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Breaking Ground ! ursday marked the groundbreak- ing ceremony for Vol Walker Hall. News Page 2

Career Fair UA students had the opportunity to present resumes to various busi- nesses. News Page 3 Change of Face: Students React to Site Changes As Facebook unveils new changes, students love it, hate it and everything

Features in between. Page 7 The Waiting Game CONTESSA SHEW STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Profi le From the Hill: ASG As the names end along the senior walk, questions arise for current students about how long they must wait to see their name engraved after graduation. President Michael Dodd by MEGAN HUCKABY Staff Writer quality and durability of that area to add new names, said Glenn “In this and in all situations, ! e ASG president is an easy-going of sidewalk,” said John Diamond, Grippe, director of business and we expect that when we contract people person with the student body Etching new sections into Se- associate vice chancellor for uni- support services. with businesses, they will ful% ll Features in mind. nior Walk has been delayed be- versity relations. ! e problem originated with their obligations by providing cause of the poor quality of con- How that is going to be done either the contractor or the sup- quality products and services,” Page 7 crete in the area near the Chi is still being determined, he said. plier, Grippe said. Diamond said. Omega Greek ! eater, o" cials ! e issue was discovered ! e UA is negotiating with see SENIOR WALK said. when Facilities Management the contractor to resolve the on page 2 Hogs Cruise Past Tigers “! e plan is to improve the tried to sandblast the concrete problem. No. 10 Arkansas scored 31 unan- swered points and pulled away in the second half for a 38-14 win over No. 15 Auburn. Sports Page 5 Bolivians Increase Diversity at the UA

by MATILDE BONIFAZ said Cecilia Grossberger, market- website. certain requirements. Students Solutions for Students With Staff Writer ing and PR representative for First UA o" cials also o# ers a Ca- have to meet all admissions crite- Year Experience. ribbean tuition advantage, non- ria and accepted as a degree seek- Math Anxiety Arkansas has partnered with Ever since 1964, UA o" cials resident tuition award and Pana- ing student, they have to be citi- Math anxiety is a common problem the country Bolivia through the have provided a tuition advantage manian and a Rwandan tuition zens and permanent residents of for many people, but UA sta# mem- Partners of the Americas pro- for all qualifying undergraduate advantage, as well as more than a Bolivia and are at the freshmen, bers have developed programs to help gram, and because of this Boliv- Opinion and graduate level students from hundred programs in a wide vari- transfer, or graduate level, accord- them overcome their fears. ians are a growing population at Bolivia. Year by year more Boliv- ety of disciplines, according to the ing to the UA website. Page 4 the UA. ians come to Arkansas to have the UA website. ! is year there are approxi- see BOLIVIAN opportunity to experience the UA ! e Bolivian Tuition Advan- on page 3 mately 64 Bolivian undergraduate and its many academic programs tage pays the out of state portion and graduate students on campus, of excellence, according to the UA of Bolivians tuition if they meet ASG Borrows From Texas A&M Playbook by SARAH DEROUEN SGA programs, including one later on down the road.” Staff Writer called Fish Aides, which al- A&M’s entrance into the lows freshmen to be involved Southeastern Conference will in SGA. ! at could be used as take e# ect July 1, 2012, ac- ! e UA Associated Student a model for a similar program cording to the university’s Government might adopt a at the UA, Dodd said. website. program from the Texas A&M ! e overall purpose of ! e mission statement of University Student Govern- the program is to develop 40 the SEC is “to assist its mem- ment Association, o" cials freshmen into the future lead- ber institutions in the main- said. ers of A&M, said Clay Smiley, tenance of programs of inter- UA ASG president Michael Fish Aides executive director. collegiate athletics, which are Dodd contacted Je# Picker- Freshmen are selected compatible with the highest ing, A&M SGA president, af- for the Fish Aides program standards of education and ter the news that A&M would through an application pro- competitive sports.” be joining the Southeastern cess. A$ er the Fish Aide ex- “I think their overall aca- Conference. ! e two met in ecutive team reviews each stu- demic side and athletics, and BRITTANY WULF STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Dallas on Oct. 1 when the Ra- dent’s application, about 200 all that, are really top-notch. Tanner Sutton, 5th year architect major, is working on a community housing project for people in Rwanda, Africa. Tanner was one zorback football team defeat- to 220 students are picked for ! ey really are a top-notch of the winners of the Knedak Bobo Competiton. ed the Aggies, Dodd said. the % rst round of interviews, school,” Dodd said. “Texas A&M is considered Smiley said. Texas A&M University is to have one of the best student Students who are selected ranked 19th among the top a# airs in the nation, and their for the program, which was 111 public universities, ac- student government is very Architecture Students Win Big started in 1979, are placed on cording to U.S. News and prestigious as well,” Dodd committees and help other World Report. ! e UA is by BAILEY KESTNER ! e Knedak Bobo Com- assistant professor of archi- said. “! ey have some of the SGA members, he said. ranked 65th. Contributing Writer petition is an architectural tecture and member of the largest populations involved “What’s unique about Fish During the Dallas meeting, design contest, said Michelle competition jury. in student organizations and Aides is that it’s basically giv- Dodd also invited Pickering to Parks, director of commu- Hiley, Moriya, and Sutton di# erent student groups.” ing freshmen the opportu- visit Fayetteville in January for Five UA architectural stu- A&M has 725 registered nity to get involved in stu- the SEC exchange, a confer- dents won awards for designs nications at the Fay Jones created a group design in- student organizations. In dent government really early ence for student governments this year at the fourth annual School of Architecture. Stu- spired by Tacubaya, Mexico comparison, UA has 340 reg- in positions that not a lot of in the conference. Knedak Bobo Competition. dents submitted architectural entitled “La Cuna Urbana”. istered student organizations, other freshmen get involved “Hopefully, we will be able Ken Hiley of Little Rock, designs and drawings based Blansit created a design in- according to the Princeton in,” Smiley said. “We can try to collaborate a lot over the Akihiro Moriya of Tomat- o# countries they visited over spired by Trastevere, Rome Review. to cultivate these leaders as next couple of years and really suri, Japan, Tanner Sutton of the summer, she said. entitled “Ludoteka”. “! ese winners created During the meeting, Pick- freshmen to enable them to learn from each other,” Dodd Gentry, and Erica Blansit of see KNEDAK BOBO ering showed Dodd various better serve these committees said. Branson, Mo. submitted their what I call timeless values in on page 3 pieces. design,” said Santiago Perez,

