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Baridon Hall will house UCA’s newest residential college, the fifth on campus, starting this fall in collaboration with the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.

The Health, Promotion and Wellness (HPaW) Residential College will feature programs for students interested in healthrelated careers such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, communication sciences and disorders, nursing and school psychology.

Learning Communities Director Jayme Millsap Stone, said the new residential college came into being as a result of large interest from health-related

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A leak in the Student Center basement resulted from faulty equipment. “It’s because all of our equipment is so old and the junk doesn’t work right,” the worker said. “You’ll have to talk to the upper management for more information.” A drain on the first floor became clogged and caused the water to leak into the basement.

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majors.

“We looked at numbers of students with health and behavioral science majors who had applied to other residential colleges and, in some instances, the residential colleges were as much as 30 percent health and behavioral science majors,” she said. “They’re obviously wanting a residential college experience.”

A residential college allows students to experience learning in a more communal environment, receiving one-on-one attention from faculty and becoming part of a network of peers.

Stone said residential colleges create well-balanced students who are socially aware and civically minded.

Applications are available now

The Student Activities Board hosted an event Jan. 31 where students could receive free iPhone and laptop skins. Several students lined up to choose a free skin from 18 different designs.

There were also more than 100 designs on bumper stickers to choose from. “I think that any type of event where a student can become creative and see their designs on laptops, etc, a lot of people will get excited,” SAB Novelty Chair Tamelah Redden said.

to apply for HPaW. “So far, HPaW has more applications sent in than any other [residential college on campus], so the students are hearing about it and making their choice,” she said. “It’s in the lead.”

Discussions on HPaW started in fall 2013 with a committee of about eight members – representatives from CHBS departments as well as housing officials.

The residential college will boast opportunities for students to work closely with faculty who have experience in the associated fields, according to HPaW’s website.

Stephanie McBrayer, housing director, said the change will be an asset to UCA and meet the

demands for additional housing. “[Baridon] actually has builtin classrooms and offices already,” she said. “It’s got wonderful community space that lends itself to a residential college.”

Interim CHBS Dean Art Gillaspy said HPaW will improve student retention and help students with their career goals.

“One of our big aims with HPaW is to promote opportunities for students to work closely with faculty on research and service projects related to health and fitness,” he said.

McBrayer said a multipurpose room on the third floor can be used for classroom space or events. Classroom space is also available on the second floor.

“We are still in discussion on

how to transform the common spaces,” she said.

Sophomore beds will no longer be available in Baridon Hall as a result of the changes, shifting the students to either New Hall or university apartments.

“We’re still in early discussions on where to move [the sophomore year experience program currently in Baridon] and how that will look next year,” McBrayer said.

McBrayer said she has already seen several applications for the new Baridon housing options and doesn’t foresee any problems filling space.

Concerns about accommodating student interests

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The Bear Den returns The new semester brought a new Bear Den executive board. “The 2014 executive board is one of the largest we’ve had in quite some time, so we are expecting to do big things,” President Kendra Pettit said. Bear Den is woking on events for this semester including a tailgating event Feb. 6 before the basketball game, Pettit said they want to set up a “Bear Den Kiss Cam” in the lobby of the Farris Center on Valentine’s day and Bear Den will give away free T-shirts at the “Blackout” basketball game Feb. 27.

Greek Life in social media Greek Life has begun using technology and the internet to promote community service projects, events and fundraisers.

UCA has 22 Greek organizations.

Popular social media sites are a large part of college students’ daily lives and information is easily accessed with these sites.

There are more than 645 million registered users for Twitter and an estimated 58 million tweets posted everyday, according to statisticbrain.com. Potential employers often access accounts and use that information to determine whether or not to hire that potential employee.

“In Greek life when you guys tweet a picture of you all doing community service somewhere, we can pay for that kind of publicity,” Greek Life Director Wendy Holbrook said, “You know, if you have 1,000 people following you and they see your whole fraternity out doing something, that is amazing.”

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Emergency response vehicles, police and firemen respond to a shooting inside the Wal-Mart on Skyline Drive on Saturday night. Police arrested and charged Myron Terrell, 29 of Conway, for firing five shots after walking into the south entrance of the store, severely injuring Lori Martin, 42 of Conway.

Student describes ‘surreal’ Wal-Mart shooting; police arrest suspect hours later

by Audrey Baumer Assistant News Editor

Myron Terrell, 29 of Conway, was arrested and charged with attempted capital murder following a shooting at the WalMart on Skyline Drive on Feb. 1.

Conway police responded to the Wal-Mart shooting at approximately 9:57 p.m. after Terrell walked in the store’s south entrance and fired five times.

According to the Log Cabin Democrat, Terrell walked up and down a few isles before he turned

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surreal than anything.”

Ryan said everyone was running as fast as they could because they didn’t know what the gunman was thinking.

“The police were on it so quick,” Ryan said. “Probably 8-10 minutes after it happened, we were back in our car and driving away quickly.”

Wal-Mart employees helped officers discover that Terrell was an store employee, which led to his quick arrest hours later.

Terrell was taken into custody around 2:05 a.m. outside his

apartment and admitted to the shooting. According to the Log Cabin Democrat, detectives obtained a search warrant hours after his arrest and found bags of a green leafy substance and two digital scales in Terrell’s apartment.

Terrell was also charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms and possession of a controlled substance.

Martin underwent surgery at the Conway Regional Medical Center and is currently in critical care, but in stable condition.

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National Panhellenic Council student GPA down from fall 2013 Senators makes final plans for ‘Big Event’,

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Assistant Campus Life Editor During the fall 2013 semester, the Student Life office reported the cumulative GPA of the National Panhellenic Council (NPC) sororities as being 3.11, a decrease from the reported GPA of 3.24 from spring 2013.

The NPC page on UCA’s website states that the average sorority member has a higher GPA than the average undergraduate female student. The reported average undergraduate female GPA for fall 2013 was 2.87, a decrease from the reported GPA of 2.91 for spring 2013.

The five NPC sororities present on campus are Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Zeta, Sigma Kappa and Sigma Sigma Sigma.

Fall 2013 was the first semester incoming freshmen have been allowed to go through the formal recruitment process and join a NPC sorority.

According to UCA’s Panhellenic recruitment rules, incoming freshmen must have at least a 2.5 high school GPA to participate in recruitment.

NPC sororities are also not allowed to extend an invitation of membership to freshmen before the fourth full week of the fall semester.

Junior Jordan Frederking, UCA Panhellenic president and Alpha Sigma Tau member, said there were several factors that went into the decision to move recruitment from the spring to the fall.

“With fall recruitment, Panhellenic hoped that more

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receipt at a self-checkout lane, Ryan heard the gunfire. He described the gun sounding like a balloon popping or something hitting the floor loudly. After three times, he said he knew it was a gun.

“After I heard the gun shots, I wasn’t thinking about my bags,” Ryan said, “It didn’t really register right away and some of my friends hesitated and ducked. I just sprinted out the door. I don’t think I have ever felt the same way, I was just trying to get out of there as fast as possible. It was more

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to Lori Martin, 42, of Conway and fired. Terrell then ran to a vehicle in the parking lot. The store’s surveillance video showed the vehicle Terrell fled to had been in the parking lot since 1 p.m.

Student Connor Ryan, 20, and his friends went to Wal-Mart after eating dinner at Old Chicago in downtown Conway.

“I didn’t know if I should go to self-checkout or regular checkout, which actually turned out to be an important decision,” Ryan said.

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freshmen women would be interested in going Greek and would actually go through the recruitment process,” Frederking said. “Fall recruitment is a standard for many universities nation-wide and was highly recommended by the National Panhellenic Council and National Interfraternity Council. This past fall recruitment was a transition year for us and we feel very confident with the results from the switch to fall recruitment.”

Senior Maria Kramer, 2013 Panhellenic delegate for Alpha Sigma Alpha, said there were both pros and cons to allowing incoming freshmen to “go Greek.”

“The pros are that this gives them the opportunity to

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The Student Government Association will host “Big Event” on April 11-12.

This nationwide event is a community service project that began 32 years ago at Texas A&M and 95 other national schools have also started participating.

The “Big Event” recently went International spreading to Pakistan, Germany, Italy and Spain. It is a two-day event where students come out and help around the community with simple everyday chores.

UCA will not tend to individual people’s houses this year; they will focus on community places and centers.

“The first day, April 11, is going to be when students can come out and just give back to the

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UCA community by helping the physical plant with various jobs,” Kaitlyn Thompson, sophomore vice president, said, “The second day, April 12, is the ‘Big Event’ nationally and that is the day when we [all-involved] can go out into the community and do projects like rake leaves and help someone paint their house.”

Thompson and her committee have planned a weekly agenda that helps them keep all of the planning together to make this event as well known as possible.

This year SGA plans to partner with organizations that are more established in Conway because this event is still small and these organizations can help spread information about it.

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The following reports and arrests are from the UCAPD docket. UCAPD reports any tickets issued as arrests, according to ucapd.com.

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Student cited for careless driving, DWI after celebrating bid acceptance Student Austin Lovelady, 18, was cited for driving while intoxicated and careless driving at approximately 1:48 a.m. Feb. 1 after UCAPD noticed a yellow Jeep swerving while traveling north on Farris Road.

Lovelady was signaled by UCAPD to pull over, but did not notice the lights. Lovelady appeared to be pulling ino the Child Study Center parking lot, but then pulled into the Conway Coin Laundry parking lot.

A white Chevrolet truck was trying to leave the parking lot when Lovelady was driving through.

Lovelady attempted to pass the truck on the left side and drive through a narrow gap, striking the passenger side of the truck in the process. No one inside either vehicle was injured.

After parking, UCAPD was able to make contact with Lovelady. He had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled strongly of alcohol. Police arrested Lovelady on site for suspicion of DWI and transported him to headquarters for testing.

Lovelady admitted to drinking beer and hard liquor earlier in the day because he was celebrating being accepted as a fraternity pledge. His blood alcohol content was .126.

