Author Archives: Kristen Coppola
Professors Work to Bring Multiple Learning Styles to the Classroom
Each day of the semester, UA professors juggle their presentations to accommodate the different ways that thousands of students learn. At the UA, programs both help faculty and recognize professors’ teaching abilities. It is widely accepted that not all students …
New Center Offers Many Programs
The Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center, which opened in early November, is serving not only the Dale Bumpers College of Food and Life Sciences but providing research and instruction opportunities for students and faculty in other concentrations. The Center …
A Red Zone Fumble: The Essence of 2012
Friday, the Razorbacks fought to a 7-point loss against the LSU Tigers in the Battle for the Golden Boot played in Razorback Stadium for the first time in 20 years. On the first drive of the game, senior running back …
Location, Location, Location! It’s Most Important!
Location is very important in sports. It plays an integral role from the execution of a game to the success of a franchise. If a curveball ends up just a few inches from the intended destination, a strike becomes a …
A BCS, SEC, “Game of the Century” Dinner Debate
Sunday I met up and ate dinner with a close friend at one of my favorite Fayetteville restaurants, Noodles. We had a wonderful carb filled dinner, and as our bellies filled the conversation turned toward our most common denominator: college …
Is Doping the Cause of Degrading Sports Integrity
Over fall break, I went to talk to my former high school English teacher to share stories about classes and hear about his daughter’s third birthday. His classroom is painted bright blue, and magazine spreads, novel sleeves and posters adorn …
Instagram, Sepia Tones: Worthy of NCAA Violations?
The NCAA is constantly refining the rules for recruitment of student athletes with the advances in technology and social media. The NCAA is in place to make sure that extreme violations like those by Southern Methodist University and Miami don’t …
Two sides of the One-Game Wild Card Playoff
In the MLB offseason, it was decided that a there would be a one-game playoff between the two leading teams in the wild card race in both leagues. This came after two of the most dynamic collapses last year by …
At Least the Refs Aren’t to Blame for Hogs’ Season
Monday I finished all of my work early, brought ingredients to make dinner over to my friends’ apartment and settled in for an evening of friends and football. The Green Bay Packers, the team that drafted former Razorback tight end …
The Blame Game: Where does it Fall
Razorback fans are less than content after the football team that was self-promoted as a national championship contender has fallen to 1-3, two of those losses coming from unranked teams in nonconference matchups. “I know they’re disappointed, and they deserve …
Family Weekend Perfect Time to Support All Hogs
The Razorback football team played in front of the sixth largest crowd at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Saturday afternoon. More than 74,000 fans filed into the stadium to watch a game in which the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide …
Local Theater Partners With UA
The UA drama department formed a partnership with TheatreSquared, Fayetteville’s professional theater. The agreement made formal a longstanding relationship between the two institutions, officials said. In six seasons, T2 had provided an outlet for UA drama students, faculty and alumni …
Professor Receives High Honor for Research and Teaching
A Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences professor was recognized as a Fellow by the American Society for Horticultural Sciences at the annual meeting. Throughout the 165-year history of ASHS, about 120 members have been named as …
Alabama Rolls Over Arkansas for a Shutout
On an already dreary day, the Razorbacks lost their first Southeastern Conference football game of the season to the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 52-0. Alabama more than tripled Arkansas’ yardage Saturday, with 438 total yards in 65 plays to …
An Arkansas-Texas Sugar Bowl? It Could Happen
By Kristen Coppola November 15, 2012
The ESPN President announced Wednesday that ESPN reached a 12-year agreement with the Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences for the Sugar Bowl beginning January 2015. The game will be played in prime time Jan. 1 each year, so SEC and …
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