April 1, 2013

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UA RSO Entertains While Fostering Students’ TalentWhether it’s poetry, comedy or music, an open microphone allows for a variety of entertainment possibilities.Full Story, Page 5

Black Educators Honored Northwest Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus honors black educators.Full Story, Page 2

Hogs Win Swing Game and Take the Series!e Razorbacks took on the Mississippi State Bulldogs this weekend at Baum Stadium. Full Story, Page 7

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ASG voted to pass a bill in support of establishing a Graduate Student Congress.

While Chancellor G. Da-vid Gearhart has not yet ap-proved the establishment of this new government system, ASG is o!cially undergoing a

transition process and taking steps to make this change go smoothly.

As part of the transition process, graduate students elected interim executive of-"cials at the town hall meet-ing on March 27.

Graduate students rep-resent 15 percent of the stu-dent body, a percentage that roughly represents the same amount of students who par-

ticipate in Greek Life, said Sen. Alex Marino, author of the GSC bills.

However, many graduate students have expressed that they do not feel well-repre-sented, Marino said. #e is-sues that pertain to graduate students are o$en di%erent issues than those that pertain to undergraduates, Marino said.

#e establishment of this

new government system would allow for graduate stu-dents to tackle the issues that are most relevant to them in a more focused and e!cient manner, Marino said.

A Graduate Student Con-gress would improve gradu-ate-student participation in legislation, said Todd Shields, dean of the Graduate School.

Transition Begins to Create Graduate Student Congress

Emily Rhodes Photo EditorFayetteville locals gather at the annual M&N Augustine Foundation Easter Feed at Central United Methodist church, Saturday, March 30. !e event fed over 5,000 homeless and needy families and individuals in the area.

Local Church Feeds Hungry at Annual Easter Feed

Recent state health laws have made headlines as Ar-kansas delves forward into 2013.

#e Arkansas Legislature made history by passing laws such as the Human Heartbeat Protection Act and healthcare changes as to what Obama’s healthcare plan means for the state of Arkansas.

#e Human Heartbeat Protection Act, sponsored by Sen. Jason Rapert, was passed on March 6. #e law makes abortion illegal at 12 weeks of pregnancy, which is around the time a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

When passed, the law was the country’s most restrictive ban on abortion. Arguments have been raised that the law contradicts the 24-week limit that was set by past Supreme Court decisions.

“Whether you agree with the timeline or not, this law causes a lot of controversy and brings an uproar around the debate of abortion,” said Hayley Noga, UA sophomore.

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Students Might Feel E!ects of Recent Laws

#e former executive director of the Razorback Foundation began his role as the new vice chancellor for university advancement on Monday.

Chris Wyrick said that his management style and work ethic are what make him most quali"ed for the posi-tion.

“#ere is danger in reck-less change, but greater dan-ger is blind loyalty to staying

the same,” Wyrick said. “#at is the way I try to do things and give them meaning and purpose. I think people like that, people like being mo-tivated, so it becomes more than just a job.

“I believe you can work hard and still enjoy what you do. If your job is to pro-mote the university brand, you need to be someone that exhumes con"dence, makes people want to be a part of it. I describe myself as someone

who is very upbeat and en-ergetic. I hope to bring that work ethic, energy and en-thusiasm into the advance-ment division. People want to be reassured that the UA is still as good as we think it is.”

One of the major goals for the UA is to become a top-50 national research institution, Wyrick said. #e UA hopes to reach that goal by 2020, he said.

“We need to articulate to both students and sta% what it’s going to take to get there,” Wyrick said. “My job is to lead that e%ort.

“One of the things I

learned from working in ath-letics is that when people talk about the Razorback brand, they immediately know what that means. We know who we are, and we are very proud of who we are, but I want to make sure we can clearly articulate what that is. We talk about the ‘You’ of A and students "rst; my goal is to make sure we understand the meaning behind that.”

New Vice Chancellor Begins Duties Today

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Steve Wozniak will be giv-ing a free lecture for students at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 7 in Barnhill Arena.

#is lecture is free for stu-dents and open to the public. #e doors will open at 6 p.m. and students just have to show ID to enter, said Autumn Lewis, distinguished lecture committee chairwoman.

Seating is on a "rst come, "rst serve basis.

Students showed an in-terest during a poll for this speaker, she said.

“Students were de"nitely interested in seeing him,” Lewis said.

Wozniak will speak about how Apple Computer Inc. started and also give advice to students who might be thinking about start-ing their

own business. “It’s hard to "nd someone

who does not have an Apple product,” she said.

#e committee is hoping, by inviting a business speaker, to appeal to a di%erent de-

mographics of students, Lewis said.

Wozniak is the co-founder of Apple Com-

puter Inc., and he de-signed and built the Apple

I and Apple II, according to the UA College of En-

gineering.

Apple Co-founder to Speak on CampusSta! Report

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“I believe you can work hard and still enjoy what you do.”

Chris WyrickVice chancellor for university advancement

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#e Northwest Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus hosted a teacher-appreciation banquet to honor former and current UA faculty as well as a superintendent of Fayetteville Public Schools.

Margaret Clark, Gordon Morgan, Professor Gerald Jor-dan and John L. Colbert were presented with awards and spoke about the former teach-ers who shaped them into the educators they are today.

Lioneld Jordan, mayor of Fayetteville, attended the event. “Our diversity’s our strength,” he said a$er. “Our future is in good hands with

educators such as these.”Margaret Clark began

teaching at the UA in 1969 and was among the "rst Afri-can-Americans to teach at the university. She taught French and teacher education. She

went on to receive emerita status in 1998 and continues to be active at the UA, accord-ing to the Arkansas Alumni blog.

Gordon Morgan also be-gan teaching at the UA in

1969, where he continues to teach sociology. In 1956, he received his master’s degree from the UA and is noted as the "rst African-American graduate from the UA. He has published several books,

gained emeritus status and made a name for himself in UA history.

Professor Gerald Jordan graduated from the UA in 1970 with a degree in journal-ism. He began teaching at the

UA in 1995 a$er working for #e Kansas City Star, #e Bos-ton Globe and, most notably, #e Philadelphia Inquirer. He reached the position of North Zone editor at the Inquirer before leaving the newspaper business and beginning his teaching career.

John L. Colbert has been a lifelong educator and is now a superintendent of Fayette-ville Public Schools. He was the "rst African-American valedictorian at Barton High School in 1973, according to the Northwest Arkansas Hu-man Resources Association website. He began teaching at Bates Elementary School in 1976 and went on to become the "rst African-American principal in the Fayetteville School District.

