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Bicycle Race Arrives in Fayetteville
By: Ben Glodowski FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- A four-day stage race descends on Northwest Arkansas beginning Thursday, April 12. The Joe Martin Stage Race exists in several divisions with multiple routes, lengths and start times. Thursday and Friday consist of Road Races, ranging from 64 miles for Pro Women to 113 miles for Pro Men. Cyclists transition…
Department of Education Grades Schools
By: Ben Glodowski LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- The State Department of Education released the report cards for its public schools from 2016-17. The department compiles data each year as part of the Arkansas Every Student Succeeds Act. The act took effect in 2015, and it assigns each public school in the state a score, which translates…
Immigration Conversation Comes to the Jones Center
By: Ben Glodowski SPRINGDALE, Ark.- Immigrants and Latinx people in Northwest Arkansas will have the opportunity to speak with candidates for various public offices for Arkansas. Immigrant Conversations with Arkansas Candidates invites, “dozens of politicians from multiple parties” to engage with the immigrant community. The discussion will cover topics from the Dream Act and DACA,…
The End of the Year Fashion Show Combines Style With Science
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – This year’s Enclothe: Timeless fashion show will feature some stylistic and technical pieces. The fashion show brings apparel merchandising, product development majors and the engineering department together to make one-of-a-kind outfits. Lexie Benton, Senior Apparel Major and an artist, created a product that is made from recycled vinyls and LED…
Fraternity Members Held at Gun Point Outside Their House
By: Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A man is in custody after allegedly pointing a gun at someone and threatening them, said Fayetteville police. It was early Wednesday morning when Ryan Torres, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas stopped his truck outside the Kappa Sigma Fraternity house on 711 W. Dickson Street to confront a group…
The University Brings in a Local Philanthropist to Speak at Graduation
By Nick Camper FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sherece West-Scantlebury, president and CEO of Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, will speak at this years All-University Commencement Ceremony. She worked 10 years as the president and CEO of the private foundation who look to make the lives of Arkansans better through economic development and education. “It is a pleasure to…
Remembering Former Razorbacks
By Chloe Matthews FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — In years past the U of A has lost several students. To remember them the university created Razorback Remembrance. It’s an art project that is created by a current student every 2 years in memory of those who lost their lives. This year U of A sophomore Hannah Watson…
Emmy-Winning Producer Says Shifting Sports Media Requires Prioritization
By: Caroline Hickman FAYETTEVILLE, AR- It’s a Thursday afternoon, and a class at the University of Arkansas patiently awaits the connection of a FaceTime call from New York. Fred Gaudelli, Executive Producer for Sunday Night Football, appears on the Mac screen to see the nervous faces of aspiring journalists staring back. Some students ask…
Dunkin’ Donuts on MLK Blvd. Closes
by Anna Thrash FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The Dunkin’ Donuts on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. has closed. The store posted signs about its closure over the weekend. There are still two store locations in Springdale. The empty building will soon be the home of a Slim Chickens. This will be the fifth location of the chain…
4-year-old named Honorary Sheriff’s Deputy
by Anna Thrash FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The newest Washington county sheriff’s deputy may be the youngest yet. 4-year-old Matthew Guess was visited by Washington county sheriff’s deputies on Sunday so they could swear him in as an honorary deputy. Guess is currently recovering at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock after he was attacked by…