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I N T E R N AT I O N A L Bodyguard of Salman shot, killed in dispute Major General Abdulaziz alFagham was shot and killed as a result of a personal dispute.

Al-Fagham was a significant bodyguard to Saudi Arabian King Salman. Word of his death reached the public through a simple tweet from the state’s television.

Citizens were shocked. Many have made tributes to the late bodyguard through social media.

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UCA Greek letter organizations participate in efforts against hazing during prevention week

by Hannah White Assistant News Editor

UCA was one of many schools in America that observed National Hazing Prevention Week Sept.23 through Sept. 27th. It went largely unpublicized aside from one informative event which was held Wednesday.

The UCA Office of Student Life sponsored a Hazing Prevention Week event held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept.

25 at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. The event was designed to be attended by current members of sororities and fraternities.

Those in attendance of the program experienced five sessions exposing them to the

dangers of hazing. The sessions included informational videos and heartbreaking displays detailing tragedies of the past and present. One of the sessions featured a room of photos and information about victims of hazing. The tragic stories occurred at a variety of colleges in the U.S. and were listed chronological order. The most dated case shown occurred in 1913. Attendees were given slips of paper to record how the display made them feel after solemnly perusing the information. Another session included a short video titled “The Sound of Hazing.” The clip offered students a harrowing glimpse into the cruelty with which acts of hazing are often

performed.

Representatives from the UCA Counseling Center addressed students during the final session of the program.

Students were encouraged to visit the UCA Counseling Center if they have been affected by hazing or any other issue that could be bringing them harm. They were assured that the counseling center is a safe space to share anything they feel compelled to share. All information a student shares with a counselor is kept confidential.

Assistant Director of Student Life Katie Frazier was present to facilitate the event. She said that hazing remains a prominent issue across the nation, but stricter enforcement of the law would

not prevent its occurrence.

She also said that resolution could only be brought about through “education regarding the changing of cultural norms.”

This was accomplished by programs hosted throughout the week.

Jordan Frederking, another assistant director of Student Life, added to Frazier’s statement by saying that more resources would be needed in order for that change to occur. Frederking expressed her belief that more awareness would be raised if more events could take place.

“One program won’t stop hazing.” Frederking said.

Hazing is strictly prohibited by university policies and is a violation of Arkansas state law. The history of UCA is far

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from clear of hazing, howeverand it continues to be an issue among present day fraternities and sororities. The most recent case of hazing on UCA’s campus involved the Kappa Sigma Fraternity incentivizing unhealthy amounts of alcohol consumption.

The Kappa Sigma fraternity was issued a one-year suspension by UCA in Nov. 2018 for harsh and excessive acts of hazing. One of the most harmful offenses included members being encouraged to consumedangerous amounts of alcohol with the motive of receiving an award. The fraternity’s suspension will be followed by a year of probation that is scheduled to end Jan. 2021.

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FDA finds samonella, sends out warning The Food and Drug Administration has issued a contamination warning concerning dog food. Pet owners are cautioned to avoid Performance Dog raw pet food produced after July 22. The product tested positive for salmonella and listeria monocytogenes during a routine inspection.

The FDA said in a statement that the issue represents a serious threat to the health of both humans and animals.

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New “Spiderman” film set to premiere in 2021 photo by Daniel Adams Sony and Marvel studios announced Sept. 27 that Journalism professor Rob Moritz talks about how important corrections are in UCA Student Center 214 Sept. 27. they agreed to collaborate Corrections were just one of many things dicussed as part of Mortiz’s presentation on fake news for the UCA faculty in on a third Spiderman film. attendance.

The two companies caused uproar among superhero fans when they split over a month ago. The upcoming film starring Tom Holland is set to be released July 16, by Daniel Adams and reading opinion articles. this was a doctored tape of Nancy 2021. The character will Staff Writer Other items of discussion Pelosi that had been released to included the impact that biased the public on social media — in also appear in other Marvel On Sept.27 professor Rob news could have on the local which the speed was altered to films.

Moritz gave a presentation about community. Moritz showed make her seem drunk in front of fake news to UCA staff, that left examples from Fox News, a public audience. everyone thinking about how the MSNBC, and other sources that Charlotte Strickland, S TAT E news cycle operates long after the all carried a form of bias that the director of professional event was over. would mislead the reader. While development and training for Moritz, a lecturer in corrections were made in some UCA, said that the lecture Moritz Monument unveiled journalism in the School the examples, the information gave was in line with what she felt honors fallen soilders of Communication, led of being incorrect in the first place is about fake news. one of several Professional a key point of improper reporting.

“It kind of just affirms The dedication of a Gold Development “Lunch and Learn“ When a question about the unsettling anxiety, just Star Families Monument was events this semester where staff how to handle the new trend of to know that there’s these held at the Arkansas State would have the option to come in “deepfake” media was brought forces underground that are for lunch and listen to someone up, Moritz said, “Don’t let your manipulating how we receive and Capitol Sept. 28. Hundreds speak on a particular topic that first reaction be the one that digest information,” Strickland of Arkansans were in would be followed by a question you go with; step back. Even if said. attendance. The monument and-answer session. it’s somebody you don’t like …

Strickland also mentioned The room in the Student step back and just think about how a discussion of this nature honors fallen soldiers. It is the only monument of the Center was filled with several it. When you start believing it would be something that could UCA staff members as Moritz because it’s what you want to greatly benefit UCA students in 51 of its type in the nation spoke for nearly an hour and a half believe, then that can be a big the coming months because of to be built on state Capitol on what constituted proper news problem.” the elections happening in the grounds. It is located on the and what people should look for Deepfake is the nickname fall of 2020. given to recently-developed “I would love for something Arkansas State Capitol’s west in order to avoid fake news.

Topics within Moritz’s software that can allow audio to like this to be offered to our side. lecture ranged from the use of be placed over representations of students — especially in the spring fake news in politics, such as famous people and make it sound or fall — once primaries start, WHAT’S AHEAD Russian sites and other foreign like they’re speaking those words just to heighten the awareness, IN OUR NEXT ISSUE sites being made to appear as at a much more realistic tone or to think individually and to be Honors students participate in American news, as well as how to altered in an entirely different thorough as you approach news,” Challenge Week events. properly handle breaking news speed. One recent example of Strickland said.

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[Right] Addison Moy from the UCA Feminist Union answers freshman Taylor Barrow’s [left] questions about which portions of her registration form she needed to fill out. Moy was one of dozens of students helping to register students for the 2020 election during a campus-wide event held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at various locations including the Student

Students turn out to learn, register for voting agenda

by Kennadi Harris Staff Writer

The UCA community encouraged students to register to vote for National Voter Registration Day and to celebrate, several organizations set up booths all around campus that allowed students to register to vote in future elections.

All of the booths had registration sheets, patriotic decorations, cookies and a “Vote Everywhere” interest sheet that allows students to get text or email reminders about upcoming election information and deadlines.

“Voting is a really important part of our democratic process,” sophomore Vote Everywhere member Hope Menendez said. “It allows students to be involved in our government and have a say at what goes on in our country.”

Vote Everywhere is a national organization, led by students and university partners, that helps students get involved in the political process and encourages civic engagement.

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Everywhere had a booth set up in the Christian Cafeteria.

The Feminist Union, a registered student organization that participated, had their booth set up in the Student Center. They believe students should register to vote to use their voices and participate in the political process.

“We’re promoting democracy and we’re also engaging in our civic duty to vote,” Kylie Webb, the vice president of the Feminist Union said.

Another Feminist Union member, sophomore Addison Moy, is just as passionate.

“We’re using our voice to make great change because that’s definitely needed,” Moy said.

Freshman Kara O’Donnal, a student that registered to vote at one of the booths, is satisfied in her decision to register.

“I feel like everyone needs to have a voice,” O’Donnal said.

At a booth in Torreyson Library, students from the Latino Student Association gave their take on why students

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Students volunteer to help others register to vote.

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“It’s really important that we as a younger generation look out for our future,” Guadalupe Jasso De Arcos said.“Voting will be our first step to making sure that we elect candidates that are looking out for us.”

Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society, set up a booth by the front doors of the Lewis

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Science Center along with a member of the Young Democratic Socialists of America. Their organization believes that everyone should register so they have the opportunity to vote if they choose.

The booths were up from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All of the organizations have different purposes, but for National

Voter Registration Day, the organizations focused heavily on getting students registered.

UCA provides a way for students who were not able to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day to register by going to uca. edu/student/dean/voterregistration.

