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Archive for February, 2012

Police Report: Feb. 18

The following information was taken from daily 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 by a few days.  This is a complete report of incidents filed for Feb. 18. Police were [...]

Poetry Slam Tonight

The final event on campus for Black History Month is the Unity Poetry Slam at 6 p.m. today in the Student Center Ballroom. It is free and open to the public. The slam will feature 11 student poets from UCA, Hendrix and Philander Smith. Dana Gilmore, accredited Def Jam poet, will be hosting the poetry slam and performing [...]

Sugar Bears Near Title Win

UCA and the University of Texas-San Antonio are scheduled for a Southland Conference matchup at 7 p.m. today in San Antonio. The Sugar Bears (22-5, 12-2 Southland)  and UTSA (8-19, 4-10) are at different ends of the conference race. UCA reeled off 11 wins in a row before losing its only game in February last Saturday at [...]

UCA Leads in College Contest

Would you like to see MTV’s “The Buried Life” cast return to our campus? Well, it could happen with a little help today. We are tied with Bellevue College in the “What Do You Want to Do Before You Graduate?” contest based on the number of submissions from each school, according to the show’s Facebook page. A [...]

Provost Resigns

Provost Lance Grahn resigned yesterday and was replaced today by Steve Runge, the dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, who will be interim provost, according to university officials. Grahn emailed a statement to faculty and staff today saying that he met with Tom Courtway, university president, Monday to “discuss the future” of UCA. “After [...]

Meme Craze Hits Campus

Have you ever wondered if UCA is not the center of learning? Or how to trap a Hendrix student? These are the kinds of questions that images on the newly-created UCA Memes Facebook page pose. Internet memes is a national craze sweeping across college campuses this semester. Along with Hendrix, we recently joined the hundreds of schools that [...]

Police Report: Feb. 17

The following information was taken from the daily 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 by a few days.  This is a complete report of incidents filed for Feb. 17. Student [...]

Ask Megan: Which Guy?

Dear Megan, I have a bit of a dilemma. I love two men. One is my ex-boyfriend, who wants to come back to me. The other is my current boyfriend. Both are great guys, but I feel more spiritually attached to my ex. I am unable to make a decision. Do you have any tips? [...]

Miss Essence: Fanchon Bone

Miss Essence for 2012 is Fanchon Bone. Bone received a $1,000 scholarship with her title. She also received the Interview Award with a $200 scholarship and the Swimsuit Award. She was sponsored by the Theta Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and her platform was community involvement. “I’m very excited and honored to be Miss Essence [...]

Baseball Team Sweeps Series

The Bears bounced back from being swept by the Creighton Blue Jays last weekend to sweep the SIU Edwardsville Cougars in a three-game series this weekend. The Bears capped off the three-game series with 10-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Bear Stadium. Sophomore center fielder Jonathan Davis led the Bears going three for five with four [...]