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Fountain of News SGA votes in favor of Honors College course SGA passed a motion to give $100 for a service project for an Honors College II course. The money will be used to open two book boxes on campus and one off campus.

Students attend Memphis Grizzlies NBA game UCA’s Division of International Engagement drove students to Memphis, Tenn. April 13 to watch the Memphis Grizzlies play the Los Angeles Clippers.

While in Memphis, the students toured historic landmarks in the city including Beale Street.

Director of Bands receives lifetime honor Ricky Brooks, UCA Director of Bands, was inducted into the lifetime membership of the American Bandmasters Association at its national convention in March. Brooks is the fourth collegiate band director in Arkansas to receive the honor. In addition to his UCA Band Director title, he also directs the Dixie Band Camp.

UCA hosts the camp each summer. Brooks plays with the Conway Community Band from April to July 4 at the Kris Allen Stage in Simon Park.

Thank-A-Teacher returns; students acknowledge university faculty The Instructional Development Center is offering a “Thank-ATeacher” service to students who wish to provide instructional feedback to faculty. Students can fill out an online form, either in anonymous form or directly.

The IDC will send a letter of acknowledgement to the faculty member at the beginning of the fall semester. Learn more at uca. edu/idc/thankateacher.

Mayflower oil spill, additional faculty senators discussed at Campus Talk At the April 11 Campus Talk, Faculty Senate President Kevin Browne announced that seven new faculty senate members will be appointed in May. President Tom Courtway said UCA has approved a new historic district at the university, which includes Old Main. Courtway answered questions from the audience about potentially relocating the Physical Plant. He said the idea was unlikely and that he didn’t know where it would move to on campus.

View more stories at MyFountainOnline.com Stories featured include articles written by Fountain writers.

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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee shakes hands with John W. Allison, Home BancShares chairman and Entrepreneurial Speaker Series founder, April 9 in McCastlain Hall prior to Huckabee’s keynote speech.

Business leaders, local politicians and students filled the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on April 9 to hear former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speak about entrepreneurship.

The event was a fundraiser for UCA’s College of Business lecture series, which allows high-profile speakers to speak to students about being successful in business.

The John. W. Allison Entrepreneurial Speaker Series was founded in 2006 through an endowment of First State Bank, now Centennial Bank in Conway.

Attendees donated $126,000 to continue the series at UCA. Following Huckabee’s keynote speech, the Allison family matched donations, bringing the total money raised to $252,000.

Huckabee served as Arkansas governor from 1996 to 2007. He hosts the “Huckabee” talk show on Fox News Channel and “The Mike Huckabee Show” weekday afternoons on national

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In an informational handout provided to attendees, John W. Allison, Home BancShares chairman said: “We hope this series will be equally motivational to the UCA students. May these voices of wisdom arm students with confidence and drive as they enter the workforce.”

Randy Sims, Home BancShares president and CEO, provided the invocation. Dinner was served prior to the introduction of Huckabee from Allison.

Huckabee discussed his educational experience as a first generation high school graduate and some of the early mentors he had that motivated him to succeed later in life as a minister, governor and author.

“It’s the people who are able to dream dreams and prosper from them [who are successful],” he said.

UCA President Tom Courtway said he hoped business students learned more about the true reasons behind success.

Huckabee said a part of being an

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‘Elite’ residents litter Faculty senators question Courtway’s decisions, Cheer teams must apartment complex seek answers about recent hires, salary savings sign no-haze pact

by Andy Robertson and Peyton Olsen

by Marisa Hicks Associate Editor

Assistant News Editor and Staff Writer The Western Heights (WH) complex, housing UCA’s student leaders has had broken beer bottles littering its premise since they moved in mid-fall 2012.

The addition to UCA’s campus housing selection is home to 18 honors seniors—13 in Honors housing, one in Resident Housing Association (RHA) housing and four Student Government executives—and one non-honors student, sophomore RHA Nacurh Communications Chair Brittany Williams.

The broken blue Bud Light bottles were located under the apartment B balcony as of March 29. The complex does not have a resident assistant (RA) living in residence and required safety and cleaning checks do not note any alcohol violation.

Safety and cleaning checks are conducted by RAs during the first complete week of each month. Any

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The faculty senate questioned President Tom Courtway on April 9 about his decisions to hire two administrators without having a national search.

“What’s the deal on hiring Kelley Erstine,” Parliamentarian Ben Rowley asked.

Having open positions within the president’s office, Courtway said that with the hires the president’s office still showed salary savings.

Courtway released a spreadsheet April 12 that showed salary savings within the office.

However, the spreadsheet is only valid for salary savings for the current fiscal year and does not include other vacancies within the office.

Courtway said “it’s been a year since we had the position filled” and that he would have told the search committee to choose Erstine in the end. He said he did not think it was necessary in these situations to have a search to fill the positions.

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Board appoints Vortex, Scroll, Echo editors; applicants voice publication plans, changes

by Stephen Reynolds and Peyton Olsen

Entertainment Editor and Staff Writer After a series of questions and deliberation, UCA’s Student Publications Board selected editors for the Vortex, Scroll and Echo April 9 and April 11.

The publication board included Polly Walter, Scroll adviser; David Keith, Echo adviser; Francie Bolter, interim Vortex adviser; senior Callie France, outgoing Scroll editor, senior Jeanette Anderton, outgoing Echo editor; senior Sarah Wilson, Vortex editor; SGA representatives juniors Allison Rubio and Natalie Brown.

The board appointed junior Taylor Lea Hicks as Vortex editor April 9. Senior Kayelin Roberts accepted the assistant editor position.

The Vortex is UCA’s student literary magazine, which is available in print each spring. A digital version is published

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The University of Central Arkansas large coed cheerleading team is required to attend a hazing seminar either during the summer or beginning of the fall 2013 semester following a recent investigation of a female team member.

Six members of the large coed cheerleading team appeared before the university Judicial Board following a possible hazing incident involving freshman team member Cassandra Purtle, 20.

According to the Arkansas DemocratGazette, all of UCA’s cheerleading teams will now sign an agreement not to haze.

UCAPD identified the cheerleaders as junior Jamie D. Frey, 20; junior Natoya McLeod, 20; graduate student Dennis W. DePriest, 26; junior Lauren A. Goines, 20; sophomore Shalynn Denay Mills, 20 and junior Raymond Anthony McLeod, 22.

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Hicks will supervise submission selections from Vortex staff members for the print and online versions of the magazine.

“It’s a very exciting, accomplished feeling,” Hicks said. “I couldn’t be more thankful.”

As assistant editor, Roberts will help Hicks carry out her duties “I am very glad that I’ll be working with Taylor,” Roberts said. “I just really wanted to work on Vortex, whether it was as an editor or assistant editor.”

The new editors plan on making changes to the magazine, including emphasizing the Vortex’s digital media presence.

Hicks said she hopes that improved advertising techniques will help bring

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“I don’t believe, especially for a couple of positions that are closest aides or advisors that I may choose to have, that is necessary,” Courtway said. “I could have [had a search]. The problem is and I’ll firmly believe this until my last breath on this Earth: I’m a lot of things and I’ve done things wrong and I’ve made bad decisions but I’m not fundamentally a liar or dishonest, if I had put a committee together I would’ve had to shut the door and I’d say ‘OK, now here’s who I want you to pick.’”

Courtway said he does not intend to fill other positions without having a search.

“What I may do is I try to piece together how we put this diversity office together, whether I put it under [Ronnie] Williams with Student Affairs or whether a piece of it goes over there,” he said. “If there’s other talent on this campus I can utilize on a basis to save money then I may try to do that. I’ll try to run whatever

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Junior Lynnea O’Donnell (from left), sophomore Emily Broad, sophomore Mary Knapick and freshman Stephanie Eubanks count tabs April 10 at Sigma Phi Lambda’s annual “Jams with Lambs,” fundraiser to fight against cancer.

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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.

Student yells at cell phone, becomes belligerent after alcohol violation Students Shelbi Dawson, 20, and Lauren Hart, 19, were arrested and given citations at 9:36 p.m. Saturday.

UCAPD saw a group of females walking south of Estes Stadium on W.J. Sowder.

Dawson fell down in the middle of the road. Hart attempted to help Dawson up but was unsteady; she almost fell on top of Dawson.

UCAPD made contact with Dawson and Hart. Both females were standing unsteadily and reaked of alcohol.

Their speech was slurred and incoherent at times.

Dawson had a cut on her left knee from falling.

UCAPD placed both under arrest for public intoxication and for under-aged alcohol possession.

UCAPD transported Dawson and Hart to the UCA police department for processing. Both receieved citations and were given a court date of June 23.

During processing, Dawson was uncooperative and became irrational and belligerent. She was yelling at her cell phone, which was sitting on the table. She tried to grab her phone even though one of her hands was handcuffed to the bench in the booking room. Her other hand had to be restrained and handcuffed to the bench as well.

Hart was disoriented and confused during processing. When UCAPD asked for her driver’s license, she told UCAPD what year she was born in. She was emotional and her behavior fluctuated between calm and distraught.

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UCAPD transported Dawson and Hart to Faulkner County Unit II for further processing.

Student found lying against fence, cited for public intoxication Student Timothy Foster, 23, was charged with a public intoxication and given a citation at midnight.

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UCAPD was driving westbound on Bruce Street when they saw Foster lying against the fence on the north side of the stadium. A female was trying to help him to his feet but was unsuccessful.

UCAPD left the patrol car and approached the two individuals. Foster had red, glassy, watery eyes.

UCAPD helped him to his feet. Foster swayed and wobbled trying to balance himself.

Foster overwhelmingly reaked of alcohol. His eyes were severely glazed and he stared off into the distance when officrs tried to talk to him. UCAPD asked Foster if he was a student and he said he didn’t know UCAPD was talking to him. The female he was with told UCAPD that they were both students.

