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I N T E R N AT I O N A L Nearly 400 people dead in Indonesia A series of powerful earthquakes triggered a 16-foot tsunami in Indonesia Sept. 28. Aftershocks of the earthquakes continued into the next two mornings, with the tsunami destroying parts of the Southeast Asian nation.

The first earthquake began at a 7.5 magnitude, setting off a series of quakes hovering under the city of Palu causing more than 380,000 people to seek shelter. As of Sept. 29, 384 people were killed, 540 injured and at least 29 remain missing.

N AT I O N A L Kavanaugh vote clears committee, delayed on Senate floor On Sept. 28, Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing passed the vote out of the special committee and onto the Senate floor for final confirmation on the condition that the vote be delayed pending an FBI investigation.

Republican and Democrat senators agreed to allot a maximum one-week delay for an FBI investigation to probe into claims of Kavanaugh sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford. Upon request by the committee, President Trump ordered the FBI investigation, albeit begrudgingly.

Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in prison On Sept. 25, actor Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand 14 years ago.

Cosby’s bail and eligibility for parole were revoked. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25,000 plus any court costs.

Cosby was classified as a “sexually violent predator”

by Judge Steven O’Neil.

S TAT E Woman finds 2.63 carat diamond in Arkansas diamond mines A Colorado woman found a nearly 3-carat diamond after searching for only 10 minutes at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. The retired woman from Aurora, Colorado, asked to remain anonymous.

She originally believed the massive gem to be glass and only later brought it to the staff to inquire as to its identification. The staff confirmed it was in fact a diamond.

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Several students and faculty are expediting the implementation of free feminine hygiene products on campus, with hopes for success in the 2018-19 academic year.

However, these plans are still in the works and are merely projections as to what each group hopes to accomplish.

During SGA’s 2018 summer retreat, Chair of the Housing and Food Service Committee Jennifer Cale pitched the idea to Chair of the Student Resources Committee Amber DiPersia.

“It was brought up last year too, but it’s something I really want UCA to get behind this year,” DiPersia said.

Cale said the idea occurred to her after a high school band competition.

“I was inspired when I was at Missouri State University during a band competition,” Cale said. “We changed uniforms in the HPER Center and their bathrooms had feminine products, mostly pads, placed in a wicker box next to the sink.

Seeing a university do that was impressive to me. After arriving at UCA, I decided we should also do this.”

Cale said she wants to start a pilot program to place some pads in bathrooms around campus. She said her focus buildings include the library, Student Center, Student Health

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SGA and the Feminist Union are pushing for making feminine hygiene products available for free on UCA’s campus. The Feminist Union is planning a hygiene product drive later this semester to promote this effort.

Center and possible the Lewis Science Center and Snow Fine Arts.

“Ultimately, I think it’s ridiculous that men can have access to things such as condoms for free, but women have to pay an expensive luxury tax for basic necessities such as pads and tampons,” Cale said.

“I hope that by bringing free feminine products to campus, it would raise awareness of the stigma against women’s health.”

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Clery Report gauges crimes, safety in 2017 Executive VP of SGA resigns

by Emily Gist Opinion Editor

The 2018 Clery Annual Fire and Safety Report indicates an increase in reported rape cases, dating violence, liquor law violations and weapon arrests; a slight increase in fires and a major decrease in burglaries in 2017.

Rape cases reported on campus rose, with two in 2015, four in 2016 and five in 2017.

There was one reported rape off campus in 2017 and the other five reported cases occurred in residence halls, leading to six total reports.

UCAPD Officer of Public Relations and Communications Michael Hopper said these numbers do not indicate a rise in offenses, but rather a rise in victims reporting their rapes to the police.

“I think it’s an increase in reporting rather than an increase in the actual incidents,” Hopper said. “We do know that [rape] happens far more often than it is reported.”

Hopper said UCAPD wants victims to report sexual assaults, so it can offer resources for the victims and investigate the reports on a case-by-case basis.

“We want [sexual assaults], when they happen, to be reported so we can investigate each one and take whatever action is appropriate for that case,” Hopper said. “We want the survivors of these assaults to come forward because there are resources out there to be offered for support, and if they don’t get reported, if we don’t know about it, we can’t do anything about it.”

Hopper said Clery also changed the way to report sexual assault for the 2018 report.

Beforehand, each individual category — rape, fondling, incest and statutory rape — were bundled into the category of sexual assault. For the 2018 report, those categories

were parceled out to obtain better statistics on each one.

According to the report, dating violence also increased since 2016. Dating violence tripled between 2016 and 2017, with three cases reported in 2016 and nine reported in 2017. Only three of the nine reported in 2017 occurred in residence halls.

Hopper said these instances of dating violence outside of residence halls most likely occurred in parking lots or in university buildings, but without looking at individual cases he could not say where they occurred.

Liquor law violations generally increased in both arrests and referrals to university administration. On campus, arrests doubled from four in 2016 to eight in 2017 and referrals nearly doubled from 45 in 2016 to 88 in 2017.

Hopper said this was most likely due to general fluctuations in the numbers.

“When you’re only looking at a three-year period, it’s hard to figure out what makes these things move up and down like they do on the chart,” Hopper said. “It could be something as simple as there weren’t as many parties that year as there were this year.”

Weapon arrests and referrals also increased since 2015, with no arrests in 2015 and 2016 and five in 2017. Similar results can be seen regarding referrals, with zero referrals in 2015 and 2016 and one in 2017.

“Those more than likely stemmed from traffic stops where individuals had weapons on them when they were stopped,” Hopper said. “We never like to see those weapons out here on campus, but it’s always good when we find those weapons and get them off the street.”

There was a slight increase in fires between 2016 and 2017.

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“If it were to be during fall semester, more than likely we’d have it in late October to early November, but more than likely we are planning [for] spring semester,” Vongvilay said.

Additionally, Feminist Union faculty advisor and Gender Studies Director Taine Duncan shared The Echo’s opinion on Facebook that UCA should provide free feminine products in dorms.

“I am encouraging [the Feminist Union] to work with the Bear Essentials Pantry. I know

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Feminist Union President Briana Vongvilay said the topic was brought up during the group’s interest meeting Aug. 30.

“We are planning a hygiene product drive,” Vongvilay said. “We understand that not everyone has access or the funds for these products, and we are striving to help in any way we can.”

Vongvilay said the RSO is wanting to start the product drive in either the fall or spring semester.

that in the past, BEP has gotten donations from [personal care products company] KimberlyClark to provide menstrual products. However, I agree with The Echo’s piece that suggests this should be available in all dorms,” Duncan said.

“Additionally, I’m encouraging them to work with SGA. SGA Representative Jacob Mitchell reached out to me via Facebook to coordinate efforts.”

If SGA were to provide menstrual products in dorms, Director of Residence and Housing Life Stephanie McBrayer said SGA would have to work with her and her department.

“They would have to respond as to where the funding would be coming from,” McBrayer said. “A few things that come to mind about SGA offering free menstrual products in the residence halls that we would need to work out together are: Where would they be made available? How would products be restocked when used? How would students know where to get them? Et cetera.”

SGA will likely discuss progress toward free feminine products throughout the fall semester once SGA committee meetings have begun. Students and faculty can attend any of SGA’s 5 p.m. Monday senate meetings or the monthly SGA Town Halls to offer their own voices to the discussion.

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fires for residence halls in 2016, three occurred in Arkansas Hall, State Hall and Baridon Hall.

According to an article from The Echo about the 2016 Clery Report, the lack of fires in 2016 was at least partially due to the implementation of a fire suppression device called FireStop placed in apartment buildings. These devices did not suppress the 2017 fires because they were only placed in apartment buildings, not campus dorms. The 2017 fires occurred in residence halls community kitchens or laundry rooms.

“These FireStop devices do not prevent fires from happening, but they do work to help prevent the spread of a fire,” Director of Housing and Residence Life Stephanie McBrayer said.

Finally, there was a major decrease in burglaries between 2015, 2016 and 2017, with 19 in 2015, 13 in 2016 and six in 2017. Four of the six burglaries in 2017 occurred in residence halls. Hopper said the other two occurred in one of the academic buildings where a professor had their office door open and something was taken.

Hopper said he hopes preventative programs, such as Operation Gotcha, have contributed to the decrease in burglaries.

As part of the operation, Hopper said every year UCAPD teams with housing to test doors in residence halls. If a door is unlocked, the housing staff will make a list of things visible from the door that could have been taken and leave that information in the room. Then, UCAPD will secure the room.

“We hope that the programming that we do helps educate the public which helps reduce the number of these sorts of crimes that we see,” Hopper said.

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Assistant News Editor Tears were shed as junior Executive Vice President Sophie Barnes announced her sudden resignation during the final moments of the Student Government Association’s second senate meeting of the semester Oct. 1.

Barnes, who has served on SGA for two years, gave her final words from her letter of resignation to a room full of shocked faces.

“I must remind you that in order to be my best at this time, I must take a moment to consider how I should value myself and my happiness over how I believe I will make others happy,” she said.

She asserted her pride in the work SGA has put forth so far this semester and her confidence in the future changes they will accomplish.

“The connections I have made through this organization will stay with me for years to come.”

Barnes concluded her resignation with a stirring statement on her future.

“Remember that I love you each fiercely,” she said. “Sophie Barnes is a person with a lot of love in her spirit and a lot of fire in her soul. This is not the end of her. In fact, it is only the beginning of a long journey of evaluation and discovery.”

Before Barnes’ surprising resignation, UCA Dining general manager Jim Nabors shared an update on the Aramark food service provider at UCA. In addition to fielding inquiries on how Twisted Tacos and the new Einstein Bros Bagels were faring, he also answered a pressing question for the student body: When will the newly renovated Starbucks open?

Nabors said the Starbucks in Torreyson Library will open

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its doors Oct. 15, shortly after Fall Break.

Nabors also spoke about the food quality at Christian Cafeteria, meal plan changes and vegan options.

As well as the cafeteria opening late on a recent Sunday and the inconsistency of the website, students have also complained about the food’s poor quality.

Sophomore Class President Jamaal Lockings questioned Nabors on specific complaints of quality.

“For the weekends, a lot of students feel there is a lack of quality. I know one complaint [is] that we had pork chops Friday and also Saturday. So, students feel as if we’re just getting the leftovers.”

Nabors dodged the question.

“That’s something I need to to talk to my production team about. ” Barnes also led discussions over the upcoming replacement of Valor, the bear sculpture outside of Wingo Hall that is carved out of a sick UCA War Memorial tree.

