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more common. Pictured: students lined up at the Acansa Dining Hall in the Student Union.

Alzheimer's awareness: Remember me Tribute to the Beatles Red Wolves v. Virginia Tech

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Do you feel safe on campus?

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Not always, 40%

Campus could see a lot of changes in the next few years if a $48.8 million construction plan for maintenance, new housing and dining facilities is approved.

Dan Howard, interim chan-cellor, presented the plan at Fri-day’s Board of Trustees meeting at ASU-Mountain Home. Due to ever-increasing enrollment, he said campus facilities like the

Acansa Dining Hall, Honors Liv-ing Learning Community and The Village are currently at ca-pacity.

To address these problems, the plan calls for:• Constructing universi-

ty-owned sorority housing and a new 450-bed, 87,456,000-square-foot double-occupancy freshman residence hall,• AnnexingtheROTCand

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) hous-

ing for Honors housing and con-structing new housing for these groups,• Expanding housing in

The Village,• Building a new

7,500-square-foot dining hall, and• Replacing the HVAC

(heating and cooling) system in Kays Hall.RickStripling,vicechancellor

for student affairs, said the pro-posal is in the planning stages.

He said the university will soon begin advertising for an ar-chitect who will assess the costs to provide estimates that are as accurate as possible. The plan will then go to the ASU Board of Trustees later this semester for approval. If approved, it will come before the Arkansas De-partment of Higher Education forfinalapproval.

“You’ll have six to nine months of planning, design and devel-oping construction documents.

Then you go to a bid process,” Stripling said. “It takes a while.”Onceapproved,Striplingsaid

the university would begin seek-ing an institution to borrow the money from, and as soon as mon-ey is secured, construction could begin as early as spring 2012.

The project’s current total es-timated cost of $48.8 million will be paid for via bonds. Stripling said it’s possibly the largest sin-gle bond issue in the university’s

See PLAN, page 5

Abdullah Raslan/HeraldThe Student Government Association elected

seven freshman senators at their meeting Tuesday. Pictured: SGA Public Relations Director Alicia Rose.

Plan to add new dorms, sorority housing proposedSamuel G. Smith

Editor

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In response to emails and phone calls about a reported rape off campus, UPD sent an email urging people to be alert about personal safety, on and away from campus.

According to local news reports, two fe-males were robbed and sexually assault-edbyamaskedmanattheirhomeonOakStreet on Sept. 7.

Police said they believe the attack is connected to a similar attack that oc-curred last September at a house on Mel-rose Street near the ASU campus, as well as multiple other attacks.

Jonesboro police said they are unable to release many details about the inves-tigation since many related cases are still

open and are being actively pursued.Jonesboro police said they could not

giveaspecificnumberof relatedattacksat this time, fearing they might hurt the investigation.

According to the UPD release, these are the best ways to stay safe:

Keep your residence hall and vehicle doors locked at all times. Do not prop res-idence hall doors or doors to your room open. This practice allows unwanted peo-ple to access your living areas and invites criminal activity.Refrain from using earphones or tex-

ting while walking. This makes you less aware of your surroundings, which makes you an easier victim of crime.

At night, walk in well-lighted areas and with others if possible. Call the Univer

See ASSAULT, page 5

Withall but one seatfilled, theStu-dent Government Association senators and executive board have a new year ahead of them. Seven freshmen senators were elected on Sept. 6 and were induct-ed at the Tuesday meeting.

Newly elected freshman senator, Jas-mine Collier, a biology major from Hot Springs, said she is excited to learn all of her fellow student’s concerns and issues.

“I want to be that person that some-body can come to and I can let them know what SGA has talked about and how we are planning to change that issue that students are dealing with,” she said.

In the upcoming year SGA has set a goal to make their organization more di-verse for all students.

“Diversity is a big thing for us this year. We want students to be more in-volved so that they know that SGA isn’t just for one type of person,” said Alicia Rose,publicrelationsdirectorandjuniorgraphic design major of Jonesboro. “Ourpositionistobethestudentvoice

on campus, so why not have every type of person be involved in SGA?”

Yet, many students do not feel repre-sented by SGA.

“My thing is, I don’t really know any-thing about it, but I feel like they can reach out more to the students, that way we can be more involved in what’s going on,” said Jefferi Vaughn, a junior marine biology major from Forrest City.

Vaughn suggested that the organiza-tion put booths out to be more interactive with students.

“The only experience I’ve had with them is during election time,” said Nichole Nor-dquist, a sophomore computer science ma-

jor from Trumann. “I will see plenty of posters and sidewalk chalk saying vote for so and so, but no reasons for why you should vote for them or what they might want to do.”Reaching out to the students through

all avenues is SGA’s goal. It is hosting a town hall meeting for international stu-dents on Sept. 22 with the intent to help international students learn more about the American culture.

Utilizing social networking as a way to stay in contact with students is a new ini-tiative.

See SGA, page 5

SGA elects seven new senators

At certain times of the day the same thing is on most ASU students' minds — food.

The ASU cafeteria and food court are in the Student Union, in the mid-dle of the campus. This makes them the most convenient places to eat, es-pecially considering most students don’t have a lot of time between class-es to leave campus. However, the café and food court are plagued with a problem: long lines.

“It is one thing to have a long line to get inside (the cafeteria), but then you have to wait in a long line to get your food,” saidRobertLanier,a se-nior of Miami. “Sometimes the lines are so long I just say 'whatever,' and my friends feel the same way.”

Lanier said that it is the same ev-ery year.

“I usually just wait in the lines, but it would be a lot more convenient if they did something to make them move faster,” said Kanesha Hicks, a senior education major of Pine Bluff.

However, the frustration with the lines is not shared by some workers.

JosalynGrice,asophomoreofOsceolawhoworksatChic-fil-A,saidthelinesare not a problem.

Otherworkerssaidtheyfeelifthestudents would stop harassing them then things would go a lot smooth-

er.SophomoreRebeccaSimpson,whoworks at the international station in the cafeteria, said “If the students are reading this I’d want them to know it would be really nice if they appreciate what we do. The Grill and us get the most harassment from students.”

“They complain about the line mov-ing too slowly or us not cooking fast enough. The more students appreci-ate what we do the nicer things would be,” Simpson said.

Simpson is a theatre major of Jonesboro. She said that one reason the lines back up is because the in-ternational and grill stations are the only stations that cook to order.

An obvious cause of the long lines is too many people trying to eat at one time.GricesaidlinesatChic-fil-Aarelongest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. while Simpson said lines at the interna-tional station in the cafeteria are lon-gest from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. At these times, hundreds of people are often waiting to be served.

