The Traveler

Our minds are useless to us if they are not open, Sheikh Muneer Al-Farra said to an audience of more than 50 people in the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena.

The Muslim Students Association invited Al-Farra to speak in an attempt to dispel misconceptions being presented by the media about Islam, according to the press release.…

UA staff, faculty and students covered various concerns and opinions about the popular peer networking Web site Facebook, including its potential legal, professional and personal safety impacts, and sought feedback from the audience at the Reynolds Center Auditorium.…

UA administrators displayed some of the new technology in Smart Classrooms being installed throughout campus. The Smart Classrooms were paid for via a $5 million portion of the $300 million from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation set aside for technological expenditures.…

Earth Day is a time to both appreciate and maintain the delicate ecological balance of the world, and a small but enthusiastic gathering of Fayetteville residents gathered Saturday afternoon at the World Peace Wetlands Center to do just that. 

Established in 1970, Earth Day has become a time to raise awareness of the state of the planet. Representatives from the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology, the Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, and other volunteers were in attendance in solidarity with the aims of the World Peace Wetlands Center, namely to facilitate world peace through environmental preservation. …

Many students may feel a connection with professor Lindsley Smith. She too knows what it is like to hold down two jobs. Smith is the state representative for District 92. Serving as a Democrat, she was first elected in 2004. In addition to her work in Little Rock, she currently teaches political communication and interpersonal communication at the UA.…

During a lecture titled China's Foreign Trade Regime, Heng Wang spoke about topics including the World Trade Organization, the trade relationship between China and the U.S., and changes in China's trade policy. The trade policy has been embodied mainly in the foreign trade law of 2004, Wang said.…

The "Invisible Children," a documentary surrounding the plight of the children in northern Uganda will be shown at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 at the Alltel Ballroom. Representatives of the film and movement will hold a question and answer session after the film about the documentary and how to become involved in the movement.…

UA Saxophone Chamber Ensemble will be in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27. The Ensemble will perform musical selections of J.S. Bach, Edward MacDowell, Ludwig van Beethoven, Percy Grainger, Ronald Caravan and Irving Berlin.…