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Alex March genre almost inde#nable. !e 2005 documen- Even if your tolerance for weirdness is low, ing a KXUA session for a demonstration of not tary “Fearless Freaks,” available on Net$ix In- the concert will be an unrivaled visual spectacle only their impressive musical talent, but also Sta! Writer stant, details the band’s early years and musical with a hypnotic soundtrack. !e Flaming Lips their convincing storytelling ability. experimentation. For instance, the Lips intended are their own kaleidoscopic experience, and the !e Flaming Lips are bringing their bizarre, “Zaireeka” to be played on multiple stereos si- sights and sounds of the concert will be com- RAZORBACK BASKETBALL psychedelic concert experience to Barnhill Are- multaneously. Some of their song titles are even pletely and ridiculously fun. A%er an all-around disappointing football na Sunday. !e Lips’ freak show is not the only outlandish creative works, like “Guy Who Got season, basketball season has mercifully arrived. game in town this weekend, however. Arkansas’ a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World” TYRANNOSAURUS CHICKEN !e #rst men’s exhibition game is Friday night own Tyrannosaurus Chicken will be at Smoke & and “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell.” For a more folksy music experience before against Division-II Southwest Baptist University Barrel Tavern on Saturday night, and the Razor- Although the 1993 song “She Don’t Use Jelly” the Lips storm Barnhill, check out Tyrannosau- in Bud Walton Arena. back men’s basketball season kicks o" with an is the band’s only major-chart hit, they have con- rus Chicken Saturday night at Smoke & Barrel Junior economics major Hayden Lovelace exhibition game against Southwest Baptist. Fay- tinued to produce solid albums like “!e So% Tavern on Dickson. Arkansas’ own Smilin’ Bob has been looking forward to basketball, even etteville promises blues, basketball and a man Bulletin,” “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” and Lewis and Rachel Ammons make up the band. before the frustration of football. crowd-sur#ng in a giant in$atable hamster ball. “At War with the Mystics.” “Do You Realize??” Lewis looks like what you’d think an old blues “I think we’ll make the tournament this year o" “Yoshimi” is a well-known song, even if it is a guitarist would look like, beard and all. Am- now that Coach Anderson has more of his play- THE FLAMING LIPS little depressing, and “!e W.A.N.D.” and “Free mons is much younger and gives the band some ers,” Lovelace said. !e Flaming Lips are nothing if not original. Radicals” on “At War With !e Mystics” have interesting dynamics — young and old, male Lovelace will be attending Friday night to For only $35, you can buy an edible gummy can- heavy guitar ri"s. and female, blues and folk, all at the same time. see things kick o" a%er a long o"season. He is dy fetus with a $ash drive inside containing three Recently, the band put out a collaborative !eir 2011 album “Attack of the Chicken” waiting to see what Mike Anderson has done unreleased songs. Lead singer Wayne Coyne di- record entitled “!e Flaming Lips and Heady showcases traditional Arkansas music. “Movin’ with the starting lineup for the year. Lovelace, rected “Christmas on Mars,” a sci-# #lm that was Fwends,” with contributions by Bon Iver, Edward to Mexico” and “No Whiskey in !is Town” like most Razorback fans, expects sophomore #lmed at his Oklahoma City home. Every New Sharpe, Ke$ha and Jim James. !ey even re- have an old-school blues sound with Lewis on BJ Young to have a crazy season. Year’s Eve, the Lips perform Pink Floyd’s “ !e corded a song for “!e Spongebob Squarepants vocals. Ammons’ vocals give “Feathers In My Over the past few years, exhibition games Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety. Movie” called “Spongebob and Patrick Confront Hair” and “Block out the Sun” a laid-back earth- (and regular season games) have felt less like All the weirdness goes into the live shows, the Psychic Wall of Energy.” mama vibe. Tyrannosaurus Chicken sounds something to look forward to and more like an and Sunday night, the Lips will be in Fayetteville. !e lyrics are out there, and Wayne Coyne like what the state of Arkansas recording an al- obligation, but the buzz this team is creating is !e Headliner Concerts Committee is bringing can sometimes come o" as the loveable weirdo bum would sound like — some old, some new, starting to change that culture. Southwest Bap- in Wayne Coyne and the rest of the Lips to Barn- wandering around the bike trails somehow blending perfectly. tist isn’t Kentucky, but the speed and tempo of hill Sunday night. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the talking about aliens (check Look up Tyrannosaurus the Razorbacks will be entertaining enough. show starts at 8 p.m. out Coyne’s Twitter Chicken cover- “I want to see them score triple digits,” !e Flaming Lips account for more ing Mississippi Lovelace said. have been around proof). John Hurt dur- since the ’80s and have evolved from punk to psychedelic rock to a
Flaming Lips Come to Arkansas’ Barnhill Arena Bailey Deloney awesome concerts, but many of the are excited about seeing this band unique performances, involve cos- reservations had been open, $oor artists who have come to campus come to Arkansas as well, Flanagin tumes, balloons, confetti, puppets seats were completely gone, Flana- Sta! Writer in the last couple of years have been said. and even a space bubble for crowd gin said. rap or country, Flanagin said. “I am really excited to have a sur#ng during their shows, Burch- Public tickets cost $35 for gener- American rock band the Flam- “I think it’s awesome that the band like the Flaming Lips come to #eld said. al admission and can be purchased ing Lips will perform live at 8 p.m. university is bringing a di"erent Arkansas,” Flanagin said. “I’m especially excited to hear at the Walton Arts Center, begin- Nov. 4 at Barnhill Arena. style of music out to Arkansas,” said !e Flaming Lips really don’t #t their opening,” said Ahjah Johnson, ning Oct. 26. !is will be the #rst time the uni- Jenna Burch#eld, senior kinesiol- any mold, but rather they belong to sophomore nursing major. “I have !e Headliner Concert Com- versity has put on a concert during ogy major. “I’ve been listening to the their own genre, Flanagin said. heard that they put on a fantastic mittee, a student-led committee Homecoming weekend, said Scott Flaming Lips for a number of years !e Flaming Lips are an alterna- show.” created by Associated Student Gov- Flanagin, director of communica- now and I can’t wait to see them live, tive rock band that was formed in Students had the opportu- ernment, organized this show, along tions for the Division of Student Af- right here in Fayetteville.” Norman, Okla., in 1983 according nity to reserve free tickets online with various other past performanc- fairs. Students aren’t the only ones to their website . Oct. 23 through Oct. 27. es including Blake Shelton, Snoop !e university has had some awaiting this event. Faculty and sta" !is band, known for their Within the #rst hour that online Dogg and Kid Cudi, Flanagin said.
