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Unknown group detonates bombs in Syrian territory Thirty-eight people were killed Monday after two bombs were detonated inside Syria’s government’s territory. The first bombs were followed by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt that the Syrian officials believed was intended to detonate around the people gathering at the first incident. No groups have taken credit for the explosions yet. photo by Jordan Johnson

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Man lies about driving car after crashing into church A 32-year-old man drove his car into New Hope Ministries Church Sunday morning in Renton, Washington.

The man called police to report the incident, but told officers that he was a passenger of the car and not the driver. The man was arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run for lying to the police about not driving the vehicle.

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Arkansas no longer most obese state in nation The Center for Disease Control’s newest report announced that Arkansas has dropped from the number one most obese state to number six. Since 2014, Arkansas has gone from an obesity rate of 35. 9 to 34.5. Louisiana has moved to the top slot on the obesity chart with Alabama, Mississippi and West Virginia tying for second place.

Former Parkview coach arrested for sexual assault Parkview Magnet High School football coach William Hardiman was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student during the 2014-2015 school year. Hardiman was previously on administrative leave during the investigation, but was arrested Friday for first-degree sexual assault charges.

Attorney alleges fraud against marijuana ballot Attorney Patrick Benca filed a complaint against Secretary of State Mark Martin on Friday Sept. 2 to have the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act taken off the November ballot. Benca said that the names on the petitions were gathered incorrectly by the canvassers and are invalid. Right now Benca, has over 15,000 names on his petition to have the act removed from the ballot and plans to receive more.

4 WHAT’S AHEAD IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Security on campus will be analyzed in the wake of the three recent sexual assaults

An email from UCAPD informs students about the sexual assault that was reported to have occurred on Aug. 28 at Bear Village. The alleged assailant was reported to have been an acquaintance of the victim.

Third assault in August under investigation

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News Editor & Assistant News Editor The third sexual assault reported on campus in August this year was reported to UCAPD on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 12:19 p.m.

According to an email circulated by UCAPD on the day of the report, the alleged assault took place two days prior at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28.

The email stated that the individual who reported the assault was a student. The alleged victim reported being attacked by another student.

The alleged assault occurred in a university-owned apartment complex, according to the email.

Officer Hopper confirmed that the incident took place in university-owned housing, but did not identify the exact housing complex.

However, UCAPD’s daily crime log entry for the incident stated

that it occurred in building two of Bear Village Apartment.

Resident Assistant for Bear Village and senior Mikayla Ogle said she didn’t know anything about the incident other than what was stated in the UCAPD email.

Ogle said Bear Village RAs had not undergone any training in response to the recent incident, but at least one lesson has been scheduled for RAs. “This month we’re doing a self-defense-geared lesson,” Ogle said.

The alleged victim reported that the assailant was an acquaintance.

No arrests have been made and no suspect has been named.

UCA Associate Vice President for Communications, Public Relations and Marketing Christina Madsen declined to comment on the alleged assault because she said she wasn’t able to get information from UCAPD during the holiday weekend.

According to Hopper, the first

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Grant available for programs ALUMNI ENJOY LABOR DAY ACTIVITIES intended to increase diversity

by Caroline Bivens Staff Writer

Last semester, the Office of Institutional Diversity implemented a diversity grant to encourage registered student organizations to increase diversity in membership.

Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity Angela Webster said the grant’s purpose is to further promote institutional diversity and inclusive excellence.

The University of Central Arkansas’ Diversity Statement states that UCA is devoted to attracting diverse students, faculty and staff and enhancing a multicultural learning experience.

According to the statement, UCA values the diversity of people, ideas, race, ethnicity, religion, spiritual beliefs, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic upbringing, physical ability, political association and

intellectual perspective.

The diversity grant also gives RSOs the opportunity to develop diversity-related programming and helps them cover the cost of such programs.

“Another objective of the grant is to encourage diversity activities,” Webster said. “When diversity efforts are initiated throughout the campus … diversity is owned by the campus with even greater authenticity and creativity.”

According to the Institutional Diversity website, these activities include developing programs to increase minority graduation rates, create diversity-enhancing seminars and services, direct the Institutional Diversity Grant Program and many others.

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sexual assault reported this month also involved acquaintances.

“The first one that we had reported to us, they were acquaintances,” Hopper said.

“The second one, the information that we got was that they were not acquaintances.”

Beyond the fact that both the first and most recent reported assaults were carried out by acquaintances of the victim, Hopper said there is no known connection between the three recent assaults.

“Right now we don’t have any reason to believe they’re related,” Hopper said.

According to the 2015 Clery Annual Security and Fire Saftey Report, which UCA publishes each year in accordance with the Clery Act, there was only one sexual assault reported in 2014, the

The University of Central Arkansas will add an All Wars Memorial on campus to commemorate fallen soldiers who gave their lives for their country as UCA alumni.

President Tom Courtway expressed the need for a memorial that included the soldiers who served in war or hostile actions other than World War II. A war memorial was created in 2003 to remember those who died in World War II, but did not include soldiers who lost their lives in other hostile conditions.

A committee headed by Director of Archives Jimmy Bryant was commissioned to collect all the names of those who attended UCA in the past.

The committee’s goal was to gather as many names as possible in connection with military conflicts.

The committee then ran them through a system that would determine if they had ever attended the University of Central Arkansas and died on a military mission.

Those names would then be verified through UCA records if they fit under that umbrella.

Every fallen soldier that may have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and was also attended UCA beginning in 1908 will have his name inscribed on this memorial, whether he served in a major war or smaller conflict.

“This will be for all UCA alumni that died in war and other hostile actions,” Bryant said. “Also, this will be planning ahead for the future because we do understand that war is sometimes imminent.”

Soldiers included in this memorial will be those who may have served in World War

I, Vietnam, Korean War and the Global War on Terror.

The veterans who died in other wars or hostile actions will be added in the future upon discovery.

The committee collected a total of 25 different people that were found to have attended UCA involved with 24 various engagements.

The memorial will be nearly seven feet tall and seven feet wide made from black polished granite and all the names engraved in gold.

As of now, the memorial is still under construction by McGee Monument Company in Georgia until it is completed.

Once finished there will be a memorial ceremony held on campus to celebrate its addition to UCA. The committee is asking for the family members of these 25 soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice and are now being memorialized.

The families are asked to identify themselves if they are a descendant.

On UCA’s website the names of the veterans are listed along with an option to either email or complete a form to submit information if they are a family member.

Chief Warrant Officer 3rd class Donovan Lee Briley lost his life during Somalia’s civil war.

This new memorial will commemorate, as well as many other UCA alumni.

Briley piloted the first helicopter that went down in battle.

If anyone is interested in providing information about family who he knows has attended UCA and died in battle he can refer to the UCA website to assist in any inquiries.

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Alumni Michael and Nancy Michell ride their bikes on campus during Labor Day weekend. The two said they have a special place in their hearts for UCA, since they met each other which attending college.

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UCA alumna works toward tiger conservation with Prusten Project

by Lauren Swaim Photo Editor

A UCA alumna is currently researching a way to help track tiger populations in the wild through acoustic monitoring.

Alumna Courtney Dunn is the creator and executive director of the Prusten Project, a project that studies the vocalizations of tigers to distinguish the differences between individuals.

Dunn hopes to use this research as a means of monitoring tigers, and the entire forest, with limited human intervention.

While the Prusten Project does research tigers in the wild, most of their research is collected from tigers from zoos and sanctuaries across North America.

Through the team’s research, the team can distinguish between individual tigers and determine what sex they are depending on the duration of their call.

There is also evidence to suggest a difference in call vocalization between different tiger subspecies.

A team of volunteers involved with the project records the tigers’ calls with an acoustic monitoring network.

This network uses special microphones placed strategically throughout the forest, where the tigers live.

These recorders pick up any noises that tigers make, as well as noises made by other animals in the forest.

Biology professor Victoria McDonald, a UCA biology professor who specializes in bioacoustics, said the recorders cut down on the tigers’ interaction with humans.

When humans are present, the tigers’ calls may be different from when humans are there.

“By putting remote microphones … directly to a recorder, you are lessening that impact of the human presence,” McDonald said.

Acoustic monitoring is also a more accurate way to track tigers in the wild, UCA physics professor William Slaton said.

In a dense forest environment, it is difficult to track tigers using

camera traps.

However, the acoustic recorders can capture the tigers’ sounds, despite the dense undergrowth.

Both Slaton and McDonald served as mentors to Dunn while she was earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UCA. Dunn became interested in tiger vocalization when she was an intern at the National Tiger Sanctuary in Missouri.

There, she met Tina, a Bengal tiger who had been a pet until she had to be relocated to the sanctuary.

“Tina sparked my interest in tiger conservation through her unique personality and vocalizations,” Dunn said.

According to McDonald, Dunn did several projects on tiger vocalization while receiving her undergraduate and graduate degrees.

McDonald then helped her receive a grant to fund the start of the Prusten Project.

