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University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906 ursday, Nov. 8, 2012 Vol. 107, No. 50 Today’s Forecast 67 / 47° Tomorrow Partly Cloudy 72 / 58° Renovations Create Unique New Dorm Construction at Hotz Hall continues to progress and renovations are on schedule. It is expected to open to students Aug. 1, 2013. Full Story, Page 3 ‘Call of Duty’ Expansion Plagues Dorm Rooms No one is safe from the carnage that will ensue when “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” drops Nov. 13. Full Story, Page 5 Music and Comedy Reggae, country, dubstep and a grunge band are all making their way to Fayetteville. e assortment is more varied than usual, so it may be a good weekend to go see a show outside of your comfort zone. For all you “Guitar Hero” fans out there, Toadies, the band behind “Pos- sum Kingdom,” will bring the grunge to George’s Majestic Lounge ursday night. 1994’s “Possum Kingdom” is a staple of any ’90s alternative rock playl- ist, with a familiar guitar part that was recently featured in Girl Talk’s “is Is the Remix.” You may consider bringing a “Guitar Hero” controller and playing along. e band’s recent releases are far from their grunge roots, however. How much you enjoy the show may depend on how many old songs they play. Hel- met will be opening, and tickets are a bit pricey at $20. It may be a bit too much if you’re going to hear one song. Friday night, George’s hosts coun- try rockers Cody Canada and the De- parted. e band released “is Is In- dian Land” in 2011, but Canada may be better known for his work fronting alt-country band Cross Canadian Rag- weed. Canada brings an Oklahoma/ Texas feel to his music that resonates well here in Arkansas. It won’t be a cowboy-boots-only af- fair, though. e music has a broader appeal than most country acts that come through Fayetteville. Friday night will be more Robert Earl Keen than Jason Aldean. “Skyline Radio” is more mature and a little less redneck than “Boys From Oklahoma” by Cross Cana- dian Ragweed. e energy is still there with e Departed with songs like “Bal- lad of Rosalie” or “Home Sweet Okla- homa.” With tickets at only $10, it will be the best bang for your music buck this weekend. Saturday night, e Wailers will be at the Walton Arts Center. e Wailers became famous as the backup band for Bob Marley, and the island music will be owing on Dickson Street. While there probably won’t be many authen- tic Rastafarians in attendance, it could still be a unique cultural event. Tickets start at $16 for balcony seats, and more information can be found at walton- artscenter.org. Dreadlocks are optional. If country and reggae are not your rst choices for music, electronic band Archnemesis will be playing Saturday night at George’s. e dubstep/trance scene has always attracted a lot of people in Fayetteville, and Archnem- esis will be no exception. ey sound remarkably similar to Pretty Lights, which draws big crowds in this town. e electronic shows are so popular because, if nothing else, they are fun. Tickets are a bargain at $10 in person at George’s. For comedy fans, UARK Bowl has comedian Robert Kelly ursday and Friday night. Tickets are $10 for the ursday set and $12 for either Friday set. Kelly isn’t exactly a dry comedian. His 2012 album “Live” is sort of oen- sive and full of largely scatological hu- mor. If you nd that sort of thing funny, that’s great. If you don’t, this isn’t the show for you. More information can be found at uarkbowl.com. Sports and Outdoors It’s hiking season here in the Ozarks. e leaves are falling, and the bugs are dead. Weather permitting, it is the per- fect weekend to get out to Devil’s Den State Park south of Fayetteville or Hobbs State Park east of Rogers. Each oers hiking trails, mountain biking trails and lots of natural beauty to admire. Yellow Rock Trail at Devil’s Den is a popular day hike for students. It isn’t particularly strenuous, and the reward at the end is a spectacular view on top of a blu. Pigeon Roost Trail at Hobbs State Park is another perfect day-hike destination. e trail has a 4-mile loop and an 8-mile loop, and leads down to an awesome little inlet of Beaver Lake. More information, including directions to the trailheads, can be found at arkan- sasstateparks.com. e chill in the air also means it is basketball time. With the football team hours and hours away, the best way to support the Hogs this weekend is by attending Friday night’s game against Sam Houston State. Aer dazzling per- formances in the two exhibition games (complete with some awesome dunks), enthusiasm is running high for Hog hoops. Even without a suspended BJ Young, this team plays the fast-paced basketball that is fun to watch. e crowd should be signicant, and it should get loud. I t’s an all-you-can eat buet of music this weekend in Fayetteville. While no big headliners are scheduled, the wide sampling of genres oers plenty of choices from country to reggae. Outside of live music, you can choose from the great outdoors, a comedian and Razorback basketball. Alex March Sta Writer ursday e Toadies 8:00 p.m. at George’s Majestic Lounge Friday Cody Canada and the Departed 9:30 p.m. at George’s Majestic Lounge Saturday e Wailers 8:00 p.m. at Walton Arts Center Archnemesis 9:00 p.m. at George’s Majestic Lounge Courtesy Photos, Graphic Illustration by Sarah Colpitts Lead Designer

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Page 1: November 8, 2012

University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906!ursday, Nov. 8, 2012 Vol. 107, No. 50

Today’s Forecast67 / 47°

TomorrowPartly Cloudy

72 / 58°

Renovations Create Unique New DormConstruction at Hotz Hall continues to progress and renovations are on schedule. It is expected to open to students Aug. 1, 2013. Full Story, Page 3

‘Call of Duty’ Expansion Plagues Dorm Rooms No one is safe from the carnage that will ensue when “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” drops Nov. 13.Full Story, Page 5

Music and ComedyReggae, country, dubstep and a

grunge band are all making their way to Fayetteville. !e assortment is more varied than usual, so it may be a good weekend to go see a show outside of your comfort zone.

For all you “Guitar Hero” fans out there, Toadies, the band behind “Pos-sum Kingdom,” will bring the grunge to George’s Majestic Lounge !ursday night. 1994’s “Possum Kingdom” is a staple of any ’90s alternative rock playl-ist, with a familiar guitar part that was recently featured in Girl Talk’s “!is Is the Remix.” You may consider bringing a “Guitar Hero” controller and playing along.

