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Registered student organizations (RSOs) can register for a promotional table at Bear Fair, the vendor fair portion of Bear Facts Day. Interested organizations can register through OrgSync. The registration form requires the organization’s name, the name of the individual interested in hosting a table and the individual’s contact information.

There are five scheduled Bear Facts Days for the 2015-2016 academic year: Oct. 10, Nov. 7, Dec. 4, Feb. 20 and March 5. RSOs can register for any and all events free of charge.

Organizations that register for Bear Facts Day should have their promotional table set up by 10 a.m. the day of the event in the Student Center Ballroom. The Bear Fair takes place from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. RSOs unable to attend the event should call Doneshia Moore at (501) 450-5241 or email drmoore@uca.edu.

Bear Facts Days are open to prospective high school students and their families. Bear Facts Day activities include information sessions on university academic programs, the Bear Fair, financial aid sessions, campus and housing tours and lunch at Christian Cafeteria.

Clinton makes campaign appearance in Little Rock Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to Little Rock for a “Grassroots Organizing Meeting” on Sept.

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During the event, Clinton spoke about her campaign to Arkansans.

Clinton served 12 years as first lady in Arkansas, and state Democrats reveled her visit as a homecoming. Her visit comes months after a GOP-dominated election that featured several candidates with Clinton ties. The party said it expected to raise about $450,000 from the dinner.

President Courtway and his administration stand behind the decision Dean of Students Gary Roberts and his council put forth about the recent hazing scandal surrounding the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority.

“UCA policy defines hazing as any intentional action taken or situation created to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule,” Courtway said.

He went on to explain that it did not rise to the level of hazing and that the council went through the correct steps to handle the situation.

“Our Office of Student Life concluded that although this is a bad joke and those involved showed poor judgement, it did not meet that definition.,” Courtway said.

“Student Life administrators had an opportunity to view the video, interview individuals present and thoroughly investigate the situation.

Greek leadership spoke to the Greek students about what happened and are working to educate the students about how to prevent this kind of behavior in the future.”

Courtway said the university “wants to continue to encourage any potential hazing incidents to be reported.”

Associate Vice President for Communications Christina Madsen clarified the order of events from the video realease to the notification of President Courtway. The incident was videod Aug. 29. Greek life staff received it Aug. 31. After this,

Assistant Directors of Student Life Lindsey Shurley and Dustin Hargis, as well as Associate Dean of Student Life Wendy Holbrook, began an immediate investigation.

A few days later, Roberts was informed the initial investigation was complete. The information was communicated to Vice President for Student Services Ronnie Williams, who relayed it to President Courtway after the weekly Executive Staff meeting Sept. 8.

On Sept. 10, Roberts and the Greek Life administrative team met to review the information to determine if Greek Judicial Board charges should be filed. The review didn’t come earlier because a council member was out of town.

After the release of last week’s edition of the Echo, there were seven stacks of newspapers missing from buildings across campus early in the morning. An official police report was filed with UCAPD. The video that was posted to the Echo’s Youtube account accumulated over 100,000 views before it was reported by junior Madison Montgomery, who claims “copyright infringement.”

The Echo’s article was viewed over 10,000 times and shared via Facebook, retweeted on Twitter and featured on news outlets all over the state.

Despite blow-back from Alpha Sigma Tau and various affiliates, the story has remained a major talking point for other sororities and fraternities as UCA participates in events for National Hazing Prevention Week, which is Sept. 21-25.

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New program offered for rural communities A new program will provide education and training to Arkansas mayors, particularly in rural areas and the Delta region, regarding various state and federal resources available to address affordable housing and non-housing community development needs.

UCA’s Division of Outreach and Community Engagement is the principal organizer of the program. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission is a major partner. Other partners include the Delta Regional Authority, Arkansas Development and Finance Authority, Arkansas Community Foundation, Arkansas Northeastern College, East Arkansas Community College and UCA’s Center for Community and Economic Development.

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Fredricka Sharkey addresses a room full of note-taking students in the Student Center Sept. 16 as she outlines the methods she used in her own life to get where she is today.

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About 20 people huddled into the Student Center to learn about leadership in a presentation called “Keeping it on Fleek: Developing You.” Fredricka B. Sharkey, director

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One of the many children that UCA students and teachers had a chance to teach about sustainable agriculture and water purification during their summer stay in Rwanda in 2012 is caught on camera.

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Western Africa, last summer was the first time the trip did not occur.

“This was a very precautionary decision [by the university],” Horton said. “Ebola was 3,000 miles away from Rwanda. So from my perspective, I didn’t think there was much risk.”

However, she said she understands why the university did not want to take the risk.

The program would probably never have happened had UCA not accepted its first Rwandan residential scholars in 2010.

These students lived in the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) residential college, where Horton was the resident master.

Through that connection, Horton got to know the scholars, who accompanied her on science outreach programs for local children, such as science nights at elementary schools.

“They participated and really saw the value of the hands-on science for little kids, [which is] very different than the Rwandan elementary education system,” she said.

Summer of 2012, when the scholars were to return to Rwanda for an internship, they aasked her if she would help plan education activities to do while he was there.

It was then that the idea to start

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After hiking up the volcanic Virunga Mountains, senior Libby Lyon was a mere two feet from a juvenile gorilla. Shocked, she jumped back. She soaked in the view, in awe that an entire family of these endangered animals were so calmly staring back at her. Two of the juvenile gorillas childishly played around with each other, an adolescent napped on a bed made of leaves off to the right, babies climbed on their mothers and the silverback was a mere six feet away, seemingly unphased by the group of humans in his home.

Gorilla trekking is one of the many activities UCA students partake in during the science learning and service study abroad trip to Rwanda that Leah Horton and Jayme Millsap Stone lead each summer. With only about 800 of the species left in the world, trekking is an experience students cannot get anywhere else.

Horton, lecturer 1 and assistant chair of the UCA Biology Department, and Stone, part-time instructor and director of learning in UCA’s History Department, presented this study abroad opportunity to students in 2012.

Due to a precautionary ruling after the 2014 Ebola outbreak in

the “Science and Society” study abroad opportunity began.

Horton went through Bridge to Rwanda, an International Non-Governmental Organization, to develop an itinerary and focus for the trip. The group planned to focus on service learning and science education in primary schools, Horton said.

“We wanted to plan lessons that were hands-on but were also sustainable in that environment so that the teachers could get the materials necessary locally,” she said.

The first summer, the lessons taught were on electricity, the water cycle and conservation of mountain gorillas. The lesson plans develop each summer, the most recent lessons being about magnets, acids and bases and the properties of water.

“It was such an amazing experience getting to see how other children learn on the other side of the world,” Lyon said.

“Their resources are limited so it was fun getting to do small handson experiments with them.”

Horton said she views this program as an irreplaceable opportunity that not only allows students to help a developing

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Campus Safety Awareness Month approaches end

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The UCA Police Department has teamed up with the campus community throughout September to raise awareness about safety issues on campus as part of National Campus Safety Awareness Month.

UCAPD kicked off the month with Theft Prevention Week, which included Operation ID, and followed with Sexual Assault Awareness Week, which included a “Stand Up and Speak Out” video and a Rape Culture on Campuses event. Drug and

Alcohol Awareness Week followed, which included a Pledge Day, “The Truth About Alcohol” video and a Make Smart Choices program.

This week, UCAPD is participating in Hazing Prevention Awareness Week, and the department will wrap up the month’s activities with Personal Safety Week.

As part of Hazing Prevention Awareness Week, UCAPD posted a new hazing documentary from the Clery Center on its website.

Moore said UCAPD would be pushing this documentary, along with hazing topics, on social media.

Moore said UCAPD stuck

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to the same plan as last year for its sexual assault awareness campaign because it was so successful.

For this, UCAPD showed a video and showed students how to get away from situations with self defense moves. UCAPD is also pushing self-defense classes this month. UCAPD teamed up with the HPER Center to host a self-defense class every Thursday night.

Moore said the classes have had a great turnout so far, with

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Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

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Shots fired in front of The Draft while massive crowd fought On Sept. 13 at about 1:53 a.m., a UCAPD officer was patrolling the Bear Village area when he heard two gunshots.

After calling in the situation to UCA, the officer was told that Conway Police Department had a shots fired called in along with a fight in progress.

When the officer arrived at the scene, he saw a crowd of 40 to 60 people shouting and arguing. Upon his arrival, the manager of The Draft pointed the officer in the direction of the shooter.

While tracking the shooter, the officer came across a black male. The manager identified him as one of the people involved.

The officer told the man to put his hands in the air where he could see them.

The suspect kept moving to avoid the officer, who kept his gun in its holster as he pursued the man toward a group of three men arguing. The UCAPD officer was still the only officer on the scene.

The officer radioed the man’s description and that he was fleeing to officers en route.

After catching the man, the officer saw a fight break out among the three men arguing.

He then left the man to detain Adrian Canady of Morrilton, Arkansas, who was identified after Canady struck one of the men he had been arguing with.

The UCAPD officer cuffed Canady.

He did not resist and was cooperative, according to reports.

Once Conway PD arrived on the scene, the UCAPD officer helped them run IDs and find shell casings from the gunshots.

Upon further investigation, the man who had fled the UCAPD officer turned out to be Canady’s cousin, who fled to assist his cousin who was being cornered.

Conway PD then told the man to leave with the women he had been with, leaving the UCAPD officer without an ID on the man.

The UCAPD officer then released Canady because he had hit the man in self-defense.

The manager of The Draft later identified the man who had been struck by Canady as the shooter.

The UCAPD officer said in his report that “the rest of the situation was handled by the Conway Police Department after the release of Canady.”

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Psychology Department members have written a new psychology textbook for funding research and study abroad opportunities in the psychology department.

