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Around Campus: One-Act Plays UCA Theatre will present the Festival of One-Act Plays today and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Bridges/Larson Theatre in Snow Fine Arts. Admission is free.

All Greek Christmas Carolling The Greek community will meet tomorrow in front of the Harding Centennial Plaza at 7 p.m. to go Christmas Carolling around Conway.

Percussion Ensemble The Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Snow Fine Arts recital hall.

Glen Campbell Glen Campbell will perform at 2 p.m. Dec. 12 in Reynolds Performance Hall. His daughter, Debby Campbell, will join him. Call the box office for pricing.

Don Carlo Captured Live from the Met featuring Don Carlo comes to UCA at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 in Reynolds Performance Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for the general public.

Children’s Choir Concert The Central Arkansas Children’s Choir Christmas concert will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Snow Fine Arts recital hall.

Winter Commencement Winter graduation will be Dec. 18 in the Farris Center at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

HPER Needs Helpers Two positions in the HPER Center are open for students who are available Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Applications are located in the HPER Center Front Office Room 103 and must be turned in by Friday.

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Big Project Applications SGA is taking Big Project applications until 4 p.m. Jan. 14 in the SGA Office. To learn more about the project, visit ucasga.org/bigproject.

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Basketball: Missouri State out-shoots bears 101-61

Reynolds: Glen Campbell to perform at 2 p.m. Sunday

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Residence hall with skyboxes to break ground by Preston Tolliver Entertainment Editor

Students returning from Christmas Break may notice a different look on campus as the unoccupied Minton Hall will be torn down to make room for a new residential building. For the last three years, the rundown Minton Hall has been used for police and fire department training. The new building, which was named Bear Hall at a Board of Trustees teleconference Dec. 1, will be built behind the visitor’s side of Estes Stadium. Vice President of Finance and Administration Diane Newton said the new hall will include four stories and will measure at 120,000 square feet. The building will also include a fifth story of 12 skyboxes, all of which are being paid for by the Athletics Department through private funds. Of the 12 skyboxes that are being built, eight have already been leased to businesses and private parties. Each skybox will include a kitchen area equipped with refrigerators. They will also include indoor and outdoor seating to overlook the football field. The cost of each skybox is $25,000 a year, including a minimum 10-year lease. “[Owners] range from corporations to individuals,” Athletics Director Brad Teague said. “Typically, our true fans.” Teague said the skyboxes will cost approximately $2.25 million. Bear Hall, a 385-bed dormitory, is being funded through a $22 million bond the university received this year. Of the $22 million, $18 million will be used to build the new dormitory. The remaining $4 million will be used for renovations and reparations on

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The new Bear Hall will provide 12 skyboxes, indoor and outdoor seating and 385 beds. It will be behind the visitor’s side of Estes Stadium. The groundbreaking ceremony will be 2 p.m. Dec. 17.

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Interfraternity Council participates in 2010 World AIDS Day events by Mary DeLoney Assistant News Editor

The UCA Interfraternity Council participated in the William J. Clinton Foundation 2010 World AIDS Day Reading of the Names Project on Dec. 1. The annual event began at 12 a.m. Dec. 1 and ended at 12 a.m. Dec 2. Volunteers continuously read the names of people who have passed away from AIDS. The event also included a showing of quilts either donated or made by people who wanted to remember those who passed away. Participants worked in shifts from 12 a.m.-2 a.m. and 3 a.m.-4 p.m. “We went out to the Clinton Library

Chinese Minor Program UCA now offers three scholarships each year for students to study abroad in China. The first Chinese minor program in Arkansas is now available at UCA.

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to memorialize all the people that passed away with AIDS. We worked in shifts of six minutes and had three shifts apiece,” Senior Charles Luong said. This is the first time IFC has done a philanthropy event together. “It’s kind of a big thing if you really think about it,” IFC Vice President of Communications Issac Morales said. Morales was in charge of putting the event together. “My position is new to IFC and my job is to create relationships between the fraternities and promote how we project our fraternities to the campus. I wanted to pick a project where we could all work together to promote Greek life and show

that it’s no so much about one fraternity but that we can all work together and we’re one big group who serves the community,” Morales said. Morales asked each fraternity to have its members sign up to participate in the event. Kappa Sigma, Phi Lambda Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Sigma Nu participated. Phi Lambda Chi has participated in the event a couple of times. When Assistant Manager of the Volunteer and Visitor Services of the William J. Clinton Foundation Tina Eoff contacted them to participate again, Morales said he thought the event would be large enough for all of IFC to participate.

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Board of Trustees vote to name new Bear Hall; renew $800k advertising contract by Taylor Lowery

Associate Editor & Opinion Editor The UCA Board of Trustees voted Dec. 1 to renew an $800,000 per year contract with advertising firm Cranford Johnson Robinson Wood, for a renewal period of Jan. 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. In a teleconferenced meeting, all board members present voted to approve the contract with the university’s existing advertising agency. Board member Kay Hinkle was the only member to raise concerns, asking if $800,000 was along the lines of what has been spent previously on advertising, and asked what it would include. Chief of Staff Jack Gillean said the Cranford Johnson

begin Friday, Dec. 17. The proposed title was Bear Hall. Kinkle was again the only member to raise concerns over the name, saying there might be confusion with athletics. Vice President of Finance Diane Newton said she was concerned that it might be confused with Bear Village, university-owned apartments. The residence hall will also have 12 skyboxes on top, which will face Estes Stadium. Board member Rush Harding said the clear separation of Bear Hall’s and the skybox’s budgets were a concern. “In no way are [the skyboxes] intermingled with public money,” Harding said. “We just want to make it clear that this is being done with private money.”

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Robinson Wood contract is significantly less than what has previously been spent on advertising. “It’s a little less than what we’ve been spending, say, at the end of [Lu] Hardin’s administration,” Gillean said. “That was about $1.2 million.” Luis Gonzalez, a representative from the agency, said the contract includes a number of broadcast outlets. “We mainly have late news in the Little Rock markets and cable television, which is statewide,” Gonzalez said. “Seventy percent of the total budget is spent on paid media and general marketing media.” The only other item on the agenda was the naming of the university’s new residence hall, of which construction will

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“I started planning in October, so it was enough time in advance for everyone to plan to participate and everyone could choose a time frame that worked best for them,” Morales said. Although the volunteer times were at a time when most are asleep, IFC had over 15 participants. “I really enjoyed doing it last year and I don’t mind working late because it’s a time I can actually give back to the community being a busy person and all,” Luong said. Volunteers enjoyed refreshments while hearing the stories of people with family members who passed away from AIDS.

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Renaissance show attracts patrons by Preston Tolliver Entertainment Editor

The UCA music department hosted its annual Madrigal Feaste both last Friday and Sunday, transforming McCastlain Hall’s Fireplace Room into a medieval scene for its patrons. Those willing to pay $40 were provided a meal of prime rib, chicken florentine or a plate of vegetables. All food was provided by Aramark. Seating for both events began at 6:30 p.m., featuring graduate assistant Adam Stanley yelling the names of students standing at the appropriate tables to show the attendees where their assigned seats were located. The meal wasn’t the main attraction to those in attendance, though. The UCA chamber singers, dressed up in Renaissance-era costumes, sang a series of carols for the guests. Director of Choral Activities John Erwin, who hosted the event, said the costs of putting on the event come to more than half the cost of the tickets. The rest of the money raised goes toward the choir foundation account, which is used

to fund the choir’s out of town trips. “We don’t get the kind of budget that the basketball or football teams get to travel,” Erwin said. “The purpose of course is to get the word out about how great UCA is.” He said that eventually he hopes the department will raise enough money to trip to Europe, a trip the choir made this past spring. However, he said, he doesn’t expect to have the funds to do it again anytime soon. “The Madrigal Feaste is basically not about the money because we don’t make enough money to make it,” he said. “It’s about presenting an uplifting program for this time of year.” Serenading the audience Friday evening was a group of instrumentalists from Little Rock; however, due to having to play another show, they were unable to perform during the Madrigal Feaste Sunday evening. “We normally have brass players and all of the band had a brass concert last night,” Erwin said. “Every brass player that we use was in that concert.”

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The following reports and arrests are from the UCAPD docket. UCAPD reports any tickets issued as arrests, according to Lt. Jeremy Crabb.

Nonstudent arrested for DWI after wrecking mo-ped Nonstudent Ryan Barnett, 23, was arrested just after midnight Dec. 4 after police found him standing by his blue and silver mo-ped near the College One Stop Shell Station on Farris Road. When police found him, Barnett said he had been in an accident, but was OK. Police noted that he smelled strongly of alcohol and that he showed several signs of intoxication. Barnett, the officer said, was swaying back and forth, had slurred speech and was having trouble standing. Because of his obvious drunkenness, Barnett was placed under arrest for DWI without any field sobriety tests being given. When they arrived at the station, Barnett asked for help to get out of the car because he was having trouble walking. Barnett failed the tests given to him at the station and refused to take a breathalyzer test. He then refused to sign his booking paperwork because he said he knew he was guilty and that he didn’t need to sign the papers to prove it. In addition to his second DWI, Barnett was charged with driving on a suspended license, careless and prohibited driving and refusal to submit to chemical tests.

Nonstudent arrested after riding in car with expired tags Nonstudent Shandy Watson, 22, was arrested Dec. 3 after the car in which she was a passenger was pulled over for having expired tags and a fictitious license plate. At approximately 7:16 p.m., while driving east on Dave Ward Drive, an officer noticed that the white Chevrolet Blazer’s tags were expired and ran its plate numbers, only to discover the plates actually belonged

to a Dodge Intrepid. The officer pulled the car over in the entrance to Germantown Apartments. The officer met with the driver, Christina Chumley and her passenger, Watson, asking both their names and sending them into dispatch. A warrant came back on Watson, so the officer asked her to exit the vehicle. As she opened the door, an open beer fell out of the car. Watson said she hadn’t been drinking it and the officer found it to be warm and stale. Watson was then arrested and taken to the Faulkner County Detention Center and Chumley was issued a verbal warning for failure to pay registration fees and for a fictitious vehicle license.

Student arrested after stealing sushi Student Spencer Smith, 21, was arrested Dec. 1 after being seen trying to smuggle boxes of sushi out of the student center food court. At about 3:20 p.m., an Aramark employee called police saying that someone had stolen food. She told police that Smith took sushi without paying for it. She said that she had seen him walking around the food court with a plate of food as well as two packages of sushi, but when he went to pay, only presented the plate of food. When he walked by her, she said, she saw that he had the two packages in his coat pocket. The woman said she followed Smith and asked to see a receipt and he gave her the receipt for the plate. She asked if he had any other food. Another Aramark witness said she saw Smith steal the sushi, as well. They said that they’ve been trying to watch him lately, because they’ve been suspecting him of theft. Police talked to Smith and he told them that he didn’t pay for the sushi and didn’t see it as a big deal. Smith was then arrested for theft less than $500 and transported to the Faulkner County Detention Center.

