Volume 113, Issue 15, Publication Date: January 30, 2019

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January 30, 2019 Volume 113 — Issue 15

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L Missing toddler’s body rescued from borehole The body of a two-year-old boy, Julen Rosseló, who fell down a 100-meter borehole in southern Spain Jan. 13, has been found. He was having lunch with his family when he fell down the hole.

Rescue efforts included creating a small horizontal tunnel and controlled explosions to clear patches of hard rock. Mine rescue experts and a Guardia Civil officer found the dead body of the boy.

N AT I O N A L Government reopened On Jan. 25, President Trump signed a bill that reopened the federal government for three weeks. He said he is awaiting an agreement on southern border wall funding by Republicans and Democrats by Feb.15.

The bill allowed the 800,000 furloughed federal workers to be paid. During the 35-day shutdown, the United States economy lost nearly $6 billion. The President is attempting to raise $5.7 billion for the wall.

NY passes new, historic late term abortion laws New York passed a law on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to protect abortion access for women, even if it means overturning the historic ruling. The law also removes abortion from the state’s criminal code, allowing medical professionals to perform abortions without being criminally prosecuted. It will also allow for late-term abortions when the fetus is nonviable outside the womb or when the mother’s life is at risk.

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In McCastlain Hall, jazz music and scores of people overflowed the ballroom in anticipation of what was billed as “the biggest announcement” in UCA history. President Houston Davis made the announcement at 2 p.m. Jan. 22: UCA received a $20 million matching donation from the Windgate Foundation. The donation allotted $19 million toward constructing the state-of-the-art Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, and $1 million to increase the Windgate Foundation Scholarship fund.

The plans for the Windgate Center include a total of 114,000 square feet with 44,000 square feet of art space, an exterior space for three-dimensional art, an art gallery, a 450-seat concert hall and a proscenium theatre.

The facility will also have an increased availability of class, studio, rehearsal and design space.

The Windgate Scholarship fund for students majoring in art was established in 2005.

To date, it has awarded more than $400,000 to more than 30 students. Two Windgate Scholars, seniors Louise Mandumbwa from Botswana,

Africa and Grayson Ruple from Bryant, Arkansas, spoke at the event.

“I think there is something uniquely empowering about having someone believe in your dreams. Perhaps even more so when that belief is in your work,” Mandumbwa said during the press event. “It validates the part of you that would like to believe that you just might have something worthwhile to offer the world.”

The estimated cost of the building is $45 million. With the $19 million from the Windgate donation, the remainder will be funded through additional private gifts and other UCA resources. During the press event, UCA administration called for donations as the public fundraising phase of the project now begins.

Construction is expected to be completed by fall 2022, a year after the completion of the new Integrated Health Sciences Building in fall 2021.

The Windgate Center will be situated at the corner of Donaghey and Bruce Streets, across from the still-evolving Donaghey Hall, where the current speech pathology building stands. The classes that are currently in the speech pathology building will move to the IHSB once it is completed, and the Baum Gallery which is

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Arkansas passed an amendment Jan. 17 to begin allowing those who qualify for medical marijuana prescriptions to have access to patient ID cards as early as mid-February, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

As of right now, marijuana dispensaries under construction in seven Arkansas zones, including the Harvest dispensary here in Conway, which is a part of the Central Arkansas zone.

Director of Media Relations for UCA Amanda Hoelzeman released an email statement that “no student shall be penalized for his/her status as a qualifying patient under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment.” However, that does not mean its use will be allowed on campus.

“Students who are under the influence of medical marijuana on campus, any educational site or while participating in any university event…will be subject to discipline pursuant

to the student conduct policy,” Hoelzeman said.

In the past, state medical marijuana patients would have to drive across state borders to receive the medication, with Oklahoma as a popular destination. According to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, an out-of-state person can apply for a 30-day temporary license to receive their cannabis medication in the state.

But in December of 2018, it was decided by the Oklahoma authority that a simple letter of approval for cannabis use was no longer enough to accept an Arkansas patient, and thus had to turn away more that 6,000 Arkansans who had been approved, yet hadn’t received a license.

Now that medical marijuana dispensaries have been approved in the state, the Department of Health expects the first ones to open their doors by April, with a total of 32 dispensaries predicted throughout the seven zones.

While recreational marijuana is illegal to grow and

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sell in Arkansas, UCA has seen its share of warnings and arrests as campus students or Conway residents are found with marijuana in their possession.

“Students found in possession of marijuana are subject to arrest,” UCA Corporal and Public Information Officer Michael Hopper said. “Students found in possession are in violation of University policy and are subject to discipline imposed by the Dean of Students.”

Currently, there are 6,743 Arkansans approved for a license to purchase; however, State Representative Douglas House proposed a modification Jan. 23 after residents who have attended the cannabis meetings in Little Rock were reportedly using the drug to treat conditions not mentioned in the amendment.

The Arkansas Department Health’s qualifications include: being 18 years or older (or a minor patient with parental consent,) being diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition and having the official written certification from a physician.

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IFC Advisor Katie Frazier speaks to an audience of fraternity and sorority presidents during a student life roundtable at the Student Center room 223 on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.

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the Welcome Center expected to be completed in Donaghey Hall by June 2019, will serve as a cornerstone of UCA’s expanding campus. The hope is that through all these building expansions and renovations, UCA will become a regional

At this time, Hopper states no knowledge of a requirement for students, faculty or staff to register their certification for medical cannabis with the university or police department. “[The Police Department] has not seen an official final draft or sample of the card,” Hopper said. “When we get guidance on this, the in-service training will happen.”

Nevertheless, both Hopper and Hoelzeman maintain that neither recreational nor medical marijuana is allowed on campus property, and Hopper doesn’t expect the incident of unlawful possession of the drug to rise any faster.

“I think the likelihood of an increase in incidents stemming solely from the passage of the amendment is low considering the number of individuals approved versus the population of the state,” Hopper said.

For more information concerning medical marijuana license approvals or locations in state where medical dispensaries will be available, you can visit healthy.arkansas.gov.

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currently located in McCastlain Hall, will move to the Windgate Center.

The site plans for the Windgate Center have yet to be finalized, but the design of the new building will embrace natural light, and along with

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UCA President Houston Davis announces a historic $20 million donation from the Windgate foundation in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom Jan. 22. The donation is the largest the university has ever recieved, and will in part fund a new fine arts building on campus.

leader in the arts and sciences, attracting more students to UCA programs in the future.

“UCA already has arts programs in place to become the university of choice for pursuing a professional path in the arts,” Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication Terry Wright said via the press release. “A new Fine and Performing Arts Center will fully leverage the resources and talent of the university for the good of program expansion, campus enrichment and community development like no other opportunity will.”

The scholarship fund increase will allow more students to enroll in programs and fill the new space. As a freshman, Ruple was awarded $28,000 to be disbursed over the course of four years.

“Your support has been the difference in allowing me to fully invest myself as an art student,” Ruple said.

However, perhaps the most lyrically-pleasing ‘thank you’ of the day came from Mandumbwa when she expressed her appreciation in her native tongue.

“Ke y a leboga,” Mandumbwa said.

The Echo will continue to cover the developments that arise from this donation as the plans come to fruition.

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Students at Fayetteville High School recently walked into school wearing Confederate flag attire and face paint in support of the hashtag #HistoryNotHate.

They were told that if they did not remove the paint and clothing, they would be sent home for the rest of the day. One student was not compliant and was given an out of school suspension.

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In a Student Life roundtable, leaders of fraternities and sororities gathered to receive important information on topics such as how and when to properly document community service hours. Throughout most of the Jan. 24 meeting, the questions and discussions were directed toward the handling of community service hours, highlighting its importance to fraternity and sorority membership.

Fraternities and sororities are commonly understood as groups with common values and a sense of community involvement.

“All fraternities and sororities place a high emphasis on the importance of giving back to the community,” Interfraternity Council advisor Katie Frazier said. “Our organizations does a variety of events, from pageants that raise upwards of $7,000 to toy drives

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In October 2018, UCA was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School due to its increased use of technology over the past three years. Students were able to purchase iPads through UCA’s partnership with Apple in 2016.

The mobile learning initiative is what set UCA on the path to becoming an Apple Distinguished School. Mobile learning is using technology in the classroom to assist in educating the students.

Along with UCA being an ADS, they have also named a select few faculty members Apple Distinguished Educators.

Becoming an ADE can be a challenging process. However, there are currently five ADE professors at UCA taking education to a new level with Apple technology.

“Apple encouraged [UCA] to apply for this distinction because they will say that we are internationally recognized for innovation using the Apple technology, and they wanted us to be able to showcase [Apple] with having this distinction,” Dean of the College of Education and ADE Victoria Groves-Scott said.

ADEs help students learn how to use Apple devices in innovative ways to increase the students’ understanding of technology, assisting them when they get out of college.

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Nonstudent smashes student’s vehicle, results in police chase

by Lauren McLemore Assistant News Editor

A Little Rock man was arrested near College Avenue the evening of Jan. 22 after his involvement in both a hit and run and a UCAPD pursuit.

At 7:19 p.m., patrol sergeant James Keith Robinson responded to 324 Western Avenue to meet and interview student Chiemi Shimizu, the driver and victim of the hit and run, who told police that she was traveling down Bruce Street when a silver ford F150 rear ended her and drove away.

MEMS was dispatched to the scene and paramedic Mike Bradford arrived to assess Shimizu’s injuries. She opted out of an ambulance ride and had friends transport her to the hospital.

According to the incident report, the arrestee, nonstudent Gary Kalina, was charged with two felonies and 10 misdemeanors, including “failing to meet Requirements in Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury, Striking Fixtures on the Highway, Unsafe Vehicle, Careless and Prohibited Driving, FleeingVehicle or Conveyance, Criminal Use of Prohibited Weapons-Metal Knuckles, Possession of a Controlled Substance Schedule VI < 4oz, Possession of Instruments of a Crime and DWI 1st.”

At 7:05 p.m., officer Talia McDaniel and officer Zachary Sanders were waived down by a pedestrian at the intersection of Bruce and Western who told

them he had seen a pickup truck on Bruce driving on two shredded tires. The officers continued west onto Bruce, after hearing UCAPD dispatch announce it had received a report of a silver truck driving recklessly. As UCAPD officers approached Farris Center, the truck was driving toward them at high speed and, after passing them, drove directly into an illuminated crosswalk sign, removing it from the ground.

