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

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A few moments later, he emerges and towels off before heading to the mirror. He turns around, looking over his shoulder to scan his back for any more spots of red or white paint. It is then that he sees the large number one and the thick letters spelling Fish that have been burned into his epidermis. It is the mark of a diehard fan. It ' s unavoidable, senior Jason Drew Hardy said. It ' s like it is something that you accept. When you sign that mental piece of paper that says ' I want to be a Razorhog ' in the fine print it says you agree to sunburns. Formed by a group of friends in 2004, the Ra- zorhogs became a front-row tradition in the student section of Razorback Stadium. But the idea originat¬ ed much higher up, in the nosebleed section, where Daniel Moose sat at the Texas game during his fresh¬ man year. If you are up that high in the student section, pret¬ ty much the only way you can make it through the whole game is drunk, he said. I wasn ' t, this guy a few rows back was. So throughout the game, he ' s just yelling pretty much the whole time. He ' s like, ' Go Ra- zorhogs! ' and then he just kept saying that. The phrase stuck and when the founding members decided they wanted something more original than Go Hogs or Razorbacks, the moniker stuck. They painted up for the next game and a tradition was born. After that first time, I think we were all hooked, Jason Griffin said. Well we all had the outlines on our backs from the paint, Moose said. So...we really had no choice in the matter, Clark Smith said. Four years later, the tradition was still firmly en¬ trenched and the veteran members had become more like a family than just friends. You know, we are a fraternity, Moose said, but instead of two or three letters, we ' ve got nine. Or 10, 11 or 12, depending on the game. While the core members stayed the same, fluctuations over the years led to some creative solutions for getting more people involved, from Razorhogs heart ESPN to using the upside down exclamation marks used in Spanish. Seniority determined the pecking order for letters, players ' names and even paint color. I was stuck with white the first two years, Jordan Weiler said. And it always, always flaked off. It was itchy. And red, you know, was pretty solid. And so for two years, I had to pay my dues and be white and then I moved on up to red. It was the happiest mo¬ ment of my life. Commitment, whether it was to their color, letter or to the group, was a must for being a Razorhog. For them, the game started long before Saturday, as they had to stake out the stadium in order to secure their spots at the front of the line and the front of the student section. Depending on the game, they some¬ times camped out the night before or even several days before, taking shifts at the Razorhog tent. If it ' s a big game, somebody will be on the lookout, like Clark or Lammers or somebody, Daugherty said. They ' ll just be driving past or walking past to see if there is a tent out there, and if there is, immediately Clark hits the e-brake, spins around, pops the trunk and the tent pops out... It ' s the Razorbacks version of the bat signal, Smith said. But the long hours camping out and baking while standing in line were almost as fun as the game for the guys, who used the time to catch up with each other, especially in later years when they moved off campus and no longer saw each other as much. I think one of the best things about it was just get¬ ting there early and hanging out with the other people that are diehard Razorback fans, Hardy said. You get out there, and you toss a football around or just commiserate sweating together, trying to make shade by stacking trash cans. Most students were anything from amused to im¬ pressed by the guys ' dedication and weekly antics. Students and fans alike could appreciate the enter¬ tainment they provided and their constant support for Arkansas football. I think it ' s important to note that we ' ve been through a lot of quarterbacks, Hardy said. We were there no matter who the coach was, no matter who the players were on the field. We were there for the Razorbacks. After four years of sweating, dancing and cheering together, the members of the Razorhogs shared a bond as thick as the acrylic paint they slathered on every Saturday. As their time at the UA drew to a close, they found it hard to picture a Hog game without the flak¬ ing paint and the awkward tan lines. I just can ' t imagine what it ' s going to be like be¬ ing there before a game and not having all that go¬ ing on, Smith said. You ' re getting painted and you ' re watching other guys getting painted and you ' re trying to go get your Coke and Tusk is coming in, the band is playing, there ' s always so much going on. And I ' m going to show up next year and just be in my seat, two hours before game time, going, ' What the hell? I ' m bored. ' RAZORHOGS || C Jason Griffin, Jason Drew Hardy and Matt Lammers cel¬ ebrate and sing at the South Carolina game in Razorback Stadium. PHOTO: MEGAN GARNER Josh Daugherty shows off his finished paint job. Daugherty was the tallest Razorhog but represented one of the short¬ est Arkansas players. PHOTO: MEGAN GARNER Sean Fraser, Daniel Moose and Josh Daugherty lead the student section in a Hog call. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Lindsay Irion paints Jason Griffin ' s back before the matchup against the Game¬ cocks. The Razorhogs usually painted up about an hour and a half before kickoff. PHOTO: MEGAN GARNER Fraser reacts to the splat of cold paint on his skin. The paint only got colder at games that were at night or in Octo¬ ber and November. PHOTO: MEGAN GARNER Celebrating their last game to¬ gether, the Razorhogs partici¬ pate in a group Hog call. The members had been painting up since their freshman year. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Edison Froelich and his fellow Razorhogs get pumped up be¬ fore kickoff. The guys camped out for days at a time to get their front row seats. PHOTO: TRISTAN EVANS I Fraser and Matt Lam- celebrate a successful Razorback play with Sue E. eai mers PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL R—Sean Fraser A—Matt Lammers Z—Daniel Moose O—Josh Daugherty R—Jordan Weiler H—Jason Griffin O—Jason Drew Hardy G—Ryan Boncheff S—Clark Smith !—Edison Froelich !—Chuck Ballard !—Jed Hefner !—Daniel Settle The Razorhogs set up their campsite outside the entrance to the student section. Hold¬ ing down their home base in shifts, the guys passed the night playing frisbee, eating pizza or playing Xbox. The University allowed them to use power from the stadium and they sometimes even received free food from such admirers as the Dean of Students, the athletic department and Frank Broyles. After a night of sleeping o and blankets, the Razo pack up the tent and stal their place in line. The down in the morning w ways fun, cause the p are starting to comp Daugherty said. Eager fans crowded outside tf trance hoping for a good requiring the guys to d their territory. As soon c tent came down, Moose we just got rushed. T2 STUDENT LIFE With gametime approaching, the Razorhogs stripped down and got ready for a fresh coat of paint. Their painters were an essential part of the Razorhog team and most had been painting the guys since they were freshmen. They are a very key part, Griffin said. Without them we ' re just shirtless guys. The paint¬ ers included veterans such as Lindsay Irion, Vicky Littleton, Janet Breda and Ashley Suffle, as well as several others. When kickoff finally arrived, the group kicked into high gear, singing, cheering and dancing at every opportunity. My whole experience of going to a Razorback game changed, Sean Fraser said. It ' s so much different, actual¬ ly going with a group of guys who are there to have fun and enjoy the game. And I mean, you ' re in the front of the stu¬ dent section, so you ' re pretty much leading the student sec¬ tion. After four quarters of play on the field, the Razorhogs cel¬ ebrated an Arkansas victory. Their rendition of It ' s Hard to be Humble at the South Caro¬ lina game was particularly spe¬ cial because it was their last game together before gradu¬ ation. The last game was re¬ ally special, Hardy said. We all knew what it was and we all knew what it meant. We all knew this is the last time the paint ' s going on. mm ijj FREE CONCERTS ON CAMPUS GIVE STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO FEEL THE MUSIC. Dozens of sneakers, loafers and even heels clattered against the rough, white rows of concrete surrounding the Greek Theater. No one worried about the fore¬ cast of rain on September 30, 2007. Spoon, an indie rock band from Austin, Texas, approached the stage prepared to entertain under an overcast sky. The band played old hits from a string of successful albums as well as their most recent, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. As it started to drizzle, the crowd remained in place, determined not to let a little water drive them away. I love these guys, sophomore Harri¬ son Maddox said. The keyboard parts are amazing. His fingers just float across the keys. Keyboardist Eric Harvey and lead sing¬ er Britt Daniel seemed to mesh perfectly despite the incoming rain. The Headliner Concerts committee had struck an initial success with those in attendance at the free fall concert and an even bigger show scheduled later in the year would not dis¬ appoint in raising the bar further. From being that dude who played drums for Nirvana, to becoming a superstar in his own right, Dave Grohl ' s name made Jljg headlines when it was announced the Foo Fighters would be the performers for the spring ' s fall concert. So big in fact, that some students camped outside the union in 28-degree weather the night be¬ fore tickets were dispersed so they could get their hands on floor seats. Other stu¬ dents began filing into the line outside the union at five a.m. and by six a.m. the line extended across Dickson Street and beyond Brough and Club Red. BY ALEX WILSON But after their intense efforts, students were disappointed to find on the day of the show that the concert would be post¬ poned. Grohl had an illness that affect¬ ed his throat, but the band promised to return. The 9,000 dilligent fans who at¬ tended the event at Barnhill Arena were treated to an amazing show. They were awesome, freshman Dylan Shirey said. They put on a great perfor¬ mance. The band ' s ability to keep the ' pace tasl and the audience wanting more was a testament to just how far their journey had taken them since Grohl ' s struggle for a new start after Nirvana. Their pas¬ sion for entertaining was apparent as the band quickly moved from Let it Die off their new album Echoes, Silence, Pa¬ tience and Grace into other favorites like The Pretender, My Hero, and Mon¬ key Wrench. Grohl and guitarist Chris Shiflett even had a guitar duel during the night. The duo interchanged electric with acoustic at times and occasionally drifted into jam sessions that left those in atten¬ dance hungry tor more. There ' s just something special about him, sophomore Joel Ward said. It has to be his stage presence. You just can ' t help but connect with every note. Whether it was the music alone or a combination of charisma and pure talent, Grohl and the rest of the ensemble made their presence heard. He ' s got a way with making you feel involved, sophomore Joseph Hill said. You have to respect someone for that amount of commitment to the music. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SCOTT FLANAGIN SPOON PHOTOS: GRACE GUDE FOO FIGHTERS PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SCOTT FLANAGIN TC STUDENT LIFE M THERE ' S A GIRL IN MY YARD, READING TO ME TAROT CARDS. SHE DON ' T KNOW ANYTHING, BUT SHE ' S BEAUTIFUL TO ME. MY EYES ARE OPENING AGAIN, I SEE YOU AS YOU ' RE MARCHING IN. I ' LL BRING YOU COVER WHEN YOU ' RE COLD, YOU ' LL BRING ME YOUTH WHEN I GROW OLD. DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE SMALL, HOW EVERYBODY SEEMED SO TALL? I AM YOUR SHADOW IN THE DARK, I HAVE YOUR BLOOD INSIDE MY HEART. _ -SPOON ME AND THE BEAN THE GREEK THEATER c: HELLO, I ' VE WAITED HERE FOR YOU EVERLONG. TONIGHT I THROW MYSELF INTO AND OUT OF THE RED, OUT OF HER HEAD SHE SANG. COME DOWN AND WASTE AWAY WITH ME, DOWN WITH ME. SLOW HOW YOU WANTED IT TO BE. I ' M OVER MY HEAD, OUT OF HER HEAD SHE SANG. AND I WONDER WHEN I SING ALONG WITH YOU IF EVERYTHING COULD EVER FEEL THIS REAL FOREVER. IF ANY¬ THING COULD EVER BE THIS GOOD AGAIN. -FOO FIGHTERS EVERLONG .d p o li-jE sagsisi 3. Ss2Sjs ligsass qooq. w ?o -andrew holt, freshman - w i i ■ biw ‘UI IWICYY IIVII. I I V J I IMI WI I IT WAS AN AMAZING SHOW. THERE ' S JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT HIM. YOU JUST CANT HELP BUT CONNECT WITH EVERY NOTE. mmt ■ SOPHOMORE Dressed as toy soldiers, mem¬ bers of Delta Delta Delta per¬ form during the AKA Unity Step Show. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Multitasking, a student talks on her cell phone while keep¬ ing an eye on the ribs at the Homecoming Cookoff in the Gardens. PHOTO: XUAN HUYNH Smiling in excitement, Home¬ coming Queen Katy O ' Connell stands on the sidelines with her escort, ASG President Nate Looney. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Looking fierce, a handmade hog is displayed during the Create-A-Hog competition. Stu¬ dents voted on the winning Razorback creation. PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY Waving in the breeze, a Homecoming banner hangs outside the Pi Beta Phi house. PHOTO: CHRISTINA PINKERTON Stepping with his fraternity brothers, graduate student Jonathan Modica performs onstage at the NPHC Home¬ coming Step Show. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL With chests and faces paint¬ ed, members of Kappa Sigma fraternity cheer on the Hogs at the pep rally. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN Celebrating their victory, Ra¬ zorback players gather on the field after their 58-10 win over Florida International. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL n FEAR THE TUSK. 5 RAZE YOUR WIDE. MBEmrai Gritting her teeth, a student donates blood for the Home¬ coming blood drive in the Union ballroom. PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY 18 STUDENT LIFE BY MEGAN GARNER Rnn NTS DECKED OUT HOUSES, HOGS AND FLOATS FORTHE RAZORBACK UE0 THAT WAS HOMECOMING WEEK. hi wmm m Clapping in unison, members of Alpha Kappa Alpha so¬ rority perform at the NPHC Homecoming Step Show. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Senior biology major Melisa Monts is escorted onto the field at halftime during the presentation of the Homecom¬ ing court. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma holds up lights and yells her support during the pep rally at the Chi Omega Greek Theater. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN Decked out in costume, mem¬ bers of FIJI perform their step routine. FIJI was the winner among the fraternities that performed. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Members of the pom squad pose on the sidelines at the Homecoming game. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL 20 SMektufe Hog fans wait in Razorback Stadium for the start of the Homecoming game on Oct. 27. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL One of the featured twirlers shows her skills by performing with a flaming baton at the Homecoming pep rally. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN Tending the grill, a partici¬ pant in the second annual Homecoming Cookoff at the Gardens places ribs on the flames. PHOTO: XUAN HUYNH An Arkansas cheerleader sings with her fellow squad members at the Homecoming pep rally. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN Decked out in rodeo attire, a handmade Razorback perch¬ es on a table in the Union. Students voted on their favor¬ ite Hog design. PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY ill 21 BROUGH ADD-ONS DISTURB CAMPUS LIFE BUT OFFER NEW OPTIONS TO STUDENTS. Students enjoy their coffee in the newly opened Star- bucks. Starbucks was one of the three new facilities that opened under Brough Com¬ mons in September 2007. BY CLINT LINDER photo: lael simons 71 STUDENT LIFE To the relief of some students and the chagrin of others, the beginning of the school year brought new chain restaurants onto campus as Brough Commons was upgraded to host a Starbucks, Quiznos Subs and Zona Mexicana. These new restaurants were designed to complement the existing cafeteria and the Club Red convenience store. The new attractions were popular among the student body for lounging and relaxing. Outdoor tables and umbrellas made them prime locations for socializing on campus. The atmosphere and the interior design inside the new Starbucks is great, sophomore Brett Williams, an English and history major, said. I ' m a big coffee drinker, so naturally it ' s really a good place to just hang out. Some students were not as pleased with the new attractions. During August and nearly all of September, the dorms around Brough had to endure the construction. Students had to avoid the large vans that carried construction equipment, and also had to steer clear ofthe dirt and sand piles. While the construction was sometimes a pain to bear, the finished product was widely accepted by students. Sometimes the construction would wake me up if I slept too late, but it ' s nice to have new places around campus, freshman John Wall, a biological engineering major, said. On some days, the sidewalks that led to Humphreys ' doors were blocked off and that was pretty annoying, freshman Jacob Hanson said. I was glad when they finally finished working out there and I ' m happy with the restaurants that opened. Those residents were nottheonlyones to be affected from the construction. Caleb Barker, a freshman chemical engineering major, lived in Pomfret. He had to walk by the construction every day to his classes. I didn ' t know what it was for a long time, Barker said. It was annoying to walk byeverydayandeven more annoying driving around on days when their trailers blocked the way. With that being said though, I ' m certainly looking forward to eating at Quiznos. I was tired of having to walk to the Union to get a sub. BROUGH CONSTRUCTION 23 HILLARY RETURNS TO THE HILLTO GREET FANS AND STUDENTS ALIKE. BY ROSHUNNA HOWARD Taking a moment to sign an autograph for a fan, presi¬ dential candidate Hillary Clin¬ ton greets the crowd outside Gloria Jean ' s Coffee. Clinton stopped by Fayetteville on Au¬ gust 21, on her way to Little Rock. PHOTO: JON CRABTREE STUDENT LIFE tiLf ' a-ifc ' .. ' mg WmM, msm mmm mmSm faj .)tvvSi k S Students and community members got a rare treat August 21, 2007 when presidential candidate Hillary Clin ton stopped in Fayetteville during her campaign trail through Arkansas. The New York senator was on her way to Little Rock to visit Gov. Mike Beebe. Clinton, who was surrounded very closely by bodyguards, was greeted by excited supporters at Gloria Jean ' s coffee shop on Dickson Street. I heard that she was coming, senior Drew Jones said, but I couldn ' t believe it until I saw it. Jones, a political science major, said that he looked up to both Bill and Hillary Clinton. Bill is such a great leader and Hillary has an awesome personality, Jones said. While at Gloria Jean ' s, a cheerful Clinton tried some Haagen-Dazs ice cream. Because Clinton arrived in Fayetteville about 45 minutes later than scheduled, the stage and public address system set up outside of the coffee shop had to be taken apart. Itwas unfortunate not to hear herspeak, but she made up for it, Jones said. Clinton uplifted the disappointed crowd ' s spirits by shaking hands, chatting with bystanders and staying for photo opportunities. After mingling with supporters, she boarded her black Suburban and waved to the crowd as she departed for Little Rock. The senator was greeted by Gov. Beebe, who publicly endorsed Clinton as a candidate for the 2008 presidential election. In turn, Clinton complimented Beebe and the accomplishments he made in his first months as governor of Arkansas. She noted while in office, Beebe had successfully cut the state grocery tax in half, created new jobs in the state by new economic development projects, expanded preschool programs in Arkansas and fought for improvements for children ' s health insurance, according to the Clinton campaign press release. It is really cool that Clinton and Beebe get along well, Jones said. With the support of the state of Arkansas, she is a sure winner. HILLARY VISITS FAYETTEVILLE MAPLE HILL OPENING MET WITH MIXED REVIEWS FROM STUDENTS. BY LE ANN A PAYTON Jt Student life With the addition of a new residence hall, housing brought some controversy to the UA. Maple Hill consisted of two buildings that housed about 600 freshmen and less than 100 sophomores. Preston Stewart, a senior biochemistry major and resident assistant at Maple Hill, said students loved the new dorm and that the accommodations were great. Although Maple Hill looked attractive at first glance, some students had problems with the requirements for living in the new residence hall. Students had to attend two faculty associates activities each semester, which gave students the chance to spend time with a faculty member involved in their topic of interest. Students also had to participate in one community service project each semester and each student had to be involved in at least one registered student organization. The freshmen were required to attend Razorback Outreach for Community and Knowledge Camp, which is an extended orientation program for first year students. There, the students were introduced to StrengthsQuest and continued to use it in their First Year Seminar class, an eight-week course that focused on money management, the differences in high school and college, and campus resources. Sophomores living in Maple Hill had to participate in Professional Development Institute, a program designed to help with career development and enhance student professionalism. With this curriculum came conflict. Holly Day, a freshman nursing major, said she liked her room and her roommate, but not all the required extracurricular activities. I ' m still mad about R.O.C.K. Camp. It was a waste of $250 because we didn ' t do anything, Day said. A freshman mechanical engineering major, Michael Kreul, had the same feelings as Day. Kreul felt stressed at times because he was told he had to make an 80 percent in the freshman seminar to stay in Maple Hill. So either do good in the class or get kicked out of my dorm, Kreul said. Freshman agricultural business major, Ashley Brown, said she met one of her best friends at R.O.C.K. camp and that she enjoyed her time at Maple Hill. The stuff I had to do was worth it because I got to live in such a nice place, Brown said. The class helped me learn more about campus resources and it was only eight weeks and I got to live in Maple Hill all year. ABOVE: Maple Hill, the new¬ est residence hall on campus, opened in the fall of 2007. About 700 freshmen and sophomores lived in the facil¬ ity. LEFT: A student tries to park his bike in the construction zone. Even though students were living in Maple Hill, con¬ struction on the new facilities continued through the fall and spring semesters as current buildings were completed and new buildings were put up. PHOTOS: HELEN CHASE MAPLE HILL JJ RIGHT: Two bikers prepare to pull out into traffic at the rally. Bikers of all ages flooded into Fayetteville during the week of October 3-7, 2007 to enjoy bikes on display, food and music. PHOTO: XUAN HUYAN BELOW: Motorcycles line the sides of the streets that branch off of Dickson. The population of Fayetteville quadrupled in size during the rally, held in the beginning of October. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE RALLY FILLS DICKSON WITH MUSIC, PEOPLE AND BIKES FORTHE EIGHTH YEAR. BY ANDREA MYERS 28 SfUDENT LIFE 2007 brought with it the eighth annual Bikes, Blues and BBQ Rally, the fastest- growing motorcycle rally in the world. During the first weekend in October, Dickson Street was filled with 50,000 to 100,000 motorcycles and an extra 300,000 to 400,000 people. Many people did not realize that the rally was more than just fun. According to their Web site, Bikes, Blues and BBQ was a non-profit organization that donates proceeds to area charities. In 2006, the BBB Rally raised $1 50,000 for charities. Looking at all the bikes is so much fun, sophomore Bailey Boyd said. The atmosphere is the best part. Last year was Boyd ' s second time to attend Bikes, Blues and BBQ. This year I brought my dad, she said. We just walked up and down Dickson all day, buying patches for my dad ' s vest and meeting so many people from all over. People from all around the country have traveled thousand of miles to attend Bikes, Blues and BBQ over the years, including Jesse James, the host of Monster Garage and husband of Sandra Bullock. Even ZZ Top made an appearance in 2007. It ' s really cool to say that people like Jesse James and ZZTop came to our town, Ashley Anders said. It ' s putting Fayette¬ ville on the map and is really making a name for itself. Ashley had worked at the rally for two years, selling the merchandise that her boyfriend designed. Although there was talk of changing the location of the rally, some hoped that it remained in Fayetteville. It is great for businesses in our area and its great for the university, Boyd said. The rally brings in tons of revenue for the city. BIKES, BLUES AND BBQ CREATOR OF ONE OF THE WEB ' S MOST POPULAR BLOGS VISITS UA TO SHARE SOME SECRETS OF HIS OWN. BY MEGAN GARNER 30 STUDENT LIFE When Frank Warren began asking people on the streets of Washington D.C. to mail him their secrets, he had no idea what kind of response he would get. Three years and more than 2,500 secrets later, Warren ' s weekly blog, PostSecret has been seen in the news, in music videos and has spawned four books. While touring to promote the latest book, A Lifetime of Secrets , Warren visited the UA on Sept. 7 to tell students more about the PostSecret project. I actually found out about the project browsing through Barnes and Noble, senior Ashley Suffle said. The first book had just been released and the cover was so intriguing I couldn ' t help but pick it up and leaf through it. I bought the book, went home and found the blog. PostSecret began in 2004 when Warren was preparing for an art exhibit in Washington D.C. He greeted people on the street with the phrase, Hi, my name is Frank Warren and I ' m collecting secrets. He then handed them a postcard that was blank on one side, and had his address and postage on the other. Weeks went by, and slowly the cards, along with anonymous secrets, began to return to Warren ' s mailbox. Six months and hundreds of secrets later, the art exhibit had ended. But the secrets kept coming. So, on Jan. 1, 2005, Warren created the PostSecret website. Every week he receives hundreds of secrets, and every Sunday morning he posts about 20 new ones on the site. There ' s a sort of solace in knowing that you ' re not the only one hiding something, Suffle said. As I read the secrets, I find some that I can identify with...it just reminds me how much we have in common with one another. During his talk in the Union ballroom, Warren shared some of his experiences with PostSecret. He told stories behind the cards he had received, as well as sharing some of his favorite secrets, like the one written on the back of a hotel keycard that read, Amanda, you suck at being in love. I loved his anecdotes about people whose postcards had been featured, Suffle said. It was truly amazing to hear how one little postcard can change a life. In preparation for Warren ' s talk, students were asked to submit their secrets on 3x5 index cards. These cards were displayed in the Union, allowing students to share some of their own secrets with the people they interacted with everyday. You just can ' t help but look at people differently after being exposed to PostSecret, Suffle said. frank warren LEFT: Frank Warren, creator of the blog PostSecret, speaks to students in the Union ball¬ room. Warren visited to talk about the project that has be¬ come one of the most popular blogs on the Internet. ABOVE: A student hangs on to a copy of one of the Post- Secret books. The books were available for sale at Warren ' s talk and students could wait in line to get them autographed. PHOTOS: GRACE GUDE POSTSECRET Tf COMPLETED IN THE SUM¬ MER OF 2007, WILLARD J. WALKER HALL COST $22 MILLION. THE 77,760 SQUARE FOOT BUILD¬ ING CONTAINED 14,400 SQUARE FEET OF GLASS, 645 TONS OF STEEL AND 19 MILES OF AUDIO VISU¬ AL CABLES. . THE J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES CENTER WAS OF¬ FICIALLY DEDICATED SEPT. 6, AND COST APPROXI¬ MATELY $30 MILLION. THE CENTEROFFEREDBUSINESS STUDENTS, ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF FULBRIGHT COLLEGE HIGH-TECH ROOMS FOR THEIR CLASSES. 32 STUDENT LIFE A NEW SHAPE BY WHITNEY GOODYEAR CAMPUS CONTINUES TO GROW AFTER NUMEROUS RENOVATIONS ANDTHE ADDITION OF MULTIPLE BUILDINGS. OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2007, MAPLE HILL WAS HOME TO ABOUT 725 FRESHMEN AND SOPHO¬ MORES. IN ADDITION TO STANDARD TWO PER¬ SON ROOMS, MAPLE HILL ALSO PROVIDED SUITES AND LOFTS TO STUDENTS, AND OFFERED DESIRED AMENITIES SUCH AS STUDY ROOMS, KITCHEN¬ ETTES AND LOUNGE AR¬ EAS WITH 40-INCH FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS. PHOTOS: HELEN CHASE mwmm 33 RIGHT: Audience members at the SIM-U gaming conference watch as various speakers illus¬ trate the ways online gaming can be a tool for teaching. PHOTO: THOMAS KRAPAUSKY BELOW: A speaker at the SIM- U gaming conference, held in September, speaks to an audi¬ ence at the Reynolds Center on the use of gaming in edu¬ cation. PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY WALTON CcuK « Busses 34 STUDENT LIFE DIGITAL LEARNING BY JACOB BAIN SPEAKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY COME TO THE UA TO TALK ABOUTTHE INTEGRATION OF DIGITALTEACHING METHODS. The first SIM-U gaming conference at the UA took place at the Reynolds Center in early September, and illustrated how teaching methods could be adapted to the gaming students of today. The conference brought in speakers from across the nation including New York, Georgia and even from the cyber world, as one speaker visited from the widely popular game Second Life, using her digital avatar. Changing technologies and new ideas have always improved the business of learning, said Judd Ruggill, a professor from the University of Arizona who also co-directed the Learning Games Initiative. We hope to see computer game-based learning to be a part of that business and it is up to us to make that happen. Ruggill and fellow LGI co-director Ken Me A11 ister spec ifi cal ly referred to millennial students, those who come into academia already proficient with computers. Nearly 1,000 jobs in the past month that have been uploaded to www.monster.com have been requests for people with Flash training. Students of today learn such skills through their gaming experiences while others actually have to ' study ' it. You may use a ' Warcraft ' reference to get a point across in a study group, said Suzanne Ownbey, a computer science student. The keynote speaker was Ian Bogost, co-founder of Persuasive Games, a video game studio that made games about social and political issues and was also featured on The Colbert Report for the same issue. Bogost supported the idea of teaching games but not just for teaching purposes. Our schools are divided by a large gap today, Bogost said. The professors and teachers who didn ' t have a computer, much less the Internet for most their lives, are trying to teach students who don ' t know a day without them, Bogost said. We need to preserve the gap between the decades to help create conversations between the ages. Gaming has risen in such a way that people get paid to do it. One such example of that experience came from the game Second Life, a 3-D persistent online world with no set game objectives, but almost completely user- defined content. Jason Cerchie, a graduate from the UA School of Architecture, spoke about the nature of Second Life during the conference, joined by his wife Sunny via her in-game avatar during the presentation. When I read about it, Cerchie said, I thought, ' playing a videogame? That sounds perfect. ' Today, they do projects that pay up to $1 5,000. bIM-U UJNhtRLNCE 35 RIGHT: An usher uses the new scanning system to check a student ID. The new system was established to ensure only current, full-time students got a seat in the student sec¬ tion. BELOW: A student hands his ID to an usher for scanning. First implemented at the Ken¬ tucky game, the scanners only allowed students enrolled in 12 hours or more to enter the student section. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL UA TICKET OFFICIALS INSTATE NEW MEANS OF ENTERING FOOTBALL GAMES FOR STUDENTS. BY LAUREN CARRIGAN Kill [ill UA ticket officials shocked students with the introduction of handheld ID scanners at this year ' s football games. Beginning with a trial run at the Kentucky game, ushers employed the security measures to ensure that only current students occupied the seats in the student section. Following the scanners ' second use at the North Texas game, staff at Gate 17 said they were pleased with the overall process. Virgil Hamilton, an usher, said he ' d only seen a few people turned away that day. I think most people were discouraged by the scanners and didn ' t show up, Hamilton said. Integrating the scanners into the admission process required flexibility on the parts of both staff and students. A lot of students ' IDs are scratched or beat up and won ' t scan, said Michael Stewart, the Student Gate Supervisor, noting one of the biggest problems the scanners produced. We try to work with students, though. We can tell if an ID is old and hasn ' t been used in three or four years. When a legitimate ID was scanned, a green box appeared on the devices ' touch¬ screen which displayed the word valid. If it turns yellow or orange, it ' s an error and we scan the card again, Stewart said. If it turns red, the person is no longer a student. Kelley Line, Assistant Director of ID and Information, oversaw the scanners ' use and listened to suggestions from staff and students to improve the process. Following the first game, ID checking was moved to the top of the stairs to make it easy for those denied entrance to move out of the way of the crowd. Most students agreed that the addition of the scanners did not slow anything down but worried about problems with spouse tickets or dropped classes. Addressing the issue of dropped classes, Mark Scobey, UA ticket manager, said a student had to be full-time to purchase tickets but only currently enrolled to enter the game. UDtNT ID SCANNERS JJ UA POLICY BECOMES MORE STRICT FOR ON- CAMPUS DRINKING. BY ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA 38 STUDENT LIFE Empty beer bottles on the kitchen counter and red, plastic SOLO cups discarded on the hallway floor—these are the remnants of a typical college party. To prevent students from creating this scene in university housing and to crack down on underage drinking, UA officials implemented a new alcohol policy that some said was more strict than in years past. The biggest change is that they ' re cracking down harder, said senior Sean Fraser, a resident assistant. They ' ve noticed that this was a problem and what they were doing was not as effective as they wanted it to be, so they did this to solve the problem more quickly and efficiently. Punishments for violations of the new policy ranged from participating in alcohol classes and paying fines to losing parking privileges and suspension, depending on the severity of the infraction. I think the new alcohol policy is too strong, junior Jessica Lawrence said. Of course, it was too lenient before, but now it just seems like they ' re taking it to the other extreme. Some fraternity members, like Brandon Harris, said they felt the changes were aimed at them because fraternities hosted parties throughout the year. Just as much alcohol consumption goes on inside a fraternity house as it does inside a dorm party or at a house or on Dickson Street, he said. While some students had issues with the new rules, comprehensio n of the regulations was not the problem. If there has to be rules and they ' re going to do this, these rules are fine, Harris said. They ' re clear, they ' re written out and I understand them. The clear manner in which the policy was stated might have helped prevent misunderstandi ngs. Because of this new policy, I ' m fairly positive they are seeing less problems because the consequences are greater, Fraser said. There ' s a lot less grey area. Some students disagreed about the policy ' s effectiveness. I don ' t think the policy will be very effective in reducing underage drinking on campus, Lawrence said. People will still drink, they ' ll just be more careful to not get caught. Although some were opposed to the ruling, it was not about being difficult. Nobody wants problems and no one wants anyone to get into trouble, Harris said. As part of the UA we subscribe to rules and it ' s something we have to adjust to. We don ' t have a choice. With the increase of on-cam¬ pus alcohol regulations, those students caught drinking faced stricter punishment. The UA ' s decision to crack down on campus drinking left some students questioning its effec¬ tiveness. PHOTOS: YASMINE OMARI wwwrnrm 35 UA IGNITES ANEW POLICY IN SUMMER 2008 TO ELIMINATE SMOKING ON CAMPUS. BY LARRY BURGE 40 mwm Smokers who lit up on campus after July 8, 2008, did so against policy, as the UA became a tobacco-free institutio n. The new policy exempted no one and prohib¬ ited all tobacco use on university property including smokeless products, whether enjoyed indoors or out of doors. The tobacco-free decision has evolved over a few years, said Mary Alice Se- rafini, assistant vice chancellor for stu¬ dent affairs and director of the Pat Walker Health Center. Discussions began after the office of Chancellor John A. White and other UA officials received complaints from non- smokers, some diagnosed with health is¬ sues such as heart disease and asthma, who had become frustrated that smokers were not following the 2001 tobacco pol¬ icy, she said. The previous policy placed a ban on smoking within 25 feet of all build¬ ing entrances, Serafini said. Yet, people complained about smelling secondhand smoke on their clothing, and UA grounds¬ keepers complained about having to pick up smokers ' cigarette butts daily. But some students felt snubbed by the decision. Smoking is a big decision to make without considering the students ' voice, said Brian Washburn, columnist and copy editor for the Arkansas Traveler. He thought UA officials should not ban tobacco on campus without a student body vote. He also had some questions. What are they going to do with alum¬ ni at football games and tailgaters who smoke? he said. Although Washburn might have had valid points, the health concerns over to¬ bacco use trumped all. This policy can benefit the health of anyone who associates with the univer¬ sity, Serafini said. We hope this policy will make a continuous impact on the in¬ stitution. The policy as it stood was still in the evolutionary process. Serafini believed it would take at least three more years of education to develop a permanent tobac¬ co policy. There are no reported deaths from any¬ one quitting tobacco use, said Steve Voo- rhies, manager of UA media relations. He said the policy would most likely bring more hardship to UA staff than to its stu¬ dents. According to a June 2007 UA survey of 638 students, al¬ most 25 percent of the student population smokes. After the new policy went into effect, student smokers would have to light up off campus. PHOTOS: VANCE GREEN MAkE-FfcEE (AMNK 4| RIGHT: Pledges and returning members participate in the Bid Day ceremony at the Greek Theater. Returning members had to balance their school schedules and their duties dur¬ ing rush because of the new delayed schedule. BELOW: Cheering in excite¬ ment, a member of Alpha Del¬ ta Pi greets the new members of her sorority. Delayed rush meant it was well into Sep¬ tember before freshmen girls found out which sorority they would be a part of. PHOTOS: SAFARIE MOORE 42 MIT LIFE BY ANDREA MYERS GREEK WOMEN AT THE UA TRY OUT A NEW RUSH SYSTEM IN HOPES OF EASING THE TRANSITION FOR NEW MEMBERS. Usually, work began for the UA Greek women two weeks before school started, when they moved into their houses and spent a week learning chants and deco¬ rating. The week before school started, freshmen moved into their dorms and had 24 hours to get settled before recruit¬ ment began. Monday through Thursday, the girls spent their days going house to house. Friday was bid day and by Mon¬ day, they were in classes. But in 2007, that all changed. Recruit¬ ment was pushed back and began the second weekend in September. Recruit¬ ment went on for two weekends, leaving the weekdays for the UA Greek women to practice and decorate. It ended on Mon¬ day, September 17, with Bid Day becom¬ ing more like bid night. While there wasn ' t one exact reason why recruitment was delayed this year, Scott Walter, director of greek life, felt one issue was important. During recruitment before, if a girl was released or dropped out, she had to sit in her dorm room with nothing else to do and nobody else around, Walter said. That ' s not a fun way to start off the school year. When Chancellor John A. White real¬ ized many schools in the SEC already used delayed recruitment and saw the positive affects, he felt like it was time to make a change in the Greek community in hopes of making it stronger. When I first came to the U of A, the Greek system was in jeopardy, White said. White later won the Sigma Nu Regent ' s Medallion of Merit Award because of his efforts to strengthen the Greek commu¬ nity. Since then White has been looking for ways to keep the Greek community in fu11 force. The Greek community is an impor¬ tant part of the U of A, White said. The friendships and relationships last forev¬ er. My fraternity brothers were the first people to give me their support when I decided to be chancellor. Although it may have seemed good in theory, many women in the Greek com¬ munity were not in support of the new system. Work week became ' work month and- a-half, ' said Annie Rook, a junior who went through rush before it was delayed. It took up too much time and took a toll on our grades. I am a transfer student so I joined the Greek community to get in¬ volved and meet people. This made me question the Greek system values: re¬ turn rates over grades. That ' s not what it should be about. Although some students were unhappy with delayed recruitment, White said it would have to be a work in progress. Alumni and students had a strong desire for delayed recruitment and vice chancel¬ lors and committees worked hard to make this work, White said. We aren ' t just going to throw their hard work away. DELAYED RUSH top tier News and World Reports Placed the University of Arkansas in the top tier of its rankings of America ' s Best Colleges. The University °f Arkansas was also placed among the top public universities in the nation-one of 64 institutions. SENIOR WALK is the University ' s longest tradition not in years, but in miles. f iTiT OUTSIDE r MAGAZINE RANKED THE UA AT NUMBER _ TWENTY-THREE It OF COOLEST COLLEGE TOWNS IN THE NATION. O CO REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS undergraduate and graduate degrees offered At the center of the fifth floor of Old Main, a sweeping staircase made of a dark, rich wood leads upward to a small landing. At the top of the landing are two nondescript doors, both painted a lighter shade of gray, with worn brass doorknobs reflecting the shiny grasp of countless hands. The door to the left leads to the attic, and is labeled off limits with a sheet of typing paper. The door in the center of the landing bears no sign, other than a small placard in the upper corner with the number 602. The door opens to a small room that is as unremarkable as its ordinary entryway. It ' s an almost empty loft space, with creaking hardwood floors, that houses a three-foot tall speaker, and a brown rectangular oddity of a machine. These items bunched together in the corner are the room ' s only furnishings, and yet this room is at the center of a daily tradition at the UA that is almost unheard. Every day at 5 p.m. strains of music echo across Old Main lawn, as the brown box, an electronic carillon, plays the alma mater. The carillon also plays the Westminster Chimes on the hour. Yet for all its singing, many UA students have no idea the carillon exists. I work less than 2 00 yards from Old Main and walk home every day at 5 p.m., 2006 graduate Bo Counts said. When someone asked me if I ' d heard them, I didn ' t have a clue what they were talking about. Granted, as far as traditions go, the carillon was a relatively new addition. In the 136-year history of the UA, traditions such as Old Main, Carnall Hall, the Senior Walk and Razorback Stadium, even with its recent facelift, eclipse the playing of the carillon by decades and even centuries. In the 1 980s Old Main had fallen into disrepair and was shuttered. After renovations were complete in 1991, one of the finishing touches was the addition of the carillon, which cost the university about $40,000. However, because of a stroke of bad luck, the newly founded tradition almost didn ' t survive its first year. You ' re probably not aware of this but Old Main did not have lightning rods, said John Hehr, associate dean of Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The building ' s lack of appropriate weather attire proved to be a costly mistake, when only a year after it was installed, a bolt of lightning struck Old Main and fried the carillon. With $40,000 gone up in smoke, the University made certain to buy and install several lightning rods before purchasing a new carillon. This one has been more fortunate, and still plays. Of course, you have to be in just the right spot on campus to actually hear it. Very interestingly, this whole complex [inside the south tower] cannot hear that, Hehr said. If you are over by the honors office at the north end you can hear it, but you get very far away and you can ' t hear it at all. Originally the carillon was much louder, and the chimes played around the clock. But some of the university ' s neighbors weren ' t too keen on being awakened in the dead of the night by hourly chiming bells. After numerous complaints, the carillon ' s caretakers turned down the volume, and programmed the chimes to end in the evening. On the other hand, there are those fans of the carillon who didn ' t mind hearing the bells, and who stopped to listen whenever they hear the alma mater ringing out from the north tower. These devotees were the first to notice when there was any change in the carillon ' s schedule. We don ' t have a clue whether it is playing or not, Hehr said, but people let us know. Sometimes electrical surges and whatnot cause some problems. Then when we go from daylight savings time back to standard time, we forget sometimes and people call us up and say fix it. And despite the fact that many students asked about the carillon responded with the what? Hehr said the tradition held a special place in the hearts of those who were able to hear it. I think it ' s a great thing to have, he said. And you don ' t realize it. When you don ' t have it you don ' t think about it, but once you get it and it starts playing, then you listen to it. [g © 7 MM 37 STUDENTS DEBATE WHETHER TO SPEND BIG BUCKS FORTHE LATEST GADGETS. BY CLINT LINDER 48 STUDENT LIFE In the summer of 2007, AT T customers waited in anticipation for the arrival of the iPhone. From Apple, the makers of the iPod, which was first introduced in 2001, the iPhone was created to provide a phone unlike any other on the market. Apple and AT T decided to combine their services to create an incredibly high- tech device. The iPhone was capable of accessing the Internet and was designed with a large enough screen to provide a true miniature computer. Other features included its GPS capabilities, its large memory which allowed it to hold as many songs as an iPod, and its touch screen. With all these capabilities, it was easy to forget that it even made phone calls. But for cash-strapped college students, the $599 price tag made the newest Apple gadget a priceyoneto own. Many students were unwilling to shell out hundreds of dollars for a phone, no matter how high- tech it might be. I would love to get an iPhone, junior Kyle Mashburn said, but they ' re way too expensive. When it was first released on June 29, 2007 the 8GB iPhone was sold for $599 and the most expensive plan was $220 per month. Since then, the 8GB dropped to $400 thanks in large part to its increased availability after a college freshman cracked its code and sold it to other phone companies. Even with the reduced price, it was still tough to convince students or their parents to purchase the product. But some were more than willing to pay for such a multi-purpose phone. The positives certainly outweigh the negatives, sophomore Chris Frazier said. Apple provides the best customer service from any company, and the technology is beyond any competition. Other students were attracted to the wide variety of roles the iPhone could fulfill, from MP3 player to computer to phone. I like the connectivity the iPhone offers, junior Nick Vandermast said. And while the price may have been steep, students were willing to pay it, as the iPhone provided a way to always have the Internet and the outside world just a touch screen away. LEFT: Taking a break between classes, senior Jesse Loyd talks on his iPhone. While many students couldn ' t afford the high price of the latest Ap¬ ple gadget or were unwilling to pay, some students shelled out the cash to own such a unique phone. PHOTOS: XUAN HUYNH ABOVE: Loyd uses the touch screen on his iPhone to surf the web, listen to songs and watch videos. The iPhone ' s high-tech features made it worth the wait and the price for some students. mm 4U Johnetlo Cross Brazzell. I was named Johnetta after my grandfather parents thought I was going to be a boy as well as the last child; I was M Cross was my maiden name, and Brazzell is from my first marriage 1 change my last name to my current hub m ALMAMATtf Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, an African American women ' s col 1 jtmrnnt college memory Participating in my college ' gS ebtrml ifie WixecfcMiJ. enjoyed these pp Sncesthei 01 jf 1 ' ' MY FAVORITE DEStfJ Peach cobbler prepared by my mother. I don ' t eat dessert much anymore o mother ' s deceased so she caij ' tmake it any 1101 ' I BET YOU DIDN ' T KNOW THA ' J love to go to Las VegOS. I love to go 1111 IF I COULD TRADE PLACES WITH ANYONE FOR A OAY Instead of a person, I ' d say a pampered kitty cat. They have a great life. Ml ( Mr. Crosby ; is a pampered kitty 1 MY JOB IN THREE WORDS I can sum it up in one...studeo THE THING I LOVE MOST ABOUT THE UA1 ShiM HAVE YOU EVER EATEN AT BROUGH COMMONS Yes. I like the variety. I also like eating in the environment with stud? 1 ' IF I COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO Australia. That ' s next on my list, an MY ADVICE FOR STUDENTS IS Have self awareness-know who you are. Be intellectually engaged o ' 1 ] absolutely bonded so that this place means something spec tit IF I COULD GO BACK AND CHANGE ONE THING IN MY LIFE. WOULD Change nothing. I am who I am because of my experiences. To change someth 11 would change who STUDENT LIFE NATE LOONEY | ASG PRESIDENT enls liked fo ' 00ne Y ' A c l° se family friend had a son named Hale, and my par name, Mu I 0 ™ 6 ' 50 e Y named me Nathan. Cooper is my mother ' s maiden nic nome 15 just Nate. It ' s kind of boring. ' Si ? 1 1 didn ' t 1 n Jonesboro, Arkansas. Our mascot was the Hurricanes. ould foCr 5 ' Uf I l° fs ofxbool spirit. A group of my friends and I ( A-N-Cs ' V 6 te ° m t0 awa Y Q ame5 an( J wear s irts f af 5 P e ou b was VBr Y a[ five in different aspects of campus life. !I! 5 te college memory is... ory t 0 niQ tl0,]s ° ast s P r ing. I had a crew that had been working since Janu- y°u ' r e fj j election possible. It is an honor to see people believe in what n 9 and it is something that I will always be thankful for. tS ' . ' SKSHLl f o Boslfj,) ?, cookie dough ice cream. When I was young, I used to always go dessen k ° an( pef 0 P lnt -I wou eat f be whole pint. My other favorite s “Mole chocolate cake. SS idn ' tknowthat -.- musi CQ i s Ve ln c 0lr on( J drama in high school and I was involved in several ' ' ° 2 e«J R f DE PUCES WITH ANY0NE F0R A DAY - life, it (jjj , 1 inton. He has done so much for many different people in his r lu ; nsr f nove a lot growing up. He had a lot of live s q litileljf Wi l° tS ° erent P e °Pl e ar] d potentially make their WYjffiRSnS... WORDS IS... 9 ' he «K and [an] honor. 1 COVE MOST ABOUT THE UA IS... bounds a Tlf f ° mee 50 may peo P e at ave come Horn different back- n a bdily to build relationships with those people. 5 !? EVER EATEN AT BR0UGH COMMONS? bod tk e d n um phrey ' s Hall so I ate there all of the time. I think that everyone r °ugh experience before they left the UA. JfiUjJ 1 } TRa VEL ANYWHERE, I WOULD GO... Pocking t0 m ° re spec ' H c -1 W0lJ M 5 P en d 0 summer there and go ?I? CEF0R rodents IS... . would ULD G0 BACK a V HANGE one thing IN MY ilioooI, t° V n mac em y hesfJrituI from high school come lo the UA with tXtSt Cl“ P b ,lm Lhelrevahle, having etperiencJjA ne ' hot I was so close 0S PHOTOS: GRACE GUDE IN IHEWflftKflF... j, | RIGHT: One mural in the Ar¬ kansas Union depicts the infa¬ mous Pig Trail on Route 23. Jason Jones painted seven murals in the Union that rep¬ resented life as an Arkansas Razorback. BELOW: A student works on homework underneath a mu¬ ral of the UA skyline. The murals were painted during the summer of 2007 and were completed before fall semes¬ ter began. PHOTOS: SPENCER PRESLEY iJ Student life BY LARRY BURGE ARTIST JASON JONES ' MURALS PROVIDE COLORFUL AND TRADITIONAL ADDITIONS TO THE ARKANSAS UNION. Take a bland wall in the Arkansas Union and give an artist the opportunity that will last for years to come. Provide the artist subjects for his mural—Old Main, a Razorback Hog and the UA ' s school principles. Lori Magar, coordinator of employer relations in the Career Development Center, looked at such a wall from the union ' s sixth floor balcony. She said that she did not notice the wall was there before the artist Jason Jones painted The Principles on it. We watched him paint it, Magar said. I love the Razorback in the clouds. One of Jones ' satisfied clients is Lynne Williams, director of business services for student affairs. As an Arkansas Union board member, she said, The Union ' s long-range plan called for the painting of the murals, and the artist we chose for the job was Jones. The seven large murals in the UA Union included five separate walls in the Union food court, one outside and above the Union connection room ' s west entrance doors, The Principles, and another that stretched down a wall along the south entrance hallway that led to the Stadium Deck ' s bus terminal. The mural depicted a Razorback Hog holding up the staff of a wind blown Home of the Razorbacks flag that stretched 45 feet along the entryway ' s west wall. In the food court north dining area, Jones painted two murals, both only of words. One wall has on it the Razorback Alma Matter and the other the Razorback Fight Song. He also provided diners with three other 24 feet wide by 9 feet high murals. On the dining area ' s west wall, he painted a faqade of Old Main. On the two end walls of the west dining area, Jones painted a scene from Route 23, the Pig Trail, and the Razorbug on the opposite wall. The mascot looked as if it was headed south down Interstate Highway 540 with the UA ' s skyline as its backdrop. Jones had more than one talent. His commissioned murals led him to brush paint on the walls and ceilings of children ' s rooms and in living spaces. His unique style appeared on backdrops and props for Wal-Mart vendors, as well as other locations across the UA campus, such as Old Main and the Walton College of Business. UNION MURAL PAINTER 53 STUDENTS MAKE THE MOST OF A DAY OF GHOSTS AND GHOULS. BY LEANNA PAYTON |)4 4TU6EHT m With crazy costumes and class cancellations, UA students were able to make the most of Halloween, even if it did fall on a weekday. Halloween, the only day you can become somebody else, provided students with the opportunity to be creative and entertaining. Junior Razorback football players Darren McFadden and Felix Jones decided to dress up as the cartoon friends Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble. I just did it to have fun, said McFadden, who dressed up as Fred. It was fun and people got a kick out of it, even my teachers. Senior Scott Eady and his friend Jordan Thaeler dressed up as Spartans from the movie 300. Eady and Thaeler made three sweeps into classrooms from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., disturbing about 30 classes. We did it for glory and Persian invasion, Eady said. When we walked into classrooms, we told teachers we were searching for Persians. The teachers were envious of our Spartan muscular form. Eady was not the only one disturbing classes. Fraternities continued their tradition of dressing up and interrupting class in an attempt to convince professors to cancel class. My fraternity did it for the spirit of Halloween, said Bo Taliafero, junior and Phi Delta Theta member. The teachers all just laughed. Freshman Bree Clayton had the same fraternity run through her chemistry and wellness class. The group ran around and one of the members gave my teacher a hug, Clayton said. I laughed, but in wellness they did it for 10 mintues. It was funny but frustrating because we were trying to get out of class early. Clayton ' s chemistry professor, Lorraine Brewer, did not object to the disruptions and encouraged her students to enjoy them. Learning should be fun, and a bit of a surprise every now and then, Brewer said. A minute of disruption may relax the stressed ones or provide excitement for those not quite awake yet. It gives all of us a shared experience out of the norm in our classroom. ABOVE: Waiting to spook stu¬ dents at the Greek Theater, freshman Dylan Shirey dresses up for Halloween on campus. Students took advantage of the holiday to disrupt classes and show off their costumes. PHOTO: NICK CARTER LEFT: A UA student offers treats to a mini Darren Mc¬ Fadden in the Union ball¬ room. Local children came to Halloween with the Greeks, an event sponsored by the Greek community. PHOTO: TRISTAN EVANS HaLLuWIW oh wm 55 Dressed in costumes armed with props, stu await the showing of ( $K Rocky Horror Picture in the Union ballroo , movie was shown there Halloween night at mim PHOTO: JESSICA LE 56 STUDENT LIFE HORROR SHOW BY KAYTEE JENKINS STUDENTS CUT LOOSE AND ACT OUT AT THE TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN SHOWING OFTHE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. In the waning hours of Halloween night, some UA students found themselves in a time warp. The University Programs Cinematic Arts committee was responsible for setting up The Rocky Horror Picture Show every year at exactly one minute past midnight on Halloween. Students received a goody bag upon entrance containing all the participation materials the audience would need: rice, a glove, newspaper, noise makers, lollipops, cards, toast and party hats. The purpose of each was unveiled throughout the show. As was custom, some students attending wore costumes from whatever event they had busied themselves with that evening, and some die-hard fans dressed as characters from the movie. Sophomore Kelsey Lavigne, chair of the Cinematic Arts committee, said the event went off without a hiccup, as usual. You stand behind a table, telling people what to do and admiring the costumes, she said. It ' s really fun, but a really late night. Although The Rocky Horror Picture Show has been seen both on stage and on screen, the story has always been the same: a newlywed couple is stranded when their car breaks down. They seek assistance in the castle of Dr. Frank-N- Furter, a transvestite from transsexual Transylvania. Throughout the night, the story examines all major themes: love, hate, adventure and most of all, sex, hence the overtly sexual costumes often associated with the show. For the virgins who had not yet experienced RHPS, it was a fun and eccentric alternative to other Halloween night festivities. In some cities, RHPS goers dressed in full drag and knew the show so we 11 they called out lines and sang right along with the actors. Fayetteville ' s participants could get pretty wild as well. Every year the Union ballroom floor was covered with plastic sheeting in preparation for the more than 300 people who attended. A line-blurring experience for virgins and veterans alike, the show was a cult ritual continually gaining interest. More than classic, the film became a virtual staple to Hal Ioween night and a permanent event on the UA programs bill. Students came together freely, making the annual screening an enjoyable and diverse time, as much a way to meet new people as to reconnect with longtime friends. k(kKY HUKKOR PICTURE SHOW 57 STUDENTS COMPETE FORA CHANCE TO BE CALLED MISS UA. BY ANDREA MYERS FAR RIGHT: Sophomore Ann Wizer is crowned the 2008 Miss University of Arkansas by her predecessor, Allison Waldrip. Wizer won the over¬ all pageant as well as the swimsuit and evening gown categories. RIGHT: The contestants in the pageant demonstrated their many and varied talents in¬ cluding dance, singing and instrumental music. BELOW: The contestants in the Miss University of Arkan¬ sas pageant smile at the au¬ dience. Sponsored students competed in a variety of cat¬ egories for a chance to win the crown. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL ig iTUDENtLIFf A revived tradition continued as song, dance and evening gowns filled the Union ballroom on Jan. 23, where students competed for a chance to be called Miss UA. Ann Wizer, representing Pi Beta Phi, was crowned Miss University of Arkansas 2008 at the 56th annual Miss University of Arkansas Scholarship Pageant. It feels great to be the new Miss UA, Wizer said. All my hard work paid off. It will be a huge responsibility, but I ' m looking forward to representing the university and its students. From 1 993 to 2006, the UA was the only major university not being represented at the Miss Arkansas pageant. In 2006, however, Toni Bahn worked to bring the pageant back. Bahn worked to get different companies, such as cosmetic companies and retail stores, to provide the dresses for all the contestants and to continue to dress the newly crowned Miss UA throughout her reign. I am so glad that this pageant has been brought back because it gives girls like me who have been in few or no pageants the opportunity to represent our university as well as participate in the Miss America pageant system, Wizer said. The Miss UA pageant awarded the winner a semester of tuition plus book vouchers and awarded the runners-up scholarships and book vouchers. The pageant consisted of four phases that depended on the scores of the five judges, who included the 1 985 Miss UA, Patricia Nation, who was the first black Miss Arkansas. The phases included the onstage question, and lifestyle and fitness, also known as swimsuit, talent and evening gown. Wizer won the overall talent award, the lifestyle and fitness award, the evening gown award and the business major award. As the new Miss UA, Wizer would represent the university at the Miss Arkansas pageant. I can ' t wait to go to Miss Arkansas, Wizer said. I know it will be a wonderful experience and a memory I ' ll have forever. Miss university of Arkansas JJ7 YOUTUBE ' S NEW NUMA CONTEST BRINGS STUDENT 15 MINUTES OF FAME. BY ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA 60 mm The i ncreasi ng existence ofvideo hosting sites on the Internet has made it possible for everyday people to gain instant fame simply by showing off their creativity. Thanks to UA student Keith Eddy ' s video editing skills and inventiveness, he is now a little more famous and a little richer. As the grand prize winner of the New Numa Contest, Eddy beat out more than 300 entries from contestants around the world to snag the $25,000 prize. For the contest, participants had to create their own video to the Gary Brolsma ' s New Numa song. Eddy ' s video was called Numa Numa Dance. Brolsma earned fame on the Web in 2005 after posting a video of himself lip¬ syncing to a Romanian pop song. When he began working on this video, Eddy said he knew that he wanted it to stand out. I was mainly just trying to make it a lot different from the other entries, he said. I knew from the beginning that I wanted stop motion synced with the music though. The sophomore computer science major ' s video shows what happens when someone tries to download the New Numa song. For the video Eddy cast a friend living in Yocum in the role of Gary Brolsma. A lot of the people on our floor thought I looked a lot like Gary Brolsma, the original Numa Numa guy, William Topp said. One night he found out about the contest and asked me and I pretty much said ' Why not? ' The UA students thought their video might place, but were shocked after learning they had won top honors in the competition. Keith one day called me out of the blue and said that we won the contest, Topp said. I was actually pretty startled. We didn ' t expect to win; we just hoped we could win one ofthe lesser hundred dollar prizes. We weren ' t thinking of winning $25,000. As for what to do with the cash? We split the winnings 75 25, Topp said. He got the 75 percent. I didn ' t care; he did most of the work. I just sat there, did what he told me to and looked good doing it. Topp used his winnings to furnish and rent a new apartment while Eddy saved his. I don ' t really have any big plans for it, Eddy said. It ' s always nice to have a little extra spending money. K LEFT: Sophomore Keith Eddy works on part of his winning video entry in YouTube ' s New Numa Contest. Eddy ' s video won First place and earned him a prize of $25,000. PHOTO: CHRISTINA PINKERTON ABOVE: Eddy edits clips for his New Numa video. With help from his friend William Topp, Eddy filmed his video in his dorm room in Yocum. PHOTO: LAUREN CARRIGAN youtube wmrJER 5T NEW BURN BY KAYTEE JENKINS ARRIVAL OF TWO HOOKAH BARS IN FAYETTEVILLE BRINGS NEW TRENDS AND NEW HANGOUTS FOR STUDENTS. Most towns ' surrounding universities offered the usual fare of bars and clubs. But for students seeking a more laid back alternative to a night of bar-hopping, a new trend began popping up in college towns across the country. Fayetteville was no different, as two hookah bars, The Fez and The White Rabbit, found their way to the Hill and became hits among students and community members. For around ten dollars, customers at The Fez or The White Rabbit could choose a flavor of hookah tobacco to smoke. The flavored tobacco, called shisha, came in flavors as diverse as tropical punch, hazelnut, vanilla and rose. The hookah, often large and ornate, was then brought to their table, and the coals refilled as needed. Originally influenced by the traditional coffee houses ofthe Middle East and Turkey, hookah lounges emphasized a communal element, with groups of smokers sharing one multi-hosed hookah, so students usually frequented the lounges in groups. The two hookah bars in Fayetteville were very different when it came to style and mood, so some students tried both before choosing their new favorite hangout. J.B. Gibbs, sophomore environmental science VI Student life - major, visited both and preferred The Fez. I like the Ben FHarper in the background, Gibbs said. My favorite flavor is a combination of mint and honey. Located off Dickson, The Fez offered a dark and private atmosphere. Customers enjoyed a comfortable ambiance of dim lights and the hypnotizing tunes of Bob Marley. Jonathon Shannon, a sophomore pre-med major, went to The Fez even though he did not smoke hookah. It was an overall enjoyable experience, due to almost too seductive mood lighting and warm atmosphere. Students looking for a more social environment might have preferred The White Rabbit on Wedington Drive. Its walIs were dashed with graffiti and art, and chairs and couches arranged into small groups separated by sheer curtains could be moved to incorporate new friends. Ronnie Stephens, a teaching assistant for the English department and a masters student in comparative literature, visited the hookah bar nearly every night. The White Rabbit is the perfect setting for anything, Stephens said, from a relaxing study session to a magic carpet ride of word release. LEFT: UA students relax on the leather couches at The White Rabbit Lounge on Wedington. With the arrival of two hoo¬ kah lounges in Fayetteville, the bars became popular new hangouts. PHOTO: JESSICA LEMASTER BELOW: Students take a puff from the hookah at The White Rabbit Lounge. Hookah bars offered a wide variety of fla¬ vored tobacco for use with the hookah. PHOTO: AMBER SPARKS Mm bars £3 RIGHT: Mychal Turner, a se¬ nior business education major, sits on a bench on the Union mall on a sunny day with her young daughter, Addison. SOME STUDENTS BALANCE SCHOOL, WORK, A SOCIAL LIFE AND THEIR CHILDREN. BY COURTNEY CAMPBELL BELOW: Peggy Wallis, a senior with a double major in communications and jour¬ nalism, sits in a classroom with her 5-year-old daughter Alexys. Wallis said that her daughter inspired her to be in school. PHOTOS: HELEN CHASE 64 STUDENT LIFE Choosing a major. Joining a sorority. Monitoring finances. Joining clubs. Applying for scholarships. Studying at the library. Going out with your friends. Students juggled many activities along with their studies, but some UA students had a very time-consuming role on top of all this: parenthood. Being a student with a child brought a whole new meaning to the word stress, with new responsibilities and difficulties. Andrea Hartline, a senior journalism major, said the most difficult part of being a mom was leaving her six-month-old baby to go to school. Mychal Turner, a senior business education major, said she also felt very guilty leaving her daughter at home, especially when she was younger. They ' re only this age once and you want to spend every second you can with them, Turner said. Being a student in school did, however, have its benefits. Peggy Wallis, a senior with a double major in communications and journalism, found the plus side of being a single parent in the form of dollar signs. Shesaidwithallthehelpshegotforschool she didn ' t have to worry about finances. She also said she probably wouldn ' t be in school if she didn ' t have Alexys, her five- year-old daughter. Amanda Tomlinson, a senior history major, said having a child made her take school more seriously than she might otherwise. I strive to do well in school in hopes of being a good role model for my daughter, Tomlinson said. Tomlinson also didn ' t believe that having a daughter affected her socially. She said she had many friends with children to hang out with and do family things, and she also had great baby-sitters if she needed a night off. On the other hand, Peggy and Andrea admitted that juggling a social life with parenthood was difficult. Wallis said many students didn ' t understand the hardships of being a parent and a student. She felt that many students didn ' t want to hang out with parents. But while most parents agreed that being a student with a child added new challenges to attending school, their children often provided the inspiration they needed. She gives me motivation, Wallis said. I can ' t imagine being a student without a daughter. STUraiTC WITH WREN 65 A FAMILIAR FACE STOPS BY TO SHARE HIS STORIES WITH STUDENTS AND FANS. BY ANDREA MYERS kk Student life The arena filled. More than 2,000 students, faculty and fans took their places, some carrying a new copy of Dispatches from the Edge , others clutching cameras. Anything to remember the famous face from TV that came to their school, their campus. I went to Yale, but I was educated on the streets of Mogadishu, Sarajevo and Rwanda, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper said. An Emmy award-winning journalist and primary anchor for Anderson Cooper 360°, Cooper came to the UA to speak March 7 at Barnhill Arena. Cooper told the story of his unconventional path to becoming a well-known journalist in America. Students were excited about the opportunity to see such a prominent figure on their campus. Being so high-profile, it gives publicity to the university, junior Bailey Boyd said. Anderson Cooper is highly recognizable even to non-journalists. After graduating from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in political science, Cooper decided he wanted to be a journalist. The traditional way to launch a journalism career, Cooper told students, is to start at a small station and work your way up. But I am just not that patient, he said. So Cooper found a different route. He decided that because he had always been interested in combat, he would start going to the sites of wars by himself. I had a friend make a fake press pass for me on the computer and I borrowed a video camera, he said. Cooper started his journalistic career concentrating on the conflict in Burma. He snuck into a rebel camp and showed the people there his homemade press pass. Alum Josh Thompson said this do-it- yourself approach was one of the most amazing things about Cooper. He is a self-made man in his profession, Thompson said. I think the most interesting thing about him is the fact he took his own camera and went to cover wars. He almost died in Africa from malaria. Other students appreciated Cooper ' s ability to poke fun at his profession. He compared TV anchors to Kent Brockman, the animated anchor on The Simpsons. I ' m just a blow-dried anchor, he joked. But whether it was his wry humor, his impressive accomplishments or his blue eyes, Cooper was a hit with students. I respect him because he has accomplished so much, Boyd said. Plus, he ' s sexy. We need to bring in more people like him. LEFT: CNN anchor Anderson Cooper speaks to students and fans in Barnhill Arena. Cooper also participated in an exclusive student Q A at the law building before his public lecture that evening. PHOTO: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT ABOVE: Many students ar¬ rived with their copies of Coo¬ per ' s recent book. Dispatches from the Edge. After his pre¬ sentation, Cooper signed au¬ tographs and gr eeted await¬ ing fans. PHOTO: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT iMEmm vj The UA promotes the sustain¬ ability program by placing recycling bins around campus that encourage students to re¬ cycle newspapers, plastic and aluminum cans. PHOTOS: YASMINE OMARI THE UA JOINSTHE GREEN CAMPAIGN TO CREATE A MORE ECO- FRIENDLY CAMPUS. BY SIDNEY FUSSELL 48 � MU(! The UA has joined such prestigious universities as Duke and Northwestern in its bid for a more environmentally friendly campus. The UA joined Energy Star, a government-funded program founded by the Environmental Protection Agency that assists businesses, campuses and organizations looking to equip themselves with more cost-effective and environmentally safe materials. The program was founded in 1 992 and was then expanded in 1 996 with the addition of the Department of Energy ' s resources. The UA was the first university in Arkansas to join the program. Energy Star has a proven history of helping institutions cut both their energy consumption and their energy bills, said Mike Johnson, associative vice chancellor for facilities management. We are working to make the UA a sustainable campus and the tools and resources Energy Star provides us will help us do an even better job and reach our goals sooner. Chancellor John White welcomed this change, saying that the transition to a more environmentally-conscious campus meant that as we educate new generations of leaders...we do not compromise future generations. Changes occurring in the university included recycling outdated university- owned property and replacing current equipment with more energy-efficient substitutes. In addition to changing the UA ' s practices concerning its property, the UA also took the initiative to make the campus more sustainable by founding the Applied Sustainability Center, a unit of the Walton Business College that worked to increase student and faculty interest and involvement in the environment. The center was funded by a $1.5 million gift from the Wal-Mart Foundation, Inc. It is not simply good for the environment; it is good for business, said Michele Halsell, the managing director for the ASC. The center can also help environmentalists working with business and industry to improve the natural environment. SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM A WHOLE NEW ERA BY MELEAH GROSS T °P ADMINISTRATORS BID A FOND FAREWELLTOTHE UA AFTER A ECADE OF SERVICE. Our student body has a greater sense of social responsibility than I ' ve ever seen. They are amazing in how they do things. They make an impact. They not only leave their names on Senior Walk, they leave their footprints all over this campus, and we ' re all better off because they came. —Chancellor John A. White PHOTO: HELEN CHASE miinw [ EMt! i CAMPUS CLOSE-UP BY MEGAN GARNEF THINK YOU KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND THE UA? CHECK OUT THESE UNUSUAL FEATURES ON CAMPUS AND TRY TO IDENTIFY WHERE THEY ARE. YOU MAY NOT KNOWTHE HILL AS WELL AS YOU THINK. Tl student life A statue of Native American warriors by Vol Walker Hall looks to the sky. The statue, named Courage to Lead, was a gift to the UA in 1993 from Donald A. Marr, Jr., and James A. Kunzelmann. PHOTO: YASMINE OMARI Hovering overhead, a flock of origami cranes decorate the hallway in the Fine Arts Build¬ ing. The birds were a more permanent feature of the build¬ ing, while different art was dis¬ played in the gallery nearby. PHOTO: YASMINE OMARI Swimming in the sun, Koi fish add to the small garden area in front of Kimpel Hall. The gar¬ den, which was dedicated in 2003, was a memorial to the late Dr. John Locke of the com¬ parative literature program. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE Baring its teeth, a Razorback statue sits in front of James Bud Walton residence hall. The Hog was one of several Razorback sculptures that adorned the UA campus. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE Hiding in the trees, a statue decorates the courtyard of the Fine Arts Building. The court¬ yard was a space for faculty, students and community mem¬ bers to relax. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE The Chi Epsilon Connections Sculpture stands on the lawn of Ozark Hall. The sculpture was made possible by dona¬ tions from several companies including AFCO Steel, who fabricated the sculpture. PHOTO: YASMINE OMARI Stretching toward the sky, three granite pillars adorn the entrance to the Robert A. Lef- lar Law Center. Artist Jesus Mo- roles was commissioned to cre¬ ate the pillars for the Richard B. Atkinson memorial courtyard. PHOTO: MEGAN GARNER The Tau Beta Pi key, whic stands on Old Main lawn, is monument erected by the Tau Beta Pi Engineering society. The monument features a twisted replica of their well-known key and was dedicated in 1925. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE Gazing out towards Brough, three faces adorn the entry way to Gibson Hall. Gibson was one of two all-female resi¬ dence halls. PHOTO: YASMINE OMARI o campus close-up 73 DOZENS OF CLASSES HOURS OF STUDYING HUNDREDS OF LATE NIGHT FAST FOOD RUNS MOUNTAINS OF SCANTRONS AND BLUE BOOKS ALL LED TO ONE SHINING MOMENT... U tfubENTLIFE NFL STAR MICHAEL VICK INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A DOG FIGHTING RING. Things started going downhill for star Michael Vick on April 25, when o u thorities raided a house in Surry County ' Va. On the property, which was owned b) Vick, they found 66 dogs, a dog-fightin9 pit, bloodstained carpet and equipme pl commonly associated with dogfighting- Vick, who was the quarterback for th® Atlanta Falcons and a number one pi® ' in the draft, was accused of financing th® operation, participating in the fights an® executions, and personally handling tho ' sands of dollars of gambling money. Members of PETA and other aniin 0 rights groups took to the streets in f® sponse to the news, while friends and fan 5 initially found the reports hard to believe But on Aug. 24, Vick pled guilty to on® felony count and admitted to financinfl most of the operation and participates directly in several dogfights. Vick was suspended from the NFL an® sentenced to 23 months in federal prison He also faced more charges in Virgin!® for state felonies. JUN JUNE 11 SENATOR ARRESTED IN BATHROOM SEX SCANDAL Idaho Sen. Larry Craig became the center of political scandal when he was arrested at a Minneapolis airport on suspicion of lewd conduct. Craig pled guilty in hopes of settling the matter quietly, but allegations of similar prior conduct made their way into the press and continued bringing criticism. Craig announced his resignation on Sept. 1. JUNE 29 TERRORIST PLOTS IN LONDON Around 1:30 a.m., two car bombs were discovered outside nightclubs in two dif¬ ferent areas of London. While the bombs were disabled before they could be det¬ onated, terrorists were more successful the following day, when a dark green Jeep Cherokee plowed into Glasgow International Airport. It was the first ter¬ rorist attack to ever target Scotland. JUNE 29 APPLE RELEASES iPHONE Hundreds of customers lined the sid walks outside Apple stores nationwid to await the 6:00 p.m. launch of th iPhone. Named Time magazine ' s Inver tion of the Year in 2007, the iPhone v 0 a highly popular gadget to own, despit its hefty price tag. Apple sold 270,00 ' iPhones in the first 30 hours on the weel end of the phone ' s launch. AUG. 1 BRIDGE COLLAPSES DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN MINNESOTA, KILLING THIRTEEN. Tragedy struck evening commuters on their way home in Minneapolis, Minn., when, at 6:05 p.m., with rush hour traffic slowly crawl¬ ing through the lanes, the main spans of the 1-35 W Mississippi River bridge suddenly gave way. The sections collapsed into the river and along its banks, sending around 100 vehicles up to 115 feet down the river. Thirteen people died and approximately 100 more were injured. Victims found them¬ selves stranded on the collapsed sections of the bridge. Civilians and rescue workers re¬ sponded quickly, helping people who were trapped in their vehicles or on sections of the bridge. Rescue of the stranded victims on the bridge was completed in three hours. However, some victims were submerged and by the next morning, emergency personnel had shifted their focus from rescue to recov¬ ery. Strong currents and murky water made their jobs even more difficult, and the recovery of the victims trapped underwater took more than three weeks. The bridge, completed in 1967, was Minne¬ sota ' s fifth-busiest, carrying 140,000 vehicles daily. The collapse raised serious questions about the structural integrity of the bridge and of the safety of aging bridges nationwide. On Jan. 15, 2008, the National Transportation Safety Board announced they had determined the bridge had a design error. They found the designers used gusset plates that were under¬ sized and inadequate and that similar bridge designs should be reviewed for the problem. JlY 21 INAL HARRY POTTER BOOK LEASED the end of a series that began ,_before, Harry Potter and the athly Hallows , the final book of the Wry Potter series, was released. The Ook, which detailed the long-awaited nfrontation between Harry and Lord Idemort, became the fastest-selling ok ever, with more than 11 million pies sold in the first 24 hours. gnaling ' 0 venrc AUGUST 15 NBA REFEREE CAUGHT GAMBLING ON HIS GAMES In July, news of an FBI investigation into allegations of an NBA referee betting on games he officiated sent shock waves through the league. It soon surfaced that referee Tim Donaghy had placed tens of thousands of dollars in bets on games during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 season. Donaghy resigned and in Au¬ gust pled guilty to federal charges. AUGUST 31 KARL ROVE RESIGNS Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove an¬ nounced his resignation after six years of service under President George W. Bush. His resignation came only four days after U.S. Attorney General Alber¬ to Gonzales resigned amid controver¬ sies and allegations of perjury before Congress. Rove was often referred to by Bush as The Architect. fCOURTESY OF MARYKATE MCKEl PHOTO: COURTESY OF ROBERT COLES TROOPS IN BURMA USE FORCE TO BREAK UP PEACEFUL PROTESTS BY MONKS AND CIVILIANS. Growing unrest in Burma, also known as Myanmar, came to a head in the summer of 2007. There had been escalating unease due to the economic distress in the country, which is ranked among the 20 poorest in the world according to the UN. Burma ' s military junta seized control of the government in 1988 after violently suppress¬ ing nationwide pro-democracy protests. On August 15, the junta removed subsidies on fuel, causing a rapid and unannounced increase in fuel prices of about 500 percent. This led to an increase in food prices, and soon afterward citizens took to the streets to protest the situ¬ ation. The protests were met with arrests and beatings. This only spawned more unrest and on Sept. 24 between 30,000 and 100,000 people dem¬ onstrated in Yangon, at what was the largest Burmese anti-government protest in 20 years. The government decided to crack down on Sept. 26. Troops barricaded Shwedagon Pa¬ goda and attacked a group of 700 protesters with tear gas and batons. There were reports of a least three monks and one woman killed. Two days later the government attempted to decrease public awareness by cutting Internet access. But news of the attacks on peaceful protesters had reached the world media and countries like the US, Canada and the Euro¬ pean Union responded with sanctions on the junta. SEPTEMBER 9 BRITNEY SPEARS COMEBACK A FLOP AT MTV AWARDS After a three-year hiatus from perform¬ ing, Britney Spears scheduled her come¬ back for the MTV Video Music Awards. However, the performance would be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Spears barely danced and at times didn ' t even bother lip-syncing. The BBC ' s David Willis called the moment one of the worst to grace the MTV Awards. OCTOBER 20 FIRES RAGE IN CALIFORNIA A string of wildfires began burning in southern California, destroying at least 1,500 homes. The blazes continued until Nov. 9 and covered more than 500,000 acres of land from Santa Barbara county to the U.S.-Mexico border. Nine people died as a direct result of the flames, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger de¬ clared a state of emergency. OCTOBER 28 BOSTON WINS WORLD SERIES For only the seventh time in baseball h ' 5 tory, the Boston Red Sox won the Worl Series after beating the Colorado Rock ies 4-3 in the final game in Denver. TM Sox swept the Rockies, bringing ho their second title in eight decades. iW last World Series win was in 200 which broke their 89-year-long champ 1 onship drought. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GOREWINSTHE Nobel peace prize for HIS WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE. T®ars of work on environmental is- J ® s and climate change were rewarded en former Vice President Al Gore was Warded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. ’°re shared the award with the Intergov- r nrnental Panel on Climate Change, a h ited Nations network of 2,000 scien- ,ts - The award was given for their ef- )r ts to build up and disseminate greater [ owledge about man-made climate hange and to lay the foundations for the ' e asures that are needed to counteract Jc h change. Gore held the first congressional hear- ' 9s on climate change in the late 1970s, in 2006 starred in the Academy lv ard winning documentary An Inconve- lQ nt Truth, which was the fourth-highest- r Ossing documentary in U.S. history. The award was a validation for both °re and the UN panel, which in its early ,Q ys was vilified by those who didn ' t be- ®Ve there was a case for a human role in lr iate change. i JVEMBER 3 Hooting at sigma chi Sigma Chi fraternity house was target of a drive-by shooting in the My morning hours of Saturday, Nov. Three uninvited, unidentified people tered the house during a party and Ve escorted out. Shortly thereafter, lr ee shots rang out. The suspects, who Sre not students at the UA, were ar- : $ted during traffic stops on Nov. 20. NOVEMBER 15 BARRY BONDS INDICTED Rumors of steroid use had been plaguing the MLB for months when Barry Bonds, the all-time home run record hitter, was indicted by a federal grand jury. He was charged with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. The charges centered around Bonds ' 2003 grand jury testimony, when he denied he had ever knowingly used steroids. NOVEMBER 30 HOSTAGE STAND-OFF AT CLINTON HEADQUARTERS A man who claimed to have a bomb strapped to his chest walked into Senator Hillary Clinton ' s campaign of¬ fice in Rochester, N.H., and took three workers hostage. After six hours the man, identified as Leeland Eisenberg, released the hostages and surrendered. The police said he had nothing more than road flares taped to his chest. FORMER PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER BENAZIR BHUTTO ASSASSINATED IN SUICIDE ATTACKTHAT SHOCKS THE WORLD. id Shots rang out and an explosion rocW the ground in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ing a suicide attack that ended forfl 1 prime minister Benazir Bhutto ' s life. , Bhutto, the first woman elected to le°° a Muslim state and leader of the Pakisto n Peoples Party, was campaigning for upcoming elections in January 2008. Bhutto was leaving a campaign rally the PPP at Liaquat National Bagh. A e getting into her bulletproof vehicle, Bhut stood up through the sunroof to wave supporters. That is when a gunman fir e shots at her and bombs were detonat near the vehicle, killing approximately people. Bhutto was critically wound and though there was much disagreem 11 about the exact cause of death, she pronounced dead at 18:16 local time. Her death provoked outrage both 1,1 Pakistan and throughout the world. Rio 5 broke out, resulting in about 20 death 5 . The international community respond with outrage as well. We condemn th |S assassination and terrorist act, and pr 1 for God Almighty to bless her soul, sd ' ( Arab League Secretary General A Moussa. JANUARY FEBRUAR DECEMBER 5 GUNMAN OPENS FIRE INSIDE AN OMAHA MALL At 1:42 p.m., 19-year-old Robert A. Hawkins walked into the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb. and began shooting. In a matter of minutes, he had killed eight people and himself. Police said the shoot¬ ing was premeditated but appeared to be without provocation. Hawkins was described by his landlord as having a lot of emotional problems. JANUARY 22 ACTOR HEATH LEDGER FOUND DEAD IN NYC APARTMENT Fans across the world were shocked and devastated when 28-year-old Heath Ledger was found dead of an acciden¬ tal drug overdose. Ledger was found naked and unresponsive in his Manhat¬ tan apartment with sleeping pills near his body. Ledger ' s breakthrough role in 2005 ' s Bro ceback Mountain earned him an Academy Award nomination. FEBRUARY 3 NY GIANTS WIN SUPER BO In the most-watched Super Bowl of time, the New York Giants faced 0 against the undefeated New Engla 11 Patriots. The Giants pulled off one c the most significant upsets in Super Bo v history, defeating the Patriots 17-14 af 1 preventing them from becoming the fiH undefeated team since the 1972 Mia 1 Dolphins. FEB. 5 TORNADOES RIP THROUGHTHE SOUTHERN STATES, KILLING AT LEAST 57. On Super Tuesday, while many people across the US were voting in the primary elec¬ tions and caucuses, a deadly storm system tore through th e southern states and lower Ohio valley. Eighty-two tornadoes hit during the two-day outbreak, ripping through areas of Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Missis¬ sippi and Tennessee and killing upwards of 57 people. Surrounding areas that were not hit by the tornadoes were plagued by straight-line wind damage, softball-sized hail, flooding, freezing rain and heavy snow. The storm sys¬ tem was the deadliest since the United States- Canadian Outbreak of May 31, 1985. It was also the deadliest in both Tennessee and Ken¬ tucky since 1974. The first tracked supercell in the storm de¬ veloped around 5 p.m. in Yell County, Ark. It moved into Pope County, touching down in Atkins, where it destroyed much of the town and killed five people. The tornado continued across seven counties, with a track that was approximately 123 miles. It was the longest single tornado track recorded in Arkansas since detailed record keeping began in 1950. Several towns in Tennessee were also hit hard by the tornadoes, including Memphis, Nash¬ ville and Jackson, where 31 buildings were damaged at Union University, leaving students trapped inside for several hours. Another fa¬ tal twister touched down in north-central Ala¬ bama. President George W. Bush visited the devastated areas in Tennessee on February 8 and made a federal disaster declaration for 11 counties in Arkansas and five in Tennessee. 12 WRITERS strike resolved ter 14 weeks and two days of refusing 0 ork, the Writers Guild of America n ded the strike that began on Nov. The key issues of the strike included u i°n jurisdiction over animation and re- r ' v program writers and compensation 0r ' new media ' which is content writ- en for or distributed through emerging a, 9 tal technology, such as the Internet. FEBRUARY 14 SIX SLAIN AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY At approximately 3:06 p.m., gunman Steven Kazmierczak entered an audi¬ torium-style lecture hall at Northern Illi¬ nois University where an oceanography class was in session and fired into the crowd. He killed five people and injured 18 others before shooting himself as well. Police were unable to determine Kazmierczak ' s reasons for the attack. FEBRUARY 19 FIDEL CASTRO RESIGNS After battling a long illness, Fidel Cas¬ tro stepped down as president of Cuba, ending one of the longest tenures by a communist head of state in the world. The 81-year-old leader handed power over to his brother, Raul Castro. An in¬ fection in his colon in July 2006 forced Castro to undergo emergency surgery, from which he never fully recovered. PROTESTS ROCK TIBET AND SPREAD THROUGHOUTTHE WORLD BEFO RE THE BEIJING OLYMPICS. Mounting tensions and unrest boiled over in Tibet when monks and citizens staged the larg¬ est protests the country had seen in 20 years. Using the national attention brought on by the Beijing Olympics, hundreds of monks be¬ gan protesting in Tibet ' s capital city of Lhasa against Chinese rule on the 49th the anniver¬ sary of a failed 1959 uprising. Members of the Chinese army responded by stopping monks from marching and arresting those they suspected to be ringleaders. The demonstrations, which started on a Monday, were originally peaceful protests, but Chinese troops began using tear gas to disperse the crowds and rumors of beatings surfaced. By Friday of the same week, the protests had spread throughout the country and some had turned violent. Ordinary Tibetan people joined the demonstrations and there were re¬ ports of riots, looting and Tibetans committing violence against Chinese and non-Tibetan eth¬ nic groups. The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual and political leader, condemned the violence but called the protests a manifestation of the deep-rooted resentment of the Tibetan peo¬ ple. The demonstrations spread throughout the world, as all along the Olympic torch route supporters and protestors showed up in droves. Efforts in Paris and London to knock the torch from the hands of whoever carried it resulted in several arrests, and when the torch reached San Francisco, its only North American stop, the route was diverted away from spectators and protestors. MARCH 10 NY GOVERNOR LINKED TO PROSTITUTION RING Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York, was reported by The New York Times to have patronized a high-price prosti¬ tution service called the Emperors Club VIP. Investigators discovered Spitzer had paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes during his time as Attorney General and Governor. Spitzer resigned on March 12 amid threats of impeachment. APRIL 6 ACTOR, N.R.A. ADVOCATE CHARLfON HESTON DIES Charlton Heston, the actor best known for his portrayal of Moses and his work with the National Rifle Association, died in his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the age of 84. Heston appeared in some 100 films during his 60-year career but is best known for his work in The Ten Commmandments and Ben Hur, a role that won him an Academy Award. APRIL 11 KANSAS WINS IN OVERTIME TO BECOME NCAA CHAMPS March Madness ended with a bang ° s the Memphis Tigers battled the Kans 0 s Jayhawks in the NCAA Championship The game was a close one, as Me phis led most of the game. Some cruci missed free-throws in the last minutes 0 the game allowed Kansas to secure 75-68 win in overtime. It was Kansd 5 first national championship since 1988 MAY BARACK OBAMA DECLARES THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION IS WITHIN HIS REACH. Pundits and politicians had been argu- ln 9 for months over which Democratic candidate had an edge: Senator Hill- Tk ' n on or Senator Barack Obama, ere were snide comments, vigorous ©bates and controversies on all sides, et Obama made a large step toward se- CUrin 9 the nomination when he amassed er| ough delegates in primaries and cau¬ cuses to claim a sizable advantage in his ra e against Clinton. . We have returned to Iowa with a ma- l°rity of delegates elected by the Ameri- Can people, and you have put us within e ach of the Democratic nomination for r esident of the United States of Ameri- a Obama said in an address in Des koines. However, Obama stopped short of de- c, aring victory in the battle for the nomi- in an effort to avoid disrespecting [ ls opponent. Clinton made it clear she ad no intention of leaving the race until Democratic voting ended on June 3. o x a- i _Q- JL APRIL 15 fOPE BENEDICT MAKES FIRST VISIT TO THE US SINCE 1979 Benedict XVI made his first visit to he United States, embarking on a six- . a y, two-city tour. He arrived in Wash- ' J’fJton, D.C., and was greeted by Presi¬ dent Bush. The pope visited the United Nations and also traveled to New York, here he conducted Mass at Yankee diurn before a crowd of 60,000 fol¬ ders and supporters. MAY 3 CYCLONE HITS MYANMAR, KILLING MORE THAN 100,000 Cyclone Nargis struck Burma, also known as Myanmar, causing catastroph¬ ic destruction. It was the nation ' s deadli¬ est natural disaster, and the lack of food, water and shelter after the storm only furthered the devastation. The military junta that controlled the country made it difficult for aid to enter the country, causing international concern. MAY 12 THOUSANDS DEAD AFTER EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CHINA In what was China ' s worst natural disas¬ ter in three decades, a quake with an es¬ timated magnitude of 7.9 ravaged west¬ ern China. At least 10,000 were killed with the toll expected to rise as rescue workers reached more heavily damaged areas. China declared three days of na¬ tional mourning after the quake and sus¬ pended the Olympic torch relay. Dale Bumpers College of I Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences School of Architecture Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Walton College of Business College of Education and Health Professions College of Engineering Honors College School of Law a. here - hands STUDENTS GIVE UPTHEIR FRIDAY NIGHTS TO EXPLORE ANOTHER CULTURE. BY DARBY GIERINGER Every Friday night, while other students were out at the movies, on Dickson Street or hanging out with their friends, a group of about ten students sat on the hardwood floors at Geshe Thupten Dorjee ' s house for around four hours, learning the Tibetan language. Most were students in the Honors College, but none received any kind of school credit for their efforts. A few of the students had plans to visit Tibetan-speaking areas in the future, but most were simply there to learn from Dorjee, a Buddhist monk who also taught classes at the UA. Tibetan stems from Sanskrit, which, although foreign to Westerners, is the root of many languages. It ' s not necessarily the language that interests me, sophomore Rachel Moore said. The experience of being around Geshe and the life lessons he offers are much more important. The group usually gathered in time to make traditional Tibetan dinner, followed by speaking and calligraphy practice. Each student used a 88 l� Junior Ryan Boswell and soph¬ omore Stephen Ironside prac¬ tice writing Tibetan symbols. Students gathered on Friday nights to receive Tibetan les¬ sons from Geshe Thupten Dorjee. PHOTO: DARBY GIERINGER i+iKOMI handmade writing board made of wood, w hich they rubbed with incense ash. They also used handmade rice ink and Cut bamboo shoots for pens. There were n ° grades, but every student studied for ' e ssons as if there were daily quizzes. Most of the group came every Friday, but there were new people welcomed every week. The meetings began in November of 2007 with very informal Wessons to help a few students who w ere planning on studying abroad in or °ear Tibet, such as sophomore biology m ajor Stephen Ironside, who planned to spend the fall semester of 2008 living in Dharamsala, India. I will be studying abroad in the seat of the Tibetan government in exile, and I will have to learn Tibetan while I ' m there, Ironside said. This is like getting a head start. The lessons were not entirely based on practicality, however. Most of the students were members of Students for a Free Tibet and opposed the Chinese occupation of Tibet, which has led to the exile and deaths of a large portion of the Tibetan population. Senior English major Stephen Coger emphasized that the lessons were a way for students to act out social justice because an oppressive power, China, is trying to erase the culture and language of the Tibetan people. The lessons provided ample opportunity to discuss the continued oppression of the Tibetan people. However, Dorjee did not use the Friday evening lessons to talk about the invasion. The most important thing is education, he said. STUDENTS RECEIVE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AUCTIONING HORSES FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT BY COURTNEY CAMPBELL Razorback Round Up 2007 brought in $46,722, which was the second highest amount ever brought in by the event, and the highest amount per horse average. Razorback Round Up 2007 Horse and Tack Auction was presented by the students in Principles of Behavior and Training and Horse and Livestock Merchandising. The sale provided students in the Equine department with real-life business experience. The Round Up also offered students a broad range of experience and information without focusing on any one breed or discipline. Our reputation for placing horses in appropriate homes is spreading, Dr. Nancy Jack, director of the D.E. King Equine program, said. Donors are gaining confidence in our program and are willing to give us high quality registered horses. As a result of this, the department was offering many horses with world champion bloodlines, said Jack. The mission of the students was to conduct the sale with absolute honesty. The 91) ACADEMICS An animal science student shows a horse during the auc¬ tion for potential buyers. The auction brought thousands of dollars for the animal science department. PHOTO: TRISTAN EVANS department attempted to make known all negative facts about the horses. Their Pnmary goal was to place every horse ln the best possible home. Jack said that price was of secondary importance. The proceeds went to support the d°rses, student activities and teaching Programs in the department of Animal Science. Participation encourages these young People to put forth their best effort, and to learn by doing, Jack said. They ar e learning to work hard and actively Participate in a business venture with high ethical standards, Jack said. The buyers at the auction took time to study the portfolios of the horses so they knew exactly what they were bidding on. We are offering lots of color and a variety of breeds and types again this year, with ages from weanlings to mature, Jack said. The students are working very hard to produce a first rate auction. Kathi Jogan, barn manager and event coordinator, said 500 people attended the auction. There were 18 horses at the auction and all of them were sold. Most of the horses were donated, but there were usually four or five raised at the farm, Jogan said. These horses were bought as mares for a class offered in the spring and sold in the auctions in the fall. The auction ' s success was measured in terms of profits. The profits came not only from the horses, but also from hay bales and artwork donated by Allison Cantrell, who is not only a student but a professional artist as well, Jogan said. H6KE M W AUAI6N j) | STUDENTS TRAVEL TO ITALY TO EXERCISE THEIR CREATIVITY IN THE FACE OF CENTURIES OF ARTISTIC HISTORY BY HELEN CHASE When most students think of classes taught by UA faculty, what first comes to mind? For many, it may be things such as Kimpel Hall, Bell Engineering building, sitting in desks and taking lots of notes. For the twelve students who embarked upon the month-long Art in Rome program in the summer, none of those things applied. Students, who had to be of at least junior standing, traveled to several major Italian cities to create their art. The trip was meant for students majoring in art, however, any student with training in sketching or painting was welcome to apply. For example, senior Stephen Barnes was pursuing a computer engineering major and an art minor. As an engineer I don ' t have a lot of time to focus on art...It was nice to focus on nothing but sketching for a month, Barnes said. Although the students could sketch, paint, photograph or collage for their final projects, sketching was the type of art highlighted in Rome. Instead of sitting in a lecture, students went to key sites such as St. Peter ' s Basilica and the Roman Forum and listened while their professor, Jacqueline Golden, spoke of the importance of the location while they worked. I believe this gives a much better study abroad experience than if I were to spend most of my time in class ' Barnes said. He spent an hour and a half out of a two-hour time limit in one museum sketching Bernini ' s David, which ended up in his final set of work that was displayed at the art show in the fall. Senior art major Erica Bailey also enjoyed the trip. The trip helped me to understand and connect with the necessity and passion of artists in the past and allowed me to freely capture my experience in a permanent way, Bailey said. Traveling to a country famous for its history of art was invaluable to the students. You can ' t walk down a street without seeing, feeling and even hearing the richness of hundreds of years of art, Bailey said. Besides allowing the students to practice their craft, see famous art and taste unique food, the trip also encouraged students to connect to other students with similar interests. I didn ' t know most of the students before going on the trip but it ' s neat to see how when people share a common bond they can all come together and connect with one another and have a good time without any barriers, Bailey said. D2 Tmm If - ABOVE: Sophomore Angela Mehner experiments with a marionette made by one of the students who went on the Art in Rome trip. The students ' art was displayed in the Union Gallery in the fall. LEFT: Senior Stephen Barnes flips through his sketchbook from the Rome trip. Barnes was one of the twelve students to go on the trip in the sum¬ mer of 2007. PHOTOS: HELEN CHASE AH OTENT5 III ITALV Associate professor of Archi¬ tecture Darell Fields is now the editor of Appx, an innova¬ tive journal he created to ex¬ amine architecture and other disciplines through a racial perspective. PHOTO: COURTESY DARELL FIELDS BRINGS A NEW VIEW TO ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM WITH HIS INNOVATIVE JOURNAL, APPX. BY LAUREN CARRIGAN Associate professor Darell Fields brought a daring approach to the discussion of architecture within the pages of a new scholarly journal he created called Appx. The journal was a second coming of his original project, Appendx, a work that made a big impression in the world of architectural criticism because of its innovative racial perspective on the field. Fields originally produced a journal, dissertation and a book on the subject while at Harvard University. Appx continued where Fields ' former work left off, and examined social issues, particularly race, in the context of architecture and several other disciplines. According to the School of Architecture Web site, the journal was intended to be a forum for established scholars and a springboard for emerging theorists, artists and designers. Very few architecture publications discuss social issues or race, Fields said. We ' re trying to establish that race is an opportunity to provide a new area of scholarship and research. 94 Tmm K has been discussed and problematized so much throughout history. Fields dealt with these issues first hand as he beat the statistics facing African American architects in the U.S. There We re 1,558 licensed African American ar chitects in the United States in 2007, w hich composed only 1.5 percent of the nation ' s total, according to data from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and the University °f Cincinnati Center for the Study of Practice. Fields was only the second black a rchitecture professor in UA history. Fields said part of the journal ' s purpose was to establish an intellectual community regardless of numbers that might exist. And while race was an agenda of the publication, it was not its central focus. It demonstrates different venues of architecture like theory, history, practice and design research, Fields said. The experience we have in school tends to close down quickly with only practice. Fields worked to bring innovative topics to the journal, with plans for future issues including an article analyzing DC Comics superhero narratives from the ' 60s and ' 70s. He also worked to bring a wide variety of voices to Appx. Contributors to the volume included emerging scholars as well as established critics and artists, many of which were not African American, which Fields saw as an advantage. For the race issue to become truly innovative, we have to get beyond the notion that blackness can only be comprehended as a closed racial experience, Fields said. Blackness, in fact, is a comprehensive aesthetic methodology. AMEflME JflUMAL jb WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS OFFERS UA STUDENTS REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES THROUGH SIFE. BYCUNT UNDER At the University of Arkansas, there were several clubs that students could join that were related to the Walton College of Business. SIFE, Students In Free Enterprise, was one of the more popular groups on campus. The group, which consisted of 35 members plus several potential members, was designed to help students use classroom business skills in applicable scenarios. SIFE upheld five main principles: market economic projects, personal success skills, entrepreneur skills, financial literacy and ethics. SIFE allows students to make connections with the surrounding communities, SIFE director Susan Bristow said. It allows for students to gain real world experience from the knowledge gained in the classroom. Among eight hundred other universities, the University of Arkansas SIFE typically fell in the top five percent in most competitions due to its hard work and high standards. The members had to pit their business knowledge against other collegiate students in 20 four-minute presentations on various 96 ACADEMICS The SIFE team poses at the SIFE National Exposition in Dallas in May 2007. The team was the first runner-up in its l eagu e at the National Ex- positionf and was among the -national teams in the qpi gptition. PHOTO: COURTESY business-related topics. The competitions We re also considered to be a lot of fun in a competitive, learning environment. The group ' s involvement with children Was also a main focus. SIFE partook in a variety of activities designed to teach children business fundamentals. The Members came up with fun, economical ' deas to teach elementary children the basics of running a quality business. Some °f the more popular volunteer functions Were Willy Walton ' s Chocolate Factory, “Ethics Carol and E-SIFE. “Willy Walton ' s taught third through sixth grade children the basics of running a global chocolate factory. SIFE was designed to teach children at nearby Washington Elementary School how to run their own SIFE team. Each function brought about enjoyment for everyone. I joined at first just because I was curious, said Tori High, sophomore director of public relations. Now that I ' ve been around the program for a while, I can truly see the impact the group makes in the daily lives of others around campus. It ' s a fun club that has also provided me with a ton of connections for after graduation. SIFE provided many connections for its members. Such prestigious businesses as Wal-Mart, Hershey ' s, Aflac, Radio Shack and Levi ' s openly supported the SIFE program. Those companies employed many former members of SIFE. SIFE is a not a club designed only for business majors. Anyone can join and be involved with SIFE, Bristow said. It is beneficial for everyone. W17 UA PROFESSOR USES YEARS OF GENOCIDE RESEARCH TO TAKE A STAND IN DARFUR. BY SIDNEY FUSSELL UA professor Samuel Totten, a professor in the College of Education and Health Professions, returned from a trip to Africa with a personal connection to its people. He spent more than 25 years researching the subject of genocide and in 2004 was appointed a member of the U.S. State Department ' s Darfur Atrocities Documentation Project, where he conducted interviews with refugees in Darfur and Chad. Totten returned to the Darfur region of western Sudan in August 2007 to interview displaced black Africans in refugee camps. The conflict causing the displacement began in February of 2003 when Sudanese troops and the Arab militia Janjaweed retaliated against civilians for rebel attacks on multiple government installations such as police stations, army outposts and military convoys. In the subsequent four years, the fighting has caused the deaths of an estimated 400,000 Africans and displaced 2.5 million people from their homes. Many of the displaced Africans W a?ademi« Gotten interviewed had been in refugee Carn ps for the duration of the conflict but, Gotten notes, were eager to return and re build, despite the extensive damage or complete destruction of their homes. They still want to go back, Totten said. They want to go back and till the soil. Totten also spoke, via translator, to several African women who had been the victims of rape and violent attacks by Sudanese perpetrators. Though initially hesitant to speak to Totten and his Sudanese translator, the refugee women s °on became very forthcoming in telling their stories. As the conflict neared its fifth year, Totten was disappointed with the actions of the United States and called their behavior shameful and unconscionable. Politicians, international spokespeople and diplomats claim it can ' t happen again, but don ' t do enough, Totten said. He is hopeful, however, in the announcement of the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force, an international peacekeeping effort sending troops to war-torn areas in Africa. Totten said that with enough funding and support, it could be an instrumental step towards aiding the refugees and bringing peace to Sudan. Totten referred students wishing to learn more about the conflict to the student group S.T.A.N.D., Students Taking Action Now: Darfur. His suggestions for students who want to get involved included writing letters of concern to their editors and congressmen in the hopes that the attention will expedite aid from the international community to the devastated region. mmnmm n STUDENTS APPLY CLASSROOM LESSONS TO CARRY ON A SUCCESSFUL STREAK. BY JACOB BAIN After being World Champions twice and never falling below sixth place in the past nine years of competition, the UA Solar Splash team began preparingfor the championship which was held June 18-21. Solar Splash was an international intercollegiate competition that took place over five days. Most recently, the tournament was hosted by the UA and held at Lake Fayetteville. The whole idea of the race is to encourage students to think about alternative energy and its utilization, particularly solar energy, said Dr. Bill Springer, associate professor of mechanical engineering. It ' s meant to be fun and also help students use their engineering skills. The process began a year before, when a previous group of engineering students planned a design for a solar-powered boat to compete in an international race against other universities. The whole class is an iterative process, said Robert Harrison a mechanical engineering student. We take the design from last year and improve on it. One of the perks of this race was that it was one of the very few multiple- disciplinary events, as it included both the mechanical engineering and the electrical engineering departments. This project really teaches the students on how to apply their learning to the workforce, Springer said. You have to work on a team and everyone has to do their job to get the best result. Mechanical engineering student BJ Rogers experienced that first hand. I ' ve taken everything I have learned in my classes and have been able to see it work right here physically in my hands, Rogers said. You really have to communicate with everybody so that you all stay on the same page. It ' s a big challenge. One of these challenges came in the decision to enter two boats in the 2008 race instead of just one. We have been using the same type of model for our boat for the past nine years, Springer said. You can only improve it so much before there is not much left to change. We decided to take on a second boat made from a new model and begin to tweak it. The hopes were high for the team this year as they worked to surpass their 2007 finish as runner-up. I ' m looking forward to it and hopefully taking first and second this year, Springer said. But really, when these students turn out something done well, and they were able to figure out how to do it by the foundations you laid as a teacher, you feel like you have done a pretty good job. 100 Tmm ABOVE: Engineering students work on the 2008 Solar Splash design. Students spent countless hours preparing for the race that took place each summer. LEFT: Engineering student Isaac Goodwin sands a piece of material used for the So¬ lar Splash design. The 2008 team took on new challenges by building two boats instead of one. PHOTOS: JACOB BAIN mnm |(j| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CREATES THE NATION ' S FIRST MASTERS PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. BY LARRY BURGE The call to public service requires trained leaders who are willing to take on a responsibility toward others, and that is what the UA Clinton School of Public Service was designed to do. Since its establishment in 2005, Clinton School graduates have gained the knowledge to assist humanity in the private, non-profit, volunteer and government sectors. The founders held a common vision that the world ' s future leaders can influence in a positive way the building of healthy and engaging communities worldwide. We believe that leadership education for public service...must respond to the varied political, economic, social, cultural and geographic environments in which leaders are called to act, said Skip Rutherford, the dean of the school. The goals of the Clinton School were to prepare students from all backgrounds and ethnicities who wished to serve in a leadership role for their careers. A successful Clinton School leader 102 AtADEMliS mm Former president Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton School ' s first graduation. The Clinton School of Public Service fo¬ cused on global leadership and civic engagement. PHOTO: COURTESY OF CLIN¬ TON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE i m t Clinton Vi 4 ISlhih Vl M ' must listen to and learn from diverse § r oups, must be willing to compromise and build alliances, must be capable of taking strategic and decisive action and rnust be able to inspire others, Rutherford said. The Clinton School became the first university in the nation to offer the Master of Public Service degree. Graduates earned 36 credit hours of which 21 were core and elective courses, with the remainder gained from public service projects. These field projects included Workshops as well as international and capstone programs, according to the school ' s Web site. Along with the innovative curriculum and broad field experiences that are offered to our students, the Cl inton School hosts public programs, guest lecturers and town hall meetings that feature prominent international leaders on topics that are timely to the events of the day ' Rutherford said. The projects ranged from work localities in the Mississippi River Delta to international projects in places such as Sudan, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bolivia and Vietnam. A consortium of programs from the UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock and the UA Medical Sciences accredited the Clinton School ' s MPS degree program. According to the Web site, Each campus brings a wealth of resources to the partnership, including a history of scholarship and academic integrity, with specialty faculties that can provide an instant infusion of excellence into the new Clinton School teaching program. «n mm af mwt ™ m ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SOCIETY RAISES AWARENESS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE ISSUES AND SUSTAINABILITY. BY SIDNEY FUSSELL The UA Environmental Law Society hosted the Region Six Conference on Environmental Law and Policy on October 20, 2007. The day-long conference was at the Robert A. Leflar Law Center and included such distinguished guest speakers as Jon Johnson, Executive Director of UA ' s Applied Sustainability Center, and Nancye Bethuren of the Wal-Mart General Counsel. Wal-Mart was one of the founding investors in the Applied Sustainability Center. The conference was called by the National Association of Environmental Law Societies. NAELS was divided into ten regions, with each region holding yearly conferences to bring together law students to discuss environmental issues within their respective regions. Arkansas was in Region Six, which also encompassed New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The conference included discussion of climate change and sustainability, as well as employment opportunities for students in environmental law. The conference was coordinated by 104 ACADEMICS president of the U A Environmental Law Society, Joshua Bailey. Bailey attended the conference last spring and accepted the offer from NAELS to coordinate this conference at the UA. I want to get information out there... a bout sustainability on campus, Bailey said. He also said that he hoped the conference would raise awareness of the ls sues that affect the environment and lr| crease involvement from UA students. The importance of student involvement w as echoed by speaker Jon Johnson, who said, the new generation will inherit the sins of the previous generation, and that it is the task of this generation to take an active role in restoring the environment. Johnson said everyone has a role in this transition and could help even in minor ways. There ' s no need for economic sacrifice when becoming sustainable, Johnson said. Johnson announced that ' sustainability ' was added as an interdisciplinary minor offered from the Sam Walton Business College, calling the minora major career opportunity for environmentally focused law students. Johnson also outlined the steps the ASC was taking to help the environment. The ASC, along with Wal-Mart, was working on several innovative projects, such as reducing paper waste by buying fewer newspapers and magazines. The center was also working with the Division of Agriculture to relocate produce and reduce the distance from farm to fork, thereby reducing carbon usage. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONFERENCE HE ALMA MATER: St. John ' University (New York), B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Michigan (MS and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry MY FAVORITE COLLEGE MEMORY IS... 9tng so many wonderful mentors both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. MY FAVORITE DESSERT: Key Lime Pie. I BET YOU DIDN ' T KNOW THAT... own 300 neckties many of which are used to make points in oral presentations. IF I COULD TRAD£ PLACES WITH ANYONE FOR ONE DAY, I WOULD BE... Carl Sagan. THE THING I LOVE MOST ABOUT THE UA IS.. The wonderful personalities of people who work and study hen 106 ACADEMICS ASSOCIATE dean of honors college wwmrnrrw ART DEPARTMENT UPDATES VISUAL DESIGN LABS, OFFERING STUDENTS A MORE EFFICIENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. BY COURTNEY CAMPBELL After years of planning, renovations to the Art building were completed, giving visual design students updated computers as well as an improved lab. The art department decided a few years ago to build a new computer lab that would better serve more students. They wanted a lab that would expand animation, web and motion graphics courses. They also wanted a bigger lab that was more accessible for wheelchairs. The computers in room 304 were moved into room 303 with new computer tables and chairs, and the old BFA painting studio was transformed into the new Digital Media Lab. The walls in the new lab as well as the walls in the classroom across the hall were painted, new projectors were mounted in both rooms and new critique boards where student ' s art work is hung and discussed were put up in the renovated rooms. These renovations helped to serve more students by adding 15 new computers, bringing the total number of computers from 12 to 27. The computers were also more modern. The present Apple Macintosh G5s will receive some much-needed memory and new flat-panel displays, while the Digital Media Lab will be outfitted with 15 new Apple MacPro computers and flat-panel displays ' said Tom Hapgood, UA professor of web design, animation and typography. This new Digital Media Lab also allowed for expanded course offerings such as 3D animation and video editing classes. More students could also enroll in the classes because of the added computers. The lab also acted as a screening room with the addition of new projectors which allowed students to watch educational movies and videos, Hapgood said. According to Hapgood, the biggest job in renovating the rooms was the wiring. Power and internet had to be brought into the room, and the entire building needed electrical and network upgrades. All in all, three classrooms were renovated. The classroom across the hall from the Digital Media lab also had new critique boards hung and more computers added. The old computer lab was filled with printers. It was too cramped [in the old lab] and if you were in a wheelchair, forget it, Hapgood said. Students were able to use the new facilities in spring 2008. 108 TMM ABOVE: A mass of network¬ ing and electrical wire lies wound up in the corner of the new lab. The entire building had to undergo electrical and networking upgrades. PHOTO: COURTESY OF TOM HAPGOOD LEFT: A row of new flat screen monitors stand ready to be used in the newly renovated art lab. The lab featured 15 new computers and monitors to allow for more expanded course offerings. PHOTO: AMBER SPARKS ART LAB RENOVATIONS |(JV IIU ACADEMICS CAMPUS CRAM SESSIONS PHOTOS BY NICK CARTER, DIVESH BRAHMBHATT AND GRACE GUDE SEVEN spots on campus that are perfect for some last minute cramming, A group review session or a few hours of serious schoolwork. mrm m UA GRADUATE ASSISTANTS USE TEACHING CLASSESTOPAYFOR TUITION, FOOD OR FOR A LITTLE EXTRA SPENDING MONEY. BY LE ANN A PAYTON They were students, they wrote papers, they took tests, they had fun, but they also taught—who were they? Graduate assistants and teaching assistants at the UA. These were students who were in graduate school getting their masters and helping themselves financially by teaching classes within their major. Sometimes it was hard for their students to understand the person teaching them English, algebra, western civilization or a number of other subjects, was also a student. One graduate assistant who taught at the UA during the 2007-2008 school year was Adam Grasser, a second year graduate student working on a degree in philosophy. He taught philosophy and logic while he was at the UA graduate school. Grasser enjoyed teaching and said, The pay is good compared to other jobs students get while in grad school. Grasser said the workload was not very hard. Teaching two classes a semester is not that much. 112 A ADEMltt V Carlos Ochoa, UA graduate stu¬ dent and anthropology teacher, spends his spare time teaching undergraduates while attending UA classes to receive his masters. PHOTO: GRACE GUDE o C £ 4 the world L J He said as a teacher he had to write out n °tes for the classes he taught and also had to study for the classes he was taking. Crasser juggled all of this by taking it slow Hciring graduate school. Sometimes it was hard to break the harrier between teachers and students. Cne way Grasser did was by presenting Philosophy in a way students would u nderstand it. Most of the students in my classes have to take philosophy because it is a requirement, so I present material in a Way they will understand and I treat them with the attitude of I ' m a student, too Grasser said. I ' ve heard most of my students liked me, but I may have been too easy on them at times. He also said he liked who he worked with and the faculty did not treat him any differently than other staff members. Teaching assistants were not only seen in the classrooms. On any given weekend, students might have run into their teaching assistants on Dickson Street or at a local party. Graduate assistants liked to have fun and go to parties just like undergraduate students did, but running into students while out on the town had the potential of being awkward the next day in class. I just told my students that I have an evil twin who likes to drink a lot, Carlos Ochoa, a graduate student and anthropology teacher, said. While teaching assistants did have to balance their personal and professional lives, they gained valuable experience in their fields through teaching and interacting with their fellow students. imnmTnTC DRAMA STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE, PUTTING ON COS¬ TUMES, MAKEUP AND FIVE EXCITING SHOWS. BY HELEN CHASE Auditions, costumes, scripts, sets and more. The 2007-2008 season was certainly a full one for the UA drama department. The mainstage season opened with John Patrick Shanley ' s Doubt: A Parable , directed by Amy Herzberg. The show, with a cast of only three characters, invited the audience to explore such themes as suspicion and moral uncertainty. I thought the cast of Doubt did a great job of making the audience think about the concepts of right and wrong, said Phyllis LeBert, a junior drama major. The second show the department produced was Thornton Wilder ' s Our Town. The show is unique because there is no actual set. Instead, the actors work with props to create a world for the audience to enjoy. The show was interesting because the set was in fact no set at all, yet you still found yourself visualizing every aspect of the town, Anna Gilliland said. Gilliland, a junior drama major, worked on the wardrobe crew for the production of Our Town, which was directed by MFA student Rex Austin Barrows as his master ' s thesis. Arthur Miller ' s 1947 play All My Sons is considered to be one of the most widely produced plays in the United States. It was directed on the UA stage by Michael Landman. The scenic design for the show was spectacular, said Lindi Bettencourt, a senior drama major. I also felt like it was directed and performed in a way that allowed any audience member to connect to what was happening onstage. Oscar Wilde ' s The Importance of Being Earnest was first performed in public in 1895 at the St. James ' s Theatre in London. The UA ' s production included lavish costumes and dialect coaching for the actors by director and dialect expert Mavourneen Dwyer. Floyd Collins, a musical based on a book by Tina Landau with music by Adam Guettel, closed the UA ' s mainstage season. MFA student Michael Hogwood directed the show. The show is truly moving, said Kim Fountain, a junior drama major. Everyone [did] a fantastic job really bringing [the characters] to life. I loved Hogwood ' s vision of the show. The season ' s wide variety was a complete success for audiences and the actors. This year ' s season embraced classical standards...to recent works, department chair Dr. Andrew Gibbs said. Students, faculty and patrons enjoyed the living, breathing energy of live theater, as well as the exposure to a broad spectrum of the dramatic repertoire. Great work [was] accomplished by great artists and presented to great audiences. ||4 ACADEMICS ABOVE: Sophomore Asa Tims affixes an artificial mustache to his face backstage as part of his costume for his role in Our Town. The show was di¬ rected by MFA student Rex Austin Barrows. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE LEFT: Molly Fonseca, a sec¬ ond year MFA student, is all dolled up for her role in UA ' s production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Cast mem¬ bers had elaborate costumes in keeping with tradition. PHOTO: COURTESY THEATER PRODUCTIONS ||5 FORMER INDIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS AT UA ABOUT PEACE AND FORGIVENESS. BY COURTNEY CAMPBELL Seats were overflowing in the Reynolds Center as people anxiously awaited the arrival of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former president of India. Kalam was greeted with a standing ovation and thunderous applause. Kalam lectured as part of Chancellor John White ' s Distinguished Lecturers Series. White wanted Kalam to lecture after he heard him speak in India. He introduced Kalam as a first-rate scientist with a specialty in rocket propulsion and said that he has written four books and writes poetry as well. Most notably, Kalam was the president of India from 2002-2007. Kalam was greeted with another standing ovation as he approached the podium. Kalam ' s lecture, Dynamics of Peace and Prosperity, was about harmonious living and a strong defense. Kalam told the story of visiting a Buddhist monastery in 2003. He observed the monks for a day and noticed they all radiated happiness and serenity. Wondering what their secret was, Kalam asked Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the for¬ mer president of India, spoke at the UA on Oct. 19, 2007. Kalam spoke as a part of the distinguished lecturers series. PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY ■■ I the chief monk why peace and happiness enr anated from them. The chief monk gathered all the monks and said, In the present world we have problems of distrust, violence. Remove ' I ' and ' me ' from the language. Without ego, violence disappear and peace blossoms into s °ciety. Kalam said one way to remove I and is forgiveness. Forgiveness is the foundation of a §ood life, Kalam said. Kalam quoted Gandhi ' s mother to further make his point. If you can better someone ' s life, you better your own and you have the blessing of almighty God, he said. Kalam drove his point home by asking the audience to repeat the following lines: Where there is righteousness in the heart there is beauty in the character. Where there is beauty in the character there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation there is peace in the world. Kalam said there are three things needed to obtain righteousness in your heart: education with a value system, religion and economic development. Kalam said we need a moral science class in our education system that will elevate the young minds to love their country, to love other human beings and elevate them to higher planes. bISTliieUliHEb IlfflJKfc || MULTIPLE FILM FESTIVALS LEAVE STUDENTS WITH DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF FOREIGN CULTURES. BY JACOB BAIN Having a culturally diverse experience has long been a goal at the UA, and two professors helped to make that a reality by creating foreign film festivals that were open to both students and the public. Dr. Sidney Burris, the director of the Fulbright Honors College program and director of religious studies, started the Tibetan Film series. Its primary purpose is to educate the public about Tibetan life, Burris said. We have the Tibetan monks here on this campus for that reason, and we thought the best way of doing that is to show films. Geshe Thupten Dorjee, one of the Tibetan monks, agreed. My hope is to give people a more broad understanding of our culture and life, Dorjee said. It is important to understand as many cultures as possible in our world. While most of the Tibetan films were based on the religion of Buddhism, Burris pointed out that these films are not meant to convert anyone, they are just to educate anyone who The Tibetan Film Festival dur¬ ing the 2007-2008 school year included such highly ac¬ claimed Films as Dharma Riv¬ er, Cry of the Snow Lion and Vajra Sky. PHOTO: MEGAN GARNER RIVER l x LU I ls interested in Buddhism and all things Tibetan. At the same time, there was also a iTench film festival on campus. Dr. Kathy Comfort, an associate professor of French a t the UA, started a French film series Ca Ned the Tournees Festival. It began after s he applied for a grant from the French- American Cultural Exchange Program. I think that I would hope that we were a ble to show those who attended the filrns the diversity of the French-speaking w orld, Comfort said. That was the idea behind this film festival and I think that we were able to show that France itself is multicultural and that French is spoken as a primary language in many countries outside of Europe. There were five films in the French film series, but the most notable one was Deiwende, Leve-toi Et Marche by S. Pierre Yameogo. Based on a true story, it focused on the injustice of some traditional practices in Africa and women ' s struggle for equality. Comfort said the film series experienced great responses from students as well as the Fayetteville community. Burris had a similar reaction and was pleasantly surprised at the turnout for the film Journey into Buddhism: The Dharma River, as it was shown the day before Thanksgiving break. I find the response from students extremely positive, Burris said. For all of our films, almost three quarters of our auditorium was full. TheTournees Festival lasted for only the fall semester and showed five films, but the Tibetan Film Series extended into the spring. Showings of these films were free and open to the public. FILM FESTIVALS H9 UA CREATIVE WRITING GRADUATE AND SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR DELIVERS POWERFUL READING AND ADVICE. BY KAYTEE JENKINS On November 6, 2007, the UA Programs in Creative Writing and Translation hosted John Dufresne as a guest reader. The seats of Kimpel ' s largest lecture hall were barely enough to contain the crowd gathered for John Dufresne. Dufresne graduated from the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at the UA in 1984 and is now a successful novelist and teacher. Duringhisstay, Dufresne met with fiction students in the MFA program, offering commentary on their work and professional guidance, said Allison Hogge, a member of the creative writing program and organizer of the UA readings. HisreadingwaspartoftheCreative Writing Program ' s annual reading series, which brings a nationally known poet, fiction writer and translator to campus each semester. The reading series is made possible by the UA English Department and by a generous grant from the Walton Family Foundation. John Dufresne reads from his book The Lie that Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction. Dufresne came to the UA in November 2007 and offered advice to young writers. PHOTO: GRACE GUDE Many students in attendance were Squired to be there, but that did n °t stop them from enjoying the e ceptional reading. Cat Donnelly, a Cr eative writing student, remarked that Dufresne seemed very comfortable in er| tertaining his audience. I felt that he had a presence, Donnelly said. Along with hearing the reading, listeners also enjoyed his spunk. He had a subtly funky sense of style, right down to those fabulous red sneakers, said Donnelly. Dufresne read from his new book The Lie that Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction during his visit to the UA. The book was a guide to writers filled with guidelines, suggestions and encouragement. Dufresne wrote about finding the fun in writing and developing your own personal style. Donnelly was affected by more than Dufresne ' s compelling stories, but could personally relate to some of his images. The story that spoke to me the most was the one about the woman in that horribly dysfunctional relationship as she became more and more afflicted with multiple sclerosis, Donnelly said. Dufrense also wrote Johnny Too Bad: Stories and Deep in the Shade of Paradise, along with many others. He taught in the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University. JOHN DUFRESNE ITT ;Vi i first rUACE J || V( | | |(1 I 111 I III PROFESSOR CREATES FILM TO DOCUMENT AN ARTIST ' S LIFE, NOT KNOWING WHATTHE RESULTS WOULD BE. BY LARRY BURGE Charles Banks Wilson was at first a resource who provided UA broadcast journalism professor Larry Foley with photographs and paintings of Native Americans for his earl ier documentary. But after the two men kindled a close friendship, Foley began to wonder how his friend ' s artistry would work as a subject for one of his films. Five years later, Foley produced his Emmy award-winning film, Charles Banks Wilson—‘Portrait of an American Artist. Foley didn ' t know how good it was until the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced him as winner of best cultural documentary in October 2007. Foley ' s film began with short scenes of home movies of Wilson in 1952. It showed Wilson walking toward the camera on a sidewalk alongside a downtown street in Miami, Okla. He enters a building ' s side door then climbs the stairs inside as Foley narrates the film ' s introduction. The scene switches to Wilson painting a portrait of an 122 a(ademi« Professor Larr his Emmy awa Foley won the documentary ' Wilson—Portrai Foley shows in his office. PHOTO: PRESLEY elderly Native American man inside his Se cond floor studio that was then located a bove his father ' s paint and wallpaper re tail store. Foley then dubs Wilson ' s -year-old voice into the 1950s movie, Us ' ng it as an introduction to the beliefs Wilson has about his paintings and their Meanings to those he had painted. A long time ago, I was presented with an opportunity to draw what will never a gain be visible and what will never a gain occur, Wilson said. I reasoned I w as in the right place at the right time but dangerously late. In the film, Foley was heard prompting Wilson to tell stories about his paintings, sketches and old film footage of himself as they looked at them together. In the 1950s and into the 1960s, Wilson said many of his Native American subjects came to him in his Miami, Okla. studio. A few of Wilson ' s subjects came to him as the last surviving members of their tribe. During thetaping, they looked at Wilson ' s life-sized portraits of Native Americans such as the 1912 Olympic champion Jim Thorpe. Charles is more than the film that I produced, Foley said. He ' s become a great friend of mine. Over time, he not only became a resource for me, but I begin to realize he would make a great subject for a film. He and Wilson premiered the film on AETN in Little Rock, presented it at the Little Rock Library and screened it on the UA campus. Then, who would know that I ' d get an Emmy for it, Foley said. It was fun for me to show the film and showcase him. I always thought I was meant to do this story. HAFEUflll WIN! EMMY m STUDENTS MAKE MOVES TOWARD LESS CONVENTIONAL AND LESS WELL- KNOWN MAJORS TO FULFILL THEIR DREAMS. BY MELEAH GROSS Cooking. Cleaning. Waiting tables. Managing a hotel. And getting a degree for it. Students planning on attending a university no longer had to choose from among the typical majors in the arts, mathematics or sciences. The UA had several majors and concentrations that were not considered to be traditional by most students. It ' s tough for a lot of people [to understand] ' senior Ross Barber said. People ask, They have that here? ' Barber was a human and environmental science major, but it was his concentration that placed him in the nontraditional category: hotel and restaurant management. I ' ve always loved to cook. I ' ve always loved serving people, he said. Working in a restaurant always interested me. You can either make or break a person ' s night at a hotel or restaurant. Barber began as an engineering major but wanted to go to culinary school. But because his parents wanted him to stay in college and he did not want to leave the area, he began doing research on the UA Web site. It wasn ' t easy to find, he said. I was just browsing around. I guess I was just hoping there was something for me because I didn ' t want to leave. I love Fayetteville and the university. The hotel and restaurant management program started i n 1992 and had 115 undergrads and one graduate student in it last year. Barber believed it would be a more recognized concentration in a few years. It ' s growing in size, he said. It ' s relatively young. It ' s still in its infancy but has a lot of potential. In twenty years time, it should be better recognized.There ' s not much publicity for it [now] But despite its small size compared to other programs, it was not considered to be easy by its students. I think that people would be surprised when they got into the class, Barber said. You ' d have to try it first before you can say [it ' s easy] If people were to look at the success rates of new restaurants, they might think twice about how easy this major is. Within the first year of business, up to nine out of 10 restaurants have shut down. It ' s a tough business, and the classes taken in this major help prepare students for the difficult industry. It ' s a Tig a !ademi« ABOVE: A student sets up a table for presentation in one of the hotel and restaurant management courses. The program was a relatively new one at the UA. LEFT: Stirring warm broth, a student prepares a meal for his class assignment in Carnall Hall. Majors such as hotel and restaurant management were off the beaten path but were gaining popularity. PHOTOS: NICK CARTER HUALMAJAK 12!, PROFESSORS JOIN IN ON THE FACEBOOK FRENZY AND FIND NEW WAYS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR STUDENTS. BY ANDREA MYERS Facebook, the social networking site that started out as a site specifically for college students, has developed into the fasted-growing social networking site. It now allows students as young as middle school to join, and anyone with a valid e-mail address can become one of the hundreds of thousands of users who have become Facebook junkies. Although Facebook was a norm in the lives of many college students and many people all over the nation, it still surprised some that professors joined in on all the Facebook fun. Many UA professors used Facebook for various reasons, from staying in touch with technology to being able to better communicate with students. I would be friends with my professors on Facebook because it would be another way to contact them if you needed to, junior Deborah White said. Although it might be a little weird for them to see my personal information and photos. Tom Hapgood, a professor in the art department who taught classes deluding typography and web design, s aid he kept up with Facebook and all e social networking applications just to stay up to speed on the latest Web technologies. Hapgood thought Facebook as a good tool for students. I observe students strengthening friendships and enhancing the student experience by organizing events and Maintaining topic-specific groups, he said. Professor Thomas Paradise used Facebook because he traveled so much. He used the site to include photos for students and friends to see where he and his family have visited. It was easier for us to include our travel photographs on Facebook, Paradise said. As geographers, it ' s also important for us to kick start that wanderlust, or travel bug, in everyone. Although Paradise said Facebook could be abused and exploited, it seemed to serve a purpose for student communications. The majority of professors with a Facebook account agreed that the social networking site was a good resource for college students to have. It gives people a chance to communicate and express themselves with a larger number of people than by other means of communications, professor Keith Bramwell said. I think it will remain a part of college life until the next ' thing ' comes along. Everything comes and goes as a way to communicate, whatever is the newest thing. PROFESSORS ON FACEBOOK ' H PROFESSORS FIGHTTO KEEP STUDENTS IN CLASS INSTEAD OF SNOOZING IN THEIR BEDS. BY LEANN A PAYTON It ' s a common habit many college students get themselves into: skipping class. But why is it so popular and why do students do it? Sleep is more important, said Taylor Beebe, a freshman business major. Beebe had a 7:30 class her first semester and found it difficult to get up. However, Beebe also said she skipped class one time and missed a test, which eventually led to her having to withdraw from the course. After learning her lesson, Beebe did not recommend skipping class. A little is fine, but not all the time, she said. She also gave a little piece of advice to other students thinking about skipping class. When teachers say attendance isn ' t mandatory, still go to class. Hannah Cypert, a sophomore majoring in social work, and Maggie Bates, a sophomore creative writing major, said there were times when they skipped class, but it was very rare. The two friends lived in Gibson as sophomores after moving up the hill from Pomfret their freshmen year. Both girls said they were less tempted to skip in their new dorm. Now that I live in Gibson I don ' t skip, Bates said. Walking up that hill was horrible. She felt very strongly about people skipping class. I think it ' s stupid when people brag about not going to class, she said, 5 that supposed to be cool? She said she felt that if her parents were paying for her to go to college then she should go to class. Dr. Michael Plavcan, a professor of anthropology, also thought it was a waste. They are wasting their time, their money and the opportunity to learn, he said. Plavcan held a mandatory attendance policy in his classes. Most good lecturers, especially those actively engaged in research or application, offer extra information, explanation and commentary that is not part of the books, Plavcan said- Students who miss this are missing a great opportunity to learn from someone who actually knows the subject far beyond the textbook. He believed attendance also helped with the coursework. If a student complains about my teaching, the difficulty of the material, the tests or any other aspect of the class, and they have not attended, I have little sympathy for them. He also addressed the myth that teachers do not know who skips. In a class of 300, I do not know who attends or not. However, we haveTAs who work with small groups and know who is and is not attending lecture. Thus, I have an indirect way of knowing who is in class. m a(!ademi« ABOVE: The extra ten minutes of sleep that students get from hitting the snooze button is es¬ pecially tempting on mornings with early classes. PHOTO: YASMINE OMARI LEFT: Students get wrapped up in conversation outside Starbucks instead of going to class. Students felt that it was even more enticing to skip classes when it was a pretty day outside. PHOTO: YASMINE OMARI SKIPPING CLASS 129 Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Tennis Track Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Track Volleyball Band Cheer Squads Mascots WIN RELEASES THE HOGS FROM A NINE YEAR DROUGHT % STEPPING UP TO STANDARDS OF YEARS BEFORE, THE RAZORBACK$| SET OUT TO CONQUER THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND FINALLY ENDTHEDRY SPELL THAT PLAGUEDTHEM FOR ALMOST A DECADE. MEj Afi (jROSS BY PREVIOUS PAGE: Rising high, senior Sonny Weems keeps the ball away from the Missis¬ sippi State Bulldogs. Weems was a leader throughout the season and took the colle¬ giate slam dunk national title in April. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL RIGHT: Hanging above his opponents, senior Darian Townes slams the ball through the hoop. Townes scored 12 points during the Feb. 20 game, helping drive the Ra- zorbacks to an 87-61 victory over the LSU Tigers. PHOTO: NICK CARTER BELOW: Fighting for posses¬ sion, senior Steven Hill battles a Mississippi State Bulldog during the Jan. 30 matchup. Hill was a playmaker through¬ out the year, with shining mo¬ ments such as his game-win¬ ning basket to beat Tennessee 92-91 in the SEC Champion¬ ship. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL 89-67 94-91 62-51 70-51 67-42 72-83 90-59 67-74 85-60 85-78 76-70 71-67 66-70 ui DELAWARE ST. MISSOURI ORAL ROBERTS MISSOURI ST. TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO OKLAHOMA NORTHWESTERN ST. APPALACHIAN ST. LOUISIANA-MONROE BAYLOR AUBURN ALABAMA S. CAROLINA 134 ATHLETICS They run out onto the court to the sound of their names echoing over the excited crowd. Red and white cover the stands and their feet walk across a painted Razorback on the floor. This is their court, their fans, their home. New to the home this year was a man who was once considered an Arkansas opponent. But former Kentucky player John Pelphrey turned out to be a major asset to the team, coaching the Razorbacks to 20 victories. Being a kid who ' s from the Southeastern Conference, I ' m very, very excited about being here and having a chance to stay alive, Pelphrey said. Both fans and the players warmed to Pelphrey, especially after he started leading the Hogs to some impressive wins. I don ' t think our coaching staff got this job by mistake, senior Cary Ervin said. They ' re professionals at what they do, and they did a great job of taking us and helping us to become a better team and a better person. That ' s just the biggest thing, just to buy into what the coaching staff has taught us. By doing that, we ' ll be winning some ball games. With the returning players, the main senior starters and the new coaching staff, the 2008 Razorbacks were able to complete a season with a 20-1 1 record not expected from a new coach by fans. They also captivated fans ' attention when they ended a nine-year string of first round losses in the NCAA tournament. In their fifth try of the millennium, the Hogs advanced to the second round after beating No. 8 ranked Indiana. Arkansas then faced the ominous task of battling No. 1 ranked North Carolina. But Pelphrey made sure the team and fans knew the Razorbacks were not just going to roll over for the Tar Heels. You know it ' s North Carolina, sophomore Patrick Beverley said, but they lace up their shoes like we do. They sweat just like we do. Going into each game, Pelphrey said he just wanted to stay focused, and getting ready for North Carolina was no different. I ' ll be doing my team a disservice if I focus on anything other than trying to get them prepared for the next game, he said. However, the Tar Heels rolled over the Razorbacks and made it look easy, racing to a double-digit lead within the first five minutes of the game. The Hogs never got closer than 21 points after halftime, and the final score was 1 08-77. But despite setbacks like the loss to North Carolina, Pelphrey said that he enjoyed his first year at the UA. I had a very good frame of reference for Arkansas, being a head coach in the SEC and with this type of schedule, he said. I felt very comfortable and wanted to help the team be better than it was the year before. We had to convince those young men they could trust us. As well as I thought I understood the situation here, I was even more blown away by the people of this state. I love being the Razorbacks ' head coach. 69-82 68-52 78-58 80-61 75-69 71-93 74-80 87-61 58-63 56-59 78-73 72-81 77-64 81-75 92-91 57-66 86-72 77-108 GEORGIA 1SU MISS. ST. FLORIDA OLE MISS TENNESSEE MISS. ST. LSU KENTUCKY ALABAMA VANDERBILT OLE MISS AUBURN VANDERBILT TENNESSEE GEORGIA INDIANA N. CAROLINA SEC CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Slipping through his oppo¬ nent ' s fingers, senior Peyton Hillis carries the ball during the Sept. 1 matchup against Troy University. Hillis gained 19 yards on the ground and caught for 39 yards during the season opener. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN Troy (46-26, W) A pair of 100-yard rushing performances from juniors Darren McFadden and Felix Jones led the Hogs to a resounding vic¬ tory over the Trojans of Troy University. The duo combined for 280 yards and accounted for four touchdowns. Aiding Jones and McFadden was a perfect field goal kicking night by freshman Alex Te¬ jada in the Sept. 1 season opener. With four successful attempts in his debut, Te¬ jada became the first Arkansas kicker with four fields in a game since the Razorback appearance at the 2003 Cotton Bowl. Alabama (38-41, L) Not one, but two impressive Razorback rallies were all for naught when Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson hit Matt Cadell to secure a touchdown with eight seconds remaining in the season ' s SEC opener. Arkansas had come back from two 21-point leads, but turnovers helped the Crimson Tide roll over the Razor- backs. The Tide ' s passing game pulled the plug on strong performances by McFad¬ den and Jones. McFadden racked up 195 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries, while Jones had 96 yards on 16 carries. Kentucky (29-42,1) In another last-minute loss, the No. 21 Kentucky Wildcats scored a touchdown, a two-point conversion and another touch¬ down in the last four minutes of the game to seal their victory over the Hogs. Jones and McFadden both rushed for more than 100 yards once again, and Arkansas led at halftime 20-14. But the second half be¬ longed to the Wildcats. They started run¬ ning the ball well, being very physical, head coach Houston Nutt said. They re¬ ally g ot their run and pass going, and kept us off-balance. EIGHT BIG WINS. FIVE HUGE LOSSES. ONE BEATING IN A BOWL. OH YEAH... AND WE STOMPED THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS A SEASON BEGUN WITH HIGH HOPES TURNS INTO A ROLLER COASTER RIDE COMPLETE WITH UNEXPECTED LOSSES, MEMORABLE WINS,THE LOSS OF A COACH AND THE TOPPLING OF A TOP-RANKEDTEAM. BY: MEGAN GARNER mm 1 3 North Texas (66-7, W) Arkansas returned to the field looking for vengeance after their loss to Kentucky. The Hogs soundly defeated the North Texas Mean Green at Razorback Stadium, snapping their two-game losing streak. The team scored on seven of its nine first-half possessions and held North Texas in a shutout until late in the first half. Arkansas ' domination at the half allowed some less heard-of Hogs to see some play. While McFadden and Jones quickly reached the 100-yard mark in the first half, sophomore Brandon Barnett gained 105 yards on the ground as well and scored his first touchdown as a Razorback. Kicking up grass, redshirt freshman Ramon Broadway battles with a Florida Inter¬ national Panther during the Homecominq qame. The Hoqs won 58-10. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Reaching in vain, junior Wild¬ cat Marcus McClinton tries to stop McFadden ' s rush. Mc¬ Fadden rushed for a school record 2,027 yards through¬ out the season. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Tennessee-Chattanooga (34-15, W) The Hogs improved their record in Little Rock to 21-2 under Houston Nutt as they conquered Chattanooga with a final score of 34-15. The first play of the game looked ominous when a bad snap by Casey Dick rolled into the end zone, where he was taken down for a safety. Chattanooga had gained a two-point lead only seven seconds into the game. It was the first safety Arkansas had allowed since 2005. But an interception by Jerell Norton led to a touchdown and a Razorback run to victory. Arkansas led by eight points at the half and only widened the gap during the second half. A final field goal from Tejada sealed the win for the Hogs. Auburn (7-9, L) The battle between the Auburn Tigers and the Hogs was one of epic proportions for both teams ' defenses. The Hogs managed to hold Auburn ' s tough offense from scoring a touchdown, while the Tigers were able to check Heisman candidate Darren McFadden, who only put up 67 yards. But while the defense played like heroes, the Razorback offense failed to gain any momentum, and three field goals put Auburn on top with a final score of 7-9. It was a very frustrating game because we didn ' t execute well at all and couldn ' t move the ball, Casey Dick said. The defense played a great game, but we let them down offensively. 138 ATHLETICS Ole Miss (44-8, W) Seven games into the season, the Razorbacks finally se¬ cured an SEC victory when they beat the Ole Miss Reb¬ els. The Hogs racked up four interceptions and five sacks during the matchup at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels were shut out of the first three quarters and did not score until there were approximately six minutes left in the game. Quarterback Casey Dick threw for three touchdowns against Ole Miss, tying his career high. Backup quarterback Nathan Emert also saw some play time when he took over for Di k in the fourth quarter. Emert threw a 48-yard touch¬ down to Chris Baker for the first score of his career. i Flying over his opponent, ju¬ nior Felix The Cat Jones runs the ball during the Home¬ coming matchup against Florida International. Jones finished the season with 123 carries for 1,117 yards and 11 touchdowns. PHOTO BY VANCE GREEN Florida International (58-10, W) Homecoming went off without a hitch as Arkansas thumped the Florida International Panthers. The Razorback defense showed their strength again, forcing seven turnovers, in¬ cluding five interceptions. Senior fullback Peyton Hillis also shined and was named the Crip Hall Award recipient for outstanding performance by a senior. Hillis totalled 77 receiving yards on six catches and 15 rushing yards on two carries during the Oct. 27 game. We knew the whole time that we had the game won. It was pretty obvious in the ear¬ ly going, Hillis said. Everyone out there was just having fun and enjoying themselves and, as a result, played well. mm South Carolina (48-36, W) A career night for Darren McFadden and Felix Jones helped clinch a win over the No. 23 South Carolina Gamecocks on Nov. 3. The running backs put up 542 yards, the second most in school history and the most for an SEC team against an¬ other SEC member. Jones and McFadden also became the first combo in the SEC to each surpass the 1,000-yard mark in back-to-back seasons. The game also held big performanc¬ es for Marcus Monk, Casey Dick and Robert Johnson. This game was the most perfect game we have had this season, Houston Nutt said. The fans were filled with excitement, and it gave our guys the benefit of giving it all on that field. Tennessee (13-34 f L) There was talk in both camps about whether the No. 22 Ten¬ nessee Volunteers would hold the Hogs ' explosive running at¬ tack at the Nov. 10 game. But the Tennessee defense seemed to have an answer to every move the Razorbacks attempted and held the running backs in check. Another problem for the Razorbacks was a weak offense. Arkansas only held the ball for 26:40, compared to the Volunteers ' time of 33:20. And the loss of Felix Jones in the third quarter sealed Arkansas fate, spelling disaster for the Hogs. Jones had only toted the ball three times when he suffered a deep thigh bruise and was sidelined for the remainder of the game. 140 ATHLETICS Mississippi Stale (45-31, W) LSII (50-48, W) After the disappointing loss to Tennessee, Houston Nutt coined the phrase bring the wood and gave all the play¬ ers miniature bats with the words emblazoned on them. The slogan seemed to work as the Hogs held their own against one of the best rushing teams in the SEC, Mississippi State. It was Arkansas ' ninth straight win over the Bulldogs. Casey Dick completed 14 of 17 passes for 199 yards and scored a career-high four touchdowns. In perhaps the most helpful clement for the Hogs, Arkansas threw no interceptions, while Mississippi State threw four. It ' s just a great feeling to get this win here in The Rock, ' Darren McFadden said. In perhaps the most unexpected victory of the season, the Hogs turned the race for the Bowl Championship upside down when they toppled No. 1 ranked LSU in a triple over¬ time battle. After leading the whole second half, the Ra- zorbacks found themselves heading into overtime after the Tigers made a two-yard touchdown pass on a fourth down with 57 seconds left in the game. But after three overtimes full of back and forth scoring, the Hogs finally clinched the victory. The win was the first time Arkansas had beaten a top-ranked team in 26 years and it broke LSU ' s home win¬ ning streak of 19 games, the longest in the nation. r Razorback players celebrate the return of The Boot to Arkansas after defeating the No. 1 LSU Tigers in triple overtime. Hey, we were the best team in the country to¬ day, Houston Nutt said. PHOTO:CHRIS BRYAN An LSU Tiger stares in disbe¬ lief as Peyton Hillis scores a touchdown in the third over¬ time. After the score, Felix Jones scored a two-point con¬ version to knock off the No. 1 team in the nation. PHOTO: CHRIS BRYAN Missouri: Cotton Bowl (7-38, L) In the midst of massive controversies on the Hill and chang¬ ing coaches, Arkansas made their eleventh appearance at the Cotton Bowl. Defensive coordinator Reggie Herring was filling in as interim head coach after Houston Nutt ' s move to Ole Miss in late November. The matchup brought Heis- man finalists Darren McFadden and Chase Daniel head to head on the field. But Daniel and the Missouri Tigers kept Arkansas ' rushing game in check. The numbers tell the sto¬ ry best: Arkansas had the third-best rushing offense in the nation, while Mizzou ' s was 46th. Yet the Hogs were out- rushed by 160 yards. The Tigers came into the bowl with a grudge, after losing a trip to the BCS Championship game by one game. Discouraged by the miss, Missouri aimed to prove they belonged in the championship spot by routing Arkansas 38-7. The way we played, we couldn ' t have beat anyone, Herring said. We did everything poorly. I ' m em¬ barrassed right now. The loss was a dismal end to a season that began with high hopes. T T |4f Athletic director Frank Bro¬ yles announces the hiring of Houston Nutt as head coach at a press conference in 1997. Nutt replaced former coach Danny Ford. PHOTO: RAZORBACK ARCHIVE Laughing with a referee, Houston Nutt stands on the sidelines during a Razorback game. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL urrounded by stadium lights Snd Hog fans, Nutt takes a moment to consider his next move during the Razorback matchup against Troy. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN Standing in the huddle, Nutt gives direction to Darren Mc- Fadden and other Razorback players. The showstopping 2006 season renewed fans ' faith in Nutt, if only for a while. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Looking concerned, Nutt bites his nails o n the sideline at a game in 2004. PHOTO: RAZORBACK ARCHIVE Leading the student section in song, Nutt celebrates another Razorback win during the 2006 season. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL lutt gives credit to the fans after a victory in Razorback Stadium in 2006. PHOTO: GRACE RILEY pd linebacker Weston Dacus share a hug after a Hog victory. Nutt ' s players were outspoken and support¬ ive throughout the statewide criticism of their coach. PHOTO: GRACE RILEY Q utt gets his point across dur- g d 2003 game at Razor- back Stadium. PHOTO: RAZORBACK ARCHIVE |42 ATHLETICS THE END OF AN ERA BY MEGAN GARNER T EN YEARS OF LEADING THE RAZORBACKS,THE PRIDE OF ARKANSAS, COMETO A A CLOSE AS HOUSTON NUTT LEAVES THE UA BEHIND. HOUSTON NUTT RESIGNS I 4 JJ A DECADE-LONG CHAPTER IN RAZORBACK HISTORY COMES TO AN £|s| D -HOUSTON NUTT BIDS THE HOGS FAREWELL_- BY CLINT UNDE 144 Mm Arkansas experienced the end of an era as head coach Houston Nutt resigned as the coach of the Razorbacks three days after the team ' s triple-overtime victory over No. 1 ranked LSU. The season, which concluded with an 8-5 record and a Cotton Bowl appearance, was the center of controversy all year for Nutt. Several fans openly protested his play calling ar| d second-guessed many of his decisions, even with his 75-48 career record. I have always believed that Coach Nutt was an excellent motivator and players ' coach, Sa id Brett Wiley, a freshman communications ma jor. That was really noticeable when his players always adamantly backed him when he had PR problems. He did some 8 r eat things while at Arkansas. He took us t° several bowls and we had some big wins, hut I feel that it was time for him and the university to move on to newer and better things. Often remembered as the last player to be recruited by Frank Broyles to play a zorback football, Nutt played football ar, d basketball for the university in the 70s. Despite a transfer to Oklahoma State to find more playing time in 1 979, he was Welcomed back to the university as the 29th head coach of the Razorbacks in 1 998 after Caching at Murray State and Boise State. Nutt faced the task of returning a struggling P r ogram to its former glory after several seasons of sub-par records under former c °ach, Danny Ford. Despite predictions to finish last in 1 998, the Razorbacks came hack with a 9-3 record after an 8-0 start. And Nutt received Football News ' National Coach of the Year award for his efforts. The team continued on that same track for several years with slow starts and strong finishes. Instances such as the Miracle on Markham game and the recruiting of new players and coaches made for a good year in 2006 as the Razorbacks finished the regular season with a 10-2 record. The team was fueled by the running duo of Felix Jones and Heisman Trophy candidate Darren McFadden. But after finishing with losses to LSU in the SEC Championship game and the Capital One Bowl, the season was viewed as a failure by many fans. The end to the season was simply heartbreaking, said Josh Casey, sophomore kinesiology major. After overcoming that first loss [to USC], we seemed destined for greatness. Then the season ended like a nightmare. Then the negative controversy began after those losses. It was just a bitter taste to end the season. The scrutiny followed Nutt into off¬ season as fans became angry because of the departure of Gus Malzahn and transfers of Mitch Mustain and Damian Williams. Nutt ' s reliance on the ground was viewed by some as the reason for the departures. In addition, an incident involving Nutt ' s cell phone records added to the unrest. The 2007 season started with optimism with the return of the running back duo, but after three losses to SEC rivals, fans began to actively vocalize the firing of Nutt. Despite the LSU win and eight bowl games, Nutt resigned before the close of the season. My dream job. I thought I ' d be here for a long, long time, Nutt said in his resignation speech according to hogwired. com. Sometimes things change and you have to make a hard decision. I know I am making the right decision at the right time for my family and for the Razorback program. I believe that it is in the best interest of my family to move forward. It is also my sincere hope that all fans from all corners of the state of Arkansas will come together and continue their passionate and strong support of the Razorback program. ABOVE: Scowling on the side¬ line, Flouston Nutt shows his unhappiness with the Razor- back performance at the USC game in 2006. It was games like USC, where the Trojans ' crushied the Hogs 50-14, that led some to criticize Nutt. LEFT: Houston Nutt and the Ra¬ zorbacks run out of the Hog ' s mouth before the Homecom¬ ing game on Oct. 27. Less than a month later, Nutt an¬ nounced his resignation. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL HAUMNNUTTMW |4S THE MOST INDISPENSABLE TEAM PLAYERS NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF MANAGERS GO UNSEEN BUT ENSURE THE HOGS GLORY.— BY LEANNAPAYTO He did not have to look at the hands of the clock to know it was late. He sat on the floor surrounded by more than a hundred red Razorback helmets. Some of them, the ones that had been finished over the past few hours, gleamed brightly, reflecting the florescent light shining down on them. But others were dull, waiting for his attention. It was helmet night. While names like Darren McFadden, Felix Jones and Peyton Hillis were synonymous with Razorback football, without students like Bre Clayton, Zach Hooper and John Gossett, epic moments like the Hogs ' triple-overtime victory against LSU would only be a dream. Fans may not have known their names, but these student managers worked behind the scenes to make sure the Razorbacks were a force to be reckoned with. The 13 equipment managers, headed by Tim Cheney, were responsible for washing uniforms after both games and practices, fitting each Hog in his pads, uniform and helmet, and providing the coaches with their gear. The hardest part of the job is keeping up with the coaches and being in the right place at the right time, junior Todd Clark said. The managers also set up the field for practices and stayed at work late once a week polishing helmets, on what had affectionately become known as helmet night. The work was not over on game day either. Managers arrived at the stadium five hours before the game and started setting up the kicking nets, getting chairs and benches in order and putting together the sound system. They were even in charge of preparing the headsets for the coaches to wear. Throughout the game, the equipment staff was responsible for running balls, fixing any problems the players 146 ATHLETIC- - - - - may have had with their helmets or shoulder pads, keeping track of plays and fetching anything the players or coaches needed. The equipment managers ' job is mo re important than people think, graduate student Courtney Sanders said. If Darren McFadden were in the game and a buckle off his helmet broke, he would have to come out of the game and not be able to play again until a manager fixed his helmet. The managers were not the only ones staying late and arriving early for kickoff. The team had ten student trainers, who looked out for the well being of each football player. Before practices, they were in the training room providing treatment such as ultrasounds on sore muscles, ice bags ready for aching bones and taking players through physical rehab. During practices, trainers provided medication, stretched out cramps, made certain the players were hydrated and provided any other necessary treatments. One of former head coach Houston Nutt ' s favorite things to tell his players was Get you some treatment; we have the best trainers in the world. Another important element of the team was the sports video department. Andy Commer was the head of sports video in 2007 and was assisted by Matt Wolfe. Four students worked in the department and were responsible for filming all practices and games. The hardest part is maintaining the technology knowledge, junior Kenny Nash said. But regardless of the long hours and virtual obscurity, the managers, trainers and video staff found their jobs rewarding and worthwhile. As long as I can remember, I ' ve wanted to be a part of this team, junior Carl.Coffee said. And now I am. LEFT: Junior Kenny Nash, a member of the sports video department, captures the be¬ hind-the-scenes moments of Razorback football. Kenny and three other students were responsible for filming the sea¬ son ' s games and practices. PHOTOS: NICK CARTER BELOW: Helping a Hog un¬ tangle himself, a manager lends a hand during football practice. Student managers and trainers worked behind the scenes to keep all aspects of Razorback football running smoothly. mm 14 MEMBERS OF THE RAZORBACK BANDTOILED ALL YEAR LONG TO PUT ON A SHOW FOR FANS, STUDENTS AND PLAYERS ALIKE AS THEY KEPT SPIRITS HIGH AT EVERY SPORTING EVENT BY CLINT LINDER 148 ATHLETICS dHing at attention, mem- jrs%l the Razorback March- I Band perform during half- |e at a Razorback game, te band spent weeks prepar- g for each halftime show. -IOTO: DARREN MCNEILL HOURS OF PRACTICE IN THE SIZZLING SUMMER HEAT ALL TO BRING RAZORBACK FANS A FEW MOMENTS OF MUSIC EVERY SATURDAY RAZORBACK BAND |49 RIGHT: Stepping in unison, the Razorback Marching Band marches onto the Field at the beginning of the game. The band performed at all football games and at many other sporting events through¬ out the year. BOTTOM LEFT: All in a row, band members play during halftime. The band ' s familiar songs throughout the game helped students and fans stay enthusiastic. BOTTOM RIGHT: A sousa- phone player marches onto the field before the football game. The grueling practices and performances forged tight friendships among the members. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL lit) mm Most fans who hear about the hours of practice every week in preparation for the big stage on Saturday at the UA assume the subject is the football team. And while this was certainly true about the Razorback football team, the same was true of the members of the Razorback Marching Band. The band, which consisted of 324 people, could be found practicing every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:30-5:20 p.m., in addition to a full workload on game days. That tremendous effort was evident on game days when the band stepped in perfect unison to create various designs on the field used to invigorate the fans. Playing in front of 70,000 fans is an amazing feeling, said freshman Zach Hopper, a trombone player and music business major. Being a part of the band is a lot of effort, but it provides me with my scholarship and also will provide me with a ton of great memories. For some members, the home games were not even the best part of being a part of the band. Sophomore trumpet player Dan Castellanos said he enjoyed the away games as much as the Fayetteville games. Road trips are the best, said Castellanos, a business marketing major. Especially the Little Rock games. You always find the most passionate fans at the away games. Whether it was playing the school fight song or William Tel I ' s Overture, the band helped bring spirit to the stands. When celebrating a game-winning touchdown or a simple first down, the band never wavered in its enthusiastic nature. Being the driving force for spirit at Razorback football and basketball games is amazing, said Jeremy Pratchard, the assistant band director to Timothy Gunter, director of the athletic bands. Razorback fans were not the only ones who appreciated the band. They received national acclaim in past years for their hard work and determination on the field. In 2006, the band won the Sudler Trophy, which recognized the band as the best collegiate marching band in America. Pratchard, who has been at the UA for seven years, said that being part of such a prestigious program greatly enhances and compliments a student ' s college experience. This band is a very tight knit family, he said. RAZORBACK BAND 15T COUNTLESS HOURS WERE SPENT BYTHE VARIOUS SPIRIT GROUPS IN REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP TEAM AND STUDENT SPIRITS HIGH DURING GAME TIME. 152 ATHLtllCb BY CLINT LINDER HOW A FEW GROUPS MANAGED TO KEEP SPIRITS HIGH DURING GAMES THAT SHARED MOMENTS OF VICTORY AND DEFEAT SPIRIT groups 133 BOTTOM: Pom White mem¬ bers cheer as they enter the field via truck during the foot¬ ball game against Auburn. The game was on Saturday, October 13. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL PREVIOUS PAGE: Pom White members pose during the Homecoming game against Florida International on Sat¬ urday October, 27. The spirit squads were at almost all sporting events throughout the year. RIGHT: Cheer White performs a stunt routine at the Home¬ coming pep rally. The pep rally took place on Friday, October 26. BELOW: Color Guard mem¬ bers line up on the field, awaiting their halftime perfor¬ mance. The Color Guard per¬ formed alongside the band during every halftime show. |54 ATHLETICS Regardless of home or away games, sunny or cold weather, the UA cheerleaders were always supporting the Razorback athletic teams onward to victory. The various cheerleading squads could always be found at every football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, tennis and baseball game. The squad practiced the same routines countless times in preparation for the football games in order to ensure perfection on the field. They practiced from 8 to 10 a.m. everyday. They make it look easy, Jean Nail, the spirit team director, said. People don ' t see how much work they put into their routines because they perform so flawlessly. The spirit team, which consisted of 62 members, was divided into various squads for football games. The four main cheerleading squads were divided into either the cheer or pom squads. Those squads were then divided into either the red or white sections. The other sections of the spirit team consisted of the mascots, color guard, majorettes and twirlers. In 2006, ESPN rated the Razorback as the fiercest land animal mascot. At the UA, there are four Razorback mascots plus Tusk II, the live boar. Junior Nathaniel Allen suited up for every game as Boss Hog, the large inflatable mascot. Being the mascot at the University of Arkansas represents the essence of the school, Allen said. It was a position that I wanted since childhood. It was a great job since I could do whatever behind the suit. On game days, all of these squads would come together to put on masterful performances throughout the game and halftime for the fans. However, the fans were not the only ones who benefited from the games. The greatest benefit would have to be being able to attend every football game and cheer on our Hogs to victory each and every week, senior captain Justin Goodwin said. I also get to represent our university every day even while not in uniform, which is a responsibility in itself. I love the fact that I get to help motivate our great Arkansas Razorback fans to help cheer on our beloved Hogs. Cheering for the Hogs is a dream come true, senior captain Ki Matlock, a math major, said. It ' s an amazing opportunity to run out of the Big A, travel to championship games and be a part of Razorback athletics. It has been an experience I will cherish forever. Nail was the only person who could fully summarize the unity of the squads. I fully enjoyed working with the squads, Nail said. I have a tremendous respect for every member due to their work ethic and determination to support the Hogs. They are just a fun group of people. SPIRIT GROUPS |55 cheerRED First row, L to R: Big Red; Second row: Hannah Jordan, Laura Herron, Sarah Beavers, Ki Matlock, Julie Wiedower, Jenna Waselues, Katie Clements; Third row: Brian Bridges, Justin Goodwin, Chris Carney, Chris Opheim, Kyle Elkins, Brian Williams, Brandon Hammons cheer WHITE First row, L to R: Carolyn Yates, Mallory Wilson, Lauren Yates, Kimberly Smith, Rachel Ragsdale, Maeve Kamerman, Brittni Stephens, Heather Ikenouye; Second row: Skylar Hartmann, Jeremy Clemence, Jake Patton, Jeff Allison, Boss Hog, Houston Hart, Ryan King, Glenn McCracken, Michael Braswell razorbackMASCOTS First row, L to R: Big Red (John Marc Shellenberger), Sue E (Megan McClellan), Pork Chop (Page Daniel), Boss Hog (Nathaniel Allen) 156 athletics First row, L to R: Laura Cole, Sue E., Jenella Young; Second row: Christine Oiler, Erin Riley, Lauren Rodkin, Megan DevRies, Rachael Smith, Brook Palmer, Carolina Ferreira, Lauren Edwards, Emily Huber; Not Pictured: Amanda Jones pom WHITE First row, L to R: Kathryn Fiser, Erika Schiff, Rachel Smithson, Mary Katherine Bentley, Amber Wesson; Second row: Olivia Shipman, Molly Mathias, Meghan Hodge, Michelle Pope, Erin Jones; Third row: Kaitlin Sadler, Trista Gross, Pork Chop, Jordan Johannsen, Katy Fink First row, L to R: Rebecca Gehring, Kristen Privett; Second row: Kerry Leveque, Ashton Holland, Meagan Abell, Tara Braddy; Third row: Feature twirler Lindsey Lee, Zoe Chick, Skye Metcalf, Captain Rachael Schwartz, Zoe Teague, Feature twirler Cecely Franco mvm 1 57 RAZORBACK AND LADYBACK SPIRIT SQUADS DESPITE A LOSING RECORD, THE LADY ' BACK SOCCER TEAM GREW AS A FAMILY AND LOOKED FORWARD TO SHOWINGTHEIR SKILLS IN THE UPCOMING SEASONS. BY: ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA 158 ATHLETICS NO PADS NO TIMEOUTS NO HALFTIME SHOW JUST 11 PLAYERS WITH 90 MINUTES AND 130 YARDS BETWEEN THEM AND GREATNESS LA6yback soccer 159 PREVIOUS PAGE: Taking a free kick, sophomore de¬ fender Rachel Smith prepares to set up another play. Smith started 18 of 19 games her first season. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL BOTTOM: Freshman Ra¬ chel Carlson attempts a shot against the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs. The Lady ' Backs won the game 2-0. BELOW: Senior midfielder Alison Harter fights off a Ten¬ nessee defender during the Lady ' Backs ' 1-1 tie against the Lady Vols in double over¬ time. RIGHT: Searching the field, freshman Camille Flores looks for a pass. Coach Henderson described Flores as sneaky quick and able to link into the attack very well. overall 2-0 1-2 3-0 2-0 0-1 6-0 1-0 1-0 5-0 1-2 2-0 0-1 TULSA MEMPHIS ORAL ROBERTS AUSTIN PEAY WESTERN MICHIGAN LOUISIANA TECH CENTENARY MISSOURI STATE JACKSONVILLE STATE MISSISSIPPI MISSISSIPPI STATE GEORGIA 160 mm The end of the soccer season meant the end of three seniors ' time at the UA, but instead of looking back, the team looked forward. Someone who planned on being part of that future was freshman Sam Bolton. After my first year as a Lady ' Back, I have learned that college ball is a completely different style of playing than in high school, she said. It ' s really challenging, but more fun at the same time. Assistant coach Ana Sanders was proud of the Lady ' Backs ' accomplishments. This past fall was a stepping stone for us, she said. We had an incredible team that was plagued by injuries, but in the face of adversity your true character shows and we had some individuals that rose to the challenge. Bolton viewed her teammates as family who inspired her during her time on the field. We all feed off of each other so well, and playing with all of the girls is such a blessing, she said. The team ' s ability to play well together helped them defeat Missouri State in overtime, a memorable competition for the freshman. It was such an amazing game and we played so well, Bolton said. For Sanders, one of her most memorable matchups this year did not result in a victory but a draw. Ending in a tie against No. 6 Tennessee at home was also an amazing game, she said. We went down 1-0 and battled back to tie it up 1-1. I don ' t think we have ever beaten or tied a ranked opponent, so in our minds, this was a great feat. When the lights went down on the soccer stadium senior night, the Lady ' Backs walked away with a record of 8-1 1-1 . Our overall conference record does not reflect the huge strides we made this year, and we are already looking forward to next fall, Sanders said. Bolton ' s goal for next year included a trip to the SEC tournament. We have a great team and should hopefully be able to do that, she said. The coaching staff already had players lined up to help the team achieve its goals in the upcoming season. We signed a couple big time players for 2008 and we are looking forward to them contributing as freshmen this fall, Sanders said. This team is right on the brink of greatness and I think next fall we will shine. 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 ALABAMA AUBURN KENTUCKY VANDERBILT FLORIDA SOUTH CAROLINA LSU rmrnm im AFTER YEARS ONTORTHE RAZORBACKS TAKE GREAT STRIDES TOWARD ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP ONLY TO LET THEIR SHOT AT VICTORY SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS. 142 ATHLETIC BY CLINT LINDER ntfWa. RUNNING FULL SPEED TOWARD SUCCESS WHEN A LAST MINUTE SLIP LEAVES SOME RAZOR BACKS STRAINING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE PACK RAZORBACK CROSS COUNTRY PREVIOUS PAGE: Freshman Michael Chinchar keeps up with the competition at the Chile Pepper Festival. Chinchar finished 43rd in the meet. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL FAR RIGHT: A Razorback runner keeps up with his op¬ ponent at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville. The team finished first overall at the meet. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL RIGHT: Scott MacPherson breaks away from the pack. MacPherson finished first in the Oct. 13 meet. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL BELOW: Runners speed from the starting line at the Chile Pepper Festival. About 400 runners from 85 colleges at¬ tended the festival. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN 1st place 1st place 3rd place 1st place 1st place 1st place 23rd place ARKANSAS DUELS MISSOURI SOUTHERN STAMPEDE COWBOY JAMBOREE CHILE PEPPER FESTIVAL SEC CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA REGIONALS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 164 ATHLETICS The many hills on the UA campus might have been a burden for some students, but those hills were just another part of the practice field for the UA men ' s cross country team. The hours of practice helped the team reach their goals of excellence in sports performance over the years. Winning was a tradition for the Razorbacks and the 2007 team was no exception to this rule. I chose to run cross country here at the UA because I wanted to run for a team that was consistently competitive, freshman Lane Boyer said, and because I felt that Arkansas gave me my best chance to do something great. The Razorback team began the season by finishing first in the Arkansas Duels in Fayetteville. The next major competition was the Missouri Southern Stampede, and again the team finished first. Leading the pack was junior Scott MacPherson, who came in first overall. This victory placed the Hogs fifth nationally. We went out ahead of the crowd and just settled in, MacPherson said. At about two miles, we broke away from the pack and it was myself, Tyler (Hill) and Shawn (Forrest), with a couple of runners from other schools. We were just really relaxed. It was a fun way to open up the season. It felt like a practice run for us. After finishing third at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, the team continued by finishing first at the Chile Pepper Festival hosted in Fayetteville. After two more first place finishes in the SEC Championships and NCAA South Central Regional Championships, the team looked to finish the season with their 12th national championship in 38 appearances. The victory marked the 18th consecutive first place victory in the South Central Region. That defi n itely helps, when everyone is calling the Hogs, senior Matt Munoz said about running in Fayetteville. It ' s very, very enjoyable, and we definitely can ' t lose at our own course. But it seemed they could lose on the road. Despite their history of strong performances at championships, the Hogs came in 23rd place at the NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana, summing up the season with a bit of a sour note. Even with a disappointing finish at the championship, the Razorbacks had a successful season. Seniors Shawn Forrest, Matt Munoz and Tyler Hill graduated after the season, but the team still had high hopes based on the performances of several underclassmen and a typically strong recruiting class. It ' s a great group of guys, Spanish major Chris Barnicle said. We trained hard throughout the whole season. We have a lot of guys coming back next year, so we should be strong. RAZORBACK CROSS COUNTRY COMING OFF A SUCCESSFUL SEASON, THE LADY ' BACK RUNNERS FOUGHTTO STAY AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION AND BRING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. 144 ATHLETIC BY CUNT UNDER PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN AND FIGHTING OFF THE COMPETITORS TO BE THE FIRST TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE LADYBACK CROSS COUNTRY 16 PREVIOUS PAGE: Keeping her stride, Denise Bargiachi covers some ground during the Chile Pepper Festival. Ar¬ kansas competed against SEC rivals like Auburn and LSU as well as old SWC rivals like Texas. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL FAR RIGHT: Sophomore run¬ ner Miranda Walker pushes ahead at the Chile Pepper Festival. Walker was the third Arkansas runner across the finish line at the meet with a time of 21:38. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN RIGHT: Leading the pack, members of the Lady ' Back cross country team race across the course at the annu¬ al Chile Pepper Festival. The Lady ' Backs finished second out of 15 teams. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL BELOW: Freshman Jillian Rosen joins her teammates in a Hog call before the Chile Pepper Festival on October 13. The race was one of the largest in Chile Pepper his¬ tory. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN , f j J JL m mhmi ft id H K 96W h mf- I 1 JVVH Vi 1st of 2 teams 1st of 14 teams 2nd of 15 teams 2nd of 41 teams 1st of 12 teams 1st of 15 teams 13th of 31 teams FAYETTEVILLE INVITATIONAL AZTEC INVITATIONAL BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONAL CHILE PEPPER FESTIVAL SEC CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA REGIONALS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 168 ATHLETICS Generally speaking, most people wouldn ' t consider running full speed for five or six thousand meters a good time. However, this was all in a day ' s work for the women of the Lady ' Back cross country team. The runners not only performed the feat but have performed it well for several years. Head coach Lance Harter ' s teams have established a tradition of winning at the UA. The 2007 runners continued this legacy by finishing first or second place in their first four competitions. Paced by freshmen CatherineWhiteandJillian Rosen, the Lady ' Back runners began the season by defeating Missouri Southern in the Fayetteville Invitational. A week later, the Lady ' Backs again came out on top, finishing first out of 14 teams in the Aztec Invitational. Using this momentum, Arkansas went into the Bill Dellinger Invitational full of confidence. They were rewarded with a second place finish, with first place going to the host, Oregon. Juniors Christine Kalmer and Jillian Rosen were the top finishers at the meet. The invitational was a major victory as they were competing against five other ranked schools, including Oregon. After their second place finish, Arkansas was ranked fourth nationally going into the 19th annual Chile Pepper Festival, hosted in Fayetteville. The Lady ' Backs were upset by Texas Tech, but still managed to come in second place out of 41 teams, including SEC rivals LSU, Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt and former SWC rivals Texas and Texas A M. We ' ve had the great front runners and the solid depth, Coach Harter said in a conference after the meet. As a coach, you want to see that every week. The runners made quick work of the next event, the SEC Championships, where they finished first. Arkansas was ranked 10th nationally going into the following meet, the NCAA South Central Regionals, but lost on their home court to Rice University. Despite this upset, the team was still primed to excel at the final event, the NCAA Championships. Despite record-setting performances at the championships, the Lady ' Backs came in 13th in the nation. Jillian Rose, who put on one of the greatest performances in team history, led the team at the NCAA Championships. Her . performance earned her All- America considerations. The team finished the season knowing they competed fiercely at every opportunity. While they had hoped for a first place finish, they were prepared to bounce back next year, as none of their key runners were leaving. I am very excited about the upcoming track season seeing that we have a lot of really good new girls and everybody has been training really hard, Christine Kalmer said. I think we are going to have a good track team next season. LADYBACK CROSS COUNTRY |6V THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS, THE LADY ' BACK VOLLEYBALL TEAM LEARNED TO STOP PLAYING INDIVIDUALLY AND START WORKING TOGETHER TO REACH VICTORY. BY ROSHUNNA HOWARD 171) iTHICTIK � !fc ATTACK AND GO IN FOR THE KILL: HOW THE LADYBACKS FOUND A WORKING STRATEGY TO OVERCOME THEIR GOLIATH PREVIOUS PAGE: Huddled together, the Lady ' Backs cel¬ ebrate their unexpected victo¬ ry over No. 5 ranked Florida. The Gators were previously undefeated. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL BOTTOM: Freshman Heather Royal and sophomore Kristen Seaton wait for a serve. The Lady ' Backs pulled off a ma¬ jor upset when they won 3-2 against Florida. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN RIGHT:Senior Arkansas play¬ ers Jessica Dorrell and Ashley Miller high five after a spike against the Tennessee Lady Vols. The Lady ' Backs won the match with a score of 3-2. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL BELOW: Catherine Fowler, sophomore middle back, signals to the team before a serve. The Lady ' Backs lost their rematch to the Tennessee Lady Vols 1-3. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL 1-3 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 2-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 GEORGIA TECH PITTSBURGH PEPPERDINE ORAL ROBERTS VIRGINIA TEMPLE NORFOLK STATE FRESNO STATE NORTHERN IOWA MISSISSIPPI LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE ALABAMA KENTUCKY ' l ATHLETICS Barnhill Arena was filled with the intense roar of an ecstatic crowd. The triumph was unexpected. They had accomplished something that only one other Lady ' Back volleyball team had done before. For the first time in 10 years, the team beat the University of Florida. Ridiculous was the only word that senior Ashley Miller used to describe the moment right after the Lady ' Backs beat the then-undefeated Florida Gators. The Lady ' Backs, who were just 2-6 at the time, had not defeated Florida since 1 997. The unexpected upset against the Gators, who were ranked No. 5, was a result of every member on the team having the same winning mentality, Miller said. Playing as a team instead of as individuals was one of the many challenges that captains jessica Dorrell, Kelli Cole and Ashley Miller attempted to improve during the 2007-2008 season. The team ' s biggest struggle was ourselves, Miller said, because we could not find strategies to win. Before and during the season, the team practiced about three hours followed by one to two hours of weight lifting each day, equaling to about 35 hours a week dedicated solely to volleyball. The season began well, with Arkansas holding a record of 6-1, but the team quickly faced eight straight losses. They then recovered by winning four of the five games to follow, which included the victory against Florida. But despite a less- than-perfect season, head coach Chris Poole remained determined to keep the team in positive spirits. [Poole] kept us motivated on and off of the court, Miller said. Though the team did not have a winning season, the Lady ' Backs still managed to set records and received numerous honors. Senior Jessica Dorrell had back- to-back tournament MVP honors, earned selection in the ESPN Academic All-District second team and was selected twice as SEC Player of the Week. Ashley Miller was also recognized as SEC Player of the Week. She set a new Arkansas record with 1,693 career digs against Kansas State and finished the season with a record of 570 digs and a career record of 2,126. Other accomplishments included freshman Sarah Freudenrich being honored by the SEC with all¬ freshman team selection, sophomore Catherine Fowler earning an all-tournament team honor at the Jefferson Cup and junior Christina Lawrence playing on both all¬ tournament teams. Though three seniors graduated, their awards and incoming set of upperclassmen left the Lady ' Back volleyball team with the potential to reestablish themselves. j. 3-2 3-2 2-3 3-2 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 2-3 0-3 3-1 3-2 1-3 2-3 2-3 ' NNESSEE GEORGIA AUBURN FLORIDA SOUTH CAROLINA LSU MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI STATE SOUTH CAROLINA FLORIDA AUBURN GEORGIA TENNESSEE KENTUCKY CONNECTICUT VALLEML | y WINS LEAVE AN IMPRESSION IN THE RECORD BOOKS WITH MORE GIRLS AND TALENTTHAN EVER BEFORE, THE TEAM RACED THEIR WAYTO A SEVENTH PLACE FINISH AT THESE 1 CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUNDING OUTTHEIR BEST SEASON EVER. BY ROSHUNNA HOWAP AM PREVIOUS PAGE: Freshman Shara Sutphen rests after competing in the freestyle. Sutphen ' s best time in the 200 freestyle was 1:56.68 minutes against Mizzou. PHOTOS: VANCE GREEN BELOW: Twisting her body through the air, junior Madi¬ son Palmer dives in the plat¬ form competition. Palmer held the school record in the one-meter dive (dual) with a score of 318.83. BOTTOM: Speeding through the water, senior Tifanie Silver competes in the backstroke. Silver ' s best time in the 100 backstroke was 59.61 sec¬ onds and 2:08.90 minutes in the 200 backstroke. RIGHT: Getting pumped up before a meet, senior Tifanie Silver runs through a tunnel formed by her teammates. The Lady ' Backs placed seventh at the SEC Championships, the best finish in the program ' s history. 127-168 210-90 167-130 176-121 150.5-149.5 86-114 151-149 247-53 195-38 113-182 106-194 7th place 35th place out off GEORGIA NORTH TEXAS DENVER UTAH KANSAS FLORIDA MISSOURI MISSOURI STATE VANDERBILT AUBURN FLORIDA STATE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP | 6 ATHLETICS The only sound that she heard was the low rumble of the water and her own gasps for breath. As soon as she got her head above the water, she plunged back down beneath the surface. Her entire small-framed body was shivering and all she wanted to do was release the burning pressure from her lungs. When she emerged again, she heard the mass of onlookers roaring with excitement, because butterfly swimmer Katie Kastes had just placed ninth in the NCAA Championship. As a member of the Lady ' Back swimming and diving team, Kastes ' first year at Arkansas was spent receiving distinguished achievements like winning two All-American honors, turning in the best finish of any Arkansas swimmer in the NCAA Championship and qualifying for the 2008 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving All-Freshman Team. I told the coaches that I would be ranked one of the top three in the SEC 200 butterfly, Kastes said, and I reached that and every other goal I set for the season. As a freshman [Kastes] was remarkable, head coach Jeff Poppell said. She was named SEC Freshman of the Week during the first week of the season. I was shocked, Kastes said of her achievement. Half of the team, including Kastes, were newcomers that included state champions, all-Americans and U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers. We had a very young team, but the swimmers improved dramatically throughout the year, Poppell said. The team had a totally different look and dynamic than in the past, plus a lot more bodies and a lot more talent. Kastes was not the only freshman to make a splash in the record books during the season. Erica Totten won three medals at the Southeast Asian Games and broke the Philippines ' national record in the butterfly in December. The team ' s upperclassmen also created waves throughout the season. Juniors Madison Palmer and Stephanie Carr gained notable accolades. Palmer was named SEC Diver of the Week twice, while Carr led the Lady ' Backs with two wins during the meet against Vanderbilt, earning her a time of 9:54.08, the best of the season. Seniors Tifanie Silver, Katie McGraw and Emily Gregory were recognized during the last home meet at the Arkansas Natatorium in honor of their achievements during their career. The Lady Razorbacks completed the season with a 7-4 overall record and an SEC record of 1-3. Arkansas produced its best finish ever, placing seventh. I can ' t think of a better way to end the season, Poppell said. WITH A NEW COACH AND A NEW MINDSET, THE LADY ' BACKS SHOCKED FANS WITH THEIR EXPLOSIVE SEASON START BUT A CRIPPLING INJURYWOULD BRING THEIR CINDERELLA STORY CRASHING TO A HALT BY CLINT UNDER 178 ATHLETICS HOWTO GAIN THE MOMENTUM FORA BREATH¬ TAKING SEASON AND SUDDENLY LOSE YOUR STEP IN THE RUN TOWARD GLORY UMM AMALL | IJ PREVIOUS PAGE: Reaching for the block, junior guard Ayana Brereton defends the home goal from the Auburn Tigers. Brereton led the team during the Feb. 10 game with 14 points. RIGHT: Fighting through de¬ fenders, senior guard Brittney Vaughn takes the ball to the basket. Vaughn was named Associated Press All-SEC hon¬ orable mention. FAR RIGHT: Seeing an op¬ portunity, junior point guard Whitney Jones takes a shot against two Vanderbilt de¬ fenders. Jones ended the sea¬ son as team leader in steals. BELOW: Watching from the bench, freshman point guard Ashlea Williams sits out the game against Vanderbilt. Wil¬ liams was forced to remain on the sidelines after sustaining a concussion during the March 2 matchup against Auburn. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL 87-60 72-49 61-48 69-52 77-51 65-44 66-53 79-63 89-62 59-43 74-59 91-66 62-49 71-6L LIPSCOMB JACKSON STATE AUSTIN PEAY TULSA GEORGIA SOUTHERN NEW ORLEANS MISSOURI CLEMSON SAM HOUSTON STATE NORTHWESTERN STATE ST. LOUIS MEMPHIS DELAWARE MARQUE 1 mu mm The Lady ' Back basketball team ' s season changed in one moment. Nobody saw it coming. Senior superstar Lauren Ervin went down late in the second half in a game against LSU due to a collegiate-career-ending torn ACL. It was the catalyst for ending Arkansas ' Cinderella run to glory. The girls had hammered a good Texas Tech team 80- 57 only five days earlier to improve to an improbable 15-0 record and a No. 25 ranking, before disaster met them against LSU. The Lady ' Backs were hosting the 1 1th ranked Tigers and were looking for a pivotal upset that would truly vault them into the national spotlight as a force to be reckoned with. The team was being led by first year coach, Tom Collen, as well as seniors Brittany Vaughn, Sarah Pfeife r and future WNBA third round draftee Lauren Ervin. Collen had returned to Arkansas after a 10-year hiatus with a mindset of rebuilding, since the program had failed to reach the NCAA Tournament for the past several years. However, after the astounding start to the season, the team was leaps and bounds above expectations. We looked like a Sweet Sixteen team after the Tech win, Collen said. Everything went right in that game. Losing Lauren, though, was too much of a blow to recover from. We were on top of the mountain before then, but then we were thrown down into the valley. We spent the rest of the season trying to climb back up the mountain. While Ervin ' s season was done, the show had to go on for the rest of the team. The two remaining seniors continued to dedicate themselves to improving and several others stepped up their level of play once given the opportunity. And although they struggled mightily toward the end of the season, Collen believed that the foundation was laid for future success. I think, as a team, we found some diamonds in the rough this season, he said. We found some unexpected leaders among our girls. We will continue to improve and raise expectations for the upcoming season. We will be young and inexperienced, but also energetic and full of needed enthusiasm. The players were also determined to improve upon last year ' s record. Every scholarship player planned to stay at the UA during the summer to improve their skills and take classes. Their difficulties at the end of the season only made them want to push themselves further. I wasn ' t very pleased, and I ' m pretty sure no one was pleased with how this season ended, Whitney Jones, a kinesiology major, s aid. But we have to put it behind us and use it as motivation to work even harder for next season. ttx.v ' „ 54-76 55-63 63-49 74-92 5 5-98 56-42 50-59 58-72 68-73 73-75 50-63 56-59 46-83 57-74 51-73 as TECH LSU MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA FLORIDA TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI STATE SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA AUBURN FLORIDA VANDERBILT KENTUCKY LSU AUBURN AUBURN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP LADYBACK BASKETBALL |{j| A FEELING OF FAMILY AND SOME SERIOUS TALENT CAME TOGETHER TO PRODUCETHE MOST AMAZING SEASON IN SCHOOL HISTORY AS THE GYM ' BACKS FORGED A PATH ALL THE WAY TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. BY LEANNA PAYTON |jj2 A1HIETKS HOW TWELVE GIRLS BECAME A FIGHTING FORCE AND B L ASTE D THROUGH THE COMPETITION TO SECURE THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY GYMBACKS 195.95-196.775 ALABAMA 1st place 196.625-196.75 196.075-194.725 UCLA OKLAHOMA MICHIGAN STATE PREVIOUS PAGE: Raising her arms in victory, senior Emily Peacock salutes the crowd. Peacock was one of the most highly-recruited gymnasts in her class when she came to the UA in 2004. RIGHT: Flying through the air, sophomore Amy DeFilippo performs on the beam in Barn¬ hill Arena. DeFilippo, along with sophomore Michelle Stout, was honored with the Dana McQuillin Coaches Award for the year. FAR RIGHT: Freshman Stacy Bartlett sticks her finish after a routine on the beam. Bartlett, who was the lone freshman on the team, delivered at the SEC Championship with a score of 9.8. BELOW: Cheering on their teammate, the Gym ' Backs yell and scream. In 2008, the team earned a NCAA ap¬ pearance for the second time in six seasons. PHOTOS: VANCE GREEN 195.675-195.175 196.425-195.95 KENTUCKY AUBURN 195.95-197.9 GEORGIA 195.3-195.9 195.250-194.652 195.75-196.7 LSU PENN STATE FLORIDA 184 ATHLETICS A lot of teams put up a front and act like they are friends when they really aren ' t, freshman Molly Lewis said. But not Arkansas—we truly care about each other. This close bond helped the women of the Gym ' Backs blaze a trail to the best season in program history. Arkansas had a record-setting season, with their second trip to the NCAA Championship and the school ' s first two all-Americans. The close-knit team provided each other much-needed supportontheroadto victory. Lewis said everyone on the team was different and their personalities made it easy to make friends with one another. Outside of practices and meets, the Gym ' Backs spent time socializing with one another. Most of us lived in the Quads together so we were always hanging out in each other ' s rooms, Lewis said. The team also enjoyed going to sporting events together, such as football and baseball games. Although they had fun together, the gymnasts also put in many hours of hard work. Lewis said the hardest part was time management. The team practiced 20 hours per week, took 15 hours of classes and put in time at study hall on top of their meets between the months of January and April. Lewis said the one thing that kept her and other teammates going were their weekly goals, whether it had to do with conditioning or rankings. It all pays off in the end, she said. Evidence of their long hours and hard work showed when the Gym ' Backs finished sixth in the SEC Championships and took second place at the NCAA regionals in Minneapolis, Minn. Freshman Stacy Bartlett, a hospitality management major, said her favorite memory of the year was the team ' s performance in Minneapolis, where they hit every routine perfectly. It gave me chills to see us do that well, she said. Rene Cook, co-head coach for Arkansas, had chills as well. What a thriller, she said after the meet. We were on fire tonight, and I think we stuck more landings tonight than we have all season. We fought all year and finished strong and now we ' re going to nationals. The llth-ranked Gym ' Backs went on to compete in the national championship, in what proved to be a victorious ending to an already stellar season. The team finished the championship in tenth place, a program best. We couldn ' t have asked for a more complete season, said Mark Cook, co-head coach for the Gym ' Backs, in a press release. We set some lofty goals but we were able to reach most of them and our success in 2008 has just increased our fire for next season. !nd place 5th place 4th place CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GYMBACKS 1JJ5 RETURNING FROM A DISAPPOINTING SEASON THE YEAR BEFORE, SIX NEWCOMERS TO THE FIELD ANDTHE RETURN OF SENIOR LEADERS PROVIDED FANS WITH HIGH HOPES FOR A SEASON THAT WAS ABOVE PAR. BY ROSHUNNA HOWARD 186 ATHLETICS BRINGING IN SOME FRESH MEAT: HOW THE ARRIVAL OF NEW RAZORBACKS ON THE GREEN REVIVED A TEAM STUCK IN A SAND TRAP rarorar 157 PREVIOUS PAGE: Looking up, junior Jason Turner keeps his eye on the ball. Turner was third on the team for the sea¬ son with a 74.63 scoring aver¬ age and won the title at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate. RIGHT: Watching the ball fly, Sam Chavez rests for a mo¬ ment. Chavez, a student from Hillsbourough, Calif., was named to the 2008 Southeast¬ ern Conference All-Freshman Team in May of 2008. FAR RIGHT: Concentrating, sophomore David Lingmerth kicks up sand. The Sweden native appeared in all 11 UA events and was second on the team for the 2007-2008 sea¬ son with a 73.27 average. PHOTOS: COURTESY 2nd place 4th place 2nd place 3rd place 12th place 8th place GOPHER INVITATIONAL WOLF RUN INTERCOLLEGIATE FIGHTING IRISH GRIDIRON GOLF CLASSIC OKLAHOMA INTERCOLLEGIATE UNCG BRIDGESTONE COLLEGIATE JOHN A. BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE 188 ATHLETICS After a disappointing 2006-2007 season, the standards were high for the men of the ' 08 Razorback golf team after the arrival of six new members. The new golfers included four freshmen and sophomore transfers David Lingmerth and Jamie Marshall. [This group] wants to be here at Arkansas and that ' s huge for us because that ' s what I look for, Head Coac h Brad McMakin said. The Razorbacks teed off the season at the Gopher Invitational, placing second with three players ranked in the top 15. This strong showing was followed by another second place finish at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic. In addition to the early team successes, individual golfers showed their skills in competitions such as the Dixie Amateur championship. Lingmerth won the Dixie Amateur title against Germany ' s Stephan Gross in a four-hole sudden death playoff. Sam Chavez and Alan Lee joined Lingmerth at the tournament and finished tied with one other golfer for 2 1 st. The spring season opener took place in Hawaii at the 32-annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate followed by the Callaway Invitational. The team was led by junior Andrew Landry, who finished fifth in individual standings. Landry, a Texas native, was named to Golf World magazine ' s Top 50 Male Players to Watc h list. He did not disappoint throughout the season, earning second-team All-SEC honors for the second time. I look for him to win two or three times this year because he is always in the top 10, McMakin said on hogwi red.com. Landry and freshman Sam Chavez joined sophomore David Lingmerth and juniors Will Osborne and Jason Turner as the starting lineup. The lineup proved highly effective, bringing home a first place finish at the Border Olympics and finishing no lower than fourth each time the group played together. This is definitely one of the best groups of talented young players I ' ve seen, McMakin said. The Razorbacks ' success on the links continued, with high finishes at the next two meets and a 12th place finish at the SEC Championship. Landry was among a group of seven golfers that shared a 15th-place finish at the event. The Razorbacks hoped to continue their success with a bid to the NCAA tournament, but the season came to an end with a tie for 19th place at the NCAA Central Regional. Nonetheless McMakin ' s main goal for the season was fulfilled with the trip to the regional competition. [Qualifying for an NCAA Regional] is a must this year, he said before the season began. I don ' t think we ' ll have a problem with it. t .„ 4th place 1st place 4th place 3rd place 12th place Tied for 19th place ' -‘•ILAWAY INVITATIONAL BORDER OLYMPICS DUCK INVITATIONAL MIZZ0U INTERCOLLEGIATE SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL wmmm m; MORE STROKE CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE ANEW COACH AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP DRIVE THE LADY ' BACK LINKERS TO A F INISH THAT MAKE HISTORY v-v ; ■ PREVIOUS PAGE: Gazing down the course, freshman Kelli Shean balances on the green. Prior to joining the team, Shean secured a sev¬ enth place finish at the World Team Amateur Champion¬ ship. RIGHT: Carrying a swing through, sophomore Alex Schulte watches her ball fly. Schulte, a Broken Arrow, Okla., native, tied for 30th at the SEC Championship in April 2008. FAR RIGHT: Squinting, Stacy Lewis gauges a shot. The ju¬ nior was the top player at the 2008 West Regional and SEC competitions and was named the SEC Player of the Year. BELOW: Walking together, Stacy Lewis, Lucy Nunn and Tanica van As smile. Both Lewis and Nunn were sent on to the 2008 NCAA Champi¬ onship along with three other Lady ' Back golfers. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF UA MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE w METIS What started out as a stormy season soon turned to sunny results, as skilled players and a change in leadership led the Lady ' Backs throughout a season of turbulent and changing weather. Warm and humid conditions, along with dark skies and rain showers set the atmosphere for the premier of Arkansas senior Stacy Lewis and junior Kristin Ingram at the U.S. Women ' s Amateur competition. The championship was held August 6-12 in Carmel, Ind. The Lady ' Backs did well, but the competition proved to be too much against Ingram and Lewis after two close battles against some of the top players in the nation. There was a possibility of more storms ahead for the Lady ' Backs, as Shauna Estes-Taylor replaced Kelley Hester as head coach. Coaching changes can usually mean a year of adjustments, but the Lady ' Back Linksters had little trouble with the switch and received their third bid in four seasons to the NCAA Championship. At the beginning of the year, we listed our team goals, Estes-Taylor said, and one of those was to finish in the top 10 at the National Championship. We prepared for and played every tournament all year with that goal in mind, and here we are. Whether the skies were clear or cloudy throughout the season, the Lady ' Backs shot their way to success, with top five finishes in all but one of their tournaments. Weather became a problem once again at the SEC Women ' s Golf Championship in Loudon, Tenn., when rain resulted in a delayed tee time. But the delay had no effect on the Linksters ' performance. Arkansas finished second overall, in what was the program ' s best finish in school history. Much of the Lady ' Backs ' success was a result of 2007 NCAA national champion Stacy Lewis, who, according to the ladybacks.com Web site, was the most decorated golfer in Lady Razorback history. Lewis led her teammates to success and was the nation ' s second- ranked player. However, the rest of the Linksters put up solid performances all season as well, with junior Lucy Nunn averaging 75.97 strokes per round, trailing only Lewis. Nunn and sophomore Tanica van As reached their career best at the Mercedes-Benz competition, while Ingram stepped up at the NCAA Regionals to help the Lady ' Backs punch their ticket to the NCAA Championship. This is a young team, but we have a lot of talent on the golf course, Estes-Taylor said. I ' m excited to watch their faces and emotions for the first time. The national championship is such a great experience. 4th place COL 4th place A RAWLS LONGHORN CLASSIC LIZ MURPHEY COLLEGIATE CLASSIC BRYAN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2nd pi C CHAMPI ace tied for 5th place 8th place NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP mm mrm REASONS TO COME OUT SWINGING AN ALMOST $3 MILLION RENOVATION Of THE GEORGE M. BILLINGSLEY TENNIS CENTER GIVES THE RAZORBACKS A NEW SPIN ON THE GAME. BY ROSHUNNA HOWAP PREVIOUS PAGE: With his eyes on the ball, junior Blake Strode prepares to send it slamming into his opponent ' s territory. Strode was ranked as high as No. 43 by the Inter¬ collegiate Tennis Association. RIGHT: Senior Colin Mascall and junior Blake Strode com¬ pete in the SEC Champion¬ ships at the newly dedicated George Billingsley Tennis Cen¬ ter. The existing facility was expanded and renovated at a cost of $2.8 million. FAR RIGHT: Grimacing, fresh¬ man Matt Hogan concentrates on sending the ball back to his opponent. Hogan was defeat¬ ed in the SEC Championship by Vanderbilt ' s Vijay Paul. BELOW: Lunging for the ball, junior Colin Mascall returns a shot from Vanderbilt ' s Nick Cromydas during the SEC Championships. Cromydas defeated Mascall with scores of 6-4 and 6-3. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL 3-4 0-7 7-0 7-0 6-1 4-3 7-0 3-4 4-3 1-6 5-2 2-5 2-4 4-3 FRESNO STATE TEXAS LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE SEMINOLE COLLEGE WICHITA STATE PURDUE COWLEY COUNTY CC TULSA OKLAHOMA WASHINGTON PORTLAND AUBURN ALABAMA VANDERBILT 196 athletics The ball collided with the strings. It soared over the mass of net positioned in the middle of the court, just missing the opposing man ' s racquet and colliding with the green expanse under his feet. One, love. Big changes were underway for the men of the Arkansas tennis team. Their facilities received $2.8 million worth of expansions and renovations, creating a unique facility that combined the outdoor courts of the Billingsley Center with the indoor courts of the Dills Indoor Stadium. The center was renamed the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center, and saw its first play action two days later, when Arkansas played host to the SEC Men ' s Championship. The Razorbacks broke in the new court with a tough matchup in the tournament against Vanderbilt but ended up falling to the Commodores with a score of 4-3. That was a good, good college tennis match, head coach Robert Cox said. It was awesome. There was good college spirit on both sides. The Netters ' tennis season opened with good spirit as well, with wins in the first five matches of competition at the Navy International in Annapolis, Md. We finished very strong and played our best tennis of the weekend today, so it was a good start to the fall season for us, Cox said after the competition. Cox, who had coached 21 seasons at the UA, was known for believing certain things work and made it clear to all of the team exactly what he expected, according to junior playmaker Blake Strode. Cox had sets of eight or nine phrases or philosophies that he drilled the team with at every practice. Phrases such as, Don ' t try to hit a winner, let it turn out to be a winner, or Your regular stuff is good enough could be heard echoing in the tennis center. Cox ' s philosophies helped the Razorbacks to a No. 46 ranking as they entered the SEC Tournament. And team leaders like Strode and freshman Chris Nott rallied to make the battle a close one. But the match ended up going to the Commodores, leaving the Netters to wait to hear if they would move into the NCAA Tournament. We needed that win to keep playing, Cox said. Now we ' re probably on the bubble and it will be up to a committee. But whether they advanced or not, Cox kept his players in a winning mindset. Strode said their coach always told them, Each match is like playing a final in a tournament. Kentucky 0-7 0-7 2-5 3-4 1-6 4-3 5-2 2-5 3-4 HAWAII TENNESSEE GEORGIA FLORIDA SOUTH CAROLINA OLE MISS MISSISSIPPI STATE UMKC LSU VANDERBILT SEC CHAMPIONSHIP RAZORBACK TENNIS 19 NATIONALITIES BECOME ONE FAMILY TO SHAPE AN UNFORGETTABLE SEASON A combination OF INDIVIDUAL TALENT AND TEAM UNITY EARN THE LADY ' BACKS A TOP RANK IN THE NATION. BY LEANNA PAYTON PREVIOUS PAGE: Staring down her opponent, junior Ela Kaluder intently waits for the serve. Kaluder was ranked No. 25 until an injury kept her from advancing. PHOTO: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT BELOW: Reaching long and hard, junior Aurelija Mise- viciute strikes the ball back towards her opponent. Mise- viciute was No. 1 in the nation and broke the 1981 record for the most single wins in Lady ' Back history. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL RIGHT: Senior Mayori Franco jumps high to serve the ball. Franco and partner Nanar Ai¬ rapetian finished the season at No. 36 according to FILA Collegiate Tennis Rankings. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL BOTTOM: Assistant coach Jeroen Joling gives senior Au¬ drey Bordeleau pre-game ad¬ vice. Bordeleau finished the season with a 15-7 record. PHOTO: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT 1 5-2 6-1 7-0 5-2 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 5-1 6-1 5-2 3-4 7-0 5-2 BRIGHAM YOUNG UTAH MISSOURI KANSAS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UCLA FRESNO STATE WILLIAM MARY N.C. STATE LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE TULSA AUBURN ALABAMA VANDERBILT 2Q0 ATHLETICS Jfc? 6-1 4-3 2-5 5-2 ' TUCKY TENNESSEE GEORGIA FLORIDA SOUTH CAROLINA She felt the eyes moving over her, sizing her up. Resting for a moment on the black swimsuit cover-up that was now a makeshift skirt, and the plain red T- shirt she got on sale for $5.99. She bounced the ball a time or two on the court, listening to its soft thumps. She may not have been wearing the Lady ' Back uniform, but senior Aurelija Miseviciute was going to make sure her opponents remembered the day they played Arkansas. She bounced the ball one more time and sent it smashing over the net. It was only the second time in school history the Lady ' Backs had made it to the National Women ' s Indoor Championships in Wisconsin. But after their luggage got lost in a snowstorm, they found themselves without their Arkansas uniforms. So the team made a quick shopping trip to Wal-Mart to scrounge up some last- minute outfits. But shopping on the road was nothing new for the Lady ' Backs, who, according to head coach Michael Hegarty, had probably been to half the malls in America. He said one of his team ' s favorite activities was what he called road shopping. This was definitely the most enjoyable team I ' ve ever had at Arkansas, Hegarty said. There was personality and leadership—a great combination. While they were high-spirited, the Lady ' Backs ' hard work and dedication made them one of the best teams Arkansas had seen in years. They were nationally ranked at No. 16, held the best SEC record the program had ever seen, won the SEC Western Division Championship and were ranked at No. 3 in the NCAA tournament. They also had all six starters ranked nationally during the season, with junior Aurelija Miseviciute named No. 1. The nine Lady ' Backs credited their success to the close bond they shared as a team. I felt so lucky to have such good teammates that were supportive and always there for me, senior Audrey Bordeleau said. We love each other and that ' s part of why we had such an amazing season. The teammates all agreed that they had grown to feel like a tight-knit family, with their own shared stories and jokes. It ' s fun that eight girls out of the nine are foreigners, including myself, Bordeleau said. And we have had some very funny miscommunication problems that are now memorable inside jokes. In addition to the laughs and inside jokes, the family faced a lot of hard work and some disappointments along the way. The toughest challenge according to Hegarty was the Lady ' Backs heart-breakingly close loss to Florida. The Gators were a mere one percent better than the UA at the end of the night. You go through hard times during a season, Bordeleau said, but the hard work and all the pain is worth it for the success. wrai mi STRIKES MARK THE END OF A GRAND SLAM COMEBACK A LATE SEASON SURGE BROUGHT FANS TO THEIR FEET AS THE DIAMOND HOGS OVERCAME POWERHOUSE OPPONENTS, ONLY TO DROP THE BALL IN THE LAST SERIES OF THE YEAR. 9 9 - 4 . 5 - 4 . 7-3 2-1 9-8 7-15 8-6 13 - 1 . 20-4 14 - 5 . 17 - 2 . 10-4 5-6 4-7 5 - 1 . 11 - 15 . 2-13 1 - 6 . 9-4 7 - 8 . 14 - 13 . 2-4 9 - 0 . 1-5 5 - 6 . 2 - 6 . 7-6 4 - 2 . 2 - 9 £ WRIGHT ST. KANSAS LA TECH TEXAS A M OHIO ST. S. DAKOTA ST. SIENA ARIZONA GEORGIA NEBRASKA LSU CENTENARY VANDERBILT MISS ST. MISS VALLH PREVIOUS PAGE: Pitching hard, junior Justin Wells aims towards home plate. New to the UA team in the 2008 sea¬ son, Wells previously played for Texarkana College. RIGHT: Sliding to the base, Tim Smalling almost makes it. The team did not go to the SEC tournament for the first time since 2001, missing it by only half a game. FAR RIGHT: Celebrating a win, juniors Scott Lyons and Ryan Cistema, and freshman Scott Wilkins high five each other. Wilkins hit a solo home run during the Western Illinois game on May 19. BELOW: Making a connec¬ tion with his bat, Andrew Darr sends the ball flying. The Razorback baseball team finished up the season with a 34-22 record. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL ' 204 Freshman Jacob House swayed his bat in the batters box and dug in with his cleats. He patiently waited for the pitch as the South Carolina pitcher came set. The scoreboard read 1 1-9 in the bottom of the ninth at Baum stadium on a May evening. Three Hogs stood prowling around the other bases, waiting with anticipation for the chance to pull off a comeback for the ages. The crowd collectively sucked in its breath as the first pitch was delivered from the Gamecock righthander. Ball one. A low curveball. House, who was pinch hitting for the veteran Sean Jones, got set again with his hitter ' s count at 1 -0. ft The pitcher came set and slightly glanced around at the other runners, but his only focus was House, the final out that stood in the way of a Gamecock victory. The pitcher decided to fire a fastball, but House ripped into it with all of his might, slamming it over the right field fence for a game-winning walk-off grand slam. The team members piled on top of their hero as he crossed home plate, giving the Diamond Hogs a memorable 12- 1 1 victory. That was big for us, head coach Dave Van Horn said. We really needed that one and the guys kept chipping away and chipping away. I couldn ' t be more proud. The Hogs went on to sweep the remaining two games of the three game series versus the No. 13 South Carolina team and kept their SEC tournament hopes alive. In a season full of underachievements and shortcomings, the Razorbacks elated fans with their level of play toward the end of the year. All season the players showed potential, but luck was rarely on their side and the inexperience of the team caused some games to result in Ls instead of Ws. However, in spite of all of that, the Hogs never lost faith and continued to believe that it would make the SEC tournament and further along in the playoffs. The sweep of South Carolina combined with series wins over rivals Tennessee, Florida and notorious baseball powerhouse Ole Miss gave the club hope for a miraculous playoff run. Unfortunately, in perhaps an epitome of the team ' s struggles throughout the season, the Hogs failed to clinch a spot in the SEC tournament by losing the final series of the year to the less talented Mississippi State squad. By only winning one of the three games in the series, the team was left on the outside looking in by a margin of .5 games. You have to give credit to the guys, Coach Van Horn said after the final SEC game. They hung in there today. They could have rolled over, but kept fighting and that ' s all I can ask. 5 - 4 . 10-12 4 - 9 . 2-12 2 - 1 . 1 - 6 . 10-4 9-1 5 - 4 . 5 - 4 . 6-7 9 - 2 . 7-1 4 - 12 . 7 - 11 . 6 - 77 . 5-4 12 - 11 . 6 - 3 . 4-2 5 - 6 . 5 - 6 . 15-10 12-6 AUBURN ORAL ROBERTS FLORIDA ALCOM ST. TENNESSEE N. COLORADO OLE MISS MISSOURI ST. ALABAMA S. CAROLINA MISS ST. W. ILLINOIS mm Mi, BASES SHOW TH E PATH TO A SUCCESSFUL HOME RUN A ' DISMAL FINISH IN THE PREVIOUS SEASO PROMPTED THE LADY ' BACK? JO PRACTICE COUNTLESS HOURS IN AN EFFORT TH AT LEE ■ Hfl m THEM ALL-THE REGIONALS ii BY CLINT LINDER PREVIOUS PAGE: Urging Dayna Huckabee to join their circle ; the Lady ' Backs cheer each other on. The team fin¬ ished up the season with a record of 37-29. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN RIGHT: Sliding to the plate, junior Kayla Johnson foils the other team ' s attempts. Johnson held a 2008 season record for runs at 46 and was named to the all-tournament team at the Metrodome Classic. PHOTO: VANCE GREEN FAR RIGHT: Running hard, freshman Lauren Iverson keeps her eyes on her desti¬ nation. Prior to starting her career at UA, Iverson earned first-team all-state honors in Oklahoma. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL BELOW: Winding up, fresh¬ man and Kansas native Kim Jones gets ready to send the ball to the batter. Jones ac¬ quired her first SEC win as a freshman in April 2008. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL 4 - 5 . 3 - 2 . 0-4 12 - 2 . 4-1 0 - 1 . 1 - 3 . 2-7 6 - 9 . 3-5 5 - 2 . 2 - 11 . 2-4 4-0 1-2 1 - 3 . 1 - 13 . 1-3 3 - 0 . 6-0 0-3 3 - 2.24 SOUTH CAROLINA INDIANDA STATE FLORIDA AUBURN TENNESSEE OKLAHOMA STATE TULSA GEORGIA LOUISIANA-MONROE TEXAS A M-CORPUS CHRISTI OKLAHO m metis A distant ding resonates throughout the hills of the UA campus. A momentary pause, and then another ding. The rhythmic hitting of the aluminum bats against softballs could be heard carrying across campus from Lady ' Back Yard throughout the spring. The Lady Razorback softball team practiced continuously to reach the playoffs in 2008. With sweat pouring down their batting helmets, the players worked to improve upon an underperformed 2007 season in which the team failed to make the playoffs and sustained a dismal record against ranked opponents. Countless hours spent in the batting cage alongside Razorback Road helped pave the way to important victories over Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi State that eventually led to a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla. After defeating Tulsa 7-5 in the first round of the regionals, the Lady ' Backs lost to host No. 7 Oklahoma and Oregon to end their season at 37-29. The loss to Oklahoma was particularly heartbreaking. Arkansas lost in 11 innings 6-5 when a Sooner player hit a home run after the Lady ' Backs had fought back in the seventh to tie the score at 5-5. Then later the same evening, the team had to face a gritty Oregon team that jumped out to an early 3-0 lead that it never relinquished. I want to first off express how proud I am of this ball club, said head coach Jamie Pinkerton following the season ending loss. This team was emotionally spent and after the first inning they did a heck of a job to come out and play. This bunch always has a way of fighting till the last out. The noticeable improvement upon the previous year left the players feeling good about the season as well as optimistic about the 2009 season, which would include a new stadium near the Lady ' Back soccer field. This season was a great improvement from last year, junior Sandra Smith said. We all really focused on everything we needed to work on. Every one of my teammates worked very hard and this year it finally paid off. If my teammates and I continue to stay focused, work extremely hard and pick each other up in our moments of need, this program will continue to go farther each year. Similar sentiments were felt by the senior pitcher, Katy Henry. This year was a good year for us, said Henry, a secondary education major who pitched 13.1 innings of two earned runs during the final two games. We had some upsets that no one expected. I was real happy with the way we played, and I think we had a pretty good season overall. Next year should be good as well and I ' ll be happy to come back next year and sit in the stands and see if they can get back here. i 3-0.14-1 0-4.0-3 3-2.0-8.1-6 0-4.6-8.0-4 2-5.9-1 3-1.1-9.7-6 7-5.5-6.0-3 Kentucky Alabama Mississippi lsu Missouri state Mississippi state ncaa regional MALL IN A SEASON OFTHRILLING HIGHS AND DISAPPOINTING LOWS,THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARKANSAS TRACK TEAMS PUSHEDTHEIR BOUNDARIES TO ACHIEVE TEAM VICTORY AND INDIVIDUAL FAME. BY ROSHUNNA HOWARD i!IO mm PACE IS THE TRICK TO HOLDING ONTO THE LEAD AND MAKING A RUN FOR THE GOLD mrnmwmmrm mi 1st place 6th place 1st place SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 2 ATHLETICS PREVIOUS PAGE: Launching his body through the air, ju¬ nior Daniel Quinn sets a per¬ sonal record in the long jump at the John McDonnell Invita¬ tional. Quinn ' s leap of 25-4.5 ranked second in the SEC and seventh in the nation. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL RIGHT: Ready at the starting blocks, junior J-Mee Samuels prepares to face off his op¬ ponents at the SEC Indoor Championship. Samuels was one of Arkansas ' top point scorers at the meet. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL FAR RIGHT: Arcing over the bar, sophomore Alain Bailey puts points on the board for Arkansas at the SEC Indoor Championship. Bailey took third place in the high jump and first in the long jump. PHOTO: NICK CARTER BELOW: At the starting line, a Razorback runner takes on other SEC competitors at the John McDonnell Invitational. Arkansas had a successful run at the meet, securing a slew of qualifying marks. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL r rn “ It began with the sound of a gunshot. The pack of bodies became colored blurs as they raced by. The runner ignored the crushing pain in his lungs and the sweat tracing down his neck, pounding his way down the track. As he sped to the finish, he heard the fans break into cheers. Arkansas runner James Strang had won the 5,000-meter race and clinched yet another championship title. With a program that served as home to several dozen Olympic medalists, 84 conference titles, 46 SEC titles and tons of unbroken records, head coach John McDonnell and his Arkansas track and field team were known for sweeping success. In what would be his final year at the UA, he left the McDonnell dynasty as victorious as ever when his Razorbacks secured the SEC Championship and his last conference title. This title means an awful lot to me, McDonnell said. I ' ve always told our athletes to never give anyone cheap points, and we didn ' t. The entire team brought their best, doing everything they could to ensure their coach did not lose his last conference championship. Their hard work showed as they won their 21st triple crown. However, it was Strang ' s win in the 5K-race that locked down the win. Going into the event, LSU led by a half a point, until Strang and a trio of Hogs scored 131.5 to win. There were several team leaders who set a winning pace as well, such as team captain Nkosinza Balumbu, who won his fifth SEC title in the triple jump. It took only one jump for Balumbu to seize the title. But it was freshman javelin thrower and first-time participant Luke Laird who stole the show. Laird was expected to redshirt the season until shortly before the meet and it was his first time competing in an Arkansas u n iform. I was redshirting until last week so I am excited to have accomplished this, Laird said. He moved from third place to first on his final throw to seal the deal for the Hogs. Laird said McDonnell instructed him to work on his speed and he kept that in mind. Then the javelin just flew the right way. His winning toss was a personal best and ranked third on the UA ' s all-time list. McDonnell was a driving force not just for Laird but for the entire squad of Razorbacks, who wanted to make sure their heralded coach went out on a high note. I ' m really proud of my teammates doing everything they had to do to get this win for Coach McDonnell, Strang said. mmrm m MUlHilw RIGHT: Preparing to meet the sand, senior Peter-Gaye Beckford competes during the John McDonnell Invitational. The long jumper, a native of Jamaica, also performed in the javelin category. FAR RIGHT: Flinging herself over the bar, junior Katie Strip¬ ling soars through the sky at John McDonnell Field. Strip¬ ling set a school record at the Arkansas Twilight, clearing the best height in the nation and the SEC this season. BELOW: Speeding past their competitors, Lauren Lewis and Kelly Long vie for first place at the John McDonnell Invitational. The Lady ' Backs garnered eight regional-quali¬ fying marks throughout the weekend. PHOTOS: DARREN MCNEILL 3rd place tied for 29th place 3rd place SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA MIDEAST REGIONAL NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 214 ATHLETICS The performances by the Lady ' Back track team gave new meaning to the phrase Ladies first. The season opened with a bang as Arkansas discovered their team was ranked ninth in the nation. Obviously our returnees are held in high regard, Lance Harter, Lady ' Back head coach, said. Five all- Americans returned from the previous season and by the end of the Indoor Championships, there were six. The year was laced with awards and honors due to top- notch performances. Right from the beginning, the Lady ' Backs had a solid start. During the indoor season, familiar names such as Tominique Boatwright, Stephanie Irwin and Etienne Chaplin led the team to notable success. Chaplin, a senior, reached a career best at 4,095 points in the 800-meter run, winning her the pentathlon crown in the SEC Indoor Championship. Along with Chaplin ' s success, junior Denise Bargiachi and sophomore Katie Stripling also conquered individual conference titles. Stripling, who was named the SEC Field Athlete of the Week, tripled her first- place finishes during the season. I am really proud of Katie, Bryant Compton, the Lady ' Back ' s assistant coach, said after the announcement. I truly be I i eve that she has the potential to be our next great pole vaulter. Other honors throughout the season included freshmen Tara Diebold and Catherine White joining the SEC Indoor Track and Field All-Freshman teams and pole vaulter Sarah Landau, another SEC Field Athlete of the Week, winning the Louisiana Classics on March 22 with a jump of 13-1.5. In another showing of individual success, junior Christine Kalmer outdid herself at the UW Invitational, beating the previous record she had set. Kalmer ' s time of 9:13:62 was one of the fastest in the nation and was Arkansas ' first NCAA automatic qualifier of the season. The team did not receive first place in the SEC Indoor Championship for the first time since the 2003-04 season. Considering the injury-stricken team during the competition, coach Harter said that he was pleased with the 93 points that the team earned. However, Harter said, he and the runners were excited about moving into the outdoor competitions. We are looking forward to getting started in January, he said after the fall season. The team took the opportunity to improve and ran with it, leading to a third place finish in the SEC Championships at Auburn University on May 18. Our theme since the first day of competition was to scrap for every point we could get, Harter said after the meet. Today was a continuation of that same formula. Our kids did a great job of battling back. LAbv rnrrn m HANGING UP THE RUNNING SHOES AND HANDING DOWN A DYNASTY ' JOHN MCDONNELL RELINQUISHES THE REINS.