Harmon Garage Faces Capacity Problems; More Passes Will Be Sold, UA Oicial Said Millie Hogue Staf Writer
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UA Climbers Prepare for Competition Page 6 Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 University of Arkansas Student-Run Newspaper Since 1906 Vol. 109, No. 6 Harmon Garage Faces Capacity Problems; More Passes Will Be Sold, UA Oicial Said Millie Hogue Staf Writer About 1,000 UA students, faculty and staf could lose access to daily parking if the oversold Harmon Ave- nue Parking Garage is closed to all ex- cept yearly permit holders, according to the number of parking spaces sold. Transit and Parking Department administrators shut down and then resumed selling parking permits for Harmon last week. For the irst time, there was a waiting list to buy passes for the garage, said Gary Smith, the UA Parking director. By Sept. 17, Transit and Parking had sold 2,480 Harmon parking per- mits for the fall and spring semesters. hat’s 331 more spaces than the ga- rage has, and oicials plan to sell 220 more, said Andy Gilbride, an educa- tion and instruction specialist for the department. It is routine to oversell Harmon, but it is being done in increasingly large numbers, Gilbride said. In ad- dition to guaranteeing space for all permit holders, Transit and Parking also allows approximately 900 hourly parkers into the nine-level structure daily, Smith said. Kris Johnson Photo Editor To oversell Harmon, planners pre- Cars line up to exit the Harmon garage on Sept. 23. While overcrowding is not uncommon, it is occurring in increasingly large numbers. sume that most drivers – pass holders and hourly parkers – will not use the he lack of available space may lead administrators to regulate access to the garage. garage at the same time, Smith said. In stitutional Research. In that same “he top level of Harmon stays 166 parking spaces, Gilbride said. weather. However, there are also the past, this presumption has proved time, the available parking space on pretty much, mostly, empty,” he said. When that loor is full, administra- several new building projects likely correct, but increased enrollment has campus increased by 1.3 percent, ac- “So we’re ine right now, but with the tors will begin regulating access to afect Harmon parking demand. raised the demand for parking. cording to the 2013 Transit and Park- growth of campus, more students and to the garage, Smith said. With an Champions Hall, a $26.5 million he student population rose by ing Annual Report. Still, that doesn’t more staf, that may not be the case in oversold lot and record enrollment, math and science building across more than 9 percent from 2011 to necessarily translate into an immedi- the future.” this scenario could be triggered by 2013, according to the Oice for In- ate issue, Gilbride said. he Harmon ninth loor has something as simple as a day of bad continued on page 4 Ogden and Lambeth Stun Crowds with heir Performances in the Razorback Marching Band Bailey Kestner performing as a feature twirler. Her career includes 16 trips to the na- She competed both individually tional championships. Staf Writer and with a team growing up. “his past July was my inal com- “I attended local, state, regional petition, as I have now oicially re- and national competitions,” she said. tired from competitive twirling,” Og- Twirlers McKinsey Ogden and “Competitive twirling was the main den said. “I am completely humbled Emma Lambeth share similar stories focus of what I did growing up in ad- and honored to have brought back of hard work and competing in baton dition to twirling with my junior high an eighth place inish in the College twirling from early ages. and high school bands. Now my main Miss Majorette of America portion of he girls are the team’s two feature focus is twirling for the RMB.” nationals.” performers on the line. Many of their Outside of practicing three days a Lambeth, who also has retired routines difer from the rest of the week with the marching band, Lam- from the sport, said she wouldn’t be twirlers. hey are also the twirlers to beth practices on her own every other a feature twirler in the RMB without spin ire at UofA pep rallies. day of the week. She also runs and the challenging level of routines and “When I was 12, I came to a Ra- lits weights during the season to stay skills she learned while competing for zorback game, saw the twirlers during in shape. 