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INTERNATIONAL China increases tariff taxes within exports

China made the move Sunday to increase duties of between 5 percent and 10 percent on major American exports including soy beans and crude oil. However, these tariffs apply to only about ⅓one third of the more than 5,000 product lines listed in the latest announcement. The agreement will continue to pan out over the next couple of months.

NATIONAL Texas loosens gun laws after shootings A new series of firearm laws went into effect on Sunday, Sept. 1 after a mass shooting in both Midland, Texas, and Odessa, Texas. These massacres took place as a white man in his 30’s drove around shopping centers shooting out of his car. The shooter whose name has not been released was killed by law enforcement. These new laws aim to loosen firearm laws by allowing guns in schools, foster homes, apartments, during disaster, and in places of worship.

Straight pride advocate mocked by city council members at meeting Donn Grudman, a ‘ straight pride’ representative caused controversy at a Modesto, California, city council meeting. Grudmann runs an organization called the National Straight Pride Coalition. After Grudmann accused council member Kristi Ah You of pulling the “race card”, he described his group as being “a totally peaceful, racist group” in an attempt to justify the need to hold a straight pride parade. Those who attended the metting laughed at this statement.

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Sara Evans stands before an audience after finishing a performance. On Sept. 20, Sara Evans will perform at UCA’s Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Country artist Sara Evans to put on performance at Reynolds Hall by megan hutto Staff Writer

Missouri native Sara Evans will perform in Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, 2019. Evans’ current tour features songs from “Words,” her eighth studio album. The title comes from her love of lyrics and the emotional storytelling power they hold. Evans has had five number one Billboard singles such as “A Little Bit Stronger”, “Suds in the Bucket” and “No Place That Far.” The Academy of Country Music named her Female Vocalist of the Year in 2006. A few of her other noteworthy hits include “Could Not Ask For More” and “Slow Me Down.” The show will be an intimate gathering with heavy interaction between the audience and artist, according to Wendy Sparks, director of marketing and finance at

Reynolds Performance Hall. “My sister and I listened to her on the radio growing up,” senior Emily Bain said. “We are excited to see her live.” This is the first album to be released by Born To Fly Records, her personal independent label, named after her 2001 Country Music Association award-winning video of the year, “Born To Fly.” Evans has enjoyed chart-topping hits spanning over twenty years. Her first album was in 1997 “Three Chords and the Truth”, and her most recent venture involves a live album with her two eldest children: her son, Avery Barker and her daughter, Olivia Barker. As a trio, The Barker Family Band covers Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” and Beyonce’s “XO” as well as original tracks from the August-released “Live From City Winery Nashville”. In addition to singing, writing songs and managing

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Pancake artist Jenny Harrison makes a custom pancake for a student by copying an image pulled up on the iPhone in her hand. The Dancakes event took place outside the Student Center Aug. 29 from noon to 3 p.m.

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The Lewisville Juvenile Treatment Center fired three employees after employee Ombudsman Digby discovered abuse in the form of restraining children with zipties and making them sleep face to the floor at night, slamming children into walls, and forcing children to urinate in gatorade bottles instead of taking them into the restroom.

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solar system too. It’s something that I’m interested in,but not something I would have ever tried to study when I was in college.” Attendee Thomas Singleton enjoyed the family-friendly aspects that the show had to offer. “It’s something I like and [my children] enjoy learning about,” Singleton said. “Hopefully, it’ll inspire them,” According to UCA’s website, “From Earth To The Universe” is described as “a desire to comprehend the universe may well be humanity’s oldest shared intellectual experience, yet only recently have we truly begun to grasp our place in the vast cosmos.” The show covered everything from the theories of ancient Greek astronomers, like Eratosthenes and Hipparchus, to today’s huge and precise telescopes. Attendees are able to learn numerous facts about space, such as how old the universe is and how Saturn’s and Uranus’s rings were formed. Learning fun facts about the universe is just one of the many interesting parts of the show. Seeing the Milky Way galaxy and the entire universe from the perspective the planetarium allows sparks more interest and gives the audience a glance into how vast the universe we live in actually is. Future shows this year will cover a wide range of topics including dark matter, Mayan and Aztec archeoastronomy, photons, the secrets of Earth’s sun, bears in Alaska and many other scientific subjects. Every Friday and Saturday until Dec. 14, UCA’s department of physics and astronomy will have the public planetarium show with free admission for students and the general public. The schedule and title of each show can be found at uca.edu/ physics/planetarium.

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her record company, Evans also enjoys blogging. Her lifestyle blog, “A Real Fine Place”, which is also the title of her 2005 album, explores cooking, fashion and beauty. Evans was also the muse behind the television character Rayna Jaymes on the ABCturned-CMT series “Nashville.” The writers consulted Evans to discuss balancing life on the road with parenting in a blended family, where she and her husband, former professional football player, Jay Barker, are raising four children from his previous marriage and three from hers. Sara Evans is a pioneer for other female artists — one aspect that led to Evans’ headlining Reynolds Performance Hall’s 2019-2020 season. “Sara Evans is passionate

Life’s most mysterious and complex questions often come from what lies beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. Learning about a limitless, infinite and constantly expanding universe is intimidating and often confusing. However, UCA offers public planetarium shows to help answer some of these mystifying questions. On Aug. 30 and 31, “From Earth To The Universe”was shown at UCA’s planetarium in the Conway Corporation Center for Science. Hosted by Scott Austin, director of Astronomical Facilities and associate professor of astronomy and physics at UCA, the show consisted of a tour of the current, late-summer sky and a quick overview of the universe. The tour of the sky taught audience members how to spot constellations and the difference between planets and stars. With the high-powered telescope, the audience was able to see Jupiter’s red spot and Saturn’s rings. The tour of the universe started just outside of Earth’s thermosphere and slowly expanded to show attendees the solar system’s planets orbiting around the sun and aglance at the Milky Way galaxy. The projection then ventures all the way out to the far edges of the entire universe. During the show, the audience was able to see Earth from 13 billion light years away, multiple constellations, close-ups of Saturn and Jupiter, deep-sky objects and countless clusters of galaxies. The show left many members of the audience starstruck and full of wonder. “It was neat to be able to see the stars without light pollution,” said Conway resident Alice Foster. “I thought it was interesting learning about our

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Cynthia Burleson, director of UCA’s Insurance and Risk Management department, traveled to Singapore in June to accept a designation for the program by the International Insurance Society as a Global Center of Insurance Excellence. “The certification is very prestigious to have; only 34 programs in the world have received the designation,” Burleson said. UCA is the only college in Arkansas with an Insurance and Risk Management degree program. The program was also recognized in Best Review 2018 as one of the top 15 University programs in the country. The International Insurance Society considers each university’s graduation and employment rate, student qualifications and professional development before awarding designation. The designation was created to highlight schools with the best

new talent as well as to raise awareness about the shortage of talent in the industry. UCA’s program has been a part of the college since 2001, and around 20 graduates from the program each year. Ninety-nine percent of graduates find industry jobs within a month of graduation. “Every student who wants a job in the industry can easily get one,” said Burleson, “We are constantly getting messages and notices for job and internship opportunities. Risk management is really the overriding driver of the program. We teach our students how to address risk. We learn how to identify, address, treat, and manage risk. Insurance is a way to finance risk. We like to produce students with good foundational knowledge, so we can send them out in the field knowing they’ll be prepared.” The department brings in local businesses, like Modern Woodman and Walmart and industry leaders, such as state commissioners and Wes Booker, to speak and get

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involved with the program. The program offers several opportunities for their students to network and work with several different agencies around the community. UCA even has it’s own Gamma Iota Sigma chapter, an academic fraternity that focuses on facilitating interenst in insurance and risk management as well as other acturial science professions. More could be done to bring awareness about the program; many students around the college of business don’t realize the department is there. “All majors are required to take intro classes for different departments in the college except for risk management, but they’re trying to change that,” senior Emily Humphrey said. “There are tons of scholarships available -more than there are students in the program.” “The department paid for me to go to leadership training in Columbus this summer, and

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The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports by News Editor Sarah Coleman

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Electronics said to Bike brake bandit be missing during strikes on campus inventory check On Aug. 27, at UCAPD

Used condom found hanging on door knob

On Aug. 23, UCAPD officer McDaniel met with the Assistant Director of Housing and Residential Life at UCA, Veneta Fricks, who told McDaniel several items were missing during a housing inventory on Aug. 21. Fricks said the items were turned in and accounted for when school ended last semester, but are now missing. The items included an iPad Mini and a black LG A380 flip phone. Both items were turned in to Torreyson Apt 14, the Residential Coordinator’s Office. Also noted missing were two Surfboard SB 5101 black modems from 1954 South Apartment 1 and 2.

