Issue 11, Volume 114-- November 13, 2019

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019 Volume 114 — Issue 11

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Campus Life:

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Art Show: Senior BA and BSA students showed off their college art work

Netflix : “The End of The Fucking World” season 2 deserves the hype.

Soccer: The men’s team wins first in conference.

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THE NEWSDESK FROM THE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

I N T E R N AT I O N A L Australian state in wildfire emergency The New South Wales government declared a state of emergency Nov. 11 due to wildfires. Three people were killed in the fires and 100 have been treated for firerelated injuries.

Firefighters are responding to 60 fires throughout the state with support from the Australian military.

Hundreds of schools are expected close for the remainder of the week.

N AT I O N A L Vana White covers for Sajak after operation The filming of Wheel of Fortune was interrupted when long-time host Pat Sajak underwent emergency surgery Nov. 7 to address a blocked intestine. The surgery was successful, but Sajak is not expected to continue filming for two weeks. Co-host Vanna White is filming the show’s “Disney Week” episodes in Sajak’s place, while another person will take over White’s role of turning over letters on the board.

Wild turkeys scare New Jersey senior citizens

MLB player Todd Frazier appealed to Governor Phil Murphy through Twitter concerning the removal of violent turkeys in a New Jersey community Nov 9. Residents of a 55-and up community in Ocean County have been attacked by a group of up to 60 wild turkeys in the area. Animal Control is not legally allowed to address the situation due to laws protecting wildlife.

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Conway officer gets drunk, dances naked Conway police officer Cebron Hackett was issued a 30-day suspension with no pay following the release of a video of him dancing while intoxicated and completely naked in a Little Rock nightclub Oct. 13. Hackett struggled with security and then drove himself to his home in an impaired state later that evening.

Hackett was not charged with a crime. He will have to complete remedial training before returning to work.

WHAT’S AHEAD IN OUR NEXT ISSUE “Feminism is Not a Dirty Word” poetry slam takes place

photo by Daniel Adams

Writer Harry Thomason goes through a story while speaking at the Bridges Larson Theatre at UCA Nov. 6. Thomason, who was on campus promoting his memoir, kept the audience interested with stories about Ford Pintos and Bill Clinton.

photo by Kaitlyn Benight

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Forum on homeless population brings on discussion, awareness

by Kaitlyn Benight Staff Writer

The University of Central Arkansas’ Poverty Studies Work Group, in partnership with the Conway Homelessness Taskforce, hosted a public forum on homelessness Nov. 6.

“The goal of [the] event is to gather some of the public’s perceptions about homelessness as an issue in Conway in order to share that with the homelessness task force and ultimately with our local government,” Leslie Graybeal, director of poverty studies said.

Elected officials, UCA students and community members broke up into groups and were

asked to discuss a series of questions for 45 minutes. These included talking about individual perceptions about homelessness, as well as brainstorming about what the local community can do to help the homeless population overcome barriers that exclude them from the community.

“The more we have conversations, the easier it is to find solutions for the most amount of people,” Phillip Fletcher, director of City of Hope Outreach (CoHO) and member of Conway Homelessness Taskforce said. “If people can put themselves in the situation of others, hopefully, they will be more sympathetic to those people’s problems.”

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and

Harry Thomason captivated his audience on the Bridges Larson Stages at UCA Nov. 6 as he promoted his memoir, “Brother Dog: Southern Tales and Hollywood Adventures.”

Thomason, a native of Hampton, Arkansas , had been a football coach at Little Rock McClellan High School before beginning to work in the film industry. Some of his most famous work came when he began to be closer to former president Bill Clinton.

Thomason even made the film that would be used in the 1992 Democratic National Convention, “The Man From Hope,” to help promote Clinton’s efforts for the presidency. Shauna Meador, the chair of the Department of Film, Creative Writing and Theatre, said that Thomason was someone she was very excited to bring to campus.

“Having been such a

Urban Development found that 171 people reported being homeless in Faulkner County.

Among these individuals, most were elderly. Conway doesn’t have an emergency homeless shelter, however, other services offered through nonprofit organizations are available to people experiencing homelessness in the area.

For example, the Conway Ministry Center’s winter warming station opens Dec. 13, allowing people to stay the night while the weather is colder. The Bethlehem House offers a transitional shelter and a women’s shelter for victims

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fan of ‘Designing Women’ and ‘Evening Shade’ and the fact that the Thomason’s were local celebrities when I was a student here, I thought this would be a great opportunity to take advantage of,” Meador said.

Meador had been a student at UCA from 1989 to 1992, which was amongst the primetime running of the previously mentioned shows.

“Designing Women” and “Evening Shade” were both shows that ran during the late 1980s and early 1990s that Thomason had a part in producing.

Speaking to a small group of people, Thomason kept the audience listening with every word. With his stories ranging from his time spent in Los Angeles, California, to filming “The Blue and the Gray” in Arkansas, he made the most of his roughly hour-long speaking time to captivate the audience.

He kept the audience intrigued with detail. Thomason

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Community speaker urges students to serve in their communities

by Kennadi Harris Staff Writer

The Arkansas Center for Research in Economic and the UCA Poverty studies Working Group came together to host author Nan Alexander Doyal, who lead a lecture on community Nov. 5 during X-period.

Doyal lead a seminar titled after her book “Dig Where You Are: How One Person’s Effort Can Save a Life, Empower a Community and Create Meaningful Change in the World.” Nearly a full house of students came to hear Doyal’s seminar in the College of Business auditorium.

Doyal began her seminar by introducing herself and explaining how she came to be in the position she is in today.

Doyal took the audience back 30 years, where she was in the position of most people in the crowd: in college and not knowing what the future holds.

But ten years after graduating, she joined a company called The International Forum.

Her presentation included a slideshow with a compilation of photos of Doyal working with a

photo courtesy of UCA College of Business

Author Nan Alexander Doyal speaks about her 2017 book at the front of the College of Business cauditorium. Doyal’s novel was made teach people about how to make “a difference in the world by simply taking what we already know how to do” and “using it to make a meaninful change for the good,” according to her website at digwhereyouare.com

diverse group of communities and people. She described the International Forum as a company that designs “traveling learning experiences” for the CEOs of several companies.

Doyal said they took several people to different parts of the

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UCA service learning students helped to facilitate the discussion on homelessness at UCA Downtown. The discussion consisted of students talking about individual perceptions about homelessnes and brainstorming about how the local community can assist those who are homeless in Faulkner County.

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world and thoroughly examined countries and their business systems, government, education and more.

Doyal said that through working with this company, she met some extraordinary people.

“They were not famous for

what they have done, there was nothing written on them, there were no movies about them, but they were solving problems in their societies that governments and well funded organizations had been challenged by for decades,” Doyal said.

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Doyal later captured the stories of these “extraordinary” people in her book, one of whom was a woman from northern Philidelphia by the name of Lily.

Lily was an artist and previously, a professor. Lily transformed a vacant lot to an art park with the help of kids from the local neighborhood. The park became a community project that gave local kids a safe space from the troubles of their daily lives.

After the park’s completion, Lily set out and transformed more than 100 other vacant lots into gardens, small businesses and other spaces that helped the community.

Doyal also highlighted a man from Bombay, India named Joe. Joe was homeless for most of his life and lived in a poverty-ridden part of Bombay called the slums. However, Joe eventually went on to partner with the government to develop solutions for the poor conditions of the slums. Joe convinced the government to provide funding for toilets and running water and later went on to win a Nobel

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Police Beat

The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Hannah White

Employee arrested Male takes bike; on felony warrant no arrests made UCA administrative assistant in Career Services, Vicki Matthews, was arrested Oct. 31 by Sergeants Mike Shaw and Jake Moss after they received word from Special Agent Sean Riegle with the Arkansas State Police of a felony warrant for embezzlement. Riegle requested they place her under arrest.

Matthews was taken into custody and transported to the Conoco service station in Quitman, Arkansas. She was then released to Deputy Berry of the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office

Student Caleb Red told Officer Zachary Sanders that his bicycle had been stolen from the alleyway between Arkansas Hall and Snow Fine Arts Nov. 7. Red told Sanders he had locked the bicycle to the bike rack the day before, but Sanders was not able to locate any sign of a broken lock after searching the area. Sgt. Jake Moss reviewed surveillance footage of the area and found that at 3:15 a.m., Nov. 7, a heavy-set male took Red’s bicycle. The footage does not provide a clear view of the suspect’s face. Red could not identify the suspect when he was shown the footage.

Textbooks stored in bookcase taken Mehemmed Celebi, chair of the computer science department, called UCAPD Nov. 6 to report stolen textbooks from an academic building. Officer Zachary Sanders talked to Desire Johnson, who said three computer science and programming textbooks that were stored in a metal bookcase in room 312 had disappeared sometime between Nov. 5 and 6. Sgt. Mike Shaw told Textbook Brokers to inform police if an attempt to sell the stolen textbooks is made.

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Awareness:

Homelessness conversation opens eyes

4 Continued from page 1 of domestic abuse and their children. The Community Action Program of Central Arkansas (CAPCA) also provides emergency funds for families who need immediate shelter.

While there are many situations that can cause homelessness, some of the top causes are lack of affordable housing, domestic abuse, mental illness and addiction.

However, the number of people who are currently homeless in an area can be hard to determine.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asks volunteers to conduct a point-in-time homelessness count every two

years. The total numbers are based on how many homeless individuals the volunteers can find and it would be impossible to account for every person.

The Conway Homelessness Taskforce is made up of several local nonprofits that work with the homeless population including CAPCA, United Way, CoHO and the Salvation Army. It is an advisory board that seeks to help address and resolve problems related to homelessness in the community.

These nonprofits are always accepting donations and looking for volunteers.

Suggested donations include non-perishable foods, water bottles, winter coats, blankets, socks, and hygiene products like

toothbrushes and toothpaste, razors, deodorant, and paper products.