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!ursday, Nov. 1, 2012 Page 3 !e Arkansas Traveler Newspaper UA Board of Trustees Priority Registration Began !is Week Will Discuss Parking Whitney Green Purchase Reserves, according parking spot has been a grow- to the agenda. ing issue, some students think Sta! Writer Some students who live at demolishing the complex is a Sunshine Place Apartments good idea. Residents of Sunshine do not support demolishing “I don’t know anyone who Place Apartments may be the complex. lives in those apartments and I evicted if the University pur- UA law student Matthews never plan on living there, so I chases the land on West Cleve- Mathis has lived at the “very think they should turn it into a land Street across from cam- a"ordable” complex for al- parking lot,” said Sarah Wood, pus to continue expansion. most 2 years and thinks an ex- freshman. “!ey would make A committee of the uni- pansion should go somewhere more money o" of it from new versity Board of Trustees will else, he said Wednesday. students — especially those meet !ursday to discuss a “Parking is de$nitely an who live in Reid.” $2.25 million o"er for the issue on campus and some- Wood lives in the dorms, Kris Johnson Sta" Photographer property to be used for future thing has to be done about it, but parks across the street at Students wait to be advised in Old Main on Oct. 29. construction or parking proj- but not here,” he said. “I know Sunshine Place Apartments ects, according to the agenda. a lot of families and students because it is “closer than hav- !e full committee will make would be extremely inconve- ing to park in the pit all the the $nal approval Friday. nienced by having to uproot way down the hill.” Property owner Fadil and move.” While some students agree Bayyari Trust has been o"ered Freshman Ega Ndun, an with tearing down Sunshine an identical amount of $2.25 international student from In- Place Apartments to create a million from developers at donesia, has lived at Sunshine parking project, people who ASG Makes Proposal Specialized Real Estate Group, Place Apartments since mov- live in the homes surrounding but not accepted either o"er, ing to Fayetteville and under- the complex are not. according to the agenda. stands the need for university “I would not be ok with Trustees Director of Com- expansion, but does not like having a parking lot next to For Islamic Center munications, Ben Beaumont, the idea of leaving her new my home,” said Radwan, who Miranda Campbell “!e Islamic center itself Allowing a special accom- said the university will have home, she said. preferred his last name not be only has 10 parking spaces modation to the Islamic com- to be approved by the board “It’s a dilemma because the used, a neighbor who moved Sta! Writer and they need more because a munity would raise a lot of before any higher o"ers can be university should build an- his family from Jordan to ex- lot of people from the Islamic logistical questions as well, made. other space for parking lots, perience peace. “No, I don’t community are coming to the Hanson said. If negation fails, the uni- but getting rid of our homes to like it. I would like to keep the Visitors to the Islamic center for weekly prayer,” said “Right across the street we versity could acquire the prop- make room for it just isn’t fair,” apartments where they are be- center at the intersection of Sen. Fowad Siddiqui, author of have the HPER parking deck erty through eminent domain Ndun said. cause it feels safer for me and Center Street and Razorback the proposal. “!ey cannot get which is by and large metered with funding from Property Because $nding an empty my family.” Road may be allowed to park a student-parking permit be- spaces and not outrageously in student parking lots without cause they are just community expensive,” Hanson said. “I permits between 1 p.m. to 2:30 members.” do not see how we can real- p.m. Fridays because of an As- At 1 p.m. last Friday there istically address this with the sociated Student Government were more than 100 open means and purview we have as Brie#y Speaking proposal. parking spaces in the two lots senate.” !e proposal urges Parking closest to the Islamic center, Sen. Alex Marino defended !ursday Friday Saturday and Transit to work with ASG Siddiqui said. the idea because it aims to help Guest Speaker Physics Homecoming to “make a parking allowance Both the Parking and Tran- the university Muslim com- Marjorie Albohm Colloquium Open House for members of this commu- sit and Diversity committees munity, he said. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 4 p.m.-5 p.m. 8:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. nity only between the hours of within senate formally sup- “!is bill doesn’t only help HPER Room 311 Physics Room 133 Bell Engineering Center 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday ported the proposal. a community in need on cam- a%ernoons in adjacent lots 46, While the idea has value, it pus—this helps us help the UA Homecoming Sunday 47 or 74 or nearby lots 73, 72, could create a dangerous prec- achieve their goals, and our Flaming Lips to or 44.” edent, said Sen. Will Hanson. goals, in diversity and being Talent Show Perform According to university “I do not think the park- part of the community,” Alex 8 p.m.-10 p.m. policy, any vehicle parked on ing problem is by any means said. “!ere is not another 3pmv6:3pn 8 p.m.- 11 p.m. 2pntJ~Arkansas Union ! eater campus must show a permit, unique to the Islamic center. mosque in the city of Fayette- Barnhill Arena said Gary Smith, director of I think it is very obvious that ville. !is is the only place that parking and transit. the biggest student issue on Muslims can come for wor- It would be cheaper for the campus right now is parking,” ship. We have a large Muslim Islamic center visitors to park Hanson said. “I think it is a community on campus and *follow us on facebook to see our new promotions in the HPER parking deck very dangerous precedent in that is why the mosque is here. http://www.shogunonline.com/ http://www.wasabifayetteville.com than purchase a visitor per- saying that a third party group !is is a chance for us to give mit, which costs $5.50 per day, can have ad-hoc usage of our something from what is ours 4096 Steele Blvd. 313 W. Dickson St. Smith said. lots.” to help others.” Fayetteville, AR 72703 Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 442-9999 (479) 527-0268
