April 19, 2012

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Holcombe Wins Institutional Diversity Award

by MATILDE BONIFAZ Staff Writer

Holcombe Hall recently received the Institutional Diversity Award, officials said.

“We strive to make Holcombe the on-campus destination for global awareness and education, and the conversations and cultural exchanges that occur as a result of that setup go a long way into making Holcombe what it is,” said Jack Breffle, HEI Program Coordinator.

It was Holcombe’s first time to be nominated and recognized for the annual award, which is presented by the Southwest Affiliate of College and University Officials.

The institutions were ranked by their contributions to cultural diversity, quality of diversity programs, timeliness of the

programs and the issues and the effectiveness of the programs in addressing and moving forward issues of diversity.

Holcombe was nominated for its multifaceted approach to diversity education. The dorm regularly hosts global programs such as Night Market and Dance Around the World. Holcombe also hosts events designed to increase awareness about human rights and social justice advocacy, such as the Rwanda Genocide Remembrance.

“I’m exceptionally proud of the individuals that make the International Living/ Learning community possible,” Breffle said.

The Institutional Diversity Award is one of many honors bestowed upon the

see AWARD on page 6

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The Last Hoorah

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Students, faculty and members of the public attend John Orr’s MFA thesis exhibit, Marais des Cygnes, at the sUgAR Gallery in Bentonville.

Giffels Presents ‘The Colored Museum’

by SYDNEY GANUS Staff Writer

Giffels Auditorium will have performances of the George C. Wolfe play “The Colored Museum” Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m.

The play, directed by assistant drama professor Clinnesha D. Sibley, is the latest in a series of annual spring performances hosted by the African and African American Studies program.

The play consists of 11 different scenes and monologues presented as a “museum” of African American culture. The scenes are individually titled and presented as exhibits.

With titles such as “Soldier with a Secret and “Cookin’ with Aunt Ethel,” the scenes serve as a summarization of African American culture as a whole. Each scene in the play is unique, ranging from monologues between two

hairpieces to the experiences an African American soldier.

The play earned author George Wolfe a Dramatists Guild Award after its premiere at the Crossroads Theater in 1986, according to the True Colors Theater online forum.

Wolfe was one of the first students to attend a desegregated high school in his hometown of Frankfort, Kentucky. The discrimination he experienced during those

years influenced many of his plays.

The mission of the African and African American Studies Program is to “disseminate knowledge that will empower people to see the vast expanse of human possibilities,” according to the African and African American Studies Program website.

The program has hosted

see MUSEUM on page 6

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Life is Sweet at the Mystic Melon

by MATTIE QUINN Managing Editor

Senior Laine McConnell tans in preparation for summer.

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Tanning: ‘Tis the Season

by CAITLIN MURAD Staff Writer

As the semester comes to a close, students are constantly reminded that summer is close at hand with the shorts and tank top weather. Some students believe that nothing goes better with summer clothes than a summer tan.

For many people, this is the time of the year when they lie out to get a natural tan. Other students prefer tanning lotion, spray tans, or tanning beds to achieve their summer glow.

Meg Strobel, a nursing student, said she loves lying out at the pool during the summer to tan. She also uses tanning lotion to get a little color during the winter and to enhance her tan in the summer.

“I feel like with lotion you can better control your color,” Strobel said. “I would consider getting a spray tan, but I don’t think I would

ever go to the tanning bed because of all the health risks.”

Indeed, those who choose to tan in indoor tanning beds are 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma than those who have never tanned indoors, according to statistics from the Skin Cancer Foundation. To many students, these statistics are enough to deter them from indoor tanning.

Still, though, often the summer glow and Vitamin D make tanning more enticing than remaining pale year round.

Fayetteville offers plenty of options for tanning outside and tanning beds. Many of the off-campus apartment complexes have pools where residents can tan. Some students even tan outside their resident halls when the weather is nice.

Lauren Kulva, a psychology major, believes that the benefits of tanning outweigh the health risks

involved. She usually buys tanning packages during the winter months to maintain her tan. During those months she goes to the tanning beds about three times a week.

“I’ve never gotten a spray tan before, but I think it is a good option for people who want a tan but do not want to worry about the health risks,” Kulva said.

There are at least six tanning salons in Fayetteville, including Premiere Tans, The TAN Company, Glo Tanning, Body Reflections, Tan with TLC and Ultimate Tan. Premiere Tans on College Avenue offers four levels of tanning beds. They also offer spray tans and tanning lotions.

The lotions that Premiere sells are MR International products, which use the latest tanning

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“What would you rather know, the sound of one hand clapping or the meaning of life?” I am propositioned by a man with a scraggly beard and searching eyes.

“The meaning of life?”

“Well, kiddo, the meaning of life is simply to live it. If you want to know the sound of one hand clapping, you’ll have to come back another day.”

It may sound like I am visiting with a spiritual leader, but I am sitting in the living room of Sat (pronounced sought) and Teresa Pictor, the owners of The Mystic Melon, a home business that has been in Fayetteville since 2000 after relocating from Berryville, where the business had been in operation since 1997.

The Mystic Melon is an art gallery as well as jewelry and antique store located next to the Fayetteville Public Library. The home is instantly recognizable from the outside, with watermelons painted all over. From the inside, the house is even more eye-popping, with walls painted in shades of hot pink, yellow, green and purple. The business takes up the front three rooms of the house, with brightly colored bead curtains separating the rooms.

“This is a folk art gallery, but we specifically work with ‘found’ objects and junk,” Teresa explains. “Quite a bit of the artwork is mine, and some of it is by Sat and other family members. I just find myself doing primitive art, which is art without formal rules.”