UCAPD asked Foster three times to present UCAPD his ID. Foster was able to get his wallet out but was unable to get his ID out. The female had to take his wallet from him and gave UCAPD his driver’s license. UCAPD asked him where he lived twice.

Foster was transported to Faulkner County Unit II for further processing.

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traps I need to run to do that.”

He said he intends to have searches to fill positions for the upcoming diversity office but that he may find “talent” elsewhere.

Courtway announced Erstine’s hire March 27 in a press release.

Erstine will join UCA’s executive staff July 1 as Chief of Staff.

Last November, Courtway hired former state Sen. Gilbert Baker, R-Conway, as executive assistant to the president.

As executive assistant to the president, Baker’s duties include fundraising, working on special projects, working for university development and communications as well as community outreach.

When Courtway initially hired Baker, he said he was in no rush to have Baker lobby on the university’s behalf.

However, Courtway sent out a statement Feb. 11 that Baker registered “out of an abundance of caution” as a lobbyist.

Faculty senator Art Lichtenstein, Torreyson Library director, asked if the administrative hires were exempt from the Equal

Opportunity Act. “Obviously I didn’t advertise and I didn’t feel like I needed to go through whatever process,” Courtway said. “I could be questioned about it but I think I get to make the call. I’m not going to knowingly go do something I think violates the law.”

“We’re hypersensitive to selection process; we’re hypersensitive to anything involving [former UCA President Lu] Hardin so it’s just the perfect storm right now.” ­— Parliamentarian Ben Rowley Rowley said faculty and staff aren’t upset about Courtway’s hires, but that they are upset about the way Courtway hired Erstine and Baker.

“It’s not even so much about

Sharkey says ‘appropriate disciplinary actions’ taken after Purtle found tied to lampost in 34-degree weather 4 Continued from page 1 Associate Director for Media Relations Fredricka Sharkey said in an email last week that “appropriate disciplinary actions have been taken against individuals involved.”

Disciplinary actions are exempt from disclosure under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

UCAPD found Purtle bound to a lamppost outside the front

doors of Estes Stadium at about 12:38 a.m. March 22. Police said the cheerleaders told them they were participating in an activity “similar to a scavenger hunt,” but UCAPD was skeptical of the explanation. Maegan Dyson, large coed cheerleading team coach, said the activity was a “team building” exercise.

Dyson said the exercise will not happen in the future.

Purtle was wearing a T-shirt and black jogging pants in 34-degree weather during a rain and sleet shower.

UCAPD ordered the cheerleaders to remove the duct tape around Purtle’s chest, legs and hands.

Five cheerleaders were released, but Frey was taken to jail because of an outstanding arrest warrant.

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Candidates Executive President •

Adam Price Executive VicePresident

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Ashley Ross Blake Brizzolara Vice-President of Operations

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Branson White Steven Shook Colby Qualls Vice-President of Finance

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Dylan Doughty Ethan Espe Senior Class President

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Sophomore Colby Qualls (left) and junior Branson White, vice-president of operations candidates, appear on News 6 for the Student Government Association debates April 15.

SGA officer candidates debate; 13 students apply for positions

by Andy Robertson Assistant News Editor

Student Government Association elections started yesterday and continue today for officer positions open for the 2013-2014 academic year.

The open positions are for Executive President, Executive Vice-President, Vice-President of Operations, Vice-President of Finance, Senior Class President, Sophomore Class President and Sophomore Class Vice-President.

There are 13 candidates for SGA office.

Sophomore President Colby Qualls, who is running for VicePresident of Operations, said he wants to improve the quality of the public relations committee.

Qualls said he thinks the public relations committee, which he originally served on, is being under-utilized.

“I want to open up the

campus more,” he said. “I feel like we are missing a swath of our population.”

Junior Vice-President Branson White is also running for Vice-President of Operations nd said he has several ideas to implement changes for his position.

“I want to utilize social media more,” he said. “There are hardly any students that go to the SGA pages.”

White said he thinks being more active with the social media for SGA will get students more involved.

He said his experience will be an advantage for the position.

“This is where I can best fill my role because I have been on SGA for three years,” he said.

The elections can be found on orgsync on myuca. The polls will close at 4 p.m.

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all of these issues being a critical tipping point; it’s more just about we’re hypersensitive right now to anything right now involving money and salary issues,” he said.

“We’re hypersensitive to selection process; we’re hypersensitive to anything involving [former UCA President Lu] Hardin so it’s just the perfect storm right now.”

Courtway said he understands and knew before he made the hires that there would be controversy but that he stands by his decisions.

In other business, the faculty senate unanimously approved revisions to the faculty handbook and changes to recommend to the UCA Board of Trustees regarding the presidential selection process.

College of Fine Arts and Communication Senator Janet Wilson said the recommendation was “to endorse change to send to the board” that would require a board of trustees member to be on the presidential selection committee.

“Change would be making sure that faculty, staff and students constituted the majority of the members on the committee,” Wilson said. “We felt that being the continuing part, especially faculty and staff, on who worked with the president that it would be necessary for them to have a larger say.”

Correction In the April 3 issue of The Echo, an article titled “Track breaks records during rainy Open” incorrectly stated results. Edward Limo won the 5,000-meter, Grant Miller ran 16:17.89, Jordan James ran 18:43.3, Brooke Cassar ran 4:44.10 in the 1,500-meter, Jean Black won the 400 hurdles 1:02.81, Anthony Faris King jumped 12.77-meter in the triple jump, the 4x100 relay team ran 42.14, the 4x400 relay team ran 3:15.94, Baykal Altiner threw 11.44-meter in the shot put, Anilah Bashir finished second in the 100 hurdles with 14.92 and third in the 400 hurdles with 1:05.62, Black and Nicole Okeke ran the 100 hurdles to finish third and fifth.

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in more poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art content.

Hicks and Roberts said they are excited to produce the Vortex’s 40th print edition.

Besides bringing in more art and literature, Roberts said there will be “something special” to celebrate the 40th edition.

The Student Publication Board selected the new Echo and Scroll editors April 11.

Senior Marisa Hicks was selected as editor for the Echo and senior Brandon Riddle was selected as associate editor.

The Echo, UCA’s student newspaper, is a weekly publication and maintains a website at ucaecho.net.

Senior Taylor Woods was selected as the Scroll editor.

The Scroll is UCA’s studentproduced yearbook.

Woods said she could focus all of her energy on working at The Scroll because it is something on campus that is of great interest to her.

She said she has had few problems with her work while at The Scroll.

The interview process consisted of each board member asking questions to applicants about their strengths, weaknesses and ideas for changing the student publications.

The board asked applicants how they would handle potential problems that arose during their time as editors.

Each interview lasted about 15 minutes with five minutes in between interviews for the board to discuss its decision.

Applicants provided feedback about how each publication has changed since they have worked on it, which changes they felt were good or bad and how they would change the publications for the future.

During interviews for The Echo, Hicks said she would be working outside the paper less next semester, so she would have more time to work as editor.

She said she plans to continue enforcing policies on story deadlines and staff edit deadlines.

Riddle said he would like to give The Echo a larger online presence and work more closely with The Fountain, UCA’s daily online student news source.

“Our breaking news coverage is something we have been lacking in the past,” he said. “We could pitch two or three online stories each week for staff writers

and, although the length may not be as long as the typical print article, we would be more current in our online reporting.”

Board members said Hicks and Riddle would work well together at The Echo and that their skills would offset each other.

“I feel like there’s really no wrong choice here,” Anderton said. “They’re both great for either job.”

Bolter said both students are qualified to handle the tasks required as editor and associate editor of the weekly student newspaper.

“I think they’ll live up to the demands of the job and I expect they’ll do well,” she said.

In other business, the board discussed the upcoming Arkansas College Media Association Conference April 26 at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, as well as the fall meeting set for mid-September to approve publication fee distribution.

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entrepreneur is giving back to the community.

Allison said experience comes from bad judgment.

“There is no substitute for experience,” he said.

Allison told students to be smart, work hard and give back to reap the full idea of success.

Courtway welcomed attendees to the fundraiser in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom.

“You have succeeded in all things business,” Courtway said to entrepreneurs in attendance.

The series “is designed for a small group of select students to allow for interaction between the speaker and the students,” according to the handout.

Student applicants must apply for each event and be accepted by the series advisory committee.

Huckabee met and took pictures with business students

prior to the dinner and speeches.

Huckabee told the story of his first job at an Arkansas radio station, where he read news, programmed music and read weather information.

“The best thing that ever happened to me was that [things] were not handed to me,” he said.

He said he gained experience while working at the station, because his failures taught him the value of learning from mistakes.

“Why in God’s green Earth we would make it shameful to be successful is beyond me,” Huckabee said.

He said there is nothing greater than setting high goals and working hard to achieve them. He stressed to attendees that failure is not something that should be frowned upon.

Despite the notion that education is key to success,

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Huckabee said a successful person may not be the most educated, but can be incredibly wise. “[Successful people are] willing to do things that failures are not willing to do,” he said.

Courtway said he was in shock to receive the $126,000 check from the Allison family.

“It’s very significant in the life of this university,” he said.

Jennifer Allison, John’s wife and former UCA student, said her husband believes strongly in helping others.

Some of his children shared personal testimonies of their father, describing him as a great leader with a “kind heart.”

Home BancShares presented Huckabee with 10 shares of stock at the end of the fundraiser.

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Freshman Daijour Dawn enjoys the sunshine as he reviews notes for class outside April 11 at the Student Center Amphitheater.

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container that has been used to hold alcohol (bottles or boxes) is not allowed on campus and will be cited as a violation.

The use or possession of alcohol is strictly prohibited in university housing. The student handbook states that if a student is found guilty of using or possessing alcohol, they will be required to complete an alcohol education course.

Resident Housing Association (RHA) President Bethany Settlemoir said the complex stays relatively quiet, and she enjoys living there—even without a desk for schoolwork—but she has not seen an RA on the premises doing rounds since she has moved in.

RAs from housing’s cluster took over duties after students moved into the townhouses in October.