Driver confesses Student found Foul ball hits car, coach angry to damaging car with marijuana UCA basketball coach Tyler Miller reported to UCAPD officer Talia Mcdaniel that his windshield had been damaged by a baseball on campus. Miller was driving his vehicle through the

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parking lot next to Bear Stadium Sept. 22 when his windshield was hit by a foul ball, causing it to crack in multiple places, but not to shatter. The athletes on the field at the time of the incident did not belong to UCA teams.

Student Jordan Maxwell went to the UCAPD Sept.

25 to report that he had been responsible for a parking lot incident. He told officer Christopher Vasquez that he noticed a bump as he was driving out of the parking lot northwest of Hughes Hall. He believed that he had driven over a pothole at the time. Maxwell later discovered damage on his truck and returned to the parking lot to note the license plate number of the vehicle he had struck, which belonged to student Aliese Lemons. Vasquez estimated the damages to Lemons’ Lexus to be about $200.

Officer Josh Heard stopped a vehicle for driving the wrong way on a one-way street Sept. 22. The vehicle, driven by student Katlyn Watson, came to a stop in the Textbook Brokers parking lot. Heard recorded her information and noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search of the car revealed .7 grams of marijuana inside of the glove compartment.

Heard confiscated the drugs and issued Watson a ticket.

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Shaelly Wen [far left] , an instructor for the Confucius Institute, shows students how to play Chinese board games.

UCA Confucius Institute invited students from Conway Junior High School to come to campus and learn about Chinese culture and have fun. Photo taken by Ronak Patel at Septermber 26th, 2019 at Old Main.

Chinese culture celebrated at Confucius day

by Ronak Patel Photo Editor

UCA Confucius Institute held a Confucius Day Fair to display Chinese culture at the Old Main lawn Sept. 26.

The Confucius Institute’s main goal was to get the community involved and show them Chinese culture.

Shaelly Wen, who is a Chinese Instructor with the Confucius Institute, wanted activties where people could learn about the culture.

“We [had] Chinese chess, Chinese calligraphy, some Beijing opera mask painting and tattoos,” Wen said.

“Anyone who is interested in Chinese culture or language [could] come and explore.”

The institute also worked with Conway Junior High to help create a fieild trip for the

students to come and learn about Chinese culture— since the school offers the language to their students. The students got to taste Chinese dishes like dumplings, egg rolls and spring rolls. There were games like Chinese checkers and chess for students to play while they enjoyed their day away from classes.

“We invited them to come here because they study Chinese,” Wen said. “The teachers in the junior high school wanted to bring them so they could experience the Chinese culture. ”The Confucius Institute makes an effort to hold different events on campus to help students learn more about Chinese culture “We have different activities like the Confucius

Institute Day — and last week we had the Moon Festival Gala,” Wen said, “Many UCA students attended the gala, had dinner, and watched our performances. We also had a tea ceremony. We have Chinese movie nights, where we watch Chinese movies together.”

UCA’s Confucius Institute is the only one in the state and is in partnership with East Normal China University.

UCA has made great efforts to expand Chinese education on campus.

Students who are interested can earn a degree for Chinese studies here at UCA in either the Traditional or Business Chinese Traditional Tracks.

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Senate bill proposal sparks debate for SGA

by Hannah White Assistant News Editor

SGA met Monday, Sept.

30, to discuss a senate bill proposed at their previous meeting. Committee reports were also presented during Monday’s meeting.

Junior SGA Executive Vice President William Teeter sponsored Senate Bill 001, which was proposed, and followed by a debate, at this week’s meeting. The bill is an amendment to the SGA constitution. It would add clarity to the meaning of the text in Article IV Section 5 by changing the language within the text to be more specific. The proposed amendment would also change the current policy of a three-day time limit following an election to submit an appeal for an election violation to only 24 hours following the election. The amendment to the constitution’s wording went mostly unrefuted by the senators.

The reduction in the amount of time that students are allowed to submit appeals was the reason for the debate that followed, however. Teeter

explained that the reason for decreasing the amount of time during which appeals can be presented was because three days is “a pretty lengthy time for something to be sitting in your email.”

Several amendments to the bill to attempt to solve the unrest concerning the time reduction were proposed, one of which was proposed by senior Colby Little. The amendment sought a compromise by changing the time limit to 48 hours. Little’s motion was met with much opposition and did not pass. The Senate Bill originally proposed

by Teeter was ultimately decided by a majority vote to be further interpreted and clarified by the internal affairs committee.

The bill will be discussed at a future meeting following the committee’s revision.

Representatives from each of SGA’s committees presented a report on the current happenings within their committee. SGA Junior Class Vice President and chair of the sustainability committee Javier Hernandez said. The committee is working with the honors college for challenge week to address the issue of climate

change. The committee has created a board for students to sign to pledge to join SGA’s sustainability efforts. They are also encouraging students to share suggestions on post-it notes of what they believe the SGA can do to achieve more sustainability.

Hernandez presented a poster designed to provide information on how to properly recycle different types of materials.

“We are thinking that they are going to be a lot more informative and easier to look at because they are infographics and not words.” Hernandez said.

The committee is working to have the posters hung throughout campus.

Senior Executive President Rose McGarrity announced an upcoming campus event called Safe Walk. Students, faculty and staff are invited to walk the campus Nov. 7 to look for anything that could present a hazard so that these issues can be addressed. The time of the walk has not yet been announced, but McGarrity said it will be in the evening.

Members of SGA are preparing to attend a board meeting next week as well as a town hall meeting later this month.

Students encouraged to make healthy beverage choices in national campaign

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

In the month of September, UCA students were encouraged to switch up their drinks as part of the Rethink Your Drink campaign.

This campaign encourages people to stop consuming as much soda and instead, start trying to drink more water and other beverages with lower amounts of sugar.

Among the various activities going on throughout the month, university faculty and staff were encouraged to go 30 days without any sugar-enhanced drink. Bring Your Water Bottle to School/ Work Day on Sept. 24 was also a way for people to stay hydrated throughout the day without worrying about buying anything from the closest vending machine.

Jenna Davidson, the director for student wellness at UCA, had decided the campaign would help the UCA community as a whole after she had looked over the Healthy Active Arkansas target areas. These target areas are an initiative of the organization to encourage Arkansans to

make healthier choices. These target areas also cover an array of topics including the benefits of reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and how to raise nutritional awareness in both schools and the workplace.

“By getting messages around campus and on social media where individuals can see them, we are helping to motivate and remind everyone to drink water and less sugar-sweetened beverages,” Davidson said.

On Sept. 19 and 23, a display had been set up that informed onlookers of the statistics on sugary drinks as well as encourage them to try out the available fruit-infused water.

Davidson claimed that the one statistic that shocked students the most was an image that read, “A 20-oz bottle of soda contains more sugar than 18 cookies or 6 glazed donuts.”

Davidson said approximately 75 students showed up at each one of the displays that were set up on the first floor of the UCA Student Center during these days.

Nathan Slinkard, the official dietitian for UCA, thought that the showcases in the Student Center were fantastic for the campaign.

“I think this is a great campaign, especially coming out of the summer,” Slinkard said.

He said he has had opportunities to talk with staff and students about the proper amount of sugary drinks to have, especially given his position near the cafeteria.

“Some people don’t love the taste of plain water but throw some fruit in there or some mint … it tastes really good,” Slinkard said when discussing why the infused water was offered.

Although he only joined UCA in June, he spoke highly of the campaign’s first year on campus.

Dr. Joe Thompson, the head of the Arkansas Center for Health and Improvement, as well as Baptist Health CEO Troy Wells visited for the campaign Sept. 23. Slinkard and Davidson said the two were very supportive of the efforts and provided water bottles that could be handed out to those who stopped by. Both Thompson and Wells are members of the Healthy Arkansas Board, the organization that helped develop the original campaign.

Davidson intends to make this campaign an annual event at UCA.

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Dance troupe performs dare-devil stunts in imaginative choreography at Reynolds

by Sarah Coleman News Editor

Diavolo’s “Architecture in Motion” show received a standing applause from a nearly full crowd at Reynolds Performance Hall Sept. 28.

Many fans of the show “America’s Got Talent” were shocked that Diavolo was coming to Reynolds this fall.

“I remember seeing them on “America’s Got Talent” and now that I have seen them live, I can say with certainty that they did not disappoint,’’ junior Autumne Kendricks said.

