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Teach-in addresses students’ concerns over Ukraine conflict

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War III, said, “[The] likelihood is very well, but there is a scenario where it could spread to a global war, but I would say one percent,” Mullenbach said. “I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.”

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Ukraine, how it affects

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Russian siege has killed 10k civilians

The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday, April 11, more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city.

Mayor Vadym Boychenko said Russian forces brought mobile cremation equipment to Mariupol to dispose of the bodies, and he accused Russian forces of refusing to allow humanitarian convoys into the city to attempt to conceal the carnage.

Russian forces have taken many bodies to a huge shopping center where there are storage facilities and refrigerators, Boychenko said.

the future looks like from here were all discussed at a Ukraine TeachIn, where professors answered students’ pressing questions concerning the ongoing attacks.

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Mullenbach and Don Jones each offered their responses based on works in economics at UCA and offered his perspective regarding the money involved Students voiced concern

would impact student if at all.

PG&E to pay for funding, “Anytime we massive wildfires increase our military spending, which is probably going to agreed to pay more than $55 happen because of this

Northern California power lines belonging to the nation’s largest utility provider, prosecutors announced

was meant to showcase UCA’s faculty while also providing context about this for students.

“We’re always thinking about how we can showcase the amazing experts that we have on campus,”

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money for everything “But I think that effect is going to be so minor you’re not even going

really just focus on what we’re here for, and that is to learn.”

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(Left to right) Professors Don Jones, Joe McGarrity, Mark Mullenbach answer student questions about the war in Ukraine. SGA hosted a teach-in with the aim of easing student’s worries.

to notice it. I wouldn’t worry about your funding. I don’t think it’s going to change because Students also asked about the effect on career choices beyond university funding.

“I would say don’t think about it for a said. “Things are going to change more than you or I or anyone can predict during that time, and what often happens during a war

does not admit wrongdoing in the two settlements reached with prosecutors.

The deals expedite damage payments to the hundreds of people whose homes were

or natural disaster [is] the economies tend to recover pretty quickly.

So it’s not going to have a lasting impact.”

Mullenbach and Jones both have a familiarity with the relationships between Russia, with Mullenbach teaching a course on the governments and Russia.

Mullenbach specializes in political science while Jones has a background in history.

Jones offered a quote to students from another historian: “With the Ukraine, Russia is a USA,” Jones said. “Without, she is a Canada; mostly snow.”

The split between Russia and Ukraine occurred after the fall of the USSR, in December of 1991.

“It’s got a long, long, glorious history, Ukraine does,” Jones said.

Mullenbach spoke on Russia’s suspected

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Ukrainian Hendrix professor reflects on European conflict

before being killed in a said. Darius Kirkwood, 20, ignored commands to exit his vehicle following the chase Sunday night, Arkansas approached his vehicle, there with Kirkwood dying at the scene and Cross County Sheriff David West being injured, state police said.

Ukrainian poet Julia Dasbach connects her holocaustic past with the present in hopes to educate and impact the lives of others for the better.

Dasbach was six years old when she fled Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine to the U.S. as a Jewish refugee to escape the former Soviet Union’s antisemitism in 1993.

Leaving everything but a Barbie doll behind, she and her family settled into the D.C. metro area of Rockville, Maryland.

“To say I am devastated and horrified doesn’t put into words what I am feeling [about the RussiaUkraine war] as someone who came as a refugee, as

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inside of my body,” Dasbach said.

“Seeing Russia using repetition and bare witnessing genocide happening again on the same soil, the world is not doing enough, just like it didn’t during WWII before it was too late,” Dasbach said.

At 16, Dasbach watched her 80-year-old great-grandmother suffer and relive the tragedies of WWII. She said her grandmother would have and reenact visions of a Nazi coming back to life to get her as well as many others that her grandmother would not talk about.

The murder of her great grandfather during that time was also a part of the

unspoken.

It was through the reenactments that Dasbach was able to secondhandedly experience the trauma and devastation her people went through and make it her mission to fully understand what took place during that time.

“After my grandmother died, [poetry] was my way of continuing to connect with her and reconnect with my family’s past that I never knew. I wrote about it creatively and studied it, traveled to Poland and did research,” Dasbach said. “I went to Poland when I was pregnant with my son. That was what really brought my past and present together,

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said. “... I think the goal or objective was to topple the [Ukrainian] government.”

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“I thought this would be a really good way to … quiet that unease for students and get the intellectual conversation going.”

Students donate 400 books

course and will no longer join the company’s board of directors, less than a week after being awarded a seat. Now that Musk has backed out of the deal, he’s free to build a bigger stake in Twitter, perhaps to try to take over the company or to push for a new slate of directors to change its old and discusses motherhood through her poetry and blogging. direction. “If you want to take over a company, you’re usually in a better position to not be on its board,” said Harry Kraemer, clinical professor at Northwestern a descendant, as someone University’s Kellogg School BY AMBER AUSTEN Staff Writer who carries the history of Management.

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A community outreach project conducted by a group of students resulted in the donation of 446 books for K-12 students at Academics Plus Charter Schools in Maumelle.

The Literary Citizenship and Professional Issues class with Sandy Longhorn had the task of creating a community project as a way of encouraging students to contribute and interact with other literary communities using their talents and interests. Students Allie Abide, Cat Bumpers, Hannah Crawford and Piper Mullaney teamed up on this project and settled on the idea of a book drive.

“The goal of the community project assignment was for students to identify real-world problems in the literary community and to address them with an ethical solution,” Longhorn said.

The group set out boxes across campus during the last week in March through April second in the Student Center, Short-Denney Hall, Win Thompson Hall and Torreyson Library. The goal was to collect new and gently used books in order to donate them to a group that was in need of books for all ages.

“One big issue in education is having adequate resources for students. Some schools do not have the proper funding for such resources.

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crucial point of life and the addressing of an important literary citizenship issue, we decided to host a book drive,” Abide said.

The group hoped to collect at least 100 books; however, they ended up passing their goal by more than four times what they had anticipated. The donation resulted in over 400 books in a variety of reading levels from kindergarten to 12th grade.

“We chose to donate to the underserved students at Academics Plus Charter in Maumelle since it is such a small school, and they usually do not receive much help in the way of things like age-appropriate books,” James said.

Academic Plus Charter Schools consist of three Maumelle schools: Maumelle school, Maumelle Charter High School, grades 6-12, and Scott Charter School, grades K-9. The three schools had a total of 1,550 students in 2019.

The Literary Citizenship and Professional Issues course focuses on how students pursuing a literary career can connect and engage with campus, local, regional, and national literary communities. The course is an upper-level Responsible Living core requirement for Creative Writing majors and minors.

“We spent the first month of the semester learning about the literary community and discussing many of the problematic issues that exist within it.

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Sociologist talks pros of nomadic lifestyle

BY FELICITY AUXIER

The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Kathryn Thornberry

Playing with BB Alcohol violation gun leads to injury in Baridon Hall

On Sunday, April 11, Sgt. Keith Robinson was dispatched to Conway Regional Medical Center because UCA student the lip by a BB gun. Henry Bounds told Robinson were playing around with the BB gun when it went the statement. Neither to fill out a statement

showed Robinson his injury. The BB had traveled through his right upper lip and broke his right upper K-9 tooth.

The two were advised that BB guns were not allowed on campus or in any UCA housing.

On Monday, April 4, Officer Durwin Lasker was dispatched to Baridon Hall after called the UCA Police Department for an alcohol violation. the room where he discovered the alcohol.

The side of the room where the alcohol was found belonged to UCA student Lajada Cooks, according to Cooks’ roommate Kiana Wright. Lasker retrieved the bottles, took photographs and poured the alcohol down the drain. Lasker then took the two bottles and placed them in the will contact Cooks about the alcohol violation on their group chat.

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dispatched to Western Place apartments because UCA student Robert Parker’s truck had damage. Parker said he was traveling south on Western St. when a Polaris Ranger side by side, an ATV, crossed the street directly in front of him, causing him to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting the side by side. The side by side was occupied by two unknown white males.

As Parker drove past them, the side by side accelerated quickly, throwing rocks at Parker’s truck causing several small dents and paint chips.

Parker was provided a report number for insurance.

Internationally recognized sociologist Jeff Ferrell discussed his work as a dumpster diver, homeless person and graffiti artist, sharing his expertise and knowledge of social construction in his work.

“Jeff was a very outgoing speaker with a lot of interesting stories to tell, as well as being charismatic, so his whole presentation was very engaging,” Vice President of Alpha Kappa Delta Ally Shook said.

Ferrell spoke on his journey as a sociologist and his path of immersing his life in his work, living the life he was studying and researching.

“The more you dumpster dive, the more you save and learn to work together as a community,”

Ferrell said.

Ferrell was able to educate students and faculty attending the event.

