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Singer Chris Cauley comes to UCA

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Singer/songwriter Chris Cauley will perform at the ampitheater at 12:30 p.m. March 18. Cauley is a soul singer from Atlanta, Ga. Cauley was named Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities Coffeehouse Artist of the Year in 2005. He has costarred in Tyler Perry’s play “Keep From Crying” and was part of the international cast of the Michael Jackson tribute show, “Man in the Mirror” in 2010.

Oxford American presents UCA Arts Night The Oxford American magazine will host a UCA Arts Night at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the Oxford American Annex on 1300 Main St. in Little Rock. Students Lynne Landis, Scotty Lewis, John Mitchell, Stacey Jones, Audrey Carroll, Rebecca Hawkins, T.J. Heffers, Doug Luman, and Ben Sneyd from the UCA masters of fine arts creative writing program will present short readings of their own work. Refreshments will be included at the event.

Senators discuss recent change in student athlete attendance policy

UCA’s university and government relations division and police department said they both take part in monitoring UCArelated social media to protect university interests and promote a safer Internet environment for students.

Associate Media Relations Director Fredricka Sharkey said the university and government relations division searches for social media mentions using tags such as “University of Central Arkansas,” “Central Arkansas,” “Conway” and “UCA.” “We respond to questions and concerns, as well as congratulate students who have been accepted to UCA or have other student accomplishments,” she said.

Sharkey said the division works to shut down unofficial UCA social media.

“Unofficial UCA social media is a site claiming to be an official University of Central Arkansas source while using the approved logo, brand, or other copyrighted material without permission,” she said. “We would work to shut down those sites regardless of

content as this would not be an official UCA source.”

Sharkey said they find social media mentions for other associations that use “UCA” as an acronym during routine searches, such as the Universal Cheerleaders Association, University of Central America and University of Central Asia.

Sophomore Victoria Hittle said monitoring UCA-related social media is a smart idea because things can easily get out of hand on certain accounts.

“It’s easier to say things on the Internet than face-to-face, so people are more likely to say things they don’t mean without consideration to how the other person may interpret it,” Hittle said. “As long as it’s for the benefit of the students and protections of UCA students as a whole, I think it’s good idea.”

Students may report inappropriate accounts or posts to UCAPD. Hittle said she would report an account to UCAPD “on the premise of trying to promote a safer environment for students.”

UCAPD Project Director Arch Jones said if individuals contact UCAPD or report questionable activity on a particular site, it will look into the matter.

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“If any of the activity is of a criminal nature we will launch the appropriate criminal investigation,” he said.

Jones said the police department looks for criminal activity and responds based on the account’s content.

“We will look into criminal activity that could result in charges such as cyberbullying, harassment and terroristic threatening,” he said.

According to UCA’s website, policy violations “will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination for cause.”

For the purposes of this policy, social media means any facility for online publication and commentary, including without limitation blogs, wikis and social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube.

UCA’s social media policy “governs the publication of and commentary on social media by employees of University of Central Arkansas.”

The policy lists “making threatening, obscene or disparaging remarks directed at another individual on Facebook,

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UCA’s Faculty Senate discussed class attendance among student athletes and the reconstruction of committees such as the health and wellness committee at its Feb. 27 meeting.

The senate met at 12:45 p.m. in Wingo Hall 315.

Senator Don Bradley, marketing professor, gave the committee on committees report, saying the athletic committee is concerned about student athlete privileges.

A change in policy was instated that made it the instructor’s discretion whether to allow student athletes missing class for sporting events to make up missed exams.

Food delivery service makes test run

by Austin DuVall News Editor

The UCA Food Delivery service began as a class project, but the idea has now grown beyond the classroom, garnering a lot of attention from the campus community after the team completed its first test delivery Feb. 26.

Senior Chris Webb, junior Drew Richardson and sophomores Abby Doshier and J.C. Goffe make up the creative team behind the new service being offered to current UCA students.

“The whole [class] project is ‘How to Start a Business With $20’,” Goffe said. “The other groups are coming up with their ideas and we’re sitting there like a day behind and somebody says, ‘Well, we could have like handyman work and people just hire us to rake their leaves, go to the grocery store for them and do this.’ And after our

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Former head coach inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

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The Young Americans for Liberty held its state convention March 5 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event will include leadership seminars and eight guest speakers. New York Times best-selling auhor Tom Woods will speak, along with economics professor Joseph McGarrity and alumna Amy Beard. A list of all the speakers and the convention schedule can be found at ucayal.com.

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Ken Stephens, former UCA athlete and football coach, was inducted into the Arkansas Hall of Fame on Feb. 28 during a banquet at the Statehouse Ken Stephens Convention Center in Little Rock.

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Arkansas businesses appear at Spring Job Fair The Spring Job Fair was held in the UCA Student Center Ballroom at 9 a.m. - 2 p.m March 5. Recruiters from many different businesses and schools will be in attendance to talk to students about possible job openings. Attendees are expected to dress in business casual attire and bring resumes. For more information, contact Jennifer Anderson at 450-3134.

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UCA Model United Nations student delegates were awarded for their efforts at the 54th annual Midwest Model United Nations Conference in St. Louis, Mo. on Feb. 19-22.

The nearly 500 student delegates who attended the conference represented 40 American colleges.

During the conference, student delegates represented countries and had the opportunity to debate and exercise their public speaking skills during the plenary session.

They also and learned about the public policies and politics of countries.

Thirteen student delegates from UCA attended, representing Spain and Nigeria.

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Stephens said he was surprised to hear he was being inducted.

“I figured if I was going to get it, I would’ve gotten it a long time ago and since I didn’t, I sort of forgot about it.”

Stephens said the Hall of Fame has a senior committee and since he is a senior himself, that committee probably had more to do with his nomination than anything else.

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creative process, we keep talking about what’s more feasible and realize people just want to get fast food delivered to them. So it was kind of a group effort.”

For now, the four individuals will run the service, but Goffe said they plan to hire delivery drivers in the future.

The business is still in its beginning stage, but the team put out a message via Twitter that it would accept orders for a test run during the afternoon Feb. 26.

The business’s Twitter account is @UCAdelivery and has 515 followers as of March 5.

“We had a few messages come back and the concern was they didn’t want to spend cash because they only had cards,” Goffe said.

“We had a couple of people say they would definitely do it if we accepted cards.”

Goffe said that after having that experience, the team went

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Stephanie Gray, Brittaney Williams, Helena Burrow and Lorenzo Bridgewater represented Spain. Lloyd is UCA Model U.N. vice president.

Logan Spurlock, Jordan Kemp, sophomore Breanna Wilbanks and Mallory Walker represented Nigeria.

Mayen acted as head delegate for Spain, and Spurlock was head delegate for Nigeria.

Mark Mullenbach, political science professor and international studies program director, attended the conference with the students. He has taken students to the annual MMUN conferences since 2003 and is the organization’s faculty adviser.

The students representing Spain took home an award for outstanding delegation in the General Assembly Plenary Session. Only five of these awards photo by Jared Holt

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university record of five interceptions in one football game and led the Bears to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championship game in 1976.

Stephens, current Office of Student Success assistant supervisor, was one of 11 inductees honored that night.

“I enjoyed the banquet tremendously and of course meeting the new inductees,” Stephens said. “We had a little get-together Thursday night and it was very enjoyable.”

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“It is now up to the teachers whether an athlete can make up an exam or not, which is different from the policy in the old days,” Bradley said.

Previously, instructors were expected to allow athletic students to make up any exams missed due to sporting events.

Several opinions were expressed that, if the student athletes are allowed to make up exams, non-athletic students should be given the same privilege.

Athletic academic advising uses a Grades First program that allows advisers to have multiple communication methods with the students and allows

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Two bulldozers demolish houses Feb. 27 at the intersection of Donaghey and College avenues to make room for the Greek Village Phase I construction. The project will feature five sorority houses.

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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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Officers find hookah, several alcohol bottles in Stadium Park apartment UCAPD was dispatched to Stadium Park apartment 18 at 1:37 p.m. Feb. 25 after Associate Housing Director Joe Hooker notified officers of a possible alcohol violation while performing a routine apartment check.

UCAPD followed Hooker into the apartment’s living room where they immediately noticed an overwhelming odor of cigar smoke. No one was present in the apartment.

In the kitchen, officers discovered two alcohol bottles in the freezer: one of E&J brandy and Seagram’s gin. UCAPD destroyed both bottles.

Further inspection revealed about 30 empty bottles in several different cabinets.

Hookah was found on the dining table and new and extiguished incense. The dining area smoke detector had been removed and placed in the bathroom.

Student files showed Jordan Kersh, 21, and Wyatt Hikins, 19 live at the apartment.

Officers took pictures of the hookah and alcohol bottles and attached them to the Judicial Board report.

Banned nonstudent pulled over on Farris Road, cited for drug possession UCAPD made contact with nonstudent Courtney Ross, 21, at approximately 9:47 a.m. Feb. 27 after pulling over Ross in his silver Ford Mustang for speeding.

Ross pulled into the parking lot south of Farris Hall where officers asked for his information. They were soon informed that Ross was banned from campus. UCAPD placed him under arrest for criminal trespass.

Ross asked if he could call his girlfriend, who was in Mashburn Hall at the time, because it was her car.

Officers found out what room she was in and went to locate her.

While filling out paperwork, officers smelled marijuana coming from the car.

Ross said he thought he saw his girlfriend twice

while waiting but officers saw nothing either time.

Officers also noticed Ross running his feet back and forth on the ground.

When officers and Ross’ girlfriend came out of the building, UCAPD walked over to the car where they found a joint on the ground, ripped in half.

Officers told Ross he would be charged with marijuana possession. Ross said the joint wasn’t his, but officers said they didn’t see anything on the ground earlier.

UCAPD checked the back seat of the car for anything else, but found nothing. The car was then released to Ross’ girlfriend since it was hers.

Ross was taken to Faulkner County Unit 2 and cited for criminal trespass, speeding and possession of a controlled substance.

UCAPD find two students smoking marijuana in State Hall dorm room Officers detected the smell of burnt marijuana coming from the third floor of State Hall at approximately 3:29 p.m. Feb. 26.

After knocking on the door of room 301, student Kaishaun Brown, 19, answered. The smell became even stronger, leading officers to believe this was the correct room.

UCAPD asked Brown and his roommate DeAntae Williams, 18, if they could step inside. Both students agreed.

Officers asked Brown and Williams where the marijuana was and how long it had been since they last smoked it. At first, the students refused to say.

Eventually, Williams revealed a brown shoe box and handed officers a cigarillo package containing one cigar and a small plastic baggie with marijuana inside.

Williams told UCAPD the drugs were his and not Brown’s. Williams also handed over a glass mason jar, saying he used it to keep his smoke in.

Both students were issued Judical Board warnings and the marijuana was destroyed immediately after leaving State Hall.

Staff senators listened to comments about student athletes and an upcoming art exhibit at a UCA Staff Senate meeting Feb. 26.

Athletic Director Brad Teague presented to the strategic budget advisory committee to clarify how athletic budgeting works.

Arch Jones, senator and UCAPD project manager, said the presentation was enlightening.

“Any derogatory thoughts you may have on the athletic budget, you may still have afterward, but they will be better explained,” Jones said.

“They really do give back.”

Senator Vicki Parish said, “Understanding the budget helped me relate to athletics.”

Senator Sandra Hooper, Torreyson Library circulation supervisor, explained conflicts with an upcoming Baum Gallery exhibit planned for next semester during her public art committee report.

North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty will create a piece of art on campus during Conway ArtsFest 2014. Dougherty is known for his natural wood structures, built in numerous locations across the U.S. and around the world in countries such as South Korea, France, Italy and Australia.