Associate psychology professors Shawn Charlton and Ken Sobel, along with Counseling Center Director Susan Sobel, wrote this textbook as an option for professors to use in general psychology classes.

Charlton said the book provides many advantages.

“By creating our own custom book, we were able to significantly decrease the cost of the book for students, ensure that we teach the content that we feel is most important for our students, and build up some funds to help support student research and travel,” he said.

Royalties the authors receive will be used in the department.

Sobel said her portion will

go to a scholarship fund that is awarded to a graduate student in the psychology department.

Sobel, along with Ann Bryan and Joe McGarrity, proposed two new courses for summer 2016, Study Abroad in Psychology and Study Abroad Seminar, to Florence, Italy. Sobel said his royalties will go toward scholarships for the trip.

Charlton said the book royalties will also support graduate students traveling to interview for American Psychological Association (APA) internship positions, support students presenting their research at conferences and purchasing research equipment and technology.

Charlton said some funds would be set aside each semester for bigger department projects, such as endowed funds and laboratory remodels.

“For years we have been frustrated at the climbing cost of textbooks and the lack of funding to support student activities,” Charlton said. “[Bryan] proposed

this book as a way to address both of these issues.”

After the proposition, the three wrote the book for the past year. Each author wrote four chapters, which were then edited by associate professor of psychology Jennifer Bringer, along with recent graduates Zach Stillman and Nikki Phillips.

Clinical instructor Veda Charlton and graduate students Amy Huffstedler, Sarah Lindeman, Danielle Umland, and Evan Anderson developed the book’s supplemental materials.

“This book has really been a product of the entire program,” Charlton said.

In June, the book was sent to the publisher for layout and publication. Charlton said the group has have already started working on the book’s next edition.

The book is currently used in about half of UCA’s general psychology classes. Charlton said the book costs about $88 at the bookstore, which is less than half of most of mainstream texts for General Psychology.

Elderly woman suffers from seizure-like episode An elderly female identified as Joanne Smallwood had a seizure-like episode while attending an event near the Softball/Track complex on Donaghey Avenue on Aug. 19.

Other people attending the event alerted Conway Police Department and Conway Fire as well as MEMS. Smallwood was then transported to Conway Regional Hospital.

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“They can be violated in the same way,” Moore said.

Moore said the safety month activities have been effective in the three years he’s taken part in them.

“It seems like our violations go up, but [that’s because] education is getting out and people are coming forth and speaking of stuff that has happened in the past,” Moore said.

“That is always a good thing.

That’s why we try to educate males and females of bystander intervention and whatever we can to the point of [prevention].”

Moore wants students to be aware of protocols the police department follows when approached with an incident.

Moore said he once had a student come to him who was afraid she would get in trouble for underage drinking instead of the looking at the violation that happened to her.

“No, it doesn’t work that way,” Moore said. “Getting that type of education out [is important].”

When students come to UCAPD with questions if an incident hasn’t occurred, the officers answer questions and offer informational fliers. If an incident has occurred, talking

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Because of Clergy laws, officers must report if someone comes to them, but do not have to file a report at UCA. “A lot of times people want to be heard, but they don’t want to file a report,” Moore said. “It’s easy for me to say, ‘Just go do a report.’ But for someone that’s in that situation it’s probably devastating.”

Moore emphasized the importance of talking to someone when an incident occurs.

“Get help. Speak to someone,” Moore said. “It doesn’t have to be police. Speak to the counseling center. Go speak to somebody. It’s whenever you let it build up inside that it can destroy a person. Talk to someone.”

Moore also emphasized the importance of being supportive to others.

“If someone goes to you to talk to you, be supportive,” he said.

“Talk with them about it.”

Moore said the department’s campaign has been really effective, due in part to its social media.

An overall perception that UCA is a safe campus is the department’s goal, Moore said, which he feels has been met based on the views of many students he has talked to.

Moore said the university has a safe campus. UCAPD participates in an annual Safe Walk, which is coming up in a few months, to focus on campus safety at night. “[UCA is] so lit at night,” Moore said. “There are not any dark spots, and there are always people out. It’s a 24-hour city.”

UCAPD will hold its annual Brake 4 Bears on Sept. 30. Over 180 volunteers have signed up, which is the most the department has ever had.

“This year has been overwhelming,” Moore said. “I had to cut it off because we had so many. That’s a good problem to have.”

Because of the increase in volunteers, the event will focus on four crosswalks, as opposed to the normal three.

The event will also boast a new color of T-shirts, as opposed to the neon yellow of past years.

Moore said he enjoys working with student volunteers.

“The [students] that are volunteering have that passion, that drive, that excites me,” Moore said. “That’s what I really enjoy.”

UCAPD will also participate in Operation Gotcha sometime during the month, in which officers will check residence halls and the library for unattended items and unlocked doors.

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She opened by sharing her accomplishments as a high school student, which included receiving the highest ACT score in her graduating class and graduating as salutatorian.

Then she graduated from Webster University with a master’s, married her husband and had three children.

Sharkey described these accomplishments as building her “foundation.”

The remainder of the seminar explained the acronym for LEADERSHIP, which defines the qualities of a great leader: listening, language, ethics, action, discipline, engagement,

responsibility, service, humility, intentional, people and path.

Sharkey said she hosted the seminar to pass along information that helped her succeed to young students.

“My professors and others helped me define who I was and what I could become,” she said.

“For me it’s like breathing. You have to pay it forward.”

Freshman Hannah Baltodano said Sharkey’s lesson showed her ways she could grow as a leader. “[It] was great and really made me want to rethink my leadership skills,” she said.

Freshman Ricco Rainey said he not only learned leadership qualities, but he also learned

how to handle situations when presented with an ethical dilemma.

“I loved the quote she said; ‘You got one mouth and two ears—so you should be listening twice as much as you are talking,’ mainly because I am always talking,” he said.

The Center for Leadership Development hosted the seminar, and Steven Shook, assistant director for student leadership, conducted it.

The Leadership Foundation Program will host more programs and encourages all students to attend.

For more information on future programs, visit uca.edu/lead.

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During their trip the UCA group encountered a group of gorillas, a rare sight even while trekking through the Rwandan jungle.

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Trip taken on by young biology students does its job two-fold, teaching both UCA students and Rwandan children 4 Continued from page 1 country, but also solidifies bonds between the Rwandan scholars at UCA and the other students because it allows for them to share their country and culture.

Many relationships were also built between the group and the Rwandan community.

“It’s all about development continuation,” Horton said.

They have a relationship with the village Kanembwe, where they have started working on beneficial products such as fuelefficient cooking stoves called “rocket stoves” and teaching the citizens how to can their food for preservation.

“Firewood is their primary energy source,” she said. “They do not have electricity; they do not even have access to electricity. They have to gather their firewood and sometimes, because of the land pressure that’s there and how many people are in Rwanda, they may spend four hours a day just looking for firewood.”

Horton said if there was a way to limit how much firewood they would have to gather each day, that would be a big deal.

Resource development and science education are not the only services the group extends.

The group also dives into the country’s history.

One moment in Rwandan history the group makes certain to not overlook is the 1994 genocide.

“We visited museums, memorials and heard firsthand accounts of the horror that people witnessed during that time,” Lyon said. “Rwanda is still hurting from that tragedy, but they have done such a good job of honoring those who died and moving on from that time.”

Many people in developed countries cannot imagine happiness as the prevalent emotion in a place that has experienced such poverty and devastation.

However, Lyon said one of

the things that stood out to her was the joy the local children with so little resources had.

“Joy is a universal language,” she said.

Secondary school in developing countries is rarely a guaranteed opportunity due to cost, and when a student requires disabilities services, the cost skyrockets. After the group learned this, it decided to support a young deaf student, named Dorcus.

Dorcus is one of three daughters of a local Rwandan family, all of whom are deaf.

Even primary schooling, when students have to go to a school that provides sign language teachers, racks up in tuition. The family could barely afford to send their daughters to school.

The group met Dorcus their first summer and she immediately impressed them with her abilities and interest in the lessons.

“We felt so committed to her, as a group, that we agreed to contribute and pay her school fees through secondary school and all of the students who go on the trip have the opportunity to contribute,” Horton said.

Through fundraising the group is able to pay her school fees, buy her uniforms and pay her sign language teacher each month. Each student contributes only $35 annually.

On average, 15 students accompany Horton and Stone on the trip each summer.

The students spend the prior semester taking either a biology elective taught by Horton to prepare them for the manual work or a sociology course taught

by Stone teaches that focuses on the culture and environment of the country.

The rough cost estimate for the trip per student is $5,500 to $5,600.

Students had the opportunity to explore the culture through travel and interaction with the

locals. Lyon said the group visited coffee plantations, saw Lake Kivu, visited a hospital in Kigali, saw movies, received hand-sewn dresses made from local fabric, haggled for souvenirs and even sang karaoke at a restaurant during their free time.

“Looking back, I almost forgot about the things that seemed so odd and sometimes annoying because those aren’t the important things I remember from the trip,” Lyon said. “Things like extremely cold showers every day, WiFi that may or may not work, the lamb that was questionable as to whether it was really lamb or not and the crazy driving..

[Most importantly], I remember the faces of the children who had such a huge impact on my life in such a small amount of time and the relationships I built with people who I will probably never see again but will always remember.”

The experiences obtained from the trips have also affected Horton’s teaching methods.

Getting student to understand how their interests of study fit into a global context is a goal she’s made prominent in each of her classes.

“Whatever it is that you’re interested in, there are ways that can be used to benefit people,” she said.

As Horton hoped last spring, the program is returning this summer.

“We’re really trying to get our students active and involved in the community to see what effects and differences students can make, even as college students,” she said. “We want to continue to build what we’ve started [in Rwanda]. There’s just so much to do.”

