January 31, 2013

!e Baltimore Ra-vens and the San Fran-

cisco 49ers will kick o" at 5:30 p.m. CDT from New

Orleans. !e early kicko" catches people o" guard every year. Wherever you watch the game, be in posi-tion for the start of the game and the all-important com-mercials.

Sports bars in Fayette-ville will be open and ready to serve thirsty football fans. Because so many peo-ple watch the game at bars, some will roll back regular

Sunday specials. On Dickson Street, Grub’s has the best game setup. With cheap beer and old-fashioned bar food, the bar provides a classic gameday experience.

Sassy’s Red House on College Avenue is also a great gameday venue. With multiple screens and tasty barbecue, the restaurant has the right atmo-sphere for Su-per Bowl Sun-day. If chicken sounds better, Foghorn’s, on College Av-enue and 15th Street, has wings,

chicken tenders, beer and plenty of TVs. If none of the aforementioned options sound tempting, virtually any establishment that serves food or alcohol and has a TV will have on the game. !e chances of #nding a TV in America not tuned to the game (or the Puppy Bowl, maybe) are slim to none.

Most people choose to watch the game in the comfort of their house or a friend’s party. Super Bowl parties have become a big deal, virtually a national custom. Remember that not everyone who comes over is a huge football fan. With a 5:30 p.m. kicko", some people will get bored quickly. On the $ip side, people who watch the game for the commercials and hal%ime show need to re-spect the game.

Food and beer, however, can di"use any ill will guests might have. Having other activities, like games or a football to throw around, will give bored friends something to do if the game, like a few past Super Bowls, turns into a blowout.

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Dickson Street has a full sched-ule prior to the big game. For live music fans, this weekend is

stacked. George’s has a full slate, with big shows !ursday, Friday and Saturday.

On !ursday night, alt-country rock-ers American Aquarium and Fayette-ville’s Damn Arkansan are set to play. American Aquarium has a Drive-By Truckers sound, which should appeal to a broad range of music fans. Tickets are only $5, and the two-for-one deal is the best music bargain of the weekend.

On Friday night, the country group !e Randy Rogers Band will be taking the stage. Tickets, at $15, are going fast.

Perpetual Groove, which has become a staple of Fayetteville music, stopping in twice a year, recently announced an inde#nite hiatus in April. !e band has a stellar repertoire of cover songs, from Paul Simon to Fatboy Slim. !is will be the band’s last show in Fayetteville, so expect PGroove to come ready to play. Tickets are $15. Like Brock Butler sings when he covers LCD Soundsystem, “this

could be the last time.”Smoke and Barrel has local jazz/funk

band !e 1 oz. Jig !ursday night with Sti" Necked Fools for a $5 cover. On Friday night, Damn Arkansan and Dead Leaves will play for a $3 cover.

On Saturday night, Conway-based Don’t Stop Please will come to town, bringing their eclectic funk rock. !eir 2012 release “Crowded Car” is available on Spotify, and includes the hilarious song “My Booty Is So Luxurious.” Don’t Stop Please is only a $5 cover. Also of note, Fayetteville band !e Paper Hearts will be reuniting for a show at Rogue Saturday night.

Beer fans should check out a Satur-day night India Pale Ale competition at U.S. Pizza on Saturday a%ernoon at 2 p.m. Local beer club Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds (FLOPS) and Springdale’s Saddlebock Brewery are sponsoring the event.

!e men’s basketball team takes on Tennessee Saturday at 2 p.m. in Bud Walton Arena.

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It’s a bittersweet weekend for football fans. !e biggest game of the year is Sunday night, but that means it is the last meaningful football game until late August. Whether at a party or at a bar, make sure you spend Super Bowl Sunday the right way — surrounded by

cold beverages, fried food and good friends. Aside from football, Fayetteville will host several excellent musical acts. !is weekend is a much-needed time-

out from school.

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!e increased spending for Super Bowl-related products could positively a"ect the lo-cal and national economy, but consumers may be hit hard as the cost of hosting viewing parties rises, according to a survey from the Retail Adver-tising and Marketing Associa-tion.

Average consumers will spend approximately $68 for Super Bowl-related products including apparel, snacks and decorations for Super Bowl parties, according to the sur-vey. Overall consumer spend-ing is expected to reach $12.3 billion.

!ri#y college students have devised many ways to cut costs for Super Bowl par-ties. Instead of hosts buying all the party necessities, students divided the responsibilities. One person might be in charge of dessert, while another per-son might be responsible for bringing napkins and silver-ware. Several food items, like chips and soda, can be pur-chased at Club Red essentially for free with $ex dollars.

Some residence halls or apartment complexes may also throw parties that students can attend for free.

!e number of people host-ing and attending Super Bowl parties is expected to rise. Of the 179 million people expect-ed to watch the game, approxi-mately 16 percent of them will host viewing parties, while an-other 25 percent will attend a party, according to the survey.

