Little Rock (LR) wrestling capped their inaugural season at the PAC-12 Conference Championships on March 7. Junior Paul Bianchi led the way for the Trojans, finishing runner-up in his class. Redshirt freshman and first Trojan wrestler on campus Conner Ward placed fourth in his class. Bianchi received a bye for his class’ first round and […]
UA Little Rock closes Benton Campus
In December, UA Little Rock officially announced the closure of the school’s satellite Benton campus as part of a series of ongoing moves to limit expenditures and cut costs across the university’s budget. In a statement released mid-December, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dr. Ann Bain announced the closure of the campus is set for […]
ACSC denies SGA’s proposal for dead hour, saying UA Little Rock is ‘not comparable’ to other four-year universities
The UA Little Rock Student Government Association (SGA) proposed a request for a “dead hour” to create a time for students to participate in student organizations and social gatherings to The Academic Calendar and Schedules Committee (ACSC) who denied their request. Other Arkansas four-year colleges have a similar time for their students to engage in […]
UA Little Rock announces all classes will move online ‘until further notice’
Chancellor Christina Drale announced Thursday afternoon that all face-to-face classes will move online immediately “until further notice.” This announcement comes hours after a second case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Arkansas was announced from an employee at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. There is no clear announcement when face-to-face classes will resume, but UA-Fayetteville announced that they […]
UA Little Rock enacts plan in case of campus closures due to Coronavirus
With the first confirmed case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Arkansas being announced Wednesday morning, UA Little Rock has released their plans in case campus were to close due to the virus. UA Little Rock Communications released an email to students Wednesday night detailing their plans in the event that COVID-19 was to force UA Little […]
MSA celebrates fourth annual World Hijab Day
The Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosted World Hijab Day on campus for the fourth year in a row Friday, Jan. 31. Members of the Muslim Student Association set up a table outside the cafeteria for students, faculty and staff to ask questions they had regarding the Islamic religion and to choose from a wide variety […]
UA Little Rock NAACP celebrates Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at UA Little Rock hosted three events on campus: Karaoke Night titled “You’re Not Black if You Don’t Know This Song,” “Black People Don’t Litter,” and “Black People Greet.” The NAACP is an organization that is deeply rooted in […]
What it’s like being black at a PWI
A PWI is a predominantly white institution. The abbreviation, PWI, is pretty much defined by its name. It’s a college or university where the student and faculty population consists mostly of white individuals. UA Little Rock is one of the most diverse institutions in the state. There is a little bit of every race and […]
Declining enrollment and budgetary missteps at heart of UA Little Rock’s financial problems
Years of declining enrollment, the discovery of an over-inflated yearly budget, and an almost $11 million budget shortfall have put UA Little Rock in an awkward position at the beginning of the new decade. Declining Enrollment UA Little Rock’s enrollment troubles aren’t unique. For years, colleges across the country have faced steadily declining […]
Impeachment in the classroom
The impeachment investigation and subsequent senate trial of President Donald Trump dominated headlines and fueled many opinions the last several months. And while the process ended on Feb. 5 with the acquittal of President Trump, one UA Little Rock political science professor is still using the latest presidential impeachment trial to teach students in her […]