“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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Out of Hiding, Into the Bible Belt

Out of Hiding, Into the Bible Belt

Pagans in Arkansas endure years of fear and harassment in the most socially conservative region of the United States — the Bible Belt.  Story by Kari Adams Marie didn’t think she deserved to die. The two boys yelling out the bus window thought otherwise. “F—king...

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....

Hill Records: A Student-Run Record Label

Hill Records: A Student-Run Record Label

Story by Victoria Hernandez, March 31, 2021 The University of Arkansas’ music department launched its new student-run record label, Hill Records, in the Fall of 2020. Now the company is working to compile their first inaugural release. The label was accepting...

Mask Up, Arkansas

Mask Up, Arkansas

Story by Victoria Hernandez, Photo by Natalie Demaree, April 8,2021 With the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines and several states loosening their restrictions, it’s easy to think it’s time to take the mask off and put it away for good.  However, the disease has not...

 


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A Quarantined Summer

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...

Hog Calls and Cat Calls

Hog Calls and Cat Calls

Nov. 23, 2019 by Rylie Frederick They called it a badge of self-defense, and they only required girls to earn it. Senior Gracen Patten was in the ninth grade when she first realized women needed self-defense more than men did. As a Senior Cadette in the Girl Scouts,...

In Search of Light

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. ...

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

By Obed Lamy October 2, 2020   Holly Malone has served as a food service worker at the University of Arkansas for more than three decades. Upon coming back on campus this fall, she discovered a very different working environment.   Now the dining halls offer...

 


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