President Tom Courtway nixed the initial plan of setting it up on the Alumni Circle, as it will be a longstanding exhibit for up to two years.

The committee found two other suitable spots to pitch to the artist and Baum Gallery Director Barclay McConnell.

Before the staff senate meeting, McConnell said the project would be beneficial for the university and that she will continue to pursue a location either at Alumni Circle or on McAlister Hall lawn.

President Lindsey Osborne, sorority life director, described topics from the president’s meeting with the rest of the senators.

Osborne will now serve on the student success and retention committee.

Senator Aaron Knight, advancement research and communications specialist, said the diversity advisory committee will review the senate’s nondiscrimination draft before it is reviewed by Courtway and the UCA Board of Trustees. Multiple specifications were added to the previous draft, which can be found online.

Osborne reiterated to the senate what was discussed at the president’s meeting about troublesome “smoking trash” on areas close to campus. Senators decided that there is nothing the university can do to create policies, because the areas are privately owned, and the city has the right of way in several areas on campus.

Vice President for Advancement and UCA Foundation President Shelly Mehl allocated $10,000 for staff development. The staff senate will decide how the money is spent.

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Chad Hearne, housing project specialist, reminded the senate of upcoming senate elections, which are set for late April.

No officer reports were given from secretary Lori Hudspeth, treasurer Tracy Spence or parliamentarian Meghan Thompson.

Senator Stephanie McBrayer, housing director, said the employee recognition committee recently discussed nominations for Employee of the Year, which are due March 14.

“We would love students to know that they can nominate their favorite faculty and staff members,” McBrayer said.

The form to submit can be found online at uca.edu/ staffsenate.

Awards will be given at the Service Awards Program on April 10. Any classified or non-classified full-time UCA employee with two years of continuous service as of Dec. 31, 2013 is eligible to be nominated by faculty, staff, students or alumni.

The annual faculty and staff spring picnic is tentatively scheduled from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. April 30. The senate said it hopes to incorporate a cereal drive as part of the picnic, and are still discussing what money from games will go to benefit.

Information Technology employee Mary Jackson suggested that the courtesy committee add items other than cake and candy to the cake-walk prizes, as some participants may not like, or be able to have sweets.

Osborne reminded the senate that staff is welcome to sign up for the upcoming Day of Service.

The UCA’s Staff Senate had no old or new business to discuss.

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Provost Steve Runge said UCA is working on extending Grades First to all students, with a projected fall 2014 start date.

Bradley said he has reviewed which committees are inactive and will reconstruct or disband ineffective committees.

One committee creating few results is the health and wellness committee. Senator Kim Eskola, kinesiology program director, said she wants to get the committee running again.

“I feel that this is a very important committee,” Eskola said. “The focus has been on

the health side of things, which is important, but we also need to focus on the wellness factor.”

Eskola said she wants to extend this committee’s functions to support the entire UCA community.

“It is important that we take care of our students, but we also really need to take care of our faculty,” she said.

Runge announced the hire of Chris Davis as the new chief technology officer. Davis is from Plum Borough School District in Pennsylvania.

“He is the kind of person who doesn’t just speak ‘techie’ language because he knows that isn’t your specialty,” Runge said.

Davis starts his new position June 1.

President Tom Courtway answered questions from the

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Sophomore Michael Schwarz describes the interior of the former Majestic Hotel in an interview with Little Rock NBC affiliate KARK-4 reporter Josh Berry. Schwarz said his organization, Abandoned Arkansas, visited the Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs more than 20 times before it caught fire Feb. 27.

In the Feb. 26 issue of The Echo , the name of a student featured in a photo was incorrectly stated. In the article “Organization helps save wetlands”, the student’s name in the photo is junior Krystal Saverse.

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Junior Juan Mayen calls conference great way to gain personal experience for future career 4 Continued from page 1 are given out at each MMUN conference.

Loyd said, “The Outstanding Delegation – General Assembly Plenary Award is the highest honor you can receive as a group at MMUN for the General Assembly and shows that we worked well not just as individuals, but as a cohesive group,” In addition to its award for outstanding delegation, UCA’s Model U.N. took home an Honorable Mention Outstanding Delegation award. “[The] Honorable Mention Outstanding Delegation – Economic and Social Council Plenary is another huge honor as it is the runner up for the best delegation award,” Loyd said.

“It’s very awesome how well we all worked together at the competition, but it definitely

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U.N. Ambassador Ian C. Kelly, U.S. representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, was the conference keynote speaker.

Last year, Mayen and Spurlock represented UCA at the National Model U.N. conference in New York City.

Mayen serves as UCA Model U.N. president, and Spurlock is treasurer.

Mayen said the events are a great way to gain personal experience for his future career.

He has been involved with Model U.N. since high school, when a teacher selected him for the school’s program in his home country of Honduras. “[My] involvement has helped

me grow more in depth with my major, international studies, and understand more of the potential careers my major can have,” Mayen said. “[They could range] from working for national or international non-profits to working for governments or nongovernmental organizations that are all centered in improving the livelihood, access to food, water, human rights, and infrastructure for people who need it the most around the world.”

Loyd said she found a love for speaking about and solving global problems though her work with Model U.N. “Model U.N. here at UCA has been nothing but a positive for me, as the organization helped [me] understand global politics and made me a more confident speaker,” she said. “I absolutely love it.”

senate and discussed the move to start the fall semester on Monday rather than the traditional Thursday start.

According to the fall 2015 calendar, classes will start on Thursday but there is consideration of starting classes on Monday in fall 2016.

Runge expanded on the change later in the meeting.

“This will make things much easier for classes that only meet once or twice a week, especially labs and studio classes,” Runge said.

This move from Thursday to Monday would allow for three more instructional days as well as more complete weeks throughout the semester.

The faculty senate will hold its next meeting at 12:45 p.m. March 11 in Wingo Hall 315.

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4 Continued from page 1 MySpace or other internet site” as an offense subject to disciplinary action.

UCAPD shut down two accounts in the last year through a law enforcement request process.

One UCA-related account many students believe UCAPD shut down was UCA Burn Book, which offered students a way to anonymously submit insults. The account ran from Sept. 5, 2013, through Sept. 14, 2013, with only 31 tweets.

Jones said a criminal complaint was not filed with their department against UCA Burn Book, @UCABurnBook.

“We did not receive an official report,” he said. “Therefore, we did not pursue the matter further, especially since the activity on the account ended.”

Jones said concerned students throughout the day Sept. 13 made the department aware of UCA Burn Book’s posts on Twitter “As a result of the input from these concerned students, we submitted a law enforcement request to Twitter asking that the offending posts be deleted and the account be shut down,” he said. “We received an automated response from Twitter but nothing further since that time.”

Jones said the account could have been filed as harassment.

Hittle said UCA Burn Book and other accounts that could be taken offensively such as UCA Confessions could be funny, but hurtful.

“A lot of times they don’t know when to draw the line,” she said. “If they would use better discretion when posting, I would like them better.”

Freshman Mollie Moore said she agreed it was OK if done to protect students.

Many UCA-related Twitter accounts have been well received.

Club Torreyson’s Twitter account moderator is a senior who asked to remain anonymous.

Club Torreyson, @ClubTorreyson, contains original posts about campus life and features posts from students who have a complaint or statement about being in Torreyson Library.

While she doesn’t know of any rules for UCA-related social media, she said she tries to keep her account clean.

“I don’t curse in my tweets and I’m really just here to provide a laugh,” she said. “I try not to be offensive in what I tweet or

retweet.”

The Club Torreyson moderator said most students find the account funny.

“I haven’t had any say otherwise,” she said. “Some just complain about [Torreyson Library] but I don’t pay them much attention.”

The UCA Crushes moderator said the account has received a couple mean tweets.

UCA Crushes, @BearCrushUCA, allows students to anonymously share their campus crushes.

“We tell them ‘no,’” the moderator said. “We don’t want to insult anyone, we just wanna share the love.”

The UCA Crushes moderator said the account receives several retweets and favorites.

“I love being anonymous because I casually ask people for their opinions on the account and they have no idea I run it,” the moderator said. “I’ve never heard a complaint. I think people think it’s amusing. It’s seriously such a blast to run.”

The moderator also said it’s annoying when people send in crushes about sororities or fraternities as a whole or ask them to promote other accounts.

The UCA Passouts moderator, a freshman male, said the tweets he receives are pretty mild and he posts most of them.

UCA Passouts, @UCA_Passouts, features submitted photos of students who have fallen asleep at various locations on campus.

“If it’s demeaning to a person or inappropriate content I wouldn’t post it but I haven’t had any of those yet,” he said. “I have had someone ask me to delete a tweet before after they posted it and I reposted it.”

He said the general reaction to the account is humorous.

“I’ll be around people and they’ll see someone asleep and think it’s hilarious and try to take a picture of it and post it and they don’t even know that I am the account,” he said. “And then you have people who will go through all the pictures posted and laugh at the people they know that have been on UCA Passouts.”

He said the anonymity of the accounts adds to it.

“I’ve been put on the account once and no one but just a couple of my friends know who runs the account,” he said.

Moore said accounts such as Club Torreyson, UCA Crushes and UCA Passouts are pretty

funny.

“Sometimes students don’t like their pictures being on social media without their permission, so that would be the only issue with those kind of accounts,” she said.

Hittle said she personally doesn’t want her pictures on the accounts either.

Club Torreyson, UCA Passouts and UCA Crushes haven’t been contacted by UCAPD or UCA administration regarding any of their content.

Apart from non-affiliated social media accounts, the university has found itself working to increase involvement and interactivity from the UCA community.

In the past, UCA had a program using social media as an engagement tool for students.

UCA’s Enrollment Management launched a social media project in collaboration with existing UCA media to increase student involvement in campus activities and awareness of the university’s features in 2012.

Sophomore Daniel Grayling joined the team during his first semester on campus.

“Our social media team was assembled as an experiment in realizing the potential of UCA’s social media infrastructure by utilizing the talents of actual students who understood and shared the interests of our peers,” he said. “We were tasked with curating some channels of UCA’s social media while also generating image and video content.”

Grayling said the project didn’t continue partially due to the resignation of Special Projects Director Larry Burns, though ultimately the discontinuation of the initiative resulted from the disbandment of Enrollment Management.

Grayling said he would like to see a similar program in the future.

“The work performed by talented students provided adequate equipment and resources can surpass that of professional production contractors,” he said. “We understood UCA students in a way that simply cannot be replicated by anyone who is not a UCA student.”

Grayling said he was proud of the team’s work.

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“Also, if someone downloads the PayPal Here app, they can just transfer their money wirelessly to our phones,” Goffe said.

The business is still in its initial stages, so if a student would like to make an order, Goffe said he and the team have decided to only offer services during certain hours.

“We’re going to set certain times, so say 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon,” he said. “It’ll be a trial period where we can see exactly how the transactions are going to work and what we need to do to make it most efficient and save us money.”

Currently, the PayPal readers charge the team 2.7 percent on every transaction, creating a cost of approximately 30 cents per order.

Goffe said the team wants to eventually get to a point where students can reach the service via Facebook or Twitter and find a Google phone number to place an order with.

The phone number would be linked to the four individuals’ phones so everyone would be aware of what orders were being placed at what time.

The business is not affiliated with UCA and Goffe said if any administrator came to them with a problem, they would simply eliminate “UCA” from their name and continue to market to students. “[UCA’s Student Government Association] sent us a message on Twitter with concerns about

us using the athletics logo so we took it off, but they didn’t say we couldn’t use it,” Goffe said.

The team has not communicated with any restaurants in Conway yet and do not plan to until a more concrete plan is formed.

