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I N T E R N AT I O N A L New study in Canada reveals water crisis Tests results revealing high levels of lead in Canada’s tap water were published by 120 journalists after a year-long photo courtesy of uca.edu study. The levels in some (Left) Andrea Mickle, president and CEO of Minority Acess Inc., presents Angela Webster (right), associate vice president cities, such as Montreal and Regina, were revealed to for Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, with the Exemplary College/University Committed to Diversity Award be higher than those found at the National Role Models Conference that took place in September in National Harbour, Maryland. in Flint, Michigan, during the 2015 water crisis. The investigation also found that some schools and day care centers had lead levels high by Lauren McCabe conferences of its kind, addressing implements and administers enough to cause damage. issues of diversity and disparities programs and services that advance Editor in our nation and assembling the recruitment, retention and Because of UCA’s variety high-achieving innovators, enhancement of underrepresented of activities recorded in the recruiters, researchers, faculty, populations to improve diversity in N AT I O N A L annual campus Diversity Strategic administrators, students, mentors research, technology, education Iran adds violations Plan Report and the Minority and alumni, as well as institutions and employment.

Recruitment and Retention that have demonstrated a Within the 2018-2019 to 2015 nuclear deal Report, the university has commitment to diversity. school year, awards such as the been honored as an institution “This honor is important Diversity and Inclusive Excellence The Islamic Republic committed to diversity for 2019 because it speaks to UCA’s Award and the 2019 Outstanding announced new violations by Minority Access, Inc. — a commitment for all students, Diversity Outreach by a Student to the 2015 nuclear deal on nonprofit organization committed faculty, and staff to be visible, Award were presented to those the 40th anniversary of the to increasing diversity, decreasing valued, validated, and even at UCA whose “commitment to and reducing victorious in their aspirations,” diversity and inclusion has made takeover of the U.S. Embassy disparities in Tehran. Demonstrators incidences of environmental Webster said. “This aligns with a significant, positive impact on campus aims for retention, others.” shouted “Death to America” injustices.

Dr. Angela Webster, the persistence, graduation and “The application for the at the commemorative [Minority Access] award includes event. Under the deal, Iran associate vice president of the employee development.”

According to its website, representative activities from is allowed to enrich uranium Office of Institutional Diversity with just over 5,000 of and Inclusion, accepted the award Minority Access was established those narratives, which includes its first-generation IR-1 on behalf of UCA at the 20th in 1995 to recognize colleges and the good work of a cross section of centrifuges. Iran claims to National Role Models Conference universities for their commitment the campus,” Webster said.

For those looking to to diversity. With the support of be working on a prototype in September.

According to uca.edu, public and private entities, and participate or volunteer for UCA faster than allowed, but there is little evidence Iran National Role Models Conference the cooperation of 170 colleges is working to weaponize its is one of the most prestigious and universities, Minority Access See Diversity- page 2 nuclear material.

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Pamela Ashcraft, a research and scholarship coordinator and associate professor at UCA’s nursing department, will have her research published in the peer-reviewed journal ,Research in Nursing and Health (RINAH), in December.

The consensus paper titled “Defining the Language of Research: An SNRS Consesus Statement” was written by a small taskforce apppointed by the Southern Nursing Research Society ( CSNR) It included Ashcraft, Malissa Mulkey from East Carolina University, Demetrius Porche from Louisiana State University and Donna Scott-Tilley a professor and vice provost of reasearch at Texas Woman’s University.

“Having my work published in RINAH is not only an honor, but it is also the most important step toward the recognition of the work we did as a task force,” Ashcraft said. “Since RINAH is the official journal of SNRS, I know that this very important information will be read by (and impact) some of the most highly regarded and well-respected nurse researchers from not only the southern region of the United States, but by nursing researchers all across the country.”

The manuscript highlights the importance of consistent research terminology —especially as it relates to patient outcomes— communication between nurses and communication between various members of any number of healthcare professions.The team of writers

identified many commonly misunderstood research terms, did a comprehensive literature review and then analyzed each of the terms.

Ashcraft and her fellow authors used the components for well-functioning terminology suggested by Climino to organize and group the terms for the consensus statement. The groups include science and research, types of reviews, approaches to clinical research and concepts in secondary data analysis.

“Having this body of work published is extremely significant in that this consensus statement can be used when educating novice nurse scientist, thereby helping to ensure a common language of communication among nurse scientist,” Ashcraft said.

“Although it will surely take some time for this ‘common language’ to be realized, introducing future nurse scientist to this information early in their educational journey will certainly help to promote a common language in the future.”

The use of consistent terminology will contribute to improved communication among nurses and other healthcare professionals.

“As an SNRS Board Member, it is my duty to support the organizations strategic plan,” Ashcraft said. “One way to address the SNRS strategic priority area of ‘leading, defining and advancing the nursing research agenda’ was through the development of this consensus statement.”

M E A N I N G F U L AT H L E T I C S

California authorities find plots of marijuana Investigators discovered an estimated $1 billion worth of marijuana in 11 different California fields Oct. 25.

The 10 million plants, which authorities seized and destroyed, were being grown under the guise of industrial hemp, when they were actually being cultivated for commercial consumption and contained THC contents “well over” the legal limit, meaning that they “were in fact cannabis,” the sheriff’s office said.

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(Left) Booths for the Special Olympics line the parking lot of UCA’s softball and soccer fields. (Right) A Special Olympics athlete participates in a sporting event on the UCA baseball field. The Special Olympics Arkansas Unified Sports Fall Games took place on the UCA campus Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 and included sporting events such as softball, bocce ball and flag football.

S TAT E Judges to recieve raise The Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission approved a $2,500 raise Oct. 30 for state appellate judges. This addresses a history of unhappiness on the part of the Supreme Court for what they perceived as too narrow a gap between their pay and that of circuit judges. It was concluded that these judges should have a higher salary than that of circuit judges to incentivize the seeking of higher office.

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The Special Olympics Arkansas Unified Sports Fall Games took place Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 at the UCA’S softball and soccer fields.

According to the Special Olympics Arkansas’ website, the mission of Special Olympics Arkansas is to “provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities.”

The mission of Special Olympics Arkansas also involves giving athletes “continu[ous]

opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.”

The event kicked off with an opening ceremony Oct. 1 at 5 p.m., and at 6:30 p.m., the competitions began.

The competition resumed at 8 a.m. Oct. 2 and ended at 4 p.m. the same day. The chilly morning didn’t keep the athletes and volunteers away. At 10 a.m., there was a competition just for children.

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Special Olympics Arkansas Unified Sports Fall Games included softball, bocce ball and flag football. At the events, both athletes and volunteers participated.

Special Olympic athlete Frankie Santiago was excited to participate in the events, especially in his registered sport bouche ball. Santiago was beaming ear to ear as he talked about playing the game.

“He is good at it. [He won] the gold medal at state and won last night, too,” Santiago’s friend Candice Hensel said.

Many volunteers helped out at the various events.

Special Olympics Arkansas Director of Sports, Training and Competition Irvan Humphrey helped organize the event. In an email he sent to the volunteers, he wrote that “volunteers are the heartbeat of Special Olympics Arkansas and without [them], our athletes would not get the opportunity to compete.”

This was Special Olympics volunteer Earrell Williams’ first time volunteering for the organization. He volunteered as an umpire during the softball games.

“I’ve always wanted to get over here, but I’ve never had the opportunity until this year,”

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The event was lively as many volunteers and athletes had smiles on their faces while participating in the sporting events.

“Sometimes you’re in a bad mood when you do this, but when you do this today, all you can do is smile. It’s always fun, [and] it’s very very satisfying,” Williams said.

One of Williams’ favorite parts of volunteering was the people he met while out at the events.

“They are people we don’t get to see everyday and they’re just great folks,” Williams said.

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(Left to right) seniorAriel Smith, graduate student Ophelia Akoto and junior Kennedy Nealy pose as the 2019 Fellows for Community Devolopment. All applicants went through a process that required them to write essays and to attend an in-person interview to be selected for the fellowship opportunity.

Students chosen for prestigious fellowship

by Kennadi Harris Staff Writer

The UCA Center of Community and Economic Development (CCED) have selected junior Kennedy Neely, senior Ariel Smith and graduate student Ophelia Akofo for their fall fellowship.

These selected fellows will work with a team from the community and economic development center in the field of their choice.

According to the uca. edu, the mission of the CCED fellowship is “to expose UCA students to a variety of community or economic development careers and provide networking, coaching and mentoring to enhance career preparedness.”

During this fellowship, participants will go to three work sites to engage in activities that will increase their knowledge and skills in community and economic development. Some of these activities include job shadowing, mock interviews, organization tours and other career advancement related activities. Students are required to complete at least six to eight

hours each month.

This program is intended to make the fellows more prepared for the job market and allow them to network while doing so. Director Shelby Fiegel says this fellowship can be helpful for several different career paths including urban planning, government and non-profit organizations.

