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Christian Graduate Fellowship holding meetings on Wednesdays
By: Jackson McAfee FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The United Campus Ministries program will be holding small group meetings on Wednesdays to give students the opportunity to meet and discuss their faith. Students can meet together for lunch and open up about what is going on in their lives and have a Bible study. Many other…
Dickson Street’s replacement parking garage updates
By: Kate Balser FAYETTEVILLE, ARK (UATV) – Dickson Street’s replacement garage is nearing completion and many locals are ready for the construction to be finished. The replacement parking garage at the Northwest lot of Dickson Street and West Avenue broke ground on January 10th of last year, marking over a year since construction began. The…
Fay Jones School of Architecture Getting More Improvements in Technology
By: Jackson McAfee FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design had a record-breaking 70 employers at its annual career fair on Tuesday, February 14th. Architecture students had the opportunity to meet with future employers and build interview experience. This experience was added on with new technology, like 3-D printing, being implemented…
Local highschool student hosts allergy-friendly food drive
By: Lakyra Banks FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – As a toddler, Hemali Gauri was plagued by an on-set of break-outs and eczema. Through an early diagnosis, she learned that she had a food allergy but the exact food was undetermined. “We didn’t know what else to test for at that time because there’s so many allergens.…
Hugo’s represents NWA in The Arkansas Food Hall of Fame
By: Kristin Kite FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Department of Arkansas Heritage has announced the finalists for the 2023 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. Arkansas Food Hall of Fame The program originally started in 2016. This marks the seventh year in a row that Arkansas has been able to recognize Arkansas restaurants, proprietors, food-themed events,…
The Black Music Symposium paves way to a new degree on campus
By: Kristin Kite FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The University of Arkansas Department of Music hosted its 10th annual Black Music Symposium which dedicated to educating and exploring the music contributions of Black Americans. This year’s theme, “Lest our Feet Stray,” invoked a spirit of remembrance of Black musical genres. The theme’s name borrows words…
Winter Weather caused Power Outages in Northwest Arkansas Region
By: Shelby Mills FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The Northwest Arkansas Region has been hit with two winter storms since the start of the year that have affected residents’ homes and businesses. Severe winter storms come with many complications, including the loss of electricity. Vidi Qualls is a resident of Hindsville who lost…
Cost of Rent Increases in NWA
By: Kate Balser FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Student living has become even more expensive for students at the University of Arkansas. Click below to hear about the rent increase from Jeff Cooperstein, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Business and Economic Research and Duke McLarty, Executive Director of NWA Workforce Housing Center. Along with…
LGBT on television
By: Kristin Kite FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – GLAAD is an acronym for Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, an American non-governmental media monitoring organization originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries; it has since included bisexual and transgender people. NATIONAL ANGLE…
How inflation affects college students
By: Elena Thompson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – With inflation on the rise, almost everyone is feeling the effects and college students are no exception. What is inflation and why is it happening? To understand how inflation is affecting the average person, it’s first important to understand what inflation is. University of Arkansas Economist Jeff Cooperstein said…