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Medical Amnesty PolicyASG policy lacks pre-vention, o! cials say.

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Transforming Lot 55Pomfret Lot to be-come faculty parking.

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Hogs Take on MVSUArkansas has a tricky tuneup for No. 8 UConn against Mis-sissippi Valley State on Wednesday.

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Winter Weather Wear 101Scarves and hats can be stylish as they keep students warm.

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Benefi ts of Yoga Go Beyond the MatYoga helps students maintain healthy bodies and minds.

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Clearing The Air: Gender-Neutral Housing! e RIC President discusses campus’ gender-blind housing option.

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In the heart of campus, a frenzy of construction is taking place. Students weave around chain link fences that separate them from an over" ow of mud and heavy machinery.

All of the noise and relocated classes are part of a bigger plan for the UA and the new “focus on modernization,” said Mike Johnson, associate vice chancellor

for Facilities.! ere are currently three projects at

the heart of campus: the hillside audi-toriums and the renovations and ad-ditions to both Vol Walker and Ozark halls, which are slated for completion in Fall 2013, according to the UA website.

! e hillside auditoriums are expect-ed to be complete in August 2012 and should be open for next year’s freshman class, Johnson said.

However, the actual date of comple-

tion for the auditoriums is unknown, according to the current construction projects web page.

“! e hillside auditoria are the re-placements for the Science and Engi-neering Auditorium and the Geology Building. We’re replacing the 372-seat auditorium with two auditoriums… stacked on the hillside,” Johnson said.

UA Officials Look to SpeedyCompletion of Campus Renovations

by KRISTEN COPPOLAStaff Writer

! e UA will add reserved parking spots for basketball games this year in anticipa-tion of increased attendance, o# cials said. ! is means stu-dents will need to vacate the lots surrounding Bud Walton Arena two hours before tipo$ of any home game.

Lots used for basketball games include 46, 47, 52, 55, 56, 57, 60, 62, 67, 73, 74 and 81, according to the UA Tran-sit and Parking website.

! e 17 remaining home games will run through Feb-ruary, according to the Ar-kansas Razorback Basketball schedule.

Lot 73 was added this year in anticipation of increased attendance, said Andy Gil-bride, education instruction

specialist for UA Transit and Parking.

“In the past, the team hasn’t done so well, so we haven’t had to use all the parking set aside, but this year that’s ex-pected to change,” Gilbride said.

Some students have al-ready been ticketed for park-ing in lots reserved during basketball games.

“I got a parking ticket last weekend [Nov. 16] because of the basketball game,” said Sean Miller, freshman pre-med major. Miller was parked in Lot 55.

Once students adjust to the change, it will be an easy tran-sition, Gilbride said.

More Reserved ParkingAdded for Basketball Games

by JANNEE SULLIVANStaff Writer

BRITTANY WULF STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERThe UA has a few contractors remodeling the Fay Jones School of Architecture. Ark Wrecking Co. is based in Tulsa, Okla.

A memorial service will take place for a law student at 6 p.m., Friday, at the UA E.J. Ball Courtroom at the Law School building, a Law School o# cial said.

Law School o# cials are working to provide personal and grief counseling to stu-dents a% er the death of Kait-lin LaBuda, 24, said Andy Al-bertson, director of commu-nications for the Law School. A room has been set aside within the law building for this purpose, Albertson said.

LaBuda died at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Spring& eld, Mo. Friday, Nov. 25 at 11:32 p.m., according to the police report.

LaBuda was injured on Nov. 21 in a car accident that occurred just outside of Hol-lister, Mo., according to the accident report released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

LaBuda was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and failed to yield to another vehicle. ! e other vehicle struck the driver’s side of her vehicle, according to the report. ! e driver of the other vehicle had only minor injuries.

LaBuda’s family has decid-ed to donate her organs, ac-cording to a Facebook page set up in her honor. Funeral services are expected to take place in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Dec. 19.

by AMANDA POGUEStaff Writer

LOGAN WEBSTER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERRazorback fans remember freshman tight end Garrett Uekman at the LSU game Friday.

Memory of Uekman Lives On

Friends andFaculty Mourn

Student’s Death

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Every year, sorority house members compete for the Award of Excellence, which is awarded each November by the National Panhellenic Council, a delegate said.

“A chapter that receives the Award of Excellence has gone above and beyond to be suc-cessful in every single aspect possible, from academics, to philanthropy, to involvement on campus outside of the Greek community,” said Julie Sherrill, junior Panhellenic delegate.

Greek Life provides a set of criteria that each sorority strives to achieve throughout the year. ! is includes vol-unteer work, philanthropy events, involvement and lead-ership in RSOs, scholarships, academic success, educational programs about health aware-ness, safety and interaction with other members of Greek Life including NPHC, IFC and the Panhellenic Council.

! e council also consid-ers non-Greek participation, such as RSO involvement, by chapter members. Each mem-ber of every chapter must be involved in at least one RSO. ! e council takes interaction with UA faculty into account as well.

Each chapter is required to

" ll out paperwork about their chapter, which is combined and judged by the council, said Anna Shirley, junior psy-chology major and member of Kappa Delta.

“Each member is required to " ll out several pages of in-formation. One may inquire about scholarships a member has, or an RSO she is involved in, or any leadership positions she has acquired through-

out college,” Shirley said. “It speaks volumes about each member and what she has ac-complished.”

! e recipient of the award quali" es for even more distin-guished honors, such as Most Outstanding Chapter, Sherrill said.

It’s nice for chapters to be recognized for the work its members are doing, said Anna Paige Frein, junior so-

cial work major and Zeta Tau Alpha member.

“Many people believe that joining a sorority is for social purposes only, and awards like this help us to show oth-ers that we’re involved on campus and in our communi-ty. We’re making a di# erence in so many ways that lie out-side of our own house,” Frein said.

Sororities Compete for Award of Excellenceby MANDY McCLENDON

Staff Writer

UA o$ cials are transforming Lot 55, the student parking lot west of Pomfret Honors Quarters, to a metered lot re-served for faculty and sta# , o$ cials said.

Because faculty lost Lot 2 and main-ly Lot 67 on campus, Lot 55 is being re-structured speci" cally for the accommo-dation of faculty and sta# , said Andy Gil-bride, a UA Parking and Transit o$ cial.

“As of now, we are expecting that Lot 55 will start being part of the faculty around December and January, so once

the students are back from their Christ-mas break, they should expect that the lot has had some changes and know that there will be a limited space for them,” Gilbride said.

