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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 disappeared. Now, more than ever, it is important to continue…
Mask Up, Arkansas
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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 submissions of music until March 5. “We received I believe it was around 42…
Hill Records: A Student-Run Record Label
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Story by Sophie Brock, Photos Courtesy of Katie Allen March 18, 2021 March 12th marks the one-year anniversary of the University of Arkansas going virtual. While most students can recall where they were on campus when they received the email that sealed their fate, students studying abroad, were unaware of what was awaiting them at…
The Day COVID-19 Changed Everything: A Study Abroad Perspective
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Story by Victoria Hernandez, March 17, 2021 Many University of Arkansas students have been taking online classes this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students are learning from their childhood bedrooms, from their dorm rooms and some even from Hawaii. Out of around 3,000 colleges, 10% have moved to be fully online, according to…
Hogs in Hawaii: With Online Classes, UA Students Are Getting Creative With Their Learning
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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 Fulbright Dining Hall and ending in the Gearhart Courtyard. “NO HONOR FOR RACISTS,” read…
UA Students Lead March Against Racism
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Story by Sophie Brock, Photos by Alexander King, March 10, 2021. College students are burnt out. After nearly a year of asynchronous classes and feeling like they are living the same day over and over, college students have lost motivation to complete their school work. Out of 21 students I talked to, 86 percent of them…
Stressed & Depressed: How College Students’ Mental Health is Affected By Online School
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Story by Katelynn Tyner, March 8, 2021 University of Arkansas students on tickets “Make it Matter” and “Vision – Your Voice, Our Mission” campaigned for the executive offices of the Associated Student Government Feb.17 to March 3, prioritzing programs for diversity and inclusion and addressing racial inequality. March 5, the ASG announced Vision as the…
Candidates in the Associated Student Government Election Discuss New Programming for Fostering Diversity and Inclusion, Vision Ticket Wins Election
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Story by Sophie Brock, Photo by Natalie Demaree, February 24, 2021 Even in the aftermath of the economic disaster that Covid-19 created, small businesses across the country continue to struggle as they attempt to pick up the pieces that were left behind. However, for small businesses in college towns there is hope on the horizon…
More Students Should Support Small Businesses
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Story by Victoria Hernandez, February 19, 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A Holocaust survivor spoke to University of Arkansas students, staff and faculty Feb. 11 over Zoom. Arkansas students are ranked last in regard to their knowledge of the Holocaust out of the entire United States, according to a study by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.…
Holocaust Survivor Speaks to UA Students
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Story by Natalie Demaree, December 29, 2020 Student initiatives demanding inclusivity and anti-racism are catching the attention of administrators at the University of Arkansas. According to UA enrollment reports for Fall 2020, 4.5 percent of students are Black or African American. “There’s a lot of conversation that’s been happening, a lot of special committees that…
No More Euphemisms, Hear Our Demands: Anti-racism Policy Change at the University of Arkansas As A Result of Student Initiatives