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Divers Set For Zone D Championships
Arkansas divers will compete at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships March 7-9 at Texas A&M’s Student Recreation Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas. The NCAA Zone D Championships is one of five meets across the nation, serving as a qualifier for the 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships March 16-19 at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic…
Honors College Fellowship Weekend Draws Top Students to Campus
If by chance you see any nervous-looking students dressed for success today, with Honors College nametags around their necks, please make them feel welcome! They are on campus to attend Fellowship Weekend, the Honors College’s premier recruiting event. The Honors College is hosting 144 high-achieving students from high schools across Arkansas and beyond. These students…
Pioneering African American Astronaut to Speak at University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Retired NASA astronaut Guy Bluford, the first African American to travel into space, will speak at the University of Arkansas at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, in the Arkansas Union Theatre. On August 30, 1983, as a member of the space shuttle Challenger, Bluford made history as he completed his first NASA…
UofA Tuition Costs On the Rise
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK– It’s no secret that tuition costs at the UofA are rising, but for some students it makes becoming a Razorback almost impossible. Brooke McCaslin always wanted to be a razorback. But after completing two years at the northwest Arkansas community college, or NWACC, she went to enroll at the UofA but she was…
Siloam Springs Master Plan Video Going Viral
SILOAM SPRINGS, ARK– A three-minute video that has gone viral in Siloam Springs a city previously named as one of the best small towns in America. The video has more than 24-thousand views and aims to describe Siloam Spring’s master plan with humor and simplicity. Zach Wisniewski, is a former resident of Siloam Springs and…
Fayetteville Ranked as 3rd Best Place to Live in the U.S.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.– Fayetteville has been growing more and more each year and with growth comes attention. The 2016 U.S News and World Report ranked the best places to live in the U.S. and Fayetteville, Arkansas came in third on the list. The report based out of Washington, D.C. and analyzed the 100 largest metro areas…
Chancellor Steinmetz Teaches Students in Infant Brain Development Class
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph E. Steinmetz recently taught a class on infant brain mechanisms being offered through the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. Steinmetz accepted an invitation to give a guest lecture to the 20 students in associate professor Glenda Revelle’s senior-level course, Infancy: Brain, Learning and…
Ted Cruz Visits NWA
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz visited Cross Church in Springdale this morning. Cruz attended the 9:15 service lead by Pastor Ronnie Floyd. After the service, in a closed news conference, Cruz attacked republican frontrunner Donald Trump saying the billionaire financially supported liberal democrats. Senator Cruz also spoke of his plans to increase economic growth, protect…
Rubio Rallies in Northwest Arkansas
The natural state transformed into a political battlefield yesterday. Senator Marco Rubio was just one of the four presidential hopefuls to rally for the Arkansas vote. Thousands of people lined up outside the Immanuel Baptist Church in Rogers, awaiting to hear Rubio speak. Senator Bart Hester introduced Marco Rubio to the stage, along with Arkansas…
Arkansas Welcomes Donald Trump
Presidential candidate Donald Trump visited Arkansas on Saturday just days before Super Tuesday. The republican front-runner addressed a crowd of thousands in an airplane hanger at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. He was clear on his core messages: his plan to impose a 35% import tax on all trade deals, build a wall along the…