Latest Features
“Hot Girl Walking” Through Life
Viral exercise trend aimed at inspiring confidence creates a welcoming community for women in Northwest Arkansas. By: Emma Dannenfelser We’ve all seen it. The girl walking down the street in her brightly colored athleisure. Her headphones are in and probably blaring a...
‘Tis the Seasons for Sustainable Gift Giving
By Natalie Murphy It's time we acknowledge that while we like to think the holidays are still a time for religious remembrance and getting to see family, it has become much like every other holiday: yet another time for our capitalistic economy to thrive. And with the...
The Payoff
By Alyssa Crutcher With hustle culture being so prevalent, especially in younger generations, there is a lot of pressure on working hard and pushing yourself to perform at 110%. They say if you’re not exhausted, you didn’t work hard enough. With that, there are so...
“Life Begs For Comedy”: Jennette McCurdy on Her Time in Therapy, Her Mom and Her Best-Selling Book.
By Natalie Murphy As Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Distinguished Lectures Committee, the audience is very familiar with her. Simply put, the first time the mostly college-age attendees heard of and watched her on TV was when they were in middle school. But she is no...
Women of Fire
By Emma Dannenfelser Firefighters are an integral part of society, and they have been throughout much of history, as well as the average American’s life. Children’s books, movies or cartoons, you name it, we were raised on stories about a man in that heavy, puffy suit...
The Art of Creating Peace of Heart
By Alyssa Riley When David Gomez was four years old, his kindergarten teacher, exasperated with his inability to sit still in class, gave him watercolors to occupy his overactive mind and body. Surpassing its original purpose, this act unfolded the future of young...
Latest Essays
Dear Freshmen: Now is the time
Story by Alyssa Crutcher Starting college can be an intimidating experience. Going from a 2,000-student high school to a 30,000-student university is enough to make anyone feel lost in a sea of thousands. While the number can seem scary, college is actually the...
Silver and Gold- Joshua Droll
It’s raining. Of course it is. It had been forecasted for a while now. It should have been obvious, The wisps of white that mimed Paul’s Revere, The temperature reaching a fever pitch, The air itself seemed to sweat so that the Earth Must wipe it all away,...
New Fears by Jasmine Sylvia James
When I was 7, I feared the dark The monsters under the bed and skeletons in the closet So I slept with a night light When I was 14, I feared losing my sight The flowers I would never see and faces I would never meet So I spent every possible moment under the...
Throwing Out the Milk by Paige Babcock
How do you separate the savory from the rotten and the sour from the sweet? Going through the days, I’ve gotten lost in obscene thoughts and nooks and crannies of my mind. Maybe tomorrow or yesterday, I can find the answers I’m looking for. While life goes by I ponder...
Speechless by Jasmine Sylvia James
I am pressing this pen to paper Forcing ink to spill and smudge Constant pressure in one spot Tears through several pages I want to translate my thoughts into words But I have exhausted the alphabet Racing sentences too fast to be rational I am...
Campus organization builds safe space for students to learn about sexual health
By Alyssa Crutcher Sexual Health Organization and Outreach (SHOO) is an on-campus registered student organization (RSO) that aims to provide comprehensive sexual education and resources and destigmatize conversation relating to sex/sexual health. President Grace...
Latest Photo Stories
UA Students Lead March Against Racism
Story by Natalie Demaree, Photos by Eli Stokes, March 13, 2021 Over a hundred protesters gathered on a drizzling Saturday morning March 13 to protest against racism. Led by University of Arkansas students, the protesters marched across campus, beginning at the...
Fayetteville Farmer’s Market
Photos by Sarah Young April 8, 2019
Local Support for Candidates in the 2020 Presidential Election
Photos by Natalie Demaree October 30, 2020
Asian and Pacific Islander Month
Photos by Jake Halbert April 8, 2019