Stone will teach cultural studies in the spring, while Horton teaches special topics in biology to prepare the students going on the trip. However, chemistry lecturer Faith Yarberry and English professor Brian James will be the faculty leading the trip.

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One day, I was on a social media website and I saw people arguing, criticizing a male for the type of car he drove.

The comment that struck me the most was when someone posted, “Just buy a normal car and blend in.”

Blend in? Why would we try to blend in when we were born to stand out?

In a society that promotes and judges so many things, being “different” is a hard thing to express.

People are constantly ostracized and ridiculed for the way they look.

Whether focused on their height, weight, skin color or clothes, there seems to be no escape from the ridicule.

One topic that rubs me the wrong way is how society views tattoos.

Although tattoos are becoming more popular, many people still disapprove of them in the workplace.

I don’t have tattoos, but I strongly support those who choose to be inked.

I know what it is like to be unable to express your individuality.

My middle and high school years were spent in a place where tattoos and exotic piercings and hairstyles were prohibited.

Everyone was required to wear the same clothes and have the same style.

Sameness was everywhere. The only thing that defined you was the purse you carried, the shoes you wore or the car you drove.

Now that I have more freedom of personal expression, I plan to get more piercings and get some ink.

More people are getting tattoos and piercings today, but they tend to be judged quickly.

They’re profiled not only by their parents, peers,

professors and strangers, but also in the workplace.

Employees are told to cover their tattoos at work because they look “unprofessional.”

Many of my ex-coworkers had tattoos on their wrists or ankles. One of them had a few large tattoos on her upper arms, more piercings than typical and dark red dreadlocks.

Luckily, the restaurant I worked for accepted its employees as the individuals that they are.

Unfortunately, that is not the case for every work environment.

Many people with tattoos who apply for jobs are denied the job based on their appearance and nothing else.

Even if they are as qualified as the next applicant, they could be denied.

by Erica To even have a Nicolas possible chance of Staff Writer getting a job, people cover their tattoos with more clothing, Band–Aids or makeup.

Having to hide who you are to gain someone else’s approval is not right.

It is unfair for someone to be denied a job based on his looks.

Appearance does not indicate competence.

Finding a unique style to call your own is difficult, and yet people are constantly being put down because of their individuality.

People are trying to express who they are, but society says that you are not allowed to be different.

Fortunately, times are changing and people are growing to be more accepting of tattoos, among many other things.

However, there is still a long road ahead.

We all need to accept each other for the individuals that we are.

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Now begins a time of year that no red-blooded American can resist.

They say baseball is America’s favorite pastime, but everybody knows that title really belongs to football.

Whether you’re a college football lover or whether you only follow the pros, everyone has his stake in some team, and the only thing worse than losing is having to wait for the next season.

There’s just something about football that separates it from any other sport.

Maybe it’s the fact that football is the most viewed, loved and anticipated sport each year.

There isn’t a single sporting event, or any other kind of event for that matter, that is more watched than the Super Bowl.

That’s simply because football is awesome.

It’s easy to play and not too hard to pick up for folks who don’t follow it religiously.

There aren’t many boring moments unless you just can’t stand when it’s time to use a kicker–but with the new changes made to kicking, even that may prove entertaining.

For some people, football is a way to top a Sunday after church, while for others, it is church–week in and week out.

It’s a perfect way to gather the family together and give yourself an excuse to fire up the grill or whip up some party favors.

Football games are always an event at any good bar, so don’t mind going out and meeting some new people.

If you care for the game even more than the rest of us conventional lovers, there’s even fantasy football where you can feel even more involved with the game without taking any bruises.

It’s a perfect way to have a little competition between friends or maybe just troll the ones closest to you for fun.

If bruises are your thing, then I’m sure you wouldn’t mind some flag football either.

Finding a league is normally not too difficult, and you can always just decide to make one of your own.

Whether your own experience is a well-organized or a refereed-kind-of-thing is up to you.

It’s literally the one time of year that organizations and even jobs plan for and work around sporting event schedules because of it’s plain-old importance.

Every fan has a team and a story behind why he follows that team, in case you’re struggling with deciding who to follow. No one’s going to judge you for hopping on a

by Malachi Thornton bandwagon.

Assistant Sports This year is already proving Editor to be a crazy one to watch with Alabama and Arkansas coming off some pretty big upsets.

One could safely assume things should be pretty interesting this year.

Football isn’t taken for granted because it doesn’t last forever.

The NFL regular season is only 16 weeks long with one or two games each week. The NCAA season is even shorter with only 13 weeks.

It feels like it goes much faster than it comes, so I wouldn’t advise anyone to wait until the playoffs to start watching.

There’s even time for you to go back to your old high school to show you still have some spirit for your alma mater.

Seeing a game live on any level is that much better.

It’s a huge deal every week because there are so fewer games than basketball or baseball, so don’t miss out on something great before it’s too late.

Go get ready for some football.

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In response to the media frenzy over last week’s Alpha Sigma Tau hazing article, President Tom Courtway backed the student life administration team’s ruling: the video in question did not rise to the level of hazing.

Courtway cited a small segment of UCA hazing policy that defines hazing as “any intentional action taken or situation created to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule” when supporting the decision.

While anyone would agree that a silly prank making new sorority members do pushups hardly reaches an extreme level of hazing, Courtway also misses the point.

Whether the joke was an “intentional action taken” to create “mental or physical discomfort” for the sole purpose of humiliation, the administration is still responsible to uphold its own policies.

There cannot be any bias, any loopholes or any excuses permitted in an administrative interpretation of collegiate policy.

The UCA website makes it quite clear that although some acts may appear to be a joke, the acts are still technically considered hazing.

Courtway admitted it was “a bad joke” done in poor taste and that the sorority has been educated on how to prevent this situation from happening in the future.

However, taking only what members directly involved had to say about the incident and ruling it as a bad joke does not appear to be following policy from an unbiased standpoint.

Allowing a loophole to a “zerotolerance” hazing policy only gives the impression that there is, in fact, wiggle room in the rules.

If the situation had been passed along to the Greek judicial review board, it would have at least shown cohesive administrative support in upholding all facets of UCA’s hazing policy.

The hazing myths outlined on the website are there for a reason, and if they’re not going to be taken seriously, then they need to be amended or removed. Picking and choosing which hazing definitions are to be followed and which can be loosely defined sends a confusing message to both Greek and general student life about how our administration handles difficult decisions.

Furthermore, Courtway should address that the student life administration team also included in its decision that had senior sorority leadership been involved, it probably would have ruled the situation as hazing.

This is a massive loophole that should not exist. It was also not true, as senior sorority leadership can be heard shouting commands in the video.

Although they are not shown, it is obvious that they were present and involved.

Making a simple decision like handing the situation over to the Greek Judicial Review Board would not have made the situation worse or branded the sorority as serious hazers.

It is doubtful that anyone would view the sorority as such after seeing the video. Making people do pushups is by no means torture or the type of hazing that has given Greeks a bad reputation in the past.

However, policy defines pushups as hazing, and now it appears the university is attempting to sweep the problem under the rug.

It shows a disregard for the careful wording of policy designed to prevent pranks from escalating.

Doing so would not necessarily call for the sorority to be banned, or even to be severely punished, but if the administration isn’t going to strictly follow all aspects of its policies, then it’s setting a negative precedent.

The Echo is printed weekly at the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway, Ark. Decisions about content are made by the student editors.

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The hazing myths outlined on the website are there for a reason, and if they’re not going to be taken seriously, then they need to be amended.

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Around Campus:

RSO Fair demonstrates campus opportunities

Kickball Tournament The Minority Mentorship Program will host its first annual kickball tournament 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Sept. 26. The tournament is open to all students and organizations on campus. Entry fee is $5 per person.

by Kendra Beattie

Opinion Editor

Student Wellness The Office of Student Wellness & Development will host “Personal Power: A Response Ability Workshop” from 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event will train students about bystander intervention.

‘Jurassic World’

photo by Makenzie Evans

Judd entertains the audience with her classic songs and wild attitude.Wynonna Judd and The Big Noise`s concert Sept. 18 at Reynolds Performance Hall.

Country star makes ‘Big Noise’

by Jennifer Buckley

The Student Activities Board will show “Jurassic World” at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event is free and refreshments will be served.

Remix Violinist Pop violinist Rhett Price will come to UCA to perform in the Student Center Food Court from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 29. Rhett plays current hits for his followers on YouTube, mixing up the classical art.

Staff Writer

Five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd and The Big Noise calmly and confidently took the Reynolds Performance Hall stage Sept. 18, while the crowd whistled, clapped and shouted with excitement.

Judd started out the concert with her hit song “Mama He’s Crazy.”

The audience, which consisted mostly of people above the age of 30, sang along with the songs and clapped to the beat, while some even danced.

One member of the crowd

shouted, “Sing us some Elvis.”

Judd responded by saying, “Many people may not understand why she just said that, but I have these Twitter followers that have been to many of my shows and know a lot about my story.”

Judd said she used to tell people to call her Shelvis because Elvis was signed at age 18 and so was she.

“So, I was next in line,” she said.

Throughout the show, Judd was comical and sassy.

“I am a woman with attitude,” Judd said. “I have a great sense of humor because it

SPOTLIGHT

saves me every day.”

Between songs, Judd told stories about herself and lessons she has learned.

“I’ve been on the road 35 years,” she said. “There was a time when I was 18 and my mom left. I didn’t know if I could do it, but my fans did.”

Judd’s life lessons were reflective in her songs. Not only did her song lyrics complement the life lessons she shared, but her facial expressions and gestures did, too.

“Wynonna’s career has

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Handling a snake, ogling aquatic wildlife preserved in jars and watching acrobatic stunts sounds like a night at a circus, but it was UCA`s campus during x-period Sept. 17.

The amphitheater in front of the Student Center was covered with booths inviting students to peruse UCA`s vast extracurricular options during the RSO fair.

