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Millennials are a Special Generation
In This Issue:
UA Professors Weigh in on Age Gaps
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ASG Budget Large student population cause potential problems for ASG.
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Features
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Brough-A-Go-Go Brough offers new takeout dining option for students on the run.
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Avoiding the Headaches of Living Off Campus Tips on the most efficent ways to live off campus.
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The Happiness Project: A Quest for Joy Author Gretchen Rubin gives her advice on how to be happier.
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Opinion
Sports
More Than a Game Kailey Anders uses soccer to make connections on a mission trip to Honduras.
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50 Years Later, Freedom Riders Voices Live On Enterprise Editor Samantha Williams talks about being a part of the 2011 Student Freedom Riders.
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by KRISTEN COPPOLA Staff Writer
In college classrooms across the United States, the age difference between the professors and students is clearly visible. This is no different at the UA. The generational gap needs to be addressed, according to a recent article in BizEd magazine, “Coping with Millennials on Campus” by Steve Williams and two other business professors from UA Fort Smith. The largest freshman class has arrived on campus, providing the youngest batch of the Millennial Generation at the UA to date, widening the gap by another year. At the UA, steps are taken to insure that the generational gap doesn’t become the primary focus in the classroom. “Even for our faculty who have been here 25 years, we continue to try to teach them online technology,” said Provost Sharon Gaber. “We’re continuing to move forward, and faculty, especially at a research university, I think see that as critical.” The generational gap does not seem evident in relationships with current students, said William Quinn, professor in the English department. “My students are much more tech-savvy than I, but not than my office staff,” Quinn said, referring to the potential widening of the gap that new technology can create. In the article “Coping with Millennials on Campus,” the need to feel special was mentioned as a trait of the Millennial generation. For the most part, the “You of A” seems to be accomplishing that task, even if not quite on the university level.
by MEGAN HUCKABY Staff Writer
Business students are gaining an academic advantage with the addition of a new business writing center in the Walton College of Business. “The writing center will teach business students writing and editing strategies for their job,” said Jeanie Waller, head of the writing center. The center will help by “providing students with writing support with tutors and workshops,” Waller said. Some students think that the center could be a beneficial addition. The overall goal is to helps students meet high qualifications needed to find a job after they graduate. “Right now we have a lot of research that shows that the writing skills of business students, and students in general, are not up to the level that corporations want them to have,” said Javier Reyes, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the Walton College. “We definitely believe that the writing center will impact that directly and will provide a better end product for the education of students,” Reyes said. The new writing center will be “exclusive to business students,” Waller said. “After [composition] two business students won’t really have another writing class and business majors write more than many other professions,” Waller said. “There will be faculty to ensure that students take advantage of what the writing center offers,” Reyes said. A business only writing center is not a new idea.
“I think we tend to do it
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E-Books Popularity On The Rise
Walton Welcomes New Writing Center
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Fulbright Missing from Base
by KRISTEN COPPOLA Staff Writer
For every 100 paperbacks sold on Amazon.com, 115 eBooks were sold, according to the website. Amazon, the world-renown online store and creator of the Kindle, the best selling eBook reader, announced this year that it sells more eBooks than paperback books. There is a demand for digital textbooks, and sites that sell eBooks like Amazon do offer some textbooks in digital format. “All the data indicates that the need nationally for digital is increasing. There are some students that are asking for digital books, but we still see print format to the be main media of usage,” said Ali Sadeghi, UA bookstore director. “There are some textbooks in digital format, mainly mathematics,” Sadeghi said. “Most of the math department are using digital format where students purchase a license and are able to get all material in digital format on the computer for homework.” Other than the math depart-
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AUGUST CRIME REPORT August 2 Theft of Property (Shoplifting): A cellular telephone was stolen from its box at Walmart on Campus.
Arrest on Warrant (Contempt of Court, Failure to Pay Fines on an original charge of Public Intoxication): A non-affiliated per-
son was arrested on North Garland Avenue.
August 3 Burglary; Theft of Property: A newly purchased parking decal was stolen from a faculty member’s office in the Mechanical Engineering Building.
August 4 Criminal Mischief: The right side of a car was scratched while it was parked in the southeast parking lot at UAMS Northwest Campus.
August 5 Criminal Mischief: The left side of a student’s vehicle was damaged while it was parked in Lot 15A.
Theft of Property: A faculty member reported that a former employee took several cymbals from the Music Building.
August 7 Public Intoxication: A non-affiliated person was arrested in the Harmon Avenue Parking Garage.
August 8 Theft of Property: A student’s wallet and cell phone were stolen while they were unattended on a table outside the Arkansas Union.
August 9 Criminal Mischief: The left side of a student’s vehicle was damaged while it was parked in Lot 48.
August 10 Battery Third Degree: An altercation occurred between a staff
member and a student in Lot 67 in which the staff member was reportedly hit by the student.
August 11 Criminal Trespass: A non-affiliated person was arrested in the Arkansas Union.
Public Intoxication: A staff member was arrested on Leverett Avenue.
