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New App Makes Donating to Food Pantries Easier Than Ever
With the holidays quickly approaching, the Full Circle Food Pantry is putting together their annual holiday food baskets to be distributed in December. This student founded organization is now interacting with donors in a brand new way, through the “Be Neighborly” App. This app makes it easier for people to donate pre-filled grocery bags to not…
Preventing Violence on Campus
(Fayetteville, AR)—How would you handle yourself if there was an active shooter in your building on campus? UAPD is making it a mission to make sure students and faculty are not only aware, but prepared of what to do in this type of situation. “Folks can be aware that something might happen but we want…
Deadlines Approach for UREC Extended Backpacking Trips
University Recreation Outdoors is offering two extended trips over Thanksgiving break, one to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and the other to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Both trips are planned for Nov. 19-27, and the registration deadlines are Nov. 15 and 16. For more information about traveling with the UREC Outdoors program, click…
College Voting Issues
Election Day is seen as one of the most important days of the year, but only 17 percent of 18 to 24 year olds casted a ballot. “You know I could either drive home for four hours and go to Kansas, or I can stay here and go to my classes Tuesday afternoon which is…
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank Teams Up with Springdale Police
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and the Springdale Police Department are partnering up this holiday season to serve those in the community who are immediatley suffering from hunger. “Springdale has definitely got a huge need of people who are food insecure in this community and so for us, we decided that would be probably the…
It’s On Us Campaign
The University of Arkansas recently released a video featuring Chancellor Steinmetz, students, faculty and community members on the topic of sexual assault and the It’s On Us campaign. The campaign urges people “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not…
U of A Bookstore Hosting Halloween Costume Contest
The U of A Bookstore is hosting a costume contest exclusively on Facebook to celebrate Halloween this year. The rules are simple: Take a photo of yourself in costume. Post it to the UofABookstore facebook page Vote on your favorite costume by Liking, Sharing, and Commenting on the photo. Participants will automatically be entered for a…
Students Prepare for Halloween Weekend
Produced by Mary Kate Carson, this is the A Block of UATV News on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Top stories include a dangerous Halloween costume, and the issues on the 2016 election ballot. Sawyer Buccy and Callie Barkwill sit on the anchor desk while UATV Reporters Lance Lloyd, Skye Ferrell, Clarissa Bustamante and Kristen Belue are featured throughout…
Undecided Voters
Like many other students at the UofA, Christen Kordsmeier is still on the fence about who she plans to vote for in the upcoming election. “I’m undecided on this, this election has been kind of crazy and I have no idea who to pick,” Kordsmeier said. Even though the debates have officially ended, she does…
Washington County Polling Stations
Early voting for the general election began yesterday, Oct. 24, and will continue until Nov. 7. There are six different voting locations in Washington County, here they are broken down between the two weeks. Week One (Oct.24 -Oct.28) Arvest Ballpark 3000 South 56th St, Springdale M-Th 9:30 to 4:30, Fri 9:30 to 2:30 Closed on Saturday, October 29th…