Nonstudent arrested for criminal trespass, possession of controlled substance in Short Hall Nonstudent Anphernie Harris, 19, was arrested for criminal trespass and charged with possession of a controlled substance Jan. 25 after UCAPD was dispatched to a fight in Short Hall.

At about 4:41 p.m., UCAPD arrived at the dorm after a fight was reported in the third floor stairwell. Officers did not see a fight in progress, but noticed the door of room 332 shut quickly upon their arrival.

UCAPD went a few doors down from room 332 and three black women answered. The women asked if they officers were looking for the fight and directed UCAPD to room 332.

After knocking on the door, no one answeredn UCAPD knew someone was in the room because officers saw them close the door. Student Lauren Stokes, 18, answered the door. Stokes was sweating profusely and her hair was messy.

When asked about the reported fight, Stokes said that she was yelling at somebody over the phone.

UCAPD had experience with Stokes lying after she filed a false police report Jan. 19.

One of the three females from a few doors down said they had heard a male voice in the room. When asked if there was anybody else in the room with her, Stokes said “no.”

UCAPD noticed Stokes looking into the bathroom and officers noticed a black male peeking through the cracked door. The male was later identified as Harris.

UCAPD recognized him from the false report, which also involved Harris.

When asked to come out of the bathroom, Harris refused and backed away. UCAPD followed him into Stoke’s suitemates’ room and grabbed him. Harris said he didn’t do anything wrong and he was in the other room the entire time. The female student in the other room told UCAPD Harris had been arguing with Stokes.

Because Stokes lied to UCAPD, she was placed in handcuffs for safety purposes. Stokes was asked to tell the truth and told officers that she and Harris got into a verbal altercation about another female texting his phone. Stokes said they did not get physical.

Officers confronted Harris about lying to them and he became loud and anxious. UCAPD handcuffed Harris in order to detain him, but could not tell him the reason because Harris would not stop jumping around and asking why he was being arrested. He was not under arrest at that time.

UCAPD brought Harris out into the hallway and began to remove the handcuffs after he had calmed down. As officers were about to remove them, they were informed that Harris was banned from campus Oct. 9, 2013.

Police told Harris that they could not longer remove the handcuffs because he was banned from campus.

Officers then arrested Harris for criminal trespass.

Harris became loud again, stating he was unaware of the ban. After he was placed in Faulkner County Unit 2, UCAPD was notified that a small amount of marijuana was found on him, rolled up in a $1 bill. Officers then charged him with possession of a controlled substance.

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Sigma Kappa scholarship chair Heather Moix says new programs being implemented to help members achieve higher grades 4 Continued from page 1 be involved on campus and to form connections with other UCA students sooner,” Kramer said. “Freshmen are held accountable to someone other than themselves. They have an organization that checks their grades and social involvement.

The cons are that students must learn how to balance studies and Greek activities. Recruitment week can be a little more stressful, too.”

Junior Vicki Jou, Sigma Sigma Sigma education director, explained why she thought there was a drop in sorority GPA. “College is a huge change for many people,” Jou said. “Many girls coasted through high school and never learned the proper way to study or give themselves the discipline to just sit down and focus on homework. As a freshman, the first semester is the most important because you have to figure out how to study and how to moderate between school and socializing with friends.”

According to UCA’s website,

all new members of NPC sororities are required to meet certain study hour requirements, though these requirements vary for each sorority.

“Panhellenic sororities are instilled to uphold high scholastic standards and are expected to do the best that they can academically while at UCA,” Frederking said. “Panhellenic is currently working toward having a workshop for new members in the fall immediately after joining to help facilitate our new member classes in managing school and sorority life. The university also has a minimum GPA requirement to join as well as the chapters, which is always something chapters are staying on top of.”

Sophomore Heather Moix, Sigma Kappa scholarship chair, said her sorority is implementing new programs this semester to help their members achieve better grades.

“We are starting a new program where girls who are struggling in the class get matched up with girls who have

done good [sic] in that class so they can help the girl struggling,” she said. “Also, we have a study hall for the new members and the girls on academic probation each week to make sure they are getting everything in their classes and see if they need any one-onone help from me or any other members.”

Moix said Sigma Kappa limits the social events its members can attend if the girls in question are on academic probation.

“Freshmen women that are interested in joining a Panhellenic sorority should always keep in mind that we are at UCA to get an education first and foremost,” Frederking said. “Your chapter is there to help you and support you in your scholastic endeavors if you will allow them. Utilize your resources within your chapter, but also around the UCA campus.”

The reported university GPA for UCA during the fall 2013 semester was 2.74. The cumulative GPA for that semester. was reported to be 2.78.

UCA partnered with the American Red Cross to help restore its winter blood supply at a “We Challenge U” blood drive on campus.

The American Red Cross had two donation trailers open from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 28-30 in front of the Student Center.

While Red Cross Employee Tiffany Brown said the blood drive went OK overall, it didn’t go as well as it usually does.

“That may have been [because of a] miscommunication or not enough announcements,” Brown said. “We’re still proud that we’re leaving with more than what we came [with], but we didn’t do as good as we wanted to.”

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said they probably collected about 44 units of blood a day, while they usually collect about 60 units a day.

There are often fewer donations in winter due to weather and seasonal sicknesses, making it a challenging season to maintain a sufficient blood supply for patients.

“It’s important for us to get donors, even when it [comes] to bad weather,” Brown said.

Marci Manley, American Red Cross Communications Program Manager, said recent winter weather has caused hundreds of blood drive cancellations in 25 states, resulting in a shortfall of about 9,300 donations. These cancellations have led to an urgent need for donations of blood types O negative and positive, A negative and B positive.

While Brown said all blood drives are important, she said college students between the ages

of 16 and 25 are their bigger, more motivated donors.

“Everyone starts to see at a young age how important [donating blood] can be and then it just starts to grow from there,” Brown said. “That’s how you start to get donors who have donated for nine, ten, twenty years.”

Sophomore Jordan Barajas said he donated at almost every blood drive hosted by UCA last year.

“I’ve done it many times in the past and I just like helping out people in any way I can,” Barajas said. “And I know it saves lives.”

Freshman Amani Mnzavas has given blood four times.

Mnzavas said his reasoning for giving is Christian-based.

“This is not my body; this is His, so I might as well help other people,” Mnzavas said. “If I die or if I need blood, I’ll need other people to help me, so I might as well help others.”

Stone says social, academic connections help students

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4 Continued from page 1 and meeting demands for major-specific offerings led to the creation of HPaW. “As a department we were struggling with what to do about how to increase freshmen beds on campus,” McBrayer said. “We had a great need.”

The Office of Learning Communities approached housing about a potential health and behavioral science residential college. Meetings followed between a CHBS task force and the provost’s office.

The HPaW resident master selection process is ongoing.

Additional housing staff for the residential college will be announced at a later date.

Gillaspy said students will be able to take CHBS courses together and work together on community outreach projects.

“UCA has always been a leader in the behavioral and health sciences,” he said.

“HPaW will give our students an advantage as they explore their interests and prepare for their future.”

Stone said any of the residential colleges on campus are available to students seeking an environment that brings them closer to a sense of community.

“UCA is the only institution [in Arkansas] that uses a residential college system, so that places us in a unique position,” she said.

Though other state universities offer living-learning communities, Stone said they don’t have faculty living with students.

“Our classical model represents what students would

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get at Oxford, or Cambridge, or William and Mary, or the University of Virginia or Yale,” she said.

Stone said UCA has tracked the data since it started the first residential college in 1997.

“We have a 12 percent higher graduation rate and a 10 percent higher fall to fall first-year to second-year student rate,” she said.

Stone said social and academic connections are helping students feel connected to UCA, which means higher GPAs and graduation rates.

According to CHBS, UCA awards more undergraduate and graduate degrees in health and behavioral sciences than any other four-year institution in the state.

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committed to participating and the “Big Event” committee will ask seven more community organizations if they would like to participate.

“Our initial goal is to get everyone involved. We want the whole campus to be involved, but of course we’re going to reach out to people that are known for philanthropic

events.” Thompson said, “We are going to Greek organizations, campus ministries and an organization called Circle K. There are a lot of organizations that are community service based so we’re going to reach out to them first and then hopefully other students will also register.”

This year is UCA’s first year to

participate and SGA hopes to have a large number of participants.

The goal of this event is to get as many people as possible to participate and to give thanks to the community.

Everyone on campus is encouraged to register on OrgSync. The deadline is March 31.

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Secular Student Alliance too focused on bashing religion

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Unbeknownst to what I imagine are a lot of students, UCA houses a Secular Student Alliance chapter on its campus. I bring this up because it’s important to keep the group alive and thriving since UCA prides itself on “diversity”. But in recent years, the group has not flourished on campus.

I suspect most of this stems mainly from the group’s location. Central Arkansas isn’t the most welcoming place to an “alliance” of secular college students wishing to be involved in community service.

As a freshman, I was very interested in the group because I found objectively discussing religion to be a very fulfilling experience. I went to three meetings and none after that.

I had older friends who were already members of the group, so I was as welcome as a first-time freshman could possibly be at college. Don’t get me wrong, the group was very welcoming, but not in the traditional sense.

Its actions were welcoming, but its speech was not. During the 40-45 minute meeting, the older members of the group joked and dabbled in business from time to time, but mostly engaged in what I found to be an unreasonable amount of bashing Christianity.

I tacked this up as being the first meeting of the semester and went back for round two a few weeks later. The meeting agenda didn’t change much.

A few speeches were planned and the phrase “vagina monologues” was thrown around a lot, but I mostly sat and listened to members make fun of religion, coming off extremely pretentious and unintelligent in the process.

Round three was the same and, like I said, I gave up after that. I truly wish things had been

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Having an SSA chapter on campus holds great potential for positively diversifying the student community, but the way they have gone about their business does not fulfill that task.

For instance, many posters were put up around campus last year to give the group some publicity. They were having an interest meeting and wanted students to come hang out with “the heathens.” Are you kidding me? They pride themselves on being intellectually superior but refer to themselves as “heathens”?