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BOLIVIAN UA Students Flock to Career and Graduate Fairs from page 1 by JACK SUNTRUP tion for American students is a speci" c question,” she said. from tables, representatives economics major, sat on a Staff Writer tough. So we’re trying to see “I’m seeing if the law schools from Teach and Learn in Ko- bench outside the ballroom Bolivians must be en- who we can attract.” have an agriculture program. rea sat in the middle aisle, in his suit and tie and o# ered rolled full time in their de- From PetSmart to Peace For senior Charity Walk- But at the career fair, I got ex- hoping for a visitor. Jungsoo some sobering remarks. gree program. For under- Corps, employers ! ursday er, " nding the perfect " t for actly what I wanted— an in- Park, a recruiter, was eager to “I want a job,” he said. “I graduate it is 12 credit hours packed the Verizon Ballroom graduate school is important. terview time with an intern- explain his selling points. wouldn’t bet [I found one]. At per semester and for grad- to attract future employees “I’m looking for a counsel- ship.” “What is important is that the end of the day, you don’t uate students it is 9 credit from the UA. Just down the ing/psychology program that In the ballroom, John even undergraduate students know you have a job until you o# ers a Ph.D. So hopefully Shook of BNSF Railways can apply for this program,” have a job. But especially with hours per semester, accord- stairs, graduate schools from across the region " lled the like a " ve-year program,” she stood outside his booth wait- he said. “! ey will teach Eng- the economy, there would ing to the UA website. ! e Union lounge to recruit un- said. “I found a few places that ing to talk to quali" ed candi- lish in a modern school as an probably be 50 or 60 people Bolivian Advantage may be dergraduate students. o# er that, like the University dates. a$ er-school activity. It’s simi- going a$ er the same exact renewed for the duration of Across the lounge, the at- of Oklahoma.” “Even though the economy lar to study abroad.” spot I’m looking for.” their studies. mosphere was comparable to Senior Alex Benson visited [is bad], we see our business Chris Carland, from He felt increased pressure “! e University of Ar- a living, breathing version of both the job fair and the grad- coming back strong, so we Schneider Logistics, antici- because of this being his se- kansas keeps growing, so it’s a high school senior’s mail- uate school fair. have a lot of requirements,” he pated hiring students directly nior year, Guerriero said. essential for us Bolivians to box, full of brochures listing “I don’t know wheth- said. “Plus, we’re on the edge out of college. “I’ve been to one business grow with it. ! is year we the bene" ts of attending each er I want to go directly into of a lot of the baby boomers “We are expanding and school fair and spring fairs will be more involved with school. Marjean McDonald, the workforce or graduate retiring and we’re going to be hiring on a regular basis,” he over the past couple of years. the campus community from the University of Tulsa, school,” she said. “I’m specif- replacing a lot of people who said. “You have people that ! ose I didn’t take as seri- ically looking at law schools will be retiring in 2012 and are graduating coming up in ously because I wasn’t a se- and will organize activities, detailed her goal for the fair. “We would like for UA and internships.” 2013.” December that will be ready nior. So I wasn’t dressed up as dances and speakers in order students to know that within She had come to the fairs While companies like Tar- to get their hands wet and get nice, I didn’t have a bunch of to show o# our culture,” said close distance is an outstand- with a purpose, Benson said. get and Johnson & Johnson out there.” resumes to hand out—mostly Grossberger. ing graduate school, in hopes “I’m asking every booth hung their household logos Charlie Guerriero, senior just meeting people,” he said. In 2003, IBO, Interna- that some of our outstanding tional Bolivian Organiza- programs might interest some tion, was created for Boliv- of the students that go here,” ian students to be able to she said. stand out amongst the rest Patrick Pellicane, the dean of the population in the UA. of the Graduate School at the ! e organization contributes University of Arkansas at Lit- to the local community by tle Rock, had a similar mis- sion. providing social and cultur- “We’re looking to " nd al activities. In the past the quality students and just to organization has held danc- let people know we’re in busi- es, fashion shows and many ness, even in front of our own more showcases in order for competitors, let them know everyone to captivate their that we’re in the game too,” he culture. said. “! is year I want to make With graduate school en- the organization stand out rollment dropping, the mar- to its fullest, providing more ket has become more compet- activities and events. Bolivia itive, Pellicane said. “! e numbers are dwin- is such a wonderful country dling especially in certain ar- that not many people know eas,” he said. “We always need about, therefore I want ev- students in science, technol- eryone to recognize the real ogy, engineering and math- beauty of our country,” said ematics. And the competi- Camila Salinas, IBO Presi- dent. During special holidays, such as Carnival, Bolivian KNEDAK BOBO students get together and from page 1 organize a cultural dance called Caporales and per- form it for the students at the “Both winning boards UA. ! ey also take this op- were so well organized and portunity to cook their na- inspiring,” Perez said. ! e tional dishes and o# er them “Ludoteka” is the design of a to anyone who attends. ! is children’s play and learning center, not like anything you way, students around cam- would see in the U.S., he said. pus, are able to witness parts ! e “La Cuna Urbana” fea- of what the country is really tures amazing light perspec- like. tive and shows layers upon “My dad is an ex alum- layers. nus and he always tells me “! ere was a call for sub- the experiences he had as a missions in September, a$ er Razorback, when he came the students’ arrived home to visit he was so pleased to from trips to Mexico and see how many more Boliv- Rome,” Perez said. ians were at the university ! e four students only had a couple days over a weekend and quickly remembered the to construct their boards be- time he was here with his fore submitting them to the Bolivian classmates. I hope architectural " rm in Mem- more of us come so more phis, Tenn. Bolivians can re-live their “Each submission was parents’ experiences and be awarded $2,500,” he said. ! e part of a generation, just like group of three split the sum me,” said Catalina Bonifaz, amongst one another. senior majoring in econom- “! e two projects were ics and transportation and very di# erent,” Perez said. logistics. “When judging the thirteen submissions, we were not fo- ! e organization is open cused on choosing either the to anyone who wants to one from Rome or the one learn about Bolivia and its from Mexico, we intended to culture. award the best boards pre- sented.” Scan here to go to THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER the Opinion section OPINION on uatrav.com PAGE 4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 EDITOR: SABA NASEEM MANAGING EDITOR: MATTIE QUINN

