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Baum Squad is Back in Action
By: Caroline Hickman FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorback baseball team kicked off it’s season in Baum Stadium this past weekend. The Hogs gave Bucknell a hard time, scoring 32 runs in Game Two on Saturday. After a series sweep, the men are now ranked third in the nation. Up next, Arkansas is taking it’s talent…
ARKANSAS BASKETBALL IS BACK ON THE HILL THIS WEEKEND
By: Katherine Hill FAYETTEVIILE, Ark. – The Arkansas men’s basketball team faces its 3rd ranked opponent at home this season, welcoming Texas A&M to The Hill. The Razorbacks are 13 and 1 in Bud Walton this year, winning games on a 17-point average. The team hopes to dominate the scoreboard by halftime. A Razorback win would…
Former Razorback Basketball Star Signs with Rockets
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After being released by the Kings shortly after being traded last week, one former Razorback basketball star signed with the Houston Rockets, the team announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Joe Johnson, who has bounced around the league since he was originally drafted by the Boston Celtics in 2001, will join a Rockets’…
College Quidditch Teams Play For More Than Wins
Quidditch is a national sport adopted by over 200 colleges and universities. The same rules apply on campus as they do in the popular Harry Potter book series, including gender inclusivity. “It’s very important to me, you don’t get to do that in basic sports like soccer and such,” said Arkansas Quidditch Team Captain Emily…
Vertical Mile Challenge
A new kind of fitness challenge raises the bar; the Vertical Mile Challenge. During the month of February, from four to eight Sunday through Thursday, students, faculty or staff can come to the climbing wall gym and see if they can climb a mile vertically. The mile is 5,280 feet, which is 165 laps up…
Olympian Dominique Blake Calls Fayetteville Home
The track capital of the world, one of the many nicknames given to Fayetteville. Those who compete for the Razorbacks understand this well, as championships are expected year in and year out. Dominique Blake, an Olympic medalist and Penn State graduate, now calls Fayetteville home and hopes the U of A’s facilities can put her…
Razorbacks to Participate in GameDay Recycling Challenge
Ranking 10th in the nation for total pounds recycled in the GameDay Recycling Challenge last year, the U of A hopes to be the first school in the SEC to achieve zero waste on game days this football season. “In 2015, 99 schools rallied fans to recycle an impressive 2.1 million pounds of bottles, cans,…
New Solution for Razorback Football Game Traffic
As a result of the high attendance at Razorback football games, Razorback Athletics has partnered with the Fayetteville Police Department and the University of Arkansas Police Department to create color coded pre-game and post-game traffic routes in hopes of clearing the usual jam around the stadium. The new colored routes are being implemented to provide fans with the…
Wambach Talk is Still On at U of A — Even After DUI Arrest
The University of Arkansas student-sponsored Distinguished Lecture Series committee doesn’t plan to cancel an upcoming appearance by soccer legend Abby Wambach. Her talk, in the format of a moderated question-and-answer session, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, April 18 in Bud Walton Arena. The event is free and open to the public, and no tickets…
Divers Set For Zone D Championships
Arkansas divers will compete at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships March 7-9 at Texas A&M’s Student Recreation Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas. The NCAA Zone D Championships is one of five meets across the nation, serving as a qualifier for the 2016 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships March 16-19 at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic…