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English professor removed from classes for fall 2021

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FROM THE ASSISTANT Raymond-Jean Frontain was removed from his fall classes NEWS EDITOR

I N T E R N AT I O N A L

Norway man shot, armed with knife

A man, reportedly armed with a knife, threatened people on the streets of the Norwegian capital Tuesday before being shot dead by police, officials said. The alleged attacker was naked from the waist up. Police initially thought that passersby had been wounded, but later said that only one police officer was hurt. Senior Police Chief Egil Joergan Brekke said there hasn’t been any indication that the attack was terror-related.

N AT I O N A L Crowd surge kills, many more injured A crowd surge at a concert of 50,000 fans led to the deaths of at least eight people during rapper Travis Scott’s performance at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas. Many attendees were injured, trampled and gasping for air as a massive wall of people pressed forward toward the stage. The performance continued for 40 minutes after the first reports of spectators being harmed reached first responders.

Police are investigating the potential causes for the surge.

US lifts travel ban, easing restrictions The Biden administration lifted the U.S. international travel ban, ending almost 2 years of restrictions that were put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. is relaxing the restrictions on over 30 countries.

Certain unvaccinated people will be allowed to travel to the U.S., including people under the age of 18.

Vaccinated individuals can travel internationally. The reopening is also a major positive development for the travel industry, which has lost billions from the travel ban.

S TAT E

$4 billion to AR, infrastructure bill

Arkansas would receive over $4 billion in funding from the U.S. government over the next five years under a legislative package that passed in Congress, according to White House estimates. Arkansas would receive about $3.6 billion for highway programs and $278 million for bridge replacements and repairs.

The infrastructure package would also give about $246 million to fund more options for public transportation in Arkansas over five years, according to the Biden administration.

after using language within the classroom that students and members of the English department found inappropriate and offensive.

In Frontain’s upper division major authors course, John Donne and the History of the Book, students responded negatively to his use of language, stating it had nothing to do with the topic at hand.

“I don’t know how we got on this topic, but he proclaimed himself to be an elitist, talking about how he thinks education should be only for the fittest of the fit,” a sophomore in the class said. The student wishes to remain anonymous.

The student said this conversation lasted for most of the course period Tuesday, Oct. 26, and for about 20 minutes of the beginning of the Thursday, Oct. 28, class.

On Oct. 28, “Dr. Frontain pulled out a dictionary and looked up the definition of elitism, and then he started to argue that he was using the old definition of elitism, not the new connotation of it. And then it kind of spiraled from there because he started giving examples of words that have changed meanings over time,” the student said.

The words included racial and homophobic slurs, along with a slur for a female’s anatomy.

Frontain said he did nothing out of the ordinary.

“For years, I’ve discussed this in my intro to poetry classes with freshmen because we’re talking about how the sounds of

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remainder of the semester.

Frontain has been on a phased retirement plan for the past five years, and is scheduled to continue working for the university until the end of the spring semester, which ends in May 2022. For his final semester, he has been assigned a research project and will work in the UCA Archives.

Hawkins declined to comment on the specifics of Frontain’s research project and the situation as a whole.

Though the issue has been resolved on the surface level, both students and Frontain were left with discomfort and confusion. photo by Bennett Tinnermon “I feel like, as English Raymond-Jean Frontain is a tenured English professor. He was removed from his fall 2021 classes and will be working on scholars, we have a unique a research project for the English department throughout the spring semester. He is set to retire in May 2022. privilege of being able to analyze the use of words and the use words affect us emotionally and makes one part of an elite. So used in the class discussion. of language. But sometimes how those emotions become rather than saying they didn’t Hawkins sent an email to boundaries get crossed, and it’s part of our psychology. I do not belong, I was commending them each student in the class, asking good to know that our faculty, know what happened in class on for being here,” Frontain said. for feedback on the course. especially our professors, know Thursday [Oct. 28]. I am totally Frontain then went over “As chair of the English that boundary and know how to at a loss,” Frontain said. the history of a word that sounds Department, I have a duty to respect us as well,” the student Frontain said he was trying similar to a present racial slur, collaborate with my faculty said. to explain how English majors are telling students that when it was colleagues to ensure that all Though Frontain is part of a group of elite scholars used in its original form within students in all English courses complying with the wishes of as they discussed Donne’s verse the texts of Shakespeare and are invited to grow. For that the university regarding his epistles. other early poets, it wasn’t used growth to take place, our removal, he doesn’t agree with “So the point I was trying as a racial slur. classrooms must be equal the decision, stating that he is to make on Tuesday [Oct. 26], “It’s something that I saw parts rigorous, inclusive, and “outraged” and believes the Donne says in his verse epistles in print...for years, and I never equitable. Students must feel at reassigning of professor is a to Roland Woodward, ‘I am a would have made a connection once challenged, welcomed, and “shoddy treatment of students.” better poet because you are such with a racial slur. And that is respected as whole people,” the “I am at a loss why one a good reader.’ And it was, I when I realized the class seemed email stated. cannot discuss, in an upper thought, the best demonstration to go in another direction, On Nov. 8, Frontain met division class of English majors, of how a coterie works, creating and I couldn’t quite figure out with Tom Williams, dean of the the social uses of language. an elite readership,” Frontain why. I thought I was helping by College of Arts, Humanities Why the history of a word is not said. continuing this discussion of the and Social Sciences, where tremendously important to what During the discussion evolution of language,” Frontain he was informed he would no we do in the study of literature of what constitutes the elite, said. longer teach his two classes this and ideas and culture. For some students in the class felt as Multiple students reached semester. students to reject this outright, though Frontain was saying some out to the chair of the English While Frontain is still that there are certain things people didn’t belong in college. department, Ty Hawkins, after employed by the university, we cannot talk about, and the “That one should commit the class period, informing him of other professors have taken over administration clearly agrees oneself to the study of literature their discomfort with the words teaching his two classes for the with that,” Frontain said.

B AC H E LO R O F A R TS

Language requirements may change, affecting programs

BY KATHRYN THORNBERRY Staff Editor

Beginning next fall, each department with a major in the BA degree will be left with the responsibility to submit proposals for alternatives to the traditional foreign language requirement.

This will affect many different departments, but it’s toll on foreign language departments is profound.

German professor Horst Lange says that the change in requirements has already negatively taken a toll on his department.

“The change has mainly already taken place and was started when the Department of Psychology was allowed to abolish its language requirement in some form of sweetheart deal,” says Lange. “Then other departments followed suit. There was no university-wide discussion about what the widespread abolition of language requirements really means for the identity of the university. The current development is just putting a rubber stamp on a policy to give these developments belated legitimacy.”

Katleyn Knox is the head of the Language, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures department. Although she says she has not seen the proposal, she still has an understanding on the changes as well as ideas on how it will affect the Center for Global Learning and Engagement.

“Education Abroad Semester Exchange is the one area where a reduction in foreign language study at UCA would limit the number of destination options for UCA students whose only option is to study in English,” says Knox. “Students

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will have a negative impact on student’s earnings after graduating.

“Statistics show that a student with a language minor will on average earn $ 3,000 a year more for the rest of their life.

That is real money, and there will be fewer students making it,” says Lange.

“Globalization is here to stay. In a global economy, most jobs that pay well will require an understanding of different countries,” says Lange. “Deemphasizing language education will therefore reduce the earnings photo by Ian Lyle, Echo Archives potential of UCA graduates.

Senior Jon Nevárez Arias leads a conversation in Spanish during the department of languages, linguistics, literatures There are institutions in the and cultures’s Conversation Café. The monthly enrichment activity aims to provide students with the opportunity to U.S. where a year abroad is a graduation requirement. How can practice their second language.

UCA graduates compete?”

Knox hopes that studying can study in English at many UCA impacts this requirement he also explores the idea that it international partner universities, change will have on the language might worsen UCA’s financial a second language will remain a strong and visible option for all but it is always good to speak at department, Knox explains just situation. least at an elementary level the how the changes might affect “With a small, non-vibrant students, saying that, “Because language of the country where you UCA in a positive way. language department, some speaking another language is a are studying.”

“I would think this proposal prospective students might not profoundly empowering key to Not only will the number allows faculty in the various majors attend UCA, thereby deepening opening the door to intercultural of destination options for UCA of the BA degree to re-evaluate the financial distress due to the communication, to seeing the students become limited, but the the goals and desired outcomes loss of tuition money,” says world through other people’s eyes.” number of students enrolled in for student learning in their Lange.

Professors and UCA faculty foreign language classes will- and major and to align their discipline Lange criticizes the motives have- dropped tremendously. specific goals to broader desirable of where UCA plans on standing express their concern for the “Student numbers have outcomes to which we are all when it comes to what exactly the students when it comes to these dropped precipitously, and as a committed,” says Knox. university wants its’ students to requirements, shutting down a lot of opportunities for students result, faculty positions have been Lange explains that the gain from their experience here. eliminated,” says Lange. “As far effects might help the financial “The devaluation of to fall in love with something new.

“Many students who took as German is concerned, student situation at UCA. language studies is part and numbers that were healthy two “Since UCA is in serious parcel of a general devaluation of my classes just for the language years ago have dropped so steeply financial distress and possibly the liberal arts at the university,” requirement, or because they that a further drop will call the very heading into bankruptcy, the says Lange. “As a result, UCA is did not want to take Spanish existence of a German minor into savings from faculty positions in changing from a real university or French, or because they had question.” the Language Department can be that tries to deepen and broaden already taken these languages in Horst Lange continues to used to shore up departments that an understanding of the world, high school fell in love with the stress the negative impact these are more essential for any strategy society, and oneself into a language and culture, decided requirements have on specifically that aims at leading the institution vocational school that does not to minor, and often went for the German minor: “For this back to financial health,” says care about the humanity of the a semester to Germany,” says reason, there is another effect Lange. students, but only their earnings Lange. “The less languages are being taught, the more doors on the department: I will retire Although Lange mentions potential.” earlier than originally planned.” that the changes might help Lange also brings statistics are being closed for many With all of these negative UCA’s current financial situation, into the issue, saying that this students.”