Earlier this year, Dunn received a grant through the Think for Tigers Initiative.

The grant allowed her to traveled to India to study at a field site with tigers, according to the Think for Tigers website.

In addition to running this project, she is currently working on a quantitative biology Ph.D at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Dunn hopes to someday come back to UCA as a member of the faculty.

Dunn and her team hope to continue doing research on different tiger subspecies and eventually branch out and research different endangered species.

They are also hoping to be the ones to bring their acoustic technology to Asia to help other endangered species there.

“I think the most amazing part of this project is how it has united members of the public, zoo community and conservation field to come together for tigers,” Dunn said. “People are suddenly able to see [that tigers] are animals that have an identity and deserve to have a place on our planet just as much as we do.”

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UCA communication professor John Saunders (right) speaks at Science Wednesday with panelists Jeffrey Padberg (middle) and Marc Sestir (left) Aug. 31 at Kings Live Music. The discussion for the first event of the fall semester was “The Science of Persuasion.”

UCA professors talk science of persuasion at Science Wednesday event

by Brody Arnold Staff Writer

Professors spoke at the first “Sciene Wednesday” at Kings Live Music in a discussion panel Aug. 31.

UCA Assistant Professor of Communication John Saunders, Assistant Professor of Psychology Marc Sestir and Associate Professor of Biology Jeffrey Padberg led a panel discussing the science of persuasion. Members of the audience asked questions and the professors answered them.

“A lot has to do with the skill of the persuader,” Saunders said.

He also talked about how knowing your audience can help a person be better at persuading.

Speaking further on skill, Saunders said smooth talkers use an art called “linguistic gymnastics” to get what they want.

A common tactic used by

BOOT CAMP

Relationships, depression tackled in counseling series

by Brandon Jones Staff Writer

The UCA Counseling Center held its first Boot Camp of the semester during x-period on Sept. 1 about ways to cope with depression in the UCA Student Health Center.

Staff Counselor Tina J. Livingston spoke to a group of freshmen, sophomores and juniors about transitioning from high school to college life.

Livingston addressed the sexual assaults that have occurred on campus, explaining that September is sexual assault awareness month.

“We sometimes look at what is going on in the campus and make boot camps for situations going on,” Staff Counselor Reesa Ramsahai said.

Livingston said one of the problems students face when they go to college is that they feel their newfound freedom and don’t realize the responsibility that comes with it.

“We don’t think about how we have more responsibility, and we must make decisions and deal with the consequences of those decisions,” Livingston said.

Livingston further explained that students can experience

culture shock if their college environment is very different from what they’re used to.

“In the counseling center we see a lot of students who experience anxiety, problems with relationships and depression is also one thing that hits a lot of students, so we end with that,” Livingston said.

Students responded with their own experiences as Livingston talked about how to deal with having a roommate and how to interact with them.

“You don’t have to be your roommate’s best friend,” Livingston said.

Livingston went on to talk about the desire to fit in and how relationships change once a person goes to college.

Students were asked if they had to study in high school, and Livingston pointed out that in college you must study and be organized if you want to do well.

While giving suggestions on how to study and be organized, Livingston said that an important factor in college life is learning how to deal with a bad grade and high expectations that could be on a student to do well.

Livingston finished by putting up a list of academic tools and

resources that students can take advantage of if they need to.

Boot camps will be available to every student for free every week at the same time and place until around the end of November, Livingston said. The center has held the boot camps for the last three years. The camps were a result of Livingston wanting to do something to help freshman adjust to college.

“I was having a lot of students who were having trouble,” Livingston said. “I took it upon myself to teach them about transitioning to college.”

Although no students have come back specifically to say what kind of effect the camp had on them, Livingston said older students told her it sounded like a good idea.

“I had a lot of people say they wish the class was available to them,” Livingston said.

During x-period of each Thursday in the semester, a new boot camp will be done, Ramsahai said in an email.

The remaining camps are: Ready, Sex…..?, Creating Meaning at UCA, Managing Conflict, Performance Anxiety, Take a Break, How to Have a Healthy Relationship and Knowing the Signs of Depression.

persuaders is to ask someone to list ten reasons they believe a certain way, Saunders said.

While the person may be able to list a few reasons, he may start to question himself when he can’t come up with ten.

Saunders also acknowledged that peoples’ emotions often trump logic and will drive their decision making and beliefs.

Sestir discussed how people often experience reactance.

This happens when someone is trying to persuade him, but may be doing so in a mean or rude manner.

“We kind of resort to that ‘you can’t tell me what to do’ attitude,” Sestir said. “We react far better to friendly persuasion, and we are suckers for flattery, even if we know it is not sincere.”

Pointing to politics, Sestir said repetition can aid in persuasion.

According to Sestir, politicians

repeat the same message over and over until it resonates with people.

Padberg talked about using fear to persuade.

“Fear is a good tool to use to push an agenda,” Padberg said.

Pointing to politics again, he said politicians will often use fear to try to convince people to adopt a certain ideology.

The crowd for the panel was made up mostly of middle-aged to older adults.

“The impression I got is this is pretty common, as scientific topics featuring local academics tend to attract people who are familiar with academics,” Sestir said.

Saunders said he believes there could be ways to get students more involved in Science Wednesday.

“I would bet that if the even was run by students, and students picked the topics and had some input on speakers, there would probably be greater student

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Student Government Association promotes diverse membership in student organizations 4 Continued from page 1 candidates elected to represent the student body in SGA. “We try to reach out to any and all students to apply for SGA,” Broaddrick said. “We always want to improve our senate in order to best represent our diverse campus population.”

SGA has created the positions of International Representative and Non-Traditional Representative to accomplish their goal to include individuals from diverse backgrounds in the organization.

“This has been a great success in getting our non-traditional and international student populations more involved as a representative voice on SGA,” Broaddrick said.

Broaddrick said she believes highlighting inclusion of all demographics is important.

Broaddrick also said RSOs should hold events to demonstrate how to be involved in a diverse part of campus.

As of now, the Office of Diversity has not received any applications from RSOs, but it continues to distribute information.

The dates to turn in applications will be Sept. 15 for fall, Jan. 15 for spring and April 15 for summer.

RSOs are urged to apply before their programming begins.

The grant program is both housed and funded in the Office of Institutional Diversity.

According to Webster, the grant was created in partnership with a Diversity Advisory Committee sub-committee.

The sub-committee accommodates representatives from faculty, staff and students.

According to the Institutional Diversity website, the grant will be awarded based on merit.

Those who apply will receive notification of the result of their applications within one month of the application due date.

The Office of Diversity will provide the funds once the successful grant proposal has been completed.

For more information concerning the diversity grant and how to apply visit uca.edu/ diversity/institutional-diversity/.

attendance,” he said.

Saunders talked about the relevance of persuasion when it comes to his role at UCA. “Persuasion is at the cord of what I study and teach. I am from the philosophical/rhetorical side of the communication discipline,” he said.

According to Saunders, persuasion has been studied as a science and humanistic art for over 2000 years.

Persuasion is also a part of what Sestir studies.

“I mainly study the effects of media, and one of the common outcomes that gets assessed is persuasion or similar and seeing how different variations of media content can affect people’s attitudes and beliefs,” he said.

The next Science Wednesday will be on Sept. 28.

The topic will be the science of symmetry.

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However, four were reported in 2013 and six were reported in 2012.

All were reported to have taken place on campus.

Hopper said that the next Clery Report would be released “sometime this month.”

The 2016 report will include data from 2015. There have already been three reports of sexual assault since the beginning of August.

It is unclear whether more sexual assaults are occurring or whether more individuals are reporting it.

“I really can’t speculate on that,” Hopper said.

The most recent email sent out

by UCAPD included both safety tips for students and a statement of support for victims of sexual assault.

“Sex offenses are treated with the greatest seriousness on our campus,” the email read. “If a criminal case is brought, we will support you as much as possible as you pursue it.”

Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Darian Whitmore.

Nonstudent given no-contact order after harassing student

Designer bag, practice books stolen from Snow Fine Arts

Former student banned from campus after self-harm threat

Student injured while playing basketball, moved to hospital

Non-student Landon Symons was contacted

by UCAPD Aug. 29 after being accused of making inappropriate comments toward a female student and touching the side of her breast in Mashburn Hall.

No charges were pressed against Symons, but he was instructed to have no further contact with the victim.

UCAPD was notified of stolen property from the Snow Fine Arts building on Aug. 29. Graduate student Lauren Lacy returned to her practice room, where she helps students with clarinet, to find her $50 Vera Bradley bag and $200 worth of practice books missing. The bag also contained personal information of four undergraduate students. Lacy’s valuables have not yet been recovered.

A former UCA student was banned from campus on Aug. 30 after UCAPD found a noose hanging from a tree and a step ladder beside it in the Jewel Nature Reserve.

The student had attached a picture of himself inside the noose and sent out Twitter messages about self-harm. The student was arrested for disorderly conduct.