The benefits of this fellowship include networking, hands-on experience, mentorship from CCED staff, travel reimbursement, membership and registration to the Arkansas Community Development Society and registration to the Community Development Society.

Neely, a political science and international studies major, is most excited about the connections she will make through the fellowship.

“I’m really looking forward to making some connections with people that are high up in the field that I’m wanting to go into,” Neely said. “Through the fellowship, I have been going to more non-profits and those kinds of organizations and that’s kind of changed my mind...so because of the fellowship I’m

kind of looking at a different career path.”

The students were selected for this fellowship through an application process which required them to write essays and have an inperson interview. Neely found out about this opportunity through a Facebook post.

“Somebody had shared the article announcing the applications were open and [the person who shared] had done it before. I saw her post and read about it,” said Neely.

The application asks for general student information such as one’s major and GPA. The essays generally asked applicants why they were interested and what they hoped to gain from the fellowship.

There are fellowships in the spring, summer, and fall semesters. The Community and Economic Development Center will be accepting applications for the spring semester in January 2020.

For more information on the fellowship and how to apply, visit uca.edu/cced.

SGA’s weekly meeting Nov. 4 included the unanimous passing of a new constitutional amendment and a resolution.

Freshman senator Montana Cramer proposed Senate Bill 007, also recognized as B.E.A.R.S, which stands for Bringing Equal and Adequate Representation to Students.

The bill will amend the SGA constitution to increase the number of non-traditional student representatives serving on SGA from one to two and will be implemented in the fall 2020 election cycle. A non-traditional student is a student who is 25 years or older, married, a veteran, a transfer student, or a parent. Cramer said this change would address the needs of non-traditional students, which make up more than 18 percent of currently enrolled students. Cramer also said this change is timely because of the recent merging of colleges and last week’s passing of a bill that reduces the legislative body by one representative. This means there will be an empty senate

seat to fill.

Graduate student and senator Cain Farnam rose in support of the bill, saying that non-traditional students are under-represented.

“I did the math. Eighteen percent of the student body is roughly 2,200 people, give or take, which actually makes them the least represented demographic in senate,” Farnam said.

The bill passed by unanimous consent.

SGA also unanimously passed a resolution proposed by junior Executive Vice President William Teeter to honor veterans who are UCA students; the bill comes just in time for Veterans Day on Nov. 11. The resolution states that “the Student Government Association of the University of Central Arkansas expresses its profound gratitude and appreciation to all the students who have served and are currently serving our nation in the armed forces.”

This was the first resolution proposed and passed by SGA this school year.

Junior Sustainability Chair Javier Hernandez said he and

A student collided with a UCA shuttle bus while trying to exit Bear Village Oct. 23. Driver Larone Lowe told Officer Tyler Louden that he had parked the shuttle bus at the bus stop when he felt the bus rock and knew it had been hit. Student Alexis Lipscomb had side-swiped the bus while passing by it. The shuttle bus damage estimate is $100.

Student Zachary Bass reported a hit and run incident to Officer Christopher Vasquez Oct. 23. Bass said that while his car was left parked in the gravel lot south of the Sig Tau House, the passenger side rear bumper of his car had received significant damage and one of the rear lights had been knocked out. The damages were estimated to be over $1,000. A note was left on the vehicle that read, “I’m sorry.”

graduate student senator Pearl Diophode had met with Jim Nabors, director of food services at Aramark, and learned that paper drinking straws will soon be joining plastic straws in the Student Center. They are hopeful that, with approval from the student body, paper straws will replace their plastic counterparts entirely as early as next semester.

Junior Vice President of Finance Jennifer Cale provided details about upcoming Registered Student Organization (RSO) budget appeals. She said the Student Activity Fee Allocation (SAFA) committee will be deciding how much funding to allocate to each RSO. After receiving their funding, RSOs are allowed to come and present an appeal to SGA during their weekly meeting on Nov. 11 and Nov. 18.

Members of SGA are also preparing to participate alongside students, faculty and staff to help address safety concerns on campus at Safe Walk on Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m.

Officer Kaitlyn Weber performed a traffic stop on Dave Ward Drive for two males in a car that was driving without its headlights Oct. 26. The passenger, student Kurt Moody, informed Weber that there was marijuana in the vehicle. Dispatch advised that both the driver, non-student Allen Russell and Moody had suspended driver’s licenses.

Weber issued Russell a citation for driving on a suspended license and confiscated the drugs from the vehicle.

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human kindness.

“I encourage students to cultivate cultural humility and cultural agility,” Webster said.

“Take more diversity related courses. Volunteer for servicelearning opportunities. Inspire classmates and friends to treat all individuals well. The college experience is an excellent time for students to participate in activities and to attend events

where they are neither the center nor the majority. To nurture curiosity is a great way to remain a lifelong learner.”

For more information about Minority Access Inc., visit minorityaccess.org. To learn more about UCA’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, visit uca.edu/ diversity/institutional-diversity.

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Students with medical science majors packed the Student Center Ballroom Oct. 30 to explore what health businesses, organizations and grad schools had to offer in relation to their future career.

Hosted by UCA’s Career Services, the fair consisted of over 30 different booths and informational tables for students to receive more information on career options in nursing, physcial therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT) and other health science fields.

Terry Fought, a student services coordinator with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, set up an informational display on behalf of the university to speak to students about the programs and courses offered for upcoming and current graduate students interested in therapies such as physical, occupational and speech-language pathology. “[The University of Tennessee Health Science Center] has that urban-type campus [and] is located in downtown Memphis in the medical districts [and] are right around the corner from other hospitals,” Fought said. “We have a wide variety of affiliations so that students can go pretty much anywhere across the country they want to for their clinical rotations.”

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available, such as what Fought described, students wore professional business attire and carried around folders and binders to present resumes and to keep handed-out pamplets in. “[I’m] looking for how much I can fit into the community,” Faith Jacobs, a senior nursing major, said. “I want [a job] that relates to me and that I can see a home with the facility. [Then], I’ll most likely apply to work there.”

This was Jacobs’ first career health fair to attend. “[The Health Career fair] gives students an opportunity to kind of look at each hospital because [students] go to certain hospitals in the Little Rock area, but [this fair brings out] hospitals from other states,” Jacobs said.

“You get a chance to touch base with other hospitals just to see if you might be interested in them.”

The U.S. Army had a table available related health careers within the military.

“We just wanted to spread awareness on some of the medical programs that [the army] has to offer, available scholarships going to medical school [and] more speciality jobs,” Staff Sergent Gene Britton and U.S. Army health recruiter, said.

Britton explained that the army is considered in the forefront of medicine and, because of that, is also deeply rooted in the history of America’s disease prevention, surgical intervention and more.

“The army medical department is actually one of the largest departments,” Britton said. “We have major hospitals on every base and civilian specialties [that include] departments like physical therapy.”

UCA physical therapy graduate student Brandon Blume hopes to do travel therapy.

“Whenever I was inundergrad here, I went [to the Health Career fair] my senior year and then in my first year of PT school — this is my third time here,” Blume said. “Now being a third-year student, I am more engaged in conversation with [employers]. [The fair] is good practice to talk to adult professionals in [your] line of work, regardless if you are a sophomore or graduate student.

It’s good to practice your people skills and to see what the pros and cons are of companies.”

For those who may be getting ready to find a medical job or who are planning to attend a future UCA Health Career Fair, Fought said that all science and medical majors and other fields, could benefit from what such fairs have to offer.

“Coming to something like this, you are kind of opened up to all of the places you would want to work for,” Fought said.

For more information about upcoming career fairs and job opportunities for medical majors and those alike, visit uca.edu/ career.

RICHARD III SAYS “OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!”

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Senior theater major Mikala Hicks channels the malevolent character of Richard III during a rehersal of the UCA Theatre production of “Richard III.” Hicks was chosen for the role because of to her convincing interpretation of the infamous king.

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Artist In Residence From 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at McCastlain Hall Ballroom, artist in residence, Camille Dungy will have a public reading and Q&A session. She is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of four collections of poetry, winner of the American Book Award and a professor of English at Colorado State University.

Straight No Chaser At 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Reynolds Performance Hall, acappella group Straight no Chaser will perform.

Fall Career Fair From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Student Center Ballroom, employers will come for UCA’s Fall Career Fair.

Movie: Angel Has Fallen From 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Student Center Ballroom, pizza, popcorn, drinks and door prizes will be given out while students watch “Angel Has Fallen.”

Speaking Series From 5:45 to 8 p.m. Nov. 11, in the McCastlain Hall Fireplace Room, there will be a panel/debate over the importance of the second amendment. There will be speakers from both sides of the gun control argument and appetizers will be given out and there will be a live Q&A session at the end.

Special Speaking Event From 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Student Center Ballroom, Clayton Raithel will be speaking. He is a comedian, registered nurse and mental health advocate.

Brian Buford, the director of employee development and success at the University of Louisville, presented to UCA students during X-period Oct. 31 in Ida Waldren about how UCA can become a more inclusive community.

