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G I R L is G-O-O-D

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Blewitt hosts soccer camp

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A QUEEN is crowned: Trojan talk nominee calls it ‘another one of God’s blessings’

March 12th Pre-Law Soceity

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OSC Meeting Room D

13th Shakespeare Scene Festival

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Center for Performing Arts

For McNeaill’s next term, she intends to bring soft-serve ice cream to the Sodexo café and even launch UALR Athletics Tailgating.

17th UPC Game Show

7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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24th-28th SPRING BREAK

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Victoria Hickey Staff Writer VXHickey@ualr.edu

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he homecoming queen was announced on Saturday, March 8 at the men’s basketball game. Senior Sharhonda Kelly who represented “Trojan Talk”, was chosen as UALR’s homecoming queen. She was escorted by her father Tarazzo

Kelly to accept the award.

Kelly is a biology major set to graduate in May. She hopes to attend medical school and one day become a family practice doctor. At UALR, she is a Health Promotion, Programs, and Education peer educator, University Science Scholar, Ronald McNair Scholar, Delta Epsilon lota Honor Society and also the face of “The Condom Cart.”

“I give all thanks to God and everything I succeed in is be-

cause of Him,” Kelly said. Her favorite quote from Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”

Kelly said being named homecoming queen is “an absolute honor. I am elated to have the opportunity to represent this campus!”

“It’s just another one of God’s blessings. It’s a little funny because before [my] sophomore year of college, I had al-

photo by Victoria Hickey

ways been a tomboy. I never dressed up and in high school; I never even made Homecoming Court.”

Students may congratulate Sharhonda Kelly for being chosen to represent the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as the 2014 Homecoming Queen.

They may also congratulate the four other finalists: Quay AllenSmith, Vivien-Sara Fechner, Gabrielle Phifer, and Tuesday Williams.

Votes for SGA president are in, Lauren McNeaill wins again Michael Smith

Staff Writer MRSmith1@ualr.edu

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ension rose in the SGA Office as the ballots were tallied. With three major candidates and more reported voters in UALR history, this year’s campaign proved to be a clenching race.

As the last minute votes were tallied, Lauren McNeaill’s Vice President and challenging candidate Nora Bouzihay stood solemnly in the SGA office awaiting the decision. Finally, after weeks of campaigning and hard work, it was in this moment the candidates could see the battle was coming to a head. With 955 total votes, more than in UALR recorded history, the candidates knew the race had to be close.

After sorting through all of the write-in votes, the official tally placed Lauren McNeaill in the majority with 517 votes or 54 percent. Coming in second was Bouzihay with 416 votes.

Third was Brett Clark with 22 votes. There was a total of sixty write-in votes for other individuals.

As the candidates signed the results as witnesses, the two teams regrouped, and McNeaill was informed of her victory.

The winning team cheered

photo by Michael Smith

For McNeaill’s next term, she intends to bring soft-serve ice cream to the Sodexo café and even launch UALR Athletics Tailgating. with elation, and congratulatory hugs and handshakes were shared amongst the victors.

Lauren was thrilled she had won yet again, and seemingly more thrilled that the race had finally come to an end.

When asked about her

thoughts on the race and her next steps forward, Lauren Mcneaill said that although the competition was “physically draining, stiff competition,” she planned to move forward with her victory and “continue to do the things we’ve been do-

ing and continue to make great strides in the same positive direction.”

With her second term now in full swing, it will be interesting to see what McNeaill has in store for the Trojans.

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What it’s like to be a woman...

..only she knows Shashank Avvaru Staff Writer SXAvvaru@ualr.edu

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n our nation, we recognize March as Women's History Month. This amazing occasion coincides with International Women’s Day, March 8.

Women - a symbol of progress, hope, strength and courage - is being celebrated all across our nation. But across the world prehistoric ideologies and rotten beliefs still prevail. While here she prospers and inspires, in some parts of the world, she cries and suffers.

The human female is the most targeted, cornered and endangered being living today. There are millions of her and yet,

every single one of them— at one point of time in her life, no matter which country she belongs to, or what color her skin is— experiences one emotion in common: fear.

It is ironic that the female fears more than anyone or anything her opposite sex: the male.

We all take joy in her spirit and we take pride in her power. Yet, each one of us is related to or knows a woman who has had her share of suffering. The RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network) reports that on an average, another American woman is assaulted every 2 minutes. Of these victims, more than 44% are under the age of 18, which makes them a target of rape and pedophilia. The world that has gifted her with infinite beauty has ensured that this is as much a blessing as it

is a curse.

A historical perspective is essential to understand her predicaments. An argument generally accepted at face value is that because of her nimble physical build, the woman’s inferiority was a given. Before mankind even developed intelligence or created wonders, it established man’s domination. But history isn’t to be blamed alone.

In some parts of the Middle East, a woman is still forbidden from pursuing education and employment. Some religions don’t allow her to do what her heart desires because they deem her ‘unfit to think’. Some societies look at her birth as a tragedy and upon her birth, she is either drowned to death or buried alive.

But does she give up? India – a coun-

try with a population of 1.1 billion – had its first female president’s (Prathiba Patil) rule from 2007 to 2012. Germany’s Chancellor Helena Merkel was recently re-elected and is hailed as one of the most incredible politicians of the 21st century.

The COO of Facebook is a woman (Sharyl Sandberg). And there is not a soul in the world that doesn’t know about the literary genius of J.K. Rowling.

Her struggles, her victories, her infinite bravery are just some of the few things we are celebrating all through the month.

There are challenges in her way. The path is anything but easy. Still, she endures. She continues. She encourages. She inspires.

She lives.

She is a woman.

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The SSC gets a new name, legendary leader honored in ceremony

photo by KenDrell Collins

Dr. Donaldson enthusiastically welcomed his new honor. A reception for Donaldson took place immediately following the renaming ceremony.

Kendrell Collins Editor KDCollins@ualr.edu

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hen the curtains fell from the Student Services Center on Friday, Feb. 8, a new name was revealed above it. It was none other than the name of the emeritus Vice Chancellor of Student Services and Student Life – Charles W. Donaldson.

The event was forced inside the building’s auditorium due to rainfall. To start the ceremony, Chancellor Joel Anderson emphasized the rarity of a building dedication ceremony.

“There’s no more appropriate building on campus to name for Dr. Donaldson because this building is part of his vision for student services,” Anderson said. “It’s a physical representation of all that he and those that he led had sought to achieve. It’s convenient, it’s friendly and it provides efficient services to help

students succeed at reaching the goal of graduating with a college degree.”

Donaldson received congratulations from a number of prominent figures in the field of Student Success. Dr. John Gardner, an expert on first-year college experience, sent regards to Donaldson.

Vincent Tinto, another national leader whose focus is student retention, also sent congratulatory words.

Following Anderson was SGA President Lauren McNeaill, who provided an introduction of the legendary leader.

“As a result of your dedication,” said McNeaill to Donaldson, “we have many programs and series and facilities that many did not expect to flourish and thrive on this campus. Student housing is an example ¾ the dining facilities, the Student Success Initiatives, a thriving campus life, Greek life, a robust student government…”

Those accomplishments, among others, are credited to Donaldson’s 40 years

Student interns to spend summer at the nation’s capital Jamila Nelson

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ix UALR students have been selected to participate in internships June 2 - August 8 with The Washington Center, an independent nonprofit organization that provides internships to students around the world.

Abigail Marshall, Mackenzie Bolt, KenDrell Collins, Mehr Shah, Hayley Chronister, and Jeannie Kuang-Nguyen will be traveling to Washington D.C. to work and learn in a professional setting to gain real-world experience and also earn six hours of academic credit. Campus liaison and Psychology professor Dr. Elisabeth Sherwin has been working with the program for six years, and she describes the internship as a “life-changing experience.”

According to The Washington Center’s website, William M. Burke founded the institution in 1975. His goal was to mold students into strong leaders and make that opportunity available to young people everywhere. Since then, over 50,000 students have participated in the programs and it is the largest internship program in the world.

“I’m excited about actually seeing firsthand what it is that I will be doing for a good chunk of my life and if in fact I still want to do it by the end of the summer,” said Collins, a junior majoring in Economics. “I am most looking forward to meeting new people, friends, and likeminded people who are entering the field for the first time, too. On top of that, what better place to spend the summer than the

nation’s capitol?”

The Washington Center offers internships in every career field from arts and humanities to health and science during the spring, summer, and fall semesters, which is also listed on the website. Dr. Sherwin explained that tuition includes the program fee and housing, which totals to about $10,200 for the summer program, but the state of Arkansas provides a $6,000 stipend for each student that the university endorses. The student then enrolls in the required number of hours to be a full time student, and UALR applies it to their remaining balance with the center—a move she describes as “unique to UALR.” “Other schools don’t—they’ll take their tuition for the school, and you’ll have to cover that balance,” she said.