“We don’t have to talk to anyone,” Goffe said. “It’s like if you and your friends were hanging out and someone wants to make a Taco Bell run, we would be making that run. But if we start making $500 or so a day from one restaurant, we’re going to be smart business owners and say, ‘Hey, we have this many followers, we do this much in sales every day, so do you want us continue to sell your food,’ and we’ll hopefully earn a commission from them.”

Other food options include Panera Bread, Logan’s Roadhouse, Sonic, McDonald’s, Taziki’s and T.G.I Fridays.

For now, the service will deliver from one or two specific restaurants during business hours because they don’t want to spread themselves too thin while out on the road.

Goffe said they take safety very seriously and always sends two drivers per order so no one delivers by himself.

The business advertises itself as a food delivery service for campus students, but Goffe said they are prepared and want to deliver to places outside the main campus.

“Even if it’s not affiliated with the university but is still in its vicinity and is heavily populated by students, we will go there,” he said. “You also need to have a UCA ID or we can’t give you the food.”

During the initial phase, the team will be charge a $5 fee.

“We chose $5 for now because it is affordable for the consumer and profitable for us,” Goffe said.

If a group of students has multiple orders, then it would be $5 per order so Goffe advises students to group their orders together.

In the future, Goffe expects the fee to be raised marginally, possibly to a charge of 15 percent of the entire cost of the order.

Goffe plans to have a concrete plan soon so they can go to other universities in Conway and set up services similar to their own before someone copies their idea.

Doshier is in charge of the business’ social media sites, including a Facebook page, facebook.com/ucadeliveries, that will be developed further once the business picks up.

“We want to be interactive with the students, so we try to reply to every tweet we receive.”

Doshier said. “If students have questions about our services, the [direct message] option on Twitter is a great way to communicate with us and we can answer those questions.

Doshier said the team plans to post special deals on their social media accounts, possibly even leading up to a gift card idea.

“Nothing is set in stone as of right now,” she said. “We are just going with the flow. We appreciate everyone’s patience while we get it all figured out.”

The team said it’s very excited about the direction the service is headed and plans to expand and develop more concrete plans and ideas as they continue to perform test runs, all of which will be advertised on the business’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

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Graduate student Jarrod Beck and seniors Robin Sparks, Tyler Hutchins and Mason Kindsfater work on the set of their short film, “Junior Assassin.” The short film is being produced as an assignment for the Digital Filmmaking 4 class.

Coach:

Stephens was inducted into UCA Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2007 4 Continued from page 1 According to Stephens’ biography written by UCA archive director Jimmy Bryant, Stephens had eight winning seasons and guided the Bears a team that had not had a winning season since 1968 to American International Conference (AIC) titles in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1981 during his 10-year tenure.

Stephens said that while it’s hard to pick a favorite, he’s tied between holding the 1976 championship game and the four AIC titles as his favorite memory from coaching at UCA. Bryant also wrote that in recognition of his high school coaching success, Stephens won the Lowell Manning Award

and was named on two occasions as an Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star coach.

Stephens’ greatest success in high school football was when he lead the North Little Rock Wildcats to three state championships in 1965, 1966 and 1970, then leaving to become the assistant coach at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville for one year.

Stephens returned to UCA in 1972 to become the football team’s head coach. He was inducted into the UCA Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2007 for being named the national runnerup in the 120-yard high hurdles in

1951 and 1952.

Stephens was the first AIC athlete in any sport to be named All-American two years in a row. “[Sports] is my passion,” he said. “It always was. I came to college thinking I wanted to do some kind of medical stuff, but after I was there a year I knew I needed to change my major. I switched to physical education and knew I was going to be a coach. Physics and chemistry changed my mind a little bit. I knew I wasn’t going to do very well in those two courses. It was a good change for me.”

Stephens currently works in the student success office, overseeing the tutoring of UCA athletes and nonathletic students.

TUITION, FEES, ROOM AND BOARD BALANCES ARE PAST DUE If you have not paid your student account bill in full or do not have an approved payment plan, you are subject to administrative withdrawal and meal plan suspension.

You have until March 13 to pay in full or make approved payment plan arrangements (60% down).

Payments can be made online at http://uca.edu/studentaccounts/payment-options/ Approved payment plans must be set up in the Student Accounts office.

The Student Accounts office is available to help you, but you must contact them to resolve this matter.

If you have any questions, call Student Accounts at (501) 450-5015 or stop by the office in McCastlain Hall 144

107 students were removed from classes for non-payment last semester.

Due Date: Thursday, March 13

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Around Campus: Student exhibition The 2014 Annual Student Competitive Exhibition will be on display at the Baum Gallery of Fine Art until March 16. The Baum Gallery is in McCastlain Hall and is open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and from 1 - 5 p.m Sunday.

80 Proof

‘Search for Life’

UCA Recognized Student Organization 80 Proof will host an interest meeting during x-period March 6 in Student Center 203B. 80 Proof is a group focused on educating students about the risks associated with alcohol, according to the UCA website.

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains astronomy to sold-out crowd

‘Thor: The Dark World’ UCA’s Student Activities Board will show the movie “Thor: The Dark World” at 7 p.m. March 9 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event is free. Free drinks, pizza and door prizes will be provided.

Internship banquet The 8th Annual Internship Banquet will be held from 5 - 6:30 p.m. March 11. The banquet is open to sophomores through graduate students. A location for the event has yet to be announced. To reserve a ticket, call 450-3250 and email a resume to acornett@uca.edu.

Pancake dinner The Kappa Sigma fraternity will host a pancake dinner fundraiser from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. March 12 at Holly’s Country Cooking on Harkrider Street.

5K Fun Run The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity will host a 5K Fun Run from 9 a.m. noon March 15. The registration fee is $20 and the run will begin at the Farris Center. Proceeds benefit the Special Olympics.

Submissions Please submit events for Around Campus in 50 words or fewer to ucaechoeditor@gmail.com.

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to a sold-out crowd in Reynolds Performance Hall on Feb. 27. He addressed topics such as the Pluto controversy, the possibility of life on other planets and the various ways the universe is trying to kill humanity.

by Brandon Riddle Editor

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explained scientific discoveries in astronomy to a sold-out crowd in Reynolds Performance Hall on Feb. 27.

The record-setting lecture led to the creation of two simulcasts in Lewis Science Center and the College of Business Auditorium. Tickets sold out to the event within 45 minutes of first-day ticket sales.

He presented “The Search for Life in the Universe,” a presentation on the intricacies and wonders the solar system and beyond. Tyson stressed that the appearance was not intended to promote a book or his upcoming “Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey” series on Fox/National Geographic.

Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium and a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History.

His hit PBS show, “NOVA ScienceNOW,” provided an easily relatable look into the wide ranges of the universe.

His show tenure ran from 20062011.

Following his lecture, Tyson took questions from the audience, with questions ranging from science-related to personal questions.

Physics professor Will Slaton

introduced Tyson, calling him a “bad[expletive].” The statement was a nod to a popular Internet meme in which he is featured.

Tyson started the appearance with a lighthearted jab at critics who disagreed with the demotion of Pluto from planet status. He said most of the hate mail he received was from elementary school kids, drawn in crayon.

“I didn’t pull the trigger, I didn’t aim the gun,” he said in relation to the demotion. “Get over it.”

Tyson and other scientists were part of a team that declassified Pluto.

Throughout his approachable teachings to the Reynolds audience, Tyson explained findings on different planets such as misconceptions about objects on Mars and Jupiter’s Red Spot.

Tyson showed information about Jupiter’s moon Europa that related to the potential for frozen water, as seen in the movie “Europa Report.” The 2013 film follows a mission to Europa for possible life and the astronauts who encountered crises while on the mission.

Continuing his exploration into the solar system, Tyson said his favorite planet is Saturn.

He joked with the audience, saying, “That is your favorite planet.”

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Interim Professor Susan Sobel spoke about effective communication skills, developing support and trust within a relationship and developing appropriate boundaries during “Communicating with Men: A Program for Women” x-period Feb. 27.

The UCA Counseling Center hosted the presentation focused on romantic and platonic relationships.

“The idea for the presentation came from having the similar program [on communicating with women] a couple of weeks before,” Sobel said. “The idea came from one of our practicum students who thought it seemed relevant and [a] needed topic.”

At the beginning of the presentation, Sobel showed a video of the speech “Don’t Send a Man to the Grocery Store” by Jeanne Robertson.

Robertson said when her friends and family members die, she makes pound cakes.

After a death, Robertson made a grocery list for her husband that told him what to get. She wrote out, as an example, two pounds of flour and six Sprites. Her husband came back with two boxes of two pounds of flour and six six-packs of Sprites instead of just six individual Sprites.

“I went back to the grocery store to return all of the extra things my husband got,” Robertson said. “I explained to the [cashier] that I usually make pound cakes when there is a death in the family. The [cashier] looked at me and said ‘there must be an epidemic.’”

After Sobel showed

Robertson’s speech, she spoke about the basics of “man speak.”

“Men mean what they said, not what they heard,” Sobel said.

Sobel also discussed high context verses low context in relationships and how to communicate more effectively in relationships.

Sobel said to communicate more effectively, you always have to be clear, honest, appreciative and patient.

After the presentation, a woman asked the men in the room if it was possible for men to get so angry about asking too many questions.

A man answered, “Yes, it is definitely possible and let us be angry and then wait and talk to us when we are [calm] about why we were angry.”

Junior Ashton Scroggins said what she found true about the presentation was most men don’t tell many details when giving information.

“However, one thing I didn’t know that I found interesting was that most men expressed their emotions through anger,” she said.

Sobel said she was pleased the presentation was wellattended.

“The ideas and comments from students show they think about this and consider it an important area,” she said.

Sobel recommended that women trying to communicate and understand a man’s brain to read Deborah Tannen’s “You Just Don’t Understand,” Audrey Nelson and Claire Demkin Brown’s “Gender Communication Handbook” and Allen and Barbara Pease’s “Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps.”

For more about UCA Counseling Center programs, visit uca.edu/counseling.

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Tyson autographs books at the signing following his lecture in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center.

The series follows its 1977 incarnation, hosted by astrophysicist Carl Sagan.

Sagan served as Tyson’s mentor “I felt I was compelled to do ‘Cosmos,’” Tyson said.

With differing views on scientific discoveries, he said it is important for individuals to learn about their surroundings.

“Take classes because they are hard, not because they are easy,” Tyson said.

Tyson’s success on social media and on shows such as “The Daily Show” and “Real Time with Bill Maher” propelled astrophysics to a wider audience.

“Science is becoming mainstream,” Tyson said.

“What’s the No. 1 sitcom on

television? ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ Who would have thought?”

He appeared on CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” on Nov. 4, 2010, as himself.

During his interview with UCA student media, Tyson said his guest-starring role was a memorable experience, but one he could have definitely improved on.

Sophomore Sarah Spellmann, physics major, attended with UCA’s Physics Club and took a picture with Tyson during the book signing.

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closer to home, Tyson explained the fantasy people often have of Earth being a loving, peaceful planet. He pointed out several natural phenomena that contradict that notion.

A bold message appeared on screen, “Earth… wants to kill you,” and he gave examples of natural disasters that are responsible for a large number of deaths on the planet each year.

“And if Earth doesn’t get you, the universe will,” Tyson said, with a similar message appearing on screen.

Early last week, scientists discovered 715 new planets using the Kepler space telescope. He said the discovery was remarkable and one that opened up minds drastically to a new understanding of the universe.

Governor Mike Beebe attended the lecture, as well as UCA administrators.

Provost Steve Runge attended the lecture and said, “I thought his topic was relevant and engaging. He is one of the best speakers that I’ve heard.”