Buford said the push toward inclusivity at the University of Louisville began after the KKK marched on campus. This incident made the university realize it needed to become a more welcoming environment.

Buford was an integral part of helping the University of Louisville become more inclusive. Under Buford’s leadership, the University of Louisville opened a LGBTQ center and earned a five-star rating on the Campus Pride index five years in a row.

UCA’s Campus Pride index rating, which measures how inclusive of the LGBTQ community a campus is, is currently two out of five stars.

Buford’s presentation brought hope of improvement to many at

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Brian Buford, the director of employee development and success at the University of Louisville, speaks to UCA students during X-period Oct. 31 in Ida Waldran. Buford was an integral part of helping the University of Louisville become more inclusive and eventually be named the most LGBTQ+ welcoming campus in the United States by LGBT Outfitters.

UCA. The purpose of his visit was to help UCA see what it can do to become more inclusive.

Buford recognized that one has to start small in order to make a difference

Buford started with small steps toward improvement, and under his leadership, the University of Louisville was named the most LGBTQ welcoming campus in the United States by LGBT Outfitters.

Students at UCA continue to push for more inclusivity on campus. For example, for over seven years, students at UCA have been pushing for gender neutral housing to be offered on campus.

Musician performs at Student Center food court

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Musical artist Shanice Green graced the Student Center food court Oct. 31 during X-period with a collection of original songs, as well as performing classics known by the masses.

Green’s passion for music that was firmly influenced by her family.

“My mom is a singer, my dad sings and plays guitar and my uncle also sings and plays bass,” Green said. “So I didn’t really

have a choice, I grew up with it.”

Constantly being around the musical lifestyle taught Green how to play several instruments and eventually helped her find her voice.

“They actually had a blues band together,” Green said.

“They played in different clubs and things on Saturday night and would play in church the next morning on Sunday. So I was just always around music.”

This helped her not only learn to sing, but to play the

guitar while performing her own originals.

The Easton, Texas native was also inspired by artists such as Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson who helped shape her soulful sound.

Other upcoming performances include a show at Atlanta Soul Sessions Nov. 15, two more at college campuses at Xavier University Nov. 19 and Illinois Tech Nov. 20.

These performances play

directly into Green’s next goal of growing her audience and increasing the number of people she touches with her songs.

“I just want to be heard and inspire as many people as possible,” Green said. “It’s all about expanding my reach right now, that’s the next thing I need to do.”

Green’s latest release “Unconditional” was released in January 2018. The EP features live versions of her most recent original songs. Each song from

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From 8:30 to 10 p.m. Nov. 14 at the HPER Center, a hip-hop group exercise class will take place.

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From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Student Center food court, singer/songwriter Olivia Farbaugh will perform.

“Richard III” From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 and Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Bridges Larson Theater at the Snow Fine Arts Center, “Richard III” will be performed.

Tickets are available to purchase at the Reynolds Box Office.

Tickets are free for UCA students, who can get up to two tickets for the show.

this EP was recorded in front of a live audience at the American Sushi Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.

Green also credited “Go Easy” from Unconditional as one of her favorite original songs.

Now living in Atlanta, Green is expected to follow this project with a brand new EP in February of next year. This new project is also planned to be a collection of live songs.

Green’s music can be found on Spotify, Apple Music and Google play.

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Nov. 14 at the Student Center Ampitheater, the UCA Feminist Union and the UCA Gender Studies Program is hosting a poetry slam titled, “Feminism Isn’t A Dirty Word.”

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From 1:30 to 2:30 and 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14, in the Student Center Ballroom, the Student Activities Board will host Canvas and Coffee.

At the end of Buford’s presentation, UCA sophomore Dylan Garrison said, “I saw you

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UCA Theatre students rehearse for their Richard III performance. The students put on the play Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and 2 in the Bridges Larson Theatre in the Snow Fine Arts Center. They will perform Richard III again Nov. 7, 8 and 9.

Theater students perform Shakespearean drama

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Audience chairs sat in a circle in the Bridges Larson Theatre in the Snow Fine Arts Center as people trickled into a dimly-lit auditorium to watch UCA Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” The Shakespearean play is centered around the malicious and bitter reign of England’s Richard the III. The production that UCA’s performance is based on comes from a run of the show in 1984 by Royal Shakespeare Company, starring Anthony Sher as the physically crippled Richard III. Senior theatre major Mikala Hicks hobbled onto the checkered stage as Richard III in

forearm crutches and a hunch on her back to tower upon a chess board for the opening dialogue of the play.

Chris Fritzges, the play’s director and associate professor of theatre at UCA, told UCA News that the 1984 production of the show inspired the aspect of Richard using crutches to move around.

“That production was famous for Richard‘s use of arm crutches that gave him a spiderlike movement quality and an evil personality that was charismatic, ferocious and energetic; this production draws some inspiration from elements of that show,” Fritzges said.

Set in 15th-century England during the War of the Roses between the houses of York and

Lancaster, Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, envies his brother, King Edward IV. Power-hungry and jealous, Richard aspires to take the throne and is willing to do anything to become king. “[The play] is very much like Game of Thrones and everybody has wronged everybody in some way,” Fritzges said in a promotion video.

Junior Emily Cobb, who played Queen Elizabeth and Richmond, said that while this wasn’t her first time being involved in a Shakespearean play, memorizing was still difficult at times because of the early English language used in the play.

“Memorizing lines was a little more difficult because it is verse and you want to be

true to the language, but we were supposed to be [memorized] by our first rehearsal which helped,” Cobb said. “We did table work all together before we got on our feet to start blocking. There we analyzed the scenes and our lines, determining the meaning behind what we were saying.

We did our own research on our characters. If not, it would have been really hard to understand who our characters were. The research was extra important for this show because it is based off of history.”

The actors, dressed in period-specific clothing, moved on and off the stage in swift motions during scene changes

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UCA Ebony Models hosted a game show titled “Basic to Boujee” Oct. 29 in preparation of Fall Fashion Week in Old Main. This was one of many interactive events the organization planned for the week to excite everyone on campus.

Dozens of students gathered in teams to compete in spin-offs of common household game shows to win the ultimate grand prize of a $25 Walmart gift card.

Freshman Keyondre Stratford was among the key coordinators of the event.

“I was actually surprised of how well the event turned out,” Stratford said. “This was my first time putting together an event with others here at UCA, which was very successful.”

Throughout the night, many as seen on TV shows were played with a fashion-curated twist. Games such as “The Price is Right,” “Family Feud,” “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” and “Jeopardy” were enjoyed by the many students present. There was even an impromptu fashion show during intermission where students had an extra opportunity to win more prizes.

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and stage blackouts to convey when the time had changed and characters perished.

“Not only did Richard grow up in a really bloody time … all he has known is war and violence,” Hicks said also within the promotion video. “All of that has brought [Richard] to this ‘You know what? To heck with them. I’m going to be king and do whatever I can to get there’ [mindset].”

Some of the most exciting scenes to the audience dealt with the crazed hitmen Richard sent to punish the people he believed to have betrayed him or threatened his throne.

“My absolute favorite scene is Act 4 Scene 4,” Cobbs said.

“It is a scene between Queen Elizabeth and Richard. Richard is struggling to maintain his power against Queen Elizabeth, who is one of the few people in the play who does not believe in Richard’s persuasions. We did that scene and the ending made the audience audibly gasp which I loved.”

The show also included a sword fight during what was depicted as a battle in the War of Roses as well as a smoke machine to accompany dream scenes, in which a disgruntled Queen Margaret, played by senior

theater major Kaelin Taylor, would cast spells upon Richard for his role in the murder of her son, Edward of Westminister, and her husband, Henry VI. Cobbs encourages all attendees, especially those unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s plays, to sit through and take in the work and rehearsal time that went into the production.

“For those who haven’t seen the show yet, I highly recommend they do,” Cobb said.

“Even if I wasn’t in it, I would say to go see it. It’s not every day that you get to see a Shakespeare show, especially one with such

an intimate setting like ours. It is a wonderful show that so many people have put many hours into making. Even if you don’t understand the language, you will still enjoy the elements of the production.”

UCA Theatre’s production of “Richard III” is scheduled to continue at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 9. To purchase and reserve tickets for the upcoming performances, call (501) 450-3265 or visit UCA Ticket Central located in the Reynolds Performance Hall box office.

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Sophomore Asia Moore

Sophomore Aliese Lemons

“I dressed up as a reindeer.

My little sister chose it for me.”

“I was a leopard for Halloween. I had a body suit that was cute.”

Senior John Crawford

Sophomore Kagney Kilgroe

“Me and my girlfriend dresssed up as Cruella de Vil and Jasper because she wanted to and I’m always down. We love Halloween.”

“I dressed up as Rosie the Riveter because I think she’s a powerful lady that I admire.”

Junior Keisuke Hoshino

Senior Erin Babbits

“I went as King Kong because I went to Wal Mart at the last minute.”

