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Cole’s ‘Empire’ still relevant I made a point to visit the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville because of the special exhibit there organized by the New York Historical Society, “The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision.” I knew that several paintings by one of my favorite artists, Thomas Cole, would be there, but I never dreamed that I would see “The Course of Empire” (1836). I was stunned and excited when I came to the final room of the exhibit. There they were: all five of the huge paintings in chronological order lining one wall of the long room — the room’s other walls were appropriately bare. It was an incredible climax to a splendid exhibit.

Cole imagined a grand landscape that included a harbor and a mountain peak and used it from different angles and perspectives in each painting. The first in the series is “The Savage State”: Nature dominates, and a hunter and canoeist share the wilderness. The second is “The Pastoral state”: Nature is being tamed; there’s a permanent temple; there’s farming and shepherding; and there’s leisure time with dancing, painting, and thinking. Next is “Consummation”: Nature is gone; the peak is barely visible; the harbor is full of commerce; a Greco-Roman city dominates the landscape with thousands of people overcrowding the streets. The fourth is “Destruction”: Nature returns in the forms of barbarians who rape and pillage the once mighty city and a storm that wrecks havoc in the harbor. Finally, there is “Desolation”: No humans exist; nature is triumphant and reclaims the landscape; the moon casts its reflection over a tranquil harbor; there’s a face in the moon, and he is smiling.

Doing post-graduate work in the mid’70s, I spent many hours and days in various libraries at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville searching books and magazines for reprints of Cole’s “The Course of Empire” series. The first time I used them was in my 12th grade humanities class at the American School of Quito, Ecuador. When I projected the first painting onto the screen in front of the classroom, I heard a collective “Wow!” I hadn’t expected how awed and overwhelmed my students would be. I’ve experienced various degrees of that excitement from my students over the years in all my U. S. history and world history classes.

It is easy to see why students of the 1970s and 1980s could relate to Cole’s masterpieces and especially “Destruction” and “Desolation.” It was a time when we were not only aware of what we were doing to the planet but actually wanted to do something about it: Lake Erie died and the Hudson River caught on fire. It was also the time of the Cold War in which both 4

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the United States and the Soviet Union were gambling that neither of us would commit suicide and wipe out the other guy at the same time. Mutually assured destruction was the motive behind the escalation of our nuclear arsenals.

Here in the 21st century, nuclear power surfaced again as a self-inflicted source of potential Armageddon, making Cole’s “Destruction” and “Desolation” relevant once again. We are aware that some of the former Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons are unaccounted for.

At the same time, our planet is plagued by assorted terrorists who seem to think

nothing of committing suicide if it gives them a chance to murder large numbers of innocent people. The earthquake and tsunami that recently brought nuclear tragedy to Japan has also reminded us that we still have no realistic idea as to what to do with the nuclear waste that’s produced by nuclear power plants.

As in Cole’s paintings, nature is rebounding and seemingly reaping revenge for decades of abuse by humans. Ever since the 1860s we’ve increasingly relied on fossil fuels such as oil and coal. The result, of course, has been an unnatural increase in carbon

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dioxide in the atmosphere and a corresponding increase in the earth’s temperature. The repercussions have been the ever-increasing intensities of tornadoes, hurricanes, melting ice caps, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and forest fires.

And I went on a five-day camping trip in what turned out to be the hottest recorded July in the history of the United States! To get to my traditional swimming hole, I have always driven across a low river to pick up the road that continues on the other side and leads to the informal parking area and hiking trail. This summer, there was no river to cross. I did, however, finally see the rock-bottomed riverbed that I had been driving over all those previous years. I’m sure you will understand why I chose to spend several mid-day hours during two of those five days in the climate-controlled comfort of the Crystal Bridges Museum. Seeing Cole’s “The Course of Empire” was worth the whole trip.

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Romney, Ryan and the Republicans have based their policies on the premise that if you reduce the taxes on the rich and corporations they will create jobs.

Let’s look at entrepreneurs who have created millions of jobs. Henry Ford was a farmer’s son and got his start as an apprentice machinist, Bill Gates never completed college but was self-educated on computer technology and Steve Jobs was adopted and did not have wealthy parents. If you research the innovators and job creators none of them created jobs because of tax breaks and tax increases did not make any of them stop adding jobs.

Do you really believe that the wealthy are waiting for a handout before they create jobs? What nonsense! Instead of cutting taxes for the wealthy we need to be developing the next generation of entrepreneurs through improved opportunities for education and training, making certain our banking system stays healthy through regulation that ensures we have funds available for investment in new enterprises and by encouraging advancements in technology.

The best way to secure a strong future is to invest in the middle class, for they are where the next generation of entrepreneurs will come from.

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ampa authorities have reported seeing a sizeable number of automobiles with dogs strapped on top, apparently early arrivals for the Republican National Convention. (Mike Huckabee had intended to join the motor caravan, but in a struggle with his reluctant canine companion, Huckabee wound up atop the vehicle and the dog behind the wheel.) Republicans don’t pamper dogs, we know — though it remains unproven that Sarah Palin promised to eat a live dog on stage if they’d give her the VP nomination — and they take an even harder line toward low-income humans.

There’s a bad moon rising in Tampa this week.

Malice warnings are out.

Florida’s chief executive, Rick Scott, “the Florida Iceman,” will be in full strut, no doubt. He’s one of six Republican governors who’ve chosen to withhold health care from the poor by rejecting the federally financed expansion of Medicaid that is part of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Another of these misanthropes is Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, whose state has the highest rate of uninsured citizens in the nation, a matter of deep unconcern to the governor. Perry prefers “limited government” to healing the sick. Strong government, he believes, should be reserved for seeing people off rather than keeping them around. For executing convicts, that is, another field in which Texas ranks number one.

Those photographs of bodies floating in the streets of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina didn’t intimidate Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal into showing mercy to the less fortunate. Life goes on, he believes. Or, for the sick and poor, maybe it doesn’t, but in any case, Bobby Jindal can’t be bothered when he’s fighting for tax breaks for the very rich and private schools that are poor-kid proof.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin isn’t content with busting unions that assure a living wage for their members; he wants to make sure nobody sneaks any health care to them while they’re underpaid, not unless his insurance-company contributors get a cut.

Clearly, there’ll be some truly nasty people in Tampa. Nanking was raped by nicer guys. Even the city’s famous strippers will feel the pain. Republicans go to strip joints, true, but they don’t tip. “I worked hard to inherit this money,” is a Republican slogan.

The stars of this dark drama will, of course, be Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. Though second on the ticket, Ryan will be first in the hearts of the conventioneers. Totally unfeeling, someone who wants to do away with Medicare, which would mean doing away with millions of elderly Americans, he is Mr. Modern Republican. (Look for a Lifetime Achievement Award for the Koch Brothers too.) Romney seems indifferent to the suffering of the poor, but then he seems indifferent to, and uninformed about, everything except his own candidacy. He doesn’t have the fire in the belly to smite the underprivileged the way Ryan does.

London was all about the Olympic spirit. Class warfare will be celebrated in Tampa.

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District 35: Moderate v. wing nut

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t’s a race between a woman who’s taken some unpopular positions while serving in the state House and a man whose every conversation while courting votes follows a “Groundhog Day” formula of us v. them.

Rep. Linda Tyler, Democrat of Conway, and Sen. Jason Rapert, Republican of Bigelow, are battling fiercely for the newly crafted Senate District 35, a reverse Louisiana that reaches from Bigelow on the southeast through Conway and up into northern Faulkner County, taking in the bulk of the county’s rural area but excluding the county’s only sizable population center in the north, Greenbrier.

Tyler is a quiet, genial compromiser who will gladly explain any vote she’s made. She listens as much as she talks, and her keel seldom dips or rises excessively. As chair of the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor, Tyler introduced several bills relating to public health, providing programs for sight-impaired (Act 750) and autistic (Act 196) Arkansans and for the dental health (Act 197) of young Arkansans.

She has taken courageous pro-choice stances and spends more time sifting through details than trying to get her picture in the newspaper.

Rapert’s lobbying style lends one to believe he really doesn’t care what your opinion is. Trying to get in a word of any sort during a conversation is fairly pointless — he has his spiel to get through. And that spiel never varies, no matter the occasion, locale or number of times the listener has heard it before. First, he plays up his missionary work so that to question him is to question the evangelical God. Next, he tells you how wrong you are about most any subject under the sun and how he’s under siege from the media and homosexuals and atheists. It’s his way or the wrong way. Putting a fairly obvious point on it, Tyler is much more pleasant to have lunch with.

But, we don’t elect state senators on the basis of their personality. If we did, Tyler would win in a landslide.

There’s none of that snake oil salesman aura about her.

Rapert? You might hear him say, “Oh, don’t worry about that flat tire. It’s just a slow leak. Now, let’s talk about that special we have on undercoating.”

To date, the campaign hasn’t even really begun. The candidates are rallying their base and shoring up sup-

port in front of friendly crowds and neutral gatherings.

That will change, of course, and likely sooner rather than later.

The race really boils down RICK to a simple question: Can Tyler FAHR maintain enough moderate supGUEST WRITER port in Conway, despite some of her left-of-center votes, to dispatch her rural opponent who speaks the language of conservatives in a reddish county in what is already a purplish state?

In Faulkner County, an active Tea Party outfit keeps the rabid right wing stirred up. Rapert is a darling of this constant, if not growing, group. He represents all they stand for — “Christian” values. From his website: “God’s greatest gift is the gift of life. ... Life begins at the moment of conception and we, as leaders, have a moral and spiritual obligation to protect the life of children.”

Tyler represents the pragmatic future. In any other era, she would be the conservative in the race, but Rapert makes her look like a card-carrying communist by comparison. (One reason she doesn’t wear short sleeves in public is to hide the sickle and hammer tat, or so Rapert and his ilk would have us believe.) And make no mistake, Tyler isn’t far-left. She’s much closer to the moderate center than any territory a true liberal might occupy.

For example, her website touts her coziness with the natural gas industry, which has come under fire for its fracking processes.

“I broke ranks with the leadership of my own party to work with the natural gas industry so we can create new jobs,” the site quotes her as saying. However, she did sponsor what came to be Act 609 of the 88th General Assembly, which tightens regulations on who mines what where.

But she’s facing an uphill battle. Lots of “name” folks in Conway, who should know better based on their professional abilities and experiences, support Rapert.

Strongly.

Max Brantley is on vacation. Rick Fahr is a long-time Arkansas journalist.

BRIAN CHILSON

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The medical marijuana surprise

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ne proposal was lost in the flurry of petition-gathering this summer for initiatives ranging from ethics reform to casinos. Advocates for the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act — which would make Arkansas the 18th state, and the first in the South, to legalize personal use of marijuana for the purposes of medical relief — got an early start, but have had little visibility over the past few months.

While lacking the big money or the big names attached to other direct democracy initiatives this season, the group calling itself Arkansans for Compassionate Care was able first to turn in the necessary number of signatures to reach an extra 30-day “cure” period, and then submitted an additional 74,000 signatures last week. Given that the percentage of valid signatures to place the act on the ballot has been high from the get-go, it seems likely that medical marijuana initiative is on its way to the November ballot.

Just as surprising as the success of Arkansans for Compassionate Care in

gaining signatures is the apparent openness of Arkansans to vote the measure into law in NovemJAY ber. While limited BARTH polling on the issue has been done, a Talk Business-Hendrix College poll last month showed a slight plurality of likely voters supporting the measure. Indeed, aside from the failed ethics initiative that had overwhelming public support, the measure is the most popular of all those put forward by the legislature or pursued through the petition process this year.

Little money has been spent either in favor or in opposition to the measure.

While a little national money may pop into the state to support the proposal or to oppose it, the major efforts on either side of the issue in the fall will be grassroots in nature — both by the Arkansans for Compassionate Care in support (perhaps

Romney’s bold-faced lie

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eople who lie a lot also tend to whine a lot, particularly when their prevarications are exposed.

As a presidential candidate, Mitt Romney gives the impression of never having been in a fair fight. He’s remarkably thin-skinned for somebody in public life.

Everybody expects politicians to embellish the truth, but Romney’s epic misrepresentations continue to astonish. Yet he appears flabbergasted that anybody’s allowed to talk back. Why, my dear fellow, it simply isn’t done.

Maybe this works in the executive suites and country clubs where Romney’s spent his life. But it’s a dubious strategy in an American presidential campaign. Regarding his taxes, for example, Romney could easily quell suspicion that he’s hiding something politically disqualifying. Release five years’ worth of returns (half the number President Obama’s put on the record), and move on.

Instead, he essentially demands that voters take his gentleman’s word that he’s never paid less than (a meager) 13% in taxes. However, his recent statement didn’t specify “federal income taxes,” a significant omission for somebody who made his fortune manipulating the tax code. If Romney’s arrived at the 13% figure by combining state, local, sales, excise, as well as real estate taxes on his several mansions, voters deserve to know.

Reporters should also ask, straight up, if Romney took advantage of the IRS’s 2009 one-time amnesty for money GENE hidden in foreign LYONS bank accounts.

Yes or no?

But Romney’s taxes are trivial compared to the ugly falsehoods his campaign’s spreading about Medicare — sowing fear and division among seniors in a transparent attempt to divert attention from his and Paul Ryan’s plan to “save” the program by turning it from a guaranteed insurance benefit to a privatized voucher system.

Here’s the script of a new TV ad the Romney campaign’s running: “You paid in to Medicare for years. Every paycheck. Now, when you need it, Obama has cut $716 billion from Medicare. Why? To pay for Obamacare. So now the money you paid for your guaranteed health care is going to a massive new government program that’s not for you.”

Got that? Your benefits, paid for by your Medicare taxes, are supposedly being taken away and given to others. In case that’s too subtle, Romney himself has said “there’s only one president that I know of in history that has robbed Medicare.” He told an audience in Ohio that Obama “has taken $716 billion out of the Medicare trust fund.

less under the radar than to date) and by the Arkansas Family Council, which will use its church-based grassroots operation in opposition. While it’s tempting to presume that the opposition has an advantage in this battle based on the Family Council’s success in passing the Defense of Marriage Amendment in 2004 and Act 1 (the ban on foster care and adoption in homes with cohabitating adults) in 2008, the surprising success of the pro-medicalmarijuana coalition to date should make us wary of such conventional wisdom.

Whether the measure is approved or not, turnout created by the issue could have ramifications for the partisan races elsewhere on the ballot. Specifically, based on what has happened with medical marijuana measures and pot decriminalization proposals in other states, there is evidence that the issue could draw to the polls voters whom Democrats traditionally rely upon but who typically turn out at lower levels than other groups.

The data from the Talk Business-Hendrix College poll provides additional evidence for this notion. In a year in which there is deep concern among Democratic partisans about turnout of their base because of the president’s unpopularity in the state, the measure is favored by

just over 60 percent of Democrats, with a similar percentage of Republicans opposing the measure. Moreover, the proposal draws the support of over 60 percent of those under 30 and 57 percent of AfricanAmericans — two groups whose electoral participation is crucial if Democrats are to avoid historic losses in the state’s legislative and congressional elections. Consider, for instance, the potential power of the measure to promote college student turnout in the hard-fought state Senate election between Democratic Rep. Linda Tyler and Republican Sen. Jason Rapert in Conway, a race that could well determine control of the state Senate in 2013.

In short, the Democratic Party of Arkansas would be well served by the Medical Marijuana Act’s making the ballot. High-profile Democrats like Gov. Mike Beebe and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel have voiced opposition to the proposal. But, they would be real winners if advocates of the act gain the resources and media attention to more fully publicize the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act as the voters drawn to the polls are quite likely to vote for Democrats up and down the ballot.

He’s raided that trust fund.”

“And do you know what he did with it?

He used it to pay for Obamacare, a risky, unproven, federal takeover of health care.”

On “Meet the Press,” Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus declared that “This president stole…$700 billion from Medicare to fund Obamacare. If any person in this entire debate has blood on their hands in regard to Medicare, it’s Barack Obama.”

Robbed, stole, raided, blood on his hands.

Then who IS Obamacare for, if not for you and yours?

A recent letter to my local newspaper spelled out what Romney’s too tasteful to say: “obese, lay-about, cigarette-smoking, drug-taking, welfare-sucking, emergencyroom-visiting no-accounts…[who] expect the government to provide them everything for free.”

That’s right, THEM. THEY are getting YOUR benefits.

Of course Romney’s smart enough to understand what the letter writer clearly doesn’t, which is that YOU’VE ALWAYS PAID for others’ medical care in the most wasteful, inefficient way possible. No matter who’s elected, you’ll keep paying until Congress passes a law saying hospitals can refuse sick and injured patients who can’t pay. Which would not only be immoral, but a public health menace.

That’s why Massachusetts has “Romneycare,” the only worthwhile accomplishment of Mitt’s public career, which he now wants people to forget.

Romney’s also smart enough to know that not a single dime has been robbed, stolen or otherwise removed from the Medicare trust fund. Indeed, its life has been extended. Nobody’s benefits have been altered in any way.

That’s a lie so craven and demagogic you’d think even Mitt Romney would be embarrassed.

What the Affordable Care Act does do is something conservatives have long clamored for: It cuts, not benefits, but Medicare’s future costs by roughly 10% (or $700 billion) over a ten year period by A.) Reducing corporate subsidies to insurance companies administering Medicare Advantage plans, and B.) Slowing the rate of growth in payments to hospitals.

Furthermore, the health care industry agreed to these changes during negotiations over the new law: Insurance companies because they’re gaining millions of new customers; hospitals because Obamacare virtually eliminates their huge problem of non-paying patients.

Got that? Because almost everybody will have health insurance under Obamacare, hospitals, private insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid alike can quit robbing Peter to pay Paul, effecting significant savings.

These economies are in your interest whether you’re a Medicare beneficiary or not.

That is, if you’re clear-eyed enough to see through the Republican candidate’s shameless falsehoods.

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his is the last leg of a three-part trek through Arkansas’s football season. November has been kind to the Hogs recently, but it may also be the month that causes more fretting than usual this fall with Bobby Petrino’s steadying hand being notably absent.

Arkansas has lost but twice in the penultimate month of the year the past three years, both to LSU at Baton Rouge. In 2010, the Hogs reeled off four wins and capped off their sprint to the Sugar Bowl by vanquishing the Tigers at War Memorial Stadium, then encored last year with three conference routs at home before gasping in the last lap at Tiger Stadium.

In this columnist’s view, the trend’s correlation is with the Hogs’ commitment to exerting old-fashioned, ground-based force on the opposing defense. The Petrino aerial wizardry is now culture rather than curiosity, but when Arkansas has truly exercised dominion it has actually been meatand-potatoes at the core. Knile Davis was a workhorse in November 2010, carrying the ball 93 times over a four-game stretch, and that included a paltry 11 in a rout of UTEP. With Davis healthy again, that template will again be used this November.

Arkansas will enter its November stretch at 7-1 and 4-1, and host Tulsa for homecoming on Nov. 3. The Golden Hurricane had a fine 2011 (8-5) but were walloped all four times they played Top 25 competition and will struggle to find an able successor to quarterback G.J. Kinne. Tulsa does have a competent pair of speedsters at running back (Trey Watts and Ja’Terian Douglas), a versatile pass catcher in H-back Willie Carter. The Hurricane also have a collection of formidable defenders.

Nonetheless, this is homecoming, Arkansas will have swagger, and Tulsa will simply peter out. This will be the first of Davis’ signature November games, as he will go for a career-long 80-yard touchdown run early and finish with over 150 yards in a single half. Kiero Small will win the Crip Hall Award by scoring a touchdown on both offense and defense, returning a fumble for a score late in a rout. Razorbacks 55, Hurricane 17.

After the drubbing, things get serious in a hurry. By Nov. 10, South Carolina and Arkansas both will be vying for an opportunity to reach Atlanta after an early-season conference loss. The Gamecocks are, once more, inexplicably rated ahead of the Hogs in almost all preseason polls; Steve Spurrier continues to elicit a remarkable degree of respect for a coach whose single national championship was won 16 years ago. Melvin Ingram and Stephon Gilmore are no

longer anchoring the defense.

Monster receiver Alshon Jeffery followed them to the NFL as well.

BEAU The Hogs have WILCOX blasted the Gamecocks the last three years, including a 41-20 rout at Columbia in 2010 that many would contend was the most complete performance of the Petrino era. Certainly, Arkansas is hardly fazed by the Cocks as a general rule, but much is on the line this time, and Spurrier’s smirk will actually reflect something other than wanton displeasure.

Connor Shaw is savvier at QB than most perceive, and will wing it early to send the cliched “statement.” But the game will be ultimately decided by turnovers, and a late fourth-quarter interception by Tevin Mitchel punctuates a true slugfest in the Hogs’ favor. Razorbacks 30, Gamecocks 24.

Thankfully, Arkansas will not have to proceed directly into the LSU maw after that win, getting Mississippi State at Starkville. The myth of Scott Field is just that: Arkansas bares its warts here, but rarely loses. The Bulldogs still have no discernible downfield attack, and the loss of Fletcher Cox on defense is substantial. This one is predictably garish — Tyler Wilson chucks a couple of interceptions and completes barely half his passes — but Davis and Jonathan Williams have long scoring runs in the second half as the Hogs pull away.

Razorbacks 34, Bulldogs 14.

And, finally, on Nov. 23, our long-staked BCS hopes are tested against LSU, this time at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. When I observed that the Hogs would again succumb to Alabama’s mystique in September, more than a few people inferred that I would project a loss to LSU as well. After all, they contended, LSU appears even stronger this year than the team that vaporized the Razorbacks last year.

I simply don’t hold that opinion. The Tigers, for all their worldly athletic gifts, occasionally play less than spirited and may be taken aback by just how enthused and imposing the on-campus crowd will be. Quarterback Zach Mettenberger will end his promising first year as starter with a clunker (three interceptions, lost fumble) and Arkansas will embrace the chance to imprint itself on the national championship picture this time. On the back of Davis (career-high 34 carries for 181 yards) and some clutch third-down conversions by tight end Chris Gragg, the Hogs finish off an 11-1 schedule and await their BCS destination. Razorbacks 27, Tigers 1.

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deputy got bit by a spider recently. We’re not talking about one of those helpful little critters that skitter around the barn, building webs, keeping flies out of the sugar bowl and teaching curious little pigs touching life lessons. No, this was apparently one of the nasty ones: a brown recluse possibly.

Her bite started off as an itchy place on her leg last week. Over the weekend, however, it went full-on Mt. Vesuvius, requiring a quick trip to her family doctor for some antibiotics and painkillers. Our pal is taking some time off to recuperate, but last we heard the antibiotics (and whammy painkillers) are working their 20th century magic.

As for The Observer, we’ve spent the last two days randomly swatting at our clothes and examining our hide for red spots, sure the same octo-assassin that nommed our pal is slipping in, has slipped in, or will slip in for the kill.

AS OF LAST WEEK, The Increasingly Old

Fart who rides herd over The Observer these days has been an employee of the mighty Arkansas Times for 10 years.

Don’t let anybody ever tell you that’s not a long time. Just ask your average reporter or ex-con. Still, because we don’t like to make a fuss, we marked the date quietly and didn’t mention it to anyone.

On Friday afternoon, 10 years forgotten, The Observer had gone home to hang with The Kid for a late lunch on Junior’s last day of summer freedom when we received an urgent message from HQ: Times Editor Lindsey Millar needed us to come in right then, and see him as soon as we got to the office for a meeting. We’ve never been summoned for a meeting.

All the way in to the office, the Devil who has a summer place on our shoulder was telling us that this was it, The Other Shoe at last. This was how our life at the Arkansas Times was going to end. “P. Allen Smith is a powerful gardener in this town,” we imagined Lindsey saying. “He hated your cover last week and pulled some high-level strings. Here’s a box for your stuff.”

We got back to the office and rushed in, but Lindsey begged off, saying we would talk in a minute. The Observer went to the desk and sat there. If we had any nails left to chew, we would have chewed them. That’s the way it’s always been for us — this fear that the good things in life are balanced on a knife edge, just waiting for a hard gust of wind.

At our elbow, the phone piped up: a request from the publisher to meet in the sales office. We finished up a few things, then strolled out of the newsroom. And there, before us, was a cake. And standing around the cake was our work family, those people who have literally watched The Observer grow up as both a reporter and a human being over the past 10 years.

