Best of Fayetteville

Thursday, April 19The Best of Fayetteville

Voted by you!Best Athletes: Page 2Best Place to Study: Page 5Best Date Night Spot: Page 9Best Bar: Page 11

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Jaime Pisani was voted Best Female Athlete by UA students for the second con-secutive year in the annual Traveler Best of Fayetteville poll.

! e senior nine-time All-American gymnast, who was named Southeastern Conference Gymnast of the Year in March, topped All-SEC volleyball junior Jas-mine Norton 102 to 83 in the poll, while point guard C’eira Ricketts and pole vaulter Tina Sutej " nished third and fourth, respectively.

“I’m proud to be a Razor-back and we have the best fans,” Pisani said in a state-ment. “To be recognized for this award by other students is a special honor. Our whole team, all the coaches and all of our sta# really appreciate the support from the fans. It’s an honor to represent the University of Arkansas.”

Pisani has won 33 of her school-record 92 career individual event titles this season, leading the Razorbacks to their " $ h consecutive NCAA Championship appearance. Runner Up: Jasmine

Norton

Tyler Wilson will try to beat Alabama and LSU in the fall.

! is spring, the senior quarterback narrowly beat out Joe Adams –– one of his top receivers in 2011 –– to earn the Best Male Athlete award, voted on by UA students in the Traveler’s annual Best of Fayetteville poll.

Wilson won the voting by garnering 138, edging out Adams by just 13 votes. Freshman point guard BJ Young and sophomore " rst baseman Dominic Ficociello " nished third and fourth,

respectively.“I am truly honored

to be selected as the Best Male Athlete by my fellow students,” Wilson said in a statement. “! ere are so many great student-athletes on this campus, including many of my teammates. It’s humbling to be chosen. I want to thank everyone who voted for me, as well as the coaching sta# and my teammates. We had a great season last year and are working hard to make next season one to remember.”

Wilson led the Razorbacks to an 11-2 record and a No. 5 " nish in his " rst year as a starter, throwing for 3,638

yards and 24 touchdowns.

“On behalf of the rest of the team, I want to thank everyone for their support of us,” Wilson said. “! e atmosphere at our home games was a huge reason we were undefeated at home. We recognize much of that starts with the student section, and we are looking forward to another great year of incredible support.”

Pisani Wins Best Female Again

by JIMMY CARTERSports Editor

by JIMMY CARTERSports Editor

Wilson Voted Best Male Athlete

yards and 24

“On behalf of the rest of the team, I want to thank everyone for their support of us,” Wilson said. “! e atmosphere at our home games was a huge reason we were undefeated at home. We recognize much of that starts with the student section, and we are looking forward to another great year of incredible support.”

Wilson Voted Best Male Athlete

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Runner Up: Joe Adams

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Since its opening in Febru-ary of 2009, it’s the boutique that has taken Fayetteville by storm. Originally opening as a home decor boutique in east Fayetteville, Ri! ra! has be-come a hot spot for the latest clothing and accessory trends.

Owner, Kirsten Blowers, moved the shop to " e Fay-etteville Town Square in July of 2010. Noting on " e Square’s

popularity around town as the destination for cool shops and restaurants, Blowers felt that it would be the perfect place for relocation. " e move also al-lowed for the diversi# cation of Ri! ra! ’s inventory and store expansion.

" is February Ri! ra! cel-ebrated its third birthday with a big unveiling of their newly expanded boutique. More than 1,000 square feet was added to the unique store creating more room for its growing inventory

of unique furniture, colorful decorations, stylish clothing and accessories.

“" at’s what makes us di! er-ent,” Blowers said. “We’re the only one who carries furniture, clothing and jewelry.”

Ri! ra! has wasted no time in taking steps to keep up with its growing popularity. " rough the use of social me-dia sites such as Instagram and Facebook, Ri! ra! has migrat-ed into online sales. Custom-ers can order items online and pay a $ at fee of $6 for shipping or they can opt for in-store pickup. “Customers don’t just go to websites all of the time to shop. But they do go on Face-book whether they’re shop-

ping online or not,” Blowers said. " e innovative business move has Ri! ra! ’s business booming.

