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Use Soap And Water to Celebrate This Special Week
by: Sydney Davis FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. –The first week of December brings special attention to keeping your hands clean with National Hand-washing Awareness Week. Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian physician from the 1800s, discovered the importance of hand-washing after he noticed a difference in mortality between two clinics. He used this knowledge to help lower the 26%…
Carol and Dance With The Greek Hogs This Christmas
by: Sydney Davis FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University’s fraternity, Fiji, is raising money this week for an event they are hosting that benefits their philanthropy. Carol of the Greeks will take place at the Fayetteville Town Center at 7 P.M. Members will gather and compete in a dance and singing competition to win money for…
Read It and (Eat) For English Students
by: Sydney Davis FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Cookies and a good book can make for a relaxing holiday season this year. On Wednesday, December 4th, Graduate Students In English will be selling cookies and used books for one dollar each. The sale will take place in Kimpel Hall. The Treasurer of GSE, Chris Borntrager, says sales will…
NW Arkansans Collect Meals for Low Income Neighbors
By Moe Ellis FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A Facebook group allowed Northwest Arkansans to join and make Thanksgiving meals for low income Fayetteville families. Katherine Haack has been making meals for families since 2009. This year, she with help from others collected enough food for 5 families to enjoy a full Thanksgiving meal. “My goal this…
Fayetteville Enacts Styrofoam Ban To Raise Environmental Awareness
By: Haley Berley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Around 91 percent of plastic items placed into a recycling bin ends up in a landfill with non-recyclable garbage, National Geographic reports. The calculations of what actually ends up being recycled draw attention to the volume of plastic waste people produce. Ultimately they end up everywhere except a recycling…
Trump’s Impeachment Inquiry Stirs Campus Conversations
By: Haley Berley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – President Trump’s inquiry of impeachment is the first time in twenty years it has happened, with Bill Clinton’s the most recent in 1998. Announced on national television by Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, she stated that, “The actions taken to date by the president have seriously violated the…
Capitalism and Community Clash in Dirt Pit Debate
by Catherine McCarley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – As subdivisions replace fields and forests in Washington County, dump trucks going to and from construction sites carry controversy in their beds. Red dirt is essential for developers to turn the Northwest Arkansas landscape into profitable ground, said Bob Daughtery, a realtor and vice chair of the Washington County…
A Day in the Fayetteville Fire Department
By Steven Erbacher FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— There is no such thing as a dull day in firefighting. Each day is different, each day is unique. That is one reason why Captain Aubrey York of the Fayetteville Fire Department has stayed in this profession for 13 years now. “I found this trying to find my way in…
The Gift of Giving Made Easier Through Holiday Sales
By Ashlyn Grace Brothers People across the United States spent the day with their laptops open and their eyes peeled for the best digital deals. Black Friday took place the day after Thanksgiving, followed by Small Business Saturday. Shoppers had Sunday off but had their online shopping bags ready to score the best deals. The…
Arkansas Arts Play an Integral Role During the Holiday Season
By Ashlyn Grace Brothers Two local theaters host Christmas themed productions during the month of December. Josh Harpell, sophomore theatre major, said he believes the arts play an integral role during the holiday season. He said it serves as a reminder to feel genuine emotion and become rooted in the true spirit of the holidays.…