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I N T E R N AT I O N A L Felon found following

one-day escape flunk Australian felon, Damien Peters, 50, was spotted and rearrested April 8 after forcibly removing his monitoring ankle bracelet one day earlier while on parole. Peters was sentenced to 21 years in prison in 2001 after pleading guilty to murdering and dismembering two men in his apartment and was said to be eligible for parole in 2015.

N AT I O N A L Motel 6 sued over exposing information Motel 6 owes $12 million in a lawsuit that came about after seven of their Washington state locations shared the personal information of 80,000 guests’ with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The information was shared without a warrant and the information disclosed led to ICE investigations of those with Latino-sounding names.

Black churches burned in southern Louisiana Officials are investigating the burning of three historically black churches in Louisiana. Over the course of 10 days, Greater Union and Mount Pleasant Baptist in Opelousas as well as St. Mary Baptist in Port Barre were set ablaze. A fourth fire set to a predominately white church in Caddo Parish was reported March 31.

Neither arson nor the possibility of the fires being related have been ruled out.

S TAT E Money offered for lead in illegal eagle shooting The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is offering a $6,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the death of a bald eagle found in Drew County, Arkansas March 28. The Little Rock Zoo determined the bird died of a gunshot wound. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, any person who harms a bald eagle is subject to a $250,000 fine and up to two years in prison.

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With the academic year coming to an end, UCA is entering an era of new beginnings starting with our student leaders.

The SGA elections, which will be open for voting April 10-12, will determine who will become the executive president, and there are two candidates in the running — Pine Bluff native, junior KaRon Marbley, and Conway native, junior Rose McGarrity.

Marbley is a psychology and biology pre-med double major and currently holds the vice president of operations position. McGarrity is a journalism major and currently holds the position of executive vice president.

Marbley has held multiple positions on campus such as freshman and sophomore class representatives, diversity committee chair, junior class president, Student Orientation Staff (SOS) team leader, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity member, Minority Mentorship Program co-director and Ebony Models president.

McGarrity has also held several offices at UCA such as vice president of operations, sophomore class representative, chair of the housing and food service committee, freshman class vice president and LULAC secretary.

McGarrity chose to run for the executive president position because she has devoted much of her college

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[Left to right] Executive vice president and junior, Rose McGarrity, and current vice president of operations and junior, KaRon Marbley, are both running for the SGA position of executive president. McGarrity plans to implement child care options for students, while Marbley would like to lead SGA forums and student interactions.

career to help the student body and advocate on its behalf, especially since she said she is the only UCA student who has been involved with SGA throughout her entire college experience.

“I knew since the summer before my freshman year I wanted to serve on SGA,” McGarrity said. “I’ve served on two of the executive board positions on SGA, I know how the organization operates and I have the ability to lead this organization well.”

Marbley chose to run for the executive president

Candidates Teeter, Burton run for executive vice president

by Lauren McLemore Assistant News Editor

The executive vice president of SGA is responsible for making sure senators know and follow the rules while also working together as a cohesive body.

This election’s candidates are junior Spencer Burton, who is a finance major, and sophomore Will Teeter, who is a public administration major. Both have served on SGA in the past. Burton has held the positions of freshman representative, sophomore vice president and vice president of finance.

Teeter has acted as freshman representative as well as freshman and sophomore vice presidents. Burton and Teeter have also served on multiple committees.

One particular responsibility of the executive vice president is planning the senators’ mid-year retreat.

“I intend to plan a very, very good retreat, and well in advance — something that’s going to create true synergy within our body and make them well aware of how our rules work,” Burton said. He detailed how he would also go over Robert’s Rules of Order and help teach senators how to write effective legislation.

For this position, working closely with the senators to improve SGA’s capability to serve the students is just as important as the actual initiatives.

Teeter thinks both deserve more transparency within the organization and wants to advertise the

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[Left to right] Current sophomore vice president, Will Teeter, and current vice president of finance, Spencer Burton, are running for the SGA position of executive vice president. Teeter plans to hold responsibilities, such as working closely with veteran students, while Burton would like to work on advances in getting an e-scooter program on campus.

availability of the weekly SGA meeting livestream and the opportunity students have to come and speak to the body during those Monday night meetings.

“If the students don’t know what we’re doing, they don’t know if we’re doing our job correctly,” Teeter said. He also vowed to, if elected, always leave his office door open for students.

With a minor in military studies and experience within the ROTC program, Teeter also would focus closely on veteran students and implement his knowledge of public administration.

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McGarrity believes she possess all of the skills that would make her the perfect candidate for the position such as the ability to manage and the ability to work in a team. She believes the executive president should exhibit qualities such being organized, dedicated and passionate — all of which she feels she strongly possesses.

If elected, Marbley’s objectives would be to make SGA more transparent,

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position of SGA because of his passion and sole interest in maximizing UCA students’ experiences.

“I believe in holistic student involvement to include academic success, social immersion and professional development,” Marbley said. “I simply want to serve others by listening and collaborating to produce the most qualitative results that benefit all.”

Marbley also believes that intentionality and experience make him a great candidate for this position, and his

boost student body morale and be more present for the students to explain their ideas and concerns in order to ensure that initiatives are truly student-led. Marbley plans to meet these objectives by leading forums, hosting events and garnering genuine interactions.

McGarrity also feels overwhelmed by the amount of support she’s received from her friends and believes it’s extremely humbling and appreciates everyone who has helped her. If elected, McGarrity wants to implement a new gazebo for students to use when studying or socializing outside and she wants to offer childcare options for students who have children to alleviate the stress of being a student and parent. McGarrity also wants SGA to become more transparent to show students that their voices do matter, along with implementing new tele-counseling options to allow students to video chat with their counselor from their dorm room.

McGarrity plans to meet these objectives by working closely with SGA senators who share the same passion as her and by surveying the student body about their feelings toward SGA. Voting for executive president will take place on Orgsync from April 10-12. For more campaigning information on SGA, follow @uca_sga on Twitter and Instagram.

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“The expertise that I’ve learned from those courses that I’ve taken, I think, I can bring to the Student Government Association as an executive officer,” Teeter said.

Additionally, while executive board members are granted a scholarship, Teeter thinks senators work hard and that the reason many of them don’t return from previous semesters is because of the lack of available time to work.

Taking care of those senators is a priority for him and Burton.

“What if we could, by means of raising money through capital campaigns, make small financial

incentives available to different layers of service on SGA?” Burton said, suggesting that if he were elected, he would look for ways to raise funds strictly for the purpose of compensating senators for the positive changes they work to bring forth. He said it would make senators more dedicated and committed and raise the quality of produced work.

Teeter said he wants to publicize the minutes from meetings between advisors and executive officers and hold officers accountable for attending meetings.

When it comes to students, both candidates mentioned

their dedication to getting an e-scooter program, Spin, on campus.

Burton, along with the previous vice president of finance, was a part of bringing the bike share program, Zagster, which now has a partnership with Spin, to campus in March 2018. His thesis for his honors interdisciplinary studies minor, which he will present in the spring, covers the ins and outs of micro-mobility and whether or not it actually provides a solution to accessibility issues for students without vehicles and smartphones.

“We’re providing a service to people who need it because our society says that everyone has to have a car, but I want to say that we don’t,” Burton said.

Teeter also mentioned a plan to work with associate provost for academic success Kurt Boniecki to make midterm grades accessible to all students.

“We’re going to try and get it required that professors post every students’ midterm grades,” Teeter said. “I think we pay enough tuition here that you should be able to get your grade no matter what it is.”

Both senators are involved in Greek organizations — Burton is a member of Sigma Nu and Teeter is a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. They both said their competitive rivalry is friendly and there won’t be any animosity between the two no matter who wins.

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SGA VOTING

Candidates Say!

OPENS: At 12:01 a.m. April 10 CLOSES: At 4 p.m. April 12

by Christine Nichols Assistant Campus Life Editor

Vice president of operations

Results will be announced Friday, April 12 at 5 p.m. in the SGA Chambers in the Student Center.

To cast your vote, go to: uca.orgsync.com/org/sga

Vice president of finance

BALLOTS

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Junior Karlie Galarza

Sophomore Jamaal Lockings

Q: What’s your current position/history of positions in SGA? In the fall 2018 semester, I was

operations’s duties on SGA as well.

This will be my second year serving as a senator on the SGA. Currently I’m serving as the sophomore class president.

My freshman year I was originally freshman class vice president, and then was appointed to be freshman class president after the then-freshman class president left.

So I’ve been a class president for the two years that I’ve been on SGA. So actually the vice president of operations, the position I’m running for, chairs the PR committee; I’ve served on that committee both years I’ve been on SGA.

You’re tasked with helping

I have also served two years

the PR committee make and

on the internal affairs committee

pass out promotional flyers, and

and, this year, I am the chair of the

taking minutes, not only for

internal affairs committee.

appointed as an SGA [junior] class representative. Since that time, I’ve been working on SGA, serving on four different committees and learning how it works.

The

committees

I

serve

on right now [include] the PR committee,

which,

actually,

if

I’m elected as the vice president of operations, I’ll be the chair of the PR committee. So I actually have experience serving on the committee that, if elected, I’ll be in charge of. That also happens to be a large part of the vice president of

SGA meetings on Mondays but

I’ve also served on various

meetings that the executive board

university committees such as the

has. Being secretary has already

publication board, the public art

prepared me for taking minutes

committee, the academic integrity

and distributing them effectively.

committee, etcetera.

Q: What do you think makes you a good candidate for the vice president of operations position?

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Sophomore Ashlyn Sander

I was appointed my freshman

Last year I was appointed as freshman representative and this

January of last year, and I currently

year I am the College of Natural

serve as sophomore representative.