“I learned a lot about drifting and the community that it sustains. Drifting and modern-day nomads is not something people talk about much, so it was awesome to have a sociologist who has had such an intimate experience with the culture,” Shook said.

Drifters, individuals who live a nomadic lifestyle, are a construct Ferrell studied for a long period. While taking field notes and engaging in this lifestyle, he learned many things. According to Ferrell, to be a drifter is to be dislocated from society, which is something individuals could benefit from.

“We may learn to be better people after being adrift. We can learn how to

turn this dislocation into a social movement,” Ferrell said.

Ferrell’s conversationbased presentation not only informed the audience but inspired their lives.

“As a sociologist myself, I was really inspired

by Jeff to let my research change me. He emphasized that not all research needs to be so objective and that there is subjective value and meaning in the things we discover. His personal stories of dumpster diving were a testament to that,” Shook said.

Jeff was brought to the university by the International Honor Society of Sociology Alpha Kappa Delta Chapter and the UCA Sociology Club.

UCA Sociology Club’s next event will be Love Fest on Thursday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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seeing how my ancestry past was being passed on to the next generation. That’s where they come together; the two are interwoven.”

Her transition into her more popular poetry book, “The Many Names for Mothers,” which was published in 2019.

The collection is an “exploration of intergenerational motherhood” where “its poems reach toward the future even on the past hovering around history, trauma, and absence.”

The stories give insight into Dasbach’s concerns over how the weight of her Jewish-refugee immigrant

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As a new mom, Dasbach sometimes found it hard to experiences. As a result, she created a blog extending the works of her book.

“As a new mom, sometimes all I could do was squeeze in a short Facebook post with one sentence regarding the topic and then turn right around and tend to more mom duties. The blog is what kept me connected to writing when I did not have time to write,” Dasbach said.

Now, further along in motherhood, Dasbach gets to practice her passion daily as a Murphy Visiting Fellow in Literature and Language poetry and literary theory professor at Hendrix College with students who are just as

passionate.

Some days of writing are harder than others, however, as she watches the RussiaUkraine war unravel before her.

“There are some instances where I may have to turn the page and revisit at a later time. Right now, I am struggling with images coming from things happening in Ukraine. I know that eventually, I will talk about what’s happening in the present, just not yet,” Dasbach said. “... as writers, this is what we do. It is our subjects and write through them.”

Dasbach’s website includes links to her work and can be found at juliakolchinskydasbach. com.

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Then, students were able to self-select into small groups based on their interest in any number of these issues. These groups then created activities that worked toward solutions, such as the book drive being an

action that acknowledges Arkansas’s low literacy rates and takes a small step toward helping raise those rates by putting books in the hands of early readers,” Longhorn said.

The students plan to

take all of the donations to Maumelle on Monday, April 11, to give them to Academic Plus Charter Schools. The success of the project has the students considering putting on another book drive in the fall semester.

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The Conway Public Poetry Project is asking for poetry submissions from Conway residents ages five and up.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Blackbird Arts Collective partnered with the Conway Public Art Committee and the Creative Institute of Central Arkansas for the poetry project.

The founder and board member of the Blackbird Arts Collective, Jennie Strange, began thinking of the project a year ago after witnessing poetry in large cities that she traveled through. It left a lasting impression on her.

“I believe that poetry has the power to create positive change, whether by simply causing someone to smile or by inviting readers to see the world differently. I also believe that giving people a voice in their community is important,” Strange said.

As part of the Conway Public Art Committee, she brainstormed ways to involve more art forms in the city’s public art installations.

“I brought it to my

fellow board members at the Blackbird Arts Collective, and we decided to give it a try. The Conway Public Art Committee then agreed to allocate $5,000 towards the project,” Strange said.

The Conway Public Poetry Project is partly inspired by other projects like Poetry in Motion.

Poetry in Motion was launched through MTA New York City Transit and the Poetry Society of America in 1992. With it, poetry is displayed in transit systems of cities all over the country, so that it may be viewed by thousands of people each day. It mainly focused on the work of famous poets.

Conway’s Poetry Project aims to focus on the original works of locals.

“The Conway Public Poetry Project is an effort to tie public art, poetry and citizens together in an impactful way,” Strange said.

So far, there have been at least 10 submissions, and the sponsors hope for many more. Submissions can be uploaded on https:// blackbirdartscollective. org/poetry from April 1-30.

All submissions must be made by Conway

is allowed to submit a maximum of three poems with a 50-word maximum each. Submissions will be broken up into categories The content must be suitable for all ages to be considered. Collaborative submissions are welcomed as long as all authors are credited and agree to all of the submission guidelines listed.

After the submission period is over, a committee made up of representatives from Blackbird Arts Collective, the Conway Public Art Committee, the Conway City Planning department, the Hendrix the Creative Institute of Central Arkansas will review the poetry and decide which ones to feature in installations around the city. Some of the installations will be temporary, while others will remain semipermanent or permanent.

This is the first year for the Conway Public Poetry Project, and depending on the results, it may become an annual project each April.

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A bike turned over outside of McAlister Hall. Strong storms moved through Arkansas on Monday, April 11.

Widespread power outages occurred across campus and the city of Conway.

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Around Campus: Word Art

From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, the Student Activities Board will host an event where students can create their own letter art outside the Student Center.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes From 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, the Interfraternity Council will host the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at the Student Amphitheater.

Fraternity members will walk a mile around campus in high heels to stand against sexual assault and violence.

Spring Queen From 5:45-10:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity will host a Spring Queen pageant in the Reynolds Performance Hall to benefit the Special Olympics of Arkansas.

Viola Studio Recital From 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15, the Music Department will host a Viola Studio Recital in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

Easter at the Expo From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, Delta Zeta sorority will host a flag football tournament at the Jeff Farris Softball Fields Complex to raise money for the Starkey Hearing Foundation.

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Baum art exhibition honors students’ work

BY EDMUND BURKE

Staff Writer

UCA’s Baum Gallery hosted the opening reception for the BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition on Thursday, April 7, which features an array of media by graduating seniors from the department of art.

The Baum Gallery hosts two BA/BFA exhibitions a year, one in the spring and one in the fall.

The BFA practicum submission guidelines state, “Students must present work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding, and technical facility at a professional entry-level in their chosen field.”

“BFA students have to write a practicum proposal that the faculty review. The proposal consists of a statement of the problem and its significance. The proposal also requires a list of related work, a proposed budget, and a schedule,” Allison Suits, BFA major and senior said.

“This exhibition is the culmination of the last four-and-a-half, five years for BFA students and four years for BA students, to put together all their work,” Bryan Massey, department chair and art professor said.

Faculty voted on exhibition honors and best of show.

Students who received exhibition honors

are Mary Rice, Allison Suits, Shelby Staton, Mackenzie Drozd, Josh Reynolds, Jillian Bateman and Hannah Bender.

Mary Rice was voted best of the show and awarded exhibition excellence.

“I am very excited, I did not think I was going to win, there are so many awesome artists here and so much great work. I was very surprised when Dr. Massey said my name,” Rice said.

Rice’s work reflects her artist statement as “an advocate for bodies to be normalized, especially women’s bodies.”

An excerpt from Rice’s artist statement reads, “Normalize” exposes the outdated idea that bodies are supposed to fit into society’s standards. As these pieces demand attention, they also demand acceptance. “Normalize” is not about being liked or disliked, it is about simply being and letting others be.”

The work featured in the BA/BFA exhibition is placed throughout the gallery.

“A lot of people brought a lot of really good work. This room is kind of the room of curiosity, we have such different work that is whimsical and fun,” Mackenzie Drozd said.

A section of Suits work “incorporates chiaroscuro, personal handwriting, a subtle color palette, and depictions of cherished ordinary furniture. The elements combined create a sense of comfort and familiarity,” according to Suits

artist statement.

Through silkscreen printing, Shelby Staton’s artist statement said she “focuses on the spiritual feeling that I derive from places of religion, such as cathedrals and churches and mundane environments. I seek settings that are typically forgotten or possibly overlooked, with the hope to remind people of their beauty.”

“I’m honored to receive exhibition honors.

It does feel nice after all this hard work,” Bender said.

Reynolds said, “I feel like exhibition honors is a great achievement. I know a lot of these artists put in a lot of hard work, and there’s a lot of good work here, so to be considered one of the top — it’s definitely an honor.”

Reynolds sculptures “Unscathed I: Baghdad, 2022, Unscathed II: Fallujah, 2022, Unscathed III: Ramadi, 2022” were inspired by his three tours in Iraq.

Bateman’s “Rooted Magazine” was created from a desire to share with others who Jesus is through contemporary, graphic design. Editorial design has always interested me, so a magazine becomes fitting for this project. This allows the viewer to tangibly engage with the printed medium and take in its content at their own pace, reads Bateman’s artist statement.

The exhibition will be on display until April 28.

