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Scholars-At-Risk to host panel
By: Emma Rasmussen FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- Scholars-At-Risk is hosting a discussion panel to speak on the topic of war. The panel will feature Uchenna Awoke, a Nigerian writer who has been awarded several fellowships, and Professor Salman Abdo Al-Shami, a Yemeni entomologist. Moderating the panel will be Padma Viswanathan, a U of A creative writing…
Israel under attack impacting Northwest Arkansas
By: Katie Parker FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – A surprise attack on Southern Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas has rippled a wave of fear and concern all over the world, including Northwest Arkansas. “It’s terrifying,” Yael Even, University of Arkansas senior said. “Israel has always been a place that felt like home to me. It’s…
UARK Ukrainian student faces tough choices
By: Christopher Garrett FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— Anatolii Nezgoduk, a University of Arkansas foreign exchange student, is having a hard time focusing on his studies. He said it is difficult to have a normal campus life while watching war unfold in his home country, Ukraine. Nezgoduk is an agronomy major at the National University of Life and…
U of A hosts discussion on Ukraine-Russia conflict
By: Camryn Johnson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – The University of Arkansas’ Honors College plans to discuss and debate the crisis between Ukraine and Russia. The White House announced a “premeditated attack” occurred February 24. President Biden described Russia’s actions as a “brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation.” A panel of international experts…