“I didn’t dress up this year. I just didn’t [want to].”

photo by Rose McGarrity

Brian Buford, the director of employee development and success at the University of Louisville, speaks to UCA students during X-period Oct. 31 in Ida Waldran. Buford has helped the University of Louisville have its own LGBTQ housing and become the most most inclusive campus in the United States.

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guys have a special housing space for your LGBTQ individuals and allies. What was the process of getting that on your campus and did you face any obstacles?”

In response, Buford said, “When you’re coming to college as a queer person or as a transgender person, one of the scariest things in the world could be a shared dorm.”

Buford also said that many people fear that if you put all the LGBTQ individuals in one location, they will become a target and people who wanted to harm them would know where to find them.

“We looked at lots of other schools across the country with themed housing and asked questions and it wasn’t an issue

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for any of them,” Buford said.

The LGBTQ housing has been at the University of Louisville for eight years.

The University of Louisville has come a long way in terms of becoming more inclusive, but Buford said its work isn’t finished. His university is pushing for Homecoming Royalty, instead of Homecoming

Queen and King.

While Buford’s presentation during X-period was tailored to students, he also met with President Davis, faculty and administration. The event was sponsored by The Office of the President, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, University Training and SGA.

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those around them. However, Stratford stated that the highlight of the night was the icebreaker at the beginning of the event “Tall Tales,” in which all participating players each stated one sentence to form a story.

“It really showed the energy of our guests and how creative everyone could get,” Stratford said.

Prizes were distributed to the corresponding winners, but not before junior Allie Montgomery reminded everyone

what the game night was actually all about. Montgomery, who is secretary of UCA Ebony Models and host of the night, advertised the organization that put on the festivities.

“Ebony Models is the only modeling organization on campus,” Montgomery said. “We’re an organization that creates a safe place to form friendships. We strive to enhance confidence and poise, and we also strive to provide inclusion and campus [and]

community involvement.”

“Basic to Boujee” was just one of the many major events Ebony Models put on throughout the week.

“We had a week full of different fun and interactive events to get everyone pumped up for The Fall Fashion Show [Nov. 1],” Montgomery said.

“We started with a movie night to have more of a bonding experience, we had a clothing drive where we donated clothes to the Salvation Army, the game show was to get everyone to let

loose and come together for a night of fun and then on Thursday we collabed with UCAPD to put on ‘Trunk or Treat’ in celebration of Halloween. All of our hard work will be showcased with our fashion show.”

UCA’s Fall Fashion Week concluded Nov. 1. The Fall Fashion Show was Ebony Models’ first show of the semester.

More events like “Basic to Boujee” can be found on CubConnect.

PEOPLE OF UCA: Javier Hernandez

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer UCA junior Javier Hernandez has taken campus by storm with his involvement in both academics and extracurricular activities.

Hernandez, majoring in environmental science and political science, is an active member of the Schedler Honors College.

Getting into the Honors College has been one of his most memorable experiences at UCA. He loves that the professors in the Honors College allow him to call them by their first name.

“I like the living learning community [in the Honors College because] you spend so much time with the people in your cohort,” Hernandez said.

Through the Honors College, Hernandez has served as an Honors College mentor, where he helped honors freshmen adjust to college life. Additionally, the Honors College allowed him to travel to Thailand the summer after his freshman year. During his time in Thailand, he went to a United Nations conference and participated in a service project.

Hernandez likes that UCA allows him to be involved outside the classroom while still making good grades.

Besides his involvement in the Schedler Honors College, Hernandez is a member of the Latino Student Association (LSA), President’s Leadership Fellows the Student Government Association and Young Democrats, where he serves as president.

One of his favorite

organizations at UCA is LSA, whose mission is to bring awareness to the Hispanic community at UCA through planning events, such as Amigo Fest. Hernandez enjoys LSA because of the people in it.

Through his membership in the organization, he created friendships he knows will last a lifetime.

Hernandez loves to volunteer. Through Young Democrats, he adopted a portion of Tyler Street and helps clean it. He’s also volunteered to help students fill out their FAFSA. Herandez is in his third year at UCA, and has seen personal growth within himself since he arrived on campus as a freshman.

One area he’s grown in is in his leadership abilities.

Many students on campus look to Hernandez as a leader.

Hernandez said he threw himself

into leadership roles and learned how to be a leader as he went.

“It was nerve-racking to jump in, [but] I’ve been trying to get involved in as many things as I can,” Hernandez said.

Even though it was stressful, Herandez is glad he jumped into the leadership positions.

“I have become more confident in my leadership abilities and my ability to delegate tasks,” Hernandez said.

During his time as a leader, he learned how to manage his time, so he doesn’t get stressed very often anymore.

Herandez plans to continue his involvement in the UCA and Conway community while also continuing to serve in leadership positions during his time at UCA.

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Junior Javier Hernandez excels in academics and extra curriculars.

Hernandez is the Young Democrats president and has adopted a portion of Tyler Street.

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Tulsa Invitational closes tennis team’s fall schedule

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7 p.m., Nov. 5 at Baylor University Women’s Soccer 6 p.m., Nov. 7 at Tennessee Volleyball 6:30 p.m., Nov. 7 at Houston Baptist Football 3 p.m., Nov. 9 vs.

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Editor’s Take

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

The UCA tennis team wrapped up their fall season in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the Tulsa Invitational from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3.

The Bears, host school Tulsa, Wichita State University and Houston University were the four participating schools throughout the weekend.

Sophomore Chunxi Xin got the first win of the weekend for UCA in singles action Nov. 2 as she beat Tulsa senior Martina Okalova in three sets, coming back from behind and winning the last two 7-6 and 7-3.

Fellow sophomore Fuka Nonoyama would also come back to win her singles match against Tulsa senior Vera Ploner 4-6, photo courtsey of UCASports 6-3, 7-5.

The women’s cross country team raises their trophy Nov. 1, at Beaverfork Lake Park. The Bears had five players earn This was a nice rebound for All-SLC honors, along with coach Beau Theriot earning coach of the year. both Xin and Nonoyama, as they had lost in doubles play to Ploner and Okalova 6-0 the previous day.

by Lauren McLemore Julia Clark, Sara Steimel and Third-Team All-SLC honors.

In other singles matches, Associate Editor sophomores Casey Gore and Behind them, Steimel placed UCA freshmen Maja Gledic Kennedy Timmerman. All the 18th (22:12.0), Clark placed and Paulinga Engback both lost For the first time in the women recorded career-best 19th (22:13.1), Gore placed their matches to Tulsa junior program’s history, the UCA times. They competed in a field of 28th (22:33.4), Bostian came in Shura Poppe and freshman Lian women’s cross country team won 90 runners.

47th (23:13.7) and Timmerman the 2019 Southland Conference Woodward, who led the rounded out the team’s collective Benedjcic respectively.

In other doubles matches Championship Nov. 1 at Bears by finishing 7th with a time finish, coming in 56th (23:23.9). from Nov. 1, sophomore Mei Beaverfork Lake Park in Conway, of 21 minutes 40.9 seconds and The Bears’ first place mark Arkansas.

Ishimura and junior Yada Hyde, who finished 8th with a came with a final score of 64.

UCA hosting the conference time of 21:44.1, both went home “I’m most proud of our team Vasupongchai would come away championship was another first in with Second-Team All-SLC stepping up and persevering. We victorious in their match against program history. Associate Head honors. hit a lot of bumps throuhout the Tulsa duo Shura Poppe and Coach Beau Theriot was also “This win was such a reward season but at the end, we came Marina Davtyan after their one named the Southland Conference for all the hard work we have put together and were able to do set victory of 6-3.

Coach of the Year. in individually and together,” something a lot of people didn’t The positive results wouldn’t Senior Erin Woodward, Woodward said. “It was many think was possible,” Hyde said. continue for Ishimura the next sophomore Gracie Hyde and years in the making, and being to “We have amazing freshman day, though, as she lost her freshman Tamara Reeves earned be a part of this team is such an who came to work and I’m super singles match to Tulsa freshman All-SLC recognition. They were honor.” excited for the future years with Laia Conde Monfort 6-1, 6-0. joined on the 6K course by Reeves, who came in at 12th Bears freshmen Bekah Bostian, place with 22.03.7, picked up Gledic and Engback would See Champions- page 8

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Forward Brandon Ingram was traded to the Pelicans alng with several other Laker teammates and draft picks. This season is Ingram’s first outside of a Laker uniform in his NBA career.

Brandon Ingram shows early signs of being the NBA’s most improved

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

Despite the limited team success in this young season, the New Orleans Pelicans hold the front runner for this year’s most improved player award.

Forward Brandon Ingram has blasted onto the scene, putting together one of the best stretches of his career. In his latest outing, Ingram scored a career-high 40 points against the brooklyn Nets.

This moved his season scoring average to 25.9, to go along with 7.1 rebounds per game.