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Green Grub Fest supports local farmers, vendors

BY KATHRYN THORNBERRY Staff Writer

On Thursday, April 7, from 3-11 local farmers, vendors and food trucks gathered outside in the parking lot of the Christian Cafeteria to promote and sell their products and food.

The event was held in partnership with SGA and Aramark.

Jim Nabors, general manager of Aramark at UCA Dining, said the students and vendors participating loved the event and he hopes to continue it as a tradition.

“This is the first time we’ve done this,” Nabors said, “and what a success. I’m so glad. I hope we just keep doing it.”

Among the local food trucks, Plant Kings stood out for its vegan-only meals. Denzel Harris explained that college students are

usually drawn to the food truck because it is plant-based.

“It’s easier to get the word out that we have a vegan food truck when we go to colleges because college kids talk a lot,” Harris said.

Natalie Oswald from Mackey’s Catfish also said attending events like Green Grub will help promote their local food truck.

“Every single person that came today was a new customer,” Oswald said.

Aaliyah Bonner from Julie’s Sweet Shoppe said the event was such a success for the bakery, and they sold so many sweets someone had to bring them more.

Aside from the sweets and food sold, there were also crafts such as Coletti Lewis’ handmade jewelry.

Lewis has been in business since 1987. Her jewelry includes bracelets, rings, earrings and even

keychains crocheted or decorated in beads.

“People are impressed,” Lewis said, “They’ve never seen this stuff before.”

Starting April 23, Lewis will be at the farmers market on Amity until October.

Kassity Pace, junior, is one of many UCA students that attended the Green Grub event. She said after COVID, it’s important that people come together to learn what the campus has to offer.

Junior Jude Ballbridge said that supporting local businesses is what he finds inspiring about the day.

“You see all the big names like Taco Bell, but there are so many different places in Conway to eat and so many different stores that you can go and support local people that live here,” Ballbridge said.

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representative Audra Watts agreed that these events are all about bringing awareness to local vendors.

“I think a lot of college students would support more local businesses if they just knew they existed,” Watts said.

Tierra Williams from Gem House Fitness held a booth selling natural soaps and gems, with the intention of educating women on the importance of appreciating their bodies and the many changes it goes through over the years.

“Your skin is the most important organ of your body,” said Williams.

“It’s not all about what you put in, it’s what you put on.”

Despite the wind, the Green Grub event helped local vendors sell more products than anticipated and spread the word about small businesses in Conway.

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Spring Blood Drive From 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, the UCA Pre-Medicine Club will host a blood drive in Student Center room 215. To schedule an appointment, visit arkbi.org and enter sponsor code W965.

Pie an SIA From 12-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, Hermanadad de Sigma Iota Alpha Inc. sorority will host an event on the lawn in front of the Student Center where students can pay a small fee to pie a member of the sorority.

The money will benefit their philanthropy.

General Recital From 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, the Music Department will host a general recital in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

Taco Tuesday Baseball Game From 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, the Athletics Department will host a baseball game at Bear Stadium and students who come can get free tacos from Moe’s Tacos.

RSO Feature: UCA Students for the Ar ts

BY EMILY KENNARD Staff Writer

The Students for the Arts campus events have proved so popular the club might expand into a national organization, the RSO’s president, Avery Rudolph, said.

Rudolph, a senior, said the Mid-America Arts Alliance reached out to them about expanding the club after they saw the club’s events.

The club’s Instagram, @ ucastudents4thearts, states the RSO is a suborganization of Arkansans for the Arts.

The club has 110 active members, six executive board members, and two faculty advisors.

The president said its mission is to show how art is integral to all disciplines.

“One of our main goals as an RSO is expanding the creative economy by showing how art is integrated in a variety of fields, like science, math and agriculture,” said Rudolph, an art history major and honors interdisciplinary studies minor.

She said her art history major gives her a unique insight into event planning and also diversifies the knowledge of the RSO’s executive board.

“It is very difficult to pick a specific event that I favored because they are rather diverse. I would say the poetry slam is first and the salsa class second,” said Rudolph.

Last semester, the group held a pumpkinpainting party, a small film festival and popcorn party, and a coffee art walk party.

Sophomore Madison Roy, an art and film double major, said she’s been a member of the group for a year, and loves to attend the group’s events for the mix of creative activities.

“I’ve really learned a lot from the panels with professional artists and talks by leaders in Arkansas’s creative community,” Roy said.

Planning events for such a large club can be a months-long process. The group has been preparing to host a “trashion show,” sustainable fashion show, and held auditions for designers and models eight weeks ago.

The show will take place April 21 in Ida Waldron Auditorium and will feature Irene

Chedjieu, the Cameroon-born owner of Desirene Afrik Boutique in Little Rock, as a guest designer.

About three years ago, art professor Gayle Seymour encouraged a group of students to start the club, Rudolph said.

Rudolph said as president, she got rid of the $5 membership dues requirement because the club’s sponsor provides a substantial budget each year.

Rudolph said the club will have a new president next semester because she is stepping down.

“I graduate in December, but I wanted to prepare the new president over the summer, so they do not feel overwhelmed,” Rudolph said.

“My biggest goal when I started a year ago was to leave the RSO better than when I found it. I pushed myself very hard to make this club known on campus, and I feel I did just that.”

According to CubConnect, the current executive board will look over submitted applications in early May to choose three new officers, and the positions will be announced by the end of May.

PEACE

Guided meditation promotes community mindfulness

BY MILO STRAIN Staff Writer

UCA recently hosted its annual Day of Mindfulness, a day of free activities for students focused on integrating mindfulness into their daily life, including a meditative drumming session and pet therapy with a dog.

Day of Mindfulness was sponsored and organized by the Office of Student Success, Student Wellness, Counseling Services and Learning Communities.

All the activities took place during x-period last Thursday.

Students were free to color, paint, and fold origami to their heart’s content as well as enjoy some bubble therapy or pet therapy on the Student Center

lawn. The therapy dog was a hit among the students. Camo, a Golden Retriever, got lots of pats and rubs from students taking a pause in their day.

There was also a dance performance with drumming entitled “The Colors of Love/ The Colors of Life” at the Harding Plaza fountain.

Students could also do some drumming at the amphitheater with True Alisandre, a yoga instructor at the HPER, and Dr. Susan Sobel of the Counseling Center gave guided meditations at the labyrinth behind State Hall.

The labyrinth, for those who may not know, is a large round brick mosaic design on the ground outside of State Hall that makes a single path into its center and back out again. There

is no set way to use the labyrinth, simply walk its path with the general idea of clearing your mind or being in the moment.

There are no dead-ends like a maze would have, just a single path that twists and turns on itself to form a circle. There is another walkable labyrinth in Conway at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

Mindfulness can be a useful skill to help students in times of stress or anxiety, as explained by Dr. Sobel.

“With anxiety, most of the time, if you think about it, we’re worrying about things that are either in the past or in the future. Things you can’t change and things you can’t do anything about yet. So being mindful helps you to sort of slow down, focus on the present.” Sobel

said. “Part of mindfulness too is just accepting right now what is, is, and being able to slow down and reflect rather than react. It’s trying to connect your mind back to your body as far as what you’re experiencing” The Counseling Center provides counseling and emergency services for students as well as online mental health screenings.

UCA Student Success provides academic coaching and lots of programs for students with the goal of increasing student success. They also host lots of academic workshops for students throughout the year and over the summer in addition to events like Day of Mindfulness.

The next of these workshops is on Zoom on April 19 and is titled “Financial Awareness.”

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Students participate in The Colors of Love; The Colors of Life at Harding Centennial Plaza on April 7. The event was hosted as a part of the Artists in Residence Program.

Community dance brings students together

BY BRAYDEN BAILEY Staff Writer

The UCA Artist in Residence program hosted The Colors of Love; The Colors of Life at UCA’s Harding Centennial Fountain, April 7, featuring music, dance and motivational speeches to celebrate the importance of community.

Sue Schroeder, a professional dance choreographer, and the Core Dance gave the performance life through movement.

Schroeder invited the audience to join the free-spirited movements “because if we move together, we heal trauma,” Schroeder said.

Akeem Ayanbisi Ayanniyi, an acclaimed drum maker and drummer, performed and led other drummers as they provided the pulse for the event.

Gasali Adeyemo, a worldrenowned indigo fiber artist, provided flags and tapestries that centered around the event, which

some students held and performed with.

Schroeder says that movement is the solution to bringing people together.

“There’s something about moving together that changes people,” Schroeder said.

The Colors of Love; The Colors of Life showcased a unique style of movement.

“There’s a lot of dance forms that have fixed movement vocabulary, and that’s considered a technique. So when you have techniques, it’s kind of reorganizing language,” Schroeder said.

The performance held more independent movements than a strict choreography because “when you perform that way with real passion behind it, you affect an audience differently than just literally going through the motions,” Shroeder said.

But dance is not the only way that these emotions can be

presented, according to Shroeder.