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Send Gray to Little Rock, Put the Guns on Safety Editorial Board Two arguments we "nd !e Arkansas Traveler here. If it was critical that concealed weapons be a part of the Hill, they would have It was a hard decision for been here. In a red state and us to advocate a candidate a proliferation of school that would not represent shootings, it seems the “talk- UA in her district if she was ing points” were all there elected. and capital was up for grabs Yet, at the same time we to pass gun legislation. #at understood how important it did not happen because our would be for this candidate to state legislature and UA ad- win the election for District ministrators have the safety 84. of faculty, sta$ and students We recommend that Dis- in mind. trict 84 voters choose Adella Moreover, this is a clear Gray for their representative. mimic of national policy- We do this in interest of UA. making to take Collins as far A!er a narrowly-won right as he could go, smart election in 2010, Collins has and maybe good for parts of seemed to be a strong repre- his district, but not a change sentative for his constituen- needed at UA. cies. He has a strong educa- Gray is a proven leader in tion, too. He is also a strong sustainability and a protector candidate for the Republican of the green environment of Party as he holds the same ba- Fayetteville. She is a champi- sic tenants of the party. on of the stream side protec- All of Collins’ quali"ca- tion ordinance in Fayetteville tions for a seat in the house of and has committed to work- representatives are not what ing for better green initiatives Marcus Ferreira Sta" Cartoonist we need right now, though. for UA. We need an enhanced Gray is our gal. recycling program among A!er six years of ser- other “green needs” at UA !"#$%&'()*%++,#)-,'..)/'.)01)-21%&#)345)51)61)7( vice on the Fayetteville City and Gray will deliver. #e po- Council, she has proved that litical climate for green issues Richard Parker she can be dedicated to mu- is not particularly comfort- poor people in the suburbs system merely as consumers, as opposed to merely their nicipal and university needs. ing, it is not a voting issue. Guest Columnist than in the inner cities. taxpayers, holders of reactions to the candidate. She promised not to pass Yet, Gray is committed to the #e median income of the mortgages, car loans, student He notes that about four policies that simply meet a issue, even when not popular. A!er the water recedes, American family has steadily loans and national debt. in 10 base voters — on either national agenda, according to Gray will put the con- a!er the "res are extinguished declined for a decade to just Of course, the presidential side of the partisan divide her campaign website. cealed weapons talk on safety and as neighbors help $60,974.00, according to #e campaigns never really — do not believe that the She refers to Collins’ at- as she trusts UA o&cials and one another recover from New York Times. dwelled on these realities candidate they’re backing tempt to pass legislation to she will work for a UA that the devastation of the #e cost of college has because they can’t be used truly empathizes with them. allow concealed weapons on meets Fayetteville halfway on October storm forever and soared even as belief in a to easily caricature one or And of course, independents this campus: bad idea. ' green initiatives. incongruously known as better future has fallen. And the other candidate as an are the most suspicious of Sandy, the work will have to yes, it is irrefutably true that incompetent or a liar. Instead, all — even as they go to the go on grimly from Virginia to the wealthiest among us the campaigns dwelled voting booth and grudgingly New York and Connecticut, have become exponentially on taxes and spending, choose. from New Jersey to wealthy at the same time. If immigration and health care, In the days ahead, every I 111 Pennsylvania and Ohio. you make about $8 million the issues which test well with day people will emerge as Where1 is Town and Gown? It is the way of storms. In per year (and good for you), focus groups and that align heroes in the midst of the THE1 ARKANSAS the midst of all the devastation your household income has with track records, promises shock, tragedy and adversity EditorialTRAV/EL Board R numerous. Actions by UA to America’s most densely generally gone up 199 percent and constituents — and worst of the storm. !e Arkansas Traveler now add to that history. populated region, the country since 1980. But none of this is of all, the contributors of the Your hero may be your UA o&cials o$ered $2.25 will go about the business new. cold, hard cash who make this neighbor. And vice versa. million for the property, of choosing a president. #ese are not the e$ects of the most expensive contest It will be a linesman who Town and Gown issues which adds another level of Unfortunately, despite the the current administration, in history. And yet the good restores power or a worker have become more and more decision-making because UA billions of dollars spent, the as Republicans would news that may result is this: who "nally succeeds in important to us as historic can also acquire the property countless hours consumed, have you believe. Nor are It isn’t clear that our getting fresh, clean water back UA growth pushed against through eminent domain. neither major candidate has they the legacies of the last votes can actually be bought. in your home. residential concerns. Our question: Where is really adequately addressed administration, as Democrats Indeed, it isn’t even clear that #eir most important #ere is so much that the Town and Gown commit- how they will go about would have you believe. #ese the candidates succeeded in needs largely unaddressed in could happen in the next two tee on this issue? rebuilding something else. are the e$ects of the last 20 truly connecting with the this election, the American years as far as the expansion Fayetteville City Council And that is the American years. Of the computerization people with talking points, middle class, too, has no of student resources. created this committee to ad- middle class. of society. Of globalization slick advertising