Several nonprofits on the taskforce will be hosting Conway Gives in downtown Conway Dec. 3 to raise awareness about homelessness and to gather donations for The Homelessness Coalition of Faulkner County’s charitable fund. Donations can be made in person or online at conwaygives.com.

To find out more about the homelessness taskforce and volunteer opportunities, go to conwayarkansas.gov/ boards/homeless-taskforce/ to learn about more services offered through CAPCA , visit capcainc.org.

SGA

SGA hears reports, appeals, new bill proposal

by Hannah White Assistant News Editor

SGA heard informative committee reports as well as SAFA appeals and the details of an upcoming bill at their Nov. 11 meeting.

Sophomore Senator Garrett Spears, chair of the internal affairs committee, introduced Senate Bill 008, which will be discussed further Nov. 25. The bill, titled The Leveraging Engagement, Guidance, and Advantageous Clarity for Years to come, or, L.E.G.A.C.Y. Act, is a reorganization of the SGA constitution. The bill seeks to add clarity to the constitution by restructuring it to reflect modern practice on such documents within and outside of SGA. The bill’s sponsor expects the bill to make the constitution much easier for students and senators to read and comprehend.

Junior Vice President of Operations Jamaal Lockings announced to the senators that

the “Food for Fines” program that allows students to pay off their traffic tickets with food donations will begin Nov. 18.

Graduate Senator Pearl Diophode, speaking on behalf of the sustainability committee, informed SGA that paper cups will soon be replacing the styrofoam ones currently used on campus. Paper straws will continue to be integrated with plastic straws.

Junior Senator Ashlyn Sander, chair of the Bear Advocacy Group, announced the details of the “Red Flag Campaign,” which will take place next week to help students identify warning signs in relationships and allow people who have experienced them to share their experiences and advice with others. The week-long event will include speakers and other informational activities.

Sophomore Senator Corrina Wesley, chair of the centennial committee, announced that her committee has chosen Feb. 2122 as the dates for the centennial

celebration.

Sophomore Diversity Committee Chair Mya Hall informed SGA of two events her committee will be attending this month, both of which will take place Nov. 22. The first event is to raise awareness about lung cancer and the second is a celebration of Native American history.

SGA heard the first Registered Student Organization appeals from the African Students Association.

Associate Vice President for International Engagement Phillip Bailey was also there to give a presentation on the need for UCA’s study abroad office to create a new administrative assistant position and invest in new software.

Members of SGA are preparing to attend the next Presidential Town Hall meeting scheduled to take place Nov. 20 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event will be themed around sustainability.

photos courtesy of UCA College of Business

Author Nan Alexander Doyal speaks about her 2017 book at the front of the College of Business auditorium Nov. 6. To end her lecture, Doyal presented to her audience common values and goals that the people in her novel shared, hoping that those in attendance would be inspired to serve their community when given the chance.

Stories:

Doyal’s narratives leave audience in awe

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Peace Prize. Doyal said that because Joe knew what the people of the slums needed, and he was able to develop solutions.

“Ask people what they want, don’t assume,” said Doyal.

Doyal then went on to highlight a heart surgeon from Bangalore, India who had a successful career in the United Kingdom — even helping Mother Teresa as her doctor. He moved back to Bangalore to build a hospital named Naraina Health, a heart hospital that donated all of the proceeds to poor children who couldn’t afford surgeries.

In order to do this, the

hospital performed five times more surgeries than American hospitals and saw patients everyday.

Doyal’s last story was about Delaney St. in San Francisco, a place founded by a woman named Mimi Silver. Delaney St. is a rehabilitation center where convicted criminals can go and serve time while being part of a community. Doyal said Silver’s mantra was “each one teach one” and served as the basis of the center, especially because most of the employees are convicted criminals and rehabilitate other inmates. If approved for entry, the inmate has the opportunity to get a GED, some college and would receive available resources

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after being released.

Doyal closed her lecture with a powerpoint slide listing 10 values that the people she talked about all had in common. Among the list were things like “make it safe,” “build a community” and “one step at a time, all the time.”

Her presentation ended with a quote from Dorthea Rosenblad, which provided the inspiration for the title of her book. Doyal urged the crowd to take the call when given a chance to serve a community.

Graduate student Marie Felix-Auet was inspired by Doyal’s words.

“I learned that [to] start where I am... I have to start small,” Felix-Auet said.

Memoir tells of Thomason’s beginnings

4 Continued from page 1 spoke not only about his success as an author and screen writer, but also about his first car rental, a bright orange Ford Pinto from people who can only be described as mob-esque.

The humorous note though was that, despite the threatening manner in which Thomason received the car, the men were overjoyed that he had gotten his first gig. They were even invited to the respective film premiere and went to it gladly.

One of the stories that didn’t make it into the book,

although Thomason remarked that he wished it had, involved one of his uncles and a young German soldier during World War II. Occurring during the Battle of the Bulge, Thomason said that in the act of not pulling the trigger, his uncle Harold had managed to find a temporary friend for the rest of the war.

“I just thought, well, even as tough as things are now and we look at the news every night,” Thomason said, “We all get upset for one reason or another

... stories like [my uncle’s] give us hope.”

Overall, Harry Thomason left the attendees with smiles on their faces after hearing the tales from his life. Even if he said that he’d been talking too long, no one seemed to mind a few extra minutes of conversation. This shows the impact that Thomason still has on people today.

Thomason’s book, “Brother Dog: Southern Tale and Hollywood Adventures,” is available in both physical and e-book form via your local and virtual bookstores.

‘DID AN ACTUAL BEAR COOK THIS PIZZA?’

photo by Rafael Soriz ll

Award-winning chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay pays a visit to Bears Den Pizza for his hit Fox show “24 Hours to Hell and Back.” The bar and restaurant had a grand reopening Nov. 12 to showcase the modifications that Ramsay and his crew made to the food and decor.

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Police Beat

The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Hannah White

Employee arrested Male takes bike; on felony warrant no arrests made UCA administrative assistant in Career Services, Vicki Matthews, was arrested Oct. 31 by Sergeants Mike Shaw and Jake Moss after they received word from Special Agent Sean Riegle with the Arkansas State Police of a felony warrant for embezzlement. Riegle requested they place her under arrest.

Matthews was taken into custody and transported to the Conoco service station in Quitman, Arkansas. She was then released to Deputy Berry of the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office

Student Caleb Red told Officer Zachary Sanders that his bicycle had been stolen from the alleyway between Arkansas Hall and Snow Fine Arts Nov. 7. Red told Sanders he had locked the bicycle to the bike rack the day before, but Sanders was not able to locate any sign of a broken lock after searching the area. Sgt. Jake Moss reviewed surveillance footage of the area and found that at 3:15 a.m., Nov. 7, a heavy-set male took Red’s bicycle. The footage does not provide a clear view of the suspect’s face. Red could not identify the suspect when he was shown the footage.

Textbooks stored in bookcase taken Mehemmed Celebi, chair of the computer science department, called UCAPD Nov. 6 to report stolen textbooks from an academic building. Officer Zachary Sanders talked to Desire Johnson, who said three computer science and programming textbooks that were stored in a metal bookcase in room 312 had disappeared sometime between Nov. 5 and 6. Sgt. Mike Shaw told Textbook Brokers to inform police if an attempt to sell the stolen textbooks is made.

ucanews.live

NEWS

Awareness:

Homelessness conversation opens eyes

4 Continued from page 1 of domestic abuse and their children. The Community Action Program of Central Arkansas (CAPCA) also provides emergency funds for families who need immediate shelter.

While there are many situations that can cause homelessness, some of the top causes are lack of affordable housing, domestic abuse, mental illness and addiction.

However, the number of people who are currently homeless in an area can be hard to determine.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asks volunteers to conduct a point-in-time homelessness count every two

years. The total numbers are based on how many homeless individuals the volunteers can find and it would be impossible to account for every person.

The Conway Homelessness Taskforce is made up of several local nonprofits that work with the homeless population including CAPCA, United Way, CoHO and the Salvation Army. It is an advisory board that seeks to help address and resolve problems related to homelessness in the community.

These nonprofits are always accepting donations and looking for volunteers.

Suggested donations include non-perishable foods, water bottles, winter coats, blankets, socks, and hygiene products like

toothbrushes and toothpaste, razors, deodorant, and paper products.

Several nonprofits on the taskforce will be hosting Conway Gives in downtown Conway Dec. 3 to raise awareness about homelessness and to gather donations for The Homelessness Coalition of Faulkner County’s charitable fund. Donations can be made in person or online at conwaygives.com.

To find out more about the homelessness taskforce and volunteer opportunities, go to conwayarkansas.gov/ boards/homeless-taskforce/ to learn about more services offered through CAPCA , visit capcainc.org.

SGA

SGA hears reports, appeals, new bill proposal

by Hannah White Assistant News Editor

SGA heard informative committee reports as well as SAFA appeals and the details of an upcoming bill at their Nov. 11 meeting.

Sophomore Senator Garrett Spears, chair of the internal affairs committee, introduced Senate Bill 008, which will be discussed further Nov. 25. The bill, titled The Leveraging Engagement, Guidance, and Advantageous Clarity for Years to come, or, L.E.G.A.C.Y. Act, is a reorganization of the SGA constitution. The bill seeks to add clarity to the constitution by restructuring it to reflect modern practice on such documents within and outside of SGA. The bill’s sponsor expects the bill to make the constitution much easier for students and senators to read and comprehend.

Junior Vice President of Operations Jamaal Lockings announced to the senators that

the “Food for Fines” program that allows students to pay off their traffic tickets with food donations will begin Nov. 18.

Graduate Senator Pearl Diophode, speaking on behalf of the sustainability committee, informed SGA that paper cups will soon be replacing the styrofoam ones currently used on campus. Paper straws will continue to be integrated with plastic straws.