When approaching an area of art, Schroeder said it is important to remember other outlets to strengthen the final product.

“A lot of the time I use other mediums first, so I might draw, I might research a lot of different words, synonyms and antonyms, because you could probably get to obsession if you knew what it wasn’t,” Schroeder said.

Jeffery Oakley, a UCA Theatre major, said this collaboration of fine arts is a learning opportunity.

“I haven’t seen much interdepartmental work, and so it’s kind of nice to see,” Oakley said.

These events that showcase the beauty of fine arts are important to our community’s structure, as it is “just enriching … you have to envelope yourself in as much as you can to be multifaceted,” Oakley said.

SALSA LESSONS

Photo by Maci England

Students for the Arts President Avery Rudolph participates in a dance during a salsa dance class hosted by the RSO on April 7. Rudolph was inspired by a salsa night last semester hosted by the Latino Student Association.

Students learn Latin dance with peers

BY MACI ENGLAND Staff Writer

UCA students learned how to salsa dance with professional dance instructor Leah Patterson in a class hosted by Students for the Arts on April 7.

Salsa is a very popular Latin dance. Students for the Arts were inspired to host the Salsa dance class after Students for the Arts President Avery Rudolph participated in the Latino Student Association’s salsa night last semester.

Once the salsa class was agreed upon by members of Students for the Arts, Rudolph knew that instructor Leah Patterson would be the perfect teacher for the event.

“Leah Patterson was my main salsa and bachata teacher during high school,” Rudolph said, “I reached out to her in hopes she would be available for this event, and I am very excited that she was.

She is such a wonderfully sweet and lively individual.”

Patterson is a professional dancer and instructor who is based in Little Rock.

There she founded Leah’s School of Latin Dance where she offers lessons for traditional Latin dances such as salsa, bachata and cha-cha-cha.

The event was hosted in the Ronnie Williams Student Center where all students, no matter skill level or experience, were invited to attend.

Attendees were taught the basics of salsa dancing while listening to rhythmic Latin music.

Freshmen Madison Johnston and Rylee House said this style of dance was a new experience for both of them.

“I like dancing, and I’ve done Zumba at the HPER, which has a lot of international dancing, but I’ve never really danced salsa before,” Johnston said.

House said. “I am not a trained dancer, but I can keep rhythm pretty well. I’d like to add salsa to my

resume.”

Students for the Arts is a registered student organization with the main goal of showcasing new and unique art forms to students and the public.

“Our goal as a club is to show people different forms of art,” Rudolph said, “Writing, acting, drawing, painting. Dancing happens to be another example of art expression.”

Later this month Students for the Arts is hosting a “Trashion Show,” which is a fashion show where outfits are made out of trash and recycled materials.

The fashion show will be on April 21 at Ida Waldran auditorium and is free to the public.

Students for the Arts also have general meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

If you would like to know more about becoming a member, follow Students for the Arts on Cub Connect and on Instagram @ucastudents4thearts.

Photo courtesy of Chase Mauk

Chase Mauk is a broadcast journalism senior. Mauk found a love of music at a young age and plans to continue into the music scene with his band Diet Sweets after graduating.

People of UCA: Chase Mauk

BY COURTNEY SHEPHERD Staff Writer

When you ask about his style, Chase Mauk will tell you that he wears pearls and shaves his armpits, but his personal expression manifests in more ways than just his fashion sense.

Mauk, 24, began playing the guitar when he was 11 years old.

“My grandfather always kept a couple old, beaten-up guitars around. One day I picked it up and haven’t set it down since.”

Thus came the sound behind Diet Sweets, a “deep, shimmer, Indie-Pop-Rock sound that makes you feel like you just found a jolly rancher on the floor on a bad day,” Mauk said.

The release of his first album, “Diet Sweets,” named after that of his four-person band, is all a part of his plan to dip his toes into the music industry.

“My current plan is to graduate from UCA this year and begin my journey to recording and releasing my very first album,” Mauk said. “It has been a long time coming, and I am ecstatic about it.”

Mauk anticipates his major in broadcast journalism to be useful when marking his debut as an artist.

While he has yet to release an album of his own, Mauk has collaborated with friends from the UCA film department to create a musical for the 48 Hour Film Festival called “Yours is the earth.”

Juggling the creation of his first album alongside his schoolwork, Mauk managed to win second place at the Arkansas College Media Association in the Television Interpretive/Investigative category for his project “Local Music During the Pandemic.”

“I interviewed three local musicians and asked about the struggles of finding places to play their music without the danger of spreading a virus,” Mauk said. His broadcast-style video examined how these musicians were affected

mentally, a circumstance he could relate to.

“It feels refreshing to know there are other creative minds who share the same struggles and dreams that you can collaborate with,” Mauk said.

The amalgamation of his musical and creative process stems from a lifetime of inspiration and support from his peers.

“Singing is just something that I always remember doing,” Mauk said. “I grew up in a loud family, and I found singing to be one of the only ways to truly be heard.”

“I think I am most inspired by those around me who believe in my capabilities and want to see me succeed. I want to make them proud and show them that their faith is not misplaced,” Mauk said. “They are constantly rooting for me, and I could not have done any of it without them.”

Now, as he has gotten older and his style has evolved, his impetus to create remains the same.

“Music has given me a way to communicate and express myself in a creative and positive way,” Mauk said.

When he struggles to find the words, he uses his music as a means to encompass the emotions he wants to get off of his chest.

“Most of my music is influenced by the emotions I feel on any particular day,” he said. “Some days, I might find myself heartbroken, and some, I might find myself happier, but probably still heartbroken.”

“What better to write about than love?” Mauk said.

As he contemplates his upcoming journey into the music industry, Mauk considers the actions required to jump-start his career.

“I think a good first step to make would be to establish dominance on the playground,” he said. “Let them know that you mean business but are also here just to have fun. I think that’s what life is about, having the most fun while you can.”

STUDENTS SAY: “What are you studying at UCA and why?”

Story and photos by Olivia Snelson

Brent Yrle Senior “I’m studying biology at UCA. I have always had a knack for science in school and had an interest in the medical sciences due to the hospital staff that took care of me during a major back surgery when I was younger.”

Maddie Kittler Senior “I’m a double major Public Administration and Political Science. I’ve always been a nerd for politics and history and government work.”

Molly Austin Freshman “I’m studying marketing and logistics because I think it’s really important for there to be female representation in business, especially in higher-up positions.”

Astrid Acevedo Senior “I’m studying radiography. I have always wanted to be a gynecologist but due to my hand tremors I would never be able to. I still wanted a career that would allow me to work with the mother and child and ultrasounds are the best way for me to pursue my dreams, even if from a distance.”

Dalton Thompson Senior

Brad Lewis Freshman

“My major is Political Science and Public Administration because Dr. Mary Sullivan’s Intro to Political Science class made me realize that government work is still very interesting.”

“I’m a major in finance and a minor in music and Interdisciplinary Studies. I’m studying those because I want to go into law school. And I want to go specifically into music law.”

Sports

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April 13, 2022

Upcoming Games Tennis 11 a.m., April 14 vs.

Florida Gulf Coast University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field April 15, at Little Rock Twilight Baseball April. 15- 16 at Eastern Kentucky Softball April. 15-16 at Eastern Kentucky Beach Volleyball April 15-16 at Battle of the Bayou

Editor’s Take

Photo by Emily Kennard

Last month softball predictions BY

EMILEE HAGEWOOD

Sports Editor

The women’s softball team has been hitting it out of the park recently, with multiple games against top-tier teams where they have either held their own or come out with a win.

They currently have a 22-15 record overall, and a 7-5 record in conference play so far, with only 12 ASUN games left in the season. The Bears have really proved themselves at home, showing how comfortable they are at the Farris Fields with a 13-2 record.

They are tied for first in the ASUN West Division with Jacksonville State who is 23-15 overall.

Pitcher Jordan Johnson leads in the conference this season for her number of strikeouts.

Pitcher Kayla Beaver contributed 22 strikeouts over the two games this past weekend, making her the fifth UCA pitcher to eclipse 300 K’s, according to ucasports. com.

The pitching staff has been tremendous this season, both women have made a name for themselves on the mound.

The Bears recently went headto-head with a top-10 team, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Despite being served a five-run rally in the first, the Bears only ended up losing by two.

There was also a recordbreaking crowd at the game, another accomplishment for the women. Seeing the amount of support they received was a welcome sight.

They also won a game against LSU and Mississippi State, two other notable teams. There are a few powerhouse batters on the team as well, redshirt sophomore Jenna Wildeman has a batting average of .402, and Jaylee Engelkes holds the season’s record for the number of home runs with eight.

Engelkes and sophomore Kristen Whitehouse are both tied for RBIs at 30.

