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Concierge Services, SGA hold Pizza Wars, Be a Peace of Something Bigger event in Student Center Courtyard, prizes given to students Sophomores Jovana Illic and Nick Partridge named winners of pizza eating contest g

Around Campus: Fantasy Faces The Student Activity Board is presenting Fantasy Faces, A Kramer Entertainment Experience on “Who Do You Want To Be?” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow on the first floor of the Student Center. Students can choose to have their face put on movie posters, magazines, cartoons, fantasy photos, celebrity or musician photos, retro photos and more. Students will receive a 4X6 framed picture and all of the photos will be put on a flash drive for publishing on Facebook, MySpace and other social networks.

Student Success Symposium The annual Arkansas Student Success Symposium will be on campus today and tomorrow. The Symposium is a collaboration between the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Pulaski Technical College and UCA. The event is coordinated in conjunction with the Arkansas Student Success Collaborative and allows education leaders to combine ideas and efforts to work together to encourage and enhance student success.

Catalyst The CATALYST leadership program will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Student Center Ballroom. Lunch and materials will be provided.

Graduate Film Screening

by Marisa Hicks Assistant News Editor

In collaboration with Concierge Services, SGA sponsored Be a Peace of Something Bigger from 11-3 p.m. and Pizza Wars and held a pizza eating contest during x-period on March 15. Students voted Domino’s as the winner of Pizza Wars, an annual event held by SGA and Concierge Services to test students’ taste for the best pizza in town. SGA Senior Class President Robert Rogers welcomed students to Pizza Wars to kick off the event. Graduate student Mallory Carranza with Concierge Services said 375 students attended Pizza Wars. Students who showed their student IDs received a T-shirt and a raffle ticket for either a $25 gift certificate to various local hot spots or a chance to win tickets to see the Foo Fighters, who will be playing at Verizon Arena in Little Rock on May 18. Pizza vendors from Bear’s Den Pizza, CiCi’s Pizza, Domino’s, Gusano’s and Little Caesars fought for the title for the best local pizza for UCA students.. Sophomore Jovana Illic was the winner of the female pizza eating contest and sophomore Nick Partridge was the winner of the male pizza eating contest. Illic and Partridge each won a $25 gift certificate to Slim Chickens. Freshman Brad Byrd won a gift certificate to The Sporty Runner, freshman Courtney McElmurry won a certificate to Salon Blue, sophomore Rachel Sanders won a gift certificate to Hut No. 8, freshmen Jessica Moore, Kandace Keeney and Destiny Schliner won gift certificates to Moxie Hair Salon, and sophomore Mary Ann Vincent won tickets to Arena Cross at Verizon Arena on March 26 and 27.

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Sophomore Jaclyn Austin receives pizza from a Domino’s Pizza volunteer at the Pizza Wars competition held by SGA and Concierge Services held during x-period Tuesday, March 15. Domino’s Pizza was named the winner of the competition. Junior Kasey Lewis won the Foo Fighter tickets for May 18. Lewis said, “I’m pretty stoked, I just registered a few minutes before they drew.” Circling the Student Center Courtyard SGA had booths set up to raise environmental awareness. Members from the Green Bear Project, the Honors College and the Biology Club handed out bracelets made of green and purple yarn and asked students to sign a petition to help forever preserve the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve. SGA President Meghan Thompson said, “The green symbolizes the nature reserve and the purple symbolizes how it belongs at UCA.” She said she the goals for the Green

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TOMS Campus Club hosts second Barefoot Walk event by Zach O’Neal Staff Writer

Bread and Puppet Theater The Bread and Puppet Theater will hold a workshop on campus starting April 4-8. The outdoor performance will be free and open to the public at 3 p.m. April 8.

Book Talk Torryeson Library is hosting a book talk by faculty author Lorien Foote. Foote was a finalist for the 2011 Lincoln Prize for her book “The Gentlemen and the Roughs.” The reading will be April 12 from 3-4 p.m. in LIB 215. The reading is a part of the 2011 National Library Week celebration.

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Senior William Strigel and Junior Catherine Demailly wait in line outside the Student Center to get pizza at Pizza Wars March 15.

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“With each pair of TOMS shoes purchased, a pair is donated,” she said. Jim Bruce, a retired Hendrix professor and member of the Bike Share Program, brought bikes from the HPER center Bike Share Program to inform students that the bikes can be rented just like a book from a library. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation accepted donations and hair from students to be used for children’s cancer research. Jacquelin Chambers, St. Baldrick’s coordinator, said St. Baldrick’s is a nationwide event that has been going on for 10 years. “Individuals get someone to sponsor them to get their head shaved and the money and hair we get goes to kid’s cancer research,” she said.

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Sunday at 6 p.m. the Graduate Film Screening will be free and open to the public. The event will feature thesis films created by candidates for the master of fine arts in digital filmmaking who are scheduled to graduate in May. Some adult content and language will be included. The event will be in the Reynolds Performance Hall.

Students with DCB and Bear Bucks can now order pizza from the Christian Cafeteria. To order students can call 450-5981 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and have until 7 p.m. to pick up their pizza. Students can choose between pepperoni, cheese or very veggie.

Bear Project are to educate the UCA community about the nature reserve, raise awareness about its importance and get the administration on board with preserving the nature reserve for more than just five years. Daniel Adams, Aaron Wages and Chris Smith with the Outdoor Recreation Plan informed students about water safety and how to be aware of danger while on the water. Hipsway, a clothing store in downtown Conway, set up a booth for students to “paint their soles” on TOMS shoes. Abby King, owner of Hipsway, said the “paint your sole” program goes along with the Green Day theme because of the “onefor-one” deal that is associated with TOMS.

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The TOMS Campus Club will host its, Barefoot Walk event on April 5 beginning at the Student Center to share the experience of less fortunate. “I think that’s the ultimate goal that we become more aware of suffering around us and what we can do to help that,” Hughes Hall Resident Master Carey Voss said. “We’re not powerless. We can do something.” Sophomore Josh Whitehurst started the RSO TOMS Campus Club last year. “In a literal sense, TOMS stand for the shoes of tomorrow and that directly correlates with the TOMS mission statement ‘One for One’,” Whitehurst said. “For every pair of shoes purchased, TOMS sends a pair to a child in need.” This RSO will be in charge of the Barefoot Walk. It is open to the students and the members of the community. “People need shoes and we take that for granted.” Voss said. “I hope that this will bring that awareness to our students that shoes are not something that everyone has.” Whitehurst said the purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the underprivileged children situation on a daily basis and experience what it feels like to live barefoot. The main idea of the day is “One Day Without Shoes”

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“After planning last year’s walk, I had a good foundation to start off of,” Whitehurst said. “It has been, and still is, a lot of hard work, time, and dedication ... and of course all of the amazing people that have started working on it with me. It’s a team effort.” In preparation for the walk, the TOMS Campus Club will set up at the Student Center Courtyard for the day and hold a “Style Your Sole” party, an event for painting TOMS. “Money is tight right now for everybody,” Voss said,“I hope that even people who are unable to buy a pair of TOMS shoes or don’t own a pair of TOMS shoes will keep that idea of giving in their minds and that idea of compassion beyond just one day.” After the party, the walk around campus will begin at 3 p.m. and will last for at least 30 minutes, depending on the number of participants. “I hope that will bring them more into contact with the idea that there are people suffering physically because of poverty around the world.” Voss said. “Even in the United States there are people who are without shoes. I think a day without shoes is uncomfortable for us. We have tender little feet and stepping on a rock or hot pavement or a piece of glass is something we don’t have to deal with very often but other people have to deal with far worse things, like children walking through open sewage.”

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The following reports and arrests are from the UCAPD docket. UCAPD reports any tickets issued as arrests, according to ucapd.com.

Students arrested for trespassing Students Saki Fukuda, 22, and Mai Yamamura, 22, attempted to get into the Farris Center March 21 at 10 p.m. UCAPD saw Yamamura and Fukadu trying to get into the building from the southwest entrance. UCAPD informed the two women to leave the area and come back when the Farris Center was open. Yamamura and Fukadu complied and left the area. Student Tadre Sheppard, 21, was also trying to get into the Farris Center. He informed UCAPD that he had permission from Coach Corliss Williamson to use the gym after hours. Sheppard was allowed to enter the building, however Yamamura and Fukuda were trying to enter the building again. Yamamura and Fukuda were informed a second time to leave or they would be arrested. UCAPD drove by 10 minutes later to see if Yamamura and Fukuda were trying to get into the building again but could not see them. Inside the Farris Center Yamamura and Fukuda were sitting on the sidelines watching Sheppard practice. Yamamura and Fukuda were arrested and charged for criminal trespass.

Students arrested for public intoxication after mud wrestling

UCAPD arrived at Hughes Hall on March 18 at 2:15 a.m. A fight had broke out between students Zach Germany, 18, and Jacob Garrigus, 19. Armed with pepper spray, UCAPD arrived to Garrigus and Germany wrestling in the mud by the north entrance. When Garrigus and Germany were separated and placed into cuffs the overwhelming smell of alcohol on Garrigus became noticeable. Germany’s eyes were watery and bloodshot, but he did not reek of alcohol like Garrigus. Garrigus was too drunk to form complete sentences and was uncooperative when the officers tried to question him. He was transported to the Faulkner County Detention Center and held for detoxification for 12 hours with a $425 bond. Germany was released to student Benjamin Matthews. Garrigus and Germany were charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Student arrested for stealing and selling roommate’s textbooks UCAPD received a call March 15 at 9:44 a.m. from student Rachel Berry, 20, saying her biology textbook had been stolen. Soon after, Textbook Brokers on Farris Road reported someone came in and sold the book. Manager of Textbook Brokers, John Baney, said Berry had called the store informing them her book had been stolen. UCAPD went with Berry to Textbook Brokers to watch video footage of her book being sold.

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The video footage revealed Berry’s roommate, Elizabeth Norville, 20, as the thief as she sold Berry’s biology book to Textbook Brokers employee John Albertson, 58. Berry purchased a new book for $63 and was taken back to campus. Norville was called to the police department where UCAPD informed her of her Miranda Rights and placed her under arrest. Norville confessed to stealing several other books from Berry at the end of last semester. UCAPD is working with the deputy city attorney Adam Rose about book thefts from Dec. 6 to process warrants for theft of property.

Officers respond to noise complaint at Torreyson Street Apartments UCAPD responded to a noise complaint March 15 at Torreyson Street Apartment 4 at 1 a.m. When UCAPD arrived at the apartment officers could hear the television being played loudly. The officers walked to the back of the apartment where seven individuals were seen standing around the T.V. The officers walked back to the front of the apartment and knocked on the front door only to hear the sounds of scattering feet running upstairs. No one came to answer the door so the officers knocked on the door again. This time student Christopher White, 22, answered the door. Officers could smell alcohol coming from the apartment but White did not sound or appear drunk. No containers were in plain view. White told the officers his roommate, student Christopher Curry, 20, had a few friends over and White, had one friend over at the apartment. He told UCAPD he would make sure they would keep the noise level down.

Student banned from aparments after pushing X-box UCAPD overheard a Conway Police Department call over the radio March 15 about a possible domestic violence case involving a knife at Bear Village at 5:24 p.m. Students Courtney Simmons, 20, and Catherine Miller, 22, were at the scene. Miller told UCAPD Simmons yelled at her and took her glasses. Miller showed officers her “broken” glasses but no damage was observed. She said she and Simmons had exchanged his apartment key for her phone. The two had been arguing when Simmons threw Miller onto the bed and held her down, she said. The officers did not see any visible marks. Miller had pushed Simmons’s Xbox 360 off the desk in his apartment. Miller refused to sign the ban letter from UCAPD. She was informed she would be arrested if seen at the apartments for criminal trespass.

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SGA helps fund “Night of Distinction” by Marisa Hicks Assistant News Editor

Assistant Vice President of Buffalo Alumni Hall Kevin Braswell and Development Officer and Assistant Alumni Director Haley Fowler attended the Student Government Association meeting Monday to praise their efforts and ask for funding. Braswell said he’s seen the university’s ups and downs and knows the campus is highly based on tradition. “Much of what you [SGA] do you do when no one’s looking,” Braswell said. Braswell said theNight of Distinction event will be more than just an event. He said Night of Distinction will be Saturday, May 14, and President Allen Meadors and the board of trustees are on board with making the alumni award ceremony separate from graduation. He read from a note he brought with him it’s “obvious UCA is making an effort to grow.” He said this year the Alumni Association is focusing on scholarships and the association is asking SGA of “fundamental, not financial” help. Braswell said the SGA senators could serve as ambassadors to the event and help tell history. There should be 600 people in attendance, he said. The night would begin, he said, with dinner and dancing at Buffalo Alumni Hall and would later carry into the Farris Center which would be completely transformed with decorations with country star Lee Greenwood performing for the audience. Sophomore Class President Michael Murphy moved to send the motion to donate $5,000 to Night of Distinction to the finance committee.