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FLetterROM to THE the BOARD Editor Jobs’ Message: ‘Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish’ Rocket Science tiny, life, karma, whatever. to fill a large part of your students at UA are the future. Because believing that the life, and the only way to be We all have the oppor- dots will connect down the truly satisfied is to do what tunity to make change, yet, road, will give you the con- you believe is great work. that’s not what all of us want fidence to follow your heart, And the only way to do great to do. Religious Vandalizing On Campus even when it leads you off work is to love what you do. Some of us just want to the well-worn path, and that If you haven’t found it yet, make money and relax, some Lately I have noticed that chalking campaigns from the will make all the difference,” keep looking. Don’t settle. As want to join the Armed Forc- Occams razor resident student organization have been rou- Jobs said. with all matters of the heart, es, some of us want to be pol- tinely vandalized. While I hold no particular religious af- His position on risk-tak- you’ll know when you find iticians; the choices are end- filiation, I suppose I would fall under the moniker of “Sec- ing is incredible. Far too of- it,” Jobs said. less. What works in our fa- ular Humanist” – with a respect for all others who claim to ten we all stick with what we Don’t ever settle, we all vor is that we’re some of the be from one religion or another. know, and don’t go into the owe it to ourselves to be self- best-prepared students in I find it more and more difficult, however, to accept unknown. This applies in all ish in creating our future. the nation. We go to one of Christians who claim to follow the word of their Prophet, by Joe Kieklak aspects of life, but it should In paradox to the future, the best schools, have some Jesus Christ, when I see them disparage and vandalize oth- Traveler Columnist be remembered especially however, Jobs pointed out of the most hard-working er people’s beliefs in the name of their lord. I am no bib- during the class advising pe- in that speech that all of our faculty, have thriving Greek lical scholar, nor do I usually spend any thought on their By now most of us have riod. lives will come to an end, life, committed student gov- teachings. It strikes me, however, that they ignore their heard of Steve Jobs’ death. During this time, we “death is the destination we ernments in Associated Stu- own spiritual leaders expressed wishes to treat others in I’m not here to lament make decisions that just all share. No one has every dent Government and Resi- a respectful manner. I admit that it took me some time to about the loss of Jobs or to don’t demarcate our next se- escaped it.” dents Interhall Congress, find a quote that bests express this issue, but I believe I give a cliché eulogy. It’s not mesters, but we’re deciding His position on death is and an elite sports program. have. In the book of Matthew (7:12), Jesus plainly states: my place. the tools that we aim to use perfect, “Remembering that We are the University of ““Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. Instead, I want to discuss for the rest of our life. We you are going to die is the Arkansas. And now the deci- This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the his message, which may be can’t base our class decisions best way I know to avoid the sion is up to us to let every- prophets.” one of the most important off of what our friends or trap of thinking you have body know it. I can only assume, then, that you want individuals to pieces of advice I’ve ever significant others are taking, something to lose.” Jobs let nothing stand in destroy the multitude of Christian chalking strewn about heard. or what our parents want us This not only reinforces his way while working at Ap- campus. I will personally make it my mission to undo that Everyone has a “message,” to take. It’s time to give up the beginning of his speech ple while creating the tech- which has been done in defiance of your own Lord’s word. but not all are equal. The trying to make others happy, that we should chase the fu- nology that so many of us His LAW. power of one’s mantra often and make a life for us. ture we want, but also high- use every day. From this point forward, I will find no guilt, nor plea- depends on how powerful Jobs reinforced this idea lights the importance of our The next Steve Jobs is sure, in doing the same to those words that I, and many they are. I’m sure somebody in his speech with a story being here. among us, the only things other students, find patently offensive. Every time I see an said something along the telling of how dropping out “Death is very likely the that can hold us back are Occams Razor chalking vandalized, I will do what I now lines of, “The pen is might- of college led to the success single best invention of life. ourselves. We must never believe to be my civic duty, and punish the writers with “an ier than the sword,” before of Apple. While I don’t sug- It is life’s change agent. It let our ambition run dry no eye for an eye” in order to set straight that which I believe Edward Bulwer-Lytton, but gest dropping out of college, clears out the old to make matter what we do, and al- is wrong. his play, “Richelieu: or, The ultimately, do what feels way for the new. Right now ways, “stay hungry, stay fool- It is tacky, it is uncalled for, and it is just plain igno- Conspiracy,” made it famous. right, because it can lead to the new is you,” Jobs said. ish.” rant. Not everyone is a Christian, but you act as if the act Jobs’s 2005 Stand- unparalleled success. The new is… us. of desecrating other messages that do not meet your own ford University graduation “You’ve got to find what Even though he was Joe Kieklak is a columnist criteria is your duty. Thank you for giving me a duty. I am speech shares the same rank. you love. And that is as true speaking to students at Stan- for The Traveler. His column not a member of Occam’s Razor, but know this: I now plan “You have to trust in for your work as it is for your ford, the message is world- runs every Monday. on attending their meetings, and helping them chalk their something — your gut, des- lovers. Your work is going wide. The more than 23,000 message. This is their right, just as it is yours, no matter how repugnant I find it. If you have a problem with other religions, or anti-reli- gions, re-enroll in a Christian academy. This is not meant as an offence against your one and true God. This is meant to appeal to the very words you claim to live by. ““Do to Solutions For Students With Math Anxiety others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the proph- ets.” Untraditional Way probability and statistics.” sadness, low self-esteem and according to the mathematics I can only assume it means you wish your messages to As many as 80 percent of anxiety. Physical symptoms of departmental newsletter. be erased by zealots. Something you have created in this U.S. students have experienced math anxiety include shaking, Students have access to person. some degree of math anxiety, elevated heart rate, sweating, advanced so$ ware that gives said Randy January, instructor headaches and loss of sleep. them “immediate feedback -David “Zeek” Martin, journalism major and course coordinator in the Recent research showed from electronic homework, KXUA station