The Forum takes numerous awards at annual convention
April 26, 2013 – 6:15 pm | 9 Comments

For the second consecutive year, The Forum maintained its third place ranking in the Newspaper General Excellence category at the annual Arkansas College Media Association convention Friday, April 26 at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.
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Athletics cuts tennis, nets $200K in savings
April 18, 2013 – 12:12 pm | 2 Comments
Athletics cuts tennis, nets $200K in savings

The UALR Athletics department announced it will discontinue the women’s tennis program at UALR at the end of the academic year, according to a press release issued April 3.
“The elimination of a sport was necessary …

Senior golfer develops leadership skills, plans for career in the pros
April 18, 2013 – 11:48 am | One Comment
Senior golfer develops leadership skills, plans for career in the pros

Senior Nicklaus Benton is making the best of his last year of college golf at UALR. The Cabot native returns to the Trojans golf team as a three-year lettermen.
Being the only senior on the golf …

Professionals and socializers flock to Twitter
April 4, 2013 – 11:50 am | Comments Off
Professionals and socializers flock to Twitter

The popular microblogging website, Twitter, which celebrated its seventh birthday March 21, has seen exponential growth in popularity as of late.
Meaghan Milliorn, a web communications specialist at UALR who operates the UALR Facebook and Twitter …

New coach, no problem
April 4, 2013 – 11:45 am | 3 Comments

New head soccer coach Adrian Blewitt averaged one signee per week, after completing his off-season recruiting process.
Blewitt was announced as the new head coach Dec. 12, and on March 21, 14 new …

Attempt to police social media an archaic practice
March 14, 2013 – 5:30 pm | Comments Off
Attempt to police social media an archaic practice

The Student Government Association presidential election has come and gone, however the election was met with a lot of head scratching and snickering.
The SGA Election Code says that its members and candidates cannot campaign off …

Student crosses finish line at Little Rock Marathon
March 14, 2013 – 5:22 pm | Comments Off
Student crosses finish line at Little Rock Marathon

“To get an idea of how large it was, it took us 20 minutes to cross the start line to get going,” said Andrew Hall, a senior student at UALR majoring in mass communications, and …

‘Tomb Raider’ revisits story of veteran video game vixen
March 14, 2013 – 5:16 pm | Comments Off
‘Tomb Raider’ revisits story of veteran video game vixen

In what can be described as the biggest video game release of the year thus far, “Tomb Raider” brings the world’s most famous fictional archaeologist back into the spotlight after a five-year hiatus from gaming …

‘Sound City’ documentary revisits analog recording
March 14, 2013 – 5:06 pm | Comments Off

“Sound City,” a documentary by famed musician Dave Grohl, was a project taken on after purchasing the studio’s famed console soundboard — the same console he and Nirvana band mates Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic …

Heartache in Hot Springs
March 14, 2013 – 11:50 am | One Comment
Heartache in Hot Springs

The UALR women’s basketball team could not make shots down the stretch March 11 against Middle Tennessee State University in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament, which resulted in an unfavorable finish …

Three point barrage snuffs out men’s season
March 14, 2013 – 11:50 am | Comments Off
Three point barrage snuffs out men’s season

The UALR men’s basketball team could not contain Florida International’s Malik Smith and his near-historic night during the Saturday, March 9 game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on the Convention Center Court.