BCM to send three other students to Burkina Faso for mission trip
by Jonathan Willard in News
While summer is nearly upon Arkansas State and other college campuses nationwide, some areas of the world are not as fortunate. It's a plight that several ASU students are hoping to influence for the better over summer break.
The Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) at ASU will help send four students on mission trips into Africa this summer.
by Sarah Campbell in News
Whether they're going on vacations, internships, working, or getting ahead in school, most students already have summer planned out.
Many students are focusing on earning money to help pay for school, and some are also getting career experience.
"Hopefully, I'll be working with my aunt at a dental office," said Jake Davis, a freshman Biology and Pre-dental major from Piggott.
by Sarah Morris in News
Seminole Twin Towers will soon be gone as ASU prepares for the implosion of the nine-story dorm that housed up to 704 men.
by Andrea Caldwell in News
The first Erich Smallwood Softball Tournament will be held May 9 in honor of the fallen soldier.
Smallwood was killed in action May 2007 in Iraq and Smallwood's brother, JT Smallwood, sister, Terah Redman, and brother-in-law, Jon Redman, came together to create the tournament as a way to give back to the community.
by Amber Story in News
The yearbook staff used photos posted on Facebook without the photographer's permission.
According to Facebook's online terms and conditions, materials posted on its site can not be used for any purposes without permission from the owner or Facebook.
Photojournalism major Paige Hannahs discovered that one of the photographs she had posted on Facebook was in the yearbook.
Student Health Center claims it is prepared to help students concerned about STDs
by Britney Fisher in News
Today, college students at ASU have plenty to worry about with grades, jobs, expenses and living arrangements. As if these things weren't enough, students - especially young women - also need to worry about how to prevent contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
by Katrina Broyles in News
On April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech suffered one of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The death toll hit 32, which included the gunman. In the wake of this tragedy, the way people at ASU and on other university campuses communicate the news about a crisis changed dramatically.
by Chris Graddy in News
The mere mention of the word recession sends a shiver down the spine of Arkansas State student James Arthur.
Arthur knows all to well what it is like to live from pay check to pay check, not knowing if he will have enough money to make next month's rent. But that is the very reality he is facing due to the recent economic slow down in the United States.
by Julianne Thompson in News
Located at the beginning of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway in Piggott is ASU's Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center. Because of its location, many students are unaware of this "other" university museum that preserves the life of the distinguished Pfeiffer family and their relations with American author Ernest Hemingway.
by Markie McRae in News
The school year is almost over. But before students celebrate the end of the year they have to take their final exams. Cramming for those exams? Really depending on that last final grade? Here are some study tips to help prepare.
First, it is important to know that all students study differently, no two study alike, some people study in groups better and some individually.