During the noon rush, students can expecttowaitinlineatleastfivemin-utes just to enter the doors of the cafe-teria. Upon entering, there is an even

See LINES, page 5

With record enrollment, long dining lines irking students

ASU has been ranked by the editors ofU.S.News&WorldReport inAmeri-ca's Best Colleges 2012 as a Tier I south-ern regional institution of higher educa-tion. This is the second year in a row that ASU has achieved Tier I status and it provides ad-ditional objective evidence of institutional quality and val-ue beyond that associated with the regional accreditation and twenty specialized accredita-tions earned and held by ASU.

Interim Chancellor Dan Howard commented, "The en-tire campus community should feeljustifiablyproudofthissignalaccom-plishment." Higher undergraduate admis-

sion standards, improved retention rates, increased graduation rates, and larger numbers of alumni donors all contributed to this success.

Howard went on to underscore the cen-trality of faculty in helping to achieve this

ranking by their commitment to the success of students and the special bonds forged between faculty and students that help students survive and thrive at ASU and to become successful alumni who remain connect-ed and supportive of their alma mater. He also stated that the warmth, friendliness and com-petency of the staff comple-ment the efforts of the faculty,

which helps See BEST, page 5

Jamie CurryStaff Writer

ASU receives Best Colleges title for 2nd year

JPD: Recent attacks likely relatedLindsey Blakely

Photo EditorKayla PaineStaff Writer

Alzheimer’s awareness: Remember meToday, my dad said

to me, “When I get so bad that I don’t know you anymore, prom-ise me, you will fence me in my property in Canada and walk away, I don’t want to put you kids through that pain.”

My dad is 60-years-old and has moderate Alzheimer’s.

He forgot he even said that five min-utes later, but for that one moment he was present and he was scared. He was truly with me and was reaching out.

All I could think is, “I miss you so much, dad. Please stay here for a while. Don’t slip away anymore.”

When I was 21, I remember the day dad took me to see my grandma, Meme.

She lived in a small cottage-style nursing home for Alzheimer’s and Dementia pa-tients in a small mountain town in Tennessee.

One whole side of it was covered in vines that made it look like it popped right out of

a fairytale. The vines stretched

from the cottage to an old oak tree that stood about 12 feet away, in a way that an arch was formed.

The vines and the oak branches reached for one another as if their lives depended on the matrimony.

There were bright marigolds all around and just beyond the natural arch, was my Meme, wearing a white gown and blue, flat house slippers.

Her shoulder length white hair was glow-ing in the sunlight.

She was running back and forth across the little bridge sing-ing “Mary had a little lamb” when she saw

us walking toward her.

I could tell right away she didn’t recog-nize us, but when we made it to that bridge, she smiled, looked at dad and said, “Hi, what’s your name?”

My dad - who was my definition of strong - dropped to his knees and held his mom around her waist, begging her to come back to him.

Over and over he sobbed, “Remember me, mom? I’m your son. You’re my mom.”

Today, 12 years later, dad and I sat on my front porch next to my gourd vines that are climbing the lat-tice to my roof, full of white blossoms that resemble angel trum-pets.

Bright marigolds hug the steps that go up to the porch.

The sun was shin-ning through the dia-mond shapes in the lattice onto his silver hair as I hugged him tight around his neck, silently crying out an impossible demand, “Remember me, dad!”

This disease is slow-ly stripping away my father’s last memories of my three brothers and me, completely.

He began to show signs of memory loss in his early fifties.

Today, the one thing he still knows for sure, in certain moments of refresh-ing clarity, is that he is losing his memory fast now, and one day he won’t recognize his children anymore, just like his mom.

I’m writing this, not as the sad daugh-ter of a father with a terrible disease. I’m writing this to bring

attention to a couple of things.

My grandma, father and aunt all entered Alzheimer’s in their fifties.

So long for “old timer’s disease.”

The other is that I know many of you know someone af-fected by Alzheimer’s, and how hard it is to understand the disease, as a family member or friend.

My dad is in a place right now where he is still aware that he has the disease and has become dangerously depressed because of the anticipation of the end result.

The Alzheimer’s As-sociation Advocacy in Arkansas put together the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at ASU.

I don’t get many

chances to show sup-port for his disease, but I have one this Saturday.

Alzheimer’s obvi-ously runs in my family as it does in at least three other families that I know personally.

I want to see more research happen, and a way to stop Al-zheimer’s from attack-ing people so young.

If you want to join me, I’ll be there with my sneakers on and my camera ready.

I hope to see you there.

For more informa-tion about the walk, contact Tommy Glan-ton at 501-265-0027 or tommy.glanton@alz.org. You can also go to www.neawalk.org

Wynn is a senior photojournalism major of San Diego, Calif.

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— Our View —Protect yourself on

campusLiving away from home for the first time can

be a scary and unsettling experience. When you think of living on campus, you don’t

generally think of what could happen day to day. The thought of walking across campus at night isn’t really that scary at first because campus is seemingly a bubble that everyone coexists quite well in.

However, being aware of your surroundings is probably to your greatest advantage. And this is not just for walking across campus, but attending functions as well.

You’ve all heard it before, but things like leaving your drink unattended at a party are ways of just asking for something bad to happen. Not only this, but excessive drinking at parties can also be a big problem.

In a study by the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 55 percent of college students’ sexual assaults are associated with alcohol use. The sad part is that percentage is probably terribly inaccurate given that many cases go unmentioned by the victims.

It’s tough not having people to go to when something happens and when you need help. A lot of times, not knowing who to turn to can keep someone from saying anything at all.

But, luckily as a student at ASU, you have police and security personnel here to keep you safe through your time here. There are lots of reasons you can call UPD without it being a serious problem.

Did you know that if you feel unsafe at night, you could have them walk you to your car or dorm? Not only that, but they will unlock and jumpstart your car, let you into your dorm and a plethora of other things.

Keeping yourself safe and sound during your time in college is a must so do all you can to protect yourself.

Add UPD to your phone’s address book, use the buddy system when going places on campus and always look out for yourself and those around you.

Stay safe and have a great semester. “Our View” is written by the editorial staff.

The opinions are not necessarily reflective of the student body, faculty or administration of Arkansas State University.

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“I want to see more research happen, and a way to stop Alzheimer’s from attacking people so young.”

Tami Wynn

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Tales of a Manic Waitress

When I wrote my first ‘Tales of a Manic Wait-ress’ column last semester, I told some funny stories about the things I’ve expe-rienced at work.

Rest assured there are plenty more of those to come, but today I have an actual bone to pick with parents these days.

Could you please put your phones and iPads down at the dinner table and interact with your children?

Sometimes when I’m waiting tables I sort of play the role of Jane Goodall, but instead of observing primates I observe family dynamics.

People watching is one of my favorite pastimes.

But what happens when you’re a waitress is that you get to take people watching one step farther by actually interacting with those you would have otherwise been watching from afar.

It’s interesting to watch this new generation of youth grow up with all of the new technology in to-day’s world.

When I was an early

teen, people started getting cell phones, but it wasn’t absolutely imperative that you have one.