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The Madrigal Feaste has been presented at UCA annually for 35 years, with the exception of one year, Erwin said. The first performance was in 1975. “Every year, the format of the program is the same,” he said. “We include different music every year, so some songs will be our annual songs but some songs are new for the season.” Erwin said the singers had to memorize about 25 songs in preparation for the event

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They’ve spent about four hours a week practicing for the Feaste since the beginning of the semester, he said. The performers were required to provide their own costumes. Some, Erwin said, received hand-me-downs from past choir members or made their own while others ordered theirs’ online. Near the end of the dinner, Erwin asked the former choir members in attendance to stand while the choir sang a 16th

century love song. Ending the event, the choir slowly moved around the room holding candles and singing a long series of carols including “In Bethlehem this Christmas Morn,” “Away in a Manger” and “In the Bleak Mid-Winter,” among several others. Beth Lincoln, an employee in the music library, recorded the event. “I loved it. I’m glad that I finally got to witness it,” she said. “It’s neat to go back in time. I’ve always been a fan of the Renaissance era.” Erwin said that over the two nights he expects that there were at least 250 attendees all together.

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The Student Government Association ended the semester with a lot of voting and debate. They voted on room rate increases, board rate increases, Student Activity Fee allocations for spring 2011 and public art. Housing and Residence Life proposed a three percent increase that would make improvements and repairs to the living environment of students. The recommended amount is $18.9 million for the repairs to the residence halls and all university-owned apartments. “This is an example of housing working with us to increase their accountability with the students,” Senator at Large Ty Bittle said. Housing and Residence Life also proposed a board increase.

SGA debated and discussed the board increase proposal for over an hour. “This increase would bring some exciting new things. Some of this money is going to pay for an Einstein’s Bagels, which will hopefully be in by fall 2011, a McAlister’s in Burdick, replacing Grill Works with Burger Studio,” Executive Vice President Austin Hall said. Other things that it would pay for are an eco grill, renovations to Christian Cafeteria and a refurbished Bear Cart. The most debate came from an additional $75 Declining Cash Balance to meal plans. Vice President of Finance Kyle Boyd said: “I know students who don’t use their DCB. I don’t think it’s our place to mandate who gets it and who doesn’t. They should have the option of if they get it.”

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other buildings around campus, Newton said. “What we have problems with is there are students in all of the residential halls,” she said. “We’ve got to get Minton taken down and there’s some utility work we’ve got to get done, and then we’ll see some dirt move.” The space Minton Hall currently takes up may be used as a parking lot for the surrounding buildings, she said. She also said because of the new dorms that will be built, the

university will have the option of moving students around in case of extenuating reasons. “It’s going to give us more flexibility having that space,” she said. Because of the construction that will be occurring on campus, there will be some redirection of traffic by the sites, Newton said. Bear Hall will be built in a “J” shape looping around the area behind the stadium, Newton said. She said students and

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“They had a good set up even though it was really cold. They had a large area where people could visit that had refreshments. They also had really good cookies,” Morales said.

The event made volunteers more aware of the AIDS pandemic. “It felt good to pay respect to people that have passed away with AIDS,” Luong said. “There’s a big pandemic going

Senior Food Service Director UCA Dining Services Jim Nabors said the proposed meal plans are from feedback received by ARAMARK from a survey of 1,300 students. “They want flexibility of being able to use DCB, if we take away DCB and just make it an available option I think we would see an increase in rates,” Nabors said. The board fee increase proposal passed.. All SAFA allocations were passed. The final proposal that was passed was to allow $1,000 to be taken from the SAFA reserve account for shipping for $64,000 worth of artwork that was donated by the Meisel Gallery in New York City. “It’s a very generous donation and we already have the frames for it. I say we do it,” Hall said.

faculty from the interior design department have been helping to design the layout of the building. Their design includes a study room on each floor, a laundry facility on the first floor, and three seminar rooms. According to a press release on UCA’s website, about 50,000 bricks from Milton Hall will be used in the building of the new residential building. “It’s exciting when you have new and good things happen on campus,” Newton said. “It creates a lot of energy.” The groundbreaking for Bear Hall is scheduled for 2 p.m. Dec. 17. Construction is scheduled to begin immediately after the Christmas holidays, weather pending, Newton said. on in Africa where a lot kids are being born with AIDS and there is no cure for it yet just because they don’t have the money for research.” Morales plans on creating another event where all of IFC participates. “Hopefully I can create something in the spring. Not necessarily volunteer work ... kind of like Panhellenic does. I want to create a more friendly Greek life environment for guys,” Morales said.

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As I write this my graduation from UCA is a mere It will be painful, difficult, terrible and scary. two weeks away. Being a 21-year-old college graduate Even more so it will be confusing with a huge is never something I envisioned. I thought all college learning curve, topped with a heaping scoop of grads were in their mid-20s. Little did I know. insecurity and fear. More than anything, though, it I’ve always been a student, that’s all I’ve ever will and has been valuable. Invaluable and so dear to known — from kindergarten to college, with a few my heart, my time and experiences at The Echo have jobs here and there. But truly made my college career. mainly, my job has been Without The Echo, I feel, I school. would have most certainly Things changed for me in been a floater throughout my second year of college, I these past three and a half abruptly changed my major years. In and out of classes, by Abby Hartz from marketing to print never really getting to know Editor journalism. It was done on this campus, this university, a whim and has been the its administrators, my deciding factor in my future. professors or classmates. The Spending the past two Echo is my sorority. It’s the years or so as a staff member thing I complain about the of The Echo has significantly changed the course of most but defend with the most ferocity. my life and greatly altered my college career. Perhaps journalism on a college campus is Never one to follow trends or embrace “what misunderstood and underestimated, as oftentimes everyone else is doing” I bucked the thought of it may deserve to be when I cringe on Wednesday joining a sorority my freshman year, even while all of mornings when I pick up “my” Echo and see the my friends were joining — a perfect choice for them, mistakes I let slip by. However, I do feel lucky to be on but not for me. Unsure of my future or ever finding a the staff of an award-winning newspaper and proud place on this vast campus to call my own, I happened of the work that we do each week. While our fellow upon The Echo. students may be partying every weekend away, or Walking in as an unconfident sophomore, I watching their favorite TV shows on Monday nights, assumed it would be another situation where I felt we’re working. We’re editing on the weekends and out of place and uncomfortable, unable to find a spending every Monday night in the basement of place where I would fit in. Bernard Hall. Its often a thankless job and often for To my complete surprise, that was not the case. only one credit hour. But that’s not what it is about. I found a place, my place. There have been people It’s about being a part of something, a publication who I could relate with, understand and completely that we all respect and love. enjoy. I’ve found friends, mentors and even an With all of this said, I’ll be back. Graduation isn’t important relationship. the end of my love affair with The Echo. While I won’t Spending the past semester as editor of The Echo have the title of editor under my name the next time has had its cliché “up and downs” but it has more you see me, I’ll be back at UCA taking more classes than anything opened my eyes and horizons to what to “better prepare for my future” and unable to pull a “real job” may be like. myself away from all things Echo.

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In the midst of completing my senior year, I more exotic titles from my prior three institutions reflect on lessons learned in college: Be careful with apparently could not fill their stead. Last summer, the amount of alcohol you ingest before class, never when I thought I was only a couple courses away date a professor, especially if he has his Ph.D. and try from the finish line, I was surprised when a new not to rely on junk food for your weekly diet. adviser told me I needed to complete a total of 40 Much more than these tidbits gained during my upper-division hours before I even dreamed of post-high school years, I have learned a lesson with obtaining a UCA diploma. The tears I shed made the consequences so grave that I hesitate to complete the ink on my transcript run. few remaining classes I have left. It took me a fortnight of silent meditation to Dear student reader, I resign myself to another implore you, I beg you from semester of torture. Sure, the deepest caverns of my I’d take courses that were heart never to transfer to virtually meaningless to another school. my major if it meant finally by Will Hehemann I started my tumultuous obtaining a degree after five Staff Writer college career in the fall of years. I’d have to beg my dear 2005 in Mississippi. When I father for more patience as he thought a lifetime of living in agreed to foot further tuition the South had put a bad taste bills. OK, UCA. You win again. in my mouth, I transferred Last week, my major to a school in Massachusetts. When the northeastern and minor advisers gave me the final OK on my winter made adhering to a school schedule too application for graduation. I paid the $30 graduation difficult, I dropped out, worked at an apple orchard fee for my expected graduation in May and then and then transferred to yet another school in faced my final obstacle: the registrar’s office. I doubt Massachusetts. Finally, when fickleness showed its anything can prepare a transfer student for the kind face once more, I transferred to UCA, making it my of scrutiny my credentials and I experienced. fourth post-high school alma mater. Though the office gave me the bad news kindly, I Despite my red flags of indecisiveness, UCA learned that I have an additional five credit hours to welcomed me with wide-open arms. I was high off tack on to next semester’s already full schedule. As I the news that UCA would accept all of my transfer wiped the tears and thick saliva from my crying face, credits. What I didn’t know was that the majority of I trudged away defeated. those courses would not count for curriculum credit And so, now I ask myself if it’s worth it to stick here. They only served to give me an embarrassing out yet another chock-full semester, during which amount of useless credit hours on my transcripts. I will continue to neglect a sporadic work schedule To put it bluntly, I’ve had a hell of a time as a and two maxed-out credit cards for the sake of higher transfer student. Though I enjoy UCA as much as learning. If I do stick it out, I can only imagine what anybody does, dealing with the severe penance that a new complications await me after next semester. transfer student owes has been my constant burden. Who knows which office will tell me I need to retake More than draining me of my own confidence, it has courses for the heck of it. wore on the sweet souls of several advisers who have I am aware that the woes inherent in transferring been kind enough to peer into the Pandora’s Box of are largely my own fault. Despite the repercussions, my four scholastic careers. I am thankful for the experiences I have had at four Though my major requirements have long been very different schools. completed, I am still at UCA as result of two dreaded Now, though, with the amount of time and breeds of classes: general education requirements money I’ve spent at UCA, it’s time I finished my and upper-division hours. Last year I took such academic adventure. God only knows if I have the freshman-filled courses as Oral Communications guts to keep from dropping out and pursuing a and American Nations I, because courses with career in fast food.

