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October 28, 2013
Volume 18, Issue 10
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B E A R FA C T S
A weekly newsletter for the students, faculty, and staff at the University of Pikeville
Dr. James L. Hurley Installed as UPIKE's
20th President
UPIKE gets in the
spooky spirit
By Merisa Ferrell
Dr. James L. Hurley became the 20th
president of the University of Pikeville on
July 1, 2013, and is the first alumnus in the
school's 124-year history to lead his alma
mater. On Friday, Oct. 18, the University officially installed the alumnus in a special
ceremony featuring guest speaker U.S. Rep.
Hal Rogers.
Hundreds of students, trustees, faculty,
staff, alumni, friends, and delegates from
other colleges and universities gathered at
the Expo Center for the milestone event.
Since 2009, Hurley has played an integral role in advancing the founding mission
to serve the people of Central Appalachia,
working alongside dedicated educators and
servant leaders who transformed the institution from college to university status, developed new programs of study, and most
recently, established the Coleman College
of Business – the third college under the
university banner.
Hurley earned his bachelor’s degree
from Pikeville College where he was also a
student-athlete on the men’s basketball
team, a master’s degree in Educational
Leadership from Indiana University, a Rank
I in Instructional Supervision from the University of Kentucky and a doctorate in
Higher Education Leadership and Policy at
Morehead State University.
UPIKE’s iconic 99 steps led this graduate to the presidency, and also to his wife,
Tina, an alumna of the Class of ‘99 who
shares her husband’s love for the university
that now honors her as First Lady. The Hurleys have two sons, Drew and Carter, who
enjoy sharing campus with an extended
family of big brothers and sisters. They
shared center stage with Dr. Hurley during
the ceremony, with their bright smiles and
excellent manners.
Delivering a powerful message to the
crowd, Hurley emphasized his vision of excellence for the University of Pikeville and
how it will continue to serve the people of
the region.
“Our students deserve the opportunity
to succeed right here in the mountains, at
the Leading University of Central Appalachia,” Hurley said.
After the ceremony, the Expo Center
was transformed for an Inaugural Gala to
celebrate the occasion.
With the campus community getting
into the Halloween spirit this week it is only
right that UPIKE brings back a few frightful
favorites: Halloween Hoopla, the Haunted
Hill, and annual Halloween Dance.
To start off the festivities, the Lady
Bears face off against Asbury College Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. while the men’s
team takes the court at the same time the
next night against Tennessee Wesleyan.
There will be a costume competition at halftime so everyone is encouraged to dress up
and enjoy music, giveaways, and routines
from the UPIKE cheerleaders and dance
team.
SGA will be sponsoring the traditional
Haunted Hill this Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 9
p.m. following Halloween Hoopla. The
guided tour starts in Benefactors Plaza and
takes visitors through a visual display of the
legends and tales the university has collected over its history like the Hatfield &
McCoy hanging in front of Armington, the
Wickham hauntings, and a grand finale that
explores the cemetery’s most famous inhabitant, Octavia Hatcher.
On Thursday, Oct. 31, the Student Social Work Association encourages the entire
campus community to dress in costume to
“Scare Away Domestic Violence.” Later on
that evening, SGA will be sponsoring a Halloween Dance for students from 10 p.m. to
2 a.m. at the UPIKE gym.
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REL Honor society inducts new members
The Religion Honor Society Theta
Alpha Kappa (TAK) inducted four new
members during its annual induction ceremony Saturday, Oct. 19. New members are:
Cynthia Collins, Eva
Jessica
Gardner,
Keene, and Sarah
Smith.
Membership in
TAK requires at least
12 hours in religion, a
3.5 average in religion
courses, and a 3.0
overall GPA. TAK is
the student organization of the American
Academy of Religion.
The
ceremony
followed a presentation by Sumer Bingham, who discussed
her experiences working on a master’s degree in religious studies at the University of
Bristol in Great Britain.
Student speaks at
chapel
By Zek White
Last week in chapel, Chaplain Robert
Musick read Psalm 37. The message was
the challenge of not to worry or be threatened, think about what Jesus has done for
you, we shouldn’t worry about anything.
