Wednesday, November 23, 2022

UALR

 I walked through and around UALR at lunchtime today—for 36:37—to find that 26 buildings have been constructed on its campus since I graduated 39 years and 11 months ago. There were not nearly 26 buildings here when I was in school. By the way, I am at the Stephens Center to cover a UALR women's game for the newspaper. Unfortunately, the hot Swedish player I fell for in November 2017 has run out of eligibility. ...My memory is not as good as I once, perhaps, overrated it. Here is what I wrote of the "hot Swedish player" after UALR's 86-57 victory over Memphis on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017: By the way, UALR's first-year junior forward Yanina Inkina bubbles over with pete-prettiness. She's a 6-2 blonde from Minsk, Belarus, who plays for the Belarusian national team. I interviewed her after the game and figure at least half of UALR's students, faculty, and staff already have a thing for her.


OVERHEARD

“I’m really glad that I came here. It’s a good school with a good basketball program, and I know for sure that Coach Foley is going to help me to be a better player.”
—UALR basketball player Yanina Inkina

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