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

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STUDENT LIFE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 16 TOP Strumming the guitar, a member of Mariachi Tamazula” mariachi band performs on the Greek Theatre stage. This was one of the many events during Hispanic Heritage Month spanning from September 14 to October 26.

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■ Ml ■ Ml I I 11 ■ YbIbLbUb Freshmen, transfer and international students were greeted at the UA campus when the fall semester kicked off with Hog W.I.L.D. [Welcome, Involvement, Leadership, iversity] Welcome Weeks. A wide variety of events - ranging from a trip to the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market to the Uau kerned party at Pomfret Hall - were scheduled for two weeks to get students informed and involved in the campus community. According to freshman history major Samantha Conner, e Friday Night Live events were action-packed and flooded with students eager for free food and t-shirts. They had blow-up obstacle courses, a water balloon at tle, Quidditch, music and dancing,” Conner said. Flog W.I.L.D. Welcome Weeks also hosted various 9 mes for sports fans to show off their school spirit at the azorback Field and Barnhill Arena. vo e yball and soccer games were really fun because was a different type of sporting event other than football,” nner said. The girls on the volleyball team played really e .and the crowd enjoyed watching them win.” ne man y goals of Welcome Weeks was to get students familiar with the UA campus by offering opportunities to meet others and have a good time before classes piled on the homework. “I think the students responded positively because most of them that went to one event, attended others as well,” Conner said. Sophomore dietetics major Nicole Lusk served as a Hog W.I.L.D. Welcome Weeks Crew member in hopes of making the transition to college life easier for new students. “T he welcome and burger bash were very successful,” Lusk said. “The students were excited to be there and enjoyed the special ceremony.” Stepping foot on campus for the first time can seem daunting and overwhelming, but students who get involved find the adjustment more exciting. “Welcome Weeks helped me live independently of my parents and old friends. I was able to figure out how to balance being responsible and enjoying the time I had to have fun,” Conner said. “They helped set the tone for how the year should be, which so far has been unforgettable.”

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STUDENT LIFI HISPMUC HERITAGe MONTH 17 STORY Elise Warner PHOTO Gunnar Rathbun DESIGN Olivia Jones beginning September 14 and lasting through October 26, students, faculty and Fayetteville citizens joined together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Events ranged from film showings to an evening with bilingual poet and writer Pat Mora. Some events reached 500 participants, which proved to be rather costly. However, due to generous donations from student organizations, sororities, fraternities, businesses ar, d Private donors, participants could enjoy these events for free. they could enjoy a dance concert with live music. When asked what her favorite event was, Erika Gamboa, co-chair of Hispanic Heritage Month Committee in 2009 and 2010, said she especially enjoyed Festival de las Manos Unidas. “That’s a pretty nice event because it has so many different Latin American countries that people are not aware are involved in Hispanic Heritage Month. It gives an opportunity for people to find out more history,” Gamboa said. It teaches about all the countries, all the traditions, our dances, our people... We try to encourage kids to travel, to study in those countries. M The events are funded by the Hispanic Heritage Month ommittee. We reach out to companies and just send em a sponsorship letter. We have a nice response from yson foods, Cox Communications, Arvest Bank, Wildheart signs and private donors. Also, the Latino organizations, T e sororities and the fraternities. Everyone is involved,” ecilia Grossberger, co-chair of the Hispanic Heritage Month Committee, said. e V° n d attending Razorback sporting events in Ce Nation of Hispanic Heritage Month, participants were 9 ' ven the opportunity to dine together at Qdoba, watch a ma riachi band and attend “Dance for Their Dreams,” where Grossberger also had a positive view of the event. “It teaches about all the countries, all the traditions, our dances, our people. We talk about the geography. We try to encourage kids to travel, to study in those countries,” Grossberger said. However, when asked what her favorite event was, Grossberger simply could not choose. “Each event has a learning outcome. So each event targets, I don’t know, different people, or different audiences, Grossberger said. I think that this month, I’m the mom of all the events. So I can’t pick one because each one of them, it’s amazing.