Black Arkansan Educators Honored for Achievements

A student-appreciation cookout was put on by ASG prior to Saturday’s baseball game against Mississippi State.

#e cookout occurred Satur-day at 12:30 p.m. at the Baum East parking lot on the east side of Razorback Road.

Sodexo served students hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and Pepsi beverages, said Bri-an Pracht, associate athletic director for marketing and li-

censing. #ere were free giveaways

and prizes handed out at the cookout, Pracht said. In addi-tion, students who attend earn a Razor Reward points, Pracht said.

“We wanted to "nd a way to say thank you to our amaz-

ing students, so we want to bring everyone down to Baum for free food and fun at Satur-day’s game against Mississippi State,” said Tori Pohlner, ASG president.

Pracht said he hoped to have at least 1,000 students at-tend the event.

ASG !anks Students With Cookout

Sean Rochelle, Wyrick’s “right-hand man,” will be tak-ing over Wyrick’s position at the Razorback Foundation.

In February, the UA an-nounced that Wyrick would leave his position with the Ra-zorback Foundation to become the UA’s new vice chancellor for university advancement. Wyrick o!cially began his role as vice chancellor Monday, 45 days a$er the UA made the an-

nouncement.“For any person at a senior

level, it is normal for there to be a transition period of about a month before they can start a new job,” Wyrick said. “I simply had to "nish my duties at the Razorback Foundation before moving to campus.”

In his new role, Wyrick will replace Brad Choate, who was reassigned in December fol-lowing a review that found the

division had a $3.37 million shortfall for the "scal year end-ing June 30, 2012, according to the Fayetteville Flyer.

Chancellor G. David Gear-hart said the funds were prop-erly used but that the division ultimately lacked the "nancial resources su!cient to support a growth in sta% it experienced in recent years in preparation for an upcoming capital cam-paign.

groups across the country agree, including the Ameri-can Civil Liberties Union, who were quoted in the New York Times saying they will bring a case against the state before the law goes into full e%ect to prove its unconsti-tutionality.

#e law goes into full ef-fect 90 days a$er the state legislature adjourns.

#e statewide frenzy over this legislation comes quickly a$er Arkansas passed a unique version of the national health care plan.

Arkansas was the trail-blazer of states when it came to "nding a balance with Obamacare, passing a plan to use federal Medicaid dollars to buy private health

care for everyone 133 per-cent below the poverty line.

Both laws a%ect stu-dent decisions on the UA campus. #e health care law a%ects who will receive state health care and allows young adults to stay on their parents’ health care plans until age 26, and the abor-tion law a%ects students’ birth-control decisions.

#is would allow for more abbreviated meetings and would create a system that would be much more sustainable for graduate students to participate in, Shields said. #e meetings could be much more quick and focused, Shields said.

If the chancellor approves

this new system, the Gradu-ate Student Congress will focus on planning social events to encourage more involvement and activity outside the classroom, Ma-rino said.

It is di!cult as a graduate student to meet people out-side one’s own "eld of study,

Marino said. By increasing social events and promot-ing outside involvement, this will ultimately help the UA in recruiting top-notch graduate students and be another step in reaching the chancellor’s goal to become a top-50 research university, Marino said.

Caroline Potts Sta" PhotographerJournalism Professor Gerald Jordan was honored with the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus at Mermaid’s Restaurant, !ursday, March 28. !e event honored four African American educators.

McKenna Gallagher Sta" PhotographerAmy McLarty meets with Fulbright advisor Donna Smith, Friday, March 29, to choose her classes for the fall 2013 semester. Priority registration for classes begins this week.

Kathleen Pait Sta" PhotographerNorthwest Arkansas residents gather at Pinnacle Hills Promenade Saturday, March 30, to have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny.

It’s that hectic time of year again for both students and academic advisors alike. #e time of year where some students spend more time re-searching classes than when they might actually get in them. #e time of year that sends students to their ISIS accounts milliseconds before their registration time just to attain their seat in a class.

#at’s right — it’s time for priority registration. Of-"cially, registration begins Monday, but school o!cials indicated the widespread push to get students aware of the registration process as early as possible.

“In the Walton College, we have added extra appoint-ment times to be able to ac-commodate our students,”

said Je% Hood, an academic advisor at the Walton Col-lege. “We spent time in early March speaking to classes in the Walton College about the importance of advising and when to make advising ap-pointments.”

Some advisors, including Jason Adams, who advises honors business students, have even gone so far as to use social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook to get out critical information.

UA sta% go to great lengths to provide students with a de-tailed overview of the classes that are required to gradu-ate as well as providing them with information regarding supplemental instruction.

“Taking the proper cours-es in the proper sequence is the best way to graduate in a timely manner,” Hood said. “Also, making students aware of the new intercessions and

both summer sessions as op-tions for taking courses that can advance them toward their degree.”

Advising time is also uti-lized to address any holds that may have been placed on a student’s account that could impede the registration pro-cess.

As far as recommenda-tions for the most e%ective advising experience, Adams stressed the importance of both o!cials and students bringing something to the table come advising time.

“Academic advising is a collaborative e%ort between students and advisors, and the student should play an active role in this process,” Adams said.

Hood said that students should also try to register for their classes as soon as pos-sible because, “if a student registers as soon as they are

able, they are most likely to get the courses they want at their preferred time.”

#e most popular times that Hood noticed were those courses being o%ered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., he said.

Adams said he also no-ticed a peculiar trend in scheduling.

“It seems like more stu-dents these days are able to make a full schedule without having to take classes on Fri-day, which is something that was unheard of when I was in school,” Adams said. “I think students should focus more on the classes that they need rather than trying to build the perfect schedule.”

For more information on advising and the registration process, visit registrar.uark.edu or the pages of your re-spective college departments for advisor contact informa-tion.

Students Begin Selecting Classes, Registration Becomes First Priority

Courtesy PhotoChris Wyrick will begin his duties as vice chancellor for university advancement today.

Bailey DeloneySenior Sta! Writer

Megan SmithSta! Writer

David WilsonSta! Writer

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed into law the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, including one that bans abortions a$er the detection of a fetal heart-beat, which can come as soon as six weeks a$er conception.

A second bill signed by the Republican governor bans abortions solely for the pur-pose of gender selection and avoiding genetic abnormali-ties. And another requires that any physician who performs abortions must have sta% priv-ileges at a nearby hospital.

