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Senior Lauren Morris crowned homecoming queen “It is truly an honor to have this recognition and opportunity to be selected homecoming queen by the student population.” — Morris
by Morgan Embry Associate Editor “Shocked,” “honored” and “excited,” were only a few words senior Lauren Morris used to describe her emotions when she heard her name announced as UCA’s 2016 homecoming queen. After the month-long process, the homecoming queen and maid of honor were announced during halftime at the Bears’ game against Lamar University. “All I could do was think about how thankful I am to have the honor of representing our university on court, and I was shocked to hear my name for queen simply because each of the seven other women are truly remarkable leaders on our campus,” Morris said.
Homecoming queens are responsible for speaking at events and being the face of the university. “Being homecoming queen means that I will be representing the university to some capacity for even decades to come at homecoming games and various events, and I can utilize those opportunities to do so in a positive manner, sharing my incredible experience and once in a lifetime opportunities that UCA has given me,” Morris said. Morris is a Cabot High School alumna who plans to graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in education, and has become president of Alpha Sigma Tau, a Student Orientation Staff member and an Association of Future Alumni member while at UCA.
Courtney Barrentine, UCA’s 2015 homecoming queen, was glad to pass the crown to Morris. “She represents this university with such poise and respect,” Barrentine said. “I couldn’t be more happy for her. I think Lauren was a wonderful choice for queen. She has a huge heart for UCA and truly cares for our campus.” Morris is involved with several campus organizations. She serves as one of the President’s Leadership Fellows, as a College of Education Ambassador, as a member of the Order of Omega and is a Who’s Who Among Students recipient. “I consider my college experience to be something that will never be replaced, and it has all shaped me into who I am and who I am going to be as a teacher, a wife, a daughter and a friend,” Morris said.
Alpha Sigma Tau senior Lauren Morris receives her crown and becomes UCA homecoming queen 2016 on Oct. 23 at Estes Stadium. She was crowned by former UCA homecoming queen 2015 Courtney Barrentine. Photo by Monica Sanders.
[Left] Senior Lauren Morris and her father embrace as she is crowned homecoming queen on Oct. 22. Morris was sponsored by Alpha Sigma Tau. Photo by Monica Sanders. [Center top] The 2016 Homecoming Court is announced at the end of the homecoming pep rally Oct. 18 in the Farris Center. Photo by Lauren Swaim. [Center bottom] Senior and 2016 Maid of Honor Abigail Strickland, 2015 Homecoming Queen Courtney Barrentine and senior 2016 Homecoming Queen Lauren Morris pose for photos. Photo by Monica Sanders. [Right] Strickland poses for a picture with Morris. Photo by Monica Sanders.
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Senior Abigail Strickland crowned fall 2016 homecoming maid of honor by Emily Gist Staff Writer
Senior Abigail Strickland was awarded maid of honor — complete with a crown, sash and flowers — on Oct. 22. After the reveal, the people in the stands yelled and applauded while Strickland returned to her position on the field. For Strickland, being crowned maid of honor was a major achievement. Out of 11,000 UCA students, eight women entered the field. Of those eight women, two exited with sashes. “I’m one of eight of 11,000 students, I mean that’s just amazing,” Strickland said. “It is such an honor to represent the university and to represent the student body in this way.” For Strickland, walking on the field and becoming maid of honor marked the culmination of her college career. “Being maid of honor is truly the biggest accomplishment of my four years at UCA,” she said. Strickland is working to earn a double major in psychology and family and consumer sciences. In
photo by Monica Sanders Senior and 2016 maid of honor Abigail Strickland hugs UCA homecoming queen and senior Lauren Morris as they pose for pictures at the homecoming on Oct. 23 at Estes Stadium. Both girls were sponsored by Alpha Sigma Tau sorority.
order to achieve her title, Strickland had to keep up both in and out of school. “Between the classroom and on campus organizations, this is just an awesome experience and honor,” she said. Strickland didn’t first step foot on the field as a member of the
homecoming court. When she was a freshman at UCA, she was on the UCA Honeybears Dance Team. Though she danced on the field, walking out to become maid of honor felt different for Strickland. “I’ve had the opportunity to perform on the field before, but walking across and
being a member of the court was just an absolutely amazing feeling,” Strickland said. Though it wasn’t Strickland’s first time stepping onto the stripes, it was her father’s first time escorting her. “It was a great honor to be able to come out here and walk her out on the field,” Mark Strickland said. “I’m very proud of her. She’s set a lot of goals and she’s accomplished those goals.” Mark Strickland attributed to his daughter’s success to her personality and faith. “She’s always had a positive attitude and a great outlook and had Christ at the center of her life so those helped her get to where she is today,” he said. Throughout his daughter’s accomplishments both before and during college, Mark Strickland encouraged her at every opportunity. “I think the biggest encouragement was just to be there and support her through everything,” he said. “It’s just being the person who can sit there and talk to her and encourage her and give her good guidance.”
[Top left] 1966 UCA Homecoming Queen Lib Harrison and her husband Jerry Harrison walk before the 2016 homecoming court on Oct. 22 in Estes Stadium. Other UCA alumna queens from 1976, 1996 and 2006 were in attendance. Photo by Monica Sanders. [Top right] Bruce D. Bear pauses before making a shot from the half-court line at Oct. 18’s pep rally in the Farris Center. Photo by Lauren Swaim. [Middle] Sophomore Tierra Easterwood marches with the UCA Bear Marching Band during the homecoming parade Oct. 22 on Bruce Street. Photo by Lauren Swaim. [Bottom left] UCA’s 2015 Homecoming Queen Courtney Barrentine waves during the homecoming parade Oct. 22 on Bruce Street. Photo by Lauren Swaim. [Bottom right] The Honeybears dance at the pep rally Oct. 18 in the Farris Center. Photo by Lauren Swaim.
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South Africa to sever ties with international court South Africa announced its plans to withdraw itself from the International Criminal Court. The court was established in 2002 with jurisdiction over the nature of crimes that are a concern to the international community. Many of the cases it has heard dealt with violence in South Africa. South African President Jacob Zuma has been criticized for not pursuing human rights issues.
Chinese military sends warning to US destroyer On Oct.21, a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, which led to a warning from Chinese warships to leave the area. The U.S. government says Beijing is making efforts to limit freedom of navigation in strategic waters. According to officials, this action was a new attempt to counter that. The Chinese Defense Ministry referred to it as “illegal” and “provocative.”
Train crash in Cameroon kills 55, injures 500 At least 55 were killed and over 500 injured in the wrecking of a passenger train near Eseka, Cameroon on Oct. 21 around 11 a.m. The train had been traveling from the capitol, Yaounde, and was en route to Douala. A railway employee said that additional wagons were added to the train to accommodate more passengers, but whether that played any part in the wreck is unknown.
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The search for UCA President Tom Courtway’s replacement has been narrowed down to four finalists, all of whom will visit campus from Oct. 24-27. Len Frey, Arkansas State University at Jonesboro’s vice chancellor for finance and administration, came to UCA Monday and Tuesday. Houston Davis, interim president of Kennesaw State University in Roswell, Georgia is scheduled to visit campus Tuesday and Wednesday. Darrell Parker, dean and professor of economics at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, will come to UCA on Wednesday and Thursday. Nagi Naganathan, dean and professor of engineering at the University of Toledo in Ohio, will interact with UCA students, staff and faculty on Thursday and Friday. Each presidential candidate has a full schedule during his time in Conway. The finalists’ first days begin with a morning meeting with Courtway and UCA staff. After that, each one will meet with the school’s academic deans and department chairs,
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UCA President Tom Courtway speaks at the dedication for Donaghey Hall beside the Bear Marching Band on Oct. 22. Donaghey Hall includes student housing and several storefronts, where two businesses have recently opened and the rest will open in the coming months.
Grand opening held for two new campus buildings
by Hunter Moore Staff Writer
The new Donaghey Hall and the addition to the Lewis Science Center, Conway Corporation Center for Sciences, were dedicated at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Oct. 22. A keystone event for the dedication of Donaghey Hall was the unveiling of a new sculpture, Otis the Bear. The large, stainless steel bear figure was installed on the side of Donaghey Hall on Oct. 21. The purple and gray banner covering his form the day before the dedication of the hall was lifted, and energetic chatter and applause ensued. Otis’ sculptor and UCA
sculpture professor Bryan Massey said the eight-month sculpting process was tedious. “Many hours, many burns, many scratches, many scars,” Massey said. The Housing and Residence Life staff of Donaghey Hall were posted at the doors of the new building, offering tours of the upper stories. President Tom Courtway invited attendees to peruse the storefronts of the bottom floor. The six business tenants of Donaghey Hall’s shops have invested a total of $2.5 million collectively. The opening process of these businesses has been a gradual one this semester. Marble Slab Creamery was the first to open, and Blue Sail Coffee had a soft opening last
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On Oct. 21 a government attorney argued that a suit could not be brought against U.S. Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz, who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy, by the boy’s mother because he did not have significant ties to the United States. A lawyer for the mother argued that there were ties. He was cared for by his grandmother, who was a U.S. resident.
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Fayetteville defends LGBT city ordinance
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Fayetteville said its ordinance which bans discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, that it does not violate an Arkansas state law, a law which was intended to prevent such local protections. The city argued that the state Supreme Court doesn’t need to weigh in on the law’s constitutionality. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has asked the court to take down the city’s ordinance.
The final four applicants for the position of UCA president will visit campus this week and address students and faculty.
Professor Donna Stephens spoke on KUAR’s Arts and Letters about the Arkansas Gazette Newspaper. The second part of her interview will air Oct. 28.