“It’s like a big holiday,” said Riley Perez, junior child edu-cation major. “Everyone has an excuse to drink beer and eat food.”

Restaurants and bars can also expect extra business as 10 million people are predict-ed to watch the game in such a venue.

Many local bars are posi-tively a"ected by the increased business on Super Bowl Sun-day. At Hog Haus Brewing Company, beer is sold to-go on Super Bowl Sunday, and the sales are double or triple the normal amount on the day of the big game, said manager Jason Jennings.

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of business, said manager Mike White. White said Farrell’s sta" is stocking up on popular food and beer supplies and will have extra sta" on hand for Sunday.

“I think some people go to a bar for the convenience of not having to cook things them-selves, or maybe con$icting schedules make it harder to get together,” he said.

Super Bowl commercials are also an important advertis-ing opportunity for companies who seek to raise awareness about products and increase sales. Companies will spend $4 million dollars for a 30-second slot in this year’s Super Bowl, ac-cording to Forbes; but it may be money well-spent, as a record-setting 10 percent of the popu-lation said the commercials in-$uence them to buy products, according to the survey.

“Sometimes it’s the best part of the whole thing,” Perez said. “I’m a die-hard football fan, but the commercials are something I always watch for.”

TV sales also increase around the time of the Super Bowl. An estimated 7.5 million households plan on buying new TVs for the big game, which is nearly 2 million more than last year, according to the survey. Food and furniture sales are also expected to increase as many Americans prepare for Super Bowl viewing parties.

“!e Super Bowl is one of the largest salty-snack events of the year for the consumer,” said Jimmy Bradshaw, sales specialist for Frito Lay.

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Ballroom and swing danc-ing are coming to northwest Arkansas Feb. 16 as part of a Valentine’s Day dance present-ed by the Bella Vista Big Band. !e event starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $10 per person at

Riordan Hall in Bella Vista.!e overall purpose of the

dance is both entertainment and education, as there is a 30-minute dance lesson as well as a dance demonstration put on by the dance instruc-tors, said Loren Wagner, busi-ness manager and treasurer for the Bella Vista Big Band.

“In addition, it provides music appreciation for the ballroom and swing style of the big band era,” Wagner said. “!is is our way to help

preserve this type of danceable music.”

Formed in 1989, the Bella Vista Big Band is a traditional 15-piece band. It is a nonpro%t corporation with the purpose to preserve the ballroom and swing-style music played by Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and other bands from the 1930s to the 1950s.

“!ey have performed a variety of concerts and dances in Arkansas, Missouri, Kan-sas and Oklahoma,” Wagner said. “Also, they have played two presidential inaugural balls and three Caribbean cruises.”

!e band is expecting many students to partici-pate in the event.

“I go to Zumba dance at least three times a week at the UA gym,” said Juhyun Park, UA stu-dent. “I think the Val-entine’s Day event is a good idea. I have al-ways wanted to learn Latin dance. It will be a good oppor-tunity for me to learn all di f ferent kinds of

dance.”Students are excited about

having fun on Valentine’s Day and learning new dances.

“I always look for some-thing fun to exercise,” said Is-eulle Kim, UA student. “!e Valentine’s Day dance sounds fun, and I want to participate in it. I am sure it will help me to work out while having fun.”

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“I’m a die-hard football fan, but the commercials are something I always watch for.”

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Don’t Stress About the Unknown

!e horri"c mass murder of children and school personnel in Newtown, Conn., prompted calls for more screening of gun buyers to identify the men-tally ill and prevent or restrict purchases of weapons and am-munition. !is simplistic, im-practical and unfair proposal wrongly stigmatizes a large (and constantly shi#ing) group of citizens, without adequately ad-dressing the underlying dangers of loosely regulated guns.

Although the recent mass killings (in Aurora, Colo., Tuc-son, Ariz., and at Virginia Tech) were committed by young men believed to have severe men-tal illness, the vast majority of those with mental illness are no more likely to commit acts of violence, and are no more likely to want to in$ict harm, than the general public. As the direc-tor of the National Institute of Mental Health, !omas Insell, said, those with severe mental illness, known as SMI, are more likely to be violent, particularly during a psychotic episode with paranoid delusions, but “mental illness contributes very little to the overall rate of violence in the community. Most people with SMI are not violent, and most violent acts are not com-mitted by people with SMI.”

How would screenings of the mentally ill be done, and

what would they accomplish?Clinicians treating patients

hear their fears, anger, sad-ness, fantasies and hopes, in a protected space of privacy and con"dentiality, which is guar-anteed by federal and state laws. Mental health professionals are legally obligated to break this con"dentiality when a patient “threatens violence to self or others.” But clinicians rarely re-port unless the threat is imme-diate, clear and overt.

