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

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campuslife When students came to the University of Arkansas, they were introduced to a new way of living and thinking. It ' s called Campus Life, and it was a time filled with discoveries, friends and new ideas. Some students spent lazy afternoons stretched out blankets on the Chi Omega Greek Theatre lawn, while others chose to find shaded spots near Old Main, their backs propped against trees. Friday night opened up a world of opportunities, as students made their way down Dickson Street for conversation at the Brew Pub, coffee at Common Grounds or to catch the latest act at Dave ' s On Dickson. Up on the Square, students could grab a hoagie at the underground Hugo ' s, stop by JR ' s Lightbulb Club for local music or watch the game at Hog City Diner. Weekends spent at football and basketball games provided memories for years to come, surrounded by friends, calling the Hogs. Campus Life was simply that — a way of life. No other aspect of University life compared to it. The friends met, experiences shared and times spent at the UA were ones that would be treasured as students left the University and made their way into a world outside The Hill. -by Talia E. Myres division • campus life) 7

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First day of school brings hardship to UA Campus J ohn R. Locke, compara¬ tive literature program director, and James Easton Kelly, a non-degree graduate student, died Monday, August 28, 2000 from an apparent murder-suicide in Locke ' s office in Kimpel Hall Room 231, according to UA Chancellor John A. White. Police Capt. Brad Bruns said witnesses heard three gunshots and after investigating, police found four empty casings in a .38-caliber pistol found on the floor between the two bodies in the office. Rolinda Corbit, a junior majoring in history and classical studies, was one of the students in the hallway on the second floor who heard the three gunshots. Capt. Bruns arrived only in time to hear one shot of the shots. Bruns reported however that the first officers on the scene did communicate with someone in the office, and the officers talked to only one per¬ son. I heard a person say he needed help and was hurt, Corbit said. She said the first officer on the scene talked to the guy in the room. The officer said, hello, are you hurt? Corbit said. Yes I am, was the reply from within the office, she said. Locke, 67, was an associate professor of English and head of the comparative literature program. Locke was scheduled to retire in January, Randall Woods, Dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, said. White said Kelly, 37, from Marianna, Ark., came to the UA in 1990 and was dismissed from his doctoral program the week before the shootings occurred. And because Locke was on the committee that dis¬ missed Kelly, some believe that this was his motivation for killing Locke. -story by Curtis McClane Members of the SWAT team enter Kimpel Hall to assess the situation. Classes were canceled for the remainder of the day because of the tragedy. -photo by Gerard Davenport 8 (campus life • locke shooting