Former Arkansas Gazette writers discuss their experiences at the now-closed paper by John Anderson Staff Writer
UCA journalism professor Donna Stephens, a former employee of the Arkansas Gazette, is scheduled to appear on KUAR’s Arts and Letters program to talk about the now-closed newspaper. The Arkansas Gazette closed 25 years ago, after it merged with the Arkansas Democrat to form the ArkansasDemocrat Gazette. Stephens and two other UCA journalism professors, Rob Moritz and Michael Haddigan, worked at
the paper. Stephens started at the paper as a sports intern in 1984. She said her education in the University of Arkansas journalism program helped her get the internship. “All of the professors were old Gazette hands,” Stephens said. “One of my professors came to me in the hallway and told me I [was] going to Little Rock this summer to be the sports intern for the Gazette. I made $4 an hour and I loved every minute of it.” Stephens worked from 3 p.m.-12 a.m. Thursday through
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to the Conway Corporation Center for Sciences, the second dedication of the day. Automatic doors opened to a foyer packed with people as Courtway took to the podium. “This is a great day in the history of an institution that has been around 109 years,” Courtway said. “Plans to do even greater things in the future with these facilities are foreseen by department heads and students alike.” The new science building is focused on allowing STEM students to fully hone their skills. High-quality labs feature state-of-the-art equipment. The Conway Corp. building emphasizes science in every
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week. Mosaique, a full-functioning restaurant, will also have a soft opening in December, and has scheduled its grand opening for the beginning of January. UCA Board of Trustees member Elizabeth Farris said Donaghey Hall will benefit the whole community. “Anyone will enjoy the experience. A true commercial outlet has been needed on Donaghey for some time,” Farris said. Members of the Bear Marching Band gathered around the sides of Donaghey Hall to perform a welcoming tune and debut their new uniforms. After the Donaghey Hall dedication was complete, the BMB marched down Bruce Street, leading the eager crowd
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Monday. She covered high school sports as well as golf. She was the first woman ever to be allowed to enter the Razorbacks men’s locker room. Stephens said she went back to school and when she graduated, they didn’t have a job opening. She went back to the Gazette as an intern, and they told her the first job opening they had would be hers. Once she started her job at the Gazette she made $225 a week. “I knew I found where I
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On Oct. 24, some SGA volunteers met with and interviewed UCA presidential candidate Len Frey, then SGA met and heard from students speaking in an open forum. The interview began with the students allowing Frey to introduce himself and tell the group a little bit about himself. Frey told SGA members that he grew up in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas and played basketball during his high school years. He also described some of his life in college and being educated, how he pursued accounting, and received his PhD in business administration. He also described some of his career in his current employment at Arkansas State University as vice chancellor for finance and administration. Frey is the only one of the final four presidential candidates who is from Arkansas. Frey was first asked to tell the students about his experience in collaborating with a student organization to complete a project or task. “Now you’ll have to forgive me, it’s been a long time since I’ve been directly involved with students,” Frey said. Frey then listed some student projects with which he had been
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involved in the past, including an international student business organization he had worked on at ASU, as well as working on a graduate business organization when he was a faculty member. When asked what the most important quality for a president might be from a student’s point of view, he answered, “the reason we exist is to provide an educational opportunity for our students. Senior Class President Hershila Lallu asked Frey how it affected him to have been a first generation college student in his family. Frey said that he always tried to reach out to students who were having a hard time. Frey held up his hands in the shape of bear claws at the end of the meeting. After Frey’s interview, the regularly scheduled SGA meeting began. Associate Vice President of Institutional Diversity Angela Webster spoke briefly to the students to update them on the pursuits of some of the diversity organizations. Webster also commended the SGA body, telling them, “basically, you all rock.” At the end of the meeting, freshman Zacchaeus Jolly, college of fine arts and communication representative, announced his marriage engagement.
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University of Missouri’s President Mike Middleton speaks about cultural inclusion and racial issues Oct. 18 in the Student Center Ballroom.
University of Missouri President Michael Middleton came to UCA Oct. 18 to discuss intercultural communications in higher education. Middleton was named president after former president Tim Wolfe resigned, following scrutiny of his handling of racial tensions on campus. Students began protesting late last year following alleged incidents of racism on campus. One of these incidents involved a Facebook post by University of Missouri Student Government President Payton Head, who claimed that people passing by in a pickup truck yelled racial slurs at him.
The situation gained national attention and sparked racial debates throughout the country. Middleton said the situation reminded him of his time at college as a young adult. “Someone yelled out of the window of their car ‘Go home n-word,’” Middleton said. Middleton said he was shocked to hear this on his first day. While he was used to hearing the word in Mississippi, he didn’t expect to hear it on a college campus in Missouri. Middleton said he was disturbed by how members of the administration handled the situation, and said they were very slow in their response. “This millennial generation,
these students are in need of immediate responses,” Middleton said. “They want it now, it is what they are accustomed to.” Middleton said there is a process the administration usually goes through when preparing a response to a situation. However, in this kind of situation, he said time is more important. “You don’t have time to debate the merits in every word in every sentence in everything you say,” Middleton said. “You need to be somewhat familiar with the issues, and you need to be able to respond quickly.” The key to this, Middleton said, is communication with students. “That requires you to have
direct communication with the students. You need to be aware of the concerns they have,” Middleton said. He also said administration needs to understand what the terms “macroaggression” and “systematic oppression” mean. Fredricka Sharkey, director of media relations at UCA, spent the summer of 1993 as a student in Columbia, Missouri. She was part of a program that was designed to bring minorities to graduate school. “From my experience in 1993, and then coming to where we are now, I was shocked and surprised that Columbia kind of became the flagship of racial controversy at Mizzou, when Mizzou was embracing inclusion in the 90s,” Sharkey said.
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Golf tournament memorializes UCA alumnus Alpha Sigma Phi starts new chapter at UCA by Amanda Nettles Campus Life Editor
A golf tournament benefiting the Gregory E. Hunt Memorial Scholarship Fund, held Friday, Oct. 21, was changed to a memorial event this year. Hunt died from stage IV colon cancer in 2015. “We had mutual friends while we lived on campus, and we became fraternity brothers when he joined Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. in the spring of 1997,” Michael Murry, a friend of Hunt’s who met him at UCA in 1996, said. Murry said the number one goal of the tournament is giving back and helping someone else.
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He said that was something Hunt always spoke about. “The formation of this scholarship allows Greg’s legacy to live on and impact African American males at UCA,” Murry said. “With Greg being a great friend to others, any myself, I could not be more excited about the day the scholarship becomes endowed.” Executive Director of the UCA Alumni Association Jesse Thill said Hunt played an important role in founding of Black Alumni Chapter. Director of Strategic Communication and Marketing Lauren McCann said Hunt was an active member of the alumni association and was pivotal to its success in the years before
his death. Thill said another founding member of the Black Alumni Chapter, Frank Holbrook, came up with the idea to put on the tournament. Thill said the tournament typically raises $3,000 to $5,000, but the goal for this year was to raise $25,000 to endow the scholarship. The tournament raised $9,000 this year. “The golf tournament has been a homecoming event since 2008. In order to increase participation and purpose, it has recently been changed to a memorial event. Greg Hunt will be the focus for two years, obviously with the goal of $25,000 to endow the scholarship,” McCann said.
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The Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity is opening a new chapter at UCA and is looking for outgoing and ambitious gentlemen to join. The fraternity expects its members to be academically focused, leadership driven and service-oriented. “We don’t care if you are white, black, Hispanic or whatever ethnicity or whatever you identify as. If you are a solid guy then we would love to have you,” Coordinator of Expansion Growth for Alpha Sigma Phi Josh Dusing said. The fraternity prides itself on is being diverse. It is looking
for guys who have different experiences and backgrounds. “We expect our guys to stay on top of their grades and be above the 2.75 GPA requirement. We are also looking for people that want to start something new since we are a new fraternity,” Dusing said. Junior Tanner Betts, who is a member of the fraternity and founding father, did a lot of research to find what fraternity he wanted to join. “I really liked the values that Alpha Sigma Phi is based on. It only made it better when I met Josh [Dusing] and the other guys. We just connected immediately. It felt I was walking into a room filled with friends I have known for years,” Betts said.
The fraternity has 19 members and they are all in leadership positions because they are starting the fraternity. Alpha Sigma Phi members are required to contribute three to five hours a week. They are required to go to chapter meetings and give back to the fraternity. “There is no hazing. We don’t make any of the guys do anything they don’t want to do,” Dusing said. Betts joined the fraternity to expand his group of friends and to join something bigger than himself. “Joining a fraternity builds you up and gives you bonds that last a lifetime,” Betts said.
Conway Corporation addition to Lewis Science Center includes
brand-new labs, planetarium; the building is scheduled to open in January Continued from page 3 detail. The lights in the foyer ceiling are placed to represent stars in constellations. “This is a building where our students will meet and overcome the challenges of the future,” Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Stephen Addison said. “With this building, we have the facilities to take our programs to the next level.” Sue Griffin of University of
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Arkansas for Medical Sciences, a lead Alzheimer’s research headliner, funded the new building’s planetarium in honor of her late husband, Edmond E. Griffin, who worked at UCA. “This university is a promise, and I’m so glad we can have this building and this planetarium for our future scientists,” Griffin said. Complete funding for the building totaled approximately
$3 million. “When we started construction, it was desperately needed. Renovations to the current Lewis building will follow,” Farris said. “Many students had lab resources in high school that were more impressive than those currently in Lewis.” The Conway Corporation building will be ready in January.