Mental health profession-als understand that, despite our intimate knowledge of the thoughts of our patients, we are not very good at predict-ing what people will do. Our knowledge is always incom-plete, conditional, and we do not have the methods to objec-tively predict future behavior. Tendencies, yes; speci"c ac-tions, no. To think we can read a person’s brain the way an air-port scanner detects weapons is a gross misunderstanding of psychological science, and very far from the nuanced but un-certain grasp clinicians have on patients’ state of mind.

What about diagnoses?If mental health profes-

sionals were required to report severe mental illness (such as paranoid schizophrenia) to state authorities, it would have an immediate chilling e%ect on the willingness of people to disclose sensitive information, and would discourage many

people from seeking treatment. What about depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse or post-traumatic stress disorder, along with other types of men-tal illness that have some link to self-harm and impulsive ac-tion? !e scope of disclosure that the government could le-gally compel might end up very wide, without any real gain in predictive accuracy.

Diagnosis is an inexact and constantly evolving e%ort, and it is contentious within the pro-fession. To use a diagnosis as the basis of reporting possible vio-lence to the authorities would make the e%ort of accurate eval-uation much more fraught. And what of the families and friends of the mentally ill? Should their weapons purchases be restrict-ed as well? A little re$ection shows how unworkable in prac-tice any screening by diagnosis would be.

Expansion of mental health services and outreach to trou-bled individuals are welcome and long overdue — a policy mental health professionals would strongly support. But these changes cannot o%er a quick or complete solution.

!e shortage of quali"ed clinicians, particularly in child and adolescent therapy, will take a long time to o%set. Grad-uate training takes years, and already the demand for quali-"ed therapists far exceeds the supply. And these proposed so-

lutions do not take into account those individuals who never seek treatment at all — the lon-ers, the odd and isolated ones, the marginal, who may not even respond to free and readily available services.

In any case, successful thera-peutic interventions cannot be forced or compelled. Most cli-nicians have experience with court-ordered therapy and know the di%erence between false and true cooperation. Peo-ple bene"t most when therapy is freely chosen and voluntarily undertaken.

!e U.S. does not have a mo-nopoly on mental illness. Every country has citizens with severe mental illness at about the same rate we do. But in countries where no one has access to as-sault weapons or high-capacity ammunition magazines, the rate of murder and gun violence is a small fraction of our rate. !e problem is not that some of our fellow citizens su%er from mental illness, but that power-ful weapons and vast quantities of ammunition are potentially accessible to anyone — an undi-agnosed and untreated schizo-phrenic, a murderously jealous spouse, an intoxicated depres-sive — far beyond our ability to screen, diagnose or treat..

Georgann Witte is a psy-chologist with Behavioral Health Consultants. She wrote this for !e Hartford Courant.

Mental Health Screening of Gun Buyers Wrong Tactic

As concealed carry legis-lation heats up on campus, another similar issue is in the Arkansas house and senate. !e bill proposes to remove churches and places of wor-ship as prohibited places for a licensee to carry a concealed weapon.

Senate bill 71, called the Church Protection Act of 2013, was "led on Jan. 17 and passed in the senate on Jan. 28. Currently, the bill resides in a judiciary committee in the Arkansas House of Rep-resentatives, according to Ar-kansashouse.org.

Politicians and students bicker about their feeling of security and their 2nd amendment right to bear arms, but Sen. Linda Chester-"eld (Dem.) hits the nail on the head saying “… I also am very cognizant about what my bible says when it talks about the church, ‘my house shall be called a house of prayer,’” on KATV.com.

Perhaps it is just my Cath-olic upbringing in a safe, sub-urban neighborhood, with my church within walking distance of my home, but if there is ever a place a gun will never belong, it is in the church. A place of worship should not be tarnished with people carrying weapons.

While I sit in my pew, I want to be praying to my dear Baby Jesus rather than fretting about the person sit-ting next to me who may be packing heat. I cannot fathom any pastor or parishioner to be comfortable in a church

knowing a tool of violence is in the vicinity.

Since 1999, there have been 638 deadly force inci-dents, according to carlchinn.com. !at is among the 150 million church-going, adher-ent Americans, within over 340,000 congregations, ac-cording to the 2010 Religious Congregations and Member-ship survey. !e chances of a shooting in a church, while outlawed, are incredibly small. So why change a law that is working?

In my eyes, if someone is bringing a gun to church, they are not going to pray. !en it becomes the respon-sibility of the police and law enforcement o&cers to make decisions common citizens cannot.

I can understand “we the people” have the right to bear arms and the argument that we have the right to decide where and when guns are nec-essary. I also understand this motion is another separation of church and state, putting more power in our hands. However, the general assem-bly is wrong writing “person-al security is increasingly im-portant” and claiming this act is “immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety,” ac-cording to Senate Bill 71 on Arkansashouse.org.

Churches are not places we “immediately” need protec-tion. Instead, we need strict restrictions of guns, keeping security to professionals.