Chantelle Lookadoo, College View apartments and Family Housing RA, gave the WH residents a letter that said RAs can be reached in person during the standard office hours (4:30-6:30 p.m.) at 411 Elizabeth Street or 358-2496, the RA duty phone.

“They come really quickly if

they’re called, though,” Settlemoir said.

Like other UCA-owned apartments, WH has 24-hour access to the UCA police department.

RHA Adviser Amanda Kuster said the decision to invite the RHA and SGA executive boards and honors students to live in WH came when Housing realized the properties were “special.”

WH has eight units stocked with stainless steel appliances, carpeting throughout, garage parking, balconies, in-unit laundry, a guest bathroom and Conway Corporation cable services. Excluding a twinsized bed and dresser for each occupant, the units are not furnished.

Housing and BearCard Director Stephanie McBrayer said WH is filled during the standard reapplication process.

“The process of choosing residents is the same with the exception of the SGA Executive Board and RHA Executive Board,” she said. “Those spaces are filled after results of the officer

elections.”

Kuster said housing gave her the impression “they wanted the elite of UCA living there,” so RHA jumped at the opportunity.

“It is a really great offer to students in a leadership role,” Kuster said.

Senior Spencer Sims, SGA president and WH resident, said: “Housing was looking for students who were accountable and responsible.”

Patricia Smith, Honors College of student engagement director, said Housing notified her of the WH purchase and offered five units for 13 honors students.

“We had students living in Stadium Park at the time, and they were not really thrilled with it, so I had been talking with Stephanie [McBrayer] about alternatives for this coming year, 2013-2014,” Smith said.

Smith said WH was the perfect alternative because of the private suite set-up.

She said moving Honors students out of Stadium Park opened up more spaces for UCA students because the rooms could

be used as double-suites again and allowed the Honors College to give its seniors the privateroom guarantee.

The Honors College offers its seniors a “senior-incentive scholarship” that grants them a private bedroom in an apartment in exchange for living in Farris Hall freshman through junior years.

Sims said housing extended the WH suites to SGA, RHA and Honors seniors because of the merit of their roles on campus and this guaranteed scholarship coverage of the room costs.

Because it is open to Honors, RHA and SGA students, WH will not feature family housing. As of right now, options for family housing are Baldridge Family Housing Apartments and College View.

This year, senior honors students living in WH were not required to pay any cost on top of the scholarship, but Smith said this will change for fall 2013.

Because the suites in WH are as high quality as they are, the

senior-incentive scholarship will cover all but $125 of its students’ housing cost to match the standard cost ($2,675) for a Bear Village apartment.

UCA’s room and board rates for the 2013-2014 academic year state that a WH suite will cost the resident $2,800 each semester for a single deluxe room apartment.

A double occupancy room apartment will cost $1,865 each semester.

Although WH is listed on UCA’s room and board rates page, it is not listed as an option on the 2013-2014 student housing application or anywhere else on UCA’s website. McBrayer said the website is in need of an update.

She said it is not listed because WH is filled during the reapplication process.

UCA purchased the townhouse complex in August 2012 after a board of trustees member brought news of the property’s availability to house upperclassmen, honors, SGA and RHA executives. Nothing was said

on how UCA acquired the WH complex.

At the time of UCA’s purchase of WH, the property plummeted from an estimated value of $249,700 to $145,200.

This change occurred from May 2012 to October 2012.

As of March 27, homes.com estimated the value of WH at $153,000. The WH complex was built in 2008.

WH is located off Western Avenue between Lewis Science Center and the old athletic administration building. Though it is not marked as university property or by its name, it has several UCA no parking signs on the premises.

WH holds eight units, which are split evenly into two- or threebedroom homes.

Next fall the Honors College will have four units in WH. RHA and SGA will each have two units. There were not plans for an RA to live in the complex as of April 1.

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Campus Life April 17, 2013

Around Campus:

Spring Awakening The UCA Theatre Program will host the final three days of Spring Awakening at 7:30 tonight, tomorrow and Friday in the Snow Fine Arts Center Bridges/Larson Theatre. Tickets are $10 each for the general public. UCA students with a current ID get two free tickets. The musical contains explicit sexual content and is suggested for mature audiences only.

Percussion ensemble The UCA Music Department will host a percussion ensemble at 7:30 tonight in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Psychology lecture Communication Sciences and Disorders Chair Kathryn Bayles and Associate Professor Kim McCullough will present “Mild Cognitive Impairment: What You Need to Know” during x-period tomorrow in Torreyson 215. Light refreshments will be served.

Comedy duo The Student Activities Board will host a comedy show featuring “Carlie and Doni” at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Student Center Ballroom. The comedic duet features straight girl and lesbian musical performances. They were voted the best comedians in Los Angeles in 2011 by Los Angeles Magazine. The event is free and open to all students.

CSI: Conway Barbara Kirwin, renowned psychologist, will speak about her experience as a forensic psychologist in her presentation, “The Mad, the Bad and the Innocent,” at 7 p.m. Friday in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom. She will discuss her work on different cases involving mental illness.

The event is free and open to the public.

Research results The College of Health and Behavioral Sciences will host its Student Research Symposium at 1 p.m. April 23 in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom. Over 90 posters will be presented with 285 participants representing the departments of Communication Science Disorders, Family and Consumer Sciences, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Psychology.

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Josh Abbott Band follows football game

By Clark Johnson Sports Editor

UCA students and Conway residents were treated to events before and after the annual Purple-Grey Game on Saturday at Estes Stadium.

With a kickoff time of 7 p.m., the grey team defeated the purple team 17-7 in the scrimmage. Much like the regular season, tailgating took place well before kickoff along Bruce Street before the audience was given a taste of the 2013 UCA football team.

Before the team took the field for warm ups two hours before kickoff, two musical acts performed at the Pepsi Center.

Tyler and The Tribe performed first, followed by Hudson Moore.

The UCA Alumni Association also hosted its annual Mudbugs and Bears Crawfish Boil at the Crafton Alumni Pavilion for the public. Tickets for the crawfish boil were $20, which included an all-you-can-eat menu of crawfish and other foods.

After the Purple-Grey Game concluded, popular country band The Josh Abbott Band performed at the Pepsi Center.

The Josh Abbott Band has had singles land in the top country charts in recent history.

The Josh Abbott Band was originally slated to perform on the field after the game, but the concert was moved to the Pepsi Center to allow the band time to set up for its performance.

Tickets were $15 at the door and $10 for pre-sale.

photo by Pham Minh

The Josh Abbot Band performs in the Pepsi Center on April 13 after the Purple-Grey football scrimmage.

The band was the finale to a day of tailgating and football.

The concert was part of Sigma Phi Epsilon’s BambUCA event surrounding the PurpleGrey Game. Benefits from the concert went toward the Faulkner County Bethlehem House.

Junior Sigma Phi Epsilon

member Tee Sun said the entire event was a great success.

“BambUCA went great,” Sun said. “We had an awesome turnout from the UCA and Conway community.”

Sun said Sig Ep had been working on setting up for the

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All Greek Step Show returns

By Clark Johnson Sports Editor

Fraternities and sororities around campus will have a chance to show their moves at the 14th annual All Greek Step Show 7 p.m. Thursday in the Farris Center.

The event was planned by the newly formed All Greek Council.

Before this year’s show, the three Greek governing bodies combined to plan the event.

In last year’s event, Sigma Nu, Beta Upsilon Chi, Sigma Kappa and Alpha Phi Alpha earned the top routine honor.

Fraternities and sororities are paired and practice routines throughout the semester in preparation for Greek Week.

In addition to the step routines, the titles of Greek Man of the Year and Greek Woman of the Year are announced at the event.

Last year, UCA Assistant Director of Admissions Jack Phillips was crowned Greek Man of the Year.

Phillips is a Sigma Nu alumni.

Alpha Tau alumni Morgan Linn won Greek Woman of the Year.

As every year, the event is sponsored by the Student Government Association.

Events in the past years have drawn thousands of spectators from the UCA community.

In this year’s event, groups will be formed from different fraternities and sororities to create teams to compete in the step show.

Senior Alpha Sigma Alpha member Paige Turner said her group, consisting of members of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity has been preparing for the event since the start of the spring semester.

“We started practicing back in February and haven’t stopped since,” Turner said. “I know the hard work of late hours and costume design and dedication will pay off.”

Turner said the step show is consistently a good event for the greek community to participate in and is a staple of Greek Week.

“I am beyond excited for this year’s show,” Turner said.

“It’s always awesome when all the Greek organizations can come together and have fun. I’m especially excited about my team because I know we’re definitely a competitive threat.”

Beta Upsilon Chi member senior Jesse Chambliss is part of the team Turner is preparing with.

Chambliss said combining the different organizations into one time has resulted in a good team for the show.

“We’ve practiced diligently for several weeks now,” Chambliss said. “Not only are we excited about how the show is coming together, but we have a talented team of people from different organizations working together for one great event.”

With the format combining fraternities and sororities, members of all greek organizations are combining in an effort to promote unity in the Greek community.

The event is free to UCA students.

concert for a while, and the event was worth all the preparation.

“It was great seeing all the hard work from the fraternity pay off,” Sun said. “It was also cool being able to support a local charity and see everyone have fun while doing it.”

Bringing in a popular national band such as The Josh Abbott Band was a big part of the event. Sun said everyone who attended the concert was treated to a night of excitement and great music.

Sig Ep raised more than $4,500 in the event to donate to the Bethlehem House.

Junior Sig Ep member Jon Whitt Golden said he was glad to be able to help bring a national act to the UCA community.

“Big events are something the UCA students desire, but it takes a lot of work and cooperation to make such events happen,” Golden said. “I’m proud of our fraternity for all of their dedication over the past few months to ensure we had a successful event.”

Golden and Sig Ep applauded the Student Government Association and the UCA Athletic Department for their cooperation with BambUCA. Golden said everyone enjoyed the event.