The crowd mostly consisted of members from the community in varying ages. rom young children to middle aged adults, the show was entertaining to all.

“I did not know much about ‘Architecture in Motion’, but my children were excited about it and overall I would say it was really cool to watch,” Conway resident Mariam Blag said.

Diavolo is a dance troupe known to perform unbelievable and fascinating stunts while on stage. Jaques Heim leads this well-known dance company and is also the creator of the world —famous Cirque du Soleil’s Ka. While some super fans were excited to see this group live, the audience held many first time viewers who were as equally terrified andexcited to view what was occuring right in front of their eyes.

The dance company are known as a group of dare devils — and imaginative ones at that.

The group includes acrobats, gymnasts, dancers, stunt men, and parkour experts.

With their wild imagination and willingness to push the limits of both the physical and mental, Diavolo seemed to exceed audience expectations.

There were numerous gasps with the very first stunt that the company performed and sighs of relief when they crowd realized these company members were well qualified.

Previous performances of Diavolo’s ‘Architecture in Motion’ can be found on / www.diavolo.org. For more updates on what is to come to Reynolds during the 20192020 performance year, visit uca.edu/publicappearances for information.

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Japanese club hosts cooking course

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The Desert Fathers in an Internet Age From 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 7, in Burdick Hall room 205, Dr. Richard Goodrich of Gonzaga University will explain the teachings of the Desert Fathers.

Comedy Night: Ken Jeong and Joel McHale From 8 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24, at Reynolds Performance Hall, the two comedians will be performing. Tickets are on sale now for UCA students.

Students can purchase tickets at www.uca.edu/tickets.

Premiere Movie Event: Joker From 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 4, at the Conway Cinemark Theater, free tickets for “Joker” and a refreshment voucher will be handed out to UCA students.

Movie Matinee: The Lion King From 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 13, in the Student Center Ballroom, pizza, popcorn, drinks and door prizes will be given out while students watch “The Lion King”.

Movie: MIB: International From 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 6, in the Student Center Ballroom, pizza, popcorn, drinks and door prizes will be given out while students enjoy “MIB: International”.

Fall Fest From noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 7, at the parking lot east of the HPER Center, the Student Activities Board will host the Fall Fest.

The Japanese Club at UCA hosted a Japanese cooking course Sept. 26 in the Culinary Lab of McAlister Hall.

As attendees trickled through the doorway, Japanese Club members continued to prepare and organize the ingredients and items needed to begin the course.

Junior Keisuke Hoshino, the Japanese Club president and other club members made their way around the room confirming that that the course was ready to begin.

The course began with Hoshino briefly discussing what dish the class was going to prepare. The dish is called Sanshoku-Don and is described as a three-colors rice bowl comprised of rice, chicken, spinach and eggs. Hoshino then gave a quick explanation of the dish, its origin and what would go into preparing the dish.

As the course continued, students were able to work in separate stations, divided into groups, with each group given an area to prepare their meal, that included a stove, a rice cooker and other cookware.

The groups then began preparing the Sanshoku-Don,

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Attendees prepare ingredients for Sanshoku-Don during a cooking class held by the UCA Japanese Club. The class took place at the McAllister Hall Food Laboratory, Sept. 26, at 5:30 p.m.

and the room filled with smiles as participants began to see how the dish was going to be assembled.

From the chicken on the stove to the rice in the rice cooker, it was apparent that the dish was going to make a great impression on

the group.

When the cooking finished and the eating began, the overwhelming outcome seemed to be that the Sanshoku-Don was amazing and simple. Not only did the dish taste good, but

the course as a whole seemed to bring people together in ways that only cooking can, which, in the end, was a goal for Hoshino.

“Wherever I grew up, and wherever somebody else grew up, is totally different,” Hoshino

MMP holds energetic event for mentees

By Shyanne Kidd Staff Writer

“Mixin’ it Up with MMP” took place Sept. 23, in the Student Center for students in the Minority Mentorship Program to be energetic, have fun and mingle with new, potential friends.

Everyone was welcoming and very excited for the event to happen.

Alexis Ray, an executive member of MMP and Mya McClellan, an MMP mentor, said

that this event helps freshmen by getting involved on campus and seeing new faces. ”We get to meet our mentees and help freshmen out,” McClellan said, referring to the transition week back in August.

As attendees walked in, they were were greeted by MMP members and board members, then given a slip of paper with a certain color on it. There were about six different colors and you were less likely to get the

same as your friends. These colored papers determined the groups that attendees would be placed in for some of the games that would be played throughout the night.

Music filled the air — but was difficult to hear because of constant chattering all around.

The room was full of members, mentors and mentees.

Some of the students walked around with cotton candy from the cotton candy station.

When time came for the initial game, an icebreaker of

‘This or That’ sparked many opinions from certain topics.

Attendees began in the middle of the room and waited for two choices. Asking them to choose between the chicken sandwich from Popeyes and the one from Chick-fil-A sparked a mini-debate.

Ray said that for students to get together and meet.

“Transitions week is the best week out of the year, besides homecoming,” Ray said.

As the night began to wind

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Comedian: Pete Lee From 7 to 8 p.m. Oct. 10, in the Student Center Ballroom, comedian Pete Lee will perform.

Lee has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and is a cast member on TruTV’s Greatest Ever.

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UCA Disc Golf: Day At The Park From 3 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12, at Beaverford Park, the UCA Disc Golf Club and Perspective College Ministry are hosting an event to introduce students to disc golf and free food will be provided by Perspective.

ARSOPHE Conference From 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 9, at the Student Center, there will be a conference for health education professionals to discuss current issues, hear from subject matter experts and gather evidence-based information and materials to take back to their own organizations.

down, attendees who weren’t able to make it to every game still had fun while playing and talking to other people. “ The event [gives students the opportunity] to network and meet fellow classmates,” McClellan said.

McClellan said that she enjoyed watching her mentees succeed academically and socially.

For more information on how to get involved with MMP, follow their Instagram @uca_mmp.

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From 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.Oct. 8, in the College of Business room 111, there will be a presentation for business majors about working for ArcBest.

During X-period Oct. 8, in the College of Business room 111, ArcBest will be visiting to display the potential jobs that are they have for UCA business students after graduation.

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said. “I feel like, through the culture and through the food, we get to know each other very, very

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Pianist Mark Anderson performs as a soloist with an orchestra. Anderson and his wife, Michelle Mares, performed a duet at Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

DuoCorde performs piano recital for UCA community

by Lauren McCabe Editor

A pair of piano players entered the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall stage and sat down at their respected pianos.

The crowd sitting down below settled in and got quiet as the duo’s fingers began to swipe across the keys and the music began to echo throughout the hall.

The piano duo, consisting of husband and wife team Michelle Mares and Mark Anderson (Mares-Anderson), also known as DuoCorde, took to the UCA campus on the evening of Sept. 24 to perform the music of Danish composer Julius Röntgen.

Thanks to Neil Rutman,

Klipsch artist-in-residence and professor of music at UCA who arranged for Mares-Anderson to visit the UCA community, music and piano lovers of all ages were able to enjoy the sights and sounds of a national performance duo.

“I brought the Mares-Anderson duo to campus because they are a world-class piano duo,” Rutman said. “I knew their concert would be successful and well-received.”

DuoCorde, according to their website, has “been delighting audiences with mixed and varied 2-piano programs since 2013.”

Throughout the recital, the crowd was greeted with pieces by Röntgen, but perhaps the greatest treat of the

evening, according to Rutman, happened after intermission, which consisted of two pieces; including one by the famous German composer, Johannes Brahms.

According to an interview with timescolonists.com in 2015, Mares is a fan of the duet-composed music by Brahms, in which both she and Anderson can equally participate during the song.

“There is no distinction between the two parts; they are equally active, important and challenging,” Mares said in the interview. Mares said both her and Anderson work to switch playing roles simultaneously throughout the piece “but only because it’s fun to do so, not for any artistic reasons.”

A Vancouver native, Mares began studying music at age 4.

She gave her first full-length recital at age 10 and the same year, she appeared as a soloist with the Mozarteum Orchestra in Saltzburg, Austria. When she was 12, she studied for a year in Germany with Heinz Kammerling. Currently, she leads an active performing career in Canada and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.

Mares has performed with virtually every major orchestra in Canada as a soloist, and she has performed with a number of orchestras in Europe. As of today, she serves as part of the

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A panel of Hispanic/Latinx speakers gave advice at the event titled “Life After Graduation.”

