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PronunciUAciation Guide •Pronunciations and Definitions•
EXPECTATION vs. REALITY All A’s + no studying
All studying + some A’s
Arsaga’s (coffee shop): arr-say-guhs
Living on campus= early to class
Living on campus= oversleeping, late for class
Au Bon Pain (Union restaurant): oh-bawn-pan
Buffet lines!
Freshman 15
Baum (baseball stadium): bomb
A date every Friday night
Netflix every night
Bielema (UA football coach): bee-lem-uh
No rules
UAPD
No class until noon
Class at 8 a.m.
Club Mullins: the library
Sleep all day, party all night
Party all night, class at 8 a.m.
Eliminator (hill from Pomfret): ee-lim-in-ator
“I can skip any class I want”
“Wait... What was due?”
Scary professors who hate everything you turn in
Professor dances to “Jump Around”
Starbucks always at your fingertips
Waiting 25 minutes for a latte
Unlimited flex dollars
Used up by October
Spend money on new “college” clothes
Spend money on Chik-Fil-A
Brough (cafeteria): bruff
HPER (student gym): hi-per (hyper) Lanyards: total fresh move Orgo: Organic chemistry RAZalert (emergency alerts): raise-uh-lert Sequoyah (mountain): seh-coy-ya Study: study (no, seriously – do it)
Look great for class
Leggings everywhere
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Academic Resources Aid UA Students
The Arkansas Traveler Newspaper ~ Summer Orientation Issue
Job Opportunities Abound on UA Campus for Students
Drew Viguet Staff Writer
The university offers many resources to help students manage their academics, writing, career paths and even social life. For students seeking academic help, the Enhanced Learning Center, located in Gregson Hall and Futrall Hall, offers tutoring for individuals and groups. The ELC also provides Supplemental Instruction sessions that are required by some difficult classes such as chemistry, biology and economic, according to the ELC website. SI drills meet once a week, and student instructors review the material covered in class. Many of the SI instructors have already taken the class they will be teaching and are required to have passed the class with at least a B, according to the ELC website. “I had an SI for my economics class that met once a week, and we would review everything covered in class,” said Sam Piazza, a freshman political science major. “The instructors would provide additional help and information that could be useful on tests.” Worksheets and practice quizzes are common ways to get students familiar with material that may be difficult to grasp in large classroom settings. “The ELC is a great resource for us as students to utilize and ensure better grades,” said Marcus Patterson, a freshman business major. “It really helped to be able to sit down with someone who had already taken the class like we were able to in SI.” Another campus resource that students can utilize is the Career Development Center, located on the sixth floor of the Union. At the CDC, students can receive help constructing a resume and preparing for interviews, which may help them get a job in the future, said Lynley Farrar, a junior animal science major. The CDC also provides career counseling for students who are unsure of what to major in. The staff can help students pinpoint their interests by offering self-assessments, according to the CDC website. The university’s PrintSmart Network provides students with $36 of printing money per semester. Dollars do not carry over through semesters. Students can print from any of the general access computer labs, including the ones at Mullins Library, the Arkansas Union, Northwest Quad, J.B. Hunt and the Student Technology Center. Printing black and white pages is 5 cents, while color printing costs 20 cents. Students also have the option of printing on both sides of a sheet of paper without flipping the paper manually. “Sometimes at Mullins Library there would be lots of students waiting for their papers,” said Sage Hendrickson, a sophomore biology major. “The color printer seemed to run out of ink very quickly. I was running late trying to print out my lab report in color.” The Quality Writing Center, located in Kimpel Hall and Mullins Library, offers proofreading services for research papers, resumes, lab reports and scholarship essays, according to the QWC website. Students can meet with staff personally for half an hour or an hour, or schedule an online appointment, according to the
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Meredith Turner Contributing Writer For students seeking jobs during the school year, the UA and Fayetteville offer a variety of academic, administrative and work-study programs that can provide students with employment and other benefits. “I work at the bookstore,” said freshman criminology student Gabe January. “The nicest thing about working at the bookstore is after working there
a semester, you get books on a loan program.” The Enhanced Learning Center offers many educational job opportunities for students who excel in academics. Students can apply to be Supplemental Instruction (SI) leaders, tutors, mentors and ambassadors at the ELC. SI leaders enroll in a course and then lead a tutoring session for other students in the course to help them understand the material. Instructors are responsible for attending the class, complet-
ing office hours, leading at least three SI session and preparing to teach their class, according to the ELC website. Instructors must maintain a 3.25 GPA and pass the class they will be teaching with a B or better, according to the website. The job is 10 hours per week, and students can make $1,500 a semester, according to the website. ELC ambassadors communicate the center’s programs to students as well as help with some of the administrative du-
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Founders and Hotz Hall to Open Fall Semester
Page 3A The Arkansas Traveler Newspaper ~ Summer Orientation Issue
Parking Citations Are Among Top Fines for Incoming Students
Hayley Holmes Contributing Writer Two residence halls that will add more than 600 beds for UA students are scheduled to open in the fall 2013 semester to alleviate the university’s housing crunch caused by record-setting enrollment, housing officials said. The completion of Hotz Hall will end a nearly two year renovation of the building, which opened in 1964, according to the housing website. Hotz, located next to Maple Hill, will replace Pomfret Hall as the honors quarters for freshman. A 3.5 cumulative GPA is required of students boarding there. Hotz will provide 416 additional beds for incoming freshmen as well as a 250 seat auditorium that will increase classroom space for the university, according to the housing website. A double room in Hotz is $4,991, and a single room is $6,949, according to the housing website “I’m living in Hotz because it’s the honors hall, so I’ll be surrounded by my peers,” said Andrea Kathol, a freshman economics and marketing major. “Also, it’s so luxurious and is a pretty good location on campus.” Hotz Hall will have a theatre, kitchen, living rooms and study rooms, Kathol said. “I think Hotz is the new honors hall because the university wants to have better accommodations for honors students in order to attract better students to the university,” Kathol said. “ Plus, no one is going to miss walking up the hill from Pomfret.” Founders Hall, located across from Kimpel Hall, will open 216 more beds for students, according to university housing. Open to all students, the five- and six- story residence hall features community bathrooms, study rooms and common areas for students to study and interact. Construction on the project began in June 2012. Founders was built to connect with Brough Commons and will open an additional 260 seats for dining. A Slim Chickens and Papa John’s will be located on the first floor, according to the housing website. A double room in Founders is $6,549, and single rooms will not be available, according to the housing website. “I wish Founders Hall would’ve been around when I was a freshman,” said Hannah Spears, a junior speech pathology major. “I really love how it’s connected to Brough. That’s so convenient. I like that now, since I’m an upperclassmen, I still have a better option to live on campus and in community with underclassmen. That’s pretty cool.” Other students agree. “I’m pretty stoked to live in founders this year,” said Zac Hernandez, and incoming freshman business major. “The location of Founders Hall accommodates students of all ages quite well. It is a brand new building and everyone I have talked to about the new dorm seems very excited.” Hernamdez said he chose to live in Founders because of its central location on campus.
Mckenna Gallagher Staff Photographer There are several options for students interested in purchasing an on campus parking pass, including parking lot 44 in front of the stadium at Razorback and Maple.