“We had a great crowd come out and it was a lot of fun for everyone there,” Golden said. “The bands were very complementary of our campus and the people here, as well as the venue.”

Golden said Sig Ep is looking to continue to give the UCA community events to look forward to.

“The hard work paid off and we look forward to hosting more events like BambUCA in the future.”

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Christian recording artists All Sons and Daughters plays a free concert Thursday night at the Wesley Foundation.

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HPER expansion, renovation to create new campus feel

by Hunter Brooks and Tanner Smith Assistant Sports Editor and Staff Writer

The UCA HPER Center plans to break ground July 15 for expansions and renovations and have the expansion process complete by October.

Campus Recreation Director David Dennis is overseeing the project.

“We’re going to have new facilities and renovated facilities,” Dennis said. “Our new facilities will cover just about [the] whole HPER parking lot. Our entrance will be five times as big as it is now.”

The new addition includes a 10,000 square foot weight room.

East of the weight room will be a six-lane swimming pool with locker rooms and pool offices.

The expansion will not cut into the nature reserve.

The project has a $15 million total budget.

photo courtesy of David Dennis

A rendering of the HPER expansion show what it could look like from the street. The illustration is not a final concept, but a possibility of the final product.

The expansion and renovation process is being paid for through student fees.

Students currently pay a

$9.12 per credit hour recreational fee, $4 of the fee goes toward expansion and renovation and $1.62 goes to day-to-day

operations of the HPER Center.

The remaining $.50 goes to the Farris Field and the surrounding intramural fields.

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“When we built it back in 1999, there were three phases planned for the HPER Center,” Dennis said. “But things changed

during that time so phase two and three were combined. Two years ago the senior SGA class came and wanted me to put the feasibility study together for phase two of the HPER.” He said there would also be facilities for swimming.

“We were going to have two swimming pools. One lap pool like we have now at the Farris Center and one recreation pool.

We had planned that early one but then we went way over budget. The original feasibility study done in 2010 only had one pool and that’s where the budget came from,” he said.

Dennis said the lap pool and recreational pool will be combined into one.

“It will be a lap pool but will have some recreational components as well,” Dennis said. “The pool will have a

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Wildlife organization stresses animal safety

by Peyton Olsen Staff Writer

The Helping Arkansas Wild “Kritters” (HAWK) Center talked to UCA students about its need for volunteers and assistance after the Mayflower oil spill.

Lynne Slater, founder and executive director of HAWK Center, said the oil spill has exponentially grown the need for reliable volunteers.

Stephen Colbert discussed the lack of publicity the spilt oil is receiving from the Arkansas media on his Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report.

Colbert discussed Exxon’s threats to arrest reporters and the Federal Aviation Administration’s issuance of a no-fly zone as a reason to flip over Arkansas “like a dirty couch cushion.”

Debra Burris, associate physics professor, said Colbert’s comments are an unfair estimation about how much the citizens at grassroots care about the spill and the animals involved.

“The grassroots level is questioning everything and lots of volunteers and activists have been out there every day,” Burris said.

Slater said her goal from the visit to UCA on April 11 was to raise awareness and recruit volunteers to help save wild animals from across the state.

Because the center is run as a non-profit organization, it relies

completely on volunteer work and donations.

“Right now, I would say we have 10 or so reliable and dedicated volunteers,” Slater said.

The HAWK Center depends on Facebook and other social media outlets to send out calls for help each time it receives a call on its hotline.

“We usually have someone respond within 20 minutes and say that they are on their way to transport the injured animal,” she said.

The HAWK Center cannot charge for wildlife rehabilitation services under Arkansas law.

Neither the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) nor the United States Fish and Wildlife Service pay for costs incurred during rehabilitation.

Slater said she hopes to raise enough money to supplement her family’s income to purchase a mobile response unit so HAWK can better serve Arkansas.

The unit would cost approximately $100,000 and would be used for triage care.

“It’s not a matter of if [an oil spill will happen again in Arkansas], it’s a matter of when,” she said. “We want to be ready for it.”

The closest mobile response unit drives 12 hours to help the oily Mayflower animals. A private contractor owns the unit.

Slater said the contractor charges $3,000 for each treatment to an animal.

“We urgently need our own mobile response unit, and something to tow it with,” Slater said.

Slater said the number of animals that are injured is unknown but the HAWK Center has been shut out of the Mayflower area.

UCA’s Biology Chair Ben Cash rescued venomous snakes April 11 from the spill. AGFC has been killing the venomous snakes instead of treating them for the oil.

AGFC Public Information Coordinator Keith Stephens confirmed AGFC employees have been killing the snakes.

“We don’t have the skill set to care for as many animals as there are hurt,” Stephens said.

“We wish the oil never had spilt, but we have been out there doing what we can.”

Slater is an instructor at the University of the Ozarks, a mother, a wife and a volunteer for the HAWK Center.

She works between 50 and 70 hours a week with animals native to Arkansas. Slater has been working with wildlife rehabilitation for 22 years.

Arkansas has recognized the HAWK Center as a non-profit organization since Jan. 10, 2001.

Slater said she is working toward federal-issued 501C3 recognition that will allow donators to use money or supplies given to the HAWK Center as a tax write-off.

photo by Pham Minh

Lynn Slater, executive director and founder of the Helping Arkansas Wild Kritters (HAWK) organization, lectures April 11 about hawk habits in the Lewis Science Center.

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Kazual performs music from past, present generations

by Andy Robertson Assistant News Editor

Kazual, an a capella quintet, entertained students April 9 by performing songs from different genres including popular music from past and present generations.

The Student Activities Board sponsored the concert, which took place in the Student Center Amphitheater and was free and open to the public.

The quintet covered other musicians’ hits and performed original songs.

The group incorporated dance moves in its performance, which kept the crowd moving.

The five singers split the set list into four different parts: an opening, classic songs, boy bands and what they called “rapcapella.”

Kazual began the concert with its version of “Yesterday” by the Beatles.

During the classic section, the group played “My Girl” by the Temptations and “In the

photo by Pham Minh

The quintet Kazual performs an a capella concert April 9 in the Student Center Amphitheater. The group performed modern and classic songs.

Still of the Night” by Cole Porter.

Kazual donned bow ties while singing the classic hits, giving the performance the feel of a barber shop quintet.

The group sang Usher’s hit “U

Got it Bad” as a segue into the boy bands segment of the concert, which featured songs made popular by the Backstreet Boys.

The group performed “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”

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and “I Want it that Way.” During the show, Kazual asked the crowd if anyone had a birthday in April.

The group invited three girls who raised their hands to come

on stage and it serenaded the girls with its version of “Happy Birthday.”

Freshman Jessica Archer, who was one of the birthday girls who were serenaded, said she was reluctant to go on stage, but ended up liking the spotlight.

“At first it was embarrassing, but it was really cool,” she said.

Kazual said they would send birthday messages to anyone who sends a message to Kazual Mania on Facebook. The group can also be found on Twitter.

The group then moved into the “rapcapella” segment during which it performed “Roll Up” by Wiz Khalifa and “Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar.

Throughout its performance, Kazual would go into the crowd and shake hands and sing with students.

Freshman Sharon Brown said she was impressed with the show.

“It was amazing,” she said.

“They were excellent singers.”

At the beginning of the show, the crowd was small but quickly

grew as students and faculty stopped by to hear the group’s music.

Kazual finished in the top 40 of “America’s Got Talent” during season three. It won the Georgia Award for Best R&B group in 2012 and was nominated for the award in 2013. Kazual played on the Maury show’s “Next Superstars of Tomorrow” and made an appearance on Showtime at the Apollo.

Kazual has opened for big acts such as Destiny’s Child, Nelly, Genuwine, Jaheim and more.

Critics have compared the group to Boyz II Men, New Edition and Jodeci. Kazual writes and produces its own music. It also dances and plays instruments during its performances.

Kazual has released two studio albums: “Back from the Future” and “Mixfit Mindz,” which were released in 2010 and are available for download on iTunes. It also has a mixtape available for download at datpiff. com.

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Expansions to the recreational center on campus to be complete by October 2013; renovationions will begin April 2014, ending

October 2014.

one meter diving board. We’re attempting to have a climbing wall but that’s not 100 percent confirmed yet. We’ll have volleyball nets across the poll, and possibly some water polo and basketball goals. Basically, we’re trying to make it as recreational as we can.”

Renovations to the HPER Center will include three new racquetball courts and an outdoor recreational equipment checkout.

“We had originally planned four courts but that has been changed a bit and I think for the better,” Dennis said. “The students asked for outdoor [recreational] equipment. The wall will be knocked down where the current group exercise studio is located. There will be three racquetball courts and a large room about 19,000 square feet which will be for outdoor recreational equipment checkout.

The bike-share program, kayaks, tents and other outdoor equipment will be available for students.”

Two smaller group exercise studios will be added. One of these studios will be 800 square feet and the other 500 square feet.

Windows will be added around the building where the upstairs track is located, while the cardio room will remain the same.

SGA Vice President senior Jovana Ilic said SGA started the initiative to expand and renovate the HPER Center in 2010.

“SGA initially decided to review the status of the HPER Center during the 2010-2011 academic year, when our senior class took that up as one of their class projects,” Ilic said.

“A HPER expansion proposal had been done by the university prior to that, so they basically looked at that previous proposal, working with Mr. Dennis and the university, to see what would need to be done in order to go through with a HPER expansion.”

She said a vote was taken and the decision was eventually left up to the board of trustees.

She said the board voted in favor of it.

Ilic said the new HPER Center will improve the university as a whole.

“SGA is extremely excited

about the HPER expansion project because we feel that for the first time our new HPER Center will be an innovative and inviting place for our entire UCA community to utilize,” Ilic said.

“Not only will the new HPER Center be much larger, it will also be better suited for our unique campus community. Looking towards the future, I’m confident that the new HPER Center will be a prominent facility for our university and something that will make us stand out in our local community, as well as across the state and region.”

Senior Thomas Fancher said he looks forward to building’s new look.

