NEWS BRIEFLY SPEAKING There will be several welcoming events made available for UA students on the first two weeks of school. University Programs, Friday Night Live and the National Pan-Hellenic Council will all be organizing and hosting events created to be informative and enjoyable.
Sorority Recruitment Sorority recruitment will be from August 14 to August 20 and will continue August 27 and August 28.
Friday Night Live FNL will have its first event for the fall semester at the Student Union August 19, at 9 p.m. FNL: HogWILD will have an outer space theme, said D.J. Walch, head coordinator for FNL. FNL provides students with an alternative option for how to spend Friday night, and will provide free food and activities.
Greek Organizations NPHC will host an “interest tea” for students interested in Greek organizations August 23 at the Student Union rooms 508-509 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Groovin’ on the Grass University Programs will host the event Groovin’ on the Grass at the Union Mall, the area between the Union and Mullins Library, August 24, beginning at 11 a.m. It will provide students with the option to relax and to eat some free food.
Outdoor Movie: Inception
University Programs will also host the event Outdoor Movie: Inception, on August 24. The show will begin at 9:30 p.m. on Old Main Lawn.
Razorbash
University Programs will host this year’s Razorbash August 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Union Mall. Students will have the opportunity to visit booths set up by local businesses and organizations, to learn more about their community.
Art Gallery There will be a reception, hosted by University Programs, for the artist Steve Moore at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery August 25 at 7 p.m. Moore’s work will be in the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery during the month of August.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2011 PAGE 2A
UAPD Adds Security
for Increasing Population by CHAD WOODARD Asst. News Editor
UAPD officials hired eight officers for the 2011-2012 year to address the recordbreaking number of students at the UA, said a UAPD lieutenant. The expected average growth of police officers for 2008-2018 is nine percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the addition of eight officers, from 35 to 43, is a 22 percent growth for UA campus police for the upcoming year. Other universities are also adding officers. The University of Oklahoma has 39 officers and will hire two officers, said OU Lt. Bruce Chan. The University of Missouri has 32 officers and will hire three, said UM Capt. Brian Weimer. OU police staff will have an increase of five percent and UM police staff will have an increase of nine percent. UAPD officers have additional plans for keeping the campus safe. “We currently have over 100 emergency stations around the campus,” said Lt. Matt Mills. UAPD officials do not plan to increase the number of emergency systems to adapt to a more populous university, but plan to add features to the emergency systems. “You can’t find a student now that doesn’t have a
phone,” Mills said. “We are looking at other avenues with cell phones, where a student can text 9-1-1 for an emergency.” Another SEC university has a similar system. At football games at the University of Florida, if fans are in need of an emergency, they can text their location to an emergency system and will receive help from police, said Jason Vinson, UF school resource officer. Mills was confident that the UA would be a safe campus whether or not new emergency systems were added, Mills said. The emergency systems are placed throughout the campus and provide students with emergency help at the location of the system, Mills said. “We have a good number of emergency systems placed throughout the campus,” Mills said. UAPD officers also offer the Razorback Patrol Program, where a police officer escorts a student to a location, to provide safety at night, Mills said. “We don’t want female students walking alone on campus at night,” Mills said, although the service is not limited to female students. “We have also had males ask for the service as well,” Mills said. “We will provide an escort for any student that asks.”
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NEED A RIDE AT NIGHT? CALL 575 - 7233 Otherwise known as 575-SAFE, the mission of the Safe Ride program is to provide students with a safe means of transportation from any uncomfortable or inconvenient situation. Safe Ride brings you home safely.
NEED TICKETS? CALL 1-800-982-4647 Don’t forget to call early and reserve your student football tickets for the 2010-2011 season. The ticket office is located on Razorback Road next to Baum Stadium.