“I believe the damage to the sign was estimated at around $5,000,” officer Michael Hopper said.

UCAPD officers later witnessed Kalinda, who was heading west on Bruce, strike and knock over a trash can on the curb.

At 7:09 p.m., officer Christopher Vasquez responded to the pursuit and pulled up to College Avenue and Hubbard Road. He positioned his patrol car to stop oncoming eastbound traffic on College Ave. as the vehicle approached the intersection, where the truck jumped the curb and drove onto the sidewalk to make his way around Vasquez and his patrol unit.

As the truck slowed and approached a line of stopped cars on College Ave., Vasquez got in front of the vehicle to prevent any accidents.

At this point, the patrol units surrounded the truck.

Vasquez reached through the open window, unlocked the door, placed the vehicle in park and removed the unbuckled driver from the vehicle to

begin his arrest. He identified himself and told police he was coming from Little Rock to give his friend some money for his commissary in jail.

During searches and a tow inventory, items collected included brass knuckles, a small bag of 0.7 grams of marijuana, a black digital scale, a glass pipe with an odor of burnt marijuana, several open and empty alcohol containers and several unopened beers.

While on the scene, UCAPD dispatch discovered that, prior to striking the crosswalk sign, Kalina had been involved in the hit and run incident with Shimizu. Pro-Auto Towing & Wrecker service arrived to take possession of the truck.

Kalina was brought back to UCAPD, booked and given paperwork from the CommCenter. He was read the Arkansas Statement of Rights form and then he agreed to take a Breathalyzer test, which revealed a final Breath Alcohol Content of 0.16; two times the legal limit of 0.08.

His driver’s license was seized and he was given a copy of the Arkansas Official Driver License Receipt and Notice of Suspension.

Prosecuting Attorney Courtney Kennedy agreed with filing felony charges. Due to Kalina residing in Little Rock and having no ties to the community, a 50 percent increase was added to his bond.

Kalina’s arraignment is set for Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. at Faulkner County Circuit Court.

Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Lauren McLemore

Student struck by car in hit and run On Jan. 25, Officer Christopher Turner was dispatched to an accident at the intersection of Bruce Street and Augusta Avenue and arrived with Officer Kelsey Dale to find a pedestrian, student Damaris Lipscomb, lying near the crosswalk in the west bound lane of Bruce Street. Student Taylor Buffington was in the driver’s seat of the involved vehicle, a gray Toyota Camry, which was partially in the westbound lane of Bruce Street. She said she was turning left onto Bruce Street and did not see the pedestrian before hitting her. The pedestrian said

she was walking in the crosswalk with the right of way and was hit.

She was taken to the ambulance but refused treatment and left the scene walking. The involved vehicle exhibited damage estimated at $500 including a broken and busted in headlight and scrapes on the hood.

Suspect mistaken for rehabilitated brother Conway Police Department notified UCAPD that they had attempted contact with an individual who had an arrest warrant, but the individual had parked his vehicle and walked away before police could speak to him.

The individual being sought was

supposedly nonstudent Antwon Thomas. Officer Zachary Sanders said he would patrol the area to look for him and, in doing so, saw a female standing outside a black Ford Crown Vic between buildings 1 and 2. The woman, nonstudent Tiffany King, said her boyfriend, nonstudent Timothy Walton, was the individual driving the indicated vehicle. King said the vehicle belonged to Walton’s brother, who happened to be Antwon Thomas.

Police found out from King that Thomas was in rehabilitation in Little Rock. CPD advised UCAPD that they had located the individual they were looking for which was actually Walton, but they had mistakenly believed he was Thomas, who is similar in looks.

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The five new advisory board members are [from top left to bottom left]: Stacey Neil, Shaneil Ealy, Patty Methvin, Shelley Mehl and Matt Twyford. The two returning members are [from bottom middle to bottom right] Samantha Evans and Sasha Grist.

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SGA poses uses for dining dollars, CDI elects new committee members funding for tampon dispensaries

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The first SGA meeting of the spring semester involved announcements about funding for the previously approved free menstrual products project, new proposed uses for students’ unused dining dollars and a letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding Title IX changes, among other discussions.

During the committee reports, freshman representative Amber DiPersia announced that Vice President of Finance and Administration Diane Newton and Supervisor of Recycling and Custodial Services at the Physical Plant Adam Hensley approved the budget for free menstrual products in campus bathrooms. Newton agreed that the school will aid in funding the dispensaries.

Hensley said that around finals week, the products and dispensers should be implemented throughout campus.

Every year, free feminine products will be available in over 140 restrooms on campus.

Following the reports, Executive President Joshua Eddinger-Lucero announced that he had received an email from the student body president at Stanford University about a week prior

to the meeting explaining the letter they are issuing to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kenneth Marcus at the U.S. Department of Education regarding the department’s proposed changes to Title IX statutes.

The letter highlights the 10 most critical proposed changes and its anticipated impact on students.

Eddinger-Lucero said that he, after consultation with executives and advisors, has signed the letter encouraging the department to strongly consider the proposed changes.

Senators also heard from Vice President of Finance Spencer Burton about the planned advancement of the Swipe to Share program and a potential Zagster team.

The Swipe to Share program, according to the UCA Swipe to Share Proposal from Fall 2018, is “an initiative unique to the University of Oklahoma, courtesy of their current student body president, Yaseen Shurbaji, but universities across the nation have been committed to reducing food waste via their food service programs for years.”

For students, dining dollars do not roll over, so at the end of the spring semester, many students aren’t on campus and aren’t using these dining

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dollars. This program will allow them to use those dining dollars to purchase items from the Bear Village C-Store that have been designated as “productive and helpful for either the Bear Essentials Food Pantry and off campus food partners,” Burton said.

Burton passed a sheet around the senate to gauge SGA’s interest in the proposed Swipe to Share program and a Zagster team he proposed while the sheet made its round.

He emphasized that those who signed the sheet must commit to bringing one or both programs to fruition.

Regarding the possible creation of a Zagster team, Burton said that if SGA, as a body, wants to continue to serve students through the bike share program and other possible future micro mobility options, then the future of these programs will benefit from having SGA members working now on promotional material and other advancements.

“I want only people that want to be there,” Burton said in reference to SGA members signing up.

Finally, the student fee advisement committee announced plans to soon discuss the radio station fee, the cooperative education fee, the writing retention fee, the business administration fee, the student teacher fee and the publication fee.

knowledge and support the staff as much as possible.”

Whitehead said the focus of the board and staff is to promote the field of community and economic development in the mid-south and Arkansas. Only a select number of individuals are appointed to the board.

According to the UCA website, “individuals are invited to join the CDI Advisory Board based on their experience and knowledge and desire to work with the board for the purpose of advancing community and economic development practices in Arkansas and surrounding states.”

Staff members and existing board members nominate the new board members.

Whitehead said the goal is to have a diverse group of board members.

“This means having balance in age, gender, race, geographic location and type of organization. Our institute participants have a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, and we want our board to reflect that,” Whitehead said.

The board meets about four or five times each year. Each board member’s commitment varies, but it is expected that board members are continually on the lookout for ways to promote the CDI and advocate for community development.

For more information on the CDI, visit uca.edu/CDI.

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program at UCA demonstrates — by using these Apple tools — how each student can utilize these technological methods in their own classrooms after graduation.

“I always just try to model what I hope that my students will do in their own classrooms.

I want them to take creative risks, I want them to not be afraid of technology and I think that’s what happens a lot,” clinical instructor of Teaching and Learning and ADE Jessica Herring Watson said. “We can be scared something will mess up, but that could happen whether I’m using a device or paper and pencil.”

The students in these mobile learning courses are required to purchase an iPad, which start as low as $309 through the Apple Store. UCA

The University of Central Arkansas’ Community Development Institute, CDI, appointed five new members and two returning members to the advisory board committee.

The board’s first meeting this year is March 14.

According to UCA’s website, the CDI’s mission is “to empower people with the knowledge and skills necessary to proactively improve the physical and human resources of their communities, thereby increasing the quality of life for all citizens.”

This committee is composed of seven members.

The newly appointed members include: • Associate Vice President of UCA Outreach & Community Engagement Shaneil Ealy • Director of Community Competitiveness at Louisiana Economic Development Stacey Neal • Executive director at the Faulkner County Community Foundation Shelley Mehl • President of the Arkansas Community Development Society Patty Methvin • Arkansas Economic Development Commission senior manager of Community Development and Professional Community and Economic Developer Matt Twyford The two reappointed members include:

• PCED and Western Arkansas Planning and Development District executive director Sasha Grist • PCED, and the community development advisor and Workforce Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Samantha Evans “I anticipate that I will learn a lot this first year while acclimating myself back into the world of CDI. I hope to assist in networking, recruitment and program development,” newly appointed member Shaneil Ealy said.

This won’t be Ealy’s first time to serve on a board. She currently serves on the Conway Public Schools Foundation Board.

“I am excited to return to this advisory board. I previously served on the board when I was Director of Programs,” Ealy said. “I helped facilitate the CDI. I am looking forward to meeting the other board members and creating a synergy that will advance the work of institute.”

Director of CDI and overseer of advisory board Amy Whitehead said the advisory board was formed to aid UCA in developing CDI curriculum, resource development and external stakeholder support, and marketing and promotion.

“I have a long history in Outreach and with CDI. I am very familiar with all of the work it takes to build and sustain great programs. I will share my

department chair of Teaching and Learning and ADE Michael Mills stresses that substituting the price of textbooks for iPads will greatly benefit the students in the long run, and it will allow them to learn in creative ways.

“This [Apple technology] allows students to create videos, innovative projects and have them provide feedback,” Mills said.

Through the mobile learning program, some students at UCA have created their own books and projects to be published. A UCA alumna, Laurie A. Nick, published a book titled “A Teacher’s Guide to Grief: Supporting Middle School Students” for her honors thesis that can be found on the iBooks store.

“Putting [Apple technology] into the hands of

the students, they have not let me down,” Mills said.

Mills and Scott believe that this is only the beginning for the mobile learning and ADE programs. Due to the programs’ success, they will continue to grow across the UCA campus. Students will begin to see an integration of Apple technology into their classrooms in the future.

