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by Emily Gist Opinion Editor

FROM THE EDITOR

I N T E R N AT I O N A L 18 dead, 178 injured in major train derailment A Taiwanese train belonging to a popular tourist coastal line between the two cities of Shulin and Taitung derailed Oct. 21. The train, known as the Puyuma express, was transporting 366 passengers from a suburb in Taipei to the city of Taitung when it derailed shortly after 5 p.m.

Five of its cars were turned on their sides, crushing dozens of passengers and trapping others. No underlying cause has been identified for the derailment.

N AT I O N A L Woman leaves toddler on stranger’s doorstep After a video went viral of a woman leaving a 2-year-old child on a stranger’s doorstep Oct. 17, the police began an investigation. After a strange turn of events, it turns out the woman who left the boy at the doorstep was a friend of his mother’s. She had planned on leaving the boy on his father’s doorstep, who lived next door. The woman who abandoned the boy is facing no charges at this time, but could face a future charge of child abandonment.

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Little Rock Pride Festival host Rhiannon Cortez channels “Beetlejuice” while lip syncing to Beyonce’s “Say My Name” Oct. 20 at the First Security Amphitheater in the River Market. Several drag queens and other performers lip synced and danced at the festival, while celebrating LGBT pride.

POLICIES

Board of Trustees recognize RAs, welcome Amanda Hozelman, consider continuing Blackboard contract

by Aysha Dixon Social Media Editor

30 students injured when floor collapses During a Homecoming party Oct. 21, the floor in an apartment building gave out and dropped its residents into the basement.

The Woodlands of Clemson apartment is located near Clemson University in South Carolina. The clubhouse has been previously leased for private parties, and a video captured the sudden give of the floor. No life-threatening injuries are reported at this time, though over 30 students were minorly injured.

S TAT E Unnamed person is first Arkansas 2018 flu death The first flu-related death in Arkansas was announced by the Arkansas Department of Health. The person, who has remained unnamed, was between the ages of 45-64.

To combat the increased cases of influenza, there will be a mass flu clinic set-up at the State Fairgrounds Hall of Industry Oct. 30, from 11 a.m to 5 p.m.

Attendees should bring their insurance cards; however, if they do not have insurance, the vaccine will still be administered at no charge.

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IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Guest Lecturer: EGOT actress Rita Moreno

The UCA Board of Trustees met Oct. 18 to introduce a new employee, discuss reports, take action on agenda items and revise new business.

Amanda Hozelman, UCA’s new director of media relations, was given a warm welcome by staff and students after the board recounted minutes from its previous meeting. Hozelman began in her new role Sept. 17.

Being that this was Hozelman’s first Board of Trustees meeting, her new UCA family gave her a gracious applause as President Houston Davis said a few words about her current and past accomplishments.

Following Hozelman’s introduction, Davis recognized the hard work and talent of resident assistants while awarding the Bear CLAWS (Celebrating the Lofty Achievements of our Wonderful Students) award.

UCA’s 94 RAs serve in every dorm on campus, including sorority and fraternity houses.

Davis recognized the impact that RAs make on students’ lives.

“UCA RAs are very intentional about the student experience,” Davis said, citing the friendships and mentorships that arise from RA-student relationships.

Last year alone, RAs hosted over 1,000 programs for their residents to experience community and diversity while making memories on campus. Housing Association President Timothy Johnson and Vice President Darian Young accepted the award on behalf of the entire Housing Association.

During the Information Technology update, Chief Information Officer Mike Lloyd informed the Board that continuing the contract

between learning management system Blackboard.com and UCA was up for question.

“We’ve had a lot of feedback from faculty suggesting other platforms that have broader features and capabilities,” Lloyd said.

UCA’s current contract with Blackboard doesn’t end until 2020, but other platforms are being evaluated by a committee composed of representatives from colleges across the state.

The committee voted 10-0 on the following agenda items: • Contract Review Procedures with First Real Estate Limited Partnership LLLP (Robert Adcock Jr., Partner) for $95,521.20 toward the three-year leasing period of UCA Downtown.

• Contract Review Procedures with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company entered into the Open Innovation Drug Discovery Program and Material Transfer Agreement.

• Property Acquisition at 233 Mitchell Street in Conway, which the university plans to utilize for future development. The university owns the house next door to this property, along with the gravel lot on one side, which is currently used to house UCA staff members who need to live close to, or on, campus. Since this property is currently for sale, it is prudent for the university to purchase it for potential use in the future. While there are not any immediate plans for the property, it will most likely be used for staff housing also.

• A revision to the Employee Benefits Program to eliminate the references to specific vendors regarding investment fund options.

• A request to proceed with a Feasibility Study for the

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The UCA Police Department has issued Safe@UCA, an app released September 2018 offering a variety of safety features and information specifically tailored to the UCA community.

The app is connected to UCAPD’s Twitter feed and UCA’s emergency alert system, which shows up at the top of the app display. Additionally, the front page of the app includes nine key features: Emergency Contacts, Mobile Blue Light, Friend Walk, Report a Tip, Safety Toolbox, Campus Map, Services and Outreach Programs, Emergency Plans and UCA Alert.

Public Relations and Information Officer Michael Hopper said the app was created to provide a better means of communication between UCAPD and the Conway community.

“It’s sort of a one-stop place to put information,” Hopper said. “It’s a mobile safety app, but it’s also good because it allows us to put more information into the community’s hands. That’s why we decided to build some of those other resources in there.”

Hopper said having one place for a variety of features

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• in an amount not to exceed $57,315,000, including an Integrated Health Science Building, Information Technology Refresh and Residence Hall Renovations Phase II for Carmichael and State Hall.

• The audit report for fiscal year 2017 as prepared by the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit. In accordance with Act 4 of 1991, the Board of Trustees is required to review audit reports and the accompanying comments related to publicly funded institutions. The act also requires that the Board take appropriate action related to each finding and recommendation contained in the report; however, there were no audit report findings for fiscal year 2017.

• Approval for a revised operating budget for October which modified the original operating budget approved at the May 2018 Board meeting.

Changes to the operating budget include a revenue budget increased by $272,019 and an expense budget increased by $272,019.

• Approval for the changes to undergraduate admission policies for applicants whose first language is not English.

In the past, the Division of International Engagement has relied primarily on TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores as documentation of English proficiency for applicants whose first language is not English, but now International Engagement has proposed to provide a significantly wider range of acceptable documentation methods.

is conducive to today’s technologically savvy college students.

“Our student body now, they’re very much into technology, and young people would much rather get their information either through an app or through Twitter or something like that rather than phone calls,” Hopper said.

Hopper outlined the features most pertinent for students, faculty and parents.

He said the first three features — Emergency Contacts, Mobile Blue Light and Friend Walk — would be the most useful for students and faculty, and the Twitter feed, news feed and maps would be the most useful for parents.

“You click on the Emergency Contacts and it immediately allows you to either call us through our nonemergency line or 911. For students who are off campus, it’s got the Conway Police Department’s number in there as well,” Hopper said.

The Emergency Contacts feature also contains 13 support resources, including a wide variety of phone numbers for resources both on and off campus.

One of the on-campus resources within the app is the UCA Counseling Center. Counseling Center director Susan Soble said the

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HONORS COLLEGE

Students evaluate their roles within global supply chain

by Ronak Patel Staff Writer

Assistant Professor of History and Asian Studies Program coordinator Zach Smith kicked off the Honors College’s annual Challenge Week with a discussion on the harmful impacts of the global supply chain.

Smith had audience members group together and find out what country their personal items were manufactured in.

Most people found that items like their clothes, bags and school supplies were made in countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka or Indonesia, but not China, despite popular belief.

When it came to technological items like laptops and phones, however, they were made in China.

China has become the powerhouse for technology, particularly with the advent of the iPhone. To understand how China became the powerhouse, Smith described the origins of the iPhone.

“There’s a lot more that goes into an iPhone beyond the construction of the good itself,” Smith said. “We have to consider the phone, but also the ingredients that make up the phone. That phone is made up of many special ingredients known as rare-earth minerals.”

These rare-earth minerals are found in mines in Baotou, Mongolia, which is a province of China. This area is responsible for about 95 percent of rare-earth minerals, and the mines have had a harmful impact on communities in China. “[The processes used to extract the minerals] from the ground produce extraordinary pollution.

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They cause air pollution and even soil pollution. This has had an enormous impact on surrounding communities,” Smith said. “A village near the mine has lost 75 percent of its population, not to death but to people moving away. It used to be an agricultural town and basically a farming economy.”

Most people have some idea of the corruption that happens to produce smartphones, but aren’t fully aware of what the situation truly is like. Sophomore Wayne Buckner was familiar with the global supply chain, but said the lecture gave him more insight into the topic.

“I knew China was taking over the market and making all these cheap goods and fancy stuff with sweatshop-type factories.

This definitely shattered those preconceived conceptions of it,” Buckner said.

In addition to pollution, another harmful impact from the production of the iPhone is how the companies prioritize profits over the well-being of their employees.

The production of iPhones has dramatically changed the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province.

“People have migrated [to Shenzhen] to work at Foxconn.

Foxconn is a company in charge of assembly and manufacturing for countless producers of electronic goods and they are Apple’s largest supplier,” Smith said.

He said Foxconn doesn’t properly care for their workers.

“Many of the workers live in dorms at Foxconn and not like dorms people at UCA would live in. These dorms

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Author Jamille Rogers Thomas, her father, Gary Rogers, and illustrator Monica Garcia pose with a copy of “Be Kind. Be Brave. BE A HERO.” Thomas wrote the book to document the life of her father, who served as the first black superintendent of the Alexander Youth Services Center, a juvenile treatment center and correctional facility.

Children’s author honors father, male mentors

by Sophia Ordaz Editor

Gary Rogers, a longtime mentor for many young Central Arkansas men, held back tears when his daughter Jamille Rogers Thomas presented him with a children’s book she wrote in his honor July 16, his 70th birthday.

“I was totally shocked,” Rogers said, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

“She talks about everything [in the book] — how my mom and my dad were wonderful people, and how hard they worked to try to raise a family back then. My whole life has been dedicated to trying to help young people.”

In “Be Kind. Be Brave. BE A HERO.,” Rogers is portrayed by character William Thomas Rogers. Some names and places have been changed, but the book is grounded very much in Rogers’ life, tracing it from his birth in Sweet Home, Arkansas in 1948, to the racism and bullying he faced during his school years, to his role as the first black superintendent of the Alexander Youth Services Center, a juvenile treatment center and correctional facility.

Thomas, an award-winning elementary school educator, librarian and UCA alumna, recalled experiencing the leadership, bravery and kindness her father brought to his service as superintendent daily when her family lived at the center.

