Justin Hamilton and 6-foot-9 McDonalds

All-American a year ago, Johnny O’Bryant. The two starting Tiger forwards combined for 22 of the team’s 43 rebounds while the Hogs pulled down just 39.

O’Bryant, who made his 10th start against the Hogs, missed five games, including the Tigers 69-60 loss at Arkansas in January, due to a hand injury. The Cleveland, Miss., native blocked two of the Tigers 12 total block shots as a team.

“They got the job done and their bigs played real well,” Anderson said. “I thought Johnny O’Bryant gave them another dimension. He got some offensive rebounds and put them back in. They made some big plays down the stretch with Hickey making some big shots too.”

Freshman guard Anthony Hickey had 12 points for the Tigers, shooting 6 of 11 from the field.

Arkansas got off to an 11-6 lead early, but then the Tigers went on a 10-0 run to erase the

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Pts.

2 6 15 9 14 10 6 3 0

Assists: J. Nobles 3, R. Scott 3, M. Wade 2. Turn-­ overs: J. Nobles 6, B. Young 4, R. Scott 3, M. Sanchez 2, M. Wade 1, D. Abron 1. Steals: M. Wade 3, J. Nobles 1, R. Scott 1, D. Abron 1. Blocks: H. Mickelson 3, D. Abron 1, B. Young 1.

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2012 Remaining Schedule Date

Opponent

Time

Friday, Feb 10

@Georgia*

6:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 17

@Alabama*

7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 24

Nebraska

7:00 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 02

Minnesota

7:00 p.m.

Razorbacks largest lead.

After the Razorbacks tied the game at 16-16, the Tigers took another run, this time 15-4 to stretch its lead to 31-20, the 11-point was LSU’s largest of the game. Arkansas would not regain control of the lead after that.

“The effort was there we just didn’t have execution at the right time,” Anderson said.

LSU came out in the second half on a 6-0 run to extend the lead to double digits once again before Arkansas scored its first basket of the second half, but after the game got within one point at the aforementioned 9:02 mark, it was all LSU from that point forward.

“We really had opportunities to take advantage of the control of this game a bit,” Anderson said. “We just ended up shooting ourselves in the foot.”

Arkansas will be on the road for its next game, traveling to Athens, Ga., to take on Georgia Wednesday.

LSU 71, ARKANSAS 65 H. Mickelson, f 1-2 0-0 M. Sanchez, f 3-6 0-0 M. Wade, g 3-8 3-6 R. Scott, g 4-13 0-2 J. Nobles, g 3-7 0-2 R. Madden 5-6 0-1 D. Abron 3-10 0-0 B. Young 1-5 1-5 M. Waithe 0-0 0-0 Totals

CONTESSA SHEW STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior Jordan Salsberg scored a 39.225 all around total in the Razorbacks win over No. 13 Auburn 196.800-195.800. the No. 2 Razorbacks fell one spot in the rankings after losing to No. 8 Florida last weekend.

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though it’s the third day, nobody looked like they were tired, nobody had a bad attitude, everybody performed great on every single court.

Everyone on every court, the matches were just real close.”

All three of the wins were at home in Fayetteville, where the team has gotten four of its five total wins.

The one loss on the season for the Hogs came against Nebraska, in a match played in Evanston Ill. “I felt that we had some good fan support this weekend,” Hegarty said. “It certainly probably made a difference in a couple of the results even. We’re real appreciative of that and we really defend our home court well,

J. O’Bryant, f J. Hamilton, f A. Hickey, g A. Stringer, g R. Turner, g C. Bass E. Ludwig J. Courtney S. Warren Totals

FG

2-11 5-8 6-11 1-8 4-9 0-1 4-6 0-0 2-4

3pt

0-0 0-0 0-3 0-7 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

FT

4-8 3-5 0-0 2-2 7-8 2-7 3-3 0-0 0-0

O-T

5-11 5-11 1-2 0-1 0-4 0-2 0-4 0-0 1-4

F

1 1 3 2 4 2 2 0 2

Pts.

8 13 12 4 16 2 12 0 4

Assists: A. Hickey 3, A. Stringer 3, E. Ludwig 2, R. Turner 1, C. Bass 1. Turnovers: J. O’Bryant 6, R. Turner 4, A. Hickey 2, C. Bass 2, J. Hamilton 1, S. Warren 1. Steals: A. Hickey 3, A. Stringer 2, R. Turner 2, C. Bass 1, E. Ludwig 1. Blocks: J. Hamilton 4, S. Warren 3, J. O’Bryant 2, R. Turner 1, E. Ludwig 1, J. Courtney 1.

31 34 35 36

---- 65 ---- 71

to go three for three was fantastic.”

The opponents were some familiar faces for the Hogs.

Arkansas played North Texas and Oklahoma State last season, winning 7-0 and 5-2 respectively. Arkansas hadn’t played Kansas State since the 2004-2005 season, the Razorbacks now hold an 11-1 advantage in the series with the Wildcats.

“I think that from the very first weekend we started we’ve gotten better every single match,” Carbonne said. “Every single match is five percent better and over the season those little improvements every day are gonna add up. And then at the end of the season we’ll have improved 200 percent.

Everyone has grown. You’re seeing it from everybody, everybody is just competing

hard and getting better every day.”

The team is spaced out as far as class, with three seniors, one junior, two sophomores, and one freshman.

Arkansas uses this diversity in age to their advantage to produce a team that has many strengths.

“We have great talent,” Hegarty said. “That’s the thing, it always starts with having great talent. So we have great talent, and we’re a blend of youth and experience, and I think we have advantages of both. Three seniors, three first year players, that’s a good blend. We get a benefit of experience, and we also get a benefit of youth. When done right that’s a great combination.”

Arkansas next match will be at home against Oklahoma on Feb. 10.

2012 Upcoming Schedule Date

Opponent

Time

Saturday, Mar. 10

@West Virginia

5:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb 10

Oklahoma

3:00 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 16

@ Missouri

6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 12

Yale

11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21

@Tulsa

11:00 a.m.

Saturday, Mar. 24

SEC Championship

4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 07

NCAA South Central Regional

4:00 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 20

NCAA Championship

TBA

*Conference meets

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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas senior Kate Lukomskaya defeated Kansas State’s Anna Gomez Aleman in straight sets to help the No. 32 Razorbacks defeat the No. 53 Wildcats 5-2 Sunday in Fayetteville.