Nature has taken its toll on Valor’s physical appearance, and UCA plans on replacing it with either a newly planted tree or a permanent metal sculpture.

Though Bror Thirion, senior class vice president and a cadet with the ROTC, said, “There’s one thing we like to say in the military: We’re all a part of a team. So, when [the veterans are] all recognized as trees in a memorial, [Valor] needs to be another tree.”

The senators also addressed a new golf simulator which will open from 3-4 p.m.

Oct. 8 in the HPER Center, a new roundabout at College and Donaghey avenues and the winter break Bear Boots on the Ground trip to the Carolinas Dec. 9-14.

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‘The Big Naturals’ taken down after four years due to structural, safety concerns

by Lauren Swaim Photo Editor

“The Big Naturals” sculpture was removed from its location between McCastlain and McAlister Halls Sept. 24 after storms blew over two of the structures over the weekend.

The Physical Plant removed all the structures last week, which fell apart as they were taken out, said director of the Physical Plant Larry Lawrence.

The twigs and branches from the sculptures will remain in the Physical Plant yard for about 60 days, then an independent contractor will take them away to burn them off campus.

Originally, there were seven pieces, but two had fallen over within the past six months prior to the most recent two falling over last week.

The sculpture was created by internationally renowned artist Patrick Dougherty in September 2014, with the help of volunteers. According to

the UCA website, “The Big Naturals” were constructed with only natural materials, including saplings, sticks and twigs.

The week before the latest two structures fell over, Chair of the Art Department Bryan Massey said he went out and shook all of them, finding some to be unstable, and potential safety concern.

Director of the Baum Gallery Brian Young said for a few months, there were discussions among the Baum Gallery Exhibitions Committee and the University Public Art Committee about removing the installation.

Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication Gayle Seymour said the installation was only supposed to last two or three years, but Dougherty made it clear that UCA could take it down at any time. Many of the art faculty,

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What remains of “The Big Naturals” art installation lies in a heap in the Physical Plant yard after being taken down Sept. 24. The structures will remain in the lot for about 60 days, then be taken off campus to be burned.

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she said, are saddened at its departure, but nature decided that it was time for it to come down.

“That’s the beauty of that kind of project,” Seymour said. “One minute it’s art, and another minute it’s a pile of sticks.”

Massey said he was talking with Young and Seymour about the possibility of putting something in the space where “The Big Naturals” once stood.

They are currently discussing different artists who could create art for the space.

While some knew the sculpture had an expiration date, Young said that many students had accepted it as a permanent part of the UCA landscape.

“With that gone, it looks like there’s a hole,” Young said.

“It looks like there’s a void, even though the campus prior to ‘The Big Naturals’ was like that.”

The person who spearheaded the project

to bring Dougherty to UCA, former Director of the Baum Gallery Barclay McConnell, said the process of bringing Dougherty to UCA took several years. $32,000 in funds were raised, and the artist himself visited campus to choose a site to place his installation.

Dougherty gathered the materials for “The Big Naturals” from the Conway area, looking through locally owned properties. Former mayor Tab Townsell gave permission for Dougherty to search on the land around the Conway landfill.

McConnell said by bringing in a well-known sculptor and installing a large-scale piece at UCA, she wanted to immerse people from all walks of life in the world of art.

“Bringing large-scale public art is a way to get more people engaged. But the benefits of public art extend way beyond that,” McConnell said. “Great public art makes communities better.”

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UCA alumnus remembered for raw talent SGA hosts first Presidential Town Hall

by Lauren McCabe

Salamanca for his kindness and caring personality, said. “Juan offered to help me find a job with free rides to get me there Alumnus Juan Salamanca, and back home since I didn’t 24, died following a car accident have a car. He never complained in Taiwan Sept. 4. about [how busy he was].”

Salamanca, originally from Salamanca, though Bogatá, Colombia, graduated serious and professional in his spring 2018 with a bachelor’s performances, wasn’t afraid to degree in musical performance. make people laugh either.

At the time of his death, he was “Juan was the class clown teaching English in Taiwan for sure,” Hall said. “He was and had just welcomed his a jokester. He called me first child, Girasol Salamanca ‘Number Two’ because when Cheng, with his wife, Chiao I learned his name I thought Yuan Cheng. He is also he called himself ‘One’ survived by his parents, instead of ‘Juan.’ He then Juan Carlos Salamanca and nicknamed me ‘Number Patricia Serrano, and brother, Two’ and it stuck.”

Juan Pablo Salamanca Outside the performance Serrano. hall, Salamanca counted on “I looked up to him in the guidance and support of his musical capabilities Steve Lance, a professor in because he had a drive to English who taught Juan in be a great musician,” Tess Composition I and worked Hall, UCA alumna and friend independently with him of Salamanca, said. “Juan in his Composition II class lived life to the fullest, made while he pursued playing friends, got out of his comfort music abroad in China. zone and treated me like I “I had to work with was his sister.” him a bit out of class, due Salamanca was to his heavy performance previously a member of schedule which caused him the Conway Symphony to miss some classes, but Orchestra, the UCA he was certainly worth the Symphony Orchestra — effort,” Lance said. “I gladly where he was the principal photo courtesy of Patricia Serrano welcomed him in my class, bass — and the Arkansas Alumnus Juan Salamanca, who died Sept. 4, as I knew very well what a Symphony Orchestra. He graduated in spring 2018 with a bachelor’s strong, intelligent writer he was talented in playing the degree in musical performance. He played was.” bass, double bass and other bass with the Arkansas Symphony, Conway Though gone, stringed instruments.

Symphony and UCA Symphony Orchestras.

Salamanca’s peers will “Juan [was] a motivated continue to remember him for Salamanca could be seen and curious person, always his smile and laughter, as well as practicing or listening to music interested in different for his love for music. while waiting for rehearsals culture[s],” Qinqing Yang, “He was exotic and and was rarely seen in the halls a concertmaster who met exuberant, yet kept to himself; of Snow Fine Arts without an Salamanca in the double bass loaded with book knowledge, instrument. section of the UCA Symphony “Sometimes I would see him his own life experiences and Orchestra, said. “He was a good late at night and he would be jokes,” Kotcherguina said. “Juan leader and was always there for practicing for his ensembles,” was always going onward and his section whenever they were Carlos Udave, who looked up to upward.” in need.”

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Salamanca made a lasting impression on his professors and instructors who mentored him and looked highly upon his work.

“More than anything, he loved his bass and it seemed that all he wanted was to conquer more repertoire and more heights in his playing,” said viola instructor Tatiana Kotcherguina, who taught Salamanca in the music department.

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UCA ranks 26th best public university in South

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public and private institutions in the South, according to the report.

These high rankings could lead to an increase in enrollment, which could lead to a shortage of dormitory space.

“We will continue to analyze the numbers with Admissions as we always do to predict what we will need,” Director of Housing and Residence Life Stephanie McBrayer said.

the demand for on-campus housing.

Social Media Editor This increase in prestige has continued to attract U.S. News & World Report more students. This year UCA ranked UCA as the 26th best regional public institution in received more freshmen than the South. A regional university usual. The incoming freshmen is defined as an institution class total was at 2,300 students. that has a full range of both Over the last several years, undergraduate majors and UCA’s average ACT score has master’s programs. increased.

According to U.S. News According to UCA’s & World Report, UCA is records, in 2013 the average the “highest ranking ACT score for first-time university among other undergraduate students Arkansas regional public was 23.3 and as of 2017 universities.” the average ACT score of UCA President first-time undergraduate Houston Davis said UCA’s students was 24.3. This ranking is continued may be due to UCA’s validation that UCA continued increase in is moving in the right ranking attracting entering direction. students with higher ACT Davis said in an scores. interview with the Log When parents and Cabin Democrat that photo by Lauren Swaim “for at least the last seven students are looking at years, UCA has continually UCA has been ranked the 26th best regional public prospective universities, ranked in the top 30 of institution in the South by U.S. News & World they want to see that the Top Public Schools Report. It also ranks 71st with public and private the university they are category among regional universities in the South. considering is among the universities in the South.” most respected in the He said he expects the region, Davis said.

McBrayer said housing can university will continue to adjust to accommodate a larger He said this ranking keeps maintain its top-tier ranking freshman class.

UCA on the radar of prospective and believes this ranking “Just for an example, we students but that this ranking is reflects the quality of the could convert some sophomore not the only variable that leads student body and the faculty. beds in Bear Hall back to to a student choosing UCA. “It is nice to know from a freshmen or convert single/ “Overall, it comes down holistic standpoint that UCA is single apartments to quads,” to the student coming here, held up as a fine and exemplary she said. visiting our campus, interacting institution,” Davis said.

Additionally, McBrayer said with our students, our faculty, In addition to its ranking this year UCA leased some beds our staff and our beautiful among public schools, UCA from The Edge at Donaghey ranked as 71st among both in order to relieve some of grounds,” Davis said.

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Assistant News Editor SGA conducted their first Presidential Town Hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Student Center Ballroom to answer questions submitted by students about topics such as voter turnout and engagement, student success opportunities, parking, concealed carry policies, online curriculums and campus dining. SGA President Joshua Eddinger-Lucero and UCA President Houston Davis headed the meeting and members on the Executive Staff were available to help answer questions submitted by students online and in person.

This year SGA has put an emphasis on how they can increase student civic engagement. They organized the Bear Advocacy Group as an external affairs committee to build increased student governmental relationships and student civic engagement during the voting season. The on-campus polling site for the Arkansas General Election will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 6. on the first floor of Donaghey Hall.

Shuttle services will be provided for students who live further away from the polling site.

UCA’s concealed carry policy was also discussed at the meeting.

“Our policy is the state law. We do not have a separate policy,” UCA General Counsel Warren Readnour, said. UCA has a separate, but similar, firearms policy for faculty and students.

“Both of these policies prohibit firearms unless otherwise authorized by law,” Readnour said. “If you have your enhanced concealed carry permit, which takes additional

training, you are allowed, in certain situations, to carry on campus.” This contingent is for both faculty and students.

The full concealed carry policy can be found on the General Counsel website and the UCAPD website.

Regarding opportunities students have for making professional connections, Davis emphasized the need for students to take advantage of internships and faculty relationships.

“I feel very confident [that] if a student wants to do an internship, we have a robust enough set of internship opportunities for students to do so,” he said.

In addition to internship opportunities, the Department of Career Services hosts career fairs each semester.

