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With 935 out of 1,695 votes, junior Ashley Ross was appointed Student Government Association (SGA) executive president.

The SGA elections received 1,722 ballots this year, a 60.6 percent increase from last year’s 1,044 ballots.

Vice President of Operations senior Steven Shook announced this year’s election winners.

“Right now, I am just overwhelmed,” Ross said, “There are a lot of things I want to work on.”

Ross said some of the projects she wanted to work on for next semester include expanding projects such as Big Event and Speak Up. “One of my main objectives is

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SWN donates $150,000 to UCA sciences Southwestern Energy Company announced its partnership with the Arkansas Science and Engineering Fair Association on April 4. This partnership brings a donation of $150,000 to the university for any student majoring in a STEM program. SWN will also donate money to secondary schools to ensure an increase in science fairs and science related projects.

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to make Big Event a branch of SGA so more students can participate in it,” Ross said.

A runoff election was held between junior Zach Carter and sophomore Jacob Wickliffe for the executive vice president with Carter winning the majority of the votes.

Junior Bryce Crabb was elected vice president of operations with 869 of the 1,657 votes and sophomore Corey Parks was elected vice president of finance.

At the election results, announced in Student Center 208, Parks stood up and read an apology to the candidates, apologizing for his behavior during the campaign.

“I never should have put myself or SGA in the position we are in,” Parks said. “I acted like a preschool child throwing a temper

tantrum rather than a student leader. I realize that I made a mistake and I am looking forward to proving that I am better than what my previous actions have shown.”

Parks also apologized to Crabb, saying he should not have acted out against him. When asked about the altercation, both Parks and Shook declined to comment.

Other candidates elected to position include: junior Colby Qualls for senior class president, junior Jordan Frederking for senior class vice-president, sophomore Stephanie Daigle for junior class president, sophomore Christina Griffin for junior class vice-president, freshman Kelsey Broaddrick for sophomore class president and freshman Emma Baird for sophomore class vicepresident.

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The campaigning between Daigle and sophomore Ivana Ilic was one of the closest in SGA history with Daigle winning by just seven votes.

Also on the ballot were 12 proposed constitutional amendments, all of which were approved by the student body.

Junior Class President Colby Qualls said the purpose of these changes was to help improve the SGA’s operations.

“The proposals we developed were aimed at making the organization more accessible, transparent and diverse,” Qualls said.

Some of the changes resulting from these amendments include the addition of a SGA historian

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UCA community members interested in working out at the HPER Center have until April 30.

After that, the building will close to continue the expansion project into the summer.

As part of the closure, HPER Center cardiovascular and weight equipment must be dismantled and relocated starting April 28.

HPER Center Phase II is scheduled to open in October 2014. The project began in fall 2013 with a groundbreaking ceremony in July 2013.

The athletic facility is 72,000 square feet and features multipurpose courts, a fitness center and a track. With the expansion, the HPER Center will grow to about 120,000 square feet.

UCA’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution Feb. 24, 2012, to move forward with the HPER Center project. Board members approved $15.5 million in bonds to finance the expansion. The expansion process is also paid for through $4 of the $9.12 per credit hour recreational fee.

With the expansion, the HPER Center will encompass the former parking lot in front of Farris Hall and will not affect the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve.

In a Dec. 5, 2012, article from The Echo, Campus Recreation Director Dave Dennis said the weight room would expand from 5,500 to 9,500 square feet.

The HPER Center will be open from 4-11 p.m. April 28-April 30.

Only the track and basketball courts will be available April 30.

Ary Servedio, HPER Center fitness director, said one of the facility’s main priorities this semester was to have little interruption for students wishing to use the fitness services.

“We are beyond excited for all the new fitness and recreational programming this expansion will

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Awards ceremony honors writing students

The writing department is planning a celebration for graduating writing students. The ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. April 24, at the Student Center amphitheater. Writing professors will honor some of the seniors. Winning freshmen who entered the inkWire contest will also be announced at this job.

Symposium showcases research posters

The College of Health and Behavioral Sciences showcased its students with the Student Research Poster Symposium during x-period April 22 in the Student Center Ballroom with more than 85 poster presentations, with 260 participants representing family and consumer sciences, health sciences, kinesiology and physical education, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and psychology and counseling

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World renowned ear surgeon Dr. John Dornhoffer shares his experience of being hearing-impaired with students and faculty in the College of Business on April 17.

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The Instructional Development Center has given students the opportunity to show their appreciation to UCA faculty through May 2 through Thank-ATeacher. Students can submit their letters of appreciation online at uca.edu/idc/thankateacher.

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Assistant Campus Life Editor The first Buzz Bash festival kicked off the start of .BUZZ, a new self-sustaining, top-level domain created by Adjunct Marketing Instructor Bill Doshier, during x-period April 15 on the College of Business lawn.

Doshier used the help of his marketing creative consulting class to launch .BUZZ. Senior Michael Borrelli, one of Doshier’s students, said, “I’m really excited to see how well the domain names sell and to know that what we’ve been working for all semester is a success.”

Senior Jerry Gooch, another creative consulting student of Doshier’s, said the Buzz Bash was a success and that .BUZZ is a great top-level domain (TLD) with much potential to grow.

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According to the TLD’s website, Doshier describes .BUZZ as “the” location where Internet users can go to find out what’s happening now.

“The domain can be used to host a range of real-time content,” he said. “From subject-specific current events, blogs, new product developments, community updates and more.” .BUZZ is dedicated to being a family-friendly domain name space providing Internet users with fresh, clean content they can trust.

Senior B.J. Matthews said the domain would be a success.

“I love it,” he said. “It’s good to see student businesses getting the publicity they need.”

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Campus Life Editor and Staff Writer After over a decade of discussion, Greek Village finally approaches its arrival.

Alpha Sigma Alpha President sophomore Maddie Spickard said Greek Village is a great addition to UCA. “I think it shows that Greek life is growing and moving toward a more positive direction and it is clear the impact that it has on UCA’s campus,” Spickard said.

“We are so excited to be getting a home for ourselves.”

The Greek community and administrators will come together for a groundbreaking ceremony at 1:30 p.m. April 25.

Phase I of the village, projected to be completed in 2015, will include five new twostory sorority houses on the north side of campus, which consists of

Panhellenic sorority house and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority chapter rooms.

Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Zeta, Sigma Kappa and Sigma Sigma Sigma sororities will receive houses.

Each 10,400-square-foot residence will house approximately 32 students in 14 double rooms and four single rooms.

Sigma Sigma Sigma housing chair Amanda Cross, junior, said the UCA community still was mixed reviews about the upcoming development.

“It makes me very upset because I wish that I could help people become more informed on Greek Village, because overall it’s sort of hard to get your head around,” she said. “I want people to realize that this doesn’t affect things like tuition and fees for the non-Greek population and that it will be a great selling point for the university.”

As a UCA ambassador, Cross said potential students are always excited when she talks about Greek Village.

“I feel like this is a great selling point for Conway and UCA and I believe that people are aware of that,” she said.

Cross said the Greek Village will make Greek member dues increase.

“Starting this fall each member of the sororities will pay parlor fees, which will go straight to the university and can be paid using financial aid,” she said.

“Fortunately though, the parlor fees aren’t outrageous. Also for those sorority members living in the house starting after they finish their one-year commitment to university housing they will pay room and board to live in the house.”

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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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30-year-old male arrested for outstanding warrant after suspiciously knocking on cars UCAPD arrested nonstudent Rigginald Lovelace, 30, at 1:30 a.m. April 13, after learning of a warrant out for his arrest from Conway Police.

Officers approached Lovelace after receiving a call about a black male wearing dark pants, white shirt and ball cap who knocked on someone’s car window asking for directions by Bernard Hall.

Once UCAPD arrived and spotted Lovelace sitting on a window sill, he quickly stood up and began walking northbound between the Student Center and Conway Hall.

Officers then called out to him, asking that he speak with them.

When officers confronted Lovelace about asking for directions, he quickly denied the accusation and said he was not a student and was waiting on his friend.

Officers then asked for details about his friend, to which Lovelace hesitantly replied.

UCAPD then had dispatch check Lovelace’s status and found that he has a warrant out of CPD. Once the warrant was confirmed, officers transported Lovelace to Faulkner County Unit II.

Nonstudent gives officers false name, arrested on drug charges Officers noticed a green Saturn sedan with a taillight out on Dave Ward Drive at 10:10 p.m. April 13.

Whenever the vehicle turned left onto Moix Boulevard, officers ran his license plate and pulled him over.

Whenever UCAPD asked for his license, he said he did not have it with him. Officers warned Glover he should always have his license, but proceeded by asking for his name and birthday.

Glover told the officers his name was Matthew Lowe and his birthday was March 30, 1991. When dispatch ran a search under that name, there was no matching record.

When UCAPD addressed Glover about his lie, he claimed he gave a false name because he was nervous about his unpaid fines.

He then provided officers with his correct identification information.

Once dispatch ran this name, they found a warrant out for his arrest through Conway Police.

Once the warrant was confirmed, UCAPD planned to have another officer come and take custody of Glover and have Pro Auto tow his vehicle.

While performing the inventory for Glover’s vehicle, officers found 10.5 grams of marijuana in the jacket that Glover was initially wearing.

Upon this knowledge, UCAPD decided to charge Glover for the items, but said they would go ahead and transport Glover to Faulkner County Unit 2.

Glover was charged with possession of a schedule VI controlled substance with the purpose to deliver.

He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia for the scales and obstructing governmental operations for providing a false identity.

Nonstudent arrested for DWI after revving engine at Draft UCAPD encountered a belligerently drunk man driving a motorcycle on Dave Ward Drive at 12:45 p.m.

April 18.

Officers were working on the DWI task force while spotting a man revving a motorcycle engine in the Draft parking lot before speeding off.

When UCAPD followed the motorcycle, they noticed his careless driving.

Officers proceeded to pull the motorcycle over on Moix Boulevard and came in contact with nonstudent Joel Linker, 28. Linker smelled heavily of intoxicants and had red, bloodshot, watery eyes.

When he was asked to produce his license, registration and insurance, Linker gave UCAPD his Driver’s License and told the officers he did not have a motorcycle license or proof of insurance.

Link could not stand and continued to sway while officers talked with him. He continued to interrupt officers.

Dispatch informed officers that Linker had a warrant out from Conway Police Department.

Once the warrant was confirmed, UCAPD proceeded by performing a Standardized Field Sobriety Test.

Linker had difficulty understanding simple instructions during the testing phase. Linker continued to interrupt officers and required demonstrations to finish the tests.

After the test, Linker admitted he had at least four beers in the hours leading up to his traffic stop.

However, Linker stated that he stopped drinking two hours before he drove.

Linker was then transported to UCAPD where he had his DWI rights read and underwent an Intoximeter Test.

The test indicated a Statulorily Prohibited Blood Alcohol Content of .16.

Linker was arrested with a DWI, careless driving and a warrant for CPD.

Campaign season is already in full swing and two UCAtied candidates will vie for the Arkansas State Senate District 35 position in the 2014 midterm election – one seeking reelection for the second time.

Sen. Jason Rapert, 42, and Tyler Pearson, 28, are campaigning against each other across the district, which includes Conway, most of Faulkner County and a small portion of Perry County.

Rapert, a Republican, was first elected in 2010, and was reelected in 2012 to a Jason Rapert second term as District 35 senator.

Originally from Maynard, Rapert moved to Conway when he was 18-years-old with his wife, Laurie. The two graduated from UCA and have remained in the area s i n c e , r a i s i n g their two daughters.

Pearson, a Democrat, Tyler Pearson is a fresh face in the political scene. He graduated with an international studies degree from UCA in 2010 and will graduate with a masters degree from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in May.

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Students, faculty able to use 10 Fitness center on Harkrider Street while recreation center is under construction through summer 4 Continued from page 1 bring to our students,” she said.

“Considering the size and scope of this project, we are very fortunate to be out of commission for only five to six months.”

