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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012

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UA Officials Forecast High Summer Enrollment

Increase in student population has caused an increase in summer course enrollment.

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News

Textbook Vendors Warily Adapt to E-books

E-books do not yet pose a threat to traditional bookstores, however, vendors are adapting to the trend.

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Features

Donating Plasma

By donating plasma, students can contribute to a good cause and earn some cash.

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UA Plots New Greek Life Housing

by KRISTEN COPPOLA Staff Writer

The Office of Greek Life and University Housing are collaborating to provide housing for Alpha Chi Omega, Phi Mu and two future fraternities in 2013, officials said.

Hotz Hall and Founder’s Hall will add more than 600 beds in fall 2013, said Florence Johnson, director of University Housing.

The goal is “to provide a space for those groups that are coming in and colonizing, physically housing the students in a combined loca-

tion,” Johnson said.

“Starting fall 2013, the four new Greek colonies will temporarily live in Walton Hall on Stadium Drive,” said Parice Bowser, director of Greek Life.

What fraction of Walton Hall will be used for Greek Life is not yet determined.

“The Office of Greek Life is also looking into expansion on the fraternity side, so it really depends on what happens over the next couple of weeks and months on that,” Johnson said. “Until we get further into it, we really don’t know what the

numbers are going to be.”

Though the number of students is unknown, some room must be made in Walton Hall for the Office of Greek Life itself.

“This summer the Office of Greek Life will also be moving to Walton Hall permanently as a way to help transition new groups to campus as well as offer the support they will need to ensure their success in the years to come,” Bowser said.

As with Alpha Omnicron Pi, the new sororities will not immediately have a house. New ones will be built

Book War: Traditional vs. E-books

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Features

Vintage Violet

The kitschy home goods and clothing boutique offers vintage treasures that span the decades.

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Sports

Hogs Win in Extras No. 3 Arkansas beat Mississippi State 8-4 in 11 innings to earn another SEC series win.

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Opinion

After Spring Break: Return of the DUI

Drunk driving in Fayetteville provides more consequences than we think.

How students can stay safe in the last weeks of the semester.

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Netflix Bids to Become Cable Channel

by JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer

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Facebook a Factor for Scholarships, UA Officials Say

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The popular on-demand, media streaming company Netflix was reportedly in talks with cable providers about a partnership that would allow people to stream Netflix movies by adding Netflix to their monthly cable bill. The partnership could be tested in about a year, according to Reuters.

The move comes as a step up in the competition with HBO, the award-winning premium cable TV station.

With nearly one-third of Netflix users considering canceling their service, according to a survey by Magid and Associates, a cable partnership could allow Netflix to increase their client base and retain subscribers by making it easier to access Netflix.

Many cable companies, including Comcast, have knocked the deal.

Comcast recently launched its own online streaming service, “Streampix,” instead of offering Netflix to customers.

Netflix officials still have not relented.

“It’s not in the short term, but it’s in the natural direction for us in the long term,” said Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, speaking at an investor conference last week. “Many [cable service providers] would like to have a competitor to HBO, and they would bid us off of HBO.” Some students have mixed feelings about the possible deal.

over the next few years.

“The soonest we could probably get one done with all of the process would be for the fall of 2014,” said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor of Facilities Management.

The new sorority colonies have begun discussions concerning housing projects, Bowser said.

“I think we’re still in the twoyear ballpark, but at some point in the not too distant future, we start to lose that fall of 2014 date, and it makes it more challenging,” Mike Johnson said.

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With the popularity of e-books on the rise, booksellers like the Dickson Book Store, which is known for its floor-to-ceiling paper book collections, may find themselves in compromising situations. See page 3 for story.

UA Admissions views the Facebook pages of potential students during the admissions process, an official said.

“We have gone out on Facebook to check out things on students’ applications, to make sure it’s the right person but we don’t monitor them,” said Suzanne McCray, vice provost for enrollment.

More and more employers and colleges are monitoring students’ social media activity. Some even ask applicants for their Facebook passwords.

Most students think schools or employers even looking at students’ Facebooks is a breach of privacy, not to mention demanding their passwords, said freshman childhood development major Nikki Baynes.

“I honestly think social and work life are completely different things. They have nothing to do with each other,” Baynes said.

It could also lead to unfair judgements of the student, she said.

“I do know of situations at bigger schools where someone has sent in a snapshot of see FACEBOOK on page 3

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With nearly one-third of Netflix users considering canceling their service, according to a survey by Magid and Associates, a cable partnership could allow Netflix to increase their client base and retain subscribers by making it easier to access Netflix.

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UA Officials Forecast High Summer Enrollment Staff Writer

Increasing student population has caused an increase in the number of students taking summer courses, officials said.

“Except for a minor oneyear dip here or there, the number of students enrolling in the two main summer sessions has usually increased each summer since 2001,” said Charlie Alison, managing editor of University Relations.

Last year, 6,643 students were enrolled in summer courses, marking the highest enrollment in 11 years, according to the Office of Institutional Research.

UA officials don’t yet have figures for the impending summer. Priority enrollment does not start until early April, said UA Registrar Dave Dawson.

“I expect there will be a slight increase in summer class attendance this year,” Dawson said.

More than 23,000 students enrolled during fall 2011. Each spring, the number of students enrolled usually declines because of graduating students, Alison said.

“The number of students enrolled in summer courses rises steadily, even with fewer students in the spring semester,” Alison said.

Any student may sign up for summer courses.

“There are students in every stage of their college career that take summer classes and it is growing each year as the student population grows,” Alison said.

UA offers six consistent summer sessions. This year the first session begins May 23, according UA Catalog of Studies.

Generally, enrollment for Session I, Session III, Session IV and Session V are counted at the same time and combined for Summer I enrollment, and enrollment for Session II and Session VI are combined for Summer II, Alison said.

Students can use scholarship money for a summer session, but it reduces the availability of the scholarship for a later semester, said Wendy Stouffer, director of the Academic Scholarship Office.

“If a student is given a scholarship for eight semesters and the student uses the scholarship for summer enrollment, it counts as one of the semesters,” Alison said.

The UA awards more than $3,000 in scholarships totaling more than $12 million for students each year, according to the Catalog of Studies.

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Time commitment during a summer session varies among students. Generally, a student takes two to three classes each summer session because the classes can be more difficult than traditional spring or fall semester courses, Alison said.

