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Archive for December, 2011

Police Report: Nov. 17-19

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 [...]

Bears Play in Second Round

The football Bears (9-3) kickoff the second round of the FCS playoffs at 1 p.m. today in Big Sky country against the fourth- seeded Montana Grizzlies (9-2) at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont. UCA is coming off its first ever FCS playoff appearance and win last week against Tennessee Tech. The team has reeled off eight consecutive wins [...]

Panel: Will Bears Survive in FCS?

The Channel 6 Scoreboard panel discussion features a weekly debate of topics involving UCA sports with two guests who are scored on their arguments by a judge who hosts the show. This week’s panel featured me, Zach Hayes from The Fountain, and Michael Pair from Channel 6 Sports. A.J. Harper, also from Channel 6 Sports, [...]

Demonstrator Ticketed for Yelling

A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement was cited for violating the city’s noise ordinance while standing on the sidewalk in front of the president’s house about 5 p.m. today. Police said that Jeremy “J.T.” Scott, 35, was yelling at students walking along the sidewalk and crossing the street as he stood in front [...]

Greek Party Turns into Brawl

What was intended to be a resurrection for the UCA chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha turned into a brawl last night. At about 11:15 p.m., Faulkner County sheriff’s deputies working private security at the Alpha Phi Alpha party at the Conway Expo Center and Fairgrounds called Conway Police Department to assist them in stopping the [...]

Warrants Issued for Four Students

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of four fraternity members who are accused of forcibly entering an apartment and attacking two rival fraternity members last month. Tyler Slay, 22, Jeffery Bramlett, 20, James Holder, 22, and Jeremy Atkins, 22, are each facing a charge of residential burglary and terroristic threatening, which are felonies, and [...]

Vortex: Will Perform For Food

Want a chance to read your literary work to an appreciative audience while helping a local charity? Look no further. The Vortex, our campus literary magazine, is hosting Vortex Presents: Will Perform For Food, an open microphone reading in Room 302 of McAlister Hall from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. The entry fee is a can [...]