In three short years, Ri! ra! has been recognized by CitiScapes magazine as a “Best of NWA” runner-up for best gi% shop in 2010. Ri! ra! has also been pro# led by both Ce!ebrate magazine and At Home in Arkansas and was voted “Best Women’s Clothing Store” 2012 by University of Arkansas students. With this rapid success, Ri! ra! is sure to become a lasting statue of fashion and style in Fayetteville. Runner Up:Mason’s

Riffraff: Best Clothing Store for Womenby ROSALYN TAYLOR

Sta! Writer

The Mustache: Best Clothing Store for Men

" e Mustache celebrated its one-year anniversary Saturday and has already been voted the best place for men to shop in Fayetteville by Traveler read-ers.

“I’m honored and per-plexed,” Owner Brian Bailey said, adding that the award surprised him because " e Mustache is still developing its men’s department. “We are still getting more apparel in for men,” he said.

Bailey likes to have fun with his customers. He posts spe-cials on " e Mustache Face-book page throughout the week. “Come be an idiot with us and we will give you dif-ferent specials,” Bailey said. “If you’re willing to act like an idiot, I’ll give you a discount.”

Wear a mustache (real or fake) any day of the week to get 10 percent o! , Bailey said.

" e Mustache’s style is nice casual with shorts, relaxed but-ton-ups, unique ties and great T-shirts, said Bailey.

" e signature mustache logo makes a statement on many of

their T-shirts and tank tops. “One thing that sells more

than anything is T-shirts,” Bai-ley said. “T-shirts win every battle in this store.”

Brands like Toddland, Pen-ny Stock and Alternative Ap-parel are found throughout the store.

" eir unique style with a reasonable price point is what brings in the customers. You’re not going to see shirts or pants

over $50, Bailey said. “It’s nice to have things at a good price.”

" e Mustache stands out among other retailers. “" ey’re interesting and have a unique style that never crosses fashion boredom,” sophomore Connor Phillips said. “Even some frat guys want a mustache shirt.”

Loyal customers keep com-ing back for the signature mus-tache style.

“" ey do the best job of dis-

tinguishing themselves,” Phil-lips said. “Even if they’re not the most frequently shopped among guys.”

Located on the square, " e Mustache is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the farmer’s market.

Runner Up:Brits and Turks

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Fulbright College boasts the most students on cam-pus with more than 8,000 undergraduates. !ere-fore, it should be no sur-prise it was voted the best college. Students not only work to achieve world peace, but can pump out a mean research paper, usu-ally in a matter of hours.

Do not forget the famous Arkansans cast in bronze. Have you seen Dr. Kim-pel’s Ray Bans? Fresh. And look at Fulbright’s con-"dent, smooth posture. !ink Keith Stone with a vest and college degree. It’s de"nitely symbolic of the typical Fulbright student.Runner Up:Education and Health

UA students voted the JB Hunt Transport Ser-vices Center for Academic Excellence as the best aca-demic building on cam-pus. With modern orange chairs for studying scat-tered throughout the build-ing, many students say they like JB Hunt because it is quieter than some other buildings on campus.

Laura Zaring, a freshman majoring in kinesiology, said she studies in JB Hunt during a break between

classes. “!is building is better

than Kimpel,” she said. “It is quiet with more places to sit.”

JB Hunt was completed in 2007, and cost about $23 million to build. !e building is 120,000 square feet and includes a lan-guage lab, computer labs and a cafe, according to schooldesigns.com.

Heather Blow, a junior psychology major, has two classes in JB Hunt, so she spends much of her time there.

“It is always clean and

quiet. Because it is newer, it is easier to keep clean,” she said.

Some students like JB Hunt for its many options inside.

“I love the JB Hunt build-ing because it is so open and quiet which makes it a great place to study, “ said Whitney Stewart, a sopho-more majoring in apparel studies. “Plus it has an open computer lab to all majors which is very con-venient. Although I wish the computer lab had more space.”

JB Hunt was designed to

be a peaceful place for stu-dents.