Servedio said the summer closure allows for the least amount of disruption for students.

Summer students will be able to use the 10 Fitness facilities in Conway without any additional charge.

To enroll, students must visit the location and present their student schedule and current student ID, according to the 10 Fitness flyer.

“The construction company worked with us during the school year to minimize that but now they are at a point where they must have uninterrupted access of the current building for it’s renovations to be done by midOctober,” Servedio said.

Faculty and staff are eligible for the 10 Fitness Premium

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memberships from May 1 to Aug. 20 with a current ID. The HPER Center opened in 2000 when the student population was about 8,500. Enrollment has grown since its opening and the project allows for more space.

According to enrollment figures, UCA had 11,534 students enrolled in fall 2013 semester.

“Our usage increased to the point that students were leaving the facility disappointed because it was so crowded, especially in our weight room,” Servedio said. “The HPER is a place where students come to unwind, get fit and socialize. The expansion will give us more space for each of those as well as new programming.”

The HPER Center expansion will include three new racquetball courts, an outdoor recreation area for renting bikes, camping gear and canoes; a six-lane, 25yard swimming pool and seating areas around the facility.

Servedio said a large group exercise studio in the current weight room location will be equipped with flashing lights and disco balls to energize the class experiences. Two smaller exercise studios are included in the design.

“The smaller of the extra studio’s will be a spin studio (800 square feet) and the other medium studio (1,600 square feet) will be used to offer other group exercise classes during the times the large studio is scheduled and also for students to reserve for their personal activities while on campus,” she said.

Windows will be added around the track to allow anyone on the track to see outside the HPER Center.

“It is beyond exciting to say the least for what is to come for the students,” Servedio said.

“The hard part now is trying to completely empty out of this building by the end of this month.”

Brazzler announces Blue Sail coffee shop location in

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The UCA Student Government Association passed three motions and reflected on their accomplishments this year during their weekly meeting April 21.

The Student Activity Fee Allocation committee presented to SGA, asking for approval of $141,940.90 for the fall 2014 budget.

SGA Vice-President of Finance senior Dylan Doughty presented the motion and said, “[Last year] we worked really hard to allocate this budget and when we were done we had to make some cuts.”

With that noted, the senators passed the motion with a unanimous 37-0 vote.

The senate also approved the I.D.E.A.L. budget and the appointment of the I.D.E.A.L. director and SGA liason for the 2014-2015 year.

Junior Michael Palese, an SGA ambassador, received the appointment and will receive $1,800 for both the fall and spring semesters.

The I.D.E.A.L. budget was allocated $5,170.50 for the next fiscal year.

This budget was passed in the senate with a two-thirds vote. Like the I.D.E.A.L. budget,

the Student Orientation Staff.

Allocation was also passed with a two-thirds vote of the senate.

SGA allocated $7,500 from the SGA reserve account for the purchase of the Mike Super Magic Show.

The executive board and senate discussed the Magic Show’s importance as both self-promoting and as a wellpracticed tradition for incoming freshman and transfer students.

Senior Joshua Dabney, S.O.S. team leader, addressed the motion and stressed the concern of upper classmen attending the event.

The Mike Super event at the beginning of the fall semester is highly anticipated campus wide and though it is intended to only be for incoming freshman and transfers, upper classman continue to come.

Dabney said, “Reynolds only holds twelve hundred people [and] it just isn’t fair that we can exclude new students from a program that is intended for them.”

He also discussed the lengths S.O.S. is considering to prevent upper classman from attending.

One idea presented by Dabney was for the members working the event to scan every student’s Bear Card and ask any upper classman to leave.

In honor of the end of the fiscal year, each SGA Committee discussed their achievements and future plans.

In other business: • The Safety and Campus Utilization committee reported that there will be new benches as of fall 2014 and that it will start a campus wide project to fix sidewalks.

• The Student Services committee discussesd improvements for the next year, such as rentable calculators and a change in the shuttle routes.

• The Senate Advancement c o m m i t t e e congratulated the senate for its impressive years consisting of eight by laws and five constitution changes.

• The “Speak Up” committee discussed the success of new scoreboards, the body apology event and food pantry.

• The History committee celebrated its coming into the SGA committee hearing and discussed the necessities to further progress, such as continuing to pursue the history of SGA.

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4 Continued from page 1 booths of upcoming businesses, free food from First Security Bank, a guest appearance from Crowbar Russell of “Clash of the Ozarks,” and drawings for items such as a nexus tablet and an oxygen bar. “[The event] went really well,” Gooch said. “I was really shocked with the turn out. My business was there, we got some leads, hung out with people and had a good time.”

Gooch’s business, Tech Experts Limited, is a new Information Technology (IT) start up available as a subscription, allowing the business to manage one’s computer 24/7 so it’s

heartbeat before an abortion could be performed.

If detected, a woman could not have the abortion except “in cases of rape, incest, medical emergency and if a mother’s life is in danger.”

Rapert said no one can find another country with as much blood on its hands as the U.S. and his legislation is a more humane standard.

“When you look at the scope of abortion, it’s tough to know we’ve taken so many lives in this nation,” he said.

In an April 13 post on Pearson’s Facebook page, the Democratic candidate said, “Jason Rapert is at it again. Wasting tax payer dollars on unconstitutional legislation.”

Pearson’s campaign website states, “It is time to put hometown values and local issues front and center.”

In regard to specific issues, Pearson said he is building his platform and declined to comment in depth on what he called “hot button” topics.

“I’m running for people with the integrity they deserve,” he said.

When asked for comment on Pearson’s campaign, Rapert said he didn’t know anything about his opponent.

Pearson said the young people’s voices does matter during elections, a view he and Rapert share. Both candidates said education and health care reform will be important topics while campaigning.

Rapert’s campaign has raised more than $86,000, according to an April 15 post on his campaign Facebook page.

Pearson said his campaign has raised more than $23,000.

Voter registration for the May 20 primary ended April 21. The general election will be Nov. 4.

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The Conway native works at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Rapert filed Feb. 24 while Pearson filed March 3, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State website.

The contentious Arkansas 12-week abortion ban will be a defining political issue during this campaign season as Rapert defends tighter abortion bans while Pearson attempts to sway voters away from supporting the legislation.

During the 12-week abortion ban debate, Rapert – who sponsored the Arkansas fetal heartbeat bill – received criticism from residents who felt his views were too extreme regarding the social issue.

“I’ve always been a pro-life candidate,” he said.

U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright struck down the ban on abortions beginning 12 weeks into a woman’s pregnancy.

At the time of its passing in March 2013, the abortion restriction was the toughest abortion law in the nation.

Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe vetoed the bill, but Republicans overrode the veto with a simple majority vote.

“I believe when there is a heartbeat, there is life,” Rapert said.

Pearson said he expects the abortion ban to be a prominent issue for voters as they take to the polls in November.

“A lot of people are upset with the extreme positions [Rapert] has taken,” he said. “There is a strong anti-incumbent sentiment.”

Despite objections to the law, a Talk Business/Hendrix College poll in 2013 found that 60 percent of the 675 Arkansas voters polled supported a measure that would require a test to detect a fetal

always running smoothly, along with trying to solve technical problems before they occur.

Gooch, alumnus Ben Smith and senior Zach Whittle run Tech Experts Ltd. Tech Experts Ltd. wasn’t the only business promoting itself at Buzz Bash. Danielle Brazzler from Blue Sail Coffee, LLC. discussed the upcoming coffee bar that is set to open in early May at 1107 Oak St. in Conway.

Brazzler described Blue Sail as obtaining the “West Coast coffee bar feel,” with espresso and coffee based beverages similar to those in Seattle and Italy.

Kyle Tabor, Blue Sail Coffee

creator, spent a summer in Italy learning about the coffee culture and the Intelligentsia Coffee Company. For more information about Blue Sail Coffee and summer Internships, go to facebook.com/bluesailcoffee.

Doisher said .BUZZ is continually looking for innovative ways to spread “the buzz” to a variety of audiences.

With the help from the UCA Innovation and Entrepreneurship program and national conferences through the domain name community, .BUZZ is gaining publicity.

For more information on how to become involved with .BUZZ, visit buzznames.biz.

4 Continued from page 1 position, the inclusion of a nontraditional student as senator, a representative from each academic college and the inclusion of how each candidate votes on a proposal to the meeting’s minutes.

“We are excited that the student body approved of these measures, and I believe we should see a more active and responsive Senate next year because of it,” Qualls said.

This year’s elections experienced some difficulties with candidates not following the rules set by the SGA Election Committee.

Shook said, “It’s hard because it is not the candidates – it’s their friends and their RSOs [Recognised Student Organizations] and that is what makes it so stressful.”

Some violations include the solicitation of campaign votes in residential halls and off-campus apartments and the tearing down of flyers and posters.

Many candidates and campaign managers were approaching students in their dorm, knocking on doors and asking them to vote for specific candidates.

Such action is a violation

of the university’s student handbook and candidates were cautioned against such behavior at the SGA weekly meeting April 14. Some candidates’ campaigns suffered from the tearing down of their flyers and posters.

One such candidate, junior Juan Mayen, was disappointed in this kind of behavior and felt it was a disadvantage to him in his run for Executive President.

“I am disappointed because this is the United States and it is supposed to be the land of opportunity and no one was giving me an opportunity,” Mayen said.

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Phase I of Greek construction to begin April 25, Phase II, which will include community center, fraternity houses, to begin after Phase I

completion 4 Continued from page 1 Panhellenic Council President Jordan Frederking, junior, said the Greek Village is going to be an important aspect of UCA’s Greek community in the future.

“Incorporating sorority houses and new fraternity houses will further interest about going Greek at UCA and will ultimately help grow the community as a whole,” she said. “I think that the growth of the Greek Community from the project will influence the entire UCA campus with more members that will serve the student body.”

Cross said the Greek Village’s biggest advantage would be the space and bonding that will come with it.

“Right now we are bouncing between places to meet because we have outgrown our chapter suites so having a permanent place to call home will definitely be great,” she said. “Also, the fact that we will have a house to have sisterhoods and events in for even more bonding will be fantastic.”

Spickard said Greek Village would have a great impact on Alpha Sigma Alpha.

“We will have a space for meetings and a place in which we can live,” she said. “Our sisterhood will grow stronger because we will have a central location on campus in which we are welcome.”

Spickard said Greek Village is something Alpha Sigma Alpha members take pride in and that they will all work together to maintain and improve it.

“We are excited to be living with the rest of Greek life so we can make a greater impact as a whole,” she said. “We cannot wait to move in and finally have a place in which we can love life and joyously live, in our new home.”

Much of the Greek life on campus is excited to find yet another way to bond with their fellow greek members.

“I think the most important aspect of the Greek Village was building sorority houses for our growing Panhellenic Chapters because we are currently displaced out of our chapter rooms,” Frederking said. “Also, having meeting rooms available for NPHC fraternities and sororities, which would allow them to be a part of the overall Greek Community within the Greek Village.”

Alpha Sigma Tau President Caitlyn Trostel, junior, said, “For UCA and the Greek community I

believe that having our very own Greek Village will promote Greek unity within our organizations and allow us to grow closer in a way that will positively impact inter-fraternal relations.”

Frederking said conversation about developing a Greek Village began in 2004 between SGA, UCA administration and student leadership groups.

“The Greek Village project was something that has been discussed for many years involving all different types of students, faculty members, organizations and businesses,” she said.

According to the UCA Greek Village website, Dean of Students Gary Roberts has spearheaded this decade-long project, which has a fall 2015 projected completion.

The website states, “Greek Village will not only help our fraternity/sorority community grow, but it will also set UCA apart from other campuses in the region with a unique living environment for generations to come.”

Frederking said the initial idea was to create Greek Village on Western Avenue, where the current majority of fraternity houses are such as Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, and Phi Sigma Kappa.

Since 2004, UCA administration has researched and visited other universities across the country with similar Greek housing.

