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I N T E R N AT I O N A L Australia promotes freedom of the press News outlets in Australia banded together in the name of press freedom with the “Your Right to Know” campaign launch October 20. The campaign seeks to end the suppression of information claiming that current secrecy is harmful to citizens.

Secrecy surrounding governmental operations has been a growing concern.

Newspapers with blackedout front pages and television advertisements are being utilized to draw attention to the issue.

N AT I O N A L L.A. fire threatens affluent residences The Los Angeles Fire Department ordered the evacuation of homes in the Pacific Palisades area after a fire broke out October 21.

The fire burned 40 acres of brush and threatened 200 affluent homes. Residents of the neighborhood include many celebrities.

Two injuries have been reported.

One civilian was hospitalized

US soldiers die in car accident while training Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed in an accident during training October 20.

The soldiers were riding in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at Fort Stewart in Georgia when the vehicle was rolled over into water. Three other soldiers were injured in the incident. Their injuries were found non life-threatening and they were released from the hospital.

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Tornado leaves five injured, wind damage Five were injured in Tyronza after a tornado struck overnight October 20. Strong winds damaged several buildings in the small town south of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Damage prevented Tyronza Elementary School from holding classes Monday.

The same storm caused one death in the northwest part of the state. Parts of Texas and Oklahoma were also affected by the storm.

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There are many programs to help non-traditional student mothers with shelter, utilities, and food, but there are not many that assist with diapers or wipes. However, the UCA NonTraditional Student Office is looking to change that.

The Bear Bottoms Diaper Program is one in which students and faculty can donate items such as wipes, diapers and pull-ups to the Non-Traditional Student Office in room 205 of Bernard Hall.

The program, developed during this past summer of 2019, was set into gear by Dr. Kathy Clayborn, the executive director of Career Services.

Clayborn was approached with questions about what, if anything, the Non-Traditional Student Office offers for students that are also parents outside of classes.

“UCA non-traditional students have many challenges they are likely to face,” Clayborn said. “The two most common are

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Diapers, wipes and pull-ups sit inside the Non-Traditional Student Office upon a shelf before they are taken and distributed to student-parents and other locations around campus. The Bear Bottoms Diaper Program was created after the need for supplies and resources to non-traditional students was expressed to Dr. Kathy Clayborn.

balancing financial obligations and family commitments [and] finding time to study and work.”

That’s when, senior Cecilia Ladye Albini said, the idea of a diaper donation program came about.

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MOVEMENT

UCA professors accepted to present addiction research

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UCA’s College of Health and Behavioral Sciences will have professors Duston Morris, Lisa Ray, Stephanie Rose and Anita Sego present their research relating to the correlation between substance use and exercise addiction at the 2020 Society of Public Health Education Annual Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.

The title of their work is “Substance Use and Exercise: Are We Moving From One Addiction to Another?” looks into the ways exercise can become an unhealthy addiction.

Within the team’s research, addicted to exercise is evaluated as a substitute addiction for substance abuse.

Morris and his fellow professor researchers got the idea to look into this topic after looking at how alcohol is consumed at sporting events.

“We see this issue in our social construct,” Morris said.“Just take a look at where you go, we associate substance abuse with athletics. If you prepare to watch to the World Series...I guarantee you there is gonna be advertisments that will associate with alcohol beverages. You see athletic events are sponsored by companies that sell alcohol. A lot of time we see students who are engaged with athletic events engage in alcohol use — whether they are a participant or just a spectator.”

Morris detailed how pushing substance abusers toward excersize to overcome their addiction isn’t as helpful of a solution as it seem.

“We have to look at the way systems are designed when we think about healthcare and whether they are actually leading to actual better quality of life or are they unintentional ways

of leading us down the wrong paths,” Morris said.“We think of an addiction as a drug addiction.

We try and move them out a drug addiction and one of the things we’ll do is have them engage in exercise. Exercise is healthy. It is healthy and the research supports this. But if we aren’t careful, we can easily shift someone having an addiction to substances to becoming addicted to exercise.”

Rose shared how in the discussion of addiction, addictions like exercise can be overlooked.

“With any other behavioral addiction, those are ignored kind of like gambling addiction, sex addiction, food addiction and different things like that,” Rose said. “They can disrupt people’s lives — especially when they cut into their relationships, work obligations and ignoring muscle injuries.”

But the dangers of relying on coping methods with substance abuse doesn’t always cure what is actually causing addictive behaviors.

“From a prevention specialist point of view, we have to be really careful to make sure the things that we assume are healthy outlets for us [and] that we do them in a very balance way,” Morris said.“Anything can become a problem, whether it is an addiction to substance or exercise. Sometimes it seems like we are trying to pick the lesser of the two evils. We don’t want you to be addicted to a drug. That’s really bad. But [some people think] it’s okay if you are addicted to exercise. Sometimes the dysfunctinal patterns that are in an exercise addict are very similar to the dysfunctional patterns of somebody who is a drug abuser.”

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diapers this week to the lactation suites on campus and making a donation to the Bear Pantry as well.”

Donations to the Bear Pantry will include canned goods and non-perishable items.

“We hope in the future

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the program, creating a marketing plan to include flyers and the distribution of, and working out the details of where and how this program would operate,” Albini said. “We are starting to receive donations, and will be distributing the

to expand the Bear Bottoms program to include new diaper bags and new baby bottles, as well as breastfeeding supplies,” Albini said.

According to theatlantic. com, the demand for such campus-based support programs for parents is growing. The number of college students who are raising children reached 4.8 million in 2011 — making up more than a quarter of the entire undergraduate population. But, they are facing heavy odds, nearly 70 percent have low incomes and are less likely to complete their degree or certification within six years.

“I wouldn’t say necessarily that they are more susceptible to needing help...but I would say that [non-traditional student] needs are different than those of traditional students, in general,” Albini said.

But even though this program has just begun, the Non -Traditional Student Office isn’t new to working to provide nontraditional students additional opportunities for help in college

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Performers of the Core Dance company take to the grass on the McCastlain Hall Lawn Oct. 14 to showcase their choreography. Patrons attending the numerous performance days that the group had scheduled got to experience a wide variety of dances dedicated to showcasing themes of poetry, humanity, and French culture.

Dance troupe performs compelling numbers

by Lauren Mclemore Associate Editor

Award-winning contemporary dance company, Core Dance, returned to UCA for “The Empathy Project” — a multiperformance event that took place on campus Oct. 10 - 13.

The event was organized by Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication, and Sue Schroeder, co-founder of Core Dance. It also featured French poet Sarah Turquety.

The Planetary Dance for Healing, a dance developed in 1990 by Anna Halprin, took place Oct. 13 and was led by Core Dance and UCA Drummers but also invited attendees to join. The purpose of the dance was to create a living mandela where participants enter one of three concentric circles. The outer circle runs, the next inner circle walks and the innermost circle stands.

“It’s a beautiful way to bring a community together to heal personally and collectively in a shared space

and time. It was beautiful to see people “dance” together,” Schroeder said.

The large turnout of attendees were all invited to also call out dedications of their movement to people or causes that they believed needed healing. Schroeder said the event was “a beautiful environment created by the students in Dr. Duncan’s Philosophy of Sex and Love class and 8 Drummers.”

A second event, “If … a memoir,” a theatrical poetry performance, took place on the McCastlain Hall lawn Oct 14. and a shorter version was performed in the Baum Gallery Oct. 15.

The dance, which featured Turquety, was a collaboration of artists’ talents that sought to create emotional responses between the performances and the audience — revealing the raw, human emotions that connect them to one another. In a description of the piece, it is described as “a love song written for humanity.”

A second aspect of the performance is that the minds behind the finished product come from various corners of the world.

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“The collaborators on this project are international – Composer is German, Poet is French, Cinematographer is British and there is diversity by gender and ethnicity within the cast. All this is important as we seek to show connection as humans. As artists we must live the knowledge we are teaching [and] sharing with our audiences and communities,” Schroeder said. “We do not simply put an idea on stage. We walk the talk.”

The first performance was all in English, but the poetry in the second performance was spoken in French. Many French students attended and were able to engage in a discussion after the performance was over.

“It gave the French students an opportunity to converse in French and to learn more about our project, our collaboration and performance practices,” Schroeder said.

“Very compelling and thoughtful questions were asked and discussions were quite meaningful.”

Schroeder said that they taught five additional classes

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between Friday and Monday prior to Monday night’s performance.