or shopworn choice but to go on: to hold Land located across from vise the council on issues be- #e storm is an apt and the massive transfer of platitudes. on the best we can, to try to West Cleveland Street could tween Fayetteville. While the metaphor for a nation whose work, capital and wealth Out in California, reclaim our lives and futures, now be used in a variety of council has not speci"cally most important asset — its halfway across the world. Of researcher Alan Zorfas of regardless of who sits in the ways. Originally, this land requested that the committee middle class — was not just the transformation of America Motista has devised a new way White House. was going to be used as a 122- examine this issue, it directly battered in the economic into a society increasingly to measure the intent of voters It is the way of Americans. unit apartment complex, but falls into their discussion storm of 2008 or worn indebted, publicly, privately and that is to look at their this has gone into controver- about a UA overlay district. down in the ensuing years, and by its own demographics. “emotional connection” to the Richard Parker is a regular sial litigation a!er disputes We urge the Town and but eroded steadily for two #e net result is to turn the men running for president. contributor to McClatchy- between residents and the Gown committee to o$er ad- decades prior. American middle class into Zorfas calls this “turning Tribune as well as the New city a!er residential power vice on what ought to be done By now, the statistics nothing but digits: de"ned the camera around to look York Times. !is is an excerpt was not taken into account. with the property, whether it are familiar: there are more by our "nancial and political at the desires of the voter” of his column. #e layers of discussions comes under Fayetteville or concerning this property are UA. Traveler Quote of the Day Day of the Dead: Giving Death its Due Parking is de#nitely an issue on campus Lorenza Munoz pan de muertos. It is loud and ever celebrated. But when I why not enjoy the ride? But the and something has to be done about it, Los Angeles Times garish, colored bright orange, walked into the gymnasium, Day of the Dead is more than pink and cobalt blue. where every class had set up an that. It is exactly as Paz said: but not here. Not that I’m an expert. altar, the magnitude and true a mirror to life. If our deaths I didn’t plan to set up our Neither the holiday nor the meaning of the celebration are forgotten, what does that Matthew Mathis, Student, Law annual Day of the Dead altar altar were ever traditions struck me like lightning. say about our lives? If we don’t UA Board of Trustees Will Discuss Parking, Page 3 this year — too much work, in my home growing up in Hundreds of faces, give death its due, we neglect I thought. #at is, until my Mexico. When we lived there, contained in wooden frames, our lives. daughter called me on it. it seemed unnecessary — even stared back at me. I realized So when my daughter When I arranged a few antiquated — to put up an this was not about death. It urged me to put up the altar, pumpkins near the front door, altar with pictures of our dead was overwhelmingly about I went into the garage and she asked expectantly, “When relatives and friends. We never life. lugged the giant box with the will you put up the dead visited a cemetery. When #e pictures were an candles, pictures and skeletons relatives?” people died, they were gone. a&rmation that these people into the family room. We Perhaps “putting up dead A!er we moved to the mattered. #ey were loved unwrapped the decorations relatives” sounds a bit morbid. United States, I searched and, even in death, they one by one. We lighted the Perhaps the dancing calacas for ways to reconnect with were essential to those le! candles. We put up the %owers. and catarinas (male and Mexico. And as an adult, I behind. #ey were missed, We talked about the people in female skeletons, smiling and wanted my kids to know the needed and not forgotten. #e our pictures. dressed up in their best out"ts) language, customs and culture bright orange cempazuchitl #is is Grandpa Sam. #is that are a prerequisite for the of my native land. (marigolds) "lled the air with is Grandma Pat. #is is Stan. holiday give the a!erlife an So I was thrilled to "nd that their pungent scent and drew #is is Mark. #is is Uncle unaccustomed vibrancy. my son’s school celebrated the my attention, made me look at Tony. #is is Uncle Aram. One could be forgiven for Day of the Dead. Each child death squarely in the face. #e #is is Uncle Ralph. #is is Editorial Board thinking the Day of the Dead brought a picture of a loved acrid smell of the %owers, it is Heather. #is is Tita and Abu. is wacky and a little creepy. one who had died. said, calls in the spirits. #is is Leon. #is is Abuela’s Editor-in-Chief Chad Woodard #e Mexican way of #ey decorated the frames, Octavio Paz wrote that daddy. Managing Editor Brittany Nims celebrating All Saints Day, made skeletons with dried Mexicans are not only Every person has a story. Opinion Editor Joe Kieklak Nov. 1, is not at all somber. pasta and noodles, sucked on familiar with death, we joke And in the end, my daughter It does not carry the quiet candy skulls. about it, caress it, sleep with reminded me of the most !e Arkansas Traveler welcomes letters to the editor re%ection of other cultures that I thought it was funny and it and celebrate it. We are important lesson: #eir from all interested readers. Letters should be at most contemplate the death of loved endearing that this American cavalier about it, and that lives meant something, and 300 words and should include your name, student ones. It is raucous and de"ant, school was embracing the is why enjoying life is such they will be remembered. classi"cation and major or title with the university and observed by drinking tequila, holiday that in Mexico City, an essential part of being a day-time telephone number for veri"cation. Letters eating mole and tamales, where I had lived, so few of Mexican. Lorenza Munoz wrote this for should be sent to [email protected]. gorging on sugar skulls and our friends or relatives had We are all going to die, so the Los Angeles Times. THE OMPANION“Making Your Journey Worthwhile” Companion Editor: Nick Brothers Assistant Companion Editor: Shelby Gill