“I was just a little kid at that time, but I could see how my dad helped people there, and not just the workers there, but the young men that were locked up in the facility,” Thomas said.

“My dad didn’t treat them like criminals. He felt that them being there was punishment enough, and his goal was to prepare them for when they got out.”

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Rogers later received letters from some of the young men he mentored at the juvenile center, thanking him for being a hero in their lives.

“He’s my hero,” Thomas said. “Definitely from what the young men have written back over the years, he’s been a hero in their lives, too.”

Through her founding of and involvement with the Distinguished Gentlemen’s Club at Marguerite Vann Elementary School, Thomas strives to provide positive male role models to the school’s boys, many of whom do not have fathers in the home. She also noticed the academic achievement gap between boys and girls.

“In working with the Distinguished Gentleman’s Club, a lot of those boys struggle with reading. As a media specialist, I know things to look for in that regard. What I notice about the media center as a whole is that there’s just not a lot of books geared toward boys,” Thomas said. “Boys want to read about boys … This story is all boys.”

Thomas gathered information about her father little by little over the course of a year and a half. She reached out to kindergarten teacher Monica Garcia for illustrations after spotting the art she created and displayed in her classroom.

The UCA Conductor helped Thomas lay out the book, design the cover and website and distribute it on Amazon, as well as assisted her with getting in touch with consultant Kim McPherson, who edited and proofread the book.

When Thomas first asked her for illustrations, Garcia was hesitant because she had never illustrated a book before, but she fell in love with the book’s message of overcoming adversity with love and kindness.

“I meant the illustrations

for Jamille’s father [to be] a memory book for his life,” she said. “I hope that people get sentimental from the images to further internalize the message of kindness. Love was an underlying message of her story, and I wanted people to feel it when they saw the images.”

She used old family photographs Thomas provided to create her detailed portraits.

Thomas said people rave about the illustrations.

“One of the best parts [of illustrating the book] was seeing and using Jamille’s old family photographs as my references.

I grew to be a part of her family by seeing the faces, places and expressions,” Garcia said.

“Another favorite part was that I found little ways to put humor in the pictures — a little fish in the pond, a pouting sibling, the faces the preschoolers were making in William’s mother’s class picture.”

In November 2016, Thomas was one of only 10 librarians nationwide to receive the I Love My Librarian award from the American Librarian Association.

Recognized particularly for her community service with the Distinguished Gentleman’s Club, she credits fighting the school-to-prison pipeline as one of the main focuses of her work.

“I wanted to create an awareness that we need to start working with our boys when they’re young,” she said. “No one should label a kindergartener as destined to jail in 18 years.”

In celebration of Black History Month next February, Thomas hopes to organize a reading and book discussion of “Be Kind. Be Brave. BE A HERO.” for the members of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Club.

In addition to furthering her work with the club, Thomas is currently planning a second children’s book with Garcia.

On Oct. 18 Conway PD requested assistance from UCAPD in the case of a domestic disturbance on Bellemeade Drive. Officer Tyler Louden and an assisting officer arrived on the scene after Elizabeth Campbell-Mansfield reported that her ex-husband Jonathan Fountain would not leave her property.

Campbell-Mansfield stated she had locked the front door but Fountain would not leave the premises. Fountain had also received a criminal trespass warning in February at the same address. As UCAPD approached, Fountain began walking down Lee Avenue toward Ida Burns Elementary School.

After Louden detained Fountain he spoke with Campbell-Mansfield again who stated she has had multiple domestic violence issues with this individual in the past and also multiple physical injuries.

She reported Fountain had

also stood in her backyard and stared through her window in the past. Fountain was charged with Criminal Trespass and then transported to Faulkner County Detention Center Unit 2.

Student’s vehicle falls victim to hit and run On Oct. 11, officer Phillip Boyd responded to a hit and run accident that occurred at Bear Village. Student Madison Goodner showed the officer the area of her vehicle that was damaged. She stated she was wasn’t sure if it had happened at the apartment or if someone had backed into her vehicle at the Farris Center.

She stated it occurred within the past 24 hours. She noticed the damage around 11 a.m. and proceeded to notify police.

The damage to Goodner’s vehicle was located on the rear passenger side bumper and back hatch. It contained a gash and a green paint transfer. The edge of the back hatch was bent inward

as well. The estimated damage is $300.

Student hits open door while parking

Officer Christopher Tuner was dispatched Oct. 9 to the parking lot on the east side of the Baseball Field. Student Elijah Calhoun stated he was the driver of a silver Chevy Cruze that had been hit when he parked in a space, and had his driver’s side door slightly cracked open while still sitting in the vehicle.

A Black Mazda CX-7, which was driven by student Julie Nations, hit the open door while pulling into the space next to Calhoun. Nations stated she was pulling into the spot when the front driver door flung open and she hit it.

The damage to Calhoun’s vehicle was located at the bottom left corner of the front bumper and estimated at $700.

Nations’ damage estimate was $500 with scratches and paint transfer located at the bottom left corner of the front bumper.

BICYCLES

SGA implements campus voting, expands Zagster

by Caela Rist

Assistant News Editor With only four senate meetings left in the semester, the Student Government Association met Oct. 22 to discuss student voting, the Zagster program expanding and a handful of campus-wide announcements.

A motion was made

by Junior Class President Cagney Kilgroe along with multiple cosponsors to find a resolution to support students, faculty and staff when voting on Election Day. Kilgroe is also associated with the Bear Advocacy Group on campus which aims to increase student civic engagement and voting.

Kilgroe stated within her written motion, “People aged 18-29 years old make up 21 percent of the eligible voting population, but vote at lower rates than any

other demographic group.”

She stated the goal of this motion is to “urge faculty and staff to permit students to vote on Election Day by granting them leniency for attendancerelated issues as they see fit.”

The motion passed with 97 percent acceptance rate from senators. Kilgroe plans on formulating a way to present this to faculty through a faculty senate meeting in the near future. Early voting began Oct. 22. and Election Day will be Nov. 6. The locations for early voting in Faulkner County are the Court House and the Conway Public Library.

An announcement was made by junior Vice President of Finance Spencer Burton that the successful Zagster program will be expanding to two new locations: Glenrock Apartments and Centerstone Apartments. He expects these

locations to be up and running within the current fall semester.

Burton stated, “Last year we implemented the program and expanded the whole program by little over double. I am currently working to try to build support from the Hendrix community to see this program on Hendrix’s campus in some way, shape or form. I would really like to see us get two more Zagster stations and I am working towards that.”

SGA also provided a couple friendly announcements of a few upcoming events on campus. The Veteran’s Day Celebration will be held Nov. 8 during x-period. The Veteran’s Service Department is in need of volunteers for this event. Any students interested can contact the Veteran’s Service coordinator David Williams or stop by the Veteran’s Service office on the second floor of Harrin Hall.

FREE RIDES

Assistance, information now at students’ fingertips

4 Continued from page 1 app expedites the process when getting in contact with counselors, so students didn’t have to go through UCAPD first.

“When we’re open, the best thing to do is call us or just come over,” Soble said. “If [students] call that number after hours it will direct them back to PD and it will direct them to speak with a counselor on call, which is one of the senior staff [members].”

Hopper said the Mobile Blue Light functions similarly to the blue light emergency phones found around campus, which dial directly to the UCAPD Communications Center.

“The Mobile Blue Light acts basically like any of our blue light phones out here, and

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we even have a chat feature, so you can chat directly with our communications personnel for those who don’t like talking on the phone,” Hopper said.

Finally, Hopper said the Friend Walk feature allows students to have their friends watch them reach their destinations safely. It works by requesting a friend watch you walk through text, email or other modes of communication.

If the friend agrees within three minutes, the app redirects the friend to a map that displays the student walking to his or her destination in real time.

Hopper said the Maps feature of the app offers a variety of functions for parents and for

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those unfamiliar with campus.

“We were able to put our campus map on here, so that helps anybody who’s unfamiliar with the area navigate. We were able to put our football game day maps on there so people are aware what parking lots are going to close for football games,” Hopper said.

Hopper also said that the way the app works, the police department has the ability to add maps showing traffic and available parking for events like move-in day.

“There’s a lot of functionality within the app,” Hopper said.

The app is free to download in any app store and only tracks location while the app is open.

Workers lack liveable wages, homes

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are crowded. The average person typically lives with eight other people to a room and sometimes as high as 20 people,” Smith said. “The typical hourly wage for a worker at Foxconn is a $1.78. Most Foxconn workers work 10 hours a day and six days a week. On top of that, during peak periods, people work something like 83

hours a week extra.”

The Honors College has a series of events planned for the remainder of Challenge Week, which is focusing on critically examining the global supply chain.

For the next presentation, keynote speaker Kevin Bales, a professor of contemporary slavery at the University of

Nottingham, will talk about the role of contemporary slavery in the global supply chain. His address is 7-8 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Ida Waldran Auditorium. A book signing and reception will follow.

For more information on Challenge Week, visit uca.edu/honors/cw/.

(Left to right) Sophomore Abby Quandt and junior Bobby Adams get ready to pick up students for UCA Bear Patrol safety escorts Oct. 21 outside the Western Heights apartment complex. The volunteers who work for the UCA Bear Patrol volunteer about two hours a week.

Bear Patrol helps students stay safe after dark

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

The Bear Patrol has been serving UCA since it began giving escort rides in fall 2017.

Bear Patrol is a Recognized Student Organization that allows volunteers to drive students to their designated locations on golf carts. Before Bear Patrol was founded, the UCA Police Department was responsible for carrying out all safety escort requests.

“By performing this service for our campus, [Bear Patrol allows] our officers to focus more time and energy to the proactive patrol of our campus and answering calls for service,” said Public Relations and Information Officer Michael Hopper.

The Bear Patrol has been hard at work. Assistant Professor of Criminology and Bear Patrol faculty adviser Sherry Skaggs reported the RSO has given 2,126 rides since Sept. 16, and it provides an average of 426 rides each week.

“Rides are offered from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. We always have one

cart on duty, but occasionally we have two,” senior Bear Patrol President Sydney McEwen said.

Skaggs said there are over 30 volunteers that work two hours per week.

“The initial idea that grew into Bear Patrol came from the first meeting of the Campus Safety Committee at the 2016 SGA retreat,” Bear Patrol cofounder and UCA alumnus Ben Askew said.

Just before this retreat, there had been three sexual assaults on campus, so safety was an issue at the forefront of students’ minds.

Askew met with UCAPD about the idea, and they were immediately on board to help.

He also spoke with Skaggs, and she decided to add volunteering for Bear Patrol to the curriculum of her fall semester’s Police and Society course, which helped Bear Patrol gain its first members.

“Because of Dr. Skaggs’ great contribution and interest in the organization, I made her the faculty adviser,” Askew said.

