Spring Forward
Fall Back.
Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night. Daylight Savings Time begins. (One extra hour or sweet sleepytime.)
What's Next?
Fall Break is coming to a close. I hope all of you had a chance to rest and relax. The Webmeister and I have been busy bees around Cricket Song, but we did begin the break with a little bit of theater. We saw the UCA production of One Flea Spare and it was an outstanding college performance. It was a historical/psychological drama set in London in the 17th century during the Bubonic Plague. Every time I attend a play, I realize how much I enjoy theater. It gives one a chance to become part of another time and place.
The rest of the break was spent sprucing (cleaning) up Cricket Song. We did some painting in the reading room and some cleaning. We also had guests over on Sunday night, and I prepared a Hungarian dinner: cucumber salad, homemade bread and noodles, a pork stew, and braised red cabbage with caraway seeds. We finished the meal with a chocolate walnut torte. Yummy.
Now it's time to get back into the school groove. TOEFL is coming up on November 17th. Did everyone get registered in time?
How was the Houston trip? I bet it was hot and exciting. I can't wait to hear about how everyone spent UCA's first Fall Break!
More Stories in the Reading Room.
Two more paragraphs from writers in Ms. Sera's class have been added to the Reading Room in the Differences section by Wen Hui Yang and Maya Kovacev. Mohammed Khasawneh has contributed an original poem about a bad grade, Thoughts on Zero, as a result of a day of poetry recitations in the Level Three Academic Classroom Skills class. Look for more of these poems in the original language soon.
Yuki Keeps Us Informed.
Yuki sent me the following dates for the UCA Bears games. She invites everyone to the games to support the football team AND to hear the band. One of Yuki's jobs as a graduate student in the music department is to rehearse the marching band.
Nov. 1: 3:00 p.m. at UCA (Homecoming)
Nov. 8: 3:00 p..m. at UCA
Nov. 15: TBA Russellville
The following dates are Yuki's performances this semester (no admission). Yuki plays the tuba and the euphonium.
Dec. 2: 7:30 p.m. Brass Ensembles recital at the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall
Dec. 4: 7:30 p.m. Fall Symphonic Bands concert at Reynolds Performance Hall
More News
from Students from Afar.
Planet IEP has received news from several "graduates." It's always nice to hear from students who have moved to another state or country or have returned home. Li Qiang is working for a US fireworks company in China, so he spends his time commuting between China and the US. Now that's a long commute. Mai Tashima has transferred to a school in Missouri to study design. She sends a goodbye to all her friends and classmates at UCA. Jungmin Park writes from Korea that her Mom visited Conway (we guess to visit Minsoo, Jungmin's brother) and that she is studying for the TOEIC test, a university requirement there. Good luck, Jungmin! Dr. Souidi Anasse is now working for the Arkansas Health Department. What a success story! From IEP to MD. Anne Chukova finished summer school at UCA and has returned to Russia. She sends her goodbye and hopes to return next fall to UCA. We hope so, too!
Got Boredom?
Check Out the Important Dates.
If you are getting cabin fever (boredom), then read the Important Dates information below. Several opportunities are offered on campus for students to get involved and beat the ennui.
The UCA Theatre Department of Music invites you to attend the Moonlight Serenade Big Band gala dance. The UCA Jazz Ensemble will play the hits of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington for your listening and dancing pleasure.
$5.00 UCA Students; $10.00 per person.