Stop selling yourselves short, SSA members. You’re not heathens by any sense of the word. I realize that

by Austin you’re making a joke, but Duvall it’s not funny. By putting News Editor that word on your poster, you’re instantaneously creating a negative stereotype, which, on a southern university campus, spreads like wildfire. You’re making yourself out to be these so-called “heathens” just because you choose to be a secularist.

There’s nothing wrong with that, as I’m sure you know, but to those of you reading who don’t, it’s true—there’s nothing wrong with being a secularist, just like there’s nothing wrong with being religious.

However, there is something wrong with creating a potentially beneficial Recognized Student Organization only to spend your meeting time ridiculing religious individuals with barely any intelligible rhetoric and getting nothing done.

Isn’t the point of your group to close the gap between religious and secular individuals?

It’s time to step up your game, SSA members.

You have a great message, but you need to find a productive and efficient way to get it across to students. For your group’s sake, I hope you figure it out soon. I have faith in you.

Lately Conway and UCA have had their share of crime, violent and otherwise. However, these crimes are not indicative of safety at UCA. There have been several sexual assaults on campus in the past few months. These crimes are not done out in the open or at random places around campus, but inside dorms and campus apartments, where police are less able to monitor what goes on.

This means the most important people involved in keeping students safe from these kinds of crimes are themselves. Removing themselves from uncomfortable situations and being careful about who students are alone with can greatly improve their safety.

Other crimes, including an armed robbery on campus and a shooting at a nearby Walmart, are crimes that can easily induce fear in the surrounding community.

However, UCA police officers are good at their jobs and even increased patrols after the armed robbery.

Since the UCA campus shooting in 2008, UCAPD has given its officers and even faculty and staff members training courses for what to do in case of an active shooter on campus. Extra emergency training means more people on campus are prepared for an active shooter than most places in the area.

When bad things happen on campus or in the surrounding area, UCA can feel like a dangerous place.

By putting things in perspective, students should realize campus is actually pretty safe.

Extra emergency training means more people on campus are prepared to handle an active shooter than most places in the area.

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Now that spring semester has begun, it is turning out exactly as I predicted: terrible. It is possible I overdramatize everything in my life, but the jury is still out on that at this time, so I will continue to speak as though I am 100 percent justified in everything I say.

The spring semester is always worse than the fall semester. When the fall semester begins, I am spry and eager, willing to take on whatever academic challenges are sure to face me in the new school year.

That feeling quickly wanes, however, and I reach a complacency somewhere between “I know I need to try harder,” and “What if I just never go back to school?”

Often in the fall semester, the first introduction between a student and a professor occurs on that first day of class, which always seems to be on a random Thursday.

By the spring semester, at least in my experience, most of my courses are taught by professors with whom I have already become familiar. This sounds great at first.

The problem, though, is these professors now know my secret. I speak out a lot in my English classes, and I could easily come off as a successful, ambitious student. In reality, I like to hear myself talk, especially about English.

In the spring semester, it is cold. It will eventually be spring, but the semester actually begins in January. It is a cruel tactic to call this freezing wind monstrosity the spring semester.

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When I wake up at 7:45 a.m. and check my phone for the day’s temperature, a blaring 10 degrees Fahrenheit eliminates any shred of motivation and enthusiasm that might have carried over from a cool dream into real life.

When someone is teetering on the brink of complete breakdown in the form of never leaving the house and forgoing all responsibilities, the thought of ice cold winds and freezing sleet forbids me from attempting to leave the lasagna-esque placing of comforters on my bed.

Spring Break is a shining ray of hope within the spring

by Brittany semester. Though I never Harris go to Panama City, or Associate Online anywhere really, there is Editor once again a small break from getting up early, and a week’s worth of pretending I do not have a thousand assignments piling up preceding the final exams that might very well kill me.

Like I said, maybe I overdramatize things.

Maybe I do not really despise school as much as I say. I actually love my professors and the discussions that emerge. Maybe I make things worse by dwelling on how awfully and unbearably busy things seem to be during the spring semester. The only thing I can say is, try to get through it.

There are only two semesters left once I survive this one. In the words of my boyfriend, my mother and the man to whom I have not spoken in years who replied to one of my tweets, don’t give up. So here I am, attempting to balance my busy schedule and my unconditional affinity for naps.

Everyone does.

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Adviser training inadequate; university should compensate before introducing evaluations Ben Rowley Associate Biology Professor and Faculty Senator In my opinion, faculty are being shortchanged a bit, especially in the last statement of last week’s editorial (“…Faculty Senate should not stall the introduction of adviser evaluations just because it does not want to put in the effort necessary to help students succeed.”) We all want to do right by our students and help them on the path to success, but some people have different strengths than others.

While some faculty are naturally more adept at advising students than others, part of the problem is we receive spotty/limited (or occasionally no) training in advising itself.

Faculty members who aren’t very good at advising to begin with, coupled with lack of training prior to engaging in advising, are not going to excel at the process. Members of the faculty senate voiced those concerns in the last meeting, seeking stronger and more uniform training to go along with adviser evaluations.

The concerns out of this meeting boiled down to two generalities (again, in my humble opinion): 1) We [faculty] would like clearer and more uniform preliminary training on advising processes if we are going to be evaluated on them as a part of our job performance, and 2) While we [faculty] strive to provide a positive and helpful experience to our student advisees overall, the evaluation plan as stated places much of the burden of accountability onto us, and not onto the students.

In the end, the larger portion of accountability for completion of a degree should rest with the individual earning the degree (as you state yourself in the piece).

No one is stalling the idea – we just want to do it properly and most effectively for all parties involved. Thank you for the opportunity to clarify my position on adviser evaluation plans.

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Racers unite against cold to raise money for charity

Around Campus:

by Brandon Riddle

CANstruction challenge The Minton Commuter College is taking up cans of pet food Feb. 3-10 for its CANstruction Challenge. Cash or food donations can be dropped off at the MCC student lounge, Main Hall room 202. MCC will build a 10-foot Snoopy out of the cans. All donations benefit the Conway Animal Shelter.

Yearbook portraits The Scroll will take individual portraits from noon – 2 p.m.

Feb. 5 and during x-period Feb. 6 in Bernard Hall 003 or 008. Any Recognized Student Organization wanting a group photo in the yearbook can contact Carley Dangar at carleydangar@yahoo.com to either submit a photo or schedule to have one taken.

The deadline to schedule group photos is Feb. 7.

Fighting fair UCA’s Counseling Center will offer a communication program during x-period Feb. 6 in Student Health Center 307. Facilitators will be Marne Eggleston and Christina Christie. For more information, contact Christie at 450-3138.

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Participants braved the cold for the second annual Freezin’ for a Reason race at the Bill Stephens Soccer/Track Complex on Feb. 1.

Amanda Mulhearn, 33 of Conway, shared the significance of the charity event, which benefits Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

The Mulhearn family lost two daughters – infant Charlotte and two-year-old Stella – to different medical conditions.

Both were treated at ACH as they fought their illnesses.

“Charlotte had a viral infection of the heart and Stella had brain cancer,” she said.

“About a year and a half ago we decided to start this race.”

The Faulkner County Circle of Friends started the event in memory of the two Mulhearn daughters.

About $28,800 was raised this year for ACH, according to the Freezin’ for a Reason website. Racers had the option of competing in a 10K, 5K or Family 2K Run race.

“Our family will continue to put ACH at the top of our priority list, just as they did our daughters,” Mulhearn wrote in a letter to the ACH Foundation community. “I want to give back to the people who have given so much to us.”

Mulhearn said the event will return next year in Conway and

she has high hopes to raise even more money for a cause that means so much to her.

“We hoped to get maybe a couple hundred people out and we had 1,000 and hoped to raise a little money and raised $30,000 [during the first year],” she said.

Volunteers from UCA organizations such as the track team, soccer team, Omega Psi Phi and Real Beauty helped provide food and cheered on participants as they crossed the finish line.

Race Director Mary SpearsPolk said the race brought in fewer people this year but that she wasn’t discouraged.

“We are very happy that UCA could accommodate us,” she said.

More than 349,000 patients visited ACH, 13,371 of them from Faulkner County, in 2013, according to an ACH press release.

Mulhearn said she was thrilled with the turnout and support from the UCA community this year.

The original race location at Conway High School was changed due to construction work at the school’s football stadium. Freezin’ for a Reason’s race committee looked into other options nearby and found UCA to be the right fit.

“My sister, brother and I all attended school here and played soccer here, so the support of the volunteers and school is overwhelming,” she said.

Mulhearn said she has a recurring favorite moment from both years of the race.

“It’s seeing the little girls that were in Stella’s class [at Early Childhood Care at First Methodist Church] and they’ve got a special tag with her name on it,” she said. “It’s seeing those girls age and thinking, ‘That’s where my daughter would be.’

Seeing that people are still connected to her warms my heart.”

Nathan Thomas, 33 of Conway, finished with a time of 41:56 and won first place in the men’s division of the 10K race.

“I’ve got a one year old at the house, so I know I would want that support if anything ever happened to her,” he said.

Sophomore Jordan Moore‘s sister stayed at ACH for two weeks as she faced a daunting medical battle.

“My sister… had chronic kidney disease,” she said. “I heard [about the race] and me and my mom always try anything we can do to support Arkansas Children’s Hospital.”

Junior Stephanie Thomas, Sigma Kappa member, was one of the volunteers who cheered on racers and said a few moment’s stood out to her as the race continued, including a little Batman and dog who crossed the finish line at different times.

Graduate student Asia McGhee, Academic Mentorship Program (AMP) volunteer, served hot cocoa for the event.

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Runners stride through a finish line after completing the Freezin’ for a Reason 5K race. Proceeds and donations from the event’s 600 participants were donated to Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

McGhee was one of many volunteers who offered food to race participants and cheered them on as they completed either the 10K, 5K or 2K race.

“Anytime you hear about a death it moves you,” she said.

