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Dozens killed, injured in Yemen air strike More than 20 people attending a wedding party were killed and more than 50 people were injured by an air strike April 22 in Alraqqah, Hajjah Province in Yemen. The air strike was allegedly the work of a Saudi-led rebel outfit fighting in the Yemen civil war. According to officials, most of the victims of the attack were children. The air strike may have been retaliation for an earlier air strike against the rebels that ended in the death of a prominent Houthi rebel politician.

by Marcus McClain Staff Writer

North Korean leader ends missile tests At the North Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee on April 20 leader Kim Jong-Un announced an end to North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests and the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. The site hosted six previous underground nuclear tests. On April 20, North and South Korean officials completed installments of their hotline. South Korean propaganda broadcasts at the DMZ were terminated after over 40 years.

This precedes the April 27 meeting between the leaders and a meeting with President Donald Trump in late May or early June.

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Singer Nick Jonas performs at a sold-out show April 22 in the Farris Center. Jonas sang some of his popular songs, like “Chains” and “Jealous,” as well as some songs from Camp Rock.

Nick Jonas, Kris Allen perform favorite songs

by Gabrielle Reams and Cassidy Kendall Staff Writer and Campus Life Editor

N AT I O N A L

Waffle House shooting suspect arrested in TN Travis Reinkling, a suspect in an April 22 shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee, that resulted in the death of at least four people, was arrested April 23 in a wooded area about a mile from where the shooting occurred, according to officials.

Reinkling, 29, carried a backpack with a semiautomatic rifle and ammunition when he was found, police said. Reinking allegedly refused to answer questions and asked for a lawyer after his arrest.

FedEx worker arrested after stabbing enemy In New York City, a FedEx Delivery worker was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in the back on April 23. The incident is reported to have taken place near the Empire State Building. The two men involved knew each other and the stabbing was the result of a continuous feud between the two, officials said.

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Suspect to defend self in rape conspiracy trial Former Public Defender Daniel Arthur Stewart, 48, of Fort Smith, will represent himself in court, according to officers from the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office officers arrested Stewart for suspicion of conspiracy to commit rape on March 19, 2016 following an undercover investigation.

Stewart was previously represented

by James Law Firm. The Jury Trial is scheduled to begin May 7.

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Former Jonas Brother Nick Jonas gave an unforgettable performance at a Student Activities Board-hosted concert on April 22 in the Farris Center.

Season 8 “American Idol” winner and Arkansas native Kris Allen opened the show for Jonas.

“Whether you’re here for me or not, we’re going to have some

fun for the next 40 minutes,” Allen said in reference to the Nick Jonas fans before him.

Allen played a variety of original songs, and some covers including The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” before he played his hit “Live Like We’re Dying.”

Upon exiting the stage, Allen gave a shoutout to Hughes Hall and said “I love you UCA, it was great performing for you — God bless!”

After Allen left the stage, and

the lights were turned up for the reset of the stage, the audience had nothing to do but wait.

The impatience of the crowd was soon eased as an anonymous crowd member became the center of attention in the packed event center, busting out dance moves when Fifth Harmony’s “Worth It” began to play over the loud speakers.

The anonymous crowd member kept the entire crowd screaming with delight while the

wait for Nick Jonas continued.

As the lights dimmed and the strobes came on, the crowd roared. Suddenly, you could hear Jonas’s voice, but could not see him — until he emerged on stage in sunglasses singing his hit single “Close.”

Throughout the one-hour concert, Jonas sang songs he has released in the past five years, as well as Jonas Brother and Camp Rock originals. He came back for an encore to sing his single “Jealous,” before waving farewell to the audience.

SCHOLARS

UCA students were recognized April 18 at the annual Student Involvement Awards in McCastlain Hall for their impact on campus and in the Conway community April 18.

The ceremony recognizes individuals, registered student organizations and Greek organizations.

Students were chosen based on nominations from student advisers and faculty.

One of the awards given was the Advisors’ Choice Award for outstanding leadership and service which was presented to senior Corderro Turner.

“I’ve called on this student a numerous amount of times to serve on committees, show up, help out and volunteer. He’s a student that always gets the job done and goes above and beyond,” Student Life Interim Director Kaylon Bradford said.

After receiving the award, Turner said that the award was surprising and unexpected.

“I knew I was nominated but I didn’t really expect to win anything but it feels awesome to presented with this award,” Turner said.

He credited his achievement to finding a good way to manage time.

“I try to get six hours of sleep and make sure I have enough time to study. Other

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LEADERSHIP

Pilot program to grow honors education Women gather, celebrate

by Sophia Ordaz accomplishments, goals Associate Editor

UCA is poised to expand honors education from the 5 percent of students currently served by the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College to 30 freshmen who will make up the first class of the University Scholars program in fall 2018.

The program, which is currently a pilot, arose out of the concern of turning away highly qualified students from UCA. Honors College applicants have risen by an average of 31 percent each year, but only about half of rejected students go on to enroll at UCA. “We can’t keep on turning away students that want an academic challenge,” said Honors College Interim Dean Patricia Smith. “If we can’t deliver them the entirety of the Honors College, then what can we do?”

Because of limited resources — in recent years, the Honors

scholarship has experienced cuts in meal plan allowances — space in the Honors College remains at around 75 students for each class.

During their recruitment of the 2022 class of Honors students, Honors faculty found that 105 of the 180 students interviewed received the highest possible rating, but spots were so limited that students who achieved the highest possible rating were turned away from even the alternate pool.

The 30 incoming freshmen who will be the first University Scholars are students who didn’t make the final cut to the Honors College. However, both groups of students boast high academic achievement. For the class of 2022, the average GPA and ACT score of incoming Honors College students are 4.07 and 29, while the averages of University Scholars are 4.06 and 28.

“A lot of [rejected] students are highly qualified students that wind up going other places

into other honors programs,” University Scholars program director Leah Horton said. “The idea was to expand honors education so that more highly qualified students at UCA would have access to it and hopefully we could recruit those other students who wind up going other places and didn’t get into the Honors College.”

The program will run parallel to the 36-year-old Honors College and offers a different approach to honors education.

While the Honors College focuses on interdisciplinary studies, the University Scholars program emphasizes disciplinary expertise.

The University Scholars 18-hour curriculum consists of a first-year seminar course on scholarship and leadership and honors-designated courses that fulfill lower-division core requirements during the students’ freshman and

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by Taylor Sone Staff Writer

The UCA Women’s Leadership Network — an organization consisting of a diverse group of women from the Conway area — gathered April 20 at UCA Downtown to celebrate their accomplishments over the past year and discuss the organization’s future goals.

Outreach and Community Engagement Director of Marketing Kristy Carter said that what makes the Women’s Leadership Network so important, and what has led to its success, is the attitude it takes toward celebrating personal differences.

“The beloved community is not formed by the eradication of differences, but by its affirmation, and by each of us claiming our identities and

cultural legacies that actually shape who we are and how we live in the world,” Carter said, quoting celebrated writer, feminist and social activist bell hooks.

Gender Studies Program Director and Associate Professor of Philosophy Taine Duncan emphasized how inclusivity made the program resonate throughout the community.

“We found that women from all ages, all races, all faiths, all family types, all political positions and all roles in central Arkansas brought perspective and contributed to the richness of the group,” Duncan said.

The network, formed September 2017, has hosted many events since its formation, including a women’s business panel, a women in

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Sophomore A. VanSickle, who goes by gender-neutral pronouns, reads their copy of UCA’s literary magazine the Vortex at the launch party April 18 in the Baum Gallery. The Vortex showcases the works of writers, poets and artists around campus.

Vortex showcases creative works

by Caroline Bivens Assistant Online Editor

The staff of UCA’s literary magazine the Vortex hosted a launch party on April 18 in the Baum Gallery to welcome its 2017-18 print publication.

The magazine showcases poems, scripts, stories, artworks and photographs by students who submitted work on campus.

“Our creative writing major is growing and there are a lot of writers and artists with great work, and they need somewhere to put it,” senior Vortex editor Audrey Bauman said. “The magazine is necessary for students to show off what they’ve been doing … so that the campus can see that we have a great arts community.”

The launch party provided attendees with copies of the magazine and allowed the writers to read their work aloud.

The Vortex has students submit works anonymously to avoid bias from each section’s judges.

Bauman said The Vortex

received over 300 submissions, but many did not make it into the book.

Bauman said she was pleased with the book this year. “[The Vortex] is like my child. I spent so many hours working on it,” Bauman said.

“But, man, it was totally worth it.”

Bauman said she had big plans for the publication, and that she was able to see a lot of her plans in action.

“It’s been a great fourth and final year on The Vortex and honestly I could not be happier with the results that we’ve seen,” Bauman said.

Sophomore A. VanSickle who gives by gender-neutral pronouns, said this was their first time submitting work to the Vortex. VanSickle submitted a poem called “Poets, Mermaids and Fucking” inspired by LGBTQ poets from Sibling Rivalry Press in Little Rock and the process of trying to create an original work.

“The struggle of a creative writer … really is trying to do something that hasn’t been

done before when it feels like everything’s been done before,” VanSickle said. “You kind of have to bear all in order to be original, because the only thing that can be original is what we personally experience and it’s the things that we don’t tell other people.”

VanSickle said submitting to the Vortex and reading aloud at the launch party gave them an idea of what it’s like to be published and that reading their own work aloud is important.