Student Kara Crowe then spoke to the
chapel group. She read Luke 18:1-8, which
contains parables that were discussed. To
prepare for her first time speaking, she read
each verse individually and studied it.
“I started off reading the verse and
looking up the meaning behind every verse
that I had read,” Crowe said. “I was a little
nervous talking in front of the group, but I
plan to keep talking and preaching to the
chapel group if God blesses me with another opportunity,” she said.
Devotional: Trust
UPIKE comes together for prayer breakfast
By Beth Epling
By Danielle Smith
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding; in
all your ways, submit to Him, and He will
make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
These verses are an important reminder for everyone, but especially helpful
for college students. We’re all a little stubborn and don’t like relying on others for
things we think we can do on our own.
There are three important points you can
take from these verses.
First, don’t rely on yourself for everything. We try to do everything on our own,
but so many times, things would be better
if we took a little bit of help from God.
Second, He will direct your paths. If
you stop and think about this verse, it really
shows you a side of who God is and who
He wants to be in your life. God wants to be
the one that you call on all the time, just to
make sure you are doing what is right.
Third, don’t be too proud. We think we
know what is best, and we get wise in our
own eyes. But, once again, we need to be
reminded that God knows what is best. We
should rely on Him to direct us and keep us
away from evil.
Overall, we should be more reliant on
God and trust in Him to help us with whatever we’re facing.
Homecoming week was an extra special one this year because it also included
the celebration of the inauguration of Dr.
James Hurley. On Thursday, Oct. 17 the inauguration events kicked off with a Prayer
Breakfast. There was a representative from
each spiritual life group on campus speaking at the breakfast.
Junior Danielle Smith, president of
Baptist Campus Ministries, opened the ceremony with a statement and introduced Junior Caitlyn Dixon, 737 member, for the
opening prayer that led into the meal. Words
of inspiration were given by Dr. Paul Badgett, the senior pastor of First Baptist
Church in Pikeville.
“I am very happy I attended the breakfast; I think it was a good time for the event
because it was inauguration week and
homecoming week as well,” senior BCM
member Alexis Vescovo, said.
Junior Kyle Bloomfield, BUG member,
spoke and presented Hurley with a bible.
The breakfast was concluded with a prayer
for the president that was given by Rev.
Brad Smart,vice president of Pike/Pikeville
ministerial association and senior pastor of
Pikeville United Methodist Church. Following the presidential prayer was the benediction, given by Senior Nick Carrillo,
co-president of BUG.
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UPIKE hosts Clay
What
question
would you pose to
Kentucky’s
great
statesman Henry Clay
if he were alive today?
The University of
Pikeville will host a
Chautauqua presentation of Henry Clay, Kentucky’s Great
Statesman, on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in Booth Auditorium.
Clay is portrayed by George McGee of
Georgetown, a performer for the Kentucky
Chautauqua.
Above all, Clay wanted to be president
of the United States. Despite never quite
making it to the White House, Clay made
an incredible mark on the history of his
country, which he served with high distinction as a senator, speaker of the house and
secretary of state.
Born and educated in Virginia, Clay
moved to Kentucky and set up a law practice in Lexington in 1797.
Elected to the state legislature in 1803,
he took a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1810.
For more than forty years he was a major
player on the national political scene,
renowned for his oratory and devotion to
the Union. Slavery posed a great political
and personal quandary for Clay. A slaveholder himself, he advocated gradual emancipation and colonization in Africa. He
opposed extension of slavery into the new
western states, but argued Congress had no
right to interfere with slavery where it already existed. Attacking abolitionists in
1839, he said he would “rather be right than
president.” The speech cost him the 1840
Whig presidential nomination.
The performance is free to the community and presented by the Kentucky Humanities Council and the University of
Pikeville’s Humanities Division.
The Kentucky Humanities Council,
Inc. is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of
the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. The Council is
supported by the National Endowment and
by private contributions and are proud partners with Kentucky’s cultural, heritage, arts,
and tourism agencies.