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Continued from page 3 the Faculty Senate, the Student Government Association and the UCA Board of Trustees. Each one will also deliver his own campus address in the McCastlain Ballroom, and they will all end their days with dinner at President’s house. On the second day, they’ll attend a community reception and tour UCA’s campus and Conway. Frey, the first finalist to come to UCA, said he applied for the position because the university needed someone with a financial background, as well as an academic and student-oriented background. “I am very excited about
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The Conway Corporation Center for Sciences is inaugurated Oct. 22 during homecoming weekend. Courtway said this project was 10 years in the making.
the possibility of coming to the University of Central Arkansas because it has a very outstanding reputation among the state and the southern region,” Frey said. Chairperson of the UCA Board of Trustees Shelia Vaught said the board really doesn’t know Frey, and can’t yet say what they think of him. “We really are not going to say how we feel about [Frey] or any of the other candidates until we interview all of them,” Vaught said. “The reason why [Frey] was chosen as one of the four was because of his vision for the university,” Vaught said.
Frey said he wants to be able to help the university achieve the goals it sets. According to the presidential search timeline, the school hopes to name the new president in November. The search began in March, when the board appointed a President Search Advisory Committee. That committee selected Parker Executive Search to assist in finding a new president. Earlier this month, the advisory committee interviewed eight semifinalists in Dallas. Frey, Davis, Parker and Naganathan were the final four asked to come to interviews.
wanted to be,” Stephens said. “I was with the Gazette until the doors closed on October 18, 1991.” Haddigan was the general assignment reporter for the state desk. He covered everything outside of the Pulaski County and traveled all over Arkansas. “I went to the Gazette for a journalism internship,” Haddigan said. “At the end of my internship they asked for me to stay.” Haddigan said the Gazette was a respected institution and that you can’t have Arkansas without the Arkansas Gazette. When the Arkansas Gazette was originally established, Arkansas
was still a territory, and the paper was instrumental in Arkansas statehood. “For some reasons [Congress] didn’t get the original copy of the state constitution to examine and vote on,” Haddigan said. “So, they took the version the Arkansas Gazette printed and that is what they voted on. That is why I said you can’t have Arkansas without the Arkansas Gazette.” Moritz was the Gazette’s police reporter and covered Pulaski County. He said the Gazette closing was a loss for the community. “It is sad for the people of Arkansas because they no longer have that competition between
[newspapers],” Moritz said. “They are just one newspaper. I think the people are served better when there is competition among news organizations.” According to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, the Arkansas Gazette printed a final goodbye quote in its last issue. “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. We believe the Arkansas Gazette has kept the faith and we are proud to have had the privilege for almost two centuries.” Part A of Stephens’ interview aired at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 and Part B will air at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. on 89.1 KUAR.
Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports by Assistant News Editor Brent Wilson.
Rape of student reported outside HPER Complex
Parking lot accident near Schichtl results in damage
Nonstudent arrested for marijuana in routine stop
Student, faculty have wreck in HPER Center parking lot
According to the UCAPD daily crime log, a rape was reported on Oct. 19 at 12:10 a.m. outside of the HPER Complex. UCAPD Officer Michael Hopper said two incidents were reported to have happened to the same victim. No suspects have been named. The incidents are listed as “Rape/Sexual Intercourse/Inability to give consent.” An incident report has not yet been released.
Student Megan McAfee received damage to her vehicle on Oct. 10 after hitting a metal rod which was protruding from a concrete parking barrier in the parking lot south of Schichtl. McAfee told the responding officer that she had not felt or heard anything when she pulled into the parking spot, but heard a noise as she was pulling out. The rod caused bumper damage to McAfee’s car, and the concrete barrier seemed to have been pulled forward by her car’s movement.
Oct. 16, a UCAPD officer pulled over nonstudent Steven Ward in a white Jeep after Ward didn’t stop at a red light at the intersection of Donaghey Avenue and Dave Ward Drive. The officer smelled marijuana as he was talking to the driver and asked him to leave the vehicle. The officer said Ward was unable to provide a driver’s license or any other ID. Ward was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, public intoxication and failing to stop at a red light.
Oct. 11, UCAPD responded to a vehicle collision in the parking lot east of the HPER Center. The collision was between that of faculty member Jason Trumble and student Kelli Price. Trumble told the officers that he was driving west through the parking lot and was looking to the south for a parking place when he struck Price’s vehicle as she was backing out of a spot. Damages were on Trumble’s passenger door.
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Around Campus: Health Career Fair From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 there will be a career fair for students interested in working in health care in the Student Center Ballroom. Students are required to wear business casual attire and bring a UCA student ID.
Pumpkin Carving contest There will be a pumpkin carving contest from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the Christian Cafeteria. The supplies is on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more information visit the UCA dining services Instagram at ucadining.
Back at Home Alumni Concert At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 in Reynolds Performance Hall there will be a Back at Home concert featuring UCA alumni Kris Allen, Barrett Baber, Matthew Huff, Adam Hambrick and Hannah Blaylock. More information and ticket prices can be found on www.uca.edu/ publicappearances/.
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[Left] Members from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. receiving the winner’s trophy for the Greek Step Show on Oct. 21 in the Farris Center. [Top right] Alpha Phi Alpha member performs in the Greek Step Show Oct. 21 in the Farris Center. [Bottom right] Senior Antonia Ward, senior Alysia Oliver and junior Yakima Helger perform for Kappa Alpha Psi.
National Pan-Hellenic Council competes in Greek Step Show
by Brent Wilson Assistant News Editor
At 7 p.m. on Oct. 21, the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Students for the Propagation of Black Culture presented the Homecoming Greek Step Show Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. won the competition. Greek organizations, as well as other student organizations, students and community
The UCA Counseling Center will provide depression and anxiety screenings from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 in Student Center room 223. These screenings will take about 20 minutes. See the Counseling Center for more information.
Dimensions of Wellness From 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 there will be a workshop on Dimensions of Wellness in the Student Center lobby. There will also be information on free resources for wellness on campus. For more information, see the UCA Wellness and Development Instagram.
Bridging the Gap The Office of Diversity and Community Engagement and International Engagement will be holding a lecture about diversity and bringing the UCA community together. The lecture will be at 6 p.m. on Nov. 3 in Student Center room 205.
Advance Registration Schedule Early registration for the Spring 2017 semester has begun. Oct. 24-27 seniors, post baccalaureate and graduate students can register. Oct. 28-Nov. 2, junior classification students can register. Nov. 3-8, sophomore classifications students can register. Nov. 9-14, freshman classification students can register. For more information or further questions on early registration, students should contact their adviser.
the humming rhythm physically throughout their body. A Greek step show is a show in which different organizations dance and compete in “stepping” style dancing. While stepping, or step-dancing, is a dancing style which draws heavily from African and Caribbean styles of dance, involving percussive movements and involving the dancer’s entire body. Stepping is popular worldwide, step shows
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are popular with Greek organizations. “What’s really cool about homecoming step show is that alumni are invited to all these events. They get to see what we’re doing as a group and get involved in a tradition they remember from their time here at UCA,” senior Emma Boone said. Several organizations stepped on the Farris Center stage, giving their performance
all that they had for the pleasure of the crowd. People from the audience even stepped themselves, getting up and stepping in the aisles and in front of the stage between the individual dance routines. When the winners were announced, Phi Beta Sigma finished in third place and Delta Sigma Theta in second. Alpha Kappa Alpha won first place.
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Homecoming week allows Greeks to come together
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members were encouraged by the presenters to attend the show. “Step show is a great way to bring the Greek community together,” senior Robert Perry said. When audience members arrived to see the show, they were met with music and festivity. The bass of the music was thumping throughout the building, so loud that the audience members could feel
This year during UCA’s Homecoming Week there were events all week, which were sponsored and organized by registered student organizations, UCA’s Alumni Association and Greeks on campus, which aimed at bringing students together. “This week/weekend grants the chapters to make connections with alumni maybe they haven’t been able to meet before, and on the flip side it allows our alumni to get reconnected back to the university,” Brandon Price, Coordinator of Student Organizations and University Events and Dustin Hargis, IFC and IGC advisor said in an email. During homecoming week, there were events that were especially popular among Greeks, such as the homecoming pep rally, the Greek Step Show and the homecoming tailgate. “Homecoming is a really cool week on campus because you get to see a lot of us coming together, Greeks and non-Greeks alike,” senior Panhellenic Council President Rachel Zimmerman said. The homecoming pep rally was on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in the Farris Center and featured the announcement of the 2016 homecoming court. Many Greek organizations took part in sponsoring someone to represent their organization on UCA homecoming court. There was plenty of campaigning for each nominee all over campus and on social media. This year, 25 of the 27 nominees were sponsored by Greek organizations. All eight
of the nominees who were on court were Greeks, sponsored by Greek organizations. On Friday, Oct. 21 in the Farris Center, the Greek Step Show took place. “The show is just so engaging and exciting that it really gets you excited for the game the next day,” Price and Hargis said in their email. This event was hosted by the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Students for the Propagation of Black Culture. This event, according to Price and Hargis is “perhaps the longest running tradition of the Homecoming events.” At this event, Greeks performed their steps in a competition to be awarded Greek Step Show Champions. “It’s a way for NPHC to show off their culture,” Zimmerman said. Before the homecoming game on Saturday Oct. 22, many Greeks tailgated on Bruce Street and invited alumni from their chapters to return to campus and enjoy a casual afternoon and meet the active members of the chapters. “They come back every year because they’re so excited to see the campus and see how it’s changing,” Zimmerman said. Price and Hargis said the homecoming tailgate is usually the largest tailgate. According to Price and Hargis, “Alumni relations is such a vital part to the success of a chapter that any chance our chapters have to stay engaged with their alumni they definitely try to take advantage of.” Many alumni and active members of Greek life stuck around for the homecoming game and the crowning of the UCA homecoming queen.
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From left to right, Giwny Bell (1975), Jack Bell (1977), Jack Johnson (1969) and Melanie Conner (1978) attended the Alumni Reception Friday Oct. 21 2016. The reception was organized by the Alumni Association for homecoming week. The event took place at the President’s House.