“You’re bearing yourself for all and it’s nerve-wracking and I still shake so much, but I knew that I had to do it. I’m going to have to be okay with sharing [my work],” VanSickle said.

VanSickle said they feel validated now that they have been published.

“It’s like someone saying that I’m good enough to be a writer,” VanSickle said. “The Vortex allows you to pursue something worthwhile and that you’re actually good at what you do.”

The Vortex also published online editions which can be found at ucavortex.com.

B R O A D W AY P E R F O R M A N C E

‘Cinderella’ musical enchants audience

by Emily Gist Opinion Editor

The Broadway musical “Cinderella” was performed for an audience of parents, students and children April 18 in Reynolds Performance Hall.

The musical was a retelling of the classic “Cinderella” story, but with a few new twists.

The typical love story was paralleled by a narrative of government corruption.

The prince’s court was deceived by his court into taking the land from the rest of the village; when Cinderella finally meets the prince, they fall in love, but she mentions this corruption as well.

“This is a beloved classic by composers Rogers and Hammerstein, and generations have grown up with this production,” Julian Dosset Morgan, director of marketing and finance at Reynold’s Performance Hall said.

The production is now being retold to younger generations as well.

Five-year-old Lillian Joslin said she liked all of the show, specifically when Cinderella and Prince Charming kissed.

She also said Cinderella was her favorite Disney princess.

“I like Cinderella because I like her dress,” Joslin said.

The play began with giant, fake trees reaching from the stage to the top of the ceiling.

There were large props used throughout — such as the pumpkin carriage, a giant bug puppet and two arched pillars representing the castle walls.

The play also had intricate and versatile costumes, which allowed actresses to change costumes while on stage.

The “crazy old hag” introduced at the beginning of the play wore a large, dirty and tattered cloak.

However, on stage, the actress threw the cloak over her head and spun around, revealing her fairy godmother dress.

The cloak disappeared under the skirt.

When the godmother

turned Cinderella’s tatters into a ball gown, her brown, short dress transformed into a white dress. She then took her father’s cloak and flipped it inside out, tying it around herself to produce a voluminous bottom.

Cinderella then changes it back in a later scene, shedding the white dress and replacing it with her original brown one.

The final costume change happens when one of the step-sisters, who is kind in this version of the story, offers Cinderella her dress for the banquet while she goes on a date.

Cinderella’s step-mother sees her in the dress and she tears it apart.

When the godmother shows up again, Cinderella once again spins and her pink, tattered dress transforms into a golden ball gown.

Since the production began in 2013, the cost of producing the musical has decreased, which allowed Reynold’s Performance Hall to acquire it at an affordable price, Dosset Morgan said.

Retention, graduation data will help determine if program is officially instated 4 Continued from page 1 Scholars will be able to apply for grants similar to those available to Honors students to fund study abroad, projects, or internships.

Retention and graduation data will help decide if the program will be instated officially by the Provost. Smith said she expects the decision will be made in four years, when the first class of University Scholars will graduate.

“What I think we’re looking for is that this program has

Nonstudent Matthew Newhouse swerved as he traveled east on College Avenue April 21, catching the attention of officer Tyler Louden, who stopped him and could smell the alcohol on his breath. Louden was able to get a background check on Newhouse that showed that his license was suspended for an ignition interlock, an incomplete alcohol education course, an incomplete victim impact panel course and lack of reinstatement fees. Newhouse said that he only had one beer “or so” and pulled a flask of whiskey from his left pocket. He couldn’t pass the tests Louden had him perform and stopped cooperating. “Just arrest me, come on,” Newhouse said.

“You guys know I’m drunk.” As he was transported to Faulkner County Unit ll, he said that he had five DWIs now if this one would stick. He said that it wouldn’t.

A fire on April 23 brought officer Tyler Louden and offduty officer Zachary Sanders to the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house premises, preventing the damages from exceeding more than $500.

They began using the fire extinguisher until the fire was temporarily quelled and they could see that it seemed to have come from a person dumping hot coals into a plastic garbage can.

The fire started again as the Conway Fire Department arrived with more extinguishers.

They put out the rest of the fire and spread the coals to affirm it.

Louden used a housing master key and found no one was in the building.

He opened the doors and windows to let the smoke out while he waited as the fire department drowned the embers.

TWO WOMEN KEEN TO BE DEAN

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[Left] Pulaski Technical Institute’s Vice Chancellor for Student Services Kelly Owens is interviewed April 18 in the Wingo Conference Room. During the interview both faculty and staff were invited to ask questions pertaining to what Owens would do, should she become UCA’s new dean of students. [Right] Heather Webb, who is the director of the Office of Student Standards at Eastern Illinois University, speaks to students, faculty and staff April 20 in the Wingo Conference Room.

Webb answered questions concerning what she would do if she were hired as the new Dean of Students at UCA.

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Bear Patrol recognized as New RSO of

4 Continued from page 1 than that and time spent in the classroom, I’m usually working with a student organization or volunteering,” Turner said.

The New Student Organization of the Year award was presented to Bear Patrol.

Since this organization’s start in spring 2017, its goal has been to serve as a campus safety escort and promote a safer nighttime environment on campus.

In its first semester, the members volunteered over 1,000 hours to ensure the success of this new

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Kenneth Avery Jr. of the Beta Delta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Inc. was honored with the Outstanding Greek Man of the Year award and the Greek Newcomer of the Year award, a Rookie of the Year award.

“I think I did an amazing job at making a bigger presence for my organization on this campus by my involvement,” Avery said. “This year, the chapter has had the most community service ever logged for the chapter. I definitely credit this to my leadership because it is

something I have harped on to uplift our community more as a whole.”

President Houston Davis closed the ceremony with encouraging words for the students who were honored.

“These awards are significant because they are honoring you for stepping forward when others may not be willing to step up and volunteer their time. We cannot do what we do without our student leaders. I salute all of you. You really are some of the students we want to lift up as some of our best and brightest.”

Members discuss success of mentorship

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Scholars: sophomore years. The remaining six hours consist of courses focused on the preparation of a thesis, which will be completed in conjunction with the already existing Honors in the Major programs.

Although Honors College students receive full-ride scholarships, University Scholars will receive a $500 stipend and a private room upgrade, which is valued at over $1,000 a semester.

However, University

Officer Kelsey Dale arrived at Stadium Park Apartments on April 22 to look for a student who had filed a report on a stalker, nonstudent Kamran Jackson, who had already been banned from UCA campus. The student’s mother called Dispatch because she couldn’t reach her daughter the night before and only knew that, last time they had spoken, her daughter had filed a police report on Jackson. Jackson had slashed her tires on multiple accounts and often followed her, entering her room where she saw him lying on her bed.

Dale got no response at the door and asked the residential assistant to help her get inside.

Her roommate said she didn’t answer because she was afraid it was Jackson. She said she was too afraid to stay on campus because of Jackson’s violent streak. She was able to get a protection order on Monday.

helped to better connect the students to one another, in terms of community, and to the university, and we see that through measures of retention and graduation,” Smith said.

Smith said that in the future, the Honors College hopes to recruit separately for the University Scholars program.

“Instead of just taking from the pool of Honors College applicants, we would really like to be able to intentionally recruit for that program,” Horton said.

politics panel and a spiritual leadership workshop — and plans on hosting more events like these in the future.

“Our programs this year needed to strike a balance between being informational, providing practical resources, providing opportunities for fellowship and community building and being intellectually stimulating,” Duncan said.

Another detail the Women’s Leadership Network discussed during the celebration was the mentorship program, which is an essential part of the network’s function of connecting members and providing opportunities.

Outreach and Community Engagement Assistant Vice

President Shaneil Ealy said that despite the fact that mentorship is a relatively new program, success stories about the program are already being made apparent, and she urged participants to sign up to become mentors and mentees for the upcoming year.

Another event the Women’s Leadership Network is planning is a panel discussion of local politics scheduled for March of next year, after the 2019 legislative session, which will focus on issues pertinent to the network and community at large.

“We will invite women in political office to discuss the implications of the law on issues that our community has

indicated are meaningful to them, including participation in politics, laws that have specific impacts on women’s issues and the laws that impact women because of the care they provide to families and communities,” Duncan said.

The network will not host any formal events over the summer, but will offer a virtual reading program that will allow members to stay connected regardless of physical distance.

“You can read on the beach and still participate,” Duncan said, adding that the online resource will help facilitate the connections between mentors and mentees and help keep the network’s momentum going until the next formal event.

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Black Box exhibit ‘Roots’ features select art

By Brandon Jones Staff Writer

Shichtl Hall’s Black Box Gallery exhibit “Roots” features works that portray who the artists are and where they came from.

The exhibit was introduced to the public April 19.

Senior co-director Brandon Cranford said it’s typical for exhibits to display all submitted artwork to ensure all the space is filled, but that for this exhibit, artist Lewis Neeff judged the submitted work, and only winning pieces were chosen for display.

Freshman Brooksie Morales received first place for her untitled gelatin and silver print, which she said is part of a shutter speed project.

The piece depicts a splash distrupting a body of water because Morales said she likes the splashing form of water in her compositions.

Morales said she was unaware she had received the first place spot until the exhibit opened, and a professor congratulated her on the win.

“I felt super stoked when I found out I placed first,” Morales said. “This was my first time ever entering any of my work here at UCA.” This was the first time Morales took first place in any competition she said. She said she had always received honorable mentions in the past.

“Placing first really gave me a confidence booster that I really needed for myself,” Morales said.

She said reactions to the piece were positive, and she also received constructive feedback.

