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Jordain Carney on November 16, 2011 at 12:18 am • 3 Comments •
Though the Associated Student Government members tabled the resolution supporting a medical amnesty policy to give senators more time to gather information and work with Residents Interhall Congress— a good idea considering RIC is probably the group that would be ...
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Jordain Carney on November 15, 2011 at 6:10 pm • 2 Comments •
Gary Smith, parking and transit director:
Parking and Transit receives no general funds because it’s an auxiliary, Smith said.
The student transit fee is the only UA funding for Transit, he said
17 buses on 10 fixed routes from 7 a.m. to 6 ...
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Traveler on November 15, 2011 at 12:03 am • 0 Comments •
by Mike Norton and Lee Curry
Every year the Associated Student Government Senate Appropriations Committee allocates more than $300,000 to registered student organizations to support programs, events, speakers and more throughout the semester. During this fall funding round, 164 RSOs requested ...
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Joe Kieklak on November 14, 2011 at 12:03 am • 0 Comments •
Not that it’s the point of my writing, or the writing of college journalists, but in journalism, school administrators often fall under a negative limelight.
This can’t be prevented. It’s the nature of news, and the duty of journalists to cover ...
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Saba Naseem on November 14, 2011 at 12:02 am • 0 Comments •
My thumbs fidgeted as I looked around, trying to find a familiar face in the class Media and Society of more than 100 students. I graduated from a high school class of 633, and never had a class with more ...
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Barrett Lewis on November 10, 2011 at 12:04 am • 0 Comments •
I can’t believe it’s already that time of the year. With the weather changing, those of us who have seasonal allegies are about to suffer again. Every year I promise myself I won’t fall into the trap, but more often ...
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Mattie Quinn on November 9, 2011 at 12:02 am • 0 Comments •
Nothing brings me joy quite like when the entire social media universe comes together to talk about one thing. In the past year, I will admit to being glued to my phone or computer reading updates from my friends, relatives ...
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Chris Sonntag on November 8, 2011 at 12:06 am • 0 Comments •
Since the 1990s, college tuition has tripled, far outpacing both inflation and wage growth. And as the years went by, a college degree has almost become what the high school diploma once was—a necessary milestone on the way to actual ...
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Emily Hilley-Sierzchula on November 7, 2011 at 12:02 am • 27 Comments •
Football season seems to increase the testosterone level on campus. Perhaps it raises the blood alcohol level, too.
Whatever the reason, during the time I have been a student here I have noticed a pattern: my University of Texas hat (rather ...
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Samantha Williams on November 2, 2011 at 12:02 am • 1 Comment •
With college tuition and national student loan debt increasing each year, the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship is a godsend for many individuals hoping to earn a college degree. Unfortunately, for some students the scholarship has really lived up to its name, ...
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Jordain Carney on November 1, 2011 at 12:03 am • 1 Comment •
Growing up I loved to read and Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” was—and still is— one of my favorite books.
In the novel, Hemingway attributes a now famous quote to Gertrude Stein. She said that Hemingway and his friends were “une ...