You could still hang out with the cool kids even if you weren’t carrying a Nokia phone that looked like a brick with a keypad.

Now, it seems like as soon as a kid can read and write on his own, we’re handing him an iPhone. And it might as well be surgically connected to his hand, because it will al-ways be there anyway.

Even when I did get a cell phone when I was about 14, my mom had a “no cell phone at the din-ner table” rule.

To this day, if my Black-Berry hits the table dur-ing family dinner, Trish is shooting the death stare.

Call me old fashioned, but I’m so glad my mother instilled that in me.

Technology has ruined our ability to communicate with people face to face, in-cluding our own families at the dinner table.

Almost every time I wait on a family, if the kids are just young enough to be “hard to deal with” without having entertainment, you had better believe there is an iPhone, iPad or iPod on

the table to keep them oc-cupied.

I once waited on a fam-ily of four who I don’t think said one word to each oth-er the entire time they sat there.

Dad was on his iPhone the whole time, Mom on her iPad, and two boys watched a movie on a sec-ond iPad.

Side note: if you are this family, at least look up from your phone or iPad when your waitress is talk-ing to you. It’s just a little awkward if you don’t.

OK. I get it if you’re a couple with one toddler who is hard to have in pub-lic unless he’s occupied.

By all means, let the kid watch Looney Tunes (does that even still exist?) while you enjoy your date.

But when I see entire families interacting more with technology than with each other, it kind of makes me want to give them the “Trish death stare” previ-ously mentioned.

I can’t even begin to count the times I’ve want-ed to walk up to a table and say, “Hey, I’m Sara, I’ll be your server tonight. Do you guys all know each other?”

Families sit at tables

and act like complete strangers. Why? When I was a kid, going out to eat was a family affair, and it was kind of special.

It was together time. We spoke to one another. But then again, bringing the giant TV/VHS combo to the restaurant wasn’t really an option.

I worry that we’ll never teach our children to in-teract with people if we allow them to hide behind technology in a place that’s supposed to be the most familiar and easy place to interact with others: the dinner table with our own families.

And for the record, if you’re reading this think-ing, “I’m a college student, I don’t have a family, why does this pertain to me?” I think we all need to start practicing this.

I challenge you to stop bringing your phone to the dinner table. Let that be the one time a day that you completely engage with the people around you. Es-pecially if you’re on a date. But dating dinner table et-iquette is for another time.

Krimm is a senior jour-nalism major of Nashville, Tenn.

“Families sit at tables and act like complete strangers.”

Sara Krimm

“Dude, ask the professor what osmosis is.”“No, I already know what it is.”“What is it?”“It’s that dude off that movie.”

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SPORTSPAGE 3 Thursday, Sept. 15 The Herald

For the fourth time in school history, the Red Wolves will play ACC school Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. this Saturday in the third game of the season for ASU.

The Red Wolves previously played at Blacksburg in 1994, 1997 and 2002.

The last time the Red Wolves and Hokies played, back on Aug. 25, 2002, the Hokies defeated ASU 63-7.

Now nine years later, the Red Wolves face a run first team once led by Michael Vick.

However, ASU head coach Hugh Freeze knows that Tech’s starting quar-terback Saturday, redshirt sophomore Logan Thomas, is not Michael Vick.

“He’s not a guy that’s going to try and make you miss,” Freeze said at his weekly press conference Monday. “Even though he’s got decent speed, they run more of the quarterback power with him.”

Thomas, standing at 6-6 and 254 pounds, has only two starts under his belt and is coming off a game against East Carolina where he threw for only 91 yards on eight pass comple-tions.

However, Thomas can also run the ball and had 11 carries for 66 yards against ECU.

“We’ve got to talk to [Athletic Director] Dean Lee about scheduling these schools that have mammoth quarterbacks that just run over you,” Freeze joked.

Tech, coached by Frank Beamer, fields a defense that averages only 11.5 points allowed through two games.

Their defensive unit shut down ECU’s offense to only 112 yards last week.

“Any time a defense in this day and time with the type of offenses that are out there hold some one in the hundred-yard range, it’s an outstanding defense,” Freeze said. “East Carolina is not a bad football team as they proved against South Carolina the week before.”

Freeze said that the sec-ondary of VT has the poten-tial to make ASU receiv-ers pay for beating them on routes, citing the recovery speed of their “lock down” cornerbacks and safeties that “punish” those who do catch footballs thrown their way.

“They’ve had an inter-ception the last 12 games in a row. They’ll bait the quar-terback into throwing it and go make the play,” Freeze explained.

“There are not a lot of teams I’ve watched over the years I believed could do that consistently, this is one of those that can.”

One of those defensive backs is cornerback Jayron Hosley, a junior who led the nation is interceptions last

year with nine.The Red Wolves are also

coming off a good showing on both sides of the ball, having held Memphis to 169 yards and three points, while also sacking Taylor Reed five times.

On offense, junior quar-terback Ryan Aplin is com-ing off a career game against the Tigers.

“Their quarterback went 19 for 21 (against Mem-phis). It is hard to go 19 for 21 against air,” Beam-er said in his weekly press conference Tuesday.

For the effort against Memphis, which earned him the second highest school and conference sin-gle game passing percent-age, Aplin was named to this weeks Manning Award Stars of the Week list.

“They’ve got 10 seniors on defense, that’s pretty amaz-ing in and of itself,” Beam-er observed in his press con-ference Tuesday.

That defense will have to stop the 17th ranked rushing game in the coun-try. Powered by Davis Wil-

son and Josh Oglesby, the running unit has averaged 284.5 yards through two games with Oglesby rush-ing for two touchdowns against East Carolina while Wilson ran for a team high 138 yards.

“He (Wilson) can hit the edge, he’s a good zone back, and he does a good job of reading and putting his foot in the ground. He’s one of the most complete backs that I’ve seen,” Freeze said.

The Red Wolves chances of taking down the Hokies will probably be increased if they can shut the running game down. Under Beamer, Tech is 176-32-2 when they out run their opponent and 23 – 63 when they are out gained.

“The team speed is def-initely greater at Virginia Tech. The atmosphere will be a more difficult one to play in,” Freeze said.

The game against Virgin-ia Tech kicks off at 3 p.m. CST Saturday at Lane Sta-dium. It will be broadcast on Fox Sports South and can be heard on 107.9 FM.

Daniel McFadinSports Editor

Red Wolves face 13th ranked Hokies in Blacksburg

Ashley Helliwell/HeraldSenior defensive end Brandon Joiner (99) lunges for Memphis quarterback Taylor Reed on Sept. 10. The Red Wolves recorded five sacks

on the true freshman to raise their season total to eight. The defensive line will match up against the 17th ranked running offense in the country Saturday.

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Three sets was all it took for the Ar-kansas State volleyball team to send the Southeast Missouri Red Hawks packing in the team’s first home match Tuesday night at the HPESS.

