by Brandon Riddle

News Editor
UCA President Tom Courtway spoke
about paying off debts from a weight-
training facility at a tense faculty senate
meeting Feb. 12.
UCA is currently in contract
negotiations with Coca-Cola for a pouring
rights contract with the university.
Courtway said money received from
the Coca-Cola contract could be used to
pay off debts acquired from building an
indoor weight-training facility. A decision
has not been made by the university on
how revenue from the contract would
be used, although Pepsi contributed to
athletics in the past. In 2003, the university
entered into a 10-year contract with Pepsi.
A $500,000 cash payment made up front
and, under the terms of the contract,
$120,000 was guaranteed in sponsorship
and commissions.
The $500,000 was applied to the
construction of what is now known
as the Pepsi indoor practice facility,
Courtway said.
Courtway said the remainder of the
facility project was bonded at an amount
of about $680,000.
Of the $120,000 that has been paid
in the Pepsi contract each year, $70,000
was allocated to athletics, $25,000 was
allocated to the Student Center and
$25,000 was allocated to the housing
department, Courtway said.
Courtway said money was given to
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February 20, 2013
Board of Trustees Sets
Feb. 22 Meeting Agenda
The UCA Board of Trustees will
discuss room and board rates
and pouring rights pertaining to
Coca-Cola contract negotiations
at its Feb. 22 meeting. Other
topics of discussion include
the naming of the UCA Honors
College, university retention
policy, a fnancial update and
contract review procedures. The
meeting will be at 10 a.m. in the
Wingo Hall Board of Trustees
Conference Room.
Spring Enrollment Up 1.5
Percent From Last Year
According to UCA fgures, the
university has 10,147 students
enrolled for the spring 2013
semester, a 1.5 percent increase
from last spring. In spring 2012,
9,998 students were enrolled. Of
the 10,147 students, 7,833 are
full-time and 2,314 are part-time.
International
Engagement Hosts Trip to
Crystal Bridges
UCA students were invited to
join the Division of International
Engagement on a trip to Crystal
Bridges Museum of American
Art Feb. 17. While in Bentonville,
Ark., students toured the
museums works of art such
as American artists Norman
Rockwell and Andy Warhol.
Toad Suck Review
Releases New Edition At
Launchapalooza
The third annual Toad Suck
Review Launchapalooza,
held Feb. 15 on the rooftop
of Michelangelos Restaurant,
ended the week-long ArkaText
literary festival at UCA. This years
review features a 3-D cover with
glasses for viewing. The Toad
Suck Review was recognized
as one of the 10 best literary
journals in 2012 by Library
Journal. For more informaton
about the literary journal, visit
toadsuckreview.org.
Culture Talk On Love And
Relationships Celebrates
Valentines Day
UCAs Division of International
Engagement hosted a Culture
Talk Feb. 14 in the McAlister
Hall Mirror Room on diferent
cultural perceptions of love
and relationships. Culture Talk
happens once a month with a
diferent topic at each session.
The next Culture Talk will be
March 14 on beauty, art and
entertainment.
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by Brandon Riddle
News Editor
The Arkansas House of Representatives
passed a bill Feb. 15 that would allow
faculty and staff with a permit at public
colleges, community colleges and
universities to carry a concealed handgun.
House members voted 70-11 in favor
of HB 1243, the concealed carry bill
introduced by District 84 Republican
State Representative Charlie Collins of
Fayetteville.
Collins amended the bill last week
to allow public colleges and universities
to opt-out from allowing handguns on
campuses.
According to an Arkansas Democrat-
Gazette article, Democratic Gov. Mike
Beebe said he would likely sign the bill into
law if the legislature sends it to him.
The bill went to the senate after house
approval.
Following recent shootings at schools
and universities, the discussion of gun
control and individual gun rights has been
a major topic of discussion.
If HB 1243 were to become law,
Arkansas would become the 23rd state
in the United States to allow public
universities and college campuses to
decide on concealed carry gun rights for
faculty and staff.
UCA is currently designated as a gun-
free zone. Students, faculty and staff are not
permitted to bring handguns on campus,
even with a concealed carry permit.
UCAPD Project Manager Arch Jones
said the university will not comment on the
proposed legislation. UCA President Tom
Courtway did not return calls Feb. 18 from
The Echo for a comment on the bill.
In a Jan. 30 article from The Echo,
Jones said UCAPD does not support the
right of students, faculty and staff to carry
concealed handguns on campus.
It is the UCA Police Departments
position that guns on campus would
detract from the healthy learning
environment on our campus and create
additional risks for our students, he said.
A similar bill was passed by the
Arkansas legislature earlier this month that
allows church members to carry handguns
with a permit.
Beebe signed the guns in churches
bill into law Feb. 11 after the house passed
the measure 85-8 and the senate passed
with a 28-4 vote.
At the national level, Democratic
President Barack Obama spoke about gun
control in his State of the Union address
Feb. 12.
Senators of both parties are working
together on tough new laws to prevent
anyone from buying guns for resale to
criminals, Obama said in his address to
the nation. Police chiefs are asking our
help to get weapons of war and massive
National convenience store Kum & Go will be located at the corner of Dave Ward Drive and Donaghey Avenue. Location of the building,
traffc fow and architectural design were considered during the pre-construction process.
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Construction has begun on a new Kum
& Go convenience store, which will be
located at the entrance of UCA.
The Conway Planning Commission
worked closely with the Conway City
Council to address residents concerns,
such as the noise and traffc the store
would create.
The store, which will sit at the
northeast corner of Dave Ward Drive
and Donaghey Avenue, is expected to
service the UCA community. The location
formerly served as one of Textbook
Brokers book stores, but has since been
torn down to begin construction on the
nationwide chains convenience store.
The nationwide chain began
forming plans for building the store near
UCAs campus in spring of 2012. After
drafting plans to present to the planning
commission and city council, Kum & Go
changed its approach multiple times,
submitting new requests.
UCA was consulted on the project
to help Kum & Gos architectural design
match the universitys nearby buildings.
Two design schemes were considered and
the frst was chosen.
At a July 16, 2012 planning
commission meeting, UCA President Tom
Courtway said Kum & Go representatives
were forthcoming in meeting university
design requirements.
The design includes brick-wrapped
canopy columns, an eight-foot fence
to screen the convenience station from
neighboring houses and brick signage
at the corner of Donaghey Avenue and
Dave Ward Drive. Bricks to be used are
described as UCA blend from ACME
Brick, according to the planning and
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by Marisa Hicks
Associate Editor
UCAs Student Life Committee
and Student Government Association
unanimously approved a room and
board rate increase proposal, which the
UCA Board of Trustees will vote on at its
Feb. 22 meeting.
SGA Vice President senior Jovana Ilic
said the rate increases were necessary in
order to stay competitive with other four-
year universities in the state as well as
other universities within the Southland
Conference.
Ilic said the increases will help fund
renovations and repairs to housing
facilities, which include university
apartment complexes and residence
halls.
The proposed rates, which will go
before the board of trustees, include a
2.96 percent room rate increase and a 3.2
percent increase in board rates.
For a standard room, room rates
would increase $156.29 and board rates
would increase $168.96 for an academic
year. With the rate increases, room and
board costs would be $5,585.55, which is
an increase of $305.55.
Summer housing renovations include
installing privacy stalls in bathrooms and
adding sprinklers around Hughes Hall as
well as updating kitchens in Farris, New
and Baridon halls.
[Privacy stalls] have been well-
received in the buildings weve added
[them] in, Director of Housing
Stephanie McBrayer said.
Renovations also include updating
Room, board rate
increase expected
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Bill to allow concealed carry for faculty, staf passes Arkansas House, goes to senate
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Sophomore Wells Thompson holds a puppy at the UCA Humane Society event, Smooch a
Pooch, Feb. 14 in front of Lewis Science Center.
Student cited for possession
of marijuana; substance found
inside glass container
Student DeAndre Price, 19, received a citation for
possession of a controlled substance at 12:14 a.m. Feb.
18.
UCAPD made contact with the Resident Assistant
that was on duty at Conway Hall about the smell of
marijuana coming from room 302.
Upon arrival, UCAPD went to the third foor on
the mens side where they smelled marijuana. UCAPD
identifed room 302 as the source of the smell. The RA
keyed into the room, but it was empty.
No weapons or drugs were in plain view. UCAPD
and the RA left, locking the door on the way out. While
UCAPD was talking with the RA, Price walked up the
north stairwell and entered room 302.
UCAPD told Price his room smelled of marijuana.
Price said he had just smoked a blunt. UCAPD said
it smelled of marijuana prior to his arrival and that it
was fresh. Price said he did not have any in his room or
on him.
Price gave consent to be searched, but UCAPD did
not fnd any contraband on him.
Price was told housing would do an incident report
on him based on the smell and because he was the only
resident.
UCAPD asked Price if they could search his room.
Price gave permission and told UCAPD they might fnd
a switch-blade knife. UCAPD found the knife in the
medicine cabinet, which they threw away at the police
station. UCAPD also found a small glass jar flled with
0.20 ounces of marijuana in a dresser drawer, which
Price called his smoke stash.
Price was arrested and transported to the UCA
police department.
UCAPD cited Price and released him on his
own recognizance because he was compliant and
cooperative.
Citation issued for intoxication
in front of Stadium Park
Apartments
Student Kristen Davis, 18, was issued a citation for
public intoxication at 2:12 a.m. Feb. 17.
UCAPD made contact with Davis, who was crying
and lying on the ground in front of Stadium Park
Apartment 103.
UCAPD asked Davis her name, but she did not want
to give it to them. Davis was not wearing shoes. Davis
said she did not know where her shoes were. Davis said
she was trying to get inside and go to bed but that she
lived in Carmichael Hall. UCAPD informed Davis that
the people in the apartment did not know who she was
and did not want her in their apartment.
UCAPD led Davis to its car to keep her warm.
UCAPD made contact with student Emily Trower, 21,
who informed them she did not know Davis.
Davis had diffculty walking and reeked of alcohol.
Davis did not know where her keys, phone or other
property was.