“The summer classes are more concentrated, so I think it is probably best that students don’t try to take more, because essentially they are learning something in about a month that normally is taught throughout a whole semester,” Alison said.

Tuition fees during the summer remain the same throughout the year. Undergraduate tuition for in-state students is $196.26 per credit hour and $544.02 per credit hour for out-of-state students, according to the Office of Financial Aid website.

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from page 1 “I think [Netflix is] fine just the way it is,” said Nikki Baynes, freshman child development major. “I don’t even have cable at my apartment, I just use Netflix on my computer.”

If she wants to use a TV, she can access Netflix through a Playstation or other device.

Derek Jones, sophomore mechanical engineering major, agreed that the service is fine the way it is for him, but said offering Netflix through cable could greatly increase the number of users.

“I usually use it on my computer or through the Wii on my TV,” he said. “That’s fine for me, but I can see that it would be really convenient not to have to hook up through a device that gets Internet.”

Some students said the partnership is a good idea, though it may not be useful to everyone.

“I’m sure a lot of people would benefit and it would broaden their customer base,” Baynes said, “but I don’t even watch cable anymore because I have Netflix.”

Cable companies have seen an increasing number of people “cord-cutting,” or cutting their expensive cable services in favor of Netflix’s $7.99 service, according to Reuters.

In a further effort to remain competitive, despite price hikes and fleeing subscribers, Netflix has begun to produce original content. Netflix plans to have five original series available for streaming by 2013, according to Bloomberg.

A cable deal could also help protect Netflix from changing data fees by internet providers.

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TECHNOLOGY Textbook Vendors Warily Adapt to E-books

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inappropriate behavior on Facebook and students have had their offer of admission withdrawn,” McCray said. “A lot of schools and employers do this.” the Bookstore on Garland community Copia, Sadeby KAREN STIGAR Approximately oneStaff Writer Avenue have not been af- ghi said. fourth of scholarship proCopia is a digital book viders responded that they E-books do not yet pose fected by e-books either, said owner Mike Carron. provider that also has use social media sites to a threat to textbook sales, “I do see the future of built-in social features, ac- check out applicants, acbut will become a major textbooks becoming obso- cording to the UA Book- cording to a survey from issue in the future, store lete but hopefully we won’t store website. Students can the San Francisco Chronowners said.

“Based on the data we be in the textbook busi- follow professors and oth- icle.

Three-fourths of those have, textbook sales are ness when that happens,” er students in their class. who said they check social The UA Bookstore first not being affected by e- Carron said.

Despite the inevitable received Copia in the Gen- media sites, such as Facebooks,” said Ali Sadeghi, book, Twitter, Google, manager of the UA Book- increase in e-book sales, eral Books Department, Linked-In or YouTube, bookstore owners are Sadeghi said. store.

The price of individual said they were looking for E-books are harder for aware of and adapting to material that might reflect Minutes on Facebook andtextbooks top competitors varies dependstudents and professors spent to the trend. badly on the scholarship.

“We are in support of ing on subject matter and in the setting U.S. each month, in billions use in an academic Behavior such as underage Facebook 41.1 the digital books and are many other factors. The drinking, for many reasons, nameillegal drug use, 50 or 39.8 offensive ly that textbook materials aware that they will be- average price for a book in provocative Google Yahoo sites come a bigger issue as the 2010 was $62 new and $52 photos or racial slurs were are not readily available to e-book market evolves, ” used, according to the Na40 red lights for those scholstudents on e-readers, SaSadeghi said. tional Association of Colarship givers, according to deghi said.

Students can purchase lege Stores. the survey.

Issues presented by 30 The UA Bookstore sells Another reason to monstudents using e-books digital versions of some 37.7 itor applicants’ Facebook textbooks at the UA Booktablets and iPads and reinstead of textbooks in20 Google sites the incently received a shipment profiles is to verifyYahoo clude: battery life, appro- store, Sadeghi said.

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The study goes on to “We have sold a lot of to assigned textbooks for store and use e-readers show that about one-third as an alternative to text- tablets and iPads this year, Facebook a specific course and note0 but I wouldn’t say the sales of those scholarship protaking. Most e-books have books,” Sadeghi said. viders ’10 actually denied ’08E-books bought from are’09 more than previous expiration dates too, Sadea student a scholarship Source: ComScore Graphic: Los Angeles Times the UA Bookstore are used years,” Sadeghi said. ghi said. based on what they found Textbook sales at Beat through the online e-book

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on Facebook and onefourth actually awarded scholarships because of the positive information they found.

Most schools, like the UA, aren’t combing students’ Facebooks for bad behavior — they are skimming content to get a better idea of who students are, according to the article.

Some state legislators have taken notice of employers requiring applicants to give their passwords. Illinois state legislator introduced a bill last month that would ban employers from asking applicants for their personal

passwords and other states may follow suit as the practice becomes more popular, according to a “Huffington Post” article.

The bill does not prevent employers from using public information on applicants’ Facebooks, according to the Huffington Post.

“I would just suggest students should be careful about who they are friends with on Facebook,” McCray said. “Facebook is a nice way to share interests and information with friends, but you want to be careful you don’t lose something because of it.”

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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012

FROM THE BOARD

After Our Spring Break: The Home Stretch Whether you headed to the beach or stayed in town, we all can agree that this year’s spring break was a much needed week off school. From surf and sand to an extra few hours of sleep, spring break gave us a chance to reset and relax in the middle of a busy semester. Yet, the week came and went, and today we are back in the classroom, writing our papers, completing homework and preparing for the last stretch of the semester and the dreaded final exams.

Though, it’s not something to fear - if we think about the weeks and weeks that we have been in school, with only six left, it’s hardly something to complain about. With finals in the near future, it’s time to buckle down and start preparing for the home stretch of the spring 2012 semester.

In the next few weeks, we have much to look forward to both in and out of the classroom. Whether it’s finishing up those last papers or getting a head start on the final semester projects, we can look forward to a busy and hectic last six weeks before dead day with enthusiam for finishing up another semester. We should be using this time to boost our grades and get down to business with our studies.

Not only do we have only a few weeks of hard work left in our classes, but a jam packed schedule of UA fun events. From baseball games spanning until the end of the semester (which, of course, will include grilling out in left field and spending time with friends) to choosing our classes, attending our upcoming advising appointments or pressing our cap and gown ready for graduation, spring semester brings a plethora of events to look forward to.