Eddinger-Lucero affirmed the viability of these fairs. “Our Career Fairs are some of the best places to build your professional network.”

Students who regularly attend the career fairs each academic year find that they have vital employment connections by the time they graduate.

“I’ve been told, and I’ve watched it happen, where students can walk into that career fair and walk out with a job when they graduate in May,” Eddinger-Lucero said.

Parking continued to be an issue that students would like to be addressed.

“We are working with UCAPD right now to identify all of our external parking lots,” Eddinger-Lucero said. “As much as I hate to say it, we actually don’t have a parking problem.

We have a convenience problem.”

Davis said that the number

of available parking spots on campus allotted more than enough room for all UCA staff and students. A query regarding plans for future parking garages on campus was denied by Davis, who said student parking fees would have to be raised to fund the construction of garages and with enough parking already available, this would be an unnecessary expense. However, Davis assured students their parking frustrations aren’t going unnoticed.

“The parking concern is nothing we brush aside. It is easy to say the math works, but we can always be better, and we are constantly striving to be better.”

Students enrolled in online courses showed concern about opportunities they could miss by completing all or part of their degrees in online classrooms. They also questioned the equivalency of online curriculums compared to traditional courses.

“Anything we do in our online environment, we want to make certain that the quality is just as good as taking it in person,” Davis said.

Assessment continues regarding the curriculums of multiple online degrees with the intention of always improving UCA’s online experience.

“A UCA student, is a UCA student, is a UCA student; it doesn’t matter how they are interacting with us,” said Patricia Poulter, provost and executive vice president of UCA. The first Presidential Town Hall meeting was livestreamed on Facebook and Instagram.

The next Presidential Town Hall meeting will be at 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 14 in the Student Center Ballroom.

Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Caela Rist

Man arrested for warrant, possession of marijuana Officer Tyler Louden stopped a gold Chevrolet Malibu traveling down Dave Ward Drive for expired temporary registration Sept. 21.

The vehicle pulled over into the south entrance of Centennial bank on Dave Ward. The driver was identified as nonstudent Earnest Brewster. Officer Louden noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the passenger side while speaking to Brewster through the car window.

Both Brewster and passenger Byron Donald were removed from the car while it was searched by Louden and other officers who were called in as backup. Dispatch then informed Louden that Donald had a warrant out of the Plumerville Police Department for failure to appear on a traffic citation. During the search of the vehicle, police found a small bud of marijuana, which was stomped out at the scene.

Louden arrested Donald, then met with the Plumerville Police Department to transfer Donald into their custody.

Student scammed through Cash App

Intoxicated student arrested for DWI

On Sept. 15, student Taylor Sells reported to UCAPD that she had been contacted on Snapchat by “Z Rose” with an offer to participate in scamming the Cash App system.

Z Rose stated that if Sells sent her money, Z Rose’s aunt, who allegedly works for Cash App, would add a zero to the amount.

Z Rose stated that she would then split the profit with Sells.

Sells transferred $60 to Z Rose through the app and never heard from Z Rose again.

Z Rose blocked Sells on all social media and wouldn’t return Sells’ messages even after Sells informed Z Rose that she was going to contact the police if she didn’t get her money back.

Sells provided screenshots of messages to Officer Zachary Sanders and informed him she hadn’t had contact with Z Rose except through social media.

Sells stated Z Rose might have been from her home town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sanders directed Sells to report the incident to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center online.

On Sept. 22, officer Tyler Louden pulled a silver Dodge Caravan over on Oaklawn Drive after he witnessed the driver exhibiting signs of intoxication.

The driver drove into the wrong lane of traffic, hit a concrete curb, traveled into the bike lane and crossed the center divider line multiple times before finally stopping. The driver was identified as student Kenneth James. Louden noticed James’ bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, as well as the smell of intoxicants.

Louden found no active warrants out for the UCA student and arrested James for a DWI. James struggled with standing and entering the patrol vehicle. He informed the officer of his previous medical history, including a prior stroke.

After transporting James to UCAPD headquarters, James refused to sign the Arkansas Statement of Rights form and take a breathalyzer test. James used the bathroom where he urinated on the toilet seat, floor and walls of the restroom. James was arrested for three charges: DWI, Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test and Careless/ Unsafe Driving.

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Around Campus: CAF Red Tail Squadron Rise Above Traveling Exhibit The Office of Diversity and Community will host the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron Rise Above Traveling Exhibit from Oct. 3-7. It will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 3-5 and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 6-7 in the Stadium Park parking lot across from the Crafton Alumni Pavilion. The exhibit is a mobile movie theater that tours the country to educate about the Tuskegee Airmen, featuring the film “Rise Above” by filmmaker and aviation cinema specialist Adam White.

For more information, email Angela Jackson at angelaj@ uca.edu.

Body Positivity With Poodles Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated will host Body Positivity With Poodles from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 4 in Student Center room 214. Men and women of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to come. Attendees will learn healthy ways to embrace their bodies, while also learning how to positively view themselves and others. For more information, contact Jayden White at jfliewhite1@cub.uca.edu.

Puppetry Event Mark Blashford will perform his one-man puppet show “Jack and Jill” at 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 6 in the Farris Hall Presentation Room. His performance is part of the collaborative arts project “The Water About Us” put together by the UCA College of Fine Arts, Conway EcoFest and Conway ArtsFest, and is supported by the Ozark Living Newspaper Theater. Blashford is an actor, puppeteer and musician; his play addresses water conservation and water rights. For more information, contact Adam Frank at afrank@uca.edu.

“Light Up the Night” Conway Alliance for the Arts will host ArtsFest from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 6 on Front Street in downtown Conway.

There will be art activities, art exhibits, dance, theater and music beginning at 6 p.m. Kings Live Music will feature music from Brother Bera and Dawson Hollow beginning at 8:30 p.m.

Additional information can be found on CAFTA’s website at artsinconway.org/.

English students, faculty, library staff celebrate annual Banned Books Week

by Lauren McLemore Staff Writer

Last week, the English department, Torreyson Library and the Alpha Zeta Chi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta promoted the nationally recognized Banned Books Week with events like public readings and banned book giveaways.

Banned Books Week is an event sponsored by the American Library Association in order to raise awareness about censorship and celebrate the freedom to read and the right to free speech.

The event was coordinated by faculty and students, including members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society, and the English Student Society, who set up tables and distributed informational material.

UCA alumna Hannah Hanshaw works for the education and outreach department of the library, helping the English department’s faculty to coordinate the event.

“I also conducted research on the banned books themselves to find out which ones were banned and why,” Hanshaw said.

Torreyson Library had two displays of “challenged” books; a book can be “challenged” by anyone, but not all of them end up banned.

Public readings took place in front of the library from noon

to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 and 26, and during x-period Sept. 25 and 27.

Readers also gathered in the Irby Courtyard while students read aloud from books like “The Hate U Give,” “I Am Jazz,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Kite Runner” and “Like Water for Chocolate” that have been read during previous Banned Books events.

English Professor Katherine Willis said the event is important to campus because of UCA’s identity that largely includes celebrating diversity.

“Reaffirming the right and necessity of free reading is a great way to act on that promise to foster diversity,” Willis said.

She said the goal of the event is to address the fact that while everyone has the legal right to read what they please, books, especially in the youngadult genre, are still being challenged.

Torreyson librarian Tamela Smith said books are still being challenged today, and people will go so far as to write complaints in newspaper editorials or attend board meetings to get board members to pull a book.

“Any place where there are books, they can say, ‘We don’t think this is appropriate for you to have in your library and we would like for you to pull it,’” Smith said.

Willis said it’s important for students to understand why these books with complex and uncomfortable topics should be free for reading.

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Associate Professor of English Dwayne Coleman reads from Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” at the Banned Books reading Sept. 27 outside of Torreyson Library. Members of the English department and the Alpha Zeta Chi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta organized several events throughout the week to celebrate the freedom to read and raise awareness about censorship.

“Encountering different ideas and different people with empathy, and learning to come to your own conclusions, are cornerstones of the college

experience,” Willis said.

Willis said more information and photographs can be found on the English department’s Twitter, @English_UCA, while

a full list of banned books and more in-depth explanations of Banned Books Week can be found on the American Library Association’s website, ala.org.

S O U N D S O F T H E N AT U R A L S TAT E

Anthropologist’s work reveals long history of music-making in Arkansas

by Lauren McCabe Staff Writer

Anthropology students and lovers got to see up close some of Arkansas’ musical history during x-period Sept. 25 as Jim Rees, a former vice president of the Arkansas Archeological Society, presented knowledgeable instrument findings of the Natural State.

Duncan McKinnon, an assistant professor of anthropology, arranged the presentation for students to think about the study of music in an anthropological context.

“We, in the discipline

of music archeology or ethnomusicology, [want to] provide backgrounds to build students up so that they have that fundamental basis [for anthropology courses],” McKinnon said.

Rees, of Fayetteville, presented his ideas and information from two different angles, as he has both a master’s degree in anthropology, as well as a bachelor’s degree in music.

“What I [wanted] to do is show some of the more important music artifacts that have been found in Arkansas or in this region,” Rees said. “I think it’s important for the rest of us to realize that this place

we call home hasn’t always been ours.”

Laid across a classroom table were copies of what musical instruments used by Native Americans or tribes would have looked like. Due to authenticity or the age of some instruments, original copies can be found in museums spread across America.

“There are two kinds of music artifacts that have been found in the state … a class of instruments called edge-toned airphones, which simply means flutes and whistles, [as well as instruments found in the] idiophone family that make sound through the vibrations of

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the very materials from which they are made of,” Rees said.

Also present was a PowerPoint showing some artists’ drawn renditions of what some of these instruments may have looked like at the time of their use and creation, as well as photographs of the very sites in Arkansas that they were found.

Rees estimates that the oldest instrument found is about 2,000 years old: a pan flute found in the Helena region, which he brought a replica of to demonstrate the sounds it makes in its various ways of playing it. Rees also demonstrated how ancient

D OW N TOW N C O N N E C T I O N

Panelists discuss complex science of identity at Kings

by Sarah Kapity Entertainment Editor

Planetarium Show “Edge of Darkness” The UCA Department of Physics and Astronomy will host its weekly planetarium show from 8 to 9 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Dr. Edmond E. Griffin Planetarium in the UCA Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences. Doors will open 30 minutes before the show, which will include a tour of the current evening sky and a showing of the film “Edge of Darkness” by Evans & Sutherland. For more information, contact planetarium director Scott Austin at saustin@uca.edu.