On Aug. 25, UCAPD officer Talia McDaniel was called to the UCA Police Department to speak with a student about something that had happened at her apartment in Bear Village. McDaniel met with student Tia Coleman, who explained that when she woke up, she found a used condom hanging from her door knob. Coleman said she and her teammates often played pranks on each other, but that she did not believe they would have taken it that far. Coleman advised me that she and her mother are worried that other harassment incidents like this may continue and they would like to file a report for documentation.

officer Phillip Boyd was dispatched to the UCA Police Department to investigate a report of stolen bicycle parts. Upon arrival, Boyd made contact with student Jennifer Files, who said her bicycle was locked up beside the bathroom at the tennis courts, and when she returned to unlock it, the wheels fell off. Files, with her tennis coach’s help, got her wheels back on, but when she went to ride the bicycle, she noticed the brakes were gone. She went over to Campus Outdoor Pursuits and Activities (COPA) to have them look to see if anything else was missing. The only thing they said was missing was the discs for the brakes.

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I had the opportunity to meet people from several different cultures,” Humphrey said. Another student was able to intern in Saudi Arabia this summer, partially because of collaboration between

Burleson and some colleagues she had met at the conference. The Young Insurance Professionals, a student organization sponsored by the Professional Insurance Agents of Arkansas, is hosting The Forum, a

public speaking event, on Sept. 10th from 12 to 2 P.M. in the Brewer Hegeman Conference Center. All students, not just business majors, are welcomed and encouraged to go.

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[Top] Anna Kimmel shows students how to express their emotions in dance form. [Bottom] Class participants follow Kimmel’s lead in a movement exercise. Students learned expressive dance at a workshop taught by Anna Kimmel, the director of education at the Arkansas Repertory Threatre, at the Black Box Theatre Aug. 30, 2019.

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about women’s equality in the country music industry,” said Wendy Sparks, director of marketing and finance at Reynolds Performance Hall. “[Fans] often see her working with other female artists, promoting them and making sure they are heard.” Last year Evans embarked

on CMT’s 2018 Next Women of Country tour. According to Evans, her latest album features 14 female writers. Evans’ last album “Words” came out in 2017. The Album she is touring with right now is a set full of covers to songs such as “ Tennessee Whiskey”, “Why not me”, “Four Thirty”,

and “Long way Down”. This album is entitled “The Barker Family Band (Live from City Winery Nashville)”. Tickets for the show are on sale on TicketMaster, Stub Hub, SarahEvans.com, the box office at Reynolds Performance Hall, and tickets.uca.edu.

For UCA’s Outreach and Community Engagement department, service is a priority. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, students, faculty, staff and members of the Conway community will have the opportunity to participate in a national service day. This will be UCA’s first time holding an event in honor of National Day of Service. According to nationalservice.gov, “September 11th is Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance. On this day, Americans across the country are called to volunteer in their local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many who have risen in service to defend freedom.” The Outreach department will be offering two activities for participants to choose from. The first activity titled “Cadron Settlement Flood Cleanup” will take place at Cadron Settlement Park in Conway from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteers will partner with Conway Parks and Recreation to help clean up the park and restore anything that was altered by the historic Arkansas River flooding. “[Conway Parks and Recreation] definitely needs some help repainting buildings that were damaged in the flood and haven’t been retouched yet, and we may also be doing some trail maintenance or other tasks,” Director of ServiceLearning and Volunteerism Lesley Graybeal said. “We’ll be finalizing those details this week and will be sure to communicate them to anyone who is signed up to attend.” The second activity is titled “Emergency Kit Packing” and it will take place on the Old Main Lawn, which can be access through Alumni Circle on the UCA campus.

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Lambda Xi Undergraduate Advisor Denicha Kemp volunteers with UCA Bear Boots on the Ground in a community service project that took place in March. The group will participate in the 9/11 day of service on Sept. 11 organized by Outreach department.

Volunteers will learn about what goes into a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) emergency kit and begin the process of packing a kit of their own to take home. All participants will be given some FEMA emergency kit supplies, instructions for how to pack it and help from BearsServe Leaders and Bear Boots on the Ground Ambassadors. In June, the faculty and staff at UCA were given the opportunity to attend Community Emergency Response Training classes, which was organized by Emergency Management Coordinator Tyle Lachowsky. Upon completion, the particpants received CERT Certification through FEMA. Part of their certification included receiving a CERT emergency bag to keep in their car, office or classroom. “[Emergency Kit Packing] is not related to the CERT

training, but we have definitely been working with Tyler Lachowsky with UCAPD to set up this event, and he’s the one that connected us with Conway Parks & Rec. He’ll be there on Sept. 11 to help out as well,” Graybeal said. Students who have class during these times can ask professors for permission to attend and the Outreach department can provide proof of attendance if needed. “Whether or not it would be an excused absence would be up to the professor,” Graybeal said. “Students are also welcome to help out for less than the full 3-hour shift if needed. They just need to indicate their availability in the form when they sign up.” Those who want to volunteer can sign up for either or both service opportunities at uca.edu/go/ service days.

Campus Life September 4, 2019

Around Campus:

Dancakes takes the cakes, makes pancakes fun

by Marley CashPowell Staff Writer

Foam Drop Party From 9:00 p.m. to midnight Sept. 6, there will be a foam drop party at the Irby Brick Pit.

Artist-in-Residence Tananarive Due From 11-11:50 a.m. Sept. 6 artist-in-residence Tananarive Due will have a craft talk and Q&A with students in Win Thompson Hall room 331.

Movie Matinee: Aladdin From 3-5 p.m., Aladdin will be playing at the Student Center Ballroom Sept. 8. Free pizza, drinks and door prizes will be given out.

Learn Woodturning Techniques From 5-7 p.m. Sept. 10, there will be woodturning lathe demonstrations, music, questions and answers and hands-on opportunities at UCA Makerspace.

Young Democratic Socialists of America Meeting From 1:30-2:30 p.m. Sept. 10, the Young Democratic Socialists of America will meet in Irby Hall room 316

Artist-in-Residence Helen Zughaib lecture From 1:40-2:30 p.m. Sept. 10, artist-in-residence Helen Zughaib will have a lecture titled “Conflict and Beauty” in the art lecture room in McCastlain Hall.

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Students stood in the sizzling sun searching their phones for photos as they waited in line. Two artists hunkered over griddles with pointy-tipped condiment bottles spread from one end of their table to the next. A viral art sensation was on campus in the form of pancakes. Dancakes, an internationally known pancake art performance company named after founder Daniel Drake, visited the UCA campus from 12-3 p.m. Aug. 29 outside the Student Center. The small company consists of only six people — five of which are artists who travel across the globe bringing pancake art to the people and garnering millions of views on social media. UCA’s Student Activities Board members learned about Dancakes at the National Association of Campus Activities conference last year and immediately decided they wanted to bring the event to campus. “We go to a conference every year and we saw them,” SAB graduate assistant Bertita Barrientos said. “As a group, we came together, and we were all fascinated with the idea.” The SAB members had previously seen similar videos and images of pancake art on

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With her first two pancake designs complete and one ready to come off the griddle, pancake artist Jenny Harrison prepares to flip the first pancake for the final reveal. She and Ben Daniel, who is a co-owner and fellow artist, represented Dancakes, a personalized pancake art and entertainment company, during an event hosted by the Student Activities Board from 12-3 Aug. 29 outside the Student Center.

social media. “But when you see it in person, it’s just more incredible,” Barrientos said. Packed away in large plastic totes was everything needed for artists Jenny Harrison and Ben Daniel to make edible art creations. Daniel developed special bottles that are easier to squeeze and have heat-resistant nozzles.

