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What’s Happening on the Hill
by Ashlyn Grace Brothers “Every Brilliant Thing” is currently playing at TheatreSquared’s Nadine Baum Studio Theatre in Fayetteville and will run through February 10. The one-person play features Tony nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress Liz Calloway. According to TheatreSquared’s website, they recently relocated to their brand new facility in order “to create a profoundly intimate, immersive,…
Fayetteville Ranks Among Worst Cities For DUIs
by Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Fayetteville ranks as the 12th highest city for driving under the influence (DUI) arrests in a report put out by Insurify, an American insurance company. Nationally, DUIs are on the decline, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 29 people die every day from drunk driving…
Fayetteville Ranks Among Worst Cities For DUIs
by Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Fayetteville ranks as the 12th highest city for driving under the influence (DUI) arrests in a report put out by Insurify, an American insurance company. Nationally, DUIs are on the decline, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 29 people die every day from drunk driving…
Fayetteville Ranks Among Worst Cities For DUIs
by Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Fayetteville ranks as the 12th highest city for driving under the influence (DUI) arrests in a report put out by Insurify, an American insurance company. Nationally, DUIs are on the decline, but according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 29 people die every day from drunk driving…
Football Preview: Parking and Passes
by Chloe Matthews and Chris Zahn FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Saturday marks the beginning of football season on the Hill with a newly renovated stadium, new parking policies, and new student access passes. Parking: Each game day, student and faculty parking lots are used to accommodate the tens of thousands of fans who come to see…
Fayetteville Teen Charged After Breaking and Entering
By Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville Police Department released new information Tuesday about a burglary at The Vue apartment complex off Stadium Drive and MLK Jr. Blvd. Police charged Michael Irvin, an 18 year old Fayetteville resident, with two counts of Residential Burglary, Voyeurism, and Theft of Property. An anonymous source identified Irvin…
Art Exhibit Sheds Light on Sexual Assault
By: Haleigh Ball FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It has long been an argument that a person’s choice of clothing has been a reason for sexual assault and rape. Most of the time, sexual violence occurs because of the perpetrator’s need to dominate and exert their power over the victim. The educational program STAR Central created the What Were You…
We are Talking Germ Safety
By Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — After Arkansas’ deadliest flu season in history, with 219 deaths reported by the Arkansas Health Department, a university outreach program is visiting schools to spread awareness about germs. The Food Science department decided it was time to teach about germ safety by using a plastic based powder combined with a u-v…
University of Arkansas Takes on Opioid & Substance Abuse Awareness
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – This week marks the University’s first annual Opioid and Substance Abuse Awareness Week. A discussion panel takes place Thursday the 26th in Reynolds Auditorium at 5 p.m. One of the panelists includes Arkansas Drug Director, Kirk Lane. According to the National Institute on Drugs, in 2016 Arkansas had 169…
Lewis Park Set to Close
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Twenty-seven acres of land near the University of Arkansas are up for sale. Back in 1993, the University of Arkansas Agriculture Department and the city of Fayetteville brokered a 25 year lease deal. A lease which ends this June. Anticipating the ending of the lease, the city created a…