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Fayetteville Seeks Artist for City Painting Project
By: Grayce Spangler FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Local Artist are needed to continue the city of Fayetteville’s Utility Art Box Program. In 2013 the Keep Fayetteville Beautiful Committee lunched the city’s Utility Box Art Program in order to discourage utility boxes from being vandalized. New locals artist are needed to paint four new locations around Fayetteville. Artist…
Fayetteville Seeks Artist for City Painting Project
By: Grayce Spangler FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Local Artist are needed to continue the city of Fayetteville’s Utility Art Box Program. In 2013 the Keep Fayetteville Beautiful Committee lunched the city’s Utility Box Art Program in order to discourage utility boxes from being vandalized. New locals artist are needed to paint four new locations around Fayetteville. Artist…
Flu Season approaches amid COVID-19 Pandemic
by David Cox FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — According to the Arkansas Department of Health more than 34,000 Arkansans contracted the flu last year. Caleb Ward, a recent U of A graduate, described his experience fighting against it. “I felt fatigued, tired, pretty nauseous, weak,” Ward said. “Just didn’t feel like doing anything, wanted to stay in…
COVID Cases Across Arkansas Universities Compared
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.-Coronavirus cases reported on college campuses make up a small amount of the cases in the state. Every public, four-year university in Arkansas has maintained a webpage with some form of a case breakdown since classes began- some more thorough than others. According to the universities’ reporting, there are 142 active…
New Extension to Razorback Greenway Completed
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The new Niokaska Creek trail in Fayetteville was completed yesterday. The trail runs 3 miles between Mission Boulevard and the existing Razorback Greenway in East Fayetteville. The new trail is paved and protected from the road. The Niokaska Trail goes through Gulley Park. Along the way, it passes by waterfalls…
2020 Ballot Issue Breakdown
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- This November, Arkansans can vote on three ballot issues in the general election. These issues cover a wide range of topics, from taxation and construction to term limits for elected officials. Ballot issue one deals with the continuation of a .5% sales tax. This tax went into effect in 2013…
How The Arkansas Razorback Marching Band Continues to Play Through COVID-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_etGUk-lfMo By: Fletcher Cowden FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- Game day for the Arkansas Razorback marching band looks very different this season football season due to COVID-19. Before the band members returned to campus the band’s staff got to work on planning out how they could operate maintaining social distancing and following covid guidelines. Rules and restrictions were…
COVID-19 Recoveries Rise While Test Demand Falls
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Pat Walker Health Center creates a system to process COVID-19 recoveries while some are hesitant to get tested during the fall semester. The number of infected students rose sharply to over 900 active on-campus cases Sept. sixth leading the university to institute some preventative measures. Starting Sept. 5 and…
University of Arkansas Makes Changes to Admissions and Scholarships During COVID-19
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas admissions and academic scholarship office announced new changes for perspective students. For the Summer and Fall Semesters of 2021 out of state students will no longer be required to score a qualifying grade on the ACT to receive discounts on Tuition here at the U…
City Council Re-Election Sign Vandalized
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Unidentified individuals vandalize another piece of property over the weekend with an anti-equality message. Re-election campaign advertisements for city council member Kyle Smith were vandalized over the weekend with an anti-LGBTQ sentiment. The words “No Vote Queer” were painted on an ad for Smith located at the intersection of…