!e introduction of weap-ons into places of educational and spiritual growth is entirely unnecessary. State and federal laws prohibiting weapons in churches and on campuses should remain in tact so viola-tors can be charged simply for bringing a tool of violence to places of peace.

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

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Georgann WitteMCT Campus

In college, we are required to choose a major working towards our future career; but not everyone knows what they want to do at our age. I know plenty of people who are still undecided in their third year at the university.

!is is extremely stressful as you feel time is wasting. Yet, it is somewhat ridiculous we are even required to know what we want to do at age 18. Of-ten, people who do think they know what they want to do as a freshman end up changing their minds before they gradu-ate.

Depending on the universi-ty, up to 70 percent of students will change their major at least once during their college ca-

reer, according to the La Verne University Career Center. I think it would be more helpful for students if we were not re-quired to declare a major until the end of our sophomore year.

We could take courses ap-pealing to our various interests across departments. !is way, students could experience the core classes of every major, and gauge their personal level of desire to learn more. !ese cross-department classes would simply count as elec-tives so students would not fall behind in their freshman and sophomore year. !ey would also be able to see which de-partment is the perfect "t, rather than a belated “oh no” moment halfway through their college career.

As a freshman, I was not sure what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I loved ani-mals and I loved to read. I took classes geared towards majors in pre-veterinary and English and Creative Writing, thinking I would either be a veterinarian or an author. I also worked at a veterinary clinic to get experi-ence in the "eld and to see if I could work with sick animals. However, a#er taking a few sci-ence classes, I realized I could

not see myself successfully tak-ing those classes for the rest of college. Likewise, I realized I loved my creative writing classes. While I did not know if I could write, I did want to follow up on those interesting classes.

I changed courses, stopped taking my pre-veterinary classes and dove head"rst into creative writing. !is semester, I added an English-journalism major and am looking for sum-mer internships at publishing houses.

!e workshopping I did in my creative writing classes helped me realize I want to be a book editor. I would never have decided this as a freshman because I had no experience in these areas I was interested in. !rough trial and error I was able to "nd my perfect match.

Along with taking classes across majors, I think it is a good idea to take a job or in-ternship in the "eld you are interested in for real life expe-rience. I volunteered with vet-erinarians at the local animal shelters my freshman year. !en I started working at a vet-erinary clinic in my hometown over the summer. I started as a receptionist, but even that gave

me insight into the work veter-inarians were doing. I worked up to veterinary technician, but then discovered I was more a creative writer than a vet.

I recommend getting any job possible in the career area you are pursuing. On this note, it would also be smart to go to job fairs to see what types of jobs are out there. !ere may be the perfect career for you, in an area you are passionate about, that you did not even know existed. !e UA Career Development center posts in-ternships, co-ops, hosts job fairs, and even has classes helping you "nd your perfect match.

For those of you who are still undecided, do not stress out. You still have time to de-cide and my advice is to follow the above tips. I was clueless to where I was going in my life. I took my love for my dogs and reading and was able to come up with a career I am genuinely excited to start. !e key is stay calm; no matter what, you will "gure it out.

Katie Kortebein is a sta" writer for the Arkansas Trav-eler. She is a junior English and creative writing major.

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By Paul Hunsberger

Tony-winning musical “Memphis” is being brought to Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center to take audiences back to the early 1950s, when segregation de!ned life in the South. "is story is centered on a Memphis disc jockey named Huey Calhoun, one of the !rst white DJs to play black music in the 1950s, and an electrifying black singer named Felicia.

Huey wants to change the world, and Felicia is ready for her big break. Challenged by preju-dices, the two courageously break every social taboo while embarking on a musical journey of forbidden love.

"e story is inspired by the late Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, who is also referred to as “Daddy-O Dewey.” Many music historians give Phillips credit for integrating the American ra-dio airwaves with rhythm and blues, pop, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and country music from 1948 to 1958. Phillips showcased musicians without dis-crimination and was instrumental in integrating musical tastes and promoting wider acceptance of black artists, allowing rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll to emerge as national trends.

By 1954, Phillips’ shows were popular throughout the South among both white and black audiences. “Daddy-O-Dewey” ruled the Memphis airwaves for 10 years until he was !red in 1958 for refusing to go along with the station’s new top 40 formats. Phillips died in 1968 from heart failure at the age of 42.

“Memphis” is the winner of four 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It features a Tony-winning book by Joe DiPietro and a Tony-winning original score with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. Directing is Tony nominee Christopher Ashley, and chore-ography is by Sergio Trujillo.

“David Bryan evokes the powerhouse funk of James Brown, the hot guitar ri#s of Chuck Berry, the smooth harmonies of the Temptations, the silken, bouncy pop of the great girl groups of the period,” wrote Charles Isherwood of the New

York Times.“It is an epic American tale about the birth

of rock and roll,” Bryan said during an inter-view with Durham Performing Arts Center. “I just love that we not only portray one of the !rst white DJs to integrate the radio, but we also dramatize an interracial love story when it was against the law in many states to have an inter-racial marriage.

