The Echo | October 17, 2018

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L World’s largest underwater restaurant opening spring 2019 From the main 13-foot tall window, guests of Norway’s underwater restaurant, Under, will be able to view sea life while they dine at 16 feet underwater. After its expected opening in spring 2019, guests will be able to enter through its glass-bridge opening into the 2,500-ton structure and delve into the sea below. The restaurant will be able to hold 100 guests and will begin accepting reservations in April 2019.

N AT I O N A L Hurricane Michael hits at Florida Panhandle Hurricane Michael’s death toll rises to 18 after the Category 4 storm wreaked havoc along Florida’s Panhandle, including Panama City and Mexico Beach Oct. 10. Thousands of businesses and homes were demolished by the 155 mph winds. Four thousand soldiers and airmen of the Florida National Guard and 1,800 law enforcement officers have been dispatched to deliver supplies, aid in cleanup and continue search and rescue efforts. Michael made history as the strongest hurricane on record for October to date anywhere in the U.S.

After student outcry against a Kappa Sigma party banner that was deemed offensive for its racist implications, the UCA administration made changes to advertising policies, now requiring that advertisements in front of the Student Center be approved by an administrator before they can be displayed.

Placed outside the Student Center Aug. 30 and then taken down that same day, the banner promoting Kappa Sigma’s “Bahama Mama”-themed party was meant to depict a “tiki man,” but sparked opposition because of its similarity to Jim Crow-style caricatures of black people.

After she took notice of the banner, junior Jade Mongo, a political science major, started a Change.org petition asking the UCA administration to take appropriate actions against the fraternity. It reached over 400 signatures on its first day online, and currently has over 600.

“To those who were offended or upset by the image on our sign, we are deeply sorry and regret that this is the impression that we’ve given,” Kappa Sigma alumni adviser Drew Davis said. “We hope that the UCA family of students will give us some space for grace on this. We can and will do better.

More eyes will be put on the media that we put out, and we will make sure that nothing like

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A Kappa Sigma banner picturing an African-American “tiki man” went up Aug. 30 outside the Student Center. The tiki man’s resemblance to derogatory Jim Crow-style caricatures of African Americans led junior Jade Mongo and other students to start a petition demanding administrative action on Change.org.

this ever happens again.”

The decision to tighten Student Center advertising policy came after an Oct. 2 meeting that allowed for open conversation between students, members of administration and Kappa Sigma representatives, with Wendy Holbrook, assistant vice president for student engagement, leadership

and service, facilitating the conversation.

Junior Kappa Sigma President Drew Stout was the first and primary representative of the fraternity to speak. After Stout delivered an apology and reiterated some of Davis’ points, Holbrook opened the floor for comments and questions.

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S TAT E Arkansas State Fair starts The Arkansas Fair will run from Oct. 11-21 and offers a variety of food, free concerts, carnival games, rides, booths and animal attractions. Daily admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. Admission is free to children under 6. There is fairground parking available for $10, and shuttle service from the State Capitol lots is available, as well as breastfeeding stations for nursing mothers.

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Owner and UCA alumna Eveline-Tatiana Shaw admires multiple fabrics, shoes, jewelry, tops and dresses that her business, Eviane African Market, sells. Shaw said the vibrant arrays of color capture the hearts of true African culture and persona.

African market serves international community

by Caela Rist

Assistant News Editor When UCA alumna Eveline-Tatiana Shaw craved a taste of her African culture, the closest source she could find was in Little Rock. After repeatedly making the drive from Conway to Little Rock, allowing others to borrow her car to drive there and chatting with several friends who also had cravings for their home culture, Shaw and her husband decided to embark on the threeyear journey of opening the Eviane African Market at 710 South Salem Road.

Shaw graduated from UCA in 2016 with a bachelor’s in accounting. With her background in numbers, she felt confident in starting the business to fill the need she saw in her community. “[My degree] helped me be more confident in my numbers.

I don’t have to hire someone to do the more basic things,” she said.

The Eviane African Market opened Sept. 22 and has been steadily gaining ground for the past month. The store introduces a new aspect of diversity to Conway by representing a piece of home in

Arkansas for many international students and Conway residents.

“The goal here is to have everything for international students, not only African [students],” Shaw said.

She has high hopes for this store to become a beacon of home for all international students and residents living in Conway.

“When people walk in, out of 100 percent, I want them to find at least 80 percent of what they want. We want people to feel at home. We may not have everything from home, but the basic things we want people to be able to find here,” Shaw said. “We also want American students and people to experience our food and our culture.”

Shaw said a long-term goal of expanding the business is opening a restaurant that will serve various cuisines from different cultures. She took notice of the multiple Mexican and Chinese restaurants around town and wanted to enact a change in Conway food culture.

Shaw wants to open a restaurant so that Conway residents can taste the flavorful food derived from Africa, India, and Korea, among other countries.

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Bodies of 11 babies found in funeral home Eleven infant bodies were found Oct. 12 in the ceiling of a defunct funeral home in Detroit, Michigan. Nine bodies were found inside a cardboard box and two inside child-size caskets.

The remains were found by construction workers who were in the process of converting the building into a community center. It was later reported that the funeral home had been shut down in April for multiple violations of improper storage of embalmed bodies.

director of the Office of Diversity and Community, asked the fraternity representatives, “Do you know, historically, why this image was offensive?”

Kappa Sigma members shared that they were not aware of the history behind the use of such images.

Mongo and senior Wesley Peters gave a brief educational

rundown of the history of Jim Crow caricatures and their legacy of racism.

Jim Crow was the signature act of white minstrel performer Thomas Dartmouth Rice in the 1830s, which he portrayed in blackface. According to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, Rice’s stereotypical portrayal of black people perpetuated the belief that they were “lazy, stupid, inherently less human and unworthy of integration.” To this day the character has the legacy of an offensive racial epithet.

“As a school that openly accepts brown and black people, more concern should have gone into this banner,” Peters said.

Senior Mary Gayden pointed out that two Kappa Sigma brothers had shown up to the meeting in T-shirts displaying the fraternity’s past “Bahama Mama”-themed design on it — which she said she perceived as a slap in the face.

Stout said he did not notice the T-shirts prior to the meeting’s start.

Littleton tied the idea of “intent versus impact” to both the use of the image on the banner and the fact that the T-shirts were worn to the meeting, arguing that the intent behind someone’s actions should not be prioritized over

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current manager and cashier of the market, affirmed she believes the market brings diversity to Conway.

“When I first got here I was missing my own food and I was feeling homesick all the time. When I heard there was an African store in Little Rock, I wanted to go but I didn’t have a car to get there,” Koffi said.

“Opening this store here in Conway is a big relief for the new African students at UCA who don’t have a car or who can’t afford the gas.”

Koffi said the market also gives Americans an insight on how Africans cook their food.

An example of this is how most Americans use peanut butter for breakfast or on sandwiches, while Africans use it in a stew or with fish, chicken and rice.

Koffi does most of her shopping for all the types of food she would be able to find in Africa at the market.

The shop sells popular African products, from hair extensions and clothing, to spices, snacks, beans and meat.

Its top three most popular items are attiéké, or cassava couscous, maggi seasoning and spicy plantain chips. It also offers goat and lamb meat which are common sources of protein in Africa.

Daniel Douglas Croslin, 19, who planned a school shooting at Conway High School, has been temporarily moved from the Faulkner County Detention Center to the Arkansas State Hospital after reports by a jailhouse nurse that Croslin attempted to choke and harm himself on several occasions.

Croslin was arrested Aug. 22 after admitting plans for a school shooting to staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he was receiving treatment after overdosing on hydrocodone earlier that month.

Croslin told UAMS staff he planned to shoot up Conway High School because he was bullied in school and wanted other students to suffer, according to the Conway police report.

Following his release from UAMS, he was arrested by the Conway Police and held on a $1 million bond.

Croslin also noted that he had access to guns at both of his parents’ houses and said he wanted to use an AR-15-style rifle to shoot up the school.

A report written by Conway detective Andrew Johnson mentions that Croslin claimed he had been having friends make purchases of materials”needed to make pipe bombs, and that Croslin had one or two notebooks with plans outlined to carry out an attack on April 20, 2019, which would mark the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado.

Croslin claimed he was not planning to act alone and was wanting to recruit former CHS

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student Seth Stone.

Stone, now 20, made numerous threats on social media platforms such as Instagram when he was 18. An investigation was launched when a student informed a parent of the disturbing threats posted. The father then went to Conway Police to file a report in February 2017.

The posts on Stone’s Instagram involved video clips of him shooting various guns at a gun range and photos of himself holding an assault rifle with the caption: “Best senior prank ever 2.0!”

Court documents show that Stone was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree terroristic threatening Aug. 2, 2017.

However, according to the Log Cabin Democrat, the charges were “later formally [reduced to] falsely making a terrorist threat,” a Class D felony.

“He had a dark sense of humor, but he always made it clear that he was never serious,” said UCA sophomore Dawson Brown, a former friend of Stone’s. “He was definitely someone who would be there for [me and our friend group], but [outside our friend group] he didn’t really have any other friends.”

Brown said other students joked that Stone resembled a school shooter and ultimately Stone went along with the persona.

“People said that he looked like a school shooter because he would always wear a leather jacket and gloves. He just went along with it because that’s all he knew to do to fit in,” Brown said.

The Log Cabin Democrat reported that Sharon Stone,

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Middle, junior high students visit UCA campus for mid-level FBLA conference

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Seventh through ninth grade students from 11 counties and 23 schools around Central Arkansas packed Reynolds Performance Hall wall to wall as the District V Future Business Leaders of America held their mid-level fall conference at UCA Oct. 3.

The conference began at 9:30 a.m. and lasted for two hours. An introduction from District V President Ella Prince, a Pottsville middle schooler, kicked off the event, followed by the invocation from District V Vice President Katie Minge, a Cabot middle schooler.

The event included the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and the FBLA pledge and creed, a keynote speech from Phil Blaylock, a police officer from Morrilton, door prizes and the induction of local officers.

The presidents of each FBLA chapter in the district gave a

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After attending the District V Mid-Level FBLA fall conference held Oct. 3 in Reynolds Performance Hall, middle school and junior high school students flood the Student Center for lunch. There were 23 schools from 11 Central Arkansas counties in attendance at the fall conference.

short summary of their groups.

Each announced how many members were in attendance, which ranged from four to over 100, and their chapter’s favorite activities, which ranged from the conference itself to various forms of fundraising, charity

efforts, job shadowing and event planning.

Some of the charitable activities included raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and organizing school supply drives for K-12 students.

