Student Life
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By Alyssa Riley Creator TikTok is hit or miss – you either strike gold and get millions of likes, or your content reaches 20 of your closest friends and its kaput. Summer 2021, when Logan Babin, 22, posted a TikTok of her abstract painting, she was astounded at the 3.2 million views and 743 thousand…
Grabbin’ for Babin’s Artwork
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Story by Marin McGrath “The more you know the less you need,” Eric Boles, Director of the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability, said this quote is something he always comes back to when talking about a lifestyle catered to the environment. “Through knowledge, you don’t have to have as much stuff,” Boles said. “You…
Environmental Initiatives in a College Town
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Story by Natalie Murphy Right in the heart of Fayetteville, women are reclaiming their youth and femininity by participating in a swap meet. The idea of a swap meet is to bring clothes, art, and other knick knacks to sell and trade with others. Majority of the clothing is already second hand sourced from thrift…
A Celebration of Female Friendships and Girlhood Through the Love of Clothes
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By Lydia Fletcher “Toph, it’s TV Tuesday!”I say as I reach for the remote, my cat runs from across the other room, impatiently yowling as her favorite YouTube channel is cast onto the screen. “Mek Mek Mek Mek,” she chitters at the TV. As mice dart across the screen, she sits attentively, too entranced…
The Life of a Niche Internet Micro-Celebrity
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By Maddie McGibbony First-generation students face many challenges upon entering college, especially those who come from Arkansas, the second poorest state in the nation, according to 2012 U.S. income and poverty data. Their lack of experience dealing with the bureaucracy that is the higher education system and financial constraints creates a recipe for confusion. According…
The First-Gen Plight
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By Maddie McGibbony First-generation students face many challenges upon entering college, especially those who come from Arkansas, the second poorest state in the nation, according to 2012 U.S. income and poverty data. Their lack of experience dealing with the bureaucracy that is the higher education system and financial constraints creates a recipe for confusion. According…
The Plight of First-Generation College Students
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Story by Alyssa Riley Clementine Simpson is bombing down a Fayetteville hill, her sharp mullet whipping behind her in the cold wind. Her feet swing from left to right on the pavement that disappears beneath her; this thrill is what she loves about skating. Simpson, 22, is a senior nursing major at the University of…
A Tough Skate Through Loss
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By Alyssa Crutcher With the constant unpredictability of COVID-19, many classes have been moved to Zoom since fall 2020. For myself and many other students, this method of learning does not work well in our favor. Focus, motivation, and confidence in your knowledge are disrupted, causing stress on upcoming assignments and exams. Personally,…
Tips and Tricks: Navigating College From a Distance
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Story by Alyssa Crutcher It seems like in today’s time, young women are often ridiculed for being… well, just being. We’re too much of something or we’re not enough. You like to play video games? Weird. You like romance novels? Typical. The list of labels and insults we endure is endless: Slut, bossy, mannish, tease,…
Girls Will Be Girls
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Story by Marin McGrath Students all around the world face the daunting task of landing “the” internship. One University of Arkansas student in particular, is no stranger to this process. Ella Marshall, a sophomore ADPR major from Kansas City, Missouri had initially planned on studying something science-related in college. “When I was in high school,…
The Internship