Lot 55 has traditionally had limited student parking. Students are still able to park in the metered spaces following parking regulations.

“I’ve had Lot 55 as my parking place for a long time now, so yes, I feel that a huge part of my routine will change, since now I have to look for another parking place for next semester and that might

mean paying more,” said Marcela Mon-tero, senior psychology major.

“Lot 55 was very convenient for me. It was really close to the HPER and not so far from the Union, so it wasn’t that long of a walk to classes for me,” said sopho-more engineering major Fabiana Pena. “I personally don’t like the idea of it being restructured, however, given that there are so many more students on campus this year, I understand why faculty and sta# are in need for more parking spaces.”

Lot 55 will undergo the " nal changes Dec. 19, Gilbride said.

Pomfret Student Lot to Become Faculty Parkingby MATILDE BONIFAZ

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JACKI FROST STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER“We were very proud to receive this award. It just shows how our chapter has excelled in the areas of academics, philanthropy, campus involvement and more,” said Tri Delta’s president Kelsey Castleberry.

“A% er the " rst two or three games, it’s not a problem be-cause students get used to it. I mean, this is nothing com-pared to football season be-cause the attendance is lower and there’s no tailgating,” Gil-bride said.

Still, students complain that it’s hard to remember to remove their cars from those lots.

“It is a huge inconvenience. I have to always put remind-ers in my phone to move it af-ter I receive an email about it,” Miller said. “Most of the time, I’m doing homework in the library and it just leaves my mind.”

UA parking maps indicate that cars le% in the Lot 55 will be relocated to Baum Stadi-um, not ticketed, Miller said.

“Not a single warning was given that I could receive a parking ticket, which is far dif-ferent than being towed. Tow-ing shows that you weren’t supposed to park there and they need all the spots they can. A parking ticket shows that it’s all a big game to bring in revenue,” Miller said.

Other students, like fresh-man Kyle Hallam, are not af-fected by the change.

“I don’t think [basketball games] bother me too much. I’m not even 100 percent sure what the rules are [for park-ing], but they haven’t made me change my actions thus far,” Hallam said.

! e reserved spots aren’t necessary, especially at the cost of student parking, he said.

“It’s probably not necessary this year. I mean, we’re not go-ing to be very good but we are supposed to be good in years to come, so maybe it could be utilized in the future,” Hallam said.

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For the last 18 years, Fay-etteville o! cials have trans-formed the Historic Down-town Square into a winter wonderland with thousands of lights, joyful music and family fun as the holiday sea-son begins.

Between hot chocolate and a carriage ride under-neath the twinkling lights, it’s hard not to get into the Christmas spirit.

Nearly 450,000 lights are hung by the Parks and Rec-reation crew, who spends six weeks and more than 2,000 hours making sure that the light displays are perfect.

At the beginning of the season, the Parks and Recre-ation Department decides on a color scheme and design, but the rest of the creative de-cisions are le" to those hang-ing the lights. Nathan Alb-ertson, who has been a part of the Parks Department for

seven years, said he looks for-ward to this part of his job.

“It’s satisfying work, and I especially like when the children stop to watch us hang the lights, because you can tell that it makes them think of Christmas and Santa Claus. You can see it in their eyes,” Albertson said.

Over the past seven years, the crew has been working to phase out the traditional incandescent lights for en-vironmentally friendly LED bulbs. # e entire square will be lit with 100 percent LED lights this year.

“# ey are a bit more ex-pensive, but they more than make up for the upfront cost with the time and energy they save,” said Bryon Humphry, park maintenance superin-tendent. “# ey are virtually indestructible. # e city hasn’t had to replace a single LED bulb yet compared to the old strands that would last only one, maybe two years, if they were lucky.”

Hospitality management

students at the UA plan and promote the “Over the Hill We Glow” parade that kicks o$ the Lights of the Ozarks season on Nov. 19.

# e students book the vendors for the event and % nd sponsors, organizations and businesses to create & oats for the parade.

# ey also organized the promotion of the event with media such as KNWA, Cu-mulus Radio and CitiScapes.

“# is is the fourth year that the university has been involved in the Lights of the Ozarks and in those four years, the attendees and the vendors that participate have tripled,” said UA Charles Og-beide, hospitality manage-ment professor.

Brandon Karn, owner of Jammin Java co$ ee shop, said that the busiest business day by far is opening night of Lights of the Ozarks.

“# e night of the parade we use about 60 gallons of milk for hot chocolate,” Karn said.

# e co$ ee shop sta$ is so busy that this year they plan to open a second location in the Old Post O! ce, he said.

Next door to Jammin Java is Tiny Tim’s Pizza, another business that bene% ts from the lights.

“We get so busy that we have to hire new sta$ and ask existing sta$ to work extra hours,” said John Schmueck-er, owner of Tiny Tim’s. “# e lights are really good for busi-ness, but it’s easy for the em-ployees to get overwhelmed with the amount of people.”

In fact, the restaurant gets so busy that the Tiny Tim’s annual Christmas party is bumped up to the weekend before # anksgiving every year.

“While it’s extremely busy during the holiday season, it’s well worth it,” Schmuecker said. “# e lights bring in new business and seasonal visitors that come to the Fayetteville square just for the annual fes-tivities.”

Downtown Square LightsBring Huge Crowds, Better Business

by JENNIFER GULLEYContributing Writer

MARY MCKAY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERThe Winter Wonderland on the downtown Fayetteville square is decorated with 450,000 lights. There are nightly carriage and pony rides as well as hot chocolate and holiday music.

# ere will be 760 seats be-tween the auditoriums – 488 seats and 272 seats, respec-tively.

Architecture students, who were displaced from their pri-mary class building, contrib-uted to the new design of Vol Walker Hall, said Caitlin Mc-Cullough, architecture stu-dent and president of the Ar-kansas chapter of the Ameri-can Institute of Architecture Students.

“AIAS had a hand in the new design by allowing stu-dent to submit ideas about the type of spaces they thought should be included in the new design and problems that should be addressed in the renovation,” McCullough said.

Before construction began on Vol Walker Hall, students were given a preview of the planned changes.

“# e students were also in-vited to a presentation of the proposed design last spring, where we were able to raise questions and pose con-cerns about the design,” Mc-Cullough said.