Former President Allen Meadors suggested Greek Village be located on the corner of Farris Road and Dave Ward Drive in 2010, near the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve, but the land plot ultimately proved unfeasible for the project.

The location was then moved to its current location at the corner of Donaghey and College Avenues.

Frederking said the Phase II of the Greek Village project would incorporate building new fraternity houses and the Greek Community Center. Phase II construction is expected to start one to two years after the completion of Phase I. Frederking said UCA’s Board of Trustees passed a bond issue that funded the building of five sorority houses in Phase I of the project.

“Beyond that, all the Panhellenic chapters and members are investing in their future house,” she said. “Alumni of our Greek organizations have also been reached out to in hopes of

Alpha Sigma Alpha

Community Center

Alpha Sigma Tau

Delta Zeta

Sigma Sigma Sigma

Sigma Kappa

Pictured above are the five sorority houses to be featured in Phase I of the Greek Village project. Ground will break and construction will begin April 25. Phase II of the project will begin within two years after the completion of Phase I and will feature a Greek Community Center as well as fraternity housing. their contributions as well.”

Cross said the project is all coming together because of many awesome people.

“Getting Greek Village together definitely took a village of people,” she said. “It was not an overnight decision and they have

been working on the possibility of Greek Village way before I stepped foot on campus.”

Cross said because it has been such a long process, most bumps have been smoothed out along the way.

“This is a long project that

came to be thanks to a lot of people, like the UCA President, board of trustees, all the awesome housing advisers for the different sororities and even the people who drew up the housing plans,” she said.

Frederking said the Greek

Village long-term benefits are justification as to the importance of building this project.

“I think our Greek members deserve the Greek Village and our contributions to the UCA campus should be rewarded,” she said.

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April 23, 2014

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As cliché as it sounds, I truly did belong at UCA. The “You belong” commercials ingrained in my mind before transferring here – featuring former President Lu Hardin –were a true depiction of what the campus had to offer. They also were an image of what would represent my time as a student journalist.

The administrator scandals on campus, including Hardin’s, became a crucial learning element during my time in journalism classes and at The Echo.

After I transferred to UCA, I was certain the ability to cover former presidents and, more recently, former Chief of Staff Jack Gillean’s trial would be an asset to my career.

From my experiences covering legal matters, board of trustees meetings, university wrongdoings and controversial figures, I gained knowledge I feel I couldn’t have received elsewhere.

I would be remised if I said much of my college experience didn’t revolve around my work at The Echo. My love and passion for this newspaper pushed me to constantly find ways to make it better.

I’ll always look back at my time on staff in a positive light. I’ve built a portfolio and have met lifelong friends, some of whom will work as my future colleagues.

We had exciting and trying times as The Echo emerges to what I see as a leading studentproduced media outlet in Arkansas.

I wouldn’t trade the long Monday nights, the look I got when forcing a section editor to change something or even a certain someone throwing an orange at my face (lightheartedly, of course)

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for anything else. Throughout my five semesters on staff, I’ve covered an election season, led news section production, created a homecoming section and enjoyed several moments of happiness seeing fellow staff members succeed.

I leave my editor position content, even pleased, with the progress we’ve made this semester. Still, the perfectionist in me knows that we could have done more.

Moving to a new location in Stanley Russ Hall, changing to an online story management system,

by Brandon merging with an online Riddle publication and starting Editor a convergence structure with UCA’s News6 aren’t easy tasks and ones that I don’t take credit for alone. Without a team of cooperative, eager student journalists, The Echo would be nothing.

With that said, The Echo also wouldn’t be anything without the tremendous guidance of David Keith, an adviser and incredible instructor who challenged me to constantly do more to better myself in terms of writing, reporting and leading.

I’ve come to embrace the criticisms about stories and content but have also had to deal something else – the dreaded correction box.

Mistakes unfortunately happen and nothing makes me cringe more than seeing an error. Each has taught me to work even harder to not make the same blunder again.

I’m leaving the task of continuing Echo changes started this semester in the hands of the talented Austin DuVall and Misti Hollenbaugh.

Both have been a joy to work with and I know

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I can’t say my years at UCA have all been positive. Certain “higher-ups” have caused me to miss out on some of the educational experience I could have had if it wasn’t for selfishness.

But my years haven’t all been negative either, and that’s what I’d like to focus on. By having two majors, I have a special connection with two completely different departments and their professors.

In the College of Fine Arts and Communication for my print journalism major, I could not have asked for a better group of professors and staff to further my education and propel me into the real world. I could mention some by name, but I wouldn’t want to leave anyone out.

I will mention one staff member by name, because without him, my college career might have been considered a bust. Without him, I’m not sure what I would be doing with my life and I would not have half the experiences available on my resume.

To a great mentor, an incredible teacher and an even better friend, John Walls, Channel 6 Sports producer, who gave me the opportunity to work alongside the two things I love: journalism and sports.

John will never understand the passion he has helped me feel for various aspects of journalism.

He is a crucial part of the journalism program at UCA because he offers knowledge students could not get anywhere else.

He has done a tremendous job with students and I can imagine it will continue to happen.

In the World Languages department, I have had a number of professors that have not only helped shape my Spanish-speaking skills, but have also

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provided great mentorship in helping me decide what I want to do with the rest of my life. The department has granted me great opportunities, including a summer in Costa Rica.

The majority of the people here at UCA have been nothing but nice to me, helping me achieve every goal along my four-year journey at this university.

These people certainly include the Physical Plant workers. I know I’ve given them a few shout outs in the past, but I think they may appreciate one more.

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by Spencer students take projects and Griffin the beautiful scenery for Business granted.

Manager Without the Physical Plant workers, the campus grounds might as well look the same as the rest of Conway, but these hard-working people set this campus apart from anything else in town.

Not only do they work to the bone to keep the campus looking clean and pretty, but they provide services to allow students to have a more convenient life on campus.

The UCA shuttle bus drivers should be thanked every day for their hard work and dedication to help the students while keeping smiles on their faces.

It’s what some would call the “little people” I will remember most about UCA. These people are the nicest on campus and are the most willing to make students’ careers at the university worthwhile.

While UCA administrators have marred the legacy of this institution for many, it’s the people who go unrecognized who deserve the biggest round of applause and who are the most indispensable people on campus.

Everyone does.

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The UCA Student Government Association’s elections are over.

While they generally went smoothly, one aspect of the elections was troubling for the integrity of the elections.

While the elections were being held, SGA gave live results of the actual vote tallies on Twitter unfortunately. Giving live results for an election can interfere with an election’s results.

If a candidate can get his friends to vote for him early, he may be able to skew the election results by discouraging his opponent’s supporters. If a candidate is losing by 200 votes two hours into the election, it can seem hopeless for his supporters, who may not even vote.

For the sake of fair elections, SGA should stop providing live updates.

Because the poll is online, exit polling is not exactly viable. It’s understandable that people would want to know what the results are in real time. However, the integrity of the elections is more important.

This is not to say SGA senators are cheating in their elections.

Senators most likely have the best intentions with streaming.

Transparency is good, unless it affects the outcome of the elections in the process.

Even in large elections, voters would be dissuaded by live streaming. If a candidate is losing by a large margin, it may feel hopeless for people who have not voted yet.

SGA should stop live streaming and give their elections more integrity in the future.

Wall of Hate embraces multicultural harmony, rejects discrimination Participation in events on the UCA campus can positively affect students’ outloook on cultures they may not have been previously exposed to.

The Wall of Hate event allowed students to write racist words on part of a wall, which was then torn down days later. The wall not only acted as an outlet for many students, it made other students more aware of things they might say or do that are interpreted as insensitive or racist.

Participation in events such as the Wall of Hate can help students broaden their horizons and make friends outside their own cultures.

Many students, especially from small towns around Arkansas, are not exposed to many other cultures before college. However, by participating in multicultural events, students can open their minds to cultures other than their own.

To help this process, UCA students and the university itself should host more interesting events such as the Wall of Hate. In turn, students need to attend and participate in them.

While lectures and panel discussions are beneficial for students, including more unique and interesting events will help draw larger crowds.

Allowing a larger number of people and groups to hold events showing their cultural pride or multiculturalism helps the UCA community show its commitment to diversity.

The best way to get over issues with other cultures is for students to throw themselves into events and groups that are different from their own culture. UCA has many ways for students to experience different cultures.

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OPINION

Opinion editor graduates after overlong college career I’ve written enough columns and editorials during my time at UCA that I’ve nearly run out of things to talk about. However, during that time, I’ve never written a column in first person perspective. Well, now it’s time for everyone to listen to me talk about myself.

After six years of college at UCA, I am finally graduating.

When I leave, I won’t be happy or sad, angry or excited. I’ll just be relieved.

After an extended undergraduate career, I’m less sure about what I want to do with my life than ever. A poorly handled relationship, family health issues and personal problems have not helped my progress through school. Pushing away the person I love the most didn’t help either. But throughout any issues, I’ve still enjoyed my time at UCA. The university gives a lot of support to students, which comes in handy when traditional school is not your thing. The campus is beautiful and has a lot to do, though most students don’t take advantage of it.

The part of my college career I’m most proud of is my time at The Echo. As Opinion Editor, I’ve won several awards for editorial writing. While this won’t help a journalism career much, it has

been a point of pride for me in my time at school. I’ve been the Opinion Editor long enough that most students at UCA have only read The Voice when I’ve written it – though most don’t seem to read it.

From making fraternities and sororities angry to getting

throughout the years as well.

Working for The Fountain before it merged with The Echo was also a great experience.

Being a part of a news website just getting off the ground was exhilarating and I learned a lot from working there.

I’ve never been a particularly good student, to the frustration of many of my professors.

Without the endless patience of Assistant Journalism

by Brad Professor Donna Smith Lampkin-Stephens, Opinion and Journalism Associate Editor Lecturer David Keith and Assistant Journalism Professor Polly Walter, I probably mentioned in the Arkansas would’ve taken even longer to Democrat-Gazette, we have graduate that I have already. tried not to back down from any Stephens has served as my situation that has presented itself. adviser for four years and has UCA administration was been my most avid supporter and also an important part of my believed in me when I refused career with The Echo. Without to believe in myself, despite how its constant, foundation-rocking frustrated she has undoubtedly scandals, I probably wouldn’t been at many points throughout have won half the awards I the last four years. did. Former Presidents Lu David Keith has been far Hardin and Allen Meadors both more patient with me than I ever helped my student journalism had the right to expect, which is career immensely by doing something he shares with Polly especially dumb things. Other Walter. administrators have helped Jim Lovel was also an

important part of my college experience. I enjoyed my time working for him at The Fountain and he has been more of a role model than he will ever know, despite how much I frustrated him. That Lovel is leaving is a tragedy for the journalism department and his brand of teaching will be irreplacable.

Most of my friends have moved on to successful careers at this point, in and out of journalism. Being unsure that I can or even want to be as successful as any of them is scary, but the chance at being free from school after attending it halfheartedly for 19 years more than makes up for any fear.

It may not seem like I’ve enjoyed my time at school, but I have. I made a lot of friends, loved, lost and all the other things people do when they go to college. I just took a long time to get to the end.

I squandered a lot of time at school. I spent more money than I should have and will have far more debt than if I had graduated on time.

That said, my time in school has taught me more about myself than I ever could have learned otherwise. I will miss this school, but I never want to come back.

Including poetry in writing curriculum good for creativity The year is coming to an end, but students continuing on to fall semester are already enrolling in new courses. Those who are consistently on top of things have easily registered for the classes they wanted, during desired times.

However, the rest of us are bogged down by laziness and procrastination, rushing to complete final projects in order to pass the current semester.

Scrolling through the list of classes required for my writing major, I am already dreading the inevitable morning classes I will have to drag myself to.

Fortunately, the classes I am taking will be of some interest to me, specifically the forms of poetry class UCA offered this semester.

However, it has been revealed to me that this class will only continue at UCA if enough students enroll in it.