GENERATION from page 1 much more at the college level,” Gaber said. “We do Welcome Week activities and convocation, but the colleges do the ice cream socials. The meet-andgreets are at the college level, just so it’s more manageable.” This relational aspect
is something that students look for to bridge the generational gap between themselves and the professors. “I think there are several professors who make efforts to relate to students,” said Zach King, senior. “[They are] the ones who make their class more student friendly and encourage students to talk to them and get to know them better outside of
ASG Budget Crunch by CONOR WOODY Staff Writer
The record breaking number of students has caused a strain on funding initiatives in Associated Student Government, an ASG member said. “The budget has risen this year,” said ASG Treasurer Matt Bakke. “The money we receive is entirely based on the amount of credit hours being taken. The more students that are on campus, the more money we will be given to serve the campus,” Bakke said. And although a growing student body pours more money into the budget, a massive incoming class can also make spending the money more difficult, he said. “There is a little bit of concern about diminishing returns in a way,” Bakke said. “Even though we receive more money as the student body grows, our money is spread more thinly over various initiatives to support a larger campus. We have to be well attuned to what’s important to all groups on campus and find as much common ground as possible.” Much of the money is controlled by the senate, for whatever they can write into a bill, said Tori Pohlner, ASG assistant press secretary. “Last year we tried to use the money in new ways, like advertising for things like Fresh Hog,” she said. “We passed out colored cups and other promotional items to get more student participation.” ASG is an entity on campus supported by fees, like Safe Ride and Student Technology, and not one supported by tuition, like classes and professor salaries, Bakke said. “You could even say that tuition inversely affects our budget,” Bakke said. “Higher tuition pushes students away, which, in turn, lowers our budget.” ASG’s budget is $383,000, class.” Despite all of the efforts made, both Gaber and King admit that there are some professors that fall short of the standard. “I had a professor in her eighties, and you couldn’t contact her via e-mail because she didn’t know how to use it,” King said. “We expect our fac-
Bakke said, and it’s divided among three categories: appropriation, judicial and executive. Among that $383,000, $53,000 is controlled directly by the executive branch. In the past, this money has gone towards events like Rolling with the Razorbacks and homecoming, Bakke said. The ASG senate receives 4 percent of its revenues from fees, and this year they have $16,279.81 to work with. “Every year varies as to what Senate will fund,” Bakke said. “Last year we funded things like a refrigerator for the campus food pantry and bus driver appreciation days. Anything a senator can put into legislation, they can fund if it gets passed.” “The first of that money is already out the door for Welcome Week activities for freshman,” Bakke said. “We’re excited about 9/11 memorial week as well. We’ve spent a lot of resources ensuring that it’s a good time for reflection.” Along with the senate and executive spending, ASG Judicial receives money to facilitate its sessions and hearings about campus issues and any internal problems at ASG. The vast majority of ASG funds go to funding RSO events. Bakke heads an appropriation committee composed of himself and voting members of the senate. This committee was established because “of the university’s need for a democratic and student-minded way to get money out to student organizations,” Bakke said. This semester, they will allocate $145,000 to RSOs. “This year we’ve already began spending the budget in new ways,” Pohlner said. “This Thursday we’ll be passing out safety maps, which fold into credit card size to fit into wallets. They highlight where all of the emergency centers are on campus.”
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E-BOOKS from page 1 ment, other professors are using technology in the form of in class lectures and some online supplement, Sadeghi said. The UA isn’t quite equipped for a full switch to eBooks yet, and a number of factors contribute to this. “Reasons for that is the availability of consistent technology for all textbooks, publishers and information to be used on campuses,” Sadeghi said, referring to the many different e-readers offered, like the Apple iPad, the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook. Other reasons include the lack of quick and efficient technical support; plus, digital textbooks can come in a variety of digital formats, all of which may not be supported by every device. Imagine how some picture file formats won’t open with some programs but open easily with others, Sadeghi said. “Our research shows that about 70 percent of students who wanted to go all digital format gave up because of the lack of consistent technology,” Sadeghi said. “Creating that environment for digital books to be used without interruption [is a hurdle],” said Sadeghi. “Those are some of the elements that are a challenge at this stage for a full blown digital format across the nation.” The effects of using digital text has not reached the UA as of yet, but professors who have encountered them, have seen a few flaws. “I really have not seen it affect the classes too much,” said Jon Cavallero, professor in the film department. “E-books tend to be more affordable, which is
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great. However, they don't always have the same pagination as the textbook so pointing to specific quotations or assigning readings based solely on page numbers can become a bit tricky.” Despite the challenges, some textbooks are available in digital copy and are offered at the UA Bookstore. “We keep that as an option while still providing traditional textbooks,”Sadeghi said.
Hannah Alsup, sophomore, is paving the way to the eBook campus revolution this semester. “I bought one of my books on my Kindle. I wanted to see if it would work well for me, and it was much cheaper than the list price,” Alsup said. Sadeghi understands the benefits the growing digital trend. “I believe that there are a lot of opportunities of using digi-
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UA Contributing to Brough Now Offering Takeout Center Interdiciplinary Centers by ADAM TABOR Staff Writer
by MEGAN HUCKABY Staff Writer
The UA is asking for approval to provide funding for multidisciplinary centers and institutes on campus. “The intent is to fund the ones we already have present, although we would encourage new centers and institutes in new areas that are growing,” said Jim Rankin vice provost of research and economic development. The funding would not come at any cost to students. “What we do is every time we have a research contract, we are allowed to ask the sponsor, like the National Science Foundation, to reimburse us for some of our costs. Things like buildings and equipment and things of that nature,” Rankin said. “We call that facilities and administrative cost and what we will do is take a portion of that reimbursed cost to help fund the centers and institutes,” he said. The centers also receive some of their funding from the college or department that they are involved with. “What we are trying to do is standardize where some of
WRITING from page 1 “Many other schools have this, such as Harvard,” Waller said. The center will allow business students to “bring in their work and identify their writing needs,” Waller said. “The goal is to help them acquire skills to edit their own work,” Waller said. The writing center “will have a website” that students can use when they are away from the business building, Waller said. The center is not meant to replace, nor detract from, the writing centers that the UA already has. “This is a compliment to the efforts of the university,” Reyes said. “We are not trying to say what the university is doing is bad, on the contrary, we are try-
this funding is coming from,” Rankin said. These centers, of which there are more than 50 that are a part of the UA, are collections of faculty, staff and researchers that focus on a specific area. Multi-disciplinary centers provide research and educational opportunities to the campus. “There are opportunities for graduates and undergraduates to be involved in research and as the faculty member gains more knowledge he or she brings that into the classroom and then conveys that to students in lectures,” Rankin said. Centers vary greatly in what they allow students to do. Science, law, performing arts, social sciences and business are among some of the fields that graduate and undergraduate students have the ability to participate in through the university's multi-disciplinary centers. “We have centers and institutes, some that work on funded research and work on research grants. Others focus more on how to improve teaching. It’s not so much focused on the research, but on providing a service,” Rankin said.