“It meant a lot and I wanted to

support.”

Prior to the race, First United Methodist Church in Conway hosted a Pasta Party on Jan. 31 for ACH. To donate to ACH in Stella and Charlotte’s memory, visit giving.archildrens.org.

GUIDANCE

The Student Activities Board will host its monthly meeting during x-period Feb. 6 in Student Center 223/224. Refreshments and door prizes will be provided.

Support groups provide safe environment; students connect over similar experiences

Faculty excellence

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by Austin DuVall and Brittany Harris

The UCA Counseling Center is hosting several workshops and support groups this semester on campus. The workshops include topics such as anxiety, stress, dream interpretation and how students have changed.

The two support groups offered this semester are survivors of sexual abuse/assault and a gender identity support group.

The support groups’ purpose is to provide a safe environment for students to talk about their problems.

Sexual Abuse/Assault Survivors Sexual abuse and assault survivors can come together for a support group at x-period on Thursdays in the Student Health Center, room 328. Pre-Doctoral Intern Cathy Staton leads the group.

Staton said she would like to see survivors of abuse and assault find others who have been through what they have experienced.

“The [goal of the] group is to provide a safe, accepting and understanding place to talk about what was experienced,” she said.

Staton said the group is important so survivors will know and learn they are not alone.

“The statistics are telling: one

in four girls and one in six boys have experienced sexual abuse by the age of 18,” Staton said. “So one in five has experienced this type of abuse by the time they reach college age. That means there are a lot of individuals out there who might be hurting or feeling alone on the issue, when the reality is many others know and share in that pain.”

Staton said the group helps connect some of these people and if even one learns that he is not alone and finds hope or comfort, it is worth it.

Staton said the topic or issue of sexual abuse or assault is never an easy one to talk about, for those who have experienced it or for those who have not.

Staton said her primary role

is to listen to those who come to the group.

“The group will decide on the direction of conversation,” she said. “I am there to support the group with information about resources and in connecting the members with each other.”

Survivors of sexual assault/ abuse are the only students invited to this meeting due to confidentiality.

“Confidentiality is important for the safety of this group, so sharing can be open and engaging,” Staton said. “This group is an avenue for persons (sic) to find a safe way to talk about something that no one wants to believe can happen, but the survivors have really experienced,” she said.

The group will meet for eight weeks this semester.

Staton said the hope is always that the members will continue to be connected with ways to support each other once the specific group meeting times have passed, and that she imagines the UCA Counseling Center will continue to offer such groups in semesters to come.

Gender Identity Support Group The UCA Pride, Raising Awareness, Involvement, Support and Mentoring (PRISM) alliance is partnering with the Counseling Center to host the gender identity support group,

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Dietitian Janet Dance

Staff Writer

Eating healthy on campus can be challenging for some students, but it’s not impossible according to Janet Dance, UCA Registered Dietitian.

Dance works for ARAMARK and the UCA Student Health Center. She is also an adjunct nutrition professor.

Dance graduated from UCA with a Master’s in nutrition.

“I was a stay-at-home mom and began learning healthy eating skills for my family. As I learned, I began having friends ask me for advice. I found such joy in helping them and wanted to learn more to help others. I decided to come back to UCA and get my master’s in nutrition and become a registered dietitian. I love being a dietitian.”

Do you see a nutrition problem among college students at UCA? What are the main causes for that?

“Yes I do. I think the biggest reason is because they do not see how what they eat today is determining how healthy they will be 10 plus years down the road. Many still have that, “I’m just a kid” mentality and do not take it seriously. I think besides the not wanting to, there is a lot of temptation. Unhealthy food is

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When did you realize that you wanted to be a dietitian and why?

Documentary teaches students acceptance of transgender community

everywhere and it is hard to stay strong day after day when it is so easy to indulge.”

What are some ways to eat healthier on campus?

“It is actually very easy to eat healthy on campus. The best place to eat healthy is the Christian Cafeteria. If you can handle an all-you-can-eat atmosphere, you can get the benefits of so many healthy options. I hear all the time students say that the cafeteria is unhealthy. I eat there every day I am at work and not only is there healthy food, but it really tastes great. You can be very unhealthy too if your choices are pizza, hamburgers, hotdogs, higher calorie items and the dessert bar. There are also options in the C-Store and Student Center food court. The secret to success

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Students filled the room to learn more about the transgender community in a screening of the documentary “Trans” on Thursday night in the College of Business Auditorium.

The Office of Diversity and Community hosted the hourlong documentary to inform people about the transgender community.

The film was directed by Chris Arnold and released in 2012.

“Trans” follows the lives of multiple transgender individuals as they deal with discovering, changing and accepting who they are.

A transgender person is an individual who identifies differently from his birthassigned gender. Individuals make their life changes at different ages; some are accepted while others not.

The documentary begins with the story of Lt. Commander Christopher McGinn.

McGinn, highly active in the military for many years and asked to partake in NASA missions, married a woman as a birth-assigned man.

McGinn said she always felt uncomfortable in the gender genetically assigned to her, so she made the transformation into a female.

McGinn now goes by Christine and works as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who helps other transgender people make their physical

photo by Jared Holt

Students pack the College of Business auditorium to view a screening of the documentary “Trans” during an event hosted by UCA’s PRISM Alliance and the Office of Diversity and Community last Thursday. The film has made the Sundance Film Festival’s top-ten list of transgender films. transformation.

She and her second wife currently have two twins that are both genetically theirs.

“Trans” also follows the story of a seven-year-old boy named Danann who knew she was meant to be female at age two.

After becoming educated on the concept of transgender individuals, Danann’s parents allowed her to live as the girl she knows herself to be.

Danann’s parents thought something they had done might have influenced their child’s mindset. However, the film presents a message that, identifying is not a problem or decision; it is how they feel they were meant to be born.

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Two men in the film had top and bottom reconstructive surgery to change their physical transformation to female.

The film provided brief medical information about how the process works.

Many transgender individuals were interviewed for the film. While the individuals had different stories, many of them faced problems with acceptance.

Reesa Ramsahai, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and women’s issues outreach coordinator, said the transgender community it not new.

“It’s been around [and] it’s going to continue to be around,”

she said. “It is not a choice.

It’s what’s on the inside that matters.”

Students filled the auditorium seating for the movie. Some students even sat on the steps.

Multiple groups were present at the event, including the Feminist Union, Pagans United and Prism.

Sophomore Daniel Grayling said, “I’m overwhelmingly proLGBT in every possible way so I wasn’t swayed by the message, but I did appreciate it.”

Ramsahai spoke about equality and acceptance in the community as well as UCA resources that are available to students for any questions.

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Humorous children’s play brings new twist to old fairy tales

by Ashley Thomas and Anastassiya Khvan Assistant Campus Life Editor and Staff Writer

The Cadron Company put a new spin on old fairy tales in “Furry Tails with a Twist” Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Reynolds Performance Hall.

The cast consisted of freshmen theatre majors Colin Fowler and Abby Saveall.

As the only two actors on the stage, Fowler and Saveall depicted all the characters from the stories themselves.

Fowler said he loved seeing the kids’ reactions.

“They get so involved with the story and they eat it up,” he said.

Saveall said going from being in a 20-person cast to a cast of two was a brand new experience.

“I was incredibly lucky to be cast with Colin, who is a close friend of mine,” she said.

Fowler said because he and Saveall were good friends before the show, the energy is amazing.

Jennifer Hickok DeFratis wrote the script and UCA theatre business manager and production coordinator Liz Parker directed the play.

The play follows two actors as they set out to perform three wellknown fairy tales.

However, the scripts get

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jumbled around, resulting in a comical mixture of the stories.

The first story becomes “Goldisocks and the Three Wolves.”

In the second fairy tale, “The Three Billy Trolls Gruff,” there is an evil pig that wants to eat garbage instead of a troll.

In the third fairy tale, “The Three Little Bears,” one of the actors chose three children from the audience to play the three little bears. This element of interaction with the public helped engage the viewers in the performance.

Saveall said the humor was adorable and the children’s laughter was rewarding. She said she also loved the costumes.

Parker said the crew started casting for the show last November. They started the blocking after winter break, so they set the play for three weeks into the semester.

“I think everybody loved [the performance],” Parker said. “It goes on tour this whole semester, so every Tuesday and Thursday morning they are going to a school around the area and performing.”

Director of Annual Giving Catherine Marhenke came with her husband and four-year-old daughter to see the performance.

“I liked it,” Marhenke said. “It was fun and it was short, which is good for little people, who don’t

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Freshmen Colin Fowler and Abby Saveall perform “Furry Tails with a Twist” on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Reynolds Performance Hall. They will perform the play for schools in surrounding areas during the semester. have lots of attention span. We like that the shows are free and they are here in Conway, so we don’t have to drive far. And they are always very fun for the little kids.”

Fowler said he started acting when he came to UCA last semester.

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someone brings something up we go from there.”

Zedlitz said the number of participants is typically between five and 15 people, though it varies from week to week.

“As of this semester, we are starting to get more and more people [to] come to the meetings that we have never met before,” Zedlitz said. “This is a great thing and one of the sole purposes of having a support group. It’s all about forming a community for a group of students who may

Sophomore Breanna Wilbanks

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not have the support they need because of their gender identity.”

UCA’s Counseling Center joined forces with PRISM, who originally held these support groups, in spring 2013.

PRISM Alliance is open to anyone, with meetings every Thursday during x-period in Harrin Hall 225.

Zedlitz said the organization is always excited to see new faces.

“We are open and welcoming to everyone that we meet,” she said.

“The Beats one where Ellen DeGeneres started dancing.”

“The puppy dog one with Tim Tebow.”

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Could you provide a few examples of food that would be healthy and taste good at the same time? Maybe some alternatives to “junk” food, fast food, soda and candies?

“Let’s be honest, fat, sugar and salt, it’s what makes food taste good. Will my healthy diet match up in flavor to a bacon cheeseburger with fries and a shake? No. We are not comparing apples to apples there.

