The Traveler

After 12 years of construction with its completion in 1999 and a $459 million bill, a four-lane interstate was built from Fayetteville to Alma over the Ozark Mountains to improve expediency. This interstate is what we know as Interstate 540.

The 50-mile-long road, the most expensive highway project in Arkansas history, was designed to relieve traffic from the dangerous and winding U.S. 71 known for its hairpin turns, steep grades and thousands of injuries and deaths.… Post the First Comment

UA smokers may be a step closer to being able to light up on campus without violating university regulations if the Residents' Interhall Congress passes a proposed amendment to the current tobacco policy.

The policy, which began in July, states that "smoking and the use of tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products) by students, faculty, staff and visitors are prohibited on all UA properties.… Post the First Comment

The applications for the second round of Registered Student Organization funding are out, and groups across campus are eligible to apply for part of the almost $25,000 still available for this spring semester.

"This round typically has a smaller turnout of organizations participating in the process, but because there is a substantial amount of money that has been swept back, we hope that RSOs will turn out to apply for it," said Lyndsay Manz, RSO program coordinator.… Post the First Comment

During his four-and-a-half-year journey through college, he wrote for The Arkansas Traveler for one year before he became the managing editor for another year. He then spent five months selling advertising for the same paper after his time had ended on the editorial side.… Post the First Comment