The event took place Sept.

25, at 6 p.m. in room 214 at UCA’s Student Center.

The four Hispanic/ Latinx panelists were Javier Hernandez, Fabiola Reyes, Aida Kuettel and Gustavo Amaro — all of whom graduated from UCA and now have jobs.

The panel discussion was moderated by Kai Davis, the assistant director of career services.

The first question Davis asked the panel was “what was your most memorable moment as a student [at UCA]?”

The consensus from the panel was that everyone was very involved during their time as a student at UCA. “I was involved with different organizations, such as Student Activities Board; I was a Resident Assistant (RA), and I was in a fraternity,” Hernandez said.

Kuettle was involved on campus by speaking at a dinner that was held for minority students who were graduating.

“It was so cool that UCA recognized diversity ... it was really cool to know that we were a minority but we were an important group. We are not alone,” Kuettle said.

Another question Davis

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“I graduated one day, and the next I was working,” Hernandez said.

Even though the change was abrupt, he said the transition into the workforce was smooth.

The panelists said that they eventually get used to working 40 hours a week.

The panelists also gave the students advice for getting a job. Several mentioned the importance of researching the

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company you’re applying to.

Even though some interview questions may pertain to a company’s mission statements, the panelists also talked about the other questions companies may ask during interviews.

Amara said the company he interviewed for asked him what his favorite word was.

Another piece of advice given at the panel discussion was that stepping outside of your comfort zone is a good thing.

“Once you step outside your comfort zone, it expands,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez also said students should take more risks.

“Even if you think no, that’s not for me go for it, [and] if you ever think of quitting, remember why you started,” Hernandez said.

The discussion panel was sponsored by UCA’s Career Services and the Office of Diversity and Community.

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piano faculty at the University of Vancouver.

Anderson, a native of the San Francisco Bay area, is a Steinway Artist and founder of Röntgen Piano Trio. His solo career includes 13 CDs on Nimbus Records. He has performed at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall,

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Latinx/Hispanic panel gives advice to current UCA students

asked was for the panelists to describe a day at work.

Before becoming a doctor, Hernandez was told he shouldn’t be a doctor if he just wanted the money. “[Being a doctor is] not hard because it is what I love,” Hernandez said. “Find something you’re passionate about, then you’ll never feel like you’re at work.”

Another topic the panelists discussed was going from being a student to working 40 hours a

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The Kennedy Center, Zurich’s Tonhalle, London’s Wigmore Hall and Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan, and among others. Currently, Anderson teaches piano, piano pedagogy and chamber music at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

After the duo’s performance,

Rutman hopes that the audience walked out the doors with appreciation and amazement not only from the current piano duo and recital players, but also from the historical music that they choose to play.

“I always hope audiences leave a concert uplifted, edified

and relaxed in all of the amazing literature that is in the classical repertoire,” Rutman said.

As of mid-2019, Duocorde is planning to record their first CD of 2-piano works by Röntgen and Carl Reinecke on Nimbus Records. For more information about the duo, visit their website at markandersonpianist.com.

Freshman Jordan Johnson

Sophomore Nishka Desai

“I’m not against what he’s doing but I’m not for it either. I’m kind of just waiting to see how much he tries to develop it and how much he tries to go through with it and expand it.”

“I haven’t looked into it a lot. But I’ve heard a lot of people saying they don’t want him impeached because Pence would be the president and they don’t want that most of all.”

Senior Emmanuel Kyumba

Senior Savanna Gauthier

“It’s dependent on the reasoning behind it. From what I’ve read in the news it could be a valid reason.

But I think it’s probably not going to go through.

Despite him probably not being the best person, his policies, statistically, have been quite good for the economy.”

“I don’t think anything is going to come of it. I think there will be a lot of talk, but I don’t think anything is actually going to happen.”

Junior Mya Fisher

Junior Ronnie Romo

“I believe an impeachment should’ve already happened at the beginning.”

“We should be looking into it because it’s something we should take seriously as a country. It doesn’t really matter what you’re political beliefs are. If we look at it and it says everything checks out then that’s fine, but if it’s a serious thing we should take that serious.”

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Attendees prepare ingredients for Sanshoku-Don during a cooking class held by the UCA Japanese Club. The class took place at the McAlister Hall Food Laboratory, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m.

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quickly. I feel like through the food, we can connect.”

The entire experience of cooking such a simple Japanese meal from ingredients found at your local grocery store was a point that Hoshino also wanted to emphasize as well. It doesn’t take making a drive to a special grocery store to be able to make Sanshoku-Don or any Japanese dish.

“From our cooking classes, you can learn how to make Japanese food really quickly, and really easily.” Hoshino said. “All [of] our ingredients came from Conway, Arkansas. You don’t have to go all the way to Little Rock to make Japanese food.

We wanted to show students real Japanese food, and real Japanese culture.”

As the course ended,

attendees left the class smiling after learning about more than just food, but also an entire culture. Junior Haley Gann has attended the Japanese cooking courses four times and has enjoyed her experience learning about a new culture and new food.

“I have an immense interest in Japan and it’s cool to experience the food that they eat

and the culture that they have,” Gann said.

The course did its part in bringing together different people to learn about a culture they may not have known about beforehand.

For students who want to learn about Japanese culture, or just want to learn how to cook a Japanese dish, contact the UCA Japanese Club at japaneseclub.uca@gmail.com.

PEOPLE OF UCA: Daniel Adams

by Kaitlin Benight Staff Writer Senior Daniel Adams is a journalism major who is passionate about sports and mental health, and is part of the honors college at UCA. Attending UCA has been a staple in his family when pursuing higher education.

“I [chose UCA] because of the fact the rest of my family had attended it,” Adams said. “My dad and mom were actually part of the second and third Honors College classes and my sister graduated from UCA recently as well.”

A graduate of North Little Rock High School, Adams’ International Baccalaureate classes in high school helped him prepare for the workload that he would face while at college.

Adams is involved with PRISM (Pride, Raising awareness, Involvement, Support — and Mentoring alliance), a registered student organization that serves as one of UCA’s prominent gay-straight alliances that promotes equality and provides a support group for students, faculty, staff and alumni.

He is also involved in SWAP (Students Who Advocate for People) — a social and advocacy group for those with autism or neuro diversities and their allies.

Last semester, he helped spread the word about fundraisers SWAP put on for Old Main 28 — a low-sensory calming room with blankets and distractions to help out students with disabilities.

“It’s important to have a safe space for disabled students. I

take mental health very seriously because anxiety is something a lot of college students deal with, and it’s nice knowing there is a place on campus you can go if you get overwhelmed. I have no idea how often it’s used, but it’s there and that’s what matters,” Adams said.

He was also the assistant sports editor for The Echo last semester. He helped to fix corrections and worked on production Monday nights.

“It was good to get close with the crew for that period of time and I got a better idea of how the overall news experience works. It took a while to get adjusted to everything but it was a really good experience,” Adams said.

When he has free time, Adams enjoys keeping up with sports like basketball, football,

NASCAR and professional wrestling.

“I’m a gigantic sports stats nerd,” Adams said.

Adams is currently in the middle of his internship with 501 Life Magazine, where he is writing stories for their newsletters and calendar events as well as proofreading the full issues of the magazine.

Once he graduates, he hopes to secure a job in the sports writing industry.

“Hopefully I’ll be able to go into some type of sports writing, but I’d be fine with whatever is available to me,” Adams said.

Currently, he’s just trying to take things at a calm pace.

“Overall, I feel like my college experience has made me a bit more aware of how to take care of myself as well as how to help others out,” Adams said.

photo by Kaitlin Benight

Senior Daniel Adams is involved with PRISM and SWAP, and enjoys encouraging students to take mental health seriously. Outside of classses, Adams enjoys basketball, football, NASCAR and professional wrestling.

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October 2, 2019

Upcoming Games Volleyball

6 p.m., Oct. 3 at Incarnate Word Women’s Soccer 5 p.m., Oct. 4 at Incarnate Word Softball 6:30 p.m., Oct. 4 vs.

Harding University Football 3 p.m., Oct. 5 at Nicholls State

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Sophomore outside hitter Lexi Miller fires a kill past Houston Baptists juniors Morgan Dewyer and Megan Patillo Sept. 26 in the Prince Center. Miller is averaging 2.74 kills per set this season for the Sugar Bears.

UCA opens SLC play with loses to Huskies, Bearcats

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

photo courtesy of The Mercury News

The Golden State Warriors have won three of the last five NBA championships. With new additions to the team and returning superstars, they are poised to make yet another title run.