“Professor of Art Donna Pinckley gives me great constructive feedback that will help me gradually get better as I keep working on,” Morales said.

Morales said she is working toward an art degree with a photography emphasis so she can do what she has always dreamed of.

“When my work is in a gallery, I feel proud of myself,” Morales said. “I enjoy showing what I can do, to others.”

The exhibit features a variety of art including as prints like Morales’ work, paintings and ceramics.

Cranford said the works were initially organized in the gallery as they decided where everything would go, to give a variety of pieces good amounts of space.

At the exhibit, visitors will see large paintings with sections of wall to themselves, then find small photographs, and observe a hanging umbrella made of thread.

One featured work is “Great Grandpa Oather,” a graphite portrait by freshman Jessica Curtis, who said she had never displayed work in a gallery

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before.

“It’s almost surreal-like,” Curtis said.

Curtis never got to meet her great-grandfather, but said she felt a connection to a photo her dad took of him.

“I kind of wanted to recreate it in my own era in my own way,” Curtis said.

She said family members told her she pictured her grandfather perfectly, despite never meeting him, and classmates said the buttons she drew on his hat looked real.

Having sold her works before, Curtis said she hopes people viewing the piece and coming to know her name will help her art business in the future.

“After people see this, they’re going to want to see more from me,” Curtis said.

“Roots” is on display in the Black Box Gallery through April 27.

What is something that you wish you would have done

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differently at UCA?

story and photos by John Anderson

Junior Keely Smith

Sophomore Jacob Holland

“I wish I would have prioritized my school work last semester a little more.”

“Been more organized and also not let personal life affect school so much.”

Graduate Student Reginald Hawkins

Sophomore Alyssa Cook

“Gotten more involved with organizations because to [be able to] get a sense of what different students really think about when they are here and ways to be more connected to people.”

“Taking more advantage of office hours and getting to know professors and talking to them and actually getting to know them instead of just going to class and that being it.”

Freshman Evan Smith

Junior Jonathan Rollins

“Been a little bit more prepared on the classes that I was going to take, and I wish I had looked into more about what classes that I was going to take in college, so I can get more prepared while in high school.”

“Gotten into more of the HPER activities earlier and gotten into more of what they had to offer because I pay $400 a semester in my fees and that is mad expensive and plus their programs are really good ... There is a lot there that can be utilized.”

CRAFTY

Free painting class, coffee Printmakers sell work relieves stressed students to fund fall conference

By Rileigh McCoy Staff Writer

Many excited students waited to be let into the Student Center Ballroom on April 19 for the biannual Student Activities Board event, Canvas and Coffee Double Shot.

When students walked in, they waited in line to be handed a canvas, paint and coffee provided by Zetéo, a coffee shop located in downtown Conway. Once settled in, artist Lori Cullum began giving step-by-step instructions on how to paint a sunset scene.

There were many students present ranging from artists to those who had never painted on a canvas before. Attendees had the opportunity to create a painting to take home with them.

“I came last semester. I love the combination of getting coffee and being able to paint,” freshman Alexa Scott said. “It’s fun having the instructor giving directions because normally when I paint, it’s just things I find on Pinterest and it’s totally different than this.”

Some students were new to the event and didn’t know what to expect.

This is the third year for this event to be on campus. It has proven to be so popular that SAB has made the decision to schedule an afternoon and evening time for the event so that everyone wanting to attend has a chance to do so.

“When we did it the first time it was so successful and

so many people came that we decided it was something we wanted to do every semester,” senior SAB President Bertita Barrientos said. “I think it’s really good because it relieves stress. We purposely do it at the end of the semester because everyone is stressed about finals and the semester is coming to the end. Students are pretty much living in the library. Just having an hour set aside for something fun that you can enjoy with friends or even by yourself is something that students can benefit from.”

Barrientos said that providing a study break and allowing students to relax while doing a fun activity is a big motivator in continuing this event.

Sophomore Cody Patterson attended the event with his girlfriend and said it was a great way to relax and have fun.

“We were here last semester and I enjoyed it,” Patterson said. “It’s pretty cool when you get to paint and eat free food.”

Cullum said she loves how every painting is completely different because people are completely different.

“There is so many unique things out here,” Cullum said.

“I have the image up there of what I want students to create, but all of them are going to look different. Another thing is that a lot of these kids have never even held a paintbrush before, and I am exposing them to that and it’s great.”

by Rileigh McCoy Staff Writer

UCA’s Printmaking Club members crafted custom-made prints and sold them in the Student Center to help fund the Club’s trip to the 2018 Mid America Print Conference.

The club had a variety of items for sale April 16 and 17, including T-shirts, posters and cards. Members said almost any of their prints can be customized or put on a different medium.

“Anything we can print on we will,” sophomore club member Kelsey Spigner said.

Senior club member Cody Scrivner said the Printmaking Club formed this semester with the specific goal in mind to attend the 2018 MAPC conferences in the fall.

“It’s a national print convention, and people from all across the US are showing their art and doing demos. We decided we really wanted to go and it [the Printmaking Club] just kind of formed around that,” Scrivner said.

Members will travel to Wyoming to attend the three-day conference where they will have the opportunity to collaborate with other printmakers, listen to guest speakers and immerse themselves in the printmaking community.

Scrivner said that the comic con is pretty much for print nerds “There will be printmakers exchanging techniques and

ideas,” Spigner said. “We have a very small art community in Arkansas so we will get to make connections and bring ideas back.”

Club members have a passion for cultivating an art community in Arkansas and around campus. They believe that this conference will help further that passion and give them resources to be successful.

Spigner and Scrivner explained that since the club is so new, they are still trying to figure out what they want it to accomplish. They said they are experimenting and taking direction from other clubs, like the Ceramics Club, while they develop their own club.

Though they have just started and are still finding their way, the club has received support from all across the campus.

“We’ve been very successful, more than we even thought we would be. A lot of people have shown their support and even asked to join,” Spigner said.

Spigner claims that part of the interest comes from the popularity of printmaking in our culture.

“It doesn’t go out of style, people have been making T-shirts for a long time, and it will continue. It’s still popular.”

She said the Printmaking Club is open to any students who aren’t majoring in art or are inexperienced.

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA Marissa Hollenbaugh

by Rileigh McCoy Staff Writer

photo by Rileigh McCoy

Senior Marissa Hollenbaugh is a family and consumer sciences major, who loves giving volleyball lessons. She became director of Greenbrier Volley after her father died.

Senior Marissa Hollenbaugh, of Greenbrier, will graduate May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer sciences. She currently directs a volleyball league and gives private volleyball lessons.

Hollenbaugh said her dad, Chad Hollenbaugh, formed and directed Greenbrier Volley, a Junior Olympic Club.

“He wanted us to be able to improve as much as possible at a competitive level, as well as give us an opportunity to fall in love with the game more and more,” Hollenbaugh said.

She said she continued to play for the team and eventually started coaching. And when Hollenbaugh was done with high school volleyball, rather than ending the program, her dad chose to keep it going.

“This program was doing so many great things for our community, and my dad wanted to ensure that these great things were carried out,” Hollenbaugh said.

When Hollenbaugh’s father unexpectedly died, she took over as director of Greenbrier Volley.

“We decided to change the name to HollenBall Juniors in honor of him,” Hollenbaugh said. “We hope to carry out the dreams of my dad and provide the best for every one of our players. This year we will be starting our seventh season, and we couldn’t do it without the love and support of the community.”

Hollenbaugh has big plans after graduation She recently got accepted into UCA’s Doctoral Occupational Therapy program, and will start in the fall.

“I have a huge heart for people, especially kids,” Hollenbaugh said. “I wanted to have a

rewarding job where I was able to come home each day knowing I made a difference. I wanted to help people modify and do what they love again.”

She said she thinks that having an undergraduate degree in Family and Consumer Sciences will be beneficial when having to help adults with home skills such as cooking and sewing.

“I chose Family and Consumer Science as my undergraduate degree because I was actively involved in Family and Consumer Science and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America in junior high and high school,” Hollenbaugh said. “I competed in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America star events and went to nationals several times as well as led as the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America president. Family and Consumer Science has had a huge impact on my life and I wanted to give back.”

Hollenbaugh said her favorite part about UCA has been the leadership opportunities the university provides and being able to get involved on campus.

She is an active member of the President’s Leadership Fellows, Students of Pre-Occupational Therapy, Teachers of America, National Science Teachers Association, and she has worked in the UCA Provost’s Office for almost four years.

In addition to being active on campus, Hollenbaugh leads a busy life outside of school.

She said she is active in her church and loves to spend time with her friends and family. Her favorite activities include babysitting, shopping and directing HollenBall.

Hollenbaugh spoke fondly of her time as an undergraduate student at UCA and looks forward to furthering her education.

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Joining The Echo staff offers a sense of belonging In 2013, I was a college dropout desperately trying to get into community college. My high school GPA and test scores meant very little in the face of a semester of dropped courses and owed debt. It felt like all of my hard work in high school to get into a private college with a scholarship was for nothing. For two years, I worked my ass off to prove to a university that, yes, I was worthy of their time, and then UCA accepted me.

Starting at UCA as a junior was tough for me. I’m an introvert by nature, so the idea of striking up a conversation with people I didn’t know gave me genuine panic attacks. I was so lucky to have chosen the journalism program, because I’ve never met a more welcoming and supportive group of people in my life.