Junior Senator Ashlyn Sander, chair of the Bear Advocacy Group, announced the details of the “Red Flag Campaign,” which will take place next week to help students identify warning signs in relationships and allow people who have experienced them to share their experiences and advice with others. The week-long event will include speakers and other informational activities.

Sophomore Senator Corrina Wesley, chair of the centennial committee, announced that her committee has chosen Feb. 2122 as the dates for the centennial

celebration.

Sophomore Diversity Committee Chair Mya Hall informed SGA of two events her committee will be attending this month, both of which will take place Nov. 22. The first event is to raise awareness about lung cancer and the second is a celebration of Native American history.

SGA heard the first Registered Student Organization appeals from the African Students Association.

Associate Vice President for International Engagement Phillip Bailey was also there to give a presentation on the need for UCA’s study abroad office to create a new administrative assistant position and invest in new software.

Members of SGA are preparing to attend the next Presidential Town Hall meeting scheduled to take place Nov. 20 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event will be themed around sustainability.

photos courtesy of UCA College of Business

Author Nan Alexander Doyal speaks about her 2017 book at the front of the College of Business auditorium Nov. 6. To end her lecture, Doyal presented to her audience common values and goals that the people in her novel shared, hoping that those in attendance would be inspired to serve their community when given the chance.

Stories:

Doyal’s narratives leave audience in awe

4 Continued from page 1

Peace Prize. Doyal said that because Joe knew what the people of the slums needed, and he was able to develop solutions.

“Ask people what they want, don’t assume,” said Doyal.

Doyal then went on to highlight a heart surgeon from Bangalore, India who had a successful career in the United Kingdom — even helping Mother Teresa as her doctor. He moved back to Bangalore to build a hospital named Naraina Health, a heart hospital that donated all of the proceeds to poor children who couldn’t afford surgeries.

In order to do this, the

hospital performed five times more surgeries than American hospitals and saw patients everyday.

Doyal’s last story was about Delaney St. in San Francisco, a place founded by a woman named Mimi Silver. Delaney St. is a rehabilitation center where convicted criminals can go and serve time while being part of a community. Doyal said Silver’s mantra was “each one teach one” and served as the basis of the center, especially because most of the employees are convicted criminals and rehabilitate other inmates. If approved for entry, the inmate has the opportunity to get a GED, some college and would receive available resources

Inspiration:

after being released.

Doyal closed her lecture with a powerpoint slide listing 10 values that the people she talked about all had in common. Among the list were things like “make it safe,” “build a community” and “one step at a time, all the time.”

Her presentation ended with a quote from Dorthea Rosenblad, which provided the inspiration for the title of her book. Doyal urged the crowd to take the call when given a chance to serve a community.

Graduate student Marie Felix-Auet was inspired by Doyal’s words.

“I learned that [to] start where I am... I have to start small,” Felix-Auet said.

Memoir tells of Thomason’s beginnings

4 Continued from page 1 spoke not only about his success as an author and screen writer, but also about his first car rental, a bright orange Ford Pinto from people who can only be described as mob-esque.

The humorous note though was that, despite the threatening manner in which Thomason received the car, the men were overjoyed that he had gotten his first gig. They were even invited to the respective film premiere and went to it gladly.

One of the stories that didn’t make it into the book,

although Thomason remarked that he wished it had, involved one of his uncles and a young German soldier during World War II. Occurring during the Battle of the Bulge, Thomason said that in the act of not pulling the trigger, his uncle Harold had managed to find a temporary friend for the rest of the war.

“I just thought, well, even as tough as things are now and we look at the news every night,” Thomason said, “We all get upset for one reason or another

... stories like [my uncle’s] give us hope.”

Overall, Harry Thomason left the attendees with smiles on their faces after hearing the tales from his life. Even if he said that he’d been talking too long, no one seemed to mind a few extra minutes of conversation. This shows the impact that Thomason still has on people today.

Thomason’s book, “Brother Dog: Southern Tale and Hollywood Adventures,” is available in both physical and e-book form via your local and virtual bookstores.

‘DID AN ACTUAL BEAR COOK THIS PIZZA?’

photo by Rafael Soriz ll

Award-winning chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay pays a visit to Bears Den Pizza for his hit Fox show “24 Hours to Hell and Back.” The bar and restaurant had a grand reopening Nov. 12 to showcase the modifications that Ramsay and his crew made to the food and decor.

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UCA students impress with art gallery

by Aysha Dixon Opinion Editor

Geography Awareness Week During X-period Nov. 14 in Burdick Hall room 315, UCA’s geography club will host a humanitarian mapping event.

Hong Kong Protest Q&A From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 21 at the Farris Hall Presentation Room, the UCA Asian Studies minor program, Vote Everywhere and the UCA political science club are hosting Gina Anne Tam, assistant professor of history at Trinity University to discuss the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Bridging the Gap V From 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 in Student Center room 205, UCA clubs will celebrate five years of bringing UCA a cultural explosion of talent and information.

Corq and Give Pulse Training From 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 in Doyne Hall room 141, UCA’s Office of Outreach and Community Engagement will give a presentation for students on how to upload community service hourse, how to create and event and explain what Corq is.

Miss UCA Pageant From 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 15 at Reynolds Performance Hall, the annual Miss UCA Pageant will take place.

University Chorus Concerrt From 1:30 to 2:30 Nov. 14 at the Snow Fine Arts Center, UCA Chorus will perform under the direction of Suzanne Loerch.

Baum Gallery and the UCA Art Department has begun hosting the Bachelors of Arts (BA) and Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA) Juried Senior exhibit, with opening receptions on Nov. 1, Nov. 7 and Nov. 17.

Seniors displayed sentimental works of art that held a deeper story and were awarded for their artistic abilities and efforts.

The first works of art that were displayed in the hallway led to the main showroom showcased photos. The photos, displayed on a pitch black wall with complimentary lighting, showcased a dark haired girl in various situations. The artist, senior Brooksi Morales, created the self portraits so that viewers can empathize with the symptoms of anxiety, according to the art’s nameplate.

In the corner of the same hallway, a room which held a single television, a headset and a chair revealed the work of senior Grayson Ruple.

Ruple encouraged viewers to experience the images on the

photo by Aysha Dixon

Senior Rickey Rivera observes senior Anna Wahner’s sculpture during the BA/BFA Senior Art Exhibit. Eight seniors presented their work Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4-7 p.m. at Baum Art Gallery. Seniors displayed works of art that held a story and were awarded for their artistic skills and efforts.

screen in solidarity. As more students, faculty and staff arrived to the event, a line formed outside.

Once inside the main showroom, two paintings by Ruple were on display — one was

titled “Social Unconditioning,” which explores physical qualities of being a human and one’s ego.

Works from seniors Michaela Overley, Anna Wagner and Lainey Necessary also filled the room.

“I take a lot of inspiration and style from watching cartoons as a kid,” Wagner said. “Me and my step brother would watch Batman and The Justice League and talk about comic books so I get a lot of my inspiration from

Companies entice UCA students at career fair

By Ronak Patel Photo Editor

UCA Career Services hosted its annual Fall Career Fair in the Student Center Ballroom Nov. 6, where over 80 employers were in attendance.

These employers were at the event looking for UCA students to fill full-time, part-time and internship positions at their companies.

In addition to having companies at the fair, Career Services invited organizations

like Teach for America and City Year. Robyn Williams, the associate director of Career Services, believes it is important for students to consider programs like these the same way they would consider a company.

“These are nonprofit organizations and we enjoy having them to give students a mixture,” Williams said. “If you want to do service for others, these are great options. People might say it’s not a career but it actually is. It gives you great experience with working with

students and those who are underprivileged. You can use those experiences to do work with nonprofits.”

Even if students don’t plan on going into teaching or nonprofit work, organizations like City Year and Teach for America can still be beneficial.

“If you work with City Year, they will provide payments for you to go to school whether that is graduate school or your current loans that you might have,” Williams said.

When students attend

career fairs they should be open minded and give every company a chance.

“One thing I always tell students no matter their background is to not to come in with a laser focus,” Williams said.“Don’t come in looking for a certain company or person you want to work for. When you come into career fair, come in open minded. You never know what a company might have to offer you just based on their reputation. There is more to a company then just what meets

by Rafael Soliz II Staff Writer

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

Canvas and Coffee

How to go to Graduate School From 3:30 to 4:30 Nov. 13 in Torreyson Library in room 223, Angela Barlow, dean of the graduate school at UCA will host a workshop for students that addresses how to plan for graduate school.

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UCA students display talents while aiding food pantry

Hip-Hop Don’t Stop!

From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 19 in the Student Center food court, singer/songwriter Olivia Farbaugh will perform.

the eye.”

For humanity or arts majors, it might be discouraging to walk in and mainly see banks, healthcare providers and trucking companies and feel the career fair doesn’t serve them.

Ty Hawkins, department chair for the English department, wants humanity majors to know it is possible to find jobs with these companies.

Charity

KEYNOTE READING

From1:30 to 3 p.m.

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

Singer/Songwriter

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PROFESSIONS

Feminism Isn’t A Dirty Word: A Poetry Slam

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.

those. I guess my work in some form or another is kind of like pop-art.”

pohto by Marley Cash-Powell

Poet Camille Dungy read from her latest poetry book “Trophic Cascade” as the keynote speaker during the opening reception for the C. D. Wright Women Writers Conference held on campus Nov. 8-9. Dungy read a poem she wrote after Wright’s 2016 passing. The poem is called “Oh My Dear Ones” and the final line is “We didn’t know it would happen/this soon.”

Camille Dungy provides book insight at McCastlain

by Lauren McLemore Associate Editor

Camille T. Dungy, a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient and author of numerous books of poetry as well as a book of essays, provided humorous and moving insight into her work during her presentation in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on the evening of Nov. 8 as the keynote reader of the third annual C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference.

With the exception of the Pre-Conference Workshop and Editorial Consultations event that took place earlier in the day on Friday, Dungy’s keynote reading began the weekend-long conference, which is part of the University of Central Arkansas

Foundation. The reading was free and open to the public.