Bolt found out about The Washington Center when Dr. Sherwin spoke to first-year Donaghey Scholars at UALR. Her acceptance letter was sent via email in late December. She said she was “super excited to see congratulations in the subject line.”

To be eligible for The Washington Center program, the web site states applicants must be at least 18 years old, maintain a 2.75 GPA, receive academic credit from their college or university for their participation and have approval from the campus liaison.

“Students have opportunities to experience things that they wouldn’t otherwise through this program,” said Dr. Sherwin. “Beyond the internship, where they are making connections and seeing how things work—it influences the way they think about their career or that area of study.”

of services to UALR. As Donaldson approached the podium, he was met with a flood of applause. In a show of humility, however, Donaldson said the honor was one he had never imagined and that his motive has always been his students’ success.

“My work has never about honors accolades but making a difference in the lives of people that I encountered,” Donaldson said. “From day to day each of us should ask ourselves, ‘What is my legacy? For what will I be known when I am no longer here?’”

“I leave knowing that I’ve left a legacy for which I am proud.”

Donaldson didn’t leave without telling the audience before telling a few funny stories though. He said that once the renaming of the building went public, Donaldson’s friend told him that he thought such honors were for dead people. Soon after that conversation, Donaldson said he saw his own obituary

in the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette. He seemed to find it amusing that when he recounted the phone calls he received from those inquiring about his death.

Lastly, Donaldson said he started to become weary of the situation when it interrupted plans for his overseas trip.

When he provided his social security number to his cellphone service provider, they told him that the owner of that number was deceased.

After the roar of laughter from the audience finally silenced, Donaldson expressed his eternal gratitude to all those present before him.

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Treasure hunting Trojans scavenge for goodies with Trojan Cache Hillary Perkins

Staff Writer HDPerkins@ualr.edu

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ALR’s Trojan Cache was held from Feb. 24-28 and March 3-7.

The Trojan Cache is a scavenger hunt that sent students to various locations on campus.

This game all started when Leanna Payton collaborated with Vanessa Lewis, Meaghan Milliorn and Jennifer Godwin.

Payton is the West Hall Director and Vanessa Lewis is Coordinator of Health Promotions, Programs and Education - a program that is a part of UALR’s Health Services. Milliorn works with the social media at UALR with the Office of Communications. Jennifer Goodwin also works with the Office of Communications.

UALR’s Trojan Cache was sponsored by the bookstore, student housing, office of communications and HPPE. “We wanted students to know more about the campus, so we listed the departments for students to go to,” Payton said. From there, they contacted various departments on campus. Ten of theses departments participated in the Trojan cache: student housing, alumni association, art gallery, Engineering and Information Technology (EIT), bookstore, academic success center, HPPE, campus life, Trojan grill, and office of communications.

“I knew the school had something to offer but I didn’t know what they were,” said Sarah Melero, one of the resident assistants.

According to the UALR website, here is how to play the game.

There are ten locations in the Trojan Cache. A daily clue was posted on UALR’s Facebook Page. If astudent figured out the clue, it lead them to the prize at each location on the website.

Once the clue is figured out, the student signed their name on the daily log and won a prize.

On the Trojan Cache, there were 10 locations listed based on the daily clues.

If a player figured out all 10 clues, their name was listed 10 times in drawing for grand prizes. The map where previous clues were found was be included.

Also, according to the UALR website, players have won up to $500 in gift cards and book. Payton saud there were other prized given out by the sponsors of the Trojan Cache. The bookstore gave out Chap Stick. EIT provided t-shirts and the Housing department handed out key chains.

At UALR’s basketball homecoming game on Sat., Mar.8, the winners of the Trojan Cache were mentioned. The winners include the following students: Tyler Simpson, the first place winner of $250 bookstore gift card; Jeffry Kirst, the runner-up who won a textbook voucher; and Pauline Mothu, the third place winner who won a $50 bookstore gift card.

“I really love riddles”, said Melero.

“The prizes were pretty nice, too.”

Payton has mentioned that the Trojan Cache was visited 467 times and 233 students have participated. Payton has also mentioned that she plans on putting the Trojan Cache together again in the fall of 2014.

For more information visit ualr.edu/ housing/trojancahce.

Illustration by Byron Buslig

Facebook offers more gender identities to users, UALR Alliance says its a step in the right direction Kristen Elliot Staff Writer

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ALR students who use the popular social networking site Facebook do not have to identify as strictly “male” or “female” any longer. Users in the United States can now choose from more than 50 new gender options that include more commonly known options such as transgender, as well as more obscure ones such as “gender fluid” and “two-spirit.”

President of The Alliance, Zack Baker, said that while the change could lead to chances for discrimination, overall he saw the change as a positive. The Alliance is UALR’s student organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students.

“The cool thing is that if somebody does not wish to have their gender on display to anybody but their friends, they can choose that, so you can customize the whole thing,” Baker said.

According to a 2013 UALR campus diversity study that asked students to identify themselves as male, female, or transgender, only

0.3% of UALR’s student body identified as transgender. However, at least 3% of students stated that they had been treated unfairly at UALR because of their gender identity.

In addition, 33% of students indicated that issues of gender identity should be considered when UALR deals with diversity issues.

However, the survey did not provide further explanation of what that meant.

Facebook’s new gender option is an attempt to let each user authentically represent himself or herself, according to a post on the company’s website. “An important part of this is the expression of gender, especially when it extends beyond the definitions of just ‘male’ or ‘female,’” it said.

The new options come at a time when the push for LGBT rights and marriage equality is ripe in the United States. In 2013 seven states successfully passed laws permitting same-sex marriage.

In addition, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional—a decision which provided federal recognition to

same-sex marriages. According to the act, individual states could refuse to recognize same-sex marriages. In addition, Section 3 stated that individuals involved in same-sex marriages could not be recognized as “spouses,” and thus were not entitled to federal marriage benefits.

“I would say that the current political climate is really giving a push to a lot of companies to make things more inclusive of LGBT people,” Baker said.

However, Baker said that some of the new gender options seemed redundant. “If you type in like the word ‘male’ you’ll see that there is male to female on there, but then they also have an option that is MTF which is the same thing,” he said.

The chair of the UALR College Republicans, Aaron Lazenby, agreed. “I think they’re trying too hard to be politically correct,” he said.

Despite this, some argue that the variety of choices offered by Facebook is a good thing. Randi Wilson, a member of The Alliance, agreed. “I’ve met a lot of trans

people and they identify in very specific ways, and it’s good to have those specific things,” she said.

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St. Patrick’s Day block party scheduled at Dugan’s Pub Zachary Martin Staff Writer ZRMartin@ualr.edu

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Shashank Avvaru Staff Writer SXAvvaru@ualr.edu

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ugan’s Pub, a popular Irish bar downtown close to the River Market, will host a St. Patrick’s Day block party March 16-17. Festivities will last from 2p.m. to near 11 p.m. each night, and admission is free.

Activities will include vendors serving a variety of food and green beer, many musical and dance acts performing and arts and crafts-making for the whole family to enjoy.

This marks the third annual block party hosted by the Third Street Merchants Association. This event has become very popular with Little Rock citizens. Whether you are a college student looking to celebrate all night with friends in homage to a potentially existent Irish heritage, or you’re a middleaged couple looking to make memories with your children on a free weekend, all can find fun at this event. Some of the dancing and musical acts will include step dancers from two schools of Irish dance and the Little Rock Pipe and Drum Corps.

Dugan’s Pub places a large emphasis on its Irish menu and Irish influences.

Shepherd’s pie will be served with cups of green-colored beer, fish and chips will be fresh and hot, and the sound of the crowd and music filling the air might convince you you’re in the middle

of Dublin.

Many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without knowing the reason.

But we should all know the reason as to why the Irish tradition has been passed down to us.

As the lore goes, in 432 AD an old and weary St. Patrick stood tall amid the lush Irish greenery. Hundreds watched him as he bent to the ground, picked up a shamrock and held it high in the air.

He pointed to the three leaf sections and declared that like the shamrock resembles the Holy Trinity: three converging into one. With that, he brought Christianity into the forgotten world of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day was born.

Until then a number of religions existed in Ireland. Conflicts of ideologies led to bitter, and sometimes violent, exchanges between the locals. St. Patrick was the most influential preacher then mainly because of his diplomacy and charisma. Christianity spread like wildfire after St. Patrick returned to Ireland with the intent of preaching.

Brought to Ireland as a young slave, St. Patrick managed to escape bondage.

Stories say he vowed never to return until decades later a dream from God laid out his path—traveling to Ireland and giving it the gift of Christianity.

One of the colors of Ireland’s flag is green. It is also a color used in the Irish military, navy, and it is a color that the Irish associate with revolution. The reason for such devotion to green dates back to the shamrock. The Irish have learned to associate its rich green with freshness and change.

