Arkansas Hall scored first on a touchdown by Lance Brown.  Bernard Hall evened the score when quarterback Keenan Abner passed to Austin Dodson for a touchdown. Mike Wilson scored the extra point to make the score 7-6. 

Arkansas Hall was unable to score on its next possesion. Bernard Hall answered when Chaston McCarthy ran for a touchdown and Zach Barnes added the two extra points. Arkansas Hall scored again when quarterback Tim Smith sent a Hail Mary pass down the field and Eric Johnsey caught it for a touchdown. 

The back-and-forth scoring continued in the second half. Bernard Hall scored, then Arkansas Hall matched it. 

With 30 seconds left in the game, Arkansas Hall intercepted a pass and returned the ball to the 10 yard line. Smith passed to an open receiver for the win but the pass was dropped and game went into overtime. 

Mike Wilson of Bernard Hall catches a touchdown pass

Flag football rules for overtime allow each team four downs to score.  Arkansas Hall got the ball first and scored. They went for the two-point conversion but missed it. Bernard scored on its possession and made the extra point, winning the game 37-30.

Beebe was the keynote speaker at the opening. He gave a five-minute speech praising the accomplishments of the students and discussing their future job opportunities. You can see the entire speech here.

Before the ceremony began, Beebe was mingling with dozens of students inside the Arkansas Hall building. We didn't see who challenged whom, but the governor played at least one student in a spirited game of table tennis on a table in the lobby of the building. Nobody seemed to be keeping score.

The ribbon-cutting didn't go exactly as planned. The ceremonial big scissors failed to cut through the ribbon several times. Beebe set aside the scissors and tore the ribbon with his bare hands.

Gov. Mike Beebe rips the ribbon at the grand opening

The ceremony marked the opening of the STEM Residential College, which houses and offers classes for more than 205 students seeking science and math degrees. The students will be working on three big projects this semester, according to Leah Horton, resident master of the STEM program.

The students will work with the biology department to restore Stone Dam Creek, which runs through the campus. They plan to visit area high schools to promote math and science programs. They already are working with the Bears' Kids Club to provide educational activities during UCA home football games Horton said.

STEM programs are open to all students. For more information, contact Horton at lhorton@uca.edu.

It's part of their week-long celebration of the members who joined the fraternity in the Spring 2008 semester. The celebration, called "Welcome to Omegaland," started at 7 p.m. yesterday with a "Stop the Violence" program in the Student Center.

Omega Psi Phi

Other activities scheduled this week include:

• Wednesday - All Greek Basketball - HPER - 7 p.m.
• Thursday - Powderpuff Game - TBA
• Weekend - Several parties and a Sunday picnic with free food at Fifth Avenue Park - TBA

The Omega Psi Phi brothers are known for throwing festive events. Everyone is invited to join them during the celebrations.