#e three new laws _ and a previously approved resolu-tion calling for a November referendum on a constitution-al amendment that is designed to protect life at any stage of development _ place the state at the forefront of e%orts to limit abortion rights.

Supporters of abortion rights have said they will "ght the referendum and will seek to have the laws blocked in the courts.

#e laws test the current standards established by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade and other cases. In general, the Supreme Court has held that a woman has a constitutionally protect-ed right to an abortion until the fetus is viable outside of the womb, generally at between 22 and 24 weeks.

In a statement, Dalrymple acknowledged that the state’s new laws, especially the heart-beat requirement, will face le-gal challenges.

“Although the likelihood of

this measure surviving a court challenge remains in question, this bill is nevertheless a legiti-mate attempt by a state legisla-ture to discover the boundaries of Roe vs. Wade,” the governor stated. “Because the U.S. Su-preme Court has allowed state restrictions on the performing of abortions and because the Supreme Court has never con-sidered this precise restriction ... the constitutionality of this measure is an open question.”

Dalrymple urged the state Legislative Assembly to ap-propriate additional funds so that the attorney general can defend the measures in court.

#e governor also noted that the law requiring hospital privileges could be challenged

in the courts.“#e added requirement

that the hospital privileges must include allowing abor-tions to take place in their facility greatly increases the chances that this measure will face a court challenge,” he stated. “Nevertheless, it is a legitimate and new question for the courts regarding a pre-cise restriction on doctors who perform abortions.”

#e measures would go into e%ect Aug. 1.

North Dakota is the "rst state to ban abortions based on genetic defects, but at least three other states ban abortion based on gender selection.

Other states have low-ered the e%ective date beyond which abortions are no longer legal, though North Dakota’s would be the most stringent. Arkansas passed a 12-week ban earlier this month that prohibits most abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be de-tected using an abdominal ul-trasound.

North Dakota Governor Signs 3 Laws #at Limit AbortionMichael MuskalLos Angeles Times

“Nevertheless, it is a legitimate and new question for the courts regarding a precise restriction on doctors who perform abortions.”

Jack DalrymbleNorth Dakota Governor

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April Fool’s Foosball Tournament7:30-9:30 p.m. Arkansas Union Connections LoungeArkansas

“Our future is in good hands with educators such as these.”

Lioneld JordanMayor of Fayetteville

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Finally, a welcome change for students. ISIS has changed its hours from the early clos-ing time of midnight to a he!y 2 a.m. It has been driving me crazy for four years. Now, as I approach graduation, the ISIS hours, seven days a week, will have this wonderful extended access.

I too o!en put o" pay-ing student fees and looking at classes for the upcoming semester until a!er my daily class assignments are done, usually around midnight. Before I can even get around to logging into ISIS, the #nal minutes have passed and ISIS is closed.

I am forced to wait un-til the “convenient” daylight hours, by which time I have usually forgotten I had a bill to pay in the #rst place. I go through the day without checking my bills, but that night, same story, same result.

$e worst experience I had with ISIS was during my study abroad. While overseas, I had to check ISIS before my early morning classes because a!er my usual 6 p.m. dinner, the cafeteria was only open from 6-7:30 each night, which was a!er midnight back in the states.

In the Newswire article about the new hours, Dave Dawson, registrar and asso-ciate vice provost for enroll-ment services, said the new ISIS hours will #t the busy lifestyles of students.

$is is most de#nitely

true. While during freshman and sophomore year, I could get by #nishing essays and class assignments by 10 p.m., as an upperclassmen with a full schedule, a few jobs and a thesis underway, my assign-ments are never #nished be-fore midnight. ISIS is some-thing I will put o" until a!er my assignments are #nished, so it gets pushed o" later and later, until #nally I am too late to prepare my schedule. In-stead, I am rushed into sign-ing up for the #rst few classes that #t my academic require-ments and sound semi-inter-esting.

Will Simpson was running for ASG president with the extension of ISIS hours on his platform, and for good rea-son. Most students are clam-oring for 24/7 ISIS service. We don’t set aside time in our day to prepare the upcoming semester, to look at past fees for tax reasons or to check our transcript for missing re-quirements.

We look at ISIS whenever we have a second to rest and are actually wondering about the future decisions we may make. Typically, for me, that’s right a!er I #nish one of those mid-semester essays. I start wondering, “Will I have to write one of these dreadful essays next year?” In the past, I try to jump on ISIS to check my schedule, and I’ve been turned away because I wasn’t working within operating hours.

For the current and future students at the UA, you are extremely lucky. $e few ex-tra hours in the early morning are more valuable than most will realize. I applaud the ISIS team for working to extend these hours, and I hope ad-vancement will go so far in the next few years to get ISIS to a 24/7 service for students.

Joe DelNero is a senior broadcast journalism major and the opinion editor of the Arkansas Traveler.

Extra Hours on ISIS Makes Huge Di!erence

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ASG should be the crux of the student-lobbying front, the fearless body capable of organizing student interests into a formidable mass. In my four years at the UA, I’ve seen this quality in many student-body presidents, from Mattie Bookhout to Billy Fleming and, although we didn’t agree on most issues, even Michael Dodd.

Yet, this year, we don’t have an ASG president. We have an ASG puppet. And I’m con-cerned. I’m concerned that an attitude of complete submis-sion to administrators will continue within the ASG ex-ecutive branch for many years to come.

$roughout the year, our ASG president has walked step-by-step with Dean of Students Daniel Pugh, even if it meant undermining student input and control. ASG Presi-dent Tori Pohlner has been wined and dined by the ad-ministration too much, so lost in having a seat at the table that she forgot to order.

Take for example the Graduate Congress constitu-tional amendment that was a coordinated e"ort between the ASG Senate and graduate students. $e idea is simple: separate the ASG Senate into two chambers, one for un-dergraduates and another for graduates. A Graduate Con-gress would improve organi-

zation and visibility for gradu-ate students and allow them to push for unique graduate-student issues like child care and health insurance.

$e creation of the Gradu-ate Congress passed the ASG Senate and went on to pass with a majority of students in the February referendum that had 1,600 voters. Never-theless, two people continue to challenge it: puppet Pohl-ner and her puppeteer Dean Pugh. No rational student-body president should chal-lenge an initiative that would increase student representa-tion, especially for a minority group that makes such a valu-able contribution to campus.