manager Department of Mathematics. that “simply suggesting to col- quizzes and tests,” according to “! ere is a direct relation- lege students that they would the newsletter. ship between test-taking skills, be asked to take a math test ! e Enhanced Learning especially in math, and student triggered a stress response in Center, in Gregson Hall, of- success,” January said. the hypothalamus of students fers general tutoring services, January de" nes math anxi- with high math anxiety,” ac- including math tutors for all by Emily Hilley-Sierzchula ety as signs of math-related cording to a University of Chi- ability levels. Traveler Columnist stress in an otherwise intelli- cago study. ! e UA introduced its math gent person. UA administration o# ers placement test in the fall 2010 “Math makes me wanna “One thing I o$ en hear several programs designed to semester. Considered in con- break stu# ,” said Crystal from students is that they help students combat math junction with ACT and SAT Kie# er, senior art major. thought they were the only anxiety and improve test-tak- scores, the test is used to deter- Many students will under- ones, when in reality, many ing skills. mine a student’s “strengths and stand such intense feelings, people have experienced it. ! e UA mathematics de- weaknesses at the basic algebra and many will not. Students Even people well-versed in partment o# ers seminars and calculus readiness levels who are fundamentally frus- math have some anxiety with it about math anxiety and math and places students into cours- trated with math will be glad at times,” January said. anxiety disorder. es according to their abilities,” to know there is a name for the ! e di# erence between ! e UA education depart- according to the spring 2010 emotional and physical symp- math anxiety and math anxiety ment is also o# ering a fresh- UA mathematics department toms experienced: math anxi- disorder is stark. Math anxiety man seminar in math study newsletter. EDITORIAL BOARD ety. disorder is math anxiety gone skills in the fall. ! e mathe- If you hear Col. Kurtz’s ma- ! e problems surround- wild. M.A.D. is characterized matics department collaborat- niacal voice whispering, “the EDITOR Saba Naseem ing math anxiety have “consis- by complete paralysis in the ed with the education depart- horror, the horror,” when you MANAGING EDITOR Mattie Quinn tently ranked among the top 20 face of even the most minis- ment to design the eight-week are about to enter a math class- concerns for college students,” cule calculation. Luckily, most course. -fear not. Instead of nibbling OPINION EDITOR Jordain Carney according to the University of students do not experience this ! e Math Resource and your nails to nubs and endur- ENTERPRISE EDITOR Samantha Williams Florida Division of Student Af- degree of math-inspired panic, Teaching Center, on the sec- ing sleepless nights, take ad- fairs. which leads to an inability to ond % oor of the science and vantage of the programs that CONTACT US Research from the complete assignments or take engineering building, is avail- you have already paid for with American Diploma Project math tests. able to students who need ad- your student fees. ! e Arkansas Traveler welcomes letters to the editor “estimates that in 62 percent of from all interested readers. Letters should be at most Most students can over- ditional tutoring. It is “sur- 300 words and should include your name, student clas- American jobs over the next 10 come their math anxiety with rounded by teaching assistant Emily Hilley-Sierzchula is a si" cation and major or title with the university and a years, entry-level workers will the right tools though. and instructor o& ces, and pro- columnist for ! e Traveler. Her day-time telephone number for veri" cation. Letters need to be pro" cient in algebra, Math-anxious students vides students with the sup- column runs bimonthly, every should be sent to [email protected]. geometry, data interpretation, battle emotions such as anger, port and services they need,” other Monday. Scan here to go to THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER the Sports section SPORTS on uatrav.com: PAGE 5 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 SPORTS EDITOR: JIMMY CARTER ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: ZACH TURNER No. 10 No. 15 Arkansas Auburn Turnovers 38 14 5-1, 1-1 SEC Saturday, Oct. 8 4-2, 2-1 SEC Reynolds Razorback Stadium– Fayetteville, Ark. Trigger Win

by ZACH TURNER returned it 19 yards before reel- Asst. Sports Editor ing in his second of the night from Frazier midway through the Arkansas’ defense forced a fourth to return it for 29 yards. season-high three turnovers in its His interceptions set up a touch- " rst conference win of the season down and " eld goal. against No. 15 Auburn. “It was great feeling for me to ! e Razorbacks intercept- come out here and get two picks ed three Tigers passes, one from in front of a home crowd like starting quarterback Barrett Trot- this and a big game too,” ! omas ter and two from true freshman said. “We dictated the o# ense and Kiehl Frazier on their way to their made them one-dimensional. " $ h win of the season. Whenever they would throw, we “We have been waiting for were able to get our hands on it.” these turnovers to come,” Ar- ! omas now has a team-lead- kansas coach Bobby Petrino said. ing three interceptions on the sea- “We did a nice job at that.” son, running his career total to 10. Arkansas had just three inter- “I thought Tramain did a real- ceptions in its " rst " ve games of ly nice job playing the ball,” Petri- the season, but came up big in the no said. “He broke on the ball real second half. well.” ! e " rst of the Hogs’ intercep- ! e Winnie, Texas, native tions came at the hands of soph- struggled the past two games omore Eric Bennett. ! e starting against Alabama and Texas A&M. strong safety picked o# a Frazier He was benched for poor play pass late in the third quarter and during the Razorbacks loss to the returned it for 19 yards. Crimson Tide Sept. 24. ! en last “Coach Robinson called a week against Texas A&M the se- great call,” Bennett said. “I went nior saw reduced reps because of out there and executed, read- the strong play by backup Elton ing the quarterback’s shoulders. I Ford who " nished with 10 tack- CONTESSA SHEW STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER guess the quarterback didn’t real- les. Arkansas junior running back compiled 97 yards of total offense, including an 18-yard touchdown catch from junior quarterback Tyler Wilson in Arkansas’ ly see me because we were in the ! omas said he felt like the 38-14 victory over No. 15 Aubrun. cover-3. I just dropped into the way he played against Auburn got curl % at and broke on the ball.” him back into his rhythm. Bennett played in 12 games “It was de" nitely a big step as a freshman, primarily at cor- for me tonight,” ! omas said. “I nerback, before being moved to made some big plays, got back Hogs cruise past Tigers safety in the spring. It was his " rst into the groove of things and career interception. build on it from here.” “We are always talking about by JIMMY CARTER In addition to the three in- sideline, then outran Auburn’s in the second half, picking that was gouged for 389 rush- getting turnovers as a second- terceptions, Arkansas limited the Sports Editor defense. ! e toss sweep was a o# both of the Tigers junior ing yards against