For more information, call the Office
of Public Affairs at (606) 218-5270.
UPIKE students tackle for a cure
By Felecia Proctor
The Orange team took the win over the
Zetas at the Tackle for the Ta-Ta’s breast
cancer awareness powder-puff game last
Wednesday, Oct. 23. at Bob Amos.
The UPIKE Pink Ladies with assistance from Chandra Massner’s public relations class sponsored the powder-puff game
to raise money for the National Susan G.
Komen foundation, and Blessed Beyond
Measure, a local group that assists breast
cancer patients.
There were four teams that entered the
competition: Zeta Omega Chi Sorority,
Delta Delta Nu Sorority, faculty and staff,
and the Orange team. The first game was
Orange against Faculty and Staff and Orange won. The Zetas then took the win over
the Deltas. The final match was Zetas and
Orange with Orange taking the championship!
Each half took about 20 minutes, and it
took two and a half hours to play. With players and fans, more than 200 UPIKE sup-
porters came out to the games. For this
event they raised about $500 with sponsorships from Hampton Inn, Sweet Frog, Zeta
Omega Chi Sorority, EKB, Cocobelle,
Ghostbusters, and Kathy Crisco Sturgell
Law.
These teams fought through the cold
and muddy field to make this event happen.
Even though the conditions were bad, they
did not want to cancel this event because it
was for such a great cause.
“Students in my class stepped up,
worked hard, and learned the ins and outs
of event planning in a hands-on way. I’m
proud of the result,” Massner, associate professor communication, said.
The Pink Ladies were pleased.
“I am very grateful for all the people
who helped make this event possible. My
goal has always been to get our campus involved with breast cancer awareness month.
I feel my goal has been reached,” said Brittany Rowe, Pink Ladies President.
View from the bridge: Haunted campus
By Kayla Day
As I sit on the bridge and look around,
I see much history in the buildings and surroundings of a campus that was founded in
1889. Many sites on campus still remain
from the past including the historical
marker by Armington that is the hanging
site of Ellison Mounts who was involved in
the Hatfield-McCoy feuds. With such a history, it should be no surprise there are local
ghost stories.
The most popular story is about a
young woman named Octavia Hatcher.
She married James Hatcher in 1889. A few
years later, the couple had a son named
Jacob. Sadly, Jacob died within a few days
of being born. Octavia then suffered from
depression and became very ill. James came
home one day to find her passed out and
Octavia was soon pronounced dead due to
an “unknown illness.”
After Octavia was buried, other people
started suffering from the same symptoms
of her “unknown illness.” The people would
go into a coma and “wake up” after a few
days. Octavia’s family began to worry and
went to her gravesite to exhume her body
and found a horrifying scene. Octavia had
awoken from her coma to find herself
buried alive with barely enough air to last
for a few days.
Many stories circulate about hauntings
that take place around campus. To learn
more, please attend the “ Haunted Hill” tour
on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. in the
Benefactors Plaza.
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Women's Basketball Picked to Finish Eighth Volleyball hits a
in the MSC
rough patch
First-year University of Pikeville
women’s basketball head coach Joanna
Bernabei-McNamee and her Bears were
picked to finish eighth in the Mid-South
Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released by conference
officials on Tuesday.
The poll was
voted on by the
MSC head coaches
who were not allowed to vote for
their own team.
UPIKE returns
its three leading
scorers in Callisha
Johnson (13.7 ppg),
Brogan Conley (10.1) and Peyton Wright
(9.7) and adds two NCAA Div. I transfers,
Khalilah Quigley from Boston and Lakeria
Crowder from Jacksonville State, but finds
itself eighth in the poll after finishing 11-19
overall last season and 6-14 in MSC play.
The Bears picked up 23 points in the
poll, finishing ahead of St. Catharine at No.
9 and Rio Grande (Ohio) rounding out the
list at No. 10.
Georgetown (Ky.) is the preseason favorite to win the league, capturing five of
the 10 first-place votes and 74 voting points
after a 23-10 record last season and trip to
the second round of the NAIA National
Tournament.