Leprechauns are a fundamental part

of the celebration. In Irish folklore, leprechauns were creatures resembling humans of normal stature with magical powers, but as time progressed, they came to possess the unusually short stature known in modern times. People believed they would bring good luck and riches, and they occur today as inspirations for mascots and party favors.

While St. Patrick’s Day is mainly religious, is it is revered around the world as a harmless celebration of everything Irish – food, alcohol, lifestyle, culture, etc. Though it is not an international holiday, many countries—including the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Switzerland—generally gather on roads and participate in festivities.

A hallmark of St. Patrick’s Day is the traditional parade. Irish families and organizations, along with lovers of anything Irish, march up and down streets dressed in green. Songs are sung, jokes are told, food is shared and alcohol is consumed.

A famous Irish quote reads, “there are two kinds of people in the world: the Irish and those that wish they were Irish.”

Drop by Dugan’s for some tomfoolery and fun on March 17. It’s time to be Irish.

Illustration by Zachary Tallent

Efforts of International Club’s president incite record-breaking membership Alexis Williams

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ugan’s Pub, a popular Irish bar downtown close to the River Market, will host a St. Patrick’s Day block party March 16-17. Festivities will last from 2p.m. to near 11 p.m. each night, and admission is free.

Activities will include vendors serving a variety of food and green beer, many musical and dance acts performing and arts and crafts-making for the whole family to enjoy.

This marks the third annual block party hosted by the Third Street Merchants Association. This event has become very popular with Little Rock citizens. Whether you are a college student looking to celebrate all night with friends in homage to a potentially existent Irish heritage, or you’re a middleaged couple looking to make memories with your children on a free weekend, all can find fun at this event. Some of the dancing and musical acts will include step dancers from two schools of Irish dance and the Little Rock Pipe and Drum Corps.

Dugan’s Pub places a large emphasis on its Irish menu and Irish influences.

Shepherd’s pie will be served with cups of green-colored beer, fish and chips will be fresh and hot, and the sound of the crowd and music filling the air might convince you you’re in the middle of Dublin.

Many Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without knowing the reason.

But we should all know the reason as to why the Irish tradition has been passed down to us.

As the lore goes, in 432 AD an old and weary St. Patrick stood tall amid the lush Irish greenery. Hundreds watched him as he bent to the ground, picked up a shamrock and held it high in the air.

He pointed to the three leaf sections and declared that like the shamrock resembles the Holy Trinity: three converging into one. With that, he brought Christianity into the forgotten world of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day was born.

Until then a number of religions existed in Ireland. Conflicts of ideologies

led to bitter, and sometimes violent, exchanges between the locals. St. Patrick was the most influential preacher then mainly because of his diplomacy and charisma. Christianity spread like wildfire after St. Patrick returned to Ireland with the intent of preaching.

Brought to Ireland as a young slave, St. Patrick managed to escape bondage.

Stories say he vowed never to return until decades later a dream from God laid out his path—traveling to Ireland and giving it the gift of Christianity.

One of the colors of Ireland’s flag is green. It is also a color used in the Irish military, navy, and it is a color that the Irish associate with revolution. The reason for such devotion to green dates back to the shamrock. The Irish have learned to associate its rich green with freshness and change.

Leprechauns are a fundamental part of the celebration. In Irish folklore, leprechauns were creatures resembling humans of normal stature with magical powers, but as time progressed, they came to possess the unusually short stature known in modern times. People believed they would bring good luck and riches, and they occur today as inspirations for mascots and party favors.

While St. Patrick’s Day is mainly religious, is it is revered around the world as a harmless celebration of everything Irish – food, alcohol, lifestyle, culture, etc. Though it is not an international holiday, many countries—including the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Switzerland—generally gather on roads and participate in festivities.

A hallmark of St. Patrick’s Day is the traditional parade. Irish families and organizations, along with lovers of anything Irish, march up and down streets dressed in green. Songs are sung, jokes are told, food is shared and alcohol is consumed.

A famous Irish quote reads, “there are two kinds of people in the world: the Irish and those that wish they were Irish.”

Drop by Dugan’s for some tomfoolery and fun on March 17. It’s time to be Irish.

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Earth Day celebration promises more than well-worn “go green!” paean

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“French Pressed” Life in America from the perspective of a French foreign-exchange student

Andra Onecic

Staff Writer ALOnecic@ualr.edu

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he Committee on Sustainability has been working undercover to bring environmental awareness to students and faculty. Providing recycling bins and installing hydration stations were only baby steps. The committee will host their Earth Day celebration on Wednesday, April 9 in the open area between the Ottenheimer Library and Student Union B (also houses the rhetoric and writing department).

Among the activities will be a setup of creative upcycling through arts and crafts and students will have the chance to win prizes. The team with the largest amount of recyclable items collected will win various gift cards to sustainable businesses (such as waiting on response), T-shirts, a certificate, and a photo spot on the Sustainability Committee’s website’s home page. This is the perfect opportunity for students to recycle their old, forgotten phones.

Vendors such as the 4-H Organization, Heifer International, and Children International will also be there to take part in this celebration. The Earth Day event allows the Committee on Sustainability to educate the student body on how to take responsibility for our physical resources and become more eco-friendly. The Committee on Sustainability believes that “a healthy environment produces healthy people.” They have partnered with the campus garden to teach students about where our food comes from and how to become selfsufficient.

Marla Cole, a double major in biology and philosophy, is the committee’s new Eco-Intern who connects with the student body and spreads awareness of “green living” – reducing the amount of trash we produce and conserving our natural resources. Cole is a junior majoring in waiting on response, and she believes that small changes make a huge difference.

“What if everyone had one piece of

By Pauline Mothu pxmothu@ualr.edu

illustration by Logan Sturgill

trash and threw it on the ground?” According to “world-o-meters real time world statistics” the population of the Earth is currently at seven billion and rising. If every one of those seven billion people threw a piece of trash on the ground, the Earth would be covered in garbage. Therefore, the Committee on Sustainability aims to promote healthy environments, economies, and societies and encourages everyone to reduce his or her carbon footprint.

According to nature.com, one’s carbon footprint is what one “contributes to the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change,” for example the exhaust from one’s vehicle is dam-

aging Earth’s atmosphere, unless one drives an electric car.

How can students reduce their carbon footprint? To help reduce the amount of trash produced, buy a reusable water bottle and fill up at the hydration stations located in the upper concourse of the DSC and in the gym. This reduces the trash that clutters landfills.

At the Earth Day celebration, the Committee on Sustainability hopes to provide education that students can apply on and off campus. For more information, email sustainability@ualr.edu.

Mesa de Español brings Spanish to the “round-table” Rachel Wright

Staff Writer RSWright@ualr.edu

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esa de Español is a Spanish conversation group that meets every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in Stabler Hall room 201. Mesa de Español is not Spanish Club but rather a roundtable, anything-goes discussion session.

“We work on conversational skills, so students know where to pick up and where to leave off when speaking,” said Andrew Deiser, Associate Professor of Spanish. He said Mesa de Español started about seven years ago and is currently overseen by several Spanish professors who alternate supervision each month.

Each week students sit at the table in the Language Resource Center and speak completely in Spanish. The group engages in “round-table” discussions in which there are no set topics; the students decide. Mesa de Español is open to any student, regardless of major or minor. However, the ability to understand Spanish is helpful. About three to four students sit at the “mesa” each week, according to Deiser. Mesa de Español is designed to bring together students of various levels in Spanish to learn from each other as a way of improving.

“We try not to focus on tutoring and focus on conversation [instead],” Deiser

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said.

Students seeking Spanish tutoring can receive aid in the Language Resource Center.

“We try to help students when they are stuck, [but] they do their own work,” said Lab Assistant Yolanda Anzora.

Some members of Mesa de Español are also part of Spanish Club. Spanish Club meets monthly and hosts Spanish

events with members.

“We encourage members in Spanish Club to go to Mesa de Español to help with conversation skills,” said Spanish Club Sectary Alora Crooms.

Mesa de Español raises cultural awareness of students by helping them with the conversational aspects of Spanish, which is not a skill easily acquired in the classroom.

Student rooms at UALR going viral Javari Burnett

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t’s no surprise that this new day in age has brought many things to the virtual world. YouTube has become an international sensation and is viewed daily by millions of people around the world. From over-night sensations to finding the perfect makeup tutorial, YouTube is at your disposal for a variety of uses. Now, UALR can be added to that list of things. That’s right! The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has its own YouTube channel.

The channel is designed to connect the population of the university’s diverse students, faculty, and community. The name of the channel is @UALRVIDEO. Videos on the channel includes a variety of events such commencement ceremonies, scholarship opportunities, and more.

The channel has also started a new feature, My Room at UALR. The videos follow UALR’s students and their stay in one of the university’s housing options. My Room at UALR gives students the option to showcase their individuality and creativity through their rooms. The housing options include the freshman dorm’s West Hall, East Hall, the North and South Hall Common Apartments, and the University

Village. Some students had the chance to showcase their rooms and their interviews can be viewed on the channel.

