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C a n a d i a n wo m a n claims to be cursed from stolen artifacts

A Canadian woman returned stolen artifacts from Pompeii, claiming they were cursed. The woman, who visited Pompeii in 2005, stole two mosaic tiles, parts of an amphora and a piece of ceramic. She claimed they had caused her many hardships including two fights with cancer and financial insecurities.

A spokeswoman from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii claimed several visitors have returned stolen items in the past because of bad luck.

N AT I O N A L Old rocket mistaken for asteroid in Hawaii An asteroid expected to be grabbed by the Earth’s gravity next month might actually be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission in 1966. The object, discovered in Hawaii last month, is around the same length as a Centaur upper rocket stage that launched NASA’s Surveyor 2 into space.

Facebook adds to hate speech policy Facebook is expanding its hate speech policy to include Holocaust denial content.

This change comes after the Anti-Defamation League published an investigation into numerous forums on Facebook posting antiSemitic conspiracies and hate speech already in violation of the company’s policy. Facebook will direct users to credible information if they search for Holocaustrelated content on their platform.

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Health center looks for volunteers

Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research is looking for 800 volunteers to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. The Little Rock center is looking for people aged 18 to 64 working outside of their homes and anyone 65 or older who haven’t had COVID-19.

Participants will be given up to $1,125 in compensation for time and travel.

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UCA Board of Trustees Chair Pastor Cornell Maltbia greets the crowd in front of the soon-to-be Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts on Friday, Oct. 9. As part of the groundbreaking ceremony, UCA acknowledged the Windgate Foundation for their $20 million dollar donation towards the construction of the facility.

UCA breaks ground on the Windgate Center

By Rob Davis Staff Writer

President Houston Davis and the UCA Board of Trustees turned sod in front of where the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts will be built on the corner of Bruce Street near Thompson Hall on Friday, Oct 11. This celebrated the $20 million dollar donation from the Windgate Foundation-along with a new gift of $3 million dollars from the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

The Windgate Center, with a tentative opening date of Fall 2022, will provide almost 100,000 square feet of classroom, studio, rehearsal and performance spaces, furthering UCA’s stance as one of the top leaders in the

state in the performing arts.

The center will include a creative quad and sculpture garden, an art gallery, a black box theatre and a concert hall that will be the only one-room, open-concept venue in Central Arkansas.

The $3 million dollar donation from the Alice L. Walton Foundation will provide needed resources to help aid the construction of the Windgate Center, help establish an endowment for ongoing facility maintenance at the Windgate Center and help support art education programming at UCA. “In January of 2019, UCA received the largest gift in our 113-year history, a $20 million dollar challenge gift from the Windgate Foundation to help

By Kelly Rico Staff Writer

The UCA Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the Legislative Audit Report Friday, Oct. 9.

The report was resolved and approved unanimously since it had no findings for the fiscal 2019 year. It also revealed that UCA was down in revenue because they have been spending under the budget.

“We’re living within our means and we’re doing the right thing. I think that is a testament to what this campus is doing,” Vice President of Finance and Administration Diane Newton said.

The savings were made possible because organizations are not spending money on their usual activities, the number of students attending the university has been low which caused a decrease in students spending on campus and there has not been organizations traveling because of COVID-19 restrictions.

UCA President Houston Davis congratulated the UCA Ambassadors program in which students assist with campus tours, visitation days and other admission office events. The three UCA Ambassadors,

Senior President Ashley Hall, Social Media Chair Trey White and Professional Development Chair Matthew Law, were recognized for their outstanding dedication and hard work at UCA. Newton provided a brief construction update on widening the road on Donaghey Avenue, Greek Village entering phase two of its construction, the new Bear Village tornado shelter building for students is completed, Buffalo Hall’s addition outside of the building is completed and most of the gravel parking lots have been replaced with finished parking.

This has increased parking by 33 spaces and their goal is to have 80 spaces in total. She also said the new Lewis Science Center Annex is completed and opened to students in January 2021, the new Integrated Health Sciences building is planned to open by Fall 2021 semester and the Windgate Center is completed and planned to open in Fall 2022.

The groundbreaking ceremony livestream for the Windgate Center took place Friday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. through Zoom.

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Along with the donation from the Windgate Foundation, the Board of Trustees have also allocated state bonds to be used to fund construction of the Windgate Center. University Advancement, represented at the ceremony by interim Vice-President Dr. Mary Bane Lackie, will be responsible for raising the remaining funds needed to complete the construction of the center.

Donations are being accepted by the university’s Division of Advancement and if interested, contact Gunnar Bartlett at gbartlett1@uca. edu.

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“Acting allows me to experience life from the perspective of another person. Your character has to have a part of you or it’s not really your art, so I’m able to see myself in a different light,” Dabdub said.

“Watching a performance gives people the time to stop and feel some emotion and I love being able to share this with audiences.”

The Department of Art and the Department of Music were two of the original eight departments when UCA was established in 1907 with theatre being established in 1920, and with this gift, UCA hopes to establish a higher level of collaboration

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build the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts,” President Davis said. “That gift not only trumpeted the quality of faculty, our programs, our students and our alumni to the world, but it raised the bar for our institution and provided a pathway that led us to this great event.”

President Davis acknowledged that students also need financial support along with the new facility, stating that $1 million dollars of the $20 million dollar donation will go towards scholarships to those who need it.

Junior Julia Dabdub, majoring in philosophy and theatre, represented students of the arts and was recognized at the ceremony for being a

and gained approval for the university to enter into a contract with Fraley Roofing Inc. in order to replace the roof on Prince Center. It would give the university contract permission to expend on the $250,000 year fund, unless the General Counsel certifies to terminate the contract in written form. The seeking contract to replace the roof exceeds the yearly budget to $534,700 with the planned term date of 90-days. The board authorized and unanimously approved the contract with Fraley Roofing Inc. The UCA administration was recommended to increase the dental plan annual benefit maximum from $1,000 to $1,250 with no premium increase for the 2021 Health and Dental insurance rates.

In 2018, during the five-year self-insurance plan, there was a six-percent increase and in 2019 that percent decreased to five-percent. UCA’s plan has a surplus of $1,232,734 above what is required to set aside to pay claims. There are no rate or plan design changes for vision, life and long-term disability in 2021. The board approved of the changes unanimously.

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2020 Election Teach-In offers to educate students in voting

by Heidi Mackey Staff Writer

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, UCA’s Learning Communities and Student Government Association (SGA) held an Election 2020 Teach-In. The intent of this event was to gather a group of professors to discuss and educate other faculty and students on topics related to the 2020 election.

“The 2020 Election TeachIn facilitated by the Student Government Association and UCA Learning Communities as well as Dr. Millsap Stone was a major success. Our mission and goal for the event was to ensure that the students, faculty and staff of the UCA community were offered a chance to become educated on two topics of their choosing through a nonpartisan perspective before the upcoming election.

Luckily, we were able to do just that,” SGA President Jamaal Lockings said.

The topics ranged from the economy, the supreme court, the media and public healthcare. All sessions lasted about twenty minutes where each faculty supervisor created

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a presentation or held a discussion. This was a complete nonpartisan event, but all questions and comments were welcomed by the faculty.

Professor of Political Science Mark Elrod led the conversation on the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court. While he wasn’t exactly sure what was expected of him with this presentation, he created a slide show that covered the new seat on the Supreme Court and what that means for the Presidential Election.

“The Supreme Court is usually important in presidential election years because presidents have the opportunity to appoint justices to the court for life. Since 1945, justices have served on average to age 83. The average age of the current Supreme Court is 65 making it a relatively young court, historically,” Elrod said.

Elrod went on to talk about the death of Justice Ginsburg and the new appointment made

by President Trump, Amy Coney Barrett.

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Students car found Alcohol violation Minor steals keyed, no suspects at Bear Village mother’s car Jack Haley noticed his blue Toyota Tundra had been deliberately keyed on Oct. 1.

His truck had been parked in the front row at the Farris center for days.

There are no suspects at this time.

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UCAPD responded to an alcohol violation at Bear Village on Oct. 7. Dylan White had an unopened bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey on top of his fridge.

He was not under the influence and disposed of the alcohol. He was not given a citation.

A 14-year-old girl was arrested after she took her mother’s vehicle on Oct. 5.

The minor, along with her 12-year-old friend, were stopped by Officer Webber.

The friend was sent home with her mother, but the driver’s aunt was not allowed to take her as she wasn’t her legal guardian. She would have been sent to jail, but the unit they were sending her to did not have any room.

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appointment so close to the November election may prove to be costly to President Trump and the Republican-controlled Senate,” Elrod said.