“!e mission for the project was to provide a visually dynamic i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y environment,” according to the website. “!e design team sought to create an engaging, warm, comfortable interior that would make young students in particular feel welcome.” Runner Up:Walton College

by JACK SUNTRUPSta! Writer

Best Academic Building: JB Hunt

Best College of Studies:

Fulbright College

by SARAH DEROUEN Sta! Writer

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Club Mullins isn’t the latest dance club, but it is certainly as popular, and keeps nearly the same hours as a typical Dick-son Street establishment. Sun-day through !ursday nights, o"en until 2 a.m., students can be found in Mullins Library -- studying their hearts out and working for the weekend.

!e UA library was named a"er David Wiley Mullins. Mullins graduated from the university in 1931 and became president of the UA in 1960, according to the O#ce of the Chancellor’s website.

Students escape to the li-brary to study for their tests, write essays, or to just kill time and do homework without the added distractions that are present in dorm atmospheres.

“I like to study in Mullins when I need to get away from the distractions of studying at other places,” said Charlie Zar-din, senior civil engineering major. “When I try to study at home I might get sidetracked and start doing other things, but when you’re in one of the big study rooms with lots of other people studying, it's easier to stay focused. It's also a good place to meet with oth-er students to work on group projects.”

Mullins is not the typical library that just o$ers books. !ere are art exhibits, comput-er labs, and study rooms. !e %rst three levels of the library are home to the Special Collec-tions department, Performing Arts and Media materials, and references ranging from social science to education.

During %nals week, the lob-

by level of the library can be as busy as the Union, with the computers, copiers and read-ing rooms %lled with students determined to study.

“I study there more o"en during %nals because that's usually when I need to de-vote several hours of nonstop studying, and Mullins is open later during %nals,” Zardin said. “I usually study in one of the two large study rooms. !ere are usually lots of other people working in there, and it's usually quiet, so it's a good study environment.”

So although Dickson Street is the popular hangout for many on a !ursday night, Club Mullins may o"en be the most crowded place on the Hill.

Runner Up:Bell Engineering

With sun drenching the lawns across campus, students are &ocking to their favorite places to relax, Fayetteville-style.

From a crowd of six thou-sand gathering to watch the Army Air Corps Band during World War II, to the pep ral-lies taking place before the Hogs put their athleticism to the test, the Greek !eatre has seen its fair share of action.

However, when classes are in full swing and the clouds are absent in the sky, hammocks are known to abound across the theatre lawn.

For some people, a well-placed hammock can mean the di$erence between stress and relaxation during the tedious parts of the semester. !e Greek !eatre has played host to numerous loungers who need a break from studying.

With ample shade and a generous amount of sunlight, it’s not hard to see why the lawn next to Dickson is a Ra-zorback favorite.

“!e Greek !eatre is right in the middle of where most of my classes are,” said Eamonn Vaughn, a sophomore Eng-lish major. “My friends meet me there a lot, but my favorite time to relax in my hammock is usually a"er my harder classes.”

“I force myself to take breaks when I feel stressed out,” he said. “!e Greek !eatre al-ways just seems to present it-self to me at the right time.”

Whether it rests on the way to a student’s most despised class, or a little bit o$ the beat-en path for others, the Greek !eatre’s blend of relaxation and socializing is hard to beat for a hammock-carrier.

Runner Up:Wilson Park

by MIKE MAHARDYSta! Writer

The Greek Theatre: Hammock Central, Best Place to Set Up a Hammock

Best Place to Study: Mullins Library

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Maple Hill Voted Best Dorm

Best Apartment Complex: Hill Place

UA students voted Ma-ple Hill as their favorite residence hall for the Best of Fayetteville.

Maple Hill features suite-style rooms with in-dividual bathrooms for each suite. Two to four people can live together in one bedroom or two bedroom suites and some rooms on the top !oor have an extra lounge area above the living area.

Some students who live

there enjoy the extra space o"ered at Maple Hill over other residence halls.

“It’s social if you want it to be, but you still have your own space,” said Lex-ie Curtis.

“[#ere’s] lots of space and what not,” said Nick Mehn. “I love the study rooms, too. #ey are the best environments to study in.”