Can healthy food taste good? You bet.

If a student has been raised on the kid’s menu and junk food snacks then they may have spoiled taste buds. It may take some time for them to learn to enjoy foods that are not fat-laden and drenched in sodium. Some of my favorite special only occasionally treats [include] Tropical Smoothies made with Splenda/no sugar and Starbucks skinny lattes. Every week, snack treats include fresh fruit, silk chocolate soy milk light either cold or heated as hot chocolate, fruit popsicles like Dreyer’s Outshine bars, string cheese (reduced fat), cocoa almonds, cereal with skim milk, no sugar added pudding with fruit.”

How can one develop the habit of eating healthy food and stick to it all the time?

“Let me first say that eating healthy does not mean you can never eat anything unhealthy.

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which

is based on the latest science in nutrition, we have about 100 - 150 calories to “waste” a day. Wasting would be things like added sugars (beverages, snack food) and added fat (butter, Ranch, snack foods). The problem is, on average, according to the largest nutrition survey in America, many teenagers and young adults get over half of their calorie needs from added fats and added sugar. So the problem is volume.

With that said, how to develop a healthy eating habit? Start with small changes and continually add to them. I suggest starting with reducing the amount of added sugar. That may mean dropping some beverages and replacing them with water.

Another idea may be to focus on a healthy breakfast. Make the goal one dairy, one fruit and a whole grain like my favorite breakfast: skim milk and oatmeal with fruit in it. Once that change is habit, begin working on another one.”

What tendency of nutrition do you presently see in the U.S.?

Do you think more people eat healthier now?

“I think we are more educated about nutrition than ever but as a nation there is not a change for the better. Overweight and obesity continues to increase – two out of every three adults now – unhealthy foods out sell healthy foods, and heart disease, cancer, and other diseases related to poor eating continue to rise. We know what we should do, we just don’t.”

What’s the most important thing one should take into consideration if he wants to become a dietitian?

“You will need to love to learn.

Nutrition is a baby science and we learn new things every year.

A registered dietitian will have to

“The Go Daddy commercial with the girl that looked like a man.”

“The Tim commercials.”

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to help others overcome temptation

there is to look up nutrition information and go in with a plan.

Quiznos, Einsteins, Starbucks and others have really great options but they have really bad ones too.

If it is a chain it will have nutrition information online. Some have nutrition posted.

Know the healthy options before you order.”

“Either the Doritos or the Transformers one.”

“The Coca-Cola commercial.”

“I had always admired acting, and decided to try it once I got here because the program here is fantastic,” he said.

Costume and props design was by junior Madison Ledbetter and set design was by UCA Theatre’s Technical Director Tom Markenke.

Zedlitz says gender identity support group open to anyone who would like to come

attend in order to gain knowledge and perspective about the community.”

Allies are welcomed to join the support groups.

Zedlitz said the counselors and students discuss a number of things in the group, including coming out stories, realizing and understanding sexuality and everyday life or school problems.

“Really anything that anyone needs to talk about, we talk about,” Zedlitz said. “I open the room to discussion and when

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talk, including allies

which will hold meetings at 5 p.m. every other Tuesday in Student Health Center 328.

Sophomore Chloe Zedlitz, PRISM alliance member, said the goal for the support group is to support members who are in the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) community and their allies.

“We are open to anyone who would like to come and talk about anything,” Zedlitz said. “Those who are questioning or merely interested are encouraged to

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keep up and stay informed.”

What are some interesting things about being a dietitian?

“Helping people and watching them change their destiny. Being at a university allows me to step in before they are diagnosed with diabetes and before they have had that heart attack and help them prevent it.”

What should you be prepared to face if you are going to be a dietitian?

“Failure. I joke and say if your self-esteem depends on results at work, do not become a dietitian.

I know that by far most of the people I see will not change, they will be excited and motivated for a few weeks and then they realize the work it takes and they quit.

Then there are the few that get it; I mean really get it. I am here for those people and I can only hope that one day everyone I counsel will be at least one step closer to health.”

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What are some ways to overcome temptation of eating something unhealthy?

“Eat something unhealthy.

Seriously.

Allow occasional “temptations.” The secret is not in perfection but in having an overall day-in and day-out healthy diet.

Eat fruit, vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy and lean protein while limiting sodium, added sugar and added fat on a dayto-day basis. Watch calories and exercise throughout the week.

That is what keeps a person lean and healthy. Most of us eat like every day is our birthday. We eat only the best tasting stuff, whether it is healthy or not, and then have “cake” for dessert. Other practical ways to avoid temptation: control your environment and educate yourself on the foods you eat.”

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Feb. 7 ­—The LEGO Movie, directed by Chris Mckay, starring Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Nick Offerman, Will Arnett and Will Ferrell

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Feb. 7 — The Monuments Men, directed

by George Clooney, starring Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, George Clooney and Matt Damon

Feb. 7 — Vampire Academy - directed

by Mark Waters, starring Danila Kozlovsky, Lucy Fry and Zoey Deutch

Music Feb. 10 — Love To Give - Halls

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FX series “American Horror Story” finishes its third season “Coven” on a happy note. Fans anticipate a fourth season to the anthology-style production.

‘Coven’ finale ends with twist

by Mason Addison Feb. 10 — The Soul Is Quick - Hands Feb. 11 — ‘Till Death - Aesthetic Perfection Feb. 11 — Acoustic At The Ryman Band Of Horses Feb. 11 — Cheatahs - Cheatahs Feb. 11 — Crosses - Crosses Feb. 11 — If Memory Serves Us Well Death Of Samantha Feb. 11 — The Outsiders - Eric Church

Feb. 11 — Sleepwalking Sailors - Helms Alee Feb. 11 — Martel - Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast Feb. 11 — The Truth - Ledisi

Feb. 11 — King City Sessions - Loners Society Feb. 11 — Time Moves On - Maggie McClure Feb. 11 — Dizzy Heights - Neil Finn

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Feb. 11 — Wheel Of Talent - The Fleshtones Feb. 11 — Galore - Thumpers

Feb. 11 — Emmaar - Tinariwen

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The season three finale of “American Horror Story,” FX’s hit anthology horror television series, did not disappoint. A new supreme rose to power and few fan favorites died.

The season premiere of “American Horror Story: Coven,” brought in 5.54 million viewers.

Newly-added actresses Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett and Gabourey Sidibe helped the third season of American Horror Story become one of the better seasons so far.

“Coven” took us into a school that opened in New Orleans to teach witches descended from Salem, Mass. witches how to defend themselves. The Supreme of the Coven, Fiona Goode, portrayed by Jessica Lange, has returned to keep the coven safe.

Her daughter Cordelia, portrayed

by Sarah Paulson, teaches at the school. Most of the season is about the rivalry between the witches and the voodoo practitioners lead by the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, portrayed by Angela Bassett. This introduction of the voodoo practitioners introduces grudge between Marie Laveau and serial killer Delphine LaLaurie, portrayed by Kathy Bates.

The usual twists and turns

that American Horror Story is famous for left us with Marie Laveau, Delphine LaLaurie, and even Supreme Fiona Goode dead.

This is where the season finale picks up, with the Supreme newly dead, Cordelia and Myrtle Snow, portrayed by Frances Conroy, set up the Seven Wonders. The Supreme is the only one who can pass the test of the Seven Wonders.

The test is comprised of telekinesis, concilium, pyrokinesis, divination, transmutation, descensum, and resurgence.

Madison Montgomery, portrayed by Emma Robers, Zoe Benson portrayed

by Taissa Farmiga, Misty Day, portrayed by Lily Rabe, and Myrtle Snow die during the episode.

After being pushed by Myrtle Snow, Cordelia decides to participate in the Seven Wonders.

It is revealed that she is the supreme of the coven. She brings Zoe back from the dead and then has Myrtle, by her own wish, burnt at the stake. She ends the episode by opening the Coven back up to all girls who think they may be witches.

This was one of the best episodes of “American Horror Story” I have seen. The way the show was able to wrap everything up and bring the entire season full circle was amazing. Though I was disappointed in the death of Madison, I knew “Coven”

would kill a fair share of the cast.

Madison brought humor and wit to the show. She was also very manipulative, which generated a love/hate relationship with her character.

The mother-daughter theme throughout the season was finally brought full circle in a very cool way. Fiona Goode, the all-powerful supreme, had finally lost her power to her daughter and had to face fear and death as a normal, mortal human being.

I loved the choice of Cordelia as supreme of the coven. Her leadership and faithfulness to the coven, along with her awakened abilities make her the perfect choice to lead the new generation of witches.

Since the voodoo practitioners are dead and the witch hunters are dead, it seems with Cordelia at the helm the witches will be safe.

The one big issue I had with the episode was the ending. It was way too happy. How did a series with so much darkness and death, end with such a happy note? I wanted it to end with either everyone dying or only the Supreme stay alive. Other than that, I have no complaints with the season finale.

“Coven” was an amazing “American Horror Story” season with an awesome season finale that left me amazed, shocked and satisfied all at the same time.

MOVIE

‘That Awkward Moment’ presents unusual spin on romantic comedy

by Tanner Smith Staff Writer

It’s a good thing I didn’t bring a date to “That Awkward Moment”, because we would have had our own awkward moment.

The film is a romantic comedy told from the male perspective.

The three main characters in “That Awkward Moment” are guys, but this doesn’t fix the problem of the romantic comedy clichés.

To the credit of the movie, it has its moments of both romance and comedy that work, mainly when it focuses away from its running gags, most of which include a never-ending series of cracks about genitalia.

The film also deserves credit for its casting. The actors playing the three main characters – Zac Efron as arrogant, selfish Jason; Miles Teller as wisecracking barfly Daniel; and Michael B. Jordan as Mikey, the most mature one of the trio – are spot-on and play their roles well. They share good chemistry and I really buy them as good friends.

However, they each put themselves in situations where I want to smack them in the face. I know it’s part of the joke, because they refer to each other as “idiots” for their deeds, but that still doesn’t excuse them. That’s one of the major problems with this movie.

1. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) Indiana Jones is a predictable choice for this list, I know. But when I think of a movie with an explorer and an adventure, it’s hard not to think of this archaeologist-adventurer and his glorious hat. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the first film in Jones’ exciting series of adventures, is a thrilling, action-packed, tense thrill-ride; all of which is worth watching.

“That Awkward Moment” is about how these three young men make a pact to stay single after Mikey has just gotten out of a relationship with his wife, portrayed by Jessica Lucas, who was cheating on him. His friends Jason and Daniel try to cheer him up by going out to a bar. Jason meets a beautiful blonde named Ellie, portrayed by an astonishing Imogen Poots, and goes home with her. But when he sees signs that point to her as a hooker he bails, only to discover she isn’t a hooker at all.

Ellie and Jason go out on several dates, which Jason isn’t so sure about, since has been through the “so are we officially dating” moment recently with his previous girlfriend. Meanwhile, Daniel starts a fling with his female buddy, Chelsea, portrayed

by Mackenzie Davis, and decides he wants to be more than “friends with benefits.” She agrees, as long as Jason and Mikey are cool with it. So of course, Daniel lies about telling them.

And get this — Mikey’s soonto-be ex-wife wants to start something again with him, even though all logic points to a trap.

Anyone can see this. Anyone except for Mikey, that is.

Mikey’s story gets the least development as Mikey is always sidelined by that of Jason and Daniel. That’s a shame too, because Mikey seems like the

2. “Up” (2009) Quite the unusual duo of explorers – a stubborn old man and a boy scout – embark on a series of adventures involving a floating house, a giant bird, a talking dog, a crazed adventurer, a gigantic blimp, dog-manned planes and more. This is one of the more original films I’ve ever seen, and it’s a ton of fun, if you can make it past the introduction.

This is definitely the best collaboration from Disney and Pixar thus far.

guy you’d like to pal around with and talk random stuff with. And it’s also unfortunate, because he makes as many dumb mistakes as the other guys.

Jason and Ellie have nice moments together, as Efron and Poots exhibit convincing chemistry. But the problem falls with Jason, who is too much of an arrogant jerk to care for. Even when the inevitable happens and he learns his lessons after making dumb mistakes, it’s hard to feel for him. It doesn’t seem convincing enough.

As for the comedy in the film, I’ll admit to having laughed a few times, despite myself. But I also have to question most of the setups. For example, Jason confuses Ellie’s “dress-up” party for something different and he wears an embarrassing outfit. Why would he wear it anyway if he knew Ellie’s friends and family were going to be there? There’s also a gag involving Viagra that questions what these guys consider a pickup at a bar, but to be fair, it does lead to a funny sight gag.

Also, I couldn’t help but feel that “That Awkward Moment” is a PG-13 story in an R-rated movie, meaning the filmmakers must have thought the relationships were too sweet for a male romantic comedy, so they needed more F-bombs and a lot of genitalia jokes.

3. “Castle in the Sky” (1986) A mostly-forgotten but great-fun Miyazaki film that has a lot to offer in its journey: chases, escapes, air pirates, magic crystals, giant robots and floating islands. It’s ingenious, exciting and a truly fine animated action-adventure. I wouldn’t expect anything less from Hayao Miyazaki. The less you know about the story of this film before watching it the more you might become invested in it.

It seems everything Christian hip-hop artist Andy Mineo touches turns to gold, especially after his latest “Never Land EP” release Jan. 28 through Reach Records.

Mineo is one of the fastest rising Christian artists since his debut album “Heroes for Sale,” which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, No. 4 on the Top Rap Albums chart and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart.

“Heroes for Sale” was released April 16, 2013.

“Never Land” is an EP that feels like an album. The songs are well-produced and sound crisp.

For this EP, Mineo said he wanted to take a darker approach than what “Heroes for Sale” was about.

He does take this approach, but it seems like he is talking more about his personal life on some songs. This is the case in “You Can’t Stop Me.” I found “You Can’t Stop Me” constantly playing in my head, whether I was listening to it or thinking about the song. It has one of those beats that make me want to get up and find the nearest basketball court to get active.

The sixth song on the EP is “Paganini.” Mineo got the song name, “Paganini” from an Italian

violin player of the same name, who many people say is the best violin player ever.

The hook of “Paganini” is about how Mineo feels he is one of the best rappers because of the words he uses in his songs and because he is doing it for God. This song features fellow Christian rappers KB and Canon, and has a catchy instrumental and the hardest beat on the EP. The other track that stood out to me was “Rewind.” It talks about how he was able to meet and get on a song with his favorite rapper, Ambassador.

“Rewind” is probably the most laid back track on the EP, and has a strong message for people who want to achieve their dreams.

This EP is something I haven’t quit listening to since I got it. Every song has something unique to offer and one can take a message from all his songs.

Much like other Christian hiphop artists, Mineo uses his music not only to reach Christians, but those who don’t consider themselves Christians or want to learn more about Christianity without Mineo shoving his beliefs down their throats.

If one, whether Christian or non-Christian, is into hip-hop or wants to find something new, this is worth a listen.

“Never Land” has seven songs and is available on Google Play for $6.93 and iTunes for $6.99

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Richard Sherman uses his Beats by Dre to tune out hostile reporters in a commercial for the “Hear What You Want” campaign.

Seahawks defender tunes out opposition

by Malcolm Worsham Staff Writer

You can hear what you want but veteran Seattle Seahawks defensive player Richard Sherman has proven to be one of the better cornerbacks in the National Football League. Sherman is also one of the more passionate athletes in the NFL. After his comments about San Francisco 49ers Wide Receiver Michael Crabtree, sports reporters labeled Sherman as an irresponsible thug. Others viewed him as a passionate player who is the spark the NFL needs.

Sherman went to high school at Compton Dominguez high school. He attended Stanford University in 2006 with a Communications degree. Not only was he a star athlete in both football and track & field, but he excelled academically, graduating with honors.

“It was loud, it was in the moment, and it was just a small part of the person I am.”

Sherman said during his postgame interview versus the 49ers.

“People find it easy to take shots on Twitter and to use racial slurs and bullying language far worse than what’ll you ever see from me.”

The Seattle Seahawks ended the 2013-2014 NFL season with a well-deserved victory against the highly-favored Denver Broncos in Superbowl XLVIII, 43-8. The Seahawks were the underdogs in the championship game by a

4. “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home” (1986) The crew of the USS Enterprise goes back in time to the year 1986 to explore San Francisco and find some humpback whales to help save the world. The best films about explorers are those where the characters find themselves in strange situations. What stranger situation for these people to get into than busy city streets, public buses and pre-21st-century technology companies?

two-point spread, as Sherman received a standing ovation after facing an injury that short-lived his moment.

The Beats by Dre’s Hear What You Want campaign continues with a commercial based on the Sherman’s road to the Superbowl and the start of his legacy.

The commercial starts with a group of reporters surrounding Sherman for interviews asking him questions about his playoffs experience and how he views himself as a role model to children in his hometown of Compton, Calif.

“Is your trash-talking a distraction to your teammates?”

“It doesn’t distract anyone it motivates,” Sherman calmly responds as questions began to go from humbling to personal.

“Why are you considered in this league as a thug?” a reporter asks.

Sherman stares with disgust as he answers that he does not have that reputation. Concluding his final question, he tunes out the reporters with the $379.95 Beats Wireless, the newest addition to the Beats by Dre headphones.

Beats by Dre Wireless deliver a solid quality of audio and heavy bass powered by Bluetooth. The ear pads on the Beats Wireless make it comfortable for listeners’ ears, providing noise-canceling quality with the headphones. The headphones include a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts for 12 hours of wireless power and 20 hours charged with the microUSB that is included.

5. “Explorers” (1985) This 1980s sci-fi family film may have a silly premise – three kids build a spaceship to communicate with outward life – but thanks to the direction of Joe Dante and convincing characterization of the kids, this is actually an entertaining film that manages to tell its story in a surprisingly plausible way. The only problem is when the kids meet the actual aliens who are a silly payoff to a setup that was being taken seriously.

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Week at a glance Pitching accolades

Two UCA pitchers were named to the 2014 All-Southland Conference preseason baseball team Jan. 29. Senior Bryce Biggerstaff, who threw a no-hitter against Jackson State on Feb. 24. was a firstteam selection and sophomore righthander Connor Gilmore was a second-team choice. Biggerstaff finished the season with a 6-5 overall record and a 3.01 earnedrun average last season. He struck out 60 and walked 19 over 107.2 innings. Gilmore went 5-0 in 12 appearances and was one of UCA’s postseason pitching stars, helping the Bears to their NCAA Regional Championship. Gilmore shut out Southeastern Louisiana 4-0 in the championship game of the SLC tournament, allowing just two hits. In his next start, Gilmore had a four-hit shutout victory over South Alabama in an elimination game at the Starkville Regional. The Bears won a school-record 42 games last season and won their SLC Tournament title, lost 10 seniors and a junior who was selected in the Major League Baseball Draft from last year’s squad. Sam Houston State was picked to win the league in both preseason polls.

Former outfielder Forrestt Allday was selected in the eighth round by the Boston Red Sox. Outfielder Jonathan Davis was selected in the 15th round by the Toronto Blue Jays. Pitcher Jeffrey Enloe was picked in the 37th round by the San Diego Padres.

Track honors Freshmen Brooke Cassar and Corentin Louis were named the Southland Conference Track Athletes of the Week on Jan. 29.

Cassar from Woonona, New South Wales, Australia, won the mile run at last weekend’s Arkansas State Invitational in a school-record time of 4:58.20, the fastest time in the conference this season. Cassar also ran a leg on the distance medley team that finishedsecond in a time of 12:40.07. Louis, from Luxembourg, Belgium, recorded a pair of victories in the mile run and the distance medley at the ASU Invitational. His 4:18.50 in the mile was the fastest in the conference this season.

Upcoming games Men’s Basketball

Thursday vs.