A student was transported to Conway Regional Medical Center Aug. 29 after receiving an injury at the UCA HPER Center.

Freshman Raegan Helton was playing basketball when she hurt her head and neck.

The others playing moved her from the courts to the front of desk while they waited for EMS and the fire department to transport her.

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Around Campus: Fitness Challenge Over a span of 11 weeks the dorms and apartments of UCA are invited to participate in a fitness challenge. The challenge started in August and will run through Nov. 15.

To win, students must exercise at the HPER and log their hours. Greek organizations can also particIpate in the challenge. The organization with the most hours logged each week will have a flag hung in the HPER and at the end of the 11 weeks the winner will have a plaque hung in their honor next to previous winners’.

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The new i.d.e.a.l. freshman leadership team poses for a picture before going on a retreat at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock. I.d.e.a.l. chose 38 new freshmen for this year’s program, more than the team usually accepts.

Freshman leadership team welcomes 38 new members

by Monica Sanders Staff Writer

Parking lot closures During the football season there will be parking lot closures around campus in order to accommodate the influx of students, alumni, staff, faculty and other Conway citizens to football games. More information on parking lot closures can be found on the UCA police department website, ucapd. org.

Bruce Street reopened Just in time for football season and the new school year, Bruce Street is now open to through traffic again. It was closed previously because of the construction on Lewis Science Center.

Disability Resource Center UCA’s Disability Resource Center is offering a $100 gift card to anyone able to take notes well and attend class on a regular basis. To sign up, students need the class CRN number and a willingness to take good notes. More information on the program and how to sign up can be found on the Disability Resource Center website.

Bass trombonist Bass trombonist Matt Jefferson will be a guest artist at the Baum Gallery later in September. He will be holding a trombone master class on Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. and a guest artist recital on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Salute to Millennials The Little Rock Club is hosting a Salute to Young Millennials on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. The event will be honoring the young people of the Little Rock and surrounding communities who have been successful and have influenced their communities as well.

Bucholtz Lecutre Jeffrey S. Bucholtz will speak in Reynolds Auditorium on Sept. 8 from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. He will be giving a presentation covering topics such as campus culture, communication, reporting and training. All students are welcome and admission is free with a UCA ID.

The i.d.e.a.l. freshman leadership team at UCA chose new members for the 20162017 year Friday, Aug. 26.

Olivia Clements, student director of i.d.e.a.l., said the club gained 38 freshmen this year, more than the program usually has.

According to Clement, the freshmen chosen this year were Tosha Adams-Nowden, Jake Yarbro, Joel Martinez, Bianca Bautista, Kiaunna Johnson, Whitney Dobbs, Mylon Boston, Elisabeth Russell, Cagney Kilgore, Zachary Hull, S´jonte’ Reynolds, Konnor Bramlett, Matthew Lin, Alexus White, Hunter Moore, Phi

Tang, Allison Barber, Hailey Jorgenson, Garrett Butler, Esmeralda Hernandez, Rachael Gallimore, Hannah Foster, Elizabeth Tullis, Tracy Blakley, Chavis Spann, Ronak Patel, Rachel Browning, Sommern White, Noah Brooks, Patrick Bowie, Levi Shockley, Jared Chavis, Katie Blalock, Josey Didion, Emily Ketchum, Xochitl Shields, Lani Meares and Grayson Ruple.

I.d.e.a.l. also chose seven new alumni leaders, upperclassman who were once on the team as freshmen, for this year’s program.

The alumni leaders according to Clement, are Sarah Barakat, Madison Hightower, Reid Malone, Cailley Partain, Issac Sims, Samantha Turner and Josh

Welch.

Clements said alumni leaders help with the program, providing freshmen with guidance by helping with meetings and creating teaching programs about leadership.

I.d.e.a.l. is a freshmen leadership team designed to teach students skills that will help them to be future leaders at UCA and beyond.

“The whole idea is to get i.d.e.a.l.ers to grow and mature throughout their freshman year,” Clements said.

“Whatever it may be, we want to make sure that they are able to be successful leaders.”

Assistant Director for Student Leadership Steven Shook, one of the two advisors of i.d.e.a.l., said that i.d.e.a.l.

freshmen take on leadership roles no matter where they are involved in campus life.

“Of all the 250 organizations [at UCA] there’s been an i.d.e.a.l.er that’s taken on a position,” Shook said.

Shook also said creators of popular on-campus organizations such as the swimming team, Big Event, and Relay for Life were all once in i.d.e.a.l.

Incoming i.d.e.a.l. freshman Rachel Browning said she became interested in the program after her SOAR session.

“Some of the SOSers went and spoke about it and said it was a great way to get involved and start your leadership at UCA,” Browning said.

Browning is interested

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in pursuing leadership opportunities while she attends UCA, and believes that i.d.e.a.l. will help her next year to be a potential member of SGA. Browning is a nursing major and hopes that the leadership skills she acquires in i.d.e.a.l. will also help her in the future as a nurse.

Browning also believes these skills will help her in her new sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha.

“I think my sorority will help me with i.d.e.a.l., I think they’ll both balance each other out very well.” Browning said.

I.d.e.a.l. had a freshman retreat this past weekend at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock.

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Psychology student awarded scholarship Students become involved through service challenge Brandon Jones Staff Writer

According to a UCA press release, senior psychology student Emily Hahn has been chosen as one of four students to receive a scholarship from the Psi Chi International Honor Society.

The Psi Chi Undergraduate Scholarship awarded $3,000 to four students out of 95 applicants, and Hahn was the only recipient chosen from Arkansas.

“When I found out I received the Psi Chi Undergraduate Scholarship, I was thrilled to receive the news and thankful for the support of the organization,” Hahn said. “Professors, peers and family members have congratulated me, so I appreciate that as well.”

Hahn joined Psi Chi’s UCA chapter her sophomore year and is currently the vice president.

According to a page on the UCA website, Psi Chi was established in 1929 with the goal of promoting the growth and advancement of science of psychology.

Psi Chi membership is available for graduate and undergraduate men and women who are studying psychology and meet the minimum requirements, which include taking at least three psychology courses and earning a 3.0 GPA. “Since I have joined, I have had great experiences working as a team with my peers and professors,” Hahn said. “Last Spring, through Psi Chi I was rewarded a regional travel grant to present research in Dallas.

That was a great opportunity and experience, and I encourage others to apply for these types of opportunities.”

Associate Professor of Psychology Ken Sobel congratulated Hahn, saying she has always worked hard at UCA and this shows because she earned this scholarship.

“Usually there’s about 100 students, so it was a long shot, but she must have had a great submission,” Sobel said.

Associate Professor of Psychology Shawn Charlton, faculty sponsor for Psi Chi’s UCA chapter, also gave his support to Hahn, saying that she was a hard worker and the first recipient of this scholarship in the UCA chapter’s history.

“Emily is very proactive,” Charlton said. “She puts effort

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Sophomore Lorette Pruss, family and consumer sciences major, is managing to balance her school work with raising her one-year-old son. She hopes to some day become a teacher for deaf students. into finding the opportunities that she needs to succeed. This is true of her pursuing this scholarship as well as the internship that she has in Little Rock.”

Psi Chi works to encourage researching and presenting findings for psychology, and the UCA chapter has been successful in doing so.

“Our UCA chapter has won several model chapter awards,” Hahn said. “We remain motivated and involved in the growth of the organization by encouraging membership and attending and presenting research at regional, state, and local conferences.”

UCA has been recognized as a model chapter for nine years, having received regional chapter and advisor awards and the national awards for chapter, advisor, and leadership team, Charlton said.

“Since 2007, UCA students have received more than $65,000 from Psi Chi to support their research and academic activities,” Charlton said. “Our UCA chapter has been one of the most successful of the more than 1300 chapters worldwide over the past 10 years.”

Psi Chi attempts to give experience to students and allow them to impact the world in their own way and will attempt to allow students to speak to professionals in a cost-effective way.

“This semester we plan to host a series of virtual colloquium that will allow us to talk with professionals across the United States without the cost of travel,” Charlton said. “We would love to bring speakers to campus, but there just isn’t enough money

to do this. So, we bring them to us through Google Hangouts or Skype.”

Hahn and Sobel attempted to get funding for a grant that was eventually turned down, but this didn’t stop Hahn.

“She dusted herself off and kept at it,” Sobel said.

The two are currently working on a project focusing on false memories in children.

According to Sobel, false memories are when a person incorrectly remembers something about an event due to other things that did happen being relevant to the incorrect information.

For an experiment, people would be read a group of words such as slumber, bed and nap or cookie, pie and sugar, then would later be asked if they heard certain words, and subjects would remember hearing a word associated with the groups, such as ‘sleep’ with the first example or ‘sweet’ with the second.

Hahn and Sobel are looking into the fact that children often have more false memories than adults, possibly because they have such high imagination, Sobel said.