Valuable information like this, and more, was given to all those who attended this teach-in. David Keith, a professor in Journalism, spent his time talking about the role of journalists as they pertain to this election as

well. Conversations of how journalists report politics and if they should remain unbiased was brought up.

Election day is on Nov. 3, but early voting in Arkansas begins on Oct. 19. For more information on where, when and how you can vote in Arkansas or request an absentee ballot, you can check out vote.org.

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4Continued from page 1 The Department of Family and Consumer Science projected a change in the department’s name to the Department of Nutrition and Family Sciences. The department believes that this name change will more accurately reflect their refocused curriculum, mission and will help them stay relevant in the higher education marketplace. The name change was passed by the

board unanimously and will be effective on January 1, 2021.

The meeting ended with Chair Cornell Maltbia recognizing the hard work that the faculty, staff and students have been showing.

“I want to take a moment to reflect,” Maltbia said. “What a wonderful story we are telling here at UCA. Multiple construction projects, no furloughs, no lay-offs, fundraising is strong, finances

are good, student life and student organizations are thriving here and we are in the midst of a global pandemic. I encourage you to spread the word that the University of Central Arkansas is thriving.”

All council members were present during the meeting in office and via Zoom. The next meeting will be held in office and via Zoom live on Friday, Dec. 4.

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“Teaching China in the Age of COVID-19” series addresses China’s response to pandemic

By Ashley Savage Sports Editor

Dr. Zach Smith and Dr. Ka Zeng launched part two of a four-part discussion on how China’s government and culture are playing a role in their response to COVID-19 in a Zoom on Thursday. Smith is an Assistant Professor in the history department and the Program Coordinator for Asian Studies here on campus. Zeng joined in on the discussion from Fayetteville where she is a Political Science professor and the Director of Asian Studies at the University of Arkansas.

China is one of many countries that is not stranger to life under a deadly virus.

“I think the real answer [to China’s effective response] is experience and expertise.

Most of the countries that have proven most effective in combating coronavirus themselves, had an experience in dealing with SARS,” Smith said.

It’s well-known that China’s effective response to COVID-19 did not come shortly after its arrival to the country. “There is a saying in China that the mountain is high and the emperor is far

Dining services hopes to become more environmentally friendly

by Kaitlin Benight Assistant News Editor

Aramark dining services is looking to become more environmentally friendly this semester.

They are looking into replacing Styrofoam with compostable products. In the past this hasn’t been possible because of companies’ inabilities to keep up with demand. Jim Nabors, UCA Dining Services’s general manager, said Aramark has also reached out to the Urban Food Loop in Little Rock to discuss more sustainable options like food waste composting.

In addition, the sustainability committee is looking into bringing a farmers market on campus.

For National Coming Out Day, SGA will be outside the Student Center on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate. They will hand out cookies and offer a place for students to express frustrations.

The Counseling Center has partnered with SGA’s safety and wellness committee to host and discuss coping mechanisms to deal with specific anxieties that COVID-19 has brought to students. This will take place Oct. 28 over Zoom.

China has been the overall center of blame in the eyes of many Americans and other countries. Smith counteracted the consistent blame China has received when he presented data that elaborated on how effective countries in East Asia have been in controlling the spread of COVID-19 compared to North America.

“You can see the initial outbreak in January and February of 2020 [in East Asia], but then for most of the rest of its course, you can see that the number remains very small,” Smith said.

“When it comes to the U.S.’s conversations about China’s response to COVID, so much of our domestic political debates have been about how much blame we should assign to China,” Smith said. “We have missed an opportunity to really think about history’s other use—as an opportunity to learn from the past and gain knowledge from the expertise of other people and places that have confronted similar challenges.”

Information regarding the upcoming events for the fourpart series can be found on arncta.com.

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During the meeting the finance committee expressed interest in cutting funding for the readership program, which provides students access to The New York Times and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

These newspapers will no longer be available in print editions on campus; there will only be digital copies provided

by Torreyson Library. The only print newspaper available on campus is The Echo.

Additionally, SGA is discussing a change in Spring Break with faculty.

They are looking at either making a partial spring break or starting the spring semester later or ending it earlier.

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away. This suggests that the further away you move from Beijing, and the further away you move from the center, the more difficult it is for the essential leaders to figure out what is going on in the local areas,” Zeng said. “Initially, authorities had started to see reports of a mysterious pneumonia circulating around China, but the local authorities, for the most part, ignored those reports and punished the people for highlighting those issues for ‘spreading rumors.’”

Cultural differences between the East and the West have also aided in the vast comparisons of how effective each side has and has not been in relation to COVID-19.

Smith used his platform on Thursday to discuss the ways in which China’s collectivist culture has played a role in its response to the pandemic.

“One thing that we’ll see is that Confucianism and collectivism are among the most prominent themes. Even in mainstream U.S. media outlets, The Wallstreet Journal suggest the lingering cultural imprint of Confucianism gives a paternalistic state a free hand to intrude in people’s lives during an emergence,” Smith said.

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Homecoming events will be held virtually

by Megan Holder Social Media Editor

University of Central Arkansas will celebrate homecoming virtually Oct. 2631. There will be downloads, interactive virtual events and more.

“Homecoming at UCA is such a special time of year.

Traditionally, homecoming is a time for alumni to come home to campus. This year will be celebrated a little differently— from the comfort of their own home. I still want to bring the feeling of being back on campus and getting to visit with fellow alumni,” Executive director Alison Taylor said. “We have created several avenues for our alumni using interactive virtual events and some other fun activities, like a virtual 5K.” Associate Dean of Students/Director of Student Life Jacob Ternes said the committee has been meeting via zoom to prepare for homecoming.

“The biggest changes are the shift of focus from in-person events to virtual and/or hybrid.

For example, the bingo event that took place last year in the Student Center Ballroom will now happen virtually, hosted by a company called Degy Entertainment,” Ternes said.

“The Pep Rally will also be live streamed on Youtube instead of having an in-person audience, the only people who will gather in person will be the people participating in the program.”

Ternes said, “involvement will look different, but we are optimistic there will still be a high level of student involvement.

The royalty nomination deadline was Oct. 5 and this year we had more nominees than last year, so that’s great. Since the bingo event is happening virtually, an unlimited number of students are able to participate, whereas last year participation was capped at 200 students. The live-streamed pep rally will allow students to participate

from wherever they are and so we hope to have hundreds tune in for that event.”

In order for Homecoming to be successful and enjoyable, Ternes said students must be willing to participate in the virtual events and have fun with them. “They must also commit to following social distancing and mask guidelines at the things that are happening in person, for example the football game,” Ternes said.

According to uca.edu/ homecoming, Homecoming shirts can be pre-ordered online. The shirts are heathered purple short sleeve style, featuring Bruce and Sugar in their Roaring 20’s style attire on the front pocket. The back is styled in 1920s design with the final two lines of the Alma Mater prominently featured.

The shirts are $15 and can be pre-ordered today. They will be available for pick-up at Buffalo Alumni Hall or can be shipped to you for $5 flat rate.

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10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13, the Student Activties Board invites students to attend a celebration of the change of seasons.

National Coming Out Day 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Oct. 14, in the Student Center Courtyard join PRISM and the Office of Diversity and Community to celebrate National Coming Out Day. Stop by and grab a button and a free cookie.

Ebony Models Clinicals and Tryouts 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 and 15, in Student Center Room 225, don your best fit and try out to be one of this year’s Ebony Model.

College of Education Town Hall 1:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 15, via Zoom join the College of Education for a virtual town hall to discuss racial equity in the department.

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Teaching China in the Age of COVID-19 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Oct. 15, via Zoom join Linda Hanauma and Sharonda Love to discuss confronting anti-Asian racism in communities and classrooms.

Amigo Fest 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Oct. 17, in the Student Center Courtyard join the Latino Student Association to celebrate Hispanic/Latinx culture. This vent is for UCA students, faculty, and staff.

The morality of a pandemic 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 18, via Zoom, join the Department of English and Raymond Fountain for the first installment of a three-part virtual lecture series on pandemics their causes and consequences.

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Team Global Picnic 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the amphitheater, join Team Global for a picnic. Be sure to bring a food and RSVP for the event on cubconnect.

Virtual Film Night 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20, join the Sociology Club and Alpha Kappa Delta to watch the documentary “Policing the Police” via Zoom.

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ASL interpreter, the Rev. Kosen Gregory Snyder and Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams discuss how “right justice” is framed. They met Oct. 7 on a live Zoom stream.

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by Delaney VanWilpe News Editor

In the second installment of the Union Theological Seminary in New York City “Dharma and Justice Dialogues,” discussed the urgency to question and interrogate our mind’s initial framing of justice. The webinar was hosted by Rev. Kosen Gregory Snyder and joined by guest Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams on Oct. 6.