She said she had driven to Stadium Park to hang out
with her friends and to sleep. Davis story was hard to
follow and her rambling made it diffcult for offcers
to understand.
Daviss maroon Chevrolet Impala was parked on
the north side of building six of Stadium Park.
UCAPD placed Davis under arrest for public
intoxication.
Davis was transported to the UCA police
department for processing.
Student found stumbling,
swaying, arrested for public
intoxication
Student Manuel Carbajal, 23, was issued a
citation for public intoxication at 11:45 p.m. Feb. 16
southwest of Conway Hall.
UCAPD noticed Carbajal was stumbling and
swaying as he walked from the cafeteria toward
UCAPD.
When Carbajal noticed UCAPD he took his phone
out and acted like he was talking on it. He also altered
his course to walk much further around UCAPD.
When he passed UCAPD, Carbajal put his phone in
his pocket and looked back.
UCAPD saw him trip and stumble several times.
Carbajal also walked into a sign at Students Lane and
stumbled, stepping off the curb and into the street.
When UCAPD made contact with Carbajal, he
had red, glassy, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol.
UCAPD asked him where he was going and he said he
was going to Bear Hall.
UCAPD told him he was walking in the opposite
direction.
Carbajal then told UCAPD he was going to the
Bears Den. UCAPD asked if he had drunk any alcohol
recently and Carbajal said he had two drinks at Bears
Den earlier.
Carbajal was placed under arrest and was
transported to the UCA police department. After
receiving his citation, Carbajal was transported to
Faulkner County Detention Center.
Multicolored marijuana pipe
found in students Carmichael
Hall dorm
Student Ashley Head, 18, was issued a warning
for a drug violation at 1:51 p.m. Feb. 13 at Carmichael
Hall.
After arriving at Carmichael Hall, UCAPD met
with Resident Coordinator Danielle Badgett.
While Badgett was checking Ashley Head out
of room 146, she discovered a small, multicolored
marijuana pipe.
Badgett handed the pipe to UCAPD and advised
then that Head had been moved to room 152.
UCAPD went to room 152 and made contact with
Head. Head said the pipe was located inside a dresser
drawer.
Head said the dresser was used by her former
roommate and she did not know what was in the
dresser.
Head said she never used the pipe and did not
know how it had gotten in her room.
The pipe was destroyed at the UCA police
department.
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tickets issued as arrests, according to ucapd.com.
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ammunition magazines off our
streets, because they are tired of
being outgunned.
In response to Obamas
remarks, National Rife
Association executive Wayne
LaPierre said to the media in
a news conference that the
president failed to mention
school safety efforts to combat
gun violence.
The NRA, according to its
website, wants public schools
to adopt a School Shield safety
program, which would have
public safety offcials at schools
across the country to monitor
potential threats.
Former Arkansas Republican
congressman Asa Hutchinson
will lead the project.
While the proposal intends
to target K-12 schools, UCAPD
monitors campus safety at UCA.
Other proposed legislation
during the 2013 Arkansas
legislative session includes a bill
that would change the award
amount structure for lottery
scholarships.
Students qualifying for the
Arkansas Academic Challenge
Scholarship would receive
$2,000 as a freshman; $3,000
during their sophomore year;
$4,000 as a junior; and $5,000
during their senior year.
Courtway said at the Feb. 12
faculty senate meeting that the
proposed legislation would be a
signifcant change.
Currently, students are
awarded $4,500 per academic
year at a four-year college and
$2,250 at a two-year higher
education institution.
This is something we need
to watch out for, he said.
fooring, painting, lighting
fxtures and toilets in Stadium
Park and Bear Village apartments.
McBrayer said six of 10
buildings in Bear Village will be
converted to single-single rooms,
housing two people for each
suite. She said changes to the
building are not expected to be
an issue for students in need of
housing.
The Student Life Committee
and SGA approved higher rates.
They proposed a three percent
room rate increase and 3.25
percent board rate increase.
Vice President of Finance and
Administration Diane Newton
said the university seeks input
from the Student Life Committee
and SGA when dealing with room
and board increases.
Beginning with the 2011-12
budget, changes in room and
board rates have been carried
through the SGA process for their
input and consideration, she
said.
Although SGA approved a
three percent room rate increase
and a 3.25 board rate increase,
Newton said lower increase rates
were proposed to the board of
trustees from what SGA approved
and proposed due to minor
changes in the rounding of the
rates.
If passed, the proposed 2.96
percent room rate and 3.2 percent
board rate increases would be
effective for the 2013-14 fscal
year. Each year, room and board
rates increase. However, last
year a three percent room rate
increase was initiated and board
rates stayed the same.
Since Ive been on [the SGA]
senate, room and board rate
increases have only gone up by
three percent at the most, Ilic
said.
She said that last years
room rate increase was the only
increase as far as room and board
rate increases are concerned
because the Aramark contract
renewal was up for consideration.
In general, the university is
looking forward and to the future
to renovate current housing
facilities, Ilic said.
She said renovations were
necessary to appeal to freshmen
as well as upperclassmen.
The board meeting will be
held at 10 a.m. Feb. 22 in the
Board of Trustees Conference
Room in Wingo Hall.
Rate: Dorms, apartments will receive renovations over summer break with increased fees; Six
Bear Village apartments convert to single-single rooms for fall 2013
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athletics because of its portion
to the debt service on the bond
issue of the building.
A memorandum of
understanding effective
March 11, 2011 states that the
University of Central Arkansas
Foundation, Inc., a non-proft
organization, would provide the
necessary funds to construct a
weight-training facility adjacent
to the Pepsi Americas Building.
According to a foundation
proposal, prospective donations
were to be made in $100,000
payments on or before June 30
each year through 2020.
Courtway said $1 million
in funding through private
donations for the project fell
through, leading the university
to evaluate options for paying
off the construction.
The project began under the
leadership of former President
Allen Meadors prior to a signed
agreement to provide the
$1 million necessary from a
private donor. Faculty senators
expressed concern over the
decision-making process.
Courtway said he does not
Meadors or anyone else for the
lack of funds. Meadors pleaded
guilty Jan. 15 to violating
the Arkansas Freedom of
Information Act and received a
$250 fne after it was discovered
that he got a $700,000 gift from
Aramark for renovations to the
presidents house. Courtway
stepped in as interim president
Sept. 2, 2011 after Meadors
resigned under pressure.
UCA entered into beverage
contract negotiations with Coca-
Cola earlier this month after
the university chose to end its
contract with Pepsi. The current
UCA Pepsi contract ends in May.
Courtway said money
received from the contract could
be used to pay off debts acquired
from the weight-training facility
project and stressed that by
taking care of existing burdens,
the university would be able
to move forward in addressing
academic needs.
Should it have been built as
soon as it was?, Courtway said.
Maybe, maybe not.
Construction on the 8,000-
square-foot weight training
facility began in June 2011. The
project was completed in early
2012.
Courtway said the presence of
Athletic Director Brad Teague was
not necessary.
These decisions, whether
you like them or not, rest in one
seat, he said.
Courtway said that although
construction began without a
donors signature, you have to
live with it.
According to a Sept. 28, 2011
article in The Echo, Teague said
commitments for skyboxes in
Bear Hall in the form of private
donations would be used as
additional revenue to fund the
building.
At the meeting, faculty
senators expressed frustrations
that the money might go to
paying off the weight-training
facility instead of going to
academics. Faculty Senator Lynn
Burley said she was concerned
about the procedure for relying
on hope without a set-in-stone
agreement.
According to the Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette, the UCA
Foundation took out a $2.7
million loan to pay for skyboxes
and the weight-training facility.
The loan was originally planned,
according to UCA records.
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paying of debt, suggests pouring rights money as potential method
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development commission.
Many meetings were held
through the commission and
council to debate the location of
the store.
With neighbors in the area
voicing concerns about an
already steady traffc fow and
possible noise problems, it wasnt
a quick process to rezone the
area.
According to a June 18,
2012 Conway Planning and
Development report, a traffc
study estimated 3,721 vehicle
trips per day could be expected as
a potential traffc impact.
Central Baptist College
student Jonathan Kaufman lives
at the corner of Baridon Street
and Dave Ward Drive.
The new convenience store
will be less than 100 yards down
the high-traffc road from his
house.
Kaufman said while the store
will provide a great service, hes
concerned about the increase in
traffc near his home.
Its hard enough to get
turned out on Dave Ward nearly
any time in the day, Kaufman
said. With people trying to turn
in and out of there and hitting
their brakes, its just going to be
a headache unless something
is done to make the traffc fow
more easily.
Kaufman also voiced his
concern about a possible increase
in noise, especially during the late
hours of the night.
If a nice, clean gas station
like that is going to be open 24
hours, Im sure it will stay pretty
busy through the late hours,
Kaufman said. Im not exactly
worried about this for myself
and my roommates, but Im
concerned for the older residents
in the area.
Kaufman said that while
the traffc increase may cause
problems, he will beneft from the
construction.
People will fuss about it for
a little while, but once they get
used to it I think everyone who
lives around here [in the Conway
area] will use it a few times a
week, he said.
On July 24, 2012, the Conway
City Council gave its approval
to build the convenience store.
The council voted 5-3 in favor of
rezoning the lot to a C-2 property
to allow construction.
The council also voted 7-1 in
favor of a permit to allow gasoline
pumps to be brought with the
store.
Demolition of the existing
Textbook Brokers building has
fnished and cleanup is under
way at the location for the future
convenience store at 2050 Dave
Ward Drive.
Two entrances have been laid
out, one coming off Dave Ward
Drive heading west and one off
Donaghey Avenue heading south.
Junior Cebron Hackett said
that the new store would add
some value to the area.
Its going to be nice to have
a place like that at such a close
proximity to campus, Hackett
said. Aside from the Shell
station on Farris [Road], no other
convenience stores are located so
close to the campus.
A feature of Kum & Go
that students around campus
are talking about is the food
selection.
The company website has a
complete listing of items available
in the food section of the store.
This includes breakfast items,
made-to-order pizzas, subs and
many other items.
Sophomore Bill Swartzwelder
said the Kum & Go convenience
stores are some of the nicest he
has seen and that he is excited
about the addition being near the
university.