ing to enhance what we already have.” “I feel that some students need help with their writing. So a writing center whose sole purpose is to aid students who are not up to a college writing level is necessary,” said sophomore Zach Crumpley. Others do not feel that a business writing center is a necessary thing. “I think they should just direct people, if they need help with writing, to Kimpel,” said senior Laura Lape said. “I feel like the majority of the writing is done in the core english classes, anyways.” “Adding another computer lab would be more beneficial,” Lape said. The center could also serve the community. “In the future I would like to have a day a week where the
With the ever increasing student population, the university has been bringing in more dining options in an effort to fill the hungry bellies on campus. In response to the large number of people who go to Brough Commons for lunch, Chartwells is opening a new service to students with meal plans to alleviate the crowding, said Kim Johnson, marketing director for Chartwells.
This new service is called Brough A Go-Go, and will provide a take-out option of Brough Commons, Johnson said. Brough A Go-Go, located just underneath Brough Commons in the north end of the Club Red store, will be available to students, faculty and staff who have a meal plan, Johnson said. The service will allow students to pick up their food and go, by swiping their student ID as usual, and will alleviate the overwhelming number of people and the time
it takes trying to get into the cafeteria for lunch. “It’s a cool idea, you do not always have time to sit down to a regular lunch and deal with the lines,” said sophomore Zach Carson. “Sometimes you just need to get your food and eat in your dorm so you can study.” Brough A Go-Go will be open Monday through Friday during Brough Commons’ normal lunch hours, and will offer a similar menu, but will be limited to a smaller selection, Johnson said.
Johnson did not say whether the new Brough A Go-Go service will be available to students without meal plans or with those paying with credit cards. While many are looking forward to this new option, how much and what kinds of food being offered will be the most telling factors of student reactions, although many students have said they will use the service because it is more convenient.
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Students line up outside the Union on the first day of class to grab a hot dog. Free food is often given out on the first day of classes by different RSOs. writing center would be open for the community to use,” Waller said. “It could be like a literacy opportunity for people who didn’t graduate college.” The center will be open to business students Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning in the Fall semester.
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FROM THE BOARD What We Hope to See From ASG At the University of Arkansas, students have the opportunity to get involved with many forms of student government, predominately among those is the Associated Student Government. For those that aren’t familiar, the ASG is made up of three branches: executive, judiciary and ASG Senate. While executive elections were during the spring semester, ASG secretary and Senate elections will happen in the next month. Traveler writers have been covering ASG since its founding, and there are a few things we hope to see (or see more of ) as ASG members pick up speed as the school year begins:
1. Transparency
While we at The Traveler have writers in News and Opinion to cover ASG to help keep students informed, we hope to see a continuation and increase of transparency in ASG. Last year we liked that the ASG executives posted minutes from the appropriations committee meetings, including questions asked to and answers from registered student organizations representatives. Bailey Moll, interim ASG secretary, has said that he will post ASG Senate legislation and agendas online to help increase transparency within senate. The first executive cabinet meeting is Tuesday, and we would love to see a similar initiative in that body too.
2. More Student Involvement
ASG Senate has a public comment section during each meeting. Last year less than five students used the time to speak to ASG senate members. Getting students to show up to ASG meetings is the second part of a two-step process. The first, which could help increase student participation at meetings, would be to have senate members and cabinet members constantly speaking with the students they represent to find out their opinion on legislation or executive initiatives. ASG members already use the student poll which 2,406 students participated in last year. That’s a start, albeit a minor one, but more direct contact is needed. ASG President Michael Dodd and Vice President Lauren Waldrip stressed more direct contact with students in their platform during the ASG elections in April, and we hope they continue to place importance on this during the school year. Dodd has also mentioned wanting to add more positions to ASG. While skeptical, we support the idea in theory, especially if ASG executives will seek out students that are not normally involved in the student government.
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3. Cut the Bickering out of Senate
This wasn’t extremely prevalent in Senate, but it did crop up in some of the more heated debates including the Chris Anderson legislation, gender-blind housing and legislation that would recommend that university officials ban certain groups, including Snoop Dogg, from performing through the Headliners Committee. As a board we love healthy debate within ASG Senate, in fact we hope to see more of it this year, but debate is no longer constructive when complaints go from being professional to personal. Maintaining respect for other senators was something that Senate Chair Grant Hodges wanted to improve, he said after the ASG executive induction. It might be easier said than done, he can’t predict what senators will say after all, but we hope that Hodges maintains at least a base level of decorum once Senate starts September 21.
4. Relevancy
All too often as reporters we meet students who don’t know what ASG is. Adam Roberts, a past columnist that covered ASG for two years, brought up a good point when he tweeted after the elections in April, “ ASG and CLCE should worry less about voter turnout and making sure elections are ‘fair’ and instead making sure they matter.” Saying that you were a member of ASG means a lot more if students know that your organization exists, what it does and how it effects them. If ASG members aren’t worried about relevancy, they aren’t paying attention.