Children have false memories based around vision rather than words, so they would be shown a group of office supplies or some facial features, then would falsely recall a supply or feature that had not been shown to them.

“We have a well-established paradigm with some interesting grad-school implications,” Sobel said.

Hahn plans to become a clinician, and will pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology after she graduates from UCA in May 2017.

University of Central Arkansas’ Bears Serve Challenge is providing incentives for students to log volunteer hours while getting job-like experience, Lesley Graybeal, service learning program coordinator said.

The Bears Serve Challenge is a program that requires students to log volunteer hours into OrgSync, and rewards those who log more than 30 hours per academic year.

Created as incentives for students, Graybeal said students logging more than 30 hours could be part of a signature giveaway in which they receive Bears Serve Challenge merchandise like water bottles, bags etc.

Also she said students could be entered into a drawing to win a gift card starting this month, and could be submitted for an award at the Student Involvement Awards in mid March.

According to the Bears Serve Challenge flier, students logging 100 hours or more can request a special cord to wear at graduation.

“Some schools require students to have a certain amount of volunteer hours to graduate but we don’t have anything like that and I hope we never do,” Graybeal said.

“I want for students to do it because they want to do it.”

She also said that logging hours into OrgSync could, in addition to helping them win rewards and prizes, be a way for students to keep track of their volunteer hours to later put on their resume.

According to the challenge flier students can find a calendar with volunteer opportunities on their website uca.edu/volunteer, which also provides instructions on logging volunteer hours into OrgSync.

Graybeal said UCA has great relationships with over 50 organizations, and that they are consistently reaching out to UCA about volunteer opportunities that they have coming up.

“They usually contact us throughout the year and tell us about their volunteer opportunities because they know UCA students are valuable sources,” Graybeal said.

Graybeal started the Bears Serve Challenge a year ago.

“I came up with the Bears Serve Challenge to make students feel like they are contributing to something bigger,” Graybeal said.

Steve Lunk, Director of Conway Locally Grown, a weekly volunteer opportunity for UCA students, spoke about his experience with UCA volunteers.

“Over half of our volunteers are UCA students, and a lot of our customers or either UCA or Hendrix alumni,” Lunk said.

“I think the customers who are usually middle aged or older enjoy seeing the new faces and seeing students getting involved.”

Conway Locally Grown is an online farmers market where students can volunteer on Fridays from 2-6 p.m.

From 2-4 p.m. Lunk said students are setting up the sales inventory sheets and setting out the tables and then from 4-6 p.m. the students are working with the customers.

Lunk also said that while the student volunteers are marking off sold items on the inventory sheets and getting customers their orders, they are also working on skills that are essential for their future careers.

“The students really do a wonderful job, and they get to improve their social skills,” Lunk said.

According to OrgSync, other students also have plenty of volunteer opportunities.

Students can become a tutor at the Faulkner County Juvenile Court on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Community Connections offers an after-school program at the Boys and Girls Club and Glenhaven Sparks Out of School Program.

UCA also sent out an email listing several volunteer opportunities throughout Conway and on campus.

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Comedian Seaton Smith performs stand-up Aug. 31 in the Student Center Ballroom. Seaton talked about material like sexual assault and self-love.

Comedian Seaton Smith takes jokes too far for audience

by Zach Keast Sports Editor

Comedian Seaton Smith performed his set in the Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The event was put on by the Student Activities Board (SAB) and was free of charge for students.

Seaton Smith is known for starring in the short-lived Fox comedy “Mulaney,” as well as for his roles on “Inside Amy Schumer” and performing on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

However, SAB did not anticipate Smith’s vulgar material, or the way he talked about sensitive subjects.

Smith covered topics such as condoms, relationships and the upcoming election.

“It’s possible we could have our own Hitler. No need to turn

on the History Channel, just turn on CNN,” Smith said.

In between his jokes, Smith constantly got the crowd involved with his show, asking questions and responding to the crowd’s remarks.

At one point, Smith told an audience member who kept interrupting his show to “consider suicide.”

SAB Graduate Assistant Jill Wulfenstein said SAB was not informed by Smith’s agent about his material.

Normally, the SAB would put an advisory warning on the front of advertisements regarding the mature material.

This show did not have one.

A reporter heard SAB members speaking after the performance. “Every once in a while, something like this slips in,” Wulfenstein said. “You win some, you lose some.”

But the SAB is not worried about backlash from anybody.

In fact, SAB member Emilia Barrick believes it will get people talking about future Student Activities Board shows.

“It will create buzz,” Barrick said.

The Student Center ballroom was about half full.

Smith is one of three stand-up comedians who are scheduled to perform this year.

Nick Guerra, who performed on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” will be performing on Sept. 14 and Trenton Davis who, according to his website, won the 2013 Sacramento Comedy Festival, will be performing on Oct. 26.

The SAB is keeping its biggest show under lock and key.

Last year, SAB members

considered Nick Cannon’s Wild N’ Out to be their biggest show.

On Aug. 21, SAB used its Twitter page as a way to get a consensus on what comedian the students want to see the most.

With 153 votes, Gabriel Iglesias led the vote with 42 percent, Jim Gaffigan at 38 percent and Trevor Noah with 20 percent, respectively.

When asked if the vote was final, and if the decision was made off of the Twitter page, Wulfenstein said, “We have nothing set in stone right now.”

Iglesias is known internationally for his stand-up shows that have aired on Comedy Central and Netflix. Jim Gaffigan stars in “The Jim Gaffigain Show,” and Trevor Noah is the host of “The Daily Show.”

Freshman Matthew Lee

Sophomore Paige Anderson

“Common sense, well I mean that’s really the only thing I can think of. Avoid pedestrians, don’t engage with anyone foaming at the mouth, sunscreen.”

“Well, one, I didn’t know there were any attacks on campus.

Don’t go out at night I guess, I mean past midnight is anything really happening?”

Freshman Anna Grace Cauley

Sophomore Bella Cilia

“They have those little poles and you can call the cops and they can take you to your dorm.”

“Well I don’t take any measures to be honest.

If I would I would get my boyfriend to walk with me somewhere.”

RESIDENCE LIFE

Bernard Hall hosts room decorating contest for students

by Denn-Warren Tafah Assistant Sports Editor

UCA has started accepting entry to the yearly room decorating contest for students called the “Flip My Room Challenge.”

Applications for student rooms opened Aug. 28 and the winner is scheduled to be announced Sept. 12.

According to the UCA website, “Bernard Hall offers some of the largest double occupancy rooms on campus.”

It also has a hall council that sponsors a number of social and educational programs, along with intramural sports.

“Much like the theme of ‘Flip My House,’ which

is a television show, we are doing a room decorating contest for the third year. It’s a way for residents to express themselves. They come in and change the room the way they want it to be,” Assistant Director for Residence Life April Jackson said.

All students have to do is decorate their rooms, take a few photos and post it on Facebook, Org Sync, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag “Flipmyroom.”

“Each resident can go in and submit on Orgsync, fill out a couple of things so we know who you are, follow us on social media because we are going to post your pictures.

Then, we will see how many likes your pictures get and we

will make some judgements of that,” Jackson said.

Jackson said the contest is not judged by people from Housing because they don’t want to be biased.

“We bring in outside people to judge like facility and maintenance people. Our very first contest we had the dean of students, second year we had people from the president’s office. We usually keep it anonymous so nobody tries to bribe,” Jackson said.

The “Flip My Room” challenge is an activity, open to Central Arkansas housing students.

The school has been holding this challenge for about three years.

After that, a first, second

and third place winner will be chosen with a chance to win prizes valued at $100.

“Prizes vary each year. We usually don’t reveal the prizes until we pick winners. In the past we’ve had Branch Out painting parties, or going to different places in town and getting some things donated. They get up to $25 to design,” Jackson said.

Junior Zach King said he thinks not many people will participate because not many people know what it is.

“Also, new students really don’t really know what Org Sync so they won’t register,” he said.

“No guys on my floor have asked me about it but I think the girls are more interested in it,” junior Paul Niyonkuru said.

Freshman Justin Graydon

Senior Corbin Block

“Well actually that night I walked one of my friends home because I didn’t want her walking by herself.”

“I stay in well-lit areas I do stuff like walk my girlfriend to her car, I don’t worry as much about myself though.”

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA Lorette Pruss

by Emily Gist Staff Writer

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Sophomore Lorette Pruss, family and consumer sciences major, is managing to balance her school work with raising her one-year-old son. She hopes to someday become a teacher for deaf students.

Sophomore Lorette Pruss is a deaf student who balances school as well as taking care of her child.

Pruss is taking classes and is hoping to major in family and consumer sciences while also striving to become a teacher at the deaf school.

On top of it all, Pruss works to take care of her 12-month-old son.

Pruss manages to balance her academic endeavors and her motherly duties with the help of her husband. Crystal Kirkland, Pruss’s interpreter, helped provide her answers in an interview.

“I go to class and I have to drop my son off at daycare. And then I focus on my education.