Its going to be the nicest gas
station we have in Conway, he
said. Every one Ive been in is
always kept up really well and is
very clean. The food from Kum &
Go isnt your typical gas station
food.
The Iowa-based chain has
been servicing the central part
of the country for over 50 years.
Kum & Go currently has stores
in 11 states including Arkansas,
Iowa, Colorado, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Dakota and Wyoming.
Conway Police Offcer
Craig Culliford lives near the
intersection of Dave Ward Drive
and Donaghey Avenue.
He said he could imagine
traffc problems arising once the
store opens.
With how busy that
intersection is at nearly every
hour of the day, putting a large
gas station like that in that
location seems like it might
cause some issues with traffc
fow, Culliford said.
He said the close proximity
of the entrance onto Dave Ward
Drive and the traffc light could
prove to be an issue.
Once the light directing
Dave Ward traffc turns red, you
already get a good amount of
cars piling up, Culliford said.
Multiple people trying to leave
at the entrance is going to throw
it all off, and could possibly
cause some wrecks if drivers are
trying to merge when people are
coming in and out.
Kum & Go is building a
second station in Conway at the
southeast corner of Meadowlake
Road and Donaghey Avenue and
a third location near Hendrix
College.
Residents in the area voiced
their concerns for the same
issues residents near the UCA
location did.
The convenience stores
are approved to be 24-hour
locations.
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by Andy Robertson
Assistant News Editor
The Student Government
Association Housing and Food
Services Committee discussed
eliminating the $8 limit on
purchases made with block
meal plans and updates to
Hughes Hall Monday.
At an Oct. 15, 2012 SGA
meeting, Colby Qualls,
sophomore class president,
said the $8 limit was not the
same as having $8 to spend.
It is simply a ceiling for
the options that are provided,
he said.
The $8 limit will be taken
away so that more options are
available to students.
Senior Food Service
Director Jim Nabors said he
does not want money to be
an issue and that the price of
sides shouldnt eliminate them
from being available as part
of an entree. A list of available
entrees and sides will be posted in
the Student Center.
Each entree comes with two
sides; Nabors said drinks may
become a side option. Pie will
now be included as a side and
Chick-fl-A sausage biscuits will be
included as breakfast options for
meal plans.
Qualls said students have
complained about the hours of
operation of food vendors on
campus. Moo-Yahs closes at 5
p.m., Einstein Brothers closes at
6 p.m. and Pizza Hut, Chick-fl-A
and the Christian Cafeteria close
at 8 p.m. Qualls said students
would like to see vendors stay
open later.
Junior Class Vice President
Ashley Ross said the Wi-Fi
connections on campus are not
consistent and reliable.
Ross said Hughes Hall will
undergo renovations, with
updates added to the lobby and
dressing areas installed in the
bathrooms.
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MOMENTS IN FILM
photo by Sean Shrewsbury
Senior Marcus Ester flms the UCA basketball game Feb. 14. Ester, a
flm major, works with the athletic department to broadcast games onto
the jumbotron as well as to television.
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Campus:
Change Is Near
John Murphy, professor of
psychology and counseling, will
be speaking on How to Help
People (and Yourself ) Change:
Lessons from Psychotherapy
and Counseling at 2 p.m. Feb.
20, in Torreyson 215 as part of
the Faculty Presentation Series
hosted by Torreyson Library. Light
refreshments will be served.
A Lovely Sunday
The UCA Theatre Program will
continue presenting A Lovely
Sunday for Creve Coeur at 7:30
p.m. Feb. 20-22 in Snow Fine Arts.
The one-act play by Tennessee
Williams centers around a young
school teacher who dreams of
marrying her Prince Charming,
who also happens to be her boss.
Poetry Slam
Continuing Black History Month,
the second annual Unity Poetry
Slam will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in
the Student Center Ballroom. The
event will host def poet Dana
Gilmore, Foreign Tongues and
eight amatuer poets.

Fiction Frenzy
Artist in Residence Jennifer Egan
will host a public reading and
book signing at 7:30 p.m. Feb.
26 in the College of Business
Auditorium. Egan, who is famous
for her literary fction writing, won
a Pulitzer Prize for fction and is an
international best seller.
Money Talks
George Selgin, a professor at the
University of Georgia, will present
What are the Alternatives to the
Federal Reserve Bank during
x-period Feb. 28 in College of
Business 107.
American Boychoir
The world renowned American
Boychoir will perform at 7:30 p.m.
March 1 in Reynolds Performance
Hall. The group, featuring boys
from grades four through eight,
travels the world as one of the
worlds best boy choirs.
Scholarship Time
UCA Alumni Association
& Foundation Scholarship
applications are available for
2013-14. Scholarships are available
for current and incoming UCA
students. Brochures can be found
at uca.edu/go/alumnischolarships
or pick one up at the Student
Center Information Desk or at
Bufalo Alumni Hall. The deadline
is March 8.
Submissions
Please submit events for Around
Campus in 50 words or fewer
to ucaechoeditor@gmail.com.
Include basic who, what, when
and where information as well as
contact information.
by Spencer Griffin
Campus Life Editor
Herm Edwards, ESPN analyst
and former National Football
League head coach, talked about
social relationships, passion
and focusing on goals Feb.
12 in Reynolds Performance
Hall. Edwards appeared as a
part of Public Appearances
Distinguished Lecture Series.
Edwards said setting goals is
important. He said aspirations
and having the drive to succeed
in those aspirations is one of the
most important aspects of life.
A goal without a plan is a
wish, he said. Everyone gets the
same amount of time each day;
you must decide how to use it.
Edwards used anecdotes
throughout his speech to
illustrate the importance of
friendships.
He said its imperative to have
friends who feel close enough to
you to tell you when youre doing
something wrong.
Some of the stories Edwards
used were full of humor and
made the audience erupt with
laughter. However, one of his
more effective stories was
serious.
To illustrate the importance
of leaving behind a positive
legacy, Edwards told the
audience a story from his
childhood.
Edwards said when he was
eight years old, his father, a
military man, handed him a
broom and told him to sweep the
backyard.
He said he swept the yard,
but as his father inspected
his work, he realized he had
forgotten to sweep the corners.
Dad, nobody knows. he
said.
Edwards said his fathers
rebuttal has stuck with him
throughout the years.
Son, you know, his father
said.
Edwards told the audience
members to always do their
best because they will know
deep down if they dont. He said
everyone has corners they need
to sweep out.
He said his father gave him
some vital advice that at the
time he was too young to fully
appreciate.
We dont have a lot of
money, so I cant give you a good
bike, he said. Im going to give
you something better, a good
name. Dont screw it up.
Athletic Director Brad Teague
said over 400 student-athletes
attended the lecture.
Quarterback junior Wynrick
Smothers said he was excited to
get to attend.
[The team] got to hear from
someone who has been through
the NFL and he knows what it
takes to make it, he said. I hope
the team got a great experience
from it and gained knowledge.
Smothers said Clint Conque,
UCAs head football coach, made
the teams attendance at the
lecture mandatory.
I think Coach Conque made
us go because I think he knows
what knowledge we could gain
from it and hopefully apply it to
the program here, he said.
Edwards said he advised
students to be themselves.
Dont try to make your
career off of others misfortunes
and be yourself, he said. Words
are hurtful; you have to be
careful.
Edwards said the main part
of being an analyst is asking
why. He said most people
report on what happened and
how it happened, but a lot of
people forget to talk about why it
happened.
He used ESPN analyst
Skip Bayless as an example,
saying Bayless is outspoken on
television, but that he backs his
information up with facts and
why he believes something even
when he is wrong.
He said that when Bayless is
wrong, he is not afraid to admit it
and he will apologize.
Edwards used football
analogies and stories to convey
his message.
He also used Martin Luther
King, Jr. as a prime example with
his quote about the importance
of where people stand in
controversy.
He used this quote to
challenge the audience at the
end of the presentation: Martin
Luther King, Jr. lived his life
to make a difference, he said.
Whats your plan? Once you
determine your plan, will you
make a difference?
Former National Football League head coach and current ESPN analyst Herm Edwards visited the
university Feb. 12 giving inspirational advice and stories about his past and about football to prove his
point about succeeding in life.
Herm Edwards uses anecdotes to give advice
Photo courtesy of Ashley Love
Junior Brandon Cummins Freshman Braden Jones
story by Spencer Grifn
photos by Sean Shrewsbury
Id probably say read your material
before class and check Blackboard
every day.
Sophomore Sharetta Criner
Students Say
Do your work before
you hang out.
Prepare yourself. Its
different than high school.
Dont try to knock out
all your Gen Eds at once
because when youre
a junior or senior and
you need cushion, youre
screwed.
Junior Kayla Wilson
Take Gen Eds frst before
you decide on your major so
you dont get behind.
Senior Megan ONeal
Time management.
Freshman Destini Thomas
Get to know your
teachers very well.
Freshman Keshia Grooms
Understand your need for
society, but weigh that at
the risk of your academics.
Junior John Dickey
What advice would you give to future
UCA students?
Seniors Kaitlin Davidson (left) and Connie Steele talk, laugh and enjoy the sunshine while having a lesiurely lunch between classes Jan. 30 in front of McAlister Hall.
Photo by Darlecia Williams
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Kidsfest Superhero Race will be
hosted in April for abuse victims
by Andy Robertson
Assistant News Editor
Kidsfest Superhero Race,
hosted by Childrens Advocacy
Alliance April 6 in Conway,
will feature a 1k and 5k run, a
costume parade and an awards
ceremony.
Kidsfest activities start at the
Faulkner County Courthouse
with a 5k fun run for all ages and
a 1k Superhero Race for kids 10
and under.
Chip timers are available for
the 5k race.
Parents are allowed to
participate in the 1k race.
After the race, the event
moves down the street to Simon
Park for the awards ceremony
and costume parade.
The Childrens Music
Festival which features choirs,
dance teams, baton twirlers,
gymnasts and Faulkner County
cheerleaders will begin
immediately after the awards
ceremony.