!e band’s recent releases are far from their grunge roots, however. How much you enjoy the show may depend on how many old songs they play. Hel-met will be opening, and tickets are a bit pricey at $20. It may be a bit too much if you’re going to hear one song.

Friday night, George’s hosts coun-try rockers Cody Canada and the De-parted. !e band released “!is Is In-dian Land” in 2011, but Canada may be better known for his work fronting alt-country band Cross Canadian Rag-weed. Canada brings an Oklahoma/Texas feel to his music that resonates well here in Arkansas.

It won’t be a cowboy-boots-only af-fair, though. !e music has a broader appeal than most country acts that come through Fayetteville. Friday night will be more Robert Earl Keen than Jason Aldean. “Skyline Radio” is more mature and a little less redneck than “Boys From Oklahoma” by Cross Cana-dian Ragweed. !e energy is still there with !e Departed with songs like “Bal-lad of Rosalie” or “Home Sweet Okla-homa.” With tickets at only $10, it will be the best bang for your music buck this weekend.

Saturday night, !e Wailers will be at the Walton Arts Center. !e Wailers became famous as the backup band for Bob Marley, and the island music will be "owing on Dickson Street. While there probably won’t be many authen-tic Rastafarians in attendance, it could still be a unique cultural event. Tickets start at $16 for balcony seats, and more information can be found at walton-artscenter.org. Dreadlocks are optional.

If country and reggae are not your #rst choices for music, electronic band Archnemesis will be playing Saturday night at George’s. !e dubstep/trance scene has always attracted a lot of people in Fayetteville, and Archnem-esis will be no exception. !ey sound remarkably similar to Pretty Lights, which draws big crowds in this town. !e electronic shows are so popular because, if nothing else, they are fun. Tickets are a bargain at $10 in person at George’s.

For comedy fans, UARK Bowl has

comedian Robert Kelly !ursday and Friday night. Tickets are $10 for the !ursday set and $12 for either Friday set. Kelly isn’t exactly a dry comedian. His 2012 album “Live” is sort of o$en-sive and full of largely scatological hu-mor. If you #nd that sort of thing funny, that’s great. If you don’t, this isn’t the show for you. More information can be found at uarkbowl.com.

Sports and OutdoorsIt’s hiking season here in the Ozarks.

!e leaves are falling, and the bugs are dead. Weather permitting, it is the per-fect weekend to get out to Devil’s Den State Park south of Fayetteville or Hobbs State Park east of Rogers. Each o$ers hiking trails, mountain biking trails and lots of natural beauty to admire.

Yellow Rock Trail at Devil’s Den is a popular day hike for students. It isn’t particularly strenuous, and the reward at the end is a spectacular view on top of a blu$. Pigeon Roost Trail at Hobbs State Park is another perfect day-hike destination. !e trail has a 4-mile loop and an 8-mile loop, and leads down to an awesome little inlet of Beaver Lake. More information, including directions to the trailheads, can be found at arkan-sasstateparks.com.

!e chill in the air also means it is basketball time. With the football team hours and hours away, the best way to support the Hogs this weekend is by attending Friday night’s game against Sam Houston State. A%er dazzling per-formances in the two exhibition games (complete with some awesome dunks), enthusiasm is running high for Hog hoops. Even without a suspended BJ Young, this team plays the fast-paced basketball that is fun to watch. !e crowd should be signi#cant, and it should get loud.

It’s an all-you-can eat bu$et of music this weekend in Fayetteville. While no big headliners are scheduled, the wide sampling of genres o$ers plenty of choices from country to reggae. Outside of

live music, you can choose from the great outdoors, a comedian and Razorback basketball.

Alex MarchSta! Writer

!ursday!e Toadies8:00 p.m. at George’s Majestic Lounge

FridayCody Canada and the Departed9:30 p.m. at George’s Majestic Lounge

Saturday!e Wailers8:00 p.m. at Walton Arts CenterArchnemesis9:00 p.m. at George’s Majestic Lounge

Courtesy Photos, Graphic Illustration by Sarah Colpitts Lead Designer

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A research presentation competition for graduate stu-dents, From Abstract to Con-tract, is preparing for their sixth annual competition. !e com-petition, which is open to all graduate students, will be take place Friday, Feb. 8 in Mullins library as part of Graduate Edu-cation Week.

Students must register on-line by Dec. 3 with a descrip-tion of their research or creative expression project, said Dawn Farver, representative to the Career Services Center and Ph.D. student in Civil Engi-neering.

!ere can be up to eight students in each group rep-resenting a similar area of re-search, and there will be a "rst and second place winner. Each presenter that shows up and displays their research will have their work judged by one fac-ulty member and one experi-enced graduate student.

Based on the judges’ com-ments and reviews, the "rst place winner in each group will receive $200 and the second place winner in each group will receive $100, according to a press release.

!e point of the project is for students to gain experience and spread the word about the research going on at the UA, Farver said.

“!e success of From Ab-stract to Contract is really a group e#ort involving many di#erent groups on campus,” Farver said. “Many faculty members, sta# and students volunteer their time to help with advertising, competi-tion logistics, judging posters and organizing and presenting workshops that complement the goals of the competition.”

!ere will be more than 100 presentations in this year’s research contest, said Diane Cook, graduate school project and program specialist.

Projects will be judged on the organization, layout and appearance of students poster as well as their presentation of the information and ability to answer questions about their research, Cook said.

Graduate Research ContestHunter HawkSta! Writer

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Non-Traditional StudentNational Recognition Week

November 4-10, 2012

!e University of Arkansas recognizes non-traditional student success on our campus!

