Archive for October, 2011
Cirque Kicks It in Reynolds
The two-hour production of “Cirque Mechanics: Boom Town” in Reynolds Performance Hall Tuesday night had all the elements of the typical acrobatic show with an extra kick. The production left the audience stunned with the quality of balance, grace and dexterity that the acrobats displayed. The 10-member cast amazed the audience with a show full of [...]
Volleyball Team has 1-1 Week
The women’s volleyball team (13-11) went 1-1 last week in games against UAPB (4-10) and Texas State (18-6). The Sugar Bears had a dominate 3-0 win in Pine Bluff against UAPB. UAPB did not score more than 13 points in the three-set sweep Wednesday. Taylor Hammonds came up big with 10 kills and Cristin Curl led the team with 13 digs. The [...]
Remembering Our Slain Students
We will remember the two UCA students killed in a campus shooting three years ago with a candlelight vigil in their honor at 7 p.m. today in the memorial garden outside Arkansas Hall. Ryan Henderson, 18, a freshman from Little Rock, and Chavares Block, 19, a sophomore pre-engineering major from Dermott, were shot to death [...]
Keeping the Dream Alive
The College of Fine Arts and Communication and the College of Education along with the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation are presenting a workshop today on the civil rights movement and the role of the Arkansas Gazette in the movement. The events begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. in the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center. It is free [...]
Police Report: Oct. 14
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 few days, which delays our report by a [...]
Tailgating Hours Extended
Tailgating hours have been extended for the homecoming football game Saturday, interim President Tom Courtway told Student Government Association (SGA) last night at their weekly meeting. Police will block off Bruce Street on Friday and fans and vendors will be able to set up their tents starting Friday night but they can’t remain in the [...]
Cirque Mechanics: Boom Town
Reynolds Performance Hall will be booming with excitement when one of the largest Cirque events, “Cirque Mechanics: Boom Town,” comes to campus today at 7:30 p.m. The UCA Public Appearances’ Night Out Series brought Cirque Shanghai last year but this production is unlike any other because of the technicalities of its setup. Jerry Biebesheimer, director of UCA Public [...]
Pep Rally for Homecoming
The homecoming court will be announced at the end of tonight’s pep rally in the Farris Center. It begins at 7 p.m. Of the 34 girls nominated by campus organizations, eight of them will be on the homecoming court based on votes by students. The queen and maid of honor will be announced during halftime of Saturday’s [...]
Police Report: Oct. 8-13
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 few days, which delays our report by a [...]
Soccer Team Beats Drake
The men’s soccer team (2-7-4) had a 1-0-1 week in games against Evansville (5-6-1) and Drake (10-5-1). In the game against Evansville, the Bears ended the game with a 0-0 tie. UCA goal keeper Paxti Shortsleeve made all five of his saves on shots on goal. Chris Deaville lead the team with two shots with Ethan Miller and Nick [...]
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