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The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Sydney Cyr

Man trespassing, drug violation

Officer Tyler Ryals was patrolling when he noticed a man cross Farris Road onto UCA’s campus.

Ryals recognized the man as Kenneth Murry, a man who is banned from campus. Ryals exited his patrol vehicle and ordered Murry to show his hands.

Ryals drew his weapon, but never pointed it directly at Murry. Ryals placed him in handcuffs. Murry confirmed his identity with officer Stephan Pointer.

Officers searched Murry and found a clear bag of marijuana and a digital scale. The marijuana was weighed at 7.4 grams.

Murry was placed under arrest for Criminal Trespass, Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Student charged DUI, fake taken

Bong in window leads to violation

Officer Christopher Vasquez pulled over a vehicle driving south on Farris Road. Vasquez made contact with the driver, student Baylor Owen.

Vasquez could smell a strong odor of intoxicants coming from the vehicle and noted that Owen had watery eyes and slurred speech. As Owen retrieved his ID from his wallet, Vasquez noticed that Owen had two drivers licenses.

Vasquez found an Arkansas ID and a fake Texas ID. Officer Anthony Tufu administered a sobriety test. Owen agreed to a breath test and blew a 0.16, which is over the Arkansas legal limit of 0.08. Owen was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and transported to Faulkner County Jail.

Officer Lauren Hargus was walking around Stadium Park Building 11 when she noticed a clear glass bong sitting in the bedroom window of one of the apartments. Hargus contacted the Resident Coordinator, Maddy Montgomery and asked her to meet at the apartment.

Montgomery knocked on the door to the apartment several times, but there was no response. Montgomery opened the apartment door, but none of the residents of the apartment were there. Hargus noted that the apartment smelled heavily of marijuana upon entry. Hargus seized the bong, which was in student Justin Morris’ room.

Morris received a drug violation.

ASHLEY SAVAGE

Guest speakers Susan Sobel, director of UCA counseling, and Robin Williamson, vice president of Division of Student Services, spoke at length about mental health, counseling center availability and various challenges on campus in the SGA hosted Town Hall Nov. 9.

Williamson greeted the room early on and thanked UCA students and faculty for their warm welcome and engagements since arriving at UCA five months ago. “It’s just been such a great honor and thrill to be part of the UCA community,” Williamson said.

Whether it be the everlasting pandemic or the typical weight of the semester, both Williamson and Sobel worked to address the high volume of need the counseling center is facing and how they intend to navigate such challenges.

“We realize the wait-time is longer than people would like, and we’re doing what we can, but, unfortunately, it’s a slow walk rather than a short sprint to solve that issue,” Sobel said.

“Thankfully, since May, we added both a new full-time and a new part-time position.”

As stressors increase, the counseling faculty are looking for ways to encourage students to seek resources and tools that encourage addressing mental health in various ways as generalized well-being instead of

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Elson Bihm named head of training, doctoral student concerns priority

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Elson Bihm, a doctoral counseling professor, was named the director of training. He will lead a self-study of the program for an upcoming accreditation site visit. The director of training position moves between different faculty members.

something students look to mend as a last resort.

Sobel said, “We’re looking for more ways to make mental health a well-being concept that people address more on the front end so that if they do need to see us, they’re equipped with tools to use in the time that they’re waiting for an appointment.”

Outside of individual counseling, the university hosts various group sessions that encourage students to partake in when looking for mental health resources.

Sobel responded to questions about group sessions from the town hall attendees with eagerness and positivity. Sobel said, “A lot of people begin to feel alone in what they’re dealing with, and group sessions can help alleviate emotions in that sense.

These might be intimidating, but we think it gives students a chance to talk about their issues but also learn about other people and help other people who have similar issues.”

Confidentiality within group sessions is as important to the counseling center as individual sessions would be. Sobel reassured the attendees and said, “The group sessions are entirely confidential, and the saying goes, ‘What we say in group, stays in group.’ We ask people to respect that, and our experiences in the past have been just that.”

Responses given during the Town Hall shed light on the importance of student preference and background to the counseling

center and the faculty involved.

Sobel said, “Our staff is made up of male and female therapists equipped to handle male, female, non-binary and gender-fluid students in whatever way the student prefers.” Sobel also touched on specialties within the center. She said, “We all have various areas of specialty within our work. For example, I do a lot of work with people with trauma.

Additionally, we have some that work directly with studentathletes, identity issues or couple and relationship issues.”

Despite the high volume needs and decreased availability, faculty are working to provide a consistent experience for students receiving counseling.

Williamson said, “One of the things that I love about UCA is that, from the top down and on both sides, everyone takes immense pride in the university, what it is, what it could be and what it should be. People love this place but also remain realistic about the challenges we’re facing and really want to contribute in meaningful ways. It’s really encouraging.”

The counseling center will close with the university for winter break and will remain closed until faculty returns in January.

However, the counseling center will still have various resources for students, including a crisis hotline.

For more information about counseling resources and availability, visit uca.edu/ counseling/.

Elson Bihm, a professor in counseling psychology, was recently named director of training of counseling psychology doctoral program.

The position moves between different faculty members to complete a selfstudy of the program for their upcoming accreditation site visit in 2024. The self-study is due in January 2023. “It looks like it’s a long way off, but it’s not,” Bihm said.

Bihm served in the same position in 2016. “I think the first time [I held the position] was three or four years and then I recently became director again. But in the interim, Dr. Varghese and Dr. Xie were directors of the program,” Bihm said.

“The [last] site visit went well,” Bihm said. He said those

who conducted the site visit had a lot of positive things to say about the program and their students working in the community.

As the director of training, Bihm will coordinate the counseling psychology faculty to produce the self-study. They will make sure that standards meet those of the American Psychological Association.

The site visits are conducted by three volunteers from other schools like UCA. Bihm said the recent site visit at UCA went well and that good things were said about their counseling psychology program. Bihm said being the director of training allows him to address any concerns that he might have.

The concerns of doctoral students are also very important to the program and the APA, Bihm said.

“The APA did mention that

we [professors] have a good open door policy and students feel free about approaching us,” Bihm said. He added that he hopes students feel free to bring up any feedback or concerns they may have.

“I don’t think it’s going to be a big change to the program,” Bihm said, but rather that it would document that they are doing a good job.

“We’re always interested in applicants. We have great applicants from UCA from the undergraduate program.

We also have some very good masters programs and sometimes our doctoral program will get applicants from the masters program,” Bihm said.

Bihm teaches an ethics class and will teach a processing skills class next semester about the listening skills needed for counseling. He also supervises students’ dissertations.

CHARITY

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The Grove Masonic Lodge #107 F. & A.M. presents a check to the Bear Essentials food pantry. The total amount given to the pantry over the past year is $3,000.

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UCA’s Student Government Association Senate discussed replacing restaurants on campus, mental health training and recognized American Indian and Indigenous staff on Monday, November 15.

Several people came to speak for open forum this week, including Taine Duncan, associate professor of philosophy.

There was little to report regarding the counseling center, with the only development being a survey posted to CubConnect gauging interest from RSOs on the possibility of mental health training over “how to identify signs of distress in members of your organization.”

The housing and food services committee updated the senate on several happenings around campus.

Student-submitted recipes in the cafeteria are planned to come back sometime next semester, with an online portal for submissions currently in development.

Aramark, the food service company UCA uses for the cafeteria among other things, is in need of workers and will soon open applications to

students. UCA administration is discussing the possibility of replacing the restaurants in Donaghey Hall. Students should watch for surveys on potential replacements in the coming weeks.

The week after Thanksgiving break, reusable to-go boxes will be making a return to campus for use in the cafeteria.

The Safety and Wellness Committee held its annual safety walk last week, which had students walking and driving along preset routes and pointing out potential dangers and unsafe areas. The walk consisted of two driving routes and four walking routes on which students made note of things like areas lacking light and broken sidewalks in an effort to make campus safer.

Several other committees also had things to bring up this meeting. The Diversity Committee is helping organize International Education Week and international-themed trivia night on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Academic Affairs Committee is working on implementing a mentorship program throughout all of the colleges as well as a fundraiser for students in need in the College of Education. The Student Resources Committee informed the senate that UCA

is thinking about bringing back a bike share program to campus. Students might remember Zagster, the bike share company that expanded to the UCA campus right before going out of business due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Pandemic Planning Committee said UCA is discussing relaxing its mask measures next semester, requiring students wear masks in just classrooms rather than buildings.

The senate voted to pass Senate Resolution 003, recognizing and celebrating American Indian and Indigenous staff, faculty and students. Junior Class Vice President Montana Cramer was a big proponent of this resolution, giving a presentation on the missing and murdered indigenous women crisis at the beginning of the meeting. “An American Indian woman in the U.S. is ten times more likely to be murdered than a white woman,” Cramer said. “If you look at the leading causes of death for the general U.S. population, women specifically, homicide isn’t listed in the top ten, but for indigenous women, murder is number three.”

The next SGA meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 22.