The Red Wolves defeated SEMO 25-15, 25-23, 25-16 making ASU 22-20 in the all-time series between the two teams.

The last time ASU beat the Red Hawks was in 2005 with a 3-1 victory.

The Red Wolves (6-5) started the first set on fire, picking the Red Hawks’ defense apart.

Sophomore Ashley Tipps had five kills and senior Cayla Fielder had four, letting SEMO know they were aware of the holes in the Red Hawks’ defense, and were going to be doing most of the scoring for the night.

“We always come out red hot, al-ways,” ASU head coach Justin Ingram said. “It’s something that this team takes pride in. They just do it. But the issues that we have been having is just to sustain that.”

With a fast paced 10-point win, it

came with no surprise that the Red Wolves were tired in the second set.

Southeast Missouri (2-9) took charge early, getting their first lead of the night by forcing ASU to keep working hard, despite the effort they gave in the previous set.

By the time SEMO had 16 points, the Red Wolves straightened up their focus and ignored their fatigue to re-gain dominance.

Taylor Szypulski, a red shirt fresh-man and junior Jasmine Terry stepped up with Szypulski leading with 4 kills, while Terry, Fielder and Tipps each had three for that set.

“They were throwing the ball over and we weren’t prepared for it. It wasn’t the hard hit, it wasn’t the crushing ball, it was they were set-ting it over,” Ingram said. “We needed to watch the setters to see what was about to happen [and] we were watch-ing the wrong thing.”

The third set rolled around and af-ter a few sloppy volleys, Arkansas State’s defense was on point, chasing down balls, diving to keep them from going out of bounds and stopping the Red Hawks from scoring.

With each point ASU made, the Red

Wolves’ momentum grew, not fading until the last point was on the board.

“Sometimes we have trouble coming out after that break [tough], but to-night I was really proud of us for com-ing out with a lot of energy after the 10 minute break,” Fielder said.

Fielder’s 11 kills in the match gave her 1,144, moving her into a tie for ninth-place with Pip Soulsby on Ar-kansas State’s all-time kills list.

Tipps would end the night with 12 kills. Other key players were ju-nior Allison Kearney with 25 assists and sophomore Megan Baska with 18 digs.

“As a freshman, I wanted to be in the top ten record books and tonight I tackled that. I guess the next step is to just keep on moving up,” Baska said.

“I don’t know the totals of the play-ers already in the top ten, but I’d like to make it into the top five.”

The Lady Red Wolves will now trav-el to Natchitoches, La., for a tourna-ment at Northwestern State Universi-ty on Friday and Saturday before be-ginning Sun Belt Conference play against Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 23.

Red Hot Lady Red Wolves send Southeast Missouri State home early

ASU Press Release

OWASSO, Okla. - Competing in its first tournament of the sea-son, the Arkansas State women’s golf team wrapped up play at the Dale McNamara Invi-tational on Wednes-day with a third-round 323 that dropped it from 11th to 14th place in the final standings.

The Red Wolves com-pleted the three-day tournament, played at The Patriot Golf Club, with a combined 938.

ASU shot a 315 Mon-day to end the first round in 14th place, but came back to record a 300 for the next 18 holes and move up three places in the standings.

A-State’s second-round total tied the sixth-lowest score of the day among all teams.

“We had a solid sec-ond round yesterday, so the way we finished to-day was obviously disap-pointing,” said ASU head coach M.J. Desbiens.

“We need to work on making good decisions on the golf course to produce better scores overall. We are a much better team

than we showed at this tournament, so we’ll go back home and work on eliminating some of the big numbers as we pre-pare for our next tourna-ment,” Desbiens said.

ASU was led by junior Anna Carling, who re-corded a combined 225 to finish in 25th place. Car-ling shot an opening-day 77, but responded with a 74 for each of the next two rounds as she picked up her 19th career top-25 finish.

Senior Jennifer Welch entered Wednesday in a tie for 10th place after recording a team-best 72 for the second round, but posted an 83 for the final 18 holes to fall into a tie for 39th place.

Welch also shot a first-round 76 and ended the tournament with a com-bined 231.

Also competing for A-State, Courtney Man-ning finished tied for 51st place with a 235 (80-76-79) and Jennifer Loia-cano finished 73rd with a 251 (82-78-91).

Arkansas State will next compete Sept. 27-28 at the Marilynn Smith Invitational in Lawrence, Kan.

Women’s Golf wraps up play

at McNamara Invitational

Sun Belt Week 3 Schedule

Game Time/Network

Louisiana Monroe @ TCU Sat, 1 p.m./The Mtn

Central Florida @ Florida Int. Sat, 5 p.m../ESPN3.com

Nicholls State @ Louisiana - Lafayette Sat, 6 p.m./Cox4

Indiana State @ Western Kentucky Sat, 6 p.m./ESPN3.com

Troy @ Arkansas Sat, 6 30 p.m./CSS

North Texas @ Alabama Sat, 6 p.m./FSN

Abdullah Raslan/HeraldFreshman outside hitter Taylor Szypulsk prepares to hit the volleyball back to

the Red Hawks Tuesday night in the HPESS.

Marilynn Smith/Sunflower

Invitational @ Kansas State

Sept. 26 - 27

Oral Roberts Shootout Oct. 3 - 4

Lady Red Wolf Invitational

Oct. 18 - 17

MTSU Invitational Oct. 24 - 25

Women’s Golf 2011 Schedule

ASU has 150 clubs. With a number like that, students don't need to look long to find something that interests them. Like chess? There's a club for that. Is philosophy more your thing? There's a club for that. Look hard enough and you'll find the club just right for you. Unfortunately that wasn't the case for Rachel Carner who while at the Organization Fair on Aug. 31 noticed there was a club missing. The ASU Anime Club (Japanese animation) was not set up for the fair which came as some surprise to Carner, a junior journalism major of Jonesboro. “After I couldn't find their table at the organization fair...I was curious where they had gone,” Carner noted. It wasn't till she com-municated this curiosity to her friend Deric Phan that she learned what had hap-pened. “Deric was the one who informed me that they were