Berkeley Anderson Contributing Writer The Transit and Parking Department writes approximately 40,000 citations per year, according to its website. Parking tickets and towing fees cost students anywhere from $10-$100 per citation, and new students are the most frequently ticketed, a parking control officer said. “Ninety percent of the time, parking officers don’t like their job,” Clayton Cantrell, a parking control officer, said. “They don’t want to ticket students, but you know where you should and should not park.” With more than 75 parking lots and 12,000 parking spaces, choosing the most convenient parking without getting ticketed can be a challenge. For students who have a car, there are four main permit options which vary in price and convenience. Remote parking, with orange color coded lots, are $54 and are the farthest from campus. Sophomore Gabrielle Abraham said she bought a remote parking permit because it was cheap and seemed like a good deal for students on a tight budget. One problem remote parkers face is finding a quick way back to campus when the uni-
versity closes, Abraham said. “One night it was snowing, and I had to walk home because Razorback Patrol, SafeRide and the buses were no longer running,” she said. The green permit, or student parking permit, costs $81 and is another option for students on a budget. Student permits allow students to park in both the green lots and in the remote parking lots. While these permits often allow students more options and closer parking, students parked in green lots must move their cars for certain sporting events or risk getting a $40 ticket. Sophomore Maggie Wells said she parks in “the pit,” a student lot next to the football stadium. Wells said she chose the student permit because she wanted to avoid paying $500 for Resident Reserved or a garage pass. Resident Reserved is one of the most expensive parking permits for students and costs $528, according to the transit and parking website. Resident Reserved permits are one of the more convenient permits because they provide parking directly next to residence halls and Greek houses. These permits allow students to park in resident reserved spots, student lots and remote parking lots. Students with Resident Reserved do not have to move
their cars for sporting events. Transit and Parking also offer garage passes, which allow students to park in parking garages such as the Harmon Avenue Parking Garage and the Garland Avenue Parking Garage from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. These students can also park in student and remote parking lots. Garage passes, which cost around $720 a year, are the most expensive option and are usually favored by off-campus students. Garage passes can also be purchased for a single semester. Many parking lots reserved for faculty open up after 5 p.m. Lots 4, 7, 8 and 61 do not open until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, according to the website. The color coded signs in each lot indicate which permits are allowed to park there and when the lots open up. For students looking to save gas and money, scooters and bicycle permits may also be a good option. Bicycle permits are free, but students must buy a bike lock. Unsecured bikes are at risk of being stolen. There are about 1,000 spaces for bicycles around campus. Scooter permits cost around $7. “If the efficiency of the Transit and Parking Department was applied to the rest of the university,” Abraham said, “the campus, as a whole, would run a lot better.”
Non-Tradtional Students Get College Experience Through Off Campus Connections Brian Dunaway Contributing Writer
A small percentage of new students arriving this fall will have a different perspective on beginning college. These students are classified as nontraditional students because unlike traditional students, they did not come to college straight out of high school. A non-traditional student is an undergraduate student who is 24 years or older, a single parent, returning to school after a period of time, married, one without a traditional high school diploma, has dependents, works fulltime, is financially independent or acts as a part-time student, according to the Off Campus Connections website. College is oftentimes only
one of a non-traditional student’s many responsibilities. The responsibilities outside of school, coupled with the age gap between traditional and non-traditional students, sometimes makes college life
the sixth floor of the Student Union in office 632, Stiers said. “The feeling of not fitting into the campus community, and the lack of financial assistance and scholarships for the
“Non-traditional students are often times more grounded and responsible.” Sylvia Scott
Director of Off Campus Connections stressful for non-trads, because of the feeling of not fitting into the campus community. Sylvia Scott, director of Off Campus Connections, and Susan Stiers, associate director of Off Campus Connections, work to provide an open and welcoming atmosphere in the OCC, located on
non-traditional age group,” Stiers said. Non-traditional students may also have trouble finding financial assistance for their education. “Non-traditional students are oftentimes more grounded and responsible, making
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Opinion Editor: David Wilson The Arkansas Traveler Newspaper ~ Summer Orientation Issue
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College Is All About Coming Out in One Way or Another T.J. Staulbaumer Staff Columnist
It’s not always easy to be who you want. Situations change, people change, and with any luck, your outlooks change as well. It’s rare that you have an opportunity to reinvent yourself—and however rare those may be, it’s my pleasure to inform our incoming freshmen that you’re standing on the cusp of such an opportunity. Last month, someone reinvented himself on a national stage. Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport, garnering huge attention and an overwhelming amount of support. As a center in the N.B.A., Collins is about to have a very interesting season. I doubt that everyone will be kind to him, especially in a sport as physical as basketball, where the main line of defense involves quite a lot of backing up. Regardless of what Collins may hear on the court, I imagine what he will hear from the public might just make it all worth it. It shouldn’t be about “gay” or “straight,” it should be about truth or falsity. The example Collins set this past week shouldn’t only apply to a few of us—it should apply to all of us. Much like the N.B.A., there are many different types of people here in Fayetteville. You have the unique opportunity to join a community with the ability to support you—no matter who you are. We’re a little like the equal opportunity act around here. Your creed, race, religion, and sexuality don’t really matter as long as the reason you’re here is to be the best that you can be. Opportunities abound when it comes to being yourself in Fayetteville. Whether you want a club, a band, a TV show, or an R.S.O (registered student organization) , the University of Arkansas is more than accommodating when it comes to making sure there is a groove for each budding student to fit in. Make no mistake, things are going to change for Jason Collins. And if you’re reading this as an incoming student, things are going to change for you too. You’ll see people change. You’ll lose friends, and you’ll make them. And at the end of these four years, you’ll walk away from a campus that’ll forever bear your name. Just make sure you leave it in more than the sidewalk. T.J. Stallbaumer is a sophomore staff columnist for the Traveler. His columns will appear regularly in the fall. Follow the sstudent paper on Twitter @UATrav.
Traveler Quote of the Day “Ninety percent of the time, parking officers don’t like their job. They don’t want to ticket students, but you know where you should and should not park.” Clayton Cantrell, Parking Control Officer
Marcus Ferreira Staff Cartoonist
Social Cost High at Junior College
David Wilson Opinion Editor Are two year colleges a better option than traditional four year universities? That’s not a question many freshmen may have wished to been asked so late in the game; especially on the recent data that those students who attended community colleges paid a tenth of the tuition expenses of their counter-parts, while experiencing a greater rate of growth in the demand for associate’s degrees over those who held bachelor’s degrees (College Board, 2011). Still, even for those seeking bachelor’s degrees, community college may still be the better option in terms of
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simple- fun. Community colleges aren’t known for having the most banging parties, impressive facilities, or youthful atmospheres. For the boys, there’s not enough girls, and for the girls not enough boys. There are no Tyler Wilson’s or Cobi Hamilton’s. There are no indoor tracks or Dickson Streets. No fraternities, no sororities. That’s right, community college may be the most logical answer to recession hurt kids and parents who wish to save thousands , if not tens of thousands, of dollars, but they are just plain no fun. Give a newly branded college freshman at an SEC school one semester in dorms surrounded by his friends, endless parties, and season tickets, and the words “community college” will never be farther from his mind. Dorm-life, which is mandatory for all freshman students on the University of Arkansas campus, is an op-
portunity to interact with people you many have never experienced or emphasized with prior to being forced to live with them. It becomes an extension of your family, for what else would you call a group of people who spend nine months out of the year with each other and share the same bathroom? Large universities may get a lot of flack for problems in efficiency, but more often than not, they maintain a wide array of social and corporate connections for those students who seek to make careers along that ladder. While two year colleges may be cheaper in some regards, the price of experience for most is too much to be forgone.
away. If you already have a plan, you’re ahead of a lot of people. Just don’t forget that things can easily change. Be open to new things. The best way to make sure that you’re on the right path is by filling the general requirements for graduation. You’ll have to take these classes eventually, regardless of your major. So why not check them off first so that you can make sure that the major you’ve picked out is the right one for you? General education classes are great ways to find out what types of subjects you enjoy, and ultimately, which types of majors and professions would suit you. If you’re uncertain about which direction you want your life to take, stick with the basics. There’s nothing wrong with enrolling in a major-specific class, especially if you’re convinced that you’ve found your perfect fit major wise. However, if you can avoid it, don’t load up on these classes because if you do decide to switch, you’re left with a flood of electives. Too many students end up hating the majors that they
originally think are their perfect match. Roughly 50 percent of students who declare a major end up changing it, said Fritz Grupe, founder of MyMajors.com. What happens when a nursing student’s hands start shaking as soon the professor passes out practice needles? Either there will be a lot of patients with severely bruised veins, or that student will find a new major. One of the best parts of being a freshman is that you can make mistakes and still have time to fix them. When it comes to advising, obviously you shouldn’t set out to mess up. However, if a few accidents happen along the way, it’s nothing to stress over. If you decide that your major isn’t for you, you still have time to switch without getting way off track for graduation. If you’ve taken general education requirements, the hours you’ve enrolled in haven’t been totally wasted, because you need those same classes for every major. Another benefit of taking general education classes is that if you have a rough first semester (read: if Thirsty
Thursday becomes your new favorite holiday), you’ll just be killing your cumulative GPA, not the one for your major. Neither option is ideal, but if you think it might take you a semester to… acclimate… to college life, it’s best to save the GPA for your major. A common résumé practice is listing only your major GPA, said Jody QueenHubert, executive director of cooperative education and career services at Pace University. If your cumulative GPA isn’t that great, leave it off. Stick to the required classes first. When you go in for advising, it’s OK to say that you don’t know what you want to be yet. Ask questions and take classes that sound interesting to you. After that, start counting down the days until August, ‘cause you’re a Razorback now!