Before the lecture, Tyson appeared on camera with AETN host Steve Barnes and UCA News 6 anchor senior Holly Morrison.

“The last thing I want to do is talk about a book I wrote,” he said in a taped interview with News 6.

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Singer-songwriter Preston Pugmire performs while students have lunch in Student Center on Tuesday, Feb 25.

Student Center singer brings new lunchtime dynamic

by Misti Hollenbaugh and Mason Addison

Campus Life Editor and Assistant Sports Editor Melodies and harmonies filled the Student Center when UCA’s Student Activities Board presented singer/songwriter Preston Pugmire’s performance Feb. 25.

Freshman Nathan Baumer said he enjoyed the show. “[Pugmire] gave me goosebumps and I was

immediately hypnotized into watching him perform,” he said.

“In fact, I was a little embarrassed when I realized I was making the same face as every girl in the room.”

Pugmire, an Idaho native, said he has been playing for 15 years.

“About four years ago I found a way to make a career out of it,” he said. “Every school has an activities committee that brings artists in and that allows me to play all over the country.”

Pugmire said in the last three

years he’s played at over 400 schools and been to 46 states.

SAB President Brian Thompson, senior, said the board had brought Pugmire to perform at UCA in the past.

“He’s always a crowd pleaser,” Thompson said. “He has a unique charisma about him. His use of unconventional musical techniques makes people stop and listen.”

Artists such as Bruno Mars, One Republic and Ed Sheeran influence Pugmire’s music.

Though he shares the same style

as these artists, he makes it his own.

Pugmire brings his acoustic guitar and pedal board and loops different rhythmic sections, bass lines and even beat boxing. He layers all of these, making a song out of scratch right in front of the audience.

Applause after every song indicated he was a favorite from

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The Baum Gallery of Fine Art hosted a reception for the 2014 Annual Student Competitive Exhibition from 2-4 p.m. March 2.

Juried exhibit showcases student artwork

by Jessica Seastrom Staff Writer

In February, UCA students competed for the chance to showcase their artwork in a juried exhibit that will be on display from March 2-16 at the Baum Gallery of Fine Art. The Baum Gallery opened its doors from 2-4 p.m. Sunday for the 2014 Annual Student Competitive Exhibition grand opening. The reception was free and open to the public.

The exhibit showcases only UCA student work. All students had the chance to enter work of any medium they desired.

Not all works entered made it into the show. Applications were reviewed by a panel, which decided what works would appear in the showcase.

The Student Competitive is a juried show. Arkansas artist Dusty Mitchell juried the artwork this year. Mitchell is a graduate of Arkansas State University. He has been on Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.

Mitchell said he was honored to be invited to jury the exhibit.

“It doesn’t feel like that long ago when I was entering work into my student exhibitions at [Arkansas State University],” he said. “That was always an exciting time to see how my work measured up against my

peers’ work.”

Mitchell said the jurying process was more difficult than he imagined.

“It is difficult to figure out how to draw the line between which pieces should be included in the exhibition and which should not, especially because there is such a wide variety of media and ideas to consider,” he said. “Ultimately, as a juror, you go with your gut and make decisions based on your education and experience as a professional.”

Mitchell said the best work is work that stands out as being the perfect combination of materials, craftsmanship, presentation and creativity working in harmony with a good idea.

“Particularly in a student exhibition, things that stand out have a strong quality of individual style,” he said.

“As a juror, I was looking for artists that were doing their thing rather than completing a project-based assignment. Great work always has an x-factor. The thing that makes it interesting for whatever reason.”

Mitchell has displayed his art in many galleries, such as The Mobile Museum of Art in Mobile, Ala. and The Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis, Tenn.

He currently does sculptural

and installation work.

Mitchell will exhibit his artwork in the Baum Gallery starting March 16.

The student showcase in the Baum Gallery consists of 3D work, installations, drawings, paintings, prints and photography.

Alumnus Michael Hinds said he’s a left-brained mathematician.

“So to go to the exhibit and to see the sheer variety of ways in which the students have expressed themselves in both 2D and 3D art — paintings, photographs, sculptures, lamps, a mobile, a carved-up book, a plastic dress — it was all thought-provoking about the notion of art and its power over human emotions and extrasensory inputs,” he said.

The exhibit does not have a theme; therefore, students could enter art with any content they desired. Without a required subject matter, the works displayed in the collection were diverse.

Senior Rebecca Bennett said it was exciting to be able to showcase her work in a juried show with her peers.

“I love being able to see all of my peers’ artworks and see the variety of things that we all have worked so hard on to make,” she said. “I am thrilled to be able to show my work along with the

other amazing artists that got in.”

Awards were announced at the reception in the Best in Show, Award of Excellence and Honorable Mention categories.

Best in Show went to senior A.J. Sawatzky for his “Shotgun Effect” installation.

Awards of Excellence went to Matrice Bolden for “Untitled” painting, junior Jared Holt for his “Office Space” photograph, junior Sarah McDorman for her “Words Cut Deep” painting and Erik Rivera for his painting titled “The Mattress.”

Honorable mention awards went to Shelbie Thomas for her “Recovery” photograph and Katelyn Robertson for her “Offspring” painting.

Sawatzky said he felt lucky to be recognized for his installation.

“You have to have a certain amount of confidence in your work just to enter,” he said. “But when you see it on the walls with all the other works it’s pretty humbling. There are a lot of talented people in the show and getting to see all those different styles together is great.”

Hinds said, “To see some of the recent best works of art from UCA’s up-and-coming artists of tomorrow all in one place was truly inspiring.”

For more information, visit uca.edu/art/baum.

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Sophomore Natalie Mikles

Sophomore Alexzia Atkins

Sophomore Blake Beck

Sophomore Mallory Brooks

Freshman Nathan Standridge

Junior Mark Mallett

Sophomore Jenna Hinton

Junior Sara Huckleberry

“I think it’s cool and convenient. It needs to be advertised more.”

“You can get your food, eat and get back to studying instead of using getting food as an excuse to take a twohour study break.”

“I’m really excited [about it] because I’m a lazy person.”

“We already have a problem with obesity. It’s just added laziness.”

“I feel like they could make a lot of money off it. But it’d be a huge time committment.”

“It’s a pretty good idea. I’d use it.”

Vortex hosts reading to promote new edition

by Jessica Seastrom Staff Writer

Poets and writers took the stage to promote UCA’s literary magazine, The Vortex, at The Locals coffee shop in downtown Conway from 6-7 p.m. Feb. 25.

The Vortex Magazine is a collection of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, scripts, short films, photography, art and music put together by students.

The magazine releases multiple issues throughout the semester.

UCA students contribute all the works published in the magazine.

The Vortex hosted the reading to give people a taste of what type of work to expect in the magazine.

Many staff members presented work from the latest issue.

Readers for the evening were senior Tre Sandlin, senior Savannah Moix, senior Kayelin Roberts, senior Chase Night, senior Sara Cervantes, senior

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Candace Baker, freshman Julia Pistole, senior Taylor Hicks and nonstudents Blake Allen and Bethany Hollis.

Some readers presented their own poetry and others read poems by inspiring authors, parts of scripts or short stories.

Each piece offered a wide variety of interest. Some were personal experiences and others were completely fictional, while some were a combination of the two.

Senior script editor Sandlin said attendees were going to see a lot of talented people he didn’t think they would expect to see in Central Arkansas.

“Tonight we saw a gay romance young adult [story] based in the south,” he said.

“That’s pretty cool. I don’t think people would expect that. You’re seeing a lot more variety than you would expect to see out of the students.”

The evening’s attendees experienced more than just written art at the venue.

The Locals is a coffee shop

and retail space for local goods that also hosts workshops, live music performances, coworking and other special events.

The Locals features many local products made or grown by local farmers, artists, crafters and other makers.

“We want to branch out and try to get all the local community places involved,” Sandlin said.

“We want to bring a lot of people towards The Locals. We love these venues that promote a community that appreciates art.”

Senior art editor Shane Hawkins said the magazine usually hosts readings every month.

“We like to meet off campus in public places like this,” he said.

Vortex editor-in-chief Hicks said, ”We’re going to have a launch party in April [at The Locals] [to] get [the word out about] the print edition.”

Progress on the print edition is underway. A current edition is

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Sophomore Victoria Hittle said audience members enjoyed his crowd interaction.

“Preston was also really nice and friendly and interacted with the crowd, which I thought was a nice touch,” she said.

Hittle said SAB bringing Pugmire was a great idea.

“I thoroughly enjoyed it,” she said. “It was something fresh and new. He took a different spin off of other songs, which made it entertaining.”

While sophomore Matt

Scheuter said Pugmire was talented, he said he didn’t want to listen to him during lunch.

“I really just wanted to hang out and talk to my friends, but the music was too loud,” he said.

“The Student Center isn’t a place for a concert.”

Thompson said SAB tries to bring events that are appealing to a wide range of students.

“Past experiences have shown us that this is one of those events,” he said.

Pugmire’s self-titled album is available for purchase on iTunes.

Pugmir’s website, prestonpugmire.com, contains his contact information and a link to his Bandcamp account, where his music is available to the public.

Pugmire lives in Rexburg, Idaho, with his wife Corine.

SAB will present another singer/songwriter, Chris Cauley, at 12:30 p.m. March 18 at the amphitheater.

Cauley sings soul music with a modern pop feel.

For information on other SAB events, visit ucasab.com.

“It’s good for those who don’t have a car.”

“It’s a good idea. A lot of people are lazy.”

Junior Drew Richardson

Sophomore Sarah Hill

Works from the Vortex’s February 2014 edition (pictured above) were read at the literary magazines reading Feb. 25 at The Locals. available online.

Viewers can read The Vortex at thevortexmagazine.com.

The website also contains more information about the magazine and events as well as a place to submit work.

The Vortex posts upcoming events to its Facebook page, facebook.com/vortexmagazine.

“I’m actually one of the people behind it. It’s quick. It’s competitive.

The delivery fee is only $5.”

“I think it’s great during [snow days] when you’re tired of pizza.”

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Kristyn Simmons earns Miss Essence 2014 title

by Malcolm Worsham Staff Writer

Freshman Kristyn Simmons was crowned Miss Essence 2014 at the 39th annual Miss Essence Scholarship Pageant on Feb. 28 in Ida Waldran Auditorium.

Simmons said winning was a blessing and a shock.

“The entire proccess up to pageant day was a very humbling experience,” she said. “Winning was the extra push I needed to keep grinding and striving for greatness.”

Simmons said the competition helped her expand her horizons.

“As a person this competition has helped me see that there really are people that care about you and want to help,” she said.

“Everyone isn’t against you.”

Simmons said the pageant also helped her improve her speaking skills.

Simmons is from Memphis, Tenn. and is a pre-physical therapy major at UCA. She displayed her talents with her gospel praise dance that entranced the audience.

Students for the Propagation of Black Culture (SPBC) sponsored the pageant. SPBC is a UCA recognized student organization that strives to promote unity among black culture.

The “Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulez” themed pageant displayed 13 contestants: Simmons, freshman Kizza Finley, sophomore Ashley Plummer, freshman Jazzmin Hayes, sophomore Brianna Searcy, senior Jameeka McCray, sophomore Yaminah Cummings, sophomore Nia Robinson, sophomore Avery Carter, senior Catherine Miller, freshman Taylor Pippins, junior Jean-Neka Black and freshman Kaylee Jackson.

Simmons won a $1,000 scholarship as well as sponsorship in the Miss UCA

pageant this fall. Simmons also won the swimwear portion of the pageant, winning an additional $50.

