Homecoming will be here before you know it, so it’s time to cast your nominations. Students in a registered student organization have until tomorrow at noon to nominate for homecoming queen court and male homecoming court. All nominations are carefully reviewed and then picked to participate in rounds of interviews. Elections for homecoming queen will…

Students have a new way to cruise around town thanks to a new U of A partnership. Zipcar is the world’s leading car-sharing company will now be on campus. There will be two vehicles, a Ford Escape and a Ford Focus that students, faculty and staff may rent for a day at a time. The…

Vendors for Bikes, Blues and BBQ are already setting up camp in Fayetteville. Motorcyclists are already rolling into town as well. The festival officially starts tomorrow and wraps up this Sunday. Expect lots of traffic in and around Fayetteville as thousands of people ride in and out of the festival. For a look at the BBBBQ…

A man has been arrested after police say he stabbed his brother. Springdale Police arrested 52-year-old Dickie Spears late Friday night. When they arrived at the scene they found Spears’ younger brother, 39-year-old Clifford Kundle bleeding from the left side. Kundle has been taken to the Washington Regional Medical Center while Spears was transported to…

The College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas saw record-breaking numbers of women and minority students in its freshmen class this fall. In recent years, the college has focused on recruiting students from underrepresented groups. The freshmen class includes 168 women, the highest number of any incoming class in the college’s history. 176 of…

It looks like Saturday is shaping up to be a great morning for a run. The 9th annual Pi Beta Phi 5K will take place at the Pi Phi Centennial Gate on the U of A campus. Registration begins at 7 A.M. and the race will kick-off at 8 A.M. The registration fee is $20,…

The 16th annual U of A Family Weekend begins tomorrow morning, with more than 3,500 participants. The event unites thousands of parents, students and alumni on campus for a weekend of Razorback pride and university traditions. Attendees will have the opportunity to donate food and reusable shopping bags to the Full Circle Food Pantry, as…

With the holidays coming up, Walmart is hiring 60,000 more employees for seasonal work. Walmart is making the additional hires to ensure excellent customer service during the holiday season and to add more cashiers. Walmart is hiring about 10% more employees than it did last year. Current associates interested in working more hours will have…

A man who has spent years combining science with humor is coming to speak at the University of Arkansas. Bill Nye the science guy will be speaking tomorrow, September nineteenth at 7 p-m. The lecture will take place on campus at Barnhill Arena and is free to the public. Doors open at 6 p-m.  

An escaped inmate who has been on the run is back behind bars. Police captured Tim Buffington today after he escaped prison in June. A report was made earlier this morning about a possible sighting of the escapee near Booneville. A state trooper later found him in camouflage clothing outside of a home. Buffington was…