Though it can be difficult to return to campus and get back into the swing of student life, we should come back down from our spring break high and get ready for a great rest of semester.

Summer is now days away, and that is something we can look forward to. As for now, welcome back to campus - spend the next few weeks cracking open the books and remember to enjoy the rest of your semester.

Internships: An Experience, Not a Paycheck In a recent article on USA Today College, the idea of unpaid internships hurting students was noted, followed by an outcry of college-age applicants asking for pay on the side of college credit.

Though we can’t argue that taking part in an internship that gives us both class credit and a paycheck would be nice, it’s important to remember that internships are a classroom alternative, and should be treated in a similar manner.

Many of us take internships to get hands-on experience outside of the classroom, others do it to get a foot in the door of the company we one day dream of working for. Whatever our reasons are, we must take on the idea of doing the unpaid work now so that we can later get our dream jobs. In an age where internships are many times required to work in a particular field, we should not only apply for as many as possible but also accept the fact that internships offer experience, networking and opportunity - not a paycheck. We wouldn’t expect our professors to pay us for coming to class and learn, so why would we expect our internship to offer a payout for our work?

As interns, we are at the bottom of the food chain, and although it might be a lot of work we don’t want to do, if we do it now and don’t complain, we have one more step towards our dream job later.

Traveler Quote of the Day “We have gone out on Facebook to check out things on students’ applications, to make sure it’s the right person but we don’t monitor them,” -Suzanne McCray, vice provost for enrollment,‘Facebook A Factor For Scholarships, UA Officials Say,’ Page 1.

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After Spring Break: Return of the DUI

by EMILY RHODES Opinion Editor

It’s come to my attention over the past few months that drunk driving among college students is now the norm.

Through numerous friends telling me they are fine to drive while obviously intoxicated, a few getting DUI tickets the week before spring break, and others spending their week off school receiving minor in possession tickets, it’s important for us to take a step back and look at the damage we can cause by making the decision to drive while intoxicated.

I recently wrote an article for a class where I interviewed the Fayetteville Police Department about the dangers of drunk driving and student trends within automobile-alcohol pairings. I can honestly say that the consequences of drunk driving shocked me.

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EDITOR Saba Naseem MANAGING EDITOR Mattie Quinn OPINION EDITOR Emily Rhodes The Arkansas Traveler welcomes letters to the editor from all interested readers. Letters should be at most 300 words and should include your name, student classification and major or title with the university and a day-time telephone number for verification.

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UAPD is here on campus, and Fayetteville Police are on the lookout for drunk driving.

The beach police are gone, and though a public intoxication ticket on Panama City Beach might have been the worst that happened on our break away from campus, it’s only the beginning of what can happen when our parties return to Fayetteville and we are responsible for getting home.

It’s no walk from the ocean to our condo anymore - it’s getting from Dickson Street to our apartments and homes, a distance that for many students includes operating a vehicle.

With only six weeks left in the semester, why are students so willing to throw away everything we have worked for? That’s not to say that we shouldn’t be able to head out on the town on a Friday night, but we seriously need to look at other options for travel if we want to have a successful rest of semester.

There are countless other ways to get home, whether it’s calling a friend or sibling, taking Safe Ride, or taking a taxi. And with many of these services completely free, why would we want to even take the risk of driving? The bad side of having to get our cars back the morning

after cannot compare to calling a friend to bail us out of jail, or losing scholarships and financial aid after police report these incidents to the university.

It’s important in these last few weeks to ensure that we are being safe, even when the weather is warming up and the nights on Dickson are more fun than ever.

If we can’t be responsible enough to get a safe way home, then we probably aren’t responsible enough to be drinking. We are given so many opportunities to have a great college experience, and need to ensure that we protect it throughout our years here at the UA. It only takes one night of bad judgement to change the rest of our lives.

Take the opportunity to ensure that the weeks leading up to graduation or a longawaited summer break before another semester are filled with fun, hard work, a little relaxation and a clean record. If we don’t, we only have ourselves to blame when we lose our scholarships, our license and ultimately our freedom.

Emily Rhodes is the opinion editor.

Her column appears every other Monday.

Chalk It Up: A Youth Change in U.S. Politics

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It may seem a little naïve, but the most I thought could happen to a student driving while intoxicated was a night in jail, a suspended license and a court date – what I didn’t know was that it could also result in losing academic scholarships and financial aid and, in some cases, a prison sentence.

Needless to say, most students have been warned about the dangers of drunk driving - the issue is that many of us just don’t care. From wrecking that brand new car to harming ourselves and others because we thought we were at a safe level, it’s apparent that there are deadly consquences. Yet, it seems that somewhere along the road, students have become cold and uncaring to the idea that drunk driving is dangerous.

Every year, the bar gets pushed higher and higher to what students believe is a “safe” driving level – whether it’s two beers or 20, we have all heard the exuses for being safe drivers.

The bottom line is that, as students, we have a lot to lose for one night of fun and an attempt to get home. We need to take a second look at what is really safe and how we should go about getting home on the weekends.

Now that spring break is over, it’s important to note that

American politics are just plain ugly right now. We’re faced with a slugfest of a GOP primary that is seemingly coming down to Mitt Romney, former Mass. governor and Sen. Rick Santorum. Yet there is another dispute over the national budget and a nation that is split by social issues.

The whole process could easily make one cynical. With no end of rigid partisanship in sight, many people are giving up on the issues in political America.

This is best illustrated in U.S. voting patterns, in which only 12 percent of Americans actually connect their vote to policy decisions made by candidates running for office, according to “The American Voter,” a study of American voting.

The sad bottom line of all

this information is that most people in the “land of the free” are apathetic about how things are shaping up in the county and only take a stance on an issue when it affects them personally.

Recently, however, one man rose above political apathy and made one of the greatest leaps in U.S. political history.

Svante Myrick was elected the youngest mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., at 24. Yes, you read correctly, a mayor at 24-years-old.

Myrick’s story is a tough one.

He grew up with a single mother raising him and his siblings.

Myrick looked for work wherever he could to contribute to the family, even washing windows at his elementary school.

Myrick joined a very special club of young policymakers in the U.S. Arkansas also has a member in that club, when Jimmy Rhodes was elected mayor of Augusta, Ark. at 23.

