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Large Sinkhole Causes Trouble in Florida
Residents in one Florida town are being evacuated from their homes after a sinkhole opened up early this morning. The neighborhood affected is in Dunedin, which is about 20 miles from St. Petersburg, Florida. Officials say the hole is 70 feet wide and more than 50 feet deep. Sinkholes are common in Florida because the…
New Practice Facility Announced for Razorback Basketball
The Razorbacks are currently the only SEC school without a practice facility but that will soon change. The Arkansas Basketball team has recently announced their plans for a new basketball practice facility. The cost of the new facility will come to about $25 million dollars, and groundbreaking will be December 7,2013 at 11 a.m. The facility is…
Lights of the Ozarks Coming Soon
Downtown Fayetteville will soon be brighter and more colorful. The annual Lights of the Ozarks parade will be held Saturday November 23rd. The parade will start as 6-p-m at the Fayetteville Public Library continuing down Mountain street and around the square. Holiday themed floats created by local organizations and businesses will be included. This year…
U of A Transit Overcrowding
The University of Arkansas Transit has added more routes onto the Red, Blue and Yellow bus routes, but with all the influx of students its still a problem. The overcrowding on the Transit is causing students being left at the bus stop when trying to get. “The drivers are told to leave people at the…
Arkadia Retrocade
The Fayetteville community for almost a year now has taken a travel back in time at Arkadia Retrocade. The arcade is located at the Evelyn Hills shopping mall and has all sorts of gaming. The arcade has everything from Tron to the original Atari. Shea Mathis, owner of the arcade said the support of the…
New Architecture Building
The architecture building on the University of Arkansas’ campus has been newly renovated this fall. If you’re standing on the east side of the building and looking towards it, you might think nothing has changed. However if you take a few steps walking west, you will see that the building has a completely different look…
ZTA Think Pink Week
When senior Zeta Tau Alpha member, Erica Brandli, found out her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, she turned to Zeta for support. Through Think Pink Week, Race for the Cure and the many other ways this sorority supports a cure for breast cancer, Brandli found a shoulder to lean on. “I’m overwhelmed with the…
Human Trafficking in NWA
Human trafficking exists in Northwest Arkansas. This year from January to June there were 105 phone calls made the Northwest Arkansas Human Trafficking Hotline. Arkansas’ legislature recently passed laws to help with the issue of trafficking, but the problem remains. Many immigrants are brought to the U.S. and promised jobs of hospitality, but instead get…
Muslim Misconceptions
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many Americans have had hard feelings towards the religion of Islam and its followers. However University of Arkansas student Salama Almahayni says Islamic terrorists are the exception, not the rule. “Every religion has their extremists. All of them have extremists of the same sort,” she says. “Look…
University Parking Garage Congestion
If you’ve ever tried to exit the Harmon parking garage during peak hours you too have felt the frustration. An increase in enrollment at the University has also meant an increase in the need for parking. Because of this, the parking garage is filled to its max. Gary Smith, Parking and Transit Administrative Personnel says…