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Martin Luther King, Jr. remembrance planned with day of service across community

Grants allowed the nursing department to purchase both full and infant-size simulators

ANATOLIA BRINGS MEDITERRANEAN

Nursing Department lands grant for patient simulatorAlexis Williams

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Volunteer Lauren Coggins and others help organize a fraction of the over 14,000 non-perishable items piled in the center of the foyer on the � rst � oor of the Donaghey Student Center.

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The Nursing Department recently received a grant for $32,000 from the Ar-

kansas Community Health and Education Foundation. The de-partment will use the money to purchase a high-fi delity patient simulation device.

According to their website, ACHEF exists to “serve as a ve-hicle to improve public health by providing maintenance and preventative disease educa-tional activities, programs and services throughout the com-munities, corporations and schools.” ACHEF spearheads many well-known programs in Arkansas like the AED Place-ment Program and Diabetes Awareness & Screening Con-ference.

The need for effective hu-man patient simulators has become more pervading in the medical fi eld, particularly nursing. In her book “Patient Safety and Quality: An Evi-

dence-Based Handbook for Nurses,” author Carol Fowler points out that patient simula-tors allow for minimal medi-cation errors and maximum patient safety. Fowler says

that simulators promote “ef-fective communication with-out fear of harming a live patient.”

Jeff Carmack is the Sim-Lab Director at UALR. In a

recent press release, Carmack said, “The department is for-tunate to have had our exist-ing simulator since 2006, but it was nearing the end of its lifecycle.”

On Monday Jan. 20, the nation will celebrate the life and legacy of

one of the greatest voices for the civil rights movement - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will join in on the celebration as well, with an entire week dedicated to service and outreach.

Campus will be closed on Monday, which is MLK Day, allowing students the oppor-tunity to participate in what the Office of Campus Life has dubbed “A Day of Service”.

The activities will take place over the course of the day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Little Rock locations such as Our House, Salvation Army, and the United Cerebral Palsy center. Students who both sign up at the Office of Cam-pus Life and complete the service project will receive a hoodie sweatshirt.

Tuesday will feature a Di-versity Scholarship Work-

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shop in which underrepre-sented students will receive information on applying for scholarships. Sponsoring the event are Diversity Programs, Non-Traditional Student Pro-grams, and UALR Private Scholarships.

Students are encouraged to donate jeans to the Blue Jean Drive, which is set to take place on Wednesday, Jan. 22 and Thursday, Jan. 23 be-tween 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The drop-off site will be in the Solicitation Area of the Donaghey Student Center, near the Conference Services office. Students will be given a hoodie in exchange for their donation and the joy of know-ing that the jeans will go to working homeless individu-als at Our House shelter.

Dr. King’s actual birthday is on Jan. 15, but the holiday is celebrated annually on the third Monday in Janu-ary. President Ronald Regan singed MLK day into law as a national holiday nearly 15 years after King’s assassina-tion.

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Zumba Dance Party6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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Jimmy Johnson, a junior Finance Marketing major, said he hopes to enjoy college more and be more punctual for class. “I want to have perfect atten-dance this semester,” said Johnson.

Abagail Rogne (right) said, “My New Year’s resolution is to not skip all of my classes.” Rogne’s friend, Stephanie Valentine (right), added that she wants to be healthy.

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Each semester, about 80 students at UALR learn a language without uttering

a single word. Classes taught by Dr. Glenn Anderson, Dr. Linda Stauffer, and other ASL profes-sors require someone to hear with their eyes and to speak with their hands.