MIA as of this year because everyone had graduated and/or was [too] apathetic to restart the club.” It didn't take long before Carner and Phan decided to restart the club acting as co-presidents. Phan, a senior digital media de-sign major of Magness, had been a member of the ASU Anime Club throughout his freshman year. “It was a great experience. It's actu-ally how I met some of my best friends,” Phan said. Carner on the other hand had previously at-tended one club meeting. “I didn't really get the vibe that I was hoping for in an anime club,” Carner said. “I guess my expecta-tions walking into the room freshman year were a little high.” They express their de-sire to have a fun, welcom-ing environment with plen-ty of opportunities to “geek out” as Phan put it. Carner is already making plans to have some cosplay work-shops and Phan is dream-ing up a Halloween party. Cosplay, or “costume play,” is fans dressing up as an-

ime characters. Ultimately Phan and Carner want a relaxed, ca-sual club that everyone can enjoy. “We really just want to give students a place to meet other anime fans and just hang out,” Phan said. The ASU Anime Club will have its first meeting of the semester at 7 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 21, in the Cache River room on the third floor of the Student Union. They will continue having weekly meetings every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the same room unless it has already been reserved. Members are asked to provide $5 in dues, which will be used to fund events and activities that the club will do as a group. Of course if anime isn't your thing, there are plen-ty of other clubs at ASU, or you could take a cue from Carner and Phan and start your own. The Leadership Center on the second floor of the Student Union of-fers advisement on student clubs. Martha Spack, Leader-ship Center director, said, “Student organizations

offer our students an op-portunity to meet other individuals with similar interests. These groups provide social and educa-tional events for students to participate in while at-tending ASU.” To register a club at ASU, you'll need to meet these requirements: at least five active student members, an on-campus faculty/staff adviser, an approved Constitution and a registration form on file at the Leadership Center. Any student can create a club that meets these requirements. Any club that does not meet these requirements is considered inactive. Inactive clubs are not entitled to the privileg-es of an organization recog-nized by ASU. Those privileges include use of the Student Union for meetings and events. Registered clubs are also

eligible for the Student Government Association

Action Fund.

Back in September 1964, the Beatles were coming to the end of their North American tour. Af-ter months of nonstop trav-el, live performances and mobs of fans at every turn, the four were offered a chance to spend the week-end at secluded Pigman Ranch in Alton, Mo. On Sept. 18, 1964, the Beatles landed in Walnut Ridge giving it the distinc-tion of being the only place where the Beatles set foot in Arkansas. Now, 47 years later, on Sunday, Sept. 18, there will be an afternoon of live music culminating in the unveiling of a scale rendition of the Abbey Road album cover. Gov. Mike Beebe signed a proclamation on Sept. 9 proclaiming Sept. 18, 2011, as Beatles Day in Arkan-sas to commemorate their Sept. 18, 1964 visit. “Forty-seven years ago, the Beatles made their only visit to the State of

Arkansas,” the proclama-tion stated. KASU is a platinum sponsor for the event and Michael Doyle, KASU sta-tion manager, will be act-ing as emcee for the event along with Bill Presley of the Jonesboro Radio Group. “I think there's some-thing intriguing about this little town which is the only spot in Arkansas the Beatles ever were and now it's like Woodstock,” Doyle said. The event will include acts J.R. Rogers and the All Stars, Nancy Apple, the Stunning Cunning Band and the Branson-based Beatles tribute band, The Liverpool Legends. Louise Harrison, sister of the late Beatles member George Harrison and manager of the Liverpool Legends, will also be at the event to help unveil the sculpture cre-ated by local artist Danny West. The event is free to ev-eryone and will start at 1 p.m. in downtown Walnut

Ridge. The tribute unveil-ing will be at 6 p.m. The sculpture itself stands at 20 feet wide by 10 feet tall. West confirmed that he has more than 500 hours of work invested in the piece. Heavy-weight aluminum plates were used to make the highly detailed backdrop of the piece while the four band members are represented as abstract, black silhouettes. West commented on the unique nature effect metal working has: “Although it is a flat image, it looks three dimensional. The road draws your eye deep into the picture, and as you move, the image seems to move with you.” Emily Hill, a sopho-more English major of Big-gers, expressed her excite-ment about the sculpture: “That's really cool. I've got a big Abbey Road poster in my room.” Charles Snapp, a Wal-nut Ridge resident and member of the Lawrence County Chamber of Com-merce Tourism Committee, explained that the event is just one step in preserv-ing the musical heritage of Walnut Ridge. “Some people seem to think we are all Beatles junkies. Really, we're not,” Snapp clarified. Despite this, Snapp is not one to shrug off the impact the Beatles had on Walnut Ridge all those years ago. “Seeing the lads from Liverpool in Walnut Ridge was probably as big as if a spaceship had landed on Main Street,” Snapp said. The Snapp family has always been involved with the history of this event. In fact, Snapp's older sister, Carrie Mae Snapp, was head of the “Beatles For-evermore Fan Club” at the time of their brief visit. Amber Scott, a fresh-man chemistry major of Hoxie, said: “The Beatles

coming to Walnut Ridge is possibly the largest pop culture event to ever hap-pen here.” ASU Distance Learning Director Michael Bowman filmed a documentary on the event. “My documentary focus-es on the reactions of the people who were there to see the Beatles when they were in Walnut Ridge,” Bowman said. The documentary will be shown all day Saturday at Imagine on the corner of Main Street and Abbey Road in Walnut Ridge. Snapp's memories of that day help to capture some of those reactions. “I had never seen people that famous in person and I definitely had not seen the local people react to anyone or anything in that fashion as on that day,” he said. “Many can tell you what they wore that day and details down to their shoes and even the charms on their charm bracelet.” Snapp said that the Beatles tribute has been

working miracles for Wal-nut Ridge. Snapp and his wife, Jackie, purchased seven store fronts in down-town Walnut Ridge, donat-ing two for Beatles Park where the sculpture will remain a permanent fix-ture. The other five are being renovated for local businesses, thus creating jobs. “What started out as a tourist attraction for the benefit of historic preser-vation and economic devel-opment has turned into the revitalization of downtown Walnut Ridge,” Snapp said. “Walnut Ridge has been re-ceiving national attention, as well as fantastic state-wide media attention," The interest in the un-vieling has Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Jerry Mitchell coming to Walnut Ride the weekend of the event to film a documenta-ry about the 1964 Beatles' visit. “It's such an interesting story that hasn't been told,” Mitchell said in a press release. “We can't wait to

hear the stories first hand from those who lived it.” “It is exciting to have someone with the creden-tials and stature of Jerry Mitchell interested in producing a documentary about the Beatles visit to Walnut Ridge,” Bowman said. “I look forward to the opportunity of working with Mr. Mitchell on this project.” “Walnut Ridge does have a rich musical heri-tage with the Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67, not to men-tion being the only place the Beatles ever set foot in Arkansas,” Snapp said. Adding some additional information about the sig-nificance of the Beatles vis-it to Walnut Ridge, Snapp said, “Unlike places where people paid top dollar to see the Beatles, often at a great distance from the stage, it was an up close and personal type stop. The members of the group were within arms reach of most of us who were lucky enough to have been there.”

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Megan Heyl Staff Writer

Tribute to the Beatles

by: David Barrentine

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Anime Club to make a comeback

Rachel Carner and Deric Phan hope to restart the Anime Club and bring fun and exciting events to the members.