— nA BY ANTOINETTE GRAJ Stepping onto the field that bears his name, he hears the echoes of roaring crowds, the drumming of feet racing around the track. He sees his athletes pass the finish line, raising their arms in triumph. The images fade and he finds himself standing alone in the place where his legacy was built. Emotions wash over him. The time to move on had come. After nearly four decades at Arkansas, head coach John McDonnell announced his decision to retire at a press conference on April 21. The announcment left some in disbelief and brought McDonnell to tears. It ' s been a terrific ride, he said. I ' ve been very fortunate. During his 36-year tenure, McDonnell coached the cross country team and the indoor and outdoor track teams to 42 NCAA championships, more than any other coach in the history of collegiate athletics. For some, McDonnell ' s domination of the track program was all they had ever known. His name drew renowned athletes such as Tyson Gay, Alistair Cragg and Wallace Spearmon Jr. to the Hill, and a future without him seemed unfathomable. I am his creation, Cragg said. The 69-year-old did not speak much about his reasons for leaving, but said he wanted to spend more time with his family and to get away from the pressure. There is never a good time fto retire], McDonnell said. I want to spend some time with my family. I never saw my kids graduate from high school or college. While they are still around and I ' m still around, I want to spend more time with them. Since coming to the UA in 1 972, McDonnell shaped Arkansas into a track powerhouse, and even garnered Fayetteville the title of track capital of the world. The success of Coach McDonnell and the Razorback track and field program has been and remains a source of pride for Razorback fans, the university and the entire state, Chancellor John White said. McDonnell planned to stay in Fayetteville and would continue to coach part-time. I ' m not going anywhere, he said. If I can give any advice or give any help, I ' d be glad to...Once a Razorback, always a Razorback, and that ' s what I am. And that ' s what my athletes are. I see some of them sitting here and they were NCAA Champions and Olympic Champions, but they are still Razorbacks. For the Razorbacks he left behind, McDonnell ' s legacy was a continual motivation as his athletes sought the level of success he expected. It ' s like the biggest motivational speech he ' s ever given, without even speaking a word, junior sprinter J-Mee Samuels told the Morning News. I know this team is going to give it all we ' ve got. We always have, but we ' re going to give it that extra boost. I ' m going to dedicate these next few races to him. He deserves it. 214 mm YEARS AS ALL-AMERICA HEAD COACH_SELECTIONS LAST YEAR UA DID NOT WIN A CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1974 OLYMPIANS COACHED J6Hn MCDONNELL 21 a season of sports MARCH 2-26,2007 11,2007 NOVEMBER 23.2007 The men and women ' s basketball programs were slammed with rumors when Lady ' Back coach Susie Gardner resigned on March 2, 2007 and coach Stan Heath was fired on March 26. The search for replacements began and the buzz in Arkansas got louder when the UA hired Dana Altman, only to have him reneg on the deal after 26 hours. Final¬ ly Louisville ' s Tom Collen took the head spot for the Lady ' Backs and the Uni¬ versity of South Alabama ' s John Pelphrey became the 12th head coach for the Razorbacks. After a very secretive search, Chancellor John White announced the hiring of Frank Broyles ' replacement: Jeff Long, University of Pittsburgh athletic director. Long took over the reins on Jan¬ uary 1, the day Broyles of¬ ficially stepped down. I couldn ' t be more excited about the opportunity to follow coach Broyles... and start cheering for the Razorbacks, Long said. A sea of controversies and allegations had surround¬ ed the Razorback football program and its leader, Houston Nutt, for months, even years. The debate about whether Nutt could effectively lead the Hogs raged throughout the state. The conflict came to an abrupt end when Nutt announced his resignation only three days after the Razorbacks defeated even¬ tual national champtions, LSU in a triple-overtime game. Five days later, Nutt was hired as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels and in the weeks that followed his departure, defensive coordinator Reggie Her¬ ring left the Hill as well. DECEMBER 11,2007 JANURARY 1,2008 APRIL 21,2008 Following Houston Nutt ' s e it, the search began for a new head coach. During the two-week hunt, rumors circulated of attempts to 11 Auburn ' s Tommy Tu- berviIle away. But on De¬ cember 11, news broke that the new head coach was Bobby Petrino, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Petrino had been with the Falcons for only 13 games before joining the Razorback nation, in what was one of the short¬ est stints for a non-interim coach since the 1970 NFL- AFL merger. After serving the UA for half a century, Athletic Director Frank Broyles an¬ nounced his plans to re¬ tire. He officially stepped down the first day of 2008, but planned to still be ac¬ tive in assisting with uni¬ versity fundraising. For nearly 50 years, I have considered it a privilege to serve this university as a coach and an athletic director, Broyles said. It is the only job I ever de¬ sired to have. In what was the final twist for the 2007-2008 sports season at the UA, heralded track and field coach John McDonnell announced his retirement after 36 years. It ' s been a terrific ride, he said. McDonnell, who teared up during the emo¬ tional announcement, was the winningest coach in all of college athletic history and his name was synonymous with success on the field. He was the reason reknown athletes such as Alistair Cragg and Wallace Spearmon Jr. came to Arkansas. I am his creation, Cragg said. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTE PS O F A RAZORBACK LEGEND ' JEFF LONG JOINS THE HOG NATION. BY ALEX WILSON AND MELEAH GROSS Fifty years could be considered a legacy. Enough time to witness 33 bowl games and six Final Four tries. Enough time to please or displease thousands of fans. Enough time to establish yourself as an icon for an entire state. On January 1, 2008 that icon stepped down, as Jeff Long replaced Frank Broyles and his 50 years of service to the UA. A press conference welcomed Long to the UA family. I can ' t begin to describe to you my feelings of excitement to be here, Long said. I ' m just thrilled to be here at the University of Arkansas getting ready to lead the program that Frank Broyles has built over some 50 years. It is a daunting task but I am excited to be here and I am excited to get started. Long ' s resume was filled with a string of successful positions in athletic administration at over half a dozen programs such as the University of Oklahoma, Michigan and Pittsburgh. Former chancellor John White made it clear how he felt about the decision. Certainly, finding a successor to a legend is a daunting responsibility. Especially when the person sought is entrusted with a state treasure such as Razorback athletics, he said. Jeff is an established leader with a track record in success with honor. He understands the role of intercollegiate athletics at major public research universities. He is positioned to raise the bar even higher for Arkansas athletics, inside and outside of competition. Long ' s first weeks on campus presented a challenge from the moment he accepted the position. With the resignation of former head football coach Houston Nutt, Long began the search for a fitting replacement that would enhance the program he was still getting used to. I know the first question many of you will ask is how am I going to fill Frank Broyles ' shoes, he said. I asked myself that question and I didn ' t get concerned until I got here and saw just how big Coach Broyles ' feet are. The obvious answer to that question is that I cannot possibly fill Coach Frank Broyles shoes. I am honored to be offered this position of leadership that he has held, and I am humbled at the opportunity to do so. Long ' s experience in athletic administration was an important asset from the beginning to achieving his goals and those of the U n iversity. I promised Chancellor White when he gave me this opportunity that I would do everything in my power to continue to build upon the tremendous academic and athletic tradition that has been established here at the University of Arkansas. I was impressed deeply by the support of Razorback fans, not only throughout Arkansas but in Razorback fans that extend throughout the country and the region. The SEC is obviously considered the strongest athletic conference in the nation from top to bottom in every sport. That ' s an exciting challenge for me. 220 ATHLETICS Jeff Long holds a press con¬ ference in the Broyles Athletic Center. Prior to coming to the UA, Long served as athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHRIS BRYAN ] mi 1 A LEGEND IN HIS OWN TIME IW.V1 The Big Shoot Out Arkansas vs. Texas President Richard Nixon in attendance at Razorback Stadium IL7.1l] Second SWC Title lUti Broyles accepts job as Arkansas football head coach IL ' U ' J Broyles wins his first SWC Title with the Razorbacks. The Hogs finished with a 9-2 record HIM Broyles inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame lost with a final score of 7-6 IL7M Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss Hogs defeated 10-3 Cotton Bowl vs. LSU Razorbacks lost 14-7 National Championship Title The Razorbacks were tne only team to go undefeated through the regular season and a bowl game HIM Cotton Bowl vs. Nebraska, 10-7 victory 10-0 regular season 22 game-winning streak m Cotton Bowl vs. Duke, Third SWC Title Sixth SWC Title Hog ' s only loss all season was to Texas im Broyles reaplces George Cole as Athletic Dire Hires John McDonnell as cross country coach Hires Eddie Sutton as basketball coach IL7 .1 Cotton Bowl vs. Georgia Hogs win 31-10 ffl ATHLETltt , , IWill Hlr es Nolan Richardson Q s basketball coach Hp ' ng Arkansas the T| rst major southern university to hire a mack coach H- ■� Hlre J Ken Hatfn tarmer Arki .player ate “°ltz, whi a ' smissed in Nolan Richardson ' s basketball team wins NCAA Championship IWII] Promotes Jack Crowe from offensive coordinator to head coach. Moves Arkansas from the SWC to the SEC MUM Announces retirement after 16 years as head football coach and 34 years as athletic director, effective on Dec. 31, 2007 IU7J Fires Ford as football coach Hires former player Houston Nutt IW, Longest-tenured Division I athletic director (after retirement of Rutgers ' Fred Gruninger) Kiinin Opens Randall Tyson Track Center 5 consecutive NCAA Indoor Track championships Wllffl Fires Nolan Richardson Hires Stan Heath MUM Hires Dave Van Horn as baseball coach i m Walton Arena opens as the new home of the Razorback basketball team, with a seating capacity of 19,200 Mill) I Reduces games played in Little Rock after expansion of Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fires Crowe after Arkansas loses to Division l-AA Hires Danny Ford as head coach after season rm mm zations Colleges Ag PHOTO: DARBY GIERINGER LEFT: Members of Peacework traveled to the jungles of Belize to help with projects based on their own skills. Engineering students built a well, while business students did research. BELOW: Dripping with sweat, Arkansas students work to help out the local community in Belize. Peacework allowed students from different disci¬ plines to use their individual skills for service projects. BOTTOM: UA students carry Fayetteville in their hearts even while abroad, giving lo¬ cal schoolchildren in Belize a crash course in the Hog call. PHOTOS: COURTESY I I BY ANDREA MYERS STUDENTS TRAVEL ABROAD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PEACE OF MIND. Peacework began its first year on the UA campus after a group of about 50 students teamed up with professors in the College of Arts and Sciences and formed a study abroad program in Dangriga, Belize. Mac Stephen, the former president of Peacework and a student who went on the trip to Belize, said that students from all the colleges went to Belize and did things for the country based on their own skills. ■ Students from the College of Engineering built a well and students from the Business College did research, Stephen said. I went down there kind of on my own to set up a pre-med system. I worked with the manager of the Anglican School System and got to meet with lots of interesting people, like the former president of Belize and foreign ministers. Peacework came to be when all the students came back and worked with professors to establish themselves as a Registered Student Organization. With the RSO title, Stephen said, they would be able to get more help fundraising. They received several donors and sponsors and the project started catching on. Schools started contacting Maria Redford, who was heading Peacework and acting as president. She and many others, like Rachel Duncan, worked hard and deserve the credit for establishing Peacework, Stephen said. Duncan took off during the spring 2008 semester to go live in Belize and coordinate everything for the summer 2008 Peacework trip. Belize was chosen as the pilot site for Peacework for many reasons. Among other reasons, English is the close, allowing students and faculty to travel to Belize more frequently and with greater ease than they could many other developing nations. Although Stephen was not able to participate in Belize during the 2008 summer because he was taking the MCAT, he said he has a feeling that Peacework is going to grow a lot. EEAcework m V Ifi r - TOP LEFT: The cast and crew for the Not-A-Penny produc¬ tion Form share a group hug before their first show. ABOVE: Junior Whitney Good¬ year and junior Justin Cunning¬ ham share a laugh in character during the student show Form. RIGHT: Junior Morgan Ayres and senior Adam Douglas dis¬ cuss a lighting cue in the script for Form. PHOTOS: HELEN CHASE 22 8 ' u i HMiw i u i ft BY HELEN CHASE DRAMA STUDENTS WORK TO PUT ON THE FIRST ALL-STUDENT UA PRODUCTION IN YEARS. Transformers conventions, one-night stands and a play based on a film dubbed the worst movie ever made: It ' s all in a day ' s work for the students in¬ volved with Not-A-Penny Productions. While the University Theatre produced their main- stage season, drama students worked independently to produce their own shows. Many went to back- to-back rehearsals for the University show Our Town and the Not-A-Penny show Form for several weeks in the fall. Form , written by senior drama major Adam Douglas, was produced in Kimpel 404 in October 2007. We want to give undergrads a better chance to express themselves as artists, Sam Swanson, senior drama major and vice President of Not-A-Penny said. It also gives us a chance to do pieces that haven ' t been done before, such as Form. The cast, crew, designers and director of the show were all undergraduate students. The great thing is that, as undergrads, we ' re get¬ ting a lot more experience than I think many under¬ grads [at other universities] do, said Swanson. We learn how to think on our feet and how to manage money. However, there are some drawbacks to all-student productions. We don ' t know what to do in many situations, Swanson said. Also, we don ' t have the same respect as the University Theatre does, it ' s hard to reserve space and we don ' t have as much financial backing. We ' re definitely putti ng on ' underdog ' productions. Junior Kelsey O ' Dea, who was one of the actresses in the Not-A-Penny show Form , agreed. With really no budget, we found ourselves getting clothes from our own closets and making the set out of pieces from our own living rooms, O ' Dea said. I think that ' s partly what made it such a great payoff in the end. When the show finally came together and we had people laughing and enjoying themselves, know¬ ing that it was all because of the effort we put in made it so much better. Christopher Allen, president of the Commuter Students Association, distributes in¬ formation about CSA during Razorbash in the Union Mall. The RSO was created to give commuter students a voice on campus. PHOTO: COURTESY First row L to R: Scott Loomis, Lukas Wigington, Chris Allen, Tiffany Killian, Larry Burge RSO DEVELOPS TO GIVE LARGEST GROUP OF STUDENTS ON CAMPUS A VOICE. BY LARRY BURGE When Sylvia Scott and Susan Stiers moved from UA Student Involvement in August 2004 to Off Campus Connections, one of their priorities was to develop ways to help the largest student population on campus, the more than 10,700 unrepresented commuter students. However, direct student involvement has since changed that through one UA student ' s effort to organize and direct the Commuter Student Association. What I saw in the 1990s was a few students who struggled with the then Off Campus Student Association, said Scott, director of Off Campus Con nections. In the past, commuter students had little chance for their voice to be heard about such problems as parking, food service or how to find close-to- campus housing, he said. However, since Chris Allen volunteered to take hold of the Commuter Student Association reins, the group as a whole has now gained campus governmental representation, Scott said. During Allen ' s first CSA meeting, he had two junior female students from Macedonia volunteer to join him in his effort, and by a nudge of his determination, the three of them began to move the organization ' s squeaky wheels forward inch by inch. Nadica Koskarovska and Sandra Popova volunteered to be the first CSA co-treasurers. Allen and his two volunteers, with assistance from Scott and Steirs, wrote a new CSA constitution and soon gained RSO recognition. The new CSA group started by addressing the inherent problems of most commuter students, said Steirs, assistant director of Off Campus Connections. The CSA member numbers increased from zero beginning the fall term of 2006 to 10 active members with 30 total members by the end of the spring 2007 semester under Allen ' s watch. By fall 2007, CSA had increased its active members to 20 with about 300 on its UA membership listserve, through which all members received monthly invitations to CSA meetings and pertinent commuter information. COMMUTER STUDENT ASSOCIATION T3T RIGHT: GroGreen Garden Club members grew a vari¬ ety of vegetables and flowers using their organic growing system. BELOW: A GroGreen mem¬ ber cultivates his garden. The donated land plots were at the Arkansas Agricultural Re¬ search Center. PHOTOS: LAUREN CARRIGAN BY LAUREN CARRIGAN GROGREEN GARDEN CLUB GIVES STUDENTS FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE AT CULTIVATING LAND. The GroGreen Student Organic Farm gave the UA community a unique opportunity to experience sustainable and organic gardening. Started in spring 2006, the club had about 15 active gardeners, Vice President Brian Sepko said. I got started because I wanted a hobby and stress relief, said Sepko, a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering. It ' s very easy to garden. All you need is your time and effort. Members were given plots of 20 feet by 20 feet land where they could garden alone or as a team, said Katie Winsett, a doctoral student in biological sciences. Use of land located at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center was arranged by faculty sponsor Curt Rom, a horticulture professor. My philosophy the first season was ' I ' m going to throw these seeds in the ground and see what happens. ' Winsett said. It was a great success. We learned a lot, including some things not do. Winsett lead the club ' s involvement in Fayetteville ' s Mill District Farmer ' s Market. We discovered we can support the organization by selling produce, Winsett said. It was really a natural progression. Many club members volunteered a portion of what they grew to be sold at the market. It ' s gratifying to plant something, cultivate it and watch it grow, Sepko said. It ' s been a very rewarding experience to see my produce being sold. With the money from the farmer ' s market, the club could focus on building up the soil, which is essential in gardening without pesticides or fertilizers, Winsett said. Organic gardening takes a lot of planning because you can ' t do anything to fix it retrospectively, Winsett said. You have to think of everything that could go wrong in advance. Many club members had no prior gardening experience at all. I think I ' m a prime example of someone who can walk in knowing nothing, completely separated from the gardening world and I ' ve had a very successful garden, Sepko said. Anyone can do it. .• - « . T y ' TOP: Freshman Reed Wither¬ spoon hangs up the yearbook ladder. A ladder lists all the pages in the yearbook and what they will cover. ABOVE: Working on a spread, freshman Melanie Messina and sophomore Hel¬ en Chase make corrections. I worked on the yearbook in high school and was glad that I could continue that here ' Chase said. RIGHT: Co-editor Megan Garner works hard to finish a deadline. The Razorback staff had five deadlines throughout the school year. PHOTOS: NICK CARTER 234 mmm BY MELANIE MESSINA I RAZORBACK STAFF RECEIVES PROOF THAT HARD WORK AND DEDICATION PAYS OFF. We ' re a Pacemaker finalist glowed from the e- mail on the computer screen. In shock, the editor hurriedly searched the Internet for the confirma¬ tion. Jumping up and down, she made her way into the staff room to tell whomever she could find about the news. Hours of work and dedication earned the 2007 Ra- zorback yearbook nominations for the top national honors, The Pacemaker and Crown awards. The Crown award is the highest recognition given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association to a student publication, and had only been awarded to The Razorback three other times. It was only the second time The Razorback had been considered for a Pacemaker award, which was considered the equiIvalent of the Pulitzer Prize for student journal¬ ism. I couldn ' t believe it when I found out we were nominated for both awards co-editor Megan Gar¬ ner said. It ' s not something many staffs achieve. I ' m so proud of what we ' ve done; just being nomi¬ nated feels like winning to me. The 2007 staff included editor Mallory Smith and assistant editors Carolyn Finnie and Garner. Both Smith and Finnie graduated last year, but Garner is the 2008 co-editor for The Razorback, along with junior Shannon Sanders. The editors wanted to be creative with the year¬ book and try a different approach. Mallory, Carolyn and I decided we wanted to make this book different from all the other Razor- back yearbooks, Garner said. We wanted to mod¬ ernize it and make it more in-touch with today ' s students. I think the response to this new approach has been great. With such a positive response to their fresh tech¬ niques, the staff had no plans of returning to the more traditional format. We are doing a lot of original, great things to the book, assistant editor Helen Chase said. I ' m really excited about it because we have wonderful people on staff and really unique stories. Overall, it is a fantastic book and will appeal to anyone who opens it. Trying to be innovative meant hours of hard work in the basement of Kimpel. But the national recogni¬ tion and student appreciation made it a worthwhile job, Sanders said. I ' m so proud of what this small group of students has been able to achieve, she said. to co Members of Occam ' s Razor, formerly called the Razor- back Freethinkers, meet in the Union to discuss new ideas. The group was new to the UA campus and promoted an increased dialogue about reli¬ gious issues. PHOTO: COURTESY NEW GROUP ON CAMPUS MAY HAVE CHANGEDTHEIR NAME BUTTHE MESSAGE IS STILLTHE SAME. Occam ' s Razor, formerly known as the Razorback Freethinkers, had its first year as an official RSO on campus. Kevin Metcalf, current president of Occam ' s Razor, started the group in the fall semester of 2007. According to the group ' s Web site, their purpose was to question the role of religion in society and promote reason, science and the freedom of inquiry in education. Two of the group ' s major goals were to question beliefs and increase dialogue about issues of religion. Speakers and live events were planned to help achieve these goals. So far we had the Atheist Alliance International event through live-stream video featuring Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris in September, Metcalf said. Other speakers and presentations were also scheduled throughout the year. The funding for these events came from a variety of places. We do receive some funding from the University, as do all groups who apply appropriately, Metcalf said. Most of our funds come from donations. The group steadily gained members throughout the year and hoped that its overall message would reach the students in a thought-provoking manner. We have not received any negative communication from any group although some individuals have expressed their disapproval, Metcalf said. Our group ' s common aspect is actually a lack of belief, not a common belief itself. Our members are varied from undergraduate political science to biochemistry and engineering to graduate students in physics or English Literature. We also run the spectrum from conservative to liberal views on politics. Occam ' s Razor ' s first year on campus left a mark on the students as an informative organization looking to spread awareness on their views and attract potential new members. We are a diverse group who want to ensure that freethinkers are able to enjoy the same rights and respect as anyone else, Metcalf said. We are not different from other people except that we just don ' t believe in a revealed religion. Mason Tvert, co-founder of SAFER, educates the UA stu¬ dent body of the effects of alcohol and marijuana. Tvert spoke in the fall of 2007 and was invited to the UA by NORML. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL First row L to R: Derrick Hartberger, Justin Koonce, Casey Vick- erson, Kaci Ward, Lena Tilton, John Fulton, Patrick Murphy; Second row: Ryan Boswell, DeShea Rigg, Rachel Moore, Aly- son Adam, Ryan Dover, Michael Prince, Matt Holden, Lindsey Randall; Third row: Patrick Finley, Casey Bailey, Jordan Dicker- son, Blake Sutton, Chase Brodrick, Adam Roos, David Oliver, Justin Selsor 238 ORGANIZATIONS NORML SPEAKER RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL POLICIES. On Nov. 27, 2007, the UA chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, hosted a speech in the Alltel Ballroom featuring Mason Tvert of Denver. Tvert was a co-founder of SAFER, Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, and served as executive director on its board of directors. Tvert also worked to establish many initiatives on the reformation of marijuana laws in Denver. The latest was Initiated Question 100, which designated adult marijuana possession as a lower priority in Denver for law enforcement officers. While it was clear that officers would still crack down on drug abuse, this initiative looked to the city to enforce this new stance on a lower priority for cases in which small amounts of marijuana are found in the possession of adults. There ' s no doubt that if people choose to use marijuana instead of alcohol we would not have the same number of problems, Tvert said. It was evident thatTvert, along with the rest of SAFER, presented a message of better alternatives outside the realm of alcohol, which had been a growing temptation among teens for decades. This is really about educating the public about the fact that marijuana is a less harmful drug than alcohol, and that it makes no sense to have laws that push people towards using the more harmful of the two, Tvert said in an earlier interview. With more and more universities around the nation following suit in establishing organizations like NORML and SAFER on campus, the debate on whether or not marijuana was as harmful as society had been taught to believe grew every day. Mason Tvert ' s visit to the UA was also an apparent indication of the level of determination and perseverance that organizations like SAFER and NORML have in promoting awareness for these issues. NORML members worked to keep these concerns and others about marijuana popping up on the UA campus and on more and more campuses across the nation. RIGHT: Students get free cups and more information about the Relay for Life at the Col¬ leges Against Cancer table in the Arkansas Union. The event brought cancer survivors and supporters together. PHOTOS: NICK CARTER BOTTOM: Mariana Story tells a fellow student about the Relay for Life, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Story and the other members of Colleges Against Cancer worked to promote cancer awareness across campus. BELOW: Brochures, cups, pens and balloons decorate the Colleges Against Cancer table in the Union outside the food court. Members began promoting in February for the Relay for Life, an event that took place in April. Remembfl Cc ebrafe NEW STUDENT ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS WAYTOTHE UATO SPREAD CANCER AWARENESS. An Internet find brought a new organization to the university campus after junior Stephen Sparks, a biology major, started a Colleges Against Cancer chapter at the UA. Colleges Against Cancer is a nationwide organization with more than 300 universities and was started in 2001 by three college students in Illinois, Sparks said. I stumbled upon the organization this summer while looking for some organizations to volunteer for, and realized I could start CAC here. It didn ' t take long for the American Cancer Society to jump on board and from that we had our first meeting in September after being an RSO for a week. Along with Sparks, Will Fraser, Jake Burns and Chaney Prock were among the founding members with Alexis Hurdle as the faculty sponsor. Despite the lack of initial funding from the UA, outside organizations helped Colleges Against Cancer maintain a solid foundation in its beginning stages. One such organization was the American Cancer Society, which worked with many organizations around the country in order to promote awareness for their cause. The American Cancer Society ' s support along with the growing number of students participating in the new organization increased awareness across campus and allowed formo re events to takeplaceinthecoming years. Events such as the Great American Smokeout, which was used as a way to look at the effects of smoking and lung cancer, gave students the opportunity to become involved with specific areas that might interest their needs and goals. Along with lung cancer awareness programs, Colleges Against Cancer provided many other chances for students to sign up with the organization and get involved. The Relay for Life program was sponsored by the American Cancer Society and worked each year as a tool to bring survivors and supporters together in order to celebrate the value of life and promote the cause. This year, about 559,650 Americans are expected to die of cancer, more than 1,500 people a day, Sparks said. In the U.S., cancer accounts for 1 of every 4 deaths. The numbers really make you stop and think. We are just trying to help beat this deadly disease one day at a time. BELOW: A student DJ speaks with a caller during one of the various segments produced daily by KXUA. PHOTOS: GRACE GUDE First row L to R: Jonathan Woodruff, Christay Davies, Stuart Feild, Raymond Burks, Rachel Marlow, Beth Ibrahim; Second row: Doug Shields, Quincy Ward, Jon Hency, Charles Sterner, Eric Jensen, Bo Counts SchoolMate Auto ’ BY: ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA CAMPUS-RUN RADIO STATION PROVIDES MUSIC ALTERNATIVE FOR STUDENTS. Have you ever wondered where the music on your radio ' s coming from? If you are tuned into 88.3 FM, it ' s being broadcast by your fellow Razorbacks from a tiny room at the top of the student union. KXUA, the university ' s student-run radio station, began broad¬ casting in April 2000, although the groundwork to develop the station had been around since 1994, station manager Raymond Burks said. . Our goal is to be an eclectic radio station with a wide vari¬ ety of music and programming you won ' t hear anywhere else, he said. During his three years with KXUA, Burks has been enter¬ tainment correspondent for the talk variety show Sticks and Stones as well as a rotation DJ and has discovered some of the obstacles of running a student radio station. It is difficult to run a student-organized radio station because you want to be involved with every area and aspect of the sta¬ tion and that ' s when you realize that you are stretching yourself too thin, Burks said. It ' s all a learning experience. Learning how to deal with em¬ ployees, dealing with volunteers, dealing with the pressure of a job that doesn ' t end. Something KXUA has been doing to make the station more accessible is airing live music streams on the Internet and pro¬ viding downloadable podcasts of certain shows. The station is also reaching out to the public by having DJs post about their shows and the music they play on a blog which has gotten hits worldwide, promotions director Eric Jensen said. We call it ' random awesomeness, ' he said. It has about anything you want on it. Jensen joined KXUA in September 2006 and is known on air as DJ E.J. It rolls of the tongue pretty quickly, he said. KXUA also brings music to UA students through concerts, such as the Spoon concert which it co-promoted. The station also worked with the Live Music Commission, an RSO, to bring free live shows to campus. Bringing bands to campus is a perk not only for students, but for KXUA employees because it cre¬ ates the opportunity to meet some of the artists whose music they play. The most memorable thing for me was interviewing the ' 80s Pop duo, Boy Meets Girl, for a two-hour feature show highlight¬ ing their entire career as singers and songwriters, Burks said. I thought it was a great way to highlight a fun one-hit wonder who has lots more to offer beyond just that one song they were known for. ASSOCIATED STUDENT AFRICAN STUDENT CAMPUS GREENS GOVERNMENT SENATE ASSOCIATION First row L to R: Bonifacio Sessa, Shanique Murray, Richard Senessie, Fortune Mubor; Second row: Avery Rogers, Mo- hamed Boudhoum, Quincy Ward, Ibrahim Konteh First row L to R: David Serfass, Mathew Lewis; Second row Johnathan Conley, Chris Deal, Rick Couvillion Tori Adams, Chris Allen, Jacqueline Bennie, Justin Boeving, Tyler Bone, Black Burckart, Jake Burns, Andreas Chen, Sara Christensen, John Davis, Alex Fitzhugh, P. Carter Ford, Megan Francis, Luke Fries, T. Brett Gilbert, Adam Glasier, Christine Grosso, Chase Grounds, Ben Hale, Jonathan Hicks, Alex Hoge, Jacob Holloway, Brent Johnson, An¬ drew LeNarz, Tammy Lippert, Ryan Mattiza, Megan McClellan, mitch McCuistian, Ryan Miller, Devyn Moore, Phil Neri, Jonathan Powell, Sarah Ribble, Chelsea Rose, Caleb Rose, Jong Shin, Mary Smith, Me¬ lissa Tuttle, Kelsey Winchester, Stephanie Woodruff, Tom Zhang First row L to R: Tammy Lippert, Nate Looney, Rebecca Brad ley, Dick Watkins, Mattie Bookhout First row L to R: Royce Floyd, David Beqqs, James Luedecke Second JL. ' v . o IL T « j ff tCj 73 B WjR •:_:_ ' _J Q_ lu r fv I X U BLACK STUDENT CIRCLE K ASSOCIATION ARKANSAS TRAVELER First row L to R: Anna Nguyen, Pamela Acosta; Second row: First row L to R: Dameon Rogers, Andrea Horton Amanda Wells, Bart Pohlman, Kimber Wenzelburger, Gentry Lassiter, Brian Washburn First row L to R: Candace Carter, Yolanna Carter, Shakita Bax¬ ter, Tina Fletcher, Olivia Ware; Second row: Safarie Moore, Kasey Carolina, Amber Williams, Sumer Burnett, Andrea Hor¬ ton, Antonio Brown Ben Adams, Jason Aist, Graham Akers, Nathan Allen, Eric Barnes, Ben Barr, Stephen Barthel, Adrian Beirise, David Bingaman, Brad Blessen, Will Blitch, Jack Branscum, Scott Brenner, Ga¬ reth Bridge, Brad Brown, Jon Brown, Ryan Burton, Tripp Cashion, Blake Chism, Lucas Cooper, Scott Cordell, Seth Cordry, Philip Crabtree, Marcus Cranford, Wes Cunningham, Jeremiah Dennis, Jordan Difani, Daniel Dodd, Joey Duffy, Bo Dutton, Lee Dykes, Brandon Edwards, Tyler Elms, Travis Fink, Drew Ftizgerald, Daniel Dodd, Connor Greene, Adam Gronwald, Brad Hall, Hunter Hampton, Bryan Harris, Luke Holland, Jordan Hurst, Mike Jacobs, Andrew Jones, Joe Kane, Mark Kella, Aaron Kestner, Simoni Kigweba, John Kushniroff, William Mad¬ dox, Cy Martin, Trey McCarley, Drew McElroy, Tanner McGinty, Taylor Mills, Andrew Mof¬ fett, Josh Mohline, Daniel Morgan, Seth Murdoch, John Morris, Chad Nealy, Connor Newth, Matt Nutt, Jesse Parker, Keaton Parker, Kevin Parker, Nick Pavey, Blanton Pullen, Ben Rector, Aaron Ricca, Brad Ringler, Jesse Schulte, Connor Scogin, Bo Scott, Joel Scott, Cory Sexton, Caleb Sieck, Konrad Siemek, Joel Skinner, Korey Smith, Jacob Smith, Andrew Snyder, Eric Specking, Eric Staples, Nathan Strayhorn, Lowell Taylor, Anthony Terril, Jay Thorpe, Alex Timpe, Cass Trumbo, Chris Venable, Issac West, Guy Wilcox, Chris Wylie, Scott Zarse CO LU First rov Second INFORM GRAD S First row L to R: Lyndsay Schroder, Samantha Buckmaster, Whit ' ney Tharp, Whitney Armstrong, Chelsea Link, Meghan Ander- son, Lucas Harrington, Julia Nguyen; Second row: Antoinette Grajeda, Amanda Lee, Bryttani Johnston, Lindsey Brown, Ka- lisa Erny, Jessica Gahr, Lisa Skinner, Tomoko Wakana, Aeisha Smith, Alex Mejia; Third row: Mark McCollum, Laura Koch- neiser, Rebecca Wall, Suzanna Area, Vincent Audo, Ibelisse Lafuente, Kasey Barber, Jessica Sutton, Kate Daniel, Megan Milawski, Randall Long First row L to R: Meg Motley, Michelle Zompakos; Second row: Alex Simpson, Keenan Cole First row L to R: Aaron Millstein, Orit Farkas, Debora Farkas, Zohara Moralli, Pamela Philippsborn First row L to R: Katy Rutledge, Frances Wilson, Keisha Smallwood, Brooke Bonham First row L to R: Tracy Sykes, Jamie Newell; Second row: Hillol First row L to R: Patrick Moore, Garrett Jones, Anthony Sinbandhit, Dana Williams, Joann Kelly, Angela Courage, Jordan Green, Torrey Eason, Kara Arcana, Sarah Allen, Kissa Williams, Lyndi Modica, Marsha James; Second row: Candice Davis, Ashley Morgan, Precious Wright, Kirstyn Day, Jemel Parker, Bradley Diggs, Cassie Ballew, Shakita Baxter; Third row: Rachael Turner, Va ' Meshian Boyette, Josie Mc¬ Connell, Avia Peters, Wes Weston, Donald Blagg, Matthew Gaines, Corderro Bax¬ ter, Lukas Wigington, Trey Thrower, Cameron Strickland, Dana Groves, Brittany Short, Briana Davis, Natalya Walker Bala, Viswanath Venkatesh, Xiaojun Zhang LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS IMAPS CPMT GAMMA ETA First row L to R: Natalie Norman, Caroline Nardi, Elizabeth Busby, Jordan Steinhaus, Page Daniel; Second row: Chelsea Rose, Kendra Johnson, Whitnee Boyd, Tammy Lippert, Spencer Lucker, Laura Akin; Third row: Seth Jewell, Chelle McKenzie, Sarah Lawson, Dick Watkins, Julie Jewett, Hillary Swanton, Amanda Cook nrst row L to R: Mayra Farias, Ammie Bryan, Vanessa Stewart, Erin Knapp, Danielle Hasty; Second row: Jennifer Olmedo, Kelly Frost, Tarah McConnell, Candice Casey, Rosa Puga First row L to R: Alphonse Kamto, Susan Jacob, Yang Liu Gayathri Jampana First row L to R: Scott Gradner, Rafael Arciga, Abel Tomlinson Amanda Tomlinson, Fernando Garcia First row L to R: Bo Counts, Doug Shields, Eric Jensen, Beth Ibrahim, Charles Sterner, Jon Hency; Second row: Jonathan Woodruff, Christay Davies, Quincy Ward, Raymond Burks, Stuart Feild, Rachel Marlow First row L to R: Isaac Cortes, Fernando Garcia, Luis Vule- rio; Second row: Jazmin Berlanga, Brenda Hernandez, Ana Aguayo, Rafael Arciga, Erin Knapps, Hilda Villafranca; Third row: Andres Chipollini, Luis Manjarrez, Frank Berlanga, Hum¬ berto Hayoral, Jose Aguayo-Herrera, Jorge Andrade, Gus¬ tavo Perez-Sandi ' ’WS ' .‘.V 5 $ I • i ■ Tjj STUDENT NURSES MATERIALS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION PRE-VET CLUB SOCIETY First row L to R: Johnathan Conley, Stephen Charter, Emil Fred, Jiang Wu First row L to R: Fortune Mubor, Dexter Josh Freeman, Safo rl Moore, Ashley Artis, Shalunta McCuin, Chris Walton, Vit eS Patel; Second row: Avia Peters, Chase Truttling, Bryan oX Jose Morfa, Julius Morehead, Erik Johnson, Obadia Kegeg e A nrlron Hnrfrr� n First row L to R: Kimberly Santos, Emily Hickman, Holly Mi- nard, Kathryn Murphy, Emily Shottuck; Second row: Anna Stewart, Katie Heagler, Courtney Templeton, Tiffany Killian, Chris Allen, Jeremy Powell First row L to R: Stephanie Burch, JJ Green; Second row: Niki Northfell, Tera Thompson First row L to R: Grace Gude, Jessica LeMaster, Helen Chase Kaytee Jenkins, Xuan Huynh, Taylor Adams, Larry Burg® Second row: Cody Hildebrand, Courtney Campbell, Lauren Carrigan, Christina Pinkerton, Antoinette Grajeda, Roshunna Howard, Shannon Sanders; Third row: Darren McNeill, Spen cer Presley, Brittni Sammons, Whitney Goodyear, Hamilton Hedrick, Stephon Latham, Kay Ruiz, Safarie Moore, Mego p Garner co o ' JZ zO m S2 X u_ Z o o - f- o° O o ' CO Q- i - ir First row L to R: Lizbeth Rostro, Fernando Garcia, Andres Chi- pollini, Isaac Cortes, Jose Aguayo-Herrera, Samantha Ostra, Lyda Zambrano, Jose Castro; Second row: Caesar Rostro, Gustavo Perez-Sandi, Luis Valerio, Frank Berlanga, Aung Kha- ing, Ricardo Cortes, Raul Pulido 24{J ORGANIZAfIONS STUDY ABROAD STUDENT STAND ASSOCIATION PHI MU ALPHA First row L to R: Jack Sallee, Joseph Ralston, Levi Carpenter, Brian Sours, Kiley Barter, James Abrahamson, Gerren Jack- son; Second row: William Bauldwin, Ryan Schleiff, Matthew Yancey, Tyler Eck, Charles Spann, Mark Henderson, Brandon Boykin, Wesley Richardson; Third row: Lance Grigsby, CJ. Morris, Alex Simpson, Jeremy Bushony, Juan Garcia, Joshua Cunningham, Eric Garcia, Shelby Kifer, Dustin Wallace, Lee Larry First row L to R: Rachel Williams, Maria Redford; Second row: Will Scoggins, Aleshia Young, Stephen McCrary First row L to R: Mervin Jebaraj, Thomas Vo, John Terry, Lind¬ sey Irion a_ First row L to R: Van Thompson, Rick Couvillion, Philip Thrift First row L to R: Jazmin Hamilton, Tina Fletcher, Colby McK¬ inney, Amber A. Williams, Amber E. Williams, Lauren Wil¬ son; Second row: Charessre Woods, Cachet Shorter, Ashanti Hearn, Avia Peters, Summer Johnson, Shakita Baxter, Shon- dolyn Sanders, Meredith Kinsey, Gina Alley, Natalya Walker, Safarie Moore, Marsha James, Andrea Horton, Catherine Campbell First row L to R: Carson Roncketto, Marci Manley, Kate Luck, Lindsay Ulmschneider; Second row: Daniel Phillips, Janet Bre¬ da; Third row: Justin Gloor, Blake Sebo, Chris Jackson, Robert Duncan, Linsday Fields iwr n ( Alpha Gamma Rho Farmhouse Kappa Sigma Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Delta Theta Phi Gamma Delta Phi lota Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Pi Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Omicron Pi Chi Omega Delta Delta Delta Kappa Delta Kappa Kappa Gamma Pi Beta Phi Zeta Tau Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Phi Alpha Delta Sigma Theta Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Zeta Phi Beta GAMMA Greek Life Facil Hot Pink New Greek Order of White .relationships ' last Tori Adams, Heather Ali, Meghann Ashley, Lacey Bar¬ nett, Jacqueline Bennie, Bryanne Bert, Brittany Bizzell, Myra Blackshire, Bailey Melia llaoa Boyd, Brittany Eliza¬ beth Brown, Meredith Brown, Juliette Burks, LeighAnn Buxton, Laura Carpenter, Jacqueline Ann Carter, Lauren Carter, Rusher Channing, Laura Chen, Sara Christensen, Melanie Claassen, Brittany Crittenden, Candice Kaye Cunningham, Juliana Loraine Curtis, Erin Davidson, Ra¬ chael Davis, Melissa Lauren Day, Tiffini Denzik, Dani¬ elle DePinto, Aubree Driscoll, Jamie Kara Dunn, Laura Dyrhood, Tarabeth Echols, Jesse Frazier, Amber Ghor- mley, Katie Gilliard, Shannon Victoria Goforth, Alison Goodsell, Rae Etta Grassle, Heather Gussy, Megan Harp, Natalie Harp, Jillian Kathleen Harper, Lauren Elizabeth Harrison, Bethany Hatcher, Marissa Hawkins, Carolina Hazman, Lauren Hesseltine, Kelly Horton, Heather Hu- gen, Jessica Hurst, Callie Jackson, Lauren Kempton, Han¬ nah Kimbrough, Biz Klessig, Megan June Kutmas, Gracie Lambright, Amanda Larsen, Virginia Lehner, Betsy Leop¬ ard, Lisa Li, Lauren Lilley, Kymberly Lochhaas, Sarah Logsdon, Ashley Lowry, Caitllin Malone, Elizabeth Ann Manard, Leslie Marpe, Jandy Mathais, Kristen McCaf- fery, Suzannah McCord, Paisley Anne McKinney, Kelsey McQueary, Rachael Meissner, Whitney Morrison, Amy Morrow, Ruthie Murray, Andrea Myers, Laura Myler, Monique Navarre, Betty O ' Connor, Brooke Ohlen, Jenna Palmer, Kelly Parker, Amanda Peterson, Ember Phillips, Jamie Leigh Pierce, Stephanie Pierce, Lauren Roberts, April Robson, Chelsee Dawn Rogers, Lauren Rogler, Robyn Rosenber, Syndey Ross, Christine Salmon, Eliza¬ beth Sanders, Jetta Schirner, Olivia Shipman, Amanda Simson, Mallorie Ann Sloan, Jackie Smith, Kylie Smith- son, Melodie Todd Straughan, Samantha Sturm, Dabney Thomas, Chelsea Thompson, Katie Todd, Melissa Tuttle, Nikki Walker, Mykel Wallace, Terrica Weatherford, Ciara Wei, Kaitlyn White, Ashley Wiedower, Kaleigh Wilcox, Taylor Wilson, Lindsay Wyatt, Amy Zornes Proudly displaying | hel [jL ters, members of Alpha Pi show their spirit d ur J a pep rally. Members signs, poms and nois‘d ers to show their Razor pride. PHOTO: GRACE GUDE NICKNAME:ADPI MASCOT:- r PHILANTHROPY: RONALD MCDONALD H ™ 252 GREEK LIFE W ■ n S-jfl ! Mi ' m jj(4 St 1 k f jj -■mmi i WljjB| mu uu I 0b W rt LL- ' ' A f Wm— i P - ' ZZA !a e r of Alpha Gamma % tldi es up by putting on p ot Von and scrubbing the y d pans. AGR members ofunofficial caretakers UA mascot. Christopher Alexander, Blake Allen, KyleAvey, Reece Bai¬ ley, Grant Ballard, Ryan Boggs, Jon Collum, Wes Curry, David DaVault, Brandon Davis, Jack Davis, Ryan Denne, Sam Dickey, John David Dudley, Alex Freeman, Christo¬ pher Gifford, Cody Green, Michael Guillory, Jarrod Har¬ ris, Chance Holland, Tristan Hudson, Matt Hughes, Kyle Kittelson, Benjamin Levie, Grant McGinnis, Nathan Mor¬ ton, Austin Pratt, Tyson Privett, Daniel Quinn, Raymond Quinton, Fendley Ragland, Randall Ragon, Peter Ratliff, Christopher Riggs, Dan Robinson, Christopher Rodgers, Bryan Rowland, Cody Schwieso, Jason Schwieso, Jesse Schwieso, Braden Skelton, John Patrick Stewart, Nathan Sullivan, Mitchell Thomas, Jeremy Walcker, Matthew Walker, Chris Warhurst, Christopher Weller, Charles Wil¬ liams, Jacob Williams, Jacob Wooley, Max Wyss m life 243 Members of Alpha Alpha strut their stuff the NPHC Homecoming Mallory Barker, Lalda Nicole Blair, Kasey Carolina, Mary Chu, Brittney Dennis, Tina Fletcher, Chanta Givens, Te- qienna Hawkins, Teshekia Hawkins, Sade Hayman, Soi Inthavong, Amanda Jones, Meredith Kinsey, Fredisha Manning, Melisa Monts, Caisha Murry, Bridgette Noble, Kimberly Smith, Brittney Vaughn, Amber Wesson, Amber E. Williams, LaShunta Williams, Shalamar Varber 254 GREEK LIFE NICKNAME: AOPI MASCOT: PANDA PHILANTHROPY: AMERICAN JUVENILE ARTHRITIS ORGANIZATION {J y . r ►4-— li 4T -v r I ' .jjijii ’’’ ifei J y., i | 0 - C e paint, Alpha th ejr Cr °n Pi members still show AQp. S P |r ' t during a pep rally. On iL Was the newest sorority f h(-s campus. ° T 0: GRACE GUDE Kirbi Allen, Janelle Amos, Hope Argo, Courtney Beaty, Sidney Bennett, Tiffany Berkemeyer, Lauren Bland, Brit¬ tany Booker, Catherine Breland, Olivia Burnett, Adrianne Burris, Amanda Cains, Becca Caldwell, Sami Cavallaro, Kate Cristenbury, Christina Cobb, Ashley Collins, Eliza¬ beth Cone, Whitney Cooper, Frances Crawford, Alyssa Cunningham, Olivia Daniel, Andrea Delicati, Allison Dent, Ellen Diebold, Courtney Duhamel, Sarah Duncan, Robin Edwards, Rebecca Elliott, Jessica Feinman, Kim Fermaint, Zarah Fortune, Megan Franklin, Stacy Gadeke, Emily Gammill, Sarah Gammill, Jordan Garrett, Sarah Gavin, Brianna Geels, Elizabeth Gehrki, Audrey Gib¬ son, Kayleigh Goodner, Jessica Graham, Heather Gray, Samantha Gregory, Nikki Griffin, Stephanie Grise, Rylee Grover, Carrie Harwood, Laura Haviland, Paige Hef¬ lin, Sarah Hojnacki, Jenna Holzhauser, Taylor Hopper, Reaves Hornibrook, Tressa Horton, Karrie Huber, Ashley Hutchins, Bethany Hutchins, Kristen Jeffery, Ashley John¬ son, Holly Johnson, Maggie Johnson, Hannah Jordan, Kate Jordan, Erica Kenney, Julianne Koch, Hope Lofton, Kelcie Lewis, Morgan Lindley, Tammy Lippert, Caroline Mallory, Tori Manning, Lauren Massey, Ashley McGe- hee, Claire McKinney, Tara McMahan, Lauren McNatt, Meredith Moore, Stephanie Moore, Lizzie Mountain, Brittany Murphy, Meagan Murphy, Julia Nguyen, Macee Nolan, Micah Nolan, Sarah Noland, Katy O ' Connell, Monica Rarrish, Emily Pearson, Maggie Pearson, Brook Perry, Saylor Prather, Jill Prislovsky, Aimee Pruett, SaVan- nah Reading, Shannon Rehm, Amber Relic, Sarah Rib- ble, Jessica Rice, Kathleen Robinson, Angela Rowland, Jamie Rowland, Allison Schmohl, Brittany Scott, Becca Shipp, Amy Short, Lindsey Spicher, Monique St. Pierre, Melea Stockton, Sydney Stoltz, Racher Stover, Autumn Swindle, Mackenzie Tanner, Diana Taylor, Megan Tem¬ pleton, Lacey Thorpe, Jordan Toft, Racher Urben, Erin Van Cleve, Katie Watson, Kathryn Watson, Leigh Anne Whistle, Bethany Wildy, Sara Williams, Abbi Wood, Amy Yealy, Leah Young, Leeanne Young GREEK LIFE 2i4 Members of Alpha Phi AP sh° w off some unique J Jamelle Brown, Johnathan Edwards, Brandon Hammons, Kyle Rayne, Corey Redden, Trey Thrower, Isioma Utobor, Larry Weston, Brian Williams NICKNAME: APES SYMBOL: EGYPTIAN SPHIjJ PHILANTHROPY: PROJECT ALPHA MENTORING PROGRAM, 254 m Life SfKNAME: CHI 0 MASCOT: OWL PHILANTHROPY: MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION loudly, members Omega show off their ■nq during the Homecom- H Qf Pe P rally at the Greek 6r - Greeks competed 0 ot er groups to see fy|Or° U cheer the loudest. r °: DARREN MCNEILL Morgan Adams, Laura Akin, Malori Akin, Mary Aldon, Lauren Alexander, Emily Arnold, Betsy Atkins, Olivia Austin, Colby Baker, Alex Baldwin, Lauren Ballard, Ashlea Banick, Ka¬ tie Banks, Channing Barker, Kim Barringer, Erin Baskin, Caroline Beavers, Britton Blough, Brittany Bluethman, Mary Bowden, Carly Brasher, Jennifer Brenner, Kelly Brenner, Paige Brown, Catherine Bulger, Katie Burch, Haley Burkert, Bekah Bush, Leah Camp, Katherine Clifton, Hannah Cohn, Katie Collins, Lauren Collins, Kelly Comer, Rebekah Connell, Car¬ oline Cook, Monica Cooper, Helen Cox, Lauren Cox, Robyn Croom, Katie Crow, Marion Curtner, Raige Dallas, Kate Daniel, Chyna Davenport, Hannah Davidson, Grace Deacon, Megan Dinwiddie, Halley Dodge, Whitney Doran, Melissa Dougherty, Sarah Douglas, Cassie Drake, Aren Duke, Sunni Dunn, Alyson Dunnaway, Sarah Dupre, Julie Earney, Jes¬ sica Edwards, Sarah Emison, Kristen Exendine, Kathryn Fiser, Kellye Flemming, Katy Fred¬ erick, Josylin Freeman, Liz Gabbie, Drew Garrison, Laura Garrison, Haley Gartman, Katie Gibbons, Rachel Gibbons, Madeline Gill, Sarah Glover, Holly Greenway, Ann Gunti, Bethany Haefner, Ashley Hale, Lauren Hall, Whitney Hansen, Evan Harsh, Rachel Hartz, Erin Hawkes, Jessica Henson, Haven Hestir, Kristen Hill, Deborah Ho, Emily Holling¬ sworth, Katie Holloway, Blaire Holmes, Mary Elizabeth Holmes, Emily Hoolan, Heather Horton, Kaitlyn Huddletson, Tory Hunton, Lauren Hutton, Brooke Jackson, Jordan Jack- son, Suzanne Jansen, Kelly Jensen, Anna Jeter, Kelsey Jeter, Kirby Jett, Jordan Johannsen, Lindsay Johanson, Kori Johnson, Courtney Kell, Elaine Kelly, Amalie Kennedy, Kendall Key, Ashley Kimberling, Charity Kincannon, Erin King, Kelsi Konecny, Grace Kueser, Allison Lafargue, Katherine Lafargue, Sarah Lawson, Candace Leverette, Lauren Lewis, Randall Lightle, Mary Elizabeth Liles, Melissa Lomax, Meredith Looney, Kathryn Luttrell, Ashley Lunch, Whitney Lynch, Mary Mack, Shalane Maestri, Christine Marks, Caroline Massey, Kati Mayer, Megan McCain, Katherine McCann, Megan McCorkindale, Saman¬ tha McDougal, Holly McGee, Allison McMinn, Lauren McMullin, Katie McPhail, Maggie Meadors, Emily Medford, Megan Meier, Abbey Merry, Molly Metrailer, Jordan Miller, Kristi Miller, Laura Miller, Kaylin Minihan, Molly Mitchell, Haley Mize, Logan Molock, Megan Moore, Molly Morrill, Mary McCain Morris, Kathryn Morrison, Molly Morrison, Mer¬ edith Moser, Jasmeen Moubarak, Lindsay Murchison, Kimberly Murphy, Charolotte Muse, Lacey Nash, Mallory Nash, Linsey Nelson, Julia Nipper, Laura Nutt, Blair Osborn, Jillian Oyler, Neely Rartker, Rachel Fbrker. Jodi Piarkerson, Lucy Rarkhurst, Claire Rarnell, Emily Parnell, Claire Patterson, Ashley F ayne, Natalie Peek, Nancy Pendergrast, Chris Pickard, Veronika Polskaya, Viki Polskaya, Kimberly Powell, Nicole Powell, Kathleen Puryear, Kali Ragland, Lindsey Reed, Hannah Renner, Rebecca Renner, Jade Rice, Melissa Richardson, Laura Jill Richmond, Katy Rinnert, Cynthia Roberts, Cara Rochelle, Abby Roeder, Chelsea Rose, Kimberly Sarratt, Jessie Schroeder, Natalie Seifritz, Dani Shain, Dorothy Shepherd, Mauri Shotts, Katelyn Simmons, Lisa Skinner, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Lindsey Smith, Samantha Smith, Casey Sowers, Sarah Jane Spratlin, Katy Spurlock, Natalie Stagg, An¬ nie Staton, Bailey Steelman, Sarah Stimson, Gail Stratton, Whitney Swearengin, Jessi Taegtmeyer, Melissa Tatman, Isabelle Taylor, Natalie Thibodeaux, Whitney Thibodeaux, Kendall Thomas, Laura Tiehen, Amanda Troutt, Sara Tucker, Lauren Tujague, Claire Ulmer, Mia Vaughn, Ashley Walls, Christina Walls, Kathryn Ward, Anna Watkins, Erin Webb, Carly White, Kendall White, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Jacquelyn Wolf, Brandi Woods, Jordan Wright, Leah Wright, Westy Wynne GREEK LIFE J57 Whitney Allen, Ashley Anderson, Leslie Anderson, Monica Ashcraft, Jacque¬ lyn Backus, Alesha Bailey, Morgan Balmer, Christie Bates, Megyn Bell, Brit¬ tany Bennett, Ashley Bibbs, Alex Bickell, Kelli Blanchard, Audrey Blaylock, Brook Bolin, Tara Bowers, Jill Briggs, Beth Brooks, Whitney Burgess, Geri Beth Burkett, Emily Burkhead, Stacy Calloway, Brittani Calvin, Julie Canepa- ri, Josy Cash, Kaitlin Castleberry, Anna Cathey, Sarah Chilton, Kate Chisen- hall, Kate Chisenhall, Lindsey Cloutier, Emily Cole, Kara Compton, Camille Cook, Kali Copeland, Rage Daniel, Kayla Daniels, Amy Davis, Ashey Dorr, Catherine Doss, Melissa Dougherty, Alison Douglas, Julie Duke, Emily Dun¬ can, Mallory Dunseath, Maurie Edwards, Elizabeth Elam, Brooke English, Chevis English, Sunni Epstein, Molly Mae Farren, Jill Feinster, Emily Fitzger¬ ald, Leah Floyd, Lindsey Fox, Rachel Flucher, Becca Garison, Lauren Garret, Rebecca Gehring, Shea Gibbs, Chelsea Goff, Stacia Gosnell, Alex Graham, Amanda Graham, Clancy Graham, Holly Gray, Jessie Gray, Christine Grosso, Annaleigh Harper, Sarah Harris, Megan Hazlett, Kaela Hensley, Laura Her¬ ron, Ashley Hilborn, Amanda Hobbs, Nicki Hogue, Ashton Honey, Casey Hooker, Carla Hugg, Mary Margaret Hui, Chelsi Isbell, Courtney Jackson, Andrea Jacobs, Alex Jenner, Mallory Johnson, Melissa Kershaw, Cassie Kirk, Natalie Korte, Kara Kullander, Morgan Langford, Lori Lassiter, Nicole Le- cointe, Claire Lewis, Megan Lomax, Heather Long, Lindsey Maddox, Jessica March, Jessica March, Hannah Martin, Hillary McChristian, Katy McClish, Lauren McConnell, Charlsey McDowell, Lindsey McGaugh, Anna Mc- Graw, Heather McNeely, Jenna McPherson, Emily Middleton, Stacey Miller, Whitney Moffitt, Taylor Mortimer, Meagan Murphy, Marla Naiman, Brittany New, Jennifer Nicodemus, Cat Nipper, Sarah O ' Brien, Sarah Overstreet, Andrea Parnell, Erin Petrus, Liz Poff, Sarah Pollock, Laura Ladd Pouncey, Ashley Powers, Catherine Quinn, Allie Reese, Cathryn Reeves, Natalie Reis, Stephanie Renard, Kaylen Revels, Ashley Richardson, Katie Roberts, Laura Rodiguez, Jill Sandore, Erika Schiff, Ashley Sherill, Chelsea Slone, Courtney Smart, Hayden Smith, Lindsy Smith, Natalie Smith, Seafhan Smith, Kala Son- tag, Elisabeth Sorrell, Brittney Sperber, Meagan Steen, Lauren Sullivant, Paige Sutherland, Katie Sweeten, Mandy Taliaferro, Candace Taylor, Shelby Tetens, Meagan Thompson, Abigal Tucker, Emily Vasgaard, Lauren Webb, Amanda Whatley, Jessica White, Casie Williams, Meagan Willianson, Kristi Witcher, Nicki Woosley Showing school pride, . bers of the Delta Delta e sorority flash the s ° r ° ( hand sign while cheering the Homecoming pep r held October 2007. PHOTO: DARREN MCN 25JJ GREEK LIFE NICKNAME: DELTAS, DST MASCOT: ELEPHANT PHILANTHROPY: MICHELLE WILSON WALK-A-THON FOR LUPUS AWARENESS 6rS Delta Sigma Hi| Q s ° ror ity show their stuff Conr rpeting in the NPHC sh 0vy ec ° m ' n g step show. The r Orj|- Qve fraternities and so- ei r ' eS a chance to show off o ' Z Darren mcneill Jessica Bowers, Whitnee Boyd, Ambre Cato, Avery Cato, Jerrica Chika, Angele ' Doyne, Jacqueline Duncan, Latrice Duncan, Charity Forrest, Ronalda Greer, Dali la Handy, Kendra Johnson, Leslie Johnson, Camillah Kelly, Tabitha Lee, Avia Peters, h ' Elena Pleasant, Farren Pippond, Shu- rise Telesford, Celise Weems, Shanitra Whitfield GREEK LIFE Members of Farm House Halo 3 and knit in M ' T ternity house. Famous rles House alumni include Nathan Brown, Kris Bunnell, TJ Haynes, Grant Hunt, Clay Lance, Marcus Looney, Michael May, Chris Scar¬ borough, Ryan Siebenmorgen 240 (jRI:EK Lltt k mm ere( in paint, members of at Delta show their pride tf Q . P e P rally following the T e ' l0n al Greek paint war. Q f1( j Vyar left both participants in Parts of campus covered ' Paint. OTq. GRACE GUDE Julie Abbott, Stephanie Anderson, Haley Andre, Elizabeth Ashworth, Gina Bailey, Kristin Barbee, Emily Barnes, Kathryn Batey, Katie Baum, Taylor Beebe, Becca Bell, Laura Binne, Amanda Bonner, Madison Brickman, Ash¬ ley Brown, Shannon Brown, Malisha Brown-Edwards, Katie Bruce, Emily Burrow, Sarah Burrow, Sarah Butler, Becca Cahill, Jessica Carson, Tiffany Case, Karlie Castleberry, Zoe Chick, Kelly Clanahan, Nicole Clark, Barbara Clinkscales, Ashley Cloud, DeDe Cole, Allison Combs, Caitlin Combs, Ka¬ tie Compton, Sarah Coppola, Katlyn Cox, Amanda Cross, Raige Damron, Jennifer Daniel, Kelly Donaldson, Caitlin Draper, Spencer Eddy, Carly Ed- wads, Stephanie Elliot, Briana Estrello, Ashley Evans, Katlyn Fetner, Lauren Filmer, Claire Fiscus, Lauren Flowers, Amanda Frantz, Amy Freeman, Mollie Garza, Kathryn Gilker, Kara Glenn, Jamie Grant, Christina Grantham, Katie Grantham, Rebekah Greene, Paige Griswold, Amanda Haguewood, Natalie Hampton, Jordan Harper, Rachel Hart, Libby Hauser, Sarah Hicks, Alison Hoffman, Mary Lauren Hollis, Catelyn Huff, Due Huynh, Carrie Hyde, Julie Jewett, Emily Johnson, Brynn Jones, Jennifer Keller, Brianne Kline, Moriah Kramer, Bethany Larson, Sara Laughinghouse, Megan Mainord, Madalene Major, Raychel Malone, Mary Mann, Amanda Marrs, Claire Matrin, Rachel Martin, Cheyenne Matthews, Allyson McGuire, Kelsie Moger, Ryan Motalbo, Nikki Morrow, Melinda Mundy, Courtney Murphy, Caroline Nardi, Brittany Penniton, Alyssa Pipho, Jackie Ponder, Lindsey Power, Marlee Prall, Allison Raley, Sarah Rigby, Carrie Roberts, Meagan Rogers, Mary Beth Rohr, Nicole Scogin, Haley Shollmier, Allison Starr, Donna Stone, Richelle Strong, Kapra Stuffelbeam, Kody Stuffelbeam, Julia Thweatt, Ashley Trimble, Jordan Twedt, Deni Vanzant, Jessica Virden, Cara VonderBruegge, Jordan Wallace, Kayla Wallace, Kristin Watson, Jennie Weaver, Natalie White, Alex Wilcox, Alison Williams, Whitney Williams, Katie Willis, Allison Wilson, Alex Wiseman, Brittany York, Kristin Young mm m Heba Abdelaal, Amy Acuff, Callie Aday, Mary Katherine Allen, Whitney Allison, Marissa Amerine, Katie Anderson, Caroline Ashby, Ashley Avra, Amanda Banwarth, Kasey Barber, Sarah Barrow, Brea Bartholomew, Caroline Barton, Lindsey Bass, Amy Bates, Layne Baxter, Kalee Beason, Katie Beck, Katie Beeler, Jourdan Benton, Meagan Binns, Courtney Bishop, Kirsten Blowers, Elizabeth Bostwick, Rebecca Bradley, Jessica Bragg, Jordan Bray, Caroline Bridges, Diana Clair Britton, Britney Brown, Lindsey Brown, Mallory Brown, Meghan Brown, Molly Bryant, Stephanie Brown, Stephanie Bryant, Brooke Burckart, Chelsea Caldwell, Kristen Cardwell, Becca Carlson, Georgeann Carpenter, Adrianne Caspari, Lesley Charles, Elizabeth Chenoweth, Lauren Clark, Whitney Clayton, Andrea Coker, Megan Coker, Laura Cole, Kristen Collier, Lianne Collier, Kim Collom, Christin Cooke, Katie Costello, Jennifer Counce, Meredith Counce, Kady Courtney, Nikki Courtney, Lauren Court¬ way, Lauren Cranston, Kat Cronkhite, Jennifer Culver, Stephanie Danforth, Madi¬ son Daniel, Ashley Davidson, Rachel Davis, Sarah Baker Davis, Kelly Dean, Anna Dellinger, Samantha Denton, Ashley Dixon, Katy Drake, Price DuBose, Caroline Dyer, Charlie Dyer, Elissa Edwards, Katie Ellis, Brittany Emerson, Emily Evana, Jordan Ezell, Katy Fink, Katie Fisher, Kelley