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No Impact Man Selected for One Book, One Community
UA officals select a book about sustainablity for the yearly One Book, One Community reading.
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Crime Report
Features
Cross-listing Classes Used to Accommodate the 4,400 by ADAM TABOR Staff Writer
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Features
Professors Wear More Than One Hat:
A summary of campus crimes in September.
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“Contagion” Realistic, But Not All-Time Great
Illness in film as socially contagious as it is physically contagious.
The number of English faculty at the UA, whose 130 members manage an average of 5,400 students, has not increased since 1990, department officials said. “We have hired new faculty, but only to replace those who leave,” said Dorothy Stephens,
English department chair. There are 79 teaching assistants working in the English department, Stephens said, and each of them teach two classes on average. There are 25 tenured and tenure-track professors and 19 instructors, who have a large teaching load but do not have the option of being tenure-track.
The instructors usually have short-term contracts, and that isn’t fair, Stephens said. “It is a disservice to them. Nationwide, departments are hiring more instructors instead of professors,” she said. “They are smart and wonderful people.” The English department also employs six adjunct instructors, who teach as needed, and one
Because of Construction
Hillel Jewish Student Association Provides Faith, Culture
by LAUREN MONTGOMERY and KAYLIE PEARSON Contributing Writers
Students find home in Jewish association.
The demolition of the Science and Engineering Auditorium has caused many classes to be relocated to the Union this school year, which has been a challenge for some students and professors. The demolition of the Science and Engineering Auditorium has moved large lectures to the Union Ballroom and Theatre until the new Hillside Auditorium is built, said Dave Dawson, associate vice provost for enrollment services. This $5.9 million facility will hold two auditoriums expected to accommodate more than 600 students and will also have separate teaching laboratories available to students. Because the UA continues to grow each year, administrators thought now was a good time to renovate. The original 47-yearold Science and Engineering Auditorium needed reconstruction for a larger, more suitable learning environment, Dawson said. “This new building will include two auditorium spaces to better meet our needs for large classroom space,” Dawson said. The Union was chosen to hold the lectures that were originally in the Science and Engineering Auditorium this year because of its central location on campus and its capacity to hold the largest number of students, Dawson said.
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Sports
Volleyball Duo Passes Milestone Jasmine Norton and Kelli Stipanovich both eclipsed the 1,000-kill mark in nonconference play,
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Opinion
UAPD Decision Keeps Campus Community in Mind The Traveler Editorial Board talks about UAPD’s decision to monitor jaywalking.
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UAPD Officers Adjust to Growing Student Population by AMANDA POGUE Staff Writer
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New hires and restructuring within UAPD will bring fresh eyes and larger patrols to campus, a UAPD official said. “Due to the student growth, UAPD has recommended not to go below a ratio of 1.5 officers to 1,000 students. Two officers per thousand students is a good ratio to set as a goal,” said UAPD Lt. Matt Mills. To achieve this goal, UAPD officals hired five new officers, bringing the staff to 35 officers. “The officers currently in training will not be released for patrol until early next year because of our training requirements,” Mills said. The training regimen for new officers can take up to 26 weeks to complete. All new officers must first go through the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, which takes twelve weeks. They must then go through field training, which can last fourteen weeks, Mills said. In addition to new hires, there will be some restructuring within UAPD. “UAPD has been reorganized to direct concentrated attention to emergency preparedness,” Mills said. Mills, previously in charge
visiting assistant professor, Stephens said. Of the more than 5,400 students who are enrolled in English courses this semester, only 374 are English majors, Stephens said.
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Randy Henderson, senior, ceramics during sculpture I class in the fine arts building. The sculpture I class gives techniques in mold making, modeling, carving and rusting.
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Because of the staggering amount of new students each semester, more and more classes are being held in the Union.
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Because most classes were normally held in the Science and Engineering Auditorium, students and faculty feel indifferent with the replacement of the location for classes in the Union. “The Union is a beautiful facility, but it is not a classroom — and was not intended as a classroom, so there are inherent problems with holding these big classes there,” said Marcella Thompson, from the department of sociology and criminal justice. The lack of desks provides a “non-classroom” setting and makes the students feel as if they are getting ready to watch a performance. Because of the difficult teaching environment, faculty and students have to incorporate new ideas to make it a more suitable learning environment. Professors have asked students to bring clipboards to class to make up for the absence of desks, Thompson said. “Having class in the Union Ballroom isn’t really your ideal setting, there’s a lot of distractions and it’s harder to see the professor and what they’re writing because it’s all one level,” said Matt Lipscomb, sophomore. Students have complained about not being able to see or hear their professor, Lipscomb said. The classes that take place in the Union Theatre have a better classroom setting, however the construction going on interrupts some of the lectures. “I think it can get really confusing because of the construction it makes it harder to focus and understand what’s going on,” said sophomore Courtney Vandorple. Vandorple fears that the distractions with all the commotion will have a negative impact on her grades. Even though the Union may not be the best learning environment to some students and faculty, administrators find it to be the most suitable place on campus to accommodate the large lectures while the construction of Hillside Auditorium is going on. Administrators expect the completion of the Hillside Auditorium to be finished and available to students next fall.
of patrol, has been reassigned to a position as lieutenant in charge of emergency preparedness. A lieutenant over criminal investigations will now oversee both patrol and investigations. A sergeant who supervised the communication center is now the sergeant over criminal investigations and a patrol sergeant will be assigned to administrative sergeant in patrol. An officer will be promoted to a field sergeant this fall, Mills said. “This move will help us direct more attention to university preparedness for responding, and recovering from, major critical incidents,” Mills said. “This helps provide more coverage for our university as public safety is our num-
ber one concern.” “Our goal is to have a minimum of four officers on duty for each of our shifts,” Mills said. There are several reasons for this. It provides better coverage for the campus and the outlying areas. With more officers, UAPD is more able to meet the demands of providing security for the major athletic events and other security requests. There are also officer safety issues. There is a greater chance of officers having a back-up in high risk situation, if there are more officers to available. The UA had 21,405 students enrolled for the 2010-2011 academic year, according to the Office of Institutional Research. That same year, there were 30 UAPD officers, Mills said. Missouri Southern State
University, in Joplin, Mo., had 5,702 students enrolled for the 2009-2010 academic year, according to the Department of Higher Education. The MSSU police department staff consisted of nine officers, said MSSUPD Chief Ken Kennedy. Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, La., had 29,451 students enrolled for the 2010-2011 academic year, according to the LSU College Portrait. The LSU police department had 70 officers on staff, said LSUPD Capt. Cory Lalonde, public information officer. Like UAPD, LSUPD has an officer in charge of emergency preparedness, Lalonde said. At MSSU, they would have to be assisted by local and county police departments, Kennedy said.