While the registration booth in the McCastlain foyer buzzed with conference attendees, others were finding their seats inside the ballroom and enjoying hors d’oeuvres provided by UCA Catering, as well as small glasses of wine.

Once on stage, Dungy said that she had been trying to attend the conference in the past, but kept running into time conflicts, so the invitation to give the keynote was exciting for her.

UCA Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Jennie Case, was the one to introduce Dungy and reflected on the time she had first heard her speak, which was 10 years prior on her then college campus.

“I, like many of UCA’s undergraduates and MFA students in this room and perhaps even like some of our conference attendees, still found myself awestruck whenever I had a chance to sit in the same room as a pulished writer I admired — and I certainly did feel awestruck that night,” Case said. “Dungy was doing crucial, important work, yet she was also a generous mentor.”

Case said that during the Q&A that night at her college, Dungy talked about her need to include joy in “Suck on The Marrow,” a book of poetry by Dungy that explores the lives of African Americans in the 19th century, and highlights the enslaved and emancipated black experiences that

are often overlooked. It was published in 2010 and won an American Book Award.

The inclusion of joy was a matter of making sure that the lives of the people in the book weren’t only defined by slavery, violence, or racism and the theme of finding that joy lived on through many of the readings provided by Dungy at her keynote reading in the McCastlain Ballroom.

Dungy smiled, giggled and laughed between readings while explaining things like where her inspiration came from, remembering something about writing a certain piece, or reminiscing on the development

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The UCA Rotaract International Club raised $118 and 74 other items to benefit the Polio Plus Initiative, Hurricane Dorian Relief and the Bear Essentials Food Pantry through hosting a talent show in the Ida Waldran Auditorium Nov. 5.

“A big part of what Rotaract tries to do on campus is to promote the community through diversity and other methods,” junior and club president Nate Young said. “Doing that while raising money for causes we believe in is the ultimate goal.”

At the show’s beginning, the lights in the auditorium dimmed and chatter around the room fell lower as Young took the stage to give a preview of the event. Young cracked a few jokes to lighten the mood and began the night by introducing alumnus Nathaly and sophomore Miguel Moreno, who performed a song seemingly enjoyed by the audience.

The next performer was King, a rapper who performed an original song. Althought he battled technical difficulties at the beginning of the song, King recovered and earned an applause from the audience who seemed to like the flow of his original beat.

As the show continued, junior Sage Wilson danced for the audience and freshman

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Talent show contestants impress with musical abilities

Washington showed great emotion throughout his performance.

Junior Autumne Kendricks followed Deshon, singing for her performance as well and later, sophomore Shoshiro Ono closed out the show with a ukulele instrumental performance.

The performances are a big part of drawing a big enough crowd to accomplish that goal.

The show was well received by the audience and seemed to have been a hit. Duong enjoyed the entire show, but said that she enjoyed Ono’s performance the most.

“I really enjoyed them all,

but I really like Shoshiro and his ukulele. He is very talented,” Duong said.

As the show came to an end, Young gathered the votes from the judges and announced the winners to the crowd.

After a night of performances, judges Carolyn Ishee, Jacob Christie and Melissa Duong announced that third place went to Hendricks, second place went to Mackey and first place went to Washington.

According to uca.edu, The Rotaract Club of UCA is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, international service

organization for young adults sponsored by the Conway Morning and Noon Rotary clubs. It is designed to provide an avenue for college students to fulfill Rotary International’s motto, “Service above Self.”

Rotaract clubs around the world work in their communities to provide needed humanitarian services and to increase international understanding.

To stay up to date on what the club has to offer, visit the UCA Rotaract International Club page on Facebook or find them on Cub Connect.

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One of Wagner’s most memorable pieces on display was a sculpture of a candy dispenser.

She described it as a self portrait of her as a child who experienced how easy it is to go to the doctor and receive Adderall for ADHD. “It’s really detrimental for people who actually have ADHD ... you can go to the doctor and get the drug just like that,” Wagner said with a snap of her fingers.

Senior Wes Hart’s artwork filled the room that was right

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Sumer Brown sang.

The talent continued with sophomore Elian Mackey’s amazing and emotional performance that he dedicated to anyone who knows the pain of losing a loved one.

Following Mackey was freshman Hannah Barry, who lightened the mood with a well-structured comedy skit that garnered laughs throughout the crowd for the entirety of her bit.

Senior Deshon Washington was next and he sang using his powerful voice to impress everybody in the room.

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of the main showcase room.

Upon entering the room, a “Welcome” floor mat made out of breadcrumbs greeted visitors. Although it seemed like visitors were supposed to avoid stepping on the floor mat, Hart encouraged visitors to crush the breadcrumbs under their feet like the doormat that it was intended to be.

“I used white bread a lot as a personal narrative exploring whiteness and stalling and stealing ideas and

preservatives,” Hart said. He sported a sweater that he sewed made from patchwork quilts.

The use of projected images were also a part of Hart’s showcase. A sculpted television made from clay sat on the left side of the room. Hart revealed that the piece had blown up in the baking kennel prior to the showcase.

“That TV is projecting HGTV episodes of same-sex couples ... that wasn’t something that I grew up watching. It usually

was turned whenever they would come on. I felt like the frustration kind of manifested the way that the TV blew up. The care that I gave [the TV] was the care that I wish I would have given myself in those kind of situations in the past,” Hart said.

The BA/BFA Juried Senior Art Exhibition will be displayed in the gallery through Dec. 6.

To learn more about upcoming displays and exhibitions at the UCA Baum Gallery, visit uca.edu/art/baum.

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of a character or a poem.

“Sometimes there are changes and losses of who we are and what we know of the world that actually open up new doorways and new pathways,” Dungy said before a reading from an essay about her becoming a mother in her late 30s while also managing and furthering her career as a writer, speaker and teacher.

She also spoke about her connection to the state of Arkansas and her ancestors that had once lived here.

The audience remained engaged throughout the

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readings and afterward, many lined up to buy books from a booth in the foyer and have Dungy sign their copies.

Preceding her readings, the winners of the Nan Snow Emerging Writer Award, which celebrates conference attendees whose writing shows considerable promise, were announced. Current UCA students and employees were not eligible for the award.

First place went to Callista Buchen, second place went to Allison Frase Reavis, and third place went to Abby Minor.

Rachel Ranie Taube received the

Honorable Mention.

Dungy’s debut collection of personal essays is “Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History,” which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She has authored four books of poetry, most recently Trophic Cascade (Wesleyan UP, 2017), winner of the Colorado Book Award. Dungy can be found online at camilledungy. com. The C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference is named in honor of C.D. Wright (1949–2016), one of America’s foremost poets. Among Wright’s

many honors are a National Book Critics Circle Award, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.

“Our goal is to provide a space for camaraderie, connection-making and inspiration and while womenidentifying writers are the only presenters at the conference, we welcome all of our male and male-identifying colleagues to attend,” according to the conference website.

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When do you think the best time to put up a Christmas tree is?

”

Story and photos by Ronak Patel and Matt Smothers

Senior Monika Cunningham

Freshman Cameron Goins

“I think it’s based on what the person’s preference is, but I think it should be after Thanksgiving.”

“I’d say right after Thanksgiving, the day after.

Get all your Christmas stuff out, put everything up and put your lights up.”

Senior Yannick Nzinga

Freshman Ashlyn Grandy

“I think around November, like the month before Christmas.”

“The best time to put up a Christmas tree is right after Thanksgiving.”

Freshman Emily Simmons

Senior Sophia Ordaz

“Now, before Thanksgiving because after Thanksgiving you don’t have enough time for Christmas.”

“The best time is whenever you want because it’s your own tree and it’s your own house so you can do whatever you want.”

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“You have to go into it with a sense of what the companies do,” Hawkins said.

“For example, these companies have huge logistical concerns and that means you have huge communication concerns.

Somebody has to track these

transactions, write proposals, and do research on how to do things in a cost efficient way.

You can’t just look at the end product or the service of the company but what goes into the company to actually function and then think about what you do as

a humanities major and what do you do that might be of use to these people.”

UCA Career Service helps students with career coaching, building resumes, preparing for interviews and borrowing dress clothes for interviews courtesy

of the W.O.W. Closet.

For more help and information finding jobs and internships, students can visit career services in Bernard Hall room 311, or visit their website at uca.edu/career/ studentsalumni/.

PEOPLE OF UCA: Jarrett Counts

by Kennadi Harris Staff Writer

Junior Jarrett Counts holds not only the title of UCA’s first homecoming king, but also fufills many other essential roles in several campus organizations.

Counts, a health administration major, is involved in several campus organizations, including Student Orientation Staff, Minority Mentorship Program (MMP), Kappa Alpha Psi, UCA Ambassadors and Greek Elite.

Although these organizations take up time in Counts’ life, he puts in the most time with his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, as the president. “[As president] it’s really just learning how to work with the group of guys,” Counts said.

“We cherish trying to make a difference on campus and in the community.”

Counts says he and his fraternity brothers all have a

close bond.

Counts is a legacy, which means members of his family are alumnae of Kappa Alpha Psi. Because of his family legacy, Counts said that it heavily influenced why he chose to pledge with Kappa Alpha Psi. He was also moved by their community involvement as well as their welcoming spirits.

“Seeing all that … I was like ‘okay this is something I want to be apart of.’”

Counts also dedicates much of his time to MMP as a team leader teaching mentors of the program how to mentor their mentees, which are freshmen enrolled in the program.

“The biggest challenge is trying to learn how to work with different types of people and try to figure out a common goal,” Counts said.

When asked how he balances extracurricular activities with his academics, Counts laughed, but then shared how he does it.

“I’m still learning everyday

how to balance extracurricular things and academics,” Counts said. “It’s really just learning... managing your time in what is most important in that current moment.”

Counts says since being at UCA, his proudest accomplishment has been becoming UCA’s first homecoming king.