The pageant was created to give the campus’s undergraduate black women an opportunity to improve their presentation and interview skills, enhance their self-esteem when on the bigger stage, gain valuable friendships and have an opportunity to earn funds for their educational career.

SPBC adviser Angela C. Jackson said the pageant is in its 38th year.

“We are extremely thrilled to have 13 ladies competing because our average number of contestants [has] been six,” she said.

Miller was awarded first runner-up and a $500 scholarship.

Miller is an education major with a math and science concentration from El Dorado. Her talent was a workout dance routine. The contestants also voted her for the Miss Congeniality award.

Carter was awarded second runner-up and a $300 scholarship. Carter is from Tulsa, Okla. She won the talent portion with an original monologue. She also won the pageant’s people’s choice award, which was determined by family, faculty and friends contributing money into the contestant’s bowl attached to their pictures.

The evening wear winner was Robinson, who is from Little Rock. She also won the most ad sales.

Black won the highest GPA and Pippins won the social media award, in which voters voted prior to the pageant by liking contestants’ pictures on SPBC’s Instagram page.

Former Miss Essence queen Deviasha Sharp gave her farewell speech, fulfilling her duties and passing the crown and duties to Simmons.

Sharp won the Bear Spirit

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Freshman Kristyn Simmons, from Memphis, Tenn., is crowned Miss Essence 2014 in Ida Waldran Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 28.

Award in last November’s Miss UCA Pageant. Sharp is a senior majoring in public relations from El Dorado.

She has represented SPBC

and the Office of Diversity and Community in her title of Miss Essence hosting on-campus forums and programs.

Jackson said previous

winners have continued to represent the tradition of the Miss Essence crown by placing in Miss UCA and competing in various pageants.

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Maestro Boguslaw Dawidow leads the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel in a performance March 3 in Reynolds Performance Hall.

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Campus was closed, but the music played on as the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel performed at 7:30 p.m. March 3 in Reynolds Performance Hall.

Maestro Boguslaw Dawidow said, “If we had known how cold it was going to be, we would have brought some sun and warmth with us.”

World renown for his musical expertise, Dawidow was the principal guest conductor for the Haifa Symphony Orchestra of Israel and the Bogota Symphony Orchestra, as well as general music director for the Chopin Chamber Orchestra.

Born in Sopot, Poland, Dawidow has brought his musical gifts all over the world, traveling throughout Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and North America.

In 2002, the American Biographical Institute in New York titled Dawidow “Man of the Year.”

The orchestra is composed of

78 players and 18 different types of musical instruments, including the viola, flute, English horn, tuba and guitar.

During the performance, the orchestra performed three well-known classical pieces – Carl Maria von Weber’s overture to the opera “Euryanthe,” Wolfgang Mozart’s Symphony in G Minor, No. 40, K. 550 and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36.

As the audience gave its final applause, Dawidow turned and asked if the orchestra could play a couple more pieces in appreciation of the audience coming out in such cold weather.

Then, the orchestra played a piece from the movie “Schindler’s List” as well as a riveting performance of “Stars and Stripes” that had the audience clapping along.

Overall, the performance was a success amongst audience members.

Junior Shih Min Chou of Taiwan said the performance was memorable.

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“The von Weber piece at the beginning was very beautiful,” he said.

The Haifa Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1950 and has gained recognition, becoming the most significant musical institute in north Israel.

It has toured many nations and started its first American tour this year.

The orchestra is also known for its community outreach programs, including the “Kadma” and “Israeli Notes” programs that go to elementary schools, teaching students the beauty of classical music.

In Israel, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra received the Prime Minister’s award for its work in composing original Israeli music.

KLRE 90.5 sponsored the event.

“Sweet Charity,” a romantic musical about a taxi dancer named Charity and her quest for true love, will be at 7:30 p.m.

March 20.

For tickets, call 501-450-3265 or visit the Box Office.

“Astrophysics seems like something that only a select few can understand and it takes years of learning to understand,” she said. “I like how he made it accessible to the general public and made it fun while doing so.”

Ashley Love, Reynolds finance and marketing director, said she enjoyed how personable Tyson was.

“I think that no matter where you stand on beliefs or science or anything, you probably really enjoyed hearing him speak,” she said.

Love said the simulcast went generally well, despite a few glitches at the beginning and with audio and video problems at the end during his Q&A session.

Tyson called astrophysics terminology easily relatable and encouraged the audience to continue exploring topics to learn more about the universe.

“Astronomical vocabulary is cool,” he said. “There’s no deoxyribonucleic acid…”

In closing, Tyson read from Sagan’s book “A Pale Blue Dot.” The Voyager 1 exploration on Feb. 14, 1990 served as inspiration for Sagan’s writing.

“From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest,” Tyson said, reading the essay. “But for us, it’s different. Consider again that dot. That’s here.

That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives… every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there – on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.”

“Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey” premieres at 7 p.m.

March 9 on Fox broadcast and cable networks.

Tyson said it is the largest rollout “in the history of television” for a series, as the show premieres worldwide in 171 countries and 46 languages.

Pastor Charles Simmons Jr. empowered students by telling his life story in “Lifetime of a Slave” on Thursday night in the College of Charles Simmons Jr. Business.

The presentation was part of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity’s Black History Month events.

Simmons founded the ROK Church in Conway in 2010.

The church’s theme is “helping you build your life on a solid foundation.”

Simmons was born and raised in Texas, where he struggled as a child from having no water or lights.

When he was 9 years old, his dad left the family.

Simmons’ mother pushed education, encouraging her kids to be successful even when they couldn’t see that.

“You can’t allow your experiences or where you grew up affect your success,” Simmons said.

NPHC Chaplain Garland Yarber said, “Personal development will supersede and elevate past any of your disappointments.”

Simmons said he was a problem child growing up.

He played football day and night during his high school years. Living a double life, he was a football player and selling drugs in the streets.

He said he never studied or did his work but always passed his classes because the teachers didn’t want to flunk him because he was on the football team.

Simmons ran into some teachers who didn’t care about his football talent, but cared more about his education, so they refused to pass him.

He got kicked out of high school his senior year after getting into trouble in the streets.

Simmons said he wanted to get into college on football scholarships but couldn’t because his grades were too low.

He wasn’t able to play or get into college initially, with his 16.5 ACT score.

Simmons was the starting linebacker when he finally got into Southern Arkansas University, but his scholarships were gone.

However, Simmons said he went into college with the same mentality he had in high school – not doing work and partying.

Simmons was kicked out of college because he had several warrants.

“God showed [me] favor through all [this] mess,” Simmons said.

Simmons started going to church after being in college a while and said he began to change his life.

Simmons adopted a positive mentality, saying he never would have been who he is today if it hadn’t been for his mother’s push for education.

After graduating, he got his master’s degree.

Simmons said, “The best thing you can every give your family, friends and others is the best of yourself.”

He left students with the following quote: “Find fulfillment in the privilege in your journey and not in the end.”

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Administration, board learning from mistakes, fixing university issues

Campus e-cigarette ban unnecessary; ‘vaping’ culture ridiculous

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In a not-so-shocking turn of events, UCA’s board of trustees banned electronic cigarettes, or e-cigs, from campus.

I, unlike what seems to be the majority of students and organizations on campus, do not agree with this measure.

Unless “vaping” on an e-cig is directly harmful to those around you, it makes no sense to ban that action. If the goal here is to ban things that can potentially harm the user specifically, fattening foods, untied shoelaces and butter-knives (I can speak from experience) might as well be banned along with e-cigarettes.

However, I am surprisingly not here to express my libertarian views on the ridiculousness of the policy.

I am here simply to sarcastically and abrasively comment on e-cigarettes and, more specifically, e-cigarette users themselves.

Take the word “vaping” for instance.

Hey, guys, let’s go vape.

No. I will not go vape with you. I would rather smoke a legitimate cigarette with you and toe the line of lung cancer than to even use an obnoxious word like vape in casual, organic conversation. Go away.

Also, many people on campus, including faculty members who have been interviewed by the media regarding UCA’s recent ban on e-cigs, mention students who whip out their e-cigs in class and “take a puff.”

Give me a break. No, I do not believe in or support the ban.

And yes, all questions of health aside, it is well within your rights to look like an idiot. It is your right to act like a jerk. Call me naive, but I would assume most people just choose not to do those things when another option is available.

Maybe this stems from hearing nothing for the last week but people who do not use electronic cigarettes talking about electronic cigarettes. And

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possibly, “vape” does not sound quite so bovine when it is coming from the mouths of someone less confused and uptight.

Still, I cannot personally get behind it. I exist in some strange limbo between cringe-hating the e-cigarette culture and adamantly supporting its right to exist.

I am sure it is a great tool to quit smoking, and I know that it is one million times better for the people around than blowing carcinogens in their general direction. I heard that it was invented by a man whose father died of lung cancer. I get it, I really do.

My suggestion is that someone somewhere create a less stupid-looking device. That is really all I am asking.

When I think about e-cigarettes, this weird, murky image comes into my head that I cannot adequately describe in words. If it were a person, I would want to punch it.

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I do not want to confuse anyone; the image that conjures up in my mind is not one of pretention. That is saved for the smokers who roll their own American Spirits. E-cigarette users fall into a different category, one that has not yet been named either for lack of terminology, or for hope that they will all just stop before we have to come up with a name for them at all.

If I seem judgmental, annoying or unfair, it is because I am all of those things.

The real problem is that e-cigs were banned in the first place. Because, regardless of what I have rambled on about for hundreds of words, my disdain for the e-cigarette culture is entirely my own. And my opinion, however legitimate and fool-proof it may be, is not basis for any action whatsoever, aside from an exasperated eye-roll here and there.

New projects add worth to university, will attract more quality students

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UCA’s future looks to be a bright one. With the Donaghey Corridor, Greek Village and an add-on to Lewis Science Center, the size and quality of the university continue to expand.

First and most importantly, the Lewis Science Center will be renovated and then will get an addon by 2017 if all goes well. While other projects may bring more money to UCA, renovating the Lewis Science Center is imperative to attract quality students in the sciences.

The current building is functional, but has not been renovated since 1987. Several other universities in the state have new, state-of-the-art science facilities, so it is important UCA is brought up to speed as well.

The renovations and expansion make sense, given the recent addition of the Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics residential college.

STEM Residential College focuses on the hard sciences, so it makes sense to renovate the science building to match the quality of the residential hall.

Attracting science students to UCA only works well if there is a good science center to back it up.

Lewis Science Center is not the only building on campus in need of revamping, however. Several other buildings on campus, including Irby Hall and Mashburn Hall, could use some renovations as well.

While not as dire as Lewis Science Center’s needs, UCA should look into making those buildings more current in the near future as well.

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The Donaghey Corridor Project will bring businesses and extra housing to UCA. While the details have yet to be ironed out, the project will bring places to shop and eat nearer to campus.

The concept is similar to Hendrix’s Market Square, which includes restaurants and housing.

UCA will need to be sure to attract quality restaurants and shops. Cheap options are nice, but will not increase the value of the university. Healthy options are also a must for the new shopping center.

Hopefully UCA will make

by Brad Smith the project its own and tailor it to the campus, Opinion Editor making it an extension of the university rather than an awkward addition to add business.

Also in UCA’s future plans is a Greek Village. While there are already fraternity houses dotting the outer edge of the campus, a Greek Village will put them all in one place and also allow sorority houses for the first time in UCA’s history.

The initial plans look to make it a central hub at UCA and will be much more attractive to prospective students than the current houses. While the project is a solid idea for UCA, the university should take precautions to make sure the village is safe and does not get out of hand.

UCA has begun construction on the Greek Village, but the project is nowhere near complete.