Although I have enrolled in it this fall, the professor who will teach has yet to be announced.

In short, nothing is set in

stone, including my schedule that I put together at the last minute. Visiting Assistant Professor Stacy Kidd, who currently teaches this course, as well as introduction to creative writing, has urged her students to enroll to keep it in the curriculum.

is composed of important elements. It is more than a spew of words that releases pent up angst that potentially nobody cares about.

My experience in writing poetry in an academic setting has exposed me to thinking critically about my wording, my writing form and how to break lines in order to impact readers the most. Analyzing poetry has taught

by Taylor me to embrace Trevizo various ideas and Staff Writer interpretations, accepting ambiguity and realizing meaning derives from people’s As a student who wants experiences. to take this class, I too hope This type of writing and writing majors will consider analyzing creates a voice for taking this forms class, even oneself, and as students looking those who do not consider to graduate and enter the work themselves to be experienced in field, finding your own voice is writing poetry. crucial in looking professional Honestly, I don’t consider and reputable. myself a poet, but I think poetry It may seem as if I am

stressing the importance of this class just so I won’t have to find a replacement to meet my required hours — and, yes, that is part of it — but keeping the class also helps to expand UCA’s Creative Writing department.

As one of the only universities in Arkansas that sets Creative Writing as a separate, distinct major of its own, the only way to keep this in effect is to take the courses offered, and anyone looking to find work in creative writing needs a diverse background to exhibit their creativity, especially creativity that involves poetry.

If you are a writing major, you should not only be reading this, but you should also be contributing to the department by showing support for different written art forms. I don’t know about you, but adjusting your fall semester to fit in forms of poetry seems like the best way to do that.

Archivist encourages community to cooperate with Echo reporters Jimmy Bryant

UCA Archives Director

Last week I read the column written by The Echo’s News Editor, Austin DuVall. For the sake of full disclosure I must tell you that my wife’s maiden name is DuVall, but we do not believe that she and Austin are related.

I also must tell you I admire the research and writing of Austin DuVall. He is very thorough in his research and is an excellent writer.

Not too long ago I wrote him a letter letting him know how much I appreciated the specificity and clarity I observed in one of his Echo articles. My position at UCA is director of archives and special collections. I am a certified archivist and my main responsibility is to preserve the history of the State of Arkansas and its residents by acquiring primary documents that then are housed at UCA. I also write about Arkansas history and have several articles

that are published on the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas, but most of my writing has been about the history of UCA. As of this date I have written approximately 90 articles on UCA history, given more than 100 presentations on UCA history and authored one book, The Centennial History of the University of Central Arkansas.

The main source for most of my UCA articles was and is The Echo.

The real keepers of UCA history are the student reporters who have written for The Echo since its first publication in November 1909. The information published by all of The Echo writers from 1909 to present day and that will be published in the future is absolutely vital to preserving the history of UCA. While the students who make up The Echo staff may not see themselves as writers of history, they are in fact creating a permanent record that people like me will use one day to write about UCA’s past.

That is why it is imperative

that all Echo writers be given the information they need to write a factually accurate story. If a reporter is given less than complete information, then he or she will be unable to write a factually accurate report. This means someone in my position could use the reporter’s work and unknowingly draw a false conclusion.

In his Echo column last week Austin stated, “I have covered several things this semester that have led me to roadblocks along the way. Why is that?” When I read Austin DuVall’s column, I wondered what particular event he was talking about. However, I did not contact him to ask because it doesn’t matter.

Unless an Arkansas State Statute or U.S. Federal Law prohibits otherwise, Echo reporters deserve to be given the information that they have requested and should not be met with roadblocks of any kind.

As Austin stated in his column, “Would you stand in the way of a psychology student surveying students in the Student Center?

No, you wouldn’t.” His analogy makes perfect sense to me. So, should anyone stand in the way of The Echo reporters when they are trying to do their jobs? No, they shouldn’t.

In the not too distant past UCA adopted a phrase that became the acronym AVID: UCA dedicates itself to Academic Vitality, Integrity, and Diversity and UCA employees were asked to place this phrase on their email signature line. Are all of us at UCA (including myself) adhering to the spirit and intent of AVID? Hopefully, whatever roadblocks Austin DuVall encountered were a one-time phenomenon and will not occur again. For the sake of UCA’s past, present and future, let’s hope it was a one-time event.

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Experience in campus media good

preparation for journalism career

4 Continued from page 4 they will continue to make The Echo a `better publication for the UCA community to read. They also carry new ideas such as working more with the Conway community to increase content variety – a goal that I feel strongly represents a move in the right direction and one that introduces more readers to our student newspaper.

If I had one piece of advice to current and future students, it would be to not underestimate the opportunities The Echo gives to staff.

As evident late this semester, even a small studentproduced news outlet can make it on national broadcasts.

This semester at times felt like a Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein story with certain insider tips that required Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and extensive research.

Those were thrilling and challenged The Echo to work harder to uncover something far beyond a typical news story.

If you put in the hard work, you’ll likely reap the rewards and understand why The Echo has been around for as long as it has – it’s an essential UCA component.

Without it, the university wouldn’t be accountable for actions and journalism students would be missing a critical outlet to learn about accurate, informative reporting through field experience.

Donna Lampkin-Stephens,

a professor who worked with me on a number of stories, is someone I admire. Her qualities are what I aspire to have in my career and as a person.

Polly Walter, John Gale and Angela Wiser and Jim Lovel have also had a positive impact on my UCA journey.

Political science department faculty, especially Mark Mullenbach and Clay Arnold, have impacted my love for politics.

I’m grateful for the opportunity I had to work as an Arkansas Model United Nations co-chair with incredible friends and inspiring high school students.

As I say goodbye to UCA, I also want to take a moment to thank those who helped me reach this point – my parents for their support to see me receive a college education and scholarship donors who believed strongly in me as a student.

The coming months will be a transition into a career I’ve been preparing for during my four years as a fortunate Bear. I’ll begin an internship at Arkansas Business in May and will graduate in August.

Leaving this campus will be bittersweet, but I am fully prepared for my next step. I have a feeling I won’t be able to stay away from college though as I work toward a masters degree and teaching in a similar campus environment one day.

My future has a great outlook, thanks in large part to The Echo.

Staff writer proud she endured challenges, completed school

As the countdown to them, but that is all in the good fun graduation continues, I find myself of journalism. I also took stories with more time to reflect on what that I enjoyed immensely.

UCA and The Echo have provided The list could go on. I could for me. mention my pride for the ones who I’ve been excited, happy, stood by my side and helped me angry, stressed, overwhelmed, through the process of obtaining my humbled and rewarded. Over the degree. There were tears, expressive course of four years, each of these words of sorts, late nights, study feelings has struck me at one sessions and necessary comfort point or another. food. I am proud Although, there of it all. During the have been times past four years, I when all of those have questioned emotions were the university, my inconveniently professors and jam-packed into myself. one day.

I have wondered Out of all if any of it was of the ups and actually worth it. downs, and the Now, I know it all words I would was. associate with For me, college each experience, has never actually there is one word been about the

by Jessica Seastrom that stands out: letter grade, or the Staff Writer pride. I am proud of piece of paper handed myself for choosing to me when it ends.

UCA, even when I was aware it was College has been about pride and an academic establishment that endurance. It’s asking yourself “Do would challenge me. you have what it takes to do this and I am proud I took my time do it right?” deciding what major and minor Some people might not view I would declare, for upon my finishing college as a very unique journey I had many experiences achievement because many people I might not have had if I hadn’t do it. I could not disagree more. paced myself.

Receiving a diploma is a unique I am proud I listened to my experience for each person who advisers and professors and did my finishes the task; it’s like running a best to leave my stubbornness at marathon. home before attending meetings Many people run marathons, or classes.Don’t worry, I didn’t get but the day you experience the rid of it, I just told it to stay in my feeling of crossing the finish line, bedroom for a few hours. throwing your hands up in the air I am proud that when given and saying, “I did it,” is the day you the chance to be a part of The Echo feel personal pride. All of those staff I did not decline. I took stories miles that seemed so daunting that made me uncomfortable. at first now become rewarding I’m sure I also made other people challenges. uncomfortable while interviewing I am thankful. I am proud.

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Campus Life

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April 23, 2014

Around Campus: Excel workshop MIS Instructor Lea Anne Smith will lead two informational sessions on Microsoft Excel from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on April 23 in the College of Business 310.

Jazz band The UCA Jazz band will have a concert at 7:30 p.m. April 23 in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall.

Student admission is free.

University Chorus The UCA Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. on April 24 in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.

Dead day Classes will be cancelled Friday, April 25 to give studens an extra day of studying before finals.

Cooking fun Taste of Home’s culinary specialist Jamie Dunn will be at Reynolds Performance Hall April 26 at 6 p.m to share advice and present the season’s best dishes.

Greek Village The UCA Greek Village groundbreaking ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m. April 25 at Donaghey and College Avenues.

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Senior Steven Overturf, Sigma Phi Epsilon member, holds the first-place trohpy over his head while celebrating with fellow teammates and members of Sigma Sigma Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon at the All Greek Step Show on April 17 in the Farris Center.

District 501 takes annual All Greek Step Show

by Julia Kramer Assistant Campus Life Editor Greek life members came together for the fifteenth annual All Greek Step Show at 7 p.m. on April 17 in the Farris Center.

Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Phi Alpha took third place; Delta Zeta, Sigma Tau Gamma and Phi Beta Sigma took second place, and Sigma Sigma Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon

took first.

Greek alumni Jesse Chambliss and Spencer Sims hosted the competition with seniors Bobby Racy and allie Burnett performing the National Anthem.

The show started out with a role call. Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Phi Lambda Chi, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Tau, Beta Upsilon

Chi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Zeta, Sigma Tau Gamma, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Phi Lambda, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Kappa Alpha all performed in pre-determined groups.

The first group to perform was Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Phi Alpha. Their theme was based off the movie “Remember the Titans” and dancers were dressed up as vintage cheerleaders and football

players.

Freshman Alpha Sigma Alpha member Emily Lowery said she didn’t know what to expect but found it fun and rewarding.

“Regardless of the results, just seeing the end product made all of the hard work worth it,” she said.

The next performance was Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu and Phi Lambda Chi. This was the only group with an all-girl step group with a jailbreak theme.

The third group to perform was Sigma Sigma Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Delta Sigma Theta and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Their theme was based off “The Hunger Games”.

The fourth group was Alpha Sigma Tau, Beta Upsilon Chi and Omega Psi Phi with a New Orleans Voodoo theme.

The fifth group was Delta Zeta, Sigma Tau Gamma and Phi

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COMMUNITY

MUSIC

Centennial concert honors campus bands

by Jessica Seastrom Staff Writer The UCA University Band celebrated the program’s 100 year anniversary by introducing non-traditional forms of media at 7:30 April 15 in Reynolds Performance Hall.

For their centennial celebration, the band incorporated non-instrumental instruments and other audio, video and special effects.

The band played “Fanfare for the Common Man,” written

by Aaron Copland, arranged by Robert Longfield, and conducted

by Les Sellers.

The band also performed Alex Shaptro’s “Paper Cut”, which was also conducted by Sellers and included sheets of paper as noninstruments to add sounds.

They performed Michael Colgrass’s “Old Churches”, which was conducted by Mary Poppelreiter and had visual

effects in a slide show presenting pictures of churches.

Sellers conducted again for Daniel Bukvich’s “Voodoo”.

During this song the lights were shut off and Sellers conducted with a glow stick. There were flashes of light and people yelling during the performance for added effects.

Senior Ethan Shaw conducted Edwin Franko

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Torreyson library director Art Lichtenstein buys Henry, an old friend, Einstein & Bros coffee on April 16.

Faculty member reunites with old friend regularly in Student Center coffee shop

by Elise Woods Staff Writer

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Sophomores Jordan Roddenberry and Nick Lebetter participate in Live Action Chess on April 16 in front of Torreyson Library. The action chess is organized by Hughes Residential Hall with meetings every Wednesday.