Brandon Price, coordinator of student organizations and university events, said there were over 50 RSOs present at the fall RSO fair.

“We currently have 14 new RSOs that are in the approval process and should receive recognition within the next month,” Price said. “We are currently just over 200 RSOs, I believe.”

The RSOs were present at the fair gave students information about their groups and some even brought props, such as Salvador, a ball python, which was possibly the most photographed creature at the fair.

“The snake has been a big attraction,” Fisheries and Wildlife Society member Lucy Baker, a UCA graduate student, said. “He’s brought more interest because he’s alive and cool. The

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COMMUNITY

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PEOPLE OF UCA Benjamin Roy C. Garrett

fish are dead, so people haven’t been as enthused by them.”

The Fisheries and Wildlife Society is dedicated to studying plants and animals in the local community. The group’s table had multiple fish and amphibian specimens preserved in jars that members had collected over the years, some going back to 2004.

“We get involved in a lot of field work,” senior Nate Weston said. “We work with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and with fishing derbies. We’ve also been doing a lot of work with studying and restoring species to the Jewel E. Moore Nature Reserve.”

One prospective RSO that also received a lot of attention at the fair was the Conway Acro Bears. The group’s advertising strategy incorporated more than pamphlets and a sign-up sheet.

“We do acro yoga, which is a blend of acrobatics and yoga,” said junior Hannah Trice, Conway Acro Bears president.

“We had people doing some acro yoga out here, and that really helped draw people over.”

Several members demonstrated poses on yoga mats during the fair, usually involving one person lifting another into the air and balancing them. The members

Counseling clinic launches mental health Web page

by Calli Morrison Online Editor

photo courtesy of Benjamin Roy C. Garrett

Graduate Benjamin Roy C. Garrett shares his bohemian experiences at one of his readings at The Locals.

by Joe Kramer News Editor

Benjamin Roy C. Garrett is a man of simplicity aged by complexities. As a child, he dreamed of being a garbage man. He figured the dirtiness of the job would exempt him from his daily shower duties. After his mother explained that more showers would be necessary, he took an extra step by skipping the paycheck and living on the road collecting his stories to tell.

“I decided to cut out the middle man and just live in dumpsters like Oscar the Grouch,” Garrett said.

Those years spent on the road formed him into the writer that he is today. As a UCA MFA graduate student, he pursues his love of poetry by taking and teaching classes.

He also works on The Black Unicorn Press: a group of radical men and women of the road, strung together in an effort to bring their messages to the public.

“The press formed in Kirksville, Missouri, with a collective of radical writers and anarchists that decided they wanted to take over the publication of the Missouri Prisoner’s Labor Union newsletter,” Garrett said. “We were a couple of 20-something punks with no background in editing or publishing just doing it, because no one else would. The MPLU newsletter had something like a 600 person readership, in prison and out of it.”

Although the press had humble beginnings, it was a beacon to other writers and renegades who sought inspiration from other youths who were chasing their dreams and passions, despite what

“society” might be telling them.

“We were living in an abandoned warehouse,” Garrett said. “None of us had real jobs and between playing in bands and hitch-hiking across the country, we had a lot of time to do our own writing. That is pretty much how the literary side of the Black Unicorn Press got started back around 2004 or maybe 2006.”

Despite a brief hiatus for a couple of years, the press has returned with vigor with a recent book and a handful of zines and chapbooks, with more on the way in 2015.

Garrett’s experiences most likely stem from his beginning.

He didn’t have the beginning many writers do. Having dyslexia as a child held him back from sharing his many stories. As he entered the end of middle school, he got his first taste of his writing being appreciated.

“I was in seventh grade, and we had to write a children’s story for some weird hippy class,” he said. “I was in at the hippy school where my mom taught. I opened the dictionary randomly to the letter ‘P’ and wrote an alliterative tale of pretty pink pigs doing pretty pink pranks and people were either laughing at, or along with, my writing for the first time.”

A poet is someone who is often on the periphery of the literate public. Many find the task of writing or reading poetry in all of its complexity daunting.

But this breaking of the rules and an art-like sense of appreciation is what lured Garrett into the fold.

“I do really well with oppressive rules and structures,” Garrett said. “By well, I mean aggressively reject them often times past the point that I get myself in trouble. In both writing and life, my grammar and

spelling are offal. That is why I am a poet.”

Garrett stressed the need for writers and artists who break the rules.

“The world needs people willing to break the rules,” he said. “But it also needs people with the courage to empathize with those [who] suffer under those rules, whether they are getting broken or not.”

As a graduate student with a lot of life experience, Garrett knows his failings have been the catalysts in his life that have allowed him to grow.

“I write a lot about my experiences: fighting cops in anti-globalization protests, years of homeless rambling, evading the FBI, learning to love people and the community around them without placing them under the overwhelming expectations of authority and control that go along with identifying as a white man in racist patriarchal, capitalist world,” Garrett said. “I guess the unifying theme of my experience is failure—learning to keep dragging, clawing, myself forward in the face of constant and devastating failure.”

With life on the road somewhat behind him, Garrett sees his future in teaching as an outlet for his writing inspired by his past and as a platform for teaching the next generation of writers.

“Eventually, I see myself having a peaceful little home of my own six feet underground,” Garrett said. “Until I get there, I plan on sleeping on the floor, writing as often as I feel like it and making up every excuse I can to do cool stuff with cool people or help them do it on their own. Hopefully the stories left behind will be wild and weird enough that nobody will believe that any of it was real in the first place.”

The UCA Counseling Center launched WellTrack this fall, a Web page that helps students determine if they need professional help.

Students can access the website at signup.mywelltrack.com and use the access code “UCACC” to create an account.

“We are hoping that it is a self-help way for students to address some of their needs,” Counseling Center Director Susan Sobel said. “It will help people who don’t want to come to the counseling center because they are too busy or because of the stigma.”

Sobel said launching this program is an attempt to address the increase in suicide attempts in past years, as well as a medium to offer other outreach programs including peer counseling and boot camps.

“On the whole, I believe that students are more stressed than students 10 or 20 years ago,” Coordinator of Outreach Programming Reesa Ramsahai said.

“Not having enough downtime and sleep can increase stress, anxiety and symptoms related to depression.”

After creating an account, the program lets students take an assessment determining their distress level.

If a student tests in a significant range, he will receive information regarding resources for professional help.

A mood tracker is provided to guide what activities are related with bad moods versus good moods. It also gives students intervention courses over mood and depression, anxiety, social phobias and other issues.

The website is confidential and reports no information to the counseling center. The counseling center is currently working on a faculty-staff component for the website.

The counseling center currently only sees about 10 percent of the UCA population.

Sobel said the reasons students,

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photo via Facebook

The Conway Symphony Orchestra entices the crowd with its outdoor performance at Simon Park lawn Sept. 18.

Conway Symphony Orchestra brings guest conductor, performs outdoors

by Kendra Beattie Opinion Editor

The Conway Symphony Orchestra played a variety of musical selections in front of a packed Simon Park lawn in downtown Conway on Sept. 18.

Despite the hot, muggy weather, Conway community members of all ages came out to support the musical group.

Children ran and played between lawn chairs, listeners munched on hot dogs from a local vendor and others just stood on the sidewalk to enjoy the 75-person orchestra.

“There’s hardly any green space left on this lawn,” Music Director Israel Getzov said to the crowd. “It’s so nice to see the community coming out to support the arts.”

The annual event is a season opener for the Conway Symphony Orchestra, a group that includes several UCA students and UCA violin professor Linda Hsu. Senior Logan Mabry said it is his fourth year with the Conway Symphony Orchestra.

“The outdoor concert every year is a good performance for the community to hear,” Mabry said. “It’s usually a packed park.”

Mabry is a music education major who plays the viola and plans to continue participating

in the orchestra after graduation.

“If they allow me to keep playing with them, then I’d be happy to keep playing in the symphony,” Mabry said.

The group played six pieces during the performance, some of which highlighted the orchestra’s upcoming performance season.

Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9: Scherzo,” which the orchestra played Friday night, will be the focus of its next event in Reynolds Performance Hall on Nov. 1.

“It’s a really beautiful piece that we’ll perform with ‘Ode to Joy’ sung by with a choir attached,” Getzov said. “If you like this piece, you have to come hear it with a choir.”

Other selections at the performance included Gioachino Rossini’s “Overture” from “The Barber of Seville,” John Williams’ “March” from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and Modest Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” which Getzov said was featured in the movie “Fantasia.”

The symphony also featured a special guest conductor for the final piece, “Stars and Stripes” by John Philip Sousa.

Conway citizen Joyce Miller won the opportunity to conduct

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T-shirts, sunglasses; new organizations require eight members, do not have to be academic 4 Continued from page 4 participate in a “Conway Acro”, a community acro yoga group that meets Sonshine Academy at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

An anthropology RSO is also new to campus this semester and showed off its atlatl, a spearthrowing tool, to students during the fair.

“In no other club can you say ‘I got to throw an atlatl today,’” RSO presidential candidate Breanna Wilbanks said. “We’re going to host movie nights, field trips to Petit Jean, [conduct] archaeology labs, have atlatl practice and volunteer at the Faulkner County Seed Swap.”

The Student Activities Board (SAB) offered students free, personalized airbrush T-shirts, handed out free sunglasses and

photo by Lauren Swaim

Wynonna:

highlighted its planned activities at its booth.

SAB funding provided the shirts courtesy of Margaret’s Art on You, a booth that was set up from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

“We bring musicians, comedians, films, lectures [and] all kinds of things,” SAB Director Kendra Regehr said. “And we also offer novelties, like we’re doing today and spray painting T-shirts.”

A complete list of RSOs is available on OrgSync through myuca.edu. RSOs do not have to be academic and require eight members and a faculty adviser.

