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Students Can Submit Personal Portraits to The Razorback
By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas yearbook, The Razorback, is allowing students to submit a portrait of themselves for the 2020 – 2021 edition of the yearbook. The Razorback editor, Sarah Rawls said the yearbook has decided to take individual submissions, rather than holding a photo day due to COVID. “Besides the…
COVID-19: The Uninvited Wedding Guest
By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For many engaged couples, their wedding day is one of the most memorable and romantic moments in a relationship. However, being engaged in the middle of a pandemic has forced numerous couples to get creative with their nuptials. UA seniors Robyn and John David Lancaster got married in early…
University of Arkansas Makes Efforts to Increase Diversity and Inclusion
By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas is looking to improve diversity and inclusion on campus by creating initiatives and mandatory trainings. Romona West, the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Fulbright College, created a program that provides a platform to discuss diversity issues. “I’m always hopeful that people would love to…
Absentee Ballots Provide a Voting Alternative
By: David Cox FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Trinity United Methodist Church and Sequoyah United Methodist church in Fayetteville, among others, will be polling places for the presidential election. For those with no established residence in Fayetteville and with COVID-19 cases rising, it can be hard for voters to find time or feel safe in their precinct…
Students Report Peers for COVID Protocol Violations
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- In a campus wide email sent last week, Chancellor Steinmetz encourages students to report their peers in violation of COVID safety protocol. Those who wish to submit a tip can do so via report.uark.edu. A web portal allows users to submit a description of the violation as well as the…
As the World Goes Online, the School of Journalism Invests in New Digital Platforms
By: Michael Adkison FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— The University of Arkansas’ School of Journalism and Strategic Media invested in two new digital platforms over the summer, in an effort to create innovative content for Arkansans. The two websites, ArkansasCovid and Arkansas Soul, launched in the wake of two crises facing the U.S.: the Coronavirus pandemic, and the…
Campus Fountain Vandalized in Prank
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas monument was vandalized late last week after an attempted prank. The Wild Band of Razorbacks Fountain, which sits at the entrance of Donald W. Reynold Razorback Stadium, was damaged in an overnight prank Sept. 2. An individual that has yet to be identified poured a…
Mass COVID-19 Screening Event Ends Thursday
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Thursday is the last day to get screened for COVID-19 for free without an appointment. The drive-through testing event in the Baum-Walker Stadium parking lot will be open from 8:30 until 12:30 tomorrow. After that, testing will be available from the Pat Walker Health Center, but by appointment only. Jaycie…
Let’s Get Healthy
By: Sydney Mulvenon FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Finals are here and many of us would rather be lounging out in our pajamas, watching movies and eating tons of sweets. Instead of those sugary indulgences, how would you like to enjoy some healthy desserts while studying? I hope so, because I’m going to share with you three desserts that…
Salvation Army Helping Those In Need During COVID-19
By: Kendall Keylor TULSA, OK — One organization is helping those in need during COVID-19. Although the pandemic has hit hard, this hasn’t stopped them from doing their main job – helping the community. The Salvation Army in Tulsa, OK. took action during these trying times. Center of Hope serves as a homeless shelter for…