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Spring Fling to Cover Spring Break Safety
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University Housing hosts an event giving students health and safety tips for spring break. The event takes place tomorrow night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the International Connections Lounge in the Union. A DJ, food and prizes are in store for those who come. Attendees can partake in…
Pulitzer Prize Finalist to Visit the University
By: Hunter McEachern FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Novelist, essayist and professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside, Laila Lalami, will visit the University of Arkansas Campus to read from her novel The Moor’s Account. A finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, The Moor’s Account is about a Moroccan slave who is the first…
Local Artist Thanks University for Helping His Career
By: Hunter McEachern FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Local Artist Ben Edwards acknowledges the University of Arkansas for helping start his art career. He specifically credits University Programs, where he served as the coordinator for the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery from 2004-2006. “University Programs gave me essential professional experience that was entirely relevant to the world of…
ACHA Releases Toolkit to Address Sexual and Relationship Violence on Campus
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The American College Health Association Publishes a new tool-kit to aid universities in addressing sexual and relationship violence. The tool-kit provides guidance for campuses and communities to become trauma-informed. The University of Arkansas is utilizing the tool-kit to continue improving prevention programs and incident-response services. Trauma-informed approaches focuses on…
ASG Elections Results to be Announced
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Associated Student Government will release election results Monday, March 12. Elections closed Wednesday, March 7. Voting remained open for three days, March 5 to March 7. The two tickets up for office were “For The Hill” and “Make Your Mark”. The election was for ASG Executive Council along with…
Campus Celebrates International Women’s Day
By: Destiny Washington FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – The University of Arkansas will celebrate International Women’s Day in the Arkansas Union International Connections Lounge. Events will take place all day. This day brings awareness to gaps in women’s rights across the world. This event is also meant to reflect on the achievements and contributions women have made…
Kareem Abdul-Jabar Visits Bud Walton Arena
By: Destiny Washington FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – NBA all-star pays a visit to the U of A’s Bud Walton Arena. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the latest speaker in the Distinguished Lecture Series. Jabbar is widely know for his 20 year basketball career. He retired in 1989, as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a record he still holds to this…
ASG Voting Begins
By: Madison McClung FAYETTEVILLE, Ark- ASG voting begins today. The Associated Student Government at the University of Arkansas is a student-led organization that acts as an organized voice for all students. The two campaigns running are Make Your Mark and For The Hill. Both campaigns tabled and hosted a cookout for students at the Union…
“The Daily Show” Comedian comes to University
By: Ben Glodowski FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- University Programs will host a nationally recognized comedian in the Union. Dulcé Sloan, a correspondent for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” will appear in the Union Theater Friday night at 7:00. The event is sponsored by the University Programs Comedy Committee, which says “her signature sass and complete confidence…
Yoga Helps Students Think Clearly
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – The University of Arkansas offers several ways to better your mind. Pat Walker Health Center offers free yoga classes for students every week. The purpose of these classes are to create a safe space for students who suffer from anxiety and stress. “If you’re constantly being pushed up and…