Winter 2024
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Stories from this issue
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Dr. Downing’s Riderettes Keep Connection with Coach
A tight-knit group of alumni has shown their enduring care and affection for a true icon of Southern Arkansas University — Dr. Margaret Downing, a
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Why I Give – Linda Barnes
For Linda Harris Barnes, giving back to Southern Arkansas University is not only the right thing to do, but a way to help future students
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SAU Volleyball gives the game back to the Magnolia community
With its intercollegiate fall season postponed and shifted into a shortened slate to be played out in the spring of 2021, the Southern Arkansas Women’s
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“Muleriders in Magnolia” take advantage of postponed competition
Following the Great American Conference’s August 14 announcement to suspend all fall and winter sports through December 31, the typical day-to-day, in-season operations of the
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SAU ‘Feels Like Home’ for these future farmers of America
Three of Arkansas’ 2020-2021 state FFA officers are making Southern Arkansas University their home for pursuing their passion in agriculture. The freshmen all come from
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Career Services: Making Connections with Virtual Handshakes
During these socially–distanced times of COVID, we have chosen to forgo the traditional handshake to help eliminate the spread of germs. But SAU’s Career Services
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Campus Response to COVID
Keeping students, faculty and staff safe and healthy is what kept SAU’s campus open during the fall semester. Accomplishing that took a lot of teamwork
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Mulerider Strong Fund Helps SAU Fight COVID
Responding to the impact of COVID-19 and continuing the operations of Southern Arkansas University during a pandemic are the primary purposes of Mulerider Strong Fund,