This project also received funding from the French government.

“We applied for a very competitive grant, which was awarded to us, in part because we have had a long history of

cultural exchange projects with France. Sarah Turquety’s participation in “If...a memoir” is supported by FUSED (French U.S. Exchange in Dance), a program developed by FACE Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and private donors.

Additional support for women artists has been provided by

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Chanel Fund for Women in the Arts and Culture,” Schroeder said.

According to the event press release, the residency was funded by UCA Arts Fees through the Artists in Residence program, which is administered by the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

Car left illegally, towed by police An inoperable abandoned vehicle on campus property was discovered Oct. 8 by Officer Tyler Ryals. The vehicle,

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finances and resources.

The office provides an exclusive lounge to non -traditional students — open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. Monday through Friday — with free coffee and WiFi available within the lounge. The office also sponsors events each month so that those in attendance can enjoy a free meal while getting to know other nontraditional students, as well as locates scholarship opportunities for the students.

According to the UCA Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO), 18 percent of UCA students are 25 years of age or older. With that, the office and organization strives to encourage and coordinate support, education and advocacy for the adult learning community.

The Bear Bottoms Program, though a small staple within the campus life of non-traditional students, hopes to grow

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significantly within the next year.

“Lots of our students are a single parent [and] this is even more challenging,” Clayborn said. “We do have married students who can and will take advantage of the program due to lack of funds. The most important parts of the program is that it’s a free resource and [that] the UCA community is actively involved.”

Albini hopes that as more people become aware of it’s availability, more people will utilize its services.

“I am aware of one student within my own classes that is expecting and when I shared with her [recently] about this program, she expressed tremendous relief and stated she would be by this week,” Albini said.

In hopes that the donations will continue to roll in, the

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Non-Traditional Student Office and NTSO will be hosting a “Spirit Night” at the Waffle House on Skyline Drive Oct. 24. NTSO will receive a small percentage of food sales made from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

This monetary donation will be used to purchase more diapers for the program.

“You do not have to choose between your education and diapers for your child,” Albini said. “The NTSO and its Bear Bottoms program is here to ensure [that] No Child [is] Wet Behind [and will be] cheering you on to graduation. You can and you will succeed.”

For more information on the Bear Bottoms Program, or how what resources the NonTraditional Student Office (located in Bernard Hall room 205) has to offer, visit uca.edu/ career/nontraditional-students or call the office number at 501852-5201.

air pressure in the tires appeared low. Ryals ran the vehicle’s VIN number to find that the owner was non student Bryson Anderson, a resident of University Park Apartments. Anderson was notified that because he was not affiliated with UCA, his car could not be left on campus property.

Ryals had the vehicle towed after finding it unmoved the following day.

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The vehicle was impounded because it did not have valid registration and insurance.

The vehicle’s owner was not present and the passengers were unable to make contact with him.

Officer Christopher Vasquez was dispatched to Conway Hall for a fire alarm Oct. 9.

Vasquez entered the building and detected the scent of marijuana coming from room 213. While attempting to locate its source, he saw two students enter the second floor laundry room and told them to evacuate. Vasquez discovered powder on the ground near the laundry room and identified as it coming from a fire extinguisher nearby.

Security footage revealed that five students exited room 213 and laughed while student Davevron Smith tampered with the fire extinguisher.

Smith was contacted the next day regarding the incident and admitted to manipulating the extinguisher. Vasquez advised Smith that future charges would be filed against him. admitted to manipulating the extinguisher. Vasquez advised Smith that future charges would be filed against him.

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Davis pays visit to SGA meeting, talks upcoming university budget challenges

by Hannah White Assistant News Editor

SGA heard a presentation from UCA President Houston Davis at their Oct. 21 meeting.

Davis spoke on the budget’s current state and some factors expected to affect the future budget.

“UCA really is making great strides relative to other universities in the state for things like retention, graduation rates, and our performance on outcome measures as opposed to just enrollment measures.”

President Davis said in his address. He further discussed a fiscal obstacle that will appear in the coming years. UCA and other universities are preparing for a decline in enrollment partly due to a period of lower birth rates that occurred in the past decade. The major decline can be expected to occur when the current elementary school students are of age to enter college.

“One thing you can’t do is invent an 18-year-old from

scratch. They had to be born 18 years ago,” Davis said.

Davis expressed his confidence that the university would be prepared to address the enrollment shortage when it occurs. He also stressed the importance of budgeting for the future.

Junior Executive Vice President William Teeter announced that the installation of a video camera in the senate chamber will record audio and video footage of future meetings -- allowing them to be accessed online. The videos can be viewed on the SGA Youtube channel. A link is available on their website.

Parking and Safety chair senator sophomore Tyler Van Brunt reported the progress that has been made toward a food for tickets program. The program would allow students to pay off their parking tickets with donations to the food pantry.

Van Brunt mentioned non-food alternatives such as socks may be accepted as well. The program is set to launch in November.

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Coordinator Tyler Lachowsky shared with SGA some details concerning Safewalk, which will take place at 6 p.m. Nov. 7. The purpose of Safewalk is to allow students to walk through campus and take note of any action that could be done to better protect the safety of students. This includes cleaning up trees and bushes that are overgrown as well as making repairs to sidewalks and other structures.

SGA is preparing for a visit from Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and UCA associate professor of public relations, Dr. Amy Hawkins, who will be presenting a talk on how to have difficult conversations and strengthen leadership qualities.

A debate over four new bills proposed by Senator Joshua Eddinger-Lucero will take place at the next regularly scheduled SGA meeting.

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President Houston Davis gives a “Bear Claws Up” at the Student Activities Board Fall Festival after he encased his hand in a wax mold as a part of one of the activity booths available. The Fall Festival took place Oct. 21 outside the Student Center and included carnival rides, chocolate-covered bananas and booths that offered personalized t-shirts, drawings and jewelry.

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Student speakers of the 9th annual Olive M. Hillard speech showcase pose by the School of Communication sign following their speeches. The showcase was one of many events during the annual communication week. Students are pictured as follows: [left to right] Anazah Seymour, Jessica Allred, Kate Lundy, Chloe Davis, Dalton Thompson.

Communication Week put on to educate students in networking, professional career

by Aysha Dixon and Daniel Adams

Opinion Editor and Staff Writer

The School of Communication hosted its annual communication week Oct. 7-11. The theme for this year was “Find Your Voice”, which was reflected throughout the numerous events that were available to students and faculty.

The week started off with a keynote address by University of Memphis’ Chair of Excellence in Economics and Managerial Journalism Otis Stanford.

Stanford, who has a professional journalism career that dates back to 1975, spoke in the McCastlain Fireplace Room about finding your voice in efforts to change the world.

For Tuesday, events include a debate and forensics showcase in the Win Thompson Foyer, a Google Tools research demonstration in the College of Business room 210 and a public debate on diversity, free expression and public neutrality in the McCastlain Ballroom. The public debate was presented by the Debate and Forensics team, who is directed by associate professor of business law, Anthony McMullen.

A journalism and public relations alumni panel was held Wednesday and hosted professionals who have made a career from their initial interests in communication.

These professionals included Betsy Baker of the Rose

Law Firm, Stephen Simpson of the Democrat-Gazette, Rebekah Fincher of the Conway Regional Medical Center and Ashley Goodwin of THV-11. Later that evening, School of Communication professors hosted a nonverbal communication poker tournament in the Win Thompson Foyer.

Along with a Communication and Writing Alumni Panel on Thursday, a showcase of this year’s best speeches was hosted in Stanley Russ Hall room 103 and honored the memory of former professor Olive M. Hillard. Five speeches, along with a special impromtu presentation, were presented.

Topics from the showcase varied from the negative side effects of the popular keto diet, why crying is good, effects of guns in America and the need for transcontinental high-speed trains in the United States.

The showcase’s top winners, Chloe Davis, who received first place and Anazah Seymour, who received second place — are both sophmore students who fell in love with communication through their principles of communication courses.

“It took me a while to come to the topic that I wanted to do becasue I wanted it to be something that provoked emotion and also something that was unrelated to my other speeches,” Davis said.

Davis used a shaken bottle of soda in the beginning of her

speech to mimick emotions that can bottle up when people do not take the time to release stress through crying.

Seymour’s speech discussed the negative impact of social media to users’ self-esteem and outlook on their own body.