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“I love being a part of anything I can be a part of,” eighth grader Abby Snodgrass, from Roanoke Middle School, said. “I enjoy learning about all the different ways we can help out, like the Make-A-Wish Foundation and learning more

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Maj. William Tapley is the new Deputy Chief of the UCA Police Department. He said the new job is similar to a previous position he held as the Administrative Major at the Conway Police Department.

by Cassidy Kendall Associate Editor

Conway Police Department veteran Maj. William Tapley has been hired as the Deputy Chief of the UCA Police Department after the position was left empty by UCAPD officer John Merguie when he was promoted to Chief of Police in April 2018.

“I am looking forward to having William join our police department. He brings a wealth of law enforcement experience and will certainly be a valuable asset to our department and to the UCA campus community,” Merguie said.

Tapley said when he found out the Deputy Chief position was available, he sat down with Merguie to discuss perspectives and values of law enforcement. When he liked what he heard and left the conversation feeling like the job “fit his personality,” Tapley decided to undergo the application process.

UCA Chief of Staff Kelley Erstine conducted a national search that attracted numerous qualified applicants.

“Maj. Tapley brought years of experience and quality leadership to our finding the right fit for this position,” Erstine said.

Tapley said the job duties of his new position as Deputy Chief at UCAPD are similar to that of his previous position as Administrative Major at CPD. He said the main differences he expects lie in the atmosphere and the culture.

Tapley is a Faulkner County native, originally from Guy, Arkansas.

He and his wife, Dara Tapley, have three children: Bray, Ashton and Carley.

Tapley joined CPD in 1996 after partaking in a ride-along program with a good friend who was already an officer with the department.

Nearly 22 years later, Tapley credits his commitment to law enforcement to the

variety it provides. Throughout his CPD career, Tapley has worked as sergeant of the narcotics division, lieutenant of the criminal investigation division and major of the patrol division. He has also overseen the Conway Emergency Operations Center and the Conway Animal Welfare Unit.

“There is something new daily. I’ve had so many opportunities with the Conway Police Department, working in several divisions,” Tapley said.

“Law enforcement gives me the ability to constantly learn different things.”

With Tapley’s appointment, UCAPD now has 28 sworn police officers and 11 civilians on staff, including communications specialists and an emergency manager.

“From what I’ve seen so far, it seems like UCA acts like a large family,” Tapley said.

“Everyone has been extremely welcoming, and I’m looking forward to meeting more students, faculty and staff.”

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Marbley instated as new SGA VP of Operations; two SAFA appeals considered, one turned down

by Caela Rist

Assistant News Editor New Vice President of Operations KaRon Marbley was sworn in during the Student Government Association’s senate meeting Oct. 15.

After Rose McGarrity took over the Executive Vice President position Sophie Barnes recently resigned from, the position of Vice President of Operations was freed up. The race between Marbley and his opponent Jose Sierra for Vice President of Operations saw Marbley securing 56 percent of the votes and Sierra 43 percent.

During the meeting, two organizations asked for increased funding in Student Activity Fee Allocation appeals.

National theater honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, appealed to the senate for $2,500 of additional funding.

Alpha Psi representative Melissa Pierson asserted the organization’s gratitude for

existing funding, but said they needed the additional $2,500 to bring in a fight master to officially certify students in armed stage combat in a theater workshop.

Alpha Psi Omega had already allocated over $20,000 in funding prior to the appeal.

The senate denied the honor society’s appeal for funding.

The Sculpture Club also presented a SAFA appeal for an additional $250 to help fund the travel expenses of their 15 members to the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices in Birmingham, Alabama.

“We are the only campus that casts iron in Arkansas,” Sculpture Club representative Sylvia Hardin said.

After voting on this appeal, the senate came to a nearly unanimous vote to approve the $250 for the group trip.

The funds will be sourced from either the SGA’s reserve or

emergency funds accounts.

In other business, Vice President of Finance Spencer Burton introduced the upcoming Red Flag Campaign on Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships, which will be at x-period Nov. 15 at the Student Center Amphitheater.

As part of the initiative, students will have the opportunity to write a characteristic of an unhealthy relationship on little red flags.

The flags will then be distributed on the grounds of the Student Center Amphitheater.

Burton said the goal of the initiative is to bring awareness to unhealthy relationships and highlight healthy ones to passersby.

State Advocate Coordinator Kiah Hall at the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault will speak about unhealthy relationships and domestic violence Nov. 13 at McCastlain Hall.

about how to spread positivity.”

Many of the middle schoolers said they were excited to be a part of FBLA and that they were passionate about the causes they were fighting for.

Eighth grader Jackson Ingle, from Roanoke Middle School,

said, “It is fun, a really good experience.”

After the conference, students descended on campus dining locations, primarily the food retailers in the Student Center.

FBLA helps students develop their business, public speaking, leadership and teamwork skills. It is the largest career organization in the world. It offers opportunities to get involved in community service efforts, earn awards, enter in academic competitions and other region-specific benefits.

The District V Mid-Level FBLA spring conference will also be hosted by UCA in Reynolds Performance Hall. The date has yet to be announced, but at the spring conference students will compete, both in groups and individually, in categories such as keyboarding applications, business communications, community service projects, business math and many other categories that emphasize skills needed in the business world.

Officer Tyler Louden was dispatched to Centerstone Apartments Oct. 11 after a student called UCAPD fearing that his roommate was overdosing on antidepressants.

The student informed Louden that his roommate had taken more medication than normal and consumed alcohol with it.

He was awake and responding when Louden arrived at the scene. By calculating the amount of time since he had obtained the medication and the prescribed dosage against the number of pills left in the bottle, Louden confirmed that he had taken a large number of pills.

The roommate admitted that he has had a history of self-harm, and he was then transported to Conway Regional Medical Center for treatment.

Student reported missing, found safe Student Amanda Kriska was reported as a missing person Oct. 8. Kriska’s mother, Mara Hensley, reported to UCAPD that she lost contact with her daughter after she asked Kriska

Croslin: Stone’s mother, also testified in court that he had “always showed compassion to others” and “his dark threats most likely stemmed from him being bullied in school.”

Brown maintained that Stone and Croslin never formally knew each other as friends, and if the plan was carried out, Stone wouldn’t have partaken in it.

“Seth knew Daniel, but he wasn’t friends with him,” Brown said. “I’ve known [of ] Daniel since kindergarten, so this whole thing has come as a shock to me. But I can’t say [Daniel] didn’t have plans because I didn’t personally know him well.”

Notebook entries belonging to Croslin, which were investigated by the UAMS Police Department and looked into by the FBI, detailed statements

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Conner Qualls, a new Kappa Sigma inductee, asked the forum what measures the fraternity should take to avoid another situation like this from arising.

Students offered suggestions like providing more time before a party to design the advertisement so that it is not a rushed job, allowing Greek organizations with the National Pan-Hellenic Council to look over the advertisement if the fraternity is not sure about how it will be perceived and attending events hosted by minority student organizations to better understand white privilege.

Before she started the petition, Mongo had initially

if she was okay, to which she responded no and did not respond to any of her mother’s later texts.Hensley was worried about her daughter’s wellbeing, telling officer Zack Hill that Kriska suffers from PTSD. Hill obtained Kriska’s schedule and determined that she was not in any of her classes Oct. 8. After contacting the RA on duty at her apartment complex, it was determined that she was not at home either.

The officer also tried to contact Kriska on her phone several times and was unsuccessful.

However, Hill spoke to Hensley Oct. 9 and was informed that Hensley had spoken with her daughter and she was okay.

Kriska was removed from the National Crime Information Center as a missing person.

Students suffer illness, injury at Estes Stadium On Oct. 6, over a dozen students suffered heat illness and other injuries between Estes Stadium and the practice field on the corner of Bruce and Farris. Most of the students were high school students.

Officer Christopher Turner was called to the scene around

3 p.m. after it was reported that two female high school students were suffering from heat exhaustion on the 50yard line at Estes Stadium.

Upon arrival, the two females were not found on the field but were later located inside the athletic training room where one had been placed in an ice bath.

Upon returning to the field, Turner found two other female high school students laying on the ground suffering from heat exhaustion.

Then, he discovered two high school students with non-heat-related injuries: Heather Cornwell, who broke her ankle, and Margaret Farris, who injured her knee. Each of these two students reported they had fallen in the stands.

As several other students were discovered to be suffering the effects of the sweltering heat, a triage area was created for Metro Emergency Medical Services and UCA athletic training staff to treat the students who were not in need of transport.

Those who were in need of transport waited for additional ambulances to arrive at the scene. UCAPD reported that a total of seven students were transported to area hospitals by ambulance to receive further treatment.

Notebook shows interest in school shootings about his fascination with the Columbine school shooting, the Parkland school shooting and the Oklahoma City bombing, according to an FBI affidavit.

Other pages covered Croslin’s plans of “specifically killing [certain] people” and hopes of “get[ting] a medal from the president for doing it.”

One entry, written June 2017, ends with the chilling phrase: “I promise.”

Croslin’s mother, Melissa Waller, reached out to The Log Cabin Democrat to show that she stands behind her son, stating, “He is suffering with mental illness. He was bullied in school. He is fun, loving and a great kid that lost his way.”

Brown said he’s frustrated with how Stone was pulled into the Croslin investigation without a connection to Croslin’s plans.

“If you knew that that’s just [Stone’s] brand of humor and he [repeatedly told] you that he’s not going to do it, then why couldn’t you just leave [him] alone?” Brown said.

Due to the ongoing investigation, Heather Kendrick, the Conway Public School District’s communication specialist, would only comment that “both teens are no longer students at Conway High School.”

Court documents show that Stone was ultimately sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $1,500 fine. He also must complete 400 hours of community service under the First Offender Act. Croslin, on the other hand, is scheduled to appear in the Faulkner County Circuit Court Nov. 13 for a pretrial hearing.

Students offer suggestions for avoiding issues brought the banner to the attention of 14 other students, and the group immediately visited President Houston Davis’ office for answers Aug. 30. After attempting to speak with both President Davis and Dean of Students Kelly Owens, Mongo was told that both Davis and Owens were in meetings.

A few hours later, Mongo sat down with Owens, who listened to Mongo’s concerns, but did not follow up with any solutions or reprimands.

Mongo said her purpose for starting the petition was so that the UCA administration would not brush off the students’ concerns or “sweep the issues surrounding the banner under the rug.”

Drew Davis said the fraternity typically reaches out to an available sorority to design their advertisements.

Because no sororities were available, the fraternity solicited the services of an artist outside of the chapter to create the banner.

He said that the general directions given to the artist were to create a beach-themed advertisement for the party bearing the title, “Bahama Mama,” and that the banner was made two days prior to the party so not many eyes viewed the design before its display.

