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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…
Local High School Students Plan Protest Walkout
By: Breybinda Alvarez ROGERS, Ark. – Benton County and Washington County school districts talked with students about participating in the nationwide walkout planned to protest gun violence. On March 14, 2018, students nationwide plan to walk out of high schools at 10:00 a.m. for 17 minutes. Each minute represents each of the 17 lives lost…
Local Female Chef Featured on USA Today’s Top Chef List
By: Destiny Washington FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – In celebration of Women’s History Month, USA Today released a list of top 50 chefs in the 50 states. On that list was local chef Chrissy Sanderson. Sanderson serves New American Cuisine at Mockingbird Kitchen. She uses local ingredients, and recipes from her mother and grandmother. The menu features…
Lemke Journalism Project Inspires One Student to Follow Her dreams
By:Seth Campbell FAYETTEVILLE, Ark- Some people restrict dreams to their bed, while others pursue dreams with the intention of making them a reality. Sydney Mulvenon, a Fayetteville High student, took it upon herself to use the Lemke Journalism Project to pursue a dream. Mulvenon said, “I’ve been sideline reporting, commentating. Getting that experience at the…
University Continues Excel Proficiency Class
By: Ben Glodowski ROGERS, Ark.- The University of Arkansas Global Campus will advance students to part two of its course on mastering Microsoft Excel. The three-part series enters its intermediate phase tomorrow, with sections focusing on creating advanced formulas, using PivotTables, and analyzing datasets. The course costs $159, and lasts from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
Jan Morgan Files to Run for Governor
by Anna Thrash LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Jan Morgan filed to run for Arkansas governor Monday. Morgan is a gun range owner from Hot Springs, and declared her run for the Republican primary against current governor Asa Hutchinson. Morgan gained national attention when she declared her gun range a “muslim-free” zone. She also considered herself, “genetically…
Blind Painter Visits Campus
by Anna Thrash FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- A blind artist will conduct a workshop on February 28 that allows participants to experience and understand what it is like to be a paint blind. John Bramblitt has painted artwork that has been sold around the world. He lost his sight to a combination of epilepsy and Lyme’s disease…
New Razorback Greenway Bike Trail
By: Chris Nunez FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. A new bike trail will soon connect the Razorback Greenway to Gulley Park. The project was approved by Fayetteville’s City Council last week and in addition to replacing about a mile of asphalt along the existing trail, it will also include two new 12-foot-wide bridges. According to city officials the…
New Center Street Stop Signs
By: Chris Nunez FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Two intersections on W. Center Street are now all-way stops. As of this morning, February 26, the following intersections will have four stop signs: West Avenue at W. Center Street University Avenue at W. Center Street The new stop signs were created after City officials reviewed vehicle counts, speeds and…