Torreyson Library director Art Lichtenstein recently bought Henry, a homeless man, a cup of coffee in Einstein&Bros.

Lichtenstein met Henry in the late 1990s when he was a literacy tutor at the Faulkner County Literacy Council.

Henry was Lichtenstein’s first assigned student and he liked him a lot.

It was accessible for Lichtenstein because Henry always wanted to meet and get tutored on campus.

Henry is a 64-year-old artist.

He doesn’t consider himself “homeless” but calls every place he lays his head to rest “home”.

“Henry was very eager to learn to read,” Lichtenstein said. “He would ask me to write letters for him and fill out forms for the government that would help support his sick mother at the time.”

The letters Lichtenstein wrote for him would be letters former President Bill Clinton

offering him some of his art.

“After our sessions I would take him home to where his late mother lived,” Lichtenstein said.

“After his mother died, he had nothing, so it pretty much lead Henry to be out on his own.”

When Henry’s sessions were over, Lichtenstein ran into him two years later in a grocery store, where Henry introduced him to his child.

Henry wanted to know if Lichtenstein still worked at the school and if they could meet for coffee.

“Henry calls me all the time wanting to meet up, have coffee, talk about politics, his kid, and life,” Lichtenstein said. “We talk for at least an hour and he tells me that his reading is very good now.”

Lichtenstein added that Henry loves to come to campus because the campus accepts his eccentricity.

Henry also knows quite a few people on campus and within the city.

Einstein&Bros.

Bagels supervisor Jasmin Joseph has

known Henry since 1997.

“I first met Henry at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, where he has been a member since a young boy,” Joseph said.

“Several years ago, Henry lost his mother who was the Mother of our Church during that time and soon after, the home she left for him burned down, leaving him without a physical home,” Joseph said.

“However this did not crush his spirit and he continued to press forward loving God and thanking him for another day here on earth.

He never complains but always spreads joy and love to everyone he meets with a huge smile and positive words of inspiration.”

Henry once tried to have an art studio in Conway. He has a name for himself in the art world and calls himself “Black Moses.”

Lichtenstein said Henry also had a store front downtown and his sketches could be those of an artistic genius.

Henry has also taken art classes at UCA and plans to take some next semester.

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CAMPUS LIFE

TRADITIONS

Kazakh festival celebrates culture Band:

by Anastassiya Khvan Staff Writer The Spring Festival Nauryz was organized by the Kazakh club and held in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on April 15.

The festival started with traditional Kazakh music that was played on the dombra, a string instrument.

Kazakh club members danced a traditional dance called tamazhai.

Dombra music continued with the music called “Balamishka” and “Balbarauyn.”

According to Kazakh tradition, the sweets were thrown to the audience at the end.

The celebration ended with the traditional game “Arkantartys,” which is like tug of war.

Among traditional dishes, the Kazakh club served “chak-chak”

– a desert that consists of dough cut on small pieces with honey, “baursaki” – fried patties, and plov – rice with meat and carrots.

Nauryz is Kazakh’s traditional New Year, which originated from ancient time and is celebrated for several days, starting March 21, which is the day of the spring equinox.

Nauryz means ‘birth of spring.’ It symbolizes goodness, wealth, friendship, happiness and love. During Nauryz celebration, past offences should be forgiven and forgotten and everybody should leave all bad things behind bringing renewal in the New Year.

On Nauryz, people dress up nicely and greet each other.

They celebrate this festival with traditional games such as “Kyz Kuu” and “Baiga,” which are horse races, Togyz Kumalak, a logic game; and they cook festive food, sing songs and make a

competition called “Aitys,” when you have to improvise music on dombra and make up words for the songs on the spot.

The Kazakh club started preparing for the festival at the beginning of March.

A lot of changes have been made since last year’s festival.

Kazakh club members added a dance, decorations, ordered and purchased T-shirts with a Kazakhstan flag on them and they cooked different food.

Kazakh Club President Altyn Arykbayeva said, “Next year we will definitely do this again and we will try to make some improvements.”

Sophomore Darlene Sutton said the festival was interesting and she enjoyed it.

“I really enjoyed it and you got to learn a little bit about the culture with the music and the dancing,” she said.

CLUB

Pokémon League offers chance to battle

by Devin Riley Staff Writer

The UCA Pokémon League is a new club on campus started on March 4 by Anime Club President junior Jordan Butler.

Butler said she started the group for Pokémon players to meet and battle.

The league is growing quickly.

After one month, the club has grown to 36 members.

Pokémon was originally a popular show and video game in the 90s.

Butler credits Pokémon becoming popular again to the video games “Pokémon X” and “Pokémon Y,” which were released in October 2013 and have since sold over 12 million copies.

“Ever since the Pokémon X and Y came out, I have noticed a lot more people getting back into Pokémon,” she said.

The league is currently having a tournament to decide who will be the eight gym leaders and part of the Elite Four. There are

currently 15 people competing in the tournament.

To compete, players pick which type of Pokémon they would like to specialize in, such as water, fire or grass. Players then battle to see who is the better trainer.

Once the eight gym leaders and Elite Four are chosen, players will be able to battle each other.

The club will be set up similar to the original video game and television series, with players battling each of the gym leaders for a badge.

Once a player has collected all eight badges, he can move on to fight the Elite Four, just like in the game.

The organization hopes to find the gym leaders and Elite Four members by the end of the semester. At the beginning of the fall 2014 semester, the club will begin battles for the badges.

Junior Drew Richardson said he plans on joining the club once he is able to start battling the gym leaders.

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Guest composers, music professors join Wind Ensemble in anniversary concert

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Origami-styled programs given to celebration attendees 4 Continued from page 6 Goldman’s “On the Mall” and Poppelreiter took the stage to conduct their last song for the evening, John Mackey’s “Foundry”.

Poppelreiter said “We are so grateful for your support. We’ve had so much fun planning this concert and we hope that you had as much fun listening to it and enjoying it.”

The performance lasted about an hour.

The Symphonic Band helped celebrate and took the stage after the University Band.

Shaw, who is a student conductor, thanked his mentors and teachers for their help and inspiration.

“Having the opportunity to conduct the University Band was a huge honor,” he said.

“I want to say thank you to Dr. Ricky Brooks, Mr. Brantley Douglas, Les Sellers, and Mary Poppelreiter for their useful input and support. This opportunity has definitely given me memories and ideas that I will carry with me and cherish for the rest of my career.”

The Symphonic Band then took the stage for the remainder of the evening.

Brantley Douglas conducted Robert Jager’s “Third Suite,” which is a three part song consisting of “March,” “Waltz,” and “Rondo.”

Poppelreiter conducted again for John Zdlechik’s “Psalm 46”, a song based off Martin Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” Douglas conducted a song about a legendary ghost train that rolls through empty deserts and canyons, which the piece was appropriately titled “Ghost Train” by Eric Whitacre.

Sellers conducted “Shenandoah,” which is inspired by folk melody.

The last song for the evening was Frank Tichell’s “Vesuvius” conducted

by Douglas.

The song represented a dance from the final days before Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii exploded in A.D. 79.

Upon entry origami styled programs designed by Gunnar Bartlett were passed out.

Each fold and corner showed what songs were being played and gave a description of each.

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What do you think about Greek Village?

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Freshman Kreshawna Mills

Sophomore Ben Drain

Junior Rachel Parker

Sophomore Meagan Uhlig

Freshman Britten Hays

Freshman Lauren Lichty

Freshman Dre Richardson

Freshman Daniel Remoy

Sophomore Karli Helder

Freshman Issac Sims

“It will seperate everyone as a whole.”

“I don’t like the fact that we will have to pay a fee every semester.”

“It has its pros and cons.”

“It’s a great decision for UCA.”

“It irritates me that that’s what we are spending our money on.”

“I’m indifferent. I don’t really care either way.”

Greek Man, Woman awards presented

at show

by Jessica Seastrom Staff Writer The UCA Wind Ensemble performed as part of the Centennial Celebration of Bands with three guest performers and a commissioned piece.

The band took the Reynolds Performance Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. on April 17. The event lasted about two hours and featured seven songs.

State Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Bigelow), after being introduced

by President Tom Courtway, congratulated the band on their success throughout the years at UCA. The showcase followed two others, one in Dallas, Texas at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on April 13, and another in Texarkana, Texas at Texas High School on April 14.

The night’s guest performers included trombone player Tony Baker, Assistant music professor Christian Carichner, and UCA artist-in-residence Neil Rutman.

All of the visiting solo artists are highly exalted in their professions.

The first piece for the evening was Charles L. Booker Jr.’s “Centra-Fuge,” which Associate Band Director Brantley Douglas conducted.

The second piece was Paul Dickinson’s “Rhapsody.” Rutman joined on piano during this song.

This event was the first time this song has been played in front of a live audience.

The third song of the night was Brady Massey’s “In a Better Place.”

The fourth song, also in its world premiere, was “Good Cop, Bad Cop.” Carichner took the stage with the UCA Wind Ensemble to present the piece.

William Goldstein’s “Colloquy” was the fifth song. Baker, who is currently a faculty member at the University of North Texas College of Music, joined as the guest soloist.

David Gillingham’s “Crossover” also premiered for the first time in front of an audience as the sixth song played.

Karl L. King’s “The Purple Pageant,” the last song for the

Even though the Pokémon league is new to UCA, Pokémon clubs have become popular on college campuses.

“A lot of colleges have Pokémon Leagues,” Butler said.

According to the National Collegiate Pokémon Association, the University of Utah and Oklahoma State University are just two of many college campuses with popular Pokémon the leagues.

UCA Pokémon League has a significant advantage over many other UCA clubs by being able to interact with club members without in-person meetings through Wi-Fi battles. Players can battle each other without even being in the same room. This helps many of the members who are shy or unable to make it to a meeting.

The UCA Pokémon League is still accepting members.

You can reach the club through its Facebook page facebook.com/ groups/ucapokemonleague and on Twitter at @UCAPkmnLeague.

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Members of the wind ensemble perform at centennial celebration on April 17 in Reynolds Performance Hall.

night, was conducted by former band director Russell Langston.

Band Director Ricky Brooks spoke about “Crossover.” Not only was this song a premier piece, but it was also a commissioned work.

Brooks said they made a list of composers to consider asking to commission music for them. He said they were fortunate to have their first pick agree to make a composition for them.

“When you commission a piece of music you never know what you’re going to get,” he said. “To say that we are pleased with this music is a huge understatement.”

“Crossover” was inspired by an Eben Alexander book titled “Proof of Heaven.” It is about one man’s journey into the gateway of an afterlife and back into the living world.

Senior flute player Kayla Copeland said the experience of performing in the Centennial Celebration of Bands was exciting for her.

“UCA has done so much for me as musician during my whole career,” she said. “It was such an honor to be a vital part in such a celebration.”

Copeland said several students don’t get the opportunity to work closely with well-known artists.

“It was an exciting experience to be able to work with so many guest composers and soloists,” she said.

Beta Sigma with a Bonnie and Clyde 1920’s theme and the final group was Sigma Phi Lambda, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Kappa Alpha with a theme based off the movie “Stepline”.

There were various smaller awards presented in between performances, including an Excellence in Community award that went to Delta Zeta and Sigma Phi Epsilon and a Campus Involvement Award.

Other awards included, Intramural Awards which went to Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Academic Excellence Awards, the best step-show banner going to Delta Zeta and the biggest awards of Greek Man and Greek Woman of the year.

Greek Man went to senior Kappa Sigma member Steven Shook and Greek Woman went to senior Alpha Sigma Tau member Daley Johnston.

“I definitely feel that winning Greek Man of the Year is a prestigious honor that I will not take lightly,” Shook said.

Shook said he is humbled chosen to represent UCA and the Greek community for the next year and plans to leave a good mark.

Shook also plans to continue being involved in Greek life and other campus organizations after graduation.