In the next few years, the UCA campus will expand significantly. These three projects, among others, will be important stepping stones toward making UCA a larger, more competitive university.

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The past few years at UCA have been tough. Money and personnel are only two of the issues faced as recently as within the last year.

However, the administration has learned from its mistakes and the mistakes of past presidents.

Since former President Lu Hardin left UCA in 2008, UCA has gone through several scandals and has worked its way out of a mountain of debt. When former President Allen Meadors left in September 2011 amid another scandal, it was easy to believe UCA was in a cycle of corruption it could not break.

However, despite some hiccups along the way, the past few years at UCA have been relatively successful for UCA’s administration and board of trustees. This semester has been a good one for UCA’s improvements in communication.

Last week, The Echo reported that former Athletic Ticket Manager Steve Schoenhut took credit card information from several customers to get back at his former workplace.

The credit card information was not used for criminal means, but the board’s response to the matter was to fix it, not to cover it up. This shows progress in UCA’s upper echelon Where once there might have been a scandal or a coverup, there are now solutions.

A new system that does not allow employees to see credit card information was introduced a year ago to prevent further breaches from happening.

Credit card safety is not the only way the university is improving. The university has also improved at public venues.

At the Feb. 13 Campus Talk, President Tom Courtway addressed concerns from the UCA community directly and honestly. When asked about Executive Assistant to the President Gilbert Baker’s political fundraising, Courtway said Baker was allowed to do whatever he wanted politically while not at work.

Courtway was also open about giving money to Sen. Mark Pryor’s campaign and brought up the topic himself.

Whether he gave this information as a way to deflect criticism or out of a civic duty to be honest with the UCA community, Courtway’s honesty is appreciated and important to UCA’s reputation.

Courtway’s engaging attitude at Campus Talks is a world away from his predecessor. When Meadors was president, his administrative policies were much less concerned with having a dialogue with the community. His unwillingness to be open and transparent ended up causing the scandal with Aramark that led to his resignation and ultimately criminal charges being filed against him.

Courtway seems to understand that when you break news early, whether good or bad, it shows you are concerned with being open and honest.

He and the board should continue to engage in open and honest discussion with the UCA community. This will help prevent the administration from being perceived as reverting to previous habits.

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Courtway seems to understand that when you break news early, whether good or bad, it shows you are concerned with being open and honest with the community.

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‘Top Gear’ stays true to form, excites audience through controversy

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

Season 21, episode 3 of British show “Top Gear” was as entertaining as ever, with the cast traveling to the former Soviet country Ukraine to take part in challenges.

“Top Gear” began as a British television show in 1977 about motor vehicles, primarily cars, usually presented by three people.

The show consists of the presenters reviewing cars and traveling to different parts of the world to take part in challenges.

In another show segment, celebrities talk with one of the presenters and a video is shown of the celebrities driving around the “Top Gear” test track in a reasonably priced vehicle to see how fast they can finish a lap.

Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond and a test driver with an unknown identity, “The Stig,” are the show’s current presenters.

Since its relaunch in 2002, the show has become humorous and sometimes controversial. On a few occasions, the presenters will “die,” coming back onto the show several minutes later.

One of the more hilarious “Top Gear” episodes was season 15, episode one, when Clarkson drove a 1994 Reliant Robin.

Because the car has two rear wheels and one front wheel,

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Richard Hammond (from left), Jeremy Clarkson and James May make up the current team of presenters on British television series“Top Gun.” Clarkson managed to roll the car several times. Each time he rolled the car it became more hilarious, with him ending up in a pond right before the episode cut back to the studio.

“Top Gear” has an estimated 350 million viewers in 170 countries. Because of this worldwide popularity, versions of the show have been made in four other countries – the U.S., Russia,

Australia and South Korea.

Season 21, episode 3 of “Top Gear” opens with Clarkson reviewing the Danish made 1,086-horsepower Zenvo STI, which turns out to be slower than a Ford Fiesta on the Top Gear test track.

The car caught on fire during the test run, but Clarkson was able to get out of the vehicle before it became too dangerous.

After this, Clarkson met with singer/songwriter James Blunt to talk about Blunt’s military service, the cars he has driven and his music. The video of Blunt’s lap time was shown following the talk.

Blunt’s time was posted and Clarkson, May and Hammond traveled to Ukraine to take part in various challenges.

Clarkson arrived first with a Volkswagen Up, followed by

Hammond in a Ford Fiesta. May arrived last in a Dacia Sandero.

The trip’s biggest challenge was for the guys to drive from Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula to the border of Belarus.

“Top Gear” is filmed a few weeks prior so none of the crew on the show was in danger from the current events in Ukraine.

Because the cars were so small, the hosts were able to drive through an abandoned Soviet submarine base.

Another one of the episode’s challenges was for the presenters to drive 100 miles on 23 liters of fuel to Chernobyl.

The goal was to run out before reaching Chernobyl because of the 1986 nuclear disaster that made the area uninhabitable for 20,000 years.

Clarkson, May and Hammond modified their cars in a way they would not make it to Chernobyl.

May released 30 percent of his tire pressure and turned off his engine management system, Clarkson opened his trunk and driver side door and Hammond sealed the openings of his car with duct tape, which made his car more aerodynamic. Hammond then swerved back and forth, which used enough gas to keep him from reaching Chernobyl.

New episodes of “Top Gear” air at 7:30 p.m. Monday nights on BBC America and the series is available on Netflix.

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‘Non-Stop’ thrills viewers, Jesus’ life story told with inaccurate dialogue becomes generic near end

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Mark Burnett and Roma Downey – the husband and wife team who brought us the miniseries “The Bible” that aired on the History Channel in March 2013 – released “Son of God”, a movie that covers the life of Jesus Christ, just in time for the beginning of the Christian season of Lent.

Though the story of Jesus’s ministry has been told several times, I appreciated the fresh spark that this movie tried to bring to the 2,000-year-old Bible.

Opening credits show John the Apostle sitting alone in the desert contemplating Jesus’s works. Then, the movie proceeds to depict Jesus’s entire life – from his birth in the manger to his resurrection into heaven.

This is the first time a movie has focused on the whole story since 1965’s “The Greatest Story Ever Told.”

“Son of God” was a dramatic interpretation of an already moving story.

The special effects were impressive, bringing Jesus’s miracles to a whole new scale.

I appreciated how vulnerable and human Jesus appeared.

When the death of John the

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Liam Neeson portrays air marshall Bill Marks attempting to identify a terrorist among the passengers on his plane.

Don’t get me wrong, I actually love this song, but only in minimal doses. Once it’s stuck in my head, it stays. Maybe I’m influenced by the episode of “How I Met Your Mother” when Marshall and Ted are on a road trip with this song repeatedly blaring from the radio. Having repetitive lyrics followed by a screaming string of “Da la da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)” just seems to be a serious form of torture.

Baptist was mentioned, the sorrow Jesus displayed showed that, while he was fully God, he also was fully human and had human emotions.

I greatly appreciated how the Crucifixion was not nearly as gruesome as in other accounts of the story, such as Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.”

The horrific events, such as the scourging at the pillar and the nailing to the cross were still hard to bear, but did not have the gore factor Gibson sought.

Nevertheless, the violence was hard to watch at points and my eyes were not the only ones in the theater with tears in them.

What the movie contains in dramatics, it lacks in historical accuracy.

As someone who knows the Bible well, it is obvious when the movie grazes over important events or inaccurately represents others.

There were times that, for the sake of emotional impact, Jesus said things that are not written in the Bible.

This may be fine for some people who appreciate the movie for the theatrical experience it is, but I feel that if you are going to display the story of one of the more sacred texts, at least you could have gotten the wording right.

2. “22” (2012) – Taylor Swift I typically don’t hate on artists because, really, who am I to judge? But certain Taylor Swift songs are my exception. From her horrifically awkward dancing at award shows to her typical songs that almost always put the blame on the guy, it’s her presence in the music industry that gives me a headache. The same goes for one of her most popular songs, “22.”

Sorry, but if you have that many men to write about and they’ve all ended terribly, you may be the problem Tay-Tay.

Another strange element of the movie was the casting. For a movie set in the Middle East, there were an awful lot of white people.

It seems our Western mindsets today are convinced that Jesus and the other characters of the Bible were Caucasian.

While there were some Middle Eastern looking disciples, Mary, Joseph and Jesus all had lighter skin.

Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado portrayed a Jesus who was far more attractive than the real Jesus could have ever been.

He is the Son of God, but many Christians think it would be a personal insult to God if they made Jesus anything other than angelically handsome.

I have to give a nod to the soundtrack in the film, which was spectacular.

Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer, composer, delivered haunting and beautiful melodies that added more depth to the already wonderful film.

“Son of God”, directed by Christopher Spencer, is rated PG-13 for intense and bloody depictions of the Crucifixion and for some sequences of violence and is playing at Cinemark Town Centre in Conway.

by Tanner Smith Staff Writer

The premise for “NonStop” goes like this: A federal air marshal on a non-stop flight receives menacing messages from an anonymous terrorist aboard the plane, threatening to kill a person on the plane every 20 minutes until his demands are met. It’s up to the marshal to figure out who’s behind this as time is running out.

Liam Neeson stars as Bill Marks, an air marshal who is also a bitter alcoholic whose life is falling downhill. He boards a transatlantic flight to London. Midway through the flight, he receives e-mails from an anonymous messenger on a secure system who demands millions of dollars. Until he gets the money, he will kill one person on the plane every 20 minutes. While searching for the terrorist on the plane and trying to figure what to do next, he enlists the help of head flight attendant Nancy, played by Michelle Dockery, and a trustful passenger named Jen, played by Julianne Moore.

This is a neat idea for a thriller. It’s something I would like to see Alfred Hitchcock turn

into a tense thriller. And for the first hour or so of “Non-Stop,” directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is a tense, nail-biting thriller.

The tension keeps rising as the mystery develops and the bodycount rises. It’s handled in a plausible way, given its subject matter.

But once the film gets to the final act, things start to go downhill. When the action takes over, it makes the film into what looks like a generic action-thriller and becomes too preposterous.

The action becomes too absurd; clichés are thrown in once the passengers get involved.

If this film had eased up on the action and had a bit of a rewrite, “Non-Stop” would have more lasting power as an edgy nail-biter. If Collet-Serra and his team of screenwriters had just focused more on the paranoia of being trapped on the plane, this film would have been great.

I give “Non-Stop” a marginal recommendation, mainly because through it all, Neeson manages to keep everything interesting.

“Non-Stop” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some language, sensuality and drug references and is playing in Cinemark Towne Centre in Conway.

3. “Radioactive” (2012) – Imagine Dragons

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“Angel” (1997) – Sarah McLachlan

5. “The Fox (What Does The Fox Say)” (2013) – Ylvis

The first time I heard this song, I thought it was rad.

Then the 10th time hit and it downgraded to good. Then by the 15th, bearable; and by the 20th, I wanted to throw myself out of my car every time it came on. “Radioactive” suffered from radio overplay, making even the people who once loved it grow to disdain it. Having this stuck in your head all day, or for even a part of the day, is definitely less than enjoyable.

Does this one even need an explanation? Hearing the beginning of the chorus makes that depressing American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals commercial flood my mind and either makes me as depressed as the tiny puppy with bruises or filled with annoyance.

So, obviously, unless you want to cry while walking to class, this is not the song to have stuck in your head.

This song is easily one of the more annoying songs I have ever heard. I find it humorous that it became famous ironically since the song was intended to be an “anti-hit”, but I cannot fathom why someone would have this playing around them. With the “ring-ding” chorus and a mixture of ridiculously irksome lyrics such as “fish go blub”and literally “Jacha-chacha-chacha-chow!”, this has to be one song that should’ve just stayed on YouTube.