The motion was accepted by acclamation. President Meghan Thompson said the interviewing process for a new vice president of enrollment management has come to an end and a new candidate should be selected to fill the position soon. GroupWise, a new e-mail service will be up and running soon for students, she said. Thompson told representatives of Information Technology that students will need to be educated on how to use certain features on their e-mail browsers. Vice President of Finance Kyle Boyd said SAFA hearings have officially come to an end. He said of the $106,000 budget the finance committee allocated $127,000, however, of the unused money from last year, there will be an unset amount of $123,000 available for the budget. Boyd said there was one last group awaiting a hearing because they got sick at the time of their hearing and the finance committee agreed to allow them to reschedule their hearing. After the committee has allocated money over to the last group, the committee will have only gone 10-12 percent over budget. Boyd said SGA will be “right where we want it to be” after going over budget. Murphy reported the status of the Street Mural Project. Murphy said the Public Art Sub-Committee received only one application from a student for the contest before the deadline and received a phone call from another student asking for the deadline to be extended so that they could send in a submission. The Public Art Sub-Committee agreed to allow the deadline, set for 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, to be extended to that Friday, March 18.

After extending the Mural Project deadline the committee still only received two submissions. Murphy said the submissions are being reviewed by the university’s Public Art Committee and will be presented before the SGA senate by the artists next Monday. Sophomore Class Representative Paige Turner said the mural, once completed, will be a great accent to the university. Turner said she was very excited that both of the submissions received were from students, because the project was open to not only students but faculty and family members of the UCA community. By the end of the semester, Turner said, the winning piece will be successfully in place on the pavement behind the Student Center and in front of Snow Fine Arts. Murphy said after speaking with the Physical Plant, the committee will be looking at different types of road paints available throughout the week. He said the variety of colors in the mural would be determined by the cost of paint. All submissions must be approved by the Public Art Committee, the executive staff, and Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services Diane Newton. Turner said when the senate votes they will be looking for the mural that bests represents the university and student life. Turner said hopefully one day the entire street that goes behind the Student Center and past Laney Hall will be covered in murals as a unique aspect to the university. Senior Class President Robert Rogers said the Honors College was able to gather 760 signatures for the petition to keep the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve forever.

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Two seek NAACP presidential position by Paige Turner Staff Writer

The UCA chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s current president, junior Laisha Harris, will be running for her second term opposed by senior general member Joy Spellman on April 14. Harris said she was surprised to learn that she would be running opposed for the position. “I feel as though someone nominated my opponent because they feel like they did not see my leadership potential as strong enough,” Harris said. Harris said she will use this challenge of office as a motivating factor that allows her to better display her leadership skills. “I feel as if I probably need to work on being a leader,” Harris said. “Being opposed is making me more motivated to become a better president for my organization.” Spellman said she is prepared to become NAACP president, although she has not had any executive board experience in any other organizations. “Although I am not experienced in an executive office position, I will be a good leader because I have been able to watch great leaders and know what to do when I become president,” Spellman said.

Spellman said she also feels grateful to have been nominated for the position. “It’s a privilege to be nominated by my colleagues,” Spellman said. “Them believing that I could be a good leader really meant a lot to me.” If elected, Spellman said she would like to see more attention paid to the leadership-oriented programs NAACP offers to youth. Spellman said she plans to better improve NAACP’s leadership camp in the summer for high school students. Harris said she plans on continuing the mentoring program that NAACP has established through a partnership with Sallie Cone Elementary School. Harris said she also plans to create more community service projects to attract more membership and to remain visible in the UCA and Conway communities. “I feel like we are talking too much and not doing enough,” Harris said. “I want to get the organization more involved in fundraising so that we can give back to our surrounding UCA community and Conway. I would also like to implement programs that provide meals at retirement homes and to help purchase groceries for single mothers.” Harris and Spellman said they plan on addressing the organization’s membership and retention throughout the year.

“I want to make sure to attract dedicated people to our organization,” Spellman said. “Hopefully these dedicated people will become leaders in the organization and help us grow.” Harris said she feels that the membership of NAACP fluctuates too often during the year and does not allow for growth in the organization. “I want the people who are dedicated to remain in the organization and help me bring the organization to the high point where it belongs,” Harris said. “I want to increase people’s passion and understanding of what the organization stands for, thus keeping them in the organization for a long time.” Both candidates said they are ready for election day and expect to see significant changes in the organization within the next year. Harris said she plans on maintaining NAACP’s visibility in the UCA community and said she believes she can help the organization reach its full potential. “I would like to keep our organization relevant to students here at UCA,” Harris said. “Staying in the public eye will allow us to do that and I would like to be able to lead the publicity. ” Harris and Spellman will deliver their election speeches on April 14 to the NAACP general body and will be voted on immediately afterward.

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Officials to hold second Safe Walk event UCAPD collaborates with Physical Plant employees, SGA and Executive staff for reform by Crosby Dunn Assistant Web Editor

UCA officials will have a second Safe Walk on April 19 to discuss further changes that could be made to campus and to see the progress of changes that have already been made, Venita Jenkins, associate director in Government Relations, said. “There was a Safe Walk back in October, where we had some SGA, Physical Plant, and executive staff go out in groups and were assigned zones,” Jenkins said. “We identified things that would be a safety hazard on campus.” She said at the Safe Walk last semester the UCAPD made an itemized list of the safety hazards and what they’ve done to address the problems. “Some of the things they’ve addressed are adding additional lighting in some areas and other recommendations by students,” Jenkins said. She said this semester’s Safe Walk will be the same. “We will have groups of teams with representatives from SGA,

executive staff, Physical Plant, Housing, and the police department,” Jenkins said. “We are going to do it at night again in zones, mainly because we can identify issues at night better than at day, such as areas that need better lighting.” UCDAPD Project Manager Arch Jones said: “We will begin our walk at 8:30. I didn’t go on the last one but I definitely plan to be on one of the teams this year. We will have six teams.” He said that each team will be touring a zone, and there will be six zones, one for each of the six teams. “Having the event was the easy part, easy to put together, the hard part has been doing something with that information,” Jones said. “Not just letting it sit on a shelf, but taking the report down and making the effort to correct some of these things. The report didn’t just collect dust. There was action behind the effort, which took money and time by many different departments. It is a great testament to the fact that safety is important at UCA.” A report on 2010’s Safe Walk can be found at UCAPD’s website,

and it has detailed information on some of the items that needed work and a progress report on those items. The report says there are over 155 items identified that needed attention and 57 percent of those items have been completed. “It’s something that had been done before, but it had never been done on this scale as to where it was an organized event and representatives from UCAPD, SGA, Housing, and it had just never been this kind of collaboration with so many departments,” Jones said. “It has just never been to that degree. We wanted to make this more of a collaboration instead of just a group of Physical Plant people going around.” Jones said that the Safe Walk came together in early to mid fall. “We approached the Physical Plant and then SGA, and they were very enthusiastic and instrumental about this,” Jones said. Students with any safety concerns may report them to UCAPD.

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Students plan to study abroad in Costa Rica during summer

21 people attending language immersion trip

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Costa Rica isn’t just a vacation spot; it can also be used as a once in a lifetime experience to learn the Spanish language like many UCA students are doing this summer. Jaime Zambrano, associate professor of Spanish at UCA, is the faculty adviser for the Study Abroad and Spanish Immersion program at the Costa Rica Language Academy in San Jose. The students in this program go to class 25 hours a week, which is five hours a day, for a month. The students leave May 22 and come back on June 19. Zambrano started the program in 1999 and has been taking a group of students to Costa Rica every year since then. “I’m excited for the students to learn about Latin America first hand. They are going to improve their Spanish proficiency by interacting in Spanish. I think this is priceless,” Zambrano said. This year, 21 students are going on the language immersion trip. Senior Barry Bartoszek is a Spanish minor attending the trip. “Studying abroad is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but also it will cut an entire year out of class that I would have had to take in five weeks,” Bartoszek said. Students that go on this trip are paired with host families in the city of San Jose. “These students are basically adopted by these families for a month. They are treated as part of the family,” Zambrano said. The host families the students

stay with speak only Spanish. This way the students are completely dependent on the Spanish skills they have learned at UCA and learn while they are enrolled in the Costa Rica Language Academy. This “home stay,” as Zambrano calls it, helps the students learn about the way of life in Costa Rica and Latin America.

“When you’re in the classroom, it is a controlled situation and you basically know the kind of questions you’re going to be asked by an instructor, but when you’re in a foreign country you’re put to the test. ” -Barry Bartoszek, senior Spanish minor “Research indicates that host families play an invaluable role in the acquisition of language because they provide students not only with food and shelter, but they act as catalysts for acquiring the target language and discovering the culture simultaneously,” Zambrano said. Bartoszek is excited for the

challenges he will be faced with while he is in San Jose. “When you’re in the classroom, it is a controlled situation and you basically know the kind of questions you’re going to be asked by an instructor, but when you’re in a foreign country you’re put to the test,” Bartoszek said. The classroom setting is much more intimate than a classroom at UCA. “There are six students max in a classroom, which is kind of scary, but will be a lot of help. When you’re in a big class, you can kind of hide and not answer when the teacher asks a question, but in a small class like this you are forced to answer,” Bartoszek said. Zambrano said that this experience plays a significant role in the growth of both cultural knowledge and language acquisition of the students that go on this trip. “Study abroad provides a valuable learning environment and authentic cultural setting,” Zambrano said. This is Bartoszek’s first time to study abroad, but he said this language immersion program is a really good option for foreign language credit. “I’m going to be immersed into this culture and forced to learn how the people in this culture speak and act,” Bartoszek said. Students are always happy about the way the experience turns out in the end. “It isn’t perfect, but after a month, no students ever regret going to Costa Rica,” Zambrano said.

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Senior Meghann Brewer receives SURF grant for volleyball, kinesiology research Simon Gable Staff Writer

Senior athletic training major Meghann Brewer was awarded the Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education Jan. 1, 2011. Brewer’s field of study is in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and her research project is entitled “Quantification of scapular upward rotation in elite volleyball players following a full season of play.” According to adhe.edu, the SURF program is designed to allow undergraduate students to conduct in-depth research projects in their specific fields of study with the assistance of faculty members. The eligibility requirements to be able to apply for the funds are: students must have a minimum GPA of 3.25, 30 or more hours of credit toward their degree at the time of funding and the support of a faculty mentor. Assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education Steve Tucker is Brewer’s faculty mentor for her research project. “I presented the opportunity to apply for a SURF and complete a research project to an entire class of mine,” Tucker said. “Meghann was my only student to volunteer.” Tucker knew that not many students would want to complete a year-long research project. “You have to be very passionate person to volunteer

for something like this, and Meghann is,” he said. Once she decided to participate in a research project, Brewer and Tucker got together to decide on a topic. Brewer said, “Since Steve is an expert on shoulder blades, we decided to pursue a topic in that field. We wrote up a proposal last summer and sent it to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. They deemed it worthy of SURF and awarded me the grant at the beginning of January.”

“If the angle of rotation has decreased, then we know that a full season of play has made the athletes more susceptible to a major shoulder injury. ” -Meghann Brewer, senior Athletic Training major and SURF grant recipient Tucker said Brewer received a $4,000 grant from the ADHE on Jan. 1 and has until Dec. 31 to complete her research. Most of the grant is stipend and goes directly to Brewer and the rest of the money is used for traveling and collecting data,

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Campus walk ends at SAB’s Matt & Kim Spring Fling concert 4 Continued from page 1 The walk will end at the SAB’s Matt & Kim’s spring fling concert. Whitehurst said SAB is taking full sponsorship of Matt & Kim. The resident hall

community is also involved. From the Conway community, Hipsway and Conway Copies are involved. In addition to the event, there will be T-shirts for sale

Tucker said. “The grant allows students to get completely involved in his/her research project without having to worry about supporting themselves with a job,” he said. “Students deal with enough and the grant is designed to alleviate some of the tension that comes such an intense research project.” Brewers project, “Quantification of scapular upward rotation in elite volleyball players following a full season of play”, is designed to help prevent/diagnose shoulder blade injuries. “Quantification of scapular upward rotation is basically measuring how much a someone’s should blade has rotated,” Brewer said. Brewer will measure the angle of the shoulder blades on all the UCA volleyball players while their arms held over their heads. This will be done in July before the season starts and then again after the season is completed. “If the angle of rotation has decreased, then we know that a full season of play has made the athletes more susceptible to a major shoulder injury,” Brewer said. “If this is the case, we can implement preventative measures and exercises,” Tucker said. “It’s all about keeping the athletes safe and healthy enough to play the sports they love.” Brewer said this is the first time she has done any research of this magnitude. “I have plans to attend graduate school in the future and I thought this would be a good stepping-stone,” she said. “I think with Steve’s help I can produce something that will help me meet my personal goals and help protect athletes in the future.” and all donations will go to the Make-A-Wish foundation. Depending on the printing cost for the shirt designs, they will cost either $10 or $15. The shirts are dark-gray V-necks with light blue text. The TOMS’ logo is on the hip part of the shirt and it will feature a unique shoulder design. “If you can envision a pair of laced toms tied together thrown over your shoulder in a stencil look, you’ve got it,” Whitehurst said.