Undergraduate students who meets one or more of the following criteria:

24 years or olderSingle parentReturning to schoolMarriedPossesses a G.E.D.Has dependentsWorks full-timeFinancially independentPart-time student

“It is never too late to be who you might have been.” George Eliot

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English accents, comedy and British wit will all be rolled

into one production in the play “Blithe Spirit” which will take the stage at University !eater Nov. 9.

Production of the play will continue through Nov. 18.

“‘Blithe Spirit’ is a very funny play and has lots of special e#ects at the end that audiences seem to enjoy,” said Mavourneen Dw-yer, associate acting professor of voice and speech and director of Blithe Spirit.

Drama students, two gradu-ate MFA actors and four un-dergrad actors will preform the play.

Students had to perfect their “English accents” to preform this play.

“I asked for extra rehearsal time for this play, 6 weeks in all, because the students will had to learn a British accent,” Dwyer said.

“Blithe Spirit” was created by English playwright Noel Coward in 1941 and has been showed on Broadway and has now made its way to UA for the second time. It was "rst pro-duced at UA in 1991 and direct-ed by Dexter Roger Dixon.

“We actually produce many Broadway shows here at the University !eatre,” said Ashley Cohea, university theatre busi-ness manager. “We try to select shows that both appeal to our audience members and chal-lenge our students, giving them a wide range of acting experi-ence during their time here.”

Student admission to the show is free Wednesday and !ursday and $3 Friday, Satur-day and Sunday. Prices are $16 for adults, $14 for faculty, sta# and seniors and $7 for children, according to the drama depart-ment website.

!e revenue from tickets and concessions goes right back into the University !eatre to help pay for productions, Cohea said.

“‘I would say that the staying power this show demonstrates is what makes it special. Any-thing that can still make people laugh 71 years a$er it was writ-ten is pretty special in my book, and this play de"nitely does that,” Cohea said.

Cohea applied to Samuel French, Inc. for the rights to perform this play.

“When we decide to do a show, we contact the publishing company that holds the rights and apply for permission. If the rights are available and no one else in the area has already re-quested them for the same time we want, the publishers send us a contract that we sign and re-turn along with payment,” Co-hea said.

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McKenna Gallagher Sta" PhotographerHotz Hall remains under renovation, Saturday, Nov. 3. Hotz Hall will be reopened as a student residence in August 2013.

Construction at Hotz Hall continues to progress and ren-ovations are on schedule. It is expected to open to students Aug. 1, 2013.

Certain additions are being made to Hotz Hall that stu-dents said other dorms lack.

Part of what is lacking in the other dormitory towers right now is community space, said Je#ery Vinger, facilities manag-er. Some of the renovations at Hotz Hall will include the ad-dition of community and study areas, Vinger said.

“I never studied in the study rooms at Yocum because they were so small and overcrowd-ed,” said Kara Kaiser, sopho-more communication disor-ders and child development major.

Another change that will set Hotz Hall apart from other towers on campus is the bath-room setup, Vinger said.

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and Reid, Hotz Hall will also install community style bath-rooms. However, the univer-sity is going to make some changes to the format and layout of these bathrooms, in order to allow students more privacy, Vinger said.

Instead of the old open la-trine style, Hotz Hall will have a more pleasing experience, Vinger said. Upper &oor rest-room cores are located on the main corridors, and arranged in a “spa style,” Vinger said.

Two full private baths are located on one side of the hall. On the opposite side, private bathrooms and water closets

open into a shared sink room. All rooms are separated by full-height walls and solid wood doors to ensure privacy, Vinger said.

Hotz Hall will also have a complete sprinkler system installed throughout the en-tire building, Vinger said. !e older towers on campus were built in a day where that was not really a requirement. New sprinkler systems are being installed in the older towers as well, Vinger said.

At Pomfret there is a dis-play of the furniture that will be in Hotz Hall and students are welcome to give their in-

put, Vinger said.Hotz Hall will not only

open up an additional 416 housing spaces for the class of 2013, but it will also serve as the new home for UA Honors quarters.

“We had been looking for a replacement for Pomfret for some time now,” said Dr. Bob McMath, dean. “We needed a more modern building to house honors students.”

!e building was once a dormitory, but was subse-quently converted into univer-sity o%ce space. Now, to cope with high enrollment, it is be-ing converted again.

Bailey DeloneySta! Writer

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!e Arkansas Traveler Newspaper

Opinion Editor: Joe Kieklak

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MCT Campus

Homecoming, Election Day — UA students had ample opportunity to rock the democratic process these past few weeks. Deciding who to vote for is important. So is your motivation for casting a ballot.

Generally people vote for a couple of reasons. Some people base electoral decisions upon personal interactions, good or bad, with the candidates. !ey also look at party platform, or at who is endorsed by whom.

!ey also pick candidates by who gives away the best free stu".

If you’re not careful, the little gi#s — stickers, pens, candy, T-shirts — will color your judgment. You’ll be

swept into elevating your perceptions of people to something completely unfounded and undeserved.

!ose little cookies with a “vote for…” message scripted in lavender icing seem scrumptiously innocuous. Yet, it is extremely di$cult to think anything other than good thoughts of someone while you’re biting down on a sugar-laden wafer.

Face it, everybody loves getting free things. !at’s why bribery is such a widely used tactic. It’s used because it works.

Bribery positively thrives in the real world. Not just for candidates trying to garner votes, but also with alliances between people. You scratch my back and I’ll return the favor — that sort of thing. How many business deals are enacted by a foundation of mutual gain?

Bribery also is used to gain attendance. Election Day this year was not an exception. Voters are bribed via sticker. !at little adhesive badge entitles you to a certain level of bragging and privilege as long as long as you wear it, and it is guaranteed fodder for social media. Sure, people would continue to vote

even without stickers, but they certainly do add some incentive.

Typically individuals want to see that their investments are pro%table. Many people are reluctant to do something if they won’t see any return, and they want to ensure that they will receive a bene%t from whatever favor it is they are doing. !en, they make a decision based on what will bring them the sweetest deal. We’re all focused on striving for the absolute best for ourselves.