“For a while I struggled with feeling beautiful...so this was the chance to overscome [that obstacle] ... maybe if I can insprire others then I can inspire myself,” Seymour said.

The week wrapped up on Friday with High School Journalism Day, which gave visiting high school students the chance to get a college journalism experience.

The day consisted of listening to various speakers, a panel discussion and a tour of News6, led by UCA professor Angela Wiser. The day concluded with a keynote speech by John Brummett, a 50 -year veteran of the newspaper business.

Brummett told the students that if they were interested in a career in journalism that “it’s not about print … it’s about the principle. If the principle does not survive, then our democracy is truly at risk.” Brummett then went on to discuss how critical it is for journalism to stay consistent in its honesty while print media continues to transition into the digital age.

For more information about the UCA School of Communication, visit uca.edu/ communication.

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Outreach event gives students chance to relax

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Unity at UCA From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 24, at the Old Main lawn, the Feminist Union and Gender Studies Program in conjunction with the library, will hold this event to support the LGBTQ+ and disenfranchsied communities.

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

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

Homecoming Greek Show From 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 25, at the Farris Center, Students for the Propagation of Black Culture and The National Pan Hellenic Council are teaming up to host the 2019 UCA Homecoming Greek Show.

Movie: Hobbs and Shaw From 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 27, in the Student Center Ballroom, pizza, popcorn, drinks and door prizes will be given out while students watch “Hobbs and Shaw”.

Faculty Chamber Recital From 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Oct. 23, in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall, the Mid-Autumn Concert will have nine different musicians perform.

Singer/Songwriter From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31, in the Student Center Food Court, singer/songwriter Shanice Green will perform.

The event #Fall4Outreach took place Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and allowed students to take a break from classes.

“A group of us in Outreach wanted to host an event that helped raise awareness about the services that Outreach has to offer the community and to target stress relief for faculty, staff and students during midterms during fall break,” UCA graduate student Wiliam Gloster said.

In order to put on the event, UCA’s Outreach teamed up with the Office of Student Success, Student Health, the Counseling Center, and the Torreyson Library to put on the event.

Gloster spent many hours working the event, because he is a graduate assistant for UCA’s Center for Community and Economic Development in the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement.

“I helped with the setup and spent most of the day working the photo booth,” Gloster said.

The photo booth wasn’t the only activity during the event. Gloster said there was also a “pop-up fall photo booth, refreshments, do-it-yourself stress balls, adult coloring pages

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Junior Greta Hacker poses at the pumpkin patch at the Old Main Lawn on Oct. 15 during the Fall4Outreach event. Students, faculty and staff enjoyed a fall photo booth, puppy therapy, face painting, pumpkin bowling, a do-it-yourself stress ball station, refreshments and more at the fall event.

and face painting.”

The event was marketed to take place on the Old Main lawn.

However, because of a storm, the event was moved inside the Torreyson Library by the Starbucks.

“We fortunately had tons

of foot traffic stopping to check out our tables while waiting on coffee. Perhaps the rain was a blessing in disguise,” Gloster said.

Even though the event was moved inside the library, the

photo booth remained outside under a tent. However, Glostor said it was difficult to convince people to take photographs at the photo booth.

The rain caused other changes to plans as well.

UCA freshmen chemistry students create tribute for periodic table’s 150th anniversary

By Matt Smothers Campus Life Editor

UCA freshmen chemistry students have created a tribute in the Laney Manion Annex to the year of celebrating the periodic table.

The tributes that the students have made will be up until at least the end of October.

The displays were colorful and recognized the importance

that the periodic table plays in science and chemistry.

Faith Yarberry, who teaches fundamental chemistry, chemistry I, and chemistry II at UCA and is the chair of Central Arkansas’ chapter of the American Chemical Society, said that some students’ displays will be chosen for the IYPT Art Contest held by the Local American Chemical Society

competition.

The American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific society, according to its website. The society’s mission statement is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people.

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization website, 2019 was declared

as the international year of the periodic table by the United Nations General Assembly durings its 74th plenary meeting.

It is the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the periodic table by Dmitri Mendeleev.

Entries can be made to Yarberry at Laney Manion room 205. The art can be a sculpture, canvas art, or drawing and must represent the periodic table or an element within the periodic

Take Back The Night empowers attendees

Movie and Models From 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 28, in the Student Center room 223, there will be a free movie with snacks and drinks. Doors open at 6:45s p.m.

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K-pop dance class

From 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 25, the UCA Korean club will be hosting a K-pop dance class.

The location is still TBA, contact sjang@cub.uca.edu for more information.

Richard III

From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 31, in the Bridges Larson Theater at the Snow Fine Arts Center, Richard III will be shown. Tickets are available to purchase at the Reynolds Box Office. Tickets are free for UCA students, who can get up to two tickets for the show.

ACE Workshop: LGBT Inclusion

From 5 to 6:30 p.m.. Oct. 29, in Mashburn Hall room 103, Dr. Melissa Smith will present on LGBT inclusion in education. There will be free food at the event.

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Examples of what some of the art looks like can be found at centralarkansasacs.org/iypt-artcontest.

More information about the UCA chapter of the American Chemical Society can be found at centralarkansasacs.org.

For more information about the displays contact the UCA chemistry department at 501-450-3152.

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From 5 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29, in Mashburn Hall room 103, Dr. Melissa Smith will present on LGBT inclusion in education.

From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29, at Old Main room 114, the UCA Ebony Models organization will be hosting this event.

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Basic to Boujee: The Game Show

“We planned on having pumpkin bowling and therapy dogs in attendance, but rain

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Comedian Pete Lee performs at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City in 2013. Lee performed at the Student Center Ballroom Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. The event was held by the Student Activities Board. Lee has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

SAB hosts comedian in Student Center Ballroom

by Rafael Soliz II Staff Writer

The UCA Student Activities Board hosted comedian Pete Lee in the Student Center Ballroom Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.

As students and faculty gathered to see the comedian, Lee was in the back of the room already making the SAB staff laugh as he prepared for his show. Before he took the stage, SAB Comedy Chair Melissa Duong gave a quick introduction of Lee and informed the audience of future SAB events happening this semester.

When Lee took the stage, there was applause from the

audience and Lee seemed to be in his element. He brought a very laid-back vibe to the room and he did not hesitate to start the act by making fun of himself.

“I have a weird vibe in life.

This is just my personality,” Lee said.

Lee was very easy to like, and told jokes that were relatable to most people in the room. He was not shy talking about certain topics during his performance, but he did take a different approach to telling jokes. He instilled joy into his jokes instead of telling jokes that were created to put people down, which is a big part of why he believes his show is unique.

“I think my humor is pretty joyful,” Lee said. “There are comedians who are doing humor that have a very empathetic base to it. Jimmy Fallon and Ellen DeGeneres are two of them and I think that makes me unique by coming from a joyful place.

I’m such a Midwestern people pleaser that I just want to make people happy. I think in this day and age where everybody is so polarized and upset about everything, I just want to make people happy for an hour, which is what I think makes my comedy unique.”

Lee continued telling jokes that had the audience laughing continuously. He did not

hesitate to include the audience in his performance. Lee asked the audience about pet peeves and played off of the audience responses.

One audience member, freshman Madi Barton, went back and forth with Lee about her pet peeves, which was the highlight of the show for Barton.

“He was really funny and very personal with the crowd, which I appreciate. I think it’s good to connect with people — especially on a stage,” Barton said.

As the show wrapped up,

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Students gathered Oct. 15 for the annual Take Back The Night rally. Take Back The Night is an event in which students speak up about sexual assault and sexual violence while also using their voices to empower others.

This event, hosted by the UCA Feminist Union, took place in Doyne Auditorium due to inclement weather. The night started out with junior Bri Vongvilay, president of the Feminist Union speaking on violence, then moved onto sophomore Kilee Webb, another voice from the Feminist Union.

“The Feminist Union tries to advocate for those who are not able to speak or act,” Vongivlay said. “We try to provide a safe space for those to feel welcome.”

Vongvilay said that The Feminist Union works actively to create a community of inclusivity and a safe environment for all to come as they are.

There were also guest lecturers from on and off the UCA campus that came to speak on violence.

Denise Donnell from the Human Rights Campaign in Arkansas spoke about violence relating to human rights. Susan Sobel, Taine Duncan and senior Bryttani Barlett also spoke

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on the importance regarding awareness to sexual violence.