Ingram has also elevated his shooting percentages to a new high. He’s shooting 55 percent from the field and nearly 49 percent from the 3-point line.

Theses are up from 49 percent from the field and just 33 percent from deep last season.

Other big games from Ingram this season include a 27 point, 10 rebound and six assist game against the Golden State Warriors, as well as a 35 point 15 rebound game against the Houston Rockets.

Coming off a trade in the offseason from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Pelicans, Ingram has been placed in a new environment and is thriving.

Other candidates for this season’s most improved award include players like San Antonio guard Dejounte Murray, but Ingram’s efficient production on the offense end set him apart.

The load Ingram is being asked to carry with star rookie Zion Williamson out with injury also works in his favor.

If Ingram is able to carry the Pelicans into playoff contention, validation of him as the frontrunner will only be strengthened.

By doing this, Ingram will have supplied the Pelicans a sufficient return on the Anthony Davis trade from this past offseason and solidified the Pelicans as a team on the rise with a bright future ahead of them. .

lose their doubles match against the Tulsa team of Monfort and sophomore Megan Hopton after one set of 6-2.

Head coach Casey Wharton was extremely pleased with how the team had performed, both at the Tulsa tournament and the rest of the fall as well.

“Just being invited to this type of tournament is a positive,” Wharton said. “It just shows we’re competitive with top level teams.”

He felt this was the best fall the team has ever had, and the graduating seniors from the previous season played a big part in leaving a legacy for the new players to follow up.

Nonoyama, who finished the weekend with a thrilling singles win, was very satisfied with both her own performance and the team’s.

“I didn’t give up and I kept going. I got so emotional but I kept going,” Nonoyama said.

“All of the team is getting better; I’m so excited for next season.”

Along with the hard work put in by the team, Wharton added on a humorous note that, “the secret to our success is bubble tea.”

With the fall tournaments out of the way, the focus now turns to the winter season and Southland Conference play. UCA looks to defend their title after beating Sam Houston State 4-2 in the conference tournament.

The team will have the rest of the year off from tournaments, and as their next meet won’t be until January in Stillwater, Oklahoma, against Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts Universities Jan.12.

ROLL BEARS

Bears expand winning streak to four in victory over Cardinals

by Matt Smothers Campus Life Editor

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Sophomore quarterback Breylin Smith fires a pass Nov. 2 against Lamar University. Smith racked up 434 passing yards, earning his second SLC offensive player of the week award.

The UCA football team won their fourth consecutive football game Nov. 2 in a 45-17 blowout against the Lamar University Cardinals in Beaumont, Texas.

The Bears (7-2, 5-1 SLC) started off with three touchdowns in the first quarter, which included two from sophomore quarterback Breylin Smith and freshman wide receiver Tyler Hudson.

The duo combined for three total touchdowns for the game -a career high for Hudson.

Senior running back Carlos Blackman had the other touchdown in the first quarter with a six-yard run.

The Cardinals made an effort to cut the lead in the second quarter, but the Bears managed to have an answer for everything Lamar University (4-5, 2-4 SLC) threw at them.

Lamar junior kicker Bailey Giffen had a field goal early in the second quarter, but UCA answered with its own field goal later in the quarter -- moving the score to 24-3.

With about three minutes left in the first half, Cardinals freshamn running back Jermaine Givens had a five-yard touchdown run.

However, UCA once again matched the Cardinals effort with a one-yard touchdown pass from Smith to junior tight end Sam Camargo and putting the

halftime score at 31-10.

The third quarter put the lead out of reach for Lamar University. Smith scored his fourth and fifth touchdown of the game.

Smith had a one-yard touchdown run with just over six minutes remaining in the quarter, and a 16-yard touchdown pass to Hudson.

In the fourth quarter the Cardinals scored the final points of the game with 37 seconds left with a one yard touchdown run by junior running back Myles Wanza.

Smith, who is the reigning Southland Conference player of the week, may be looking at

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TERMINATION

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Freshman midfielder Abbie Gibson prepares for the play Nov. 1 against Northwestern State University. Gibson finished the game with one shot and 9 shots on goal for the season.

Bears fall in final game; miss SLC tournament by one game

by Ronak Patel Photo Editor

In their final game of the season, the UCA women’s soccer ended their season with a loss 2-1 loss to Northwestern State Nov.1.

Even though the season may be seen as a disappointment, it is encouraging that the Bears (5-12-1, 4-7 SLC) won four of their last five games of the season.

Senior midfielder Connie Awuku-Darkoh admits this was a rough season for the team as a whole, but thinks fans should be excited for next season.

“Overall it’s been tough how

the season didn’t go the way we wanted. It’s definitely bittersweet being a senior because it is my final season with this team. But I know this team is a strong and they will be able to come back stronger next season,” Awuku- Darkoh said.

In the final game of the season, the Bears did show promise. UCA was able to control possession of the ball and get themselves plenty of scoring opportunites throughout the game.

The Bears came into the game with a game plan to give themselves scoring

opportunities, but they were unable to make the most of their opportunities.

“I think overall we were able to get so many scoring opportunities because we knew coming into this game we needed to give ourselves the best opportunity to make it to the tournament. We had a game plan to try to get through their defense and tried our best to execute that,” Awuku-Darkoh said.

The Bears were able to generate 15 scoring opportunites against Northwestern, which outnumbered the Demon’s chances by three.

But

unfortunately, the Bears were only able to connect on one of those shots. Similar to many other matches this season, the Bears started the game slow.

Northwestern was able to score a goal in the 3rd minute of the match and 26 minutes afterward, they were able to double their lead.

The Bears were unable to answer back and ended the first half scoreless.

In the second half, the Bears were able to make a run and nearly tie the game.

After allowing Northwestern to score two goals, the Bears held

them scorless and only allowed them to take three shots.

Finally, in the 74th minute, the Bears were able to get on the scoreboard thanks to sophomore defender Taylor Webb.

With 14 minutes left in the game, the Bears were unable to score another goal and take the game into overtime.

Despite the loss and disappointing season, Head coach Jeremy Bishop told UCASports that the team still played hard every game despite the adversity this season brought.

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Adopt or shop, but avoid supporting puppy mills

Ronak Patel

We need to take a serious look at the “Adopt are not just going to leave it outside all the time and Don’t Shop” movement in the United States. forget about it. There is nothing wrong with buying a Designer dogs are not the only puppies who pet, so I’m not going to shove it down your throat that need love. Places like Petland are allowing sick dogs you should not buy a dog . to be sold for thousands of dollars. While everyone is I’m saying that collectively, as a society, quick to tell you that you should adopt and not shop, dog owners or soon-to-be dog owners need to we should stop condemning people who take care understand where and where not to buy dogs. Pet of and love their dogs regardless of where stores? Probably not. Breeders? If you’re they got them from. able to see what the puppies look like and if Petland is notorious for buying you’re able to visit. If a breeder won’t let puppies from puppy mills, which are you visit, that’s the first red flag. Puppy places that overbreed dogs and take mills, while looked down upon, are still little care of them. They buy these a major issue in society. Buyers have to puppies and dress them up, make be careful to not buy from breeders them look cute and convince the running an unknown puppy mill. buyer that there is no better If you have the suspicion that place to buy a furry friend. a breeder may be breeding in From what I have heard, excess, please report it. a lot of people do not want I know everyone wants to adopt or rescue dogs the dogs at the pound to be

by Sarah Coleman because they want a puppy. saved from euthanization. And News Editor One, you don’t have to have while I feel the same, I believe a puppy to have a great that condemning people who dog and two, there are take care of their dogs, even lots of pet rescue places that focus on adopting out spoiling them, for buying their dogs instead of going puppies. These places also often foster dogs to help to the pound is unfair. them learn how to function in a loving environment.

The problem that we need to focus on in society Of course, designer dogs are cute. Most designer is stopping puppy mills by not supporting them. So if dogs have cunning personalities and are worth every you want to buy a particular breed or a designer dog, penny — unless they have health issues. The cost of do your part in ensuring that the dog you are buying is monthly medicine is more than anyone can plan for not coming from a puppy mill. Puppy mill dogs need and the dogs can die before their first birthday. to be adopted and they need to be taken care of too, I would also like to point out that you can buy but buying dogs from a puppy mill only worsens the designer dogs from local breeders and that is a much situation. better choice. You can visit the puppies before At the end of the day — whether you adopt or purchasing, you won’t pay as much and you’ll go shop doesn’t really matter. Instead of focusing your home with puppies that have better dispositions. energy on bashing everyone who buys a dog, focus Obviously, there is nothing wrong with buying a on where the puppies are coming from and on the puppy as long as you are going to take care of it and negative impact of animal abuse.

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The struggles healthcare workers face are often practitioners, while the amount of patients continues overlooked by the public and that needs to change. to rise.