Southeastern Louisiana.

7:30 p.m.

Saturday vs. New Orleans. 4 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Thursday vs.

Southeastern Louisiana.

5:30 p.m.

Saturday vs. New Orleans. 2 p.m.

Men and Women’s Track and Field

Saturday at Samford University. 10 a.m.

Tennis

Saturday vs. Harding University. 8 a.m.

Sunday vs. Louisiana Tech. 8 a.m.

Softball

Saturday-Sunday at Louisiana State.

Sugar Bears split games on road

by Mason Addison Assistant Sports Editor

After picking up a 65-50 win against the McNeese State University Cowgirls on Jan. 30, the Sugar Bears basketball team ended its winning streak at Nicholls State University on Feb. 1.

UCA started out scoring against the Cowgirls with a pair of free throws from three-time Southland Conference Player of the Week Courtney Duever, senior center, and didn’t give up the lead the rest of the game.

Freshman guard Maggie Proffitt led all scorers with 12 points in the first half.

Proffitt also hit two 3-pointers.

Duever added nine points and six rebounds and freshman guard Brianna Mullins added eight points.

The Cowgirls didn’t have an answer to the Sugar Bears’ highoctane offense.

UCA shot 53.1 percent in the first half.

On the other hand, the Sugar Bears defense started out strong, holding the Cowgirls to shooting 35.5 percent and only scoring 27 points in the first half.

Headed into halftime, with the score at 46-27 it looked like UCA would cruise to a win.

The team ended the half with a jump shot from Proffitt with 1 second to go.

The story flipped in the second half and McNeese State came out strong.

What was a high-octane offense was almost nullified in the second half.

The Sugar Bears shot 35.3 percent in the second half and only added 19 points to their lead.

McNeese beat UCA in the second half, only getting six points to the Cowgirls 16 points in the paint.

The Sugar Bears defense still held strong. While the Cowgirls shot 41.6 percent, they were held to 23 points in the second half.

The Sugar Bears have the No. 21 scoring defense in the country.

The defense has held opponents to 57.6 points a game and held McNeese seven points under their average.

Coach Sandra Rushing said some keys to the game were free throws and rebounding.

“We hit our free throws and rebounded well,” she said. “Those

are the things we have to keep doing.”

UCA made 93.3 percent of its free throws and out-rebounded the Cowgirls 38-26.

McNeese beat UCA in points in the paint, though, 26-18.

The Sugar Bears came out with the win 65-50 and improved their record to 13-6, 7-1 SLC. The second game during the two-game road trip was against the Nicholls State University Colonels (11-9, 6-3 SLC).

The Sugar Bears lead the overall series 11-4.

The first half looked like it would lead to another Sugar Bear win.

They shot 60 percent from the three point line and shot 56.7 percent from the field.

Senior guard Micah Rice had 10 points and three rebounds in the first half. She also dished out two assists.

Rice became the 24th Sugar Bear and fifth since the school’s move to Division I competition to score more than 1,000 points.

She also passed guard Stephanie McNepsey for third in program history with career threepointers (159) made after she hit a

pair from behind the line.

The Colonels shot 41.4 percent from the field and zero percent from three, missing all six attempts in the first half.

The game started with both teams scoring the ball, but the Sugar Bears made their run in the middle of the first half and got up by 17 with 6:40 remaining.

Duever added nine points and five rebounds in the first half, on her way to what would be her fifth straight double-double.

UCA went into halftime with a 15 point lead, 41-26.

The Sugar Bears kept their lead until 8:40 left in the second half when the Colonels went up by two.

UCA just couldn’t run their offense, hitting six of its 21 shots.

The team shot 14.3 percent form three making just one of their seven attempts.

Rice said the Sugar Bears became stagnant and lost momentum in the second half.

“We were just too relaxed and they hit a few shots and got all the momentum,” she said. “We got

UCA men’s basketball junior guard Aubrey Ball scored a seasonhigh 23 points and hit 7-of-9 three pointers as the Bears scraped past McNeese State 76-75 on Jan. 30 in Lake Charles, La. then lost 78-67 against Nicholls State on Feb. 1.

With the win, the Bears moved to 11th place in the Southland Conference standings with a 2-7 SLC record and 5-15 overall record.

Stephen F. Austin leads the conference with a 19-2 record and an undefeated, 8-0 mark in conference play.

The junior from Carrollton, Texas had a previous season-high of 12 points against Incarnate Word on Jan. 16, but nearly doubled that total against the Cowboys.

“This game was very important coming off of a losing streak, we lost a few at home so we knew we had to steal one on the road,” Ball said. “My teammates made me feel comfortable as they do every night, they just kept telling me to be ready to shoot and that they were looking for me. We believe in playing as a team and when we say ‘together’ in the huddle that’s what we live by.”

Senior guard DeShone McClure added 14 points while fellow senior guard LaQuentin Miles had 15 points, five assists and seven rebounds for the Bears.

Freshman forward Phabian

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UCA junior guard Aubrey Ball drives past McNeese State junior forward Desharick Guidry (right) and senior guard Ledrick Eackles in UCA’s 76-75 win over McNeese State on Jan. 30.

Glasco contributed five blocks to go along with six rebounds and three assists.

“I have to give this all to my teammates, [Ball] came in and knocked down some big shots for us,” McClure said. “They gave me back my confidence that I have been missing these last few games.”

Miles made the play of the game when he converted a threepoint play with one second left, which was the difference in the outcome.

“Coach [Clarence Finley] drew up a great play, putting everyone in great position,” Miles said.

“Coach has us shooting a ton of free throws in practice and it sure paid off,” he said.

The Bears led by 17 at halftime, but McNeese State came back to gain an eight-point lead with 6:47 left in the second half.

Ball hit four three-pointers down the stretch and cut the Cowboy’s lead to one with six seconds left, when McNeese State guard Ledrick Eackles’s missed free throw led to Miles’s gamewinning shot.

“When they came back, we kept telling each other to keep fighting,” McClure said. “We refused to lose tonight and it was

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Forward carries winning attitude, championship hopes Associate Online Editor

Junior forward Terai Sadler brings a new culture and her basketball skills to the Sugar Bears.

Born and raised in New Plymouth, New Zealand, UCA Sugar Bears’ junior f o r w a r d Terai Sadler is a health e d u c a t i o n Terai Sadler major.

She attended an all-girls high school there before moving to America for college in 2011.

Sadler spent two years at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. before transferring to UCA. She said her move to UCA was not as difficult as some might think.

“I think the transition for me was a little easier because I’m very independent and always wanted to move out of my house as soon as I could,” Sadler said.

In New Zealand, Sadler lived about two minutes from the beach, so, “coming to Missouri then to Arkansas was a lot different than it is at home.”

Leaving family back in New Zealand, Sadler still travels back when she can.

“Obviously everything is a lot different in America than New Zealand. There aren’t very many similarities,” she said. “People always ask me what the biggest difference is and I can never think of what to say because everything is different.”

Sadler said that the only chance she gets to go home is over summer break.

Her parents came to visit her when she was a freshman, and Sadler said they are very supportive of both her studies and her athletics. “[Going back home over summer break] is nice but also rough, because when I get home it’s winter, so I end up going from winter in America to winter in New Zealand,” she said. “I don’t think it gets as cold back home as

it does here, and we don’t get snow outside.”

As a UCA women’s basketball team member, Sadler said she has found a place to belong thousands of miles away from her hometown.

Sadler said she feels blessed to be on a team with the other Sugar Bears. “[My coaches and teammates] all make me feel at home and we all get along like one big family,” she said. “On top of all that, we are having a successful season so far so there’s not much more I could ask for.”

Sadler said the team is looking to have a memorable season.

“Obviously it’s hard work but it’s all worth it,” Sadler said, “I think myself, my team and my coaches are all expecting to have a very successful season this year.”

Senior guard Micah Rice, one of Terai’s teammates, said she loves having Terai on the team.

“Having [Terai] on the team is great,” Rice said. “She shoots a high percentage for us from the field, plays good defense and has made some hustle plays for us this

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a good team win for us.”

McNeese State junior forward Desharick Guidry had a doubledouble for the Cowboys, with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Eackles added 21 points and four rebounds.

The Bears ran into foul trouble against Nicholls State as they put the Colonels on the free-throw line 23 times.

Nicholls held a 34-32 lead heading into halftime but took over in the second half, outscoring the Bears 44-35.

This second half outburst helped propel the Colonels to the win.

The Colonels hurt UCA from the line, hitting 21 of the 23 shots.

The Bears trailed by only two at 66-64 on McClure ‘s basket in the paint, but the Colonels (10-8, 7-2) outscored the Bears 12-3 the rest of the way.

The Bears shot 43.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from the three-point line. UCA made one of seven shots behind the three-point line.

The Bears didn’t improve their free throw percentage by hitting 57.1 percent from the line.

Nicholls State shot 51 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from beind the three-point line.

The Colonels had a 91.3 free throw percentage.

Nicholls outscored the Bears 36-32 in the paint.

SWISH

by Brittany Harris

by Mason Addison

year. We can share experiences and compare lifestyles.”

Rice said because of Sadler’s different culture, she is different than what the team is used to, but she’s adapted well.

Rice also said Sadler makes her laugh and is always supportive of the team.

The Sugar Bears are first in the Southland Conference at 7-2 and 13-7 overall.

Both Sadler and Rice said their goal is to win conference and go to the NCAA tournament in March.

Basketball in New Zealand is different than the U.S. format.

Sadler said that in New Zealand, many of the game rules are different, but they the changes are minor, such as a “24-second shot clock compared to a 30-second shot clock, and the three-point line is further out.”

Sadler also said basketball in America is far more popular than it is in New Zealand.

“A lot of New Zealanders come

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Irony propels Bears to victory; free throw wins game Staff Writer

Basketball teams look to have solid end of year Tough roads lie ahead as both basketball teams look to finish the season strong.

The Sugar Bears hope to maintain their lead in the conference and get the number one seed for the Southland Conference Tournament.