Teresa pushes the beaded curtains aside to reveal the jewelry and gemstone part of the shop.

The display cases show off everything from watermelon earrings to beaded bracelets and even a couple

of painted pet rocks. In the back corner of the room is a handful of bold fashion rings, that would not be out of place at a store like Forever 21. “I used to keep a dozen of rings like this in stock. These days I don’t want to torch anymore; it is more dangerous now that I am getting older,” Sat said.

The city of Fayetteville is no stranger to home-grown businesses run by quirky personalities, but the Pictors are not your run-of-the-mill “Keep Fayetteville Funky” hippies.

The couple admit they do not earn enough money off of the “The Mystic Melon” to make a sustainable income.

Wearing a T-shirt with “Party Monster” emblazoned across the front and speaking in a distinct Northern accent, Sat shows off his workroom. Trays of gemstones clutter the main table, and he methodically puts them in a closet.

“I grew up an only child in Baltimore, Md. and became a part of a street gang called Hamilton pretty early on, in the 1960s. My father was a part of the Purple Gang that was wiped out by the Mafia, but he was only 14 at the time, so they let him live,” Sat said. “Even after that, growing up my family always had ties to the Mafia.”

Sat’s full name is Sat Karm Singh Pictor, with Sat Karm Singh being a title given to him by the Yogi Bhajan, who introduced Kundalini yoga to the U.S. and died in 2004. Kundalini yoga is a form of yoga that Sat has mastered.

“Kundalini is more than just stretching, it is about the whole metaphysical experience. People will come up to me and say ‘Hey, I can bend my feet over my head now,’ and I will go ‘Great. Have you ever met

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Little Bread Co. Serves Delicious Food in a Rustic Atmosphere

by KIMBERLY MCGUIRE Staff Writer

Have you ever stepped through a door and felt as if you have just left the real world and entered an alternate universe? A place where almost everything that surrounds you seems like it could be found in a work of fiction? Such a surreal place exists right in the heart of Fayetteville. Making its home on the square, Little Bread Co. is a place where you might find the Mad Hatter and the March Hare squabbling over some tea. It’s a place where you find some of our town’s unknown yet beloved characters, a sort of Wonderland.

Intentionally surreal or not, the owners of Little Bread Co. are definitely doing something right. The uniqueness goes much further than the people who come through the doors. The atmosphere and the fare also paint quite the pretty picture in our memories. The storefront is a patchwork of multi-colored bricks, and the inside is all yellow and earthy tones that make you feel instantly at ease. A mural of a woman bearing bread and fruit draws your eye to the back of the small room; then you notice that, although the room may be small, the contents are quite big.

Inside the retro, oversized pastry case are quiches, tarts, cakes and cream puffs that look bizarrely huge.

In the other, croissants, cinnamon buns, muffins and cookies that appeared to be made for a family of giants. The more I looked at everything, the more I thought it was all a hoax. This being my first time visiting, I was not prepared for cookies that could double as a dinner plate or cream puffs that could be mistaken for a football.

I perused the hand-written chalkboard menu of sandwiches and came to the conclusion that a Chicken

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Cordon Bleu sandwich could potentially be the best thing I’ve ever heard of. Of course, my entourage had dined here before, so their decisions were relatively quick and easy.

One went with the Chicken Florentine sandwich and the other, the tomato, basil and mozzarella quiche.

Rest assured, we were definitely going back for dessert.

We all shared bites of our meals and complimented each other’s decision, although food envy was not an issue this time around. We each

thoroughly enjoyed our orders. The quiche was herby and cheesy, the fresh basil and mozzarella being showcased exquisitely. The Chicken Florentine was full of flavor with its spinach feta spread and citrus mayo, and the baguette was toasted to perfection and gave the sandwich a crunchy bonus. My Chicken Cordon Bleu was everything that is right in this world. Served on their homemade “rustic white” bread, I literally had two separate sandwiches on my plate. It was toasted, mak-

ing the provolone flawlessly meld the ham to the roasted chicken. The tomatoes, onion and lettuce were all fresh and wonderfully crisp, but the flavor I adored most was the whole grain mustard. It was the cherry on top and gave the meal the perfect amount of spice and tanginess.

Once we regained consciousness enough to take a second look in the pastry cases, we settled on a slice of their peanut butter chocolate cake and a chocolate croissant. The fourlayers of cake were dense and thick,

and it was perhaps some of the best cake I’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering. The icing was peanut buttery enough, but not overpowering. Perhaps it was more of a cream cheese-peanut butter blend? If you were in dire need for that peanut butter fix, there was a healthy portion of it on the top layer of icing.

Real peanut butter atop a thick coat of peanut butter icing; it was ingenious. The chocolate croissant was light and flaky. Chocolate not only drizzled on top, but also inside. It was not the easiest thing to eat without getting chocolate all over your face, but when has that ever stopped us from feasting?

We were experiencing euphoria in the form of chocolate, and next think we know, a crew of three guys with a large camera entered the relatively small bakery with its giant bready delights. Apparently we made it in time for the Little Bread Co. commercial shoot. The timing was unreal, and as we laughed about how randomly amazing the trip had been, a guy wheeled his bike into the establishment and bee-lined for the back room. What was next, a monkey on a unicycle? We escaped before the camera started rolling or before the next mind-boggling thing walked through the door. Our brains couldn’t handle any more sober pseudo-hallucinations.

If you’re in the mood for a rustic meal with a rustic atmosphere on rustic bread, there’s no other place to go. Little Bread Co. is definitely top dog in what they do. They close shop at 5 p.m., so if you want to experience the Little Bread Wonderland yourself, remember that the early bird gets the worm…or the last giant cinnamon bun.