“Ultimately, it is a story about how music helped bring about social change, and how this music helped bring people together.”

Walton Arts Center Public Relations Man-ager Bethany Bobbitt said the cast was truly dy-namic, with DJ Huey easily being the most love-able and irrational, perfectly embodied by his gleeful catchphrase, “Hockadoo.” Bobbitt’s fa-vorite scenes from the musical include a double-dutch dance sequence during Huey’s anthem, “Radio,” she said.

Bobbitt is a sucker for a “swaying gospel choir,” so the songs “Make Me Stronger” and “Say a Prayer” were especially stirring, she said. Because the musical is such a musically infused cultural crossroad with music at the heart in Memphis, Tenn., Bobbitt said this show would especially translate with young adults at the UA.

Darby Unruh, sophomore sports manage-ment major, is “stoked” to see the show.

“I can’t wait to see ‘Memphis,’” Unruh said. “I am all about interracial dynamics.”

“Flashy dance moves and catchy songs le$ me speechless and wanting more,” said Megan Phil-lips, sophomore interior design major. “I can’t wait to see the show here in Fayetteville.”

“You know, I have never heard of ‘Mem-phis’ before it came to Fayetteville, but I have researched the cultural revolution that the plot entails, and it sounds edgy and exciting, which is right up my alley,” said Caroline Bennett, senior communications major. “Count me in opening night.”

“Memphis” will have eight performances: Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.; "ursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Memphis Meets FayettevilleHillary RambeauContributing Writer

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It may only be a month into 2013, but a number of great — and not-so-great — albums have already come out. Below is a list of all of the purchase-worthy music released so far this year, as well as several albums that fell short of what they were ca-pable of.

Local NativesHummingbird

When a band's debut is an in-

credibly lauded out-of-nowhere re-lease, it's hard to follow-up on that kind of success. (Take Fleet Foxes, for example. How do you success-fully follow up an album as grand as their 2008 self-titled debut? You don't.) On their second album, "Hummingbird," Local Natives pull o# the seemingly impossible, releas-ing an album that contends with — and possibly even bests — 2010's "Gorilla Manor." On their new re-lease, Local Natives remove many of the more gimmicky elements of their previous songs, allowing raw emotion and powerful songwriting to take center stage. "Hummingbird" is nowhere near as immediate or

catchy as the band's debut; rather, it is an album that rewards multiple listens and forges a more personal identity for the band.

WidowspeakAlmanac

Equal parts Fleetwood Mac and

Mazzy Star, Widowspeak create dreamy, nostalgic folk music with nods to past eras while retaining a modern sensibility. "Almanac," the duo's sophomore release, is more polished, focused and eclectic than their previous album. When asked by her label, Captured Tracks, how she would describe the album to a deaf person, Molly Hamilton responded, "'Almanac' is like moving into a big old house in the woods with sheets covering all the furniture, and then taking all the sheets o#." With a de-scription like that, one doesn't even need to listen to the music to under-stand what it's getting at; the songs of "Almanac" convey a breath of cool, fresh air stripping away the dust of the past.

FoxygenWe Are the 21st Century

Ambassadors of Peace and Magic A brief listen to Foxygen's sopho-

more album and it is evident that

these guys are wearing their in%u-ences on their sleeves: Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, the Stones — any band from 1960-1980 is fair game. "e references are a bit overwhelming at !rst, but a$er si$ing through them, what becomes much more interest-ing about "We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic" is how Foxygen asserts their own musi-cal identity amidst all the classic rock, and how they somehow create some-thing coherent out of a mishmash of styles and ideas. Foxygen's album should please classic rock fans just as much as it should indie kids who have never even heard of "e Band, and that kind of musical camaraderie is rare.

Toro Y MoiAnything in Return

"Anything in Return" is proof

that Chaz Bundick, the one behind Toro Y Moi, can do anything he sets his mind to. Bundick's most recent release was a self-challenge to write a pop album, straying far from his trademark reverb-heavy chillwave and danceable indie electronic. If Bundick's idea of success was creat-ing an equally accessible and engag-ing dance-pop album that e#ort-lessly makes disco cool, then he has

certainly accomplished something. For someone like Bundick, who considers music a hobby rather than a profession, according to an inter-view with Pitchfork, that's nothing short of amazing.