At the end of school, I pick up my baby and we’ll go home. If I need to study my husband will help me to watch the baby while I do my studying, so it makes it easier,” Pruss said.

School is important to

Pruss, and it is important to her because of her dedication to her child.

“Mostly what’s important to me is that I’m taking care of my son,” Pruss said. “That’s the reason for my being here in the first place, because I need to get a job in order to take care of him.”

Pruss said she wants to be a better person and a better mom for him.

“Because I do everything I can to be a good mom for him, I think that’s how he inspires me,” she said.

Pruss’s experiences with school have varied from the experiences of her peers because there are several extra steps involved with the learning process.

“Any student, he can go to class and he can get all the information he needs. But for me I have to go to the disability center, and then I need to make sure to sign up for an interpreter, get ready for class, and then I have to go to class. Then I have to get a note-taker once I’m in class

and I have to talk to the teacher to make sure he understands to make the accommodations necessary. It’s a lot of work,” she said. “Sometimes I feel like I don’t have equal access the way hearing people do, so I have to work harder compared to the hearing majority.”

In describing how she might have to work harder, Pruss gave a scenario where she might ask a student if he had a paper and pencil.

The student would then look at her like a deer in headlights.

“I’ll still need the paper and pencil, so I’ll go to the manager or another person who can maybe just get me the paper and pencil and I can write back and forth. But sometimes I don’t know what to do. It’s just frustrating,” she said.

Pruss recommended patience when it comes to helping grant equal access as far as communication is concerned.

“It’d be easier if people knew sign language but everyone may not learn it, so mainly patience,” Pruss said.

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Public officials should stop controlling press

I JUST DON’T LIKE THIS. NOT ONE BIT. STOP THEM ALL.

BUT MASTER! WE’RE THE U.S GOVERNMENT. WE CAN’T DO THAT. YOU CAN ONLY CHOOSE TWO OF THEM.

Kaepernick takes stand by sitting during anthem

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Around 9 p.m. on Aug. 26 at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco, California, the 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to make a statement – a rather noticeable one, at that.

Before the game, as consistently done before each game, everyone stood for the national anthem and the distribution of the American flag – except for Kaepernick.

With his fame, this was quickly reported across multiple news stations.

According to nfl.com Kaepernick said, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”

Certainly, the cause that he stood (or sat) for is a notable cause that needs to be handled.

Stereotypes still remain and certain groups of people seem to have softer reactions to them than others.

However, I believe there are better ways to make a statement than the way Kaepernick did.

When you choose to stand for something, your hopes are to lure and persuade those in opposition to see your point of view.

More times than not, you want to earn the respect of the other side. Once you have won their respect, you will have their ear when you want something to be done toward an issue.

With this in mind, a few problems occured with Kaepernick’s stand.

When someone stands for the national anthem, they’re not condoning the discriminatory acts here in America.

They’re not saying that America is perfect in every way. Instead, they are respecting what we have here in America as a whole.

We stand for our flag not just out of pride for our country, but out of privilege to live with the unparalleled freedoms that we have, thanks to those who paid the ultimate price.

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Even though there are problems that run throughout America, as said by Tomi Lahren of The Blaze, “People are knocking on the door to get in America. Not out, but in.”

I don’t think it’s wrong for Kaepernick to make a statement – it’s his right.

But, when he or anyone tries to do so they should do it in a respectable manner. Otherwise, you are recognized by most as disrespectful even though you had good intentions.

Many news sites have already targeted him with insults for his stand especially since he has decided to continue to sit until “something major” is done on the issue.

His actions are even being noticed by popular media, such as in the video game Madden ‘17. In light of his recent actions, according to gamespot.com, Madden ‘17 will mention what Kaepernick has done

by Cody in their game. A senior Macomber publicist for the game Staff Writer said, “Kaepernick’s decision will be briefly mentioned in-game, reflecting our commitment to authenticity…”

Kaepernick’s action will permanently be noticed as disdainful in the eyes of many National Football League fans and fellow Americans.

I commend him for taking a stand (a peaceful one at that) while undoubtedly knowing what repercussions would come.

But what people are seeing is that it’s okay to ignore what is good and even disrespect it in order to bring light to their motive.

I believe that Kaepernick would have received just as much publicity and even respect if he had chosen to sit out from that game on Aug. 26 instead of sitting down during the national anthem.

History has proven that self-sacrifice has a voice much louder or at least more effective than public signs of disrespect.

Classroom ‘schmucks’ are distracting, ruin learning experience

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Let’s clear the air, no one is perfect. It should be understood at the beginning of this article that I am in no way implying that I am perfect, that people should be perfect or that perfection is a realistic goal.

Honestly, I think perfection is unobtainable.

However, while I don’t expect people to be perfect, I do expect them not to be schmucks.

What do I mean by that? Well, do you have any classes with specific people who seem to think they own the classroom and the rules don’t apply to them? People who truly believe they are above all others and that us mere mortals should kiss the earth they tread? That, my friend, is a schmuck.

Now, obviously this plague of schmucks is not at all limited to the classroom.

You may meet these characters at work, in the grocery store and especially on any comment section on pretty much anything on the internet.

But, more about these classroom schmucks, I am writing this as a letter directly to you schmucks out there. So please put away your phones, sit up straight and listen (well, read, anyway).

What is wrong with you? I sincerely want to know. Why do you interrupt the guy telling you everything you need to know to make an A in the class? What do you have against teachers and authority figures in general?

I hear you complaining that there’s too much reading assigned. I got the reading done, why couldn’t you? I hear you complaining that the quiz was too hard. Well, I passed it.

Now, that said, I am not the best student ever and far from a model student.

Have an opinion?

I get bad grades, I procrastinate and sometimes I don’t get things done. What bothers me, Mr. Schmuck, is your complaining, whining, back talk and complete lack of respect for anyone that isn’t you.

Oh, this is hard? Well gee, whoever thought college would be hard? This isn’t high school anymore, no one finds you cute or witty anymore.

Frankly, no one cares.

The teacher will get paid whether you fail or not.

Furthermore, you have no respect for your fellow classmates. If I hear your voice buzzing in my ear while I’m trying to take notes it will distract me.

But you don’t care because I am not you and therefore I do not matter in your little world.

Something you schmucks should

by Brent Wilson understand is that no Staff Writer self-respecting boss of any business will hire a person like you.

Why would they when there are so many better-behaved potential employees sending in resumes? Do you think that a manager will take excuses and insolence?

With all of this being said, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a stand when a teacher or any other authority figure is treating you poorly.

A teacher telling you to put your phone away or assigning you homework are not valid reasons to be a schmuck.

Schmucks, it’s time to stop. Grow up, move on and turn a new leaf.

Your peers, myself included, will welcome you with open arms into the land of adulthood.

Everyone does.

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The First Amendment secures America’s freedom of the press and this basic freedom should be protected, not abused or shamed.

Some politicians seem to feel like they can control the press. They don’t want the bad things about them published, even if it’s the truth and the public deserves to know. However, they want pieces published that put them in a good light.

While not all politicians are bad people, no one is perfect and they are held to higher standards. Being a public figure, they should not be surprised when their ugly actions are not kept hidden. It is the media’s job to educate the public on big issues and to keep them informed.

Recently, this has been an issue with Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Trump did not want The Washington Post to report on his campaign because they printed the truth about him, which he didn’t like because of how it could affect his campaign.

He wanted to control what the press said about him and how the public viewed him based off of the press’ publications.

Trump has attacked the press on social media and verbally multiple times.

“No wonder the @nytimes is failing – who can believe what they write after the false, malicious and libelous story they did on me,” Trump said on Twitter.

Trump takes to Twitter often so that he can represent himself in the way he wishes and to let his followers know that he is not the person most media outlets make him out to be, even when they directly quote him.

“If the disgusting and corrupt media covered me honestly and didn’t put false meaning into the words I say, I would be beating Hillary by 20%,” Trump tweeted.

He blames the media for him being the less-favored nominee.

This is an issue that needs to be addressed because politicians think they can control the media and even bully them.

Not only is this an issue that exists with major politicians such as Trump, it also exists locally.

Senator Jason Rapert was not happy with the way media depicted him and his family in an online post from The Echo.

Rapert was recently discovered to have given scholarships to a former student at UCA who was arrested on Aug. 9 on suspicion of sexual assault and rape. The former student was released Aug. 10 after no charges were filed.

Rapert tried to influence the media into taking down photos that were used in the online article because some included his wife and daughters. However, a picture on his political website includes his wife and daughters.

“Your article was fine, but you have crossed a line that I have not seen other reporters cross by bringing my wife and daughters into your story by posting their pictures,” Rapert said in a text. “That is not appropriate. If you have not printed your story, please remove my wife’s picture and the picture of my minor daughters. I would also prefer you remove them from any web version. Thank you for respecting our personal privacy.”

One picture shows Rapert’s wife. The student who was arrested uploaded the phto with a comment referring to her as his mother. Another shows the student posing with Rapert and Rapert’s daughters at Petit Jean Mountain.