The Education Department is currently the only department at UCA with ADEs, but UCA is working to expand the ADE program to other departments such as journalism, music and art.

The ADEs are very proud of the development that the mobile learning initiative with Apple has shown at UCA, and they are excited for the future of being an Apple Distinguished

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that collect over 200 items.”

Each fraternity or sorority chapter must think of new and inventive ways to give back to the community, as well as ways to involve members in the chapter’s causes. This puts a lot of pressure on the leaders of these organizations. With the help of other members, leaders must think of how to raise a great amount of resources for charities or groups in need. Multiple chapters plan events that will raise money for HAVEN House, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide shelter and foster growth to adolescent girls that are [typically] victims of abuse or neglect.

Community service directly gives to the community, but also indirectly impacts members of the fraternities and sororities, as well as UCA students as a whole.

“Our fraternity and sorority community is a great example to the UCA student community of what it means to serve a greater purpose,” assistant Director of Student Life Jordan Frederking said.

However, fraternity and sorority membership has slightly dropped since last year.

There are multiple theories as to why this is.

“We did remove an organization from our community. Because of that, their membership numbers are not in our overall total,” Frazier said, specifically referring to the suspension of the Kappa Sigma fraternity last semester due to alleged hazing. Frederking also cited other possible causes. “[The] enrollment numbers across higher education nationwide has dropped in recent years, and I attribute that to a slight dip in our fraternity

and sorority membership… recruitment numbers were just a bit lower than usual, but not alarmingly low by any means.”

With fraternities and sororities planning big ways to give back to the communities, their goals of instilling a desire to serve the community in their members is panning out to be a success. The next hurdle will likely be to think of appealing and inventive ways to recruit new members and advertise the benefits of getting involved with these organizations.

“Our goal for this year is to reach more students and show them all the benefits of being part of a fraternity and sorority at UCA, which will hopefully provide us a rise in membership numbers,” Frederking said.

For more information on fraternity and sorority membership, visit uca.edu/ gogreek.

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Around Campus: Campus Cleanup At 12:25 p.m. Jan. 31 at the UCA fountain outside of Win Thompson Hall, a crew will meet to begin an approximately 50-minute campus cleaning session.

Cleanup will be canceled or rescheduled if it is raining or snowing. No reservation is required.

Pop Sockets At 11 a.m. Jan. 31 in the Student Center, UCA’s Student Activities Board will host a Design Your Own Pop-socket event. Students are welcome to choose from pre-made designs or to bring their own digital design. For more information visit ucasab.com.

First Friday Coffee At 9 a.m. Feb. 1 at UCA Downtown, the Women’s Leadership Network will host a coffee gathering. Experienced and novice female leaders in the Conway community meet to connect and network with one another. RSVP at uca.edu/ outreach/wln-events/.

Show Me The Money At 10 a.m. Feb. 2 in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, Donna Hill will lead the workshop titled “Know Before You Go: Show Me the Money! Finding and Applying for College Scholarships.” Hill will provide information about where to find scholarship applications as well as how to write an essay for those applications. Register at uca.edu/outreach/types/allclasses/.

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Junior Lashay Blackwell, Chaplain of SPBC, and senior Olivia Harvey, vice president of SPBC, lead the silent march during x-period Jan. 24. The annual march honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Silently, but surely, they marched in honor of MLK Jr.

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Students, faculty and staff met in front of the Student Center Jan. 24 at x-period to silently march to the lawn by Twisted Taco where Pastor Charles Simmons took to the podium as guest speaker in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ongoing legacy. The silent aspect of the march encouraged reverence and thought among participants.

“It allows you to reflect on just exactly what MLK’s life stood for, what it meant, the impact it has had on our state, our country or even the world,” Vice President of Student Services Ronnie Williams said.

“He was a transformational leader.”

Many faculty and staff members participate in the march annually.

Williams has participated for over 20 years. UCA President Houston Davis would typically attend the event, but this year he was out of state for a meeting.

Vice President of Finance Administration Diane Newton participated in the march for the first time this year, and another new face in the crowd belonged to Amanda Hoelzeman, who was hired as Director of Media Relations in August of last year.

After an opening prayer, members from four RSOs — Students for the Propagation of Black Culture, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Dancers United and Delta Sigma Theta — led the march, each group carrying banners representing its RSO. The march route went past the

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Canvas and Coffee The Student Activities Board is hosting their biannual Canvas and Coffee event at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 19 in the Student Center Ballroom. There will be free painting materials, food and Zetêo coffee. The event will consist of a one-hour painting session with a private instructor Lori Cullum. The event is free for students, but there are a limited number of painting materials. For more information, visit ucasab.com.

“When properly done, the root system becomes a system of reciprocity. It is one that not only acknowledges the roots planted by our ancestors, but it also recognizes the ones that are being planted for our future.

And make no mistake about it today, you are the future,” Simmons said.

Simmons encouraged the young black students in the crowd to remain patient and resilient in the face of continuing racial tensions.

“And I know that sometimes things are trying, sometimes it gets old to hear ‘keep pushing,’ sometimes it gets old hearing ‘keep going,’ but you have to keep going,” Simmons said.

“You have to keep pushing because the opportunity that you have today was forged by the pressing of your ancestors.”

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At 9:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at UCA Downtown, UCA’s Division of Outreach and Community Engagement will host a hands-on decorating class for youth ages 7-12. Tiffany Block will help children dip strawberries as well as apply icing to cupcakes. To register visit uca.edu/outreach/types/ all-classes/

At 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Conway Expo Center, Emerge, a local women’s clothing boutique, will present a prom fashion show. Trendy prom attire will be modeled on over 85 women. Contact Reene Stone at (501) 908-4683 for ticket

introduced Pastor Simmons by briefly describing his 15-year career history, including his upcoming pastoral position at the Connect Church location coming to Conway this year and his former pastor position at the ROK Church of Conway.

“Today, our theme is: Our roots run deep,” Simmons said upon opening his speech. He described the theme as timely, using the roots’ importance in relation to the health of a plant as an illustrative parallel to the importance of African American roots to the future of the culture.

“Despite the damages we have incurred, we are still standing because of our roots,” Simmons said.

He described the fight against inequality in America as ongoing.

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Student Amphitheater, around the front of Old Main, down the walkway in the center of Alumni Circle, to the Crosswalk past Wingo Hall, across Donaghey Avenue and to the circle walkway on the lawn next to Donaghey Hall.

As marchers filed around the circle walkway, Martin Luther King Jr.’s familiar voice boomed out of speakers.

“So, I’m happy tonight, I’m not worried about anything, I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,” King said via an audio clip from his famous “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, which King delivered April 3, 1968 at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee.

Chaplain of SPBC and junior Lashay Blackwell

photo by Taylor Sone

Comedian Samuel Comroe performs a lively and interactive set at the Student Center Ballroom at 7 p.m. Jan. 23. Comroe’s subject matter varied from life as a touring comedian, to performing on America’s Got Talent as well as what it is like growing up with Tourette’s syndrome.

by Shane Brierly Staff Writer

America’s Got Talent finalist and comedian Samuel Comroe took control of the Student Center Ballroom theater Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.

Comroe derives his material from day-to-day observations

and his experiences growing up and living with Tourette syndrome. Comroe opened his set with a joke about how crazy Arkansas weather is, which is something every Arkansan can relate to. He joked about rain coming in sideways, and how unique it is that Arkansas is the only state where holding an

umbrella sideways to block the rain is normal.

After doing some improv material about how the lighting in the room reminded him of a hospital, and a few general jokes about audience members in the first few rows, he had the left side of the room in his pocket for the rest of the night.

With the left side of the room primarily composed of students, and the right side primarily composing mature Conway residents, Comroe jokingly dubbed the more tight-lipped right side the “church” side.

While it took time for the room to warm up to Camroe, it was smooth sailing after the first few giggles.

“I appreciated how he used the room to his advantage.

I think he did a great job by flipping an unreceptive room upside down and making it his own,” freshman Gage Scroggins said.

After performing a mixture of crowd-work and prepared material for twenty minutes, Camroe accepted questions from the crowd. This went on for about twenty minutes, and earned Camroe some of the best reactions from the audience. While he was asked plenty of ordinary questions like what his favorite color

was, his greatest fears or his first tattoo, a select few decided to spice it up by asking off-the-wall questions. One person in particular proudly asked the stand-up comic if he has an archnemesis, which made the whole crowd roar with laughter due to its sheer strangeness. The audience member that asked the question was a man in the front row that Camroe nicknamed “Build-A-Bear” due to his puffy jacket.

After taking questions, Comroe had some questions of his own. He interviewed several couples, cracking wise about their strange marriage proposals or interesting first dates, including one couple who proposed in their kitchen while cooking pork chops.

He also picked at The Echo’s advisor, David Keith, and his wife, Tammy, for their seemingly matching outfits.

Many stand-up comics clean up their material to tailor to college campuses, but Comroe held nothing back.

While his material isn’t as dirty as the late, great George Carlin, he’s certainly not as clean as Bob Hope either.

One of the biggest laughs of the night came from a bit about a homophobic Uber driver giving Comroe a hard time

because his suitcase, usually used by his wife, was bright pink.

“The show was great! He was actually willing to tell more racy jokes. That’s something you don’t see very often in a state like Arkansas, especially on a college campus,” sophomore Noah Burris said.

Comroe finished up his show, graciously thanked the audience and started the line for a meet-and-greet where crowd members were able to get a photo with the comedian.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Comroe has won numerous comedy competitions in his illustrious career, spanning over ten years and counting. He has been featured on BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood with Kevin Hart, made his TV debut on Conan and was a finalist on the most recent season of America’s Got Talent. He performs at over 100 clubs and college campuses every year, with no intentions of stopping any time soon. The event was hosted by senior TeKayla Dixon, comedy chair of the Student Activities Board.

The next comedian, Francisco Ramos, is scheduled to perform at UCA Feb. 13.

S TA N D I N G O VAT I O N

‘Something Rotten!’ brings leagues of laughter to Reynolds Performance Hall

by Logan Howell Staff Writer

Tony award-winning musical “Something Rotten!” performed at UCA’s Reynolds Performance Hall Jan. 2 during their nationwide tour. This relatively new musical has been wildly popular since opening on Broadway in 2015, and has maintained an avid fan base ever since.

