“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...

“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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

 


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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 


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The Impact of COVID-19 On Nursing Students

The Impact of COVID-19 On Nursing Students

Story by Sophie Brock April 16, 2021. Photo courtesy of Mary Elizabeth Baldwin. The nursing program at the University of Arkansas is not only a competitive program, as listed by the program’s website, but it’s also been one of the most severely impacted by COVID-19....

Fooling Them All

Fooling Them All

How I started the journey to no longer feeling like a fraud in my own body. Story by Abbi Ross I didn’t sneak my first cigarette until the Thanksgiving break of my freshman year of college. I was driving out of Fayetteville on a gray, fall afternoon making my way to...

More Than A Self-Defense Class

More Than A Self-Defense Class

Story by Sophie Brock, April 21, 2021 A self-defense class may seem like a fun event hosted by the University for Greek Life’s Panhellenic Spirit Week, but for women it’s one of the many precautions that’s taken to be safe.  The goal of this self-defense class, hosted...

 


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