Friendly chatter and the sounds of plastic beads with medallions filled the foyer at the Donaghey Student Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

The familiar sounds were the result of activity surrounding the 2014 campaign for UALR’s Homecoming Queen, an annual tradition in which several contestants vie for student votes and help promote upcoming Trojan basketball games.

The 2014 Homecoming Queen will be crowned during the Trojan Men’s Basketball Game at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 8.

The queen and the top four runner-ups will comprise the homecoming court based on student votes, a first at UALR this year, according to Student Organization Program Coordinator Leah Vaughan... Read More

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new law going into effect on July 1st. It's called Nutrition Standards for All Foods.

"It's very limited as to what you can have. There isn't a large variety of items and they try to make sure they are as nutritional as they can be," said Pulaski County School Nutrition Director Regena English.

In 2003, Arkansas Act 1220 redefined nutritional requirements for state schools. Offering kids healthy, less sugary and caloric options became mandatory. As it stands now, Arkansas state law bans carbonated drinks, candy, pizza, and cookies with certain amount of sugar and fat. But they do allow items like whole grain cookies, baked chips and some drinks 12 ounces or less.

The Chinese Folk Music Orchestra from Qingdao University of Science and Technology will perform at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as part of their first-ever tour of the United States.

The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.

Tickets are free for UALR students, faculty, and staff and $10 for non-UALR students. General admission tickets are $15.

UALR Artspree, the performing arts series at UALR, is hosting the concert.

For more information, contact Dr. Naoki Hakutani, director of Artspree, at 501.683.7230 or nxhakutani@ualr.edu... Read More