“I hope to instill many of the values that I have learned from past Greek men and women of the Year,” he said. “[I hope to] be able to transform these values serving as a role model for other Greek Men and Women in the future.”

Applicants for the Greek Man and Woman of the Year were evaluated on three levels: Greek involvement, academics, and other campus involvement.

The All Greek Council is in charge of planning, organizing and carrying out the event, including taking ticket money, setting up the auditorium and any other

tasks advisers asked the council members.

The council serves as the governing body of the 20 Greek chapters on campus.

The Intrafraternity Council (IFC) holds eight fraternities recognized by the North-American Intrafraternity Conference.

The Independent Greek Council holds two Greek organizations not holding recognition in the North-American Intrafraternity Conference.

There are five sororities under the National Panhellenic Council and seven Greek groups under the National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority and Fraternity.

“As a whole, I think the show went very well,” Shook said. “I was very happy with the outcome of the overall winners and I thought every group did a great job performing [along with] representing the Greek community in a great way.”

“The Greek need somewhere to meet and do the things they need to do.”

“I can see both sides of it. It’s going to be really good, but at the same time a little bit crazy.”

“Greek Village will bring different fraternities and sororities together..”

“It’s good that UCA is taking steps to advance one aspect of the university.”

Entertainment April 23, 2014

New This Week Movies

April 25 ­— Brick Mansions, directed by Camille Delamarre, starring David Belle, Paul Walker, The RZA April 25 — The Other Woman, directed

by Nick Cassavetes, starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster Waldau

April 25 — The Quiet Ones, directed by John Pogue, starring Erin Richards, Jared Harris, Olivia Cooke, Sam Claflin

Music April 28— Back in Black - Archie Powell & The Exports April 28 — Diploid Love - Brody Dalle April 28 — May - Broken Twin April 28 — Prins Thomas III - Prins Thomas April 28 — 9 Dead Alive - Rodrigo y Gabriela

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Religious movie teaches Christian family values

by Laura Landers Assistant News Editor

“Heaven is for Real” is either the most comforting message of this century or the world’s sickest joke.

The movie, based on the book “Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back” by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent, tells the true story of four-year-old Colton Burpo, who almost dies in an emergency operation for a burst appendix.

Colton comes from a strong Christian family in a small Nebraska town. His father, Todd Burpo, played by Greg Kinnear, is the town’s Wesleyan pastor, a volunteer firefighter, the local high school’s wrestling coach and a garage door repairman.

His mother, played by Kelly Reily, leads the local youth choir at the church.

Hard times fall on the Burpos as Todd injures his leg and is forced to temporarily quit work.

The family begins to suffer as bills pile up. Tragedy strikes as an illness turns severe, leaving Colton in the emergency room with a burst appendix. While on the operating table, Colton leaves his body and travels with Jesus to heaven, meeting Jesus rainbow-

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Todd Burpo (from left to right), played by Greg Kinnear, and Colton Burpo, played by Connor Corum, talk about Todd’s grandfather, Pop, in “Heaven is for Real.” colored horse, biblical figures, his great-grandfather and his miscarried older sister.

When word gets out about Colton’s amazing tale, the entire town becomes skeptical, pressuring Todd to stop preaching about his son’s “trip”. Todd must wrestle with his own faith in God and convince the town that

miracles can happen in the 21st century.

“Heaven is for Real” is one of a slew of recent movies that center around Christianity, including “Son of God,” “Noah” and “God’s Not Dead.” With all the cluttered messages, it is easy for this movie to get lost in the mix. However, “Heaven is for Real” stands alone

as a movie of faith, not just in God, but also in other people and the belief in a brighter future.

Whether the idea of a heaven is real or not, this movie offers an amazing look into the heart of a family. The Burpos have a genuine nature that is seldom portrayed in today’s films. Kinnear and Reily have such chemistry onstage that

FILM

MUSIC

April 28 —It’s All Greek to Me: Transform Your Health the Mediterranean Way with My Family’s Century-Old Recipes by Debbie Matenopoulos with Peter Capozzi

they could practically be married.

Colton Burpo, played by Connor Corum, is obviously not an actor, but captures the vibrant nature of the real Colton so well that he seems born to play the role.

The movie cannot compare to the beautiful artistry of the book, however.

Having read the novel, I felt a little empty after leaving the movie. Colton’s articulate images of heaven conjured up such beauty in my mind that no camera can compete. Even the real Colton Burpo, when interviewed for movie promotions, said he liked the movie but heaven was nowhere as beautiful as it was in real life. The director seemed to understand this, though. God was never physically depicted, angels were merely dazzling white glows with wings and even Jesus’ face was hidden from the camera’s eye.

Overall, the movie depicted a positive light. It did not seek to answer the question of whether heaven is real, but offered audiences the chance to question their own faith. The Bible says Christians should have faith like a child, and Colton shows audiences that believing takes incredible faith.

“Heaven is for Real,” directed

by Randall Wallace, is rated PG for thematic material including medical situations and is playing at the Cinemark Towne Centre in Conway.

April 28 — Psychos: A White Girl Problems Book by Babe Walker April 28 — Natchez Burning by Greg Iles April 28 — Emerald Greene by Kerstin Gier April 28 ­— Burning Dawn (Angels of the Dark Series #3) by Gena Showalter

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Beatrice ‘Tris’ Prior, played by Shailene Woodley, combat trains with dauntless faction.

‘Divergent’ explores ‘Souvenir’ exhibits strong punk sound identity confusion photo courtesy of nightout.com

Guitarist and vocalist Corey Ayd (from left to right), lead guitarist and bass Nate Gangelhoff, vocalist and guitarist Nick Johnson and drummer Dan Elston-Jones are the Banner Pilot members.

Games April 23 — Defense Technica on Xbox 360 April 29 — Octodad: Dadliest Catch on PS4 April 29 — Child of Light on PS3

April 29 — ­ The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, 3DS April 25 — Koukyaku no Kishi Mires on PC April 29 — Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends on 3DS April 30 ­— Child of Light on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Wii U

April 29 — Darksiders Colection on Xbox 360 April 29 — Rambo: The Video Game on PS3

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

Minnesota punk band Banner Pilot released its strongest effort to date with its fourth studio album “Souvenir” through Fat Wreck Chords on April 15.

Banner Pilot said its influences come from bands such as Jawbreaker and Hot Water Music, and this album shows these influences well.

I haven’t been a Banner Pilot fan for long.

I first heard of the band about a month ago with its 2011 album “Heart Beats Pacific” release.

From the first time I heard “Spanish Reds” on that album, I was hooked and it piqued my interest to check out more stuff by Banner Pilot.

Luckily, “Souvenir” came out this month and I got to listen to new music that few have heard.

Because I usually have to listen to an album a couple of times to get the full effect, it took time to get to where I felt like “Souvenir” is better than “Heart Beats Pacific.”

After listening to the album, it’s hard to place a favorite track.

Everything flows so well together on this album that I will

1. Coachella — Indio, Calif.

The Top Five 2014 Summer Music Festivals

List compiled by Julia Kramer

When this year’s Coachella lineup was released a few months ago, social media was in frenzy.

OutKast, Foster the People, The Head and the Heart, Beck, Lana Del Ray and Chance the Rapper were just a few of the performers.

The terribly expensive tickets and passes made it impossible for myself and the majority of college kids to go without selling an organ, but a girl can dream. The festival ran from April 11-13 and April 18-20.

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have to listen to it more to get a song that definitively sticks out to me.

The album’s first single, “Modern Shakes,” was released on March 5 and is the perfect introduction song to the album.

“Modern Shakes” is not an overpowering song, but it gives a feel of what “Souvenir” is going to be like.

The album’s second single “Effigy,” was released April 14, which I found very unusual.

Most bands release singles a month or two in advance of the new album, but Banner Pilot decided to release “Effigy” the day before.

One song I found myself listening to a lot on the first couple of rounds was the album’s seventh track, “Shoreline.”

The song is not overpowering and not the fastest song from “Souvenir,” but it is one of the more catchy songs on the album.

I love the way the guitarist plays the chord progressions throughout the song.

I found this song has a similar chord progression to Jawbreaker’s “Ache” until coming into its own, which could be Banner Pilot paying homage to one of its biggest influences.

Like other punk music, Banner Pilot uses broken hearts and relationships themes, but the way lead singer Nick Johnson presents it makes the album unique from other punk bands.

This album is catchy and is reminiscent of punk music from the late 1990s and early 2000s, with bands such as Blink 182 and Sum 41.

Unfortunately, punk music has almost been pushed aside and is not as popular as it once was, so Banner Pilot might not reach the heights Blink 182 and Sum 41 have.

However, the band can and probably will rise within the punk genre.

If one is into punk music or music surrounding that genre, I highly recommend this album.

The way this album flows together is unbelievable.

I wouldn’t call it the best album I’ve heard, but it’s one of the stronger albums I’ve heard this year.

“Souvenir” runs for 38 minutes and 52 seconds and can be purchased in the Google Play Store for $9.49 and on iTunes for $9.99.

2. Sasquatch! Festival— Gorge, Wash.

3. Bonaroo—Manchester, Tenn.

“Sasquatch!” is on the weekend of May 23-25. The National, MIA, Foster the People, Cage the Elephant, Violent Femmes, Cold War Kids, City and Colour and Band of Skulls are some of the great bands that’ll be performing, making it a guaranteed awesome time.

Tickets are still on sale, starting at $300 for general admission, with camping included.

Bonaroo has the best lineup this summer, in my opinion. The festival runs from June 12-15 and includes musical acts from Frank Ocean, Elton John, Vampire Weekend, The Flaming Lips, The Arctic Monkeys, Ben Howard, Grouplove and Jake Bugg, just to name a few. Tickets are still on sale starting at $269.50 plus service fees for general admission.

The festival is filled with art and entertainment.

Staff Writer

“Divergent” is the first in a three-part series of films by Neil Burger. It was one of the more popular movie choices for college students during spring break.

The movie blends the fantasy of a time in which part of the world is isolated because of a past war with the reality of a teenage girl facing an identity struggle.

The girl, Beatrice ‘Tris’ Prior, must take a test to figure out her aptitude for one of five factions.

Which faction she chooses will determine what job she will have for the rest of her life.

Trish was born into the abnegation faction. Each faction has a different role members must fill in society, the point of this government system being there would be no conflict and, thus, no war. It is an interesting concept that, while not quite anarchist, might make people used to a democratic system like America’s uneasy.

The people in “Divergent” can still choose their career, but are strongly encouraged to go by the test results. The test involves a pre-determined situation that the taker has to navigate through

4. Lollapalooza—Chicago Lollapalooza is one of the most popular music festivals in the nation and will be Aug. 1-3.

It’s a three-day experience that takes place on 15 acres of land in the heart of Chicago filled with great music, art and food.

Eminem, OutKast, Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, The Avett Brothers, Gramatik and Childish Gambino are just a few of the awesome performers that’ll be on stage during the weekend.

in his dream, while the test giver watches. The movie involves this situation throughout. The way the person completes the scenario in the test determines his attitude.

Tris must make a decision that will impact her for the rest of the film. I thought the complexity of having to make such a choice was a strong point in the film. In our own lives, we make a choice to either stay with our family’s beliefs and values or form an independent attitude. We make a career choice and have to live with it the rest of our lives.

I recommend watching “Divergent.” It had a lot more deeper-rooted meaning than what appeared on the surface. It had some cheesy parts and some predictable, but it makes you want to see the next two movies in the series and has a fairly unique plot for a sci-fi/drama film. While it might not help people make big decisions in real life, it encourages them to choose what they want to do and not simply what their environment or parents think they should do.

Divergent is rated PG-13 for intense violence and action, thematic elements and some sensuality. It is currently playing at Cinemark Towne Centre in Conway.