Alumni attend events during homecoming by Taylor Fulgham Staff Writer
In honor of homecoming week, the University of Central Arkansas Alumni Association presented a series of events to engage and connect with alumni, as well as current students. Different events were scheduled throughout the entire week. Assistant Director of Membership and Marketing Maria Kramer said several new events were implemented to engage with students and alumni alike. “This year the alumni association paired with housing, student services and athletics to create a week’s worth of activities. New activities included a breakfast at the amphitheater for students, Basketball Madness after the pep rally on Tuesday, Bear Bingo for students in the Student Center Ballroom, a movie night on the stripes, a ‘60s and ‘70s themed reception at the president’s home and the Alumni and Friends party at the
Brick Room,” Kramer said. Kramer also spoke on the significance of the events in relation to alumni and current students. “Homecoming is one of the major events sponsored by the alumni association. It is an opportunity for us to engage current alumni (both those who have stayed connected to the university and those who haven’t) and engage future alumni--students and the Conway community,” Kramer said. Heather Harper, Assistant Director of Student and Young Alumni Engagement said the tailgate is definitely their biggest event. “Ticket sales for our Alumni and Friends party have reached over 100 this year, so it’s great to see so many alumni attending these events,” Harper said. Kramer said these events provide the perfect opportunity for alumni to get involved on campus agin. “They have a chance to see all the new additions to campus, connect with old friends and students and participate in a few of their favorite traditions,” Kramer
said. Harper also spoke about the university’s involvement with the Half-Century Club, an association for alumni who graduated 50 years ago. “This year’s inductees were a part of the last graduating class of Arkansas State Teacher’s College, so this is a really special moment for all those alumni being inducted,” Harper said. The Half-Century Club was formed in 1980 for alumni of the university who graduated 50 years prior. More than 1,000 alumni have been inducted into the club, which holds an annual brunch to commemorate homecoming week. Kramer said she hopes these events will allow alumni to reconnect with the university for homecoming week. “We hope that these new events will help to reach every audience on campus. With a larger reach, we hope more alumni, students and friends of UCA will come out for the week’s festivities,” Kramer said. For more information on the UCA Alumni Association, visit www.uca.edu/alumni.
CONCERTS
Country star Ronnie Milsap sings old hits, interacts with audience members by Des’ree Dallmann Assistant Online Editor
Country singer and pianist Ronnie Milsap and his audience traveled back in time to the ‘80s at his sold-out show at 7:30 pm on Oct. 20 in Reynolds Performance Hall. In two hours Milsap performed some of his 40 No. 1 hit songs including those that won him Grammys, while also telling stories of his encounters with music legends Ray Charles, Willie Nelson and Don Gibson. Conway locals piled into Reynolds Performance Hall auditorium, filling almost every seat. The show began when Milsap walked on stage wearing
a black rhinestone button up shirt and cowboy boots. The audience clapped and cheered as he sat at his piano. The auditorium turned into a modern-day concert venue as Milsap started to play his first song. He and his band started with his hit single “Prisoner of the Highway” from his 1984 album “One More Try for Love.” As Milsap played and sang the audience sang along with him: “I’m a prisoner of the highway, driven on by my restless soul.” “I sang every song he sang up there tonight,” Donna Burnett, 52, said. Then he made a smooth transition into another one of
his hit songs while the audience clapped and cheered with recognition. “I’ve been a fan since I was a kid,” Regina Wines, 45, said. Wines said she listened to Milsap with her mother when she was a kid and recalled going to one of his concerts before and thinking he sounded just as good in concert as on radio. Milsap played many of his popular songs, including “Smokey Mountain Rain,” “There’s a Stranger in my House” and “No Gettin’ Over Me.” As Milsap and his band strolled through many of his songs, Milsap recalled memories of when he met
Gibson as he was tuning his Gibson guitar, and when he traveled to Nashville and met Ray Charles at one of Charles’ shows. “I am from Raleigh, North Carolina,” Milsap said. “The main reason I was there, I was going to the Governor Morehead School for the Blind. They taught me braille at six, violin at seven and piano at eight.” He said there he told his counselors he wanted to become a professional musician and they told him they wanted him to do more than that, so when he went to Atlanta and met Charles. He played a few songs for him and
Charles told him that he needed to get involved and become a professional musician. “I ran back to Raleigh and said ‘Ray Charles said it is ok if I become a professional musician,’” Milsap said. The audience laughed. Milsap continued playing songs from his top 40 hits list and also spoke of the new album he is working on with songs featuring Willie Nelson and Luke Bryan. To conclude the concert, Milsap ended with his cover of “America the Beautiful” after prompting the audience to get out and vote in this election. “If I have to drive you to vote, I will,” Milsap said.
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[Left] Fall Fest is an occasion for students to get good food like caramel apples, funnel cakes and corndogs. [Right] Fall Fest was from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 17th in the parking lot of the HPER Center, where students participated in rides provided.
Students enjoy free food, free rides at UCA’s 2016 fall festival By Mia Moulden Staff Writer
The University of Central Arkansas’ Student Activities Board put on its first Fall Fest on Oct. 8 as the second event in 2016 homecoming festivities on campus, according to UCA’s webpage. Fall Fest had a variety of recreational activities such as carnival rides, a climbing wall, a zipline, face painting, tie dye shirts, free food, a photo booth, engraved rings, personalized signs, candy and balloon animals. According to Director of Student Activities Kendra Regehr, the event has replaced UCA’s formerly annual Spring Fling, and it is aimed to start
the homecoming festivities in a way that will make students more excited for the coming week. The event, held in the parking lot east of the HPER center, was one of 34 homecoming events in 2016 leading up to the homecoming football game on Oct. 22. “It’s a positive thing for students because it gets us really pumped for homecoming and all of that stuff happening this weekend and the game on Saturday,” freshman Madison Cox said. She said the purpose of the event is to raise school spirit for all of the scheduled activities, and to reward students for their academic accomplishments so far this semester. The event took place from
12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and attracted students primarily by word of mouth and observation. “I didn’t really know much about it ahead of time. I really only decided to come because my friends were talking about it, and you could hear all the people screaming on the rides all the way from inside the cafeteria,” freshman Emily Otto said. Entry to the event and all the attractions was free of charge to students after receiving a wristband, they were able to engage in any of the activities. Spring Fling was normally held around April, and was paid for by student fees like Fall Fest was, according to UCA’s list of fees. Regehr said one of the
primary concerns the Student Activities Board had for Spring Fling, and for rescheduling the event to be in the fall, is the sporadic weather patterns and heavy rain that Arkansas usually sees in the spring months, especially around April, when the event was previously held. Fall Fest had consistent attendance throughout Monday afternoon, and many attractions had steady lines for the six hour duration of the event. Fall Fest was preceded this week by breakfast at the amphitheater and followed by the College Square pep rally, both events taking place on Oct. 17 and sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas’ Alumni Association.
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UCA Theatre presents modern yet classic production of ‘The Liar’ by Caroline Bivens Staff Writer
UCA Theatre’s production of “The Liar,” written by Pierre Corneille in 1644, received a standing ovation from the crowd during its UCA performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 in the Bridges/Larson Theatre in Snow Fine Arts. The play is widely considered a comedy that explores the relationships lying can create between characters, though the lies told by the play’s characters are outrageous and riveting and can only cause harm. “I think of the play as a classic Parisian New Year’s Eve toast. Without abandon, we gleefully toast our champagne and make seemingly harmless vows we don’t intend to keep,”
the play’s director Chad Bradford said. “However, after the fun, we inevitably deal with the hangover of our wineinduced pronouncements.” The performance was both translated and adapted by David Ives. “It’s a delightful play, but for modern audiences, Mr. Ives put a contemporary spin on it as he translated it to English,” Bradford said. “He adapted some of the language, changed some of the plot and added characters. This all adds up to something that is fun and modern, but unmistakably classical at its roots.” The story takes place in 17th century Paris where Dorante, both hero and villain of the play, meets two women named Clarice and Lucrece. He impresses both women with
false tales of his great conquest during the war in Germany. After the two women leave, Dorante decides to court Clarice, mistakenly thinking her name to be Lucrece. He continues to lie throughout the play and fools his prying father and Clarice’s fiance. Dorante’s ever-truthful butler Clinton, Clarice and Lucrece’s seductive maid Isabelle and her irritable twin sister Sabine are added to build plot and humor. The production was full of sexual innuendo, pelvic thrusts and a spanking session. At the end of the play, Dorante realizes that the only way to get what he wants is to tell the truth. “We’ve all dealt with with a liar, lied to get out of something or lied to get our way,” senior Sydney Stoner, who plays
Clarice, said. “This play makes you think while also making you laugh. What more could you want?” The play was performed entirely in rhyming couplets. “In preparing for the show I had to work a lot with becoming comfortable speaking in pentameter, vocal work and a lot of exercise because this show is very mobile,” senior Brent Welch, who plays Dorante, said. Stoner said hopefully the play will renew people’s love for the theater. UCA Theatre performed “The Liar” on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. Other performances will be held on Oct. 27-28 at 7:30 p.m.. For more information on UCA Theatre and upcoming productions visit www.uca.edu/theatre.
Senior Shannan Brown
Sophomore Nathan Kitenge
“My roommates and I got to meet the alumnus that stayed in our room.”
“Pep rally, I like to be in a crowded space.”
Freshman Zari Mills
Senior Sarah Johnson
“Football game, with the crowd.”
“I was in drumline so the pep rally was the best part.”
