Reach 13K Kickball Tournament rescheduled for Sept. 10

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock sixth annual Reach 13,000 Kickball Tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, at the UALR Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex.

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UA Little Rock students move to campus during the 2015 Move-in day.

UALR welcomes students back to campus with Trojan Daze Week

Thousands of students are returning to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Saturday, Aug. 13, for a new school year, and there will be plenty of free activities to welcome them back to campus.

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Graduate student Felisha Thomas stocks shelves at the soon to be open Trojan Food Pantry on January 19, 2016.

Trojan Food Pantry receives generous donations

Within its first four months, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s first food pantry has had a successful start. The pantry has received around $3,000 in donations from local companies, including a generous donation of $1,100 from the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Cantrell Road.

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A photograph of metal shelves filled with canned food in the UALR Trojan Food Pantry

Trojan Food Pantry thriving one month after opening

Within its first month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s first-ever food pantry has already helped 115 people and households, with no end in sight.

About 40 requests were made the first week the pantry opened. Since then, there have been about 25 requests per week.

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Trojan Food Pantry draws a crowd

A new food pantry is set to help those in need at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, thanks to the work of the campus community and university organizations.

On Tuesday, Feb. 2, a large crowd of media, students, faculty, staff, and community leaders gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, kicking off the pantry’s inaugural week.

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Trojan Food Pantry set to open Feb. 4

With the help of the campus community and university organizations, the new University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojan Food Pantry will open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday beginning Feb. 4.

“It’s been a group effort on campus,” said Betsy Hart, assistant director of the UALR Community Connection Center. “Folks all over campus have been coming up to us, saying this has been a need for a long time.”

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