$is unyielding compli-ance cannot continue. ASG represents students’ interests, not the administration’s. Take for example placing vend-ing machines in Mullins Li-brary, a key part of President Pohlner’s platform when she was elected. She initially met with Dean of Libraries Caro-lyn Allen during the summer and was told no. She quit, in-stantly.

In the fall, the ASG Sen-ate took it on, spearheaded by Fulbright Sen. Hayley Noga. We delivered a unanimous resolution requesting the vending machines, and Sen. Noga and myself met with Dean Allen for an hour and a half to lobby for the machines. It was heated at times, but it resulted in an agreement on the East Entrance location

and machine options. $e new vending machines were delivered over spring break and will be fully operational in the next few weeks.

$is is not a rare occur-rence within the ASG Senate, either. We have received resis-tance several times this year from extending ISIS hours to 2 a.m. and allowing special parking accommodations for the Islamic Center to making uno%cial transcripts free and accessible online. Despite the pushback, we found solutions on all of those initiatives be-cause the ASG Senate is com-mitted to student issues.

And let me clarify that this is not to discount the contri-butions made by the admin-istration. An administrator’s natural reaction is to be con-servative, yet it is our role as student leaders to lobby and to push for change.

Another battle is on the horizon, too. A free Scantron program was piloted last fall with one-time, surplus Razor-back Readership money that provided the free newspapers. $e program ran out of test-ing materials in one semes-ter because an accountability mechanism was not set up to regulate how many Scantrons each course could request.

One free Scantron pro-posal suggested by President Pohlner involves cutting Ra-zorback Readership by 50 percent, the ASG program that partners with USA Today to provide free newspapers to

campus. $e program ful#lls ASG’s mission to promote “citizenship on campus and in the greater community.” I will admit readership numbers are not where they should be, largely because we are enter-ing a paperless world and the newspaper industry is catch-ing up. However, solutions are coming under Readership Chair Madison Taylor. An electronic New York Times will be o"ered in the fall with additional electronic newspa-pers being added over time.

As a student who is easily content with purchasing my own Scantrons, as I did for six semesters before we received them for free, I’m concerned to #nd an ASG president wish-ing to cut an ASG educational program, when we should be challenging administration to pay for testing materials with tuition or a student fee. Even a temporary cut is dangerous, because with a one-year term among ASG o%cers, tempo-rary quickly becomes perma-nent.

It’s time that the ASG exec-utive branch take a move from the legislative branch’s play-book and learn to work with administration, not for them. It’s time for ASG President-Elect Bo Renner to take over. I’m con#dent he will actually represent us, the students.

Mike Norton is the ASG Chair of Senate and a senior agriculture economics and poultry science double major.

ASG Puppet Pohlner: Who’s Pulling the Strings

Mike NortonASG Chair of Senate

Comedy Crosses “the Line” to Make a Point

It seems to be a debate that comes up too o!en. Where is “the line”? At what point have you crossed it? What’s funny? When does what is funny be-come what is cringeworthy? I would imagine these are ques-tions we all struggle with.

Although we may not be constantly aware of the afore-mentioned struggle, it is one we face daily. I have been reminded of “the line” sev-eral times as of late because I have recently discovered the wondrous world of Net&ix. In this world, censorship doesn’t seem to exist. You get what

you click on. I have been click-ing on a lot of “South Park.”

Yes, that is the animated television show about fourth graders. Yes, I am in college, and no, I do not still watch “Spongebob” ... regularly. If you’re familiar with the show, then it’s likely you have seen a couple lines crossed. But I am here today to tackle the ques-tion, “When has humor gone too far?”

My friends, this is a hard one to answer. Comedy is de-#ned as anything intended to make an audience laugh. Per-haps, based on that de#nition, it’s a question we can’t provide a blanket answer for. How-ever, we might do well to lay down some ground rules so next time you want to make a joke, you don’t get a room full of blank stares and grimaces. I have been there. I don’t want to go back.

If you have an internal bat-tle over whether or not some-thing is appropriate, don’t say it. Your brain does what I like to call “#ltering.” Make good use of your #lter, ladies and

gentlemen. Furthermore, if something

was said on television and gar-nered a wonderful response, that does not guarantee the people in your class will be equally enthused. It may be wise to save the punch line from that joke Tosh made for a smaller circle of friends.

So now that we have es-tablished some ways to avoid line-crossing, I have to do my journalistic duty and tell you it’s not always a bad thing. In comedy, crossing the line can cut straight to the heart of an intense social or political issue in a manner we can laugh at. When things get heavy, mock the subject. $is won’t work every time, but it sure could lighten the mood. Consider my use of the word “could” in the preceding sentence a re-lease from liability.

So, what does it say about our culture that we enjoy foul-mouthed fourth graders, talking babies and Internet clips of people being severely wounded? Perhaps we see these things as an escape — a

chance to sit back and mind-lessly watch other people do and say things we convince ourselves we would never do or say. In reality, there’s no way of knowing. But, in the mean-time, it is fair to tell ourselves what we want to hear. It is fair to escape to a situation that’s quite a bit di"erent than your own. If you’re going for some-thing di"erent, you may as well get a laugh out of it.

Although no one can say for certain where humor ends and grimace begins, it’s worth a moment of consideration. Regardless of which side of the line you choose to place yourself on, I ask you to tread with caution. Sometimes it’s worth it — and sometimes you probably shouldn’t have said anything. At the end of the day, the only person with the power to choose is you. Choose wisely.

TJ Stallbaumer is a sopho-more journalism major in the Advertising/ PR sequence and a sta! columnist for the Arkansas Traveler.

TJ StallbaumerSta# Writer

Joe DelNeroOpinion Editor

Work, school, relationships — people have enough to worry about. !at is why drama graduate student Kieran Cronin continues to give them a break by enter-taining on stage.

Cronin will star in University !e-atre’s production “Company,” a musi-cal comedy. !e play centers around his character Bobby’s 35th birthday, his three girlfriends, all his married friends, and whether he will continue to live an un-tamed single life or settle down with one woman.

“I don’t think I’ve had a role since high school where I’ve literally, physically been on stage this much,” Cronin said.

He said that although Bobby is a fun role, comedy is more di"cult for him to play than drama because people come in expecting to laugh.

“But it’s also the most rewarding when you can suspend someone’s worries about economic or social struggles and enter-tain them for awhile,” he said.

Cronin picked up acting from his old-er siblings, and, by his senior year of high school, had decided that theater was it.