STEM
Career fair teaches students about importance of business opportunities by Waid Rainey Staff Writer
An annual job fair taught students in STEM about important skills to have for their futures on Oct. 19 in the Student Center ballroom. The fair featured 47 organizations and 12 graduate schools. The career fair is designed to help students approaching graduation to find not only full-time jobs out of college, but to put many businesses in one location to help aid students in finding internships. Even though students can easily get on Google to research a business, the idea of the STEM career fair is to put many organizations and businesses in one spot in case students
see a business of which they weren’t aware. “The STEM field includes several majors at UCA that relate to science, technology, engineering, and math. With a growing number of organizations and attendees,” Associate Director of Career Services Marie Smallwood said. The fair was held for the first time last year and had significant growth its second year, presenting 47 organizations, including 12 graduate schools. These organizations were able to speak to an estimated 208 students, according to UCA Director of Career Services Kathy Clayborn. “The 2016 STEM Career Fair was a success for the UCA community. It gave students, faculty, administrators and
alumni a chance to network with great companies,” Smallwood said. The fair had an estimated 208 students on Wednesday, compared to the 183 students last year. One of the organizations present, Dillard’s, picked out 12 students to interview. “This is an excellent opportunity for students who are majoring in MIS, IT, computer science and mathematics to mingle and meet future and potential employers,” Claybourne said. Most of the organizations present resumes or let students fill out an online application and contact potential employees via phone or email. “The STEM fair provides opportunities not only for students looking for full-time
jobs but they also provide for students who think or want to go to graduate school,” Claybourne said. Another upcoming career fair is for all majors and will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. “You get a chance to see what companies are looking for and the quality of company. It gives you a chance to see different companies in one sitting, so you actually get a chance to talk to somebody that’s familiar with that company, that works with that company. If you get a chance take some brochures and you can actually go back later and do more research on the company,” Stephen May, the officer of selections representing the Marines at the fair, said.
SPOTLIGHT
PEOPLE OF UCA James Wyre by Cassidy Kendall Staff Writer
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James Wyre, a 74-year-old student, has been taking classes at UCA for six years. After class he spends the rest of the day reading in the library.
James Wyre is a 74-year-old UCA student and Conway local. The first time Wyre attended UCA was in 1960, when tuition cost only $55 a semester, compared to the 15 credit hour amount average today. He was only at UCA for one year before transferring to Hendrix College, where he graduated. Wyre has been taking classes for the past six years at UCA. UCA’s Act 678 of 1975 states, “When any person sixty (60) years of age or older is admitted and enrolls as a student in any state-supported institution of higher learning in this state, the board of trustees of the institution or other appropriate institutional officials shall waive all the general student fee charges for each student on a space-available basis in existing classes,” which allows Wyre to attend UCA free of charge. He started out taking English literature classes, but for the last three years he has been taking history classes, of which he seems to be very fond. “Until I drop dead, I will be taking history classes,” Wyre said. He likes to take one class per day, Monday through Friday and spend the last half of the day in the library with reading material such as history books, newspapers and English
literature. Wyre retired from government service at age 58. He served in the army and worked for the Social Security Administration. He was born in San Francisco, but grew up in Germany because his dad was a military governor in the town of Gelnhausen. He later moved from Germany to Conway and graduated from Conway High. Wyre has been married five times and has one son. With his job at the Social Security Administration, he has lived in Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Florida and his final move was back to Conway. His passion for fishing has also added to the list of places he has traveled. He has fished all over the world, traveling to places like Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. He said he wanted to go back to school because he watched a TV program about approaching 60. “It said to do these three things: don’t drink, don’t watch television, because it’s not interactive and go back to school, to keep your mind sharp,” Wyre said. He said he is attending UCA to get his mind “sharp as a tack.” He chose to go to UCA instead of Hendrix because he lives very close to the UCA campus, allowing him to walk to class. When Wyre is not at the library, he is at a UCA football or basketball game.
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Remade movies do not provide creativity, original ideas With the remakes of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Beauty and the Beast,” it is relevant to discuss the dilemma of movie remakes. Our generation has seen many movies remade. Some of these films have been rated very well; others not so much. While growing up, I had a bookshelf that was dedicated to VHS tapes, most of which were Disney movies such as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “The Aristocats” and the “The Lion King.” Another one of the videotapes I owned was the 1950 version of “Cinderella,” a Disney classic. After seeing a remake of the movie in 2015, I was disappointed. I must give Disney props for the costume and set designs, but the film lacked one important thing: an original plot. Besides going into a little more detail in some aspects, the 2015 movie barely diverged from the original 1950 plot. The director could have done more, but instead relied on Richard Madden’s gorgeous blue eyes to bring in a crowd. A more positive outlook on remakes comes from “Maleficent” (2014). Although it was based on “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), it diverged from the original plot by following the character Maleficent instead of Aurora. The movie also exhibited a major plot twist in the “true-love’s kiss,” with Maleficent waking Aurora up instead of Prince Phillip. The remake was completely different from the original movie, making good guys out to
be bad guys and vice versa. “Maleficent” should be a model filmmakers use as a guideline when recreating movies. While I can agree that some remakes are worth releasing, I am disappointed in what the new generation of moviemakers has to offer creatively. Here we are in the 21st century, a world filled with amazing new concepts and ideas. Our minds should be exploding with creativity, thoughts and new ideas. We should let our imaginations take us to worlds that no one has ever seen, worlds worth exploring, because inside each world lies a story. Instead of by exploring the vast Lauren number of different Swaim stories one can create, Photo we are fueling an Editor industry that creates stories from worlds that already exist, worlds we are familiar with. One of the reasons this is happening is because of money. Movie industry conglomerates want to ensure a profit. What better way to rake in the dough than to make a movie based on an already popular fandom? They don’t want to risk investing money in the many new worlds that people have created. They are making it even harder for many filmmakers to get their well-deserved credit and make it on the big screen. If I were in the film industry, I would create a world in which everyone could share their stories and not be inhibited by giant corporations that discourage their creativity.
Anti-cannabis laws cause treatment-seeking citizens to suffer When it comes to medical marijuana, there has been a lot of debate around the issue of whether or not it should be legalized, as well as some gray area as far as its effects. In Arkansas there are two issues on the ballot regarding the legalization of medical marijuana. In light of the recent and ongoing debate, medical cannabis should be legalized because it helps decrease abuse of other drugs, provides quick pain relief with other benefits and allows law-abiding citizens to get medical help without being criminalized. Research is needed to verify the ultimate effects of medical marijuana, but despite the uncertainty there has been no reported case of death from overdose of marijuana. According to Stephen Sidney, Associate Director for Clinical Research at Kaiser Permanente, “No acute lethal overdoses of cannabis are known, in contrast to several of its illegal (for example, cocaine) and legal (for example, alcohol, aspirin, acetaminophen) counterparts.” Therefore, even if a person were to abuse medical marijuana, there would be no chance of overdose, whereas even with over-the-counter FDA approved pills there is still a chance of abuse, overdose and death. Additionally, medical marijuana has shown to decrease opioid abuse in the United States. According to the the Journal of the American Medical Association, “States with medical marijuana laws had a 24.8 percent lower average annual opioid overdose death rate compared to states without such laws.” By gaining access to medical marijuana, patients are backing away from opioids. Though the reasoning for this is unclear, any dent in the opioid epidemic is a step in the right direction. Medical cannabis provides faster relief for patients in pain as well as better benefits than pills that have been approved by the FDA. According to the FDA, medical marijuana is not an approved drug, however, there are chemicals, such as marinol, that have similar effects.
Why use medical marijuana when there are pills that can do the same thing? According to a LeafScience article titled “Marijuana in a Pill, Why Patients Might be Better Off Smoking It,” marinol pills take 60 to 90 minutes to go into effect and reach their peak of pain reduction. When smoked, marijuana reaches that peak within 15 minutes. For patients who are in pain, faster relief is better. Additionally, smoking marijuana allows the patient to moderate his own doses which cannot be done with the marinol pill or others. Depending on doctor recommendations, this can be more helpful for the patient. Marijuana may also be superior to painkillers. According to another LeafScience article titled “Ten Reasons Why Doctors Support Medical Marijuana,” painkillers may work on some types of pain, but are less effective in by Emily Gist relieving nerve pain. Staff Writer The article also says that where narcotics often increase nausea and vomiting, medical cannabis relieves those symptoms. Medical cannabis provides faster relief and further benefits when compared to alternative medicines. By voting for a law legalizing marijuana, law-abiding citizens who are in need of treatment are the ones who ultimately reap the benefit. By criminalizing the medical practice of marijuana, the only ones who are prevented from using cannabis are law-abiding citizens. If a citizen has a medical condition, it is unjust to deny him treatment because it’s possible for him to abuse the drug. Patients have to obtain letters of prescription to show they have a condition before they are allowed to use marijuana. Furthermore, frequent doctor consultations are typically required for medical marijuana users. Therefore, the risk of someone who does not have a condition gaining access to the drug is slim. When a person who requires medicine must break the law in order to gain proper aid to treat his condition, something is wrong with the law. Voting for medical marijuana is the first step in ensuring that citizens get the medicine and pain relief they need.
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The University of Central Arkansas has been searching for a replacement for President Tom Courtway, who plans to step down from the position in order to teach in the College of Business. There were initially 40 candidates, though the number was cut to eight semifinalists and now in half to four finalists. The four finalists, who were announced on Oct.21, are Darrell Parker, a dean and professor in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, Len Frey, the vice chancellor for finance and administration at Arkansas State University, Nagi Naganathan, a dean and professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo and Houston Davis,the interim president at Kennesaw State University. The final candidates will be on campus this week to give campus addresses, meet with the UCA Board of Trustees and tour the campus. Though the finalists’ resumes and schedules were released via email, the candidates should be easily accessible and transparent during the search. They should provide information about themselves to the public and make themselves available for questions and concerns. According to insidehighered.com, “A president must be able to relate to, understand, and appreciate all disciplines within the institution. A president must be able to communicate effectively with the board members, donors, lawmakers, community members, parents, students, staff and faculty.” It is important for students and faculty to learn about the candidates, to understand what kind of person each candidate is and to know what matters to them within the university. Students and faculty are directly affected by who becomes president and it is in their best interest to have a president who values the students, education and the campus. Compared to other schools, UCA’s presidential candidates are at least adhering to the law. In March of 2016, Washington State University’s Board of Regents used a questionable process when choosing a new president for its campus. According to The Seattle Times, instead of discussing the candidates by their names, the board at Washington State assigned a letter to each and referred to them as candidate “A,” “B” and “C.” The board did not know which candidate was assigned to which letter and voted blindly. According to The Seattle Times, this method was called into question for possibly violating the state’s Open Public Meetings Act, which “requires that all meetings of governing bodies of public agencies, including cities, counties, and special purpose districts, be open to the public.” Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, “the law gives Arkansans access to public records and public meetings, with limited exceptions.” The FOIA allows students and faculty to be included in the meetings and promotes transparency. The presidential candidates at UCA have done a great job being transparent with the students. They have provided information about themselves and given students full access to their schedules on campus. The candidates will be on campus Oct. 24-28. Campus addresses will be in Ida Waldran at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 and at 2:30 p.m., in the McCastlain Ballroom Oct. 24-26. Students and faculty are encouraged to attend.