David Wilson is a sophmore Finance major and the Opinion editor of the Traveler. His columns will appear weekly in the fall. Follow the sstudent paper on Twitter @ UATrav. Email him at travop@uark.edu.
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saving money. It is becoming increasingly common for students to complete their general education requirements at two year institutions and then transfer into four year colleges to get a more advanced degree. Not only is this process more cost effective, but more often than not, transfer students receive generous financial aid when they do finally decide to make the move. On top of that, those students who didn’t do well in high school are given the opportunity to “reinvent” their academic careers, as community college transcripts are generally viewed in lieu of older high school records by universities. So, what’s the hang up with students attending community college? It’s cheaper, associate’s degrees are appreciating in value, and for those who wish to go and transfer to get their bachelor’s degrees down the road, there is a plethora of financial aid available. For many the answer is
Being called into your first advising session might seem like the most important part of the entire orientation experience. Your future is in your hands and there’s quite a bit of pressure to make sure that you’re making the right decision. Basically, you’re told to plan out every detail for the rest of your life, starting immediately. Or at least it can sure seem that way. Advising is certainly important, and eventually you will have to figure out how you want your future to turn out. Although it may not seem like the case, there’s nowhere near as much pressure to get things right as a freshman. You don’t have to declare a major right
Shawnya Wethington is a junior journalism, English major and marketing minor and a staff writer for the Traveler. Her columns will appear regularly in the fall. Follow the sstudent paper on Twitter @ UATrav.
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UA Student Population Has Increased Steadily Since New 2008 Class Cynthia Benson Contributing Writer Students from all over the country are drawn to the UA for various reasons. University staff are accommodating for this trend in rising population by expanding housing, dining, and transit services in preparation for the approaching fall semester. The amount of incoming freshmen is expected to be the size of last year’s freshmen class, said Suzanne McCray, the UA Dean of Admissions. Administration will not be certain of the number of freshmen accepted for the fall semester until orientation ends in June, but they expect around 4,550 first year students, McCray said. The UA Office of Institutional research reports an increase of 5,000 students within the past five years. To accommodate for the growing population, Hotz Honors Quarters and Founders Hall, including a new dining hall and café, will open this fall. Founders Hall will house six floors of residents, and the newly renovated Hotz hall, which includes all the “latest amenities,” will house first-year honors students, according to the housing department website, housing.
uark.edu. The Razorback transit service is expanding four routes, along with service to Hotz hall and off campus housing. The purple, brown, yellow, and gray routes will have additional service throughout the week beginning in August. The freshman class was divided almost equally among male and female students last year, according to a report by the office of institutional research. The report also showed that nearly half of those first year students were from out of state. McCray said she expects a balance that “looks a lot like last year.” The availability of funding, cheap in-state tuition and family nearby draws many local high school graduates to enroll at the UA, according to interviews. “I like the security of being in a familiar place,” Emily Goff, an incoming freshmen who just graduated from Fayetteville High school, said. Nearly half of the freshmen, which are out-of-state students, are also drawn to the U of A for various reasons. “We have become a destination institution,” McCray said. “If students have the funding, they want to use that funding here.”
JOBS continued from page 2A ties, according to the ELC website. Some of the tasks they are responsible for include taking messages, entering data and introducing students to tutors, according to the website. Students are paid $7.75 per hour. Students who have succeeded academically in a certain field can apply to be an ELC tutor. Tutors meet with students and help them study or complete class assignments. Tutors must have at least a 3.0 GPA, and they are paid a starting salary of $8.25 an hour, but it can increase to $10 an hour, according to the website. Students who are ELC mentors, are upperclassmen who have a small group of about 15 students whom they help adjust to the college environment. Mentors help with two programs: The Effective College Learning Mentor and the Successful University Student Workshop Mentors. Mentors
help students in these program develop time management, critical thinking and study skills, according to the website. University Housing also provides many upperclassmen with jobs as Resident Assistants. RAs live in the residence halls and act as a resource to residents, helping them get connected with organizations on campus and getting them acclimated to college life. RAs must complete four hours of desk duty a week, attend weekly staff meetings and participate in summer training. They receive free room and board and 10 percent off text books, according to the housing website. . “You are constantly surrounded by freshman and impacting their lives,” said Myles Robinson, a sophomore finance student and Humphreys Hall RA. “Being a friend,mentor and community developer are the aspects of the job I like the most.
AID continued from page 2A website. The staff helps students with citations, content and grammar. The Student Technology Center, located on the third floor of the Union, allows students to checkout computers, voice recorders and video cameras. It also has an assortment of video games and consoles for students wanting to take a study break. “It’s an awesome place to hang out and play games that you don’t own or can’t get as a broke college kid,” said Will Turner, a freshman computer science major. “They have awesome Alienware computers for online gaming and tons of normal computers to play less demanding games, or just check Facebook.”
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The center also offers equipment for students to record music. “I did a lot of work for composition there this semester and last,” said Kailey Miller, a junior music education and music composition major. “There are four different recording studios and several types of mics to use.” Some of the computers feature recording software such as Finale, Audacity, and GarageBand. There are even computers with MIDI keyboards and mixers. Split screen computers are also available. Along with the video games and recording software, the center offers printers, scanners and copiers.
Also, it is really funny when you say ‘RA on duty’ and then see doors and bathrooms instantly shut. I guess you could say it has a lot of perks.” The HPER, the campus recreation center, employs students as referees, lifeguards, personal trainers, score keepers and fitness class instructors, according to the HPER website. Interviews for the position are organized in November and April. Students have the opportunity to work over the breaks and work special events that are hosted by the HPER. Working as a lifeguard is nice because of the close proximity to campus, the free locker and free towels, sophomore civil engineering student Kaleb Belcher. “I work for the intramural fields, and I make minimum wage,” said Danielle Koster, a sophomore nursing student. “It doesn’t have any health care benefits, but it’s been fun meet-
ing and befriending other students I wouldn’t normally cross paths with.” Students who qualify for federal aid can also qualify to participate in work study. Work study is a university program that helps students earn money to pay for educational expenses. Students who qualify and are awarded on ISIS can easily find an on-campus job, according to the financial aid website. Work-study employers receive a subsidy for hiring students, so work study applications receive first priority, according to the financial aid website. F-1 students, nonimmigrant visa holders, may work on campus with special authorization. J-1, nonimmigrant exchange students, must obtain permission from the Responsible Office of the Exchange Visitor Program, according to the financial aid website.
OCC continued from page 3A them better investments, but are overlooked by scholarship committees who annually reward traditional age students,” Scott said. To relieve some of the financial hardships, Scott and Stiers have organized a partnership with Chartwells, which provides ten meal plan scholarships each semester to non-traditional students. The Arkansas Alumni Association also helps recognize non-traditional students for their leadership abilities. “While we are unable to provide financial assistance, we refer students to other organizations and agencies, such as the Single Parent Scholarship Foundation
and Altrusa International,” Stiers said. Aside from finding outside assistance, OCC also helps students find affordable housing options, as well as food options for those who cannot afford it through the Full Circle Food Pantry. There is also a nontraditional student honors society on campus, Alpha Sigma Lambda, which is an academic based honors society for non-trads only, Scott said. The OCC has taken a step to recognize non-trads by sending fall and spring academic award certificates to students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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Outdoor Activities Spend a few weeks in Fayetteville, and the connection this town has to the surrounding mountains becomes apparent. There is no shortage of places to hike, bike, fish or just relax outside. Fayetteville’s city parks offer plenty of space for basketball, tennis or a game of Frisbee. Venturing out further, several state parks are within an hour’s drive from campus. Getting outside, be it for half an hour or a whole weekend, will leave you feeling more focused and relaxed.