As the semester comes to a close and students prepare for finals and the excitement of a month away from school, we look back on the fall 2010 semester. The university is still in a period of change. Although it’s been two years since the Lu Hardin days, the administration is still working to improve UCA’s image. During this semester, they have made positive strides as well as a few stumbles. Despite the need for increased state funding, of which UCA is severely shortchanged, tuition rates remain only slightly higher than the other major universities in the state. Housing and meal plans are still among the most affordable in the state, however. The opening of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics residential college was a great step toward drawing in students with those interests. STEM is the state’s first math- and science-focused residential college, and it places UCA in competition with school like the University of Arkansas, which has a heavy emphasis on math and science. The administration has also worked to battle illegal file sharing by implementing cost effective technology aimed at drastically slowing downloading times. This was a positive step by a university previously named top in the country for the number of illegal downloads. There were a few hiccups this year that the administration, as well as the board of trustees, should be wary of in the future. In a closed session, the board of trustees discussed a matter that should have been discussed publically, which was quite reminiscent of the private meeting during which Lu Hardin was given a $300,000 bonus. It was a careless mistake on their part, but board member Rush Harding was quick to admit the mistake and apologize. The administration also came up a little short on their promise of transparency, with a few issues coming to light after Freedom of Information Act requests from a reporter. Luckily for the administration, what was found was nothing monumental. It was simply unfortunate that the information became available through a news story. Despite a few errors, this was undoubtedly a great semester. The university received several awards from national organizations and publications naming UCA one of the best schools in the South, or country, or for a specific area of study. This kind of national recognition is the kind of thing that UCA needs to increase enrollment and boost its image. Taking a closer look at campus, several organizations had a successful semester. In paricular, the Student Government Association proved that it can listen and respond to the needs of students. When the athletic department came to SGA and requested a $150,000 three-year sponsorship, SGA representatives listened to students and voted against the request. Another great move by SGA has been the creation of their Big Project committee. SGA is currently still seeking applications for their Big Projects, which will provide funding for several projects up to a total of $100,000. The project will hopefully allow several student groups on campus to hold events for students that may otherwise be impossible. Finally, the victims of the October 2008 shooting, students Ryan Henderson and Chavares Block, will finally receive some vindication for their deaths. Three of the four men involved in the shooting— the driver and two in the backseat — pled guilty to three counts of committing a terroristic act. The charge, which is a felony, will land the driver in jail for 26 years and the other two in jail for 18 years, all with 40 years probation. The fourth man, Kelsey Perry, the alleged shooter, was deemed mentally competent, and will go to trial in April. The other three men have agreed to testify against Perry. It’s been a semester of ups and downs, but we look forward to continued improvement and justice for the deaths of two students.

The Echo is printed weekly at the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway, Ark. Decisions about content are made by the student editors. The views published are not necessarily those of the University of Central Arkansas. All material is subject to respective copyrights.

It’s been a semester of ups and downs, but we look forward to continued improvement.

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December 8, 2010

Campbell, country hall of famer, to perform Sunday by Julian Spivey Campus Life Editor

Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell will grace the stage at Reynolds Performance Hall on Sunday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Campbell will be brought to UCA as a part of the Public Appearances Nostalgia Series this semester. Public Appearances Director Jerry Biebesheimer said the Nostalgia Series is one of Public Appearances’ most popular series. “It really fits into that nostalgia thing. It’s really popular. I can’t imagine that we wouldn’t continue to do it,” Biebesheimer said. Campbell is a native of Delight, Ark. His performance at UCA will be a return to his home state. “I think it made it somewhat easier in that the agents didn’t have to explain where Conway was,” Biebesheimer said. “And he thought that going home during Christmas would be fun.” KUCA General Manager Monty Rowell said he is excited to get the chance to see Campbell perform. “We’ve been blessed since we’ve had Reynolds opened that we’ve been able to bring good performers. Unfortunately,

I’ve been away [broadcasting] basketball games [for most], but this time I’ll make it,” Rowell said. “I’m pretty excited about it. When he had his variety show it was a big deal. There was a lot of interest from Campbell because he was from Arkansas and doing well.” Campbell has been ranked as one of the greatest country singers of all time. CMT ranked him as the 29th greatest male performer in country music history in 2003. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Campbell has been honored in his music career that has expanded over 40 years. He has won eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year in 1968 for “By The Time I Get to Phoenix,” eight ACM Awards, two CMA awards, including Entertainer of the Year in 1968, three Dove Awards and three American Music Awards. According to his website, Campbell has sold over 45 million albums. Three of Campbell’s most recognized recordings, “Wichita Lineman” (1968), “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1967) and “Gentle On My Mind” (1967) have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Campbell has had nine number one songs during his career on the

country music charts, including “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston” (1968) and “Rhinestone Cowboy” (1975). “Rhinestone Cowboy” crossed over to the pop music charts where it also went to number one. CMT named “Galveston” the eighth greatest country song ever and “Rhinestone Cowboy” the 32nd greatest country song ever in their list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs of all time. Rowell said that Campbell has so many great songs that he can’t pick just one favorite. “I can honestly say I don’t have a favorite Glen Campbell song, but I like ‘Galveston,’ ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix’ and ‘Rhinestone Cowboy.’ All his stuff is solid work,” Rowell said. In addition to Campbell’s hall of fame career as a singer and guitarist, he appeared alongside Oscar-winning actor John Wayne in Henry Hathaway’s 1969 western “True Grit.” The performance led to Campbell’s nomination for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer. Campbell also hosted his own variety TV show from 1969-1972 on CBS called “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.” The show featured guests such as The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Bob Newhart, Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett.

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Country music hall of famer Glen Campbell will perform at Reynolds Performance Hall on Sunday at 2 p.m. Campbell will perform with his daughter Debby. According to Campbell’s website the show was viewed by more than 50 million people every week. Campbell’s oldest daughter, Debby, will join him on stage at Reynolds.

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Tickets can be purchased at the box office for $30-$40 for adults, $27-$37 for senior citizens, $25-$35 for UCA alumni, $23-$33 for UCA faculty and staff, and $10 for UCA students with a student I.D.

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Professor reads from memoir at library Study abroad fair gets good student turn out

by Crosby Dunn

Assistant Campus Life Editor & Assistant Web Editor UCA writing professor and published author Mark Spitzer read from his new book, “Writer in Residence,” Thursday night at the Faulkner County Library. The audience laughed as he read different sections of his book aloud. “They laughed with me, not at me,” Spitzer said. Senior Jessica Carmona said: “It was very funny. I might get the book. I’m thinking about it, anyway. [Spitzer] is my teacher and he told us about it. I came for the extra credit but it was worth it.” People who attended the reading could put their name in a hat for a drawing at the end of the reading. The prize was a gift bag that had candy canes, a Faulkner Country Library magnet and a book called “Politically Correct Holiday Stories” by James Garner. The winner, senior Allison Forbes, said: “I was tickled when I won. I didn’t expect to win.” The reading lasted for 30 minutes and the audience laughed from start to finish. Senior Alexandra Calaway said: “I liked the reading. I got extra credit for coming and it was worth it. [Spitzer] makes me laugh.” She said she would like to have the book. Adult programmer and reference librarian Jeanetta Darley said: “I thought it was very enjoyable. He is funny and hilarious. It was entertaining. Mark is always a great reader.” She said this wasn’t the first time he has done a reading at Faulkner County Library. “He read ‘Season of the Gar’ toward the middle or the end of the past summer,” Darley said. “He came to me and said, ‘I’ve got this other book reading for you,’ and I said, ‘Go for it.’” She said Spitzer is invited back to read anytime. “We really want to support local authors,” Darley said. “[Spitzer] is welcome back anytime he wants to do another reading. Any other authors interested in doing a reading can contact the library and ask.” UCA faculty were also present at the reading to listen to Spitzer. UCA professor Robin Becker said: “Mark is the most important writer in Arkansas today, nay, the country.” She said this was the first reading she’s been to where Spitzer has assigned different voices to the characters in the book. Writing department chair Scott Payne said: “It was great.” He said Spitzer’s use of different voices for each character was very entertaining. “It’s also very effective,” Payne said.

Sophomore Sarah Steele “Easter, because the weather is nicer and my whole family gets together for a huge meal.”

by Katrina Ragsdale Staff Writer

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Writing professor Mark Spitzer reads his memoir, “Writer in Residence,” at the Faulkner County Library on Thursday, Dec. 2. “Writer in Residence” is part three of his four part memoir about his time as a translator living at the bookstore Shakespeare & Co. The next part to be released will be the first, called “After the Orange Glow.” Spitzer said it would be released in early December. He said the fourth part, called “Sick in the Head, and the second part, called “After the Octopus,” do not have release dates yet. “I hope it will be a few years,” Spitzer said. He added that he hopes it will be three years instead of 15. “I hope [‘After the Orange Glow’ and ‘Writer in Residence’] will sell enough to sell the sequel,” Spitzer said.

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The chill from the early afternoon of Dec. 2nd seemed non-existent as a crowd of people crammed into the small room on the second floor of the Student Center. Booths were set up with information to study abroad with programs including: Interior Design, Business, Psychology, Art History, English, Biology, Creative Writing, Linguistics, Theater, World Languages, History and Philosophy. Despite the massive turnout, Study Abroad Coordinator Therese Pollard said last week’s fair was one of a smaller scale than they normally plan. “The fair is mostly focusing on short term, faculty-led programs that occur during the summer months and usually last a few weeks,” Pollard said. “We’re offering a great selection … and the goal of the fair is to inform the UCA community of what their options are.” The price to study abroad varies depending on the amount of credit hours taken. Pollard said if a student wanting to travel is enrolled in UCA courses, anything they are eligible for on campus, they are also eligible for to study abroad. While that money transfers for the tuition, there’s also additional cost with housing and the flight. The deadline to sign up for the faculty-led programs is Jan. 28. While there won’t be another study abroad fair, Pollard said faculty leaders will schedule general interest meetings on their own for their specific program, advertising within their department. “Administrations goal is to get 400

people, but that doesn’t necessarily have to be on this trip; we’ve got other trips. This one is faculty led, but we’ve got exchange programs that are a semester or a year long,” Pollard said. “We can [also] help students find a program that fits their needs if they don’t like anything we offer… So there are all different types of programs students can participate in.” Pollard said they had a fair two years ago and 400 students signed up. This year, about 50 students were signed up before the fair even started. “We’ll have to wait until [January] to find out how many students will be going on these trips, but it’s looking good so far,” she said. “We’ve got more students signed up early at this time point in time this year than we ever have before.” Now with all study abroad information online, interested students can visit uca.edu/ studyabroad for more information. Students who want to participate need to submit a study abroad application and a $40 application fee. Jade Griswold, a graduate student in the MBA (Master’s of Business) program, received a graduate assistantship through the international engagement office and currently works in the study abroad program. As a senior, in 2006, she said she was a part of the first study abroad trip the Business Department took to China. “It’s exciting to go to a town with millions of people I thought it would be exciting to become immersed in a different culture,” she said. “I also wanted something good to put on my resume as far as business goes.”

Freshman Lenell Brown “My favorite holiday would have to be my birthday because it is a day to celebrate me.”

“What is your favorite holiday?” Junior Cyril L’Allinec “Le Jour des Bonbons [Candy Day] is my favorite holiday, it is a day in France where the King goes down the streets of Paris and gives out candy. If you catch one you are supposed to have good luck for a year.”

Freshman Lindsay Baltz “My birthday, it my favorite because it is a day to celebrate me. Also, who doesn’t love getting presents and cake.”

Graduate student Sadhate Franki “In Belgium we have three different sections, the Dutch-speaking region, the French-speaking region and the German-speaking region. The holiday is called Fête de la Communauté where I can celebrate that I am proud to be from the French speaking region.”

Freshman Natalie Primeaux “Christmas because it’s big ballin.”

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Freshman Greg Courtney “Thanksgiving because I love the food, especially chitterlings.”

Freshman Jordan Golden “Thanksgiving by far is my favorite because I get to be with my family and play with all of the kids, it’s really fun.”