It is important for students and faculty to learn about the candidates, understand what kind of person each is and to know what matters to them within the university
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New This Week Movies
October 26— Oasis: Supersonic (R), directed by Mat Whitecross, starring Paul Arthurs, Christine Biller and Liam Gallagher. October 28 — Inferno (PG-13), directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Ben Foster.
Music October 28 — The Serpent Only Lies - Crowbar October 28 — Two Vines - Empire of the Sun October 28 — Dead to the World - Hemlet October 28 — Cosmic Hallelujah Kenny Chesney October 28 — & - Micheal Mayer October 28— Strands - Steve Hauschildt October 28 — Home On Native Land - The Hidden Cameras October 28 — Honeymoon on Mars - The Pop Group October 28 — Lady Wood - Tove Lo
Video Games October 28 — Titanfall 2, for XBox One, PS4 and PC October 28 —The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Special Edition, for XBox One, PS4 and PC. October 31 — Hie and Shriek, for PC. October 31 — Hitman: Episode 6 - Hokkaido, for PC, PS4 and XBox One. November 1 — Owlboy, for PC. November 1 — Earth’s Dawn, for PS4.
Netflix October 28 — Into the Inferno (2016), directed by Werner Herzog, starring Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer and Katia Krafft. October 28 — I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016), directed by Oz Perkins, starring Ruth Wilson, Paula Prentiss, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban and Brad Milne. October 28 — Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe (2016), directed by Mike Clattenburg, starring John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells and Mike Smith. November 1— The Confessions of Thomas Quick (2015), directed by Brian Hill, starring Casper Ingels and Mimmi Kandler. November 1 — Alfie (2004), directed by Charles Shyer, starring Jude Law, Sienna Miller and Susan Sarandon. November 1 — Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), directed by Bill Condon, starring Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan and William O’Leary. November 1 — Cujo (1983), directed by Lewis Teague, starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro and Steve Kemp.
Knxwledge, .Paak collaboration is a success by Sophia Ordaz Staff Writer
Stone’s Throw Records, the acclaimed independent music label and hip hop hotbed, is the fountainhead of some of the 21st century’s seminal collaborative rap projects, among these Jaylib’s “Champion Sound” and Madvillain’s “Madvillainy.” Producer Knxwledge and singer-songwriter Anderson .Paak team up as Nxworries for “Yes Lawd!,” a short but very, very smooth beat tape that continues Stone’s Throw’s history of topdrawer collaborative releases. Thanks to .Paak’s braggadocio and a clever sampling of Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Bottle” on Knx’s part, the album’s first single, “Suede,” greeted listeners with an infectious swagger when it was first released in 2015. Ticking percussion and sparse bass offset the spirited, sunny Scott-Heron sample. .Paak’s gritty voice is lithe and charismatic, playfully weaving in and out of the instrumental. “Gotta whole lot of women, all of them with it / Yes Lord!” .Paak rejoices at the track’s end. The remainder of “Yes Lawd!” keeps with the style and
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addictive groove of “Suede.” “Lyk Dis,” a laidback cousin to the boisterous “Suede,” is slow-burning and sweltering with confidence: “Talk dirty to me / Everything you do, oh when you do it / Say my name love.” The song’s looped sample is polished and clean, expertly cut by Knxwledge. “[Knxwledge and I are] polar opposites,” .Paak said in a recent interview with The Fader magazine. “Opposites connect, you know. You need what you lack. So you work off of each other. This was the first project I’ve done with just one producer, so it’s important that we have a sense of mutual respect. I want
to get the best out of it. That’s what I felt when I first heard his music. And then we met later, and we went on tour. We got to deal with each other, and really figured out who we were.” .Paak and Knx certainly complement each other, and the two’s mutually beneficial musical relationship is evident in their project. Throughout “Yes Lawd!,” .Paak is an undeniably smooth guy, equipped with silky croons and sandpapery belts. His persona is magnetic and alluring, the heart behind Nxworries’ magic. Knxwledge is a tasteful beat maker and the skeletal structure of Nxworries. He
skillfully embellishes samples when necessary while still keeping his instrumentals simple enough for .Paak to take center stage. But the late J Dilla is at the soul of “Yes Lawd!”; the album’s warm, honey synths are syrupy and dulcet, recalling the legendary producer’s iconic style in “Donuts,” one of Jay Dee’s most celebrated works. Knx and .Paak’s collaborative work is also more focused and cohesive than their respective music. “Hud Dreams,” Knxwledge’s 2015 beat tape, was imaginative, but disjointed and full of loose ends. .Paak’s 2016 full-length album “Malibu” was released to critical
VIDEO GAMES
TELEVISION
Unique player experience stands out by Waid Rainey Staff Writer
“Mafia III” is an open world-style video game released by Hangar 13 on Oct. 7. Taking place in the Deep South in 1968, “Mafia III” touches on sensitive subjects regarding the Civil Rights Movement that was in full swing in the ‘60s. Playing as Lincoln Clay you get to see New Bordeaux (New Orleans) through the eyes of an African American. Clay, a biracial orphan, has just returned from the Vietnam War to his friends in the mob. He wastes no time in experiencing several run-ins with Haitians and the Italian mob. After the Italians cause disaster, Clay sets out on a path of revenge against the Marcano family. Taking over the city one district at a time, Clay kills his way through crooked politicians, racists and
Marcano’s own family members in order to exact justice.
Set in a time rarely touched by video games, “Mafia III” is able to take advantage of an entire culture. Allowing you to drive vintage American cars while listening to era music such as Aretha Franklin and Credence Clearwater Revival you get to experience a carefully recreated 1968 by showcasing beautiful graphics and an immersing and extensive soundtrack. Rumor about the release of “Mafia III” began in 2011, just one year after the second “Mafia” game, but fell behind when 2K Czech restructured in 2014. Progress on “Mafia III” was slow until 2K established Hanger 13 productions in Novato, California. The game was officially teased in July 28 2015. Although I find the game very fun I feel that, given the excessive amounts of time spent in development, it
leaves a bit to be desired. The mechanics of the open world tend to be very repetitive and I find myself grinding my teeth looking forward to the next story progression as I spend hours running around New Bordeaux completing mini quests. As a film student, I really enjoy this game. “Mafia III” is very cinematic and has many cut-scenes that make the game feel like a movie. It utilizes a complex story and has many identifiable characters with different struggles and motivations. I feel attached to Clay as his vendetta is a very personal one. It is a vendetta that you can sympathize with and get behind. I believe the story and the gorgeous world that contains it could be one of the best games to release this year. This game that does not follow the pattern of futuristic games that continue coming out. It is definitely a game that has strived to create a genre of its own.
FILM
Madea’s Halloween is hilarious despite staging flaws by John Anderson
their kids in age or mind,” senior Jayla Hobbs said.
“Boo! A Madea Halloween” was another amazing movie from Tyler Perry, but he had some issues with this movie.
Perry should have focused on more life lessons in this movie. He barely explained what happens to some teenagers when going to a fraternity party. That part of the story was lacking details.
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Perry has always made movies with life lessons, but now he may have talked more about race than anything. For example, there was a scene where he talked about how white people are trying to be “friends” with their children. Yes, I agree parents don’t need to be friends with their kids because the kids will think they can get away with everything, but he should have not made that obvious. Another example is Perry being scared of his daughter. A parent should never be scared of his child. There were people next to me that were upset that Perry made the film hyper-aware of the world in these ways. “First of all, parents should never be friends with their kids, because the kids will never have any respect for their parents. Kids have their own friends who can be their best friends, not the parents who are not equals to 1. Stress
Top Five Reasons Growing Up Sucks
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Anderson.Paak and Knxwledge pose together as new collaborative group NxWorries. NxWorries’ new album is being sold on vinyl on stonesthrow.com.
You think you’re overwhelmed now? Oh just you wait. Eventually, the clunker that’s been passing for a car will break down for the last time, your college courses will come to an abrupt end and you’ll be wondering how everything happened all at once. The truth is, nothing can prepare you for the realities ahead. Even through college, most use the term “adulting” for grocery shopping or making an appointment. That’s only where it begins.
However, I was glad he showed some people lie about their age to get into parties. For example, Tiffany, Perry’s daughter, lied and told the fraternity she was 17. This added a real element to this scene but not much else was sincere to the real world. At the end of the movie, Perry showed how not listening to your parents can get you in a world of trouble. The last scene was almost like the reality TV show “Beyond Scared Straight.” I was excited to see the character Hattie in her very first movie with Madea. Hattie, played by Patrice Lovely, was the funny one this time. This was a large shock because normally Madea is the comedic character.