“I didn’t know what else I wanted to do,” he said. “I couldn’t see myself doing anything else.”

!eater’s ability to reach across time frames is what strikes Cronin. You can pick up one play written in 2013 and one work of Shakespeare’s and uncover that they both deal with the same issues or emotions, he said. People of any time pe-riod can identify with them.

“You’re like an archeologist #nding and putting pieces together, not to men-tion the honor that it is for people to sit there for two and a half hours and allow you to entertain them,” Cronin said.

!e hardest role Cronin ever took on

was that of Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” he said. Because Atticus Finch is a well-known character whom people have already created imag-es of in their heads, Cronin knew that he would have high expectations to meet.

Since coming to the UA from Northern Ken-tucky University, Professor of Drama Amy Herzberg’s words have stuck with him: “!e work will set you free.”

Essentially, that means already having the character’s back-

ground ingrained in himself before stepping onto the stage so that he is able

to play the character honestly and play action on his partners, he said.

Cronin has been able to #nd ease in his work, he said, by allowing himself to just get on stage and portray the character with honesty.

“It’s realizing that me as an actor — I’m enough,” he said.

Being at ease also means having con-#dence in everyone else working on the production.

“!ey’ve been casted for a reason,” Cronin said. !is is a great cast of people who get along and work well together, he said.

It is always encouraging when specta-tors share that they felt for a character or were moved by a play, Cronin said. From “Company,” he said he hopes people will see the character’s journey and struggle with the idea of what marriage means, whether the audience members are single or have been married for many years.

“I hope people see the ups and downs and empathize with that and connect all these di$erent relationships,” Cronin said.

“You’re like an archeologist !nding and putting pieces together, not to mention the honor that it is for people to sit there for two and a half

hours and allow you to entertain them.”

Kieran CroninDrama Graduate Student

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Companion Editor: Nick BrothersAssistant Companion Editor: Shelby Gill

“Making Your Journey Worthwhile”

Whether it’s poetry, comedy or music, an open microphone allows for a variety of enter-tainment possibilities. !e Profound Pioneers Entertainment Group hosts open-mic events that allow UA students to expose their talents while providing the campus with entertainment.

“While driving to one of my jobs, o$ the high-way was a brightly advertised motel called Pio-neer Motel, and that’s where the name ‘Profound Pioneers Entertainment Group’ came from,” said Dyryl Burnett, PPEG’s founder. “I wanted to re-turn to Illinois State University to create some-thing that was di$erent, new and le% a powerful trail. I discovered the purpose (of PPEG) was to be a building block towards a better and more in-sightful college community.”

Patrice Bax, founder of the UA chapter of PPEG, saw how the organization at ISU bene#ted students, so she established the RSO last semester at the UA.

“I have been exposed to so many students with talents and artistic abilities, but (they) have limited opportunities and experiences to express their talent or perfect their cra%,” Bax said. She said she wanted to bring PPEG onto the UA cam-pus so that students could take advantage of cam-pus resources that would help them maximize their potential as artistic individuals and per-haps even begin a journey as a professional artist through the organization.

!rough educational, social and cultural events, PPEG allows students to share their artis-tic talents with everyone.

“PPEG is actually a twofold-purpose organi-zation,” said Jasmine Spears, CMJS major. “We serve as a tool for other organizations to use whenever there is need for an artistic element for any event. !e other side of that is that PPEG must seek talent and perfect talent.”

PPEG is sponsoring “Unrestricted Open Mic” on April 12 at 7 p.m. at Au Bon Pain, where anyone interested is encouraged to attend.

PPEG holds open mics, dance recitals and competitions, jam sessions, live entertainment events, and workshops designed to address top-ics related to performing and perfecting artistic cra%s, Bax said.

“An important part of what our organization does is lend services to campuswide departments, student organizations and the NWA community, in that if there are any entertainment needs they may have, PPEG is committed to meeting those needs,” Bax said.

Although the organization strives to expose artistic aptitudes, all students can #nd their place in the organization.

“!is organization is for anyone who is in-terested in being involved with creating oppor-tunities for students to shine,” Bax said. “Students may bring something else to the table that can help with event planning, or establishing rela-tionships with other RSOs or ideas about how to use entertainment to serve the community. PPEG is looking for students who are skilled in graphic design, audio and video editing, fashion design, prop building, stage directing.”

As PPEG helps the campus with entertain-ment, it also leaves a profound mark on its mem-bers as it inspires them to discover their passions.

“One thing that I encourage students to un-derstand is that this is an opportunity that may

change your life,” Bax said. “My drive and passion for entertainment and event planning started because I was a part of PPEG in undergraduate school at Illinois State University. It is because of this experience that I have de#ned my purpose in life and look forward to creating that same op-portunity for students at the UA.”

PPEG has recently hosted “stage-fright” workshops where the “open mic” can become less intimidating. As the RSO entertains, it also allows its members to express their talents in a comforting atmosphere.

“It is my hope that whoever is involved with PPEG can learn and grow,” Burnett said. “!ere are going to be hard and good times, arguments and laughs, tears and smiles. Stand out, become and/or better the person you vision yourself to be.

“When I hosted shows, I had no idea what I was doing, but I just loved seeing people laugh. I allowed my natural instincts and talents to organ-ically evolve me into the man I needed to be at the particular time in life and for my future. Dive in and experience it; it really is a life-changer.”

Nobody has time to watch television as it is #rst aired on cable anymore. As prices for tu-ition and college fees rise, Inter-net service becomes faster and less expensive, streaming services grow their content, and cable prices only rise, more and more students are watching the major-ity of their television shows and movies online using Hulu, Net&ix and Amazon Prime.

With these streaming services now getting into the business of creating original content, what will the shows they create be de-#ned as?

Net&ix was the #rst to release original content with a Net&ix-exclusive show entitled “Lily-hammer,” which debuted Febru-ary 2012. !e service has recently released the David Fincher-pro-duced, Kevin Spacey-starring drama “House of Cards,” which has garnered considerable critical praise.

Net&ix also will air a new sea-son of the cult-favorite television show “Arrested Development,” scheduled to debut in May. !e streaming service is also in pro-duction on an Eli Roth project named “Hemlock Grove,” as well as a children’s show by Dream-works entitled “Turbo: F.A.S.T.,” neither of which have a release date yet.

Hulu has aired exclusive shorts that coincide with popular television shows that appear on its streaming service. !e service is beginning to produce its own projects moving forward, too.