Due to their incredible stats and ability to hold their own against difficult teams, I believe they will go far in the ASUN Conference Championship. I predict that they will end up in the top three if they don’t happen to win it all. Their next series is against Eastern Kentucky University and should be nosweat, as they are 7-28 overall and 3-9 in conference.

The Bears have the ability to beat a lot of the conference teams this season, and with less than a month left in conference play, I’m excited to see how they finish out this season.

Early grand-slam leads Razorbacks to 6-4 victory over Bears BY

EMILY KENNARD

Staff Writer

Thanks to their five runs in the first inning, the University of Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the UCA Bears softball team 6-4 at Farris Fields on April 5.

A record-setting crowd of 1,219 gathered to watch the Bears face the Razorbacks at the free 7 p.m. game.

The crowd, which filled both sets of bleachers and covered the field’s surrounding hills with spectators in lawn chairs, saw an exciting first inning. At the top of the first, Razorback senior Linnie Milkin hit her third grand slam of the season, adding four more runs.

The Bears spent the rest of the game trying to overcome the top-10 team’s hefty 5-0 head start. At the bottom of the fourth, redshirt junior Tylar Vernon put the Bears on the board 6-1 with a home run, which helped the team gain momentum.

“Tylar Vernon played well behind the plate with a home run, and Jaylee Engelkes had three [runs batted in].” coach Jenny Parsons said.

UCA added another run in the next inning thanks to a double to right-center from redshirt sophomore Jaylee Engelkes, allowing freshman Tremere Harris to move from first to home.

Neither team scored during the sixth inning, leaving the score 6-2 until the bottom of the seventh.

In the game’s last plays, the Bears added two more runs after Engelkes hit another double to right-center while Harris was on second and redshirt freshman Jenna Wildeman was on third.

“I did expect a great turnout for the crowd. My players have been in big situations all season. I don’t think it intimidated them, but we didn’t play well in the first inning. Settled down after that,” Parsons said.

Freshman Kylie Griffin said the first inning raised their nerves, but the team fought back until the end.

“We gathered ourselves, started to settle in, and started chipping away each inning,” Griffin said.

“I think figuring out how to capitalize on mistakes and getting timely hits when runners are in scoring

position are a few things that we could have done better during that game.”

Since the loss, the Bears have won a three-game set played at home against the Bellarmine Knights on April 9-10.

Griffin said the Bears realized how important the weekend’s series was in getting them back on track after losing their last four games.

“We made some adjustments in practice to prepare for the weekend and were confident in knowing if we played to the level we are capable of, we could get the series win,” Griffin said.

The Bears have a 22-15 overall record and a 13-2 home game record including the loss against the University of Arkansas and the three wins against Bellarmine.

The team will travel to Richmond, Kentucky, to play a three-game set against the Eastern Kentucky University softball team April 15-16.

The Bears will play the Razorbacks again on their turf in Fayetteville on April 25 at 5 p.m.

Women’s tennis falls under brim of Stetson Hatters, Bears lose 4-3 BY

OLIVIA SNELSON

Assistant Campus Life Editor

Photo courtesy of ucasports.com

The UCA women’s tennis team (11-8, 4-2 ASUN) was defeated 3-4 by Stetson University (17-2, 5-1 ASUN) in Deland, Florida in their last match on Friday, April 8.

The ASUN match-up consisted of three sets of doubles and six singles. The team struggled early on in the game with Stetson scoring nearly all the points. Chunxi Xin and Fuka Nonoyama from UCA went up against Alanna DiFrancesco and Elodie Foster from Stetson in the first doubles match.

Stetson scored the first doubles point and ended up winning the match after receiving the first four points.

The Bears were also defeated in the second set of doubles played by UCA’s Mei Ishimura and Yada Vasupongchai and Stetson’s Nadejda Maslova and Cheri Darley. UCA only scored a 15 in this doubles match, leaving room for Stetson to score the remaining points.

The second doubles match finished first, followed by the first and the third one remained unfinished.

“We played well, and we had our chances. In

the end, the other team just outplayed us overall” coach Casey Wharton said.

However, the Bears were able to succeed and prove themselves more during the singles matches. They achieved two rallies from the No.1 and No.2 spot. Fuka Nonoyama, junior, lost 6-4 in the initial set but won the next two sets with 6-3 and 6-4. Nonoyama was able to continue her undefeated streak of 6-0 in this game.

Chunxi Xin, junior, also rallied after falling behind. She fell behind 6-4, but in the next set won 6-4 and finished the tiebreaker with a victory of 11-9.

“I was really proud of Cici and Fuka in their singles matches. They had to play smart and hard the entire match, and they were able to do that,” Wharton said.

Maja Gledic, a sophomore, also played strong in her singles match. Defeating Stetson’s Elodie Foster in both the first and second set, 6-3 and 6-1.

Sumomo Hamanaga did not live up to her teammates in her own single match, having not scored a point at all against Stetson’s Noa Cohen.

Yada Vasupongchai and Jaeun Lee both lost their singles matches as well against Alanna DiFrancesco and Cheri Darley.

See ASUN- page 8 TRACK AND FIELD

Two UCA school records broken despite bad weather BY

COURTNEY SHEPHERD

Staff Writer

Two UCA records were broken while the Bears’ track and field teams competed in the John McDonnell Invitational held April 7-8.

The invitational, which was hosted by the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, spanned over Thursday and Friday and featured track and field events from both the men’s and women’s teams.

Senior Alex Hanson broke the previous men’s 3000m record with a time of 8:27.13. He took pride in how the bears represented UCA despite the difficult weather.

“I was very happy with my performance and proud of how well the rest of the team battled through that cold weather and strong wind,” Hanson said.

Freshman Michaelangelo Bullard broke the other school record and placed second in the men’s Javelin.

Bullard threw a 62.91m in the event, overthrowing the previous record by 2.69m, according to UCA Sports.

“This is my first season competing athletically in college,” Bullard said. “I felt like this meet was very

much what I needed in terms of progressing this season, although the weather wasn’t really my best friend. I was still blessed enough to break the UCA school record, which I was very excited to do.”

“It was something I was looking forward to since the first meet, so I’m glad I got it out of the way,” he said.

“As a team, it wasn’t our best meet, seeing as the weather shut down most of our race plans, but on the throwers’ side, we had a few personal bests that helped make the meet worth it.”

Among the records broken were a multitude of personal bests. Placing third overall in the men’s 4x400 meter relay, the bears ran a personal best of 3:13.20.

Tristan LaVan, a junior on the relay team, ran the first leg of the men’s 4x400 meter relay alongside his teammates Jaiden Ventour, Shamal Sullivan and Jordan Johnson.

“Overall, I feel like we can get better,” LaVan said.

“Coach Bernard set us up to be successful in every workout that we do.”

Despite their performance, LaVan looks ahead to perfecting their craft and qualifying for regionals. “We

need to get back in the lab,” LaVan said. “We have to run 3:10 or faster to qualify in the 4x4 for regionals.”

LaVan recognized this meet as an opportunity for the team to have fun and understand where they need to be for the future.

Tyler Rose, a senior who competed in the women’s 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays, holds a similar sentiment to that of LaVan. “It was very cold and a bit windy, so our performances weren’t the best, time-wise,” Rose said. “We’ve run faster, but there were a couple of mishaps besides the weather.” In women’s 4x100, Rose’s relay placed 5th, while her 4x400 meter relay team placed 2nd overall.

“We go back to practice Monday and will continue to fix handoffs and things of that sort,” Rose said. Rose said that the UCA track and field team gave a decent performance at the invitational.

Other personal records include a 12.91m throw in the Shot Put by Maximillian Laur, a 37.20m hammer throw by Kiara Williams, a time of 9:44:60 in the Steeplechase by Fionn Harrington and a 15:53 in the 100m hurdles by Natalie Louw.

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No-knock warrants should be illegal

The wrongful and unnecessary death of meth lab was discovered. In cases like these, another Black citizen because of the “no- police can say, with absolute certainty, that knock” rule has caused public outrage at the everyone inside is participating in illegal notoriously violent police tactic and a call for activity. change.

That is the only time a no-knock warrant Amir Locke, a Black citizen of should be allowed to be issued when, without Minneapolis, was fatally shot by police in a shadow of a doubt, officers know only February while they were executing a “no- criminal activity is happening at the warrant knock” search warrant at the apartment he location. was staying in.

There’s no reason for them to issue noWhen police use this tactic, they do not knock warrants in residential areas either. have to announce themselves or make their There’s no logical reason for police to go presence known to anyone inside. into someone’s home, guns-blazing either.

Locke, a legal gun owner, was sleeping What would happen if they had gotten on the couch when police walked into the wrong house? Would they still the apartment. He had his gun in his claim no responsibility for their hand, and as he woke up, the police actions? noticed the gun. Bodycam footage The police have already showed an officer shooting him proven they can’t own up less than 10 seconds after they to their actions or take entered the room. responsibility for killing an Police were not there for innocent person.