# e remaining four con-struction projects across cam-pus are closer to completion. # e Center for Health Pro-fessions, the Pi Beta Phi gate, the campus walk extension and three sections of the Ar-kansas Union are expected to be completed during the spring semester. # e Dean Ty-son Child Development Cen-

ter will be complete in August 2012, Johnson said.

“We’ve done a renovation and an addition [to the Cen-ter for Health Professions], and that will be open in the December-to-January time frame. We’ll be moving upper-level nursing and communica-tion disorders into that build-ing,” Johnson said.

# e changes in the Arkan-sas Union, which include the renovation of the Multicul-tural Center, a % tness satel-lite center and a new Student Technology Center, are nearly complete, Johnson said.

# e Pi Beta Phi sorority donated money to build the centennial gate. # e gate will frame the end of the campus walk, which will be extended to Maple Street. # e gate and extension will be complete to-ward the end of the spring se-mester, Johnson said.

Several construction proj-ects have taken place over the last decade, Johnson said.

“We’ve had a bunch of work going on. We just % n-ished last spring on the Na-noscale Material Science and Engineering Building. Maybe a few more than normal com-pleting in 2013, but we’ve been trying to work on them as soon as we can, and it doesn’t get any better as we continue to grow with students,” John-son said.

“It all supports our prima-ry goal, and that’s the academ-ic mission of the university as a part of the & agship univer-sity within the state,” he said.

ASG ProposalLacks Prevention,

Administrations Say

An ASG proposal has started a tug-of-war between student government and UA administrators who say that the idea lacks one major as-pect: prevention.

# e UA Associated Stu-dent Government is working to add a policy to the Student Code of Conduct to remove students’ fear of repercussions from the UA judicial system if they or another student is ill and needs medical help be-cause of excessive drinking, but UA administrators said that the proposal needs mea-sures to prevent students from getting to that point.

“It doesn’t emphasize enough prevention,” said Mary Alice Sera% ni, vice provost for student a$ airs with primary duties of stu-dent health at the Pat Walker Health Center. “I would want to see it revised with a much stronger focus on really, real-ly helping your friends so that this isn’t even really needed.”

Debbie Morgan who is the coordinator for substance abuse prevention at the health center agrees that more edu-cational aspects are needed in the proposal.

“What can we give them, teach them and what can they do before these students actu-ally get to the point of need-ing to be medically transport-ed for alcohol? I think it needs that,” she said.

An educational aspect is included in the proposal, but a" er the incident occurs. Stu-dents involved are required to complete counseling at the Pat Walker Health Center.

“# e idea is students’ lives are more important than pun-ishing someone. With the bill that is on the & oor now, some-one can still call for help and get counseling services, and we can still % x the problem, and people’s live wouldn’t be in danger. I think the idea of someone being scared to call for help is dumbfounded,” said J.R. Baxter, the ASG sena-tor who wrote the proposal.

In a survey conducted at Cornell University in 2000,

a year before the universi-ty’s medical amnesty policy was implemented, 18.7 per-cent of responders in the last 12 months thought of call-ing for medical help, but only 4.5 percent actually called. In 2004, two years a" er the pol-icy was implemented, 19.2 percent of responders thought about calling for medical help, but only 5.4 percent actually called.

# e idea for this proposal came from other schools that have similar policies including Cornell University, Clemson University, Southern Method-ist University and University of Pennsylvania, according to the bill.

ASG President Michael Dodd wrote a similar propos-al last year, but it never got o$ the ground, he said.

Illness because of excessive drinking is not a big problem in this area, but discussions on this issue are a good thing, said Becky Stewart, central EMS chief.

“I’d say we go on maybe four or % ve [medical calls] a year that are beyond the point of intoxication to the point of maybe life threatening situ-ation because of alcohol or drugs,” Stewart said. “Just by the fact that it’s brought up, and it becomes a topic of dis-cussion, it becomes less feared, and people will be more edu-cated about it.”

# e line of what is and is not one too many drinks is a blurred line, because each person reacts di$ erently to al-cohol, Stewart said.

Symptoms of alcohol poi-soning include confusion, stu-por, vomiting, seizures, slow breathing (less than eight breaths a minute), irregular breathing (a gap of more than 10 seconds between breaths), blue-tinged skin or pale skin, low body temperature (hypo-thermia) and unconscious-ness that can’t be roused, ac-cording to the Mayo Clinic.

In 2010, 32 people were arrested for liquor law vio-lations, and 463 violations were referred for disciplinary action, according to the UA Clery Report.

by SARAH DEROUENStaff Writer

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‘Campus Crunch,’ is a head-line that students are familiar with. Anyone who is not a freshman walking through campus during class changes can say that the pop-ulation has boomed. Construc-tion is across campus to help ac-commodate the growing numbers once completed. It is all specula-tion, but projections have indicat-ed that we might hit the 25,000 by next school year.

Despite these growing pains,

you would never know that the UA is experiencing unprecedent-ed growth by some of the actions of the student body. When trag-edy struck November 20, with the death of Razorback tight end Gar-rett Uekman, students got ‘W88 Pig S88ie’ trending on Twitter, ex-pressing sadness and condolences. ASG president Michael Dodd also took to Twitter that very evening with a vigil that had been planned by both ASG and the athletic de-partment.

But perhaps the most moving part of the ordeal was when the heinous people of the Westboro Baptist Church also took to Twit-ter when the news broke, stating that they were planning on picket-ing the funeral of Uekman. With sickening tweets such as “Vig-ils do Uekman no good in hell! Should’ve told him the truth while he was alive. Obey God! Stop sin-ning!” ! e leaders of the church went on and on, cursing the UA

and just generally sounding like crazy people. With the website URL godhatesfags.com, one can assume that the members are not real Christians, and should real-ly not be taken seriously, but UA students did not yield to the hate-spreading church. Word spread that the famous church was plan-ning on picketing the funeral, and students created a social me-dia scene, pleading that someone needed to stop them from show-ing up. Sure enough, only a day later, the owner of a Benton radio station agreed to give the Westboro Baptist Church airtime (at 7:40 in the morning) Monday, the day of Uekman’s funeral, in exchange for them not showing up.

So while the Westboro Bap-tist Church will never stop being disgusting people, UA students should, in the end, thank them for showing how united our student population really is. We might be bigger than ever, with classes be-

ing held in our concert stadium, but the Razorback community will never stop being a tight-knit com-munity. We might come from dif-ferent states, with di# erent socio-economic backgrounds and dif-ferent belief systems, but we are all Razorbacks.

