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It’s Tax Season, Are You Ready?
By Jose Carranza FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Tax season is beginning and industry professionals stress the importance of using caution when students are filing their taxes. At the University of Arkansas, associate professor TJ Atwood is the Tax Curriculum director in the Department of Accounting. She’s actively working to inform students on important things to…
A Diverse Range of Acts Comes to Faulkner Performing Arts Center
By Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) –- Two diverse performances are coming to the stage at Faulkner Performing Arts Center during the winter months. Josephine: the Play and a jazz concert by the Mingus Dynasty Quartet are scheduled just a week apart. Josephine is a biographical cabaret-style play detailing the life of Josephine Baker, an…
Dickson Street Gets a Facelift
by Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — A series of construction projects along Dickson Street are causing delays for drivers and pedestrians alike. At the corner of West Avenue and Dickson Street, the former Hoghaus Brewery is undergoing a major expansion—shutting down a segment of West Avenue and rendering the turn lanes on Dickson unusable.…
Community Members Mourn the Loss of a Fallen Fayetteville Police Officer
By Ashlyn Brothers Fayetteville police mourn the loss of their brother in blue. Law enforcement and community members are still trying to understand why a man ambushed a police officer and executed him. Fayetteville Police Chief Mike Reynolds said Officer Stephen Carr was just beginning his night shift Saturday, Dec. 7 when London Phillips shot…
Campus Holiday Blood Drive Exceeds Goals
by Samson Tamijani FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For donating blood, the act of giving can be a matter of life and death. UARK Red Cross – the student volunteer chapter of American Red Cross – makes it possible twice a semester to save multiple lives, the group said. “People come in and do one quick thing,…
Neighbors Say “No” to Land Development on Markham Hill
By Kelly Kim Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Over 144 acres of land located right off campus stands poised for development and neighbors say they want to stop it. Markham hill is the last wooded acreage in Fayetteville. Community members living in the University Heights neighborhood of Fayetteville compared it to New York’s Central Park. “It’s…
The Empower Program Aiding Students to Success
By: Arden Wynn The Empower program gives students, with mild intellectual disabilities, the ability to receive the four-year college experience. The program prepares these students to make the transition into independence and employment. Junior, Mackenzie Rex, is a student who has been a part of the Empower program for the past two years now. “I…
Graduating Seniors Begin To Search For Jobs
By Wyatt Garrett FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — A total of 2,092 students will graduate from the University of Arkansas on Dec. 21 and some have already began to look for a job after school. Graduating students like Sydney Ratcliff are stressed by the occupational search. “It shouldn’t be stressful, but it is. Just because of the…
Chi-Omega Sorority Making Wishes Come True
By Delaney Osbourn FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Making a wish can be simple, but for the kids involved with the Make a Wish foundation it can be more special. Every year the Make a Wish foundation makes 315,000 children’s dreams come true. Children with life threatening illnesses can get granted their one wish with the help…
Staying Safe on Campus During Finals Week
By Khadn Adderley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The last few weeks of school are quite stressful for students on most college campuses. They’ve begun preparing for final exams, which means late nights on campus and longer hours of studying. However, when spending late nights in the library, one female student says walking on campus can be…