The Traveler website was up and running this summer. Here are some news bulletins you might have missed while away from the UA. For more information on these stories please check uatrav.com.

UA Students Volunteer in Joplin

• UA students and graduates volunteered to provide aid to the people who have been affected by the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo.

Wal-Mart Donates to help Campus Food Pantry

• The Wal-Mart Foundation donated $36,956 to support the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry located on the UA campus. The food pantry was also featured on ESPNU’s SEC Academic Special.

City Council Failed the Smoking Ban

• An amendment that would ban smoking in Fayetteville bars failed by a 5-3 vote at the city council meeting on June 7.

ASG Hired New Adviser

• After approximately a month of interviews, the Associated Student Government has hired Rudy Trejo as the new ASG advisor.

UA Systems President Finalist Dies in Car Crash

• Stanley Reed, former trustee for the UA and president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, died Friday, July 15th. Reed was traveling U.S. Highway 64, east of Augusta in Woodruff County when his car veered off the highway and into a tree, according to the police report. Reed, who was an undergrauate and law school graduate of the UA, served as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1998-2008. He was one of the four finalists for president of the UA system. The UA board chose Donald Bobbit yesterday to succeed retiring Alan Sugg.

New Student Integrity Policy for 2011-2012 Passed

• The new policy was supported by both the Faculty Senate and the Associated Student Government.Changes to the panel process were made. The panels will be made up of five members: two students, two staff or faculty members and one faculty chair, who will act as a tie breaker, said Danny Pugh, UA dean of students. There will be nine faculty chairs appointed, all serving three-year terms. Academic integrity offenses will be separated into minor and major violations. The consequences for minor offenses will be probation or community service. The consequences for major offenses will be expulsion. Students with minor offenses will be allowed one appeal, and students with major offenses will be allowed two appeals, Pugh said.