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UA Alum to Talk About Designing Halo 4 UA Alum, Quentin Rezin, will be speaking Friday about his path to working in the game industry after graduating from the UA. Full Story, Page 3
Vol. 107, No. 29
Perhaps due to near exponential population growth over the past decade in NWA, Latino students growing up in northwest Arkansas are making their mark on the UA. Latino student enrollment grew by 233 this se-
mester, increasing by 21.8 percent. African American enrollment, by comparison, increased by 23 students, which is a 2.6 percent increase, according to UA officials. The Latino student population is now the largest minority group on campus, contributing to 5.3 percent of the total campus population while African American
students make up 5.2 percent of the total enrollment, according to the 11th day enrollment report. The UA as a whole is a more diverse campus than ever before. Minority student enrollment increased by 10.4 percent over the last year, and minority students now account for 17.2 percent of the total student population, according to the report.
“This is exciting, not only the university but for the entire Latino community,” said junior Jose Trejo. “We love this university, the campus and the entire community. It’s nice to have our presence felt on campus.” Maria Lopez agreed that diversity makes the UA attributes to the overall character
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View from the Trenches
First Thursday: A Monthly Celebration of Art and Community
First Thursday began in 2010 as an effort of a group of artists. The artists set up booths around the Square, forming an art walk. The city stepped in to provide assistance and funds. Full Story, Page 5
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Justin Couch, a project manager with VCC contractors, leads Honors College staff members on a tour of Ozark Hall. A new, 21,000-square-foot addition to the historic structure will provide a signature space for the Honors College in the heart of campus.
Women’s Rugby Breaks out of the Scrum The women’s rugby club team was created in May this year and began competition this fall in the Heart of America Conference. Full Story, Page 7
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ASG Considers Cutting Funding for Scantrons Miranda Campbell Staff Writer While many students and faculty have said they find it more convenient, ASG’s initiative to provide scantron sheets and blue books to students might not continue next year due to a lack of funding, an official said. Despite positive feedback, support for the program was expensive and it is unclear at this point whether it will be continued next year, said Rudy Trejo, ASG adviser. The cost of the scantrons for this year was $55,000, which came from leftover money that was originally allocated to the readership program, Trejo said. “I’m sure everyone agrees it is a great program but it is a matter of finding the funding for it,” Trejo said. “Last year the readership program had leftover money and Michael Dodd used that extra money to purchase scantrons as a pilot program to see what it was going to look like.” The readership program, which was started in 2006, is a student fee of 30 cents per credit hour and brings the USA Today, The New York Times, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the North-
west Arkansas Times to campus Monday through Friday, according to the ASG website. “The Readership program only gets billed for the amount of papers that are actually picked up by students,” Trejo said. “There was a lot of money that went to the readership program and not all of it was used.” In the future, that will not happen again because any surplus money from student fees will go back into the “pot” at the end of the fiscal year, Trejo said. Whether the scantron initiative continues next year is a discussion ASG is having with the administration, the provost and student affairs. Should everyone agree it has been a good program, they will consider how to pay for it, Trejo said. “The program itself is an expensive one and ASG does not have the money available to cover the cost of the program; they would need additional support to fund it for another year,” Trejo said. “There is a possibility that with the success of the program it might become an expectation from students and faculty — if that is the case ASG will definitely get the word out and start exploring other options for funding.”
Presidential Debate Watch On Campus Miranda Campbell Staff Writer UA’s College Republicans, Young Democrats and Associated Student Government are co-sponsoring a presidential debate watch party at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. The event will include remarks by ASG President Tori Pohlner, with commentary by Patrick Stewart, assistant professor of political science. “Dr. Patrick Stewart and Barbara Jaquish from University Relations developed the concept for the Presidential Debate Watch,” said Amy Brumfield, University Relations intern. “The cosponsoring organizations are University Relations, ASG, College Republicans and Young Democrats.” “[Dr. Stewart] will provide a political insider knowledge that will create a unique experience for debate observers,” she said. Dr. Stewart’s research directly focuses on the non-verbal cues politicians portray during debates, said Brumfield. The debate will be streamed from a web-based format, most likely CNN or C-SPAN, Brumfield said. “We know of 160 students who will be attending with their classes. The room will hold another 150, so there is plenty of room for everyone,” Brumfield said. “(The event) was University Relations’ idea with directive from the Chancellor’s office,” said Grant Hodges, President of UA’s College Republicans. “He and the Vice Chancellor for Community
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Drug Violations Rise as Alcohol Violations Decline
Kayli Farris Senior Staff Writer
There was an increase in drug law violations on campus in 2011, but a decrease in liquor law violations, according to the updated Clery Report.
The UAPD released the 2011 Clery Report, which is the disclosure of campus security policy, campus crime statistics report and annual fire safety report, on Oct. 1. This report provides information about calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011, said Lt. Gary Crain, UAPD
spokesman. Other crimes have increased, including aggravated assaults, Crain said. “The number of reported aggravated assaults, nine in 2011, is quite a jump from the two in 2009 and one in 2010,”
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Athletes on the Field, Volunteers Off
Logan Webster Staff Photographer Student athletes host a canned food drive at various Harp’s grocery locations in northwest Arkansas. Razorback student athletes are planning to volunteer more than 7,000 hours of community service throughout the current school year.