“I hope students realize that this is a real issue that is occurring right now, and that if we don’t actively work to combat this, it will progress,” Vongvilay said. “I am hoping that with raising awareness, advocating for change and recognizing and acknowledging the issue, one day we wont have to have this conversation anymore. That one day sexual assault won’t be an issue and that people will work

to respect others autonomy, bodies, identies and existances.”

A unique thing about Take Back The Night is that it is an open discussion, which means it allowed for students to speak up about their feelings on the subject. It also allowed for the voices that are often times marginalized to be heard, understood and even accepted.

Sophomore member of the Feminist Union, Jania Wood, felt passionately about the event because of what the statistics say about sexual violence.

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“Take Back The Night is one of my favorite events because I think it’s important that people stand up and talk about the fear that women have and realize that it’s common for women to be attacked.” Wood said. “Many people have become complacent and think that it’s just how the world works’ but sexual violence should never be excused.”

Even in the rain, students came to hear others’ voices and to speak up about a subject that is not only triggering, but that is also very relevant to the culture

of UCA. According to the UCA police department, as many as 25 percent of women experience sexual assault in their college career and 90 percent of women who have experienced sexual violence know their attacker. Sexual violence often goes unreported and many do not receive help for the issues that they are facing. For more information and resources, go to uca.edu/police or uca.edu/ counseling.

“When I was a little kid, I told my grandma that I wanted to be a comedian,” Lee said.

“She told me that I had to have material and I had no idea what that was. She taught me the structure of a joke and made me practice writing jokes before

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Lee thanked the crowd and SAB for hosting the event and was nice enough to take pictures with the fans after the show.

After the show, Lee discussed how he became interested in comedy and who helped him begin.

dinner. I was always writing jokes at a really young age.”

Lee still can’t believe that he is performing stand-up comedy for a living and still sees himself as a normal person.

More comedy events can be found on CubConnect and

tickets are still available for the Oct. 24 show at Reynolds Performance Hall that includes a performance by comedy duo Ken Jeong and Joel McHale.

Tickets are on sale at the Reynolds Performance Hall box office.

Sophomore Julianna Wolmack

Freshman Chris Howard

“I went to Nashville to hangout with some friends.”

“I went to the state fair in Little Rock and that was pretty much it.”

Senior Avanlea Furr

Sophomore Jarvis Taylor

“I’m about to graduate so I did stuff for my GRE and graduation cards and invitations.”

“I went to Dallas to see friends and I went to the Texas State Fair.”

Junior Ayanna Goines

Junior Jack Barr

“I went to a surprise birthday party for my friend, and went to the fair in Little Rock and spent time with my family at home.”

“I worked on two film sets. I acted in one. I tried to do homework, but didn’t get much done.”

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prevented us from offering that the day of. Wet dogs aren’t as relaxing to pet,” Gloster said.

UCA sophomore Kaili Pridgen said de stressing is necessary for every college student.

“Doing something besides

school work helps me de-stress,” Pridgen said.

Pridgen hopes more events like #Fall4Outreach will occur in the future.

Overall, Glostor thought the event was a success.

“We had a great turnout

considering the weather and got the chance to connect with all kinds of people--prospective students, current students, faculty, and staff,” Gloster said.

For more information about UCA’s Office of Outreach and Community Engagement,

contact Dr. Lesley Graybeal at lgraybeal@uca.edu or call 501450-3118.

The website, uca.edu/ outreach, also provides an option to join the mailing list to stay up to date on upcoming events.

BearsServe creates opportunities for students

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

This year, a new program called BearsServe Leaders began at UCA after Arkansas received over $2 million dollars from the Corporation for National and Community Service to use to fund Americorps.

BearsServe Leaders currently has 16 members at UCA — all of whom applied and interviewed to be in the program.

“The Americorps program is by far the best job I’ve had,” sophomore and BearsServe Leaders member Doe Miller said.

Miller recommends the BearServe Leaders program to any broke college student who loves to serve the community.

Miller said she loves the Americorps program because it has given her wonderful

connections in the Conway community and all around Arkansas.

Another member of the program, sophomore Heather Schay, recently transferred to UCA and said the program was a good opportunity for her to make friends.

According to uca.edu, members devote “450 hours to serve with community partner host sites, participating in tutoring and mentoring services, financial empowerment initiatives and hunger alleviation.”

“My weekly activities are different than everyone else in the group, as we set our own schedules.but we all work 15 hours a week,” Schay said.

BearsServe Leaders volunteer both on campus and off campus. For instance, through the program, Miller volunteers

on campus at the Bear Essentials Food Pantry and the Community Writing Center.

Even though the members of BearsServe Leaders work 15 hours a week, they have time for school work and other organizations as well.

“We were able to have a say in the way we set up our schedules, so I was able to fit in time for my extracurriculars and homework as well,” Miller said.

Members of the program believe their time giving back to the community will leave a positive impact on their lives as well.

“I think my participation in this program will help me in my life after college because it is a way for people to see part of my values on my resume or graduate school applications,” Schay said.

Due to the large time

committment to volunteering, the people in the program are personally dedicating their time to service.

“Volunteering is a big part of my life and being a part of a program like Americorps solidifies the fact that I’m dedicated to helping ohters with my timwe and work,” Schay said.

Members of UCA’s BearsServe Leaders aren’t the only Americorps volunteers in the state of Arkansas.

According to uca.edu, there are over 300 Americorps volunteers committed to a year of service in Arkansas.

For more information about the BearsServe Leaders program and Americorps, visit volunteerar.org/americorps or contact the director of the program, Victoria Mays, at (501) 852-0245.

PEOPLE OF UCA: Karon Marbley

by Dykajeon Brown Online Social Media Editor Senior Karon Marbley is a psychology pre-med major who dreams to fully understand how the brain works.

“I want to understand the whys — why people do what they do,” Marbley said. “I’m intrigued by the biological and neurological processes and how the brain works and just being a part of someone’s treatment from the time they’re diagnosed to the time they’re healed.”

Marbley graduated from Dollarway High School and held the honor of being valedictorian of his class in 2016.

Marbley is heavily involved

on campus in multiple organizations — such as the Student Orientation Staff (SOS), Ebony Models, The Minority Mentorship Program (MMP), Black Male Achievement Challenge and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc, — all while also serving on the National Pan-Hellenic Council exececutive board as historian.

Marbley also served on UCA’s SGA as vice president of Operations and was in the running for executive president alongside current SGA President, Rose McGarrity “I’m so heavily involved on campus because I enjoy seeing projects develop and ideas go from abstract to reality and I want other students to know that

anything is possible and they are capable of doing whatever they desire. It’s possible to do it all,” Marbley said.

Marbley also holds several achievements on campus, such as Team Leader of The Year for SOS, Student Leader of the Year nominee and also winning the title of Mr. UCA 2019.

When he’s not busy being involved around campus, Marbley likes to spend his time either planning events and socializing with friends, but also watching Netflix and eating.

“Grey’s Anatomy rules the world,” Marbley said.

Marbley currently works on campus in the Student Success Office in Old Main.

After graduation, Marbley

plans to enroll in graduate school at UCA to obtain his masters degree in college student personnel and administration.

Then, Marbley wants to continue his career in higher education, to become an advisor for pre-med students in the future.

“I want to find different certifications to incorporate that experience into the medical field,” Marbley said.

Marbley’s life goal is to become a pediatric psychiatrist and to work on a college campus.

Marbley feels that his hard work and dedication will allow him to achieve his dreams. He also wants every one to know that you can achieve anything in life just by putting the effort into it.

photo by Dykajeon Brown

Senior Karon Marbley assists in the set up a Trap N’ Paint event in the Student Center Ballroom. Marbley enjoys taking time out of his day to help bring events on campus to life and loves to see the vision come to life.

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Men’s soccer completes third consecutive victory

Upcoming Games Volleyball

6 p.m., Oct. 24 vs.

Stephen F. Austin

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Women’s Soccer 7 p.m., Oct. 25 vs. Southerneastern Louisiana Football 6 p.m., Oct. 26 vs.

Sam Houston State Men’s Soccer 1 p.m., Oct. 26 vs.

Oral Roberts

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Redshirt freshman Cameron Godfrey grabs his first intercepetion of the season Oct. 19 against Northwesten State University. Godfrey also extended his season tackle total to 20 during this game.