Sometime last year I was speaking with a friend who attend-ed a small private college in Massa-chusetts. She asked exactly how big the UA is, where I responded a lit-tle more than 21,000 people attend. Her response was she couldn’t imagine going to a school with that many people, she would feel over-whelmed. She loved the fact that her campus felt tight-knit and the student body had a sense of soli-darity. My response? “So does the UA. W88 Pig S88ie.

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by MATTIE QUINNManaging Editor

Since the start of the gender-neutral housing discussion on campus there has been much con-fusion as to what exactly an op-tion would look like and how it will work. As Residents’ Interhall Congress president I want to quell some misconceptions and hope-fully paint a better picture of what this option would look like.

So what exactly is gender-neutral housing? It is a living ar-rangement where gender plays no part in the assignment of individu-als to a room. First and foremost this would be an option and not something that drastically chang-es the landscape of campus living. No one will be forced to live with a person of the opposite sex. Inter-ested parties will more than likely have to opt-in.

We want this to be inclusive and we want the individuals in-volved to feel comfortable in the arrangement. By no means does forcing individuals of the opposite sex to live together create that en-vironment.

So you may now be thinking, if people have to opt-in, in what type of facilities could this option be available? ! ough the Gender Neutral Housing Workgroup – charged with researching, dra$ -ing and advocating a policy – has

not stated explicitly what types of facilities it believes to be most ap-propriate; it is only logical that this option would be provided in facili-ties that have private locking rest rooms and semi-private/private locking bedrooms. Another very important thing to consider is that this option will not be available to everyone. ! ere will more than likely be an application process that would go before housing ad-ministrators to be approved.

So at this point you may be curious as to whom the option be available? ! is is a completely ap-propriate question and one that I would like to more clearly answer. It is my personal vision that this option be available to individuals who identify as a member of the LGBTQ community, most speci" -cally focusing on those individu-als who identify as transgendered. It is also my vision that this option be available to individuals who share blood relations (e.g. fraternal twins, " rst cousins, etc.). Taking all of these things into consideration, we’re looking at a relatively small impact on available rooms on campus that could function as gen-der-neutral. ! is is not unheard of when looking at the number of rooms other schools with similar policies have implemented.

! e Gender Neutral Hous-ing Workgroup’s mission is “ to

provide an inclusive environment that promotes individual students’ personal and academic develop-ment. ! rough this housing op-tion, students can choose to live with another student regardless of gender identity, gender expres-sion or biological sex. ! is policy will make the UA a more comfort-able home for those students who choose to participate. ! e needs of today’s students are di# erent than those of the past. A gender-neutral housing option will address press-ing needs of students by creating a more equitable housing policy that allows students to express them-selves freely without discrimina-tion or fear.”

! is mission is one that em-braces the changing needs of our students and challenges the status quo. ! e workgroup is working diligently toward a policy propos-al that could potentially be imple-mented on campus. ! ey have picked several institutions that we at the UA have previously bench-marked ourselves against, as well as other institutions that fall under similar demographics within simi-lar political landscapes.

! e process has been more dif-" cult for them as this type of policy implementation would be the " rst of its kind among schools that we traditionally benchmark against. ! ey are in the beginning stages

of gathering data on these schools’ gender-neutral policies to better prepare for the dra$ ing of a poli-cy proposal. Myself, the other in-volved parties, and supporters of this policy are hoping for an option for those individuals who feel un-comfortable living with a person of the same gender. ! ese students are should be provided the right to live in a comfortable environment “without discrimination or fear”. Even if the implications are minis-cule it doesn’t mean that RIC will turn its back. RIC is a place where students can advocate for change regardless of size and scope. I hope that this has cleared the air and that the broad-brush strokes help you see a clearer picture. It’s important to remember that the workgroup doesn’t yet have any data to begin making educated decisions, but the individuals I have appointed to the committee are competent and realistic, it is not in there interest to dra$ a heinous policy allowing anyone and everyone to live with anyone and everyone else. Change takes time and we want to make sure that we are well prepared and have substantial data to support and advocate for a gender-neutral housing option.

Cameron Mussar is the 2011-2012 RIC president.

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Despite Growing Student Body, UA Still Unifi ed

Clearing the Air: Gender-Neutral Housing

Remember the Bigger Picture! ere seems to be a current of optimism running through the

Traveler editorial board this week (or at least during our " rst from the board topics, not so much our second which include “It’s Time To Get a Watch”, “Facebook the New Big Brother?” , etc.) Perhaps it’s the only way we can get through the end-of-the-semester stress that today’s cartoon so correctly articulates.

Either way, complaints about construction seem to be a com-mon occurrence through the UA community—particularly with students. ! e fences keep us from taking short cuts, for a couple of weeks the area around Old Main and the Engineering Building reeked of tar which embedded itself into our hair and clothing and construction noises can still be heard in some buildings or nearby apartments— especially if you happen to live near the construction for the new Child Development building.

It would be a lie to say the construction isn’t a sometime an-noyance, o$ en eyesore and even though we are guilty, like others, of complaining, we encourage students to remember that it is being done for the good of the campus. With an increasing student popu-lation we need to expand; we need to update and improve our build-ings. (Please, feel free to update Kimpel Hall frequently.)

It’s a shame that this construction has to happen while we’re here, and that for some it will be a major part of your university experi-ence, but it is needed for the UA in the long run.

It’s important for students to remember that this isn’t being done just to better our experience, but that of future students. And while we, and others, have questioned the UA administration’s preparation for the spike in students, it doesn’t change the fact that construction, and other plans o% cials have discussed, are needed to maintain the experience that students have come to expect from the UA.

Facebook the New Big Brother?

Traveler Quote of the Day“It doesn’t emphasize enough

prevention. I would want to see it [the medical amnesty policy] revisited with a much stronger focus on really, really helping

your friends so that this isn’t even really needed.”

-Mary Alice Serafini, vice provost for student affairs, “ASG Policy Lacks Prevention, Administrators Say”

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“It doesn’t emphasize enough prevention. I would want to see

“It doesn’t emphasize enough prevention. I would want to see

“It doesn’t emphasize enough prevention. I would want to see

During the past few days we’ve been surprised by the number of students who didn’t read, watch or in some way " nd out about Facebook’s continued invasion of its users —and in this case even non-users— privacy.