Jazztoberfest The UCA Department of Music will host its annual Jazztoberfest concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall. Students in the department’s Dixieland, Jazz I, Jazz 2 and Jazz Combo ensembles will perform a variety of pieces. For more information, contact Kortnee Kalberer at kortneek@uca.edu. photos by Marley Cash-Powell

[Top] Sophomore Sarah Vaughan prepares to have her blood drawn by phlebotomist Jasmine Henderson at the Bleed Purple Blood Drive Oct. 1 in the Student Center Ballroom. [Bottom] Phlebotomists Sonya Kervin and Henderson from the Arkansas Blood Institute draw blood from Human Resources employee Rhonda Roberts and senior Alex Warner. The Bleed Purple Blood Drive was held to supply blood to local hospitals.

rattles, conch shells and wood-carved whistles may have sounded in Native American rituals and ceremonies.

As for anthropology or history students who are interested in contributing to the preservation or excavation of Arkansas’ artifacts, Rees suggests getting involved with certified organizations. “[Organizations] like the Arkansas Archeological Survey [sponsors] a summer dig for people interested in archeology,” Rees said. “You can go out and learn how to excavate, [as well as] the whole idea of conserving the archeological records.”

UCA professors Stephen O’Connell, Lora Adair and Mita Puri, who teach geography, psychology and biology respectively, led a panel focusing on the science of identity at the latest Science Wednesday.

All seats in Kings Live Music were taken when the show began at 6:30 p.m., and questions started immediately, ranging across topics like race, sexual orientation, gender, memory and brain chemistry.

The first question raised asked “to what degree is a person shaped by their first memory?”

Adair said psychologists might disagree with this question, as it could be considered deterministic, but there is a theory called “life history theory” claiming that early childhood environment can shape life-long decision-making patterns. She gave an example of how some children growing up in highmortality, resource-scarce environments generally grow up with less impulse control.

The common psychological debate of nature versus nurture was another question raised. One audience member proposed nurture might be what gives each of us a distinct identity, bringing up the idea that acquaintances and environment are two of the biggest factors impacting identity.

“The definition of culture is learned ... so you have to be amongst other people to be able to apply that,” O’Connell said. “If you move yourself out of a place, how does that change your identity?”

He concluded that different cultures form within other larger bubbles of culture, similar to dialects in a language.

Another important issue discussed was the effect of people rejecting their group’s identity.

Adair said the paradoxical situation teenagers often find themselves in is caught between forming a unique identity for themselves separate from their parents, while still following their instincts to imitate the person with the most status and prestige in a group. So while it may seem that teenagers are simply rejecting their group identities, it would be more accurate to say they are simply finding their own.

One last question was whether or not sexual orientation is static, or in other words, are we born a certain way, staying that way or does that part of our identity change over time?

Adair answered this question by referencing studies that have found women’s sexuality to be particularly fluid, often changing during the middle of their life. She said there are very few aspects of our personalities that remain relatively stable our whole lives, including neuropathy and psychopathy.

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Confucius Institute students Tiffany Zhou, Ivy Xiao, Bingyue Lv, Jiajia Tu, Yuting She and Kaiden Zheng perform the dance “Yunchang Legend” during the institute’s Moon Festival Sept. 28 at the McCastlain Hall Ballroom. The event featured music, entertainment, delicious Chinese food and a festive atmosphere for this Chinese calendar event.

Moon Festival showcases talents, culture, food

by Taylor Sone Campus Life Editor

The Confucius Institute’s 11th annual Moon Festival Sept. 28 in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom featured talented students, delicious Chinese food and an overall atmosphere of celebration for this Chinese calendar event.

The McCastlain Ballroom was nearly at full capacity as the evening started with a song and dance from the popular Chinese film “Journey to the West,” performed by students in their first year of studying Chinese. This was followed by a beautiful vocal performance

by Lecturer in Voice Marisa Ann Colón Corsino, with Confucius Institute student Xiao Yang accompanying on piano. Corsino followed this with another vocal performance with Confucius Institute student Zeqing Dong accompanying on guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument much like the Japanese koto.

Visiting Chinese professor Hongqing Li then performed “My Beautiful Hometown” with Yang once again accompanying on piano.

Following this performance, Confucius Institute students Eva Zhao, Jiajia Tu and Bingyue Lv performed a beautifully choreographed dance with silk fans. Dance acts were a prominent feature of the festival throughout the evening, featuring both traditional and modern dancing.

Several Conway residents were recognized at the festival for their involvement with the Confucius Institute. Wiley and Susan Barron received an award for years of involvement with the institute, as did Paul Patton. The Barrons often house Chinese students, and

Patton was instrumental in getting the Confucius Institute’s soldier statue outside its office.

Confucius Institute director Guo-Ou Zhuang said he feels lucky to have so many talented students in the program. UCA is the only university in Arkansas with both a Chinese major and minor.

UCA President Houston Davis expressed his gratitude for the institute in remarks near the end of the festival.

“It’s not just about the language, it’s not just about the culture. It’s not just the economic exchange, it’s about building bridges,” Davis said.

“Confucius Institute students enrich our campus. Thank you for making tonight possible.”

Sophomore Nato Silue said, “I think [the festival] was really great. It is an incredible opportunity to learn about the culture, and the songs were very beautiful and moving.”

It was Silue’s second time attending the Moon Festival.

About halfway through the evening, while attendees were munching on egg rolls and lo mein, the emcees — Victoria Hollinger, Lilly Shi, Steven Li and Jacob Carpenter — drew tickets for a lottery giveaway of handmade calligraphy posters.

Confucius Institute students participated in events throughout the week building up to the Moon Festival, including giving students free Chinese fare like egg rolls and dumplings outside the Student Center, painting students’ names in Chinese calligraphy and giving out information on the institute.

UCA’s Confucius Institute is one of the 350 Confucius Institutes around the world and was the 24th Confucius Institute to be established in the U.S., according to the UCA Office of International Engagement.

Junior Robyn Breytenbach

Junior Quintavius Coleman

“I will be traveling with one of my friends who coaches soccer to one of his events in Mississippi.”

“Straight 2K. All day, every day. I probably won’t even eat, to be honest with you.”

Senior Marissa McPeake

Junior Kelsey Carter

“I am going home to Quitman, Arkansas.

Nothing too exciting, but I will get to see my family.”

“I’m going to Northwest Arkansas to go camping, most likely at Devil’s Den.”

Sophomore Heather Hawkins

Sophomore Breion Sears

“I was originally going to go to the state fair, but I think I will end up going camping instead.”

“I’m going to Fayetteville for this carnival-type thing with friends.”

photos by Taylor Sone

[Top] Confucius Institute student Qiuyun Tian and senior Durham Hill perform a French horn duet during the institute’s annual Moon Festival Sept. 28 at the McCastlain Hall Ballroom. [Bottom] Chinese language students perform ancient Chinese dancing while Confucius Institute student Akio Uchibori pops open a fan during the institute’s annual Moon Festival. This year marked the 11th Confucius Institute festival on campus, and featured a variety of entertainment, games and Chinese cuisine.

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA Itzel Velazquez

by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

Senior Itzel Velazquez studies political science and international studies and enjoys making a positive impact on the community.

Velazquez is a member of the Faulkner County Chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens. LULAC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the advancement of Latin Americans in the United States. The LULAC chapter in Faulkner County was started last school year and is operated primarily by students from UCA, Hendrix and Central Baptist College.

So far there have been challenges with starting a new chapter.

“It is hard to communicate with the Hispanic community here, not with our language barrier, but it’s just hard gaining their trust,” Velazquez said. “A lot of times in the Hispanic community it’s about someone telling someone about events. They don’t use their emails as much and there’s not that many places to reach them at.

We’ve been using the churches and the schools.

We have really good events and really want them to come, but we know it is hard for them.”

The main objective of the chapter is teaching middle school and high school students about photo by Ronak Patel the college process and the main goal is to give Senior Itzel Velazquez is a member of the League of United Latin American Citizens in Faulkner County. Itzel scholarships, Velazquez said.

In the process of rewarding scholarships hopes to prepare middle schoolers and high schoolers for the college process and show them it is possible for LULAC looks for students that have been Hispanic students to go to college.

involved, and not just in academics, Velazquez said.

Outside of helping students with the college process, LULAC members take on the responsibility of setting the tone for the community.

“We think of ourselves as a mentorship group. We want to talk to them about college and how they should go because it’s hard in the Hispanic community to see people who are going to college. This is showing students that there are Hispanics who do go to college,” Velazquez said.

LULAC is hosting an event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This year LULAC has plans at Bob Courtway Middle School in Conway to help organize an effective cultural night to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

“This is the first year Bob Courtway will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and that’s pretty cool. We are helping them plan and giving them ideas on what all they could do. We will also have a table at that event,” Velazquez said.

After graduation Velazquez plans to stay involved with LULAC. Staying involved after graduating won’t seem to be an issue for Velazquez.

“I will be involved because my two sisters are in it. You can still be involved, you don’t have to be a student necessarily. You can be a community member, so I could still be a part of it as that,” Velazquez said.

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The Voice

Student, alumni art should replace “The Big Naturals”

The Echo Staff Sophia Ordaz Editor

Cassidy Kendall Associate Editor

Marley Cash-Powell News Editor

There are too many maybes for victims In the wake of the start of the #MeToo

For the record, rape is never the victim’s fault.

movement, more and more women are coming

Even a prostitute has the right to say no — no less,

forward about being raped. Some of the accused

the girl who dresses a little sexy and drinks a little

are high-profile men such as Bill Cosby, Larry

too much. Also, intoxicated equals incapacitated and

Nassar and Brett Kavanaugh. That’s not to say all

incapacitated equals the inability to consent.

victims are women and all perpetrators are men,

I don’t care if prosecutors, judges and attorneys

but in this opinion piece, I will primarily discuss

reduce charges like what we recently saw with our

the clear majority which are, in fact, men raping

very own UCA rapist, Michael Zeher III. If she is too

women.

drunk to give a consented verbal “yes,” let alone

Most women would like to believe that if we were raped then we would fight back by speaking

Many rape victims feel helpless or hopeless

that that’s rarely the case. Many victims experience

because they either froze and now feel they can’t

leaving them physically unable to move or

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penis in her. Period.

out and seeking justice, but the truth of the matter is what is called a “freeze response” during rape,

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undress or re-dress herself, you shouldn’t put your

claim rape or because they fear reporting won’t lead to justice. Currently, for rape cases in the U.S.,

speak. Coming forward after the fact is

including both male and female victims,

difficult, especially in instances when

only six out of every 1,000 rapists will

the victim freezes.

end up in prison, according to RAINN

The emotional effects of rape are

statistics.

complex. In a sense, victims mourn

For every victim who does speak

their own loss and experience in a way

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Assistant Campus Life Editor

up, she has already faced many, if not

similar to the five stages of grief: denial, anger,

bargaining,

all, of the emotional and psychological

depression

barriers previously mentioned.

and acceptance. Each victim

Speaking up brings on a whole

experiences these stages

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host of further problems

differently, some passing

and

from one stage to the

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next rather quickly, others

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Entertainment Editor

Cody Macomber Sports Editor

remaining

in

denial

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or

rape

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feel ashamed or humiliated after being assaulted, especially if there are contributing factors such as drug or alcohol consumption. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, drug-facilitated sexual assault.