Megan Heyl/Herald

photo courtesy of the Times Dispatch

photo courtesy of Charles Snapp

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BriefsOrientation Leader applications are now available in the

Leadership Center and Student Union Office located on the 2nd floor of the Student Union. Applications are due no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19th. For more information or to receive an electronic copy of the application, contact Natalie Eskew at 870-972-2055 or neskew@astate.edu

If you are interested in finding out more information about being an Orientation Leader please make plans to attend one of the following interest sessions: Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. or Wednesday, Oct. 5th at noon. Both sessions will be located in the White River Room. For more information, contact Natalie Eskew at neskew@astate.edu or 870-972-2055.

All Majors Career Fair. Tuesday Sept. 20, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Student Union Centennial Hall. Over 50 companies will be here to visit with you about jobs with their companies. // Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Education, Nursing & Health Professions Career Fair.

Entrepreneurial and Innovation Club Meeting, Friday Sept. 16th at 10 a.m. in Delta Center for Economic Development in room 103. Congressman Rick Crawford will be a guest speaker.

The Student Union office is seeking students to assist with room set up and management for events occurring within the Student Union. Contact Shane Copeland at scopelan@astate.edu or 972-2056. All interested applicants must turn in their application to the Student Union Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3.

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Wind Ensemble to start Sept. 29

ASU Press Release

Campus CrimeSept. 8

On Sept. 8, UPD officer Robert Peevey met with ASU student De’vontae Jackson about a complaint of a marijuana odor coming from the third floor of the Quads. Jackson was the CA on duty for that evening. Peevey reported the smell was coming from room 3304. He said he knocked on the door and ASU student Sean Clark came to the door.

Peevey said he asked the four residents if they had been smoking marijuana. Peevey reported they all said they had not been. He stated that Clark had very blood shot eyes and he could smell marijuana on Clark. The other residents ASU students Malcolm Willis, Richard Brown and Joseph Whitton denied smoking any marijuana in the quad.

Peevey reported that he didn’t see any marijuana residue or pipes in any of the rooms in the quad. Peevey said he asked Willis if he could call his probation officer and advise him of the situation. Peevey also asked if Willis could pass a drug test. Willis said he could. Peevey reported that he asked Clark the same questions and Clark told Peevey he would not be able to pass a drug test. Peevey stated that Clark told him he had

smoked some marijuana earlier but did not have any more. Brown and Whitton were reported as innocent and had

just been there when the incident took place but were not part of the drug violation.

The residents were advised that a drug violation referral would be done in reference to the incident.

Sept. 11UPD officer Keith Gilliam was dispatched to Arkansas

Hall on Monday due to a vehicle theft complaint. 18-year-old James Moser stated he had parked his car around 9:45 p.m. Sunday night and found his 2001 silver Chrysler PT Cruiser was gone around 2:30 Monday. Moser stated he parked his car after dinner then went to the Sigma Chi house with the car keys in his possession.

There have been no further updates.

— Compiled by Michaela Kaberline, Campus Corner Editor

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history. According to Howard’s presenta-

tion, the loan will have an interest rate of 4.8 percent and annual inter-est payouts of $3.1 million.

One of the focuses of the plan is housing for sororities. Currently, these groups are housed in Universi-ty Hall.

“(Sororities) have outgrown their areas. Many of them are around 100 members,” he said. “It’s now time for us to look at doing something else.

We’ve been looking at different mod-els of Greek Villages out there and trying to see what we can do.”

Stripling said investing in on-cam-pus residential facilities will help fur-ther the university’s goal of becoming less of a commuter campus.

“With our percentage of enrolled students and students who live on campus, we’re actually headed to-ward the definition of a residential campus,” he said.

ASU-Jonesboro currently has

about 11,000 non-online students; about 3,000 of those live on campus.

Stripling said the Humanities and Social Sciences building will not be included in the total funds borrowed because, unlike residential facilities, it has no direct revenue stream.

Construction on the building, in-tended to replace Wilson Hall as the home for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, stopped in Janu-ary 2010 after initial state appropri-ated construction funds ran out.

longer wait to get your food. The entire experience from entering the cafeteria to sitting down to eat can range from 10-25 minutes.

Many have their own recommendations about what can be done to speed up the process. Lanier suggested the café continue to expand to accommodate the grow-ing student population or hire more workers so more lines can be created.

Grice said she thinks adding more equipment would cause lines to move faster.

Hicks, on the other hand, thinks that if they sep-arated the lines depending on how people are paying then the lines would not come to a complete standstill at times.

Or, as Simpson suggested, students can try being a little nicer to the lunch lady.

sity Police for a safety escort at 870-972-2093 if you are concerned about your safety while crossing campus.

Keep your cell phone with you at all times and have it ready to dial the police. Program the University Po-lice Department (870-972-2093) and Jonesboro Police Department (870-935-5553) phone numbers into your phone for quick reference. Remem-ber, you can always dial 911 to get emergency assistance.

Familiarize yourself with the Emergency Phones throughout cam-

pus. Know where the nearest phone is located. Plan your routes on cam-pus to be near the emergency phones as you travel.

Individuals living in campus resi-dential housing or off campus should turn on outdoor lighting and keep window blinds closed. Park your ve-hicle in a position of easy access and have your keys ready when you exit your vehicle or home. Keep your cell phone in hand and ready to dial the police if needed.

Report any suspicious activity or

person to the police.If you have questions or concerns

about your safety, please contact the University Police at 870-972-2093. You may also email your concerns to: safe@astate.edu

According to UPD, they sent this release to keep the campus informed and to correct some inaccurate infor-mation.

They also said they are monitor-ing the situation closely, along with offering the Jonesboro Police Depart-ment any help they need.

“We’re just trying to cover all bases and shifting more to-wards the social networks. We started a Twitter account. It’s been very successful so far,” Rose said.

“I have a feeling that I don’t know them. I’ve never seen them actually go out and talk to people, so maybe Twitter will help,” said Inna Mukhametova, a sophomore business administration major of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

New Senators: Freshmen: PJ Bookout, International Business of • Jonesboro, 150 votesConner Branch, Business of Paragould, 110 votes•

Mackenzie Chambers, Education of Jonesboro, • 188 votesJasmine Collier, Biology of Hot Springs, 132 votes• Jack Ellington, Pre-Nursing of Jonesboro, 133 • votesLauren Lilly, Biology and Chemistry of Jonesboro, • 164 votesHannah Milligan, Nursing of Benton, 142 votes•

SGA still has a College of Communications senator seat open and is looking for applicants.

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BEST, CONTINUEDto attract well-qualified students to ASU and to en-courage students to persist through graduation.

The Tier I ranking for the second year in a row will contribute positively to ASU becoming an institution of first choice among many of the best and brightest students, Dr. Howard added. The benefit from last year's Tier I ranking has already been seen and felt this fall by the higher ACT scores and high school suc-cess of the entering freshman class as well as extraor-dinary growth of the Honors College under the leader-ship of Rebecca Oliver, director.