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In order to accommodate all of the students, English department officials have stepped up the cross-listing of classes, which means classes have both undergraduate and graduate students.
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“Twenty years ago we rarely cross-listed; now most all courses are cross-listed,” Stephens said, “Most literature courses are cross-listed.” Honors courses and most seminars are being protected from cross-listing, Stephens said. The English department has to offer graduate students classes in all historical periods of English every semester, Stephens said. This is a major reason why the department needs more faculty and is having to cross list
classes, Stephens said. In comparison, the University of Louisiana has 32 professors, the University of Missouri has 49, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has 65 and the University of Texas has 87, Stephens said. “The deans have done their best to give us more professors,” she said, “The college needs more funds and more professors in a lot of departments.” English department professors also teach two large world literature sections to help the situation, Stephens said. The UA has a hiring freeze [for campus] so there is only one job position opening in the 2012-2013 academic year that will replace a professor who is leaving, Stephens said. “Two real disadvantages of classes taught by instructors is they are not paid much and have no option of tenure, and it’s harder to get faculty members for dissertation committees,” Stephens said. “This semester, we had to appoint two people from other universities to be on dissertation committees,” she said. “We have had to do this in the recent past as well.” “I personally teach a Shakespeare course with
about 40 students,” Stephens said, “It is an upper-division 3000 and 5000 level class and they should have much more individual attention.” Stephens said she spends an hour examining each student’s paper. “There is at least one faculty member with approximately 20 theses and dissertations that she is personally reading,” Stephens said. Some English classes have been capped to prevent overcrowding. Essay Writing and Composition I and II are capped at 22 students per section, and there are 2,400 first-year students taking Composition one, said Dominguez Barajas, director of the program in rhetoric and composition. “We want as much individual attention as possible,” he said. “It is tricky to maintain balance of funds and faculty.” Some professors view the problem as a good sign for the university. “It is encouraging that people are wanting to come here,” said Bob Cochran, professor of English and chair of American studies. “Multi-listed courses, for me, are the most obvious sign of stress,” Cochran said. “There are signs that we are sort of redlining.”
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NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
CRIME REPORT: Monday, September 12, 2011
Stress-Related Migraines
Theft Of Property
A non-affiliated person reported someone stole the catalytic converter from his vehicle while the vehicle was parked in the east parking lot at UAMS Northwest Campus.
Harassment
A student reported she left some personal property in the common area in her suite in Northwest Quad D Building and someone hid it. When police checked the suite the property was back where she left it.
Theft Of Property
A student reported someone stole his bicycle from the bicycle rack on the east side of Mullins Library.
Breaking Or Entering; Theft Of Property
A student reported two vehicles were parked in Lot 72 with broken windows. The responding UAPD Officer found an additional ten vehicles with a window broken or other indications of theft from the vehicles.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Possession Of A Controlled Substance
Two students were arrested in Pomfret Hall.
Theft Of Property
A UAPD Officer discovered a fire extinguisher was missing from a fire extinguisher cabinet in the Harmon Avenue Parking Garage.
Burglary; Theft Of Property
A staff member reported someone stole a laptop computer from his office in the Engineering Research Center.
Theft Of Property
A student reported someone stole his bicycle from behind the bus shelter at the northwest corner of Lot 56.
Drunken And Insane Persons
A non-affiliated person was arrested in the Arkansas Union.
Theft Of Property
A student reported someone stole his laptop computer while it was unattended in the second floor bridge walkway between the Music Building and the Fine Arts Building.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Harassing Communications
A faculty member reported someone sent anonymous, harassing letters to his office in Old Main.
Theft Of Property
A student reported someone stole his bicycle from the bicycle rack south of Pomfret Hall B Wing.
Breaking Or Entering; Theft Of Property
A student reported someone stole items from her vehicle while the vehicle was parked in Lot 44.
Harassing Communications
A student reported an acquaintance keeps trying to talk to her and keeps sending her letters, email messages and Facebook messages after she told him to stop.
Breaking Or Entering; Criminal Attempt To Commit Theft Of Property
A student reported someone entered his vehicle and attempted to steal his in-dash stereo system while the vehicle was parked in Lot 56.
Breaking Or Entering
A student reported someone entered her vehicle while the vehicle was parked in Lot 72 but there was nothing in the vehicle to steal.
Burglary; Theft Of Property
A staff member reported someone stole his Apple iPad2 charger from a closet in the Bell Engineering Center.
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Derick McCollum, senior, enters his first CT scan. McCollum contacted a local hospital on Friday in attempt to discover the cause of his frequent migraine headaches.
One Book, One Community: Education Across Platform by ZESSNA GARCIA Contributing Writer
“No Impact Man” has been chosen this year for the One Book, One Community campaign, which promotes social topics through literature. With the efforts university officials have been making to become a more environmentally friendly campus, “it seemed the timing of this book was really perfect, given the events that had taken place,” said Kevin Fitzpatrick, sociology and criminal justice professor. One Book, One Community is in its third year. This year’s topic is the environment and sustainability. “The campus just recently adopted an undergrad minor in sustainability,” Fitzpatrick said. The book selected is primarily for freshmen composition classes, though it is not an exclusively for those classes. For the next three months, the UA and the Fayetteville community will have events to honor the book’s message. The process of selection for One Book, One Community is based on whether or not the book is timely. The book must have come out within the last two to five years, Fitzpatrick said. “What we like about this book is that instead of telling the readership, Collin Beavan turns it upside down and says ‘Hey watch me, here’s what I’m going to do as an example of living a low-impact lifestyle,’” Fitzpatrick said. In “No Impact Man,” Beavan describes how he and his family in Manhattan altered their lifestyle completely to diminish their carbon footprint. To live a “no impact” lifestyle means to literally have no environmental impact,
Fitzpatrick said. Beavan is scheduled to speak and do a book signing on October 27 in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom. Although the English classes have only begun reading he book, many have a favorable opinion already, they said. “I personally like this book thus far,” said Guadalupe Sicairos, a freshman biology and pre-med student. “It contains so many interesting facts, such as that baby’s diapers create around 5 percent of our world’s trash.”