The Bear Essentials Food Pantry at UCA recently received large donations from Green Grove Masonic Lodge #107 F. & A.M. of Conway, AR. The Lodge adopted the Bears Essentials Food Pantry as their charity of choice for the year. They have already donated $2,000 in total from two separate checks and will have donated a total of $3,000

by Nov. 30 of this year. The money donated will go toward resupplying the pantry and helping sponsor the pantry’s annual turkey and ham giveaway for the Thanksgiving holidays.

Some members of the lodge had already donated to the pantry in the past—including Rick Risnack.

Risnack said, “I am a graduate of UCA, and my wife is a registrar. We would donate to the pantry, I would buy the food for the pantry. Marvin Williams worked on the staff, and she kept in touch with him.”

When the discussion for what their charity of the year should be, they gladly chose the UCA pantry.

Risnack said, “Two years ago Fred Dison and us discussed a charity, and we decided on the food pantry.

COVID hit, and the schools shut down, and there was uncertainty if there were still

any students on campus. Now that the schools are open, we decided to do the pantry again.”

Shad Foley, an officer with UCAPD and a member of Green Grove Masonic Lodge #107, brought the idea back to the table and played a very important role in making these donations happen.

The number of students visiting the pantries has doubled in the past few weeks.

There were 340 individuals who visited in the past month, and 95 of those were new shoppers. It is expected for that number to continue to grow.

These donations will play a major role in helping feed many students on campus for many months to come.

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Artist in Resident: Fabiola Jean-Louis Starting Nov. 15, at various locations and times, Haitianborn, New York artist, Fabiola Jean-Louis, will be giving free classes on ceramics, sculptures, women of the arts and africana art history. More information can be found on CubConnect.

Simple Spending & Saving From 3 p.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 17, over Zoom, Academic Success will host a workshop that will focus on practical spending tips and how to spend wisely. Go to CubConnect for the link or contact Academic Success.

Chamber Music Recital On Nov. 17, from 7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall, the Music Department will be hosting a chamber music recital. For more information contact the Music Department.

Slap Out Hate From 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., on Nov. 18, in front of the Student Center, the Health Science Club will be hosting a banner event to promote awareness of diversity issues around the world. The goal is to fill the white canvas with handprints from students, faculty and staff of anyone who has suffered from any racial bias or discrimination.

Each color will represent a specific bias.

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Seniors Luke LeMere and Parker Trussell, members of Kappa Sigma fraternity, pull hot dogs and turkey burgers off the grill for the participants in the Paint Wars event at the Farris Fields Complex on Wednesday, Nov. 10. LeMere set up a portable grill while Trussell set up a large stereo. Food was offered to anyone who was hungry as the event settled down.

Paint Wars offers slip and slide, food to students

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Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority hosted a Paint Wars event Nov. 10 at the Softball Field Complex. The field had a paint slip and slide and paint-filled water balloons.

The event resulted in everyone who participated being covered in paint, whether it was from the paint war or a turn on the slip and slide.

“The event was a paint war and cookout,” freshman member of Kappa Sigma Braden Lewis said.

“We threw powdered paint

and paint balloons at each other to color the shirts Tri Sigma designed.”

At the beginning of the event, members of the host organizations competed in Baggo and listened to music.

“It was a lot of fun, and we got to talk to one another and have a fun time along with eating burgers and hotdogs,” Hayden Webb, sophomore and Kappa Sigma social chair, said.

The social event was from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and provided food to anyone who was hungry.

Grillmen Luke LeMere and Parker Trussell, seniors and members of Kappa Sigma, were able to

cook the food at the event for those that attended.

“At our event, we bonded with the fraternity Kappa Sigma,” sophomore member of Tri Sigma Kaylyn Boothe said.

Boothe described that the best part of the event was toward the end of the paint war when individuals were picking up buckets filled with paint and dumping them on unexpected participants.

“Impulsive moments always make the best memories,” Boothe said.

Participants were able to socialize with members of the fraternity and sorority and have fun running at full speed down the slip and slide.

The slip and slide was covered with soap, water and liquid and powdered paint, resulting in plenty of color awarded to anyone who slid on it.

Freshman Topanga Leslie said that during the event, “we didn’t really have ‘teams’ like it was supposed to be Tri Sigma vs. Kappa Sigma,​​ but I don’t think it was actually like that. We kind of just targeted whoever we wanted, even our own sisters and brothers. I think everyone won tonight.”

Sophomore Hannah Rohrer explained that “the best part about Tri Sigma is getting to be around so many caring and vivacious women who I know would

do anything for me.”

As the event concluded, members of the fraternity and sorority cleaned up the area they used as best as possible.

“One thing I will remember tonight is how much fun we all had together and new memories we have created with Tri Sig,” Webb said.

With COVID-19 restrictions banning social events for a large part of this year and last year, the Paint Wars event was the first of its kind to be put on since returning to campus this fall semester.

“I will always remember the way the colors combined in the air during the paint throw,” Lewis said.

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Self Love Photo Shoot On Nov. 18, from 12 p.m.-3 p.m., in the Student Center room 204, Feminist Union and Allies in STEM have teamed together to give students an opportunity to show self-love.

The photo shoot is to help students to celebrate who they are and capture memories either by yourself or with friends. It is free to all students.

Greek Goddess 2021 From 7 p.m.-8 p.m., on Nov. 18, in the Ida Waldran Auditorium, Sigma Nu is hosting Greek Goddess 2021. This event includes an introduction, talent and formal round; other greek organizations can sign up to take place in a strut competition. This is free for the viewing of all students and not limited to Greek life.

Korean Game Night From 7 p.m.-9 p.m., on Nov. 19, in the Student Center Ballroom, Korean Club will be playing a series of Korean games. Some of these games have been featured in the Netflix series “Squid Games.” This is open to all students. More information can be found on CubConnect.

Photo by Kathryn Thornberry, graphic via @uca_sab on Instagram

Students paint a winter scene while drinking coffee from Zetêo Coffee at the Student Activities Board’s Canvas and Coffee event in the Student Center Ballroom Thursday, Nov. 11. The event has been held in the past, this one being winter-themed and helped students take a break from academic-based events and the stress that comes with classes as finals approach in December.

Students take break with Canvas and Coffee, sip coffee and create winter-themed paintings

by Kathryn Thornberry Staff Writer

The Student Activities Board hosted an event alongside Zetêo Coffee for students to drink coffee while painting Thursday, Nov. 11.

The event was held in the Student Center Ballroom during x-period. This is not the first year the event was held for students at UCA. Student Activities Board member Hazel Bonilla has attended more than one of these events with Zetêo Coffee.

“Every year, I look forward to Canvas and

Coffee, and I think the students do too. It’s just a fun way to de-stress and have some yummy coffee,” Bonilla said.

Senior Michael Frost attended the event as well. It was not his first time either, but he did say it was his favorite one.

“I’ve been to a few different Canvas and Coffee events, but my favorite part of this one was getting to paint a winter landscape,” Frost said. “Winter is my favorite season, and it was fun to get into the Christmas mood a little bit. I also really enjoyed the coffee that was provided and that they offered hot

chocolate as well.”

Both Bonilla and Frost stressed the importance of attending events like Canvas and Coffee.

“I think it’s important for students to attend events like this because they aren’t really academic based. It’s just a great way to step away from schoolwork and have fun.

That’s what we always aim to do with our events,” Bonilla said about the events hosted by the Student Activities Board.

Frost also found the importance of taking a break from studying by going to fun and creative events like Canvas and Coffee.

“I think it’s important that UCA has events like this because it brings members of the student body together and gives them a chance to take a break from all the studying. It’s important to live a well-balanced life, and events like this allow for students like me to focus on something other than school for a few minutes,” Frost said.

Canvas and Coffee is one of many events hosted by the Student Activities Board. It is one of the more creative ones, giving students a chance to express themselves through their own painting.

The painting tutorial

that the students followed was a winter sky with a Christmas tree on top of snowy hills. Each student had an opportunity to create the painting in their own unique style.

“I love seeing how happy students are with their paintings and also being able to see how different each painting is. Painting is a great way to express yourself, so even though we have a certain painting up, they can really create whatever they want,” Bonilla said.

The Student Activities Board also handed out stuffable reindeer and snowmen on Nov. 16.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Mario Lamothe informs about Haitian dance

by Delaney Van Wilpe Editor-in-chief

The first event of the Global Spotlight series for International Education Week kicked off with speaker Mario LaMothe, performance artist, curator, anthropologist and assistant professor of Black Studies and Anthropology from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

UCA’s Center for Global Learning and Engagement hosted LaMothe’s event, Vodou: Danced Culture and Contemporary Dance Praxis, Nov. 11 over Zoom.

Phillip Bailey, associate vice president for International Education and Engagement, said of the Global Spotlight series, “We’re trying to bring a spotlight, a focus on the cultural production and traditions of various countries around the world.”

The presentation provided

by LaMothe derives from his book “Vodou Rich Bodies,” which examines “Haitian contemporary dance making, following Haiti’s 2020

earthquake as an especially potent site for restorative performances of Blackness by Haitians.”

“The project and this presentation situate themselves at the intersection of Vodou, Haiti’s ancestral dance, religious culture and its manifestation in Haitian contemporary choreographies,” LaMothe said.

LaMothe supplemented his presentation with videos of Haitian contemporary choreographers. Kettly Noël, Jean René Delsoin and Jeanguy Saintus. With these performers, LaMothe wanted to share examples of Vodou’s transition and “how, slowly, it’s been staged first as sort of a folkloric dance and then as a contemporary practice by these choreographers,” he said.

He cited Lavinia Williams as an integral player in the transformation of Vodou becoming more contemporary.