Other January releases worth checking out:

Veteran indie rock band Yo La Tengo's 13th release in 29 years, "Fade"; Amor de Dias' haunting, au-tumnal indie pop record ""e House at Sea"; Canadian duo Tegan and Sara's plunge into insanely catchy, mainstream electro-pop, "Heart-throb"; "Yeah Right," the noisy, ener-getic release from lo-! band Bleeding Rainbow (formerly Reading Rain-bow); the Ruby Sun's layered and ethereal electro-pop album "Chris-topher"; rambunctious garage-punk band FIDLAR's unapologetically brash self-titled debut; Harlem rap-per A$AP Rocky's star-studded, swag-infused rap opus "Long.Live.A$AP"; Danish one-man-band In-dians' expansive yet intimate elec-tro-folk debut "Somewhere Else"; Real Estate guitarist Matthew Mon-danile's (aka Ducktails') smooth, laid-back guitar pop album ""e Flower Lane."

January Album Fails: Free Energy's cheesy, hook-!lled

sophomore release "Love Sign"; Ra Ra Riot's overpolished, overly electronic album "Beta Love"; and ...

Christopher Owens

Lysandre Sometimes, breaking from the

band for a solo career is a cathartic exercise that gives an artist a new sense of freedom that they take full advantage of with revived creativ-ity. Other times, it results in a nau-seating proliferation of %utes and saxophones that would make even George Michael cringe. "e lo-! in-die rock band Girls may have been the best thing to have come around in the last several years, which is what makes Christopher Owens' solo debut, "Lysandre," so disap-pointing. How Owens made an al-bum that sounds like later-era Belle & Sebastian met up with a few easy-listening dudes, a Renaissance %au-tist and one overly honky saxophone player, I don't know. Here's to hop-ing Owens got whatever was trou-bling him out on "Lysandre" and will return to making music as engaging as what he made with Girls.

January Records Worth Spinning

MUSIC

Emily DeLongCopy Editor

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ACROSS1 Treehouse feature7 Matured, as cheese11 Some condensation14 For one15 One who’s all action16 Eggs in a clinic17 Illusionist’s e#ect19 Bushranger Kelly20 Novelist Wiesel21 “Days of "under” org.23 Duck26 Diplomat’s forte28 Feeds without needing seconds30 Arrive31 Major bore33 Pull (for)35 Kicked oneself for36 BBQ heat rating37 County fair competition41 Flooring wood43 Busy time for a cuckoo clock44 Italian soccer star Maldini47 Many towns have one51 “Voulez-__”: 1979 ABBA album52 Big name in foil53 Make a !ne impression

54 Outer limit55 Discipline involving slow, steady movement57 Toppled, as a poplar59 Goose egg60 1967 #1 hit for "e Buckinghams, which can describe 17-, 31-, 37- or 47-Across65 Traditional London pie-and-mash ingredient66 New newts67 Stereo knob68 Funny, and a bit twisted69 One way to run70 Nine-ball feature

DOWN1 Slurp (with “up”)2 “Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?” singer3 “Makes no __”4 Lawyer, at times5 Renewable energy subj.6 Equips afresh7 Nelson, e.g.: Abbr.8 Hit the road, musically9 “__ mouse!”10 In one’s Sunday best11 Make a bank deposit?12 Top of the world13 Lump18 He played James

22 Half-__: co#ee order23 2002 Olympics host, brie%y24 “As if!”25 How shysters practice27 Small crown29 Onetime Beatles bassist Sutcli#e32 Led __: “Stairway to Heaven” group, to fans34 One who turns a place upside down38 Foldable sleeper39 Blasted40 Purple hue41 Org. with an o$-quoted journal42 More racy, as humor45 Tote46 Sugary su&x48 “Oh, __ won’t!”49 Tunnel e#ect50 Five-!nger discounts, so to speak56 Audiophile’s setup58 Witch costume stick-on59 Wet behind the ears61 “Spring forward” letters62 One of four in a grand slam63 Wildspitze, for one64 “__ willikers!”

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Sports Editor: Kristen CoppolaAssistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle

I feel like every year sports columnists across the nation muse about what a fabulous season the NFL has graced us

with. Each year has its unspeak-able injuries, its comeback sto-ries, its rookie phenoms.

!is year is no di"erent. It started with the replacement refs, who I won’t quickly forget. Actually, I may end up telling my grand-nieces and neph-ews about it one day when I’m cranky and arthritic.

I can hear myself now: “Back in my day, there was this atrocity called replacement refs, and that’s what happens when you refuse to compromise and make nice!”

!en my favorite team had a winning season and made the playo"s, but I was disappointed

by the defense for the second year in a row. !en Sports Illus-trated and ESPN Magazines de-cided to feature the rival quar-terback on their covers, which drug me to depths of despair we needn’t speak of.

Meanwhile, my stepdad’s fa-vorite team had a good season for the #rst time in years, only to have his hopes dashed when Robert Gri$n III annihilated his knee, resulting in the most revolting and cringe-worthy gif I’ve ever seen.

Alas, I continued to watch the playo"s, yet each team I cheered for lost.

So, I’m staying away from

game predictions, else I curse another friend’s team.

Instead, I’m making my picks about the Harbaugh brothers. Apparently, there’s a lot of betting going around concerning the brothers and the way CBS will treat the two brothers and their parents.