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Android or iPhone? !at is the Question Antony Wanjala Contributing Writer
s fall turns to winter, the sights and smells of Christmas are abound and abundant. But what’s this? !ere seems Ato be a bit of con$ict amidst the Christmas spirit. It seems as though UA students have found something new to complain about — and no, it has nothing to do with construction or “foot- Courtesy Photo tra%c” near Kimpel Hall. It deals strictly with whether or not prospective smartphone adopt- ers and tech-savvy shoppers alike should spend their hard-earned dollars on an Android or an iPhone. Sigh Once More: Google’s Android operating system took the world by storm the moment the monolith corporation acquired the $edgling company Review of Mumford Android Inc. and decided to make their source code available to anyone willing to make hard- and Sons’ Babel ware that housed the operating system. !e result? A large selection of products to choose McKenna Gallagher Sta" Photographer Evan Barber from in addition to a thriving app store which, A female student plays on her iPhone near the Union !eatre on October 29, 2012. to date, is responsible for providing hundreds Sta! Writer of thousands of apps to millions of consumers Android and Apple users, mainly because of that they don’t “have to be tech-savvy in order worldwide. the varying perspectives on the issue. Many, to enjoy the bene"ts of having a smartphone.” 7 out of 10 What many attribute to Android, however, like Kevin and Kruz, love having the ability to She’s not alone in this respect, especially when is the broad spectrum of so&ware available to pick and choose from an arsenal of apps that you consider that a quick Google search of the It seems strange to start an album with those who are tech-savvy and looking for that suit them from the ground up, while opponents debate will surely bring up a succinct place- the line, “’Cause I know that time has extra spark in their mobile life. Proponents of of the open-source business model have an eas- ment of her assertion in support of Apple and numbered my days,” but that’s exactly how Android products include sophomore electri- ier time using the apps available to them on the its iPhone. Mumford & Sons start their newest album, cal engineering student Kevin Cooper, who iTunes store. At the end of the day, the decision is based “Babel.” !at word “’cause” has to refer regards them as having “more potential” than On the opposite side of the fence lies Apple’s solely on personal preferences, but being a bit to something before it; the song’s whole their Apple counterparts because of their iPhone, which brings a lot to the table. !e informed about what’s available to you may just "rst stanza is, “’Cause I know that time “open-source functionality.” company places an emphasis on aesthetically be enough to sway you to the other side. Of has numbered my days / And I’ll go along For the less tech-savvy, Kevin’s claim is that pleasing designs in addition to quality content, course, it goes without saying that both sides with everything you say / But I’ll ride home Google’s decision to allow anyone — from which hits the all-familiar iTunes store on a possess commendable qualities despite the fact laughing, look at me now / !e walls of my homegrown programmers to esteemed profes- daily basis. A lot of people choose the Apple that they bring di#erent cards to the table. town, they come crumbling down.” Maybe sionals in the industry — the ability to make camp because they "nd it familiar and think Apple, with its ease and simplicity, allows the “’cause” answers why they continue to apps available for purchase on the Android that the iPhone works more smoothly. users who may not have even attempted to join make music; maybe it answers why they de- marketplace allows for “more potential for Keaton Jaramillo, a sophomore mechanical the smartphone craze the opportunity to do cided to name the album for the stairway- Android products as a whole to grow and gain engineering student, validated his purchase of so and experience many of the bene"ts allot- to-heaven Genesis 11 tower, the one whose more market share.” the iPhone 4 due to the device’s user-friendly ted to those who own these incredible devices. construction brought “the confusion of lan- When asked about his opinion on the mat- interface, which allows him to do things e#ec- Android, with its emphasis on customization, guages” and the “scattering of men across ter, Kruz Kalke, a sophomore mathematics ma- tively and without complication. lets tech-heads go to town with every piece of the earth.” jor, agreed with Kevin’s opinion on the matter. Keaton isn’t alone in his opinion on Apple’s so&ware under the sun to make their mobile !e passage is mysterious. No matter the He said the “open-source paradigm” adopted line of products. Many iPhone users regard the phones anything they want them to be. answer, “Babel” clearly o#ers a bridge back by the Android development platform makes ease and simplicity associated with Apple’s op- Either way you decide, both camps allow to the band’s previous work. (Incidentally, to the mobile market a much more accessible erating system as being the main deciding fac- for the facilitation of choice — an incredible give this album a more cinematic $air, some environment for the tech-savvy and inexperi- tor in selecting which side of the fence to be on. luxury that allows for consumers to get the best of its songs are bridged together by bright, enced mobile consumer alike. Other iPhone a"cionados, like pre-med bang for their buck as we approach the climax ambient connecting sounds; but if you’re !is is a strong point of contention between biochemistry major Alyson Hope, love the fact of the holiday season. listening on Spotify, the link will probably get cut by commercials.) Much like “Sigh No More,” this album is deeply worshipful. !rough and through, the lyrics are "lled with the yearning for salvation, though they still concede in “Whispers in the Dark” that “a brush with the devil can clear your mind A Local SurveyAt around of $6 forSandwich any of their grilled cheese easy to understandSpecialties why. Located on Wedington, and strengthen your spine.” Other recur- Emily Rhodes choices, Hammontrees will have you coming it may not be the easiest place to "nd, but it’s ring