The Traveler

UA Transit and Parking officials lengthened the hours of free parking at the HPER this year, a step forward in providing more accessible parking for students around campus.

The parking lot west of the HPER is metered, but students may park free after 5 p.m., a better deal than before the softball field was torn down when students could park free only after 8 p.m.… Post the First Comment

"Hey, let's go to Late Night."

Oh, the casual elegance of that statement, the nonchalance that disguises a poor, starving college student's underlying desperation for a decent meal at a decent price - with no buffet line involved.

If it weren't so preposterous a comparison, we might even say the phrase is the college equivalent of, "Dinner at the Plaza?"

Then again, maybe it's not a preposterous comparison because, according to New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni, dinner at the Plaza is not all it's cracked up to be - and going to Late Night is not all it's cracked up to be, either.… Post the First Comment

[Editor's Note: The original column submitted by Greg Karber for this issue was rejected by the Standards & Practices Board of The Arkansas Traveler, as per a clause in his contract. Instead, please enjoy the column below, which Mr. Karber wrote over the summer in preparation for such an eventuality.… Post the First Comment

More than a month before my nine-hour bus ride to the Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference, I met with the adviser for the trip to discuss my attendance. Though she saw no problem with it, she left me with a warning: people would probably be mean to me.… 9 Comments