Simon Park will be flled
with activities for kids of all ages,
including a bounce house, face
painting, arts and crafts, games
and more.
There will be plenty of
vendors on hand to provide food
and drinks for attendees.
All park activities are free, but
vendors will likely charge a fee
or request a donation for food,
drinks and merchandise.
This years theme is all kids
need a hero. Abused kids need a
superhero.
The purpose for the event is
to raise awareness in support
of Child Abuse Prevention
Month, Childrens Advocacy
Alliance Development Director
Kat Duvall said. We want to
have a family-friendly event that
sends a message of hope to those
children in our community who
are abused and neglected.
Proceeds from the race will
beneft the Childrens Advocacy
Alliance, a partnership between
Court Appointed Special
Advocates and the Childrens
Advocacy Center.
Duvall said she expects a
large turnout.
Between race participants
and activities at the park, there
will be more than 600 people
participating on the day, she
said.
The race registration fee
for the 5k is $25 for those who
register before March 22 and $35
after early registration ends.
The 1k registration fee is $10
until March 22 and $20 after early
registration ends.
For parents participating in
the 1k, the fee will be the same.
The fee includes the cost for
T-shirts.
There will be no charge if you
assist a small child.
Check in and registration is at
8 a.m.
The 5k is scheduled to start
at 9 a.m. on the courthouse lawn
and the 1k superhero race starts
at 10 a.m.
The awards ceremony will
begin at 10:45 a.m. at Simon Park
and the costume parade will be
at 11 a.m.
Music festivals and other
activities will take place from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Prizes will be given for mens
and womens 5k frst- through
third-place fnishers.
Prizes will be given for girls
and boys frst- through third-
place fnishers.
For the boys and girls 1k race,
those who place frst through
third will be given prizes, but
all participants will receive a
Superhero Participation Medal.
Prizes will be given to the best
mini costume, which is awarded
to boys and girls under eight; best
junior costume, which is awarded
to boys and girls aged 9 to 12;
best super girl or boy costume for
ages 13 and up and best family
super hero.
Run to begin at Faulkner County Courthouse, end
with Simon Park costume parade, awards ceremony
by Hunter Brooks
Assistant Sports Editor
Undergraduate writing
students read and performed
original works of prose, poetry
and hybrid works Feb. 11 at the
annual Arkatext literary festival.
The event, which took place in
Thompson Hall, was hosted by
UCAs writing department.
Arkatext is a celebration of
Arkansas writers in which we
bring renowned artists to visit
with students and faculty, Mark
Spitzer, associate professor of
creative writing and editor-in-
chief of the Toad Suck Review,
said. But mostly, it gives the
students the opportunity to
meet and work with established
authorities in their feld.
Writing professor Greg
Graham said students
performed on a voluntary basis.
Its great to see so many
students want to read, he
said. These students werent
forced by teachers or any other
infuence to do it. It was a
matter of choice. Thats what
writing is about. Its good to be
aware, but dont worry how or if
people judge you. Just write for
yourself.
Graham, along with Spitzer,
Writing Instructor Robin
Becker and Writing Professors
Stephanie Vanderslice and
Terry Wright performed original
works.
Spitzer, Becker and
Vanderslice all read fction
pieces, Graham read nonfction
and Wright performed poetry.
I think you can learn
something about a writer when
they read aloud, Wright said.
Theres something you take in
from seeing them perform it
that you cant get from looking
or reading a piece of paper.
Arkatext continued Feb.
13 with a craft talk from H.K.
Stewart, founder and host of the
Little Rock Poetry Slam.
Stewart read and performed
a number of original pieces in
the Grand Foyer of Thompson.
Im not a slam poet,
Stewart said. I fgured that out
by doing it. But I see the passion
when slam poetry is performed.
Thats what I love about it and
why I opened the Poetry Slam.
Fiction writer Phillip
McMath held a craft talk Feb.
14 in Thompson Hall 331.
McMath focused his speech
on writing historical fction.
After the craft talk, McMath
read historical fction in the
Grand Foyer. Bryan Borland,
editor-in-chief of the Assaracus
Literary Journal and founder
of Sibling Rivalry Press, was on
hand Feb. 15. Borland discussed
publication and how it relates
to writing fction, nonfction
and poetry. The Arkatext
Festival concluded Friday night
with the third annual Toad
Suck Review Launchapalooza
at Michelaneglos Rooftop.
Editorial staff from the Toad
Suck Review publication and
contributors to the latest 3D
issue of the Toad Suck Review
shared original pieces at the
event.
Louie the Kid performed
blues after the reading, followed
by jazz from sophomore
Simona Donova and Geography
Professor Michael Yoder.
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Arkatext readings show writing talent from students, faculty
(Top left to right) Graduate student Louis Lands acts as emcee and seniors Zachary Long and Sarah Jane Rawlison read their original
works during the Arkafest Literary Festival Feb. 11 in Thompson Hall. (Above) Writing professor Greg Graham reads nonfction to
the crowd Feb. 11.
Photos by Pham Minh
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Play features all-female cast
by Andrew McClain
Staf Writer
UCA Theatres production
of A Lovely Sunday For Creve
Coeur opened at Bridges/Larson
Theatre last week.
The play is one of Tennessee
Williams fnal plays and features
an all-female cast, (except for
two male voices that come from
off-stage) and pertains to the
goings-on of one day in the life of
two roommates in an apartment
in the West End of St. Louis, Mo.
in the 1930s.
The two roommates, Bodey
and Dorothea (played by
senior Geneva Galloway and
freshman Jordyn Daniels) are
two women of differing ages and
social backgrounds sharing an
apartment.
Bodey is from a German
family and is constantly trying to
set up Dorothea (whom she calls
Dotty) with her brother, Buddy,
who is never seen onstage, but
is voiced over the telephone by
sophomore Xander Udochi.
UCA graduate Ashli Brown
plays Helena, a coworker of
Dorotheas who is trying to
persuade Dorothea to move to
a more fashionable part of St.
Louis with her, even though
Dorothea cannot afford it. Junior
Katie Stogsdill plays Miss Gluck,
a German woman from upstairs
who is hysterically grieving the
loss of her mother throughout
the play.
I think the show has a
very poignant message that
transcends time its about
heartbreak and denial and the
kind of loneliness we all deal
with, as well as the relationships
that women have with each other,
and what being alone means to
a woman, which is still relevant
today, even though the class-
related issues arent as strong
today, Galloway said. The four
women in the show represent
four different archetypes, four
different avenues a woman
can go down, from socialite to
spinster.
The play also deals with
tensions between classes, as
Dorothea aspires to be accepted
by the high-society group that
her beau (and the principal of
the school she works at) belongs
to, while Bodey is clearly from a
working-class background and
lacks awareness that anyone
might think that to be a bad
thing.
The play is a comedy with
plenty of drama at certain times,
so that means that it can depend
on a warm audience, but on a
good night theres lots of laughs,
junior Schafer Bourne, technical
assistant for Creve Coer, said.
UCA graduate Matt Duncan
voices the landlord Mr. Schlogger,
and sophomore Maddie Arey
voices Mrs. Schlogger.
The play is directed by
Rebekah Scallet, with set
design by graduate Elizabeth
Weatherford, sound and lighting
design by Professor Greg Blakey,
costume design by senior Jennifer
Hicks and props design by junior
Sara Sharos.
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LETS TALK ABOUT LOVE
Photo courtesy of uca.edu/international
International students discuss different cultures perceptions of love and relationships at the Feb. 14
Culture Talk in the Mirror Room in McAlister Hall.
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February 20, 2013
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Te Top Five
Ferrets of the
Entertainment
Industry
1. Puppy the ferret
(2010)
Puppy has made a name
for herself on YouTube and
Reddit with videos and pictures
showcasing her many tricks and
sleeping poses. The video Puppy
the Ferret Shot Dead has 678,340
views as she plays dead when her
owner says bang! Puppy makes
it to No. 1 on my list because her
cute little face is everywhere on
the Internet. She has not made it
to the silver screen, but became
one of the worlds frst ferret
celebrities.
2. Along Came Polly
(2004)
Rodolfo the ferret is all
throughout this romantic comedy
starring Jennifer Aniston and Ben
Stiller. Polly, played by Aniston,
keeps Rodolfo as her pet, but
she loses him and her keys quite
often. Stillers character, Reuben,
gives Polly a key fnder, which she
attaches to Rodolfos harness in
case of emergencies. The ferrets
big moment is when Reuben fnds
him stuck in the door of Pollys
apartment, which affects the
outcome of the movie.
3. The Big Lebowski
(1998)
In The Big Lebowski, Jeffery
The Dude Lebowski, played
by Jeff Bridges, is constantly
punished for activities a
millionaire with the same name
partakes in. The ferret, in a
studded harness, appears when
a nihilist group interrupts The
Dudes bath by dropping the
polecat into the tub to teach him
to pay the debts attached to the
Lebowski name. Neither Bridges
nor the ferret were harmed in the
making of this scene.
4. Kindergarten Cop
(1990)
The Kindergarten Cop is
one of my favorite movies with
a ferret. Arnold Schwarzenegger
plays Detective John Kimble,
who has a nameless sable fuzzy
sidekick that sporadically pops
in and out of the flm, directed by
Ivan Reitman. This ferret puts a
trance on the kindergarten class,
darts out of backpacks and helps
save a little boy with one heroic
bite to the neck of the antagonist
drug-dealer dad played by
Richard Tyson.
5. Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire (2005)
Other than being hippogriff
food, the ferrets of Harry Potter
consist of their magical polecat
cousins named jarveys and a
scene from the fourth movie in
which Alastor Mad-Eye Moody
transforms Draco Malfoy into
a small white ferret, whips him
about and shoves him down
Vincent Crabbes pants after he
tries to curse Harry. Even though
it was punishment, Dracos little
ferret face makes the list of top
fve.