These young policymakers cast a strong light in the 2012 political hurricane.

It shows that young people have been able to get involved today, like Myrick, and make change for years, like Rhodes.

While politics isn’t everyone’s area of expertise, we can all give back to the campus in some way. RSOs have long been one way that students can make an impact on campus.

This commitment is one of

the most integral parts of the federal government, as well. We don’t have to be Svante Myrick to make change, it’s just as important to be an expert in a field of study so that we can help our policymakers and other members of the community make guided decisions, especially on campus.

Fayetteville City Council has more than 20 committees that help it make decisions. UA even has a representative that sits on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, ASG Senate chair Grant Hodges. Hodges took advantage of the opportunity to assist our City Council in an area of expertise.

ASG works in a similar model, often taking outside support on issues.

Those who don’t want to be the policymaker or the behindthe-scenes expert are in luck, however, as the most important part of politics are its filters and amplifiers. These are the outlets through which the voice of America is heard.

Positive change can only happen if our policymakers know something needs to be changed. In the same vein, the only way we can expect a difference on campus is if our voices are heard. We’re at a disadvantage, though, we don’t have Anderson Cooper or Brian Williams to let ASG know, we only

have ourselves.

So, we need to chalk it up.

Yes, literally chalk on the sidewalk, put up signs, and band together to let our student governments know what must be done on campus. We’re lucky in that we elected a bright team of ASG executives to lead us, but they don’t know what the campus needs until we stand up and tell them.

Senior Matt Seubert exemplified that when he let ASG know what the campus needed when he worked to establish the 9/11 vigil and events in the Fall.

First, we have to shake our apathy. Myrick and Rhodes made huge political leaps as mayors. Hodges works to help the city on acute issues. Seubert rose up and voiced student need on campus. Students must follow in their footsteps.

We’re expected yet again to have the largest class on campus next semester, construction is getting closer to being finished every day, we’re set up better than ever to influence our campus.

It’s time to get to work on politics in any way we can, not give up on them.

Joe Kieklak is a Traveler columnist.

His column appears every Monday.

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Donating to a Good Cause, With a Great Gain Staff Writer

It’s after spring break, and the reality of college life is settling back into the minds of UA students. Although memories of our week-long vacation may be hazy, our wallets are feeling significantly lighter than when we first left campus. To supplement this, many students turn to plasma donation for an opportunity to make extra money each week and increase the heft of their pocketbooks.

Plasma is the yellow liquid portion of blood that consists of mainly water and proteins, according to the BioLife Plasma Services webpage. Plasma helps the body control bleeding and infection, and also treats disorders such as hemophilia and immune system deficiencies.

The nearest facility to donate is the BioLife plasma center in Fayetteville on Millsap Road.

“The process is pretty intense.

When you enter, you go through a questionnaire — about your health, whether you've been to jail recently, if you've taken any medication recently,” said Mark Blanco, senior apparel studies major. “When you finish that, then they prick your finger to test your blood to ensure that your plasma

meets the minimum requirements. If you do get the ‘ok,’ then you go to a booth where they stick you, and then the fun begins.”

According to the BioLife plasma webpage, a donor must be 18 years old and must weigh at least 110 pounds.

People who have been out of the country for three months or longer during the years of 1980 to 1996 are not eligible to donate because of the possibility of having mad cow disease.

Donors can give plasma as many as two times per week, which allows donors to earn much-needed cash if they do not mind the time commitment.

“If one donates twice a week, one can usually make between $50-$60 a week, and the pain definitely isn’t much of an issue after a few donations,” said Aaron Douglas, sophomore mechanical engineering major. “The main issue is time. It takes around three hours the first time due to all the paperwork and to do a physical. After that it’s probably an extra hour and a half out of the day twice a week, which is a long time for a student.”

Unlike blood donation, snacks are not a common perk of donating plasma, but the atmosphere at the centers can be inviting. “[You receive] goldfish on the first day that you go, and sometimes the

people sticking you are enjoyable to talk to,” Blanco said.

The main drawback to donating plasma is the pain that comes from the large needles used to extract the plasma. The blood is taken from the donor and, after the plasma is extracted from the blood, the blood is re-injected into the body.

“Donating plasma wasn’t frightening, but I’m cool with needles,” Douglas said. “Although I obviously never look forward to being pricked, but the slight pain is worth it.”

The BioLife website explains that plasma is manufactured into many health products, while many hospitals use plasma to treat shock and injury burns. Plasma contributions may not be as popular as blood donations, but they can help thousands of people every day.

With the rising prices of gas and consumer goods, getting that extra cash each week can add up to a significant amount.

“I would definitely recommend it.

Though I’m no doctor, I’ve researched it thoroughly and it’s completely safe,” Douglas said. “I’d just say try it and if your body responds to it decently, keep at it. I have made $700 in one semester.”

Other students may find that they

just want to donate plasma a few times for a little bit of extra cash.

“I would say that

it is worth it for a season, but I would never do it for an extended period of time,” Blanco said. “If you are tight on cash and have an extra hour or two twice a week, I would recommend donating plasma. I never had any issues and it was definitely nice to have a little bit of extra money each week.

Unfortunately, if you are afraid of needles, then I would say don't do it. Especially if you can barely give blood be-

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cause of the needle, the plasma needle is over twice the size, and it is a little more uncomfortable than giving blood.”

A few hours of time sacrificed from the week with an added few moments of pain in the arm can help ease the college student’s worry of less money in their bank account.

I Once Was Lost But Now Am Found: Finding Family in Greece

by MEGAN HUCKABY Staff Writer

LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

UA Student Groups Look Toward 2012 Presidential Election

by STEPHANIE EHRLER Staff Writer

A recent poll showed that 66 percent of young voters chose Barack Obama for president, according to the Washington Post, revealing just how consequential a student’s vote really is.

With the 2012 election less than eight months away, students are becoming more and more involved with political groups on campus.

The UA Young Democrats, College Republicans, and the Youth for Ron Paul group are all organizations recruiting student members.

“We are always working to get students involved in politics and to build lasting civic participation, both in the Democratic Party and our democratic system,” said Matthew Seubert, president of Young Democrats.

Conservative UA students can find others who share their political beliefs by joining the College Republicans.

“Currently, we meet on the first and third Thursday of every month.