If the victim was drugged, she may not remember exactly what happened, but that doesn’t

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corroborate

her

story,

ostracization.

Time and again people inevitably ask, “Why didn’t she come forward sooner?”

My response to this is that people like you are to blame. This question, in and of itself, is victim-shaming. Why? Because no one has the right to dictate someone else’s grief. There is no proper way to process being a victim of rape.

Any victim who musters the courage to speak up

dissociate during the experience, making it difficult

— I don’t care if it’s the next day or on her deathbed 90

for them to accept it was real.

years later — should be given credence. And the one

are less likely to report additional assaults,

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to

mean it didn’t happen. Furthermore, some victims

Victims who experienced childhood abuse

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as

facing her attacker and social

victims

alcohol is the most commonly used substance in

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such

reliving the initial trauma,

depression for years.

Most

concerns

being believed, being able

thing that should never be asked is, “Why didn’t you say something sooner?”

even if a second assault doesn’t occur until they

There are too many “maybes” to consider. Maybe

are in their adulthood. Many victims have low

he was a relative and she didn’t want the whole family

self-esteem, which is only exacerbated by the

to hate her for ruining his image, maybe she didn’t

rape and contributes to the irrational belief

want to be called a liar, maybe she didn’t want to ever

that they somehow deserved to be raped. The

see her abuser again — or maybe she simply didn’t

victim-shaming society we live in is largely

want to feel like she had to prove herself “worthy” of

responsible for this.

being a victim.

Refusing cats and dogs meat is animal abuse There are many vegetarian and vegan pet foods on the market, and many big organizations

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that spread false information about these diets,

Editorials written in The Voice express the opinion of the newspaper and the editorial staff. Individual staff opinions are expressed in individual columns.

It did not, however, mention any

compromising the health of your cat or dog.

equivalent of feeding your child nothing but rice paired with a multivitamin.

In the same vein, extracting protein from non-species-appropriate foods, such as soy,

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,

is not the same as feeding your pet meat. Cats

or PETA, claims that the nutritional needs of dogs

require large amounts of easily digestible protein that plants lack, making no substitute for a

and cats are easily met with a balanced vegan diet and certain supplements.

biologically appropriate diet.

Dogs, on the other hand, are equipped to extract their own taurine

To support this claim, PETA cites a 27-year-old border collie that has been vegan nearly its entire life.

from other chemicals like humans can.

They are classified as omnivores, but

27-year-old vegan cats, and this

some experts challenge this.

Whether dogs are technically

is because cats are obligatory carnivores and cannot survive without

meat.

While

it

omnivores or carnivores isn’t the question. Either way, they

is

ludicrous to force a dog to be

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vegetarian, it is even more

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should not be deprived of proper nutrition.

dire to force a cat to be

It is possible, unlike

the same.

with cats, for dogs to

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enough

to

for

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prove

survive on a vegetarian diet as long as the owner is meticulous with research

carnivorous animals can

and food choices. However,

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be deprived of meat. In fact, it is deeply unethical,

“survive” is the key word here. They may live, but

cruel and ignorant to force an animal to stop

do they thrive? No.

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Forcing your dog to be vegetarian is just as

Cats cannot be vegan in any sense. According

abusive as if you forced your cat to be vegetarian.

to Pet MD, they do not have the enzymes required

According to Pet MD, depriving dogs of meat leads

to process carbohydrates and require amino acids

to long-term nutritional deficiencies and puts them

only found in meat. Without certain amino acids,

at risk for congestive heart failure, musculoskeletal

such as taurine, cats can develop cardiovascular

issues, vision disorders or blindness, chronic

disease or blindness.

urinary tract infections and cardiovascular disease.

Cats also require thiamine, vitamin A, vitamin

A good rule of thumb when considering

D and arachidonic acid from their diet, all of which

forcing an ideology on your pets is to ask yourself,

are found in meat.

what would this animal eat if it lived in the wild? If

Some irresponsible cat owners opt for a vegan diet paired with taurine supplements — the

the answer is meat, feed it meat. If that makes you too squeamish, get a fish.

Where stick huts once stood in front of the Baum Gallery there is now a dark dirt patch as four years of Arkansas winds tore away “The Big Naturals” art installation, bit by bit. With a blank patch and a now bare view, a question arises: What should be done about this empty patch?

“The Big Naturals” were made to be temporary and intended to last three years, but managed to survive four.

Even so, it became a hallmark of UCA for the 2014 incoming students and those who followed after. Although it could remain a blank patch, providing a better view of the nearby buildings for students walking the path, students want a new installation to replace it.

The original installation was made of natural materials, fitting the campus’s environment nicely. Any new installment should retain this aesthetic to preserve the natural feel of UCA. Additionally, by creating an installment with natural materials, when or if it breaks down, those materials will automatically recycle with the environment.

If a new art piece is placed in front of Baum, there are two options.

The piece could be made of sturdier materials, which means it would stay up longer, weathering Arkansas’ wind and rains, but would require consistent upkeep like the sculptures in the Irby Brickyard.

The other option is that the new installation could come about like the previous one: The artist could install the piece, create it with natural materials and wait for it to break down enough to uninstall. This would require new pieces to constantly be reinstalled so the art remains for future generations of students.

Either of these options will cost money, though the amount depends greatly on the artist producing the piece and how often a new piece is installed or the cost of potential upkeep.

This brings us to a final question of who the artist for the sculpture should be.

“The Big Naturals” were created by Patrick Dougherty, an artist in residence who visited UCA in 2014. Dougherty, though a great artist, is not a UCA alumnus.

The replaced piece should be created by either a current UCA student or a UCA alumnus. This would have reciprocal benefits for both the university and the artist.

The artist would benefit by having a prominent art installation on his resume, aiding the student in his graduate endeavors. An alumnus would gain similar benefits by having a commissioned piece as an example of his work to provide future employers with.

The benefits to UCA include a point of interest on tours. While potential students tour campus, tour leaders can point out the installation and say that it was made by a UCA student or alumnus.

Either way, this would provide an example of student art, piquing potential students’ interests. The artist would most likely be affiliated with the art department, ultimately showing off UCA’s art program.

And if a new installation could be produced every three or four years, this could provide a consistent opportunity for current and future students to show off their artistic abilities and contribute to the appearance of UCA. The blank dirt patch represents a blank canvas. It’s an opportunity for UCA to brag about its students and for its students to contribute to UCA’s beautiful campus.

The blank dirt patch represents a blank canvas

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October 3, 2018

New This Week

‘Nappily Ever After’ embraces feminism, denounces society’s standards

Movies

by Caela Rist

Oct. 5 — A Star Is Born (R), directed by Bradley Cooper, starring Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliot, Greg Grunberg

Oct. 5 — Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (PG), directed by Ari Sandel, starring Jack Black, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman Oct. 5 — The Happy Prince (R), directed by Rupert Everett, starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan Oct. 5 — Heavy Trip (UR), directed

by Juuso Laatio, starring Torstein Bjorklund, Antti Heikkinen, Ville Hilska, Johannes Holopainen Oct. 5 — Venom (PG-13), directed by Ruben Fleischer, starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Jenny Slate

Music Oct. 5 — I Loved You At Your Darkest — Behemoth Oct. 5 — Bride Of The Devil — Electric Six Oct. 5 — Desperate Man — Eric Church Oct. 5 — The Lost Tapes — Ghostface Killah Oct. 5 — Sings His Sad Heart — Matt Nathanson Oct. 5 — [Untitled] — mewithoutYou Oct. 5— La Maison Noir/The Black House — Petite Noir Oct. 5 — TPC — Tokyo Police Club Oct. 5 — Trench — Twenty One Pilots

Oct. 5— VI— You Me at Six

Netflix Oct. 3 — Truth or Dare (TV-14), directed by Nick Simon, starring Cassandra Scerbo, Brytni Sarpy, Mason Dye, Harvey Guillen

Netflix debuted director Haifaa al-Mansour’s eloquent “Nappily Ever After,” based on the book by Trisha Thomas, on Sept. 21. It immediately captured hearts with its ambitious and effective depiction of society’s toxic standards of beauty while showing how to overcome them.

The film takes us through the pristine life of Violet Jones (Sanaa Lathan), a successful and stunning black woman who holds her hair above anything else — an obsessive relationship with outward beauty instilled in her by her potent and vanity-stricken mother.

Violet has it all: a handsome soon-to-be fiance, a group of supportive friends and an established job where men look twice as she walks by. She’s managing her love life, family and career as impeccably as possible.

However, when a perfectly imperfect mishap takes root in Violet’s life with a mixup of hair relaxer and

Oct. 5 — Malevolent (UR), directed

by Jason Axinn, starring Morena Baccarin, William Shatner, Ray Wise, Bill Moseley

Oct. 5 — Private Life (R), directed

by Tamara Jenkins, starring Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, Molly Shannon, Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Oct. 10 — U - July 22 (UR), directed

by Erik Poppe, starring Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, Solveig Koloen Birkeland, Brede Fristad

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leave-in conditioner, she has to reevaluate her own interpretation of beauty and self-worth.

Besides relaying the strenuous relationship between women and beauty, this inspiring film gives all viewers a direct view into a more serious topic: the expectations placed on a black woman in modern society.

When Violet’s connection to her hair is severed, her focal

point of identity is slashed as well. Men and women treat her differently, and she is suddenly no longer the picture of conventional beauty.

Specifically, she is no longer what society, and her mother, believe a strong black woman should look like. But, with the aid of passionate hairdresser Will (Lyriq Bent) and his tenacious daughter Zoe (Daria Johns), Violet discovers what she is expected to be does not

determine who she becomes.