List compiled by
Peyton Olsen
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An Argeneau Novel by Lynsay
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Feb. 22 Dark Skies, directed by
Scott Stewart, starring Keri Russell,
Josh Hamilton
Feb. 26 The Dance of the
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Feb. 26 Rich Food Poor
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Movies
by Tanner Smith
Staf Writer
1988s Die Hard is
considered one of the best action
flms ever made, and its sequels
have had their shares of thrills
as well, though its hardly a
secret the frst flms exhilaration
has diminished with each
sequel. Unfortunately, its ffth
installment, A Good Day to Die
Hard, is evidence enough that
the franchise is dying hard.
A Good Day to Die Hard
doesnt even seem or feel like a
Die Hard movie. It just seems
generic. Heres a confict no
one should care about, heres a
few generic bad guys who love
to shoot everything up and
heres a load of explosions. Add
the wisecracking hero and an
annoying sidekick and, thats it?
The other movies had more going
for them than this. They had
characterization, proper setups
and payoffs and memorable
villains. Those elements are what
made Die Hard and some of its
following sequels fun to watch.
They added to the excitement of
the action sequences so we cared
about what was happening on-
screen.
But at least we have Bruce
Willis, again playing the hero cop,
Detective John McClane and again
fnding himself in one unusual
predicament after another. And to
be fair, hes the best thing in this
movie. Sure, hes noticeably aged,
but his wisecracking personality
is still welcome. (He even says his
yippie-ki-yay line). However,
theres one question regarding his
character, and that is why is he
suddenly invincible?
Remember in the frst movie,
his feet were torn to shreds after
having to escape barefoot on
shards of broken glass? Now
whenever he crashes through
plate-glass windows or survives
car crashes, he only has a few
scratches.
The action takes place in
Moscow, Russia. Johns son Jack,
played by Jai Courtney, a CIA
agent, has been arrested for
murder and is awaiting trial. John
and Jack havent spoken to each
other in years but John wants
to travel to Russia for unclear
reasons.
It doesnt matter because
as John gets to the courthouse
all hell breaks loose and Jack
manages to escape Russian
justice. Along with him is a
political dissident, Komarov,
played by Sebastian Koch, who
has some sort of object that a
band of terrorists are trying to
get their hands on. John ends
up in the mix, and we get to add
awkward father/son bonding to
standard, generic, shoot-em-up,
action-movie elements.
While the Die Hard movies
have had some pretty effective
villains, there is no real villain in
this movie. There are just certain
villainous characters, along
with several henchmen who
seem to one-up each other for
complicated reasons. When the
top villain is fnally unmasked,
however, it comes as no surprise.
Motivations are clumsily written
so its hard to follow everything
thats being thrown at you.
Willis is still Willis, and hes
likeable as always. But as his
sidekick in the action, Courtney is
just a crushing bore. Hes whiny,
annoying and ultimately bland.
Hes the central fgure of this Die
Hard movienot John who is
merely there for support.
The flm has a few good-
looking action sequences and
director John Moore is evidently
a capable action director. But
the main thing missing from
this action flm is the energy and
creativity from the original flm.
A Good Day To Die Hard
runs at 97 minutes, is rated R and
is playing at the Cinemark Towne
Center in Conway.
Daniel Becker
Photography Editor
The cult favorite NBC show
Community has returned for a
miraculous fourth season after
nearly being canceled. The show
continues on in its fourth season
staying true to its ridiculous
themes and characters.
The study group wasted
no time getting caught up in a
wild Hunger Games scenario
that was orchestrated by the
famboyant Dean Pelton, played
by Jim Rash, to get seats in the
class that they need. The episode
also had a crowd-pleasing side
story with Abed Nadir, played
by actor Danny Pudi, becoming
once again lost in his own
television-driven world full of
laugh tracks and animated cut
scenes after Britta Perry, played
by actress Gillian Jacobs, tried to
be his therapist and sends him to
his happy place. However, Nadir
keeps a greater insight on the
situation than any other member
of the group.
The comedy legend Fred
Willard made a guest appearance
in Nadirs Happy Place
perspective of the show by
playing the character of Pierce
Hawthorne instead of the usual
actor Chevy Chase. This may be
a foreshadowing of how they will
replace Chase because he left
the show after flming the frst 11
episodes of the season. The show
has had other problems including
its creator, Dan Harmon, being
fred by NBC after the fnale of
the third season. Many have been
skeptical whether the show will
be able to maintain its unique
personality after these heavy
hits. The premiere has proven,
however, that the show has not
only kept its charm but is also
continuing to develop with the
budding relationship between Jeff
Winger, played by Joel McHale,
and Annie Edison, played by
Alison Brie, and also Troy Barnes,
played by Donald Glover, and
Perry.
They are also keeping their
roots with the group working out
problems that have nothing to
do with their classes and having
their unoffcial leader Winger
make a speech at the end of the
episode to reassure them that
they can pull through whatever
problems they are dealing with.
It is likely that this is the
fnal season of the show with a
comment from Winger where he
announced that he is one class
credit away from graduating and
moving on from the Greendale
Community College. The other
characters also repeat several
times that it is their senior and
fnal year so they are determined
to make it count.
The show will continue to be
the show that its fans know and
love despite the diffculties they
have been having. The show airs
at 7 p.m. Thursdays on NBC.
by Andrew McClain
Staf Writer
Music isnt interesting
without narrative. If, as an artist,
you arent developing from
album to album, you arent doing
anything worthwhile. Toro y Moi
is a great example of this.
In 2010, a blissed-out indie
electronica sound became very
popular, and was jokingly named
chillwave (a play on New
Wave) by the music press. Neon
Indian, Washed Out and Toro y
Moi all released albums in this
vein and became the eminent
fgures in this movement that
wasnt really a movement. Also
called glo-f or bedroom pop,
most of it was made on laptops
rather than in the studio.
Each of these artists did
their best to break out of the
chillwave box by releasing
follow-up albums that deviated
in sound.
Toro y Moi (real name
Chazwick Bundick) shocked
plenty of listeners by appearing
on popular live-in-the-studio
sessions website Daytrotter to
play songs from his frst album
acoustically in a very spare, folky
way.
Then he released
Underneath The Pine in 2011,
and it felt similar to his previous
work, but recorded with a full
band.
This year, Bundick released
his third album as Toro y Moi,
Anything In Return and he has
perfected his sound. His frst
album, Causers of This was
murky, sedated, and heavily
infuenced by the late hip-hop
pioneer J Dilla, while his second
was a little sepia-toned and
anemic due to its being largely
acoustic both were great, but
not the kind of great that he has
now achieved by applying what
he has learned through making
those albums.
Anything In Return is
rich with a blend of acoustic
instruments and digital
programming that couldnt be
more inventive.
He has invented a unique
kind of sedated funk with some
of the most unique synth sounds
since the LCD Soundsystem.
He also still wears his hip-hop
infuences on his sleeve, with
vocal chops and 808 drums.
The album is much more
dynamic than anything Bundick
has released to date, with heavy
synths and acoustic instruments
blended together in ways I cant
even comprehend, and at the
same time being able to call
back to the stuttering, hiccuping
electronica of J Dilla.
The frst single, Say That,
has vocal samples and a driving
synth line, but keeps the mood
laid back. Studies has one of the
most unique guitar sounds Ive
ever heard. Cola and Touch
especially are direct warm
homages to British post-dubstep
impresario James Blake, and
Touch is absolutely one of the
albums highlights, along with
singles So Many Details and
High Living.
Its a perfect album to take
out for a sunny afternoon drive,
so I highly recommend listening
to it that way.
by Spencer Griffin
Campus Life Editor
Joe Budden few solo with the
release of his new album Feb. 5,
No Love Lost, and had decent
success.
Many are used to seeing
Budden perform and record
with Joel Ortiz, Crooked I and
Royce da 59 in their group
Slaughterhouse, but Budden
decided to record an album alone.
Slaughterhouse, along with
many other rappers, including Lil
Wayne, Kirko Bangz, Lloyd Banks,
Omarion, Twista, Wiz Kalifa and
French Montana are still on the
album but only as featured artists.
While Slaughterhouse is
known as a relatively loud rap
group with gangsta rap sounds
usually, No Love Lost with just
Budden gives a different type of
vibe.
Budden is usually the more
mellow member of the group
when it comes to sound, which
shows throughout the album.
Most of the songs on the
album are a slower tempo with
R&B touches that creates a
different sound from what we are
used to hearing from Buddens
group.
One of the best-sounding
tracks on the album is NBA,
featuring Wiz Kalifa and French
Montana.
In the song, the rappers
reference the NBA as the National
Basketball Association for one
use, as most would expect, by
alluding to the league and giving
basketball and team metaphors.
The other use of the acronym that
the rappers use is Never Broke
Again, speaking of their success
in the rap game.
Another song that should be
considered as one of the best on
the album is Tell Him Somethin.
This song is perhaps the slowest,
but one of the most catchy when
it comes to tempo.
The track is telling a story
through Buddens eyes about what
a girl should say to her man to
break up with him and get with
Budden.
The song is the longest on
the album, at six minutes and 51
seconds. The song could defnitely
be cut shorter because the end of
the track has Budden repeating
one line.
One might fnd this frustrating
and want to skip to another song
after a while.
Right when one thinks it
ends, Budden keeps the same line
coming. Other than the end of the
song, it is a beautiful sound that
soothes the mind.
Budden gives us another new
sound through the use of electric
guitars.
Most rap songs do not include
this instrument, let alone make it
the centerpiece of a song.
The use of instruments can be
heard in the No Love Lost outro.
The sound has a Carlos Santana
feel with Budden rapping with it.
It is something that some
may not get used to and may
not appreciate, but it sounds
tremendous and provides some
diversity within the album and
within the rap game in general.
Do not be surprised if more artists
begin using different types of
instruments like this to provide a
new sound to the rap world.
The frst full song in Top
of the World, featuring Kirko
Bangz is probably the best song
on the album. The track is about
Buddens success as a rapper and
how he is living on top of the
world.
The album is available on
iTunes and Google Play for $9.49
and provides the listener with 71
minutes and 57 seconds of run
time. With 17 total tracks on the
album, one will not regret the
purchase and will have something
new to listen to and share with
others.
The sounds on the album are
unprecedented to any other in the
rap game today.