“Lavinia Williams was brought to the island to make sure that it looked modern. It looked contemporary, to discipline it, to make sure that it was competitive with other global

data sets,” LaMothe said.

“And it’s fair to say that, myself included, Jeanguy Saintus, Jean René Delsoin, Kettly Noël, we were trained if not by Lavinia Williams herself, but by students of Lavinia Williams.”

LaMothe’s project “asks how these performances [from Noël, Delsoin and Saintus] are physicalized, circulated and deployed against dominant representations,” Adele Okoli, assistant professor of French, said.

LaMothe confronted the differences between Vodou and Voodoo. Vodou is “the Afro-syncretic danced religion of Haiti, devised and wielded by the offspring of enslaved Africans to eradicate French colonization,” while Voodoo is “a perverted globally pernicious representation and body of knowledge not only of the practice but also of Haiti and Haitians, rooted in longstanding U.S. imperialist projects in and about Haiti.”

He also discussed the history of the Haitian people, the impacts of colonialism and negative connotations of Haitian culture, such as “Haiti

as a land of sorcery.”

American media, such as films and books, “continue to generate nightmarish and racist depictions of Haiti… American representations of Haiti, and their derivatives, in other words, portrayed the island and its residents and citizens as queerly, subhuman and in need of salvation.”

This, in turn, leaves Haitians vulnerable to poor treatment for things like earthquake relief or, as LaMothe cited, the whipping of Haitians at the Texas-Mexico border earlier this year.

Students who attended the event found the topic interesting and informative.

In fact, student J’Lun Herron wishes to examine the topic further. Herron said, “Do you think we could expand more black (Haiti) history in college courses? I have taken a few African history-based classes, and there is not a deep focus on the history you presented.”

For students interested in learning more about Haitian culture, Okoli offers a class of a similar topic in spring 2022.

GUEST SPEAKER

Author, filmmaker Tiffany Jackson shares advice with student writers

by Rob Davis Staff Writer

Award-winning author and filmmaker Tiffany Jackson shared what it was like for her to become the successful creative she is now and gave other UCA writers advice on how to break into the industry, something that she wishes she had when she was coming up.

Tiffany Jackson spoke with creative writing students as part of the Artist in Residence program on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Thompson Hall.

Tiffany Jackson, known for her novels, “Allegedly,” and her most recent work, “White Smoke,” grew up always wanting to be an author, but, like many others, her family didn’t support the decision because they didn’t want her to be a starving artist.

Jackson encouraged other students to pursue those dreams regardless and opened the floor to the students, so they could ask questions.

“Rejection is nearly redirection in the right direction.

I tell people this all the time, whether it’s a man, a pair of jeans or a query letter. I truly believe that rejection can sting, but that’s why we have to try to start changing the conversations we have with ourselves about rejection,” Jackson said.

Jackson made it known, though, that none of this process is easy and that writers need to be prepared for the trials and tribulations that come along with being an artist. Carving out your own lane in any field is difficult, but Jackson assured students that it would all be worth it once they are the only ones who will be

able to write the story like they can, with Jackson using how she is one of three African-American young-adult thriller writers as an example.

She encouraged everyone to never stop pursuing their dreams as an author because there is no timetable for when you can be successful. After citing successful authors like J.K. Rowling, who wrote Harry Potter in her 30s, and Laura Ingles Wilder, who wrote Little House on the Prairie in her 60s, Jackson also admitted that she had gotten into the field late since she started her career in film. Having released one book a year since 2017, though, Jackson showed others that it’s always possible to achieve that dream.

With the COVID-19 pandemic having affected everyone’s state of mind, Jackson also found it important for writers

to learn how to “write in the rain.”

“The last two years of this pandemic have been rough for everyone, but what I promise you, your rain could be tears.

Your rain could be the chaos of everyday life. You need to learn how to write through it because it is your dream. I don’t believe any of you are here for no reason,” Jackson said.

The Artist in Residence program is put together by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and is funded through an arts fee in every student’s tuition. The next featured artist in the program will be paper textile designer, photographer and sculptor Fabiola Jean-Louis. Jean-Louis will be at UCA from Nov. 15 through Nov. 18.

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Dancers United offers place for expression

by Andrew McMahan Dancers United performs Assistant Sports Editor

Dancers United, a student-led organization, has provided students with a unique experience involving dance on campus for over ten years.

The group is an all-inclusive organization open to any students that would like to give dancing a try.

Senior Ashley Miller, president of Dancers United, said, “The student should expect to have fun and step out of their comfort zone. We do try to build confidence and self-esteem, but we also want them to know that it is okay to mess up. We also try to build friendships and bonds with each other. Overall, we just try to be a community for each other.”

The style of dances that

include gospel, jazz, hip hop, heels and other styles as well.

Dancers United may seem to be something that is all fun, however, the group will come together to put on events. These events are organized and well thought out by Miller and the rest of her team. The group meets every week to practice together on Tuesday and Thursday from 7-10. The group typically meets in Farris Center, room 210, but they sometimes use a few other spaces.

If there is an event, there are extra practices to ensure the quality of the performance will be what the Dancers United team wants. The group has been busy lately with two events in the last two weeks. The group performed at the Homecoming pep rally during Homecoming

week. The group also performed their fall show Friday, Nov. 12.

These performances included about 15 members of Dancers United, according to Miller. Before the pandemic, the group had about 20 to 25 members. Now, the group is bouncing back with about 15 members, allowing them to perform and function without a problem.

Dancers United is open to collaborating with any organization on campus. Miller explained that Dancers United has already built some strong relationships but is more than willing to continue that trend of partnering with other groups and people.

“We try to give back and collaborate with other organizations. I have made a lot of friends with other

organizations,” Miller said.

The organization and the dancing that takes place are meant to be an avenue for students to express themselves without the worry of judgment. The organization was established in 2009 and has been active since then except for both semesters of 2020, during the initial surge of the pandemic.

The group has been meeting without issue this fall, something everybody involved was glad to see. The group is funded by SGA, meaning there is flexibility in what Dancers United can do and that there are fun opportunities that are made available.

If any students are interested in dance or are looking for a community to feel comfortable with, Dancer’s United can be found on Instagram @uca_du.

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STUDENTS SAY are the qualities “ What of a good professor or of a bad one? ” Story and photos by Olyvia Gonzalez

Sophomore Ryan Cleveland

Junior Niyah Lane

“What makes a bad one is when they kind of just overload you and expect you to do a lot more work than it seems like they are doing. It seems like a lot of them just use the same assignments every year. “

“Those who make sure their students are aware of what is going on and is available outside of class to answer questions and just shows that they want their students to succeed.”

Sophomore Lydia Moody

Sophomore Cade Richesin

“I like the professors that are like real, you know, like they’re like ‘listen, I know this sucks’ and like ‘we’re going to get through it together.’ I like the ones that are passionate about what they are doing and you can tell that in the way they talk to you.”

“I think a good professor regularly communicates with their students, and is pretty involved like in their learning process. You know? A bad professor just kind of throws the material at you and then just lets you fail.”

Sophomore Nicholas Brorman

Sophomore Gavin Riley

“Obviously, it is important to read the book, but when you have to read the book to know material for a test, that they didn’t cover in class, without them telling you… that’s bad in my opinion. “

“A good professor gets your grades back quickly.

I hate when I have like an assignment due and I don’t know how I did on the first one and then I have to turn in the second. I also like when a professor is well-versed in communication.”

People of UCA: Bruce Miles

by Edmund Burke Staff Writer

Daily interactions with students and seeing student film projects go from production to screening has been one of Bruce Miles’ favorite things about working on the University of Central Arkansas campus since 2015.

Miles retired for the second time in his career on Friday, Nov. 12, after working as the program specialist in charge of the film and journalism department’s equipment room for UCA. Before coming to UCA in 2015, Miles had previously worked in public school education and television.

“I was a public-school teacher for 21 years in the Little Rock School District.

I retired from there and had other experience from three TV stations and the Arkansas

Department of Education as a content producer for educational material. I took a year off and started looking for a job, and the UCA hiring committee liked what they saw,” Miles said.

“University life is much different than public school programs. I have enjoyed working with the broadcast production/journalism students since I have much experience in both fields over time,” Miles said.

Miles joined the UCA staff to run and oversee the film and journalism department’s equipment room used by students.

“The job grew from there to more administrative-type activities in addition to the equipment room,” Miles said.

Over time, Miles was involved with the natural evolution of the system used in the equipment room.

“We moved to a new

checkout software platform in 2017. The move to the new room and more space was the biggest change to the equipment room use,” Miles said.

As a program specialist, Miles’ daily role covered a lot of ground.

“I helped students with equipment, repairs and I did a lot with non-academic groups like UCA Outreach and Community Development, ACT prep, Coaches All-Star Conferences and Guest speakers/artists,” Miles said.

Part of running the equipment room for the UCA campus was getting the chance to work with graduate students.

“I learned a lot of new things from them, and I tried to give them helpful hints from my experiences. A former grad student helped with the cover of one of my novels -- ‘Dark Hearts in the Forest’ -- is available on Amazon, by suggesting a cover

theme and providing an artist to do the cover. I liked watching the process of film development by students,” Miles said.

After a career of working in the education field, Miles said two things come to mind about what he found most rewarding.

“One, when students say I really helped or understood them. Two, watching the process of artistic creation and being able to help them do something when they felt stuck,” Miles said.

About his retirement, Miles said, “Since it will be colder weather now, I plan to start a new novel and work on my website www.argentalit.com and YouTube channel. Once it is warm, my wife and I plan to vacation across the U.S. to see national and state parks and, for her, beaches. I want to see more of nature before climate change takes too big of a toll on the beautiful places around the world.”