During the summer of 2017, Askew attended meetings with Skaggs, UCAPD and UCA General Counsel Warren

Readnour. Askew also created Bear Patrol’s constitution.

Bear Patrol was made an RSO as a way to help incorporate it into campus culture.

Skaggs continues to keep her students volunteering for Bear Patrol a part of her course.

Many students who are not in this class also choose to volunteer.

Bear Patrol has grown into a well-known entity on campus.

Its visibility has also increased.

There is now a Bear Patrol sign on the organization’s golf carts and the volunteers now have Bear Patrol polos.

McEwen joined Bear Patrol as a requirement for her Police and Society class. She loved it so much that she decided to keep volunteering with Bear Patrol.

“You meet so many people on campus and get to have fun with friends while driving a really cool golf cart. It’s a great way to get involved on campus while doing service,” McEwen said.

Bear Patrol applications will available on OrgSync in the spring 2019 semester. The number to call Bear Patrol is (501)-450-3111.

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Around Campus: Author and Activist Randi Romo The PRISM Alliance, UCA Counseling Center, Office of Diversity and Community, Torreyson Library and Social Justice League present a talk from author, activist and survivor Randi Romo at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 in Student Center 203B. Romo will share a presentation on her new book “Othered.” The event is a part of UCA’s celebration of LGBT History Month, a month of events recognizing the history of the gay rights movement. For more information, contact PRISM President Matthew Steakley at matthewsteakley7@gmail.com.

Bees and Beekeeping The Office of Outreach and Community Engagement will host an introductory class on beekeeping at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Brewer Hegeman Conference Center. The class is taught by Midwest Master Beekeeper members and will focus on the principles of beekeeping, honey bee biology, plant and pollinator relationships and essential equipment requirements for raising bees. The class costs $75. Register for online at uca.edu/outreach/types/ community-ed/. For more information, contact Outreach and Community Engagment Representative Mary Grace Young at myoung17@cub.uca.edu.

Starbucks renovations add new charm to campus fixture

by Emily Gist Opinion Editor

The Starbucks in the Torreyson Library completed renovations Oct. 15, expanding its space to offer a more open environment, accommodate more students and provide seating conducive for studying and chatting with friends.

Every 10 years all Starbucks undergo renovations under the Starbucks’ Greener Stores initiative. Since Starbucks was built in the library in 2008, 2018 was its first 10-year mark. The remodel cost UCA $571,839.

One of the more notable changes between the old Starbucks and the renovated one is the expanded space providing an alcove set to the side, decorated with green leaf wallpaper and several tables.

Students filtered in and out of that area Oct. 17, two days after Starbucks opened, and several students sat in the space with computers open, drinking their coffees and eating desserts.

Senior Uyanga Tsogtbaatar sat in the alcove, working on a project for her management policy and strategy class.

“There’s more seating available. There’s more space,” Tsogtbaatar said. “It [used to be] a bit small. I usually couldn’t find any spots.”

Tsogtbaatar said that before the renovations, the line for Starbucks used to stretch all the way to the back door,

sometimes blocking the back entrance.

“Usually, it was really crowded, and it was hard to pass by the line,” Tsogtbaatar said.

Tsogtbaatar said she had to wait longer than expected for the renovations to be complete and Starbucks to open again.

“I was hoping it would open at the beginning of the semester, but it took a little longer than that,” Tsogtbaatar said.

Tsogtbaatar has ordered at the renovated Starbucks twice since its opening.

In the main area, several seats stand around the edges of the space. In the corner, two students sat chatting. The center housed a long table, which the line wrapped around, slightly blocking the back entrance.

Graduate student Juan Garcia sat at the end of the long table with his laptop open and some scattered papers and a music sheet sitting in front of him. He said the environment was more spacious than it had been previously, and it had a more open environment.

“The colors are different, the spacing, there’s more seating, there’s more light. It’s not as dark so it doesn’t feel as small,” Garcia said.

He said he enjoys the large space and stimulating environment and has ordered at the Starbucks three times

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Graduate student Juan Garcia works on his computer in a central table space Oct. 17 in the newly renovated Starbucks at Torreyson Library. Starbucks completed its renovations Oct. 15 and Garcia said he had shopped at the Starbucks three times since its reopening.

since its opening.

“It’s very conducive to work,” Garcia said. “I don’t like to work at home. I prefer to be away from home and I prefer some noise happening. I just

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need constant stimulation, motion and sound. At home it’s quiet. I can play music, but I lose interest.”

Garcia said the renovated Starbucks will better

accommodate an expanding campus, and therefore, meet increasing demand.

“Campus is expanding and more students are coming in,” Garcia said.

BURGERS FOR CHARTIY

Hilliard Speech Showcase The College of Fine Arts and Communication presents the annual Hilliard Speech Showcase at 6 p.m. Oct 25 in Stanley Russ Hall 103.

The showcase spotlights outstanding first- and second-year students enrolled in the Principles of Communication class. The six presenters will compete for a scholarship funded by the Olive M. Hilliard Fund, which was established to honor the memory of the late Olive M. Hilliard, who taught at UCA from 2003 until her death in 2010. For more information about the competition or the fund, contact Principles of Communication coordinator Staci Fritzges at stacif@uca.edu.

“‘Tis Pity” The UCA Theater Department will present “‘Tis Pity” by John Ford at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Bridges/Larson Theater in the Snow Fine Arts Center. The 17th-century play is about an incestuous affair that brings about tragedy. The play is directed by Associate Professor of Theater Chris Fritzges and stars student Emily Cobb as Annabella. For more information, contact Theater Busineses Manager Melissa-Kordsmeier Pearson at melissap@uca.edu.

Thunder Over the Rock UCA’s chapter of the American Chemical Society will travel to Little Rock to view the Thunder Over the Rock air show from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Little Rock Air Force Base as part of National Chemistry Week.

National Chemistry Week is an annual nationwide week of events that aims to raise public awareness of the importance of chemistry in everyday life.

For more information, contact American Chemical Society representative William Higgins at whiggins1@cub.uca.edu.

photos by Marley Cash-Powell

Alumna and painting instructor Lori Cullum paints a pumpkin-themed scene on a canvas during SAB’s Canvas and Coffee event Oct. 18 in the Student Center Ballroom. Cullum also teaches children’s painting classes.

Canvas and Coffee spurs buzz of creative energy

by Lauren McCabe Staff Writer

The Student Activities Board gave students canvases to paint on and Zetêo Coffee during the semesterly Canvas and Coffee event Oct. 19, with one session at x-period and another at 7 p.m.

Advertised throughout the Student Center in the week leading up to the social, Canvas and Coffee events have been a popular choice for students looking to unwind and spend time among students.

“We try to listen to the student body, so every semester we do a survey for potential events that students want to bring to campus,” senior SAB Comedy Chair Tekayla Dixon said. “Since we’ve done it so many times [the instructors] are automatically on call whenever we decide to host it.”

The session’s instructor, alumna Lori Cullum, said she always looks forward to having a great time with the large groups.

“I do paint classes for kids on the side, and I was asked [at one point] to come teach UCA students [painting],” Cullum said. “I’ve done it for [at least] the past three years.”

Students of all classifications piled into both sessions hosted on Thursday, to the point that some even had to be turned away due to the limited painting supplies.

However, those that got a spot were ready for a fun time of painting a pumpkin scene on a canvas.

“I’m a graphic designing major, so I jumped at the opportunity of being able to be

creative and paint some stuff,” freshman Evan Gilliard said.

“I’m the type of person who paints on a whim, so I might start out painting a pumpkin before [it goes] south.”

UCA graduate student Stephanie Sallier participated in the event again this semester after her first successful experience at the SAB Canvas and Coffee event last spring. “[I like] meeting people that I might only see in the hallways or in class,” Sallier said. “It actually gives us a chance to talk and hang out. I’m here for the friends, and of course [the] food.”

For some students, this event marked their first time painting.

“I do want [the students] to be exposed to painting because a lot of them may have never [touched] a canvas for the first time [until now], which is kind of cool,” Cullum said. “I teach a little bit, but I usually want them to have a good time and leave here with a finished product, whatever that may look like.”

Dixon and other SAB staff members try to promote events such as free painting classes as often as they can, but have yet to worry about a low number of participants because of high student interest. “[Canvas and Coffee] has already [made a name for itself ], and [there is a large student turnout] every semester,” Dixon said. “Even if you can’t paint, it’s a really fun experience.”

Pastries and Zetêo Coffee were available for participating students to eat and drink and bring back to their tables to snack on as they created their masterpieces.

photo by Rose McGarrity

Kim Bowles cooks bacon for her burgers at the Stuffed Burger Cook-Off Oct. 20 at the UCA practice field. The competition helped raise money for Bethlehem House, an organization that helps the homeless in Conway.

Bethlehem House cook-off competition benefits Conway’s homeless population

by Rose McGarrity Staff Writer

Six teams competed for first, second and third place in the Stuffed Burger Cook-Off, a competition hosted by the homeless shelter, Bethlehem House, Oct. 20 on the UCA practice fields.

The team from Purple Cow won the first-place trophy, which was adorned with a burger replica. The team of Conway firefighters won second place, and a nameless team won third. The teams competed with a friendly competitive spirit.

Not only was this event enjoyable for the community, it also helped raise funds for Bethlehem House.

Bethlehem House is a nonprofit organization located in Conway. According to Bethlehem House’s website, its mission is “to encourage, equip and motivate homeless and nearly homeless individuals and families to take the necessary steps to improve their life situations.”

It strives to aid homeless individuals who reside at Bethlehem House in transitioning from feeling alone and afraid to independent, self-supporting

members of the community.

Some of its services include a nightly soup kitchen, shower facilities and a food pantry.

Money was raised for Bethlehem House through the profit earned from the entry fees for this event, which were paid when the teams registered. The restaurant entry fee was $200, and the amateur entry fee was $100.

“The money that we make from this event will go directly to our operating budget. Our budget allows us to operate 365 days a year offering case management, transportation, food and shelter for our residents,” Bethlehem House Director of Development Aimee Prince said. “We also provide outreach services for nonresidents that include breakfast, food boxes and laundry assistance.”

The cook-off lasted about an hour and a half. The six teams that participated began cooking around 3 p.m. and had 30 minutes to cook their burgers. The burgers were all cooked at the UCA practice field.

Once the 30 minutes was over, each team submitted one hamburger to the panel of judges.

Judges Jay Runyon, Patrick Block, Jay Ruud and Steve Shuler tasted each burger to determine

which one they liked best.

The judges had a hard decision to make when deciding the winners.

Cook-off participant Crissy Hightower made a macaroni and cheese, bacon, cheese and brisket hamburger. Hightower chose to participate in this event because she works at Bethlehem House and cuts hair there.

