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Trustees Approve Amphitheater

The Board of Trustees approved the location of the student ampitheater during a teleconference meeting this week. The Student Government Association (SGA) chose a site in front of the Student Center and adjacent to Ferguson Chapel last month. The board had to approve the site because it is providing $225,000 of the $300,000 it will cost to build the [...]

Students Hug Nature

The student-led campaign to get permanent protection for the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve attracted about 225 supporters last week who gathered to form a human chain around the reserve. It wasn’t quite enough to completely encircle the 17.5-acre area but it was close enough for the Green Bear Project, the group of Honors College students that organized [...]

Fitness 101: Yoga

Yoga is an extremely diverse workout. It can be easy or hard, simple or complicated. It can be used to improve flexibility, balance, endurance and strength. For some, it’s a deeply spiritual practice. It’s also accessible to everyone. The poses can be adjusted to accommodate any age, weight or skill level. Classes on campus are free [...]

SGA Supports HPER Expansion

SGA has approved a plan to raise student fees by about $50 a semester to finance a $14.5 million expansion of the HPER Center. The expansion would almost double the size of the 48,732-square-foot facility. The plan includes adding a 25-yard swimming pool, four raquetball courts, a fitness center, aerobic rooms, a climbing wall, a lounge, [...]

Plans to Expand HPER Center

The HPER Center could be getting some big improvements soon. Three proposals for expanding the facility are being considered by the administration. They vary in cost from $10 million to $17 million and they all would be financed by an increase in tuition. The smallest of the proposed expansions would add 26,000 square feet to the HPER Center [...]

Police Report: Feb. 12-13

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 day or two, which delays our report a [...]

UCA Students in ACIS Championship

Four UCA students will compete in the American Collegiate Intermural Sports national championship later this month at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The students qualified by winning a series of events on campus last month. The events included running an obstacle course, swimming, bicycling and running. The students, total points and class [...]

Free Carnival on Campus Today

There’s a carnival on campus today. Really. It’s in the parking lot east of the HPER Center. Just look for the rides spread across the parking lot. It is open from noon until 7 p.m. today. It includes carnival rides, water games, basketball shooting, rock wall climbing and a Nascar simulator. For the less adventurous, [...]

Looking for the Strongest Student

Are you the strongest man or woman on campus? You can prove it Saturday. The university is sponsoring the fourth annual bench press competition at 10 a.m. Saturday in the HPER Center. Weigh-ins begin at 9 a.m. The competition is divided into weight categories with a winner in each. There also will be three overall [...]