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Week at a glance SLC Indoor

UCA’s women’s track team finished fourth at the Southland Conference indoor track championships in Birmingham, Ala. and the men finished ninth. The events took place over the span of two days.

UCA freshman Marine Lecart finished third in the women’s mile and sophomore Brooke Cassar finished third in the 3,000 meters Feb. 28. Senior Erika Setzler finished fifth in the 3,000m. Cassar finished fifth overall in individual points with 18 after winning the 5K on Wednesday, and senior Tanesha Maxwell, last season’s 60 meter champion, had a time of 7.60 in the 60 meters, which was good for fifth. The women’s distance medley team finished second, and the men finished fourth. Sophomore Corentin Louis had the best individual performance on the men’s team. He finished second in the men’s mile with a school-record 4:12.88 time. UCA finished fifth in the 4X400 relay, which included junior Kelton Ray, freshman Darrell Johnson, freshman Tevon Boyd and junior Chance Tanner. The team ran for a school-record 3:17.24 time.

Tennis improves record The UCA women’s tennis team defeated the Northeastern State Riverhawks 6-1 to improve to 6-3 on the season. The Bears won all three doubles matches, which gave UCA a 1-0 lead in the match.

In singles play, the Bears won five of six matches, losing the No. 6 match when senior Sasha Ruocco was forced to retire with the first set of her match against NSU junior Barbora Jirickova, tied at 4-4.

Sugar Bears conference title hopes on hold with loss to Lamar

by Mason Addison Assistant Sports Editor

The Sugar Bears basketball team (18-9, 12-4 SLC) picked up a win against the Sam Houston State University Bearkats (11-16, 6-10 SLC) on Feb. 27, but lost to the Lamar University Cardinals (1611, 11-5) on March 1.

UCA started out slow against SHSU, but hit its stride when it tied up the game 16-16 with 9:32 left in the first half.

After tying the game, it went on a 9-0 run before the Bearkats scored again after a five-minute scoring drought for SHSU. The Bearkats came back and never let the Sugar Bears force the game to double digits.

The Sugar Bears shot 44 percent from the floor in the first half compared to SHSU shooting 36 percent.

The Bearkats crashed the boards harder, grabbing 16 rebounds, six of them offensive rebounds.

UCA had 14 rebounds and four offensive rebounds.

The score at halftime was 2821, with the Sugar Bears in the lead.

The second half was a different game and neither team had control until eight seconds left in the game.

SHSU took control with 13:58 left and it was back and forth for the rest of the game.

Senior guard Micah Rice got a layup to go with eight seconds left in the game.

That bucket put UCA up by five points.

A couple of clutch threepointers by freshman guard Maggie Proffitt also contributed.

The Sugar Bears won 54-49.

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UCA freshman guard Kelsey McClure looks to pass the ball by Sam Houston State University senior forward Nyha Carter in the Sugar Bears’ 54-49 win Feb. 27.

There were five ties in the second half of the game as well as seven lead changes throughout the game.

The Bearkats held UCA senior center Courtney Duever to seven points and no points in the second half.

Freshman guard Brianna Mullins scored a game-high 16 points, making six of her nine shots from the field.

Proffitt also made an impact with two three-pointers late in the game, but made all her shots from behind the arc.

Senior night at the Farris Center was March 1 when the Sugar Bears took on the Lamar

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Bears defeat SHSU 80-71, Lamar 76-69

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Thursday at Northwestern State University. 7 p.m.

Saturday at Stephen F. Austin State University.

6 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Saturday at Stephen F. Austin State University.

4 p.m.

Baseball

Friday at University of Memphis. 6:30 p.m.

Saturday at University of Memphis. 1 p.m.

Sunday at University of Memphis. Noon Softball

Friday at Texas A&M— Corpus Christi. 1 p.m.

(Double Header) Saturday at Texas A&M — Corpus Christi.

10 a.m.

Tennis

Friday vs. Southwest Baptist University.

2 p.m.

Sunday vs.

Northwestern State University. 10 a.m.

half.

The score was 25-24 at halftime with UCA leading.

Duever was on pace for a double-double with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Cardinal senior guard Gia Ayers had 12 points, with three being three-pointers.

The Sugar Bears shot 36 percent from the field in the first half but only 14.3 percent from three-point range.

Lamar shot 30 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range.

Both teams pulled down 16 rebounds, but UCA had only 10 turnovers compared to the

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University Cardinals.

The Cardinals came into the Farris Center off of a recent loss still trying to get the No. 1 for the Southland Conference Tournament.

After scoring the game’s first points, UCA couldn’t get anything going.

With 18:14 left in the first half, Lamar went on an 8-0 run.

The run was stopped by Duever and Proffitt, who made a couple of shots and drained a three-pointer, to bring the Cardinals’ lead down to one.

After a jumper and free throw

by Mullins, the Sugar Bears took the lead and kept it the rest of the

Cardinals’ 12 turnovers.

The second half went like the first, with neither team gaining much ground on the other.

Then with 13:57 left in the game, the Sugar Bears started to pull ahead.

UCA went on a 7-0 run to get a 41-34 lead. The Sugar Bears took the lead by eight points at one time, and even had a six-point lead with 2:50 left in the game when Lamar started a comeback.

The Cardinals sophomore guard JaMeisha Edwards scored six points with Ayers adding another three to beat UCA 56-53.

The Sugar Bears shot 32.1 percent in the second half while Lamar shot 32.3 percent.

UCA couldn’t get the threepointers to drop, shooting 12.5 percent from three-point range in the second half and 13.3 percent for the game.

The Sugar Bears got out rebounded by seven rebounds, 45 to 38.

Rice talked about being at the top of the conference, with two games left in the season.

“Nothing changes with us being number one,” she said. “We still have to go out and play hard and smart basketball every night for 40 minutes.”

The last two road games could determine a lot for the top three seeds heading into the Southland Conference Tournament in Katy, Texas.

UCA (12-4) is the No. 1 seed with Stephen F. Austin (17-11, 11-5 SLC) and the Cardinals (11-5 SLC) the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds.

The UCA Sugar Bears play two more games with the first coming against Northwestern State University at 5:30 p.m. on March 6 and the second against SFA in the last game of the regular season at 4 p.m. March 8 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

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UCA sophomore outfielder Tyler Langley leads off first behind UND junior first baseman Jeff Campbell in the Bears’ 4-3 win March 1.

Baseball beats NSU, ISU; moves to 6-4 on season

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

The UCA baseball team won three games against the University of North Dakota and Illinois State University on Friday and Saturday 6-1, 4-3 and 7-0.

The weekend’s first game saw the Bears (6-4) chase UND (0-4) junior Andrew Thome (0-1) out of the game in the fifth inning.

Thome was erratic in his first start of the season, walking seven batters and giving up six runs with three earned and five hits.

UCA went after Thome early, staying patient, drawing two walks in the first inning.

Bears’ senior shortstop Justin Treece hit a bases loaded single to the shortstop to advance the runners and bring home the game’s first run.

UCA scored two additional runs in the bottom of the second inning after junior outfielder Nick Rougeau bunted his way on. He advanced to third on a single by senior infielder Doug Votolato.

Rougeau scored on a wild pitch by Thome and Votolato advanced to third. Votolato scored on a force out hit by sophomore infielder Chris Townsend.

UND got on the board after a line drive solo home run to left field by junior infielder Jeff Campbell. The home run brought the score to 3-1 UCA’s favor.

The Bears widened the gap back to three in the bottom of

the fourth inning after senior first baseman/ pitcher Scott Zimmerle singled up the middle to bring Votolato home.

UCA scored the final two runs of the game in the bottom of the fifth after another rough half inning for Thome. He was able to get two quick outs, then the wheels started falling off for him.

Junior outfielder Wesley Hoover singled to right field, and then Treece reached on a fielding error by UND junior infielder Tyler Follis. Rougeau walked to load the bases.

North Dakota junior pitcher Tyler Ruemmele replaced Thome after the walk. Votolato singled through the left side of the field to score Treece and Hoover. Both runs were charged to Thome.

UCA’s senior right pitcher Bryce Biggerstaff (2-1) threw eight innings, struck out a season-high nine batters and gave up one run on six hits.

Biggerstaff said trusting defense helps the game flow more easily for pitchers.

“When you have a solid defense behind you, as a pitcher, it makes things easier and gives you confidence,” he said.

The weekend’s second game saw the Bears defeat UND by a score of 4-3 off a ninth inning walk.

North Dakota took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when

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The UCA basketball team won two games last week over Sam Houston State and Lamar University.

After the Sam Houston State Bearkats started on a 14-4 run early in the first half, UCA stormed back and controlled almost the entire game, winning 80-71 at the Farris Center and beating the Bearkats for the first time in their 12th meeting.

Senior LaQuentin Miles led the Bears (8-19, 5-11 SLC) with 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Senior DeShone McClure added 14 points and 2 blocks, 11 of his points coming in the second half to help secure the win.

One of the game’s bigger plays came from a McClure block at 6:15 that bounced off a Bearkats (19-9, 11-5 SLC) player and gave the ball back to the Bears, slowing SHSU’s increasing momentum.

The Bears led the entire second half, not allowing the Bearkats (19-8, 11-4) to come within a basket of tying the game.

Sophomore Daouda Berete, who added 7 points and 3 assists, made a layup and a foul shot for a three-point play with 2:33 left The play gave the Bears a 7366 lead that seemed to deflate the Bearkats’ offense.

“We stayed together tonight,” Berete said. “We kept uplifting one another because we knew we were going to win. Defense was the ultimate key, and the whole night we focused on that.”

The Bears dominated the Bearkats on the boards, outrebounding SHSU 48-35, and had nine blocked shots.

“We’ll use this win as motivation for next season when we’re losing,” Berete said. “It’ll help us get better individually and as a team.”

UCA won its final home game of the season with a 76-69 victory over the Lamar Cardinals (3-25, 2-14 SLC) on Saturday in the Farris Center.

The Bears have a two-game winning streak after winning at home against Sam Houston State on Thursday.

Miles made the most of his last game in the Farris Center,

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UCA freshman forward Phabian Glasco attempts to block Sam Houston State University sophomore guard Paul Baxter in the Bears’ 80-71 win Feb. 27. scoring a career-high 30 points and adding 14 rebounds.

The Jacksonville native made 1014 shots from the field and hit 9-18 free throws.

McClure added 11 points and four rebounds in his last home game, and freshman forward Jalen Jackson scored 12.

The Cardinals had three players score double figures, including junior guard Nimrod Hilliard with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Senior forward Amos Wilson had 16 points, while junior forward Donovan Ross scored 11.

The Bears shot 49 percent from the field while the Cardinals shot 47 percent.

UCA went 6-15 from threepoint range while Lamar shot just 1-10.

The Cardinals out-rebounded the Bears 37-35, but UCA blocked seven shots to Lamar’s zero and

committed fewer turnovers, losing the ball 13 times to Lamar’s 19.

Miles earned his second SLC Player of the Week honor after averaging 26.5 points and 13 rebounds.

The Bears have two games left in the season, starting with the Northwestern State University Demons at 7 p.m. March 6 in Natchitoches, La. The Demons are coming off an 84-71 win over the University of New Orleans and are 10-6 in the SLC with a 14-13 mark overall.

The season’s final game is in Nacogdoches, Texas at 6 p.m.

March 8 against the Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjacks.

SFA is undefeated in the Southland at 16-0 and boasts a 27-2 overall record. The Lumberjacks defeated Southeastern Louisiana 75-62 on Saturday in Hammond, La.

