By Taylor Klusman The Razorback Reporter More than 18,400 of veterans who reside in Arkansas are living in poverty. According to the Veterans Data Central website, the unemployment rate in 2016 ranged from 1.8 to 7.6 percent, ensuring that Arkansas’s 3.1 percent was relatively low when compared to other states. “Among the 453,000 unemployed veterans…Continue Reading Unemployed veterans finding jobs as more businesses pledge to hire
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FSU Fraternity Death Puts Light on UA Greek Life
By Kayla Nunez The Razorback Reporter Florida State University became the third major campus this year to record a student death involving a Greek-letter organization. That prompted the FSU administration on Nov. 6 to suspend indefinitely all 55 of its sororities and fraternities after a Pi Kappa Phi pledge died after a weekend party, according…Continue Reading FSU Fraternity Death Puts Light on UA Greek Life
Arkansas State Police release draft on campus carry license
By Chase Reavis The Razorback Reporter Those who want to carry a handgun on Arkansas campuses must be able to shoot straight, hang onto their weapon and defend themselves, according to the state police preliminary draft of training procedures. The Arkansas State Police Department released the first version of required training procedures necessary for licensed…Continue Reading Arkansas State Police release draft on campus carry license
U of A offering in-state tuition to Puerto Rican students after Maria
By Taylor Klusman The Razorback Reporter The UofA was one of at least 12 universities and two campus systems across the US to offer in-state tuition to academically qualified students affected by Hurricane Maria. UA officials decided to extend this offer for the Spring 2018, Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 semesters. When the university made…Continue Reading U of A offering in-state tuition to Puerto Rican students after Maria
Report: Women Veterans More Likely to Pursue Higher Education
By Andrea Johnson The Razorback Reporter Thirty-four percent of military-affiliated students last year at the UofA were women. Even though men make up the majority of that population, a national report shows that women veterans are more likely than men to pursue and complete a college education. A 2015 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs report…Continue Reading Report: Women Veterans More Likely to Pursue Higher Education