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Fayetteville COVID-19 Testing Sites
By: Jaycie Dodd FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — Many students at the University of Arkansas are scrambling to find locations where they can get tested for COVID-19. Once a student is informed of their exposure or begin to experience symptoms they have to find where they can get tested and get quick results. One student discovered she…
Study Abroad From Home
By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — After all in-person study abroad programs were cancelled due to the rise of COVID numbers across the world, the University of Arkansas Office of Study abroad was forced to get creative with their programs. For the 2020 fall semester, students have the chance to Study Abroad virtually through numerous…
Emotional Support Animal
By Kensi Freeland HOT SPRINGS, Ark.— All fifty states allow for animals to be registered as emotional support animals (ESA). ESAs are a key aspect of their owner’s lives. An ESA must be legally prescribed by a licensed mental health professional. The process of getting it registered is simple, too. “All you have to do is…
Students Can Submit Personal Portraits to The Razorback
By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas yearbook, The Razorback, is allowing students to submit a portrait of themselves for the 2020 – 2021 edition of the yearbook. The Razorback editor, Sarah Rawls said the yearbook has decided to take individual submissions, rather than holding a photo day due to COVID. “Besides the…
COVID-19: The Uninvited Wedding Guest
By: Lizzy Lankford FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For many engaged couples, their wedding day is one of the most memorable and romantic moments in a relationship. However, being engaged in the middle of a pandemic has forced numerous couples to get creative with their nuptials. UA seniors Robyn and John David Lancaster got married in early…
University of Arkansas Makes Efforts to Increase Diversity and Inclusion
By: Esther Gowin FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas is looking to improve diversity and inclusion on campus by creating initiatives and mandatory trainings. Romona West, the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Fulbright College, created a program that provides a platform to discuss diversity issues. “I’m always hopeful that people would love to…
Absentee Ballots Provide a Voting Alternative
By: David Cox FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Trinity United Methodist Church and Sequoyah United Methodist church in Fayetteville, among others, will be polling places for the presidential election. For those with no established residence in Fayetteville and with COVID-19 cases rising, it can be hard for voters to find time or feel safe in their precinct…
Students Report Peers for COVID Protocol Violations
By: Jack Bilyeu FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- In a campus wide email sent last week, Chancellor Steinmetz encourages students to report their peers in violation of COVID safety protocol. Those who wish to submit a tip can do so via report.uark.edu. A web portal allows users to submit a description of the violation as well as the…
As the World Goes Online, the School of Journalism Invests in New Digital Platforms
By: Michael Adkison FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— The University of Arkansas’ School of Journalism and Strategic Media invested in two new digital platforms over the summer, in an effort to create innovative content for Arkansans. The two websites, ArkansasCovid and Arkansas Soul, launched in the wake of two crises facing the U.S.: the Coronavirus pandemic, and the…
Campus Fountain Vandalized in Prank
By: Cayden Hartman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas monument was vandalized late last week after an attempted prank. The Wild Band of Razorbacks Fountain, which sits at the entrance of Donald W. Reynold Razorback Stadium, was damaged in an overnight prank Sept. 2. An individual that has yet to be identified poured a…