Speeches were made. Gifts were given, and Your Old Pal cried like a sap in front of everyone. It was truly a day to remember. Eventually, The Observer told our First Day Story, which we’ve never told anyone: On my first day of work, because I wanted to make a good impression, I got dressed in the pre-dawn and kissed my sleeping wife and son and drove to the Times offices at Markham and Scott in the dark, then sat at Bob Lancaster’s old desk that I would soon come to think of as my desk. I was so nervous that I wrote a note on a tiny yellow Post-it and put it in the desk drawer that said “You can do this.” It’s still there, to this day.

After lunch, I looked down and noticed that I was wearing two different shoes. They were both black, but otherwise they weren’t even close — one square-toed, the other pointy, one with 12 eyelets, the other with six.

I was so embarrassed that I had to show somebody. By then, the great reporter Michael Haddigan was in his office, across the newsroom from me. I remember he had a canoe paddle in there for some reason, and he always seemed to be swinging it around. I went over to his office door, and pointed out my shoes to him.

He looked at my feet for a second, then looked at me, grinned that crooked, Magnum P.I. grin of his, and said: “You’re going to fit right in.”

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We got an advance copy of Damien Echols’ new book “Life After Death” (due Sep. 18 from Blue Rider Press) the other day, and probably shouldn’t have read the ending first. That’s because at the end of the book Echols vigorously and unceremoniously throws fellow WM3’er Jason Baldwin under the wheels of the Echols Express. Baldwin, you’ll remember, held out briefly on accepting the Alford Plea, in which the three pled guilty to murder while maintaining their innocence, because it wouldn’t fully exonerate the WM3.

An Aug. 17 story in the New York Times on the one-year anniversary of the men’s release said that Baldwin and Echols aren’t speaking because of the way Baldwin — who has said he agreed to the plea to save Echols’ life — is portrayed in Echols’ book. If so, it’s probably got a lot to do with passages like this: “Over the years, Jason had grown to love prison,” Echols writes. “His circumstances were not the same as mine. He had a job, he had befriended the guards and was actually looking forward to the next year in prison school.”

Baldwin’s lawyer Blake Hendrix, who Echols says in the book “[wasn’t] nearly good enough” to free Baldwin if the case had been retried, called the Echols’ statements “grotesque.”

Another passage: “[Baldwin] also realized he was going to be left behind if he didn’t come along with us on the deal. My own case had garnered much of the WM3 publicity, and if we managed to be freed without him, there would be very little interest left in his case.”

Huckabee on rape’s silver lining Following his comment in a TV interview that Missouri victims of “forcible rape” rarely become pregnant, Rep. Todd Akin’s apology tour Monday detoured around a scheduled appearance on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight.” Better to stick with friendly media. Such as Mike Huckabee, who’s never afraid to double-down on a political gaffe.

In a radio interview with Akin on Monday, the L.A. Times reports Huckabee tried to help out the disgraced U.S. Senate candidate by pointing to several cases where rapes, “though horrible tragedies,” had produced great human beings.

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PULASKI TECH: Relies on adjuncts.

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ollege students heading back to the classroom this fall are probably unaware that many of their instructors are adjunct, or part-time, faculty. These faculty members are held to the same standards and requirements as their full-time counterparts, but are paid much less and do not receive benefits.

Adjuncts are a college’s “sweatshop labor force,” said a former adjunct instructor for Pulaski Tech, who is now a fulltime faculty member at another Arkansas institution of higher education. She asked to remain anonymous to avoid jeopardizing her employment. She said colleges and universities exploit adjuncts.

“It’s a strange conflict,” she said. “The rate of pay is so low, the only way to make a living is to teach an obscene amount of classes. Adjuncts accept that only because they have to. They are expected to give a

top-notch education and not get paid a lot.

It’s a problem that people don’t want to talk about, but there should be an outcry.”

Like full-time faculty, adjuncts must have at least a master’s degree, said Brandi Hinkle, Arkansas Department of Higher Education communications coordinator.

For technical or industrial classes, instructors may have other types of certifications or licenses, according to Tim Jones, public relations and marketing director at Pulaski Technical College.

“We would like to have more full-time faculty, but we are not funded at the level we need to be to maintain them,” Jones said.

Hinkle said the process for hiring and evaluating all faculty types is up to an institution’s individual department.

Administrators at the University of Central Arkansas, the University of Arkansas

at Little Rock and PTC said their processes are the same for adjunct and fulltime instructors.

The adjunct this reporter talked to told a different story. She said her first semester as an adjunct she was asked via e-mail to teach 12 hours, “sight unseen,” after the department chair reviewed her resume.

There was no job interview or teaching demonstration, which was required when she received her full-time position.

“Schools are pretty desperate to fill a bunch of sections very cheaply,” she said. “Education is a consumer’s market.

It’s about how much money we can get from how many students.”

Adjuncts are paid considerably less than full-time faculty, who are paid annual salaries based on classification.

Adjuncts receive a flat fee per class. No Arkansas institution offers benefits or tenure to adjuncts.

Full-time annual salaries average $43,000 for instructors to $85,000 for tenured professors at UALR; $42,100 for instructors to $78,800 for full professors at UCA, and from about $37,000 to $66,000 at PTC. (PTC does not have classifications or tenured positions for full-time faculty.)

Adjuncts are paid per class — $2,600 at UALR, $2,500 at UCA and $2,025 at PTC — or about half the full-time faculty pay.

Despite the large pay disparity, the former adjunct instructor said adjuncts work just as hard as full-time faculty, if not harder. As an adjunct, she said, she taught a combined 18 hours a semester at several different schools and worked about 80 hours a week preparing for class, assisting students, grading and teaching.

“It’s an insane amount of work and pretty grueling. Adjuncts have to work harder to prove themselves,” she said.

At Pulaski Tech, adjuncts teach about half the classes offered, said Jones. PTC’s official policy is to limit all instructors to five classes a semester, but exceptions can be requested, he said.

Both UALR and UCA limit adjuncts to two classes a semester. Full-time faculty usually teach four classes a semester.

UCA adjuncts teach 13 percent of classes offered, and UALR adjuncts teach 17 percent of classes, school spokesmen said.

UALR Interim Provost Sandra Robertson said that because of “superior budget” and steady enrollment, there hasn’t been a significant increase in adjuncts over the past several years at UALR. CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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INSIDER, CONT. “I used to work for James Robison back in the 1970s; he leads a large Christian organization. He, himself, was the result of a forcible rape. And so I know it happens, and yet even from those horrible, horrible tragedies of rape, which are inexcusable and indefensible, life has come and sometimes, you know, those people are able to do extraordinary things.”

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Upset in Yell County A reader sends along an ad from the Aug. 15 edition of the Yell County Record with the headline, “Democrat Party backs Gay Marriage on Party Platform.” It’s from Mary Bentley, Republican candidate for District 73. She’s running against Rep. John Catlett, who was first elected to House District 61 in 2010.

Bentley cites Gov. Mike Beebe’s appointment of Hendrix professor Dr. Jay Barth, who holds the Ima Graves Peace Distinguished Professor of Politics chair, to the state Board of Education as an example of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party.

Much of the text in the ad appears verbatim on Bentley’s website: “The choice this November on moral issues could not be clearer.

Do you support Gay marriage and abortion? The democrat party does and in case you somehow think the democrat party in Arkansas is different then I suggest you look at Gov. Beebe’s latest appointment to the State School Board. Dr. Jay Barth is a liberal political science professor from Hendrix who happens to be a homosexual activist and married to another man. On the case for abortion the democrat party in Arkansas killed 10 prolife bills proposed by republicans in committee this past legislative session and brag about it. I am a republican because they represent my Christian values of faith in God and what the Bible teaches about life and marriage.”

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ast spring, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville changed the name of its Office of Affirmative Action to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance.

The University said in a news release that the new name “better reflects the office’s roles and responsibilities.” Possibly true, but the change was timely in another way as well. University officials know there’s a good chance that “affirmative action” in higher education will soon be ended by court order.

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The end of affirmative action — the end of reverse discrimination, in plain talk — could have a huge impact, not just on colleges and universities but on American society at large. It might mean a greater separation of the races, contrary to what has been official national policy for half a century. Relevant data suggests there would be fewer black students in the more select and prestigious universities if affirmative action ends. And fewer students in these schools could mean fewer black people in the mid-

dle and upper classes. The greatest impact would be felt in the professional schools that produce the black doctors and black lawyers for black children to look up to. The possibility of there being fewer such role models is something that most higher educators, confirmed believers in affirmative action, don’t like to think, or talk, about. They suggest theories as to why it won’t happen, though some of these sound more hopeful than realistic, and others would require a genteel evasion of court rulings.

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The term “affirmative action” was coined in the ’60s, as policy-makers came to believe that simply ending the centuries-old discrimination against black Americans was insufficient compensation for centuries of injustice, that it provided too little opportunity for today’s black Americans to advance in education and employment.

So, affirmative action was created, and officially defined as “the encouragement of increased representation of minority-group members.” In practice, “encouragement” often came to mean the granting of certain preferences to members of minority groups, at the expense of members of the white majority, when members of the two groups were in direct competition.

The reasoning was that a people who’d been oppressed so harshly and so long should now have the scales weighted in their favor, at least for a while, until they could catch up.

Many educators still express that belief today, at a time when affirmative action has come under serious attack and the U.S. Supreme Court seems on the verge of quashing it. G. David Gearhart, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the state’s oldest and largest university, says “I’m a proponent of affirmative action. I would hate to see the court completely throw it out. There’s no question that before the mid-’60s, the nation didn’t really have a commitment to equal opportunity. We have an obligation to have an affirmative plan now that supports African-Americans. That may change down the road, but I think we still have miles to go.”

A reporter remembers legislative committee meetings in the 1970s, when officials of the University of Arkansas medical school were accused by legislators of admitting black applicants whose test scores weren’t as good as those of the children of legislators — or legislators’ rich constituents — who had been denied admittance. The med school administrators admitted in those days that they reserved a certain number of seats for black medical students. They said that if they didn’t save spots for blacks, the state would have no black doctors, or hardly any, and the administrators believed that would be detrimental to the state as a whole. Thirty years later, the Supreme Court outlawed black quotas and the arbitrary awarding of “points’ to black applicants, and the med center people had to change their tune: No black seats saved here. But …

The Court said in the 2003 decision that race still could be consid-

THOMAS: In the future, people of color will be in the majority.

ROBINSON: Wants students from different backgrounds.

ered by college officials for the purpose of achieving racial diversity, but considered only in a restrained sort of way, and only in connection with other non-test-score factors. Officials of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to use the current name of the institution, no longer overtly favor black applicants over whites, though some whites suspect it’s still done covertly. UAMS and other institutions do openly seek “diversity,” and an all-white class could hardly be considered diverse.

Texas has caused a lot of problems over the years, and the current legal challenge to affirmative action comes out of Texas too. The University of Texas is a huge institution, and it receives far more applications than it can accept. Race is still a factor in the UT admissions policy, as it is in the UA admissions policy. Abigail Fisher, a white student, sued UT saying she was denied admission because of her race.

Her lawsuit says that any consideration of race in admission policies is unconstitutionally discriminatory. Lower federal courts ruled in UT’s favor, but the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal. And the Supreme Court of today is quite different from the one that ruled 5-4 in 2003 that race could be considered.

Justice Sandra Day O’Conner, a moderate who wrote the majority opinion in 2003, has left the Court.

She was replaced by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a consistent member of the Court’s conservative faction, which has generally opposed the government’s use of racial classification. He has written, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. surprised and disappointed conservatives when he cast the deciding vote upholding President Obama’s health-care reform. A similarly surprising vote in the affirmative action case would be harder to pull off.

Roberts is already on record, in a 2007 school desegregation case, saying that “Racial balancing is not transformed from ‘patently unconstitutional’ to a compelling state interest simply by relabeling it ‘racial diversity.’ “ It’s possible the Fisher case will be resolved by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, often the swing voter on the Court who decides cases when the liberal and conservative factions are at a standoff. Kennedy has never voted to uphold an affirmative action program.

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he lawsuit challenging affirmative action in higher education would not have been filed, at least not by Abigail Fisher, if she’d graduated in the top 10 percent of her high school class. She just missed.

Fisher sued the University of Texas at Austin after it denied her admission. UT used a formula that included race as one factor. Fisher, who is white and a graduate of a Texas high school, says that any consideration of race in a university admission policy is unconstitutionally discriminatory.

There’s a way that a Texas high school graduate can be admitted to the highly selective University of Texas, or Texas A&M, or any other Texas public university, regardless of race. In 1997, the Texas legislature adopted a “10 percent rule,” saying that anyone in the top 10 percent of his or her Texas high school graduating class must be admitted. The law was enacted as a way to achieve diversity in the universities without mentioning race, gender, ethnicity, or other controversial and contestable factors. Because high schools in Texas, as in Arkansas, tend to be racially homogeneous, the law assures that a substantial number of black and Latino students will be admitted to the universities. It also assures that some highly regarded students will be rejected in favor of the 10 percenters. (The University of Arkansas happily enrolls a large number of gifted students who were shut out in Texas because of the 10 percent rule.)

Some UT administrators don’t like the 10 percent rule, saying that it accounts for too many — three-fourths or more — of their entering freshmen.

Under the 10 percent rule, a student who met only the minimal academic requirements at a substandard high school, and who did not excel otherwise, must be admitted ahead of a student who took the hardest courses and was a leader in extracurricular activities, but who was in only the top 12 percent at a school with tougher requirements. Proposals that the 10 percenters be capped at half of a university’s entering class, or that 10 percent be changed to 7 percent, have been made but not yet approved.

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“I’m a proponent of affirmative action. I would hate to see the court completely throw it out.”

— G. David Gearhart, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

a Supreme Court decision ending racial preferences in higher education would be striking: “It would, all sides agree, reduce the number of African-American and Latino students at nearly every selective college and graduate school, with more Asian-American and white students gaining entrance instead.”

Indeed, this is already happening in a few states that have on their own prohibited the use of race in admission policies. Note the “selective,” though.

A student denied admission to the University of Michigan, say, can still attend Eastern Michigan. Abigail Fisher herself is now attending LSU. Arkansas educators such as Gearhart and Joel Anderson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, say that because undergraduate schools in Arkansas are not highly selective, the abolition of affirmative action would not have as great an effect in Arkansas as in other states. Even UAF, the most selective, is still trying to increase its enrollment, black and white, not turning people away. Just about anyone who meets the minimum academic requirements can get in; whites aren’t being denied admission so that blacks may enroll.

“We don’t really have a lot of those issues,” Gearhart said. The University believes that a diverse student body is good for the students and the state, he said. The University tries hard to recruit African-American students, and has had some success, he said, though the percentage of blacks in the student body is still low. Recruitment of minorities is “a particularly important mission for this institution,” Gearhart said. “We want to change the culture here. I’m not sure we’ve always projected as friendly an attitude toward minority groups as we should have.” (Old alums can vouch for that, although the UA attitude was no worse

than that of other state universities in the South, and better than some.)

Charles Robinson is the vice provost for diversity affairs at UAF. “We want people from different backgrounds,” he said. “Many studies have shown that people learn more and better when they’re studying with people unlike themselves. I’m not just talking about race, but about gender, religion, economic background …” He said the University likes to pull students from the southern and eastern parts of the state, the poorest and blackest areas, to the UA campus in Northwest Arkansas. It likes to attract students who are the first in their family to attend college, and students who plan to major in areas in which their sort has been underrepresented, such as males in nursing.

(University administrators advocating diversity often mention studies purported to show that students learn better when they’re in class with people different from themselves. Skeptics doubt there are valid studies showing that medical students, for example, learn a subject like organic chemistry better when they study with people of a different race or economic background.)

Most of the university’s financialaid programs are merit- and incomebased, so that any student can apply, Robinson said, although there are some, like the Silas Hunt Scholarships, that are intended for minority groups.

Silas Hunt became the first black student to attend a major Southern public university since Reconstruction when he was admitted to the UA Law School in 1948. A monument to Hunt was recently installed on-campus.

Robinson said 5.4 percent of the UAF enrollment is African-American.

The Arkansas population is about 16 percent black. “We have more Afri-

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can-Americans on campus than we’ve ever had, but the percentage remains fairly low because the campus has grown,” Robinson said. An enrollment of 24,700 is expected for the fall semester, which would be a record, and Gearhart hopes for 28,000 within a few years. There’s no specific goal for African-American enrollment, Robinson said, but by 2021, the university’s sesquicentennial, the goal is for minorities (black, Latino, Asian, Native American, etc.) to account for 20 percent of the enrollment.

While officials at undergraduate institutions think that an end to affirmative action would have a greater impact on professional schools, professional-school officials in Arkansas say they expect little if any effect, though their reasoning isn’t always clear.

The University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville usually gets about 1,200 applications a year, and accepts about 400 applicants, of whom 130 to 140 will actually start classes.

About 13 percent of the Fayetteville law students are black.

Stacy Leeds, dean of the Law School, said “We’re trying to seat the most diverse class we can. We look at all kinds of diversity — race, gender, economic status. We want some of them to have work experience — a law officer, maybe. The last thing you want is a class where everybody’s had the same kind of experiences.”

What would happen if the Supreme Court threw out race? “I think we would get the same number of applications, and we’d still have a class that was fairly diverse. There’s diversity besides racial diversity.” (But to a black student seeking admittance, racial diversity is the most important.)

Still, Leeds wouldn’t like to see the removal of race from the mix entirely.

“The Court has already thrown out

quotas. Now they’re talking about us not even knowing an applicant’s race. I think knowing the whole picture helps us do a better job with admissions.”

Paula Casey, interim dean of the William H. Bowen School of Law at UALR, foresees even less impact at her institution. “We’re looking for people we believe can succeed here,” she said. “Race is not necessarily a factor.

We ask a question about race, but the answer is optional. We might not know an applicant’s race. … We like to have a diverse student body, but I don’t think we’ve had preferences based on race.”

What if there are two applicants more or less equal in all other aspects, and one is black and one is white? Will the minority candidate inevitably be chosen, in the name of diversity? “I don’t think so,” Casey said. “But you never have two candidates who are exactly alike anyway.”

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Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action would most directly affect public institutions, but it likely would be extended to private institutions too. Most private colleges and universities now get federal money one way or another, and the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in programs that receive federal dollars.

But when the Times called Hendrix College at Conway, a private school often suspected of liberal tendencies, we were told, somewhat surprisingly, that a court-ordered end to affirmative action apparently would not affect Hendrix.

“Race is not a factor for admission or financial assistance at Hendrix,” Rob O’Connor, the college’s communications director, said in an e-mail.

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nd so to UAMS, which some off-campus observers believe is the Arkansas institution most likely to be affected by a court decision against the use of race in an admissions policy. The College of Medicine receives about a thousand applications every year, and admits 174 students. The most recent class of 174 includes seven blacks. Four more black students were accepted for admission, but chose to attend school elsewhere.

Billy Thomas is the vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion at UAMS. He said the institution looked at “10 or 12” factors in admitting students.

Race is one. Others are standardized test scores, gradepoint averages in undergraduate schools, letters of recommendation from those schools, and whether the applicant had to overcome obstacles to get where he or she is. If the applicant is the first of his or her family to attend college, “That’s a

plus.” None of the factors is weighted, Thomas said.

“We tend to look at groups that are under-represented,” Thomas said. “We want a diverse group of students, and a diverse faculty. We can learn from each other. We all know that the population is becoming more diverse. In the future, people of color will be in the majority.” In the end, the aim is “to turn out the best doctors,” Thomas said. “We look for students who are altruistic, humane, who connect with patients. Those are the best doctors, not necessarily those with a four-point [GPA], although some of them are too.”

UAMS, and all professional and graduate schools, can only choose from those who come through the undergraduate system, Thomas said. A court ruling that limited diversity, “might be more of an issue back downstream at the undergraduate level,” he said.

UAMS, which encompasses not just the College of Medicine but nursing, pharmacy, dental hygiene and other fields as well, has many more applicants than it can admit, according to Jeanne Heard, the vice chancellor for academic affairs. In choosing among the applicants, “Our focus is to have a diverse population of students who can be successful in their programs.

Race and ethnicity are factors. Gender is a factor. We need a well-rounded student body because they’ll be taking care of the people of Arkansas.”

Having said all that, when asked if a court order banning race as a factor in admission policy would have a significant impact on UAMS, Heard replied “Not at all.”

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Pulaski Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen of Little Rock is a UAF alumnus and a former adjunct professor at the Bowen Law School in Little Rock. He is also black, and an outspoken proponent of black causes. He does not share the university officials’ belief that an end to affirmative action would have little effect. “I certainly don’t think their assessment is accurate,” Griffen said. “It may be the conventional wisdom.

“We’ve had 250 years of slavery in this country, and 100 years of Jim Crow segregation,” Griffen said. “Even today, we still see disparities of opportunity. People in higher education who say that the end of affirmative action will have no effect either don’t know history or don’t believe it. It’s wishful thinking.

“Nobody expected Germany to come back after World War II without a Marshall Plan. To suggest that affirmative action is no longer necessary is ridiculous. To suggest that there’s something illicit about the idea of including race and gender and other issues of diversity in considering who gets access to education opportunities is ridiculous. The people who’ve always had affirmative action, white males, don’t want to talk about ending their privilege.”

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f the Supreme Court orders an end to affirmative action and the decision indeed has little or no effect, it probably will be because the universities continue to consider race sub rosa. After all, if affirmative action makes no difference, why was it adopted in the first place? Indeed, it’s not improbable that the Supreme Court, influenced by a swing voter like Kennedy, will deliver a decision that ends affirmative action symbolically, placating conservatives, while leaving the universities with room to maneuver. “Diversity” is the new affirmative action.

Adjuncts often do not get “a lot of respect behind closed doors” from fulltime faculty and administrators who should be supporting them, the former adjunct said. She said department heads often “brushed off” any concerns or complaints she expressed when she was an adjunct, unless it involved cases of cheating.

Ruthann Curry Browne, a theater adjunct at UCA and Hendrix College for eight years, said often adjuncts have more professional work experience in their teaching field than full-time faculty.

“People sometimes think we’re not professionals,” said Browne, also a professional director and actress. “I love that I can bring a real-world experience, not just book learning.”

Not all adjuncts complain.

“I know the pay isn’t great, but the nonmonetary benefits make it worth it,” says Mark Isbell, a Composition II adjunct at UALR. “The low pay doesn’t change how hard we work.”

Isbell also works full-time on his family’s rice farm. He says teaching gives him an “important balance” and he enjoys the opportunity to interact with students.

Some adjuncts are professionals who teach for personal fulfillment, Robertson said. For example, Dr. Kaleem Sayyed, a neurology and histology adjunct at UALR, was a full-time instructor in UALR’s biology department who became an adjunct after he took a full-time job with the Veterans Administration. He teaches classes that might have otherwise been discontinued. “I love to teach,” Sayyed said.

Many others teach at several institutions, hoping to someday land a fulltime position, but the possibility is rare.

Robertson said fewer than one percent of adjuncts are hired full time at UALR. PTC and UCA do not track the rate.

“I’m not an adjunct by choice,” Browne said. “I would love to be full time if the possibility is there but I recognize the reality.”

The former adjunct instructor said she has seen many instances where adjuncts are overlooked when full-time positions open up. She recognizes that her transition from adjunct to full-time is uncommon.

The instructor said she always wanted a career in higher education and a love of teaching kept her going, despite the “horrible pay.” Now full-time, she is able to make more money teaching fewer classes at just one school. She also receives benefits, but does not have tenure.

An instructor for 11 years, she said people who work outside of higher education often don’t understand the situation of adjunct faculty. “People think, ‘you’re a college professor; you should be doing well,’ ” she said.

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Salut Bistro 1501 N. University Ave., Suite 160 501.660.4200 www.salut-bistro.com $39 Prix Fixe 3 Course Meal for 2 people from The Classic Italian Menu.

Sharing an Appetizer and Dessert Sky Modern Japanese 11525 Cantrell Rd. • Pleasant Ridge Town Center 501.224.4300 www.skylittlerock.com Happy Hour Sunday-Wednesday 5-7pm and Thursday-Saturday 9pm-Close.