Cumberland
(Tenn.), Campbellsville (Ky.)
and Shawnee
State (Ohio)
are all tied for
second place
with 64 points.
C u m b e rland received
three
firstplace nods, while Campbellsville collected
the remaining two.
Checking in at the middle of the poll is
Cumberlands (Ky.) in fifth place, Lindsey
Wilson (Ky.) at No. 6 and Bluefield (Va.) at
No. 7.
UPIKE makes its 2013-14 debut at
7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 29 against
Asbury (Ky.) in an exhibition at the East
Ky. Exposition Center.
By Christin Haney
The UPIKE volleyball team struggled
this past weekend with 0-2 losing streak Friday, Oct. 25 against Cumberland University
and Saturday, Oct. 26 against University of
the Cumberlands.
In both games, UPIKE posted a 0-3
loss.
On Friday, UPIKE put up its best fight
losing past regulation 26-24. The second
match, the Bears still put up a battle but lost
25-18. They couldn’t pull it together in a
25-14 loss in the third match.
Taylor Bragg led digs with eight and
Sydney Hall led kills with 11.
On Saturday in Williamsburg, Ky.,
UPIKE’s struggles continued losing the first
match, 25-15. The next two matches
UPIKE couldn’t get anything going dropping them, 25-12, then 25-9.
Audri Ray led kills with five, but not
far behind was Sydney Hall with four kills.
Dominique Melvin led kills with one.
These two losses added on to UPIKE’s
losing streak, which is eight. UPIKE competes in three more games before the MidSouth Conference Tournament.
Asbury takes down UPIKE in a 7-1 loss: Piedra saves Bears
By Jamie Ward
Pikeville is back in action at 7 p.m. ET
on Friday at home against Berea (Ky.) at the
Bob Amos Soccer Complex.
Asbury never looked back with a 4-0
lead by halftime, leaving the University of
Pikeville men’s soccer team with a
7-1 loss on Tuesday night, Oct. 22.
Chase Johnson finished a pass
from Dean Johnson into the back of
the net in the 56th minute to make
it 4-1, but Eagles answered with
goals in the 73rd, 81st and 85th
minutes for any attempt at a comeback.
Cooper Gaypia led UPIKE
with four shots, two of which were
on frame. For the match, Asbury
outshot the Bears 21-10 and 15-4
on goal.
Alfredo Piedra made eight saves and
allowed all seven goals for the Bears, while
John Burns went the distance for Asbury as
well with three saves.
Diego Rivas collected a season-high 14
saves to help the University of Pikeville
men's soccer team play to a 2-2 draw with
Shawnee State (Ohio) on Saturday night,
Oct. 26, at the Bob Amos Soccer Complex.
Shawnee State (7-8-1, 2-5-1 MSC)
fired 16 shots on goal, the most by a UPIKE
opponent all season, but Rivas was there to
stop all but two as both teams picked up
their first ties of the season.
Led by nine shots from Joseph Webster, Shawnee State outshot the Bears 25-12
overall. Mateus Meira put UPIKE up 1-0 in
the 23rd minute as he finished a cross from
Colin Conaway inside the box, just
five feet in front of the goal. A 40th
minute strike by Ben Pulsford tied
it and Webster gave Shawnee State
a 2-1 lead with a goal in the 49th.
In what would be the final goal
of the game, Dean Johnson sent in
a perfect ball off a free kick from
about 30 yards out that Cooper
Gaypia headed into the back of the
net.
Pikeville (4-10-1, 1-6-1 MSC)
outshot Shawnee State 5-2 in the
two overtime periods, including
two attempts on goal to no avail.
The result is UPIKE’s first tie since a
2-2 finish against Salem International on
Oct. 4, 2010.
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UPIKE basketball was chosen secord in MSC UPIKE baseball set
to start ‘Blood
in preseason poll
Runner-up in the Mid-South Confer- State (Calif.) high-scoring transfer Keala Series’
ence last season, the University of Pikeville King and Xavier (Ohio) post transfer Chris
men’s basketball team picks up right where
it left off after being voted to finish second
in the MSC Preseason
Coaches' Poll on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The league’s head
coaches were not allowed to vote for their
own team as defending
national
champion
Georgetown
(Ky.)
earned six first-place
votes to come out as
the preseason favorite.