For more information about the RSO program or to learn how to start an RSO, visit uca.edu/rso.

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story by Paige Yutsus photos by Lauren Swaim

Junior William Woodall

make good rhythm together, honey.”

Judd talked about her role models, including Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, comparing modern country music to country music when she was a child.

“I’m living in a time where I’m seeing country music change,” she said. “Now, I see these little puppies coming up, so I just stay quiet and stare a lot.”

During the show, a kid from the crowd was snapping pictures when Judd invited him onstage to take selfies with her and the band.

Toward the end of the show, Judd talked about finding her way in life.

“I walk my own path and I’ve somehow found my niche, and it’s just being me,” she said.

After her last song, Judd received a standing ovation from the crowd while she blew her fans kisses.

Judd performed an encore,

“I’m involved in The Scroll. I enjoy working with Polly Walters, and the atmosphere is nice. I would like to be involved in Anime Club.”

“I am involved in BMAC and the Minority Mentorship Program.

The Mentorship Program gives you a chance to mentor incoming freshmen, and you can really make a difference. BMAC shows you how to be a real gentleman. ”

Sophomore Deja Henderson

Sophomore Sullivan Donahue

“I am involved with Keep A Child Alive. I really like what they stand for.

I would really like to be involved with the Bears Den.”

“I would like to be involved in the Student Activities Board. It seems like it would be a good way to connect with everyone on campus.

I would also like to be involved with the Biology Club.”

Sophomore Amelia Mayhan

Senior Bre Brunson

“I am in the LGBT mentorship program, Anime Club and Pagans United. Each holds a different interest for me, and each is a part of who I am. I would like to find a way to help our international students.”

“I am on the UCA Dance Team, and I love that our team is well-known and that we get to play at all of the games. We also do a lot of community service projects for the city of Conway.”

photo by Makenzie Evans

when juggling daily activities 4 Continued from page 4 “It actually means you’re human, because it’s not effortless,” Sobel said.

She said students should seek help when they struggle to do normal activities and lack a strong support system.

“Sometimes they just need a perspective from someone that is objective,” Sobel said. “If [what you’re doing] is not working, then try something different and this may be the difference.”

The counseling center has seen an increase in clients in

Sophomore Brandon Gray

The audience sings along with Wynonna Judd during her hit song “Mama He’s Crazy.” while her fans remained before beginning “The Last standing, hollering and cheering Encore” tour with Judd’s mother Naomi. with anticipation.

For more information on this The group will be on tour through the end of September tour, visit Wynonna.com.

Sobel stresses students should not struggle with responsibility, importance of seeking help

faculty and staff do not get professional help can vary from fear of social stigmas, believing they can handle the issue themselves or not knowing they need help.

Most counseling center clients face issues involving anxiety, depression and relationships.

Sobel said students should be able to handle large amounts of responsibility without stress, and that it’s problematic if they cannot.

you like to be involved in

‘The Big Noise’ flaunts five men with varying instruments; Judd invites kid

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Clinic:

What organizations are you involved in or would

(Left) Freshman Christian Forbush balances on sophomore Bailey Wisdom behind the Conway Acro Bears’ table at the RSO Fair on Sept. 17 in front of the Student Center. The fair was a great way for students to learn more about the groups and clubs at UCA.

onstage to take selfies, discusses emerge of changing country music

always revolved around telling stories,” states a description of Judd’s career from Wynonna.com.

Judd said she is grateful for where she is in her life.

“I don’t think I was as grateful at 18,” Judd said. “But as you get older, you just get it.”

Judd wore dark clothes that contrasted her bright red hair against the bright lights.

While Judd’s voice was strong and bold, her band is called “The Big Noise” for a reason; each member played multiple instruments and flaunted impressive solos.

The band is comprised of five men playing instruments including the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, drums, tambourines and more.

The band’s drummer also happens to be Judd’s husband.

Throughout the show, Judd would look at her husband and they would smile at each other.

At one point she said, “We

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recent years.

The biggest increase occurred between spring 2013 to spring 2014, which saw a 4.7 percent increase.

From spring 2014 to fall 2015, it saw a .73 percent increase.

The counseling center works on a brief therapy model that includes 10 free sessions during the school year.

It offers five senior staff members, a psychiatrist and six interns and practicum students.

Students can come in for a

consultation (without becoming a client) and then choose a course of direction.

The counseling center also offers walk-in counseling during its open hours and has a counselor on call for crisis situations during the evenings and weekends.

The counseling center is located on the third floor of the Student Health Center and is open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m-5:30 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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A crowded audience sits close to one another during the Conway Symphony Orchestra’s performance on Sept. 18.

the piece as an auction item at a fundraiser for the orchestra.

“Thank you for letting me pay for this opportunity,” Miller said jokingly before conducting for the first time. “I told [the orchestra members] to just do what they normally do.”

The orchestra’s next performance of “Beethoven’s Ode to Joy” in Reynolds Performance Hall will feature over 250 singers and musicians.

The UCA Concert Choir, UCA University Chorus, the Conway First United Methodist Choir, the Conway Men’s Chorus and the Signature Women’s Chorus will all accompany the group alongside four solo musicians.

The orchestra also has

four other performances scheduled throughout April in a variety of styles, including a Beatles-themed performance featuring the renowned Beatles impersonation group “Liverpool Legends.”

The Conway Symphony Orchestra has been active for 31 years.

All upcoming performances will be held in Reynold Performance Hall. Single tickets range from $18-$40 for adults and $6-$10 for children. Season tickets are also offered.

To purchase tickets or for more information about the Conway Symphony Orchestra, call (501) 450-265 or visit conwaysymphony.org.

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MISCHIEVOUS

Elaborate pranks, stalking, stunts fill new variety show

New This Week Movies

Sept. 25 - Green Inferno (R), directed Eli Roth, starring Lorenza Izzo, Sky Ferreira, Ariel Levy, Kirby Bliss Blanton and Daryl Sabara.

Sept. 25 - Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG), directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, staring Selena Gomez, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Mel Brooks and Andy Samberg.

by Jordan Johnson Assistant News Editor

Sept. 25 - The Intern (PG-13), directed

by Nancy Meyers, starring Anne Hathaway, Robert De Niro, Adam DeVine, Nat Wolff and Rene Russo.

Sept. 25 - Mississippi Grind (R), directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, starring Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendeslsohn and Analeigh Tipton.

Music Sept. 21— 1989 - Ryan Adams Sept. 25— Caracal - Discolsure Sept. 25 —Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon Sept. 25 —Every Open Eye - Chvrches Sept. 25 —Music Complete - New Order

Netflix Sept. 24—Iris (2001), directed by Richard Ere, starring Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet.

Sept. 24—Parenthood: Season 6, created by Jason Katims, starring Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter and Sam Jaeger.

Sept. 24—Hawaii Five-0: Season 5, created by Peter M. Lenkov, Leonard Freeman, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, starring Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Masi Oka, Chi McBride and Jorge Garcia.

Sept. 26 —The Canyons (2013), directed by Paul Schrader starring Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Gerard Funk.

photo courtesy of blog.motelrocks.com and maddengirl.com

Kylie Jenner takes selfies alone or with her sister Kendall Jenner, which is one of her favorite things.

Kylie Jenner charges app users for glimpse into life, fashion, bullshit

by Jared L. Holt Associate Editor

It’s true what they say: “there’s an app for that.”

And in this modern world, “that” is following the day-to-day thoughts of Kylie Jenner – a girl famous for having a famous sister.

On Sept. 14, each of the Kardashians launched a separate app.

TMZ reporters said that by the end of the week, the apps had gathered almost one million downloads, most of which belonged to 18-year-old Kylie Jenner.

The apps are expected to earn the family $32 million dollars by next fall, 74 percent coming from Jenner’s subscribers.

The app is free to download, but the title screen will solicit $2.99 per month to “unlock [Jenner’s] world.”

The app offers a seven-day trial, but buyers beware; the app will charge you if you do not manually unsubscribe.

What does that subscription fee get you? A lot of bullshit, my friend.

And let’s be clear: We’re dealing with a very specific kind of bullshit here.

This bullshit reads as Jenner porn, painting her as a social goddess, fashion queen and sex icon.

It’s the kind of bullshit that breeds insecurity in women and glamorizes people for face-value contributions to society.

But here’s the real bullshit: The app is engineered to provide women a means of replicating Jenner, not following her.

Each post contains links to purchase different clothing, accessories or food that Jenner is flexing.

This bullshit feels engineered to give women a way of wearing what she’s wearing, eating what she’s eating, listening to what she’s listening to and doing as she does.

You can even subscribe to notifications for this bullshit.

Your phone will vibrate when new content is posted on the app.

That’s right: Your phone goes off when Jenner posts a new outfit or her “favorite snack rn.”

The app is split into three sections: Radio, Looks and Lyfe.

The “Radio” section plays new tracks from rappers such as Drake, Travis Scott and Future.

This part is honestly pretty good.

Jenner has a pretty good taste

for bad-bitch trap rap.

If this kind of music is your flavor, a fresh soundtrack might validate the subscription fee on its own.

The “Looks” section features regular posts called “Cop My Style,” where Jenner’s outfits are broken down piece by piece.

The posts also feature multiple images of Jenner looking ultra-fly in her threads.

To be fair, Jenner has mad-decent fashion sense.

She looks like an American Apparel ad in the flesh.

“Lyfe” is a section about Jenner’s life.

By that, I mean Instagram posts and video clips of her before photoshoots.

This section is great for people who have ever wondered what it’s like to be so famous that all you do is get your picture taken and money given to you.

All three sections come together for a silky smooth user interface that feels like scrolling through a high-end fashion magazine.

I was impressed I could navigate the app without taping the screen; everything flows.

If only the designers hadn’t filled it with complete bullshit.

