Author Archives: Landon Reeves
Woman Saves Exotic Pets from Their Owners
On May 14, 1996, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office received several complaints about strange noises and odors emanating from a trailer. The police could smell the scene before they could see it. When they arrived, low, deep growls of lions …
Pat Walker Officials Take Precautions for Prescription Drug Abuse
There were more than 14,000 deaths from pain killer overdoses in 2008, and approximately 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs in 2010, according to the Center for Disease Control and National Institute on Drug Abuse. Most college students have heard …
Increase in Drug Violations
Arrests for drug violations at UA have increased since 2007, according to UAPD crime statistics. There were 26 arrests in 2007 and 109 in 2010. Statistics for 2011 aren’t yet published, but 2012 has had at least seven arrests, according …
Students Pay More, State Pays Less
The UA amassed more than $86 million in student tuition and fees in the fall semester and is predicted to make more than $80 million this semester, officials said. “Tuition and fees go into the educational and general funding,” said …
Pi Beta Phi Gate Extension
The Pi Beta Phi’s gate and campus walk extension project was funded by UA officials and Pi Beta Phi sorority to extend the brick walkway in front of Old Main and build a gate at the walkway’s entrance, said officials …
Device to Melt Ice: UA Engineers Attempt to Limit Number of Flight Delays
UA Department of Civil Engineering officials have worked on a project to find a way to de-ice airport runways without the use of chemicals. The project combines a special mix of concrete that can generate heat from electricity and batteries …
Plans unveiled for Future Public Transit System
UA Community Design Center officials and UA students created plans, in early November, for a student public transit system to help contain growth and development in Fayetteville. The plans spent a year in the making from the summer of 2010 …
State and Federal Legislators Work to Contain Textbook Costs
The senate committee on state agencies and governmental affairs in higher education discussed the enforcement of deadlines for university professors to make class book lists public, officials said. Under Act 175 of 2007, which sets deadlines for textbook adoption, UA …
Troops Home by New Year’s
UA officials expect an increase of student veterans following the complete troop withdrawal from Iraq, scheduled for Dec. 31, 2011, according to the Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement. “We certainly welcome veterans and we want them to feel that we …
Report Shows Employment Growth but Lack of Education in NWA
The Center for Business and Economic Research in the UA Sam M. Walton College of Business released the first “State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report,” which reported a growth in employment, a decrease in unemployment and a lack of …
UA named Grand Champion of Recycling in SEC
The UArecycling program is the grand champion of Recycle Mania 2011 in the Southeastern Conference, according to UA officials and recyclemania.org.Recycle Mania is an eight-week competition among college and university recycling programs in North America and Canada. Schools compete in …
UA Professor Commits Suicide at Public Trail
At 4:08 p.m, Oct. 16, Central Emergency Medical Services transferred a phone call to the Fayetteville Police Department. The caller said he was in need of police assistance but did not require the fire department or an ambulance, according to …
Arkansans Occupy to Unite and Find Solutions
The occupy Wall Street movement has made its way to Northwest Arkansas and the UA. Pots, pans and drums came together in rhythm with chants of dissent in the early afternoon Saturday Oct. 15, for a organized protest and march …
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Week Arrives
Last week was Mental Illness Awareness Week, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The week of events originated in 1990 when Congress declared the first week of October mental Illness awareness week and since then mental health advocates …
Women’s Giving Circle Grants to Strengthen Legacy Awarded
The Women’s Giving Circle gave $40,000 in grants to three projects at the 9th annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct 4., Chancellor David Gearhart announced at the ceremony that he intends to match $50,000 for next year’s awards.“We put $50,000 …