For one, the journalism faculty members are probably the most supportive professors I’ve encountered in college. I have never felt that I couldn’t approach these professors and talk to them, and I’ve always felt respected as an individual. By their nature, journalism classes include a lot of discussion and the occasional argument, and I have always felt comfortable speaking my mind and exploring ideas in this program.

The vast majority of senior columns feature The Echo’s adviser David Keith, and that’s

for a good reason. He cares 6 a.m., were a kind of refuge for about the quality of The Echo, me. The stress and delirium of but more importantly, he cares sleeplessness made us closer, about his students. He has and I began to see in us the kind always shown confidence in of closeness I had observed me as a student, writer and when I first joined the staff.

In those years, I also gained editor, and I’ve cried in his office at least once. He taught self-confidence. I am no longer me perhaps the most important afraid to talk to complete lesson I could learn as a student strangers or those in positions journalist: mistakes happen. It’s of power. how you handle them that Honestly, my job at The matters. Also, try not to Echo was the first one make them again.

I didn’t quit within a few months. From My first Echo meeting occurred the beginning, I felt the week after I like I was part of started at UCA. something, and I had no that if I dropped experience the ball, I and knew w o u l d n’t be the no one, only one and I was affected. terrified Being part of having

by Jordan Johnson of something to interview News Editor made me people for strive to be an article, better, to but I was encouraged by how confident help make the best newspaper and close the editorial staff was. possible.

That’s why it was such an My goal, from that first meeting, was to attain that confidence honor to be hired as editor, not and camaraderie. So I took only once, but twice. I felt pride a story, and from that point in something that I had been a part of for maybe the first time onward, I never stopped.

As I worked my way up to in my life. It sustained me. As editor, I gained the social circle editor, I found that taking pride that I thought was impossible in other people’s contributions for me to attain. Monday and achievements is even more production nights, though gratifying than the pride I take in they sometimes stretched until my own work. I had never been

in a position of leadership, but I found that helping other journalists grow and improve gave me much more pride than anything I’d ever done on my own.

As an editor, you have several jobs. Your most obvious one is editing the paper for content and style, but there is so much more to do. Editors preside over meetings, which means regular public speaking.

They also have to deal with any mistakes or criticisms; editors are responsible for whatever is published.

Both of those things would have overwhelmed me a few years ago, but being surrounded by supportive peers and professors gave me the confidence to try. And over the two semesters that I was editor, I got more comfortable speaking in public and responding to criticism, both of which are invaluable skills.

My work on The Echo has supplied me with a lot of useful skills, but I find that the most valuable thing it has given me is a sense of belonging. In the nearly three years since I joined The Echo, I’ve always felt accepted and validated.

I’ve met people who have changed my outlook on life, and people who will probably be lifelong friends. I’m not sure I would have made it through college without them.

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Unless something goes The Echo.

At The Echo, I have horrifically wrong in the next few months, I will graduate found companionship, work, fulfillment, leadership and from UCA in August.

I plan to get a job in my home away from home.

Springfield, Missouri, make I will shed no tears for the roughly a million dollars, buy a university I leave behind, mansion, then retire at about 25 but for the small student newspaper that I leave. I years old.

Life does tend to ignore promise I will cry like a damn baby. plans, though, doesn’t it?

The Echo has been my I have no idea what truly will happen to me between source of income, happiness then and now. The world makes and meaningful work for two no guarantees. All I know is that years now. I began my work I will cherish the time I have with The Echo not as an editor, spent with my friends at The but simply as a bright-eyed, ready-to-work staff writer Echo.

I came to UCA as a transfer enrolled in Print Media student from the University of Applications.

After first becoming Arkansas Community assistant news editor, College at Morrilton then campus life with an associate editor and then degree under associate editor, I my belt and wild will now be leaving dreams of success The Echo as editor. under my hat.

D e s p i t e A d m i t t e d l y, many of my my failures and shortcomings romantic throughout ideas of my tenure college with the h a v e paper, I hold been lost

by Brent Wilson Editor in my chest a l o n g the greatest the way. pride for the They were crushed and ground to dust accomplishments I have by stress, overwork, financial achieved and the friends I instability and a very poor fast have made in the newsroom.

No matter where I go food diet.

College is not only an in life, and no matter what institution of education and I do, one of my greatest achievement; more than achievements is the very first story I ever had published in anything, college is a business.

Majoring in journalism, the paper — a review of an where I was taught to doubt and animated movie, of all things.

All that I ask of those I’m question everything, did not do anything to help my dying love leaving behind — my friends and staff members, new and affair with higher education.

Don’t get me wrong — I have old — is to do good work, loved many classes and have be honest and publish the had professors that inspired me. fantastic newspaper that I But it’s hard for the anxiety and know you can. You all have my faith. woes not to take center stage.

To quote legendary editor I am not writing this to moan about college, but rather Horace Greely, “Journalism to address what it is that made will kill you, but it will keep my time at UCA worthwhile: you alive while you’re at it.”

A lot of people go through has kept me from completely their entire life working at a losing it. I found myself looking job they hate. I’m happy to forward more and more to say working for The Echo has Monday production nights. Last not been one of those jobs, semester, I always tried to get my and it has allowed me to grow work done as soon as possible so as a person and form lifelong I could leave.

Lately, I’ve been taking my friendships.

When I moved to Conway time, because being around in August of 2015, I had no other staff members helps idea what I wanted to do with me cope and has become my my life. I had an associate favorite time of the week.

While I’m sure I’ll go on to degree, and I had only decided a month prior that I would form this camaraderie wherever continue my education. Two life takes me, it scares me to and a half years later and I’m think about what I’ll do in still not entirely sure, but I’m a the foreseeable future after I graduate. lot closer to it than before.

It was during my second Production night has semester at UCA that I would become a time when we not only put together a newspaper, become a part of but we talk to each other something that I about our lives. I’ve told would proudly staff members personal identify with for things that I haven’t even the next two and told my family. I allow a half years: The Echo. myself to be vulnerable When I first around my colleagues, started writing which has allowed for The me to keep Echo, I pushing thought through life it would whenever

by Brody Arnold just be things are Sports Editor a n o t h e r looking bleak. c l a s s .

Even into Instead, the late hours I found something that of the night, we have deep would be more valuable than conversations and make each anything else when it came other laugh. We’d probably get to furthering myself as a done with our jobs quicker if we journalist. Maybe even more didn’t do this, but it wouldn’t be importantly, I found a family. nearly as fun.

While I had plenty of I would name everyone that experience writing for The I’m happy has been a part of Echo up until then, becoming my life, but there’s not enough a member of the editorial room in this column. To all of staff in fall 2017 would prove my family, my good friends, invaluable. I learned what my professors and, most it’s like to be part of a group importantly, my fellow staff of people working toward a writers, I’ll always be thankful common goal, and what it’s that they’ve been a part of my like to count on each other. life, and I’ll hold the memories I’ve been going through we’ve made close. what has been one of the I’m not sure where life is hardest periods of my life this going to take me, but I look semester. While I’ll keep the forward to finding out and personal details to myself, it hopefully being able to make should be known that The Echo more memories with all of them.

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Change of plans changed my life

Six-year search ends in double major

Four years ago, I still had fiery red hair. the library, countless cups of coffee I’ve Four years ago, I had dreams of becoming a consumed and the reckless abandon famous actor and spending my days living with which I’ve at least attempted to live in luxury. Four years ago, my life seemed as my life have all shaped me into who I am though it were on the brink of an enormous today.

While I would still never turn down change. It seemed as though I had the world figured out and that I stood triumphant at a lifetime of fame and fortune, my the peak of it all, ready to conquer anything goals and intentions with my career have changed for the better. Instead of that came my way.

Four years later, I’m sitting in seeking validation through other people’s a nearly empty apartment in Conway and perceptions of me, validation of my writing this senior column the day before acting now comes from within. The same principle could be applied to all aspects it is due. of my life, although I am consistently Nothing has changed in trying to work on that. terms of my procrastination, Although they are guilty of but, Jesus Christ, has my inducing most of my headaches, life been full of unexpected my professors at UCA have taught turns. me too many invaluable lessons UCA was not originally in to count. the cards for me. Had I gotten David Keith has been my way originally, I would continually mentioned in senior have been enrolled at an elite, columns every year in private institution in the recent memory, and northeast to pursue rightfully so. His my degree in impeccable teaching theater. skills coupled with Senior Taylor

By Taylor Fulgham his passion for true would hate freshman Entertainment Editor journalism make him a Taylor. valuable asset, not only But since the to the UCA journalism various conservatories and universities were either too expensive program, but the entire campus.

Professors Kevin Browne, Chris or just not feasible, I instead shifted my plans and stayed in Arkansas. Although Fritzges, Shauna Meador and Greg I didn’t originally intend to go to UCA, I Blakey of UCA Theatre are the reason I cannot imagine life any other way. I’ve am the theater practitioner I am today. stained friends’ shirts with too many Their skill and expertise crafted me from tears, walked too many laps from Stanley self-centered actor seeking only fame to Russ Hall to Lewis Science Center and well-rounded theater artist seeking to experienced too many triumphs in my make the world a different place.

It’s difficult to sum up my entire short time at UCA to say that my education experience at UCA into a mere here was for nothing.

While they have been some of my most 500-word column. There are many trying times, my experiences at UCA have people who deserve their own chapters in also been some of the most beneficial of the book of my life, but this paper is only eight pages, so there would hardly be any my life.

I started my freshman year steadfast room to significantly thank everyone. in my goals that I wanted to accomplish. Let me end by saying this: I am happy.

