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

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f r i is k 1 V? J ABOVE Packs of bikers cruise down Dickson Street during the four day Bikes, Blues BBQ motorcycle rally Sept. 28- Oct. 1. Profits earned from the event were given to local charities around the Fayetteville area. ABOVE Dim lights stream across the stage as a band performs during the final hours of the day. Concerts were held as late night attractions for the bikers and other visitors. RIGHT Set up on the side of Dickson Street, a man works to cook barbecue ribs for visitors. Vendors lined the area to sell food and other items to local guests. 14 STUDENT LIFE

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ABOVE Crouched low, junior Jennifer Bermudez works with a group of students to post flags on the Union lawn. This act was one of many tributes paid to the fallen heroes of 9 11. ABOVE Dressed in an American flag morphsuit, a student calls the Hogs with the rest of War Memorial stadium during the Sept. 9 game against New Mexico. In honor of 9 11, students and fans filled the stands in their assigned colors for the themed Red White and Blue Out STORY CONTINUED FROM PG. 10 Students seemed in clear disagreement when asked about how well or poorly the uni¬ versity ' s efforts to observe Patriot Day ' s ten-year anniversary on campus. A candlelit vigil was held in the latter part of the day, and the flags posted by students remained there for nearly a week before September 11, but some students felt the university could ' ve done more. I was a little disappointed ... I loved what they did in Little Rock ... [but] I wish there would ' ve been more [on campus] ... more involvement, ' ' Gallagher said. Conversely, sophomore Megan Englebrecht commended the university ' s efforts. The university did a good job of [providing the opportunity] to recognize 9 11 if you wanted to. I felt like they did more than other universi¬ ties, Englebrecht said. Vet despite the varying opinions on the issues of national security and the longevity of 9 11 and its remembrance, students of the University of Arkansas agreed about the future of Patriot Day on campus. When asked should the university continue its remembrance ceremonies yearly, the response was adamant. I think it ' ll always reside in people ' s hearts ... [it] shouldn ' t go unrecognized, Gallagher said. Smith said she hoped that it doesn ' t go to the back of people ' s minds. Miles away in the state ' s capital, 9 11 and its anniversary were certainly not forgotten for Arkansas Razorback athletes and fans on September 10. There, packed i nto War Memorial stadium, thousands dressed in shades of red, white and blue in memory of the day thousands lost their lives and families. The songs and anthem that held a nation ' s people together as they withstood tragedy united a people again on a day that, despite its growing distance, will never be forgotten. Adrianna Smith, whose father is a pilot, traveled to Little Rock for the ceremony and described it with a smile and clear note of pride. It ' s going to sound cheesy, it was nice to bond with everyone over not just the football game but this day in our country ... It was really a ' Go America! ' feeling, Smith said. September 11 and its memory will remain as clear as the hundreds of flags that waved amid the winds of a cool Sunday morning. RF.MLMBl RING 9 11 13

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WILD HOGS STORY Ayana Gray PHOTOS Enn Blasdel, Mandi Havens, Whit Pruitt The roar, deafening, like an approaching mon¬ ster, grew louder as the smoke filled the air in great wisps and gales of grey. Across campus, the usual combination of raised eyebrows and deep sighs of exasperation filled the air; Bikes, Blues and Barbeque was on. One of the na¬ tion ' s largest conglomerations of bikers in the country, the annual Bikes, Blues, and Barbeque Weekend was an event that attracted hundreds of thousands in 2011. The annual festivity opened and closed with vivacity that left students at the University of Arkansas feeling everything from gleeful and amused to disgruntled and disgusted. Perhaps the perspective depended on age. Senior Brian Guard, for example, enjoyed the events on Dickson Street. You get to see so many people, Guard said. Though he admitted some annoyance when the streets around Dickson became uber crowded with people, Guard still enjoyed the weekend, especially the diversity. What seemed like a hoard of wild-haired, chap wearing bikers actually maintained another identity behind the bikes and tough attitudes. They have their bikes, but really a lot of them are professionals... not hardcore bikers at all. They are doctors, lawyers, businessmen and women... It ' s interesting to see them all, Guard said. Not all students enjoyed the festivities of the weekend, however. Freshman Michael Marquez had a different perspective. Even in reminiscence, a light frown played across his face as he recalled his visit to Dickson Street. It was kind of disgusting, Marquez said. I felt like I was inhaling carbon monoxide down there ... and worse, there were young kids down with their parents smoking in front of them. If I was uncomfortable breathing it in, I know they were. At the end of the weekend, some found Bikes, Blues and Barbeque annoying, yet some—like Guard—remained inspired. I went to Dickson because my friend has a bike [and] I want one... It is cool to look at them all ... to see everything, Guard said. I liked be¬ ing there, but I would have felt more a part if I had a bike. Hopefully, someday. V MJr ■ I ' Pi n f J 1 JQHL cS SM f H J Y ' M 0 Hr w m LEFT Gangs of frater¬ nity boys take to the streets on mopeds, laughing all the while. Many students joined in on the motorcycle rally and explored the booths and restaurants on Dickson during the event. BIKES, BLUES BBQ 15