Usually performing in a
group, Budden has broken onto
the scene now as an individual
rapper, but dont expect him to be
leaving Slaughterhouse any time
soon.
photo courtesy of techfeece.com
A Good Day to Die Hard is the ffth installment in the Die Hard series. The movie is directed by John
Moore and stars Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney and Sebastian Koch.
Chazwick Bundick, an up and coming pop artist, released his third
album as Toro y Moi titled Anything In Return.
photo courtesy of www.rawkblog.net
Music
Feb. 26 Mowgli - Mister Lies
Feb. 26 The Messenger -
Johnny Marr
Feb. 26 Somewhere Else - Sally
Shapiro
Feb. 26 Green Is Good - The
Sharp Things
Feb. 26 The Raven That
Refused to Sing - Steve Wilson
Fifh Die Hard continues saga decline
Bundicks third perfected
Community will likely end
Feb. 26 Spirits Of The Western
Sky - Justin Hayward
Feb. 26 New York Sun - Young
Boys
Feb. 26 Old Yellow Moon -
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
- MU S I C - - T E L E V I S I O N -
- A L B U M -
Feb. 26 Borderland 2: Add-
On Content Pack, Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3
Feb. 22 Snitch, directed by Ric
Roman Waugh, starring Dwayne
Johnson, Susan Sarandon
Video Games
Feb. 26 Carnaval De Vnus -
Twenty Two Hundred
Feb. 26 Thumbtacks + Glue -
Woodpigeon
Feb. 26 MUD - FIM Motocross
World Championship, Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3
Feb. 26 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Plus, PS Vita
Feb. 26 Miracle Temple -
Mount Moriah
Feb. 26 AMOK - Atoms For
Peace
No Love Lost wins over listeners, critics;
Budden introduces audience to newer sound
Feb. 26 Golden Grrrls - Golden
Grrrls
Feb. 26 The New Life - Girl
Names
Feb. 26 KUNST - KMFDM
A big change in Greek Life could be coming to
UCA next fall.
The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic
Council have recently passed a resolution is get rid
of deferred recruitment.
Deferred recruitment basically means freshman
must have 12 hours of school credit to rush and
pledge a fraternity or sorority. While a select few
hours count, most concurrent credit classes students
take in high school do not go toward the 12-hour
limit.
Because of this,
freshmen have to wait
until spring recruitment to
join a Greek organization.
Without deferred
recruitment, freshman
would be allowed to rush
in their frst semester of
college without having any
completed college hours.
The IFC governs the
traditionally caucasian
fraternities while the
Panhellenic Council governs the traditionally
caucasian sororities.
If all of the governing bodies including the
National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Independent
Greek Council vote to end deferred recruitment, it
would then be presented to the board of trustees to
be voted for change in the school handbook.
This may seem like a big change, but this style
of recruitment is already implemented at the
University of Arkansas and many schools across the
nation.
Some may argue it is better for college freshmen
to get used to the college way of life their frst
semester before they jump right into a Greek
organization.
Being Greek myself, Ive noticed there are many
misconceptions about Greek life.
Ive heard from non-Greeks that freshmen will
funk out of school if they join a Greek organization
a few weeks into school. What many dont realize is
that most fraternities and sororities require a certain
amount of library hours for their pledge classes.
Greeks at UCA have higher GPAs than non-
Greeks. The all-university GPA for the fall 2012
semester was 2.795 while the all-Greek GPA was
3.073.
The same can be said for cumulative
GPA. The all-university cumulative GPA is
2.809 while the all-Greek
cumulative is 3.130.
Also, nationally, 71
percent of all Greeks
graduate, while only 50
percent of non-Greeks
graduate.
I cant tell you how
many freshmen I meet
every year during the fall
semester, only to never hear
from them spring semester
because they failed already.
I believe not having deferred recruitment
will help retention rates at UCA because of the
accountability Greek organizations will have on the
freshmen if they decide to rush.
Also, it will make Greek life even bigger due to
the retention rate. This, in turn, will fnally get the
new Greek Village built that the school has in plan.
Another important aspect of this to remember
is freshmen still have the choice of rushing in the
spring should deferred recruitment be abolished.
In the end, it is still the freshmens choice if they
want to rush, but having the option to do it just a few
weeks into college would be a great way for students
to get involved on campus early and meet life-long
friends.
I dont understand how UCA became so prone to
have a corrupt administration. However, I must say I
am impressed with how well the rest of the university
is able to carry on through it all.
Faculty and staff must feel outraged, knowing
so many fgures above them have stooped so low
below them, with the past two presidents pleading
guilty to criminal charges along with the rest of the
bustle going on in the sad excuse of administration
this university has. Im not saying all personnel within
UCAs administration are
corrupt, and I feel bad for
what theyve had to put up
with as well.
Since I have been
a student at UCA, it
seems that as far as
the administration is
concerned, this campus has
snowballed into a blizzard
of corruption.
Beginning my
sophomore year, there
was the incident with
Meadors and Aramark,
with the $700,000 gift to renovate the Presidents
House turning into a seven-year contract renewal
bribe. This deal ended with former board of trustee
chairman Scott Roussel and Meadors resignations.
The university bought out Meadors contract, and I
thought well that was a small bump in the road for
this university. However, it was not the only hit this
university has taken recently.
With Meadors pleading guilty to a misdemeanor
charge regarding the Aramark incident, it seemed
like that was the end of Meadors as far as UCA was
concerned. Meadors, who lives in North Carolina, also
has a lust for pornography. Apparently the best way
to view this is on a university iPad while overseas, in
your offce and in the Presidents House. University
money paid for Meadors porn viewing. What kind
of president asks his university to feed his porn lust?
And how can you defend yourself by saying it was
because your wife had moved back to North Carolina?
I wouldnt be as disgusted with Meadors if he had
paid for his porn viewing with his own money, not the
students money.
Meadors isnt the only one within UCAs
administration to give the university a bad reputation.
Former Chief of Staff Jack Gillean did a
pretty good job when he gave former student
Cameron Stark his master key and ID, which
Stark used to steal Adderall
from Andrew Linn, former
assistant director of
scholarships, and exams
from his professors. What
started out as a few break-
ins being reported has
unraveled to be a big mess
between the three.
I must say, however,
that I am very impressed
with the way faculty
and staff have dealt with all of this. Professors and
other workers have just gone with the fow and have
continued to do their jobs. They have so much to
complain about and I rarely hear any complaints.
I dont think Id be able to hold my ground and
continue on with my normal routine like they have
if I were in such a position. Im hoping the academic
department will catch a break soon and receive some
extra funding from the upcoming Coke contract. They
deserve it. Surely another mistake made by Meadors
wont hinder the academic department from receiving
some additional funding. The athletic department has
means for private funding, so hopefully someone will
notice that and give Coke revenue to academics.
For the past two years, SGA has
funded the Night of Distinction,
a fundraiser run by the UCA
Foundation to raise money for some
scholarships for UCA students. This
year, SGA voted 18-34 to reject giving
$5,000 for the event.
The goal of the fundraiser is
commendable, but SGA showed
its independence by rejecting the
proposal.
SGAs money is for students,
and while raising money for the
foundation eventually goes to
students, it is not the sphere SGA
should concentrate on when
spending student fees.
SGA is
funded
entirely by
students;
therefore
it should
concentrate
on funding
things useful
to students,
like the new
amphitheater
and student
organizations.
SGA helped
fund several
projects in
the past few years that have directly
affected students experiences on
campus.
The amphitheater is a prime
example of this. The project was
expensive, but the fnal result was a
great place for students to spend time
and watch small performances.
Generally, SGA does a good
job dispersing funds for student
organizations. When mistakes are
made, SGA is usually quick to fx
them.
Last year, when several members
of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
failed to abstain from a vote to give
money to a concert hosted by the
fraternity, former SGA President
Austin Hall admitted his mistake and
forced the senators to abstain for a re-
vote.
This candor shows that SGA
takes its job as a conduit for all
students seriously. Hopefully, they
will continue on this path in the
foreseeable future.
As with all student-run
organizations, there is pressure from
faculty, staff and administration
to bend to their will when making
important decisions. It is good to see
student organizations standing up
for what they believe is right and not
basing all of their decisions on other
sources coercion. Setting itself apart
from the university is important for
any student organization.
Of course, SGA faces challenges
and infuence from other sources,
such as Recognized Student
Organizations and private
corporations, but it has managed to
generally stay above the board when
dealing with them.
The student government of any
university is important, but UCAs
SGA continues to show its willingness
to pass resolutions and fund projects
that students can enjoy and use.
While money is not the only
important thing SGA deals with, it is
the most prominent. While SGA was
late in forming a diversity committee
for UCA, it is here now and hopefully
will continue to do a good job and
push for solutions to problems the
groups may face.
As long as SGA continues to put
student issues frst, there should
be no doubt that the money and
resources available to them are in
good hands. However, there will
always be scrutiny and campus media
outlets will continue to watch and
report everything good and bad that
SGA does.
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A wild pitch in the 12th
inning by Murray State allowed
the UCA baseball team to
complete the season opening
series sweep over the Murray
State Thoroughbreds.
The Bears took game one
of the series Friday night with a
score of 10-1. They scored in six
of their eight innings, including
four straight innings with two
runs each. The Bears fnished
with 12 hits.
Senior right felder Forrestt
Allday went three for fve,
scoring three runs. Junior center
felder Jonathan Davis and
senior catcher Michael Marietta
collected two hits each, with
Davis scoring twice. Marietta
and senior third baseman
Garrett Brown knocked in two
runs. Senior pitcher Caleb
McClanahan pitched seven
innings, allowing just one earned
run on fve hits.
Game two of the series was
Saturday afternoon. The Bears
won 13-1 on seven hits.
Senior pitcher Jeffery Enloe
gave up one run on three hits
through six innings. Enloe struck
out seven batters and walked
one. Three other pitchers,
sophomore Griffn Glaude,
freshman Taylor Wallace and
sophomore Conner McClain,
combined for the three hitless
and scoreless innings.
Senior second baseman
Blake Marchal went one for two
with four RBIs. Junior outfelder
Logan Moon went two for three
and scored two runs.