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This NBA season excites long-time fan Since I was a little boy I have loved NBA this magnitude have come together, on their own Basketball. account, in an attempt to dominate the league. I can remember being five years old and The Mavericks have surprised a lot of people watching Michael Jordan win his second of six NBA while still remaining a viable playoff threat, even Championships and finals MVP’s. Since that time I after losing their starting small forward Caron have been hooked. Butler, to injury. Although I always loved the game, it wasn’t They have remained in the top three teams until the late ‘90s that I began of the Western conference to truly understand the all season, even though mechanics and appreciate all superstar power forward Dirk the athletes that the NBA has Nowitzki has missed nine to offer. games due to injury. Since Jordan retired from The Chicago Bulls have by Simon Gable the Bulls after the 1997-98 shocked the NBA world by Staff Writer season, I can’t think of a challenging the Celtics and season that has excited me as Heat for the top spot in the much as this one. Eastern conference. This is the first season in I knew that Derrick Rose years that has had more than a few title contenders. was going to be a star in the league, but I didn’t The Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, expect him to have the Bulls this good, this fast. San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas He is having an MVP type season, even with key Mavericks (the top three teams in the Eastern starters Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah missing and Western conferences) all have a viable shot at time to injury. winning the championship. The Orlando Magic changed the core of their Not to mention the long-shot Orlando Magic team mid-season but still have Dwight Howard and the up-and-coming Oklahoma City Thunder. and home court advantage in the first round of the With the Lakers and Spurs winning a combined playoff. Howard gives them a shot at the title, but I nine out of the last 12 titles, the past decade has not really don’t see it happening. really been up for debate. The Oklahoma City Thunder have superstar on Nobody would be surprised if either of those the rise Kevin Durant and currently own the fourth teams won the title this year, but who would be seed in the western conference. surprised if they didn’t. Their recent acquisition of Kendrick Perkins The Celtics’ big-three of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen makes them a scary playoff team. Nobody would and Kevin Garnett are looking primed for their be surprised if they made some noise in the third trip to the NBA final in four years, although playoffs (although I think they still have a few more the recent departure of starting center Kendrick seasons before they own the western conference). Perkins could put a damper in their plans. Personally, as long as the Spurs or the Lakers The Heat’s acquisition of Lebron James and don’t win the title, I will be happy. Chris Bosh (along with resigning Dwayne Wade) This season has been more than satisfying so has given them a big-three of their own and a far and the playoffs are just around the corner. realistic shot at winning the title. The NBA Playoff’s start in late April, so do This is the first time that three superstars of yourself a favor and tune in.

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Arguments between NFL, players are pointless The NFL is coming off its richest season in had over $30 million guaranteed. Russell turned history. The league generated $9.3 billion in out to be one of the biggest flops in NFL history. revenue over the course of the 2010 season. Super Players should never receive that much money Bowl XLV was watched by an estimated 162.9 anyway, but they especially should not before even million people in the U.S., companies paid $3 playing a game. million for a 30-second commercial spot and over The NFLPA also has a good point in offering 100,000 fans filled Cowboys Stadium for the game. better healthcare for retired players and for the All of these numbers you think would mean an owners opening their books. equal or more successful 2011 season, right? Well, Retired players gave their livelihood in most that’s where you’re wrong. cases to the NFL and For almost two years should be taken care of. As now the NFL and its players’ for the books, the owners union, NFLPA, have been should have nothing to in talks for a new Collective hide especially if they want Bargaining Agreement another $1 billion. by Lee Hogan (CBA). The CBA expired Many insiders think the Staff Writer March 11 after the deadline owners want to keep their was extended twice to allow expenditures under wraps more time for the two sides because of the tremendous to try and iron out a new amounts of money CBA, which was unsuccessful. members of their families are given each year. Both sides met in Washington, D.C., for 16 days All this said, both sides have remained hardwith a federal mediator, but were still unable to headed beyond belief throughout this process. reach an agreement. The description of the talks during the 16 days Under the old agreement, the owners of the of meeting shows their childishness during this 32 NFL teams received $1 billion of the $9 billion situation. To avoid confrontation, the mediator total. The players then received 60 percent of the would start in one room with either the NFLPA or remaining money. the owners. After hearing an offer, the mediator Owners were pushing for an additional $1 would go to the opposing side and hear their billion in the new deal, while players would still thoughts and report back again. receive 60 percent. Owners also wanted to increase Does this sound like recess at your elementary the 16-game schedule to an 18-game schedule. school playgound to anyone? I do tend to side with the players on the Be men. First off you are arguing over billions majority if not all of the issues. The players want of dollars in a time many people find themselves more than 60 percent, which I don’t really care living from paycheck to paycheck. Have the moxy either way. The NFLPA also petitioned to have the to meet in the same room. schedule stay 16 games, for their to be a cap on About a week ago Minnesota Vikings running rookie contract amounts, for better healthcare for back Adrian Peterson described the players as retired players and for the owners to open up their “slaves” to the owners in a quote describing NFL books and make their expenditures public. labor. Really? I agree with the players that the increase to 18 As you could guess, this struck a lot of people games is nothing more than the owners wanting the wrong way and for good reason. more money. I do not think it would enhance the Peterson’s base salary for 2010 was $5.195 quality of the sport. As the old cliché says, “If it ain’t million. I don’t have the numbers in front of me, broke, don’t fix it.” but I don’t remember any slaves during the 1800s I also agree rookies should have a cap for the making that kind of money. amount of their salaries. Top rookies come in The NFL and its players need to realize either making more than a lot of veteran guys, which way, both sides are going to be rich. The NFL makes no sense. JaMarcus Russell, the number-one has continued to be the most popular and most pick a few years ago, signed an insane contract that successful professional sport of all-time.

Two teenage brothers from Conway, one a UCA student and the other a Conway High School student, were killed in a single car accident Saturday, leaving friends and family mourning the loss of the two boys. Jacob Mulberry, 16, was killed in the accident, which occured Tuesday night. Jacob was riding in the back of the pickup truck and was thrown during the accident. His brother, Keith Mulberry, 18, died Wednesday as a result of injuries. Keith was driving the truck. Two other people were involved in the accident. Mary Robertson, 17, was riding in the passenger seat, and Joshua Rains, 16, was also riding in the bed of the truck. Both suffered non-life threatening injuries, although Rains was also thrown from the truck. There are few details regarding the accident. What is known is that weather conditions and roads were clear. Police say Keith likely lost control of the truck and overcorrected, causing the truck to roll. What likely began as a simple drive with friends became a tragic event that could have easily been prevented. Though it often seems that safe driving should only be taught to new drivers, every person who ever takes the wheel of a vehicle should do everything in his or her power to drive as safely as possible. Car accidents kill thousands of people each year in the U.S. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting system, there were 30,797 fatal crashes in the U.S. in 2009, the most current year reported. The number of people killed in those crashes was 33,808, the vast majority of whom were in passenger cars or light trucks. The statistics regarding traffic safety are overwhelmingly in favor of seatbelts, staying out of the backs of trucks and driving only when sober. Every driver, regardless of how long he or she has been driving, should practice safe driving skills at all times. Tomorrow also marks the second Brake for Bears event at UCA, which is aimed at increasing safety for pedestrians and drivers. Police and volunteers will be stationed at crosswalks all around campus to educate students on pedestrian safety and promote safe driving habits. Being careful while driving can only result in good things. Too many people are injured and killed by careless drivers texting, chatting on the phone or being irresponsible. No matter the driver’s age or experience, no one should text in the car, refuse to wear a seatbelt or drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The deaths of Jacob and Keith Mulberry should be a reminder to everyone of how imporant traffic safety is to both drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Even in the best conditions, accidents can happen, and it’s important for everyone to be responsible and proactive when on the road.

Though it often seems that safe driving should only be taught to new drivers, every person who every takes the wheel of a vehicle should do everything in his or her power to drive as safely as possible.

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March 30, 2011

‘Bus Stop’ entertains Reynolds audience by Andrew McClain Staff Writer

Posters for The Montana Repertory Theater’s touring production of “Bus Stop” show a young man with a girl in his arms, his mouth wide open, as if he were belting out the last note of a musical number. If you’ll forgive me for being ignorant and a little bit assuming, I was pleasantly surprised when the first act of “Bus Stop” concluded without anyone breaking out into song. I say “pleasantly,” not because I dislike musicals as a rule, but I do prefer to stick to the classics, and I’m (wrongfully) skeptical of unfamiliar titles from that category. “Bus Stop” was, instead, a three-act play that takes place entirely inside a diner, over the course of about six of the early hours of the morning, and didn’t contain a single song. Maybe leading you to expect one thing and delivering on something else entirely is part of how “Bus Stop” works. Written by William Inge and set in the mid50s, the play mimics the tone of early sitcoms. The audience is set up with easy, soft jokes toward the beginning, with the actors mimicking antiquated patterns of speech and the audience providing a perfect laugh track. The cast played according to very broad character types, behaving more like 50s caricatures of people than human beings. The play follows Grace, the diner owner; her high-school-aged waitress, Elma; Will, the local sheriff; and a small cast of traveling characters whose bus is stuck in the

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William Inge’s “Bus Stop” was performed by the Montana Repertory Theater on Monday, March 14 in Reynolds Performance Hall. The play is about a group of people waiting out a storm inside a diner. snow: Carl, the bus driver; Dr. Lyman, the prim-butboozy, well-educated professor-turned-vagabond; Bo, an exuberant young jackass of a rodeo cowboy,

who is taking Cherie (who he insists on calling “Cherry”), a naive young nightclub singer back to Montana to be his wife, against her will, with the help

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of Virgil, an older cowboy. Upon the introduction of each character in the first act, their behavior seems predictable, sometimes overacted. However, by the second act, the interactions between the characters become more complex and unusual. My favorite moment came when the characters decide to put on a floor show in the diner, and Dr. Lyman and the young waitress, Elma, who have bonded over a love for Shakespeare, decide to perform the famous balcony scene from “Romeo and Juliet,” with Elma standing on the bar and Dr. Lyman, quite drunk, standing below her, comically slurring his lines from memory, gradually becoming introspective and sad, and moving to the couch to pass out. This peculiar mix of comedy and drama is sure to leave some audiences uncomfortable, which, combined with the fact that I think this is a better representation of how life really is, may be why I thrive on it so much. During a Q&A session after the play, the company talked about their tour. J.R. Robinson, who played Virgil, said: “A little more than half of our venues are colleges.” This is Robinson’s fourth tour as an actor. “It’s fun, but it’s tough,” Aleks Malejs, who played Grace, said “you have to uproot your life. I haven’t seen mail since January.” Company manager Katie Hanson said “We only had three weeks of rehearsal before hitting the road, two weeks of full-day rehearsals and one week of tech rehearsals.”

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by Mary DeLoney News Editor

Nicholas Sparks proved to be just as compelling with his spoken words as he is with his written words when he spoke to a sold-out crowd March 15 in Reynolds Performance Hall. Sparks came onto the stage talking about what people would want to know about authors. “For instance, it’s boxers,” he joked. This proved to be a charming and effective way to grab the audiences’ attention. He told the audience about his childhood, his life since then, he offered advice, took the audience through all the stories that influenced his writing, answered questions from members of the audience and stayed nearly three hours after he spoke to sign books. Almost immediately it was apparent he had grabbed the undivided attention of everyone in the room by the audiences’ reaction to every word Sparks spoke. He began with the story of his childhood. For as many novels Sparks has sold, it came as a surprise to learn writing was not his passion growing up, but it was track and field. He loved track and field so much that he got a scholarship for it to Notre Dame and graduated from there with a degree in business finance. However, he did try his hand at writing while in college. He claimed nothing was good enough and it all “went to live in the attic.” Sparks took the audience through his life in a story-like fashion, his words as exciting, compelling and engaging as his novels. When he got to the point in his life when he realized he wanted to be a writer, Sparks reminded the audience that little things really can make a big difference. In his case, it was the last episode of “Cheers” that made the difference. “The show ‘Cheers’ aired on TV when I was a high school sophomore and had a 12 and a half year run. So many things happened in my life and I couldn’t help but think about when I was 15 chasing a dream of going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal. Now, I’m a 28-year-old not chasing a dream. How many 12-year periods do you get in life? Six, seven, eight? I never want to go by another 12-year period having dreams in the beginning and not chasing them in the end,” Sparks said. His passion about pursuing his dreams definitely paid off. Within a week sending letters to book publishers he got an offer from one to work with him on “The Notebook,” a love story based on his wife’s grandparents’ love affair. Soon after he sold “The Notebook” for $1 million. And, while telling the story, he seemed as though he still had trouble believing it happened to him.

Freshman Amber Atkins “Forever 21. My best friend works there so she’ll give me discounts and I’ve always loved their clothes there. I will probably look for jean shorts. I need some more of those.”

Senior Kayla Hill “Gap. I just like their styles that they have. They’re cute and modest. I like sleeveless shirts with floral-type patterns.”

Senior Ivan Zarate “Goodwill. It’s cheap, original and you never know what you can find. I’m looking for some fresh stuff.”

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Author Nicholas Sparks speaks to a Reynolds Performance Hall audience about his life and craft on Tuesday, March 15. He then took the audience through the stories that motivated his more popular novels, particularly the ones that were turned into movies. “Message in a Bottle” is about Sparks’ mother’s death and his father’s life after her passing, “A Walk to Remember” is about Sparks’ younger sister and her battle with cancer, “Dear John” is about Sparks’ cousin and “The Rescue” is about Sparks’ son and his battle with autism. Sparks’ tale of his motivation and success is inspirational and proof that dreams do come true.