Facebook is running up against the Federal Trade Commission a$ er it was released that Facebook has kept records of websites that its approximately 800 million users have been visiting for the past three months.

Facebook o% cials have also been tracking some non-users if they visit Facebook for any reason, according to a USA Today ar-ticle.

For students who think this only includes links you click from your own or someone else’s Facebook pro" le, think again. ! e tracking includes any website you’ve visited in the past three months that has some sort of Facebook plug-in.

! is happens whether or not you’re logged into Facebook when you’re visiting these other websites.

We understand that the social media company wants to bet-ter understand its users for a multitude of reasons—tailored usage, advertising, etc.

But one of the biggest debates happening right now, and one that will have huge impacts on our lives not only now but moving forward as technology continues to improve and expand, is about an individuals’ right to privacy—or lack thereof— on the internet.

It makes sense that Facebook can, and possibly should, be able to keep track of what websites its users go to when they click a link on Facebook, but it should stop there.

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“! e word of the day is enthu-siasm,” Andrea Fournet, founder and director of the Arkansas Yoga Center in Fayetteville, says to her class in between deep breaths and stretched poses as her morning yoga session begins.

As the small class relaxes a" er a strenuous downward dog pose, Fournet opens the glass doors and joins the class in a low but pow-erful “Om” as she sits in the well-known meditative pose.

“Relax your body – hands on your thighs, legs crossed,” she says. As shoulders drop and tran-quil sighs # ll the room with a calm energy, Fournet dismiss-es the group with a simple “Na-maste” and wraps up the class.

What once was a 3,000-year-old Indian philosophy and 200-year-old practice has become into a popular American form of exer-cise and relaxation over the past few years, and has made its way into Northwest Arkansas as a trendy way for students to # nd both physical and mental balance.

“Going to a yoga class is a great way to socialize with other people, because everyone is usually pret-ty relaxed and at ease,” said Caleb Albin, a UA philosophy student who attends yoga classes twice a week at the HPER. “You don’t

have to take it too seriously and can go at your own pace. ! ere’s a great satisfaction when you do an inversion for the # rst time, even though it looks impossible, and in a sense, you can explore your body and what you can do with it.”

Margaret Black, a UA senior, practices yoga both on campus and at the Millennium Life Center in Fayetteville. Gaining better bal-ance, increased core strength, and $ exibility, and the chance to prac-tice for free on campus are what fuel Black’s # re for yoga.

“Yoga seems to shape your muscle mass di% erently, and it forms longer, leaner muscles. Bal-ance is extremely crucial and it’s something that some of the most # t people lack,” she said. “I think it brings a lot of people to the re-alization that they aren’t as # t as they thought.”

Although the practice of yoga helps with # tness through the exercise form, Fournet believes that it impacts more than just the body.

“! ere are so many bene# ts that come from doing yoga,” she said. “Physically, it keeps you $ ex-ible and # t in the sense that it helps everything from your me-tabolism to your digestive sys-tem, but when you do yoga, your whole focus on what you eat and your lifestyle choices changes.”

Albin also feels the sense of calm in other aspects of his life through regular yoga practice. “Yoga stresses ‘right living’ and concentration. I de# nitely feel better as a person because I am able to stay relaxed and in con-trol, no matter what is going on throughout my week.”

While the physical bene# ts and stress # ghters are enough to get any health conscious student to the studio, Fournet believes that the mental bene# ts are equally as important.

“You practice a lot of breathing in yoga, which helps you pass into a parasympathetic state that is similar to when you get a massage or a good night’s sleep," she said. "It changes how we think from our normal # ght or $ ight mode to a very calming state.”

Regular yoga practice can also help with concentration, depres-sion, focus and staying in a posi-tive light, Fournet said.

Bonnie Baker, owner of the Millennium Life Center, believes that yoga creates a strong connec-tion between the mind and body, while giving students all of the physical bene# ts.

“Most of us are busy with our jobs, homework, hobbies and per-sonal relationships that we # nd ourselves sleepwalking through the day, rarely # nding the time to open our eyes and experience

how wonderful it is to be present in each moment.”

Speci# cally for students, Baker believes that yoga is an opportuni-ty to grow as a person, even when busy balancing tests and classes.

“Yoga provides us with the tools to ‘wake up’ from our habits," Baker said. "By practicing asana (the physical postures in yoga), we are able to learn how to lis-ten to what our bodies are telling us, and by practicing pranayama (techniques of breathing control), we’re able to connect with the breath – the very thing that sup-ports life. How o" en do we pay attention to what our body and breath are telling us?”

While students have many op-tions both on and o% campus, yoga is becoming the next best activity, combining both physi-cal exercise and mental relaxation that anyone can bene# t from.

“Students can ‘come as you are’ and grow into the classes. Yoga is available to students of all siz-es, shapes and ages. It doesn’t re-quire expensive exercise clothing or equipment, and can go with you wherever you go,” Baker said. “A" er graduation, life doesn’t get any easier, and in many ways can become more complex and stress-ful. If you are able to learn how to practice yoga at this time in life, the positive bene# ts last for many years.”

Benefits of Yoga Go Beyond the Mat

One hundred years ago, an Ar-kansas legend was born.

Ernie Deane stood for honesty, rationality and the power of the written word. A former editor of ! e Traveler, a UA journalism pro-fessor and the main proponent of restoring Old Main, Deane is not a man the UA will soon forget.

"He was a really interesting char-acter," said Susan Young, curator of the Ernie Deane exhibit at the Shi-loh Museum of Ozark History.

Deane fell in love with print journalism at an early age when he was the editor of his high school newspaper in Texarkana. He then studied journalism as an under-graduate at the UA and served as the 1932-33 editor-in-chief of ! e Traveler. Deane developed his dis-tinctive journalistic style early, tak-ing a tell-it-how-it-is approach to most everything he did in his life.

"He would always say '! ere's nothing harder to # ght than a cold hard fact,'" said Fran Alexander, Deane's daughter. "And that's very true. You gotta get your facts right if you're a journalist."

Deane drew a # ne line, howev-er, between blunt honesty and of-fending others. His iconic phrase, "Whatever you do, stay in print," served as a cornerstone to his jour-nalism philosophy.

"He was adamant that you had to be clever enough not to o% end your advertisers or owners or the public to the point you were # red,"

Alexander said. "You would have to be smart enough to know how to present your facts to stay in print. ! e most important thing for a journalist, well, is to have a job."