It is easy to fall into the trap of looking at the salaries For starters, just to apply to medical schools, of those professionals and believing they don’t face prospective medical students pay thousands in challenges in their respective career fields. application fees. Another practice in the medical One of the biggest struggles people may be field that needs to be changed is how students are unaware of is how overworked healthcare workers treated during internships. Once medical students truly are. If you talk to anyone who works in this show mastery in the classroom, the next step is an career field, they can tell you the countless weeks internship. There is nothing wrong with internships, they have worked overtime. One of the reasons because we need our future healthcare workers healthcare workers are becoming overworked to gain experience in a real job setting, but is the increasing life expectancy of it seems to have become exploitation. the population. The advancement of The issue with internships for medical medicine is allowing people to live students is they put students in further longer, which is leading to more patients debt while companies benefit from their for hospitals to care for. To make free labor. Medical students are forced matters worse, MedCity News reported to work what are called “rotations” that by 2022, over 500,000 registered where they sometimes are assigned nurses will have retired. The year 2022 to places that require them to move. might sound like it is a long time Once they get to these places, from now, but it is only two they essentially work years away. without compensation.

Losing 500,000 nurses They are not allowed to wouldn’t be an issue, but we work other jobs and have

by Ronak Patel haven’t done the best job to no choice but to take Photo Editor prepare for this loss. Student out more loans to pay debt for students pursuing for living expenses and careers in the medical field continues to rise. The housing. Yes, the experience is valuable but let’s face amount of money medical students are having to it — experience doesn’t pay bills. pay is outrageous — medical students are seemingly Those who work in the healthcare field have getting nickel and dimed for everything. According dedicated their lives and put themselves in debt to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, student to care for us and now it is our turn to return the loan debt has increased by 78 percent over the favor. Something needs to be done about the rising past decade. If we continue to increase the cost and cost of medical school that is leading students into number of obstacles medical students face to get unprecedented amounts of debt or we all could be through school, then we could have a shortage of in serious trouble.

Procter & Gamble, the corporation that produces Always feminine products, recently announced that they will remove the female symbol from their products by 2020. This decision was made to include the transgender and nonbinary community. In an ever- changing world, this decision was in favor of inclusion and will hopefully send a message to other companies.

The Venus symbol has historically represented femininity and all things related to women. Procter & Gamble said that not all products include the symbol and only products that include the symbol will be affected.

“For over 35 years Always has championed girls and women, and we will continue to do so. We’re also committed to diversity and inclusion and are on a continual journey to understand the needs of all of our consumers,” the company said in a statement.

This movement to remove the Venus symbol was spearheaded on Twitter by customers who emphasized that menstration is not exclusive to cisgender women. The decision is also a part of a recent trend where companies, including Lyft and Mastercard, have made efforts to become more inclusive. Lyft made the decision last year to allow users to specify their preferred pronouns, while Mastercard announced that their company would allow nonbinary individuals to use their chosen names rather than the names that were given to them at birth.

In Consumers women’s bathrooms emphasize that around the symbol not campus, feminine only excludes products people who are available menstruate yet at no cost.

While this do not identify as is inclusive women, but also of women who cannot women who do afford not menstruate at to buy products all. in bulk, the feminine products’ inclusivity does not reach to students who do not use women’s bathrooms. This excludes nonbinary bathrooms around campus, which do provide free feminine products.

While nonbinary and gender fluid people, along with the LGBT community, are bringing their own seats to the table of inclusion, decisions like the one made by Procter & Gamble to show other multimillion dollar companies that hearing the needs of consumers is important.

A small change in design, which will most likely not be noticed by the majority of consumers, serves as a reminder that inclusion is intended to correct mistakes that have been normalized. The change will only apply to the wrapping on sanitary pads and not the outer packaging on products.

It’s not clear why Procter & Gamble ever made the decision to include the necessary Venus symbol on their products.

Consumers emphasize that the symbol not only excludes people who menstruate yet do not identify as women, but also women who do not menstruate at all.

The decision resulted in a social media outcry from right-wing conservatives. This response is due to the theory that the country is going too far with attempts to deconstruct traditions.

Even though posts from conservatives exclaimed that removing the symbol is unnecessary, it seems that there would be a universal agreement that people should feel comfortable in their everyday lives. The increased discussion of gender identity in mainstream media brings a growing awareness of personal pronouns.

Whether people agree with the decision or not, menstruation will happen regardless so there might as well be an intentional move towards inclusion.

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New This Week

Coming-of-age film addresses teen struggle to cope with grief

Movies

by Lauren McCabe Editor

November 8 — Doctor Sleep, directed by Mike Flanagan, starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyleigh Curran, Cliff Curtis

Alex Wolff, a rising Hollywood actor, writer and directo has released one of the most heartfelt coming-of-age movies that I’ve seen in years, and I think more people should November 8 — Klaus (2019), know about it. directed by Sergio Pablos, starring “The Cat and The Moon,” Joan Cusack, Rashida Jones, J.K. starring Wolff, Mike Epps, Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Mila Skyler Gisondo, Tommy Brener Nelson and Stefania LaVie Owen premiered Oct. 25 in select theaters and online.

November 8 — Last Christmas Wolff directed, wrote and (2019), directed by Paul Feig, starred in the film, which, with starring Emilia Clarke, Emma his background of incredible Thompson, Henry Golding, Michelle talents showcased throughout Yeoh, Patti Lupone his 22 years, is no surprise to a long-time fan like me.

The movie follows the November 8 — Primal, directed by finding-yourself struggles Nick Powell, starring Nicolas Cage, experienced by the character Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, of a teenage Nick (Wolff) Lamonica Garrett, Michael Imperioli as he continues to deal with the death of his father and a mother who struggles with Music drug addiction. Nick moves to the city temporarily to live with Cal (Epps), a late friend November 8 — Girl — Girl Ray of his father. However, Nick vibes with an unlikely group of guys that become his friends at school. These friends challenge November 8 — Rwanda, You whatever good morals he had Should Be Loved — The Good left in life with drugs, partying Ones and secrets.

Wolff, I believe, has always set himself apart in productions November 8 — Trophy — Kate due to his niche of performing scenes and situations that many Davis teenagers and young adults can relate to.

November 8 — 2042 — Kele Okereke

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Netflix November 8 — Busted!: Season 2 - Netflix Original, directed by Netflix crew, starring Jae-wook Ahn, Jong-min Kim, Kwang-Soo Lee

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by Jared Stern, starring Adam DeVine, Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Ilana Glazer, Eddie Izzard

November 8 — Let It Snow Netflix Film, directed by Luke Snellin, starring Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush, Liv Hewson

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Lola (Olivia Boreham-Wing) and Nick (Alex Wolff) awkwardly stand on the side of the street in a scene from “The Cat and the Moon.” The film is now playing in select theaters and is rated R.

drug problem. Cal becomes a heavy father figure for Nick to rely on for guidance and tough love, even offering for Nick to stay at his house for longer than allotted because he was unsure of Nick’s mother’s mental state after her release from rehab.

Of course, with adult subjects comes adult depictions and strong language. If you are not a fan of sexual content or heavy swearing, this movie isn’t for you. After all, Wolff is no longer the child actor and musician that we may all associate him with (The Naked Brothers’ Band, anyone?).

Nick, with all the pain and emotion he faces, has bouts of violent episodes and outbursts, but can you blame someone with a past like

CHRISTIAN RAP

by Ronak Patel Kanye West’s new album “Jesus is King,” released Oct.. 25, is one of Kanye’s most interesting albums. “Jesus is King” isn’t one of his best albums, but it does showcase what makes West great. He was able to completely change his style and take on the challenge of combining gospel and rap into one soundtrack.

In the album, West gets personal opening up about his life and the spiritual enlightenment he found.

In one of the songs, “Follow God,” West talks about how he is working towards being a better Christian and how he wants the people around him to be better Christians. West, in an interview with fellow rapper Big Boi, shares how he told the artist who helped produce his album to avoid having sex while making this album. In the song, West alludes to his father, Ray West, who called him out for being Christian, but not spreading the Gospel.

“On God” is my favorite song on the album, because it gives listeners a glimpse of vintage West. “On God” talks about the respect West has for single mothers and he also brings awareness to the social injustice of the Thirteenth Amendment, which allows modern day slavery through the for-profit prison system.

After saying slavery was a choice, it was refreshing to hear these words from West.

He talks about the highs and lows he went through in his career and he refers to the bad times as “when the devil had control over him.” West opens up about his struggles of being $53 million dollars in debt,

navigating his short diagnosis of psychosis and watching his wife Kim Kardashian on “Dancing with the Stars” — a show known for picking up celebrities when their popularity is fading.

In “Hands On,” West brings to light the hypocrisy in the Christian community.

Many Christians called West a hypocrite for to be Christian while overly valuing physical items. He clapped back at those critics in “Hands On” by calling them hypocrites for being judgemental of him.

West explains how there are Christians who claim they are forgiving and open to all, but make him feel bad about his spirituality with their judgement. Fred Hammonds, who appears in one of the verses, suggests in the song Christians should be helping West put the past behind him, instead of tearing him down.

