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

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MAPLE HILL Co date lC 0n began in 2006 on a new dormitory to accommo- ill e 8 r °wing number of students. Maple Hill residence hall win . C ° mm °date 709 students in suite-style rooms. The hall 1 have am • • e ach Unities like a fireplace lounge and kitchenettes on ith ° r Construction was expected to finish in July 2007, VVa§ stl, dents moving into the hall in August. The project tyj t s e |j er direction of Hanbury Evans Wright Viattas with c hitew Vans Ra co and Amirmoez Foster Halley Johnson Ar- tects. an d CDI Inc. Contractors. WALKER HALL To accommodate increasing enrollment, Walton College con¬ structed a new graduate building, Willard J. Walker Hall. The building was made possible through an $8 million gift from the Willard J. Walker family and will be named for Walker, in hon¬ or of his success in retail management as an exceptional busi¬ ness leader. The 77,000-square-foot building will feature state- of-the-art classrooms and student learning spaces. The project was under the direction of Machado and Silvetti Associates Inc. of Boston and Allison Architects Inc. of Little Rock. 19

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New Construction SHAPES the Face of Campus NEW STRUCTURES BRING NEW LOOK TO A CHANGING UNIVERSITY BY MEGAN GARNER With growing numbers of UA students and grow¬ ing funds from the Campaign for the 21st Century, the UA worked throughout the year to renovate and update the face of its campus. The university contin¬ ued work on previous projects such as the construc¬ tion of Willard J. Walker Hall, the Center for Aca¬ demic Excellence, John McDonnell Field, additions to the Law School, renovations to the Lewis J. Epley SIGMA NU On April 5, 2006 the ground-breaking ceremony for the Sigma Nu fraternity house took place. The site was located on Stadi¬ um Drive, between Walton Hall and the Phi Delta Theta house. The house was slated to be completed in the summer of 2007. Funds for the construction came from a variety of sources, $1.6 million of a $7.6 million gift to the Campaign for the 21st cen¬ tury from Don Tyson and his family. The project was under the direction of Treanor Architects with Wittenberg Delony and Davidson Architects, and Milestone Construction. 18STUDENT LIFE band building, renovations in the chemistry build¬ ing and the restoration of the exterior of Old Main. In addition to these projects, the university planned and began many new ones, including the construc¬ tion of Fowler House, the Sigma Nu fraternity house, Maple Hill residence hall, the Alpha Omicron Pi so¬ rority house and a renovation of the Lady ' Back Yard softball field. FOWLER HOUSE After receiving a $1.75 million donation from Wallace and Fowler of Jonesboro, the UA announced the start of constr 111 tion on the Fowler House, a university chancellor ' s resident on the corner of Razorback Road and Maple Street. The F o ' er House will be the front door to the university, and serve a gathering place for students, faculty, alumni and university officials, UA President Alan Sugg said. The project was und the direction of Polk Stanley Rowland Cursor Porter Architect 5 ' Ltd, and Flintco Inc. Contractors.

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Rapes on Campus RAISE Safety Issues UAPD INCREASES ACTIVITY TO PREVENT CRIME ON CAMPUS BY KEVIN ESTES Campus safety became a hot topic this year, as the semester began with a series of rapes across cam¬ pus and the release of a police sketch during the first week of school. Parents, students, the UAPD and uni¬ versity administrators were concerned for the safety of those in the UA community, and throughout the year efforts to ensure that safety were on the rise. Female students were especially aware of the need for personal safety in the wake of three rapes that took place during the summer and an increase in acquaintance rapes throughout the school year. A rape was reported near the construction area of the new Leflar Law Center July 18. A woman was re¬ portedly dragged behind a building and raped by an unknown man. A sketch of the man was released in order to heighten students awareness as well as pro¬ mote campus safety. UAPD also offered a women ' s self-defense course called RAD, or Rape Aggression Defense. They sponsored and supervised a free service called Razorback Patrol, where student volunteers escorted other students during the hours of 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. UAPD officers took over the responsibility after 12:30 a.m. The UAPD also increased the number of officers on duty for the first week, with officers on patrol on foot, in cars, on bicycles and on the new Segway scoot¬ ers. In addition to these measures, the UA held a cam¬ pus safety forum Sept. 9 in order to inform students about an increase of safety measures on campus and provided a setting in which students concerns could be heard. When you can ' t feel safe at the university, how are you expected to study? said Daniel Pugh, associ¬ ate dean of students. How are you expected to eat? How are you expected to sleep? In addition to the increased police presence, the self-defense course and the safety forum, Steve Ga- hagans, associate director of UAPD, encouraged stu¬ dents to travel in groups, use the Razorback Patrol, walk in well-lighted areas, be aware of the emergen¬ cy phones around campus and to just listen to their instincts. I think this is a safe campus, Gahagans said. My son goes to school here, and I feel very confident telling him it is a safe campus. 20STUDENT LIFE