Some students said the book inspired them to be more environmentally conscious. “The book is really interesting, although I'm only on chapter three,” said Hannah Waggener, freshman prenursing major. “His point of the story is to explain his [making] no impact. It makes me want to do the same.” Freshmen reading the book will also be required to attend at least one event for One Book, One Community. There will be book discussions, a film series on sus-
tainability and a No Impact Competition for student and faculty, among other events. The purpose of the competition will be to see which student and faculty member can live a “no impact” lifestyle Sept. 18 through Oct. 15. The awards ceremony will be Oct. 27. There will also be lectures on sustainability and open book discussions, not only on campus ,but off campus as well. “Changing behavior is a challenge,” Fitzpatrick said. “Though it seems impossible, it is doable.”
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UAPD Decision Keeps Campus Community in Mind The UA Police Department officers announced this month that it was going to begin patrolling for and eventually ticketing for jaywalkers across campus. As students, and most-of-the-time pedestrians our first reaction was annoyance. Chiding the UA community for jaywalking? Was is really that serious? Didn’t UAPD officers have anything better to do? But then we stepped back and looked at the situation from a non-biased point of view. We listened to our friends, classmates and professors that try to navigate campus roads on a daily basis. We remembered the frustration that we have each felt at least once when trying to get off campus during the middle of the day, and tried to imagine what the increase in student population had done to increase backed-up traffic. (The noon standstill of vehicles from the Arkansas Avenue and Dickson Street stoplight all the way to the crosswalk in front of Kimpel gave us a pretty good idea.) As students we often make decisions based on our own limited perspective. (Example: We don’t want to walk 20 feet to a crosswalk, therefore we don’t like the idea of being ticketed for jaywalking.) It is the job of the UA administration —and its various subsets— to make decisions that benefit the majority of students. As students we can hope that they don’t abuse that power, and if they do, we use various tools —student government, forums, student media, etc— to engage in a conversation about their decisions. So remember, next time that you think about taking a short cut, take the extra time and use the crosswalk.
Traveler Quote of the Day “The Union is a beautiful facility, but it is not a classroom - and was not intended as a classroom, so there are inherent problems with holding these big classes there.” -Marcella Thompson, department of sociology and criminal justice professor, “Classes Move Because Of Construction” pg. 1
by Samantha Williams Enterprise Editor
A new international report shows that the U.S. might not “win the future” as President Barack Obama had hoped, unless the state of American higher education takes a turn for the better soon. The U.S. is trailing other nations in college completion rates among adults ages 25 to 34, falling from 12th to 16th in the rankings, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. OECD staff studied 42 countries and found that 25 to 34-year-olds in the U.S. hold 20.5 percent of college and graduate degrees in this age group across the world. When Obama took office he pledged that by 2020 America would take back the lead from such nations as South Korea (which holds the number one spot), Canada and Japan, according to a Washington Post article. However, Obama’s lofty goals seem far from reach (and reality) with the release of these new figures. In these hard economic times, education funding is being slashed throughout the nation and often times it is the first on
the agenda to go. High unemployment, high student loan default rates and increasing tuition has created a dangerous climate for potential college graduates. The U.S. has a greater share of adults age 25 to 64 with college and graduate degrees than any other country, according to the OECD report. But with many nations focusing on higher educational attainment, whether it is a four-year or two-year degree, it is imperative that young people begin seeking college degrees in areas like math and science if America is going to compete in the global economy for years to come. In an interview with the Washington Post, Andreas Schleicher, head of the Indicators and Analysis Division of the OECD in Paris, said that, “We don’t have any evidence that anything is getting worse in the United States. It is just that there is a great deal of dynamism all over the world, and many countries are catching up.” America hasn’t led the world in college attainment of young adults since the 1970’s and from 1998 to 2009, the share of young adults in the U.S. with college degrees increased five percent compared with Japan’s attainment rate, which increased 11 percent and Canada’s rate, which increased 10 percent. It would seem almost unfathomable not to recognize the parallel between the growing cost of higher education and the declining number of college graduates in this country.
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outpaced credit card debt and a report from the Project on Student Debt released in 2010, showed that college graduates in 2009 owed an average of $24,000 in student loan debt — up six percent from the previous year. While it may seem like a phase that will correct itself after the economy fully recovers, the impact of the recession might be more doom and gloom for American academia than one might think. The national two-year student loan cohort default rate increased to almost percent in 2010, from seven percent in fiscal 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Education in September 2011. Students that can afford a higher education are attending college only to graduate with few job prospects and sky-high debt. This is a dangerous combination for a country that is looking to “win the future.” States often look to education funding as the first on the chopping block when in reality, we should be investing in education to achieve our long-term goals of economic prosperity. Unless legislators and the public at large begin to recognize the importance of investing in education there will be no chance of winning anything — especially not the future. Samantha Williams is the 2011-2012 Traveler enterprise editor. She is a senior majoring in political science. Her column appears bimonthly, every other Tuesday.