Sure, you have to look out for yourself to a certain extent, but at what point do you step back and look for what’s best for the good of the whole? When do you let sel&essness be your guide?

Sometimes what pro%ts you the most isn’t the most bene%cial option for others. At that point, you just have to examine your character. !ink your decisions through, especially when your choices could adversely a"ect others.

People equate those who give the best free goods to those who are best for a task. !at’s not necessarily the case.

In some instances, that could be so, but not always.

Sometimes the people who are the best %t are the least “generous” when it comes to gi#s. It takes research on your part to know the di"erence

By all means, grab that cool Post-it tab highlighter combo with a candidate’s name emblazoned across the side. Enjoy the pampering as you’re showered with gi#s; just don’t let your love of merchandise dictate your judgment.

When you are in the position to choose — whether this is for a project, o$cer selection, agenda or even where to eat your next meal — make sure your decision is founded upon reason. Goods or popularity shouldn’t dictate what you think is the best. !ink those weighty decisions through.

Try to look past the little handouts, and base your decisions on who is the best person for the job, what is truly the greatest idea and who has the most ability and drive to carry through on their promises. In the end, you’re still winning.

Shawnya Wethington is a sta! columnist. She is an English/journalism- news/editorial major.

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Traveler Quote of the DayWe had been looking for a replacement for Pomfret for some time now. We needed a more modern building to house honors students.

Bob McMath, Dean, Honors CollegeHotz Hall Renovations Create Unique New Dorm, Page 3

Four year ago, when election time came around, I was a few months shy of being of the eligible age to vote.

I stood in the doorway of having a voice and shouted my opinions, but nobody that mattered could hear me. I felt like the scarecrow, the tin man and the lion from “!e Wizard of Oz,” musing and sighing “if I only had a voice” and listing the things I would do as a result. I was 17, and in hindsight, was just the slightly newer model of the product Parents.

Four years later, at the ripe age of 21, I was ready.

All clad in our nation’s colors, in Dallas for fall break, I proudly %lled out my form to receive my absentee ballot. I could almost feel the ghostly hand of !omas Je"erson clasped gently over mine. “Here, let me help you,” he seemed to say, “I’m an old pro at signing things that impact America.” Just like that, his presence vanished, and I was le# to wait for up to 14 days for my ballot to arrive at my house in Fayetteville.

A week later, while reading on my couch, I heard the unmistakable noise of my mailman’s boots ascending the steps of my front porch to my mailbox. I opened up my red front door, admired the white clouds in the blue sky, and stood in a beam of light while he shu'ed through his mailbag.

“Here you go Ms. Gowdey, harbinger of peace, freedom and equality for all,” his gaze told me.

We both held onto the absentee ballot between us until the cries of multiple bald eagles crescendoed somewhere overhead and broke up our moment. He le# me to my American duty. I le#

him to continue delivering the mail.

I opened up my ballot at a bar stool in my kitchen and read through all the various letters and directions that came in the envelope. I was not going to screw this up. America needed me and I was not going to fail them. I found a No. 2 pencil under the table in the room over, sharpened it and blew lightly at the sharpened tip. It was time. I was ready.

Once again, the ghost Je"erson and the rest of the founding fathers joined me around the island in my kitchen. I bubbled in my answers, using my laptop to research the issues on which I had not previously had an opinion. I confess I still do not know if I voted wisely for the new Texas Railroad Commissioner, and for that I am truly sorry.

I quickly moved past this bout of debilitating guilt, sealed and signed my ballot. Before vanishing, John Hancock praised me for my signature, noting that his pointers had paid o". I walked outside to the mailbox and placed my ballot inside. My

part to play was completed and I had carried it out like a champion. I felt American. I went back inside my house and %xed a late breakfast and poured just enough apple juice into a glass with an ice cube to look like a glass celebratory scotch.

A week later, the Sunday before the Tuesday election, I thought, for the %rst time in a long time, to check my mailbox. Because I usually never get mail, checking the mailbox is at the very bottom of a long list of things I rarely do. It was then I discovered my absentee ballot, still in the mailbox, along with various other letters and things the mailman had brought during the previous week.

I do not know why he did not take my ballot. I felt a mixture of hurt and betrayed; that my %re for America had been forcibly extinguished.

So this election week I have been once again le# pondering what life would have been like “if I only had a voice.”

Mary Margaret Gowdey is a contributing columnist. She is a junior English- creative writing major.

If Only I Had a Voice !is Election Week

Mary Margaret Gowdey Contributing Columnist

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Managing Editor Opinion Editor

Chad Woodard Brittany Nims Joe Kieklak

"e Arkansas Traveler welcomes letters to the editor from all interested readers. Letters should be at most 300 words and should include your name, student classi#cation and major or title with the university and a day-time telephone number for veri#cation. Letters should be sent to [email protected].

Tuesday was, once again, historical. Not only did our first African-American presi-dent win re-election, but the first openly-gay person won a seat in the Senate.

Yet, heated actions in the deep South Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morn-ing after it was “called” that President Obama won re-election, made us think that many of us have not learned our lessons from history.

At Ole Miss, groups of students yelled at each other in parking lots and some students burned pictures of President Obama. The cam-pus looked like “fireworks,” said Ole Miss freshman Jor-dan Regan.

Users on Facebook, Twit-ter and other social media sites dished out their criti-cism of the president, too. While we don’t believe that any criticism of a president is appropriate or warranted on Election Day, many com-ments went far beyond our wildest imaginations. The use of racial slurs and other pejorative terms seemed to define social media Tuesday night and Wednesday. We couldn’t fathom this behav-ior. In a time where social issues come further and fur-ther into the 21st century, this return to “brute” behav-ior is disappointing to say the

least.Language debates are

some of the most endearing and passionate in the U.S. The definition and use of the word, “gay,” for instance, has been heavily discouraged in its common use to mean, “lame,” or, “stupid.” There are some that believe that our taboos on certain words in American English are too sensitive and perhaps prude, but the more rational con-clusion is to understand that words have meaning.