4. Carrying Through With Campaign Promises
Politicians make a lot of promises during a campaign season, and ASG executive elections were no exception. Perhaps the easiest way to measure effective leadership is by fulfilling campaign promises and initiatives. Though we realize that some cabinet initiatives might take longer than an academic year to come into fruition, for example Afshar Sanati worked on RazorRewards last year and it is coming into effect this semester, there also have to be measurable standards of success.
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Being raised in a predominately white, private school bubble had its perks. I grew up as a glass half-full kind of girl because, well, my glass was always full, my plate was always full and my parents’ wallet was at least full enough to ensure that the bubble didn’t burst. It was not until this summer that I realized how privileged my life was and still is. On May 6, I became a Freedom Rider. Those two words might not mean much to some, but to me they are a symbol of where I’ve been and where I want to go — where I hope our nation and our world will go. The original Freedom Rides began 50 years ago as a nonviolent movement to desegregate interstate travel in the United States. Black and white Americans, most of whom were still in college, risked their lives to fight for the equality of all people, regardless of their skin color. They went through intense training
organized by civil rights organizations to teach them how to remain nonviolent when they were beaten, taunted and eventually jailed. This year, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the riders, American Experience and the Public Broadcasting Service sponsored the 2011 Student Freedom Ride. Forty students were selected from across the country to recreate the original riders’ journey throughout the South, from Washington D.C. to New Orleans. The trip was meant to educate, encourage and inspire civic engagement among young people through social media. I went into the experience feeling as if I did not deserve to be there. I was going to ride around in a cozy air conditioned bus, stay in fancy hotels and be greeted by cheers and applause at each location — what did I know about fighting for freedom? But somewhere between the Carolinas and Georgia, I realized that this was a celebration of what the Freedom Riders had done for me and my country. Because of their selflessness I could ride alongside people of all colors without even the slightest fear of repercussion. I was also hit with the harsh reality that the fight is not over and that I have a responsibility as a human being to give back to those who do not have the same luxuries that I do. Going to college in Fayetteville, it’s easy to forget that just next door there are
people living in such dire poverty that sometimes you have to remind yourself you’re still in America and not in a third world country. For ten days, myself and the other 39 student riders discussed every social issue imaginable, from the plight of tomato farm workers to fracking, which is a process of natural gas extraction. We saw town after town, still reeling from the discrimination and segregation of decades past. I could not believe that in 2011 there are still so many places throughout the South that are so starkly divided along color lines. I learned things about myself, both good and bad, that will stay with me for a lifetime. I learned how to love and how to commit to the nonviolent movement. I learned how to compromise and better understand those who I might not agree with. But most of all, I learned that my voice is the most powerful tool I have. Without it, I cannot be heard and I certainly cannot make a difference. But with it, I am a force that cannot be stopped. The Freedom Rides did not end in 1961. You can still hear the Freedom Riders’ voices telling their stories of courage and justice. You can still see the effects of their voices throughout Fayetteville and every other city in America. And now, the Student Freedom Riders hope to continue their cause by ensuring that their voices live on in each of us.
You don’t have to ride on a bus to be a Freedom Rider. You simply have to take up a cause, whatever it may be, and commit. Find something you’re passionate about and I guarantee there will be others who are willing to help you fight the fight. You need look no further than your own backyard to begin leaving your mark on the world. Whether we want to believe it or not, there are traces of intolerance of the past that can be found all over the UA. For instance, Greek Life remains largely segregated, as there are predominately white and black fraternities and sororities that stem from past segregation and remain out of tradition. I challenge you to take note of the social dynamic happening around you next time you’re walking to class. Although institutionalized segregation no longer exists, there is an undeniable form of self-segregation that is so prevalent on campus it’s impossible to ignore. This likely does not solely stem from racism or intolerance, but rather an acceptance of the status quo — that it is easier to surround yourself with people that look like you. But I encourage you to not be afraid to talk about race, religion, gender or any other issue that you believe must be addressed. And after you’ve started the conversation, do something about it. If you don’t, who will?
UA Cultivates Opportunities for Diversity by DeShaun Artis
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Diversity is a word that is becoming more commonplace in the world – specifically on college campuses and in the workplace. Many universities and companies have statements on promoting diversity at their establishments and many interviewers now even ask potential employees to define diversity in their interviews. Day by day the world becomes more diverse and like it or not, it must be embraced. Many people give the word diversity such a narrow definition. Culture and race are two concepts that come to the minds of many when asked about diversity. Though cultural diversity is one facet of the complex word, diversity encompasses so much more than differing ethnic backgrounds all working or living in a certain place. Diversity is the state or fact of being diverse, different and unlike,
according to Dictionary.com. Looking at diversity from this standpoint would mean anything that makes one person, place or thing different from another would create diversity. In this regard, uniqueness is an important aspect of diversity. Each and every person on this campus, and the world for that matter, is unique in some way. Because no two people are exactly alike, we are all diverse. This past year the Associated Student Government Senate passed a resolution creating a cabinet position and committee that will look solely at the concept of diversity and how students are affected by its definition on campus. Although this bill passed, it was met with some opposition from some senators. Some felt that we do not need a diversity cabinet position or committee because our campus is not “diverse enough” and that maybe it would be more appropriate to create one in a few years
when diversity on campus increases. Sure, maybe our campus may not be as culturally diverse as some other campuses, but I think these senators failed to realize the true definition of diversity-the varying thoughts and ideas of each and every individual. It is the goal of the UA ASG to effectively represent the common interest of all students. Failing to recognize the diversity among our student body goes against this goal. Students at our university come from all walks of life, each with their own experiences and abilities. In order for us to all work together as one Razorback family, we must identify and respect the diversity of our campus. The faculty at the UA is already making great progress in promoting diversity. The Union houses The Multicultural Center, which is open to everyone at the UA. The MC offers a “home away from home” environment for students to study, hang out and
get some sleep. The College Access Initiative through the Office of Diversity is another way that the UA strives to create a more diverse atmosphere on campus. It is a program that targets Arkansas high school students by seeking to improve ACT testing frequency and performance in under-served populations and communities. The Office of Diversity staff wants to make sure that our university continues to recruit students from different backgrounds that can bring their intellect and opinions to the ever-growing student body. Diversity is a beautiful thing but its definition has been too limited in society. In order for more people to fully embrace diversity, there must be an understanding that each and every one of us have our own stories, our own struggles and can bring something to the table that no one else can. I am diversity. You are diversity. We are diversity.