Although this series is streamed live from New York, UCA’s Department of Philosophy and Religion is advertising it to students and faculty who may be interested as it is led by religious studies scholars.

“One of the strangely positive things about the pandemic, is that it makes lectures in New York accessible to students at

UCA,” Professor and Director of Gender Studies Program Taine Duncan said.

This installment’s central discussion was on “What is Right Justice?” where the panelists question how, what and why we have been conditioned to believe what is considered to be “right.”

Snyder said that the Buddha used the word “samma” (translated as right) in his teachings of the eightfold path to “characterize view, intention, action, speech, livelihood, mindfulness, effort and concentration.”

This explanation of right differs heavily from societal explanations of right and wrong.

“We live in a society in which justice has been framed for us in the form of punishment, retribution and

power-over,” Williams said.

Our society traditionally interprets justice in a binary.

This means if something is not right, then it must be wrong.

“Confronting how deeply ingrained that was for me was part of this initial interrogation to begin to reframe my whole way of looking at how I think about things. Not just what I think, but how I think about them,” Williams said.

Snyder and Williams grew up in very different backgrounds, but are able to find a common ground of how our society has been molded to benefit a few select groups.

“From my background, I would see strategies to maintain whiteness, that are also being used to maintain social justice communities, to shame people to hold on to particular truths that are held by authorities,” Snyder said.

In order to change these institutions, there needs to be an interrogation to avoid repeating the past. “If we don’t, we will cleverly reproduce the same situations again,” Snyder said.

This reproduction can take many forms. Angel referenced “call out culture in progressive spaces” as a destructive and counteractive way to go about justice.

“The speed and aggression that inhabits so many of our communities that situates themselves on being about justice, really begs deep interrogation. How is it that we think that is going to bring about whatever it is that we are intending to inhabit at some point in our existence,” Angel said. “[The way] we go to shame, punishment, ostracizing, to disbelonging is real evidence in ways that we

are shaped by these cultures that we have been immersed in. Our notion of justice is shaped by these cultures.”

The act of interrogation will hopefully solve the skewed notions of justice. “If we are really committed to reframing, we have to be committed to deconstructing the narratives and ideas that make up the way that we perceive and pursue justice,” Angel said.

Ultimately, justice is subjective in the ways that it is believed by others and the ways that it is executed in society.

“Justice is in your body, so it’s not a prescription. It doesn’t come outside of an interrogation outside of one’s own feeling,” Angel said.

It is how one thinks about justice that matters, not how one was socialized to believe what is just.

Japanese language course offered in spring

by Elvira Toddy Campus Life Editor

Department of LLLC will continue to offer Japanese language courses in the spring, contradictory to a previous announcement made this semester that suspended the language course in the spring.

In response a small student movement urging the university to rescue the course, the LLLC turned to grant opportunities to keep the course afloat.

The department received the COVID-19 Relief Grant – Salary Assistance for Japanese Language Courses from the Japan Foundation, an organization based in Tokyo, Japan, that is dedicated to cultivating an understanding of Japanese culture around the world.

The grant awards up to $10,000 during the 2020-21 academic year to supplement the salary of Japanese language instructors in school districts that have been financially affected by the pandemic.

Applicants were required to ensure, or

at least show a “strong desire,” to continue offering Japanese language courses after the reward period ends.

Japanese Language Professor David House located the grant and said that he was thankful that the department was able to receive it.

“It’s excellent that we were able to receive the grant,” House said. “It’s also good news that our administration was willing to support applying for the grant in the first place.”

House said that the university would not be eligible for this grant again.

“In fact, I don’t think this grant will be offered again,” he said, explaining, however, that the university is eligible for a larger program development grant that would help sustain Japanese-related education.

House, who taught Japanese for several years as a part time professor, was hired as a visiting lecturer in 2017, a position he will continue to fill until a permanent position is approved or until the course is suspended.

“I was quite happy to hear that Japanese was saved,” Ian O’Dwyer a junior film student said. “With it being my last semester, it’s more so assurance that other people will have the opportunity to take it in the future.”

However, Lynn Burley, interim chair of the LLLC department, said that the future of Japanese courses is still uncertain.

When Burley became the interim chair of the LLLC, she was told that if she could increase the student enrollment in Japanese language course, then she would get closer to approval for a permanent lecturer position.

“We used to have what was called emergency hires, which were basically people who were hired to teach full time, which usually means four classes,” Burley said, explaining that Japanese language courses have been predominantly taught by emergency hires in the past.

“They don’t serve on any committees, they don’t do the work of the department, they have

no say in the running of the department, or the curriculum of the department or anything.

They just teach.” Burley said, adding that the emergency hires worked for much less than permanent hires.

To prevent the university from hiring several part-time professors instead of filling a permanent position the board of trustees created the “three year and out rule”.

“The Board of Trustees put in place that you can hire somebody for three years on an emergency basis, because if you could employ somebody for three years, obviously it’s not an emergency,” Burley said.

House was hired on as a visiting lecturer in the spring semester of 2017, and because of the “three year and out rule” he was able to be employed for three years before the college would be forced to consider hiring a permanent lecturer for the course.

The three years are come end with this semester when House might have

been hired considered for the permanent position.

Unfortunately, when COVID-19 swept across the nation, budget cuts followed in suite.

Burley added that because of the retiring incentive last semester there are multiple positions around campus that need to be filled.

Because Japanese is not a major or minor, positions that need to be filled in areas that are hold a higher priority and on top of that the university is under a hiring freeze that is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon.

Burley said that her department has asked for a full-time instructor in Japanese, but she is “99.9% certain that it won’t happen.”

For now, Japanese language courses are safe, but given the factors at play unless more grant funding is received or one of the other language major or minors is suspended the university will not be able to sustain the course past fall 2021.

Griot Society encourages students to join

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UCA’s Griot Society held an informational meeting Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the Student Center room 213.

Griot Society is an organization that discusses African-American history before and after the slave trade and connects it to

issues of the modern day.

“We talk about most topics that K-12 classes don’t talk about,” President of UCA’s Griot Society, senior, Kateese Smith said.

This information session was the first meeting of the semester for Griot Society. UCA’s Griot Society President, Kateese Smith hosted this session to

explain what Griot Society is about to students who are interested in becoming a member.

The event was socially distanced, chairs being six feet apart and participants were required to sanitize their hands.

The session started off with an icebreaker, in order for prospective

members to get more acquainted. Participants submitted a random fact digitally through a website prior to the meeting and Smith called out the random fact for the others to guess whom it came from.

After the icebreaker, Smith began the presentation to give more information about Griot

Society.

Smith started out by explaining what a “Griot” is.

Smith said that a Griot is a storyteller, musician, and a keeper of records. She explained that Griots have been

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prevalent throughout time to preserve genealogies, historical narratives and important dates of their people.

Smith then went on to explain the history of Griots.

Griots first began to arise in the West African Mande Empire of Mali in the 13th century.

Originally, only males were Griots and it was a title passed down through a familial line.

Now present day griots have modified practices and can be any female or male, regardless of ancestry.

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information on the origins of Griots, Smith explained how Griot Society came to UCA. Griot Society has been at UCA since the 1990’s however they left and came back in 2016.

The Griot Society stays active on campus, volunteering at different events on and off campus. Smith said that Griot Society encourages its members to be better members of society and to be active on campus.

Smith then presented the schedule of lessons for the following meetings as well as the structure of the class. Smith

said that there will be six classes and an induction ceremony. The meetings will be divided into two parts which is the lesson and then the discussion.

Junior, Kaylin Dean, says she has had an interest in Griot for a while.

“I really have been interested in Griot from hearing about it...now I have a better understanding of it,” Dean said.

Sophomore, Ashley Henson says she enjoyed the informational session. “I feel like I’m going to be able to learn a lot from this and everyone

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seems really nice,” Henson said.

To conclude the session, attendants of the meeting participated in a Kahoot game that reviewed all of the information discussed.

Smith says Griot Society hopes to expand this semester.

“Our goals are really just to get out there and volunteer more, do more programs around campus and just to get noticed more,” Smith said.

Griot Society meets in Student Center room 213 at 6:00 p.m.on Wednesdays.

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Housing staff adapts to new technology

by Sadie Clark

Staff Writer Housing staff is working to maintain residence culture and events this semester while following social distancing and other precautions to keep residents safe from COVID-19.

Associate Director for Housing and Residence Life Dr. Craig Seager said that all staff went through extra training run by UCA’s medical director, Dr. Randy Pastor. Housing is enforcing the new policies and informing residents on new rules.