The best way to join is to like our Facebook page, and secondly, come to a meeting,” said Isaac Foley, president of College Republicans. “Attaining formal membership is as simple as filling out a membership form and attending one meeting per semester.”

The main point of the College Republicans is to spread the support for the Republican party and change the government through electing a worthy candidate.

“UACRs are active in recruiting, educating and motivating our fellow students to become involved in politics,” Foley said. “The situation we are currently facing in Washington is simply unacceptable.”

The College Republicans’ main motive is to share their political views with others, but they also just want to encourage young college students to vote for what they believe.

“Our state committee set a goal of registering 1,000 new college-age voters by the end of this year,” Foley said.

“The greater our numbers, the more effective we can be in influencing the results of the 2012 election.”

On the other hand, students who have a more liberal view on poli-

tics can find their place in the Young Democrats RSO. “We normally have a scheduled meeting on the first Tuesday of each month, generally in the Union at about 5 p.m., and we have other meetings when it is possible to bring in a candidate or have another event like a phone bank,” Seubert said. “If anyone is interested to join they can stop by our RSO office on the 6th floor of the Union or email us at democrat@uark. edu, as well as find us on Facebook at University of Arkansas Young Democrats.”

The Young Democrats allow for its members to utilize their network-

“Our Membership/Associate Membership program allows for anyone in the NWA area who supports Ron Paul, the liberty movement, limited government, sound monetary policy and a return to the Constitution as the guiding doctrine of our government to both join the group, and be an active, vocal and visual aid to Ron Paul's 2012 Presidential campaign.”

Only 47 percent of Americans age 18 to 24 voted in the 2004 presidential election, according to the last U.S. census. College students may have thought they were too busy or thought the registration process was too difficult, but apathy was also a factor in

“We are always working to get students involved in politics and to build lasting civic participation.”

- Matthew Seubert, president of Young Democrats ing while providing a group of people who hold the same views.

“We are working to bring candidates into our meetings as well as to connect students with campaigns through internships, group events and personal connections with elected officials,” Seubert said.

For students that already have Ron Paul chosen as their candidate vote for the 2012 election, Youth for Ron Paul is a group dedicated to spreading their support for him statewide.

“Our membership currently stands at 77 members, and we are actively recruiting and promoting our group both on campus and through various social networking outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and MeetUp,” said Dominic Box, head of the Ron Paul group. “We hold weekly meetings usually Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Union TV Lounge. To join the group, one simply needs to attend our meetings and join our Facebook group.”

The UA Youth Ron Paul group allows more than just UA students to join the political campaign, by opening its group to the public and allowing anyone to voice an opinion.

“The great thing about Youth for Ron Paul is that membership is not limited to just students,” Box said.

many students’ decision to avoid the polls.

“There is nearly always some issue on the ballot or that will come up in the near future that has the ability to change the way we live,” Seubert said.

“Whether the question is should your hometown pass a millage increase to build a new high school or a vote for who will be your next congressional delegate, it is really important to vote, because the decision-makers will make the choices that change our towns, district, country and even our world.”

Students who are not from Arkansas would have to change their citizenship to vote in the state, but those who already are citizens can go to www. voterview.org to register. Registration must be complete 30 days prior to voting time. Early voting is offered 15 days before the regular election time for those who want to submit their opinion early.

“As students, and more importantly as the future of our nation, we have possibly the most responsibility in regards to not only voting in presidential elections, but educating ourselves on the issues and preparing to take hold the reigns of government when our time comes,” Box said.

The adrenaline overcame the fatigue when the plane’s wheels touched down in Athens, Greece that June afternoon.

Everything was moving faster as the adrenaline propelled Yvonne forward.

We exited the plane and began power walking toward baggage claim.

The 10 students Yvonne Oakes, who works at Chi Alpha Ministries on the UA campus, had invited to come with her were still taking in the fact that we had just landed in Greece for our first trip abroad. The 15 hours on the plane felt like an eon and our energy level was grasping for what was left in our reserve tanks.

Nothing phased her, though. She had been here before. Twice to be exact.

We got closer to the opaque sliding doors of the exit and the tears began forming in her eyes. She tried with little success to hold them back.

The doors slid open revealing us to the other side and the other side to us.

When they saw each other the tears could no longer be contained. The third visit was just as powerful as the first.

There waiting to embrace her was one of her four brothers.

Yvonne Oakes was born in Connecticut. When she was five years old, her parents separated. While with her dad the summer after the separation, she discovered something that would change her life.

“When I was spending the summer with my dad I was sitting on his lap going through his wallet and I came across a picture of four boys,” she said.

“I asked him who they were and he told me that these are your brothers, and they live in Greece.”

At five years old she had many questions. Those questions followed her throughout her life.

“I wanted to know who they were, and I wanted to meet them,” she said.

“No,” her dad would answer. “I don’t want to interfere with their life and bring them harm.”

As she got older the questions got harder, more complicated than what a five year old would ask, but her father’s answer was always the same, “No.” In 2007 John Koumbis, her father, was diagnosed with leukemia. He died that June. He had never contacted his family in Greece.

“I thought my dreams of meeting my brothers had died with my dad.”

Just two years later, after her father had died, she got a call that would alter her view on life forever.

“In 2009 I received an email from a reality show called Pame Paketo (Πάμε Πακέτο),” she said. “They invited me to come to Greece and meet my brother on the show.”

Pame Paketo is a reality show that involves human interest stories and reuniting people who want to correct past mistakes.

In Yvonne’s case, it was to meet one of her brothers for the first time.

In the show’s search for Yvonne’s dad they discovered his death and found her name on the death certificate.

For the first time in her life she flew to a foreign country where she knew nothing of the language nor the people she was going to meet.

Luckily, the Oakes, Yvonne, Jimmy and their two sons, are missionaries with the First Assembly of God church.

Through this they were able to make contact with an associate in Greece.

This gave Yvonne some peace about going, but her anxiety was undeniable.

Yvonne was only meeting one brother. The others would wait to meet her off of the television screen.

On the day she was to meet the one brother for the first time, Oakes received some disturbing news.

“I found out about five minutes before I was to go on the show that they had not told my brother that my father had died,” she said. ”They were going to tell them on the show.”

Yvonne did not protest the decision even though she strongly disagreed with it. She knew that she had to do this now. No matter what.

The news made the anxiety worse.