If one means to determine the worth of a person or idea, then they should do so using words as they are defined.

If one wants to criticize the president, which should be off the table for at least a few more days, then they should alleviate themselves from ad hominem attacks.

An ad hominem, or “an attack against the person,” is a poor excuse at trying to display ideas on social media. In logic, it is close to an au-tomatic loss of an argument. In our daily lives, we should regard these arguments the same way.

We hope that everyone in the SEC, including UA stu-dents, realize that all eyes are on us to lead the next genera-tion. It is important that we all contribute to creating a nation of tolerance. This is as much of our civic duty as voting is; an inability to do so will never bring the U.S. forward.

Post-Election Discourse UnacceptableEditorial Board"e Arkansas Traveler

!e Distinguished Lectures Committee o#en provides UA students with a strong choice of guest speakers for the Hill. !ey have done so again this year, but how would anyone know?

!e ballot for selecting a distinguished lecturer is no-where to be found except for Twitter. !is lack of advertise-ment creates problems as not all students are given the “fair chance,” to be able to weigh in on which speaker they would like to hear from.

DLC o#en deserves praise o#en for their strong selections of potential UA guest speakers, we want to o"er them congrat-ulations again this year for do-ing just that.

Yet, it is time to streamline

the way voting is done on the Hill and DLC overwhelmingly needs to advertise the ballot for guest speakers. E$cacy is something that many students take issue to. O#en, some stu-dents feel that what they do does not have purpose to their careers or that they are not in-cluded.

When the UA motto is the “YOU of A,” we all ought to be able to easily cast our ballots for the spring semester speaker.

We urge DLC to use UARK emails or create a tab on the University Programs website to allow students to be able to adequately cast their ballots for the spring speaker.

Simply o"ering a link on Twitter is not enough, especial-ly when the DLC is composed of strong student leaders. All students need proper noti%ca-tion to take part in this awe-some opportunity.

DLC Needs to AdvertiseEditorial Board"e Arkansas Traveler

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Companion Editor: Nick BrothersAssistant Companion Editor: Shelby Gill

“Making Your Journey Worthwhile”

In 2005, two friends, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Hu!man, created the social media website Reddit, or what they a!ectionately call “"e Front Page of the Internet.” Today, Reddit boasts viewers in the millions as people frequent the website each day. "e website is worked solely by the users as they post website links for others to see or self-posts to induce a conversation among users. "ere are also several “mod users” who have been given permis-sion to moderate the posts and keep spam and neg-ative comments contained. Finally, the posts are ranked by users, who either submit an “up vote” or a “down vote,” similar to Facebook’s “like” feature.

But what draws users from around the world is not simply the material on the website — it is the chance for the world to meet on an international level. Registered users create their own username and are from then on anonymous on the website. Without asking the other users point blank where they are from, there is no way of knowing where they live.

However, the website is also divided into “sub-Reddits,” where users can focus in on one subject, like purely political conversation, funny images/gifs/links, philosophical conversation or even a particular TV show, where users can predict or talk about new episodes. "ese sub-Reddits also allow users to focus their interests on certain subjects or even particular places. In fact, there are sub-Red-dits for r/Fayetteville and r/Arkansas, where users who live in Fayetteville and Arkansas frequently talk about subjects pertaining to news and events in the area.

"ere are also sub-Reddits where users can in-dulge in personal interests and hobbies like learn-ing a language, talking about music or even asking questions to other users who may have expertise in the #eld. One of the most popular sub-Reddits is r/IAMA (also known as “I Am A”), where users can ask celebrities, politicians or experts in a par-ticular #eld about essentially anything. Some of the most popular names are Neil Degrasse Tyson, Ste-phen Colbert and even Barack Obama. Questions are si$ed based on the up-votes and down-votes, similar to the front page of the website. O$en, the most up-voted questions are the ones a celebrity of IAMA answers.

“I like Reddit because it’s basically everyone’s opinion about subjects you’re interested in,” said Kathleen Casamayor, senior political science and

economics major. “Also, I like that I can look at someone else’s opinion that might di!er from mine.”

Reddit is a place for opinions both shared and opposing.

“It's a place for all types of people who share the same ideas to convene,” said Molly Perry, junior international relations major. “It has the freshest, funniest, most bizarre things on the Internet.”

Aside from promoting funny imag-es, art and intellectual discussion, Reddit has single-handedly raised hundreds of thou-sands for various charities around the world. One of the most frequented chari-ties Reddit gives money to is “Doctors Without Borders,” which Reddit provided with $200,000 in 2011 alone.

Reddit also has one of the larg-est “Secret Santa” events in the entire world. Redditors join in the Secret Santa group and anony-mously send each other gi$s they either have made personally or have purchased during the holiday season.

However, there is a dark side to Red-dit. At #rst, Reddit does not ask for potential viewers to register a username on the website. But as time passes by and “lurkers” invest their time on the website — a nickname for viewers of Reddit without a registered username — they be-come slowly addicted. "e process is akin to the slow process of Facebook addiction. Soon, Reddi-tors begin spending their time exploring the web-site and even posting comments and submitting links themselves.

Most Redditors have a few favorite sub-Reddits. Casamayor likes “r/startrek,” “r/docu-mentaries” and “r/TIL,” better known as “Today I Learned.” But some people, like junior biology major Austin Degn, are fond of the front page, where there is a conglomeration of the most up-voted links from the most populated sub-Reddits.

"ough Reddit is an exceptional place for in-formation, entertainment and conversation, it is important to be careful of how much time is spent on the website. Casamajor and Perry spend at least an hour a day on the website. Some Redditors spend hours on the weekend exploring di!erent sub-Reddits or engaging in various conversations. "at being said, perhaps it is best to get home-work, papers and studying done before logging

onto Reddit, because you never know how much time will be spent scouring through a seemingly endless amount of pages.