The artist based his drawing off an image of a “tiki man” created by freelance illustration company Flyland Designs.

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Around Campus: Comedian Jessi Cambell The Student Activities Board will host comedian Jessi Campbell at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Student Center Ballroom.

Campbell was named Female Performer of the Year in 2015 by Campus Activities magazine and has performed at over 200 colleges. She has performed on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” Gilda’s LaughFest, the Boston Comedy Festival, The Great American Comedy Festival, San Francisco SketchFest and the ARMY I.A.M. Strong Tour.

For more information, contact SAB at sabcomedy.uca@gmail.com.

Sexual Harrassment and #MeToo Guest speaker Glenda Caton, director of Human Resources for iSquare Management, will deliver a class on sexual harassment during x-period Oct. 18 in the College of Business room 315. The lecture will cover what sexual harassment is, the different forms of it, how to prevent it and how to handle complaints of sexual harassment. The class will also include scenarios to see if attendees can recognize harassment and the best way to respond in order to lead the way in creating a harassment-free workplace.

For more information, contact Assistant Professor of Management Laci Lyons at llyons@uca.edu.

Red Tails traveling exhibit honors Tuskegee Airmen

by Jessica Huffmaster Assistant Campus Life Editor

The Office of Diversity and Community hosted the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron “Rise Above” Traveling Exhibit Oct. 3-7.

The exhibit is a mobile movie theater that tours the country to educate exhibit visitors about the Tuskegee Airmen, featuring the film “Rise Above” by filmmaker and aviation cinema specialist Adam White.

From the outside, the mobile theater didn’t look much different from a semi-truck trailer, other than pictures of P-51C Mustangs and information about CAF painted on the outside.

Inside, a panoramic screen that was the length of the trailer was blocked off from miniature sets of bleachers.

“The setup was very unique — something that I hadn’t quite experienced before. It felt a lot like an exhibit you would see in a brick-and-mortar museum, but they could pack it up and take it anywhere,” senior Caitlyn Smith said.

The film itself was also different from traditional movies because the director utilized the length of the screen; sometimes, there would be three separate frames playing on the screen simultaneously.

At one point, a former member of the Tuskegee Airmen spoke about their missions while film

from the war played in the two outside frames.

The “Rise Above” exhibit tours the country telling the story of these pilots and their support personnel who escorted military bombers during World War II. Through the story of these brave men, the CAF Red Tail Squadron hopes to inspire others to overcome adversity, find inner strength and be successful in their lives.

“It’s refreshing to see this type of education being brought to UCA. A lot of African-American history is still glossed over or summarized as briefly as possible in textbooks we used during junior high or high school, so I think it’s great to see this kind of recognition,” senior Jayonna Beard said.

The film is full of interesting facts about the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, including what life looked like for them after their return home to an America that was “unwilling to recognize their contributions,” according to the CAF Red Tail Squadron website.

In 2006, the Tuskegee Airmen were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service, and were also invited to the 2009 presidential election of Barack Obama.

The exhibit originally began in 2001 as a tour with a restored P-51C Mustang flown

by Don Hinz, a retired U.S. Navy Commander and businessman.

After Hinz died following a plane crash during an airshow

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Still images of WWII fighter planes pan, overlap and fade on the curved screen of the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s “Rise Above” Traveling Exhibit during its stop on campus Oct. 3. The mobile movie theater screened the original movie “Rise Above,” directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and aviation cinema specialist Adam White of Hemlock Films in 2011.

in 2004, however, the CAF Red Tail Squadron decided they needed to take their mission one step further and the mobile theater was born.

Smith believes the CAF Red Tail Squadron’s mission is vital.

“It’s important to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen

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because it’s a wonderful example of overcoming adversity and socially imposed obstacles. Sharing this story with children like this program does is a great way to teach them that their dreams are achievable no matter how far out of reach they may seem,”

Smith said.

The exhibit tours year-round and has an online form where you can request a visit to your hometown. For additional information about the CAF Red Tail Squadron and Tuskegee Airmen, visit redtail.org.

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New Chinese Acrobats Reynolds Performance Hall will host the New Chinese Acrobats at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21.

The New Chinese Acrobats mix new techniques and acts with ancient traditions and are the next step in the evolution of acrobatic companies from the East, according to the Reynolds website. The show includes award-winning acts from prestigious circus festivals such as the Monte Carlo Circus Festival and the World Circus Festival of Paris.

For more information, contact Reynolds Performance Hall director Amanda Horton at ahorton@uca.edu.

Actress Rita Moreno Reynolds Performance Hall will host a lecture by actress Rita Moreno at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23.

The actress has won an Oscar for her portrayal of Anita in “West Side Story” in 1961, a Golden Globe for the same performance, a Grammy, two Emmys, a Tony and received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush. Moreno is one of only 15 people to receive an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT). For more information, contact Reynolds Performance Hall director Amanda Horton at ahorton@uca.edu.

STEM Career Fair, Grad School UCA’s chapter of the American Chemical Society will host a career fair from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 24 in the Student Center Ballroom. The STEM Career Fair is part of National Chemistry Week, a national event aimed at promoting the value of chemistry in everyday life. This year’s theme is “Chemistry is Out of This World,” and will last from Oct. 21-27. For more information, contact ACS member William Higgins at whiggins1@cub.uca.edu.

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Tyler and Jordan George of The George Twins perform during their outdoor concert Oct. 2 at the Student Center Amphitheater. The concert was organized by the Student Activities Board.

George Twins performance poppy, reflective, intimate

by Jessica Huffmaster

Assistant Campus Life Editor “Sometimes after heartbreak we like to blame ourselves or the other person.

We have the courage to love because we’re brokenhearted, and that’s what this song is about,” Tyler George of the singer-songwriter duo The George Twins said before they started their song “Courage to Love.”

The George Twins were invited to UCA by the Student Activities Board for a concert at Oct. 2 at the Student Center Amphitheater.

The George Twins are a musical duo consisting of fraternal twin brothers Tyler and Jordan George. The brothers began their musical career together in 2013 by posting videos on YouTube.

Before they began their musical career, Jordan said the two went to college for communications. After they began their YouTube foray, however, they were soon invited to audition for both “The X Factor” and “America’s Got Talent.” They decided to leave college to pursue their music career.

Though they are undeniably talented, sophomore Alayna Rohde said it was how personable they made their performances that made her gravitate toward their sound. Rohde said their song “Beautiful” was exactly the sort of message she needed to hear that day.

The brothers included a lot of crowd participation in their set by giving the audience options for what they might want to hear. This resulted in them playing many covers of popular songs, including “All

of You” by John Legend and “Stitches” by Shawn Mendes.

The twins also entertained the audience with their brotherly camaraderie. Tyler poked fun at his brother’s plentiful use of puns, which he described as Jordan’s “love language.”

The brothers had plenty of praise for UCA, with Jordan saying, “This is one of the coolest campuses we’ve seen in a while.”

After the concert, the twins spent time getting to know some of their audience members.

“They were really kind guys.

I hung out with them for a few minutes after the concert and they were genuinely interested in Conway, my major and sharing music with their fans,” freshman Rebekah Harpool said.

Even though the duo has shared the stage with big names like Hayley Williams of Paramore, their concert at UCA was the first time that many of the attending students had heard them.

“I loved that SAB brought people that aren’t very known because it gives people a whole new outlet of music they might not have heard before,” Rohde said.

The brothers are drawn to a laid-back acoustic sound, but also use a soundboard which Tyler uses to incorporate beats into their live playing while Jordan plays guitar. They said they find most of the inspiration for their songs in their own lives, especially their love lives.

Harpool said she would love for SAB to bring more small artists like The George Twins, as well as bigger names in music varying in genre so concerts appeal to a wide variety of students and musical tastes.

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Junior Anna Wagner loads an iron charge into the furnace during the Sculpture Club’s iron pour at the Eco + Arts Fest Oct. 6 at Laurel Park. The club sold scratchblocks, which were carved by people at the festival.

Sculpture students poured iron into the scratchblocks to make sculptures for people to take home.

Sculpture students cast iron at Eco + Arts Fest

by Tim Morrison Staff Writer

UCA sculpture Professor Bryan Massey and Sculpture Club President senior Sylvia Hardin led an iron pouring at Laurel Park as part of the 2018 Conway Eco + Arts Fest Fest Oct. 6.

It wasn’t an exclusive event.

Massey said, “It’s open to anybody who wants to learn.”

To melt iron, a large melting device called a cupola is used.

UCA’s cupola, named “Beulah,” was built in 1995 by Massey.

It has a 15-inch diameter and has been recently restored.

Hardin said it is the only university-owned cupola in all of Arkansas.

For a small fee visitors could create a sand mold that would be filled with the fiery iron by the workers. The resulting ornament is a small, square slab of steel that will last a lifetime. It is even more impressive when you see the work that goes into it.

Melting iron in a cupola is a long and complex process, much more complicated than melting aluminum or bronze. Melting iron requires a reaction to reach the required temperature for melting.

This is why coke — a carbonbased fuel that is much more efficient than coal — is used.

Air is blasted into the cupola which then reacts with the carbon from the coke to produce carbon monoxide, which burns further to create carbon dioxide. These reactions create the necessary

heat to exceed the 2,800-degree Fahrenheit melting point of iron.

Once the furnace is up to temperature, iron is added. The iron is in the form of doritoshaped fragments of bathtubs, skillets and other cast-iron objects. Coke and iron are placed into the top of the furnace in alternating rows. As the iron melts, it collects at the bottom of the furnace near the tap. On Massey’s call the tap is opened and the iron flows into a large, preheated ladle. The ladle is then brought to either the silica sand or ceramic shell molds to fill them.

Creating ceramic molds is an accomplishment in its own right. The ceramic shell mold is made from putting wax parts into a ceramic slurry. It is then coated with a fine ceramic sand.

After drying, this process is repeated again and again, using progressively coarser grades of ceramic material until the shell is at desired thickness. It is fired in a kiln to solidify its shape.

On the day of the iron-pouring the mold must be heated up before it is ready for the pour. If it wasn’t heated, pouring iron into the cast would cause an explosion from the energy differential.

The entire iron melting process takes about three to four hours from beginning to end, but once tapping starts — meaning the iron is ready to be transferred from the furnace to the molds — iron can be extracted once every five minutes.

The pouring relies on

coordination and precision.

Participants were decked out in protective material. They were in suits made of cowhide, sleeves of kevlar, steel-toe boots and mesh face protectors.

“Safety is the biggest key,” Massey said.

Hardin directed the pouring, telling workers where to go, how fast to pour and when to stop.

Roles were rotated throughout the day, giving participants experience in multiple areas. Hardin said assigning jobs is very organic.