Cook-off participants Margaret Darter and Krissy Lewis concocted a burger stuffed with pepperoni, cheese, bacon and hot pepper. Darter and Lewis said they chose to participate in the cook-off because they love Bethlehem House and its mission.

Prince said she was excited for this inaugural event to take place.

Many people in the community helped this event become a reality.

For instance, A.J. Spiridigliozzi, a theater teacher at Conway High School, and Jim Wiltgen, the Dean of Students at Hendrix College, both volunteered to make the cook-off a success.

This event was planned to coincide with a tailgate for a UCA football game to attract tailgaters and increase awareness of Bethlehem House’s mission.

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Members of the UCA community hold up LGBT flags at the end of the UCA Pride Walk Oct. 18 on the steps of Old Main. The Pride Walk was part of LGBT History Month events occurring on UCA campus that included a drag show and a coming-out-day booth, as well as an upcoming lecture by author and activist Randi Romo.

Campus pride walk celebrates LGBT history, future

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

The UCA Pride Walk had a sizable turnout as students and professors came together to celebrate pride as part of LGBT History Month, walking from the Crafton Alumni Pavilion to the steps of Old Main while wearing flags representing LGBT identities.

The fifth annual walk was one of several events set up between the PRISM Alliance and other groups on campus for LGBT History Month.

Sophomore PRISM Alliance president Matthew Steakley and junior public relations representative Xavier Edmonds

gave words of support and gratitude at the end of the walk. Angela Jackson, associate director of UCA’s Office of Diversity and Community, also took time to speak, thanking those who attended the Pride Walk.

Steakley said he was extremely pleased with how the pride walk turned out, even if the numbers were not the largest that they could have been, adding that it is more important now than ever for the LGBT community to stick together.

“I always wish there could be more people at these things. I know it can be a small community at times. However,

I absolutely adore every single person who was there and I appreciate them very much,” Steakley said.

Edmonds was just as happy as Steakley was with the results of the walk.

“I think it went very well.

We had a lot of people attend and that is always a good thing.

We had a lot of positive energy from bystanders as well,” Edmonds said.

He emphasized the importance of celebrating LGBT History Month on campus.

“LGBT History month is great — while we do have June as Pride Month — we get to talk more about the hardships

about being LGBT, but also get to celebrate that as well,” Edmonds said.

Steakley has high hopes for the UCA’s LGBT community.

“I hope more people are encouraged to be themselves and continue existing. I’m so proud of the LGBT+ community and I hope more people see us existing and know that it’s okay to be yourself,” Steakley said.

One of the last events to round out LGBT History Month at UCA will be the visit of Randi Romo, author of the poetry book, “Othered.” Romo will speak and discuss topics of race and intersectionality within the LGBT community at 6 p.m.

Oct. 25 in Student Center 203B.

JUST FOR LAUGHS

Comic Jessi Campbell’s stand-up routine gets mixed reception

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

photo courtesy of Haley Schichtl

Comedian Jessi Campbell performs her act Oct. 17 in the Student Center Ballroom. Campbell was the third comedian brought to UCA by the Student Activities Board.

Comedian Jessi Campbell performed Oct. 20 in the Student Center Ballroom, an event hosted by the Student Activities Board.

Campbell was the third comedian to perform in the Ballroom for SAB this semester.

Although it was only a small crowd, some were impressed with Campbell’s performance.

“I was really surprised,” sophomore Ryan Brasher said.

“I didn’t expect much but it was better than I thought it would be.”

However, many of the laughs were faint and sparse throughout Campbell’s performance.

Stories of raccoons in her attic and her self-degrading jokes didn’t seem to connect with much of the audience.

Lines about her “marrying up” to a more attractive guy than expected and jokes about her watching too many murder documentaries drew minimal positive reactions as her show dragged on.

Her last TV appearance came in 2015 on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” She was also named Female Performer of the Year by Campus Activities magazine in the same year and won the People’s Choice Award at the 2009 Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival.

Campbell has also performed at shows such as Gilda’s LaughFest, the Boston Comedy Festival and the Great American Comedy Festival.

Campbell stopped at UCA as part of a current nationwide college tour.

Campbell’s next performance will be Oct. 25 at the NACA Mid America Regional Conference.

Freshman Zachary Hughes

Junior Sydney Foshee

“Definitely. I work a minimum wage job and as a college student I can say it is really difficult just to get by.”

“I’m indifferent because it’s just going to raise the cost of living. I don’t think we can get either to the point of being mutually beneficial.”

Sophomore Jaimya Stephens

Senior Colten Highley

“It should be increased because working in a fast food restaurant doing everything they want and dealing with shitty customers isn’t worth the pay.”

“I think not, because I had a job for minimum wage and worked hard for a raise just for them to raise it, and it felt like my hard work didn’t matter. I think it’s something you have to earn.”

Freshman Annabelle Dickson

Freshman Andraea Aguilera

“I get minimum wage and I think it should be increased because there’s a strong feeling of insecurity when the amount that you make doesn’t cover what you need.”

“I definitely think it should be increased because people put so much hard work into their jobs, especially like fast food jobs.”

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA Jim Thurman

by Lauren McCabe Staff Writer

To produce successful students, a professor might need to be engaging, an advocate for student involvement and unafraid to crack a joke here or there. For Jim Thurman, these factors played into his involvement in helping create the first speech pathology program at UCA nearly 45 years ago.

Thurman, an honorably discharged 5th Special Forces Airborne Vietnam veteran, as well as a former speech pathology professor and current American Sign Language instructor, credits his past experiences and hardships for making him the person the Communication Sciences and Disorders department and current and former students value today.

As you enter Thurman’s office in the Speech Language Hearing building, you are met with a quote on the door that he points out to every visitor: “All gave some; some gave all.”

“I was one of the very first people in Vietnam in 1962,”

Thurman said.

After witnessing a speech

by John F. Kennedy, he chose to volunteer for the 82nd Airborne in 1960.

“I served for five months and 26 days, before anyone even knew the war was going on. The first 35 killed were my friends,” Thurman said.

He was the only one of the Green Berets in his section to survive.

After returning from Vietnam, Thurman went to college with the goal to take up one of the football scholarships offered to him by multiple universities. However, due to his few years out of high school being spent in the army, he was told it was too late to play.

But thanks to a reference from his former coach at his hometown high school in Missouri, UCA’s then-football coach Raymond Bright decided to give Thurman a chance, offering him a scholarship.

“My grandfather was a lead miner, his brothers were. My dad spent 50 years down in the ground. I worked in the lead mines too, before I decided to go to college,” Thurman said. “So

back to the states [after Vietnam] I tried to go visit my friends that had been hurt, and most of them were brain damaged [with traumatic brain injuries],” Thurman said.

“I thought maybe I could be a doctor, but then I backed up from that idea [and decided to study] special education.”

Thurman graduated from UCA, then the Arkansas State Teacher’s College, with a degree in special education in 1969, as well as a master’s in special education in 1970.

Following graduation, he received a fellowship to earn a second master’s degree in speech pathology at Brigham Young University in Utah.

During his time in Utah, photo by Lauren Swaim Jim Thurman, associate professor in the Communication Sciences and Harold Love, then the UCA Disorders, started working at UCA during the infancy of the speech pathology chair of special education, department. He fought with the 5th Special Forces Airborne Group in the convinced him to return to Vietnam War and graduated from UCA, then the Arkansas State Teacher’s Arkansas and teach at UCA. Then-President Silas Snow College, in 1969 with a degree in special education. hired Thurman to teach speech coach Bright changed my life. He he had never pushed himself pathology in 1972. really did.” hard academically, but what he “It’s not like I started the The idea of starting college saw after returning to America program, but it was sort of the as a war veteran in 1965 was ultimately gave him a newfound beginning of speech pathology questionable to Thurman at passion to help. here,” Thurman said. “I started out with a class of three students, first. He recalls that while he “[I went into this field] but when I began to also teach knew he could play football, mainly because when I came

ASL, it seemed like every semester more people wanted to be in there.”

To help with the growing participation in the speech pathology department, in part thanks to classes offered by Thurman, the department allowed him to start hiring faculty in 1975. From there, the department took off into what UCA students now know it as.

“Really, I think one of the best things I ever did for our department was to teach sign language,” he said. “It not only gave us more professors, but some of my very best students in speech pathology were people who had taken sign language.”

Today, not only does the 76-year-old Thurman teach ASL to large classes, but since 1982 he has worked on the weekends as a speech pathologist at Timber Ridge Ranch near Benton, a care facility for people with head injuries.

“I’m so lucky that I’ve been able to work all these years, and it’s still just as fun for me to teach those classes,” Thurman said.

“My main philosophy is that it would be great if everyone knew a little sign language.”

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an apparent age limit on a successful marriage.

I was 19 when my then 23-year-old boyfriend We were doomed to divorce because when you proposed on a beach in the Florida Keys; we marry young, or in the process of establishing started dating a year prior, spending the majority your education, the automatic assumption is your of the time enduring a long-distance relationship, marriage will eventually become an impediment. and I was entering my sophomore year of college My grandmother calls me consistently to make when we moved in together and began planning sure I haven’t dropped out and begun dropping our wedding. babies instead. She and numerous others are According to information database Campus worried about my future. They do not want my Explorer, statistically, only 7 percent of traditional marriage to become a roadblock on the way to a undergraduate college students are married. successful career.

This statistic rises massively as the age range But why would I even want to marry if, in increases to 25 and over. Numerous young generations are waiting longer doing so, I were forced to settle down? These and longer to tie the knot. I wonder people were envisioning my marriage for if their grandparent’s and parent’s me. In their view of marriage, my husband generational divorce rate of has loomed in the background of my life while anything to do with that, especially I sent him resentful glares from across the considering that according to room.