The Bears had two extra-
base hits. Davis collected an
RBI when he hit a triple in the
bottom of the third Marietta
knocked Davis in with a double.
Murray State committed two
errors and walked 13 batters.
The Bears won the third
game, 6-5, in 12 innings. The
Bears were down by three runs
in the ninth inning. Four Bears
drew a walk and one hit by
pitch in the ninth inning.
Allday hit a two-run double
in the ninth to give the Bears
momentum.
That hit was huge for us,
Allday said. I just thank God,
he blessed me with a great at-
bat there, series and [give] all
the glory to him.
The next batter, Marchal,
hit a sacrifce fy to center feld.
Allday advanced on a throwing
error by freshman Murray State
center felder, Taylor Matthews.
Junior frst baseman Doug
Votolato struck out swinging
to end the inning. Both teams
were held scoreless for the next
two innings.
In the bottom of the ninth,
Marietta led the inning off with
a double.
Marietta advanced to third
on senior designated hitter
Ethan Harriss out.
Marietta scored on Murray
State freshman pitcher Sheldon
Baxters wild pitch.
The Bears walked 30 times
and stole 12 bases on 14 attempts
during the series.
Davis and Marchal led the
team in steals for the series, with
four each. Marchals six RBIs led
the team, while junior shortstop
Justin Treece led the team in
walks. The team committed three
errors.
I feel that one of our team
strengths is that we have great
team speed and will probably
continue to run the bases
aggressively all season, Allday
said.
The Bears take on the fourth-
ranked Vanderbilt University
Commodores today at 4 p.m. in
Nashville, Tenn.
The Bears will return
home Friday for a nine-game
homestand startimg with a three-
game series against Jackson State
University.
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ports
February 20, 2013
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Baseball opens season with Murray State sweep
Senior pitcher Caleb McLanahan on the mound over the weekend at Bear Field. McClanahan started the
Bears off with a win in the frst game of the series.
photo by Robin Sparks
- B A S K E T B A L L -
Men fall to Islanders, Bearkats, lose four straight
By Clark Johnson
Sports Editor
After dropping two
consecutive road games, the
UCA mens basketball team failed
to get back to winning ways at
home, falling to Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi and Sam Houston
State last week.
UCA 68, Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi 75
The Bears (9-15, 4-10
SLC) failed to get a consistent
offensive rhythm going against
Southland Conference strugglers
Texas A&M- Corpus Christi,
falling to the Islanders 68-75 Feb.
14 at the Farris Center.
The Islanders (4-19, 3-10
SLC) came into the game with
only two wins on their resume
this season. Their second win
came days before their victory
over UCA, downing McNeese
State at home.
While the Bears got off to
a slow start, both teams were
able to put up points in the frst
half, resulting in a series of lead
changes early in the game.
The Bears kept up with
their signature full-court press
defensive scheme, but Texas
A&M-Corpus Christi was able to
fnd holes in the back court of the
Bears defense to keep up with
UCA in the frst half.
UCA went into halftime down
37-36 after Islanders freshman
guard Brandon Pye sank a
jumper with under one second
remaining in the half.
The second half proved to be
where the Bears lost the game.
The Islanders shot 61.9
percent from the feld in the
fnal twenty minutes of the
game, including going 4-5 from
three-point range. In the second
half, the Islanders were led by
sophomore guard Johnathan
Jordan, who netted all of his 11
points in the second half. Jordan
earned the majority of his points
at the free-throw line, shooting
7-8 in the half.
Including Jordan, the
Islanders had four players score
in double digits.
Sophomore guard Hameed
Ali paved the way for Texas A&M-
Corpus Christi, scoring 18 points
on 7-10 shooting.
Though the Bears trimmed
the Islanders lead to three with
under three minutes remaining,
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi never
gave up their halftime lead to
down the Bears.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Head Coach Willis Wilson said his
team played with precision that
he had yet to see from them.
I dont think we could have
played a cleaner basketball
game, Wilson said. When you
dont turn the ball over and dont
take bad shots, the game is yours
to win.
UCA senior guard LaQuentin
Miles led the Bears in scoring in
the loss, tallying 20 points. Miles
also had eight rebounds and fve
assists.
Junior guard Robert Crawford
added 15 points for the Bears,
while senior forward Jarvis
Garner had 14 on the night.
UCA 75, Sam Houston State
80
UCA dropped its fourth
consecutive game Feb. 16 against
the Sam Houston State Bearkats,
falling 75-80.
The Bearkats (14-11, 7-6 SLC)
relied on scoring runs to down
the Bears. Sam Houston State
outscored UCA 13-4 in the fnal
six minutes of the frst half to go
into halftime with a 35-27 lead
over the Bears. The Bearkats used
another late scoring run to down
UCA.
After taking the lead with
just over six minutes to play,
the Bears could only muster
one point in the following four
minutes, but gave up 15 points
from the Bearkats. The Bears
were down 70-58 with two
minutes remaining.
Late scoring from UCA
helped cut the defcit, but the
Bearkats held onto their lead to
earn their seventh conference
win of the season.
Crawford led the Bears in
scoring with 21, shooting 3-7
from three-point range. Crawford
was the only UCA player to make
a three-point attempt. The Bears
shot 3-21 from three-point range
on Saturday.
Bearkats junior forward
James Thomas led all scorers
with 26 points. T
homas was able to get to the
free-throw line often in the game,
shooting 12-18 at the line.
UCA Head Coach Corliss
Williamson said the scoring
streaks from Sam Houston State
made it diffcult for his team to
get a win.
We could never extend our
lead, Williamson said. Every
time wed get a lead, something
would happen on the other end.
Williamson said he credited
the Bearkats defensive effort.
You have to give them credit,
they did a good job of getting up
on our shooters,he said.
The Bears return to the Farris
Center on Saturday to take on
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on
Saturday.
- H O O P S -
Sugar Bears go 1-1 at Farris Center
Hunter Brooks
Assistant Sports Editor
The UCA Sugar Bears got back
in the win column with their 71-
51 victory over Sam Houston State
Feb. 16 at the Farris Center.
Junior Center Courtney
Duever had a career-high 28
points and 10 rebounds. It was
her 10th double-double of the
season.
I was just in the zone,
Duever said. To be honest, I
was tired of losing. We all were.
I knew I needed to step up and
it happened. We were in danger
of not making the conference
tournament and desperately
needed this win. Its a much
needed momentum boost at this
point in the season.
Duever was 9-17 shooting
from the feld and 10-13 at the
free throw line.
Courtney had a really good
game for us, UCA Head Coach
Sandra Rushing said. We needed
someone to step up with Micah
being out. When you lose your
starting point guard, it really
affects a team. Courtney flled
that void in a big way.
The win was UCAs frst since
beating Lamar in overtime on Jan.
26, snapping a fve-game losing
streak and improving the Sugar
Bears to 14-11 overall and 7-7 in
Southland Conference play.
UCAs 19-3 scoring run in the
frst half gave the Sugar Bears a
37-23 lead at halftime.
The loss knocked the Bearkats
to 13-12 on the year and 9-4 in
conference and out of frst place.
Senior forward Megan Herbert
added 19 points and 13 rebounds.
It was the 79th double-double of
her career, moving her into third
place for most by a Division I
player.
Herberts 19 points moved
her into fourth on the Southland
Conference career scoring list.
She needs three rebounds to
move into second in league
history.
Senior forward Britney
Gowans was 4-5 shooting from
3-point range to add 14 points.
Bearkats senior forward
Britni Martin, who is fourth in the
league in scoring, was held to just
10 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
The Sugar Bears committed
a season-low six turnovers,
and scored 13 points off nine
turnovers from Sam Houston
State.
We played our most
complete game of the year,
Rushing said. We were very
smart with the basketball and
that showed in having only six
turnovers. The past few games
have been a different story but Im
very proud of the way our team
played, especially against a good
team like Sam Houston.
The Sugar Bears began the
week losing 60-58 in overtime to
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb.
15 at the Farris Center.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
(3-20, 2-10) is in last place in the
Southland Conference standings.
The Sugar Bears never led in
the game, trailing by as many as
19 in the second half.
UCA tied the game with 30
seconds left on a turnaround
jumper by Duever and stopped
the Islanders on their fnal
possession of regulation to send
the game to overtime.
The Sugar Bears were held
scoreless the fnal two minutes of
overtime.
Herbert had a season-high
35 points and a game-high 15
rebounds, but rimmed out a
potential game-winning shot at
the buzzer.
Herbert had 22 of UCAs 27
points at halftime. The rest of the
team shot just 24 percent from the
feld with none scoring in double
fgures.
Junior guards Taryn Gregory
and Ashley Darley each had 12
points for the Islanders. Freshman
guard Janae Blount added 10
points.
The Sugar Bears start a three-
game road trip before returning to
the Farris Center on March 9 for
the regular season fnale against
Oral Roberts.
Mens Basketball
Saturday vs. Southern
Illinois-Edwardsville.
4:30 p.m.
Baseball
Today at Vanderbilt.
4 p.m.
Friday vs. Jackson
State. 6 p.m.
Saturday vs. Jackson
State. 1 p.m.
Sunday vs. Jackon
State. 1 p.m.
Softball
Today at Mississippi
Valley State. 4 p.m.
Central Arkansas
Tournament.
Friday vs. Creighton.
5 p.m.
Friday vs. Northern
Iowa. 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. Northern
Iowa. 1 p.m.
Saturday vs. Grambling
State. 5 p.m.
Saturday vs. Arkansas-
Pine Bluf. 7 p.m.
Sunday vs. Ball State.
1 p.m.
Track & Field
Friday at Southland
Conference Meet.
Norman, Okla. 10 a.m.
Tennis
Sunday vs. Rockhurst.
9 a.m.
Sunday at Missouri-
Kansas City. 1 p.m.
Upcoming games
Week at a glance
The UCA baseball team opened
up the 2013 season with a three-
game sweep over the Murray State
Thoroughbreds. UCA downed
Murray State 10-1 Feb. 15, 13-1
Feb. 16 and 6-5 in 12 innings
Feb. 17 to start the season at 3-0.
The Bears take on fourth-ranked
Vanderbilt today in Nashville.