His love for culture and history made Deane fascinated in all sorts of people, and he focused his jour-nalistic e% orts on no one type of story.

"He loved meeting and inter-viewing everyday people, o% -the-beaten-track people," Young said.

Deane's talent for writing trans-formed into a position with the U.S. Army. During his time with the military, Deane experienced many iconic World War II events: Eisenhower's preparation for the battle of Normandy, the bombing of London and the Nuremberg

trials, to name a few. Serving as a press o& cer for most of his time, Deane held a lot of journalistic re-sponsibility in his hands.

In 1966 Deane joined the UA faculty as a journalism professor, a position he held for 10 years. Deane was a popular professor at the university, integrating standard journalism practices with com-mon sense and wiser-than-his-years wisdom.

"He would always tell his stu-dents that they possessed the most powerful weapon ever made," Al-exander said, "And he'd pull out of his pocket a pencil."

Deane's eventful life gave his teaching real-life context.

"He had a lot of real-life experi-ence, and I think that's what the students appreciated the most," Alexander said. "! ey were able to understand somebody writing things down as they happened. He was in a war, and he took pictures of all these big wigs, he saw a war # rst hand, all of these things give you not only material but the expe-rience to know what you're talking about. It's not something you read in a book: it's something you've seen in your own eyes."

A" er settling down in Arkan-sas, Deane became a popular local # gure. He wrote many newspaper columns, including "! e Arkansas Traveler" and "Ozarks Country." He also served on the War Eagle Fair board of directors for 15 years.

On top of all of this, Deane played an integral role in his com-munity's history.

"He was a real community ac-tivist, really into historic preserva-tion," Young said.

Deane led the # ght for the resto-ration of the interior of Old Main during the 1970s and 1980s. Uni-versity o& cials were considering gutting the inside of the building and rebuilding it, rather than pre-serving the original interior yet, because of Deane's e% ort, enough support was garnered to convince the university administration to maintain Old Main's original in-terior.

Fittingly, the life of this historical preservationist is now on display in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark His-tory in Springdale. His exhibit will be at the museum through July 21, 2012.

A Traveler Journalist Remembered

by EMILY RHODESStaff Writer

With the cold front # nally making its appearance in Fayette-ville, it’s time to make sure your wardrobe is compatible with the relentless weather.

Arkansas is notorious for its sporadic climate. One day it’s sunny and 68 degrees, the next it’s rainy with a high of 40 degrees. And when winter rolls around, it only gets worse.

A good wardrobe is key to sur-viving weather on ! e Hill. At-tempting to endure the day with an inappropriate out# t is not only uncomfortable but a laughing matter to those witnessing your lack of knowledge about Fayette-villes‘s atmospheric conditions.

! e top items that students

love to wear during winter are scarves, hats and boots. Although these items are accessories, they complement the out# t in an aes-thetic yet practical way.

With a correctly # tting scarf worn over a cute, long-sleeved shirt underneath a thick cardi-gan or sweater, there’s no need for a jacket when the temperature is above 45 degrees!

Scarves range from simple knits to newly popular continu-ous scarves. ! ese plush, eternal loops are a lifesaver on days when wearing a pea coat would tarnish an out# t.

Coats are cool, but sometimes it’s better to look cute and not just comfortable. Continuous scarves are a great way to accomplish both. Stocking up on this simple, classic accessory can be a lifesav-

er during the winter. Wearing the appropriate hat

creates no need for earmu% s or a thick headband. ! ey come in all shapes, sizes and styles. Some of the noted favorites are toboggans, trappers and saggies.

Toboggans are perfect for snowy weather and can help keep hair perfectly in place. ! ey are ideal for both guys and girls and they’re easy to # nd. At a good price, students can buy one to match every coat.

Saggy hats follow close behind because of their knitted, over-sized design that gives heads all the warmth, comfort and style they need. Hair can be tucked inside, or le" down with bangs. Either way, it’s a cap that is nice-ly worn with a hobo-chic out# t consisting of layers of sweaters and cardigans.

Sweaters help bring out indi-viduality in a sea of chunky knits. Although they are a cliché item of winter wear and aren‘t consid-ered an accessory, they come in all sorts of colors and fabrics to aid in self-expression. Classic v-necks or crew necks worn over a button up are always popular, or the layered look with compli-mentary knit tops to add some color and fun to an out# t is be-coming a more widely appreci-ated trend.

Sweaters are complemented by the previously mentioned acces-sories, but an out# t is incomplete without footwear.

What’s the obvious go-to style

for your feet? Boots, boots and more boots. Whether you love the trendy look of the UGG or the sleek and classic look of rid-ing boots, boots are key to look-ing stylish and sensible during the chilly months on ! e Hill.

For those who hate them, be aware that UGG boots are not only for fashion, but they are also ridiculously warm. So warm, there’s no need to wear socks. It’s true. ! e directions for upkeep even support this because socks ruin the sheep lining of the boot.

Aldo, Dillard’s and Journeys of-ten have great sales on boots and o% er a variety of styles.

Saddle boots or just some cute, $ at knee-highs can be useful when the weather brings a little precipitation. To help keep your feet warm, wear thick socks or tights. Some students chose to bring out their inner-child by wearing colorful toe socks when wearing these sleek boots.

Scarves, hats, sweaters and boots are seemingly key items of winter. But it is important not to underestimate their individual roles. ! ey each can go above and beyond their main purpose to ful# ll a mission that molds their very importance.

Embrace the fuzz, the leather, the warmth and the cold as a Fay-etteville resident, UA student and warrior of the # erce cold. With this guide, you’ll look good do-ing just that. And if you ever have doubts, just remember, your sur-vival is counting on it.

MIKE NORTON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERJason Christy, a freshman in agricultural communications, de-bates shaving as he examines his beard’s progress on day 16 of No-Shave November. Christy said he considers the month a ‘good excuse to not shave.

MADDIE LOGAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERA UA student practices yoga in her off-campus apartment.

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MARY MCKAY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERA Pomfret student walks down the hall in saddle boots. These leather boots are a great complement to many different outfits.

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In the past week, No. 1 North Carolina got beat by UNLV and No. 4 Connecti-cut got beat by University of Central Florida.

Some may call it luck. Some may call the tradition-al powers overrated.

The right word is parity.Parity has a strangle on

college basketball, shout out to the Butler Bulldogs mak-ing two consecutive NCAA Championship game ap-pearances. Although they lost both, they still made it along a continuous runs of upsets in two consecutive years of March Madness.

