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Student Arrests Made at Sporting Events
By: Katie Davila FAYETTEVILLE, Ark– On a typical weekend in Spring students can be found enjoying Fayetteville, on Old Main Lawn, or at Baum Stadium. As many students fill what is known as the “Hog Pen”, more day drinking occurs. Inside the Hog Pen, students are allowed to bring coolers, ice chests, and their own…
University Offers New Way to Get Foreign Language Credit
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Department of World Languages now provides more options on how to meet University world language requirements. The department already offers 11 different languages for students to choose from, but now graduate students will have the opportunity to study abroad in order to obtain foreign language credit hours. The…
Campus Walk Promotes Eating Disorder Awareness
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Millions of people in America struggle with some sort of eating disorder or body image issues. Pat Walker Health Center plans to raise awareness on campus and break down barriers surrounding eating disorders. Pat Walker encourages you to join members of their Eating Disorder Treatment team in organizing a…
Earth Week Kicks Off at the University of Arkansas
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas celebrates Earth Week this week with a handful of events and activities located on campus. The Office of Sustainability and many other on-campus organizations hosts this week-long event to raise awareness of being green. Events this week include a watermelon kick-off, film-screening of “DamNation”, a…
U of A to Host Third Annual Block Party
By: Madison McClung FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – With Earth day just around the corner the University of Arkansas programs will host the 3rd annual earth day block party. The block party will start at 11 a.m. on April 20, at the Arkansas Union Mall. Guests can enjoy snow cones, free watermelon, succulents and a live musical…
The End of the Year Fashion Show Combines Style With Science
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – This year’s Enclothe: Timeless fashion show will feature some stylistic and technical pieces. The fashion show brings apparel merchandising, product development majors and the engineering department together to make one-of-a-kind outfits. Lexie Benton, Senior Apparel Major and an artist, created a product that is made from recycled vinyls and LED…
Fraternity Members Held at Gun Point Outside Their House
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A man is in custody after allegedly pointing a gun at someone and threatening them, said Fayetteville police. It was early Wednesday morning when Ryan Torres, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas stopped his truck outside the Kappa Sigma Fraternity house on 711 W. Dickson Street to confront a group…
The University Brings in a Local Philanthropist to Speak at Graduation
By Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sherece West-Scantlebury, president and CEO of Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, will speak at this years All-University Commencement Ceremony. She worked 10 years as the president and CEO of the private foundation who look to make the lives of Arkansans better through economic development and education. “It is a pleasure to…
U of A Ranked in Top 100 of Schools Awarding Degrees to Minority Students
By: Chris Nunez FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine. The Universities’ undergraduate and graduate programs were both ranked. “This is a real mark of the University of Arkansas’ commitment to educating all Arkansans,” said Yvette Murphy-Erby, vice provost for diversity and inclusion. “There is still a great deal to be done to meet our…
Pat Walker Wants to Raise Awareness for Eating Disorders
By: Ramsey Minto FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Pat Walker Health Center’s Eating Disorder treatment team is organizing a campus awareness walk. On April 19th, everyone is invited to join at the Arkansas Union Fountain to walk around campus and spread awareness, tackle myths surrounding the illness, and to empower those who need to seek treatment. The walk…