Students who’ve been featured include Systems Engineering major Kari Payton of South Hall, freshman Mary Jo Roberts and Madeline McGhee, and Junior Information Science major and EIT ambassador Michael Cotton of South Hall. Each of their rooms had distinctive elements that made their room’s notable.

Payton’s room was filled with crafty nicks and nacks she personally made herself. A custom bookshelf, decorative pillows, and a board were just a few of the things found in her room. Roberts’ and McGhee’s room was filled with a variety of patterns, colors, and crafts. “I’m a Hello Kitty fanatic,” Roberts said in her interview. The girls also utilized the community goodwill for different decorative pieces to add to their unique room. Floral print patterns and bright pinks and oranges made the girl’s room definitely one to remember. Cottons room could definitely be considered the ideal “guy pad,” filled with recliners for comfort and a flat screen TV for Sunday night football. Inside his room, he placed art on the walls with inspirational quotes. One quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson stated: ‘Do Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.’ “That’s kinda

like my motto this year,” Cotton stated in his interview.

STUDENTS. Is your room unique and different? Would you like to share it with the rest of the world? Get famous! If you’re interested in having your room on UALR-

It is almost time for spring break at UALR! School breaks are a little different in France, but thanks to American movies, French students know what to expect what someone talks to them about it: going to the beach, parties, drinks and more parties.

Except for fall break, Christmas break, and summer, school breaks in France are not at the same time for everybody. Indeed, in order to avoid overcrowding in tourist resorts, the country is divided up into three zones that have staggered dates for winter and spring break (February and April).

While spring break is a major vacation time in the United States, I do not think there is a major vacation for French college students, excepting summer break. During the short breaks, French students usually keep up with their homework or find a job. They usually do something productive during the short breaks and leave the fun for summer break. However, some decide to take some time off and go away from their homes. They usually do so during winter break because spring break is followed by finals.

France is not a big country like the United States—it is approximately the size of Texas—but there is a lot to see and do in this country during holidays.

Most French people actually prefer to do less during the year and save money for winter and/or summer breaks. During winter break, the streets of touristic cities like Paris empty out. Almost everyone—students included—visit ski resorts in the Alps or the Pyrenees.

France actually has the biggest ski industry after the United States.

The ski resorts are mainly composed of small villages that come ‘alive’ during the winter season, where families gather and enjoy some winter activities. Activities in ski resorts include skiing—obviously—but also ice skating, hiking and enjoying drinks like wine or hot chocolate while watching skiers.

Although going to the mountains during winter break is attractive, it is also expensive and many students cannot afford to go on ski vacation. Therefore they find other ways to enjoy their breaks and do local activities such as hanging out with friends, watching movies, reading, exercising or visiting museums. Some also decide to spend a day in Disneyland Paris or other theme parks.

As I mentioned, French students have a different view about enjoying their break than American students.

Spring or winter break does not necessarily mean going to the beach and partying every night for the French. I am not sure why vacations are not as a big deal in France. Don’t get me wrong, we also look forward our vacation, but it is just different for us. It may be because we have more school breaks than American students.

Anyways, whether we are American or French and spend our break differently, we are all looking forward to school vacations!

A bientôt pour de nouvelles aventures! (See you later for other adventures!)

VIDEO, visit www.@ualr.edu. Also check out the @UALRVIDEO channel for other things that may interest you. You never know, you could be the next YouTube sensation.

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Jack Stephens Center holds 5600 fans, controversial beginnings Shashank Avvaru Staff Writer SXAvvaru@ualr.edu

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ne of UALR’s most famous building is the beloved Jack Stephens Center.

For many students, this structure is home to incredible basketball games, regular coaching sessions, and a spacious parking spot. But the Center’s genesis is also the result of Jack Stephens’ unbelievable hard work and a struggle against harsh times and conventions of society. Taking note of his dedication to UALR and the state of Arkansas is enough to realize why the Center is named after him.

According to “The Encyclopedia of Arkansas”, Jack Stephens was born on August 9, 1923 in Prattsville, Ark. to farmer and aspiring politician A. J. Stephens and a devoted wife and mother Ethel Pumphrey Stephens. In spite of Jack Stephens’ well known wealth and generosity, the circumstances into which he was born were anything but prosperous.

Love for work was essential in the Stephens household. From the age of 10, Jack Stephens started out helping his father in the field and, by his teen years, was working three jobs: bellhop, shoeshine boy and telegram deliverer. After graduating high school from Columbia Military Academy in Tennessee, Jack Stephens attended a semester at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

He was then accepted into the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. An incredible experience would change his life forever there –his meeting and eventual long-lasting friendship with a fellow student named Jimmy Carter who would go on to become the thirtyseventh president of the United States.

In spite of graduating with exceptional grades from the naval academy, Stephens never enlisted in active duty due to his poor eyesight. When life seemed to hit a dead end, he accepted an invitation from his brother Witt to participate in a small Arkansan company called Stephens, Inc. Witt Stephens’

public persona and Jack Stephens’ intelligent business skills were primary factors responsible for the success of the company.

Stephens’ business tactics were sought after and respected. He is directly or indirectly responsible for the super-success of companies like Walmart and Dillard’s. Hailed by many as a business prophet, Jack Stephens made few but effective public addresses where he discussed future of companies in which he worked and believed.

While his fame grew from local to national to international levels, his life was not without trouble. Two of his marriages ended in divorce and not all of his investments turned out to be successful. However, things turned around in 1957 when he became the president of his company and he purchased a number of oil firms. Within a few years, Stephens, Inc. grew from a small financial establishment to a gigantic business powerhouse.

“There are only two pleasures associated with money: making it and giving it away.” This statement from Stephens explains his generous donations and public charity. Some of his most famous donations are: $48 million - Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute at UAMS $22 million -Arkansas Arts Center, along with money to expand the center $10 million – United States Naval Academy His love for golf, as well as his active participation on boards of various private and government organizations such as University of Arkansas, the Little Rock Boys Club, the Quapaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America are wellknown, but what places Jack Stephens at the top of the list of UALR pioneers is his love for education and dedication to the university.

One donation and the story behind it are noteworthy. Jack Stephens’ alma mater, UAF, once played many football games at the War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. However, after they received funding to build their own sta-

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dium, their use of the Little Rock stadium slowly dwindled to two, and then just one, game a year. Jack Stephens, a faithful Razorback fan, Little Rock resident, and prominent board member, expressed public outrage at UAF’s decision. Therefore, he made an offer that no one that could refuse.

Stephens donated 20.4 million to our UALR specifically to build a state-of-the-

art arena that would not only be a great asset to the university but also a center that non-university locals could appreciate. Today, the Jack Stephens Center is considered one of the great American college sports arenas along with arenas like that at University of North Carolina.

Jack Stephens passed away on July 23, 2005, but his legacy remains in UALR’s own arena.

Quiet study nooks one never knew existed, or overlooked Hillary Perkins

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hen an individual think of study nooks, they think of technology. They think of the applications from the Barnes and Noble website. However, a study nook is an area where people can get in a good study session with no distractions.

Any area with no distractions is considered as a study area. Some study nooks at UALR include Ottenheimer Library, the Donaghey Student Center, benches beside the Cooper Fountain, the Language Resource Center, computer corner in the Diamond Café, residence hall study rooms, and individual department student lounges.

Ernesto Valesquez, one of the counselors of Student Support Services, said that he has special rooms for students who are a part of the program.

“A study nook will be separate form a study hall because in a library they have special rooms where it’s quiet,” Valesquez said.

Shawn Manis, Head of Ottenheimer Library Circulation, said that whether an individual or a group, students can always find a quiet place to study in the library.

“We’re more conscious about the fact that people want quiet,” he said.

On every floor of the library, there are tables where groups can sit together and study. On the fourth floor, there are private rooms where one individual can sit in each room.

Libraries or private rooms on various school campuses are not the only places considered study nooks. Students can use their dormitories of their apartment as study nooks.

According to coit.com, students can design their own study nooks at home.

Students will need internet, a compatible desk, comfortable chair, storage for studying supplies (paper, pencil, books, etc.), a desk lamp and plenty of space for books.

Students will want to find a space that will eliminate all distractions. The next thing that a nook needs is a flat surface for storage. Last, students will want to make sure that they make their nook looks “pretty.”

“Study nooks go for individual reference to group reference,” Manis said.

Students can use any space as a study nook where they can concentrate. However, according to Manis and Valesquez, students are more focused when studying in various areas on campus than they are at home.

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Elusive bookstore may provide students best economic option Ryan Guinee

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he UALR Bookstore and Barnes & Noble have a long history together.

Almost as long as store manager, Brenda Thomas, has worked for the bookseller.

Just shy of fifteen years ago, UALR chose to partner with the Barnes & Noble Booksellers campus program to manage an inventory of books, clothing, supplies and snacks. A wise decision on the university’s part at the time, it has been an issue of contention for students who have seen the prices of textbooks rise.