Bears dominate second half at NSU

by Matt Smothers photo courtesy of USAToday

All-star guard Bradley Beal signed a 2-year, $72 million dollar extension on Oct. 17 to remain a member of the Washingyon Wizards.

Bradley Beal returns old tradition to contract decisions

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

In a time where most NBA All-Stars are swapping teams and looking for a quick way to a championship, one player reverting back to the league’s past dominant way of thinking.

Despite having the opournity to test free agency with no restrictions next summer, Washington Wizards’ guard Bradley Beal is proving to be devoted to rvitalizing the franchise.

Coming off the best season of his career, Beal’s stock has reached an all-time high.

He averaged 25 points, five rebounds and five assist last season, joning player like Michael Jordan, Jerry West and Kobe Bryant as the only to do so at the age of 25 or younger.

With his All-Star backcourt mate John Wall expected to miss the entire upcoming season, the team’s focus is being placed soley on Beal.

However, this is a task Beal is ready to embrace.

“I love the fact that we’re young. It’ll be a challenge,” Beal told the Washington Post.

“It won’t be easy. It’ll be a lot of bumps in the road. But I think now I’m at a place where I can be at peace with it and I can be patient with it and understand it’ll be a lot on my shoulders. But I’m ready for it.”

Most players in Beal’s position would’ve been eager to find a new home, which can be proven by the amount of All-Star players signed deals with new teams or requested a trade this past summer.

But Beal’s decision to stay in Washington is one that could set a new precident in today’s NBA. Espically if Beal can lead the Wizards through a successfull rebuild and back into playoff contention.

With league excutives and general mangers still expeceting to see sporadic movement throoughout the NBA, players like Beal who plan to saty put could be the next cover ball in this nearly unpredictable league.

Campus Life Editor

The UCA football team defeated the Northwestern State University Demons 31-30 during a tough game Oct. 19 in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

The win gave UCA its fifth come-from-behind win of the season.

The Bears (4-2, 3-1 SLC) came into the game ranked 13 in the FCS Coach’s Poll according to ncaa.com.

After cutting into the Bears’ lead with a touchdown, the Demons (0-4, 0-7 SLC) went for a two-point conversion with 1:30 left in the game trailing 31-30.

A play that would ultimately

decide the winner of the game.

Senior cornerback Trai Mosley deflected the pass targeted for sophomore receiver Levar Gumms that would have potentially won the game for the Demons.

Northwestern State attempted an onside kick after the failed two-point conversion, but UCA recovered at the Demons’ 43-yard line. The Bears went on to run out the clock, sealing their victory.

UCA went into halftime trailing 24-14, but a big second half from sophomore quarterback Breylin Smith helped the Bears take the lead early in the fourth quarter.

Smith had two of his three

touchdown passes in the second half. With 10:24 remaining in the third quarter, Smith connected with senior running back Carlos Blackman for a 5-yard touchdown pass. Blackman’s receiving touchdown tied the game at 24.

At the 13:20 mark in the fourth quarter, Smith threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Lujuan Winningham.

The play pushed the score to 31-24. It was one of nine catches for Winningham, which is his personal best for a single game.

Winningham finished the game with 168 receiving yards.

UCA’s defense also

The UCA men’s soccer team (7-5-1, 2-1 SBC) came out with a win for the third straight game as they beat the Georgia Southern Eagles (6-6-1, 1-1 SBC) 2-1 Oct. 18 in Statesboro, Georgia.

The Bears fell behind early on as the Eagles took an early lead with a goal in the 21st minute from senior midfielder Azaad Liadi.

While shots were rocketed off by various players from UCA, no one was able to find the net for the Bears. With the game staying 1-0 going into halftime, UCA put in a fantastic effort once the second half began.

Sophomore defender Alberto Suarez tied the game for UCA with a goal in the 75th minute, kickstarting the momentum the team needed. With senior forward Niklas Brodacki scoring the second goal on an assist by senior defender Will Laufer, the Bears were able to escape Statesboro with a 2-1 win.

It was a come-from-behind victory that UCA had to work hard for after being shutout in the previous games against Central Baptist and Coastal Carolina Universities.

The winning goal was Brodacki’s team-leading 7th of the season and placed him only two goals away from tying the UCA all-time record for career goals at 48.

Head coach Ross Duncan emphasized just how important this win was for UCA’s momentum with the postseason right around the corner.

“We’ve only got five games to prove ourselves and set ourselves up for the conference tournament,” Duncan said.

“Every point is vitally important, road points are doubly

important.”

Duncan mentioned how the team has been trying to build up their RPI with wins like these, in the event they need to make the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid.

UCA currently sits 50th in the Nationwide RPI, the top team in the Sun Belt in those rankings.

Assistant coach Matt Taphorn was just as pleased with what this win means for UCA. “This win is a season defining moment,” Taphorn said. “[It] puts us in a good spot and in the fight for the top seed.”

With just a few nonconference games left in the season, UCA will have tough tests ahead of them before they wrap up Sun Belt play and prepare for the conference tournament.

Both coaches agreed that the team has been handling the transition well this year from Missouri Valley Conference play to Sun Belt.

“I think the boys have handled the switch pretty well,” Taphorn said. “We have a very mature group who knows how to win tough games.”

Despite the change, Duncan believes the competition level has remaind the same.

“We didn’t know what to expect, but these conference games are just as contested [as the Missouri Valley Conference],” Duncan agreed.

With only four games left in the season, these last few weeks will be critical for UCA. They currently sit second in the Sun Belt conference standings, behind only Appalachian State who they lost to earlier in the season.

UCA will face the Memphis Tigers on the road Oct. 22 before taking on Oral Roberts University at the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Oct. 26.

STRAIGHT WINS

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UP AND DOWN

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Junior Hadley Dickinson attacks the goal Oct. 20 against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Dickinson finshed the game with two shots and only one on goal.

Women’s soccer emerges back into SLC contention

by Ronak Patel Photo Editor

photo by Marcus McClain

Sophomore outside hitter Abbie Harry serves the ball into play Oct. 15 against Northwestern State University in the Prince Center. Harry finished the game with 21 digs to go along with 11 digs.

Sugar bears move to ninth in Southland

by Marcus McClain Sports Editor

The UCA volleyball team (9-12, 3-5 SLC) split games Oct. 15 and Oct. 17, losing to Northwestern State University in the Prince Center 3-1 and defeating Lamar in Beaumont, Texas 3-0.

The opening set went back and forth as seven ties were recorded within the first 16 points.

However, the Demons (157, 7-1 SLC) created separation with a 5-1 run that also included three UCA errors.

The Sugar Bears made up for these mistakes later in the set, roaring back.

UCA eventually took a 24-23 lead after completing a 4-0 including two kills from sophomore outside hitter Lexi

Miller.

Still, the Sugar Bears momentum was stripped away

by Northwestern’s junior outside hitter Hannah Brister. She completed three kills for the Lady Demons, taking the first set 27-25.

The Bears responded in the second set, tying the set score at 1. NSU attempted to steal away this set as they did in the first, but consecutive kills from senior outside hitter Abbie Harry sealed the set victory in the Sugar Bears favor.

The same theme continued into the third set as the two teams battled neck-and-neck to gain the set advantage.

With the Sugar Bears down 21-18, Harry earned two kills to pull the Bears within one.

However, two attack errors from UCA would place the Sugar

Bears in a hole they couldn’t return from. Those errors gave the Lady Demons the 25-22 set win.

NSU would go on to finish the game in the fourth set with the help of Brister, nailing her 20th kill of the game.

Following this loss, junior defensive specialist Emily Doss targeted making adjustments and closing out tight sets as the areas of improvement for the Sugar Bears.

“I think for us it’s just [about] adjusting to different teams,” Doss said. “And then when it comes down to the tight moments where it’s like 23-23 we need to pull away and be clutch in those moments. And consistency throughout the game

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UCA women’s soccer team (3-11-1, 2-6 SLC) found momentum and grabbed their first two conference wins over Houston Baptist University on Oct. 18 and Texas A&M Corpus Christi Oct. 20.

The Bears 2-0 victory over the Huskies (2-13, 1-7 SLC) and 1-0 victory over the Islanders (8-6-1, 5-2-1 SLC) has put them back in position to grab a spot in the Southland Conference tournament.

One of the catalyst behind these back-to-back wins is the team’s dominant defense. UCA was able to shut out both Houston Baptist University and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Junior defender Haylee Huslee credits the resurgence on defense to the team’s improved communication and focus.

