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U of A Student Balances School and Motherhood
While many students depend on their parents during college, others become them. Senior U of A student Elizabeth Jordan is raising her daughter while completing her degree. She came to the university to study horticulture and become a farmer, but when she got pregnant her first semester, she saw a new, exciting future for herself.…
Humans of Kimpel Hall
Kimpel Hall is like any other building at the University of Arkansas, but it is the people that make it unique. The communication department on the fourth floor is working to give the building some personality, one story at a time. “We go after students faculty and staff and we just want to know what…
New App Makes Donating to Food Pantries Easier Than Ever
With the holidays quickly approaching, the Full Circle Food Pantry is putting together their annual holiday food baskets to be distributed in December. This student founded organization is now interacting with donors in a brand new way, through the “Be Neighborly” App. This app makes it easier for people to donate pre-filled grocery bags to not…
Preventing Violence on Campus
(Fayetteville, AR)—How would you handle yourself if there was an active shooter in your building on campus? UAPD is making it a mission to make sure students and faculty are not only aware, but prepared of what to do in this type of situation. “Folks can be aware that something might happen but we want…
Deadlines Approach for UREC Extended Backpacking Trips
University Recreation Outdoors is offering two extended trips over Thanksgiving break, one to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and the other to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Both trips are planned for Nov. 19-27, and the registration deadlines are Nov. 15 and 16. For more information about traveling with the UREC Outdoors program, click…
College Voting Issues
Election Day is seen as one of the most important days of the year, but only 17 percent of 18 to 24 year olds casted a ballot. “You know I could either drive home for four hours and go to Kansas, or I can stay here and go to my classes Tuesday afternoon which is…
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank Teams Up with Springdale Police
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and the Springdale Police Department are partnering up this holiday season to serve those in the community who are immediatley suffering from hunger. “Springdale has definitely got a huge need of people who are food insecure in this community and so for us, we decided that would be probably the…
It’s On Us Campaign
The University of Arkansas recently released a video featuring Chancellor Steinmetz, students, faculty and community members on the topic of sexual assault and the It’s On Us campaign. The campaign urges people “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not…
U of A Bookstore Hosting Halloween Costume Contest
The U of A Bookstore is hosting a costume contest exclusively on Facebook to celebrate Halloween this year. The rules are simple: Take a photo of yourself in costume. Post it to the UofABookstore facebook page Vote on your favorite costume by Liking, Sharing, and Commenting on the photo. Participants will automatically be entered for a…
Students Prepare for Halloween Weekend
Produced by Mary Kate Carson, this is the A Block of UATV News on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Top stories include a dangerous Halloween costume, and the issues on the 2016 election ballot. Sawyer Buccy and Callie Barkwill sit on the anchor desk while UATV Reporters Lance Lloyd, Skye Ferrell, Clarissa Bustamante and Kristen Belue are featured throughout…