Resident assistants and coordinators say they feel safe while in their halls due to the new rules and compliance from students.

“From my perspective, they’ve been doing well with engaging students virtually and enforcing the new visitation policy,” Seager said. “ I haven’t heard of any issues regarding them feeling unsafe, which I would typically if there was an issue.”

Sophomore and Hughes Hall RA Alexsis Byrd said that even

though there are new guidelines, students have been receptive to them with few mistakes. Such guidelines include wearing masks while outside of private rooms and limiting capacity in the kitchen and lobby area. Signage is also used to inform students about distancing and bathroom etiquette.

“The brighter side of it is that they’re very understanding about the fact that this is what we’ve got to do,” Byrd said. “They’re like, ‘Yeah, we’re going to do what we have to do to get through all of this.’”

Housing now only allows residents to enter their respective halls to keep exposure at a minimum. No guests are allowed to enter the hall if they do not live there, Byrd said.

By taking precautions and making sure students are following them, COVID-19 cases have been kept lower than other universities, Byrd said.

“I am proud of us,” he said.

“I’m like, ‘Cool, maybe we can stay here all through the semester. Maybe

we can make it.’”

New Hall Resident Coordinator Jodi McDougal said that during this time, building communities within the residence halls while being safe is important. Programs in the halls have not been cancelled for the semester, which allows students to connect with each other.

“Ensuring the safety of our students is my motto,” McDougal said. “We want to make sure that their experience while living on campus is a fulfilling and wellrounded one.”

Residence staff are encouraged to fit their programs to the respective hall’s culture, Seager said.

“Our residential colleges have things structured slightly differently as our staff collaborate closely on programming with the faculty that reside in our halls,” Seager said.

“With COVID, we are having to rethink how we can continue to provide similar experiences for our students through a virtual environment.”

Different residence halls allot for different capacities because of the lobby size. For example, halls like Baridon are able to accommodate more people at one time than Hughes Hall because it is bigger, Byrd said.

Due to changes following social distancing guidelines, programs are mostly virtual with few halls holding events in-person.

Grab-and-go programs have become more popular because students are able to see other residents and participate in a safe manner, McDougal said.

Virtual programs over Zoom are the most used program form this semester. This method gives students a safe way to interact with staff and students from the safety of their rooms.

“I think it is good because it allows and is almost forcing Housing and students to adapt and use forward thinking,” McDougal said.

“It is a step everyone is going to take, a new step toward technology.”

Panelist says students should challenge cultural barriers and avoid tokenism

by Sadie Clark

Staff Writer Speaker Rafael Matos spoke about bias in communities and how to work past it on Wednesday, Oct. 7 over Zoom, hosted by Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha.

In his presentation “Bridges Not Walls: Confronting Bias In Your Community,” talked about the critical race theory and the dangers of discrimination and its effects on people of color.

Some examples of discrimination include microaggressions, microinsults and microinvalidations.

When talking about how this is seen in current events, Matos brought up the #BlackatUCA thread on Twitter and how students at the university have been discriminated against.

“This hashtag blew my mind, and not in a positive way,” Matos said.

He said that other schools have social media accounts dedicated to sharing their stories, such Black at USC’s Instagram account for the University of Southern California.

The Black Lives Matter movement was also discussed because of how important it is to bring attention to the murders of black people by law enforcement.

Matos explained that bringing up “all lives matter” is dismissing the issue at hand.

“If all lives matter, then why is it that we have one particular group of people being hurt systematically?”

Matos said.

Critical Race Theory was a concept started in the 1970’s by a Harvard professor that looks into the intersectionality of race, law and power. It has a premise that laws and institutions are biased against people of color.

“Sometimes rules might be created in a manner where they seem like they’re being enforced equitably, but they may be written in a way so that a specific group is targeted more,” Matos said. “It’s not just looking at the surface level, but it is digging deeper.”

Whether people realize or not, the impact of these aggressions negatively affect people of color and further marginalizes people with a marginalized identity. You cannot use intent to invalidate impact, Matos said.

The intersectionality of identities is something that shifts and moves depending on one’s situation. Matos said that he identifies as a gay and Latinx man, as well as being Catholic and involved in his fraternity Phi Beta Sigma.

Matos said that knowing how all

of these work together is important in solidifying one’s identity, explaining that asking the question “What are you?” is not appropriate to ask when inquiring about an individual’s identity. Instead, ask “What culture do you strongly identify with,” Matos said.

“That’s a reasonable question because we’re in the United States,” Matos said. “Unless you’re one of the original inhabitants of the tribal people from here, Native Americans, you’re not from this country, so everybody immigrated.”

Being around other cultures and getting educated helps people learn more about diversity which teaches people valuable lessons, Matos said.

“That’s what diversity will do to you,” Matos said. “Help put you in someone else’s shoes and really have a better understanding of the experience.”

Matos said that Tokenism is another form of discrimination where people are brought into a group just so the group can say they are not a certain thing.

This can be seen on school campuses when a student of color is taken and photographed so that the university can post and promote how diverse they are.

Moving past tokenism and other discrimination happens when

negative, exclusive behaviors are acknowledged and confronted.

Junior Esmeralda Ramírez said that she valued Matos’s view on not using people as tokens.

“Many times people use people of color in negative ways to be perceived as better,” Ramírez said. “It’s a constant reminder that we are all human and should be valued based on that.”

Matos said that tokenism happens when there is diversity without inclusion, explaining that it is not the new person’s responsibility to have to adjust for a system, and Matos feels that people should work to help them feel included.

“If you were doing things unknowingly we understand, that doesn’t make you a bad person,” Matos said. “Once you become aware of it, that defines who you are.

What are you going to do about it?”

Moving beyond this behavior starts with confronting behaviors at a personal level, then at a community level and then an institutional level.

Communities have fractures and current events make these fractures more apparent, Matos said.

“There’s nothing wrong with saying ‘This is broken, we need to fix it,’” Matos said. “There is everything wrong with you not taking the steps to fix it.”

Senior Raven Rhodes “As much as I love spring break because I like to go home for spring break … I do think it’s a good idea to keep everyone in a bubble. I’m gonna say yes, but my heart is like ‘no, don’t cancel spring break.’”

Junior Micah Patterson “I was not aware of that. I think it would definitely reduce some numbers, but it’s also a break that really needed by students. I think it depends on what the goal is, if it’s to reduce cases then, yeah, I think it would be a good idea.”

Junior Joanna Thrasher

Freshman Mattie Neighbors

“I didn’t know that. I do believe that it would really get down the cases, but we do really need that break.”

“No, I did not know that. I think it could be a good idea. I think that there might be some pros and cons to it.”

Freshman Emily Hallstrom

Sophomore Emma Davis

“Only if they would let us out a week earlier. I would be okay with it for the sake of everybody else.”

“Personally, I don’t think that’s a good idea ... I know some of the teacher’s kids are gonna get spring break, but they will not and will have to arrange childcare.

The students … we’re gonna be mentally exhausted because it’s gonna be constantly grinding.”

People of UCA: Jacob Carpenter

by Olyvia Gonzalez Staff Writer

What do you do when life is not on a perfect schedule and the plans you had either do not work out or come to fruition?

Jacob Carpenter is answering this question for himself in the middle of all of these unsettling times.

Nashville, Arkansas is where the countrified, deer hunting, guitar strumming, young minister began.

After shedding the camo and finding himself in Conway, Carpenter was immediately appointed into leadership positions within his church because of his deep hunger for God and his vast knowledge of the word. He worked in various positions teaching and minister to youth and college aged students.

Carpenter felt a call to humanitarian work at a young age

and decided to pursue a major in linguistics with a concentration in teaching english as a second language.

His desire was always for Asia which is what drove him to take various Chinese courses on UCA’s campus.

In a perfect world, at the time this article is being written, Carpenter would have thought to have found himself with his sleeves rolled up, ministering and providing aid to people in need.

In Fall 2019, the university announced various study abroad trips offered for educational credit and Carpenter’s election was sure; the final nine credits he lacked were lined up with a trip to Xi’an, China. Due to the chaos that is COVID19 and the unavailability of classes in the Spring and Summer semesters, he was denied this trip, setting him

back another semester.

Carpenter now finds himself in that blurry transition stage that every graduate will have to face: that from college student to adulting and the changes are already evident.

He is working fulltime and finishing up those final credits.

He serves as the campus outreach leader and leads worship at Turnpointe Church of Conway.

He lives in a detached garage apartment and is constructing a greenhouse in the backyard to practice sustainable living in the latter days.

Instead of sharing the bills with a roommate he picks up the full tab for himself and his new puppy Nala.

