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Students awarded golden ‘beasties’ for academic excellence

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Thirteen seniors and a graduate student were awarded “golden beasties” April 19 at the College of Fine Arts and Communication’s third annual Spring Celebration and Awards ceremony. “We are celebrating and [...]

Spring Fling provides thrills

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Students and their families, UCA staff and members of the Conway community came out and enjoyed all the excitement offered at this year’s Spring Fling. The event was crowded from [...]

SOAR adjustments make program mandatory

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Summer Orientation and Registration (SOAR) has changed from a two-day optional event to a one-day mandatory event for all incoming freshman. Julia Winden Fey, associate vice president of enrollment management, [...]

Bears sweep Cardinals in conference series opener

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

The Bears finished off the sweep on Saturday afternoon of their Southland Conference opening series against the Lamar Cardinals in a 10-0 victory. The run rule was enforced and the [...]

The Top Five Toughest Female Novel Characters

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

1. Isabella Swan “Twilight” series At the age of 18, the protagonist of the “Twilight” series has survived being attacked by a vampire named James, being stalked by a vampire [...]

Baseball team sweeps SIU Edwardsville series

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The men’s baseball Bears completed the sweep of the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Sunday afternoon with a 10-4 win at Bear Stadium. Forrestt Allday, junior outfielder, said the difference in this [...]

Panel discussion follows film, Eckford speaks

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock nine, along with a panel of former reporters told the story of the Arkansas Gazette’s role in the 1957 desegregation of Central High [...]

Scholarship in memory of fallen officer

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

In March 2011, 33-year-old Jeremy Duplessis, former UCA police officer, died after being hit by a reckless driver. His sister, Jeannine Hamilton, professor of development and contract training, created a [...]

Thriller tells story of teen killer

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

“We Need to Talk about Kevin,” which was released in Arkansas on April 6, is a gut-wrenching thriller that gets into your head and stays there. Lynne Ramsay directed the [...]

Instructor enjoys second ‘dream job’

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Lisa Ray, clinical instructor, has dedicated most of her adult life to addiction studies. After getting her bachelor of science in sociology from the University of Central Arkansas, she went [...]

Students line up to design free custom T-shirts

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Hundreds of students designed custom Spintacular Entertainment T-shirts at the “Your Slogan Here” workshop sponsored by the Student Activities Board March 15 in the Student Center. Junior Chris Gooch, SAB [...]

Employers showcase job options at fair, over 70 companies attend

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Students met potential employers, gave out resumes and set up interviews with more than 70 companies that flocked to UCA’s spring job fair Wednesday in the Student Center Ballroom. “It’s [...]

Alumna part of Wal-Mart competition

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

UCA Alumna Betty “BJ” Abrams is looking for support from the UCA community in Wal-Mart’s “Get on the Shelf” competition. “The contest is based on Sam Walton’s concept,” she said. [...]

‘Rock Me Amadeus’ teaches music appreciation to attentive children

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Children were given batons and encouraged to help conduct the last piece at Conway Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Mozart’s “Rock Me Amadeus” Saturday afternoon in Reynolds Performance Hall. Graduate Student [...]

‘Rock Me Amadeus’ teaches music appreciation to attentive children

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Children were given batons and encouraged to help conduct the last piece at Conway Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Mozart’s “Rock Me Amadeus” Saturday afternoon in Reynolds Performance Hall. Graduate Student [...]

Concierge Services offers discounts

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Concierge Services, referred to as “the front desk,” offers a variety of services to help students’ lives run more smoothly. Junior Reginald Jones said he has used concierge services for [...]