By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Pat Walker Health Center opened a new clinic specifically for respiratory illnesses in the Garland Parking Garage last week. Click here for an interactive graphic detailing essential information about the temporary clinic. The Respiratory Illness Clinic aims to treat any student, faculty or staff member at the University…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E46ocxi9B_A By: Fletcher Cowden FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Post-traumatic stress disorder is defined as a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who witness a traumatic event. PTSD is common among combat veterans and military members across the world. First defined as post-traumatic stress disorder in the 1980s. Before then it was commonly known as shell…

by David Cox FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Early voting in Arkansas began this week. This weekend, those in Washington County can vote at Bud Walton Arena. The “basketball palace” is the first on-campus voting location, approved just in September. Associated Student Government President Julia Nall said it was a lengthy process that started early last summer.…

By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – With only 14 days to the 2020 election, the volume from local, state, and national candidates continues to increase. Many University of Arkansas students worry about having to vote through mail in or absentee voting. University of Arkansas Political Science Professor, Janine Perry, said they shouldn’t be too worried.…

By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark ­­– The University of Arkansas Distinguished Lectures Committee found a new focus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chair of the DLC, Sally Gairhan, said this semester the committee focused on recruiting leaders of the Northwest Arkansas community to give lectures. Before UofA students were sent home mid-March, the typical format of…

By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Arkansas found a way to celebrate the long-standing homecoming tradition. Seniors Phil Necessary and Katie Gardner were crowned the 2020 UofA Homecoming King and Queen.   The University of Arkansas Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter nominated Phil Necessary and the Registered Student Organization,…

By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas is celebrating its 90th year as an institution. The School was founded in the basement of Old Main in 1930 by Walter J. Lemke, the department would move to various buildings on campus until it found its…

By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — October is commonly associated with Halloween and fall, however, it’s also used as a month of creating awareness and starting conversation around breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer that will affect women, in fact, according to breastcancer.org, one in eight women will develop some form of…

By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas has taken numerous precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many of those guidelines apply to University Recreation as well in order to ensure the safety of students wanting to work out. Kristin DeAngelo, University Recreation Director of Facilities, urges students that the campus gyms…

 By: Jonathan Teal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —The Alumni Association starts the second part of their Town Hall Series tonight. They launched the series last month with a forum including campus leaders discussing racism on campus. Dr. Ron Rainey, president of the Alumni Association, said the #BlackatUARK movement was a big reason why they decided to start…