When he drove into Conway four years ago he chose his major based on what he

thought was a calling to the mission field in far away lands but he has since learned that ‘the best laid plans of mice and men....’

“The answer I have found is to trust in the One who saves: Jesus” Carpenter stated, “Proverbs 3:5-6 says that we should trust in him and he will make our paths straight.”

Carpenter has learned that God’s plan for his life is different from what he imagined but the peace he finds in leaning on him is more than worth it. So instead of packing his bags for China, Carpenter is planning to start an english second language class with a focus on helping the Asian community in Conway.

Jacob Carpenter knows that he may have some uncertainties in life but he has learned to trust in the God that knows his future.

Photo by Olyvia Gonzalez

22-year-old, Jacob Carpenter is finally stepping on the path that God has set for him by making Conway his mission field.

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Upcoming Games Men’s Soccer

2 p.m., Oct. 16 vs Coastal Carolina 1 p.m., Oct. 18 vs. Coastal Carolina

Women’s Soccer 6 p.m., Oct. 15 at Missouri State 1 p.m., Oct. 18 at Arkansas State

Football 7 p.m., Oct. 17 vs Missouri State

photo courtsey of George Mayo

In all 15 years as the voice of Bears Marching Band, Mayo has missed only one home game and often traveled with the band when they attend away games.

“Voice of Bears Marching Band” ends 15-year run

Editor’s Take photo courtsey of UCA Sports

Hurricane Delta caused downpours and gusty winds, especially in the first half at Centennial Bank Stadium. The inclement weather helped cause a defensive battle to start the game.

Bears fall short against Red Wolves

by Andrew McMahan Staff Writer

photo courtesy of NBA.com

Now that Lebron has won another ring, the sports world will spend countless hours and energy to debate who is better, Lebron or Michael Jordan.

The NBA’s endless GOAT debate is back and worse than ever

by Ronak Patel Editor

After the longest season in NBA history finally concluded, we have our long awaited champion, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Now that Lebron has won another ring, the sports world will spend countless hours and energy to debate who is better, Lebron or Michael Jordan. This conversation needs to stop.

It is fine if the conversation is had every once in a while but they don’t need to dominate NBA circles. The major media have already spent all their time discussing who is better, right after the Lakers won and the morning after. This conversation does nothing other than lead to mindless arguments.

Everyone has their own GOAT and how we choose our GOAT depends on how we define it and our personal affection for the athletes. As someone who is part of gen-z, Lebron is my GOAT, but for the older generation I understand why MJ is their GOAT. Trying to force your GOAT onto other sports fans isn’t just annoying, it takes away from the many great stories that makes us love sports. It isn’t fair to the Miami Heat and their players to allow the GOAT conversation to dominate the conversation.

The Miami Heat beat an Indiana Pacers team with one of the hottest players in the bubble in TJ Warren, the Bucks who had the back-to-back MVP and best record in the league and the Boston Celtics with rising stars Brown and Tatum. Miami has given the sports world one of the most exciting playoff runs we have seen in the past decade. Jimmy Butler had 2 triple-doubles in the finals and dropped 40 points on the Bucks, Tyler Herro went for 37 points in the conference finals as a rookie and Adebayo had a game-winning block on Jayson Tatum. Lets not allow this remarkable playoff to be overshadowed by a debate that is over talked about.

In sports we have to broaden the conversations and stop comparing players all the time.

There are plenty of exciting storylines to talk about in sports other than comparing players.

The University of Central Arkansas Bears football team (2-3) fell short against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-2) Saturday afternoon in Jonesboro.

The final score was 50-27.

Hurricane Delta caused downpours and gusty winds, especially in the first half at Centennial Bank Stadium.

“They handled the conditions better than we did. Any time you play in a game like that it is going to favor the defense,” UCA Head Football Coach Nathan Brown said. “Once the conditions leveled out I thought their offense got going quicker than ours did.”

The inclement weather helped cause a defensive battle to start the game; the score at the end of the first quarter reflected that with UCA then leading 3-2. Both offenses saw better production in the second quarter. UCA extended their lead to 6-2 with another field goal early in the second quarter.

Arkansas State would then respond with a 13 play, 75-yard touchdown drive to earn their first lead of the game.

This Red Wolf touchdown put the score at 9-6 with 5:22 to go in the second quarter. The Arkansas State defense would score an interception return for a touchdown after their offense scored, extending the lead to 16-6 with 3:14 left in the second quarter.

The UCA offense would strike back immediately with a touchdown of their own to make the score 16-13 still in favor of the Red Wolves.

Junior Wide Receiver Lujuan Winningham hauled in the touchdown pass from Senior Quarterback Breylin Smith. This was one of three touchdown receptions by Winningham.

With just under a minute to go, Arkansas State managed to score one more touchdown before halftime. The halftime score was 23-13. On Arkansas State’s opening drive after halftime, they marched down the field for another touchdown and extended the lead to 30-13. The Red Wolves would get a stop on defense and score another

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by Olyvia Gonzalez Staff Writer George Mayo, better known as the ‘Voice of Bears Marching Band (BMB)’, has stated that this will be his last year with the band after 15 years of service.

In all 15 years Mayo has missed only one home game and often traveled with the band when they attend away games.

Most students remember his provisions for the band which included a juicy red apple after each home game to every member of BMB. Mayo’s wife, Christine Donahue-Mayo, confirmed his retirement this year as ‘the voice’, but stated “you never know with him”.

Mayo is the son of Charles and the late Gloria Mayo. He was born in Sweetwater Texas in 1955, but found home in Benton, Arkansas at a young age. His father was a baptist minister of music and his mother found her occupation as a music

instructor.

Mayo and his three younger siblings were blessed with various musical abilities just as their parents were. He graduated from Benton High School in 1973 and received a National Merit scholarship. However, even though his love for music was strong, he decided to attend Ouachita Baptist University to obtain a business degree.

Sports have played another major role in his life since college. From softball, football, basketball and rugby, he found himself on a state championship team and is very proud of it.

He now satisfies the need for physical activity by playing golf and knocking it out of the park in the Over-50 softball league.

In his spare time he had as a young adult, he frequently contributed his rich bass voice to church choirs and vocal ensembles in central Arkansas.

As life would have it, he

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SOCCER

Women’s Soccer leaves rusty game against UL Lafayette behind them

by Ian Lyle Opinion Editor

photo courtsey of UCA Sports

Graduate Student Alex Hanson and his teammate sophomore Max Nores race to the finish line at BeaverFork Lake in the men’s 5k race. Hanson and Nores was seperated by 3 seconds at the end of the race.

The women’s soccer team swallowed a 2-0 defeat at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Sunday, Oct 11.

Only attempting five shots with one being on target, the Bears were unfortunate to not put the ball in the net by the 90th minute.

Obtaining their first goal, UL scored in the 13th minute.

Continuing to hold the lead from then on, they then scored their second goal as the 24th minute approached, sealing the win on the match.

“I have to give Lafayette a lot of credit,” women’s soccer head coach Jeremy Bishop said.

“They did a good job of putting us under a lot of pressure and

being physical.

Bishop said the opposing team’s play was very pressuring on UCA’s side, causing mistakes and hesitant plays from his team.

We were doing our best but just not able to be as efficient because of how they played us.”

Although Bishop considered UL a tough opponent to face, he also said his team did not play to their usual standard.

“I think probably just being able to be composed under that pressure and continue to play our game,” Bishop said, looking back at what he thought could have been better for the team.

I think we got away from what we can do well as far as being able to keep the ball and play possession-oriented soccer...We’ve just got to be onfident on the ball. We’re good

enough to play that way, even under pressure, but we didn’t do it today like we typically can.”

“I think just mentally and physically we were all drained going into the game,” junior center midfielder and defender Taylor Webb said. “It was kind of a hard week for us. I think we were all kind of tired and it showed for us today.

I definitely think our energy could’ve been better and our effort or our ‘want to’ could’ve been better.”

Saving her team from conceding a third goal, Webb received a yellow card in contending with an opposing player who would have had a oneon-one challenge with UCA’s goalkeeper.

“From where I was, I thought

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Men’s Soccer grabs 4-1 win on the road against Georgia Southern

by Ian Lyle Opinion Editor Ending their first match of the Sun Belt conference season, the men’s soccer team won 4-1 at Georgia Southern, Saturday, Oct. 10.

The Bears scored the first goal in the 26th minute, which was netted by freshman midfielder Rubyn Gill.

Following half time, Georgia Southern tied the score up by putting a goal in at the 54th minute.