They use food coloring to dye the batter into different colors. They have also considered flavoring the batters with different flavors, but decided against it since using multiple colors would mean using multiple flavors, leaving the taste to be not be very pleasing. Referencing photos students pull up on their phones, the artists layer lines of colored

pancake batter on the griddles. The artists draw details in reverse, first drawing outlines and fine details, and then filling in hair and skin colors. Once the shape of the image is filled in, the pancakes sit on the griddle long enough to cook the batter all the way through, before the big flip reveals the artistic creations in their full glory. Most students chose to

NPHC organization dominates center stage in Ida Waldran By Dy’Kajeon Brown Online Editor

With the new school year beginning, fall recruitment for all Greek organizations has followed. On Aug. 27 in Ida Waldran Auditorium at 6:00 p.m., the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) held their annual “Greek Step Show” to showcase their organization. The event was organized in collaboration with the Minority Mentorship Program. The NPHC is an organization made up of nine African American International Greek Letter sororities and fraternities, consisting of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Kappa Alpha

Sorority Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. The NPHC is formed by Omega Psi Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. One of the key focuses of the event was to give students an insight into NPHC Greek ife and what it means. “Greek life is important because of the unique impact that it imposes upon those involved and around,” senior Karon Marbley, the spring 2019 initiate of the Iota

Gamma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. said. “It grants a perspective like none other and cultivates an environment where those involved can grow historically. The importance of Greek life is immeasurable as it provides a heightened platform to bring necessary attention to societal issues that need to be addressed.” Junior Temple White, the fall 2018 initiate of the Theta Mu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., credits Greek members before him as those who have made the serving opportunties and traditions of today available. “The importance of Greek life is to uphold our purpose and continue the legacy and

traditions our founders paved for us, and not only help serve the UCA and the community of Conway, but globally as well-uplifting individuals and enhance the qualities that already instilled in them,” said White. The event was hosted by radio host Ally Lynn. Lynn introduced NPHC chaplain senior Sydney McDonald, who led the audience in prayer before the singing of the Negro National Anthem, which was sung by senior Judi Arrist. NPHC president senior Chizobam Eze followed the anthem by welcoming the guests and giving out information for members. The first performance of the night came from the

Event helps new students get involved on campus

From 7-8:00 p.m. on Sept. 11, spoken word artist, Shane Romero will be performing at the Student Center Ballroom.

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Get Yourself Tested Campaign From Sept. 3-13, UCA will begin its get yourself tested campain. For more information or questions, contact 501-4503133.

The WOW Closet Beginning on Sept. 3, students can take one free outfit a year to wear to on-campus interviews, career fairs and class presentations. The WOW closet is on the fourth flood of Bernard Hall and is open Monday through Thursday from noon until 2:30 p.m. For questions, contact UCA Career Services at teresm@uca.edu or 501-450-3134.

Theta Mu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, whose performance was filled with kicks and tumbling. Next to perform were the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta, whose routine was inspired by the Freeform sitcom, “Black-Ish.” The performance included dances, stepping and a song. After Delta Sigma Theta was the Lambda Xi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, with a fun take on school life. Another performance came from the Gamma Eta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. For more information regarding news and upcoming events, students can follow each organization on their individual social medias, as well as @uca_NPHC.

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From 7:00- 8:30 p.m Sept. 5 at the UCA softball field, the inaugural IFC Strikeout Hunger Charity Softball Game will take place. Each year the event consists of UCA IFC fraternity members playing a softball game against the UCA Police Department. The game is being used to help raise funds for the UCA Bear Essentials Food Pantry. The food pantry is set up to benefit UCA students, faculty or staff that need assistance. For further questions, contact food pantry coordinator Brian James at bearessentials@uca.edu.

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From 8-11:00 a.m Sept. 11, volunteers are needed to assist with flood recovery efforts at Cadron Settlement Park. For more information and for information on how to sign up, visit uca.edu/volunteer

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have selfies transformed into pancakes. Others chose comic book and movie characters such as Iron Man from Marvel’s Avengers series or Kronk from “The Emperor’s New Groove.” One student said she wanted to have the artists make her dog, a Jack Russell terrier.

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[Left] Ben Seidman has the audience call out random numbers as part of his trick to show the power of faith. Ben Seidman has worked as a magic consultant for Criss Angel. [Right] Ben Seidman has student call number compiled from random numbers generated by the audience. Ben Seidman combines his magic and comedy to entertain his audiences.

Joke-telling magician puts on intriguing performance by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

Ben Seidman finds ways to combine his gifts of magic and comedy by creating exciting and interactive shows for his audiences. Many of Seidman’s magic tricks had audience members participate by doing things like making a phone call, coming on stage and getting pickpocketed, or checking their Instagram to see his magic go from the stage to their smartphones. Having multiple talents, including magic, acting and music, made choosing just one to focus on hard for Seidman. “I knew I had to choose one thing because all three of those [talents] are crazy things to make a living with,” Seidman said. “So I went with the one that called me the loudest and that was magic. As I performed magic, I was

always trying to be funny but as I got better at writing jokes and being myself on stage, I got funnier.” The combination of comedy and magic isn’t as rare as people might think. “In the 1600s, a book came out called the Discovery of Witchcraft, which was to try to explain [why to] stop killing people; because they’re just doing tricks and not possessed by the devil,” Seidman said. “As it evolved more into a performing art, people started combining other disciplines.” Growing up, Seidman was influenced by magicians and illusionists, which turned him into a now-known audience favorite. “One of my favorite magicians is a guy named David Williamson. He is hilarious and a great sleightof-hand artist, one of the best in the world. So he influenced

me alot growing up.” WIlliamson has won several awards during his comedy career including; the Gold Cups Award of Excellence in close-up magic, Close Up Magician of the Year, Magic Castle lecturer of the Year and Magic Castle Parlor Magician of the Year. He was also voted Most Wanted Magician at the 2003 FISM convention in Den Haag. Senior Karen Orozco enjoyed Seidman’s comedy and became a believer in Seidman’s magic when she couldn’t think of any theories for a few of his tricks. “The trick that blew my mind the most was the serial number on the dollar bill,” Orozco said. “I just still can’t understand or even believe how just asking random people in the audience for numbers was able to create the exact serial number for

a $20 bill he had hidden the entire time.” However, Orozco doesn’t waste much time or thought in figuring out if Seidman’s magic is real or not. “Magic is supposed to be entertaining,” Orozco said. “I, myself, don’t like to think about theories on how to debunk or to try to figure out how magic tricks were made,” As tempting as it might be to figure out the logistics behind magic tricks, it is sometimes better to just simply believe magic does exist. “Just as Seidman said, he wants to continue doing magic tricks to keep the curiosity and spark we had as kids when watching magic shows,” Orozco said. “For a split second, when you’re in that audience watching Ben Seidman perform, you believe magic could be real after all.”