Locke, as he was not a suspect Locke had no previous in the crime for which the criminal record, he had warrant was issued. dreams of being a It was a senseless death musician like his father, and echoed the same and he was only 22 feelings of outrage as the when, what should’ve fatal police shooting of been his long life, was

BY EMILEE HAGEWOOD Breonna Taylor in 2020, cut short.

Sports Editor another victim of a noMany states have knock search. banned these warrants, People are outraged and after Locke’s death at the blatant disregard that police seem to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that his have for Black lives, and I stand with those office will propose a full ban on no-knock and people. no-announce search warrants in the city.

How high does the death toll have to be For that, I am thankful and hopeful that for the government to make a change? Why laws will be passed that ban these deadly was this tactic ever allowed to be used? tactics. These tactics need to be banned from No-knock searches are so notoriously use unless it is an extreme circumstance, dangerous that it’s standard practice for and police shouldn’t be using these tactics paramedics to be on standby at the scene. in non-federal cases or cases where federal That speaks volumes and shows just how agents are not involved. deadly this police tool is.

Senseless murders such as these have got No-knock warrants do serve a purpose for to stop. Life is too precious, and these nocases that actually need them. Like if there knock and no-announce searches threaten was a drug cartel hiding out somewhere or a the safety of innocent people.

Group projects are not fair in college If you’re enrolled in any class at any are not present, it leads to other students university, I am sure you have had a group picking up the slack and having to do their project at least once. own work and their peers’ work. This Group projects should not exist at the becomes super frustrating and unfair to the collegiate level. Assigning students a group students who work hard and meet at the project is awful for a few reasons. designated time. These students are earning First, professors almost always choose the grade for others in their group the group for you. Then, you are placed in a Another issue with group projects is group with people you do not know to work assigning roles. Sometimes students are on an assignment that’s worth a large part still present at the meetings but do of your grade. the least work possible.

A lot of students suffer from social For example, a group is anxiety or anxiety in general. It may be assigned a 12-page paper, and very challenging for these students one group member signs up to communicate effectively in their to do the title page only. It group and be assertive because is frustrating for everyone they have a fear of doing so among involved, especially the people they don’t know. students who put in hard College students also come work and effort to get the in many different forms. best grade possible.

Everyone is not a traditional There are so student. There are nonmany cons to a traditional students and group project that commuter students. Not students forget the

BY SYDNEY AMBRUS everyone lives on campus whole purpose of the Staff Writer and can meet at the library project — learning. to work on projects at Group projects are various times throughout not an effective way the day. to learn something new because everyone This leads me to another point — ends up splitting the responsibilities anyway. conflicting schedules.

The student only truly learns the one portion College students usually have one or more they are responsible for. jobs or are involved in different organizations Lastly, the group projects are always for or sports teams, with a variety of other things a grade, typically a final grade. For students, that need their attention. Trying to find a group projects can be life or death for their time that works for everyone’s schedule final grade. The final project determines if outside the designated class time is a pain. It they pass the class or not. almost always leads to a couple of members It is unfair to assign students to a in your group who are unable to meet at that group project for such an important grade. time.

Students should be responsible for only their When certain students from your class own work and grades.

It’s about time we had some new dining options on campus.

A lot of the current options can be found elsewhere in Conway, sometimes very close or right next to campus. In addition to the Starbucks in our library, there’s one right next to campus and three more in town. Couldn’t that space be contracted to a local coffee shop and not a giant corporation like Starbucks?

The T.H.I.N.K. Coffee in the College of Business is a great example of this working, and there are several local coffee shops in town.

Einstein Bros. Bagels are neat because we don’t have any in Conway but do we really need two of them on campus? There wasn’t an angry mob when the Student Center location spent much of last semester closed, so surely there could be something better there.

Chick-Fil-A is obviously eaten and enjoyed by many students and many will disagree that we should have something else in its place, but it gets old faster than you think and there are two more of them and several other chicken places in Conway.

You can pick any direction and start walking from campus, and you will bump into a chicken place, maybe the Chick-Fil-A a mile up Farris Street, for example.

Quiznos is just a baffling choice to have on campus, especially when there’s another one in Conway. In 2007 there were 5,000 Quiznos locations in the United States. Today, there are only 255, and two of them are in Conway.

There can’t be much demand for the Quiznos. It’s good, sure, but wouldn’t something else be better?

Pizza Hut is alright but again, there are multiple other Pizza Hut locations in Conway.

Although it’s true that meal plans

UCA should strongly consider looking at other more interesting dining options rather than renewing their contracts don’t cover off-campus dining, the current options have still been here for a while, and not every student has a meal plan.

UCA also wouldn’t need to do anything major like replace everything. All we’re suggesting is that as the contracts end for each food court vendor, UCA should strongly consider looking at other more interesting dining options rather than renewing their contracts.

Having more local businesses as options would be better for the local economy as money wouldn’t be siphoned off by corporations headquartered hundreds of miles away. It would also be a good PR move for UCA and a way to build more connections with the local community.

If UCA must deal with large companies, the least they could do is bring us something that we don’t already have several of in Conway. Mooyah Burger is a good example of this, as well as the previously mentioned Einstein Bros.

Bagels.

UCA should also consider having more vegetarian and vegan options in the Student Center. Right now there’s hardly anything to eat for someone who doesn’t eat meat, and especially someone who avoids animal products completely. Increasing the amount of vegetarian and vegan options would make our campus more inclusive to those students as well as provide a healthier option for students who don’t want to eat some form of sandwich every day.

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Entertainment First live album shows a multifaceted Miley 7

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New This Week Movies

BY

DELANEY VAN WILPE

Online Editor

April 15 — Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (PG-13), directed by Jude Law, David Yates, and others, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law — Albus Dumbledore entrusts Newt Scamander to lead a team of wizards to stop Gellert Grindelwald from gaining control over the wizarding world

With a mix of covers and Miley’s music, both new and old, “Attention: Miley Live” reflects the complexity of Cyrus as an artist.

The album, which was released April 1, is Miley’s first live album. What makes it unique is that the tracklist is curated by her fans and it’s all very audience-oriented.

Cyrus wrote on Instagram, “I asked my audience what songs they’d like to see me perform at upcoming shows and this is the setlist YOU created! From fan favorite covers to some of my oldest songs, newest songs April 15 — Chariot (R), directed and original unreleased songs “YOU” & “ATTENTION!” I

by Adam Sigal, starring John was doing a minimal amount of Miley Cyrus released her first live album, “Attention: Miley Live,” on Malkovich, Rosa Salazar, live shows this year and wanted includes songs from throughout Miley’s career.

Shane West, Scout Taylor the MAXIMUM amount of fans to experience ME LIVE!” those identities that I’m trying know how grateful I am for Compton and Thomas Mann At the ending of “23,” on to see if they fit me, like the the loyalty from all of you that — Dr. Karn, an eccentric specialist, Cyrus addressed the audience skin that I’m in right now, you has provided me this type of guides unknowing patients through and discussed how she was all stood beside me and grew longevity and not a day goes by scared to perform since the with me and watched me evolve. that I’m not thankful for each the reincarnation transition. pandemic started because it And I hope that we get to do that and every one of you. And, this over and over again for the rest next song I dedicate to everyone feels new again. in this arena tonight that’s “Something that used to feel of my life,” Cyrus said.

The album feels very been there for me since the so natural just doesn’t anymore.

I just want to be honest … I’m personable and full of variety. beginning.”

April 15 — Dual (R), directed “7 Things” continues to finding my feet on this platform As a long-time Miley fan, I was

by Riley Stearns, starring Karen very content with how her first age like fine wine alongside again,” Cyrus said.

Gillan, Aaron Paul, Jesse Eisenberg, Miley’s ever-changing style, She thanked her fans for live album turned out.

Theo James and Martha Kelly Of course, she had to add and this most recent live album their understanding and loyalty some old fan favorites like “The proves that to be true. as she navigates life.

— After receiving a terminal Climb,” “Party in the USA,” From her latest album, “[I am someone] who over diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning “Plastic Hearts,” Miley the last 15 years has been a and “7 Things.” procedure to ease her loss on her She introduced “7 Things” performed the title track, lot of different things, a lot of friends and family. When she makes different identities. And all of and said, “I wanted to let you “Edge of Midnight (Midnight a recovery, she must fight her clone MUSIC to the death.

Music

Staff Writer

— Evan J Cartwright April 15 — Blood Karaoke — James Krivchenia April 15 — (watch my moves) — Kurt Vile April 15 — Incubator — Primer Information from:

www.metacritic.com

Netflix April 13 — Smother-In-Law, created by Rodrigo Sant’Anna, starring Rodrigo Sant’Anna, Rafael Zulu, Lidi Lisboa and Pedro Ottoni — Isadir does her best to disrupt the lives of her son and daughterin-law while living with them due to the pandemic.