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The Mystic Melon, on the corner of West and Mountain Street next to the Fayetteville Public Library, is filled with treasures. All of the art is hand-crafted by the owners in their home.“I don’t advertise,� said Sat Pictor, the owner of the Mystic Melon. “I let people be drawn here for a reason.�

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God?’� Sat says.

Leading me to the chilly yoga room, Sat points to a framed photo of himself leading a yoga class. “This is me in the 1970s at the University of Maryland. I was the first person to teach an accredited yoga class on the East Coast,� he says with pride.

It becomes apparent that this “folk art gallery,� is actually very small part of the The Mystic Melon, much like Kundalini yoga is much more than just stretching. “This house is more than just art hanging on the wall. It is a draw for people who are into the spiritual

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Premiere Tans also offers lotions from companies such as Mineral Sun, Intelligent Tanning and Tantanomy.

The lotions can be used for outdoor tanning or in the beds.

According to a representative of Premiere Tans, they do sell a lot of spray tans. Spray tans seem to appeal to larger amounts of people, especially in recent years.

movement,� Teresa said.

Married in 1989, Teresa and Sat met at a psychic fair in Fayetteville.

Sat found himself in Northwest Arkansas after “some hippie friends had bought land here,� and Teresa, an Arkansas native, had developed a love for Fayetteville early on. “Friends introduced us, and we got to talking, and it was incredible. We were living together in Hot Springs within three months,� Teresa said.

Sat does not have any children of his own, but Teresa has two daughters from “two separate marriages, ten years apart.� Her grandson Robin, her oldest daughter’s son, lives with them. A 9th-grader at Ramey

Bekah Wittke, a business major, says she also only uses the tanning beds in the winter and on special occasions.

During the summer months she tans by lying out by the pool.

When she was younger, Wittke used to get spray tans, but she said they would peel after a couple of days.

No matter what type of tanning students are comfortable with, there are plenty of options during the summer months, winter months and for special occasions, to help students achieve their tan.

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Junior High, he is skinny, dressed in black, with a lip ring and a tie on over his T-shirt. Talking to him one on one, he is warm and sweet.

He moved in with his grandparents because living with his two autistic siblings made for a “stressful home.� “People ask where I live and I say ‘The Watermelon House,’ and they instantly know what I am talking about. I want to stay here and eventually go to the UA,� Robin said. “I mean, I’ll probably inherit this house and I’ll definitely keep it the same,� he says with a grin.

Having their business at home has allowed the Pictors to become close to their neighbors.

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“I couldn’t tell you when Teresa and Sat first moved next door to me, but I can tell you they have been my friends ever since they moved to this neighborhood,� said Joetta Harriman, the Pictors’ 91-year-old neighbor. “They are good people and my good friends.�

To help make ends meet, Sat gets disability benefits from health issues he encountered in his early 50s and twice a week, Teresa works “Moth-

ers Morning Out,� a church program that allows stay-at-home mothers to have a morning off. Even then, “sometimes we will have months where we only have $15 in the bank.�

That doesn’t bother them, though. “Unless you are Mr. Roller Wilson up the street, that is just the lifestyle of artists,� Teresa says matterof-factly. “You live month-to-month.

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Razorback Red-White Game Wraps Up Spring Practice Finals are right around the corner, and many of us are consumed with finishing projects, studying our stacks of flash cards and preparing for our end of semester tests. Yet, this weekend it’s time to take a break and head to the stadium for the Razorback football Red-White game, which wraps up spring practice and gives fans a chance to get excited for the upcoming season.

Admission to the game is free, and offers an afternoon of fun for students and locals, with music, games, giveaways and a chance to see our student athletes.

Though our busy and hectic schedules seem overwhelming right now, get ready to take a break this weekend and enjoy a little football on campus.

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is a title that someone holds from the time they are sworn in until their predecessor is sworn in, and whether someone likes it or not—and I would imagine sometimes not— everything they do especially publicly becomes reflective of that office.

Interestingly enough the legislation also included social networking websites as areas where executives should try to remain unbiased. I have no idea how strict the ASG judiciary will be on this. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone argued that a Facebook like suggested bias. (The debate has been going on for a while amongst journalists about that theory.)

The legislation also altogether avoids the can of worms known as private e n d ors e m e nt s — m e an i ng speaking to less less than four people. Either way because there isn’t a lot of precedent either for this legislation or punishment for bias, ASGJ should have an interesting case on its hands if and when election violation complaints come before them.

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ASG executive would follow their example.

But the bill is also undercut by limiting itself to public speech meaning in a group of more than five people and, more importantly, allowing executives to work on one of the candidates campaign.

How much more of a public endorsement could you give besides being out on the corner of Brough or in front of the Union giving out t-shirts for X candidate?

The legislation specifies that you have to do it as an individual and not in an official capacity. Realistically though if someone saw an ASG president, let’s call this hypothetical president Joe Smith, campaigning for a candidate outside of the Union because Joe is also that candidate’s campaign manager, a student would still likely think—assuming they know who the ASG president is— “hey there’s Joe Smith, the ASG president, campaigning for X candidate.”

Saying the ASG president, vice-president or one of the other executives can only campaign “as an individual” tries to put an unrealistic wall between the office and the person. Being ASG president, like most other leadership positions,

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There was a lot of talk from members opposing the bill — including next year’s Senate Chair Mike Norton— about the bill stripping ASG executives of their first amendment rights or preemptively passing legislation for a problem that

by ASG President Michael Dodd’s own admission he didn’t know if it had happened in the past.