Comments From The Arkansas Traveler Website Band Students Disgruntled With Lot 56 Practice Area Miranda Campbell : I don’t think that two members’
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College tuition in the U.S. has more than doubled since 2000, according to data by the Consumer Price Index. Just this year, tuition and fees at the UA increased by 10 percent for non-residents and six percent for residents, according to the Office of Institutional Research. While the U.S. boasts some of the biggest economic benefits for earning a college degree compared with other nations (and the quality of education in America continues to attract international students), earning a degree in the U.S. is “by far” the most expensive for students, according to the OECD study. Tuition and other direct costs of earning a degree in America total an average of $70,000, compared with the overall OECD average of $11,000, according to the report. While the U.S. has higher tuition costs than any other OECD member, the U.S. is also one of four countries highlighted in the study that did not increase public spending per university student from 2000 to 2008. This is in stark contrast to South Korea, which increased spending by 50 percent, according to the study. As tuition rates increase and unemployment remains a pressing issue for everyday Americans, it’s no surprise that the U.S. is lagging behind other industrialized nations in graduating students with degrees. The New York Times reported in April that for the first time, student loan debt
comments are enough to write an entire article about how band students are disgruntled about where we practice. As a member myself, I think it’s our job to support the football team–not whine about the great and convenient lot we use to rehearse. The RMB has a lot of support, especially from the Athletic Department. I just think this article misrepresents the band–if I’m wrong that’s fine–add more quotes.
Band Article Sparks Controversy T. Morris: He’s not going to be cast out like a piece of
trash. He will still have friends; he will still have people and that is a good thing. What I am saying is that crimes like these are exactly like Madoff, obviously not in severity scale, but in motivation. Rationalizing it to be otherwise is just that, a huge rationalization. If [he] was able to be on a routine trip to New York where he sold *one* of the instruments he stole, he wasn’t in desperate need. He was pre-
sented with an opportunity to anonymously take, and he took. Why does he have the “right to have it settled without having more people involved.” That privacy was a big player in why he chose to commit the crime in the first place. Furthermore, if you want to look at cause of crime, someone who was willing to do what he did will be much more likely to do more when the opportunity presents itself. Every one gets that opportunity at some point. Articles like these help to nudge us in the right direction in this junction. And they do so much more effectively with names. I can concede that I would be hurt to discover a family member or friend had done something similar, and that it would not be fun to deal with everyone knowing. Nonetheless, I still think articles like the ones covering this story are a good thing.
JEREMY:
“For all you know, and for all the reporter knows, he could’ve been the nicest, most giving person in the world…” …of other people’s property. Also, if this person really is a generally nice and good guy, any friends worth having are going to know that and stick with him through this time and encourage him to make better choices in the future.
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Palahniuk’s “Choke” Humorous, Neurotic and Original by JAMES DUNLAP Contributing Writer
In his book “Choke”, Chuck Palahniuk renders chaos beautifully, as seen in his cult classic novel, “Fight Club.” There are many similarities, which are the traits most often seen in all of his earlier work, things like addiction, self-help and worth, salvation, and chaotic childhoods are usually contained in every character that is encountered. Palahniuk reveals these painful human conditions with humor and grit. Teetering always on the edge of outrageousness, “Choke” doesn’t just pack a punch; it packs punch after punch as the reader is spiraled further into the depths of desperation. Palahniuk’s work has always been vital to the times. Victor Mancini is a medical school dropout. He dropped out to care for his mom who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. As can be expected, this becomes very costly as she is staying in a nursing home with round-the-clock care. He can’t pay for her care on the meager wage he earns working at Colonial Dunsboro, a reenactment museum full of stoners who are punished for deviation from the time period, the
eighteenth century. Punishment is banishment, another word for termination, or the stocks, where Victor’s friend Denny spends most of his time locked up. Most striking is Victor’s sex addiction and what he does for money. Sex is his drive through most of the novel. He does any number of things to partake in sex. He answers ads, walks in on strangers in public restrooms, and cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops. He met his friend Denny at a workshop for sex addicts. In his spare time, he dines at some of the best restaurants in his town and half way through his meal, he deliberately chokes. He is then saved by fellow diners who, in turn send him cards, money, and periodically check in on him because they feel responsible for his life. In the midst of all this chaos, he meets a woman, the only woman he couldn’t bring himself to have sex with, though she is more than willing. Her name is Dr. Marshall; she is his mother’s doctor, and she has some very strange secrets of her own. As the story goes on, Victor’s mother withers away from not eating. Small tidbits about his paternity are wicked out and the clues point to his birth being divine.
He, in turn, becomes obsessed with finding out the truth about his birth. “Choke” runs full forced until its timely and appropriate ending. Palahniuk warns readers in the opening lines, “If you’re going to read this, don’t bother.” Palahniuk is a gifted writer with a voice so distinctive that it can never be mistaken and most importantly never be matched. His prose is immediate, tough and kinetic. “Choke” has a hypnotic quality that is built through reoccurring lines that frame the beginnings and ending of chapters or intense sections. The book is factual in its medical terminology, which allows the reader to feel like they are in the real world, even in the very deepest corners of this novel. While it is a very dark read, if the reader is willing, there are many opportunities to have a laugh. There is a communal feeling throughout the novel, derived from the nature of interaction and Palahniuk’s use of religious words and phrases. Groups of people - patients in the nursing home, the employees at Colonial Dunsboro, the sex addict meetings, choking in crowded eateries, even at the strip club - allow the book to take on this commu-
nal feel. This taps an important theme, salvation. This is not of any religious nature, it is about people: people saving each other and, most often, saving themselves. Through poignant questions and statements about the current state of humans, this novel lifts up even the lowliest of people and hold them in a redeeming light. This draws the reader to a great epiphany and helps answer why people do things the way they do. That message is that everyone, everywhere, just wants to build something of their own. Once again, this is a message that rings through much of Palahniuk’s early work, namely “Fight Club.” Readers who enjoyed “Fight Club” are guaranteed to enjoy “Choke” as much, if not a little more, as he takes the vision he built in “Fight Club” and amplifies it until it almost explodes. It is no question that a great many people hold an appreciation for Kurt Vonnegut. Palahniuk shares the same platform, creating a book that is wildly humorous, neurotic and outrageously original. While they share some qualities, there is no need to compare them. Palahniuk inhabits his own genre and there, he creates masterpieces.