Every Second Drink Is $1. Ladies Night On Thursday.

SO Restaurant-Bar 3610 Kavanaugh Blvd.

501.663.1464 www.sorestaurantbar.com 3 course prix fixe menu $40 Sonny Williams’ Steak Room 500 President Clinton Ave. 501.324.2999 www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com 25% off all Premier Auction wines.

Star Of India 301 N. Shackleford Rd. 501.227.9900 www.lrstarofindia.com 15% Off Dinner Entree Sushi Café 5823 Kavanaugh Blvd.

501.663.9888 www.sushicaferocks.com Sunday-Thursday: Chef’s Special, 2 For $50

Terry’s Restaurant 5018 Kavanaugh Blvd.

501.663.4154 www.facebook.com/ Terrysfinerfoodstherestaurant Half Priced Lunch Tartines (Open Faced Sandwiches On Imported Poilane Bread With Small Green Salad) Trio’s 8201 Cantrell Rd. 501.221.3330 www.triosrestaurant.com Dog Days Of Summer - Bring your doggie to dine with you on our patio after 5:30 and receive a goody bag filled with canine treats from Hollywood Feeds.* Lunch Deal - Peck’s Special Salad or Trio’s Chicken Salad, beverage, dessert $15 plus tax.* Dinner Deal - Old School Favorites: your choice of appetizer, soup or salad, Chicken Enchiladas, Shrimp Enchiladas, Voodoo Pasta or Thai Shrimp Curry, beverage and dessert $26 plus tax ...celebrating our 26th anniversary this month!* *Specials good thru August 31. Dinein only, no carry out and the customer must ask for the Restaurant Month special.

Union Bistro 3421 Old Cantrell Rd. 501.353.0360 www.unionbistrolittlerock.com $35 Dinner For Two – includes choice of one small plate, two Entrees and a dessert.

West End Smokehouse & Tavern 215 North Shackleford Road 501.224.7665 www.westendsmokehouse.net Free hour of Billiards with lunch or dinner purchase.

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Messages From The Presidents DR. PAUL B. BERAN, CHANCELLOR

DR. GLEN FENTER

DR. DAVID RANKIN

MID-SOUTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY

“Mid-South is a learning college, dedicated to student access and goal achievement, and our mission is to facilitate transformations in the lives of the people and in the economy of our region. For an institution that is less than two decades old, MSCC has enjoyed phenomenal enrollment and campus facilities growth as well as amazing local support. While our campus has expanded dramatically, our focus remains the same - to provide accessible, affordable, employmentrelevant, world-class education. We remain dedicated to offering quality learning opportunities strategically designed to prepare our students for the jobs of today and tomorrow. ”

“Southern Arkansas University is a quality, comprehensive, regional university. Since 1909, our outstanding graduates have made an impact on our state, region, and beyond. We are excited that construction will soon be completed on a new Agriculture Center, a state-of-the-art academic facility that will benefit students for generations to come. The School of Graduate Studies is growing at a rapid pace and is offering a variety of new programs, both online and traditional. We are here to serve students and help them develop to their full potential as they prepare to impact the future of us all.”

DR. JOHNNY M. MOORE

DR. TIM HUDSON,

DR. G. DAVID GEARHART

PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE

CHANCELLOR

“Founded in 1877, Philander Smith College is a small, privately supported, historically Black, four-year liberal arts institution related to the Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. The college offers four degrees: the bachelor of arts, the bachelor of science, the bachelor of business administration, and the bachelor of social work. Philander Smith College, the only United Negro College Fund member institution in Arkansas, aims to provide a quality education for all regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin or ethnic background. The college’s mission is to graduate academically accomplished students, grounded as advocates for social justice, determined to change the world for the better.”

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE

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DR. JACK LASSITER UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO “As an open admissions institution, the University of Arkansas at Monticello is committed to providing educational opportunities for the state and region while maintaining the lowest cost of attendance of any four-year university in Arkansas. UAM is a three-campus system of postsecondary education offering a wide variety of programs ranging from technical certification to graduate degrees at our main campus in Monticello as well as our Colleges of Technology in Crossett and McGehee.

For more than a century, UAM has offered thousands of individuals the chance to achieve richer, more rewarding lives through a higher education.

This is both our legacy and our future.”

ROBERT CHARLES BROWN, PH.D. ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY “Academic innovation is the lifeblood of higher education. Arkansas Tech University is committed to providing relevant programs so that we may produce graduates who are prepared to lead the economic development of our state in the 21st century. Arkansas Tech is the best value among the five largest universities in Arkansas and we have the second-highest graduation rate among public, four-year universities in our state. We are fulfilling our institutional mission to provide students with access to the life-changing benefits of a college education. We invite you to learn more about Arkansas Tech University at www.atu.edu.”

DR. CORBET LAMKIN

DR. COY GRACE

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY TECH

EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

“SAUTech is a two-year college accredited by the North Central Association’s Higher Learning Commission and provides a fully transferable two-year general education degree. SAU Tech provides statewide technical training through the Arkansas Fire Training Academy and the Arkansas Environmental Training Academy. SAU Tech offers programs in graphic design, web design, film and video production, teacher education, nursing, aviation maintenance, industrial technology and more. We offer oncampus housing, online degrees and a comprehensive workforce training program. Located inside one of the largest privately owned industrial parks in the southern United States. For these reasons, and many more, SAU Tech is the perfect choice for YOU!”

“East Arkansas Community College is a learning-centered community committed to providing quality lifelong education opportunities for the diverse citizenry of the Arkansas Delta. We’re creating exciting educational opportunities with a focus on the future. EACC provides students with the academic, technical, and personal skills that will prepare them for a successful career or for transfer to a four-year college.

Our students are being enriched by new perspectives, new academic and technical programs, and by a sense of community that encourages and inspires.

The faculty, administration and staff at EACC are dedicated to the success of all of our students.”

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“The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith serves the greater Fort Smith region and Western Arkansas as a leader in higher education, workforce development, quality of place opportunities, and economic development activities. The university is committed to educating individuals for the 21st century through internships and an international focus.

Our faculty and staff are, first and foremost, committed to our students and their undergraduate success, giving them lifelong skills in critical and creative thinking and problem solving while preparing them for a fulfilling career when they graduate.”

“Arkansas State University provides access to a high-quality education at an affordable price in a challenging, caring and supportive atmosphere.

With mentoring from top-tier faculty, students who choose ASU earn a degree and more; they learn about themselves, plan their future and prepare for their role in a global society, all within an idea-rich environment. Student enrollment at ASU continues to increase as students have a choice to learn in the classroom, through our worldwide outreach programs and through online class offerings.”

“As Arkansas’s flagship university, the University of Arkansas is a partner, resource, and catalyst in the state’s educational, cultural, and economic development. Students also get the experience of a life time. Nowhere else in the state has the range of majors, classes, research opportunities, and access to world-class faculty and cutting-edge facilities. Our graduates are state governors, Fortune 500 CEOs, scientists, and novelists. They’re nurses, teachers, architects, engineers, and lawyers. We work harder and dream bigger than anywhere else, and we put Students First each and every day.

Come and see: The YOU of A will put you and your dreams first, too.”

DR. JOEL ANDERSON, CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK “UALR serves the people of Arkansas, our country, and the world. It is known for excellent graduates, innovative research, bold ideas, and willingness to tackle tough community and state issues. Our students are wonderfully diverse and hard-working, and they leave UALR with a greatly expanded understanding of our complex world. Our faculty hold degrees from the finest graduate schools in the nation and the world including MIT, University of Michigan, Russian Academy of Sciences, Harvard, Duke, Stanford, and Yale. The faculty and staff at UALR stand ready to help you meet your highest goals. Our purpose is to help you come to value the process of learning and make it your own. Visit campus and find out for yourself how much UALR has to offer you.”

Dr. Stephen Schoonmaker College of the Ouachitas “College of the Ouachitas transforms lives by inspiring excellence. Throughout our 43-year history we have had several names but our mission continues: to prepare students for jobs that businesses and industries in the region need. We offer a high quality education that is accessible and affordable to all. COTO is the smart choice for students starting their bachelor’s degree through our nationally recognized and accredited associate degree programs.

The opportunities we offer are varied, robust, and relevant to both the students we educate and communities we serve.

Come experience “A Higher Degree of You” with College of the Ouachitas!”

Eli Jones, Ph.D., Dean Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas “As Arkansas’ premier business school, the Sam M. Walton College of Business offers exceptional faculty, up-to-date facilities and the latest in technology.

Our longstanding partnerships with the business community inside and outside of Arkansas connect us to some of the world’s largest companies, and our study abroad programs and cooperative learning initiatives promote student and faculty collaboration with businesses throughout the globe. Our dynamic approach to business education and high expectations for scholarship, teaching, outreach and service have placed the Walton College among the top 30 public undergraduate business programs in the country for the past 10 years.”

J. Timothy Cloyd, PH.D.

Dr. Becky Paneitz

Dr. Larry Davis

Hendrix College

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

University Of Arkansas Community College At Morrilton

“NorthWestArkansas Community College serves and strengthens our region by providing quality, affordable instruction at locations throughout Benton and Washington counties. In January, we will open the new Center for Health Professions, allowing us to expand existing degree and certificate offerings and add programs in high-demand areas such as Health Information Management, Medical Assisting and Occupational Therapy. Our caring faculty and staff are committed to creating a learning environment that inspires our nearly 17,000 students to maximize their potential and exceed expectations.”

“Celebrating our 50th anniversary as an institution, UACCM is embarking on a campaign to expand our economic development efforts with improved technical program facilities and equipment and increased training partnerships and opportunities. As we enter our 21st year as a college and our 11th year as a member of the University of Arkansas System, we celebrate a proud past and an exciting future. A caring faculty and staff and a commitment to excellence in learning and personal enrichment will continue to be the trademarks of UACCM as we continue to assist our students with their “journey with meaning.”

“Your Hendrix Odyssey: Engaging in Active Learning continues to attract national attention to Arkansas. The Odyssey experience guides students to combine critical thought with action and is why, for the past three years, U.S. News placed Hendrix at the top of its list of liberal arts colleges that are ‘making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, and student life.’

Through Odyssey, Hendrix is changing the lives of those who can change the world. I invite you to visit our campus and discover whereYour Hendrix Odyssey can take you.”

Dr. Donald Weatherman

Dr. Margaret A. Ellibee

Lyon College

Pulaski Technical College

“Lyon College provides students in Arkansas and the nation a top quality undergraduate education in a personalized setting. Our expanding outdoor program provides mountain bike trails, a zip line, climbing grotto, and much more. A new campus center and dining hall opened in August and will be a welcome gathering place for students.

Lyon, which has a student-run Honor and Social System, is dedicated to developing the character of the students we serve. Lyon faculty members have won 14 Arkansas Professor of the Year awards. We provide young men and women immediate access to one of the strongest and most dedicated faculties you can find anywhere.”

“As a leader in higher education in Arkansas, Pulaski Technical College is here to meet the educational needs of students, business, industry and the entire community we serve. Whether a student wants to further his or her education at a four-year institution with our university-transfer curriculum or desires to enter the workforce with an in-demand skill set, Pulaski Tech is committed to improving the quality of life for the people of central Arkansas.

The college empowers our students with the knowledge and skills that give them the ability to transform their futures.

And as our students succeed, the entire community benefits.”

Dr. Calvin Johnson, Interim Chancellor University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff “The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is an 1890 Land-Grant HBCU and the second oldest public higher education institution in the state. Central to all we do is our student body - their achievement, their ability to complete programs of study and receiving the tools they need to become productive citizens. I believe the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has the ability to ensure a bright future for our students through our support programs, out-ofclass experiences, competitive degree offerings and stellar faculty.”

Tom Courtway

Dr. Sally Carder

University of Central Arkansas

National Park Community College – Hot Springs

“The University of Central Arkansas is dedicated to providing an excellent academic experience, coupled with a vibrant campus life, in a true “college town.” With six residential colleges and the UCA Honors College, we provide an engaging living and learning environment for students who have a wide range of academic interests. Our programs, whether undergraduate or graduate, provide our students with many opportunities to learn, conduct research and travel nationally and internationally. At UCA, our students, faculty and staff work together to create the complete collegiate experience.

To learn more about the University of Central Arkansas, please visit our website at www.uca.edu.”

“Learning is our Focus; Student Success is our Goal”… Students come first at NPCC. We are student centered and multi-faceted, focusing on quality education and training in the secondary arena, workforce and technical training, and on the general college and community population. NPCC takes a vital role in economic development and volunteerism and is tagged as one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation by Community College Weekly. Our outstanding faculty and staff are dedicated to creating the optimal learning environment necessary to educate and produce a diverse student body ready to meet the challenges of today’s workforce. www.npcc.edu

Dr. Glendell Jones

Dr. Rex M. Horne, Jr.

Henderson State University

Ouachita Baptist University

“Henderson State University, Arkansas’s Public Liberal Arts University, provides a comprehensive, high-quality education within a caring family environment. Founded in 1890, the university continues to enhance its focus on teaching excellence and service to the community resulting in graduates well-prepared for the 21st Century. The opening of the Simonson Biological Field Station and the construction of a modern dining facility are evidence of the university’s continuing commitment to the students we serve.”

“Ouachita Baptist University has a rich history and bright future as a leading liberal arts university in a Christ-centered learning community. Ouachita’s dedicated faculty and staff have been preparing difference makers for more than 125 years. Among university hallmarks are academic excellence, outstanding international study opportunities, a low student-to-faculty ratio and a 96 percent graduate school acceptance rate. We invite prospective students to discover the Ouachita difference.” the college issue 2012 • advertising supplement to arkansas times • AUGUST 22, 2012 27

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Major trends M ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY As the economy has grown increasingly global, Arkansas State University has worked to prepare its students for the even more competitive job market. With strong academic programs in place, many of ASU’s students come from abroad. ASU has become a destination university for those seeking learning opportunities that involve research through the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) as well as through the individual colleges on the Jonesboro campus. Students from more than 60 countries study on the ASU campus; in turn, ASU continues to enter into mutual-opportunity global agreements with nations worldwide.

ASU’s students will be prepared for attractive postgraduation opportunities worldwide, and with the university’s help, some of those opportunities will be in its backyard. To foster innovation-based economic development, the ASU Research & Development Institute, the Northeast Arkansas business community, ASU, ABI, the Delta Center for Economic Development, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration have instituted the Catalyst Innovation Accelerator program. Its ultimate goal is to create opportunities that will develop and retain the most talented among the region’s students and workforce.

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY Arkansas Tech University posted its 13th consecutive record enrollment in Fall 2011, marking the first time that Arkansas Tech eclipsed 10,000 students. And while the quantity of students at Arkansas Tech is impressive, it is the quality of their academic work that is most important. Arkansas Tech now ranks No. 2 in graduation rates among public four-year universities in the state.

The quality of the academic opportunities at Arkansas Tech was further confirmed in August 2011 when it earned the cleanest bill of health possible from The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition to quality, university leaders are focused on keeping costs low for students and their families.

Arkansas Tech demonstrated its leadership in making a college education more affordable in November 2011, becoming the first four-year institution in the state to complete a plan that reduces the number of hours required to graduate, as required by state law. The new standard for graduation with a bachelor’s degree is 120 credit hours, with certain exceptions made for some degrees that come with a professional licensure. In fact, Arkansas Tech has the most affordable tuition and fees structure among the five largest public universities in Arkansas.

With all of its growth, Arkansas Tech is exploring new and innovative ways to serve the state’s educational needs.

One of those initiatives is eTech, an award-winning distance learning program that utilizes the latest technology to connect with learners of all ages. Through eTech,

Learning opportunities that involve research draw students worldwide to ASU. Arkansas Tech offers an accelerated degree program that gives students with 60 or more transferable credits an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in 18 months or less.

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY Gov. Mike Beebe has set a goal for Arkansas to double its graduation rates by 2025, and Henderson State University is doing its part to meet that mark. Knowing that the distance to campus deters some would-be students from enrolling, the university has teamed up with a community college to make going to class more convenient. Under a new partnership with National Park Community College in Hot Springs, about 40 miles away, students will be able to get a four-year degree on a two-year college’s campus.

“Henderson State University is committed to serving the educational needs of all citizens of southwest Arkansas,” said Dr. Lewis A. Shepherd, Jr., Vice President for Student and External Affairs. “This is another example that Henderson is indeed “the school with a heart,” he said, referring to Henderson’s motto.

The University also seems to be emerging as a school with media magic. A lip dub set to both Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” features hundreds of students from several organiza-

tions across campus. If nothing else, it’s a remarkable exercise in logistics and cinematography. The video received more than 30,000 hits on YouTube in just three months.

Switching mediums from the web to television, Henderson TV students won a national award at the spring College Media Convention in New York. Their entry in the “Best Entertainment Broadcast” category, which followed the host into a dorm room to make a do-it-yourself fabric headboard, won third place behind The University of Texas at Austin and Loyola Marymount University. The program’s adviser said the award proves that the students can compete on the national stage.

HENDRIX COLLEGE Two experiments in globally networked learning and cross-cultural collaboration with Chinese universities will take place at Hendrix this fall. New HD video conferencing capabilities will link Hendrix to one of the top 10 schools in China for its first foray into digitallyassisted “blended” learning. It won’t be the only remote lecturing Hendrix professors will do. Political professor Dr. Jay Barth, who will serve as a delegate at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, will teach a class from the convention in Charlotte.

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LYON COLLEGE Focused on boosting student achievement, officials at Lyon College recently looked for areas in which students struggled. In that process, they identified a handful of firstyear courses in which a high number of students received low grades or withdrew.

Thus, Supplemental Instruction, a free academic assistance program that uses peerassisted study sessions, was born last fall.

Different from traditional tutoring, the SI program is intended to improve students’ critical thinking skills, study skills and ultimately their academic performance.

Already, it has been shown to improve student performance as much as a whole letter grade. Students who performed well in these classes during previous semester lead SI sessions once a week, attend the regular class sessions and consult regularly with the professors teaching the courses, letting them know when students are not grasping lecture material.

OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Enrollment continues to trend upward at Ouachita Baptist University. The 6 percent gain recorded last fall at the Christian liberal arts institution pushed the two-year increase in the student population to 10 percent. With the growth comes a new strategic plan from university leaders. Its primary goals include advancing excellence in teaching and learning; enhancing student life experiences; strengthening human, physical and financial resources; and fostering internal and external communication. Among the specific initiatives to accomplish those goals are supporting teaching effectiveness through enhanced learning environments, promoting student success and academic engagement, working toward building a more diverse university community, renovating and expanding student life and residential facilities based on enrollment growth and examining available technologies to improve connectivity.

Volunteerism is also on the rise at OBU. Its semi-annual Tiger Serve Day community service effort had a record turnout of more than 1,000 student, faculty and staff volunteers last fall. The student-led emphasis provides assistant to individuals and families throughout the Arkadelphia area.

PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE Philander Smith private liberal arts college in downtown Little Rock, will begin its 135th year with two new residential suites, and construction beginning on a new 67,000 square foot campus center. The campus center will be designed and engineered to achieve a LEED Silver certification. This ecofriendly facility will house the PSC Social Justice Institute and provide interdisciplinary collaboration, both in and out of the classroom. The College’s mission is to “graduate academically accomplished students who

are grounded as advocates for social justice, determined to intentionally change the world for the better.”

Living in a world where inequalities exist, PSC hopes to graduate people who are sensitive to them, and in some way, work to redress them. The College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and a founding member of the United Negro College Fund.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY Many Arkansans have had firsthand experiences with booming

The Simonson Biology Field Station on DeGray Lake hosts intensive summer courses and field trips for Henderson State biology courses.

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TOP QUALITY EDUCATION SHOULDN’T BE A BATTLE. Become a LYON COLLEGE Scot. Lyon graduates have thousands less in debt than graduates of Hendrix, Harding, and the University of Arkansas. Maybe that’s because 100% of our students receieve financial aid.

Just because you’re spending less doesn’t mean you’re getting less. Lyon offers both top quality education and top quality adventure. Through our Nichols International Studies program, we pay for our students to travel the globe, and through our growing outdoors program, we allow them to take advantage of everything the Ozarks have to offer as well. If that’s not enough, we also have small class sizes, high placement rates to medical and law school, and top notch professors.

What’s the downside? Well... let’s just say we hope you like the sound of bagpipes.

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Like studying in other countries or being published as an undergrad. We work hard to develop relationships with businesses in the community. That way, when our students graduate they’re ready for the real world. Because they’ve already been there.

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The attractive campus green at UAFS plays front yard to a student body that ranges widely in age. growth and progress in the energy industry in recent years through the development of the Fayetteville Shale play. As world demand for energy grows, more expertise is required to tap into unused resources, identify new alternatives and increase efficiency. Those efforts are underway in the Natural State, and the Natural Resource Research Center at Southern Arkansas University is playing a central role.

Completed in 2010, the 3,000 squarefoot-facility consists of seven separate laboratories and is thoroughly equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation to meet the needs of industries, public agencies and private citizens. The Center aids in the training of scientists to meet the needs of the region. It provides expertise and consulting in the areas of general research and development, quality control, analytical chemistry, alternative energy and fuels, water, and soil chemistry. Undergraduate and graduate students can participate in research projects while under the supervision of SAU faculty and the NRRC staff.

Last Spring, two south Arkansas counties gave money to the Center to research the quality of the area’s lignite resources with its advanced equipment, some of the best available. Some leaders believe lignite development could potentially bring jobs and an economic boom to the area.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SAM M. WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Here’s a trend for you: The Walton College has consistently ranked among the top 30 public undergraduate business programs in the country for the past 10 years. The U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools for 2013 ranked the Walton College full-time M.B.A. program and the part-time M.B.A. program 25th among public institutions. The same publication ranked the full-time M.B.A. program second among all institutions – public and private – in the percentage of students seeking jobs who were employed at graduation.

The new dean, Dr. Eli Jones, sees the trend continuing, thanks to the college’s legacy and the vibrant corporate community in Northwest Arkansas and the entire state. “This college is well poised to move ahead further in national and international recognition,” he said.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – FORT SMITH Nearly half of all Arkansans ages 18-34 have some college credit, but no degree, according to U.S. Census data. Helping these individuals complete their course work has been identified by government leaders as a way for the state to meet its goal of doubling college graduation rates

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by 2025. So, to that end, the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith instituted Lions’ Launch this year. The one-day intensive success workshop aims to help integrate non-traditional students into the campus culture.

In addition, UAFS has a NonTraditional Students Association, an Office of Non-Traditional Student Support, and many programs designed to serve its large population of such individuals. There is also a transfer student organization on campus Two new residential suites debut at Philander Smith this fall. A new student center is under that hosts socials and events for construction. those students. The college also offers several scholarships for transfer and non-traditional students.

The programs in place at UAFS dovetail nicely with the state’s recent campaign to encourage students to go back to school.

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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE The state’s flagship university continues to install energy-saving devices across campus as part of its push to achieve carbon neutrality and zero-waste. These efforts, under the direction of the university’s office for campus sustainability, lessen the environmental impact of a rapidly increasing student population. Enrollment at the University of Arkansas has increased by more than 5,000 in the past three years, growing to more than 24,000 this fall. If the upward trend continues, university officials say total enrollment could easily surpass 28,000 in the next few years.

In addition to using technology to manage energy consumption by the University’s growing population, the UA is outfitting classrooms with digital projectors and wireless connection to the web so professors can provide students with broader and deeper context for lectures. The UA student experience has also been enhanced by the recent opening of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The university established an interdepartmental exhibition space in Bentonville – the University of Arkansas Student Gallery known as “sUgAr” – to provide a university complement to the world-renowned museum.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK By 2020, three-fourths of the new jobs in Arkansas will be in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

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The State of Arkansas has implemented an initiative to prepare students for these jobs, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is doing its part. This fall, a new collaboration between the deans of the Colleges of Education and Science & Mathematics begins, and its goal is to recruit STEM majors into teacher prep programs to teach these critical subject areas in public schools.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO A new master’s degree program in Physical Education and Coaching will be offered by the University of Arkansas at Monticello this fall. University leaders added the online degree program in response to a survey of secondary and postsecondary educators at institutions in the UAM service area. No other institution in the region offers such a degree. The degree requires completion of 30 hours of online course work covering topics such as strength and conditioning, risk management, laws that guide athletics and protect athletes, and current issues and trends in athletics. The program is designed to be completed in one year plus one semester with the final semester used for conducting a capstone research project.