Sciences

I’m

representative

the

currently]

community

chair

of

engagement

committee.

January,

they

actually

too, it’s a lot to keep track of.

committee, [so I took the spot].

I ultimately decided on VP of

I fell in love with the process. It’s

finance because it makes such a

so awesome seeing how many

direct and powerful and fast impact

RSOs are actually on campus and

on students, particularly through

what they’re doing and what their

the finance committee and the

plans are for the semester and how

SAFA committee — which is the

students’ money is actually helping

Student Activity Fee Allocation. The

them achieve that. I serve on SAFA

VP of finance is chair of [the SAFA

again in the fall and I just did it for

committee] and facilitates SAFA

the third time this spring and each

deliberations in which RSOs can

time it’s a long three days, but the

come and present their budget and

process is always worth it at the end

through the Student Activity Fee

goals the next semester.

which we share with SAB and SGA.

Q: What do you think makes you a good candidate for the vice president of finance position?

that I will bring nothing but

of operations, I have some really

excellence to this position if I were

qualified for the job that they’re

great ideas and goals.

to be voted into office.

running for.

my fraternity, so I’m very involved

I served on the honors council,

in Greek Life.

which is kind of comparable to the SGA but specifically for the honors college on campus.

My sophomore year, I served as the secretary of the honors council and a large part of the job of the secretary is to help create promotional flyers and to take minutes of the meetings and make sure they’re distributed to the student body and other council members.

During my time on SGA, I realized how much work that SGA puts into representing and serving

on

I’m a double major in public relations and communication and the vice president of operations deals with the PR for SGA as well as the advertising, marketing, as well as the communicative practices between the senators, the executive faculty, the staff, all of that. I’m also now in the honors college and I know that being a new member on the Student Orientation Staff will also allow me to connect with more people.

My

campus

involvement,

ask for money, which is provided

when you see them achieve their

campus life, I feel as vice president

campus. I am the social chair of

freshman and sophomore year,

organizations

undergraduate committee and the finance committee — there’s others

qualified candidate, and I know

the honors college and so, my

various

the

Student Activity Fee Allocation

itself, makes me an incredibly

I think my overall experience in

as

chair of the housing and food

diversity committee. I’m on the

that organization to help better

me

Mathematics well

a freshman rep. on staff for the

initiatives that are started within

makes

as

needed

the student body and all the great

what

and

services committee. I’m on the

When I was appointed last

as well as my experience in SGA

of

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year as a freshman representative in

Well, I am a finance major.

I actually enjoy the process of working to see where the money is going and how the students’ money is actually going back to the students, and then also just talking to students, I didn’t realize what the opportunities on campus actually were and SGA has opened so many doors and has shown me that at UCA you really can go anywhere.

You can do anything you want on campus. It’s just so awesome, and I want other students to see that too. It’s just so awesome to see that multiple people want these positions and that so many people are so passionate about helping students and putting students first.

The whole process has been really cool.

I really think that all the candidates running are awesome and they’re all passionate about putting students first. They’re all

Part

qualified is I am a member of

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Sophomore Jennifer Cale

Q: What’s your current position/history of positions in SGA?

[also

Everyone running is really qualified, but I’m a good candidate because I genuinely care about the students. I’m not here for it as a title. I’m not here for it as a resume builder. I’m here because it’s something I really care about and take very seriously. You can ask anybody who knows me or is on SGA with me, that I take my position very seriously and what I do very seriously. I know that I will be able to emphasize the students and the RSOs in every situation and I will fight for them to get every dime that they need in order to make them as successful as possible. I don’t have a personal agenda. My only agenda is the students.

through its opportunities. It’s the greatest decision I made in college.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to get to know other students. You get to know your campus and your administration. I’ve really grown to love UCA through SGA and

Q: Assuming you are elected, what are some of your Q: Assuming you are elected, what are some of your objectives for the upcoming year? objectives for the upcoming year?

A couple of the objectives that I wish to see through are projects I’ve gotten started this semester that are more of a time commitment than expected. One of the things is I’ve been working recently with the Vice President Rose McGarrity to get a gazebo on campus. And because of funding and approval for funding and everything, that project will probably need to continue into next semester I really want to use that platform to help students so that they are aware of mental health resources on campus. Another project I want to continue with [includes working] on the sustainability committee this semester in regards to educating the student body about what can actually be recycled.

One of the main things I want to advocate for would be better awareness of SGA on campus.

I’ve run into some people who don’t even know what student government is, and I think that is a problem if we’re going to be representing all the students on campus. [ I also want to] reiterate that the executive board is here for all the students on campus. I think every group is important, every group should have their voice heard, and I think as an executive board member, I would make sure that every group’s voice was heard equally because all students are equal and all students deserve to have their concerns and needs met appropriately.

Making sure that people know about the SAFA process.

I want to be there for [RSOs] throughout the whole process [and] make sure that you get the money. You’re paying for the Student Activity Fee, and we want to make sure that gets back to you and that it benefits a lot of students on campus. I want to continue to bring awareness to very common problems on college campuses like the opioid epidemic and red flags in relationships.

Just making sure all the exec. board communicates with each other and making sure we’re all in sync with each other, putting students first. I think this position is a great way to say these are [things] you should totally get involved with, and I can help you do this.

Senate passes amendments for student body to vote on

Aside from SAFA deliberations and all that, I know that the sustainability committee is working on a project that will carry over into next year that is to bring more recycling bins on campus.

We actually just approved one through the finance committee and the Senate after that to get one in McAlister, the third floor, I think. Things like that, future SGA projects, any senator that has an idea, like I did this year, that’s a big part of it — guiding senators and telling them where to start with funding and where to get it — if it needs to go through finance or if it could be funded by the university. I just [look forward to] getting RSO’ their money and helping other students who come and present the senate with their projects.

During SGA’s weekly meeting, senators ratified the Bear Advocacy Group’s 2019 Legislative Guide, announced an opportunity for students to win two free tickets to the upcoming Miguel concert and refrained from moving to allocate any funds to the open forum presenters from the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

Any constitutional amendments senators have passed over the course of the semester will go to the student body to be voted on again. The Bear Advocacy Group’s 2019 Legislative Guide, which was ratified in the SGA meeting, is a list of summaries for each proposed constitutional amendment written in layman’s terms to be published on the ballot for students to reference when voting on these amendments.

While this action simplifies the process and encourages students to vote, vice president of operations KaRon Marbley announced a way to encourage voting by incentivizing students through a social media

giveaway.

A basket full of goods, including two free tickets to the Miguel concert in the Farris Center on April 25, will be up for grabs to one student who follows the SGA Instagram page, @uca_sga, shares or reposts the giveaway flyer and then tags three friends.

Voting will open at midnight April 10 and end at 4 p.m. April 12, and SGA will announce the results in the SGA senate chambers at 5 p.m.

Senators also heard from the president and treasurer of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, which asked for $2,350 in funds for events the fraternity planned for the upcoming semester. Its original budget was denied due to late submission.

“By [SAFA] rules, because certain organizations don’t submit it by a certain time, they all get denied,” vice president of finance and SAFA chair Spencer Burton said.

When the time came for senators to make a motion to allocate funds, no senators motioned for an approval, so the presenters left empty-handed.

Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Lauren McLemore

Suitemates brawl Couple fights over over smelly food girl’s lack of food UCAPD investigated a domestic disturbance at Torreyson Apartments half past midnight on April 4.

They experienced a language barrier but ultimately obtained permission from the male who greeted them to check on the people fighting upstairs.

Officer Christopher Vasquez and Sgt. Keith Robinson didn’t hear any fighting from where they stood. Upstairs, police found students MaYi Cao, the student who made the call, and Abdallah Moussa.

They saw no initial injury to either. Cao went downstairs with Robinson while Vasquez talked to Moussa, who told him Cao was “smelly” and always loud after quiet hours.

Moussa said that night, when Cao entered Moussa’s room to turn off the fan, Moussa told Cao he wanted the door shut because other suitemates were still awake, and the two began shoving each other.

Cao later told Vasquez he wanted the door open so the smell from Moussa’s “stinky food” could dissipate, but Moussa wanted it closed.

Cao said Moussa called him a pig and hit his nose and body and that he called the police to come save his life.

Neither student was injured.

Moussa stayed in temporary housing for the night.

Nonstudent Darrian Johnson called UCAPD around 7 p.m. April 3 and told dispatch his girlfriend, student Alaza Johnson, was upset and yelling and had broken his window and cut her hand.

When officer Zachary Sanders arrived to the parking lot directly south of Carmichael Hall, both individuals were on their cell phones and neither was engaging with the other.

With Alaza separate, Darrian said he brought Alaza to the dorm and she had wanted him to take her to Walmart.

He said she refused to get out of the car, but when she did, she hit an already damaged window that had been taped over and hit the hand in which he held his phone. Alaza had a small cut on her hand and told Sgt. Keith Robinson, who had just arrived, that she had put gas in Darrian’s vehicle and wanted him to take her to get something to eat, but he refused and that’s when the yelling began. Both were given a Laura’s Card, and the officers explained how to file charges and contact victim’s services if either Johnson so desired.

Darrian’s mother arrived and assured police that the two would stay separated.

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Local family enlists help of Conway community, UCA resources in attempt to break record

by Rafael Soliz ii Staff Writer

The University of Central Arkansas HPER Center hosted a Guinness World Record attempt April 6 to raise money for the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation and to raise disability awareness.

The attempt was to beat the reigning record of 351 wheelchairs in a single line.

Conway resident and mother, Lindsey Overman, organized the event with the help of many volunteers.