West’s newest album is one of his most thoughtprovoking albums. He opened up about how religion change his life for the better, but he also uses the album to tell about the challenges he faced while working towards spiritual growth. In the album, West shows he’s a torn figure and a complicated one.

I would say his attempt at gospel rap was successful.

The album overall highlights West opening up about the trials and tribulations of spiritual journey. West makes the listener question their own character and if they can consider themselves a good person. That’s what I believe West aimed to do with “Jesus Is King.”

“Jesus Is King” is now available on all music streaming services.

1. Cinnamon Bun Spread This stuff is the best. If you like food that tastes healthy, this definitely isn’t the food for you — but it tastes incredible.

If you enjoy cookie butter or pumpkin spread, you will love this stuff. Not only does it taste like happiness in a jar, but it’s also only $3! Cinnamon Bun Spread is like the cinnamon roll from heaven — except less calories, less sugar and more mouth-watering flavor. If you have a major sweet tooth like me, this Cinnamon Bun Spread will satisfy all your sweet tooth needs.

2. Bloody Mary Salsa This is, again, only $3.

Not to be dramatic or anything, but, this is my favorite salsa in the entire world besides my Mexican friend’s grandmother’s salsa. The Bloody Marry Salsa is full of spice and flavor. It not only tastes great with tortilla chips, but it’s also great on just about any other snacking food you can think of. Bloody Mary Salsa tastes exactly how you think it would. It tastes like a Bloody Mary, in a non-alcoholic, spicier and saltier way.

his? With his ever-changing emotions comes another aspect of the film I really took to — unpredictability.

I’m so glad I could never predict what would happen after a fight where Nick almost slit a guy’s throat with a broken bottle, or what followed the scene where Cal disclosed to Nick that Nick’s father was abusive and manipulative during their friendship.

When Eliza found out that Seamus was cheating on her, Wolff wrote her character’s emotions in such a complex, yet relatable way, that I was unsure on whether she would respond positively to Nick’s crush on her or stay tied to her commitment with Seamus.

Overall, this was a wonderfully executed film.

“The Cat and The Moon” possesses quite a few calm yet melodramatic jazz scores to complement the late-night scenes of Nick smoking a blunt on the balcony of a New York apartment as he contemplates his entire life.

Wolff made sure this film also highlighted his fascination and appreciation for jazz and piano-playing, thanks to his actual father’s career in music, through both Nick’s character and Cal’s collection of instruments and records.

If you are one for film and music appreciation, this movie will give you the best of both worlds.

“The Cat and the Moon” is rated R and is out now in select theaters and available through Google Play and Amazon.

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When he meets his friend Seamus’ (Gisondo) girlfriend Eliza (Owen), he instantly connects with her on an emotional level that Seamus could never reach — possibly because Seamus constantly cheats on Eliza at parties and is only physically attracted to her, rather than emotionally invested or interested in their relationship. Nick learns of Seamus’ betraying personality and gets closer to comfort Eliza, but at the same time, falls secretly in love with her.

Wolff did an outstanding job conveying what toxic relationships look like; better than some movies ever could.

What I really enjoyed about this film was the message that Wolff sends through his character about struggling with grief and depression.

One of the bigger elements that embodies the character of Nick is that he is extremely suicidal and unhappy with where he is in life ­— with this, I feel that it’s appropriate to say this movie could be triggering to some who struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts. Suicide and substance abuse are always tough subjects to portray on screen.

However, I was thoroughly pleased with Wolff’s depiction and dialogue about difficult topics. Eliza, for example, constantly reassured him that he wasn’t to blame for his father’s death, which was hinted to be a suicide, or his mother’s

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A menacing Carlos Monzon gazes into the camera in the promotional cover for the new Netflix docuseries, ”Monzon: A Knockout Blow.” The film is now available on Netflix and is rated TV-MA.

“Monzon: A Knockout Blow” shocks WWA fans by looking into life of Carlos Monzon

by Daniel Adams One of the latest shows to hit Netflix is “Monzon: A Knockout Blow,” directed by Jesus Braceras. Released Oct. 25, the show is a dramatized retelling of true events surrounding former boxer Carlos Monzon.

I must give a warning that there is violence and graphic content, so don’t watch the show if you have a weak stomach.

The Argentinian is regarded as one of the best boxers of all time, regardless of weight class.

However, in 1998, Monzon was incarcerated for the murder of his wife, Alicia Muniz. I heard his story before watching “Monzon: A Knockout Blow” through the “Crime in Sports” podcast, but this series puts an entirely different spin on the true story.

Instead of just hearing about Monzon’s saga, the audience is treated to a cinematic telling from start to finish.

As the episodes progress, viewers are taken through two different stories going on at the same time. The story goes from the crime investigation — with

each episode detailing bits of information from the night of the crime — to seeing bits and pieces of Monzon’s past leading up to his wife’s murder. From his start in street fighting to his first steps into the ring, we’re shown how Monzon reached the peak of his wrestling career and began his life of crime.

The people involved in the investigation are slowly but surely introduced, with District Attorney Fiscal Parisi (Diego Carmoni) leading the investigation. While the adult Monzon (Jorge Roman) is held for questioning regarding his wife’s death, the viewer is shown the younger Monzon (Mauricio Paniagua) and his journey to becoming one of the world’s best boxers.

I’m not sure why, but as intriguing as the story was, it was unsettling to see how Monzon acted. That’s likely because of how Roman portrays the older version, but it demonstrates how heinous of a man Monzon truly was in his lifetime. He doesn’t seem to be someone who would listen to anyone unless he had absolutely

no choice whatsoever. Even then, there may have been limits to his actions.

The investigation staggers on through the episodes and at one point, there’s a scene where the older boxer is asked to recreate what happened between himself and his wife on the night of her death. The way the female police officer looked genuinely afraid as she watched Monzon act out the scene made me scared to death.

Monzon is so genuine in what he supposedly did to his wife that I wonder what would have happened if police hadn’t been watching the re-creation of the crime scene.

From watching “Monzon: A Knockout Blow” I realized just how horrifying Monzon’s story was.

Monzon, as much as he was portrayed as an up-and-comer, just seems like a monster. I encourage anyone to watch it — it’s a fascinating experience to watch from beginning to end.

“Monzon: A Knockout Blow” is rated TV-MA and is now streaming on Netflix.

3. Broccoli and Kale Pizza Crust Like many products at Trader Joe’s, the Broccoli and Kale Pizza Crust is life changing.

A lot of people, like me, struggle to consume the daily recommended value of green vegetables and anything else that’s green. I love broccoli and kale and I love when I can eat it in a new, exciting way. This food combines broccoli, kale and, best of all, pizza. It makes the best pizza, and you’ll never want to make homemade pizza with a different crust — well, except for Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Pizza Crust.

4. Mini Dark Chocolate Mint Stars These are the perfect pre-bed treat. If you are a fan of mint chocolate ice cream or mint chocolate anything, then you will adore these. They’re the perfect size and they taste incredible. I love chocolate and I feel that these Mini Dark Chocolate Mint Stars make the best ice cream topper, the best addition to popcorn and the best sweet snack. The best thing about Trader Joe’s sweets is that although they are packed with calories, you can comprehend the ingredient list without using a search engine.

5. Everything But The Bagel Seasoning Trader Joe’s started off with Everything But The Bagel seasoning, which is one of the best seasonings I have ever shaken onto my food. It started as a seasoning, but customers loved it so much they started incorporating the seasoning into some of their staple items. From Everything But The Bagel dip that is delicious with pita chips to an Everything But The Bagel smoked salmon, they have a lot of EBTB variety. This seasoning is the best way to save yourself from eating a 600-calorie everything bagel with cream cheese.

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SPORTS

8/ November 6, 2019

UCA STATS CORNER

SPORT

OPPONENT

RESULT

RECORD

Football

Lamar

45-17 (W)

(7-2, 5-1)

Women’s Soccer

Northwestern State

2-1 (L)

(5-11-1, 4-7)

Volleyball

Southeastern Louisiana

3-2 (W)

(12-13, 6-6)

Men’s Soccer

Georgia State

2-0 (W)

(9-6-1, 3-1)

STRONG START

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Senior forward Niklas Brodacki races downfield with the ball. Career accolades for Brodacki include being a two-time All-MVC first team member and a two-time MVC player of the year.

Senior shines in final season at UCA

by Aysha Dixon

greater sense of culture.

Initially, Brodaski had dreams of playing soccer in California with his brother.

A sports representative Brodaski was communicating with around the time he was applying for colleges suggested UCA as an option.

One of the key factors that Brodaski considered when picking UCA was there were already five other Swedish players on the time.

“I thought that if I struggled with school or [problems] on a personal level, the other Swedish guys could help me [overcome them],” Brodaski said.

The size of the university was also appealing to him, especially since he knew he would receive more playing time compared to if he played for a larger school.

Brodaski has started in 38 games since becoming a part of the bear family.