Amazon is taking a slightly di$erent approach; they have 14 pilots that they will air, which Amazon Prime members will then watch for free to o$er feed-

back and decide which shows will get a full run of epi-sodes. Amazon has several high-pro#le pilots already announced, including a TV show based upon the 2009 movie “Zombieland.”

With a lot of talented actors and producers dip-ping their toes into these new Internet-streaming waters, the quality of pro-gramming is expected to go nowhere but up without the limiting factors fac-ing network television like commercials, censors and ratings. With fewer inhibi-tors, these streaming shows could become the new destination for must-see, boundary-pushing content, much the way HBO, Show-time and other premium cable channels have.

!ere are still many students who do not watch cable televi-sion at all, unless they live in the dorms or certain apartment com-munities where cable is provided as part of the cost of room and board or rent.

!e distinction between what television and streaming services is becoming hazier as more and more users subscribe to these streaming services. Many stu-dents don’t consider watching television shows on Net&ix to be the same as watching traditional television.

“I don’t watch TV; I watch Net&ix,” said Aaron Yeager, a 19-year-old freshman. Several other students echoed that senti-ment, making a clear distinction between the two.

Students cited the conve-nience of watching television on-line as opposed to cable, includ-ing the lack of commercials on services like Net&ix.

“Cable is overrated unless you

want to watch games,” said Ann Johnson, a 22-year-old senior, “and I hate commercials.” John-son said she has not had cable since she lived at home before coming to college.

Disliking commercials is a common theme amongst most student television consumers, with some saying that they dis-rupt the story too much or they don’t have the time to watch the extra eight to nine minutes they add to a half-hour television show or the 18-19 minutes those commercials can add to an hour-long television show.

Students living on campus have free access to both, and some enjoy that fact.

Jeremy Brown, a 19-year-old sophomore, has on-campus cable and said that he watches both In-ternet-based television and cable.

“I prefer Net&ix if they have it because there are no commer-cials, but sometimes I like watch-

ing TV because Net&ix can time out.”

As Internet access becomes faster and more reliable, caus-ing fewer disruptions in service, streaming services continue to grow their subscriber bases. Net-&ix had around 27 million sub-scribers at the end of 2012, 5.5 million more than at the begin-ning of the year.

!e shows that are being watched by students cut a wide swath through a vast pop-culture landscape. When asked to name their favorite show, student’s most popular answers were: “Breaking Bad,” “Community,” “Game of !rones,” “Adventure Time,” “Family Guy,” “!e Big Bang !eory” and “!e Walking Dead.”

While most students favored comedies when describing their favorite shows, there were several dramas and a few action shows peppered in as well.

Brandon NicholsSta! Writer

UA RSO Entertains While Fostering Students’ TalentRSO OF THE WEEK

Caroline Potts Sta# PhotographerCorlena Daniels, Alex Mathews, and Robert Coon practice their music with the Profound Pioneers Entertainment Group in the Pomphret Music Room, "ursday, March 28.

Stephanie ErhlerSta! Writer

Students Switch to Online Channel Sur!ng

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Alex GoldenSta! Writer

Drama Student Finds Himself

At Ease on Stage

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ACROSS1 Its goal is to include “all words in all languages”11 Walker of the 1960s 76ers15 Approaching the hour16 Bar mitzvah staple17 Retreats18 Without restraint19 !e Panthers soon to be of the ACC20 Bond #rst bought by FDR in 194122 Heavenly approach?27 Open living rooms28 Schools overseas30 Spartan toiler31 Ambergris source35 Wiped out, with “in”36 Texting nicety37 Birds with colorful mates39 Little break40 Tim of “WKRP in Cincinnati”42 Relatives of penny dreadfuls44 Dramatist Chekhov46 Caved47 Ancient Mexican

49 Fertile Crescent area53 Musical name that means “Love God”55 Mid-second-century date56 Actress Rowlands57 Instigator of ‘70s-’80s wars62 Hydrocarbon endings63 Sign of a bad waiter64 British side65 Take over

DOWN1 !ey may be found in board examinations2 Resigning words3 Kinte in “Roots”4 More palatable5 E-#le org.6 Nasdaq predecessor7 PBS benefactor8 LAX datum9 !ey usually involve turns: Abbr.10 Singing cowboy’s refrain11 Bound, in a way12 Film in which Marv says, “He’s only a kid, Harry. We can take

him.”13 Caused by weathering14 Act21 Fan sound23 Ottawa-based enforcement gp.24 Amazed25 Ron Reagan’s #rst secretary of state26 Cat’s assent29 Record holder31 Gambit32 Events33 Turno$s34 Octa- plus one38 Liszt’s “Harmonies du __”41 A, to Morse43 Unlike crews45 Formerly48 __ yard50 Dress with a &are51 Subsequently52 Clemson player54 Sport for heavyweights58 Dash letters59 Pinup highlight60 Frat vowel61 Film dog’s #rst name?

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Sports Editor: Kristen CoppolaAssistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle

BASEBALL

Addison Morgan Sta" PhotographerJake Wise bats at the Arkansas v. Mississippi State baseball game, Friday, March 29, at Baum Stadium. !e Diamond Hogs beat the Bulldogs 5-4 and 3-1 this weekend.

!e No. 13 Razorbacks (21-8, 6-3 SEC) took on the No. 16 Mississippi State Bulldogs in a three game series in Fayette-ville this weekend. !e Hogs pulled out the series win a"er winning games on Friday and Sunday, but losing on Saturday.

!e Razorbacks have now won 14 of the 17 games they have played since their trip to Arizona the #rst weekend of March.

Friday, Barrett Astin was

the starting pitcher for the Ra-zorbacks. Astin pitched will, throwing four strikeouts in the #rst three innings alone.

Arkansas was down 3-2 in the seventh inning until Matt Vinson hit a base-clearing tri-ple that batted in Tyler Spoon, Brian Anderson, and Dominic Ficociello and put the Hogs up 5-3.

Mississippi State came back in the ninth to make the score 5-4. !e Bulldogs had runners threatening on second and third when Colby Suggs struck out Alex Detz to end the game with a #nal score of 5-4 in favor

of the Razorbacks.Saturday, was a very di$er-

ent story for the Razorbacks of-fensively. Arkansas took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the #rst as Anderson hit a single to bat in Spoon. But the Razorbacks would not score again for the entire game.

Ryne Stanek struggled some on the mound for the Hogs, allowing the Bulldogs to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Mississippi State never looked back a"er that. Stanek allowed three runs on three hits in four innings of action.

