Former president Brian Gregory passed the torch on to Mat Wheeler and Caddo Lowery at the year’s final SGA meeting, formally inducting them into their offices as president and vice president. “Just always be willing to learn. You’re not always going to be right,” Gregory said when asked if he had any words for the […]
“Avengers: Infinity War” is one of the most anticipated movies of the year and has already become the highest grossing opening of all time, and for good reason. “Avengers: Infinity War” is the third installment of the Avengers, the 19th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and stars… well… pretty much everyone. Directed by brothers […]
The Arkansas 2018 primaries are coming up Tuesday, May 22 and here are your candidates if you live in the UA Little Rock area. U.S. House of Representatives – District 2 [Note: If you do not live in the Little Rock area, these candidates may differ. Find more voting info here.] Gwen Combs – D Gwen […]
UA Little Rock’s Criminal Justice department hosted a sexual violence awareness event called Take Back the Night last Wednesday, where survivors of rape and sexual assault recounted their stories and representatives from a number of anti-sex crime groups provided information and advice. The event hosted three speakers, a musical performance by local artists Chana Caylor […]
SGA’s Executive Oversight Committee brought charges of impeachment against Chief Justice Makell Swinney before the senate, to which the body voted no. These charges came in response to a Facebook post Swinney made after video surfaced of Pi Kappa Alpha and Chi Omega singing Lil Dicky’s “Freaky Friday” and repeating the N-word. In Swinney’s post, […]
The reaction to last month’s student walkout, organized as a memorial for those killed in the Parkland shooting and as a protest for stricter gun laws, was mixed among Arkansas schools. While administrators at eStem and Hall High organized the event on their respective campuses, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts’ director, […]
A Snapchat video was posted Saturday night involving members of the UA Little Rock chapters of Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha rapping along to a hit song that contained some potentially offensive lyrics. The song in question is “Freaky Friday” by rapper Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown, which is currently in the Top 10 on […]
What is the best class you have ever taken at this university? What about the worst? Associate Professor of Political Science Rebecca Glazier and Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Heidi Harris want to know. This Thursday, April 19, the two UA Little Rock professors will be sending out a pair of surveys to the […]
The SGA came to a decision on two of its Student Choice Awards nominees, and also nominated its members for the separate but similarly-named SGA Awards. For Administrator of the Year, the SGA selected Associate Dean of Students Richard Harper, while School of Public Affairs Interim Chair Joseph Giammo took the award for Faculty Member […]
The School of Mass Communication recognized outstanding achievements from students and faculty alike during the 2017-2018 school year at its annual awards banquet in Ledbetter Hall. Among those recognized was alumnus Patrick Rhode, who served as special assistant to President George W. Bush. Rhode left the School with only three credit hours left to complete […]