Brodaski credits his current success to UCA’s soccer coaches and his teammates.

Coaches have assisted him in adapting his playing style, along with improving the aspects of the game that come natural to him

Opinion Editor

Men’s soccer senior striker Niklas Brodacki was recently named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

Brodacki started his soccer career when he was just five years old in his hometown of Norrkoping, Sweden.

At the time, he was hesitant about the sport, but was pushed by his father to continue to play.

“My father took me to soccer practice and I didn’t really want to go,” Brodacki said. “I was kind of scared to meet new people.”

Since that initial push from his father, Brosacki has learned to love the game.

Compared to playing soccer in Sweden, Brodaski has noticed a very obvious difference while playing in Arkansas.

Besides better soccer facilities that are complete with knowledgeable trainers, he has noticed a more serious approach to the game since attending UCA. Overall, he enjoys that there are more resources on campus that allow him to improve his game while experiencing a

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like scoring goals.

“My teammates always [do their best] at practice and games.

That’s how you get better— when you play with pressure and have teammates who believe in you and push you toward higher goals,” Brodacki said.

Brodaski is currently studying business management, but has hopes of becoming a professional soccer player upon graduation.

He has made his mark on UCA history with ranking first in history for the number of points per game and fifth overall in school history points.

Hours before a game, Brodaski’s routine is to typically listen to music, eat a hearty meal and watch inspirational soccer videos on YouTube from professional players.

Reggaeton and rap are currently his favorite genres to listen to immediately before a game, but he picks his music based on his mood.

Brodaski, along with his teammates and coaches, have hopes of making it to nationals again for the third year in a row.

A matchup of top SLC teams looms for Bears.

4 Continued from page 5 another accolade to add to his list of awards.

He completed 30 of his 37 passes to 10 different receivers, for a total of 434 passing yards to go along with four passing touchdowns. Smith also ran for a touchdown.

To go along with Hudson’s three touchdowns, he also had 120 total receiving yards.

Defensively, redshirt freshman defensive back Cameron Godfrey led the Bears with 13 tackles, including one tackle for loss. Freshman linebacker Darin Davenport

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contributed with eight tackles.

Sophomore linebackers TJ Campbell and Malik Wilson, along with junior defensive back Davis Harrison, each had one forced fumble for UCA. Junior defensive back Michael Lawson led the Cardinals with 18 total tackles — 16 of which were solo tackles and two were tackles for loss. Senior linebacker Mark Meynisse had one forced fumble for Lamar University.

UCA prevailed in almost all of the box score statistics. The Bears had 505 total yards, while

the Cardinals had 285.

UCA also had 24 more completed passes, 3.4 more yards per play, two fewer fumbles and four fewer penalties.

The Bears will look to continue their winning streak Nov. 9 at home against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions.

The Lions, who are also coming off a big offensive performance in their 47-30 win against Stephen F. Austin University, are currently in second place in the Southland Conference behind the Bears.

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Junior guard DeAndre Jones attacks the defense Oct. 30 in the Farris Center against the University of Ozarks. Jones and sophomore forward Eddy Kayouloud led the team with three steals each.

Bears defeat Eagles in home opener

by Rafael Sorliz II Staff Writer

The UCA men’s basketball team defeated the University of the Ozarks Eagles in an exhibition game Oct. 30 in the Farris Center.

The Bears and Eagles started the game with a quick tempo.

Both teams put an emphasis on attacking the basket, but the Bears made the most of their opportunity by going up 17-6 early in the first half.

The offense quickly stalled for both teams as shots failed to find the bottom of the net and turnovers contributed to lackluster play by both teams.

The Bears began creating less layup attempts and, instead, took more three-point shots that resulted in a lower field-goal percentage.

Head coach Russ Pennell believes the Bears failed to keep the Eagles on their heels during the first half of play.

“We took too many threes in the first half. We didn’t make them have to defend our size so that was a little disappointing,” Pennell said.

As the game continued, both teams continued their sloppy play that resulted in 10 turnovers

for UCA, as well as eight more turnovers for the University of the Ozarks.

It seemed that both offenses were out of sync and at the end of the first half, the game was tied at 34. The Bears shot a less-than-stellar 33 percent from the field, as well as 27 percent from three, while the Eagles shot 32 percent from the field and 37 percent from three. Junior center Hayden Koval, as well as the rest of the team, knew they were not performing to their full potential. “[The game] wasn’t up to our standard. We know that wasn’t up to par. We need to work on the defensive end as well,” Koval said. “I feel like this was a good wake-up-call for us before we go on to play tougher teams. I think we’ll learn from this one”.

At the start of the second half, the Bears began to find their groove and seemingly couldn’t miss.

UCA scored in bunches as they gained the lead and never looked back. A scrappy play by juior durad DeAndre Jones helped ignite a UCA run as they took a 66-50 lead with 10:25 left in the second-half.

The Bears’ ball movement improved significantly, which provided more open shots for

players to knock down.

During the second half, the Bears shot 64 percent from the field, as well as 42 percent from three -- which were both significant improvements on the first-half statistics.

UCA’s defense even turned it up a notch as they forced the Eagles to shoot 21 percent from the field and 13 percent from three in the second half.

Everybody on the Bears’ active roster had an opportunity to showcase their skills as coach Pennell took advantage of the team’s depth.

“We’re a deep team and we’ve got a little bit of everything.

We have size, speed, height and we can shoot the ball really well,” said Pennell. “In a game like this, you want to play everyone and see how different combinations play together. It turned out well for us tonight.”

Koval led all scorers with 18 points, while junior guard Rylan Bergersen racked up 17 points and freshman guard Collin Cooper scored 14.

The Bears next game will be against the 16th-ranked Baylor Bears Nov. 5 in Waco, Texas, and their next home game will be against Hendrix College Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Farris Center.

FINAL STRETCH

Bears look for growth and development

4 Continued from page 5 “Tonight was a microcosm of the season in almost every sense,” Bishop said.

“We created a ton of good scoring chances but didn’t convert enough of them. We didn’t give up very many good scoring chances for the other team but they still got a couple in. There were some big referee

decisions that didn’t go our way and I’m very proud that just like all season our girls kept fighting all the way to the end.”

The disapointment in missing the conference tournament is something the Bears will carry into the offseason.

“It was a frustrating season to be sure, but I think what we

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are most disappointed in is that we won’t get to compete at home in the tournament after going for the last four years and reaching the semi-finals for the past three,” Bishop said. “But there are lessons to be learned and growth that’s needed and it will happen to put us back where we want to be next year.”

UCA moves on to NCAA Regionals

4 Continued from page 5 such a young team.”

The race featured four of the top-15 teams in the South Central Region, according to U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Stephen F. Austin, who led the Southland ranked as number six, finished second place to the Bears in the SLC Championship with a final score of 70.

The defending SLC

Champions, Texas A&MCorpus Christi, came into the race ranked as number 12 and finished in third with a score of 94. Abilene Christian, who started the championship ranked number nine, took home fourth place with a score of 99.

McNeese State and their starting ranking as number 15 in the South Central Region placed seventh in the SLC

Championship with a final score of 209.

This is the second time UCA has won a conference championship. Their previous victory was in 1998 when the team competed as part of the Gulf South Conference.

The next postseason meet for the Bears will take place at the NCAA South Central Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas Nov. 15.

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Sophomore defender Alberto Suarez sprints downfield Nov. 2 against Georgia State University. Suarez finished the game with one shot on goal.

Bears continue hot streak to close season

by Kaitlin Benight Staff Writer

The UCA men’s soccer team took home their third straight Sun Belt Conference victory after a 2-0 win against Georgia State Nov. 2.

The game started with a blast of intensity from the Bears (9-61, 3-1 SLC), with UCA nearly scoring within the first minute of the game.

“We had a really good week of training this past week and we saw the team put a lot of energy into the game right from the first whistle,” head coach Ross Duncan said. ‘This was one of our best played games this year.”

Senior forward Niklas Brodacki scored the first goal of the game with an assist from

junior midfielder Soren Jensen in the 37th minute of the game.

Junior defender Vicent Abaso scored the final goal in the second half -- scoring his first goal of the season and bringing the Bear’s score to 2-0.

This win puts the team in a good position to possibly win the regular season championship, as well as seeding them for the tournament. The Bears are currently leading the conference with a 3-1 record.

“It was a season-defying performance for our group. It brought out a lot of things we had been missing in previous games and ultimately helped us understand what we are capable of,” senior defensive midfielder Nate Lancaster said. “We kept pushing the pedal the entire

game and the win was only going to be accomplished if we did what the team needed, knew our role, and had the instinctive ability to execute.”

The game also marked Duncan’s 50th career win at UCA. “Consistency is key this time of year. We can’t expect performance to stay the same if we don’t work hard for it.

We’re going to put in the work this week to make sure our last regular season match is the best one yet,” Duncan said.

The Bears’ next match is Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex against Howard University.

It will be the last game of the regular season for the Bears and also their annual senior night.