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Christian Cafeteria hosts Iron Chef

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Sophomore Thomas Bedward won the UCA Iron Chef competition on Thursday in Christian Cafeteria and won $100 Dining Dollars and a $25 Dick’s Sporting Goods gift card. Sophomore Katie Diedrich [...]

Tim Young to bring laughs, fun tonight

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Comedian Tim Young, who has performed at over 500 college campuses, will bring his stand-up comedy act to the Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Cody Stephens, SAB comedy [...]

Teachers educated on eating disorders

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Dr. Maria Portilla and Tracie Pasold educated teachers on the signs, causes and problems of eating disorders with their presentation “Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents” on Thursday in Brewer-Hegeman [...]

Women’s team starts conference play with win over Colonels, 2-1

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The UCA women’s soccer team defeated the Nicholls State Colonels 2-1 in their home conference opener on Friday. After winning their first conference game, the Bears conference record stands at [...]

Brockovich raises awareness about environmental issues

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Erin Brockovich lectured about environmental problems people around the world are experiencing and about her continued work in environmental protection on Sept. 19 in Reynolds Performance Hall. “The issues of [...]

Festival allows students to see Henson, Hale’s best film work

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Heather Henson presented “Handmade Puppet Dreams: Volume IV” on Thursday with special guest filmmaker Sam Hale in Stanley Russ Hall as part of the Handmade Puppet Dreams film festival last [...]

Professor releases second album

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

UCA music professor and clarinet player Kelly Johnson released her second CD in January titled “Child’s Play,” which features music inspired by her son and was recorded in Phoenix, Ariz. [...]

Student films featured at Festival

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

UCA will host its seventh annual Film Festival, featuring student-made films, Friday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Reynolds Performance Hall. Junior Virginia Buff, a member of the UCA Film [...]

Tim Young to bring laughs, fun tonight

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Comedian Tim Young, who has performed at over 500 college campuses, will bring his stand-up comedy act to the Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Cody Stephens, SAB comedy [...]

Students should learn to accept all changes

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Change is a terrifying word for many people, because it means things are going to be different and it means learning how to adapt to those differences. I’ve grown to [...]

Alumni-directed ‘Natural State’ addresses use of herbicides

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

“The Natural State of America” was screened at Reynolds Performance Hall on Oct. 4 and it highlighted the effects of herbicide use in the Arkansas Ozarks and a four-decade effort [...]

Students should trust campus media more

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

In my nearly three semesters at UCA, I’ve covered numerous events for journalism classes and for The Echo and there’s only one thing about reporting that has gotten under my [...]

AIDS Tour offers students free HIV, syphilis testing

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Students lined up in the Student Center Courtyard Thursday for the AIDS Testing Tour to get free HIV and syphilis testing. The event brought in two times as many participants [...]

Residence halls over capacity; students temporarily moved

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

UCA officials have moved most students out of temporary rooms and into permanent living spaces after dealing with the overflow situation from the freshman class. Some students were placed into [...]

Classy, trashy ‘Vortex’ recognizes South

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Students and faculty filled the seats of the Baum Gallery last Thursday to celebrate the release of Vortex edition 37. It was also announced that junior McKenzie Hobbs was chosen [...]

Mochrie, Sherwood leave audience in hysterics

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood performed an improv comedy show to a sold-out audience in Reynolds Performance Hall on Saturday, which relied heavily on audience interaction and kept the audience [...]