“Just knowing that [the votes] really [are] student body led ... that just means you really have to make a big enough impact to actually have people vote for you,” Counts said. “Knowing that what you do everyday — people see and actually look up to you for [it] — just really feels amazing knowing that you have a community behind you to support you.”

Counts describes the feeling of winning as “surreal.” He feels that being the first ever homecoming king, he should set an example.

“Really whatever you do is history now,” Counts said.

“From here on out you try to set the standard of what a homecoming king should be, as well as just set a standard for UCA’s campus.”

Counts plans to pursue a master’s degree in the health administrative field. He is not sure what he wants to do, but he plans to work in sales either for pharmacutical or medical devices. Overall, he feels like his involvement on campus will benefit him after college.

“My biggest thing with [preparing for life after college] is learning how to network and communicate with different people and different aspects and different perspectives that people have,” Counts said. “I was always taught growing up that it’s not what you know, but who you know, even though academics is very important.”

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Junior Jarrett Counts plans to work in the medical field after pursuing his master’s degree. Counts is the first homecoming king at UCA and contributes much of his time to the Minority Mentorship Program.

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Upcoming Games Volleyball

6 p.m., Nov. 14 vs.

Incarnate Word Cross Country 11 a.m., Nov. 15 at University of Arkansas

photo courtsey of UCASports

Sophomore forward Eddy Kayouloud pushes the ball down court Nov. 7 against Hendrix College in the Farris Center. Kayouloud nearly finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing nine rebounds.

Football 3 p.m., Nov. 16 vs.

Stephen F. Austin

Men’s basketball loses two of their first three games

Women’s Basketball 2 p.m., Nov. 16 vs.

Hendrix

by Travis Gupton Staff Writer

Editor’s Take photo by Travis Gupton

UCA President Houston Davis embraces senior forward Niklas Brodacki during senior night at the Bill Stephens Soccer Complex Saturday night. Brodacki did not play in the second half due to an injury he sustained in the first half.

Men’s soccer claims Sun Belt crown

by Travis Gupton Staff Writer

photo courtesy of 12up.com

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was placed on the team’s injured reserve list, ending his season. This is Newton’s second consecutive season being placed on this list.

Cam Newton should take a page from Kawhi Leonard’s load management book

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

For the second straight year, quarterback Cam Newton’s season has ended early.

On Nov. 5, the Carolina Panthers placed Newton on the injured reserve list and his future with the franchise has been placed into question.

The 2015 NFL MVP has had a career filled with numerous injuries, but on many of those occasions, Newton has taken the field anyway and played through them.

Now, however, it’s time for Newton to accept a different approach.

Adopting a trend that has taken the NBA by storm, could be the trick to extending his career no matter what team he may end up with.

Load management, made notorious by the 2019 NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, is the strategy Newton should embrace as his own.

Doing this would give Newton the opportunity to recover from all his nagging injuries and return to full health.

Additionally, providing Newton the chance to sit out during easier games on the schedule would maximize his ability in the most important moments.

Of course, missing games for rest would come much less frequently with the shorter NFL season.

However, with the extreme nature of Newton’s injury history, this technique is necessary.

A healthy Cam Newton, playing for nearly any franchise, can turn a team into a contender.

For Leonard, load management and ensuring his health made him a force to be reckoned with in during the playoffs and gave his team an advantage.

It turned out to be a plan that won the Toronto Raptors a championship.

With Newton at full strength and on a competitive team, the same outcome could be evident.

Black clouds covered the sky on a night of celebration for the UCA men’s soccer team Nov. 9 senior night at the Bill Stephens Soccer Complex.

It was a night where UCA clinched its first Sun Belt conference title in their first year apart of the conference with a 4-1 win over Howard.

UCA lead the entire game behind a big night from junior midfielder Soren Jenson who had three goals in this game.

“I had to do the easy part of just putting it in the back of the net,” Jenson said. “ I really want to give credit to the front three and the whole team they put me

in great spots.”

The first half felt close even though UCA held a 2-1 lead throughout the first half.

Howard had good looks but was unable to convert off those looks.

Most of the first half was spent on UCA’s side of the field but the Bears’ defense held strong and only allowed one goal in the first half.

In the second half, UCA controlled the ball most of the half.

Howard’s goalkeeper Carlos Caro had some impressive saves in the second half, but he did allow 4 goals in the game.

With 11:24 left in the second half, UCA was looking to score again. They were deep in

Howard’s territory and UCA got another shot on goal.

Caro was able to save it, but the ball bounced away from him and created a scramble for the ball.

After the scramble, the referee quickly stopped the clock and rushed over to a Howard player who was laying on the ground face down.

Sophomore forward Ryan Riddle was surrounded by trainers and referees, who were all huddled around him.

The game stopped for 30 minutes while an ambulance was called.

The stadium that held 403 people was silent as trainers held

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Thanks to a stifling defense, the UCA men’s basketball team got their first taste of victory Nov. 7 in the Farris Center over Hendrix College 71-51.

The Bears (1-2) came into this game after a loss to the nationally ranked Baylor University Nov. 5. Baylor held UCA to only 61 points in the game and UCA shot 36% from the field.

Coming into the Hendrix game UCA needed to shoot better, but head coach Russ Pennel proirtized the defensive end.

“Our defense needs to be our mainstay for us to succeed,” Pennel said.

Junior center Hayden Koval echoed Pennel’s statement, citing the importance of defense.

“If our defense is up to our standards, I feel like we can compete with anyone,” Koval said.

Still, Hendrix came out swinging in the first half and

scored the first five points of the game, but UCA responded with six points of their own.

The teams went back and forth in the first half, but UCA was able to start pulling away and held a 25-11 lead over Hendrix at the end of the first half.

However, UCA was only 10-32 from the field as well as 1-9 from the three-point line in the half.

Even with the lead, it felt like UCA was not as crisp as they would have liked to be.

The second half was a completely different story.

Coming out of the half, UCA was getting whatever they wanted in the paint — scoring their first 12 points there. Hendrix scored more efficiently in the second half, but was never able to cut the score to under 10.

UCA cruised to a 20 point win for their first win of the season.

Sophomore forward Eddy Kayouloud led the team in points with 11 and recorded two blocks

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HOT STREAK

Sugar Bears clinch spot in Southland Conference tournament

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

photo courtsey of UCASports

The UCA volleyball team celebrates their win Nov. 9 against Sam Houston State. Over the team’s five game win streak, the Sugar Bears jumped from tenth to sixth in the conference.

The UCA volleyball team’s hot streak continued as they beat Houston Baptist 3-2 Nov. 7 and Sam Houston State 3-2 Nov. 9 in their last road trip of the regular season.

These wins served as redemption for the Sugar Bears (14-13, 8-6 SLC) after losing to the Huskies (16-13, 8-6 SLC) and Bearkats (14-12, 10-4 SLC) earlier in the season.

With the conference tournament only a few games away, UCA got a critical win against Houston Baptist University Nov. 7. After losing the first two sets, the Sugar Bears rocketed back into the winner’s circle after winning three straight

sets.

Freshman outside hitter Alexis Stumbough finished with two career-highs, notching 18 kills and 18 digs. Stumbough was behind junior defensive specialist Emily Doss in digs, as Doss finished with 35.

This was Doss’s third 30+ dig game of the season, which puts her only five away from having over 500 digs for the season.

Against Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas, the winning ways continued for the Sugar Bears as they picked up their fifth straight win.

The roles seemed to have swapped in comparison to the Houston Baptist game, as UCA had to hold off a comeback attempt by Sam Houston State —

taking the fifth set 15-13.

Senior outside hitter Abbie Harry led the charge for UCA with 20 kills and 12 digs, contributing a game-leading 26 points. Harry was followed by junior middle blocker Amari Mitchell with 16 kills.

Fellow senior setter Elizabeth Armstrong led both teams in assists with 31 for the day.

Associate head coach Marissa Collins was extremely satisfied with how the team handled themselves over the past two games.

“We really could not be more proud of this team right now,” Collins said. “Our expectations were to win both gams on the

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FALLING FLAT

Lions prevail over Bears in SLC showdown at Estes Stadium

by Travis Gupton Staff Writer

The Southeastern Lousiana University Lions dominated the UCA Bears at Estes Stadium Nov. 9, shutting out the Bears 34-0.

UCA (7-3, 5-2 SLC) was never able to get on the tracks in this game and SLU (6-3, 5-2 SLC) looked like the dominant team from the get-go.

The Lions switched quarterbacks early in the first quarter and that was the deciding factor of the game.

Junior quarterback Cole Kelley came in and imposed his will on the game as UCA seemed to have no answer for him.

“I’m very blessed to be in the position I am and with the guys I am with, as well as the coaching staff,” Kelley said.

Kelley came into the game with only four rushing touchdowns all season.

On the stripes, he doubled the output, recording four rushing touchdowns in this game alone.

Kelley found the endzone the first time with 5:52 left in the first quarter from nine yards

photo by Rafael Soliz II

Junior wide receiver Dwight Blakey looks to evade the defense Nov. 9 against Southeastern Louisiana at Estes Stadium.

Despite the loss, Blakey finished the game with four catches and 42 receiving yards for the Bears.

out. Redshirt sophomore kicker Bryce Broussard kicked the extra point, giving the Lions the 7-0 advantage.

Kelley scored twice in the second quarter. With 11:56 left

in the second quarter, Kelley ran in from two yards out for a score.

Broussard’s extra point was good and SLU extended the lead 14-0.

The Lions kept pouring on the points before halftime. With

seven seconds left in the second quarter, Kelley completed another two-yard touchdown run out again. Broussard’s kick was good and at the half UCA was looking at a 21-0 deficit.

“[UCA is] the best second-half football team in the conference; maybe in the country,” SLU coach Frank Scelfo said.

However, it was just not meant to be on this day.