� e World Federation of the Deaf, which describes itself as an "international non-gov-ernmental organization," says there are approximately 70 million deaf people around the world.Although not all can sign and sign language di� ers from one country to another, Gallaudet University has reported that American Sign Language is one of the most commonly used languages in the United States.UALR's Anderson, who is the � rst deaf African-Amer-ican in the United States to earn a Ph.D., said social development can su� er and a deaf person can become very isolated if all hearing people do not know how to sign.American Sign Language allows communication be-tween a hearing person and a deaf or hearing-impaired person or communication between two deaf or hearing impaired individuals.A hearing person with knowledge of ASL can serve as a conduit between the hearing community and the deaf community, � lling the role as an interpreter between the deaf and the

Learning a language without uttering a single word

hearing.Stau� er, the Interpreter Edu-cation Program Coordinator at UALR, said a couple of her students assist as interpreters at Good Shepherd retire-ment community. She said that this is a good match for the students because it is a non-threatening environ-ment and has a low-impact interpreting, unlike work or school related interpretation. At Good Shepherd, they have programs such as yoga, bingo, and a lot of interacting time. Niki Charles, a third-year student at UALR major-ing in both the ASL/English interpreting and Spanish programs, serves as one of the interpreters.Charles said the experience has been gratifying.“My experience has been phenomenal to say the least. Having the ability to com-municate in other languages has its advantages, but facilitating communication between two individuals for maximal clarity has even big-

ger advantages. No person is le� behind!”Good Shepherd is one of the places that interpret-ing students can apply their knowledge to reality and give service to the community. Charles said, “I have no deaf people in my family and no close friends with deaf people in theirs. It makes it much harder because I wasn't raised around deaf people, but when you set your mind to wanting to help people, you can climb pretty high ladders to reach your goals.”UALR o� ers the only inter-preting program in the state and one of only nine accred-ited bachelor's interpreting program in the country. An-derson, who has been teach-ing American Sign Language at UALR for six years, shared his experience teaching all of his students who are hearing. “On the � rst day, I have to write my name on the board and I let them know that I'm deaf, and they [are] kind of

shocked,” he said. � is is not a problem, he said, because sign language classes are taught with no voice-- re-gardless of who the teacher is and whether or not they are hearing, hearing impaired or deaf.As part of welcoming a new year, many people make new year's resolutions. With a fresh mind a� er the holidays, learning a new language such as American Sign Language can be a fun and valuable resolution.Stau� er, who has 32 years of experience being a certi� ed interpreter, commended the language. “It's a very beauti-ful, visual, gestural language, and people either love it or they don't do it.”An American Sign Language website, Handspeak.com, demonstrates basic signs, such as “I love you,” which is done by putting one's thumb, index � nger and pinkie up, while keeping one's middle � nger and ring � nger down.Not only is it a fun language

Making any change in life can be challeng-ing. This is particularly

true for soldiers who decide to go back to school. Moving from the military lifestyle to a stu-dent setting can bring diffi cul-ties in everything from social interactions to classroom envi-ronment adaptation.

Wendy Lyons and Nicole Ackerman are both students at UALR who share some-thing in common: they were, at one time in their lives, in the military.

� ey both joined the military in 1995 and served for several years before deciding to attend college. Lyons said she decided to go back to school "because my boss hounded me to have a college degree in order to be his successor to the company, should anything happen to him or upon retirement."

Ackerman, on the other hand, said she decided to earn a college degree for a di� erent reason. "I had put my education on hold for my country, and I felt it was my turn. I also wanted [my daughter] to realize that education is an asset. Taking grades seriously, as well as the habits we learn as we grow up, will a� ect our future."

Most of the students do not share what Lyons and Ackerman have experienced; it is thus sometimes di� cult to � nd common grounds. "War is not like in the movies or video games," Ackerman

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to learn, Stau� er said, but when it comes to looking for a job, understanding ASL can put someone above others with similar education, since it demonstrates that someone may be more open-minded.“I think anytime you study a second language, it broadens your perspective about the world, because you learn not only about the language but the people who use it,” Stau� er said.Learning ASL helps students understand hearing-im-paired and deaf people. Some common questions that frequently arise concern the ability of deaf and hearing impaired people and wheth-er they can drive or not. Stau� er explains that deaf people can drive with the help of two mirrors. Stau� er also said that the quality of deaf people's speech is not tied to their intelligence, another question she said is commonly asked.Each year, interpreting majors and "Sign Language Klub" members host a vari-ety of shows to help bridge the gap between the hearing and deaf community, such as “See-A-Song,” which is a night of interpreting music into ASL. � e event is always free and open to the public. � e o� ce of Interpreter Edu-cation is located on the � � h � oor of Dickinson Hall.

says. "It can shake you to the core and disrupt the fabric of who you were before, chang-ing you forever."