Warriors should still be heavy favorite to win title

The Sugar Bears (6-9, 0-2 SLC) had a rough start to conference play Sept. 26 and 28, falling to Houston Baptist (9-8, 1-1 SLC) at 3-2 and Sam Houston State (6-8, 2-0 SLC) at 3-1 in the Prince Center.

Despite the two early losses, associate head coach John Newberry believes the team’s outlook shouldn’t change.

“Nothing changes right now,” Newberry said. “Those were two of the top four schools in the conference. We’ll have another chance to face those schools later in the season, but our ultimate goal is being ready for the conference tournament.”

In the conference home opener against Houston Baptist, UCA jumped out to an advantage behind the roars of the Sugar Bears fans.

This momentum gave UCA a 6-2 lead and forced

the Huskies into four errors.

However, Houston Baptist was not intimidated and battled back to tie the score at nine.

A quick 3-0 run pushed the Sugar Bears back ahead, but the Huskies refused to give in.

Houston Baptist used a late 13-4 run to propel ahead, taking the first set 25-19.

The second set was a back-and-forth warfare that saw six ties.

Sugar Bear mistakes, along a string of three Huskie service

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sophomore outside hitter Lexi Miller and sophomore right side hitter Madi Bowles gave UCA an early 8-1.

The Huskies once again fought back and eventually tied the score at 22.

But consecutive kills from Harry proved to be too much for the Huskies and gave UCA the 25-22 set three victory.

The fourth set was one of the most competitive as the Sugar

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GOLFWEEK

Bears face difficult course in Colorado tournament

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

The upcoming NBA season has drawn more excitement and anticipation than any in recent memory.

With the largest number of All-NBA players changing teams in NBA history, the anticipation is clearly justified.

Many teams feel they have a real chance to stand tall in the end, and raise the trophy in June.

But there’s one team that has been pushed to the back burner.

However, that’s the same team that has dominated the league for the past four years.

The Golden State Warriors were given the sixth best odds to win the championship by Vegas Insider.

The Clippers, Lakers, Bucks, Rockets and 76ers were all chosen above Golden State.

Although their competition has raised significantly with the loss of Kevin Durant, the Warriors still have a formula no other team in the league has: a roster with four All-Stars including a back-to-back MVP in Stephen Curry and two of the greatest defenders in the NBA today — Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.

Despite Thompson likely missing the first half of the season due to injury, the Warriors are still a powerhouse in a loaded Western Conference.

Adding a young and budding star, D’angelo Russell, keeps the Warriors youthful and retains their status as a lethal offensive juggernaut.

And with Curry no longer having to defer to Durant within their potent offense, one of the league’s most efficient scorers just got the green light to score at will.

There’s no doubt that the road to glory will be much tougher for the Warriors, but there’s no way there are five teams in the NBA more likely to reach this destination.

Excitement of the new, flashy elements are always fun and easy to get lost in, but overlooking the greatness that has already been proven is a recipe that nearly guarantees a pan of humble pie.

And the Warriors are just the team to do it, led by Chef Curry.

aces, gave Houston Baptists a 14-8 lead to create seperation.

Late in the set, the Sugar Bears looked to make a comeback as a kill from senior outside hitter Abbie Harry made the score 24-22, in favor of the Huskies.

However, UCA shot themselves in the foot with a service error -- giving Houston Baptists a 2-0 set lead.

Still, the Sugar Bears took no time to hang their heads as they started the third set with fire.

A pair of kills from

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photo by Daniel Adams

UCA junior defender Lily Sultan looks to move the ball downfield against Lamar University at the Bill Stephens Track/ Soccer Complex on Sept. 29. This game moved the Bears’ losing streak to four.

Bears cursed with overtime struggles

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

The women’s soccer team’s (1-8-1, 0-3 SLC) unfortunate string of bad luck continued at the Bills Stephens Track/Soccer Complex as they lost to the McNeese State Cowgirls (7-3-0, 3-0 SLC) Sept. 27 and to the Lamar University Cardinals (5-6-0, 2-1 SLC) Sept. 29.

In the conference home opener for the Bears, UCA fought hard with McNeese State, but fell short 2-1 with another overtime loss after the first loss to Sam Houston State in the previous contest.

Around the 28th minute, UCA fell behind as the Cowgirls scored first — thanks to the efforts of sophomore forward Brianna Mascia.

It wasn’t until the 70th minute when junior midfielder Hadley Dickinson sent a shot rocketing into the goal after a double-assist by freshman midfielder Emma Hawkins and junior defender Lilly Sultan.

As the effort kept ramping up and time kept running out, McNeese State’s junior midfielder Keely Morrow

scored the winning goal with two minutes left in the second overtime, ending the hopes of a UCA victory.

Things weren’t much different Sept. 29 as the Bears lost to the Lamar Cardinals 3-2 after a hard-fought game.

While the first half saw a close game with both teams scoreless, UCA took the early lead in the second half thanks to a goal by junior midfielder Anika Sultan in the 46th minute.

The lead grew in the 64th minute on a shot from senior midfielder Connie-Awuku Darkoh to put the Bears up 2-0.

Lamar quickly clawed back however, scoring goals in the 65thand 67th minute to draw even.

For the third game in a row, the Bears went into overtime and come out on the losing side.

A late call in the 94th minute gave the Cardinals the chance they needed — as junior forward Esther Okoronkwo sent in the winning penalty kick for Lamar.

Head coach Jeremy Bishop said despite the way the Lamar game ended, the Bears still played extremely well.

“Lamar’s a very good team, so to be able to put that many

shots on frame against them speaks a lot for what our team is doing right now,” Bishop said.

UCA finished the game with a total of 18 shots, with eight of them on goal.

Despite the rough strech UCA is in, confidence is still high for Bishop as UCA looks to rebound in conference play.

“Once we get one [conference win], I promise we’re going to run off a bunch.

[We’ve] got to keep that positive attitude, that it’s going to come ... and we keep putting ourselves in an opportunity to have success in the game by playing well,” Bishop said.

Assistant coach Derek Nichols agreed that UCA has played well despite what their record may say.

“We’re playing well. We very easily could be 3-0 [but] right now we’re 0-3 [with] three overtime games that could have gone the other way,” Nichols said.

UCA’s next games will be at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 4, followed by a trip to Abilene Christian University for an Oct. 6 contest with the Wildcats at 1 p.m.

The UCA women’s golf took off to Wolcott, Colorado to play in the Golfweek Conference Challenge Sept. 23-25 and finished 15th out of the 18 teams who played in the tournament with a score of 906 (+42).

They finished just behind Delaware with a score of 903 (+39).

The challenge took place at the Red Sky Golf Club, a Par 72, 6,261-yard course.

The first day ended in low rankings for the Bears who finished Sept. 23 in 17th with a score of 311 (+23).

Sophomore Tania Nunez had the lead, opening the first round with a 75 (+3) after birdieing the 9th hole as well as the three of the four holes after that.

She was tied for 49th by the end of the day. Below her was sophomore Elin Kumlin in 70th with 78 (+6) after the first round.

Freshman Camila Moreno was tied for 85th with 81 (+9) and sophomore Karley Whittington came in tied at 89th with a first-day score of 82 (+10).

Playing on what head coach Natasha Vincent calls a “pretty big, intimidating course” was one thing the players had to get used to.

Although UCA has played there in the past, a young team of three freshman and four sophomores would introduce it to some of the players for the first time.

“Altitude and that elevation change is usually my biggest concern when we go out there,” Vincent said. “Distances change and the ball flies a lot longer.”

However, once the team got used to the change in speed and elevation, they began to catch up quickly.

On Sept. 24, the Bears returned to the course and enjoyed improvement as a team and as individuals.

Nunez took the lead again, improving by three strokes and jumping up 19 spots on the leaderboard, ending the day in 29th. Her total for the two days came in at 147 (+3).

Freshman Pim-Orn Thitisup also moved up eight spots from the first day, ending the second day tying for 53rd with a two-day total of 152 (+8) after birdieing two holes and shooting a 75 (+3). As a team, the Bears closed out the day

tied for 15th.

Kumlin moved up to 74th after shooting birdies on the par-3 17th and par-5 18th holes. Moreno also moved up the leaderboard and finished the day tied at 79th.

On the last day of the tournament, Whittington and Thitisup led the team — both shooting a 71 (-1).