She was afraid that her brother would not accept her and now, with this new information, if he and the others would be angry with her.

The show was full of drama. But, Yvonne and her brother connected from the moment they first saw each other through tear filled eyes.

She met the rest of her brothers after the show. They too connected instantly. Now, Yvonne’s days are filled with Skyping a completely new branch of her family.

“I have an extended family of about 40 people that I have to get to know,” she said.

One of her brothers, Stephanos, couldn’t say enough about his new sister. He and Yvonne laughed and spoke with each other over Skype as if they had known each other their whole life.

There was no apprehension, no awkwardness.

“I had a good feeling [when I first met her],” he said. “I can’t say with words what I felt.”

“I felt like I knew her for many years before.”

He wants to teach her Greek as well as all he can about the culture that is as much hers as it is his. He has more than 40 years of being a big brother to catch up on. The biggest question was how this was going to happen with half a world standing in his way.

The answer: it wasn’t. Something would have to change and Yvonne and her husband Jimmy knew what it was.

With their oldest son getting ready for college and their youngest old enough to understand what was going on, it was the perfect time.

Their third trip to Greece with us, the young friends they had come to love and who had come to love them, would be their final trip.

Their oldest son will remain in Arkansas while the rest of his family takes on a challenge many would call insane.

They will move to a foreign country, willingly, and adapt to a new way of life.

“My life will be better and happier when she moves to Greece,” Stephanos said.

FEATURES

by CAITLIN MURAD Staff Writer

Vintage Violet, a vintage home goods and clothing store, opened in November on North College Street and joined the already vibrant vintage community of Northwest Arkansas.

Stephanie Oelschlaeger, owner, runs the store with the help of her two associates, Leea Ewing and Susan Perry.

Oelschlaeger and her Vintage Violet associates vary in their ages and style, but they all have one thing in common: they love vintage treasures.

The three women met in Vintage Violet shortly after its opening.

“They found my store and we all became friends,” Oelschaeger explained.

“They literally walked in off the street.

We found that we all had very similar tastes.”

Ewing, in her early twenties, was referred to Oelschaeger for her collection of 50s dresses. She now works in the store and sells daywear pieces. Perry, in her 60s, sells kitchen accessories in part of the store.

“It is so cool to see both Leea and Susan living their dreams through my dream [of Vintage Violet],” Oelschaeger said.

While Ewing and Perry have specific areas of interest, they also help Oeschlaeger with decorating and arranging other areas of the store.

Recently, when Oeschaleger found a vintage vanity, Perry stayed after hours to help her repaint it.

“We are really good at helping each other,” Oeschaleger said.

Since the opening of the store in November, Oeschaleger said that the store has done extremely well. Each month they have been able to meet and exceed their income goals.

“It is amazing to see how well Fayetteville has supported us,” Oeschleger said. “It is very neat to see Leea and Susan making so much money, too.”

The store is accessible to vintage fiends, with styles spanning the decades. In addition to vintage furniture

they sell funky chairs, artwork made from old magazines, vintage prom gowns, clothing, shoes and jewelry.

“What makes it so special is there are kids who are 5 years old who love it and then people in their eighties who love it,” Oeschleger said.

Although Oeschlaeger is living her dream through her store, she hopes to someday be able to expand Vintage Violet.

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“I want to go much bigger. I feel like we are busting at the seams,” she said. “I want to make it feel like you are walking through someone’s house snooping and you can buy whatever you want from the house. And I really want to have a little mini-bakery in the store.”

Vintage Violet is located at 704 N. College, in the same building as Maude Boutique. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to

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“Vintage Violet Boutique offers an eclectic mix of colorful, shabby chic home decor and furniture, new and old lovely feminine finds, such as 40s and 50s style lingerie, prom gowns, day dresses, heels, jewelry, housewares and treasured heirlooms,” said owner Stephanie Oelschlaeger.

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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012

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And the other replies, “Olive!”

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SPORTS EDITOR: JIMMY CARTER ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: ZACH TURNER FOOTBALL

SPRING BREAK

What You Missed over Spring Break

Razorback women end stellar season in NCAA second round

by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor

Arkansas’ women’s basketball team had its best season in more than a decade end in a 61-59 loss against No. 3 seed Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Razorbacks (24-9) rallied from a 13-point deficit to take a one-point lead with less than one minute remaining in the game.

The Aggies then hit 3 of 4 free throws and took advantage of two Arkansas missed shots to pull out the win on

RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas wide receiver Cobi Hamilton has played in all 39 games of his Razorback career catching 85 passes for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns in three seasons. The 6-foot-3 senior will be the Hogs’ No. 1 target in 2012 and is starting along side juniors Javontee Herndon and Julian Horton.

Re-Upping the Receiving Corps

Razorbacks have to replace Adams, Childs and Wright’s production

by ZACH TURNER

Asst. Sports Editor

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson returned for his senior season, but he has to find replacements for three of his top receiving targets.

The Hogs’ 2008 recruiting class of receivers — Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs — have all graduated and are all three pursuing a career in the NFL. With two days of spring practice in the books, junior receivers Julian Horton and Javontee Herndon have emerged alongside senior Cobi Hamilton as the three Razorback starters. “I think they can be playmakers,� Wilson said. “I also

think we will have a new identity on offense. It won’t be exactly like last year. We are going to change it up a little bit. If we have to charge the ball down the field, then that is what we will have to do.�

Last season Horton and Herndon combined for 17 catches for 222 yards, with Herndon leading the team with an impressive 17.1 yards per catch. “Those guys are more than capable of making plays for the offense and I am excited,� Wilson said.

As freshmen in 2010, Horton and Herndon combined for just six catches and 117 yards. Neither has scored

a touchdown in their Arkansas careers during their two seasons. “It is now our time to fill in,� Horton said. “It has felt good getting out there and showing what we can do. We are not young anymore; we are older and have gotten experience the last two seasons.

It is just now we have a real role and are starters now so we have to step up.�

With the makeover at the receiver position and other young players like sophomores Marquel Wade and Keante Minor getting their chance to earn playing time, Wilson said timing is important to the Hogs’ success. “We have worked togeth-

er in the offseason and some in seasons past, so I think it is pretty good,� Wilson said. “There is always some jitters from guys in the first few days and a few more dropped balls than we would like to see, but I expect those to be cleaned up in the days to come.�

Arkansas does return its biggest target from last season in 6-foot-3, 209-pound Cobi Hamilton. Hamilton has seen extensive playing time ever since his freshman season and has played in all 39 games of his Razorback career.

