Alyssa Riley
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By Natalie Murphy
Mother Nature’s Creative Daughters
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By Victoria Hernandez Lori Rooney, a Springdale teacher and coach, is stretching out across the gravel at the Jamestown Crag, sweat dripping down despite the cool breeze. Even after nearly a decade of climbing, the rush still gets to her. She takes each crevasse of the rock pressed against her carefully, one at a time,…
Bringing the Outdoors In: How rock climbing is growing and adapting in the Ozarks
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By Lydia Fletcher As childhood hunger continues to impact Arkansas, many communities are working to end food insecurity, which affects 1 in 5 children in the state. Tucked away at the edge of Gulley Park lies a farm not only cultivating crops but providing meals and education to equip children with tools to live a…
Farming Fights Food Insecurity: Local nonprofit combats the NWA hunger crisis
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By Kana Matsukawa Local products and music has enveloped the city of Fayetteville since 1973. Now, the 50th season of Fayetteville Farmers Market has just started, attracting people with a warm, welcoming atmosphere. The city of Fayetteville opened the farmers market in 1973, and has been offering local products such as flowers, vegetables, fruits, eggs…
The Fayetteville Farmers Market: a place where the warmth and sustainability of northwest Arkansas shines
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By Natalie Murphy With the growth of the Northwest Arkansas music scene in the last decade, the University of Arkansas Headliners Concert Committee has created a staple event, bringing some of the biggest names in the industry to the university as part of the Springtime of Youth music festival. The festival, first introduced to the…
The Dream Team Behind Springtime of Youth
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By Kana Matsukawa “As an 11-year-old, you don’t really know a lot about democracy, or you don’t think a lot about politics,” she said. “You are 11 years old, and all you think about is school.” Oleksandra Ladychenko “I want Ukraine to be known not only by the war,” an exchange student from Ukraine Oleksandra…
Witnessing the War in This Globalized Era
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By Marin McGrath Before I go to the gym I shake the pre-workout that tastes as artificial as candy because TikTok told me to. I scroll endlessly on Pinterest looking for a workout that targets everything I think needs to change about myself. In my mind, I remember the influencer who told me to do…
What’s the deal with fitness?
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by Erica Wilson As fifth-year senior Madeline Kendall watched the Hannah Montana movie when she was around eight, it ignited a passion in her for Taylor Swift that would follow her throughout her childhood and into college. Swift wrote two of the tracks in the movie and also made a brief cameo, performing her song…
Growing Up with Taylor Swift
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By Natalie Murphy Growing up in a retirement community in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, Annalise Robins was no stranger to her local thrift stores. Frequenting the Salvation Army and Habitat For Humanity ReStore, she began experimenting with her personal style at the age of 15, buying items heavily reminiscent of the 1970s, 1990s and early…
The Pursuit of Thrifting One’s Signature Style
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Story by Alyssa Crutcher On a campus where diversity, equity and inclusion are emphasized, it is important to understand there are still areas of concern where growth is necessary. Gray Russel, a sophomore international and global studies major who uses they/them pronouns, said they suffer from chronic pain in their legs and use a cane…
Disabled students express gratitude for accommodations, but say there is room for improvement