“I think it’s just our connection with each other personally,” Huslee said. “It really helps us cover for each other. We’ve gotten really strong at playing for each other.

Losing hasn’t knocked down our confidence and playing for one another has really helped us with these shutouts.”

Freshmen goalkeeper Clara Bornet played a big role in helping shutout Corpus Christi, finishing

the game with three saves for the Bears.

This win over Corpus Christi was a nail bitter against an Islanders team that was riding a five game winning streak coming into this match up.

Both teams were held scoreless for a large part of the game.

The Bears took 14 shots for the game but didn’t connect until the 86th minute when freshman midfielder Emma Hawkins scored the only goal of the game on an assist from senior forward Jordan Slim.

That was all the Bears needed to pick up the win against Corpus Chrisiti.The Bears were able to put the game away and make sure Corpus Christi didn’t score.

Head coach Jeremy Bishop is encouraged from the wins the Bears picked up this season.

Bishop said he was proud of his team for continuing to fight even though the season didn’t start the way they had hoped.

“Today we put out a great effort,” Bishop said. “To be honest, it was the same as a lot of the other games where we’ve been the better team and we’ve had the better scoring chances and sometimes we just didn’t come away the wins, but

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The film industry squashes creativity and we allow it Is there any creativity left in the film industry? reason, modern filmmaking must be the easiest The answer to this question often depends on the job in the world. I imagine the thought process of answerer’s taste in movies. Whether you enjoy the filmmaker goes something like, “They liked or despise the films that have rotated through ‘Ghostbusters’? Let’s do it again.” Then, we eat it theatres recently, it cannot be denied that few up. They have no reason to give us any new material original ideas are present. This pattern of reusing because we as consumers have proven at the box ideas is shaping film into a cycle difficult to break. office that all we want at the theatre is for The majority of films that have been released someone to rewind the same old tape in recent years have had at least a hint of again. familiarity. The reason for most of this is that a This year, moviegoers are large portion of the top grossing movies have preparing for the release of the been sequels, prequels and most despicable “Jumanji: The Next Level.” The of them all — reboots. Those are films that original “Jumanji” film was based fall outside of these categories and are on a 1981 children’s book. After often laden with recycled plot lines. the film’s release in 1995, Also,you can’t forget about movies a television series by the based on books or true stories and same name ran for historical events. Our theatres three seasons. In are swamped with old 2005 we saw the ideas. film’s first sequel, If I have read “Mary “Zathura: A Poppins,” a series of eight Space Adventure,”

by Hannah White books which began in 1934, which was based on Assistant News Editor seen the 1964 Disney musical a book by the author film of the same name, watched of “Jumanji.” More he 2013 movie “Saving Mr. recently we saw the Banks” (which depicted the process of making the release of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” first film) then I see no need for the 2018 movie a more modern adaptation of the original. The “Mary Poppins Returns.” Where is she returning upcoming film stars the same cast. from? She clearly has not gone anywhere.

Are there no creative film writers left? I would Even P. L. Travers, the creator of the original argue that there are, but we do not see a lot of Mary Poppins, was not fond of film adaptations of their work because America has given creativity her work. and innovation an eviction notice. This raises the Like the child who begs their mother to rewind question— Is there a solution? There is. Consumers the VHS tape over and over, America is stuck on do not want it. If we want to see new ideas in film, stories that are familiar to us. We cannot blame we must support innovative films at the theatre this on only a lack of creativity within the film when they are released. It appears unlikely that we industry. Our own tendencies in choosing which will in our lifetime see theatres dominated by new film to see at the theatre influence this. For this material.

Social media users need to identify misinformation With the rise of social media, the importance We as social media users need to play our of literacy has become more prevalent than ever role in solving this problem and work towards before. Social media has evolved from simply becoming more literate. As much as we can blame being sites where we posted statuses and photos foreign entities for spreading misinformation, we about what was going on in our everyday lives, to need to realize this issue is a direct reflection of our now becoming the main distributor of news and education system. information.

If we want people to be able to identify and As someone who works for a newspaper, stay away from misinformation, we need to educate social media is a great asset to help us expand and them to be able to read reliable sources. I always reach more readers. It is a tool that helps keep us wondered why The Atlantic, NPR, The New York connected — no matter how far away we are from Times and local newspapers aren’t read by more one another. With the help of social media, my people. I always thought it was because people grandfather is able to read my stories from just weren’t interested. But I’ve learned that India even though I am publishing my simply isn’t the case. It has more to do work from Conway, Arkansas. with our education system than it does We don’t need to stop the mass a lack of interest. sharing of information on social It wasn’t until late in my college media,but we do need to address the career that I learned to truly read and spread of misinformation. The 2016 learn from these sources and that to election gave the world a true glimpse understand research, one must be able into the impact of what the spread of to conduct research themselves. misinformation from social media After looking into the sites can have. curriculums of our public According to the New school systems, we York Times, social media aren’t having our is now impacting our students do enough elections research and project

by Ronak Patel “Facebook discovered based learning. Teachers Photo Editor several coordinated are trying their hardest to misinformation campaigns boost literacy rates, but since the 2016 presidential they just aren’t equipped election, when Russia-linked groups used the with the necessary tools. For students to learn how social network to reach 126 million users,” the to conduct research,they need access to equipment magazine wrote online. like laptops, online databases, voice recorders and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg and cameras. All of our students should have access to his team have partnered with nonprofit fact these tools so that the great teachers of our nation checking organizations to help stop this spread of can help educate our students on how to consume misinformation that is allowing foreign entities to information. influence our elections. But this isn’t a problem Thanks to social media, people are now Facebook can solve on their own. There are over consuming and sharing more information than two billion users on Facebook and it’s impossible we’ve ever seen and that is great, but we need to for Zuckerburg and his team to catch and remove work towards solving problems that are arising from every piece of misinformation that gets published. this mass consumption of information.

UCA’s annual Take Back the Night event, hosted by the Feminist Union Oct. 15, allowed for a safe space for sexual assault survivors to be able to use their voice. While the university and the Board of Trustees have applicable procedures put in place for the reporting of sexual misconduct, there is an obvious need for more approaches for the awareness, education, reduction and prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment related actions.

The university stated in the 2019 Cleary Report, published to the campus police files, that “It is the policy of UCA to offer programming to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault (including stranger and known offender assaults) sexual harassment and stalking, each year.

These programs address the institution’s prohibition of the crimeof dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment and stalking.

Educational programs are offered to raise awareness for all incoming students and employees and are conducted during new students and new faculty/ staff orientation. These programs and others offered throughout the year include strong message regarding not just awareness, but also primary prevention...”

While it is true that the university does offer a number of preventative programs, there has to be a change to the offered programs. According to this year’s Clery Report, compared to 2017, 2018 had an increase While women in residence hall reports experience of domestic sexual assault violence, dating violence and and harassment stalking. at higher rates The report highlights than men, there that preventative could also be events like preventative Sexual Assault Awareness events tailored Week, Take Back towards the the Night alliance of male and Walk a Mile in survivors.

Her Shoes march are all annually held on campus.

While these programs are intended to educate students and those in alliance with survivors, there should be events tailored more specifically towards promoting social norms that protect against violence and creating protective environments for survivors.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes creates a space where men walk in high heels around campus to show their alliance with survivors. While this event does rightfully create allies, it does not educate men on their role in changing the social norms surrounding sexual harassment and assault. There should be education about why off-handed jokes, slut shaming, groaping and cat-calling all play a role in the normalization of sexual assault and harassment.

While women experience sexual assault and harassment at higher rates than men, there could also be preventative events tailored towards the alliance of male survivors. This would also change the stigma of male survivors, while also sending the message that there are safe places for male survivors on campus.

Take Back the Night is a great example of an environment where survivors can feel safe on campus. While the Clery Report gives students contact information of university administration that students can contact if they need to report an incident, most of these administrators are most likely people that students have never interacted with before. If events were available to students that introduce them to faculty members— like the Title IX coordinator Mindy Pimpin or Associate Vice President for Human Resources/ Risk Management Dr. Graham Gillis— reporting incidents could be less daunting.

If students had preliminary introductions to these resources prior to incidents, there could be an increase in safe spaces for survivors.

If the university continues to update policies and provide resourceful programs for students and faculty, proactive measures will prevent another increase in sexual assault and harassment reports.