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More  Than  a  Game Kailey Anders uses soccer to make connections on Honduras mission trip
Get to Know a Razorback Beth Stratton
by LIZ BEADLE Staff Writer
t GPPU t 'SFTINBO t .JEĕ FMEFS t 'SJFOETXPPE Texas Arkansas Traveler contributing writer Liz Beadle talked with freshman soccer midfielder Beth Stratton. The Friendswood, Texas, native scored one goal Friday in the Razorbacks’ season-opening 2-1 win over SMU. You’re one of 18 freshmen on this Razorback team. How excited are you to get this season underway and prove what you can do? I’m really excited. You know I’m really trying to come out and make a difference for the team.
What are you most looking forward to this season? We worked hard in the preseason and it’s all going to be worth it because of the chemistry we’re already showing on the field. How do you feel about the start of the season, beating SMU, then losing at Kansas? In the preseason we set goals as a team. We’re trying to reach those goals and winning the season opener is really going to help us.
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third at Arkansas. The Razorbacks will try to make their first postseason appearance — conference or NCAA — since 2000. “We have some goals as a team and two of those are to make it to the SEC tournament and make an appearance in the NCAA tournament,� Anders said. Conditioning was a key emphasis in the offseason for the
team. “A big part of our team motto is fitness,� Anders said. “So we’ve been working a lot so that everyone can play every minute.� Four players have played every minute in the first two games and Anders has played 151 of the possible 180 minutes. Anders is the only Arkansas player to have started every game
in the last two seasons. The defender from Allen, Texas, helped the Razorbacks record six shutouts last year and will be a key player for Arkansas again this season. “You can see the seniors play with that heart and reckless abandon,� Aubry said. That’s how Anders plays on Razorback Field or in Honduras.
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Arkansas senior captain Kailey Anders used soccer to relate to kids on a summer mission trip to Honduras.
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Arkansas soccer player Kailey Anders found out soccer is more than a fun sport this summer. The Razorbacks’ team captain and two teammates went on a mission trip to Honduras over the summer and used soccer to find common ground through a language barrier. “I can’t speak Spanish fluently, but you put a soccer ball on the ground and you play and you just connect with everyone and you build relationships,� Anders said. “That was really awesome to see. My mission trip this summer was so awesome for so many different reasons.� Anders went on the trip with sophomore defender Evan Palmer and senior goalkeeper Kendal Winston. “One of the main things we got to do out there was just play tons of soccer,� Anders said. Their soccer ability allowed them to learn more about the people they were serving and connect with them in a fun and exciting way. It is such a platform all over the world and I don’t think over here we really recognize that. It really opened my eyes to the game of soccer.� Anders and the rest of the Razorbacks also spent the summer working hard in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks won their first game of the season 4-1 at home against SMU Friday, before losing at Kansas on Sunday. The team is young — 18 of the 33 players are freshmen. Anders is one of just three seniors charged with leading the team. “Our seniors have been awesome,� Aubry said. “They are just unbelievable leaders.� The 2011 season is Aubry’s
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Peacock Adjusting to Competition by RUMIL BAUTISTA Staff Writer
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Junior college transfer Jason Peacock is competing with true freshman Mitch Smothers for the starting job at offensive tackle.