As part of his argument against the legislation, Norton said this rule wasn’t applied to national elections therefore it wasn’t needed for ASG. Norton is right that there isn’t a law forbidding a sitting president or vice-president

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from endorsing a candidate during the primary season or even during the general election.

But let’s be honest. The ASG president doesn’t have the megaphone or sway that a U.S. president has in potentially kingmaking, and let’s be fair no one does. It seems to be pretty common knowledge at least to those within ASG that President Billy Fleming supported Kayln Williams, and yet Michael Dodd won last year’s election. Maybe when the ASG election turnout gets closer to even the U.S. turnout, I’ll start to be more worried —or worried at all— that an ASG president could purposely sway enough people to decide who his or her successor is.

So why is this legislation a good thing? Despite Norton’s First Amendment argument, the rule adds professionalism to ASG. As Sen. Ellie Keffler pointed out in her speech for the legislation, it says to students, these are our priorities. We think it’s important that our executives remain publicly unbiased and professional during an ASG election.

The executives this year said they made it their goal to be unbiased, good for them. That doesn’t mean without this legislation every

The Razorback baseball team lost both games 4-5 and 1-2 Saturday against Kentucky.

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by EMILY RHODES Opinion Editor

As summer approaches, I’m slowly starting to transition from cooking delicious yet rather unhealthy meals to providing my family with healthy, energy packed snacks that will be perfect for on-the-go meals. My husband and I are both working at the Boys and Girls Club this summer, and boy, is remembering to eat breakfast essential. Hanging out with over a few hundred kids on a daily basis takes a toll on my energy levels, so I decided to create an energy-boosting breakfast that can be enjoyed anywhere.

Granola bars are a snack widely enjoyed by the kids at the club, so what better than to share the same mid-morning snack, but make it homemade, healthy and delicious.

Packed with almonds, peanut butter and honey, these granola bars are sweet, crunchy and chewy, and will keep you going all morning, no matter what you’re plans entail in the last few weeks of school.

Ingredients 5 cups old-fashioned oats 1-cup all-purpose flour 2/3-cup butter 1 teaspoon baking soda 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup honey ½ cup brown sugar 1 ½ cups sliced almonds 1-cup peanut butter ½ teaspoon allspice Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the oats and flour in a large bowl until well mixed. Add the baking soda and brown sugar and incorporate. Soften the butter in the microwave (about 10 seconds) and add to the mixture. Mix well, then add the honey and vanilla.

One you have your basic granola mixture, add the sliced almonds, peanut butter and allspice, and mix thoroughly until you have a sticky mixture that still holds together. Scoop the mixture out of the bowl and only a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until the granola is golden brown. Let the granola cool for 5 minutes, and slice into squares, removing carefully with a spatula or pie slicer. If the mixture falls apart, push down with a spatula and let cool for additional time.

Crumble over yogurt, serve with fresh fruit, or take on the go for a breakfast that will keep you full and focused on the day ahead. Whether you are spending nights studying at Mullins, have an early start to prepare for those last projects and tests, or simply need a way to jumpstart the day, this recipe is sure to please. Chewy, delicious and packed full of flavor, this recipe is simple, inexpensive and tasty. Try experimenting with other flavors, by adding dried fruits such as cranberries, raisins and apples, or add pine nuts, pecans or walnuts for a totally different taste.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012

University Theater to Premiere ‘Cabaret’

by JANNEE SULLIVAN Staff Writer

University Theater will present the WWII-themed musical “Cabaret” Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., and again April 25 to 28 in the Fine Arts Building.

Tickets are free for students on the April 22, 25 and 26 showings. Students will also receive a $3 discount to the $14 non-student price, said director Kate Frank. “‘Cabaret’ takes place in 1930s Berlin, prior to the rise of the Nazi party,” Frank said.

“This is the 1998 revision, so it’s new. Even if people have seen the movie or other versions of the play, it’s a new show.”

“Cabaret” may appeal more to students because of all the students involved, she said.

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University Theater will present the WW-II themed musical “Cabaret” Firday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. , and again April 25 to 28 in the Fine Arts Building.

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This weekend will mark 10th Annual Northwest Arkansas Juggling Festival, hosted by the Razorback Jugglers and the Institute of Jugglology, officials said.

The festival, which begins Friday at 1 p.m. in the HPER and continues Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Jones Center for Families, will feature a performance by world-renowned professional juggler Brad Weston.

“I have been juggling for a little over six years, but I don’t think my abilities could ever match Brad

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Ramz Shalback, who presented during the hall’s Geography Series, won the Diversity Program of the Month, and program assistant Namiko Bagirmvano last year won Advisor of the Year.

“We want residents wherever in the world they are coming from, to feel Holcombe is their home,” Bagirmvano said. “They live together and they learn from each other’s differences. There are programs almost every week in our living room space.”

Holcombe aims for a population equally split between international and

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spring plays in recent years and continues to “rigorously explore the lives and experiences of people of African descent in order to illustrate their importance to history and the formation and function of the

Weston’s. He’s a juggling god,” said freshman Casey Wagoner.

Weston’s juggling routine has been featured on “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” “The Tonight Show,” “The Today Show” and several others, according to the Brad Weston Experience website.

“Whether it’s juggling chainsaws, balancing bowling balls, or performing his escape artist routine on a unicycle, his sophisticated physical comedy and quirky style will make a memorable experience for everyone in the audience,” according to Weston’s website.

Friday night will feature free juggling performances, lessons and refreshments.

Saturday night’s festivities will include a raffle, games and juggling races.

The Razorback Jugglers is a UA student organization founded to “create interest in juggling, unite jugglers on the University of Arkansas campus, and educate students and faculty on juggling and how to juggle,” according to the Razorback Jugglers mission statement.