“I’m definitely for the expansion of HPER,” Fancher said. “This university is growing, quickly, and HPER should follow along with it.”

Students said they are concerned the expansion will effect parking negatively.

“I really don’t care about the project,” junior Nikki Emerson said. “Parking is a really big issue here at school, so I don’t really know why they should expand on the HPER Center. I’m neutral to the idea.”

Assistant Admissions Director Jack Phillips said prospective students are excited about the HPER expansion.

“The renovations to the HPER have been a huge selling point when talking to prospective students about coming to UCA,” Phillips said. “If you go to Arkansas State in Jonesboro, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and even Hendrix College down the road, you will find excellent workout facilities for their students.”

He said the school will improve because of the project.

“The improvements to the HPER help put UCA on the same level as those schools and more importantly provide an excellent service for students, faculty and staff. Incoming students are very excited about the facility and look forward to using it to keep off the freshman 15.”

Dennis said blueprints are currently being finalized.

“The architects are now drawing all of the plans up and

photos courtesy of David Dennis

Illustrations show different views of what the HPER Center could look like after the completion of the expansions and renovations are complete. These illustrations are not final. they soon will go out to bid to contractors,” Dennis said. “In about a month, the contractors will pick those up, look them over and submit a bid. The building bid is $13 million.”

Dennis said the final project depends on bids from contractors.

“If the contractors come in at that number, we will have everything that is planned,” he said. “If the bids come it at $16 million, we’ll need to go back

to the drawing board for being over budget. But, we don’t think that will happen according the estimates from architects we have been dealing with.”

Dennis said the public will be able to access the project plans soon.

“We’ve waited to put the plans online until bids have been submitted,” Dennis said.

“Hopefully within a month, those plans will be available for the public.”

Construction is expected to begin July 15.

The expansion is tentatively scheduled to be open Oct. 14.

Starting in April 2014, renovations will begin with projected completion date in October 2014.

“During the time from April 2014 to October 2014, we may have certain parts of the building closed down at certain times but we hope to not have the entire building closed down,” Dennis said.

While the group exercise studio was expanded shortly after the HPER Center was opened, this project is the only major expansion the HPER has ever had.

“There are universities around the country that spend $100 million for their recreational facilities but students are paying a tremendous amount,” Dennis said. “We want to do what the students want but within the budget. That’s what it all boils down to.”

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“BioShock: Infinite” is a first-person shooter game that was released March 26. The game was developed

by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. It is the third game in the “BioShock” series.

‘Infinite’ lives up to expectations, hype

by Brad Smith Opinion Editor

“Bioshock Infinite,” the longawaited sequel in the “Bioshock” series, continues the successful style of other games in the series.

The game stays true to the series’ style while changing most of the things that made the previous games successful.

“Bioshock Infinite” is a prime example of a game that can claim to be art. “Bioshock’s” art style and characters show an evolution in the video game medium into a more mature place.

The game follows lead Booker DeWitt, a former Pinkerton security guard, as he tries to find a girl, Elizabeth, a girl who may have special powers. DeWitt travels through a floating city, Columbia, which is united through the worship of its leader Zackary Comstock. Throughout the game, the player encounters a rebel group, the Vox Populi, who are fighting the oppressive government of Columbia.

While the plot is fascinating and well-thought out, the real draw to the game is the relationship between Elizabeth and DeWitt. Elizabeth is smart and evolves realistically during the course of events in the game.

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balanced experience of narrative and challenging gameplay.

“Bioshock,” along with recent release “Tomb Raider,” have set a new benchmark for graphics.

Where previous “Bioshock” games were dark and dreary to create a horror atmosphere, “Bioshock Infinite” is a bright, colorful game that almost forces you to continue playing.

“Bioshock Infinite” is an incredible game, but it is not perfect. Most players will find the plot riveting and unique, but it may be too complex for some players to understand in one playthrough.

Similar to a complex plot in a movie or book, the game requires more than one playthrough to fully appreciate. Fans of the game will be excited to play the game again, but anyone new to the series should not come in expecting a simple, straightforward story. The game requires a basic knowledge of American history, as several characters and groups in the game relate to real-life history.

“Bioshock Infinite” is hands down the best game of 2013 and is a must-play for anyone who appreciates video games as an artform or who enjoys their action games a little smarter than most.

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“Admission” is based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The screenplay was written by Karen Croner and was directed by Paul Weitz. The movie starts with a voiceover from Portia Nathan, an admissions officer, played by Tina Fey. Fey overviews Princeton University in New Jersey in her introduction and strikes the audience with a question that impacts the rest of the movie: “What’s the secret to getting in?”

At the beginning of the movie, it is revealed that Princeton was recently named the number two university in the nation after being number one for years.

When Dean of Admissions Clarence, played by Wallace Shawn, announces his retirement, he tells Nathan and her office rival Corinne, played

by Gloria Reuben, they are the likeliest candidates to fill his position.

Before the announcements are made by Clarence, Nathan receives a call from former Dartmouth classmate and high school teacher John Pressman, played by Paul Rudd. Pressman knows of Nathan’s annual recruiting trips so he tries to get her to stop by the school he teaches in New Quest.

Nathan decides to make New Quest a stop on her recruiting trip.

After her presentation is over, Pressman introduces Nathan to a senior named Jeremiah Balakian, played by Nat Wolff, who fell

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in love with Princeton during Nathan’s visit.

Pressman tells Nathan that Balakian does not have the grades for Princeton, but he is smart enough to succeed at the university.

Pressman tells Nathan that Balakian is the child she gave up in college. Nathan doesn’t believe Pressman until she receives Balakian’s birth certificate, where her name shows up as Balakian’s mother. The movie focuses more on Nathan’s life than the story of Balakian.

Nathan has tried to live her life by the book, but at this point, her life takes a big turn.

Her boyfriend of 10 years, Mark, played by Michael Sheen, leaves her for another woman.

Nathan begins to fight hard for Balakian to get into Princeton.

She also tries to take on the role she gave up several years earlier when she gave Balakian up. A memorable moment in this romantic comedy is when Pressman’s adopted Ugandan son, Nelson, played by Travaris Spears, wakes up on the couch as Nathan is leaving Pressman’s house. Nelson asks Nathan if she is going to be his new mom.

Another memorable moment is when Pressman takes Nathan to her mother’s house. Nathan’s mother, played by Lily Tomlin, comes out with a shotgun shooting toward Pressman, telling him to leave her daughter alone.

“Admission” is rated PG13, runs at 107 minutes and is showing at the Conway Cinemark Town Centre.

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‘42’ warms fans’ hearts with brilliant plot; ‘Doorway’ shows infidelity shows story of baseball, civil rights legend By Clark Johnson

by Drake Vickers Staff Writer

The story of Jackie Robinson is a true American classic. He was the first African American baseball player to make it to the major leagues and succeeded before the explosion of the civil rights movement.

The movie “42” was written

by Brian Helgeland, who had previously written the screenplay for the hit “L.A. Confidential.”

The movie takes a while to warm up. The first half of the movie felt as if it was emotional filler to Robinson’s life.

When the movie finally reached the seventh inning stretch, though, it began to soar.

After Robinson made it to the Dodgers, the movie becomes what it built up to from the beginning.

At times, this movie can seem like it is trying too hard but I imagine it was difficult filming the movie and seperating it from the incredible history surrounding the story.

Multiple times I was graced with the dramatic enlightening fanfare, the kind I would only expect to hear toward the end of the film during moments of great triumph.

It was pushed numerous times throughout this film. It was surreal and overdone to the

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Her slow evolution from innocent young girl to a mature woman feels so realistic that you often find yourself heartbroken about what she slowly figures out.

DeWitt’s character matures and evolves from a broken-down man to someone the player can identify with.

The game is a first-person shooter, but should not be mistaken for anything in the vein of “Call of Duty” or “Medal of Honor.” Irrational’s unique take on the genre focuses more on using all available resources and less on shooting your way out of every situation. A careful balance of bullets and vigors, the game’s power system, is important because you will often find yourself low on both bullets and magic.

The game is difficult on the hard setting, but for a more unique and difficult experience, Irrational has re-introduced “1999 Mode,” a mode where choices you make can force you into an un-winnable situation.

While rare for action games, this mode is a call-back to Irrational’s previous games and spiritual predecessors to the “Bioshock” series, “System Shock.” This mode is recommended only after you finish the game and enjoy a

by Andy Robertson

This military-centered movie released in 1981 features Murray as a man down on his luck looking to make it in the army with his best friend. The film provides the typical dry comedy that everyone loves from Murray, and may be one of his best performances to date. It is a somewhat different film in the way it focuses on Murray’s character in the army, which reminds us a lot of “M*A*S*H*.” The picture is rarely talked about.

point where I almost forgot that this movie was historic and not just a Hollywood work of fiction.

It was over the top and too heartwarming too often.

There were only two moments during the film that I felt justified the fanfare.

This movie, however, is held together by the actors, which were fantastic.

Harrison Ford steals the show in his truly phenomenal role. I was glad to see Ford’s presence was finally felt in a film again.

I thought he was too far gone in his recent roles and a comeback would be impossible.

He shined in this film, however, and the other actors were not too far behind.

Chadwick Boseman was humble but powerful in his role as Robinson.

His character’s emotion seemed true and you felt as if you were watching Robinson’s actual history unfold.

His dialogue was short but helped deliver the image of the first black man to step foot on a Major League field in America.

Alan Tudyk’s role as Ben Chapman in the film was disturbing.

He was out of his element as one of Robinson’s many antagonists throughout the film.

His presence is usually goofy and fun, but his role in “42” is rotten.

He is easily hated and despised.

2. King Pin (1996) “King Pin” focuses on the ups and downs of bowler Roy Munson, played by Woody Harrelson, while Ernie McCracken, played by Murray, tries to steal the spotlight with his successes as a cocky and arrogant professional bowler. Murray plays the “villain” in this film, which is a side of him that we are not used to seeing after his normal goofy demeanor. This movie is often forgotten, rarely mentioned and gets less credit than it deserves.

