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April Robertson on November 18, 2009 at 11:03 pm • 0 Comments •
By April Robertson
Miran Gichki is a political science major from Pakistan. On Nov. 12, there was a suicide bombing in Pakistan against the International Services of Intelligence, and 32 people were killed as a result.
Gichki shares his view of the ...
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April Robertson on November 18, 2009 at 11:03 pm • 0 Comments •
By April Robertson
Shadi Jamshidy, a UA architecture student from Iran, was visiting family for the summer when the Iranian presidential election took place.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Mohsen Rezaee were the candidates. Ahmadinejad won the election, but pressure ...
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Taniah Tudor on November 18, 2009 at 11:03 pm • 0 Comments •
By Taniah Tudor
Coming to a coed university like the UA for undergraduate or graduate education can be a challenge for many Saudi Arabian students. In a large part of Saudi Arabia, sexes are segregated until postgraduate education, except for family ...
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April Robertson on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 pm • 0 Comments •
By April Robertson
The UA political science department and law school produce many future politicians, including some who might be in the spotlight years from this very day: Election Day.
But the common ground of going to the UA, attending lectures by ...
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Bailey McBride on November 4, 2009 at 12:33 pm • 0 Comments •
By Bailey Elise McBride
The UA chapter of the Young Democrats is active both on campus and off, providing an opportunity for students interested in learning more about the Democratic Party and its ideals to get involved.
“Our activism here on campus ...
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Kimber Wenzelburger on November 4, 2009 at 12:27 pm • 0 Comments •
By Kimber Wenzelburger
The 2008 presidential election presented a disappointing loss for the UA College Republicans – but it also fueled members of the group to fight harder to maintain a presence on campus and work to uphold traditional Republican ideals.
“Conservatives ...
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Samuel Letchworth on November 4, 2009 at 12:25 pm • 0 Comments •
By Samuel Letchworth
The Green Party is aptly named: Green is the color of grass. Not that kind of grass, although the Greens do support marijuana reform. The Green Party is “grass” as in “grass-roots.”
“There are three parties in the United States,” ...
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Tina Korbe on November 4, 2009 at 12:24 pm • 0 Comments •
By Tina Korbe
When conservative activist Matthew Cummings approached UA students this fall to form a Young Conservatives group on campus, at least one was immediately receptive.
Cummings, a field representative for the Leadership Institute, an organization that supports conservative student groups ...
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Mille Appleton on October 29, 2009 at 11:55 am • 0 Comments •
By Millie Appleton
Tests are piling high and the end of the semester is rapidly approaching, but many students only have one thing on their minds: Homecoming. Though they may not admit it to their teachers, many students are spending more ...
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April Robertson on October 29, 2009 at 11:51 am • 0 Comments •
By April Robertson
“A Red and White Affair, Celebrating 100 Years of Razorback Pride” is this year’s Homecoming theme, part of the centennial celebration of the Razorbacks’ name.
Hugo Bezdek, the Arkansas head football coach from 1908 to 1912, is credited with ...
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April Robertson on October 29, 2009 at 11:44 am • 0 Comments •
By April Robertson
The five UA Homecoming queen candidates for 2009 are Mattie Bookhout, Locke Isaacson, Alexandra Kosmitis, Katie Sellers and Kim Smith.
Katie Sellers, a senior biology student, is president of the Student Alumni Board. Sellers said she came to the ...