Ida Waldran Auditorium was a scene of dancing, laughter and bonding as the Minority Mentorship Program hosted ‘MMP Unplugged’ on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. The event encouraged incoming freshmen and transfer students to learn more about campus organizations through a Residential Student Organization (RSO) fair, while also participating in a friendly competition. This event was a part of MMP’s Transitions Week. When doors opened at 6 p.m., a plethora of freshmen eagerly entered the auditorium to find a seat as the DJ played popular hiphop and R&B selections. Director of Student Life, Kaylon Bradford, was the evening’s host and kept the crowd energetic through his jokes and smooth transitions to the next portion of the event. Bradford began the night by allowing members of Student of the Propagation of Black Culture, Black Male Achievement Challenge and First Generation Scholars Society to give a short description of the purpose of their organization. This preview allowed event-goers to begin deciding which tables to visit during the RSO

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What do you think your favorite class is going to be?

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Junior Randy Blount

Sophomore Diamond Stewart

“Speech. I feel like it’s going to be real easy. I don’t think I’m going to have too much trouble with it.”

“History. I just like the content and I like the professor. He’s really down to Earth.”

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[Top] Students wait in line outside the Student Center on Aug. 29 during an event hosted by the Student Activities Board from 12-3. SAB brought artists Jenny Harrison and Ben Daniel from the pancake art company, Dancakes, to UCA after members got the chance to see the viral sensation in person at a National Association of Campus Activities conference last year. [Bottom Left] Students wait in line outside the Student Center to get the chance to see the viral sensation. [BottonRight] Sophomore Yasmine Robinson [far left] got a pancake made of her and her friend during the Dancakes event. The artists draw the pancakes in layers; then flip the cooked pancake over for a big reveal.

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book and movie characters such as Iron Man from Marvel’s Avengers series or Kronk from “The Emperor’s New Groove.” One student said she wanted to have the artists make her dog, a Jack Russell terrier. Many students walked

around campus for the rest of the day carrying pancakes, deciding against eating them even though Dancakes provided syrup. Daniel said that they get that reaction often, so the artists started experimenting with ways to preserve their pancakes in resin. Their first attempts

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didn’t turn out so good. They learned quickly that they would need to freeze- dry the pancakes first. “[Without freeze-drying], it will get moldy really quick,” Daniel said. “The first time we tried it, we had a Deadpool pancake that we made. We still have it, but we have it in resin

pressed between plexiglass and it’s just saturated with green [mold].” Attempts they have made since then have been successful. To view images and videos of their creations, learn more about the artists or book them for an event, check out dancakes.com.

Junior Jesse Flasko

Freshman Marshall Morgan

“Probably biology. I really like the teacher and the content he puts out. It’s really organized too, so I kind of know what to expect.”

“Either my Harmony 1 class or my applied trumpet classes. Those are both pretty fun so far.”

Freshman Sam Barr

Senior Michael Ezena

“They’re all pretty good. Some will be harder than other. The one I’ll like the most will probably be global environment of business. It seems really interesting and the teacher is good.”

“Probably Spanish 1 because I have wanted to learn Spanish for two years now and I haven’t gotten a chance to take it until now.”

Underclassmen choose mentors during MMP event

fair. MMP Unplugged has occurred for multiple years as a part of MMP’s Transitions Week, which was developed in 1991. During this week, freshmen are paired with an upperclassman mentor. The mentor can also have more than one freshman mentee assigned to them. According to uca.edu/ diversit yandcommunit y, students involved in the program have been shown to have higher grade point averages, participate in more student organizations and generally enjoy their time at UCA. MMP executive board team member and senior James McAlphen-Henry reflected on his time as a

freshman mentee. “This organization is kind of like big-brother,big-sister, and little-brother, little-sister,” McAlphen-Henry said. “As a mentor, I use my struggles to encourage my mentee to move on and be strong in everything he does in life.” McAlphen-Henry went on to say that his favorite event from Transitions Week was Mentor Mayhem, which is typically held at the Alumni Pavilion, but was moved to the Hall of Fame room this year due to the weather. Following the introduction of RSOs, Bradford held a friendly competition on stage between two groups of mentors: Lexy Leggos and Nightmare on Kel Streets (both cleverly derived from the first

names of two mentors). During the competition, the DJ played a snippet of a popular song, and the team that knew the song would wave a white towel around to signal their readiness. Song selections were chosen from artists like NBA Youngboy, Fantasia, YMW Melly and Trick Daddy. Teams only received points if they knew the song’s title and the artist. Events held during Transitions Week allowed mentees to interact with mentors in order to have a successful pairing. “MMP means creating a family — like being a freshman or sophomore’s first upperclassman friends to show them the way,” senior mentor Cydney Crawford said.

“I’ve met so many people through [MMP]. I’ve made friends with other mentors amongst having two mentees last year,” Crawford is still good friends with her past mentees and hopes to create a group message to introduce her former mentees to her current ones. The event continued with activities that showed future mentees the personalities of the mentor that they would soon choose, along with a preview of what organizations will be at the RSO fair. MMP’s Transitions Week went on to have “Roll Bounce with MMP” on Friday night in the Farris Center, which ended in a mentor and mentee reveal.

PEOPLE OF UCA: Taylor Tennison by Matt Smothers Campus Life Editor

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Senior Taylor Tennison served as executive for Phi Gamma Delta, works on the church board of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, and is involved in Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program.

Getting caught up and distracted by life is incredibly easy for college students. However, senior Taylor Tennison has made it a priority to take time, give back and prioritize what is actually important. Tennison comes from the small town of Hoxie, Arkansas. He has logged over 800 hours of volunteer hours, served as an executive for Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji), worked on the church board of Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, was involved in the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program and worked as a UCA ambassador the past three years. Even when he was a child, Tennison wanted to help people. “Ever since I was little, I would visit the nursing homes;

you can learn so much from older people,” Tennison said. “Some of these [residents], their family has either moved off or their kids are so busy they don’t have time for them.” Making the transition from a town of under 3,000 people wasn’t an easy or common decision, “I’m only one of two to even leave the county and the other person went to Hendrix,” Tennison said. “I graduated with 62 people.” Tennison is also passionate about his fraternity and the brotherhood they have. “The reason why I joined was [because] I’m an only child,” Tennison said. “I was kind of alone, I didn’t have any siblings growing up and I’m not used to sharing in that way. I went to frat daze and visited all the fraternities and Fiji stuck out, [because] they were real personable and down to earth, and senior

year, here I am. It’s tacky but the brotherhood of it drew me in, you have someone to hold you accountable.” Fiji’s charitable work also attracted him to the fraternity. He said they work with Deutsche K nochenMarkSpenderdatei, which is a German nonprofit organization that works to mitigate the amount of blood cancer deaths. Like many students, he went to college not knowing what he wanted to do with his professional life, but he found out what he was good at and what he could use after graduation, which led Tennison to be a public relations major and a marketing minor. “I took an intro to [public relations] class and it was just all the practical things I was able to learn in it,” Tennison said. “It was just all the things I was able to learn and apply to the real world.”

Before starting any class, Tennison’s campus tour at UCA left a huge mark on him when he visited, which is why he decided to join the UCA ambassador program. “I love [the UCA ambassador program],” Tennison said. “If it weren’t for it I wouldn’t be at UCA, I was determined that I was going to go to Hendrix. [The UCA ambassador] at my tour was the reason I came back to UCA and the reason I joined the ambassadors. We still stay close.” After graduation, Tennison plans to stay in the Conway area and work as a hospital administrator. “My mom’s been an [licensed practical nurse] for 27 years,” Tennison said. “I was always around medical stuff and I have an interest in it and healthcare. I think the hospital setting is a good balance. I love Conway. It’s super accepting and super cool.”

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With the belief that parity has returned to the NBA, star players are gearing up for their shot at a NBA title. This has left USA basketball depleated of its usual tallent.