To some extent, I can National Affairs website, the understand their unwanted divorce rate fell from this opinion of my marriage. I can historic high of 22.6 divorces only assume those people per 1,000 married women who voice their fear for me in the late 1980s to 17.5 in are the ones who have found 2007. their own marriages to be an The 7 percent of obstruction. I can also agree married undergraduate

by Caela Rist this is a major issue in most students wasn’t shocking, Assistant News Editor young marriages. Let’s face it: but the overwhelming As people, we will grow and amount of negative our paths will alter and present comments regarding my us with opportunities we never thought possible. marriage was. “Oh, wow! You’re so young to Life has no consistency and we shouldn’t expect it be getting married. Aren’t you scared of those to. divorce rates?” “I would never get married during But in order to defy those unforgiving statistics college.” “You’re too young to be tied down!” you must not only strive to achieve your goals, but “How can you find yourself when you’re taking marry the person who remembers those goals for care of someone else?” “I pray for your writing you. Marry the person who won’t allow you to settle career; once you start dropping those babies you because he wants you to achieve your ambitions can kiss your any hope for a career goodbye.” just as much as you do, maybe even a little more. In This by no means applies to all people who turn, this allows your marriage to become a driving make these comments. Some are just generally force for your future, instead of a weighted chain curious as to why I would choose to marry holding you back. so young, especially as such an independent People have warned me of the looming 50 woman. percent divorce rate in the United States. And they However, no matter my answer, I was made will continue to warn me. But at the end of the day, out to be naive, ignorant and oblivious to my own if we allow the odds to define us, how can we defy ambitions as a woman. My marriage, and career, them? were inevitably sentenced to failure because of

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other countries has taught me a kind of bravery I’m a young woman, I have a diagnosed and creativity that only survival and a need for anxiety disorder, I’m a raging introvert, I struggle directions to the nearest bathroom can teach. with social interaction and holding conversations, Traveling is about crawling under the bed I’m a student and I don’t have a steady career yet. with an 18-year-old orphan and crying with her For the reasons above, I should not travel the because there were no words to explain to her how world alone and I definitely should not enjoy it. sorry I was that I had moved into her life for the The 10-hour plus airplane rides, brutal jetlag, last three months during the mission trip, showed unfamiliar foods, different languages and the her love and become one more person to leave monstrosity that is public transportation should again. It’s about offering the busy tour guide you not appeal to me — yet they do. befriended outside of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, They do because I have come to realize that, extra pay to come with you to Cairo and personally contrary to the views of my traditionally minded show you the city so he could see his wife and family members who spend their free time children there for the first time in months because watching tragedy unfold on CNN, I am not safer work hadn’t given him vacation time in weeks. It’s in my own backyard.

The first time I traveled outside the about sitting in a room full of people with a United States, I was a 16-year-old variety of different religious backgrounds junior in high school backpacking and sharing the same hot tea. around Europe with my classmates.

There is no trust like getting in a cab I was taken aback that the beautiful with someone who speaks no English scenery in postcards was real. At the and handing him a little piece of paper time, I just wanted to eat gelato and with the address on it that is over go to museums all day. I don’t think I an hour away. There is no empathy talked to a single local. like walking through the slums of Zambia and feeling your heart Two years later, I was on break. There is no courage the World Race Gap Year, like going thousands of miles spending my year postfrom home to a brand new high school graduation place on your own. with a Christian mission

by Lauren McLemore I understand these organization and trekking Staff Writer feelings can be discovered around the world with only much closer to home, but a backpack, a tent and a only by leaving comfort nine-month poverty-line and assurance behind can budget for the countries we exploring the depths of your world alter your visited: Ecuador, India, Nepal and Zambia. perspective. It is easy to leave work when you’ve I couldn’t afford gelato, and I was afraid of the had a hard day and you know your warm bed is Arabic people next door because CNN told me waiting for you at home. It is easy to destress from to be and the orphans looked at me funny. My school when you know your mom is only a short biggest concern was how to tell my bunkmates, drive away to give you a big hug. What if all of that is who I’d only just met two years earlier, that I thousands of miles away? Who would you become needed help putting my acne prescription gel on if you were face to face with the type of person that my back because I couldn’t reach. televised news always told you was the enemy?

Over fall break this year, I went to Denmark When we listen to their stories and when we by myself and have never felt safer. unlock a piece of us that we can find only in the If I hadn’t traveled to Europe four years ago, middle of China or the beaches of Ecuador, we are completed the World Race Gap Year or if I had safer. We are not safer because the inherent safety merely stayed home during fall break, I wouldn’t risk of traveling has decreased, but because we are have understood that there were real people with more compassionate, and that is the most powerful real stories around the world who were more tool you can have in your belt in today’s world. important than gelato. The language barrier in

The recently implemented Safe@ UCA app has an overabundance of extremely useful information for the UCA community, but the app is more than just an information dump.

By offering easy access to reporting crimes like sexual assault, providing quick access to campus resources and making it safer to traverse campus, Safe@UCA will potentially increase reporting, increase student knowledge of campus resources and reduce committed crimes.

Despite the possible oversaturation of information, students would benefit immensely from downloading the app and reviewing the campus resources it has to offer.

Firstly, the app has great potential to increase sexual misconduct reporting.

Often, determining how to go about reporting sexual misconduct can be difficult to navigate, especially if one has no idea where to start. On top of that, reporting sexual assault to police can be especially difficult because of the stigma associated with calling police.

Under the app’s emergency contacts, a student can access Title IX, Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Crisis Response through just a phone call.

Title IX gets you in direct contact with a Title IX coordinator, victim assistance takes you to Faulkner County’s prosecuting attorney and sexual assault crisis response takes you to a Conway Women’s Shelter hotline.

Understandably, a student who has just been assaulted might be hesitant to immediately call someone, even if that person is from the women’s shelter; the app accommodates that as well. Under Report a Tip, a student can access the Title IX form online, as well as report other crimes like hit and runs and burglaries.

Since the app offers a variety of easily accessible options, the potential exists for reported crimes to rise, which would help generate an overall safer campus.

Aside from increased sexual assault crime reporting, the app offers easy access to other campus resources, primarily the Counseling Center. Many students don’t realize the Counseling Center provides counseling sessions paid for with student tuition. So, if students are struggling with a mental illness or are just extremely anxious due to situational circumstances, they can go directly to the Counseling Center and get free service.

The app offers the Counseling Center’s phone number for quick access to counseling in the case of an emergency — this would cut out the middleman of having to call the police and be redirected to counseling. Outside of business hours, a student can contact counseling associates in the emergency contacts if in need of immediate assistance.

Finally, the app offers a variety of options for safe travel on campus.

Under the safety toolbox, students can immediately call Bear Patrol, which is a campus RSO that provides escort services at night to safely transport students to different parts of campus.

Additionally, the app offers a service called “Friend Walk.” If two friends have downloaded the app, one friend can contact the other and ask him to watch his traversal of campus on a map. If the person disconnects, the app offers the option to immediately call 911 for help.

Friend Walk and Bear Patrol potentially reduce crime since crime often occurs at night.

Although the app contains a large amount of information, the navigation is fairly intuitive. And the more people who download the app, the better its benefits to campus are as a whole.

Students would benefit immensely from downloading the app

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New This Week Movies Oct. 26 — Hunter Killer (R), directed by Donovan Marsh, starring Ethan Baird, Jacob Scipio, Dempsey Bovell, Corey Johnson

Oct. 26 — Indivisible (PG-13), directed by David G. Evans, starring Justin Bruening, Sarah Drew, Jason George, Tia Mowry-Hardrict

Oct. 26 — Johnny English Strikes Again (PG), directed by David Kerr, starring Olga Kurylenko, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Gambon, Emma Thompson

Oct. 26 — Stuck (PG-13), directed

by Michael Berry, starring Giancarlo Esposito, Amy Madigan, Ashanti, Arden Cho

Oct. 26 — Suspiria (R), directed by Luca Guadagnino, starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela

by Sophia Ordaz Editor

Knox Hamilton’s brand of carefree indie rock is just the thing to get you and your friends out on the dancefloor.

The Little Rock three-piece outfit was born out of church jam sessions between the Copeland brothers, Boots (vocals and guitar) and Cobo (drums), with Drew Buffington later joining in on lead guitar.

With their 2017 album “The Heights” and their 2018 EP “Beach Boy,” the band proved their knack for melding pop sensibilities and indie rock in the vein of Phoenix and Foster the People. Since their breakout single “Work it Out” four years ago, Knox Hamilton has steadily been on the rise, their latest success being their summer 2018 Beach Boy tour, which was the band’s first headlining tour.

The most charming quality of Knox Hamilton’s music is how uncomplicated it is. It may not communicate earthshattering messages, but it’s concerned, rather, with transmitting a healthy dose of joy — one of the virtues of compelling pop and popinfluenced genres. Perhaps

Oct. 26 — The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn — Bloodbath

After three agonizing years, the Brooklyn R&B group Phony Ppl have finally blessed our ears with their latest masterpiece, “Mozaik” — and every song is capable of chilling you out.

Similar to their 2015 album “Yesterday’s Tomorrow,” “Mozaik’s” tracklist is sunshiney and laid-back; it’s the kind of album you would listen to while taking an afternoon walk through nature.

The composition of each song, regarding both the instruments and the vocals, never lets you get bored. “the Colours.,” one of my favorite songs from the album, is a good example of this complexity: In the beginning, the song sounds like it’s glitching until the beat and vocals come in. The chorus consists of vocalist Elbee Thrie listing colors in a dreamy voice: “With the indigo the turquoise the brown and the blues and the pinks / The grays and the black and the whites you gotta feel ‘em in your soul.” “the Colours.” could be described as a musical trip, and that’s exactly what Phony

Oct. 26 — Entanglement — Jessica Moss

Oct. 26 — A Legendary Christmas — John Legend Oct. 26 — 3 (The Purple Album) — Lukas Graham Oct. 26 — Pieces Of A Man — Mick Jenkins Oct. 26 — 9 — Saves the Day

this approach is a bit of an ethos as in my recent interview with him, Cobo opted for straightforward brevity on many topics: why Knox Hamilton creates feel-good music (“We’re fun, nice boys”), the thought process behind the summer theme of “Beach Boy” (“It just happened”) and memorable tour stops (“Phoenix was bonkers”). This unequivocal approach has certainly not done the band any wrong. The proof is in the music.

What’s the origin of the band name?

Boots and I worked at a thrift store for a little while and one day he was looking through a ‘67 Parkview High School yearbook and saw a gnarly dude in a sea of beaver cleavers. His name was

I personally knew it was special the first time I heard the completed song. Still love it.

In your early days as a band, how did you all decide to dedicate fully to music?

We were super part-time until we released “Work It Out.” After it photo courtesy of Knox Hamilton started getting noticed some Knox Hamilton. people contacted us and Did you all always enjoy music or see yourselves as told us we should really take a crack at making this our musicians?

I think we’ve all wanted to full-time jobs. That was all the encouragement we needed. be musicians since we can remember. And one day we will be.

A lot of people discover KH from the breakout single “Work It Out.” Did you all know instantly that it could be a hit or was its popularity unexpected?

It was a little unexpected, but

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Ppl wanted it to be. As the song fades out, it glitches like it did in the beginning, almost like the music is floating in and out of earshot; I recommend trying this song out while wearing earbuds, because it’s even trippier that way.

Other songs are funkier, such as “One Man Band.” It’s a catchy, happy song that is trying to romance someone into joining Phony Ppl’s fictitious one-man band. You won’t be able to stop bobbing your head or swaying to the Tracy Chapman-esque vocals and bubbly guitar.