With hilarious musical numbers such as “God I Hate Shakespeare” and “Bottom’s Gonna Be on Top,” the comedy had the audience in consistent uproarious laughter throughout the night.

“Something Rotten!” takes the audience to 1595, the era of the Renaissance and

Shakespeare, where brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are struggling to become successful playwrights. With their shows constantly overshadowed

by Shakespeare’s, they try to imagine original play ideas that will make them successful and save them from the impoverished life they’re bound to. The show also offers a unique perspective on Shakespeare, painting him as the antagonist of the show and having the audience often root against him.

With sharp and witty humor, frequent references to Renaissance culture and elaborate tap dance numbers, the show never missed a chance to catch every eye in the audience. Paired with lovably imperfect characters, the

show was a delight to most, as displayed by the vast number of audience members who gave a standing ovation during the curtain call.

“Something Rotten!” frequently references other musicals and quotes lines from famous Shakespearean plays such as “Hamlet,” “The Winter’s Tale” and “The Taming of the Shrew.” These references rewarded seasoned theater fans who easily understood, although it still managed to make the show accessible enough for those who had never seen a theatrical performance in their lives.

“I loved the show,” freshman Will Reed said.

“Even the references I couldn’t understand I still appreciated through the crowd’s reaction.

It’s an incredibly clever script.

My favorite character was probably Shakespeare. I would definitely see another musical if it came to Reynolds.”

Musicals always bring an enthusiastic audience to the Reynolds Performance Hall, with tickets typically selling out days or weeks before the show date, or with audience seating being near capacity during performances.

“The show was amazing.

It was hysterical. I’ve wanted to see this show for so long.

I bought tickets back in November,” alumna Emma Boone said. “My favorite character was Shakespeare. I can’t help it, I love him. I would definitely see more musicals like this at Reynolds.”

Shakespeare is played

by Matthew Baker, who also appeared in London’s production of “HAIR” as Woof.

Another notable character was Thomas Nostradamus, who was among the cast members that received the most applause during bows. Nostradamus is played by Greg Kalafatas, who has previously been cast in the national tours of “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” and “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

Reynolds Performance Hall has more theater performances coming its way very soon. On Jan. 28, Reynolds will host “Freedom Bound.” Shortly after, an already sold-out performance of the widely acclaimed “Kinky Boots” will hit the stage Feb. 4.

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Student veterans represent UCA

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UCA’s Student Veterans of America Marketing Director and Air Force Reserve officer, junior Samantha Philippe [left] and SVA Social Media Coordinator and Army Reserve officer, sophomore Miranda Case [right] pose together as they embark on their journey at the Student Veterans of America National Conference in Orlando, Florida.

by Caela Rist

Entertainment Editor Over 2,000 veterans, students, dependants, chapter members and interested registrants attended the three-day Student Veterans of America’s National Conference Jan. 3-5. The conference was hosted in Orlando, Florida at Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort, and attendees were responsible for their registration fees, hotel bookings and flight costs.

It typically costs $270 to register as a student and $480 as a nonstudent. Through rice-crispy-treat fundraising and immeasurable dedication, UCA’s own SVA chapter was able to send chapter members to the conference, all expenses paid.

Marketing Director of UCA’s SVA chapter and junior Sammantha Philippe and sophomore Miranda Case, who is the Social Media Coordinator of UCA’s SVA chapter, represented UCA at the National Conference.

Besides the glowing luxuries of the Disney resort — which the SVA conference attendees booked solid — the conference included dozens of break out sessions which consisted of any topic from LinkedIn boot camps to resume writing and interview and internship preps.

Panels were also held ranging in theme from bridging the gap between female veterans and the workforce to learning how to engage student veterans in the greater community.

“The conference helped me build some confidence in myself, seeing other veteran students able to achieve such successful positions that I could someday hold,” Philippe, who is also enlisted within the Airforce Reserves, said. “It also helped to see how many companies are dedicated to hiring more veterans so this gives me hope for the future job market.”

The conference’s past public speakers have held astounding titles and illustrious backgrounds — from former

Vice President Joe Biden to former President George W. Bush, actress Jamie Gray Hyder and the former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald. These were merely a few speakers who attended the SVA National Conference in past years. Medal of Honor recipient and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran Ryan M. Pitts spoke during this year’s conference, along with Secretary Robert Wilkie of Veterans Affairs.

The perks of attending the conference didn’t stop at the included informational break-out sessions or the impactful speakers. The SVA organization allowed registrants to upload their resumes before arriving at the conference so they were readily available when meeting companies at booths. SVA also provided free professionally photographed headshots for all its attendees who signed up.

“I would absolutely recommend that other students attend the conference because it is not just for the benefit of our SVA Chapter on campus, but there are so many opportunities for students to network and seek future job/ internship opportunities.”

Philippe said. The conference is open to anyone, student or not, veteran or not.

Dozens of corporate, higher education and nonprofit booths were also available to the conference attendees.

Companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, BP, College Board and numerous others had booths available for attendees, allowing them to make vital connections to otherwise unreachable companies. Case, also an Army Reserve soldier, attested to how influential the conference as a whole was for her future aspirations.

“The veteran community is small as it is, and getting to see hundreds of other student veterans all in one room was

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astonishing,” Case said. “I spoke with people about their own stories, struggles and goals. I had the opportunity to speak to numerous colleges and businesses seeking to hire interns. I have about 20 business cards of businesses that may want to hire me upon graduation.”

Both Philippe and Case left the conference on a cloud of opportunity and enlightenment. They returned to their duties at UCA for their SVA chapter with notebooks full of ideas. Both of them agreed the conference allowed them to flourish in their positions at their SVA chapter.

As a whole, SVA generally maintains its mission to aid anyone in need, regardless of military status. Any student is welcomed to join the SVA chapter located on UCA’s campus in Old Main. The active registration fee is $5 per semester, but involvement is priceless in terms of connections and support.

President of UCA’s SVA chapter and first-year masters student in the Masters Program for Mental Health and Counseling Alison Tutt prides the program on finding any possible way to help all students in their journey toward a degree, including scholarships and other transitional aid. “We specifically find scholarships that cater to a variety of students, so that as many students as possible can succeed,” Tutt said, confirming the organization’s dedication.

“We are focused on success, whether that be academic success or financial success. We help students find tutors, help them with their homework, we help provide school supplies when they are in short supply; if the students are struggling financially, we help them find various resources for financial aid, including going above and beyond to find scholarships that are not just military specific.”

ART EXPERIENCE

Typology and typography take over 3D artist reception

by Ryan bradford Opinion Editor

Art is subjective and can therefore include many things.

The very words that you are reading right now could be used for art. Fonts are the medium that assistant art professor Peter Bella used to create his works of art for his reception at UCA Downtown Jan. 22. The exhibit was called “Typology of Typography: A Permanent Evanescence,” and displayed 20 works of art.

Bella, who teaches graphic design and 2D design, created exhibits that featured different fonts on posters.

These fonts created by Bella included Bellamano, Belladoni, Bellalegna, Bellafondita, Bellasione and Bellatura. Each of the fonts featured a specimen poster, graphic design and artistic expression aside from Bellatura, which featured a sculpture, or pictures of the sculpture, with no graphic design.

The specimen posters also told the story of how the fonts evolved, offering a unique experience.

“I like fonts because they can tell a story like the history,”

freshman Gavin Epperson said.

For some patrons, the fact that the exhibit was different from the usual art experience was a plus.

“I liked the straightforwardness of these.

There’s a lot to be said,” freshman Rachel Farhat said.

For this exhibit, Bella wanted to focus on how technology has affected letter form, specifically looking at the dimensionality of letters.

The first font, Bellamano, the first font written by hand, explored 2-dimensionality.

Then with Belladoni came lead type, which was a piece of lead with a raised letter on it, that began to introduce dimension to the process. Next was wood shown through Bellalegna, which is similar to lead type but introduced depth. The next font, Bellafondita, used cubes for 3D depth.

“It’s an illusion, there is no depth there,” Bella said. “If we turned all of those letters on their side, all of a sudden they are all exactly the same. We can’t tell the difference between one or the other.”

The fonts become increasingly more abstract with Bellasione and Bellatura.

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What do you think about the government shutdown?

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by Christine Nichols Photos by Taylor Sone

Junior Khalanna Cotton

Sophomore Matthew Steakley

“I watched a video recently and Trump himself said that if the government shuts down, it’s the president’s fault. Things aren’t going his way so he’s choosing to do this. It’s his fault for sure.”

“It’s weird because I definitely don’t support the border wall. I hope that we can find a compromise but at this point it doesn’t seem likely.”

Sophomore Makayla Bond

Sophomore Dajohn Parks

“This is affecting people that don’t know they’re being affected. I’m in the history program and my research depends on documents that only the government publishes. Now I can’t access the files I need.”

“The president could end the shutdown with an executive order if he wanted to. It really shows what kind of a person he is that it’s still going on.

We could impeach him if we all got on the same page.”

photo courtesy of Caroline Bivens

Assistant art professor Peter Bella focused on fonts in his exhibit Typology and Typography: A Permanent Evanesence at UCA Downtown on Jan. 22.

“Bellasione is actual illusion,” Bella said.

It introduced virtual reality by using the arrangement of shapes to make it look like it is floating. This was achieved through 3D glasses.

“The last one, Bellatura, finally says true 3-dimension is activation of space all the way around,” Bella said. This is where the sculptural form was introduced to attain true 3-dimensionality.

“I think it’s a very ugly sculptural interpretation of the idea, but I can’t just all of a sudden make a sculptural form and then say that’s a letter A,”

Bella said. “So, I introduce you to the letter A, but then I start taking you around the form and see how well you can maintain that letter A. Where do you lose that letter A?” Bella also talked about his upcoming plans.

“I’m going to be pushing the sculptural form a little bit more to see how far I can take it and still have people recognize communication in the letter, and be able to read something from it,” Bella said.

Bella’s exhibit will be on display at UCA Downtown throughout January, Monday through Friday from 12-5 p.m.

Junior Micah Patterson

Sophomore Aysha Aktar

“It’s not fair. At some point it’s necessary but for it to go on this long it seems unnecessary.

People aren’t getting paid. Where it’s at now is ridiculous.”