!e following prop bets were featured on SB Nation Tuesday.

Will either Jack or Jackie Harbaugh be shown on TV wearing any clothing that has either a SF or BAL logo on it during the game? !e odd are 2/1 for yes, and I’m going to have to go with the crowd on

that one. How many times will Jack

Harbaugh be shown on TV during the game? !e line is over 1.5, and I would be a fool not to go with it.

Who will be shown !rst during the game? It’s even on both brothers and 4/1 for a split screen shot of both, but I‘m go-ing to go out on a limb and say that CBS will show Jim Har-baugh #rst. Colin Kaepernick has gotten a lot of attention, because of the earlier 49er quar-terback drama, thus resulting in Jim Harbaugh getting a lot of attention because he chose Kaepernick.

Who will be mentioned more by full name during the game? Both are equal, but I think the commentators will mention John more. Why not?

How many times will Harbaugh be said during the game? !e over under is 20.5. I’m taking the over. !ere’s no way you can put two men with the same name in the same game and not have the name mentioned less than 20 times.

Kristen Coppola is the sports editor for the Arkansas Trav-eler. Her column appears every !ursday. Follow the sports sec-tion on Twitter @UATravSports.

Why I’m Not Picking a Winner for the Super Bowl

Kristen CoppolaSports Editor

COMMENTARY

GYMNASTICS

TRACK & FIELD

SWIMMING

Kathleen Pait Contributing PhotographerElizabeth Marchese practices her swimming stroke at the Swimming Club meet, Monday, Jan. 28. !e Swim-ming Club is open to all students and meets Monday, Wednesday and Sunday at the HPER pool.

UA Swimming Club: Practice Makes Perfect

As the Razorbacks swim-ming and diving team heads into their #nal stretch before postseason competition, they are looking to continue the momentum they have gained this past month.

In January, the Hogs are 6-0 with wins over No. 14 Penn State, No. 21 Florida State and Southeastern Con-ference opponent South Carolina.

!ese wins have launched the Razorbacks to a No. 18 national ranking.

Arkansas has been %ex-ing their muscle late in the season. !e win over Penn State came down to the #-nal event, but Arkansas won the other #ve matches by an average of over 116 points, including a 250-50 win over Missouri State.

!e individual perfor-mances have been just as strong, with Susanna White earning SEC Swimmer of the Week honors a&er four wins over Florida State, South Carolina, Davidson and Queens College.

White was a part of seven di"erent wins against South Carolina and Florida State,

including swimming a time of 54.91 in the 100 butter%y against Florida State.

!e next day against Da-vidson and Queens College, she won all four events she took part in as well as setting two pool records at David-son.

!e Hogs are now look-ing ahead to a strong Kansas Jayhawks team to #nish up the regular season schedule.

!e Jayhawks are 5-3 on the season, including wins over Rice, Hawaii and TCU.

One of the top swimmers for the Jayhawks is freshman Haley Molden.

!e Topeka, Kan., native leads the team in both the 100 and 200 freestyle and has the second best time in the 500 freestyle.

Sophomore Alina Vats leads the team in both of the backstroke races, while Bryce Hinde, a freshman, is the Jayhawks’ top breast-stroke swimmer.

!e Razorbacks have had strong performances on the diving board, and against Kansas they will face a challenge in their top diver, Christy Cash.

!e senior from Lenexa, Kan., leads the team in all

Razorbacks to Finish Regual Swim SeasonEric HarrisSta! Writer

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A&er another weekend of strong performances on the track, the Hogs now look ahead to the Armory Collegiate Invi-tational.

Both the men’s and women’s track teams had strong show-ings at the Razorback Team In-vitational.

!e women #nished fourth, and were able to move up to fourth in the national rankings, good enough for #rst in the Southeastern Conference.

!e top performance of the meet was Makeba Alcide’s per-formance in the pentathlon.

Alcide was named both the SEC and National Athlete of the Week. Her score of 4,464 points was both a school record and the top score in the country so far this season.

“She stole the show, and cap-

italized on the high jump,” head coach Lance Harter said.

Her score was the sixth highest score in NCAA history, a feat topped only by two other athletes, Briane !eisen (2008-12) of Oregon and Jacquelyn Johnson (2004-08) of Arizona State.

Alcide isn’t the only national leader for the Hogs; London Olympian Regina George is the leader in the 400-meter with her time of 52.26 seconds.

!e Hogs hold the SEC lead in three other events as well.

On the men’s side, Razor-back fans were treated to a dominating performance, Ar-kansas pulled away from the competition and racked up 124 points.

Arkansas won six events over the weekend, with victo-ries from Akheem Gauntlett in the 400, Patrick Rono in the

Hog Teams Head to Invitational For Weekend MeetsEric HarrisSta! Writer

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!e Razorback gymnas-tics team earned its #rst vic-tory in an upset against No. 11 Denver and is focusing on individual improvements for their Friday meet against No. 1 Florida.