Hardin functioned during the pour as the president of The FEmale Foundry (a play on iron’s symbol in the periodic table: Fe), a nonprofit she is starting focused on bringing the metal arts to Arkansas and making connections with other universities with active metal programs such as University of Wisconsin and University of Kentucky.

Students came from Texas, Kentucky and Wisconsin to participate in the pouring. One visiting student said they traveled more than 10 hours to attend the event. No matter where they were from, participants came together as a team to partake in the pouring.

“It’s a really great experience of sharing knowledge and the iron-casting community is very welcoming,” Hardin said.

This was the third iron pouring led by Massey this year.

UCA has more iron pourings planned for the coming spring. It is certainly a hot attraction.

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Donning a yellow wig during her last performance, graduate student Dinah House-Fire lip-synced her heart out in front of an enthusiastic crowd Oct. 9 at the Student Center Amphitheater. The Drag Show kicked off a series of LGBT History Month events sponsored by Social Justice League, PRISM Alliance, UCA Counseling Center and Office of Diversity and Community.

LGBT History Month kicks off with drag show

by Marley Cash-Powell News Editor

Graduate student Dinah House-Fire and sophomore Natalia Masters wowed a packed Student Center Amphitheater as the performers in UCA’s drag show Oct. 9. The show kicked off a series of events planned for LGBT History Month.

House-Fire performed in the drag show for a fourth year, and this was Masters’ second year performing.

“When I first came to the UCA campus, way too many years ago, I wasn’t ready to do something like this,” House-Fire said to the audience. “When I was ready, the UCA community was here to welcome me. So I just want to thank you all for being here.”

A group of departments and organizations — including the PRISM Alliance, UCA Counseling Center, Office of Diversity and Community and Social Justice League — came

together to cosponsor this month’s series of events.

The series invites students, faculty, staff and alumni to participate in diverse orientation and identity events, including the Little Rock Pride Fest Oct. 20, a panel discussion about the coming out process Oct. 23 and a talk from Randy Romo to discuss her experience as a queer, Mexican-American, sexual abuse survivor, activist and Southerner Oct. 25.

Sophomore Matthew Steakley, president of PRISM Alliance, and junior Xavier Edmonds, public relations representative for PRISM Alliance, operated a Coming Out booth Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center.

“We’re out here making sure everyone knows that they have a place that is safe. They have a place where they [will be] supported and loved no matter what,” Steakley said.

PRISM stands for Pride, Raising awareness, Involvement, Support and

Mentoring. Founded on the UCA campus in 1997, PRISM Alliance seeks to be a safe place for students regardless of their cultural, sexual and gender-related orientations.

“Earlier, a girl came up and talked to us about her experience of being pansexual and how she felt like a lot of people invalidated her identity because she [had been] in a relationship with a man,” Steakley said.

He said this is a common occurrence for LGBT people and that the use of labels is a great source of confusion even within the LGBT community.

However, he said, PRISM Alliance is here to help students discover their identity.

While for some individuals it may be important to determine their labels for their own peace of mind, Steakley stressed that it’s also alright for specific labels to change over time or not be used at all.

“One of the goals this year for PRISM is to talk more about

intersectionality,” Steakley said.

The cosponsors of this month’s events hope to start and maintain a discussion about the intersections of cultural, sexual and gender-related orientations.

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However, Steakley suggested that the best resource won’t come in the form of a Google search.

“When I was struggling with my identity, my best resource at that time was people who proudly identified [within the LGBT community],” Steakley said.

Even for those who don’t identify as part of the LGBT community, he suggested, the best resource to broaden one’s understanding is to simply have an open and empathetic conversation with someone from within the community.

Senior Whitley Wooten

Junior Paige Robinson

“I think it’s important because as a woman, it’s not a right we’ve always had so we should take advantage of it.”

“I think voting is important because I believe you should exercise your right. If things going on around you don’t agree with your beliefs, you can’t argue about them if you don’t vote.”

Senior Michael Dover

Senior Karmen Barnes

“Extremely important because with it, we are able to shape society.”

“Voting is extremely important, especially when you’re the younger generation setting things up for your lifetime. At a certain age, it’s a responsibility and a privilege that we need to utilize because not everybody has that ability.”

Junior Joseph Pryor

Senior Charles Woolverton

“In my opinion, voting is taken for granted, underrated and overrated.

Everyone says one vote matters, but mathematically speaking it doesn’t. If everyone actually voted, we’d have a completely different system. That being said, voting is important.”

“It’s not a moot point, there are just a lot of factors and variables. It’s not the endall, be-all, even though it’s important. Vote on your own conscience and do your research.”

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Environmental writer Kathryn Miles talks craft, life as writer

by Marley Cash-Powell News Editor

When attending a speaking engagement by environmental writer Kathryn Miles, one can expect the conversation to be one part humor and one part advice derived from her real-world writing experiences.

As part of UCA’s Fall 2018 Artists in Residence program, Miles visited UCA Oct. 1 and 2 to speak at three events: a masterclass with MFA creative writing students, a public reading and book signing for her latest book, “Quakeland: On the Road to America’s Next Devastating Earthquake,” and, lastly, a craft talk session.

In introducing Miles at the craft talk session Oct. 2, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Jennie Case said, “It’s hard to find a term to describe the kind of writing [Miles]

does.”

Case said Miles has been described as an environmental writer, a science writer and a journalist, as well as an environmental feminist. “[It’s] pretty exciting to be called an environmental feminist at some point in your life,” Case said.

The reason Miles’ writing is so hard to encapsulate into a single term is not only because of the variety of publications where her work can be found like essays and articles in “Best — American Essays,” “History,” “The New York Times” and “Popular Mechanics” — but also because of her strong use of variegated statistical data produced by relevant and credible sources within the field of research in which she chooses to write.

Her research-driven writing style has allowed her to wear many hats as a writer and reach different demographics

of audiences who might find interest in reading her works.

The catch, Miles suggested, is writers must put in the work, especially in terms of field researching.

“Having the research in front of you is so incredibly important,” Miles said. “No matter what type of creative writing you are doing, the research is crucial.”

Miles fielded a variety of questions from creative writing faculty and students. She transitioned from discussing topics like having a social media presence in the industry, creating impact hierarchies when deciding what to include in a book, the different avenues of publishing, the pros and cons of having an agent, how to use personas and the sometimes humorous, sometimes scary situations involved with doing field research as a woman writer.

Miles recounted an anecdote about a time when she wrote letters to murderers in prison, asking them to be her pen pal, as part of her research. “[It] is very weird, by the way,” Miles said.

She said afterward that every time she’d check her post office box, she’d experience both excitement and fear.

“I’m like, ‘Oh, I hope he wrote me back,’” Miles said.

“Then, I’m like, ‘Oh shit? What if he wrote me back?’”

There was humor in her retelling, but she also emphasized the real risks a woman writer takes. Whether it be reaching out to convicted murderers or hiking the Appalachian Trail for research, Miles believes being a woman writer comes with safety considerations.

“Who we are can really dictate our perceptions about place,” Miles said.

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA Kristen Hodges

by Lauren McLemore Staff Writer

photo by Lauren McLemore

Senior nursing student Kristen Hodges has a mild form of a rare inherited disorder called Adams-Oliver syndrome, which caused Hodges to be born without any toes. She said she loves volunteering and helping people.

Kristin Hodges is a senior in her fifth year at UCA studying nursing, and using her positivity and her story of growing up with Adams-Oliver Syndrome, a rare congenital disorder, to inspire the people around her.

According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, AOS is “an extremely rare inherited disorder characterized by defects of the scalp and abnormalities of the fingers, toes, arms and/or legs.”

However, because Hodges was adopted at birth, she doesn’t know if anyone in her family was diagnosed with the disorder as well, or whether they just carry the gene.

“I was born without toes,” Hodges said.

Although she was born without toes, Hodges has a mild form of the syndrome, as other people with AOS are born missing parts of their arms or other limbs.

“There was a part on my head where the hair didn’t grow for like a year,” Hodges said.

Along with nursing classes, Hodges is also a lifeguard at the HPER Center, has been involved in various intramurals and was a part of the Chi Omega sorority before finding her “home church” at New Life Church in Conway. At New Life she spends a lot of time volunteering whenever the chance arises.

“Helping people is definitely such a huge chunk of who I am,” Hodges said.

Volunteering specifically has a special place in her heart. She said that money aside, it’s enough just knowing she was able to help.

“I have the mentality that it’s better to give than to receive,” she said.

Though her positivity is inspiring, challenges still arise.

“I still get looks from the people around me because my feet are so small, but it doesn’t bother me a bit,” Hodges said.

She wants to work in pediatrics, and possibly with amputees as well, where she feels she will be able to relate to her patients. Her story is something she feels like she can use to encourage them and say, “If I can do it, you can do it.”

“Don’t worry about what people say. That’s just something else you can draw strength from,” Hodges said.

Her goal is to be able to build people like herself up by reminding them that their differences are what make them unique.

Another sector of the medical field she has an interest in is working with pregnant women, specifically those contemplating the birth and the future of the child. Being avidly pro-adoption, she wants to help convince troubled pregnant women that they can give their child the chance at a good life with the option of adoption.

“If I had to go back and choose the situation I could have had or the one I have now, I would pick the one I have now over and over again,” Hodges said.

Given the choice, she’d like to take her practice out of Arkansas, but also said she’s going wherever God calls her.

Her humility leaves her wanting to take none of the credit for herself in the end.

“If I had to pick one word for someone to remember me by, I want them to say, ‘She was always godly.’”

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It is not a very scary time for men in America Should we be terrified of getting accused of sexual Politically, this is a tense time for the country assault? If so, why? Sexual assault accusations aren’t with accusations of sexual misconduct against thrown around lightly. Accusations, regardless of Brett Kavanaugh causing tension and resulting whether they are true or false, are leveled seriously. in people coming out about their sexual assault Even then, the accusation depends on the traumas more than ever before. victim’s willingness to come forward. There is a It has started to make me wonder what the reason women come forward with accusations overall historical impact of the Kavanaugh hearing after years and years. One might ask, “Why didn’t and subsequent swearing-in to the Supreme Court these women make their accusations sooner?” will be. President Trump said Oct. 2 that this is a The answer is that they were scared, terrified or scary time for young men in America, referring to threatened, among other things. the Brett Kavanaugh case, but I admittedly find I’m more terrified of college as a whole than that hard to believe. false rape allegations. I’m terrified of passing classes, I won’t say whether I believe Kavanaugh is getting assignments done and making it through guilty or not, but I will say that I have no reason life without having to struggle with my disability or to be afraid, and why should I? I doubt that the the anxiety that I tend to get from classes. I’m not actions of every single man in this country warrant being accused of a crime as heinous as terrified of false rape allegations right now sexual assault. because I act like a decent human being.