The Institute of Jugglology hosts free classes every Thursday night from 5:30 until 8 p.m. at the Jones Center in Springdale.

Where: Fine Arts Building

Admisson: $14 $3 student discount

When: April 20-21, 25-28 at 8 p.m.

April 22 and 29 at 2 p.m.

MIKE NORTON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Emily Evans has been running for years to stay in shape. To take it to the next level, she plans to run in local 5Ks this spring.

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American students, encouraging a true cultural immersion experience for all residents.

“Since the moment I walked into the Holcombe Hall, I felt the international community helped me feel more welcome and adapt to the university community” said Lucas Ivanovic, industrial engineer major.

The award is a huge honor, Breffle said, but there is more work yet.

“As proud as I am of the staff and students which make Holcombe a success, I can see so much more potential for our program here to grow and develop in the future, and I’m excited to see how some of our innovations turn out for the future,” he said.

April 19 and 20, 2012

modern global community.”

Admission to the play is free. Immediately following the April 19 showing, audience members will have the opportunity to participate in a talkback session with the cast. The following night’s performance will be followed by a reception.

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On the Run

HPER, Jones Center to Host 10th Annual Juggling Festival

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“It involves a lot of hard work from a lot of students, about 60 students,” Frank said. “There are about 11 jazz musicians in the pit. It’s a big, beautiful production. It’s fun and sexy and funny.”

The story will also appeal to college students because it takes place in a time that is “pretty racy” when people were experimenting with gender roles and involving themselves in the nightlife in Germany, Frank said.

Opening weekend is expected to be lighter than the second week, when Frank expects the show to sell out, she said.

“It’s just a really good show,” Frank said. “It’s fun, but it ends up sad. People will be laughing but they could end up crying too.”

The Colored Museum The Colored Museum will be presented April 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m. Performances will be in Giffels Auditorium, located on the second floor of Old Main.

7:30 p.m.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012 Avenger Movie Series- Thor Showing of Thor in the University Programs Theater.

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

Philosophy Change: Hogs Hitting

by JIMMY CARTER Sports Editor

FILE PHOTO Arkansas starting quarterback Tyler Wilson and the Razorback offense will be under the play-calling of offensive coordinator Paul Petrino during the team’s annual spring game Friday. The Hogs return two of their top four receivers from last season and senior wideout Cobi Hamilton and senior tight end Chris Gragg.

Arkansas players made it clear they want to keep the current coaching staff intact to maintain continuity for the 2012 season after Bobby Petrino was fired April 10.

The rest of the coaching staff has changed the way the Razorbacks practice in their first week without Petrino, though.

“We kind of went a little against the norm and did a couple of live periods,” defensive coordinator Paul Haynes said. “We focused on the run.

So it was all run. Stopping the run. Offense running the football. We were in full pads both of those days.

“So real challenging for our guys physically and mentally, but our guys have down a great job this week with our effort and our attitude.”

The midweek contact periods were a change from Petrino-run practices, when there was rarely live contact periods in non-scrimmage settings or

more than once per week.

The Hogs have a Friday walkthrough practice, but will get to hit for the third time in five days Saturday during the 2 p.m. Red-White game.

Last season, the coaching staff picked two teams in a draft. The setup Saturday will be different.

“We’ve talked about it a little bit and we’re going to talk about it here in the next couple days — how we’re going to handle it,” Haynes said. “We’ll probably put the ones together against the rest of the guys.”

The Red-White game will be junior college transfer defensive end Austin Flynn’s first opportunity to play in front of a big crowd in Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

“I’m really excited,” Flynn said. “I can’t wait for Saturday. I can’t wait to see how many fans are out there to support. I know the defense is going to be ready.

It’s going to be fun. I can’t wait to get out there and compete.”

see HOGS HITTING on page 10

Feed the Studs

Offensive coordinator Paul Petrino plans to get Arkansas’ playmakers involved often

by ZACH TURNER

Asst. Sports Editor

Arkansas star wide receiver Cobi Hamilton noticed a change in Paul Petrino’s coaching when the offensive coordinator returned after a two-year stint at Illinois.

The Razorbacks’ playcaller has ramped up his focus of getting his playmakers the ball on offense, a gameplan Hamilton said is called “feed the studs.”

“It means get the ball to the playmakers and clearly he has

been doing these few weeks of spring,” Hamilton said. “He has been getting the ball to the guys that make plays and we have done a good job at commending him for doing that.”

Hamilton was a big play threat for the Hogs his first three seasons. The 6-foot3 senior receiver has touchdowns of 85, 80, 64 and 58 yards among 13 total touchdowns for his career.

After leaving Arkansas following the 2009 season, Petrino orchestrated the Illinois offense to its best offensive sea-

son in school history.

The Illini broke the total points and points per game school records with Petrino calling plays on Ron Zook’s staff, something he didn’t do while on older brother Bobby Petrino’s staff.

“I think it helped because when I was up there I ran everything offensively,” Petrino said. “Coach Zook was a defense and special teams guy so he kind of left me alone in the offensive room. I think just some time away you mature more, you grow up and there

GYMNASTICS

is no question I am a lot more prepared right now.”

While at Illinois, Petrino coached a 1,600-yard rusher in running back Mikel Leshoure in 2010, as well as a 1,200-yard receiver in AJ Jenkins during the 2011 season.

One of the top offense targets for the Razorbacks’ offense is senior tight end Chris Gragg. As a first year starter in 2011, Gragg hauled in 41 passes for 518 yards and two

see FOOTBALL on page 10

RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas assistant Taver Johnson and the rest of the coaching staff has included live contact periods during practice Tuesday and Wednesday, a departure from Bobby Petrino’s normal practice routine.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Women Hosting SECs

by MONICA CHAPMAN Staff Writer

The women’s Southeastern Conference Golf Championship is finally returning to Arkansas.