"e scent of gunpowder wa$s through the air, ammunition %ies from room-to-room amidst a slew of curses and one’s own ability to survive is governed by one immutable fact: how much time you’ve spent honing your skills."is isn’t a regular battle#eld — this is Yocum Hall.With players composed of students from every walk of life, whether engineering, apparel stud-ies or business majors, no one is safe from the carnage that will ensue when “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” drops Nov. 13.It shouldn’t come as any surprise that a game like this will do some serious damage to productivity campuswide — so purchase this video game with caution.Freshman engineering student Abel Trespala-cios weighed in on the importance of the next installment in the Call of Duty series by saying he “plans to play as much as he can even with an engineering degree hanging in the balance.” "e dedication that fans of the series have is un-doubtedly why Treyarch, the developer of video game title, has continued to pursue this incred-ibly pro#table business venture. Within hours of the release of the previous in-stallment in the series, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” the title sold more than a million units worldwide, becoming the fastest-selling video game title to date. Of course, whether or not its successor will trump this record is up for grabs, but with the current hype surrounding “Black Ops 2” this holiday season, it wouldn’t be a long shot.Whether students are playing on an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, they are currently practicing their way through multiplayer matches in sweet antici-pation for the upcoming release. "e most fervent fans have already pre-ordered the title and have only to wait for their inboxes to alert them that their package has arrived. Kevin Cooper, sophomore engineering student, “can’t wait for the new multiplayer zombies mode,” which took the heart of millions in the original “Black Ops.”In addition to new modes and weapons, fans of the series can expect a serious overhaul in the vi-

sual department of the title. With production val-ues through the roof, Activision, the publisher of the series, has made some serious improvements to the series’ graphics and physics engine, if the trailers are anything to be believed. Guns and ammunition more closely resemble their real-life counterparts, and, for fans of the series’ story line, a potential conclusion to hours of gameplay awaits. To add, Activision has also poured tons of cash into the game’s ad campaign, which includes the famous face of Robert Downey Jr. bringing a “jet to a gun#ght” as per usual. He and a number of other recognizable personalities are a stringent e!ort on Activision’s part to lessen the gap be-tween those who play Call of Duty and those who choose not to.Which side will you choose? Come Nov. 13, you may not have a choice.

!e ‘Front Page of the Internet’ a Student’s Haven from Studying and Homework

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Gun#re and Warfare to Plague Dorm Rooms Nationwide with New ‘Call of Duty’ ExpansionAntony WanjalaSta! Writer

Ashley Swindell Sta" PhotographerMichael Sacrey, Cort Murdoch and Lance Woerner put o" school work to play video games at their apartment.

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com, the Reddit alien, serves as the logo for the website.

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ComicsPearls Before Swine Stephan Pastis

Dilbert Scott Adams

Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson

Doonesbury Garry Trudeau

Non Sequitur Wiley Miller

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By Sheila Welton

ACROSS1 Act the troubadour6 Gp. that includes Venezuela10 Show disapproval14 Despicable character15 __ stick16 Drive train component17 Fly20 End of eternity?21 Script snippet22 Like some excuses23 Seafood order24 Rural valley25 Fly31 Lo-cal32 Longtime Mississippi senator33 Two-minute warning giver35 From scratch36 Opted for38 Twofold39 Uncle Sam poster word40 Give it up, so to speak41 Church alcove42 Fly47 Stu!48 Barrel-bottom stu!49 Go up against52 Smelting waste

53 Sailor’s assent56 Fly59 Show whose cast holds the record for the most charted songs on the Billboard Hot 10060 Protein-rich bean61 So$ palate projection62 Between ports63 It usually loses in war64 Holiday hires

DOWN1 Brake2 Country singer Keith3 Bit of subterfuge4 Manipulate5 Red wine choice6 Warmup act7 Epidermal opening8 It can be bruised9 Fuse into a single entity10 Gabfest activity11 Entrance requirement, o$en12 Plumbing bends13 Bank (on)18 Beastly19 On the qui vive23 Jambalaya, e.g.24 Mustang contemporaries

25 More than amuse26 Skid row types27 Really enjoyed28 Pours messily29 Blow30 O!er with no intention of giving, say34 Beat a hasty retreat36 Detergent ad superlative37 Hippocratic oath no-no38 Spot for a lectern40 Data storage medium43 Summer beverage44 “No argument from me!”45 Spring-__ cycle: tidal phenomenon46 Watch the boob tube, say49 Frat party wear50 Has a bug, or bugs51 Joint sometimes replaced52 Eyelid a&iction53 Grad54 Sharp cry55 Distinctive periods57 Hide-hair connection58 “To All the Girls __ Loved Before”: 1984 #1 country hit

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Sports Editor: Kristen CoppolaAssistant Sports Editor: Haley Markle

Arkansas’ football season has truly been a roller coaster ride. Like most Razorback fans, I’ve watched in agony, loss a!er loss, injury a!er in-jury and suspension a!er sus-pension.

"e most recent suspen-sion was especially tough.

Senior linebacker Terrell Wil-liams was arrested for driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning.

UA interim head coach John L. Smith responded by suspending Williams inde#-nitely. Williams was already #lling in for seniors Tena-rius Wright and Alonzo High-smith, who will miss the re-mainder of the season because of injuries.

Many fans have been call-ing for Smith to be #red be-cause of Arkansas’ #ve losses and his press conferences that sometimes leave fans and me-dia members scratching their heads. However, I believe he should be commended for sus-pending Williams.

DWI is a serious crime, as it not only puts his health and wellbeing at risk, but it also

puts other people on the road in danger. From 1991 to 2010, over a quarter of a million people lost their lives because of drunken drivers.

I’ve heard some Razorback fans say that Smith’s punish-ment was too severe. Even former Razorback and cur-rent Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jarius Wright tweeted that Williams’ suspension was “crazy.”