University leaders see a number of positives in the new offering. The degree will benefit individuals who want to coach in college. It will also help public school coaches and professionals in athletic-related fields who want to increase their knowledge, earning potential and career options. Because the degree is offered online and can be completed from anywhere in the U.S., it also is an opportunity for UAM to raise its profile nationwide. And finally, UAM Director of Athletics Chris Ratcliff said the program will “open doors for our coaching staff to employ graduate assistants who can take the program online and work with our coaches in all sports. At small schools with limited budgets for hiring coaches, this is a valuable asset.”

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF The Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is already recognized as a leader in aquaculture/fisheries teaching, research and extension programs. In fact, it is the only comprehensive aquaculture program within the University of Arkansas System, and it supports the nation’s second-largest aquaculture industry. Recently, UAPB heightened its prestige in the field by winning approval to offer a Doctorate in Aquaculture/Fisheries.

The Center currently has a total of 47 faculty and staff, including 17 Ph.D. scientists. They, and the entire program, are supported by natural resource agencies and Arkansas’ aquaculture industry, all of which contribute financially and provide guidance on the program’s advisory coun-

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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS Students at the University of Central Arkansas have the option of participating in the Residential College Program, in which students living in the same residence hall take some classes together and participate in social and civic activities.

Each residential college has a different focus, and this fall, UCA launches its fifth one, called EPIC (Entrepreneurship, Public Scholarship, Innovation, and Community Engagement). Housed in the brand new Bear Hall, EPIC will bring together students from the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, the College of Fine Arts & Communication, and the College of Business to generate an innovative, entrepreneurial climate and to promote connections and communication with the community at large. The program will develop a culture of intellectual curiosity and community

engagement as well as teach students how to work in the real world. Students entering their sophomore through senior year may participate in EPIC. The program includes a Resident Master, a dedicated classroom, and programming developed by the academic colleges to build the culture of innovation, communication, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX LITTLE ROCK Students who are considering pursuing a degree at the University of Phoenix now have a way to experience the rigors of the college classroom before incurring any financial responsibility. The University Orientation Workshop – a three-week, non-credit-bearing, no cost orientation workshop – is required for students with fewer than 24 credits prior to their enrollment. It was designed to ensure that prospective students understand the time and commitment required to be successful in their degree programs. So far, the University has found that students with fewer than 24 credits benefit from a hands-on orientation program. It allows them to become familiar with the academic format, expectations and requirements of their new learning environment.

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IIn-Demand Ca Careers ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY While the traditional careers of Nursing and Early Childhood Education continue to be popular majors, Arkansas State University has started to realize an increase in the number of students graduating in the Biological Sciences. Now the third most-popular undergraduate degree sought at ASU, biological science students have the benefit of conducting research in college laboratories, the Arkansas Biosciences Institute and the 1,168-acre Bearitage Farms wildlife laboratory in Poinsett and Cross counties. Strong undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Biological Sciences, along with doctoral degree offerings in Environmental Science

Master of Science degree in Emergency Management and Homeland Security is also available from ATU, the first university in the world to receive accreditation for its Emergency Management program from the Foundation on Higher Education in Disaster/Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

The need for quality health care professionals continues to rise, and Nursing remains one of the most popular major fields of study among Arkansas Tech freshmen each year. Other pre-professional programs put students on course for careers as medical doctors, physical therapists, pharmacists, dentists, dental hygienists and veterinarians.

Talk about some brainiacs: Biology, Psychology and Allied Health are some of the most popular degree programs at Hendrix College. and Molecular Bioscience, continue to attract some of Arkansas’ best and brightest students. These students go on to obtain careers in the fields of medicine, agricultural research and other innovative fields. In addition, many are able to parlay the research and ideas they foster while on the ASU campus into innovative start-up companies.

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY Arkansas Tech is one of two public universities in the state that offers accredited programs in both Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Tech was also a pioneer in the field of Emergency Management, developing a baccalaureate degree in 1997. It continues to produce leaders capable of planning for and mitigating life-threatening and resource-damaging disasters at the local, county, state, national and international levels. A

New degree options have also been added in fields such as Hospitality and Tourism, Agriculture, Business Data Analytics and K-12 Education.

COLLEGE OF THE OUACHITAS Mechatronics, a new two-year degree program, is designed to train students in the skills employers need by combining already existing classes. It combines technical studies covering computers, mechanical operations, electronics and control systems. Graduates should come away with a variety of skills needed by industries that have downsized or are looking for ways to operate more efficiently.

EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE With the median annual wage for occupational therapy assistants at $51,010 in May 2010, EACC decided to offer

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a program, which debuts this fall. Occupational therapy assistants work under the direction of occupational therapists in treating patients with injuries, illnesses, or disabilities through the therapeutic use of everyday activities.

They help these patients develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working.

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY Henderson State offers the only four-year Aviation degree in Arkansas. It offers three career tracks, including: Professional Pilot, Aviation Management, and Aviation Maintenance Management. A minor in Aviation is also available. The Professional Pilot track takes students with no flight experience and provides them with the education and flight training required to become a professional pilot, such as an airline or corporate pilot. The Aviation Management track is for students wishing to work at the management level in the aviation industry without being a commercial pilot. The Maintenance Management track is for students who already possess an FAA aircraft and power plants certificate and wish to complete a bachelor’s degree in Aircraft Maintenance Management.

The aviation department’s distance learning program allows 10th graders to start taking classes so that when they enroll at Henderson three years later, they will already have the credits that would normally be required their freshman year. Recently, the aviation department got a new, state-of-the-art, mobile flight simulator used primarily by these students. It is similar to a full-motion twoseat simulator installed at Henderson’s Caplinger Airway Science Center in 2010. Both feature realistic controls and instruments, along with six LCD computer monitors that form a wraparound visual system.

HENDRIX COLLEGE The most in-demand degree at this Conway campus continues to be Biology. Most of the students pursuing that degree are pre-med, but there are other options, including research. Psychology is another top draw, and the new Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor was developed as a result of growing student interest. Finally, Allied Health is emerging as another popular degree among students.

LYON COLLEGE Known for its strong liberal arts curriculum and its preprofessional programs in the health sciences, it’s not surprising that many Lyon students pursue degrees in those areas. The most popular majors of graduating seniors in 2011 were Biology and History, both at 14 percent of the graduating class, followed by Business Administration at 13 percent and Psychology, 11 percent. Lyon also has a track record of producing graduates who successfully reach the next level of education. The college’s pre-med graduates have an acceptance rate into medical school of more than 90 percent, almost twice the national average. Lyon graduates who apply for law school also have an acceptance rate of more than 90 percent.

MID-SOUTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Beginning this fall, Mid-South Community College will offer an Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Care that will train students to meet growing health care needs.

The program was designed in partnership with Crittenden Regional Hospital to enhance patient care. Students will learn on technologically-advanced equipment that will enhance their experiences and maximize the level of care that can be rendered. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of respiratory care professionals is expected to increase faster than average over the next decade as the “baby boomer” generation continues to age.

tions, allowing students to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and smaller class sizes. However, PTC also prides itself on its responsiveness to the changing demands of the local workforce. Administration officials work with community advisory boards to ensure that students can choose to receive relevant training that allows graduates to find better-paying jobs.

The College’s technical programs are

designed to facilitate direct entry into the skilled workforce. Allied Health programs such as Nursing, Respiratory Therapy and others are highly competitive and have a near-perfect job placement record. Likewise, students entering technical fields such as Automotive Technology, Welding, and Manufacturing Technologies can expect excellent employment opportunities.

Students graduating with certifications in

computer information systems also have excellent employment prospects.

One of the College’s newest programs is Digital Media Production, which prepares students for entry-level positions in fields such as advertising, graphic design, computer illustration, web design and animation as well as the recording industry, feature film, television, radio, and Internetbased media firms.

NATIONAL PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE National Park Community College is well known for its RN and LPN Nursing programs as well its Allied Health degrees, including Health InformationTech, Medical Laboratory Tech, Respiratory Care, Pharmacy Tech, Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic Education, and Radiologic Technology.

The college has strong ties to economic development in the region, with 90 percent of nurses and healthcare workers in the area coming from NPCC. NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Business, health professions and culinary programs continue to be in high demand at NWACC. The recently added nursing program offers classes through a variety of delivery methods, including evening classes, a Saturday meeting time and an online component for those who require flexible scheduling. A new Center for Health Professions, opening in January, also is expected to offer the college the flexibility to serve additional students and to add some new areas of study.

OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Among Ouachita’s latest academic offerings is the unique Worship Studies Program, which features three innovative majors designed to develop skilled and scholarly musicians, ministers and artists in the fields of worship arts, worship ministry and church media/production arts. Ouachita also is involved in the prestigious National Genomics Research Initiative, which gives underclassmen the opportunity to be involved with research.

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Ouachita’s historic Cone-Bottoms Hall is a campus landmark that dates back to 1923.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY At the end of the last academic year, 16 of Southern Arkansas University’s pre-health students were accepted into highly competitive health-related and Ph.D. programs, including four into veterinary schools. The formula for success at SAU’s College of Science and Technology includes giving students hands-on experience in the region’s most technologically-advanced Science Center, personalized advising geared toward the specific programs they will be applying for upon graduation, and a family-like atmosphere on campus.

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Department at SAU, headed-up the charge on advising these students. Campus leaders credit the open-door advising policy for much of the successes of the SAU preprofessional programs.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY TECH Demand for professional welders led SAU to open a welding academy in Magnolia last fall. It was filled to capacity when classes started. Once again this coming fall, classes at the academy are full, and the College is discussing ways to increase the capacity for enrollment. The welding program is for students who already exhibit knowledge of welding and want to train to be a professional welder.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SAM M. WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS A recent survey of Walton College students showed that 82 percent of undergraduates seeking jobs were employed at graduation. Their average salary was $47,856, and 52 percent of them had participated in a work experience or internship while in school. Among full-time M.B.A students seeking jobs, 91 percent were employed at graduation. Spring 2012 graduates of that program who were employed reported an average salary of $60,550, and 75 percent of them were employed in Arkansas.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – FORT SMITH The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith has new majors in Media Communications and Animation Technology, which are already creating well-rounded students. The College of Business is introducing a new section of studies in international business. The campus continues to churn out educators and nurses. Additionally, its students studying the STEM fields have been very successful.

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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE New academic programs at the University of Arkansas include a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering, a Master of Education in Adult and Lifelong Learning in the College of Education and Health Professions, and a doctorate in Geosciences in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK Fall marks the start of a new academic degree in E-commerce, the first of its kind in Arkansas and one of only five in the nation.

The degree will cross several challenging disciplines that include quantitative reasoning, information science, business, and several specialization options in addition to the core curriculum. The program includes classes online and at the main campus, and it is also the first program that can be completed at the UALR Benton Center. The new degree prepares students seeking a career in Internet technology by educating

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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO The demand for nurses and public school teachers in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics continues to attract students at UAM to those areas of study.

In response to Gov. Mike Beebe’s STEM Works initiative, UAM has doubled the number of mathematics and science teachers currently enrolled in its Master of Arts in teaching (M.A.T.) degree program.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT MORRILTON Health-care fields are continually in demand at UACCM, which has a waiting list for its practical nursing degree and its registered nursing degree. These jobs continue to have high growth in the job market, and graduates who pass the state board of nursing exams typically have several job offers quickly. Education is another growing field, and general education programs remain popular. Programs in Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Automotive Service Technology, Automotive Collision Repair, and Welding are full in terms of enrollment.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF Based on Fall 2011 data, Business Administration continues to be the most popular of the top five majors at UAPB,

followed by Criminal Justice, Biology, Industrial Technology and Early Childhood Education, respectively. According to Carla Martin, Dean of the School of Business and Management at UAPB, flexibility is largely part of the attraction to the major.

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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS The University of Central Arkansas produces more health degrees (Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Health Sciences, Physical Therapy, etc.) than any other university or college in the state. Student interest in those programs – as well as the sciences, business and education – remain strong. In fact, enrollment in nursing is slightly up.

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GUI D E TO COLLEGES A N D U N I V E R SITIES

School

Phone

YEARS/PRIVATE/ PUBLIC

ENROLLMENT PER SEMESTER

FEMALE

MALE

CALENDER

HOURS PER SEMESTER

TUITION PER SEMESTER

HOUSING PER SEMESTER

TOTAL SEMESTER COST

Arkansas Baptist College… Little Rock

501-370-4000

4-year Private

1119

36%

64%

Semester

12-17 hours

$3,900

$3,975 (double occupancy: 19 Meals/week)

$7,875 (Tuition + room and board)

Arkansas State University • Jonesboro

870-972-2100/800-382-3030 (in-state only)

4-year Public

13,900

61%

39%

Semester

12 hours-full time undergraduate

$2,172 (in-state)

$3,575.00

$6,454.00

Arkansas Tech University • Russellville

479-968-0343/ 1-800-582-6953

4-year Public

10,500

55%

45%

Semester

15

$3,264.00

starting at $2,501 (includes meals)

$5,765 (not including books)

Central Baptist College • Conway

501-329-6872/1-800-205-6872

4-year Private

858

48%

52%

Semester

12

$4,500.00

$3,150.00

$8,340.00

Crowley’s Ridge College • Paragould

870-236-6901

4-year Private

200

51%

49%

Semester

12 or more

$4,650.00

$3,050 (includes meal plan)

$8,500 for boarding students

Harding University • Searcy

800-477-4407

4-year Private

7,200

53%

47%

Semester

15

$7,395.00

$3,076.00

$10,716.00

Henderson State University • Arkadelphia

870-230-5028/1-800-228-7333

4-year Public

3,709

56%

44%

Semester

12-15 hours

$2,352.00

$2,666 (including room & board)

with fees approx $5,637

Hendrix College • Conway

800-277-9017/ 501-450-1362

4-year Private

1,426

53%

47%

Semester

4 courses/semester

$18,100 (including fees)

$5,204 (including meals)

$23,304.00

John Brown University • Siloam Springs

877-528-4636/ 479-524-7157

4-year Private

2,183

56%

44%

Semester

12-18 hours

$10,398.00

$3,951.00

$14,838.00

Lyon College • Batesville

1-800-423-2542/ 870-698-4242

4-year Private

600

55%

45%

Semester

12

$11,685.00

$3,780.00

$15,465.00

Ouachita Baptist University • Arkadelphia

1-800-DIAL-OBU/ 870-245-5110

4-year Private

1,580

53%

47%

Semester

up to 18

$10,720 (including fees)

$3,240 (room and board)

$13,960.00

Philander Smith College • Little Rock

501-370-5221

4-year Private

700

66%

34%

Semester

12-16 hours

$5,902.00

$4,425.00

$10,459.00

Southern Arkansas University • Magnolia

870-235-4040

4-year Public

3,382

60%

40%

Semester

15

$2,940.00

$2,435.00

$5,375.00

University of Arkansas at Little Rock • Little Rock

1-800-482-8892

4-year Public

13,000

61%

39%

Semester

12

$191/hr

$1,730 - $2,2745

$3,372.00

University of Arkansas at Monticello • Monticello

870-460-1026/800-844-1826

4-year Public

3,920

60%

40%

Semester

12-15 hours

$132/credit hour

$950-$1,700 (apartments)

$5,333 including campus room and board

University of Arkansas Pine Bluff • Pine Bluff

870-575-8000

4-year Public

3,188

57%

43%

Semester

15

$2,055.00

$3,698 (20 meals)

$6,457.00

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville

479-575-5346/1-800-377-8632

4-year Public

23,199

49%

51%

Semester

15

$3,777 (including fees)

$4,336.00

$8,113.00

University of Central Arkansas • Conway

501-450-5000

4-year Public

11,163

59%

41%

Semester

15

$3,666.00

$2,635.00

$6,301.00

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith • Fort Smith

1-479-788-7120/ 1-888-512-LION

4-year Public

7,587

58%

42%

Semester

15

$175/credit hr- $93 registration fee per semester

$2030-$3083/Semester + meal plan

Varies

University of the Ozarks • Clarksville

479-979-1227/ 1-800-264-8636

4-year Private

630

55%

45%

Semester

12-17

$11,325.00

$3,350.00

$14,675 (not including books)

Williams Baptist College • Walnut Ridge

1-800-722-4434/ 870-759-4120

4-year Private

650

55%

45%

Semester

12-17

$6,150.00

$3,300.00

$9,150.00

Arkansas Northeastern College • Blytheville

870-762-1020

2-year Public

1,800

70%

30%

Semester

12

$59/hr

N/A

$885 plus fees

Arkansas State University • Beebe

501-882-3600

2-year Public

4,888

58%

42%

Semester

12

$85/hr

Residence Halls

$1,188 tuition/fees

Arkansas State University - Newport

1-800-976-1676

2-year Public

2,100

60%

40%

Semester

12

$86/hr

N/A

$1,760 (plus books and fees)

Arkansas State University at Mountain Home • Mountain Home

870-508-6100

2-year Public

1,583

63%

37%

Semester

12

$84/hr

N/A

$1,008 plus books and fees

Arkansas State University • Searcy (a technical campus of ASU-Beebe)

501-207-6200

2-year Public

350

45%

55%

Semester

18

$83/hr

double room $2310, single room $2710 - Beebe campus

Varies

Baptist Health Schools Little Rock • Little Rock

501-202-6200/800-345-3046

2-year Private

900

85%

15%

Semester

12

Varies By Program

No Campus Housing

Varies By Program

Black River Technical College • Pocahontas

870-248-4000

2-year Public

2,500

63%

37%

Semester

12

$77/hr **

N/A

Varies

Cossatot Community College • De Queen

870-584-4471/ 1-800-844-4471

2-year Public

1,500

70%

30%

Semester

12

$55/hr **

N/A

$705-$791

East Arkansas Community College • Forrest City

870-633-4480 877-797-EACC

2-year Public

1302 Fall Semester 2012

28%

72%

Semester

12

$72 per credit hour (InCounty) $81 per credit hour (Out of County)

N/A

N/A

ITT Technical Institute • Little Rock

501-565-5550

2-year, 4-year Private

Continual

N/A

N/A

Quarters

12

$493/ hr

N/A

Varies

Mid-South Community College • West Memphis

870-733-6722/ 866-733-6722

2-year Public

2175 (Fall 2011)

62%

38%

Semester

1-21 hours

$80/hr (in county) $98/hr (out of county/in state) $172/hr (out of state)

N/A

Varies depending on academic/ technical program

National Park Community College • Hot Springs

501-760-4222

2-year Public

4,100

64%

36%

Semester

12

$80/hr $1,440 max indistrict; $90/hr $1,620 max out-district

N/A

Varies

North Arkansas College • Harrison

870-743-3000 or toll free at 1-800679-6622

2-year Public

2,307

60%

40%

Semester

12

$876 (in county) $1,164 (out of county)

N/A

N/A

North West Arkansas Community College • Bentonville

479-636-9222/ 1-800-995-6922

2-year Public

8,500

58%

42%

Semester

12

$900 in district/ $1,470 out of district

N/A

$1,700 in-dist, $2,200 out-dist (tuition/ fees/books)

College of the Ouachitas • Malvern

1-800-337-0266/ 501-337-5000

2-year Public

1,400

60%

40%

Semester

12

$744

N/A

$744 plus books and fees

Ozarka College • Melbourne

870-368-7371

2-year Public

1,600

71%

29%

Semester

12-15 hours

$75/hr

N/A

Varies

Phillips Community College • Helena

870-338-6474

2-year Public

2,158

67%

33%

Semester

15

$62/hr

N/A

$1,530.00

Pulaski Technical College • North Little Rock

501-812-2200

2-year Public

11,876

66%

34%

Semester

Varies

$90/credit hr

N/A

$1,591.50 - If taking 15hrs fees included

Remington College … Little Rock

501-312-0007

2-year Private

370

80%

20%

Contact Campus

12 hours full - time student

Contact Campus

N/A

Contact Campus

Rich Mountain Community College • Mena

479-394-7622

2-year Public

1,000

71%

29%

Semester

15

$930

N/A

$930 plus fees & books

Shorter College • North Little Rock

501-374-6305

2-year Private

n/a

25%

75%

Semester

12-15

$1,380.00

$2,200.00

$4,380 including books

South Arkansas Community College • El Dorado

870-864-7142

2-year Public

1,774

70%

30%

Semester

15

$1,110/$1,260/$2,280

N/A

Varies

Southeast Arkansas College • Pine Bluff

870-850-8605/888-SEARKTC

2-year Public

2,300

70%

30%

Semester

up to 18

$80/hr

N/A

Varies

Southern Arkansas University Tech • Camden

870-574-4500

2-year Public

2,487

54%

46%

Semester

15

$98/hr in state $142/hr out of state

$1100/semester double [OnCampus]; $1300/semester double [Off-Campus]; $1850/ semester single

Varies

University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville • Batesville

870-612-2000

2-year Public

1,574

70%

30%

Semester

12

$63/hr in district $75/hr out of district

N/A

Varies

University of Arkansas Community College at Hope • Hope

870-777-5722

2-year Public

1,300

69%

31%

Semester

12

$59 per credit hour

N/A

Varies

University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton • Morrilton

1-800-264-1094

2-year Public

2,376

60%

40%

Semester

12

$78/hr** $85/hr In-State

N/A

1,365 Plus books

FOUR- YEAR COLLEGES

TWO -YEAR COLLEGES

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INFORMATION CURRENT AS OF AUGUST 2012. **IN COUNTY. ***OUT OF COUNTY. †IN-DISTRICT. ††OUT OF DISTRICT. †††OUT OF STATE.

AID DEADLINE

% on AID

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE

REQUIRED EXAMS

APPLICATION DEADLINE/ FEE

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

CREDIT EXAM ACCEPTED

COMMENT/ HOME PAGE ADDRESS

Open

87%

None

ACT/SAT/COMPASS

None

Baptist

CLEP

Arkansas Baptist College . . . It’s a GOOD thing! http://arkansasbaptist.edu/

July 1st

74%

Feb. 1st

ACT/ASSET/SAT

1st day of classes/ $15-Undergraduate; $30-Graduate/Masters Specialist; $40 International Students; $50 Doctoral

None

AP/CLEP

In-state tuition available to out-of-state students residing in counties in contiguous states. www.astate.edu

Open

83%

Feb. 15th Priority

ACT/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

www.choosetech.atu.edu

June 30th

89%

Dec. 10th First Priority

ACT or SAT

1st Day of Classes

Baptist Missionary Association of America

AP/CLEP

Our strength is fostering an excellent education program with a Christian perspective. www.cbc.edu

Open

80%

Aug. 24th

ACT/ASSET

Aug. 24th

Church of Christ

CLEP/AP

www.crc.edu

August 1st

96%

August 1st

ACT/SAT

Open/ $40

Church of Christ

AP/CLEP/IB

One of America’s leading character-building colleges with a distinguished academic program. www.harding.edu

April 15th Priority

89%

Feb. 1st Priority

ACT/SAT

None

None

AP/CLEP

A world-class education in a highly personalized environment. www.hsu.edu

March 1 Priority

100%

Nov. 15 Early Action for certain scholarships,however scholarships are awarded through all application deadlines

ACT or SAT

Early Action I - Nov. 1, Early Action II - Feb. 1

United Methodist

AP/CLEP/IB

All students engage in “Your Hendrix Odyssey” – a unique array of active, real-life learning experiences that enrich every degree program. www.hendrix.edu

March 1 Priority

88%

March 1st Priority

ACT/SAT

Rolling/ $25

Interdenominational

AP/CLEP/IB

Strong liberal arts core curriculum. Alpha Chi Honors Chapter top 10% nationally. Nationally ranked “Students in Free Enterprise” (SIFE) team. www.jbu.edu

Rolling but priority consideration by Feb. 1st

99%

Rolling but priority consideration

by March 1st

ACT/SAT

Rolling/ $25

Presbyterian

AP and International Baccalaureate

Edwards Commons, a new student center and dining hall, will open in August 2012. More than 90% of Lyon applicants are accepted into medical or dental school (national average: 47%). Winner of 14 Arkansas Professors of the Year Awards. www.lyon.edu

June 1st

98%

Jan. 15th Priority

ACT/SAT

Open/ No Application Fee

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

AP/CLEP

Discover the Ouachita Difference: www.obu.edu

March 1st

98%

Rolling Deadline

ACT/SAT

Open/$25

United Methodist

CLEP

Think Justice. www.philander.edu

March 1st Priority

67%

March 1st

ACT or SAT

Open/No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

Affordable, student-centered education and the Complete College Experience. www.saumag.edu

March 1 Priority

70%

Feb. 1st

ACT or SAT

Entering Freshman - 1 week prior to first day of classes. All others 1st day of classes/$40 Application Fee

None

AP/CLEP/PEP/Regents College Exams

Apply and register on-line at www.ualr.edu.

