The Traveler

Bringing a toddler into a college classroom creates the potential for trouble, but for some UA students, the choice is to take their toddler to class or to miss out on that class entirely. According to the 2008 faculty handbook, "Neither employees nor students should have family members, including children, or friends as a regular presence in their workplace or classrooms and other areas of instruction, including laboratories.… Post the First Comment

Timothy Gunter, director of the athletic bands at the UA for the past nine years, announced his resignation Friday. He will be leaving June 30. "The band program at the University of Arkansas is truly unique and special in many ways, and I will always consider it an honor to have been given the privilege to work with the thousands of wonderful, hard-working students," said Gunter, who served as associate director of bands prior to being named director.… Post the First Comment

The skills that traditionally guaranteed a successful career, like becoming a medical doctor, having a law degree or obtaining a master's in business or finance, are no longer going to be the most favorable assets in the job market, a UA economics professor told students Monday, Feb.… Post the First Comment

From traveling to exotic locales to spending their time in service to the community, UA students are participating in a wide variety of activities this Spring Break - the week of March 16 through March 20. Some students who want to give back will travel to locations across the South - including Atlanta, Galveston, Texas, and Hope - to serve those communities through Alternative Spring Break, which is organized by the Volunteer Action Center on campus.… Post the First Comment

After watching the construction of their house during the fall semester, members of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority finally will welcome members of the university and community into their new home 10 a.m. Saturday. "Everyone is invited to attend," said Meagan Murphy, AOPi vice president.… Post the First Comment