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Chanthaboune wins 25th annual Greek God competition By Mary DeLoney Assistant News Editor

Senior Tommy Chanthaboune was named the winner of the 25th annual Greek God competition on Nov. 30 in Ida Waldran Auditorium. Sigma Kappa sorority, who also hosted the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events, sponsored Chanthaboune, a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. Junior Anna Castleberry was in charge of organizing the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I started working on it in the summer and I dedicated many hours to prepare and organize this event,â&#x20AC;? Castleberry said. The event raised $2522.05. All of the proceeds go to the Sigma Kappa Foundation, which supports Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease research, gerontology research and the Maine Sea Coast Mission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Organization and promptness are very important and starting on time this year made the show go a lot smoother and end at a decent hour,â&#x20AC;? Castleberry said. The event began with a welcoming from the emceeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, senior Lauren Turpin r and junior Jared Hewitt. Senior Kabrelyn Boyce sang the national anthem. During the first round, the contestants introduced themselves in their toga adorned with the letters of the organization they represented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working out was a big part of it e because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to me. The hardest part was preparing all of the costumes and stuff. We had

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Junior Nick Lankford mimics Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at the 25th annual Greek God competition on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Senior Tommy Chanthaboune won the competition. to practice the dance but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be perfect, it just had to be funny,â&#x20AC;? Chanthaboune said. The contestants included: Chanthaboune, runner-up sophomore Gage Davis represented Delta Zeta sorority, junior Greg Brooks represented Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, sophomore

Justin Satterfield represented Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, junior Rob Franques represented the Sigma Tau Gamma Angels, junior Frank Newsome represented Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, senior Cameron Pate represented the Phi Lambda Chi Carnations, junior J.B. Blackwood represented Alpha Sigma

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Brown speaks of living with HIV by Lisa Burnett Staff Writer

Marvelyn Brown, 26, shocked her audience Nov. 30 in the Doyne Auditorium with her moving story about being diagnosed with HIV for 7 years. Marvelyn Brown was the speaker for the evening, with a presentation entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Truth About HIV/AIDS: Stigmas and the Battle,â&#x20AC;? sponsored by the UCA chapter of Keep a Child Alive. Brown opened with a story about receiving her diagnosis at the age of 19. She explained that before learning that she was HIV positive, she had been in the hospital for two weeks with a 106-degree fever and was given 24 hours to live. She said that after being told that she had 24 hours to live, the doctor told her she had pneumonia and was given medication to stabilize her, then the doctor diagnosed her after two more weeks in the hospital as HIV positive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mother told me to tell people that I had cancer, so I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exposed to the stigmas that come along with HIV,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. This didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep her safe from the stigmas, though, as word got around her hometown of her true diagnosis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought church could be an escape from the outside world that looked down on me all the time. Someone at church told me that HIV was Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s punishment for me because I had premarital sex,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. Brown said that she was given about 14 pills to take daily which come with a whole set of side effects that range from nausea and vomiting to mood swings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The medications add up to about $4,500 a month,â&#x20AC;? Brown said to an awestruck audience. After Brown was diagnosed at 19, she had quit going to her

university. Everyone encouraged her to return to school to start living a normal life again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My only friend when I came back to college was known for her herpes,â&#x20AC;? Brown said as the audience chuckled. Brown had her first speaking engagement right after she was almost killed in a car accident. After this happened to her, she said she realized: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although I was HIV positive, I could still have life,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My first speaking engagement consisted Lisa Burnett photo of me going to a school Marvelyn Brown speaks to an audience and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have HIV Tuesday, Nov. 30 about living with AIDS and I know you have questions.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The program at the Doyne Auditorium. lasted two and a half side effects. hours,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. After the media got wind of Brown said she wants the this, a newspaper wanted Brown world to know her story of how to do an interview with them. she is overcoming HIV. She said she was reluctant to do â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not living with HIV, HIV the interview at first, and would is living with me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to learn schedule interview times with the self love and self responsibility newspaper and not go. She finally through this whole process,â&#x20AC;? called the interviewer and told Brown said. them she was ready to talk about When the presentation was her diagnosis through the media. After this interview, Brown has over, Brown opened up the floor for questions. Hands went up all appeared on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Oprah Winfrey across the room and questions Show,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Next Top ranged from questions about Model,â&#x20AC;? MTV, BET, VH1 and HLN just to name a few. Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dating life to students Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message to her who have someone in their life audience was to be responsible that has HIV. sexually and get tested for HIV. Some students were offered â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have a choice and a extra credit for attending the responsibility to not get HIV. Now presentation. I have to be responsible for HIV â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come only for every day,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. extra credit for microbiology, Brown explained to her but I wanted to find out more audience that since she has been information about HIV. We learn diagnosed, her medicine dosage about it in textbooks, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has gone down to â&#x20AC;&#x153;seven horse interesting to hear somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pillsâ&#x20AC;? every day for her HIV along with pills she has to take for her story,â&#x20AC;? senior Lauren Stewart said.

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Tau sorority, senior Greg Berbusse represented Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, sophomore Josh Crawford represented Sigma Nu fraternity and junior Nick Lankford represented the Sigma Phi Epsilon Sweethearts. During the second round, contestants performed skits to show

their personalities. The third and final round consisted of the contestants answering a question in their formal attire. After walking on stage for the third round, Chanthaboune surprised his escort, junior Abbey Eckert, with a kiss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an on the fly kind of thing. Literally when we walked out on stage it just kind of happened. I told her to give me a peck on the cheek and it was just a spontaneous thing. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad it happened though,â&#x20AC;? Chanthaboune said. Brooks won best smile, Satterfield won best abs, Franques won peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice, Chanthaboune won best representation and Newsome won best personality. Between the first two rounds the sororities participated in a dance competition. Alpha Sigma Tau was named the winner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although not in the dance competition, Sigma Kappa still chooses to entertain their guests for the night by dancing,â&#x20AC;? Castleberry said. Sigma Kappa performed after the third round, before deliberations. Senior Brittany Conine performed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before He Cheatsâ&#x20AC;? by Carrie Underwood and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anywayâ&#x20AC;? by Martina McBride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels great to win but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finally over with really. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more relieved than anything. It could have been any of us on stage that won. I guess I was just on that,â&#x20AC;? Chanthaboune said.

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Symphony thrills with Christmas tunes By Crosby Dunn

Assistant Campus Life & Assistant Web Editor The Conway Symphony Orchestra performed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tutus, Tinsel, Tunes & TUBAS!â&#x20AC;? on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. for an almost-full auditorium at Reynolds Performance Hall. The show was done in conjunction with the Arkansas Festival Ballet, Central Arkansas Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir and TUBACHRISTMAS. The Conway Symphony Orchestra played every song while the other groups performed their parts. The Arkansas Festival Ballet performed different pieces from Pyotr Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcracker.â&#x20AC;? The Central Arkansas Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir performed Johann von Herbeckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pueri Concinite.â&#x20AC;? Conway TUBACHRISTMAS performed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joy to the World,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jingle Bellsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Wish You A Merry Christmas.â&#x20AC;? Senior Yukiko Sato said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty good. I liked the ballet and choir a lot.â&#x20AC;? The solo was performed by Tianna Wilson from Central Arkansas Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir. The Chirstmas concert is performed every year in December. Some people in attendance were not as enthusiatic about this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance as they were for others. UCA graduate Josh Simmons said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was great. The

solo during the choir performance was amazing. I went last year. I liked the last one better. It was superb, but this one was good.â&#x20AC;? At the end of the performance, people leaving could enjoy more music played only with tubas. The lobby of Reynolds had about 20 players sitting, facing toward the entrance to the auditorium. They played a variety of classic Christmas songs, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jingle Bellsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noel.â&#x20AC;? UCA music professor Christian Carichner said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do Tuba Christmas every year. We had about 80 or so come to UCA today to celebrate Tuba Christmas. It is an international event.â&#x20AC;? Jerry Biebesheimer, director of Public Appearances, said there were more people in attendance than last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more people than Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen come to a symphony at UCA,â&#x20AC;? Biebesheimer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the biggest crowd for a Conway Symphony. I would say there are anywhere from 1,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1,100 people here.â&#x20AC;? He said Reynolds has a maximum audience capacity of 1,174. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The show was good fun,â&#x20AC;? Biebesheimer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do this every year. The Conway Symphony Orchestra organized the whole thing.â&#x20AC;? Dancers from the Arkansas Festival Ballet said their evening was enjoyable. Matt Morley, a dancer in the show, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it went great. I

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loved the orchestra. This was my first performance with them. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working on this for three months. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really rewarding to get up there and do what we do.â&#x20AC;? The ballet dancers floated and fluttered about the stage lighter than air and performed stunning feats of dexterity. The audience remained silent during the performance except to applaud at the end, with the exception of one instance during the performance. During â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcracker,â&#x20AC;? a group of young girls dressed up as angels walked out on stage and danced. It was clear the audience found them adorable because of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? that could be heard throughout the auditorium. When the girls finished dancing and walked off stage, they received their own thunderous applause. Dancer Nicole Sullivan said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it went really well, much better than rehearsals. They were a great audience. They laughed at the right moments and were very enthusiastic.â&#x20AC;? The orchestra sounded great throughout the whole thing. Their instruments resonated with each other well and being able to hear music live from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcrackerâ&#x20AC;? was a great experience. Piccolo player Laura Carlton said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we did really well. It was an impressive performance. The audience responded exceptionally well tonight.â&#x20AC;? The show received a standing ovation.

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Seniors Stephen Oakes and Derek Anderson perform in the Dixieland band on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Snow Fine Arts during the Jazz Ensemble concerts.

Jazz concerts soothe crowd

by Lisa Burnett Staff Writer

The Snow Fine Arts recital hall was filled with not only people, but the sounds of three of UCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jazz bands Dec. 1. UCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dixieland band consists of only 11 members for this performance. Not only did the band perform with a huge sound for only having 11 members, four dancers accompanied the band on stage. Their program began with two songs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fidgety Feetâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Charlestonâ&#x20AC;? that were both accompanied by dancers David and Donna Peterson from Greenbrier and Marcus Coker and Janie Austin from the Momentum Dance Concepts of Fort Smith. Dixieland band director Jackie Lamar asked for crowd participation when the band was about to play the song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ballinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Jack.â&#x20AC;? Lamar asked the crowd to accompany the dancers in some simple steps that went with the song. As the band played the song, only one male student stood up to dance. When the song was over, the crowd clapped for the band and the lone male student. The Dixieland Band finished up their show with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jungle Book Medleyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Down in Jungle Town,â&#x20AC;? which Lamar said is a staple among Dixieland bands. As the program wrapped up, the audience applauded the 11-member band that had such a big sound. The second band of the evening, Jazz Ensemble II, performed four songs for their audience. Jazz Ensemble II had more members than the first band and just as big of a sound. Jazz Ensemble IIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first song was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alexanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ragtime Band,â&#x20AC;? which was a fast-paced, fun sounding song that was played with an array of soul. This song featured a solo by trumpeter Justin Legris and saxophone player Terrence Ford. In between each song, there was a lot of movement throughout the stage. Director Steven Smyth explained to the audience that some of the band members were doing â&#x20AC;&#x153;double dutyâ&#x20AC;? that night by playing multiple instruments in different songs.