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“Contagion” Realistic, But Not All-Time Great by NICK BROTHERS Staff Writer
3.5 out of 5 stars Let’s face it, most disaster movies tend to be over-budgeted films that focus on action for the sake of action and have very little character development. “Contagion”, however, is not in this category. The film’s story comes off as intelligent, meaningful and intriguing, yet it’s maybe too far on that side of the spectrum, since the movie isn’t all that exciting. It definitely holds interest —the characters and the plot are good and real enough — but it just doesn’t impart a sense of wonderment that great movies undoubtedly do. “Contagion” is gripping. Not gripping as in you’re at the edge of the seat with sweat dripping down your face, but as in it has an engaging plot. From the very first sound, a cough, the plot is kick started into action. The plot is pretty straightforward, even though it jumps around perspectives, and nearly every scene deals with the massive amount of stress people are dealing with in response to the disease. The movie does a good job of creating empathy in the audience; the epidemic comes off as realistic, and many scenes can tug at the heartstrings. The film primarily focuses on the human condition in a time of panic. Just about every viewpoint of the disaster is covered, too. Whether it’s the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors struggling to find the cure, a conspiracy
theorist, or a man who has just lost half his family to the disease, the perspectives cover a wide range. The quick changes in perspective, however, can be misleading, as there are many characters to follow with this third-person omniscient point of view. One major theme of the film is how socially contagious things can be, not just in the pathological sense. A lot of the film’s themes center on the rate at which fear, panic, rumors, secrets and hope can spread across a population parallel to disease. It’s overwhelming to see how an idea can spread and overcome a mass of people so quickly. Though one would think the contagion is a virus, it really has much more to do with the latent definition of the word - the ready transmission or spread as of an idea or emotion from person to person. The film is done well, but at the end of the day, it didn’t have a hook to it that qualifies it as an all-time great film. That’s why the movie only gets the better-than-average 3.5 stars. Sure, the movie is realistic and intriguing, but as a movie, it has a hard time entertaining. The word ‘entertainment’ is different to everybody; the majority of people will find the movie to be on the slower side, since there aren’t tons of enticing action shots. Others will find the movie enthralling. The climax isn’t incredibly exciting either. Things become underwhelming. The buildup is great, but it passively drifts to the end. The result is a good movie for thinking, but there is nothing spectac-
ular about it. Great movies don’t have to be spectacles to be great, but they do need to enchant the audience. Contagion just doesn’t do that. The level of credibility and realism in the plotline, however, helps make it worthwhile. There are little to no scenes that audiences will think, “Well, that would never happen,” when watching. If anything, the very real possibility of most of the situations is what is the most frightening. Even the CDC itself worked closely with the filmmakers to create a highly accurate portrayal of a growing pandemic, according to cbsnews.com. This is definitely one aspect of the film that the crew did well. One thing that was interesting to watch was the director’s editing choices. Throughout the film, there are thoughtout placements of the camera that bring attention to certain emotions, or sets the mood entirely. It’s pretty cool, and definitely something to look for. One thing that will definitely pique interest is the amount of celebrities in the film. The cast ranges from the big time like Matt Damon, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Gwenyth Paltrow to the surprisingly cast comedian Demetri Martin and Bryan Cranston of AMC’s Breaking Bad fame. While not the most intense or thrilling disaster film out there, Contagion did a fine job of making a realistic and thought-provoking movie. It just won’t go down in history as an all-time great.
organization, even Jewish students. “Our main issue is getting the word out to people,” Rosenburg said. “The biggest recruitment is at the club fair where I have sat out with an Israeli flag which usually attracts some Jewish students to my table.” Once members join they quickly learn that Hillel is not just a religious group, but a cul-
said. “When I came here I was looking for a Jewish outlet.” It can sometimes be difficult There are 27 religious groups for a new student to find a place at the UA and more than half of like home when they make the them are Christian, but the Hiltransition to college, but Hillel lel Jewish Student Association, welcomes students into their alfounded in 1923, is the one liance directly. community where Jewish stu“I think an organization like dents can find their origin. this one can help students feel According to hillel.org, the more connected to one another group's mission is to enrich the and to their heritage,” Greene lives of Jewish unsaid. “Anyone is welcome to join dergraduate and Arkansas has graduate students not always been regardless of religion.” so that they may a place where the - Ashley Rosenburg, Hillel President enrich the JewJewish population ish people and has been substanthe world. While tial. The first synamany people believe that reli- tural club, too. Hillel’s activities gogue in Northwest Arkansas gious groups’ main motivation include everything from par- opened in the summer of 2010, is to preach the faith to its mem- taking in holiday parties, week- and since then, many Hillel stubers, the group comes together ly dinners and listening to orga- dents often go there for prayer to participate in religious holi- nized guest speakers. together. days, tailgating, service projects “My favorite Hillel event so “I joined Hillel last year to and just hanging out together far would have to be the Cha- continue my involvement and with people who share the same nukah party we co-hosted with participation in the Jewish beliefs and interests. Chabad of NWA last Decem- community,” Spector said. Most of the students who par- ber,” Spector said. “It showed The Jewish association does ticipate are Jewish, but “anyone the drive of individuals congre- not limit itself to just the school is welcome to join regardless of gating to remember the impor- year. Many of its members go to religion,” said Ashley Rosen- tance of community.” Chabads, which is when a perburg, Hillel’s president. “Some Fridays are another group fa- son of Jewish faith is housed by people just come because they vorite, the seventh day of the people across the world. are interested to learn more Jewish week as well as the day “We try to make sure that about Judaism.” of rest, a time when Hillel stu- students have places to go for Since last year, Hillel has dents can celebrate the end of Jewish holidays,” Greene said. more than doubled in size, the week with each other. “Sometimes to our home and growing from 10 members to “Shabbat dinners are my sometimes to the homes of othabout 40. favorite because they are a ers in the community.” “It is an organization that fun time for everyone to get The Hillel Jewish Student Aswelcomes Jewish students and together and have a fun meal,” sociation is named after Hillel students interested Hazaken, a man in Judaism,” said who believed in “I love that Judaism is not based on Aleza Greene, staff love and the purreligion alone, it is also a culture.” advisor for Hillel. suit of peace. His - Ashley Rosenburg, Hillel President “My husband and I disciples were decided to become known as "Beit faculty advisers for Hillel" (literally, Hillel because we think it is im- Rosenburg said. "House of Hillel") according to portant that every group of stuHillel also organizes guest hillel.org. The UA organization dents, including Jewish kids, speakers where all UA students meets the standards of Hazahave a place to belong on cam- are encouraged to attend. ken by inspiring its members pus.” “Last year we had a speaker to grow in Judaism and cre“Hillel promotes service, fel- from the Middle East,” Rosen- ate peace and friendships with lowship and community among burg said. “Next semester we each other. Jewish students and those in- are going to have a Holocaust “I love that Judaism is not terested in Judaism,”said Dana survivor come talk and re- based on religion alone, [but] Spector, a sophomore majoring mind us of what Jews have been it is also a culture,” Rosenburg in international relations, “In through and to make sure his- said. “Hillel brings the Jewish other words, Hillel is open to tory will not repeat itself.” culture of celebration, food and Jews and non-Jews and its main Of the 23,000 students at the music to the UA. Our values focus is to promote cultural ac- UA, only about 50 are Jewish bring us together.” tivities and awareness of Juda- students. Students can join Hillism”. “I went to a public high el by emailing Rosenburg at Many people at the UA do school that had about a third agrosenb@uark.edu to become not know that there is a Jewish Jewish population,” Rosenburg a part of the listserv.