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October 23, 2019

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by Macy Davis

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Entertainment Editor

The CW television show, “Supernatural — running 15 seasons and capturing the attention of people around the world — entered its final season Oct. 10. The commercials and fan-theories built up high expectations for the final season. However, the first two episodes disappointed October 25 — Countdown “Supernatural” fans with their (2019), directed by Justin Dec, slow build up and lackluster plot points. starring Elizabeth Lail, Anne Winters, Charlie McDermott, Peter “Supernatural” takes place in present times and Facinelli, Talitha Eliana Baterman revolves around the young and handsome Winchester brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles). With the help October 25 — Girl on the Third of their personal, friendly angel, Floor, directed by Travis Stevens, Castiel (Misha Collins), the pair travel across the United States starring C.M. Punk, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks, Elissa Dowling, hunting evil, supernatural forces.

Karen Woditsch, Travis Delgado The first episodes of a new “Supernatural” season are known for being jaw-dropping Music and suspenseful. I think this is why fans were confused with the October 25 — FIBS — Anna beginning of the final season.

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expectations that were not met in the first episode of season 15.

Immediately, in the first episode of season 15, “Back and to the Future,” everything we were wondering at the end of season 14 gets explained to us and what we thought was the end of the world is something else entirely.

Without giving away too much of the plot, season 15 centers around Sam, Dean and Castiel hunting down evil forces that returned with a vengeance.

While later seasons contained quick-witted humor through Dean’s quips and Castiel’s lack of knowledge when it came to cliché word choices, the humor in season 15 seemed forced and awkward.

When Castiel approaches Dean saying he “dropped the puck,” referring to a mistake that Castiel made, Dean corrects him by saying that he should have said “dropped the ball.”

Normally, this would have been a funny scene, but it seemed like the writers were trying too hard to maintain Castiel’s innocent and unknowing image.

Although season 15 seems like it’s going to be 20 episodes of disaster, it had a few good things going for it. It was nice to revisit some ghosts the Winchester’s had faced in earlier episodes. We see a lot of evil ghosts in “Back and to the Future” and “Raising Hell” that Sam and Dean had fought hard to destroy throughout the

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{Left} Castiel (Misha Collins), [Center] Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) and [Right] Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) battle ghosts in the first episode of the final season of “Supernatural.” The final episodes air on the CW Thursday nights at 7 p.m.

series, introducing some new villains and even bringing back an old friend for a short period of time.

A big difference between past seasons and the final season is the camera angles.

While it’s standard to see shots on the same level as the actor’s face, in this season we see a lot of angles that look up at the actor from ground level. This creates a strange view that some fans might not enjoy.

To top off the bittersweet last-first episode with its ups and downs, the Winchesters

‘Breaking Bad’ fans gain closure in Netflix sequel Staff Writer

While “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” did not live up to the hype surrounding it, Vince Gilligan did an amazing job of giving Jesse Pinkman the closure his character deserved.

Breaking Bad, after six years, still has a large cult following. The weekend “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” dropped on Netflix and drew in 6.5 million viewers, according to a Nielson report.

It’s strange that the story is only set days after the final episode since the actors have aged noticeably, but the film is entertaining enough for the age gap to go unnoticed after a while.

I wouldn’t go as far as to say that this was actually a movie. It was more of an extended final episode. “El Camino” felt like it could have come out a week after the final episode of Breaking Bad that aired in 2013. It has the same unique visual elements as the show — unique camera angles, long, detailed scenes and that distinctive filter that gives the film a southwestern vibe.

The movie opens with Jesse escaping Uncle Jack’s compound, where he had been held captive and tortured throughout the final season of the show. It’s confirmed that Walt is dead and Jesse is a wanted fugitive. Most of the movie is centered around Jesse trying to get out of Albuquerque — although also a good chunk of the movie is exclusively flashbacks.

We see more evidence of violence and torture, as well asget a first-hand view of some of the things Jesse was put through by Uncle Jack, Todd and his gang. Todd’s character 1. Ease of Access Matcha — a powdered green tea — is gaining popularity, making it widely accessible.

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of watching a new episode on the CW channel with fellow “Supernatural” fans and screaming when another one of your favorite characters die unreasonably.

If you haven’t started watching season 15 of “Supernatural” yet, you should still give it a chance.

Even though it left many fans disappointed and questioning, season 15 has 18 episodes left to make up for its disheartening first two episodes.

“Supernatural” airs on the CW Thursday nights at 7 p.m.

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BITTERSWEET CONCLUSION

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opened the trunk of Dean’s Impala to get their weapon of choice. The scene flashed back to the first time they opened the trunk together in the pilot episode before flashing back to the present and cutting to black.

I will say, even though it was disappointing to watch a show for 14 seasons only to be let down after watching the first two episodes of the final season, I still wanted to cry after watching “Back and to the Future.”

This season is the end of a decade. It signifies the end

also becomes more developed.

He is portrayed to be even more of a psychopath than he was in the show by killing his cleaning woman simply because she found where he was hiding his money.

The movie focuses on Jesse — and while characters like Badger and Skinny Pete made an appearance, there was no mention of any main characters from the television show.

Violence and vengeance are major themes — as they were in the show. Unlike the show, there is less mention and way less depiction of drug use. It also felt like a western at times when there were long, silent scenes and even an old-school shoot out.

Near the end of the movie, Jesse flashes back to around 2010 — a bit after he and Walt first partnered up. It reminded fans of the father and son relationship that Walt and Jesse had before things started to blow up. While Jesse and Walt may have hated each other near the end of the movie, they still had that bond.

The movie ends with Jesse visualizing Jane, his girlfriend from season two who died of complications from an overdose and then goes into a flashback.

As they were discussing going where the universe takes you, Jane told Jesse “it’s better to make those decisions for yourself.” The last scene is Jesse driving into Alaska, leaving things ambiguous.

While it definitely isn’t a movie anyone who hasn’t seen the show would enjoy, it gives a beloved character an ending that he deserved and gave fans one last glimpse into the world of “Breaking Bad.” “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” is now streaming on Netflix and is rated TV-MA.

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Miles Halter (Charlie Plummer) and Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth) share a private moment in the Hulu series, “Looking for Alaska.” The series is now available to stream on Netflix and is rated TV-14.

Hulu series ‘Looking for Alaska’ not for viewers who enjoy happy endings

by Rose McGarrity If you’re someone who enjoys watching movies and television shows in anticipation for a happy ending, then don’t watch “Looking for Alaska.”

The new Hulu series telling the story of teenagers at boarding school is officially streaming as of Oct. 18.

If you like shows to have an ending where the guy gets the girl and the person you thought was going to die ends up getting saved by the hero then, again, you won’t like this show. The first episode opens with clips of a car crash and the viewer hearing Miles (Charlie Plummer), one of the main characters, talk about his fascination with famous peoples’ last words.

Miles said his favorite last words were from a French poet named Francois Rabelais — whose last words were, “I go to seek a great perhaps.”

Miles is depicted as an outcast — the kind of child who never had anyone attend his birthday parties. But several

months before the car crash, Miles decides to start fresh and moves to a boarding school to discover more about life. He was hoping to find his “perhaps.”

At the boarding school, Miles meets Alaska — a high school student with a rebellious nature and free-spirit. Miles quickly became friends with Alaska and a few others.

Hulu advertises the show by saying viewers can follow the characters “as they experience important lessons about life, love and the art of letting go.” During one of the friend group’s conversations, the group talks about the nature of being human and the meaning of life.

With all the discussion about the meaning of life, it makes sense that the author of the book this show is based on, John Green — who is known for his book “The Fault in Our Stars” and for the YouTube series “Crash Course” — would have one of the characters in “Looking for Alaska” die.

Throughout the first episode, we get hints implying

that Alaska’s fate isn’t good.

When the car crash is shown in the beginning, a small bouquet of flowers falls out of the wrecked car. This same bouquet of flowers is shown in Alaska’s room months before the wreck takes place.

Even though Alaska’s fate is insinuated in the first episode, it’s still able to keep the viewer entertained. The mystery of why Alaska died remains a mystery, so I want to keep watching the show to find out.

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One of my favorite aspects of this show is the background music. The song “Crosses”

by José González plays in the beginning of the first episode.

It is very mellow and relaxing.

Ultimately, I do recommend watching “Looking for Alaska.”