Jazz Ensemble IIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second song was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harlem Airshaft,â&#x20AC;? which had the sound of background lobby music with Jeremy Hopper playing the vibes. The song featured soloists Omar Alonzo on the alto saxophone and Sean Foster on the trumpet. Throughout the entire song, the sound began to amplify and ended very loudly. John Riley, a jazz drum set artist, accompanied the band for the last song of their program. Riley has played with jazz greats as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Randy Brecker. The band closed their program with a song entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Night in Tunisia.â&#x20AC;? This song was one that made Frank Sinatra famous, Smyth said. The show came to a close with a program by Jazz Ensemble I. Larry Jones, Jazz Ensemble Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, explained the progression of jazz music in the world today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jazz started out as dance music in dance halls and it became a medium that can be listened to while sitting down,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. He said the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically Blues,â&#x20AC;? was the kind of song that was meant to be listened to while just sitting down. The song began with just a bass and the piano, and gradually each section of the band joined in to the song. Jazz Ensemble I only played three songs that, but Jones explained to the audience if they wanted to see more, they had to come to the other jazz performance scheduled for the following Thursday. The second song was entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hay Burner,â&#x20AC;? which also featured Riley on drums. This song had a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big bandâ&#x20AC;? feel to it, along with a swing beat from Riley. The last song Jazz Ensemble I performed was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Works,â&#x20AC;? a fast-paced song featuring Riley as the drummer. The show wrapped up with this song, and the audience applauded in satisfaction. Freshman Ryan Howard said he came to the performance for extra credit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoyed it all. The dancing was great, and I went to the last jazz band concert and it was really good, so I thought I could come to this one and get some points for coming,â&#x20AC;? Howard said.

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One act plays tonight, tomorrow at Snow by Carissa Gan Staff Writer

As the semester is drawing to an end, UCA Theatre is presenting a final production of the year known as the Festival of One Act Plays that started Monday night and will run through tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. each night in the Bridges/Larson Theatre of the Snow Fine Arts Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. This huge production involves over 50 cast and crew members and consists of 13 acts spread out over a span of four days. Each play lasts average of 15 to 30 minutes and was chosen, cast and directed by the 2010 Directing Class under the supervision of associate professor of theatre Kevin T. Browne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Acts represents the final projects of the directing class,â&#x20AC;? Browne said. The directors are collaborating with students of the costume design class, taught by Shauna C. Meador. There were three plays on Monday, Dec. 6. The first play was â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Die in the Countryâ&#x20AC;? by Shuji Terayam, which was directed by senior Megumi Kabe. She also designed the costumes for her play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I translated this play from Japanese to English, as it was originally a film. I bought a book and cut plenty of scenes because there was a time constraint. I made it really simple. I really like it though,â&#x20AC;? Kabe said. The style of her play leaned toward surrealism. The second and third plays were â&#x20AC;&#x153;Words Words Wordsâ&#x20AC;? by David Ives, directed by senior Sachika Nitta, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bearâ&#x20AC;? by Anton Chekov, directed by senior Jackie Rivera. Senior Diana Seikel who starred in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bearâ&#x20AC;? said the play was a farce of an unlikely romance, which sparked off when a man came to collect money from a widow. On Tuesday, Dec. 7, senior Allison Benton directed â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sandboxâ&#x20AC;? by Edward Albee, while

senior Brady Ness, junior Seth Kenny and senior Caleb Moore directed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waitingâ&#x20AC;? by Ethan Cohen, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brush Yourself Off and Move Onâ&#x20AC;? by Megan Boduch and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fight for the Futureâ&#x20AC;? by Damian Trasler, respectively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Sandboxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is an absurdist play about a mom and dad who take a grandmother to a beach and wait for her to die. The play is very cartoonlike,â&#x20AC;? Benton said. She added that she chose this play because of how the playwright portrayed theater as a mere image of society in a very obscure way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everymanâ&#x20AC;? by Anonymous will be showing today under the direction of senior Chauncey Holloman. The next two plays for the night are Rosemary Frisino Tooheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Socks,â&#x20AC;? a quirky comedy directed by senior Kirsten Seidel, and Archie Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night Callâ&#x20AC;? by senior Brian Hardman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Socksâ&#x20AC;? features a bunch of lost socks in a Laundromat. December 9 marks the last night of the Festival of One Act Plays, with the opening of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cherry Blossom in the Rainâ&#x20AC;? by Norigutu Iwamoto, directed by junior Nanako Kasuga. Kim Levinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just One Nightâ&#x20AC;? by senior Megan Myers and Cherie Vogelsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brownâ&#x20AC;? by junior Stefani Johnson are the few plays with adult content. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my favorite time of year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only time when we get a lot of participation by people who are generally outside of the Theatre major or minor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more of a community field than our main stage production. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very exciting,â&#x20AC;? Browne said. He added that the auditions for the One Act Plays will be posted on the UCA Theatre website at the beginning of each October, and is open to anyone who would like to be a part of the production. There are no tickets required and admission is free to the public.

Entertainment

December 8, 2010

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The Chariot alive in new album by Preston Tolliver Entertainment Editor

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Disney’s “Tangled” stars Mandy Moore as Rapunzel and Zachary Levi as Flynn Ryder. “Tangled” is Disney’s 50th animated feature film and is Disney’s first computer-generated princess movie.

Disney’s ‘Tangled’ proves true delight; fans of princess films sure to approve by Mary DeLoney Assistant News Editor

“Tangled,” Disney’s take on the fairytale of the longhaired princess Rapunzel, is enchantingly witty and cute. It is Disney’s 50th full-length animated feature film. The story overviews the tale of a king and queen that desperately want a child. When the queen becomes deathly ill during pregnancy, the kingdom searches for a magic flower that has powers, finds it, mixes it into an elixir and heals the queen. An evil woman who had used the magical flower to keep her alive for hundreds of years steals the child when she realizes that the child’s golden hair possesses the same powers of the flower. The child grows up in a tower that lies deep in the forest until she is discovered on her 18th birthday by an outlaw of the kingdom that she hails from. This is where her rebellious journey back to her kingdom begins. Mandy Moore’s voice performance as Rapunzel is exciting and hilarious. She brings spunk to her wild and independent character. Having spent her entire life locked away in a tower, the character is relatable to the typical 18-year-old girl wanting to flee the nest of overprotective parents without upsetting or disappointing

them. Little to her knowledge, the mother that she is trying her best to not disappoint isn’t her mother at all, but the woman that took her away from her royal parents. Rapunzel’s ambition and helpfulness towards others, along with having a cute animal friend, are classic characteristics of all Disney princesses. Zachary Levi’s seductive voice makes his character Flynn Ryder (or his less appealing real name Eugene) yet another classic Disney heartthrob like Prince Eric from “The Little Mermaid” and Prince Charming from “Cinderella.” Rapunzel strikes a deal with Flynn to take her to the kingdom where the floating lights come from every year on her birthday. Just like other princesses, Rapunzel tries her best to do her own thing, but along the way she finds herself falling in love with the charming and handsome beau with the perfect Justin Bieber-like hair and pearly white smile. The evil woman, Mother Gothel, is just as un-likeable as all other Disney bad guys. Donna Murphy’s performance as the voice of this character is impeccable. Every voice inflection made me cringe with hatred for her. Her every move to keep Rapunzel hidden in her tower away from the world was for her selfish want to stay young forever. The characters in this film resembled the characters from the most recent

Disney movies. Lately it seems as though all Disney characters have large eyes, perfect bone structure and, of course, long flowy hair. However, the music in this film isn’t as memorable as Disney’s last princess musical “The Princess and the Frog.” The music is just so-so. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t memorable either. The upbeat New Orleans style music from “The Princess and the Frog” overshadows “Tangled.” The only song that is a fun sing-along is “I’ve Got a Dream.” Moore and a group of misfits sing the song in “The Snuggly Duckling” pub. The images from the scene are particularly funny because they are contradictory to the thug image that the misfits usually portray. The movie is shown in both 2 dimension and 3 dimension. I saw it in 2-D and I didn’t notice anything about the movie that would make it better in 3-D. It is being shown in 2-D at the Faulkner 6 Cinema, Lakewood Theatre and Riverdale 10 Cinema, 2-D and 3-D at The Rave, and 3-D at the Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre. Byron Howard, the director of “Bolt” and long-time Disney animator Nathan Greno directed “Tangled.” Dan Fogelman did the screenplay for the film. “Tangled” is rated PG and is exactly 100 minutes long.

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Springsteen gives fans new view on old music by Julian Spivey Campus Life Editor

Bruce Springsteen’s new doublealbum “The Promise” consists entirely of songs written more than three decades ago. The songs were written for Springsteen’s 1978 album “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” but didn’t make the cut. While these songs didn’t make the cut for Springsteen’s fourth album ‘Darkness’ that doesn’t mean that they are less than Springsteen’s usual greatness. In fact, these 22 tunes come from an era in which Springsteen was likely at his peak. “The Promise” is unique in that it gives fans of “The Boss” the opportunity to listen to new music, while also taking them back to a moment in time when Springsteen was a rebel rock ‘n’ roller out of Jersey taking the rock scene by storm. This is the Springsteen that memorably graced the cover of both Time and Newsweek in the same week and had some music critics comparing him to Bob Dylan. “The Promise” begins with an alternate version of “Racing in the Streets,” which was on “Darkness on the Edge of Town.” This version of “Racing in the Streets” is more upbeat than the original and included slightly different lyrics. “Racing in the Streets” is the perfect way to kick off this album with Roy Bittan’s elegant piano intro leading

into Springsteen’s wonderful harmonica playing. It’s a song similar in theme to Springsteen’s two best compositions “Thunder Road” and “Born to Run” and sounds as if it could’ve easily come off of the “Born to Run” album. My personal favorite track off of “The Promise” is “Because the Night,” which Springsteen wrote and Patti Smith made a hit in 1978. Smith’s version was named the 116th greatest single of all time by New Musical Express magazine in 1987. While Smith’s version is considered one of the greatest in rock history, Springsteen’s version tops it. Another memorable and recognizable track from Springsteen’s “The Promise” is “Fire,” which the The Pointer Sisters took to the number one spot on the pop charts in 1979. Once again, Springsteen’s version is better. “Fire” is actually a track that Springsteen specifically wrote for Elvis Presley, but Presley died before Springsteen could get the song to him. All of the usual themes in Springsteen’s music are going to be found on this album in great tracks like “Come On (Let’s Go Tonight),” “Talk to Me,” “City of Night,” “Save My Love” and “The Brokenhearted.” The great thing about this album is you can hear all of Springsteen’s influences on it. These songs sound as if they could have been recorded by artists like Elvis, Roy Orbison, Sam Cooke, Frankie Valli and others. Just listen to a 1. Janet Leigh- “Psycho”

The Five Best Death Scenes in Film list compiled by Julian Spivey

Janet Leigh’s death in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic “Psycho” is the mother of all film deaths and one of cinema’s great jump scares. Part of what makes the death so great is that Leigh was the big star of the film and she is killed off at the film’s halfway point; this was highly unsuspected. Also, if you’ve ever seen a shower death scene (now one of the horror genre’s clichés) you have Hitchcock to thank.

song like “The Brokenhearted” and tell me you don’t hear Orbison or “Ain’t Good Enough for You” and tell me it wasn’t influenced by Motown. It’s amazing that this album compiled of ‘Darkness’ rejects hasn’t been released before. Alone it stands as a complete album and another one of Springsteen’s masterpieces. The greatest thing about “The Promise” is that different genres are melded into one: rock, pop, country, blues, punk, soul and more. The combination of all of those genres is in a sense the perfect definition for rock ‘n’ roll. “The Promise” can be purchased alone or it can be purchased as part of a box set called “The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story” which features the album, the “Darkness on the Edge of Town” album, a documentary about the album and two concert DVDs.