One of Arkansas’ biggest question marks entering the 2011 season is how the Razorbacks will replace three-year starting offensive tackles DeMarcus Love and Ray Dominguez. The Hogs are stocked at skill positions, but return just three linemen – sophomore center Travis Swanson and guards Grant Cook and Alvin Bailey – that had extensive playing time last season. “We lost a couple guys, but the foundation of our line’s still there,� junior quarterback Tyler Wilson said. “We’re going to replace a couple tackles with Grant Freeman, Jason Peacock and Brey Cook and I think we’ve got the talent and coaching staff to make that happen.� Peacock, a 6-foot-4, 334-pound junior college transfer, earned second-team All-Central Conference honors while playing offensive tackle at Citrus College in California. He finished junior college early, enrolled at Arkansas for the
spring semester and has worked on adjusting to the speed of SEC football since arriving on campus and going through spring practice. “The SEC, there’s a lot of competitors, a lot of competition,� Peacock said. “(It’s different in) the aspect of working hard every play. You can’t just muscle around everybody.� Peacock is competing with true freshman Mitch Smothers for a starting tackle position. The two have worked with the first-team offense on seperated days in the last week. Freeman and junior college transfer Chris Smothers are competing for the other tackle spot. “They’re a very talented group, very big and athletic,� coach Bobby Petrino said. “Their youth is showing up; right now they’re getting schooled up a little bit by the experience we have on the defensive front, but they continue to work hard at it.� Peacock has had to practice against veteran, pass-rushing defensive ends Tenarius Wright and Jake Bequette. “Those guys are making (Pea-
cock) pay right now,� Petrino said. “He’s got to keep a positive attitude, keep working hard and concentrate on his technique. He’s very talented. One of the things that impress me is not only his movement and everything, but when you watch him stretch, how flexible he is. He’s a guy with a lot of talent.� It is still uncertain who the starters will be for the offensive line. Offensive line coach Chris Klenakis has experimented with different combinations during fall practice. “They’ve been responding well because it shows them that there’s competition going on,� Klenakis said. “I think if you come out here every day and you see a little bit different of a line up, you’re looking over your shoulder saying, ‘Hey, I better come out here and work and compete.’� The Sept. 3 season opener against Missouri State is less than two weeks away, but the starting tackle positions are still undecided. “We still got a couple more scrimmages to go, so we got a lot
of practices still to decide those things and a lot of combinations to look at, which is good,� Klenakis said. Freeman, a 6-foot-7, 305-pound redshirt senior, has been a reserve lineman for three years and hasn’t had the starting job handed to him in fall practice. “There’s been a lot of competition in the front and that’s just making us better,� Freeman said. “I think the new players have done real well. Learning the schemes is difficult coming out of high school and even transferring from another program. “It’s a difficult offense to learn and they’ve done good and took the time to do it and put in the work so I’ve been impressed with them.� The Hogs are ranked No. 14 in the USA Today/Coaches poll and No. 15 in the Associate Press poll, despite the perceived weakness on the offensive line. “We’ve got to keep striding and keep training and keep getting better,� Klenakis said. “We’re gonna push to accomplish those goals.�
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Can Hogs Become SEC Elite in 2011? Extra Points
JIMMY CARTER
jicarter@uark.edu Arkansas is on the outside looking in. The Razorbacks are close to establishing themselves as one of the top programs in the Southeastern Conference, the premier football league in the nation. Close, but not quite there yet.
Last season was a big step in the right direction. The Hogs won 10 games, made it to the Sugar Bowl and beat four ranked teams, including No. 5 LSU in the regular season finale. Some Arkansas fans might argue the Razorbacks made themselves an elite program last year. Almost. Look no further than the final game of the season, a 31-26 loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. The Buckeyes entered the game winless against the SEC, suffering lopsided losses to Florida and LSU in recent years. Cheaters or not, they got their first win against the Hogs in Ar-
kansas’ first big chance to prove it was a big boy. The college football world took notice of the season, though. The Razorbacks are getting more publicity than in years past and are ranked higher to start this season than they have been in the last 20 years. Much of that has to do with Bobby Petrino. It’s no secret he can coach with the best. The Hogs might not be an elite program yet, but few around the country would question Petrino is an elite coach. Most of them are probably in Georgia. To make the program elite, Arkansas has to prove last year wasn’t a fluke, a task easier said than done when playing in the
SEC West, a division that has unmatched parity and competition. Each week is a test and one upset loss can mar a season. The Razorbacks avoided the unexpected loss last season, winning the games they were supposed to win and going 1-3 in games against top 10 opponents. To become an elite program, the Hogs need to knock off the big boys. A win Sept. 24 at Alabama would serve as an announcement to the rest of the league that Arkansas is a program to be contended with. Petrino is 0-3 against Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, the architect of the best current program in the nation. The old ad-
age, ‘You’ve got to beat the best to be the best’ applies here. The Hogs will have to top Alabama at some point. Win this season and a trip to the SEC Championship game becomes viable. This year might be Arkansas’ best chance to make noise on the national scene in the forseeable future, too. The Razorbacks lost star running back Knile Davis, but the offense is still stockpiled with playmakers. Junior Tyler Wilson is a solid quarterback and the offense will be one of the best in the nation again if the offensive line progresses. The defense returns eight starters and has more experience
and depth than Petrino’s first three seasons. The Hogs have size and speed comparable to most of the top defenses in the SEC. Special teams are top notch. The time is now to make the leap to the level of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Auburn. If Arkansas doesn’t win big this year, Petrino will reload and find a way to win in the future. There’s a reason he earns $3.56 million per year. If he can’t turn Arkansas into an elite program, can it be done? Jimmy Carter is the sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Tuesday. Follow him on Twitter @jicartersports.