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Alex Golden Staff Writer As incoming freshmen preparing to move away from home and into a dorm, you may be having nightmares about germ-infested community bathrooms, sharing a room with someone and uniformed resident assistants watching your every move. Or, you may be picturing dorm life—and college in general—as one nonstop party. The truth is that dorm life consists of thousands of students trying to adjust to no longer living at home, which means newfound independence and responsibility, sometimes being far away from family and friends and living in close quarters with new people, and everyone adjusts to that differently. Sophomore Bob Wiser, who lived in Pomfret this year, said that although dorm life had its ups and downs, the positives outweighed the negatives. “For starters, living in the dorms allows you to build a sense of community that is so vital to success in your early days of college. It’s a great way to transition from home life to college life. I’ve made so many friends that I would have never met,” he said. “Pomfret has been especially interesting. Though there are many stigmas such as the dorm being old, the location (away) from center of campus, and the ‘Pomfreteria,’ I wouldn’t trade my experience for anything.” As a “Pomfreterian” myself, I can say that I would have been nice to not have to walk uphill or catch a bus to get to all my classes, but it was con-
quire skipping town. Fayetteville has well maintained, safe parks and many are connected via the municipal trail system. Wilson Park, Fayetteville’s own little Central Park, is located north of campus between Louise Street and Prospect Street. Wilson Park is the most popular outside hangout for students. Weather permitting, it’s a great place for outdoor studying. Frisbee games are common, and there are tennis and basketball courts. The trail system, with easy campus access on Dickson Street, runs throughout town. Frisco Trail, Scull Creek Trail, and Mud Creek Trail connect for miles of running and biking without the added fear and stress of being run over by a car. The trails run from Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue south to the mall and Lake Fayetteville. Mountain bikers have been using Lake Fayetteville, south of the mall on College Avenue, as a convenient, local course for years. The city recently completed a 5.5 mile paved trail around the lake and smoothed out portions of the mountain bike trails, so the area is accessible to riders of all skill levels. Lake Fayetteville also has a Frisbee golf course, and
this year, said she would choose to live in a co-ed dorm if she could do it over again. Despite that, she said there were perks to living with only girls. “You can walk around without makeup and in comfy clothes and in a towel after the shower without having guys around; it’s like a giant sleepover with your friends,” Baldwin said. Reid is also the only dorm with a workout facility. “You can’t really cook anything because you only have a microwave and fridge, (and) there’s not really any privacy,” Baldwin said about living on campus. She also said that it is convenient to be able to walk to class and to live near her friends. Other than the Northwest Quads and Maple Hill halls, all of the dorms open to freshmen have community bathrooms. “They’re clean on the weekdays and not awful on the weekends,” Jobst said. According to University Housing’s website, resident assistants (RAs) must meet the needs of residents by serving as a mentor, community developer, resource person, educator, and peer. “The RAs are wonderful people that have really helped me transition into college life,” Wiser said. “They are truly out for your best interests, and some of them have become great friends of mine.”
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Courtesy Photos plenty of open space. Gulley Park, on Old Wire Road south of Crossover Avenue, is another favorite student hangout. The park has lots of green space and a sand volleyball court. A creek runs through the middle of the park that makes it easy to forget that you’re in the middle of Fayetteville. Walker Park, located at College Avenue and 15th Street, has tennis courts, basketball courts, and soccer and baseball fields.
Regional Parks Located just east of town on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, the Mount Kessler Preserve is the closest hiking and mountain biking destination to campus. Turn left on Smoke House Trail and head up the hill, where there is a trailhead with parking. Since the park is partly on private land, be sure and sign in at the guest register. The trail twists through large rock formations before starting up, where it offers an impressive overlook of all points south. South of Fayetteville, Devil’s Den State
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For those less than excited to live in a dorm, you will adjust. Dormitories can be a helpful transition period between living with your parents and living on your own, such as in an apartment or house. As long as you keep an open mind and are considerate of your roommate and other residents, everything will fall into place.
venient having a cafeteria inside the dorm, especially during bad weather. And, in my experience, the “Pomfreteria” is nowhere near as busy as the Quads or Brough during peak hours because not many students who do not live there eat there. “I rarely had complaints about the dining halls. They’re really not bad!” said sophomore Abby Jobst, who lived in Futrall this year. The majority of campus housing is co-ed, but Gladson-Ripley is only home to males, and Reid, Gibson and Buchanan-Droke are only home to females. Sophomore Leslie Baldwin, who lived in Reid Courtesy Photos
Hundreds of miles away from home, over 20,000 unknown people, and four years may seem nerve-racking to some, but minds can be eased by finding that comfort zone in college. While the main purpose of college is to earn a degree, becoming involved in a Registered Student Organization provides opportunities to meet new people, develop interests, and to have fun according to the RSO website. Students are allowed to create, govern, budget, and plan their own organization and events. During the first week of school the UA hosts “Razorbash” where over 120 booths consisting of local businesses, and student organizations show what Fayetteville has to offer. With over 350 RSOs it can be overwhelming to decide what organization to become involved in, said Andrew Hawthorne, SOOIE President. “My advice would be to take advantage of involvement fairs and other opportunities that are provided for RSOs to recruit new members. SOOIE also has a Coordinator of Involvement that consults with students to help them find the RSO that they want to be a part of. We would be happy to sit down with any students and help them find an RSO to be involved with.” The RSO website allows students to do some research of their own as it lists the purpose and contact information of each group. Twenty-two percent of the UA campus is apart of a Greek organization. The Panhellenic council offers 10 chapters for girls to become sisters of. Rush week for sororities begins Saturday August 17. The National Pan-Hellenic council, which originally was founded with nine black fraternities and sororities, consist of seven chapters at the UA. New members of NPHC are selected through an intake process based on qualifications and criteria. The Interfraternity council consist of 14 chapters with recruitment beginning August 28. For those students worried about juggling academics with social lives they can join a professional RSO and benefit their career and make friendships simultaneously. Professional associations range from the Pre-Law Society to the Art Educators Association. “The more involved you are in college, the better off you will be,” said Wil Cheatham, SOOIE Director of Involvement. Joining an organization is something people can never forget. It makes the college experience healthier and is the key to success in life. While Fayetteville culture is unique, students can learn about global cultures, or get a sense of tradition from their home countries by becoming apart of an international group. The International St dents Organization provides a comfort zone to international students while allowing for American students to become exposed to cultural activities. RSOs are about helping people find their place in college, but they also have the purpose of helping others too. There are service sororities/ fraternities and societies that help by building homes or raising awareness for cancer. More than 350 organizations allows for a lot of choices, but students can begin their own RSO too. New RSO’s must have at least six members and a faculty advisor.
