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

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According to the UAPD, it is not ad¬ vised for students to walk alone at night. However many were willing to take the risk in order to get where they needed to be. Regardless of where you were or who you were with, UAPD al¬ ways recommended walking in well-lit ar¬ eas. PHOTO BY ROBYN CLOUD A sign displayed on a campus cross¬ walk helps drivers be aware of pedestrians crossing the street. The university paid about $250 per sign to place in the middle of 21 crosswalks after several students were injured last year. PHO¬ TO BY KEVIN ESTES CAMPUS SAFETY 21

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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

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Hog Fans RALLY in Razorback Nation RECORD NUMBERS OF HOG FANS FLOOD FAYETTEVILLE FOR SEASON OPENER BY JEFF HOBSON AND MEGAN GARNER As the adage says, revenge is a dish best served cold. And after giving up more points in any Razor- back game since the World War I era to the USC Tro¬ jans in 2005, the Razorbacks were embarrassed and looked to take retribution on the Trojans on their own home turf. The season opener was scheduled for Sept. 2, and in the weeks leading up to the game, fan frenzy was intoxicating with buildup for the grudge match be¬ tween the rebuilding Razorbacks and the reloading Trojans reaching heights not seen since the 1969 big shootout between the then number one Texas Long¬ horns and the number two Razorbacks. Ticket sales reflected the building anticipation, as Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium sold all 72,000 tickets for the game. Tickets were sold out by Aug. 25, only five days after classes started. The game marked only the third time Razorback Stadium had sold out since its expansion in 2001. Following the sellout, the university added 7,300 seats to the south end zone to accommodate the rising numbers of hog- wild fans planning to attend. In the end, the game brought together the largest congregation of Razor- backs to witness the Hogs play in Arkansas as 76,564 screaming fans filed into Razorback Stadium to make for one of the most electric atmospheres in Razorback history. Seasoned student veterans began camping out in front of the stadium ' s student entrance as early as the Tuesday before the game, in order to secure front row seats. Tents, sleeping bags and lawn chairs lined Stadium Drive as more and more students braved the elements for the chance to watch the Hogs up close. But even with record numbers of Hog fans cheer¬ ing them on, the Razorbacks were disappointed in their quest for revenge. The loss of star running back Darren McFadden, who was battling an off-the-field injury, was a crippling blow to the Hogs, as well as the numerous questions at the quarterback position. And while the Hogs didn ' t bring home the ba¬ con, that wouldn ' t stop the thousands of relentless Razorback fans from pouring into Fayetteville time and time again to call those Hogs and cheer them on to an amazing season. 22STUDENT LIFE