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Wal-mart Offering Health Insurance
Soon, you’ll be able to purchase more than just your everyday essentials at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is getting into the health insurance business. Stores are offering a service where customers can compare plans. Health insurance plans can sometimes be tricky to understand, but Wal-Mart hopes that they can simplify the process by setting up agents in…
Sorority Raises Breast Cancer Awareness
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, students are doing something to help the cause. Zeta Tau Alpha, a sorority on campus, is painting the town pink to raise awareness. This weekend, you can join ZTA at its first-annual carnival taking place from 10-2 at The Gardens on campus. The sorority, along with the law…
President Clinton Visiting U of A
A former US president and Arkansas native will be visiting the U of A next week. President Bill Clinton will be in several parts of the state next week for the Arkansas Victory 2014 campaign. President Clinton will be on the U of A campus Thursday at 10:30 that morning on the Student Union Lawn.…
Alison Krauss Impersonater Arrested Again
A warrant was issued for the Alison Krauss impersonator a few days ago because she missed her court date in Washington County. Peggy Sue Evers lives in New Mexico. She is accused of conning an elderly man out of his life savings. She convinced him she was the music star Alison Krauss. The US…
Journalism Professor Honored at Film Festival
One of our own journalism professors is being recognized for his work outside the classroom. Department chair Larry Foley will be honored at the Offshoot Film Festival tomorrow night at 6 p.m. at the Global Campus on the Fayetteville Square. There is no charge for the reception. We encourage all staff, faculty, and students to…
WalMart Blames Tracy Morgan for Injuries in Accident
WalMart says actor Tracy Morgan is at fault for the crash that put him in critical condition this summer and killed another passenger. WalMart blames Morgan and the four other people riding in a limo bus for not wearing seatbelts when they were hit by a WalMart truck in June. The truck driver has pleaded…
Sustainability Center Asks Kimpel to Use Less Power
The U of A Sustainability Center wants Kimpel Hall to use less energy. The goal is to reduce energy usage by 15% this semester. But after two weeks, the building has used the same amount of power as last year. The Sustainability Center asks people to unplug electronics when they’re not being used. This includes…
UATV and Alumni Win Big Over Weekend
UATV and Alumni Students of the Walter J. Lemke Department of Journalism won big this past weekend at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s Regional Awards Ceremony and the Mid-American Emmys. Student news producers Sarah Brown, Hayley Noga, and Alyson Lefler took home the Grand Prize for their Tuesday night 9 P.M. newscast that aired on…
Michael Phelps Arrested for DUI
Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was arrested on a DUI charge early Tuesday morning in Maryland. Phelps was charged with driving under the influence, excessive speed and crossing double lane lines. A Maryland transportation authority police officer clocked the swimmer doing 84-miles-per-hour in a 45-mph zone. Police said in a statement that Phelps was “cooperative…
First case of Ebola in US
A patient being treated at a Dallas, Texas, hospital is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. The c-d-c confirmed the positive result today. The adult patient developed symptoms days after returning to Texas from West Africa and was admitted into isolation on Sunday at Texas health Presbyterian hospital.