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By Brian Lofton on April 28, 2010 at 12:09 am • 0 Comments •
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Samuel Triplett strolled through campus, a bandanna hugging his head, as he boasted his Nerf arsenal: a Recon, Longshot, Vulcan EBF-25 and two Mavericks.
“Once I passed (age) 10 or 12, I figured I would never ...
By Brian Lofton on April 21, 2010 at 12:00 am • 2 Comments •
By Brian Lofton
A deep roar, threatening yet captivating, resonates through Turpentine Creek’s hilly landscape. Soon there is another roar, echoing the first. Then another, and another, until at least six of them thunder back and forth.
“We call it ‘caroling’,” ...
By Brian Lofton on March 10, 2010 at 12:07 am • 1 Comment •
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The sterling silver necklace hangs halfway down Whitney Byrd’s chest and rests in the middle of a thick scar, which is hidden under Byrd’s T-shirt. On her right forearm she has another scar, this one less hidden and ...
By Brian Lofton on February 5, 2010 at 3:59 am • 2 Comments •
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Grandmother Plia Vang, who is in her 70s, can’t sleep. She has no energy and the vision in her left eye is gradually deteriorating. She doesn’t visit the doctor and she doesn’t look up her symptoms on the Internet. ...
By Brian Lofton on November 4, 2009 at 7:32 pm • 0 Comments •
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A $52.3 million bond was accepted by the Fayetteville Public School Board last Thursday with the intent to improve school grounds.
The bond was offered by the state as part of an educational stimulus package. If the ...
By Brian Lofton on October 8, 2009 at 1:48 am • 0 Comments •
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Ninety-six percent of UA residents would allow strangers to enter their residence halls, according to results of a recent UA Housing experiment. This could impact the safety of on-campus students, officials said.
Two weeks ago, four resident assistants, who ...
By Brian Lofton on February 18, 2009 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
A winter weather disaster left the entire NWA region in a frozen state of productivity last month. Since it's melting, however, daily routines have been reestablished. Students flock to class, administrators have returned to their offices, and teachers have returned to their classrooms.
By Brian Lofton on January 16, 2009 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
It was the Thursday before Thanksgiving, around 4:15 p.m., and Don Faulkner, senior information technology security analyst Don Faulkner was considering leaving his post in the Administrative Service Building. After deciding to hang around for a few more minutes, he noticed a spike in the e-mail server only moments later.
By Brian Lofton on December 1, 2008 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
Three decades ago, three graduation ceremonies were available for UA graduates to attend -- spring, summer and fall. Since the termination of the summer and fall ceremonies, the UA has hosted a single large ceremony in May. However, students have recently shared their desire to once again practice a post-fall semester graduation in December.
By Brian Lofton on November 21, 2008 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
A series of black horizontal lines resembling the Old Main tower has notably advertised the UA as an institutional landmark of higher education across the globe. It has been an icon of knowledge, sophistication, inspiration and higher education for more than two decades.