Articles by: Carina Alvarez

Kelly Clarkson’s newest album “Stronger” does everything but falls short of allowing her vocal skills to flourish continuously. Clarkson’s fifth pop/rock album was released on Oct. 24, but its strength stays behind in the lyrics and blends in her artistic performance. After her win as the first “American Idol” artist [...]

Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha were proud to see their nominee, senior Nick Farr awarded with the title of “Greek God 2011” at the 26th Sigma Kappa pageant on Nov. 1 in Ida Waldran Auditorium. Sigma Kappa sorority raised $4045.16 for its foundation to donate for Alzheimer’s research, compared to [...]

Students who attended the Catalyst Leadership Seminar Saturday, hosted by the UCA Leadership Council, learned valuable skills that can be used in all aspects of life. The 24 participants gained personal skills such as team building, stepping out of comfort zones and committing to a cause. The Catalyst Leadership Seminar [...]

Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha were proud to see their nominee, senior Nick Farr awarded with the title of “Greek God 2011” at the 26th Sigma Kappa pageant on Nov. 1 in Ida Waldran Auditorium. Sigma Kappa sorority raised $4045.16 for its foundation to donate for Alzheimer’s research, compared to [...]

Students who attended the Catalyst Leadership Seminar Saturday, hosted by the UCA Leadership Council, learned valuable skills that can be used in all aspects of life. The 24 participants gained personal skills such as team building, stepping out of comfort zones and committing to a cause. The Catalyst Leadership Seminar [...]

In the three years since the fatal shooting of two UCA students, Ryan Henderson and Chavares Block, and with the recent University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s student Patricia Garcia Guardado’s disappearance and death, UCAPD has made many changes in security and plans to continue to make security improvements. According [...]

Career Services hosted the annual Health Career Fair last Wednesday and brought over 60 employers from in and out of the state for students to explore their career options after graduation. The fair, held in the Student Center Ballroom, focused on students majoring in speech, physical and occupational therapy, as [...]

Drip, Drop. Drip, Drop. The rain fell in what seemed to be bucket fulls. The straw in the ground did not provide warmth but did emit a peculiar smell. People around me slept under cardboard boxes and several children ran around Madrid’s Cuatro Vientos aerodrome. The harsh winds and loud [...]

The Martha Graham Dance Company, which was founded 85 years ago, continued its tradition of standing ovations in its performance in Reynolds Performance Hall on Oct. 11. With its brilliant and sophisticated techniques, the Martha Graham Dance Company proved that contemporary dance is a form of expression that crosses time [...]

Lady Antebellum fans will not be disappointed after the release of their third album “Own the Night.” The six- time Grammy Award winning country trio Lady Antebellum released the album in September after their huge success with their self-titled debut album and “Need You Now.” Their most recent album is [...]

The Sugar Bears volleyball team lost last Wednesday’s conference home opener game to the Northwestern State Lady Demons, 3-1, breaking the team’s 31 home match win-streak. The Lady Demons won the first, second and fourth sets 25-22, 25-15, 25-22 and the Sugar Bears won the third set 25-17. The loss [...]

UCAPD’s effort to promote safety this month led students from all dormitory halls and apartment complexes to register over 400 items in the department’s Operation I.D. promotion event on Sept. 27, with more items being registered every day. Operation I.D., a nationwide program to help diminish theft, allows students to [...]

Singer and songwriter John Rush, also known as “The Human iPod,” performed original titles and various covers in the Student Center Courtyard Thursday. Rush took the stage with his black acoustic guitar and opened with Muse’s song, “Uprising.” Afterward, he skillfully played the harmonica to Widespread Panic’s “Makes Sense to [...]

With a 6.1 percent increase in freshmen this semester, RSO leaders said they hoped to recruit new members at the annual RSO Fair held Thursday, Sept. 22 in the Student Center Courtyard. Currently, there are 189 Recognized Student Organizations on campus, though not all of them are active. More will [...]

The Student Activities Board hosted its first comedy act of the semester with Sheng Wang on Sept. 14 in the Student Center Ballroom. Wang, a native of Houston who now lives in New York, won a one-year holding deal with NBC’s “Stand-up for Diversity” comedy search. He has toured with [...]

The Bears’ softball fall exhibition games start this weekend against the Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. at Farris Field. The Bears finished in 12th place in the Southland Conference last year. Coach David Kuhn said the fall exhibition games will give him and his coaching [...]