Thitisup finished 39th with a tournament total of 223 (+7). Nunez — who collected 10 birdies for the tournament, two of which were recorded on Wednesday — tied for 48th with 225 (+9).

Kumlin shot up 11 spots with her Sept. 25 score of 73 (+10) after having recorded four birdies for the day and a total of nine for the tournament.

She tied for 63rd with 229 (+13). Her jump up the leaderboard at the last minute gave her a good feeling about returning the tournament in the future. “[On the] last day I played much better,” Kumlin said. “I was hitting the fairways and placed myself good on the greens. It’s always fun to play good the last day, and leaving the tournament with a good feeling for next year.”

Also on the last day, Moreno finished tied for 83rd with 237 (+21) and Whittington came in tied at 86th with 238 (+22).

“I’m proud of them,” Vincent said. “We went from being in their last position to beating three pretty good teams to move ourselves out of that bottom three.”

Vincent said experience and maturity will be key for this team’s growth and success.

She said they are already hitting more greens on average than any other team she has had in the past.

The tournament was conquered by Ole Miss, who placed 1st with 849 (-15) followed

by Pepperdine University with 857 (-7) and UCLA at 859 (-5).

The women will play again Oct. 27 at the Little Rock Women’s Golf Classic at the Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village.

The team will have a lengthy break following this tournament.

UCA won’t compete again until Feb. 10 and 11 when they travel to San Diego, California to compete in the Lamkin Invitational.

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October 6, 2019

The Voice UCA rightfully gave students the chance to register to vote

UCA gave students the chance to register to vote Sept. 25 at multiple locations around campus. Voter registration not only gives students the right to voice their opinions through their elected officials, but also the power to put their future into their own hands.

Voting is one of the most important rights we have as citizens, and it honors those who do not have the ability to vote.

Being that there has not been equal voting rights in past American history, voting is now a constitutional right that should honor past citizens who have had to fight for their rights. It is historically proven that voter suppression accounts for the lack of voters in low-income communities and communities that are heavily populated by African American and Hispanic citizens. Voting obstacles ultimately lead to a group of elected officials who are unrepresentative of the broader polulation of Americans. UCA UCA Confucius Institute held a Confucius Day Fair Sept. 26 to display Chinese culture at the Old Main lawn. The event allowed students to experience a variety gave students an equal opportunity to of activities to expand education around Chinese traditions. See page 1. vote, which was especially meaningful for students who do not have equal voting possibilities in their hometown.

Although The wellness industry is another way to promote unhealthy eating citizens Voting is one with felony Instagram released a new policy on Sept. 20 perfection is to buy a waist trainer and wear it for charges still of the most that will block content that promotes weight loss 22 hours a day while drinking their FitTea and do not have important Lauren McCabe for individuals under the age of 18. This is an abusing weight loss pills. the right to Editor admirable thing that Instagram is doing to attempt I have no idea the exact damage that this does vote, citizens rights we have to end the promotion of unhealthy things under to a person’s frontal cortex, but I do know that as a that do have the false pretext that it is healthy. woman who was a teenager during the beginning of as citizens, and voting Lauren McLemore The United States has an incredibly high rate the Kardashians golden age, this stuff is marketed rights are Associate Editor of eating disorders and, as I have observed from towards teenage girls. This is terrifying and able to share honors those who self surveying, a large amount of people report appalling. While I was in high school, I the message do not have the that they participate in a plethora of unhealthy saw girls mimic their celebrity crushes that we, as eating habits. This ranges from undereating and end up in psychiatric hospitals.

Sarah Coleman U.S. citizens, ability to vote. to overeating and all of the problems that Obviously, this is not the case News Editor want policy come in between both. for everyone, but I do think changes and more attention to our For years, reality TV celebrities such that allowing minors to view concerns.We also have the privilege as the Kardashians and whoever wins information that encourages Hannah White of living in a country that practices the Bachelor have been promoting — lets just call it what it is — Assistant News Editor democracy and gives individuals the things such as fit teas, waist trainers the glamorization of eating opportunity to practice their right to vote. and diet pills. Not only are these disorders is doing more There is a common misconception that things overpriced, but they’re also harm than good. the electoral college’s votes are the only extremely damaging to your body.

I applaud Instagram Matt Smothers ones that matter, but every vote counts.

They play into unnatural ways to for this step in the right Campus Life Editor There is power in numbers, and when lose body weight. direction. It is in no

by Sarah Coleman Although I could go on one’s best interest to we vote, we take back the power to enact News Editor and on about how metabolism fill up on iced coffee change. Being that many elections are won Aysha Dixon boosting pills rarely work how and caffeine pills. It is by less than 100 votes, the closeness of the Opinion Editor they’re supposed to or how fit one thing for people vote should encourage citizens to show up teas are just caffeine-filled tea leaves that probably to post their healthy meals made from real food to the polls in droves. taste something like formaldehyde, what the or to share their tips on how to drink more water, If we do not exercise our right to vote, Macy Davis promotion of these products do to an adolescent’s but it is a completely different thing to encourage we let others decide who wins and which brain is more damaging than all of the negative children to deprive their bodies of nutrients and Entertainment Editor issues matter most. Although protesting physiological side effects. to participate in wildly unhealthy measures in and rallying is effective, putting elected It is no secret that the human brain is not order to look like their favorite Kardashian. I love officials who have the same values and fully developed until a person has entered their the Kardashians and I think they’re funny and that morals as us into office is most effective.

Marcus McClain mid-twenties. When a person is developing, they their lives are extraordinarily interesting but I, as an College students are already projected Sports Editor are incredibly vulnerable to the information they adult, can recognize the difference between reality to make an impact on the 2020 primary are surrounded by. There are too many teenagers TV and real life. Because in real life, teenagers are elections. A research study published by and, often times, pre-teens and children who dying because their unhealthy eating habits are Dy’Kajeon Brown are exposed to this glamour-filled lifestyle — in encouraged and normalized everywhere they look Tufts University’s Institute for Democracy Online/ Social Media Editor and Higher Education shows that college which the only way they can achieve a body of that in pop culture. student voter turnout increased from 19.3 percent in 2014 to 40.3 percent in 2018.

Ronak Patel The surge in college-age voters could All states should legalize mobile and online professional sports betting be the result of presidential elections Photo Editor happening at the same time we reach the legal voting age. President Obama openly Shade McPeake In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled against a under for him of 34.5 points at the end of the game. supported college voters and was popular federal law that prohibited legalized sports gambling Despite the laws against sports betting, Cartoonist among young voters in general, compared in any state other than Nevada. The new law allows Americans were placing wagers on sports anyway. to President Trump, who does not openly each state to set its own sports betting laws.

The American Gambling Association estimates that support college voters.

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While it would be illegal for in are already exceedingly harsh.

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Entertainment

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October 2, 2019

New This Week Movies

Murphy creates unrealistic characters in ‘The Politician’

by Lauren McLemore Associate Editor

October 4 — Joker (2019), directed by Todd Phillips, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Brain Tyree Henry

Airing for the first time on Sept. 27, Netflix’s new series, “The Politician,” is an entertaining mix of humor, manipulation, competitiveness and conniving characters who October 4 — Lucy In the Sky, will do just about anything to win. directed by Noah Hawley, starring After dreaming at age Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie seven that he would one day Beetz, Dan Stevens, Pearl Amanda become the President of the Dickson, Ellen Burstyn United States, Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) dedicates his life to October 4 — El Coyote (2019), making a plan to become the created by Jeffrey Nicholson, perfect candidate that includes starring Michael Saquella, Robert becoming an expert on past Costanzo, John Capodice, Kristin presidencies and getting into Harvard using only his merit — Dattilo, Toz Sizemore and not a dime of his filthy rich family’s bribery money, which paid his twin brothers’ way into Music the school years prior. photo courtesy of vox.com His plan starts with running A photo from “The Politician” shows Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) giving a political speech in front of an American Flag. The original series is now October 4 — All Mirrors — Angel for his high school student available to stream on Netflix.

Olsen body government elections at so far as questioning his own president — cancer-fighting, wealthy, preppy lives could only does have a few jaw-dropping the prestigious Saint Sebastian sanity. blue-collar Infitinity (Zoey be relatable in the sense of age, twists, with the clever efforts October 4 — Closer Than High School in Santa Barbara, of the candidates and their Deutch) whose relationship pimples and test anxiety.