Texas A&M ary,” Bennett said. “We usually get Auburn passing attack to just 104 play Arkansas o# ensive coor- Barrett Trotter twice and true the previous week. Frazier, lin- a lot of hands on balls but have yards and an abysmal 36 percent Tenth-ranked Arkansas dinator Garrick McGee sug- freshman Kiehl Frazier once. ing up in the shotgun, ran for dropped them, so tonight we got completion percentage. scored 31 unanswered points, gested at hal$ ime, Petrino Trotter completed just 6 54 of those yards on 13 car- out there and made turnovers.” “! ere were some really cruising to a 38-14 home vic- said. of 19 passes for 81 yards and ries, but was intercepted on his Fellow safety Tramain ! om- good football plays by our play- tory over No. 15 Auburn in “I believe in that play,” Mc- threw two fourth-quarter in- only pass of the game, halting as had the Razorbacks other two ers,” Petrino said. “Once we got front of 74,191 fans at Reyn- Gee said. “You get the ball to terceptions the Hogs turned an Auburn drive on Arkansas’ interceptions. them to have some negative plays, olds Razorback Stadium, the Joe Adams as fast as you can into 10 points. 23-yard line. ! omas intercepted a Trot- forced them to third down, then seventh-largest crowd in UA get the ball to him.” “It was just a great defen- “We did all the classic ter pass early in the fourth and we created some turnovers.” history. Razorbacks’ quarterback sive e# ort those last three things we can not do to win ! e Tigers were scoreless Tyler Wilson completed 24 of quarters,” Arkansas senior de- a game on the road,” Auburn in the " nal three quarters and 36 passes for 262 yards and fensive end Jake Bequette said. coach Gene Chizik said. “Ob- the Razorbacks pulled away two touchdowns. He complet- “We knew anytime they put viously, we turned the ball over for their " rst league win while ed 19 consecutive passes at one the ball in the air it was going three times. Against a good snapping Auburn’s 11-game point, the third-longest streak to be a pressure, sack or an in- team on the road, that cer- conference winning streak. in SEC history. terception. We just had to stop tainly isn’t going to get it done. “! at’s a good win for us,” “I should have hit all of the run on " rst and second ! is was a total team loss.” Arkansas coach Bobby Petri- them,” Wilson said. “I look down and put them in third ! e Tigers led 14-7 a$ er no said. “Really happy for at my game and gah, it wasn’t and long.” the " rst quarter, but Wilson our football team. It took the very good. I told (o# ensive co- Auburn All-SEC running and Arkansas’ o# ense struck whole team … ! is was a big ordinator Garrick) McGee that back Michael Dyer, a Little for two second-quarter touch- game for us.” on the sideline. ! ere’s a lot of Rock, Ark., native, ran for downs in the second to give ! e Razorbacks (5-1, 1-1 plays I wish I had back.” 112 yards and one touchdown the Razorbacks a hal$ ime lead. Southeastern Conference) Arkansas racked up 438 on 21 carries, including a 55- Wilson hit just 1 of 5 passes on started pulling away when se- yards of o# ense on an Au- yard scamper for the " rst score the Hogs’ " rst two drives, but nior receiver Joe Adams scored burn defense that shut down of the game. ! e sophomore completed 19 of 20 passes for on a 92-yard toss sweep on the then-No. 10 South Carolina managed just 57 yards on his 212 yards the rest of the half. Hogs’ " rst o# ensive play of the the previous week, holding the other 20 carries the rest of the “We got in a good rhythm,” second half, extending their Gamecocks to 289 yards and night, though, including 41 Petrino said. “He did a nice lead to 28-14 midway through 13 points. yards the " nal three quarters. job of getting his feet set and the third quarter on the sec- ! e Razorbacks’ defense “We controlled the line of understanding what they were ond-longest touchdown run in struggled in the " rst quarter, scrimmage in the second half,” trying to do coverage-wise in UA history. but held Auburn (4-2, 2-1) Petrino said. the " rst half. I thought our Adams took a pitch le$ , to 227 yards in the " nal ! e Tigers ran for 232 receivers made a lot of real- hurdled fullback Kiero Small three quarters. ! e Hogs yards, including 141 in the ly good plays for him and we RYAN MILLER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Arkansas junior linebacker Alonzo Highsmith registered 12 total tackles including 10 solo and two as Small made a block on the forced three interceptions " rst quarter, on a Hogs defense protected better.” for a loss. COMMENTARY My Guide to Fixing College Football

exactly the direction that college ! ings become a little trickier West Conference), the last re- All of these teams have their ! ese eight teams can be cho- Going for it on 4th football is going. when you are dealing with the Big maining territory is the Big East own television networks and all sen by the BCS rankings. ! e I didn’t have a problem with 10, ACC and the le$ for dead Big and ACC. With Pittsburgh and make a large amount of money. winners of the " rst four games how college football was go- 12 and Big East. Syracuse jumping to the ACC and Texas has even alienated the Big will then get the chance to play ing before all of this realignment I kind of feel bad for the Big 12 the loss of Clemson to the SEC, 12 to the point where teams are one of the conference champions. news. Some of you, like myself, (kind of). we will assume that the ACC will jumping overboard and the Pac ! e next four games will be might not have been fans of the ! ey are the Titanic sinking need to add " ve more teams. 12 to the point where they said the Sugar, Orange, Fiesta and realignment at " rst, but I got to in the middle of the ocean and Enter Cincinnati, Connecti- thanks, but no thanks. Rose Bowls. thinking that if this is done right, Oklahoma and Texas are Leo Di- cut, Louisville, Rutgers and South ! e four superconferences ! is makes everyone happy. college football as a whole will caprio and the hot chick – you de- Florida (what’s le$ of the Big would allow the NCAA to intro- ! e BCS feels valid, sponsorship bene" t. cide who is who. ! e Big 12 has East). With the combination of duce a playo# system much more money is not lost and the fans get If I had my way, this is how it been le$ for dead and the only these two conferences, I dub thee easily. ! e marks against the play- to see an actual playo# determine HARRISON STANFILL would be done. option is for the Big 10 to come the East Coast Conference. o# system would be what hap- a national champion, instead of a [email protected] First things " rst, the “super- along to scavenge the remains. With the four super confer- pens with the conference cham- computer. conferences”, take the Pac 12 and So with the Big 10 standing as ences you might have noticed that pionship games, what about the Without a doubt, college foot- add Boise State, Oklahoma, Okla- it is they need to add four more there are some teams that have bowl games, what do we do with ball is going to look completely College football is a mess right homa State and TCU, making it teams, which would be Kansas, been le$ out, like Texas, BYU and the BCS? di# erent a year from now. now. the Pac 16. Texas Tech, Kansas State and Bay- Notre Dame. ! ey play a key part Well, each conference plays a ! e only question that re- Teams are going every which ! en you take the SEC with lor. Sorry Iowa State, a$ er years of in this thing, too, though. conference championship game mains is whether it is going to way jumping conferences and all the recent addition of Texas A&M hapless football you have been le$ ! ey will become indepen- and the winners of those cham- change for better or worse. signs point toward a major shi$ in and add Clemson, West Virginia, in the cold with nowhere to go but dents. ! ey are so big and make pionship games get a bye during Harrison Stan! ll is a guest col- the landscape of college football. and Missouri. Both of these con- Conference USA. so much money on their own that the " rst round. ! is means eight umnist for ! e Arkansas Traveler. No matter how much I hate ferences were relatively easy to get With the new look Pac 16, they would never want to be in a teams will then be chosen to play His column appears every Mon- the term “superconference”, that is to superconference status. SEC and Big 10 (I prefer the Mid- conference. four games in the " rst round. day. THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER DOWNTIME

