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Enrollment Up at U of A
Enrollment at the U of A keeps rising. According to preliminary figures from the university, there is a 5.8 percent increase of students this year. Enrollment was up 1-thousand-138 students to a total of 24,537. Final enrollment numbers are due in mid-October. There are usually little changes between the numbers but they are rarely significant.…
Secret Pep Rally
To help rally support for the Razorback Football Team, A-S-G has decided to hold an impromptu pep rally for the players after practice tomorrow. The team will practice on the new fields tomorrow located next to the HPER and will walk back through the southeast tunnel of Razorback Stadium. ASG will have students lining the…
South Korean Typhoon
Typhoon Sanba slammed against the South Korean coast today. The storm had 120 mile per hour winds. It landed around 6:30 am with an eye nearly half the island’s length. The infrastructure on the island is designed to withstand powerful storms since the island is in an area of the Pacific where typhoons happen often.…
Bikes, Blues & BBQ
As the fall starts to roll in, so will the bikes. Fayetteville’s annual Bikes, Blues and Barbeque rally is almost in full swing. Starting on Wednesday September 26th, more than 400 thousand people and100 thousand bikes are expected to arrive in Fayetteville. The city is expecting to earn more than $50 million in revenue. Most…
College of Business Ranking
For the 8th straight year, the Sam M. Walton College of Business is one of the top 30 public undergraduate business schools in the U.S. According to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges 2013,” the Walton College of Business was one of 7 colleges tied for 26th place, up one from last year.…
Fall Into Love at the Animal Shelter
The Fayetteville Animal Shelter will be offering $10 adoptions for all pets on Saturday. The ‘Fall Into Love Adoption Extravaganza’ will take place from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday. The $10 fee covers the spay and neuter surgery, microchipping and vaccinations. Applications can be picked up at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter. For more information,…
Change is Good for Brandon Mitchell
-Martha Swearingen Former Junior quarterback Brandon Mitchell proved his worth as a wide receiver last weekend as he helped the Hogs to a 49-24 win against Jacksonville State to open the 2012 football season in Fayetteville. Mitchell tallied 122 yards on four catches in his first start as a wide receiver for the Razorbacks, and…
Record Enrollment
University of Arkansas officials have announced record-breaking enrollment this semester. At nearly 24,600 students, the school passed last year’s fall enrollment total by almost 15 hundred students. These totals also show undergraduate enrollment has topped 20 thousand for the first time. Official enrollment numbers will not be available until after the “11th day snapshot” required…
Second West Nile Death Confirmed
The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed a second West Nile Virus death in the state, just two days after recording its first death. The A-D-H says there are 23 cases total across the state, up from the 15 known cases on Wednesday. The Center for Disease Control and Protection says there have been at…
American Hero Passes Away at 82
The American astronaut who made “one giant leap for mankind” when he became the first man to walk on the moon, has died. According to a NASA spokesman, Eighty two year old Neil Armstrong died Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio from cardiovascular complications Armstrong took two trips into space. He made his first journey in 1966…