I’m not terrified because I understand Unfortunately, there are situations how you should treat a woman and I where the criminal walks away with a know what’s right and what’s wrong. light punishment, such as the case of the Stanford swimmer Brock Turner who However, there might be a good only had to complete half of his reason that some people are terrified six-month jail sentence after right now. They might be worried that they are going to be being convicted of three revealed as the evil person counts of felony sexual they are, or that some evil assault. Turner and men they committed years ago is like him are the ones who

by Daniel Adams finally going to be brought should be scared if this Staff Writer to light. really is a time to be scared.

With powerful men like But people who have Harvey Weinstein or Bill Cosby being unmasked done nothing wrong have no need to be afraid. after years of sexual misconduct, maybe these men Although there have been false sexual assault have reasons to be afraid because they know their allegations, those cases are extremely rare. time outside of jail is starting to run out.

According to the National Sexual Violence Although Kavanaugh’s nomination was Resource Center, various studies show that the rate confirmed by the Senate after a supplemental FBI of false accusations ranges from 2 to 10 percent investigation into the accusations, I won’t discount maximum. Additionally, cases are only reported the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford. I won’t make as false if, after investigation, evidence proves the fun of her or say that she’s wrong. Because this isn’t a crime never occurred. subject you take lightly, no matter what.

On the other hand, cases can be labeled as I know for a fact I’m not scared right now. If unsubstantiated when they are missing even one anything, I’m angry that our president would imply crucial piece of evidence. Problematic factors that the current moment is a scary time for a select include inconsistencies in a victim’s statement, a group of people. Innocent men may be scared, but victim’s hesitance to cooperate, delayed reporting the only ones who should be scared about sexual and insufficient evidence. Law enforcement assault accusations are the ones who have done distinguishes between false allegations and something wrong because they might truly face unsubstantiated ones. justice for their crimes, no matter how long it takes Now, going off of this, why should men, for the law to catch them. particularly young college-age men, be scared?

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Take small steps to take the best care of your body As social media awareness of the importance

workouts are a great way to increase your heart rate.

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of mental health spreads, it is increasingly

You can complete simple exercises like crunches

important that we do not forget about the equally

and squats in your living room while you binge-

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Every day we are bombarded with a plethora

If you don’t have the time to work out, you

of posts about the importance of self-care and

can make small daily choices that your body will

self-love. People constantly post about the journey

almost immediately thank you for. Switching from

of learning to love their bodies for how they naturally appear. While that is all well and good, it is equally unhealthy to dismiss taking appropriate steps to ensure you

drinking specialty coffees and sodas to water will automatically improve acne and metabolism.

Pro-tip: Drinking lemon water throughout the day also helps with bloating.

are in good shape.

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eating

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times

throughout the day confuses your metabolism.

react differently to exercise

Figuring out how to

and healthy eating, but

live a healthy lifestyle is

taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle greatly

intimidating for most people because they don’t

impacts your mental health as well. When you

know where to start. Gyms are often terrifying

work out, you release endorphins that make you

because there are people at all levels of fitness and

feel good. Working out is also a great way to get rid

huge clunky machines that move weirdly and clank

of stress and anger that make you tense.

if you do something wrong.

But realize that if you go to the gym, doing the

If you are one of those people who want to be

same workout on a daily basis will not show you

healthier but isn’t sure how to go about it, there are

the results you want to see. Tailoring your workout

dozens of places to start. Blogs all over the internet

each day to target a specific muscle group gives

are dedicated to fitness journeys, and UCA’s HPER

the muscles you aren’t working a chance to rest

Center offers personal trainers. If nothing else, find

and recuperate.

a friend and hold each other accountable.

Many people struggle with finding the time to go to the gym. If you are that person, home

Being physically healthy is a daily choice, and is just as important as your mental health.

Students were rightfully offended by the Kappa Sigma “Bahama Mama”-themed party advertisement posted outside the Student Center Aug. 30, even if the advertisement itself was potentially well-intentioned.

To help Kappa Sigma members who say they are unaware of the advertisement’s offensive nature understand why it was in fact offensive, one must first look into Kappa Sigma’s racist history and second into how the man in the advertisement shares characteristics with Jim Crow-era caricatures.

This isn’t the first time Kappa Sigma has been criticized on the basis of racist depictions. Kappa Sigma has frequently elicited bad press concerning racist costumes and fraternity party themes.

According to a May 2017 Washington Post article, a Kappa Sigma chapter at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, held a “Mexican”-themed party. The theme was advertised as “Cinco de Mayo,” “Drinko de Mayo” and even “Cinco de Drinko.” People dressed in large sombreros and ponchos, and some even dressed up as maids and construction workers, perpetuating harmful stereotypes of Mexican people.

Kappa Sigma’s racist history doesn’t end there.

According to an October 2017 New Star article, Kappa Sigma pledge brothers at the University of Louisiana, Monroe made extremely racist comments in a private GroupMe conversation that was later made public.

When responding to Kappa Sigma pledge Thomas Evans’ question about a good argumentative research paper topic, the brothers commented suggestions such as, “why segregation should be brought back,” “the difference between n------ and black people” and “why black lives don’t matter,” among other equally racist suggestions.

One might be thinking that Kappa Sigma’s actions at UCA are independent of those from universities around the southern United States.

Though it’s true that UCA’s Kappa Sigs are not responsible for the actions of Kappa Sigma brothers in Texas or Louisiana, they all are still members of the same fraternity. Therefore, the actions of one member can reflect on the reputation of Kappa Sigma chapters around the United States. At the very least, this history should make UCA Kappa Sigma brothers extremely cautious regarding promotional material for parties and general communications between members.

In light of the recency of UCA Sigma Tau Gamma brother, Brock Denton, wearing blackface as part of a Bill Cosby costume at a 2016 Halloween fraternity party, it’s no wonder students are hyperaware of potentially racist promotional material for fraternity parties.

The character on the Bahama Mama party advertisement has dark skin, an extremely large mouth showing elongated teeth and an extremely big nose. One can automatically connect these facial features to Jim Crow-era cartoons that depicted big mouths, with bright red lips and big teeth, as well as large noses. The most striking connection, however, would be the cartoon’s similarity to a caricature popularized by the Coon Chicken Inn. The Coon Chicken Inn was a restaurant that existed from the mid-1920s to the early 1950s. It’s promotional art featured a racist depiction of a black caricature. The caricature’s smile displays a large set of teeth, and his wink with one eye wide open resembles the expression of the character on the Kappa Sigma’s promotional banner.

Whether or not this depiction was intentional is hard to say. The Kappa Sigma promotional art is a near-exact copy of the commercial character art of a tiki man by a freelance illustration company called Flyland Designs. The artist for the advertisement clearly plagiarized, but that’s beside the point.

Regardless of intent, the fraternity should have known better. The Kappa Sigma members who said they didn’t know why the character was offensive have either been lying under a rock for the past several decades or were lying through their teeth.

Kappa Sigma, and other campus fraternities, need to take this as a warning and be very aware of how their actions might harm those whose lives will be directly impacted by such racist depictions.

Regardless of intent, the fraternity should have known better

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New This Week

Atlanta rapper T.I. drops album ‘Dime Trap’ after four-year hiatus

Movies

by Marcus McClain

Oct. 19 — American Deep State (UR), directed by Bernie Olaf, starring Betty Adams, Joe Biden, John Brantley, John O. Brennan

After a wait of nearly four years, rapper T.I. finally delivered on the album fans have been yearning for.

Oct. 19 — Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R), directed by Marielle Heller, starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone

Oct. 19 — The Guilty (R), directed

by Gustav Moller, starring Jakob Cedergren, Jessica dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen

Oct. 19 — Halloween (R), directed

by David Gordon Green, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney

Oct. 19 — What They Had (R), directed by Elizabeth Chomko, starring Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Blythe Danner

wife Tameka Cottle in past years during the airing of the final season of their reality show, “T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle.”

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In addition to this, T.I. once again released many upbeat tracks that can foster a great time for everyone. Songs like “Jefe,” “The Weekend” and “Big Ole Drip” add the expected party element to “Dime Trap.”

As part of celebrating the 15th anniversary of his second album, “Trap Muzik,” T.I. made a profound return to the rap scene with his 10th studio album, “Dime Trap,” released Oct. 5. The 15-track album is everything a classic T.I. fan would want from the Atlanta legend.

While showing growth in his lyricism and subject matter with songs like “You,” featuring Teyana Taylor, and “At Least I Know,” featuring Anderson .Paak, he still makes it a point to give fans since day one the aggressive, confident flow they fell in love in the early days of the rapper’s career.

Production on this album hits a new high for T.I. as well, as he works with talents such as David Banner, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze and even his oldest son, Messiah Harris.

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T.I. performs at the 2016 Z1079 Summer Jam in Cleveland, Ohio. “Paperwork,” his last studio album, was released in 2014.

Trap” gets a major boost with legendary comedian Dave Chappelle narrating the album, acting as the voice in T.I.’s head. Chappelle’s narrative intertwines songs almost effortlessly, bringing the album together as a whole.

While the tracklist may seem a bit feature-heavy, it never overpowers T.I.’s presence. Instead, each feature adds an interesting and unique dynamic. This is most

prominent on the opening track “Season,” featuring Sam Hook, and the closer “Be There,” featuring London Jae. Still, T.I. reminds listeners of his ability to carry a track on his own with the assertive “Laugh At Em” and the boastful “What Can I Say.” However, this ability is displayed to the fullest on “Looking Back.” On this track, T.I. makes references to topics he has deflected in past

interviews, such as a run-in he had with Floyd Mayweather and numerous police departments, along with the loss of his best friend. While reflecting on his past, T.I. uses the chorus to force listeners to do the same, asking, “What you gon’ see when you looking back on yo’ life?”

He also addresses the many questions surrounding his marriage. Divorce rumors have surrounded him and his

In spite of the numerous albums on T.I’s track record and his lengthy career, he uses “Dime Trap” to reinvent himself while still showing his character has never changed. His sharpened rap skills, combined with the strong delivery he’s always possessed and the superior production, confirm his self-proclaimed title of “king” once again.

This is an album that can stand toe-to-toe with any in his discography and is an instant top competitor for album of the year.

“Dime Trap” is currently streaming on Apple Music and Spotify and is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes.