Moreover, serving in the military taught both these women much. While Acker-man learned that "life is far too short to be angry and self-centered or any of the petty things that people can be", the military taught Lyons respect and discipline. It also taught her that "everything we do can hurt or bene� t those around us."

Time management can also be a problem when veterans transit from the military environment to the school one. Days are more structured in the military. Lyons said, "During basic training, they yelled at you and made you reach out and talk to your family, even if you did not want to. School is a di� erent environment. Students have more freedom, and some soldiers may have di� culties managing their schedules, especially if they have a job and family."

Although not always easy, Lyons and Ackerman manage to take care of school work and families but still enjoy a social life. Ackerman can concentrate on school and her family--thanks to federal funds and her GI Bill--but circumstances are di� erent for Lyons.

"I never used my GI because I was completely intimidated by it," she said. "I had no idea who to talk to or how much it would pay." Her

GI expired and she had to get a full-time job. Fortunately, she was awarded scholarships from Cynda Alexander of the Non-Traditional Students Program O� ce and Stepha-nie Conrad of the Financial Aid Department. Working a full-time job, taking full-time college classes, and � nding time for family, friends, and socializing is not easy, but Lyons manages to do it. She says she takes advantage of what the military had taught her and "constantly checks calendars and deadlines to stay a step ahead."

Both these students admit that, although it changed their lives, the military had a great in� uence on their lives. "I certainly wouldn't be the successful, dedicated person I am today if I hadn't joined the Air Force � � een years ago, says Lyons. I to realize how much better my life is because of my military expe-rience. "

From boot camp to bookstore, soldiers transition to student life

Illustration by Logan Sturgill

UALR will be closedJanuary 20, 2014 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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SCHEDULEJAN.15-BASKETBALL(M) UALR AT WESTERN KENTUCKY @ 7P.M.

JAN.16-BASKETBALL(W)UALR AT WESTERN KENTUCKY @ 7P.M.

JAN.18-SWIM)*UALR V. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS @ 11A.M.

JAN.18-BASKETBALL(W/M)UALR AT GEORGIA STATE @ 11A.M./1:30P.M.

JAN.22-BASKETBALL (W)*UALR V. TEXAS STATE @ 7P.M.

JAN.23-BASKETBALL (M)*UALR V. TEXAS STATE @ 7P.M.

JAN.24-INDOOR TRACKARKANSAS STATE INVITE

JAN.25-SWIMUALR AT KANSAS @ 10A.M.

JAN.25-BASKETBALL (W/M)UALR AT ARKANSAS STATE @ 3/7

JAN.26-SWIM*UALR V. RICE @ 10:30A.M. *Home Games

BASEBALL: The team will begin the 2014 season with a three-game home series against Creighton Feb. 14-16. They will be the � rst games played on the Gary Hogan Field after a $1.6 renovation in the o� -season.TRACK: The team returns to the Arkansas State Invitational this month where it compiled fi ve fi rst place fi nishes last season.SWIMMING: The team spent part of the winter break on their annu-al training trip in Florida and will ramp up the season with three meets this month, including two contests at home. BASKETBALL (W): Taylor Gault was named Sun Belt Player of the Week after posting 50 total points in a two-game span. The team is cur-rently on a three-game winning streak, the longest of the season.BASKETBALL (M): The team had a four game winning streak before losing to Troy. They currently stand tied in second place in the con-ference with Arkansas State. Both teams currently have a 3-1 con-ference record.SOCCER: Ariel Galleti was named the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Student Athlete of the week

SPORTS UPDATE

Did you know? Trojan head baseball coach Scott Norwood has 412 career victories

including 123 with UALR.

Anatolia brings Mediterranean to Little Rock

Alyssa causeystaff writer

Arcausey@ualr.edu

Mediterranean restau-rants have rapidly gained popularity in

Central Arkansas in the past few years. Little Rock sports several popular Mediterra-nean hotspots: Layla’s, Istan-bul, and two Taziki’s loca-tions.

