Brief #7 - Campus Hard News

College football games are great outlets for sports fanatics, spectators, and students to inter-mingle. The aroma of grilled hot dogs and fresh turf enraptures your nose and the light chill you feel right before Summer leaves and Fall begins lets you know what time it is. Picture yourself at your all time favorite SEC Game; you're calling the Hogs and just before you belt out "Sooieeee" you notice your Professor getting arrested. Well that was the case for University of Arkansas students this past weekend.

According to the Washington County Sheriff Department Lawton Nalley was booked into the Washington County Detention Center after allegedly yelling profanities at Arkansas head coach, Bret Bielema. Nalley is an assistant professor of the Agriculture department at at The U of A, and he was booked on suspicion of public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Nalley bailed out the same day, and issued a public statement: "I embarrassed myself, the college and the university. I hold myself to higher standards and have no excuses for my actions. I especially want to apologize to Coach (Bret) Bielema.

"Lona Robertson, interim dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences at The U of A, released the following statement: "We have reviewed this situation and are very disappointed by Dr. Nalley’s actions, which were highly inappropriate. Dr. Nalley is remorseful for what occurred. He is respected for his teaching and research, and has been an asset to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, and the college. Taking all this into consideration, we are moving forward with appropriate measures to address the matter with Dr. Nalley, who remains employed by the University."








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5 News Online - Fayetteville