Rolling

83%

March 1st Priority

ACT/ASSET/SAT/COMPASS (for placement)

Rolling/No Fee - Except for international applicants

None

AP/CLEP

UAM consists of the main university campus in Monticello as well as the UAM Colleges of Technology in Crossett and McGehee. www.uamont.edu

April 15th Priority

90%

March 1st/ April 1st

ACT/SAT

Open

None

CLEP

UAPB is a comprehensive, 1890 Land Grant Institution that provides open-door liberal and professional education. www.uapb.edu

March 15th

68%

Feb. 1st (Freshman) April 1st (transfers)

ACT/SAT

Aug. 15

None

AP/CLEP/IB

www.uark.edu

Open

75%

Feb. 16th

ACT/SAT

None

None

AP/CLEP/IB

UCA is a comprehensive university offering students excellence in education. www.uca.edu

June 15th

70%

Varies

ACT/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP/Challenge

UAFS - Experience. Expert. Education. www.uafs.edu

Feb. 15 Priority

94%

April 1st Priority

ACT/SAT/IB

May 1st Priority

Presbyterian

AP/CLEP

Ozarks’ mission is to provide the best education possible for each student every time. www.ozarks.edu

May 1st

97%

None

ACT/SAT

Open/$20

Southern Baptist

AP/CLEP

www.williamsbaptistcollege.com

Open

67%

April 1st Priority

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open

None

AP/CLEP

www.anc.edu

Priority dates June 1/Nov 1/Mar 31

57%

June 1st

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

CLEP

Bachelor and graduate degrees are available through Arkansas State University-Jonesboro on the Beebe campus. Call 501-882-8809. www.asub.edu

Open

72%

April 1st

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

A great place to start! Campus locations: 7648 Victory Drive in Newport; 5504 Krueger Drive in Jonesboro; and 33500 Hwy 63 East in Marked Tree. www.asun.edu

Open

80%

June 15th

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

Bachelor and graduate degrees are available in some areas. Nestled in the heart of Ozark Mountains. www.asumh.edu

Open

N/A

June 1st

COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

N/A

15 Technical Certificate programs are offered on the Searcy campus. www.asub.edu

May 1 / Oct 1

70%

May 1st

ACT/SAT

Varies By Program / No Fee

Baptist

CLEP

Baptist Health Schools Little Rock provides nine programs of study for students interested in entering the healthcare field.

For more information please contact us at bhslr.edu. www.bhslr.edu

Open

70%

April 15th

ACT/ASSET/SAT/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

Advance Placement

Black River Technical College your window of opportunity! www.blackrivertech.org

Fall-May 1, Spring-Nov. 1, Sum.-April 15

65%

April 1st

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

CCCUA has 4 on-line associate’s degrees and more than 70 internet courses available. The college also offers many technical programs, a brand new agriculture degree, occupational therapy assisting program, and rodeo team. www.cccua.edu

July 1st

75%

April 15th

ACT/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

EACC is an open-door institution of higher education serving the Arkansas delta since 1974. www.eacc.edu

N/A

N/A

Open

ACT/SAT/WONDERLIC

Open

None

N/A

ITT Technical Institute offers associate and bachelor degree programs in Electronics, Criminal Justice, Networking, Design and Project Management. www.ITT-Tech.edu

Open. Fall 2012 priority, July 19. Spring 2013 priority, Dec. 7.

85%

Dec. 5 (Spring 2013), late July (Fall 2013)

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS or SAT

Open/Free - $25 for international students

None

AP/CLEP

Mid-South Community College is committed to economic development in the Arkansas Delta through the provision of high quality, affordable, and convenient learning opportunities and services. www.midsouthcc.edu

Open

70%

Open

ACT/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP/IB

Learning is our Focus! Student Success is our Goal! Excellent academic 2-year community college in beautiful Hot Springs. www.npcc.edu

Varies

60%

June 15th

ACT/COMPASS

Open

None

AP/CLEP

Northark offers transfer and technical degree programs, one-year technical certificates, certificates of proficiency, customized business and industry training, adult basic education (GED) classes and non-credit community education courses. In addition, partnerships with area universities provide the opportunity to achieve a bachelor’s degree in Harrison.

April 2nd Priority

Approx. 60%

April 1st (Tentative)

ACT/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ $10

None

AP/CLEP/DANTE

www.nwacc.edu

Open

86%

May 1st/ Dec 1st

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

Come see how “a higher degree of you” can change your life and help you build a future you thought possible only in your dreams. www.coto.edu

Open

75%

March 1st

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

Providing life-changing experiences through education. www.ozarka.edu

Call 870-338-6474

60%

Call 870-338-6474

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

www.pccua.edu

Fall-May 15, Spring-Oct. 15, Sum-Mar. 15

70%

Open

ACT/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

For more information and a schedule of classes, visit our website at www.pulaskitech.edu.

Contact Campus

Contact Campus

Contact Campus

Contact Campus

1st day of classes

None

none

www.remngtoncollege.edu

March 1st

70%

April 1st

ACT/SAT/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

A comprehensive college providing a varity of programs, services, and learning opportunities. Transfer, technical degrees and courses: professional workforce, personal development and adult basic education. English as a second language; student support and outreach programs; financial aid assistance www.rmcc.edu

Open

75%

Open

ACT/SAT/COMPASS

Open

African American Episcopal Church

CLEP

Serves traditional and non-traditional students with general, career and technical education programs. www.shortercollege.4t.com

July 1st

60%

March 1st Priority

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

Where students come first. www.southark.edu

May 1 priority

46%

April 30th

ACT/SAT/COMPASS

Open

None

AP/CLEP

Visit our website at www.seark.edu.

Fall Priority: July 1st; Spring Priority : November 15th; Summer Priority: April 15th

60%

April 15th

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

CLEP

Southern Arkansas University Tech is a two-year comprehensive college emphasizing technical programs and is commited to providing quality educational programs delivered through various technologies and methodologies to meet the needs of its service areas. It accomplishes this through technical career programs, transfer curricula, continuing education, workforce education, transitional education, and administrative, student, and community services. www.sautech.edu

Open

Varies

Contact Financial Aid

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS/SAT

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

Student Centered. Community Focused. www.uaccb.edu

April 1st

47%

April 1st

ACT/COMPASS/ASSET

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

www.uacch.edu

June 30 Priority

68%

Nov. 1st/ April 1st

ACT/ASSET/COMPASS

Open/ No Fee

None

AP/CLEP

UACCM - A Journey with Meaning. www.uaccm.edu

To compile this, forms were sent to every qualified college and university with instructions to return by a specified deadline. Those schools not meeting the deadlinethe werecollege repeated from last2012 year. Every attempt is supplement made to gather verify the information. issue • advertising toand arkansas times • AUGUST 22, 2012 41

THE COLLEGE ISSUE 2012

What’s happening on campus ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Construction of Greek sorority housing is underway on campus, with occupancy expected by Fall 2013. Standalone sorority housing is a first for ASU; sororities have outgrown the space they’ve shared during the last several decades in University Hall on campus.

The second annual Johnny Cash Music Festival, in support of historic preservation efforts in the area, will feature Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson, Dierks Bentley, the Civil Wars and others on Oct. 5, 2012, at the ASU Convocation Center.

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY This campus has undergone more than $200 million worth of improvements since 1995. Ten major construction and renovation projects will be underway this fall. Last fall, a new 14,220-square foot student union opened, providing students with new dining options, meeting rooms, and a furnished patio.

In the past year, Arkansas Tech has also reaffirmed its commitment to fielding competitive intercollegiate athletics programs. John E. Tucker Coliseum, the site of basketball and volleyball games, has been renovated; a new synthetic playing surface was installed for football games; and construction continues on new seating and amenities at the baseball field. Arkansas Tech won the Great American Conference All-Sports Trophy during the 2011-12 academic year, which was the inaugural season for the new conference formed by six universities in Arkansas and three in Oklahoma.

COLLEGE OF THE OUACHITAS Recent construction projects include the doubling in size of the College Bookstore; a new full-size basketball court; and the expansion of the Cosmetology program’s building, which includes a redesigned lab and educational facility. The new Career Development Services Center combines the Career Pathways’ Career Center with the newly formed on-campus and virtual career centers to help students identify careers to pursue, complete job applications, hone interview skills, plus much more. Personnel in the Center will work closely with area businesses to help meet their employment needs.

EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE The new 13,000 square-foot Allied Health Center is expected to open mid semester. It will house all of the Allied Health programs, which include Nursing, Radiologic Technology, EMT/Paramedic, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Medication Assistant, and Coding.

“It’s a great advantage for our students and for our faculty to have access to state-of-the-art equipment,” said Janie Bailey, EACC Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The new Center will join the EACC Transportation and Technology Center, which opened last fall. The 20,000 square-foot building houses two technical programs related to the transportation industry in the Arkansas Delta. EACC’s new program in Diesel Technology will

be housed in the space as well as the Renewable Energy Technology program (RET).

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY Renovations on Womack Hall, a prominent structure overlooking the University’s main entrance, were completed late last year. The facelift returned the administration building to a traditional style and added usable space inside. Construction is currently underway on a new 20,000-square-foot dining facility, made necessary by an upward trend in the size of the freshman class in recent years.

HENDRIX COLLEGE This fall, Hendrix will begin construction on new facilities to accommodate its new NCAA Division III non-scholarship football program. Additionally, there are numerous projects underway in The Village at Hendrix, the New Urbanist residential and commercial development adjacent to campus.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Construction is nearing completion on a new 83,000-squarefoot Center for Health Professions, which will open in January. The new center will allow the use of simulation labs to prepare Health Professions students to deal confidently with whatever situation they encounter. In addition, the center will allow for the expansion of existing degree and certificate programs and also the creation of new programs. Finally, plans call for a former oncology building to be transformed into the Southern Region site of the National Child Protection Training Center.

OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY This fall, students will get their first look at major renovations to Lile Hall and Evans Student Center. The updates were made to make the buildings more studentfriendly and to meet the expectations for academic and student life facilities in today’s environment. Lile Hall

LYON COLLEGE A new 44,000-square-foot campus student center will open this fall after the original was destroyed by fire in 2010.

The Lyon Education andAdventure Program (LEAP), which began in 2010, involves on-campus recreational facilities, area outdoor trips, leadership opportunities and outdoor-themed for-credit courses.

Destinations for Lyon’s study abroad opportunities this year include Turkey, Greece, Germany, Spain, Israel and Vancouver, Canada.

The Lyon Education and Adventure Program takes advantage of the college’s MID-SOUTH COMMUNITY location in the beautiful Ozark foothills.

COLLEGE now features remodeled classrooms and offices, new Construction has begun on a 34,650 square-foot building computer labs and studio facilities, and most importhat will serve as a “safe room” and wellness center. The tantly, technology capabilities to give students improved building will not only protect the campus and community opportunities to apply what they are learning in the in the event of severe weather, but also include space for classroom. The student center features an open floor the Greyhound sports teams, physical education classes plan with expanded food options, seating and a stage and intramural teams. Other features include classrooms, area, all of which create a more inviting and usable a fitness room for students and staff, dressing rooms, and a student gathering place. The renovations complement training room. the recent makeover to the wrestling complex, which the head coach now describes as “one of the finest NATIONAL PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE wrestling facilities in the country.”

The campus store and bookstore facility is currently under a renovation and expansion that will nearly triple its size.

PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE The additional space will be used for retail sales, textThe Residential Life Center built in 2003 complements book management, a mailroom, inventory, and shipping The residential suites building A built in 2010 and buildand receiving. The new space will also allow for more ing B built in 2011. In 2009 the historic Barracks buildcustomer service activities and provide opportunities to ing was transformed into housing for honors students. The departmentalize areas.

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building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Philander Smith is home to the Bless The Mic lecture series, which aims to put a spin on the traditional lecture series offered by most colleges by providing a mix of speakers who have a tremendous ability to communicate and provide students exposure to a diverse group of scholars, authors, politicians and public intellectuals. Past speakers include former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, TV judge Glenda Hatchett and actress Gabrielle Union, among others. Upcoming speakers for the 2012-2013 series, include CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen, Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile, Pulitzer Prize Winning columnist for The Washington Post Eugene Robinson, Authors of the books The Pact, The Bond , and We Beat the Streets The Three Doctors, and NBC contributor and author of Who’s afraid of Post-Black-ness?

What it means to be Black Now, Toure.

Philander Smith College will be the host site for the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference’s Volleyball and Basketball 2012-2013 tournaments. The GCAC Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 7-10, with a players’ celebration banquet scheduled for Nov. 7 at the Kendall Center on campus. The basketball tournaments are scheduled for Feb. 28 – March 1 to be held at Barton Coliseum with a players’ banquet scheduled for Feb. 27 to be held at the Kendall Center.

PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE The new PTC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center at the Little RockSouth site is scheduled for completion

by Fall 2013. Early in 2013, the college expects to break ground on the Fine and Performing Arts/Humanities Center on the Main campus in North Little Rock. It will house the College’s English, speech, art, music, theatre, photography, philosophy and languages departments, and will include space for classrooms and performance space.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY An Agriculture Center that will feature the latest advancements in technology is under construction next to the recently completed Science Center. The Mulerider Activity Center opened last fall, and a new food court will open on campus this fall.

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY TECH Instead of replacing the gym damaged by a tornado a few years ago, a much-needed student center will be built to house student life, a bookstore and post office. The center will also provide areas for working out and a conference area. Other future plans include additional student housing, which is in high demand.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SAM M. WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Three University of Arkansas teams won qualifying contests in 2012 for the Venture Labs Investment Competition – the first time any university has achieved that in the same year – and also swept the top three spots in the graduate competition at the 2012 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup for Arkansas.

The display in the Business Building honoring Sam Walton has been renovated and expanded. Second-floor classroom

E X P E R I E N C E

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS – FORT SMITH A 40,000 square-foot expansion to the library includes 24-hour computer labs with advanced technology for research.

They will contribute to student success,

as will a new Academic Early Alert system that targets students who are exhibiting academic difficulties and offers them assistance. In addition, advising procedures have been improved so that all students meet with an academic adviser each semester before registration.

It’s not all work and no play. UAFS at Second Street is a popular downtown venue recently acquired by the University for concerts, art exhibits and performances.

An extensive list of intramural sports has been created for the fall. Additionally,

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space has been updated, along with the Bill and LeAnn Underwood Family Honors Lounge, the office suite for the new Supply Chain Management department, the student recruitment room and the Kenneth “Pat” Wilson Board Room.

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UAFS was granted full standing as a NCAA Division II athletic program in 2011 and competes as part of the Heartland Conference.

forestry classroom and laboratory facilities.

Future plans call for the renovation of the existing Science and Mathematics complex or the construction of a new facility.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT MORRILTON The University is engaged in several construcUACCM will be the first of 22 two-year coltion projects designed to meet the needs of leges in the state to be connected to the new that growing population. The newest acaArkansas Research and Education Optical demic building, the Hillside Auditorium, is Network (ARE-ON). ARE-ON is a state-ofset to open early this semester, and features the-art, fiber optic network that will provide two large lecture halls. Classrooms have nearly unlimited Internet bandwidth for been modernized in Kimpel Hall, and the colleges and universities across Arkansas.

Sam M. Walton College of Business has Constructed in 2011, Pulaski Tech’s Business Technology Center houses Plans are being made for a new Technology been renovated. Construction continues at Accounting, Office Supervision, Legal Secretarial, Office Technology and Center, which would allow for expanded Ozark Hall, which is being renovated and Paralegal Technology programs. enrollment in technical programs that are expanded to hold the Graduate School and now at full capacity. such as the Symphony of North Arkansas and the uniHonors College, and Vol Walker Hall, the home of the versity drama department’s own theatrical productions.

Fay Jones School of Architecture. A major expansion of UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF one dining hall and retail area is also in the works, as is An extensive renovation to J.C. Corbin Hall is expected UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK a complete restoration of Hotz Hall, which will become to be complete in October. Students will find updated A new casual eatery, the Trojan Grill, opens this fall, offerthe newest residence hall in Fall 2013. classrooms with smart boards and office suites for Basic ing a la carte bistro dining after hours for night students The University’s Distinguished Lecture Series, which Academic Services, Registration, University College and the and faculty as well as the more than 1,000 students livis organized by students, brings at least two well-known Reading Lab. Other recent changes include a facelift at the ing in student housing. That community is growing again lecturers to campus each semester. Past speakers include main cafeteria, and a renovation for the Rust Technology with the acquisition of the Trojan Village, an upper classthe Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel, and former President George Building, which now has a smart board in every classroom. men and graduate student residence complex adjacent H.W. Bush, and Jane Goodall is scheduled to speak this to UALR’s new intramural sports complex. fall. The student-run university programs provide the camUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS pus with a wide variety of entertainment, including touring Besides serving as a new residential college, Bear Hall UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS musicians like Snoop Dogg, John Mayer and The Roots. will also be the home to UCA’s Athletic Department and AT MONTICELLO The university also has a close working relationship with have skyboxes located on the 5th floor that overlook the The final phase of the renovation of the Chamberlin Forest the Walton Arts Center, which brings in Broadway musifootball stadium. A new student amphitheatre will be Resources Complex is underway. UAM recently completed cals and performing groups like the Alvin Ailey Dance used for outdoor concerts, speakers and other events. a new forestry annex and is now renovating the existing Company as well as supporting local fine arts groups,

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Nine programs are offered, including one of the largest Registered Nurse programs in the U.S., the largest Licensed Practical Nurse program in Arkansas, the only histotechnology program and sleep technology program in Arkansas and one of the only two occupational therapy assistant programs in the state. Students eager to enter the labor force with an education will be hard pressed to find a quicker route. Four one-year certificate programs are offered (LPN, sleep technology, surgical technology and histotechnology), there’s a two-year associate degree program for occupational therapy assistants offered through a partnership with Pulaski Technical College, and three bachelor-level programs in radiography, nuclear medicine technology and medical technology are offered through affiliations with partner universities.

Enrollment in LPN-to-RN classes has increased 20 percent. The class takes a year of four-day weeks to complete (two days of lecture and two days of clinical), and paramedics can also become an RN in the same amount of time through Baptist Health Schools Little Rock. Students with some college already can become a RN in two years, and those coming straight out of high school can complete their coursework in three years.

COLLEGE OF THE OUACHITAS Affordable tuition, a low student-to-instructor ratio, and personal attention make College of the Ouachitas an attractive choice for students seeking a college experience. Many courses are offered online, providing students the opportunity to take classes on their own time, at their own convenience.

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The building also houses a biofuel production facility including an ethanol distillation unit, a pyrolysis-gasification unit (under development with the University of Memphis) which converts biomass to syngas and fuels. A second-generation micro-biodiesel refinery, developed at the College, will be housed in the center and will serve as a production, research, and workforce development tool. Technology needed to create a fully-integrated biomassbased biofuel refinery is in place, and production of alternative fuels for automobiles and jets is expected to begin in 2013.

students who plan to enter the workforce or transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Now seven campuses strong, Pulaski Tech continues to add new facilities and programs to its long academic lineup. Along with the Main campus in North Little Rock, the college has six satellite sites that specialize in different areas of education.

Pulaski Tech’s primary purpose is to provide the training and education necessary for the people of central Arkansas to improve their lives. The school is the largest provider of transfer students to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and other area four-year colleges and univer-

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NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Northwest Arkansas Community College continues to forge strategic partnerships with businesses throughout the country, including small, locally owned businesses and Fortune 100 companies. The relationships provide world-class training designed to close performance gaps and increase overall worker productivity and efficiency. In addition to more than 8,500 credit students, the College crafts training opportunities for numerous local employers, serving more than 8,000 non-credit students each year.

These partnerships allow students to expand their skills at their current places of employment or prepare to enter a particular career field following completion of the program. In fact, 95 percent of NWACC students stay in the region following graduation, continue to energize the community, and enter the workforce with many of the companies that the school partners with to offer training.

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SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY TECH A long-standing relationship with the aerospace defense manufacturers in Magnolia’s Highland Industrial Park has resulted in a new degree offering at SAU Tech this fall. Conversations and planning with managers of the industries led to the new engineering technology degree, which will meet a need for midlevel management/technicians. SAU Tech is known for providing technical career education that results in a career, not just a job. Programs like its film & video pro-

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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT MORRILTON The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton is converting many of its 18-month certificate programs into accelerated 12 month programs. The programs go throughout the summer so graduates can complete them in one year and go directly into the workforce. The Petroleum Technology program and Surveying programs are the only two-year programs of their kind in the state. They were developed in partnership with the natural gas industry.

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QUESTIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

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SINCE COMPLETING YOUR 1ST YEAR IN COLLEGE, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THOSE ENTERING THEIR FIRST YEAR?

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HAS THE ECONOMY CHANGED YOUR WAY OF THINKING WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR DEGREE CHOICE?

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1 Be open to the full college experience. the state of our economy has certainly 2 While weighed heavily on my mind when

Get out of their comfort zone. Try new things 1 and become involved on campus. Join clubs,

matter who you are, where you are going, 1 orNowhat you are interested in there is a place

considering future prospects, it has not really altered or changed my degree choice as a political science major. I would say that it has helped solidify my resolve to further my education after my bachelor’s degree. I take Aristotle seriously when he said, “education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

run for a SGA position, participate in school activities.

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I can honestly say it did not. My main focus on choosing a degree was finding something that I was passionate about and finding a degree that brought enjoyment to my life. I did not want to look back twenty years from now and regret my decision.

for you in college life.

economy is a huge factor and I would 2 The not dissuade students from considering the

long term when choosing a major, but at the end of the day I chose something that I love.

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While you should try your hardest to keep 1 up with your school work and stay on top

your time wisely. College comes with a 1 Spend lot of freedom, which is great for meeting new

Step out of their comfort zone and attend as 1 many campus events as possible.

of studying, try not to get overwhelmed by your classwork. You need to have a good balance between your studies and other leisure activities so that you stay excited about school, and motivated to do well without getting burned out.

Since I started college in 2008 when the 2 recession hit, I did have some reservations about pursuing a business degree. However, I decided to go through with it and I am so glad that I did.

people and learning new things, but can be dangerous if too much time is spent unwisely.

say that the economy had too much 2 Iofcan’t an effect on my degree choice. During

my time at Hendrix, I saw friends from all walks of academia graduate and do great things, in spite of a dwindling economy.

Upon graduating with a degree in history, I’m confident that I have the skill set to handle whatever life throws at me next.

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THE FACULTY: Pulaski Tech profs (from left) Raymond Williams, Cynthia Fehrenback and Bryan Frazer.

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ome day when you go to the movies, resist the urge to jump out of your seat and bolt for the lobby when the lights come up, and sit through the credits instead. What you’ll soon learn, as you watch those lists of names in tiny type scroll, is that it takes a hell of a lot of people to make a movie — even a “little” movie, much less a summer blockbuster.

That fact — that there are a lot of jobs to be had in the movie industry — is what Pulaski Tech had in mind when it decided to create its Digital Media Production program, which will officially launch when the fall semester begins Aug. 23.

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ematography, editing, computer graphics, audio engineering, lighting, computer animation and others. The college will offer both a 60-class-hour associate’s degree and a 30-class-hour certificate in Digital Film Production, with the goal of readying students for work on a film set, in a production house, or as a “one-man shop” media business.

Tim Jones, spokesman for Pulaski Tech, said the program is the result of a statewide push for more “workforce development” in the film industry. Jones said that recent productions, like director Jeff Nichols’ “Mud,” which pretty much drained Arkansas’s film production talent pool while the movie was being shot near Stuttgart last fall, prove that the state needs more able bodies who

can do those jobs.