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ranging anywhere from single digits to hundreds of dollars. “The sites can even College students are often send you notifications on low on money, but coupons your smart phone of the can be the difference between great deals they are havhaving money in your pocket ing, which are most the time and being flat broke. The couover 50 percent off,” said pons around Fayetteville can Lori Schubach, UA student. be extremely useful to stuThere has also been a redents especially because they cent increase in coupon webare directly marketed to the sites directly connected to UA campus. The deals are destudents, such as Studentadsigned with students in mind vantage.com and Gutenberg. and can be used for popucom. Students can buy a dislar restaurants, activities and count card from Studentadeven shopping around town. vantage.com to use at a vaOffered alongside supplies riety of stores near or on the at the UA bookstore are free campus. This website focuses books of coupons. Before dison discounts for textbooks, carding them take a closer food, clothing, cellular plans look, every year and even bus companies com- “You can sign up at the cash register. Just text the number, tickets. Gutenand we will send coupons from all different pete to build this berg.com offers resource, tailored thousands of free vendors around campus,.” to fit the needs eBooks that stu- Ali Sadeghi, Director of UA Bookstore of UA students. dents can down“Well, the load to their coupon book is certainly dent discount with a student ID. computer, iPad or e-reader. an element that we want to “This discount has saved “As far as saving money on help,” said Ali Sadeghi, di- me a good bit of mon- books, there are approximaterector of the UA bookstore. ey. It’s a life saver for peo- ly 100,000 free eBooks on the “Vendors that compliment ple who crave midnight various Project Gutenberg our services present merchan- Taco Bell runs like me,” said sites, including many or most dise as well as discounts to the Devin Fell, a UA sophomore. of the classics, some in mulbooks. There is a lot of good efStudents can step up their tiple editions,” said Michael fort with the local community.” bargain hunting even further S. Hart, founder of ProjThe coupon books are by joining websites like Living- ect Gutenberg. “In addition, not the only money-sav- social.com and Groupon.com, Project Gutenberg works ers the UA bookstore pro- where students can access hun- with archive.org, worldpubvides. There are a variety of dreds of deals around North- liclibrary.org and others to promotions and events they west Arkansas. With these sites, create worldebookfair.org, host throughout the year. customers buy a coupon that which is open July 4 to Au“I asked all departments can be redeemed for an activ- gust 4 every year and proto look at what students need ity, a meal or a significant retail vides access to a grand total memory sticks, note books, discount. Customers can see MONEY SAVERS you name it - and I asked how much money they save by on page 8 them to price point, to find the accessing the site - in amounts
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It’s August, and as sad as it may be, summer is beginning to leave. With what little time there is to hold on to what’s left of summer, the music of indie-pop band Cults delivers a sweetly simple self-titled album sure to complement any happy, carefree mood for the rest of summer. Cults has seen a lot of underground success after signing with In the Name Of records. The band formed back in 2010 while band members Madeline Follin (vocals) and Brian Oblivion (vocals, guitar, percussion) were students at New York University. The band has since been featured at large music festivals such as Coachella and South by Southwest.
The music of Cults has a certain way of bridging musical genres. The band’s sound is indeed indie-pop, but the sound of the album is somewhere between the oldie-style of She & Him and the vintage/ modern sound of Peter, Bjorn and John. It’s pulled off well, but that’s the bulk of what the album has going for it. The music of Cults is good, though. It truly has the ability to hook a listener in with its fun, lighthearted music. However, after a while there isn’t much of a lasting appeal with the album. Nothing about the music screams “instant classic,” but it does its job-- it’s pretty catchy. If the album, which is pretty simple and often spacey in its sound, had more substance
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A UA student prepares Ramen noodles in his off-campus apartment. Cooking for oneself is just one of the many changes that comes with moving away from campus. by LAUREN LEATHERBY Features Editor
The inagural year of living off campus can be one of the most exciting times for a university student – no RA to look after you and no more eating on the meal plan. However, students’ good times can come to a halt when they run into some of the headaches that often accompany a first apartment. Fortunately, with the help of a few tips, most of the problems can be avoided.
Read the lease One of the most important things to do when living off campus is also one of the most boring things – reading the lease of the rental property you are moving into. All of it. “I realize that it’s not an easy read,” said Susan Stiers, associate director of Off Campus Connections. “For some, it’s too lengthy, there’s too much legalese, or there’s somebody rushing you, but students don’t realize that it’s legally binding.” Students commonly run
into problems when they don’t realize what they have agreed to in their lease. “It’s something that you just don’t think about when you move in for the first time,” Stiers said, “but it’s the most important.” OCC gives students a solution to avoid lease woes before they start. “We recommend that students read through their lease thoroughly, and then sign it,” Stiers said. “If they don’t understand something, ask. If they can’t get a straight an-
swer from their landlord, you can come ask us. Then, you abide by what you agreed to.” If students don’t want to agree to something in their lease, they can ask to have things changed, taken out or added. Landlords may not always agree to changes, but it doesn’t hurt to ask, Stiers said. Document everything Everyone hopes that it won’t happen to him or her because the landlord seemed
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The Happiness Project: A Quest for Joy
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“The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. “Time is passing, and I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter.” The Happiness Project, written by Gretchen Rubin, follows Rubin’s yearlong quest to find true happiness. It wasn’t that she was depressed
to begin with; in fact, she was quite happy. Rubin has a loving husband and two healthy daughters, and she recently left her high-paying career as a lawyer to focus on what she really loves: writing. Although she was happy already, Rubin wanted to learn to be more appreciative of her everyday life in New York City. After completing months of research, Rubin came up
with a definition for happiness: “To be happier, you have to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.” She devised a happiness plan and a checklist to help her to reach this goal. Each month, she focused on one aspect of her life that needed improvement, and she attempted to reach a few specific goals related to that area of her life. She rated herself daily on the effort she put into being more happy and appreciative. She chose to concentrate on her energy level, her home, her marriage, parenthood, work and exercise, among other aspects of her life. For instance, Rubin decided that during the month of January, she would focus on boosting her energy levels. One of her January goals was to act more energetic. After all, one of her Twelve Commandments - a list she made at the start of her happiness project that is full of mantras like “Be Gretchen” and “There is only love” - is “Act the way you want to feel.” Rubin began to act energetic when she felt tired, and she began to notice a difference. Although she achieved this goal in January, she continued to practice acting more energetic throughout the year, and it continued to make a difference. The Happiness Project details an experiment that is incredibly unique and inspiring. Rubin took a scientific, methodical approach to becoming truly happy and carefully documented the pro-
cess to help her to stay with the project and reach her goals after the year was up. Rubin’s writing is very honest; she points out her own flaws and admits when she fails to achieve one of her goals. Her happiness project was full of ups and downs, and she shares with the reader both the highs and the lows. The Happiness Project is littered with research findings, statistics and quotes on the subject of happiness. Rubin wove this information into her personal stories, and it kept the facts from becoming dull and boring. Included in the book is a guide to starting your own happiness project, with tips for figuring out which aspects of your life could be improved. Rubin started a blog during her happiness project, Happiness-Project.com. She continues to update the blog a few times per week, and shares videos, quizzes and tips on how to be happier. While many of the areas of life on which Rubin focused – such as marriage, parenthood and her career – don’t relate to most college students, they still provide valuable lessons from Rubin’s happiness project. In fact, most people could take away a valuable lesson from The Happiness Project. If nothing else, college students can benefit from some of Rubin’s Secrets of Adulthood: “People don’t notice your mistakes as much as you think,” “Do good, feel good” and “Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy.”
