By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Over the weekend the city of Fayetteville hosted litter clean-ups in celebration of National Make a Difference Day. On Saturday morning the Fayetteville Recycling and Trash Division collaborated with the Parks and Recreation and Sustainability Departments to host a drive-through giveaway of litter grabbers and t-shirts. The Enviromental Educator…

By Kensi Freeland FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— The University of Arkansas’s School of Art received a grant from the Windgate Foundation to create an upcoming studio and design center.  It received 40 million dollars to create a single spacious place for all art students to reside. The building is expected to be finished by the summer of…

By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville City Council unanimously passed a new ordinance last week that hopes to further increase inclusivity in the community. This ordinance allows the city prosecutor to give harsher charges for crimes that are committed with the intent to harm others based on their perceived race, religion, gender, gender…

By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Pat Walker Health Center opened a new clinic specifically for respiratory illnesses in the Garland Parking Garage last week. Click here for an interactive graphic detailing essential information about the temporary clinic. The Respiratory Illness Clinic aims to treat any student, faculty or staff member at the University…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E46ocxi9B_A By: Fletcher Cowden FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. – Post-traumatic stress disorder is defined as a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who witness a traumatic event. PTSD is common among combat veterans and military members across the world. First defined as post-traumatic stress disorder in the 1980s. Before then it was commonly known as shell…

by David Cox FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Early voting in Arkansas began this week. This weekend, those in Washington County can vote at Bud Walton Arena. The “basketball palace” is the first on-campus voting location, approved just in September. Associated Student Government President Julia Nall said it was a lengthy process that started early last summer.…

By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – With only 14 days to the 2020 election, the volume from local, state, and national candidates continues to increase. Many University of Arkansas students worry about having to vote through mail in or absentee voting. University of Arkansas Political Science Professor, Janine Perry, said they shouldn’t be too worried.…

By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark ­­– The University of Arkansas Distinguished Lectures Committee found a new focus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chair of the DLC, Sally Gairhan, said this semester the committee focused on recruiting leaders of the Northwest Arkansas community to give lectures. Before UofA students were sent home mid-March, the typical format of…

By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Arkansas found a way to celebrate the long-standing homecoming tradition. Seniors Phil Necessary and Katie Gardner were crowned the 2020 UofA Homecoming King and Queen.   The University of Arkansas Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter nominated Phil Necessary and the Registered Student Organization,…

By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The School of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Arkansas is celebrating its 90th year as an institution. The School was founded in the basement of Old Main in 1930 by Walter J. Lemke, the department would move to various buildings on campus until it found its…