Photo by Madison Ogle

Bruce Miles retired Friday, Nov. 12, after working at UCA overseeing the film and journalism department’s equipment since 2015.

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Men’s Basketball 3:15 p.m., Nov. 20 vs.

Oral Roberts Women’s Basketball 1 p.m., Nov. 20 vs.

ULM Football 6 p.m., Nov. 20 at Tarleton State Men’s Track and Field Dec. 3 at Woo Pig Classic

Editor’s Take

Fantasy Football mid-season update BY

ANDREW MCMAHAN

Assistant Sports Editor

The fantasy football season is just past the midpoint of it all.

The season is halfway through and there were many unexpected trends that popped up.

The first player we are looking at is New England tight end Hunter Henry. In his first season with the Patriots, Henry has shown his value and firmly locked himself into a position where he is a top tight end in the league. Henry leads the league in touchdown receptions for a tight end at seven.

Henry was more of an afterthought at the start of the season, as he had spent his first few years in the NFL with the Chargers dealing with injuries.

He showed promise for when he is healthy, and now that he is, he’s playing well. Henry is currently the fourth best tight end in fantasy football, averaging 10.8 fantasy points per game.

The next player is Christian McCaffery. McCaffery is a star running back for the Carolina Panthers who many expected to be one of the best players in the league all together. However, an injury plagued McCaffery after a stellar start to the season. Week four through eight of the season was when McCaffery was out.

McCaffery returned to action the Sunday before last and nearly scored 15 fantasy points in his first game back.

That is nothing compared to this Sunday where he scored 26 fantasy points in his second game back from injury. In the five games that McCaffery has played this season, he is averaging 19.8 fantasy points and has scored at least 24 fantasy points in three of the five games he has played in. McCaffery is what people thought he would be in the preseason, a beast.

The final player we are evaluating at this point in the season is Patrick Mahomes.

Patrick Mahomes is averaging 22.0 fantasy points per game.

He is a top five quarterback in average fantasy points but he still has not been what most people come to expect week in and week out. Mahomes dropped over 30 fantasy points this last Sunday against the Raiders, who have a stout defense.

This could be the game Mahomes needed to springboard himself into a strong finish.

Mahomes had been too inconsistent for what people expected of him, however, that is what his level of stardom brings.

Mahomes has scored under 15 points in three games this year thus far, which is lackluster.

I expect Mahomes to have a strong push into the playoffs and go on a role to counter the negative thoughts that have somewhat risen around him at times this season.

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The Bears wait for the hike on the line from the Lumberjacks. The seniors did not get a win on senior night, and lost the game 27-14. The Bears will travel to Tarleton State on Nov. 20 to play their last game of the season at 6 p.m.

Bears suffer 27-14 loss in last home game of season BY

MADISON OGLE

Entertainment Editor & Cartoonist

UCA faced off against SFA Nov. 13, but couldn’t keep up with sophomore Xavier Gipson and freshman Chris Campos, the pair snagging a 27-14 victory for the Texas team.

SFA Junior Trae Self’s 73-yard pass was completed to Gipson in the first five minutes of the game, allowing the Lumberjacks to pull ahead by seven points following freshman Chris Campos’ field goal.

The Bears held off the Jacks for the remainder of the first quarter, allowing senior Tobias Enlow to score UCA’s first touchdown of the night with 34 seconds left in the quarter. Junior Hayden Ray’s kick was good, bringing UCA up to match SFA’s seven points.

Into the second quarter, Campos’ 42-yard field goal brought SFA’s score up to 10 points in the initial five minutes of the quarter.

Freshman Darius Hale turned the score around, making a touchdown with eight and a half minutes left on the clock. Ray’s kick was good, putting the score at 1410, Bears leading.

SFA claimed another touchdown with 12 seconds

left on the clock after Self’s pass was good to Gipson.

Campos’ kick was good again, gaining the point after touchdown for the team.

The score entering the third quarter was 17-14, SFA leading.

A pass from Self to Gipson was complete for a touchdown in the first five minutes of the quarter, followed

by Campos gaining the PAT for the team. No more points were scored by either team for the remainder of the third quarter, leaving the score at 24-14, Lumberjacks still leading.

The final points scored for the night came from Campos in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter.

Campos’ 34-yard field goal was good for an additional three points, final score: 27-14.

Coach Nathan Brown said his initial thoughts over the loss were those of frustration.

“It’s late in the year, and you’ve got to figure out a way to get an edge in the game,” Brown said. “You’ve got two good football teams battling each other, and I just didn’t do enough. I told the team that I take the blame for this loss and that I have to be better.”

Brown said he was going to do everything in his power to bring home a win this coming Saturday, especially for the team’s senior players.

“[...] I mean, that’s why it’s so emotional, losing a game like this because those guys are so special,” Brown said. “[...] we’re going to do everything we can to let them go out on top. I think that’s important to them because you don’t remember the second game of your senior year, usually. Right? You usually remember that last game.”

Enlow said that this game was a tough one for him and the other seniors on the team.

“As a team, it’s going to be big for us just to finish strong and not check out mentally this coming week. [For] the last game for us seniors, we want to end our careers with a win,” Enlow said. “So [we’ll be] approaching each day this next week as if we are still going to the playoffs.”

Enlow said that on a personal level, he wants to focus on finishing strong while also setting examples for the younger players who might look up to seniors like himself.

As far as parting words go, Enlow said, “I want to thank all the coaches and coach Brown for giving a kid like myself the [chance for] the dreams of [my] life to come true. I couldn’t ask for more as an athlete [than] to learn so much about the game and build relationships that last forever. I wouldn’t take anything back; I bleed purple.”

The Bears will take on Tarleton State Nov. 20, 6 p.m. at Tarleton State University.

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Chatham reflects on growth in his final basketball season COURTNEY SHEPHERD

Despite these conflicts, his reliance and trust in God helped him overcome, grow and focus on the bigger picture.

“I didn’t want to go home and lose my life to the streets,” he said. “I feel like I’m here for a reason bigger than basketball.”

At a young age, Jared Chatham knew he was destined to pursue his love for His motivation to succeed derives from his desire to move his basketball. From days and nights practicing in his driveway in Los Angeles to mother out of South Central Los Angeles. “I was raised in a singledominating the court while the loud cheers of his family echoed through the parent household with my mother, brother and grandma,” Chatham said.

Farris Center, Chatham cultivated his childhood dream into reality.

“They keep me going, and most importantly, they always keep my head Chatham, 23, was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, straight.”

California. “L.A. is a very beautiful place, but it is also very dark,” Chatham In his fourth season, this determination showed on the court. In said.

24 games, he averaged 9.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, for a total of Through the darkness, Chatham found solace in basketball. “Growing up in 217 points and 166 rebounds in the 2020-2021 season. straight violence, basketball was, and still is, my safe haven from the outside His versatility on the court makes him a “positionless world,” he said. While his love for the game was always present, it player,” he said. Chatham has played small forward, power wasn’t until the eighth grade, when a coach recommended he forward and currently plays center at UCA. “I can play in the Amateur Athletic Union, that he understood do a little bit of everything, and I can guard all five his talent. positions on the floor,” he said.

“When I saw my coaches started to believe in my As a post-baccalaureate with hopes of potential, I started to take it seriously,” Chatham said. receiving his second degree in Public Relations “AAU was a major turning point in my life.” this summer, Chatham wishes to continue his Chatham graduated from George Washington journey with basketball after graduation.

Preparatory High School, “arguably the most “I know that basketball isn’t forever, so I’m dangerous high school in L.A.,” he said. This helped looking at it as a start to what I really want to do. My him see life differently. biggest goal in life is to start a program for innerHis proximity to violence and gang activity at city kids, specifically ones that come from singleschool made him realize he needed to get out of L.A. parent households,” Chatham said.

Basketball made this possible for him.

Photo courtesy of UCA Sports Reminiscent of the support he received from Chatham began his journey on the UCA men’s Senior Jared Chatham plays center for UCA’s men’s basketball team. He his older brother, he said, “I want to help them basketball team in 2017. “I chose UCA because they said, “I chose UCA because they didn’t hesitate to give me an opportunity.” believe in themselves when they feel like no one didn’t hesitate to give me an opportunity,” he said. else does.”

In his first season, Chatham played 19 games, With his final season of college basketball on his mind, Chatham zeroed in on his averaging 2.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He totaled 47 points and 22 rebounds in the goals to close the chapter. He predicts 15 or more wins for the UCA men’s basketball team. He wants to finish out his career with a total of 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.

2017-2018 season.

“This opportunity helped me fulfill my dreams in playing college basketball at the Chatham faced hardships at the beginning of his college basketball career. “My college career has been a tough one. It’s been a lot more downs than ups,” Chatham said. highest level,” Chatham said. “I’m so proud of myself. I’ve grown so much mentally, physically and spiritually.”

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Men’s soccer loses ASUN Championship 4-1 against Lipscomb

BY FELICITY

Staff Writer

AUXIER

The men’s soccer team fell short, 4-1, in a highly competitive match against Lipscomb University Bison in the championship game for the ASUN final, leaving the Bears with a record of 5-2 in the conference.

The Bears started strong against Lipscomb with two shots on goal by senior defender Ole Kjoerholt and junior midfielder Karim Diao but both missed by shooting too wide.

“We came out without fear, and we possessed the ball and put a lot of pressure on Lipscomb. It made me proud seeing everyone come out with no fear,” Kjoerholt said.