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Junior Quincy Miller participates in the Omega Psi Phi Presents “Fire Flame Spitta” rap competition on Friday, March 11 at Ida Waldran.

Students Say Story by Shea Higgerson Photos by Nick Hillemann

Junior Greg Brooks “Buckle. It’s just my style and they have decent prices coming into the spring season. I usually just look for V-necks and shorts.”

“Where is your favorite place to go clothes shopping for the spring? Sophomore Jordan Meinzer “Yard sales, because you get stuff that everybody else doesn’t have and it’s cheap. I’m not really picky.”

Sophomore Davis Stephens “J.C. Penney’s and Dick’s Sports. J.C Penney’s has good styles. Dick Sports has Nike shorts. I’m looking for just some clothes to fit me.”

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Sophomore Mariano Reed “Probably Dillard’s. They have a lot of styles that I like. I’ll probably be looking for button-up shirts, slacks. Stuff like that.”

Sophomore Ashley Johnson “I usually do online shopping at Lulus.com. They have a mass collection to choose from and different styles for everyone.”

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Sportswriting class hits ball out of park by Ben Keller Sports Editor

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The wind ensemble performs for a St. Patrick’s Day crowd at Snow Fine Arts. The wind ensemble’s show was titled “Something Old, Something New.”

Wind ensemble breezes through set

by Jeanette Anderton Staff Writer

Many students and faculty were treated to a wind ensemble concert in Reynolds Performance Hall on St. Patrick’s Day. The program, which was called “Something Old, Something New” featured conductors Ricky Brooks, Steven Smyth and graduate conducting intern Logan Smith. The show opened with Giacomo Puccini’s “La Tregenda,” which is the witches’ dance from the opera “Le Villi.” According to program notes, tregenda is not a word found in an Italian dictionary. Rather, it combines two Italian words, leggenda and tragedia, to covey the meaning of the tragic legend. Written in 1864, this piece definitely qualifies as something old, but the young audience members were still able to appreciate it. “La Tragenda was a really good piece,” senior Omar Alonzo said. “It’s a very powerful Irish tune with a pretty cool old Scottish melody. Very appropriate for St. Patrick’s Day,” he said. Percy Grainger’s “Irish Tune from County Derry,” which was written in 1909, was performed next. Junior Tyler Kemp said he enjoyed the first piece more than the second. “‘La Tragenda’ was really cool. It reminded me of ‘Wicked,’” he said. “The second piece was just OK, but it definitely has its place.” Before intermission, the ensemble performed Shelley Hanson’s “Dances with Winds,” a crowd favorite. The 2008 piece was something new and the audience loved the change of the pace. “‘Dances with Winds’ was magnificent,” Kemp said. “I especially enjoyed Brant Blackard on drums.” Alonzo said “Dances with Winds” was his favorite.

“It reminded me of a bar mitzvah,” he said, “a tiny ensemble with really cool melodies. I thought the trumpet players made the piece.” After the break, the ensemble performed Joan Tower’s jazz-influenced “Fascinating Ribbons.” According to the program, Tower noticed many curved ribbon patterns throughout the piece while in the process of naming it. The ending dottedrhythm reminded her of Gershwin’s “Fascinating Rhythms”, so she named the piece “Fascinating Ribbons.” Written in 2001, it was one of the new pieces the ensemble performed. The program states that Tower was happy to enter the band world because it seems to be a place where people love composers who are still living. The ensemble then reverted back to the old with Vincent Persichetti’s “Symphony for Band” from 1958. Freshman Gabby Mays said she enjoyed the piece. “I liked it,” she said. “I thought it was very inspirational. I would love to be up there performing someday.” The ensemble chose Karl King’s “Mystic Call” for the finale. According to the program, “Mystic Call” is a circus march. Paula Copeland, who is the mother of flutist Kayla Copeland, said she really enjoyed the concert. “It was very energetic and fun,” she said. “It was a really great show.” Junior Jimmy Jensen said he had high praise for the concert, as well as the entire music department at UCA. “The show was wonderful, but they are always great. We have a lot of really good ensembles on campus and the wind ensemble has never had a bad performance. They are one of my personal favorites,” he said.

The Department of Mass Communication is offering a unique journalism class this semester—a topics class focused on the techniques in sportswriting. Professor of Journalism Donna Lampkin Stephens teaches the journalism elective course and has for several semesters. The class is offered on a rotation of semesters, alternating between fall and spring in order to offer a different variety of sports. Stephens said that it is possible the class may be offered again in the fall, but would more likely be offered again during Fall 2012. A unique and interesting aspect of this class is its sports blog. Throughout the semester, students will cover local high school sporting events and then have their stories posted to the classes website. The web address for it is ucasportswriting. blogspot.com. Stephens said the class’s blog will cover several local schools in Faulkner County and hopes it becomes the place to get updated on high school sports. “I started it in Fall of ’09 and it just went great,” she said. “We really didn’t have any way of tracking to see how many people visited the site, but this semester we want to market it more and get the word out.” Junior Hunter Brooks is one of the students enrolled in sportswriting and he said that it is one of the most unique classes he has ever taken at UCA. “I am actually getting to go out and get handson experience and there aren’t many other majors that offer classes like this,” he said. He also said the blog is a great thing for both people enrolled in the class and for the people in the surrounding communities. “I have already told the coaches of the school that I’m covering all about the blog page so they can check out the articles we are writing,” he said. Stephens said she came up with the idea for the blog while taking classes for her doctorate. She said she decided to implement the blog during the Fall

2009 class to cover high school sports because local Conway paper The Log Cabin Democrat had to quit covering high schools due to staff cuts. “They use to cover high school games like crazy and they put a lot of work into that,” she said. Stephens said she wanted her students to cover high school sports because it is the hardest level of sports to cover. She said because each student reporter will have to track stats and play-by-play on his own, it teaches her students the sport itself and how to rely on their own work and not a group of stat trackers that college and professional sports have. Stephens said she hopes after having her class, her students will be able to go out and have the potential to get a job at any newspaper covering sports. She said the state of media right now is a very sink or swim attitude and she hopes her students will be able to succeed in this current state. “It is just really hard to try and learn on the fly,” she said. “The more prepared we have our students when they get out, the less they will have to be mentored. I do hope though that they are able to find a mentor to help them along their way, but if they are thrown out there on their own then they will be able to do their jobs.” She also said she would encourage any journalism students to take sportswriting, or any topics class for that matter, to make them more marketable. Stephens said the more a young journalist can do and do well is something that looks very good on any resume. “You may not want to cover sports for a living but a student could say ‘I can do that’” and if you are being interviewed and someone else cannot cover sports, guess who they are going to go with,” she said. “The more well-rounded they are when they get out of here the better they will be.” Stephens is hoping to further the sports writing class and hopefully have it for consecutive semesters or have a second level of sportswriting. She said since there are so many different sports to teach how to cover, every single class is completely different.

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Revel brings local information to print, web by Jeanette Anderton Staff Writer

Revel@Conway, both the magazine and the website, offer readers an in depth look at the city of Conway, and events therein. Kari Huskey, the owner and publisher, moved to Conway from Shreveport, La. last year. She said when she got to Conway she wanted to get involved with a publication in the area. She had previous experience in the publication business, but was unable to find the right fit in Conway. She decided to start her own publication and website about the city. “I wanted to get back into publications,” she said. “I want to get involved and really make a difference in the community,” she said. Revel@Conway is a magazine Huskey offers for no charge. It is available to UCA students, who may pick up a copy in the Student Center. Huskey said right now the magazine comes out monthly, but she hopes for an increase in advertising sales so that she may produce a publication every two weeks. The website, revelatconway.com, has been available for viewing since November 2010. “It’s been a work in progress,” Huskey said. “I’m still doing some minor changes, but for the most part, it has been up since about Thanksgiving.” Byron Burns, owner of Dynamic Designs Live, did the initial set-up of the website. “I designed the website in exchange for advertising,” he said. Although Huskey has taken over maintaining the website for the most part, Burns said he will be assisting in the updates from time to time. Huskey said she was pleased with Burns’ work and she would recommend Dynamic Designs Live to anyone for their projects. The website is full of useful information and easy to maneuver. The clearly marked tabs make it easy to find specific information quickly. Under the “On the Scene” tab, there are pictures of different people and places in Conway. Huskey said all of the photos that are currently shown there were added by her, but she encourages users to add their own favorite pictures to the site. “I want readers to take ownership of the website,” she said. There is a restaurant tab that includes an A-Z guide, as well as a featured restaurant. “The featured restaurant changes once every two weeks,” Huskey said. The weather tab shows the current time, temperature and weather conditions. The cinema tab has show times, trailers and reviews.

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Revel@Conway is a new local publication that lets people know of happenings in the Conway area. The “Eye on Conway” tab has a calendar of events, including the city of Conway Parks and Recreation’s athletic schedule. There is even a tab for technology that announces all the new gizmos, such as the iPad2. On the entertainment tab, viewers can read full articles from Revel@Conway magazine. There is a business tab where local businesses can advertise; however, there currently aren’t any advertisers. “I am encouraging business owners to be the first to advertise on my website,” Huskey said. The “Events” tab is similar to the “Eye on Conway” tab, as it also shows upcoming events, but in text form rather than a calendar. Huskey said she wants readers to feel free to use the “Contact Us” tab with any questions about the website or magazine.

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SAB hosted its 2011 music festival in the Student Center Courtyard on March 17, which featured student and local bands Dick and the Boys, This Holy House, Don’t Stop Please and the Thunder Thieves. “The bands are good,” junior Adam Smith said. “It’s cool having live music to just chill to. I’m here supporting two of my friends in the band [Dick and the Boys].” There was a shockingly small crowd at the music festival, which could have used more support for the student and local bands. SAB really needs more support and participation for the events it hosts, because a lot of them are quite entertaining. The music festival offered free food, free drinks and free live music by some very talented bands. SAB even set up a nice stage with projection screens for background visuals. Even with everything being free, not many students came out to participate. Dick and the Boys, a student band, opened the show and played covers of classic and

popular rock songs, such as “Float On” by Modest Mouse and “Last Kiss” made famous by Pearl Jam. “I enjoyed the show because they played my favorite song, “Float On,” freshman Mallory Sexton said. Dick and the Boys kept the crowd entertained and having fun during this St. Patrick’s Day event with good rock music and an energetic performance. The band was really into playing the show and their enthusiasm got the audience interested in listening. “The show was awesome,” freshman Anna Cromley said. “The lead singer from [Dick and the Boys] is attractive.” The next band to play was This Holy House, which still had a rock vibe, but was much more chill with an ambient sound. While the music wasn’t as energetic as the previous band, This Holy House still brought enthusiasm to the crowd and exuded their love of music through playing it. The crowd had dwindled down a little by the time This Holy House performed, but those who remained showed much support and interest for the band’s sound.

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Dick and the Boys plays for a small crowd in the Student Center Courtyard during the first SAB Music Festival on March 17. This Holy House, Don’t Stop Please and Thunder Thieves also performed.

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Don’t Stop Please played next, followed by the Thunder Thieves. Don’t Stop Please is another student band that has become well-known around Conway and recently performed at the Toad Suck Review Launchapalooza Extravaganza at Michelangelo’s on March 4. The four bands provided the audience with a variety of different rock sounds and did a great job entertaining for a small turn-out. It’s very important to these bands and SAB that more students come out and support these events and since a lot of events like these are free, more students should be willing to attend. Missing out on shows like these means missing out on a lot of fun and free entertainment. SAB does a good job of trying to set up cheap and free events for broke college students to enjoy, so students should take advantage of this. The music festival and the bands deserved a larger audience for their hard work and talents, because it was obvious from their performances that they spent a lot of time practicing in order to give a good show.

The Bread and Puppet Theater, a theater company based out of Glover, Vt., will spend a week on campus beginning with a workshop on Monday, April 4, and ending with a public performance on Friday, April 8. Peter Schumann founded the Bread and Puppet Theater Company in 1962. Assistant professor of art Holly Laws said: “Schumann came to America from Germany to study modern dance. After careful evaluation of the performance culture, he decided to make a form of expression more accessible to the modern world.” Bread and Puppet shows use music, dance and slapstick to get their point across. They feature puppets, masks, costumes, paintings, buildings and landscapes, which coincide with Schumann’s visual style of dance, expressionism, dark humor and lowculture simplicity, according to breadandpuppet. org. Students interested in public performance or anything dealing with puppets are invited to attend the workshop, Laws said. “All students that attend the workshop are encouraged to participate in the public performance,” she said. These performances often focus on social, political and environmental issues and sometimes the trials of everyday life, according to their website. Students interested in performing should contact Laws or Associate Dean of the College of

Fine Arts and Communication Gayle Seymour. “The great thing about it is that you don’t have to know anything about acting or puppetry to take part. The experts will be there to guide you,” Laws said. Those who commit to the performance will practice from 2-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday with the members of The Bread and Puppet Theater. They will do a dress rehearsal from 3-4 p.m. on Friday. Junior theater major Nanako Kasuga said: “I think it would be fun to participate in a live performance with puppets. Plus, working with professionals is always a great opportunity.” Students who don’t feel up to the task of performing can still contribute in other ways. “We still need student volunteers to helps make the puppets and masks for the performance,” Laws said. “We will be turning the Black Box Student Gallery into a space for puppet and prop building,” she said, “and considering the fact that some of the puppets they use are gigantic, we are going to need plenty of help.” The puppets they use are beautiful and simple. They are usually made from cardboard and paper mache, Laws said. “I have seen pictures of the puppets they use,” Kasuga said. “I can’t believe how big some of them were. I’m interested to see what kinds of puppet’s they are going to use during the public performance.” The performance on campus is the first time that the Bread and Puppet Theater has performed in the state of Arkansas.