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SPORTS EDITOR: JIMMY CARTER ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: ZACH TURNER VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Duo Joins 1,000-Kill Club Norton, Stipanovich leading Razorbacks to strong start
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Junior Jasmine Norton (left) and senior Kelli Stipanovich (14) both eclipsed the 1,000-kill mark in non conference play, leading the volleyball team to its best start in coach Robert Pulliza’s four seasons at the school. by MARTHA SWEARINGEN Staff Writer
Outside hitters Jasmine Norton and Kelli Stipanovich each hit their 1,000th career kill during nonconference tournaments this season. The duo became the 14th and 15th players in school history to reach the plateau. “It’s rare that you see two players in the same year reach 1,000 kills, so that’s a cool thing for them,” Arkansas coach Robert Pulliza said. “They have
been very good for each other from a competitive standpoint and from a learning curve standpoint. They’ve challenged each other to be better.” Norton and Stipanovich are the fourth pair of teammates to reach the mark in the same season. A crosscourt kill against Georgetown at the Deacon Invitational earlier this month made Norton as the 14th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills. Norton was the first player to reach the mark since
Christina Lawrence in 2008. “I don’t really look at my stats, so it surprised me very much,” Norton said. “It’s really exciting.” Only a week later, Stipanovich threw a back row tip in the fourth set against Dartmouth at the West Point Challenge, making her the 15th player to join the program’s 1,000-kill club. “Going into the season you
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FOOTBALL
Hogs Getting Healthy for Conference Showdown by ZACH TURNER
Asst. Sports Editor
Arkansas had three starters miss the final home nonconference game Saturday against Troy, but all three are getting closer to returning to action, coach Bobby Petrino said Monday. Seniors Jake Bequette, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs did not play in the 38-28 win over Troy with a hamstring injury, sprained knee and death in the family respectively. The Razorbacks play at No. 2 Alabama Saturday.
“Definitely Greg Childs will be back,” Petrino said. “Jarius Wright got some work in the other night. Jake Bequette has made tremendous improvement. Not sure what his availability is for practice tomorrow yet.” Wright leads the Hogs with three touchdowns and is third on the team in yards with 171. Childs has caught just two passes for 29 yards in his first two games back this season after missing the final five games of the 2010 season and all of spring practice recovering from a torn patella tendon.
“We feel like we’ve got the best receiving corps in the country, so it’s going to help out a lot having more playmakers on the field.,” junior running back Ronnie Wingo Jr. said. Bequette, who has played just five quarters this season, has four tackles and one sack. No players were injured against Troy, Petrino said. One player who had been sidelined with a hamstring injury,
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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior defensive end Jake Bequette missed the Troy game with a tweaked hamstring. Coach Bobby Petrino said Bequette made “tremendous improvement” since the injury, but his status for practice Tuesday is uncertain.
COMMENTARY
Petrino, Hogs Trying to Get Over Hump Extra Points
JIMMY CARTER
jicarter@uark.edu Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino has accomplished a lot. He’s one of the most highly-regarded football coaches in the nation.
He’s coached an NFL team. He won an Orange Bowl at Louisville and took the Razorbacks to the Sugar Bowl last season, joining former Florida coach Urban Meyer and Alabama coach Nick Saban as the only coaches to lead two programs to BCS games. Meyer and Saban, of course, have won national championships. Petrino hasn’t been able to accomplish that yet, but hasn’t shied away from publicizing that a championship is his goal. In just four years, he’s established the Hogs as an upper-tier team in the Southeastern Confer-
ence, not an easy feat. Winning Arkansas’ first SEC Championship would likely give the Razorbacks an opportunity to play for a championship. To do that, though, he’ll have to do another thing he hasn’t done – beat Saban. Saban has owned the Hogs since taking over the Crimson Tide in 2007. He’s 4-0 against Arkansas, 3-0 against Petrino. Saban has established Alabama as the preeminent team in college football, setting the bar for the rest of the country. The Razorbacks are making strides against the Crimson Tide,
getting closer to the top. Alabama routed the Hogs by a combined score of STAT in Petrino’s first two seasons. Arkansas led by 13 points late in the third quarter last season, but fell apart in the fourth quarter, allowing the top-ranked Crimson Tide to rally for a 24-21 win. Star Razorbacks quarterback Ryan Mallett took himself out of Heisman contention, throwing two fourth-quarter interceptions as the Hogs choked. When senior receiver Joe Adams was asked Saturday about playing Alabama next, he stressed finishing. That was the difference
last year. A win over the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa would announce Arkansas’ arrival as a legitimate team on a national level, a serious title contender. A loss puts the Razorbacks behind the eightball, playing catch up and hoping teams ahead of them falter. The Alabama game matches the nation’s top defensive mind – Saban – against arguably the top offensive mind – Petrino. Saban has bested Petrino and the Hogs so far. This year will be interesting. Arkansas junior quarterback Tyler Wilson is talented, but can
a young offensive line that’s struggled against inferior competition protect him against Saban blitzes carried out by 6-foot-4, 260-pound future NFL linebackers? Can Ronnie Wingo or Dennis Johnson gain consistent yardage on the ground and keep the Crimson Tide defense honest? Razorbacks junior receiver Cobi Hamilton basically admitted the Hogs haven’t shown much of their playbook in wins over Missouri State, New Mexico and
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Alabama junior running back Mark Ingram was voted first-team preseason All-SEC, is averaging 105 yards per game and has eight touchdowns through three games. How challenging will it be to defend him? He is a good back. He’s got power and speed. So we have to gang tackle. We are going to have to be gap as-