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their home court. “We didn’t quite get the look we wanted at the end of the game but I couldn’t be more pleased with the effort of this team all year,� Arkansas coach Tom Collen said. The loss ended the Razorbacks’ winningest season since 1991 and first NCAA appearance since 2003. It also ended the career of five Arkansas seniors that helped turn the program around under Collen’s guidance, ending their careers by leading the Razorbacks to a

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STAFF PHOTO Arkansas coach Tom Collen led the Razorbacks to their winningest season since 1991 and first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003, a trip that ended with a 61-59 loss to No. 3 seed Texas A&M in the second round on March 19.

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COMMENTARY

Why Isn’t March Madness a Holiday?

Going for it on 4th

HARRISON STANFILL hstanfill@uark.edu March Madness is an American phenomenon.

It does not simply translate to those people who follow college basketball all year. It encompasses everyone.

Whether you are like my roommate who spent five minutes filling out his bracket, my friend who examines every record for every possible matchup only to come up with Missouri as national champion or the guy who every year buys into the Florida State hype.

Everybody enjoys the NCAA Tournament because at its very core it is the pure element of competition.

It is win or go home and every game is potentially the last. This component of the tournament is what gives the Madness to March.

Everyone knows that the best part of March Madness is the first two days of the tournament. In this case

quantity is better than quality. The entire day is packed from 11 in the morning to 11 at night it is nonstop basketball across four channels and multiple locations for TWO days straight.

The first two rounds involve everything that people love about college sports — an underdog and jumping on a bandwagon.

The underdog story is what people watch the tournament for. There is the part of you that wants your bracket to do good and logic to rule the day, but then there is the side of you that says screw it, and jumps on board with VCU or Butler.

You get to watch teams you have never heard (Nor-

folk State, Lehigh) take down teams you hate (Duke, Missouri). There is truly nothing better than watching stunned Missouri fans.

Another great part of the first two days is falling in love with players and coaches from the smaller schools who seem to defy the odds against their greater competition. Everyone remembers when they first caught a glimpse of Steph Curry draining threes while leading Davidson to an Elite Eight appearance or last year when Shaka Smart and Brad Stevens were the young geniuses behind the Final Four appearances of VCU and Butler.

This year it has been the

play of Norfolk State’s Kyle O’Quinn who just would not allow the Spartans to be beat by Missouri. He played harder than every single player the Tigers put out on the court and it showed in the stat line with 26 points and 14 rebounds.

The first two days of the NCAA Tournament is like nothing else sports has to offer.

It is a unique experience each year and should be enjoyed as one. This needs to be a national holiday with no school or work, just basketball.

Think about it.

Watching all of these incredible moments unfold throughout the day in the

comfort of your local sports bar. The atmosphere at Farrell’s would be amazing as a room full of Arkansas fans cheered rabidly for Norfolk State to take out future SEC opponent Missouri.

I don’t know what has to happen for this dream of a 48-hour basketball haven to come true. It’s probably a pipe dream.

The first round of the tournament is clearly something that needs to be properly enjoyed, though, not seen through an iPhone while you’re sitting in class.

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

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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 GYMNASTICS

from FOOTBALL on page 8 The Texarkana, Texas, native is now the Hogs’ No. 1 receiver and no longer in the shadow of the record-setting receivers from the 2008 class.

Being the Razorbacks’ top target in 2012 includes new leadership responsibilities.

“Cobi has done a great job during the whole offseason,” Horton said. “He has been more a more vocal leader, but has also proved it by his

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STAFF PHOTO Arkansas senior Jamie Pisani won the beam title at the Southeastern Conference Championship, but the Razorbacks finished just sixth out of seven teams.

Pisani Wins SEC Title, Razorbacks Finish Sixth UA MEDIA RELATIONS DULUTH, Ga. — Senior All-American Jaime Pisani won the Southeastern Conference beam title at the gymnastics championship meet on Saturday on the way to setting an Arkansas school meet record in the all-around as the Razorbacks finished sixth.

No. 10 Arkansas bounced back after a rough start in the first rotation to post good scores in their last three events.

With all-arounders Katherine Grable and Jordan Salsberg out with injuries, the Razorbacks struggled on floor and had to count two mistakes for a 47.575. Arkansas regrouped and followed with a 49.05 on vault, a 48.85 on bars and a 48.70 on beam for a 194.175 total.

“We’re disappointed to come in here and start the first event with three falls,” co-coach René Cook said. “That’s not the way you want to start any competition, but we did fight hard on vault and for the rest of the meet.”

No. 1 Florida won the title with 197.15 points, followed

by No. 3 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, No. 8 LSU, No. 24 Kentucky and No. 10 Arkansas 194.10.

Though the Razorbacks’ 194.175 was a season-low, Pisani showed why she is ranked No. 1 in the nation on both floor and in the allaround.

She had a 9.875 vault, 9.825 on bars, 9.90 on beam and 9.90 on floor for a 39.50 title, breaking the previous school meet record in the all-around of 39.40

by Casey Jo Magee in 2010.

She won the SEC beam title with her 9.90 and finished second on floor with a 9.90.

“Jaime has done a great job all year and it’s nice to see her continue to do great,” Cook says.

Arkansas opened on floor and Bailee Zumwalde led off with a 9.80, but the next two Razorbacks had mistakes. Stephani Canizaro stumbled on her second pass and Sammy Kolbas fell on her second pass, scoring a 9.125 and 8.90, respectively. Kelci Lewis, who missed the last two weeks with an ankle injury, stumbled on her second pass and couldn’t complete her routine, although she tried to fight through it before being told to stop. She scored an 8.30.

Junior All-American Amy Borsellino followed with a 9.85 and Pisani closed the rotation with a 9.90. Pisani’s score ties the school record for the SEC Championship, which she set in 2010 and 2011 and shares with Dana McQuillin from 2004.

Borsellino’s 9.85 ties the ninth-best mark in school history for the SEC meet.

“Kelci couldn’t finish so we had to count those falls,” Cook said. “We put ourselves in a hole and it’s hard to get out of it. People start to tighten up because they are worried about making their routines and that makes it even harder. We’ll get back home and start working harder than we have been.”