“Publishers set the prices of the books,” Thomas said. When purchasing books, most students do not account for the cost that booksellers pay publishers for these textbooks. For those sources that offer lowest prices, it is usually because they buy in bulk.

At least, that is how it works for Textbook Brokers. The local company benefits by using economies of scale to deliver discount prices to students for used books. Across the board, book rentals are the most economical option for students. It is a matter of how the bookstores set the rental price which determines the price spread. Thomas’ recommendation is that “for the UALR Bookstore, renting new or used is the way to go.”

Comparing the prices to rent a used copy of “Psychology” by David G. Meyers, a book any PSYC 2300 student will need, shows that renting on campus is $90.90. Renting the same textbook straight from Barnes & Noble’s website is $54.02. While renting from Chegg. com is $43.49. The prices are nothing short of curious.

According to Thomas, there is little to be done. “We’re owned and operated one-hundred percent by Barnes & Noble. Myself and all the staff work for Barnes & Noble. We are a licensee of Barnes & Noble, and we have a contract with UALR,” she said. The university comes into the picture through the Bookstore Advisory Committee, a task force composed of faculty and staff on campus that help regulate the processing and honoring of textbook scholarships awarded to students.

The scholarships are provided each year. They are awarded to twenty-six students who fill out a single page application by the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The scholarship pays for nine hours of textbooks. The application includes questions that seek to better understand how the scholarship makes a difference in the applicant’s educational career.

Thomas believes that it is efforts like these and others that add value to the campus. “When we sell a book here, the

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school gets something back. Whether it’s the sale or donation of merchandise, or scholarships or jobs provided to students, we give back.” Any branded merchandise sold by the bookstore helps the university earn royalties. Details on the percentage aren’t available.

The job opportunities Barnes & Noble provides can lead to more than just a part-time gig. “We give out a lot of first jobs for many students, and we always provide a reference where deserved.”

An impactful program that Barnes & Noble provides is the Bestseller Program.

It gives sophomores the opportunity to work fifteen to twenty hours a week

per semester for the duration of their college career. By graduation, Barnes & Noble guarantees a position at a store on any campus in the country where there are college partners and availability.

“Tara Wilbanks, a student from UALR, started as a cashier in my store.

She graduated as a front-end manager, and now works as a store manager in Pine Bluff at Southeast Arkansas College,” Thomas said. Normally students will start as an assistant manager or textbook manager. Students must be willing to relocate, but Thomas said the starting salary is worth it.

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Pharrell makes everyone ‘Happy’ with first solo album in 8 years Caleb Mitchell

Staff Writer RSWright@ualr.edu

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f you’ve somehow missed Pharrell Williams in the past year, crawl out from underneath that rock and welcome to the world of one of today’s biggest stars. Despite the fact that Pharrell has been around for years (in case you’ve forgotten, he’s the lead singer of N*E*R*D), the multi-talented singer jumped into the mainstream music scene in a major way in 2013, and so far, he shows no signs of slowing in 2014.

A large part of this recent surge in popularity has to do with how many hit songs that Pharrell has been featured in from collaborating with other artists; Pharrell lent his vocal talent last year in two songs off Daft Punk’s album Random Access Memories, including the wildly popular single “Get Lucky,” and Robin Thicke featured him in the worldwide hit “Blurred Lines.”

However, it’s Pharrell’s work on the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack that undoubtedly contributed the most to his burst of fame, as the lead single “Happy” has been playing near-nonstop on radio stations across the globe since last November. The song also serves as the lead single on Pharrell’s newest, and much anticipated solo album, G I R L, which has been a long time coming – it’s only the singer’s second solo album, and it’s been a hefty eight years in the making.

While that may seem like an absurdly long timespan in between albums, especially since so many of today’s artists seem intent on pushing out album after album as fast as their vocal cords and Auto-Tune can manage, G I R L was well worth the wait. The ten-track album is a fun and refreshingly organic compilation of songs in today’s electronic-laden

music scene, resulting in one of the best pop albums in recent memory.

G I R L starts off with the unbelievably catchy “Marilyn Monroe,” a song that’s sure to become one of the album’s singles and further cement Pharrell’s status as a bonafide mega star. Starting off sounding more like a classical musical number with a swelling tune of violins, the song quickly transitions into an upbeat pop piece as Pharrell (and an uncredited Kelly Osbourne) sings about how he wants a “different girl,” and no others will do for him – not even Marilyn Monroe or Cleopatra.

The second song on the album is a collaborative work with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the groovy, salsa-esque “Brand New.” One of many fun songs on the album that makes you want to move, “Brand New,” features a blend of maracas and tambourines, and when the voices of Pharrell and JT join in harmony during the chorus, it’s enough to make angels swoon.

“Brand New” is followed up by “Hunter,” another insanely catchy tune that will make you want to bust out the karaoke set – good luck hitting Pharrell’s notes on this song though. A much more eccentric song than the previous two on the album, Pharrell sings about hunting down a girl who he’s not going to let anyone have if he can’t; the lyrics are a strange mix of creepy (Taxidermy is on my walls // with the full description of the killin’ calls // I’m a hunter) to absurd (Duck Dynasty’s cool and all // but they got nothin’ on a female’s call), but it’s one of the most interesting songs on the album.

While all of the tracks on G I R L are memorable in their own right, one of the most unique is the Miley Cyrus collaboration “Come Get It Bae.” Though it seems like Cyrus’ voice would sound at odds with Pharrell’s-especially in a song where he sings so high-pitched- the

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Instead of lending his voice on albums by other artists (Daft Punk, Robin Thicke), Pharell Williams decided to put his efforts into a solo album —his first in nearly 8 years. combination manages to work, coming together with the background noises of clapping and exclamations of “Hey!” to create an interesting melody.

Other songs featured on Pharrell’s sophomore album include “Gust of Wind,” a slightly electronic song featuring backup vocals from Daft Punk; the tribal-influenced “Lost Queen,” featuring JoJo (oh, the irony here…); the Alicia Keys duet “Know Who You Are”; and, of course, the song on everyone’s lips, “Happy.”

In all, there are ten tracks on the album, and while some run a little longer than the average pop song these days – “Lost Queen” alone is nearly eight minutes long – G I R L manages to run a little over 45 minutes from start-to-finish.

Though the short length may turn some

off to buying the album, especially at a $10.99 average selling price, it’s the only real flaw in an otherwise stellar comeback for the one and only Pharrell Williams.

With a solid track list of catchy, upbeat, and just plain fun songs that make you want to tap your feet, let your hair down, and generally have a good time, G I R L is an album that’s easy to recommend to just about anyone. It’s well worth a second, third, fourth, and fifth (or more) listen, and is the perfect cure to chase away any reoccurring blues from random winter weather comebacks. If G I R L is any indicator of the state of music in 2014, this will be a year to make any pop fan happy.

Gravity special effects upstage factual errors made throughout film Jayme Goad

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lfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” is an intense, contemporary scientificthriller that will have you on the edge of your seat the entire movie. But does the science behind the movie add up?

Immediately into the first scene of the movie, the main characters are doing a spacewalk. Dr. Ryan Stone, played by Sandra Bullock, is an intellectual medical engineer on her first shuttle mission.

She is accompanied by a veteran astronaut with a lot of experience, Matt Kowalski, played by George Clooney.

What seems like a regular routine spacewalk is the least bit normal.

Within minutes while doing repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope, disaster strikes. Houston explains to them that debris from a Russian missile strike has blown up and caused a chain reaction.

Moments later, debris is flying right at them causing them to lose any contact with Mission Control.

The debris strikes the shuttle and makes it spin repeatedly out of control.

This causes Stone to be thrown and has to release her belt perpetually throwing her into the dark abyss. Kowalski, wearing a thruster, shows up and attaches Stone and they float back to the station.

When they arrive, they realize they are the only survivors. Their crew has been killed on impact of the debris. They must now make their way to the International Space Station. Using Kowalski’s jet thruster, they set out for the ISS. Kowalski has determined they have 90 minutes before the field of debris completes orbit and crosses their path again.

Once they approach the ISS, they realize it is abandoned and the crew has evacuated it leaving it virtually unusable. Stone’s leg gets caught in the deployed parachute lines. With the momentum of Kowalski, he realizes it is too much and it will carry them both out into space. He lets go of the rope tether and floats out into space. Now Stone is alone and left to survive on her own.

There are several scientific matters that do not add up in the film. Every satellite and space station in the movie is bombarded by debris, destroying them as if they were all a part of the same orbit. The Hubble and ISS are not in the same orbit. One satellite exploding wouldn’t cause a chain reaction of debris. It’s space; there is a lot of room, so much that it is unfathomable. One of the first lines of the movie was that there is no sound is space. You actually hear the wrench that Stone is using making a clanking sound later in the film. Against the laws of physics, this film held so many errors with the views of Earth they showed, which are not as easy to identify as they appeared.