They were not able to break the record as they only got 80 people in a line, but there will definitely be more attempts.

“It’s not over. We’re still going to try again. We’re going to do things a little bit different next time, and we’ll take lessons from this one and figure out how to make it better and try again,” Overman said.

Overman got inspiration for the event from her daughter, Skylar Overman, 13, who has used a wheelchair for her entire life because she was diagnosed with schizencephaly – a rare neurological birth defect.

“My daughter is the one who inspired it. When she was put on hospice for the first time, we made a bucket list for her, and one of the things on there was to break a world record,” Overman said.

Skylar recovered from that stretch in hospice care but was recently put back on hospice, so Overman tried to find a record that Skylar could break; she wanted to utilize wheelchairs.

“We thought, ‘Well, if she’s going to be a part of it, she has to be in a wheelchair,’” Overman said.

Overman decided this record was the best fit for them. She said she also believed it would be

wonderful to bring so many people in wheelchairs together for the attempt.

The event started at 10 a.m. as people from all parts of Arkansas filed into the HPER Center to show their support and participate in the event.

The event also featured performances from I CAN DANCE, a special needs cheer group.

The Guinness staff were fairly strict on their rules as they had to apply for the record and be approved for it as well as submit evidence of the attempt.

The event succeeded in its mission to bring awareness to disabilities as many people were in attendance to support the cause.

Mayflower resident Chad Sheets felt it was important to show everybody that people with disabilities are no different than anybody else.

“It is very important to

photo by Taylor Sone

Participants line up in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the longest moving line of wheelchairs April 6 at the HPER Center. The record of 351 was not broken, but the event achieved its aim of raising awareness of the needs of people with disabilities.

spread awareness about people with disabilities and people who are in wheelchairs.

This event means a lot to me and it has a place in my heart.

I’m very proud to be here, and I’m excited to try and break

the record,” Sheets said.

Overman said she felt the same way and believes we need to address the fact that just because people in wheelchairs might get around in a different way, it doesn’t

make them different people.

“People don’t understand that they’re just like us; the only difference is how they get around. Having people come and support this has been amazing,” Overman said.

Campus Life April 10, 2019

Around Campus: Canvas and Coffee At 1:30 p.m. and at 7 p.m.

April 11 in the Student Center Ballroom, the Student Activities Board will host a painting workshop. No experience or talent in painting is necessary.

The class will teach painting basics while attendants apply them to their own canvases.

Coffee and refreshments will be served. For more information visit ucasab.com.

Next to Normal At 7:30 p.m. April 11 and 13 and at 2 p.m. April 13 in the Bridge-Larson Theatre in the Snow Fine Arts Center, UCA’s theater department will present “Next to Normal.” The play is about a woman who is trying to overcome her bipolar disorder. The play was written

by Brian Yorkey and the music was composed by Tom Kitt.

UCA’s performance of “Next To Normal” is directed by Kevin Brown. To get tickets, call (501) 450-3265.

Home- Buyers At 8:30 a.m. April 13 in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, UCA Outreach and Community Engagement will hold a first-time home-buyers course. Attendants will learn about the hidden costs of owning and maintaining a home, different types of loans, homeowner’s insurance and more. A lunch break will be provided. At the end of the day, attendants will be given an Arkansas Department of Finance Authority Certificate, which is a requirement when applying for down payment or closing cost assistance through the ADFA. For more information call (501) 450-3118.

Dailey & Vincent At 7:30 p.m. April 14 in Reynolds Performance Hall, Dailey & Vincent, a bluegrass duo, will perform. Dailey & Vincent have received numerous awards for their music performances. They were inducted into the Grand Ole’ Opry in 2017. They also have a television show, “The Dailey & Vincent Show,” that is top-rated.

For tickets go to tickets.uca.edu.

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Holi Festival of Colors raises cultural awareness

by Emily Gist Associate Editor

Purple, yellow, green, blue and red powder of all different shades painted students’ bodies and blew in the breeze at the intramural field April 3 in celebration of the Holi Festival of Colors.

Laughter filled the air as people reached into their bags and threw powder at each other. “You need more yellow,” “you need more blue,” “you need more purple,” people of different races and ethnicities said as they chased one another across the field.

Holi Festival of Colors is a friendly and religious tradition in India. The festival occurs in the spring time because spring represents hope and rebirth.

In India, the celebration lasts seven days, and on the seventh day people powder one another with colors.

“We believe that colors and colorful things portray a new beginning,” junior and vice president of the Indian Student Association Priya Gopal said. “I let go of all of my bad thoughts at this time and start anew.”

Gopal said the festival also symbolizes the triumph of good over evil.

Before the event began, senior and president of the

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Senior Yannick Nzinga laughs after throwing colored powder that was part of a Holi Festival celebration at the Intramural Fields April 3. Holi is a celebration of spring originating in India, which has become popular in the United States.

Indian Student Association Om Patel told the Hindu story of an evil king named Hiranyakshipu who brought chaos and destruction to the land. One of the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu named Narasimha traveled to the earth and killed

Hiranyakshipu, thus bringing good and prosperity to the land.

“That’s why the festival is celebrated.

[Vishnu] triumphed over the evil king which brought prosperity and happiness and positivity to the

land of India,” Patel said.

Gopal said the festival in India is more religious than it is in the United States.

“In India, it’s at a much more religious aspect. They do a lot more of the rituals and the ceremonies. Over here

‘Currents’ synchronizes waves using electricity, sounds

By Lisa Sullins Staff Writer

Included in the 2018-19 season at the Reynolds Performance Hall was a unique performance showcasing the miracle of light through Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s competition with two different types of currents. The title of the show was Currents and it was held April 1.

The show began at 7:30 p.m. and was inspired by the war of the Currents, with both Edison and Tesla seeking out energy sources for the world.

This show mimicked art on

stage.

Each performer synchronized as a group.

The performers had colorful costumes to match the equally colorful video projection screens behind them as they performed their acts.

Midway through the performance, the video projections turned into a mirror to reflect the audience.

The crowd applauded often.

A solo performer joined the audience and made different types of sounds on the microphone, then picked random audience members to make sounds as well. The auditorium, filled almost to capacity, burst into laughter.

The performers were separated into two groups.

Each used their own artistic approach to show the two separate views of the miracle of light and electricity that Edison and Tesla sought .The video art projections changed frequently, but remained synchronized.

At one point, the art projection showed a video mapping of the Old City Walls of Jerusalem. All the performers were from Tel Aviv, Israel, except for one who was from Budapest, Hungary. The show featured unique objects as musical instruments — the performers made many musical sounds with their

hands and mouths and they used everyday objects as drums.

Currents was a show for all, old and young alike.

“I was at the gym and saw a short video advertisement and thought it was interesting, so I came,” AETN Broadcast Production Specialist Anita Grote said.

This show is international, entertaining masses around the world.

Before the performance began, Arkansas State University-Beebe students Michael Martin and Darren Calamese waited in the lobby. They said that they were really looking forward to the show, and so were

Businesses gather, aim to improve well-being

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Student Worker At noon April 12 in McCastlain Ballroom, UCA Career Services and Cooperative Education will host a student worker of the year reception. Student workers were nominated in March for their hard work and dedication.

Out of the nominees, a panel of judges will choose one student as the student worker of the 2018-2019 year. For more information call (501) 450-3134.

the Upward Bound group of children they brought with them.

The performance was very colorful. The back screen changed frequently with different designs and colors.

There was also fog on the stage, and the performers were dressed in colorful costumes.

“It was really cool and had such an interactive element to it. I loved that it had a diverse cast, the stage setting and that the groups included the audience in the performance,” junior Savannah Raup said.

Perhaps in the future, the performance will return to Conway.

GOOD HABITS

SPRING SHOW

At 10 a.m. April 15 on the first floor of the Student Center, the Student Activities Board will host exclusive virtual reality touring experiences using Emotion Matrix 360 virtual reality machines. This event will have motion platforms and emotion enhancements on site and 15 different levels and programs. For more information visit ucasab.com.

At 6 p.m. April 16 in McCastlain Hall, the Women’s Leadership Network will host a workshop on sexual assault. This panel of experts includes prosecutor Carol Crews, state advocate Kiah Hall and attorney Mary Buckley. Additionally, UCA’s student group Feminist Union will host a resource table for information on local central Arkansas resources to help those who may have been impacted by assault or harassment.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information call (501) 450-3118.

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we’ve kind of lost that since we haven’t been really educated — especially this generation — on all of the ceremonies. So here we only do the end day

Senior art students Quyen Truong [left] and Nadeen Al Senan [Center] listen intently as Tink Pendergrass [right] explains the meaning behind the card they drew from her collection of self-made tarot cards. The Baum Gallery’s Senior Exhibit drew in large crowds of visitors April 4 through 7 at McCastlain Hall.

Senior art student Haily Hall’s sculpture, “Lost in Translation” sits on display at the Baum Gallery’s Senior Exhibit at McCastlain Hall from April 4 to 7. In her artist’s statement, Hall describes how her colorful collection of sculptures convey the artist coming to terms with their struggles with dyslexia and anxiety.

Senior art exhibit displays different creative media

by Daniel Adams Assistant Sports Editor

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts majors showcased their artworks to UCA students and faculty as Baum Gallery opened the spring senior juried art show exhibition. The gallery, located in McCastlain Hall, has six exhibitions planned for the year.

The gallery held its first opening receptions April 4 and April 7 to decently- sized crowds on both days. However, ceramics professor and associate chair of the Art Department Liz Smith informed the crowd that the due to a significant number of the art faculty being away on professional projects, the judging of the senior pieces would take place

at a later date.