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CROSSWORD ACROSS DOWN 1 Use a rotary phone 1 Pioneer Boone, folksily 5 Common movie theater name 2 “Understood” meaning “jewel” 3 Working busily 10 Cheat (out of) 4 Sweet sucker 14 Regarding 5 “Look!” 15 Accustom (to) 6 “Right away!” 16 Cad 7 Popular wedding month 17 Armstrong who took a “giant 8 Comedic TV alien’s planet leap for mankind” 9 Turn you hang, in slang 18 1966 Tommy James and the 10 Scarecrow’s lack Shondells hit 11 Electri! ed particles 20 Release 12 Gospel writer 22 Comes up, as the sun 13 Islets 23 Not working 19 Bluenose 24 Knock for a loop 21 " or’s father 26 1958 Connie Francis hit 24 Luxury hotel bathroom 30 Printer’s widths features 33 Is wearing 25 Clock readout 34 First application line to ! ll in 26 Acts skittish 35 Sheep sound 27 Florida city on its own bay 36 “My turn to bat!” 28 Pub order, with “the” 37 Untrue 29 Dark 39 List of choices 30 " umbs-up reviewer 40 Fed. pollution monitor 31 “Olympia” painter Édouard 41 Rani’s wrap 32 Riyadh resident 42 Gave a hoot 37 Goat-man of myth 43 Mineo of “Rebel Without a 38 Painting and sculpture, e.g. Cause” 39 Hawaiian volcano 44 1956 Little Richard hit 41 Building level Crossword provided by MCT Campus 47 Puts on 42 Swamp beast 48 1982 Disney sci-! ! lm 45 “" at’s good enough” SOLUTION 49 Wedding site 46 On edge, as nerves 52 Dinner alternative, on a 47 Dawdle 39-Across 49 Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hears 56 1965 Sam the Sham and the __” Pharaohs hit 50 Bank o# er 59 Cat that roars 51 Bridge crossing charge 60 Auditorium 52 Father-daughter boxers 61 Remark between actor and 53 Workplace for the 52-Down audience 54 Handy bag 62 Aware of 55 Grandson of Adam who re- 63 Nothing but putedly lived to 905 64 Do a lawn job 57 Place for a drink 65 Mellows, as wine 58 Consume Scan here to go to THE ARKANSAS TRAVELER the Features section FEATURES on uatrav.com: PAGE 7 MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 FEATURES EDITOR: LAUREN LEATHERBY ASST. FEATURES EDITOR: KELSI FORD Profi le from the Hill: ASG President Michael Dodd

COURTESY PHOTO by CONNOR WOODY year, and ended up getting into Staff Writer leadership positions for both. I COURTESY PHOTO went into my sophomore year Mark Zuckerberg unveils the new changes to Facebook at a recent f8 developers’ conference. Meet ASG President Michael as the philanthropy chair of my Dodd one time, and you’re on his fraternity. I did a lot of service list. Like any good elected o$ cial, projects, and it made me want he’ll remember your name, wave to run for ASG senate. I won enthusiastically and be genuinely sophomore year, and I became interested in whatever you hap- more involved with ASG and Change of Face: Students pen to be doing. He’s a self-pro- began to understand it. I got a claimed people pleaser that oozes sense of the best way to handle that certain type of political cha- yourself as a senator.” risma that gets someone elected Dodd ended up becoming chair React to Site Changes to any kind of o$ ce. He has all of ASG’s Parking and Transit the makings of a great politician, committee as a sophomore, and by ZACH WILSON just the beginning. utor, in a recent column detail- site itself; for instance, an article and yet he doesn’t like politics be- also became president of Greeks Staff Writer ! e changes will lead to an en- ing the new changes.. someone reads or a movie they cause it involves the inevitability Advocating Mature Management tirely new version of Facebook “Rather than just displaying watch online will be posted in- of making someone unhappy. of Alcohol (GAMMA), a proj- Starting as the brainchild of a scarcely recognizable to the cur- your most recent activities, your stantly to the site. ! is more in- “I enjoy being part of the Asso- ect he says he is very passionate visionary college student eight rent format, according to Daily pro" le will become a scrapbook vasive measure is a reason for ciated Student Government be- about. years ago, Facebook has grown Beast writer Brian caution and con- cause I get to interact with a large “I’ve just seen alcohol hurt stu- to be the biggest social network- Ries, ! ere are two cern for some us- number of people,” Dodd said. dent life in a lot of ways. It’s im- ing site in the entire world with new major features “Knowing that people will be able to ers. “Everything else about politics portant for me to help with it, es- more than 750 million users. A of the site, called see anything and everything I do on the “Knowing that I don’t like. I’m a people pleaser, pecially because the Greek system part of everyday conversation the “Timeline” and Internet is a little unsettling.” people will be and to be a politician you have to has the most problems with it,” for many, the knowledge of its “Open Graph.” ! e - Anna Christina, sophomore able to see any- take criticism. I have a big heart. Dodd said. usage is equally common. Or Timeline is essen- thing and every- I want to see what I can do in ev- Dodd decided to run for ASG at least, it was. ! e site recently tially the current thing I do on the ery situation. As a politician you president because it seemed like introduced some new changes, pro" le, in a reimagined way. It documenting your entire life, all Internet is a little unsettling,” have to realize that it’s impossible the most logical thing to do, he and they’ve been drastic enough will lay out the most signi" cant the way back to your birth. Face- said Anna Christina, a sopho- to please everyone. ! at’s hard for said. to cause a stir within the Face- moments of one’s life in a reverse book will become a record of more. “It makes me feel like the me, but I’m trying to get there.” “I realized what I really wanted book community. chronological format, for all your existence,” Cashmore said. privacy line is being crossed a Dodd grew up in Leawood, to do was to serve the whole “I de" nitely feel more creepy, to see. Facebook creator Mark Facebook compiles a record of little; there are certain things Kan. (“Most people would just university,” he said. “I decided I and like I shouldn't know ev- Zuckerburg even described the everything a person posts, plac- you don’t put on Facebook for a say Kansas City”), and was not in- wanted to run for president at erything that scrolls past since Timeline feature as “the story of ing the recent things at the top of