Columnists
Hog Caring is not Time Sensitive
If the lady standing behind of me in line wanted to buy my hazelnut latte, I would be absolutely overjoyed. If the guy with the heaping cart offered to let me cut in line at the grocery store, my day …
Don’t Get Your Lights Knocked Out
This weekend I had a terrifying experience. As many of you may know, some Fayetteville roads are simply as dark as a haunted mansion on Halloween. It started with a late-night drive to play some basketball at a nearby elementary …
Adventures Break the Busy Weeks of Class
These last few weeks have been busy for everyone as tests from all classes hit us at the same time. We tend to let the stress of these first tests, papers and midterms overwhelm us, and we forget how important …
Student Status is Second, Third, Fourth
When you meet someone new on campus, you cycle through a generic set of questions. Topping the list are name, hometown, classification, organizations, jobs and Greek affiliation. If you keep talking, your major will probably come up, eventually. Even though …
Job Applications Prefer Steak to Potatoes
I have made a decision about college senioritis. In high school, I experienced it in maximum quantities. In college, I have made the startling realization senioritis is not increased laziness and wearing sweatpants to work, but an intensive reshuffling of …
Rumors Fly As Fast As Meteors
Some of you may have heard about a large meteor that fell in Russia last week, injuring about 1,200 people and causing considerable property damage. Scientists have studied the gigantic space rock and determined it’s composed of rock and iron, …
Check Your Impact 2,000 Miles Away
I have a few friends on Facebook I follow more closely than others. I know their posts are more relevant to my life. One of these friends recently shared a video from the Library of Most Controversial Files. It was …
Legislators Are Not Listening
The crystallizing moment of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce meeting two weeks ago was when State Sen. Jim Hendren of Sulphur Springs told the crowd the opinions of his constituents were only a small part of deciding how to vote …
State Government is Overlooked by Students
Let’s play a game. I say government, you say … ? The president? Congress? Washington, D.C.? Taxes? Empty-headed suits? Nothing? How about Little Rock? There’s a government there. Did you know that? The Arkansas government. State government is a sorely …
We Need to Need What We Eat
I am by no means a healthy eater. My mother is the best chef this world has ever seen, and her specialty is desserts. When it comes to pie and homemade cakes, my mouth starts to salivate instantly. I love …
Why It’s Important to Study Tolkien
I am in a Tolkien class. Yes, as in J.R.R. Tolkien, the much-beloved author of the staggeringly popular Lord of the Rings saga. My homework for next week is finishing “The Two Towers.” We argue over ring magic and the …
Keep Money Local in Winter Farmer’s Market
With Walmart down the road, everything in the world is accessible. Clothing, food and school supplies, what more could you ask for? Wal-Mart even reciprocates our business, giving jobs and money to students at the UA. But Walmart is the …
The Ultimate Lenten Promise: Giving Up the Papacy
Six hundred years. That’s how long it’s been since the last time a pope resigned. Who was that pope? Pope Gregory XII stepped down in 1415 to end the “Great Western Schism,” because there were multiple claims to the papal …
College Students Are Not Getting
As students, we have all been tested. In high school, we take the ACT. In college, we take the GRE for graduate school, the MCAT for medical school and the LSAT for law school. Testing is part of school culture. …
College Loan Benefits Outweigh Risks
The scores are in, and the UA is a catch, according to the White House Affordability and Transparency College Scorecard. With a relatively high graduation rate, low costs and a reasonable loan borrowing standard, the state flagship is proving we …
