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Fayetteville Public Library, Food for Fees Program
by Griselda Jaimes FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Patrons of the Fayetteville Public Library can reduce their fees by helping those in need in the community. Library patrons can bring in canned goods and non-perishable items during the Food for Fees week and receive credit on their overdue fees. “Our Food for Fees program began over 10 years…
All Eyes on Texas Election
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — People across the nation watched as one of the longest standing red states in the United States could possibly turn blue. Texas has not had a Democrat senator in nearly thirty years. With thousands of students at the University of Arkansas with home addresses in the Lone Star State,…
What’s Blue, Red and Pink All Over? This Year’s Midterm Elections
By: Lauren Krakau FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There might have been a blue movement during the 2018 midterm elections, but the “wave” Democrats were predicting turned out to be, in the words of some, decidedly pink. A record-breaking number of women ran for elected office this term and made history when over 100 of them won the…
The Power of the College Vote
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — During the 2014 Mid-Term elections nearly 27 million people voted early. Now four years later voters have surpassed that number by reaching almost 39 million people. The 2018 Mid-Term elections bring many to the polls however only twenty percent of the 18 to 24-year-old demographic will hit the voting booths.…
Synagogue Shooting Affects The Fayetteville Jewish Community
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Tragedy struck the United States of America just days ago as one man opened fire in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania synagogue. This incident left 11 people dead with many more injured. According to police, 46-year-old Robert Bowers walked into the Tree of Life synagogue yelling anti-semitic words and began shooting.…
Minimum Wage Increase to Benefit U of A Student
by Lydia Fielder FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A sixth-year senior has been at the University of Arkansas 12 semesters, all while facing evictions, juggling class load, and working a minimum wage job. Journalism and African and African American studies major Kristen Smith starts every weekday morning with a 4 o’clock shift at the McDonald’s drive thru,…
Minimum Wage Increase to Benefit U of A Student
by Lydia Fielder FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A sixth-year senior has been at the University of Arkansas 12 semesters, all while facing evictions, juggling class load, and working a minimum wage job. Journalism and African and African American studies major Kristen Smith starts every weekday morning with a 4 o’clock shift at the McDonald’s drive thru,…
Minimum Wage Increase to Benefit U of A Student
by Lydia Fielder FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A sixth-year senior has been at the University of Arkansas 12 semesters, all while facing evictions, juggling class load, and working a minimum wage job. Journalism and African and African American studies major Kristen Smith starts every weekday morning with a 4 o’clock shift at the McDonald’s drive thru,…
Sororities, Students Concerned for Safety in Parking Lots
by Lydia Fielder FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — A reported incident in a parking lot behind Phi Mu sorority has women concerned for their safety.. Phi Mu junior Mary Fracchia said she was getting out of her car after dark in Lot 35 behind her sorority house when she said she overheard what appeared to be a…
Sororities, Students Concerned for Safety in Parking Lots
by Lydia Fielder FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — A reported incident in a parking lot behind Phi Mu sorority has women concerned for their safety.. Phi Mu junior Mary Fracchia said she was getting out of her car after dark in Lot 35 behind her sorority house when she said she overheard what appeared to be a…