The works, being the end results of several weeks or months of senior work, ranging from paintings and photo columns to sculptures and tarot card designs. There is no shortage of art bound to interest visitors as the various art mediums are put to use to push the limits of creativity.

Adrienne Thompson, one of the seniors whose work was shown, remarked how the gallery showcased everyone’s final product with no issues.

“It’s interesting because we have 21 people exhibiting today and everyone’s work is so different. It’s really cool to see everyone’s work interacting with each other on the same wall,” Thompson said. “It takes the pressure off of you to fill this space by yourself, but also having this camaraderie with all the other

people doing it with you.”

Thompson’s “Couples” piece uses plaster to create a sculpture which showcased the different ways that couples could be together, no matter their diversity. Masculinity, femininity nor skin color matter in Thompson’s art.

Stretching up toward the ceiling as one of the taller pieces of art, it easily stood out in the exhibition.

Tiffany Gabbard, one of the other senior artists, had a different side of her art to tell.

Gabbard’s sister worked in the hospital and brought home caps used for IVs and needles, giving her the collection to make her masterpiece. She took the collection and turned it into an intricate piece by hanging the caps from fishing line and making her own visually appealing creation.

Any spare caps were displayed

on the medium-density fiberboards Gabbard placed underneath the lines.

“I actually still want to do more of this and put it in a hospital, since that’s where they originated from. It’s just a matter of finding a location for it,” Gabbard said.

Adding on about how the gallery looked to her, Gabbard said, “I love the diversity. There are a bunch of mediums that I haven’t experienced before or worked with.”

While she may be finishing up her degree, Gabbard said she doesn’t plan to stop creating art.

Baum Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, as well as Friday, while operating until 7 p.m. on Thursday. The gallery will continue to run until April 26.

The annual 2019 UCA Wellness Fair was held April 2 in the Student Center Ballroom.

This event is designed to promote wellness in a variety of ways for the students, faculty and staff of UCA. By 11 a.m., a large crowd visited the many booths and businesses represented at the fair. There was a table with two students outside the ballroom to check UCA Bear Cards. As attendees entered, to the right were door prizes that would be given away.

There were a variety of booths representing local businesses that presented information or a product that would help improve the overall health of the students, faculty and staff. Among the many informative booths was ARcare. Representatives handed out brochures for each ARcare location that helps people qualify to get health insurance.

UCA’s own Campus Recreation had a booth.

“A lot of people don’t know what COPA stands for.

It stands for Campus Outdoor Pursuits and Activities. Not only do we have kayaks and other equipment for the students to check out free of charge, we are adding some new, exciting things as well,”

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What do you think of President Trump’s proposal to reduce student loan debt?

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[Left] Participants of Holi gather for a group photo near the end of the celebration. [Right] Sophomore Nishka Desai and sophomore Hope Menendez cover each other with colored powder as part of a

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Specifically addressed were the proposed 10% reduction in federal funding to the Pell Grant program and a cap on graduate student loans.

Holi Festival celebration at the Intramural Fields April 3. Holi, a celebration of spring, originated in the Indian subcontinent but has recently gained popularity in the U.S.

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color celebration as opposed to the seven-day rituals and ceremonies that lead up to it,” Gopal said.

According to the Express website, the festival spans across all 28 states of India.

Gopal said at UCA, usually the festival has a fairly big turnout.

“Usually we have around 50 people,” Gopal said. “We’re trying to make it a little bigger so we can show everyone

the Hindu community to showcase the event, but also it’s just a fun way to have fun with your friends and throw some color on them.”

Patel said the festival offers more diversity and opportunity to build knowledge on a campus with a smaller Indian demographic.

“UCA is very diverse, so we’re glad to bring more diversity to the campus. We

FRIENDS

Students learn about Greek life with traditionally romantic event

by DJ Jones Staff Writer An old dating technique was given a newer, friendlier twist this week on campus.

Rather than hopping from chair to chair in search of a love interest, Speed Friending, an event hosted by UCA’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, allowed non-Greek students to seek some new Greek friends.

During the event on April 2 in the Student Center, students conversed with one another to get a closer look into Greek life.

Senior and member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Tajaro Hudson said the Speed Friending event was all about connecting.

“This year one of our goals was to bridge the gap between Greek and non-Greek students. Speed Friending was a program that grew from that initiative. The purpose of it was for non-Greek students to get to know us better and feel more comfortable with us whenever they are around,” Hudson said.

Hudson also said that he thinks the event was successful.

“I would say that we met our goal and this program was a success. It was also a chance for students to meet other students and establish connections, and I think most people who participated did that,” Hudson said.

Sophomore Caylin Allen, Phi Beta Sigma member, said to him this event was all about the African-American community

getting to know one another.

“This event, to me, was more about all students getting to know one another, especially the African-American population since it’s so small. I think it was fun getting to meet and talk to different people,” Allen said.

Allen said the entire week was meant for non-Greek students to have fun.

“Overall, this week was to show non-Greek students a good time as well as demonstrate that even though we are a part of different organizations, we all get along and promote unity with one another as well as with other students and communities,” Allen said.

NPHC is the governing body for all of the historically African-American fraternities on campus. The purpose for NPHC is to make sure that its organizations are updated on new policies and to make sure they are following the criteria that is set for the organizations at the beginning of the semester.

Hudson said for this year’s NPHC week, NPHC wanted to strengthen its presence on campus.

“This semester we decided to do more with our NPHC week to help strengthen our overall presence on campus.

We had programs that included church services, speed friending, studying with NPHC and a party that was for all UCA students,” Hudson said.

don’t really have an Indian student body that’s as big as other associations,” Patel said. “We’re trying to bring as much of our culture to UCA as we can. That’s why we have events like Holi.”

Gopal said she believes there’s a gap between the ethnic diversity of UCA and cultural knowledge surrounding those ethnicities, and Holi festival helps bridge

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that gap.

“I definitely believe there’s a big cultural gap between all of the different cultures UCA has — and the diversity it has — and the extent of the knowledge which the students have,” Gopal said.

“I wholeheartedly believe that the more exposure you have to [a culture], the more knowledge people have about it, which is a great thing.”

Conway Businesses

show support for UCA students’ health

Assistant Director of the challenge course Robert Stine said. “Campus Recreation is now going to open a challenge course which will include high and low obstacles, ropes and ziplines, among other things, in the full newest edition.”

Department of Human Services was at the fair as well.

“We answer questions about Medicaid/Medicare and have a call center as well if anyone wants additional information,” Program specialist Valerie Baker said.

The UCA Police Department was there promoting the Safe@UCA App. They were also there to answer any questions students may have.

Conway Regional Health system set up several booths.

Representatives were promoting good health and eating habits among other health-related issues.

At one booth sat a large bowl of apples for anyone to take, and a doctor was available to answer questions. In addition, Prime Care Medical Clinic promoted the Primecare Wellness Clinics it has at two different locations.

Of course, there can’t be a Wellness Fair without Smoothie King, which was giving out smoothie samples in small cups along with its healthy menu options.

Representatives actually

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Senior Chizobam Eze stands in front of McCastlain Hall April 8.

Karen hopes that she has left her mark at UCA as she departs into a new chapter of her life.

minor.

“I chose my major because I always had some kind of injury, starting with a fractured wrist, dislocated shoulder, torn ACL, etcetera.

So I feel it’s my duty to help people with the same struggles as me,” Eze said.

She is highly involved on campus as the president of Students for the Propagation of Black Culture, the co-director of the Minority Mentorship Program, the

Junior Nicholas Wiench

“I don’t think it’s right, in a way. I could see putting finances in other areas, but students are trying to find their way and it costs money. [We] can’t really grab money out of [our] pocket and pay for classes. Not a lot of students are capable of doing that.”

“I don’t know all the economical ramifications for such actions. [but] I feel like if you cap the graduate school loan rate, some of them may not be able to take out the loans that they need. I feel like it’s up to the consumer to be able to make an informed decision.”

Junior Sherpa Sonan

Freshman Kirston Watts

“I like [the cap]. Back home [in Nepal], we don’t take out any loans. We just pay. Here it’s so different, [students can] take out loans and after [they] graduate [they] still owe lots of money. I don’t think that’s a good idea here.”

“If I couldn’t take out any more loans, I probably wouldn’t be able to pay [for school]. All the stuff I’m paying for comes from those grants and from the few loans that I take out. “

Senior Dwayne Smith

Senior Rontae Graham

“I was raised not to do student loans and I don’t have any student loans and I stuck it out for four years. It wasn’t easy, by any means, but that’s all part of life. A reduction in the Pell Grant would be a crazy, drastic change. That Pell Grant really stretches throughout the semester.

I need that 10%. “

Well I don’t think that [it’s] a good plan. I used Pell Grant for my undergrad and if they were to take 10% off, I probably would have to take out more loans. I’m also going to graduate school and [...] if they put a cap on that I probably wouldn’t be able to pay for [it].

Junior Myika Cunningham

Graduate Zo Pollum

“I would like to do more research, however, I would say, [Trump] would have to do his research as well in terms of what the cap would be or how it would affect everyone.

I think everyone’s situation is different and taking out a loan does not automatically mean that you won’t be able to finance it.”

“I think it’s good because sometimes people keep taking loans out and then they end up paying off debt for the rest of their lives. You finish school and maybe you [get a job where] you get 80 grand a year but you spent $200,000 in loans. It’s not a very good ratio. “

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Bledsoe Chiropractic and the UCA Wellness Ambassadors — who partnered with UCA’s Student Wellness and Development — also set up informative booths, along with the Optician Services located in the Walmart on Skyline Drive, which promoted its prescription glasses.

Representatives gave out free glasses cleaning kits.