“I love the RAs and where it is located. It’s just really expensive,” said Stormey Morton, men-tioning price as its only

!aw.Each student said his or

her favorite perk of Maple Hill was the private bath-rooms.

Second year resident Andrew #omas said that the e"orts on the part of the sta" have made this year’s experience in Maple Hill superior to last year.

“We have really great people always keeping the facilities clean,” said An-drew #omas. “RAs did a lot of programming at the beginning of the year and that brought people out of

their rooms, so what used to be perceived as a closed residence hall is being seen in a new light as more social.”

“Ms. Diane, the front desk secretary, is a super star with the residents,” he said. “She knows a lot of them by name. #e CREs are very intentional with what their goals for the year are. #eir goal is al-ways to be better than last year.”

Runner Up: Yocum

Loud atmosphere, com-munity showers and small rooms are all a part of the normal college dorm experi-ence, but with the increasing volume of incoming fresh-man, dorm space is limit-ed, allowing those who want to escape from campus the chance.

Hill Place apartments, located a little more than a mile from the UA on South Royal Oak Parkway, was vot-ed the best apartment com-plex off campus. The apart-ment choices offered include a one, two, or four bedroom living space all complete with private bathrooms.

“I chose Hill Place be-cause it was so close to campus,” said Maddy Ryan, sophomore economics ma-jor. “Also, that’s where all my friends were living.”

Many apartments just come with the square foot-age, but Hill Place furnishes the apartment and provides washers and dryers. The liv-ing room includes a sofa, entertainment center and coffee table, while the bed-room includes a full bed and dresser.

“Currently our prices are as follows: one bedroom/one bathroom - $799 per month, two bedroom/two bath-room - $610 per person per month, four bedroom/four bathroom - $540 per per-son per month,” said Paige Liles, leasing manager of Hill Place. “We do individ-ual leasing, which means we

lease by the bedroom, which is why the two bedrooms and four bedrooms are listed as per person. Each person signs a lease for just their bedroom. If their roommate moves out or is late paying their rent, it doesn’t affect the other roommates in any way.”

Hill Place offers more than just a place to live for students. It provides a col-lege atmosphere without ac-tually being on campus.

“Hill Place residents en-joy a wide range of ameni-ties, including two resort-style swimming pools, hot tub, cabana with full kitchen, free tanning, 24 hour fitness center and 24 hour com-puter lab,” Liles said. “We are also located on a Transit route. Our rates are tiered, so as more people lease, the rate increases. Students will receive the best rate by leas-ing as soon possible.”

For students that want to live at Hill Place they can find an application on the Hill Place website and pay the application fee of $90.

Although some people might think of apartments as a place where everyone keeps to themselves, Hill Place offers various social events such as pool parties, Grill N’ Chill and pizza days each month.

“My favorite thing about Hill Place is probably the pool when it gets warmer,” Ryan said. “Everyone goes out there and there’s mu-sic blaring it and it’s really fun.”Runner Up: Links

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Best Parking Spot: Harmon

Forget long walks. The Harmon Avenue parking garage is situated between the business bloc and the edge of campus, and helps students make their way to class with ease. It’s one of the newest additions to the ever-growing campus, and

resembles a big city tran-sit stop. Students can catch a ride on Razorback Tran-sit to another bus stop, plus it is only a short walk away from Einstein Bros. How-ever, avoiding long walks and unsightly construction cranes will cost you -- ex-pect to shell out more than $700 for a 12-month pass.Runner Up: Garland

Best RSO: Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity was voted best registered student organization in the Traveler’s “Best of Fayette-ville” survey.

The RSO is a campus chapter of the internation-al nonprofit organization of the same name, which focuses on providing af-fordable housing to low-in-come families.

“Habitat for Human-ity UA Campus Chapter works with the local Hab-itat for Humanity Wash-ington County affiliate to supply volunteers for con-struction and deconstruc-tion of homes,” said Mela-nie Bolden, vice president

of the RSO. “We also have volunteers at the Habitat ReStore, which resells used hardware and other home necessities at a discounted price.”

While the scope of Hab-itat for Humanity Interna-tional is worldwide—the organization works in more than 90 countries—the UA chapter focuses on provid-ing housing to families in the Fayetteville area.