The Bears came out strong and ready to defeat Lipscomb. Despite the missed chances on goal, the Bears had the majority of possession and opportunities on the field.

“The strongest aspect of the game was the way we started in the first 20 minutes. It’s probably the best start we’ve had all season,” Diao said.

Lipscomb scored the first goal after a Bison midfielder crossed the ball to a Bison forward to complete a shot successfully in the back of the goal against the Bears. The Bison were able to complete this same tactic again, earning another goal right before the halftime break.

“Sadly, our weakest part of the game was our play in both boxes, we couldn’t finish our chances, and we didn’t defend well enough on the chances they created,” Kjoerholt said.

The Bears created two more unsuccessful chances on the Bison from freshman forward Jonathan Randall and senior midfielder Katsuyoshi Kimishima. The Bears and Bison ended the half 2-0 with the Bison in the lead.

“What drives me during the game is thinking about all of the hard work we’ve done and the potential for making UCA history,” Kjoerholt said.

The Bears did not let the losing start affect their drive and hard work put into this match. The game remained highly competitive throughout the match. In the 52nd minute of the match, Diao was fouled in the penalty box

resulting in a penalty kick for the Bears. Senior defender Alberto Suarez stepped up to take the penalty kick securing the ball in the upper right corner, taking the Bison’s lead down to 2-1.

“The fact that we were 90 minutes away from a major title and a shot at the NCAA tournament was the main driver for our team and this match,” Diao said.

Randall presented another chance on goal along with sophomore defender Masood Porsa, but both shots were unsuccessful.

Lipscomb secured its final two goals during the last two minutes of the match. In return, senior forward Mathias Bendiksen took one last attempt on goal with a half-volley but was unsuccessful, leaving the Bisons with a win of 4-1 over the Bears.

“Right now, it’s tough thinking about the game, however, I think that especially for the younger boys on the team, it will be encouraging to see how our team is able to compete on the highest level in college soccer.

I think there will be more good years to come for this team,” Kjoerholt said.

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S.A.D.: why it sucks, how to get through it With the temperatures starting to drop and the weeks if circumstances allow. leaves beginning to change colors and fall, a new wave But if you’re anything like me, then that alone of seasonal affective disorder is upon us. time can do a lot more harm than good during the fall For those of you who don’t know, S.A.D. is a and winter seasons. type of depression that’s related to changes in the I absolutely love the cold and dreary weather, weather. but there are a few reasons why it can get a little It usually happens for most people dangerous. around November, December, January, The time change on Nov. 7 set us an and sometimes even in February, hour back; we all gained an hour of sleep when those colder temperatures that night, but we lost a lot of daylight start to hit. throughout the day.

It seems that as it gets colder It stays darker longer, and it outside, as the skies get darker comes on quicker in the evenings. and less time is spent outside, Some people can develop winter people get sadder.

S.A.D. due to a lack of sunlight, Whether we like it or not, which can disrupt your body’s the weather can play a big circadian rhythm or biological role in our moods and clock. dispositions.

The lack of sunlight can Sunny skies and cool also cause a dip in serotonin breezes put a smile on levels, the neurotransmitter our faces while chattering in our brains that makes us teeth and frozen fingers happy. make us cranky, irritable I personally suffer and sometimes depressed. from a serotonin imbalance

by Emilee Hagewood Everything being dead and have found that during Sports Editor around you—the flowers, these months, my medicine is trees and plants—can make working double-time to get you feel a little dead inside, those serotonin levels raised. honestly.

It sucks for people like me whose brains already It makes it twice as difficult for me to get out of struggle to produce the normal levels of serotonin. bed every morning.

We’ve got to work extra hard to make sure Some might chalk it up to the “winter blues,” but everything is on the up-and-up. it’s a serious thing that affects a lot of people every So, even if you feel like staying in this weekend, year.

DON’T. For people who experience manic highs and rockGo out with your friends, go to the movies, go bottom lows, the fall and winter months can become a take pictures of all the beautiful fall leaves or stay at very dark time for them, leading them to depression. home and cuddle up with a feel-good movie and a tub Make sure you’re checking on your friends and of popcorn. family that may be recluses; being alone often makes We can sit in our rooms and hole-up and be symptoms of S.A.D. a lot worse. miserable because it’s cold outside and already dark at I’m one of those people who love social interaction 5 p.m. or we can look out for ourselves, look out for but always end up feeling drained afterward. others and enjoy these cold months as they were meant I have to have my alone time, my me-time, to to be enjoyed. recharge and recuperate.

If you’re feeling extra sad, blame it on the weather I can go days without seeing my friends, even and grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa.

Students deal with less options for upcoming classes Every student at UCA should understand the hours to keep my scholarships, and I was only at 13 struggle that comes with registering for classes. hours.

We go through it twice a year, once in the fall and The reason that I could not find another class once in the spring. to add that had to do with my major or minor was You have to meet with your advisor, wake because it was either offered at one time or the up super early in the morning and hope the time conflicted with the classes I already had website does not crash in order to get all picked out. the classes you need.

It is my understanding that the reason The past couple of years at UCA, there are not a variety of times offered for having to register for classes as an these classes is because professors get to upperclassmen has been particularly choose the times that they teach classes. difficult. It has become increasingly It is extremely obvious that most difficult as you advance, as classes professors prefer to only teach one of get more specific for your major. each class and prefer to do it mid to Also, classes are only being late-afternoon. taught by one professor and only It is very frustrating and at one time of the day. upsetting to me that students I can not even begin to have to take these classes describe the frustration I and most professors are faced the few days before I not willing to teach them at was supposed to register more than one time. for classes because of this This makes it so problem. much more difficult to

by Olivia Snelson I had found most of make a class schedule Staff Writer my classes but only needed and adds additional stress one more for my particular on students that could studies. most likely be avoided Obviously, the classes I was looking to register for if professors just agreed to teach more classes, at a had to do with either my major or my minor. variety of times.

I already had a few classes that I absolutely had to I know for a fact that I’m not the only student at take, and the others, I just did not want to have to give UCA that has faced this problem. up in order to make room for the necessities.

Ultimately, I was forced to add a class to my As I was going through the list of available classes schedule that did not have anything to do with my for both my major and minor for the upcoming major or minor due to a lack of classes and the lack of semester and checking the availability, I started to available times. notice that none of the classes would work with the The university needs to work on making more schedule I had already made. Not a single one. classes available for different times, especially those I started to panic because I needed at least 15 that are needed for majors and minors.

For a campus that boasts highly of transparency with its students, UCA has been anything but transparent this semester when requested to provide information on topics that may be sensitive.

From requesting information by the Freedom of Information Act, to simply requesting an interview with Houston Davis, students struggle to get the answers they are looking for.

This has been going on since before August of this year too.

There has been no improvement made on how easily certain information can be shared by the university to students or faculty.

Apart from specific privacy policies, which rarely apply to university situations anyway, there have been many unnecessary roadblocks made for students that seem to purposefully make it hard to gather information on topics like Title IX investigations, past or present.

There is absolutely nothing wrong or illegal with requesting information or answers to questions that deal with the safety of the student body at this university.

However, these questions are currently gatekept by specific speakers appointed by the university.

This makes it difficult to get any type of information regarding numerous subjects after certain individuals have gotten word of the questions.

In many of these situations, you would think that the university would want to get ahead of the story by answering as many questions as they possibly can, but the opposite has been going on this semester. This makes the university look suspicious in certain instances and definitely does not push for transparency in any way.

While UCA wants to give the impression that it is as transparent as possible with students, faculty and alumni, it feels anything but that as a journalism student.

Some other issues that should be brought up at the beginning of the semester for students occur on campus regularly when trying to film in specific areas on campus.

Students have been denied access to film in public buildings, and have been left with no straight answers as to why they have been denied.

This has gone as far as students actually getting kicked out of Torreyson Library just for filming for a class assignment.

Students who pay tuition should have the right to film content for assignments everywhere with the exception of dormitories on campus, unless approved beforehand.

If there is no disruption being made at the time of filming, there should be no issue with students doing so, especially if they are working on something for their classes, which more than likely is happening in every instance of interviewing and filming for information.

This goes back to transparency through the university, which again, they boast heavily about but is almost nonexistent on campus.

Students should be able to easily get information and answers to appropriate questions posed on multiple issues that have to do with the university.

Students definitely should have the right work on my assignments without needing any type of explanation from my professor or email, too.

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Entertainment

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November 17, 2021

New This Week

‘Happy Home Designer’ adds hours of playtime to ACNH by

Movies

Madison Ogle

Entertainment Editor & Cartoonist

ACNH, or “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” Nov. 17 — The Power of came out at the height the Dog (R), directed by Jane of COVID-19 isolation, allowing the public to Campion, starring Benedict devote perhaps too much of Cumberbatch, Geneviève Lemon their time to a virtual island and Jesse Plemons and virtual animal villagers.

Believe me, I was there -Nov. 17 — Bruised (R), directed and racked up more than 800 hours in the game,

by Halle Berry, starring Stephen mind you.

McKinley Henderson, Halle Berry Excitement fizzled and Shamier Anderson out by the time the game had made it to a year old, players finding frustration in a lack of content beyond Nov. 19 — King Richard the initial story line.

(PG-13), directed by Reinaldo Nintendo announced an Marcus Green, starring Will Smith, ambitious 2.0 update, set to release Nov. 5 and free Aunjanue Ellis and Jon Bernthal to download. The amount of promised features were enough to get an avid player like me foaming at Nov. 19 — C’mon C’mon (R), the mouth. Though, the paid DLC “Happy Home directed by Joaquin Phoenix, Paradise” left a clear starring Gaby Hoffmann, Woody picture in my head as to Norman and Scoot McNairy what I’d be doing for the weeks following Nov. 5.