UCA Student Dietetic Association had pots of live edible herbs at its booth.

“We have these growing herbs here to show people [the herbs] benefit good health,” senior Kaylee O’Hare said.

Go Inside Yoga had a booth promoting the great benefits of yoga to one’s health. There were cards there listing their locations and class times.

There were many booths present at this year’s Wellness Fair for the purpose of good health and well-being. For anyone who missed the fair, much of the valuable information can still be obtained by seeking out any of the local businesses or campus entities which were in attendance. The information these businesses offered at the fair also remains available for the community year-round because it’s never too late to consider one’s health.

PEOPLE OF UCA: Chizobam Eze As she enters her final moments at UCA, senior Chizobam Eze reflects back on her experience and hopes she left an impactful mark.

Eze is of Nigerian descent but was raised in Garland, Texas. She is the daughter of Jude and Tina Eze — the fifth of their children.

Eze was always very involved in extracurricular activities growing up.

“I played sports from middle school until high school. I was also on an African dance team when I was 12 until 18,” Eze said.

Eze remembers her first leadership experience at the age of 15 when she served as culture director for the Youth Igbo Community Association for Nigeria at her high school, North Garland High, and was also involved in the Student Council and her school’s United Nations. Eze has since remained a leader.

Eze is an exercise sports science major and a Family and Consumer Sciences

Sophomore Kiara Hunt

chaplain for the National Pan-Hellenic Council and a spring 2018 initiate into the Lambda Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Eze believes that involvement is especially important for minority students.

“I want to make sure I have a voice for the change I want to see,” Eze said.

Through her long journey at UCA, Eze has worked to always stay motivated.

She uses special words of

encouragement that read, “O ga a di mma ma emesia.”

This translates to: “It will be all right in the end.”

“I use this to get through my tough times and obstacles I come across, remembering that everything will work out,” Eze said.

Upon graduating from UCA, Eze plans to move back to Texas, where she’ll start her own nonprofit organization for keeping first generation kids in touch with their culture, while utilizing her degree to begin a successful career.

When Eze’s not attending meetings or hosting events on campus, in her free time, she loves to socialize with friends, stream TV shows and watch movies while eating ice cream and cookies.

For all incoming and current students, Eze would like to share a message of encouragement, especially for those who may feel lost or can’t seem to find any motivation to continue.

“Know why you’re here, remember that you’re here for a purpose and don’t get distracted,” Eze said.

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The Xtreme Football League goes into full operation in 2020, almost 20 years after their failed season of play in 2001.

XFL next in line after surprise closing of AAF in its entirety

by Daniel Adams Assistant Sports Editor

With the NFL draft arriving later this month, April 25-27, we’re approaching the time of year when people speculate about which college players will get the call and earn a shot at the big leagues.

Personally, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that someone from UCA will be drafted.

For those who aren’t drafted, though, the options for football got a lot harder as the American Alliance of Football has closed shop as of April 2.

The exact reason why is still unclear, given that two of the league’s co-owners expressed disappointment.

Now, an intriguing prospect looms on the horizon. The Xtreme Football League, or XFL, will start in 2020 after a failed year of its own back in 2001.

The original incarnation was a league filled with hard hits more vicious than the NFL, but it never did catch enough fire.

How will the XFL differ from the AAF? It’s hard to say.

The league is currently experimenting with rules in a spring league for this month, and the final details haven’t been decided yet.

All of the head coaches for their inaugural eightteam run haven’t even been announced yet.

Something that intrigues me the most, though, is that star Clemson University receiver Justyn Ross said the salaries the XFL offers players could encourage college players to leave early before they graduate.

There is no rule disallowing players to join a league before hopping into the NFL. The ones who would have a problem though, as always, is the NCAA. It’s an addition into the debate about whether college players should get paid for their skills and performances on the field, which is a debate that’s sure to stick around.

Will the XFL do better than the AAF in its second run? Will it crash and burn, showing no one can compare to the almighty NFL? Like most things, only time will tell us the answer.

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Redshirt junior shortstop Christian Brasher throws a McNeese State Cowboy out at first to finish the top of the third during the Bears series-clenching victory at Bear Stadium April 6. The Bears won the series 2-1, splitting a doubleheader the previous day and defeating the Cowboys 5-1 in their final game.

Bears shock no. 23 Oklahoma State, win series 2-1 over SLC’s McNeese

by Taylor Sone Photo Editor

The UCA Bears (15-17, 8-7 SLC) finished a stellar week of baseball with a series victory over McNeese State (16-16, 4-8 SLC) — the teams split a doubleheader April 5 and the Bears won 5-1 April 6 — riding the momentum from a victory earlier in the week over No. 23 ranked Oklahoma State University (19-11, 6-3 BIG12).

The series gave the Bears their fourth series victory of the season and moves them to eighth in the Southland Conference.

In the final game of the series, the Bears jumped ahead of the Cowboys quickly, scoring all 5 of their runs before the fifth inning and capitalizing on a some errors McNeese made as well as a two-run double designated hitter junior Marco Navarro earned in the fourth.

“If we can get runs early on, like we did today, I have confidence in our guys,” junior third baseman Beau Orlando said. “Guys are looking a lot

more confident at the plate [and] we’re having better at-bats.”

Defensively, the Bears kept McNeese at bay through junior starter Brad Verel and sophomore reliever Gavin Stone’s solid pitching, who combined for 13 strikeouts.

The Cowboys avoided a shutout thanks to senior Shane Selman’s single home run in the sixth.

“Verel did a tremendous job — he did a great job against Oklahoma State also — he’s just able to throw three pitches for a strike,” head coach Allen Gum said regarding his starter.

“About the time you feel like [the opponent] is on one, he can throw another one, he can throw it for a strike.”

During the previous day’s doubleheader, the Bears won their first contest 4-2 with senior Cody Davenport pitching the complete game.

Davenport allowed only 2 runs on seven hits, keeping McNeese from scoring in the last seven innings of the game.

Offensively, the Bears had a big

fourth inning, earning 3 runs off RBIs from senior infielder Tyler Smith and freshman outfielders Kolby Johnson and Bryce Dodd.

The Bears lost in the nightcap game 2-1, with junior Cowboy Jonathan Ellison holding the Bears to 1 run on six hits, leaving seven runners stranded for the game.

Earlier in the week, the Bears traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to face off against the No. 23 OSU Cowboys.

The Bears offense caught fire during the fourth, earning 7 runs — all earned with two outs in the inning.

Gum said that focus led to the big inning and later the victory over the OSU Cowboys.

“Our offensive hitters really linked together and focused on quality at-bats instead of worrying about everything else. Orlando capped it off with a 3 run homer.

It was a bunch of guys linking a lot of things together, and they’ve been working hard

While rain may have shortened track activity, the UCA men’s track and field team still walked away with a successful meet result April 4-6 at the Little Rock Open.

Several UCA athletes performed well in events as the men’s team brought home the points win with a total of 162 points over the University of ArkansasPine Bluff’s 103 and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock’s 91.

Unfortunately, the incoming rain that hit Little Rock later in the day meant that the final eight events were canceled, shortening the amount of finals available for all of the teams.

The men’s steeple, both 4x400 meter relays, both 200-meter sprint and 400-meter hurdles, and the 800-meters races were canceled due to weather.

Sophomore Logan Hall took the win in the high jump event, with a highest mark of 6 feet 9.5 inches while freshman Thomas Hutchison won the pole vault with a high mark of 4.3 meters.

In the sprint events, the Bears continued their success in the events that were completed before the inclement weather.

Freshman Johnson Adegbite placed second in the 100-meter final with a time of 11.08 seconds, the highest time that didn’t break the sub11 second time.

Freshman Luke Anthony took home first in the javelin with a throw of 187-0 as well as third in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet 10.75 inches.

While the team didn’t win, UCA took home four of the top five spots in the men’s-5,000

meter, led by senior Julian Jeandree.

He improved from his attempt earlier in the day with a fifth place finish in the men’s 1,500-meters.

The Bears finished 1-2 in the 110-meter hurdles with freshman Timon Dresselhaus and sophomore Jordan Atkins.

Assistant coach Beau Theriot said that the cancellation was unfortunate, but the meet had gone well for the team up until that point.

“We were doing well, dominating in the points.

We’re just trying to get in the volume of work done,” Theriot said. He also said the next meet being at home would benefit the team.

“It’s a lot easier on the team having home-field advantage and getting to sleep in your own bed the night before,” Theriot said.

“It definitely helps to let you run back to your apartment or house and rest.”

The cancellation meant that the teams would split the points given for the Governor’s I-40 Showdown between UALR and UCA. Even though UCA has already clinched the title for the year, its total has gone up to 24.5 as UALR still has yet to break double-digits with 8.5 points.

Head coach Richard Martin said that the time left before the conference championship was going to be critical for the team.

“We have several people that we need to get healthy for the conference championship.

As a whole though, I’m very satisfied with the team.”

The Bears next track meet will be at home as the UCA Open is held at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex April 12 and 13.

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Sophomore Teshuna Sheppard leaps past the competition April 6 at the Little Rock Open. Sheppard finished first in the triple jump clearing 11.65 meters.

Bears shine in Little Rock, finish with 7 gold medals photo courtesy of UCASports

Sophomore outfielder Reagan Sperling slides into home plate April 5 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Farris Field. This run gave Sperling her seventh of the season and 27th of her career.

UCA dominates Devils in Mississippi, takes series win over Islanders at Farris

by DJ Jones Staff Writer

The UCA softball team (21-20,7-8 SLC) pulled out three big wins in four games April 3 against Mississippi Valley State (4-28, 1-10 SWAC) and April 5 and 6 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-32, 3-12 SLC).