Mississippi State pitcher

Kendall Graveman played an outstanding game for the Bulldogs. He played the entire game and only allowed #ve hits and one run and struck out #ve Razorbacks.

!e Bulldogs scored twice more, in the #"h and sixth in-nings, to make the #nal score 4 -1 in favor of the visiting team.

Sunday, Arkansas managed to get another win and clinch the weekend series. Arkansas got o$ to a fast start Sunday, scoring three runs in the bot-tom of the #rst. !ose were the only runs scored by the Hogs, but they proved to be enough

to get the win.Jacob Mahan started the

#rst inning for Arkansas with a single, then a walk for Joe Serrano put runners on #rst and second. Spoon then hit a double to score Mahan and advance Serrano to third. An-derson then got a walk which loaded the bases.

Vinson drew yet another walk from Bulldog pitcher Ben Bracewell with the bases load-ed, which scored the second run of the game. A double play from Ficociello got the third run in.

Randall Fant was the start-

ing pitcher for the Hogs on Sunday. He allowed one run on four hits and struck out six through six innings. Jalen Beeks then pitched the sev-enth and eighth innings and Suggs pitched the ninth. Nei-ther Beeks nor Suggs allowed any runs in their time on the mound and the Hogs came away with the 3-1 victory to win the series.

Next up for Arkansas is a series that begins this !urs-day against Alabama. !e Hogs will play a !ursday-Saturday series against the Crimson Tide.

Hogs Win Swing Game and Take the Series

Liz Beadle Sta! Writer

TRACK & FIELD

Four wins highlighted the day as the No. 2 Arkan-sas men's track team opened home competition for the out-door season with the Razor-back Spring Invitational.

!e #rst match of the year at John McDonnell Field was a strong one coming o$ an in-door national title.

“It is great to back on our home track because we have a beautiful facility,” head coach Chris Bucknam said. “We were able to get a lot of work done today. !is meet was about rebooting ourselves a"er an emotional indoor season.”

Like the indoor season, the Razorbacks were able to con-tinue their winning ways.

Andrew Irwin picked up another win on pole vault, his #"h consecutive win.

!e sophomore from Mt. Ida, Ark., started the day with a #rst-attempt clearance at 5.50m/18 1/2 feet and ended the day with a #nal clearance of 5.65m/18-6 1/2 feet.

He then attempted to break his own school record of 5.73m/18-9 1/2, but was un-able to clear the bar a"er three attempts.

!e #rst win of the day for the Razorbacks came from Caleb Cross in the 400-meter hurdles. !e Newport, Ark., native won the race with a time of 51.08 seconds.

!e next win came from Marek Niit in the 200-meter run. His time of 20.83 was the

Hogs Tally 4 W’s in Spring Invite on Home Track

Mary McKay Sta" PhotographerNathanael Franks competes in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Arkansas Spring Invitational track meet on Saturday March 30. !e track meet was held at John McDonnell #eld.

Eric Harris Sta! Writer

COMMENTARY

Even though the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles fell to the Florida Gators in the Sweet 16, their run through the NCAA tournament has had, and will continue to have, a

major impact on the school that, just a week ago, no one had heard of.

In the day following FG-CU’s defeat of San Diego State to move into the Sweet 16, there were somewhere around 177,000 hits on the University’s homepage, presi-dent Wilson Bradshaw said.

!e Eagles aren’t the #rst team to help their school gain more national recognition.

A perfect example are the Bulldogs of Butler University. In the school’s #ve-year stra-tegic plan, the administration acknowledged that the suc-cess of the basketball team is one of the reasons the school has “gained ground as one of the nation’s premier master’s

universities.”“!e success of men’s bas-

ketball in recent years, both on the court and in the class-room, has created an image of the school as academically serious, athletically competi-tive, and socially responsible,” the release said.

However, there was also a fear discussed in the strategic plan that prospective students would decrease in universi-ties across the country if the schools could not #nd a way to attract new students.

Luckily for Butler, the basketball team improved upon its past success and made back-to-back National Championship game appear-ances in 2010 and 2011.

During that time, the school saw a 49 percent in-crease in the number of ap-plications received.

In a poll on news-press.com, an overwhelming 90.57 percent of voters are in agree-ment that FGCU’s success this season will continue to bene#t the school for years to come.

Not only will this season’s success help FGCU in the fu-ture, but the University has already seen some of the eco-nomic impact that it could have.

In the month of March, the school sold over $150,000 in Eagles gear. !at is a sig-ni#cant increase over the $20,107 the school made in

the same month last year.However, the #nancial

impact created by the tour-nament has not been all posi-tive for the Eagles. !e cost of travel to the games can be-come a substantial burden for tournament participants.

!e NCAA will pay for %ight costs for up to 75 peo-ple that are deemed essen-tial, but anything over that the school must pay for. !at meant $836 for a round-trip %ight to Philadelphia, Penn., where the #rst two rounds were played.

For those rounds, the school just broke even, ath-letic director Ken Kavana-gh said. !e team received $15,000 for each game they

played from the Atlantic Sun Conference.

!e team also made about $4.41 million from the NCAA in the #rst two rounds, but that will be paid out to the conference over the next six years and will be split among the 10 member schools.

!e NCAA tournament can put a monetary strain on small schools, but if those schools can make a run, it can pay great dividends in the long run.

NCAA Tourney Provides Exposure For Small Schools

Haley Markle Asst. Sports Editor

Haley Markle is the assistant sports editor for the Arkansas Traveler. Her column appears every Monday. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravS-ports.

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!e Arkansas so"ball team picked up their #rst series sweep over a ranked opponent since 2000 by beating No. 22 Georgia three times this week-end.

No. 19 South Carolina in 2000 was the last team to be swept by the Razorbacks, when they lost both games of a two-game series.

!e Razorbacks took game one Friday 5-2. !ree di$er-ent Arkansas players hit home runs.

Sophomore Devon Wal-lace hit a home run as part of a 3-for-3, two-RBI day. Juniors Chloe Oprzedek and Jayme

Gee added the other home runs.

!e Bulldogs got their only runs of the game from a two-run home run in the #rst in-ning by freshman Geri Ann Glasco. It was her 13th of the season.

“I love the way our team came out and competed,” head coach Mike Larabee said. “A lot of teams in the past would have got down a"er giving up two in the #rst inning, but not this team. !ey battled back and won.”