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Hannah McGhee Staff Writer It’s been said that the habits you make in college are the most important because they are the ones that will follow you throughout life. That being said, if you plan on living a healthy and active lifestyle, then now is the time to start. Lucky for you, The UA is an oyster for those seeking health in their college years. The UA has two on-campus gyms: the HPER and the Union gym. The HPER is located on Stadium Drive and is the bigger of the two. The HPER has an indoor pool, a rock-climbing wall, an indoor track, basketball courts, racquetball courts, group fitness classrooms and the Outdoor Connections Center and the Donna Axum Fitness Center. The Union gym is located in, you guessed it, the Arkansas Union. Because it is central to campus and has day lockers where students can stash their backpacks while they workout, it is easy for students to hit the Union gym when they have some time to spare between classes. Fitness classes are offered at both gyms. The HPER has multiple classrooms and the Union has one. The class schedules can be found online at www.urec.edu and include a wide variety of classes including yoga, pilates, zumba, cycling and much more. The facilities and classes at the HPER and the Union are free to students so this is really something to take advantage of here on campus. If you are a runner looking for a challenge, then you picked the right place because, if you haven’t heard already, the campus is nicknamed “the
Geraldine Bruni Staff Writer Starting college is a very exciting moment in life, and for many new students this event is accompanied with ideas of freedom and independence, but moving to a new place and starting a new chapter without friends or family can be an incredibly daunting task. According to the Greek Life office, 22 percent of the students at the UA belong to a greek organization; which is one in six students. Sarah Rasmussen, a sophomore from Tulsa, Okla. explained that she felt that her transition to Fayetteville was not easy, and joining a sorority was the missing piece of the puzzle that helped her to feel connected and accepted. “I met my best friends last year, we had a class together and the only reason we talked is because we both belong to Kappa Delta,” Rasmussen said. Many more students have similar stories like her. Aricka Lewis, a sophomore member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, explained that “greek life is not only about making friends but also about giving back to the community through volunteering and working for local or national causes.” On campus, 14 chapters of the The North American Interfraternity Conference (IFC) are represented, 10 sororities from the Panhellenic Council, three sororities and four fraternities from the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and one sorority and one fraternity from the United Greek
hill.w” Running on and around campus (or even just walking) is a rewarding workout because the hills are unavoidable. If you are not used to running on this sort of terrain, it may take you a few weeks to get used to it, but once you do, you can run practically anywhere. When you first get on campus it seems huge and intimidating and you might think that there is no way that you will ever be able to navigate your way on it. One way to familiarize yourself with the campus is by running or walking it and being observant while you do. Pay attention to building names, walkways, and notice how the campus is set up. Being familiar with the campus will help you find the most efficient routes and also prevent the anxiety of being directionally disoriented on campus the first few weeks, and you get a good workout. Next, you might be concerned going into my freshman year about not be able to find healthy options on campus.. The cafeterias provide all different kinds of food. They have grilled options, vegetables and fruits and will make healthy changes for you if you ask. For example, if you want an egg white omelet instead
Council, totalling 14 sororities and 19 fraternities on UA grounds. Every greek group has a different philanthropy to which they dedicate their time and effort to raise funds and provide support. Being active in the community is an important aspect of the culture wherein the young have the opportunity to meet others with similar values, network, and develop leadership skills that will benefit them later in life. Members also have the opportunity to participate in many different activities that range from playing in a team for a sport event, to more managerial works such as serving as an officer for the chapter. This makes greek life at the UA a fantastic way to engage with campus happenings. “I like being involved in the different activities, I love to dance, and I have danced representing Phi Mu in their different events,” said Caitlin Spano, a freshman from Flower Mound, Texas. Joining represents a time commitment but you get to pursuit those actions that are better catered to each individual, and open the door to experience new interests. Joining these organizations comes with a price, and there is an economic compromise you assume when accepting a bid. While it can be steep for many, there are scholarship opportunities for its members that can help to pay these, and support students to fund their college degrees. There may be stereotypes for fraternities and sororities
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of a yolk in omelet, they will gladly whip it up for you. The only thing is that alongside the healthy options
in the cafeteria, there are many unhealthy options. So that’s where self discipline is necessary. I had to learn not to get a plate of fries or a few cookies every time I went to eat a meal at the cafeterias. But don’t take that the wrong way. I firmly believe that things can be good in moderation. So with the fries and the cookies, don’t restrict yourself because that will just make you crave them more. Tell yourself you will only have three or so a week and stick to it. A huge part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle is being able to control your stress levels. Freshman year can be extremely stressful because you are balancing classes, a new
social life and an unfamiliar place with learning to live life outside the nest. To ensure that your stress stays in check,
Courtesy Photo first of all, breath. When you start to feel overwhelmed, take several slow deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth. In my opinion, Old Main Lawn is one of the most relaxing spots on campus. So find a plot of grass on it and take a few moments to yourself to breath and re-gather your thoughts. Another great place to de-stress is the sauna at the HPER. It is also beneficial to add physical activity when stress levels are heightened. Adding as little as 30 minutes of activity a day can significantly decrease stress levels according to Women’s Health. The
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Transitioning from the everyday high school clothing wearer to a college fashion fiend can be a struggle, but with research, dedication, and sense of self, defining your college style can be achieved. This issue of ‘Just In Style’ is all about preparing to attend college. I will cover everything from the packing, decorating, and shopping stages of transitioning so you master your “Coming to College Couture.” Although high school fashion is all about fitting the trends and conforming to what society and the popular people feel you should wear, college fashion is completely different. College is the time where you can explore different types of style, experiment with your look, and ultimately discover who you truly are. Creative expression is one of the most therapeutic forms of personal growth so I encourage you to use your choice of fashion in college as a way to do so. Over-packing for college is probably one of the biggest yet most common mistakes a freshman student can make. The frame you must take on is that you don’t have to pack for a full 16 weeks of school but instead pack for the current season that you’re walking into. The safest way to pack is to bring a majority of universal items that can be mixed and matched with anything. Focus your attention on bringing a majority of tops and signature items and less of your attention on how many jeans you wear. Also, remember that you can make trips back home so you don’t have to bring everything with you at once. Trunks are an essential packing tool because they provide both width and depth so that you can maximize the number of clothing pieces you can bring. Also, when packing and deciding what shoes to bring make sure that you pack the basics first and then you can add more. Research will be your ultimate resource when preparing for the college culture and environment you are joining when entering a college setting. If you’re planning on rushing a fraternity or sorority using those contacts to find out what clothing trends and pieces you should bring will always be helpful. Orientation will be a great time to get a scope on what the entire city has to offer fashion-wise and to get feel for what the weather will be like. In addition, visiting the local boutiques and fashion districts in the area are the best and worst places to shop when visiting and also get an idea of what to pack. They are the best because you’ll get direct examples of what the trends residing in your city, but the worst because since it’s local everyone will shop there so you take a chance at purchasing an item that everyone else already has.
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McKenna Gallagher Staff Photographer The University of Arkansas is home to several sororities and fraternities, including Chi Omega.
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OUTDOORS continued from page 1B park offers hiking, biking and backpacking. For a short day hike, take Yellow Rock Trail. It’s only around an hour each way, and the view at the top is well worth the gas money, especially when the leaves are changing. Devil’s Den used to be a top destination for cavers, but white-nosed bat syndrome has prompted the closure of the park’s caverns. East of Rogers, about an hour’s drive from campus, Hobbs State Park and Conservation Area encompasses much of the eastern side of Beaver Lake. The area is Arkansas’s largest state park facility. Hikers, bikers, and horses are all welcome to use the 24-mile Hidden Diversity Trail, which is broken up into several manageable chunks. For an easy backpacking outing, Pigeon’s Roost Trail has a 12-mile loop with campsites. Shaddox Hollow is an easy day hike with views of the lake. Lake Lincoln, west of Prairie Grove has become
a destination for kayakers, mountain bikers, and rock climbers. The park has around 10 miles of trail, and 45 acres of water, according to the city’s website. The Devil’s Eyebrow Natural Area is located north of Rogers on US Highway 62, near the small town of Garfield. The recently opened park features hiking, several waterfalls, and views of Beaver Lake. The Buffalo National River, about an hour and a half east of campus, has enough hiking trails and float trips to keep even the most intrepid outdoorsman busy. Lost Valley, near the community of Boxley, is an easy hike with a small cave at the end. Hiking to Hemmed-in Hollow, with the largest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachians, is a more strenuous. Rock climbers should check out Horseshoe Canyon, the preeminent climbing destination in the region. Check out the park’s website at nps.gov/ buff for more information.
GREEK continued from page 2B but becoming a member of any of these groups present on campus will help you to have someone that will be there for you always. It is an opportunity to “be part of a network that will be with you for life,” said Brittany Chunn, a member of the graduate chapter of AKA, Inc.
If you decide to go through recruitment in the Fall, you can research the different options available at: http:// uagreeks.uark.edu. “Make an effort to find the house where you feel the most comfortable,” Spano said, “because you will be expending a lot of your time with them.”
HEALTHFUL continued from page 2B opportunities for physical activity in Fayetteville are endless, so it is impossible to get bored with your workout. You can switch it up daily to ensure that your excitement for physical activity does not stale. For example, you could run Wilson Park one day, mountain bike or hike Devil’s Den the next, practice yoga on Old Main Lawn, swim at the HPER
the next and on and on. Getting involved in these sorts of activities is also a great way to meet people with similar interest. It is easy to push your health to the backburner when you are loaded down with school stress and social events, but getting active and living healthy is the most beneficial thing you can do.
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Mckenna Gallagher Staff photographer The Student Technology Center, located in the Student Union and offers facilities and services including a tech lounge.