On the third play from scrimmage in the second half, sophmore quarterback Breylin Smith was picked off by senior defensive back Shawntrez Spates — giving the ball right back to SLU. The Lions had a long drive and at the UCA 3-yard line, SLU looked like they were going to score again.

Kelley looked to add yet another rushing touchdown, but fumbled the ball into the endzone, which gave the ball back to UCA at the 20-yard line.

The turnover felt like the momentum swing that UCA needed.

On the next play, Smith was picked off again — this time by redshirt sophomore defensive back Ferlando Jordan at the UCA 23 and SLU was back in business deep in UCA territory.

With 7:30 left in the third

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Equal treatment for employees should be a given Recently, news broke that Ring of Honor While the company hasn’t done much to Wrestling was having severe mismanagement push back, the fact that Klein herself, as well as issues after former employee Joey Mercury blasted former producer and wrestler BJ Whitmer, have the company on Twitter. At the time, Mercury corroborated Mercury’s evidence could mean was a trainer and producer for the company. there’s more that hasn’t been said.

Mercury talked about a lack of concussion Exploitation in any form is horrible to see protocol when one of their talents was injured, when things like this break in the news. Employees lack of medical staff with another injury all across the board and all across the nation and even improper security policies deserve equal treatment, even if it’s something that resulted in a fan getting in trouble you might consider to be a job that’s not at a show in Seattle, Washington, in important. When things like this emerge June. That incident caused enough that say that there’s no care for the people controversy on its own, when a wrestler working under you, something’s messed was criticized for essentially acting as up. Why would anyone think it’s okay security in the first place. to not pay someone equally as While Mercury does have others? Why do you need to people who have backed up negotiate a basic living wage in his claims, it’s troubling the first place? When you’re to hear about things in an industry that requires like this. If people are you to risk your life and going to be in dangerous limb in the wrestling ring

by Daniel Adams areas and potentially just to entertain someone, Staff Writer taken advantage of, this I would think you’d try to awareness needs to be make sure people are paid spread. In a job where good wages. Wrestling is a people are putting their bodies on the line, the form of entertainment types (hence the term sports allegations against ROH are dangerous and an entertainment) where people can get paid either a example of what can happen when people put lot or a little money depending on where they work. business ahead of fair treatment.

I had already seen news about management One of the Mercury’s tweets leaked emails that decisions that made me question if Ring of Honor the current women’s champion for the company, was going down the proverbial slope. In short, it’s Kelly Klein, had been negotiating for a salary of horrible to hear about stories like this. Hopefully, $24,000 for the year, or $2,000 a month. Ring of the right decisions are made and management Honor’s response? They said no, simply because either learns from this mistake or they’re removed of the fact they would have to then pay the rest of from their post altogether. After all, no one the women’s talent the same amount of money. deserves to be stuck in a crap job forever.

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Athletes don’t need NCAA to make money

Shade McPeake

The time has come for top athletes in the the NBA for players like Brandon Jennings, who country to turn their backs on the NCAA. played professionally overseas instead of accepting Last week, projected top picks in both the a college scholarship and joining an NCAA team.

NFL and NBA drafts were deemed ineligible.

Jennings went on to be drafted 10th in the 2009 Freshman center James Wiseman of the NBA Draft and play for nine years.

University of Memphis was subject to the NCAA’s More recently, this route was taken by last decision after head coach Penny Hardaway was year’s NBA Rookie of the Year, Luka Doncic. It’s labeled a booster for helping Wiseman’s family also the route of next year’s projected number three move from Nashville to Memphis in 2017. pick, LaMelo Ball, who’s playing professionally in Junior defensive end Chase Young of Ohio Australia for the Illawarra Hawks.

State University was also pinned under the These alternate leagues offer the nation’s NCAA’s thumb for accepting a loan from a family top players an opportunity to earn a living, while friend the summer prior to becoming a Buckeye. pursuing their dream and still remaining relevant Despite paying the loan back in full, in the eyes of NBA and NFL scouts.

Young is still under investigation and On the field, alternate routes have unable to play without risk of further been much less traveled, but that violation. This loan could also cause doesn’t mean it’s ineffective. In 1995, Ohio State to vacate every win that came wide receiver Joe Horn signed with the throughout Young’s college career.

Memphis Mad Dogs of the Canadian The controlling and out-of-date Football League. After spending just structure of the NCAA is one that top one season there, Horn entered the flight players, like Wiseman and NFL Draft and was selected in Young, really don’t need to the fifth round. advance in their careers.

Now, Horn has been With the strength of announced as a 2020 social media alone, these Louisiana Sports Hall five-star recruits are already of Fame inductee for by Marcus McClain in the view of professional his time with the New Sports Editor scouts. This is reinforced Orleans Saints. by high school state playoff Athletes like these games being broadcasted prove that despite the fact on ESPN and sports outlets like Overtime, Ball is Life and Bleacher Report — which provide further that going through the NCAA is the most popular information on the country’s most talented way NFL and NBA success, it’s not the only way.

Besides, those leagues claim to have the best athletes. players in the world in their respective sports, Instead of subjecting themselves to the outdated ideas of the NCAA, they should find and it’s the job of their team’s scouts to find that alternate routes to pursuing a career in the NFL top talent. As long as players remain focused on maintaining their ability, those scouts will have no or NBA. This plan has already been used effectively in choice but to come calling.

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LRSD students have taken rebellious steps toward standing in solidarity with teachers of the district.

At a time when teachers felt the pressure of job insecurity, students stepped up to show their appreciation.

In a district made up of around 21,500 students, communications director for the district Pamela Smith reported last week that nearly 7,000 absences were recorded Oct. 30. This “sick out” protest was a result of the State Board of Education’s decision to return the district to local control.

Students crowded the office of Governor Asa Hutchinson’s office last Wednesday in hopes for clarification and to voice concerns. Unfairly, Hutchinson decided to not speak with students or even address them directly.

This sheepish behavior only seemed to confirm students’ concerns, which were written on signs that they carried both inside and outside of the governor’s office lobby: “I am more than a test score”.

The future of the district seems shaky. This could be discouraging for undergraduate and graduate students who are currently pursuing education and teaching degrees and planned on becoming apart of the LRSD after graduation.

The Board of Education’s decision may seem like a fork in the road for future educators LRSD students but the resilience standing in and unity solidarity with of the teachers teachers is an and obvious result students of being taught should encourage to keep up with future educators current events, that their have thick skin voices cannot be and voice opinions silenced. unapologetically.

The struggles that teachers overcome -- low pay, disrespectful students, and uncertainty of the future of their careers -- LRSD students have acted in a manner that many would agree with: educators matter.

The need for educators should be obvious. The risk of a strike resulted in a possible raise for substitute teachers from the range of $70 to $80 to $180 a day.

While most teachers disregard the downfalls to their professions, it’s obvious why most educators stick around. What teachers pour into their students impacts students for the rest of their lives. LRSD students standing in solidarity with teachers is an obvious result of being taught to keep up with current events, have thick skin and voice opinions unapologetically.

Central High School students showed up most among the 70 protestors that flooded Governor Hutchinson’s office lobby. While the history of Central High and the Little Rock Nine are well known, it is inspiring to know that the desire for change is still alive and well at the historic high school.

Although it was decided to keep the district localized, there is now a concern that the district will convert to all charter or charter dominated.

This has resulted in the social media wide #OneLRSD trend and a one-day teacher-led strike scheduled for Nov. 14. The strike was announced Monday by the The Little Rock Education Association.

Gov.Hutchinson has voiced his disappointment with the decision to strike because he believes that it will encourage teachers to walk out on their students. Although the teachers are ultimately striking for the benefit of not only their children, but themselves.

Gov. Hutchinson seems to have gained a recent concern for students since refusing to speak with any protesters when they wished to voice their concerns to him a month ago.

While the Board of Education’s latest decisions seem to not be in favor of teachers, LRSD students have stepped up to the plate to show their support for those who educate them.

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Entertainment

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November 13, 2019

New This Week

Suspenseful, curious Netflix original returns for second season

Movies

by Lauren McCabe

November 15 — Charlie’s Angels (2019), directed by Elizabeth Banks, starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska

I didn’t think James was dead, or, maybe I didn’t want to believe it. Either way, I argued to anyone who would listen that the show wasn’t really over after it’s first season — and I was right. The British television/Netflix series aired its second season in America Nov. 5.

After last season ended with James (Alex Lawther) presumably being gunned down by police on a British shoreline while trying to protect the girl he loved, Alyssa (Jessica Barden), I didn’t know what to expect this season. After all, the lovers’ Bonnie-and-Clyde crime spree seemed to have come to an end with one dead and the other facing serious charges.

However, viewers are introduced to season two by being dragged deeper into Alyssa’s difficult teenage years and how she continues to become the angsty, somewhatcarefree character that James had fallen in love with.

The show also offered the opportunity to get to know a new character, Bonnie (Naomi Ackie), who is depicted as a former lover of Dr. Clive Koch’s — a man murdered by James after trying to rape Alyssa and, a man whose lengthy, secret evidence of being a serial killer was discovered by James.

November 15 — Everybody’s Everything, directed by Sebastian Jones, Ramez Silyan, starring Rob Cavallo, Ghostemane, Horse Head, Ilovemakonnen, Juicy J, Jgrxxn November 15 — Judy & Punch, directed by Mirrah Foulkes, starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie, Jacek Koman, Eddie Baroo, Virginia Gay November 15 — The Cleansing (2019), directed by Antony Smith, starring Luke Bailey, Simon Pengelly, Rebecca Acock

Music November 15 — I Made A Place— Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy November 15 — Our Pathetic Age — DJ Shadow

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[Left] Alyssa (Jessica Barden), [middle] James (Alex Lawther) and [right] Bonnie (Naomi Ackie) stand in the woods while creepily staring into the distance. “The End of The Fucking World” is now streaming on Netflix.

The first full episode of the season is used to establish a backstory for Bonnie, who had come from a broken home where, as a child, she was misguided on what love really was instead of being brought up to believe that being abused and punished go hand-in-hand with proving one’s love.