However, the draw score did not last long as junior defender Ole Kjoerholt scored in the 58th minute and brought UCA back to leading by one point. Following Kjoerholt with another goal in the 62nd minute was senior midfielder Soren Jensen, bringing the Bears to lead by two points. In the 78th minute, junior forward Jose Gonzales sealed the win on UCA’s victory by scoring their last goal.

Aside from putting his name on the scoresheet for one goal, Soren Jensen made himself very prominent in the match by assisting two other goals as well.

“It felt amazing,” Jensen said, explaining his experience in scoring his goal. He said it was a great start to the season for him, personally.

“I know it’s important to get all the stats, and that’s what people are going to look for, but I’m more excited for the team win. (It’s our) First win in the Sun Belt conference this year and I think that shows a strong message. It’s a great feeling to get a goal and the assists but the best feeling is celebrating with the boys in the locker room after such an incredible win.”

As for what Jensen thought went well in the match for UCA, he said, “I think we showed great character. I think we came together as a team and I think that’s what’s most important, that we play as a team. Of course there were

photo courtsey of UCA Sports

The Bears scored the first goal in the 26th minute, which was netted by freshman midfielder Rubyn Gill. Following halftime, Georgia Southern tied the score up by putting a goal in at the 54th minute.

great individual performances...I think we just had the right mentality from start to finish.”

Jensen said that what he is looking forward to this season is “to show the new guys that this is the standard and to live up to that. Hopefully we can show the same character and the same mentality next week against Coastal. It’s going to be a tougher opponent I think. It’s going to be a different set up and I just hope we can carry the same mentality because it’s going to be a tough season.

We’re going to count on a lot of boys to step up and

show character, and hopefully this win is going to inspire everybody to push themselves in the next week throughout practice and just to keep going.”

“I thought it was a good first step in the conference, but I wouldn’t say I’m getting over-excited,” men’s soccer head coach Ross Duncan said about the win. “We’ve still got four conference matches left and we were far from perfect.”

For what he thought needed improvement in UCA’s

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Good intentions are not always good enough People are imaginitive and talk big game get Hill back on his side after he continually about what their life will be like, but many disappoints her. She pleads, “Please don’t times this fantasy lacks action to create a entertain me, Mr. Intentional/ Oh I don’t need reality. As the proverb goes, “the road to hell your sympathy, Mr. Intentional.” is paved with good intentions.”

Hill seems to have no pity for a man who This proverb means that even though one has continuously broken her down. She sings, may mean well, their end results are ultimately “Stop blaming other people/ Oh it’s nobody disastrous. In other words, people usually else’s fault/ Accept the truth about you/ You have the words to make a commitment, goal or know that life goes on without you/ And your objective, but do not follow through in their expensive misinventions/ Disguising your actions. intentions.”

An innocent Just like many of us, this example would be man seems to have, what they telling a friend you call in psychology, a selftwo will catch up soon serving bias. This means if and get coffee, but you something goes right, it is our neglect to ever contact own doing, but if something that friend. goes wrong, the blame is put I’ll admit that life on others. gets in the way, but Just as we can be victims why do we make these of good intentions gone bad, commitments in the we can also be perpetrators first place if we know like the man Hill describes. that we will never go We are all found guilty. and get coffee with that The song “Don’t Let friend of ours?

Me Be Misunderstood,”

by Delaney Van Wilpe Fear, laziness, popularized by Nina News Editor procrastination and Simone, glorifies good indifference can all play intentions gone bad. a key role in unfulfilled “Baby, you understand intentions. From personal experience, I have me now/ If sometimes you see that I’m mad/ recently come to realize that good intentions Don’t you know no one alive can always be an are simply not good enough. angel?/ When everything goes wrong, you see My forgiving nature has always led me to some bad/ But I’m just a soul whose intentions believe that others “mean well” but cannot are good/ Oh Lord, please don’t let me be necessarily follow through with their actions misunderstood,” Simone sings. because they don’t have the resources or the She reasons that although I am putting this mental capacity to do so. I have given many person whom I love through hell, I mean well. people the benefit of the doubt and this has This mentality is not fair to either party in that led to detrimental outcomes each time. This relationship. hope that others will do better next time just Collectively, if we can’t follow through with leads to disappointment. our so-called good intentions, we shouldn’t One of my favorite artists, Ms. Lauryn make them at all. I’m not saying that we can’t Hill, describes the story of a relationship that dream and hope for better circumstances. has passed its expiration date in the song “Mr. However, we need to be driven and honest with Intentional.” The man in the relationship has ourselves and others on where our intentions exhausted every possible excuse or ploy to stand and if they can be executed.

The tired, gendered reality of names

What is a name? for me. It was the awareness of these decisions Names are a crucial part of our identities, that kept me putting off a name change. but we do not usually give them to ourselves.

To the outside world my short hair and lack Names are a unique identifier, and yet they say of “female attire” branded me a boy. Even after little about an individual’s personality. acquiring several dresses, shoes, and “female Find out a person’s name and you know accessories” I was often still confronted with what to call them, but a name does not disclose the gendered nature of reality. Even while in much about a person, except for maybe their a dress, a store clerk might call me “sir,” an gender. A name is a box that we are sold in; old friend might refer to me as “he/him,” and it is the very first label and it is equipped with a parent or relative might call me by my “dead the appropriate societal roles and stereotypes name.” Part of me stopped caring and another to match. part is deeply scared by a box forever closing The common practice in. of naming children is so The anxiety of how attached to the gender changing my name might binary that the first step affect my relationships in transitioning genders is has prevented me from often to change the name pursing the path of stitched into our identities gender liberation for at birth. many years, but after This is a rite of passage enough encouragement for most trans people and from my chosen family, I the first signal to the cisrealized that maintaining world that an individual is a perceived identity different from normative simply because it was perceptions of gender. what other people had by Elvira Toddy Birth names, or “dead assumed was not a Campus Life Editor names,” are ripped of pathway to a resolution. like boy scout patches I changed my name and a new chosen name to Elvira, and I have is donned in rebellion of every stipulation never felt more complete. The liberation of attached to a birth name. being seen for who I am is blissful, but being I have been going by she/her pronouns at open about this decision with peers and friends home and with close friends for years now, but was not an easy decision to make.

I was afraid and unready to change my name.

Names and gender are intertwined, and The importance of names in our society while one person might feel comfortable with is clear. Names are used for IDs, graduation the gender stereotypes attached to a name, it certificates, literary awards and tombstones, is important to respect those of us who do not. but my name felt like a curse and a reminder For us, a name can be a prison, or it can be a that so many decisions had already been made doorway to freedom.

If the university decides to uphold the spring break of 2021, students should not travel outside of the state.

Sure, everyone needs and deserves a good, long and relieving break from a challenging semester at university, but in the midst of a pandemic, the way everyone should seek their rest should be held with more consideration.

It goes without saying that each person’s mental health is important to healthily maintain and should not be neglected. That is why a break is so necessary, but is traveling quite necessary right now?

Going to the beach or just traveling for leisure is ideal, but it is not the only way to attain rest. Nonetheless, while currently in a booming pandemic, it is merely irresponsible and inconsiderate of others.

It is inconsiderate and ignorant toward others as it neglects the existence and safety of their health as well as one’s own.

Some of the most common places to go to, for many students, are beaches in Florida.

The fun of being in the sun, being around friends, having a few drinks and dancing will not be disclaimed.

However, it is unwise during the current crisis the world finds itself in.

Thousands of cases within the United States have been traced to several beaches in Florida during spring break events and summer beach-goers.

But how does one find rest without traveling?

Traveling is not necessary to find rest during spring break.

Fortunately, in Arkansas, heading out of the city into the country or the wilderness can be a short drive from wherever you are.

A common past-time in the Natural State is hiking. The fresh air, scenery and exercise can help one obtain rest and relieve stress during his difficult school semester.

Alongside hiking in the Natural State are activities kayaking, running, camping or simply lying in a hammock.

Outdoor activities and forms of exercise are scientifically proven to improve mental and physical health, while providing better rest for the body and mind.

However, outdoor activities aren’t for everyone and they are not the only way to find rest during spring break.

Other alternatives can be simply and comfortably found within one’s home.

Read a book. Knit a blanket. Play a video game. Zoom chat with a friend or two. Draw or paint a picture. Fix something in the house. Take a nap. Take seven naps!

Many of the mentioned activities are proven to relieve stress while enhancing the brain, and as well, giving much-needed rest to the mind and body.

There are plenty of alternative solutions for rest within one’s household, so there is no need to go too far away from home to find it.

Plus, a benefit of staying in Arkansas is saving money. This means no plane tickets, no long car rides and gas refills, no hotels, no eating out for every meal and anything else one could find himself paying for when traveling.

While traveling is a great, restful experience that everyone should take advantage of, now is not the time.