The competition will take place Friday to Sunday at the Razorbacks’ home course, the Blessings Golf Course in Johnson.

It has been more than a decade since Arkansas hosted the conference championship. Razorbacks coach Shauna Estes-Taylor was part of the Georgia team then.

“It’s an awesome privi-

lege to be able to bring the championship here to Fayetteville,” Estes-Taylor said.

“The last time it was played here was twelve years ago at Pinnacle Country Club.

I was actually a senior in college so it’s all really cool to be on this end of it and have all these teams come to town and be able to showcase our main facility, our university, our town.

“We’re just super excited to get this thing going.”

Sophomore Emily Tubert leads the team going into this weekend and is ranked third in the nation by GolfStat.com, with an average

score of 72. She shot a 68 as her lowest score earlier this season.

Competition this weekend won’t be easy. Tubert is joined by seven other members in the SEC in the top 20 scoring average in the nation, including three players from the University of Alabama.

She is ranked one spot behind Brooke Pancake of the Crimson Tide.

“Oh my gosh, it’s so exciting,” Tubert said. “We’ve been preparing for this for a

see WOMEN’S GOLF on page 11

LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas sophomore Katherine Grable sat out with an injury last time the Razorbacks traveled to Duluth, Ga. for the Southeastern Conference Championships. The Razorbacks return to Georgia but this time for the NCAA Championships and are looking to score higher than their season-low 194.175 score they got their first time in Duluth this season.

Championship Meet

Gymnastics team competing in NCAAs

by HARRISON STANFILL Staff Writer

Arkansas’ gymnastics team is tired of waiting.

The No. 8 Razorbacks advanced to their fifth straight NCAA Championship appearance and sixth overall after finishing the NCAA South Central Regional second be-

hind UCLA two weeks ago.

Arkansas players and coaches have been preparing for the NCAA meet in “I think everyone is completely upbeat, excited, positive and looking forward to going back down to Duluth and doing a much better job than we did last time,” Arkansas co-coach Rene Cook

said. “We are certainly a different team than we were just a month ago. I think we are all just pumped up to get back out there and compete and show what we are made of.”

This is Arkansas’ second trip to Duluth, Ga., in the

see GYNASTICS on page 10

UA MEDIA RELATIONS Arkansas sophomore Emily Tubert, the No. 3 ranked golfer by GolfStat.com, leads the Razorbacks into the Southeastern Conference Championships in Johnson, Ark., at the Blessings Golf Course. Alabama enters the SEC Championships as the top-rated team, ranked No. 2 overall in the nation.

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from FOOTBALL on page 9 touchdowns.

“Coach Paul has really been scripting me and Cobi a lot of balls,” Gragg said. “He said when we first started spring ball he was going to try and wear us out because when the games come we are the players he is going to want and get the ball too. He has done that.”

Senior All-Southeastern Conference quarterback Tyler Wilson will be the one distributing the ball to the Hogs’ top targets.

Wilson, also a first-year starter in 2011, racked up 28 total touchdowns and threw

for more than 3,600 yards while leading Arkansas to 11 wins. As the spring has progressed, Wilson has continued to impress his offensive coordinator.

“You would be hard pressed to find a quarterback out there that has had a better spring that him,” Petrino said. “If he did, than he is Superman. Because he has been real sharp.”

With Petrino calling plays for the Razorbacks after Bobby Petrino’s firing, Hamilton said the practices have been fun for the offense.

“He is a guy that I have looked up to ever since I have been a Razorback,” Hamil-

OFFENSE

ton said. “With him calling the plays and me being in the huddle, it is a great honor and I love it.”

Petrino is in his third season overall with Arkansas.

He’s getting to call plays again, but said there is a difference between running the offense for the Illini and for the Razorbacks.

“The difference being it is already in place,” Petrino said about the offensive structure.

“When I went up there I had to teach the offense, teach how we practice and teach how to do everything. These guys already know how to do it, we just have to keep on doing it.”

WR Julian Horton Marquel Wade Hunter Jarvis

FILE PHOTO Arkansas deep-threat wide receiver Cobi Hamilton has touchdown catches of 85, 80, 64 and 58 yards during his three seasons as a Hog. Hamilton will be the Razorbacks’ No. 1 receiver this season for the first time in his career. from HOGS HITTING on page 9 Staff “disappointed” in Gilbert The coaching staff will wait until linebacker/defensive end Tyler Gilbert is through with the judicial process to take further action after his Tuesday arrest, assistant coach Taver Johnson said.

Johnson suspended Gilbert indefinitely after the 6-foot-3, 244-pounder was arrested on felony aggravated burglary and theft charges, including the theft of $285.

“We have to let the process take place and after the process

does that, we’ll go from there,” Johnson said.

Gilbert was booked in the Washington County Detention Center at 11:19 a.m. Tuesday, before being released on $10,000 bail at 4:27 p.m.

Gilbert’s arrest was the latest off-field issue in an eventful offseason for the football program, including the April 10 firing of Bobby Petrino and three player arrests.

Gilbert joins offensive tackle Jason Peacock as Razorback football players arrested on felony theft charges this spring.

Redshirt freshman receiver Kane Whitehurst was arrested

on a charge for possession of a controlled substance April 1.

Haman transferring Redshirt freshman linebacker Brock Haman received his release from Arkansas, Haynes said Wednesday.

Haman — a Scottsdale, Ariz., native — will meet with Arizona State, according to an ASUDevils.com report.

“There was nothing negative there,” Johnson said.