Phony Ppl’s raps are as smooth as ever in this album. In “Before You Get A Boyfriend.,” specifically, we hear pop influences that keep the song upbeat while the rap lyrics themselves seem to flow like water. One of Phony Ppl’s greatest strengths is keeping their rhyme scheme interesting; no monotone, repetitive Drake-like lyricism here. For instance, in the second verse of “Before You Get A Boyfriend.,” Thrie raps “All this place is pain but she paid the toll / And when I’m in a rush she understands the give and go / The dominance

is prominent, the mutual is crucial, girl.” The verses flow yet don’t rely on end rhymes; there’s plenty of internal rhymes and alliteration that keeps things interesting.

It would be downright despicable to write a review of “Mozaik” without paying respects to “Cookie Crumble.”

This song is certainly one of the best on the album with its soft, relaxing-in-a-cafe sound.

The instrumentals themselves remind me of a classic romantic movie, while the lyrics have a lullaby quality that calm you to your core. As always, Phony Ppl is out to soothe your soul, and they’re succeeding at it.

While the album is cohesive both in theme and sound — dealing with emotional subjects like love, heartbreak, insecurity, fear of commitment and other matters of the heart — every song is unique.

Ranging from jazzy and funky to soft and sleepy, “Mozaik” will take you on a musical roller coaster of relaxation and summery, colorful vibes.

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

Greta Van Fleet debuts angelic, inspiring album

by Cassidy Kendall

Oct. 26 — Masters Of The Sun Vol. 1 — Black Eyed Peas

Netflix Oct. 26 — Been So Long (TV-MA), directed by Tinge Krishnan, starring Michaela Coel, Arinze Kene, George MacKay Oct. 26 — Castlevania: Season 2 (TV-MA), directed by Sam Deats, starring Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish

Oct. 26 — Terrorism Close Calls (TV-MA), directed by Marek Bures, Maria Berry, and Jan Spindler

Oct. 26 — Shirkers (TV-14), directed by Sandi Tan, starring Jasmine Kin Kia Ng

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There are some great bands coming out of Arkansas right now like Joseph Tilley, Joan

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PEACEFUL TUNES

Oct. 26 — Mihty — Ty Dolla $ign and Jeremih

How does KH fit into the landscape of contemporary music coming out of Arkansas? Any advice for young indie rock bands in Arkansas?

Phony Ppl’s ‘Mozaik’ medicine for the soul ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’

by Sarah Kapity

Oct. 26 — Hush Kids — Hush Kids

Knox Hamilton takes on what’s next

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and Brother Moses, so we’re excited about the scene here.

Just be yourselves, as cliche as that is. The industry will inevitably try to change you.

Don’t let it.

You guys just finished your Beach Boy tour, your first headlining tour. How was it?

It was better than anything we could have hoped or asked for.

Our fans have been so patient and stuck with us through some stuff, so them showing up like they did meant a great deal to us.

You all have families back home. How did you guys deal with being away from family so long?

That’s the hardest part. I’m not sure we know how to deal with it. We’re still trying to figure that out.

What are shows in your hometown of Little Rock like?

Wow, this last one was incredible. They all are, but this one blew our minds. It was a very emotional night. We love Little Rock.

What’s ahead for KH? When can fans expect new music?

We’re going to try and release as much music as fast as possible for as long as we can.

Wish us luck.

Associate Editor

Greta Van Fleet released their delightful debut album “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” Oct. 19, sharing songs of peace, love, unity, new beginnings and revolution.

Although nearly no song was completely new to the world by the time the album was released — with six of the songs having been officially released as singles and the others having been performed in past concerts — every song was a valuable contribution to this work of art that will go down in GVF’s legacy.

I’m a sucker for a grand love song, and my personal favorites from the album include “You’re the One,” in which the band takes a seemingly different direction in both sound and meaning, as well as the funky “Mountain of the Sun.” Additionally, “The New Day” is a refreshing expression of new beginnings and the necessity of love. But really, no song went wrong on “Anthem of the Peaceful Army.”

1. Sell Your Clothes Everyone knows the most important thing about fall is making sure you’re up to date with the right pattern of plaid and perfect boots, but college is expensive, right? Also, dorm space isn’t all that big to begin with, I get it. So, clean out last year’s stash and haul it over to stores that will get a much better use out of it. Both Clothes Mentor and Plato’s Closet in Conway will give you “garage sale pricing” for your clothes as long as they are in season — aka, last year’s fall wardrobe. You’ll get even more from your haul if you choose to redeem earnings in store credit rather than cash.

According to a flood of similar comments on the band’s social media platforms, “Age of Man” was a doozy with most fans, and although the album contains a song titled “Anthem,” “Age of Man” seems to be the true anthem for the entire work.

The day before the album was released GVF challenged fans to complete the “White Rose March” by hiking to a nearby park. Once fans’ mobile locations were shared on march.gretavanfleet.com — a website powered by Mapbox — access to the single “Age of Man” was unlocked.

The White Rose March was appropriate as “Age of Man” explores new beginnings (“March to the anthem of the heart / To a brand new day, a brand new start) and rejuvenation (“And as we came into the clear / To find ourselves where we are here”).

The march was a unique way to excite fans for the album.

Aside from the obvious epicness of “When the Curtain Falls’” — pardon my lackadaisicalness, it’s just that it’s three months cold — the

track is a fitting addition to GVF’s debut album because it will be a signature song for the band for years to come.

On the same note, “Lover, Leaver” deserves a level of hype similar to “When the Curtain Falls.” The sheer power of lead singer Josh Kiszka’s voice opening the rock tune singing, “Oh my holy lord / Sets my soul on fire / Flames of love and sweet perfume / She’s my hearts desire,” gets the good times rolling.

I said it before, and I’ll say it again: “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” is a work of art, meaning it needs to be studied in order to be appreciated.

Some songs may not receive initial liking from listeners, but everyone can resonate with the lyrics as they approach big-picture ideas and ask big questions. I have much appreciation for this band that has recently emerged, taking the world by storm with their genuine and meaningful ideas.

“Anthem of the Peaceful Army” is streaming on Apple Music and Spotify and is available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes.

2. Donate Your Clothes So trading your clothes for other people’s clothes can be fun, but most of what’s taking up space right now is summer threads. Not to worry. H&M stores will give you 15 percent off for bringing in any kind of clothes and textiles to recycle in their in-store bins, and Bras For A Cause takes mailed donations of swimwear and lingerie, which goes to pay for mammograms, cervical screenings and medical testing for breast cancer. This particular donation is tax deductible too.

3. Get Rid of Old Ink Cartridges At this point in the semester, you might think your printer is ready to die, but odds are it just needs a fresh ink cartridge.

Luckily, office supply stores give you options. At Staples, if you’ve spent $30 on ink or toner in the last 180 days, you can bring back those empty cartridges and get $2 in rewards per cartridge. At Office Depot, if you spend $10 within the month on anything in store, you can bring in your empty ink cartridges for $2 in rewards per cartridge. These rewards are cashed out and certificates are emailed out each quarter to be used on anything at Office Depot.

an aesthetic, thrilling mystery

by Timothy Morrison Staff Writer

Drew Goddard’s thriller “Bad Times at the El Royale” features the titular El Royale, a hotel sitting on the border of California and Nevada.

The film’s story starts in the year 1959 when a grizzly murder takes place at the hotel. Fast forward 10 years and the El Royale still looks the same, making it more relic than hostel.

When our story begins, the hotel is now abandoned, and has been for years. Four travelers are checking in: Father Daniel Flynn (Jeff Bridges), Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo), Laramie Seymour Sullivan (Jon Hamm) and Emily Summerspring (Dakota Johnson).

The group mingles while they wait for their rooms and it quickly becomes clear that they aren’t akin to one another in any way.

They come from different walks of life and have different plans for their stay.

Darlene Sweet is a black soul singer who quickly meets Father Daniel Flynn, a well-meaning elderly man.

Seymour “Laramie” Sullivan is a smooth-talking vacuum salesman currently on the road. Emily Summerspring is a pure wildcard who says only what is necessary of herself.

The film plays as a hybrid of thriller and mystery. It is broken into chapters, with each adding a different perspective to the story. Goddard previously directed “Cabin in the Woods,” a film very similar in tone.

Like he did in that movie, he constantly subverts viewer expectations, never letting us become sure what will happen next.

The acting itself is very good; Erivo and Bridges stand out especially. The performance by her is something of a coming out for the actress, as this is her biggest role to date.

Hamm also stands out, but 4. Ditch Wasteful Packaging If you’re looking for motivation to start eating healthier in order to make room for an upcoming Thanksgiving feast, let this be a start. By buying your groceries without packaging, you can reduce tons of waste. Luckily, this includes a big variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Skip the plastic wrap and just throw them in your cart.

Be sure to wash them well once you get home and there you go!

One step closer to a waste-free planet and a healthier you.

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The cinematography is beautiful. Shots move and dance to the music.

Some scenes have the look of film noir while others appear to be straight out of a Wes Anderson movie.

It is this constant variety that keeps the experience fresh, specifically by showing off the amazing sets.

Most of the movie takes place at the El Royale, which screams 1950s with its decor and ambience: the lights, walls, ceilings, jukeboxes, chairs, beds — all of it. The room keys are even in the shape of their respective state.

This hotel feels like a real place — one that I would love to visit.

The soundtrack is sick.

It’s great across the board but a couple of standouts are: “26 Miles” by The Four Preps, “I Got a Feeling” by Four Tops and “Twelve Thirty” by The Mamas and Papas.

Sound design, overall, is one of the film’s biggest strengths.

Effects have clear, crisp, visceral sounds.

Whether it’s a gunshot, a door slam or rain falling; it all sounds like it should. It is rare that just listening to a movie can be so pleasurable.

Don’t get me wrong. There are some flaws with the movie: the villain is introduced too late, the characters aren’t especially memorable and the plot loses steam near the end. But when you enjoy something enough, you can look past its flaws. I didn’t leave this movie thinking about what it did wrong, I left thinking about all the things it got right.

“Bad Times at the El Royale” has incredible flair and style, and is definitely worth watching, because it will surprise you and excite you at the same time.

“Bad Times at the El Royale” is rated R and is currently showing at Cinemarke Towne Theater.

5. Buy Gifts Locally Lastly, everyone is starting to think of buying Christmas gifts. While this can seem intimidating for a lot of students who are faced with big loans to pay back, it’s also a daunting time for small business owners.

One thing you can do this fall is to buy your Christmas presents from small businesses owned by friends and community members. Buying locally can even be cheaper for consumers.

It’s a sure-fire way to get a headstart on your Christmas shopping while also supporting your local community.

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Editor’s Take

ROAD TO THE GOVERNOR’S TROPHY

Dallas needs immediate change, or the Cowboys will fall off their horses

Date

Sport

Location

Pts.