!e win boosted the Ra-zorbacks back into the rank-ings at No. 22 a&er a week of being unranked.

!e Florida meet will be

the eighth time in a row that the two teams will have com-peted while one of the two is ranked No. 1. In the 31 times Florida and Arkansas have met, Arkansas has only topped its opponent three times.

“Florida is always good,” co-head coach Rene Lyst said. “!ey’re a solid team, they’re coached well, they’ve got phe-nomenal athletes but as we know, you’ve got to compete every time you go out there.”

Florida comes to Fay-etteville with Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the

Week, Kytra Hunter. Hunter posted the highest all-around score in the nation in their meet against Auburn. Hunter scored a 9.90 or better in each event she tackled.

Florida freshman Bridget Sloan took the SEC Fresh-man of the Week award in the #rst week of the season, prov-ing that her past as the 2009 World all-around champion and part of the 2008 silver medal Olympic team will con-tinue to be improved upon.

!e Gators have earned one or more spots in the SEC

weekly awards in three of the four weeks of competition.

!e win at home over Denver showcased some ex-perience and improvements throughout the Razorback team, which will be important in Friday’s matchup.

“We were fairly solid throughout the meet until %oor,” Lyst said. “We had some good vaulting. We had a much improved bar rotation. Beam was, I thought, phenomenal.”

Freshman Erin Freier won

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three diving distances.Despite the competition,

head coach Sean Schimmel just wants the team to focus on their own swimming.

“We need to swim in our lanes and control what we can control,” Schimmel said.

!e Hogs have the SEC championships a&erwards, but Schimmel wants to focus on the Jayhawks in prepara-tion for the upcoming cham-pionships.

“We need to focus on to-day,” Schimmel said. “!e SEC Championships are two weeks out, so we need to be sharp.”

It is important for the Ra-zorbacks to #nish the season with a win going into postsea-son play, but Schimmel says that what the Hogs do outside of the pool is just as important as the times they swim.

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800, Caleb Cross in the 60-me-ter hurdles, Andrew Irwin in the pole vault, Tarik Batchelor in the triple jump and Kevin Lazas in the heptathlon.

Like Alcide, Lazas set the top mark in the NCAA for his event, and was also named the SEC male Athlete of the Week.

Batchelor and Higgs also hold the top national marks for the triple jump and long jump.

Rono’s time of 1:48.98 in the 800 is also the top time in the SEC.

Stanley Kebenei holds the top SEC mark in the 3,000 with a time of 8:00.74.

!e Hogs #nished more than 44 points ahead of second-place

Florida and 54 points ahead of Nebraska, who #nished third.

Both teams now focus their attention on the Armory Colle-giate Invitational.

Just like last weekend in the Razorback Team Invitational, this week the event will be stacked with the top collegiate runners, not just in America, but in colleges around the world.

“!is weekend, its 200 uni-versities, some as far across as Europe,” Harter said. “It’s always traditionally been a zoo of an experience, but its always been a great experience for our ath-letes.”

!e competition will be #lled with top colleges that the

Hogs have seen recently.For the women, all the teams

in the top seven will take part in the meet.

Other ranked teams like Iowa State, Texas, Dartmouth, Stanford, South Carolina and Connecticut will be competing.

On the men’s side, many of the ranked SEC schools will be competing.

No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 6 LSU and No. 15 Mississippi State will all be run-ning.

Other top teams like Or-egon, Texas and Oklahoma will also be gunning to unseat the Hogs from their No. 1 national rank.

WEEKEND continued from page 7

the bar event title with a 9.850 and also had an “ex-ceptional” beam routine, Lyst said.

“It was really nice to see her put all three of her events together really well,” Lyst said. “She’s been kind of coming on a little late here, toward the end of the preseason, toward these few meets, and it’s nice to see her progressing well.”

Katherine Grable con-tinued to impress during the Denver meet, scor-ing a 9.875 in both vault and %oor and earning an all-around title. Grable dropped to ninth in the na-tion in all-around.

“Kat’s a pro. She knows how to do her job, to get out there. She hits her rou-tines and she’s a phenom-enal athlete,” Lyst said.

!e team and the coach-es realize they are going against the best, and that’s what they like to do to keep improving and hopefully come out on top, Lyst said.

“We’ve just got to fo-cus on our process and hit our routines and be a little cleaner and sharper than last week and keep building the momentum,” Lyst said.

!e Razorbacks and Gators compete in Barnhill Arena Jan. 25, at 7 p.m.

“It’s always exciting to be at home,” Lyst said. “We had a great home crowd last week. !e students were great. It’s a lot of fun in Barnhill when we have a big crowd.”

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Gareth Patterson Sta" PhotographerHead coach Sean Schimmel speaks at the Olympic Press Conference in Barnhill Arena, Tuesday, Jan. 29.