In addition to the scientific flaws, the movie script was poorly written. You have Bullock, who played an amazing,

“Gravity,” may have lost out on the Academy Award for “Best Picture,” but the film boasts the Academy Award for “Best Director” in Alfonso Cuarón. independent engineering doctor, but it seemed as if most of her lines were more of an ad-lib. Having more characters - there are virtually two characters in the entire film- would have helped the film tremendously. .

The special effects in this movie were the best I have ever seen: incredible views from outer space looking down

to Earth (even if some weren’t as accurate), and the sunrise from space was incredible.

The film just missed getting the Academy Award for “Best Picture” — it lost out to “12 Years a Slave” — but, it has just been released on Blu-ray and DVD. Some of the special features on the discs include “making of” documentaries,

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alternate viewing experiences and features on all of the actual technology and existing equipment that was featured in the film. All of these features and bonus offerings are worth enough to give the film another look.

Everyone is awaiting to see what Director Alfonso Cuarón will be doing next.

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Señor Tequila offers hit-or-miss experiences Alyssa Causey

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have eaten at Senor Tequila more times than I could possibly even begin to fathom. Hands down, I’ve eaten at the three Little Rock locations more than any other restaurant—not just the Central Arkansas area—but anywhere ever.

Generally, this is not by choice. The reasonably priced food, particularly their lunch menu, entices friends and family to choose this restaurant. Sometimes I contend, but it is often a battle I lose.

Like most diners, I have the habit of eating more complimentary chips and salsa than I am proud to admit. I fall into the “Oh gee, it’s free! I would be crazy not to take advantage of this,” ruse.

Surely, this trick, employed by virtually all Mexican restaurants, is in this way a redeeming quality of Senor Tequila. The service is generally fast, efficient and friendly. Each establishment is spotless and clean. They are fitted with full bars that serve alcohol and large flat-screen televisions. Happy hour is between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day.

What on the menu haven’t I eaten?

Maybe just the items on the kids’ menu, although I am sometimes tempted at ordering. Perhaps a cheeseburger from a Mexican restaurant wouldn’t be so bad?

(CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THIS ON MENU). Most entrée items are served with rice and or refried beans. The rice is just that: rice. It’s not particularly flavorful. The refried beans are no different.

As for entrees, I’ve had some good, some bad, and some somewhere in between. What I can’t seem to wrap my mind around is the fact that most things taste exactly the same. It’s difficult to

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Senor Tequila, pictured here at its 2000 South University Ave. location, can be a hit or miss. However, with a “happy hour” taking place everyday from 4-7 p.m., most people won’t complain. discern between a burrito and an enchilada or a soft taco from a chimichanga.

Flour tortillas here, flour tortillas there.

Red sauce here, red sauce there. What is this red sauce, I wonder? But for a mere 75 cents more, you can substitute cheese sauce. I doubt that genuine Mexican food swims in a sea of cheese, but that doesn’t stop me, and many others, from accepting the substitution when offered by the server.

The Chile Rellenos are hit and miss.

Sometimes I enjoy it and others I only

taste fried batter. The “Burrito Tequila” is enormous and definitely fills the void of an empty stomach. It is reasonably priced and worth it for the amount

of food you receive. Feeling especially brave, I once ordered the Huevos Con Chorizo. Loving both scrambled eggs and chorizo, I ceaselessly combed my meal for bits of chorizo larger than a grain of rice but to no avail. I once made the mistake of ordering Juanito’s Salad. It arrived as follows: No more than an ounce of incredulously thin amount of chicken breast limply lying atop shredded tasteless lettuce.

I give props to Senor Tequila for its variety of vegetarian-friendly options.

Granted, these essentially consist of beans and cheese. The vegetarian fajitas don’t pretend to be anything that they aren’t: everything great about faji-

tas with the sad exception of chicken or shrimp.

Senor Tequila is irrefutably successful. The food is decent in both price and taste. Surely, this is how they have managed to establish a concrete clientele. I’ve heard it said that the opposite of love, admiration and affection is not hate; it is indifference. The quality and the quantity of the food at Senor Tequila induce a solid “meh”.

Senor Tequila’s three Little Rock locations are 10300 N. Rodney Parham Rd., 2000 S. University Ave., and 14524 Cantrell Rd.

Next Top Model winner speaks during Women’s History Month Hillary Perkins

Staff Writer HDPerkins@ualr.edu

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he university celebrates Women’s History Month by welcoming Next Top Model winner Whitney Thompson on Wednesday, March 12 to speak in room C of the DSC at 12 noon.

All genders are invited to attend.

Whitney Thompson made history by being the first woman to win America’s Next Top Model who is not a size 0 during the tenth cycle of the show. Thompson’s topic of discussion is “Breaking Down Barriers: A Plus Size Figure in a Size Zero World.” This event is sponsored by the Power of Women Program (POW) from the Office of Campus Life.

The theme for 2014 is “Celebrating women of character, courage and commitment.”

Lucia Okaro, an active member of the University Program Council, said the purpose of Women’s History Month is to bring awareness about women’s contributions to society. “Women have come a long way in history, and I believe in our society today, women are rising through the ranks socially, economically and politically.”

In our country’s beginnings, women had no rights. They could not work, go to school, vote or voice their opinion.

While men went out and worked, women stayed at home, cooked, cleaned, and took care of the children. In the twentieth century, when women finally began to gain their independence, they still had to fight for respect from the men.

Women faced issues then that are still

being dealt with today, such as date rape, sexual harassment, and misogyny.

Providing programs for women is one of the missions of the Office of Campus Life. POW is striving to provide women’s programs all year around because they are imperative for the student body.

“The speakers we bring for POW always have amazing back stories that are sure to inspire and encourage women of all backgrounds to become empowered to do positive things in their lives,” said Emily Cox, UPC Advisor with the campus life office. Cox coordinates Women’s Programs and the Welcome Celebrations.

According to the POW page on the UALR website, a woman working fulltime earns 73 cents to every dollar received by a man. Out of 1.2 billion people, there are 70 percent living in poverty who are female. Unlike men, women are more likely to be victimized by an intimate partner. Females between ages 15 and 44 are normally victims of abusive relationships. For every three billion women, only eight women look like “supermodels”. An average woman weighs 144 pounds, and the average size ranges between 12 and 14.

Congress passed a law authorizing the president to designate the week of Mar. 7 as “Women’s History Week” in 1982, according to womenshistory.gov.

In 1987, Congress passed a law making the month of March as “Women’s History Month” due to a petition from the National Women’s History Project.

For more information, visit ualr.edu and womenshistory.gov.

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Whitney Thompson, winner of America’s Next Top Model, will speak at UALR as part of Women’s History Month. She is the first model to win the show’s competition and not be a size “0.”

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Big Senior Night for Taylor Ford

“Timeout”

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From left to right: Seniors Taylor Ford, Nia Gregory and Hannah Fohne received framed jerseys as part of the ceremony between the men and women’s games at the Jack Stephens Center on Senior Day Mar. 8.

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he UALR Lady Trojan basketball team got a career performance by senior Taylor Ford on Senior Night in a 72-62 victory over ULM on Saturday, March 8 at the Jack Stephens Center.

Ford tied her career high with 24 points to lead the team. It was Ford’s final home game as a Lady Trojan and the team’s final game of the regular season.

The win was the third in a row for the Lady Trojans, giving them a 17-11 record for the season. More importantly, however, the win gives them a 12-6 conference record, which kepeps them in third place in the SBC standings. The Lady Trojans finish the season undefeated at home during their conference schedule and will be the third seed at the SBC tournament in New Orleans.

The first half was not one that UALR head coach Joe Foley particularly enjoyed as the University of Louisiana Monroe players were allowed easy inside baskets on nearly 55 percent shooting. Foley cited a lack luster effort in practice carrying over to the first 30 minutes of the game.

The Lady Trojans were down by as many as nine points in the half and

trailed for virtually the entire first half.

But, the Lady Trojans managed to keep ULM within two points at the half 31-29.

This is despite UALR shooting only 40.6 percent from the field, including 0-3 from three-point range and being outrebounded 20-11. The had a chance to tie the game, but missed a couple of attempts right before the halftime buzzer.

The aggressive play from Ford in the first half helped keep the contest close.

She had 11 points in the half on 5 for 8 shooting.

The second half began with more of the same as ULM continued to get its points inside the paint and the team stretched to 12 when ULM’s Alexar Tugler hit a three-pointer less than 7 minutes into the second half. The 12-point lead was the largest of the game for ULM and the Lady Trojans seemed to be teetering on the edge, but Keanna Keys came back on the offensive end with a 3-point play, cutting the lead back to 9 and sparking the team to ignite its comeback run.

The Lady Trojans continued to work away at the lead, cutting it to two when sophomore Shanity James grabbed an offensive board and was fouled on the putback. James attributed the in the second half surge to having a more defensive mindset.