“Nappily Ever After” challenges the pivotal and lethal ideologies of society, from the pitfalls of vanity to the complex relationship between mothers and daughters to the concept of a woman’s right to control her definition of beauty.

The movie also explores the decrepit notion of a woman’s dependency on a man. Violet’s mother grooms

“Nappily Ever After” takes that belief and shoves it right back in society’s chauvinistic face.

This film is a clear and exquisite example of how growth and success can come to any woman, regardless of unrealistic expectations.

Netflix deserves applause for the adaptation of this film, while Thomas should receive national recognition for crafting a story of this magnitude.

“Nappily Ever After” instills in all of us that beauty is born out of happiness and the ability to be yourself in your most raw form, despite all who tell you otherwise.

“Nappily Ever After” is rated TV-MA and is now streaming on Netflix.

TEST SUBJECTS

Lil Wayne releases much-anticipated ‘Tha Carter V’ Netflix black comedy ‘Maniac’

by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

The wait is over. After some setbacks, Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter V” is finally here, giving listeners a dose of high school/middle school nostalgia.

During a stressful semester of college, it was refreshing to hear “Tha Carter V” and vicariously relive my childhood through Lil Wayne’s banging beats and clever wordplay.

“Tha Carter V” is reminiscent of earlier stages in Lil Wayne’s career. Even the biggest Lil Wayne fans had given up on him, but “Tha Carter V” reminded us not to count him out just yet.

Lil Wayne has been wanting to release this album for years, but he couldn’t due to a dispute he had with Birdman, whom he had a falling out with in 2014, despite how close the two used to be. Some of the songs on the album were intended to be released in 2013

and 2014.

“Hittas” is possibly the best song on the album. This song is Lil Wayne reminding those who have forgotten that he’s an irreplaceable part of the rap community.

The intro to “Hittas” is a sound clip of Lil Wayne being interviewed by David Letterman about performing country music with Willie Nelson. Lil Wayne responds with his iconic laugh, telling Letterman he “doesn’t know about that” and that he “just got done performing at a birthday party.” The intro is supposed to demonstrate that Lil Wayne didn’t think it was a big deal to perform with Willie Nelson. Once the interview cuts off, we hear Lil Wayne inhale and the beat comes alive.

At the end, the beat cuts off and we hear Lil Wayne’s mother, Jacida Carter, who is featured on the cover of the album with a young Lil Wayne.

“Hittas” ends with Lil Wayne’s

mother saying, “He’s a very smart child. And I just said he was a genius, you know what I’m sayin’? Which I used to pray, and ask the Lord to send me one. You know, he did. He’s so smart, I can’t teach him nothin’. He’s done been here before.”

In the beginning, Lil Wayne is downplaying his success and at the end his mom is pridefully talking about what her son has achieved. The song is the story of a family’s triumph from nothing to something. During the song, Lil Wayne repeats how he has “hittas” with him: people who will do anything for him, even killing his enemies. In the end, he reveals the most valuable “hitta” in his life is his mother. Lil Wayne lets his haters know how successful his career is, while he has been staying humble.

“Tha Carter V” is currently streaming Apple Music and Spotify and is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes.

FUGITIVE

Young Thug’s EP ‘On The Rvn’ underwhelms fans

by DJ Jones

“Beautiful Thugger Girls” is a mixture of R&B, country and hip-hop.

Young Thug’s latest EP, “On The Rvn,” debuted Sept. 24 as his second project of the year.

In “On The Rvn,” Young Thug presents a style of rap reminiscent of his earlier albums. He also discusses how he was on the run from the police for a period of time.

Young Thug is a hip-hop artist from East Atlanta, or Zone 6, who is known for his wordplay and delivery style of rap.

This EP has six songs, featuring artists such as 6lack, Jaden Smith and Elton John.

Young Thug features some artists because of the important influence they have had on him, particularly Elton John.

“On The Rvn” is much different from Young Thug’s previous two projects, “Slime Language” and “Beautiful Thugger Girls.”

“Slime Language” was an album based on giving artists from his YSL label more recognition.

1. Kidney beans

Top Five Types of Beans

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Actress Sanaa Lathan in “Nappily Ever After.” In this scene, Lathan shaves her head out of frustration.

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her from a young age to require a man to gift her the pleasures of a stable life — a common but disheartening projection of the belief a woman cannot achieve a satisfying life without a powerful man at her side, more appropriately, in front of her.

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Named after its appearance, this is the supreme bean option.

Kidney beans are good, and they are simple, and I believe those two qualities are related. There is nothing better after a long day than to put on a pot of kidney beans and consume their warm, comforting energy. They taste like masculinity: Kidney beans are what the Marlboro Man eats between smokes. In my experience, this bean flavor is almost impossible to get tired of.

There have been weeks where I consumed at least three pounds of kidney beans, and never did I question my decision.

Some songs on this EP, such as “Climax” and “On the Run,” mention being on the run but don’t reveal exactly why. Typically, rappers don’t discuss these issues until they are resolved, but Young Thug turned himself in Sept. 12 after being charged with eight drug-related felonies.

This EP will probably not be a particularly popular one among Young Thug fans, especially in comparison to older albums. However, I believe it has the potential to grow on fans over time.

That is not to say all of

2. Black beans A good entry point for people looking to get into beans. Black beans are a very versatile option. You can pop these babies into a jambalaya or salad, or just eat them by themselves. There is a simplicity in the flavor that promises not to overwhelm. They are good for quiet days like a Sunday afternoon, because they can put you in a peaceful mindset.

Black beans remind us that not everything good has to be flashy, that sometimes pleasantries lie in subtleties.

Young Thug’s previous albums have been fantastic. In fact, his latest album “Slime Language” was not a success as it featured more songs by other artists than Young Thug himself.

“On The Rvn” is better only because it presents more of him.

Overall this album was satisfying, but mostly because of the great artists that were featured, such as 6lack and Jaden Smith.

Young Thug should be very pleased with where his music has taken his career and how successful most of his projects have been. Although this was only a short EP, it might be enough to satisfy his fans.

“On The Rvn” is now streaming on Apple Music and Spotify and is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes.

3. Garbanzo beans This is an elegant bean that carries a more complex flavor than any other bean on this list. It is a warm flavor, almost butter-like, that is juxtaposed with a challenging yet pleasant texture. Garbanzos do not have the traditional bean shape. Once you get past the initial shock of the shape, though, you will find there is something inherently exotic about these beans, something tough to articulate. When you taste them you’ll understand.

Don’t be deterred by the bean connoisseurs who consider garbanzos to be hipster beans.

They are an extremely valid option — special and powerful.

tackles mental health issues

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

Director Cary Fukunaga’s “Maniac,” a Netflix 10-episode limited series of black comedy, is sure to take you for a ride and keep you on the edge of your seat.

“Maniac” is centered on the adventures of Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill) and Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone), as they struggle with their own personal demons.

Owen is an outcast in his family, being the quiet type while also claiming to see and receive “messages” about him saving the world. He’s certainly different from the others in his family who own a large New York City business and are the face of the upper class.

The introduction with Owen gives us a glimpse of the world of “Maniac,” showing off the “Statue of Extra Liberty” as well as “Ad Buddys,” people who act as your payment for regular things in life by forcing you to listen to them reading off basic ads. You can think of them as your own walking, talking spam friend.

Annie, on the other hand, is virtually Owen’s opposite.

She has a fiery personality, determined to do what she can in life to survive while doing her best to keep her life hidden from those around her, no matter what her past may hold.

We’re given a glimpse of Annie’s mysterious history when she visits her estranged dad and struggles to become financially secure — a life much different from Owen’s privileged past.

Both Owen and Annie find their way to the drug trials located at Neberdine Pharmaceutical & Biotech.

It’s here where the differences in the two characters become apparent, as they are able to interact with each other. They

4. Pinto beans An intermediate bean option. These beans are not overpowering in their flavor or texture. There is nothing particularly remarkable about them, but they are still a reliable way to get your bean fix. They are pleasant when served by themselves, but where they really shine is when you mix them up and make refried beans.

It is apparently the most popular bean in the U.S.; I don’t agree with it, but I understand it. Just as not every car needs to be a sports car, not every bean needs to be as edgy as the garbanzo.

Pinto beans will certainly get you where you need to go.

get off to a rough start, but are forced to continue being in each other’s company because of the drug trials. They join a group of 10 other individuals, all set to test out the ULP drug.

Within the testing chambers, we’re introduced to the crew of scientists who the subjects will be working with for the next three days: Asumi Fujita (Sonya Mizuno), who is the more brash of the group — with a cigarette in hand she’s willing to help keep the experiment going without any issues — and the two doctors joining her, James K Mantleray (Justin Theroux) and Robert Muramoto (Rome Kanda). The doctors are accompanied by the supercomputer GRTA, or Gertie (Sally Field), who seems to be capable of quite a bit of emotion for a computer that comes to play a part down the road.

The subjects are given the gist of the three-phase tests.

In each phase they will take an A, B and C pill that applies with each respective phase.

The pills send them on a journey into the depths of their minds and put them through fantastical experiences.

No episode contains the same trip, as you follow Owen and Annie, wondering what might happen next, or if it may have been a good idea to even sign up for the experiment.

“Maniac” is a worthwhile experience. It’s the type of show that will keep you guessing and wondering what might happen next. At the very least, if you love shows that tend to go a bit off the beaten path, then this is the show for you.

“Maniac” is rated TV-MA and is currently streaming on Netflix.

5. Black-eyed peas Not the band, and, yes, this is a bean. Blame the guy who names things. A staple food in many homes over the years, in the same vein as cornbread or potatoes, black-eyed peas have been relied on by Americans since the 17th century. That doesn’t mean they are good, though. They have a very light flavor and mostly taste like poverty. Eating black-eyed peas feels like a compromise. The only reason they are on the list is because of their cultural relevance in American history.

There are better beans out there, but eating these will give you a reverence for where beans came from and where they are going.

Sports

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Editor’s Take

ROAD TO THE GOVERNOR’S TROPHY

Arkansas football coach not productive, repeats sad trend of Razorbacks

Date

Sport

Location

Pts.