“It’s really overly dramatic. If so many people don’t want a wall to be built, that, you know, shutting down the government is not an effective way to get things done. Especially because the TSA is wrongfully affected.”

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA

Scott Ross

by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

photo by Ronak Patel

Scott Ross uses Microsoft Excel to keep track of data for the Tutoring Services Center at Torreyson Library on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Ross said he plans on furthering his education at UCA.

This semester, Searcy native Scott Ross began his second semester at UCA as the evening supervisor and coordinator of embedded tutoring in the Tutoring Services Center located upstairs in Torreyson Library.

Ross is a UCA alumnus who graduated with a Bachelors of Applied Mathematics in fall 2015, but he also has a detailed understanding of many of the lower level sciences. Ross is in charge of interviewing and hiring student workers at the tutoring center, running end of year data, conducting end of year interviews with student workers and completing

paperwork associated with student worker evaluations.

Outside of working at the Tutoring Center, Ross enjoys exploring different cultures.

“When I was [at UCA], I minored in French and was three classes away from minoring in German. I took Latin when I did my associates.

I did four semesters of Latin.

I’ve got a sister in law from Tijuana and, growing up, I had always been around a lot of Spanish speakers, so Spanish came naturally to me. I just love cultures from all over the world.

I’m currently in the midst of several different Chinese and Japanese media. I’m just always looking to expand my horizons,” Ross said.

Ross’ love for exploring

different cultures makes him a great fit for the Tutoring Center because UCA has a diverse student body and staff.

“We have students from all around the world, and [knowing multiple languages] has been really helpful for me to be able to interact with just everybody,” Ross said. “In the library we have staff from around the world. It gives me a unique perspective of being able to overlook the customs and traditions I was raised with and establish kinship with students from different places.”

Ross is still deeply connected to his alma mater.

“I would like to pursue higher education while I am here. I would want to get into the several language programs

they have here. The Chinese and Japanese programs are great here. I am interested in furthering my education,” Ross said.

Continuing his education would be a great example for students, having a coordinator that is relatable, and knows what it’s like to be a student.

For anyone interested in tutoring with Ross at the Tutoring Center, there are always openings for student tutors.

“We are looking for genuine people. We are looking for students with a 3.0 in the class they will help with so they can tutor in that subject.

The amount of hours isn’t important. Anybody can come work for us. We have 50 tutors right now,” Ross said.

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Women, including myself, hold almost results listing things we’ve allegedly killed.

“Breastaurants” is on the list, and somehow, two-thirds of all student debt, according we’re still being pressured to feel ashamed to the American Association of University for doing away with chain restaurants that Women. We might be busy shelling out $30,000 for our education, but at least objectify women. Yet, the percentage we’re educated enough to know that of 55 to 64 year olds who’re likely electing a black president doesn’t to be googling pictures of boobs eradicate decades of institutional keeps going up. racism and that throwing “organic” We’ve been harassed for not on the packaging of your baby carrots wanting to have babies but we’re means nothing because the FDA too busy working to pay three doesn’t regulate the use of the times more for housing than word. our grandparents, taking Not only are we more care of our nationwide educated than any other $1.48 trillion in student generation, we’re also loan debt and trying just under 50 percent to secure some sliver nonwhite. With every of Social Security in a passing day, this country

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Humanity’s ‘heart of darkness’ lurks within us all It’s easy to look at a mistake someone acts people commit, he said the “heart of else makes and automatically think poorly darkness” is in everyone. of that person.

I think my professor’s statement was UCA professor Gilbert Baker was profound. It left me thinking about all the recently indicted for bribing former Judge mistakes I’ve made and times I should have Mike Maggio, who is now serving in federal acted with stronger morals. prison for accepting the bribe. Therefore, it’s I realized my professor was right. easy to look at Baker’s mistake and think Although I hate to admit this, I think he is a deplorable person. the “heart of darkness” Conrad is I learned about the Baker case referring to is part of our humanity. in my Advanced Reporting class I’m not trying to say all humans this semester and the same week I are awful, I don’t believe that, read the book “Heart of Darkness” but I think there is darkness in

by Joseph Conrad for my junior all of us. We’ve all done things seminar class. we aren’t proud of. I wish I “Heart of Darkness” could say I’ve never said depicts imperialism a rude comment to my in the Congo in what parents or fought with my is presumed to be the sister, but I can’t.

1960s. The imperialists Behind closed doors,

by Rose McGarrity in this novel enslave the it’s easy for people to act Staff Writer Congolese people out without morals. It was of greed. They use the easy for Baker to bribe Congolese people for Maggio because he didn’t their own self-benefit, even though many of think he’d be caught. It was easy for the them rationalize this action by claiming to imperialists in the Congo to enslave the be enlightening them.

Congolese people because they were deep in Like Baker, it’s easy to think the the jungle away from observation. imperialists in the Congo are deplorable When we aren’t being watched by others, people. it’s easy to forget our morals and act with In my seminar class discussion, we darkness. I think that is why laws exist, and spent a great deal of time pondering what why society pushes surveillance. the “heart of darkness” in the novel refers to.

I think the first thing we all need to do I first thought the “heart of darkness” was is recognize we aren’t perfect. We need to the wrongdoings of the imperialists. While I know that it’s easy for us to make immoral think this is correct, my professor took the decisions and act on them. This awareness concept even further. He said not only is the can prevent us from acting out of darkness so “heart of darkness” referring to the immoral long as we acknowledge the darkness exists.

Another bigoted policy has been brought forward by the Trump Administration and while this ban on transgender people serving in the military is nothing new, the new Supreme Court has just signed off on it in a 5-4 decision.

This ban was first proposed by President Donald Trump on twitter in July 2017.

“After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military,” Trump said on Twitter. “Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender[s] in the military would entail.”

This was an announcement that caught the Pentagon by surprise. Back in 2016, President Barack Obama began allowing transgender people to serve in an attempt to create a more inclusive military. This was an idea many generals and admirals embraced.

All five military chiefs of staff have publicly stated that the transgender policy did not cause readiness issues as the Trump Administration has stated. This is a blatantly transphobic policy being put forward with no basis other than its own bigoted premise.

This policy allows transgender troops currently serving in the military to continue if they serve “in their biological sex.” Furthermore, transgender people looking to enlist in the military must do so as the gender they were assigned at birth.

This attempted erasure of transgender people serving in the military will only hurt our armed forces. It serves no purpose.

It’s just bigoted fear mongering being put forward by a man who apparently feels the need to attack every marginalized group of people within our society.

The Supreme Court ruling puts a hold on rulings made by lower courts that allowed transgender troops to continue serving based on the previous directive under the Obama Administration. Just like in Trump’s proposed Muslim ban, lower courts can step in and block it, but any opposition won’t be effective with a conservative majority on the Supreme Court.

The more liberal members of the court — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — dissented from the ruling of the more conservative members — Justices John Roberts Jr., Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

These are some of the first ramifications seen from Kavanagh’s controversial appointment, which gives the highest court in the land a conservative majority. But without any proper factual basis for this ban, the justices in support are just bending to the whims of the President and his administration.

This could pose a problematic theme going forward as it throws the Supreme Court’s checks and balances out the window. The Supreme Court should be making decisions based on facts, not the bigoted opinions of the commander in chief.

For example, if Roe v. Wade were to be brought before the Supreme Court once again, it could be overturned. The mere prospect of this is one of the reasons Kavanagh gained so much support despite the sexual assault allegations against him.

If our laws go back and forth depending on which political party has the majority of the court, it creates chaos for the country.

Our laws and policy should not be defined by transphobia or any other bigoted beliefs.

This ban on transgender men and women serving in the military must end.

It does nothing but hurt those currently serving and deter people from joining in the future.

Our laws and policy should not be defined by transphobia or any other bigoted beliefs.

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New This Week Movies

Feb. 8 — The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (PG), directed by Mike Mitchell, starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish Feb. 8 — What Men Want (R), directed by Adam Shankman, starring Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Greenfield, Kellan Lutz Feb. 8 — Cold Pursuit (R), directed

by Hans Petter Moland, starring Emmy Rossum, Liam Neeson, Julia Jones, Laura Dern Feb. 8 — The Prodigy (R), directed

by Nicholas McCarthy, starring Taylor Schilling, Brittany Allen, Colm Feore, Peter Mooney

Music Feb. 1 — Don’t Feed The Pop Monster — Broods Feb. 1 — What Chaos Is Imaginary — Girlpool Feb. 1 — bi/MENTAL— Le Butcherettes Feb. 1 — Encore — The Specials

Feb. 1 — Resist — Within Temptation Feb. 1 — Gallipoli —​Beirut Feb. 1 — Stuffed & Ready— Cherry Glazerr Feb. 8 — From Hell With Love — Beast In Black Feb. 8 — Sunshine Rock — Bob Mould Feb. 8 — Tip Of The Sphere — Cass McCombs

Feb. 8 — Quiet Signs — Jessica Pratt

‘Confessions with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes’ proves chilling and surprising

by Lauren McCabe News Editor

I’ve always been fascinated by cases concerning horrific crimes and the idea of serial killers. John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader (also known as the “BTK killer”), Jeffrey Dahmer — you name it, I’ve researched it — and even more have existed in the recesses of the American psyche for years.

What possessed them to kill?

How were they able to cover up their crimes long enough to commit more? Were they insane, possessed or ill?

All of these questions and more have been answered about one particularly famous yet terrifying household name: serial killer Ted Bundy. In a new Netflix original docuseries called “Confessions with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,” law enforcement, families, friends, psychiatrists and others who were involved with Bundy speak out in exclusive interviews about the deeper context surrounding the gruesome crimes that caused Bundy’s death sentence Jan. 24, 1989.

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I have to admit, I was pumped to hear that such a series would be airing on Netflix exactly 30 years to the day after Bundy’s execution.

But what is even more exciting is that they included actual one-on-one tapes, recorded by journalist Stephen Michaud, with Bundy while he sat on Florida’s death row. They were chilling, yet somehow anticlimactic in the sense that Bundy spoke like an average man who, before the time of his capture, was not suspected to have committed the crimes.

That is until you hear the tapes in which Bundy describes his

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The first two episodes, which are an hour to an hour and 15 minutes long, provide the audience with in-depth background information essembling the seemingly normal childhood Bundy experienced with his family in Seattle. The episodes then highlight the isolation and intense anger outbursts Bundy expressed in high school, and then the fact Bundy aspired

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facing and initially tried to prove him innocent.