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Chiquito brings fine Mexican food to Conway by Ben Keller Sports Editor

The famous Central Arkansas Mexican restaurant Mexico Chiquito has arrived in Conway and the newest branch does not disappoint as it lives up to the original’s reputation. Mexico Chiquito has been a staple around the North Little Rock area since the original restaurant opened in 1935. The restaurant has always been known for its traditional Mexican dishes, including enchiladas, tacos, fajitas and their famous cheese dip. The Conway branch has kept all the original dishes, but has added a few new specials that will definitely appeal to college students on a budget. The restaurant in Conway is more drive thru than it is sit down and eat. In Conway, Mexico Chiquito is situated on Skyline Drive where Shaky’s Ice Cream used to be. Mexico Chiquito took advantage of the drive thru style of the building and then added an outside patio where people can walk up, order and sit outside to eat if they wish. The food is absolutely great. The Conway Mexico Chiquito holds true to the flavors of the other locations around Arkansas. The most important things everyone needs to get if they eat at Mexico Chiquito are the cheese dip and salsa.

Even though the Conway location is a miniaturized version of the ones in Little Rock and North Little Rock, it is still big on flavor. The cheese dip and salsa are just the same and just as good here in Conway as they are in the other locations around the state. They also have their homemade fruit punch available and it is delicious as always. Conway resident Matthew Nadzam said he has always liked Mexico Chiquito’s cheese dip and is glad he can get it locally. “The cheese dip is just how I always remember it and it is good like it always is,” he said. One great new addition the Conway location has that the North Little Rock one doesn’t is combo specials. For $4.99, you can order one of eight different combos that include a drink, small cheese dip, small salsa and chips. It is the best bargain on the menu and you definitely get a lot of food for a small price. The menu also has 99 cent tacos, fajita platters and many other classic Mexican dishes. The prices are what is really hard to beat for the quality of the food you get. An order of a number five combo, which is a grilled beef burrito, three crispy tacos, an extra order of cheese dip and salsa and a large fruit punch for only $14.50. If you are ever craving some Mexican food and fast, UCA students are no longer forced to choose between Taco Bueno or Taco Bell. If you have not had the chance to go yet, do yourself a favor and go get some cheese dip and tacos.

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Matt & Kim to highlight Spring Fling by Andrew McClain Staff Writer

The annual Spring Fling will be held in the parking lot east of the HPER center on Tuesday, April 5 with the standard setup of carnival rides and assorted county fair food, but with an enticing new attraction. The seven-hour event will be closed by a free concert by Brooklyn dance-punk duo Matt & Kim, a band that has put out a charting album in the past year, which makes them a rare treat on the UCA campus. Also on that Tuesday there will be a Barefoot Walk to benefit the shoe company TOMS, which students may remember being led last year by UCA Alumus Kris Allen. Student Activities Board President Bryce Vernon said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We organized the TOMS barefoot walk event to end at the stage where Matt & Kim are playing.â&#x20AC;? SAB Music Chair Eli Nichols said SAB had been looking for a band for a while. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been trying since last year to find a band that was economical to book, and in the area at the time, and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen last year, and it was looking like it might not happen again this year,â&#x20AC;? Eli Nichols said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but TOMS has a contract with Matt & Kim and wanted to do the Barefoot Walk the same day, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite have the means to get the band to play, but SAB did, so we got exactly what we wanted. The whole thing kind of fell into our lap.â&#x20AC;? The duo, Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino, are known for their past philanthropy, using a sponsorship from American Express to benefit teen homelessness. Matt & Kim are probably best known for their single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daylight,â&#x20AC;? (certified Gold) a bouncy poprock song with a catchy, distinctive piano hook, which was featured in a number of soundtracks, advertisements for Bacardi, and television shows such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Communityâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skins.â&#x20AC;?

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Dance-punk duo Matt & Kim will perform a free concert as part of the annual Spring Fling. Their videos for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Block by Blockâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Camerasâ&#x20AC;? can be seen on a daily basis on MTVu. Their exuberant dance-punk sound is perfect for a festive occasion like the Spring Fling. The duo have an infectious joy that comes through their music. Their videos reflect this, featuring them having intense food fights and running naked through Times Square. Sophomore Zach Stillman said that SAB did a nice job in bringing this group to campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The SAB has really pulled out all the stops in booking a band like Matt & Kim to play for the Spring Fling. The duo seem like a perfect choice and hopefully turnout for the show will reflect that,â&#x20AC;? Stillman said. The concert is sure to bring in devoted fans from around the state and those who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been exposed to Matt & Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energetic dance-punk will catch on quickly.

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Freshman Courtney Ashley-Pauley performs in the UCA Feminist Union production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologuesâ&#x20AC;? on Tuesday, March 15 at the College of Business Auditorium.

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Assistant Campus Life Editor UCA V-Day, sponsored by the UCA Feminist Union, Real Beauty and UCA Housing and Residence Life, hosted its production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologuesâ&#x20AC;? on Tuesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the College of Business Auditorium to raise money for the V-Day Campaign and the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter of Central Arkansas. Seniors Shannon Kelly and Caeli Waldron were the co-producers of the student-run, student-acted and student-directed production. The production included an all-female cast acting from a script developed from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Interviewsâ&#x20AC;? with real women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to bring light to the violence and horrible acts that are going on against women,â&#x20AC;? said senior Real Beauty president Amber Sellers. Waldron said the sponsors presented â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologuesâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;bring together the voices of pleasure and hope.â&#x20AC;? She said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to get people to start talking about the pleasures and pains of women and the sexual and domestic violence against them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These issues do need to be discussed,â&#x20AC;? she said. College campaigns allow students to host benefit productions of the play to raise money and awareness for violence against women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very popular, so you can get a lot of people out and raise funds,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said. According to the UCA V-Day program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;V-Day partners directly with womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizations in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia working to end violence against women and girls in all its formsâ&#x20AC;? and the movement has grown to 90 countries

throughout the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 10 years, the V-Day movement has raised over $40 millionâ&#x20AC;? to end violence against women, according to the program. The movement began in 1998 after the first performances of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologuesâ&#x20AC;? by Eve Ensler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologuesâ&#x20AC;? includes stories about women of all ages, sexual orientations, backgrounds and races. One monologue came from interviewing women between the ages of 65 and 75, one came from interviews with transgendered women (which was performed for the first time by an all-transgender cast) and one came from an interview with a woman working in the sex industry. It even explores the view of vaginas from six-yearold girls. Kelly said the production changed the way she thinks about women. She said she thinks about women as women instead of a group or class of people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It creates awareness for a lot of different issues going on around the world,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vagina Monologuesâ&#x20AC;? discussed issues and ideas about vaginas including genital mutilation, hair, sexual preferences and abuse. The production showed feelings of anger, sadness, acceptance, happiness, modesty, honesty and humor. It attempted to cover all of the ways in which vaginas are viewed by women and men and even offered the different names by which people address vaginas in order to be unashamed or shy of the subject. 90 percent of all proceeds from UCA V-Day benefited the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter of Central Arkansas and 10 percent of the proceeds went to the V-Day organization, which is currently focusing on helping women in Haiti, as well as women in the rest of the world.

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March 30, 2011

‘Rare Bird Alert’ Proves Successful; Jennings’ Music Lives on after Death by Julian Spivey Campus Life Editor

“Rare Bird Alert” by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

Most people know Steve Martin the actor or Steve Martin the standup comedian. Few probably know that Martin is a virtuoso banjo player. But, Martin won a Grammy for his previous bluegrass album, “The Crow,” and his new bluegrass release, “Rare Bird Alert,” might be even better. “Rare Bird Alert” is different than “The Crow” in that most of the songs on the album contain lyrics, whereas much of ‘Crow’ was instrumental. All of the songs on the album were written by Martin. “Rare Bird Alert” is bluegrass at its best, with fantastic banjo picking by Martin and wonderful accompaniment by the Steep Canyon Rangers. The album contains two high-profile performances, one by Paul McCartney and one by the Dixie Chicks. McCartney sings on “Best Love,” a song Martin wrote for his wife, Anne. It’s a sweet love song and also contains Martin’s humor in lines like: “Thanks for solving Friday’s crossword, who knew Ivan was a czar?” The Dixie Chicks sing on “You,” a ballad of fond memories of a relationship that has failed. The highlights of “Rare Bird Alert” are “Go Away, Stop, Turn Around, Come Back,” “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” and a bluegrass version of Martin’s 1978 comedy tune “King Tut,” which was a top 20 hit on the Billboard charts.

“Go Away, Stop, Turn Around, Come Back” is a hilarious tune about a man who breaks up with his girlfriend only to realize that their favorite TV show is on that night, so he begs her to come back. The song is performed by Steep Canyon Rangers member Woody Platt, who sings lead on most of the songs with vocals. “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” is another humorous tune on the record about how religions have their own little hymns and songs, but atheists don’t. It might be offensive to those who don’t keep an open mind. Martin sings lead on “King Tut,” just as he did in 1978, and the bluegrass version on this album might even be better than the original, as it contains some of Martin’s best picking on the entire album. Other nice tracks on “Rare Bird Alert” include “Women Like to Slow Dance,” which fittingly is the fastest tune on the record, and “Jubilation Day,” one of the happiest breakup songs I’ve ever heard.

“The Music Inside – A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Vol. 1” It’s been nine years since the death of country music legend Waylon Jennings, but his music will thankfully never die. Some of today’s young stars and some of Jennings’ family and friends have released a tribute album of Jennings’ music called “The Music Inside – A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings, Vol. 1.” The tribute album has many good covers of Jennings’ music, but it also has some disappointments. The best performance on the album is Jamey Johnson’s cover of “This Time.” Johnson is today’s closest artist to Jennings and actually released two Jennings covers (“Dreaming My Dreams with You” and “The Door is Always Open”) on his critically acclaimed 2008 album “That Lonesome Song.” The next best thing on the album is Trace Adkins’ cover of one of Jennings’ best and most beautiful tunes, “You Asked Me To,” which is one of the greatest love songs in any music genre. Other hits on the album include a duet of “Good Hearted Woman,” which Jennings famously did with frequent

collaborator Willie Nelson, done by Jennings’ widow Jessi Colter and country newcomer Sunny Sweeney, “Rose in Paradise” a duet by Kris Kristofferson and Patty Griffin, “Belle of the Ball” recorded by Jennings’ son, Shooter, and “I’m a Ramblin’ Man” by Randy Houser, which includes a nice guitar arrangement. The three biggest misses on the album are “The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You)” covered by unknown Chanel Campbell, “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” covered by Alabama and “Don’t You Think This Outlaw Bit Has Done Got Out of Hand” by James Otto. Campbell should pretty much remain unknown, Alabama is likely the greatest band in country music history, but should’ve left this Jennings classic alone and Otto is just not outlaw-ish enough to pull off ‘Outlaw Bit,’ though not many are, and he doesn’t sing it with the right amount of emphasis. All in all, the album is worth having for Jennings fans, but they could certainly do a better job at selecting both artists and Jennings’ classics for volume two. For volume two of the collection they should get artists to perform some of Jennings’ more legendary hits that were absent from volume one, like “The Dukes of Hazzard Theme (Good Ol’ Boys),” “Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line,” “Drinkin’ & Dreamin’,” “I’ve Always Been Crazy” and “I Ain’t Living Long Like This.” There are so many truly great Jennings songs that this series may go on for years.

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Pure Analog Controls give new experiences in ‘MLB 11’ by Julian Spivey Campus Life Editor

The greatest baseball video game franchise “MLB: The Show” is back with its latest installment, “MLB 11: The Show.” The game was released to stores on March 8 for PlayStation 3, PS2, PSP and PlayStation Move. “MLB: The Show” doesn’t seem to change too much from year-to-year, much like many of the other sports video game franchises, but this year there is one huge addition to the game. “MLB 11: The Show” has added an entirely new way you can play the game with the Pure Analog Control System. The Pure Analog Control System allows you to completely play every aspect of the game: offense, defense and pitching with the right analog stick. To use the Pure Analog Control System when hitting you need to pull back the stick as the pitcher releases the ball to start your timing and then push the stick forward to hit the ball when it crosses the plate. When pitching with the right analog stick, you pull the stick back to start your windup and when the ball is about to hit the line on the pitching meter, you push the stick up to pitch. As you push up, you can aim your pitch by pushing the stick left or right. The Pure Analog Control System has seemingly made “MLB 11: The Show” the hardest of the franchise, but you do have the option of using it or playing the way you’ve always played. Personally, I don’t like change so I doubt I’ll ever switch from the old-timey buttons. The graphics of the game have supposedly gotten better in this game,

but honestly they pretty much always look the same to me and that’s not an issue for me I just want to play the baseball game the way that baseball is intended to be played. Changes have been made to the Road to the Show option, as well. For instance, player progression is apparently better this time around, according to IGN. The site says that the quality of the at-bat now almost matters more than the end result. Personally, I don’t use the Road to the Show option; I typically just use the Franchise option, so I don’t know what much of the improvements are here. One other big change to the game is that Eric Karros has replaced Rex Hudler in the announcing booth to go along with Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell. I haven’t noticed much of a change when it comes to this, though most of the time I play the game on mute while listening to music. The addition to the game that I personally have found the coolest is the addition of a Home Run Derby. I’ve enjoyed this option in previous baseball video game franchises and I’m glad that “MLB: The Show” has added this option for us who might not necessarily want to play a game, but simply swing for the fences. Another interesting aspect of “MLB 11: The Show” is that Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is the cover athlete for the second consecutive year, which is mostly interesting to me because it’s rare for an athlete to be on a video game cover for consecutive years and he’s not exactly the most recognizable face in the sport.