Haman had to redshirt in 2011 after injuring his foot and having surgery late in fall camp in August. He was healthy when he decided to transfer, Johnson said.

Arkansas Spring Depth Chart

DEFENSE

6-1 5-11 5-8

194 185 171

DE Chris Smith Austin Flynn D. Kelly-Thomas

Jr. Jr. Fr.

6-3 6-5 6-4

251 260 230

WR Cobi Hamilton Sr. M. Humphrey Jr. Kane Whitehurst Fr.

6-3 6-3 6-0

209 185 175

DT Bryan Jones Jr. Alfred Davis Sr. DeMarcus Hodge Fr.

6-2 6-1 6-1

312 318 301

WR Javontee Herndon Jr. Keante Minor So. Q. Funderburk Fr.

6-1 6-0 6-4

204 205 200

DT Robert Thomas DeQuinta Jones Horace Arkadie

Jr. Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-5 6-4

308 299 270

TE Chris Gragg Austin Tate Brett Weir

Sr. Jr. Fr.

6-3 6-6 6-5

236 253 250

DE Trey Flowers C. Miles-Nash

So. Sr.

6-4 6-6

243 261

OT David Hurd Jason Peacock

Jr. Sr.

6-6 6-4

300 305

LB Matt Marshall Jarrett Lake Daunte Carr

Sr. Jr. So.

6-1 6-3 6-3

230 223 224

OG Tyler Deacon M. Danenhauer

Sr. Fr.

6-4 6-5

300 300

C Travis Swanson Mitch Smothers

Jr. So.

6-5 6-4

305 296

LB Alonzo Highsmith Austin Jones Robert Atiga Terrell Williams

Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

6-1 6-2 6-3 6-3

233 * 230 240 232

OG Luke Charpentier So. Alvin Bailey Jr.

6-4 6-5

305 312

LB Tenarius Wright Braylon Mitchell Tyler Gilbert

Sr. So. So.

6-2 6-3 6-3

252 232 244

OT Brey Cook Chris Stringer

So. So.

6-7 6-7

308 304

CB Tevin Mitchel So. Davyon McKinney Fr.

6-0 6-3

192 190

QB Tyler WIlson Sr. Brandon Allen Fr. Brandon Mitchell Jr.

6-3 6-3 6-4

220 212 230

S Eric Bennett Alan Turner Houston Pruitt

Jr. So. Jr.

6-0 6-0 5-11

206 212 192

RB Knile Davis Ronnie Wingo Dennis Johnson

6-0 6-3 5-9

226 * 231 213

S Ross Rasner Jerry Mitchell Rohan Gaines

Sr. Jr. Fr.

6-0 6-1 5-11

212 219 190

Jr. So. Jr.

Jr. Sr. Sr.

* Will not participate due to injury

BASEBALL

LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas right-hander Brandon Moore has won each of his two starts this season for the Razorbacks and will get his first Friday start this weekend when the Hogs travel to Ole Miss for a three-game series against the Rebels.

Hogs Headed to Oxford

by MARTHA SWEARINGEN Staff Writer

No. 17 Arkansas will be back on the road this weekend for a conference series at No. 22 Ole Miss.

The Razorbacks (27-10, 8-7 Southeastern Conference) dropped six spots in the Baseball America poll after losing two out of three games to No. 3 Kentucky in Baum Stadium last weekend.

Arkansas will enter the

weekend of conference play on a positive note, though, after winning a doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday. Freshman designated hitter Joe Serrano led the Hogs in game two with three hits and the game-winning RBI in a 4-3 win.

Arkansas’ starting rotation will be changed this weekend. Sophomore right-hander Brandon Moore (3-0, 0.95 ERA) will make just his third

start this season and his first Friday start in the first game of the series.

“Brandon comes in and he throws strikes,” Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said.

“When we usually bring him in, it’s a tight situation. He’s just solid. He doesn’t get rattled too much and you pretty much know what you’re going to get out of him.”

Sophomore right-hander Ryne Stanek (6-1, 2.41) — the Friday starter the last two weekends — will start Saturday, while junior right-hander DJ Baxendale (6-2, 3.88) will start Sunday.

This season, sophomore first baseman Dominic Ficociello is leading the Hogs on offense, hitting .343 with four home runs and 25 RBIs. Senior third baseman Matt Reynolds is hitting .323 with four home runs and 26 RBIs. Ole Miss (25-12, 7-8 SEC) defeated Mississippi State on Tuesday evening on the road in a 4-3 victory. Senior first baseman Matt Snyder led the Rebels in the win with three hits and two RBIs. The Razorbacks are a game ahead of the Rebels and Auburn in the SEC West standings and three games behind

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What has the attitude been like in practice since Bobby Petrino was fired?

The mood has been a little different. It’s just different, I would say. I wouldn’t say it was bad. I wouldn’t say it was just terrible out there. Our team came out and worked hard in practice every day. We still have our same goals on trying to be a national championship contending team in the fall and I think we’re still striving for our goals.”

Has there been anything that’s helped lessen the blow of his firing?

Just because of our teammates. The guys we went through the offseasons with. The guys who we’ve been in the summer runs with, that’s the guys we’re playing for. We’re the ones putting in the work. We’re the ones that have to go out there and perform when the lights come on. That’s what we go out there and work for.”

On the field, how has the spring gone?

I think it has gone pretty good. Every day at practice I think our offense gets a little bit better. Defense gets a little bit better.

We’ve just been coming together as a team.

There’s been trials and tribulations like you all know, but I think we still have came together pretty good.

How has the coaching staff handled it?

They have made it normal. We still have meetings and everything. Everything has still been the same. The coaches have still had their fire and intensity that they always have had. the players have come out and just want to get better. That’s the whole thing.