UPIKE claimed three of the 10 available first-place votes as they enter the season with just one returning starter after a
26-7 campaign and 15-5 mark in MSC play.
Josh Whitaker started 30 games in
2012-13, but averaged just 7.4 points per
game. The Bears will surround him with a
host of newcomers, including Long Beach
Cantino.
Returner Elisha Justice will also be
counted on to help run
the offense as a senior
after the loss of leading
scorer Jamar Briscoe.
Justice emerged as a contributor late last season,
scoring a season-best 18
points in an MSC Tournament
win
over
Georgetown.
Lindsey
Wilson
(Ky.), a national semifinalist in 2012-13, rounds out the top three
and claims the last first-place nod. Campbellsville (Ky.) is next in fourth place, followed by Cumberlands (Ky.), St. Catharine
(Ky.) and Shawnee State (Ohio).
Cumberland (Tenn.) is picked to finish
eighth, Bluefield (Va.) is at No. 9 and Rio
Grande (Ohio) closes out the poll.
Tigers tops UPIKE for 13th season straight
After a promising start, the defense of
No. 17 Georgetown (Ky.) took over, helping
its offense top the University of Pikeville
48-13 on Saturday at Toyota Stadium.
Georgetown (4-3, 2-1 MSC East)
struck first with a seven-play, 65-yard drive
capped off by a two-yard run by Jesse Morrell. UPIKE (4-4, 1-3 MSC East) answered
on the third play of the next drive with a 67yard bomb from A.J.
Graham to Nu’Keese
Richardson.
The extra-point
was blocked, but the
longest reception of the
season made it a 7-6
game with less than
five minutes gone in the
first quarter. Two minutes later, Georgetown
had already scored again, using a 27-yard
strike from Neal Pawsat to Logan Crockett
to go up 14-6.
UPIKE’s offense hit a snag on its next
possession, as a fake-punt run by Hunter
Stocker was stopped on forward progress,
despite him never going down and making
it past the first-down marker.
Graham went 17-of-37 for 229 yards
and two touchdowns without an intercep-
tion. Richardson led the receivers with 89
yards on three catches. Seth Millar was the
Bears' leading rusher with 80 yards on 12
carries, an average of 6.7 yards per carry.
Georgetown outgained UPIKE 561327, behind a 20-of-31 performance by
Pawsat for 232 yards and a touchdown.
Zach Sowder led the Tigers' rushing attack
with 76 yards in 10 carries.
Pikeville was
penalized
nine
times for 92 yards,
while Georgetown
was flagged eight
times for 65 yards.
Pikeville got
on the board again
before halftime as
Graham finished a 10-play drive with a 14yard pass to Jordan Amis to get within two
scores of the Tigers.
Pawsat went out with an injury in the
third quarter and sophomore Tanner Evans
stepped in and threw a 21-yard touchdown
pass to Alan Williams on his first pass attempt.
Pikeville goes on the road again next
week, taking on Kentucky Christian at 1:30
p.m. ET in Grayson, Ky.
By Scottie Whitaker
Starting
Monday, Nov. 4
the Bear’s Baseball team will
begin a five
game Blood Series in which the
varsity
team
will be split up
in to two teams
and play one
another.
The teams will be chosen by the team
captains, who are all seniors. A draft will be
held on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m., and
the team captains will collectively select
players one by one. The losing team of the
series will be required to either donate
blood to one of the local hospitals or work
at one of them, thus the title “Blood Series.”
“It’s safe to say that this series of
games is going to be competitive and fun to
watch. The Blood Series l is the best thing
to happen on campus since the revealing of
Kelly Wells’ signature series Ford truck. I
hope someone else in this world has Blood
Type: Baseball, cause that’s all I got in these
veins. I just hope to see a great crowd at
these games and build a solid fan base for
this baseball program, show everyone the
hard work we’ve put in this fall, and play
for a great cause,” said senior outfielder
Keenan Freitag.
