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Archive for December, 2010

Merry Christmas Break

The semester is ending and The Fountain must end with it. This is our last post. We have published more than 200 stories this semester that were read in 70 countries and 47 of the 50 states. Nobody in West Virginia, Wyoming or Idaho found us but we were popular in Canada (116 hits), China (101 hits) [...]

Police Report: Dec. 1-8

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 [...]

Police Report: Nov. 29-30

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 [...]

Freshmen Propose Campus Changes

The freshman class wants to change some things around here. Their class representatives in the Student Government Association have introduced plans to add space for students in the Student Center and to offer a new cable television channel that will allow students to order movies. Josh McDonald, freshman class president, said there were plans to convert an [...]

Non-Traditional Students Get Help

It’s not easy being a non-traditional student but the university is trying to help. There are more than 2,000 non-traditional students on campus. The university defines a non-traditional student as a student who is 25 years old or older, married or a parent. You can see how college might be more difficult for them. The [...]

Crime Alert: Search for Armed Robbers

University police are still searching for two men accused of robbing two men of about $200 cash in Stadium Park Apartments, Building 1, just after 6 p.m. yesterday. Arch Jones, public information officer for UCAPD, said this morning that police have “several leads” but haven’t arrested anyone. Police don’t believe the alleged robbers are on [...]

UCA Kitchen: Guacamole

Guacamole is an amazing dish from Mexico. Mexican food has a long history and rich culture and guacamole is no exception. It is rooted in Aztec culture. As early as 500 B.C., the native people of Mexico were mashing avocados with tomatoes, onions and spices. They called it “ahuaca-mulli,” which means “avocado-mixture.” Guacamole originally was a dish reserved for the Aztec [...]

Bear Hall to Replace Minton Hall

The campus may look a little different when you get back from Christmas Break. Minton Hall will be a pile of rubble and construction on its replacement will have begun across the street. Minton Hall was built more than 50 years ago and has been closed for the past three years because of concerns over [...]

Police Report: Nov. 24-28

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 [...]

Police Report: Nov. 23

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 [...]