The entire first season of “Looking for Alaska” is available on Hulu.

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SPORTS

8/ October 23, 2019

UCA STATS CORNER

SPORT

OPPONENT

RESULT

Football

Northwestern State

31-30 (W)

(5-2, 3-1)

Women’s Soccer

Texas A&M Corpus Christi

1-0 (W)

(3-11-1, 2-6)

3-0(W)

(9-12, 3-5)

2-1(W)

(7-5-1, 2-1)

Lamar

Volleyball

Georgia Southern

Men’s Soccer

RECORD

A N T I C I PAT I O N

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Junior track and cross country athlete Shamal Sullivan smiles for a picture outside of the UCA Student Center on Oct. 16th. Sullivan has won both Bronze and Silver in the indoor 800 Distance medley Relay.

Junior embraces life outside sports

by Sarah Coleman

athletic scholarship in the fall of 2017.

He was drawn to UCA not only by its athletic program, but also because of the School of Education.

Sullivan is passionate about running, but he is also passionate about becoming a special education teacher.

“I took a class in high school about special education and I absolutely fell in love with it,” Sullivan said. “I feel that there is so much awareness to be raised about how these kids function and I have so much respect for all teachers who work in special education.’’

Sullivan has won multiple medals and awards since starting his collegiate career in both track and cross country.

During his freshman year at UCA, he received a bronze medal for the indoor DMR. As a sophomore, he received a silver medal in the same event. His career-high for the 800-meter dash is 1 minute 55 seconds and

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Eliud Kipchoge is known worldwide as “the man who can’t be limited.” Kipchoge broke the two hour barrier for the marathon this month. Kipchoge is who UCA athlete Shamal Sullivan looks up to most.

Sullivan is a junior cross country and track runner from McKinney, Texas.

In the seventh grade, Sullivan first fell in love with running when he began running cross country.

Prior to this epiphany, the only running Sullivan did was on the soccer field.

Although running was not his first love, Sullivan felt it to be his calling when he began to compete in both cross country and track meets.

“I always wanted to try something new and for me, track and cross country was the best decision I made,’’ Sullivan said.

Sullivan came to UCA on an

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his career best for the 10K is 36 minutes 43 seconds.

Among succeeding on the track and in his courses, Sullivan also aims to grow his friendships inside and outside of running.

“I love to run, but my favorite thing about cross country and track is the relationships I’ve built with all of my teammates,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan won team clown at the runners banquet last Spring.

Sullivan attributes both of his academic and athletic success to keeping God close, making friends both inside and outside of the team, not skipping class and making an impact where he can.

“What really motivates me is seeing my hometown community look up to me in a way they didn’t before college. I also like running not only for myself but also for people who don’t have the ability to run,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan is looking forward to the rest of cross country season and then going into his favorite part of the year -- indoor season.

Tough competetion coming for UCA

4 Continued from page 5 is an area we can grow in.”

The Sugar Bears were able to make the necessary changes and come out on top against Lamar University (7-11, 2-6 SLC).

Their 3-0 victory was led

by Harry, junior outside hitter Amanda Benton and sophomore outside hitter Madi Bowles who all finished the game with double-digit kills.

This helped the Sugar Bears created a large advantage in team kills, collecting 47 while holding the Cardinals to only 28.

UCA was also able to hole Lamar’s hitting percentage to just .071%.

Still, the Bears had to fight through some tough times in the game.

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The Cardinals held a 23-21 late in the opening set, but four straight kills from the Sugar Bears pushed them to the 25-23 set win.

From there, the Sugar Bears remained in control and imposed their will in the final two sets winning 25-16 and 25-13.

Another one of the big factors in the Sugar Bears prevailing in this contest was limiting their errors.

Against Northwestern State the Sugar Bears pulled in 22 errors, but against the Cardinals, they limited these mistakes to nine.

Associate head coach Marissa Collins told UCASports about the adjustments in their

system shined bright in this win.

“I’m so proud of the way our team played today,” Collins said.

“We had relentless effort and a fearless attitude. The blocking and defensive adjustments we have been working to make this week finally clicked for us and it definitely showed in this match.”

The Sugar Bears will look to expand on the success in this game Oct. 24 as they host Stephen F. Austin State University in the Prince Center.

This game will be a tall task that requires the Sugar Bears’ best as the Lady Lumberjacks have an overall record of 20-1 and undefeated in the conference.

Following this, UCA will host Abilene Christian Oct. 26.

Bears raise defensive intensity in second half

4 Continued from page 5 stepped up in the second half, allowing the Demons to find the end zone only once. The touchdown came from Demons’ senior quarterback Shelton Eppler to senior wide receiver Akile Davis. It was Eppler’s third touchdown of the game and Davis’s first.

Sophomore linebacker Dre Matthews led the Bears with 10 tackles for the game, including one tackle for loss. Junior defensive back Robert Rochell

and redshirt freshman defensive back Cameron Godfrey each had one interception.

Senior defensive back Juan Jackson tied his season-high for tackles in a single game with seven, and senior defensive back Isaiah Macklin followed with six tackles.

Blackman also led the Bears in rushing. He had 44 total rushing yards and a 14yard touchdown run that came late in the first quarter. It was

Blackman’s fourth rushing touchdown of the season and 27th of his career.

Northwestern State finished the game with 406 total offensive yards and the Bears finished with 388. However, 212 of UCA’s yards came in the second half while holding the Demons to only 59 yards in the frame.

The Bears next contest is Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. against Sam Houston State who sit one game ahead of UCA in SLC standings.

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The UCA men’s backetball team prepares for the season Oct. 10 in the Farris Center. Last year’s season ended in the second round of the Southland Conference tournament.

Men’s basketball sets expectations high

by Rafael Soliz II Staff Writer

The UCA men’s basketball team will start the season Nov. 5 and is looking forward to building on the season they had last year.

The Bears started practice Sept. 24 and believe they have what it takes to achieve their goals for the season.

Entering his sixth season, head coach Russ Pennell said that the Bears have the talent and experience to be the best it has been in years.

“I think this is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here,” Pennell said. “I think we’re deeper, we’re older and we’re more versatile. From a mental standpoint, I think it comes down to how we can handle playing big games against Duke, Georgetown and Baylor, and using that experience toward Southland Conference competition. I think we should challenge in the league, and I like the group we have. If we stay healthy we have a good chance at being successful.”

Pennell said the Bears took to a trip Europe in July and that it

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helped give them get a headstart coming into the season, along with extra playing time to prepare for the regular season.

“I think we’re where we want to be at this point in the season. We’ve had the advantage of playing during the summer, on our trip to Italy,” Pennell said.“Coming in two weeks ago, we didn’t have as many things to put in on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. It’s an opportunity for us to be a little further ahead than we would be on a normal year.”

Players on the team have the same mindset and seem to be gaining ground in developing team chemistry, as well as developing skills throughout the preseason.

Junior center Hayden Koval believes the team can be great and hang a conference championship banner in the Farris Center at UCA. “In Italy we saw how good we could be,” Koval said. “We have the talent to win it all and I’m confident we can. Energy has been really good. For the success of the team, we have to perform on the defensive end. We have to keep working. It’s going to

take details and little things like talking on defense and being where you’re supposed to be. I’d like to see a banner hanging in the rafters and leaving this season with no regrets.”

There are plenty of familiar faces on the roster this season — but also some new faces looking to contribute to the success of the team this season.

Coach Pennell believes transfers and freshman students can make a major contribution to the team during the season, both on and off the court.

“Rylan Bergersen from BYU is going to really help us.

He’s a junior and he’s got a lot of experience. He’ll bring toughness and we’re excited about him,” Pennell said. “Our two freshman guards, Collin Cooper and Lewis McDaniel, will bring a lot of energy for us and will be able to support the guys that are older and playing ahead of them right now.”

The 2019-20 season will start Nov. 5 as the team takes on the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas with their home opener following on Nov. 7 against Hendrix College in the Farris Center.

UCA makes a push for SLC tournament

4 Continued from page 5 this weekend we have. That’s just a credit to our girls continuing to work, continuing to fight and not feeling sorry for ourselves because the results haven’t gone our way previously.”

If the team continues to build on their momentum from these past two games, they will find themselves in the Southland Conference tournament which will be held here at UCA.

The Bears will be on the road for the rest of the regular season with the next game in Hammon, Louisiana to face Southeastern Louisiana University Oct. 25.

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