The Fountain

Fin

This is it. Our last story. The 216th of the semester.  We are a journalism class and the class ended yesterday. The Fountain must end with us. It will return in the fall semester with a new staff.  We had humble goals and expectations when we put our site on the Internet with the publication of our Declaration of Principles on Feb. 5. We wanted to learn how to do journalism online and this was...

Beaver Claims Campus Creek

Remember this story about the packs of feral cats on campus? Well, we have found even more exotic wildlife in our midst. There’s a beaver living in the creek that runs through campus. We have proof. That’s a photo of him accompanying this story. Need more?  Here’s a video of him swimming around in the creek. The creek, commonly known as Stone Dam Creek, has been transformed several...

Police Report: April 26

The following information was taken from incident reports at UCAPD. Incident reports are filed daily by officers to document and describe each call they answer during their shifts. These reports are made available by university police after they are approved by a supervisor. That process takes a day or two, which delays our report a day or two. This is a report of incidents filed for April 26.   Student...

Taco Bell on Campus? It’s Possible

Aramark, the company that provides food service on campus, has been doing an in-depth survey of what our students want to eat and one preference has been clear - Taco Bell. There are no current plans to add the fast-food favorite to the campus fare but Aramark says it is listening. Aramark wants to give us what we want, according to Jim Nabors, senior food service director. Aramark has been interviewing...

Baseball Royalty on Campus Today

Baseball hall of famer Rich “Goose” Gossage is on campus today. Gossage, known as one of the greatest closers in the history of baseball, will be in town for a series of events through Saturday. The first chance to see him is at 6 p.m. today at a tailgate party and silent auction at Bear Stadium. Admission is $20 and includes live entertainment, free food and the opportunity to meet Gossage....

Police Report: April 25

The following information was taken from incident reports at UCAPD. Incident reports are filed daily by officers to document and describe each call they answer during their shifts. These reports are made available by university police after they are approved by a supervisor. That process takes a day or two, which delays our report a day or two. This is a report of incidents filed for April 25. UCA police...

What Parking Problem?

We’ve all done it, cruising around from parking lot to parking lot trying to find an empty space. Some days, it seems there are too many cars and not enough parking spots. But, that’s not the case, according to Velton Daves, assistant director of the Physical Plant. There are 6,486 parking spaces on campus and at any given time there are between 200-400 empty spots. Most of the student...

Fundraiser Honors Olive Hilliard

The family and colleagues of Olive Hilliard, the faculty member who died in February, have organized a fundraiser to endow a scholarship in her name. Through 9 p.m. today, Stromboli’s will donate $2 to the fund for every order of Garlic Knots that people buy. There also will be a donation box. People who donate can sign a guest book that will presented to her family. Stomboli’s is a...

Police Report: April 24

The following information was taken from incident reports at UCAPD. Incident reports are filed daily by officers to document and describe each call they answer during their shifts. These reports are made available by university police after they are approved by a supervisor. That process takes a day or two, which delays our report a day or two. This is a report of incidents filed for April 24.   Student...

2010 Scroll Available Today

The yearbooks are here. You can pick up your free copy of the Scroll during X-period today in the courtyard outside Starbucks. It’s the area on the north side of Torreyson Library with the tables and the jumbotron. The release of the new yearbook includes a party with free music and free food. Townsend and Brad Cash will be performing. This year’s edition of the yearbook uses a “green”...