As time progressed, these goals changed Though I may have complained nearly somewhat, but I still worked toward them every day of the last four years, I wouldn’t every day. The long nights of studying in change my experience here at all.

I have been at UCA for the past six I found out that I had to take a media and years, and in those six years, I have society class before I could enroll in classes been through so many ups and downs, that would count toward my minor.

If it hadn’t been for Associate Professor enough to make a person have a nervous of Journalism Donna Stephens recruiting breakdown.

My first year was a wrecking ball: I had me, then I may have never decided to no idea what I was going to do for the rest minor in journalism.

I can tell you that minoring in of my life. I had no idea what I wanted to journalism was the best decision I have study until after my sophomore year.

If you’re an incoming freshman or a ever made in my life. That’s how I realized current student, make sure you listen to I had a passion for journalism, just like I your adviser, because believe me when I had a passion for theater. So I decided to double major in theater and journalism. tell you that they will help you in the I didn’t fully understand the long run.

For example, my freshman workload that I would undertake as a double major, but I soon adviser told me that I needed learned that it was a challenge to have a certain number of that I was willing to take. I have hours per semester to be met some really great people considered a sophomore, while studying in the journalism but did I listen to her? No, and I regret it still to this program.

I first got involved day because I am with The Echo as a sixth-year a staff writer senior. If I just would enrolled in h a v e Print Media listened to Applications, and

By John Anderson her, then I would have I have met some pretty Assistant Campus Life Editor graduated two years amazing people on this ago and wouldn’t have adventure. The Echo staff had to repeat my freshman year. has been my family for two years, and I can But I think of that experience as a happily say that they are my home away blessing because if I had listened to her, I from home. never would have met the people I know My first full year being on The Echo today and I never would have ended up was pretty rough because I was just completing a double major. starting out. I was a little intimidated by You see, my freshman year I wanted all the great writers on staff. However, they to major in biology, then I changed helped me out, and soon I was writing to mathematics and finally theater. many breaking news stories. There may be Something in my gut urged me to listen a Pulitzer Prize in my future. to myself. I knew since I was little that Now, guys, I wish I could go on about I wanted to be an actor, and because of how great my college experience was and that, I wasted so many years in other how fun college is going to be, but I can’t. majors. My most significant piece of To be honest, if you don’t know what field advice for incoming freshman is to you’re going to go into, or if you don’t have not change your major at the end of a crap-ton of scholarships or if you don’t your sophomore year, because you are have rich mommies and daddies to pay for 100 percent screwed after that. everything, then college is going to be very After my sophomore year, I discovered stressful.

I had to have a minor for my major. I think Don’t get me wrong — it’s worth it, but it’s kind of ridiculous to have a minor for it’s still stressful. One last important piece theater, but that’s just me. So, I decided of advice: Financial aid does run out. I to try a minor in digital filmmaking, but found that out the hard way.

Majoring in journalism helps work past anxiety Four years have come and gone, and time and meets people. Odd decision, now it’s almost time for me to head out into then, to become a journalist, I know, but in a way that’s been a perfect reason for the real world and see what I can do.

I remember when my college move-in me to do so.

Before, I hated initiating conversations day was approaching, and I was the most apprehensive I’d been since my driver’s and talking on the phone, and I’ve always preferred staying home to going out. license test.

With no idea of what I wanted to do Thanks to studying journalism, I’ve had to get used to striking up conversations and feeling like I didn’t know how to do and making phone calls. anything on my own, it was quite unnerving to be by myself.

I still struggle with these Self-doubt manifested occasionally, but it’s undeniably in new ways, like worrying easier for me to approach if I’d be able to wake people and start talking. I’ve up for classes and if I’d even gotten better at vocalizing procrastinate constantly. my thoughts and being more Now the latter concern assertive with my opinions, may have happened once or something my past opinion twice. Okay, maybe more, articles show I’ve had trouble but I’ve gotten with.

Sitting here now, better about I can’t help but all the things I think how odd it is used to worry that I’ll soon be an adult about.

By Brandon Jones making his way in the Over the years, Staff Writer world, because as I type, I had to get used to I’m listening to old cartoon doing things I was themes and Disney songs. afraid of or didn’t Sometimes I wonder if I’ll really be think I could accomplish.

Any time a challenge like this came able to make it on my own.

Then I remember all the people who along, I still needed to do it, and now I know that I am better off for having conquered have helped me so much, like my friends and family, and what I’ve learned from my fears.

I originally enrolled at UCA because them.

There’s my mom, who’s a big reason of a suggestion and planned to major in engineering, which clearly didn’t work out, why I’m so sarcastic and did well in because UCA has no engineering program. school, and my dad, who has reminded me on multiple occasions that I’m Oops.

During my time at UCA, I, like everyone, smart and creative and to not overthink had my fair share of good and bad class problems.

Whenever issues spring up, I experiences.

I’ll never regret majoring in journalism, remember the “Friday sermon” of my though, because as I always tell people, high school English teacher, Ms. Williams: my teachers have been the key to me “Get some rest. Spend some time with developing skills and contacts that will someone you care about. Spend some time with someone who cares about you. help me later.

Contacts are certainly something I Make wise decisions, and be safe.”

I’ll always have those words in my didn’t think I’d have a lot of coming out of college, given my tendency to stay wallet, but they’re also etched into my inside and avoid social contact. I entered mind. And though I still have no idea college knowing I’d be the opposite of the what I’m going to do, I know I’ll be able stereotypical party kid who goes out all the to make it.

Overcoming academic struggles leads to success I don’t think people understand the Joe Kramer offered me a position. At first, love and hate relationship I have with I thought it was a joke because two weeks before that he had said my writing wasn’t school — mostly hate.

In my personal opinion, school isn’t the best, interjected with a few profanities.

One day, we sat down and had a long for everyone, but because of society ,school is valued as a necessity and most conversation. He understood where I was people have to do it in order to gain coming from and encouraged me on my writing. success.

What he said helped me a lot “It’s not how you begin but because I remember studying the how you finish” is one of my AP Style book and reading other favorite quotes, because it articles to improve my writing. explains my relationship with During that time, I also school and life. remember winning an Arkansas I began as a troubled College Media Association kid, who fought students award for an article I wrote. and teachers, got I went to the award expelled from event to support my school and got colleagues. The editor sent to an at the time told me alternative I was nominated for school.

It

by Denn-Warren Tafah an award, however, I wasn’t that I was Online Editor didn’t expect to win and a bad kid; I was I ended up leaving with just misguided an award, which really and looking for encouraged me to stick with my major. attention.

From kindergarten until now, I have A lot of those same problems haunted never excelled at school. me in my first years of college.

The day before I boarded the plane to I went to a community college, where I took the lowest level of developmental come to the United States, my father made classes and was reading at a sixth to ninth it clear that the reason I was going to the grade level. So my journey to this point, United States was for school, to attain the even my first job at The Echo as assistant American dream and help family back sports editor, is definitely something I home.

After graduating I can finally check one can’t take credit for.

I was shocked when former editor of those goals off of my checklist.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR As confused as PRISM President Annika Warrick (Echo 4/18/18) is about sexuality, she is correct on one point. “. . . there are some people who . . . not accept them (practicing homosexuality) or premarital sex.”

Amen. Some of us will indeed never accept either homosexuality nor

premarital sex.

The reason is because both are disordered and traduce God’s plan for human genital sexuality which is: One man/one woman/Committed for Life/ Open to procreation. Anything else is objectively discorded and destructive, both individually and collectively.

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New This Week Movies

April 27 — Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13), directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starring Chadwick Boseman, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt

Music April 27 — When Legends Rise — Godsmack

April 27 — Grid of Points — Grouper

April 27 — Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe

Latest Florence Welch single an ethereal musical success

by Hunter Moore Staff Writer

Florence and the Machine released a thought-provoking new single titled “Sky Full of Song” on April 12 after nearly three years of no independent work, possibly signaling the release of a new album.

When you combine Welch’s powerful vocals with accents of plucking strings and fluid piano melodies, you find yourself stumbling gracefully upon the overarching tone of the newest single. Graceful, pristine and lacking no emotional depth; Florence’s “Sky Full of Song” is sure to be on repeat on everyone’s indie folk playlists.

Utilizing her classic chamber pop style, Florence evokes a sense of nostalgia with her heavy use of echoing instrumentals.

With the musical complexities Florence is known for and that this track provides, the song presents itself with a sense of simplicity.

Perhaps this is akin to the

April 27 — In the Rainbow Rain — Okkervil River

April 27 — Beer Bongs & Bentleys — Post Malone

April 27 — Life is Short The Answer’s Long Due — The Beat Escape

April 27 — Caer — Twin Shadow

April 27 — Last Man Standing — Willie Nelson

Netflix April 25 — Bill Nye: Science Guy (2018, UR), directed by David Alvarado, Jason Sussberg, starring Bill Nye, Neil DeGrasse Tyson

April 27 — Candy Jar (2018, UR), directed by Ben Shelton, starring Uzo Aduba, Tom Bergeron, Tracey Bonner

April 27 — The Week of (2018, UR), directed by Robert Smigel, starring Steve Buscemi, Rachel Dratch, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler

Live & Local April 28 — The Lion King @ Robinson Center, tickets are $38-$150

April 29 — A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder @ Reynolds Performance Hall, tickets are free with UCA ID

Five Ways to Improve Professional Baseball List compiled by Cody Macomber Assistant Sports Editor

uncelebrated place where she is at her most powerful and truthful.

