THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS’ STUDENT NEWSPAPER
SINGLE COPY PAID FOR BY STUDENT PUBLICATION FEE
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 21, 2020 Volume 116 — Issue 9
ucanews.live TODAY’S FORECAST CONWAY
Campus Life:
Entertainment:
Sports:
Amigofest: UCA’s Latino Student Association celebrates Hispanic culture.
New Release: “Hubie Halloween” is surprisingly enjoyable.
Women’s Soccer: Bears win back to back. 4 page 5
4 page 3
4 page 7
Training confronts racial differences on campus
Sunny
80/64 THE NEWSDESK
by Megan Holder
FROM THE ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Social Media Editor
I N T E R N AT I O N A L Plans for border wall in Greece, Turkey
Greece’s government said Monday they have finalized plans to build a wall on its northeast border with Turkey, fearing mass photo courtesy of 4029.com migration into the country. (left) Democratic Arkansas state Sen. Joyce Elliot and (right) Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill debate for seat in the Sixteen miles of wall will be U.S. Congress District 2 on Monday, Oct. 12 at Arkansas PBS. added to an existing six miles, and surveillance cameras are planned to be installed along the entirety of the border. Turkey said earlier this year a hot topic during the Monday Affordable Care Act. it would no longer prevent By Allison Polston afternoon District 2 debate. “Sen. Elliott has got migrants from trying to reach Staff Writer “My opponent has stirred a problem here, because the EU, causing a standoff at Democratic Arkansas state controversy by saying something, the Democrats want to take the border as over 10,000 Sen. Joyce Elliott challenged I think, that’s too radical for the over healthcare,” Hill said. people tried to cross. support preRepublican U.S. Rep. French Hill average Arkansan, which is that “Republicans on healthcare and taxes Monday, our police forces are systemically existing conditions.” When asked about Oct. 12. Senate candidate Ricky racist,” Hill said. N AT I O N A L Elliott said systemic racism bipartisanship, both Hill and Dale Harrington Jr. (L), answered a panel of journalists alone on isn’t radical at all, and that she Elliott said they had histories of Missing woman found Wednesday, Oct. 14. supported both police and the working across the aisle. Hill said The federal response to community. She said she does not that Elliott was not as bipartisan in Zion National Park the coronavirus pandemic was support defunding the police, but as she claims. A 38-year-old woman who criticized by both Hill and Elliott. rather wants police reform. “You [Elliott] say you’re Elliott mentioned the 2017 bipartisan here in this state, but went missing two weeks ago “We were not prepared for after hiking in Zion National this pandemic. We did not have all Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Hill you have the most liberal voting Park was found alive on the necessary precautions taken supported, saying that it was a record in the general assembly,” giveaway to the richest people in Hill said. Sunday. Holly Courtier was for years,” Hill said. For the Senate debates, Elliott called for the country. last seen on Oct. 6, getting The future of healthcare for Libertarian candidate Harrington transparency in the use of relief off a shuttle van to go to a funds. She cited the CARES Act, Arkansans looked different for withstood an hour of questions trail. She suffered a head a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus Elliott and Hill during the hour- from three journalists Wednesday injury after hitting a tree, bill signed by President Donald long debate. afternoon because his opponent became disoriented and Trump in March. “Congressman Hill has great Sen. Tom Cotton declined to eventually found her way to “One of two people who was healthcare, but has voted over 12 participate in the debate. Harrington said police a water source where she a part of the oversight committee times, over a dozen times to take stayed until she was found. was Congressman Hill, and we away your healthcare. To take militarization needed to be Courtier is an avid hiker who didn’t know where that money away your protection from pre- minimized in the U.S. existing conditions,” Elliott said. “When police are militarized has been traveling around was going,” Elliott said. Hill said that Elliott lied in The social unrest the country visiting national surrounding police brutality was his answer to a question about the See Debate- page 2 parks since losing her job to COVID-19.
