Student Life
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Marin McGrath Creativity has become mainstream. It is typical to walk on a college campus and see someone with colored hair, tattoos, bright colored clothes and embracing their unique scarlet letter. People have grown to accept themselves and figure out what makes them different when it comes to style. Whether it is sourcing a wardrobe…
Looking the Part
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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 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 Yael Even After a run-off election, All Together AR is the new ticket representing the student body for the 2023-2024 school year with Cael Losenegger as President, Hailey Hoog as Vice President, Danny Moreno as Treasurer and Campbell Babin as Secretary. Connection, preparation and equity, part of All Together AR’s platform, already have their…
ASG ticket celebrates win ahead of the next school year
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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 Kana Matsukawa The record-breaking number of student enrollment keeps off campus freshman residents away from finding their community on campus. The University of Arkansas has seen a record number of student enrollment. The university welcomed more than 7,000 new freshmen for the 2022-2023 academic year, and total enrollment reached 30,936 for the first time…
The Freshman Housing Struggle
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Story by Alyssa Crutcher It is no secret Gen Z is the most tech-savvy generation. We grew up during the height of technology. Because of this, it has become one of the biggest parts of our lives. A side effect of this is Gen Z’s dependency on music. Walking through campus, as I’m looking around,…
A Generation of Music
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By Yael Even Coming to college, I constantly searched for purpose. It wasn’t until a tube of red lipstick and I came together that allowed me to discover who I am. I finally realized everything I could possibly need was right in front of me. As it feels crowded on campus, let alone the inner…
How to Build Your Brand
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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