The men’s basketball team, on the other hand, is trying to find a way into the conference championship.

The Sugar Bears are 13-7 overall and 7-2 in the conference.

They look to finish out the season strong with five games at home, including an important three game home stand.

The home stand includes Lamer University, who are second in the conference, Sam Houston State University, currently in eighth place, and Oral Roberts University, sitting in tenth place.

The Sugar Bears defeated Lamar at home last January with former forward Megan Herbert and senior center Courtney Duever both getting doubledoubles, but fell to the Cardinals in February on the road 76-53.

The loss was the worst loss of the season for UCA. The Sugar Bears fell victim to Sam Houston State in their first meeting but bounced back at home to take the 71-51 win over the Bearkats.

Sam Houston and Oral Roberts will battle it out to get eight seed of the tournament while Lamar will fight to overtake the Sugar Bears in the final stretch.

Two of UCA’s 14 losses came at the hand of Oral Roberts.

The Sugar Bears are boasting the nation’s No. 21 scoring defense and look to continue locking teams down, holding teams to an average of 57.6 points-per-game.

Senior guard Micah Rice said the team needs to continue play hard to keep its No. 1 seed in the conference.

“When you’re at the top, you take everyone’s best shot,” she said. “You get their best game and we have to continue to play team defense and play together as a team. We can’t relax because we’ve been winning.”

They have also scored an average of 64.8 points-per-game, beating teams by a Southland Conference second best 7.2 points-per-game.

Senior center Courtney Duever was named Southland Conference Player of the Week for the third time for the week of Jan. 19-25.

Duever is leading the team in points per game with 14.5, 9.2 rebounds and by taking the minumum amount of shots, is leading the team in field goal percentage.

The men’s basketball team is a different story.

The Bears haven’t been able to gain any momentum this season and can’t get on any kind of run.

They are sitting in eleventh place in the conference and need to get the eighth place to make the tournament for the second time in program history.

UCA plays two of the three teams in the way of the eighth seed.

The teams play Oral Roberts University and Southeastern Louisiana University, ninth and tenth place respectively.

The Bears lost their first game against Oral Roberts last season 94-65.

UCA bounced back in the last meeting against the Golden Eagles in a 86-84 overtime win to finish out the regular season.

The Bears were not able to get a win against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in either meeting last season.

HOOPS

by Justin Freeman

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SPORTS JUMPSHOT

New arena would bring new recruits; increased attendance helps revenue

by Andy Robertson

Sports Editor

Off the Glass

The Farris Center has been the home for the basketball programs since 1972, but it’s time for a new place to play.

However, I would like to say buildings like Lewis Science Center, Snow Fine Arts or Burdick need priority.

The thought of a new building being erected, especially a sports arena, could be scary because of tuition.

Several people will argue that money should be spent on education and I agree, but I also feel that this school could gain a ton of revenue from a new basketball arena.

According to a 2012 USA TODAY college finances table, UCA ranked 196 out of 351 athletic institutions in revenue, making $9,838,868.

This is third in the conference behind Lamar and Stephen F. Austin State University.

The Farris Center was built to serve as a multi-purpose arena, with a heavy emphasis on graduations.

Graduations have been held for several high schools and UCA graduations.

If you go into the Farris Center, with the black tarps down, blocking the seating the Farris Center looks awkward, especially for a basketball game.

If the tarps are up, the seating goes higher up than most basketball arenas, but again, this is primarily for graduation.

Few games will have the black tarps pulled up to expand the seating.

Currently, the Farris Center has 6,000 seats, which is not bad,

Irony:

but it is one of the lower capacities of a Southland arena.

In 2012, UCA played 13 home games and averaged 1,429 people.

For an in-state school, such as the University of Arkansas — Little Rock averaged 3,222 people in attendance over 15 home games.

UALR got a new basketball arena, Jack Stephens Center in 2005, which holds 5,600 students in capacity.

The arena cost $25 million in construction, which translates to about $29 million in 2014.

If you compare that figure to the revenue UCA made in 2012 from athletics, the program can make that up in about three years with a consistent money coming in.

Construction for the Jack Stephens Center began in February 2004. The building opened in November 2005.

This now brings up a problem for where the teams will play.

The team could play in the Farris Center until a new arena is built and the new arena will be built in a new place.

Another option would be to demolish the Farris Center and have the teams play in Conway High School’s Buzz Bolding Arena until the new arena is built.

This probably won’t be a popular decision, but right now the high school team has a better place to play.

Besides gaining revenue, both

teams could get better recruits.

Some arenas have that historical aspect to help bring recruits, but the only historical aspect of the basketball team is former UCA forward and six-time National Basketball Association Hall of Fame Champion Scottie Pippen.

While the Sugar Bears have had a successful program since the move to Division I in 2006, the men’s team has not really found any success.

I’m not entirely blaming the lack of a better arena to play in, but players would like to play in more prolific places.

Better recruits would likely mean a better basketball team.

If the basketball team gets better, more fans will come out and bring in more revenue.

Fans can make a difference in a game.

One could look at the XLVIII Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks, who not only used their defense to get and advantage, but also used the crowd noise to their advantage.

The Farris Center underwent renovations in 2009 that were finished in 2010.

These included new logos painted on the floor, locker rooms, a new film room, new scoreboards and video boards.

The potential of a new stadium will be beneficial to the school and basketball program altogether.

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Score

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46

Field Goals %

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41.2

3FG%

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Offensive

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Defensive

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Turnovers

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Steals

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4 Continued from page 7 Wins over those two teams would be key in getting into the tournament, but the Bears also need a bit of luck and have a few teams lose some games.

Senior guard DeShone McClure said the team needs to grow and focus on defense.

“Now, it’s just time to start showing maturity as a group, and we will probably have to look at defensive stops down the stretch as being our focal point to get more runs to finish games,” he said.

Increasing the Bears’ free throw percentage would be a huge boost. They have shot 58.5 percent so far this season, which is the worst in the NCAA by .09 percent.

An increase in scoring would be a huge help as well.

Since coming back from an academic suspension, senior guard LaQuentin Miles is leading the team in scoring with 22.1

points per game and leading the team in rebounds with 6.9 rebounds per game.

They are getting outscored 742-666 in the first half this season.

The Bears are increasing their scoring in the second half by 133 points in the second half and have scored 799 points so far this season in the second half.

Unfortunately, they are giving up 52 more points than they score in the second half.

On the season the Bears are being outscored by 135 points overall.

A bright spot is the perimeter defense.

The Bears are holding teams to 33.6 percent from three and they are second in steals in the conference with 8.7 per game.

The team averages 15.15 turnovers-per game.

The Bears average 12.55 assists per game.

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Dates to be Aware of: Sadler helps team with careful shot selection, defense,

4 Continued from page 7 She averaged 18.6 points, nine rebounds, 2.4 assists and two steals, while shooting 57.2 percent from the field and 85.4 percent from the free throw line.

She scored in double figures in 32 games last season, had 15 games with 20 or more points and a pair of 30-point games.

She also recorded 17 doubledoubles.

This season she has averaged 7.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.4 steals per game in 23 minutes of action per game.

Her season-high point total came Nov. 30 against Austin Peay and Dec. 16 against Southern Mississippi, where she scored 16

The men’s team has a chance to possibly save the season with a late run to get into the conference championship and the women have a chance to get the number one seed in the SLC. The team doesn’t have the size to compete consistently with other Southland teams, though.

The team has two players who are six feet, seven inches tall in freshman forwards Phabian Glasco and Ethan Lee. Neither player has a big body size, with Glasco weighing 215 pounds and Lee weighs 190 pounds.

Other SLC teams have players with a minimum height of six feet, eight inches.

The team hasn’t had a full roster all season, losing at least four players due to grades.

Like every team, both teams will need to avoid injuries to stay competitive.

The next few weeks will show how the season will turn out and if the teams can make its goal.

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to America to study and continue playing basketball because there is no basketball league for women after high school in New Zealand,” Sadler said. “That is my main reason for my coming to America – so I could continue playing and improving at basketball while studying at the same time.”

Although Sadler hasn’t taken enough shots to be considered the team leader, she ranks third on the team in field goal percentage with 58.2 percent.

At Crowder College, Sadler was selected to the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Division I First Team All-American in 2012-13.

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stagnant on offense and played a lot more defense in the second half. We let those factors take us out of our game.”

On 50 percent shooting from the field and 60 percent from three-point land, the Colonels dropped 43 points on one of the country’s best scoring defenses in UCA. Nicholls State beat UCA in the paint 36-24, but the Sugar Bears out-rebounded the Colonels 3129.

The Colonels won the game 69-60.

UCA will be back in action at the Farris Center on Feb. 6, to take on the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions then Feb. 8 to take on the University of New Orleans Privateers.

The Farris Center has played host to UCA basketball games and graduations since 1972. Former NBA great and Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen called the Farris Center his home from 1983-87.

Bears win first game of two-game road trip against McNeese State

UCA managed to get 12 second chance points to the Colonels five.

The Bears scored only three points off of turnover, while the Colonels score 12 points off of turnovers.

Neither team had a clear advantage on the boards with Nicholls getting 31 rebounds and UCA getting 30.

The Colonels held the advantage in assists with 15 to UCA’s eight. Miles led all scorers with 22 points, while McClure made 15, hitting three of six from behind the three-point line.

Nicholls had three players in double figures, led by sophomore Sam McBeath, who had 20 points.

He hit eight of 11 shots from the field and also added a pair of three-pointers.

Women’s five-game winning streak snaps after taking loss to

points in both games.

She helped lead Crowder College to a 29-6 record and a No. 14 national ranking and appearance in the NJCAA Division I tournament.

Over her two seasons with the team, Crowder had a 52-15 overall record.

She hasn’t shot much this season, attempting a little more than four shots per game.

She also ranks third on the team with a 78.9 percent free throw percentage.

Sadler has attempted one three-pointer on the season against Alcorn State University and made the shot. She was two for three overall during the game.

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