He gives me another reason to hate the Phillies.

The most interesting were those characters that made up the Dodgers.

They all had separate ideas of Robinson’s presence on the team and reacted differently.

The actors who stand out on the team are Lucas Black, who plays Pee Wee Reese and Hamish Linklater, who plays Ralph Branca.

The film is good; there is no doubt about it. It can become overbearing quick, though.

When the characters take the field, the movie shines. That is where the movie is truly in its element.

Robinson’s role on the field is enough to keep the audience interested.

The 1947 baseball diamond atmosphere was spot on, down to the announcer’s corny similes.

The film was at its best during the games.

The audience’s mix of hate and support throughout were powerful.

I wouldn’t say this film is a tearjerker. It has moments where it is powerful, but falls flat in others. Overall, though, I’d say it was a good take on a historical triumph “42” is rated PG-13. It runs at 128 minutes and is playing at the Conway Cinemark Towne Center.

3. Osmosis Jones (2001) This partly-animated children’s film shows Murray’s diversity in film. Murray is usually cast in more mature roles, but in this film he plays a person in which the animated particles inside his body are traveling. It is an interesting film with lots of unique action. The people that usually remember and appreciate this film are the younger generation. This movie brings back memories of a simpler time in grade school.

Sports Editor In the second episode of the sixth season of “Mad Men,” the focus of the 1960’s-based drama shifted from the offices of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce to the personal lives of a couple of main characters.

From the beginning of the episode, we see a continuation of the infidelities of the show’s protagonist, Donald Draper, played by Jon Hamm. Draper is newly married as of the end of season five. The end of the fifth season showed Draper leaving behind his past of adultery to remain faithful to his young, former secretary wife, Megan Draper, played by Jessica Paré.

The episode shows Don’s continuing affair with his neighbor’s wife, Sylvia Rosen.

Don has befriended Sylvia’s husband Albert, but after being around Sylvia for extended time, Don began having an affair with the middle-aged Italian. Account executive Peter Campbell, played

by Vincent Kartheiser, is also having marital issues in the second episode. Campbell has had his share of affairs, and the second episode continues this trend. Campbell is seen with one of his neighbors in suburban Cos Cob, Conn. at his Manhattan bachelor pad. Campbell’s wife, Trudy, played by Alison Brie, allowed Pete to have an apartment away from home due

4. Caddyshack (1980) This famous golf movie would be higher on the list, but that’s just it: it’s more well-known. This being said, the film could still be appreciated more than it is today.

Murray plays a groundskeeper that is in a wild chase with a gopher that keeps ruining his golf course. While not part of the main storyline, Murray still captures the craziness and determinedness of the groundskeeper perfectly, running around in the background.

to his strenuous work schedule.

However, Campbell uses the apartment to house his side women, and the second episode is no different. Trudy finds out about Campbell’s affair when the woman he’s been seeing comes running to their door after apparently taking a beating from her husband, who shouts “she’s your problem now,” when he sees Pete.

Trudy demands a divorce after politely tending to the woman, though seemingly knew of the affair. The next morning, Trudy informs Pete she’s pursuing divorce, leaving Pete to focus on his work at the office.

At the office in the Times-Life building in Manhattan, New York, a head salesman for Jaguar is looking to sell more cars. Jaguar is a new client of the firm. The Jaguar executives fell in love with Don’s romantic approach to advertising for Jaguar.

However, Herb, the head salesman, is looking to “move metal” instead of romanticize about the exotic nature of the sports car. To appease their client, Don and Pete agree to pitch this idea to the other Jaguar creatives, but it doesn’t go over well, leaving a bad taste in Herb’s mouth. This in turn causes a rift between Don and Pete.

“The Doorway Pt. 2” showed a high demand for client appeasal at the firm. Jaguar isn’t looking to change business, and the firm can’t afford an unhappy Jaguar.

5. Groundhog Day (1993) This film would also make it higher on the list if it wasn’t one of his, best known films other than “Ghost Busters.” The film is centered around Murray as a news reporter that cannot stop living the same day over and over, and that day is Groundhog Day. One of the main reasons it makes the list is because many people of this generation have not seen the movie. More people focus on the movies coming out today, rather than Murray’s earlier genius.

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The UCA HPER Center is expected to break ground on an expansion project in July.

The expansion will cover the entire current HPER Center parking lot. While this has raised some concerns due to the already limited parking on campus, it is a sacrifice that is necessary and the right decision.

The expansion will include a 10,000 square foot weight room. A new weight room with updated equipment is a huge deal as weight rooms are the most-used part of the HPER Center.

Also, there will be a sixlane swimming pool with recreational features, such as a diving board and volleyball net. A few students have argued that UCA already has a pool located in the Farris Center, but surprisingly many students I have talked to don’t even know about the existing pool.

Having the pool in the HPER Center will allow students to enjoy a nice cooloff swim after a workout.

The HPER Center will also undergo renovations.

A new feature will include an outdoor recreational equipment room, where students will be able to check out equipment including bikes, kayaks and tents.

This add-on is great for students who don’t have the funds to purchase these items but still enjoy outdoor activities.

Another renovation will be adding windows to the building where the upstairs track is located.

Currently, the lack of windows created a sense of claustrophobia. This is a great addition for avid runners who can enjoy the outside view when

weather doesn’t permit the right running conditions.

The budget for the project is $15 million and will be paid for by student fees. The fee is $4 per credit hour and is already in-place so students will not see an increase.

Some might question why this money will be going to the HPER Center and not academics. While $15 million is a large sum, many universities around the nation have larger and nicer workout facilities that cost more than $100 million. This project is worth the money because it serves a great purpose. Working out is something everyone should do. Not only does it improve your physical health, but it also helps with confidence, anxiety and depression.

by Hunter If students are against brooks this project simply because Asst. Sports they don’t work out or use Editor the HPER Center, that is on them and not enough of a reason to stop the improvements.

The expansion part of the project is scheduled to be complete in October.

In April 2014, renovations will begin and are tentatively planned to be completed next October.

Most renovations will be done next summer so the building isn’t closed during fall and spring semesters.

Universities must keep up with each facility, as well as modern equipment. The HPER Center expansion and renovation isn’t just about working out though; it serves as a great recruitment tool.

I have spoken to admission directors and they have said prospective high school students love the project idea. Anything that makes potential students fall in love with UCA and want to attend is a great idea.

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Stress-a noun meaning every college student’s worst nightmare.

There are several ways one can cope with their stress through each semester’s heavy burden. Personally, I have tried playing basketball, videogames, watching television and multiple other things. While playing basketball works great for me, it is an activity that cannot be done in the middle of the night.

The HPER is only open at certain times, so that limits when I can play. I cannot predict when the stress will come about, but most often it is late at night when the HPER is already closed. This leaves basketball out of the question, unless I want to go play in the park where there are no lights.

A great stress reliever that breaks up the monotony of the day is writing poetry.

Many people in today’s society see poetry as more of a female hobby, but males write poetry just as much, if not more.

Some of the greatest poets in history have been men. This includes Langston Hughes, Edgar Allan Poe and William Shakespeare. In fact, almost all of today’s popular hip-hop music comes straight from poetry.

Writing down your thoughts in an artistic, and sometimes rhythmic, form allows one to express his feelings at the time without really having to get out and do anything. One can simply grab a notebook or a laptop and start writing.

One of the greatest perks about using poetry as a stress-coping mechanism is the fact that it is personal.

It is your own work of art that you do not have to share with anyone if you do not want to. One can, however, share it in multiple ways. One can speak their words through a slam poetry session, an open mic night, sharing it with friends or even through song.

Some of the poetry I write does not even make

a whole lot of sense or express how I am feeling; it is just something to do to get my mind off of other things. Another interesting thing about poetry, which I sometimes find myself doing, is that one can find inspiration from almost anywhere. The topic can come from the heart, the head, what one may have recently seen on television or listened to the radio or almost anywhere.

Most of my poetry shows influences from rap artists or world issues. Sometimes these two influences cross and I get a somewhat rap-type poetry about something going on in the world.

One of my biggest influences is the internal rhyme I hear with the rap artist Eminem. He knows how to craft his words and shape them into rhymes that most people would never consider.

Recently re-discovering my poetic creativity, I have

by Spencer found myself under much Griffin less stress than in the past. I Campus Life Editor now have no excuse to just tell someone I am stressed and have nothing to do.

Whomever I complain to should simply say, “write some poetry.”

Every college student needs to find his niche in order to cope with stress and anxiety. Stress is something that comes with being in college, and things need to be done to contain it so students don’t go crazy. Find your special coping mechanism and hold on to it. Use it to avoid worrying yourself sick.

I suggest poetry because of its versatility, usefulness and privacy. Some may not think they have the skills it takes to write poetry, but that’s the great thing, you don’t have to. Poetry is an art form that is subjective, meaning nobody can say that one poem is worse than the other.

Also, you don’t have to share your poetry with anyone, so nobody has to know what kind of poetry you even write, or that you write it at all. Be sure to cope with stress in the manner that best suits you.

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This week, the faculty senate took President Tom Courtway to task about his hiring of Chief of Staff Kelly Erstine without a national search. This shows that the faculty senate is taking its job as a watchdog of the administration seriously, but this has not always been the case.

When Provost Steve Runge was confirmed officially in his position, the faculty senate approved him almost instantly, without a national search. Runge has worked at UCA as the provost for the past year, but this does not mean he should be hired without a national search.

Erstine will be Courtway’s Chief of Staff, which means he works more directly for Courtway than Runge. This means that the faculty senate should have been more concerned about a national search for Runge than for Erstine, because Runge’s duties are more independent of Courtway.

It is good to see the faculty senate moving back toward its role in keeping the campus administration accountable for its actions, but criticisms must come from a fair and even playing field.

