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Weekend weather preview
By: Joshua Wisel FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)—Oppressive heat and humidity look to continue into early this weekend, as highs are forecasted to continue in the upper 90s through Saturday. A slight decrease in humidity is forecasted for Friday before returning Saturday as a frontal system enters the region later. This upcoming frontal system looks to bring…
Students struggle to park on campus with rising enrollment numbers
By: Jenna Swope FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Campus is full this fall semester with around 26-thousand undergraduate and four thousand graduate students. With that high number comes several problems. The most obvious being parking. Finding a parking spot on campus within a walking distance to classes has become increasingly more difficult with each year for…
U of A aiding in efforts to revive a language
By: Camryn Johnson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – With more than 450,000 citizens worldwide, the Cherokee Nation is among the largest of the Native American tribes. But despite its numbers, a large piece of its culture is disappearing – the language. CNN reports only 2,000 Cherokee citizens are considered native speakers. Growing up on the Reservation…
New AI learning tool causes campus wide controversy
By: Stuart Martin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – ChatGPT is a new cutting-edge learning technology that has become increasingly popular among students for its ability to provide quick and easy answers to their questions, including the questions on their homework. With its growing use professors at the university are concerned about the potential impacts this AI…
Investing advice for college graduates
By: Tanner Shotwell FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – For young adults to become financially independent, they need to educate themselves on how to invest their money. The method of compounding pays dividends to the people who start the earliest. Compounding is a way to exponentially grow money which makes its biggest leaps towards the end of…
Community members showcase they are not just an average running group
By: Kristin Kite FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The mission of Achilles International is to transform the lives of people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connection by enabling people “with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics.” Since that first chapter was established, there have been 62 chapters started internationally including the…
Local boxing gym helping to fight Parkinson’s Disease
By: Lakyra Banks FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – April is Parkinson’s awareness month but a local gym in Springdale is helping people diagnosed with Parkinson’s stay in control of their disease all year long. Straightright Boxing and Fitness holds a boxing class twice a week for people looking to fight off symptoms of Parkinson’s. Every jab…
City of Fayetteville asking for community input on new Climate Action Plan
By: Camryn Johnson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The City of Fayetteville is hosting a series of community engagement events in order to gain feedback on the city’s Climate Action Plan. Environmental Director Peter Nierengarten said the efforts being put forward seek to restructure the Energy Action Plan that was adopted in 2018. The goal of…
Young Americans view home owning as “unrealistic”
By: Beau Russell FAYETTEVILLE, Ark (UATV) – When asked about plans to purchase homes, many University of Arkansas students found the idea unrealistic. This is largely due to housing prices rising at a rate that far outpaces the rise of income. Since 1960, the average cost of owning a home in the United States (adjusted…
Black Alumni Weekend at the University of Arkansas
By: Aly Covington Fayetteville, ARK. (UATV) – The University of Arkansas is a predominately white institution. Among the student body, 71.9% of those enrolled at the University are White while only 4.3% are Black or African American. This is clearly a majority whose numbers favor the White race. Hispanic or Latino individuals as well as…