How is suspending some-one for breaking the law “cra-zy”? You cannot drink and drive; that law is as clear as it could possibly be. Yet Wil-liams, as many athletes do, thought he was above the law and could get away with it.

Wright also tweeted that Williams should be punished in the weight room and with running a!er practice, but not

suspended. Sure, these punish-ments are great for some small violations, but not DWI.

From my experience play-ing high school football, sim-ple punishments aren’t nearly as e$ective as suspension. "e pain from li!ing weights and running might last a day or two, but the pain from having to watch your teammates play without you will last a lifetime.

Also, some Razorback fans argue that Williams’ suspen-sion shouldn’t be “inde#nite.” "ey say that he should know if he is suspended for one or two games, or the rest of the season.

I think the inde#nite sus-pension will actually help Wil-liams and the Razorbacks in the long run. Instead of know-ing when he’ll be back, he will have to go out in practice every

day and #ght for his spot back. He will have to go above and beyond the call of duty to show the coaches that he is ready and deserves to be back.

College athletes are living the dream of thousands of kids everywhere. Why they do stu-pid things to jeopardize it is beyond me. Not only do they have to obey the law like nor-mal citizens, but they also have to live up to a higher standard.

When Williams was arrest-ed, the headline was “Arkan-sas Football Player Arrested,” not “UA Student Arrested” or “21-Year-Old Arrested.” Ath-letes have to realize that their mistakes are magni#ed and they will have to face conse-quences for them.

It would have been easy for Smith to punish Williams in practice and not suspend him

in order to keep him at middle linebacker. It is an accepted fact that Smith will not return as head coach of the Razor-backs next season, so he could have easily le! him in for the sake of winning.

Instead, he took the integ-rity route, similar to how UA Director of Athletics Je$ Long handled the Bobby Petrino situation earlier this year.

Regardless of whether Ar-kansas defeats South Carolina this weekend or makes a bowl game at the end of the year, I will always respect Smith for making the right decision by suspending Williams.

Andrew Hutchinson is a guest columnist for "e Arkansas Traveler. Follow the sports section on Twitter @UATravSports.

Smith Earns Respect for Terrell Williams’ Suspension

Andrew HutchinsonSta! Writer

COMMENTARY

!Freshmen Need to Make PlaysAs mentioned before, freshmen linebackers Peters and Turner will be asked to play more than usual this Saturday. Several players have mentioned the

physical maturity of these freshmen, but experience is still a big factor. Both of them got a lot of playing time against Tulsa last week, as they combined for 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Turner also had a big hit that gave Arkan-sas momentum. "ey will need this energy again this week in order for the Razorbacks to have a chance to pull o$ the upset against the Gamecocks.

"Have a Balanced O!ensive AttackLikewise, the Razorbacks must also have a solid ground game. Johnson has picked up his o$ensive performance, averaging 135 yards per game the last

two weeks. Williams has provided a nice spark to the o$ense as well, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. "ese two players have helped open up the pass game more by forcing opposing de-fenses to defend both the run and the pass. "is will allow receivers to get open easier because defenses won’t be able to have an extra safety in coverage or be able to double-team Hamilton. "e key to all o$enses is a balanced attack, and Ar-kansas is no exception.

#Leadership on DefenseLess than 24 hours a!er Arkansas’ 19-15 Homecoming victory over Tulsa last week, senior middle linebacker Terrell Williams was arrested for driving while intoxicated. UA interim head coach John L. Smith has suspended Williams inde#nitely and has said he will not play Saturday against the Gamecocks. Williams was already #lling in for injured

seniors Tenarius Wright and Alonzo Highsmith, so Arkansas will be starting their fourth di$erent middle linebacker. Similar to the quarterback, middle linebacker is the leadership position on the defense, so having freshmen Otha Peters and A.J. Turner will leave a gap in leadership. Smith expects senior safety Ross Rasner to take up most of these responsibilities. Whether it is Rasner or someone else does not matter – someone must take control on defense and lead them to victory.

$ Spread the Ball AroundWithout injured senior tight end Chris Gragg and sus-pended junior wide receiver Brandon Mitchell, senior quarterback Tyler Wilson has been forced to #nd other

people to throw the ball to. Senior wide receiver Cobi Hamil-ton has been thrown a majority of Wilson’s passes and recently broke current Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jarius Wright’s school record for receptions in a season, with 69. However, Wilson needs to #nd other players to throw the ball to, because defenses will start to double-team Hamilton. Players like fresh-man Mekale McKay and juniors Julian Horton and Demetrius Wilson need to step up. Also, the running backs, senior Dennis Johnson and freshman Jonathan Williams, will be called upon to catch passes out of the back#eld. With a tough opponent like the Gamecocks, the Razorbacks need to spread the ball around on o$ense.

%Block South Carolina’s Defensive EndsSouth Carolina’s defense is tied for seventh in the nation with 30 sacks. Senior Devin Taylor and sophomore Jadeveon Clowney lead the Gamecock

defensive line at the end positions. Taylor is third in school history with 33 career tackles for loss and #!h with 18 ca-reer sacks. Only a sophomore, Clowney is also climbing up those lists, already tied for 10th with 27 career tackles for loss and sixth with 16.5 career sacks. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches and weighing 256 pounds, Clowney has 8.5 sacks this season, tied for 11th most in the country, and is al-ready being talked about as a potential #rst round pick in the 2014 NFL Dra!. Last week, Arkansas gave up only one sack to the country’s team leader in sacks, Tulsa. "ey will need a similar performance to beat No. 8 South Carolina.