reason.” volved in student government his the end of my sophomore year, I may not be in contact with your life” and “a new way to ex- the page and over time decides However, according to Ries, entire high school career at Shaw- because I thought I had what that person or even know them. press who you are.” which posts have been most executives emphasize that user nee Mission East High. His deci- it took to lead a campus and a However, it has signi" cant. ! is in- sign-o# will be required before sion to run for elected o$ ce at UA large organization. I was going to made me sort of “The recent changes have been ex- formation is all de- allowing this integration to take was a slow one to make and grew run that year, but it fell through reconnect to peo- plained quite fully and I really think cided by the server place and not all users feel that naturally out of his desire to help because I was working with a ple I haven't talk- they will work out for the better.” itself; however, users the integration is necessarily people. Walmart group and I missed ed to in a while - Dylan Beschoner, sophomore do have the ability harmful or invasive. “It wasn’t a decision I made as the orientation session. I tried since I see their to choose for them- “Even when I'm not actively a freshman,” Dodd said. “I came to make it up, but I already had name scroll past,” selves what they using Facebook, I keep it open so to Arkansas and knew only a to make up some tests. It was a said Flannery Wasson, sopho- Facebook pro" les will go from deem most signi" cant about I can see activity in real time and handful of people, and I guess I miscommunication. I appealed it, more. having one central column to their lives. " nd interesting stories to chat didn’t know what I wanted from but it didn’t work out. ! at taught While the current changes two, with boxes of text, photos, ! e Open Graph comprises about,” said Dylan Beschoner, college. I knew I wanted to go me a lot about perseverance and have already caused a commo- videos and even maps of a us- of broadcasting activities to all into business, but not much else. FACEBOOK DODD tion, what many users may not er’s favorite locations, explained other Facebook users, but with- on page 8 I rushed and joined Campus on page 8 know is that these changes are Pete Cashmore, a CNN contrib- out having to do it through the Crusade for Christ freshman UA Creative Writing Program a UA Hidden Treasure

by JAMES DUNLAP quently, we have a very good Contributing Writer chance of producing manu- scripts polished enough to be A few things are often as- publishable.” sociated with the Universi- The extra time in the pro- ty of Arkansas - Razorback gram not only gives the stu- football, the hill, even the dents time to perfect their top-ranked Walton College craft, but also to get teach- of Business or the architec- ing experience, an important ture program. Something that skill for students who often isn’t always internationally go on to be teachers to sup- known, though, is that the port themselves while they COURTESY PHOTO UA Creative Writing program write. consistently ranks among the The curriculum is a shin- nation’s finest. ing aspect of the program, The Huffington Post re- but students agree that the Celebrate the Harvest cently listed the MFA pro- instructors are what make the gram at the University of program exceptional. Arkansas as one of the top “Between the faculty mem- with Annual Music Festival 25 most underrated creative bers, visiting writers and my writing programs in the na- peers in the program, I had by KATHERINE BARNETT tures more than 70 artists. tion. U.S. News and World re- a constant source of encour- Staff Writer Four-Day, Weekender, ! urs- port ranked the UA program agement and guidance on day or Saturday passes are all at number 18 in the nation. how to build a writer’s life,” Harvest Music Festival returns available for purchase, along with One aspect that sets the said Sandy Longhorn, a 2003 to Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, VIP event passes for the entire UA’s MFA program apart is graduate of the program. Ark. beginning ! ursday, Oct. 13 weekend. Tickets range in price that it is one of only two four- There is great talent on until Sunday, Oct. 16, headlined from $55 for a ! ursday pass to year programs. campus in writers like Da- by the Yonder Mountain String $355 for a VIP pass and can be “At four years, the program vis McCombs, the director of Band. purchased online or at George’s is twice the length of the ma- the creative writing program, Railroad Earth, Corey Smith, Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. jority of MFA programs,” said who attended Harvard Uni- COURTESY PHOTO Mountain Sprout and Grammy Every ticket option comes with Rodney Wilhite, an MFA can- versity and worked under the Ellen Gilchrist, an award-winning novelist, short story writer and poet, is an associate professor in the UA creative writing program. award-winning Béla Fleck and didate in poetry. “This gives HARVEST FEST WRITING Her awards include the 1984 National Book Award for Fiction. the Flecktones are also included on page 8 us twice as much time to on page 8 in this year’s lineup, which fea- work on our thesis; conse- FEATURES MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 PAGE 8

WRITING Shows will continue until 2 a.m. from page 7 clude ! e Cry of Oliver Har- each morning until the last per- dy, To the Wrekers of Havoc, formance, which ends at 10 p.m. likes of Seamus Heaney, Lucie both recently reissued by the Sunday. Brock-Broido, Charles Wright University of Georgia Press; Other events include music and Rita Dove. Ellen Gilchrist, ! e Man at Home, Love's An- workshops with artists featured at an associate professor, is the swer, ! e Night Breeze O" the the festival, an acoustic open mic author of more than twenty Ocean, ! e Back Road to Ar- stage and a disc golf course. ! is books and the 1984 winner of cadia, published in 1994, and year the festival will also host its ! e National Book Award for Another Part of the Island, # rst annual “Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Fiction. Gilchrist has also won published in 1999. His newest Contest”, with competitions in awards for her poetry. collection, ! e Odor of Sanc- mandolin, banjo, # ddle and % at Molly Giles, also on sta" , is tity, is available from Salmon picking. Entries are available to all best known for her short sto- Poetry, Ireland. He has won ticket holders. Registration forms ries and was nominated for two Pushcart Prizes, the Porter are available on the festival’s web- Pulitzer Prize for # ction for Prize for Literary Excellence, site and will be accepted until 15 her # rst book, Rough Transla- and has received three fellow- minutes before each competition. tions. Her work also won the ships. ! e festival prides itself on be- Pushcart Prize, the Flannery “One of the great bene# ts ing family friendly, and events for O’Connor Award for Short of the University of Arkansas all ages including yoga and arts Fiction, the Small Press Book MFA poetry program is that it and cra$ s will be set up at a des- Award, the is very cra$ -oriented,” Wilhite ignated stage every morning of the festival. Children 11 and un- der can also receive a free ticket “Attending the MFA program [at the UA] to the festival when accompanied gave me, first and foremost, the time to write STOCK PHOTO by a parent or guardian with a full