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Wrapping up another year of the Washington County Fair
By: Emma Rasmussen FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- The Washington County Fair has made its appearance in Fayetteville once again. The fair ran from August 22nd to August 26th, hosting many events, from their Junior Premium Livestock auction, where they had 143 participants, to their Miss Washington County Fair pageant, where 8 girls were crowned. Awards were…
Razorback soccer gets off to hot start in front of two straight near capacity crowds
By: Max Hoener FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)–The Arkansas Razorbacks women’s soccer team has started the season 2-0 in front of two nearly sold-out crowds after beating Oregon 4-0 on Thursday. 8 different players have contributed to 10 goals scored by the Razorbacks, and goalie Sierra Cota-Yarde has put up two straight clean sheets. The excellence of…
E. Coli outbreak across NWA, how UARK campus community responds
By: Yael Even FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)—Thursday night, the University of Arkansas campus community was notified of an E. coli outbreak across Northwest Arkansas. University officials released a statement creating awareness amongst students and faculty about an investigation into the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections headed by The Arkansas Department of Health. In…
Weekend weather preview
By: Joshua Wisel FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)—Oppressive heat and humidity look to continue into early this weekend, as highs are forecasted to continue in the upper 90s through Saturday. A slight decrease in humidity is forecasted for Friday before returning Saturday as a frontal system enters the region later. This upcoming frontal system looks to bring…
Students struggle to park on campus with rising enrollment numbers
By: Jenna Swope FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Campus is full this fall semester with around 26-thousand undergraduate and four thousand graduate students. With that high number comes several problems. The most obvious being parking. Finding a parking spot on campus within a walking distance to classes has become increasingly more difficult with each year for…
U of A aiding in efforts to revive a language
By: Camryn Johnson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – With more than 450,000 citizens worldwide, the Cherokee Nation is among the largest of the Native American tribes. But despite its numbers, a large piece of its culture is disappearing – the language. CNN reports only 2,000 Cherokee citizens are considered native speakers. Growing up on the Reservation…
New AI learning tool causes campus wide controversy
By: Stuart Martin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – ChatGPT is a new cutting-edge learning technology that has become increasingly popular among students for its ability to provide quick and easy answers to their questions, including the questions on their homework. With its growing use professors at the university are concerned about the potential impacts this AI…
Investing advice for college graduates
By: Tanner Shotwell FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – For young adults to become financially independent, they need to educate themselves on how to invest their money. The method of compounding pays dividends to the people who start the earliest. Compounding is a way to exponentially grow money which makes its biggest leaps towards the end of…
Community members showcase they are not just an average running group
By: Kristin Kite FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The mission of Achilles International is to transform the lives of people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connection by enabling people “with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics.” Since that first chapter was established, there have been 62 chapters started internationally including the…
Local boxing gym helping to fight Parkinson’s Disease
By: Lakyra Banks FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – April is Parkinson’s awareness month but a local gym in Springdale is helping people diagnosed with Parkinson’s stay in control of their disease all year long. Straightright Boxing and Fitness holds a boxing class twice a week for people looking to fight off symptoms of Parkinson’s. Every jab…