The Bear
Facts
Volume 25, Issue 3
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019
Weekly newsletter for the students, faculty, and staff at the University of Pikeville
UPIKE hosts annual Opening Convocation
By Latasha Dalton
On Thursday, Sept. 10, the University
of Pikeville hosted its annual Opening Con-
vocation. The key note speaker at the event
was Jared Arnett, UPIKE alumnus, pastor,
and CEO of his own business, Mountain
Music Exchange. Arnett spoke about how
you should do things that scare you. He also
encouraged students to always take chances.
After his speech, President Dr. Webb
presented Eula Hall with the Baird Fam-
ily Service award. Hall is a Pike Coun-
ty native who is credited for being an
advocate for better healthcare in the
region and “giving the poor a voice”.
Towards the end of the ceremony the
convocation took a comedic turn when Ben
Konig, assistant professor of optometry,
started rapping. Konig did an original UP-
IKE version of “Congratulations” by Post
Malone. The crowd to erupt with laughter.
The song was followed by the Lita-
ny of Scholarship, which led into Chap-
“To Build a Home” kicks off UPIKE’s theatre
season
By Siera Dotson
Last week, the UPIKE theatre pro-
gram produced its first student-driven
play. Written by the winner of last year’s
UPIKE playwriting competition, Dylan
Martin, and directed by senior, Mack-
enzie Fraley, “To Build a Home” kicked
off the UPIKE’s theatre season. The
play was performed on Sept. 12 and 13.
Martin wrote the show in hopes
to take it Scotland to be performed in
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Fra-
ley directed the show to mimic how
it would be performed at the festival.
“I wrote the stage play “To Build a
Home” for myself. It was something I felt
I needed to express, and I was able to put it
Hip hip hooray for
Club Day
By Sydni Eldridge
The involvement fair took place in
UPIKE plaza on Thursday, Sept. 12. This
event showed off organizations at UPIKE,
including SGA, choir, band, “The Growl-
ers”, FMA, the Biology Club, Sigma Tau
Delta, Greek Life, a gaming club, Psi Chi,
and PBL. Students found out about all
of the different clubs and organizations.
About 40-50 people came to see what kind
of activities there were to do on campus.
“It was cool to see so many
clubs here that anyone can be a part
of,” Jake Brown, freshman, said.
Some clubs have multiple activities
going on throughout the school year. Rob
Musick, chaplain, is hosting a fall break trip
lain Robert Musick’s ending prayer.
to Chicago, which is $100 per person. Also,
“This convocation really made
there is fellowship on Sunday’s at 8:36 P.M.
me feel proud to go to a school where
Psi Chi, which is led by Le-
they give recognition to those who de-
Anne Epling, is a psychology club,
serve it,” said freshman Jada Rice.
and it is going to start having socials.
FMA is hosting Hor-
ror Fest, which is on Oct. 30.
to paper with a little help from friends and
family. I submitted the first few drafts to
the script contest at the school in hope of
getting my work seen live for the first time
ever and in a foreign country,” Martin said.
Martin plans on continuing to edit the
play and start working on new projects.
Along with a student writer and di-
rector, the cast included: Alex Hoff-
man, Autumn Jones, Jeremi Plourde,
Hayden Word, and Travis Stamper.
The creative team for the production
was also made up of UPIKE students.
The theatre program plans
on continuing its season with the
fall musical “Tuck Everlasting.”