themes include the notion of "nding Photo Editor back to try all of their delicious menu options. For worth the search. For a mere $5.99, their half- contentment exactly where you are and the something di#erent than a regular deli sandwich, sandwich is more than enough for lunch or din- struggle to accept God’s grace, particularly !e sandwich: It’s a "lling, inexpensive and Hammontrees is the place to go for a hot panini ner. in the end of the song “Broken Crown.” delicious option for breakfast, lunch or dinner. guaranteed to be delicious. I had the chance to try the Tuscan Turkey Again, on “Whispers in the Dark,” they For students, it’s one of our favorite choices when Melt, the Chipotle Pork and the Don Mega, and sing, “Spare my sins for the ark, I was too it comes to quick and easy food that’s available al- although all three were awesome, the Don Mega slow to depart / I’m a cad but I’m not a most anywhere on campus. was by far one of the best cold subs in town. A fraud, I’d set out to serve the Lord.” !anks When it comes to getting a meal in between simple white sub packed high with salami, ham, to their accents, “Lord” can rhyme with class or around Fayetteville, the sandwich o#ers pepperoni, provolone and veggies including “fraud,” “depart” and “ark” without hav- students a tasty meal option without having to cherry peppers, lettuce and tomato, Green Sub- ing to bend very much. Also, like the "rst shell out the big bucks. And in a town that has marine o#ers both unique specialty sandwiches album, for this song and several others, hundreds of options when it comes to grilled and classic favorites. the band grounds frantic banjo picking in cheese, paninis and deli specialties, it only seemed With a price that’s hard to best for a delicious quarter-note bass kicks and ruggedly Eng- necessary to scope out the best ones in town. and "lling sandwich, I highly recommend tak- lish group vocal harmonies. ing the trip down Wedington to try one of the !ankfully, because the frantic banjo many subs that Green Submarine o#ers. almost always comes coupled with gui- tar, the band is almost completely insured Geraldi’s — Chicken Parmesan against jokes about “Super Mario World”’s 20 S. University Ave., Fayetteville background music. !eir sound keeps with I took my "rst trip to Geraldi’s this week with what fans would expect; transitioning from some friends, and let’s just say it was so good that the "rst album, the band doesn’t throw any we returned the very next day for more home- musical curveballs, with the one slight ex- cooked Italian. Geraldi’s, located close to Dickson ception being how the chorus for “Hopeless Street and campus, o#ers some of the best tradi- Wanderer” switches from swing strumming tional-style pizza and pasta, not to mention their to straight guitar strumming. killer garlic bread. In the same song, as part of another lyri- But I wasn’t here to sample pizza toppings or cal motif, when the guitar changes, the band Hammontrees — Cheebacca pesto pasta; I was getting the chicken Parmesan sings, “Hold me fast, hold me fast, ‘cause I’m 326 N. West Ave. #8, Fayetteville sandwich. Recommended by our friendly server, Courtesy Photos a hopeless wanderer / And I will learn, I will Hammontrees, located on West Avenue, just a the chicken parm comes on none other than the learn to love the skies I’m under.” And then few short steps from campus o# Dickson Street, buttery garlic bread served as an appetizer. Talk Richard’s Meat Market — Deli Sandwich on “Lover of the Light,” the command is to o#ers speciality and one-of-a-kind sandwiches about real Italian $avor. !e chicken breast, which 3042 N. Market Ave., Fayetteville “love the one you hold / And that’ll be your in a fun and eclectic atmosphere. Try getting a came breaded and covered in a sweet, rustic mari- Richard’s is a rather nontraditional option goal / To have and to hold / A lover of the sandwich on a weekend a&ernoon or a weekday nara sauce, was cooked perfectly and more than for grabbing a quick lunch around town, but light.” It’s all too common to hear “Hold the at lunchtime, and you may be in for a wait. enough to be shared between two people. Add the it o#ers a great deli sandwich nonetheless. A one you love,” but the instruction to “Love !is place is packed, and for good reason, too. melted cheese, and you have a great sandwich, all meat market that o#ers hand-cut steaks, fresh the one you hold” feels fresh, and it settles Hammontrees caters to both meat lovers and for around $8. Now, that’s hard to beat. ground meat and a variety of fresh "sh, the lo- in a much di#erent way than the former, vegetarians, with plenty of options like hot dogs, Geraldi’s o#ers a variety of Italian favorites, so cally owned business also houses an extensive lighting a much more applicable path to sweet potato Gouda fries and their famous grilled skip the chain meatball sub and head o# campus deli and lunch option. contentment in di#erent situations. cheese sandwiches. But I already knew what I for a true Italian treat. For an unbeatable $2.59, Richards o#ers “I think I kind of jumped on the band- wanted before I walked in the door. a deli deal on any of their meats and cheeses wagon here,” said Faith Webb, junior ap- A&er doing a little research, I took the short loaded onto homemade bread with fresh-cut parel studies major. “I did genuinely enjoy walk down a&er class one a&ernoon and ordered vegetables. For pocket change, try a bu#alo them before, but I think for the new album myself the Cheebacca, a barbecue-lovers haven chicken with smoked cheddar or roast beef they stepped things up a lot. Every song has of $avor. Pulled pork, bacon, grilled onions and and provolone. !e possibilities are endless, a "re behind it, and every single one is just both a house and sharp white cheddar cheese, and for such a price, it’s a possibility to try good. Ideas carry from song to song, and it piled high on fresh sourdough and slathered with them all. all $ows together.” a tangy garlic cilantro sauce. !ere you have it — !e bread is baked fresh daily, and boy, is it !e album will be a hit through much of the Cheebacca has arrived. good. Add your favorite meat and cheese, to- the fall. It’s already been a hit, and no doubt !is sandwich is serious when it comes to mato, pickle, lettuce and your favorite condi- the soundtrack to many nighttime drives $avor — juicy pulled pork, smoky bacon and ment, and you’re walking out of the door with and late-night porch talks, given that it’s melted cheese. What could be better? !e garlic a full lunch for less than a gallon of gas. It’s a been out for over a month. cilantro sauce o#ers a burst of freshness, while the deal you simply can’t pass up. “‘Babel’ is full of hope and laced with sourdough is both chewy yet moist — just how it Green Submarine — Don Mega With so many possibilities for a great sand- the idea of a creator who wants to know us,” should be. Make it a half-sandwich with an order 3315 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville wich in Fayetteville, it’s time to skip the cafete- said Michelle Sta#ord, junior social work of their french onion soup, and you have one of Green Submarine is one of the most-recom- ria lunch and scope out some of the great local major. “I love their new album because it the best lunches in northwest Arkansas for under mended deli sandwich restaurants in Fayette- restaurants in town. You may be surprised at is forever reminding me that music has the $10. ville, and for those of us who have visited, it’s some of the fantastic $avors you "nd. ability to change the hearts of its listeners.” Page 6 1 4 6 !e Arkansas 7Traveler Newspaper8 !ursday, Nov. 1, 2012 5 3 1 Comics Sudoku4 Pearls Before Swine 4 1 Stephan9 Pastis 6
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BASKETBALL Exhibition Game Showcases Razorback Talent Zack Wheeler goal of making the NCAA tournament. Their sched- Sta! Writer ule presents teams such as Syracuse, Michigan, Florida, The Arkansas men’s bas- Missouri and Kentucky. ketball team will host an ex- The Razorbacks have hibition game against South- added more depth and ex- west Baptist Friday at 7 p.m. perience this year, which This will be the first game of should help them get the season for both teams. through a rather grueling Arkansas is looking to schedule. improve on their 18-14 (6- The Hogs return last 10 Southeastern Confer- year’s leading scorer, BJ ence) season a year ago. The Young. Young will play point Bearcats of SBU are ranked guard as well as the two preseason No. 8 in the Mid- guard in some situations. America Intercollegiate Ath- Arkansas also gets their letic Association Media Poll best rebounder Marshawn and pre-season No. 9 in the Powell back from injury. MIAA Coaches Poll. SBU is Powell has stated that he isn’t looking to get some valuable quite 100 percent yet, but he experience playing a team should be ready to go full from a major conference. speed by the official season- As of Tuesday, it was not opener Nov. 9. decided who the starters for Other Razorbacks return- the game would be, head ing this season are guards coach Mike Anderson said. Mardracus Wade, Rickey “They’ll get a chance in Scott, Rashad Madden, practice to continue to audi- Kikko Haydar and forward tion in front of me, to show Hunter Mickelson. These me what they can bring to players will add the much the table, and hopefully give needed depth to play the up- them an opportunity to go tempo basketball Anderson and play in the game and wants. help our basketball team,” The new faces on cam- Anderson said. pus are forward Coty Clarke, Arkansas is looking at guard Anthlon Bell, forward this game as a way to im- Charlie Henderson, guard prove on the key Anderson Davion Spivey, forward Ja- wants, defense. Last year, corey Williams, guard De- the Hogs didn’t pressure op- Quavious Wagner and guard posing teams as they would Michael Qualls. like after each made basket. “Depth wise, we’re go- Anderson is hoping with ing to be a lot better than more bodies this year they we were last year,” Anderson can implement his signature said. pressure defense. Arkansas is short on size, Logan Webster Sta" Photographer Arkansas has a tough Sophomore BJ Young played for the Red team in a ten-point win over the White team Tuesday night. !e Razorbacks face South- road ahead to accomplish the see SHOWCASE page 8 est Baptist in an exhibition game 7 p.m. Friday at Bud Walton Arena.
VOLLEYBALL Razorback Volleyball on Season-Ending Stretch for the SEC West. led by Senior Amanda An- Eric Harris !e Hogs have momen- derson with a percentage of tum on their side, having .352, also good for fourth in Sta! Writer dominated their last four the conference. matches, sweeping Ken- Auburn is ninth in the tucky, Mississippi State and SEC with a hitting percentage !e season for the Razor- Missouri, winning a #ve set of .231, but they boast Ca- back volleyball team is wind- match over Alabama and go- mila Jersonsky, who is third ing down as the team looks ing 12-2 in their last 14 sets. in the SEC with a percentage to start o" their last stretch Auburn has won their last of .377. of games with an important two games but have struggled !e Hogs also excelled road win over Auburn. in the past month, going 3-6 defensively in the #rst match !e Hogs sit in a tie with in their last nine matches, in- against the Tigers with a 10-4 Texas A&M for #rst in the cluding a 3-0 loss in Fayette- advantage in blocks and held Southeastern Conference ville in September. Auburn to zero aces. West Division with a confer- Arkansas had a balanced Both teams are in the ence record of 9-4. attack against the Tigers. Six middle of the SEC in blocks. However, !e Aggies beat di"erent Razorbacks had Auburn is sixth in the con- the Razorbacks in a thrill- at least #ve kills, led by Ro- ference while Arkansas is ing #ve-set match in Barnhill slandy Acosta with 10. eighth. Arena, so the tie would go to O"ensively, Arkansas had Auburn is again led by the Aggies. a hitting percentage of .277, Jersonsky who is #$h in the Auburn is sitting in third while Auburn’s percentage conference and right behind place in the west but are three was a low .118. Arkansas junior Janeliss Tor- games back with a confer- !roughout the season, res. ence record of 6-7. !e game Arkansas has been the stron- However, Auburn has against the Hogs is very im- ger o"ensive team with a hit- been better at blocking in Logan Webster Sta" Photographer portant for the Tigers in their ting percentage of .246, which Junior Ashley Vazquez defends against Mizzou’s o"ensive e"ort. !e Razorbacks beat the Tigers e"ort to get back in the race is fourth in the SEC. !ey are see WINDS page 8 in straight sets Sunday in Barnhill Arena.