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ALABAMA 3-0, 0-0 SEC
CBS from FOOTBALL on page 7 junior running back Dennis Johnson, returned for Arkansas on Saturday. He had four carries for 20 yards against the Trojans, while also serving as kick returner where he had two returns for 54 yards. “He is doing good,� Petrino said. “It would have been nice to have the ball more in the second half and get him some more carries and touches. We felt like that was when we were going to use him more, but we didn’t establish to stay on the field long enough.� Offensive Line Will Face Tough Test Against ‘Bama Arkansas’ offensive line has combined to start 48 games in their careers, however, 32 of those starts come between sophomores Travis Swanson and Alvin Bailey, both of whom have started every game they have played in. True freshman Mitch Smothers has started the first three games at weak-side tackle, while senior Grant Freeman has started at the other tackle position in the first starts of his career. “We’re getting closer to where we need to be, but we’re not there yet,� Petrino said. Alabama ranks first in the Southeastern Conference in three defensive categories. The Crim-
son Tide have allowed just 6.0 points, 114.7 passing yards and 170.0 yards of total offense allowed. Alabama shut out its last opponent, North Texas, 41-0. “We’ve still got to continue to improve on our technique and our fundamentals and our finish,� Petrino said. “The No. 1 thing we’ve got to do on the offense line – run and pass – is finish the play.� The Crimson Tide one of three SEC teams that rank in the top five in the nation in rushing yards allowed per game. Arkansas junior running back Ronnie Wingo is coming off the best game of his career, running for 109 yards and scoring three total touchdowns – two rushing – in the Razorbacks’ 38-28 win against Troy. “I feel like it really started last year and in the spring, just getting better as a running back,� Wingo said. “Then just this year, the first couple games, doing stuff here and there. Going to the meeting room and just learning from the last week, then I feel like this last week I put everything together. I just feel like I’ve got to do the same thing this weekend.� Alabama’s 166 total rushing yards allowed through three games is tied for fourth best in the nation. “They’re very good at what they do,� Petrino said. “First and foremost, they are very, very well coached, technically. They don’t make a lot of mistakes. You have to go earn everything.� Wingo has rushed for 225 yards in the Hogs 3-0 start to the season and said he feels the blocking for him has gotten better each week. “Like any other team, we’ve got so many new guys on the offensive line,� Wingo said. “We’re just going to take time to gel even though people maybe don’t want to give us the time, but it just takes time, everything takes time. I feel like we’ve made some good progress over the last few weeks� Fullback Kiero Small has been a key factor in the run blocking scheme for Arkansas this season. He transferred from Hartnell
You led the game in the fourth quarter against Alabama, but lost 24-20. Have you learned from that? We improved also. We are just going to have to focus on the game this year and not look back on it and control what we can control and that’s this game.
What advice do you give guys like Robert Thomas and Alonzo Highsmith for their first SEC road game? My advice is they are more than capable and just stay focused and not get too amped up out there. Stay focused on what you are doing out there because sometimes if you are too amped up you make mistakes and you can’t do that as a defense. What have you seen from Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron? We watched a little film on them yesterday. They are good quarterbacks and can make all the throws. As a secondary and linebackers we have to be good with our eyes and good on our keys and just make plays out there. How big would it be to beat Alabama? I think it would be big. That’s what our main goal is. One of our main goals is to win the SEC so we have to go out there and try to compete with those guys as best we can and try to come out with a W.
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Will it be hard to avoid biting on play-action passes with Richardson in the backfield? I definitely think our safeties and linebackers have to play with their eyes. We are going to have be great at our assignments and know where we are supposed to be at all times and not let the have big plays and cheap yardage.
Are you excited to get into SEC play? You know it’s a great feeling. Probably in the other games we were kind of timid, not knowing what to expect. We have got a lot of experience on our defense and we know we are more than capable of getting a W out there. So we are going to come out there focused and confident and take it from there.
The defense gave up 457 yards against Troy, including six passes of 20 or more yards. What happened? We didn’t come out and play like we wanted to play. We were in position to make plays but we just didn’t make them. We just have got to learn from them.Â
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signed and everybody has to know where their fits are.
How long have you been thinking about playing Alabama? Pretty much since last year’s game we have been wanting to get back at these guys and we have the opportunity and now we have to seize the opportunity.
Senior safety Tramain Thomas spoke to the media Monday about Arkansas’ defensive struggles against Troy, the Razorbacks’ preparation for Alabama and what beating the Crimson Tide would mean to the program. Thomas was a preseason All-Southeastern Conference selection and has 10 tackles through three games.
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souri State, New Mexico and Troy. Petrino will have something up his sleeve. Saban will have a gimmick blitz ready to spring Saturday.
Whatever team executes and whatever coach adjusts best will win. The annual Petrino-Saban matchup could become a classic September battle. Think Fulmer-Spurrier in the late 90s. Petrino has wins over the other four SEC West programs.
To go where he wants to go, where he wants the program to go, he has to beat Alabama and Saban sooner or later. Jimmy Carter is the sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Tuesday. Follow him on Twitter @jicartersports.