This series is going to not only
give back to the community but also give
the players a chance to show off their skill
sets and compete for a job in the starting
lineup. Senior Centerfielder Brad Andrews
agreed.
“I think it’s really good for our program
because in the years past, we haven’t really
had anything like this. It is going to be really competitive. It is going to give us a
good measurement on who we can rely on
when the season comes,” Andrews said.
Hopefully this series will also
strike the interest of some more fans when
the lines are chalked up next spring.
“I’m looking forward to it. It is going
be fun. It’s a great way to end the fall. It also
gives the fans to come out and get a sneak
preview for the regular season,” said senior
shortstop Chaz Contreras.
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University of Pikeville participates in Nightmare on Main Street
By Joshua Tyler Olinger
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the City of
Pikeville hosted its annual Nightmare on
Main Street open to the public to attend in
order to provide children with a safe and fun
trick or treat experience.
It was that time of the year again for
kids and adults of all ages to fill Main Street
of downtown Pikeville as a part of the
“Nightmare on Main Street” annual celebration.
Nightmare on Main
Street started
as a way for
children of all
ages to participate in a safe
trick-or-treat
experience.
Costumes of
all
genres,
from scary to
funny, were
present to join in with the fun.
The UPIKE Alumni Association gave
out candy and the UPIKE School of Dance
joined in the festivities.
Making for a spooky success, the
UPIKE School of Dance performed
“Thriller” for the hundreds of people that
were present. About 40 dancers performed
on Huffman Avenue and inside the Expo
Center.
Along with trick or treating, the YMCA
of Pikeville, Food City, and local partners,
had their annual costume contest.
Jesse Bowling, Pikeville City Director
of Tourism and Events, said, “It’s a great
event! It also gives parents and children an
extra chance to be able to get more out of
buying that costume. I mean, instead of just
wearing it for one night out of the year, this
gives
them another
chance
to wear
that outfit and
get them
out into
the community
at
the
s a m e
time.”
University of Pikeville students join first-ever Zombie Run
By Ashley Wolfe
Pikeville witnessed its first Zombie 5K
Run on Saturday, Oct. 26. Runners from all
over gathered at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center in support of the Appalachian SPCA. This was the
organization’s first Zombie Run and despite
the chill in the air, hundreds of runners still
showed up to support it.
The University of Pikeville’s Delta
Delta Nu sorority had members who chose
to run to support the organization and in
honor of one of its philanthropies. Those
sorority members who didn’t or were unable to run chose to volunteer to hand out
water to the runners and help registration.
Many members of the University of
Pikeville sports teams ran as a
way to not only support the
cause, but as a way of shaping up
for their games and practices.
All registration fees collected were used as funding to
help with animal care. The
money collected will be used as
funds to not only buy food, but it
will also provide medical attention to those pets awaiting adoption.
Many owners brought their pets and
children to be their running companions to
help support the cause! As a message of
thanks, the Appalachian SPCA posted on
their Facebook that they “would like to
thank everyone who came out to support us
and participate in our first Zombie Run. We
would also like to thank everyone who
helped make it a success, we couldn’t have
done it without you.”
To leave your feedback or for more information on the Appalachian SPCA and its
cause, you can visit the Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/appalachianspca or at their website at http://appalachianspca.org.
Photos by Larry Epling
Spanish and Art mural in progress
By Brianna Larson
For the first time on campus, art and
Spanish students came together in the Visualizations of Hispanic Writings class, taught
by Professors Ella Smith and Pat Kowalok.
Initially, the goal of this class was to paint
a mural on campus. Now that the class is
underway, the goal has also expanded to include making connections between UPIKE
and global awareness.
“UPIKE is coming out of Central Appalachia to become a globalized University.
This opportunity to help UPIKE’s students
and the study abroad students realize their
global opportunities is an awesome experience,” student Cheyanna Scott said.