“We’ve got a lot of folks — the film commissioner [Christopher Crane] and the Renaud brothers and a lot of others — who have been hounding for a long time to have more people available,” Jones said. “We’ve seen the need in the limited number of [film productions] we’ve had in Arkansas, but in order to make it work consistently, we need a better pool of talent.”

Bryan Frazer will help get the Digital Media Production program off the ground this semester. With 27 years in the business — including working more than 10 years for Little Rock’s Dempsey Film Group until it closed last July — Frazer sees the need for a solid technical film education program in the state. Though Dempsey’s closure was mostly due to the sagging economy, another big factor was the changing way commercials and other film media are produced, he said.

“It doesn’t take a building full of people and millions of dollars in equipment to be a production company anymore,” he said.

“You can have a laptop and a DSL [camera] and a few thousand dollars worth of off the shelf equipment and you’re a production company. That ended up being what we were competing with as a production company.”

Frazer said he learned of the new Digital Media Production program at Pulaski Tech when he was still at Dempsey, finishing up already-sold work. Pulaski Tech officials came through the studio looking at the equipment and space.

“I’ve always felt that if you’re good at something, you ought to be able to teach it,” he said. “I thought: ‘Well, maybe I ought to investigate this a little further.’ I ended up getting an interview and ended up getting the slot. ... They’re basically calling on my experience over my career, asking, ‘How would you teach in order to prepare students either for entrepreneurship or employment with a production company?’ ” Frazer said there are 96 students enrolled in the new DMP program for the fall semester, with enrollment in most of the program’s classes already maxed out. Next semester, students will move on to more advanced courses like digital graphics and cinematography, but for now they’ll be starting slow, taking basic core classes like Introduction to Digital Photography and Introduction to the Mac (Apple computers are the workhorses of the film industry, and Frazer said giving students a good grounding in Apple

operating systems and programs will help them as they progress). The plan is to carry over that nuts-and-bolts approach in many of the intro classes — an idea that may require dusting off some equipment that students might think of as antique technology.

“We’re not going to start off immediately on computer editing,” he said.

“We’re going to start with tape machines.

We’re going to learn the process of editing — from choosing your shots, to maintaining flow and continuity, and thinking about the edit when you’re shooting.

When you don’t have the benefit of ‘undo’ like you do with a computer, you really start thinking about stuff a lot more thoroughly.”

The goal is to give students a “groundup” education in the program’s various disciplines. “You not only have to know what this camera does or what this computer does, you have to understand how it works, and what to do when it doesn’t work,” he said. “If you’re a one-man show, you’re also your own engineer. You have to be able to troubleshoot. ... We’re not going to be taking computers or cameras completely apart, but we’re going to understand not only what cameras do but how, and what to do when they don’t.”

The program will be based at Pulaski Tech’s main campus in North Little Rock, though as the classes become more handson — classes in lighting, audio engineering and cinematography, for example — the school will need dedicated space. “We’re going to begin to repurpose a couple of our larger rooms in the [Information Technology] building as smaller studio spaces where we can start to learn lighting and camera techniques,” he said.

A new fine arts building — which Jones said would be the largest building ever built on the Pulaski Tech campus — should be built in the next few years. Frazer hopes that the Digital Media Production program will show enough promise to be included in construction plans. He said interest in DMP at Pulaski Tech is already so high that the school is considering creating an internship program to place students with film shoots and production houses around the state.

Administrators are also talking to UALR and other schools about partnerships.

“If this first semester is any indication,” he said, “we’re going to get a good response. If we get a good batch of students out there who are setting the world on fire, there’s no telling what could happen. We’re stoked.”

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VERONICA DUVALL of Pleasant Plains was crowned as the Miss Gay Arkansas America 2012 on Saturday night at Argenta Community Theater. Taking First Alternate was Chloe Jacobs and Second Alternate was Jazmyn Turrelle. It was a night of pageantry, tears and jubilation. With songs ranging from “Mary Poppins” to “Grease” to “Sweet Georgia Brown,” the audience was entertained from beginning to end. It was a very close contest with only a few points separating the top five contestants.

Diamond Rose won Male Interview portion of the contest, while Turelle won Solo Talent and Long Talent. Jacobs won the On-Stage Question, and Duvall won the Evening Gown competition and the overall point total, to take the crown.

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Opening up is Korn front man Jonathan Davis, who’ll man the wheels of steel (or plastic or whatever) as J Devil. You’ll perhaps recall that Korn’s last studio album was some kinda dubstep thing.

The Edge is billing this as Monster Ball 2012, tickets are $38 and they’ll start to administer the sinister at the unholy hour of 5 p.m. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com starting at 10 a.m., Aug. 25. Children ages 8 and younger are free with a paid adult, if you think this kind of thing is at all even remotely appropriate for a young’un, which, hey, your call.

IN HONOR OF THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the release of the West Memphis Three, Eddie Vedder and Natalie Maines are selling a copy of their live cover of John Doe’s “Golden State” from last year’s “Voices for Justice” rally for the WM3 at Robinson.

The song will be for sale on Aug. 19 on iTunes and via Pearl Jam’s website, but you can stream it now at Rolling Stone. Proceeds benefit the WM3 Freedom Fund.

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THE TO-DO LIST

BY ROBERT BELL

WEDNESDAY 8/22

THURSDAY 8/23

AUSTRALIA’S THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER

FAYETTEVILLE ROOTS FESTIVAL

8 p.m. Electric Cowboy. $25-$35.

I tried. I honestly have given it 110 percent. I must’ve watched nearly 34 seconds of a video of it online, but I still just can’t understand the appeal. I’m talking (and yes, I do mean talking) about male strippers, of course. It’s like, what are they doing up there? First we’re supposed to be convinced that they’re all just a bunch of innocent policemen or firefighters or tuxedo-wearers and they just happen to be dancing around to a nice choreographed tune. But then they rip all their clothing off to reveal chest after ripped, deeply tanned, deeply oily, 100-percent hairless chest. And then the pants come off and they start prancing and thrusting and bulging around everywhere and for some reason, some people — women mostly, it seems — appear to enjoy this.

They shriek and cackle at these poor studly ragamuffins. And I’m thinking (and yes, I do mean thinking), “Hey, this is like, sexual objectification or something. This isn’t right.” And then I remembered: It’s all because of Hollywood. See, there’s this popular actor right now who used to be a male stripper. He’s called Chunnam Tating or something weird, some nonsensical stripper name. Anyways, it’s probably his fault, so thanks a lot, Chunnam. And to all you folks ages 21 and older who want to watch a troupe of utterly buff, devastatingly handsome dudes with antipodean accents and pumped up pectorals dance around sexily, here you go.

Various times and venues. $25-$249.

In extremely short order, the Fayetteville Roots Festival has grown from a plucky yet small-scale affair into a fourday, multi-venue, big-name folk extravaganza, with a huge music lineup, a variety of other goings-on and major sponsors.

The event is billed as “a music, food and culture festival showcasing Fayetteville in its natural state,” and even a cursory glance at the offerings would confirm that assertion. First off, the lineup this year includes the virtuosic David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio as the Friday night headliner and John Prine, one of the best songwriters ever, as the Saturday night headliner. In addition to those veteran performers, there are more than 50 others who’ll be playing at venues all over town, including the Walton Arts Center, George’s Majestic Lounge, Greenhouse Grille, Kingfish, the FayetteFOLK FEST: The Fayetteville Roots Festival kicks off Thursday and includes a performance from The David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio on Friday night at the Walton Arts Center. ville Public Library, the farmer’s market and more. The festival’s principal organizers — Bayard Blain something pretty amazing. There are also get single-venue tickets for some a variety of ticket packages available, and Bernice and Bryan Hembree, of the performances, but either way, such as passes that’ll get you into all of the folk/Americana trio 3 Penny you should probably move quickly. The Acre, and Chef Jerrmy Gawthrop, of the shows and include meals made full schedule is available at FayettevilGreenhouse Grille — have put together with locally sourced foods. You can leRoots.com.

THURSDAY 8/23

THURSDAY 8/23

THESE UNITED STATES

‘FAT KID RULES THE WORLD’

At its core, These United States is cut from similar cloth as the shaggy, M. Wardian or Dr. Dog-ish classic/country rock that’s been real widespread over the last six or seven years. But there’s also a distinctly bluesy glam vibe on the band’s latest, self-titled album, especially on the opener “Dead & Gone,” which recalls all those times when Marc Bolan set his rock dial to “choogle.” Singer and main songwriter Jesse Elliott has a crackedbut-not-broken, appealingly world-weary voice that’s perfectly suited to this music.

The track “Maps” has some keen acoustic guitar playing underpinning the rest

“Fat Kid Rules the World” is the directorial debut of actor Matthew Lillard (“SLC Punk,” “ScoobyDoo”), based on K.L. Going’s 2003 YA novel of the same name. It’s a tale of punk-rock redemption in which a hefty high-school kid named Troy (Jacob Wysocki) finds out that life might actually be worth living. In an attempt to end it all, Troy steps in front of a bus and is promptly knocked out of the way by Marcus (Matt O’Leary), a rebellious guitar player and singer in a punk band.

Marcus promptly convinces Troy

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7:30 p.m. Rave Motion Pictures. $10.

SHAGGY SOUNDS: These United States play at Stickyz on Thursday.

of the kitchen-sink tune, with its shifting instrumentation and handclaps. Recommended for fans of the aforementioned M. Ward and Dr. Dog, as well as Delta Spirit, The Head and the Heart and other retro-informed pop acts. The opening act at this 18-and-older show is The Weeks, a Mississippi-bred y’allternative outfit that reminds me of early Kings of Leon.

to take up the drums and back him up in a newly formed band, a task that is complicated slightly by the fact that Troy has never sat behind a kit in his life. The two misfits form a bond, but it’s threatened by Marcus’s dark secret. The film won the audience award for narrative film at this year’s SXSW Film festival. This screening is a one-off deal, via a service called tugg.com, which is sort of like Groupon for movies; when enough people pledge to buy tickets to a movie, a local theater commits to screen it. Sounds promising. Get your tickets online at arktimes.com/ FatKidRules. Seating is limited.

IN BRIEF

WEDNESDAY 8/22

Central Arkansas film buffs – many of whom no doubt participated in this – take note: Premiere screenings of the results of this year’s 48-Hour Film Project begin Wednesday and continue through Friday at Riverdale 10 Cinema, 7 p.m., $7.

SATURDAY 8/25

THE CANEHILL ENGAGEMENT 8 p.m. Maxine’s. $5.

Although I am somewhat ambivalent toward the term “supergroup,” this is a legit instance that would call for its use. The Canehill Engagement is made up of folks from a grip of different Little Rock bands from all over the musical map.

You’ve got your Jeremy Brasher and Brian Rodgers, of The Moving Front

and a zillion other bands. You’ve got your Kevin Kerby of Mulehead and Kevin Kerby & Battery. You’ve got your Burt Taggart of The Big Cats and numerous others, and who is also the head honcho of Max Recordings. And you’ve got your Jay Calhoun, of folk rockers Free Micah. In terms of sound, Brasher explained thusly (via email): “In the sort of American folk tradition, The Canehill Engagement basi-

cally borrows a lot from Southern ’80s college rock, as well as aspects of ‘cowpunk,’ which is a label music magazine people used to stick on the band X.” Also performing is Landrest, a Hot Springs outfit that has spent the last few years crafting unconventional indie rock informed by prog and post-punk, and Age of Man, an excellent psych-blues power trio from El Dorado.

SATURDAY 8/25

PAUL WALL

Midnight. Discovery. $10.

Paul Wall came out of Houston’s fertile hip-hop scene, and as with many of his peers, he was heavily influenced by the mind-warping, chopped ’n’ screwed genius of DJ Screw. One of his early breakout moments was a guest spot on the Mike Jones track “Still Tippin,’ ” which was followed by his massive 2005 solo debut “The Peoples Champ.” In the interim, Wall has pursued acting (“I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell”), outside-the-box collaborations (with rapper Skinhead Rob and Blink 182’s Travis Barker in the group Expen$ive Taste) and, of course, entrepreneurial endeavors. In Wall’s case, that’d be Grills by Paul Wall, a custom shop that crafts bejeweled dental grills.

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte recently sported a set of American flag grills built by Wall’s shop. Wall told ESPN Playbook the set took about two weeks to make.

The price? “Well, the cost can go up to about $25,000 for that kind. We didn’t charge him that. We gave him an Olympic discount. We have got to take care of him.” In addition to Wall, who’ll go on about 2:30 a.m.,

THURSDAY 8/23

White Water Tavern hosts Jim Mize, one of the state’s finest songwriters, along with the folk-informed garage rock of the duo Water Liars, 9:30, $5.

Downtown Music Hall has East Coast rap/nu metal/hardcore hybrid Emmure, with Detroit thrash/power metal maestros Battlecross, New Jersey melodic death metalheads God Forbid, Little Rock metalcore outfit Achaia and Conway-based death/thrashers Moment of Fierce Determination, 6 p.m., $15. Bask in the warm glow of nostalgia with Paul Revere and the Raiders, playing their numerous hits at Oaklawn, 21-and-older, 7 p.m., $20.

Get your Zep’ on with ZOSO – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience, 18-and-older, Revolution, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door. City politicos, media types and the philanthropically minded will want to check out the 38th annual Toast & Roast, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. This year, they’ll be honoring Mayor Mark Stodola, 6 p.m., $150.

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FRIDAY 8/24

GRILL GURU: Houston-bred rapper Paul Wall plays at Discovery Saturday night.

the lineup includes Cain Da Ladies Man and Dr. Feelgood, of Power 92 Jams, DJs Brandon Peck, Sleepy,

JMZ Dean and Spencer Rx, and a drag show with Dominique Sanchez and The Disco Dolls.

Local metal merchants At War’s End play an all-ages album release show for their “Take Off the Mask” EP, with Wishtribe, Found Fearless and Enchiridion, Downtown Music Hall, 8 p.m., $8. Psych-blues-trance duo Tyrannosaurus Chicken brings the hypnotic jams to White Water Tavern, 9 p.m., $5. Rodney Block & the Real Music Lovers bring jazz and soul to The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $10.

Cornerstone Grill and Pub has an evening of reggae, with Rock Town Reggae Sumfest, featuring Dubtonic Kru, straight out of Jamaica, as well as Changus B and DJ Hy C, 8 p.m., $15. Juanita’s has country traditionalist Daryle Singletary, with Ben Coulter & The Delta Outlaws, 10 p.m., $15.

This weekend is your last chance to catch The Weekend Theater’s production of “Southern Cross,” Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., $12-$16.

SATURDAY 8/25 MONDAY 8/27 AND TUESDAY 8/28

2012 FIRST SECURITY KICKOFF CLASSIC

5 p.m. War Memorial Stadium. $7.

This year’s First Security Kickoff Classic features eight high school football teams facing off at War Memorial over two days. It’s billed as “a clash between traditional Central Arkansas

rivals,” and features seven of the teams that played in last year’s games. Things get started Monday at 5 p.m., when Central Arkansas Christian takes on Stuttgart. That game will be “a great early season 4A matchup,” said Jim Harris, editor of ArkansasSports360. com, which is one of the sponsors of the event. Next up, Hot Springs Lakeside

goes up against Little Rock Christian at 7:30 p.m., in what will likely be a highscoring, wide-open game, Harris said.

On Tuesday, Arkadelphia and Benton face off in the 5 p.m. timeslot, while archrivals Cabot and Jacksonville close things out starting at 7:30 p.m. You can get tickets starting at 4 p.m. on game days at the stadium.

St. Louis-based power trio Cast Madness plays a heavy brand of alt-rock and includes Little Rock native Ryan Massey, formerly of the band Killjoy.

The band plays Vino’s with Still Reign and Dirty Finger, 8 p.m., $5. Easter Seals of Arkansas hosts its annual Rollin’ on the River 5K run and 2K family fun walk, Clinton Presidential Center, 7:15 a.m. The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission presents lectures from Dr. Carl Moneyhon, Dr. William Shea and Dr. Daniel Sutherland, Old State House Museum, 9:30 a.m., free.

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Soul Spirit Zumba with Ashan. Dunbar Community Center, 6 p.m., $5. 1001 W. 16th St. 501-376-1084.

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COMEDY

The Joint Venture. Improv comedy group. The Joint, 8 p.m., $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

Kevin Jordan. The Loony Bin, 8 p.m.; Aug. 24, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 25, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10.

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DANCE

Australia’s Thunder From Down Under. 21-andolder show. Electric Cowboy, 8 p.m., $20-$30 adv., $25-$35 at door. 9515 Interstate 30. 501562-6000. www.electriccowboy.com/littlerock.

Little Rock Bop Club. Beginning dance lessons for ages 10 and older. Singles welcome. Bess Chisum Stephens Community Center, 7 p.m., $4 for members, $7 for guests. 12th & Cleveland streets. 501-350-4712. www.littlerockbopclub.

FILM

Little Rock 48-Hour Film Project screenings.

Riverdale 10 Cinema, 7 p.m., $7. 2600 Cantrell Road. 501-296-9955.

CLASSES

Arkansas Craft School classes. Arkansas Craft School fall classes include: Ukrainian Easter Egg painting (pysanky) with Bob Byers, Sept.

8-9, $100; weaving mohair cinches for horses with Pop Wagner, Sept. 14-16, $250; “Socks as Art” with Juliann King, Sept. 20-23, $200; “Leaping into Bead Sculpture” with Eleanor Lux, Sept. 28-30, $150. Phil Wiles’ “Segmented Woodturning,” Sept. 27-29, is full, but names are being taken for a waiting list. Arkansas Craft School. 110 E. Main St., Mountain View. 870-2698397. www.arkansascraftschool.org.

Mother Sauces with Lee Richardson. Eggshells Kitchen Co., 6 p.m., $50. 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd.

501-664-6900. eggshellskitchencompany.com.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23

MUSIC

4 Elementz (headliner), Some Guy Named Robb (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9

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BRIAN CHILSON

MUSIC

Chris Henry. The Tavern Sports Grill, 7 p.m., free.

17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www.thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Count to 4, Mainland Divide, Supporting Cast.

Vino’s, 7:30 p.m., $5. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. www.vinosbrewpub.com.

Grim Muzik presents Way Back Wednesdays.

Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8:30 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com.

Mayday by Midnight. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Ricky David Tripp. Rocket Twenty One, 5:30 p.m. 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-603-9208. www. ferneaurestaurant.com.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG.

INSTRUMENTAL BENEFIT: The Vi-Va-Ce Concert Series supports Play it Again Arkansas, an initiative that provides musical instruments to children who can’t afford them. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Argenta Community Theater, and features Collin vs.

Adam, Don’t Stop Please, pictured, and Velvet Kente. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $100 for VIP balcony seats. Buy tickets at vivaceconcert.com.

p.m., $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Adam Faucett. 21-and-older show. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., free. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www. maxinespub.com.

Almost Infamous. Markham Street Grill And Pub, 8:30 p.m., free. 11321 W. Markham St. 501-2242010. www.markhamst.com.

The Big Dam Horns, Mainland Divide. The Joint, $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-3720205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

Brown Soul Shoes. The Tavern Sports Grill, 7 p.m., free. 17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www.thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Dogtown Thursday Open Mic Night.

Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8:30 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com.

ElectroniQ. Juanita’s. 9 p.m., $5. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.

Emmure, Moment of Fierce Determination, Achaia, Battlecross, God Forbid. Downtown Music Hall, 7 p.m., $13 adv., $17 at door. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownmusichall.com.

Fayetteville Roots Festival. Festival featuring John Prine, David Grisman Folk Jazz Trio, Darrell Scott, Pokey LaFarge and many more at venues around central Fayetteville. Walton Arts Center, Aug. 23; Aug. 24; Aug. 25; Aug. 26, $49-$249.

495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-443-5600.

Fire & Brimstone Duo. Browning’s Mexican Grill, 6-9 p.m. 5805 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-9956. www.browningsmexicangrill.com.

“Inferno.” DJs play pop, electro, house and more, plus drink specials and $1 cover before 11 p.m.

Sway, 9 p.m. 412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582.

Jim Mize, Water Liars. White Water Tavern, 9:30 p.m., $5. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www. jimmize.com.

Mainland Divide, Big Dam Horns. 21-and-older show. The Joint, 9 p.m., $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

Paul Revere and The Raiders. Oaklawn, 7 p.m.

2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-623-4411. www.oaklawn.com.

P.E. Juanita’s, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 at door. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www. juanitas.com.

Port Arthur Band. Parrot Beach Cafe, 9 p.m.

9611 MacArthur Drive, NLR. 771-2994.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG. These United States, The Weeks. 18-and-older show. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $10. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyz.com.

ZOSO -- The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience.

18-and-older show. Revolution, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 at door. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-8230090. revroom.com.

COMEDY

Kevin Jordan. The Loony Bin, through Aug. 23, 8 p.m.; Aug. 24, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 25, 7, 9

Toasting & Roasting with Mayor Mark Stodola and Millie Ward. Doubletree Hotel, 6 p.m., $150. 424 W. Markham. 501-372-4371.

FILM

“Fat Kid Rules the World.” Rave Motion Pictures Colonel Glenn 18, 7:30 p.m., $10. 18 Colonel Glenn Plaza Drive. 501-687-0499.

Little Rock 48-Hour Film Project screenings.

Riverdale 10 Cinema, through Aug. 24, 7 p.m., $7. 2600 Cantrell Road. 501-296-9955.

LECTURES

“Becoming an Arkansas Master Naturalist.”

Lecture by Master Naturalist Nancy Deckard.

Faulkner County Library, 5 p.m., free. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www.fcl.org.

FRIDAY, AUG. 24

MUSIC

At War’s End (album release), Wishtribe, Found Fearless, Enchiridion. All-ages show. Downtown Music Hall, 8 p.m., $8. 211 W. Capitol. 501-3761819. downtownmusichall.com.

Big Stack. Denton’s Trotline, 9 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717.

Blue Screen Skyline (CD release), Water Liars, Mike Mullins. 21-and-older show. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5 adv., $7 at door. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Daryle Singletary, Ben Coulter & the Delta Outlaws. Juanita’s, 10 p.m. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.

DJ Silky Slim. Top 40 and dance music. Sway, 9 p.m., $5. 412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582.

Fayetteville Roots Festival. See Aug. 23.

“The Flow Fridays.” Twelve Modern Lounge, 8 p.m. 1900 W. Third St. 501-301-1200.

Josh Abbott Band, The Cadillac Black. 18-andolder show. Revolution, 9 p.m., $12 adv., $15 at door. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. revroom.com.

Josh Green. Flying Saucer, 9 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www.beerknurd. com/stores/littlerock.

Leopold and His Fiction. Vino’s. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. www.vinosbrewpub.com.

Mojo Depot (headliner), Bass & Brown (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-3755351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Rock Town Reggae Sumfest featuring Dubtonic Crew, Changus B. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-3741782. cstonepub.com.

Rodney Block & Co.. The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $10. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www. afterthoughtbar.com.

Shane Thornton. West End Smokehouse and Tavern, 10 p.m., $5. 215 N. Shackleford. 501-2247665. www.westendsmokehouse.net.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 9 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG. Tyrannosaurus Chicken. White Water Tavern,

9 p.m., $5. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www. whitewatertavern.com.

The Woodies. The Tavern Sports Grill, 7 p.m., free. 17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www.thetavernsportsgrill.com.

“YOLO.” Featuring four DJs and beach volleyball, 18-and-older. Flying DD, $5. 4601 S. University. 501-773-9990. flyingdd.com.

COMEDY

Kevin Jordan. The Loony Bin, Aug. 24, 8 and 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 25, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10.

10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www.loonybincomedy.com.

EVENTS

All Star Monster Truck Tour. Garland County Fairgrounds, Aug. 24-25, 7:30 p.m. Higdon Ferry Road, off the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, Hot Springs. www.allstarmonster.com.

LGBTQ/SGL Youth and Young Adult Group.

Diverse Youth for Social Change is a group for LGBTQ/SGL and straight ally youth and young adults age 14 to 23. For more information, call 244-9690 or search “DYSC” on Facebook. 800 Scott St., 6:30 p.m. 800 Scott St. Senior Expo. Faulkner County Library, 8 a.m., free. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www.fcl.org.