Andrew HutchinsonSta! Writer

Five Keys to South CarolinaFOOTBALL

Passing O!ense:Arkansas wide receiver

Cobi Hamilton is becoming a complete nightmare for op-posing defenses. "e Razor-backs are also averaging more yards per game as opposed to the Gamecocks. South Caroli-na quarterback Connor Shaw has had an up and down year, but he is always a threat to run and break down the Hogs’ secondary. With Tyler Wilson being a vocal leader, and Cobi Hamilton continuing to have huge games the advantage goes to Arkansas.Advantage: Arkansas

Rushing O!ense:Arkansas has made vast

improvements in the running game throughout the season. "e Gamecocks su$ered a huge blow by losing star run-ning back Marcus Lattimore for the year because of a grue-some knee injury. Last week against Tulsa, Dennis Johnson rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns. South Carolina is coming o$ their bye week, so we will get to see who will emerge as the replacement for Lattimore. Right now, Arkan-sas looks to have more consis-tency at the running position.Advantage: Arkansas

Passing Defense:"is area is what could

turn out to be the key for the game Saturday. Arkansas al-lowed 222 yards through the air against Tulsa, whereas South Carolina gave up nearly 400 yards to Tyler Bray and the Tennessee Volunteers. South Carolina and Arkansas will both look to take advan-tage of each other’s respective secondaries. With some of the performances both teams have produced here, pass de-fense isn’t each team’s strong point.Advantage: Even

Rushing Defense:South Carolina has a

potential #rst-round dra! choice in sophomore Jade-veon Clowney at defensive end. Arkansas also has a fu-ture dra! pick in Chris Smith at defensive end. Clowney has wreaked havoc for the oppo-

sition all year, and Smith has had some huge games of his own. Both teams have had success stopping the run, but South Carolina has more tal-ent across the board. South Carolina has also allowed nearly fewer points per game than the Hogs.Advantage: South Carolina

Special Teams:Once again last week

we saw how valuable Dylan Breeding is to the Hogs. His average of 58.3 yards per punt consistently le! Tulsa with a long way to go to get in the en-dzone. South Carolina is aver-aging nearly 43 yards per kick by their senior kicker. Both Zach Hocker and Adam Yates have similar statistics on #eld goal kicking as well. Neither team has managed any explo-sive returns, so the edge goes to Arkansas because of Breed-ing’s ability to pin opponents deep in their territory.Advantage: Arkansas

Coaching:"e “ole ball coach” has

South Carolina sitting at 7-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference and a No. 8 ranking nation-ally. Arkansas’ coaching sta$ has gotten this team back to 4-5, 2-3 SEC. Arkansas is cur-rently looking for a replace-ment coach, where South Carolina has stability and an identity to how they want to play. "e two respective uni-versities seem to be going in opposite directions at the mo-ment.Advantage: South Carolina

Overall:South Carolina is superior

to Arkansas at this point in time. Arkansas has some op-portunities to take advantage of the Gamecocks’ weakness-es, but playing on the road is a huge disadvantage for Ar-kansas. Arkansas must strike early and force South Caro-lina to run instead of pass the football. I pick South Carolina to win this game 34-24, with Arkansas keeping it close un-til late in the fourth quarter.Advantage: South Carolina

Razorbacks vs. South Carolina PredictionsZack WheelerSta! Writer

CROSS COUNTRY

"e NCAA South Central Regional Cross Country meet will be held at Agri Park in Fayetteville tomorrow. Both the men’s and women’s Razor-back cross country teams will compete.

"e men’s team is ranked No. 10 in the country and is coming o$ of their 20th Southeastern Conference Championship in 22 years.

“Obviously we’re happy to win (the SEC),” men’s cross country head coach Chris Bucknam said. “Anytime you win an SEC Championship, it’s a special event.”

Junior Solomon Haile, se-nior Eric Fernandez and ju-nior Kemoy Campbell earned First Team All-SEC honors by placing second, third and fourth, respectively. Senior Layne Nixon earned Second Team All-SEC honors by

placing 12th, while freshman Cale Wallace #nished 14th, earning Second Team All-SEC and SEC Freshman of the Year honors.

“We got great e$orts from our top #ve,” Bucknam said.

Bucknam was particu-larly pleased with Wallace’s performance, a!er he had a disappointing race at the Wis-consin Adidas Invitational in Madison, #nishing 244th out of 316 runners.

“For Cale Wallace to have his best race of the year, with the most on the line, bodes well for the future,” Bucknam said.

At the Regional meet, Ar-kansas must #nish in the top two team spots in order to guarantee a spot at the NCAA Championship meet in Lou-isville. No. 5 Texas and SEC-foe No. 29 Texas A&M pres-ent Arkansas their biggest challenge out of the 21 other teams.

“"is Regional meet is the

most important meet of the year,” Bucknam said. “You go in wanting to win every race, but our goal is to make it through the preliminary round and get to the NCAA Championship. "at’s the number one goal: #nish in the top two.”

"e women’s team is ranked No. 12 in the coun-try and #nished second at the SEC Championship two weeks ago. Women’s cross country head coach Lance Harter believes the two-week break will work to the Razor-backs’ advantage.

“I think the kids are healthy,” Harter said. “"e last two weeks were critical in physiologically getting you ready for the national cham-pionship.”

For the #rst time ever, the NCAA Championship meet is only eight days a!er the re-gional meet, causing him to strategize and “play with the lineup a little bit,” Harter said.

Senior Semehar Tesfaye, sophomore Grace Heyms#eld and freshman Andrina Sch-laepfer will be in the lineup for the Regional meet, but be-yond that is uncertain. Harter would like to rest junior Keri Wood; however, sophomores Diane Robison, Shannon Klenke, Paige Johnston and Kaitlin Flattmann will be in the mix for the #nal two spots.

Arkansas will be compet-ing against 22 other teams, including No. 22 Texas and SMU, who received votes in the last rankings.

“I think it’s a battle be-tween us, Texas and SMU,” Harter said. “"ere’s also al-ways that hidden fact that you just never know who might pop up. Baylor has a tendency to rise up at the end of the season and Texas A&M had a good squad last year.”

"e women’s race begins at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning, with the men’s race following at 12:15 p.m.

Hogs to Race In Regional MeetAndrew HutchinsonSta! Writer

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