Side note about Butler, I have yet to voice my opin-ion on Rotnei Clarke trans-ferring there, but he made a huge mistake and will regret not continuing under coach Mike Anderson at Arkansas. Southeastern Conference over the Horizon league any day.

Back to the real focus of this column, though, the parity in college basketball. Is it good or bad for the sport?

I am a firm believer in that it is a great thing for the sport of college basket-ball, such a great thing that is gives it a slight advantage at times over stagnant col-lege football games.

Did everyone know that No. 1 LSU was going to crush SEC Western division cellar dweller Ole Miss in football 52-3? Yeah – most could’ve predicted a blow-out.

However, did any one predict Cleveland State, a team that two years ago went 16-17, would beat No. 7 Vanderbilt in basketball? Probably not.

Parity in college basket-ball is growing and main-ly due to the experience of the underdog in a match-up against the traditional heavy weights.

Anderson weighed in on the subject Monday.

“That is why you see those veteran teams get-ting deep into the tourna-ment,” Anderson said. “You are seeing teams beat teams early in the year. When you look at North Carolina go-ing down this weekend, UNLV has a veteran team and a lot of guys that have been there for four years. When you see that it tells you, you have some guys that have gone through the wars.

“They don’t panic and they are going to give them-selves a chance to win. I think with one-and-done and guys leaving and after two years, I think those vet-eran teams are really going to start seeing a lot of those teams where the seniors are doing well.”

The one-and-done col-lege basketball player may be coming to an end with the new NBA collective bar-gaining agreement, which could force players to stay longer in college. For now though, it is just one year of college and sensations such

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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior guard Julysses Nobles has started all five games for the Hogs and his 36.4 percent 3-point percentage is third on the team. Nobles’ 29.2 minutes per game leads the Razorbacks.

Hogs Not Overlooking MVSUArkansas has its most

high profile nonconference game this season against No. 8 Connecticut on Saturday.

The Razorbacks (4-1) have a potential trap game Wednesday against Mis-sissippi Valley State first, though.

The Delta Devils (1-5) lone win came against Ten-nessee State, but they have played Notre Dame and South Carolina close on the road.

“That’s going to be our job to keep our guys focused on the task at hand,” Ar-kansas coach Mike Ander-son said. “As we continue to play the games are going to get tougher. This will be a tougher game. I think Mis-sissippi Valley kind of gets our attention.”

MVSU starts five seniors and was picked to finished second in the Southwest-

ern Athletic Conference by league coaches in the pre-season.

“I think (MVSU coach) Sean Woods has done a great job,” Anderson said. “I think this is his third or fourth year there, so he’s got some kids that have been with him for a while.”

Senior guard Terrence Joyner, the Delta Devils’ leading scorer, was commit-ted to the Hogs in the class of 2008, but never made it to campus because of academ-ic issues. He averages 12.8 points and four rebounds.

“I think they’ll play with us,” Anderson said. “I think they’ve got some real quick guards. They’re pretty ath-letic.”

Arkansas got a scare from mid-major Utah Valley last week, needing to close the game on a 13-1 run to turn a four-point deficit into a 67-59 win.

The Razorbacks beat MVSU 87-64 last season, but led by just five points at

halftime before pulling away in the second half.

“They have a senior team coming back,” Anderson

said. “They are battle tested. They have played games on the road – their record is not reflective of how they have

played this year. They played early in the year against

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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas volleyball had its best conference record since joining the SEC in 1992, but lost its final four matches in the season.

Volleyball Misses NCAA, but Makes Progress

Despite losing its final four games and missing the 2011 NCAA tournament, Ar-kansas’ volleyball team has finished the season with its best record since 2005.

The Razorbacks (18-13, 10-10 Southeastern Confer-ence) tied for second place in the SEC West, the highest fin-ish since 2005 when Arkansas tied for the division title.

“We had a good year,” coach Robert Pulliza said. “(Going) 18-13 playing in the SEC, one of the toughest con-ferences in the country with a tough schedule. It’s been

a good year, I’m excited for where the program is at. We are looking forward to take a little break, to re-gather and get back to the grind, take it to the next level.”

Six opponents from the Razorbacks’ schedule qual-ified for the 2011 NCAA Championship tourna-ment, including SEC oppo-nents Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida. Non-conference opponents Middle Tennes-see, Oklahoma and Colora-do State also advanced to the championship tournament.

The program has steadily progressed since Pulliza’s ar-rival in 2008. The Razorbacks finished 7-23 overall in his

first season at Arkansas and has increased its wins since. This season’s 18 wins are the most since 2005.

“As good as it is, I think the best is yet to come,” Pul-liza said. “As disappointing as it is that we are not play-ing in December, it’s exciting to know that the best is yet to come.”

Following regular season play, two Razorbacks were awarded SEC and program honors.

Junior outside hitter Jas-mine Norton moved to sixth on Arkansas’ career kill list

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Date: Jan. 6, 2012Time: 7 p.m.TV: FoxOther games in time slot: 0Payout per team: $3.625 million*Venue: Cowboys Stadium (80,000+)City: Arlington, Texas

Miles from Fayetteville: 350 (6-hour drive)Possible Opponents:No. 3 Oklahoma State (10-1)No. 10 Oklahoma (9-2)No. 11 Kansas State (9-2)History in Bowl: 3-7-1Last appearance: L, 38-7 – Missouri, 2008

Date: Jan. 2, 2012Time: NoonTV: ESPNOther games in time slot: 2Payout per team: $4.6 mil-lion*Venue: Citrus Bowl (70,000)City: Orlando, Fla.

Miles from Fayetteville: 1,092 (18-hour drive)Possible Opponents:No. 13 Michigan State (10-2)No. 15 Wisconsin (10-2)No. 16 Michigan (10-2)No. 19 Nebraska (9-3)History in Bowl: 0-2Last appearance: L, 17-14 – Wisconsin, 2007

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as Kentucky’s John Wall and Demarcus Cousins, Duke’s Kyrie Irving or Memphis’ Tyreke Evans.

Parity coincides with this rule because teams like Kentucky load up every year on the top freshman be-cause rarely does the previ-ous year’s freshman stay. If John Wall didn’t leave Ken-tucky after his freshman year would Brandon Knight had gone to Kentucky?

Probably not because he could have easily gone somewhere else and starred to the same degree Wall did at Kentucky.

