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Passion Play Shutting Down
A well known northwest Arkansas play is shutting down operations. The Great Passion Play will be closing because of finanacial troubles. In september the nonprofit group that runs the play reported that around 500 thousand dollars to continue performing. Executive director of the play Sam Ray has started selling animals and feed. Wal-Mart Improves Rankings
Professor Honored for Work
A U of A professor has recently been honored. Professor Peter S. Ungar has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The chair of the anthropology department was chosen for his extensive and transformative contributions to understanding human evolution. Ungar’s book, Mammal Teeth: Origin, Evolution, and Diversity won…
New Bike Trail
A new 36-mile bike trail is schedule to be finished by late 2013. The bike trail will begin in Bella Vista and go all the way to Fayetteville. 26 of those miles will run through Rogers and seven miles of the trail will be single tracks, a new type of trail that will give cyclists…
Benchmark Win for Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball head coach Tom Collen has won 100 games in his career as the Arkansas women’s head coach. The benchmark win came against Pepperdine, a game the Razorbacks won 64-39. Collen now has a career record of 100-67, and the Razorbacks are 7-1 this season. The next opponent for the Razorbacks will be number…
Vice Chancellor for Advancement Reassigned
The university’s Division of Finance and Administration and Division of University Advancement have been searching for several months to find the cause of a large imbalance in the advancement division’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year. The review found flaws in the division’s budget management process at the senior level. According to ArkansasOnline, the university…
Scholarship Lottery
New Bridge on College Avenue
Local Business Sales During Winter
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Arkansas Falls to Syracuse
The Arkansas Razorbacks were led by Sophomore BJ Young who scored 25 points in their 91-82 loss to No.6 Syracuse at Bud Walton Arena on Friday. In front of a season high 19,259 fans and the much anticipated “White Out”, the Razorbacks fell just short on the national stage. Over 4,000 students came out to…
Powerball Results
Although no one from Arkansas won the $500 million lottery last night, the state did cash in on the Powerball money. During the 7-week period leading up to last nights drawing, Arkansans won over $1 million in Powerball prizes. Retailers sold more than $3 million work of tickets yesterday alone. The Arkansas Scholarship lottery program…