“I think when you’re on offense and your shot’s not falling, if you’re not mentally prepared or tough, I think it can have an affect [on defense]. I think we’re getting much better at ‘Ok, I’m not doing good on offense so let me go to the defensive end and try to put out an effort and do something for my team,’” James said.

Her free throw gave the Lady Trojans the team’s first lead since early in the first half. After a couple of scores by each team, junior Taylor Gault had her own personal 7-2 run that made it 62-55 with a little more than four minutes remaining in the game. The Lady Trojans kept the lead by hitting every free throw they took in the second half. They were 16 for 16 from the line.

The Lady Trojans now turn their attention to the SBC tournament where they will face Troy in the opening round. The championship game will be Saturday March 15 on ESPN3. The Lady Trojans last won the tournament in the 2011-12 season and are poised to make another possible run at the title this season.

“Anything is possible, cause this thing is wide open. We’ve proven in the last two or three weeks that we’re as good as anybody,” Foley said. “It’s going to be whoever can be mentally prepared.”

UALR Baseball team wins back to back games at home

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UALR in an earlier home game this season. The Trojans are 7-2 at home so far this year and 1-3 on the road.

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he Trojans were back at it again with home victories against the UIC Flames and the IPFW Mastodons on Friday Feb. 28 and Saturday March 1.

The starting pitcher against UIC was Travis McDonald who had some issues in the beginning, but calmed down as the game progressed. The game started rocky when UIC scored two runs in the first inning, but the Trojans came back to score two runs in the third inning to tie the game. Jesse Harbin came in relief of McDonald to pitch for the Trojans.

Neither team put runs on the scoreboard until the bottom of the sixth inning, when Drew Merten had a hit that let Scheuler and Pfeiffer score, making

the game 4-2 Trojans. Two more runs were scored and Justin Steelmon hit a single that allowed two runs to be added to the scoreboard, making the score 8-2 Trojans. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Bryson Thionnet hit a solo home run, putting the Trojans ahead 9-2. UIC’s Conor Philbin scored at the top of the eighth inning, making the score 9-3. The Flames scored two runs in the ninth inning, but the Trojans held them off and won the game 9-5.

UALR pitcher Ethan Schlechte started the game the next night against IPFW. Ben Crumpton scored early in the game when he ran home from second base with the help of Justin Steelmon, who hit the ball to centerfield. At the end of the first inning, the score was 1-0 Trojans.

At the top of the fifth inning, the Mastodons hit a leadoff single and Schlechte walked batters to load the bases. IPFW’s

Carter Deboe scored to tie the game 1-1.

Both teams were still tied by the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Trojans came to change the score. With two outs and bases loaded, Drew Merten hit a single that let Scheuler and Steelmon head home, putting the Trojans in the lead 3-1. Since IPFW didn’t score at the top of the ninth inning, UALR won the game 3-1. Ethan Schlechte pitched seven innings, striking out seven batters and letting one run score. Cory Malcom pitched the last two innings and prevented the Mastadons to score.

The Trojans have an 8-5 overall record after going 0-3 against Ole Miss on Mar. 7-9. The Trojans return home Wednesday Mar. 12 against UAPB.

hat is March Madness? Is it an illness that afflicts college students in the month of March, robbing them of their ability to concentrate on anything school-related other than the fact that Spring Break is almost here? Is it some disease that makes you step into some Ohio State Band-worthy formations? Or maybe it’s some Chihuahua sanity-zapping illness from a lost episode of Ren and Stimpy?

Maybe that was Space Madness.

Wait, what?

March Madness, of course, refers to college basketball’s annual NCAA Tournament time!

Anyone who knows me— even just a little— knows that I am a huge fan of professional basketball. Particularly of one team, but you’d have to see one of my ever-present hats to know which team. That’s not important right now, follow-up with me on that in June. Right now, it’s about the college experience as teams get ready for the “Big Dance,” complete with an annual “Cinderella” team, but instead of glass slippers these guys will be wearing the latest sneaker from the likes of Nike or Air Jordan.

The beauty of the NCAA Tournament is that it has become such an interactive event— much like that of fantasy football— the major difference being that March Madness lasts but for a few short weeks. The tournament is single-elimination, so to borrow a NBA slogan – “It’s win or go home.” There is no more exciting of a contest in all of sports than the NCAA Tournament. And the participants— they all play as if their athletic lives depend on it, because for all intents and purposes it does. All it takes is for some unlikely team to get on a roll at the right time and it could find its way to the NCAA Final Four.

For the uninitiated, the tournament begins with 64 teams (plus two play-in games) and almost each round has been given a catchy nickname. The Sweet Sixteen, the Elite Eight and of course the Final Four.

Each round is rife with fierce competition and intensity that can’t be replicated anywhere else.

There have been many moments that live in NCAA Tournament infamy: the shot by Duke’s Christian Laettner, the coast-to-coast buzzer beater by UCLA’s Tyus Edney, even Arkansas’ own Scotty Thurman hit a few big-time shots. YouTube, it baby!

But the drama on the court is just part of the appeal. The other side is the fan experience. The process of filling out a NCAA bracket is a tradition that some offices hold in higher esteem than the Christmas party.

Who wants to go to that anyway?

So what is the appeal of filling out an NCAA tournament bracket for those who aren’t in big into sports?

You guessed it: Money! It drives people to enter the office pool who don’t know a Wichita State from a Gonzaga.

The online brackets are worth some big money and appeal to the same type of fans who participate in fantasy football, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

The honest truth for me, is that I don’t really follow college basketball too closely until it gets closer to tournament time. I’m more of a casual fan of the game, but I have to pay attention when the games mean so much. (Plus I’m doing a little advanced scouting of the players going to the next level.)

There are usually a few players that use a good showing in the tournament to rise in the NBA draft that follows in June. It’s amazing how one or two games can change the opinions of so many people.

Here at UALR, we have a chance for our teams to get and invite to the “big dance” with the SBC tournament winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Here’s hoping that both the men and women bring home the SBC crown and a chance to appear on an even larger stage.

So college basketball, the floor— or technically my TV— is all yours.

Let’s see what magic you provide us with this year.

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New Orleans or bust: SBC now in the ‘Big Easy’ Zachary Martin Editor ZRMartin@ualr.edu

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or the past four years the Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament has been in Hot Springs, Ark. Before that it was stationed in Mobile, Ala. Every four years the city that holds the SBC tournament is changed and a new contract is made. Hot Springs has held the conference in the recent past and collected hefty revenue along the way.

There are 10 schools with basketball teams in the SBC and almost every one of those teams have a large pep band and dance team alongside them. At least five of those schools are in close proximity to Arkansas, which means they can bring a large and devoted fan base to the tournament.

This entire five-day event involves hotel rooms for each school’s team, band members, and dance team through the conference. Furthermore, all of the die-hard fans from each team close to Arkansas could come and enjoy the tournament. Patrons would money at local shops, restaurants and hotels.

Holding an event of this magnitude and popularity can potentially boost a city’s income tremendously. Our very own Hot Springs has been reaping these benefits for the past four years, but now the SBC Tournament has moved on. This year the SBC basketball tournament will

be stationed in none other than New Orleans, La. The tournament will take place Mar. 12-16 at the Lakefront Arena.

Hot Springs will be without this boost to their local economy, which may take a toll on the city and its economy.

Though the tournament has moved, it should still attract a full crowd from two Louisiana teams, two Arkansas teams, and two Texas teams. This venue may be even more enticing to fans than Hot Springs. Because of the immense tourist attraction that New Orleans is know for, many will make a full vacation out of the trip and spend mounds of cash to have fun. Hot Springs is a local attraction in Arkansas and surrounding areas, but not remotely close to the scale of the Big Easy. Bourbon Street will be spilling over the edges with fans from Texas, ULM, Arkansas, and more all with full pockets potentially ready to experience the full extent of this historical city. It is unfortunate that the tournament will no longer be held in Hot Springs, yet the city will still survive due to its own historical luster.

As for the tournament move, it could potentially attract a multitude of new fans and more fans mean more exposure for teams and players and it will possibly help to procure more support for each team. The teams and fans will join in on the experience, so even though we have lost this event as a local attraction, it may prove to be a good move going forward.

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The UALR Trojan women’s basketball team will be seeded #3 in the tournament and will face Troy in the first round. The season series is tied at 1-1, with each team winning at home.

College ID camp provides college experience, college-level training sessions for up-and-coming athletes

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Coach Blewitt provides instructions to campers on the final day of the 2014 College ID Camp. The sessions took place on Derek Fisher Court at the Jack Stephens Center because of the weather.

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he UALR Trojan soccer team had its annual College ID Camp for 2014 on Feb.28-Mar.2. Participating campers had the chance to experience college-level training on the UALR campus, despite winter weather that forced some to leave a day early and the rest to finish the final day of camp indoors at the Jack Stephens Center.