In the pitcher’s circle, se-nior Chelsea Cohen tossed a complete game #ve-hitter, giv-ing up only two earned runs and striking out four.

Glasco also took the loss for Georgia, giving up #ve

earned runs on 10 hits in six innings of work.

Game two of the series ended in dramatic fashion. Wallace hit a walk-o$ grand slam in the bottom of the sev-enth inning to give Arkansas a 5-3 victory.

A"er starting the game 0-for-2, Wallace crushed a 2-2 pitch over the right #eld fence.

Cohen pitched another complete game #ve-hitter, this time allowing two earned runs and striking out two. !e win brought her season record to 12-6.

Junior Morgan Montemay-or took the loss for the Bull-dogs, giving up three earned runs on six hits and three walks in six innings of work.

Arkansas completed the

sweep in the second game of the doubleheader Saturday, winning 8-1.

Leading o$ the game just 30 minutes a"er hitting the game-winner in the #rst game of the doubleheader, Wallace hit her third home run of the series and 12th home run of the season.

“Devon was amazing again,” Larabee said. “She is an elite hitter. I love the way she came back this week and worked hard. She was at the indoor facility on her own all week. She worked some things out and had a phenomenal weekend.”

Junior Amanda Geile also hit a home run for the Razor-backs, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while freshman Stepha-

nie Can#eld went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Sophomore Sierra Bronkey had a solid game as well, go-ing 1-for-3, which brought her weekend total up to 5-for-9.

!e Razorbacks had a joint e$ort in the pitcher’s circle. Cohen started the game and threw two innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits.

Senior Hope McLemore relieved Cohen and #nished the game, tossing #ve shutout innings and giving up two hits while collecting #ve strike-outs.

“Chelsea and Hope were excellent,” Larabee said. “!ey were phenomenal this week-end.”

Glasco continued to strug-gle for the Bulldogs. She start-

ed the game in the pitcher’s circle, but only lasted 1.2 in-nings. She gave up #ve earned runs on #ve hits, taking her third loss of the season.

Her weekend line was 10 earned runs on 15 hits in 7.2 innings, which were well be-low her season averages. She came into the game with a 16-1 record and a 2.08 ERA.

At the plate, she went 1-for-7 during the series. Be-fore playing Arkansas, she led Georgia with a .443 batting average, and her batting aver-age was tied for second in the Southeastern Conference en-tering last week.

!e Razorbacks return to action Tuesday with a double-header against Mississippi Valley State starting at 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Ryan Miller Sta" PhotographerChelsea Cohen pitches Friday, March 29, against No. 22 Georgia. She pitched the complete game, striking out four, allowing only two runs on #ve hits. !e Razorbacks beat the Bulldogs that night 5-2.

Hogs Sweep Ranked Team for First Time Since 2000

Andrew Hutchinson Sta! Writer

only time under 21 seconds and was a collegiate career best for the senior from Esto-nia.

In the #nal event of the day, Niit led the 4x400-meter relay team for his second win of the day and the #nal win for the Hogs with Jarrion Lawson, Tomas Squella and Anton Ko-korin.

Running in the last of two sections in the meet, the Ra-zorbacks combined for a time of 3:12.48 to #nish nearly two seconds ahead of the second-place team.

!e Razorbacks also picked up an impressive seven runner-up #nishes.

Niit in the 100-meter with a time of 10.45 and Cross with a time of 13.84 in the 110 hur-dles each picked up one of the second-place #nishes.

!e Hogs posted three second-place #nishes in dif-ferent jumping events. Brede Ellingsen #nished second in the high jump and Anthony May II earned that position in the long jump and triple jump.

Rounding out the second-place #nishes for the Hogs was Squella in the 800 and Devin Randall in the discus throw.

Overall, the Razorbacks had 18 top-10 #nishes across 14 di$erent events for an over-all successful meet.

!e Hogs will be back in action April 7-8 with the John McDonnell Combined Events.

!e team returns to com-petition April 12-13 with an-other home meet, the John McDonnell Invitational.

Arkansas will host the Ar-kansas Invitational on April 27 and Arkansas Twilight in May.

TRACK & FIELD

!e No. 12 Razorback women’s track and #eld team had a busy weekend and competed in three di$erent meets, including the Razor-back Spring Invitational in Fayetteville Saturday.

!e spring invitational was the #rst of #ve home outdoor track events of the season.

Phyllis George led the team at the invitational and posted two top-10 #n-ishes in the 200-meter race as well as the 400, both of which marked personal bests. George #nished her second collegiate 400 with a time of 56.52 seconds, which placed her in third.

While George was the only Razorback to compete in the 400, other Razorbacks raced in the 100 and 200.

Shekara Boakye earned 17th and 19th place in the 100 and 200, respectively. Alexa Vessell #nished 27th and 39th in the same events.

!e Clyde Little#eld Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, also saw some good Razorback action, including the UA’s school record in the women’s 4x400-meter being shattered by the team of Gwendolyn Flowers, Regina George, Sparkle McKnight and Chri-shuna Williams.

!e record-breaking time was set in the event #nal with a 3:28.42 time. !e new school record beat the old re-

cord, set by a team featuring Flowers and George in 2011, by nearly .2 seconds.

!ough the time set a school record, it landed the quartet in fourth place. How-ever, the top four teams were separated by less than a sec-ond. Not only did the top four times in Saturday’s 4x400 #nal end up leading the NCAA, they lead the world.

!e second day of the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., saw the Razor-backs post three top-20 #n-ishes in the seeded section of the 800, led by Martin Borge. Borge earned seventh place with a #nish of 2:07.07.

Stephanie Brown followed at 14th place and Keri Wood at 20th.

Distance runners Diane Robison and Dominique Scott ran personal bests as well as led the team at the in-vitational. Robison and Scott competed in the 1,500 and earned times of 4:22.66 and 4:23.24, respectively.

Shannon Klenke also earned a personal best time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, #nishing in 10:25.68. !e #-nal personal best established came from Rachel Carpino with a 17:30.52 #nish in the 5,000-meter run.

!e Hogs return to action in the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., Friday and Sat-urday before heading back to Fayetteville to compete as the home team in the John Mc-Donnell Combined Events on April 7 and 8.

Razorbacks Complete Busy Weekend Tamzen TumlisonSenior Sta! Writer

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Mary McKay Sta" PhotographerAlexa Vessell runs in the #nal heat of the Women’s 100-meter dash at the Arkansas Spring Invitational track meet on Saturday, March 30.