The urge to go to the beach can wait. The craving to go back to the mountains can wait.

The excitement of going to a new country or city can be put on hold.

Other things are more important at the moment, including your health and the others around you.

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KENNADI HARRIS

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The infamous duo, rapper 21 Savage and producer Metro Boomin, have teamed up once again and released the highly anticipated album “Savage Mode II”.

The duo released their first project together titled “Savage Mode” in the summer of 2016.

“Savage Mode” went on to be a staple in the hip-hop community and introduced the Atlanta rapper to a wider audience, helping him transition to mainstream hip-hop.

Now four years later, with the two both at the height of their career, they have collaborated to make another masterpiece. It is hard to make a good sequel but “Savage Mode II” defies the odds and brings the franchise to another level.

The album starts off with an intro narrated by the legendary actor Morgan Freeman.

Freeman is heard all throughout the album telling the story of the seemingly villianish story.

The album gives you all the heavy and gritty trap-like beats that you loved in “Savage Mode II”. It is prevalent in tracks like “Runnin”, “Glock in My Lap” , and “Slidin”. “Runnin” being the opening song of the album hits hard with its heavy

note-worthy line on the album is on the song “My Dawg” when he addresses rumors that circulated last year about being from the London. “N***** keep talking that UK shit like I ain’t got AKs.” The line was a brilliant way to confirm the rumors while still maintaining his status as someone who was formerly from the streets.

He gets more vulnerable on this song as he tells about lost friends, moving from London to East Atlanta and growing up in the street life. Similarly in “RIP photo courtesy of www.pitchfork.com Producer Metro Boomin (left) and rapper 21 Savage (right) pose on red carpet. Their album “Savage Mode Luv”, Savage opens up rapping about heartbreak and pain that II” can be listened to on all streaming platforms. he holds onto inside. bass, 808’s and solid bars from in the album as it is a bit more executed it perfectly.

Although this was a sequel 21. It’s enough to get your pop-like. But when it’s a song The duo slows things to a previous project, it doesn’t adrenaline going to power featuring Drake what do you down with “Rich N**** Shit”. feel fair to compare the two. through the rest of the album. expect? Drake delivers note- This is one of my personal “Glock In My Lap” is worthy bars as expected and favorites. Metro lays out a Both projects produced timeless arguably one of the best adds even more attention with smooth hypnotic beat with a bangers and were executed songs on the album. 21 is in a scandalous name drop. It’s a few cowbells thrown in there very well. However, I feel like his element as he raps about catchy radio record for sure, but to give it that perfect finish. they are both in their own lane. violence, street life, and guns, it’s still a decent song.

21 uses this song for more “Savage Mode” was an EP to reminding his audience of the Another song that stands braggadocious rap, telling showcase the duo’s talents and life he came from. Besides the out from the others is “Steppin about the lavish life he lives due to give the world a taste of what sublime production, the chorus on N*****”. However, this to his newfound wealth. Young 21 was all about. “Savage Mode is what makes this song a hit. He song takes an interesting Thug added to the track more II” is an album that not only alludes that he is really about the route from the duo. Metro with his effortless verse. displays the duo’s skills but also lyrics he raps about, opposed uses an interpolate from the 21 showcases his clever to other rappers when he says iconic “Boyz-n-the Hood” by punchlines and versatile flow experimented with new sounds “Most these rappers cap, I ain’t Eazy-E, paying tribute to early throughout the album but they and gave more introspection. giving dap”.

1980’s rap. 21 pays tribute as are more prevalent in songs All in all, 21 Savage and Metro “Mr. Right Now” sticks well using a similar flow to the like “Runnin” “Many Men” Boomin created an impressive out from all the other songs rappers of that time. This was and “My Dawg”. The most album that has a great amount of intriguing for sure and the duo replay value.

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2020 NBA season proves to be best, despite setbacks BY

DJ JONES

Staff Writer

The 2020 NBA season had a weird twist, but it ended up being one of the best seasons in league history.

The season jumped off to a great start. Many teams had a new look because of free agent signings in the offseason and teams were confident in their chances of winning the Finals.

This year was called the end of the “super team era”.

This season also had one of the best All-Star Weekends that the league has had in years. Fans witnessed one of the best Slam dunk contests in the history of the league as well as one of the most intense and competitive All-Star games that the league has had in years. The All-Star weekend had fans and players excited to get back to the second half of the season and into the postseason.

The 2019-20 NBA season began on Oct. 22, 2019, but was suspended on Mar.11,2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After the owners, players, and coaches agreed, the remainder of the regular season and the entire postseason was finished in Orlando, Florida, at Disney World. Each team that was invited stayed at the resort and were not allowed to leave until their team was eliminated. The league called this “The Bubble”. The bubble cost the league 170 million dollars. The league invited 22 teams, who were either in the playoffs or within six games of the playoffs.

1. Hockey

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Hockey is one of my favorite sports to watch for many reasons.

Fighting can occur at any moment, with little repercussion.

Fighting in hockey simply ends up in the participants going to the penalty box which is basically just a timeout corner. Another interesting part that fascinates me about hockey is the ice skating skill that the players must display. Some of the maneuvers that the players make are jaw dropping if one begins to dive into the degree of difficulty.

The speed at which the puck is flying around during the match is absurd as well; leaving some players without teeth due to accidents with the puck flying up and hitting their face.

Before starting the playoffs, teams played in the remainder of the regular season games for playoff seeding. On Aug.17, the league had a play-in tournament for the teams who had their chance to make the playoffs. The official NBA playoffs began on Aug.17.

The first round of the playoffs had scrappy matchups that ended in some high scoring performances from players such as Damian Lillard, Jamal Murray, and Donovan Mitchell. The ending of the first round was the perfect transition into the second round. The second round of the playoffs may have been the best round. During this round, two of the best teams were upset by “underdog” teams.

The Milwaukee Bucks, who had the overall best record in the league, were beat by the number four seeded Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers, the team that most people had to win the Finals, were beaten by the number four seeded Denver Nuggets.

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat faced off in the NBA Finals. The Lakers came out and won two games straight, before the Heat stole the third game, led by a 40 point performance from Jimmy Butler.

The Lakers would go on to win games four and six to seal the deal, giving the Laker franchise it’s 17th championship and giving LeBron James his 4th NBA ring and 4th Finals MVP. Over the past 6 months, the country has seen some rough times, but with the excitement from this year’s NBA season, it definitely gave people some kind of joy. This was unquestionably one of the greatest seasons in the history of the league.

2. Soccer

Soccer to most is a boring sport. To me, soccer is like a chess match in terms of the amount of strategy that is used.

I enjoy the intensity each pass down the pitch builds. With such little scoring, it makes it easy for me to watch in anticipation when a score may come. Understanding the amount of work that teams do to just get one goal is key to enjoying the sport to the fullest.

I believe that soccer may have the best athletes in the world more so than any other sport. This is due to the fact that soccer is the number one sport in nearly all countries beside the United States, leaving some athletes no choice but to use their athletic gift in the sport of soccer.

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Rapper MGK poses for the Video Music Awards. His album “Tickets to my Downfall” is available on all streaming platforms.

Rapper MGK experiments with punk-pop in his fifth studio album BY

HEIDI MACKEY

Staff Writer

Colson Baker —- better known as Machine Gun Kelly has released his fifth album titled, “Tickets to my Downfall”. This album was MGK’s debut into the music of “pop-punk” whereas he is normally rapping in his songs and/or albums.

MGK listed Travis Baker, Blink-182’s drummer to help him on this album. Baker plays the drum’s in the song “bloody valentine” and on the cover of “Misery Business” a song written by Hayley William’s the lead singer in Paramore.

My first reaction when listening to this album was major 2000s nostalgia with the cover art and music.

This album while different from MGK’s others is still wonderfully written.

It features other well-known artist that add to that pop-punk vibe. You can hear Halsey, blackbear, YUNGBLUD, Bert McCracken, The Used, and Trippie Redd.

The music is upbeat and

3. Baseball Baseball, known as America’s pastime, has begun to become quite the popular sport in Japan, China, and Korea. Baseball is a sport that also takes great understanding of the game to enjoy watching. The part of baseball that I think most want to see is the big hits and home runs. I agree that it is always fun to see some strong hitting, but the defensive aspect of baseball is just as entertaining. I find pitching to be an art because so many pitchers have different approaches. Baseball also has other big moments like diving catches, robbing home runs, as well as some fights.

catchy to sing along to while driving around in the car with your friends. That’s how I listened to this album and found it to really increase that 2000 nostalgia I mentioned earlier.