The series premiere of “Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris” can be best described as a show for the audience, with a lot of celebrities and a couple of death-defying stunts.

Neil Patrick Harris is a charismatic host who focuses on mischief, as expected.

The show’s first segment centers on Harris stalking a couple for months and hiding undercover, and yet there is no trace of outrage (although perhaps discomfort) from the couple or the audience.

In fact, while watching this segment, I laughed so loudly I had to pause the show.

It wasn’t funny because he was stalking someone; it was funny because of his evident glee posing the elaborate prank.

Harris’ cohost or “assistant” is vocal artist Nicole Scherzinger, best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls.

Reese Witherspoon guest stars as the first guest announcer, whose job is to announce segments and engage in somewhat-scripted banter.

I genuinely enjoyed how excited Harris appears to be about his audience and his guests.

It is rare to see a show that has this kind of balance.

There are few audience-based shows, considering that game shows almost always start with a pre-selected group of players.

The fact that Harris brings enthusiasm back to this genre of television is commendable.

The premiere doesn’t feel campy or old-fashioned, since Harris and his guests keep the show lively.

With segments ranging from viewer karaoke to celebrity pranks, there is enough variety to satisfy most people.

Perhaps ironically, both Scherzinger and Witherspoon seem to be caricatures of their

celebrity selves.

Witherspoon adopts an almost Legally-Blonde-like character during her time as announcer, purposefully and obviously acting clueless (although she dropped it in a later segment).

Similarly, Scherzinger comes off as an air-headed party girl, and although it was obviously an act, I was never able to get an idea of her actual personality.

The show’s pace was fast, but obviously well-coordinated.

The show was recorded live, and although it was obvious the staff was working hard, this was more a feature of the show than anything. The segments were short and incredibly varied, and the stage had to be set several times.

In addition, there was a segment outside the studio, so taping live and transitioning between commercials must have taken a huge amount of coordination.

There were sneak peaks into the behind-the-scenes of producing a show before and after commercial breaks.

Other guests on the premiere included Gloria Gaynor, Carrot Top, Matt Iseman (voice of “Ninja Warrior”) and Carson Daily.

It seemed that Harris chose some close friends as guest stars for the premiere, making the show really enjoyable, since everyone got along. But I wonder what the dynamic will be when he brings on stars that he knows less.

Overall, the show was funny, generally interesting and actually quite exciting during some parts.

The biggest criticism I had about the premiere is that some parts were overly scripted.

It was more fun to watch Harris and guests have genuine encounters.

Regardless, the energy and participation of the audience made for a fun show, and Harris was as witty and charming as always.

‘BLACK MASS’

Depp gives breathtaking performance to new gritty, psychopathic role

by Joe Kramer News Editor

“Black Mass” made its debut Thursday night at midnight all around the world.

It was a gift wrapped in gritty, violent and stunningly visceral paper.

Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth’s brainchild, molded with the help of the original article by two Boston Globe journalists, was directed by Scott Cooper and casted with big names such as Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Depp and Cumberbatch were tasked with playing the infamous Bulger brothers of Boston: Jimmy and Billy Bulger.

Billy was a much loved governor and later chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, and James or Jimmy “Whitey” Bulger was a criminal clawing his way through the underbelly of south Boston during his nearly 20 years as king of Boston crime from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

The film does a great job of setting up Jimmy’s life before being a kingpin.

You see him as a rough and tough humpty from south Boston who loves his ma, his wife and his son, and as a man who would do anything for his friends.

This macho street-kid bravado that we have seen in a

number of other films featuring Boston, such as “The Town” and “The Departed,” is an all too familiar persona.

The story turns after Jimmy loses his son to a fever and his aging mother soon after.

We see Jimmy slip off the deep end.

Those hollow eyes show psychopathic anger and hate that seethe from Jimmy being in a mist-like aura that surrounds him. He becomes bolder.

Jimmy begins to kill more and more in a pursuit of something that was lost in the muddle of money, respect and a sociopathic sense of fun.

He is able to get away with his crimes because of his relationship with childhood buddy John Connolly, played by Joel Egerton.

Connolly, an FBI agent quickly rising through the ranks, contacts Jimmy in an effort help each other out.

Jimmy would give up information on the Italian mob that he wanted gone from the north end of Boston and Connolly would allow Bulger free reign to grow his criminal empire.

Until evidence is stacked up against them both and they find themselves on the run, that is.

Although the story was well-written and the cinematography fit the story like a glove, I find myself struck by the acting more than anything.

1. Drop my phone & Shatter the Screen

Five things I would rather do than homework List compiled by Jennifer Buckley

Nothing is more frustrating than dropping your phone and hearing that “crunch” that drains the color from your face. Then, once you pick it up and try to use it, little shards of glass come out all over your fingers or face. Often, shattering your screen means it will not work anymore, so you are phoneless for a few days. You begin to feel anxious knowing how much you are missing out on your Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

On top of that, it ends up costing about $100 to fix.

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Johnny Depp plays the role of Jimmy Bulger in the brutally violent film “Black Mass,” which hit theaters Sept. 18 with a gun-shot bang.

the film trying to maintain his accent. You could watch it fly away from him at the end of nearly every line.

The British accent showed multiple times, but that is to be expected. It also is trivial to the whole film.

Egerton on the other hand, an Aussie, killed his role. He played the sleazy crooked cop from south Boston to a “T.” I thought this was by far one of Edgerton’s stronger roles, and I look forward to seeing more of him.

Although surrounded by a talented group of actors, Depp was the star in every way imaginable.

He wasn’t the same goofy, creepy guy that has played in a number of Burton films and pirate franchises.

He was pure evil. He shook all perceptions of what he would be like as Jimmy Bulger.

Depp not only looked the part, with his dead eyes and rotting teeth, but also displayed himself like Jimmy.

He walked like him and talked like him.

He nailed his mannerisms and stunned me with his ability to get so deep into a character that I forgot he was Johnny Depp. I saw him only as Jimmy Bulger.

If this doesn’t get him at least an Oscar nomination, I definitely will be surprised.

In films such as this, we often get pulled into personal attachments to characters, especially outlaws.

What we often see is the glorification of criminals.

This isn’t the case with “Black Mass.”

Cooper and his writers made the movie closer to a documentary than a drama.

Cooper, with Depp’s help, forms a sense of reality and danger by abandoning the good and evil partisan lines that often plague the genre of crime dramas.

You don’t identify with Jimmy.

You don’t sympathize.

You don’t love him or hate him. You simply watch him be the rabid beast that he is.

Jimmy’s story is done so supremely well that you can only sit and watch as scenes unfold.

That is the genius behind this film.

“Black Mass” is exciting and visceral, tied together with awe-inspiring performances.

With Cooper’s classic shooting style and writing that sticks like a dart in cork, you leave the theater with the feeling of, “Holy shit that was intense and I couldn’t have wanted anything more.”

“Black Mass” was released Sept. 18 and is currently playing at Cinemark Theater in Conway.

It is rated R for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use.

The film cast includes big names and familiar faces. I love to watch actors attempting a south Boston accent. Depp and Cumberbatch met my expectations of this.

Depp has played so many roles that I knew this would be a stellar showing, and it was.

Cumberbatch, a Brit, also met my expectations.

He visibly struggled through

2. GettinG Stuck in wal-mart DurinG a tornaDo

3. Vote for DonalD trump

4. liSten to an entire nickelback album.

5. ShaVe off both my eyebrowS

Donald Trump is possibly the worst person in America. His large ego and unstoppable mouth are enough to make a person want to claw his eyes out. He mocks his opponents, makes fun of their looks and leaves holes in his own proposals. Trump has his own agenda for presidency; he does not care about the American people. More often than not, he leaves his audience confused on where he stands on specific topics, because even he does not know what he actually believes.

I would rather bleed out of my ears, but Nickelback would make that happen anyway. Every Nickelback song sounds exactly the same, probably because they mostly are. Each song is distorted with horrible guitar chords and horrible lyrical themes.

Nickelback is well-known as being “the worst band of all time.”

If you search for the band on Google, you will find thousands of pages that talk about why it is the worst band ever.

Anyone would look like a total dork if he shaved his eyebrows off.

Have you ever googled pictures of celebrities without eyebrows?

It’s terrifyingly hilarous. Imagine walking outside and having people stare at you because they know something is missing. It would be pure embarrassment.

However, looking like I did a hatchet job on tweezing or waxing my eyebrows that resulted in shaving them off still beats doing homework.

Face it, Wal-Mart is already a super busy place filled with questionable people. Even walking into the store makes me antsy. It’s crowded, loud and filled with all types of people. Add a tornado to the mix, and you have pure chaos. Although Wal-Mart would probably provide a good, sturdy shelter during a tornado, it would be 10 times more hectic and stressful being surrounded by people you don’t know in such a large place.

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September 23, 2015

Volleyball at 2-1 on weekend

Editor’s Corner

by Kelsey Williams

Women’s tennis off to flying start in 2015-16 season

Sports Editor

The UCA volleyball team took to the home court for the first time this season under first season head coach Jeni Jones. A record home crowd of 529 people greeted the Sugar Bears on Sept. 17. The Sugar Bears faced their first match of the Crain Automotive Invitational and first conference match of the season. The Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders ended up being too strong for the Bears, taking them down in straight sets, 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.

The first set was very competitive. Neither side got ahead by more than a couple of points. With the likes of senior outside hitter Ivy Baresh and senior middle blocker Kelsee Felux again having 13 and 10 kills,

UCA’s women’s tennis team has got off to a firing start this season.

The Sugar Bears recently played their first road tournament of the season, where they won five of seven of flights at the Oral Roberts University Invitational.

The Sugar Bears were back in action on Friday for a three-day UCA fall tournament.

