Health
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By Dustin Staggs
Ditch Doomscrolling, Choose Reading
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By Katherine Taylor
No Adderall, No Answers: Drug shortage causes students to struggle
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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 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 Natalie Murphy Like many who stow away confessions, secrets and poems in the notes app, University of Arkansas sophomore Harper Haynes’ writing became her escape. But unlike many who keep their notes for their own eyes, in eighth grade, Haynes began to share her work online. After the loss of her grandparents, she turned…
Writing Through Music and Grief: How Arkansas Poet Harper Haynes Uses Social Media As a Creative Escape
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By Natalie Murphy As she finishes teaching a full class, The Diva Dive owner Sally Corbin, 42, walks around the studio in her 6-inch pole dancing heels. Between the clicks of her shoes on the hardwood floors, she and her students laugh and chat as they prepare the floor for the next class. The walls…
The Diva Dive on How Pole Fitness is Creating Self-Confidence in Fayetteville
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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 podcast or a playlist full of high-energy songs. While this might simply appear…
“Hot Girl Walking” Through Life
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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 longer the character we knew her as. Not Sam…
“Life Begs For Comedy”: Jennette McCurdy on Her Time in Therapy, Her Mom and Her Best-Selling Book.
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By Alyssa Crutcher Sexual Health Organization and Outreach (SHOO) is an on-campus registered student organization (RSO) that aims to provide comprehensive sexual education and resources and destigmatize conversation relating to sex/sexual health. President Grace Smolen, a senior public health major, started the organization in March 2021 to create a space where people could learn about…
Campus organization builds safe space for students to learn about sexual health
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By Marin McGrath In the state of Arkansas a projected 67,000 people over the age of 65 will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease by the year 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Although this disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, many people are unaware of the impacts, Kirsten Dickens, executive…
Alzheimer’s Hits Close to Home for the Arkansas Community