These photos photos were found on his Facebook page and are accessible to the public. They show the relationship the student had with Rapert’s family, not just Rapert himself.

This belief by politicians that they can (and should) influence the media is not just a problem our nation faces with big name politicians and widely known media outlets, it is a local problem.

Americans deserve to know details about the politicians that represent them and that they support.

To let politicians control the media, bully them or influence their work is to let them rob American citizens of one of their First Amendment rights.

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New This Week Movies

September 9 — When the Bough Breaks (PG-13), directed by Jon Cassar, starring Theo Rossi, Regina Hall, Morris Chestnut and Jaz Sinclair.

September 9 ­— The Wild Life (PG), directed by Ben Stassen ad Vincent Kesteloot, voiced by Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar and Ilka Bessin.

September 9 — Sully (PG-13), directed

by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart.

September 9 ­— The Disappointment Room (R), directed by DJ Caruso, starring Kate Beckinsale and Mel Raido.

September 9 ­— Ithaca (PG), directed

by Meg Ryan, starring Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Melanie Griffith, Jack Quiad and Tom Hanks.

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Action film stereotype is resurrected, fails

by Michelle Moore Staff Writer

Released on Aug. 26, “Mechanic: Resurrection” is the third film in the Mechanic series originating in 1972 with Charles Bronson’s “The Mechanic,” which was later remade in 2011.

The film, starring leading cast Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Sam Hazeldine, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh, was entertaining to say the least.

However, it was your typical thriller-cliché, with a pinch of romance supplied by unending action from legendary Statham himself.

The film opens with former hit man Arthur Bishop (Statham), enjoying his blissful retirement in Brazil as Santos, an average man leading a steady, quiet life.

The only problem is that Santos doesn’t actually exist, nor does the peaceful life Bishop wishes he had.

Instead, he is reminded of who he truly is, a professional killer, when his past comes back to haunt him in the form of the proposal for an old job with a nearly impossible task.

Content with his new life, Bishop turns down the job offer, wanting nothing to do with his

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Arthur Bishop, played by Jason Statham, pulls out all of the stops to rescue his love interest Gina from his arch nemesis. Despite the cliches, the film has made over $16 million globally at the box office.

former trade. However, Bishop’s protests and efforts go out the window when he quickly falls head over heels for the lovely stranger Gina Thorne (Alba), a former soldier turned humanitarian who runs a children’s shelter in Cambodia.

Then, Bishop discovers Thorne is being used as a pawn against him, by his revenge-crazed enemy, Crain (Hazeldine), who is blackmailing Thorne with the

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September 7 — The Blacklist: Season 3 (2015), created by Jon Bokenkamp, starring James Spader, Megan Boone and Diego Klattenhoff.

September 7 — Galavant: Seasons 1 & 2 (2015-2016), created by Dan Fogelman, starring Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones and Mallory Jansen.

September 10— Supergirl: Season 1 (2015), created by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, starring Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Jeremy Jordan and David Harewood.

September 13 — In Extremis (2016), directed by Steve Stone, starring David O’Hara, Isabelle Allen, Neil Pearson and Lisa Gormley.

September 13 — Hawaii Five-O: Season 6 (2015), created by Leonard Freeman, Alex Kurtzman and Peter M. Lenkov, starring Alex O’Loughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park and Scott Caan.

September 13 — London Has Fallen (2016), directed by Babak Najafi, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Alon Aboutboul.

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against time as Bishop jets across the world to master the odds and eliminate three deadly criminals while making their deaths appear as accidents, rather than murders.

His obstacles include breaking into an isolated prison located just off the coast of Malaysia, surrounded by shark-infested waters. Here he must kill an African warlord.

Then he must murder a well-guarded millionaire living

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safety of her kids and staff.

Once Thorne and Bishop fall in love, Crain abducts Thorne and gains the leverage he needs to make Bishop complete his desired task, which Bishop had earlier refused.

Bishop must assassinate three of the world’s most lethal criminals within 36 hours or else the love of his life dies.

The fuzzy plot then picks up and becomes a frantic race

lavishly in Australia off of underage human trafficking, and finally, Bishop must assassinate a wealthy arms-trafficker living in Bulgaria played by Tommy Lee Jones.

While the action is liberating and scenes are intense and unique, the story is based off of a traditional, cliché plot: Bishop is an unstoppable hero who must face all odds to rescue Thorne, his helpless damsel in distress and somehow beat the bad guy.

Aside from the unoriginal storyline, the romance is unconvincing. Statham and Alba make a very attractive couple, but their romance is rushed rather than developed throughout the film. In fact, their characters are expected to fall madly in love within in a few days while barely knowing each other, just from meeting on the beach — which was a set up.

All in all, “Mechanic: Resurrection” was an entertaining and fun watch that I would recommend to anyone who likes action and thrillers, but if you’re looking for something unpredictable or surprising, move along, this one isn’t for you.

“Mechanic: Resurrection” is rated R for language and violence and is playing at the Cinemark Towne Centre in Conway.

On the poster for “Don’t Breathe,” Levy does her signature panicked expression from the film. The film was rated 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

If you ever needed a reason to invest in a better home security system, look no further than “Don’t Breathe.”

Directed by Fede Alvarez, whose only other major film credit includes the so-so (SO bloody, SO gory) remake of “Evil Dead.”

“Don’t Breathe” introduces a gang of thieves eager to ransack houses for anything that might earn them enough money for a ticket out of their dead-end lives.

Money (Daniel Zovatto) is the muscle behind most of the operations and receives hints on places to rob next.

Rocky (Jane Levy, a breakout from Alvarez’s “Evil Dead”) is a single mother trying to begin her life anew by moving to California with her daughter, while avoiding the vulgar obscenities hurled toward by her own mother.

Alex (Dylan Minnette) helps the pair in their crimes through his extensive knowledge of his father’s home security system company, which the trio frequently cons.

One night, Money gets a

tip about a blind army veteran (Stephen Lang) with at least $30,000 in cash stored in his house.

He and Rocky are all for it, but Alex is a little more apprehensive, stating it seems wrong to rob a blind man.

He later agrees to the heist after being convinced by Rocky, whom Alex has a crush on.

The night of the robbery arrives and the thieves make their way into the house, ready to face whatever they may encounter. But the ball is in their court, and this isn’t any normal heist.

“Don’t Breathe” starts with a bang, then puts things on the back burner until time to heat them up again.

The tired home invasion movie trope is turned on its head through a smart script, compelling camera work and gripping tension building.

Issues arise here and there, primarily the incessant need to spell things out for the audience, but the positives generally outweigh the negatives.

Levy’s performance is at the heart of the film, though she may buckle from time to time

under the weight of carrying the film. She is backed by equally strong performances from her counterparts, primarily the resilient Minnette.

Somehow, the audience is still rooting for her character, Rocky, by the end of the film.

The shining achievement of this film is the portrayal of its characters as fully rounded and realized individuals who, frankly, aren’t your average horror movie archetypes.

Even when things go absolutely insane (and trust me, they do), the characters never once seem to let the frenzy overtake their minds. They make rational, careful decisions that anyone in this position would make.

The forcible script, combined with interesting cinematography and strong direction work create an atmosphere of pure suspense, causing the audience to feel as though even the slightest noise could spell certain doom for our characters.

“Don’t Breathe” is now playing at Cinemark Towne Centre and is rated R for terror, violence, disturbing content and language, including sexual references.

MUSIC

Chicago artist bears soul on mixtape with a unique twist

by Sophia Ordaz Staff Writer

Neo-soul hip hop artist Noname’s long-awaited debut mixtape, “Telefone,” is a personal narrative of life and death, youth and age and beginnings and ends set to a colorful Chicago backdrop.

After working with a number of notable Chi-town artists, including Chance the Rapper, Jesse Boykins III and Mick Jenkins, Noname assumes a distinctive and introspective voice amid the resurgence of neo-soul and gospel in American hip hop.

Likely due to her spoken word past, Noname’s storytelling is natural and vibrant, at times resembling rhythmic conversation more than outright rap. Her vocal inflections range from soothing murmurs to exciting tongue-twister-like flows.

Noname’s soundscape is embellished with light, dreamy synths and plucky xylophone melodies and bass lines. She also uses thoughtful jazz piano progressions.

Listening to “Telefone” feels like being wrapped in a soft blanket; warm neo-soul envelops listeners in comfort, but when Noname’s subject matter approaches darker topics, like police brutality and the high death 1. Someone to vent to You have had a bad day. Your professor locked you out of class that morning. Then, later that day, you had a unexpected quiz you were not prepared for. When you get home, your roommate is there to listen, whether they care or not.

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Noname is no stranger to adversity and channels her frustration into her music. Since the debut of her album, Noname has opened for other artists including Lauryn Hill.

rate of underprivileged Chicago youth, the listener is startled with a jolt.