Result

Aug. 17

Women’s Soccer

Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex

3

(tie) LR 1.5 UCA 1.5

Sept. 6

Volleyball

Conway

3

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 4.5

Sept. 9

Men’s Cross Country

Conway

2

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 6.5

Sept. 9

Women’s Cross Country

Conway

2

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 8.5

Oct. 14

Men’s Cross Country

Little Rock

2

-

Oct. 14

Women’s Cross Country

Little Rock

2

-

Oct. 22-23

Men’s Golf

Little Rock

2

-

Oct. 28-30

Women’s Golf

Hot Springs Village

2

-

Nov. 28

Men’s Basketball

Conway

4

-

Dec. 4

Men’s Basketball

Little Rock

4

-

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

It’s been said that repeating the same action and expecting a different result is insanity. This is something the University of Arkansas football team needs to take to heart.

Even though some may see it as early in the season, it is time for a change. Although head coach Chad Morris hasn’t held the position for a full year yet, I don’t think he should be in that position.

When a new head coach is hired, people should be able to tell through the team’s play.

There should be a change in culture and a rise in energy level. Instead, the energy for Arkansas seems to have been completely drained.

It’s not just that the Razorbacks are off to a 1-4 start, it’s the disgraceful losses they have suffered already.

However, they did have a competitive matchup with Texas A&M Sept. 29 that was respectable. But losses to Colorado State University and a 44-17 beatdown from the University of North Texas is unacceptable — not to mention a lifeless performance against Auburn.

The fact that Arkansas still has to face the likes of Alabama this week — followed

by Ole Miss and LSU later in the season — proves things are likely to get even worse for the Razorbacks.

At this point, it’s tough to say if they will be able to win a single game in the SEC this season, and that’s just sad, to say the absolute least. Arkansas has never been the powerhouse of this loaded conference, but they have nearly always been respectable.

With the addition of coach Morris, it seems the Razorbacks have lost that. And to continue to allow this downfall to happen would be a slap in the face for the entire state.

Granted, I’ve never been a Razorback superfan or anything, but I would like the team of my home state to be a better representation of us all, especially the tons of diehard Arkansas fans that support the Razorbacks no matter what.

Although the players must shoulder some of the blame, it’s time for Arkansas to make an addition by subtraction and allow coach Morris to walk out the door.

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Senior wide receiver Jakari Dillard (5) extends for a catch against the Sam Houston State University Bearkats Sept. 29 at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Dillard had four catches in the game for 133 reception yards, including an 80-yard touchdown reception from redshirt sophomore quarterback Breylin Smith in the second quarter.

Overtime loss for football after blocked field goal try

by Cassidy Kendall Associate Editor

The UCA football team (2-2, 1-1 SLC) lost to Sam Houston State (2-2, 1-1 SLC) 34-31 at the Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas, Sept. 29.

The first quarter looked promising for UCA after kicker Matt Cummins kicked a 29-yard field goal, leaving the score at 3-0 entering the second quarter.

SHSU made the score 7-3 after a touchdown early on in the second quarter.

UCA got back on top with their first touchdown of the game, putting the score at 10-7, but SHSU ended the first half of the game with another touchdown, putting the score at 14-10.

Similar to the second quarter, the two teams played tit-for-tat with touchdowns in the third quarter, in SHSU’s favor.

SHSU got the first touchdown of the quarter, with UCA reciprocating before SHSU got the last touchdown of the quarter, leaving the score at 28-17.

In the hard-fought fourth quarter, SHSU came in with a touchdown early on, and UCA reciprocated with two touchdowns, tying the score at 31-31, and putting the two teams into overtime.

SHSU ended the game with a 34-yard field goal, leaving UCA defeated with a final score of 31-34.

“I felt that, as a team, we fought hard,” sophomore

quarterback Breylin Smith said.

“We battled all the way until the end and it just went the other way. I’m proud of all the guys.

We just have to get to work, fix some little details, and I think we will be alright.”

Senior running back Cedric Battle said SHSU won because they hit a couple more plays than UCA, but the team is going to learn from it and move on.

“The plan to prepare for the next game is to take it one day at a time and focus on going 1-0 this week,” Battle said. “When a team loses it’s not about the loss, it’s always about how you respond after, and I think the next game against HBU will be a statement win.”

The next game will be at home against Houston Baptist University at 6 p.m. Oct. 6.

PROTECTING PRINCE

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6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Northwestern State University

Senior Savanah Allen jumps to perform a kill after sophomore Bailey Waddington (9) sets her up in the third set during their match against Southeastern Louisiana University Sept. 25. Allen had four kills in the game, and Waddington provided 30 total assists.

Sugar Bears earn three conference victories, play with different setter

by Cody Macomber Sports Editor

Women’s Soccer

7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Stephen F. Austin State University Men’s Soccer

2 p.m. Oct. 6 vs.

University of Evansville Football

6 p.m. Oct. 6 vs.

Houston Baptist University

After struggling in its conference opener, the UCA volleyball team (13-4, 3-1) only took 10 sets combined to win its next three conference matches in the Prince Center Sept. 25, 27 and 29.

The Sugar Bears swept Southeastern Louisiana University (1-14, 0-4) and Houston Baptist University (8-10, 1-3), and defeated the University of Texas A&M at Corpus Christi (3-14, 2-2) 3 sets to 1.

The Sugar Bears had the backing of many fans for each game in the Prince Center, and coach Jeni Chatman said the team was excited to finish with a win at home.

“Winning never gets old,” Chatman said. “Obviously any time you can win it’s bonus for you, and certainly any time we can get a win at home it’s even more fun.”

In the weekend game against Houston Baptist, senior Kellen Dunn got things rolling

with a kill, giving UCA a 2-1 lead.

Senior Savanah Allen added two early kills for the Sugar Bears to go up 5-4, later going on a 6-0 run in the set to increase its lead 13-6.

The Huskies couldn’t cut the margin any closer than 4, and UCA scored the final 4 points of the set to win 25-17.

UCA rolled with the momentum in the second set with two kills from seniors Haley Tippett and Samantha Anderson to go up 5-1.

Three straight errors gave UCA an 11-4 lead later in the set, ultimately using a 5-point run and two 4-point runs to win the second set 25-11.

UCA looked to run away in the third set, with a 16-8 lead, but the Huskies fought back with a 4-0 run. Despite their efforts, they couldn’t overcome UCA’s aggressiveness and their own errors, and UCA finished the sweep 25-20.

Junior setter Elizabeth Armstrong didn’t play against HBU, TAMUCC or SLU, so sophomore Bailey Waddington

stepped in for the Sugar Bears.

She had 34 assists showing the versatility of the roster.

“It’s great knowing that everybody on the team can back each other up,” Waddington said. “If someone’s not having a great night, someone can come in and do their job too.”

After ending TAMUCC’s long-tenured conference winning streak last season, UCA looked to continue its success against the Islanders Sept. 27.

The Islanders took the early advantage over the Sugar Bears, however, with a 7-5 lead only extended by a 4-point run to give TAMUCC an 11-5 lead.

UCA electrified the crowd with an 8-point run, highlighted with two service aces from sophomore Emily Doss to give the team a 13-11 lead.

The Islanders overtook the Sugar Bears late in the set with a 3-point run, and won the first set 25-22.

UCA scored the first 4 points of the second set, but couldn’t increase the lead.

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SPLIT IN TWO

Men sweep Oral Roberts, fail to overcome Bulldogs

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

The men’s soccer team (4-4-1, 1-1 MVC) split games last week, defeating Oral Roberts University (5-3-2) 3-0 and falling to Drake University (6-3-1, 1-0-1 MVC) 1-0 Sept. 25 and 29.

In the first contest, the Bears completed their third-consecutive shutout with the 3-0 victory in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A tough UCA-dominated defense held the Golden Eagles to just two shots on the night, as opposed to their season average of 11.5.

UCA used an aggressive offense as well, with freshman midfielder Katsuyoshi Kimishima nearly scoring the game’s first goal in the seventh minute of play.

In the 33rd minute, the Bears found the net courtesy of sophomore midfielder Soren Jensen from 10 yards out to take the 1-0 lead and notch Jensen’s first goal of the season.

Jensen had an opportunity to connect on his second goal shortly before halftime, but Oral Roberts freshman goalkeeper Miles Motakef was able to make the save.

The second half started slowly, but in the 56th minute freshman defender Alberto Suarez extended the lead with a free kick for his second goal of the season.

Freshman Moiad Ankir added the icing on the cake for UCA and sealed the game in the 71st minute, sending a shot over the goalkeeper’s head to make the final score 3-0.

The Bears traveled to Drake University for their next contest, looking to find their second conference win. The game began slow for both sides,

as no shots were taken by either team in the first 10 minutes.

UCA was first to create scoring opportunities, but was unable to convert.

Senior midfielder Chris Holmes took the opening shot that sailed over the goal. In the 18th minute, freshman defender Ole Kjoerholt put pressure on Drake’s junior goalkeeper Jared Brown, but Brown was able to make the save.

Just two minutes later, the Bears had another chance to score, but a header from senior midfielder Daltyn Knutson went wide.

The Drake Bulldogs began creating scoring chances of their own and forced UCA junior goalkeeper Marc Olsen to make two saves.

Olsen was unable to make a third consecutive save as Drake’s sophomore forward Leroy Enzugusi fired a shot that struck the crossbar and found the net to end the first half.

The second half was filled with much more action as both teams got off multiple shots.

UCA nearly tied the score in the 56th minute with a shot from Jensen, but Brown saved yet another shot.

Two minutes later, Drake looked to extend their lead, but Olsen was there to make another save. The goalkeepers remained heavily involved throughout the game as Brown made three more saves, which gave him and Olsen five each.

UCA’s final chance to tie the game came late in the 89th minute as Jensen’s shot flew just over the goal, giving Drake the win.

The Bears will look to get back in the winning column Oct. 6 as they return home to face the University of Evansville (1-4-4, 0-0-1 MVC) in conference play.

CHANGE OF PLANS

Fall invitational canceled

by Cody Macomber Sports Editor

The UCA tennis team canceled the Central Arkansas Fall Invitational planned for Sept. 28-29 due to scheduling conflicts and injuries on opposing teams.

Senior Marli Van Heerden said this gives the team extra time for practice, and time to focus on its strategies.

“I think that this week we will get to rest from the tournament, but we are also

planning to still have our normal practice times on Friday and Saturday, which is good to restrategize and work more on specifics and individual goals, along with refocusing on team goals,” Van Heerden said.

This time will especially help senior Rada Manataweewat, who said she pulled some quad muscles, and only started playing again Sept. 22 in the UCA Fall Classic.

The Bears will play next at the SMU Invitational Oct. 5-7 in Dallas, Texas.