SERIES ALABAMA 11-8-0 Community College in California and Wingo said he enjoys having someone like Small leading the way. “He is just a mean guy and he’s just like a bowling ball and hits anything he sees,� Wingo said. Hogs Extra Prepared for Crimson Tide Arkansas has prepared more for the Crimson Tide than any other opponent on its schedule. The Razorbacks used the first week of school – when they had no game to prepare for – as an Alabama game week, preparing to play the Crimson Tide in the Southeastern Conference opener. Petrino has never beaten Nick Saban and Arkansas hasn’t toppled the Alabama since 2006, a span that includes a 35-7 loss two years ago in Tuscaloosa and a 2420 come-from-behind victory for the Crimson Tide last season in Fayetteville. “It’s the opening of SEC play,� Wingo said. “It is Alabama and haven’t beaten them in i don’t know how long. There’s just going to be a lot of intensity on the practice field, from the coaches, coaches are going to be on us hard. We’re just going to have to be able to respond to it and just keep working.� Early preparation for an opponent isn’t a new technique for the Hogs, Petrino said. “A year ago it was Georgia,� Petrino said. “You always have that week when you’re back in school and you don’t have a game. Generally, we’ll take that week and you teach your players to go through game preparation. This year we chose to do it for the Alabama game.� For senior safety Tramain Thomas and other seniors who have fallen the past three years to the Tide, winning on Saturday would be huge, he said. “I mean it’s big,� Thomas said. “Not just for our team but our whole program. We want to get the win. That’s what our main goal is. We have been working on that the whole offseason. I think we are capable of doing it.�
from VOLLEYBALL on page 7 always look at your numbers and see where you’re at, but I was really hoping to reach it before SEC started, so I’m really, really, happy that happened,� Stipanovich said. Stipanovich and Norton have tallied 148 and 128 kills, respectively, so far this season. Norton, a junior, has 1,075 career kills, besting Stipanovich’s 1,039 despite Stipanovich being a senior. “Kelli and I are competitive because we both want to do well,� Norton said. “We see like one person has a certain amount of kills and getting that kill, then the other one of us tries to respond, thinking, ‘if she can get that kill, I can get that kill, too.’�
GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior receiver Jarius Wright missed the Troy game with a strained knee, but participated in running drills with the rest of the team Sunday night.
SEASON OUTLOOK ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS (3-0)
RUSHING R. Wingo Jr. K. Walker B. Mitchell D. Curtis PASSING T. Wilson B. Mitchell
No. 43 20 9 14
Yds 225 68 64 60
TD 2 5 1 0
Lg 29 9 18 14
C-A 59-86 18-24
Yds 822 218
Int 2 0
TD 5 2
No. 15 13 11 8 7 6 5 3
Yds 198 252 171 86 86 51 34 76
TD 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
Lg 56 54 33 38 19 20 12 41
RECEIVING J. Adams C. Hamilton J. Wright C. Gragg R. Wingo Jr. M. Wade J. Horton J. Herndon TACKLES Solo J. Franklin 7 R. Rasner 8 E. Bennett 4 A. Highsmith 6 B. Jones 3 C. Smith 5 T. Wright 2 T. Mitchel 7 T. Thomas 6 E. Ford 1
Ast. Total 16 23 7 15 11 15 8 17 8 11 5 10 8 10 3 10 4 10 7 8
TFL Sacks 2.5 0.5 0 0 1.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 2.5 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The duo has been key in leading Arkansas to its best start in four years under Pulliza. “Each match, either girl can light it up,� Pulliza said. “I like them both on, but as long as one of them is on and challenging the other one, it’s a great thing. They have been very good for each other this year. I’m excited to see those guys work together.� Norton and Stipanovich were familiar with seeing teammates as a motivation even before their time together as Razorbacks. “In club, my club team was really good; top three in the nation, always,� Norton said. “Me and the other outside hitter were just like really competitive.� Stipanovich has carved out a relationship with Norton simi-
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26
Missouri State W, 51-7 New Mexico W, 52-3 Troy W, 38-28 at Alabama Texas A&M Auburn at Ole Miss at Vanderbilt South Carolina Tennessee Mississippi State at LSU
ALABAMA DATE
9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 11-05 11-12 11-19 11-26
OPPONENT
RESULT
at Kent. State W, 48-7 at Penn. State W, 27-11 North Texas W, 41-0 Arakansas at Florida Vanderbilt at Ole Miss Tennessee LSU at Mississippi State Georgia Southern at Auburn
lar to a bond she formed with a club teammate. “There was this girl on my club team who we actually played since she went to Wake Forest, so it was really fun to play her and see where we’re both at,� Stipanovich said. “She’s a lefty, so we always tried to block each other. She played the right-side and I played the outside, so she always motivated me in practices and its similar with Jasmine. Great friends on and off the court, but just that motivation and constantly trying to beat each other with numbers and stuff.� The Razorbacks (9-4) have two tournament titles in the nonconference season and split their Southeastern Conference opening weekend matches on the road, beating Alabama in four sets Friday before drop-
ALABAMA (3-0)
RUSHING T. Richardson E. Lacy J. Fowler B. Sims
No. 50 28 7 9
Yds 315 304 89 29
TD 8 3 1 0
Lg 71 67 49 15
PASSING C-A A.J. McCarron 48-75 P. Sims 13-22
Yds 579 122
Int 2 2
TD 2 0
RECEIVING M. Maze B. Smelley T. Richardson K. Bell B. Gibson D. White E. Lacy M. Williams
Yds 186 72 36 69 58 49 82 44
TD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Lg 29 20 16 25 19 16 48 24
No. 15 7 6 5 5 5 4 4
TACKLES Solo M. Barron 11 D. Hightower 9 T. Depriest 5 D. Menzie 8 V. Sunseri 6 C. Upshaw 8 W. Lowery 7 D. Milliner 4 C.J. Mosley 6 Q. Dial 3
Ast. Total TFL Sacks 5 16 0 0 7 16 2.5 0.5 10 15 0.5 0 6 14 1.5 0.5 6 12 0 0 4 12 4.5 0.5 4 11 0.5 0 7 11 0 0 5 11 2.0 1.0 5 8 1.0 1.0
ping a five-set decision Sunday at Ole Miss. “I feel like it’s a confidence boosting thing, so we know how we can play,� Norton said. “We know we have that experience and we’ve been winning, so we’re not going to be as resistant and let everything come to us; we are going to attack it.� The fast start could help Arkansas make its first postseason appearance in Pulliza’s tenure. “I think that the whole team is really jelling and everyone is working together,� Stipanovich said. “I think that individual scores and numbers just show the accomplishments of the whole team. Everyone is doing really awesome.� The Razorbacks play Mississippi State in their SEC home opener Friday at 7 p.m. at Barnhill Arena.