Table for Two with Executive Chef Robert Hall.

Overnight lodging and a continental breakfast included with event. Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, 5 p.m., $200 per couple. 1 Rockefeller Drive, Morrilton. 727-5435. www.uawri.org.

Volkswagen Weekend. VW show with parade through town on Saturday at 2pm. Downtown Eureka Springs, Aug. 24-26. Downtown Eureka Springs, Eureka Springs. www.nwavwa.com/.

FILM

What is all the fuss about

GLUTEN ?

Little Rock 48-Hour Film Project screenings.

Riverdale 10 Cinema, 7 p.m., $7. 2600 Cantrell Road. 501-296-9955.

Is it just another health fad?

OR is it truly harmful to your body?

SATURDAY, AUG. 25

World renowned expert, Dr. Rodney Ford, will speak on his 35 years of clinical experience as a Pediatrician, Gastroenterologist, Nutritional Consultant, and Allergist to present to you the evidence that everyone, including your family, should now be avoiding gluten.

MUSIC

Brian Mullen. Denton’s Trotline, 9 p.m., $10.

2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717.

The Canehill Engagement. 21-and-older show.

Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Cast Madness. Vino’s. 923 W. 7th St. 501-3758466. www.vinosbrewpub.com.

Fayetteville Roots Festival. See Aug. 23.

G $ & the Rock Revolution (headliner) Brian Nahlen (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Jason Greenlaw. Markham Street Grill And Pub, 8:30 p.m., free. 11321 W. Markham St. 501-224-2010. www.markhamst.com.

Killjay, Kreaper, Minerva, Killing Souls, Red Devil Lies, Break the Silence. Downtown Music Hall, 7 p.m., $7. 211 W. Capitol. 501376-1819. downtownmusichall.com.

“KISS Saturdays” with DJs Deja Blu, Greyhound and Silky Slim. Sway, 10 p.m.

412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582.

Lucious Spiller Band. The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www. afterthoughtbar.com.

Mr. Happy. West End Smokehouse and Tavern, 10 p.m., $5. 215 N. Shackleford. 501-224-7665.

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Market Street Cinema times at or after 9 p.m. are for Friday and Saturday only. Lakewood 8, Movies 10 and Riverdale showtimes were not available by press deadline. Rave showtimes are valid for Friday and Saturday only. Find upto-date listings at arktimes.com.

NEW MOVIES 2016: Obama’s America (PG-13) – Oh noes!

The Muslim Kenyan Socialist is going to ruin the world by 2016! Aiee! Save us, right-wing propagandist Dinesh D’Souza! Breckenridge: 1:45, 4:10, 7:25, 9:55. Rave: 11:45 a.m., 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30.

The Apparition (PG-13) – Some terror happens to an attractive young couple when they move into their new home. Rave: 11:10 a.m., 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 10:45.

Ek Tha Tiger (G) – Bollywood spy thriller/ romance hybrid about a shadowy government figures. Rave: 11:15 a.m., 2:15, 5:25, 8:20, 11:20.

Hit & Run (PG-13) – Hilarious misadventure ensues when a former bank robber’s secret past catches up with him. Breckenridge: 1:10, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05. Chenal 9: 11:00 a.m., 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50. Rave: 11:55 a.m., 2:30, 5:20, 8:10, 10:50.

Premium Rush (PG-13) – A bike messenger’s life is jeopardized when he picks up the wrong package. Breckenridge: 1:25, 4:30, 7:05, 9:45.

Rave: 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45, 11:59.

Thunderstruck (PG) – Family comedy starring Kevin Durant as himself. Rave: 11:20 a.m., 2:25, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00.

Trishna (R) – Based on Thomas Hardy’s novel “Tess of the d’Ubervilles,” starring Freida Pinto, directed by Michael Winterbottom. Market Street: 2:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:15.

RETURNING THIS WEEK Beasts of the Southern Wild (PG-13) – Critically acclaimed story of a southern Louisiana community and a plucky young heroine. Market Street: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:00.

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Bernie (PG-13) – Based on a murder in smalltown Texas, starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Richard Linklater. Market Street: 6:45, 9:00.

Bourne Legacy (PG-13) – Latest in the Bourne franchise, starring Jeremy Renner and not starring Matt Damon. Breckenridge: 1:05, 4:00, 7:00, 9:55. Chenal 9: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00. Rave: 11:00 a.m., 2:05, 5:35, 7:50, 8:45, 11:10, 11:50.

The Campaign (R) – In which Ricky Bobby goes to Washington with the weird-beard from the “Hangover” films. Breckenridge: 1:50 (opencaptioned), 4:50, 7:45, 10:05. Chenal 9: 11:05 a.m., 1:35, 4:25, 7:00. Rave: 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 5:20, 8:25, 11:00.

The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) – Third gloomy Batman flick from director Christopher Nolan.

Breckenridge: 1:00, 4:25, 7:50. Chenal 9: 11:30 a.m., 3:00, 6:30, 10:00 (IMAX), 9:30 p.m. Rave: 11:15 a.m., 1:15, 4:45, 8:15, 11:40.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) – Based on the children’s book series. Breckenridge: 1:35, 4:05, 7:20, 9:40. Rave: 10:45 a.m., 2:50, 5:25.

The Expendables 2 (R) – Sequel to the film in which a bunch of current and former action movie stars get together for tea and cake and explosions and cheekily self-referential jokes.

Breckenridge: 1:15, 4:15, 7:30, 10:00. Chenal 9: 11:00 a.m., 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 9:55. Rave: 11:00 a.m., 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:20 (XTreme), 12:15, 2:55, 5:45, 7:05, 8:30, 9:45, 11:45.

Hope Springs (PG-13) – Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep try to reignite the spark of love with the help of Steve Carrell, in this lighthearted, 100-minute-long Cialis commercial.

Breckenridge: 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:35. Chenal 9: 11:20 a.m., 1:45, 4:10, 7:05, 9:45. Rave: 10:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30, 11:59.

Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) – Latest iteration in the series about a crew of wacky animated animals. Rave: 10:50 a.m., 1:45, 4:20.

The Intouchables (R) – An improbable friend-

ship blossoms between a rich disabled man and his ex-con caretaker. Market Street: 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 9:15.

The Magic of Belle Isle (PG) – Kind of like “The Bucket List,” only this time Morgan Freeman is a recovering alcoholic novelist with writer’s block. Market Street: 1:45, 4:00.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) – Basically it’s Cabbage Patch Kids the Movie, but with just one Cabbage Patch Kid. Breckenridge: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:10. Chenal 9: 11:15 a.m., 1:40, 4:05, 7:00, 9:30. Rave: 10:45 a.m., 1:25, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50.

ParaNorman (PG) – Stop-motion animated film about a kid who talks to ghosts, from the studio that made “Coraline.” Breckenridge: 4:45, 9:30 (2D), 1:30, 7:00 (3D). Chenal 9: 11:25 a.m., 1:50, 7:05 (2D), 4:25, 9:40 (3D). Rave: 2:35, 7:25 (2D), 11:50 a.m., 5:00, 10:10 (3D).

The Queen of Versailles (PG) – Documentary about the rise and real-estate-bubble fall of a billionaire. Market Street: 2:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:00.

Sparkle (PG-13) – Three sisters follow their musical dreams. Starring Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks. Breckenridge: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50. Chenal 9: 11:10 a.m., 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50.

Rave: 10:55 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:50, 2:40, 4:40, 5:40, 7:40, 8:40, 10:40, 11:40.

Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre: 17825 Chenal Parkway, 821-2616, www.dtmovies.com.

Cinemark Movies 10: 4188 E. McCain Blvd., 945-7400, www.cinemark.com.

Cinematown Riverdale 10: Riverdale Shopping Center, 296-9955, www.riverdale10.com.

Lakewood 8: 2939 Lakewood Village Drive, 7585354, www.fandango.com.

Market Street Cinema: 1521 Merrill Drive, 312-8900, www.marketstreetcinema.net.

Rave Colonel Glenn 18: 18 Colonel Glenn Plaza, 687-0499, www.ravemotionpictures.com.

Regal Breckenridge Village 12: 1-430 and Rodney Parham, 224-0990, www.fandango.com.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘EXPENDABLES 2’: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Terry Crews star.

Grumpy old men Washed-up action stars shoot things in ‘Expendables 2.’

BY SAM EIFLING

“T

he Expendables 2” is a big, dumb, loud waste of your summer, unless you consider time and money as totally expendable as well. If it were a burger, it would feature nine oily beef patties slathered in mayonnaise and bacon grease, all piled on stale white bread. As a concert, it would just be amp feedback and strobe lights in your face. If it were reincarnated as a doctor, it would cut out your lungs to cure a bout of hiccups and then sever your spine to mute the pain. “Too much” here means just getting started.

Ostensibly it’s the action movie to follow up the action movie to end all action movies except someone really ought to have called an end to it. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture and Jet Li all return as a pack of mercenaries who shoot anyone they can’t blow up and knife anyone they can’t bomb. Bruce Willis is a government somebody who tells them to go on a mission. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back (oh, and how he’ll remind you of that fact) as a character whose only reason for existing is to be played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jean-Claude Van Damme, a no-show in the first movie, plays a villain named Vilain who enslaves Albanian villagers and forces them to dredge weapons-ready plutonium out of an abandoned mine.

Chuck Norris arrives out of nowhere to shoot lots of bad guys and to make Chuck Norris jokes.

The combined age of these gentlemen is approximately 2,000 years old, yet they annihilate wave after wave of goons and gunmen as if they were spry 22-year-olds. The exception is poor Liam Hemsworth, a good-looking young ex-soldier with a future and a French nurse girlfriend waiting back

home. He makes the mistake of telling a revealing, ennobling personal anecdote to the rest of the crew during a quiet moment early in the film — and, well, not to play spoiler or anything, but you’re not surprised that he’s soon trying to talk through a knife in his sternum.

The gun-slinging mummy brigade does not consider him expendable after all, and they work very hard to kill everyone who had anything to do with handsome Hemsworth’s chest infection.

Director Simon West holds this mess together with the cinematic equivalents of duct tape and baling wire. The action sequences positively flicker with edits, turning from one explosion or fire or motorcycle crashing into a helicopter straight to the 900th faceless thug getting his face exploded by bullet showers.

The grunt-length, accent-thick dialogue deserves subtitles. The score avalanches along with heavy brass and shrill strings, punctuated by the occasional classic American rock song.

Aside from the soundtrack, there’s not a single moment of real beauty in this hulking, clunking barge of a film.

Between its drab locations, dim lighting and ever-present haze, “The Expendables 2” is irredeemably ugly. Student documentaries shot before anyone reads the instruction manual come out looking technically more appealing. The special effects — blood, explosions, even stinkin’ planes flying — look like they were rendered by a first-generation PlayStation on whatever shoestring budget remained after pouring slush into the ensemble cast’s retirement accounts. Spare the ticket price.

If you’re really so keen on transferring your wealth upwards to a bunch of old, rich, famous white men, there’s an election in a couple of months that should perk you right up.

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Paul Wall, DJ Brandon Peck, Sleepy, JMZ Dean, Spencer Rx. Discovery Nightclub, $8 adv., $10 at door. 1021 Jessie Road. 501-664-4784. www. latenightdisco.com.

Pickin’ Porch. Bring your instrument. All ages welcome. Faulkner County Library, 9:30 a.m. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www.fcl.org.

Rodge Arnold. Flying Saucer, 9 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www.beerknurd.com/ stores/littlerock.

Songwriters Showcase. Parrot Beach Cafe, 2-7 p.m., free. 9611 MacArthur Drive, NLR. 771-2994.

Taylor Made. 18-and-older show. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9:30 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyz.com.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 9 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG. Trey Johnson. The Tavern Sports Grill, 7 p.m., free.

17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www.thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Ukulele Bill. Faulkner County Library, 2 p.m., free.

1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www.fcl.org.

Vi-Va-Ce Concert Series. Benefit for Play it Again, which provides musical instruments to children who can’t afford them, featuring Collin vs. Adam, Don’t Stop Please and Velvet Kente. Argenta Community Theater, 7 p.m., $15-$100. 405 Main St., NLR. 501-353-1443. vivaceconcert.com.

Who Thod Vol. 3 Listening Party. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 9 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-3741782. cstonepub.com.

COMEDY

Kevin Jordan. The Loony Bin, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-2285555. www.loonybincomedy.com.

DANCE

Little Rock West Coast Dance Club. Dance lessons. Singles welcome. Ernie Biggs, 7 p.m., $2. 307 Clinton Ave. 501-247-5240. www. arstreetswing.com.

EVENTS

All Star Monster Truck Tour. Garland County Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m. Higdon Ferry Road, off the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway, Hot Springs. www.allstarmonster.com.

Argenta Farmers Market. Argenta, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.

Main Street, NLR. Civil War seminar. Dr. Carl Moneyhon, Dr. William Shea and Dr. Daniel Sutherland present a series of lectures at this Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission event. Old State House Museum, 9:30 a.m.:30 p.m., free. 500 Clinton Ave. 501-3248641. www.oldstatehouse.com.

Falun Gong meditation. Allsopp Park, 9 a.m., free.

Cantrell & Cedar Hill Roads.

Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast. Applebee’s (West LR), 8 a.m., $7. 12110 Chenal Parkway. 501-3725463. www.applebees.com.

Hillcrest Farmers Market. Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd.

Iris Rhizome & Plant Sale. Grace Lutheran Church, 8 a.m. 5124 Hillcrest Ave. 501-663-3631. www. centralarkansasiris.org.

Learn Bridge in a Day Workshop. Curtis Finch Bridge House, 12 p.m., $19.99. 7415 Indiana St. 501-666-9841.

Little Rock Farmers’ Market. River Market Pavilions, through Oct. 27: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-375-2552. rivermarket.info.

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AFTER DARK, CONT. Summer. Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, 10 a.m., $80. 1 Rockefeller Drive, Morrilton. 7275435. www.uawri.org.

Rollin’ on the River. William J. Clinton Presidential Library, 7:15 a.m. 1200 Clinton Avenue. 501-227-3651. www.eastersealsar.com.

Volkswagen Weekend. See Aug. 24.

BOOKS

Book Signing with Paul Smith. Barnes & Noble, 3 p.m. 11500 Financial Center Parkway. 501-9547646. www.barnesandnoble.com.

Triple Threat Book signing. Featuring authors Serena Washington, Kathy Woods and Eloise Cotton. Lulav, 10 a.m., free. 220 A W. 6th St. 501-374-5100. www.lulaveatery.com.

SUNDAY, AUG. 26

MUSIC

Fayetteville Roots Festival. See Aug. 23.

Sunday Jazz Brunch with Ted Ludwig and Joe Cripps. Vieux Carre, 11 a.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.vieuxcarrecafe.com.

EVENTS

Bernice Garden Farmers’ Market. The Bernice Garden, through Oct. 14: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 1401 S. Main St. 501-617-2511. www.thebernicegarden.org.

“Live from the Back Room.” Vino’s, 7 p.m. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. www.vinosbrewpub.com.

Tattoo Artist Demonstration by Electric Heart Tattoo. Arkansas Arts Center, 2 p.m., free. 501 E. 9th St. 501-372-4000. www.arkarts.com.

Volkswagen Weekend. See Aug. 24.

MONDAY, AUG. 27

MUSIC

7th Street Peep Show. Featuring three or four bands per night. Bands sign up at 6:30 p.m. and play 35-minute sets (including setup) on a first come, first served basis. House band is The Sinners. Solo artists, DJs and all other performers welcome. Vino’s, 7 p.m., $1. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. www.vinosbrewpub.com.

Irish Traditional Music Session. Khalil’s Pub, Fourth and second Monday of every month, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com.

Jazz@Afterthought featuring Twylite Jones & Co.. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com.

Reggae Nites. Featuring DJ Hy-C playing roots, reggae and dancehall. Pleazures Martini and Grill Lounge, 6 p.m., $7-$10. 1318 Main St. 501376-7777. www.facebook.com/pleazures.bargrill.

Richie Johnson. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-3755351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Touch, Grateful Dead Tribute. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 8 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyz.com.

SPORTS

First Security Kickoff Classic. Central Arkansas Christian vs. Stuttgart starts at 5 p.m. and Little Rock Christian vs. Hot Springs Lakeside starts at 7:30 p.m. War Memorial Stadium, 5 p.m., $7.

1 Stadium Drive. 501-663-0775.

Little Rock Touchdown Club: John Robinson.

Email info@lrtouchdown.com to RSVP. Embassy Suites, 11 a.m., $15-$25. 11301 Financial Centre.

501-312-9000.

BOOKS

Courtney Miller Santo. The author of “The Roots Of The Olive Tree” will sign copies of her book. That Bookstore in Blytheville, 4:30 p.m. 316 W. Main St.

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MUSIC

Brian & Nick. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 cover after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-3755351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Brian Martin. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., free. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Coach. White Water Tavern, 10 p.m. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com.

Jeff Long. Khalil’s Pub, 6 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com.

Lucious Spiller Band. Copeland’s, 6-9 p.m. 2602 S. Shackleford Road. 501-312-1616. www.copelandsofneworleans.com.

Mike Mullins. The Joint, 8:30 p.m., $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

Ricky David Tripp. Rocket Twenty One, 5:30 p.m. 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-603-9208. www. ferneaurestaurant.com.

Top of the Rock Chorus rehearsal. Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church, 7-10 p.m. 7351 Warden Road, Sherwood. 501-231-1119. www. topoftherockchorus.org.

Tuesday Jam Session with Carl Mouton. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com.

DANCE

“Latin Night.” Revolution, 7 p.m., $5 regular, $7 under 21. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-8230090. www.revroom.com.

Soul Spirit Zumba with Ashan. Dunbar Community Center, 6 p.m., $5. 1001 W. 16th St. 501-376-1084.

EVENTS

Little Rock Farmers’ Market. River Market Pavilions, through Oct. 27: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-375-2552. rivermarket.info.

Tales from the South. Authors tell true stories; schedule available on website. Dinner served 5-6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Call for reservations.

Starving Artist Cafe, 5 p.m. 411 N. Main St., NLR. 501-372-7976. www.starvingartistcafe.net.

Trivia Bowl. Flying Saucer, 8:30 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www. beerknurd.com/stores/littlerock.

FILM

“Fit 2 Live.” Screening of the 4-part HBO documentary film, “The Weight of the Nation,” followed by discussion with Fit 2 Live Coordinator Bernadette Gunn Rhodes. Laman Library, 6:30 p.m. 2801 Orange St., NLR. 501-758-1720. www. lamanlibrary.org.

Vino’s Picture Show. Vino’s, 7 p.m., free. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. www.vinosbrewpub.com.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Dickey-Stephens Park, Aug. 28-31, 7:10 p.m. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-6641555. www.travs.com.

First Security Kickoff Classic. Arkadelphia vs.

Benton starts at 5 p.m. and Cabot vs. Jacksonville starts at 7:30 p.m. War Memorial Stadium, 5 p.m., $7. 1 Stadium Drive. 501-663-0775.

THIS WEEK IN THEATER

Auditions for “Little Women.” Professor Bhear is an expatriate German professor working as a tutor in New York in order to support his orphaned, half-American nephews. Jo meets him while she is working as his landlady’s governess at the boarding house, and quickly comes to respect his intellect and strong principles. Royal Theatre, Aug. 26-27, 7 p.m. 111 S. Market St., Benton.

The Capitol Steps. Part of the Arkansas State

University-Mountain Home Performing Arts Series. Vada Sheid Community Development Center, Fri., Aug. 24, $18-$100. 1600 South College St., Mountain Home. 870-508-6280. thesheid.com.

Dr. Sam Taggart’s musical “Nobody’s Business.” Royal Theatre, through Aug. 26: Sun., 2 p.m.; through Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m., $5-$12.

111 S. Market St., Benton. theroyalplayers.com.

“Little Rock and a Hard Place.” The Main Thing theater presents its play about a man who dies in a car accident and is sent to Little Rock by St. Peter to earn his wings by helping the city.

The Joint, through Aug. 31: Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., $20. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

“The Sound of Music.” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical is the story of the Von Trapp family and how their governess, Maria, brings music, hope and prayer into their lives in pre-World War II Austria. Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, through Aug. 26: Tue.-Sat., 6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., $15-$33. 6323 Col. Glenn Road. 501-562-3131. murrysdinnerplayhouse.com.

“Southern Cross.” Jon Klein’s play spans many decades of Southern history, touching on crucial events with familiar names as well as the stories of figures who, though not as renowned, played important roles in the struggle for freedom and civil rights. Directed by Frank O. Butler. The Weekend Theater, through Aug. 25, 7:30 p.m., $12-$16. 1001 W. 7th St. 501-374-3761. www. weekendtheater.org.

GALLERIES, MUSEUMS

NEW EXHIBITS, ART EVENTS

CANTRELL GALLERY, 8206 Cantrell Road: “A Photographic Celebration: The 40th Anniversary of the Buffalo National River,”

by Paul Caldwell, opens with reception 6-8 p.m. Aug. 24, show through Oct. 20. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 224-1335.

L&L BECK GALLERY, 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “Impersonating the Impressionists,” reproductions by Louis Beck. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.Sat. 660-4006.

OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM, 300 W. Markham: “A Divided Arkansas,” Civil War seminar, 9:30 a.m.-noon Aug. 25, with Dr. Carl Moneyhon, Dr. William Shea and Dr. Daniel Southerland, free, but reserve at 3248641; “Battle Colors of Arkansas,” 18 Civil War flags; “Things You Need to Hear: Memories of Growing up in Arkansas from 1890 to 1980,” oral histories about community, family, work, school and leisure. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9685.

ARKADELPHIA OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: 2012 “Small Works on Paper,” Hammons Gallery, through Sept. 20. 870-245-5129.

CONWAY UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS: “So Tiny: An Exhibition of Small Works in 3D,” Baum Gallery, through Oct. 25. 501-450-5793.

JONESBORO ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: “The Human Condition,” video art by artists from New York, Stockholm, Colombia, London, South Africa and Panama, Aug. 24-Sept. 28, reception noon-3 p.m. Aug. 30, Bradbury Gallery. 870972-3471.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs is accepting entries for its “Self Portraits” exhibition set for Oct. 5-27 at the Arts Center, 626 Central

Ave. No entry fee; deadline to enter is Sept.

10. For a prospectus and more information go to hsfac.com.

The Arkansas Arts Center is accepting entries for its 38th annual “Toys Designed by Artists” exhibition, which runs Nov. 21 through Jan. 6. Deadline to enter is Sept. 14. Artists may submit up to three entries; all must have been completed since 2010. Entry fees are $15 for first and $10 for each additional. For more information, go to www.arkarts.com or call 372-4000.

The Jim Elder Good Sport Fund, which benefits several area non-profits, is seeking artists to participate in its annual Home Plate Heroes exhibition and auction. Artists are provided wood panels in the shape of home plate to paint or otherwise decorate for the event, to be held at the Thea Center Sept. 17-28. Blank plates are available at Thea; deadline is Sept. 3. For information, e-mail Susan Elder at selder52@ gmail.com.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER, MacArthur Park: “Tattoo Witness: Photographs by Mark Perrott,” 25 large-scale black and white photographs of tattoed men and women, documenting tattoos over 25 years, with murals painted by Arkansas tattoo artists Robert Berry, Richard Moore, Caleb Pritchett, Chris Thomas, Brooke and Ryan Cook, Nancy Miller and Scott Diffee, through Sept. 9; “11th National Drawing Invitational: New York, Singular Drawings,” through Sept.

9, curated by Charlotta Kotik. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 372-4000.

BUTLER CENTER GALLERIES, Arkansas Studies Institute: “Hope and Despair: Farm Security Administration Photographs” by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Ed Locke, Carl Mydans and others, through Sept. 29, “Invasion or Liberation? The Civil War in Arkansas,” letters, diaries, photographs, and artifacts, Concordia Hall; “Pattern in Perspective: Recent Work by Carly Dahl and Dustyn Bork,” through Sept.

29; “Small Town: Portraits of a Disappearing America,” through Aug. 25. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.Sat. 320-5790.