TERRIFYING

CLASSIC

Third remake of ‘A Star Is Born’ achieves success Latest season of ‘American Horror

Music

by Lauren McLemore

Oct. 19 — Spaceman — Ace Frehley

Oct. 19 — Last Building Burning — Cloud Nothings Oct. 19 — Evolution — Disturbed Oct. 19 — Us — Empress Of Oct. 19 — Anthem Of The Peaceful Army — Greta Van Fleet Oct. 19 — The Anteroom — How to Dress Well Oct. 19— Nuthin’ 2 Prove — Lil Yachty Oct. 19 — Broken Politics — Neneh Cherry Oct. 19 — Parallel Universe Blues — Papercuts Oct. 19 — Ritual — Soulfly

Netflix Oct. 19 — Gnome Alone (PG), directed by Peter Lepeniotis, starring Becky G, Josh Peck, Tara Strong, Olivia Hold

Oct. 19 — Hip-Hop Evolution (UR), directed by Darby Wheeler, Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, starring Sal Abbatiello, Paul Ackerley, Bill Adler, Charlie Ahearn Oct. 19 — Making a Murderer: Part Two (TV-14), directed by Laura Ricciardi Moira Demos, starring Dolores Avery, Steven Avery, Ken Kratz, Brendan Dassey Oct. 19 — The Night Comes for Us (UR), directed by Timo Tjahjanto, starring Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Shareefa Daanish

Staff Writer

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga star in the remake of the Hollywood classic, “A Star Is Born,” which premiered in theaters Oct. 5.

The original film debuted in 1937 starring Janet Gaynor and was remade in 1954, starring Judy Garland, then again in 1976, starring Barbra Streisand.

A rollercoaster of hope, passionate love and the tragic fate of a beloved musician, “A Star is Born” is 2018’s visual portal into the world of rising and fading fame.

In this rendition of the movie, Cooper plays seasoned musician and parentless addict, Jackson Maine, who sees Gaga’s character, Ally, for the first time when she performs in a drag show at a bar.

After finding out that Ally is a talented songwriter, Maine

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has-been.

The chemistry between the two paired with Ally’s loyalty makes viewers want to fight for the love between the musicians and cross their fingers that it’s enough to save Maine from himself.

As much as the romance holds Maine and Ally close, it isn’t enough to block the pressure from seeping in as Ally begins to change her hair, style and sound to keep up with her quickly escalating fame.

When Maine is asked to no longer sing, but rather play backup guitar at a Grammy performance before Ally’s recognition, his disappointment seems to hit viewers in the gut leaving them torn about whether to blame him for not being able to put the bottle away or empathize with him as he watches his own fame begin to fade.

“A Star is Born” is rated R and is now playing at Cinemark Towne Center.

SCIENCE FICTION

‘Venom’ explores moral conundrums of alien research

by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

Marvel’s latest film “Venom” has had a nightmare debut with a meager 30 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes — common complaints including an abundance of plot holes and a lack of complex character development — but contrary to the low ratings and flaws, “Venom” is still worth watching.

“Venom” is adapted from the Marvel Comics character of the same name and follows the life of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy). Brock is an accomplished journalist who also has his own television show. He has made a name for himself by taking down corrupt people in power.

One of the people Brock has to cover a story on is Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), CEO of the Life Foundation.

The foundation is trying to get resources from space to help cure diseases on Earth, but behind the scenes there is more to the plans of the Life Foundation.

Drake and his company

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sends his driver to follow the girl around until she agrees to fly out to his next gig.

She quits her job and heads to the concert, where she unknowingly is pulled on stage by the musician to perform a song with him.

The two write songs together and continue performing as a couple until music producer Rez (Rafi Gavron) offers to take Ally higher in the fame world and help her get an album out.

She takes the bait and, as she changes to fit the image he’s creating for her, Maine’s alcohol and drug problems worsen.

Directed by Cooper himself, the tear-jerking remake of this masterpiece is an emotional glimpse into the sacrifices and conflict of a rising star fighting to stay true to her roots and her husband. It also sheds light on the tragic story of a recovering addict forced to face the reality of the damage he’s done and the reality of becoming a

1. Ugg/Teva Hybrid Let’s start this list catastrophically with a match made in hell. Two of the most unsightly shoe brands, Ugg and Teva, teamed up for a one-of-a-kind boot-sandal Frankenstein. There is no practical environment for this shoe. Your ankles will be blanketed in Ugg’s sheepskin and wool and your feet will be encased in Teva straps, leaving your toes exposed. If you dare wear the monstrosity, you’ll attract concerns over whether your feet are injured, as this hybrid shoe has the appearance of a foot brace.

have discovered forms of life called symbiotes, powerful aliens that need a host for their powers to work. The host symbiotes connect to must fit them perfectly or the connection won’t work and the host will die. The problem is that there are rumors Drake is experimenting with symbiotes, and to conduct his experiments he is using people and they are dying.

For his story, Brock goes against his superiors and questions Drake on live TV about the rumors. Drake gets upset with Brock and has him blacklisted. Brock loses his show and his fiancee, who worked for the Life Foundation and had suffered repercussions from Brock’s public interview.

After being dumped by his fiancee and losing his job, Brock’s life begins to spiral out of control. Then, one of Drake’s scientists asks Brock to cover the story about the Life Foundation’s misconduct because she found out how unethical the company was in their experimentation.

While pursuing this, Brock is left in the lab by himself and has a mishap that leads to 2. Crocs This notorious foam clog has long been regarded as one of the world’s ugliest shoes. The shoe’s wide toe is obtrusive, its loud colors are garish and something about Crocs’ conspicuously-for-comfor t foam makes the wearer resemble a toddler or a senior citizen. Crocs will forever exude sloppiness. It’s the kind of shoe you hastily shove on just to take the trash out. In October 2017, Balenciaga debuted its $850 platform Crocs in a grab for attention, but even the luxury brand’s redesign of the infamous clog couldn’t redeem it.

symbiote Venom connecting to him. The movie becomes the classic tale of the hero losing everything and trying to gain everything back all while doing what is good for the world.

Despite how scary Venom appears in trailers, he is actually humorous; Venom is a Deadpool-type character.

The relationship between Venom and Brock is most enjoyable. The two have a great chemistry. Venom and Brock’s relationship is cool and unique. Venom can read Brock’s conscience and will gave away what it is.

Venom serves as a narrator and tells us Brock’s feelings, rather than the film being ambiguous about them. It was a cool narrative style I haven’t seen in any other film.

Like every other superhero movie by Marvel, there is a sneak peak at what could be the next movie in the Venom series, so stick around after the credit scene.

“Venom” is rated PG-13 and is now showing at Cinemark Towne Centre.

3. Chacos Chances are, on your walk to class you will spot at least 10 people wearing this sandal. Ubiquitous among American tourists, avid hikers and Southern college students, these sandals have spurred on an epidemic of zealous Chaco tan seekers, and a whole lot of lobster red sunburns in the process. Chacos make the list over their close cousin, the Birkenstock, because of their thick soles that are reminiscent of car tires and conspicuously colored straps. For the inflated price of around $100, you too can join the #ChacoNation.

Story’ introduces unique fear factors

by Lauren McCabe Staff Writer

It’s true. I hate horror movies, haunted houses and everything in between. I’m naturally a sensitive person who fears death, and surely someone who doesn’t want to watch a TV show based around it.

Recently, however, my partner convinced me to watch this past season of “American Horror Story: Cult” with him on Netflix, which couldn’t have been a worse idea. I cowered in fear and anxiety as I witnessed some of the most gruesome, bone-chilling scenes that are fit for an R-rated movie.

Yet, the storyline was intriguing, suspenseful and keeps you from looking away.

Surprisingly, I barely made it through the season, and then decided to watch the first two episodes of the current “American Horror Story” season, “Apocalypse.”

“Apocalypse” begins with the premise that a nuclear war destroyed the world, with only a select few surviving, thanks to either being kidnapped by the government for having the “perfect genes,” or having $100 million ticket to a safe haven. Thank you, AHS, for being kind enough to not show people blowing up and guts flying everywhere on my screen.

During the first 30 minutes or so, the first episode is reminiscent of “The Maze Runner,” as the surviving citizens were brought to a so-called “government compound” to be watched over by headmasters Wihermina Venable (Sarah Paulson) and Miriam Mead (Kathy Bates).

The government compound is littered with candles, featuring a single radio that usually only plays one song in the library. It seems to change when something important is going to occur.

The rules of the shelter include no unauthorized copulation, no going outside and adhering to the dress code, which resembles Victorian-era suits and dresses.

Evan Peters’ acting skills deserve attention. Last season, his performance as politician 4. Vibram FiveFingers Aimed at runners, yacht racers, campers and canoers, Vibram’s minimalist shoe is considered a better alternative to conventional athletic sneakers because it emulates being barefoot. While it may be useful in outdoor recreation, it’s a good idea to keep these shoes in nature. Their exterior is fitted to the wearer’s toes, giving him the appearance of having frog feet.

Combining the shoe with any casual outfit is an undeniable fashion faux pas. Frog toes will completely throw any look off.

and cult leader Kai Anderson made me want to hide under a blanket and never come out; he was truly scary. Great job, Evan. Get off my TV and out of my nightmares.

So far this season, however, I think Peters’ character is less intimidating, though he is the same amount of crazy. Peters plays Mr. Gallant, a gay socialite who happened to escape the nuclear bomb by using an extra plane ticket for him and his grandmother, which he got from his hairdressing client, Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt (Leslie Goodman). Gallant is a stuck-up man who doesn’t considers himself a “stereotypical gay” guy, which causes tension between him and his grandmother Evie (Joan Collins).

What may be exciting to seasoned viewers is the emergence of the character Mr. Langdon (Cody Fern), who is apparently the son of Vivien Harmon and Tate Langdon from “AHS: Murder House.”

Mr. Langdon is a mysterious man — with some awesome hair and cheekbones, I might add — that breached the compound claiming to be from one of the government agencies. His alibi is that he wants to choose a select few of the compound residents to be moved to another, safer fortress, one without the threat of getting eaten or dying once the current location runs out of food.

However, it becomes clear within the second episode that Mr. Langdon’s intentions are dangerous and he is only interested in manipulating the survivors who just want a chance at life. The great joy he gets out of seeing others suffer is definitely alarming, and is the making of your newest “AHS” villain (well, one of them at least).

For those who have a weak stomach, watch at your own risk. If you are looking for something to kick off this Halloween month with, “AHS” is something that will develop fears you didn’t even know you had.

“AHS: Apocalypse” is streaming on Netflix and airs at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays on FX. 5. Yeezy Mud Rat 500

The polarizing “ugly” sneaker trend has been rising in popularity for a couple of years now, but when Kanye West unveiled the Yeezy Mud Rat 500s as part of his Spring 2018 collection, it was a step too far.

They’re bulbous and clunky, and look like orthopedic sneakers.

These geriatric kicks will have you looking like you just finished a bingo game and are on your way to a Jazzercise class.

