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Student “Bottled” for Charity

If you’ve been to Farris Hall today you may have noticed a guy camping in the lobby. No need to panic. It’s Michael J. Hinds and he is ”bottling” himself in the lobby for charity. Hinds will be bottled in the lobby for up to 57 hours as long as students donate a can of food an hour. His [...]

Brother Jed: Repent, Sinners

The flames of Hell can’t light a joint because there is no marijuana in Hell. Sorority girls are whores and fraternity guys are all going to burn in Hell. African-Americans, Mexicans and Jewish people don’t contribute anything important to our society. Feminists, liberals and homosexuals also are destined for eternal flames. That’s the message that [...]

Would Jesus and Buddha Agree?

Can a person be both a Christian and a Buddhist? Two professors from competing universities will discuss this idea at 7 p.m. today in the auditorium of the new College of Business building. Both are nationally recognized experts on the topic. Dr. Jay McDaniel of Hendrix College and Dr. Jim Deitrick of UCA will present their [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

This is Jesus Week at UCA

Easter is the holiest time of the year for Christians and one student group has planned a week of events to celebrate it. The Friends of Christ Uniting Students (FOCUS) is sponsoring its annual Jesus Week in this week preceding Easter. Yesterday, FOCUS took prayer request. Today, during X-period, they held “prayer in the courtyard” [...]