In the beginning of the semester, the
students learned about design, Spanish writings, and Spanish art. The students are now
working on a mural that will be on the wall
outside of the Language Center on the third
floor of Armington. Right now, the students
are in the planning and drawing phase, getting ready to place it on the wall.
Smith is one of two professors in the
Spanish department. The department has recently moved onto the third floor of Armington, so Smith believes that the mural is
also a good way to bring attention to the
Spanish department. Kowalok wants the
mural to position the campus as part of a
global society.
“This mural will hopefully increase
awareness of the world beyond UPIKE and
how we can relate to and be a part of the
larger picture,” Kowalok said.
Smith and Kowalok have been working
with Division Chair, Dr. Brigitte Anderson,
since January, trying to make this special
topic course a reality.
“This class is providing unique opportunities to be able to work together and fuse
different areas together. This is a great
learning experience for the students, and I
really think they are enjoying it,” Smith
said.
There are only seven students that are
enrolled in this class. It could be taken for
an art credit or Spanish credit.
“This is a great opportunity to be a part
of learning about art and Spanish at the
same time,” student Kaitlyn King said.
“This is a good opportunity to get experience. This is a one-time class, and it will
be nice to look back and say that I was a
part of making that mural,” student Laken
McKinney said.
The class will be done with the mural
at the end of this semester.
International students visit Capital building
By Dean Johnson
Moving away from home can be a
daunting prospect, especially when it involves
comp l e t e l y
changing countries. The latest
group of UPIKE
international
students set off
last week to
Frankfort, Ky.
The trip was organized
by
Global Education Director
Sandy Kroh, so
the new students could get a better feeling of life in
Kentucky and become more familiar with
the state in which they now live.
With students coming from all across
the globe from countries such as England,
Australia and
Brazil,
the
group was multicultural.
Australian
soccer player
G r e g o r y
Mitchell said,
“I actually really enjoyed the
day. It was
good to come to
the capital and
learn some history about Kentucky. Visiting the old and the new capital
building’s was probably the highlight of the
trip for me.”
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Bear’s Growl:Change
By Dontevius Daniel
The University of Pikeville has been
doing a lot of things to build up the campus
academically, but we need more things for
our students to enjoy on campus.
Last year, UPIKE opened the Coal
Building with a new café, but the food still
tastes the same. There is really nothing different about the café, but the building and
how everything looks. I feel like we should
have a food court on campus in addition to
the café. It would be nice to have a Chick Fil
A, Subway or an American deli, and a Chinese restaurant. It would help the campus
bring in money, and it would make the students and faculty members happy because
they wont have to eat in the café every day.
Another thing that is needed is a recreation center for students on campus. It would
give students something to do in their free
time. The gym is usually closed for the dance
team, volleyball team, and the basketball
team and rarely open for other students.
There are times I want to go play basketball
with my friends, but we never can because
it’s always closed for teams.
A recreational or student center would
not interfere with team schedules and provide
a needed outlet for students to exercise, play,
and relax.
Bears go undeafeated
By Leon Carsby
On Monday, Oct. 21, UPIKE assembled
its junior varsity football team and took on
JR Prep school. The game came down to the
wire as UPIKE won with a score of 15-14.
With the win, the UPIKE JV Bears are undefeated with a record of 2-0.
In the week’s game plan, the coaches
must have emphasized defense because
UPIKE caused turnovers left and right. Top
performers for UPIKE were defensive players Jamal Hunt with an interception and
Ricky Martin who also grabbed a interception late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory for the UPIKE Bears.
This game brightened the eyes for the
fans that attended as they got to see what
could be potentially their next year’s varsity
team. Junior Varsity is a learning experience
for players that hope to play varsity one day
or those who play but just aren’t getting
enough reps in the game to better them as a
football player. There were numerous
coaches in attendance to look for the players
with talent that they may have missed as
well.
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Local Church helps out What’s Up Wednesday
By Hawley Ill
Every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the
Student Lounge there is a meet and greet
with home-cooked foods sponsored by the
Office of Student Success.