Ford, Cecely Franco, Meredith Frie- berg, Ally Fulks, Claire Fulton, Brianna Gamble, Rachael Gatewood, Lauren Gat- tis, Brooke Gill, Jennifer Gladden, Kristina Godfrey, Brittany Goings, Taylor Goins, Julianne Graves, Katelyn Graves, Amy Gray, Emily Anne Gray, F ige Gray, Han¬ nah Green, Kayla Green, Dayna Gretz, Tamara Gretz, Lauren Griffin, Julie Hall, Brittany Hambuchen, Christi Hankins, Britney Haynes, Jarel Hendricks, Hannah Henson, Katie Hiegel, Emily Hoard, Jessica Hobbs, Laura Houser, Amanda Hy- mas, Jenna Hyman, Jenna Hyndman, Katie Jiles, Sigrid Johannesen, Maura John¬ son, Ashley Jones, Jacquelyne Jones, Rebecca Julian, Maeve Kamerman, Danielle Keener, Grace Kelley, Hannah Kennedy, Ashley Kerksieck, Emily Kerksieck, Celeste Kinney, Claire Kitzmiller, Peyton Kizzire, Kalie Knight, Tina Korbe, Anna Kreider, Courtney Kreul, Hallie Larson, Jenna Lee, Tara Level, Ellen Lindsey, Mary Cath¬ erine Lindsey, Melinda Long, Chelsey Lovell, Lauren Lucky, Kamri Mack, Mallory Magie, Marci Manley, Amanda McCafferty, Ashley McDonald, Mikki McHaney, Brooke McKay, Lindsey Mehall, Lindy Milburn, Callie Moll, Kristin Monnig, Lizzie Monni, Whitney Moore, Lauren Morgan, Rachel Morris, Anna Morrison, Natalie Morrison, Kasi Moss, Paige Muller, Jessica Mullican, Simone Mullinax, Stephanie Murdaugh, Jerra Nalley, Alex Nichols, Stephanie Nichols, Casey Nowell, Hunter Oschner, Paige O ' Connor, Ashley Oeffinger, Sydney Omar, Mallory O ' Neal, Laura Parrott, Kiley Ratteson, Andrea Peerson, Morgan Plumlee, Michelle Pope, Lorna Porter, Blake Posey, Kenlie Posey, Tara Powell, Haleigh Power, Mary Pruitt, Claire Purdy, Erica Purdy, Kaitlin Rasburry, Annie Ratliff, Alex Reddell, Kaitlin Renner, Bourgan Reynolds, Jordan Richter, Rachael Rickels, Anna Roblee, Sonni Rodg¬ ers, Emily Roetzel, Amanda Rosen, Emily Ross, Hillary Rutledge, Seanne Saine, Johanna Sawatski, Allie Sbarra, Kate Sbarra, Keely Schroeder, Candace Scott, Sarah Scott, Claire Scruggs, Clare Selig, Jehan Sheikh, Ashley Shelton, Hannah Shelton, Margaret Smith, Nicole Smith, Rachael Smith, Alex Sorrell, Brooke South, Megan Souto, Whitney Spencer, Lynsey Stake, Natalie Stearman, Elizabeth Striegler, Al¬ lison Tabor, Victoria Tappan, Christin Tate, Brittany Taylor, Susi Taylor, Kelly Teague, Tara Teff, Sarah Thomson, Anna Tomlinson, Corrie Tucker, Corey Tull, Rachael Turner, Jenna Volmer, Molly Volmer, Molly Von Behren, Sarah Elizabeth Waddell, Jennifer Walker, Elizabeth Watkins, Abbie Weaver, Mary Webb, Tera Shea White, Hannah Williams, Jill Williams, Kelly Williams, Amy Wilsie, Leah Wilson, Eliza¬ beth Wolfe, Emily Wood, Mary Grace Woodruff, Mandy Wooten, Jenna Wyatt, Malarie Yocum, Shawna Young Members of Kappa P Gamma cheer at the i coming pep rally- J. Greek organizations u ed the rally, which was in October 2007. p( m PHOTO: DARREN MCNt ■ A ■K M JUk ! £ 1 it T pk !, v ML jiV tam 1 f 7 Ik jBa B f V MCjilr || P ' FjL A 1 Tj 1 VT 11 Hnu M k apnHpK r — f M 5 V V ■1 1 JW r ms J GREEK LIFE NICKNAME: KAPPA SIG SYMBOLS: STAR AND CRESCENT PHILANTHROPY: ARORA MOBW 1 fu|| r of . ° ' school spirit, members $jq Q Ppa Sigma cheer enthu- i n S ' Ca,l y at the Homecom- P e P rally. Some members L their pride by paint¬ ed Go Hogs across their ° T 0: DARREN MCNEILL Steven Alexander, Jeff Allison, Stephen Wesley Allmond, Sean Alston, Tyler Anderson, Drew Angel, Jake Arnold, Sam Artz, Hastings Atwood, Spencer Audrain, Ben Ball, Trey Becton, Ryan Belcher, Fletcher Bennett, Matthew Benson, Ryan Beserra, Ryan Bet¬ tis, Benjamin Blakeman, Thad Blankenship, Jason Bobo, Tyler Bone, Parke Breedlove, Johnny Brewer, Will Brick, Raen Browder, Matthew Brown, Tyler Brown, Nick Bryant, Rivers Bryant, Kenny Burch, Brett Buresh, Tanner Burks, Sterling Burns, Drew Carter, Jo¬ seph Case, Andy Chang, Jon Chang, Adam Chudy, Chris Chunn, Colton Churchill, James Clark, John Clark, Kyle Clark, Rob Clements, Chad Coleman, Jared Coleman, Mitchell Cooper, Tyler Cooper, Andrew Corn, Austen Crane, Bryant Crooks, Dustin Cross, Jake Curtis, Jeremy Curton, Grant Davidson, Jonathan Davidson, Jeffrey Davis, Josh Davis, Andrew Delatin, Kyle Dempsey, Joe Denton, Keith Dickinson, Kennan Doan, Walker Dugan, Charlie Dunn, Jonas Dunnaway, Kelsey Edwards, Andrew Endicott, Shane Eoff, Frank Fenlaw, Alex Fitzhugh, Matthew Flemister, Daniel Frazier, Luke Fries, Drew Ful¬ lerton, Logan Grant, Joseph Gray, Russ Greenlee, Chase Grounds, John Hager, Ben Hale, John Halley, Zachary Harper, Dane Harris, Justin Harris, Scott Hayes, Steven Head, Aar¬ on Heffington, Jared Heiles, Ross Hensley, Jonathan Hicks, Justin Hicks, Ryan Hicks, Jack Hlavaty, Alex Hoge, Bryan Holliday, Kyle Holmes, James Holton, Tanner Horn, Andrew Humphreys, Lyle Hunsicker, Harrison Hunt, Randall Hurban, Austin Jackson, Chad Jarrell, Jacob Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Blake Jones, Bobby Jones, Brad Jones, Wes¬ ley Jordan, Cody Kees, JC Keeton, Zach Kiser, Matt Lamb, Nathan Lamb, Wesley Lamb, Joseph Lance, Scott Lar, Justin Lareau, Andrew Lenarz, Barrett Little, Matt Little, Weldon Locke, Chris Loewer, Raul Lovelady, Evan Maguire, Matthew Marsh, Cody Matthews, Ryan Matiza, Jeremiah McCaslin, Johnathan McCaslin, Brian McClure, Will McElrath, John McMinn, Joseph McNeil, Gregory Meyers, Matt Milburn, Matt Miller, Rob Miller, T.J. Mohler, Jaffett Mooney, Jerry Morgan, Phil Neri, Tyler Newton, Corey Nichols, John Noland, Chase Osborne, Matt Ozee, Tyler Rack, Jared F ara, Brad Rarker, Jason Pelton, Justin Pierce, Phillip Pool, Caleb Poole, Jordan Powell, Charles Priest III, Thomas Pryor, Ben Radcliffe, F atrick Reed, Will Richards, Trey Richardson, James Roblee, Clint Roth, Will Roth, Rolaert Saviers, Preston Schultz, Johnny Neubauer, Broadie Newcomb, Jake Newcomb, Matt Newman, Stephen Newman, Stephen Newman, Chris Newton, Alex Nierling, Hunter Nunn, Brandon O ' Neal, Ryan O ' Quinn, Rarker Osborn, Brett Plarker, Andrew Peters, Ryan Phillips, Shawn Philpot, Keith Pipho, Chase Pitner, Ben Ramsey, Dylan Ray, John Rich, Adam Ritchie, Joey Ritchie, Matt Robertson, Brent Robinson, Ro¬ drigo Rojas, William Sanders, JT Sanford, John Satterfield, Kirk Schaffer, Ryan Shannon, Robert Sharp, Chris Shenep, Stuart Shenep, Ben Short, John Shults, Kyle Smith, Matt Snyder, Jay Staley, Matt Stauffer, Chris Stec, Jeff Stotts, Aaron Strobel, James Strode, Matt Strom, Kyle Stroud, Bo Talleifarro, Brian Taylor, Austin Vilanueva, Derek Vilamez, Paul Waddell, Taylor Ward, Richard Watkins, Cody Webb, Spencer Weiderman, Trey Wetzel, Justin Whiddon, Kes White, Nick White, Matt Williams, Brandon Wright, Jordan Wright GREEK LIFE 2b3 phi Members of Omego strut their stuff at the e sity ' s annual step sno . n Ballroom. PHOTO: DARREN mcne ' lL PHILANTHROPY: UNITED NEGROCOLLEGEFlfi 4 4 A M 14 A A I m Bk Mm mB 264 GREEK LIFE j ember of Lambda Chi his fellow fraternity g 6 j, rier - The members ate to- Hj . er before their Monday chapter meeting. ° T 0: MELEAH GROSS Derek Abrams, Anthony Adkins, Bin An, Ben Bailey, Drew Bailey, Will Baker, Geoff Barker, Dillon Barnes, Wes Barton, Trevor Behm, Evan Bentley, Justin Bentley, Logan Berlau, David Bingham, Blake Binns, Patrick Bowen, Zack Box, Zach Bradshaw, Daniel Bright, Greg Brittain, Kyle Brit¬ ton, Justin Brooks, Ryan Buck, Blake Burckart, Matt Busch, Ranger Cargile, Austin Carlisle, Jared Carmichael, Kevin Casey, Will Cashion, Jeff Chiu, Alex Clark, Patrick Clark, Whit Cocanower, Brad Compton, Colby Cook, Jason Coral, John Cross, Brad Crossfield, Charlie Cunningham, Lee Cur¬ ry, Lee Davis, Rob Dillon, Joe DiTommaso, Robert Dudley, Robert Duncan, Clayton Dwyer, Alex Edington, Tanner Er¬ ickson, Tristan Evans, Brandon Ferguson, Bret Fleck, Alex Font, Daniel Ford, Jason Frans, Matt Garrett, Dave Gelman, Will Gilchrist, Tim Goodhart, Wes Greer, Andy Guinn, Stan Hardwick, Ben Harrington, Stanley Hastings, Austin Hickey, Burt Hicks, Bradford Hoerth, Gareth Hollis, Richard Holt, Marc Hosken, John Hottovy, Brad Houston, Kasper Huber, Zack Hulett, Michael Hylden, Austin Jewell, Andrew John¬ son, Harrison Johnson, Ryan Knauer, David Koehler, Ste¬ phen Koehler, Ross Lawrence, Drew Ledbetter, Austin Lew¬ is, Jubal Lindsey, Phillip Long, Preston Long, Cody Lorge, Mark Lorge, John Mallory, Brady Martin, John Mason, Cole Meger, Garrett Meier, Mason Miller, Tyler Mills, Taylor Mooney, Eric Morrison, Bryan Muehleman, Zane Muzaf- far, Rob Myers, Joseph Noga, Will Phillips, Nick Porter, Tyle Prude, Casey Reep, Kyle Rice, Jacob Riemenschneider, Ben Rogers, Joe Rousse, Matt Ruggeri, Jason Ryburn, Zack Ryburn, Ben Sapp, Dave Sawyer, Kit Schirmer, Brandon Sheard, Andrew Shelor, Jong Shin, Jackson Smith, Matthew Smith, Robert Spears, Alex Spinks, Jordan Steinhaus, Geof¬ frey Storm, Shea Tedford, Nash Thomas, Jordan Thompson, Philip Thrift, Nick Tingquist, Johnathan Tran, Kendall Tran, Bryce Tritt, Brad Underwood, Matt Vaccaro, Aaron Vas- gaard, Drew Waddell, Dylan Ward, Stan Watson, Thomas Welch, Kevin White, Brandon Wigfield, Jamie Wilbanks, Phillip Wilkins, Means Wilkinson, Bill Williams, Blake Wil¬ liams, Michael Williams, Will Young, Bryan Youngblood, Michael Zangari. m ufE g; Zack Alland, James Allen, Matt Allen, Wes Allen, Jimmy Andersen, Nick An¬ drews, Matthew Angulo, Addison Anthony, Chris Arnold, Scott Bacon, Scott Ballard, Kevin Barber, Austin Barclay, DeWayne Barens, Chandler Barron, Chip Bartlett, Brian Beauchamp, Reid Beauchamp, Ricky Beauchamp, Clay Bemberg, Philip Bemberg, Alex Beneke, John Benton, Chris Berezansky, Josh Biddulph, Zack Bliss, Brad Booth, John Bowers, Landon Boykin, Reed Brew¬ er, Ryan Bridges, Brad Briggs, Bobby Bruning, Ben Buergler, Justin Buies, Ray Burbank, David Burgher, Peter Burrow, Owen Canfield, Chris Carland, Drew Carle, Neil Carpenter, Walden Cash, Aaron Casteel, Reed Chandler, Brian Cherry, Jeff Chipman, Tim Ciabocchi, Luke Clements, David Conger, Alistair Cook, Dewitt Corrigan, Will Creyer, Caleb Cross, Conor Cummings, Brock Davidson, Andy Davis, Blake Davis, Palmer Dean, Brett Decoursey, David Del Sol, Greg DeLung, Drew Desocio, Joe Dickson, Chase Diemer, John Douville, Blake Downing, Kami Duck, Brent Dunham, Miles Eason, Austin Edge, Sam Fannin, Grant Feltner, Aric Felton, Taylor Friesenhahn, Zach Gairhan, Zach Garrison, Alex Gass, Wesley George, Ryan Gibson, Zach Gilker, John Gist, Zach Glover, David Grayson, Matthew Green, Patrick Grinnan, Jordan Grummer, Shea Halligan, Niklas Harper,Tyler Hayes, Jordan Haynes, Hamilton Hedrick, Wes Henry, Brad Hesselbein, Andrew Hinojosa, Grayson Hinojosa, Grant Holden, Matt Holliman, Seth Hollingsworth, Jake Houser, Blake Howard, Taylor Howie, Alex Hunt, Eric Hurley, Bill Jacobs, Seth Jewell, Jordan Jones, Nick Kalina, Jarrett Karrington, Will Kenner, Clint Keller, Max Klein, Michael Lane, Marshall Laney, Max Lavie, Matthew Leh- ner, Mark Leinhart, Paul Lincicome, John Linvingston, Drew Longan, Matt Marshall, Phillip Matlock, Michael Mitchell, Chris Moore, Jennings Morgan, Steven Muawad, John Murphy, Will Murrow, Carson Nelson, Johnny Neu- bauer, Broadie Newcomb, Jake Newcomb, Matt Newman, Stephen New¬ man, Chris Newton, Alex Nierling, Hunter Nunn, Brandon O ' Neal, Ryan O ' Quinn, Parker Osborn, Brett Parker, Andrew Peters, Ryan Phillips, Shawn Philpot, Keith Pipho, Chase Pitner, Ben Ramsey, Dylan Ray, John Rich, Adam Ritchie, Joey Ritchie, Matt Robertson, Brent Robinson, Rodrigo Rojas, Wil¬ liam Sanders, JT Sanford, John Satterfield, Kirk Schaffer, Ryan Shannon, Rob¬ ert Sharp, Chris Shenep, Stuart Shenep, Ben Short, John Shults, Kyle Smith, Matt Snyder, Jay Staley, Matt Stauffer, Chris Stec, Jeff Stotts, Aaron Strobel, James Strode, Matt Strom, Kyle Stroud, BoTalleifarro, Brian Taylor, Austin Vil¬ lanueva, Derek Villemez, Paul Waddell, Taylor Ward, Richard Watkins, Cody Webb, Spencer Weideman, Trey Wetzel, Justin Whiddon, Kes White, Nick White, Matt Williams, Brandon Wright, Jordan Wright Members of Phi rejoice after their v in | D-Uv for MADD. The e GUI fMIirA TUCTa 2=91 KM A v IHiv fly UJ Vflf i i C aV j’( li ■ ms 1 ( xm X .. ' J wl |i K p f . a NICKNAME: PH PHILANTHROPY: AMYTROPH DELT MASCOT: Oi C LATERAL SCLEROSb i!44 “ LIFE compete at the NPHC nuQ l step show. Members J e blue vests to represent Maternity ' s main color. ° r O: DARREN MCNEILL Rod Coleman, Rashaad Johnson, Patrick Moore, Mike Nellums, Bradley Ward, Brandon Watts, Brady Williams mm %] Daniel Diaz, Rafael Arciga-Garcia, Alejandro Aviles, Jose Luis Aguayo-Herrera, Isaac Cortes, Luis Manjarrez, Jose Lopez, Ernesto Chavez Members of Phi ° ta Q( . wait for their brothers note r rive at their weekly c meeting. Phi lota P . n0 fra- the First established Latm NICKNAME: PHIOTA MASCOT: U0{ jir inktitUIL 268 GREEK LIFE j 1 1! m 11 .I L i Matthew Albritton, Brian Alley, Tyler Angel, Tyler Bar¬ ham, Kyle Belt, Scott Bevel, Jeremy Black, Andrew Bonds, Chase Brantley, Cameron Brown, Austin Burks, Jeff Burns, Alex Burris, Carter Calico, Graham Campbell, Nick Can- nella, Sean Cannon, Dave Carver, Jamey Chase, Carlo Dominguez, Bo Dougherty, Eric Fay, James Fortune, Bill Gassmann, Jeff Goodhart, Josh Gregory, Derek Groshek, Charles Hanson, Matthew Harb, Mark Harshfield, Taylor Herren, Steven Hicks, Blake Hierholzer, Parker Higgs, Jason Hills, Jack Hineman, Eric Hoyt, Alex Irving, Spen¬ cer Ivey, Daran Jett, Anthony Jones, Casey Kehoe, Bobby Kirwan, Alex Knight, Graham Landrith, Marc Lipscomb, Adam Loos, Josh Luther, Steven McKee, JC Mendieta, Michael Miller, Russell Moore, John Mosely, Matt Norby, Colin O ' Donnell, David Pace, Jack Pardo, Steve Phil¬ lips, Andrew Price, Blake Ricci, Jake Riehemann, Stuart Rucker, Ryan Ruffing, Justin Rumenapp, Adam Sanders, Brian Sargent, Adam Sartin, Brett Selly, Drew Siebenmor- gen, Bert Skula, Brian Sladek, Matt Slaughter, Alex Smith, Evan Stallings, Spenser Stephens, Nathan Stern, Tyler Sudderth, Kevin Swanson, Adam Teague, Cody Tooley, Lane Turner, Andrew Wangler, Frankie Whitehead, Tyan Wilmes ‘Fiji member participates in j nual Rowdy Fan contest |y Homecoming Pep Ral- fQll °dents competed at the V|j ° see w ° cou be the Hog fan. n °TO: DARREN MCNEILL Lauren Abshier, Lauren Ahlers, Heather Ainsley, Lauren Alford, Mary Kathryn Al¬ len, Megan Allen, Laurie Anderson, Christina Antley, Suzanne Area, Sydney Bak¬ er, Cassie Ballew, Elizabeth Barnard, Emily Barnes, Ann Bartlett, Lydia Bartlett, Stephanie Beard, Stephanie Beavers, Tara Beebe, Maggie Biggs, Brittany Bishop, Lauren Blake, Taryn Blocker, Mattie Bookhout, Sarah Ann Bost, Leslie Bowers, Tay¬ lor Brandwein, Taylor Broyles, Katie Bruick, Michelle Bruxvoort, Meredith Bryant, Kristen Bumpass, Beth Burkhalter, Elizabeth Busby, Leigh Campbell, Becca Carden, Emily Carden, Staci Carpenter, Ashleigh Carter, Katie Cash, Rachel Cashion, Sarah Cate, Mary Kate Chambliss, Whitney Chancellor, Madeleine Chenot, Cheyenne Christesson, Adrielle Churchill, Darci Clayton, Catherine Clemmer, Katherine Cloud, Lacie Coburn, Blair Cocanower, Brittany Cochrell, Emily Cohn, Amanda Cook, Kristen Cooper, Allsion Corbin, Kaylee Cox, Sarah Crandall, Hannah Cup- pett, Micha Dale, Leah Daniels, Chelsea Danielson, Danielle Daugherty, Brittany Davidson, Hannah Davis, Sarah Diaz, Maggie Dietrich, Stephanie Dobbins, Sarah Douglas, Lyndsay Duncan, Annie Dunning, Erin Edwards, Lauren Edwards, Jessica Ellis, Stacie Ellis, Rebekah Fess, Sarah Fess, Leah Finn, Sarah Finn, Candel Fisher, Emily Fitzgerald, Katie Fourmy, Karlie Frank, Bailey Frazier, Jennifer Free, Kath- erin Fuller, Ashley Gardener, Kiley Garrott, Lindsey Gentry, Rachel Gibson, Ashley Giles, Lindsey Gillham, Ashley Goldman, Alex Gooch, Whitney Goodyear, Kelsey Gray, Rachel Griffin, Margaret Grisham, Claire Groves, Bekah Hale, Lindsey Hall, Susanna Hall, Justine Hamilton, Terra Hardcastle, Jaime Hargis, Brett Harmon, Ka¬ tie Henry, Nina Henry, Ashton Hickey, Suzanne Hill, Kara Hilliard, Katie Hilliard, Jessica Hinson, Ginny Hock, Alison Hodge, Mary Dudley Hodges, Alice Hogue, Molly Hogue, Rebecca Holcombe, Kristie Holman, Rachel Hope, Brittany Howell, Dana Huggins, Elizabeth Hunt, Kristi Hunter, Nadine Hurban, Piper Hurban, Jes¬ sica Ingram, Locke Issacson, Haley Jaggers, Haven Jaggers, Christy Jeffrey, Caitlin Johnson, Deborah Johnson, Kelli Jo Johnson, Lai ney Johnson, Lindsay Johnson, Rachel Johnston, Whitney Johnston, Kelsey Jones, Alice-Ann Jordan, Nicole Kac- zenski, Catherine Keeter, Paige Kellam, Whitney Kimbrow, Savannah Lamb, Em¬ ily Lambert, Sidney Leasure, Kallie Lederman, Kara Leidecker, Mary Susan Ligon, Kate Limbird, Jenni Lindsey, Liz Longcrier, Emmy Lutz, Ali Mangrum, Stephanie Marhefka, Mary Masching, Sara Mathis, Hannah Maxwell, Molly McBride, Megan McClellan, Lauren McCloy, Brittany McCrary, Lauren McCullars, Kelsey McGinty, Amanda McReynolds, Allsion Mencer, Molly Middlekauff, Bitsy Miller, Katie Miller, Madeline Millstein, Haleigh Millwee, Kate Mitchell, Jill Moenius, Amber Montgomery, Anna Moore, Megan Moore, Kate Morgan, Grace Morrison, Kelsey Mote, Michaela Muller, Mallory Murphy, Rachel Nanney, Evelyn Newman, Brooke Palmer, Margaret Parke, Mary Katherine Parke, Jenna Pearce, Laurie Pharis, Heath¬ er Phillips, Kelsey Pirani, McCall Porter, Ashley Pounders, Madison Powell, Lindsey Pumphrey, Meg Pursley, Emily Rappold, Amanda Reed, Katie Rhodes, Whitney Rice, Erin Ridgeway, Maggie Riggan, Kayla Robinson, Liz Rogers, Annie Rook, Olivia Root, Katie Russel, Sarah Rutherford, Anna Sagan, Haleigh Scallion, Laura Scanlon, Alyson Schilling, Kristin Schnebly, Katie Sellers, Megan Shea, Mallory Shiver, Gentry Shrider, Callie Sisk, Erika Skipper, Lauren Smith, Suzanne Smith, Jean Snow, Ashley Spaulding, Maggie Stall, Lisa Stancil, Sharon Stancil, Amanda Starr, Claire Steward, Katherine Stewart, Maggie Stone, Tasha Sturdevant, Hillary Swanton, Marla Swindler, Katie Tennant, Leigh Thompson, Claire Thornell, Em¬ ily Toole, Lindsay Ulmschneider, Abby Unruh, Kat Wagner, Becca Wall, Lindsey Wampler, Allison Ward-Seidel, Ashley Watson, Ali Weir, Allie Welty, Blair Wer- nick, Nikki Witcraft, Ann Wizer, Leslie Wood, Cassie Woods, Aaryn Wooldridge, Lindsay Wyne, Lauren Velvngton, Sarah Yelvngton, Katie Young, Meagan Young, Merritt Young cel Two members of Pi P 1 ebrate their victory a , Relay for MADD. Th e ® fl was held by the Kappa 5 ifl PHOTO?DARREN MCNEI NICKNAME: PI PHI MASCOT: ANGELS PHILANTHRO PY: LINKS TO LITERACY 1 270 to LIFE jlCKNAME: PIKE SYMBOL: FIRE TRUCK, DAGGER AND KEY HILANTHROPY: ARKANSAS CHILDREN ' S HOSPITAL BURN UNIT t r ■ 1 1 if i m i 11 it t m U i 1 mL v ( v x 1 ■ Jhi i lumber of Pike competes in j SQ ck race at the Relay for The event, sponsored I Qppa Sigma, pitted soror- s and fraternities against k h other in relay events. °TO: DARREN MCNEILL David Anderson, Brian Barnett, Jonathon Bednar, Drew Beine, Andrew Bickel, Zachary Bilyk, Ross Blackshear, Adam Bohannon, Bradley Brown, Eric Brown, Justin Bulla, Britton Burnett, Cameron Burnett, Jared Burns, Chase Caldwell, Phillip Cleves, Martin Clingly, Cody Copher, Jeffery Corkran, Spencer Dailey, Mike DeSanto, Ben Dworkis, Dylan Edwards, Andrew Ellenburg, Danny Fisher, Levi Flemon, Justin Foss, Greg Giesecke, Matt Gintonio, Matthew Goode, Adam Grasser, Alex Griffith, Danny Hammack, Brandon Harris, Thomas Harris, Jacob Hunter, Bill Johnson, Kyle Johnson, Chase Johnston, Jake Jones, Mark Kimbrough, Wesley Kirk, Allan Krygowski, Zach Lambertsen, Joey Mackey, William McCain, Jacob McConnell, Matthew McCormick, Jaron McTee, Mat¬ thew Medlock, Michael Meissner, Bradley Meredith, Shane Moses, Hunter Mott, Michael Nicodemus, Matt Nye, Andres Ormachea, Shane Orr, Andy Parks, Sean Patton, Steven Reeves, A.J. Rizzo, Zach Rolle, Shawn Russell, Clayton Shafer, Billy Shaw, Jeffrey Simmons, Eric Smith, Rob Storms, Josh Sykes, Jon Taylor, Lance Taylor, Jacob Tipton, Justin Todd, James Tullis, Ryan Van Pelt, Christopher Warzecha, Erik Wekkin, Jarred White, Jacob Wilson, Joshua Wingo, Brett Wish GREEK LIFE JJ] John Alexander, Tyler Arnold, Eric Arthur, Tray Ashcraft, Geoffrey Aultz, Ed¬ die Bailey, Morgan Bailey, Pierce Baker, Beau Baldwin, Andrew Barnett, Ben Barnett, Barrett Barsamian, Chase Batson, Sam Baxter, Jesse Becton, Barrett Belew, Jeremy Belknap, Mitchell Bell, Jesse Belt, Cole Bezner, Jackson Blair, Alex Bargognoni, Rory Bradney, Sonny Brainerd, Chris Bray, Tyler Brett, Clark Brown, Ben Brunner, Josh Callaway, Jason Carter, Justin Casper, Bradley Caviness, Jonathan Cloar, Jonathon Cloar, Jacob Coleman, Johnathan Cole¬ man, Jeremy Collins, Brock Cooper, Brandon Corley, Morgan Cox, Brian Brabtree, Austin Crain, Robert Cress, Casey Darr, David Deaderick, Robert Debin, Tom Dougherty, Addison Dunn, Austin Easley, Doug Eddy, Tommy Edwards, Ben Eldridge, Mo Elliot, Justin Farmer, Ben Faubel, Sam Ford, Tan¬ ner Freeman, Tyler Fuller, James Gammill, Nicholas Gardner, JP Gavin, Rich¬ ard Gillham, Adam Glasier, Drew Glazer, Evan Grisham, Rob Groves, John Gunther, Courier Hall, Preston Hall, Laurence Hammond, Michael Hanna, Aaron Harris, Harrison Hatfield, Clint Herrington, Brad Hickey, John Hiller, Matt Holman, Jayme Holt, Dustin Hoover, Michael Humphries, Ross Ingram, Clark Irwin, Blake Jacks, Preston Johnston, Joe Keffler, Carter King, Jordan Kiser, John Landis, Ryan Leach, John Lee, Zach Lewis, Robert Looney, Alan Lorence, Aaron Lynchard, William Mabry, Charlie Mackey, Josh Madden, Nick Makris, Ben Mannatt, Lambert Marshall, Clay Mason, Austin Mat¬ thews, Tyler McGee, Chris McQueen, Jonathon Million, Landon Montgom¬ ery, Lawson Moody, William Moody, Madison Mooney, Matthew Moore, Matthew Mozzoni, John Mullis, Chris Nassar, Britt Neel, Gene Nelson, Devin O ' Day, Thoman Orr, David Page, Matt Parker, Andy Petton, Josh Pet¬ tis, Spencer Piland, Miles Purnell, Charles Rauton, Chase Rittelmeyer, Chris Rittelmeyer, Jay Robbins, Graydon Rochelle, Forg Rogers, Ben Rosenheck, Joel Sanders, Joseph Scaling, Brett Schult, Michael Schwars, Will Scoggins, Patrick Selakovich, Brett Seller, Tucker Shaw, Toler Shepherd, Curt Shipper, Andrew Shope, Kyle Short, Matt Short, Daniel Simpson, Walter Simpson, Ross Skarda, Alex Smith, Greg Smith, Will Smith, David Snowden, Jacob Spears, Peter Stanley, Bill Steele, Mackenzie Sullivan, Steve Swenholt, Drew Tappan, Madison Tappan, Jacob Tarry, Josh Tennyson, Collin Tucker, Thomas Vo, James Walker, Eric Watford, Jeff Watson, Sam Watson, Stephen Waugh, Nathan Weiler, Blake Wilkerson, Hunter Williamson, Weston Woods, Jacob Wright, Grant Wynne, Caleb Yerton, Zeke Zachry m Greek life CKNAME: SIGMA CHI SYMBOL: WHITE CROSS f HlLANTHROPY: CHILDREN ' S MIRACLE NETWORK Jj bers of Sig ma Chi accept . trophy at the Relay for Sigma Chi was just , of the fraternities that fc Vted. RO: DARREN MCNEILL Zach Alexander, Hayes Anthony, Hunter Anthony, Robert Beach, Adam Bell, Justin Bell, Fred Black, Alex Blass, Bryan Boone, Austin Boyce, Andrew Boyd, Jamie Boyd, Ross Brandon, Willy Brehm, Robert Bridewell, Beau Britton, Matt Brunson, Wes Buchman, Bradley Burch, Trey Burch, Dustin Campbell, Ben Cargill, Adam Carlson, J.D. Chambliss, Brent Coker, Thomas Cole, Alex Collier, David Cooke, Stephen Cox, Brian Crouch, John Curtis, Kyle Dan¬ iels, Todd Davis, Chad Dayton, Taylor Denniston, Drew Dolan, Devin Drak e, Alex Dunklin, Jamie Dutton, Jake Earney, Jonathan Evins, Landon Ezell, Nick Fair, Peter Farmer, Brian Feller, Josh Filipek, Eric Flagg, Seth Gentry, Greg Georgas, Andrew Gill, Ryan Godrey, John Mark Goings, Matt Graves, Jordan Greer, Chris Hall, Cody Hammons, Carter Harbuck, Colby Helffrich, Joseph Henry, Holt Hestir, Zach Higgs, Wade Hill, Tripp Hollowell, Matt Holman, Michael Hyatt, Matt Inman, Hudgens Jeter, Brent Johnson, Lance Johnson, Sam KirkPatrick, Will Lacy, Scott Lambert, Hamilton LaRoe, Mason Lewis, Drew Ligon, Nate Looney, David Machen, Will Mangrum, JB McConnell, Ross McDaniel, Zach McGrath, Chance Milam, John Miller, Drew Milner, Robert Moery, Will Moore, Wynne Morgan, Jeff Morrison, Gregory Parker, Warren Parker, Justin Petrus, Tyler Pettigrew, Lawson Plafcan, Chris Poff, Robbie Polk, Will Porter, Calvin Puryear, Eric Ralston, Clay Ramey, Taylor Ramey, Jake Rankin, Jackson Ratcliff, Matt Reith, Andrew Ritchie, Wes Rob¬ ertson, Sidney Robnett, Graham Rogers, Charles Roscopf, Zeb Scott, Sam Selig, Chris Sheppard, Hayden Sherman, Sean Shrum, Turner Sibley, Luke Siler, Carey Smith, Jason Smith, Josh Smith, Zach Smith, Drew Stoner, James Strang, Nicholas Thicksten, Clayton Thomas, Hunter Thomason, Ryan Tyler, Stephen Ussery, Bear Van Ness, John Vandersteeg, Crews Veazey, Todd Vor- sanger, Nathan Waldrip, Madison Walker, Thomas Walsh, Matthew Warden, Michael Waters, Jimmy Watson, Evan Watts, Jimbo Welch, Brent Whisnant, Godfrey White, Andrew Williams, Josh Wilson jm life m Chris Abel, Way Abernathy, Kyle Ashabranner, Bill Bond, Tyler Bottje, Andrew Brewer, Camron Browning, Cary Cameron, Curtis Campbell, Chad Carmichael, Scott Carnes, Matt Carroll, Jeff Cope, Alan Cowger, Andrew Dargan, Eli Dawson, Adam Fairbourn, Carter Ford, Tay¬ lor Francis, Micah Fritsche, Spencer Fuller, Brian Garner , Anthony Gay, Chad Gibson, Brett Gilbert, Kyle Hagelin, Evan Hamilton, Shayne Henry, Ryan Human, Tyler Hunt, Nick Jaber, Micheal Jarrett, Jon Larson, Ryan Lazenby, Spencer Lucker, Shawn Marhanka, Jeremy Martin, Zane Myers, Ben Nye, Mick Okrzesik, Robert Okrzesik, Zach Pacheco, Bhavin Patel, Tommy Pevehouse, Jon Powell, Dave Proffitt, John Proffitt, Gareth Rogers, Stuart Sand¬ ers, Allen Saunders, Matt Scott, Justin Selby, John Sher¬ rill, Anthony Sinbandhit, Daniel Skillern, Jared Skinner, Brandon Spicher, Matt St.Clair, Brandon Starr, Caleb Stein, Tripp Still, Seth Terry, Jamie Thornton, Michael Vig- giano, Luke Vinze, Drew Westbrook, Blake Wilkerson, Brad Williamson Two Sigma Nu prepare their plate m embe rS « at the prepare Tneir piu— , Homecoming Cookoff a Nu was Gardens. Sig i™ i t one of the many group decorated their tent wit colors and flag. J 4 GREEK LIFE 1 jcg f Wade Bailey, Aaron Baker, Vince Biondo, John Butler, Estevan Cantu, Sammy Chung, Ed Cupaioli, Lee Deaton, tate Finkbeiner, Clayton Fiscus, Blake Franklin, Ramsay Fulbright, Orlando Gonzalez, Mike Hammel, Victor Har¬ ris, Trey Holt, Michael Ivers, Eben Jones, Chad Kaetzer, Darrin Lee, Dave Light, Greyson Longtin, Adam Parham, Graham Powell, Robert Rorie, Nolan Schutze, Seth Sher¬ rill, Stu Smith, Bryan Speed, Joe Tyler, Drew Van Patter, Jeff Welch, Jason West, Spencer White, John Winans, Robert Wool ridge j Hibers of Sig Ep compete w beelbarrow race for MAr Q PP a S ' 9 ma relay for Many members of Greek community also f Hrf eted ’ ° T 0: DARREN MCNEILL GREEK LIFE 2 b The Zeta Phi Betas pe rf ° r ’ during the NPHC ing Step Show, Oct. 25,2 The show, held in the , ballroom, marked the en Homecoming week. . PHOTO: DARREN MCNc ,L 2 6 GREEK LIFE NICKNAME: ZETA MASCOT: TEDDY BEAR PHILANTHROPY: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND EDUCATION V 2eta Tau Alphas cheer %r ? 1UU jj a hold up the Zeta hand jg on bid day, Sept. 17, fVirlc wkn ruchorl ro. Girls who rushed re- i IVe d their bids at the Greek Star. 35 : SAFARIE MOORE Meagan Abell, Taylor Adams, Sarah Aderhold, Autumn Allison, Hampel Amanda, Ashley Andler, Morgan Bailey, Mary Katherine Bentley, Lauren Bil- heimer, Kat Biondo, Hailey Blanchard, Erica Bolin, Lauren Bosch, Christina Bostian, Heather Boydson, Mallory Brenner, Katey Brown, Mandy Brown, Liz Bryant, Nikki Burch, Hannah Caldwell, Carrie Campbell, McKinley Case, Natasha Clarke, Lauren Clay, Addie Clifton, Morgan Coke, Krista Coonts, Jami Cuddy, Leah Cyphers, Lauren Cyrus, Amanda Daugherty, Hailey Dear- man, Kate Delph, Sarah Dinsmore, Carly Dixon, Mollie Dougan, Kaitlin Drennan, Britt Dunfor, Sydney Dunning, Rory Ellermeyer, Michaela Erskin, Kelsey Ferguson, Kenzie Ferguson, Megan Fluger, Kelsey Foley, Carey Fowler, Kaitlin Freeman, Meagan Fritts, Emily Fruge, Megan Gillihan, Kelli Golden, Melissa Gramlich, Allison Green, Eve Gruetzemacher, Trish Halker, Marcy Hall, JaneAnn Hanson, Kimberly Harding, Kayla Harlow, Whitney Harmon, Ashton Hartner, Laura Harvey, Aimee Hasenbeck, Summer Hawkins, Alex Head, Maggie Hediger, Alex Hennig, Blair Hill, Tarah Hill, Amanda Hobbs, Logan Hocott, Melissa Horvath, Elizabeth Houston, Rebecca Houston, Meg Hoyt, Lauren Hryorchuk, Julia Humphrey, Amanda Hunt, Laurel Hurley, Megan Huslip, Samantha Jaffe, Whitney Jameson, Casey Johnson, Hannah Jones, Kelsi Jordan, Morgan Karrant, Lyndsey Kepesky, Sydney Kidwell, Kris¬ ten King, Haley Kochen, Alex Komsthoeft, Alexandra Kosmitis, Jessica La¬ Mar, Haley Lamb, Spencer Lamb, Callie Layer, Lindsey Lee, Molly Leopard, Christine Liezke, Brittnee Linker, Cameron Lively, Hannah Lloyd, Heather Love, Lauren Love, Brooke Lunsford, Allison Lyon, Holly Martin, Jill Martin, Meredith Mathews, Krystal McAnaw, Caroline McIntyre, Kristanya McKim- mey, Kristin Meesey, Jessa Mehlhoff, Stephanie Michaelis, Lauren Mitchell, Mary Ann Moody, Andrea Mooney, Michelle Morris, Kayla Moschner, Amy Moudy, Kasey Mullis, Keeley Mull is, Alecia Nafziger, Jessica Neal, Megan Nicholson, Meg Nobile, Natalie Norman, Meredith Norton, Kate O ' Donnell, Lauren Parker, Meredith Parks, Tiffany Phelps, Hailey Phillips, Kelsey Phil¬ lips, Kaci Pool, Celeste Posey, Suzanne Potts, Kristen Privett, Paige Puckett, Molly Putman, Lauren Rau, Stephanie Ray, Julianna Register, Nicole Revella, Erin Reynolds, Camille Risch, Julie Ritchie, Miranda Roberts, Amy Robin¬ son, Lauren Rodkin, Ashley Rogers, Mallory Rouslton, Tiffany Rowlan, Haley Russell, Loren Rutledge, Ali Dampson, Meredith Schafer, Emily Schnittker, Morgan Scott, Brianne Sharp, Sarah Shelton, Morgan Slaughter, Liz Smith, Shaina Smith, Rebecca Smithson, Allie Stewart, Caroline Strickland, Katie Swant, Kelsey Tapp, Lauren Taylor, Marty Thedford, Michelle Tinker, JuliAn- na Townsend, Samantha Treloar, Devin Van Patter, Chelse Verucchi, Tiffany Vest, Jenny Wagner, Breana Watkins, Lauren Watkins, Kati Wessinger, Whit¬ ney White, Lauren Wilkins, Brittany Wilks, Mandy Williams, Stevie Wilson, Jessica Winberry, Kelsey Winchester, Alex Winnubst, Helen Wisner, Jessica Wood, Katie Wood, Laura Woods, Rachel Wray, Kaley Wren mm w NEW GREEK COUNCIL First row L to R: Cara Cameron, Oliva Austin, Katie Beck, Caroline Bar¬ ton First row L to R: Natalie Norman, Caroline Nardi, Elizabeth Bus dan Steinhaus, Page Daniel; Second row: Chelsea Rose, Ken r son, Whitnee Bo d, Tammy Lippert, Spencer Lucker, Laura A ,n e row: Seth Jewell, Chelle McKenzie, Sarah Lawson, Dick Wat ms, Jewett, Hillary Swanton, Amanda Cook First row L to R: Reece Bailey, Will Mangrum, Will Morrow, Steven ee, Parice S. Bowser, Jimmy Watson, Jacob McConnell, Ryan M a Brian Cherry; Second row: Oscar Guevara, Kris Bunnell, Blake Ale n ' Vandersteeg, Miles Ritter, Ryan Gibson, Tim Ciabocchi, Chase Gro n Ernesto Chavez, Daniel Diaz, Josh Sykes, Carter Calico, Parker Hi£|9 Third row: Jonathan Cloar, Jordan Kiser, Reagan Dalby, Chad Ka e ,. Drew Milner; Fourth row: John Mallory Jr., Tyler Prude, Stu Smith; 1 row: Aaron Nicholson, Will Davis, Alex Okrzesik, Michael Okrzesi 2 8 GREEK LIFE row L to R: Jessica Bowers, Lalda Blair, Charity Forrest, Melisa D. onts, Whitnee Boyd, R. Teresia Greer; Second row: Brittney Dennis, r ° n da Brown-Chaplain, Wes Weston, Corey Redden; Third row: Sha- Matthews, Mary Chu, J. Ryan Duncan, LaShunta Williams, Jodi Mc- Q nus-Northcutt; Fourth row: Ambre Cato, Avia Peters, Bradley Ward, Ver y Cato, Vitesh Patel, Parice Bowser, Antonio M. Brown First row L to R: Caroline Nardi, Page Daniel; Second row: Amanda Cook, Kaley Wren; Third row: Amanda Peterson, Emily Cohn, Claire Fulton, Jordan Jackson meek life ' j y Raymond Burks Tina Fletcher Brett Eibner Joelle Storet Justin Morgan Angela Mehner Taylor Sorrows PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY 7 Joseph James Ablan Sophomore, General Business, Bentonville Hamza Eid Galal Abo Graduate, Counselor Education, Egypt James William Abrahamson Junior, Information Systems, Arlington, Texas Lauren Amy Abshier Sophomore, Education, Lincoln Allison L. Adams Senior, Psychology, Lamar, Mo. Emily A. Adams Freshman, International Relations Russian Studies, Lamar, Mo. Jennifer Rae Adams Senior, Psychology Spanish, Miami, Okla. Lindsey Grace Adams Freshman, Nursing, Dallas Callie Elizabeth Aday Freshman, Marketing, Little Rock Paula Killlian Agee Graduate, Communication, Fayetteville Jose Luis Aguayo-Herra Senior, Chemical Engineering, Springdale Vivian Ferraroni Aguiar Graduate, Poultry Science, Jundiaf, San Paulo, Brazil Edosa O. Aibangbee Doctorate, Industrial Engineering, Benin City, Nigeria Heather Ann Ainsley Junior, Biochemistry, Texarkana, Texas Kristen Elizabeth Ainsley Freshman, Undeclared, Texarkana, Texas Graham James Akers Sophomore, Industrial Engineering,Tulsa, Okla. Naomi M. Akers Junior, Anthropology, Fayetteville. Kyle Akin Senior, Computer Engineering, Camden Laura Allison Akin Sophomore, Accounting Finance, Conway Ahmet Serdar Akturk Graduate, History, Istanbul, Turkey Gamil Mohammed Alamrani Graduate, Comparative Literature, Yemen Maribel Albarran Senior, Broadcast Journalism, Rogers Banan A. Al-Daraiseh Graduate, Comparative Literature, Irbid, Jordan Tariq K. Aldawsari Freshman, Electrical Engineering, Saudi Arabia Mary Elizabeth Aldon Freshman, Undeclared, Flower Mound, Texas Cameron G. Alexander Junior, Civil Engineering, Lake Charles, La. Charles Anthoney Alexander Junior, Criminal Justice, Little Rock Lauren Elizabeth Alexander Senior, Marketing, Sheridan Daniel Eugene Allen Senior, Geology, Siloam Springs Jennifer Elise Allen Freshman, Apparel Studies, Little Rock Megan Catherine Allen Junior, Communication, Little Rock Sarah Hope Allen Sophomore, Undeclared, Winslow Julieta Alloatti Graduate, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sci¬ ence, Cruz Alta, Argentina Fahad A. Almusaiteer Sophomore, Industrial Engineering, Saudi Arabia Asaad Al-Saleh Graduate, Comparative Literature, Syria Tyler R. Alsip Freshman, Business, Gentry Karen Ray Ament Senior, English Journalism, Kingston Taraneh Aminfar Senior, Psychology, Iran Janelle Morgan Amos Freshman, Art History, Carrollton, Texas Jillian Marie Amos Freshman, Apparel Studies, Kansas City, Mo. Alan Ryan Andrae Freshman, Music Business, Grapevine, Texas Drew Connell Angel Freshman, Business, Searcy ' Iftl PEOPLE Sophomore Amen Ismail dances to an Eastern Indian song during the Basant fes¬ tival in April 2008. Students gathered in the Greek theater to celebrate the arrival of spring with music, dancing, food, kite flying and more. PHOTO: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT wm M3 Christina Elizabeth Antley Junior, Communication Psychology, Conway Heather A. Applegate Senior, Psychology, Rogers Jessica Alice Aram Graduate, Law, Springfield, Mo. Rafael Arciga-Garcia Junior, International Relations Politcal Science, Green Forest Suzanne Elizabeth Area Sophomore, Biology, Tulsa, Okla. Shanita T. Arnold Freshman, Undeclared, Fort Smith Alejandro Aviles Senior, Sociology, Springdale Morgan M. Ayres Junior, Drama, Memphis, Tenn. Allan P. Bacho Graduate, Agricultural Economics, Phillipines Jacob Paul Bain Graduate, Journalism, Texarkana, Texas Tushar Bajaj Senior, Electrical Engineering, New Delhi Charlie M. Baker Junior, Political Science Colby Marie Baker Sophomore, Biology, Malvern Jonathan Matthew Ball Senior, Civil Engineering, Rudy Lauren Caye Ballard Freshman, Nursing, Roland Sanjeev Bangarwa Graduate, Environmental Science, Hisar, India Kasey Beth Barber Sophomore, Pre-Med Biology, Poteau, Okla. Ross Barber Senior, Hotel and Restaurant Mangement, Corpus Christi, Texas Edith Channing Barker Freshman, Broadcast Journalism Political Science, Tulsa, Okla. Betsy Barnard Sophomore, Child Development, Wichita Falls,Texas Stephen M. Barnes Senior, Computer Engineering, El Dorado Kimberly J. Barringer Sophomore, Elementary Education, Little Rock Brea Delaney Bartholomew Freshman, Drama Ad PR, Prairie Grove Lydia Scott Bartlett Freshman, Undeclared, Branson, Mo. Caroline Leigh Barton Freshman, Undeclared, Little Rock Erin Allison Baskin Sophomore, Ad PR, Little Rock Dequincy K. Bass Senior, Business, North Little Rock Maggie Linley Bates Sophomore, Creative Writing, Venice, Italy Katie Elizabeth Beck Freshman, History Journalism, White Hall Catherine Becker Junior, Music Business, Mena Rocio Bedolla Freshman, International Business, Manila Bry W. Beesib Senior, History, Bentonville Michael Scott Beesley Junior, Journalism, Hackett Keith Trent Beeson Freshman, Animal Science, Jonesboro Adrian Cole Beirise Freshman, Mechanical Engineering, Fayetteville Elaine P. Belcher Junior, Education, San Diego Daniel B. Beliles Junior, Communication, Mountainburg Heather Mechelle Beliles Senior, Ad PR, Mountainburg Alaya Vonteace Bell Senior, Psychology Pre-Med, Fort Smith Maggie Bishawn Bell Freshman, Dietetics Pre-Dental, Little Rock Jonathan Steven Bender Graduate, Choral Conducting, Bethesda, Md. Danielle A. Benson Freshman, Architecture, Fayetteville ' 4 PEOPLE «s� h «� Bryanne Stewart Bert Freshman, Hospitality and Restaurant Man¬ agement, Lamed, Kan. Joseph Adam Biard Freshman, Business, Searcy Evan Boyd Billingsley Senior, Journalism, Fayetteville Ryan Boyd Billingsley Senior, English, Fayetteville Latisha Antoinette Black Freshman; Psychology, Little Rock Jodi A. Blair Senior, History, Springdale Lauren D. Blake Freshman, Nursing, Wynne Brittany Erin Bluethman Sophomore, Nursing, Arkadelphia Justin Blain Boeving Senior, Business Administration, Pine Bluff Brooke M. Bonham Junior, Business, Fallbrook, Calif. Hailey Beth Bonnell Senior, Journalism, Springdale Mattie M. Bookhout Sophomore, Industrial Engineering, North Little Rock Sarah Ann Bost Freshman, Education, Pine Bluff Elizabeth Morgan Bostwick Freshman, Business, Little Rock Bailey Melia llaoa Boyd Sophomore, Journalism, Sunnyvale, Texas Elias Lee Bozeman Senior, Business, Washburn, Mo. Rebecca Mitchell Bradley Senior, Political Science, Russellville Divesh S. Brahmbhatt Sophomore, Architecture, Little Rock Elizabeth Anne Brandecker Senior, Health Sciences, Boca Raton, Fla. Carly Elizabeth Brasher Freshman, Biology, Paragould Janet D. Breda Senior, Journalism, Noel, Mo. Kelly Nicole Brenner Sophomore, English, Marion Cori Annette Bridges Senior, Industrial Engineering, Granbury, Texas Diana Clair Britton Freshman, Nursing, Crawfordsville Damian Don Brooks Sophomore, Engineering Computer Science, Elkins William Raen Browder Freshman, Chemistry, Marion Antonio Melvin Brown Junior, Kinesiology, Orlando, Fla. Britney Beth Brown Junior, Health Sciences, Springdale Brittany Elizabeth Brown Sophomore, Marketing, Coppell, Texas Jamelle Adnan Brown Junior, Computer Science, Morrilton LaRae D. Brown Freshman, Biology, Jacksonville Lindsey Renee Brown Junior, Chemistry, Fayetteville Meredith Suzanne Brown Senior, Ad PR, Houston Nathan James Brown Sophomore, Animal Science, Branch Shonda Sheree Brown Senior, Psychology, Little Rock Zac Tyler Brown Junior, Criminal Justice, Conway Kathryn Elizabeth Bruce Freshman, Nursing, San Antonio Chris J. Bryan Senior, Computer Science, Fayetteville Chris Michael Bryant Junior, Criminal Justice, Searcy Liz Jayne Bryant Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Tulsa, Okla. Meredith Lee Bryant Freshman, Kinesiology, Little Rock Micah Alan Bryant Graduate, Civil Engineering, Batesville mm m VHCrtO-. COVtftfESX FOLLOWING A DREAM ALL THE WAY TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL HIRES THE UA ' S KXUA STATION MANAGER. BY ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA G rowing up, students are often encouraged to follow their dreams. English and creative writing major Raymond Burks listened to that advice and followed his all the way to Los Angeles, where he landed the role of a lifetime as a production intern at The Bold and The Beautiful. I wondered if I would be able to get it because a lot of TV internships typ ically go to people who are majoring in something related to television production, film or communications, Burks said. And then, I finally just told myself to go for it. The worst they could say i$ ' no This determination led to an in-person interview where executives gave the UA student an opportunity to work at one of his favorite soap operas. I ' ve been watching soaps for years, but I started watching The Bold And The Beautiful in college and I really admire how well the show is written and the way the show is produced, Burks said. The internship allowed the senior to use the media experience he gained from his time as KXUA station manager. Although radio is a different animal from television, working at the station taught me about working with people and working with the public. It taught me about creativity in a medium that people are so quick to write off in the day and age of modern technology and instant gratification, he said. Burks also gained experience with the daytime genre when he created and produced his own soap called Bring Down the Moon, which started out as an entry to SOAPnet ' s SOAP-U contest and became a locally produced television series that aired on Community Access Television in Fayetteville. While many people might have preferred jobs in film, Burks preferred the daytime genre because of its fast-paced nature. I think soaps are the closest we get to a visual medium where the acting and writing always has to be on its ' A ' game, he said. Even the actors from ' Bring Down the Moon ' know how fast daytime shows move and how people who work on a soap have to constantly stay on their toes and work very hard. I love this medium. Once the internship ended, Burks planned to return home to finish earning his graduation credits, and had a hopeful outlook for the future. I may move to L.A. or N.Y.C. and just try to find work with the connections I hope I make, he said. I may want to do another internship too. The possibilities are limitless. mm 757 Wallace S. Bryant Senior, Political Science, Reidsville, N.C. Melissa Lee Bube Senior, Public Administration, Batesville Jack Oliver Buckley Graduate, Law, Springdale Catherine Elisabeth Bulger Junior, Finance, Fort Worth, Texas Secoryia Rochelle Bullard Freshman, Accounting, Little Rock Kris Allan Bunnell Junior, Biological Engineering, Chelsea, Okla. Mary Brooke Burckart Freshman, History, Bentonville Larry Lee Burge Senior, Journalism, Fayetteville Haley Howton Burkert Sophomore, Social Work, Van Buren Geri E. Burkett Sophomore, Chemistry Pre-Pharmacy, West Memphis Raymond Douglass Burks Senior, English. Stamps Emily Kay Burrow Junior, International Business, Little Rock Shelly Bursick Graduate, Astrophysics, Grants Pass, Ore. Sarah Elizabeth Butler Freshman, Pre-Pharmacy, North Little Rock Carter Allen Calef Jr. Junior, Biophysical Chemistry, Joplin, Mo. J.W. Calvery II Sophomore, Undeclared, Cameron, Okla. Cara Alyse Cameron Freshman, Communication Disorders, El Dorado Lindsey E. Camp Freshman, Nursing, Shreveport, La. Catherine Michelle Campbell Freshman, Biology, Pine Bluff Courtney Ann Campbell Senior, Ad PR, Carlisle Megie Kathleen Cane Freshman, Undeclared, Fayetteville Nick James Cannella Sophomore, International Business, Oneida, Wis. Janie Michael Cardwell Freshman, Criminal Justice, Fort Smith Kimberly Viah Carlson Senior, History, Bentonville Michael David Carlson Sophomore, Art, Bentonville Molly K. Carnahan Senior, Accounting, Joplin, Mo. Kasey Shavon Nicole Carolina Senior, Psychology, Litt le Rock Laura Elizabeth Carpenter Senior, Apparel Studies, Benton Lauren Stuart Carrigan Senior, Journalism, Little Rock Nick London Carter Freshman, Ad PR. Bryant Yolanna Reloncia Marie Carter Junior, Political Science. Little Rock McKinley Ellen Case Sophomore, Biochemistry, Batesville Rebecca Lauren Catlett Sophomore, Political Science, Conway Sandro Benjamin Cerrate Senior, Poultry Science, Fayetteville Anthony Michael Chang Freshman, Engineering, North uttle Rock Helen M. Chase Sophomore, English, Tahlequah, Okla. Ernesto Chavez Senior, Business Administration Spanish Latin American Studies, De Queen David T. Cheek Freshman, Undeclared, Little Rock James P. Cheek Senior, Political Science, Little Rock Ji Yi Chen Freshman. Business, Crossett Madeleine Elizabeth Chenot Freshman, Communications, Waco, Texas Travis Alexander Chilton Freshman, Music, Dallas 288 PE0PLE cat kirn, sophomore studio art special problems in figure modeling drawing I jenny wagner, junior chemistry and pre-pharmacy Spanish microbiology jeff sistrunk, sophomore journalism cultural anthropology with otten composition II with nesson maria redford, senior international relations community development in a global context romantic relationships NAMESand NUMBERS: What are your two favorite classes? adam pearson. qraduate fiction fiction workshop form and theory of fiction carter calef jr., junior biophysical chemistry microbiology with krai organic chemistry with allison Splashing around, UA stu¬ dents take advantage of the HPER facilities in a variation on the game of kayak polo. The HPER offered students a wide range of facilities to use and equipment that could be checked out. PHOTO: DARREN MCNEILL Vidya P. Chitturi Graduate, Cell and Molecular Biology, Vizag, India Sara Brustad Christensen Junior, Nursing, Beaverton, Ore. Cheyenne Lea Christesson Junior, Finance, Plano, Texas Elaine Christman Senior, Physics, Prairie Grove Noah T. Christophersen Graduate, Sociology, Tahlequah, Okla. Colton Vance Churchill Freshman, Business, Dover Lauren Elizabeth Clark Freshman, Englishman Buren Melissa Dairion Clark Senior, Architecture, Little Rock David Taylor Clement Senior, Civil Engineering, Little Rock Stephen Dexter Clement Freshman, Business Management, Little Rock Robyn Leigh Cloud Senior, Interior Design, Little Rock Lacie Lee Coburn Freshman, Biology, Los Angeles Brittany Danielle Cochrell Freshman, Communication Disorders, Wynne Carl Glenn Coffee Junior, Kinesiology, Nashville Stephen Michael Christopher Coger Senior, English, Danville Kristin Elaine Cohen Sophomore, Nursing, Little Rock Hannah Rae Cohn Senior, Communication, Forrest City Andrea Diane Coker Sophomore, Pre-Med Biology Spanish, Fayetteville PEOPLE Enrique Stalin Colcha Sophomore, Architecture, Riobamaba, Ecuador Samantha Leann Cole Senior, Finance, Texarkana, Texas Jessica H. Collier Junior, Criminal Justice, Heber Springs Courtney Elizabeth Collins Freshman, Undeclared, Fayetteville Katie Elizabeth Collins Junior, Marketing, Rogers Kelly Leigh Comer Freshman, Business, Fort Smith Sammi Dale Coney Senior, Psychology, Mountainburg Alistair R. Cook Senior, Criminal Justice Sociology, Fort Smith Monica Denise Cooper Sophomore, Finance Real Estate, El Dorado Trevor Ray Cooper Sophomore, Drama, Harrisburg Matthew Loren Cope Freshman, Geology, Justin, Texas Tyler Copeland Sophomore, English, White Hall Lindsay Marie Copenhaver Senior, Environmental, Soil and Water Science, Conway Isaac Ramses Cortes Senior, Architecture, Cabot Katherine Michelle Costello Freshman, Business, Dallas Bryan Clifford Cox Senior, Engineering, West Memphis Joshua T. Cox Junior, Communication, Fayetteville Blake H. Crawford Graduate, Law, Hot Springs Catherine Killeen Cronkhite Freshman, Nursing, Little Rock Crystal Marie Crosslin Freshman, Business, Flippin Mary Catherine Crow Freshman, Apparel Studies, Austin, Texas Steven M. Crowder Junior, Anthropology, Marion Ricky Leemon Crumpton Freshman, Biology, Little Rock Joshua B. Cunningham Senior, Civil Engineering, Texarkana Wes Klein Cunningham Sophomore, Biology, Branson, Mo. Juliana Loraine Curtis Sophomore, Broadcast Journalism, Houston Micha Ashley Dale Junior, Anthropology, Fisher Mary Kathryn Daniel Sophomore, Apparel Studies, Camden Joshua Ryan Daugherty Senior, Art, Hope Sara Danielle Daugherty Junior, Marketing, Little Rock Ashley Marie Davidson Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Broken Arrow, Okla. Hannah Ashley Davis Sophomore, Psychology, Searcy Kirstyn A. Day Sophomore, Anthropology, Columbus, Ohio Olen Jay Defoure Senior, Biology, Bald Knob Justin Nicole De Leon Sophomore, Graphic Design, Little Rock Jeremiah Dennis Sophomore, International Business, North Little Rock Alex Dawn Denny Freshman, Nursing, Fayetteville Samantha A. Denton Freshman, Social Work, Jonesboro Tiffini Brianne Denzik Junior, Childhood Education, Joplin, Mo. Saaransh Dev Graduate, Business Administration, Fayetteville Daniel Diaz Junior, Kinesiology, Mission, Texas Maci Lynn Dickson Freshman, Industrial Engineering, Lebanon, Mo. PEOPLE 77! M any students struggle to juggle school, work, one or two extracurricular activities and still find themselves hard- pressed to find time to relax. Tina Fletcher, who was a senior from Plumerville, took the idea of being involved to a whole new level. During her senior year, Fletcher was the President of the Arkansas chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the founder of Students Advocating Stronger Sisterhood, the Vice-President of the Black Students Association, Secretary of Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science honor society and a member of many other organizations and activities. During her time at the UA, Fletcher was also a student ambassador, a counselor at ROCK camp and an orientation leader, as well as being a graduate of Emerging Leaders and the Professional Development Institute. And that was not even a complete list. But despite the myriad of things Fletcher was involved in, shesaid itusuallywasnot too hard to juggle all her obligations. Sometimes I want to devote a little more time to one aspect of my life such as extracurricular, academics or my job, Fletcher said. But in the end I realize that I have actually balanced it all pretty well. On top of all the things she was involved with, Fletcher also chose two majors instead of just one: political science and African-American studies. Because I enjoy my classes so much, it really has not been difficult balancing the classes, Fletcher said. Studying abroad in Tanzania, Africa has definitely been the most defining moment of my collegiate career...! definitely gained a lot from that experience, Fletcher said. Being selected to the 2006 FHomecoming Court as a Junior was also very amazing and a lot of fun. Fletcher, who was unsure of what she wanted to do after she graduated, nevertheless knew she wanted to stay involved. I wouId encourage every student to get involved on campus because the leadership opportunities available at the University of Arkansas are endless and will change their lives forever. MAKING THE MOST OUT OF FOUR YEARS ON THE HILL STUDENT LEADERTINA FLETCHER BALANCES A MOUNTAIN OF ACTIVITIES AS GRADUATION APPROACHES. BY HELEN CHASE w . people Maggie Elizabeth Dietrich Junior, Marketing, Plano, Texas Nirmall Dijkman Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Netherlands Karisha D. Dixon Junior, Agriculture Education, Siloam Springs Cedric Ryan Dockett Freshman, Business, Lonoke Christopher Leon Dodd Senior, Finance, El Dorado Halley Harrison Dodge Freshman, Business, Bethesda, Md. Kelly Jane Donaldson Senior, Kinesiology, Bentonville Ashley Karryn Dorr Junior, Ad PR, McKinney, Texas Mollie Merritt Dougan Sophomore, Agricultural Business, North Little Rock Mike Rashad Dove Junior, Finance, Pine Bluff Cassie Blair Drake Sophomore, Accounting, Star City Price Browning DuBose Freshman, Interior Design, Houston Rileigh Elise Duncan Sophomore, Finance Real Estate, Little Rock Brooke Anne D unn Freshman, Biochemistry, Fort Smith Sunni Michelle Dunn Freshman, Pre-Pharmacy, Forrest City Alyson Dene Dunnaway Sophomore, Accounting, Rogers Julie Katherine Earney Freshman, Nursing, Conway Jordan Easley Freshman, Undeclared, Springdale Doug Easterwood Senior, Political Science, Conway Melissa Diane Eden Senior, Civil Engineering, Greenwood Brandon Lee Edwards Senior, Ad PR, Camden Shakiba Ehsanollah Graduate, Agriculture, Isfahan, Iran Angela Kimberlee Eisenbach Senior, Animal Science Pre-Vet, Fayetteville Brittany Dawn Emerson Sophomore, Kinesiology, Bentonville Xavier Emery Senior, International Business, Le Mans, France Troy D. England Senior, Electrical Engineering, Farmington Alice J. Enochs Graduate, Crop, Soils and Environmental Sci¬ ence, Muncie, Ind. Kalisa Marie Erny Senior, History, Mapleton, Kan. Ivonne Escorcia Graduate, Electrical Engineering, Mexico City Ashley Espinoza Doctorate, Food Science, Batesville Diego S. Espinoza Sophomore, Biology, Caracas, Venezuela Eric Reid Evridge Sophomore, Journalism, Fayetteville Jordan Leigh Ezell Freshman, Biology, Mountain Home Kyle R. Faragher Sophomore, History, San Antonio Debora Farkas Junior, Elementary Education, Cochabamba, Bolivia Orit Farkas Junior, Elementary Education, Cochabamba, Bolivia Uri Isaac Farkas-Alcahe Mathmatics, Cochabamba, Bolivia Spencer Levi Farley Sophomore, Marketing Management, Neosho, Mo. Jason William Fazio Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Helena Hannah Elisabeth Ferner Senior, International Business, Heidelberg, Germany Cody Ryan Ferris Senior, Architecture, Joplin, Mo. Sarah Kathryn Finn Sophomore, Animal Science, Little Rock 294 PEOPLE Kathryn Elizabeth Fiser Sophomore, Accounting, Little Rock Ryan Fitzgerald Senior, Music, Springdale Alexandra Danielle Flanagan Freshman, Apparel Studies, Texarkana Matthew Michael Flemister Freshman, History Pre-Law, Monticello Tina Fletcher Senior, Political Science African-American Studies, Plumerville Ed Flowers Staff, Drama, Fayetteville P. Carter Ford Sophomore, Biochemistry, Paragould Kara N. Foster Junior, Art, Siloam Springs Kim A. Fountain Junior, Drama, Batesville Cecely Marie Franco Freshman, Elementary Education, Springdale Sean Patrick Fraser Senior, Marketing, Marion, III. Daniel Bradley Frazier Freshman, Undeclared, Pine Bluff Katy Michelle Frederick Junior, Marketing, Little Rock Jennifer Marie Free Junior, Social Work, Dallas Emiline Kathryne Freeland Junior, Interior Design, Eureka Springs Dexter J. Freeman II Junior, Computer Science, Forrest City Andrew J. Freshour Junior, Dietetics, Mountain Home Zach Fricke Freshman, Chemical Engineering, Springdale Katelyn Elizabeth Fridell Sophomore, Pre-Med Biology, Greenwood Catherine Mae Frizzell Freshman, Music Education, Greenland David Mark Fryauf Freshman, Electrical Engineering, Rogers Clinton Robert Fullen Sophomore, Journalism, Little Rock Li Gao Biology Engineering, China Amos Garcia Graphic Design, Springdale Ashley Anne Gardner Sophomore, Biology, Benton John B. Gardner Junior Megan Brooke Garner Senior, Journalism, Bryant Drew Elizabeth Garrison Senior, Communication Disorders, Little Rock Haley Brooke Gartman Freshman, Rogers Mollie Jane Garza Junior, Marketing, Carrollton, Texas Lauren Ashley Gattis Freshman, Nursing, Benton Jessie Marie Gentry Sophomore, Nursing, Woodlawn Amber Ruth Ghormley Sophomore, Pre-Pharmacy, Westville, Okla. Rachel Ann Gibbons Freshman, Biology, Marvell Jonathan Dizon Gibbs Senior, Psychology, Hot Springs Natalie Elizabeth Gibson Senior, Interior Design, Rogers Darby Alyssa Gierinaer Sophomore, Anthropology German, Fayetteville Lindsey Marie Gillham Junior, Business Marketing, Little Rock Chanta L. Givens Senior, Accounting, Little Rock Jennifer Danielle Gladden Sophomore, Dental Hygiene, Dermott Hannah Marie Glenn Freshman, Undeclared, North Little Rock Sarah Elizabeth Glover Junior, Psychology, Little Rock mm m Taylor Parke Goins Senior, Ad PR Psychology, Fort Smith Ashley Marlene Goldman Junior, Ad PR, Hot Springs Miranda Lee Gonzales Freshman, Psychology, Alma Jennifer Ann Gonzalez Junior, Apparel Studies, Little Rock Susan Elizabeth Gonzalez Freshman, Accounting, Little Rock Andrea G. Goodloe Freshman, English French, Plantation, Fla. Jonathan J. Goodlow Sophomore, Finance, Osceola Alison C. Goodsell Senior, Communication Disorders, Warren John Sartain Gossett Sophomore, Journalism, Denton, Texas Alex L. Gough Junior, History, Springdale Rebecca Lee Gracey Junior, Poultry Science Agricultural Business, Judsonia Alexandra Claire Graham Senior, Ad PR, Little Rock Antoinette Grajeda Senior, Journalism Spanish, Rogers Gabriel Ernest Granderson Senior, Computer Engineering, Rogers Rae Etta Grassle Sophomore, Nursing, Houston Allen Graves Senior, Visual Design, Bentonville Julianne Elise Graves Freshman, Health Nutrition, Fayetteville Amy Frances Gray Sophomore, Nursing, Hendersonville, Tenn. Emily Anne Gray Freshman, Communication Disorders, Helena Erin Mary Gray Junior, Biology Political Science Pre-Med, Eugene, Ore. Holly Renee Gray Junior, Journalism, Memphis. Tenn. Joseph Robert Gray Senior, Financial Investment, Conway Kelsey Helen Gray Sophomore, Elementary Education, Springdale Paige Elizabeth Gray Sophomore, Finance, Hendersonville, Tenn. Chase Holden Green Junior, Geography, Parkers Chapel Tamara Lynn Gretz Sophomore, Nursing, Benton Jason Glenn Griffin Senior, Chemical Engineering, Bryant Rachel Katherine Griffin Junior, Ad PR, Texarkana, Texas Justin O. Grimes Graduate, Human Resources, Little Rock Meleah Michelle Gross Freshman, Biological Engineering, Bryant Trista Ann Gross Senior, Childhood Education, Cabot Rylee Jo Grover Sophomore, Hospitality. Warrensburg, Mo. Claire Cooper Groves Sophomore, Nursing, Memphis, Tenn. Laura Michelle Groves Junior, Architecture Studies Art History, Dallas Oscar Andres Guevara Sophomore, Biological Engineering, La Paz, Bolivia Seda Gumrukcu Doctorate. Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey Mauricio Sven Guzman Graduate, Industrial Engineering, San Salvador, El Salvador Bethany Dawn Haefner Sophomore. Accounting Finance. Bentonville Ashraf Nazir Hajiyev Senior, Computer Science, Baku, Azerbaijan Mohammad Ahmad Halawani Sophomore. Mechanical Engineering, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Julie Brooke Hall Sophomore, Elementary Education, Fayetteville Lauren Ann Hall Freshman, Biochemistry, Jonesboro ' 296 PEOPLE Stopping for a moment to answer his phone, a student and his dog play around at the Peace Fountain. The foun¬ tain and Old Main lawn were popular places for students who were pet owners. PHOTO: NICK CARTER Ryan Christopher Hamilton Senior, Business, Bryant Christi Leigh Hankins Sophomore, Journalism, Cabot Kyle Evan Hansen Senior, Communication, Tulsa, Okla. Matthew Joseph Harb Freshman, Undeclared, Little Rock Terra Lynn Hardcastle Freshman, Marketing, Memphis, Tenn. Jason Drew Hardy Senior, Computer Science, Fort Smith Jillian Kathleen Harper Sophomore, Agricultural Business, Gentry Amber Ruth Harris Senior, Art Education, Van Buren Justin William Harris Sophomore. Biology. North Little Rock Katie Huntley Harris Freshman, Social Work, Greenville, Miss Kristen Catherine Harrison Senior. Art, Hot Springs Amy Evan Harsh Junior, B iochemistry, Fayetteville Kristin J. Hashbarger Sophomore, Undeclared Fayetteville Stanley Thomas Hastings Freshman, Business, Little Rock Teqienna Dianne Hawkins Senior, Biology, Texarkana Teshekia Darnyell Hawkins Sophomore, Nursing, Texarkana Candace Hawley Senior, Nursing, Cabot Lance Robert Hayes Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, Lockwood, Mo. mm w Kara OlOHd WHEN GOING PRO DOESN ' T GO AS YOU PLANNED WHY DIAMOND HOG BRETT EIBNER CHOSETO COMETO UA INSTEAD OF PLAYING PRO BALL. BY ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA F rom the first moment little boys pick up a ball and bat, many dream of growing up and having the opportunity to become a professional baseball player. For freshman Brett Eibner, that dream became a real ity. After graduating high school, Eibner was picked by the Houston Astros in the fourth round of the draft. He was the 141 st choice overall. With his dreams within reach, the baseball standout from Houston, Texas chose not to settle for the Astros ' offer. Six months later, he was at UA and called himself a Diamond Hog. I chose to go to school because I didn ' t get offered the amount I had discussed with the team and I felt that going to school was the right decision at the time, Eibner said. Eibner began playing at the age of five on a recreational T-ball team. I started playing because I watched it all the time on TV and played stick ball in the neighborhood, he said. As a freshman and sophomore in high school, the athlete ' s seasons were cut short due to injuries. My sophomore year I started on varsity and then broke my growth plate in my right elbow and only played half the year, Eibner said, but I still had a very productive year batting .565. The following year, he moved to Texas and attended The Woodlands High School. As a Highlander, he helped his team win the 2006 state championship and national championship. After a successful season, Eibner once again lost playing time his senior year due to surgery on a broken hand. During the 2007-2008 school year, the freshman business major played for the Razorbacks and enjoyed his experience in Fayetteville. Everyone that I have been around here on campus has been great and I ' m glad to be here at the UA, Eibner said. Despite his decision to not accept the Astros ' offer, Eibner ' s professional baseball dreams haven ' t been pushed aside. I plan to be draft eligible in 2010 and hope to be drafted high enough to sign and start my pro career, he said. mi m Sade Latrice Hayman Senior, Management, Little Rock Thomas John Haynes Junior, Agricultural Business, Greenland Danelle R. Heaggans Freshman, Chemistry, Little Rock Howard Rex Hefflngton Jr. Freshman, Chemical Engineering, Ozark Jared Michael Heiles Freshman, Finance, Star City Roger G. Henry Staff! UITS, Fayetteville Tyrel Jonathon Henry Senior, Transportation and Logistics, Katy, Texas Hannah Marie Henson Freshman, Biochemistry, Hot Springs Justin James Hicks Freshman, Business, North Little Rock Katrina Marie Hiegel Freshman, Marketing, Conway Bristi Jo Nicole Higgins Freshman, Drama, Fayetteville Parker Hayden Higgs Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Conway Scott Hilburn Graduate, Law, North Little Rock Gloria Denise Hill Sophomore, Nursing, Memphis, Tenn. Kristen Lee Hill Sophomore, Health Science, Dumas Suzanne Kaye Hill Sophomore, Journalism, Broken Arrow, Okla. Amy Kathryn Hilliard Freshman, Pre-Pharmacy, Little Rock Kara Ann Hilliard Junior, Marketing, Pine Bluff John E. Hillier Senior, International Business, Fayetteville D ' Artagnan Francois Hinds Senior, Biochemistry, Miami, Okla. Jordan Timothy Hinson Freshman, Drama, Little Rock Amanda Renee Hobbs Junior, Ad PR, Texarkana, Texas Mary Dudley Hodges Junior, Food Science, Forrest City Heather Marie Hoelscher Sophomore, Kinesiology, Tulsa, Okla. Emily Elaine Hollingsworth Sophomore, Biology Pre-Dental, Newport Jodie D. Hollingsworth Senior, Kinesiology, Fayetteville Mary Lauren Hollis Sophomore, Communications, Russellville Katie Elizabeth Holloway Freshman, Architecture, Shreveport, La. Blaire Courtney Holmes Junior, Accounting, Branson, Mo. Emily Rae Holst Sophomore, Biology, Fairway, Kan. Kumiko Honjo Law, Japan Robert Hopper Senior, Human Development, Beebe Andrea Colette Horton Senior, Computer Engineering, Little Rock Rebekah R. Horton Senior, Creative Writing Robert Edwin Hough Senior, Business, Hackett Laura Elizabeth Houser Junior, Interior Design, Fayetteville Meagan Leigh Anne Howard Sophomore, International Relations, Garland, Texas Roshunna A. Q. Howard Senior, Journalism, Ringgold, La. Lyle D. Howarth Freshman, Nursing, Springdale Taylor R. Howie Freshman, Undeclared, Memphis, Tenn. Steven Anthony Hryniewicz Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Bryant Heather Brooke Hugen Sophomore, Biology, Fort Smith 300 raw kathryn adams, freshman psychology exciting, caffeinated, intimidating philip a. white, junior business management challenging, educational, memorable frances wilson, freshman english hectic, broadening, feisty abby roeder, sophomore marketing fun, eye-opening, diverse nathan lee strayhorn, senior english and journalism perspective-changing, enlightening, experience-making NAMESand NUMBERS: What three words describe your time at the University of Arkansas? michael nemesi, sophomore marketinq exciting, amazing, hardworking Junior Willie Curry, a guitar¬ ist, takes a break during band practice to respond to a text message. His band p erformed at thefcoreign Languages Fes¬ tival irl April 2008. PHOTO: HELEN CHASE John Adam Hughes Graduate, Space and Planetary Sciences, Smackover Mary Margaret Hui Senior, Drama, Fayetteville Matthew Grant Hunt Senior, Agricultural Business Pre-Law, Brinkley Sarah Victoria Hunton Freshman, Biology, Fort Smith Nadine Marie Hurban Freshman, Undeclared, Naperville, III. Jeri L. Hurst Sophomore, Business, Moutain Home Steven Andrew Hutter Freshman, Poultry Science, Hot Springs Lauren Ashley Hutton Sophomore, Education, Bentonville Mai T. Huynh Junior, Biochemistry, Fort Smith Phi Sophia Huynh Freshman, Mathematics, Fort Smith Phuong T. Huynh Junior, Biochemistry, Fort Smith Ali L. Hyatt Senior, Business Marketing, Monett, Mo. Hyoseon Im Junior, Chemica l Engineering, Seoul, Korea Soisouda C. Inthavong Senior, Biology, Fort Smith Lindsay Marie Irion Senior, Dietetics, Conway Stephen E. Ironside Sophomore, Biology, Fayetteville Diana Areille Irwin Graduate, Communications, Fayetteville Julie Locke Isaacson Sophomore, Marketing, Jonesboro Kareem Emmanuel Jack Freshman, Architecture, Trinidad and Tobago Amy Elizabeth Jackson Senior, Hospitality and Restaurant Manage¬ ment, Pryor, Okla. Bruce Thomas Jackson Jr. Freshman, Agricultural Business, Lockesburg Jared Andrew Jackson Junior, Marketing, Rogers Melissa Ann Jackson Doctorate, Health Science, Fayetteville Pamela Brooke Jackson Sophomore, Agricultural Business, Newport Haven Britney Jaggers Sophomore, Nursing Olivera Jankovska Junior, Agricultural Business, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia Claire Suzanne Jansen Sophomore, Biology, Arkadelphia Katelyn J. Jenkins Sophomore, English, Sacramento, Calif. Katherine Elisabeth Jiles Freshman, English, Conway Sigrid Leigh Johannesen Freshman, Biochemistry, Bartlesville, Okla. Amb er L. Johnson Freshman, Interior Design, Mountain Home Brent Lynn Johnson Senior, Transportation and Logistics, Quitman Clarence Johnson Jr. Sophomore, Accounting, Wynne Deborah Elizabeth Johnson Senior, Marketing Management, Little Rock Mallory Lynn Johnson Sophomore, Elementary Education, Weiner Rebekah Anne Johnson Graduate, Industrial Engineering, Little Rock Robert Johnson Senior, Education, Waco, Texas Summer N. Johnson Junior, Transportation and Logistics Market¬ ing Spanish Bryttani Christine Johnston Sophomore, International Relations, Allen, Texas Rachael Diane Johnston Freshman, Social Work, Dallas Blake M. Jones Junior, Biology, Texarkana DeNesha A. Jones Senior, Apparel Studies, Marvell PEOPLE 303 N eed a four-foot painting of Marilyn Monroe? How about a Ralph Steadman remake with a unique twist? Sophomore Joelle Storet could paint just about anything, and she was making quite a name for herself doing just that. While her home was Brussels, Belgium, Storet moved to Arkansas in 2000 from Vienna, Austria, one of many places she has lived. She was already fluent in German and French, and it did not take her long to learn English as well. Her aptitude for language likely had an influence on her selected major and minors: International Relations, French and German. Above and beyond her ambitious academic goals, Storet ' s passion was art. I just adore the fact that you have the freedom as a visual artist to imagine anything in your head and make it come true on a canvas, she said. Storet began painting at age eight and sold her first painting at age 12. She drew inspiration from experiences throughout her lifetime. Music, she said, was one of her greatest muses, along with the artwork of Salvador Dalf, Gottfried Helnwein and Norman Rockwell. More so than these inspirations, Storet was driven by current issues in the world and their impact on people ' s lives. My biggest inspiration would be the past few historical wars that have put an impact in our world today, she said. While careful to avoid her own religious identity and political views, Storet admitted that any and all areas of concern and controversy were subject to her artistic interpretation. One recent exhibit featured works commenting on pop culture ' s destruction of cultural identity. Storet intended to travel and study the many forms of art to be found on this planet. Her goal: to expand awareness of important issues and increase people ' s understanding of their actions on others. Though she was only 19, Storet was developing her talents faster than ever. Every day she was flooded with requests for commissioned paintings, while other works could be found on display at selected local venues. But she was more concerned with affecting people with her art than earning money. It mi ght not sound like much for some, but for artists, this gift to perceive images and try to make them more eccentric is the greatest liberty of all, Storet said. BRINGING PASSION TO LIFE WITH PAI NTS AND A PALETTE ARTIST JOELLE STORET USES CULTURAL EXPERIENCES TO CREATE WORKS OF ART. BY KATELYN JENKINS 304 people ■ David A. Jones Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Jonesboro Garrett Adam Jones Senior, Music, Rogers Jacquelyne Amber Jones Freshman, Drama, Searcy Jake Jones Senior, Biology, Garfield Kenitra Nakeya Jones Freshman, Biology, Little Rock Matt Jones Junior, Journalism, Fort Smith Whitney Nicole Jones Freshman, Biochemistry, Little Rock Alice Ann Jordan Freshman. Biology, Searcy Debbie N. Jordon Junior, Psychology, Farmington Tracy A. Joslin Senior, Information Systems, Whitinsville, Mass. Heather Nicole Kaczenski Freshman, Apparel Studies, Little Rock Joe Christopher Kane Sophomore, Music Psychology, Tulsa, Okla. Gregory Thomas Karber Creative Writing Mathematics, Fort Smith Thomas E. Kasprowicz Junior, Chemical Engineering, Fort Smith Cody Kees Junior, Public Administration, White Hall Catherine Keeter Sophomore, Journalism, Heber Springs Joe Charles Keeton Freshman, Accounting, Wynne Jonathan F. Keizer Senior, Marketing, Fort Smith Shivangi Mohan Kelkar Graduate, Food Science, Mumbai, India Courtney Elizabeth Kell Sophomore, Marketing, Rogers Craig Steven Kelly Sophomore, Political Science, Prairie Grove Erin Christine Kennedy Sophomore, Elementary Education, Chattanooga, Tenn. Ashley Nichole Kerksieck Junior, Art, Stuttgart Emily Anne Kerksieck Freshman, Communication Disorders, Stuttgart Aung M. Khaing Senior, Biomedical Engineering, Fayetteville Daniel Alexander Kile Senior, Civil Engineering, Borger, Texas Joshua Z. Killian Senior, History, Fayetteville Dwight Kindred Senior, History, Austin Jennifer K. King Senior, Mathematics, Rogers Adam Graham Kinney Senior, Logistics, Rogers Deborah Celeste Kinney Sophomore, Political Science, Forrest City Cassandra Renee Kirk Junior, Finance, North Little Rock Claire Elizabeth Kitzmiller Freshman, Business, Nashville, Tenn. Elizabeth Anne Klessig Freshman, Engineering, Dallas Ryan Eugene Klintworth Junior, Medical Science, Skiatook, Okla. Not Available, Andhra Pradesh, India David Frederick Koehler Freshman, English. Little Rock Ibrahim Ahmed Konteh Freshman, Business Economics, Portmore, Jamaica Daniel P. Konupcik Graduate, Industrial Engineering, Gentry Kristina Elaine Korbe Sophomore, Journalism, Edmond, Okla. Anna Leigh Kreider Freshman, Interior Design, Tontitown Courtney Leigh Kreul Freshman, Dietetics, Leawood, Kan. 306 people Kathleen D. Kuckens Senior, Anthropology, Bentonville Grace Nicole Kueser Sophomore, Apparel Studies, Leawood, Kan. Susan M. Kufdakis Senior, Sociology, Fayetteville Georgia R. Lackey Sophomore, French, Cary, N.C. Allison Leigh Laforgue Freshman, Communication, Shreveport, La. Ben S. Lagrone Sophomore, History, Bryant RJ Lloyd LaGrone Sophomore, Pre-Med Chemistry, Texarkana, Texas Savannah Michelle Lamb Senior, Biology, Arlington, Texas Matthew Robert Lammers Senior, History, Conway Clay William Lance Junior, Agricultural Business, Hope Rebecca D. Lane Senior, Psychology Spanish, Fayetteville Walter Ellis Lang Junior, Architectural Studies,Sherwood Gentry Thomas Lassiter Senior, Journalism, Little Rock Stephon Latham Senior, Journalism, Forrest City Allen Ray Lawson Senior, Sociology Criminal Justice, West Fork Amanda Michelle Lee Senior, History, Bull Shoals James Mark Lee Senior, Social Work, Conway Kelli J. Lee Graduate, Computer Engineering, Morrilton Brooke Ann Lefler Freshman, Business, Conway Allen Daniel Lewis Senior, Mechanical Engineering, Little Rock Austin L. Lewis Sophomore, Business, Jonesboro Justin Scott Lewis Sophomore, Journalism, El Dorado Lisa Li Freshman, New York City Mingmina Li Graduate, MTS, Jinan, China Clint Linder Freshman, International Business, Houston Morgan Chloe Lindley Junior, Psychology, Ozark Ellen Claire Lindsey Senior, Ad PR, Dallas Tammy Michelle Lippert Senior, Economics, Rogers Ting Liu Junior, Electrical Engineering, Yiyang, China Kathryn Malia Livoni Junior, Psychology, Sacramento, Calif. Elsa Lo Freshman, Architecture, Santa Cruz, Bolivia Kongzong Lo Sophomore, Industrial Engineering, St. Paul, Minn. Kymberly Ann Lochhaas Junior, Elementary Education, Fayetteville Sharon Loniak Senior, English, Berryville Marcus Aaron Looney Junior, Agricultural Communications, Mena Nathan C. Looney Junior, Political Science, Jonesboro Jose Lopez Senior, Journalism, Fayetteville Gino Lorenzoni Graduate, Poultry Science, Santiago, Chile Jessica Taylor Lovelady Freshman, Interior Design, Little Rock Kelsey Marie Lovewell Freshman, Undeclared, Springfield, Mo. Ashley Michelle Lowry Sophomore, Psychology, Li ttle Rock Baochuan Lu Graduate, Computer Engineering, Jinan, China PEOPLE 30 Practicing the traditional art of mendhi, a student decorates the hand of another student. The elaborate designs were on display during the Basant festival in April 2008. PHOTO: DIVESH BRAHMBHATT Jillian Reese Lucas Senior, English, Bryant Kate Alyson Luck Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Greenwood Spencer F. Lucker Sophomore, International Relations Spanish, Little Rock Lauren Ashley Lucky Freshman, Undeclared, McGehee John P. Ludlam Graduate, Biology, Fayetteville Molly J. Ludlam Graduate, Art Education, Northbrook, III. Olivia Anne Luttrell Freshman, Accouting, Marion Ezra W. Mable Sophomore, Computer Science, Marion Mary Margaret Mack Freshman, Transportation and Logistics, Shreveport, La. Mallory Suzanne Magie Freshman, Social Work, Cabot Jerry Anthony Maine Senior, Computer Science, Fayetteville Sam S. Mak Senior, Geography, Stockton, Calif. Luis Ernesto Manjarrez Senior, Criminal Justice, Fort Smith Caleb A. Manning Freshman, Nursing, Sherwood Zachary Allen Manning Junior, Biochemistry, St. Louis Christine Marie Marks Junior, Nursing, Little Rock Jonathan Bryce Marshall Senior, Industrial Engineering, Greenwood Taylor Kristen Martin Sophomore, Elementary Education, Little Rock m pmple Caroline Lynn Massey Freshman, Business, Memphis William Cody Mathews Freshman, Business, Springdale Donnie McDowell Mathis Freshman, Public Administration, Searcy Ki L. Matlock Senior, Mathematics, Muldrow, Okla. Michael Keith May Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Jonesboro Michael Cade Mayo Sophomore, Finance, New Boston, Texas Bailey Elise McBride Freshman, English, Tulsa, Okla. Kristen Elizabeth McCaffery Freshman, Political Science, Plano, Texas Sarenthia M. McClelland Freshman, Biochemistry, El Dorado Lauren Cathryn McCloy Sophomore, Broadcast Journalism, Fayetteville Angie C. McClure Fresnman, Journalism, Mayflower Suzannah Raye McCord Freshman, Business, Siloam Springs Harry L. McCraney Sophomore, History Pre-Med, Little Rock Andrew James McElroy Junior, Accounting, Springdale Joshua Jene McGuire Sophomore, Spanish Ad PR, Farmington Virginia Kaye McKinney Junior, Spanish, Fayetteville William Joseph McNeil Freshman, Agricultural Business, Jonesboro Darren Stephen McNeill Sophomore, Nashville, Tenn. Ryan McSwain Freshman, Architecture, Maumelle Maggie Gay Meadors Sophomore, Spanish, Little Rock Emily Margaret Medford Sophomore, Childhood Education, Brinkley Christina L. Meeks Senior, Psychology Criminal Justice, El Dorado Jeremy Christopher Meisenbacher Senior, History, Fayetteville Margret Allison Mencer Senior, Biology, Little Rock Morgan Leigh Meredith Freshman, Broadcast Journalism, Hot Springs Mary Abigayle Merry Freshman, International Relations, Fort Smith Skye Della-Ruth Metcalf Junior, Kinesiology Physical Education, Texarkana Laura Ashley Metheny Senior, Anthropology, Etowah Steve Austin Metheny Freshman, Agricultural Business, Osceola Lyndon J. Meyer Senior, Music, Broken Arrow, Okla. Gregory Andrew Meyers Freshman, Accounting, Fort Smith Maiko Grace Michishita Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Japan Molly Catherine Middlekauff Freshman, Business, Conway Melinda LeeAnn Milburn Sophomore, Psychology, Rogers John M. Miller Freshman. Kinesiology, Jonesboro John Michael Miller Senior, Industrial Engineering, Cabot Katie Cecile Miller Sophomore, Kinesiology, Russellville Laura Ashley Miller Sophomore, Elementary Education, Little Rock Lauren A. Miller Freshman, Undeclared, Cabot Ryan Owen Miller Graduate, Higher Education, Russellville Lydia Danielle Milner Freshman, Nursing, Conway Holly Miyoko Minard Junior, Animal Science, Shreveport, La. PEOPLE 309 P BRING ON THE SHOWER SHOES AND NOISY UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS SENIOR JUSTIN MORGAN MAKES A UNIQUE CHOICE IN MOVING BACK INTO A DORM. BY HELEN CHASE M any students live in a dorm before moving into their own apartment or house off- campus. But one thing most do not do is move back into a dorm. Justin Morgan, a senior biology major from Cabot, Arkansas, was one of the few. While almost 85 percent of UA freshman live on campus, that number drops to only a quarter of upperclassmen who live in UA housing. Morgan lived in Pomfret Hall his freshman year and moved up the hill to Yocum for his sophomore year. Then he made the change that many students do: he moved off campus. I lived off campus my junior year because my friends and I wanted to get a house together to experience off-campus college life, Morgan said. It was great. I was basically living with my best friends and saving a lot of money. However, in the spring of his junior year, Morgan made a rare decision. Instead of staying in his house off campus with his closest friends, he chose to move back to campus to be a resident assistant for Yocum Hall. In a way, moving back to Yocum was a form of mission work. I moved back on campus because I knew it would be a better way to meet freshmen and share my faith with them, Morgan said. When I would hang out in the dorms while living off campus, guys would always wonder who I was and what I was doing there. It was really hard to build a relationship that was conducive to sharing my faith in Jesus. Morgan felt that living on campus had benefits for him, as well. It has been different being away from my best friends, but it has made me appreciate them much more, Morgan said. I am able to be more focused on education because everyone around me is. Extracurriculars are more accessible too, since I am living in the heart of campus. Also, I am a lot closer to my girlfriend, so I can see her beautiful face a lot more often. Morgan recommended being an RA to other students. You get to meet and hang out with really cool people, get free housing and meal plan, and it gives you great leadership skills to prepare you for the world, Morgan said. PEOPLE 3|| Kaylin Marie Minihan Fresnman, Nursing, Tulsa, Okla. Amber Dawn Montgomery Freshman, Nursing, Alma Clarice Michelle Montgomery Freshman, Biochemistry, Wooason Melisa D. Monts Senior, Biology, Springdale Justin Neal Morgan Senior, Biology, Cabot Rachel Jessica Morris Senior, Business Finance, Fayetteville Anna Kathryn Morrison Freshman, Business, Springdale Grace Alaine Morrison Freshman, Business, Little Rock Whitney Leigh Morrison Sophomore, Chemistry, Dermott Kasi Nicole Moss Freshman, Business, Harrison Martin Mularski Junior, International Business, Wlodawek, Poland Michaela Marie Muller Sophomore, Busines s, Little Rock Paige Michelle Muller Freshman, Elementary Education, Dallas Rebecca F. Mullijnax Freshman, Nursing, Southlake, Texas Simone Amanda Mullinax Sophomore, Communication, Tulsa, Okla. Sarah Katharine Mullis Freshman, Nursing, Heber Springs Meagan Ann Murphy Sophomore, Drama, Rogers Timothy James Murphy Sophomore, Psychology, Temecula, Calif. Kimberly Michelle Murray Junior, Sociology Criminal Justice, Maud, Texas Caisha Antoinette Murry Senior, Psychology Criminal Justice Sociology, Pine Bluff Charlotte Amelia Muse Sophomore, Journalism, Lonoke Andrea Leagh Myers Junior, Ad PR, Bentonville Melissa Erin Myers Senior, Management, Bentonville Takahiro Nakamura Senior, Social Work, Kuwana, Japan Jerra Wren Nalley Sophomore, Marketing, Benton Mallory Dell Nash Junior, Pre-Med, Brinkley Jessica Andrew Navarro Junior, Finance, Springdale Heather Elaine Nelson Graduate, Recreation Management Event Planning, Fayetteville Linsey Roberta Nelson Freshman, Psychology, Overland Park, Kan. Rachel L. Newberry Sophomore, English, Harrison Courtney Nikki Newman Freshman, Journalism, Little Rock Evelyn Louise Newman Junior, Business Economics, Germantown, Tenn. Jennifer Nguyen Freshman, Pre Pharmacy, Fort Smith Jessica Nguyen Freshman, Nursing, Fort Smith Roberto N. Noensie Junior, International Economics, Tulsa, Okla. Nicole Renee Nooner Senior, Chemistry, Little Rock Niki Lynn Northfell Senior, Nursing, Fayetteville Matthew Thomas Nutt Sophomore, Psychology, Plano, Texas BK Nwachukwu Junior, Business Law, Fayetteville Devon Jermaine O ' Guinn Senior, Biology Pre-Med, Norphlet Chandun Ladd O ' Neal Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Dallas Mallory Lena O ' Neal Senior, Ad PR, Russellville 312 PEOPLE danielle benson, freshman architecture facebook, eating, myspace, sleeping brandi guthrie, senior english go get coffee, mess around on the internet, hang out with friends, clean sky brandon, senior biochemistry music, the blog sphere, dickson st., biking jake barkman, sophomore international relations and german sleep, youtube, partying, biking kendra johnson, senior english sleep, eat, work out, clean my house NAMESand NUMBERS: What are your four favorite ways to procrastinate? molly vazquez, freshman anthropology and sociology cleaning my room, talking on the phone, reading, facebook With a look of concentration, Saranga Kodikara, a sopho¬ more chemical engineering major learns how to fence during a lesson in the HPER. Students had access to numer¬ ous free classes and lessons from the HPER. PHOTO: SPENCER PRESLEY Joseph C. O ' Neill Freshman, Horticulture, Fayetteville Hunter Nicole Ochsner Sophomore, Communication Disorders, Tulsa, Okla. Ashley Nicole Oeffinger Junior, Psychology, Coppell, Texas Jude Ofosu-Afriyie Senior, Civil Engineering, Ghana, West Africa James Elliot Olson Freshman, Undeclared, Fayetteville Yasmine Omari Sophomore, .Marketing Management, Ger¬ mantown, Tenn. Katherine Blair Osborn Sophomore, Communications, Leawood, Kan. Jenna M. Palmer Sophomore, International Relations, Fort Smith John Allen Pardo Freshman, Pre-Dental, Dallas Jungha Park Sophomore, English, Seoul, Korea Margaret Blair Parke Sophomore, Communication Disorders, Little Rock Alex D. Parker Senior, Kinesiology, Fayetteville Sarah Neely Parker Junior, Kinesiology, Forrest City Claire Elizabeth Parnell Junior, Kinesiology, Fort Smith Zachary Phillip Pate Senior, Electrical Engineering, Little Rock Vitesh Patel Junior, Biology, Little Rock Claire Kresse Patterson Sophomore, Kinesiology, Texarkana Kyle Jarrel Payne Senior, Kinesiology, West Memphis Leanna Jeanell Payton Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Benton Nicole Lynn Pellegrino Senior, Apparel Studies, Hot Springs Sean J. Pendleton Senior, Biochemistry, Fayetteville DC Perman Junior, Art Education, Lowry, S.D. Felisha H. Perrodin Staff, Ashland, Ky. Avia Daniela Peters Junior, Mathematics, Cason, Texas Amanda Claire Peterson Junior, Finance Management Investment, Coppell, Texas Katie Kay Pevehouse Freshman, International Business, Fort Smith Vy-Phuong Pham Freshman, Psychology, Fort Smith Greg S. Phillips Junior, Information Systems, Little Rock Heather Lynann Phillips Junior, Marketing, Alma Anthony Taylor Pianalto Freshman, Undeclared, Springdale Kimberly M.K. Pijanowski Graduate, Curriculum and Instruction, Ithaca, N.Y. Christina Gayle Pinkerton Senior, Education, Orlando, Fla. Matt Dalton Poe Sophomore, Architecture, Jonesboro Michael Charles Pope Junior, Architecture, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Annette Michelle Porter Junior, Civil Engineering, Jonesboro Lorna Elizabeth Porter Freshman, Business, Russellville Mario Valeriu Potra Sophomore, Business, Hot Springs Laura Ladd Pouncey Sophomore, Business, West Memphis Madison Nicole Powell Freshman, Nursing, Dallas Caleb Ray Power Freshman, Undeclared, Springdale Haleigh Michelle Power Freshman, Undeclared, Springdale Spencer Mack Presley Junior, Journalism, Fayetteville Jillian Kate Prislovsky Freshman, Communication Disorders, Stuttgart Kristen Michele Privett Sophomore, Pre-Optometry, Kennett, Mo. Lindsey Jordan Pruitt Freshman, Journalism, Fort Smith Mary Elizabeth Pruitt Senior, Ad PR, Bryant Jeff Foster Puckett II Junior, Psychology, Rector Joseph Pullara IV Freshman, Music Education, Polk County, N.C. Lindsey Reynolds Pumphrey Freshman, Nursing, Little Rock Erica Lynn Purdy Sophomore, Business, Bentonville Tricia R. Quinn Senior, Interior Design, Fayetteville Raymond Clay Quinton Sopnomore, Communication, West Fork Ben Harris Rainwater Sophomore, Chemical Engineering, Little Rock Rahul K. Rajgarhia Graduate, Mechanical Engineering, Mumbai, India Emily Gwen Rappold Sophomore, Apparel Studies, Prairie Village, Kan. Annie Carlisle Ratliff Senior, English, Fayetteville Alexandra Kathleen Reddell Freshman, Chemistry, Fort Worth, Texas Corey L. Redden Senior, Information Systems, Little Rock Jamie Lauren Reed Sophomore, Biology, Greenville, Miss. Caitlin Windham Reid Junior, Biology, Little Rock I f you were to try and label Angela Mehner, the words you might come up with would be many and varied: Cellist. Ballerina. Future Chemical Engineer. International traveler. Actress. Girl Scout. Honors student. Mehner, a sophomore chemical engineering major from Lake Jackson, Texas, was involved in a wide range of activities through high school and into college. When she was at home, she worked with the community theatre. At school, she played in the university orchestra and joined Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry fraternity, andTau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. She also worked as an Honors College Ambassador. Both places, she was involved with the churches she chose to attend. Her varied involvement was not the only unique thing about Mehner during her first few years at school. She was one of very few freshmen that had the opportunity to work in her chosen field in an internship during the summer of 2007. I had an internship in the engineering department of SI Group, Inc. in Freeport, Texas, Mehner said. Experience is a key factor in getting a job in the engineering world, so internships are very important. There are not many open to freshmen, but my dad found out about this one through a friend that works for the company. Mehner ' s father was also a chemical engineer. I enjoyed getting the experience and learning what a real chemical plant is like, Mehner said. Most of the knowledge I gained was from observing the day-to-day operations, but I did a few small projects that were neat. During the spring of 2008, Mehner traveled to the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom for a semester abroad. I wanted to be able to take a chemical engineering class while abroad, so I needed an English-speaking country, and I have always thought England was cooler than Australia, Mehner said. Manchester was one of the few that had classes for me. I am also taking an archaeology class, a history class on the Dark Ages and Anglo-Saxons, and a music class about transcribing Medieval music. Those are all a lot of fun and should count for my humanities electives back in Arkansas. Mehner, who will graduate in May 2010 and planned to work in a chemical plant, knew that she was going into a field that not many women choose. Engineering is still very male dominated, but it ' s what I love, she said. Most people have gotten to the point where they recognize that women can do well in this field. If nothing else, I always enjoy challenges and proving to others that I can succeed. HOWTO ENGINEER SUCCESS FROM 4,778 Miles AWAY SOPHOMORE ANGELA MEHNER GETS A HEAD START ON THE ROAD TO A STELLAR CAREER. BY HELEN CHASE m ram PHOTO: COURTESY Mark Stephen Reiter Graduate, Environmental Sciences, Petersburg, Va. Hannah Mercedes Renner Freshman, Undeclared, Springfield, Mo. James P. Rhoe Freshman, Architecture, State Line, Pa. Thomas Wesley Rice Junior, International Relations, Memphis, Tenn. Josh Richard Junior, Environmental Sciences, Bentonville Sean Irwin Richards Junior, Communication, Lawton, Iowa Grace Anne Richardson Senior, Biological Engineering, Russellville Sally K. Richmond Sophomore, Interior Design,Tulsa, Okla. Rachael E. Rickels Sophomore, Pine Bluff Katherine Erin Ridgeway Freshman, International Relations, Hot Springs DeShea Leighanne Rigg Sophomore, Spanish, Hot Springs Francis Magdalena Rios Junior, Social work, Bentonville Adam Call Roberts Junior, Journalism, Farmington, Utah Cynthia Elaine Roberts Senior, Poultry Science, Fayetteville Stephanie M. Robinson Fresnman, Nursing, Fort Worth, Texas Anna Kristen Roblee Senior, Ad PR, Springdale James David Roblee Freshman, Biology, Fayetteville Porshia Latrice Roby Freshman, Radiology, Sherwood Cara Marie Rochelle Sophomore, Biology Pre-Med, Texarkana, Texas Sonni Elizabeth Rodgers Junior, Political Science, Conway Dameon Gene Rogers Junior, Computer Engineering, Houston Liz A. Rogers Freshman, Biology, North Little Rock Timithy Patrick Rogers Senior, Sociology, Lebanon, Conn. Mitchell Rollins Freshman, Art, Forrest City Paola Romero Junior, Spanish Dental Hygiene, Fort Smith Annie Rook Junior, Kinesiology, Conway Chelsea Elizabeth Rose Junior, Elementary Education, Germantown, Tenn. Sydney Elizabeth Ross Freshman, Business, Prescott, Ariz. Will J. Roth Junior, Broadcast Journalism, Harrison Ashley Elizabeth Rowell Freshman, Dietetics, Little Rock Michael James Rowlett Freshman, Civil Engineering, Cabot Kaitlyn James Rush Junior, Ad PR, Fayetteville Katie Elizabeth Russell Freshman, Undeclared, Fayetteville Charles James Ryals Sophomore, Agricultural Business, Joiner Brittni Nicole Sammons Sophomore, Apparel Studies, Manila Shannon Therese Sanders Junior, Journalism, Flippin Kim Ann Sarratt Freshman, Nursing, Goodman, Mo. Shashank Satyawakta Junior, Mechanical Engineering, Lucknow, India Johanna Noel Sawatski Sophomore, Communication, Little Rock Allie Ann Sbarra Freshman, Education, Rogers Kate Alexis Sbarra Sophomore, History, Rogers Chris Scott Scarborough Sophomore, Poultry Science, Alleene W ™r Eliot Shaw Schaffer Sophomore, Criminal Justice, Fayetteville Justin Christopher Schilb Sophomore, Music Education, Columbia, Mo. Alyson Grace Schilling Junior, Elementary Education, Maumelle Austin Doyle Schilling Freshman, Business, Carl Junction, Mo. Jessica Michelle Schroeder Sophomore, Child Development, Texarkana, Texas Michael Alec Schwartz Sophomore, English Creative Writing, San Antonio Candace Dawn Scott Freshman, Broadcast Journalism, Russellville Josh A, Scott Freshman, Music, Springdale Sarah Ashley Scott Sophomore, Education, Fayetteville Stefanie Karla Scott Junior, Political Science, St. Louis Natalie Kate Seifritz Freshman, Education, Fayetteville Katherine Anne Sellers Sophomore, Biology, Hutchinson, Kan. Justin Cole Selsor Junior, Anthropology, Neosho, Mo. Richard H. Senessie Nursing, Sierra Leone Barbara J. Shamblin Sophomore, Anthropology Drama, Yellville Megha Vikram Sharma Doctorate, Cell and Molecular Biology, Nagpur, India Stanley C. Sharp Graduate, Journalism, Booneville John Nelson Shaw Graduate, Law, Texarkana Natalia Shchegoleva Graduate, Comparative Literature, Moscow Alex V. Shearer Senior, Finance, North Little Rock Jehan Marie Sheikh Freshman, Communication, Dallas Megan Shell Sophomore, Plano, Texas Ashley Marie Shelton Freshman, Broadcast Journalism, Fayetteville Blair Shelton Senior, Mechanical Engineering, Black Springs Kevin Wayne Shipp Senior, Journalism, Valliant, Okla. Cachet Arielle M ' lai Shorter Freshman, Childhood Education, Pine Bluff Ryan Patrick Siebenmorgen Sophomore, Crop Management, Fayetteville Talen Andrzej Siemaszko Senior, French, Dover Mary Katelyn Simmons Sophomore, Communication Disorders, Springdale Amanda Nicole Simpson Sophomore, Agricultural Business, Cave Springs Kama Vaibhav Singh Sophomore, Computer Engineering, Kanpur, India Will Warren Skelton Freshman, Business, Fayetteville Charles Daniel Skinner Junior, Business, Enid, Okla. Kasey Kegley Skinner Freshman, Kinesiology, Brinkley Lisa Michelle Skinner Sophomore, Biology, Fort Smith Gary Charles Sloan Sophomore, Undeclared, Harrison Mallorie A. Sloan Sophomore, Biochemistry, Joplin, Mo. Alecia Renee Smith Freshman, Biochemistry, Dallas Chase Randall Smith Freshman, Creative Writing Philosophy, Springdale Chelsea Elizabeth Smith Freshman, Nursing, North Little Rock Jackson Henry Smith Freshman, Nursing, West Memphis Jessica Leigh Smith Freshman, Interior Design, Clinton PEOPLE Kevin Wayne Smith Freshman, Undeclared, McRae Laura Michele Smith Senior, Biology Pre-Dental, Bentonville Lauren Nicole Smith Junior, Marketing, Texarkana Natalie Ann Smith Senior, International Relations French, McGehee Nate J. Smith Senior, Architectural Studies, Little Rock Richard Tyler Smith Freshman, Biology, North Little Rock Rebecca Anne Smithson Freshman, Broadcast Journalism, Bryant Jessica Marie Sneeringer Senior, English Creative Writing, Bentonville Ellen Jo ' Anna Snowden Senior, Nursing, Plano, Texas Elisabeth Hunt Sorrell Sophomore, Industrial Engineering, West Memphis Brian Lee Sours Senior, Music Education, Wills Point, Texas Megan Danielle Souto Sophomore, Elementary Education, Russellville Casey Lee Sowers Junior, Dietetics, Fort Smith Todd Curtis Spain Mechanical Engineering, Fort Smith LaKendra Brenee Spates Sophomore, Kinesiology Pre-Med, West Helena Ashley Elizabeth Spaulding Freshman, Biology, Little Rock John H. Spears Graduate, Transportation Engineering, Pine Bluff Eric Anthony Specking Junior, Computer Engineering, Wynne Whitney Gale Spencer Sophomore, Journalism, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Taylor D. Spicer Freshman, International Relations, Memphis, Tenn. Keerthi Srinivas Graduate, Chemical Engineering, Chennai, India Balaji Srinivasan Graduate, Mechanical Engineering, Chennai, India Brian E. St. Clair Sophomore, Biochemistry Spanish, Fayetteville Joseph B. Staed Graduate, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sci¬ ence, Fayetteville Natalie Jean Staga Junior, Marketing, North Little Rock Lynsey Suzanne Stake Freshman, Undeclared, Searcy Eric James Staples Sophomore, Kinesiology, Branson, Mo. Zack A. Starr Sophomore, Psychology, Fayetteville Takama C. Statton-Brooks Staff, Manhattan, Kan. Jessica Bailey Steelman Sophomore, Marketing, Fort Smith Spenser Dane Stephens Freshman, International Business, Rogers Margaret Claire Steward Freshman, Childhood Education, Mansfield, Texas Justin R. Stewart Senior, Journalism, Bentonville Meisha Michelle Stewart Sophomore, Vocal Performance. Fayetteville Preston D. Stewart Senior, Biochemistry Spanish, Norfork Dacia Jeanette Stieben Freshman, Business, Van Alstyne, Texas Ashley Dru Stockland Freshman. Business, Fayetteville Joelle Storet Sophomore. Anthropology, Brussels, Belgium Maggie Strain Sophomore, Biological Engineering, Rosebud Nathan Lee Strayhorn Senior, English Journalism Asian Studies, Searcy Aaron Louis Strobel Senior, Biological Engineering Pre-Med, Little Rock Blake Alexander Strode Junior, International Economics Spanish, St. Louis 320 people matthew s. sample, sophomore biology and philosophy music, cool professors, cheerios, helen and rachel heather ali, freshman biochemistry Starbucks, friends, my cell phone, scantrons, sleep libbi jo sturm, freshman journalism, international relations, english jesus, computer, friends, ramen noodles, music jane robbins, junior communications schoolbooks, friends, money, diet coke, my sister kyle blair, junior biochemistry god, my TI83, friends, general access computer labs, my planner NAMESand NUMBERS: What are five things you could not live without in college? isaac hayes, freshman physics and philosophy iPod, laptop, friendship, care and support of my mom, beautiful women MAKING THE CAMPUS HIS OWN CENTER STAGE TAYLOR SORROWS USES HISTALENTTO OFFER STUDENTS COMEDIC RELIEF. BY MELEAH GROSS H olding a mic in one hand, he stood in front of a crowd of fellow students. He taunted and made fun of every group in the room. But instead of jeering back, the crowd laughed at themselves, and Taylor Sorrows became the new UA comedy champion. [It was] absolutely terrifying, said Sorrows, a junior psychology major. You have a job to do when you ' re up there: to make people laugh. And if you don ' t meet that, the next emotion they hit is disappointment and then anger. Sorrows not only did the job but excelled at it when he won the UA comedy competition in 2006. During his junior year he competed again in the event, which had grown into a nationwide competition. Sorrows was one of eight winners and advanced to the regional level before being eliminated. I ' ve always loved making people laugh, and I ' m naturally good at it, Sorrows said. I ' ve become a performer over the years. Sorrows remembered an incident in high school when he chewed up a poem and spit it out on his English teacher ' s head. And I got away with it, he said. In fact, she was quite tickled. Now that he was in college, he had different opportunities to make people laugh, like messing with campus tours by tripping in front of the prospective students and then running away, crying hysterical ly. College is awesome because it ' s a great stage, he said. It ' s all about the audience and putting them in your place, looking at them and making them laugh about it. Sorrows said this was what made a good comedian and all his favorites possessed it. They connect with the audience, he said. They take the audience on a ride basically. They take you to a place where you have no choice but to laugh. Sorrows said he may even pursue a career in comedy when he graduates if he is good enough. His desire to succeed was his driving force. I ' m going to try because I want it, he said. I ' ve got a quote. It ' s by Mitch Hedburg. Tm tired of chasing my dreams. I ' m just going to call them and ask them where they ' re going and meet them PEOPLE 323 Bernard Sulliban III Senior, Political Science, Little Rock Tanner D. Sutton Sophomore, Architecture, Fremont, Calif. Allison Renae Tabor Sophomore, Elementary Education, West Fork Jessica Lauren Taegtmeyer Sophomore, Biology, Wynne Hong Tan Junior, Electrical Engineering, Changsha, China Richard Tan Senior, Mechanical Engineering, Klang, Malaysia Savannah A. Tart Sophomore, Dental Hygiene. Bakersfield, Calif. Brittany Lynn Taylor Senior, Interior Design, Hot Springs Teresa A. Taylor Staff, Tulsa, Okla. Precious Nichole Temple Sophomore, Biology, Texarkana, Texas Natalie Scott Thibodeaux Junior, Chemical Engineering, Hot Springs Whitney Shea Thibodeaux Sophomore, Business, Hot Springs Perrise M. Thomas Senior, Broadcast Journalism, Cleveland, Ohio Amber N. Thompson Graduate, Elementary Education, Combs Bobby L. Thompson Senior, Marketing, Combs Jada Marie Thompson Senior, Poultry Science and Agricultural Busi¬ ness, Lincoln Trey Thrower Junior, Commercial Recreation, Little Rock Elizabeth Ann Thurman Sophomore, Business, Arlington, Texas Laura Elizabeth Tiehen Freshman, Elemetary Education, Kansas City, Mo. Jordan Nicole Toft Freshman, Accounting, Ozark, Mo. Tanushree Pramod Tokle Graduate, Food Science, Mumbai, India Abel Noah Tomlinson Junior, Political Science, Mountainburg Amanda Lynnette Tomlinson Junior, History, Rudy Cody Russell Tooley Freshman, Marketing, Fort Smith Alan Tougaw Junior, History, Dogtown Sylvia To Tran Freshman, International Relations, Fort Smith Andrew Corban Treece Sophomore, Transportation and Logistics, Clinton Stefan Brian Trim Freshman, Business, St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago James Randle Trotter Senior, Industrial Engineering, Rogers Cody Lee Tucker Sophomore, Agricultural Systems, Royal Corrie Elizabeth Tucker Sophomore. Childhood Education, Wynne Lauren Christine Tujagua Junior, Health Science, Dallas Emile Leighton Turbeville Freshman, Nursing, El Dorado Auntalaya A. Turner Junior, Marketing, North Little Rock Rachael Madison Turner Freshman, Vocal Performance, Edmond, Okla. William Nathan Tyree Senior, Financial Management, Prairie Grove Elizabeth Claire Ulmer Sophomore, Biology, Texarkana, Texas Lindsay Anne Ulmschneider Senior, Journalism, Little Rock Isioma Fortune Utubor Senior, Electrical Engineering, Lagos, Nigeria Liza Katherine Vammen Freshman, English, Conway Michael William Van Ingen Senior, Biochemistry, Sherwood David Vang Junior, Health Science, Menomonie, Wis. 324 people A member of Colleges Against Cancer shares a joke with friends at the Relay for Life table in the Union. The Relay worked to raise money for cancer research. PHOTO: NICK CARTER Vijith Malayil Varghese Doctorate, Industrial Engineering, Kerala, India Mia Mason Vaughn Sophomore, Communication Disorders, Monticelto Chris Bruce Venable Sophomore, Criminal Justice Sociology, Pineville, La. Katy May Vestal Junior, Elementary Education, Dierks Michael A. Vinakalns Sophomore, Business, Wylie, Texas Sara E, Vinson Senior. International Business, San Antonio James Michael Voight Freshman, Business, Tulsa, Okla. Jenna Rose Volmer Freshman, Communication Disorders, Bartlesville, Okla. Molly Elizabeth Volmer Senior, Music Education, Bartlesville, Okla. Sarah Elizabeth Waddell Freshman, Childhood Education, Jonesboro Kat Pat Wagner Sophomore, English, Tulsa, Okla. Benjamin Lee Walker Sophomore, Computer Science Jennifer Leigh Walker Senior, Elementary Education, Springdale Mary Rebecca Wall Junior, Elementary Education, Dallas Katherin Elizabeth Wallace Senior, Biology, Prairie Grove Kyle Eugene Waller Freshman, Criminal Justice Sociology, Heber Springs Ashley Nicole Walls Freshman, Nursing, Paragould Gregory James Walter Senior, Economics, Austin, Texas Jianpu Wang Graduate, Mathematics. Baoding, China Jason M. Ward Sophomore, Fayetteville Kathryn Jane Ward Freshman, Undeclared, Texarkana, Texas Quincy Ward Junior, Computer Science, Nassau, Bahamas Allison Rae Ward-Seidel Junior, Childhood Education, Springdale Olivia Ranmika Ware Sophomore, Mineral Springs Jacquelyn Ruth Warnock Senior, Apparel Studies, Elkins Keith Edward Warnock Senior, Animal Science, Elkins Dick Hoyt Watkins III Senior, Finance, Midland, Texas Vicky Lyn Watkins Senior, Vocational Education, Farmington Matt R. Watson Sophomore, Journalism, North Little Rock Troy Leon Weatherley Senior, Agriculture, Enola Mary Alison Webb Junior, Economics, Castle Rock, Colo. Celise L. Weems Senior, Agricultural Business, Sherwood Jordan Weiler Senior. Computer Science, Greeley, Colo. Casey Christopher Weiss Junior, Journalism, Springdale Amanda Michelle Wells Senior, Journalism, Van Buren Mason Andrew Wells Junior, Charleston Allie Hannah Welty Sophomore, Nursing, Broken Arrow, Okla. Amber Nicole Wesson Junior, Criminal Justice, North Little Rock Emily Nell West Senior, Architecture, Conway Isaac James West Junior, Organizational Leadership, Anderson, S.C. Carly Mills White Sophomore, Ad PR, Tulsa, Okla. Jessica Lee White Senior, Communication Disorders, Monticello m people Amber Rose Widdowson Junior, Human Resource Management, Beebe Philip D. Wiggins Junior, Information Systems, Brinkley D ' Kandis M. Wilborn Senior, Health Science, Texarkana Brett Harmon Wiley Freshman, Communications, Van Buren John Jack Willems Junior, Journalism Political Science, Searcy Glenn Taylor William Freshman, Business, Marion Alex Keith Williams Freshman, Political Science, Little Rock Amber Alison Williams Sophomore, Elementary Education, Forrest City Amber Elizabeth Williams Junior, Communication Disorders, Jacksonville Brett Williams Sophomore, English History, Bella Vista Brian Phillip Williams Senior, Psychology, North Little Rock Hannah Ranae Williams Junior, Elementary Education, Harrison Joshua T. Williams Sophomore, Business, Little Rock Kathleen Ann Williams Freshman, Animal Science, Jonesboro LaShunta Glenise Williams Sophomore, Political Science, DeWitt Ryan Bailey Williams Senior, Little Rock Tumeka N. Williams Senior, Kinesiology, Tyronza Alex Wilson Sophomore, English, Little Rock DeShon LaWayne Wilson Junior, Biology Pre-Dental, Arlington, Texas Emily Taylor Wilson Freshman, Secondary Education, Harrison Frances E. Wilson Freshman, English Literature, Tyler, Texas Leah Caroline Wilson Sophomore, Communications, Midland, Texas Shambrekia Nicole Wise Senior, Biology, Texarkana, Texas Reed A. Witherspoon Freshman, Graphic Design, Bryant Ann Brooks Wizer Sophomore, Business Spanish, Fayetteville Mary Grace Woodruff Freshman, Art, Little Rock Stephanie Elaine Woodruff Junior, Dietetics, Midland, Texas Charessre Noel Woods Sophomore, International Marketing, Tulsa, Okla. Christian Deaire Woods Senior, Health Science, Tulsa, Okla. Ashley Michelle Woolverton Sophomore, Early Childhood Education, Sherwood Amanda Leigh Wooten Sophomore, Communications, Tulsa, Okla. Jordan Ashley Wright Sophomore, International Business, Fort Smith Su-Hui Wu Graduate, Secondary Education, Taiwan Brittany L. Wynn Junior, Agricultural Education, Paragould Houa Xiong Sophomore, Undeclared, Siloam Springs Yang Xiong Junior, Nursing, La Crosse, Wis. Robert Matthew Yancey Sophomore, Undeclared, Sheridan Sue Yang Sophomore, Hospitality, Siloam Springs Christopher Thomas Young Graduate, Curriculum and Instruction, Camden Shawna Michele Young Junior, Marketing, Maumelle Quan Yuan Graduate, Biochemistry, China Saraj E. Zin Senior, Education, Bella Vista wm w DARREN MCNEILL Abbott, Julie 261 Abdelaal, Heba 262 Abel, Chris 274 Abell, Meagan 157, 277 Abernathy, Way 274 Ablan, Joseph 282 Abo, Hamza 282 Abrahamson, James 249, 282 Abrams, Derek 265 Abshier, Lauren 282 Acosta, Pamela 245 Acuff, Amy 262 Adam, Alyson 238 Adams, Allison 282 Adams, Ben 245 Adams, Emily 282 Adams, Jennifer 282 Adams, Kathryn 301 Adams, Lindsey 282 Adams, Morgan 257 Adams, Taylor 248, 277 Adams, Tori 244, 252 Aday, Callie 262, 282 Aderhold, Sarah 277 Adkins, Anthony 265 Agee, Paula 282 Aguayo-Herrera, Jose 247, 248, 268, 282 Aguayo, Ana 247 Aguiar, Vivian 282 Aibangbee, Edosa 282 Ainsley, Heather 282 Ainsley, Kristen 282 Aist, Jason 245 Akers, Graham 245, 282 Akers, Naomi 282 Akin, Kyle 282 Akin, Laura 247, 257, 278, 282 Akin, Malori 257 Akturk, Ahmet 282 Al-Daraiseh, Banan 282 Al-Saleh, Asaad 282 Alamrani, Gamil 282 Albarran, Maribel 282 Albritton, Matthew 269 Aldawsari, Tariq 282 Aldon, Mary 257, 282 Alen, Blake 278 Alexander, Cameron 282 Alexander, Charles 282 Alexander, Christopher 253 Alexander, John 272 Alexander, Lauren 257, 282 Alexander, Steven 263 Alexander, Zach 273 Ali, Heather 252, 321 Alland, Zack 266 Allen, Blake 253 Allen, Chris 230, 244, 248 Allen, Daniel 282 Allen, James 266 Allen, Jennifer 282 Allen, Kirbi 255 Allen, Mary 262 Allen, Matt 266 Allen, Megan 282 Allen, Nathan 245 Allen, Nathaniel 156 Allen, Sarah 246, 282 Allen, Wes 266 Allen, Whitney 258 Alley, Brian 269 Alley, Gina 249 Allison, Autumn 277 Allison, Jeff 156, 263 Allison, Whitney 262 Allmond, Stephen 263 Alloatti, Julieta 282 w «- Almusaiteer, Fahad 282 Alsip, Tyler R. 282 Alston, Sean 263 Ament, Karen 282 Amerine, Marissa 262 Aminfar, Taraneh 282 Amos, Janelle 255, 282 Amos, Jillian 282 An, Bin 265 Andersen, Jimmy 266 Anderson, Ashley 258 And erson, Katie 262 Anderson, Leslie 258 Anderson, Meghan 246 Anderson, Stephanie 261 Anderson, Tyler 263 Andler, Ashley 277 Andrade, Jorge 247 Andrae, Alan 282 Andre, Haley 261 Andrews, Nick 266 Angel, Drew 263, 282 Angel, Tyler 269 Angulo, Matthew 266 Anthony, Addison 266 Anthony, Hayes 273 Anthony, Hunter 273 Antley, Christina 284 Applegate, Heather 284 Aram, Jessica 284 Arcana, Kara 246 Arciga-Garcia, Rafael 247, 268, 284 Area, Suzanna 246, 284 Argo, Hope 255 Armstrong, Whitney 246 Arnold, Chris 266 Arnold, Emily 257 Arnold, Jake 263 Arnold, Shanita 284 Arnold, Tyler 272 Arthur, Eric 272 Artis, Ashley 248 Artz, Sam 263 Ashabranner, Kyle 274 Ashby, Caroline 262 Ashcraft, Monica 258 Ashcraft, Tray 272 Ashley, Meghann 252 Ashworth, Elizabeth 261 Atkins, Betsy 257 Atwood, Hastings 263 Audo, Vincent 246 Audrain, Spencer 263 Aultz, Geoffrey 272 Austin, Oliva 257, 278 Avey, Kyle 253 Aviles, Alejandro 268, 284 Avra, Ashley 262 Ayres, Morgan 228, 284 Bacho, Allan 284 Backus, Jacquelyn 258 Bacon, Scott 266 Bailey, Alain 212 Bailey, Alesha 258 Bailey, Ben 265 Bailey, Casey 238 Bailey, Drew 265 Bailey, Eddie 272 Bailey, Gina 261 Bailey, Morgan 272, 277 Bailey, Reece 253, 278 Bailey, Wade 275 Bain, Jacob 284 Bajaj, Tushar 284 Baker, Aaron 275 Baker, Charlie 284 Baker, Colby 257, 284 Baker, Pierce 272 Baker, Will 265 Bala, Hillol 246 Baldwin, Alex 257 Baldwin, Beau 272 Ball, Ben 263 Ball, Jonathan 284 Ballard, Grant 253 Ballard, Lauren 257, 284 Ballard, Scott 266 Ballew, Cassie 246 Balmer, Morgan 258 Bangarwa, Sanjeev 245, 284 Banick, Ashlea 257 Banks, Katie 257 Banwarth, Amanda 262 Barbee, Kristin 261 Barber, Kasey 246, 262, 284 Barber, Kevin 266 Barber, Ross 284 Barclay, Austin 266 Barens, DeWayne 266 Bargiachi, Denise 168 Bargognoni, Alex 272 Barham, Tyler 269 Barker, Channing 257 Barker, Edith 284 Barker, Geoff 265 Barker, Mallory 254 Barkman, Jake 313 Barnard, Betsy 284 Barnes, Dillon 265 Barnes, Emily 261 Barnes, Eric 245 Barnes, Stephen 93, 284 Barnett, Andrew 272 Barnett, Ben 272 Barnett, Lacey 252 Barr, Ben 245 Barringer, Kim 257, 284 Barron, Chandler 266 Barrow, Sarah 262 Barsamian, Barrett 272 Barter, Kiley 249 Barthel, Stephen 245 Bartholomew, Brea 262, 284 Bartlet, Stacy 184 Bartlett, Chip 266 Bartlett, Lydia 284 Barton, Caroline 262, 278, 284 Barton, Wes 265 Baskin, Erin 257, 284 Bass, Dequincy 284 Bass, Lindsey 262 Bates, Amy 262 Bates, Christie 258 Bates, Maggie 284 Batey, Kathryn 261 Batson, Chase 272 Bauldwin, William 249 Baum, Katie 261 Baxter, Corderro 246 Baxter, Layne 262 Baxter, Sam 272 Baxter, Shakita 245, 246, 249 Beach, Robert 273 Beason, Kalee 262 Beaty, Courtney 255 Beauchamp, Brian 266 Beauchamp, Reid 266 Beauchamp, Ricky 266 Beavers, Caroline 257 Beavers, Sarah 156 Beck, Katie 262, 278, 284 Becker, Catherine 284 Beckford, Peter-Gaye 214 Becton, Jesse 272 Becton, Trey 263 Bedolla, Rocio 284 Beebe, Taylor 261 Beeler, Katie 262 Beesib, Bry 284 Beesley, Michael 284 Beeson, Keith 284 Beggs, Steven 244 Behm, Trevor 265 Beirise, Adrian 245, 284 Belcher, Elaine 284 Belcher, Ryan 263 Belew, Barrett 272 Beliles, Daniel B. 284 Beliles, Heather 284 Belknap, Jeremy 272 Bell, Adam 273 Bell, Alaya 284 Bell, Becca 261 Bell, Justin 273 Bell, Maggie 284 Bell, Megyn 258 Bell, Mitchell 272 Belt, Jesse 272 Belt, Kyle 269 Bemberg, Clay 266 Bemberg, Philip 266 Bender, Jonathan 284 Beneke, Alex 266 Bennett, Brittany 258 Bennett, Fletcher 263 Bennett, Sidney 255 Bennie, Jacqueline 244, 252 Benson, Danielle 284, 313 Benson, Matthew 263 Bentley, Evan 265 Bentley, Justin 265 Bentley, Mary 157, 277 Benton, John 266 Benton, Jourdan 262 Berezansky, Chris 266 Berkemeyer, Tiffany 255 Berlanga, Azmin 247 Berlanga, Frank 247, 248 Berlau, Logan 265 Bert, Bryanne 252, 285 Beserra, Ryan 263 Bettis, Ryan 263 Bevel, Scott 269 Bezner, Cole 272 Biard, Joseph 285 Bibbs, Ashley 258 Bickell, Alex 258 Biddulph, Josh 266 Bilheimer, Lauren 277 Billingsley, Evan 285 Billingsley, Ryan 285 Bingaman, David 245 Bingham, David 265 Binne, Laura 261 Binns, Blake 265 Binns, Meagan 262 Biondo, Kat 277 Biondo, Vince 275 Bishop, Courtney 262 Bizzell, Brittany 252 Black, Fred 273 Black, Jeremy 269 Black, Latisha 285 Blackshire, Myra 252 Blagg, Donald 246 Blair, Jackson 272 Blair, Jodi 285 Blair, Kyle 321 Blair, Lalda 254, 279 Blake, Lauren 285 Blakeman, Benjamin 263 Blanchard, Hailey 277 Blanchard, Kelli 258 Bland, Lauren 255 Blankenship, Thad 263 Blass, Alex 273 Blaylock, Audrey 258 Blessen, Brad 245 Bliss, Zack 266 Blitch, Will 245 Blough, Britton 257 Blowers, Kirsten 262 Bluethman, Brittany 257, 285 Bobo, Jason 263 Boeving, Justin 244, 285 Boggs, Ryan 253 Bolin, Brook 258 Bolin, Erica 277 Bond, Bill 274 Bonds, Andrew 269 Bone, Tyler 244, 263 Bonham, Brooke 246, 285 Bonnell, Hailey 285 Bonner, Amanda 261 “ooker, Brittany 255 Bookhout, Mattie 244, 285 Boone, Bryan 273 Booth, Brad 266 Bordeleau, Audrey 200 Bosch, Lauren 277 B° s , Sarah 285 “ostian, Christina 277 Bostwick, Elizabeth 262, 285 Boswell, Ryan 89, 238 B° ie, Tyler 274 oudhoum, Mohamed 244 Bourke, Carla 245 Bowden, Mary 257 Bowen, Patrick 265 B°wers, Jessica 259, 279 Bowers, John 266 Bowers, Tara 258 Bowser, Parice S. 278, 279 ®° . Zack 265 “°yce, Austin 273 B°yd, Andrew 273 B°yd, Bailey 252, 285 B°yd, Jamie 273 °yd, Whitnee 247, 259, 278, 27 ' Boydson, Heather 277 oyette, Va ' Meshian 246 Brandon 249 oykin, London 266 ozeman, Elias 285 subtree, Brian 272 ” r addy, Tara 157 radley R e b ecca 244 262 285 Rodney, Rory 272 odshaw, Zach 265 . ra 99, Jessica 262 ra hmbhatt, Divesh 285, 345 rainerd, Sonny 272 rQ ndecker, Elizabeth 285 ® r ond on , Ross 273 r ond on . Sky 313 r onscum, Jack 245 B ntle y, Chase 269 r osher, Corly 257, 285 r oswel|, Michael 156 l r °V. Chris 272 B fQ y, Jordan 262 B ra «ell, Johnetta 50 ed °, Janet 249, 285 t eedlove, Parke 263 r ehm, Willy 273 r ® and, Catherine 255 r ®nner, Jennifer 257 re nner, Kelly 257, 285 r ®nner, Mallory 277 Renner, Scott 245 r ereto n , Ayana 180 R 6t ' Tyler 272 re Wer, Andrew 274 . r ®wer, Johnny 263 R re er, Reed 266 b ! c Will 263 r |ckman Madison 261 ndewell, Robert 273 Cori 285 Gareth 245 l ges, Brian 156 •. r | d ges, Caroline 262 ! d 9es Ryan 266 ft r |9gs Brad 266 . r |9gs Jill 258 ? n 9ht, Daniel 265 l ® in, Greg 265 rj r ! t °n Beau 273 Diana 262, 285 “ ntt °n, Kyle 265 Roadway, Ramon 138 “ r °drick. Chase 238 r °oks, Beth 258 “ r °oks, Damian 285 r °oks, Justin 265 r °vv, Antonio 285 r °wder, Raen 263 r °wder, William 285 rown-Chaplain, Shonda 279 own-Edwards, Malisha 261 “ r own, Antonio 245, 279 Brown, Ashley 261 Brown, Brad 245 Brown, Britney 262, 285 Brown, Brittany 252, 285 Brown, Cameron 269 Brown, Clark 272 Brown, Jamelle 256, 285 Brown, Jon 245 Brown, Katey 277 Brown, LaRae 285 Brown, Lindsey 246 Brown, Lindsey Renee 262, 285 Brown, Mallory 262 Brown, Mandy 277 Brown, Matthew 263 Brown, Meghan 262 Brown, Meredith 252, 285 Brown, Nathan 260, 285 Brown, Paige 257 Brown, Shannon 261 Brown, Shonda 276, 285 Brown, Stephanie 262 Brown, Zac 263, 285 Browning, Camron 274 Broyles, Frank 142, 219 Bruce, Kathryn 261, 285 Bruning, Bobby 266 Brunner, Ben 272 Brunson, Matt 273 Bryan, Ammie 247 Bryan, Chris 285 Bryant, Chris 285 Bryant, Liz 277, 285 Bryant, Meredith 285 Bryant, Micah 285 Bryant, Molly 262 Bryant, Nick 263 Bryant, Rivers 263 Bryant, Stephanie 262 Bryant, Wallace 288 Bube, Melissa 288 Buchman, Wes 273 Buck, Ryan 265 Buckley, Jack 288 Buckmaster, Samantha 246 Buergler, Ben 266 Buies, Justin 266 Bulger, Catherine 257, 288 Bullard, Secoryia 288 Bunnell, Kris 260, 278, 288 Burbank, Ray 266 Burch, Bradley 273 Burch, Katie 257 Burch, Kenny 263 Burch, Nikki 277 Burch, Stephanie 248 Burch, Trey 273 Burckart, Blake 244, 265 Burckart, Brooke 262, 288 Buresh, Brett 263 Burge, Larry 230, 248, 288 Burgess, Whitney 258 Burgher, David 266 Burkert, Haley 257, 288 Burkett, Geri 258, 288 Burkhead, Emily 258 Burks, Austin 269 Burks, Juliette 252 Burks, Raymond 242, 247, 288 Burks, Tanner 263 Burnett, Olivia 255 Burnett, Sumer 245 Burns, Jake 244 Burns, Jeff 269 Burns, Sterling 263 Burris, Adrianne 255 Burris, Alex 269 Burrow, Emily 261, 288 Burrow, Peter 266 Burrow, Sarah 261 Bursick, Shelly 288 Burton, Ryan 245 Busby, Elizabeth 247, 278 Busch, Matt 265 Bush, Bekah 257 Bushony, Jeremy 249 Butler, John 275 Butler, Sarah 261, 288 Buxton, LeighAnn 252 Cahill, Becca 261 Cains, Amanda 255 Caldwell, Becca 255 Caldwell, Chelsea 262 Caldwell, Hannah 277 Calef, Carter 288, 289 Calico, Carter 269, 278 Callaway, Josh 272 Calloway, Stacy 258 Calvery, J.W. 288 Calvin, Brittani 258 Cameron, Cara 278, 288 Cameron, Cary 274 Camp, Leah 257 Camp, Lindsey 288 Campbell, Carrie 277 Campbell, Catherine 249, 288 Campbell, Courtney 248, 288, 345 Campbell, Curtis 274 Campbell, Dustin 273 Campbell, Graham 269 Cane, Megie 288 Canepari, Julie 258 Canfield, Owen 266 Cannella, Nick 269, 288 Cannon, Sean 269 Cantu, Estevan 275 Cardwell, Janie 288 Cardwell, Kristen 262 Cargile, Ranger 265 Cargill, Ben 273 Carland, Chris 266 Carle, Drew 266 Carlisle, Austin 265 Carlson, Adam 273 Carlson, Becca 262 Carlson, Kimberly 288 Carlson, Michael 288 Carlson, Rachel 160 Carmichael, Chad 274 Carmichael, Jared 265 Carnahan, Molly 288 Carnes, Scott 274 Carney, Chris 156 Carolina, Kasey 245, 254, 288 Carpenter, Georgeann 262 Carpenter, Laura 252, 288 Carpenter, Levi 249 Carpenter, Neil 266 Carrigan, Lauren 248, 288, 345 Carroll, Matt 274 Carson, Jessica 261 Carter, Candace 245 Carter, Drew 263 Carter, Jacqueline 252 Carter, Jason 272 Carter, Lauren 252 Carter, Nick 288 Carter, Yolanna 245, 288 Carver, Dave 269 Case, Joseph 263 Case, McKinley 277, 288 Case, Tiffany 261 Casey, Candice 247 Casey, Kevin 265 Cash, Josy 258 Cash, Walden 266 Cashion, Tripp 245 Cashion, Will 265 Caspari, Adrianne 262 Casper, Justin 272 Casteel, Aaron 266 Castleberry, Kaitlin 258 Castleberry, Karlie 261 Castro, Jose 248 Cathey, Anna 258 Catlett, Rebecca 288 Cato, Ambre 259, 279 Cato, Avery 259, 279 Cavallaro, Sami 255 Caviness, Bradley 272 Cerrate, Sandro 288 Chambliss, J.D. 273 Chandler, Reed 266 Chang, Andy 263 Chang, Anthony 288 Chang, Jon 263 Channing, Rusher 252 Charles, Lesley 262 Charter, Stephen 248 Chase, Helen 234, 248, 288, 345 Chase, Jamey 269 Chavez, Ernesto 268, 278, 288 Chavez, Sam 188 Cheek, David 288 Cheek, James 288 Chen, Andreas 244 Chen, Ji Yi 288 Chen, Laura 252 Chenot, Madeleine 288 Chenoweth, Elizabeth 262 Cherry, Brian 266, 278 Chick, Zoe 157, 261 Chika, Jerrica 259 Chilton, Sarah 258 Chilton, Travis 288 Chinchar, Michael 164 Chipman, Jeff 266 Chipollini, Andres 247, 248 Chisenhall, Kate 258 Chism, Blake 245 Chitturi, Vidya 290 Chiu, Jeff 265 Chop, Pork 157 Christensen, Sara 244, 252, 290 Christesson, Cheyenne 290 Christman, Elaine 290 Christophersen, Noah 290 Chu, Mary 254, 279 Chudy, Adam 263 Chung, Sammy 275 Chunn, Chris 263 Churchill, Colton 263, 290 Ciabocchi, Tim 266, 278 Cisterna, Ryan 204 Claassen, Melanie 252 Clanahan, Kelly 261 Clark, Alex 265 Clark, James 263 Clark, John 263 Clark, Kyle 263 Clark, Lauren 245 Clark, Lauren Elizabeth 262, 290 Clark, Melissa 29 0 Clark, Nicole 261 Clark, Patrick 265 Clarke, Natasha 277 Clay, Lauren 277 Clayton, Whitney 262 Clemence, Jeremy 156 Clement, David 244, 290 Clement, Stephen 290 Clements, Katie 156 Clements, Luke 266 Clements, Rob 263 Clifton, Addie 277 Clifton, Katherine 257 Clinkscales, Barbara 261 Clinton, Bill 103 Clinton, Hillary 24 Cloar, Jonathan 272, 278 Cloud, Ashley 261 Cloud, Robyn 290 Cloutier, Lindsey 258 Cobb, Christina 255 Coburn, Lacie 290 Cocanower, Whit 265 Cochrell, Brittany 290 Coffee, Carl 290 Coger, Stephen 290 Cohen, Kristin 290 mrn t Cohn, Emily 279 Cohn, Hannah 257, 290 Coke, Morgan 277 Coker, Andrea 262, 290 Coker, Brent 273 Coker, Megan 262 Colcha, Enrique 291 Cole, DeDe 261 Cole, Emily 258 Cole, Keenan 246 Cole, Laura 157, 262 Cole, Samantha 291 Cole, Thomas 273 Coleman, Chad 263 Coleman, Jacob 272 Coleman, Jared 263 Coleman, Johnathan 272 Coleman, Rod 267 Collier, Alex 273 Collier, Jessica 291 Collier, Kristen 262 Collier, Lianne 262 Collier, Shmane 264 Collins, Ashley 255 Collins, Courtney 291 Collins, Jeremy 272 Collins, Katie 257, 291 Collins, Lauren 257 Collom, Kim 262 Collum, Jon 253 Combs, Allison 261 Combs, Caitlin 261 Comer, Kelly 257, 291 Compton, Brad 265 Compton, Kara 258 Compton, Katie 261 Cone, Elizabeth 255 Coney, Sammi 291 Conger, David 266 Conley, Johnathan 244, 248 Connell, Rebekah 257 Cook, Alistair 266, 291 Cook, Amanda 247, 278, 279 Cook, Camille 258 Cook, Caroline 257 Cook, Colby 265 Cooke, Christin 262 Cooke, David 273 Coonts, Krista 277 Cooper, Brock 272 Cooper, Lucas 245 Cooper, Mitchell 263 Cooper, Monica 257, 291 Cooper, Anderson 66, 67 Cooper, Trevor 291 Cooper, Tyler 263 Cooper, Whitney 255 Cope, Jeff 274 Cope, Matthew 291 Copeland, Kali 258 Copeland, Tyler 291 Copenhaver, Lindsay 291 Coppola, Sarah 261 Coral, Jason 265 Cordell, Scott 245 Cordry, Seth 245 Corley, Brandon 272 Corn, Andrew 263 Corrigan, Dewitt 266 Cortes, Isaac 247, 248, 268, 291 Cortes, Ricardo 248 Costello, Katherine 262, 291 Counce, Jennifer 262 Counce, Meredith 262 Counts, Bo 47, 242, 247 Courage, Angela 246 Courtney, Kady 262 Courtney, Nikki 262 Courtway, Lauren 262 Couvillion, Rick 244, 249 Cowger, Alan 274 Cox, Bryan 248, 291 Cox, Helen 257 Cox, Joshua 291 Cox, Katlyn 261 Cox, Lauren 257 Cox, Morgan 272 Cox, Stephen 273 332 INDEX Crabtree, Philip 245 Crain, Austin 272 Crane, Austen 263 Cranford, Marcus 245 Cranston, Lauren 262 Crawford, Blake 291 Crawford, Frances 255 Cress, Robert 272 Creyer, Will 266 Cristenbury, Kate 255 Crittenden, Brittany 252 Cronkhite, Catherine 262, 291 Crooks, Bryant 263 Croom, Robyn 257 Cross, Amanda 261 Cross, Caleb 266 Cross, Dustin 263 Cross, John 265 Crossfield, Brad 265 Crosslin, Crystal 291 Crouch, Brian 273 Crow, Katie 257 Crow, Mary 291 Crowder, Steven 291 Crumpton, Ricky 291 Cuddy, Jami 277 Culver, Jennifer 262 Cummings, Conor 266 Cunningham, Alyssa 255 Cunningham, Candice 252 Cunningham, Charlie 265 Cunningham, Joshua 249, 291 Cunningham, Justin 228 Cunningham, Wes 245, 291 Cupaioli, Ed 275 Curry, Lee 265 Curry, Wes 253 Curry, Willie 302 Curtis, Jake 263 Curtis, John 273 Curtis, Juliana 252, 291 Curtner, Marion 257 Curton, Jeremy 263 Cyphers, Leah 277 Cyrus, Lauren 277 Dalby, Reagan 278 Dale, Micha 291 Dallas, Paige 257 Dampson, Ali 277 Damron, Paige 261 Danforth, Stephanie 262 Daniel, Jennifer 261 Daniel, Kate 246, 257 Daniel, Madison 262 Daniel, Mary 291 Daniel, Olivia 255 Daniel, Page 156, 247, 258, 278, 279 Daniels, Kayla 258 Daniels, Kyle 273 Dargan, Andrew 274 Darr, Andrew 204 Darr, Casey 272 Daugherty, Amanda 277 Daugherty, Joshua 291 Daugherty, Sara 291 DaVault, David 253 Davenport, Chyna 257 Davidson, Ashley 262, 291 Davidson, Brock 266 Davidson, Erin 252 Davidson, Grant 263 Davidson, Hannah 257 Davidson, Jonathan 263 Davies, Christay 242, 247 Davis, Amy 258 Davis, Andy 266 Davis, Blake 266 Davis, Brandon 253 Davis, Briana 246 Davis, Candice 246 Davis, Hannah 291 Davis, Jack 253 Davis, Jeffrey 263 Davis, John 244 Davis, Josh 263 