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‘Paul’ not for faint-hearted movie goers by Marisa Hicks Assistant News Editor

Breaking big studio boundaries, “Paul” premiered in theaters March 18. In a collaboration of starring roles of British hotshots of “Hot Fuzz” and “Shaun of the Dead” Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with American actor and director Seth Rogen, “Paul” is a must see movie for road trippers or a couple of friends wishing to find a movie to make them laugh. Better known for the film “Superbad” (2007) and the television series “Arrested Development” (2003-2006) is director Greg Mottola. “Paul” was written by Pegg and Frost. The film is an excellent example of combining well-known actors from two completely different countries to create a film that almost everyone can enjoy. I cannot say I would recommend this film to someone who is highly religious and would become offended by a couple of nerds and an extraterrestrial trying to disprove Christian beliefs. However, for those that can take the heat, this film is definitely a must-see. “Paul” is a shocker in the nature that it is an extreme exception of a “bigstudio” film that breaks the rules of the “bible-belt.” The film is very brave, but definitely a success. From the very beginning it is obvious that someone must die at the end, because the film starts off by squishing a poor little dog and from there, viewers are taken to the dramatic and somewhat curious adventures of a

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Simon Pegg, Kristen Wiig and Nick Frost befriend Paul, voiced by Seth Rogen, an alien who proves himself by performing miracles. nerd-convention, otherwise known as Comic-Con. The whole heart of poor Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Frost) was to explore America of all its extraterrestrial inhabitants, that is to say they were driving across America to visit all of the landmarks hinting extra-terrestrial activity such as Area 51. Little did Willy and Gollings expect they would be carrying around an alien fugitive by the name of Paul (voiced by Rogen) for the next several hundred miles of their vacation. The FBI had set up roadblocks and multiple searches in attempt to capture the alien that has fulfilled his mission here on Earth. Paul was feeding the media and the government every move they should make. Every trend you and I have fallen victim to throughout our time here on

Earth has been Paul’s intellect spread through pop-culture and government relations. Many familiar faces appear throughout the hour and 40 minute film. Jeffrey Tambor known for “The Hangover” (2009) and “There’s Something About Mary” (1998) was cast as Adam Shadowchild. As far as Willy and Gollings were concerned Shadowchild was God. Also Jane Lynch from “The 40-YearOld Virgin” (2005) and “Role Models” (2008) was on set cast as Pat Stevens. Stevens was a waitress who served to Willy and Gollings their fateful doom. Her doom was the foreshadowing of the bumper sticker Gollings bought that read “Alien On Board.” “Paul” is playing at Breckenridge 12 and at Rave Motion Pictures in Little Rock and Cinemark Towne Centre in Conway.

Comedy Central had another one of its rude and crude roasts on March 16 to roast billionaire, and possible presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Like all previous roasts, Comedy Central brought in several of their comedians to poke fun at the empirical billionaire, but the real comedic jewels came from Larry King and actress Marlee Matlin. While the two of them had jokes thrown their way, mostly about being old toward King and being deaf at Matlin, they were hilarious on stage. Matlin’s bit was hilarious. She had a translator on stage who told the audience what Matlin was saying in sign language. At one point the translator stormed off stage refusing to say the terrible things Matlin was signing about Trump. To the crowd’s surprise, Gilbert Gottfried came on stage and took over as Matlin’s translator. Jokingly, Gottfried went on an eight-minute rant about Trump and all the roasters from one hand sign of Matlin’s. Incidentally, the day before the show aired, Gottfried was fired as the voice for the AFLAC duck after he posted racist and insensitive tweets about the Japanese tsunami. I guess Comedy Central did not care at all about his comments, which is no surprise since the heads of Comedy Central probably thought it would be hilarious to air Gottfried a day after his fall. The worst roaster of them all

however was Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino from the show “The Jersey Shore.” Sorrentino made an absolute ass out of himself on stage by refusing to sit down even after he was being booed off stage. At one point comedian Jeffery Ross went up on stage with Sorrentino to try and dig him out a bottomless pit, but it was to no avail. Sorrentino ended his bit by saying, “Hey, everyone, I got one last thing to say. Trump, your hair is funny.” I have no idea how he made it on the show, but thankfully Seth McFarlane, the roast master, made up for just about everything Sorrentino ruined. McFarlane brought his crude “Family Guy” humor to the stage and he spared no one, especially Trump. At one point, a roaster commented Trump’s hair looked like it was Justin Bieber’s hair, caught on fire. Other roasters who were present were Whitney Cummings, Lisa Lampanelli, Anthony Jeselink and Snoop Dogg. Jeselink had a great presentation and he laid in to Matlin and King. For one of his jokes, Jeselink said, “You can’t get mad at me for making crude jokes. Making fun of Larry King for being old is like making fun of Marlee Matlin for being deaf,” he said. He then screamed at the top of his lungs at Matlin saying, “Are you even listening to me?” Trump ended the night with one of the best jokes for the whole show. He said, “What’s the difference between a wet raccoon and my hair? A wet raccoon doesn’t have $7 billion in the bank.”

1. “Paper Airplane” by Alison Krauss & Union Station

2. “So Beautiful or So What” by Paul Simon

3. “This is Country Music” by Brad Paisley

4. “Hard Times” by Tracy Lawrence

5. “Wasting Light” by Foo Fighters

Alison Krauss might have the most angelic voice in music and her backing band Union Station might also be the best in the biz. The group’s new album “Paper Airplane,” which will be released April 12, is the group’s first in seven years since 2004’s “Lonely Runs Both Ways.” If it’s like past Krauss/Union Station albums it’ll showcase some of the finest bluegrass-tinged country crossover tunes you’ve ever heard.

Paul Simon, the more talented half of maybe the greatest duo in music history Simon & Garfunkel, is releasing his new album “So Beautiful or So What” on April 12. The album will be Simon’s first since 2006’s “Surprise.” Simon is hands down one of the greatest songwriters of all time and recently told showbiz411. com that this album is his best work in 20 years. The album will reportedly have a bluegrass influence.

Brad Paisley is likely one of the most reliable younger artists in country music these days. His eighth studio album “This is Country Music” will be released on May 24. Paisley has already released his first single from the album, the title track. It is far from one of Paisley’s best, but the album will likely have other hits. It will also include collaborations with Don Henley, Blake Shelton, Alabama, Sheryl Crow, Marty Stuart and Carrie Underwood.

Foreman, Ark. native Tracy Lawrence, who is one of country music’s most underrated artists, will release his new album “Hard Times” in 2011, the official release date has yet to be determined. Lawrence has one of the greatest voices in country music and is a throwback to country music’s good ol’ days of the early-tomid ‘90s. “Hard Times” will be Lawrence’s first country album since 2007’s “For the Love.”

“Wasting Light” by the Foo Fighters will be the rock group’s first album since their great and critically acclaimed 2007 release “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.” The album will be released on April 12 and the album’s first single, “Rope,” is currently number one on the Billboard rock chart. The Foo Fighters have said that “Wasting Light” will be heavier than ‘Echoes,’ which could be good or bad depending on your tastes.

Sports

March 30, 2011

From the Shotgun By Ben Keller

NCAA needs to take notice; college baseball teams should make switch from aluminum to wooden bats

e’ve all seen it happen. A baseball player sitting in the dugout or on deck getting beaned by a stray foul ball and thinking to yourself, “I know that hurt.” For some, it isn’t even limited to the sidelines. Several times this season already I’ve seen players getting drilled in shins, knees and near misses to the heads by rocketed line drives. Now, this is a danger to the sport of baseball, any player will tell you that, but it is way more dangerous for the college players. Why? Because for some reason the NCAA lets players use aluminum bats. It has been scientifically proven, and really if you’re a ball player you already know, you are able to hit hard and farther with an aluminum bat than a wooden. The reason is simple, aluminum bats are hollow on the inside, which allows the ball to lose less of its energy through the bat and is rebounded back harder. The NCAA needs to make the switch in college ball to wooden bats not only to get the players who want to move on to the big times prepared for it, but also to protect players and coaches from getting seriously injured. People opposed to the idea say that it would make college ball less exciting and harder on the players. I disagree, especially at Division 1 schools like ours. These athletes have proven they can play this game and play it extremely well. In some cases, well enough to move on to the

next level. So why not treat these athletes as if they were planning to head for the big times? They’ve proven themselves in the eyes of their coaches so let them take on the challenge of a wooden bat. Several times this season when I have been covering a game I’ve winced and took in a sharp breath after witnessing someone getting drilled by a hard hit ball. The first one was seeing junior pitcher Dustin Ward take a low hit line drive straight to his shin. I heard the ball hit bone from up in the stands. The second time was an unsuspecting visiting player in the dugout. A sharply curved foul ball found its mark on a standing players kneecap. It looked and sounded like bone shattering from where I was sitting and he had to be helped down to the bench. The past few athletic seasons the NCAA has been so concerned with other sports, mainly football, with players getting concussions because of the recent findings that show concussions can lead to Lou Gehrig’s disease. So, NCAA what is it going to take for you to realize that having aluminum bats in a competitive college ball club is a bad idea? There have been several accusatory and fingerpointing complaints in recent years saying the NCAA needs to regulate these bats better but from my perspective, it won’t be fixed until NCAA goes for wooden bats.

Bears Brief • The Bears softball team got its 12th win of the season on March 24 when they traveled to Shreveport, La. and beat the Centenary College Gents 4-2. The victory came courtesy to a seventh inning rally where the Bears scored three runs off of four hits. The Bears took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second and led the game until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Gents took a 2-1 lead. Bears sophomore pinch hitter Lindsey Barsoum began the seventh inning with a bunt single and was moved to second on a ground ball from freshman pinch hitter Kelvon Greer. Sophomore pinch hitter Brooke Reynolds scored Greer and Barsoum when she hit a double to right center field. Shortstop Preslie Long reentered the game for Reynolds and she advanced to third when center fielder Candice Gauntt hit an infield single. Gauntt stole second and both she and Long crossed the plate when junior left fielder Kasey Britt hit a single to right field. Sophomore pitcher Kelsie Armstrong struck out nine batters and allowed nine hits, two runs, and a walk while pitching the entire game. • The Bears softball team traveled to Hammond, La. this weekend where they lost a three-game series to the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions. The series started on Saturday with a double-header where the Bears lost 4-2 and 1-0. The Bears began the first game with an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when sophomore catcher Melanie Bryant hit an RBI but the Lions tied the game in the bottom of the first inning when Bear third

baseman Terra Underhill committed a two-out error that allowed two runs to score. Lions right fielder Katie Matthews hit a tworun homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning, giving the Lions a 4-1 lead over the Bears. The Bears’ final run of the game came in the top of the sixth inning when senior first baseman Shay Ristau was scored on an RBI from freshman left fielder Kelvon Greer after she led off the inning with a double. Sophomore pitcher Kelsie Armstrong struck out six batters in the game and gave up seven hits, two earned runs and a walk throughout the game. Lions pitcher Jessie Browne shutout the Bears in game two, allowing just three hits, one walk, and putting up two strikeouts. The Lions’ lone run of the game came in the bottom of the sixth inning the bases were loaded and Armstrong hit Lions’ pinch hitter Lauren Coniglio with two outs. The Bears led the Lions 4-2 in the top of the seventh inning but a walk-off grand slam from Lions right fielder Katie Matthews in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Lions the 6-4 win over the Bears, securing the sweep. The Bears took the 2-0 lead in the top of the third and the Lions cut the lead to one in the bottom of the third. The game was tied in the bottom of the fifth inning when Lions left fielder Kelsey Nichols hit a solo homerun. The Bears took the 4-2 lead in the top of the seventh inning but Bears relieving pitcher Katie McGregor gave up the grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to end the game 6-4.