Arkansas scored a 47.575 as a team. After the first rotation, Alabama led with a 49.275 on bars, followed by Georgia at 49.175 on vault, Florida 49.05 on beam and Arkansas.

The Razorbacks then went

to a bye before moving to vault where they put up good numbers.

Canizaro took Lewis’ place following the injury and led off with a 9.75. Borsellino, sophomore Scarlett Williams and senior Mariah Howdeshell all followed with a 9.80. Pisani scored a 9.875 and Zumwalde ended the order with a 9.775 for a 49.05, which is Arkansas’ third-best for the SEC Championship.

Pisani’s score ties the school’s third-best in the SEC meet.

The Razorbacks had their second bye before going to bars.

Following three rotations, Georgia led with 98.375 points, followed by Florida with 98.25, Alabama 98.10, Kentucky 97.30, Arkansas 96.625, LSU 49.15 and Kentucky 48.90.

On bars, Arkansas scored a 48.85, the school’s fourth-best for an SEC meet. Pisani and sophomore Shelby Salmon led the way with a 9.825, followed

by Howdeshell with a 9.80, and Borsellino and Canizaro with a 9.70.

The Razorbacks closed on beam and scored a 48.70. Pisani led the way with a school meet record-tying 9.90, followed by Borsellino and Salmon with a 9.725, and Williams and Kolbas with a 9.675.

Arkansas competes again on April 7 in the NCAA South Central Regional, which the Razorbacks are hosting in Barnhill Arena. NCAA selections are announced on Monday and the other five teams competing in Fayetteville will be released at that time. The regional meet begins at 4 p.m.

program-record nine Southeastern Conference wins.

“This has been one of the most enjoyable senior classes I have ever coached,” Collen said. “They took a chance on me four years ago and it has been great coaching them.”

Peacock arrested Arkansas starting offensive tackle Jason Peacock was suspended indefinitely by coach Bobby Petrino after being arrested on a felony theft charge March 16.

The senior was booked at the Washington County Detention Center and released on $2,5000 bond five hours later, according to the Washington County sheriff ’s office.

Peacock admitted to stealing a female classmate’s wallet and using her debit card for a $1 preauthorization charge and $35.01 worth of gas at a Fayetteville EZ Mart on March 5, according to a UAPD report.

“I am aware of the situa-

Peacock

actions. He clearly wants to be a vocal leader of this team and has stepped up to coach Petrino’s challenge of needing more leaders.”

Hamilton amassed 85 catches for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns in his first three seasons, making him easily the most experienced returning receiver.

“Most of these guys have been here long enough that they know how we work,” Hamilton said on being a mentor. “They have been fol-

lowing for the past two years now, so their time has come and they will do things right.

I haven’t had to say too much to them.”

Hamilton’s 4.37 40-yard dash was fifth on the team in offseason testing, but he worked on more than speed in the winter.

“I really got stronger and took the weight room more serious,” Hamilton said. “The weight room has help me focused and it will show during this spring.”

tion and he has been suspended indefinitely,” Petrino said in a statement.

Peacock had a hearing on March 19 and has a court date April 16.

The victim’s purse was stolen when she left it unattended in a Fine Arts Building classroom on March 5, according to the UAPD report.

The purse was later found in a men’s restroom, but her wallet and student ID card had been removed.

The student’s online bank account showed the card had been used at the EZ Mart pump where Peacock’s silver Lincoln Town Car was identified on the security camera.

This is the second consecutive year a Razorbacks starting offensive tackle has gotten in legal trouble. Anthony Oden was kicked off the team last summer following his second arrest in a year.

Peacock started at tackle for the final nine games of the 2011 season.

Basketball to Italy?

Arkansas’ basketball team will likely take a trip abroad in early August.

Razorbacks coach Mike Anderson said he wants his team to travel to Italy and play Italian club and professional teams this summer.

In addition to the game experience, the Hogs would be allowed 10 days of practice in preparation for the trip, a

potential bonding period for a team that will have at least three, likely more, newcomers.

“We’re going to have such a new basketball team, so many new players coming in,” Anderson said. “I think even with the players that are coming back, it gives you an opportunity to get some practice time in, and not only that, have a chance to go play some games.”

The NCAA allows programs to make an international summer trip every four years to participate in exhibitions. Arkansas traveled to Cancun in 2003 and 2007.

Baseball sweeps first SEC series, runs win streak to 10 Arkansas opened Southeastern Conference play with a three-game sweep against Alabama at Baum Stadium, a weekend that resulted in the Razorbacks moving to No. 3 in the nation.

The Hogs beat the Crimson Tide 4-3 in a 12-inning Friday thriller that included an over-the-fence catch by left fielder Matt Vinson, a grab that robbed Alabama of a home run and was SportsCenter’s No. 1 play of the week on ESPN. Arkansas cruised to 8-4 and 7-4 wins against Alabama on Saturday and Sunday, then beat Nevada 10-2 on Sunday to extend its winning streak to 10 games.

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Javontee Herndon Wide Receiver 6’1’’ 204 lbs.

Junior Junior Javontee Herndon is part of a receiving corps that will try to replace Jarius Wright, Joe Adams and Greg Childs.

Herndon has just 10 career catches and hasn’t scored a collegiate touchdown, but enters the spring as one of Arkansas’ three starters at receiver.

For guys like you and Julian Horton, is this finally the opportunity to make a big impact you’ve been waiting for?

We’ve been here it’s coming up on three years. We’re pretty much the old heads now. We’ve been learning from the best - J. Wright, Joe Adams and Greg - now we’ve just got to do what they taught us.

What’s it like following in their footsteps?

It’s great. Last two years I played under Jarius, so I’ve pretty much been trying to copy what he’s been doing. I switched positions this year. I pretty much, everything they taught me from catching balls to running it down the field after making a catch, I just try to carry it on.

What receiver positions have you learned?

I know all the positions. I’ve been learning them since I’ve been here. I’ve been in the one Cobi and Greg played last year. That’s the X, outside receiver.

Do the returning receivers view this as your time now?

Oh, we talk about that every day in the locker room. We’ve been waiting for this for two years, it’s time for us to do what the people before us did and keep it going.

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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas sophomore right fielder Jimmy Bosco hit a key two-run double in the eleventh inning of the Razorbacks 8-3 series-clenching win at Mississippi State on Sunday.