Although they look comfortable, this list proves that comfort certainly doesn’t ensure style.

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Editor’s Take

ROAD TO THE GOVERNOR’S TROPHY

Timberwolves risk losing everything after opting to hold on to star guard

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

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 10.5

Oct. 14

Women’s Cross Country

Little Rock

2

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 12.5

Oct. 22-23

Men’s Golf

Little Rock

2

-

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

-

TBD

Men’s Track and Field

Conway

2

-

TBD

Women’s Track and Field

Conway

2

-

TBD

Men’s Track and Field

Little Rock

2

-

TBD

Women’s Track and Field

Little Rock

2

-

TBD

Baseball

Conway

3

-

TBD

Baseball

Little Rock

3

-

TBD

Baseball

DickeyStephens Park

3

-

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

Even though the NBA season has only just begun, the Minnesota Timberwolves have already made a season-altering mistake.

The decision to allow this Jimmy Butler saga to spill over into the season is one that will only cause more confusion among the team and hurt the development of younger players.

The All-Star guard has publicly stated that he informed the organization of his trade request in April at the end of last season. This gave the Timberwolves more than enough time to make a plan and ensure they get valuable assets in exchange for Butler.

It has almost become normal for high-level players like these to switch teams during the offseason, which is why the Timberwolves could’ve easily found another All-Star guard or a collection of good rotation players in a trade package.

With Lebron James joining the Lakers and looking for another star to join him, the Lakers may have been willing to give up a rising star like Brandon Ingram or Kyle Kuzma.

The Timberwolves could’ve enticed the Rockets, who need more perimeter defenders like Butler, to trade Sixth Man of the Year candidate Eric Gordon.

Now, however, their options are far more limited. Teams will be a lot less willing to deal their top players, forcing the asking price for Butler to drop significantly. On top of all this, the recent outburst by Butler at the team’s practice isn’t going to help their chances.

Holding on to a player that doesn’t want to be a part of the team only diminishes the chances of having a successful season.

Situations like these have been seen before with players like Carmelo Anthony wanting to leave the Knicks and Dwight Howard wanting to leave on numerous teams.

With Butler calling out the team’s other top performers, no one is going to be comfortable and able to play at their best.

Even when Timberwolves players were comfortable, they barely earned the eighth seed in last year’s Playoffs.

The organization’s decision to not trade Butler in the offseason is going to hurt the team both now and later. It’s going to cost them a winning season and spot in this year’s playoffs, as well as in gathering talent for years ahead.

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Senior linebacker Reggio Dean recovers a fumble in the first quarter against Stephen F. Austin and runs the ball 46 yards before he was tackled at the Lumberjacks’ 5-yard line. Junior defensive end Chris Terrell forced the fumble. For the game, the Lumberjacks only accumulated 20 rushing yards, and UCA won the game 27-17.

UCA football travels well, wins over struggling Jacks

by DJ Jones Staff Writer

The UCA football team (4-2, 3-1 SLC) defeated the Stephen F. Austin University Lumberjacks (1-5, 1-4 SLC) 27-17 for its third conference win of the season.

Junior running back Carlos Blackman scored first for the Bears on a 2-yard rushing touchdown, putting UCA up 7-0.

SFA tied the game with an 85-yard passing touchdown to senior receiver Terian Goree.

UCA scored again in the second quarter with a 19-yard field goal from senior kicker Matt Cummins to go into the halftime break up 10-7.

The Lumberjacks put points on the scoreboard first in the second half with a 48-yard field goal from kicker Storm Ruiz.

This drive went for six plays, and 66 yards, lasting two minutes and 33 seconds.

The Bears struck back in just three plays with a 31-yard rushing touchdown by

Blackman, giving UCA a 17-10 lead over the Lumberjacks and earning Blackman his second touchdown of the night.

The Bears’ defense forced the SFA offense to punt on fourth down, which set the Bears up for a 13-yard passing touchdown from freshman quarterback Luke Hales to senior receiver Lester Wells. This scoring drive lasted four minutes and 26 seconds and went for 72 yards.

The Bears went into the fourth quarter with a 24-10 lead.

Cummins added on 3 more points to the Bears’ lead on a 34-yard field goal kick. This ended an eight play, 60-yard drive.

UCA closed out the game on an interception by junior defensive back Trai Mosley.

Senior receiver Jakari Dillard said the intensity came from the defensive side of the ball most of the night.

“The defense really held up its end all night. They brought the intensity,” Dillard said.

Despite putting 27 points on the board, Dillard thinks the offense could have done more.

“I think our offensive side could have drove the ball down the field more.”

Sophomore running back D’erek Fernandez said the team holds themselves up to high expectations every week.

“For our team, Coach [Brown] sets the bar high for us, and has built our culture around winning,” Fernandez said.

“Therefore, our expectations are nothing less than winning each and every week. We also know that we can’t look too far ahead so we focus on one week at a time and attack each game with a winning mindset.”

Fernandez said the team is looking forward to finishing the season strong and on top of the conference.

UCA moved to second in the Southland Conference with the win over SFA. The Bears will play Northwestern State University Oct. 13 on the stripes.

VO L L E Y S A N D V I C TO R I E S

Volleyball

6 p.m. Oct. 18 vs.

Nicholls University

photo by Cody Macomber

Sugar Bears clip Cardinals’ wings, win sixth straight game this year

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

Women’s Soccer

6 p.m. Oct. 19 vs.

Nicholls University Men’s Soccer

6 p.m. Oct. 20 at Valparaiso University Football

7 p.m. Oct. 20 vs. New Orleans University

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E N D U R I N G R I VA L R Y

by Cody Macomber

Senior Kellen Dunn (middle) celebrates with fellow senior Savanah Allen (right), junior Rayna Jefferis (center), sophomores Bailey Waddington (far right) and Emily Doss (far left) after another point scored. Coach Jones has rotated the roster throughout the year to develop players and find good combinations to help the team’s performance. Jones’s strategy and the team’s play has helped them accumulate a 16-4 record going into the second half of conference play.

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The UCA volleyball team (16-4, 6-1 SLC) extended its winning streak to six Oct. 13 with a 3-0 sweep of the University of the Incarnate Word (4-15, 2-7 SLC) 3-0.

This tallied the Sugar Bears ninth sweep of the season in another dominating performance.

Incarnate Word began the match with the first point, but UCA responded in a big way by taking 6 of the next 7 points to jump ahead.

After the Cardinals made a short run to regain some ground, UCA took momentum again with a 7-0 run that was capped on a kill by sophomore middle blocker Amari Mitchell.

This gave the Sugar Bears a 15-4 lead in the set and they never looked back.

They continued their strong

play, taking 7 of the final 8 points, and winning the set 257.

The Sugar Bears finished the set with five kills from senior outside hitter Haley Tippett and senior right side Samantha Anderson.

UCA picked up where they left off in the second set, taking 5 of the first 6 points and jumping out to a 17-9 lead. The Cardinals again looked to respond, and attempted to take control with a 3-0 run, but the UCA offense continued to roll.

The Sugar Bears used a 5-1 run and a kill from Tippett to close the set 25-18. Tippett hit 55 percent in the set and contributed seven kills while sophomore setter Bailey Waddington delivered 14 assists for the second consecutive set.

The third and final set proved to be the most competitive as the teams traded points leading to a 16-16 tie. The game returned to its opening

trend, however, and the Sugar Bears used a 6-1 run to regain momentum and eventually close the match 25-19.

This was one of UCA’s cleanest game of the season, as they only had nine errors while hitting at 48 percent. Tippett led the Sugar Bears’ attack with 16 kills, followed by Anderson with 14 kills. Mitchell added six kills to go along with three blocks.

“I think these wins give us a lot of confidence,” Tippett said. “We haven’t been winning, we’ve been winning as a team.

Everyone’s bought into the season and and we are playing cohesively well together.”

The Sugar Bears are currently second in the conference behind only Stephen F. Austin University.

UCA will look to continue its success Oct. 18 and 20 as they host Nicholls State University and New Orleans University in the Prince Center for conference play.

UCA extended its lead over UALR in the I-40 Showdown point system as the UCA cross country men’s and women’s teams both finished above Little Rock in the Little Rock meet Oct. 13.

UCA now has 12.5 rivalry points while the Trojans trail with 1.5 points.

The UCA women’s team finished second out of 19 competing schools, and the UCA men’s team finished fourth out of 13 competing schools.

The Little Rock cross country teams finished fourth in the women’s competition and sixth in the men’s competition.

The top five finishes from the women stayed within the top 35, which junior Erin Woodward said showed the dedication and commitment of the team coming to fruition.

“Having our top five all in the top 35 showed just how we have worked hard for months now individually, and now we have joined together to push each other to the best we can do to achieve those top spots,” Woodward said.

Woodward finished 14th in the women’s 5-kilometer race with a time of 18:38, which averaged just under a six-minute mile.

Freshman Gracie Hyde finished fourth in the event with a time of 17:53.3, just 20 seconds out of first place.

Senior Alejandra Ruiz placed 10th at 18:25.5, freshman Casey Gore placed 21st in the event at 18:59.1 and freshman Kennedy Timmerman finished 35th at 19:21.6.

Woodward said their training had been difficult, but the team pushed through and saw success because of it.

“We came together after some hard training and truly embraced our goal to focus

and do our best and trust our training,” Woodward said.

In the men’s 8,000-meter run, freshman Hunter Henderson finished third in the event to lead the way for the men’s team with a time of 25.28.8, only 12.8 seconds behind the first finisher.

Senior Alonzo Pollum finished eighth at 25:47.6, freshman Elijah Ankrom finished 28th at 26:44.4, freshman Brett Borchert placed 42nd with a time of 27:08.1 and senior Brant Cook finished just a few seconds later at 27:11.7 to place 46th.

Henderson said the training helped him perform as well as he did, and that he was proud of the team’s performance as a whole.

“It’s always great to be able to race with my teammates, but it’s even better to have everyone run fast,” Henderson said. “I’m thankful we were able to come together as a team and beat a rival school.”

The competition was a little different for the men, because some of the team traveled to the University of Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals.

The meet was split into three separate groups for both the men and women. In the men’s 8-kilometer race, the men finished last out of the 34 universities running in the Men’s White 8k.

Sophomore Alex Hanson had the best time for the team, finishing 155th out of 234 competitors with a time of 25:38.5.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete next in the Southland Conference Championships Oct. 26 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

This will be the last event for either team this season, depending on if individuals qualify for the NCAA regional competitions in College Station, Texas.