Arkansas PBS hosts House, Senate debates
The department of Diversity and Training held a “Race Matters” seminar to discuss the racial differences on campus Wednesday, Oct. 14. The meeting was on Zoom and consisted of people from different departments and students of UCA. There was a Powerpoint presentation that guided the seminar. The beginning of the Powerpoint had a list of names of African-Americans who were victims of police brutality or murder. When asked how the listed names made the audience feel, Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement Wendy Holbrook said she felt like she knew the victims personally. Holbrook said, “It feels like my family. These are people that look like people I love [and] that lived the lives of people that I love.” Holbrook said when this happens this is the lens that the black community looks through when you talk about race because “it’s the lens we live through, so we’re coming from a very different place. When this happens we are grieving. That’s what makes it difficult. Just when you get over a couple of the stages of grieving it happens again. When we talk about race, I cannot have a conversation with you without coming through this lens.” The Powerpoint had pictures from different protests and movements that have occurred in Conway that support justice and peace. There was a disturbing picture of a man who was there with about 12 more men armed with
ammunition watching a group of college students protest. Holbrook said, “My question was who did you come to shoot? Who shows up with a weapon? If you came for a conversation, you would show up with yourself. Conway is not immune. This was the response to some young people deciding to do a protest.” There was also a discussion about the diversity of UCA. There was a chart to show the unlevelness of different races. The number of white faculty members is 461, and the number of non-white faculty members is 89. The number of white staff members is 715, and the number of non-white staff members is 171. The number of white students is 7,442. The number of non-white students is 3,427. There was also a survey during the presentation. One of the questions asked from the audience was, is UCA a racist community? Audrika Peten said, “The fact that everyone on this call voted 100% no, but if we look on Twitter and look at #Blackatuca, we can see right there the perspective of the student. Everything is about an experience, but us, as a staff and faculty, are the ones who give the student the experiences that they have.” One of the tweets from #Blackatuca that was shown in the Powerpoint stated that a girl showed up to do a presentation with a natural hairdo and received a F for appearance. “Living everyday life, I’m not going to remember a person based on where we were, but I’m going to remember you based on how you made me feel. My experience with you is going to over take anything else that’s going on,” Peten said.
S A N I TAT I O N
Debates will mute candidates’ mics The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday night they would mute candidates’ mics at the start of each segment. Each candidate will have two minutes of uninterrupted time to speak at the beginning of each segment. During those two minute periods, the candidate who isn’t speaking will have their mics muted.
S TAT E ADH urges voters to follow CDC guidelines
While voters can’t be turned away from polling locations if they are sick or refuse to wear a mask, the Arkansas Department of Health is urging voters to wear masks and practice CDC guidelines while at the polls. Polling locations have also been asked to space out machines and sanitize them after use, and to have a separate entrance and exit.
WHAT’S AHEAD
IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Feminist Union hosts Take Back the Night.
photos courtesy of cargocollective
HPER Center makes efforts to combat COVID-19. The process of sanitation is much more extensive; the HPER closes every weekday between 2 and 3 p.m. to properly sanitize each station.
HPER Center prioritizes CDC guidelines for attendees By Haley Melendez Assistant Campus Life Editor
COVID-19 has made many programs, social events and campus, in general, very different from what we as students have gotten used to. Before, the University of Central Arkansas’ HPER Center was more open and often used at all times by students. There was no worry of catching something as severe as the coronavirus.
However, the pandemic has made the HPER center a much more dangerous location for people to frequently enter. This stems from the fact that it is a recreation center and a place that students and staff use as their gym and exercise location. The process of sanitation and precautions are much more extensive at a time like this. Every weekday between the times 2 and 3 p.m. they close down the HPER to clean and
Contact Us:
Index: 2
4Police Beat 4People of UCA
4
4Students Say
4
6 4Opinion 4Entertainment 7 5, 8 4Sports
properly sanitize each station to make it clean and safe for people to use. On the occasion that someone has been around a person who was later discovered as having the virus, they are considered to be high risk and should only use the HPER center between the times of 6am-8am. To determine if your high risk they have you answer the simple questions on the CDC online flyer that they display on their UCA page and
at the HPER’s entrance. When it comes down to entering the building, you cannot go in or gain access to the HPER center without a form of face covering such as a mask or neck gaiter. If you do not have a form of face covering on, they will not allow you to enter as a safety precaution. This is not just for the safety of attendees, but also the HPER workers. The CDC and HPER are working together for the
Inside:
Social:
Opinion:
E-mail: ucaechoeditor@gmail.com @ucaecho
students safety at school. They even have a link for students and faculty to see for help and information about this virus on the school’s HPER page at https://uca.edu/ campusrecreation/hpercenter/. The current services that are available are the weight room, cardio room, swimming pool, walking and jogging track, the game area, group exercises, equipment checkout (COPA) and the tennis courts.
The Echo
ucaecho
© 2019 The Echo, Printed by The Courier, Russellville, Arkansas.
People should not make comments on others’ bodies.
see page 6