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New Children’s Hospital to Open Tomorrow
By: Seth Campbell SPRINGDALE, Ark– Arkansas Children’s Hospital will open its Northwest Arkansas location tomorrow, February 27th. The Springdale location will join the flagship hospital in Little Rock to deliver care to the region’s 200,000 children. The new hospital offers families: 233,613 square feet of wellness space, a state-of-the-art pediatric surgery unit, outdoor gardens and…
Fayetteville Set for First Black History Parade
By Jarrett Hobbs FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – For the first time Fayetteville, Arkansas will host a Black History Month Parade. Set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 11:00 a.m. the parade will start at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. The parade’s path will be along Dickson St. The parade was organized by Compassion…
School Threats Increase In Arkansas
By Jarrett Hobbs FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Since the school shooting in Parkland, Flordia that claimed the lives of 17, there has been an increase in threats against schools in Arkansas and the rest of the country. Hackett, Star City, Berryville, McGehhe and North Little Rock schools have all reported incidents concerning threats to school safety.…
Heavy Rains Could Bring an End to Fayetteville Drought
By Jarrett Hobbs FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – The National Weather Service has placed Fayetteville, Arkansas under a flood watch until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. The majority of the state is under a severe weather warning as a large weather front moves from the Gulf of Mexico into the Great Lakes. The National Weather Service expects 2…
Historian Talks Hillbilly Hellraisers
By: Erica Rankin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – What exactly is a Hillbilly Hellraiser? One group on campus, Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society, invites people to come learn at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 23. They will host a talk from a professor of history on what this term means. Blake Perkins, assistant professor of history…
Acapella Group Preforms Friday
By: Erica Rankin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University Programs will host BackTrack at 7 p.m. on Feb. 23. The group will preform in the Union Theatre on the fourth floor of the Arkansas Union. This performance is sponsored by the University Programs. It is through the Office of Student Activities and is supported by the Student…
AIM Conference to Attract Underrepresented Students
By: Erica Rankin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas Black Graduate Students’ Association will host the Attracting Intelligent Minds Conference from Feb. 22 to Feb. 25. The goal of the conference is to give more opportunities for prospective graduate students from underrepresented populations. They want to feed information to the students about U of…
Arkansas Tax Cuts For Top Income Groups
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Governor Asa Hutchison works to cut taxes for the top income tax bracket. Hutchison made comments via Twitter hoping to give back to the state of Arkansas. This proposal will begin at the beginning of next year. Hutchison plans to reduce the state income tax by $108 million.
Potential New Policy For Guns On Campus
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Representative Bob Ballinger and Senator Trent Garner proposed to remove the second part of training for concealed carry. This would allow gun owners to carry weapons in public restaurants, airports but even more important for students, college campuses. The training required to carry legally would decrease to eight…
Arkansas Receives Poor Grade in Nation-Wide Election Security Study
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Center for American Progress (CAP) released its study results on Monday and Arkansas landed an F. The report was driven by safety concerns after the U.S. confirmed Russia’s influence in state voting systems. CAP graded all 50 states by analyzing interviews with election officials. No states received an A and the…