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By Erica Wilson Imagine walking through an animal shelter and seeing rows of pets in cages. Some come right up to you, wagging their tails, smiling and trying to greet you through the metal bars. Some sit in the very back corner, tails tucked between their legs, looking wary and afraid, just waiting for the…
Fostering: Bringing Rescue Pets’ Personalities to Light
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By Alyssa Riley B-I-N-G-O, You’ve Got a Drag “Drag is an art form, and I think any art form can either rub some people the wrong way or bring some people together.” Bryan Duncan A lottery channel, SpongeBob SquarePants, and the Providence v. UCONN men’s basketball game is playing on the televisions stationed around the…
Dilemma Downpour for Drag
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By Erica Wilson As Kathy McGregor became officially ordained as a deacon in 2021, she was filled with hope at the prospect of being able to visit with people whom she had come to know and love: the men on Arkansas’ death row. She forged these friendships through her program The Prison Story Project, which…
Highlighting Humanity: St. Paul’s deacon provides hope, healing through storytelling
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By Marin McGrath At the university, two Muslim students work in community to navigate what religion looks like on a college campus. In many ways, college proves to be a fresh start. People see it as a change from what life was like at home, some view it as an opportunity to come into their…
Muslim Students Navigate Religion on Campus
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By Yael Even According to Education Week, there have been seven school shootings in 2023 alone. Since 2018, there have been 151 school shootings across the nation. Junior Lainey Deitrick from Searcy, Ark. remembers the day she first learned of a school shooting. “My first reaction was honestly probably just shock,” Deitrick said. “School is…
Another School Shooting: Here is how UARK students respond
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By Marin McGrath FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.— On Saturday Feb. 20, families and college students alike patiently awaited the floats and attractions that the Fat Saturday Parade of Fools has to offer. No one seemed to mind the chill in the air and the cloudy sky, they were there for an entertaining time. It’s been 30 years…
Fat Saturday in Fayetteville
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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 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 focus centered around giving the perfect gift, it…
‘Tis the Seasons for Sustainable Gift Giving