5. Hangout Fest—Gulf Shores, Ala. Hangout Fest is an annual music festival on the Gulf Shore beaches on May 16-18. With a line-up of over 70 bands and endless extra activities and plenty of great food, you can spend the weekend soaking up the sun. This years line up includes The Black Keys, The Killers, Wiz Khalifa, Modest Mouse, Pretty Lights, The Flaming Lips, Conor Oberst and Matt and Kim.

Sports

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Week at a glance

Winning streak snapped The UCA tennis team’s five-game streak was snapped with a 6-1 loss to conference opponent Abilene Christian University on April 18.

ACU (16-5, 8-3) took an early lead, winning two of three doubles matches to take the doubles match. Juniors Cassidy Crawford and Kristina Horsikyan lost the No. 2 match 8-4 to freshman Erin Walker and junior Brittney Reed. Senior Sasha Ruocco and sophomore Krizia Buck lost a tough No. 3 match against Wildcats’ sophomore Nada Marjanovich and senior Emily Conrad by a score of 8-7 (7-1). The No. 1 match between UCA (12-10, 5-7 SLC) juniors Kelsey Williams and Allison Murphy and ACU sophomore Kaysie Hermsdorf and senior Micah Hermsdorf went unfinished. The Bears won just one of six singles matches Saturday.

UCA played its last match yesterday against in-state opponent University of Arkansas — Little Rock.

Angles earns honors UCA junior golfer Pep Angles was named to the European team for the 2014 Palmer Cup after being announced on the Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” show. Angles was one of 10 players named to the European team based on Palmer Cup rankings. The United States and European teams will compete in a Ryder Cup-style on June 2628 at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England. Angles won the Southland Conference Men’s Golfer and Student-Athlete of the Year in 2013.

Brown medals UCA sophomore Sarah Brown scored 69 in the third round of the 2014 Southland Conference Championships to earn medalist honors at the High Medow Ranch Golf Club on April 17. Brown birdied her first hole April 16, opposed to a bogey on the 10th hole. She then birdied holes 13, 14 and 17 to beat Oral Roberts’ sophomore Shinwoo Lee by one stroke. Brown shot 7476-69 for a three-over 219. She came back from five strokes down to edge Lee. Brown is UCA’s second player to win the SLC individual title, joining Rebecca Sorensen (2010), and was the only player in the field to break par in the final round April 17.

Upcoming games Baseball

Wednesday at University of Arkansas — Little Rock. 6 p.m.

Friday at Northwestern State University.

6:30 p.m.

Baseball sweeps McNeese State at home, 21-15 overall

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

The UCA baseball team inched its way closer to the top of the Southland Conference with a three-game sweep of the McNeese State University Cowboys on April 17-19.

Heading into the series the Bears (21-15, 10-8 SLC) sat at eighth place in the conference, while the Cowboys (20-18, 10-8 SLC) were tied for first place.

Senior pitcher Bryce Biggerstaff said the sweep was big for the team.

“This past weekend was huge for us,” he said. “Sweeping a great team like McNeese gives us so much confidence as a team.”

The series’ first game saw UCA win 6-5 on a walk off triple in the tenth inning by sophomore infielder Matt Anderson on April 17.

The Bears jumped to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning after junior infielder Nate Ferrell and freshman infielder Joey Pinney hit two singles.

Senior shortstop Justin Treece laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners before senior first baseman Scott Zimmerle hit a single to bring Ferrell and Pinney home.

UCA increased its lead in the bottom of the third inning after senior infielder Doug Votolato singled to right field and stole second.

He was brought home on a single by sophomore second baseman Chris Townsend.

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UCA senior shortstop Justin Treece lays down a bunt to second base in the bottom of the second inning in the Bears’ 6-5 win after 10 innings against McNeese State University on April 17.

MSU tied the score in the top of the fourth on a sacrifice fly to left field by sophomore infielder Billy Sommers to score senior outfielder Jackson Gooch.

Senior outfielder Lucas Quary hit a home run to left field to score senior infielder Chayse Marion.

The Cowboys took the lead

Softball

Doubleheader Friday at University of the Incarnate Word.

5 p.m.

Saturday at University of the Incarnate Word.

11 a.m.

Men’s and Women’s Track and Cross Country

Friday at Arkansas State University. 10 a.m.

walked.

MSU scored on a double steal

by Marion and Gooch to bring the game to 5-3.

The Bears battled back in the inning’s bottom half to tie the game at 5-5 on a single up the middle by freshman outfielder Carson Dowdle and a Ferrell

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Bears lose Husky series, Maxwell, Gerber take first in events; fall to 9-11 in Southland track, field succeed at Conway meet

by Mason Addison Assistant Sports Editor

The UCA softball team (2029, 9-11 SLC) dropped two of three games to Houston Baptist University (16-23, 10-11 SLC) last weekend.

In the first game of the doubleheader, the Huskies struck first, scoring four runs in the top of the second inning.

HBU freshman designated hitter Alyssa Burnett tripled to right field and senior right fielder Victoria Granchelli scored.

Senior second baseman Daniella Rodarte doubled to shortstop and Burnett scored.

Senior center fielder Lauren Schwirtlich doubled to left field and Rodarte scored.

Sophomore third baseman Shay Orsak doubled to left field and Schwirtlich scored.

After two innings, the score was 4-0.

The Bears answered in the bottom of the fifth when sophomore second baseman Sarah Bigej tripled down the right field line.

Sophomore third baseman Sam Forest and freshman outfielder Hannah Stirton scored off the triple making the score 4-2.

HBU added to its lead when

they scored two more runs in the top of the sixth.

Junior pitcher Kylee Studioso threw 139 pitches, faced 39 batters and earned six runs in the loss.

Huskies senior pitcher Kendall Stiefel pitched three innings, threw 48 pitches, faced 30 batters and had no hits or runs.

The second game of the doubleheader had no score until the fifth inning.

HBU scored one run in the top of the fifth inning and two runs in the top of the sixth.

Schwirtlich grounded to second base and Rodarte scored in the fifth.

Burnett doubled to right center and sophomore shortstop Kristen Schwirtlich scored.

Burnett also scored off a wild pitch.

Bigej advanced to third on a wild pitch and Stirton scored.

Freshman right fielder Briana Whisenhunt singled to left field and Bigej scored.

Heading into the seventh inning, the score was 3-2 with HBU leading.

The Huskies scored two more runs in the seventh inning.

Orsak singled to right field

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Saturday at Northwestern State University. 2 p.m.

Sunday at Northwestern State University. 1 pm.

in the top of the fifth inning on a single to left field by Gooch to score junior outfielder Andrew Guillotte, who reached on a single up the middle.

Gooch advanced to second on the throw home.

He advanced to third on a wild pitch to Marion before Marion

bringing Votolato home on a fielder’s choice.

Both teams remained in a stalemate until the bottom of the 10th inning when junior catcher Chris Deckard walked and Anderson hit a walk off triple to give UCA the 6-5 win.

Biggerstaff (3-4) threw all 10 innings to get the win and a complete game.

The series’ second game saw junior pitcher Chris Caudle (6-3) shut down the Cowboy’s offense en route to an 11-3 win April 18.

UCA broke the game open in the bottom of the second with two walks, one hit by pitch, three hits and two errors by MSU. The Bears scored its first run of the second inning and the second run of the game on a throwing error by junior pitcher Michael Clemens to score Votolato.

Townsend then hit a bases loaded single to score two more runs to make the score 4-0.

Ferrell was the next batter up and singled to right field to bring Dowdle home.

The inning’s final two runs were scored on a fielding error by junior shortstop Connor Lloyd and a bases-loaded ground out by Deckard.

The Cowboys got two runs back on a fielding error by Ferrell bringing the score to 7-2 in UCA’s favor.

The Bears tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on a pair of singles by

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

Senior Amos Gerber won the men’s 10,000-meter with a time of 31:37.19 and senior Takisha Maxwell won the women’s 100and 200-meter at the University of Central Arkansas Open at the Bill Stephens Track and Soccer Complex last weekend.

Maxwell won the 100-meter with a time of 11.71 and had a time of 24.17 in the 200.

Gerber also finished fifth in the 1,500-meter (4:02.48).

Junior Khadijah Smith finished second in the 400-meter (56.21 seconds), while freshman Marine Lecart finished third in the 800-meter (2:14.74).

Senior Kayla Nehus finished second in the 1,500-meter (4:44.74) and freshman Brigette Caruthers was third in the 5,000-meter.

Freshman Jean-Neka Black placed third in the 100 meter hurdles (14.42) and seventh in the 400 hurdles (1:05.60).

Sophomore Sophie Clauss earned a third place finish in the 3,000-meter Steeple Chase with a time of 12:26.41.

Freshman Briana Stuepfert and sophomore Cassandra Rosas followed in sixth and seventh place with times of 12:57.04 and 12:02.70, respectively.

photo by Corissa Calico

UCA freshman Samantha Gibson jumps over an obstacle in the Women’s 100-meter hurdle at the University of Central Arkansas Open on April 19.

Junior Tyaniah Cash, freshman Tiauana Jefferson, senior Anilah Bashir and Maxwell finished second in the women’s 4x100 meter relay with a time of 46.29.

The 4x400 team finished fourth with a time of 3:55.47.

Freshman Fulani Petties placed second in the women’s high jump with a distance of 1.67 meters.

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REBOUND

Pennell’s first recruiting class shows promise for future, signs 10 players

by Dustin Poynter Staff Writer

New UCA Men’s Basketball Head Coach Russ Pennell signed his first recruits for the 2014-2015 season April 16, none of which were from Arkansas.

The team signed 10 twostar recruits. Three players were previously coached by Pennell at Grand Canyon University.

One of the more intriguing recruits was top Canadian talent Otas Iyekekpolor from Edmonton, Alberta, a 6-foot-8-inch combo forward who averaged 28.1 points, 17 rebounds and three assists per game as a high school senior.

Pennell said Iyekekpolor has special talent and that he is glad to have him.

“He’s a young man with

unbelievable, God-given talent,” Pennell said. “He was actually the second-rated player in the province of Alberta. He’s a great player and student, but an even better person and we’re so excited to have him.”

Pennell said Iyekekpolor’s two-star rating doesn’t do him justice because of his lack of exposure.

“That two-star rating, people just don’t know what they’re doing with that,” he said. “This kid didn’t get a lot of exposure in the United States, so that rating means nothing to me. He’s going to be very special for us.”

Another eye-catching recruit was Jordan Howard, a 5-foot-11inch point guard who was the top-scorer in the state of Arizona as a junior in 2013, averaging 25.6

points per game.

“I’ve known [Howard] since he was in the sixth grade,” Pennell said. “He’s a very talented point guard, and I know he’s going to be able to lead this offense. He’s also a really, really good shooter. A lot of point guards are quick, have the ability to get in the lane for a layup or possess a great passing ability.

Howard has all of that, and he can score from outside.”

The most recent player to sign, and one of the more interesting signees, was Christian Musoko, a 6-foot-8-inch power forward Congo native who averaged 13.7 points, 15.2 rebounds and six blocks per game as a high school senior.

Musoko has only been playing basketball for two years.

“Our assistant coach, Mark

Nelson, has been recruiting him for the past year, so Christian fell in love with UCA through him,” Pennell said. “Christian’s physical presence is very impressive. He’s big, he’s got big hands and, more than anything, his agility is what stands out the most.”

Until two years ago, Musoko was a soccer player, so Pennell said he’s bringing a soccer skill set to our the team.

“He just needs to play a lot now,” he said. “When he does that, he’s going to be very, very special.

He’s upper Division I talent.”

Junior college transfer Derreck Brooks, a 6-foot-5-inch combo guard, won the NJCAA National Championship with Phoenix College and averaged 16.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as a freshman.

Brooks played one year under Pennell at Grand Canyon University as a redshirt freshman. “[Brooks] is going to be a very special player here,” Pennell said.

“He got injured his freshman year, so we had to redshirt him, but before that he was one of the better players on the team. He went to Phoenix College and won a national championship there, and he was very instrumental in their run to the national championship.

