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Walton Arts Center innovative play
By: Fletcher Cowden FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Despite COVID-19 the Walton Arts Center continues to find innovative ways to put on plays. February 25th through the 28th and March 4th through the 7th. The Walton Arts Center will be hosting a virtual play, Dixie’s Happy Hour. Dixie Longate will be telling stories about drinking and finding happiness, while…
Salvation Army helps the homeless take on the cold
By: Fletcher Cowden FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- With temperatures in NorthWest Arkansas rapidly dropping, temperatures overnight are unsafe for the community’s homeless. Temperatures this week will be anywhere from below 20 degrees with a chance of frozen rain and snow. The Salvation Army has two homeless shelters in the area, one in Bentonville and one in Fayetteville.…
Attending the University of Arkansas: Enrollment in and out of state
By: Fletcher Cowden FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- There’s plenty of reasons why incoming freshmen would choose to attend the University of Arkansas, but for out of state students a scholarship makes it even more tempting. The University’s New Arkansan Tuition Scholarship lends a financial helping hand for students coming in from other states. Enrollment and admissions at…
Razorback Reels Top 10: Best TV Couples
By: Drew Chamberlain With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching its time to count down the top ten definitive best couples from TV shows you love. This list was constructed by the Razorback Reels team. First up, some honorable mentions to the couples who didn’t quite make the cut. HONORABLE MENTIONS: The first honorable mention goes to…
Suspect arrested in the case of murdered 15-year old from Fayetteville
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — A suspect has been arrested in the October 2020 murder of a 15-year old from Fayetteville. Fayetteville detectives arrested Diontre Lang Saturday in Oklahoma city. Lang currently is awaiting extradition back to Arkansas. Law enforcement officials said that the investigation is on-going.
Center for Arkansas Farms for food creates a farm school
By: Jonathan Teal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In conjunction with the U of A Division of Agriculture, the Center for Arkansas Farms for food created a farm school this semester. Heather Friedrich, a program manager with the Center for Arkansas Farms for food, said it is important to have farmers to access healthy foods. She said…
Mental health issues during COVID-19 pandemic
By: Jonathan Teal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Madison King is a junior at the University of Arkansas. She transferred here last year right before the COVID-19 pandemic changed how students live. King only had one normal semester of college life at the U of A before going home to finish her second semester online. “Going…
I-49 and Wedington Drive interchange to go under construction soon
By: Jonathan Teal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A $37 million contract was given to a construction company in Tulsa to start rebuilding the I-49 and Wedington Drive interchange. Resident Engineer Bashar Qedan is the main engineer for the project, and he said construction should last around two years. However, he said the construction company gets a…
Breaking down the results of the ASG Student Body Survey
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) The results from the Associated Student Government’s polls have been officially released. ASG President Julia Nall said the poll received around 3,700 responses. Student government officials say demographics closely aligned with enrollment data except that they received a larger amount of female responses. The data was sorted into three…
President Biden’s COVID-19 relief package includes raising the federal minimum wage
By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package includes raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over a five-year period. The incoming Budget Committee chair, Senator Bernie Sanders, said the raise is the most controversial part of the relief package. The federal minimum wage currently sits at $7.25…