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CBC Coach Wins Home Run Derby

Jason Anderson, the softball coach for the Central Baptist College Mustangs, won the home-run derby on campus Wednesday and took home a 26-inch Vizio flat-screen television and a Best Buy gift card. The derby was held immediately following the softball game between the Bears and the Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers. The competition was open to anyone willing to pay $2 for six pitches. You could hit three...

Sakura Festival During X-Period

The Japanese Student Association and Japanese Club are offering a chance to experience Japanese culture today during X-period in the Student Center Ballroom. It’s the third annual UCA Sakura Festival. Sakura is Japanese for cherry blossom. The cherry blossom has a special place in Japanese culture. You can read more about that here. The festival will include contemporary bands, dancing, brush...

Harry Potter: A Class of It’s Own

The Harry Potter books were runaway bestsellers and box office hits and now they are an academic topic. Six classes based on the books are being held on campus through April 7. The classes started last week but the second class is at 6 p.m. today in McAlister Hall, Room 302, also known as The Forum. The classes examine the social, class, sexual orientation and other topical issues readers have found...

NABMU Plans Week of Events

National Association of Black Men United will be hosting events on campus all this week. NABMU is a national nonprofit organization formed to help African-American men graduate from college. The organization is open to everyone, regardless of  gender or race. “NABMU Week is a week that we put together to educate students on some of the main things that result in college dropouts. Not only do...

Freshmen + Chicken = Donations

The i.d.e.a.l. Freshman Leadership Team will host a fund-raiser today to raise money to support their program, “I Just Want to be Successful.” The fund-raiser will take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Zaxby’s restaurant at 3800 Dave Ward Dr. Ten percent of the restaurant’s total receipts will be used to help fund the program. You might see some of the members there. The i.d.e.a.l....

Brittney Bennett: Miss Essence 2010

Brittney Bennett is Miss Essence 2010. Bennett was crowned last night before a crowd of about 200 people in Reynolds Performance Hall. She also won the categories of People’s Choice, Miss Congeniality, Personal Interview and Most Ad Sales. The top prize included a $750 scholarship. “I was very surprised at getting the crown,” Bennet said. “This was my first pageant and I didn’t...

Black in America in Conway

What is it like to be a black person in America? That’s the topic of a discussion sponsored by the UCA chapter of the NAACP during X-period today in room 213 of the Student Center. The event is one of several on campus this week in conjunction with Black History Month. The discussion, billed as “What does it mean to be black in America,” will include the issues of racial tension,...

Dancers Bring Jazz to Pageant

Dancers United, UCA’s urban dance student group, will be performing at the  2010 Miss Essence Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. tonight in Reynolds Performance Hall. The pageant is a 35-year-old tradition on campus and is sponsored by Minority Student Services and Students for the Propagation of Black Culture. This year’s event features six African-American students competing in tradition...

OMG: New RSO is PDK

There’s a new registered student organization (RSO) on campus that you won’t find in that big, multicolored spreadsheet on the university Web site. Allow us to introduce you to Psi Delta Kappa.   It’s UCA’s first co-ed honor fraternity for film students, according to its founder and president, Lesley Allen. If things go as planned, it will become a national organization.   “By...