In the first contest, the Bears traveled to Itta Bena, Mississippi, to face off against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. UCA defeated the Delta Devils 4-0 scoring all runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

Sophomore pitcher Rio Sanchez pitched all seven innings, earning four strikeouts and five hits of her own.

Junior outfielder Kayla Crutchmer recorded three hits

and 1 run. Senior right fielder Morgan Felts led the team with two RBIs in three at-bats In the second contest, the Bears defeated the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 13-2 at home in the first of a doubleheader April 5.

The Bears scored all of their 13 runs in just five innings.

UCA had a huge second inning, scoring 8 runs, which is the most scored in a single inning during conference play this season.

The Bears had a great third inning as well, adding 4 more runs.

Their last run came in the fourth inning, giving the Bears their 20th win of the season.

Sanchez pitched all five innings, striking out two Islanders.

Junior infielder Cylla Hill

earned the team its first grand slam of the year and earned her 4th home run of the year. Hill had four RBIs which gave her a season total of 34.

Crutchmer had 2 runs scored, which gave her the team-high of 34 on the season.

Crutchmer and Felts both finished the game 3-2 at the plate.

Freshman infielder Erin Blackburn finished the game 2-2 with two RBIs and 2 runs.

In the second game of the doubleheader, the Islanders defeated the Bears 10-5.

The Islanders had a big sixth inning, scoring 5 runs to break the UCA tie.

Crutchmer continued to play big, picking up three hits

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Despite the women’s track team meet being cut short due to weather conditions April 5 and 6, the Bears still succeeded at the Little Rock Open, coming home with seven golds. “[The weather] didn’t really hinder us too much,” head coach Richard Martin said.

“Some of our team didn’t get a chance to compete and show what they can do, but overall I feel like we still had a good meet and got some good stuff done.”

Freshman Gracie Hyde took first in the 5,000-meter, finishing in 17 minutes and 32.67 seconds. She also finished second in the 1,500-meter at 4:32.02.

Sophomore Tyler Rose took gold in the 400-meter at 56.06 seconds, and junior Ajah Criner also added to UCA’s collection of golds, winning the 100-meter event.

Junior Aysha Anderson placed first in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.61 seconds while senior Hannah Noble took gold in the high jump.

Senior Kylee Kirk set

a new career mark in the hammer throw, tossing 148-10 meters, locking up another gold for the Bears at the meet.

“She had never thrown before in high school, but she’s really getting it down now,” Martin said. “I wish we had another year with her to expand and improve even further because she’s really caught on.”

Freshman Lyndsey Hover placed first in the pole vault at 3.03 meters while sophomore Teshuna Sheppard also won gold in the triple jump event.

Additionally, sophomore Taylor Coleman finished second in the triple jump and third in long jump, and sophomore Charlotte Blair grabbed a silver finish in the 800-meter.

Even though the weather stopped their performance, UCA and UALR will continue their battle April 12-13 at the UCA Open. This will be one of the final two meets before the Southland conference outdoor championships begin May 3.

UCA’s next meet will occur April 18-20 as they travel to the University of Kansas for the 92nd Kansas Relays.

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The Voice

Newspapers: backbone of journalism dying off

Reduce, reuse, recycle: In that order

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As information surfaces about the Recycling should be an afterthought when it horrible condition of our environment, comes to saving the environment. I’m sure people turn to recycling for answers. How do you have all heard the mantra — reduce, reuse, we save the oceans? Recycling. How do we cut recycle — at some point in your life but that is down on the overflow of trash on the planet? also the order in which people should prioritize Recycling. their environmental efforts.

The issue with recycling is that it’s not For starters — reduce. Cutting back on enough to sufficiently help the environment the amount of meat and dairy people eat is anymore. important. Greenhouse gas emissions is one For the most part, recycling has been of the largest factors that has contributed to simple. When you finish drinking a bottle climate change and, according to wwf.org, of water, you put the bottle in the can with “much of those emissions can be attributed to a green lid instead of a black lid, and the production of meat and dairy products, when you empty your groceries from for which demand is on the rise.” the plastic bags, you put the bags Scaling back on plastic use can be in the recycling bin. People know as simple as buying a water filter for how to recycle, and they’ve gotten the kitchen tap and using a reusable good at doing so. However, the bag for groceries instead of the plastic number of recyclables that people ones they provide at the store. It can dispose of is too much for the also be beneficial to reuse clothes. processing plants to handle.

There are many stores, such as Recycling plants in Goodwill, that sell used clothes the United States used to and people can even donate send a large portion of their unwanted clothes to their consumer waste these stores. to China for treatment

by Macy Davis I’m not saying we and recycling. At the Staff Writer end of 2017, new rules shouldn’t recycle. Recycling were issued against is important and is much foreign countries shipping their wastes to better than throwing plastics and glass in the China, according to theweek.com. garbage. However, reducing and reusing before The rules for waste shipment affected recycling would be the preferred way to help the recycling in the U.S. in a negative way. environment.

Recycling plants sort through such an Even though recycling has hit a roadblock, there is still progress being made. After China abundance of waste that they can’t recycle as placed strict rules on the import of waste much plastic as people are using. shipments in 2017, people have been working to Another issue that runs rampant improve recycling methods. in recycling plants is the number of Recycling plants have popped up across the contaminated recyclables that can’t be country and machines have been adapted to repurposed. Many people recycle plastics sort out the nonrecyclable materials from the containing garbage or other nonrecyclable recyclables. materials. So, the factories end up throwing At some point in the future, recycling may away a good portion of the materials that have a more reliable system for managing waste were meant to be recycled. and improving the environment, but for now it’s As upsetting as this is, your time hasn’t best that we remain mindful of what we can do been wasted if you have been recycling before we resort to recycling. and there are still some things you can do.

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As fans mourn the death of rapper, activist and mogul Nipsey Hussle, news stories A simple search for Hussle’s name on Twitter continue to roll out covering the events or Facebook results in multiple articles and blog leading up to the rapper’s murder — but these posts from freelance writers that have bravely stories are surprisingly painted in a positive given facts and opinions surrounding Hussle’s light rather than how outlets typically cover unfortunate death.

African-American murder victims.

An article published April 5 on LA Times’ Hussle, born Ermiaas Asghedom, was website reveals that Hussle’s immediate family shot six times outside of his clothing store, and actress girlfriend, Lauren London, saw Marathon Clothing, on the evening of Hussle as a protector. The end of the article March 31 in his hometown of Los shows a picture of young Nipsey Hussle Angeles. As a household name in as a toddler, surrounded by his family the African-American community, as he reaches for a fistful of his birthday Hussle’s influential rhymes about cake. This article could have discussed making it out of his former the multiple gun charges and petty situations and buying back crimes that Hussle accumulated his block have been held in his childhood, but instead it near and dear to his fans gave his family an outlet to since his emergence reflect on the memorable onto the rap scene in man that Hussle was. the early 2000s.

As new leads about At first glance, Eric Holder — the potential Hussle seems like a gunman who shot Hussle

by Aysha Dixon stereotype that news multiple times in the torso Campus Life Editor outlets would paint and once in the head — in a negative way — emerged, there was some rapper, gang member evidence that pointed to the and ex-convict. Instead, the news has act being gang affiliated. Holder — also a known decided to shine light on Hussle’s positive member of the same gang as Hussle — pleaded accomplishments. not guilty April 4 to the murder. Holder was CNN ran an article on its website the represented by OJ Simpson’s infamous former day after Hussle’s murder headlined “Nipsey defense lawyer, Chris Darden.

Hussle was more of a movement than a Although media outlets have provided facts musician.” The article paid tribute to the that the two men were both involved in a gang, rapper’s yearning to end gang violence in his the stories are not overly saturated with a biased hometown while also highlighting that he was outlook. The disagreement between Hussle a business-savvy father of three. and Holder could have happened whether they Not once did the news outlet bring up his were in a gang or not, and many news outlets affiliation with the Rollin 60s Neighborhood have given viewers and readers the chance to Crips negatively or include any of his form their own opinions surrounding Hussle’s mugshots. During a time when media outlets murder, but they have made sure of one thing – will release articles filled with negative subject that the urban legacy of Nipsey Hussle lives on. matter as click-bait, I applaud CNN for taking

For the past few decades, newspapers have been dying off. Readership is on the decline as most people consume their news through different means, however, newspapers play an important role in the world of media and serve as the foundation block of news as a whole.

Most people would react nonchalantly to this news as they get most of their information from online, television or, more recently, social media news sources.

But many online and television news stories often rely on print news to lay the groundwork for whatever they are reporting.

That’s not to say that online and broadcast journalism is lesser, but they often use stories that local papers have already covered, especially in the case of bigger news organizations. Next time MSNBC or CNN is on, see how often the phrase “according to…” is said.

One reason for this is simply because of how much closer newspapers are to the action. If ABC News wants to cover something that happened here in Conway, it would have to send a correspondent all the way down here. Meanwhile a local newspaper such as the Democrat-Gazette might just have to send someone a few blocks away.

Another aspect is rapport. In this scenario, a reporter familiar to a person involved with a story might get more info than a stranger would. While an organization like CNN or ABC would carry some weight with its name, never doubt the power of rapport, especially after a tragedy. Talking to someone from the same community might be preferable as it may feel as though local reporters care more about what happened than a bigshot from a big name news station who flew in that afternoon.

One reason newspapers are dying off is due to lost ad revenue. Print ads are not as popular as they used to be, especially as readership declines and online ads don’t produce as much revenue.

According to statistics from the Newspaper Association of America and the Pew Research Center, between 2004 and 2014, newspapers saw a $2 billion increase in online ad revenue but lost $30 billion in print ad revenue.

