Student Life
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By Mackenzie Branstad As students strut the University of Arkansas campus this fall, they are dressed in various clothes dictated by the constantly changing weather. The chilly 60 degree mornings and sweltering 80 degree evenings make dressing for an entire day difficult for active students. Looking in most closets, there are two sections. The section…
It is too Hot for Fall but too Cold for Summer: How Arkansans Dress for the Season in between
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By Mia Bonifazi Across the internet, videos surface of young girls adorned with mountains of Ulta products, Bubble Skincare, Sol de Janeiro perfume and Drunk Elephant creams, viral on TikTok and Instagram. Online, people lament the loss of childhood and the cruelty of the internet, turning young girls into demanding demons. Overdramatized, the reality of…
Barbies, Nail Polish and the Ultimate Connection: Sorority and Non-Sorority perspectives on Girlhood
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By Davis McClure To no one’s surprise, college students are often exhausted. But what’s the story behind the clutched energy drinks and baggy eyes staring vacantly in lectures? Some of them await a night shift after class, while some never go to sleep the night before. Balancing work and school is a challenge many students…
Balancing 11:59 and Nine-To-Five: The Student Worker Experience
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Cychlorphine in Arkansas: What to Know and What to Do By Emalee Powell 69,973 people died in the United States from an overdose in 2025. Arkansas is ranked #2 in the nation for drug use. Arkansas has several main highways that are highly trafficked for drug transportation and distribution. Interstate 30 and Interstate 40, a…
The Evolving Opioid Crisis
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By Mia Bonifazi Nothing is more American than a rags-to-riches story: nobody becoming somebody through hard work, tying their bootstraps tight and moving on even when the going gets rough. And, as a result, just as American is the all-too-infamous Ponzi scheme or Get-Rich-Quick scheme, where oftentimes a mysterious, charming figure swindles those simply trying…
The rise of AI, Start-Ups and the Modern Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
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By Mia Kelley The week of Sept. 10 to Sept. 15 was a big one for fashion lovers, especially those in New York City. Fall Fashion Week festivities have just commenced, with over 70 shows running. With hundreds of models showing off new fall collections, the week showcased the opportunity for hundreds of artists, marketers,…
Behind the Seams: Students Getting a Front Row Seat to New York Fashion Week
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By Keelin Fisher Brenda Stringfellow, 38, sat at the front of a classroom at Returning Home, leading a weekly leadership class where men work through accountability, decision-making and the practical steps of rebuilding life after incarceration. Ten men leaned forward, their attention fixed on her next words. A whiteboard on wheels leaned against the wall,…
How one woman’s recovery became a roadmap for others
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By Davis McClure Early one morning, a barista yelled out “Strawberry matcha!” over a rustling crowd of students, many running late to class. A tote bag on one arm, with Clairo blaring through his wired headphones, an allegedly-six-foot-two man made his way to the counter to retrieve his order. He went about his day as…
Performative Men: Who Hung the Stage Lights?
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The Communication Gap Between the University of Arkansas and its Students By Emalee Powell In every classroom on the University of Arkansas campus, there is a stark black-and-white picture of the Ten Commandments. Once an attention-grabbing sight, the framed picture is now a normalized part of every classroom. As the temperatures begin to finally drop…
Let’s Call Those Hogs
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By Mia Kelley Sunlight trickles through the leaves of the tree growing in the center of the new location of Dodo Coffee Company, a tree that grows out of the perfect hole in the ceiling. Students share laptops while working on homework, an older woman is reading in the corner, and a couple stumbles through…
Students Go Cuckoo for Dodo