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The ASU Regional Farmers’ Market has proven to be popular among both growers and shoppers. With fresh and locally grown food, the market will open for the season on Saturday, May 5.

After a news release made on Friday, April 20, the Kays house on the ASU campus has been promised another year of standing — now with an even stronger sense of pride.

EXPRESS

Last year $20,345.44 was collected by the ASU Campus Card Center from student’s unused Express dollar balances.

The unused funds would have been returned to students if a refund request form or email requesting the refund with their ID number had been sent to the card center. Those funds would then have been transferred to Student Account Services and used to pay any student’s charges and then whatever money was left would have been refunded to the students.

ASTATE OneCard

Incoming freshmen will be issued a new kind of ID called the ASTATE OneCard.

The university has teamed up with Discover Money Network to allow students to open an account with ASU Student Account Services, separate from their school account, to be used anywhere that accepts Discover card, including off-campus locations.

nternational students must go through the ESL program on campus, accordint to Rula Momani, Interim director of The International Center for English. Or, they can opt to take and pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or Pearson language test.

Arkansas State fans now have a new place to purchase Red Wolf merchandise online.  Redwolvesgear.com is the new one-stop shop for all howling needs.

Graphic by Staci Vandagriff & Abdullah Raslan

The University Police Department and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) Police will be more strictly enforcing the law not to trespass on the railroad tracks near the recently closed off Caraway Road.

The Special Olympics competition was held Saturday at the ASU track facilities. Around 240 school age athletes and around 150 adults showed up to compete. Competitions included: walks, dashes, soft ball throw, tennis ball throw and the running and standing long jump.

Pictured: Special Olympians look on as the day’s events unfold at the track facilities.

The ASU Fine Arts Department will be making some big changes regarding faculty in the fall semester.

The department is searching for a new director of athletic bands to take the place of long time director, Ken Carroll, who has been moved to director of jazz studies.

Leonard Jones, a junior social science major of Stockton, Cali., and member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, participated in the 'Strut Off' during  a NPHC minority recruitment event.

For the first time in ASU history, a team of students from the College of Business placed first in their division and brought home $6,000 in prize money at the 2012 Governor’s Cup.

The first meeting of the new Arkansas state chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday May 5, at the Jonesboro Public Library, inside the “Round Room.”

With a mixture of multi touch technology and GPS recognition, smartphones have become a vital part of the lifestyles of nearly 100 million Americans according to Geekwire.com.

With many people having their phones attached to them as if they were their organs, now they can check their actual organs vital functions with the comfort of their own mobile device.

Software applications (or apps) available at the Apple and Android store now can save peoples lives.

His face won’t be found on flashy billboards, in obnoxious campaign commercials or even behind a desk in a swank campaign headquarters.

Jacob Holloway, a Jonesboro native and ASU graduate student, seeking an MSA in Agricultural Science, is running under the Green Party Ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives in the first District.

March 22

On Saturday, Officer Robert Peevey was on foot patrol in Collegiate Park when he saw a vehicle parked at the building five entrance. From the vehicle, he heard someone yell, “Shut the f--- up” to a vehicle that had just passed them. Peevey then made contact with the passenger, Quitin Sparkman, and asked who said it. Sparkman admitted to yelling.

• This is a campus-wide invitation to a going away reception honoring Dr. Glen Jones, hosted by the Office of Academic Affairs.  Please mark your calendar and plan to join us May 8, from 3-4:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall. Remarks will begin at 3:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
• A course focusing on Service and Leadership will be offered on Wednesdays from 4pm-5pm, Fall 2012. This course will be worth 2 credit hours and can be used towards a leadership minor at ASU.  The course name is Intro to Leadership 101, and the CRN is 60572.
• Sign up now for Summer I or Summer II horseback riding classes at the ASU Equine Center.  We will offer the beginning Equitation class (ANSC 1602) in the first summer term and Intermediate Western Equitation (ANSC 1612) in the second summer term.  Both classes will meet MRWR in the morning hours to beat the heat.

Candice “Candi” Mey-Biggers, a communications disorder major of ASU, is this year’s recipient of the 126th R. E. Lee Wilson award, the highest Distinguished Student award at ASU.

Summer is almost here, and for many students, that means the bittersweet experience that is summer school. These somewhat short, five-week sessions are divided into two terms and help students lighten their loads during fall and spring semesters.

However, this may not be possible for a lot of students who rely on government assistance in the form of financial aid to help pay for their education.

Four teams competed with a mixture of NPC, IFC and NPHC sororities and fraternities competing against each other during Greek Week last week. Challenges included scavenger hunts, obstacle courses and 3-on-3 basketball.

Photos by Alejandra Hernandez and Staci Vandagriff/Herald

Over the last week, the department of English and philosophy put on the 18th annual installment of the Delta Symposium, a gathering of artists, poets, music and other acts that serve to celebrate the culture of Arkansas’ Delta region.

After spending the semester battling the ASU system proposed intellectual property policy, the faculty senate received news that its objections have been heard during Friday’s meeting.

A press release sent out early Thursday afternoon announced that plans have been formulated which could result in the Victor C. Kays Home remaining on the Jonesboro campus.

Head campus planners Neal Kessler and Jon Hoffman presented the preliminary campus master plan Wednesday afternoon.

Photos by Chelsea Weaver

The ASU Department of World Languages and Cultures might soon be seeing a change in its programs due to a lack of students enrolled in the various language courses offered by the department.

The counseling center held “Margaritaville” on Tuesday night in the Centennial ball room. The event was held to bring awareness to the dangers of consuming alcohol.

Greek Week began Monday with four teams competing for the win. The teams, black, green, red and gold, are composed of all of the fraternities and sororities on the ASU campus.

Rumors have been making their way around the ASU campus about the possibility of the Northpark Quads residence halls implementing the addition of co-ed suite-mates to living arrangements. 

The HMG Health Expo will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 21 and from 1-5 p.m. on April 22 at the ASU Convocation Center.

The members of the American Institute of Graphic Arts attended the Dallas Society of Visual Communications National Student Conference in Dallas, TX Thursday.

March 15

On Saturday at 12:50 a.m., Officer Billy Branch reported a large group fighting at 1006 University Loop East. As he stopped his patrol unit, he watched Robert Davis swing at an unknown subject.

Briefs

• Volunteer ASU is seeking volunteers to assist with the Non Trad Spring Fling on Saturday, April 21.  Volunteer shifts are 11am-1pm, 1pm-3pm, and 2pm-3:30pm.  Volunteers will  assist with managing kids on inflatables, set up , clean up,  and with the operations of the event.  For more information or to sign up for shift contact jcherry@astate.edu.

In a financially instable, mentally draining and often-chaotic college environment, several students have found a way to succeed through AdvoCare.

The Community Assistants (CAs) of Northpark Quads will be hosting the Northpark Quads “Cribs” contest throughout the month of April.