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The Fountain Takes Top Honors (0)

April 26, 2013 • News

Editor’s note: We’re gone for the summer, but we wanted to leave you with this article about our ACMA success. Thank you for your readership — you’re the reason we strive to provide award-winning news that is accurate, relevant and daily.  The Fountain received 16 awards, including Website of the Year and Website Editor of ...

Administration »

University Hires Chief of Staff (0)

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President Tom Courtway announced Tuesday that Kelley Erstine will be the university’s new chief of staff effective July 1. Erstine, a Sheridan native, will replace Jack Gillean, who resigned abruptly last summer. Three months after his resignation, Gillean was charged with three counts of commercial burglary, one count of insurance fraud and one count of ...

Entertainment »

UCA Film Festival Friday (0)

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After a long day of diligently studying for exams tomorrow, why not reward yourself by watching a bunch of films made by your fellow students? The ninth annual UCA Film Festival begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Reynolds Performance Hall, immediately followed by the Filmmaker’s Ball. Both events are free and open to the public. The ...

Greek Life »

Alum Arrested at Frat House (2)

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Editor’s note: This article has been updated. An earlier version incorrectly stated that Patterson and Rutter wished to press charges. A 23-year-old alumnus of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity was arrested Sunday after he attempted to cause a fight and trapped a student in a bathroom of the Phi Sigma Kappa house. Nonstudent Patrick Davis ...

International Students »

A Picnic and a Hike (0)

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Grab a blanket and some boots. It’s time for a nice picnic lunch while exploring the great outdoors, nature’s beauty, and the other cultures of your classmates. You can join the Conway chapter of International Friendship Outreach, a community outreach program not affiliated with UCA, at its annual spring picnic and hike at Petit Jean Mountain on Saturday. The IFO ...

Minority Groups »

Reflection on a Racist Yearbook (1)

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Black History Month is almost over for 2013, and it seems like the racist days are behind us as well. At least that is how I normally perceive racism — an insensitive, ignorant thing of the past. However, we learn new things about our reality and how the world really works every day. When it came to ...

Police »

Police Report: April 13 (0)

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The following information was taken from incident reports filed by officers at UCAPD. The reports are made available by university police after they are approved by a supervisor. That process takes a few days, which delays our report. This is a complete report of incidents filed for April 13. Nonstudent Sho Nichol Uemura, 23, of North ...

SGA »

Ground Broken for New Fields (0)

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The Student Government Association (SGA) and members of UCA’s administration held a groundbreaking ceremony during X-period Tuesday to officially begin the construction of two intramural fields. The project was spearheaded by Branson White, junior class president and an Infrastructure Committee member. White was also influential in the creation of the campus disc-golf course. The plot of land, ...

Sports »

Preview: 2013 Football Season (0)

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Watch the Channel 6 Scoreboard panelists analyze arguably two of the best players for the UCA Bears‘ football team on opposite sides of the ball: Senior quarterback Wynrick Smothers ranked second on the team in rushing last season with an average of 37.4 yards per game. He had 109 attempts with a net total of ...

Student Organizations »

Honors Students Support Charities (0)

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A group of freshman and senior Honors College students will be raising awareness and collecting donations for a number of charitable causes in front of Short/Denney Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow. Proceeds from the Campus IMPACT event will go to Our House, a homeless shelter in Little Rock, Feed My Starving Children, ...