Author Archives: April Robertson
MLK vigil planned for Monday, Gov. Beebe to attend
By April Robertson Gov. Mike Beebe will unite with UA students, campus faculty and Fayetteville leaders during a vigil in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. at noon on Monday, January 18, in the Arkansas Union Ballroom. The event “Living …
Drug-related crimes increasing on campus, but numbers are still normal, officials say
By April Robertson Drug-related crime and other incidents on campus might be increasing, but campus officials said they find the increase to be completely normal – and they actually expected it to be more dramatic. “This is not a new …
Seminar series supports student veterans
By April Robertson A weekly seminar is being introduced on campus to aid student veterans in making the transition from military personnel to college student. The first seminar, “From Boots to Books,” is from 3:30 – p p.m. tomorrow, January …
Profiles from the Hill: UAPD officer talks safety on campus
By April Robertson Lt. Matt Mills serves as the patrol services supervisor for the UA Police Department. April: How long have you worked on the UA campus? Lt. Mills: About 10 years now. April: How does the UA atmosphere differ …
The UA’s oldest registered student lives ‘college life’ to its fullest
By April Robertson The large classroom buzzed with conversation. An important project and presentation were due in statistical epidemiology. Two students greeted each other before gearing up for the project and entering the room, seeming to draw on each other’s …
Wiccans focus on nature, celebrate sun’s birth in darkness
By April Robertson In the midst of the season of lights, there is one religious group that celebrates a winter holiday in darkness. On Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year, Wiccans sit in total darkness outside and in …
Save a Turkey; eat a granola
By April Robertson Weight gained during the six-week holiday period accounts for most of a person’s total weight gain over a year’s time, according to the Federal Citizen Information Center Web site. The average American consumes 13 pounds of turkey …
Students find ways to celebrate, embrace Thanksgiving break
April Robertson Some students are packing up laundry baskets and heading home, while others are finishing homework early in eager anticipation of road trips with friends for the fall and thanksgiving break this week. Several students have their own thanksgiving …
Students celebrate Thanksgiving in diverse ways
By: April Robertson Thanksgiving break is coming up next week, and while some plan to spend it dodging relatives and gobbling turkey, not all students spend the holiday in the traditional way. Some students are packing up laundry baskets and …
An international affair: Nepal
By April Robertson Prabuddha Lohani, an industrial engineering student from Nepal, said he is disappointed in some of the most recent Nepali national news. Last week, prime minister Karima Begum slapped one of her employees five times for sending an …
An international affair: Pakistan
By April Robertson Miran Gichki is a political science major from Pakistan. On Nov. 12, there was a suicide bombing in Pakistan against the International Services of Intelligence, and 32 people were killed as a result. Gichki shares his view …
An international affair: Iran
By April Robertson Shadi Jamshidy, a UA architecture student from Iran, was visiting family for the summer when the Iranian presidential election took place. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezaee were the candidates. Ahmadinejad won the election, …
Southland College remembered on UA campus today
By: April Robertson “We Surely Owe a Debt to these Long Downtrodden People,” a presentation by Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Kenned about his recently published book “A History of Southland College,” will take place from 3-5 p.m. in Giffels Auditorium …
Bowerbirds perform tonight
By April Robertson Bowerbirds, an Americana band, will perform at 7 p.m. today in the Union Theatre. The trio from Raleigh, N.C., has opened for Bon Iver and The Mountain Goats and has released two albums, Hymns for a Dark …
Rocktoberfest rocks the UA for alcohol awareness
By: April Robertson A total of six bands are performing today during Rocktoberfest. The alcohol awareness event will start at 4 p.m. in the Chi Omega Greek Theater and is organized by Residents Interhall Congress and the Gregson and Gibson …