Her backstory explains how she ended up in a doomed relationship — similar to that of Alyssa and James — with Koch.

While in prison for killing

another lover of Koch’s at his command, Bonnie learns of Koch’s death and is out to seek revenge. After being released from prison, Bonnie went out driving with a gun in her car’s glove compartment and sitting nearby was a newspaper clipping about Koch’s murder that includes a photo of Alyssa — the only supposedly living witness the night of Koch’s murder.

I was so enticed that I finished the entire

eight-episode season in one night.

In promotional pictures from “The End of The Fucking World,” Alyssa is dressed in what looks like a wedding dress. In an attempt to put her relationship with James behind her and start fresh, Alyssa begins dating a local boy.

She opens up to him, trusts him and asks him to marry her.

The two seem happy together, but Alyssa still thinks about James and what her life would

OBSCURE ARTIST

November 15 — Ocean — Lady Antebellum

have been like with him in it.

Consistent with her reactions to many events in season one, she gets up and runs off, but this time, on her own wedding day.

Because of the overwhelming feeling of toxic love and curiosity I had for James’ and Alyssa’s relationship in the first season, the TV Gods have awarded me and other fans with the best surprise of all. But I’ll let you find that one out for yourselves.

For now, I’ll leave you to find out how these abused, broken and manipulative people play out their problems to and on each other throughout the rest of the season.

Overall, this season was better than I had expected, since, like many others, I worried how season two could live up to the material season one had brought to the table.

However, it feeds on itself in a unique, thoughtful way that is different from season one but just as mesmerizing.

If you loved the soundtrack to the first season, the background music in each episode of this season is just as aesthetically pleasing and situational as you could have imagined.

“The End of The Fucking World” is now streaming on Netflix (or, if you live in England, on Channel 4) and is rated TV-MA.

CHRISTMAS LOVE

November 15 — Mind The Moon — Milky Chance

November 15 — The Ninth Wave — Infancy Pt. 2 photo courtesy of tvtime.com

Netflix

Angie (Kiernan Shipka) and Billy (Miles Robbins) lay in the snow in a promotional image for the Netflix Christmas film, “Let It Snow.” The movie is now streaming on Netflix and is rated PG-13.

Cheesy romance comes to life in Netflix’s ‘Let It Snow’

November 14 — The Stranded - Netflix Original, created

by Christian Durso, starring Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote, Chayanit Chansangavej, Chutavuth Pattarakampol

by Sarah Coleman

November 15 — Avlu: Part 2 - Netflix Original, directed by Netflix crew, starring Demet Evgar, Ceren Moray, Nursel Köse

November 15 — The Club Netflix Original, created by Camila Ibarra, starring Alejandro Speitzer, Minnie West, Jorge Caballero

November 15 — Earthquake Bird - Netflix Film, directed

by Wash Westmoreland, starring Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, Naoki Kobayashi, Jack Huston

November 15 — Klaus - Netflix Film, directed by Sergio Pablos, starring Joan Cusack, Rashida Jones, J.K. Simmons, Jason Schwartzman, Mila Brener

November 15 — Go!: The Unforgettable Party - Netflix Family created by Sebastian Mellino, starring Pilar Pascual, Jose Gimenez Zapiola, Renata Toscano

November 15 — The Toys That Made Us: Season 3 - Netflix Original, directed by Tom Stern, Brian Volk-Weiss, starring Donald Ian Black, Mark Bellomo, David Vonner

5 products to help you live more sustainably List compiled by Sarah Coleman News Editor

Everyone I know loves a Christmas movie with just enough cliche, cheesy moments to make it so bad that it’s actually good. I love bad Christmas movies — the unrealistic, fantasy, dreamy Christmas kind of movies. If you’re the same way, then the Netflix Original released Nov. 8, titled “Let It Snow,” is perfect for you.

The movie takes place in a small town and tracks six different high school seniors trying to figure life out. One character is a girl who is searching for a girlfriend, while another is a girl obsessed with her clearly uninterested boyfriend. Next, you have a girl making a choice between an Ivy League education and taking care of her sick mom and another character who is a boy trying to make his long-time girl best friend fall in love with him.

Finally, the sixth character is a boy trying to get his career as a DJ started.

Obviously, this makes for a complicated web of intersecting lives throughout a 24-hour day — especially when it’s Christmas Eve. If anything, the movie’s layout is chaotic and leaves some questions unanswered, such as why one tow truck driver wears tin foil on her hat and over her clothes. “Let it Snow” is a significantly messy movie that couldn’t possibly have any other ending other than a happy one.

This movie can put anyone in a happy mood. Of course, all the characters in the movie looking for love find who they were looking for, best friends reunite and everything works out for everyone. While it’s an

entertaining film, “Let It Snow” doesn’t have a very organized plot.

In most Christmas movies, a girl makes an elf fall in love with her so she can save a bakery and get Santa fuel for his sled to deliver presents. Of course, that particular story is an exaggeration sprinkled with bits and pieces of cliche holiday romance films. However, the point is that “Let It Snow” is not as weird as traditional holiday romance films and it’s much less confusing.

In “Let It Snow,” a girl fell in love with a man, who she didn’t know, in one day. Another girl lost a friendship after freaking out about her boyfriend, leaving the audience wondering if the boyfriend and the girl remained together. This movie also leaves viewers asking questions about the mom’s illness. It is never made clear which diagnosis the mother has. In one scene, she is coughing and her daughter is having a meltdown, yet no explanation is given.

“Let It Snow” is everything the average person would expect from a Netflix Original Christmas movie. It’s incredibly cheesy, it has no main character and it’s dramatic with subpar acting.

It is so bad that it is actually fulfilling to watch if you’re lonely on a Friday night in the winter. There is great potential for this movie, but it didn’t exceed any expectations. So, I encourage all Christmas movie lovers to go view this incredibly messy film, but not without hot chocolate in hand.

“Let It Snow” is now streaming on Netflix and is rated PG-13.

4. French Press This is my favorite way to stay sustainable. The best quality of a Keurig is how convenient it is. It’s fast, easy and requires minimal effort.

However, K-Cups are plastic. If you drink three cups of coffee a day, you have placed three plastic cups in the trash. Not only does french-pressed coffee tastes better and stronger, it’s also the most convenient way to make coffee without using coffee filters or other one-use items. Also, if you’re a coffee connoisseur like me, you’ll never go back to making coffee through a Keurig.

5. Loose-Leaf Tea I must also include the best way to be sustainable if you’re a tea drinker. You can make phenomenal tea with a tea kettle, loose-leaf tea and a tea strainer.

Once again, the tea will taste stronger, which normally goes hand-in-hand with the drink tasting better. Tea drinkers also accumulate a lot of waste through using tea bags; using a tea strainer is a great and sustainable way to still enjoy your favorite drink. Sustainability seems harder to maintain when you feel like you’re giving up your favorite things, but that’s the beauty of reusable options — you can have your tea and help the earth too.

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An animatronic skeleton with a scythe holds a glass of wine in the album cover for IRIS’s new album, “Goliath’s Throne.” The album can now be streamed on all music streaming services.

UK Youtube music producer releases new music in ‘Goliath’s Throne’ under alias IRIS

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

“Goliath’s Throne” is a very intriguing rock album to listen to and IRIS has done a fantastic job creating it.

IRIS is the alias used by Will Ryan, a youtuber and music producer in the United Kingdom. I first found Ryan’s video-game related songs on YouTube, but he released a second album under the IRIS label towards the end of October.

Before the album was released, Will explained in the YouTube community section how the album is essentially a story.

Listening to the first lines of the song, you hear the namesake Goliath wake up from his long slumber and react to the society around him. When I heard these lyrics, it gave the album a whole new meaning.

1. Metal Straws We’ve all heard of reusable straws from the “Save the Turtle” movement, but most of us don’t grasp how genius of an idea it is. Personally, I drink more water when I drink through a straw. I also know that I drink iced coffee in approximately 0.8 seconds with a straw. We have reusable coffee cups and reusable water bottles. It only makes sense for people to make the switch to metal straws. They not only cut down on money spent on disposable plastic straws, but they also improve the population of aquatic life.

From the beginning song “Havok be thy Game” to the ending “Going Away,” the entire album treats the listener to a wide variety of music. I’ve heard Will’s work before, but getting to hear screamo featured in his songs is impressive to me.

While the album was dangled in front of listeners with releases of singles from the album throughout the months before its release, one teased track that caught my eye was “Cold Man.” For some reason, this felt like the perfect song to play while venting your frustrations to the world. “Cold Man” is a song I love listening to whenever my mood is down.

By far, one of my favorite songs from the album is “You’re Better Off.” While the rest of the tracks are hard-hitting with their metal beats, this one’s tone is different. It’s almost like a 2. Bamboo Toothbrushes Bamboo toothbrushes sounds a little weird at first.

It appears ridiculous,, but bamboo toothbrushes are an incredible invention. Not only are they biodegradable, but the toothbrush heads on the bamboo brush are also biodegradable.

Bamboo is the best zero-waste alternative to many different products — toothbrushes, cotton swabs and makeup remover pads.

The products also reasonably priced. You can buy a pack of twenty bamboo toothbrushes for $25 on Amazon and be set for a year.

five-minute roller coaster, in which the songs narrator goes through a mini story. I enjoyed the tones of the album’s other loud and aggressive songs, but this one caught me by surprise.

Something about the way that, presumably the namesake Goliath, talks about going from wanting to be alone to wanting to have someone — the listener or maybe a close friend — with him in the end spoke to me. It invokes feelings of wanting to be alone in the worst of times, even while surrounded by people willing to help you out.

All in all, I really love this album. I’m not the biggest rock fan, but I enjoyed every song on “Goliath’s Throne.” Will’s work is great from start to finish and I had no regrets listening to the album.

“Goliath’s Throne” is available on all music streaming services, as well as on YouTube.