The update surprised fans as it released a whole two days early, coming Music Nov. 3. “Happy Home Paradise,” however, Nov. 19 — 30 — Adele

Nov. 19 — Motorheart — The Darkness

List compiled by Andraea Aguilera Staff Writer

maintained the date of Nov. 5.

The DLC, costing $24.99, features many of the same mechanics as 2015’s “Happy Home Designer,” an added title to the Animal Crossing franchise released sometime after “Animal

Crossing: New Leaf.”

The player works with a design service, meeting animal villagers and designing a home for each based on the villager’s vision.

You don’t just design the interior of each property; you get to choose

their home’s location, customize the exterior of their house and fill their yard with whatever plants and furniture you think suits them best. As you progress in the game, you also gain the ability to decorate facilities like a school and hospital.

L I V E A C T I O N A D A P TAT I O N

‘Mayor Pete’ sheds light ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ grosses $22 on life of LGBT+ politician million with budget of $64 million Edmund Burke

Staff Writer

“Mayor Pete,” the new Amazon documentary released on Friday, Nov. 12, goes behind the scenes of Pete Buttigieg’s historic Nov. 19 — Phantom Island — presidential run in 2020.

The documentary was Smile filmed the year leading up to Buttigieg’s historic Iowa Caucus win, the Democratic primary season, and the Nov. 19 — Raise The Roof — aftermath.

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss With a run time of 96 minutes and directed by Jesse Moss, “Mayor Pete” follows the former Indiana Nov. 19 — Phosphenes — mayor navigating the Jessica Moss campaign trail and national spotlight for the first time.

Joining Pete Buttigieg Nov. 19 — Lieve — Holy Other on the presidential campaign trail is his husband Chasten Buttigieg and campaign staff.

There’s something Nov. 19 — Flying Dream 1— about Pete Buttigieg that not many politicians possess Elbow and its genuine human emotion.

Pete Buttigieg possesses Netflix rare qualities, especially for a politician; there are great moments worth quoting in Nov. 19 — Cowboy Bebop, “Mayor Pete.” directed by Alex Garcia Lopez and Buttigieg words it Michael Katleman, starring Daniella perfectly himself in the documentary, “For all the, Pineda, Elena Satine and John Cho like, razzle-dazzle and the gamification of it in the media, politics makes you connected to somebody Nov. 19 — Hellbound, directed by totally different from you and that’s real, and it’s Sang-ho Yeon, starring Yoo Ah-in, beautiful,” said Buttigieg.

Kim Hyun-joo, Chase Yi and Jeong What makes the Min Park documentary worth a watch is that it delves deeper into the man behind the campaign and his husband, Chasten, who works to Nov. 12 — tick, tick...Boom!, make sure the two stayed directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, grounded and authentic starring Andrew Garfield, Alexandra during the campaign.

There are profound Shipp and Robin de Jesus moments in the documentary that reflect the genuine issues the country continues to deal

Top 5 Thanksgiving Foods

“Happy Home Designer” released Nov. 5, two days after the release of the 2.0 update for “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The DLC costs $24.99 and is available as an expansion to ACNH.

D O C U M E N TA R Y

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Nov. 19 — The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows — Sting

Photo courtesy of www.animal-crossing.com

Along with the release of “Happy Home Paradise” came a series of new items not seen in ACNH, purchasable with “Poki,” the currency gained from completing jobs. Why this should excite fans is simple: you get to bring these items back home to your island in ACNH. Lottie, a pink otter, is a familiar face that returns in “Happy Home Paradise,” bringing two new characters to the franchise with her.

These characters, Niko the monkey and Wardell the (very soft-spoken) manatee, garnered the hearts of fans immediately.

Casual play has always been the highlight of the Animal Crossing series.

This trait carries over to this DLC, making for a relaxing few minutes -- or hours -- of game play. I’ve yet to finish the initial story of the DLC, but that’s really the whole point of anything Animal Crossing. Take your time, enjoy the atmosphere and meet some sweet faces along the way.

“Happy Home Paradise” is available to purchase only on the Nintendo Switch.

1. Mashed potatoes Mashed potatoes are a classic that appear at most Thanksgiving meals and for a good reason. This is the one food I will go back for thirds.

You can have them with or without potato skins. You can eat them with potato chunks.

Some eat cheesy mashed potatoes, and others eat garlic mashed potatoes. Whatever your preference, there is no going wrong with this staple.

My family typically eats classic mashed potatoes with brown gravy. White gravy is delicious but brown is superior. They even reheat well, making for great leftovers for the next couple of days after the holiday.

with in 2021.

The documentary shows his debate training with Lis Smith, the senior communications director for the Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign.

There are everyday moments between the spouses, moments of importance, whether to talk about children on the campaign trail (the two became dads recently to twins).

There is a significant moment between Pete and Chasten following a speech given at an LGBTQ Victory Fund event.

Buttigieg admits to the crowd in a speech that when he discovered his attraction for men, “it launched in me something I can only describe as a kind of war.”

“And if that war had been settled on the terms that I would have wished for when I was 15, or 20, or frankly even 25, I would not be standing here,” Buttigieg said.

Following the speech, Chasten Buttigieg asked his husband if he was alluding to having had suicidal thoughts over his sexuality.

Buttigieg denied that’s what he meant.

“It kind of comes off that way, like, ‘I would have harmed myself’... which is powerful, but you have to be really clear about it,” said Chasten.

As a gay man, I know the historical importance of Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign.

“Mayor Pete” is definitely worth a watch.

If for no other reason, watch it so when Pete Buttigieg announces his next campaign for President of the United States, you’ll have a little more insight into the man himself.

“Mayor Pete” is available to watch on Prime Video.

2. Stuffing I grew up hating on stuffing. I’d put a little bit on my plate each year with the hopes of liking it, but I never did. I didn’t like the onions or the celery. Then one year, I ate some and finally enjoyed it more than I thought possible. Each year since then, I make sure my aunt makes it for our Thanksgiving meal.

I’m sure my aunt is happy to have another person eating on it, so she doesn’t have to have leftovers for days on end. I’m glad my taste has adapted to appreciate stuffing for what it is because I missed out for so many years.

by

Milo Strain

Staff Writer

“Clifford the Big Red Dog,” released Nov. 10, is a lighthearted family comedy geared toward the youngest of audiences that suffers from lazy writing and ham-fisted dialogue.

Like “Joker” (2019), “Clifford” is an origin story, showing us how Emily Elizabeth, the main character from the books as well, met the titular dog.

Emily’s mother has to go out of town on business and must leave Emily in the care of her homeless Uncle Casey.

Emily and Casey wander into an unusual pet store owned by the magical Mr. Bridwell, played by John Cleese (Monty Python), where she finds the titular red canine.

Despite Casey’s protests, Clifford ends up at home with them and the next morning Elizabeth awakens to find that her love has caused little Clifford to grow ten feet tall.

The major conflict is brought on by the evil CEO of genetic engineering company Lyfegro, who sees Clifford online and becomes determined to capture him and learn the secret of his size.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but Clifford the dog does not look right.

It’s much better when Clifford is full size, but for the first leg of the movie he’s a regular-sized puppy, and he looks strange.

Clifford exists in the uncanny valley, and it was extremely jarring at times to see him scramble and float around the screen like a little red monkey on an ice rink.

He isn’t inserted into the movie very well and 3. Pumpkin pie Pecan pie and crumble-coated apple pie are tasty, but pumpkin pie is the ultimate choice for Thanksgiving pie. My family usually buys them pre-made to cut down on cooking time, but they still end up being a favorite enjoyed by everyone (other than my vegan cousins). The best part of having pumpkin pie is loading it up with whipped cream. If you can still see the pie slice, you don’t have enough whipped cream on it. The pie just isn’t as good without it. Something about eating pumpkin pie during the fall just feels right. The pumpkin spice lattes can only do so much to satisfy.

looks like he resides in a layer above the rest of the footage, kind of giving the idea that Clifford is some sort of multidimensional being that exists inside and outside the reality of the film.

The problems persist beyond the CGI. None of the actors do a particularly bad job but the dialogue feels clunky and there’s no natural chemistry between anybody.

Every moral or emotional moment the film tries to land feels oversimplified and heavy handed, even for a kids movie. The main character,

It isn’t a complete train wreck, though. There’s a couple of genuinely funny moments here and there and the film shows landlords and corporations as corrupt, and the police as stupid, which is great to see in a movie for children.

The film’s lesson that the power of love will magically solve your problems is a positive, if unrealistic one.

The few good things that “Clifford” has going for it are far outweighed by the bad, sadly.

Maybe the writers of this cash-in on a beloved series of children’s books

Photo courtesy of www.cliffordmovie.com

“Clifford the Big Red Dog” is a live action adaptation of the original children’s book series. The film is available to watch in theaters and on Paramount+.

Emily Elizabeth, is supposed to be poor but she and her mother live in Harlem, one of the most gentrified areas in New York City, in an apartment that’s big enough to hold a ten-foot tall dog. And they have a fireplace.

4. Deviled eggs Deviled eggs are the Thanksgiving food that there is never enough of. Every year, my aunt tells us not to get into them until our family lunch. Without fail, people here and there sneak one from the fridge every so often. I’m guilty every year.