In August of 2013, Anato-lia arrived on the scene and opened its charming doors to Little Rock’s emerging Medi-terranean scene.

I arrived at Anatolia dur-ing the typical “lunch rush.” There was only one other customer waiting, money in hand, for a to-go order. The Anatolia server greeted me immediately and let me pick out my own table.

The size of the menu was

impressive, considering the actual size of the restaurant: small but cozy. The interior of the restaurant had green walls and an orange accent wall.

The appetizers were gen-erously priced, some ranging from $4 to $5. That price is al-most impossible to beat. For my appetizer, I ordered the dol-mas—seasoned rice encapsu-lated in grape leaves. The dol-mas were warm and fi lled my sinus cavity with one thought – olive oil.

The leaves tasted ever so slightly of pickles, granted the grape vine leaves are indeed pickled. I couldn’t imagine tak-ing a more condensed bite of Mediterranean food if I tried. In stark contrast in fl avor and consistency to the dolmas were the falafel. The falafel was crispy and fl avorful, the way any good fried food should be.

Any self-proclaimed carnivore would balk at how satisfying this vegetarian dish is.

Most of the entrées were priced somewhere around $11. The chicken doner, or gyro, was my entrée of choice. It was more food than I should have been able to eat, but I like chal-lenges, and cleaned my plate.

For around $12, my plate arrived with a large serving of roasted, well-seasoned chicken, gobs of perfectly cooked rice, a slice of tomato, two pickle slices, a wedge of cooked green pepper, and my favorite part of the whole meal--tzatziki sauce. No other tzatziki sauce that I’ve ever had has compared to it. I will be going back to Anatolia, and I will be eating more of that tzatziki sauce in the near future.

Chilled to the bone on this icy day, the lentil soup warmed

photo by Alyssa Causey

“Timeout”ALTON YOUNG

After a four-game win streak, which included three-straight wins

against Sun Belt Conference opponents to start conference play, the UALR Trojan Men’s basketball team were stopped Saturday night by the other Trojans in the SBC, the Troy Trojans.

In the fi rst clash of the

Trojans this season, UALR shot worse than 40 percent from fi eld and only 62 per-cent from the line in a 75-62 loss on Jan. 11 at the Jack Stephens Center against the Troy Trojans. The loss dropped the team to 3-1 in the SBC and 8-8 overall.

Troy shot only 38 percent from the fi eld, but were 10 of 23 from three point range and managed to out-re-bound UALR 46 to 33. UALR

never lead in the game, trail-ing from start to fi nish and did not attempt a free throw in the fi rst half, which point-ed to a lack of aggressive-ness that head coach Steve Shields blamed on himself.

“That’s all on me. My team wasn’t ready to play. I said we’ve got to have an edge every time we come to the fl oor,” Shields said while also giving Troy credit for its play.

Shields compared his team’s slow start to that of the one they had against South Alabama in their pre-vious game. In that match-up, the Trojans were able to turn the tide late in the second half and come away with a 65-60 victory, despite the slow start. However, the team wasn’t able to reverse the fl ow against Troy and Coach Shields commented on the team’s mental ap-proach.

“It’s a mentality. You’ve got to have some dog in you. Coolness doesn’t win. Tough-ness wins across the board,”

UALR falls at home to Troy in � rst clash of SBC Trojans

Anatola is located at 315 N. Bowman Road. It is open Tuesday - Saturday from 11a.m. to 8:30 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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photo by Alton Young

The Trojans came back from another defecit, but couldn’t overtake Troy in a 75-62 loss at home.

he said. He pointed to the 23 three-point attempts as too many for the team. “That’s a passive mentality that I take full responsibility for,” Shields said.

“This is disappointing when you don’t have an edge coming to the fl oor in front of a nice crowd right here, but we’ll get better from it,” Shields said.

The Trojans have a chance to get that edge back Thurs-day, Jan. 16, in a road game against Western Kentucky, which is followed by a non-conference road matchup against Georgia State Jan. 18.

me from the inside out. Steam-ing with warmth, the soup was mildly spicy. The soup had a nice balance of frothy lentils. Squirt a little bit of the juice from the lemon wedge that the soup is served with, and you’re set.