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5 simple ways to help improve the environment List compiled by Ronak Patel Photo Editor

MUSIC MIX

T R U E S TO RY

Blink-182 changes sound to serious and pop tunes

by Kaitlin Benight Staff Writer

Twenty years after “Enema of the State” was released, blink-182 released their ninth album, aptly titled, “Nine.”

This is the group’s second album with Matt Skiba as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist.

Skiba replaced original band member Tom Delonge after he left the band for a second time.

This album pushes blink-182 away from their punk roots and plants them firmly in the realm of pop.

While Travis Barker reminded us that he is still the best drummer on the scene, there was much left to be desired. They strayed away from juvenile jokes and lightheartedness to set a tone for this album that was more mature and serious — a disadvantage in my opinion.

The instrumentals are absolutely amazing and the choruses are infectious.

However, the lyrics contradict the sound and Skiba’s vocals fall short.

The album is 41 minutes long and has 15 tracks — some covering topics like addiction and depression. However, almost all tracks talk about heartbreak or girls. I’m sorry, but it’s just weird listening to 40-something-year-old men sing about girls for an entire album.

But blink really pushes boundaries with their musical sound. They experiment with and mix different genres while still trying to give the audience a bit of the blink-182 they remember. Songs like “Happy Days”, “Darkside” and “I Really Wish I Hated You” will remind listeners of the old blink-182, while “Pin the Grenade” almost sounds like a homage to early2000’s pop punk.

1. Use a tote bag Most of us have a designated room in our homes just for hoarded plastic bags from grocery stores visits. We tell ourselves we’ll use them for something and we never do. Plastic bags are bad for the environment because of the harm they cause for wildlife and oceans. One solution to this problem is investing in tote bags.

Tote bags are reusable bags that shoppers can take to the grocery store instead of hording stacks of plastic bags after each visit to the grocery store. This will help the environment and clear up that drawer under the sink filled with an endless supply of grocery bags.

“Generational Divide” is as punk as it gets on this album.

Barker gives us the fastest drumming on the album, the guitar is heavy, and Hoppus’s vocals deliver a very “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket”-esque sound — letting the audience know they realize their new sound isn’t sitting well with their older fans.

The song “Ransom” is interesting, to say the least.

Autotune, a hard breakdown, and lyrics about kidnapping will have you hanging on every second of this 1:25 song.

“On Some Emo Shit” has a lofi sadboi beat with very strong soundcloud vibes — think lil Peep but more rock than rap.

It’s not terrible, but it definitely isn’t blink.

“Hungover You” is the pop anthem of the album. It was made for radio consumption.

The chorus is very catchy; I’ll give them that.

The first and final songs on the album, “The First Time” and “Remember to Forget Me,” are the most grown-up — the former talking about addiction and the high not lasting and the latter about growing up and moving away from home.

While I’m not entirely sure what happened to the conspiracy theories, crass jokes and the punk sound of the blink-182 that released “Dude Ranch” and “Cheshire Cat,” it’s at least nice that they can turn out new sounding material more than 20 years later.

“Nine” will leave you with an overwhelming sense of “meh” mixed with a longing for the band blink used to be. Someone please get Tom DeLonge away from the alien research and get the band back together.

Blink-182’s new album, “Nine,” can now be listened to on all music streaming services.

2. Take shorter showers This is a difficult thing to do, because showers in the morning are how most people wake themselves up. You don’t have to take a shower as quickly as humanly possible, but cutting anywhere between five to 10 minutes from your shower every day can go a long way towards saving our supply of fresh water.

By doing this, it could save tons of water each year, and you can sleep longer in the morning while cutting down the utility bill.

Taking shorter showers doesn’t just help the environment, but it helps your wallet as well.

photo courtesy of independent.co.uk

[Right] Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall [left] (Merritt Wever) pose in a shot for their new netflix show, “Unbelievable”. The limited series based on true events is now streaming on Netflix.

‘Unbelievable’ shocks viewers with startling accuracies in rape culture

by Sarah Coleman Netflix original “Unbelievable” is an important series to watch in today’s society. This show tells the true story of 18-year-old Marie Adler in a series of re-enactments from her life.

Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) was a teenager coming out of the foster care system and living on her own for the first time when she was brutally raped. She was charged with making a false accusation when she went to the one place she thought could help — the police.

Not only is this show heartbreaking, devastating and triggering — it’s important.

It shows the details of sexual assault, not by means of celebration or dramatization, but as a means of focusing on victims of sexual assault.

This series shows the psychological turmoil that roots itself in victims after the rape and the difficulties that victims face by coming forward.

This is not a story that sugarcoats any of the horrific realities of what sexual assault is. This series tells the story for what it is — gross malpractice and overeagerness to close cases. It highlights the notion that all women gain from fabricating a sexual assault, which is rarely true.

Women are often, sadly enough, not taken seriously when they come forward with sexual assault allegations. In a case like Marie’s, the details seem so horrific and dramatic that it is hard to believe that it is truthful — even when it is.

While this show does highlight both good police work and bad police work, it focuses most of the attention on victim shaming and the idea that women are in some way responsible for the actions that a man takes.

Marie Adler was raped in 2008; it is now 2019. This malpractice of police is not something that is necessarily something of the past. These stories are very real. These

victims are very real. The way that the case was looked at was real.

The blame placed on Marie was real. The way women have been taught to respond to sexual assault is only further proven with a story like this.

Dever and co-star Danielle Macdonald did a phenomenal job of depicting what survivors of sexual assault go through, and how mentally, physically and emotionally draining sexual assault is even if they go to the police, or if they choose not to.

Merrit Weaver, who has starred in hit shows such as “Scandal,” also made an important appearance as a lead detective who fought on behalf of the sexual assault victims whose voices were tirelessly marginalized.

This series is a one-season mini series that can only be found on Netflix. All re-enactments of events are based off of the Pulitzer prize winning article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,”

by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong.

3.Use metal straws Using less straws will cut down on the amount of plastic that is being used and would help the environment. Using reusable straws is an easy way to cut down on plastic waste. Just think about how many plastic straws most people use in a year from going to coffee places, bars and restaurants.

If everyone just used one straw a year, that would cut down large amount of plastic waste. Metal straws can be kept on keychains for backpacks and they wouldn’t be hard to keep up with.You can buy a set of four of metal straws on amazon.com for $3.50.

4. Stop driving short distances We don’t need to get rid of cars all together, but we should try and walk or carpool as much as possible. As college students, just about everything we need is within walking distance. Walking is good for the environment and for our bodies. Walking to class or to a friend’s apartment is a great way to get exercise when we don’t have time to go the gym and it helps lower pollution. If you don’t feel like buying a bicycle, the HPER offers COPA to allow students to rent bikes. Zagster is another bike rental option with rental stations throughout Conway.

With Zagster, you can instantly rent a bike for a small fee.

5. Vote wisely One of the biggest ways to help our environment is to put leaders in charge who care about our planet as much as we do.

When choosing who to vote for in the election, it is important to look at what candidates will do to help stop climate change. We need leaders who will help the country move from fossil fuels to sustainable and eco-friendly forms of energy. There needs to be leaders in place who will help fight against deforestation, factories omitting CO2s into the air and the pollution of our oceans. Make sure you register to vote in the next election!

News Editor

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SPORTS

8/ October 2, 2019

UCA STATS CORNER

SPORT Men’s Soccer

OPPONENT

Southern Illinois

RECORD

2-0(L)

(4-3-1)

Lamar

3-2 (L)

(1-8-1, 0-3)

Sam Houston State

3-2(L)

(6-9, 0-2)

at Edwardsville

Women’s Soccer

Volleyball

RESULT

IMPROVEMENT

photo courtsey of John Crawford

Senior Ebony Mitchell cheers on the UCA football team during her tine as a cheerleader. Mitchell also embraces her chance to represent the university as Miss UCA.

Senior embraces many different roles

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

Senior Ebony Mitchell is a former captain of the UCA cheer team and has since moved on to serving as Miss UCA -- all while still making time for schoolwork.

Mitchell became captain of her cheer team after her teammates voted her into the position.

During her time as captain, she was responsible for all of the team and for answering any questions her teammates had.

She also had to lead the team in practice, outside of practice and during warmups.

She gave pep talks throughout the year because she wanted to focus on bringing the team together as a family.

Mitchell is majoring in marketing and after graduation, plans to pursue a degree in business marketing.

After cheering on UCA’s team for four years, she’s now a UCA Cheer alumni.

