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First Generation Student Week takes over Campus
By: Tommy Hartman FAYETTEVILLE Ark. (UATV) – First Generation Student Week takes place every year during the first full week of November as national first generation college student The week kicked off on Monday with TRIO takeover event at the 6th floor of the Arkansas Union from 10 AM-Noon. CJ Mathis has been with the…
City of Fayetteville conservation efforts for monarch butterflies
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The city of Fayetteville handed out milkweed seeds to residents during its annual Celebration of Trees on October 11th. The eastern monarch population (that migrates through Arkansas) has declined over 80% since the 1990s due to habitat loss. Monarchs are one of the biggest pollinators and an important food source for some…
XNA Connector Project
By: Jaxson Miller BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UATV) —The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has broken ground on a $127.5 million project that will soon give travelers a faster, safer route to Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA). The groundbreaking ceremony took place at XNA’s short-term parking lot, where local and state officials gathered to mark the start…
Schola Cantorum honoring the legacy of Arkansas-born female composer
By: Shoshiana Vang FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Every semester, the University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum, a campus choir organization, honors an Arkansas composer by performing her works from the university’s Special Collections. Florence Price was born in Little Rock before she marked her name in the music industry by becoming the first Black female composer to have her work played by a major American symphony…
How shelters around Northwest Arkansas work to find homes for animals
By: Gigi Kraemer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) —In 2016, Best Friends Animal Society set a goal of achieving “No Kill” status by 2025. At the time, only about 25% of animal shelters could be classified as no-kill. Now, nearly 10 years later, about 60% of shelters across the U.S. have achieved no-kill status. “No-kill” means that…
America’s most haunted hotel only an hour away from U of A Campus
By: Emma Manhire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Crescent Hotel was built in the late 1800s in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It’s past haunts the property and guests today, living up to its standard as the most haunted hotel in America. THE CRESCENT HOTEL’S HISTORY The Crescent Hotel hasn’t always been just an ordinary hotel. According…
AICL State Championships: The Cycle Continues
By: Jax Crall FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Represented by 36 different teams, more than 850 athletes across the state of Arkansas traveled to Centennial Park on Saturday to compete in the 2025 Arkansas Interscholastic Cycling League State Championships. Riders and coaches competed for six months to get to this season’s finale. The teams and athletes…
The UARK Writing Center: Hog Hack
By: Cailey Spivey FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- The University of Arkansas Writing Studio opened in January 2022 as part of the new Student Success Center. Currently, the studio stands as a rising success to help students in their academic and writing abilities. Lila Meehan, a University of Arkansas student who is currently in her undergrad, has…
Fayetteville families build futures through Habitat for Humanity
By: Ellisyn Sanders FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Affordable housing is one of Northwest Arkansas’s biggest challenges. Home prices have risen nearly 71 percent since 2019, leaving many families struggling to find a safe, stable place to live. Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Arkansas is working to change that one build at a time. The nonprofit…
City of Fayetteville announces community food drive
By: Aidan Loney Fayetteville, Ark. (UATV) – The City of Fayetteville is starting a citywide non-perishable food drive in an effort to support local food pantries and raise awareness about food insecurity in Fayetteville. Along with the food drive, Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn announced that she joined the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger on…