What’s more is that this vege-tarian-friendly restaurant gives student discounts (with a valid student ID).

With that being said, I don’t think the student body needs any more incentive to give Ana-tolia a try.

I begin this new year by bringing tidings of football. The BCS is DOA along with

the streak of dominance from the SEC. and the NFL is down to the AFC and NFC conference fi nals. That’s a lot of initials and lot of great football.

Florida State and Auburn put on a great show in an epic college football fi nal as the Flor-ida State Seminoles took home the title, but now it’s time for the pros to take over.

We are less than three weeks away from the biggest sporting event of the every year. Yes, it’s almost Super Bowl time.

The four remaining teams are the New England Patri-ots, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. This Sunday will feature great games between the Se-ahawks and 49ers and between the Broncos and Patriots.

The Seahawks and 49ers game will have an interesting clash between young quar-terbacks Russell Wilson (Se-ahawks) and Colin Kaepernick (49ers), but the matchup be-tween Tom Brady’s Patriots and Peyton Manning’s Broncos will be one that every football fan should really cherish and enjoy. The two star quarterbacks are in the twilight of their careers which means that games featur-ing this head-to-head matchup will soon be a thing of the past.

Before the quarterbacks meet this weekend for the fourth time in the postseason, I thought it would be fun to have a look at their differences and similarities.

Both are adept at media rela-tions and have well-crafted im-ages which have allowed each to enjoy several endorsement deals with different companies.

Both are still considered among the top quarterbacks in the league. In fact, Peyton just broke the single season touch-down record that had been set by, you guessed it, Tom Brady.

Neither quarterback leaves the pocket to run very often and both men are pretty much stat-uesque, rarely making much happen with their legs. Brady could have the edge over Man-ning in a race, but it would be like watching two turtles race and I’m not talking about the ninja turtle kind.

Both men will be fi rst ballot Hall of Famers when they fi -nally call it a career. They both hold several records and have four Super Bowl victories be-tween them. Each come in with defenses that have lost major players throughout the season and will be pieced together for the game.

The two men are considered older for professional athletes with Brady at 36 and Manning at 37, though both are still con-sidered the standard among the quarterbacks in the league.

Now some differences:Let’s start with one of the most

obvious. Manning is a cutup off the fi eld as evidenced by his many commercials and appear-ances on Saturday Night Live. ‘Cut that meat’ Peyton (you have to see the commercial) makes ev-eryone comfortable with his “aw-shucks” demeanor while Brady is known for his model good looks (at least according to women ev-erywhere) and is himself married to an actual model.

Then there are the head-to-head matchups. Brady has gotten the best of Manning on most oc-casions and leads their 14 match-ups 10 to 4.

Then there are the champion-ship totals. Peyton has one from his days as an Indianapolis Colts and Brady has three, though it has been 7 and 9 years respec-tively since either has won.

Regardless of who you are pulling for, it just could be a game for the ages so sit back and enjoy two of the best to ever do it. Like former Eagles wide receiver one famously said: “Get your popcorn ready!”

Monday, January 20A Day of ServiceThe MLK Day of Service, will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at various sites in Little Rock. Our targeted areas we will be volunteering are the following locations: United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), Salvation Army, and Our House. Students will have a chance to work on projects for each agency, earn volunteer service hours, and will receive a hoodie after completing their projects. Please sign up in the Office of Campus Life.

Tuesday, January 21Diversity Scholarship WorkshopDonaghey Student Center Ledbetter A, 11:00 a.m.This workshop will help underrepresented students apply for scholarships. Please stop by to learn more about receiving free money!

The deadline for most general private scholarships is March 1, 2014.This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Campus Life’s Diversity Programs, Non-Traditional Student Programs and UALR Private Scholarships

Wednesday, January 22 & Thursday, January 23Blue Jean DriveDonaghey Student Center Solicitation Area11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Donate a pair of jeans and receive a FREE hoodie! Jeans will be donated to Our House Shelter.

For more information on MLK Week call 501.569.3308.