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Occupy Movement Coming Here

The Occupy Wall Street movement is coming to our campus. A group of students is creating Occupy UCA and plans to hold its first meeting Friday afternoon at Ferguson Chapel. The organizers will be there, along with members of the Occupy Conway group, displaying signs and answering questions about the movement. The students met Tuesday [...]

Secular Students Getting RSO

The Secular Student Alliance, a national organization that represents nonreligious students, including atheists, is forming a chapter on our campus. About 30 students have joined the chapter and they have applied to be listed as a Recognized Student Organization (RSO). They expect university approval in about six weeks. Several of the members gathered about 11 a.m. yesterday [...]

New Fraternity Forming on Campus

A new fraternity is forming on campus that plans to erase the racial divide that has always marked Greek life.  It’s called Beta Phi Alpha and the first chapter – the Alpha Chapter – will be here. Organizers also are working to start chapters at Mississippi Valley State University, Mississippi Delta Community College and Texas A&M University.  The goal of the [...]

Non-Traditional Students Get Help

It’s not easy being a non-traditional student but the university is trying to help. There are more than 2,000 non-traditional students on campus. The university defines a non-traditional student as a student who is 25 years old or older, married or a parent. You can see how college might be more difficult for them. The [...]

Students Open Campus Coffee House

The next time you crave a cup of coffee while on campus, consider spending that money at the Greenhouse, a coffee shop run by students at 221 Baridon Street, just two blocks behind Papa John’s Pizza. The Greenhouse opened several weeks ago and is a recognized student organization (RSO). It was founded  by UCA students from Summit Church. [...]

Improv Troupe Forms on Campus

Things are about to get a lot funnier around here. A group of students in the Mass Communication and Theatre Department is forming an improvisation troupe on campus. They have submitted their paperwork to the university to become a Registered Student Organization (RSO) this semester. They are awaiting approval, according to Alex Huey, a senior theater major [...]

SGA Election Ends This Afternoon

You have until 4 p.m. today to vote for your favorite candidate for the Student Government Association. Ballots have been sent through your Bear email accounts. Follow a link in the email to the voting Web site. You can vote for the executive officers and your class officers. The SGA represents students in all university [...]

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 [...]