The First-Gen Plight

The First-Gen Plight

By Maddie McGibbony First-generation students face many challenges upon entering college, especially those who come from Arkansas, the second poorest state in the nation, according to 2012 U.S. income and poverty data. Their lack of experience dealing with the...

A Tough Skate Through Loss

A Tough Skate Through Loss

Story by Alyssa Riley Mental Health is something that many people struggle with, but, thankfully, it is becoming less and less stigmatized as shameful when talked about openly; according to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults suffer from at...

Back to Normal

Back to Normal

By Alyssa Riley   In the massive industrial kitchen of the Fayetteville High School cafeteria, the lunch ladies were preparing fried-chicken sandwiches, salad bars, and a build-your-own-club station for the upcoming lunch service. "The nacho cheese looks much better...

A Voice of Activism Through Black Filmmaking

A Voice of Activism Through Black Filmmaking

By Alyssa Riley  He sat at a table inside Starbucks with his laptop in front of him and a latte in hand. Despite the rumbling of the coffee machines, the constant playing of Spotify's 'Coffee Shop' playlists, and the reoccurring calls of names for customers to grab...

Tai Verdes on the Hill

Tai Verdes on the Hill

By Alyssa Riley   For many college students, attending a university - big or small - has always been the plan to get a preferable job and be successful once stepping out of the education world. While going to college can provide these things, it does not have to be...

Isn’t It Romantic

Isn’t It Romantic

By Marin McGrath  It’s no secret that the past two years have been hard.   The COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and social unrest are just a small number of challenges that society has faced.  In these times of isolation and loneliness, the world realized the...

Tips and Tricks: Navigating College From a Distance

Tips and Tricks: Navigating College From a Distance

  By Alyssa Crutcher   With the constant unpredictability of COVID-19, many classes have been moved to Zoom since fall 2020. For myself and many other students, this method of learning does not work well in our favor. Focus, motivation, and confidence in...

Am I A Survivor Too?

Am I A Survivor Too?

  Story by Alyssa Crutcher Photo by Sarah Wittenburg With the #MeToo movement becoming more and more apparent, I am constantly hearing stories of strong, amazing women who have experienced horrible acts of sexual abuse throughout their lives. I see other people...

The First-Gen Plight

By Maddie McGibbony First-generation students face many challenges upon entering college, especially those who come from Arkansas, the second poorest state in the nation, according to 2012 U.S. income and poverty data. Their lack of experience dealing with the...

A Tough Skate Through Loss

Story by Alyssa Riley Mental Health is something that many people struggle with, but, thankfully, it is becoming less and less stigmatized as shameful when talked about openly; according to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five adults suffer from at...

Back to Normal

By Alyssa Riley   In the massive industrial kitchen of the Fayetteville High School cafeteria, the lunch ladies were preparing fried-chicken sandwiches, salad bars, and a build-your-own-club station for the upcoming lunch service. "The nacho cheese looks much better...

A Voice of Activism Through Black Filmmaking

By Alyssa Riley  He sat at a table inside Starbucks with his laptop in front of him and a latte in hand. Despite the rumbling of the coffee machines, the constant playing of Spotify's 'Coffee Shop' playlists, and the reoccurring calls of names for customers to grab...

Tai Verdes on the Hill

By Alyssa Riley   For many college students, attending a university - big or small - has always been the plan to get a preferable job and be successful once stepping out of the education world. While going to college can provide these things, it does not have to be...

Isn’t It Romantic

By Marin McGrath  It’s no secret that the past two years have been hard.   The COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and social unrest are just a small number of challenges that society has faced.  In these times of isolation and loneliness, the world realized the...

Tips and Tricks: Navigating College From a Distance

  By Alyssa Crutcher   With the constant unpredictability of COVID-19, many classes have been moved to Zoom since fall 2020. For myself and many other students, this method of learning does not work well in our favor. Focus, motivation, and confidence in...

Am I A Survivor Too?

  Story by Alyssa Crutcher Photo by Sarah Wittenburg With the #MeToo movement becoming more and more apparent, I am constantly hearing stories of strong, amazing women who have experienced horrible acts of sexual abuse throughout their lives. I see other people...

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