This striking juxtaposition is obvious in the album art, which depicts a young Noname gripping a bouquet of flowers while an ominous skull sits directly on her head. Quite fitting, seeing as many of Noname’s happiest and most significant life moments are affected by elements of death and solemnity.

Noname transports us to her childhood with the warm, sunny “Diddy Bop,” a song that is infectious and joyful but nonetheless tinged with 2. Wearing their clothes It’s approaching finals week and you forgot to do laundry.

You wake up 30 minutes before class without clean clothes. What do you do? Go get something from your roommate’s closet, but beware, it could end badly.

the realities of life in Chicago: “This sound like growing out my clothes / With stars in my pocket, dreaming ‘bout making my hood glow.”

In “Forever,” Noname yearns for a more perfect world, passionately imploring, “I’m trying to re-imagine abracadabra for poverty / Like poof I made it disappear / Proof I’m made of happiness.”

The first track of the album, “Yesterday,” finds Noname at her grandmother’s funeral, pondering her own mortality and imagining her grandmother taking flight like a sparrow on her way to the next 3. Someone to let you in After a long day of classes, all you want to do is watch Netflix.

When you get home you realize that your keys are inside and you are locked out. Good thing your roommate has his keys and is just a text away (usually).

life.

In the final track, “Shadow Man,” Noname confronts death head-on, vividly describing her future funeral, where Kanye West will read her eulogy, and detailing how she’ll soon see the King just like in a “Disney fable.”

Even in youth, death is a constant presence for Noname.

This is clear in the track “Casket Pretty” where she describes how “ain’t no one safe in this happy city” because of the “badges and pistols [rejoicing] in the night.”

Perhaps the most poignant song on the album is “Bye Bye Baby,” a bittersweet lullaby to 4. Someone to proofread It is 1 a.m. and you have put your paper off until the last moment. Your roommate is also working on homework he has procrastinated on. Both of you have a long night ahead, but at least someone is there to proofread your essay.

Noname’s unborn child.

The track features sentimental jazz synths, punctuated by a sample of a baby cooing. In it, Noname grapples with her decision to have an abortion, experiencing painful remorse but finally concluding that she deserves to be happy. She tenderly confesses that “some give presents before they’re even ready,” and asserts that God will welcome her child in a “play date up [in] heaven.”

“I like the idea of what it means to be on the phone with someone for the very first time and all its little intricate idiosyncrasies,” Noname said, according to a 2015 interview with Greenroom Magazine. “From the awkwardness to the laughter or various intimate conversations you can have over the phone, I want my project to be very conversational.”

Noname certainly achieved this goal with “Telefone,” baring her soul and effortlessly capturing her experience as an African-American woman in 10 unforgettable songs.

With “Telefone,” Noname solidifies her place in the American hip hop scene as an unafraid poet, a vivid storyteller and an especially creative artist to watch in the future.

“Telephone” is available on SoundCloud and YouTube.

5. Someone to wake you up You stayed up working on that paper and now you don’t want to get up for class. Luckily, your roommate pulled an all-nighter and is there to wake you up and make sure you get to class. What would you do without him?

Sports

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Editor’s Take

SEC still sits on throne of NCAA football conferences

By Denn-Warren Tafah Assistant Sports Editor

The college football scene is very exciting because of all the upsets and the addition of the playoff system.

Teams like Alabama, Ohio State, Stanford, Michigan State and Clemson are guaranteed a bid to the playoffs.

However, Houston, Georgia and Ole Miss are some teams that need a chance at the national championship.

Last year, Houston went 13-1, beating the number nine-ranked Florida State in the Peach Bowl.

If that wasn’t impressive enough, they just beat number three-ranked Oklahoma with a score of 33-23.

Houston is definitely David against Goliath when playing these big name teams.

Also, rankings don’t mean anything since Houston only gets three star recruits, while teams like Oklahoma and Florida State are filled with four stars and five stars.

The second team is the Georgia Bulldogs.

If the team can stay healthy, and play Bulldog football, it will have a chance to play Alabama for the SEC championships.

Also, if their running back Nick Chubb can stay healthy and the team’s passing game develops, it will beat Alabama.

Finally, another people need to consider is Ole Miss.

After the 2013 season, the Ole Miss Rebels became an elite team, despite having one of the hardest schedules in college football.

Almost all the teams on Ole Miss’s schedule are either top 25 or have top 25 potential.

The Rebels are scheduled to play against Florida State, Alabama, Georgia, Memphis, LSU, Auburn, Texas A&M and Mississippi State.

While teams like Notre Dame and Ohio State have the easiest roads to the playoffs.

If you ask me, the top 10 ranked teams in College football are looking like they’re going to be dominated by SEC teams.

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Junior wide receiver Brandon Cox receives a punt after UCA’s defense shut down Houston Baptist University during the game Sept. 1 at Estes Stadium. The Bears won the game 56-13.

Bears football starts season with blowout

By Malachi Thornton Staff Writer

The University of Central Arkansas Bears began their season with a 56-13 victory Thursday, Sept. 1 over the Houston Baptist Huskies at Estes Stadium.

The Bears put up a strong offensive performance racking up 554 yards of total offense and holding it’s opponents to just 242 yards.

Central Arkansas also showed their dominance on both defense and special teams.

Eight different players were able to score touchdowns with 21 points coming in just the first quarter.

The Bears opened the night

with a 54-yard drive down the field ending in a three-yard pass from junior quarterback Hayden Hildebrand, and connecting to senior wide receiver Desmond Smith. Sophomore kicker Matt Cummings finished the drive with his first of eight PAT’s, giving the Bears a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Bears scored again on a 14-yard touchdown run by senior running back Kelton Warren, which was followed by another touchdown from Hildebrand with a one-yard touchdown making the score 21-0 to close out the first quarter.

HBU continued to be held down without a point by the Bears defense, along with a block on a 54-yard field goal attempt by

junior outside linebacker George Odum was returned 46-yards for a touchdown by Senior defensive back Tyler Williams.

Hidlebrand got on the board once more with a 37-yard touchdown connection to junior wide receiver Brandon Cox. “We’ve watched film and tried to stay focused on what we’re trying to accomplish, one game at a time,” Hildebrand said.

The defense followed behind him with a score on a forced fumble, which was dropped by junior defensive end Cardell Best, that was returned two yards by senior defensive back Devin Spurlock for another score before halftime.

The Huskies finally got their

first score on a field goal from HBU’s sophomore Alex Chadwick making the score 42-3.

UCA came back in the second half, scoring again on yet another rushing touchdown, this time coming from senior running back Antwon Wells with 9:09 left in the third quarter.

The Huskies scored another field goal from 32 yards out. UCA scored again with a 13-yard run from redshirt freshman running back Keshawn Ledet with 1:45 remaining.

“We have been working on changing the mindset of the team and we have been driven more [toward] finishing and having relentless effort. We believe we have the athletes to compete with

the best we just need to have the same mindset.” Smith said.

Central Arkansas committed one of their two turnovers on a fumble, which was eventually turned into seven points from HBU quarterback Max Staver from 31 yards out midway through the fourth quarter that set the final score at 56-13.

Three different Bears got a sack, while redshirt freshman linebacker Roy Sutton led the tackle chart with seven stops for the evening. Spurlock finished the game with five tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

The Bears next game is against Samford University Sept. 10 at Estes Stadium. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

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Upcoming Games Volleyball

6 p.m, Sept. 8 vs.

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9 vs.

University of Tennessee at Martin in Jonesboro Women’s Soccer

6 p.m. Sept. 9 vs. Kansas State at Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex 1 p.m. Sept. 11 vs. Missouri State University at Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex Football

6 p.m. Sept. 10 vs.

Samford University at Estes Stadium

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UCA Junior midfielder Pepe San Roman guards the ball against senior midfielder Cole Purtle from Central Baptist College. The Bears beat the Mustangs 4-0 on Sept. 2 match at Bill Stephens Field.

Bears soccer dominates Central Baptist College

By Julia Kramer Online Editor

The University of Central Arkansas men’s soccer team closed the first home game with a 4-0 win against fellow Conway natives, the Central Baptist College Mustangs.

The Bears scored their first goal less than 10 minutes into the game with combined efforts from sophomore midfielder Daltyn Knutson, junior midfielder Pepe San Roman and freshman forward Niklas Brodacki, who scored the goal.

“Getting an early goal was key because it gave us the confidence to take a few more risks in the

attack,” head coach Ross Duncan said.

The Mustangs put in good effort, attempting several shots, but were unable to break through the Bears’ defense.

“The back line has been fantastic in both games so far in limiting our opponents to low numbers on the attacking side,” Duncan said according to UCA Sports.

“We step a lot of guys forward in the attack, so we ask a lot of them in transition. They have to cover a lot of ground, they have to cover for our attacking players, so it’s nice to see guys [who] are brought into the system and

disciplined enough to do it.”

Senior forward Wes Carson said the win felt great and fans can expect to see big things from the team this season.