Davis, Lee 265 Davis, Rachael 252, 262 Davis, Sarah 262 Davis, Todd 273 Davis, Will 278 Dawson, Eli 274 Day, Kirstyn 246, 291 Day, Melissa 252 Dayton, Chad 273 De Leon, Justin 291 Deacon, Grace 257 Deaderick, David 272 Deal, Chris 244 Dean, Kelly 262 Dean, Palmer 266 Dearman, Hailey 277 Deaton, Lee 275 Debin, Robert 272 Decoursey, Brett 266 DeFilippo, Amy 184 Defoure, Olen 291 Del Sol, David 266 Delatin, Andrew 263 Delicati, Andrea 255 Dellinger, Anna 262 Delph, Kate 277 DeLung, Greg 266 Dempsey, Kyle 263 Denne, Ryan 253 Dennis, Brittney 254, 279 Dennis, Jeremiah 245, 291 Denniston, Taylor 273 Denny, Alex 291 Dent, Allison 255 Denton, Joe 263 Denton, Samantha 262, 291 Denzik, Tiffmi 252, 291 DePinto, Danielle 252 Desocio, Drew 266 Dev, Saaransh 291 DevRies, Megan 157 Diaz, Daniel 268, 278, 291 Dickerson, Jordan 238 Dickey, Sam 253 Dickinson, Keith 263 Dickson, Joe 266 Dickson, Maci 291 Diebold, Ellen 255 Diemer, Chase 266 Dietrich, Maggie 294 Difani, Jordan 245 Diggs, Bradley 246 Dijkman, Nirmall 294 Dillon, Rob 265 Dinsmore, Sarah 277 Dinwiddie, Megan 257 DiTommaso, Joe 265 Dixon, Ashley 262 Dixon, Carly 277 Dixon, Karisha 294 Doan, Kennan 263 Dockett, Cedric 294 Dodd, Christopher 294 Dodd, Daniel 245 Dodge, Halley 257, 294 Doherty, Ryan 245 Dolan, Drew 273 Dominguez, Carlo 269 Donaldson, Kelly 261, 294 Dorr, Ashey 258, 294 Doran, Whitney 257 Dorrell, Jessica 172 Doss, Catherine 258 Dougan, Mollie 277, 294 Dougherty, Bo 269 Dougherty, Melissa 257, 258 Dougherty, Tom 272 Douglas, Adam 228 Douglas, Alison 258 Douglas, Sarah 257 Douville, John 266 Dove, Mike 294 Dover, Ryan 238 Downing, Blake 266 Doyne, Angele ' 259 Drake, Cassie 257, 294 Drake, Devin 273 Drake, Katy 262 Draper, Caitlin 261 Drennan, Kaitlin 277 Driscoll, Aubree 252 DuBose, Price 262, 294 Duck, Kami 266 Dudley, John 253 Dudley, Robert 265 Duffy, Joey 245 Dufresne, John 121 Dugan, Walker 263 Duhamel, Courtney 255 Duke, Aren 257 Duke, Julie 258 Duncan, Emily 258 Duncan, J. Ryan 279 Duncan, Jacqueline 259 Duncan, Latrice 259 Duncan, Rileigh 294 Duncan, Robert 249, 265 Duncan, Sarah 255 Dunfor, Britt 277 Dunham, Brent 266 Dunklin, Alex 273 Dunn, Addison 272 Dunn, Brooke 294 Dunn, Charlie 263 Dunn, Jamie 252 Dunn, Sunni 257, 294 Dunnaway, Alyson 257, 294 Dunnaway, Jonas 263 Dunning, Sydney 277 Dunseath, Mallory 258 Dupre, Sarah 257 Dutton, Bo 245 Dutton, Jamie 273 Dwyer, Clayton 265 Dyer, Caroline 262 Dyer, Charlie 262 Dykes, Lee 245 Dyrhood, Laura 252 Earney, Jake 273 Earney, Julie 257, 294 Easley, Austin 272 Easley, Jordan 294 Eason, Miles 266 Eason, Torrey 246 Easterwood, Doug 264, 294 Echols, Tarabeth 252 Eck, Tyler 249 Eddy, Doug 272 Eddy, Keith 61 Eddy, Spencer 261 Eden, Melissa 294 Edge, Austin 266 Edington, Alex 265 Edwads, Carly 261 Edwards, Brandon 245, 294, 345 Edwards, Elissa 262 Edwards, Jessica 257 Edwards, Johnathan 256 Edwards, Kelsey 263 Edwards, Lauren 157 Edwards, Maurie 258 Edwards, Robin 255 Edwards, Tommy 272 Ehsanollah, Shakiba 294 E ' bner, Brett 299 Eisenbac, Angela 294 am, Elizabeth 258 fridge, Ben 272 P pins, Kyle 156 E ermeyer, Rory 277 ' ngton, Cassandra 245 EII |ot, Mo 272 Stephanie 261 p iott Rebecca 255 S ' Katie 262 s, Trent 244 Tyler 245 person, Brittany 262, 294 me ry, Xavier 294 •son, Sarah 257 tndicott, Andrew 263 P and, Troy 29 4 p n 9l«sh, Brooke 258 p n 9lish, Chevis 258 n ochs, Alice 294 I 0 ’ Shane 263 P P . ste in, Sunni 258 tnckson, Tanner 265 P n 7 Kalisa 246, 294 p S ’ n Michaela 277 tscorcia, Ivonne 294 Espinoza, Ashley 294 s P ' noza, Diego 294 tstr-ello, Briana 261 p na Emily 262 p VQ ns, Ashley 261 p VQ ns, Tristan 265 ' s, Jonathan 273 p Vr ' dge, Eric 294 p Xe ndine, Kristen 257 P 2e, l, Jordan 262, 294 t2el1 London 273 p air Nick 273 ■rbourn, Adam 274 F ann ' n, Sam 266 Qr agher, Kyle 294 F ar, as, Mayra 247 Qr kas-Alcahe, Uri 294 t i as, Debora 246, 294 h Qr as, Orit 246, 294 r h, Spencer 294 armer, Justin 272 farmer, Peter 273 P arr en, Molly 258 pbel, Ben 272 Eric 269 P Q2 ' o, Jason 294 p e ! ld , Stuart 242, 247 e ' nman, Jessica 255 Poster, Jill 258 P e ' er, Brian 273 p e ♦ner. Grant 266 P ton, Aric 266 p en law, Frank 263 er 9uson, Brandon 265 p er 9uson, Kelsey 277 P r guson, Kenzie 277 Plaint, Kim 255 er ner, Hannah 294 er reira, Carolina 157 P rr is, Cody 294 e ner, Katlyn 261 plaids, Darell 94 pjdcls, Lindsay 249 p, ' pek. Josh 273 •Imer, Lauren 261 Katy 157, 262 j n k, Travis 245 ln kbeiner, Tate 275 n ley, Patrick 238 ' n n, Sarah 294 Fiscus, Claire 261 Fiscus, Clayton 275 Fiser, Kathryn 157, 257, 295 Fisher, Katie 262 Fitzgerald, Emily 258 Fitzgerald, Ryan 295 Fitzhugh, Alex 244, 263, 279 Flagg, Eric 273 Flanagan, Alexandra 295 Fleck, Bret 265 Flemister, Matthew 263, 295 Flemming, Kellye 257 Fletcher, Tina 245, 249, 254, 292, 295 Flores, Camille 160 Flowers, Ed 295 Flowers, Lauren 261 Floyd, Leah 258 Floyd, Royce 244 Flucher, Rachel 258 Fluger, Megan 277 Foley, Kelsey 277 Foley, Larry 123 Fonseca, Molly 115 Font, Alex 265 Ford, Carter 274 Ford, Daniel 265 Ford, Kelley 262 Ford, P. Carter 244, 295 Ford, Sam 272 Forrest, Charity 259, 279 Fortune, James 269 Fortune, Zarah 255 Foster, Kara 295 Fountain, Kim 295 Fowler, Carey 277 Fowler, Catherine 172 Fox, Lindsey 258 Francis, Megan 244 Francis, Taylor 274 Franco, Cecely 157, 262, 295 Franco, Mayori 200 Franklin, Blake 275 Franklin, Megan 255 Frans, Jason 265 Frantz, Amanda 261 Fraser, Sean 12, 295 Frazier, Daniel 263, 295 Frazier, Jesse 252 Fred, Emil 248 Frederick, Katy 257, 295 Free, Jennifer 295 Freeland, Emiline 295 Freeman, Alex 253 Freeman, Amy 261 Freeman, Dexter 248, 295 Freeman, Josylin 257 Freeman, Kaitlin 277 Freeman, Tanner 272 Freshour, Andrew 295 Fricke, Zach 295 Fridell, Katelyn 295 Frieberg, Meredith 262 Fries, Luke 244, 263 Friesenhahn, Taylor 266 Fritsche, Micah 274 Fritts, Meagan 277 Frizzell, Catherine 295 Froelich, Edison 12 Frost, Kelly 247 Fruge, Emily 277 Fryauf, David 295 Ftizgerald, Drew 245 Fulbright, Ramsay 275 Fulks, Ally 262 Fullen, Clinton 295 Fuller, Spencer 274 Fuller, Tyler 272 Fullerton, Drew 263 Fulton, Claire 262, 279 Fulton, John 238 Gabbie, Liz 257 Gadeke, Stacy 255 Gahr, Jessica 246 Gaines, Matthew 246 Gairhan, Zach 266 Gamble, Brianna 262 Gammill, Emily 127, 255 Gammill, James 272 Gammill, Sarah 255 Gao, Li 295 Garcia, Amos 295 Garcia, Eric 249 Garcia, Fernando 247, 248 Garcia, Juan 249 Gardner, Ashley 295 Gardner, John 295 Gardner, Nicholas 272 Gardner, Susie 218 Garison, Becca 258 Garner, Brian 274 Garner, Megan 234, 248, 295, 345, 347 Garret, Lauren 258 Garrett, Jordan 255 Garrett, Matt 265 Garrison, Drew 257, 295 Garrison, Laura 257 Garrison, Zach 266 Gartman, Haley 257, 295 Garza, Mollie 261, 295 Gass, Alex 266 Gassmann, Bill 269 Gatewood, Rachael 262 Gattis, Lauren 262, 295 Gavin, JP 272 Gavin, Sarah 255 Gay, Anthony 274 Geels, Brianna 255 Gehring, Rebecca 157, 258 Gehrki, Elizabeth 255 Gelman, Dave 265 Gentry, Jessie 295 Gentry, Seth 273 Georgas, Greg 273 George, Wesley 266 Ghormley, Amber 252, 295 Gibbons, Katie 257 Gibbons, Rachel 257, 295 Gibbs, Jonathan 295 Gibbs, Shea 258 Gibson, Audrey 255 Gibson, Chad 274 Gibson, Natalie 295 Gibson, Ryan 266, 278 Gieringer, Darby 295 Gifford, Christopher 253 Gilbert, Brett 244, 274 Gilchrist, Will 265 Gilker, Kathryn 261 Gilker, Zach 266 Gill, Andrew 273 Gill, Brooke 262 Gill, Madeline 257 Gillham, Lindsey 295 Gillham, Richard 272 Gilliard, Katie 252 Gillihan, Megan 277 Gist, John 266 Givens, Chanta 254, 295 Gladden, Jennifer 262, 295 Glasier, Adam 244, 272 Glazer, Drew 272 Glenn, Hannah 295 Glenn, Kara 261 Gloor, Justin 249 Glover, Sarah 257, 295 Glover, Zach 266 Godfrey, Kristina 262 Godrey, Ryan 273 Goff, Chelsea 258 Goforth, Shannon 252 Goings, Brittany 262 Goings, John 273 Goins, Taylor 262, 296 Golden, Kelli 277 Goldman, Ashley 296 Gonzales, Miranda 296 Gonzalez, Jennifer 296 Gonzalez, Orlando 275 Gonzalez, Susan 296 Goodhart, Jeff 269 Goodhart, Tim 265 Goodloe, Andrea 296 Goodlow, Jonathan 296 Goodner, Kayleigh 255 Goodsell, Alison 252, 296 Goodwin, Isaac 101 Goodwin, Justin 156 Goodyear, Whitney 228, 248 Gosnell, Stacia 258 Gossett, John 296 Gough, Alex 296 Gracey, Rebecca 296 Gradner, John 246 Gradner, Scott 247 Graham, Alexandra 258, 296 Graham, Amanda 258 Graham, Clancy 258 Graham, Jessica 255 Grajeda, Antoinette 246, 248, 296, 345 Gramlich, Melissa 277 Granderson, Gabriel 296 Grant, Jamie 261 Grant, Logan 263 Grantham, Christina 261 Grantham, Katie 261 Grassle, Rae 252, 296 Graves, Allen 296 Graves, Julianne 262, 296 Graves, Katelyn 262 Graves, Matt 273 Gray, Amy 262, 296 Gray, Cordeno 264 Gray, Emily 262, 296 Gray, Erin 296 Gray, Heather 255 Gray, Holly 258, 296 Gray, Jessie 258 Gray, Joseph 263, 296 Gray, Kelsey 296 Gray, Paige 262, 296 Grayson, David 266 Green, Allison 277 Green, Chase 296 Green, Cody 253 Green, Hannah 262 Green, JJ 248 Green, Jordan 246 Green, Kayla 262 Green, Matthew 266 Greene, Connor 245 Greene, Rebekah 261 Greenlee, Russ 263 Greenway, Holly 257 Greer, Jordan 273 Greer, R. Teresia 279 Greer, Ronalda 259 Greer, Wes 265 Gregory, Josh 269 Gregory, Samantha 255 Gretz, Dayna 262 Gretz, Tamara 262, 296 Griffin, Jason 11, 296 Griffin, Lauren 262 Griffin, Nikki 255 Griffin, Rachel 296 Grigsby, Lance 249 Grimes, Justin 296 Grinnan, Patrick 266 Grise, Stephanie 255 Grisham, Evan 272 Griswold, Paige 261 Gronwald, Adam 245 Groshek, Derek 269 Gross, Meleah 296 Gross, Trista 157, 296 INDEX 333 Grosso, Christine 244, 258 Grounds, Chose 244, 263, 278 Grover, Rylee 255, 296 Groves, Claire 296 Groves, Dana 246 Groves, Laura 296 Groves, Rob 272 Gruetzemacher, Eve 277 Grummer, Jordan 266 Gude, Grace 248, 345 Guevara, Oscar 278, 296 Guillory, Michael 253 Guinn, Andy 265 Gumrukcu, Seda 296 Gunther, John 272 Gunti, Ann 257 Gussy, Heather 252 Guthrie, brandi 313 Guzman, Mauricio 296 Haefner, Bethany 257, 296 Hagelin, Kyle 274 Hager, John 263 Haguewood, Amanda 261 Hajiyev, Ashraf 296 Halawani, Mohammad 296 Hale, Ashley 257 Hale, Ben 244, 263 Halker, Trish 277 Hall, Brad 245 Hall, Chris 273 Hall, Courier 272 Hall, Julie 262, 296 Hall, Lauren 257, 296 Hall, Marcy 277 Hall, Preston 272 Halley, John 263 Halligan, Shea 266 Hambuchen, Brittany 262 Hamdan, Taraf 244 Hamilton, Evan 274 Hamilton, Jazmin 249 Hamilton, Ryan 297 Hammel, Mike 275 Hammond, Laurence 272 Hammons, Brandon 156, 256 Hammons, Cody 273 Hampel, Amanda 277 Hampton, Hunter 245 Hampton, Natalie 261 Handy, Dalila 259 Hankins, Christi 262, 297 Hanna, Michael 272 Hansen, Kyle 297 Hansen, Whitney 257 Hanson, Charles 269 Hanson, JaneAnn 277 Harb, Matthew 269, 297 Harbuck, Carter 273 Hardcastle, Terra 297 Harding, Kimberly 277 Hardwick, Stan 265 Hardy, Jason Drew 297 Harlow, Kayla 277 Harmon, Whitney 277 Harp, Megan 252 Harp, Natalie 252 Harper, Annaleigh 258 Harper, Jillian 252, 297 Harper, Jordan 261 Harper, Niklas 266 Harper, Zachary 263 Harrington, Ben 265 Harrington, Lucas 246 Harris, Aaron 272 Harris, Amber 297 Harris, Bryan 245 Harris, Dane 263 Harris, Jarrod 253 Harris, Justin 263, 297 Harris, Katie 297 Harris, Sarah 258 Harris, Victor 275 Harrison, Kristen 297 Harrison, Lauren 252 Harsh, Amy 257, 297 HarshPield, Mark 269 Hart, Houston 156 Hart, Rachel 261 Hartberger, Derrick 238 Harter, Alison 160 Hartmann, Skylar 156 Hartner, Ashton 277 Hartz, Rachel 257 Harvey, Laura 277 Harwood, Carrie 255 Hasenbeck, Aimee 277 Hashbarger, Kristin 297 Hastings, Stanley 265, 297 Hasty, Danielle 247 Hatcher, Bethany 252 Hatfield, Harrison 272 Hauser, Libby 261 Haviland, Laura 255 Hawkes, Erin 257 Hawki, Teshekia 297 Hawkins, Marissa 252 Hawkins, Summer 277 Hawkins, Teqienna 254, 297 Hawkins, Teshekia 254 Hawley, Candace 297 Hayes, Isaac 321 Hayes, Lance 297 Hayes, Scott 263 Hayes, Tyler 266 Hayman, Sade 254, 300 Haynes, Britney 262 Haynes, Jordan 266 Haynes, TJ 260, 300 Hayoral, Humberto 247 Hazlett, Megan 258 Hazman, Carolina 252 Head, Alex 277 Head, Steven 263 Heaggans, Danelle 300 Heagler, Katie 248 Hearn, Ashanti 249 Hediger, Maggie 277 Hedrick, Hamilton 248, 266, 345 Heffington, Aaron 263 Heffington, Howard 300 Heflin, Paige 255 Heiles, Jared 263, 300 Helffrich, Colby 273 Hency, Jon 242, 247 Henderson, Mark 249 Hendricks, Jarel 262 Hennig, Alex 277 Henry, Joseph 273 Henry, Roger 300 Henry, Shayne 274 Henry, Tyrel 300 Henry, Wes 266 Hensley, Kaela 258 Hensley, Ross 263 Henson, Hannah 262, 300 Henson, Jessica 257 Hernandez, Brenda 247 Herren, Taylor 269 Herrington, Clint 272 Herron, Laura 156, 258 Hesselbein, Brad 266 Hesseltine, Lauren 252 Hestir, Haven 257 Hestir, Holt 273 Hickey, Austin 265 Hickey, Brad 272 Hickman, Emily 248 Hicks, Burt 265 Hicks, Jonathan 244, 263 Hicks, Justin 263, 300 Hicks, Ryan 263 Hicks, Sarah 261 Hicks, Steven 269 Hiegel, Katie 262 Hiegel, Katrina 300 Hierholzer, Blake 269 Higgins, Bristi 300 Higgs, Parker 269, 278, 300 Higgs, Zach 273 Hilborn, Ashley 258 Hi lburn, Scott 300 Hildebrand, Cody 248 Hill, Blair 277 Hill, Gloria 300 Hill, Kristen 257, 300 Hill, Steven 134 Hill, Suzanne 300 Hill, Tarah 277 Hill, Wade 273 Hiller, John 272 Hilliard, Amy 300 Hilliard, Kara 300 Hillier, John 300 Hillis, Peyton 136, 141 Hills, Jason 269 Hinds, D ' Artagnan 300 Hineman, Jack 269 Hinojosa, Andrew 266 Hinojosa, Grayson 266 Hinson, Jordan 300 Hlavaty, Jack 263 Ho, Deborah 257 Hoard, Emily 262 Hobbs, Amanda 258, 277, 300 Hobbs, Jessica 262 Hocott, Logan 277 Hodge, Meghan 157 Hodges, Mary 300 Hoelsche, Heather 300 Hoerth, Bradford 265 Hoffman, Alison 261 Hogan, Matt 196 Hoge, Alex 244, 263 Hogue, Nicki 258 Hojnacki, Sarah 255 Holden, Grant 266 Holden, Matt 238 Holland, Ashton 157 Holland, Chance 253 Holland, Luke 245 Holliday, Bryan 263 Holliman, Matt 266 Hollingsworth, Emily 257, 300 Hollingsworth, Jodie 300 Hollingsworth, Seth 266 Hollis, Gareth 265 Hollis, Mary 261, 300 Holloway, Jacob 244 Holloway, Katie 257, 300 Hollowell, Tripp 273 Holman, Matt 272, 273 Holmes, Blaire 257, 300 Holmes, Kyle 263 Holmes, Mary 257 Holst, Emily 300 Holt, Jayme 272 Holt, Richard 265 Holt, Trey 275 Holton, James 263 Holzhauser, Jenna 255 Honey, Ashton 258 Honjo, Kumiko 300 Hooker, Casey 258 Hoolan, Emily 257 Hoover, Dustin 272 Hopper, Robert 300 Hopper, Taylor 255 Horn, Tanner 263 Hornibrook, Reaves 255 Horton, Andrea 245, 248, 249, 300 Horton, Heather 257 Horton, Kelly 252 Horton, Rebekah 300 Horton, Tressa 255 Horvath, Melissa 277 Hosken, Marc 265 Hottovy, John 265 Hough, Robert 300 Houser, Jake 266 Houser, Laura 262, 300 Houston, Brad 265 Houston, Elizabeth 277 Houston, Rebecca 277 Howard, Blake 266 Howard, Meagan 300 Howard, Roshunna 248, 300, 345 Howarth, Lyle 300 Howie, Taylor 266, 300 Hoyt, Eric 269 Hoyt, Meg 277 Hryniewicz, Steven 300 Hryorchuk, Lauren 277 Huber, Emily 157 Huber, Karrie 255 Huber, Kasper 265 Huckabee, Dayna 208 Huddletson, Kaitlyn 257 Hudson, Tristan 253 Huff, Catelyn 261 Hugen, Heather 252, 300 Hugg, Carla 258 Hughes, John 303 Hughes, Matt 253 Hui, Mary 258, 303 Hulett, Zack 265 Human, Ryan 274 Humphrey, Julia 277 Humphreys, Andrew 263 Humphries, Michael 272 Hunsicker, Lyle 263 Hunt, Alex 266 Hunt, Amanda 277 Hunt, Harrison 263 Hunt, Matthew Grant 260, 303 Hunt, Tyler 274 Hunton, Sarah 303 Hunton, Tory 257 Hurban, Nadine 303 Hurban, Randall 263 Hurley, Eric 266 Hurley, Laurel 277 Hurst, Jeri 303 Hurst, Jessica 252 Hurst, Jordan 245 Huslip, Megan 277 Hutchins, Ashley 255 Hutchins, Bethany 255 Hutter, Steven 303 Hutton, Lauren 257, 303 Huynh, Due 261 Huynh, Mai 303 Huynh, Phi 303 Huynh, Phuong 303 Huynh, Xuan 248 Hyatt, Ali 303 Hyatt, Michael 273 Hyde, Carrie 261 Hylden, Michael 265 Hyman, Jenna 262 Hymas, Amanda 262 Hyndman, Jenna 262 Ibrahim, Beth 242, 247 Ikenouye, Heather 156 Im, Hyoseon 303 Ingram, Ross 272 Inman, Matt 273 Inthavong, Soisouda 254, 303 Irion, Lindsey 249, 303 Ironside, Stephen 89, 303 Irving, Alex 269 Irwin, Clark 272 Irwin, Diana 303 Isaacson, Julie 303 Isbell, Chelsi 258 Ismail, Amen 283 Ivers, Michael 275 Iverson, Lauren 208 Ive y, Spencer 269 ber, Nick 274 J Q ck, Kareem 303 i ac| ts, Blake 272 Jt ckson, Amy 303 ckson, Austin 263 ' Q ckson, Brooke 257 • ckson, Bruce 303 ackson, Callie 252 °ckson, Chris 249 °ckson, Courtney 258 ac son, Gerren 249 Jackson, Jared 303 Jackson, Jordan 257, 279 Jackson, Melissa 303 Jackson, Pamela 303 Jacob, Susan 247 Jacobs, Andrea 258 Jacobs, Bill 266 i rr°bs, Mike 245 Jaffe, Samantha 277 J Q 9gers, Haven 303 Qni es, Marsha 246, 249 anieson, Whitney 277 a pana, Yang 247 ankovska, Olivera 303 , ansen , Suzanne 257, 303 , rr ®H Chad 263 Qrr ®� , Micheal 274 aureguy, Luciano 245 e baraj, Mervin 249 effery, Kristen 255 • n «ns, Katelyn 248, 303, 345 j nn er, Alex 258 en sen, Eric 242, 247 Jansen, Kelly 257 6, er, Anna 257 , er . Hudgens 273 , ter - Kelsey 257 6tt ' Daran 269 I 6tt ' Kirby 257 .® w ®ll, Austin 265 , We| l, Seth 247, 266, 278 J®Wett, Julie 247,261,278 i ® - Katherine 262, 303 abannesen, Sigrid 262, 303 °hannsen, Jordan 157, 257 Jabanson, Lindsay 257 abnson. Amber 303 °hnson, Andrew 265 j nson, Ashley 255 j nson, Brent 244, 273, 303 j nson, Casey 277 °nnson, Clarence 303 °hnson, Deborah 303 J °hnson, Emily 261 ° son, Erik 248 ° nson, Harrison 265 ,°pnson, Holly 255 °nnson, Jacob 263 l nson, Kayla 208 i nson, Kendra 247, 259, 278, 313 J °nnson, Kori 257 0 nson, Lance 273 ° nson, Leslie 259 ° nson, Maggie 255 ° nson, Mallory 258, 303 °hnson, Maura 262 °hnson, Rashaad 267 ,°hnson, Rebekah 303 °hnson, Robert 303 °hnson, Ryan 263 °hnson, Summer 249, 303 °hnston, Bryttani 246, 303 °hnston, Preston 272 °hnston, Rachael 303 °ling, Jeroen 200 Jones, Amanda 157, 254 Jones, Andrew 245 Jones, Anthony 269 Jones, Ashley 262 Jones, Blake 263 Jones, Blake M. 303 Jones, Bobby 263 Jones, Brad 263 Jones, Brynn 261 Jones, David 306 Jones, DeNesha 303 Jones, Eben 275 Jones, Erin 157 Jones, Felix 139 Jones, Garrett 246, 306 Jones, Hannah 277 Jones, Jacquelyne 262, 306 Jones, Jake 306 Jones, Jordan 266 Jones, Kenitra 306 Jones, Kim 208 Jones, Matt 306 Jones, Whitney 180 Jones, Whitney Nicole 306 Jordan, Alice 306 Jordan, Hannah 156, 255 Jordan, Kate 255 Jordan, Kelsi 277 Jordan, Wesley 263 Jordon, Debbie 306 Joslin, Tracy 306 Julian, Rebecca 262 Kaczenski, Heather 306 Kaetzer, Chad 275, 278 Kalam, Abdul 117 Kalina, Nick 266 Kaluder, Ela 200 Kamerman, Maeve 156, 262 Kamto, Alphonse 247 Kane, Joe 245, 306 Karber, Gregory 306 Karrant, Morgan 277 Karrington, Jarrett 266 Kasprowicz, Thomas 306 Keener, Danielle 262 Kees, Cody 263, 306 Keeter, Catherine 306 Keeton, JC 263 Keeton, Joe 306 Keffler, Joe 272 Kegege, Obadia 248 Kehoe, Casey 269 Keizer, Jonathan 306 Kelkar, Shivangi 306 Kell, Courtney 257, 306 Kella, Mark 245 Keller, Clint 266 Keller, Jennifer 261 Kelley, Grace 262 Kelly, Camillah 259 Kelly, Craig 306 Kelly, Elaine 257 Kelly, Joann 246 Kempton, Lauren 252 Kennedy, Amalie 257 Kennedy, Erin 306 Kennedy, Hannah 262 Kenner, Will 266 Kenney, Erica 255 Kepesky, Lyndsey 277 Kerksieck, Ashley 262, 306 Kerksieck, Emily 262, 306 Kershaw, Melissa 258 Kestner, Aaron 245 Key, Kendall 257 Khaing, Aung 248, 306 Kidwell, Sydney 277 Kifer, Shelby 249 Kigweba, Simoni 245 Kile, Daniel 306 Killian, Joshua 306 Killian, Tiffany 230, 248 Kim, Cat 289 Kimberling, Ashley 257 Kimbrough, Hannah 252 Kincannon, Charity 257 Kindred, Dwight 306 King, Carter 272 King, Erin 257 King, Jennifer 306 King, Kristen 277 King, Ryan 156 Kinney, Adam 306 Kinney, Celeste 262 Kinney, Deborah 306 Kinsey, Meredith 249, 254 Kirk, Cassandra 258, 306 KirkPatrick, Sam 273 Kirwan, Bobby 269 Kiser, Jordan 272, 278 Kiser, Zach 263 Kittelson, Kyle 253 Kitzmiller, Claire 262, 306 Kizzire, Peyton 262 Klein, Max 266 Klessig, Biz 252 Klessig, Elizabeth 306 Kline, Brianne 261 Klintworth, Ryan 306 Knapp, Erin 247 Knauer, Ryan 265 Knight, Alex 269 Knight, Kalie 262 Koch, Julianne 255 Kochen, Haley 277 Kochneiser, Laura 246 Kodeboina, Prabhu 306 Kodikara, Saranga 314 Koehler, David 265, 306 Koehler, Stephen 265 Komsthoeft, Alex 277 Konecny, Kelsi 257 Konteh, Ibrahim 244, 306 Konupcik, Daniel 306 Koonce, Justin 238 Korbe, Kristina 262306 Korte, Natalie 258 Kosmitis, Alexandra 277 Kramer, Moriah 261 Kreider, Anna 262, 306 Kreul, Courtney 262, 306 Kuckens, Kathleen D. 307 Kueser, Grace 257, 307 Kufdakis, Susan 307 Kullander, Kara 258 Kushniroff, John 245 Kutmas, Megan 252 Lackey, Georgia 307 Lacy, Will 273 Lafargue, Allison 257, 307 Lafargue, Katherine 257 Lafuente, Ibelisse 246 Lagrone, Ben 307 LaGrone, RJ 307 LaMar, Jessica 277 Lamb, Haley 277 Lamb, Matt 263 Lamb, Nathan 263 Lamb, Savannah 307 Lamb, Spencer 277 Lamb, Wesley 263 Lambert, Scott 273 Lambright, Gracie 252 Lammers, Matthew 307 Lance, Clay 260, 307 Lance, Joseph 263 Landis, John 272 Landrith, Graham 269 Lane, Michael 266 Lane, Rebecca 307 Laney, Marshall 266 Lang, Walter 307 Langford, Morgan 258 Lar, Scott 263 Lareau, Justin 263 LaRoe, Hamilton 273 Larry, Lee 249 Larsen, Amanda 252 Larson, Bethany 261 Larson, Hallie 262 Larson, Jon 274 Lassiter, Gentry 245, 307 Lassiter, Lori 258 Latham, Stephon 248, 307 Laughinghouse, Sara 261 Lavie, Max 266 Lawrence, Ross 265 Lawson, Allen 307 Lawson, Sarah 247, 257, 278 Layer, Callie 277 Lazenby, Ryan 274 Leach, Ryan 272 Lecointe, Nicole 258 Ledbetter, Drew 265 Lee, Amanda 246, 307 Lee, Darrin 275 Lee, James 307 Lee, Jenna 262 Lee, John 272 Lee, Kelli 307 Lee, Lindsey 157, 277 Lee, Tabitha 259 Lefler, Brooke 307 Lehner, Matthew 266 Lehner, Virginia 252 Leinhart, Mark 266 LeMaster, Jessica 248 LeNarz, Andrew 244, 263 Leopard, Betsy 252 Leopard, Molly 277 Level, Tara 262 Leveque, Erry 157 Leverette, Candace 257 Levie, Benjamin 253 Lewallen, Ronda 245 Lewis, Allen 307 Lewis, Austin 265 Lewis, Austin L. 307 Lewis, Claire 258 Lewis, Justin 307 Lewis, Kelcie 255 Lewis, Lauren 214, 257 Lewis, Mason 273 Lewis, Mathew 244 Lewis, Stacy 192 Lewis, Zach 272, 279 Li, Lisa 252, 307 Li, Mingming 307 Liezke, Christine 277 Light, Dave 275 Lightle, Randall 257 Ligon, Drew 273 Liles, Mary 257 Lilley, Lauren 252 Lincicome, Paul 266 Linder, Clint 307, 345 Lindley, Morgan 255, 307 Lindsey, Ellen 262, 307 Lindsey, Jubal 265 Lindsey, Mary 262 Lingmerth, David 188 Link, Chelsea 246 Linker, Brittnee 277 Linvingston, John 266 Lippert, Tammy 244, 247, 255, 278, 307 Lipscomb, Marc 269 Little, Barrett 263 Little, Matt 263 Liu, Ting 307 WT335 Mallory, John 265, 278 Malone, Caitllin 252 Malone, Raychel 261 Manard, Elizabeth 252 Mangrum, Will 273, 278 Manjarrez, Luis 247, 268, 308 Manley, Marci 249, 262 Mann, Mary 261 Mannatt, Ben 272 Manning, Caleb 308 Manning, Fredisha 254 Manning, Tori 255 Manning, Zachary 308 March, Jessica 258 Marhanka, Shawn 274 Marks, Christine 257, 308 Marlow, Rachel 242, 247 Marpe, Leslie 252 Marrs, Amanda 261 Marsh, Matthew 263 Marshall, Jonathan 308 Marshall, Lambert 272 Marshall, Matt 266 Martin, Brady 265 Martin, Cy 245 Martin, Hannah 258 Martin, Holly 277 Martin, Jeremy 274 Martin, Jill 277 Martin, Rachel 261 Martin, Taylor 308 Mascall, Colin 196 Mason, Clay 272 Mason, John 265 Massey, Caroline 257, 309 Massey, Lauren 255 Mathais, Jandy 252 Mathews, Meredith 277 Mathews, William 309 Mathias, Molly 157 Mathis, Donnie 309 Matiza, Ryan 263 Matlock, Ki 156, 309 Matlock, Phillip 266 Matrin, Claire 261 Matthews, Austin 272 Matthews, Cheyenne 261 Matthews, Cody 263 Matthews, Sharon 276, 279 Mattiza, Ryan 244, 278 May, Michael 260, 309 Mayer, Kati 2 57 Mayo, Michael 309 McAnaw, Krystal 277 McBride, Bailey 309 McCafferty, Amanda 262 McCaffery, Kristen 252, 309 McCain, Megan 257 McCann, Katherine 257 McCarley, Trey 245 McCaslin, Jeremiah 263 McCaslin, Johnathan 263 McChristian, Hillary 258 McClellan, Megan 156, 244 McClelland, Sarenthia 309 McClinton, Marcus 138 McClish, Katy 258 McCloy, Lauren 309 McClure, Angie 309 McClure, Brian 263 McCollum, Mark 246 McConnell, Jacob 278 McConnell, JB 273 McConnell, Lauren 258 McConnell, Tarah 247 McCord, Suzannah 252, 309 McCorkindale, Megan 257 McCracken, Glenn 156 McCraney, Harry 309 McCrary, Stephen 249 McCuin, Shalunta 248 McCuistian, Mitch 244 McDaniel, Ross 273 McDonald, Ashley 262 McDonnell, John 216, 219 McDougal, Samantha 257 McDowell, Charlsey 258 McElrath, Will 263 w™ - McElroy, Drew 245, 309 Milner, Drew 273, 278 McFadden, Darren 142 Milner, Lydia 309 McGaugh, Lindsey 258 Minard, Holly 248, 309 McGee, Holly 257 Minihan, Kaylin 257, 312 McGee, Tyler 272 Miseviciute, Aurelija 200 McGehee, Ashley 255 Mitchell, Lauren 277 McGinnis, Grant 253 Mitchell, Michael 266 McGinty, Tanner 245 Mitchell, Molly 257 McGrath, Zach 273 Mize, Haley 257 McGraw, Anna 258 Modica, Jonathan 18 McGuire, Allyson 261 Modica, Lyndi 246 McGuire, Joshua 309 Moery, Robert 273 McHaney, Mikki 262 Moffett, Andrew 245 McIntyre, Caroline 277 Moffitt, Whitney 258 McKay, Brooke 262 Moger, Kelsie 261 McKee, Steven 269, 278 Mohler, TJ. 263 McKenzie, Chelle 247, 278 Mohline, Josh 245 McKimmey, Kristanya 277 Moll, Callie 262 McKinney, Virginia 309 Molock, Logan 257 McKinney, Claire 255 Monni, Lizzie 262 McKinney, Colby 249 Monnig, Kristin 262 McKinney, Paisley 252 Montgomery, Amber 312 McMahan, Tara 255 Montgomery, Clarice 312 McManus-Northcutt, Jodi 279 Montgomery, London 272 McMinn, Allison 257 Monts, Melisa 20, 254, 279, 3 McMinn, John 263 Moody, Lawson 272 McMullin, Lauren 257 Moody, Mary 277 McNatt, Lauren 255 Moody, William 272 McNeely, Heather 258 Mooney, Andrea 277 McNeil, Joseph 263, 309 Mooney, Jaffett 263 McNeill, Darren 248, 309, 245 Mooney, Madison 272 McPhail, Katie 257 Mooney, Taylor 265 McPherson, Jenna 258 Moore, Chris 266 McQueary, Kelsey 252 Moore, Devyn 244 McQueen, Chris 272 Moore, Matthew 272 McSwain, Ryan 309 Moore, Megan 257 Meadors, Maggie 257, 309 Moore, Meredith 255 Medford, Emily 257, 309 Moore, Patrick 246, 267 Meeks, Christina 309 Moore, Rachel 238 Meesey, Kristin 277 Moore, Russell 269 Meger, Cole 265 Moore, Safarie 245, 248, 249 Mehall, Lindsey 262 Moore, Stephanie 255 Mehlhoff, Jessa 277 Moore, Whitney 262 Mehner, Angela 93, 316 Moore, Will 273 Meier, Garrett 265 Moose, Daniel 11 Meier, Megan 257 Moralli, Zohara 246 Meisenbacher, Jeremy 309 Morehead, Julius 248 Meissner, Rachael 252 Morfa, Jose 248 Mejia, Alex 246 Morgan, Ashley 246 Mencer, Margret 309 Morgan, Daniel 245 Mendieta, JC 269 Morgan, Jennings 266 Meredith, Morgan 309 Morgan, Jerry 263 Merry, Mary 257, 309 Morgan, Justin 311, 312 Messina, Melanie 234 Morgan, Lauren 262 Metcalf, Skye 157, 309 Morgan, Wynne 273 Metheny, Laura 309 Morrill, Molly 257 Metheny, Steve 309 Morris, C.J. 249 Metrailer, Molly 257 Morris, John 245 Meyer, Lyndon 309 Morris, Mary 257 Meyers, Gregory 263, 309 Morris, Michelle 277 Michaelis, Stephanie 277 Morris, Rachel 262, 312 Michishita, Maiko 309 Morrison, Anna 262, 312 Middlekauff, Molly 309 Morrison, Eric 265 Middleton, Emily 258 Morrison, Grace 312 Milam, Chance 273 Morrison, Jeff 273 Milawski, Megan 246 Morrison, Kathryn 257 Milburn, Lindy 262 Morrison, Molly 257 Milburn, Matt 263 Morrison, Natalie 262 Milburn, Melinda 309 Morrison, Whitney 252, 312 Miller, Ashley 172 Morrow, Amy 252 Miller, John 273 Morrow, Nikki 261 Miller, John M. 309 Morrow, Will 278 Miller, John Michael 309 Mortimer, Taylor 258 Miller, Jordan 257 Morton, Nathan 253 Miller, Katie 309 Moschner, Kayla 277 Mill er, Kristi 257 Mosely, John 269 Miller, Laura 257, 309 Moser, Meredith 257 Miller, Lauren A. 309 Moss, Kasi 262, 312 Miller, Mason 265 Motalbo, Ryan 261 Miller, Matt 263 Motley, Meg 246 Miller, Michael 269 Moubarak, Jasmeen 257 Miller, Rob 263 Moudy, Amy 277 Miller, Ryan 244, 309 Mountain, Lizzie 255 Miller, Stacey 258 Mozzoni, Matthew 272 Million, Jonathon 272 Muawad, Steven 266 Mills, Taylor 245 Mubor, Fortune 244, 248 Mills, Tyler 265 Muehleman, Bryan 265 Millstein, Aaron 246 Mularski, Martin 312 Lively, Cameron 277 Livoni, Kathryn 307 Lloyd, Hannah 277 Lo, Elsa 307 Lo, Kongzong 307 Lochhaas, Kymberly 252, 307 Locke, Weldon 263 Loewer, Chris 263 Lofton, Hope 255 Logsdon, Sarah 252 Lomax, Megan 258 Lomax, Melissa 257 Long, Heather 258 Long, Jeff 221 Long, Kelly 214 Long, Melinda 262 Long, Phillip 265 Long, Preston 265 Longan, Drew 266 Longtin, Greyson 275 Loniak, Sharon 307 Loomis, Scott 230 Looney, Nathan 51, 244, 273, 307 Looney, Marcus 260, 307 Looney, Meredith 257 Looney, Robert 272 Loos, Adam 269 Lopez, Jose 268, 307 Lorence, Alan 272 Lorenzoni, Gino 307 Lorge, Cody 265 Lorge, Mark 265 Love, Heather 277 Love, Lauren 277 Lovelady, Jessica 307 Lovelady, Paul 263 Lovell, Chelsey 262 Lovewell, Kelsey 307 Lowry, Ashley 252, 307 Loyd, Jesse 49 Lu, Baochuan 307 Lucas, Jillian 308 Luck, Kate 249, 308 Lucker, Spencer 247, 274, 278, 308 Lucky, Lauren 262, 308 Ludlam, John 308 Ludlam, Molly 308 Luedecke, James 244 Lunch, Ashley 257 Lunsford, Brooke 277 Luther, Josh 269 Luttrell, Kathryn 257 Luttrell, Olivia 308 Lynch, Whitney 257 Lynchard, Aaron 272 Lyon, Allison 277 Lyons, Franklin 245 Lyons, Scott 204 Mable, Ezra 308 Mabry, William 272 Machen, David 273 Mack, Kamri 262 Mack, Mary 257, 308 Mackey, Charlie 272 MacPherson, Scott 164 Madden, Josh 272 Maddox, Lindsey 258 Maddox, William 245 Maestri, Shalane 257 Magie, Mallory 262, 308 Maguire, Evan 263 Maine, Jerry 308 Mainord, Megan 261 Major, Madalene 261 Mak, Sam 308 Makris, Nick 272 Mallory, Caroline 255 duller, Michaela 312 ller, Paige 262, 312 can, Jessica 262 jnax, Rebecca 312 nax, Simone 262, 312 s, John 272 s, Kasey 277 s, Keeley 277 is, Sarah 312 |J u ndy, Melinda 261 ur chison, Lindsay 257 urdaugh, Stephanie 262 ' Jxi ' doch, Seth 245 ur phy, Brittany 255 Ur phy, Courtney 261 “Jurphy, John 266 Ur phy, Kathryn 248 Ur Phy, Kimberly 257 Ur phy, Meagan 255, 258, 312 7 r Phy, Patrick 238 7 r phy, Timothy 312 7 rr ay, Kimberly 312 U urr ay, Ruthie 252 Urr ay, Shanique 244 7 r row, Will 266 J Urr y, Caisha 254, 312 7 s e, Charlotte 257, 312 7 affar, Zone 265 ers , Andrea 252, 312, 345 7 e rs, Melissa 312 7 er s, Rob 265 7frs, Zane 274 Laura 252 , Alecia 277 Marla 258 a iura, Takahiro 312 , aile y, Jerra 262, 312 . Qr di, Caroline 247, 261, 278, 279 . Qs K Kenny 147 Qs K Lacey 257 , Qs K Mallory 257, 312 , Qssar Chris 272 Qy arre, Monique 252 ay arro, Jessica 312 M Jessica 277 j a| y, Chad 245 J Britt27 2 , e lu s, Mike 267 6 ,°n, Carson 266 7 °n, Gene 272 6 s ° n . Heather 312 6 s ° n , Linsey 257, 312 6rTls ' Michael 301 eri ' Phil 244, 263 6u bauer, Johnny 263, 266 6vy , Brittany 258 berry, Rachel 312 6vy comb, Broadie 263, 266 evy comb, Jake 263, 266 •Well, Jamie 246 6vy man, Courtney 312 ey r rnan, Evelyn 312 6 man, Matt 263, 266 6vy man, Stephen 263, 266 e Mh, Connor 245 6 Mon, Chris 263, 266 Mon, Tyler 263 9 u yen, Anna 245 9 yen, Jennifer 312 9uyen, Jessica 312 9uyen, Julia 246, 255 ' c hols, Alex 262 jchols, Corey 263 ■chols, Stephanie 262 cholson, Aaron 278 jcholson, Megan 277 ' Codemus, Jennifer 258 Nierling, Alex 263, 266 Nipper, Cat 258 Nipper, Julia 257 Nobile, Meg 277 Noble, Bridgette 254 Noensie, Roberto 312 Noga, Joseph 265 Nolan, Macee 255 Nolan, Micah 255 Noland, John 263 Noland, Sarah 255 Nooner, Nicole 312 Norby, Matt 269 Norman, Natalie 247, 277, 278 Northfell, Niki 248, 312 Norton, Meredith 277 Nowell, Casey 262 Nunn, Hunter 263, 266 Nunn, Lucy 192 Nutt, Houston 142, 145, 219 Nutt, Laura 257 Nutt, Matthew 245, 312 Nwachukwu, BK 312 Nye, Ben 274 O ' Brien, Sarah 258 O ' Connell, Katy 18, 255 O ' Connor, Betty 252 O ' Connor, Paige 262 O ' Day, Devin 272 O ' Donnell, Colin 269 O ' Donnell, Kate 277 O ' Guinn, Devon 312 O ' Neal, Brandon 263, 266 O ' Neal, Chandun 312 O ' Neal, Mallory 262, 312 O ' Neill, Joseph 314 O ' Quinn, Ryan 263, 266 Ochoa, Carlos 113 Ochsner, Hunter 314 Odom, Becca 244 Oeffinger, Ashley 262, 314 Ofosu-Afriyie, Jude 314 Ohlen, Brooke 252 Okrzesik, Alex 278 Okrzesik, Michael 274, 278 Okrzesik, Robert 274 Oliver, David 238 Oiler, Christine 157 Olmedo, Jennifer 247 Olson, James 314 Omar, Sydney 262 Omari, Yasmine 314, 345 Opheim, Chris 156 Orr, Thoman 272 Osborn, Blair 257, 314 Osborn, Parker 263, 266 Osborne, Chase 263 Oschner, Hunter 262 Ostra, Samantha 248 Overstreet, Sarah 258 Oyler, Jillian 257 Ozee, Matt 263 Pace, David 269 Pacheco, Zach 274 Pack, Tyler 263 Page, David 272 Palmer, Brook 157 Palmer, Jenna 252, 314 Palmer, Madison 176 Para, Jared 263 Pardo, John 269, 314 Parham, Adam 275 Park, Jungha 314 Parke, Margaret 314 Parker, Alex 314 Parker, Brad 263 Parker, Brett 263, 266 Parker, Gregory 273 Parker, Jemel 246 Parker, Jesse 245 Parker, Keaton 245 Parker, Kelly 252 Parker, Kevin 245 Parker, Lauren 277 Parker, Matt 272 Parker, Rachel 257 Parker, Sarah 314 Parker, Warren 273 Parkerson, Jody 257 Parkhurst, Lucy 257 Parks, Meredith 277 Parnell, Andrea 258 Parnell, Claire 257, 314 Parnell, Emily 257 Parrish, Monica 255 Parrott, Laura 262 Partker, Neely 257 Pate, Zachary 314 Patel, Bhavin 274 Patel, Vitesh 248, 279, 314 Patterson, Claire 257, 314 Patteson, Kiley 262 Patton, Jake 156 Pavey, Nick 245 Payne, Ashley 257 Payne, Kyle 256, 314 Payton, Leanna 315, 345 Peacock, Emily 184 Pearson, Adam 289 Pearson, Emily 255 Pearson, Maggie 255 Peek, Natalie 257 Peerson, Andrea 262 Pellegrino, Nicole 315 Pelton, Jason 263 Pendergrast, Nancy 257 Pendleton, Sean 315 Penniton, Brittany 261 Perez-Sandi, Gustavo 247, 248 Perman, DC 244, 315 Perrodin, Felisha 315 Perry, Brook 255 Peters, Andrew 263, 266 Peters, Avia 246, 248, 249, 259, 279, 315 Peterson, Amanda 252, 279, 315 Petrus, Erin 258 Petrus, Justin 273 Pettigrew, Tyler 273 Pettis, Josh 272 Petton, Andy 272 Pevehouse, Katie 315 Pevehouse, Tommy 274 Pham, Vy-Phuong 315 Phelps, Tiffany 277 Philippsborn, Pamela 246 Phillips, Daniel 249 Phillips, Ember 252 Phillips, Greg 315 Phillips, Hailey 277 Phillips, Heather 315 Phillips, Kelsey 277 Phillips, Ryan 263, 266 Phillips, Steve 269 Phillips, Will 265 Philpot, Shawn 263, 266 Pianalto, Anthony 315 Pickard, Chris 257 Pierce, Jamie 252 Pierce, Justin 263 Pierce, Stephanie 252 Pijanowski, Kimberly 315 Piland, Spencer 272 Pinkerton, Christina 248, 315 Pipho, Alyssa 261 Pipho, Keith 263, 266 Pippond, Farren 259 Pitner, Chase 263, 266 Plafcan, Lawson 273 Pleasant, h ' Elena 259 Plumlee, Morgan 262 Poe, Matt 315 Poff, Chris 273 Poff, Liz 258 Pohlman, Bart 245 Polk, Robbie 273 Pollock, Sarah 258 Polskaya, Veronika 257 Polskaya, Viki 257 Ponder, Jackie 261 Pool, Kaci 277 Pool, Phillip 263 Poole, Caleb 263 Pope, Michael 315 Pope, Michelle 157, 262 Porter, Annette 315 Porter, Lorna 262, 315 Porter, Nick 265 Porter, Will 273 Posey, Blake 262 Posey, Celeste 277 Posey, Kenlie 262 Potra, Mario 315 Potts, Suzanne 277 Pouncey, Laura 258, 315 Powell, Graham 275 Powell, Jeremy 248 Powell, Jonathan 244, 274 Powell, Jordan 263 Powell, Kimberly 257 Powell, Nicole 257, 315 Powell, Tara 262 Power, Caleb 315 Power, Haleigh 262, 315 Power, Lindsey 261 Powers, Ashley 258 Prall, Marlee 261 Prather, Saylor 255 Pratt, Austin 253 Presley, Spencer 248, 315, 345 Price, Andrew 269 Priest, Charles 263 Prince, Michael 238 Prislovsky, Jill 255, 315 Privett, Kristen 157, 277, 315 Privett, Tyson 253 Proffitt, Dave 274 Proffitt, John 274 Prude, Tyler 265, 278 Pruett, Aimee 255 Pruitt, Lindsey 315 Pruitt, Mary 262, 315 Pryor, Thomas 263 Puckett, Jeff 315 Puckett, Paige 277 Puga, Rosa 247 Pulido, Raul 248 Pullara, Joseph IV 315 Pullen, Blanton 245 Pumphrey, Lindsey 315 Purdy, Claire 262 Purdy, Erica 262, 315 Purnell, Miles 272 Puryear, Calvin 273 Puryear, Kathleen 257 Putman, Molly 277 Quinn, Catherine 258 Quinn, Daniel 212, 253 wrnr Quinn, Tricia. 315 Quinton, Raymond 253, 315 Radcliffe, Ben 263 Ragland, Fendley 253 Ragland, Kali 257 Ragon, Randall 253 Ragsdale, Rachel 156 Rainwater, Ben 315 Rajgarhia, Rahul 315 Raley, Allison 261 Ralston, Eric 273 Ralston, Joseph 249 Ramey, Clay 273 Ramey, Taylor 273 Ramsey, Ben 263, 266 Randall, Lindsey 238 Rankin, Jake 273 Rappold, Emily 315 Rasburry, Kaitlin 262 Ratcliff, Jackson 273 Ratliff, Annie 262, 315 Ratliff, Peter 253 Rau, Lauren 277 Rauton, Charles 272 Ray, Dylan 263, 266 Ray, Stephanie 277 Reading, SaVannah 255 Rector, Ben 245 Reddell, Alexandra 262, 315 Redden, Corey 256, 279, 315 Redford, Maria 289 Reed, Jamie 315 Reed, Lindsey 257 Reed, Patrick 263 Reep, Casey 265 Reese, Allie 258 Reeves, Cathryn 258 Register, Julianna 277 Rehm, Shannon 255 Reid, Caitlin 315 Reis, Natalie 258 Reiter, Mark 318 Reith, Matt 273 Relic, Amber 255 Renard, Stephanie 258 Renner, Hannah 257, 318 Renner, Kaitlin 262 Renner, Rebecca 257 Revella, Nicole 277 Revels, Kaylen 258 Reynolds, Bourgan 262 Reynolds, Erin 277 Rhoe, James 318 Ribble, Sarah 244, 255 Ricca, Aaron 245 Ricci, Blake 269 Rice, Jade 257 Rice, Jessica 255 Rice, Kyle 265 Rice, Thomas 244, 318 Rich, John 263, 266 Richard, Josh 318 Richards, Sean 318 Richards, Will 263 Richardson, Ashley 258 Richardson, Grace 318 Richardson, Melissa 257 Richardson, Trey 263 Richardson, Wesley 249 Richmond, Laura 257 Richmond, Sally 318 Richter, Jordan 262 Rickels, Rachael 262, 318 Ridgeway, Katherine 318 Riehemann, Jake 269 Riemenschneider, Jacob 265 Ries, London 245 Rigby, Sarah 261 Rigg, DeShea 238, 318 Riggs, Christopher 253 Riley, Erin 157 Ringler, Brad 245 Rinnert, Katy 257 Rios, Francis 318 Risch, Camille 277 Ritchie, Adam 263, 266 Ritchie, Andrew 273 Ritchie, Joey 263, 266 Ritchie, Julie 277 Rittelmeyer, Chase 272 Rittelmeyer, Chris 272 Ritter, Miles 278 Robbins, Jane 321 Robbins, Jay 272 Roberts, Adam 318 Roberts, Carrie 261 Roberts, Cynthia 257, 318 Roberts, Katie 258 Roberts, Lauren 252 Roberts, Miranda 277 Robertson, Matt 263, 266 Robertson, Wes 273 Robinson, Amy 277 Robinson, Brent 263, 266 Robinson, Dan 253 Robinson, Kathleen 255 Robinson, Stephanie 318 Roblee, Anna 262, 318 Roblee, James 263, 318 Robnett, Sidney 273 Robson, April 252 Roby, Porshia 318 Rochelle, Cara 257, 318 Rochelle, Graydon 272 Rodgers, Christopher 253 Rodgers, Sonni 262, 318 Rodiguez, Laura 258 Rodkin, Lauren 157, 277 Roeder, Abby 257, 301 Roetzel, Emily 262 Rogers, Ashley 277 Rogers, Avery 244 Rogers, Ben 265 Rogers, Chelsee 252 Rogers, Dameon 245, 318 Rogers, Forg 272 Rogers, Gareth 274 Rogers, Graham 273 Rogers, Liz 318 Rogers, Meagan 261 Rogers, Timithy 318 Rogler, Lauren 252 Rohr, Mary 261 Rojas, Rodrigo 263, 266 Rollins, Mitchell 318 Romero, Paola 318 Roncketto, Carson 249 Rook, Annie 318 Roos, Adam 238 Rorie, Robert 275 Roscopf, Charles 273 Rose, Caleb 244 Rose, Chelsea 244, 247, 257, 278, 318 Rosen, Amanda 262 Rosen, lllian 168 Rosenber, Robyn 252 Rosenheck, Ben 272 Ross, Emily 262 Ross, Syndey 252, 318 Rostro, Caesar 248 Rostro, Lizbeth 248 Roth, Clint 263 Roth, Will 263, 318 Rouslton, Mallory 277 Rousse, Joe 265 Rowell, Ashley 318 Rowlan, Tiffany 277 Rowland, Angela 255 Rowland, Bryan 253 Rowland, Jamie 255 Rowlett, Michael 318 Royal, Heather 172 Rucker, Stuart 269 Ruffing, Ryan 269 Ruggeri, Matt 265 338 INDEX Ruiz, Kay 248 Rumenapp, Justin 269 Rush, Kaitlyn 318 Russell, Haley 277 Russell, Katie 318 Rutledge, Hillary 262 Rutledge, Katy 246 Rutledge, Loren 277 Ryals, Charles 318 Ryburn, Jason 265 Ryburn, Zack 265 Sadler, Kaitlin 157 Saine, Seanne 262 Sallee, Jack 249 Salmon, Christine 252 Sammons, Brittni 248, 318, 345 Sample, Matthew 321 Samuels, J-Mee 212 Sanders, Adam 269 Sanders, Elizabeth 252 Sanders, Joel 272 Sanders, Shannon 248, 345, 347 Sanders, Shondolyn 249 Sanders, Stuart 274 Sanders, William 263, 266 Sandore, Jill 258 Sanford, JT 263, 266 Santos, Kimberly 248 Sapp, Ben 265 Sargent, Brian 269 Sarratt, Kimberly 257, 318 Sartin, Adam 269 Satterfield, John 263, 266 Satyawakta, Shashank 318 Saunders, Allen 274 Saviers, Robert 263 Sawatski, Johanna 262, 318 Sawyer, Dave 265 Sbarra, Allie 262, 318 Sbarra, Kate 262, 318 Scaling, Joseph 272 Scarborough, Chris 260, 318 Schafer, Meredith 277 Schaffer, Eliot 319 Schaffer, Kirk 263, 266 Schiff, Erika 157, 258 Schilb, Justin 319 Schilling, Alyson 319 Schilling, Austin 319 Schirmer, Kit 265 Schirner, Jetta 252 Schleiff, Ryan 249 Schmohl, Allison 255 Schnittker, Emily 277 Schroder, Lyndsay 246 Schroeder, Jessica 257, 319 Schroeder, Keely 262 Schult, Brett 272 Schulte, Alex 192 Schulte, Jesse 245 Schultz, Preston 263 Schutze, Nolan 275 Schwartz, Rachael 157 Schwartz, Michael 272, 319 Schwieso, Cody 253 Schwieso, Jason 253 Schwieso, Jesse 253 Scoggins, Will 249, 272 Scogin, Connor 245 Scogin, Nicole 261 Scott, Bo 245 Scott, Brittany 255 Scott, Candace 262, 319 Scott, Joel 245 Scott, Josh 319 Scott, Matt 274 Scott, Morgan 277 Scott, Sarah 262, 319 Scott, Stefanie 319 Scott, Zeb 273 Scruggs, Claire 262 Seaton, Kristen 172 Sebo, Blake 249 Seifritz, Natalie 257, 319 Selakovich, Patrick 272 Selby, Justin 274 Selig, Clare 262 Selig, Sam 273 Seller, Brett 272 Sellers, Katherine 319 Selly, Brett 269 Selsor, Justin 238, 319 Senessie, Richard 244, 319 Serfass, David 244 Sessa, Bonifacio 244 Sexton, Cory 245 Shain, Dani 257 Shamblin, Barbara 319 Shannon, Ryan 263, 266 Sharm, Megha 319 Sharp, Brianne 277 Sharp, Robert 263, 266 Sharp, Stanley 319 Shaw, John 319 Shaw, Tucker 272 Shchegoleva, Natalia 319 Shean, Kelli 192 Sheard, Brandon 265 Shearer, Alex 319 Sheikh, Jehan 262, 319 Shell, Megan 319 Shellenberger, John 156 Shelor, Andrew 265 Shelton, Ashley 262, 319 Shelton, Blair 319 Shelton, Hannah 262 Shelton, Sarah 277 Shenep, Chris 263, 266 Shenep, Stuart 263, 266 Shepherd, Dorothy 257 Shepherd, Toler 272 Sheppard, Chris 273 Sherill, Ashley 258 Sherman, Hayden 273 Sherrill, John 274 Sherrill, Seth 275 Shields, Doug 242, 247 Shin, Jong 244, 265 Shipman, Olivia 157, 252 Shipp, Becca 255 Shipp, Kevin 319 Shipper, Curt 272 Shirey, Dylan 55 Shollmier, Haley 261 Shope, Andrew 272 Short, Amy 255 Short, Ben 263, 266 Short, Brittany 246 Short, Kyle 272 Short, Matt 272 Shorter, Cachet 249, 319 Shotts, Mauri 257 Shottuck, Emily 248 Shrum, Sean 273 Shults, John 263, 266 Sibley, Turner 273 Siebenmorgen, Drew 269 Siebenmorgen, Ryan 260, 319 Sieck, Caleb 245 Siemaszko, Talen 319 Siemek, Konrad 245 Siler, Luke 273 Silver, Tifanie 176 Simmons, Katelyn 257, 319 Simpson, Alex 246, 249 Simpson, Amanda 252, 319 Simpson, Daniel 272 Simpson, Walter 272 Sinbandhit, Anthony 246, 274 Singh, Kama 319 Sistrunk, Jeff 289 Siuls, Greg 245 Skarda, Ross 272 Skelton, Braden 253 Skelton, Will 319 Skillern, Daniel 274 Skinner, Charles 319 Skinner, Jared 274 Skinner, Joel 245 Skinner, Kasey 319 Skinner, Lisa 246, 257, 319 Skula, Bert 269 Sladek, Brian 269 Slaughter, Matt 269 Slaughter, Morgan 277 Sloan, Gary 319 Sloan, Mallorie 252, 319 Slone, Chelsea 258 Smalling, Tim 204 Smallwood, Keisha 246 Smart, Courtney 258 Smith, Aeisha 246 Smith, Alecia Renee 319 Smith, Alex 269, 272 Smith, Amy 257 Smith, Carey 273 Smith, Chase 319 Smith, Chelsea 319 Smith, Clark 11 Smith, Greg 272 Smith, Hayden 258 Smith, Jackie 252 Smith, Jackson 265, 319 Sn ith, Jacob 245 Smith, Jason 273 Smith, Jessica 279, 319 Smith, Josh 273 Smith, Kevin 320 Smith, Kimberly 156, 254 Smith, Korey 245 Smith, Kyle 263, 266 Smith, Laura 320 Smith, Lauren 257, 320 Smith, Lindsey 257 Smith, Lindsey 258 Smith, Liz 277 Smith, Margaret 262 Smith, Mary 244 Smith, Matthew 265 Smith, Natalie 258, 320 Smith, Nicole 262 Smith, Rachael 157, 262 Smith, Rachel 160 Smith, Richard 320 Smith, Samantha 257 Smith, Seafhan 258 Smith, Shaina 277 Smith, Stu 275, 278 Smith, Will 272 Smith, Zach 273 Smithson, Kylie 252 Smithson, Rachel 157 Smithson, Rebecca 277, 320 Sneeringer, Jessica 320 Sn owden, David 272 Snowden, Ellen 320 Snyder, Andrew 245 Snyder, Matt 263, 266 Sontag, Kala 258 Sorrell, Alex 262 Sorrell, Elisabeth 258, 320 Sorrows, Taylor 323 Sours, Brian 249, 320 South, Brooke 262 Souto, Megan 262, 320 Sowers, Casey 257, 320 Spain, Todd 320 Spann, Charles 249 Spates, LaKendra 320 Spaulding, Ashley 320 Spears, Jacob 272 Spears, John 320 Spears, Robert 265 Specking, Eric 245, 320 Speed, Bryan 275 Spencer, Whitney 262, 320 Sperber, Brittney 258 Spicer, Taylor 320 Spicher, Brandon 274 Spicher, Lindsey 255 Spinks, Alex 265 Spratlin, Sarah 257 Spurlock, Katy 257 Srinivas, Keerthi 320 Srinivasan, Balaji 320 St. Clair, Brian 320 St. Clair, Matt 274 St. Pierre, Monique 255 Staed, Joseph 320 Stagg, Natalie 257, 320 Stake, Lynsey 262, 320 Staley, Jay 263, 266 Stallings, Evan 269 Stanley, Peter 272 Staples, Eric 245, 320 Starr, Allison 261 Starr, Br andon 274 Starr, Zack 320 Staton, Annie 257 Statton-Brooks, Takama 320 Stauffer, Matt 263, 266 Stearman, Natalie 262 Stec, Chris 263, 266 Steele, Bill 272 Steelman, Bailey 257, 320 Steen, Meagan 258 Stein, Caleb 274 Steinhaus, Jordan 247, 265, 278 Stephens, Brittni 156 Stephens, Spenser 269, 320 Stern, Nathan 269 Sterner, Charles 242, 247 Steward, Margaret 320 Stewart, Allie 277 Stewart, Anna 248 Stewart, John 253 Stewart, Justin 320 Stewart, Meisha 320 Stewart, Preston 320 Stewart, Vanessa 247 Stieben, Dacia 320 Still, Tripp 274 Stimson, Sarah 257 Stockland, Ashley 320 Stockton, Melea 255 Stoltz, Sydney 255 Stone, Donna 261 Stoner, Drew 273 Storet, Joelle 304, 320 Storm, Geoffrey 265 Story, Mariana 240 Stotts, Jeff 263, 266 Stover, Racher 255 Strain, Maggie 320 Strang, James 273 Stratton, Gail 257 Straughan, Melodie 252 Strayhorn, Nathan 245, 301, 320 Strickland, Cameron 246 Strickland, Caroline 277 Striegler, Elizabeth 262 Stripling, Katie 214 Strobel, Aaron 263, 266, 320 Strode, Blake 196, 320 Strode, James 263, 266 Strom, Matt 263, 266 Strong, Richelle 261 Stroud, Kyle 263, 266 Stuffelbeam, Kapra 261, 279 Stuffelbeam, Kody 261 Sturm, Libbi Jo 321 Sturm, Samantha 252 Sudderth, Tyler 269 Sulliban, Bernard 244, 324 Sullivan, Mackenzie 272 Sullivan, Nathan 253 Sullivant, Lauren 258 Sutherland, Paige 258 Sutphen, Shara 176 Sutton, Blake 238 Sutton, Jessica 246 Sutton, Tanner 324 Swanson, Kevin 269 Swant, Katie 277 Swanton, Hillary 247, 278 Swearengin, Whitney 257 Sweeten, Katie 258 Swenholt, Steve 272 Swindle, Autumn 255 Sykes, Josh 278 Sykes, Tracy 246 Tabor, Allison 262, 324 Taegtmeyer, Jessica 257, 324 Taliaferro, Mandy 258 Talleifarro, Bo 263, 266 Tan, Hong 324 Tan, Richard 324 Tanner, Mackenzie 255 Tapp, Kelsey 277 Tappan, Drew 272 Tappan, Madison 272 Tappan, Victoria 262 Tarry, Jacob 272 Tart, Savannah 324 Tate, Christin 262 Tatman, Melissa 257 Taylor, Brian 263, 266 Taylor, Brittany 262, 324 Taylor, Candace 258 Taylor, Diana 255 Taylor, Isabelle 257 Taylor, Lauren 277 Taylor, Lowell 245 Taylor, Susi 262 Taylor, Teresa 324 Teague, Adam 269 Teague, Kelly 262 Teague, Zoe 157 Tedford, Shea 265 Teff, Tara 262 Telesford, Shurise 259 Temple, Precious 324 Templeton, Courtney 248 Templeton, Megan 255 Tennyson, Josh 272 Terril, Anthony 245 Terry, John 249 Terry, Seth 274 Tetens, Shelby 258 Tharp, Whitney 246 Thedford, Marty 277 Thibodeaux, Natalie 257, 324 Thibodeaux, Whitney 257, 324 Thicksten, Nicholas 273 Thomas, Clayton 273 Thomas, Dabney 252 Thomas, Kendall 257 Thomas, Mitchell 253 Thomas, Nash 265 Thomas, Perrise 324 Thomason, Hunter 273 Thompson, Amber 324 Thompson, Bobby 324 Thompson, Chelsea 252 Thompson, Jada 324 Thompson, Jordan 265 Thompson, Meagan 258 Thompson, Tera 248 Thompson, Van 249 Thomson, Sarah 262 Thornton, Jamie 274 Thorpe, Jay 245 Thorpe, Lacey 255 Thrift, Philip 249, 265 Thrower, Trey 246, 256, 324 Thurman, Elizabeth 324 Thweatt, Julia 261 Tiehen, Laura 257, 324 Tilton, Lena 238 Timpe, Alex 245 Tims, Asa 115 Tingquist, Nick 265 Tinker, Michelle 277 Todd, Katie 252 Toft, Jordan 255, 324 Tokle, Tanushree 324 Tomlinson, Abel 247, 324 Tomlinson, Amanda 247, 324 Tomlinson, Anna 262 Tooley, Cody 269, 324 Tougaw, Alan 324 Townes, Darian 134 Townsend, JuliAnna 277 Tran, Johnathan 265 Tran, Kendall 265 Tran, Sylvia 324 Treece, Andrew 324 Treloar, Samantha 277 Trim, Stefan 324 Trimble, Ashley 261 Tritt, Bryce 265 Trotter, James 324 Troutt, Amanda 257 Trumbo, Cass 245 Truttling, Chase 248 Tucker, Abigal 258 Tucker, Cody 324 Tucker, Collin 272 Tucker, Corrie 262, 324 Tucker, Sara 257 Tujagua, Lauren 257, 324 Tull, Corey 262 Turbeville, Emile 324 Turner, Auntalaya 324 Turner, Jason 188 Turner, Lane 269 Turner, Mychal 64 Turner, Rachael 246, 262, 324 Tuttle, Melissa 244, 252 Twedt, Jordan 261 Tyler, Joe 275 Tyler, Ryan 273 Tyree, William 324 Ulmer, Elizabeth 257, 324 Ulmschneider, Linsday 249, 324 Underwood, Brad 265 Urben, Racher 255 Ussery, Stephen 273 Utobor, Isioma 256, 324 Vaccaro, Matt 265 Valerio, Luis 248 Vammen, Liza 324 Van As, Tanica 192 Van Cleve, Erin 255 Van Ingen, Michael 324 Van Ness, Bear 273 Van Patter, Devin 277 Van Patter, Drew 275 Vandersteeg, Jon 273, 278 Vang, David 324 Vanzant, Deni 261 Varghese, Vijith 326 Vasgaard, Aaron 265 Vasgaard, Emily 258 Vaughn, Brittney 180, 254 Vaughn, Mia 257, 326 Vazquez, Molly 313 Veazey, Crews 273 Venable, Chris 245, 326 Venkatesh, Viswanath 246 Verucchi, Chelse 277 Vest, Tiffany 277 Vestal, Katy 326 Vickerson, Casey 238 Viggiano, Michael 274 Vilamez, Derek 263 Vilanueva, Austin 263 Villafranca, Hilda 247 Villanueva, Austin 266 Villemez, Derek 266 Vinakalns, Michael 326 Vinson, Sara 326 Vinze, Luke 274 Virden, Jessica 261 Vo, Thomas 249, 272 Voight, Emily 245 Voight, James 326 Volmer, Jenna 262, 326 Volmer, Molly 262, 326 Von Behren, Molly 262 VonderBruegge, Cara 261 Vorsanger, Todd 273 Vulerio, Luis 247 Waddell, Drew 265 Waddell, Paul 263, 266 Waddell, Sarah 262, 326 Wagner, Jenny 277, 289 Wagner, Kat 326 Wakana, Tomoko 246 Walcker, Jeremy 253 Waldrip, Nathan 273 Walker, Benjamin 326 Walker, James 272 Walker, Jennifer 262, 326 Walker, Madison 273 Walker, Matthew 253 Walker, Miranda 168 Walker, Natalya 246, 249 Walker, Nikki 252 Wall, Rebecca 246, 326 Wallace, Dustin 249 Wallace, Jordan 261 Wallace, Katherin 326 Wallace, Kayla 261 Wallace, Mykel 252 Waller, Kyle 326 Wallis, Peggy 64 Walls, Ashley 257, 326 Walls, Christina 257 Walsh, Thomas 273 Walter, Gregory 326 Walton, Chris 248 Wang, Jianpu 326 Wangler, Andrew 269 Ward-Seidel, Allison 326 Ward, Bradley 267, 279 Ward, Dylan 265 Ward, Jason 326 Ward, Kaci 238 Ward, Kathryn 257, 326 Ward, Quincy 242, 244, 247, 326 Ward, Taylor 263, 266 Warden, Matthew 273 Ware, Olivia 245, 326 Warhurst, Chris 253 Warnock, Jacquelyn 326 Warnock, Keith 326 Warren, Frank 31 Waselues, Jenna 156 Washburn, Brian 245 Waters, Michael 273 Watford, Eric 272 Watkins, Anna 257 Watkins, Breana 277 Watkins, Dick 244, 247, 278, 326 Watkins, Elizabeth 262 Watkins, Lauren 277 Watkins, Richard 263, 266 Watkins, Vicky 326 Watson, Jeff 272 Watson, Jimmy 273, 278 Watson, Kathryn 255 Watson, Katie 255 Watson, Kristin 261 Watson, Matt 326 Watson, Sam 272 Watson, Stan 265 Watts, Brandon 267 Watts, Evan 273 Waugh, Stephen 272 Weatherford, Terrica 252 Weatherley, Troy 326 Weaver, Abbie 262 Weaver, Jennie 261 Webb, Cody 263, 266 Webb, Erin 257 Webb, Lauren 258 Webb, Mary 262, 326 Weems, Celise 259, 326 Weems, Sonny 134 Wei, Ciara 252 Weideman, Spencer 266 Weiderman, Spencer 263 Weiler, Jordan 12, 326 Weiler, Nathan 272 Weiss, Casey 326 Welch, Jeff 275 Welch, Jimbo 273 Welch, Thomas 265 Weller, Christopher 253 Wells, Amanda 245, 326 Wells, Justin 204 Wells, Mason 326 Welty, Allie 326 Wenzelburger, Kimber 245 Wessinger, Kati 277 Wesson, Amber 157, 254, 326 West, Emily 326 West, Issac 245, 326 West, Jason 275 Westbrook, Drew 274 Weston, Larry 256 Weston, Wes 246, 279 Wetzel, Trey 263, 266 Whatley, Amanda 258 Whiddon, Justin 263, 266 Whisnant, Brent 273 Whistle, Leigh 127, 255 White, Carly 257, 326 White, Godfrey 273 White, Jessica 258, 326 White, John 71, 218 White, Kaitlyn 252 White, Kendall 257 White, Kes 263, 266 White, Kevin 265 White, Natalie 261 White, Nick 263, 266 White, Philip 301 White, Spencer 275 White, Tera 262 White, Whitney 277 Whitehead, Frankie 269 Whitfield, Shanitra 259 Widdowson, Amber 327 Wiedower, Ashley 252 Wiedower, Julie 156 Wigfield, Brandon 265 Wiggins, Philip 327 Wigington, Lukas 230, 246 Wilbanks, Jamie 265 Wilborn, D ' Kandis 327 Wilcox, Alex 261 Wilcox, Guy 245 Wilcox, Kaleigh 252 Wildy, Bethany 255 Wiley, Brett 327 Wilkerson, Blake 272, 274 Wilkerson, Elizabeth 257 Wilkins, Lauren 277 Wilkins, Phillip 265 Wilkins, Scott 204 Wilkinson, Means 265 340 INDEX Wilks, Brittany 277 Willems, John 327 William, Glenn 327 Williams, Alex 327 Williams, Alison 261 Williams, Amber A. 249, 327 Williams, Amber E. 245, 249, 254, 327 Williams, Andrew 273 Williams, Ashlea 180 Williams, Bill 265 Williams, Blake 265 Williams, Brady 267 Williams, Brett 327 Williams, Brian 156, 256, 327 Williams, Casie 258 Williams, Charles 253 Williams, Dana 246 Williams, Hannah 262, 327 Williams, Jacob 253 Williams, Jill 262 Williams, Joshua 327 Williams, Kathleen 327 Williams, Kelly 262 Williams, Kissa 246 Williams, LaShunta 254, 279, 327 Williams, Mandy 277 Williams, Matt 263, 266 Williams, Michael 265 Williams, Rachel 249 Williams, Ryan 327 Williams, Sara 255 Williams, Tumeka 327 Williams, Whitney 261 Williamson, Brad 274 Williamson, Hunter 272 Willianson, Meagan 258 Willis, Katie 261 Wilmes, Tyan 269 Wilsie, Amy 262 Wilson, Alex 327 Wilson, Allison 261 Wilson, DeShon 327 Wilson, Emily 327 Wilson, Frances 9, 246, 301, 327 Wilson, Josh 273 Wilson, Lauren 249 Wilson, Leah 262, 327 Wilson, Mallory 156 Wilson, Stevie 277 Wilson, Taylor 252 Winans, John 275 Winberry, Jessica 277 Winchester, Kelsey 244, 277 Winnubst, Alex 277 Wise, Shambrekia 327 Wiseman, Alex 261 Wisner, Helen 277 Witcher, Kristi 258 Witherspoon, Reed 234, 327, 345 Wizer, Ann 58, 327 Wolf, Jacquelyn 257 Wolfe, Elizabeth 262 Wood, Abbi 255 Wood, Emily 262 Wood, Jessica 277 Wood, Katie 277 Woodruff, Jonathan 242, 247 Woodruff, Mary 262, 327 Woodruff, Stephanie 244, 327 Woods, Brandi 257 Woods, Charessre 249, 327 Woods, Christian 327 Woods, Laura 277 Woods, Weston 272 Wooley, Jacob 253 Woolridge, Robert 275 Woolverton, Ashley 327 Woosley, Nicki 258 Wooten, Amanda 327, 262 Wray, Rachel 277 Wren, Kaley 277, 279 Wright, Brandon 263, 266 Wright, Jacob 272 Wright, Jordan 257 Wright, Jordan 263 Wright, Jordan 266 Wright, Jordan Ashley 327 Wright, Leah 257 Wright, Precious 246 Wu, Jiang 248 Wu, Su-Hui 327 Wyatt, Jenna 262 Wyatt, Lindsay 252 Wylie, Chris 245 Wynn, Brittany 327 Wynne, Grant 272 Wynne, Westy 257 Wyss, Max 253 Xion, Houa 327 Xiong, Yang 327 Yancey, Matthew 249, 327 Yang, Sue 327 Yarber, Shalamar 254 Yates, Carolyn 156 Yates, Lauren 156 Yealy, Amy 255 Yerton, Caleb 272 Yocum, Malarie 262 York, Brittany 261 Young, Aleshia 249 Young, Christopher 327 Young, Jenella 157 Young, Kristin 261 Young, Leah 255 Young, Leeanne 255 Young, Shawna 262, 327 Young, Will 265 Youngblood, Bryan 265 Yuan, Quan 327 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Box 876 • Conwav, AR 72732 344 mZfoBAfr m razorback STAFF CO-EDITORS: shannon sanders megan garner ASSISTANT EDITOR: helen chase MARKETING MANAGER: brandon edwards DESIGNERS: hamilton hedrick whitney goodyear brittni sammons reed Witherspoon kirstyn day meleah gross lauren henson PHOTOGRAPHERS: darren mcneill divesh brahmbhatt grace gude nick carter yasmine omari darby gieringer spencer presley WRITERS: antoinette grajeda courtney Campbell andrea myers clint linder leanna payton roshunna howard alex wilson lauren carrigan jacob bain Sidney fussell kaytee jenkins WEBMASTER: anna vernon UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS voi.ts university of arkansas university of arkansas university of arkansas university of arkansas university of arkansas university of arkansas The 2008 Razorback yearbook was printed on 95-pound Gold East Gloss paper by Multi-Me¬ dia Technology Group, Poplarville, MS. The staff worked with John Trotter, the company ' s direc¬ tor, and Anthony Granda, associate director, dur¬ ing production. The 352 pages were submitted as uploaded zip files for a press run of 4,000. All copy for the yearbook was written and edit¬ ed by the student writers on the Razorback staff. Photos for the Razorback, both candid and por¬ trait pictures, were taken by staff members and staff photographers, using their own personal cameras or the staff ' s Canon Rebel XT. In some cases, photos were contributed by sources such as Razorback and Lady ' Back Communications. color lithograph cover on 157 gsm gloss art over 4.0 mm board with scuff-free matte lamination, and spot varnish on the text. The type on the cover is Futura Condensed Medium and Futura Condensed ExtraBold in Pantone 201. Templates for the book were designed by Shannon Sanders, Hamilton Hedrick, Megan Garner and contributing designer Tim Graves. Body copy is 10-point Optima Regular. All head¬ lines are of the Futura family and all subheads are of the Myriad family. Folios are Futura Con¬ densed Medium and captions are 8-point Futura Medium. Thirty-two pages were printed with 4- color processing, with spot color on the division pages. Pages 1 -16 as well as pages 129-144 were All pages were produced on Macintosh comput¬ ers using Microsoft Word and Adobe Creative Suite 2. The yearbook was handed out free to students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Creation of the book was made possible through the Student Media Fee. The book was produced at a budget of $47,680. The cover was designed by Shannon Sanders, Hamilton Hedrick and Megan Garner. It is a 2- !j 46 colophon’ produced with full color, and pages 1-16 were enhanced with ultra violet lamination. Special thanks are due to Cheri Freeland, Jane Hocker, Steve Wilkes, Gerald Jordan, Vance Green and Tom Hapgood for their help. The Razorback staff can be reached at: 119L Kimpel Hall University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-3305 yearbook@uark.edu shannon . sanders co-editor in chief meqan garner co-editor in chief I have been told several times that some of the most important lessons you will learn in college are not the ones that you learn in the classroom and I have realized just how true that is through my time on the Razorback staff. I have shed more tears, worked more hours and drank more cups of coffee while working in the yearbook office than I have (sadly) for probably any class I have ever taken. Be¬ ing a part of such an amazing project has given me more experience and taught me more than I could have ever hoped for during my college career. I left Fayetteville after the first semester of work¬ ing on this book to study abroad in Greece. It is not until you have to leave something behind that you realize just how important it is in your life. The sup¬ port I got from the staff was amazing though, and we would not have a yearbook right now if it were not for them. Megan, you save my life on a daily ba¬ sis. Whether it ' s walking with me for an emergency Starbucks run, talking me down from a fit of frantic tears or laughing with me until we cry, you were my support no matter what and the only person that I knew wouldn ' t take the yearbook down to skanky town while I was gone. To the staff, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the amazing work you did and for pull¬ ing together after I left. I never thought that going to work could be so much fun. I think that you are all amazing and I am so proud that I had the opportu¬ nity to work with you on this book. I can ' t wait to make another one with you all next year. I will make you cookies anytime, day or night. Brandon, thank you for entertaining me—you always know what I need, whether it ' s some office Reba or just a little upgrade to lift my spirits. Megan, my partner in crime and one of the best friends I could ever have, thank you for being there. We made it! -Shannon I am simply overwhelmed as I sit here trying to write this editor ' s letter. It ' s days before another deadline, and I have cried, laughed, screamed, begged for help, hated my staff members, loved my staff members and binged on fast food, all in the past 24 hours. This office has a way of doing that to you. I didn ' t want the job of editor, but I was happy to fill in. I thought with my five years on staff, it would be a piece of cake. I could not have been more wrong. I would have drowned if it weren ' t for the help of my staff, people like Cheri and Professor Jordan and frantic Skype conversations with Shannon. It ' s an immense job and an indescribable one. I know there were times that I didn ' t do the best, but I always tried to give it my all. Sitting here at the end of it, I can ' t decide if I never want to come back or if I never want to leave. But I know I ' m going to miss this place. First off, this book would not have been possible without Pandora.com, Star- bucks and the makers of Diet Coke. I must give credit where credit is due. To the 2008 Razorback staff: Whether you started here during August or the last week of April, you have been wonderful. This book is one of the best we have ever produced and you had a huge hand in that. Thank you. Some of you went above and beyond, helping me with anything from Sonic runs to design ideas to keeping me company on deadline at 1 a.m. Hamilton, you are by far the fanciest boy I know. Not many people would design pages from Dallas! Brandon, I can ' t tell you enough how much I appreciate your crazy marketing skills. And your general hilarity in the office. Helen, Brittni, Divesh and Reed, my late-night deadline crew, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you all very much and can ' t wait to see what you put together next year. I ' m going to miss you and I am so incredibly proud of you. And of course, none of this book would have been possible without you Shan¬ non. Remember when we met in London and you thought I hated you? Who knew you would turn into one of my best friends and my lone girlfriend? I have missed you so much this semester, and I ' m going to miss you even more next year. Thank you for helping me with everything from boy problems to staff drama to yearbook questions. And for watching hilarious YouTube videos with me and coming up with the best office quotes. Remember what Whitney says, crack is whack. To all of you Razorback staffers, I know you are going to create wonderful things next year, and I can ' t wait to see them. Good luck. And to everyone who picks up this book, I hope you get even a fraction of the joy out of it that I got from making it. It ' s been the best part of my college years, without a doubt. -Megan mm LETTER W Whether you came to from another city from a completely different whether you in four years OI it was more like memories what kind of you left We were university of arkansas