The Traveler

Last spring when a mass shooting occurred at Virginia Tech, UA officials said they were developing new ways to inform students in the event that such an attack were to occur on campus. Among the ideas proposed was to create a system where students with registered cell phone numbers would be sent a text message in case of such an attack.… Post the First Comment

This semester, UA Transit and Parking Department purchased two new buses from the Gillig Corporation and four used buses from New Orleans to replace some of the aging buses in operation.

Rush hours are busy at the Garland Avenue Transit Facility, and overcrowding may be reduced with new and larger buses, said Keith Tinsley, a bus operator.… Post the First Comment

UA professor Subra Bhat gave a lecture Monday afternoon in the Union Theater titled "Hinduism 101," in which he explained how Hinduism fits the standard definition of a religion and defended the Indian caste system as part of the Hindu construct.

The lecture "started and ended with prayer with puja," said Ketan Chawla.… Post the First Comment

Junior Aurelija Miseviciute continued her wining ways Sunday for the Lady'Back tennis team as she claimed the singles title at the Nation Indoor Championships in Columbus, Ohio.

Miseviciute was having a great fall season coming into the final event by posting a 26-1 record in singles play, but winning the Nation Indoor Championship singles title was a great way to end the fall season, Arkansas coach Michael Hegarty said.… Post the First Comment