They don’t take up much room on your plate, so you can still fill up on other foods. Deviled eggs are just so addicting, not to mention the way they’re customizable. We top ours off with plenty of paprika. Recipes vary, but this side dish is so simple to make, even I could help prepare them as I was growing up.

were phoning it in or maybe they really believed in “Clifford the Big Red Dog” (2021), but either way it’s not great.

“Clifford the Big Red Dog” is playing in theatres and available to stream on Paramount Plus.

5. Rolls You can’t have a proper Thanksgiving

meal

without

some type of roll. There are so many types of rolls, but my family usually eats yeast rolls and/or crescent rolls. The rolls get eaten before, during and even after our family meal together. You can dip them in the gravy or even make little sandwiches with them using turkey. There is never a year that we have rolls leftover once everything is said and done with.

It’s easy to dismiss rolls, but they deserve praise. How many people do you know that walk past the rolls without grabbing at least one?

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SPORTS

8 / November 17, 2021

UCA STATS CORNER SPORT

OPPONENT

RESULT

RECORD

Men’s Basketball

Butler

85-53 L

0-2

Women’s Basketball

Hendrix

74-35 W

1-1

Volleyball

North Alabama

3-1 W

5-11

Men’s Soccer

Lipscomb ASUN Championship

4-1 L

5-2

VOLLEYBALL

Photo courtesy of ucasports.com

Junior guard and forward Darious Hall pivots with the ball and searches for a pass. The Bears were defeated by the Billikens 96-61 on Nov. 9. The Bears will play Baylor in Waco, Texas on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.

Bears defeated in first game of season, 96-61 loss against St. Louis Billikens BY

MEGAN HOLDER

Online Editor

The UCA men’s basketball team entered the season with a loss, 96-61, against the Saint Louis Billikens on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

The Bears started the game with good momentum, but it wasn’t enough to grasp a win.

They shot 40.4 percent from the field overall. This only included 7 out of 19 three-pointers. The Bears had 22 turnovers that gave away 27 points.

Freshman center Jonas Munson said, “Turnovers have been a killer for us in the past couple of years. In order to beat a good team like St. Louis, we need to take care of the ball.”

Although they were tied in the last eight minutes of the first half at 23-23, the Billikens outscored the Bears 20-9, securing the win.

Munson said, “We’re playing in a new conference, and we see it as a fresh start. We want to establish an identity in this league and lay the groundwork for future UCA teams.”

Sophomore Collin Cooper led the Bears with 12 points.

Freshman Camren Hunter followed with 10 points. Junior Darious Hall gave seven points, and senior SK Shittu contributed six.

Munson said, “We learned a lot about ourselves as a team Tuesday. Our highs are super high, but our lows can be crippling, especially against a really good squad like St. Louis.

We need to learn to play evenkeeled. A big part of that is not letting our emotions dictate our performance.”

Besides the coaching staff, Munson admires his teammate Jared Chatham.

Munson said, “As a young guy, Chatham didn’t play much and felt like he wasn’t contributing to what he thought he could. Most guys in that spot would complain, or transfer, or start blaming people for their issues. He put his head down and continued to work on his game. Anybody who watched us last year or will watch us this year will see that he is one of our best players and a real leader on our team.”

Chatham had four defensive rebounds and played 19 minutes.

Sophomore Jaxson Baker said, “During this part of the season, it is important for us to judge ourselves based on how we are improving day by day and not by wins and losses.

Small improvements on both sides of the ball throughout the beginning of this season will allow us to reach our potential by the time conference rolls

around.”

Baker had two free-throw attempts and made both in his 21 minutes of game time.

He said, “Everybody came in and did a great job of providing energy and executing our game plan, but if I had to highlight one in particular, I think Eddy did a great job of making plays and doing what he does best.

He provided a great spark for us when we let up a big run in the second half.”

Junior guard/forward Eddy Kayouloud made six points, attempted six three-pointers and made three of them.

Baker said, “My biggest goal is to do whatever I can at all times to help our team reach its potential as soon as possible.

I think if we can lock into that potential early, we can prove a lot of people wrong and make an ASUN title run.”

He said, “I feel an extreme amount of motivation by every individual on our team. We push each other to become better and achieve our goals, and I am extremely proud of that. When we are at our best, we belong on the floor with any team in the country. Now, we just have to work hard to make sure we can be at our highest level for a full game, and I’m confident with more time we will reach that point.”

BASKETBALL

Photo by ucasports.com

Freshman guard Randrea Wright goes up for the shot, guarded by Hendrix sophomore Kennedi Burns. The Sugar Bears took Hendrix down in their first home game of the season. Their next game will be Nov. 20 against the Warhawks.

Sugar Bears take down Hendrix in first home game of season BY

ANDREW MCMAHAN

Staff Writer

The University of Central Arkansas’ women’s basketball team (1-1 non-conference) defeated the Hendrix College Warriors 74-35 in the Sugar Bears’ second game of the year. This was the seventh time the two schools have faced each other in women’s basketball. This is after an opening game loss for the Sugar Bears earlier this week. The game took place on Friday night in the Farris Center on the Scottie Pippen Court; the game was the first official college basketball game played on the court by either male or female since the name change.

Hendrix had one lead throughout the entire game, which was early in the first quarter. After the first initial push by Hendrix, the Sugar Bears clawed back immediately and put to rest any hope that the Warriors may have grasped when the game first got underway. UCA stretched out the first-quarter lead to 14 points with a score of 24-10 heading

into the second quarter. The Bears used a stifling defense to cause an abundance of missed shots for the Warriors. Hendrix was held to 19 percent shooting from the field and 14.8 percent shooting from behind the three-point line.

UCA also used an outstanding shooting performance in route of the Warriors. When halftime came about, the Sugar Bears were shooting a stifling 60 percent from the floor. The halftime score was 46-19 in favor of the Sugar Bears. The trend of the game would continue throughout the third quarter, where UCA would lead 61-31 by the end of it. The game concluded in the Sugar Bears’ favor. The shooting percentage for the Sugar Bears at the conclusion of the game was 56.9 percent from the floor and 33 percent from deep.

The Sugar Bears only shot the ball three times from deep.

UCA had strong production from their bench depth. The UCA bench provided 22 points.

UCA also took advantage of a rebounding advantage with 16

second-chance points.

The Sugar Bears also forced Hendrix into enough turnovers that UCA converted another 16 points off of turnovers.

Lucy Ibeh, UCA junior forward, led the Sugar Bears with a teamhigh of 18 points. Ibeh also added a team-high nine rebounds, as well as two assists. UCA freshman guard Randrea Wright added 15 points for the Sugar Bears. Fellow UCA freshman forward Jayla Cody also reached double figures, totaling 11 points for herself. UCA graduate transfer forward Hannah Langhi scored 11 points. Langhi contributed three rebounds and three assists as well.

UCA’s women’s basketball team will be back on the road for their next match-up. The Sugar Bears will be facing the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma.

The game will take place Tuesday, Nov. 16. UCA will be back home again on Saturday, Nov. 20, against the University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks.

Photo by Sarah Smythe

Junior setter Anna Williams sets the ball to freshman libero Shelbi Owens against Jacksonville State University. The Sugar Bears lost their last home game of the season. Their last game of the season was Sunday, Nov. 14 where they beat North Alabama.

Sugar Bears fall during last home match against JSU, 3-0

BY

SARAH SMYTHE

Opinion Editor

The Sugar Bears took on Jacksonville State University, the number one ranked team in the West, on Friday, Nov. 12, at the Prince Center in Conway.

The Sugar Bears were unable to make a big enough comeback to secure the win for UCA, ending the three-set match JSU 3-0.

“I felt best in the first set,” junior setter Anna Williams said.

“I feel like the first set we played really well as a team, and it was evident that we had good team chemistry.”

The first set ended 25-19, the second 25-10, and the third, nail-biting set ended 27-25.

Although the entire match was filled with energy from both teams, the Sugar Bears went their hardest in the third set to try to keep the match going.

“I think we really came alive in the last set, but it was sadly too late,” sophomore middle blocker April Conant said.

Lexi MacLean, assistant coach of the Sugar Bears, said she thinks the team can work on “being better for longer and

more consistent.”

MacLean mentioned that right-side hitters, freshman Mackenzie Vernon and senior Madi Bowles, stood out during the match, stating that they “definitely stepped it up for us and were super successful when we got them the ball, I think we put the ball away.”

During the match, Bowles provided seven kills and one ace, while Vernon provided three blocks and four kills.

“Jacksonville put a lot of pressure on us to rise up,” Vernon said.

In the third set, the Sugar Bears pulled themselves together and tried their best to save the match.

“I think we struggled with passing the ball,” MacLean said.

“I think if we could get more in the system, we will definitely be more successful.”

Williams agreed that the team needs to work on passing the ball with more precision.

“I feel like we could’ve improved on serve-receive in the second set as well as bettering the second ball when the pass wasn’t there,” Williams said. “Overall, I

think our front row did a good job executing when the pass and set were good.”

In the final set of the match, freshman outside hitter Lily Taylor was able to post four kills, putting her at seven kills total for the match with an additional three blocks.

“We have a very young team, and I’m confident that we will have a very successful program in the future,” Williams said. “We have a lot of freshmen playing, and they can only get better from here.”

Amari Mitchell, senior middle blocker, and Macy Blackburn, sophomore middle blocker, were able to secure multiple blocks in the sets, with Mitchell ending at five blocks and Blackburn at four blocks.

Williams said, “I think we could’ve made changes quicker and stopped the trends of the other team a lot faster.”

With only one match remaining for the Sugar Bears, tensions and expectations are high for each player on the team.

Vernon said, “I think, as a team, we learned that every game is a battle at every point.”