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E-Scooter Ridership is Up During COVID-19
By: Jonathan Teal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Veoride and Spin each have 500 scooters in the Fayetteville area. About 900 of them are put on the street for use everyday. The U of A’s Active Transportation Coordinator Ammen Jordan said during COVID, ridership has not gone down. “They’ve supplemented Razorback transit usage, so people aren’t necessarily…
Fayetteville Board of Health Announced New COVID-19 Guidelines
By: Lexy French FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Coronavirus cases continue to rise state, city, and campus-wide. Holiday gatherings may amplify the increase. The City of Fayetteville Board of Health announced, in a media release, new guidelines to help slow the rise of cases and keep the community safe while celebrating the holidays. The Board of Health…
Stay Home and Serve Virtually
By: Sydney Davis ATLANTA, Ga. — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in the U.S., so does the amount of people in need. People in need of financial assistance, food donations, help adapting to the daily changes of the nation, the list goes on. Students are searching for ways that they can…
COVID-19 Impacts Campus Community
By: Ashlyn Brothers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)—The coronavirus pandemic caused a change in the nation’s narrative as normal routines become uprooted. Fayetteville was notified of a presumptive positive case of COVID-19 on March 17, 2020—the first confirmed case in Northwest Arkansas. This individual is a family member of a Washington Regional provider, who began 14-day self…
Spring Breakers Take Precautions
By Madison Hartley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- As Spring Break approaches, student travel plans are typically solidified in the final weeks before their breaks. This year, some spring breakers are cancelling their travel plans in caution of the novel coronavirus. University of Arkansas junior, Hannah Grace Woods, cancelled her fully-paid cruise vacation on Monday. “We cancelled, not because…
Super Tuesday Takes Place Today
By Michael Wood FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Today marks a very important day in the steps of deciding who will be the democratic nominee to run against President Trump for the Republicans. Today, fifteen total jurisdictions will host Super Tuesday. Voting has been taking place since this morning, in which over a third of the delegates…
Super Tuesday Takes Place Today
By Michael Wood FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Today marks a very important day in the steps of deciding who will be the democratic nominee to run against President Trump for the Republicans. Today, fifteen total jurisdictions will host Super Tuesday. Voting has been taking place since this morning, in which over a third of the delegates…
Super Tuesday Takes Place Today
By Michael Wood FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Today marks a very important day in the steps of deciding who will be the democratic nominee to run against President Trump for the Republicans. Today, fifteen total jurisdictions will host Super Tuesday. Voting has been taking place since this morning, in which over a third of the delegates…
Fayetteville Community Emphasizes the Significance of the Young Vote
By Ashlyn Brothers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — March 3, 2020 marked a big day in American politics as Arkansas took part in Super Tuesday elections for the second time. In the past, residents of Washington County were limited to voting at their precinct, only now constituents can vote at any local polling site with a…
Big Businesses & Local Entrepreneurs Invest in Revitalization of Downtown Springdale
By Ashlyn Brothers SPRINGDALE, Ark. (UATV) — Rumors of revitalization have echoed inside the empty buildings that line Emma Avenue since the Downtown Springdale Alliance was first organized in the last decade. Many have described the initiative as a “hurry up and wait” process, but an investment from big businesses just might be the catalyst…