April 13 — Our Great National Parks (Season 1), directed Sarah Peat, Emma Brennand, Joane Scofield and others, starring Barack Obama — This docuseries, narrated by Barack Obama, shines a spotlight on some of the best national parks across the globe

April 15 — Anatomy Of A Scandal, directed by S.J. Clarkson, starring Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery, Rupert Friend and Naomi Scott — Sophie’s privileged life unravels when scandalous secrets come to light and her husband is accused of a shocking crime

On the surface, “Home” documents Mike Posner’s experience climbing Mount Everest in 2021 but lyrically reflects a man searching for more meaning out of life.

Posner sings, “Sick of sitting here/Only got a couple years before I disappear/And I don’t know/I’m just a man/But there’s more inside me than these people understand/Oh I think it’s time I went and found a way.”

“Home” is a poignant testament to the impact life has had on Posner, with lyrics that eloquently capture the catharsis he has gone through.

Posner sings the lyrics to “Home” over a piano that highlights his voice as it lingers and builds with strings backed by haunting vocals.

Posner sings, “I’m looking for something different/To clear my mind/ I’m headed to someplace different/That I might not find/And I know/That you’re worried/I won’t make it/But no/Don’t worry/I’m gonna make it/HOME.” Posner’s dad died from brain cancer in 2017, and a year later, his good friend Avicii killed himself.

Posner told Forbes in an April 2021 interview, “When someone you love dies, it’s like you’re sleeping and someone dumps a bucket of ice water on you or something. You wake up.”

Posner’s journey started with a walk across America — that nearly ended his own life — following a rattlesnake bite in Colorado.

After a few weeks of recovery, Poser finished his 2800-mile walk across America and set out to climb

Mount Everest.

“I look at the cascade of events after the walk and how that changed who I am, that changed my whole life and sort of obliterated the box that I was living inside,” Posner told Forbes.

The video for “Home” intersperses footage of Posner’s training and the actual expedition with captions explaining why he decided to climb Mount Everest.

Posner said in a statement, “If I did my job well, ‘Home’ pulls out the crystallized longing that was in my heart before I walked across America and climbed Mount Everest so everyone else can see why I had to do those things.”

Posner sings, “I could die/I’ma do it though/Hope my life becomes a symbol of what’s beautiful/Take it there/Make it back/All these people think I’m crazy/I’m ok with that/Oh I think it’s time I went and found a way.”

“Home” is Posner’s first new single since 2021’s “Amor Fait,” and was produced by Mike Shinoda and co-written by Mike Posner, Adam Freidman and Shinoda.

Posner shared on his social media, “After years of life experiences, walking across America, getting bit by a baby rattlesnake and climbing 71 mountains leading to the summit of Mount Everest, I’m finally back home making music.

‘Home’ is the first of many releases to come and I hope you enjoy the music video which chronicles this lifechanging journey.”

If “Home” is any indication of what is to come from Posner’s new album — it’ll be worth the wait.

1. Snapchat Streaks

3 things that just aren’t cool anymore List compiled by Amber Austen Staff Writer

Sky Remix),” “High,” and, for the first time, “Never Be Me.” “Never Be Me” has always been my favorite song from that album solely because of the emotion in her vocals, and the live version did not disappoint.

She also included unreleased music. “You,” which is a phenomenal track and arguably the best on the album, first debuted at NBC’s “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party.” The title track “Attention,” which was also unreleased, first debuted at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Festival. Unlike “You,” this track did not hit the mark.

I understand she’s trying to be

SHOW

Mike Posner returns ‘Home’ with new single

April 15 — Psychic Jailbreak — BY EDMUND BURKE April 15 — bit by bit

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April 1, 2022. The 20-track album

edgy, but it’s not working.

A lot of her influences and styles come together for this live album — spanning from Madonna, The Pixies, Dolly Parton and Janis Joplin.

“I hope this show is a representation that you never need to choose who you want to be, and you don’t need to fit into any boundaries or into any boxes. You can be anything and everything that you’ve ever wanted to be all at the same time,” Miley told fans at the end of “Jolene.” “Everything that contradicts itself can coexist in harmony.”

Although she did a lot of stand-alone covers, the thing I loved most about this album is that she integrated these influences into her own songs.

She eloquently mixed “We Can’t Stop” with The Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind?,” “See You Again” with Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang,” and “Wrecking Ball” with Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” For the stand alones, she sang Dolly’s “Jolene” — which no one should find surprising.

She also sang Madonna’s “Like a Prayer,” Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” and Janis Joplin’s “Maybe.” With these covers, more specifically “Maybe,” I’m starting to think Miley sings other artists’ songs better than her own.

“Attention: Miley Live” is available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services.

Photo courtesy of www.fxnetworks.com

Episode eight of the new season of “Snowfall” premiered on April 6, 2022 on Starz. The show began in 2017 and is on its fifth season.

‘Snowfall’ takes a turn, showcases past mistakes BY

MEGAN HOLDER

Staff Writer

Snowfall is a drama-filled crime show created in 2014 by John Singleton.

The show is set in Los Angeles, California, in 1983, when the first crack epidemic hit the California streets.

The series shows the stories of characters who are intertwined with a 20-yearold drug dealer, Franklin Saint, played by Damson Idris.

Some of the characters are his close friends, and some are his family members.

Saint works closely with a Mexican wrestler, Gustavo, played by Sergio Mencheta and a CIA operator, Teddy McDonald, played by Carter Hudson.

Saint has been drug partners with his uncle, Jerome Saint, played by Amin Joseph.

Jerome is the main character who introduced Franklin to this criminal lifestyle. Franklin also works closely with Jerome’s girlfriend, Louanne “Louie” Saint, played by Angela Louis.

Snowfall currently has five seasons and eight episodes.

The latest episode of Snowfall took a turn away from the usual drama that comes with selling crack.

Louie and Jerome finally got married. The entire family was there to celebrate, and so was an old enemy who is now “friends” with the Saint family.

Terrence “Skully” Brown, played by De’Aundre Bonds, is the leader of the Inglewood Bloods. Brown got into a deep authentication with the Saint family earlier in the series, which caused him to lose his wife and his daughter. Brown had it out to seek revenge against the Saint family but soon realized they were too powerful, and killing them would only start a war.

Brown and the Saint family eventually found a way to seize the drama and make peace.

During season five, episode eight, Brown slipped LSD into the liquid chocolate that was being used for the chocolate-covered strawberries at the wedding.

Almost everyone at the wedding ate at least one strawberry. Franklin ate the most and started to get high.

He began to have serious

2. Seeking Validation

hallucinations that connected him to his past. He met with his past self as well and got some deep advice on how he needs to turn his life around.

The episode may have shown a joyful wedding, but beneath the surface, it displayed the horrible deaths and mistakes that Franklin has committed against his own people.

Franklin started off selling crack as someone who didn’t think he had a place in college because of his skin tone, and he just wanted to make fast money to assist his mom with bills.

The lifestyle has finally caught up with Franklin and made him realize that he has been killing and lying to the people closest to him.

After being high at the wedding for multiple hours, Franklin attempts to apologize to his aunt Louie for his selfish ways but is a little bit too late.

Now Franklin’s main partners, his aunt and uncle want to go their separate ways and sell without his leadership.

Will the family remain together or be separated by the power of money and drugs?

3. Flipping the bird

If you still have an intentional Snapchat streak,

You could project to me how unattractive and

For a while, social media was flooded with

I instantly label you as a “Pick-me“ person. At first,

overweight you feel, and I would look you in the eyes

pictures and selfies of individuals holding their

Snap streaks were seen as a way to rate popularity

and not say otherwise. Until you wholeheartedly

middle fingers up to the camera. I assumed the trend

and expand a person’s ego. Now, however, people

believe that you are beautiful and worth it, it does

empowered those who participated in it as it gave off

cringe at the thought of them even existing. Why?

not matter what I say. I could instantly shoot down

what they thought was a “too cool for skool” look. I

Because people no longer want to feel obligated to

your negative comments and give you the praise

will be the first to tell you that it does not. Flipping

entertain people who contribute nothing to their

you are wanting, but for what? You’re just going to

off the camera is cringy and gives off a trying-too-

personal lives. What fun is it knowing that as soon

come back again with the same complaints, fishing

hard impression that nobody wants to give. There is

as you open your eyes in the morning, you must

for compliments that I do not have the energy to

no reason that a person should instinctively default

send a snap of your bedroom ceiling with the letter

give. The longer you seek validation from others,

to flipping the bird when they are not sure what to

S drawn on it, to acquaintances you wouldn’t even

the longer your self-confidence will suffer. The

do with their hands in photos. There are a variety

say hi to in person? It’s not. Sending “streaks” is

longer you suffer, the longer you remain unhappy.

of different poses you could settle for; cross your

an eye-rolling call for attention that will result in

The longer you are unhappy, the longer the same

arms, touch your face, play with your hair, zoom in

you being left on “opened” just as you were before

self-destructive cycle will go on. Give yourself what

above the waist, do anything that leaves your middle

you sent it. Stop trying to force conversations with

you deserve, and start creating your own validation.

fingers in line with your other five fingers and out of

people who aren’t even worth keeping around.