The series does a great job diving into specific details about Bundy’s personality as well. In the tapes, Bundy said he believed killing those women would bring him and his evil side fulfillment. While pleading innocent, and even after his sentencing while he was on death row, Bundy was asked who could have done those horrific murders, ranging from the kidnapping, rape and killing of two girls from a beach park in 1974 to a breaking-and-entering of a sorority house at the University of Florida (during his second escape from prison) in 1978.

His answer sounded just as psychologically professional as it did chilling, but of course, this is where I leave you with a cliffhanger in hopes that you too will be pulled into the tapes and video footage that captured who Ted Bundy was.

Ultimately, this docuseries brilliantly highlights Bundy’s mastery of deceit and appearance. “Confessions with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” is now streaming on Netflix.

MUSIC

Deerhunter debuts bleak, robotic album

by Shane Brierly

The sixth hit single on the album ‘First Off” features Travis Scott; both rappers focus on the theme of money and power. In this song, Future references the enormity of his wealth over NBA champion Dwyane Wade’s. Travis Scott makes a reference to his custom shoe design with Nike.

This project is a mirror to his past two albums “FUTURE” and “Hndrxx,” which released a week apart. Future continues to release albums displaying repetitive styles and, as a result, dries up his music. With the style of hip-hop changing so rapidly, it is vital for an artist to change with the genre.

With that being said, I don’t think Future will have many complaints because he has been using the same style since 2012, and he is still regarded as one of the best idols in the hip-hop business.

Deerhunter’s sound has undeniably changed over the years. Describing itself as “ambient punk,” the band’s sound ranges from gritty garage rock, to mind-bending psychedelic rock, to brooding and dark psychedelic pop in its most recent album.

Deerhunter’s eighth album, “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” released Jan. 18, is the band’s most experimental, and possibly best, work yet.

Formed in 2001 by frontman Bradford Cox and drummer Moses Archuleta in Atlanta, Georgia, Deerhunter has had a revolving list of band members. Currently, the band consists of Cox on vocals and lead guitar, Lockett Pundt on guitar, Josh McKay on bass, Archuleta on drums and Javier Morales on saxophone, keyboard and synths. The ever changing cycle of band members has had a definite influence on the band’s sound throughout the years.

Since its 2015 album “Fading Frontier,” the band’s lineup has remained unchanged, causing both albums to have a pop-influenced sound in comparison to earlier albums.

“Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” incorporates a wide variety of instruments, giving Cox full creative freedom. Aside from the typical vocals/guitar/ bass/drums combination, a harpsichord, mandolin, contrabass and alto saxophone are all utilized without sounding awkward or like a blatantly obvious attempt at uniqueness. While these instruments aren’t exactly typical to the genre, they blend into the album’s overall sound.

This album’s 10 tracks are an odd assortment of songs, with symbolism and social commentary weaved throughout. Almost every track on the album showcases bleak lyrics about topics ranging from the real-life murder of British military police officer JoAnne Cox in 2016, to actor James Dean’s death, to nuclear fallout.

The first single on the album, as well as the first song, “Death in Midsummer,” tells a story about factory workers who struggle to make a living.

The second verse “They were in hills/They were in factories/ They are in graves now” really nails home the lyrical outlook for the rest of the album — it’s dark and harsh, but real.

“No One’s Sleeping” has

a simple, childlike feel to it, but the lyrics are about death and the afterlife, keeping with the dark theme. The last two minutes of the song is instrumental, with occasional charming interjections from a saxophone.

Scattered throughout the album are partial and fully instrumental tracks. The album is already a brisk listen with a 35-minute running time; however, these instrumental portions help space out the album and allot time for the lyrics to sink in with the listener.

“What Happens to People?” is a track that almost explains itself, with Cox wondering what happens to us when we die. The lyrics throughout the album are fantastic, but this song contains some of the best lyrics Cox has ever written.

The second half of the album takes on a different tone than the first, going fully experimental and industrial on several tracks. “Détournement” is sung/spoken from the point of view of a dying supercomputer, as Cox’s voice is altered to make it deeper and robotic.

The eighth song, “Tarnung” contains a ghostly melody that borders on hypnotizing.

On “Nocturne,” some song lyrics are cut out emulating a skipping record, but the instrumentation remains unchanged. It’s an interesting effect, but I’m not a fan of the style.

An underlying theme behind this entire album is death — the afterlife, catastrophes that can cause death, murder and technology living on after the extinction of the human race. Deerhunter puts a unique spin on the dark theme, and most of the songs maintain a surprisingly upbeat style. The lyrics are definitely thought-provoking due to their cryptic subject matter.

While Deerhunter has come a long way from its roots, it’s still churning out top quality music while transcending multiple genres. This album isn’t for everybody, but if you already listen to music with glum lyrics, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Deerhunter’s “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” is a gripping album filled with plenty of strangeness and interesting oddities, but that only enhances its charm in my eyes.

“Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?” is available for streaming on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music, and is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes.

1. Thanos’ love for Gamora.

2.

3. Warlock returns.

4. Strange curses time stone.

5. Odin’s infinity gauntlet.

I believe it is possible that Thanos has a softer side than we believe. I could see a possibility in which Thanos misses his adopted daughter, Gamora, and feels guilty about her fate. His guilt could guide him to use the time stone to go back in time and never sacrifice her for the soul stone. Thanos would still be incredibly powerful but he wouldn’t have all of the infinity stones. In this theory, the Avengers, Wakandans, Captain Marvel and the Guardians of the Galaxy could have a better chance of defeating Thanos in combat without his possession of the soul stone.

At the end of Antman and Wasp, Scott Lange is trapped in the quantum realm. Lange escapes and might be able to replicate the realm. Lange could team up with the remaining heroes and travel back in time to the Battle of New York. At the Battle of New York, Thanos sent his army to attack Earth but he never joined the fight.

He was viewing the battle from his throne. I believe it is possible the original Avengers and Lange might use the quantum realm to travel back to that moment and take down Thanos. This is the most vulnerable Thanos would be because he had not obtained any of the infinity stones yet.

In “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” there is an aftercredit scene of a underground chamber that could possibly hold a pivitol character, Adam Warlock, in it. Those who have read the comics are aware that Adam Warlock might be one of the most powerful beings, besides Thanos, in the universe.

I could see a future possibility where Warlock awakens inside his cell from the disturbance Thanos caused and plans to stop him. The Avengers could team up with Warlock and that might provide enough firepower to stop Thanos.

At the end of Infinity Wars, Thanos looks as if he is injured after snapping his fingers which caused half the universe to disappear. Thanos might be more vulnerable than he seems at this point. All of the infinity stones, when combined, are incredibly powerful and it makes sense that he was injured after using them all at once. There is a chance that Dr. Strange might have put a curse on the time stone and that is why he gave the stone up to Thanos so easily.

There’s a possibility that Thanos might be especially weak, leaving him vunerable to the Avengers.

This theory, though a stretch, was inspired by the film “Thor: Ragnarok.” In the film Thor’s father Odin went on his own journey to create his own version of an infinity gauntlet.

There is a possibility that Odin was successful and hid his own infinity gauntlet from his sons up until they would need it.

The theory is that Odin is, in fact, alive and he spoke to Thor prior to Thanos’ eradication, sharing the knowledge of his homemade gauntlet with him.

Thor might find a way to get to Odin’s gauntlet and then use it to take down Thanos.

by Francisco Rodriguez Staff Writer

Dragon Ball is one of the most successful and wellknown anime franchises of the past thirty-five years.

Most people have heard of the anime even if they have never watched it. Dragon Ball has created its own subculture of loyal followers much like the Grateful Dead and Nascar, whose fans are brand loyal.

Dragon Ball Super, the third installation of the series, expanded the Dragon Ball universe to reaches never before seen and gave first-time viewers and die-hard fans alike a great show. That being said, expectations were high for “Dragon Ball Super: Broly.”

Created in 1984 by Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball quickly swept away viewers with its great story and fights of epic proportions. The franchise, which started small, soon rose up through the ranks of Japanese animation and created an intricate universe with beloved characters and timeless stories showcasing the battle between good and evil.

There are three installations to the series which are “Dragon Ball,” “Dragon Ball Z” and

“Dragon Ball Super.”

“Dragon Ball Super: Broly” released in theaters Jan. 16 in the United States and I was lucky enough to be there for the first showing at the Cinemark Theater in Conway, on the premiere night. People lined up outside the doors in the bitter cold, kept warm by their expectations and pure love for the Dragon Ball franchise. The story was amazing and the build-up to the final fight was flawless. The final fight was so intense that the audience made the small theater feel like a coliseum.

When all characters faced each other, the audience cheered as if their favorite gladiator were walking out of a tunnel to face his opponent.

The climactic fight scene was so fierce that Goku and Broly literally ripped a hole in the universe and continued to fight as if everything were normal.

The audience was flipping out, throwing popcorn, cheering, jumping and heckling the villains as if it were the Super Bowl. The audience acknowledged every detail.

The movie itself was excellent, but the audience took the experience to another level. It was like watching Led Zeppelin on stage. You couldn’t

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true intentions and desires in the third person as if describing a separate evil force inside of himself. This evil, one may say, persuaded him to do what he did.

to be a lawyer and politician in college; however, he simply was not intelligent enough to pass his exams.

His love life was signaled to be a possible motive for the estimated 30 women he murdered. The documentary explores his previous love life in depth by analyzing how all the murdered women resembled his first true love, Diane Edwards, who broke his heart in college.

I particularly enjoyed the interviews. Those interviewed ranged from police who originally arrested Bundy to Bundy’s criminal defense attorney, John Henry Browne, who described Bundy as someone who was “absolutely born evil.”

Some time during the murders, Bundy joined a Mormon church to perhaps appear as an average American citizen, while simultaneously running from murders both in California and Washington. A member of the same Mormon church Bundy attended attested in an interview that nobody at the church believed the convictions Bundy was

take your eyes off the screen, almost as if one blink could cause you to miss something important. The pace of the plot was just slow enough to keep you interested the whole movie.

Even if someone is not a fan of the franchise, he will be after watching this movie. Once the movie ended the audience erupted with applause after witnessing a masterpiece of animated cinema.