Hardcore music legends The Chariot have returned with their fourth fulllength album, “The Chariot: Long Live,” an album that, through surprisingly more articulated melody, immediately surpasses their previous album, “Wars and Rumors of Wars.” Though some may miss the sloppy yet near-perfect way the band has previously written its music, The Chariot remain as heavy and outspoken about their beliefs as ever. Beginning with a song entitled “Evan Perks,” “Long Live” starts just as any of the Chariot’s albums might be expected to — with loud, distorted, high-pitched feedback leading straight into a relentless collision of heavy instrumentation and frontman Josh Scogin’s distinguishable, brutal screaming. Perhaps making “Long Live” so great are two songs, “The City” and “David De La Hoz,” which features Dan Smith of the band Listener performing a spoken-word segment in the middle of the song, almost like that of mewithoutYou’s Aaron Weiss’s vocal part in fellow metalcore band Norma Jean’s “Memphis Will be Laid to Waste” (Which was recorded on the album, “Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child,” Norma Jean’s only full-length that featured Scogin as the vocalist before leaving to form The Chariot). In “The City,” we’re immediately sucked into Scogin’s desire for change in humanity and the world. Lyrics “The only ‘surrender’ tonight shall not be our own/They cannot escape, one if by land, two if by sea/I saved my money but it

can’t save me/And maybe there’s blood from the past, but that’s not from me/ They can take away one man and they can take away his mic but they can’t take us all ... May the history book read all of our names/Be it blood, be it ink, but at least we were free” show the song’s true theme of revolt into Scogin’s ideal world of righteousness, while the song is ended with Scogin yelling “This is a revolution,” immediately followed by an epicly harmonic hymn of “Oh’s,” easily making the song the highlight of the entire album. Since their first album, “Everyone is Alive, Everyone is Breathing, Nothing is Dead and Nothing is Bleeding,” The Chariot have held tightly to their throne at the top of the metalcore genre, though Scogin’s humility may disagree. “Long Live” is their most advanced album yet and shows that in their seven-year run, they are still progressing lyrically and melodically and, despite several changes in line-up, they’re showing that their advancements won’t be ceasing anytime soon. “Long Live” was released by Good Fight Records on Nov. 22. This is The Chariot’s first album on Good Fight.

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Paisley shows off his guitar skills while performing a song during his H2O Tour stop at Verizon Arena on Nov. 19.

Paisley makes splash at Verizon

by Ben Keller Sports Editor

The Brad Paisley 2010 H2O Tour stopped off in North Little Rock, on Nov. 19 and made a splash with memorable songs, inventive remakes of classic songs and some great performances from guest artists. The show started off with Arkansas home-grown country artist Justin Moore taking the stage. Moore put on a good show for an opening act. Moore has recently become a popular country singer after the release of his self-titled album. He put on a good live show and was wellreceived by his home state, especially when he had all of Verizon Arena calling the Hogs. His best song by far during his act was his most popular song “Small Town USA” that, as Moore said to the audience, “Y’all know this song is about all of you right?” After a short intermission, the concert’s next performer took the stage, Darius Rucker. Rucker, formerly the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Hootie & the Blowfish, has become a popular country artist over the past years and just recently released his second country album, “Charleston, SC 1966.” Even though Rucker was greeted with boos when he started talking about the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, that did not keep the packed arena from getting to their feet and cheering during every one of his songs. Rucker also put on an equally impressive show with many of his hits highlighting his performance, namely “It Won’t Be Like This for Long” and “Come Back Song.” Rucker also had a

2. Everybody- “The Bridge on the River Kwai”

3. Rutger Hauer - “Blade Runner”

The final scene in David Lean’s 1957 film “The Bridge on the River Kwai” isn’t just one of the five greatest death scenes in film, but likely one of the five best scenes in general. It’s a scene that words couldn’t do justice, except for maybe the film’s final bit of dialogue: “Madness.” The best thing about this scene is that CGI wasn’t available in the ‘50s … it’s filmmaking at its finest.

Rutger Hauer’s Roy Batty in Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic, “Blade Runner” is one of cinema’s great villains. His death is also one of the most eloquent in cinema history and that has a lot to do with one of my all-time favorite film quotes as he dies. It’s one of those rare film scenes in which you kind of feel bad for the bad guy (or replicant) as he dies.

trick up his sleeve for those attending the concert that night. Rucker performed a rendition of Hank William Jr.’s “Family Tradition” and Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Both renditions were well done and while it was great to hear Rucker redo a classic like “Family Tradition,” it was better to hear him incorporate his R&B and rock roots from his early years into his country music with “Purple Rain.” The main event started up with Paisley climbing up onto the stage via a pool ladder while the opening to his song “Water” was played by his backup guitarist. Not only did Paisley put on a great show with his vocals and guitar work, but his band backing him did a fantastic job as well. The stage, while simple, was also a interesting water motif, hence the H2O Tour name. There was even a makeshift pool at the far end of the arena where Paisley sat on a diving board and sang “Letters to Me.” Another great treat fans got to see was Paisley’s duo song with Allison Krauss, “Whiskey Lullaby.” While Krauss was not physically in the building, a prerecorded digital image of her popped up on stage with Paisley to sing the song with him. The closing song, “Alcohol,” was a great ending to the show. Paisley brought Rucker, Moore and all of the band members for everyone on stage sing the song, including two KSSN 96 FM winners who got to be back stage with everyone and then up on stage during the final song. Overall, Paisley’s return to Arkansas was a successful one and hopefully he will be making us a regular stop on all of his future tours.

4. Willem Dafoe- “Platoon” The most interesting aspect of “Platoon” is the relationship between Willem Dafoe’s Sgt. Elias and Tom Berenger’s Sgt. Barnes. This relationship comes to a head about two-thirds into the film when we believe Barnes has murdered Elias. However, when a chopper is taking off with the remaining soldiers Dafoe emerges from the Vietnam jungle with dozens of Viet Cong in tow. Viet Cong 1, Sgt. Elias 0.

5. James Cagney- “White Heat” James Cagney’s death in Raoul Walsh’s 1949 film “White Heat” is easily one of film’s best death scenes. Ruthless gangster Cody Jarrett is bad news with a mother complex and a few loose screws. When he’s backed into a corner by the law in the film’s crescendo he shows us what going out in a blaze of glory truly means. Cagney was no stranger to great death scenes.

Sports

December 8, 2010

From the Shotgun By Ben Keller

FIFA messes up World Cup bid; should have gone to America

ell, FIFA has once again made a terrible decision in the way they run their organization. If you have not heard yet, the United States did not receive the bid to have the FIFA World Cup in 2022, a bid that the entire world believed the U.S. was a shoe-in for. Instead, the nation of Qatar, a small Middle Eastern country no bigger than Connecticut, received the bid in a decision that shocked the soccer community the world over. There are several reasons why this decision was so shocking, but there are some reasons, if the FIFA board had the best intentions, to give the bid to Qatar. The World Cup is such a huge sporting event that it can completely change a country’s economy because it brings in so much revenue from sponsors, FIFA and tourists who flock to the Cup. That being said, this decision was just as bad, if not worse, than the recent officiating blunders FIFA dealt with this summer during the 2010 World Cup. First, it is beyond me why the FIFA board did not think the U.S. would be better suited to host the Cup. Not only is the interest in soccer rising steadily every year in the U.S., it is a country that would be perfectly suited to the magnitude the World Cup offers. On attendance and participant size, the World Cup is one of the biggest sporting events in the world right now. It rivals the enormity of the Olympics, both summer and winter, and I can guarantee you that the Olympics board would never consider a country as small as Qatar to host their games. Not only just because of their size, but because they also only have one major city that anything could be done in. The U.S. offers hundreds of huge cities where soccer stadiums could be built to house the droves of fans that flock to the host country every four

years. On that note, Qatar does not have enough places to put stadiums or a good enough transportation system to handle all of the fans that would be traveling across their country to see games. The U.S. would have been able to offer several different ways to travel between stadiums. The biggest thing that I see being a problem is the current condition that part of the world is in. While no one can say what any country will be like in 2022, it can be said with a degree of certainty that the U.S. will be much better off than Qatar is politically, financially and in terms of stability. It is going to be a huge undertaking for a country of that size to make sure all of the players and fans are safe and have an adequate system of security to take care of all of those people, another thing the U.S. would have had covered if we had received the bid. Finally, one of the biggest problems I have with their decision is the weather in Qatar at that time of the year. Qatar has already said that they are going to have to air-condition all of their stadiums. The weather there during that time of year is going to be consistently well over 100 degrees. Not only is that going to be a huge financial drain for the country to aircondition those stadiums, but even if they do it is still going to be brutal conditions for players and fans. Players, as well as fans, are going to have to be extremely cautious and stay aware of heat stroke in those conditions. While the U.S. did not get this bid, there is a good chance we will get the bid for 2026, but that consideration will not happen for another eight years. Hopefully by then, the FIFA board will get it right and give it to a country that will help make soccer a more popular sport in its own territory and will be able to make the World Cup an even more spectacular event than it already is.

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Bears basketball team ready for Skyhawks in Farris Center tonight

by Simon Gable

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The Farris Center will be alive tonight when the men’s basketball team plays the Skyhawks of Tennessee-Martin at 7. The Bears come into the game on a three-game losing streak with a record of 2-5 overall. The Skyhawks enter the game on a six-game losing streak with an overall record of 3-9. Senior shooting guard for the Bears, Mike Pouncy, said: “We play Tennessee-Martin every year and they always play us tough. We expect them to come out looking to score.” Assistant Coach Jonathan Jackson agreed, he said, “From what I have seen on tape, Tennessee-Martin is very aggressive. They are a guard orientated team that puts constant pressure on the opposing defense to protect the basket.” The Bears will be looking to put pressure on the Skyhawks defense early and often. Jackson said: “Our strength is getting out on the break and running. Coach Williamson has our conditioning way up. We have the speed to get out on the break on anybody.” While the Bears rely heavily on their transition game, Jackson said he believes that in order to get a win they are going to have to do better when the game slows down. He said: “We have to be

patient and execute our half court offense. We need to apply pressure from both inside and out.” Jackson said he believes that if they can pressure the basket from the inside it will give our shooters room to fire from the perimeter. He said: “Our shooters are going to have to hit their open shots, and our big men must hit their jumpers along the baseline off of dribble penetration kickouts.” Jackson said: “TennesseeMartin is very good at getting to the basket off of dribble penetration. Unfortunately we don’t corral the ball-handler very well. We are going to have to play good team defense and contain the dribblers.” Pouncy said that the Bears must get after the Skyhawks defensively. He said: “It is usually my responsibility to hold the opposing team’s point guard, and I am going to have to apply constant pressure.” Physically, Jackson said he thinks the Bears match up well with Tennessee-Martin. He said: “They should not be able to overpower us from the inside like some other teams have done this season. Also we will have the opportunity to crash the boards for second chance buckets.” The Bears will be returning to the Farris Center where they have gotten both of their wins this season, after a three-game road streak.