Result

Aug. 17

Women’s Soccer

Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex

3

(tie) LR- 1.5 UCA 1.5

Sept. 6

Volleyball

Conway

3

UCA wins LR- 1.5 UCA 4.5

Sept. 9

Men’s Cross Country

Conway

2

UCA wins LR-1.5 UCA 6.5

Sept. 9

Women’s Cross Country

Conway

2

UCA wins LR- 1.5 UCA 8.5

Oct. 14

Men’s Cross Country

Little Rock

2

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 10.5

Oct. 14

Women’s Cross Country

Little Rock

2

UCA wins LR 1.5 UCA 12.5

Oct. 22-23

Men’s Golf

Little Rock

2

-

Oct. 28-30

Women’s Golf

Hot Springs Village

2

-

Nov. 28

Men’s Basketball

Conway

4

-

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

Approaching the midpoint of this NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys show no signs of forward progress or improvement from past years.

There seems to always be a revolving door of problems for this franchise that can never be resolved. While they do have some signs of positivity with star running back Ezekiel Elliott and quarterback Dak Prescott, the Cowboys continue to come up short.

With a 3-4 start so far this season, it looks like they may be headed back to the days of finishing the season with a mediocre record of 8-8, as they did from 2011-2013. This could lead to another season without a playoff appearance, leaving Dallas with only two appearances since 2010.

At this point, it’s past due for big changes within the Cowboys’ organization — but no changes like last offseason when they released the team’s best receiver, Dez Bryant, with no plans of adding a replacement.

The Cowboys need a change in leadership and accountability. It’s time for the team to finally move on from Jason Garrett. In his seven full seasons as the head coach, Garrett has led the team to a winning record only three times.

This, coupled with the team’s inability to move the ball through the air this year, should be more of a call to action for team owner Jerry Jones. Instead, he seems to be perfectly fine with allowing Garrett to lead the team down the same dark road with the same dead end.

It looks as if Jones is more concerned with just keeping Dallas in the headlines, thus filling the stadium on Sundays and bringing in the money.

While he can’t be blamed for wanting to make money, wouldn’t it be more beneficial to actually win while doing so?

With Jones’ acceptance of mediocrity and Garrett’s inability to improve the team, they both should relinquish their positions so the Cowboys can finally live up to their nickname of “America’s Team.”

Until then, players and fans will continue to be plagued with the disappointment they have become far too accustomed to.

photo by Daniel Adams

Sophomore midfielder Anika Sultan drives the ball up the field with Lions’ junior forward Amber Marinero keeping pace during the Bears’ game against Southeastern Louisiana University Oct. 21 at the Bill Stephens Complex. The Bears 3-0 win over the Lady Lions.

Women’s soccer completes another regular season title

by Daniel Adams Staff Writer

All of the UCA women’s soccer team’s (14-3-1, 9-1-0 SLC) hard work finally came to a pique over the weekend as they secured the Southland Conference regular season title with wins against the Nicholls State Colonels (3-14, 1-9 SLC) and the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions (6-6-4, 3-4-3 SLC).

On Oct. 19, the Bears got off to a hot start despite the wet conditions as sophomore midfielder Hadley Dickinson quickly scored in the first 30 seconds of the game, giving the Bears an early 1-0 lead over Nicholls State University. While the first half stayed close, the score exploded in favor of UCA in the second half.

Junior Connie AwukuDarkoh scored in the 48th minute, sophomore Anika Sultan scored in the 67th minute and junior Savanah Tidd scored in the 88th minute to give the Bears a 4-0 win over the Colonels. Awuku-Darkoh scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season, while Sultan

hit her fourth and Tidd scored her third.

On Oct. 21, the hard work came together as the Bears took on Southeastern Louisiana University. The Bears kept the ball often during the first half, and finally struck gold in the 19th minute as Awuku-Darkoh scored her 11th goal of the year by means of a penalty kick.

Senior Camille Bassett quickly followed suit, as she hit her 10th goal of the season, with an assist from Dickinson.

The game stayed close until freshman forward Morgan Hurd put the game on ice when she hit the final goal in the 88th minute to secure the 3-0 win for UCA. UCA secured the Southland Conference’s regular season title with the win, earning its second in three years. The Sugar Bears also extended their winning streak to eight, giving them a shot at having an undefeated season at home.

Coach Jeremy Bishop was extremely pleased with the results of the game, and thankful that the team had gotten the result they were all hoping for at

the start of the season.

“It’s huge … for us, that we can just enjoy this week and do what we need to do to prepare ourselves for this tournament — not worry so much about one game but the three games that are hopefully coming in Beaumont, Texas,” Bishop said.

“It’s all just a credit to these girls.

They work so hard. It’s all about them and the work that they put in.”

Coach Derek Nichols echoed Bishop’s sentiments and was extremely pleased with what the regular season title win meant for the team.

“It feels great,” Nichols said.

“It’s been real exciting to see where this program’s come from ... just a testament to the girls, they deserve it. We’re not done yet. This is just one step in our goals.”

The team finishes off the regular season next week against the Northwestern State University Demons Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Stephens Complex.

After that, they will have to wait and see what the Southland Conference tournament schedule has in store for them.

ROLLING BEARS

Upcoming Games Volleyball

6 p.m. Oct. 25 at Lamar University photo by Marcus McClain

7 p.m. Oct. 26 vs.

Northwestern State University

Sophomore defensive back Robert Rochell and the UCA defense lineup get ready for a play from the NSU Demons Oct. 20 at Estes Stadium. UCA held NSU to only 32 yards rushing on the night.

Football nullifies Northwestern

by Marcus McClain

Men’s Soccer

Assistant Sports Editor

7 p.m. Oct. 27 vs.

Loyola University Chicago

The UCA football team’s (52, 4-1 SLC) 38-17 victory over Northwestern State University (2-5, 1-4) moved them into a tie for first place in the Southland Conference.

The offense was in rhythm much of the night for the Bears, reaching 500 yards of total offense. Redshirt freshman quarterback Luke Hales gave another high-level performance, connecting on five touchdown passes for the second time in three career starts.

Senior wide receiver Jakari Dillard caught two of the touchdown passes from Hales while senior wide receiver Lester Wells, freshman wide receiver Lujuan Winningham and junior running back Carlos Blackman

Football

7 p.m. Oct. 27 at McNeese State University

received the remaining three touchdown catches.

Blackman, who led the team in rushing with 84 yards on 14 carries, is now just 103 yards away from 2,000 career rushing yards. He recently moved into second place on the UCA Division-I career list for rushing yards and touchdowns.

“It feels great, and I give all the thanks to God,” Blackman said. “My goal is be at the top of these lists and leave a legacy.”

UCA got off to a quick start, scoring the game’s first touchdown just two minutes into the game. The Bears capitalized on their opportunity to extend the lead to close the quarter with a 53-yard pass to Wells, giving the Bears a 14-0 lead entering the second quarter.

They kept their foot on the gas, scoring another touchdown

CONSIDERING CONFERENCE

photo by Cody Macomber

Senior Haley Tippett hits the ball past the front line of New Orleans Oct. 20 en rout to a 3-0 sweep of UCA over UNO. Tippett had 15 kills in the match.

Volleyball loses at home, redeemed with two wins

by Cody Macomber Sports Editor

photo courtesy of txcityservices.com

Women’s Soccer

table by Cody Macomber

The next challenge between these two teams takes place this week, as the men and women will each face UALR head-to-head at local golf courses in Arkansas.

just two minutes into the second quarter with a 15-yard connection from Hales to Winningham. Halfway through the frame, Northwestern was able to get on the board with a field goal from freshman kicker Austyn Fendrick.

The Bears grabbed momentum back with Dillard’s second receiving touchdown of the night, giving UCA the 28-3 lead.

After another defensive stop, UCA’s red-hot offense took the field again.

However, a turnover would stop the Bears in their tracks.

A fumble from Hales at the UCA seven-yard line assisted NSU in getting their first touchdown of the night.

NSU found the endzone on the next play on a run by sophomore quarterback Kaleb Fletcher, making the score 28-10

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The UCA volleyball team (18-5, 8-2 SLC) won two out of three games in a homestand series with high conference-standing implications Oct. 16, 18 and 20.

UCA lost to Stephen F. Austin University (23-2, 10-0 SLC), who sits at the top of the conference, three sets to one, Oct. 16. UCA then swept its next two conference opponents, Nicholls State University and New Orleans University.

If UCA had won its game against SFA, it could have jumped to second place in the standings. With the loss and the next two wins, the Sugar Bears solely sit in fourth place at 8-2 in conference.

The Sugar Bears took full advantage of its home crowd against New Orleans, and had extra motivation in the Dig Pink game in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Freshman Lexi Miller’s grandma, who’s fought cancer herself, sat with the team on the bench during the event.

“She has been battling breast cancer for about a year now,” Miller said. “She’s finishing up treatment now. It’s exciting to be able to have her on the bench with us.”

The Sugar Bears took advantage of early errors by the Privateers to take an early 6-1 lead in the first set.

Seniors Savanah Allen, Haley Tippett, Samantha Anderson and Kellen Dunn handled an explosive offense for UCA in the first set, hitting .400 in the first set. Dunn and Anderson scored the last 5 points for the Sugar Bears in the set, winning 25-12.

The Privateers matched more evenly with UCA in the second and third sets.

UNO had a late 20-18 lead in the second set, but two kills and a block from Anderson put UCA back ahead 21-20. The Privateers continued to fight,

but Tippett hit two kills to give UCA the second set 25-23.

The Sugar Bears scored the first 5 points of the final set, due mainly to four errors from UNO. The Privateers came back gradually throughout the set with 2-point and 3-point streaks, but UCA kept its lead throughout the set, finishing with a kill from Anderson to win the final set 25-23.

“It’s great to get a win before another week on the road,” Anderson said. “We’ll be headed out next week, so knowing that we are leaving with another win under our belts continues to give us confidence and continues to prepare us for the conference tournament.”

The Sugar Bears won their redemptive game in a sweeping fashion Oct. 18 against Nicholls State University, winning 25-14, 25-19 and 25-20.

The game against Stephen F. Austin State University is the game that crippled UCA’s conference record. The conference opponents were tied 21-21 late in the first set, but three errors hurt UCA, and SFA took the set 25-23.

SFA rode the momentum to an early 6-2 lead in the next set.

UCA went on a 7-2 run to take an 11-9 lead, only for SFA to have a 7-2 run of its own.

SFA kept its lead, despite UCA coming within 1 point during the set, and ultimately won 25-19.

The Ladyjacks took an early 3-0 lead in the third set, but UCA fought back to tie the score 8-8.

The Sugar Bears went on a 7-1 run, including an ace and kill from Tippett. SFA came within 3 points, but UCA held the lead and won with another kill from Tippett.

For every run UCA had in the last set, SFA reciprocated.

The Ladyjacks won 25-23, giving UCA its first home loss of the season.

