#BlackatUArk
Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro, December 16, 2020 It’s intimidating for any freshman to walk on to the University of Arkansas’ campus for the first time. For Black students in the 1960s, it was even more intimidating because the University was just beginning to...
In Search of Light
A Poem by Morgan Walker, December 14, 2020 Let us commit to create light in darkness. But do you understand? I mean let us first look inward to the suffocation of prejudice ramming against the walls of our ribcages and barreling to the roofs of our mouths. ...
The Noted Invalid: Medical bills and failing health don’t stop a 29-year-old from advocating for disability rights.
Story by Tegan Shockley, December 11, 2020 The cat seems to know when Kati McFarland is emotional. It rubs its head against McFarland, who prefers gender-neutral pronouns and is a wheelchair user, as they contemplate the different ways they could die: starvation, a...
Game Day, Meet God: Superfan Canaan Sandy’s unconditional love through faith and fandom
Story by Emily Franks, December 8, 2020 I couldn’t miss Canaan Sandy when I walked into Sassy’s Red House in Fayetteville. No one could. The barstool he sat on was swiveled 180 degrees back to the bar, directly facing the restaurant’s entrance. Lifted like a pedestal,...
Little People Deserve Better Representation: Fayetteville mom educates community about dwarfism
Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro, Photo courtesy of Kelley Stuckey, December 4, 2020 Kelly Stuckey was walking through the airport when she noticed the Kentucky Derby playing on television in a restaurant near her gate. She stopped to sit and watch the horse...
A Quarantined Summer
Story by Kaelyn Wondell Photo by Heidi Kirk, November 20, 2020 The horrifying idea of a pandemic isn’t something I ever thought I’d be worrying about ever, let alone in 2020. Starting in early March, there were rumors going around campus of whether we’d be sent home...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Income Families
Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro November 13, 2020 The day that schools closed, parents were panicking. Erica Kelso, a single mom, read parents’ worries on social media and tried to stay calm. She wanted to be optimistic for her four kids. They were excited about the...
Weapons of Anarchy: A Southern Trans Woman’s Crusade To Arm The Left
By Rachel Bernstein November 6, 2020 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Maia Mitchell opens the trunk of her dusty maroon jeep and reveals two large gun-shaped bags. She unzips one and pulls out a long rifle with the words, “klan killer” scratched into the faded wood. Judging by the...
Local Support for Candidates in the 2020 Presidential Election
Photos by Natalie Demaree October 30, 2020
Social Media & COVID-19: A Personal Account of A Lost Loved One
In memory of Beverly Reep By Mackenzie Selby October 23, 2020 The Reep family traveled to Europe on vacation in early March before the pandemic had reached their home state. While there, Beverly Reep, long-time history teacher and resident of Bradley County,...
#BlackatUArk
Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro, December 16, 2020 It’s intimidating for any freshman to walk on to the University of Arkansas’ campus for the first time. For Black students in the 1960s, it was even more intimidating because the University was just beginning to...
In Search of Light
A Poem by Morgan Walker, December 14, 2020 Let us commit to create light in darkness. But do you understand? I mean let us first look inward to the suffocation of prejudice ramming against the walls of our ribcages and barreling to the roofs of our mouths. ...
The Noted Invalid: Medical bills and failing health don’t stop a 29-year-old from advocating for disability rights.
Story by Tegan Shockley, December 11, 2020 The cat seems to know when Kati McFarland is emotional. It rubs its head against McFarland, who prefers gender-neutral pronouns and is a wheelchair user, as they contemplate the different ways they could die: starvation, a...
Game Day, Meet God: Superfan Canaan Sandy’s unconditional love through faith and fandom
Story by Emily Franks, December 8, 2020 I couldn’t miss Canaan Sandy when I walked into Sassy’s Red House in Fayetteville. No one could. The barstool he sat on was swiveled 180 degrees back to the bar, directly facing the restaurant’s entrance. Lifted like a pedestal,...
Little People Deserve Better Representation: Fayetteville mom educates community about dwarfism
Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro, Photo courtesy of Kelley Stuckey, December 4, 2020 Kelly Stuckey was walking through the airport when she noticed the Kentucky Derby playing on television in a restaurant near her gate. She stopped to sit and watch the horse...
A Quarantined Summer
Story by Kaelyn Wondell Photo by Heidi Kirk, November 20, 2020 The horrifying idea of a pandemic isn’t something I ever thought I’d be worrying about ever, let alone in 2020. Starting in early March, there were rumors going around campus of whether we’d be sent home...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Income Families
Story by Mary Katherine Shapiro November 13, 2020 The day that schools closed, parents were panicking. Erica Kelso, a single mom, read parents’ worries on social media and tried to stay calm. She wanted to be optimistic for her four kids. They were excited about the...
Weapons of Anarchy: A Southern Trans Woman’s Crusade To Arm The Left
By Rachel Bernstein November 6, 2020 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Maia Mitchell opens the trunk of her dusty maroon jeep and reveals two large gun-shaped bags. She unzips one and pulls out a long rifle with the words, “klan killer” scratched into the faded wood. Judging by the...
Local Support for Candidates in the 2020 Presidential Election
Photos by Natalie Demaree October 30, 2020
Social Media & COVID-19: A Personal Account of A Lost Loved One
In memory of Beverly Reep By Mackenzie Selby October 23, 2020 The Reep family traveled to Europe on vacation in early March before the pandemic had reached their home state. While there, Beverly Reep, long-time history teacher and resident of Bradley County,...
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