Anime lovers and others should all definitely watch this movie.

You don’t need any prior knowledge of the show or previous movies to understand the premise and plot. The story and action are enough to hook anyone on the intense fighting and splashy animated effects.

“Dragon Ball Super: Broly” is one of the most exhilarating movies currently in theaters and I highly recommend it if your goal is to watch a film that will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. “Dragon Ball Super: Broly” is still available in theaters at the Cinemark Theater in Conway. If you don’t have the chance to catch it in theaters, it will soon be released on digital and Blu Ray. It was a great movie and I highly recommend giving it a watch.

RAP ALBUM

Rapper Future releases album ‘The Wizrd’ with typical sound

by DJ Jones Staff Writer

Rap artist Future released his seventh studio album titled “The Wizrd” Jan.18.

On this album, the East Atlanta rapper, born to the name Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, brought back the traditional sound displayed in the majority of his recent projects, originating with his first album titled “Pluto.”

Future gained inspiration for the album’s name from his late uncle who would call him a wizard when he was young because Wilburn always magically knew everything. He also uses the name, The Wizrd, as one of his illustrious alter egos, along with Hndrxx, the Astronaut Kid and, currently, Future.

The album debuted 20 songs and features a variety of artists such as Young Thug, Gunna and Travis Scott.

Throughout his career,

Future has avoided the label of a pure lyricist or a reputation as a rapper known for “bars.”

Future’s identity is held in his autotuned voice, catchy hooks and club anthem songs.

This album follows the usual Future formula — rap anthems about money, jewelry and other perks of his rockstar lifestyle.

Future already has six hit singles on the album, starting with the first five tracks — “Never Stop,” “Jumpin on a Jet,” “Rocket Ship,” “Temptation” and “Crushed Up.” This is a testimony that the album could already be a potentially award-winning project.

The

quantum

realm.

My prediction: this song will be the biggest hit of the entire album simply because of its catchy tune and its resonance with the majority of his fans.

On the album, Future delves into a subject that has been previously unexplored within his recent albums: his addiction. He opens the subject on tracks such as “Tricks On Me” and “Krazy But True.”

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Sophomore center Hayden Koval watches his three-point shot swish through the net against the University of New Orleans on Jan. 23. Koval led the team in scoring with 22 points and four 3-point shots.

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2019 MLB Hall of Fame class full of talent, legends from the past

by Daniel Adams Assistant Sports Editor

The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2019 was announced Jan. 22, with Mariano Rivera (Pitcher, New York Yankees), Edgar Martinez (DH/3B, Seattle Mariners), Roy Halladay (Pitcher, Phillies) and Mike Mussina (Pitcher, New York Yankees) all earning enough votes to be selected.

Lee Smith (Pitcher, Montreal Expos) and Harold Baines (DH/RF, Chicago White Sox) were already selected last year.

Rivera is the most notable addition due to the fact that Rivera was the first unanimous selection in the history of the Hall of Fame.

It’s always a good time to see new inductees for the sports halls, and the stories they represent are never short of intriguing facts.

Halladay’s induction is admittedly a bittersweet moment, given his death last year. “Doc” certainly had the credentials to make it into the Hall of Fame regardless, and it’s good to see him being honored in the best way possible for his career.

Martinez is considered one of the best designated hitters to ever lace up in baseball, and his career with the Seattle Mariners shows it. Martinez’s track record precedes him, considering he was the catalyst for the Mariners playoff run, and his highlights in the American League Championship series in 1995. Martinez worked hard to be considered one of the all-time greats.

Mussina, while he may not have been able to pick up the Cy Young award, was still a workhorse for every team he played for.

Rivera’s consistency as a pitcher led him to becoming, without a doubt, one of the best relief pitchers of all time. He was a Yankees’ mainstay during his career and was one of the key reasons they managed to win the World Series. Beating out Ken Griffey Jr. as the first unanimous selection, Rivera is definitely the highlight of this year’s Hall of Fame class.

Baines and Smith each played their own parts in their selections. I highly recommend everyone at least look up all of the men who were selected into the Hall of Fame to read each man’s career story for yourself. Each one is extremely intriguing in its own right.

My congratulations go out to all of these men for earning their positions in the Hall of Fame.

The UCA men’s basketball team (10-11, 5-3 SLC) earned another conference victory over the New Orleans Privateers (10-9, 5-3 SLC), scoring 76-71 Jan. 23 in the Farris Center.

Coming into the game, both teams were tied for third in conference, both having a conference record of 4-2.

The point spread stayed close throughout the game. Within the first half, the Bears scored 38 points and the Privateers scored 34. In the second half, the Bears scored another 38 points while the Privateers only scored 37.

Sophomore center Hayden Koval was the Bears’ leading scorer, pouring in a total of 22 points.

“The reason we won tonight was because of our defense. We held them under 40 percent from the field, and that’s the fourth straight game we have done that. On the offensive end, we hit shots when we needed to and made our free throws down the stretch,” Koval said.

Koval attributed most of the success to the team’s

ability to work well together on the court.

Senior shooting guard Thatch Unruh was the next leading scorer, earning 15 points for the Bears. Freshman shooting guard Khaleem Bennett followed, scoring another 8 points.

The players agreed that the program has improved and changed since last year.

Sophomore forward Matthew Mondesir has witnessed this first hand.

“The biggest difference between this year and last year is that we’re a lot closer of a team on and off the court,” Mondesir said.

Mondesir said he is excited to see how the team will continue to grow throughout the season.

This win gave UCA its fourth straight conference win for the season.

“It was a good win and it feels good to change the culture of UCA and the basketball program,” Mondesir said.

Mondesir said he is excited to experience this change of culture.

Freshman guard Khaleem Bennett agreed with Mondesir

that the game was a good win.

“It was a great win. New Orleans is a really gritty team and to win at home again boosts us up in conference standing. That’s good because we’re trying to make history,” Bennett said.

Bennett said he is confident that the team will only improve from here on out. Bennett said he is excited to see how not only he, but the whole team, will progress through the rest of this season and in seasons to come.

“I’m looking forward to more wins and travelling with the team. I’ve already bonded with my teammates so much,” Bennett said.

The Bears advanced to a tie in the conference following the win against the Privateers (17-4, 6-2 SLC).

However, after a 79-56 loss Jan. 26 to ACU in Texas, the Bears fell back into third in the conference. The top scorers for UCA were Koval and sophomore guard Deandre Jones with 13 points each.

UCA will take on Stephen F. Austin State University Jan. 30 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Following this, the Bears will be back in the Farris Center for their next three games.

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Location

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Result

Oct. 14

Women’s Cross Country

Little Rock

2

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 12.5

Oct. 22-23

Men’s Golf

Little Rock

2

LR wins LR 3.5 UCA12.5

Oct. 28-30

Women’s Golf

Hot Springs Village

2

UCA wins LR 3.5 UCA 14.5

Nov. 28

Men’s Basketball

Conway

4

UCA wins LR 3.5 UCA 18.5

Dec. 4

Men’s Basketball

Little Rock

4

UCA wins LR 3.5 UCA 22.5

Mar.12

Baseball

Conway

3

-

April 6

Women’s Track and Field

Little Rock

2

-

April 6

Men’s Track and Field

LittleRock

2

-

April 13

Women’s Track and Field

Conway

2

-

April 13

Men’s Track and Field

Conway

2

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April 16

Baseball

Little Rock

3

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TBD

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CHASING GOLD

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Senior Alejandra Ruiz [left] and freshman Gracie Hyde [center] compete against UKMC’s Sommer Herner [right] in the women’s 1-mile run during the Jayhawk Classic in Lawrence, Kansas Jan. 25-26. Ruiz finished third in the event, Hyde took fifth, and overall, the men’s and women’s teams combined for a total of 36 top-10 finishes.

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Senior guard Kamry Orr attempts to shoot over Abilene Christian University guard Sarah Williamson Jan. 26. Orr led the Sugar Bears with 24 points, but the team lost to the Wildcats 77-70.

Sugar Bears grab close win over UNO; suffer disappointing loss to Wildcats

by DJ Jones Staff Writer

The UCA women’s basketball team (7-11, 2-6 SLC) defeated the University of New Orleans (5-12, 1-7 SLC) 62-60 in a nailbittling game Jan. 23 on the road. This win gave the Sugar Bears their second win in conference play.

The Sugar Bears came out early with a 16-8 lead at the end of the first quarter, but New Orleans was able to cut the lead down to 5 points going into the halftime break.

New Orleans outscored the Sugar Bears in the second half 32-29, but UCA was able to hold out for a close win.

The game was decided in the last seconds of the fourth quarter. Senior guard Kamry Orr knocked down a free throw to give UCA a 2-point lead with 23 seconds left. A New Orleans player attempted a three-point

shot that would have given New Orleans the lead but Orr closed out on the shooter and blocked the shot out of bounds.

As a team, UCA shot 46 percent from the field, 33 percent from behind the three-point line and 77 percent from the free throw line. The Sugar Bears also grabbed 31 rebounds, and had seven steals.

Orr lead UCA in scoring with 20 points, to go along with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. This gave Orr her sixth 20-point game of the season.

Sophomore forward Hannah Langhi had her first double-double with 11 points and grabbing 11 of the team’s 31 rebounds. Langhi also recorded a block and two steals while playing a season-high 36 minutes. Freshman guard Shay Johnson also chipped in 8 points and two steals.

New Orleans shot 42 percent

from the field, 39 percent from behind the three-point line and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Privateers also grabbed 27 rebounds and had six steals.

Sophomore center Kayla Thomas lead New Orleans in scoring with 20 points, shooting 8-12 from the field and grabbing six rebounds. Senior center Shania Woods was next in scoring for New Orleans with 13 points.

In their next contest, the Sugar Bears suffered a 77-70 loss on the road to Abilene Christian University Jan. 26.

UCA started the game trailing Abilene Christian 37-23 at the halftime break, but were able to fight back in the second half to take the lead in the fourth quarter. ACU came back with a couple of shots from the field and the free throw line to hold off the Sugar Bears and close out the game.

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UCA men and women’s track and field had a successful meet at Kansas during the Jayhawk Classic indoor track meet Jan. 25 and 26 at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion in Lawrence, Kansas. The meets included two gold medals, one each for freshman Timon Dresselhaus in the heptathlon and Victoria Campfield in the 600-yard run.