ONGOING MUSEUM EXHIBITS

CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, 1200 President Clinton Ave.: “Play Ball! The St. Louis Cardinals,” memorabilia, including World Series trophies, rings and Stan Musial’s restored uniform, through Sept. 16; “Dorothy Howell Rodham and Virginia Clinton Kelley,” through Nov. 25; permanent exhibits about policies and White House life during the Clinton administration. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7 adults; $5 college students, seniors, retired military; $3 ages 6-17. 370-8000.

HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM, 200 E. Third St.: “Arkansas Contemporary: Selected Fellows from the Arkansas Arts Council,” work by 17 artists, including work by David Bailin, Aj Smith, Kevin Kresse, Baxter Knowlton, Kristin Musgnug, Catherine Siri Nugent and others,through Nov. 4; “Barbie Doll: The 11 ½-inch American Icon,” from the Strojek Family collection, through Jan. 6, 2013; “A Collective Vision,” recent acquisitions, through March 2013. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9351.

MOSAIC TEMPLARS CULTURAL CENTER, Ninth and Broadway: “A Voice through the Viewfinder: Images of Arkansas’ Black Community by Ralph Armstrong,” through Jan. 5, 2013; permanent exhibits on AfricanAmerican entrepreneurial history in Arkansas.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 683—3593.

More gallery and museum listings at www.arktimes.com.

Dining

Information in our restaurant capsules reflects the opinions of the newspaper staff and its reviewers. The newspaper accepts no advertising or other considerations in exchange for reviews, which are conducted anonymously. We invite the opinions of readers who think we are in error.

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WHAT’S COOKIN’

BRIAN CHILSON

A SOFT OPENING for RJ Tao Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, 5501 Kavanaugh in the Heights, is underway. The restaurant and lounge is a collaboration between Sushi Cafe general manager Robert Tju and Jacob Chi of the Chi family that owns Chi’s, Sekisui and Sushi Cafe.

We couldn’t reach Tju by phone, but a representative of Sushi Cafe told us RJ Tao’s hours are 5 p.m. until midnight daily. A menu posted to the restaurant’s Facebook page includes a number of fondues; a wide range of tapas, such as an Ahi Tuna pizza; a daily game meat burger; tuna tartare and tempura and beer-battered cod, and a selection of steaks.

The restaurant’s official opening date is Sept. 1.

STUFFED TOMATO: Filled with a turkey spread at Bray Gourmet Deli and Catering.

Taking it downtown Bray has big shoes to fill, but it’s getting there.

F

or a city our size, Little Rock has a pretty good crop of reliable, non-chain downtown lunch spots, from the grungy to the sophisticated. Still, our circle of downtown lunch haunts is small enough that we were honestly saddened last November when we learned that Downtown Deli — that alwayshoppin’ counter of big sandwiches and wraps, weird wallpaper (featuring devils, aliens, burglars and other no-good-niks trying to purloin sammiches) and really good pasta salad — was closing for good.

Enter Chris Bray, a 28-year-old marketing management grad from the University of Arkansas, who has since jumped into the old Downtown Deli spot at 325 Center St. with his new Bray Gourmet Deli and Catering. As Bray told our Eat Arkansas Blog, he developed his recipes — including four varieties of turkey spreads, which can be bought in bulk — while working a job at Hugg and Hall equipment dealers.

He’s using as much Arkansas produce as he can in the restaurant, including getting his breads from Arkansas Fresh Breads.

We’re disappointed the cartoon sammich-stealing wallpaper has gone out with the old Downtown Deli signs. However, it’s all about the food. From the big and interesting menu, we tried the Italian Club ($6.79), which featured summer sausage, smoked ham, Swiss, lettuce, tomatoes and Italian dressing. Companion, meanwhile

Bray Gourmet Deli and Catering

323 Center St., Suite 150 353-1045

QUICK BITE Got company coming? Bray Gourmet sells their meats by the pound, their breads by the loaf, and their smoked turkey salad, homemade pimento cheese, potato salad, corn relish and more by the half-pint, pint or quart.

HOURS 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

OTHER INFO All CC accepted. Catering, party trays, and bulk ordering available.

Full menu at www.braygourmet.com.

— citing her love for all things tomato — tried Bray’s Favorite ($6.99), with smoked turkey, pesto, lettuce, tomato bruschetta, asiago cheese and mozzarella.

Though we knew that would probably do us, we also ordered one of Bray’s stuffed tomatoes ($5.29) just so we could sample one of the turkey spreads the restaurant is hanging its hat on.

When our plates got there, they looked great: big, halved sandwiches full of good stuff, and a stuffed tomato so lovely that it looked like it should be on the front of a cookbook. We were a

little bummed, however, when we saw there was no mound of potato chips with our sandwich. The man said you can’t go home again, and he was right, but that’s the way Downtown Deli used to do it. At Bray, bagged chips are $1.19 extra.

We dug in. Our Italian Club turned out to be very tasty, full of good, smoky meats and fresh cheese, perfectly appointed by the tangy zip of the Italian dressing. So far so good. Companion, meanwhile, wasn’t as stoked about her Bray’s Favorite. While the meats, cheeses and bread all got an A-plus, it just seemed to her that they’d been too spare with the bruschetta and pesto, rendering a sandwich that should have been a bold mouthful of tomato-y goodness into nothing to write home about.

Better was the stuffed tomato. We stuck with the Original Flavor Turkey Spread (you can get the spread in original, Cajun, jalapeno or dill). It’s clear Mr. Bray has spent some time getting the flavor just right. It was a bit salty for our taste, but otherwise the spread had an excellent taste and feel — smoky, dense and full of flavor.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed for Bray Gourmet, just because there’s always room for one more on our downtown din-din menu, and because it looks like they really care about what they’re doing in the kitchen. If they can keep up the quality (and maybe throw in a free handful of chips ... what’s a familysized bag of Ruffles cost these days?), they’ll probably do fine. Definitely worth checking out, especially if you were a fan of the old Downtown Deli.

ALSO OPENING IN SEPTEMBER: two outlets of Gigi’s Cupcakes, a national chain that began in Nashville in 2008 and now has more than 50 locations in 18 states.

The rotating daily menu includes varieties like Wedding Cake and Coconut Cream Pie. See all the varieties at gigiscupcakesusa.com.

The new outlets are coming to 12800 Chenal Parkway, Suite 6, and 416 S. University, Suite 120.

DINING CAPSULES

AMERICAN

ARGENTA MARKET Neighborhood grocery store offers a deli featuring a daily selection of big sandwiches along with fresh fish and meats and salads. 521 N. Main St. NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$.

501-379-9980. L daily, D Mon.-Sat., B Sat., BR Sun. ARKANSAS BURGER CO. Good burgers, fries and shakes, plus salads and other entrees. 7410 Cantrell Road.

Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-663-0600.

LD Tue.-Sat. ASHLEY’S The premier fine dining restaurant in Little Rock marries Southern traditionalism and haute cuisine. 111 W. Markham St. Full bar, All CC. $$$.

501-374-7474. BLD Mon.-Sat. BR Sun. BELWOOD DINER Traditional breakfasts and plate lunch specials are the norm.

3815 MacArthur Drive. NLR. No alcohol, No CC. $. 501-753-1012. BL Mon.-Fri. BONEFISH GRILL A half-dozen or more types of fresh fish filets are offered. 11525 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$$.

501-228-0356. LD daily. Br Sun. BRAVE NEW RESTAURANT The food’s great, portions huge, prices reasonable.

The fish is special. 2300 Cottondale Lane.

Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-2677. LD Mon.-Fri. D Sat. CONTINUED ON PAGE 68

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BUFFALO WILD WINGS A sports bar on steroids with numerous humongous TVs and a menu full of thirst-inducing items. 14800 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-8685279. LD daily.

BURGER MAMA’S Big burgers and oversized onion rings headline the menu. 7710 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-225-2495. LD daily.

CAFE@HEIFER Philly cheesesteak, turkey clubs, pizza and other American fare in the Heifer Village. 1 World Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $$.

501-907-8801. BL Mon.-Fri. CAPITAL BAR AND GRILL Big hearty sandwiches, daily lunch specials and fine evening dining all rolled up into one at this landing spot downtown. 111 Markham St. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-374-7474. LD daily.

CAPITOL BISTRO Offers breakfast and lunch items, including quiche, sandwiches, coffees and the like. 1401 W. Capitol Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-371-9575. BL Mon.-Fri. CATERING TO YOU Painstakingly prepared entrees and great appetizers in this gourmetto-go location, attached to a gift shop. 8121 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$.

501-664-0627. Serving meals to go: LD Mon.-Sat. CATFISH HOLE Downhome place for wellcooked catfish and tasty hushpuppies. 603 E. Spriggs. NLR. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-758-3516.

D Tue.-Sat. CHEEBURGER CHEEBURGER Premium black Angus cheeseburgers, with five different sizes and nine cheese options. 11525 Cantrell Rd. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-490-2433. LD daily.

CIAO BACI The focus is on fine dining, though excellent tapas — the cheese shortcake bites, while molecular, are out of this world — are also available, and the tree-shaded, lightstrung deck is a popular destination. 605 N. Beechwood St. Full bar, All CC. $$$. 501-6030238. D Mon.-Sat. CRAZEE’S COOL CAFE Good burgers, daily plate specials and bar food amid pool tables and TVs. 7626 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-221-9696. LD Mon.-Sat. DOE’S EAT PLACE A skid-row dive turned power brokers’ watering hole with huge steaks, great tamales and broiled shrimp, and killer burgers at lunch. 1023 W. Markham St. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-376-1195. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. EJ’S EATS AND DRINKS The sandwiches are generous, the soup homemade and the salads cold. Vegetarians can craft any number of acceptable meals from the flexible menu.

523 Center St. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-6663700. LD Mon.-Fri. FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES Nationwide burger chain with emphasis on freshly made fries and patties. 2923 Lakewood Village Dr. NLR. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-246-5295.

LD daily. 13000 Chenal Parkway. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-225-1100. LD daily.

FLYING FISH The fried seafood is fresh and crunchy and there are plenty of raw, boiled and grilled offerings, too. 511 President Clinton Ave. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-375-3474. LD daily.

GRUMPY’S TOO Music venue and sports bar with lots of TVs, pub grub and regular drink specials. 1801 Green Mountain Drive. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-225-3768. LD Mon.-Sat. HOMER’S Great vegetables, huge yeast rolls and killer cobblers. Follow the mobs. 2001 E. Roosevelt Road. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$.

501-374-1400. BL Mon.-Fri. 9700 N. Rodney Parham. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-224-6637. LD Mon.-Sat. THE HOUSE A comfortable gastropub in Hillcrest, where you’ll find traditional fare like burgers and fish and chips alongside Thai

green curry and gumbo. 722 N. Palm St. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-4500. D daily, BR and L Sat.-Sun. JIMMY’S SERIOUS SANDWICHES Consistently fine sandwiches, side orders and desserts for 30 years. Chicken salad’s among the best in town. 5116 W. Markham St. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-666-3354. L Mon.-Sat., D Mon.-Sat. (drive-through only).

KRAZY MIKE’S Po’Boys, catfish and shrimp and other fishes, fried chicken wings served up fresh and hot to order on demand. 200 N. Bowman Road. Beer, All CC. $$. 501-907-6453.

LD daily.

LOCA LUNA Grilled meats, seafood and pasta dishes that never stray far from country roots, whether Italian, Spanish or Arkie. 3519 Old Cantrell Rd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-6634666. L Sun.-Fri., D daily.

LULAV Comfortably chic downtown bistro with continental and Asian fare. 220 A W. 6th St. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-374-5100. L Mon.-Fri., D daily.

MILFORD TRACK Healthy and tasty are the key words at this deli/grill that serves breakfast and

lunch. 10809 Executive Center Drive, Searcy Building. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-2232257. BL Mon.-Sat. OYSTER BAR Gumbo, red beans and rice, peel-and-eat shrimp, oysters on the half shell, addictive po’ boys. 3003 W. Markham St. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-666-7100. LD Mon.-Sat. OZARK COUNTRY RESTAURANT Specializes in big country breakfasts and pancakes plus sandwiches and several meat-and-two options for lunch and dinner. 202 Keightley Drive. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-663-7319. B daily, L Mon.-Fri., D Thu.-Sat. PURPLE COW DINER 1950s fare — cheeseburgers, chili dogs, thick milk shakes — in a ‘50s setting at today’s prices. 8026 Cantrell Road.

Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-221-3555. LD daily, BR Sat.-Sun 11602 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-224-4433. LD daily, BR Sat.-Sun. 1419 Higden Ferry Road. Hot Springs. Beer, All CC. $$. 501-625-7999. LD daily, B Sun. SALUT BISTRO This bistro/late-night hangout does upscale Italian for dinner and pub grub until the wee hours. 1501 N. University. Full bar,

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501 W. Ninth St. · Little Rock • Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm 501.683.3593 • mosaictemplarscenter.com Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.

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All CC. $$-$$$. 501-660-4200. L Mon.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. SCALLIONS Reliably good food, great desserts, pleasant atmosphere, able servers — a solid lunch spot. 5110 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-666-6468. L Mon.-Sat. SHIPLEY DO-NUTS Signature smooth glazed doughnuts and dozen or so varieties of fills are well known. 7514 Cantrell Rd. No alcohol, All CC. $. 501-664-5353. B daily.

SHORTY SMALL’S Land of big, juicy burgers, massive cheese logs, smoky barbecue platters and the signature onion loaf. 1100 N. Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, All CC. $$.

501-224-3344. LD daily.

SONNY WILLIAMS’ STEAK ROOM Steaks, chicken and seafood in a wonderful setting.

Steak gets pricey, though. 500 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, All CC. $$$. 501-3242999. D Mon.-Sat. STAGECOACH GROCERY AND DELI Fine po’ boys and muffalettas — and cheap. 6024 Stagecoach Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$.

501-455-4157. BL daily. D Mon.-Fri. TERRI-LYNN’S BAR-B-Q AND DELI Highquality meats served on large sandwiches and good tamales. 10102 N. Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-227-6371.

LD Tue.-Sat. (10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.).

UNION BISTRO Casual upscale bistro and lounge with a new American menu of tapas and entrees. Try the chicken and waffles.

3421 Old Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$$.

501-353-0360.

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN Its primary focus is a sports bar, but the dinner entrees are plentiful and the bar food is upper quality. 215 N. Shackleford. Full bar, All CC. $$.

501-224-7665. L Fri.-Sun., D daily.

WINGSTOP It’s all about wings. The joint features ten flavors for almost any palate.

11321 W. Markham St. Beer, All CC. $-$$.

501-224-9464. LD daily.

CURRY IN A HURRY Home-style Indian food with a focus on fresh ingredients and spices.

11121 N. Rodney Parham. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-224-4567. LD Tue.-Sat. HANAROO SUSHI BAR One of the few spots in downtown Little Rock to serve sushi.

With an expansive menu, featuring largely Japanese fare. 205 W. Capitol Ave. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-301-7900. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. LEMONGRASS ASIA BISTRO Fairly solid Thai bistro. Try the Tom Kha Kai and white wine alligator. 4629 E. McCain Blvd. NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. 501-945-4638. LD Mon.-Sun. MR. CHEN’S ASIAN SUPERMARKET AND RESTAURANT A combination Asian restaurant and grocery with cheap, tasty and exotic offerings. 3901 S. University Ave. $. 501-5627900. LD daily.

PHO THANH MY It says “Vietnamese noodle soup” on the sign out front, and that’s what you should order. 302 N. Shackleford Road.

No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-312-7498.

SEKISUI Fresh-tasting sushi chain with fun hibachi grill and an overwhelming assortment of traditional entrees. 219 N. Shackleford Road. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-221-7070.

LD daily.

SHOGUN JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE The chefs will dazzle you, as will the variety of tasty stir-fry combinations and the sushi bar.

2815 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-666-7070. D daily.

WASABI Downtown sushi and Japanese cuisine. For lunch, there’s quick and hearty sushi samplers. 101 Main St. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-374-0777. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat.

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CHIP’S BARBECUE Tasty, if a little pricey, barbecue piled high on sandwiches generously doused with the original tangy sauce or one of five other sauces. 9801 W. Markham St. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-2254346. LD Mon.-Sat. DIXIE PIG Pig salad is tough to beat. It comes with loads of chopped pork atop crisp iceberg, doused with that wonderful vinegar-based sauce. 900 W. 35th St. NLR. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-753-9650. LD Mon.-Sat.

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4 SQUARE CAFE AND GIFTS Vegetarian salads, soups, wraps and paninis and a daily selection of desserts. 405 President Clinton Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-244-2622. BLD daily.

ARABICA HOOKAH CAFE This eatery and grocery store offers kebabs and salads along with just about any sort of Middle Eastern fare you might want, along with what might be the best kefte kebab in Central Arkansas. Halal butcher on duty. 3400 S. University Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-379-8011. LD daily.

CREGEEN’S IRISH PUB Irish-themed pub with a large selection of on-tap and bottled British beers and ales, an Irish inspired menu and lots of nooks and crannies to meet in. 301 Main St. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $$.

501-376-7468. LD daily.

ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE This Turkish eatery offers decent kebabs and great starters. 11525 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-223-9332. LD daily.

LEO’S GREEK CASTLE Wonderful Mediterranean food plus dependable hamburgers, ham sandwiches, steak platters and BLTs. 2925 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-666-7414. BLD daily.

ITALIAN

CAFE PREGO Dependable entrees of pasta, pork, seafood, steak and the like, plus great sauces, fresh mixed greens and delicious dressings, crisp-crunchy-cold gazpacho and tempting desserts. 5510 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-5355. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. CIAO The fine pasta and seafood dishes, ambiance and overall charm combine to make it a relaxing, enjoyable, affordable choice. 405 W. Seventh St. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-372-0238. L Mon.-Fri., D Thu.-Sat. GRADY’S PIZZAS AND SUBS Pizza features a pleasing blend of cheeses rather than straight mozzarella. The grinder is a classic, the chef’s salad huge and tasty. 6801 W. 12th St., Suite C. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$.

501-663-1918. LD daily.

IRIANA’S PIZZA Unbelievably generous hand-tossed New York style pizza with unmatched zest. Good salads, too; grinders are great, particularly the Italian sausage. 201 E. Markham St. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-3743656. LD Mon.-Sat. PIERRE’S GOURMET PIZZA CO. EXPRESS KITCHEN The first RV entry into mobile food truck scene. With a broad menu of pizza, calzones, salads and subs. 760 C Edgewood Drive. No alcohol, No CC. $$. 501-4100377. L Mon.-Fri. U.S. PIZZA Crispy thin-crust pizzas, frosty beers and heaping salads drowned in creamy dressing. Count on being here for awhile. It takes half an hour to get your pizza, since it’s cooked in an old fashioned stone hearth oven. 2710 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-2198.

LD daily. 5524 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-664-7071.

LD daily. 9300 North Rodney Parham Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-224-6300. LD daily. 3307 Fair Park Blvd. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-565-6580. LD daily. 650 Edgewood Drive. Maumelle. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-851-0880. LD daily. 3324 Pike Avenue. NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-758-5997. LD daily. 4001 McCain Park Drive. NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-753-2900. LD daily. 5524 John F Kennedy Blvd.

NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-975-5524. LD daily.

ZAFFINO’S BY NORI A high-quality Italian dining experience. Pastas, entrees and salads are all outstanding. 2001 E. Kiehl Ave. NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. 501-834-7530. D Tue.-Sat.

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BROWNING’S MEXICAN GRILL New rendition of a 65-year institution in Little Rock. Some holdover items in name only but recast fresher and tastier. Large menu with some hits and some misses. 5805 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-663-9956. LD daily, BR Sat-Sun. CANON GRILL Tex-Mex, pasta, sandwiches and salads. 2811 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-664-2068. LD daily.

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL Burritos, burrito bowls, tacos and salads are the four main courses of choice — and there are four meats and several other options for filling them. 11525 Cantrell Road. All CC. $-$$.

501-221-0018. LD daily.

COTIJA’S Massive menu of tasty lunch and dinner specials, white cheese dip and sweet red and fiery-hot green salsas, and friendly service. 406 S. Louisiana St. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-244-0733. L Mon.-Sat. LA REGIONAL The menu offers a whirlwind trip through Latin America, with delicacies from all across the Spanish-speaking world. 7414 Baseline Road. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-565-4440. BLD daily. www.arktimes.com

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ur topic today is how it’s hard to think about the one without either immediately or even simultaineously thinking of the other.

It’s hard to think of G. Gordon Liddy , for example, without thinking of the rat.

It’s hard to think of William Tell and his overture without thinking about the Lone Ranger.

It’s hard to think of Rev. Steinmetz without thinking of the Moody Grass story.

It’s hard to think of Honey in the semilucid period without thinking about her later phase as a noted diagnostician: among others, she diagnosed her cat as suffering from migraine headaches, and herself with her prostate having fallen out.

It’s hard to think about Bro. Billy’s vacuousness without thinking about Bro. Franklin’s numbness of skull.

It’s hard to think of young Gary Weir without thinking about him either walking to school or carrying his lunch.

It’s hard to think of Fingal’s Cave without thinking of the mysterious cartoon crow.

It’s hard to think of Gladys Knight without thinking of her Pips.

It’s hard to think of Ruby Jones of Pine Bluff without thinking about pie, or Ruby

Brown of Pine Bluff without thinking about Twarla Louise.

It’s hard to start out with Ezekiel without coming all BOB the way up to MothLANCASTER man.

It’s hard to think of Seymour Butts in any of his incarnations in the bleachers, above the bleachers, or at any site at which there are no bleachers.

It’s hard to think about Guy Caballero without thinking of him prestidigitating into Count Floyd.

It’s hard to think of dour old J. Edgar without thinking about him transmogrifying into Mary, eyebatting belle of the ball.

It’s hard to think of Dinah Shore doing all the standard numbers without thinking of her one catastrophic go at “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.”

It’s hard to think of Pussy Riot without thinking about Lysistrata.

It’s hard to think of Sen. McClellan without thinking about the cookie jars.

It’s hard to think of Dame Edna without the glads.

It’s hard to think of Ollie without think-

ing of Stan and without thinking of both of them as professional piano movers.

It’s hard to think about any of the Nixon particulars without being inundated by the whole preposterous schmear.

It’s hard to think about Dizzy Dean’s characteristic woofings without thinking of his on-air observation about a couple smooching yonder in the box seats: “Look at that, PeeWee. He kisses her on the strikes and she kisses him on the balls.”

It’s hard to think of Simon without also thinking of Golf Club.

It’s hard to think of George Wallace without thinking of him and Lurleen starting their married life together as tenants of a chicken coop.

It’s hard to think of slime weasels without thinking about the likeness of their little bitty individual weasel-size physiognomies to the faces of recognizable contemporary U.S. congressmen.

It’s hard to think of mares eating oats without thinking about does eating them too. And little lambs eating ivy.

It’s hard to think of George W. Bush without thinking of him waving to Stevie Wonder.

It’s hard to think of Jimmy Durante without thinking of Mrs. Calabash, wherever she is.

It’s hard to think about pottage without thinking biblically about how much of it you need to make a mess.

It’s hard to think of the old train trips to Memphis without thinking of the con-

ductor singing out the upcoming station stops: “Wabbaseka! Wabbaseka!... Wheatley! Wheatley.”

It’s hard to think whether life’s too short for ordinary jewelry without thinking whether it’s just too damn short period.

It’s hard to think of Mark Darr without thinking of the not-so-swift old lady who lived out south of town here who was known all over Slabtown as The Empty Wagon.

It’s hard to think of Ike Snopes without thinking about the shine he took to the cow.

It’s hard to think of Larry without thinking of his brother Darryl and trying to remember what the other brother’s name was.

It’s hard to think of Howard Hughes without thinking of the Kleenex boxes.

It’s hard to think about Ricardo Montalban without thinking about Rich Corinthian Leather. Or Short Stuff without thinking of zee plane zee plane.

It’s hard to think of Bogart as a verb without thinking of the start of a beautiful friendship.

It’s hard to think about Dick Morris without thinking how lost he’d surely feel if some killjoy Dr. Scholl developed a formula for suckproofing toes.

It’s hard to think about Supreme Court dignity with Long Dong Thomas in the shot.

It’s hard to think of Sarah Palin without thinking of Tina Fey, although, in the thinking about it, Tina comes a little closer to seeming like the real thing.

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