COMMENTARY Location, Location, Location! It’s Most Important! If a curveball ends up just a ample. !e Arkansas pitcher don’t chant, “!under! !un- remember what a full season shown that pride plays a huge few inches from the intended played for the Philidelphia der!” but “O-K-C! O-K-C!” is like. role in support of a team. destination, a strike becomes a Phillies, was traded to the Se- !e fans are proud of the !ere’s a huge public rela- So tune your television ball, and the batter walks. attle Mariners and then to the location, and that makes the tions push in Brooklyn right sets to the rescheduled season If a quarterback throws Texas Rangers. players proud of the location. now, too. !ere are subway opener for the Brooklyn Nets the football just a few seconds !en the #rst chance Lee !at’s what the Nets are advertisements and billboards as they take on the Toronto ahead of the receiver, the drive got, he went back to the Phil- trying to accomplish this sea- introducing the city to the Raptors Friday night in Bar- is over, and there is no touch- lies, even a$er a American son. Uprooted from New Jer- four best players, including clays Center. down. League Championship Series sey to Brooklyn, N.Y., a rather Arkansas’ own Joe Johnson. See for yourself if the new If the pass is just a moment berth with the Rangers. unsuccessful franchise is try- His billboard reads: “Hello, location will provide as much too late, the defender steps in, Apparently, Lee “never ing to take root in the hearts Brooklyn. I’m No. 7 Joe John- success for the Nets as it did Kristen Coppola and the chance for a buzzer wanted to leave in the #rst of the Brooklynites. son, six-time NBA All-Star for the !under, and remem- beater is gone. place,” he said in an article by !e Nets haven’t had a win- and lifelong Razorback.” ber – location is everything. Sports Editor But location is important Jere Longman in the New York ning percentage at or above !is is the Nets’ way of get- in more than just the execu- Times. .500 since the 2006-2007 sea- ting the city to adopt them – Kristen Coppola is the Location is very important tion of the game. It also mat- On the side of franchises, son. just like the !under was able Sports Editor for the Arkansas in sports. It plays an integral ters when it comes to the think of the Seattle Super- In the 2009-2010 season, to get Oklahoma City to buy- Traveler. Her column appears role from the execution of a location of a player and of a sonics’ transformation into the Nets only won 12 games. in to the franchise. every !ursday. Follow the game to the success of a fran- franchise. the Oklahoma City !under. !ey played 82 games that !is is important, because sports section on Twitter @ chise. Take Cli" Lee as an ex- !ink of how !under fans season, just in case you can’t as so many examples have UATravSports. SPORTS
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TENNIS Schimmel Discusses Swimming and Diving Freshmen to Represent Hogs at Houston Invite
Rebekah Harvey Sta" Photographer Head swimming coach Sean Schimmel met with the media Tuesday to discuss the Razor- back’s win Friday when they swept Missouri, Kentucky and Southern Illinois. Freshman JANUARYNina Drolc helped the Razorbacks with wins in the 200 medley relay, the 200 freestyle, 3-B,2013and the 400 freestyle relay.
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and a starting point guard pressure and will look to lack of size outside of Powell will have to be found after score more in transition. and Mickelson. Anderson and last year’s The Razorbacks will This team is poised to starter, Julysses Nobles, have to use a team effort expand upon the first sea- agreed that he should finish to rebound effectively, but son in Anderson’s system. his college career elsewhere. Powell will help this cate- The Hogs are looking to Photo Courtesy of AthleticExperience Media the Relations Chartwells chef's But, Anderson has gory out tremendously. The continue to grow chemis- nod to this Travel Channel's hitenough talent to play a Hogs want to score baskets try and will try to play their Jessie McMullen “We’re looking for as strong !culinarye Arkansas show. tennis Don't team miss is menusmuch faster-paced game by off their rebounding, in best basketball toward the of performances as we can excellingplucked in singles from with the a remotest25-18 turning up the defensive hopes of countering their end of the season. facebook.coSta! Writer 1mluatrav possibly have from those two recordcorners while theof theteam globe. is strug- players,” head coach Michael gling in doubles with a 4-11 COLLEGE SKI & BOARD WEEK !e Arkansas women’s ten- Hegarty said. record. Breckenridge • Vail • Beaver Creek nis team will be competing So far in the fall season, Freshman Yang Pang has WINDS continued from page 7 Keystone • Arapahoe Basin in the Houston Cougar Invite Hernandez is 4-2 and Mee is been a key to the Razorback’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday in 1-2. success. Pang advanced to the conference play, moving up with 14.23. Houston. “!ey’ve both had good falls quarter#nals of the ITA Re- to third in the SEC in blocks !is match starts a breckenridge !e tournament will fea- so far,” Hegarty said. gionals last week, losing to Mis- in conference games. tough #nal stretch of the ture some tough competition, “I’ve been looking for them souri’s Cierra Gaytan-Leach in Both teams are also near season for the Tigers. Six of 20 Mountains. 5 Resorts. 1 Price. including Auburn, Rice, TCU as freshman to take another three sets. the bottom of the SEC in Auburn’s last seven games FROM and SMU. Last season, Rice #n- step forward. It’s early days for “!ere was consistency of a service aces, both the Ti- are against the top six of ONLY ished as the No. 30 team in the them, but we’re looking for real high level of performance and gers and Hogs average less the SEC. _, FirstSecurity plus t/s nation. TCU #nished ranked improvement at this stage,” that’s really exciting from a than one ace per set despite A$er the game against No. 35 and Auburn was ranked Hegarty added. freshman,” head coach Michael Arkansas freshman K. Auburn, the Hogs have a No. 73. !e Houston Cougar With such a young team, Hegarty said of Pang’s perfor- One aspect where both huge game in College Sta- Invite will provide Arkansas fall tournaments provide op- mance in the fall season. teams excel is kills. Auburn tion against the Texas A&M with some tough competition. portunity for development and !e highlight for the team is #$h in the conference av- Aggies that could give Ar- !e Razorbacks will send growth for the Hogs. during this fall season has been eraging 13.79 kills per set. kansas the lead in the SEC freshmen Kristen Mee and Ana “We’ve played a lot and widespread development and !e Hogs have the most West with a very manage- WWW.UBSKI.COM Lorena Belmar Hernandez to that’s really with a young team improvement for each player, total kills in the SEC and able schedule to close the 1-800-SKI-WILD • 1-800-754-9453 the tournament. what you want,” Hegarty said. Hegarty said. are second in kills per set regular season.
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