“It’s always good to pick up a win against a local rival like that,” Carson said. “Especially being so dominant is always a plus. The team this season has a strong spirit. Our coaching staff has put in a lot of hard work to create a style of play and an identifier for this group and the guys have bought in,” Carson said.

The Bears took eight shots during the game, four of them goals and three of them being a hat trick — three consecutive

goals — by Brodacki, according to UCA Sports.

“Nine goals for and zero goals against is an amazing way to start off in our first two games,” Carson said. “We still have a lot of work to do, but you can expect to see big things from this team.”

Coach Duncan said this season’s team is 100 percent committed to the team’s system, creating a strong unity.

“We give the guys freedom within the system, but there are key elements that must be followed with discipline, and everyone understands that,” he said.

Duncan also said that despite

the team’s success, there are still areas to improve on.

“We need to put a full 90 minutes together without any lapses in concentration,” he said.

Duncan said the team has had great moments in games but he wants it to last for the entire match.

“It was a fun night for us [though],” he said. “We had a great crowd and played some good soccer.”

The Bears played Georgia State University on Sunday, and lost 1-3.

On Sept. 9, they play against Houston Baptist University in Conway at 8 p.m.

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SPORTS

ucaecho.net

Senior halfback Cody Dauksch leads Bears to victory

By Cody Macomber Staff Writer

The University of Central Arkansas Bears football team won it’s first game of the season against Houston Baptist University this past Friday.

Much of the team’s success, has come from the work of players such as senior halfback Cody Dauksch.

Dauksch started his football career in West Memphis, where he played for West Memphis High.

Along with football, he played baseball, basketball and ran track throughout his high school career.

Dauksch received All-State Honors in baseball for three consecutive years, and photo courtesy of ucasports. e a r n e d All-State honors in football for two years.

“It was fun playing all four sports through high school, because you weren’t just burnt out on one sport, and you got to be with different people in different sports. It was challenging, however, only because you couldn’t focus on developing in

one sport,” Dauksch said.

Though this presented a challenge, Dauksch had success in football, partly because of his dad’s coaching.

Lanny Dauksch, now the athletic director of West Memphis High School, was the head football coach for the Blue Devils while his son was in high school.

“It was tough at first. But over time, I learned so much. With the lessons I learned in that time, I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Dauksch said.

In result of his hard work, Dauksch was named to the 2011 Hooten’s Super Sonic Team, given to some of the top high school

players across Arkansas, which gave Cody recognition from UCA. Dauksch’s recruitment from UCA started after he attended a team camp held by UCA in his junior year.

Dauksch did well in the camp, and caught the attention of coaches while there.

Some UCA scouts attended a few of the games for West Memphis in his senior year, and in December of his graduating year, Dauksch got the offer to play football for UCA, and the opportunity to visit the campus.

“When I visited the campus here at UCA, I was sold almost immediately.

Conway is a

beautiful city, and the campus was very nice,” Dauksch said.

“The most selling thing, though, was the coaches. When I talked to them, I realized they were more than just good coaches, but they were good men. They cared about your overall success, and not just in football.”

In his freshman year, Dauksch redshirted and worked a lot with the strength trainers to become ready for college football.

He got injured in his second year, and worked behind then senior Joe Carmical in his third season.

Last year, he appeared in all 11

games for the Bears.

With the lead blocks that he provides for the running game, the coaches hope he’ll be a valued player to the team this year.

“We knew in the offseason that we had to get [Dauksch] on the field, and keep him on the field. You’re going to see a lot of [Dauksch],” Offensive Coordinator Nathan Brown said.

Cody and the Bears look to continue their success in the coming weeks.

Their next game is against Samford University at 6 p.m. on Sept. 10, at Estes Stadium.

SOCCER

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Junior midfielder Alex Moore dribbles past the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Sept. 4. Moore had a shot on goal, and her teammates sophomore Ashley Smith and sophomore Camille Bassett scored the only two goals of the night. The Bears haven’t given up a goal in the past three games.

Bears win against Jonesboro, prepare for Big 12 Wildcats

By Cassidy Kendall Staff Writer

The University of Central Arkansas women’s soccer team defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves Sept. 1 at the A-State Soccer Park in Jonesboro.

With junior Alex Moore scoring the winning shot, assisted by senior Shelby Wilson, the Bears won with the final score of 1-0, while going into overtime, making this their third win of the season.

“There were only a few minutes left in the half. [Senior] Allie Coleman sent in a ball from a free kick. [Junior] Dayna Mounie got a hold of it but it bounced off the crossbar to [senior] Shelby Wilson who sent in a perfect ball in the air. I went for it and knocked it in with my head,” Moore said.

“I knew time was running out, and when I saw the ball coming towards me I knew it was the perfect opportunity to finish the game and that I had to do

everything I could to get a piece of it. I’m happy we could walk away with the win.”

The game soon became an endurance test, with both teams playing offensively, sending the game into overtime.

“In-state rivalries are always a battle,” said Coleman. “This was our first game that went into overtime this season and I think pulling out the win against such a strong team is just gaining momentum for the potential we

have for this season.

Associate head coach Derek Nichols spoke about the Bears.

“This team has so much heart and fighting through double overtime just shows how bad we want to go all the way this year.

We got off to a bit of a slow start, allowing Arkansas State to get off a few shots early, but once we settled in we were able to take control of the match. We had 20 shots in regulation, so we were creating our chances for sure, we

just weren’t able to put it in the back of the net until overtime,” Nichols said. “All in all, once we got going we felt really good about the way we played and like what we are seeing from the team.”

The coaching staff are already aiming their sights on the future, moving on from this win.

“We look forward to heading to Monroe on Sunday,” Nichols said.

The Bears run onto the pitch Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. against Kansas

State.

“Keeping this momentum going, and getting another road win before we come home next Friday night against Big 12 opponent Kansas State. We look forward to being back home next week and hope to see a huge crowd Friday night,” Nichols said.

The Bears are now 4-2 for the season, with a win against University of Louisiana at Monroe.

They shut them out 2-0. The Bears have shut out the past two teams.

VOLLEYBALL

Sugar Bears struggle in sets, leave tournament with a win

By Cody Macomber Staff Writer

After opening their season with a weekend tournament in Memphis, Tennessee, the Sugar Bears continued their season in the 2016 Crain Automotive Invitational at the Farris Center.

The tournament hosted the University of the Incarnate Word, Oral Roberts University, Alcorn State University, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, as well as UCA. The Sugar Bears played the first game of the tournament on Sept. 1 against Southland Conference opponent Incarnate Word.

The Sugar Bears struggled early, allowing UIW to have a hitting percentage of .350 and win the first set 25-20.

After struggling in a second set loss, UCA hit .357 offensively in the third set to bring the score to 2-1. UIW ended the game in the fourth set by winning 25-21.

The Sugar Bears offense was the highlight at the beginning of the game on Sept. 2 against Oral Roberts.

They hit .318 in the first set, receiving kills from many players on the team.

Oral Roberts played even better by hitting .407, and won the first set 25-19.

The Sugar Bears struggled offensively in the second set, hitting only .091, and losing the second set 25-14.

Central Arkansas turned it’s performance around in the third set, both on offense and defense, in order to get a 25-22 set win.

Oral Roberts came back in the fourth set to win and end the game, thanks mainly to junior outside hitter Laura Milos, who had a total of 22 kills throughout the match for Oral Roberts.

On the final day of the tournament, Central Arkansas played two matches, against Alcorn State and ULM. The Sugar Bears started off the first set against Alcorn State with a score of 5-0 in favor of UCA. Throughout the set, with each small run by the Lady Braves, the Sugar Bears answered with a larger run of their own. They hit .417 in the first set, and won 25-10.

Though they didn’t hit as well in the second set, they still found ways to outscore the Lady Braves, winning the second set 25-16.

In the third set, UCA stifled it’s opponent defensively, holding a lead at one point of 19-10, and won the match in just three sets.

Central Arkansas ended up losing it’s last match of the tournament against ULM, but they didn’t go down without a fight. UCA led the first match early on 12-5, but ULM made a big run,

and won the first set 25-22.

The second set was a back and forth affair, where the Sugar Bears would win 25-22.

The third set ran the same way, and going into extra points, the Sugar Bears won the third set 27-25.

ULM bounced back to win the fourth and fifth sets.

“This tournament showed that our strength is in our depth. With a lot of new players this year, we had to adjust some different players into different positions in order to find their strengths to best help our team. Overall, [sophomore] Sam Anderson has played very well, and [junior] Megan Nash has proved to be a main force for our team,” head coach Jeni Jones Chatman said.

Following the games, Anderson was named the Crain Automotive Invitational All-Tournament team.

“This tournament proved that we can bounce back from losses in less than 24 hours to be able to win a match in three sets the next day. It helped our team chemistry with the new players getting actual game experience, and has helped us train to succeed in games to come,’ Anderson said.

The Sugar Bears are now 3-4 on the season, and play ther next game on Sept. 8 against the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

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