The Sugar Bears sit in fourth place in the conference. They play their next game against Lamar University Oct. 25.

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SPORT

UCA STATS CORNER OPPONENT

Northwestern State

Football

University

RESULT

RECORD

38-17 (W)

(5-2, 4-1)

Volleyball

New Orleans University

3-0 (W)

(18-5, 8-2)

Men’s Soccer

Valparaiso University

2-2 (T)

(5-5-3, 2-1-1)

3-0 (W)

(14-3-1, 9-1)

Women’s Soccer photo courtesy of UCASports

Southeastern Lousiana University

The UCA football team has yet to lose a game with quarterback Luke Hales under center. Hales has passed for 11 touchdowns with only 2 interceptions in his first three career starts for the Bears.

Quarterback represents mentality of squad, aims for aggressiveness in each play, throw

by Cassidy Kendall Associate Editor

Sophomore Luke Hales went from redshirt freshman, third string quarterback to starting quarterback for the Bears during the game against Houston Baptist University Oct. 6, due to sophomore starting quarterback Breylin Smith and junior second-string quarterback Kirk Baugh suffering injuries.

Coach Nathan Brown said Hales is a “very football-smart kid with great leadership skills.”

“It doesn’t matter who our quarterback is — we have the same expectations of success,” Brown said. “When you start the year off as third-team quarterback, you never think your number will be called.

This is a great example to all our players on being ready when your chance comes. Luke has made the most of it and I look forward to watching him continue to grow from week to week.”

Hales said the most important thing about being quarterback is the team building and the trust developed among the players.

“Doing it for the guy next to you is a really big theme for our football team,” Hales said.

“We’ve got a good group. We

have a really good defense, we’ve got a lot of playmakers of offense. We have a good, young coaching staff that wants to win, so I think the sky is the limit, we’ve just got to put it all together at the right time.”

After taking a break from the game for nearly two years, Hales said he was excited to play again.

“I had surgery on my shoulders last year, both my labrums were torn in high school ... I had to do a lot of physical therapy and rehab to get my strength back. It took a long time, but it is 100 percent now.”

Hales’ football role model is former Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre, who many argue is one of the best to every play the game.

“Favre is my favorite because he loved the game. He would take risks that other guys were scared to do. He holds the record for starting the most consecutive games in a row.

He was the toughest player on the field. I try and model after his gunslinging mentality — you have to take risks and be aggressive to be successful.”

In his free time, Hales enjoys hunting, fishing, watching football and playing golf with fellow quarterback Smith.

Hales is from Greenwood, Arkansas, a border city in Northwest Arkansas, where he grew up as the son of pastor Todd Hales and Mrs. Laurie Hales, along with his two siblings, Zack and Hayley.

“Greenwood is all about football,” he said. “I’ve played [football] since the third grade … that’s kind of just what everybody does in Greenwood.”

While attending Greenwood High School, Hales played the position of quarterback until his labrum injuries took him away from the position, placing him as receiver for the rest of his high school career.

He said he chose to attend UCA after high school because it was a school that offered him the chance to play football that was also close enough to home for his comfort — and he has been pleased with his experience thus far.

He is majoring in physical and teaching education with plans to one day be a high school football coach.

After college, Hales said he would gladly play for the NFL if the opportunity arises, but whether it’s coaching or playing, there is no doubt football will be in his future.

H I S TO RY ’ S H E RO E S

UCA football greats recognized

by Marcus McClain Assistant Sports Editor

UCA’s Letterman Tailgate had an extra sense of importance Oct. 20 as seven new members were added to the UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

A variety of athlete alumni were in attendance to witness the 18th class inducted into the Hall of Fame. This class’s inductees included Laura Abbott, Cory Cangelosi, Ken Collums, Sam Counce, J.W. Fullerton, Bobby Joe McDaniels and John Outlaw.

Collums, who is the current offensive coordinator, led the Bears to the 1991 NAIA football national championship as a freshman quarterback. He is also a two-time recipient of the L.B. Jackman Award, which is given to the most outstanding player or players at the UCA Homecoming football game.

McDaniels was an All-American linebacker and

track-and-field runner for the Bears, and was a four-year letterwinner in each sport.

Montee Coleman was the first UCA player drafted into the NFL, and became a three-time Super Bowl champion. His teammates of the 1976 championship football team were also in attendance for the letterman tailgate.

“Winning that championship against Texas A&I was my best memory playing here,” Sam Brown said.

“They were a team that always played for the championship, so beating them was big time.”

Brown was a linebacker on that team, and emphasized the strength of the team’s defense.

“Most nights, we’d score more than the offense,” Brown said, teasing his teammates. “If they just scored 10 points, we would handle the rest.”

Harold Lewis, who was a part of the 1977 football team, also attended the tailgate.

“It’s a whole lot of UCA celebrities here today,” Lewis said. “These are some of the guys who laid the foundation for UCA football.”

Lewis and Brown also spoke about the difference between game days from when they were playing to game days now.

“It was nothing like this when we played, especially for homecoming,” Lewis said. “It’s a lot more stuff going on now with pre-game and all that.”

Brown backed those statements, giving a little insight to their gameday schedule.

“Oh, yeah, we couldn’t do anything before the game.

Coach always had us tied up,” Brown said. “And even if we wanted to do something after the game, coach would pretty much keep us boxed up.”

Alumni like these were united again for the Hall of Fame inductees, to keep their historic presence here at UCA alive.

B AY O U B O G E Y S

Men’s golf struggles in Louisiana

by Lauren McCabe Staff Writer

UCA’s men’s golf team went down into the bayou this past week, placing eighth overall in the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, which took place Oct. 15-16 in Ruston, Louisiana.

Competing alongside 14 other colleges, including Oklahoma City University and Southeastern Louisiana University, the UCA men tied for eighth place overall after the final match was rained out Oct. 16.

Round one began Oct. 15, with UCA having an average of four strokes over par within the first nine holes, as well as

another average of four strokes over in the next nine holes.

Sophomore Miles Smith tied for 16th place overall after shooting a first round of 71, and a second round of 73, allowing him to receive an even-par of 144 and tying with two players from Cincinnati, Ohio, and one from Georgia.

Freshman Josh Turnock, finished both rounds Oct. 15 with a 74-74_148 and tied for 36th place, while UCA senior Lewis George shot a 74-77_151 and tied for 51st place among the individuals competing from each team.

The overall tournament winner in the weather circumstances faced was

the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), with a final score of 556, with Georgia coming in second with 558, and Central Arkansas with 590 in eighth.

Holes classified by par 3 were led in score by UAB with an average of 3.00, but holes par 4 and 5 were won over by Georgia with an average of 4.09 and 4.45.

The UCA Bears scored an average of 3.38 for par 3, and 4.28 for par 4. Par 5 was the highest ranking the men’s team received by being in seventh place with an average of 4.78.

UCA’s will compete next in the Little Rock Intercollegiate at Chenal Country Club Oct. 22-23.

Football: going into halftime.

Blackman’s in the third quarter, followed by a field goal from senior kicker Matt Cummins in the fourth, took away the Demons’ hopes of a comeback against the Bears.

However, the Demons continued to give effort, conecting on a 53-yard touchdown in the game’s final minute.

Still, the UCA defense had its way for most of the night, especially against NSU’s rushing attack. The Bears held the Demons to only 32 rushing yards, and limited NSU’s junior

UCA downs the Demons at home. running back Jared West, the No. 4 rusher in the Southland Conference, to only 52 yards.

This was the Bears’ second consecutive week dominating the opponent’s rushing attack, as they allowed -20 rushing yards last week from Stephen F. Austin. This moves the UCA opponents’ rushing average to just 99.1 per game.

The defense also showed its toughness by allowing NSU to convert just two of 14 thirddown tries and coming up with three sacks for a loss of 23 yards total.

The Bears showed the same

strength on the offensive side of the ball, reaching 500 yards of total offense.

They also converted on eight of their 14 third- down tries, wearing down the Demons’ defense throughout the game.

UCA is currently part of a three-way tie with the University of Incarnate Word and McNeese State University for first place.

The Bears will look to solely claim the conference’s top spot Oct. 27 as they travel to Lake Charles, Louisiana to play McNeese State.

EXTRA EFFORT

UCA soccer overcomes two-goal deficit, ties after double overtime

by Taylor Sone Campus Life Editor

The men’s soccer team (5-5-3, 2-1-1 MVC) fought hard against bad weather and a two-goal deficit to tie the University of Valparaiso Crusaders during a game Oct. 20. They look forward to a contest against the conference No.1 Loyola Ramblers (8-4-2, 3-0-2 MVC) this Saturday.

Bad weather and poor turf played a part in the Bears’ inability to get their offense working in the first half, and at its close, they had only one shot on goal from sophomore forward Kasper Andersen.

Both teams’ offenses came alive after the scoreless first half for a combined 16 shots. The Crusaders managed to score twice — one goal from junior forward Michael Marchionna and another from junior midfielder Adan Garcia — before the Bears got on the board in the 72nd minute with a goal from sophomore midfielder Søren Jensen. The Bears scored the tying second goal in the 78th minute from freshman forward Moiad Ankir.

After Ankir’s tying goal,

the Crusaders tried their best to regain the lead, but after launching six shots in the last 12 minutes of the game, they couldn’t convert, thanks to UCA junior goalkeeper Marc Olsen’s efforts. The game went into extra time. The final attempt by the Crusaders was a shot in the 107th minute, which Olsen blocked, ending the game in a tie.

Jensen said although the Bears struggled with field conditions and early mistakes, they adjusted and came alive in the second half.

“We had some difficulties playing our style of play with the bad weather conditions and a terrible turf,” Jensen said.

“We made some bad decisions, but after we eliminated them, our offense started to become more dangerous. We didn’t get the result we wanted, but we showed great character and fought our way back into the game.”

Coach Ross Duncan said his team will take away the necessity of being mentally sharp from the game.

“The takeaways from this one are mostly mental,” Duncan said. “The field conditions

and weather made this a really difficult challenge, so the tactics and performance were really secondary to the mental strength we needed. The boys responded really well after going down 2-0 and that will be big for us going forward.”

Duncan said this mental strength is their tactic for facing the Loyola Ramblers Oct. 27.

“Going into the Loyola game, the big challenge for us is really to start on the front foot and make them adjust to the way we are playing,” Duncan said.

Jensen said mental toughness is also what he thinks the team has to focus on as they prepare for Loyola.

“We need to carry the hard work and fighting mentally with us against Loyola. It is going to be a tough game, and we have to be ready mentally from the first whistle,” Jensen said.

The Bears will host the Loyola Ramblers at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex, aiming for their fifith win on their home turf. They finish conference play the following week against the Missouri State Bears in Springfield, Missouri.

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