“How deeply are you sleeping/or are you still awake?” the song’s lyrics begin, provoking an immediate sense of self-reflection that continues throughout the entire track. As the song flows through the space time continuum of emotions, it becomes introspective; Florence sings about the

process of actualization in a way that makes it seem as if it were natural and easy to every human being. Yet again, this calls on the idea that though we all may face hardships big and small, they will all seem insignificant and unforced a couple of years down the road.

The single is accompanied by an artful video, which serves to further convey the ponderings ebbing and flowing from a lyrical standpoint.

“Sky Full of Song” is the first track released from her upcoming album, which is allegedly titled “High as Hope.” If the rumors are true, this album is scheduled to be released in June.

According to Rolling Stone, Florence said the song came to her “fully formed.”

“Sky Full of Song” is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes and is now streaming on Apple Music and Spotify.

HORROR

Thirty Seconds to Mars makes soundtrack of summer

by Taylor Sone Thirty Seconds to Mars’ first album in half a decade, “America,” exhibits a rock band both expanding the range of their influence into the realm of pop while also getting entrenched in the electronic rock sound popularized by acts like Imagine Dragons or Twenty One Pilots.

“America” kicks off with a track that is conspicuously political without being polemical. “Walk on Water” and its accompanying video — directed by lead singer Jared Leto — explore the manifestations of American identity through a montage of clips portraying various facets of American society, which plays out as if the Statue of Liberty recorded a dope Snapchat feed.

The video is no patriotic gimmick, but in just four minutes it displays the astonishing variety of daily life in the U.S. without delving into saccharine hero worship.

Unlike the lyrics, which exhibit some poetic detachment, the

video doesn’t shy away from depicting the lives of people for whom the American Dream is more nightmarish — like those caught in the criminal justice system.

“America” seems to have this philosophy of surveying and cataloging throughout, albeit without the same political theme; the band surveys the extent to which pop music can be refined and imitated. Tracks like “Love is Madness” and “One Track Mind” have ambient instrumentation, sultry lyrics and delivery on Leto’s part, but both are quite predictable in their reliance on the popular tropes of duet and vocals carrying melodies.

(A$AP Rocky’s contribution to “One Track Mind” is disappointing for anyone familiar with his psychedelic album “At. Long.

Last. ASAP.”) This isn’t to say that these tracks or this album are a failure because of their lack of originality — to whatever degree that slippery term applies — but that commercial art is not completely able to cross the boundaries of our expectations.

(Vance

Joy’s recent album “Dream Your Life Away” exhibited similar traits, suggesting the evolution of an artist who has gained unbelievable levels of attention and now must cater to an expanding audience.)

Right now “America” is sitting at a well-deserved number two on Billboard’s top album sales chart, propelling the album past the band’s 2013 entry “Love Lust Faith + Dreams” which peaked at number six and 2007’s “A Beautiful Lie” peaked at number 36 and contains “The Kill,” the band’s best-known song.

Certain tracks on the album, like “Walk on Water,” “Hail to the Victor” and “Love is Madness” will undoubtedly become some of this summer’s staples, and I look forward to going to the lake with this album as my soundtrack.

After all, what could be more American than that?

“America” is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes, and is now streaming on Apple Music and Spotify.

Netflix has released its reboot of the classic series “Lost in Space,” giving a mostly enjoyable viewing opportunity with dazzling effects.

The series centers on the Robinsons, a family that has left the decaying earth as colonists, and crash-landed on an Earth-like planet.

Despite escaping their now waterlogged ship, the family of five is trapped on a mountain due to mother Maureen (Molly Parker) having sustained a broken leg during the crash. John Robinson (Toby Stephens), the family patriarch, realizes they need a battery from the ship to stay warm once the sun sets, and because son Will (Maxwell Jenkins) is the only one who can get through the safest route, he has to retrieve it.

The show later reveals Will responds poorly to emergency situations, and as he struggles to dive, his older sister, Judy

1. Make extra innings home run derbies

Extra innings are one of the biggest setbacks in the game of baseball. Fans have already sat through, most likely, four hours of action and are ready to make their way home. If a game stays tied through nine innings, however, both teams have another half inning to take the lead. If no one scores, the number of innings are limitless.

Instead of extra innings, both teams should select one batter to duel in a home run derby-style challenge. Whoever hits the most home runs in 10 attempts wins the game for their team.

‘Fear the Walking Dead’ escalates terror in latest season premiere

by Ryan Bradford Staff Writer

been producing for the Saviors.

This scene was a great representation of the overall season, with the Saviors always seeming one step ahead of Rick’s group. But in the end, it was Negan’s own method of controlling through fear that led to this. Eugene chose his friends over the fear and power of Negan.

In its season premiere, “Fear the Walking Dead” took an interesting turn because the focus wasn’t on the usual characters, but a trio of new ones.

It started off with John Dorie (Garret Dillahunt) sitting at a campfire. All is quiet until he hears a sound in the woods.

He begins talking aloud, confessing that he hasn’t talked to anyone in about a year.This type of loneliness is something not often portrayed in apocalyptic storylines.

A walker then emerged from the trees and John quickly shot it in a scene that resembled a Western standoff.

This revealed that Morgan was behind the walker and that he was about to do the same.

The episode ends with the new trio finding a girl injured in the middle of the road. They go to help her, but it turns out to be a trap set by familiar faces; the main cast of “Fear the Walking Dead” springs out and traps the new trio, thinking they are with someone else.

It will be interesting to see the interactions between the different characters as well as the new threat that will unfold this season.

“Fear the Walking Dead” airs every Sunday on AMC and is rated TV-MA. “The Walking Dead” season nine is scheduled for a late 2018 premiere.

(Taylor Russell), jumps into the water.

Despite her father’s pleas, Judy takes a dangerous path into the ship, but is unable to return before the cold environment freezes the water, trapping her. With only a few hours of oxygen left in Judy’s suit, John and Will set out to retrieve magnesium that Maureen had earlier noticed, so they can melt the ice around Judy.

Through several flashbacks, we see that all is not perfect for the Robinsons, as John’s marine life has strained his and Maureen’s marriage.

Back in the present, daughter Penny (Mina Sundwall) is forced to perform a surgical procedure on Maureen’s leg, taking instruction from Judy, the group’s doctor.

Perhaps due to the advanced training the kids had to undergo, the dialogue at times feels clunky and strange, with the family using scientific

terminology objects.

“Lost in Space” is rated TV-PG and is currently streaming on Netflix.

2. Shorten the season

3. Have Twitter stars

4. Shorten each game

5. Mascot All-Star games

The Major League Baseball season is 162 games long, and starts in the cold of April.

Since baseball is thought of as a “summer sport,” the season should start in late May or early June, so that more fans will come out for the warmer weather, and teams only play around 120 games compared to the original amount. 162 games just make individual games in the midst of the season seem meaningless, and attract less fan attention.

What makes the NBA so successful is the action of its stars both on and off the court.

All-stars like Joel Embiid troll other players on Twitter, which causes uproar — and more importantly — the attention of fans to the sport.

If a star baseball player like Bryce Harper or Kris Bryant was to start bashing other players for lousy performances, or challenging other players via Twitter, baseball would become more attractive to the most casual fan.

This goes on the same thought of shortening the season: games are too long. I understand that traditionalists will argue until they’re blue in the face that nine innings provide the best team with the best bullpen to win the game, but shortening the game by one or two innings doesn’t drastically change this opportunity. This would take away many pointless innings, where it seems that the games are already decided, and both teams are ready to hit their respective clubhouses. There is a reason why baseball has a seventh-inning stretch — the games are so long that your body molds into the bleacher seat.

Each team tries to lure in fans’ attention with their respective mascots, and many children have fond memories with these costumed creatures.

With this in mind, it would be neat to see the top nine voted mascots for the American and National Leagues competing in a short five-inning affair.

No stakes would have to be on the line. This game could just present an eye-popping competition with plenty of mound charges from the batters and cartwheels to engage more fans. Who knows, perhaps the event could turn into a wrestling match. I’d certainly watch that.

Netflix ‘Lost in Space’ reboot a ho-hum, glitzy adaptation Staff Writer

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The cast of AMC’s horror survival series “Fear the Walking Dead” in various scenes from the show. The series is a spin-off from the series “The Walking Dead.”

“The Walking Dead”’s climactic battle between Rick’s group and the Saviors has finally arrived as the show’s eighth season comes to a close. Following the finale, fans were treated to more gore and horror as the spinoff series “Fear the Walking Dead” premiered its fourth season.

“The Walking Dead”’s season finale was a great close to the story’s overall arc and included many surprises viewers may not have seen coming.

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about how Morgan Jones (Lennie James) would transfer from the main show to “Fear.” The season finale of “Walking Dead” and the premiere of “Fear” served as a great send-off and welcome for his character.

This episode of “The Walking Dead” began with Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) talking with Siddiq (Avi Nash) about how his son Carl (Chandler Riggs) was bitten by a “walker,” resulting in his death. Siddiq told him how Carl got bit honoring a woman he had never met. It served as a great way for Rick to understand Carl’s compassion, and accept his loss.

Later in the episode, Rick’s group arrived at a trap set up by Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan), and were met with Negan’s usual smug whistling and a host of Saviors on top of the hill.