Absence of winning talent puts burden on the USA players by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

Since 2008, it was a foregone conclusion that USA basketball would bring home the gold in the World Cup, as well as the Olympics. This year however, with nearly all of the biggest American NBA stars sitting out, the playing field seems to be much more leveled. For the first time in what seems like forever, USA basketball is vulnerable and everyone knows it. Boston Celtics’ guard Kemba Walker is the only multiple time All-Star on this year’s roster as players like Damian Lillard, Anthony Davis and Bradley Beal all decided to withdraw from the team to focus on the upcominig NBA season. This is extremely rare for USA basketball, as the team is usuallly filled with potiential Hall of Fame players and budding stars on the rise. With USA basketball suffering its first loss in nearly 13 years in an exhibition game with Australia on Aug. 24, the sense of urgency has already hit a new high. A potiential matchup with Greece could prove to be fatal for USA basketball, mainly due to the talents of last year’s league MVP, Giannis Antetokounmp. It’s going to take extreme growth at an accelerated pace for this team to bring gold back to the States once again. However, this sense of urgency also brings opporunity for young players to cement themselves as the new wave of NBA talent. Players like Donvan Mitchell, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will prove they are ready to take the next step and become household names. The reputation of USA basketball is placed squarely on their shoulders.

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Senior runnung back Carlos Blackman and sophomore reciever Lajuan Winningham celebrate during UCA’s upset victory over Western Kentucky University on Aug.29. This was the Bears’ third FBS win since 2006.

Bears shock Hilltoppers in Kentucky with dominating 4th quarter by Megan Holder Staff Writer

The Bears began this year’s football season in grand fashion on Aug. 29 with a 14-point comeback win against the Hiltoppers of Western Kentucky at the Houchens-Smith Stadium. With a final score of 35-28, the Bears wasted no time on living up to the expectations of being great. “At the end of the day it was all about poise and trust,” head coach Nathan Brown said. The Bears were down for the majority of the game but made a victorious comeback when

needed. Western Kentucky took a 14-point lead in the first quarter, scoring both on the ground and through the air. This would be the first of three times the Bears found themselves down 14 in the game, but it wasn’t enough to keep them down. Brown said the comeback had a lot to do with the players trusting the coaches but most of all, trusting each other. Brown also said football is an ultimate team game, displayed by the team’s efforts. Moving, into the new season, Brown said he is most excited about the new addidtions to the team, paired

with returning players. From the veterans to the youth, Brown said the team is filled with a lot of talent. One of the veterans that has already made a vast impact on the team is sophomore reciever Lujuan Winningham. Winningham completed the game with 222 receiving yards, the fourth most in UCA football history. Winningham also finished the night with three touchdowns, making him the first UCA reciever to achieve this since 2010. Another key player in the big win was sophomore quarterback Breylin Smith. Smith finished the night with a total of 324 passing

yards while also passing for three touchdowns. Senior running back Carlos Blackman helped tie the game at 28 with an 80-yard pass to Winningham with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Bears finally took the lead for good on a one-yard touchdown run from Blackman. None of this would have been possible if it wasn’t for the teamwork, trust, dedication and talent of all the players. Coach Brown also said even though the Hilltoppers are a Division 1 school as well, the Bears go into every game expecting to win. UCA fans will

have to wait another week to see the Bears compete on the stripes, but it’s something Brown is looking forward to. Brown made no argument against UCA being the best student section in the conference. He hopes to spark people’s interest in football considering that Brown sees the football team as not just theirs, but belongs to the university as a whole.. Next up, the Bears will travel to Clarksville, Tennessee to battle with Austin Peavy University on Sept. 7. Following that game, the Bears will play their home opener Sept. 14, as they host the Wildcats of Abliene Christian University.

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

Women’s soccer drops third straight, remains optimistic for season by Ronak Patel Photo Editor

The women’s soccer team (0-3) was unable to get in the win column as they dropped their last two games, losing to Missouri State (2-1) on Aug. 30 and Arkansas State (2-1) on Sept. 1. In their home opener against Missouri State, UCA nearly pulled off a comeback but fell short with a final score of 3-2. The Bears were scoreless in the first half and photo by Ronak Patel allowed Missouri State to score Freshmen midfeilder Emma Hawkins attacks the goal Aug. 30 against Missiouri State UCA nearly pulled off a comeback two goals. Despite that brutal win in their home opener.

first half, UCA kept on fighting and eventually found the net, thanks to junior midfielders Hadley Dickinson and Anika Sultan. In the second half of the game, UCA was able to tighten up their defense, nearly keeping Missouri State scoreless. UCA sophomore goalkeeper Regan McCombs had four saves in their near comeback. Unfortunately, Missouri State’s senior defender Brittney Robinson scored in the 80th minute and UCA was unable

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The volleyball team embraces each other at the Georgetown Invitational Aug. 30 and 31 where they swept the competition. Despite losing five starting seniors from last season’s team, the Bears don’t seem to have missed a single beat.

Volleyball goes undefeated in D.C. at Georgetown Invitational by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

A sweet trip to the nation’s capital was made even sweeter as the UCA volleyball team (4-0) was crowned champion of the Georgetown Invitational on Aug. 31. The combination of teamwork and individual success put the Bears in a position of prosperity as freshman outside hitter Alexis Stumbough, junior defensive specialist Emily Doss and sophomore right

side hitter Madi Bowles were all named to the invitational’s All-Tournament team. Bowles was also named MVP, finishing the invitational averaging nearly three points per set, a .364 hitting percentage and a total of 45 kills. With wins over Rider (0-4), Central Connecticut State (1-2), Sacred Heart (1-2) and Georgetown (3-1) universities, the Bears leaped into a blazing start of the season. Doss credited the team’s

early success to the culture and mindset created within the program. “The team chemistry this year is unlike any other,” Doss said. “Each and every one of us love being around each other and we all want the best for the person next to us, whether that be on or off the court. The atmosphere in our gym daily is encouraging and competitive which is just what a successful program needs to get wins and championships.” However, wins at the Georgetown Invitational did

not come easily as the Bears went into a fifth set in each of the first two games. In its first contest of the season on Aug. 30, UCA’s resiliency was put to the test in a matchup with Rider University. The Broncs brought the fire in the opening set despite UCA’s early 11-8 lead. Rider finished the set on a 17-7 run to win the initial set 25-15. The two teams went on to exchange set wins throughout the game until the Bears finally took control in the fourth. In the set, UCA started and

finished strong, jumping out to a 7-1 lead and also ending with six straight points to force a fifth set. In the fifth, the Bears recorded 10 kills and took the victory behind a pair of kills from junior middle blocker Amari Mitchell and sophomore outside hitter Lexi Miller. The second matchup against Central Connecticut was another back and forth

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Practicing self-love balances out everyday life Self-love is not only beneficial to quality time doing the things you love. someone you will love for a lifetime, but to Loving every part of yourself from your your health and overall status. If you love hobbies to the organizations you’re apart of. yourself, then you are more likely to be Self-love is learning to love who you are involved, be willing to get out there, and be on your worst days as much as you do on more acceptant of criticism. your best days. You should feel comfortable I understand how it feels to not love who in your own skin. you are as a person, Self-love is a key and I understand that aspect in maintaining wanting to please balance in your others may seem emotional, physical, and satisfying to you, but mental outlooks, but it is deep down, you’re not always romantic. It actually hurting can be a mix of different yourself. I was, and things like being am, there. positive, making goals, This past summer setting examples for is when I began to yourself, learning to live love myself for who by your morals that you I am as a person, not create and many other for the view of others. countless acts towards You’ve probably oneself. heard the saying, “To Self-love isn’t tearing love someone else, yourself down, but you must first love learning to build yourself yourself” a million times and your empire up. by Shyanne Kidd and ignored it, but the Self-love is letting toxic, Staff Writer saying is true. How can non-relatable things go you love someone else, including people who if you can’t love yourself? don’t have the same vision Yes, you may fall short on loving you, but as you and always make you feel down about that doesn’t mean that you’re bad at it. Heck, yourself. You can’t see the effect of self-love I even forget to love myself sometimes. I’m unless youput effort into loving yourself. not perfect, and neither are you. Loving Self-love is you growing and flourishing yourself isn’t always pampering yourself, to be a beautiful soul, mind, and body. Selfbut doing small things too. When you feel love is where you do soul searching, find out like giving up, try saying this: “I am beautiful what your limits and abilities are, what you in my skin, my mind, and my soul. My worth can offer to society, what your strengths and is way more than this and I will not stay weaknesses are and many more things you down.” will find out on your own when you practice Another form of self-love is spending self-love.

