FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The MLB – Major League Baseball — Network has scheduled two showings of University of Arkansas journalism professor Larry Foley’s latest documentary,The First Boys of Spring. The one-hour documentary is narrated by Academy Award winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and recounts the origin of Spring Training in the Arkansas resort town of…
A group of nine faculty, staff and students has been assembled to participate in an ad hoc committee, designed to help Chancellor Joe Steinmetz become more educated about the university, get a clearer picture of the environment on campus, and to help guide priority action items. The committee will meet monthly for six months initially,…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Behind several strong showings, the No. 36 Arkansas women’s tennis team swept a pair of matches in a Sunday doubleheader at Dills Indoor Courts. The Razorbacks used a 4-3 victory against No. 45 Purdue and a 5-2 win over Saint Louis to earn the Sunday sweep and improve to 4-2 on the…
FAYETTEVILLE — A lithograph created by Tim LaTourette, called “Rise Above,” is part of a touring exhibition that will be seen in 10 cities across Arkansas throughout the year. The 2016 Small Works on Paper touring exhibition, which features 37 Arkansas artists, will stop at Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus during the month…
The historic Old Main Building at the U of A has upgraded its carillon system. This bell rings every hour. The old system was used for twenty years and worked on cassette tapes. Now, everything is digital and more user friendly. The audio video manager for Fulbright College, Chris Clanton, said that there are only benefits…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Razorback Athletics will seek approval from the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees this week to move forward with the full design and cost estimate for a Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium renovation, including an addition in the north end zone of the stadium. Approval will also be requested for the department…
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, selected four students to compete in the Kelley School of Business National Diversity Case Competition taking place Jan. 15-16, 2016, at the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. Walton students Boston Woodworth, Tatiana Polydore, Byron Alley and Cordell Griffin…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former Razorback basketball player Michael Qualls was arrested on drug and speeding charges Wednesday morning. Qualls was stopped for speeding on I-49 in Fayetteville around 8 a.m. According to Arkansas State Police, during the traffic stop, the state trooper “detected an odor” and found marijuana inside his vehicle. Qualls, 21, was booked…
KAY COUNTY, Okla. — The search for country singer Craig Strickland continues today in Oklahoma. Strickland, lead singer for Fayetteville based band Backroad Anthem, did not return from a duck hunting trip over the weekend. Crews found the body of his friend Chase Morland, 22, yesterday. In a tweet, Strickland’s wife Helen, former Miss Arkansas…
Update: Tuesday, December 29 5:40 PM LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson has issued disaster declarations for nine additional counties. These counties include: Baxter, Chicot, Crawford, Jackson, Jefferson, Little River, Mario, Montgomery and Sebastian. As damage assessments continue, additional counties may be added. Original Story: December 28 5:32 PM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Asa Hutchinson…