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Junior pitcher Dustin Ward releases a pitch during the Bears series finale against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on Sunday, March 27. The Bears won the game in seven innings with a final score of 16-5

Bears dominate Lions in series finale 16-5 by Ben Keller Sports Editor

The baseball Bears secured a series finale victory against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions 16-5 in a seven inning game on Sunday in Conway. Coach Allen Gum said the Bears had a great day at the plate and they were aiming for the gaps in the Lions defense. “We had a good plan, got after some good pitches and got off some good swings,” he said. “We got runners in scoring position and were able to find those holes.” The Bears started hitting big during the bottom of the third inning where they scored nine of their 16 runs for the game. The Bears batted around during the inning and everyone on the lineup scored a run except for senior shortstop Kyle Prevett. However, Prevett had two pivotal sacrifice bunts that advanced runners and earned him an RBI. Early in the inning with only one out, the Lions had the opportunity to get a second out off of a routine pop fly. Sophomore right fielder Ethan Harris hit a fly ball toward junior right fielder Cody Gougler. Gougler could not reel in the routine catch and allowed Harris to advance to second and

put senior second baseman Zack Dickson to reach third. As the inning was beginning to wind down, junior designated hitter Jake Fuller hit a line drive double to the right field corner wall that brought in three Bears. The Bears scored three more times during the inning before their streak was ended. The Bears had six hits during the inning and left one runner on base. Dickson said the third inning was great for the Bears and everyone was on their game for offense on Sunday. “We had a lot of guys getting squared up well,” he said. “Obviously that nine-run inning was huge for us and we just forced the issue a little bit.” The Bears also scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth and three more in the sixth to give them their 16 total runs. The Bears had 10 hits during Sunday’s game and were led in hits by Dickson, Harris and senior first baseman Jonathan Huston who all had two hits. The Lions also recorded 10 hits during the game. The Bears also had a successful day play defense in the field for the majority of the game. The Lions almost came back during the top of the seventh inning that would have forced the game to continue. The Lions scored four runs during their last chance at

bat and had three hits. The Bears’ fielding was able to end the inning without too much damage and Houston had the last out of the game unassisted at first base. Gum said he was overall pleased with the Bears defense during the game, but said there was no excuse to slip up and allow four runs at the end of the game. Houston said the loss on Friday was disappointing but the Bears came back on Saturday and Sunday to do work. The Bears went through two pitchers during Sunday’s game and let junior Dustin Ward pitch for five innings of the game before freshman Jackson Lowery came in to relieve Ward. Ward threw 102 pitches, allowed seven hits and one unearned run. He also had five strikeouts and walked three batters. Ward recorded the win for the game and now has record of 3-2 for the season. The Bears next games will be on the road this weekend against the McNeese State Cowboys. Dickson said the Bears will be practicing like they have all season and are going to be prepared to head for Lake Charles, La. Houston said the win this weekend was a huge deal for the Bears and he hopes the team will continue on this positive momentum for the rest of the season.

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Bears shoot down Cardinals 8-7 in game two by Zach O’Neal Staff Writer

The Bears pulled off an 8-7 victory Saturday in game two of the series with the help of base by balls against the Lamar Cardinals. The Bears were outnumbered in hits 10-7, but they outnumbered the Cardinals in strikeouts 15-9. Junior pitcher Ryan Angus got eight strikeouts for the bears and junior pitcher Andy Steinmetz got seven. Freshman left fielder Jonathan Davis got two hits. “I try to do the same thing every game,” Angus said. “Try to throw strikes and compete.” The first inning was a slow start for both sides as neither team scored a run nor got a hit. On defense in the second inning, Angus got three back to back stikeouts. “I guess I lost focus on a couple of pitches. I just had to bounce back and focus and throw strikes,” he said. The Bears took the lead in the second inning with a line drive to left field senior first baseman Jonathan Houston as he scored an RBI. The Bears were faced with a situation in the third inning as they allowed the Cardinals

to load the bases and their designated hitter, junior Jeff Abt, stepped to the plate with two outs. With much tension in the crowd and on the field, Agnus still managed to make the strike out. The Bears increased their lead in the bottom of the third inning with the help of senior second baseman Zack Dickson’s grounder down the middle of the diamond and junior centerfielder Jordan Getchell base by balls. With the two in scoring position, Davis came up and got a hit to center field, driving in both of the runners. The game started to go downhill as the Cardinals rallied for the three-run lead. Things got started when the Bears allowed the Cardinals to load the bases once again. This time, instead of Abt striking out, he was walked and gave the Cardinals the first run of the game. The Bears made a pitcher change to junior pitcher Dustin Ward. Senior first baseman Wade Mathis hit to center field and scored two runs. Following that was an RBI by senior catcher Joey Latulippe. With only one runner left on base, junior catcher Cameron Campbell came in and belted a two-run homer. After the homerun, the Cardinals managed to get two runners on base. The

Bears made another pitcher change to Steinmetz.Cardinals senior center fielder Ted Zentek got a hit to score one last run in the inning. “It sucked because we had so much momentum, and then they got the momentum, a lot of momentum, and it was tough,” head coach Allen Gum said. “It was one of those situations where when we have been down, we haven’t responded as well, but the guys plugged in there and stayed in there and kept fighting, kept scratching and then Steinmetz came in pitching, just absolutely shutting them down, not letting them get another run was huge.” The Bears managed to bounce back on their feet as the game got tied at seven with six walks for three runs. The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth. Davis managed to get on base from being hit by the ball. Junior third baseman Bryan Willson dropped a sacrifice bunt and moved Davis closer to scoring. Houston stepped to the plate and was walked intentionally by the Cardinals’ pitcher. Afterward, they made a pitcher change to senior pitcher Stephen Trombiee. Freshman pinch hitter Doug Votolato ended the game with a line drive to center field and Davis scored the final run.

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Men’s golf team prepares for BancorpSouth tourney by Allison Hartman Assistant Sports Editor

The men’s golf team is coming off a fivetournament winning streak, the school’s record, and they are heading to the Ole Miss BancorpSouth Intercollegiate tournament in Madison, Miss. on April 4-5 to try to keep that streak alive. Senior Andrew Hopkins said the golf team has been playing well since the fall semester but they are trying not to spend all of their time focusing on their winning streak and are just trying to improve their overall game each week. “We’re just going to keep working hard and getting better each week,” Hopkins said. “There’s always something you can work on to improve.” The Bears claimed their fifth straight victory on March 15 in Pauma Valley, Calif. where they beat second place San Francisco by 19 strokes. The Bears shot rounds of 292290-292 to total 874. They were followed up by San Francisco, Weber State, Austin Peay, Columbia University and Longwood,

Portland, British Columbia, Army, Hartford and the University of Manitoba in last place. Senior Stephen Lecuyer, who was coming off a win at the Samford Invitational, finished in second overall with a 2-under 211 with rounds of 69-70-72. This was Lecuyer’s ninth consecutive tournament to finish in the top 10. Prior to the Pauma Valley tournament, the Bears won the Samford Invitational on March 8, beating the second place Alabama JV team by 18 strokes with a total score of 562. The tournament win clenched the school record for most consecutive wins with four. The Bears’ streak dates back to the fall semester where they won the title at the Bill Ross Intercollegiate tournament in Kansas City, Mo. on October 19. The Bears recorded a three round total of 876, which put them 10 strokes ahead of Kansas to take the title. On Oct. 12 the Bears won the UT Martin Skyhawk Classic for the fourth year in a row in Buchanan, Tenn. The Bears recorded an overall score of 842, 14 strokes better than second place Murray State. The streak began in September at the

Jim Colbert Intercollegiate Championship in Manahattan, Kan. where the Bears took the title with a score of 882. Senior Gideon Pienaar took the overall title at the tournament after recording a three-round score of 211, beating Kansas State’s Jack Watson by three strokes. Hopkins said a lot of the team’s success can be attributed to the time they have spent on the green focusing on wedges and putting. “We have been working on wedges and putting a lot, and that has brought us success with our short game,” Hopkins said. While the Bears are trying not to spend the majority of their time focusing on the streak and are mainly focusing on continuing to improve as players, Hopkins said winning is still their main goal when they travel to tournaments. “Our goal for the Ole Miss tournament is to take the title,” Hopkins said. The Bears will participate in the First Tee Collegiate Classic hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock March 28-29 before heading to the Ole Miss BancorpSouth Intercollegiate in April.

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Cardinals crush Bears 7-1 March 18 in opener by Jeanette Anderton Staff Writer

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Junior designated hitter Jake Fuller takes a swing at a pitch during the Bears game against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on Friday. The Bears lost the series opener 6-5.

Lions trounce Bears in series opener Friday 6-5 by Lee Hogan Staff Writer

The Bears dropped their weekend series opener Friday to Southland Conference foe Southeastern Louisiana, by a score of 6-5. The Bears jumped out to an early lead after scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning, but a four-run fourth inning by the Southeastern Louisiana Lions put the Bears behind for good. The Bears three run firstinning began with a lead-off single from sophomore left fielder Ethan Harris and a successful bunt from freshman center fielder

Jonathan Davis. Senior first baseman Jon Houston followed with an RBIdouble down the right field line. Davis scored on a groundout by junior third baseman Bryan Wilson. Houston, who finished the day 1-5 at the plate, scored on a single by junior designated hitter Jake Fuller. Fuller led the Bears at the plate going 3-5 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Senior pitcher Evan Cox held the Lions scoreless for three and two-thirds innings before a twoout rally in the top of the fourth inning put the Lions ahead for good.

Bear Chat with

C.J. Bobbitt

by Allison Hartman Assistant Sports Editor

Senior women’s golfer C.J. Bobbitt has played a total of 18 rounds in the 2010-2011 season so far, recording a stroke average 79.2 with a low round of 75. Bobbitt, a native of Rogers, Arkansas, tied for 73rd place at the James Madison/Eagle Landing Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. on March 13 where the team finished 16th overall. Bobbitt shot a three-round score of 238. On March 1 Bobbitt tied for 38th place at the American Bank Islander Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas where she shot a threeround score of 237.

What is your major? Health Education.

How did you decide to come to UCA? The main reason I came to UCA was because I got a golf scholarship.

How did you first start playing golf? I started playing golf when I was 12 because my dad played.

What are your plans for after college? I hope to try to go pro in golf after I finish school.

What is your most memorable moment in golf? My most memorable moment in golf I think would have to be my junior year here at UCA when I won the tournament in Louisiana in a playoff.

Have you ever hit a hole in one? Yes I’ve had two hole in ones. The first one happened in Rogers when I was 15 and the second one happened in Florida last spring.

Do you have any pre-tournament rituals? There are a few things I do before a round like eat certain foods. I always play a number one ball on the first day, number two on the second round and a number four on the third round. I also warm up the same before every tournament. I putt first then hit range balls and then putt again.

Who is your favorite professional golfer? Dustin Johnson and Se Ri Pak.

What do you like to do when you aren’t playing golf? I just like to hang out with my friends. Golf consumes every day of my life so I just like to relax and go out with my friends or watch movies.

What is your favorite movie of all time? Favorite movie of all time would have to be “Dumb and Dumber,” “Step Brothers,” or “Caddy Shack.” I just can’t choose between those three.

What is your favorite sport that isn’t golf? It’d have to be football or baseball.

Cox sat down the first two batters of the the inning, but two consecutive walks opened the door for the Lions. Senior designated hitter Joe Sparacino and freshman first baseman Britt Gautreaux both had RBI-singles in the fourth inning for the Lions. Sophomore second baseman Brock Herbert capped off the big fourth inning for the Lions with a two-run triple. The Lions added two more runs in the top of the seventh inning to extend the lead to 6-3. The Bears had chances late in the game to win, but left a combined four runners on base in the last three innings. The Bears answered the Lions two-run seventh inning with their own two-run inning in the bottom half of the seventh. After the first two batters for the Bears were retired, Fuller and junior right fielder Greg Noble both reached on singles. Fuller scored on a wild pitch by Lions freshman pitcher Jason Greenleaf. Noble scored on a single by senior second baseman Zack Dickson. The inning ended with a strikeout by senior shortstop Kyle Prevett. The Bears showed promise in the bottom of the eighth inning after two singles put the two runners on base and one in scoring position with two outs, but a popup by sophomore catcher Travis Snider ended the inning. The Bears left 13 runners on base throughout the game. The loss moved the Bears to 10-13 on the year, and 1-6 in Southland Conference play. The win improved the Lions record to 16-7 overall, and 5-2 in the Southland Conference. Cox received the loss for the Bears in seven innings of work on the mound, falling to 1-4 on the year. Cox allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out four. Junior pitcher Andy Steinmetz threw two innings in relief of Cox. Steinmetz allowed no runs on one hit, while striking out one. Senior pitcher Brandon Efferson recorded the win for the Lions in six and two-thirds innings work, improving to 4-1 on the mound this year. Efferson allowed five runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out four. The two relief pitchers for the Lions combined to hold the Bears to no runs on three hits in a little over two innings of work. Houston said the game was a hard one to take. “It was a game we had won,” Houston said. “It was a great game through and through. We had solid defense, pitching and timely hitting. It is defenitely a tough pill to swallow, but sometimes the game beats you. There is nothing you can do, but tip your hat and come ready the next day.” Davis said the Bears fought hard, but could not get the breaks in the end to win the game. “I believe we showed that we are a great team and we have the pieces to be successful,” Davis said. “Our team strives on linking together and we are gradually finding our roles as individuals.” Davis ended the day 1-5 at the plate with a run scored. Davis was able to extend his hitting streak to six games.