Transitions in AEW wrestling will reveal new comepetitors Professional wrestling is in a very the first true event under the AEW banner. interesting transition. For years now, WWE, With other events following suit in the or the World Wrestling Entertainment, has coming months, and more significant names been the mainstay for fights in the squared being signed as well, AEW’s ammunition circle. There have been companies who grew. have tried to keep up, like the Monday Night Of course, possibly in response to Wars of the 1990s with WCW and Impact AEW’s arrival, WWE will be moving their Wrestling’s attempts in the early 2000’s. developmental NXT show off of their paid Now, though, a new competitor is stepping network and onto TV broadcasts on the USA up to the plate. network starting in September. While the AEW, or All Elite Wrestling, has been “main roster” shows of Raw and Smackdown taking the world by storm as the newest have fluctuated in quality, NXT has gotten competitor in American wrestling. star reviews from people across the world as Started by ex-WWE wrestler Cody a place for people to showcase their true Rhodes, brothers Matt and Nick talents. It has made fans out of various Jackson, and international wrestlers through its Takeover PPV’s wrestling standout Kenny and has certainly done a great job. Omega, AEW looks to try and Considering that two equally good overtake WWE as the hot place brands have had their own reputations for TV wrestling. There has been built up, I’m going to let the talent do arguing for months now about the deciding for me. I know that whether or not WWE is wrestling is not what will stale as people who entertain everyone, but weren’t treated well I’ve grown attached to it try to haggle for for various reasons. The better treatment or athleticism it takes to leave the company pull off certain moves to better themselves is astounding and the in other businesses. dedication and genuine by Daniel Adams What’s fascinating compassion behind Staff Writer is that AEW will be people is heartwarming broadcasted on the to read. Of course, they exact tv channel that can be as cringey or as used to broadcast WCW, TNT, in what has amazing as one might expect, but that all to be extremely ironic considering the depends on the work behind it. potential fight they’re going to have with This is all an example of when an industry WWE. Up to this point, AEW has relied on finally has a viable competitor for the first revenue from pay-per-views and other time in years. Things could carry on or fizzle events over the past year, with “Double or out, but it just depends on who watches what Nothing”, which was shown in May, being and how the programs are handled.

Over the past weekend, a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, left 21people injured and five poeple dead, including three police officers. The predictable question of whether video games are to blame for mass shootings followed immediately. Blaming violent video games for the increase in mass shootings in the U.S. is a distraction used by politicians to deflect from the topic of gun regulation laws. Violent video games date back to the late 80s and include games like “Chiller”, which was released in 1986. More modern games like “Full Spectrum Warrior”, “BulletStorm”, and “Call of Duty” all allow users to relieve stress through playing games that involve gory and unnecessary violence. According to statsta. com, “Call Of Duty” had a worldwide sales increase from 25.9 million in 2010 to 30.71 million in 2011. The United States had around seven mass shootings in 2011 and most were committed by underage kids who had access to both guns and ammo. Research has been conducted for years to find out if there is a link between violent video games and these horrible acts of violence that result in a large number of casualties. The American Psychological Association found that there is typically a slight rise in aggression after playing violent video games, but aggression is not the same as violence. The Villanova University psychology department’s research shows a dip in violent crimes after playing video games, but no increase later on. These research results are not surprising, because most gamers use video games as a means of releasing stress and tension, and as an escape from the hardships of everyday life. There has also been research and evidence that suggests that gun regulation laws do work. In 1996, when Australia witnessed a mass shooting, the country imposed stricter gun-control measures and saw a decrease in firearm deaths and suicides. Similarly, when 50 people were killed in attacks on two different mosques in New Zealand earlier this year, the country’s prime minister called for bans on assault rifles, high-capacity magazines and other dangerous guns. So why can’t the U.S. come to a consensus about voting in federal gun regulation laws? A study done by the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that three types of gun restrictions are most effective in reducing homicide rates. Universal background checks, which are background checks conducted through permit requirements for all firearm sales, or through required background checks for all sales, is the most widely suggested addition to gun control laws. Background checks would show past crimes and run-ins with the law. Similarly, the study showed that bans on violent offenders purchasing guns would decrease homicide rates. The only problem that this regulation would run into is defining what would be considered violent. Lastly, the research showed that “may-issue laws” would decrease overall homicide rates. This law would allow police to use discretion when issuing concealed-carry permits, as opposed to “shall-issue” laws which removes all arbitrary bias and discretion, compelling the issuing authority to award the permit. The study showed that other laws would effectively regulate access to firearms. An ‘age 21 limit’ law would prohibit anyone under the age of 21 to legally purchase a gun. A ‘violent misdemeanor prohibiting handgun purchase’ law would prevent people who have committed a violent misdemeanor from posessing a gun. A ‘large-capacity ammunition magazine’ ban would prohibit the sale of large-capacity magazines beyond just ammunition for pistols. A ‘junk-gun’ ban would prohibit the sale of handguns that fail to meet certain safety requirements. The century-old excuse of violent video games causing more mass shootings should no longer be a topic of discussion for lawmakers when there is evidence that shows that gun regulation would be the most effective tool to combat to gun violence.

Blaming violent video games for the increase in mass shootins in the U.S. is a distraction used by politicians to deflect from the topics of gun regulation laws.

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Sept. 6 — It Chapter Two (R), directed by Andy Muschietti, starring Bill Skarsgard, Sophia Lillis, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Jay Ray

Music Sept. 6— Engine of Paradise — Adam Green

Sept. 6 — Lost Girls — Bat of Lashes Sept. 6 — Easy Keeper — Del Barber

Sept. 6 — Mannigfaltig — Domink Eulberg

Sept. 6 — Close It Quietly — Frankie Cosmos

Sept. 6 — Free — Iggy Pop

Sept. 6 — The Competition — Lower Dens

Sept. 6 — Love & Compromise— Mahalia

Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne take on roles in a neo-noir, fantasy fiction series set in the Victorian era in Amazon Prime Video’s newest release, “Carnival Row”, which came out Aug. 30. The series is part love story and part political commentary. The first episode, “Some Dark God Wakes”, begins with a series of still shots of statues depicting war scenes that correspond with overlaid text explaining the backstory that has led to the mass exodus of countless refugees, including faerie warrior, Vignette Stonemoss (Delevingne). Inspector Rycroft Philostrate (Bloom), aka Philo, is a war-hardened detective hunting a murderer that is targeting “critch”, the fantastical, other-than-human refugees seeking safety and shelter in the Burgue, a coastal city with a shady political past not far removed from its present. The politics presented in the fictional society mimic current societal issues present in the United

Sept. 6 — Dark Synthetics — Secret Shame

Sept. 6 — Gas Station Roses — Sis Sept. 6 — A Reminder — Stolen Jars

Netflix Sept. 6 — Archibalds Next Big Thing, directed by Tony Hale, starring Tony Hale, Rosamund Pike, Jordan Fisher

Sept. 6 — Elite (Season 2) directed by Carlos Montero, starring Danna Paola, Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau

Sept. 6 — Hip-Hop Evolution (Season 3), starring Shad Kabango

Sept. 6 — Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father (Season 3), starring Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall

Sept. 6 — The Spy, directed by Gideon Raff, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem

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Based on the film script “A Killing on Carnival Row” by Travis Beacham, director Jon Amiel ensures vital imagery relays symbolism that corresponds heavily with current and past events in U.S. history. Details such as propaganda fliers, inflammatory newspaper articles and clandestine hate rallies sound eerily familiar; however, they don’t sound nearly as eerily familiar as humans insisting that the critch should be “sent back to from whence they came.” Much like those who started the Black Lives Matter movement, the critch feel that the government specifically and society in general don’t care about their well-being. “A racist with a hammer is beating us where he finds us and we don’t see too many of you lot out here giving

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Bloom and Delevingne star in the new Amazon original series “Carnival Row”. The hit series is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

a shit,” Tourmaline (Karla Crome), a fae prostitute tells Philostrate when he complains that the critch people refusing to talk to him is what is keeping him from stopping the murderer who is known only as “Jack.” Stonemoss gains passage to the Burgue via a deliverance ship but before docking, the ship wrecks. Having yet to pay for their passage, the critch on board are kept locked in the cargo hold as the ship sinks. Stonemoss somehow becomes the sole survivor. After on shore,

washing up Stonemoss is

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However, after several days of searching, the search party stopped.