Enrolling better-prepared students influences posi-tively the overall educational environment of the uni-versity; reduces the number of students requiring re-medial education in math, English, and reading; en-ables faculty to conduct more rigorous and challeng-ing courses; contributes to higher retention and grad-uation rates; and should help reduce student loan de-fault rates as college graduates tend to earn more than those who do not and are therefore better able to pay their debts.

Howard expects that many of these parameters will be included in performance-based funding mandated by the Arkansas General Assembly, thereby placing ASU in a trajectory to benefit from the new policy. In addition, as ASU moves from being a regional institu-tion of higher education to a research university (con-sistent with its recent change in role and scope), the Tier I ranking will enable ASU to attract more outstanding faculty and well-prepared students from a larger geo-

graphical area that will support better more advanced levels in the teaching, research and service aspects of the University.

The Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble will open its 2011-12 con-cert season on Thursday, Sept. 29, in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center, 201 Olym-pic Drive, Jonesboro. Dr. Timothy Oliver, director of bands and coordinator of wind and percussion stud-ies within the Department of Music, will lead the mu-sicians of the ASU Wind Ensemble in a concert ti-tled, “Remember.” One of the highlights of this con-cert will be a performance of a 9/11 tribute piece writ-ten by internationally re-nowned composer David Maslanka. This concert will also feature a special collaboration between the ASU Wind Ensemble and the ASU Department of Theater led by Professor Bob Simpson. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., and admission is free.

The ASU Wind Ensem-ble is a group of woodwind, brass and percussion mu-sicians selected from the finest instrumental stu-dents at ASU. Students in this ensemble hail not only from Arkansas, but also Missouri, Tennessee, Mis-sissippi, Alabama, Texas, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, and New York, as well as internationally-with a student from Malay-sia. The Wind Ensemble is different from other, more traditional groups, such as concert or marching bands, because in a wind ensem-ble usually only one or sometimes two musicians play each individual part written by the composer. This defining characteris-tic makes the wind ensem-ble very flexible and ideal for exploring a wide vari-ety of instrumental combi-nations and musical styles.

The concert will be-gin with a cornerstone of the wind band literature, “English Folk Song Suite” by Ralph Vaughan Wil-liams. Shortly after the ini-tial performance, music publishers at the time felt the second movement, “Sea Songs,” could stand alone, and so it was removed from the original suite and pub-lished separately. In keep-ing with the concert theme, the ASU Wind Ensem-ble will perform “English Folk Song Suite” the way Vaughan Williams origi-nally intended

The next piece will fea-ture another work from the standard wind repertoire, “Pageant” by Vincent Persi-chetti. Although written as one movement, this piece

contains two very distinct sections; the first slow and reflective, the second ener-getic, and as some have re-marked, reminiscent of a parade.

Following this work, the group will be perform-ing a piece which was com-missioned in part by ASU. In 2008, ASU collaborated with several other univer-sities across the nation to commission composer Dan-iel Bukvich to write a piece for chamber winds and per-cussion. The result was a piece titled “Inferno,” writ-ten for brass, woodwind, and percussion quintets and inspired by Dante’s “Inferno” from “The Divine Comedy.” This piece is very unconventional in its use of rhythmic and melodic con-tent, but programmatic in its depictions of Dante’s en-counters.

“Inferno” leads up to the piece by David Maslanka, “Testament: Music for a Time of Trial.” Maslanka composed this piece in re-sponse to the events of 9/11 and anchored in his state-ment of belief, or testa-ment, the power of music to harmonize and heal. This is a very powerful and emo-tional piece of music. In ad-dition, Professor Bob Simp-son from the Department of Theater will be providing lighting to complement the drama of this piece. Dr. Ol-iver and the Wind Ensem-ble are pleased to offer this tribute in remembrance of those events which pro-foundly affected each one of us.

The concert will con-clude with another work to be “remembered,” the “Ar-menian Dances” by Alfred Reed. Reed was a prolif-ic composer and gifted ar-ranger for bands. “Arme-nian Dances” is composed of different Armenian folk songs from the collection of Komitas Vardapet, who was an Armenian ethno-musicologist. Complet-ed during the summer of 1972, the piece consists of five distinct sections: a brass fanfare, a simple melody intended for chil-dren’s choir, a lively dance in asymmetrical meter, a majestic song, and a fast song filled with fun and fri-volity, leading to the excit-ing conclusion of the work and the concert.

The ASU Wind Ensem-ble will continue its 2011-2012 Concert Season on Thursday, Nov. 17, when it presents a concert in con-junction with the ASU Con-ducting Colloquium featur-ing guest conductor Jerry Junkin from UT-Austin.

NEWSPAGE 6 Thursday, Sept. 15 The Herald

Michaela KaberlineCampus Corner Editor

ASU employees can help ASU students qualify for two $2,000 scholarships by donating to the United Way of Northeast Arkansas.

According to Campaign Chair Clint Vogus, ASU will only be eligible for the two scholarships if 35 percent of ASU full-time employees donate the minimum $50 to the UWNEA.

Vogus is hoping all ASU employees and students will make some amount of donation to the campaign.

“We are sending a letter out to all the ASU employees,” Vogus said. “We really want to encourage our employees to donate so we can qualify for these two scholarships. If we do qualify for them, every ASU student will be eligible to apply.”

The UWNEA has been serving Craighead County and seven surrounding counties since 1955. The organization addresses education, health and income needs of a com-munity.

They sponsor many programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Arkansas Single Parent scholarship fund and after school tutoring programs.

Vogus, an instructor in the College of Business, has been busy planning fund-raising events. The 2011 United Way campaign kicks off Saturday at 9 a.m. with UWNEA’s first Bucket Brigade. Volunteers from around the community will be set-up along four busy intersections in Jonesboro collecting money.

Each person who donates during the Bucket Brigade will receive a card that allows them to enter a drawing for an Apple iPad 2 on the UWNEA’s website.

Any new donators will be put in a drawing for a 42” LCD TV. Any 2010 donators who increase their donations this year by a minimum of $50 will be entered to win another 42” LCD TV.

Throughout the year, the UWNEA raises money to dis-tribute to non-profit organizations such as Red Cross, The Learning Center, City Youth and food banks.

“Several ASU students and staff benefit from United Way,” executive director Nanette Heard said. “These non-profit organizations help out the students and staff when they need it.”

Heard said the United Way helps bring businesses into the area.

“Many businesses move into a community because there is a United Way in that area,” Heard said. “Those busi-nesses in return help out the United Way and help support ASU.”

Although the Bucket Brigade and the potential scholar-ship awards are two ways to encourage people around the community to donate, other events go on throughout the year to help those in need.

In August, the United Way sponsored a “Stuff the Bus” event.

“We collected around 20,000 items,” Vogus said. “We col-lected pens, papers, backpacks and so many other items that students needed to prepare for back to school.”