One of the RSO’s most visible events is their an-nual Sleepout, hosted every fall, which aims to bring awareness to homelessness and poverty.

“Students sleep outside for a night to simulate the experience of many who do not have a warm bed to

sleep in every night,” Bold-en said.

In addition to the Sleepout, the campus chap-ter of Habitat for Human-ity hosts many events every year which advocate the mission of the organiza-tion.

“Our chapter recently hosted Act! Speak! Build! Week, a national advoca-cy campaign,” Bolden said. “We had a display and dis-cussion wall in the Union Connections lounge and a chapter meeting that week, as well as a fundraiser at Chic-Fil-A.”

Habitat for Humanity was voted the best RSO on campus by UA students, many of whom appreciate the organization’s values.

“I like [Habitat] because it not only provides hous-ing, but because it out-reaches to volunteers as well and provides a sustain-able model for doing good,” said Alex Wilson, junior.

It is easy to appreci-ate something that does so much for so many.

“What makes Habitat for Humanity so great is that the organization’s sole pur-pose is to help low-income families to obtain homes,” Bolden said. “Not simply to rent a home or have anoth-er form of temporary hous-ing...but to build a foun-dation, a forever home, on which they pay a mortgage and become members of a community.”Runner Up: ISO

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b y EMILY DELONGStaff Writer

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Boom! Kinetic: Best Local Band

It’s no surprise that the frontrunner of Fayette-ville’s music scene is the indie dance-rock group Boom! Kinetic. With their high energy “balls to the wall” dance music, the band has won the hearts of Northwest Arkansas natives and UA students alike.

Starting as an “obscure 80s cover band,” over the last six years the band has evolved from playing cov-ers of Tears For Fears and The Cure to moving an entire dance floor with their original music from their LP, Part Gray / Part Bright Light. A few groups the band compares their sound to include The Kill-ers, M83 and Empire of the Sun.

“In our six years of ex-istence we used to be a huge hit with the 25 to 45 age range of concert goers when we were primarily an 80s cover band,” said Wi-ley Seeger, one of the lead singers and guitarists of the band. “Since then, our current stuff is more in the alt-indie genre.”

Kalee Allen, a senior nursing major, has been a fan since her freshman year.

“I like Boom! Kinetic because I have gotten to see them grow from cov-ering some of my favor-ite bands like MGMT at George’s during my first year here in Fayetteville to releasing their own album

over a year ago,” Allen said. “They were the first cover band that I ever experi-enced on Dickson Street, and I’ve been a fan ever since.”

Seeger said they still like playing MGMT for the fans.

“We do a cover of Kids, and we do it the Boom! Ki-netic way, when we play it, it’s balls to the wall man, it gets everyone going.” Seeger said.

“My favorite show I’ve seen of them was last Christmas at George’s,” said Ginny Hickman, ju-nior music major. “They sang Christmas songs but made them all really fun and poppy. I really love how energetic they are. Their shows are always ex-citing and fun.”

Seeger said that they were grateful for the recog-nition they received for be-ing the Best of Fayetteville.

“It’s awesome being rec-ognized like this, we love getting this great feed-back. We want to reach the younger college crowd. We know they’re the ones that are driving the music in-dustry today,” Seeger said.

Boom! Kinetic will be playing two shows in Fay-etteville in the coming month: on May 4 (that’s Dead Day, folks) they will play at George’s Majes-tic Lounge, and on May 17 they will be playing at Powerhouse’s Party on the Patio.Runner Up: Swimming

George’s Majestic Lounge: Best Venue for Concerts

It makes sense that the Uni-versity of Arkansas would vote George’s Majestic Lounge the Best of Fayetteville for concert venues. For concertgoers, the venue is just a stone’s throw from the edge of campus, and George’s consistently books strong bands in the folk, blues, rock and country genres to perform. But the music book-ings are, of course, very niche.