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SPORTS

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Tennis co-captain loves teammates, looks for future in broadcasting

by Misti Hollenbaugh Campus Life Editor

Junior Kelsey Williams started playing tennis at 3 years old in her backyard in Victoria, Australia.

“My parents realized I had a love for the game after I would spend hours in our backyard hitting a tennis ball around Kelsey Williams playing totem tennis [swingball],” she said.

Williams came to UCA for a visit and said she instantly fell in love with the campus and the team.

“The girls were all so friendly and the coach seemed very positive and engaged in the sport,” she said.

Williams said her favorite part of playing tennis at UCA is the team.

“Everyone is so supportive of one another,” she said. “If someone is feeling down another would pick [her] up.”

Six of the eight women on the team are from other countries.

“Being almost an entire international team, we all have times where we get homesick or just not feeing up to it,” she said.

“But we all stand by each other through thick and thin and that’s what I love about it.”

Williams said another one of her favorite parts is the road trips.

“I think all those crazy bus sing-alongs that probably make coach deaf or the ways we keep ourselves entertained while on the road in hotel rooms never seem to surprise me,” she said.

Senior Sasha Ruocco said Williams is a great teammate who fights hard during her matches.

“She is very loving and has so much passion in and out of the court,” she said. “She will make a great senior next year.”

Williams said she wants to be able to hold her own this season.

“I want to be able to go out there and give it my all every match and help my team succeed more than we have before,” she

said.

Williams was elected cocaptain by her team, which she said was important to her.

Williams said that for her, success is a mental game.

“Anyone can go out there and hit a ball a million miles an hour,” she said. “It comes down to who has the mental strength when you are playing a third set and it’s sweltering conditions or you are down in a match and need to comeback.”

A certain tournament that stands out to Williams was her first tournament at UCA. “Me and my doubles partner junior Allison Murphy were playing flight one,” she said. “All we wanted to do was win a couple

matches and give it our all. Little did we know that we would end up taking out the first tournament.

We were ecstatic.”

Williams said she plans to work as a broadcast journalist in Australia after she graduates.

“Hopefully for ESPN or Fox, but you defiantly have to start from the bottom first,” she said.

Being so far away from home, Williams said she misses her parents the most.

“My mum – yes, spelled M-U-M – is my best friend,” she said. “I don’t have brothers and sisters so she is the one I lean on for everything. Whenever I’m playing, I always look to see who’s watching and always wish that my parents could see all I’ve accomplished. I

know that they would be proud.”

Williams said the team has a positive coach in Jeff Borengasser. “[Borengasser] never yells or never makes us feel unworthy if we lose,” he said. “He is very encouraging and really pushes you to be the best you can be.”

On the season, Williams has a 4-4 overall record in singles play and 5-3 in doubles with her partner Murphy.

WIlliams is in third in No. 3 singles matches with a 2-0 record.

Williams and Murphy are fourth in No. 1 doubles matches with a 4-2 record.

The tennis team sits in fifth place, tied with Northwestern State with a 6-3 record.

STRIKEOUT

SAFETY

New protection for pitchers will help; Softball wins two against WMU, TU; head injuries lessened with new rules falls to SU, USF, LMU at Invitational

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

On Jan. 28, Major League Baseball approved a protective cap for pitchers to wear on the mound better protect themselves from comeback line drives.

The caps, which are more than a half-inch thicker in the front and on the sides, are made by 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox.

The caps were introduced because several pitchers have been severally injured by line drives, whether it was a fractured skull or a concussion.

Doctors have found out a lot about head injuries, but they are still trying to determine the longterm effects of head injuries.

Several measures have been taken to ensure fewer concussions happen.

Football at the national and collegiate levels now has rules in place that penalize any helmetto-helmet hits.

The rules also make players go through extensive concussion tests to make sure they are okay to play.

Major League Baseball is trying to implement these new caps, though they are not required, and has put in a sevenday disabled list for players who suffer concussions.

Over the past few years, several pitchers have been seriously injured with balls batted directly at them.

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy was struck in the head with a line drive and walked off on his own, but had to have dangerous brain surgery.

On the other hand, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ was hit and started bleeding from the ear.

He left the hospital within 16 hours.

Another example of a pitcher getting hit in the head with a line drive is Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Brad Ziegler.

Ziegler was struck in the head in 2004 when he pitched in the

Off the Glass Oakland Athletics farm system.

After being hit, Ziegler spent six days in intensive care, but was diagnosed with a skull fracture and sent home.

Though it happens in the major leagues once or twice a season, it has happened countless of times over the history of baseball, at the professional, collegiate or younger levels.

The caps developed by isoBlox offer protection for frontal impact against line drives up to 90 mph and 85 mph for the sides of the cap.

Is that enough though?

According to an MLBcommissioned study, it is.

The study says that 83 mph was the average speed of a line drive when it reaches the pitcher’s mound.

The problem with this is that was the average speed, which means faster speeds could, and more than likely are, achieved.

One instance of this happening was in 2010 during a California high school game.

The pitcher of one team had a comebacker hit to him at a speed of about 130 mph.

The batter was using an aluminum bat, compared to the wooden bats the MLB uses.

Statistically, aluminum bats give more carry to baseballs because they are lighter and are swung more quickly.

The use of aluminum bats is outlawed in the MLB, but not for collegiate or younger levels.

New York and North Dakota

have banned aluminum bats in youth leagues.

This isn’t to say the use of aluminum bats is a bad thing.

It may be more dangerous to have these aluminum bats instead of wooden bats.

This is isn’t a problem for other fielders because the pitcher’s mound sits at 60.6 feet away from home plate, while first and third base are 90 feet away.

This means the ball is traveling at higher speeds when it reaches the pitcher’s mound than when it reaches another fielder.

The argument here is that the protective caps are not where they should be to provide proper protection.

McCarthy stressed this same basis when he said he will not use the product because “it is not major league ready.”

I like the strides being taken, but at the same time, these caps need to be more protective.

The caps shouldn’t be mandatory until they can be comfortable and protective at the same time.

Maybe some thinner, stronger material can be used to help the caps’ protection.

At the collegiate level, there is only one rule that I have read about the helmet’s use by pitchers and that is they can be worn, but are not made to wear them if they choose not to.

According to the NCAA rules, pitchers can wear a helmet, but it cannot have a glossy finish.

One thing I don’t like about the use of helmets for pitchers is, they would cut down on the vision for the pitcher.

If a pitcher is trying to pick off a runner on any base, part of the helmet that is sticking out on the side would obstruct part of his view.

This could cause runners to steal more bases and hurt the pitcher’s games.

Overall, I really like the idea of the protective caps and helmets.

I’m glad to see strides have been made in the right direction for the protection of pitchers.

Baseball:

Bears beat North Dakota State 6-1 on Friday, 4-3 on Saturday morning, beat Illinois State 7-0 on Saturday night 4 Continued from page 9 Follis reached on an error by UCA sophomore third baseman Lee Raley to score senior outfielder Jacob Threlkeld.

The inning’s second run came off a sacrifice fly to left field by senior catcher Tyler Petersen to bring Follis home.

The Bears cut the gap in half in the bottom of the third on a sacrifice fly by Townsend to right field to score Raley.

North Dakota scored its final run of the game in the top of the sixth inning when senior designated hitter Zach Trygstad reached on a fielder’s choice, which scored Petersen.

The UND pitching staff held UCA to one run through the first seven innings until the Bears started to chip away at the lead in the eighth inning.

After junior infielder Nate Ferrell walked, sophomore outfielder Tyler Langley doubled down the right field line to score Ferrell from first.

UCA tied it up in the bottom of the ninth when Townsend

reached on a fielding error by Campbell to score sophomore pinch hitter Brandon Maltavo.

The Bears loaded the bases after Langley was hit by a pitch.

Zimmerle lined out to right field to bring two outs in the ninth.

Treece drew a two-out walk to win the game.

Sophomore pitcher Bo Stitch (1-0) got the win for UCA in two innings.

He struck out three batters and gave up one hit.

The final game of the series saw Bears junior pitcher Chris Caudle (2-1) take a no hitter into the seventh inning in UCA’s 7-0 win, when ISU sophomore infielder/catcher Paul DeJong singled to third base.

Caudle pitched eight innings giving up three hits, three walks and striking out eight.

UCA backed Caudle’s strong performance in the bottom of the first inning when it jumped to a 2-0 lead on a double down the left field line by Langley that scored Townsend and Votolato.

The Bears scored their final four runs in the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.

UCA loaded the bases after junior designated hitter Austin White and Hoover were hit by pitches and Rougeau walked.

Votolato walked to bring White home, and Hoover scored on a wild pitch from Redbirds’ sophomore pitcher Steve Heilenbach.

Zimmerle was hit by a pitch to load the bases again and Langley reached on a fielder’s choice to score Votolato.

Junior catcher Charles Deckard scored the game’s final run, reaching on a fielding error

by DeJong to bring Townsend home.

Votolato said the offense, defense and pitching helped the team last weekend.

“The keys this weekend were pitching and defense with a few timely hits mixed in,” he said.

The Bears will travel to Tennessee to face the 10-1 University of Memphis for a three-game series starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

by Andy Robertson and Mason Addison Sports Editor and Assistant Sports Editor

The UCA Bears softball team traveled to Clearwater, Fla. last weekend and played in the University of South Florida— Under Armour Invitational, where it won two of five games.

The first game of the series saw the Bears (8-14) lose to No. 20 Stanford University (17-5).

The Cardinals were backed by a strong performance by freshman pitcher Madi Schreyer (12-2), who went six and one-third innings.

She struck out six, walked three and gave up two runs with one being earned.

Stanford scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning on three hits.

It padded its lead in the top of the seventh inning on two hits and one error.

The second game of the series saw the No. 23 University of South Florida beat UCA 10-1.

The Bulls moved ahead by three runs when sophomore catcher Lee Ann Spivey hit a three-run home run to left field in the bottom of the first inning to bring the score to 3-0.

USF scored three more runs in

the bottom of the second inning on a home run by senior shortstop Kourtney Salvarola to bring the score to 6-0.

The Bulls scored two more runs during the inning on a fielding error by sophomore centerfiedler Amy Gunnells.

The Bulls’ final runs were scored in the bottom of the fourth on one hit and one error.

The third game of the series saw the Bears beat the Western Michigan University Broncos 1-0 Saturday.

The fourth game of the series saw UCA beat Temple University (2-8) 11-3 on Saturday.

UCA jumped to a 5-0 lead when junior shortstop Hayley Parker was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Freshman right fielder Briana Whisenhunt scored the first run of the game.

Then sophomore Sam Forrest hit a grand slam.

TU scored its first run when senior third baseman Devynne Nelons hit a home run to center field.

UCA added four more runs on three hits in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 9-1.

The Owls scored two more runs in the top of the fifth when

junior designated hitter Julia Kastner hit a home run to make the score 9-3.

In the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings, the Bears added two runs to make the final score 11-3.

Sophomore second baseman Sarah Bigej gave some keys to the win.

“We had great starting pitching by junior Kylee Studioso,” she said. “We limited our strike outs and got base hits.”

UCA lost to the Loyola Marymount University Lions (8-8) 5-1 on March 2.

The Bears scored their lone run of the game on an error by LMU junior second baseman Sterling Shuster, allowing the runners to advance and Whisenhunt scored.

The Lions’ first runs came off a home run by freshman left fielder Amanda Dirks, which brought home freshman center fielder Ander Lopez to bring the score to 3-1 in LMU’s favor.

The Lions scored again in the bottom of the fifth off a single and twice in the bottom of the sixth off of a single and a double to make the score final 5-1.

The Bears will travel to Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi to play the Islanders in a three game series starting March 7.

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