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New Safe ZoneApp, Launched to Make Campus Safer
By: Grayce Spangler FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- With the launch of a new app SafeZone, students, faculty and staff on campus can be in direct communication with UAPD. SafeZone is available to the campus community to provide safety for anyone in the event that an emergency might occur. This app also helps UAPD work more efficiently. Captain…
Fayetteville Street Art, Now Virtual
By: Grayce Spangler FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Fayetteville is know for it’s art, as random murals, live music and creative art can be seen scattered across the city. People can now view all these creative works in an online tour. Fayetteville street art, a new website launched, allows users to virtually tour street art around Fayetteville and…
Parler, 8Chan and Other Censorship-Free Websites: Free Speech or Hate Speech?
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The small town of Marshall, Arkansas garnered national attention this week after its Chief of Police Lang Holland was fired due to inflammatory comments in the wake of the Presidential election. The comments, which promoted acts of violence against “Marxist Democrats,” were posted on a website called Parler, which touts…
How to Safely Give Thanks in a Pandemic
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- In less than two weeks, many University of Arkansas students will travel for Thanksgiving Break. Some will visit family, some will take vacations, but all are entitled to a full week off from school- a significant increase from the three days they usually get. With this increase in travel could…
Students React to Provost’s Tips
By: Jack Bilyeu Fayetteville, Ark.- University of Arkansas Provost Charles Robinson emailed students this afternoon, providing tips on finishing out an unprecedented semester. While some tips are universal, like scheduling tutoring sessions or reaching out to an instructor if you are struggling, others are unique to the pandemic- like remembering to turn on your webcam…
University of Arkansas Honors College Releases Award-Winning Video
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — During the fall, members of the University of Arkansas Honors College produced an award-winning video to promote themselves and the building where they are located. The Gearhart Hall tour video, which was posted to the college’s YouTube channel at the beginning of September, won two titles, gold and silver,…
The Spring 2021 Semester at the University of Arkansas and around the Southeastern Conference
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas administration informed students about plans for on-campus classes and Spring Break during the Spring 2021 semester. The traditional week-long spring break has been broken up into three separate dates; Feb. 22 – 23, March 25 – 26 and April 2. Provost Charles Robinson emailed students…
Campus Political Groups Shift Focus Following the Election
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE: Ark. — The University of Arkansas student political groups have promised a shift in focus in the coming months after reacting to the end of the 2020 general election. UA Young Democrats President Billy Cook was happy to hear the news that Joe Biden had won the election, he said. “We…
Students With Debt Affected by the 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Policies
By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As both of the top presidential candidates fought to gain support from young voters, the issue of student debt was debated across their platforms. Thousands of students at the University of Arkansas face going into debt during their time in college. According to the U of A’s Common Data…
Arkansans Take Action in Wake of Election Uncertainty
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- It has been more than one day since polls nationwide started closing and there is still no clear winner in the presidential election. Wednesday evening, a group of protesters organized by the Socialist Alternative and other similar groups met up outside the Washington County Courthouse. Part of what spurred them…