University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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M ake a Difference Day is a nation-wide event that celebrates a day of service. The eight annual Make a Difference Day, co-sponsored by the Volunteer Action Center and Alpha Phi Omega and organized by Megan Ceronsky and Sharon Randall, met with its greatest success ever as more than 377 volunteers from the Univeristy of Arkansas joined together in more than 22 projects. Anthony McMullen , one of the co¬ chairs for the Habitat for Humanity project led over a hundred volunteers through three different objectives: clearing a lot for a house to go up , doing roof work and siding on anoth¬ er house and landscape for a house being dedicated. I was very surprised by the number of people who signed up to volunteer. The day was very suc¬ cessful and everyone there seemed to have a lot of fun said McMullen. McMullen is also an officer for Gamma Beta Phi, a community service oriented honors fra¬ ternity. Members of this group, as well as many other similar organizations on campus were represented. Another project that focuses directly on making a dif¬ ference in the lives of children is Big Brothers Big Sisters. This project was co-chaired by Joy Black and Lydia Plunkett. For Plunkett, she volunteered for this project because most of the children came from single-pa 1 households, which doesn ' t always allow a child to get 1 amount of attention and encouragement they need volunteered because the program sells itself. ' know your volunteer hours are making a ( ference right away in the life of a child ' The group was divided with male v unteers coupled with boys on the V ' ing list for a big brother and fetf 1 volunteers coupled with girls in 1 same situation. The boys enjoy 6 ' day of fun in the indoor foot ' complex as various Razorback ball players joined in.The enjoyed a day of beauty as H gathered in Futrall Hall§ rec and painted each other§ faces, P and then decorated pumpkins Halloween. Since Make a Differ 6 ' Day, Big Brothers Big Sisters become a registered student organize seeking new members to become Bigs children who need a positive role mod 6 ' their lives. No matter which project students volunteered for. overall reaction was a positive one. Everybody pitch 61 i and really helped out the Fayetteville community v ' learning the importance of volunteering. -Story by Chrissy BoydsI Make A Difference Day pus Life

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A s students poured out of the stands and onto the field after an unforgettable win over Tennessee, ? Razorback spirit was at an all-time high. As the l. a P-ts came down and were carried down to lc son Street, Arkansas fans everywhere were proud to call themselves Hogs. But being a azorback is more than that. It is that pride n exc itement felt by students and p urnn each time they come to ayetteville. It is the pride that comes rom e n § a part of a school with such r ! c history and, of course, that an eniable Razorback spirit. he University of Arkansas has a aost of time-honored traditions, apoo er s Stone is a special Arkansas a 1 on - The Spoofer ' s Stone is a Stone a ft er the construction d Main. In the 1900 ' s courting ° U P es Wou ld leave notes in the stone§ rac and later couples who were engaged ere chipped off pieces of the stone as a tic ° ent0 - Junior Lora Block calls it a roman- „ n aC 0n ' anc J h has continued throughout the wlv 1 ? mos t visible traditions is Senior Walk, Cor lc s f re tches from the front doors of Old Main to all jarners of campus. Every g raduating student from the er y irst class in 1871 has their name carved into the sidewalk, forever a part of the UA campus. Sophomore Brian Dickey calls Senior Walk a source of pride for all seniors. It is something everyone will want to bring their children back to see And in the middle of it all stands Old Main, the symbol of the university. It was the first building constructed for the University of Arkansas. Senior Jennifer Wood calls Old Main the basis of tradition at the University of Arkansas. It is the edu¬ cational and social center of the uni¬ versity and makes this campus feel like home Old Main has become the nationally recognized symbol of the UA. But perhaps the real symbol of the university is the famous Hogcall. It has been heard everywhere there is a gathering of Arkansas fans. My favorite thing about the Hogcall is that one person can start it, and everyone will join in said senior Rebecca Brooksher. There ' s just nothing like joining 50,000 fans in calling those HogsJ Brooksher continued. The University of Arkansas is full of traditions and can boast a rich and colorful history. All students and alum¬ ni should be proud to look to the University of Arkansas as their alma mater. -Story by Jennifer Bone 19 Traditions Spirit Campus Life

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-•- A pril and Glencora paint the wall during the EDA Headstart project for the kids to enjoy. -photo by Sharrah Moss - - r uys look on as a kid from the Big Brothers Big Sisters pro¬ ject runs the ropes. -photo by Melissa Purdy LI I I abitat for Humanity volunteers work on a roof for a new house being built. -photo by Sharrah Moss Some of the Different Projects for Make a Difference Day: 1. Head Start 2. Habitat for Humanity 3. Fayetteville Youth Center ' s Boys ' and Girls ' Club 4. Project for Victims of Family Violence 5. Kids First 6. Big Brothers Big Sisters 7. City of Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Division Make A 21 Difference Day Campus Life