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Senior guard Imad Qahwash goes up for a shot against a Missouri State Bears defender during the game against Missouri State on Dec. 4 in Springfield, Mo. The Bears were defeated by Missouri State 101-61.

Bears overpowered by Missouri State by Allison Hartman Assistant Sports Editor

The Bears lost to the Missouri State University Bears (6-2) 101-61 on Saturday in Springfield, Mo. after trailing the entire game and turning the ball over 16 times, unable to compete with Missouri State’s defense. UCA (2-5) got off to a rough start, trailing by 25 at halftime and were never able to bounce back, trailing by as much as 45 points late in the game. Missouri State got the ball first in the game and senior forward Will Creekmore put the first two points of the game on the board when senior center Carolos Dos Santos fouled him and he made both free throws. UCA had a chance to tie it up when Dos Santos took the ball down the court but was called for walking, and senior guard Adam Leonard scored the first field goal of the game when he sunk a three-pointer, giving Missouri State and early 5-0 lead. UCA’s first point of the game was put on the board when junior guard Mark Rutledge sunk one of his two free throws after junior forward Kyle Weems fouled him. Missouri State scored two more points from free throws after senior forward Tadre Sheppard fouled junior center Caleb Patterson, putting Missouri State up 7-1. Junior forward Chris Henson put UCA’s first field goal of the game on the board when he sunk a two-pointer with 17:00 remaining in the half, making the score 7-3. Missouri State went on an eleven-point scoring streak when Weems sunk a twopointer followed by a three-pointer from senior guard Jermaine Mallet and two threepointers from Weems, giving Missouri State an 18-3 lead. UCA scored four points in a row from consecutive two-pointers from senior guard Imad Qahwash and Rutledge to end the streak, but Missouri State answered right back with a slam dunk from Weems who was fouled by Qahwash, putting Missouri State up 23-7 after Weems made the free throw.

A few plays later Dos Santos recorded his first points of the night from a two-pointer, making the score 27-11, Missouri State on top. Missouri State went up by 23 when UCA turned the ball over for the fifth time in the game, allowing Weems to sink a two-pointer that gave them a 36-13 lead. Henson answered back with a twopointer of his own for UCA, but Leonard sunk his third three-pointer of the game to put Missouri State up 36-15. Junior guard Dewan Clayborn sunk UCA’s first three-pointer of the game with 3:00 left in the half, making the score 41-18, but senior guard Nafis Ricks answered back quickly with a layup, adding two points to the board for Missouri State. UCA suffered its biggest deficit of the first half when they went down by 29 points after they turned the ball over for the ninth time and freshman forward Nathan Scheer executed with a two-point layup followed by another two-pointer from Creekmore, making the score 49-20. UCA was able to cut into the lead when senior guard Mike Pouncy, Quawash and Clayborn were each fouled and made both of their free throws, making the score 49-26, but they couldn’t keep Missouri State from scoring again in the half when Mallet scored at the buzzer, making the score 51-26 at the end of the half. The second half picked up right where the first left off when UCA turned the ball over for the 10th time after they gained the first possession of the half, allowing Ricks to sink a three-pointer, putting Missouri State up 54-26. Missouri went up 61-28 after Mallet executed a slam-dunk, putting the Bears down by 33 points with 15:42 left in the game. Missouri State put another two points on the board after UCA turned the ball over again, allowing junior center Isaiah Rhine to follow up Mallet’s slam dunk with one of his own. UCA’s first three-pointer of the half and second of the game came from freshman

guard Ryan Williams, making the score 73-38, Missouri State on top. The teams went back and forth a few times, each making a couple of two-pointers, but the Bears couldn’t hang with them for long. Weems made a three-pointer to increase the deficit to 38 as Missouri State went ahead 80-42. A few plays later Missouri State went on a seven-point scoring streak that ended with a two-pointer from Scheer that put Missouri State up by 45 points with a 94-49 score. UCA made a final attempt to cut into the lead when Henson sunk a three and UCA received a couple of fouls, but they weren’t able to stop Missouri State from recording 100 points when Patterson scored Missouri State’s final points of the game with 1:00 left to make the final score 101-61. Three Missouri State players shot in the double digits, with Weems recording the most points with 20. Leonard made a perfect four-out-of-four from the three-point range and the team averaged 60.6 percent from the field. Qahwash led UCA in scoring with 12 points and Rutledge, Clayborn, and Henson each had 10. They shot 39.6 percent for the game. Coach Corliss Williamson said Missouri State approached the game with a business like manner and were ready to play with intensity. “We haven’t been practicing well this past week, and we knew if we came out flat against a good Missouri State team, something like this could definitely happen,” Williamson said. Williamson said they were never able to get into their sets and weren’t physical on the offense or defense. “We told our kids before the game, this is a physical team, it’s going to be a physical game for us. They brought the fight to us and we never did respond.” The Bears will face the University of Tennesse-Martin Skyhawks tonight at 7 in the Farris center.

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Chloe Smith, Evans finish career as Sugar Bears by Marisa Hicks Staff Writer

Seniors defensive specialist Chloe Evans and right side hitter Chloe Smith have reached the end of their volleyball careers at UCA this season. Evans and Smith will graduate in May to disperse into two completely different lifestyles. Both women have been playing for UCA for four years, and one is moving on in an attempt to further her volleyball career elsewhere. “Both have been four-year starters,” coach Steven McRoberts said. “Chloe Evans has been our best serve receiver passer and Chloe Smith has been an outstanding right side for us.” Evans said she originally did not plan to play college ball. When she made the decision to attend UCA at the last minute she had also made the decision to continue on playing volleyball. “I have been playing since I was nine years old. I didn’t intend to play volleyball in college, because I was kind of burned out on it. I just went with it and it was definitely worth it,” Evans said. Evans and Smith said they found that their match against UTSA in the Southland finals had become, without a doubt, their most memorable game in their time playing volleyball for UCA. Even though the team did not make it to carry on into the tournament, the teammates said they felt that the team had played hard and given it their all. “I play the championship game in my

head over and over again,” Evans said. “We were very, very close. We played well, which leaves hope for next year’s girls.” “I felt pretty comfortable and connected in that game,” Smith said. Smith said that in the second to last match she felt that she was “in the groove” of winding about the court and hitting the ball. Smith stands firm with a record of awards that she has gathered throughout her years attending and playing for UCA. McRoberts said, “Chloe Smith has received many awards for her play, probably more than any player will ever get here again.” Smith was named Player of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010, Southland Student of the Year in 2008 and 2009, UCA Female Student Athlete of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and Freshman of the Year in 2007. She received many other awards alongside of these in her volleyball career at UCA, including being named into the All-Tournament Team at the Southland Finals. The two women are moving on in two completely different directions as their UCA volleyball experience has ended. Evans said she plans to attend graduate school and Smith said she plans to further her volleyball experience as a professional. “I will still be around UCA for a few more years working on getting my master’s degree in Health Sciences,” Evans said. Smith said she plans to join a professional volleyball league in Europe. She said that “if it doesn’t work out the first time, I’ll just try again.” Both women said UCA has been able to recruit some amazing players. Evans said she was glad to have been able to play with this

year’s freshmen. “It’s been a great run in volleyball for these two in the four years that they have been here,” McRoberts said. “They are leaving with the most wins of any players in UCA’s history. I hope they have had a good time and at some point in their life will look back on their experiences with fond memories of all the successes and the blessing of being able to do it while getting a great education at UCA.” For the 2010 season, Smith had 433 kills for the season and recorded 3.55 kills per set. She also had a .269 hitting percent. Smith had a total of 34 service aces and a total attempted number of serves of 452 with a .896 percentage. Smith also had eight blocked shots out of a total of 87 attemped blocks. She had .71 blocks per set for the season. Her total number of points scored for this season was 514.5 and scored 4.22 points per set. Evans had a dig per set rating on 1.95 and had a total of 218 this season. She also received 23 serves from opposing teams this season and had a .951 percentage. Evans, despite being a defensive specialist, was still able to record a kill this season to add to her statistics. Evans had a total of 20 service aces this season with 0.18 aces per set. She also had 363 total service attempts with a .939 service percentage. The Sugar Bears ended the season with an overall record of 28-8 and a conference record of 15-1. The Sugar Bears conference winning streak was brought to a halt by the University of Texas at San Antonio Lady Roadrunners, but the Sugar Bears still hold a home win streak record that will continue into next year.

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Football team looks back on 2010 season by Ben Keller Sports Editor

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Junior forward Chris Henson puts up a jump shot over an Oklahoma State Cowboys defender during the game in Stillwater, Okla. on Dec. 1. The Bears lost the game 69-57.

Big 12 Cowboys hog tie Bears 69-57 in Stillwater by Ben Keller Sports Editor

The Bears basketball team lost its third game this season after facing the Oklahoma State University Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla. on Dec. 1 with a score 6957. The Bears (2-4) had trouble shooting the ball against the Cowboys (6-1) and were only able to get a 34.5 field goal percentage. The Bears fought backand-forth with the Cowboys throughout the first half with several tied scores and staying right on the heels of the Cowboys. The Bears scored the first points of the game with a jump shot from junior forward Chris Henson. The Cowboys quickly answered back with back-to-back baskets giving them the lead 4-2. The Cowboys continued adding to their lead but the Bears stayed right with them by tying the score three more times during the first half. Senior center Carlos Dos Santos hit a layup with an assist from junior guard Dewan Clayborn to tie the game at 13 with 9:37 left in the half. The Cowboys took their largest lead of the half when senior forward Marshall Moses hit a layup to give the Cowboys a nine-point lead of 25-16. The Bears did fight back before the half and were able to shorten the Cowboys lead to only six points before heading to the locker rooms with a score of 29-23. Henson was the Bears player who brought them within six before the half with a sunk jump shot and with an assist from

Clayborn. At the start of the second half, the Bears kept putting pressure on the Cowboys to try and narrow the score margin between them. The Bears did pull within four points of the Cowboys after four minutes had gone by during the final half. Senior guard Imad Qahwash sank a three-point shot to bring the score to 35-31 with the Bears trailing. For several baskets, the Bears were able to stay within four or six points of the Cowboys, but they soon began to pull away from the Bears. Cowboys junior forward Darrell Williams put up a layup that was good and was fouled in the process. Williams missed his free throw, but the layup was enough to put the Cowboys up by 10 points with a score of 45-35. The Bears continued battling to try to recover from the deficit and were successful for a short time. Freshman guard Ryan Williams put up back-to-back three-pointers to bring the Bears within six with 5:43 left to play and a score of 52-46. The Bears spark of a comeback was short lived, as the Cowboys began playing hard and went up on the Bears by 15 points with only two minutes left in the game. The Bears continued fighting until the last second trying to overcome the Cowboy’s and bring home a victory. The Bears had brought the margin down to only nine points in the final minute of play, but that would be the closest they would get to the Cowboys as they went on to beat the Bears by 12 with a score of 69-57.