3. Reusable Shopping Bags This is possibly the easiest and most basic way to be more sustainable. Before you think about recycling plastic bags — don’t. The main issue with recycling is that many of the products end up in landfills, which is the worst possible outcome. Reusable shopping bags are cheap and a one time purchase. You can buy them from grocery stores or you can find more fashionable bag styles at places like Ross, TJ Maxx and Dollar Tree. This is a great way to cut down on plastic usage.

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SPORTS

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UCA STATS CORNER

SPORT

OPPONENT

RESULT

Southeastern Louisiana

34-0 (L)

(7-3, 5-2)

Tennessee

63-36 (L)

(0-1)

Volleyball

Sam Houston State

3-2 (W)

(14-13, 8-6)

Men’s Soccer

Howard

4-1 (W)

(10-6-1, 4-1)

Football Women’s Basketball

RECORD

FIRST STEP

photo courtesy of UCASports photo by Lauren McLemore

Freshman wide receiver Tyler Hudson has averaged 71.2 yards per game this season for the Bears. He also has a total of eight touchdowns for the year.

Senior guard Taylor Sells pulls up for the jumper Nov. 7 against the University of Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena. Sells finished the game with a team-leading 10 points.

bears fall to Vols in first game Receiver makes big splash in first year bySugar Matt Smothers

by Lauren McLemore Associate Editor

An aricle published by fcsinsider.com Nov. 5 listed the 24 freshmen named to the Jerry Rice Award List. About halfway down the list was the name of freshman UCA wide receiver Tyler Hudson.

The award is named after the NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, who was also a wide receiver.

Each year since 2011, it has been presented to the Division I FCS Freshman Player of the Year.

Following the regular season this year, a national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the award.

Though the award is fairly new, three of its first four recipients to complete their college careers went on to the NFL — making the young award a distinguished one.

For Hudson, the big league is a dream, but it’s only one of the many goals he’s after right now. “[Professional football] is the number one goal, but thinking [about] back-up [plans], I want to

be a pediatrician,” Hudson said.

“I like helping people and I’m good with kids.”

Hudson moved to Arkansas after graduating from Klein Oak High school in Spring, Texas.

So far, he has started every game for the Bears -- hauling in 38 receptions for 687 yards and eight touchdowns. In UCA’s win against Sam Houston State Oct. 26, Hudson came away with career highs of 10 receptions for 140 yards.

Throughout his season, he has had more than 100 receiving yards in four games and twice has scored multiple touchdowns.

Hudson’s father, whose football career extended into his college years at LSU and arena football, was a big part of getting him into the game. “[He] should’ve went to the league, but I won’t get into that,” Hudson laughed. “He was the first person to teach me how to throw a football and catch a football and [football became] my first love. I ended up sticking with it and I ended up being really good at it. I worked really hard and a lot.”

His hard work paid off,

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getting him a variety of offers from Ivy League schools, including Harvard and ultimately, UCA, where he would begin his college career.

“The first home game was really, really fun. It was a really tight game,” Hudson said. “The field goal kicker on the [opposing] team ended up missing the field goal even though he was really good and everybody went crazy and ran out onto the field — it was really fun.”

However, playing at the college level came with its struggles as much as its celebrations.

Hudson said he rarely gets nervous, which is a positive, but had to get used to the fast pace and wants to improve his ability to remember and get the plays down.

If the odds work in his favor and Hudson is able to play professional, he wants to go back to his birthplace of Chicago, Illinois to play for the Chicago Bears.

“Hopefully, I can live there one day, but we’ll see ... we’ll see where God takes me,” Hudson said.

UCA takes top seed into tournament

4 Continued from page 5 Riddle’s neck to make sure he didn’t move it.

He was able to move his legs but remained on the ground until the EMTs arrived.

Howard’s players had tears coming down their faces as EMTs attended to Riddle.

They put a neck brace on his neck and put him on a stretcher.

The crowd clapped as he was loaded on the ambulance.

The game did continue after the ambulance left and Jenson scored his third goal of the gamesealing the 4-1 win.

UCA is now the number one seed in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

“We’re not here to take part.” Jenson said. “ We’re here to take over.”

This was the last game at the Bill Stephens complex for the seniors who now look ahead to one more run at a conference title.

“It’s challenging, of course, everybody wants to beat the first team,” senior forward Niklas Brodacki said. “We have the most respect but who doesn’t like

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challenges.”

Brodacki leads the team in goals and has become one of the most recognized goal scorers in UCA history.

“I want to be remembered as a goal scorer,” Brodacki said.

“I still had bad games but I still scored goals because at the end of the day that’s what I do.”

The Bears first opponent in the Sun Belt Conference tournament will be determined Nov. 13 in a matchup between Georgia State and Georgia Southern Universities.

Close, late games provide experience for UCA

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road this week and we achieved just that.”

Associate head coach John Newberry echoed Collins sentiments about how the week went for the team.

“We are extremely proud of our team and how they performed.

Going on the road to some of the top teams in our conference is challenging in itself,” Newberry said. “We had a gameplan and

stuck to our plans.”

With the two wins, UCA has now officially clinched a spot in the Southland Conference tournament, which will be hosted in the Farris Center.

Additionally, these wins have pushed UCA to 9-3 in games that have gone to five sets. This could play a major role for the Sugar Bears, giving them the experience they need for close

games during the tournament.

The Sugars Bears last two games of the season will be against the University of the Incarnate Word Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 12 p.m. Nov. 16.

Both will be in the Prince Center with the former being Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night and the latter being Senior Day for the team.

Campus Life Editor

The UCA women’s basketball team opened the season Nov. 7 with a 63-36 loss against the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

The Lady Volunteers (2-0) are a historically great basketball team with eight NCAA Championships, but the Sugar Bears (0-1) only trailed by two points at the end of the first quarter.

After shooting 50% in the first quarter, UCA shot 21% for the rest of the game and Tennessee outscored UCA 4318 during the last three quarters.

The Sugar Bears also only shot 10% from three and 33% from the free throw line.

However, UCA fought hard for rebounds. The Sugar Bears were only outrebounded 41 to 36 for the game by the taller Lady Volunteers.

Tennessee has just one player listed under 6’ while UCA only has three athletes on the roster listed at 6’ or taller.

Seventeen of the 36 rebounds were offensive rebounds for the Sugar Bears, while Tennessee had 11 offensive rebounds.

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Although Tennessee’s height advantage didn’t help them dominate the boards, the height advantage did play a role in the Lady Volunteers’ ability to score inside.

Tennessee put up 46 points in the paint compared to just 14 for the Bears.

Tennessee’s length also helped them on the defensive end.

The Lady Volunteers had eight blocked shots while the Sugar Bears had one by sophomore forward Alana Canady.

The Lady Volunteers also had a strong performance from the reserve players, scoring 21 points off the bench and every player who logged minutes made at least one field goal.

Senior guard Taylor Sells led the Sugar Bears in scoring with 10 points on 17 field goal attempts.

Sells also spoke about the confidence boost the Bears got after hanging with the Volunteers in the first half.

“Our confidence went up a lot because most people didn’t think we could hang with them,” Sells said. “But when we did, it made us feel great and want to fight harder against them.

We feel if we can hang with

Tennessee, we can hang with and beat anybody if we play this way for all four quarters.”

Junior forward Ayanna Trigg added six points for UCA and junior forward Hannah Langhi contributed five points.

Sells and Trigg led the Sugar Bears in rebounding with six each, which included five offensive rebounds between the two.

The Lady Volunteers were led by freshman guard Jordan Horston, who was the number one ranked guard prospect in high school last season.

Horston posted 17 points, five rebounds and three assists while only missing two shots in the game.

Sophomore guard Zaay Green added nine points, four rebounds and three assists for Tennessee.

Freshman center Tamari Key and sophomore guard Rae Burrell both contributed eight points in the team’s win.

Key also had three blocks for the game in just 16 minutes of playing time.

The Sugar Bear’s next contest will come Nov. 12 in the Farris Center as UCA hosts Hendrix College at 7 p.m.

Kelly powers SLU’s offense

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quarter, Kelley found redshirt junior wide receiver Javon Conner from six yards out for a touchdown. Broussard’s kick was blocked this time, but SLU’s lead was still extended to 27-0.

UCA was unable to stop the SLU momentum in this game.

The Lions found the

endzone one more time with 10:12 left in the fourth quarter on a Kelley one-yard run for a touchdown. Broussard’s kick was good, giving the final score 34-0.

SLU doubled UCA 490-260 in total offensive yards.

Smith had a rough day for the Bears, finishing with only 193

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yards and three interceptions.

Kelley played most of the game and totaled 273 yards with one passing touchdown and four rushing touchdowns.

UCA is now preparing to play against Stephen F. Austin Nov. 16 at Estes Stadium for senior day.

Bears head into huge challenge with Duke

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and two steals on the defensive end as well. “[Kayouloud] will have a really good UCA career,” Pennel said. “He is a much better player on both sides of the floor.”

The Bears improved their shooting in the second half and finished with a healthy clip of 14-26.

The Bears also held Hendrix to only 27% shooting for the game.

“Our attention to detail was tremendous,” Pennel said about the team’s defense.

Following the Hendrix game,

UCA headed to Washington, D.C. for a matchup with Georgetown University Nov. 8.

Despite the 89-78 loss, the Bears held their own in that game.

Koval had 21 points in that game and led the team in that category. However, UCA was held to 38% shooting from the field.

Georgetown’s three-point shooting was the story of that game, as were 8-22 from deep and knocked down six in the first half.

UCA now looks ahead to another nationally ranked

opponent, Duke University, at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

This will be one of UCA’s biggest challenges of the early season and the team looks to play a quality game against this talented Duke team.

“The margin of error is really thin,” Pennel said. “We want to play as long as you can with the game in balance.”

The game will be played Nov. 12 at 6 p.m., followed by a matchup with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Nov. 17 in the Farris Center.