This is an opportunity for the
UPIKE students
who live on campus and do not get
to go home to a
home-cooked
meal very often.
Last week,
the meal was provided by Pastor
Gene Layne and
the Church of God Militant Pillar of Truth.
They provided chili and grilled cheese for
students after the Powderpuff football
game.
“Thank you to Pastor Gene Layne and
the Church of God Militant Pillar of Truth
for their amazing service of love, food, and
fellowship! Remember church every Sunday at noon on the Bypass Road for their
amazing service of
love, food, and fellowship!” Ambria
Ray, director for
student success,
said.
At What’s Up
Wednesday, students meet a lot of
new and friendly
people and also
enjoy a delicious
home-cooked meal.
UPIKE cross country runner Jillian
Senters said, “This is great that they do this
for everyone. The students who are far
away from home really appreciate it.”
Men’s Basketball season underway
By Brad Andrews
As the old adage goes, it’s that time of
year again on campus at UPIKE. This of
course meaning the time when the men’s
basketball takes the court for the 2013-14
season.
For the first contest of the year, the
Bears hosted Athletes in Action this past
Thursday in a friendly exhibition match at
home in the Expo Center and handily came
away with a win, 91-77.
For the Bear’s first regular season
game, they are set to take on NCAA Division II powerhouse Tennessee Weslyan College at home on Wednesday, Oct. 30. This
should prove to be a good test for the Bears
as Tennessee Weslyan was a tournament
team last season.
Another notable game coming up will
be on Wednesday Nov. 6 when the Bears
will go to Louisville to take on the defending NCAA national champions, the Univer-
sity of Louisville.
“It’s obviously going to be a good challenge for us this year against Louisville, but
the difference is we have more size this
year, so if we make shots we have a good
chance,” said Head Coach Kelly Wells.
One change that the Bears have in the
schedule this year as opposed to in the past
is they will have two fall conference games,
which will bring on the pressure early in the
season. The first Mid-South contest will be
away on Nov. 21 against St. Catherine College and the second is another away contest
on Nov. 23 against Campbellsville University.
Wells is excited about the upcoming
season.
“We have a lot of versatility to go
along with our size this year and I’m excited
to see how we match up with the top teams
in the nation,” Wells said.
Choir and Art Club holds Hot Dog Sale
The Concert Choir & Art Club are
hosting a Hot Dog and Chili Dog Sale on
Thursday, October 31 at 10:30 a.m. until 2
p.m. The sale will be held at the Benefactors Plaza.
Grilled hot dogs, chili dogs, soups,
chips, drinks, and baked treats will be
available. To pre-order a meal, contact any
UPIKE choir/art club member or Janean
Freeman at 218-5770 or [email protected]. All proceeds will help
fund their 2014 experiential learning tour.
Come out for a great deal on a hot
meal, and support the arts in the process.
All “meal deals” include chips and a
drink, with the option to substitute a baked
good.
Dress for Success at
That Thursday Thing
By AnTwan Jacobs
That Thursday Thing is going to teach
students how to dress for success.
This Thursday, Oct. 31, there will be a
workshop in the ACE office, which is located on the basement floor of Armington.
The workshop starts at 11 a.m. and
ends at noon. It is designed to help students
be successful both inside and outside the
classroom settings. The mentors of ACE
will be there to help teach students how to
dress for interviews. Lois Rogers, a business professor at UPIKE, is the presenter for
the event.
Right after the workshop, there will be
an ACE Halloween party. Costumes are
welcomed.
Biology Club hosts
Haunted Lab
The UPIKE Biology Club haunted the
campus and community last weekend during its annual Haunted
Lab.
This year’s
event expanded to include all five levels of
the Armington Science Center and featured haunted hospital and lab rooms.
The tradition is a favorite of community members and this year the group
haunted nearly 500 visitors with a single
night record attendance.
“I’m very proud of the job done by the
students in pulling off the Haunted Lab this
year! With a gross in excess of $2,300, 481
total customers, and a single night record of
293 it was the most successful one in the
seven years we have been doing them!”
Mark Bolt, professor of biology and advisor, said.