The UCA mens basketball team
continued its losing skid over the
weekend at the Farris Center. The
Bears fell to the Texas A&M- Corpus
Christi Islanders 75-68 Feb. 14.
Two days later, UCA fell to the
Sam Houston State Bearkats 80-75
to bring its streak of consecutive
losses to four, losing fve of their
last six.
Baseball starts with sweep
Men lose four straight
Softball goes 1-3 in Mobile
After downing Ole Miss 4-2 Feb. 15
in its opening game of the Mardi
Gras Invitational, the UCA softball
team dropped three straight to
fnish the tournament.
Sugar Bears split at home
The UCA womens basketball
team split two games at the Farris
Center. The Sugar Bears fell to last-
placed Texas A&M- Corpus Christi
60-58 in overtime Feb. 14, then
downed Sam Houston State 71-51
Feb. 16.
photo by Robin Sparks
Senior forward Desiree Rogers goes for a lay up at the Farris Center
against Sam Houston State on Saturday. The win was the Sugar
Bears frst win in four games.
10 / February 20, 2013 SPORTS ucaecho.net
Sofball downs Ole Miss, drops last three in Mobile
by Clark Johnson
Sports Editor
After going 2-2 to open
the season at the Belmont
Invitational, the UCA softball
team went 1-3 at the Mardi Gras
Invitational in Mobile, Ala. last
weekend.
UCA 4, Ole Miss 2
The Bears (5-5,) kicked off
the weekend with a 4-2 win over
Division I Ole Miss Feb. 15 in the
frst of two Friday games.
The Rebels (3-6) were able to
score before the Bears.
In the top of the fourth
inning, Ole Miss junior frst
baseman Londen Ladner singled
to left feld to score sophomore
third baseman Allison Brown and
give her team a 1-0 lead going
into the bottom of the fourth.
UCA was quick to respond. In
the bottom of the frame, senior
catcher Melanie Bryant doubled
to right-center, scoring senior
pinch runner Cristin Curl to tie
the game at 1-1 heading into the
ffth inning.
The Bears held the Rebels
scoreless in the top of the ffth
inning. Bryant delivered for the
Bears again in the bottom of the
ffth.
Bryants three-run homer to
left feld scored twin sister senior
Melissa Bryant and freshman
outfelder Amy Gunnels to give
the Bears a 4-1 lead with two
innings to play.
The Rebels added another
run in the top of the sixth off
an error, but were unable to
generate more offense as the
Bears won their frst game of the
invitational.
Immediately after the win
over Ole Miss, the Bears took the
feld again to face South Alabama.
UCA 2, South
Alabama 11
Melanie Bryant got the
Bears off to a hot start when she
homered for the second time on
Friday, sending a deep shot over
the right feld fence to give UCA a
1-0 lead in the top of the frst.
The home run gave her the
UCA record for career home runs.
South Alabama scored eight
runs in fve innings after Bryants
home run to stretch its lead to 8-1
after the ffth inning and put the
Bears in a big defcit.
UCA got back on the board
in the top of the sixth when
sophomore frst baseman Ashley
Boswells right feld single drove
in Melanie to trim the lead to 8-2.
However, the Bears failed to
tally more runs as they fell to the
Jaguars 11-2.
UCA 1, Jackson State 2
The Bears faced Jackson State
for the second time this season
at an 11 a.m. game on Saturday.
In their previous meeting, the
Lady Tigers fell to UCA 7-3 in the
Belmont Invitational. In round
two, Jackson State downed the
Bears 2-1.
The Lady Tigers struck frst in
the contest when a double from
senior third baseman Sabeana
Romero drove in freshman
catcher Canessa Swanson in the
bottom of the frst.
Jackson State added to its total
in the bottom of the second when
freshman infelder Chelsea Smith
sent a home run over the right
feld fence to bring the score to
2-0 in favor of the Lady Tigers.
The Lady Tigers held UCA
scoreless through the sixth inning.
In the bottom of the seventh,
the Bears tallied their only run
of the game when freshman
right felder Sam Forrest scored
from third base off a single from
Melanie to bring the score to 2-1.
The Bears failed to tie the
game to go down for the second
time in the invitational. The loss
was the season low run total in a
game for the Bears this season.
UCA 4, South
Alabama 7
The Bears wrapped up the
weekend on Sunday with their
second loss to South Alabama,
falling 7-4 in the second meeting.
UCA had to play from behind
early in the game.
In the bottom of the second
inning, sophomore catcher Alex
Breedens double to left feld
scored two runners.
UCA answered with two runs
in the top of the third, once again
from the bat of Melanie.
Her left feld double scored
Forrest and freshman second
baseman Sarah Birej to tie the
game 2-2. UCA claimed its only
lead of the game in the top of
the ffth off a bases-loaded hit by
pitch.
The Bears didnt generate any
more runs as they fell 7-4 to end
the invitational.
Melanies double kept the
Bears in the game early, as she
has many times this season.
Her batting average sits at
.375, the third highest on the
team.
Melanie has three home runs
through 10 games. She has also
brought in 11 RBIs this season.
The loss to South Alabama
marks Armstrongs sixth
complete game pitching this
season, bringing her record to 3-4
as the Bears starting pitcher.
UCA Head Softball Coach
David Kuhn said he felt his
team performed better at the
Mardi Gras Invitational than the
previous games.
We played better this
weekend than last weekend,
Kuhn said. But we really need
to improve our defense. We are
giving up too many runs.
The Bears travel to Itta Bena,
Miss. to take on Mississippi Valley
State today before returning
home to Farris Field for the
Central Arkansas Tournament.
UCA will host two games,
starting at 5 p.m. Friday against
the Creighton Lady Jays followed
by a 7 p.m. game against
Northern Iowa.
The Bears will play a triple-
header on Saturday, starting with
a 1 p.m. game against Northern
Iowa.
They follow with a 5 p.m.
match against Grambling State,
then face Arkansas-Pine Bluff at
7 p.m.
UCA closes out the
invitational against Ball State at 1
p.m. Sunday.
Armstrong said the frst two
trips have helped the team gain a
sense of its identity going into the
rest of the season.
We learned valuable things
from this weekend that will help
us prepare for the rest of the
season, Armstrong said. I am so
excited for the rest of the season
and for our frst home games so
we can start having our family
and friends surround us as we
play.
Career-changing injuries
are nothing new to the world of
sports.
All too often, athletes sustain
injuries so tough in games that
they change the outlook of the
athletes life.
Kentucky center Nerlens Noel
is the latest victim of this sad
occurrence.
A standout freshman for the
Wildcats basketball team, Noel
was considered by many to be the
favorite to be claimed number
one in the next NBA draft and set
to make millions of dollars at the
age of 19. That all changed Feb. 12
in Gainesville, Fla.
Noel was tracking down a
member of the Florida Gators
team on a fast-break turnover
when, after rising up for a block,
he landed awkwardly on his leg,
causing a 90 degree turn from the
bottom of his kneecap to his feet.
The diagnosis showed no
bone damage but was one of the
most feared injuries in sports: a
torn ACL.
The anterior cruciate
ligament is one of the four major
ligaments in the knee. it controls
a lot of sudden twisting and
turning movements, hence it
being a common injury in sports.
The injury used to be a
certain career-ender, but with
advancements in sports training,
it has become a somewhat
manageable setback.
Notable athletes sustaining
the injury include Minnesota
Vikings running back Adrian
Peterson, Chicago Bulls
point guard Derrick Rose
and Washington Redskins
quarterback Robert Griffn III.
Peterson is one of the only
athletes to have sustained the
dreaded ACL tear to have a
productive season the following
year.
Peterson came within eight
yards of breaking the NFL
single-season rushing yardage
record.
Now that Ive laid out some
background on the injury, heres
what Im getting at: The situation
for Noel is very different than the
situations of the other athletes.
Had the one-year minimum
college rule not been in place,
Noel could have been in a
situation where he could have at
least had some fnancial stability.
Theres a good chance that
Noel may never be quite the
player he could have been once
his knee is repaired.
This could, in turn, affect his
draft stock and ability to make a
living in the NBA.
Ive never been a fan of the
mandatory college rule. Think
about it- whats the point of going
to school for one year? If you
know you have the talent to play
in the NBA, why should an athlete
have to go to college for one year?
In a good situation, the athlete
will pass 30 hours of classes.
With this recent injury, it will
be hard for any NBA team to even
consider taking a chance on Noel
without seeing him play in the
college ranks after rehab. Thus,
Noel will most likely be forced to
play another season in Kentucky.
Noel is a seven footer who
possesses dominant defensive
skills in the paint.
His unrivaled blocking ability
resembles Dwight Howards
presence down low, along with
his frame.
You can see the effect Noel
had on his team by how theyve
performed since his injury over a
week ago.
Since Noel went down, the
Wildcats have looked like a
team with absolutely no chance
at making a run in the NCAA
tournament.
After getting embarassed 88-
58 by the unranked Tennessee
Volunteers, the Wildcats have
begun a downward spiral down a
long road without Noel.
The loss against the
Volunteers was the third
worst loss as a head coach for
Kentuckys John Calipari, the
worst since his frst year being a
head coach.
Look back on the Greg Oden
situation.
Oden was drafted with the
number one overall pick in 2007
NBA Draft, but a micro fracture
surgery on a consistently ailing
knee basically destroyed any
chance of a career that Oden
had, though hes rumored to be
attempting a comeback.
Im just hoping Noels
situation isnt a 2013 version of
Odens.
Noel had all the potential in
the world to be a dominant big
man in the NBA in a time when
the league is hurting for centers.
Had the one-year rule not
been in place, Noel could have
at least been earning a steady
income to help facilitate a living if
his injury turns out to be one that
permanently hinders him from
being the superstar he was on his
way to being.
Devastating injuries continue,
Kentuckys Noel latest victim
Under Review
By Clark Johnson
Sprots Editor
Senior pitcher Kelsie Armstrong throws a pitch over the weekend at the Mardi Gras Invitational. Armstrong pitched 20 innings for the Bears
throughout the four-game invitational.
photo courtesy of ucasports.com