The UCA Bears baseball team lost to the Lamar Cardinals 7-1 Friday night at home. The Cardinals outnumber the Bears in hits, 11 to 2 and in strikeouts 7 to 6. “We were just outplayed,” Bears head coach Allen Gum said. “They played better in every phase of the game.” The Bears’ senior pitcher Evan Cox got three strikeouts, freshman Russell Watts got one strikeout and sophomores John Kordsmeier and Clint Green each got one strikeout. After two innings with no score, the Cardinals took a commanding lead in the top of the third, scoring three homeruns. Senior infielder Andy Mena walked to first and advanced to second when senior outfielder Ted Zentek bunted a single. Senior infielder Aaron Buchanan hit a single sending Zentek to second and Mena to third. Junior right fielder Jeff Abt hit a triple to right field and scored three RBIs. “I thought we played great,” Abt said after the game. “We played as a team. ‘Us’ has

become our team saying.” The Bears’ only homerun came in the bottom of the fourth when senior designated hitter Jonathan Houston hit one over the fence in right field. In the top of the fifth, the Cardinals scored twice. Junior outfielder Kevin Roebuck started the fifth with a double, and advanced to third when Buchanan bunted. Abt hit a double, sending Buchanan in for the RBI. Abt advanced to third when senior catcher hit a pop fly to right field. Abt stole home when junior catcher Joey Latulippe pinch hit for senior infielder Scott Pasket. The Cardinals scored again in the top of the sixth when Roebuck hit a triple, sending Zentek, who had hit a double to right field, home for the RBI. The seventh and eighth innings were all about the defense, and there were no runs scored by either team. The Bears had a double play in the top of the eighth when Roebuck hit a grounder to third base. Zentek, who had walked to first, got thrown out at second and Roebuck got thrown out at first.

The Cardinals scored a final time in the top of the ninth. Buchanan hit a double to left field and advanced to third when senior infielder Wade Mathis hit a pop fly to left field Latulippe hit a double to left field sending Buchanan in for the RBI. Bears’ first baseman junior Blake Roberts said, “They just outplayed us. We have to come back and work harder tomorrow.” The Bears ended the game with a disappointing three and out. Houston’s pop fly to right field was caught. Junior infielder Brain Willson’s pop fly to center field was caught. Senior catcher Michael Pair’s pop fly to right field was caught, ending the ballgame. After the game, Tyler Link, Cardinals’ assistant baseball coach, said, “UCA is a good club with some tough players. They play hard. Our guys just played really well tonight. They played tough defense and had some really good swings.” The Cardinals remained undefeated in the Southland Conference, 4-0, with an overall standing of 15-6. The Bears are 0-4 in the Southland Conference and 8-10 overall.

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Sugar Bears defeated in first round of WBI 58-54 by Allison Hartman Assistant Sports Editor

The Sugar Bears’ season was brought to an end on March 17 in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational where they lost to eventual champions the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers 58-54 in the Farris Center. This was the school’s first appearance in a Division I postseason tournament game and the Sugar Bears didn’t disappoint the record 2,953 fans in attendance as they hung with the Blazers until the final moments of the game. Sophomore forward Britney Gowans said it was an honor to be the first UCA team to enter postseason play. “It’s new to us but at the same time we expect it out of ourselves. The excitement was there, just to be in an NCAA tournament.” The Blazers (17-15), a member of the Conference USA, are the No. 2 seed in the tournament while the Sugar Bears (21-12) were the No. 7 seed. The Blazers took control of the game early, jumping on top of the Sugar Bears 12-3 five minutes into the game but the Sugar Bears quickly went on a six-point scoring streak that tied the game at 12 with 13:40 left in the first half. The Sugar Bears’ first lead of the game came three minutes later when freshman center Courtney Duever put two points on the board with a layup to give the Sugar Bears a 17-15 lead. The Blazers took a fivepoint lead over the Sugar Bears with three minutes left in the half, but the Sugar Bears were able to put four more points on the board in the last three minutes of the half, giving the Blazers a 27-26 lead at halftime. The Sugar Bears came out of the locker room on fire, scoring the first points of the half when junior guard Nakeia Guiden made a layup to pull the Sugar Bears ahead 28-27.

The Sugar Bears held the lead for the first eleven minutes of the second half, going up by as many as seven points on two different occasions, but the Blazers were able to get the lead back when Karisma Chapman sank a threepointer to give the Blazers their first lead of the half 46-45. Sophomore forward Megan Herbert answered back with a layup to put the Sugar Bears back on top 47-46, but that was the last lead the Sugar Bears would enjoy. The Blazers maintained the lead for the remaining eight minutes of the game, but the Sugar Bears kept it within reach, allowing the Blazers to pull ahead by only four points. The Sugar Bears trailed by only one point with just 1:35 left in the game after Guiden sank a pair of free throws, but the Blazers were able to hold off the Sugar Bears to come away with the 5854 victory. Herbert led the Sugar Bears in scoring with 16 points, also recording six rebounds in the game. Guiden and sophomore forward Desiree Rogers each contributed 10 points to the Sugar Bears’ total while sophomore guard Micah Rice put nine points on the board for the Sugar Bears. Coach Matt Daniel said the Blazers are an athletic team and he was happy with his team’s effort defending their offense and keeping the game within reach all night.

“I thought we defended really well. They just barely got their season average and for us to defend their athleticism up until the very last jumper. I’m pleased with our effort.” Daniel said in addition to his team’s effort, he was also impressed with the atmosphere the nearly 3,000 fans brought to the Farris Center and he hopes it can be recreated again and again from now on. “I thought we did a great job of competing all night long. It was nip and tuck all the way and we had a great environment,” Daniel said. “Hopefully both the effort and the environment we can create on a game-to-game basis and not just post-season play from here on out.” Gowans said after the game the Sugar Bears were already talking about how they were going to start preparing for next season. “This experience has motivated us a lot. We were talking about when we’re going to start back up,” Gowans said. “We don’t want to take any breaks because we know that while we’re resting, other teams are out there working so we want to be the ones on top next year.” The Blazers went on to win the WBI by defeated Cal-State Bakersfield 68-60 in the finals on March 27. The Sugar Bears finished the season 21-12 and 11-5 in Southland Conference play, their second 21-win season in a row.

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Party honors Sugar Bears, announces seed by Jeanette Anderton Staff Writer

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Senior shortstop Kyle Prevett gets into his stance at the plate during the Bears game against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on Saturday, March 26. The Bears won the game in extra innings 5-4.

Bears get victory in game two against Lions by Ben Keller Sports Editor

The baseball Bears got their first win in their series against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on Saturday 5-4 in a 12-inning game in Conway. Coach Allen Gum said the team has been working hard over the past few weeks and he thought it showed through in the game on Saturday. “They’ve been working real hard and they are starting to get timing down,” he said. “We are getting to where we are putting better contact on the balls and we got a little bit of speed to so when all that comes together good things usually happen.” Sophomore catcher Michael Marietta scored the winning run for the Bears after the Lions committed a fielding error that allowed Marietta to make a break for home. Marietta got the inning going for the Bears by being walked by Lions freshman pitcher Jason Greenleaf. Junior designated hitter Jake Fuller moved Marietta to second with a line drive through the left side to put him in scoring position.

It was junior right fielder Greg Noble who brought Marietta in with a little help from the Lions. Noble reached on a fielding error by the Lions’ sophomore second baseman Brock Hebert. This allowed Marietta to round third and score to secure the victory for the Bears. During the game, the Bears had 10 hits with four RBIs while the Lions had nine hits and four RBIs. Senior second baseman Zack Dickson and sophomore left fielder Ethan Harris led the Bears in hits with two each. The Lions took the lead away from the Bears during the top of the eighth, which put the Bears behind by one. The Lions’ junior third baseman Jonathan Pace hit a single into centerfield for an RBI and he then advanced to second base on the throw into home. Junior shortstop Justin Boudreaux hit a sacrifice fly into right field that allowed sophomore second baseman Brock Hebert to score and take the lead for the Lions. The Bears were only able to narrowly make it into extra innings by scoring a last minute run in the bottom of the ninth. Senior second baseman Zack

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Dickson was walked to start out the bottom of the ninth. Freshman pinch runner Logan Moon took over base running for Dickson after he had taken his base at first. Senior shortstop Kyle Prevett stepped up to the plate and drilled a deep line drive to centerfield for a double that brought Moon in to tie the game at four. The Bears’ defense coupled with pitching was able to keep the Lions at bay during the extra innings and gave the Bears the chance they needed to secure a win. Dickson said it was a good defensive day for the Bears despite the long game. “It was a good game but it was tough. It was a long one so we had to stay hooked up for 12 innings,” he said. “I think we had a couple of errors out there but we were making aggressive errors.” Junior pitcher Ryan Angus pitched eight innings for the Bears on Saturday. Angus allowed eight hits, four runs and walked one batter. He also had three strikeouts and threw 112 pitches. Junior pitcher Blake Payne recorded the win for the Bears and is now 3-3 for the season.

There was plenty of food and fans on hand for the March 14 watch party at Conway’s Centennial Valley Golf Club. UCA women’s basketball team, the Sugar Bears, was one of 16 teams chosen to play in the Women’s Basketball Invitational postseason tournament. Coaches, players and fans all gathered at the country club to celebrate and find out the Sugar Bears’ seed in the tournament. “I’m so proud of the Sugar Bears,” Purple Circle member Carolyn Eidson said. Eidson said she goes to all of the home games, and this year went to Katy, Texas to support the Sugar Bears in the NCAA finals. “They’re going to ask me to quit coming to finals,” she said. “I went to Huntsville in the fall to watch the volleyball team and they lost in the finals, too.” As players arrived at the watch party, fans stood and applauded them for their great season. Eidson had the players and coaches autograph her Southland

Conference T-shirt. “I can’t wait to tell the girls how proud of them I am,” Purple Circle member Fran Lemon said. “I know all of their names. I am their biggest fan.” Assistant Coach Caronica Randle said, “This season has been a lot of fun. It’s nice to get this opportunity to help them strive to be the best they can be.” Randle said the last time the Sugar Bears played postseason was in 2005, when she was a player. She said now she is the “last one standing” from the previous coaching staff. Phil Dayer, a purple circle member, said, “I am a big supporter of UCA. I believe in what they’re trying to do. I go to every ballgame, not because I expect them to win every single game, but because they deserve our respect and support.” Members of the UCA Dance Team, the Honey Bears, were at the watch party to show their support. “We were really excited about it,” junior Honey Bear Emily Wright said. “We delayed practice to find out if they made it. We are

really proud of them and so happy that they’re going to continue their play.” Since the opening game of the tournament is being played at UCA, the Honey Bears will get to be there. “It’s so nice to see them succeed and strive so far,” freshman Honey Bear Aly Parsons said. “Especially since they are such a young team. I hope to see them do even better next year.” The Sugar Bears, seeded number 7 in the tournament, missed the NCAA tournament when they lost to McNeese State in the Southland Conference Championship game. “It’s good to know we have a chance to not end the season on a loss,” sophomore guard Micah Rice said. “It gives us something to look forward to. We want to succeed to do good things for the school and for the program.” Junior guard Marci Moffitt said she is happy to get postseason play, even though she had hoped they would do better. “We made it to a tournament our first year, so that’s pretty exciting,” she said.

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Bears fall 15-5 to Cardinals March 20 in Conway by Lee Hogan Staff Writer

The UCA Bears struggled offensively and defensively to put anything together in their rubber match against Lamar in a 15-5 loss on March 20. The loss moved the Bears to 9-11 on the year, and 1-5 in the Southland Conference. The Lamar Cardinals improved to 16-7 overall on the year, and 5-1 in the Southland Conference. Lamar and UCA scored a run a piece in the first inning, but that was as close as UCA would be the rest of the day. Lamar scored eight runs in the next two innings and never looked back. UCA had somewhat productive innings throughout the game, but failed to get runs across the plate. The Bears left 11 runners on base throughout the game, but were able to get across five off of seven hits. In the field, the Bears struggled to stop the offensive onslaught by Lamar. Lamar ended the day with 19 hits off of five UCA pitchers.

Lamar junior left fielder Kevin Roebuck went 4-5 on the day with three doubles and seven RBI, matching his career high for RBI in a game. Junior pitcher Blake Payne started for the Bears and received the loss on the day. Payne went an inning and a third, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks. Payne also struck out two batters. Senior first baseman Jon Houston said the game was a struggle. “We walked a lot of guys and didn’t really hit the ball,” Houston said. Freshman Jonathan Davis, who saw time at left field and second base, said he believes the Bears played hard, even though the scoreboard did not show it. “We are starting to believe and see that we belong with the best teams in our conference,” Davis said. Davis was one of the only offensive bright spots for the Bears, going 3-4 on the day with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Bears lost the series to

the Lamar Cardinals 2-1 after the teams split the first two games on March 18 and 19. The Bears played in a twogame midweek series against the Missouri Tigers in Columbia, Mo. The Bears split the series with the Tigers, winning the series finale on Wednesday, March 23, by a score of 9-3. Houston said winning the finale against the Tigers really helped the team with their confidence. Houston and Davis were both successful at the plate combining for three RBI. Houston was 2-4 with one RBI, while Davis was 3-4 with two RBI. Senior shortstop Kyle Prevett was another offensive bright spot in the game going 4-5 with two RBI. The win against the Tigers improved the Bears’ record to 1012 overall. The four UCA pitchers allowed only five hits to the Tigers, who fell to 11-11 on the year. Junior pitcher Andy Steinmetz received the win for the Bears, his first of the year.