The UWNEA also sponsors an “Imagination Library” where families who have little children under age 5 receive a free book to read to their child to help prepare them for school.

On Oct. 7, the UWNEA will have a “Day of Caring.” This day is devoted to projects throughout the communities. Last year, more than 20 different projects were completed.

Vogus said the ASU Women’s Basketball team came out and volunteered to work on some of the projects along with many businesses and individuals.

“To bring more people’s attention to the United Way’s campaign, Mayor Harold Perrin declared this week ‘Jonesboro United Way Week,’” Vogus said. “Hopefully this will get more people’s attention and we will get more people to donate or to volunteer.”

ASU students and organizations can donate their time or money to the United Way through the website or by phone. Also, several businesses such as Kohl’s and City Water and Light ask their employees in advance to donate a certain amount of money from their paycheck to United Way.

“A little bit from each of my paychecks is donated to United Way through my job at City Water and Light,” sophomore engineer major of Jonesboro Dalton Broadaway said. “It’s a great way to donate to a great cause.”

For more information on how to donate to the United Way of Northeast Arkansas or to volunteer, call 935-3658 or visit uwnea.org.

United Way looks to ASU for help

Kim Myoung Hyang/HeraldThe 2011 United Way campaign will begin Saturday with the Bucket

Brigade starting at 9 a.m. The largest team of volunteers will win a pizza luncheon & public recognition. Individuals who raise the most money will receive a restaurant gift card of their choice!

Constitution Day event opens up race discussions

Intramural sign up moves online

All MajorsSeptember 20, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Education, Nursing & Health ProfessionsSeptember 21, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Come join us in the Student Union Centennial Hall and take advantage of this great opportunity to meet and interact with a large group of outstanding recruiters who are here to talk with you about internships, and career jobs available with their companies.

Sept. 20 All Majors Fair:Abilities UnlimitedAmerican GreetingsArkansas Army National GuardArkansas Department of EducationArkansas Department of Human Services - Little RockArkansas State Highway & Transportation Dept.Arkansas State Bank DepartmentArkansas State University- Graduate SchoolASU - Career Management CenterBecker Professional EducationButterball, LLCC.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Data-Tronics Corp.E.Ritter & CompanyEngenious TechnologiesExpress Employment ProfessionalsFarm Credit ServicesGreenway Equipment, IncHarding UniversityJ.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.Jonesboro Army Recruiting StationJonesboro Radio GroupKAIT-TV 8Kaplan Test PrepKohl’s Department StoresManpowerMissouri State Highway PatrolModern Woodmen of AmericaMueller Industries, Inc.National Center for Toxicological ResearchRiceTec, Inc.Rural Sourcing, Inc. (RSI)Sherwin-WilliamsStaffMark (Jonesboro)Suddenlink CommunicationsTelefloraThe Finish LineTower LoanU.S. Space and Rocket CenterUALR William H. Bowen School of LawUAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

To see more information about attending companies log into your career connect account here: student.myinterfase.con/astate/student/

Have questions or need assistance with logging in?Call the ASU Career Management Center 870-972-3025

United States Marine Corps Officer Selection Office - St. LouisUniversity of Arkansas, FayettevilleUniversity of Mississippi MBAUS Navy Officer ProgramsUSDA-NRCS ArkansasUSDA-Rural DevelopmentWalgreensWal-mart LogisticsWal-Mart Marketing Division

Sept. 21 Education, Nursing and Health Professions Fair:Absolute Care Management Corp.Arkansas Army National GuardArkansas Department of EducationArkansas Department of Human Services - Little RockArkansas Methodist Medical CenterASU - Career Management CenterBaxter Regional Medical CenterBraces by BurrisDeSoto County SchoolsExpress Employment ProfessionalsFocus Inc.Healthsouth Rehabilitation HosiptalMillennium Rehab of Arkansas, LLC.Mississippi County Arkansas EOC Head Start ProgramNEA Baptist Memorial HospitalNEA Thearpy ProvidersPoplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterRehabilitation Network of ArkansasShelby County Schools St Edward Mercy Medi-cal CenterSt. Bernards Medical CenterSt. Vincent HealthStaffMark (Jonesboro)TherEX, Inc.West Memphis School DistrictWichita Public Schools

Career FairChelsea Weaver

Staff Writer

This year for the first time, the intramural office has partnered with Athle-ague, an online intramural networking website that will allow intramural play-ers to sign up online.

The first change students have seen through this new website is that sign-ups changed from a paper regis-tration form to online regis-tration.

The intramural staff was concerned with how partici-pation numbers would be affected with the switch, but said an online system will be more beneficial for stu-dents and for themselves.

David Harris, assistant intramural coordinator, said the biggest benefit to going online with intramu-rals is that communication between staff and students has greatly increased.

“The new system is faster and more efficient at getting a message to the masses,” Harris said.

Last year anytime a game had to be cancelled and rescheduled, every cap-tain had to be contacted, a

process that could take up to two hours.

With this year’s new on-line system, a two-hour pro-cess can now be finished in one click.

Grant Brock, an intra-mural staff member, said students should find navi-gation for the new website simple, because the Athle-ague site is similar to Face-book.

“You can see who the other teams are, personal-ize your profile, and teams and talk to each other on-line,” he said.

Now each team can see how many teams are in their league, as well as a team’s profile, which shows which players are on the team, their schedule and their wins and losses.

Although the intramural staff is expecting the new system to benefit students and staff, many students are hesitant to accept Ath-league.

Joe Cross, a senior el-ementary education major of Batesville, has played intramurals for four years, and was not ready for the change.

He said he preferred the

old system to the new only because of the registration process.

“I liked that a captain only had to go around and get signatures with the old system, whereas with the new system, it lacks the simplicity that I used to en-joy,” he said.

To register a team with the new system, it involves more steps and requires the captain to depend on the Athleague and ASU email systems.

“As far as the new system goes, I like the potential it has for letting captains know schedules, rained-out events, and other important information the intramural staff may send us,” he said.

On the other hand, Mar-tin Greenwood, a senior ed-ucation major of Jonesboro, likes the new online struc-ture because of its registra-tion system.

“It makes registering teams easier. I like seeing exactly who is on what team and the detailed sched-ules of each team all in one place. Plus, having all this information online saves paper and in turn, could save some trees,” he said.

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A discussion panel about racism and novel turned mov-ie, “The Help,” was the topic at a Constitution Day event Wednesday in the Spring River Room in the Student Union.

Assistant professor of journalism, Sandra Combs, was one of four guest speakers. Combs (above) shows off a button with a picture of the actress Hattie McDaniel, who was the first African American to win an Academy Award.

Wednesday’s event also included a presentation by Great Britain native, Dr. John A. Kirk, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

His presentation was titled “Why the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement is More Important than the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.”

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