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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...

Moscow Ballet Wows UCA Audience

The audience was wowed by the performance of the Moscow Festival Ballet in its production of “Sleeping Beauty” last night in Reynolds Performance Hall. The cast of 50 extraordinary dancers were clad in beautiful costumes. The tutus were covered in sequins and shined brilliantly when hit by the spotlight. Princess Aurora was a vision in a bright pink tutu as she gracefully flitted across...

Moscow Ballet Performs Tonight

The magical story of a sleepy princess will be brought to life through dance at 7:30 p.m. today when the Moscow Festival Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” in Reynolds Performance Hall. The world-renowned ballet company will present the classic fairy tale about a princess cursed into slumber by an evil witch who can only be saved by a prince. The ballet is in three acts with music by Pyotr...

Improv Class Invades Student Center

If you were in the Student Center about 1:10 p.m. yesterday, you probably noticed the small group of people moving among the students and faculty in a manner resembling something from Monty Python. Most people noticed and gathered to watch as the 15 students marched and bounced through the lunchtime crowd at a hurried pace. They were completely expressionless, as if they were in a trance. Then,...

Last Concert on the Courtyard

When you think Jason Mraz or Little Big Town, you generally don’t think Nick Motil. That may change, though, as Motil begins to make his way to the top as a singer/songwriter by sharing the stage with talents like those. Motil will be performing in the Student Center courtyard from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motil’s performance is part of the variety of student entertainment that the student activities...

Acting vs. Language in Snow Today

Can acting bridge the language barrier in theater? Two international theater students from Japan believe it can and are presenting a show to prove it today in the Black Box Studio Theatre in the Snow Fine Arts Center. The show, “Muzyun,” will be performed during X-period today and again Thursday. The story of “Muzyun,” which is the Japanese word for “paradox,” is...

Jesus Christ and Ted Neeley

Almost 40 years after its debut on Broadway, the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” can still bring a crowd to its feet.   It happened again Saturday night in Reynolds Performance Hall when the national tour visited campus. The production featured Ted Neeley, who played the role of Jesus in the 1973 film version. Neeley, 66, defied his age with the energy and passion in his voice as he reached...

Last Call for Art This Semester

There is a reception for graduating art students at 2 p.m. today in Baum Gallery. The event includes the final works of 20 Bachelor of Arts students and five Bachelor of Fine Arts students. Exhibiting their work is part of the graduation requirement. They spent most of the past year creating the work and it was selected by a jury of faculty members. “This is more than just a display of the work the...

Jesus Christ Rocks Campus Tonight

The five-time Tony Award-nominated rock opera, “Jesus Christ Superstar, ”will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today in Reynolds Performance Hall. Ted Neeley, who portrayed Jesus in the 1973 movie version and served as Jesus’ understudy in the original Broadway production, will be reprising his role. Jerry Biebesheimer, director of UCA Public Appearences, said that the musical by Tim Rice and Andrew...

Vortex Hosts Party for New Edition

The Vortex, UCA’s literary magazine, is having a party at 7:30 p.m. today to introduce its 2010 edition. The event will be in the Black Box student art gallery in the Schichtl art building. It will include readings, live music and artwork by students that has been featured in the print and online editions of the magazine. The door prize is an antique typewriter. The event is free and open...