This has caused newspapers to fire staff members as they can’t afford to keep paying their reporters. Another Pew Research Center study found that newsroom employment has declined 23% from 2008-2017. That’s almost a quarter of the workers in less than 10 years. This is an alarming trend that, unfortunately, will most likely continue.

The loss of reporters also means a loss in specific areas like statehouse coverage, which has declined by 35%, according to Pew Research Center. This means less oversight for local politicians as bigger news outlets aren’t going to cover this, weakening the “watchdog” aspect of journalism.

Newspapers also circulate less often, moving from daily papers to weekly ones and putting a larger emphasis in online articles, therefore becoming a “digital first” paper.

Online journalism carries dangers with it as well. Online media relies on popularity for news stories. The goal of online journalism is to get you to click on the article for ad revenue, so articles may be tailored to what readers find interesting more so than in print journalism. While making enough revenue is essential, it shouldn’t come at the cost of good journalism.

If this continues and local newspapers do die off, it will affect how news is reported and consumed. Either articles will become less in-depth or we will see a complete revamping of the media altogether.

To prevent this, people must read more and support local papers. Society needs to be more willing to pay for their news, which can be hard with how often people can get news for free. If this continues, however, more newspapers will fall, and even that free news will fail.

Society needs to be more willing to pay for their news, which can be hard with how often people can get it for free.

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New This Week Movies

April 12 — Hellboy (R), directed by Neil Marshall, starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane April 12 — Missing Link (PG), directed by Chris Butler, Dennis Widmyer, starring Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant April 12 — Little (PG-13), directed by Tina Gordon, starring Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Marsai Martin, Justin Hartley

Music April 12 — Ventura — Anderson Paak April 12 — Ribbons — Bibio April 12— Absolute Zero — Bruce Hornsby April 12 — Map Of The Soul: Persona — BTS April 12 — In The Shape Of A Storm — Damien Jurado April 12 — City Life —Escort

‘Cyncerely C3’ turning point for rapper King Combs

by Marcus McClain In just 25 minutes of his nine-track extended play, King Combs made it clear that a new wave of classic rap music officially changed the game March 29.

“Cyncerely C3” represents Combs fully stepping out of his father’s shadow — the legendary music mogul Diddy — and taking the mantle as the next generation of Bad Boy Records.

With production from DJ Mustard and Ayra Beats, “Cyncerely C3” provides various summer time vibes that Combs graces with his seemingly effortless flow. Just hours before the EP’s debut, Combs released the video for the profound opening track, “Heaven Sent.” This song samples Foxy Brown’s 1996 “I’ll Be Good” featuring Jay Z, and Combs does the song justice and sets a clear tone for this project.

He pulls no punches and exudes major confidence as he raps, “Never satisfied.

Can’t be content with minor stats, I need a few Platinum plaques from fire tracks. King Combs can’t relax, in fact, I’m hyperactive. Whip game, switch shades like Michael Jackson.”

April 12 — The Medicine Show — Melissa Etheridge April 12 — By Blood — Shovels & Rope April 12 — V — The Budos Band April 12 — No Geography — The Chemical Brothers April 12 — A Fistful Of Stars — Wyndham Garnett

Netflix April 12 — A Land Imagined, directed by Siew Hua Yeo, starring Peter Yu, Xiaoyi Liu, Yue Guo April 12 — Band Aid, directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Fred Armisen April 12 — Huge in France, created

by Gad Elmaleh, Andrew Mogel, Matthew Del Negro, Erinn Hayes, Scott Keiji Takeda

April 12 — The Perfect Date, directed by Chris Nelson, starring Laura Marano, Noah Centineo, Camila Mendes April 12 — Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?, directed

by Jota Linares, starring Pol Monen, Jaime Lorente, Andrea Ros

Top five Nipsey Hussle songs of all time List compiled by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

This quality shines bright on the eighth track, “Birthday Suit.” The song embodies the soul of old school hip hop while Combs reciprocates the swag of his father, intertwined with the ideas and mindset of young stars today.

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Rapper King Combs rises above his father’s legacy with his newest album “Cyncerely C3.” Released March 29, “Cyncerely C3” is streaming on Apple music, Spotify, Google Play and Tidal.

Upon hearing this introduction, it’s difficult to advance to the rest of the EP due to the desire to keep this opening on repeat. This feeling carries throughout the project, as almost every track offers a fresh and addictive sound.

Combs is accompanied by several guests on “Cyncerely C3,” including artists like Jeremih, Tee Grizzly, the City Girls and more.

Each of these guest appearances are placed nearly perfectly and fit into

the concept of each track.

However, perhaps the most show-stealing feature is Ty Dolla $ign on “Good to Ya.” Known for elevating any song he features on, Ty Dolla supplies the melodies and vocals that have made him a household name in the music industry.

This collaboration makes “Good to Ya” the EP’s most stand-out track, ready to take the airwaves by storm just as Combs’ 2018 radio hit “Love you Better” with Chris Brown did.

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However, Combs doesn’t stop there when catering to the women on this project with songs like “Naughty” featuring Jeremih and “Young Roman$e” with Smooky MargiGielaa.

“Cyncerely C3” is the follow-up of Combs’ first project “90s Baby” released in 2018. With his strong musical background, it’s clear Combs has researched every artist who rose before him.

“90s Baby” was clearly focused on recreating ‘90s sounds. With “Cyncerely

Combs remains authentic for the duration of the project, not looking to portray anything other than himself.

This adds a refreshing feeling to the EP, enhancing the listeners’ appreciation for his artistry.

“Cyncerely C3” signifies a turning point in Combs’ young career as well as hip hop music everywhere.

And with this project, he is squaring in front as the leader of a new wave. This project provides music that people will want to make memories to and will undoubtedly keep the summer filled with electricity.

“Cyncerely C3” is currently streaming on all platforms including Apple music, Spotify, Google Play and Tidal.

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‘Barry’ gives the detailed ‘The Tick’ season 2: All about redemption life of actor, mafia hitman

by Marley CashPowell

by Matt Smothers Staff Writer

April 12 — This Wild Willing — Glen Hansard

C3,” his inspiration is still drawn from those times, but Combs’ own unique stamp is placed on every second of the project.

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HBO’s original show “Barry” is not for everyone.

It arguably takes the term ‘dark comedy’ to a new level.

“Barry” features a hitman training to become an actor because he wants a new life, but he is simultaneously working for the Russian mafia in Los Angeles. This potentially means that he will run from his past for the rest of his life.

“Barry” was nominated for three Golden Globes in 2019 and won three Primetime Emmy awards in 2018 for the show’s first season.

The plot of “Barry” season two picks up weeks after the first season ended, with Barry Berkman’s (Bill Hader) former boss Monroe Fuches (Stephen Root) arrested for a failed mission thanks to his new (thus far unnamed) employee (Shaughn Buchholz) who was presumably brought in to replace Berkman. Fuches’ role in the show is mostly serious, which is a healthy balance for other characters’ scenes. Season one makes it clear that Fuches is not a friendly or generous guy and is only looking after himself and the money he makes.

It would be surprising and uncharacteristic if season two did not build on that reputation.

Season one’s cliffhanger is not immediately addressed.

Berkman — the hitman turned striving actor — is attempting to direct the play he is supposed to star in until director Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) shows up minutes before showtime and cancels the show and acting class. Cousineau says he is canceling everything because of his beloved girlfriend Janice’s (Paula Newsome) disappearence, which Berkman — unbeknownst to 1. ‘Victory Lap’ I had to put “Victory Lap” at number one because this title and song captures Nipsey’s death perfectly.

Nipsey has always been one of the most underrated rappers of all time. Nipsey’s last album truly was a victory lap for the legendary West Coast rapper’s career. There have been plenty of musicians whose last works were just desperate attempts to be relevant again and that is just sad to witness. Nipsey didn’t end his career fighting to stay relevant. Nipsey fans were fortunate to see Nipsey go out on top and cement his legacy with one last classic.

Cousineau and everyone else in the class — played a part in.

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With only one episode of season two airing so far, it is apparent the HBO show will keep its reputation as a very dark but hilariously intriguing comedy. “Barry” is rated TV-MA and is available to stream on HBO Now/Go, Google Play Movies & TV and Amazon Prime on Sundays at 8 p.m.

In season two of “The Tick”— which released April 5 —­the witty rapport between characters comes into full tilt, leaving audiences snickering at random as they, if they are like me, replay the lines in their heads throughout the day.

Amazon Studios premiered its live action adaptation of “The Tick” as a pilot on Amazon Prime in 2016 before releaing a half-season that released August 2017 with six episodes and another half-season released February 2018 with another six episodes.

In the first season, the premise is that superheroes have been known in the world for quite some time, but so have supervillains.

We are reintroduced to Arthur Everest (Griffin Newman), an accountant, who attracts the attention of a new superhero, The Tick (Peter Serfinowicz), who convinces Arthur that destiny is calling for them to join forces and fight evil.

The unlikely pair work together over the course of 12 episodes to take down the evilest of evil supervillains, The Terror (Jack Earle Haley).

In the season finale of the first season, The Tick says, “All good things must come to an end. All bad things, too. Some are good ends. Some are bad ends. Some are split ends.”

Though Arthur and The Tick reached their ultimate goal in taking down The Terror, many questions were left unanswered going into the second season, which left me feeling kind of split in the end.

Like me, I’m sure many fans wondered where the plot could go from there. What’s even left after defeating The Terror? And what’s the deal with Arthur’s stepdad, Walter (François Chau)? He seems as if he’s hiding something.

The second season, however, didn’t disappoint.