Every prominent position on campus should come with a national search. Courtway and Runge were both hired after having their jobs in a temporary position. While neither has been disastrous for the university, simply doing the job does not necessarily mean you are the most qualified person for it.

If the faculty senate comes down hard on Courtway for one hire without a search, they should come down on him for all of them. The faculty senate should not pick and choose the hirings they agree with, unless they have all been through a national search process.

Runge and Courtway were well-known around campus and undoubtedly popular and respected in their positions. However, liking them is not a good reason to ignore that their hirings were also done without a national search.

Though it is the same issue, the faculty senate chose to ignore these hirings. If they truly want to represent the interests of their constituents and the UCA community, they will begin demanding national searches for all hirings, not just ones done outside of campus.

At other universities, this may not be as much of a problem. However, given UCA’s history with problematic hires, it is best to get the background check and vetting process out of the way before they come to campus.

The faculty senate and Courtway should take lessons from the university’s history. Just because someone is well liked on campus does not mean they will be the best person for the job.

Former President Lu Hardin was well liked and respected at UCA and around the state, but his crimes and mismanagement of the university have done more to damage its reputation and financial situation than anything in recent memory.

The faculty senate must remember its job in helping keep administration accountable for what it does.

However, they should not pick and choose the things they keep them accountable for. Criticizing how someone is hired, despite liking the person hired, shows a willingness to be independent and thoughtful and stand up for what’s good for the campus.

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If the Faculty Senate comes down hard on Courtway for one hire without a search, they should come down on him for all of them.

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Week at a glance

Defense shines in scrimmage The UCA football team held its annual Purple-Grey Game on April 13 at Estes Stadium. The scrimmage evenly distributed players from the 2013 roster among two teams to conclude spring practice. The grey team defeated the purple team 17-7.

Baseball takes home series After winning the first game and dropping the second game of a weekend home series against Nicholls State, the UCA baseball team claimed the series on a walkoff single from junior pinch-runner Doug Votolato. Votolato’s hit gave the Bears the 7-6 victory April 14 to move UCA to 26-9 on the season.

The Bears won 5-4 April 12 and fell 2-1 April 13. The walk-off win gave Head Coach Allen Gum his 300th career win.

Softball splits on road The UCA softball team split a road double-header against Nicholls State over the weekend. The Bears claimed the first game of the day 1-0, but fell 5-3 in the second game. The April 14 game was cancelled due to field conditions in Thibodaux, La.

Track has Ole Miss success Both the men’s and women’s track teams produced top finishes over the weekend at the Ole Miss Invitiational. Senior Jasmine Ellis finished first in the women’s long jump with a leap of 5.68 meters.

Ellis also finished fourth in the 100meter hurdles.

Defense takes charge at Purple-Grey Game

By Clark Johnson Sports Editor

The Bears defensive unit shined in a low-scoring affair at the annual Purple-Grey Game Saturday at Estes Stadium as the grey team down the purple team 17-7.

Fans were treated to a different taste of UCA football as Head Coach Clint Conque was on the field throughout the game. Conque’s coaching was broadcasted over the announcing system for fans to hear.

The teams were evenly split between the members of the 2013 UCA football roster.

The starting defensive line and starting offensive line were matched against each other to provide stiff competition in the scrimmage.

The starting offensive line suited up for the grey team, led by junior quarterback Wynrick Smothers. The defensive unit played for the purple team.

Junior backup quarterback Ryan Howard led the offense for the purple team.

The lone score for the grey team came in the first quarter. Smothers connected a 24-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Dezmin Lewis to provide the grey team their only points of the night with 4:04 remaining in the first quarter.

Smothers was named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year last season. The 7-0 lead was the only time the grey team would lead the purple team.

The purple team answered on the following drive.

Sophomore running back Blake

Veasley broke off a 55-yard run to even the score at 7-7 with 2:56 left in the first quarter.

Howard shined in the second quarter as the purple team took the lead for good.

A 55-yard touchdown pass from Howard to sophomore wide receiver Courtney Whitehead gave the purple team the 14-7 edge with 11:53 remaining in the first half.

Smothers and the grey team attempted a comeback on the following drive, led by a 40-yard reception from Smothers to junior wide receiver Damien Watts to put the grey team within scoring distance. However, the purple team recovered a red-zone fumble to sweep momentum away from the offense.

Senior kicker Eddie Camara hit a 44-yard field goal on the following drive for the purple team to bring the scoring to an end for the night.

In the second half, more players saw actions for both squads as quarterbacks and running backs rotated in throughout the half.

The grey team had possession in the final minutes of the game, running a two-minute drill led by Smothers. Smothers marched the unit down the field, but threw an interception on the final play of the game to end the scrimmage.

Junior wide receiver Clay Murphy said the offense needs to work on its down-to-down consistency.

“What we can work on is not being just a big play offense,” Murphy said. “I know we hit a couple of long passes for touchdown, which is awesome, but we only had one drive that was actually long.”

Murphy said the team has

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Sophomore running back Blake Veasley brings in a 55-yard touchdown run Saturday at the Purple-Grey Game at Estes Stadium. Veasley finished with 72 yards. to be able to have complete drives down the field to have a successful season.

“Being able to take the ball and drive the entire field will be key in games this season,” Murphy said.

Conque said that while he saw improvement from the spring practices to the scrimmage, he wanted to see the regular starters perform better.

“I thought some of the older guys that have played a lot of football for us made some critical mistakes in some critical situations,” Conque said.

The starting defensive line allowed only seven points in the

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Sunday at Texas A&MCorpus Christi. Noon.

Tuesday vs. TennesseeMartin. 3 p.m.

Today vs. ArkansasMonticello. 6 p.m.

Saturday vs.

Southeastern Louisiana (double-header) 11 a.m., 1 p.m.

Sunday vs.

Southeastern Louisiana. Noon.

Tennis Saturday vs. Stephen F. Austin. 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer UCA Alumni Game.

Saturday. 2 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Saturday vs. Ouachita Baptist. 10 a.m.

Saturday vs. Central Baptist. 1 p.m.

Men’s Golf Sunday at Southland Conference Championship.

McKinney, Texas.

Smothers finished the scrimmage 19 of 28 passing for 165 yards and a touchdown.

Smothers threw two interceptions in the game.

Howard finished 16 of 23 passing for 148 yards and one touchdown. Howard dressed for both the purple and the grey in the scrimmage.

Veasley finished with a gamehigh 72 yards rushing and one touchdown. Murphy applauded the effort of Veasley and the offensive line.

“I believe the run game did fairly well,” Murphy said. “That seemed to be a little short in spring, so it was good to see that.”

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game; Conque praised the effort.

“I think the starting defensive line played extremely well,” Conque said. “I liked the way the defense ran the game overall,” Conque said.

He said one unit played sloppy in the scrimmage.

“The grey team got behind the stakes the entire second half, whether it be a penalty or a lost yardage play,” Conque said. “They had our starting offensive line and I did not think they played very well tonight.”

Conque said he will evaluate tape to set a depth chart before the start of the season, with a few areas to work on.

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The UCA baseball team celebrates after its comeback win over Nicholls State April 14 at Bear Field.

Gum earns 300th win, baseball claims series against Colonels

By Clark Johnson Sports Editor

The UCA baseball team celebrated Head Coach Allen Gum’s 300th career win after the Bears clamed a home conference series against Nicholls State over the weekend.

The Bears were able to claim the first game against the Colonels (17-20, 2-10), but fell in the second before a walk-off single gave them the April 14 win.

Gum said both teams put up good performances in the series.

“When its just two good teams playing good baseball at the same time, it endus up in three one-run games,” Gum said.

The Bears improved their home record to 17-2. UCA is 26-9 on the season and 6-6 in conference play.

In game one of the series, the Bears won 5-4. Senior pitcher Caleb McClanahan earned the win against the Colonels.

McClanahan improved his record for the season to 6-3.

McClanahan pitched seven innings, allowing only one earned run in the win.

Two sixth inning home runs proved to be the difference for the Bears.

Junior center fielder Jonathan Davis started the inning wth a solo home run over the center field wall before junior first

baseman Scott Zimmerle sent a solo home run of his own over the right field fence to help lift the Bears to victory.

The Colonels downed UCA in game two on Alumni Day at Bear Field.

In game two Nicholls State took the advantage over the Bears on Alumni day.

Nicholls State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, proving to be enough to get the win.

Colonels senior pitcher Kory Delange allowed just five hits from the Bears in the game.

Bears sophomore outfielder Nick Rougeau said the team was unable to get anything going early in the game.

“We started out flat,” Rougeau said. “We couldn’t get anything going offensively.”

The Colonels downed the Bears 2-1.

UCA was able to salvage the series with a comeback win Sunday.

Nicholls State produced a balanced offensive attack in the game, scoring runs in the first four innings to jump out to a 6-2 lead heading into the fifth.

The Bears began gaining offensive momentum in the fifth inning.

A sacrifice fly from senior catcher Michael Marrieta scored senior second baseman Blake

Marchal to trim the margin to 6-3 in favor of the Colonels.

UCA headed into the bottom of the ninth down 6-4, needing two runs to stay alive. A basesloaded walk scored Davis to trim the lead to one with no outs.

After Zimmerle struck out swinging, a sacrifice fly from junior shortstop Justin Treece scored Marrieta to tie the game at 6-6.

Junior Doug Votolato entered the game as an eighth inning pinch-runner.

Votolato came to the plate with one out and drove in the walk-off run on a single to center field that scored senior first baseman Ethan Lewis to give the Bears the 7-6 win.

Freshman designated hitter Chris Townsend had an RBI in the win.

Townsend said the win showed the team’s ability to rally.

“I don’t think it was one individuals effort,” Townsend said. “We played team ball, that’s our brand of ball.”

Gum said the series came down to the very last pitch, which went in favor of the Bears.

“The difference between last night and tonight is they won the last pitch last night and we won the last pitch today,” he said.

The Bears travel to Texas A&M- Corpus Christi for a threegame road series this weekend.

