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The Northwest Arkansas Community College athletics program recently announced a significant expansion. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with the junior college’s athletic director, Brooke Brewer, to learn more.
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On today's show, the work required to determine an election winner. Chad Day, the Associated Press’ chief elections analyst, will be this year’s Roy Reed lecturer at the University of Arkansas, and we speak with him about elections and more. Plus, sports at NWACC.
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Administrators at Northwest Arkansas Community College are helping establish Bentonville as the mountain biking capital of the world. Next fall, the school will offer a trail technician program, allowing students to gain certifications in trail building, design, and maintenance or become certified bicycle technicians.
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On today's show, the coordinators for the Northwest Arkansas Community College trail technician program are looking to put new students to work. Plus, Wild Prairie Winds will unite for a pair of concerts this weekend specifically designed for northwest Arkansas. Also, we meet chef Maudie Schmidt who brought her love of New Orleans cuisine to the region.
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Hamlet and Mercutio never met in their respective plays, but their paths will cross this weekend. Tonight, Northwest Arkansas Community College will premiere “Shaken Up,” an imagining of several Shakespearean characters sharing the same universe. Adjunct professor of theater at NWACC Damien Dena is overseeing the production, and she says it was co-created by students as an example of devised theater.
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Northwest Arkansas Community College began its athletic program three years ago with a cross country team. Now, athletic director Brooke Brewer says they have expanded the program to include one of the most accessible sports available: Competitive gaming or esports.
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On today's show, launching into esports at NWACC. Plus, recipients of Creative Exchange Fund grants present their work at The Medium in Springdale. Also, new editions of Talking Tunes and The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.
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Today on The Outline: Northwest Arkansas Community College experiences an uptick in enrollment this semester. Also, the Scott Family Amazeum receives a $2 million grant. Plus, Gov. Sanders appoints a new member to her cabinet.
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Passport Saturday is tomorrow and the Benton County Circuit Clerk's Office is hosting the event to help people apply for the document. Also, Seven Hills Homeless Center's CEO resigns, Northwest Arkansas Community College receives a $618,00 grant and more.
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Jerry Mitchell is an investigative journalist who worked to reopen cold murder cases of civil rights activists. His book, "Race Against Time," chronicles the investigations and trials of the men who killed Medgar Evers, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala. and others. He will discuss the book March 7 at the Fayetteville Public Library as a part of the annual "Gathering of the Groups" event and Northwest Arkansas Community College's Spring Arts and Culture Festival.