“My Favorite Murder”, originally released January 2016, is still publishing relevant content today. The only issue? This podcast could cause paranoia.

Before the remains were found, one of the women’s backpacks was found. Both of their phones were in the backpack, and the phone records show the phone placed many emergency calls. However, they had no phone service.

I don’t recommend listening to “My Favorite Murder” if you’re faint of heart or if you live by yourself. Speaking from experience, it might cause you to become paranoid and feel the need to look over your shoulder to ensure no one is charging at you with a knife. With alcohol in hand, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff — the creators of the podcast — discuss horrific murder cases. In a recently recorded episode released on Aug. 22, titled “Weighted Blanket,” Hardstark and Kilgariff start by discussing a murderer known as the Doodler. The Doodler sketched pictures of his victims before luring them to their demise. He is believed to be responsible for 14 murders and three assaults of LGBTQ+ men in the San Francisco area, but he was never identified. In another case discussed in an episode, Hardstark and Kilgariff discuss the mysterious deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon — two friends who were taking a gap year in Panama. However, there is much speculation whether they were murdered or not. During their travels, the two women went hiking with a local guide and were never seen alive again. A search began after the two women went missing, and their parents flew in to help search.

1. Quizlet You might have been able to get away with not studying for a test and still getting B’s in high school, but that will not work in college. In college, you must study to pass. Studying can be done easily with Quizlet, an app that allows students to create a set of study material digitally. It’s better than handwritten cards because once you create a set, you can learn it by taking multiple choice quizzes, going over the material as flashcards, playing a matching game or taking a practice test. Quizlet is also great because sometimes, someone has already uploaded a set that you need to study.

The women went missing in April and their remains were found in pieces several weeks later. People assumed the girls died due to a hiking accident and drowned. Several other incidents of death happened around the same area. The local guide became a suspect in the case, but the girls death is still a mystery.

remanded and forced into indentured servitude to the ship’s owner, Ezra Spurnrose (Andrew Gower) and his sister, Imogene Spurnrose (Tamzin Merchant). Shortly after settling into her new contentious living situation, Stonemoss discovers that the Burguish soldier she has mourned for seven years, whom she thought had died in the war, was still alive and none other than Philostrate. On top of all that, the first episode’s ending briefly reveals another unknown monster, which snatches a fae woman and takes her

into a brick drainage tunnel. Obviously, in the first episode of this series, there is a lot going on, but I am excited to see where it leads over the remaining seven episodes included in the first season. It was announced in July 2019 that the series has been picked up for a second season. In the first 24 hours of its release, the series achieved an 8.2/10 on IMDb, a 51 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and 93 percent approval by Google users. “Carnival Row” is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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States. Legislators from different parties argue for and against empire building campaigns (such as the war which caused such chaos in Stonemoss’ homeland), argue that critch are effecting Burguishmen’s livelihoods and decry support for refugee assistance. After all, the fae are fleeing Burguish wars being fought in their homeland. Sound familiar yet?

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Diaz and Demos kick up the heat in the steamy Netflix romance “Falling Inn Love”. The movie is now streaming on Netflix.

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If you’re interested in learning about other crimes, you can listen to “My Favorite Murder” on Spotify, the Apple podcast application, stitcher.com, or player.fm.

“Falling Inn Love,’’ a Netflix original movie released Aug. 29, stole the hearts of the audience and made a Hallmark-channel love story seem not so ridiculous. The film begins with everything going great for Gabriela Diaz (Christina Milian), but after she loses her job and breaks up with her boyfriend, it seems like her life has come to a halt. While she is rifling through her emails, Gabriela finds an advertisement for a chance to win a free inn. After finding out she won the drawing, Gabriela uproots her life by moving to New Zealand and attempting to fix up an old broken down inn with her handsome and hard-headed contractor, Jake Taylor (Adam Demos). For a film with a pun in the title, it was a well put together love story. The plot was unique and relevant to modern times. People frequently buy run down houses and resell for a larger values, and this idea is exactly what Gabriela and Jake had in mind for the inn in “Falling Inn Love”. I was surprised the film wasn’t full of cheesy quotes. Most scenes involved strong, relevant dialogue that

developed Gabriela and Jake’s relationship over time. As they redesigned the inn, Gabriela and Jake shared personal stories without coming across as too sentimental. They had a lot of cute moments while working on the inn such as being interrupted by a goat every time they were about to kiss. The cute moments continued with other scenes of Gabriela and Jake playfully bickering over what items in the house they should fix and which ones they should replace. But the film did have its cliche moments. Most love stories have scenes in the beginning where the lovers run into each other and then have an awkward moment where they either leave the scene angry at each other or embarrassed with themselves and this one was no different. When Gabriela gets to New Zealand, she realizes the town isn’t what she thought it was. She finds herself in a countryside with no cellphone service and no people in sight. While she attempts to get a signal on her phone, Gabriela’s suitcase rolls into Jake’s truck. When Jake gets out of the truck, he makes fun of Gabriela for her choice in shoes and makes a comment about not seeing many people like her out in the country. He offers her a ride, but,

not knowing Jake and being offended by his comments, Gabriela declines. This encounter makes it awkward when they run into each other repeatedly after she gets into town. There’s always an antagonist in love stories and Charlotte Wadsworth (Anna Julliene) met the expectations of the love story villain. Charlotte owns the only other inn in town, and it had always been her dream to own the inn Gabriela had just received. Once she finds out that it had been given to Gabriela for free, she becomes furious and does everything she can to get Gabriela to sell her the house and get out of town. I rarely get annoyed by the cinematography of films. However, this movie had a big issue. In some of the scenes, the complete lower section was blurry. It seemed like a background effect, but sometimes, from an actor’s torso down, the film would be cloudy like something was smudged on the camera lens. Overall, this is a must see love story that will keep you wondering what happens next and rooting for the cute unexpected couple. “Falling Inn Love” is now streaming on Netlix and is rated TV-PG.

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SPORTS

UCA STATS CORNER

SPORT

OPPONENT

RESULT

RECORD

Men’s Soccer

Campbell University

1-1(T)

1-0-1

Women’s Soccer

Arkansas State University

3-1-(L)

0-3

Volleyball

Georgetown University

3-0(W)

4-0

Football

Western Kentucky University

35-28(W)

1-0

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Junior running back Kierre Crossley from Fort Worth, Texas, enjoys listening to music and playing video games when he’s not on the football field or in class. His favorite games include Madden NFL, NBA 2K and Fortnite. His current favorite musician is rapper Roddy Ricch.

Junior forward Kasper Anderson glides downfield Sept. 1 against Campbell University at Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex. The Bears finished the game with four saves, preventing the Camels from taking the victory.