Just as all hope seemed lost, with the Saviors ready to open fire on Rick’s group, the guns exploded. Eugene (Josh McDermitt) had tampered with the ammunition he had

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by Brandon Jones April 27 — The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015, PG-13), directed

by Matthew Brown, starring Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones, Dev Patel

maturity that seems so simple once discovered after what seems like a lifelong journey, the same kind of maturity that’s so blatant and powerful in “Sky Full of Song.”

Lyrically, the song is also simple. Florence effortlessly delivers poetic verse after verse about self-discovery and honesty from deep within her lungs. The realization that is apparent on the track comes from what is a raw and

AMERICA THE ROCKIN’

Staff Writer

April 27 — Twerp Verse — Speedy Ortiz

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Florence Welch, widely known as Florence and the Machine, released her latest single “Sky Full of Song” on April 12. This is the first solo project Welch has released since 2015’s “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.”

The video was directed by AG Rojas, who has also worked for Jamie xx and previous Florence collaborator Calvin Harris. The video was shot primarily in black and white, featuring slow panning of almost still images of Florence on the ground, exposing her emotions all at once as she sings. Vulnerability is a rather difficult thing to grapple with, and it appears to simultaneously be Florence’s best friend and worst enemy in the video.

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ordinary

Maureen is particularly hard to even enjoy at this point, as thus far the audience mostly sees her picking fights with John. In one flashback, we even see her immediately asking about the return policy on a watch that Penny bought for John.

Despite its flaws, the show is definitely still entertaining in its own way, in particular because of the incredible visuals. The effects presented give viewers fantastic spaceships and special effects, and the rebooted robot is a visual wonder.

In the first episode, the show lacks enjoyable and understandable characterizations, but it makes up for it with visuals, and will likely improve in later episodes.

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to full-team performance

Rain slows track team in Norman

by Marcus Mcclain

Assistant Sports Editor

Editor’s Take

New Orleans’ start in the Playoffs shocking, due

by Cody Macomber

Staff Writer

The New Orleans Pelicans finished off the upset of the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday behind a combined 88 points from Anthony Davis, 47, and Jrue Holiday, 41.

That combined points total is tied for most by a pair of teammates with Boston Celtics legends John Havlicek and JoJo White in 1973. They are just the third pair of teammates to ever reach 40 points on 60 percent shooting in a playoff game.

Davis set the postseason franchise record with his 47 points, the most by a player in a closeout game since Kobe Bryant in the 2001 Western Conference Semifinals. This also moved Davis’ playoff average to 32.3 over his eight career games and 258 total points, behind only Michael Jordan and Lebron James.

The Pelicans were written off as playoff contenders during the regular season after All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins tore his Achilles tendon. However, with Davis and Holiday raising their game along with veteran point guard Rajon Rondo, the Pelican have put the entire league on notice.

Their dominant performances over the Blazers was a surprise to most, but the way in which they did it was even more of a shocker. Taking the first two games on the road and finishing the sweep as a six seed is unusual to say the least.

It was the first time since 2001 that a team seeded six or lower has swept a first-round playoff series. It also was the first sweep in franchise history and their first series win in a decade.

They also showed their strength on the defensive end by holding All-Star guard Damian Lillard to averages of just 18 points on 35 percent shooting while forcing him into four turnovers.

The trade to acquire Nikola Mirotic also proved to be golden in each of his performances throughout the series.

His 30-point showing in game three was the most outstanding where he shot 12-15 from the field and drained four 3-pointers.

With an eventual matchup against the Golden State Warriors in the next round, New Orleans has a legit shot at knocking off the defending NBA Champions. And with Stephen Curry sidelined due to an ankle injury, it could result in another quick series defined by the Pelicans’ dominance.

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vs Southland Conference in Beaumont, Texas April 27-29 Baseball

6:00 vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi April 27 Softball

5 p.m. vs Abilene Christian University April 27

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Junior Emma Svensson is the Southland Conference April Golfer this month. Originally from Sweden, Svensson said being a part of the women’s golf team has provided her with the opportunity to travel more.

UCA golfer looks to go pro after school, loves to travel

by Cassidy Kendall Campus Life Editor

Junior Emma Svensson of Halmstad, Sweden, plays golf for the women’s team, and has just been named the Southland Conference April Golfer of the Month.

“I work hard and I am always striving to be my best,” Svensson said. “I am thankful for everyone who is supporting me every day and always inspiring me to do my best.”

Svensson said she decided to join the golf team when she first got to UCA and fell in love with the campus, the school, her teammates and her coach.

“My coach, Natasha Vincent, is extremely supportive and the best coach I could ever ask for. She helps me a lot, and I am so thankful to have her as a coach,” Svensson said.

Svensson said that when she first started college, it was hard to juggle both schoolwork and golf because of the away games

— but it didn’t take very long for her to get used to it.

“You have to manage your time and make sure you are ahead with schoolwork,” Svensson said.

“Time management is something I have developed over my years here at UCA and it is very important for me as a student athlete.”

Svensson said being a student athlete has given her the benefit of traveling to different places ad meeting people from all over the world.

Svensson is majoring in business marketing and minoring in management.

“I have always been interested in business and especially marketing,” Svensson said. “It’s a very broad field of study and it will benefit me when I try to play professional golf. It’s going to be important for me to manage my own company.”

Svensson said she has played golf since 2006.

She said her family, friends, coaches and teammates are her motivators.

She said she surrounds herself with people who always want her to do her best.

“My golf role model when growing up has been Annika Sorenstam, and it still is,” Svensson said. “I think she represents a great athlete and inspires me in a lot of different ways.”

Svensson said her favorite thing about being on the golf team is that she gets to do what she loves and she gets to travel to see new places.

“I love the fact that I get to play golf as a team sport,” Svensson said. “Golf is a very individual sport, so playing on a team makes me both a better player and develops me as a person.”

Svensson said her plan is to turn professional when she graduates and attempt to qualify for the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour.

The UCA men’s track team relied on three events for its final score and the women’s team leaned on two first-place finishes at the John Jacobs Invitational at the University of Oklahoma April 21 and 22.

The men’s team finished in fourth place out of six schools with a total score of 78 points, and the women’s team finished in third place with a score of 107 points.

Sophomore Zach Jewell finished in sixth place in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 10.77 and earned 16 points for the men’s team through this event.

Senior Daniel Lawson placed second in the 400-meter run and enjoyed the experience of facing bigger colleges like the hosts University of Oklahoma and UCLA. “Competing against those schools always gives me motivation, but the weather was bad, so I think I could’ve ran a bit faster if it was better,” Lawson said.

Lawson said the weather for the outdoor track meet was windy with a constant, heavy downpour of rain and a temperature of 47 degrees.

Lawson placed higher in his event than any other UCA men’s runner in this event and earned 12 points for the Bears through the event.

UCA’s highest scoring event was the men’s high jump, where senior Eric Moore placed third with a height of 6’6.75’.

Freshman Logan Hall placed fourth with the same height and senior Takudzwa Muchichwa finished seventh with a height of 6’2.75.”

Other placing finishes for the men included the men’s 4x100-meter team fourth place finish and sophomore Zac Bitton’s sixth place finish in the men’s long jump.

The University of Oklahoma dominated both competitions in its home meet. Its men’s team scored 139 points more

SHOWCASE

than the second place team; the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The women’s team scored 312 points, which was 198 more points than UCLA in second place.

In the women’s competition, UCA was the only team besides Oklahoma to have multiple first-place finishes.

Junior Alejandra Ruiz finished first in the women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 4:40.90. She was followed by freshman Charlotte Blair, who finished in third place for the Bears with a time of 4:42.87.

The Bears scored 16 points with this event—the second-highest scoring event for the team.

Their highest scoring event was the 400-meter hurdles, where the Bears finished in first, second and fourth place.

Junior Logan Morton finished first with a time of 1:02.48, junior Victoria Campfield finished second with a time of 1:03.98 and junior Tia Coleman finished fourth with a time of 1:07.90. They combined for 24 points in this event, which was the highest-scoring single event for any team besides Oklahoma.

Junior Taylor Dunn finished in second place in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:17.31.

For this long distance event, Dunn said that the unfamiliar venue didn’t affect results, but, like Lawson, she said the weather had a major impact on the meet.

“The venue doesn’t really affect performance, but weather and conditions do,” Dunn said.

“It was storming and raining, which is not ideal.”

In other events, sophomore Aysha Anderson finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and the women’s 4x400-meter relay team finished in third place.

This was the Bears’ last regular season meet, and they will next compete in the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 4 through 6 in San Antonio, Texas.

STRUGGLE

Bears lose on road

by Jordan Johnson News Editor

photo courtesy of UCAsports

Senior Kristine Hjembo gives a high-five to her freshman teammate Colene Hamilton on the second day of the Southland Conference Showcase. The pair won their games in the match against Abilene Chrisitian University and Houston Baptist University.

Beach Bears earn two sweeps, three wins

by Cody Macomber Assistant Sports Editor

The UCA Beach Bears (15-9) won three out of seven games in the Southland Conference Showcase April 20 through 22, finishing the season with the highest win percentage in the conference.

In the preliminary round to determine seeding for the showcase, UCA lost to the University of New Orleans (8-19) 3-2, and lost to Texas A&M at Corpus Christi (12-11) 3-2.

They came back after these two losses to beat Abilene Christian University (2-17) 5-0 and Houston Baptist University (17-15) 3-2, but lost to New Orleans University 3-0.

On the final day of play, the Beach Bears lost to HBU 3-1 and finished their season with a 5-0 win against ACU. Senior MC Rogers said

with all of the hard work in the season, it was great to end the season with their results against Abilene Christian.