“I enjoy George’s as a ven-ue, but they often do not have the type of music I enjoy,” said Clint Cunningham, a history major. “But they are one of the few venues that has man-aged to stay open through the years, and they have a good

atmosphere.”Many know George’s as

“!e King of Dickson Street, since 1927.” !e venue boasts a rich history, having endured the changing of the eras, stand-ing the test of time and main-taining a devoted clientele.

“George’s just pulls in some really great shows. For a guy like me, that’s the most im-portant thing,” said Jonathan Hunter, an English major.

George’s reputation pre-cedes it, but what has always separated George’s from its competitors is its willingness to adapt, and to change its fa-cilities right alongside the changing interests of the pub-lic. Runner Up: Rogue LAUREN HUSBAND Staff Photographer

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Bordinos: Best Date Night Spot

Bordinos restaurant of-fers upscale, Italian dining, a cozy and inviting atmo-sphere and the perfect place to take the one you love, which is why it earned the title “Best Date Night Res-taurant” by UA students for this year’s “Best Of ” Awards.

Located in the heart of Fayetteville nightlife on Dickson Street, Bordinos is the perfect place to wine and dine your special some-one before heading to a movie or night on the town. !e extensive menu of spe-cials such as sautéed duck breast, ricotta-chèvre gn-occhi and grilled pork loin,

along with a wine and spe-cialty drink list makes Bor-dinos a unique "nd com-pared to other restaurants in town.

UA senior Garrett Park described Bordinos as “el-egant, sophisticated and ro-mantic.”

“!e food really was very good when we went. My date had a special-ty drink, a cosmopolitan, which was really delicious,” said Park, who took his girl-friend to Bordinos for her 21st birthday.

While many pick the restaurant for a romantic dinner spot, others head there for a more casual date night, taking advantage of the happy hour drink spe-

cials. “I went there last year

and it was really fun. I had a Tropical Storm, which was a fruity pineapple citrus drink, and it was delicious,” said Meleah Brock, social work major. “!e servers were really helpful and nice, and the bar had a great set-up with lots of seating. !e restaurant just has a nice at-mosphere, and it’s fun to go there for dinner or drinks.”

Taking the spot for “best date night” as voted by stu-dents across campus, Bor-dinos remains one of our Fayetteville favorites for a romantic place to take that special someone.

Runner Up: Mermaids

Best Hole in the Wall: Hugo’s

Since 1977 Hugo’s has been a hidden gem in Fay-etteville and was voted best hole in the wall restaurant. Located in a basement on North Block Avenue, peo-ple have to keep an eye out for the hidden restaurant, only illuminated by a tiny neon sign with a downward pointing arrow.

“You have to be led down here by a friend,” Hugo’s owner Jason Piazza said. “We don’t do any ad-vertising so you have to be let into the secret that we’re here.”

Hugo’s has culinary op-tions for every demograph-ic, from their famous Bleu Moon Burgers to a range of vegetarian options and three different kinds of na-chos. It was one of the first places in Northwest Arkan-sas to put nachos on the menu.

“Over the last 10 years we’ve been known more for burgers than anything else, but we’ve had the same

menu since 1977,” Piazza said. “We have third-gener-ation customers.”

For 35 years, Hugo’s has been a Fayetteville tra-dition with their unique charm and delicious food.

“They have a great rep-utation,” junior Afsaneh Nimroozi said. “Most peo-ple know them for their awesome burgers and chill atmosphere. I serious-

ly only hear good things about that place.”

Hugo’s is open Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Customers can expect a place that is like no oth-er. “No one can match our atmosphere,” Piazza said. “We’re in a basement.”

Runner Up: Pesto

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Best Fraternity on Campus: Sigma Nu

Best Sorority on Campus: Pi Beta Phi

by CAITLIN MURAD

Sta! WriterSigma Nu Fraternity

was voted best fraternity on campus. ! ey joined Arkansas Greek Life in 1904 as the Gamma Upsi-lon Chapter.

! eir chapter ranks among the top " ve Sigma Nu fraternities in the na-tion. Sigma Nu is known as one of the only frater-nities founded on the op-position of hazing. Since being founded at Arkan-sas in 1904, the chapter has grown to 174 active members and 10 spring candidates. In the fall they initiated 50 candidates and during spring recruit-

ment all of their bids were accepted.

