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…

More Arkansas High Schools are now using a University of Arkansas program to increase their student’s test scores. The program is named the College Access Initiative, which is an academic outreach program that specializes in prepration for certain test like the ACT. Students who are involved with the Institute learn under U of A faculty…

Applications for a U of A leadership program are currently available. “Emerging Leaders” is a program aimed at first year students who are looking to develop their leadership skills. Its an eight week program that will allow participants to become more involved in leadership oppourtunites here at the U of A such as student government…

Bicycles are not only a popular method of transportaion, they’re also a popular target with thieves. The UAPD has had several bike thefts reported since the start of the semester. To combat this problem, the UAPD has compiled a list of tips to help you protect your bike from being stolen. If your bike is…

As the gun control debate continues, the Obama administration took some initiative earlier today with their gun violence agenda. President Barack Obama laid out several gun control proposals before signing 23 executive actions that don’t require congressional approval. Some of the actions include universal background checks before the purchase of a firearm, a ban on…

The fate of the Flying Razorbacks could be decided by Friday. A federal bill cut defense spending last month which could impact the 188th fighter wing based in Fort Smith. The community has come to gather to show their support for the 188th division and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of General Mark Welsh III.…