Your world will truly get better.

view from the camera.

ucanews.live

SPORTS

8 / April 13, 2022

UCA STATS CORNER SPORT

OPPONENT

Softball

Bellarmine

RESULT

RECORD

6-1 W

22-15, 7-5

Tennis

University of North Florida

4-3 L

12-9, 4-3

Baseball

Jacksonville State

5-4 W

13-7, 8-4

New Orleans

5-2 W

13-11

Beach Volleyball

MEMORIAL

Photo courtesy of ucasports.com

Barbosa continues volleyball at UCA, plans to move to Portugal post degree BY

ESTEFANIA MOJICA

Staff Writer

Carol Barbosa is a graduate student at UCA and a part of the beach volleyball team.

Barbosa graduated with a degree in environmental health sciences from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is now pursuing a bachelor’s in biology from UCA. Barbosa started playing beach volleyball at the age of 13 in her hometown, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She switched to playing indoor volleyball for a few years before joining the UCA beach volleyball team in the spring of 2021 when she came back to the U.S. to continue her education.

However, Barbosa faced a difficult time before coming back to play volleyball.

“Spring 2020, I got very sick with malaria, got hospitalized, and had to drop all my classes for that semester since the doctors didn’t know how long it would take for me to get out of the hospital. Covid hit right after that, so I went back to Brazil and wasn’t able to come back to the US that year to finish school,” Barbosa said.

Barbosa had to put an unexpected stop to both her education and sports.

An experience like this completely changed Barbosa’s mindset and made her feel more

appreciative of the small things.

“It changed me in so many ways, but the biggest lesson I’ve learned was to live in the present, enjoy it the most, not go through the motions in life and not take anything for granted,” Barbosa said.

She persevered through these events and was allowed to continue her education at UCA starting spring of 2021.

At her previous college, she played indoor volleyball for four years, and after the break she was forced to take, was unsure if she would be able to competitively play volleyball again.

“When I met my coach, Autumn [Erickson] … I shared that I still wanted to play and continue dedicating myself to the sport, so she believed in me and my recovery and offered me the opportunity to come play beach volleyball at UCA,” Barbosa said.

Barbosa has been playing on the team ever since and still loves the sport just as much.

After graduation, Barbosa plans to move back to live with her family but will continue to play volleyball.

“I am going to move to Portugal to live with my family, they are my everything and I’ve spent too much time away from them,” Barbosa said. “The plan is to try and keep playing beach volleyball … I plan on playing locally for a year or so, so I can

stay with my family, and then go from there.”

Family is an important thing to Barbosa, and it’s something that she values a lot, especially after almost losing it all.

“I learned to appreciate every moment, the good and the bad, to take advantage of every single opportunity life gives me and value the people around me the most,” Barbosa said.

She also mentioned that some of the best advice she has received was from her mom, and she admires her for many reasons. “... The one that stays with me the most is my mom saying that ‘everything will work out in the end,’ Barbosa said. “ …

Believing that everything will work out in the end allows me to be calm and at the same time open to other good things that can come with the adversities we go through.”

Barbosa was an athlete from a young age and knows of all the hardships of balancing school, sports, and personal life even more so being an international student.

Barbosa said her advice to young athletes would be, “Make every rep count, take care of your body and your mind, don’t be afraid to ask for help, and do your best to try and help others … they were all very important things I’ve learned throughout these years.”

Photo by Madison Ogle

Friends, family mourn loss of football player Garrett Thomas BY

SYDNEY AMBRUS

Staff Writer

Garrett Thomas’ friends and family gathered on the stripes at Estes Stadium on Wednesday, April 6 for a memorial service to honor and celebrate his life. Thomas died on March 13th at Stadium Park Apartments on campus.

Thomas fell from an apartment balcony.

Coach Nathan Brown led the memorial service as he stood beside a table with Thomas’ football helmets and jersey.

Bears look to break three game losing streak A flower arrangement was also placed above the 43-yard Continued from page 5 line, which was the number Thomas wore on the field.

“We played well, and although it was a loss, in The team looks to break a three game loosing “Our goal tonight is to many ways it felt like a win. We will regroup and streak at home. The team’s next match will be honor him, his family, the hopefully have another chance to play them in the against Florida Gulf Coast University on Thursday, Thomas’s, but more so than conference tournament,” Wharton said.

April 14, in Conway at the UCA Tennis Courts. anything to point a tough, tragic situation toward God,” Brown said.

SERIES Family and friends told stories about Thomas and the life that he lived.

ASUN :

First-game loss leads to fourth league-series win for baseball BY

SYDNEY CYR

Entertainment Editor

The UCA baseball team lost 4-3 to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the first game of the series against Jacksonville on Friday, April 8 at Bear Stadium.

The Bears’ starting lineup included sophomore Tyler Cleveland, junior Kolby Johnson, senior Connor Emmet, junior Hunter Hicks, sophomore Drew Pollum and others.

Neither team scored any points during the first two innings of the game.

In the third inning, senior RJ Pearson got a base hit, and junior Kolby Johnson got a walk.

Senior Connor Emmet’s bunt moved up both runners in the third inning.

Senior RJ Pearson was then able to come in on a sacrifice fly

by Hicks. The Bears ended the third inning with a one-point lead.

In the fourth inning, the Gamecocks got a run and tied with the Bears 1-1. The Bears secured one point in the fifth inning after freshman Reid Bowman scored on a line drive sacrifice fly by Johnson.

The Bears secured another

point in the seventh inning, but Jacksonville State caught up to the Bears by scoring one point in the eighth inning and two points in the ninth inning, leading them to win the game 4-3.

UCA baseball coach Nick Harlan said the Bears “played hard and fought until the end.”

Harlan also said that the team needed to improve their quality at-bats, which they did during the second and third games against Jacksonville State on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

“This team works hard to make quick adjustments,” Harlan said.

Sophomore Tyler Cleveland said the game was very competitive overall.

“It was two teams, both in the hunt for winning our side of the conference, so the intensity and energy was high,” Cleveland said. “It was a clean game with neither team really making any crucial mistakes.”

“I threw a ton of strikes and challenged hitters early in the count. I had great control with my fastball, being able to move it around to all sides of the place. I did well controlling my emotions and continuing to pitch even when things didn’t go our way,” Cleveland said.

Senior RJ Pearson said the game was an “unfortunate loss,” but one that woke the team up to perform better for the rest of the weekend.

“Tyler Cleveland came out and had yet another amazing outing and did more than we could have asked out of him,” Pearson said.

“It’s not easy to win games, and things can flip on one pitch, which is what makes this game so crazy.”

“As a team, we battled that entire game and fought hard.

We just came up a little short.

Our team prepares and practices at a very high level throughout the week, and we always feel very prepared. I think we came out of our approach a little bit Friday night and didn’t produce how we thought we should’ve offensively,” Pearson said.

The team made adjustments and came through with a win the next day.

The Bears won the second game of the series 11-9. The third game was clencher but the Bears pulled out a 5-4 win. This fourth league-series win has put the Bears at 8-4 in the ASUN West. They are now tied for first place with Eastern Kentucky, who they face this Saturday.

Thomas was described as selfless, respectful and disciplined. Thomas’ mother Jennifer Thomas also shared the meaning of his name. “He can tell a jolly joke, a man who is amiable and kind, who follows his instinct, heartfelt, genuine and sincere ...”

Thomas said. “... And I really think that sums up Garrett,” His family and friends also spoke about his dedication to football and his love for fishing.

“He impacted our lives every day, and he was so loved,” said UCA tight end Austin Eldridge.

Brown said, along with his dedication to football and love for fishing, “he exuded the term student-athlete.”

Thomas was a 3.5 GPA student and was within a year of graduating.

UCA football not only honored Thomas at the memorial but will continue to honor his legacy for years to come. Brown announced at the

service that the number 43 will be retired for the 2022 season.

“Garrett will be with us. No one will be wearing number 43. Number 43 will be with us on the sideline, obviously in our heart, our spirit and our minds,” Brown said.

Along with retiring his jersey number, there will be a scholarship named in honor of Thomas for future studentathletes who come to UCA as a walk-on or non-scholarship player.

“Moving forward we will award a scholarship in the name of Garrett Thomas, number 43, to a non-scholarship athlete that gives and pursues the same excellence that Garrett did and that will live on for as long as UCA football is alive,” Brown said.

Brown closed the memorial service with a prayer and let Thomas’ parents, Jeff and Jennifer Thomas, know they will always be a part of the UCA family.

Graphic by Delaney Van Wilpe