The 11th annual Plaza de las Americas will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month Thursday, Sept. 22 with music, dancing and food from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Union Verizon Ballroom. The event is in celebration of Latin American culture in Arkansas and will feature fluent Spanish-speaking students to practice Spanish with participants of the event as well as booths…
Bikes, Blues and Barbecue brings thousands of people into Fayetteville each year but some UofA students aren’t attending, they’re boycotting. The largest bike rally in the nation starts tomorrow but UofA student Joseph Daniels won’t be there. “I am boycotting Bikes, Blues and Barbecue this year.” On August 1st, Daniels and his friends started a…
In the past, casting your vote was easy. You show up at the polling center, use a touch screen computer to choose your candidates and that was it- your vote was cast. Well, this November, things are going to be a little different. Instead of just using one computer to cast your vote, you’ll be using…
As the school year unfolds and students are adapting to many changes on campus from new bus routes, pickup times and even new parking lots, U of A Parking and Transit services are combating higher enrollment, and overcrowded lots this year by adding over three locations for students with green permits for parking. The three…
Friends and family are still grieving after the loss of a local pilot and community member. Jan Sudduth, of Cave Springs, met Rex Grimsley more than 20 years ago. She says he was a man of many virtues. “I don’t think there is one word that you could use to describe rex because he so…
Before registering for spring classes, the U of A requires that new students complete an online training program in order to prevent sexual misconduct on campus. The program, titled Haven: Understanding Sexual Assault, is part of a sexual violence prevention initiative that various colleges and universities across the country are taking part in. Chancellor Joe Steinmetz explains the nature of…
Ranking 10th in the nation for total pounds recycled in the GameDay Recycling Challenge last year, the U of A hopes to be the first school in the SEC to achieve zero waste on game days this football season. “In 2015, 99 schools rallied fans to recycle an impressive 2.1 million pounds of bottles, cans,…
It may only be August 30, but the demand for those tasty lattes is already high. “People have requested them. Also they just really really love our drinks and last year I believe they had them come out a little later than how it was this year.” Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks usually bring out the…
As a result of the high attendance at Razorback football games, Razorback Athletics has partnered with the Fayetteville Police Department and the University of Arkansas Police Department to create color coded pre-game and post-game traffic routes in hopes of clearing the usual jam around the stadium. The new colored routes are being implemented to provide fans with the…