You can also hear a voice over with MGK and best friend Pete Davidson in the track, “kevin and barracuda – interlude”. In the interlude the two are choosing their alien names and MGK discloses that he is coming down from shrooms. The interlude leads directly into the song “concert for aliens” which I found to be clever and cheesy.

MGK’s girlfriend, Megan Fox, can be hear on the “Bayan Tree – Interlude” as well. Fox talks about how she never knows if MGK remembers the things he says to her because he is so high or drunk all the time.

This gives us a look into their relationship, and I found it depressing but sweet when MGK assures her that he cherishes the time he spends with her.

I did find myself getting emotional listening to tracks

4. Football

Football is a great product of entertainment for obvious reasons such as the full contact. The sport has so much passion expressed by the fans as well, creating some of the best atmospheres in all of professional sports. Watching a player score a touchdown and the pure bliss of the moment are addicting for a lot of viewers.

Football is exciting because of the uncertainty each play brings, not knowing when the defense may recover a fumble or when the offense may throw the ball deep for a touchdown. From big hits to one handed catches, one will never know what is next when watching.

“Lonely” and “Play This When I’m Gone”. The first is about MGK missing his dad and aunt who passed this past year and the second is a song he wrote for his daughter to listen to when he passes. MGK open’s up in his music about his struggle with anxiety, substance abuse, and the death of his dad.

I love MGK but I really loved this album and his change in music. I think having Travis Baker help on this album really helped him ace that pop-punk sound that he was aiming for. I think MGK could have a career in the pop-punk industry if he doesn’t go back to his usual hip-hop and rap sound.

I encourage that you listen to the album from start to finish and in order of the songs. This will help get the full effect and understand the interludes in the album as well. Take your friends and go for a drive while you listen.

“Ticket’s To My Downfall” has already reached Billboard’s number 1 album and this is MGK’s first number one album. You can stream this album on Spotify and Apple Music.

5. Basketball Basketball is number one in my opinion because of the skill type involved. Watching a team with good chemistry is beautiful. Seeing a team swing the ball around to each other until an open shot comes about is beautiful. While being one of the fastest paced games, patience is still needed by the players.

I enjoy the big moments of a game such as deep three, dunks, and big blocks. I would say watching a game winning buzzer beating shot is one of the most exhilarating types of moments in sports.

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Arkansas State

50-27 (L)

(2-3)

Women’s Soccer

UL Lafayette

2-0 (L)

(5-2-1)

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Georgia Southern

4-1 (W)

(1-2)

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Kennemore has played sports her entire life and did not want that to stop when she got to college.

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of my life to end yet so that’s why I chose to continue cheering when I came to UCA. I did receive scholarships for cheer. We don’t get full rides for cheerleading, but I was glad to receive some scholarship money because every little bit helps,” said Kennemore.

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Callie Kennemore is a senior at UCA and is a student assistant coach for the cheer team.

Kennemore is from Osceola, AR, where she cheered in high school as well. Kennemore is a Elementary Education major and a member of Sigma Kappa sorority as well.

There is more that goes into being a college athlete that a lot of people don’t see or hear about.

Some college athletes aren’t only doing their sport and attending classes but are balancing jobs and extra curriculars on top of it as well. This can affect athletes mentally as well.

“I’m an Assistant Coach for the cheer team now because my school schedule doesn’t allow for me to have as much time for cheer, but when I was cheering the last years, I mostly based students and was a second level for pyramids,” explained Kennemore when asked about her position.

“For me it’s more of the mental toll it takes on you and not just the physical side of it. You are having to invest so much of yourself into your sport as well as into school, and then a job and trying to invest into your personal life can be challenging. Sometimes you feel pulled in so many directions and like you’ll never get a break and that can be really challenging to handle,” explained Kennemore when asked about what we don’t typically see or know about college athletes.

Kennemore has played sports her entire life and did not want that to stop when she got to college. She decided she wanted to continue cheerleading when she chose to attend UCA. She knew when she was dedicating her time to cheer in high school that she wanted to do it in college as well.

“I wasn’t ready for that part

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to stay on top of her assignments, practices and having a job. She keeps a meticulous planner that helps her stay organized and encourages other student athletes to get one.

“I write out everything I have to do for each day because otherwise I will forget and then have no time to get it done.

It’s difficult but once I started utilizing my planner it became easier to get everything done, but there is always something that I need to be doing,” said Kennemore.

The Corona Virus has changed sports all across the world and how they are played.

This doesn’t stop at cheerleading either. The cheer team has to wear their mask during practice and games. They are no longer to travel for away games, and this was one of Kennemore’s favorite parts of being a UCA cheerleader.

You can see Kennemore on the sidelines of games as she is cheering on her team and know that she misses being on the sidelines part of them team but is having just as much fun being a student assistant coach.

Bears fall short against Red Wolves

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Loss on the road

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that she was going to be close to one-on-one with our goalie, so I just didn’t want that to happen so I just took her out,” she said, explaining her reasoning behind her decision.

“Sometimes you’ve got to do it.”

Sharing his outlook on the remaining three matches of the fall season, Bishop said, “I think it’s going to be just trying to get back to what was giving us so much success early in these last few games. We really didn’t know if we would have a spring

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season and now we know we do, so building toward that and trying to continue to build and be ready for the conference season after the winter break.”

As for what Webb thinks needs to change for the remaining three matches of the season, she said, “I think we definitely need to come out with better intention and confidence.”

Having plans for the next few games and the spring season, Bishop elaborated on what he thinks will get the team

back to its winning ways.

“I think it’s just going to be being a little more consistent game in and game out. We were playing that way over the first seven games of the season and then it just got a little bit away from us today so really just the same goals as what we’ve been having as far as getting better each time out and trying to be a little bit more consistent from half to half and game to game so we can just build and build all the way through.”

The end of an era

Continued from page 5 found the love of his life, Christine, while singing in the chorus of the Arkansas Opera Theater in 1984. After a long distance courtship, they eventually married on New Year’s Eve in 1986.

Most of Mayo’s adult life was spent working in electrical businesses as a salesman and oftentimes as an industrial automation specialist.

Donahue and Mayo welcomed their son, Eamonn Henry, into this world in 1995.

Their son is a University of Central Arkansas graduate in Political Science 2017. So, it can be said that the Mayo family loves the Bears.

Eamonn participated in the ROTC program and presently serves in the US Army in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Mayo and his son are best of friends and regularly go hunting and fishing.

He enjoys deer hunting, but his specialty is duck hunting with his son.

“He’s one of the smartest people I know and he has a big heart,” Donahue stated about her husband.

The University of Central Arkansas was honored to work alongside George Mayo and wishes him a restful and adventurous retirement.

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touchdown on offense. The Arkansas State lead was then built to 37-13 with 8:19 left to go in the 3rd quarter. At the end of the third quarter, Arkansas State rattled off one more touchdown to pad their lead at 43-13.

In the beginning of the fourth quarter, Smith found Winningham again, this pulled UCA within four touchdowns and a score of 43-20. Both teams would manage to find the end zone by the conclusion of the game, leaving a final score of

50-27. Brown said, “We can’t let that game define us moving forward. We have to brush ourselves off and move forward to Missouri State.”

Winningham finished with 4 catches for 95 yards as well as 3 touchdowns. Smith put up 302 yards on 24-49 passing.

Smith also 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions. UCA senior running back Kierr Crossley ran for 88 yards on 17 attempts.

“We played a full 60 minutes and I was proud of that.

We didn’t play our best football but our guys kept fighting even when they were down,” Brown said when talking about his team’s effort. “We had a chance to score late in the game to make it a one possession game but we couldn’t capitalize. We are better than a 2-3 football team.

We just have to get in the win column soon and get this taste out of our mouths.”

UCA’s next foe will be Missouri State at Springfield, Missouri on Saturday at 7 p.m.. This will be the second time UCA will have

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Ending their first match of the Sun Belt conference season, the men’s soccer team won 4-1 at Georgia Southern, Saturday, Oct. 10.

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Bears celebrate 4-1 victory

Continued from page 5 side, Duncan said, “I think we needed to manage the game better when we had the lead. We were up 1-0 and let them score to tie it back up, and I just felt like we weren’t defensively stout enough when we were playing with the lead.”

Looking back at what went well during the match, as well as

Jensen, Duncan said, “I thought we came out with good energy, right from the start I thought we did a good job with second balls and competing in the midfield.

I thought our set pieces were good. I think we’ve just got to be a little more disciplined,” Duncan said, looking toward the remaining matches of the season.

“We play a very good team, Coastal Carolina, on Friday.

Then we actually play them again on Sunday so it’s going to be a kind of unusual two games in one weekend. So we’re going to have to be really disciplined and manage those two games really professionally.”

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