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Substance Abuse Awareness Week Kicks Off
By: Hannah Bagley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Razorback Action Group has organized the first ever university wide Opioid and Substance Abuse Awareness Week from, April 23-28. The opening ceremony of the week will feature Arkansas Lt. Governor Tim Griffin, Washington County Judge Joseph Wood, Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan, along with many other elected campus…
Police Arrest Campus Bicycle Bandit
By: Hannah Bagley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas police arrested a man charged with six misdemeanors of theft of bicycles across campus. Student and faculty bikes have been reported as stolen since March. The culprit, Rusty Joe Long, 31, was identified after police found many of the missing bikes being sold online. Long will…
Student Arrests Made at Sporting Events
By: Katie Davila FAYETTEVILLE, Ark– On a typical weekend in Spring students can be found enjoying Fayetteville, on Old Main Lawn, or at Baum Stadium. As many students fill what is known as the “Hog Pen”, more day drinking occurs. Inside the Hog Pen, students are allowed to bring coolers, ice chests, and their own…
Arkansas Ranks Among Worst States For Broadband Internet Access
By: Katie Davila FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Arkansas is ranked among the worst states in the country for access to broadband internet connectivity. “Broadband and internet access in general is important because its the gateway to economic opportunity, rather than people trying to get to Netflix, because to access jobs or financial information you need to be…
University Offers New Way to Get Foreign Language Credit
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Department of World Languages now provides more options on how to meet University world language requirements. The department already offers 11 different languages for students to choose from, but now graduate students will have the opportunity to study abroad in order to obtain foreign language credit hours. The…
Campus Walk Promotes Eating Disorder Awareness
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Millions of people in America struggle with some sort of eating disorder or body image issues. Pat Walker Health Center plans to raise awareness on campus and break down barriers surrounding eating disorders. Pat Walker encourages you to join members of their Eating Disorder Treatment team in organizing a…
Open Mouth Reading Series Comes to Fayetteville
By: Julianna Clipson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The University Libraries and Open Mouth Reading Series will host the fourth annual Earth Day M.F.A. Poetry Reading at 2 p.m. April 22. The event is set to take place at the Mount Sequoya Gardens park and it is open to the public. Admission to the event is free. The…
Be Prepared as Severe Weather Season Continues to Ramp Up
By: Katie Davila FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Arkansas has seen a record amount of rainfall and flooding this year, according to the National Weather Service the state had an estimated 6.7 trillion gallons of rainfall in the month of February alone. While this has become a normal occurrence for people, many are unaware of how to…
Earth Week Kicks Off at the University of Arkansas
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas celebrates Earth Week this week with a handful of events and activities located on campus. The Office of Sustainability and many other on-campus organizations hosts this week-long event to raise awareness of being green. Events this week include a watermelon kick-off, film-screening of “DamNation”, a…
Starbucks Closing May 29
By: Savannah Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On May 29, Starbucks plans to temporarily close 8,000 locations across the nation. The Starbucks corporate offices plan to conduct a racial-bias training due to recent events in Philadelphia regarding the arrest of two black men who were waiting on a friend. During this training, over 175,000 workers will…