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Sarah Derouen on February 13, 2012 at 9:49 am • 0 Comments •
The Black Students Association presented a fashion show Thursday as a part of a celebration of Black History Month.
The fashion show featured prominent blacks throughout history, with students dressing as everyone from Charles Hamilton Houston to Malcolm X. The finale ...
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Traveler on February 2, 2012 at 9:47 am • 3 Comments •
By Emily Harvey
The Fayetteville Prayer Room, which opened in May, began as a simple idea for adoration and prayer.
“I was one of many people who were getting a vision for a 24/7 prayer room in Fayetteville,” said Josh Drury, a ...
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Matilde Bonifaz on December 7, 2011 at 8:54 am • 0 Comments •
The Cross Cultural Mentor Program, a UA organization designed to help new international students make transitions to the university, is growing rapidly, officials said.
“Our program has been growing. This past fall we had more than 50 student leaders participate and ...
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Matilde Bonifaz on November 21, 2011 at 11:37 am • 0 Comments •
(Photo by Jacki Frost)
A Japanese Tea Ceremony, hosted by the UA’s Japanese Student Association, took place Friday in Holcombe Hall.
A Japanese Tea ceremony is a traditional art form to enjoy the “taste of green tea, the setting of the ...
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Matilde Bonifaz on November 7, 2011 at 10:15 am • 0 Comments •
The UA is involved in both an International Visiting Students Program and Exchange Student Program, for students wanting to experience life abroad.
The International Visiting Students program assists international students who attend the UA for one semester or a year. Qualifying ...
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Leigh Jackson on November 2, 2011 at 10:00 am • 0 Comments •
The South is not as politically homogenous as conventional wisdom would suggest, according to a report written by a UA researcher.
Angie Maxwell, UA associate professor of political science, researches political proclivities in the South. Maxwell uses information revealed in the ...
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Matilde Bonifaz on November 2, 2011 at 10:00 am • 0 Comments •
Each year UA officials choose one country and create an event with a plethora of food, games and traditional dances. This year UA officials chose Rwanda to be part of an Engagement Ceremony.
The Engagement Ceremony will help students experience what ...
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Landon Reeves on October 31, 2011 at 9:20 am • 0 Comments •
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 have ...
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Matilde Bonifaz on October 26, 2011 at 8:41 am • 0 Comments •
The JET Program is a Japanese government sponsored exchange program that aims to improve foreign language teaching in schools and to promote international understanding, and now the UA gives the opportunity for students to apply.
The Program offers highly qualified university ...
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Zessna Garcia on October 26, 2011 at 8:40 am • 0 Comments •
The Latino Alumni Society and Hispanic Heritage Month Committee hosted a reception at the UA Alumni house to conclude the Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.
“The reception was to thank and honor Hispanic Heritage Month volunteers, students that volunteered for the many ...
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Bobbie Foster on October 20, 2011 at 9:20 am • 10 Comments •
Sixty-three years ago the UA became the first Southern school in the U.S. to admit an African-American student into law school. Silas Hunt, 25, of Texarkana, Ark. was enrolled in the UA law school in the spring semester of 1948.
Today, ...