The Bears leading charge in point production was Henson who put up 17 points for the Bears. The Cowboys were led in points scored by junior guard Keiton Page who had 19 points, 10 of which were free throws. Moses also had a double-double for the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Coach Corliss Williamson said he was happy with the way the Bears played for the most part and thought it was a moral victory for the Bears, but he said and told the players that he is tired of moral victories and wants a win. Williamson said it was tough to come back after the Cowboys got up on the Bears by 15 points and that letting a team like them do that can be the determining factor between a win or a loss. “It’s tough to overcome that,” he said. “They had their team very well prepared, they handled the pressure and came out prepared and got away with a victory.” Williamson said the Cowboys were more physical than the Bears and they were able to be very aggressive. The Bears also played the Missouri State University Bears on Saturday Dec. 4 where they lost 101-61. The Bears were not able to shoot as well as they have been this season so far. They only had a 39.6 field goal percentage while Missouri State threw up a percentage of 61.3. The Bears’ next game is tonight against the TennesseeMartin Skyhawks in Conway in the Farris Center at 7.

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Sugar Bears tennis searching to fill empty roster by Allison Hartman

able to change up the teams and give everyone more options. We would have more people that can be moved around in the lineup.” Tennis coach Rebecca Miller said having new players Miller has been searching for would also give opponents a look prospective tennis players to at new players they haven’t played fill out the Sugar Bears tennis before and will mix up the pace. team and said she currently has “Having new players would multiple prospects. change up the pace against Senior tennis player Kati conference teams and it would Andersen said the Sugar Bears give opponents currently have someone new to six members, see,” Miller said. two of whom Senior tennis are currently player Lisa Mainz injured, and said she would be it is unknown relieved to have a whether they full roster because will be able to it’s less pressure return by the on the players first match of the recovering from season on Jan. injuries and would 28. take the pressure Andersen off of players who said since the may get injured team needs five throughout the players to be season. able to compete “It would give it is good news us an advantage to -Lisa Mainz, for the team to have more players have prospects Senior tennis player and hopefully it that could be would be exactly added to the what we need to roster for the spring. have a winning season for our Miller said having new players first year as a team eligible for on the roster would take some conference play,” Mainz said. of the pressure off of the injured Miller said she is looking for players. hard workers who are responsive “If players get hurt, it would to add to the roster. help them knowing that they have “I’m looking talented girls a teammate who can come in and who have the skills but also have take their spot,” Miller said. “I room for growth. I like them to think it would improve the team’s have solid rankings and good performance to have fresh, new recommendations from their people who aren’t injured.” coaches,” Miller said. “We need Miller said in addition to good doubles players and players having healthy players, “It would who can be aggressive while give more variety to our roster. It remaining consistent.” would also help for doubles to be Andersen said the tennis team

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“It would give us an advantage to have more players ... what we need to have a winning season for our first year as a team eligible for conference play.”

needs players who are consistent and able to play against all different types of players. “We play a lot of people who have all different types of games. We need people who are able to adjust their games and win matches,” Andersen said.

The Bears football team has finished its 2010 season and is now looking back on things during the season it will be working on to prepare for 2011. The Bears finished the season with an overall winning record of 7-4 and a conference record of 4-3. Coach Clint Conque said he owes a number of congratulations to his entire coaching staff for the great jobs they did this semester, especially with so many unknown situations going into the season. “We had a bunch of question marks on both sides of the ball going into the season,” he said. “We had to replace eight starters on defense and I’m really proud of the coaches who got players in their position. I also thought we did an excellent job of getting them prepared from week-toweek.” Conque said he, the defensive coaches and all the players on the defensive team’s motivation for next year is that they can be even better. Freshman safety Jestin Love said he thought the defensive side of the ball really hit its stride midway through the season and is looking to improve upon its success next year. Conque said he thought the scheme the Bears defense ran was simple and that it was encouraging for the coaches to see that. “It showed us that we do not have to run something complicated to be successful,” he said. Conque said one thing the defense has to work on his getting bigger and stronger. “We did not defend the run as well this year as we did in the previous couple of years,” he said. “I think a lot of that had to do with physical maturity.” Love said several players were forced to step up right before and during the first conference game because the whole team was still suffering from injuries, which resulted from the game against

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Sophomore wide receiver Dominique Croom catches a pass over Southeastern Louisiana Lions junior defensive back Keiron Jones during the game in Conway on Oct. 30. Tulsa. “We were still hurting from that game when we went into conference play,” he said. “It hurt us, but it allowed some of the younger guys to step up and prove themselves.” Conque said he believes the team addressed a lot of problems and lessons learned from the 2009 season. One thing he said the Bears focused on and did a good job of fixing is cutting down on their penalties compared to the number they had last season. “We reduced our penalties by 40 percent and the yards by 40 percent, but we didn’t do such

a good job in the last game,” he said. Conque said the Bears offense was not as consistent as he wanted it to be this season, but he said he thought the offense had some great games this season. “There were several factors that worked against our offense, one being our inability to run the football as well as we should have,” he said. “We also had more new coaches on offense than any other phase of the game so there was a learning curve.”

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Bears Brief • The Bears and Sugar Bears track and field teams started their seasons on Saturday at the Arkansas State Univeristy’s ASU Kickoff Klassic. The Sugar Bears shined at the meet as they broke four school records and had several top five finshes in the events they competed. Other schools that were at the meet included the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the University of Memphis, Southeast Missouri University, Ole Miss, Harding University, Rhodes University, Nicholls State, McNeese State and Mississippi Valley State. Freshman Tanesha Maxwell broke the 55meter dash record for UCA with a time of 7.31 seconds. Sophomore Megan Snow broke the second school record in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.59 seconds. Sophomore McKenzie Johnson also broke a UCA record in the weight throw event with a toss of 11.92 meters . Sophomore Jasmine Ellis was one of the Sugar Bears who placed in the top five in her event and also broke a school record

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in the same event. She placed fourth in the pentatholon with a point score of 3,212. In the pentatholon, Ellis was second in the high jump, fourth in the long jump and fourth in the shot put. The other Sugar Bears who placed in the top five in their events include freshman Kayla Nehus, junior Heather Estetter and sophomore Jessica Potter. The Bears did well during the event and also set school records. Senior Donavan Loring won the triple long jump with a jump of 14.43 meters. He also placed third in the heptatholon with a UCA record score of 4,830. Junior Sage Raphael finished third in his event at the meet. He came in with a time of 49.86 in the 400-meter race. Junior James Anderson also placed third in the high jump. His jump measured at two meters precisely and was good enough to get into the top three. Junior Jaron Criswell placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.93 meters. Freshman Amos Gerber rounded out the men’s team with a fifth place finish in the mile race with a time of 4:36.06.

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Eight football players named to All-SLC team by Ben Keller Sports Editor

Eight Bears football players were honored Nov. 23 with selection to the All-Southland Conference teams for the 2010 season. Seniors defensive end Markell Carter and offensive lineman Austin Emerson were picked as first-team selections. Several more Bears made the second-team selections including junior quarterback Nathan Dick, sophomore running back Terence Bobo, senior kicker Eddie Carmona, senior wide receiver Kenneth Robey, junior offensive lineman Matt Dickerson and redshirt freshman safety Jestin Love. Love was also named the Southland Conference’s CoFreshman of the Year, which is the first time a Bears player has received this award since joining the conference. Coach Clint Conque said Carter and Emerson were integral parts of the team in 2010 and they have good chances of being players who can move on to the

next level of play. “Carter just had a fantastic season this year, especially in the last five games,” he said. “Love made a huge splash this season in his first year here and all of those guys did great this season and it bodes well for our program.” Conque said it was a great thing to see Carter and Emerson honored during their senior year because it adds to their resume and gives them an even greater chance of going on to the next level of play. Conque said he was glad to see younger players awarded because he hopes it will be a great motivator for all of the younger members on the team. “It is a great motivation for them,” he said. “We have a lot of momentum coming off of our season and hopefully this will be a big motivator for them going into next year.” Along with all the players who were selected, the Bears also had several players given honorable mentions. Sophomore wide receiver Dominique Croom, junior defensive end Trey Lippe, junior linebacker Frank

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Newsome and sophomore safety Seth Allison were all honorable mentions. Love said he felt honored to be selected to an All-SLC team and was not expecting it at all. “It’s a great award for me and I didn’t think I was going to get it,” he said. “I thought I played good this season but I didn’t expect to get such a great award. I thought that I had put myself out of it early in the season because I had to deal with injuries early on.” Love said it was a great experience for him and he is glad he was able to help the team get some wins during the season. He said he thought his biggest game was against Southeastern Louisiana during homecoming. “The game was a huge game for everyone and we all played well,” he said. “At the end of the game when we needed a play the defense stepped up and I made that play. Getting that interception to seal the game felt good and to have the defense come through in the clutch was great because it won the game for us.”

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The UCA volleyball season wrapped up rather impressively with 28 wins and eight losses, as well as taking home the Southland Conference championship for the second year in a row. The season ended on Nov. 21, having started three months prior on Aug. 10. Additionally, the Sugar Bears ran a 15-1 streak in the Southland Conference tournament to represent the conference in the NCAA tournament before losing to the University of Texas at San Antonio. The UTSA Roadrunners won the game 22-11. “We would have liked to have won the finals. We didn’t play smart at some critical moments,” Coach Steven McRoberts said. “We had some players play great and some didn’t handle the pressure very well. I know they learned a lot from that match and it will help the team next season.” Last year, the Sugar Bears went 16-0, something McRoberts said provided greatly to the team’s competitiveness. Leading the league in kills per set and aces was junior outside hitter Jessica Hays and leading in assists was freshman setter Marissa Collins. Sophomore middle blocker Taylor Hammonds led in hitting percentage for the conference matches and freshman middle blocker Jessica Nagy led in hitting percentage for all the matches this year. McRoberts also noted junior libero Cristin Curl for her achievements. “[Curl] makes more plays as a libero than any other defensive specialist in the league,” he said. “I had a good season this year,” Hays said. “I did my best to be a good teammate.” Hays said one of her favorite games was the Sept. 4 game against the Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs, which UCA won. “It really kind of came together that game,” Hays said. The game was played in Fort Worth, Texas. The Sugar Bears beat Texas in three home games. “At one point, we had won 31 conference matches in a row, McRoberts said. We beat TCU on

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Sophomore middle blocker Taylor Hammonds and freshman setter Marissa Collins block an incoming shot from a Sam Houston State hitter during the game on Sept. 23. their home floor.” Hays, an outside hitter, said she will return to play for the team again next year. As for disappointments, the biggest one for Hays, she said, came from losing the final game in the conference tournament. “There’s always little things,” she said. “It would have been awesome if we had won that fifth game.” McRoberts said the biggest losses came from UTSA. The players were no stranger to awards this year, either. Senior rightside hitter Chloe Smith was awarded the conference MVP award, Collins won the Freshman of the Year, Setter

of the Year and a first team all-conference awards, Hays won a first team all-conference award, Curl won second team all-conference and Hammonds received an honorable mention all-conference award. Overall, throughout the season the Sugar Bears totaled 1,677 kills, as opposed to their opponents’ totaled 1,286. The Sugar Bears also landed 233 service aces, opposed to their opponents’ combined 126. “We hope to come back and win our third conference title in a row and then win the conference tournament,” McRoberts said. “It should be another great year.”

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