The season is billed as a time when the world is now “safe enough” to protect since The Terror has been defeated. So

all kinds of new superheroes come out of the woodwork to defend humanity, which leaves Arthur feeling inept in comparison to all of the supers.

While the first season primarily focused on Arthur’s resistance to follow the hero’s way, the theme of the second season is arcs of redemption.

It would seem that all the characters — both good and evil — find themselves in a crisis of character, besides The Tick who acts as an uncanny anchor to the rest of the wayward cast.

For example, Arthur’s sister, Dot Everest (Valorie Curry) begins to step away from her life as a paramedic so she can start making a “real” difference by joining forces with Overkill (Scott Speiser). Overkill is a good guy with some bad habits and a haunted past when it comes to AEGIS, the federal agency tasked with working with superheroes and fighting supervillains.

Arthur’s mom and stepdad — Joan (Patricia Kalember) and Walter — experience arcs separately during most of the season, but Walter’s arc draws them back together by the end of the season.

Even Tinfoil Kevin (Devin Ratray), Dangerboat (Alan Tudyk) and Superian (Brendan Hines) find themselves questioning their roles within this super society.

Kevin battles his preferred secrecy and paranoia, Dangerboat faces overcoming trauma experienced before pairing up with Overkill and

Superian faces backlash from an earth full of Twitter trolls.

However, the most questionable arc of redemption is that of Ms. Lint (Yara Martinez) — The Terror’s electrically evil sidekick, who comes back this season as Joan of Arc — the latest superhero to pop up as protector of humanity… or is she?

Obviously, there’s a lot going on this season with character arcs, but that doesn’t detract from the absolutely witty dialogue written into the series. The Tick’s lines bounce back and forth between a mish-mash of hilarity and the seemingly stupid, both of which have an underlying heaviness of truth.

I absolutely love The Tick’s dialogue.

“You’re not going crazy.

You’re going sane in a crazy world!” is likely one of my favorite of The Tick’s lines, which is actually a throwback to the original cartoon series.

Honestly, I don’t recall loving the dialogue so much when I was a kid watching the original cartoon on TV. I now feel inclined to hunt down the cartoon version so I can determine if I was too dense to appreciate the wit back then or if the wit is a brilliance owed solely to this live action adaptation.

The Amazon version is worth the watch just for the dialogue alone. It’s rated TV-MA, the episodes have a 29-minute run time and is rated 7.4/10 on IMDb. Both seasons are streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

2. ‘Dedication’ “Dedication” perfectly sums up Nipsey. Nipsey was, in general, dedicated and committed to bettering the community of Los Angeles and that is what truly made him exceptional. Nipsey was dedicated to music and never gave up. Even at the tail-end of his career, Nipsey garnered a Grammy nomination for his album Victory Lap as rap album of the year. Nipsey’s dedication goes beyond his music into his personal life as he aided in bettering Los Angeles. Thanks to the West Coast rapper, violence is down and he has played a huge role in helping youth.

3. ‘Keys to the City’ In this classic, Nipsey exposes the much-praised city of Los Angeles. Nipsey raps about how only the glitz and glamour are praised and how that truly doesn’t capture the beauty of Los Angeles. Nipsey brings light to the actual beauty of Los Angeles and not just the facade of Hollywood that defines LA. Nipsey uplifts those like him who endured the hardships of LA and still made it to the top. LA is full of violence, poverty and corruption and that has ruined the community.

Instead of forgetting about these people, Nipsey uses his affluence to show there is beauty in this part of LA, too.

4. ‘Double Up’ True rap fans will appreciate “Double Up.” Nipsey is a rap legend because his music is authentic. The struggles Nipsey shares in his music are struggles he has actually faced. Nipsey’s rise was truly meteoric, unlike many new rappers who fabricate their lives for their music. Nipsey was a storyteller in his music and that made him special. In “Double Up,” Nipsey raps about how difficult the rap game is because there are genuine rappers like him who didn’t have anything handed to them and he had to sell drugs to make his rap career possible.

5. ‘No Days Off’ “No Days Off” is from Nipsey’s album “Crenshaw” and represents a tone that is uplifting and a great representation of Nipsey’s work in the Los Angeles community. Nipsey truly was for the people of LA, which is shown through his music.

He raps about the struggles it takes to get to the top and how, through hard work, anything is possible. He wanted his fans to know he was once just like us, dreaming our same dreams.

He worked hard to make that dream a reality and wanted others to join him at the top.

Meanwhile, Berkman’s associate, Noho Hank (Anthony Carrigan), who is the new leader of the Russian mafia in Los Angeles, makes a deal with Cristobal Sifuentes (Michael Irby) and a rival criminal organization.

Despite Hank being one of the more dangerous people on the show, he provides nearly all of the comic relief in this often-violent show. He is overly polite and generous, completely bald, wears clothing that is too small and is highly effeminate, despite leading a dangerous crime syndicate.

After seeing Berkman in a clothing store, Hank — who is clearly upset with Berkman — approaches him later that night outside of the theater where Berkman practices his acting. After lecturing and scolding Berkman over calling him an idiot in the store, Hank then informs Berkman he has a new job for him. Hank lets Berkman know he is not to be trifled with before leaving in the most Noho Hank way possible, with the most generic pop music anyone could think of blaring from his car’s speakers.

Like most season premieres, “The Show Must Go On, Probably?” is a little slow and downright boring but provides plenty of funny scenes and sets the landscape for the drama and probable violence that will ensue throughout the rest of the season.

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[Left] The Tick and his sidekick, Arthur Everest, join forces to fight the evils of their city in Amazon’s “The Tick.” Season two released April 5.

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Electric plays keep UCA in the win column

4 Continued from page 5 while also stealing her 31st base of the season, giving her the team high.

Senior infielder Libby Morris finished the game going 2-4 at-bat with 1 run scored and one RBI. Morris is leading both the team and the Southland Conference with 39 RBIs. Senior pitcher Rachel Haberman had the best day out of five different pitchers for the Bears. Haberman finished the final 1.1 innings without giving up any earned runs.

In the final game, the Bears defeated the Islanders 11-3 on April 6.

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The Bears scored more consistently in this game, spreading their runs throughout the game.

Freshman catcher Tylar Vernon led the day going 3-4 at-bat, scoring 3 runs and finishing with four RBIs. Felts also had three hits and scored 3 runs.

Crutchmer went 2-4 at the plate and got two more steals, making her two steals shy of tying the program record.

Morris went 2-3 at-bat on the day, almost getting her 10th home run of the season. Morris is leading the

Southland Conference with 40 RBIs for the season.

Sanchez pitched another win for the Bears, tossing all six innings, striking out two and allowing only 2 earned runs.

Sanchez said the team had a successful week because of high energy.

“I think we pulled off a good week, we never gave up and constantly fought. We had high energy in each game and we kept swinging the bats,” Sanchez said.

The Bears will be play their next two games at McNeese State University on April 12.

Orlando helps lift Bears over Cowboys

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Senior Shelby Hogue uses her dance passion to destress and to learn how to work with a wide range of people. She has been a member of the Honey Bears for four years and is content with the time commitment that comes with the dance team.

Senior dancer balances beats, books

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

Senior Shelby Hogue is finishing up her fourth year on the UCA dance team.

Hogue has spent 20 years of her life dancing and started dancing because her mom wanted her to try it.

“I actually hated it my first year. I cried every time we did something,” Hogue said.

After her first recital, she decided to try dance again the following year, and she’s been dancing ever since.

Dancing doesn’t come without its drawbacks.

The dance team requires a huge time commitment.

Hogue considers the dance team a part-time job. She practices three hours a day while attending class, doing homework and staying involved in her sorority.

Being a member of the dance team has caused her to miss out on some social events in college such as sorority formals and member dates.

“It’s okay. It didn’t kill me,” Hogue said.

Even though Hogue is busy, she said dance team practices help her manage stress.

“When I have a stressful week at school, it would help me destress,” Hogue said.

Being on the dance team has also made Hogue miss class. While most sports compete frequently, the dance team only competes once each year.

“With nationals, we have to miss up to a week of school,” Hogue said.

Her team competes in the National Dance Alliance, or NDA, competition in Daytona, Florida, each January.

The dance team starts prepping for its competition in May. The team rarely makes it to the finals, but they reached that goal her freshman year.

One of her teammates got injured and wasn’t able to compete in nationals, so the team worked hard to make that teammate proud. Hogue said her favorite part about being on the dance team is the friendships she’s formed.

“All the girls on my team

are my best friends. They will be there for the rest of my life,” Hogue said.

Additionally, being on the dance team has helped Hogue learn how to work with different kinds of people. It has also helped her come to appreciate constructive criticism.

“Getting constructive criticism really does help you as a person,” Hogue said.

“When I graduate, I’m going to get constructive criticism all the time.”

Hogue is majoring in journalism and minoring in public relations. When Hogue isn’t dancing or in class, she spends her time walking her dog and running.

She graduates in December. Next semester she will take classes and work, so she will be less busy. Hogue serves as the reporter for UCA’s baseball team, and this summer she has an internship with the Arkansas Travelers baseball team.

After graduation, Hogue wants to do sideline reporting for sporting events.

on that, and it paid off that night,” Gum said.

Orlando, whose 3-run homer helped propel the Bears past OSU, said beating the ranked Cowboys made him feel great.

“Growing up, you always

hear about teams like Oklahoma State, and when you get an opportunity to play a team like that — and especially to play well and beat those guys when they’re having such a good season — it definitely boosts our confidence and

definitely tells us, ‘You know what? We can play with anybody else,’” Orlando said.

The Bears next competition is April 9 against Arkansas State, followed by a three-game series against Tennessee Tech on April 12-14.