When Madea crashed the party, the fraternity brothers picked her up and threw her in the bushes. This action was the only believable one in the entire movie. For example, when Madea fell down the stairs I could literally see her jump. In stage combat, you are supposed to do the small prep actions so well that the audience can’t see it. If done correctly, these actions should be almost like an illusion. Hattie’s character fell on the carpet in the living room and I could see her nap. The term “nap” refers to an actor hitting his own body or the object they are about to hit to get the sound of the hit. You are never suppose to see a nap. With all of these flaws, it is clear that Perry needs to work on his stage combat skills. The sloppy action work distracted from the film. Perry just didn’t sell the comedic action.
At the fraternity party, Hattie started dancing on the floor. “Let me show you how it is really done,” Hattie said.
“Boo! A Madea Halloween” can be seen at the Cinemark Towne Centre and is rated PG-13 for drug use and references, suggestive content and language.
2. You have to find a job
3. Mom doesn’t pay bills
Finding a job is different from finding a career in your field. All of the sudden you’re struggling to find out what exactly a “letter of interest” entails, or if the fonts on your resume will set you apart from the other stack of papers. Not only is applying a foreign world, but then you have interviews and beginning a career in a setting you’re unfamiliar with. You think “just act like you’ve got it all together,” though you know that your employer can see right through you.
When I first started college, the only thing I had to pay for was gas and food outside of my meal plan. Since then, I have added a car bill, Conway Corp. bills, insurance, rent and credit card payments. When I graduate, I’ll also be blessed with a phone bill. Surely, the thin amount of money I’ve managed to hide from myself won’t be enough to support me once I’m out of school. Here’s to hoping for a nice job right out of school … or for a lot of graduation money.
acclaim, but its musical styles were disparate, ranging from electro-funk to neo-soul to jazz fusion. As Nxworries, the two consistently tap into a mellow and melodic vein of hip hop, pioneered by the likes of Madlib and MF Doom. Anderson .Paak, for one, has fair reason to cheer, “Yes Lawd!,” considering that the singer was once homeless. Since summer 2015, .Paak has been steadily climbing the ladder of the hip hop world. After six features on Dr. Dre’s 2015 album “Compton,” collaborations with the likes of ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus, and induction into the 2016 class of XXL freshmen, .Paak is finally getting noticed. .Paak now fills a void in the hip hop world; we need a soulful crooner who is debonair but still risqué. Hopefully, .Paak’s newfound success will help Knxwledge gain much-deserved recognition for the over 60 releases he’s had since 2010. Nxworries’ “Yes Lawd!” is another successful release for .Paak and a project that will help put Knxwledge’s name on the map. This work is available on Apple Music and Spotify.
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Joey King joins the cast of “The Flash” as the newest villain, Magenta. King gained acting acclaim when she starred in “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012.
Series off to repetitive, solid start by Cody Macomber
where they had power, and gave them that power to “fulfill their true potential.”
“Magenta,” the third episode of the most recent season of “The Flash,” provides a very familiar series of events. Unfortunately, the events that take place in the third season of “The Flash” seem to be repeating those from the first two seasons.
This was needed for the show, as an archenemy as a speedster would’ve turned away many viewers of “The Flash.”
Staff Writer
Characters who didn’t previously have the “speed force” are now speedsters, due to the show’s repeated lapses back in time. The repeated theme of whether or not main character Barry Allen is justified in going back in time to save his mother and father, only to face the consequences of this decision, is still relevant. This season, he is faced with new villains and once-conquered foes now on the loose. Initially, the question of how Allen has his speed after changing the timeline to save his mother, and the frustration from having to again release the Reverse Flash, led me to think that this season would be a dud. However, the new season eventually brings enough new material to keep the audience intrigued. The new villain, Alchemy, helps bring another speeding villain, the Rival, to the scene. The new forensic scientist, Julian Dorn, also brings a new element to the show, as he immediately shows resentment while he works alongside Allen. At the start of the season, viewers see the world where Allen saved his mother, before he had to change the timeline back. With the difference between the two timelines, Alchemy was able to remind people of their alternative life 4. You have more pride Initially, this is nice. You begin to feel a sense of accomplishment and confidence that becomes unwavering pride. However, when you find yourself freaking out about classes, money or your social life, you begin to hide it out of fear that you won’t look “put together.” You’ve created an illusion of yourself that doesn’t allow you to have any weaknesses or fear, but college is scary and difficult. Sometimes, it’s best to put your pride aside.
Episode three of the season starts with Allen and Iris West going on another date, only to be interrupted by another criminal. The new criminal affected by Alchemy, Franky, has the power of telekinesis, and uses this power to try and take vengeance on her stepfather. Allen tries to save Franky as he sees the struggle between Franky and Magenta, the monster created by Alchemy that is trying to take over her body. To add to the chaos, Dr. Harrison Wells and Jesse from Earth Two return, as Jesse now has the “speed force” herself. It is revealed that Wells brought Jesse to earth so that the others could convince her to not use her speed. He tries to protect her, only to push her away, as he did in previous seasons. Eventually, Magenta overcomes Franky, and tries to seek revenge by releasing a tanker on the entire hospital that holds her stepfather. Barry Allen and a new helper join efforts to try and stop the monster that Alchemy caused to overtake Franky. With new details about the supposed ghost at the end of the episode, it seems as though this new information will keep the series intriguing, and minimize the repetition of a new season. Due to the new villain, and the possibility of inward conflict with one of the main characters, Wally West, I’d give the season and episode an 8 out of 10 rating. “Flash” is available on the CW, Netflix and Hulu. 5. What social life? You’re old enough to legally drink now, and that’s a perk of adulthood. Now all those friends you swore you’d go out with all the time during freshman year are busy. Or you’ve grown apart during the changes that you’ve endured. You find that your social life turns into the few really solid friendships you’ve made, and the people you see on a daily basis. This isn’t all bad, though. You find out who your true friends are through this process and you find out what you want in a friendship.
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Editor’s Take
Romo ready to play, might not have a job
By Denn-Warren Tafah Assistant Sports Editor
Quarterback controversy in Dallas is heating up as quarterback Tony Romo is getting ready to make a return from his injury. However, he might not be needed since former Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott is doing a good job. As of right now, the Dallas Cowboys are 5-1 overall and Prescott has thrown for 1,486 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception. In 2006, Romo also went 5-1 in his first start for the Cowboys. That year the Dallas Cowboys secured a playoff spot for the first time since 2003 and Romo finished the season with 2,903 yards and 19 touchdowns. To add, I honestly don’t think the Cowboys are going to start Romo. I think they are using Romo’s return to motivate Prescott. Secondly, owner Jerry Jones is a businessman. He does what is best for his wallet. Even though he has a personal relationship and trust in Romo, he won’t let that interfere with his decision. Just ask former wide receiver Terrell Owens about Jerry Jones promising him he wouldn’t be traded. Personally, if I were the Cowboys’ coach or general manager, I would use Romo to keep Prescott alert, so he would know he can lose his starting spot at any time. Then at the end of the season, I would trade Romo, wide reciever Dez Bryant and maybe tight end Jason Witten. Then I would draft different young players to replace Bryant and Witten. However, I still have this small feeling that the Cowboys are on a lucky run, and Prescott is going to crash. Then Romo will come in and be the savior. Also, Prescott’s success isn’t based solely on his playing skill and leadership style but on the team. Their offensive lineman are really good, they have a good running game, good wide receivers, and a hall of fame tight end. Basically, Prescott walked into a souped up Ferrari that was ready to drive.
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Junior running back Darrien Daniels plows through the Cardinals defensive line for positive yards during the homecoming game on Oct. 23. Over the season, Daniels has had 46 rushing attempts, and 147 rushing yards gained.
Football’s wins make homecoming week sweeter By Des’ree Dallmann Assistant Online Editor
The University of Central Arkansas football team (6-1) celebrated homecoming with a 22-12 victory against the Lamar University Cardinals (3-4) on Oct. 22 at Estes Stadium. The win counts as their fifth straight win in the Southland Conference. Nearly five minutes into the first half, the Cardinals scored the first points with a successful field goal kick from senior kicker Juan Carranco.
The Bears struggled to open up the lead in the first quarter. However, in the second quarter the game turned around for the Bears as they claimed the lead. One minute and four seconds into the second quarter, freshman running back Keshawn Ledet scored a touchdown, which was followed by a successful kick from sophomore Matt Cummins, putting the Bears in the lead 7-3. UCA laid on the defense until the next drive where two minutes later, Cummins kicked a successful field goal from 19
yards out, upping UCA’s score to 10-3. Late into the second quarter, with less than two minutes left in the half, the Cardinals’ attempt at another field goal earned them three more points, making the score 10-6. UCA kept a strong defense right up until halftime. During halftime the UCA homecoming court lined up alongside the field, the finalists awaiting the announcement of who would be the next homecoming queen and maid of honor.
After the winners were announced, the Bears came back out refreshed and ready to go for a second half. Not long after the third quarter began, UCA’s defense took down Cardinal freshman running back Austin Krautz in the Lamar end zone, earning UCA a safety and two points, bringing the score 12-6 with the Bears even more in the lead. One minute and 14 seconds later, junior quarterback Hayden Hildebrand threw a successful pass to senior running back Kelton Warren, who was waiting
Sugar Bears struggle, aim to “reset” season Staff Writer
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12 p.m. Oct. 29 vs. Abilene Christian University in the Farris Center Women’s Soccer
7 p.m. Oct. 28 vs. Northwestern State University at Bill Stephens Track/ Soccer Complex
7 p.m. Oct. 26 vs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at Bill Stephens Track/ Soccer Complex
Football
2:30 p.m. Oct. 29 vs. Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Lousiana
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Senior forward Chele Naudin dribbles the ball past the Southeastern Louisiana University defenders. Naudin scored the Bears’ second goal of the game during the first half, which tied the game.