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SPORTS

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SPORT Football

Volleyball

Men’s Soccer

UCA STATS CORNER OPPONENT

Sam Houston State University

Houston Baptist University

Drake University

RESULT

RECORD

34-31(L)

(2-2, 1-1)

3-0 (L)

(10-4)

0-1 (L)

(4-4-1, 1-1)

6-0 (W)

(8-3-1, 3-1)

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Junior Erin Woodward is a member of the cross country team and said she loves that she has the freedom to run anywhere.

She has been running competitively for seven years.

Athlete finds balance on course, in classroom

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

Junior cross country runner Erin Woodward gains life skills while balancing athletic competitions in cross country and track with her schoolwork as a student at UCA. Woodward has run cross country for seven years, and is now in her third year competing for UCA. She has always played sports, but she hasn’t always run cross country. She played soccer before she started running. She was told running was an easy sport, but Woodward does not believe this to be true anymore.

However, she said she enjoys the challenge of running.

“It’s a mental game of telling your body you’re fine when you don’t feel fine,” Woodward said.

Her training partner is a major help for her. They run at the same pace, so they are able to encourage each other as they run.

“It’s a team sport, whether

people see that or not,” Woodward said. “Without a training partner it would be rough. They know that every point counts, so everyone pushes each other to do their best.”

She said being in athletics gives her a family she can always count on. She and her teammates have a strong bond because they understand what one other is going through.

Through athletics, Woodward learned how to work with people and encourage others. She learned what gets her down and how to turn situations like these situations around.

Her favorite thing about cross country is that she can run anywhere. She doesn’t necessarily need anyone else to run; she has the freedom to run whenever and wherever she chooses.

Even though she won’t be in cross country or track after she graduates, she said she will continue to run.

Woodward said that her enjoyment of running, balancing sports with academics is no easy task and can be quite difficult. She does homework at every possible opportunity, even during her short breaks between classes.

In order to stay organized, Woodward lives by her planner.

Woodward said traveling is also a big part of athletics, which can also be difficult. She said she had to travel to Florida for spring break last year.

She competes in cross country in the fall and track in the spring. All the girls on the cross country team are also on the track team. After this season of cross country ends, her track season will begin.

When she is not running or doing school work, Woodward loves to go to coffee shops and go hiking.

Woodward wants to be a professional physical therapist because she enjoys helping people do things they aren’t able to do.

GOALS FOR CHARITY

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Sophomore forward Lauren Hargus is looking to score while playing against the University of the Incarnate World Sept. 30 at the Bill Stephens Complex. The Sugar Bears tied the Division I record for goals in a half during the game.

Women’s soccer wins its own battles, features fundraiser for others in need

by Lauren McCabe Staff Writer

The UCA women’s soccer team (8-3-1, 3-1 SLC) fought last weekend to win games that they hoped would prepare them for the Southland Conference tournament in October, and raised money for childhood cancer awareness.

On Sept. 28 the Bears played against Abilene Christian University (8-4, 3-2 SLC) at the Bill Stephens Complex in an attempt to get back in the win column after a 1-3 loss against Lamar University Sept. 21. The first half went by without a goal from either team.

UCA senior forward Camille Bassett kicked the first shot on goal, but had it blocked. ACU sophomore Christina Arteaga attempted a shot, but it was blocked by UCA senior goalie Lauren Mercuri.

With 33:27 left in the second half, junior forward Bria Williams made UCA’s first goal.

Williams had three more attempts to make another goal, but to no avail.

Bassett scored another point for the Bears at 4:17 in the first half. This was Bassett’s sixth goal of the season.

ACU freshman Laura Maludin made a shot at the last second of the first half.

Mercuri got hurt during a corner kick during a collision, but was able to get up eventually.

The 2-1 final score proved that the Bears were ready to make a comeback after a few setbacks, but the team still

respected ACU’s talent.

“Abilene is a very good team [and] it was a battle all night long,” coach Jeremy Bishop said. “Our girls played really well, fought really hard and deserved the win.”

Though the first half was slow, coach Derek Nichols saw the team’s hard work in the past week pay off with the tight defense.

“The last couple of games we’ve started off a bit slow, so we wanted to get off to a fast start [this game], and we did that, [even without] getting goals to show for it,” Nichols said.

The game raised many funds for charity. A charity fundraiser selling lemonade was held on the sidelines

by Peter Smith, father of 3-year-old Joanna Smith, who is currently battling PH+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a rare type of cancer that is seen in about 5 percent of pediatric leukemia patients.

“As a family going through this, to be shown support from your community, it means a lot in regards to knowing that there are people there to bear the burden with you,” Smith said. “[Coach Bishop and his wife] were kind enough to take up the mantle of support for Joanna and childhood cancer awareness this month.”

For those looking to donate to the Smith family’s fund, a GoFundMe page has been created online titled the “Darby and Peter Smith Family” campaign, which has already raised $31,400 out of the $100,000 needed to help offset

medical costs for the family of five.

On Sept. 30 the UCA Bears won in sweeping fashion against the University of Incarnate Word 6-0.

Within the first 44 seconds, Mercuri saved the first shot attempt by the Cardinals, and at 41:54, sophomore midfielder Hadley Dickenson scored the first goal for the Bears and her second this season.

Bassett soon made UCA’s second goal, assisted by senior defender Kristen Ricks, putting the score at 2-0 within the first 10 minutes.

Just before the halfway mark of the first half, UCA junior midfielder Jordan Slim scored, making it a 3-0 game.

This was Slim’s first goal of the season.

After surviving an offensive effort from Incarnate Word, UCA made two more goals within three minutes of play.

UCA freshman forward Morgan Hurd got her first goal of the year at 2:43, and the Bears finished out the first half leading 6-0 against the Cardinals.

Neither team scored in the second half, and UCA won its second straight game.

“I thought we worked well together as a team,” Tidd said. “We really worked on switching the point of attack and making sure we [could] find our outsides to spread out [the opponent’s] defense.”

The team’s next game will be against Stephen F. Austin State University Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. as they travel to Nacogdoches, Texas.

Women’s Soccer

University of Incarnate Word

D I S TA N T R U N N I N G

Cross country men split in competition

by Lauren McLemore Staff Writer

On Sept. 29 the women and part of the men’s cross country teams ran at the Rim Rock Classic at the University of Kansas while the other part of the men’s team competed at the Cowboy Stampede at McNeese State University.

At McNeese, the men ran the 4-mile race, and placed eighth out of 14 teams. At the University of Kansas, the women ran the 6,000-meter race, and placed fifth out of 16 teams, while the men ran the 8,000-meter at 10 a.m. and placed 16th out of 17 teams.

Freshman Thomas Cain competed at McNeese and finished in sixth place with a finishing time of 21:38.1.

Cain said other competitors included sophomore Shamal Sullivan, junior Ryan Yarde, freshman Walter Reed and junior Bradley Lambeth.

Sullivan finished 41st at 23:12, Yarde came in 53rd at 23:46, Reed finished 57th at 23:58 and Lambeth came in 65th place at 24:40.

Cain said the course was muddy, but a good workout because McNeese is the

conference course this year. He said he feels like their training is what will inspire them to win conference this year. “[Coach Theriot] crafts out workouts to suit all of our styles and body types,” Cain said about their recent training.

Another group of the men’s team ran the Rim Rock Classic in Kansas.

Freshman Camden Shaw finished first of the UCA men on the Kansas course at 103rd with a time of 27:14.8 according to the Cowboy Stampede’s results page.

Other team members include freshman Elijah Ankrom in 114th, freshman Ian Kelly in 118th, freshman Tate Whaley in 139th, and freshman Jake Hanley in 151st.

The UCA women were also at the Rim Rock Classic and were proud of their fifth place finish on what senior Taylor Dunn calls the “really tough” and “super hilly” course.

Unbothered by the chilly and windy morning, freshman Gracie Hyde finished first for UCA, coming in 16th at 22:30.

Not far behind her was Dunn in 22nd at 22:54. Junior Erin Woodward finished in 30th 23:14.8, freshman Casey Gore

Volleyball: The Islanders answered each UCA run, finding offensive success of their own.

The Islanders scored 2 points late to cut UCA’s lead to 24-23 and force a timeout from the Sugar Bears, but Anderson earned a kill to give UCA the set 25-23.

TAMUCC scored 8 of the first 9 points in the third set, and maintained a solid lead midway through the set 16-11.

UCA fought back with two kills from Dunn and five errors from the Islanders amidst UCA’s 7-0 run to give UCA a 20-17 lead.

Both teams put together 4-point runs, and UCA finished the set with a kill from Anderson to win its second set 25-22.

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finished in 58th at 24:13.8, senior Skylar Lange came in 62nd at 24:21.4 and freshman Amy Vedder was just behind her, coming in 64th at 24:26.1.

Other teammates were not far behind, and Gore said they simply followed coach John Jones’s instructions from the night before.

“Coach Jones told us the night before to go out there and compete and execute and I feel like we did,” Gore said.

Both teams have their eye on the podium and a conference win and both are looking forward to next weekend’s races.

“I really want the team to win it,” Gore said. “We need a great place before heading into conference.”

On Oct. 13, the men will split again with the top seven going to pre-nationals at the University of Wisconsin and the rest competing at the University of Little Rock.

Cain said the top seven are Markus Schweikert, Julien Jeandree, Alex Hanson, Jaron Hamilton, Jared Hamilton, Brock Collins and himself.

The women will also run at the University of Little Rock to compete in the Governor’s I-40 Showdown.

Sugar Bears dominate Lady Lions.

opponents matched evenly through 15 points in the final set, but UCA went on a 9-point run to take a 24-15 lead.

Allen earned a kill to finish the set 25-16, scoring 6 of UCA’s last 10 points.

“Going into the fourth set, we wanted to start off strong and finish strong too,” Allen said. “I was just trying to be up and do my job and be available as much as I can for the team, and that helped being enthusiastic and getting my team going.”

In UCA’s first home conference game against Southeastern Louisiana, UCA took advantage of a struggling Lady Lions’ squad.

“I think we came out with a really solid game plan, and

I think our players took what we did in practice and really applied that,” Chatman said.

The Lady Lions only held the lead for four plays throughout the entire match, which were all in the second set, and UCA won the three sets 25-14, 25-15 and 25-18.

Waddington had 30 assists for the game, her first to replace Armstrong in conference play this season. She had 115 assists between UCA’s first three conference wins.

The Sugar Bears were led by its seniors, as Dunn had 26 kills, Anderson and Allen had 29 kills and Tippett had 31 kills over the first three conference wins. Sophomore Emily Doss collected 52 digs in the three games.