13 years. their performance with the band, and Ogden started twirling when she While competitive twirling has decided I wanted to become a twirler was 2 and began competing when strict rules on what can and cannot for the UofA someday,” Lambeth said. she was 6. his is her ith year on the be used in routines, Lambeth said “From that point until I graduated twirling line and fourth year as a fea- twirling for a marching band allows high school I practiced almost every ture twirler. for lexibility. day of the week and continued dance Before coming to college, Ogden “I’m focused on big entertaining classes to work towards achieving this would practice between three and tricks that the crowd will notice and goal.” six hours a day. At the university, she appreciate,” she said. “he goal is to Lambeth, a senior, began twirling reduced her practicing to around two make yourself entertaining enough to Adams Pryor Staf Photographer at the age of 6 and started compet- hours a day due to injuries and the where even people in the very top of Emma Lambeth, a senior and a three year feature twirler for the Ra- ing at 9. his is Lambeth’s fourth year demands of schoolwork. zorbacks, practices for her halftime performance at the football game. on the twirling line of the Razorback Ogden, like Lambeth, has per- continued on page 8 Marching Band and her third year formed in numerous competitions. Bikes, Blues & BBQ Begins Today Professor’s Dreams Fall into Place Know the Foe: Texas A&M Bikers from around the country travel to Fayetteville to Daniel Sutherland, a UA history professor, wrote a biogra- The Razorbacks and Aggies return to Arlington this celebrate the rally’s 15-year anniversary. phy about esteemed artist James McNeill Whistler, and his Saturday to face off in the Southwest Classic. The research on Whistler was featured in a PBS documentary. game’s outcome may rely heavily on both defenses. PAGE 3 PAGE 7 PAGE 10 Page 2 Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014 e Arkansas Traveler Newspaper e Arkansas Traveler is a public forum, the University of Ar- kansas’ independent student newspaper and all content deci- sions are those of the editors. Contact 119 Kimpel Hall Courtesy Photo University of Arkansas e 2014-2015 ASG Executive Committee poses with Vice Provost Danny Pugh after their inauguration this year. Fayetteville, AR 72701 Main 479 575 3406 Fax 479 575 3306 Associated Student Government [email protected] facebook.com/uatrav twitter.com/uatrav Fall Election Results Announced Editorial Sta Ginny Monk elections were to ll vacant parking tickets and Safe Ride, to the Senate during the recent William Bowden Senior Staf Writer seats, McFarland said. Bell said. fall vacancy elections. Editor Only 1,997 students, less ASG is working to make Hilburn also said she wants 479.575.8455 than 10 percent of the total stu- scantrons more accessible, to work on campus safety by [email protected] dent enrollment, voted during rather than free, and has beginning a program to teach Isabel Dobrin Lauren Robinson Associated Student Gov- this election. is number in- made a new suggestion box women self defense, so they’ll News Editor Managing Editor ernment o cials announced cludes graduate students who available for student com- learn skills they can use even [email protected] [email protected] the results of Senate vacancy voted for their representatives ments in the Arkansas Union, a er they leave the UA campus. Drew Viguet David Wilson elections Sept. 12, electing 27 on the Graduate Student Con- Bell said. “I would love to hear any Asst. News Editor Opinion Editor ASG senators and 21 represen- gress, McFarland said. Bell said she wants ASG to input on what the student body [email protected] [email protected] tatives for the Graduate Stu- ere are a lot of returning work on increasing campus wants,” Hilburn said. “I am ex- dent Congress, according to senators this year. e reten- safety this year, whether that cited to be working with other Julia Trupp Madelynne Jones Companion Editor Online Editor the ASG website. tion rate for ASG Senate has be in the way students drive senators who also want to make [email protected] [email protected] e Graduate Student Con- gone up, McFarland said. on campus or more campus a di erence.” gress is beginning its inaugural “I’m ecstatic because there’s lighting. McFarland said he is excited Kris Johnson Scottie Bordelon year at the UofA. e chair, a lot of great minds,” McFar- ASG is also going to be to work with the ASG Sen- Photo Editor Sports Editor Alex Marino, was just elected land said. “It’s also a more di- nishing up several projects ate this year, and he has lots of [email protected] [email protected] last week, ASG President Dan- verse Senate.” they started last year, Bell plans and projects to work on iel McFarland said. Sophomore Hannah Bell said. throughout the year. Design Sta Elections began at 9 a.m. said she got involved in ASG “We have a great executive “We are changing the cul- Kristen Coppola Haley Markle Sept.