Students relax before a show at the 2010 Harvest Music Festival in Mulberry, Ark. last October. and find my own voice.” event pass. - Sandy Longhorn, 2003 graduate Campsites do not include water HARVEST FEST ground, located within walk- packages are also available. or electric amenities and pets are from page 8 ing distance of all four stages. Four stages will be set up not allowed onto festival grounds. Boston Globe Award, the Bay said. “Although we are never Visitors choosing not to camp throughout the festival grounds, More information about the festi- Area Book Reviewers Award, required to write in a particu- at least one night of next-to-car will receive an all-day park- with the # rst performances be- val is available online at www.yon- and the PEN Syndicated Fic- lar aesthetic, we could not pos- camping at the festival’s camp- ing pass instead. RV camping ginning at 1:30 p.m. ! ursday. derharvestfest.com. tion Award. Creek Walk, a col- sibly spend four years in this lection of short stories, was program and not leave with named one of the New York a very thorough knowledge Times' most notable books of of the formal elements of our International Name to Play With UA Symphony 1997. In 2000, Giles published cra$ .” her # rst novel, Iron Shoes, and A perk of the UA program is her story "Two Words” won that all MFAs are fully funded. the 2003 O. Henry Prize. Every student accepted into Donald “Skip” Hayes is most the Creative Writing MFA pro- noted for his novel ! e Di- gram works as a teaching as- xie Association, written in sistant to pay for their educa- 1984 and reprinted as part of tion. ! is is especially appeal- the Louisiana State Univer- ing considering the cost of sity Press’ series Voices of the out-of-state tuition in addition South. Hays’s other works in- to the general cost of graduate clude the novel ! e Hangman’s classes. Children, published in 1989, ! e UA MFA program is rec- and Stories: Contemporary ognized for its commitment Southern Fiction, published to excellence, both in arrang- in 1989, edited by Hays. His ing curriculum and hiring in- short story “Dying Light” was structors, but also in shaping reprinted in New Stories from students to produce their best the South: ! e Year’s Best in work. 2003. His most recent work, “Attending the MFA program Dying Light and Other Sto- at the University of Arkansas ries, is a collection of Hays’s gave me, # rst and foremost, short stories. In 2006, he was the time to write and find awarded the Porter Fund Lit- my own voice, one of the erary Prize. greatest benefits of the Another poet on sta" is Mi- program,” Longhorn said. MARY MCKAY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER chael He" ernan. His books in- Guest saxophonist Lawrence Gwozdz plays with the wind ensemble of the UA’s symphonic band.

DODD books about what it means to be a ble also gets him into trouble. don’t reach out.” ple there for one thing. I want to them all. I tried to eat a seven-and- from page 7 good leader, and what I’ve found is “I internalize my emotions a lot,” Dodd says that relationships are make campus life like that game.” a-half-pound hamburger once. that it starts by serving. If I’m do- he said. “If I’m going through a the main focus of his administra- And as for activities done out- ! at was rough. I # nished most my relationships with my friends, ing everything I can to show that hard time, I don’t lean on my good tion. side of the public eye, Dodd says of the meat, but the bread was too because they really supported me I care, I’m doing my job. It’s really friends or other executive leaders. “! e number one thing I want he has a few that not many people much. I’d say I got about # ve and a through it.” important for me to serve an orga- If there’s di& culty with a relation- to do is to make it easy for all know about. He follows national half pounds into it. Pretty tasty un- ! e characteristic that stands nization when I meet with them ship or if I don’t feel like I’m getting groups across campus to inter- politics, but couldn’t say which til about three pounds in.” out about Dodd’s easy-going at- instead of saying ‘What can you the job done, I try to resolve it my- act and collaborate and to realize Republican he supports in the Dodd is also an avid baseball fan titude is his desire to please all do for me?’” self. I don’t want people to be down that we’re part of something big- next election: “I’m undecided. But and a collector of baseball cards. groups of people. ! at trait has de- And although it might be his with me. I try to make sure there’s ger than ourselves. People segre- not Rick Perry.” “My favorite card is an auto- # ned his leadership style. most admirable characteristic as harmony in all of my relationships. gate themselves because of their “I love competitive eating,” he graphed Carlos Beltran, but I also “Servant leadership is some- a president, Dodd’s dedication to I wouldn’t seek someone’s help if I groups. I liked what I saw at the said. “Sororities put on contests have an autographed Willie Mays.” thing I appreciate. I’ve read a lot of pleasing as many people as possi- think they didn’t want to give it. I Auburn game: thousands of peo- occasionally, and I think I’ve won

COURTESY PHOTO FACEBOOK there are some Facebook users from page 7 who stress that which social net- work they use depends largely a sophomore. “Also, the media upon which one their friends integration—especially music and relatives use. through Spotify—really repre- “! ere are many things I like sents for me a turning point in about Google+, and if over time the social ecosystem. Facebook enough people end up switching has introduced this service at a I wouldn't have a problem with time when the consumers are switching as well. For now I plan actually ready for it.” to maintain both accounts, but With all these new chang- my Plus account sees very little es occurring, it would be logi- activity; none of my friends ever cal to think that some would use their accounts and I become change the amount of time they very bored very quickly,” Be- use Facebook, and possibly even schoner said. switch to other growing social ! ough many haven’t de- network sites like Twitter and serted Facebook, that hasn’t Google+. In fact, in addition to prevented them from being vo- enhancing the social media ex- cal about what it has changed. perience as much as possible, Whether it’s a tweak or complete a main reason for Facebook’s renovation, an angry reaction extensive changes is in an at- seems to form anytime Face- tempt to get an edge on these book makes changes. sites which are their main com- “I think people are testy in petition, and for at least some it general when changes are made seems to be working. to services they are already com- “I'm not a fan of Google+. fortable with. And Facebook I feel like maybe I'm missing doesn't have the best history of the big deal about it. It's just so properly implementing changes plain looking and I don’t know that make sense for the average that it serves any function Face- user. However, I think they have book doesn’t. Twitter is simple, consistently gotten it right in the Google+ is plain,” Wasson said. end. ! e recent changes have Another concern of switch- been explained quite fully and ing to other sites seems to be the I really do think they will work amount of popularity they en- out for the better,” Beschoner joy, or lack thereof. For instance, said.