Arkansas Music Pavillion officials requested Monday an extension on a permit to allow the venue to hold concerts at the Washington County Fairgrounds through 2014. Officials said today that they are not ready to commit to operating the venue past its current lease, which ends after the 2013 season. Beyond that, the future of the…

Over 500 jobs will soon be coming to Arkansas. Big River Steel has announced plans to open a $1.1 billion steel mill in Mississippi county. The location for the mill was chosen from over sites from ten other states. Initially, the mill will hire 525 workers, and is expected to provide up to 2,000 construction…

Students will have the oppourtunity to vote on three new changes to the Associated Student Government constitution. The proposals include the Graduate Congress Establishment bill, which would make the ASG graduate congress a co-equal body within ASG’s legislative branch, the Empty Senate Reform act, that will allow the senate chair to fill senate vacancies with…

The new roundabout in Fayetteville is now complete, and since roundabouts are uncommon in Northwest Arkansas, many people may not know how to drive on them. The city of Fayetteville has created a how-to video to teach drivers the proper way to use the roundabout.

A new fellowship is now being offered at the U of A. The University of Arkansas Libraries’ Department of Special Collections is now accepting applications for the Lioneld Jordan Fellowship in Labor and Working Class Studies. The fellowship is intended to encourage innovative study in the historical problems, philosophies and cultures of working people in…

Students looking to keep their New Year’s fitness resolutions will soon have a new way to exercise. University Recreation will be hosting back to fitness week January 28th to January 31st. All group classes offered the 28th will have an 80s theme and participants can recieve free prizes througout the week. Free 30 minute class…

A Greenwood man is in jail tonight after bringing a gun to the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Police say they received a tip that 23-year-old Brett Ward had a handgun in his possession while he was attending class. Police seized the 9-millimeter Glock and arrested Ward. According to state law, possession of concealed handguns…

The University’s bus routes have been known to be fairly efficient, but one location on campus is being missed. With construction at the corner of Maple and West street, it is unclear as to when the Brown bus will make it to the University Baptist Church stop again. The UBC offers free parking to students…

The future of one college at the U of A looks promising as it continues to expand. The Fay Jones School of Architecture ranked 19th in the Design Intelligience annual design education survey for 2012. After eliminating the private schools out of the rankings the U of A ranked 8th overall. Dean of the Architecture…

For the fourth consecutive year, Fayetteville has been named the Volunteer Community of the year. The award is won by communites in Arkansas that show a great amount of volunteer work through community service. According to Fayetteville officials, the city had over thirty-thousand volunteers and over a half of a million hours of community service…