COUTURE continued from page 2B Now that we’ve set the groundwork for research and packing we can get to the really fun part, going through the ‘must-have’ items you should bring as a freshman to college. So, let’s start off with the top items that women should purchase for college. Crop-tops and sheer sleeveless blouses are musthave items for the everyday college attire. The great thing about these tops is that you can buy tons of these in numerous colors and styles and because their thin and sheer they will pack easily and not take up much space. Leather and embellished shorts are also popular items that women should definitely add to their wardrobe. In the land of accessories turbans are also an item that can be bought in numerous styles and are a great go-to item when you are having a bad hair day. Tank-tops and t-shirts with embellishments on the pocket or sleeves such as leather, tribal, or animal prints are items
that will be popular to bring with you to college. Printed and design-based blazers are new items that can be mixed and matched with a number of bottoms and worn from day to night. Leather pants, light stonewashed distressed jeans and ripped shorts are all bottoms that you should bring into your closet for the upcoming college season. Other than boat shoes, which most guys own by now, signature sneakers with numerous creative detail are items that will add a spark to any outfit. Preparing for college is no easy task, so making a list of everything you want to bring or items that you feel are “definites” will be helpful. Also, do a dry run of packing everything that you think should bring and once you’re done come back to it and then edit the amount of what you brought down to a more manageable size. College is a time to find you style-wise and personally, so take risks, live life and explore the world.
The University of Arkansas technology center has become a hub for all types of different equipment, people and technology. Inside the tech center students have access to a large amount of options to choose from between gaming and getting things done for class. Located in the third floor of the Arkansas Union, the tech center sports a plethora of computers to get work done as well as enjoy some fun pass-times. Aside from the Macs and Alienwares, the tech center also offers a few dell computers for the use of social media and other programs that don’t put enough stress on computers to warrant higher grade technology. Students also bring in their own laptops to converge with friends at the center for any number of things including group assignments for classes and just hanging out. Aside from the computers and Macs in the center, there are also several lounges set up with PS3s and Xbox 360s. Many students come to the tech center after grabbing a bite to eat at the union to either chill out with some video games or hang with friends. The gaming consoles come equipped with common popular games like Fifa, as well as a library of popular titles for competitive gaming on the Wii, Xbox, and Playstation, according to the tech center website. In addition to all the video game options the tech center offers there are also several recording rooms with equipment for students to satisfy
their recording needs, be it for pleasure or business. On the business side of things there are meeting rooms and team presentation rooms. These rooms are set up with a large table, a whiteboard and a television to use for presenting materials and ideas and getting jobs done. The tech center is open to students from seven in the morning to midnight Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays, and noon to midnight on Sundays. Many Students will use these flexible hours to not only come in and have fun, but during test weeks to come in and get some quality studying time away from their dorm and distractions that accompany it. Not everything has to be done within the confines of the tech center though. The tech center offers an equipment checkout that is free of charge to students and faculty, with the exception of a $10 per hour late fee for every hour past the due date, according to the tech center website. The tech center checks out all sorts of equipment from laptops and tablets to camcorders and tripods. Students who need equipment for school work or anything else are welcome to use the tech centers resources. As well as offering equipment and resources, the tech center has a digital media lab that offers tips and tricks to help students with their digital media projects, according to the tech center website. As a freshman, there are many things that serve to complicate college life and overwhelm at times, but places like the tech center are a haven for ideas and fun.
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After going into spring practice with two quarterbacks at the top of the depth chart, Arkansas named redshirt sophomore Brandon Allen as their starter at the end of the 15 practices. Allen, who has appeared in five games and started one for the Razorbacks, separated himself from senior Brandon Mitchell over the three-week spring practice period. “Brandon Allen really made progress all the way along,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “The last two weeks (of spring practice) were exceptional.” Last season, he completed 21 out of 49 passes (42.9 percent) for 186 yards and one touchdown. Some Arkansas fans are weary about Allen as the starting quarterback. They point to his performance in his only start, against No. 1
game after an injury and then to start against (Alabama), who is really good on d e f e n s e ,” Clark said. “I’m proud of him. You can forget what t h e
Alabama, when he was 10for-18 for 60 yards. However, Allen’s high school quarterback coach and former Razorback Zak Clark don’t think this is fair. “That’s a tough spot. It’s always tough going into the
fans are saying. In my opinion, he played really well for his first start.” The decision to name Allen the starter came down to protecting the football, Bielema said.
In t h e Red-White game, Allen did not commit a turnover, while Mitchell threw an interception. “One thing we can’t do is
turn the ball over and I think Allen did a much better job of that overall,” Bielema said. Allen credits his success to his confidence, which has been aided by the extra reps he has received in practice compared to past years. “I think my confidence has grown a lot from the beginning of spring to the end,” Allen said. “I’m the kind of guy that needs to get those reps in on the field.” Because he had taken a majority of the first team reps, being named the starter “wasn’t really a shock” to the other players, senior center Travis Swanson said. Being in that role has forced Allen to take more leadership responsibilities, as well. While he was working on his on-the-field leadership ability, Allen also recognized the importance of being a leader off the field. “As a quarterback, you’re always expected to put in extra work,” Allen said. “I’m trying to learn how to be the real quarterback, and that’s not just on the field, but it’s behind the scenes.” Even his teammates are noticing his locker room presence. “I feel this year he just really stepped up and has become a huge leader in the locker room and letting his voice be heard,” senior kicker Zach Hocker said.
Allen thinks being the starter is an “honor,” but he is not satisfied, he said. This summer, he will continue to throw passes with his receivers and study film. He will also have the opportunity to pick the brain of offensive coordinator Jim Chaney. Before coming to Arkansas, Chaney was the offensive coordinator at Tennessee, where he helped guide quarterback Tyler Bray to a 3,619-yard, 34-touchdown season in 2012. He was also the offensive coordinator at Purdue when Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees led the NCAA in total offense in 2000, with 349.1 yards per game. “He’s had great quarterbacks in the past, so obviously he knows what it takes to be a great quarterback,” Allen said. “He’s definitely someone that I can write down everything he says.” Following the announcement that Allen was the starter, Mitchell decided to “utilize the NCAA graduate transfer exception” and was granted his release from the football team May 6, according to a statement by Bielema. With Mitchell gone and Chaney as the offensive coordinator, Allen could have a solid season. “I played against him in high school and I hated playing him because he was so athletic on the field,” Hocker said. Allen’s athleticism will be on display for the first time as the full-time starter August 31, when the Razorbacks play Louisiana-Lafayette in Fayetteville.
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Following the completion of spring practice and meetings between the staff and players, four Razorback football players were granted their release from the team. “Through meetings with these student-athletes, a determination was made that it would be mutually beneficial for them to pursue their goals elsewhere,” Bielema said in a statement May 6. One of the players was quarterback Brand o n Mitchell. Heading into his redshirt senior season, Mitchell was in a two-man battle for the starting quarterback job this spring with sophomore Brandon Allen. Allen received the majority of the first team snaps in the Red-White game April 20, and was listed as the starter on Arkansas’ depth chart as spring practices concluded. Mitchell finished 12-17 for 138 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the spring game, while Allen finished 1116 for 158 yards and a touchdown. “He’s got some special gifts that we could use or make better. If there was another role for him at another position it would be something we
could work through together,” Bielema said about Mitchell at a press conference April 22. While Bielema said there might be other options for him to play at other positions on the field, Mitchell remained adamant that quarterback was where he wanted to be. “That’s something I haven’t given any thought to at all. I just want to play quarterback,” Mitchell said. Fans can’t blame Mitchell for wanting some stability after e x -
periencing three different head coaches and a position change during his time at Arkansas. Despite the coaching staff relaying to Mitchell and Allen that the quarterback job was still up for grabs, it appeared as if it was Allen’s job to lose after his performance at the Red-White
game. Mitch e l l’s physical tools put him in a position to play i m mediately at
quarterback elsewhere. Because Mitchell finished his degree at Arkansas, he is a recipient of the
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mediately in the 2013 season, much like Russell Wilson did at Wisconsin. Despite playing behind Tyler Wilson in 2011, Mitchell found a way to be utilized in former head coach Bobby Petrino’s offense. Mitchell made his 6-foot 3-inch, 230 pound frame useful in goal line formations, and ended up completing 22 passes on 32 attempts in 2011. After spending a majority of 2012 playing at wide receiver, in which he caught 17 passes for 272 yards after never previously playing the position, Mitchell once again found himself having to fight for the job at quarterback in spring practices. ESPN’s Joe Schad reported on Twitter May 9 that more than five schools were in the mix for Mitchell, including Michigan, North Carolina State, South Florida and University of Alabama-Birmingham. UAB seems like the best blend of familiarity and the chance to play immediately. Former Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee took the head coaching position at UAB prior to the 2012 season, and the two have a close relationship with one another. He could provide stability for the Blazers at quarterback, as the team split time between a freshman and junior signal caller most of last season. Mitchell’s departure leaves the Razorbacks in a less than ideal situation at backup because one bad play could leave the ball in the hands of a player who has never taken a snap in a game as a Razorback.