Sigma Nu prides them-selves in leading their members to a higher stan-dard in academics, service to their community and excelling in Greek events

on campus. On April 28, the chap-

ter will kick o# their an-nual powder-pu# football tournament on campus. All the proceeds will go to the Battered Women’s Shelter of Fayetteville.

“Within the last year we have won the GAMMA[Greeks Advo-cating the Mature Man-agement of Alcohol] award, Langston Cabaniss won outstanding NGC delegate, Grant Adams won outstanding NGC of-" cer and Jacob Bray was named outstanding junior of the Walton accounting department” said Chapter President, Alan Matthews.

! e chapter encourages their members to be active in Greek Life on campus, succeed academically and be involved in RSOs on campus.

by CAITLIN MURAD

Sta! Writer

! e Arkansas Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi joined Arkansas Greek Life in 1909 as the 39th chapter of Pi Beta Phi.

Today they have 329 members and have received numerous Panhellenic and National awards. ! is year the chapter won highest so-rority and all-campus GPA for Fall 2011 with a cumula-tive GPA of 3.408.

On a national level, the chapter was second out of all the Pi Phi chapters in do-nations given to the Pi Beta Phi Foundation. ! is year

they were also were named third Pi Beta Phi Chapter Internationally for 2010. Members of Pi Phi are also encouraged to be involved on campus in addition to

being involved in their so-rority. Many of them hold positions in ASG, Panhel-lenic Council, the Student Alumni Association and in RSOs within their college.

! ey also received the Order of Omega Achieve-ment Award and Commu-

nity Service Award and the Panhellenic Achievement Award for last year.

Pi Phi’s philanthropy is Children’s Literacy. Every year they hold a 5k on cam-pus to raise money for their organization of choice, and this year the 5k raised more than $30,000 to help their cause. ! e chapter also vol-unteers and participates in events within the Fayette-ville public school system to help promote literacy in the community. Many of their members participate in the VAC Literacy program where they read to children at Fayetteville elementary schools every week.

won outstanding NGC of-" cer and Jacob Bray was named outstanding junior of the Walton accounting department” said Chapter President, Alan Matthews.

Runner Up: Lambda Chi Alpha

Runner Up: Kappa Delta

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! e votes are in, and yet again, Eureka Pizza was named best pizza in Fayetteville. Established in 1992, Eureka Pizza has been giving its customers quality pizza for insanely low prices. If any of you were lucky enough to endure the early Eureka Pizza radio and television advertisements, you would know just how big a “big, big deal” at Eureka Pizza really is. “It’s big.”

Just what is it about Eureka Pizza that we

love so much? First and foremost: the prices. Everyday, Eureka is serv-ing up large pepperoni, sausage or cheese pizzas

for only $5.99, except on Monday when they are just $3.99. Don’t feel like calling in an order? No problem, these pies are ready for you to pick up all day, every day. If you are willing to take a little out of your beer budget, splurge for one of their

delicious specialty pizzas, or try all 11, why not?

Eureka Pizza has two locations in Fay-etteville, one on Mission

Boulevard and one on Leverett Avenue, the " rst location to have a drive-thru window. Not only

is the Leverett location perfect for students, but the hours are great for late-night eaters. It’s open to midnight during the week, and 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. So whether you’re up late studying or crawling back home from Dickson, Eureka’s got you covered for a cheap and tasty fourth-meal that will keep you functioning until it’s time to pass out.

Chad Arnold STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Best Pizza:

1992, Eureka Pizza has been giving its customers quality pizza for insanely

is the Leverett location perfect for students, but the hours are great for late-night eaters. It’s open

Runner Up: Mellow Mushroom

For anyone outside of Fay-etteville, the correlation of penguins and barbeque would sound silly, but to natives on ! e Hill, it sounds absolutely delicious. Penguin Ed’s has been serving Fayetteville for

more than 16 years and we love it now more than ever.

Penguin Ed’s started o# as just a tent on the side of a road. ! ree locations and millions of penguins later, we have the almighty franchise Fayetteville has come to know and love.