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With the NFL draft just over a week away, the order in which incoming rookies will be taken is anything but clear at this point.

Typically, the first couple of picks in the draft are predetermined, as the teams with the first picks usually have glaring needs for a specific position.

However, this year’s draft isn’t as cut and dry.

The Kansas City Chiefs own the number one overall pick in this year’s draft. While last season was one the Chiefs would like to forget, they began their makeover before the draft started.

The Chiefs let go of last season’s front office officials, head coach and starting quarterbacks.

Bringing in new Head Coach Andy Reid and quarterback Alex Smith will help right the ship, but the Chiefs still have strides to make.

Many believe the safest bet in the draft with the first pick is to take Texas A&M offensive lineman Luke Joeckel to help protect the new quarterback.

After the Chiefs’ pick, it gets even less clear. Three of the next five picks are teams who have been looking into dipping in the quarterback pool from this year’s draft.

Here’s where the draft will get really interesting.

There isn’t a clear winner of who is the most NFL-ready quarterback in this year’s class.

Many view West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith as the best option, but Smith’s style of play will only translate to a handful of different offensive schemes.

I wouldn’t put it past the Cleveland Browns to spend a second consecutive first round

pick on a quarterback to snatch Smith with the sixth pick.

Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson probably isn’t the NFL prospect that Arkansans tend to believe he is.

Initially, I thought Wilson would have generated some interest from coaches around the league looking for a quarterback to sit for a few years and develop, but little has been said about Wilson working out for teams, unlike Smith and University of Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley.

Barkley proposes an interesting pick for teams looking for a week-one starting quarterback.

After injuring his shoulder toward the end of a less-thanstellar senior season, Barkley’s draft stock took a big hit.

However, the records he set with the Trojans can’t be denied. Barkley has the pocket presence and vision of a starting quarterback, but his athleticism doesn’t compare to the direction the NFL is going.

One area the draft is rich in this season is in the secondary.

Players like Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner and Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes are legitimate starters walking into training camp.

With a handful of teams needing help defending the pass, I’m looking at Milliner and Rhodes being gone midway through the first round.

With the lack of certain superstars in this year’s NFL draft, next Thursdays’ draft will be an interesting one to watch.

I’m anticipating picks being switched between teams throughout the entire draft as teams aren’t exactly blown away with what this year’s crop has to offer.

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Senior pitcher Kelsie Armstrong pitched 13 innings in the April 13 double-header against Nicholls State.

Armstrong is 20-9 this season.

Softball wins pitchers’ duel, falls in second game of double-header on road at Nicholls Hunter Brooks Assistant Sports Editor

The UCA softball team split a double-header April 13 with Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La. The Bears beat the Colonels 1-0 in the first game.

“Wins are extremely crucial at any time of the year,” sophomore shortstop Lissa Avitia said. “But, since every team is so close in the standings, every win counts.

A single win could be the reason if we make it to the conference tournament or not.”

Senior pitcher Kelsie Armstrong picked up the complete-game win.

Armstrong struck out 11 while giving up three hits.

Freshman pitcher Hannah Haydel (7-8) took the loss for Nicholls State.

Haydel pitched a completegame, striking out five while allowing seven hits and issuing three walks.

UCA scored the lone run of the game in the top of the seventh inning when a wild pitch allowed senior Cristin Curl to advance to third before scoring on a fielding error.

Curl pinch-ran for sophomore first baseman Ashley Boswell after Boswell led the inning off with

a single. A single by freshman center fielder Amy Gunnells advanced Curl to second base.

Boswell went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles. She was the Bear’s only multi-hitter for the game.

Freshman right fielder Sam Forrest recorded a double while Avitia, senior second baseman Melissa Bryant and sophomore third baseman Tiffany Roby each collected a single.

Seven players went hitless for the Colonels in the game.

Freshman right fielder Colleen Levy, junior catcher Brittany Marcet and senior shortstop Leah Andrus each had one hit.

The Bears (27-15, 8-8) lost 5-3 in the second game of the day.

Nicholls State (19-21, 9-8) did its damage in the bottom of the sixth inning.

The five-run inning was highlighted by Marcet’s three-run home run. Andrus scored on a bunt and freshman center fielder Danielle Phillips stole home to round out the inning.

UCA’s past three losses have been by two runs or fewer.

“When you’re in conference, most games will be super close,” Avitia said. “No doubt we’re better than most teams, if not every team in our conference. We just need to string our hits together.

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If we do that, it’s guaranteed we’ll win every game.”

Armstrong (20-9) pitched the second game for the Bears, allowing five runs on seven hits.

She struck out nine in the defeat.

Senior pitcher Ashton Bennett (11-9) picked up the win for the Colonels. Bennett allowed three runs on eight hits while striking out two and walking two.

UCA took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Forrest hit a single that scored freshman designated hitter Jessie Taylor.

The Bears scored two more in the top of the seventh but couldn’t complete the comeback.

Senior catcher Melanie Bryant’s single scored Gunnells, which was followed by Melissa scoring off an Avitia single.

Avitia went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Forrest and Melanie each went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Melissa added a single.

Game three of the series was cancelled due to rain.

“Does it hurt that we didn’t play on Sunday?” Armstrong asked. “Of course. But, I have confidence in our team that we’ll win every series from here on out.”

The Bears return home April 20 for a three-game series against Southeastern Louisiana University at Farris Field.

The UCA women’s track team broke four school records and the men’s team had 10 top 10 finishes over the weekend at the Ole Miss Invitational.

Freshman Brooke Cassar broke the school record in the women’s 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:04.16.

Junior Erika Setzler set the school record in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:52.29 and finished third.

UCA’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team (junior Tanesha Maxwell, sophomore Tyaniah Cash, junior Anilah Bashir and senior Megan Snow) broke the school record with a time of 46.37.

Junior Jordan Chadwick finished twelfth in the women’s 800-meter run and broke a school record with a time of 2:16.37.

Senior Jasmine Ellis won the women’s long jump with a jump of 5.68 meters. Freshman Alex Dorch finished third with a jump of 5.59 meters. Ellis was fourth in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.23. Bashir finished ninth in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.58.

Maxwell placed third in the women’s 100-meter dash (11.91) and 10th in the 200-meter dash (24.45).

Sophomore Jean Black finished eighth in the women’s 400-meter hurdles (1:02.82) and sophomore Khadijah Smith placed seventh in the women’s 400-meter dash (56.32). Snow placed sixth in the javelin (38.34).

Sophomore Nicole Okeke finished ninth in the heptathlon with 2,629 points.

For the men, junior Edward Limo placed second in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:46.08. Freshman Corentin Louis finished third

in the men’s 1,500-meter run (3:53.43).

Sophomore Chance Tanner turned in a sixth-place finish in the men’s 200-meter dash with a time of 21.34 and also finished fourth in the 400-meter dash (47.35). Junior Amos Gerber placed third in the 5,000-meter run (15:13.52). Freshman Anthony Faris-King turned in a 10th place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 13.87-meter.

Junior Trey Carter was sixth in the javelin throw (56.38m) and senior Daniel Reese finished eighth in the decathlon with 3,226 points.

UCA’s men’s 4x100-meter relay team finished with a time of 42.11, for a ninth-place finish.

The men’s 4x400-meter relay team placed eighth with a time of 3:15.65.

Head Coach Richard Martin said the team did well on the road.

“We ran really well, we always run well at Ole Miss,” Martin said.

- ON THE COURT-

Tennis sweeps Panthers, falls to Bearkats

by Brandon Riddle News Editor

The UCA tennis team went undefeated against the Prairie View A&M Panthers on April 13 in Prairie View, Texas.

Following the match, the Bears fell 7-0 against Sam Houston State on April 14.

Head Coach Jeff Borengasser said the team was focused and maintained strength throughout the match against Prairie View.

“It was one of our better matches,” he said. “There were still a couple of times during the match when we were winning, but lost a little aggressiveness.”

In singles competition, junior Simona Horsikyan defeated Panther junior Brittany Harrell 6-2, 6-2; sophomore Allison Murphy won against Panther sophomore Christine Ngo Gwodoq 6-1, 6-2; sophomore Kristina Horsikyan defeated Panther senior Lerato Ndlovu 6-4, 7-5; freshman Krizia Buck won

against Panther Danielle Moore 6-1, 6-2; junior Sasha Ruocco defeated Panther sophomore Jade Daniels 6-3, 6-0; and freshman Anna Buyukyan won against Panther sophomore Capra Fellows 6-1, 6-3.

Simona Horsikyan and Murphy defeated Harrell and Gwodoq in doubles competition 8-2.

Ruocco and Buck won against Moore and Erika Bond 8-2.

Kristina Horsikyan and Buyukyan defeated Ndlovu and Daniels 8-1.

The Bears didn’t fair as well April 14 against conference opponent Sam Houston State.

Although the Bears came out a little slow and lost in singles, Borengasser said UCA did particularly well in fighting against the Bearkats in singles competition.

In singles, Bearkat senior Tatyana Postnikova defeated Simona 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6); Bearkat senior Sheridan Currie won against Murphy 6-2, 6-3; Bearkat junior Imke Jagau

defeated Kristina Horsikyan 4-6, 6-2, 1-0, (10-6); Bearkat Maddie Mortimore won against Ruocco 6-2, 6-1; and Bearkat senior Nadia Dubyanskaya defeated Buyukyan 6-2, 7-5.

UCA lost in all three doubles competition matches against the Bearkats. Dubyanskaya and Postnikova defeated Simona and Murphy 8-2; Currie and Petaia won against Buck and Ruocco 8-2; and Mortimore and Kayla Stevenson defeated Kristina and Buyukyan 8-0.

Borengasser said the doubles matches against the Bearkats were some of the worst this season for the Bears.

“We couldn’t quite finish it off,” he said.

Simona said the team is focused for its last regular season game.

“Since it is our last match before the tournament, we will give 100 percent effort during pratice and will be concentrated and motivated on match day,” she said.

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