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All-SEC Player Has Lofty Goals for 2013
Liz Beadle Staff Writer
Last season, Arkansas’ volleyball team posted 20 wins for the first time since 2005 and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years. Liz Fortado, a sophomore on the Razorback volleyball team, has high hopes for her team to continue their success in the 2013 season. Fortado was the only Razorback player named to the All-Southeastern Conference Freshman team for the 2012 season. “It was the greatest feeling,” Fortado said of her All-SEC honor. “It felt like all my hard work had paid off and I had actually gotten where I needed to be.” Fortado says the best part of her freshman season was the opportunity to grow close to her teammates. “We all just have each other’s backs with everything,” Fortado said of her team. “Whenever anyone is down, we just pick each other back up.” The team chemistry that contributed so much to the team’s success in 2012 will be disrupted some with so many seniors leaving. Jasmine Norton, Amanda Anderson, Janeliss Torres-Lopez, Roslandy Acosta, and Kasey Heckelman all graduated in the spring of 2013. “It’s going to be really hard not playing with them anymore, but I also think we’re going to grow
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from it,” Fortado said of the seniors. “Amanda Anderson and Jasmine Norton played at the same club as me and I’ve always really looked up to them; they were my idols starting into volleyball.” Additionally though, Fortado sees the seniors’ moving on as a chance for new leaders to come into their own. Fortado hopes to quickly become one of those leaders. Fortado is from Flower Mound, Texas, where she played volleyball with Norton and Anderson before the trio became Razorbacks. She said their choice to attend Arkansas let her know automatically that there was something special going on in Fayetteville. “They are why I chose to visit,” Fortado said. “But then there was so much about Arkansas that I loved and it made me commit.” Her first season at Arkansas was a successful one. The team went 2210 (13-7 SEC) and made it to the NCAA Tournament. However, the Razorbacks lost their first round match against Wichita State. One of the things Fortado says they really need to improve upon as a team is making sure to finish games and avoid getting complacent as they did in that first round match. Next year the team hopes to make it further in the tournament and Fortado says she wants them to be a Sweet Sixteen team and really thinks they can make it happen. “We do need to have more of a championship mentality,” Fortado
Scottie Bordelon Contributing Writer Being named a Ping! All-American Honorable Mention as a freshman and sophomore would satisfy most college newcomers, but in the case of one Arkansas golfer, being twice named an Honorable Mention only added fuel to the fire. Growing up in the soccer-rich country of Denmark, golf wasn’t Se-
bastian Cappelen’s first love. “I had always played soccer before,” Cappelen said. “My grandfather got me into playing golf and I probably started playing seriously when I was 12, 13.” Cappelen took what he learned from his grandfather, a golfer of 25 years, and began working on his craft. After that initial instruction, Cappelen got involved with the Denmark national golf team. “The coach I got started work-
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Liz Fortado was the only Hog to be named to the All-SEC freshman team in 2012. said. “We need to believe we’re going to win every game going into the game.” To replace the outgoing seniors, head coach Robert Pulliza has put together a seven-player recruiting class for 2013, including three players ranked in the top-100 recruits. One recruit, Megan Mollett (ranked No. 97), is from the same
area as Fortado. “She’s a really strong player and just a great person all around,” Fortado says of Mollett. Before starting her sophomore year, Fortado plans to take classes in Fayetteville half of the summer then travel to Europe to play volleyball on a USA team on a European tour through Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia.
ing with there got me in on a B team on the national team, and started working with the actual national team players,” Cappelen said. “That’s when I kind of got a sense of what I needed to do to get where I want to be.” Cappelen then brought his international experience to Arkansas in 2010, and has done nothing but rake in awards and earn impressive accolades since. In his first two years at Arkansas, Cappelen earned multiple Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors, a pair of Ping! AllCentral Region honors and 10 top10 finishes. In his junior year with Arkansas, Cappelen captured the SEC men’s individual championship, the second title earned by a Razorback and the first since Bud Still in 1995. “That kind of put the dot over the I, the crown on it,” Cappelen said. “I mean, it’s what I’ve been working for the last three years. It’s just a relief to finally get to where I want to be.” But the awards don’t stop there for the junior. For the third consecutive year, Cappelen was named to the European team in the Palmer Cup, a collegiate tournament similar to the Ryder Cup for professional
golfers, which pits golfers from Europe against golfers from the United States. “The Palmer Cup is just an honor to play. Of course you want to win it,” Cappelen said, “but its more the acknowledgment of playing well throughout the year and being selected on the team.” Along with Cappelen’s work ethic and assistance from coaches and teammates, he also attributes his success to experience from playing in tournaments all over the world. “I just realized that from playing international tournaments around Europe and around the world, the players are just as good when they play good. It wasn’t that big of a switch for me to come here,” Cappelen said. Cappelen recalls his relationship and connection with former assistant coach Layne Sevoie, currently an assistant golf coach at Florida State, as his biggest factor in convincing him to make the journey from Denmark to Fayetteville. “He recruited in Scandinavia, primarily because he was interested in the way we approach golf,” Cappelen said. “I’ve never visited any other school. I didn’t need to see anything else but here.”
SOCCER
Razorbacks Improve for 2nd Season Under Coach
Tamzen Tumlison Senior Staff Writer
The Razorback women’s soccer team made some changes before entering its 2012-2013 season, and the changes have proven to be for the better. One of those changes was new head coach, Colby Hale, who led the Razorbacks to a 9-10-1, 6-6-1 Southeastern Conference, season in his first year. “This is a pretty special place. I love the school, love the town, the support, the administration,” Hale said. “The soccer program took a lot of great first steps in year one so we’re really excited to be here.” Playing in the SEC, there are no breaks, as the SEC is the “elite of the elite,” Hale said. Many factors drew Hale to the soccer program at Arkansas, including the conference and the facilities, but in large part, the support that the team receives. “This is probably the greatest fans in the country,” Hale said. “Everyone talks about there’s no pro sports in
the state, so everyone’s a Razorback. That’s a huge advantage.” Though Hale has coached the team to where it is, Hale takes no credit for the improvements the team made. “It was the improvements that the girls made,” Hale said. “They just kind of committed to the hard work, the buying in. We just talked about running a championship program – all the little details in terms of nutrition, the work we put in, community service – it just kind of all comes back to how hard they work and how much they’ve invested in it.” To kick off the past season, the team and Hale did not set benchmarks to follow and instead set out to “change the culture,” Hale said. Together, they decided on where they saw the program. Following the meeting, the team determined ways to improve that culture and grew to be top performers in multiple areas, ranging from the classroom to the weight room, all with the mindset of bettering the soccer program. “We want to be known as a
What to Expect from the Hogs
Haley Markle Sports Editor
Accomplished, But Not Fully Satisfied
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Sebastian Cappelen won the SEC men’s individual championship in 2013.
COMMENTARY
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Head soccer coach Colby Hale has led the Razorbacks since 2011. Under his guidance they qualified for the SEC tourney. team that works, that works hard,” Hale said. “If we come out on top, that’s great, we’ve earned it. And if we don’t but we’ve put in the work, we feel like if we keep putting in the work, the results will kind of take care of themselves.” For the upcoming season, Hale expects the Razorbacks to continue working as hard as they have been. Meshing the incoming freshmen with the returning players will also
be top priority. Some players may be moved around as new players integrate, and each team member has a chance at playing time with the slate wiped clean for the fall season. “I think this is going to be a group where the sum is greater than the parts,” Hale said. “They’re going to work.” Practices for the fall season begin August 7.