The Sugar Bears are coming off a productive weekend, going undefeated in singles play and only seeing one defeat in doubles.

They hosted Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Harding, Southeast Missouri State and Northeastern State.

The team is gaining momentum and looking impressive.

This is the second week in a row they’ve proved to be a threat in the Southland conference.

After losing four seniors last season, the Bears only had two remaining players coming back for their 2015-16 season.

The Sugar Bears have only six players on the team, but they have yet to let this be an issue. They continue to make impacts at the tournaments they compete in.

The Bears are also without student assistant coach Stephanie Gonzalez, who accepted a graduate position at Springfield College in Massachusetts to obtain a degree in athletic training.

Second season head coach Casey Wharton guided the Bears to a sixth place finish in conference last year and is hoping to have such success again.

The team hopes to continue the winning momentum when it hosts its second UCA fall tournament of the semester Sept. 25.

That tournament is the women’s last opportunity to compete against other teams before they head to the ITA regional tournament in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Upcoming games Football

Sept. 26th vs.

Northwestern State University in Natchitoches at 6 p.m.

Volleyball

Sept. 24th vs. Abilene Christian at Conway 7 p.m.

Sept. 26th vs. University of Incarnate Word at Conway 12 p.m.

Sept. 29th vs. Houston Baptist at Conway 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

Sep. 25th vs. McNeese at Conway 7 p.m.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country

Sept. 9th at Rhodes College in Memphis Tenessee at 9:20 a.m.

(Men’s and Women’s)

The Bears were back in action Friday night in the Farris Center for the first time. The Bears faced the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters, who sat at 6-6 for the season. After a convincing loss the night before, the Bears got off to a slow start, with the Lady Techsters forcing the Bears to take an early time out at 4-12.

The Bears came out of the break and exploded, outscoring Louisiana Tech 21-4 for the remainder of the set, taking the first set 25-16.

The second set was a lot tighter, with the Lady Techsters stepping up their game and forcing the Bears to earn their 25-22 victory. With the Bears leading 2-0, they only needed

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LOSS

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Wide receivers coach Pete Bennett analyzes plays with senior wide receiver Courtney Whitehead.

Whitehead faces sideline after Jones fracture in foot

by Jared L. Holt Associate Editor

Courtney Whitehead was in Birmingham, Alabama, when he felt pain blast through his foot.

During the Bears’ match against the Samford Bulldogs on Sept. 3, Whitehead suffered a Jones fracture late in the second quarter.

Whitehead had just gripped a pass from senior quarterback Taylor Reed. After catching the ball, he attempted a juke past a defensive player. During the juke, while his weight sat on the outside of his foot, a Samford defense player tackled him.

His foot rolled up on the turf and pain rushed through his body.

“I felt that as soon as it happened,” he said. “I was limping real bad after that.”

But Whitehead grimaced through a few more plays until officials signaled halftime. During the half he wrapped his foot in bandage, but the pain worsened.

“I was thinking that maybe if I taped it up I could go back out and make a few more plays,” he said.

After the half, when the Bears walked down stairs between the locker room and the field, he knew “it just wasn’t happening” and that he would have to drop out of the game.

The pain got worse during the six-hour bus ride home. When the team arrived back in Conway, his teammates had to help him walk from the bus to the training room.

“That’s when I knew that it was serious,” he said.

Doctors X-rayed Whitehead the next day and told him he had fractured the outside of his foot.

They drilled a screw into his foot during surgery to open the bone and let blood heal the injury.

Whitehead said his fellow receivers were in disbelief when they learned of his injury. The group had lost their leading senior

receiver, now followed by senior receivers Desmond Smith, Jaquon Goodman and Justin Burdette.

“They still tell me that it’s weird that I’m not there,” Whitehead said, “but I try to stay positive and think that everything happens for a reason.”

Smith said losing Whitehead to injury is “like losing a brother.”

“He came in with me and he’s one of my best friends, so it’s different playing without him,” Smith said. “As a team we lose a leader and a dynamic piece of our offense.”

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant suffered the same injury during the Cowboys’ Sept. 13 match against the New York Giants.

Team officials announced Bryant would be off the bench anywhere from four to six weeks.

But Whitehead said that projection is very optimistic.

“It’s impossible. He’ll be Superman if he comes back in four to six weeks,” he said. “Most say it takes six to eight weeks, but it’s more like six to twelve to make a full recovery. My season is basically over with.”

Until his foot heals, Whitehead will use crutches to navigate campus.

Whitehead said he is “praying and hoping” for a medical redshirt, which would allow him to drop out of the season without losing his ability to play next year when he pursues his graduate degree.

The NCAA approves redshirts. If denied, he may have to return for the Bears’ last few games.

But he said he’s afraid that he will be a sub-par receiver if he’s forced to play the last games of the season after he recovers.

“I’ll be out of game shape,” Whitehead said. “I feel like I’d be timid, hesitant to jump or hesitant to cut. Medical redshirt or not, I’m just trying to get [my foot] right.”

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UCA freshman forward Camille Bassett gears up to kick the ball. The Bears fell to Sam Houston State Bearkats 1-2 on Sept. 18 in Hunstville, Texas.

Women’s soccer falls to Sam Houston

by Joe Kramer

News Editor

The UCA women’s soccer team (3-6, 0-1 SLC) opened Southland Conference play Sept. 18, with a trip down to Huntsville, Texas, in its match against the Sam Houston State Bearkats. The Bears came out hot 1-0, but succumbed to a 2-1 loss in overtime.

The first half was a quiet one, with both teams firing shot after shot with none quite making it to the back of the net.

Junior midfielder/forward Kate Koch said she and her fellow teammates felt confident heading into the match against the Bearkats.

“I think we came out ready to play and focused,” she said. “We all knew that it was going to be a tough game because it always had been close against them. We really battled from the start and challenged for every ball.”

The silence was broken by minute 54, when freshman striker Camille Bassett put the Bears on the board after scooping up a pass from sophomore defender Stacia Carroll and scoring on the fast break, beating the SHSU keeper for her second goal of the season.

Sam Houston State (4-3-1,

1-0 SLC) was able to claw its way back with the equalizer in the 71st minute, when junior forward Maddy Panozzo’s cross found a sliding junior forward Allie Johnson, who put the ball away to even the score at 1-1.

Koch said the team was frustrated that the Bearkats were able to tie it up.

“Honestly, I think everyone was pretty frustrated that we allowed them to tie it up,” Koch said. “Of course our mindset was to win, so we immediately forgot about it and focused back in and kept after it.”

Both teams were unable to get the game-winner before the end of regulation play, sending the match into overtime. SHSU was finally able to finish and get the win in the 98th minute.

SHSU senior midfielder Ashley Alonzo gathered a pass from senior forward Shelby McDaniel and fired it home off the gloves of UCA sophomore keeper Anna Hughes to give the Bearkats the 2-1 victory over the Bears.

Koch admited that the pressure put on the Bears by the Bearkats was the reason overtime went the way it did.

“I think our main issue in overtime was not being able to get the ball out of our end,” Koch said.

“They had us locked in down by our goal and they had quite a few chances to score in just those few minutes.”

Despite the loss, Hughes feels confident about the Bears’ position in conference and how the next few matches will go.

“I think we were a very equally matched team, and it was a battle the entire 90 minutes,” Hughes said. “Going into overtime is always a nerve-wracking feeling, and we got caught flat-footed, giving away the final goal. We aren’t putting our heads down though and we’re already preparing for next weekend.” Koch and Hughes agreed that the team will be ready for this week’s matches.

“I’m sure we will take a few days to work on getting at goal more and finishing more of our opportunities,” Koch said. “We have great speed up top, were technical and calm on the ball in the midfield and we have a strong aggressive back line. I think as the season goes on, we’re really going to see things start to come together.”

The Bears return to their home pitch next week, taking on the McNeese State Cowboys at 7 p.m.

Sept. 25, before facing the Lamar University Cardinals at 1 p.m.

Sept. 27.

GOALS

Men’s soccer head coach Ross Duncan inspired by his players

by Joe Kramer News Editor

Sep. 26th vs. Saint Louis University at Saint Louis Missouri 1 p.m.

respectively, the Islanders took the first set 25-22. The Islanders came out fierce in the second set, taking it 25-18.

TAMCC was able to gain eight free points from service aces during the sweep. The Bears battled during the third set to come down from a 6-point deficit to finally fall 25-21 to the Islanders.

2014 Southland Conference Player of the Year senior Heather Schnars had a team high 16 kills and one block.

Sophomore right side hitter Megan Nash said playing individually and not as a team hurt the Bears on Thursday night.

“Because of that, we didn’t get momentum and only competed with them for a few plays here and there instead of playing competitively the whole time,” Nash said.

Hailing from Corvallis, Oregon, Coach Ross Duncan has entered his fourth year with the UCA men’s soccer program and his second year as head coach.

In Duncan’s first season in control of the Bears, they were better in every way. They quadrupled their win total, placed four players on the year-end All-Missouri Valley Conference Teams, and picked up their first MVC Tournament win–a 1-0 victory over host Bradley University.

Duncan graduated with an anthropology degree from Oregon State University, where he played soccer for the Beavers.

After graduation he made his way down under to Australia to play with the Queensland Lions and Brisbane Strikers. He came home to the U.S. in 2005 and spent the season as an assistant coach

for Corvallis High before a short stint with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2006.

After his time as an athlete, he landed a job as assistant coach at UCA from 2010-11. Coach Duncan said that even as a player, he had an interest in coaching.

“I enjoyed the tactical side of the game as a player and knew that once I finished playing I would explore the idea of coaching full time,” he said. “I injured myself in preseason during a short professional stint with the indoor team Baltimore Blast and then decided to move to Vermont after I received a coaching offer.”

Duncan emphasizes the way a team wins over how many games it wins.