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CULTS from page 7 to it, Cults could potentially have been much better. There are some good melodies in the tracks, but they’re mostly all taken by the keyboard, which overshadows the guitar and bass. The album just doesn’t give enough for it to be considered great. Still though, Cults does a good job with the album. It just doesn’t have a “wow” factor. Regardless of criticism, the music is still fun and it could easily make or complement any happy and bright moments in the summer sun. Stand out tracks: “Go Outside” has a delightfully pleasant melody to it that will surely hook any listener in, and with simple lyrics about breaking free, it’s an easy choice for the album’s single. “Bumper” stays true to the 60s-throwback style of Cults with its doo-wop flow of chiming pianos and head nodding rhythms on the drums. It’s also nice to hear the alternating verses between Follin and Oblivion on the track. “Oh My God” features a cool drum and bass combo that could hook any listener in with ease.
LIVING OFF CAMPUS from page 7 nice, right? – but the reality is that landlord-tenant miscommunication happens often. The good news, however, is that it can easily be avoided. Students should take pictures and document the conditions of everything in the rental property before moving in. Whether it’s the student’s fault or not, when he or she moves out and the landlord sees a basketball-sized purple stain on the carpet, the student is the one who is going to get charged for it. “When moving in, students should do a walk-through with their landlord for the sake of both parties,” Stiers said. “Use your iPhone or your camera and take pictures with a time stamp. If you don’t have a photo, then it’s a he-said/she-said thing.” Another way to have a good relationship with your landlord is to be in touch when something does go wrong. “If there is something broken in your apartment or a possible mistake on a bill, it shows a lot about you if you are willing to take initiative and contact your apartment complex personally,” said Landon Bagby, leasing consultant for Hill Place Properties. Set up a system with your roommates Even if you have a close friendship with your housemates before you move in, it’s important to set up a system with them to keep the friendship close. “Splitting chores among roommates is always a difficult task,” Bagby said. Having some sort of system in mind for doing the dishes, cleaning the house and buying groceries is imperative to living in a house or apartment with multiple people. Some groups of roommates prefer that everyone does his or her own dishes. Others switch off days when one roommate does all of the dishes. Issues also arise when it comes to deciding who will clean the space. “I would say that the best thing to do is for everyone to pick a task for the apartment, then pick a time that everyone is available once or twice a week and give the place a good clean for 20 minutes, and then be done with it,” Bagby said. Another important thing to figure out is how roommates
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Musicianship: 7 There really weren’t too many moments on this album that shined musically except for a few key melodies of the vibraphone in “Go Outside” and the sweet bass groove in “Oh My God.” They’re fun and simple, but none of them will really blow you away. Overall, the music is pretty good and catchy. Originality: 7 For the most part, Cults sounds a lot like what most would expect from indie-pop bands. The music consists of synthesizers, spacey reverb vocals and catchy melodies. Where Cults shines, though, is their near-genuine throwback sound, and they pull it off as sounding modern. The usage of cult leaders’ speech samples was an interesting idea to bring to the tracks as well. Lyricism: 6 The album’s lyrics play their part. They’re good and all, but the lyrics are on the simpler side. There’s no revelation, witty wordplay or deep meaning within the lyrics of the songs. That said, though, they are good for what the band is going for-- simple and fun.
will buy groceries. Discuss who will buy the toilet paper and if everybody will share the milk, or if each person should buy his or her own. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method. Signing the roommate contract that can be found on the OCC website, http:// occ.uark.edu, can help students avoid a sticky situation. The roommate contract, like a lease, can be used to solve conflicts by showing what the students agreed to at the beginning of the year. Be respectful A great way to ensure that you will have a great year off campus is to be respectful – respectful to your roommates, your neighbors and your property. Showing respect to roommates avoids roommate conflict. Showing respect to neighbors makes them a lot less likely to call the police when you have friends over. Showing respect to your property can avoid conflicts with the landlord. “Renting a place is essentially borrowing a place to live,” Stiers said. “Like borrowing anything, you want to return it in the same or better condition.” This is especially important, considering that damaging an apartment could cause the student to pay more in the long run. “When moving out of the apartment, the best way to approach it is to make the apartment look as if it has never been lived in before, because anything that the apartment complex has to fix before someone new can move in, the previous resident will be charged for,” Bagby said. When students run into trouble with their off-campus living situation or need a place to live, OCC is there to help. Not only do they have a thorough website at occ. uark.edu complete with places to live, advice and several other resources, they have a staff that is always ready and willing to lend a hand. “It is important to have fun and enjoy the experience while balancing the responsibility of being on your own,” Bagby said. Learning responsibility while living on one’s own can make the experience even richer. Students should make the most of their time living off campus, and following these tips should make the experience even better. available coupons, or through learning to keep a budget, students can free themselves from college money constraints and even open up new opportunities around Fayetteville. Saving money is easier with the University’s help, with readily available deals for students and new marketing directed at campus life.