For incoming students at the UA, there are a lot of things to be excited about, but one thing a lot of students look forward to more than anything else is watching the Razorbacks. Since football, soccer and many other sports kick off right after the start of the year, new students don’t have to wait long to experience their first games as undergrads. The football team finished last season with a dismal 4-8 record and only two Southeastern Conference wins. The hiring of a new coaching staff led by head coach Bret Bielema seems to have injected some life back into a program and fan base that was dejected after last season. The Razorbacks likely won’t be able to hold a candle to Alabama, but, with a little bit of luck, they might make a bowl game. A big key to making this happen will be winning each of the four non-conference games the Hogs will play to open the season. The Hogs will then face what is arguably one of the toughest four game stretches in the country this season. Arkansas will take on Texas A&M, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama. Unless the Razorbacks catch one of these teams sleeping, they will probably be doing good to tread water through this portion of the schedule. If the Hogs can make it through that stretch healthy, they have a good chance to pick up a win against an Auburn team that will also be playing under a new head coach. This would bring Arkansas’ record to 5-4 on the season. That means the Razorbacks would need one win in the final three games against Ole Miss, Mississippi State and LSU to become bowl eligible. If a few home football games aren’t enough to quench your thirst for Razorback athletics, there will be plenty of sporting events to attend including soccer and volleyball. The Razorback soccer team saw good improvement in head coach Colby Hale’s first season and will look to continue that this season. The Hogs played seven games during the spring semester and finished with a 3-1-3 record including victories in each of the last three games they played. Arkansas only lost two players to graduation last season, so the Razorbacks will be a team with some good experience to build on this season. The volleyball team, on the other hand, graduated six players, including Janeliss Torres-Lopez, Jasmine Norton and Roslandy Acosta, who were each important to the success of the Razorbacks. However, there is still a lot of talent left on the team and that will be complemented by head coach Robert Pulliza said is one of the best recruiting classes in the nation, including three signees ranked in the top-100. As the first semester of their college careers begins to wrap up, new students will be able to get their first experience in the student section at Bud Walton Arena. Even though the Razorback men’s basketball team has been terrible on the road in the last two seasons, they have been very good in the friendly confines of Bud Walton. Winning games in front of the home crowd is great, but if the Razorbacks don’t figure out what they need to do to win on the road, there is a good chance they are watching the NCAA Tournament on television in Fayetteville again this season. College will be four or five of the best years of most student’s lives. What better way is there to make them that much better than to watch the Hogs play? Haley Markle is the sports editor for the Arkansas Traveler. Her columns will appear weekly in the fall. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.
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BASKETBALL
He’s Shooting for More Another Solid Season Scottie Bordelon Staff Writer
The Arkansas men’s basketball team is making use of yet another recruit from Memphis, Tenn. Anthlon Bell, a rising sophomore from Detroit, moved to Memphis with his mother, grandmother, aunt and two brothers before high school. “In high school my mom was basically at every game,” Bell said, “And my dad got to see me play when we went up to Michigan.” Other than playing on the playgrounds as a kid, Bell did not play organized basketball until middle school. But when he made the team and started for Bartlett High School’s varsity team as a freshman, he then realized his true potential. “I didn’t even notice I could play at the highest level I am now until freshman year,” Bell said. “I noticed then I had the talent, I just had to work hard to get where I wanted to be.” By the time Bell’s tenure at Bartlett was over, he had claimed the position as the school’s alltime scoring leader. With the hopes of playing college basketball, Bell began playing for Memphis YOMCA, a premiere AAU club in the Elite Youth Basketball League. “Playing on the Nike circuit helped a lot,” Bell said. “It’s like playing on the highest level of high school basketball.” Among his teammates with Memphis YOMCA were a pair of Southeastern Conference foes in Jarnell Stokes of Tennessee and Auburn’s Shaquille Goodwin. Bell would indeed get the opportunity to continue his basketball career following his senior year of high school. Missouri, Baylor and Massachusetts were among the other schools that offered the sharpshooter,
but something about Arkansas stuck out to Bell. “It was the coaches,” Bell said. “It was more family-like here and I could just see myself playing in this system. I just didn’t have the same connection with the coaches at Missouri as I did with Coach A and the coaching staff here.” That connection ultimately led to a shot to contribute as a freshman due to the shooting struggles of teammates. “I saw it as an opportunity to step in,” Bell said. “When one player’s not showing up, another player has to come in, take up the slack.” Bell’s best game of the season came at an opportune time late in conference play against Georgia, contributing 17 key points on five made threes. “I had a good game against Georgia, showing coach that I can go out there and play at the top level in the SEC,” Bell said of the performance. Fans can expect Bell’s role with the team to increase next season with the loss of Marshawn Powell and BJ Young to the NBA draft. “I want to be one of those players, a guy coach can rely on to come out and knock down shots,” Bell said. “Coach A always told me he needs somebody on the floor that can put the ball in the hole.”
PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION w w w. u s g b c . o r g / h o m e s
Andrew Hutchinson Senior Staff Writer
Following a sophomore season in which she broke the UA single-season assists record, Arkansas’ starting point guard said she knows the women’s basketball team did not play as well as they could have. Junior Calli Berna collected 208 assists last season, breaking Amy Wright’s record of 205, but the Razorbacks lost in the second round of the Women’s NIT. “We were a little disappointed with the end of our season,” Berna said. “We knew what we were capable of, but it never happened for us.” At Fayetteville High School, she won three conference championships and one state championship and in her freshman season, Arkansas went 24-9 and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, so this was Berna’s first experience on a team that struggled during the season. “It’s a humbling experience and definitely something to learn from,” Berna said. “It’s cliché, but when you get knocked down, you have to get back up.” Despite the Razorbacks’ struggles, they finished with a 20-13 record. Eight of their 13 losses were by six or fewer points and eight were against top 25 teams. In order to turn those close losses into victories, they must work on creating a better team chemistry on the court during the offseason, Berna said. “It’s going to take everyone being on the same page,” Berna said. “We had games where one person is on, but we need to have games where everyone is on.” In addition to the assists record, she also led the team in minutes played, with 35.4 per game. She played just over 87 Photo credit: Logan Webster
percent of Arkansas’ total minutes. The next closest player averaged only 26.9 minutes per game. “A lot of people ask, ‘Aren’t you tired?’ But that’s just part of it,” Berna said. “Getting to play that much is just going to give me more experience, and ultimately I’ll get better from it.” With the extra minutes, Berna nearly doubled her scoring. In just 25.8 minutes per game last season, she averaged 3.6 points per game. This season, she averaged seven points per game, and she plans to increase her scoring again next season. “One thing I need to work on is getting my shot off quicker,” Berna said. “Overall, I think I need to score a little more. My role is going to be different because of losing the seniors.” The Razorbacks will lose their top two leading scorers, Sarah Watkins and Quistelle Williams, as well as their second leading player in assists, Erin Gatling, to graduation. Kelsey Hatcher was also a senior. Those four players accounted for 45.8 percent of the team’s scoring and 34.4 percent of the team’s rebounds. “(The seniors) were vital players to our team, so it’ll be hard to replace them, but I feel like we have players that are willing to step up,” Berna said. She said she thinks junior Jhasmin Bowen and sophomore Joey Bailey could help fill the holes left by last year’s seniors. Bowen and Bailey averaged 6.8 and 1.1 points per game, respectively. Arkansas also had the No. 20 recruiting class, according to ESPN. The class is headlined by the No. 17 recruit in the country, Jessica Jackson from Jacksonville, Ark. “We were excited to get Jackson,” Berna said. “She was a very wanted player.” Because she is from Fayetteville, Berna has the opportunity to play in front of family and friends at Bud Walton Arena, like she did at Fayetteville High just down the road. “My family has been my rock. They came to every game in high school and now I’m here,” Berna said. “It’s a great program where my family can come watch.” Berna and the rest of the women’s basketball team begin their season in November.
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