Come out and get better. Perfect your craft.

So we can go and try to get this national championship in the fall.

Do you think the team is built to handle distractions?

We have a lot of fifth-year seniors. Especially starting. I think that has helped. Especially the younger guys. I think they see that we didn’t let the adversity mess with us that much. We just came out there and still came to work every day.

How has Tyler Wilson looked this spring?

He’s been real sharp. He’s getting his checks down. Coach Paul is not hollering a lot of things that he’s messing up about. So he’s done a lot.

Chris Gragg

How have the receivers looked?

I always knew Marquel (Wade) was going to be a great player. He works extremely hard. He goes with every group of ones, twos and threes. Cobi Hamilton he’s been here just one year less than I have. I’ve always seen his work ethic and how he comes to practice every day. So i knew he could step up.”

Tight End 6’3’’ 236 lbs.

Senior

RYAN MILLER Staff Photographer

long time. I can’t believe it’s already here. When I was getting recruited, I was like oh yeah we’re hosting SECs in 2012, it seemed so far away and here we are SEC week.”

Along with excellent competition coming to Fayetteville, Estes-Taylor said she thinks this is one of the best courses to compete on for the SEC championship.

“It’s a championship style golf course,” Estes-Taylor said. “It’s very demanding.

It takes a lot of game plan and strategy. It’s in amazing condition, in my opinion, the best condition of any championship course we will see. It’s also one we’ve set up fairly. I think it will be a good test. I think the best will rise to the top under the setup that we have.”

The Razorbacks could have an advantage playing on their home course.

“It’s definitely one of the hardest courses I’ve ever played, but it’s also one of the best,” Tubert said. “Like Shauna said it is absolutely in perfect condition right

now. They’ve done such a great job preparing for this event and it’s one of those courses you learn every time you play it. It’s a good championship golf course. It demands your full attention and focus. You can’t for one second let up or else it will eat you alive.”

The Razorbacks came in fourth during last year’s conference tournament and are still searching for their first conference championship.

“It would be so awesome,” Estes-Taylor said.

“Our women’s golf program has never won an SEC championship. To have the opportunity to do it would be something super special in front of our fans and supporters. We’ve worked really hard. I think we’ve done all the preparing we can do.”

Estes-Taylor said she has faith in her team and knows now it is up to them to win this weekend, but knows they are prepared.

“Like I told the girls yesterday, it’s about imagining yourself being there,” Estes-Taylor said. “They have all the shots and they’ll be ready to go come Friday.”

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from BASEBALL on page 10 LSU for the division lead.

“We’re pretty much even in the standings,” Van Horn said. “Offensively you look at their numbers, they’re pretty good. They have a couple of guys that can really hit. This is a very important series. Start out the second half, western division team; there’s a lot on the line.”

With the Rebels’ win against their in-state rival and an Ole Miss spring football scrimmage scheduled for next

weekend, Van Horn said he is expecting a big crowd for the series.

“It’s going to be a good atmosphere down there, especially since it’s a football weekend, so there’ll be some extra fans.” Van Horn said. “The only way you can calm down fans a little bit is score runs and stop them on defense.”

The Rebels have not announced the weekend’s starting pitchers, but sophomore right-hander Bobby Wahl (5-0, 2.13) started Friday last weekend against Georgia, while senior right-hander R.J.

Hively (3-3, 3.15) started the middle game and senior righthander Mike Mayers (3-2, 4.15) opened Sunday.

Mississippi has five players batting above .300. Snyder is hitting .374 and has seven home runs and 40 RBIs. “Snyder seems like he’s been there for five or six years and all he does is hit and hit for power,” Van Horn said.

The Razorbacks’ series with the Rebels will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and continue at 4 p.m. Saturday. The series finale will start at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday.

from GYMNASTICS on page 9 Arkansas was without All-American Katherine Grable, who was kept out of action with a severe ankle sprain that caused her to miss four meets, at the SEC Championship.

Grable returned to the lineup during the NCAA Regional, competing in three of the four events and scoring a 9.8 or better in all three. After a gutsy performance at the regional, Rene Cook said she thinks Grable is finally ready to compete in the all-around again at the high level that they are used to.

“Kat vaulted yesterday for the first time in six weeks and she was phenomenal, she is just a pure athletic talent when it comes to our sport,” Rene Cook said. “She

is really excited. She wants to help the team and has individual goals herself. This gives her the opportunity to do both as she gets back in the all-around.”

The Razorbacks posted a 196.825 at the NCAA regional in Fayetteville two weeks ago after fighting through late-season struggles and injury problems this season.

“Not much is going to change from Regionals,” Mark Cook said. “That was a really good lineup for all four events. We had good rhythm for that meet, I don’t we will deviate from that lineup much at all other than getting Kat back in the lineup on vault.”

The Razorbacks will be competing against the other 11 best teams in the nation, including UCLA. “We have to perform well

and not count errors. We have to be aggressive, be calm, and stay within ourselves and perform and not care about anybody else,” Rene Cook said “If we can do that other teams will start to tighten up, and let them make the mistakes not us.”

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LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas first baseman Dominic Ficociello is leading the struggling Hogs’ offense, which ranks eighth in the Southeastern Conference in team batting average, with four homeruns and 25 RBIs while hitting a solid .343.

Friday, April 20th 6:30 pm Gathering begins at Arvest Plaza on the Square 7:00 pm Opening Remarks 7:15 pm March to UA Union Mall 8:00 pm Speak-Out, Candlelight Vigil, Closing Events March and speak out against violence against women.

Sponsored by STAR Central s RESPECT peer education program. http://respect.uark.edu