The two teams compiled 36 top-10 finishes during the meet Friday and Saturday. Among the events, the men’s team was particularly successful at the heptathlon, with Dresselhaus taking gold while also placing first in the shot put and 60-meter hurdles. Junior Zac Bitton finished fifth in the heptathlon, and freshman Tanner Manasco was ninth.

Dresselhaus’s performance earned him the second-highest overall score at a meet in UCA school history, with a score of 4,717 points in the heptathlon.

“The anxiety levels were high, because I knew the 1,000 meter was the last event, and I knew that the person who was in second place right before the event had beat me in the race, but the question was whether he had beaten me by enough to actually make up the points he was lagging,” Dresselhaus said.

“When the final score came out it was such a relief that I was able to keep the top spot. It was such a blessing to hear that I was still at the top.”

The men’s team finished

the meet with top-10 finishes for 11 team members: Freshman Johnson Adegbite finished in second place in the 200-meter race with a time of 22.74 seconds, junior Jaron Hamilton finished in third place in the 3,000-meter afternoon race with a time of 8 minutes 41.2 seconds, sophomore Jordan Atkins finished in third place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.29, freshman Hunter Henderson finished in fourth place in the 3,000-meter morning race with a time of 9:11.45 and junior Ryan Yarde was fourth in the 800-meter race with a time of 2:00.56.

Campfield’s performance in the 600-yard run propelled her to the second best time in school history for that event.

“I was actually shocked because I guess I haven’t ran that race in a year,” Campfield said. “It was a good feeling. It definitely gave me motivation for the next meet coming up.”

The women’s team had several notable performances at Anschutz to go along with Campfield’s gold.

Senior Aliyah Robinson finished third in the 400 meter morning race with a time of 59.33 seconds, sophomore Jordan Brock finished third in the afternoon 1,000 meter race with a time of 3:00.54 minutes, sophomore Charlotte Blair placed fourth in the afternoon 800 meters with a time of 2:37.76.

Brock also participated in the 800-meter and placed sixth

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Junior Zach Jewell has set numerous track records in his time at UCA. Jewell is still looking to improve and continue his success as a Bear.

Track student looks to continue success at UCA

by Rafael Soliz II Staff Writer

Zachary Taylor Jewell, who goes by Zach, has known since middle school that he has the gift of speed.

“I saw the track and field sign up sheet when I was in middle school, and I knew I had to sign up,” Jewell said.

During Jewell’s senior year of high school, he was named the 2016 Arkansas Boy’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year. He earned three state championships with his victories in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump in 2016. Jewell also won one state championship in the long jump during his junior year.

Jewell is now a junior with the Bears and he already holds three UCA track and field records.

He holds the 200-meter indoor record with a time of 21.47 seconds, along with the 200-meter outdoor record of 20.92 and the 60-meter indoor

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record of 6.75 seconds.

Jewell feels his most impressive performance was setting the record in the 200-meter outdoor event in May 2018.

“It’s a very difficult race, and running any time in the 20 second range is impressive,” Jewell said. “If you think about it, you basically have to run a 10.49 in the 100-meter dash twice. That’s tough.”

This season has started very well for Jewell. In his first race for the Bears, he set the record in the 60-meter dash, and has taken home three golds in only two track meets so far.

He’s currently sidelined with a hamstring injury, but is hopeful to be back on track by next week. Jewell hasn’t wavered despite his injury. He still has big goals for this year including breaking even more school records.

“Zach has always drawn the attention of spectators, and even athletes, because even though he has a small frame, he’s pure

athleticism,” teammate and sophomore Logan Hall said. “He has the smoothest running form and the most graceful jumps I’ve ever seen. It’s incredible to watch.”

Jewell said he loves to test his body and push the limits of human endurance.

“I want to see how hard I can push my body. I want to test my limits and be as fast as I possibly can. ‘I want to go fast,’ as Ricky Bobby would say,” Jewell said.

Jewell is currently working on a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science with a focus in Planning and Administration. He plans to continue his education and pursue a master’s degree, as well.

“Learning about the environment and everything that surrounds me has always interested me. I would definitely consider myself an outdoorsman,” Jewell said. “I spend a lot of time outdoors just exploring my surroundings and hoping to see something cool.”

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4 Continued from page 7 As a team, UCA shot a season-high 49 percent from the field, 31 percent from behind the arc and 93 percent from the free throw line, making 14 of 15.

The Sugar Bears also grabbed 23 rebounds and had five steals.

Orr lead UCA in scoring once again with a game high of 24 points, despite being scoreless in the first half. Orr also recorded a team high of five assists and two steals.

Junior guard Taylor Sells tied her season-high with 15 points while playing 37 minutes.

Sophomore forward Mekaylan Hicks pitched in 10 points, and

grabbed four rebounds for the Sugar Bears.

The Wildcats finished the game shooting 54 percent from the field, 29 percent from behind the three-point line and 68 percent from the free throw line.

Senior guard Sara Williamson led ACU in scoring while nearly completing a triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.

Sophomore forward Makayla Mabry was next in scoring with 14 points and five rebounds.

UCA junior guard Taylor Sells said the team should focus

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on starting the games with the first punch and finishing the game strong.

“We need to play to win instead of playing not to lose,” Sells said.

Sells also said the team needs to give more effort throughout the whole game.

“Our teams gives great effort, but at times we don’t. We can never afford to take plays off,” Sells said.

The Sugar Bears will play their next game against Stephen F. Austin State University Jan. 30 in the Farris Center followed with Northwestern State University Feb. 2.

Small groups compete in Pittsburgh

4 Continued from page 7 with a time of 2:39.05. Senior Alejandra Ruiz finished third in the afternoon mile run with a time of 5:07.12, race which also saw freshman Gracie Hyde placing fifth with a time of 5:08.67.

Blair also finished in eighth with a time of 5:16.14, while senior Taylor Dunn finished sixth place in the 3,000-meter afternoon race with a time of 10:39.12.

In the high jump competitions, senior Hannah Noble finished in third place with a 5-foot-4.5-inch jump for the women’s team, and sophomore Logan Hall finished in fourth place with a 6-foot-6.25 inch jump for the men’s.

Senior Kylee Kirk placed sixth in the weight throw competition, with her best

throw being 13.99 meters.

In team events, the women’s 4x400-meter race team of Campfield, Robinson, sophomore Tyler Rose and junior Ajah Criner finished in sixth place with a time of 4:01.21.

Both track and field teams also sent a small group of about 13 athletes to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Pitt State Invitational Jan. 26.

Associate coach Beau Theriot said that the group went to compete in a more competitive 3K event.

He also said that graduate student Julien Jeandree ran a great 3K race with a time of 8:36.44, only three seconds off of his personal best, which earned him a 12th-place finish.

Both men’s and women’s track teams will next compete

at Southern Illinois University Feb. 1 and 2.

Following that meet, the teams will travel to Texas to compete with the University of Houston.

The next goal for the teams will be preparing for the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama Feb. 24-25 hosted at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

photo by Taylor Sone

Construction workers Christian Friaz (left) hands up a plywood sheet to Gabino Terrazas (right) as the workers install a roof on the new field house for the UCA Sugar Bears softball team Jan. 18 at Farris Field. The fieldhouse is scheduled to be complete before the season’s end.

Bears prepare for success under Kuhn’s leadership

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

The UCA softball team is gearing up for what could be its eighth straight season reaching the Southland Conference Tournament.

The Bears finished fifth in the conference last season and have a raised level of excitement with the team’s new fieldhouse anticipated to be finished closer to postseason play in May. This season is set to begin Feb. 8 at the Southern Mississippi Tournament with a matchup against Jackson State University.

Despite opening the season on the road, the Bears have a favorable schedule with many home games. This includes the Central Arkansas Invitational Feb. 22-27 and the UCA Classic March 1-3.

Softball head coach David Kuhn acknowledged the need for the Bears to take advantage of their home games due to the difficulty of grabbing wins on the road.

“It’s tough winning away games, and last season we struggled on the road,” Kuhn said. “We have a little older team that should help us in that area, but it’s still important that we win and even sweep most of our home games.”

Kuhn also mentioned how capitalizing on these chances could lead to the Bears making a leap in the conference standings.

He also recognized his group of seniors for the leadership and

energy they bring to the team.

Kuhn included players such as pitchers Ellie Reaves and Rachel Haberman, infielder Libby Morris and a host of others.

“We have a really good group of seniors, and I think they’re special. Of course, society is going to judge them off wins and losses, but more importantly they’re a good group of people,” Kuhn said.

“They always bring good energy and they work hard to do their job.”

Their leadership will definitely be needed considering the heightened competition also included in this season’s schedule. UCA will face 10 teams that made either the NCAA tournament or another form of postseason play last season.

This includes schools such as Oklahoma State and Baylor University.

They also host a pair of those hig-name shcool as Ole Miss will visit Farris Field Feb. 27 before Mississippi State University comes to town March 26.

Kuhn said although these are bigger schools, he feels that they match up well.

“We need to play at a high level to compete with larger schools like that, but that’s part of what makes it fun,” Kuhn said. “It’s going to be tough and they are going to push us, but it’ll only make us better in the long run.”

He went on to point out one distinct difference when playing teams from larger universities.

“The biggest difference in these games is usually the level of pitching,” Kuhn said.

Kuhn and associate head coach Jenny Parsons also acknowledged the strong group of freshman the team has this year. They said all the freshman look good and have the opportunity along with the ability to get on the field and contribute this season.

Kuhn went on to say the biggest challenge for the first-year players would be to manage the highs and lows of the season.

He also said that with all the change surrounding a student athlete’s freshman season, time management would be a big variable for each of them.

‘They all really talented but I never like the set expectations on freshman because of the big adjustments they’re already dealing with,” Kuhn said. “I understand that it’s a lot to handle.”

The first opportunity to see the Bears in action on Farris Field will be Feb.12 when they host Lyon College.

Following this, the Bears will be taking a trip to Florida for the Madeira Beach Indivational .

The Southland Conference preseason poll has the Bears picked to finish fifth in conference once again, with the McNeese University Cowgirls pick to finish on top.

However, if the Bears can maximize on their homstands throughout the season and grab a few victories on the road, anything is possible.