Bears remain undefeated in conference By Jordan Johnson News Editor
The UCA women’s soccer team (9-0-1) won a narrow 3-2 game against the Southeastern Louisiana University Lady Lions (3-5-1) Oct. 21, making this the team’s fourth consecutive win. Two minutes into the first half, SLU freshman midfielder Ylva Svendsen made the first attempt at the goal, which was blocked. Four minutes into the first half, junior forward Dayna Mounie scored UCA’s first goal, assisted by junior forward Ashley Smith. At the 14 minute mark, SLU senior midfielder and forward Casey Peacock made the Lady Lions’ first goal, and tied the game. Six minutes later, SLU sophomore midfielder and
forward Vanessa Arzaluz scored the team’s second goal from 18 yards, putting SLU in the lead. At seven minutes to halftime, UCA senior forward Chele Naudin scored the final goal of the half, assisted by Mounie. At halftime, the two teams were tied 2-2. SLU made seven attempts on the goal in the first half, while UCA made six. UCA goalkeeper and junior Anna Hughes made three saves in the half and SLU goalkeeper and senior Hope Sabadash made two. Coach Jeremy Bishop said the early goal may have made the team overconfident. “We came out and we got the quick goal; I think we got a little complacent there and let them back into the game and gave away two goals and made the half really, really tight,”
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VOLLEYBALL
SOCCER
By Michelle Moore
Men’s Soccer
near the Cardinals end zone to score another touchdown for UCA, putting the score at 18-6. With the score 19-6, even though the weather grew cold, things began to heat up with the teams earning penalties left and right throughout the rest of the third quarter. The Bears pulled off another field goal kick five minutes into the fourth quarter, scoring them another three points, adding to their lead and
Bishop said. UCA senior forward Camille Bassett scored UCA’s third and final goal 26 seconds into the second half. This goal was followed by a string of unsuccessful attempts on the goal from both teams: 10 by UCA and six by SLU. Five of UCA’s attempts were saved by SLU’s Sabadash; UCA goalkeeper and sophomore Lauren Mercuri saved one of SLU’s attempts. Bishop said the team did well in the second half, but said the team needs to work on defensive organization. “I think we put them under a lot of pressure second half until really late, and they were really chasing the game,” Bishop said. “That goal was huge at the start
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The Sugar Bears’ (10-13) roller coaster season continues after taking a downward turn with two 3-0 losses at Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State University, after last week’s two straight wins. The Sugar Bears fell to the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks on Oct. 20 in their first game with a final score of 0-3 in Nacogdoches, Texas. The match opened with a rough start for the Sugar Bears as they were hitting 0.22 and had 12 errors in the first set alone, nearly equaling last week’s 16 errors combined from six separate sets, according to ucasports.com. The Sugar Bears stepped up their offense during the second set with an attack percentage of .098 and five kills from junior Megan Nash, while sophomore Amanda Dimon and freshman Rayna Jefferis both saved seven digs each. Despite the Bears’ efforts, the Lumberjacks took the set 25-21. In the third set, the Sugar Bears found themselves in a more defensive position hitting seven kills and seven errors from 32 attempts, allowing the Ladyjacks to snatch the third set 25-12 and win the match in straight sets, according to ucasports.com. “We did not pass the ball well, we did not run our offense well and we did not move on from our mistakes tonight. When you do these things against any team it makes it difficult to put points on the board and win,” coach Jeni Chatman said. Despite the loss, sophomore Samantha Anderson hit a game-high of nine kills while Nash and Dunn were able to hit seven kills each. Nash also supplied five blocks while Jefferis and
Dimon held up the defensive end, each saving multiple digs. “Megan Nash was the best player on our team. She had some big time blocks and some good offensive number,” Chatman said. The Sugar Bears then headed across the state to Huntsville on Oct. 22 to face off with the Sam Houston University Bearkats. The Bearkats took the first set 25-18 with an attack percentage of .423 as UCA struggled to hit .088. The Sugar Bears stepped up their hitting to .091 in the second set while the Bearkats hit .364 and won the set 25-20. By the third set, the Sugar Bears were able to further raise their hitting percentage but still lost the set 23-25. Both Nash and Dunn hit four more kills each, and Anderson added three while sophomore Haley Tippett managed to save five digs. Although the Sugar Bears lost the match, Dunn hit a match-high of 12 kills, while Nash had a match-high of four blocks and nine digs. “We need to reset and move on from this match. We will stay consistent with our match preparation as we do win or lose after any match,” Chatman said. When asked about playing these two teams again before the conference tournament, coach Matt Huskey said he hopes the team learns from its mistakes. “It’s exciting to play the top two teams four times leading to the tournament because we have to be ready to play at the level in order to compete in the conference tournament,” Huskey said. The University of Central Arkansas is now 10-13 for the season with a conference record of 4-7. The Sugar Bears prepare for their next game when they will face off against the Abilene Christian University Wildcats on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 12 p.m. at the Farris Center.
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SPORTS
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UCA STATS CORNER
SPORT
RESULT
SCORE
RECORD
Football
WIN
22-12
(6-1)
W-Soccer
WIN
3-0
(14-3-1)
M-Soccer
WIN
3-2
(5-7-1)
Volleyball
LOSS
3-0
(10-13)
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Senior Ryan Faulkner throws a pitch during the UCA Polar Bears’ practice. Faulkner, a starting pitcher, led his team to third place in a hitting competition during the tournament on Oct. 22.
Club team plays in Dallas
By Malachi Thornton Staff Writer
UCA’s club baseball team, the Polar Bears, stumbled through its first appearance at the Wood Wars Fall Tournament in McKinney, Texas. The Polar Bears finished a weekend of competition by losing in their first two games, but closed it out with a win against Texas Christian University (TCU). The team entered a 24team invitational in which it competed against Lone Star University (Division 2), University of Arkansas and TCU. The tournament is a wood bat only, collegiate baseball tournament sponsored by the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) that occurs each fall. The Polar Bears lost a close first game to Lone Star (D2). Freshman starting pitcher Christian Ewing only allowed two runs in the six innings he pitched. The Polar Bears began the
game with a three run lead until defensive errors got the best of them. The team struggled defensively, allowing too many errors which gave Lone Star the advantage. “The team lost the following game to Arkansas not as closely. Their final game featured TCU where the team gained their first victory as a club,” senior pitcher and club baseball president Will Tucker said. “Will threw his heart out, and threw the third no-hitter in Wood Wars history,” senior pitcher Ryan Faulkner said. According to the statistics, Tucker allowed one earned run, recording 13 strikeouts, and zero hits. The one earned run was off of a walk. “I didn’t even know I had thrown a no -hitter yet. I honestly had no clue until Ryan pulled me to the side and told me,” Tucker said. “It’s a big milestone for me, but that win was a huge milestone for the scrappy group of guys from UCA, and I couldn’t be more ecstatic to spend a whole season with them.”
The team finished third in the Wood Wars Swing It! Hitters Challenge, featuring hitters sophomore JB Brazeal, Faulkner, Ewing and freshman batting practice pitcher Chase Wilson. They all combined to record 1000 points, but couldn’t outdo the 2250 points put up by Texas A&M, who went on to win the $300 grand prize. Wood Wars features 41 games from each team in under a 48-hour time frame. Single-day passes were sold at $10 a ticket while tournament passes sold for $20. All children under the age of five were admitted free with the presence of a guardian. The tournament was held at The Ball Fields at Craig Ranch and hosted a Military Appreciation Day. Each sale of a ticket or T-shirt donated one dollar toward fund raising going to the United Service Operations (USO) and 50 percent going to a ticket holder as a cash prize. According to Tucker, the date of the Polar Bears’ next game is still up in the air.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL GETS READY FOR SEASON
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Sophomore goal keeper Lauren Mercuri practices saves during halftime. The Bears’ defense was so effective that Mercuri did not have to make a single save during the game.
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Women’s soccer has one regular season game left; so far,
they have been undefeated in conference matches with one draw 4 Continued from page 9 of the second half, and we could have had a few more to put the game away, but we take it.” Junior midfielder Alex Moore, who made several unsuccessful attempts at the goal in the second half, said she thought she could have done better in the game. “I think I could have done a better job at keeping my head up and actually finding my players,” Moore said. “But all in all, just getting those opportunities was good.” The Bears have won all but one of their Southland Conference games so far, and the one they didn’t win against Abilene Christian ended in a
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0-0 tie. The team has one more regular season game before the Southland Conference Tournament starting Nov. 2. After the win against SLU, Moore said she is ecstatic about the team’s record this season and looks forward to the tournament. “I’m excited about playing the last two games because I’m ready for it to be over. I just want to beat both teams and be done,” Moore said. “But I’m nervous, because there’s a lot on the line, being first place [in the conference], so it is a little nerve-wracking.” Bishop said he feels “really good” going into the
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making the score 22-6. The Cardinals played hard football till the very end, with senior Cardinal kicker Carranco getting in one last touchdown with five minutes and 28 seconds left in the game. “Any win is a good win,” Hildebrand said. “It would have made it a little more special if we did it in … It wasn’t a perfect game, it was kind of messy but a win is a win.”
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Senior striker Heather Schnars and graduate student libero Kate Elman practice on a cold morning for beach volleyball. Their first season at UCA will begin in January.
Junior cornerback Tremon Smith said his coaches made sure the players were focused on the game, and not homecoming week. “It was hard but I’m glad we did it. I’m glad we were able to get a win in front of our home crowd,” Smith said. The Bears head to Hammond, Louisiana to take on the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions on Oct. 29.
tournament. He said he hopes the team makes either the first or second ranking in the tournament. The Bears are currently first in the conference, but Bishop said the final rankings will depend on the next two games. “As long as we finish out these next two games like we should be able to, that’ll be huge,” Bishop said. The Bears shut out the Nicholls State Colonels 3-0, making the Bears undefeated in conference play with one more game to play against Northwestern State University on Oct. 28. The conference tournament begins on Nov. 11.