“Juggling all my responsibilities was hard, but it is all about time management,”

Mitchell said. “Cheer practice is great, but also very tough. A lot more goes into cheer than meets the eye,” Mitchell said.

On the surface, cheerleading can be seen as shouting and singing chants, but cheerleaders perform intense physical activities, such as stunts, forming human pyramids, dancing and tumbling.

During her time on the UCA cheer team, Mitchell would attended cheer team practices three times a week and practices more outside of those three practices.

Mitchell started cheering in high school because she wanted to learn how to tumble.

After discovering her love for cheer, she joined a competitive cheer team and then she joined her high school cheer team.

Mitchell said she’s loved every moment of cheering and that she’s made many lifelong friends through cheering.

During her time cheerleading at UCA, her favorite memory was competing at NCA Collegiate National Competition.

The team competed in the competition in April 2019 and

SCORELESS

made it to the finals.

Mitchell kept busy cheerleading, but she also filled her time with other passions as well.

When Mitchell wasn’t on the field cheering during football games or attending cheer practice during the week, she served as Miss UCA. In this position, Mitchell served as a representative of UCA and would also attend various events to speak.

“Having the responsibility of being Miss UCA and an ambassador for UCA is life changing. It has opened so many doors that I did not even know existed. I have loved every minute of it,” Mitchell said.

Though her schedule was busy, Mitchell valued school.

“School has always come first and will continue to do so,” Mitchell said.

Even though her time at UCA is coming to an end, Mitchell said she’ll always love UCA and support the Bears and is confident the experiences and friends she’s made through cheer will stick with her for her entire life.

Campus Life Editor

The UCA’s men’s soccer team (4-3-1) suffered its second consecutive shutout Sept. 28 in a 2-0 loss against the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars (4-3-1) at the Bob Guelker Field.

“The results were frustrating,” head coach Ross Duncan said. “We created more [scoring opportunities] in this game than we have all year. We just couldn’t find the back of the net.”

This win for SIU extended the Cougars’ homecoming win streak to 12 games and pushed its home win streak this season to three games. This was SIU’s third time shutting out an opponent this season.

UCA tried to dominate the boxscore, but the Cougars’ goalkeeper, redshirt-freshman Lluís Martorell, had a career-night with 12 saves in his first start as a Cougar.

The Bears had plenty of opportunities to score, though, by outshooting SIU 18 to six -but weren’t able to convert them to goals.

Of the 18 shots the Bears

attempted, 13 shots were on goal -- while the Cougars had just three shots on goal for the game.

The Bears also had six corner kicks compared to four for the Cougars. UCA also committed six fewer fouls than SIU. Senior forward Nicklas Brodacki and junior midfielder Soren Jensen led UCA with four shots each and a combined seven shots on goal. Junior forward Kasper Anderson had three shot attempts with one shot on goal.

Sophomore defender Alberto Suarez had two shots for the game and both were on goal.

Sophomore forward Moiad Ankir attempted two shots with one being on goal.

Both sophomore midfielder Katsuyoshi Kimishima and junior midfielder Kyosuke Kubota also had one sot on goal each.

Sophomore forward Mathias Bendiksen also had one shot attempt.

Senior Mark Olsen — the Bears’ goalkeeper who sits in third place on the Bears all-time saves list and second place on the all-time shutout list — had one save in his 57th career game as a Bear.

Both teams were scoreless at halftime, but it looked like UCA

Freshman Maja Gledic displays her focus at the UCA Fall Invitational Sept. 27. Gledic won her third straight singles flight at the invitational.

Bears show their strength at UCA courts

by Lauren McCabe Editor

The UCA tennis team continued to play this weekend in the second part of the UCA Fall Classic Invitational Sept. 27 and 28th at the UCA Tennis Courts.

The Bears competed with Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Louisiana Tech, Southeast Missouri State and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Walking out of the first week of the invitational with winners in three singles flights and in one of the doubles flights, the Bears entered this week looking to improve their double flights — all in preparation to compete in conference next year.

The team started out strong with the pair of sophomore Fuka Nonoyama and freshman Maja Geldic taking first in flight one doubles.

They defeated the pair of sophomore Danielle Morris and junior Fabiene Schmidt from Austin Peay State after taking down pairs from SEMO and had the upper-hand.

In the first half the Bears had Arkansas State.

The pairing of freshman five total shots and the Cougars had two.

The first goal of the second half came in the 50th minute from the Cougars’ senior midfielder and 2018 All-Mid-American Conference 4 Continued from page 5 first team honoree Jorge Gonzalez — scoring his seventh goal of the season and 20th of his Bears fought to stay alive.

Tied at 22, the Huskies career. took the next two points to put SIU sophomore midfielder pressure on UCA. The Sugar Kelby Phillips scored later in the Bears took the following point, second half, completing his first goal of the season and the second but Houston Baptist was able to close out the set 25-23 and win of his career.

Gonzalez’s goal was assisted the game.

Against the Bearkats, the by sophomore defender Corban Sugar Bears suffered a nail-biting McAvinew.

Sophomore midfielder loss. The match went the full Steven Bibas picked up the third distance with a questionable call assist of his career on Phillips’ giving Sam Houston State the score in the 65th minute of the momentum needed to take the victory. match.

In the opening set, the UCA will try for its first Bearkats jumped ahead, but the road win of the season Oct. 1 in Dallas, Texas against 8th-ranked Sugar Bears clawed their way back into the game. However, Southern Methodist University.

The Bears’ road trip will after tying the score at 23 the end Oct. 6 as the team looks UCA offense hit a rough patch.

They were unable to to extend its four-game home capitalize on a chance to win the win streak against Appalachian set and SHSU swiped the set win State University in its Sun Belt away 29-27.

Conference season opener.

Bears offense struggles against Cougars

by Matt Smothers

photo courtsey of UCASports

Paulina Engback and junior Yada Vasupongchai took second for UCA in the second flight of doubles.

But when it came to first flight singles, Nonoyama saw eighth place just under senior Shannon O’Brien for ASU. However, Geldic continued her hot streak, winning her flight for the third consecutive week in a row.

Geldic took down three opponents from Louisiana Tech and never allowed any of them to score more than four games in a single set.

Vasupongchai also found a bit of success for the Bears when she earned second place in the third flight of singles.

She defeated opponents from Lousiana Tech and SEMO before falling in the final to feshman Vivan Lai. While the team competed against five other schools, any goals or wishes for improvement were all their own.

Sophomore Chunxi Xin said their practices are productive thanks to one factor — music.

“We just practice hard

Volleyball:

everyday — and then we pop music everyday,” Xin said. “We have music at practice everyday.

[Coach Wharton] said that if we are happy, then we will feel relaxed. If we are relaxed, then we are going to play good.”

Gledic credited their flight wins the opportunity for the Bears to be split up based on previous rankings.

“We won a lot of flights because we all seperated into groups according to our ranking,” Gledic said. “I think last week a lot of us won our own, individual group for our ranking.”

In terms of what the team is most excited about in the upcoming season, Xin explained that the Bears are ready to begin improvements and fix any problem areas with pride. “[We want to] give our best and get better,” Xin said.

The team will be back in action Oct. 4 through 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to participate in the SMU Fall Invitational. Following this, they’ll travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma for the ITA Fall Regionals.

Ball control is the key for the Sugar Bears

After splitting the next two sets, UCA had their backs against the wall. Still, they proved to be up for the task as the Sugar Bears jumped ahead early and never looked back.

The Bearkats continued to make it tough for UCA however, pulling within one point.

The Sugar Bears were able to pull away and finish the set with a kill from Bowles, pushing the game to a fifth set.

An early error from UCA and two kills from the Bearkats gave SMSU the lead to begin the set.

After the Sugar Bears drew things back even, Sam Houston regained the momentum and took control. One final kill gave the Bearkats the 15-13 set victory to win the game.

Harry led the Sugar Bears in kills for the game with 20, followed by Bowles with 16 and

Miller with 12.

Junior and senior setters Bailey Waddington and Elizabeth Armstrong ended the game with 52 assists, while junior defensive specialist Emily Doss finished with 20 digs.

Newberry pointed out ball control mistakes as one of the main areas holding the Sugar Bears back this season.

“Our serving game is not in court consistently enough,” Newberry said. “Our passing game hasn’t been good enough either when the other team is serving to us. Our passing has to improve for our offense to function properly.”

The Sugar Bears’ next chance to show in-game improvement is Oct. 3 at the University of Incarnate Word followed by a match with Texas A&M Corpus Christi Oct. 5.