He will be a big, big cog in what we’re trying to do.”

Sophomore Ethan Lee said he is excited about playing with the new recruits.

“I got the chance to spend time with them last weekend and I really enjoyed them,” he said.

“I look forward to working with them.”

To see the full recruiting class, go to ucasports.com.

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SPORTS

ucaecho.net STRIKE OUT

HOOPS

New recruits should bring excitement for fans Caudle’s got 99 problems, but a pitch ain’t one

by Andy Robertson Sports Editor

The time to get excited for a new basketball season has arrived with a new recruiting class for both men’s and women’s basketball teams.

It’s been a long time since anyone could say that about both teams but the new recruits will help turn the men’s program around and strengthen the women’s program.

In his first signing class, Men’s Head Basketball Coach Russ Pennell signed 10 players, two of which will be redshirted so they will not lose a year of eligibility because of transfer rules.

Forward Ethan Lee, who will be a sophomore next season, is the only player to return to the men’s team from this season, as the rest transferred or were cut.

Because of the turnover and poor Academic Progress Rate, the Bears will be ineligible for post season play for the 2014-15 season, barring a waiver by the NCAA. After announcing the signing class Pennell said he is excited for this team because it has a little bit of everything, including size, speed and shooters.

Penell said he recruited this team with three criteria: talent, academics and character.

He said these three things will bring a winning team to UCA. Sometimes statistics can be skewed because of the level of talent athletes play against and the team around them, but it can also be helpful in determining what kind of player a team is getting.

Statistically, if these new recruits can build chemistry early and put together their basketball knowledge, we could see this team competing right away.

It is a young class though, so it may take a couple of years to start seeing the results, but I wouldn’t

Off the Glass be surprised to see UCA toward the middle to top of the Southland Conference this upcoming season.

Two players that stand out to me after watching some videos are high school senior recruits point guard Jordan Howard and forward Otas Iyekekpolor.

From the videos I have seen, Howard looks like he will be a great floor general at UCA. Not only can he score, but he finished high school with a 4.3 GPA. He seems like an all-around athlete with his primary game being driving and spot-up shooting.

In his senior season, he led the state of Arizona in scoring with 25.6 points per game.

Iyekekpolor comes to UCA fresh off a senior season in Canada, in which he averaged 28 points, 17 rebounds and three assists per game.

Despite those crazy numbers, he was given a two-star rating.

Pennell says the rating doesn’t matter to him because of what they have in Iyekekpolor.

This was probably one of those times where numbers can be a little skewed, but one doesn’t put up those kinds of numbers without tremendous talent, nonetheless Pennell said Iyekekpolor could be one of the best players to

come through UCA. Because I have limited space, I can’t say everything I want about these recruits, but I do see big things for this team and it will be exciting to watch them grow and mesh as a unit for the next few years.

When I interviewed Pennell after his introductory press conference, he said he wants to get UCA to where Stephen F. Austin is now. The way he has set up this team, I can see the Bears reach those heights.

This is the first time I have been able to say that, as I’m, ending my fourth year at UCA. Sadly, I won’t be a student here much longer to see where this team will be in a couple of years. However if I’m still in Conway, I will definitely check out some games from the Pennell led squads.

The full recruits list and Pennell’s opinions on each player can be found at ucasports.com.

On the women’s side, head coach Sandra Rushing signed four players to a team that fell a couple of games short of winning the Southland Conference championship.

Guards incoming freshmen Angel Williams and junior Kendra Watts will add some much needed scoring to the Sugar Bears this upcoming season.

Williams averaged 18 points per game in her senior year at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and Watts averaged 16 points per game at Shelton State Community College.

Rushing also added the 6-foot junior forward Shanta Echols from Pearl River Community College, who averaged a doubledouble this season.

These players will look to replace seniors center Courtney Duever and guard Micah Rice.

UCA basketball’s future looks promising, but we’ll have to wait a year for men’s basketball to fully see the results.

Sweeps:

Baseball moves to second place tie in Southland Conference with series win against McNeese State 4 Continued from page 9 Deckard and Anderson.

MSU scored its final run of the game on a single to left center field by senior infielder Reed Gordy.

UCA sophomore outfielder Tyler Langley hit his lead-gaining third home run in the bottom of the fifth to bring the score to 10-3.

The Bears got their final run of the game on a sacrifice fly by Townsend to bring Votolato home in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Caudle threw eight and onethirds innings, gave up 11 hits, struck out and walked three batters and gave up one run in the win.

Clemens took the loss for the Cowboys and is 4-2 on the season.

The series’ final game saw UCA come out with a 4-2 win Saturday.

The game’s starting pitchers were dominant throughout, holding opposing teams to two

runs each until MSU starting pitcher sophomore Bryce Kingsly was pulled in the sixth inning.

UCA starting pitcher sophomore Connor Gilmore (4-1) threw his second complete game of the season and second complete game in the series for the Bears to get the win.

The Bears scored the game’s first run on a wild pitch by Kingsly to score Zimmerle, who reached on a double to left field.

Anderson continued his hot streak in the bottom of the fourth inning when he doubled to right center to bring home Deckard, who doubled to center.

The Cowboys tied the game up in the top of the fifth on a single by sophomore catcher Cameron Toole to bring Sommers home and a sacrifice bunt by Guillotte to score senior outfielder Matt Williams.

Both teams were locked in a tie until the bottom of the seventh inning, when Votolato hit his first home run to left field to score Deckard and bring the game to 4-2.

Cowboys junior pitcher Tyler Erickson took the loss and is 2-1 on the season.

Votolato said momentum is important heading into the season’s final weeks.

“From here on out every game we win adds momentum going into the tournament,” he said.

“Getting hot at the right time is huge.”

The Bears will hit the road to Natchitoches, La. to take on the Northwestern State University Demons (22-17, 10-8 SLC) for a three-game series starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Series:

Houston Baptist sweeps April 17 doubleheader, UCA beats Huskies 5-1 following day 4 Continued from page 9 and Granchelli scored. Kristen singled to left center and Orsak scored.

UCA wasn’t able to score in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Huskies a 5-2 win.

The Bears headed into the series final game down 0-2.

HBU scored one run in the first inning and didn’t score again.

Kristen hit a home run to center field.

The Bears tied it up at 1-1 in the third inning.

Bigej doubled to left center and Forrest scored.

Junior first baseman Ashley Boswell tripled down the right field line and earned three RBI’s.

Senior designated hitter Taylor Dear, Whisenhunt and Bigej scored off of the Boswell triple.

Heading in the sixth inning, UCA was up 5-1.

Dear singled to shortstop and Forrest scored the game’s final run. The Bears came out with one win in the three game series. Dear said everything came together

following the two disappointing losses.

“I think we really came together as a team and pulled through when it mattered,” she said. “We had great pitching by [Kylee] Studioso and good hitting throughout the game. It was really a team effort to come back from the disappointment of losing two [games] Thursday.”

UCA will start a series against the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals (19-26, 5-10 SLC) this weekend.

This is UIW’s first season as a Division I softball team. The team has a batting average of .283.

Opponents are hitting at .344 against the Cardinals. UIW has a fielding percentage of .939.

UCA has a .267 team batting average. Opponents are hitting .300 against the Bears.

The Bears ace, Studioso, has pitched 124 innings with an ERA of 3.61.She also has a win-loss record over .500 at 12-8.

Forrest will play an important role in the game as she leads

UCA in slugging percentage, runs scored, hits, doubles, total bases, total plate appearances and at bats.

Another important player will be Bigej who leads the team in on base percentage, walks, hit by pitches, sacrifice flies and fielding double plays.

The Cardinals are getting outscored by their opponents in every inning except the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.

UIW is currently on a onegame losing streak, with their longest losing sreak of the season being six games. The Cardinals are at their best when they hold their opponent to three runs. They are 7-2 in those games.

UCA has committed 70 errors this season.

This will be the first meeting between the teams this season and as of right now the teams aren’t scheduled to meet in 2015.

The Bears are heading into this series on a one-game winning streak and have a winning percentage of 40.8 percent this season.

Junior pitcher looks to finish career by leaving Bears on high note

by Justin Freeman Staff Writer

Junior pitcher Chris Caudle continued his success this season as he earned Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week honors for the Bears on April 7.

Caudle earned a Fi r s t - Te a m All-Region selection by the National J u n i o r C o l l e g e Chris Caudle Athletic Association for his 2013 season with Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. Caudle transferred to UCA before the 2014 season after posting a 1.88 earned run average for Crowder, the same college that current senior starting shortstop Justin Treece played for before transferring to UCA. Caudle said he considered transferring to UCA as his second season at Crowder College was drawing to a close.

“When my sophomore season was finishing at Crowder, I had my

mind set on two schools, UCA and Nicholls State,” he said. “I chose UCA because I really like the campus and they have the type of major that I wanted to work towards.”

He said attending UCA is a family tradition.

“Both of my parents and my brother attended UCA,” he said.

“My dad played baseball here and my mother played basketball. My brother was here in the honors school.”

Caudle’s Pitcher of the Week performance came against Southeastern Louisiana on April 5, in which he threw a one-hit shutout against the Lions in UCA’s 3-0 win.

“For me, being named Pitcher of the Week shows that I have been doing my best for the team and I was definitely happy about it,” he said. “But after it was over I just wanted to focus on the next game.”

Caudle emerged as the Saturday starter in the Bears’ pitching rotation.

He talked about the adjustment from junior college to Division I baseball and his expectations for the team for the

rest of the season.

“I had some trouble adjusting [to Division I] at first, but I just kept working hard to get better and make it a little easier,” he said.

“I feel like we, as a team, have not been playing as well as we have shown in previous games this season. I do believe we will come together and finish off the season strong.”

The Bears are currently 21-15 overall and tied for second in the SLC standings at 10-8, and are two games back from first place.

Caudle said he wants to find a job after college with his interior design degree, if a baseball career doesn’t pan out.

Caudle is 6-3 on the season and is sixth in the conference in earned run average with 2.20.

He is tied with two other pitchers for the lead in complete games this season with three.

Caudle is holding opponents to a .229 batting average, which gets him inside the top 10 in the conference.

UCA hopes for a repeat performance of his April 5 outing as they look to finish the season on a good note.

Track:

Gerber, Maxwell take first place in different events at University of Central Arkansas Open 4 Continued from page 9

Sophomore Roy Lowery finished 11th in the men’s 100-meter with a time 10.95 seconds.

Freshman Ethan Bly finished eigth in the men’s 200 with a time of 22.06 seconds.

Freshman Nicholas Holt finished with a time 22.14 in the men’s 200 with a time of 22.14 and Lowery finished 11th with a time of 22.21.

Junior Chance Tanner finished third in a time of 47.48 in the men’s 400-meter.

Freshman Trevon Boyd finished sixth in the men’s 400 with a score of 48.23 seconds.

Junior Kelton Ray finished

11th in the men’s 400-meter with a time of 49.08 seconds.

Ray said the both teams did well at the event.

“The teams performed well,” he said. “There were a few people who recorded personal bests in their respective events.”

Sophomore Corentin Louis and junior Connor Ryan finished sixth and seventh, respectively, with times of 1:54.72 and 1:54.75.

Gerber finished fifth in the men’s 1,500-meter with a time of 4:02.48.

Junior Jonathan Burgess placed second in the the men’s 5,000-meter with a time of 14:56.92.

Four UCA runners finished in the top five in the men’s 10,000.

The men’s 4x400 meters relay team of Boyd, Ray, junior Dustie Smith and Tanner finished third with a time of 3:09.79.

Freshman Alex Miles, junior Travis Nagle and senior Trey Carter finished eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively, in the men’s pole vault with distances of 4.26 meters for eighth and ninth place and 4.11 meters for tenth place.

Sophomore Anthony FarisKing placed second in the men’s long jump with a distance of 7.06 meters.

Faris-King finished fourth in the men’s triple jump with a distance of 13.68 meters.