“Of course, I want them to win college soccer games. But I want [my players] to win the right way,” Duncan said. “It is very important to me that they learn the proper principles of the game and play

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Head men’s soccer coach Ross Duncan enters his fourth season as the Bears’ head coach. with pride and class. I want them to respect their opponents and hold their heads high in victory or defeat.”

All coaches have personal aspirations for themselves and for

their teams, and Coach Duncan’s are focused on being the best coach he can be wherever he might be.

“My personal aspirations are to be the best coach I can be at whatever level I am at,” he said.

“I currently coach in the Missouri Valley Conference of Division 1 NCAA soccer. That means I want to be the most prepared, most driven and most knowledgeable coach in our conference. I am not there yet, but I am working toward that goal every day.”

Being with the Bears for the past few years, it is easy to imagine Duncan falling into a rut and sort of going through the motions as a coach.

But Duncan said that is hard for him to do with the sport that he loves and a team that inspires him.

“I am inspired daily by my players,” he said. “We have a great group here to work with, and they make it very easy to sit up late at night watching video, get up early

in the morning to prepare training sessions and put in long hours to make sure they have a good experience here.”

A lot of preparation goes into coaching a Division 1 team. From watching film to communicating with players, the strategy behind the game plays a pivotal role in Duncan’s development as a coach.

“I am inspired by the tactical side of the game,” he said. “I spend a lot of time watching professionals and learning from the best of the best. I travel overseas to observe training and meet with other coaches. I try and watch as much soccer as I can on a weekly basis and try my best to watch as a coach, rather than as a fan.”

Duncan looks back fondly on his time as player. He admits that although winning as a coach has been a gratifying experience,

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SPORTS BALL

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Sophomore midfielder Pepe San Roman dribbles the ball past University Incarnate Word freshman midfielder Miguel Ojeda. The Bears fell to UIW 8-1 and to Houston Baptist 1-0 in road games Sept. 18

UCA men’s soccer team falls to University of Incarnate Word 8-1, Houston Baptist 1-0

by Julia Kramer Entertainment Editor

The UCA men’s soccer team returned home from a weekend of Texas games with two losses for the season.

Junior goalkeeper Taran Meyer said the weekend’s two losses were tough on the team.

However, Meyer said he did see some positive aspects.

“We had some glimpses of good play and good chances to score,” Meyer said. “Also glimpses of good play by some individuals.”

The Bears played the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals in San Antonio, Texas, on Aug. 18, falling 8-1.

The Cardinals held the lead from the start, heading into halftime up 3-0 and finishing out the game by adding five more goals.

Junior forward Wes Carson and junior midfielder Alejandro Moquete led the Bears to their first and only goal of the game in the 75th minute. This was Moquete’s first goal of the season.

UCA coach Russ Duncan told ucasports.com that the night was incredibly disappointing, as the team had put so much into the fight.

“Now we’re faced with a unique challenge: How do we respond to such a humbling moment?” Duncan said. “It’s very

easy to fold and create excuses.”

Duncan said the challenge is for the team to meet this moment head-on and rise above it.

“A weak group will let this affect them for the rest of the season, but a strong one will let this drive them,” Duncan said.

“I know in my heart that we’ve brought the players here that can make this program go, and that we do everything we can, every day, to train champions. But it’s up to the players to look this challenge in the eye and meet it with their chests out and their heads held high.”

The Bears played their second and last game of the weekend at Houston Baptist against the

Huskies on Aug. 20.

The game stayed tied at zero throughout the first half and 15 minutes into the second until the Huskies scored, making the score 1-0, where it stayed for the remainder of the game.

Despite the loss, the Bears gave valiant effort. Sophomore goal keeper Harrison Veith made a pair of solid saves on attempted goals by Huskies sophomore Alex Baez and freshman Darrell Johnson, along with five other saves.

“We had a heroic effort from Harrison on the goal,” Duncan told ucasports.com. “He made two incredible saves before they finally squeezed one over the line.

He’s really stepped up and shown that he’s got leadership in him.

And there are other guys who are showing that resolve as well. I saw today that we’ve got enough pieces to win.”

The Bears took 10 shots during the game, with sophomore midfielder Blake Stricker and freshman forward Carson Cacciatore each getting one shot on goal.

After the weekend, Meyer said the team’s focus is on improving together.

“Based on the [weekend’s] results, we need to make improvements together and, Lord willing, we’ll be able to make progress every single week,” he

said.

Duncan told ucasports.com that he saw a transformation in the players between the two matches.

“To play in the heat after what we went through on Friday was incredibly difficult, but we showed a lot of character,” Duncan said. “I challenged these guys to hit this challenge head-on, and they did that. I’m incredibly proud of what we put on the field.”

As the team continues into its season, Meyer said the team is focusing on one game at a time.

“We all want to win, and we’re all striving for that,” he said.

The Bears will continue on the road next weekend against the Saint Louis University Bilikens on Aug. 26 in St. Louis, Missouri.

F E AT U R E

Kloker balances football, fraternity

by Trey Yarber Staff Writer

Born and raised in Owasso, Oklahoma, UCA’s 6-foot-5-inch 288-pound offensive lineman Lance Kloker played at Owasso High School where he became a recruited athlete.

Kloker was named one of the Top 10 lineman by the Tulsa Metro and to the 2011 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State team prior to his UCA career.

According to ucasports. com, in high school Kloker was named to the 2011 Tulsa World All-Metro Team, Vype Magazine’s 2011 All-Eastern Oklahoma First Team, 4-6A All-District and All-Academic Teams, and a member of National Honor Society.

Kloker has been a member of the UCA football team since his freshman year in 2012, when UCA’s head football coach was

Clint Conque before he resigned in 2013.

Current coach Steve Campbell replaced Conque and led the Bears to a 6-6 record last year.

Kloker said the atmosphere and the students he meet at UCA played a big part in his enrollment.

“I chose UCA because I really liked the coaches and the players on the team,” Kloker said. “It was also a good distance from home but it also reminded me of my hometown, which I loved a lot.”

Kloker said his favorite part of football is the friendship and trust of his teammates he has gained over the years.

“I love UCA football because I have gotten to experience some great things and meet some even better people,” Kloker said. “It has also taught me a lot and helped me grow as a person.”

Off the field, Kloker said he’s a hard-working student majoring in finance who would like to become

a banker.

One of Kloker’s biggest accomplishments at UCA was becoming a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

Kloker’s fraternity brother Kaleb Harrison said, “Lance is a good football player, but even off the field he’s just one of those guys you can really rely on as a great friend.”

Kloker loves the brotherhood his fraternity offers.

“I love the life long friendships I have made in the fraternity and the community service I have been to accomplish through the fraternity,” he said.

Kloker also discussed how his fraternity gives him a chance to give back to the community.

After graduation, Kloker plans on attending graduate school in pursuit of his master’s degree in business administration and hopes to land a job in a big corporation.

DOMINATION

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Senior setter Amy South celebrates with teammates junior middle blocker Fulani Petties after the Bears’ 4-1 win over Alabama State on Sept. 19.

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Service aces, blocks help guide Sugar Bears to second

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4 Continued from page 7 one more set to secure their first home victory. The Bears were able to build a 23-16 lead before Louisiana Tech came after the Bears, making it 24-20 before Schnars secured the win with a kill.

“The atmosphere was good but really different from the Prince [Center] where you have people right on top of you,” sophomore setter Kristine Hjembo said. “But I’m happy that we will be playing [at the Farris Center more this year because sometimes we have trouble fitting all our fans in the Prince.”

The Bears’ final match of the Crain Automative Series came Sept. 19 against the Alabama State University Lady Hornets.

The Bears and the Lady Hornets battled in a competitive match, splitting the first two sets

before UCA was able to win the remaining two sets and take the match 3-1.

In the first set, the Bears and the Lady Hornets traded points until UCA went on a 11-3 run to take a convincing lead, claiming the first set 25-16. The Lady Hornets weren’t going down without a fight. With the help of seven kills from senior outside hitter Chelsey Scott, Alabama State took the second set 25-23.

Alabama State appeared to gear into cruise control as the Bears walked all over them, taking the third set 25-11.

Between Central Arkansas’ five service aces and five blocks, the Bears went into the fourth set with confidence.

The Lady Hornets weren’t going down without a fight, but the Bears overcame Alabama

State in a close 25-23 final set.

Nash showed why she earns her starting spot, collecting nine kills, six blocks, five digs and four service aces. Concluding the tournament, Schnars and senior setter Amy South were named to the All-Tournament team.

“Playing at home is a relief after being away for 10 games,” Nash said. “It feels good to be surrounded by our family and friends at UCA and show them what we’ve been working toward in the gym and weight room for months.”

With the win, the Bears now sit at 4-9 for the season. The Sugar Bears will now prepare for their pair of conferences matches hosting Abilene Christian at 7 p.m.

Sept. 24 and Incarnate Word at 12 p.m. Sept. 26.

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UCA freshman Marli Van Heerden hits the ball back over the net. She defeated Southern Illinois junior Ana Sofia Cordero 6-2,3-6,6-2 in the final of the UCA Fall Tournament on Sept. 20 at the UCA tennis courts.

there isn’t much that compares to winning big games as a player.

“My best memories are as a player,” Duncan said. “I had a wonderful experience playing at Oregon State and that allowed me to take my game overseas afterward. Winning big games, spending time with teammates and developing my craft on a

daily basis were an absolute treat for me. It’s a great feeling to win a game as a coach, but nothing compares to coming off the field after a victory as a player.”

Duncan preaches hard work no matter where he is.

He said there is no substitute for hard work when it comes to

being an athlete.

As he gets further into his coaching career, he hopes to be in a position to positively influence his players.

“In years to come I hope I am still in a position to influence the lives of young players,” Duncan said. “If it’s here at UCA, great.”