So when a team such as Central Florida knocks off UConn, you can see a major reason why – the Knights have a more upper-classmen-laden lineup than the Huskies. However, the Knights then lost to Har-vard the next day after beat-ing UConn.

In this formula does that mean Harvard is better than UConn and March Madness addicts, like myself, should

start chalking up the Crim-son for the Final Four like everyone was doing with UConn at the start of the season?

Well no because UConn clearly has more talent.

This is what makes par-ity such a funny word be-cause it is crazy to think a scenario that happened last year when Florida State beat then No. 1 Duke, but before beating the Blue Devils the Seminoles lost to Auburn. Auburn had previously lost to Samford early in the sea-son who finished its season 12-19.

Did that mean Samford was actually better than No. 1 Duke based on who they had beat?

No, that would be ab-surd.

That would fit the defini-tion of the word parity.

A funny word that makes college basketball so great to watch.

Zach Turner is the assis-tant sports editor for The Arkansas Traveler. His col-umn appears every Wednes-day. Follow him on Twitter @zwturner.

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North Carolina and played them, very, very well. We are going to have our hands full against a veteran team.!

“Arkansas played them! last year so they are coming to a place they are familiar with. They won’t be afraid.! We’ll get their best shot.”

The Hogs will face a phys-ical front line for the sec-ond consecutive game. The Delta Devils start 6-foot-8, 230-pound Amos Studivant and 6-foot-8, 245-pound Paul Crosby.

Arkansas allowed Gram-bling State center PJ Rober-son to record a triple-dou-ble – 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks – in the Ra-zorbacks’ blowout 42-point win Saturday.

Despite the 7-1 Rober-son’s success, the Hogs out-scored the Tigers 46-8 in the paint. Arkansas fresh-men forwards Hunter Mick-elson and Devonta Abron each scored a career-high 10 points in the victory.

“I don’t think he is as physical as what we will see, but when you talk about the length and athletic abil-ity, you’re going to see that in the games we’re getting ready to play,” Anderson said. “Whether it be UConn or the SEC. You’re going to see some length, some ath-letic ability and you’re going to see some strength - guys that are really strong.”

Abron has started the last two games, while Mickelson played 25 minutes against Grambling State, most among the big men. He add-ed eight rebounds, five as-sists, three blocks and three steals to his 10 points.

At 6-10, Mickelson is the Razorbacks’ biggest play-er. He weighs around 240 pounds after arriving on campus weighing less than 200.

“He’s moving real well with (the added weight),” Anderson said. “I think he’s hopefully using that strength even more so. I think he did it to go get the rebounds. Now we’ve got to get him to where around that basket, he’s got to be able to maneuver on some people.”

The game Wednesday is the final the Hogs’ final test before playing UConn in Hartford, Conn.

The Huskies start three players 6-8 or taller, have seven players 6-8 or tall-er on their roster and have outrebound opponents by a Big-East best 10.9 boards per game.

Arkansas starts two 6-8 players, have four players 6-8 or taller on its roster and its negative-1.4 rebounding margin is No. 11 in the SEC.

“Can we maneuver with those guys?” Anderson said. “Can we maneuver around those guys? Can we go right at those guys? We’ll find out.”

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GARETH PATTERSON STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERIn Arkansas’ win against Grambling State, Razorbacks freshman forward Hunter Mickelson played 25 minutes, scored 10 points and pulled down 8 rebounds, all career-highs.

with a total of 1,350 kills fol-lowing her junior season. Norton was selected to the 2011 All-SEC First-Team, her third SEC honor as a Razor-back.

“Awards certainly have been second nature to her,” Pulliza said. “A sign of a great player is not how you start, but how you progress af-ter you’re good. Jasmine re-sponded by becoming a First-Team All-SEC. That is a true sign of a player that wants to be great, and she’s certainly taking steps of becoming one of the best in the country.”

Senior outside hitter Kelli Stipanovich finished her ten-ure at Arkansas with 1,243 kills, placing her at the No. 12 spot on the career list. She was also named second-team All-SEC second team.

The award is Stipanovich’s first all-conference selection.

“Since day one, she has been working as hard as she can, day in and day out,” Pul-liza said. “She has done things the right way since the get-go. She is a perfect example of if you do things the right way, good things will happen. It’s good to see that pay off.”

Stipanovich and Adriana Vazquez are the lone seniors, but the Razorbacks have six

juniors. Norton, right-side Roslandy Acosta and middle blockers Kasey Heckelman, Amanda Anderson, Mar-ci King and Janeliss Torres-Lopez will lead the way next season.

“Big senior class, experi-enced class,” coach Pulliza said. “I think a class that is hungry, especially after this year when we were so close. I think this senior class was the one that helped us to be in this position to be talk-ing about being in the NCAA tournament and winning and breaking records.

“Now, the next class will take us to the next step. I think they’ll embrace it and I think it’ll be a good year for us.”

The recruiting class of 2012 has Pulliza optimistic for the future of Arkansas volleyball, he said. The four Razorback signees could pos-sibly be a top 25 recruiting class, he said.

“I’m very proud of the kids that will be joining us and I can’t wait for them to be here,” Pulliza said.

Monica Bollinger is a 5-foot-9 defensive specialist from St. Louis, Mo.

She was selected to the USA Volleyball High Perfor-mance Select A3 Program in 2009 and 2010. She set the kill

record at Rockwood Summit High School with 1,105 kills, where she was a four-time All-Suburban South Confer-ence selection.

Elizabeth Fortado is a left-handed right-side hitter. She played for Texas Advantage Volleyball Club where Nor-ton, Anderson and sopho-more Clarissa Pavey also played.

Fortado is ranked No. 75 in the PrepVolleyball.com 2012 Senior Aces class and is a member of the Under Ar-mour Player to Watch list.

Ana Jusino is a middle blocker from Orlando, Fla., with a vertical jump touching 10 feet, 4 inches.

She is ranked the No. 79 player by PrepVolleyball.com in the 2012 Senior Aces class. Jusino was a member of the Puerto Rico Youth and Junior National Team.

After years of basketball, Summer Morgan, a middle blocker from Springdale, Ark., decided to narrow her focus to volleyball.

During her junior year at Har-Ber High School, she was selected to the 7A All-State Tournament Team. As a senior, Morgan helped the Wildcats advance to the state tournament quarterfinals and earned All-Tournament and All-State honors.

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