February 23
Eaton Broderick of Harrisburg, IL, was cited for minor in possession of alcohol at the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house. Broderick was found drinking in the walk-though of the second floor of the house. When the officer asked how old he was, he stated 21 and then went into the bathroom and exited the other door.
In August the Jonesboro School District elementary schools will become magnet schools. Magnet schools are schools designed around a theme.
The curriculum meets the Arkansas Department of Education guidelines, but is "taught with a slant that is more interesting to students that go there," said Donna Creer, executive director of the Magnet School Review Committee in Little Rock.
People to People Instrument and Music Drive
March 1-April 13
The Epsilon Gamma Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota is collecting band instruments, full band scores and recorders. The items will be sent to SAI Philanthropies, Inc. The organization is also accepting monetary donations.