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Bears split home games to open season One of Southland’s most competitive by Kedren Young Monroe. “I had a crazy recruiting process,” Crossley said. “I was originally committed to the University of Louisiana at Monroe, but the head coach got fired and the new staff pulled my scholarship. UCA was the only school who still had a full ride scholarship on the table.” Crossley had never visited Arkansas until he came to UCA for his official campus visit. “The first time I came to Arkansas was for the UCA visit,” Crossley said. “I like UCA because it’s not too big or too small. There’s a family culture within the football program and I felt very comfortable being here. I really like the football field too, it’s very unique.” Crossley started his career at UCA as a redshirt freshman, meaning he would be kept out a season of play to develop his skills on the field without losing a year of eligibility. During his first season of play, Crossley earned the Southland Conference Freshman of the year in 2017. Crossley played in all 12 games, starting seven of them, and was the Bears second-leading rusher. Crossley recorded 156 rushes for 780 yards and four touchdowns.

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Junior running back Kierre Crossley has known since he was four years old he had a deep love for football after being introduced to the sport by his older brother, Kinard. Crossley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas with two older brothers, only one of which played football. Crossley played high school football for Everman High School in the Fort Worth area, where he earned All-State and All-District honors as a junior and senior. He led his district in rushing yards from his sophomore to senior seasons and was the nation’s second leading rusher as a junior. Crossley holds several school records at Everman High School, including most rushing yards in a career, most rushing yards in a game and the most rushing yards in a playoff game. Crossley was heavily recruited coming out of high school, earning interest from a number of Division I Universities, including Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, Sam Houston State University and the University of Louisiana at

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He didn’t know how he would adjust to the move from a booming city with hundreds of thousands of people to a smaller, but growing, town. “The transition wasn’t bad, especially being in college,” Crossley said. “It kept me busy, but when I do have free time, there’s way less to do. In Fort Worth, it’s very easy to find things to do.” Although he is now far from home, the transition hasn’t kept Crossley from staying motivated. “Kierre has done a great job with his work ethic and time mastering his craft,” head coach Nathan Brown said. “He has turned himself into one of the best running backs in the Southland Conference. Kierre is one of the most competitive kids I’ve ever been around. He wants the ball in his hands during big moments of the game. I really like that he’s that way.” Crossely is 21 years old and is a sports broadcast major with a minor in journalism. He graduates in the Fall of 2020, and hopes to begin a career in the NFL. “I want to go to the NFL if I get the opportunity, but I would also like to get into high school coaching or sports broadcasting,” Crossley said.

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affair that went the distance. In the contest, senior and junior setters Elizabeth Armstrong and Bailey Waddington combined for 45 assists to propel the Bears offense. To close out the game with the Blue Devils, UCA took another early lead and never let Central Connecticut cut the lead any shorter than four. On the next day of competition, the Bears played with a much more dominating fire, only losing one set in the two games against Sacred Heart and Georgetown Universities. The Bears took the first two sets 25-18 and 25-21 before the Sacred Heart Pioneers were able to make a stand. The Pioneers jumped out to an early eight point lead in the third set, but UCA

responded with a vengeance. The Bears took a 25-24 lead late in the set, but were unable to complete the sweep. Sacred Heart came away with the set win 29-27 and force a fourth set. This was the only sign of any weakness in UCA’s armor, as they responded by putting the game away with a 25-22 set win behind Stumbough’s second kill of the set followed by two more kills from Waddington. This set up a championship match between UCA and host university Georgetown—both undefeated teams at the time. The Bears were able to make quick work of the Hoyas, winning the match 3-0 while only committing 12 errors. They also finished with 38 kills, along with a game-high of

12 diggs from Doss. The Bears also made sure to make the most of their D.C. trip outside of the invitational and continue building team chemistry. “The experience traveling to the nation’s capital was amazing,” Doss said. “Not everybody gets the opportunity to see the history and background of our country, we got to see the capitol, the Lincoln Monument, and stand almost in the front lawn of the nations white house which I know will be a great memory for all of us.” The Bears’ next competition will come Sept. 5 as they travel to the Kansas State Invitational to compete againt Clemson, Kansas State and the University of Nebraska at Ohama.

The UCA men’s soccer team had a busy weekend at Bill Stephen Track/Soccer Complex, defeating Wright State University 4-1 on Aug. 31 and tying in a contest with Campbell University on Sept. 1. UCA’s captain and senior forward, Niklas Brodacki, is confident the team will accomplish more than it has in previous years. With this perspective, Brodacki believes playing for this team has been the best experience from the last four years. “The team has hopes of being a top 25 school in the country while also winning the regular conference season and conference tournament,” Brodacki said. Friday night’s game against the Wright State’s Raiders was the season home opener, which ended with cheerful fans and a satisfied team as the Bears won by three points. Brodacki scored the first goal in the opening half only 20 minutes into the game. The offense picked up in the second half for the Bears who scored three more goals.

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Only five minutes into the second half, junior midfielder Soren Jensen scored on a penalty kick. The Raiders responded with a goal of their own, fighting hard to catch up. Nearly four minutes later, junior forward Kasper Andersen scored on an assist from sophomore midfielder Katsuyoshi Kimishima. Sophomore midfielder Mathias Bendiksen scored the last goal at 72 minutes. Junior defender Nate Lancaster believes the game was a good result. “Four to one to a team that was top 25 last year is a pretty solid thing to accomplish,” Lancaster said. However, Lancaster believes the team can always be improved upon whether or not they are winning or losing. Sunday night’s game with the Campbell University Fighting Camels brought powerful players matched to those of UCA. Within the first 10 minutes, Jensen scored a header assisted by Bediksen. Two yellow cards were given to UCA players in the first half as the players fought to stay ahead. The first half of the game ended with UCA up by one. It was not until 20 minutes left in the second half that the Fighting Camels scored, causing a tie

between the two teams. Three yellow cards were given to Campbell players and one was given to a UCA player as the teams became aggressive in an attempt to score one more point and win the game. UCA’s defense fought hard to keep the ball on Campbell’s side of the field, which led to a 20 minute overtime and a tie between the two teams. In spite of the situation, Brodacki believes the team was happy with the result looking at how the game was played. “We have a top-class defense and will be a hard team to score goals on this year,” Brodacki said. The team’s season seems to have started off strong with a powerful opening home game at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex. Just as the fans have high hopes for the season, the players do as well. Lancaster, who said he has personal goals to check off his sheet, also has specific goals for the team this season. “I hope the team will be able to compete at any time, any place, and however is needed,” Lancaster said. The Bears’ next game will come Sept. 7 as they host the Cardinals of Incarnate Word University.

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to score again and force overtime. McCombs and the team are working hard on improving their techiniques for the season. “The adjustments we have mainly made start from the beginning,” McCombs said. “We started off kind of slow and [our] focus was kind of off,[but] we got back into the game and started focusing again. I think that’s what mostly got us back into it.” McCombs is confident the defense will improve with more repetition. “We kept our formation, which was good for us,” said McCombs. “We need to keep moving around more, connecting passes, getting the balls through, defending better and pinching. We did a much better job with those

things in the second half.” In their second game this weekend, the Bears fell 3-1 to Arkansas State in Jonesboro. The Bears got off to a slow start and allowed the A-State Red Wolves to score a goal within the first two minutes of the game. After allowing a second goal, the Bears were once again in a two-goal hole. Towards the end of the first half, UCA sophomore defensive midfielder Gracie Hair scored her first goal of the season and was able to cut the lead one. UCA continued to play hard but were unable to score again and eventually gave up another goal. Despite starting the season 0-3 after going 16-4-1 last season, the Bears believe fans shouldn’t lose hope in this

team. Last season’s leading scorer, senior midfielder Connie Awuku-Darkoh is keeping a positive attitude and staying appreciative of the fans who still came to the game despite the slow start. “We’re really just building on getting to know each other and communicating,” said Awuku-Darkoh. “We’re still learning to build off one another and every game we are getting better. We’re looking forward to the upcoming games. It’s really nice having the fan support out here. It was our first official home game of the season and they came out.” The Bears have two road games before playing at home again, as they travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma to compete with Oklahoma State University on Sept.6.