“It’s actually very rare to end a season on a win,” Rogers said.

“Usually, you play until you lose, so it was really nice to play with my partner one last time and end on a high note.”

In the final match of the season, UCA won all six games without losing a single set.

In the first match of the day, Rogers and graduate teammate Delaney Driver won the opening set of the day for the Bears, with scores of 21-19 and 23-21.

None of the other pairs for the Beach Bears were able to get a win, and UCA lost its sixth match in three days 3-1.

With so many games in a short stretch, the Bears had to find ways to push through the fatigue.

“We leaned on each other for energy going into our sixth

match in two days,” junior Jessica Martinez said. “We knew we had to be each other’s support system when we felt like we had no energy left.”

In the last game of the second day, UCA played through fatigue, and New Orleans was able to take advantage, winning 3-0. The game was cut short once New Orleans secured the match, because one more game was scheduled for the night.

In the second match of the day, UCA and Houston Baptist fought through to the third set in three separate games.

UCA won the preliminary match with senior Stephanie Pollnow and junior Kimberly Schnars, but Houston Baptist scored the first point. Both teams traded match points and HBU took a 3-2 match lead.

UCA won the last two games of the match, as senior Kristine Hjembo and freshman Colene Hamilton won 21-15 and 21-16

in the No. 3 match, and Nash and junior Haley Tippett won 27-25 and 21-11 in the No. 2 match.

UCA swept ACU in the first match of the day, giving the Beach Bears their seventh sweep of the season.

UCA struggled through the seeding round in the first day of the Showcase, losing to Texas A&M at Corpus Christi and New Orleans.

Despite not winning the tournament, Martinez acknowledged the team’s success in other areas and said she was thrilled for the future of the program.

“I believe we made a statement this season,” Martinez said.

“As a second-year program, we are neck and neck with teams that have been around longer than us. That’s an amazing feeling of confidence that I plan to carry into my senior season.”

The Bears baseball team won its first of a three-game series against Sam Houston State University 13-2 on April 20, but the Bearcats made a comeback in the subsequent two days, winning 5-3 on April 21 and 7-3 on April 22 in Huntsville, Texas.

The Bears were successful at blocking out the Bearcats during the first game, on April 20, until the ninth inning.

After a single to shortstop by senior catcher Colby LeBlanc, he advanced to second on a throwing error, junior infielder Tyler Smith advanced to third and junior first-baseman Hunter Strong scored the first of the game.

Soon after, a single from senior infielder Rigo Aguilar allowed LeBlanc and Smith to make it to home, raising the score to 3-0. At the bottom of the first, Sam Houston was unsuccessful at making a comeback, and the score at the end of the first remained 3-0.

In the top of the third, LeBlanc hit a double to center field, advancing two plays later to home after a single to right center by junior catcher William Hancock. Again, Sam Houston failed to come back, and the inning ended on a strikeout by junior infielder Trey Ochoa with the score at 4-0.

UCA maintained a scoring streak at the top of the fourth that began with a score from Strong. After a flyball from LeBlanc, junior outfielder Coby Potvin also made for home, and with a single from Aguilar, Smith also scored, bringing

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Baseball: the score to 7-0. Despite a second-base steal from Sam Houston’s freshman outfielder Eric Bohnert, the Bearcats were again unable to score.

Neither team scored in the fifth or sixth innings, despite an advance to third base by UCA’s junior infielder T.J. Black at the top of the fifth inning.

UCA came back in the seventh inning; Strong scored after a single from Potvin, bringing the score to 8-0. It wasn’t until the ninth inning that UCA scored again, but the Bears racked up five points by the end of the game. The first score came from Potvin after walk from LeBlanc. The second came from Smith after a single from Hancock. A walk by senior infielder Eddy Sanchez allowed senior outfielder Keaton Presley to score; Black was then hit by a pitch, allowing Leblanc to advance to home. Finally, a walk from graduate first-basemen Justin McCarty allowed

Hancock to advance to home, bringing the score to 13-0.

Sam Houston finally rallied at the bottom of the ninth inning, with junior infielder Andrew Fregia scoring once on a single to left center and senior infielder Blake Chisholm scoring after a double to right field from junior outfielder Clayton Harp.

Strong and Hancock led the Bears in at bats with six each and in hits with four each.

Strong, Smith and LeBlanc led in runs scored with three each, and Aguilar led in runs batted in with three.

UCA started strong during its second game against SHU on April 21, scoring three times in the first inning. Somdecerff scored off a double to left center field by Smith, and in the next run Smith scored off a double from Presley. Finally, Presley scored on a single to left field

by Aguilar, bringing the score to 3-0.

UCA held this lead until the sixth inning, when SHU’s Fregia made a homerun, bringing the score to 3-1. In the seventh inning, the Bearcats managed four more points while UCA was unable to increase its score.

The score remained steady for the remainder of the game, bringing the total to 5-3.

The final game on April 22 started off slow. SHS made the first score in the bottom of the first, and this score stayed steady until the bottom of the third, when the Bearcats’ junior outfielder Hunter Hearn made a homerun, bringing the score to 2-0. In the fourth inning, the Bearcats increased the score to 6-0. The Bears rallied in the sixth inning, scoring twice when Smith made a homerun and Potvin scored. Neither team gained ground until the top of the eighth, when UCA’s Black scored off a single from Potvin.

In the bottom of the inning, Sam Houston scored again on a fielder’s choice, bringing the final score to 7-3.

Editor

For the fourth year in a row, the women’s golf team finished second at the Southland Conference Tournament Championship at Woodforest Golf Club in Montgomery, Texas on April 18.

The top-seeded Sugar Bears only trailed Houston Baptist University — the same result as last year’s tournament. Despite shooting the low round of the day in the final round as they did last year, it wasn’t enough to take the leading position, with HBU finishing with a score of 898.

The UCA team held its position at second for all three rounds of the tournament, finishing with a score of 907, while holding off third-placed Sam Houston State University scoring 916.

Lamar University and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi University rounded out the top five team finishes at 923 and 937.

UCA finished with three top 10 finishes from senior Fernanda Lira, junior Emma Svensson and freshman Geraldine Wong.

Lira placed third overall with rounds of 75-73-75 for a 10 over 223. Svensson was right behind her in fourth with rounds of 75-78-71, finishing at 224.

Svensson’s 71 on April 18 was the second best round behind only HBU’s medalist Kaity Cummings.

Wong finished 10th with rounds of 72-80-77 for a final score of 229. After the first round of action, however, Wong placed in second with a hot start that included an eagle on the sixth hole. She was only one stroke behind to tie for first.

Freshman Tasha Ainsley-Thomas shot rounds of 77-79-77 to finish at 233 and tied for 15th. Freshman Brett Permann tied for 21st with rounds of 80-81-75 to finish at 236.

SPORT Beach Volleyball

Softball

OPPONENT

Abilene Christian

Southeast Louisiana University

University of Texas

Tennis

A&M at Corpus Christi

Baseball

Sam Houston State University

RESULT

5-0 (W)

RECORD

15-9

5-3 (L) 2-1 (W)

7-0 (L)

13-2 (W) 5-3 (L)

24-21

14-6

23-16

7-3 (L)

THE BROOM

Bears fall shy Softball sweeps Ouachita, of first place drops two of three to SLU

by Brent Wilson in conference Staff Writer

UCA STATS CORNER

After wining first game, Bears struggle

STRUGGLE

by Marcus McClain

ucaecho.net

SPORTS

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The UCA softball team swept Ouachita Baptist University 10-2 on April 18, but lost two of three games in a series against Southeastern Louisiana University from April 20 to 21.

The Bears succeeded in the game when they faced the OBU Lady Tigers on April 18 after gaining a lead of two in the first inning and didn’t let OBU gain on them throughout the next four innings.

The following SLC three game series against the SLU Lady Lions began with a doubleheader on April 20.

The Lady Lions started strong with a 3-point lead in the first inning.

They followed up the initial lead with an additional run in the fourth and then the fifth inning.

The Bears bounced back with five runs in the fifth inning, but were unable to make a significant comeback, ending the first game with a 5-3 loss.

The next game was more fortunate for the Bears,

beginning the game with one run in the first inning.

The Lady Lions then made their own run in the third inning, tying the game until the Bears made another run in the sixth inning, winning the game 2-1.

This win made for a split doubleheader.

The last game of the series against the OBU Lady Lions was detrimental for the Bears, ending in a loss of 8-0.

The Lady Lions scored five runs in the second inning, another two in the fourth inning and then one additional run in the sixth.

According to UCA Sports, the Lady Lions took advantage of a UCA error “to plate five unearned runs behind RBI from second baseman Alli Daigle, centerfielder Maddie Edmonston and left fielder Kinsey Nichols.”

The Bears will take the field again on April 24 on the Ferris Field at UCA against the University of Memphis Tigers, then again in a conference series against the Abilene Christian University Wildcats on April 27 and 28.

PAIR OF BEARS SET RECORD

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Sophomore Alex Hanson runs in the University of Virginia Challenge on April 20, and breaks a 32-year-old record in the 800-meter run, according to ucasports. He finished fifth in the event with a time of 1:49.50. Other top performers for the UCA track and field teams were senior long-distance runner Preston Borg set a school record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:26.91, finishing 14th in the race at the John Jacobs Invitational at the University of Oklahoma and junior Alejandra Ruiz who finished first in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:40.90. The track team next performs May 4 through 6 in San Antonio, Texas.

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