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Fayetteville Plans for New Mountain Bike Park
By: Haleigh Ball FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Plans for a new mountain bike park are underway in Fayetteville. The city has partnered with the Walton Family Foundation to fund the 3-million-dollar project. The location is set to be near the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Highway 49, near Old Farmington Road. Park amenities will…
Students Walk-Out at Fayetteville High School
By: Haleigh Ball FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – It’s been one month since 17 students were killed by a mass shooter in Florida. Students from Fayetteville High School marched down Harmon Ave. and ended at the court house today in protest of gun policies. FHS is one of the only schools in northwest Arkansas that allowed students…
University Kicks Off New Graduate Program
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The graduate department at the University of Arkansas announced the start of a new bridge program aiding underrepresented populations. The name of the program is RISE, which stands for the Razorgrad Institute for Success and Engagement. The program takes place in early August over the course of one week.…
RSO Net Impact Hosts Talk About Recycling
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A recycling RSO on campus Net Impact strives to spread the word about going green. Tonight Net Impact hosts a meeting about recycling in room 102 of the Home Economics building with free food. Experts attending include people from the University, city of Fayetteville, and the private sector. During…
Spring Fling to Cover Spring Break Safety
By: Layne Blank FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University Housing hosts an event giving students health and safety tips for spring break. The event takes place tomorrow night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the International Connections Lounge in the Union. A DJ, food and prizes are in store for those who come. Attendees can partake in…
5-Day Weather Forecast 03-12-18
Monday: Sunny Condition: Highs and Lows: 51°/32° Tuesday: Sunny Condition: Highs and Lows: 53°/28° Wednesday: Sunny Condition: Highs and Lows: 56°/26° Thursday: Sunny Condition: Highs and Lows: 65°/40° Friday: Partly Cloudy Condition: Highs and Lows: 72°/51°
Student Organization to Host Recycling Forum
By: Hunter McEachern FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Net Impact, a registered student organization (RSO), will host a recycling forum on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:00 p.m. in Home Economics Building 102. At the event, students will be able to learn about the existing recycling infrastructure and will also be able to present their ideas for improvements.…
Pulitzer Prize Finalist to Visit the University
By: Hunter McEachern FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Novelist, essayist and professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside, Laila Lalami, will visit the University of Arkansas Campus to read from her novel The Moor’s Account. A finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, The Moor’s Account is about a Moroccan slave who is the first…
Local Artist Thanks University for Helping His Career
By: Hunter McEachern FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Local Artist Ben Edwards acknowledges the University of Arkansas for helping start his art career. He specifically credits University Programs, where he served as the coordinator for the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery from 2004-2006. “University Programs gave me essential professional experience that was entirely relevant to the world of…
Local High School Students Plan Protest Walkout
By: Breybinda Alvarez ROGERS, Ark. – Benton County and Washington County school districts talked with students about participating in the nationwide walkout planned to protest gun violence. On March 14, 2018, students nationwide plan to walk out of high schools at 10:00 a.m. for 17 minutes. Each minute represents each of the 17 lives lost…