Participants at the camp, open to players in 9th-12th grade, were of-

fered a choice between registering for a three-day camp or a Saturday-only option. Campers even had a chance to attend the Trojan men’s basketball game against in-state rival Arkansas State.

UALR Trojans soccer head coach Adrian Blewitt, who will be in his second season with UALR this year after leading them to the SBC tournament for the first time since 2009, was on-hand to conduct the camp and to talk about what the opportunity meant for the camp participants. ”So what we want the campers to experience is what it’s like to be a college

student and to also experience what it’s like to be a college athlete, so they get college level training sessions. They also get to train with our college players,” Blewitt said. “It’s a good gauge for them to kind of see what level they might be able to play at, but at the same time kind of find out what it’s like on a college campus.”

The College ID Camp is the first of many events that Blewitt will help conduct this year at UALR and at Hickory High School in North Carolina.

The events are all part of Blewitt’s Golden Touch Soccer Series, which was

established in 1999. The next event on the UALR campus will be a free soccer clinic for kids ages 5-16 on April 6. That will be followed by the Soccer Rockin’ Sevens, a 7 on 7 tournament on April 6.

Individual and team camps for kids ages 5-12 will be in June and July, with an elite camp for kids 12-18 on July 27-30.

All events on the UALR campus will be at the Coleman Sports & Recreation Complex. For more information visit www.goldentouchsoccer.com.

UALR track team ready to take it outside Antonio Gayden Staff Writer AXGayden@ualr.edu

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he UALR Trojan track and field team ended the indoor season at the SBC championships on Monday Feb. 24, where they finished in eighth place.

Great efforts by individuals such as Emma Dahl, Cherry Nolan and senior Rebekah Grissom helped close out the season for the Trojans. Grissom, who sits second all time for shot put with a distance of 13.95 meters, was only 1 ¼ away from all-time leader Jen Doherty

(1996). Her score was also seven inches better than her previous best.

Sophomore Emma Dahl took seventh place in the 5K. She scored a perosnal best 17:22.81 in the event but was seven seconds from placing her sixth. Dahl also placed sixth in the 3k and ran the distance medley relay team to a third place finish with her 1600-meter leg.

Junior Cheryl Nolan placed 1th overall in the mile run, the first event of the day. She just missed scoring by 9 seconds with a time of 5:11.59, which also just missed a top 10 performance in school’s history.

The team now looks to transfer their focus to the outdoor season which begins Saturday, March 15 at the Rhodes

College Open in Memphis, Tenn.

Last year the team competed in the outdoor championships in Miami, Fla., where the men’s team finished 10th while the women placed 11th.

Rebekah Grissom broke the school’s javelin throw record with a throw of 136’-3’ (41.52 meters) to finish fourth and place her name in the record books.

Nathan Carr scored eight points alone with a time of 1:51.78 in the 800m race.

Basil Rogers, now a sophomore, finished 27th in the preliminaries with the ninth-fastest 200m outdoor time of 22.18 in school history and helped the 4x100 relay team finish eighth for a point with a time of 42.03.

The Trojans by numbers are improv-

ing and can expect to score even better this outdoor season. They have plenty of talent from seniors and returing freshman. Their level of veteran experience will help bring out the best in the team overall.

This year’s SBC Championship will be in San Marcos, Texas on Friday, May 9.

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Men’s basketball team can’t get over the hump on Senior Day Alton Young

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furious second-half comeback by the UALR Trojan men’s basketball team ended with the team coming up short, as the team lost 66-65 to the ULM Warhawks on Senior Night, Mar. 8, at the Jack Stephens Center.

The Trojans came back from an 11-point halftime deficit, but couldn’t convert on a pair of chances in the game’s closing seconds. Sophomore Josh Hagins led the team with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from threepoint range.

ULM hit six three-pointers in the first half on 50 percent shooting, something that UALR men’s basketball head coach Steve Shields thought was part of the reason for the first half deficit.

“I thought we dug ourselves a hole in the first half, allowing them to be a little bit too comfortable on the perimeter,” Shields said.

“When we’ve been good, we’ve had an urgency and a passion to defend and that starts with transition defense and when we don’t, we dig ourselves a hole as we did tonight.”

The second half was a freethrow-shooting contest for the Warhawks as they went to the line 17 times to the Trojan’s eight. The second half free throw disparity aided ULM in holding off the UALR comeback attempt.

The loss drops the Trojans to 14-16 overall and 9-9 in the SBC standings. Next up will be the SBC tournament in New Orleans, where they will be the #4 seed and face Troy in the first round Thursday, Mar.13 The Warhawks’ 11-point halftime lead swelled to 16 in the opening minutes of the second half prior to the Trojans fighting to get back into the game. Hagins and Leeper combined for the next 10 points for the Trojans. Leeper hit a bucket off a nice post-up move and after a ULM free throw, Hagins hit back-to-back three-pointers and then fed Leeper on the next possession for a dunk that cut the lead to 54-47. The teams exchanged baskets for the next few possessions.

Hagins, who also had a team-high seven assists, hit freshman Mareik Isom for his second three-pointer of the game. That cut the lead to 5855 with 6:36 left in the second half. ULM scored to go up by five again, but Hagins hit a step-back three-pointer that made it 60-58.

ULM went on another run that stretched the lead back out to eight points, but once again UALR battled back and after two free throws from senior Leroy Isler, the Trojans were

TROJAN TRIVIA

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Sophomore James White puts up a contested shot in the lane as the ULM defense converges. White was the second-leading scorer with 11 and also added 6 rebounds. behind by only three at 66-63.

ULM’s Jayon James missed four free throws in a row in the game’s final minute, including an air ball that missed the rim by about two feet to the right to the delight of the Trojan crowd.

James’ misses kept the Trojans alive in the closing seconds, but after a pair of free throws by junior Ben Dillard making it 6665, the Trojans failed to convert down the stretch.

“The thing that we’ve got to take from this though, is you’ve got to have an urgency from the start. Anybody can beat anybody, but you can also be beat by anybody on a given night, if your mindset is not correct,” Shields said.

It’s now up to the team to bring that mindset from the start, because the next loss will be the last of the season for the Trojans as they prepare for the SBC Tournament in New Orleans.

“From this point on, the intensity raises,” Hagins said.

The Trojans go into the tournament as the #4 seed. They will face Troy in the first round; the season series is tied 1-1, with each team winning on the other’s home court.

As part of the Senior Night activities, seniors Will Neighbour and Leroy Isler were honored with framed jerseys in a ceremony before the tip. Isler had 10 points and 7 rebounds in the contest. Neighbour has been sidelined with a shoulder injury. His availability for the SBC tournament is not known.

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The UALR Trojan last won the SBC tournament in the 2010-11 season. They face Troy in the first round after going 1-1 against them in the regular season.

Did you know?

The last time both the UALR women and men’s basketball teams faced the same opponent in the opening round of the SBC tourney was the 2010-11 season and both teams won the SBC tournament that season.

SPORTS UPDATE

BASEBALL: The team plays its first conference games this week with the triple-header against Arkansas State on Mar. 14-16.

TRACK: The outdoor track season begins with the Rhodes College Open in Memphis, Tenn.

BASKETBALL (W): The Lady Trojans finished their regular season with a victory at home against ULM and went undefeated at home for the entire conference schedule. They face Troy today in the first round of the SBC tournament in New Orleans.

BASKETBALL (M): The men will be the #4 seed in the SBC tournament despite losing the last game of the season at home to ULM. They will face Troy in the first round of the men’s tournament Thursday in New Orleans.

GOLF: The women’s team will end the month at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate at Stockbridge, Ga. Mar.31-April 1. The men’s team will be in Louisiana for the ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational Mar.31-April 1.

Statistics good as of Mar. 9

SPORTS SCHEDULE MAR.12-BASEBALL*

UALR VS UAPB @ 6:00

MAR.12-BASKETBALL(W)

SBC TOURNAMENT UALR VS TROY @ 8:30

MAR.13-BASKETBALL(M)

SBC TOURNAMENT UALR VS TROY @ 6:00

MAR.14-16-BASEBALL

UALR AT ARKANSAS STATE

MAR.15-TRACK

RHODES COLLEGE OPEN AT MEMPHIS, TENN

MAR.19-BASEBALL

UALR AT OKLAHOMA @ 6 P.M.

MAR.21-TRACK

CENTRAL ARKANSAS RELAY AT CONWAY

MAR.21-23-BASEBALL*

UALR VS SOUTH ALABAMA

MAR.24-25-GOLF(W)

UALR WOMEN’S GOLF CLASSIC AT HOT SPRINGS

MAR.24-25-GOLF(M)*

UALR/FIRST TEE COLLEGIATE CLASSIC AT LITTLE ROCK

MAR.25-BASEBALL

UALR AT MISSOURI 1:00 P.M./ 5 P.M.

MAR.28-30-BASEBALL

UALR AT ULM *Home Games