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SPORT

UCA STATS CORNER OPPONENT

Stephen F. Austin State

Football

University

Volleyball

University of Incarnate

RESULT

RECORD

27-17(W)

(4-2, 3-1)

3-0 (W)

(16-4, 6-1)

1-0 (L)

(5-5-2, 2-1)

3-1 (W)

(12-3-1, 7-1)

Word

Green Bay University

Men’s Soccer photo by Lauren Swaim

Senior Chris Holmes, a midfielder on the men’s soccer team, enjoys the challenge of playing soccer. Besides soccer, Holmes likes hiking and spending time with friends and family.

Athlete finds balance on course, in classroom

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

Senior Chris Holmes plays as a midfielder for UCA’s men’s soccer team.

This position requires a great deal of running, because it requires him to play both offense and defense during games.

Holmes said playing soccer at UCA is very demanding, but that he enjoys the challenge.

He said the challenge is actually his favorite part of playing soccer.

Due to the challenging environment him and his teammates share, he has made his best friends through playing soccer at UCA. Holmes loves the sense of community he feels from being on the soccer team.

Due to their shared experiences and large amount of time together, it has been easy for him and his team to bond. His team trains five days a week for about two hours per day. Additionally, his team plays one or two games a week, and the team travels every other week for an away game.

“When we are doing fitness,

we suffer together,” Holmes said. “When we are winning, we are celebrating together.”

Holmes loves the opportunity of playing soccer with his best friends.

“Seeing them work hard makes me want to work hard,” Holmes said.

Even though Holmes loves soccer, he doesn’t like that it causes him to miss school.

“It’s hard to get back in the swing of things after missing school,” Holmes said.

Before each class his team misses, he and his teammates let their professors know they will be missing.

Holmes said he dislikes playing soccer in the rain and the cold.

His friends outside of soccer are very understanding of his busy schedule, and they often spend time together studying.

His friends care about school, so they put a lot of effort into keeping good grades he said.

When Holmes is not playing soccer or studying, he is either hiking, drinking coffee or spending time with his family.

One major aspect Holmes

loves about soccer is the workout. He enjoys working out and the fact that soccer makes working out enjoyable.

Holmes has a great deal of experience playing soccer. He has played soccer for 13 years, initially starting because his mom signed him up. He went along with it and started to enjoy the sport.

Holmes played other sports besides soccer such as baseball, tee-ball and tennis when he was younger.

Holmes will continue to play soccer after graduation. He wants to play soccer for a year or two once he gets his degree.

Holmes is majoring in health service administration and is considering getting a master’s degree before working in a hospital.

Holmes said soccer taught him life lessons like the importance of pushing yourself further even when you can’t seem to go any further, because you can. He has also learned the importance of working hard.

Soccer also helped Holmes gain time management skills, which he can use for the rest of his life he sad.

TO U G H T WO

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Freshman forward Moiad Ankir avoids the Memphis defender Oct. 9. UCA took 17 more shots than the Tigers for the game, but the Tigers managed to tie the Bears 2-2.

Bears stay aggressive, fall short of win

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

The UCA men’s soccer team (5-5-2, 2-1 MVC) dealt with a couple of disappointing outcomes, tying the University of Memphis (5-4-4, 1-2-1) 2-2 Oct. 9, and losing 1-0 at Green Bay University (6-4-2. 2-2-1) Oct. 13.

Green Bay handed the Bears their fifth loss of the season in heartbreaking fashion. Despite UCA having large advantages in shot attempts and shots on goal, the Bears were unable to translate any attempts into points in the 1-0 defeat.

Many of the Bears’ shortcomings were caused by Green Bay’s junior goalkeeper Nikola Kahvedzic, as he finished the game with five saves.

UCA put the pressure on early with a shot from senior Daltyn Knutson in the 10th minute, forcing Kahvedzic to make his first save of the game.

Another opportunity came for UCA just five minutes later from junior forward Niklas Brodacki, but the shot sailed just wide of the goal.

Neither team was able to get off another shot for the remainder of the half, sending both teams into halftime scoreless.

UCA sophomores Soren Jensen and Kasper Andersen got the action started in the second half, taking shots at the 50th and 58th minute, but Kahvedzic was

there again to stop both goals.

The Bears continued to create chances with consecutive corner kicks in the 69th minute, but both came up short.

Jensen took his second and third shots in the 76th and 77th minute, but the result was only two more saves for Green Bay goalkeeper Kahvedzic.

In the 89th minute, with their first shot of the half, Green Bay’s freshman midfielder Joey Bourgeois scored the game’s only goal. It was GBU’s only shot on goal of the game, and turned out to be the only one they needed. With only a small window of time to respond, the Bears were unable to score as Green Bay held on for the win.

In the Bears’ opening game of the week, the University of Memphis forced a 2-2 tie at Bill Stephens Soccer Complex.

“We had a good performance that we felt was good enough to win, but they hung around and took one out of our win column and earned the tie,” coach Ross Duncan said. “Now it’s just about getting over the disappointment and moving on.”

Despite neither team putting a shot on goal for the first 26 minutes of the game, UCA was again able to create a 28-11 advantage in shots in the end.

Freshman defender Ole Kjoerholt tallied the first goal of the game on an assist from senior midfielder Chris Holmes.

However, in only one minute the Tigers responded and tied the score. Memphis freshman midfielder Edgar Alaniz streaked down the sideline before assisting sophomore midfielder Alexandros Ierides on the goal.

Memphis found the goal again in the 42nd minute with a goal from sophomore forward Brantley Bice to give the Tigers a 2-1 advantage.

The second half began with UCA junior goalkeeper Sebastian Thomsson stopping Brice’s second attempt to score.

After a 20-minute drought of shots on goal for both teams, the Bears drew even. A shot from freshman forward Moiad Ankir bounced off of a Memphis defender and found the goal to tie the score 2-2.

After UCA missed on several attempts to take the lead in the frame, the game was pushed into overtime. With just 10 seconds left it appeared that the Bears jumped ahead with a goal from Brodacki, but the goal was called back due to Brodacki being called offsides.

These were the last two nonconference games for the Bears, with only three conference games remaining before the conference tournament begin on Nov. 7 UCA’s next action will come Oct. 20 as they travel to Valparaiso University before returning home Oct. 27 for their final home game.

Women’s Soccer

Houston Baptist University

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photo courtesy of UCASports

Senior forward Camille Bassett fights a defender for possession. Bassett finished the game with 2 of the 3 Central Arkansas goals assisted by senior defender Kristen Ricks and freshman midfielder Gracie Hair.

Women’s soccer controls their own destiny

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

Once again, the road fared well for the Sugar Bears soccer team (12-3-1, 7-1 SLC) as they came away with two wins and the NO.1 spot in the Southland Conference standings.

The first game in the trip was against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (5-6-3, 2-4-2 SLC) Oct. 12. UCA had a tougher game on their hands in comparison to the past few games in their winning streak. The team had to come from behind to take the lead, something they didn’t have to worry about since they played against Lamar University Sept.

21 of this year.

Thanks to the efforts of junior forward Bria Williams in the 42nd minute, the Bears were able to get the game tied up 1-1 after the Islanders took the lead in the 19th minute of the game. With a free kick by sophomore midfielder Anika Sultan in the 69th minute, the Bears took the lead and kept it that way, as they finished the

game with a 2-1 win.

On Oct. 14, the team had one of its biggest matches of the season, as UCA took on Houston Baptist University (8-6-1, 6-1-1 SLC) with first place in the conference on the line. The Sugar Bears didn’t have the start they did against Corpus-Christi, however, as senior forward Camille Bassett scored goals in the eighth and 10th minutes to give UCA a quick 2-0 lead.

Junior midfielder Connie Awuku-Darkoh knocked in a penalty kick in the 20th minute for UCA to make the score 3-0.

The team kept the offense up as Williams almost scored again, but her shot was saved by Baptist’s keeper.

Even with the goal by Houston Baptists’ senior forward Sabriah Spencer, Houston Baptist was unable to make a comeback, and UCA walked out of Houston with the 3-1 win and possession of first place in the Southland Conference standings.

With the homestretch in sight, coach Jeremy Bishop said

the team has to continue to focus on the process of getting better each day.

“If we think about what could be, we will distract ourselves … just focus on the process and then train and play to improve,” Bishop said.

Coach Derek Nichols had similar thoughts as to how the team should handle the next few games before the season ends.

“We know what’s in front of us and we know what it takes to get results on the field, so it will just be a matter of taking care of our bodies so that we can be physically ready to finish off the regular season,” Nichols said.

With three conference games left in the regular season, UCA is in control of its own destiny.

UCA’s next games are both at home, starting off its threegame homestand to end the season.

They play against the Nicholls State University Colonels Oct. 19th, followed by the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions Oct. 21.

RAINY DAYS

Bears place eighth in Intercollegiate, hindered by weather and opponent

by Lauren McLemore Staff Writer

The UCA men’s golf team finished eighth in the two-day 54-hole David Toms Intercollegiate tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oct. 6 and 7.

UCA finished with a 34 over par 898. As for round one, the team finished with a score of 303. They finished round two with a score of 302. They closed out the tournament finishing 293 in round three.

The University Club course was played as a par 72 that covered 7,220 yards. At 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, the team began the tournament only to face a weather delay. The latter part of round two and all of round three were completed Oct. 7.

The team consisted of two seniors, a sophomore and two freshmen. Senior Lewis George said the team was young, but played well and finished good with their last round as their best.

This was an exciting tournament to return to for all players, but especially George.

According to LSU Sports,

George tied for first place in 2016 with a three-round score of 1-under par 215 alongside LSU golfers Sam Burns, Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard.

LSU has conquered the tournament in seven of the past nine years, and won again this year as first out of 12 competing teams.

George said that LSU players were familiar with the course while the UCA men found it difficult. The weather and delays only added to the difficulty.

“It was hard for the players to adjust, as we felt like we were always stopping and starting and couldn’t maintain a good rhythm,” George said.

However, the team pushed through and began to move up the leaderboard in the last round.

“The top three players for the last round were combined level par, which was pretty good at this course, taking into consideration the difficulty of the course and the weather,” George said.

Another factor adding to the difficulty of the tournament was the strength of the teams.

George said a few conference

teams were present, including Lamar University, that finished one place above UCA with 32 over par 896, and Nicholls State University, that finished one place under UCA with 39 over par 903. Other competing teams included Louisiana University, that came in second with 7 over par 871, and Mercer State University, who finished third with 14 over par 878.

The team will play against Lamar at its next tournament as well.

With such a compact season, George said hours of practice is their key to preparing for conference.

“Hopefully by the time conference comes around, we will all be on top of our games and will have a shot at qualifying for regionals at Texas,” George said.

The golf team will return to Louisiana Oct. 15 and 16 to play at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate hosted by Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. The course will be at Squire Creek Country Club. A full schedule for the men’s golf team is available at ucasports.com.