Pork, chicken, beef, brisket and sausage are the main at-

traction at Penguin Ed’s BBQ, as are their famous fried pick-les. Penguin Ed’s Way out West o# ers a small yet substantial vegetarian menu for those who morally can’t eat meat, but rel-ish the smell. As for Penguin Ed’s on Mission Boulevard, in addition to the vegetarian menu, this location merged with a bakery-café and now serves breakfast Wednesday to Sunday.

Serving up plate a$ er plate of their infamously delectable smoked meats, Penguin Ed’s has gained a loyal following of customers. Highly recom-mended and forever seen as a Fayetteville icon, Penguin Ed’s is sure to please even the picki-est of barbeque connoisseurs and lovers of penguins.

by EDDIE GREGGSta! Writer

Cheap beer and cheap burgers—these are what Grub’s does best.

! is combination is pre-cisely why Grub’s is so popular with college students, said Billy Faulk, manager at Grub’s on Dickson.

“We try to cater to the students... Everybody wants cheap drinks, good food,” he said.

! e atmosphere at Grub’s can be a little loud at times, but it’s hard to beat $6 pitchers of beer and 15 variations on a burger.

Despite the list of options, I " nd the classic All-American to be the best burger choice. You also can’t go wrong with an order of cheese fries: they’re cheesy, starchy and loaded with bacon and green onions—the perfect compli-ment to cheap beer.

And when it comes to af-fordable imbibement on Dick-son Street, Grub’s is also at the top of the list with a daily

Happy Hour from 4 to 10 p.m. and a list of other drink specials throughout the week: Monday night is half-price night from 10 p.m. to close. Tuesday night is all about “You-Call-Its,” any drink for $2 from 10 p.m. to close.

And ! ursday night is “Beat the Clock Night,” which features $1 wells and domestic beers from 10 to 11 p.m.; $2 wells and domestic beers from 11 p.m. to midnight; $3 from

midnight to 1 a.m.; and back to $1 from 1 a.m. to close.

If you’re on the North side of town, Grub’s has also recently added an “Uptown” location near the NWA Mall.

Faulk expressed gratitude for being named the best bar in town by UA students:

“Tell ‘em we said thanks,” he said from behind the bar.

Best BBQ: Penguin Ed’s

Best Bar: Grub’s Bar & GrilleCHAD ARNOLD Staff Photographer

MADDIE LOGAN Staff Photographer

Runner Up:Whole Hog

Runner Up:West End

by KIMBERLY MCGUIRESta! Writer

by KIMBERLY MCGUIRESta! Writer


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! e votes are in and the students have spoken: Star-bucks, the Seattle-based juggernaut of the co" ee seas, has beaten a string of locally owned co" ee shops for the title of Fayetteville’s best co" ee shop.

“I like Starbucks a lot because they have a lot of variety of di" erent drinks and di" erent drinks for every season,” said Lauren Dockery, a marketing ma-jor, as she waited in line at the campus location of Star-bucks Monday a# ernoon. “I usually get the white choco-late mocha frappuccino, but today I’m getting a straw-berry smoothie.”

And with two lo-cations in Fayette-ville, one be-low Brough C om m on s on campus and the other just o" the in-tersection of Joyce Avenue and College Av-enue, Starbucks is easily accessible for most students.

In addition to the variety of drinks o" ered at Star-bucks, Dockery said she also likes the location on campus because it is a great place to study and hang out.

“I de$ nitely come in

here and study some, going in between classes when I have breaks,” she said. “If I have a short break, I’ll just come in here and hang out, drink co" ee—so that’s nice, too.”

Best Coffee Shop:

3901 Shiloh Dr. (near the intersection of Col-

lege Avenue and Joyce Avenue)

Phone: 479.444.3380

Hours:5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Sunday - ! ursday5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday – Saturday

Runner Up: Mama Carmen’s

And with two lo-cations in Fayette-ville, one be-low Brough C om m on s

Avenue and College Av-enue, Starbucks is easily accessible for

Best Coffee Shop:

Locations1021 W. Dickson St. (below Brough Commons

on campus)

Phone: 479.575.4120

Hours:7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday – Friday

1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday

by EDDIE GREGGSta! Writer

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