For A-Week's sixth anniversary, we are celebrating with a campus-wide search for the Golden Cardinal! Somewhere on the U of A campus, we have hidden a 3-inch tall, two-pound metal golden cardinal. 

Throughout A-Week (Aug. 12-16), a new clue will be published in the Arkansas News, bringing you one step closer to the hiding spot of the Golden Cardinal. There will be five clues total, and you'll have until Monday, Aug. 19, to find the Golden Cardinal and claim the prize. 

Speaking of prize, the finder of the Golden Cardinal will be able to keep the Golden Cardinal, win $100 Dining Dollars, $150 worth of Razorback merchandise from the Campus Bookstore, a signed football by Razorback football coach Sam Pittman and a flat screen TV!

Before you get started, here are the rules:

• Participation in the Golden Cardinal Search is limited to U of A first-year students. Non first-year students, faculty and staff are ineligible to participate.

• The Golden Cardinal will be hidden on U of A property and will not move. All five clues pertain to a single location where the Golden Cardinal is located.

• The contest participant who locates the Golden Cardinal by Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. and returns it to the Office of Transition Programs and Initiatives in Arkansas Union 213 is the potential winner of the prize.

• No clues, nor the hiding place, require entry onto private property.

• A new clue will be published in Arkansas News and A-Week website beginning Monday, Aug. 12, and ending with the final clue on Friday, Aug. 16, unless the cardinal is found before then.

• Clues will be published on aweek.uark.edu each day at or around 9 a.m.

• The contest ends at 5 p.m. on Aug.19, 2024.

• The cardinal must be returned to the Office of Transition Programs & Initiatives by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, in ARKU 213, or the prize will be forfeited.

• The contest ends when the cardinal is found.

• The contest status will be updated daily on the A-Week Website, Arkansas News and NSFP social media (facebook.com/uarknsfp and Instagram - @uarknsfp) through Friday, Aug. 16.

• The person returning the cardinal must provide a valid UARK ID card and proof of fall 2024 enrollment.

• Participants who engage in unsportsmanlike, disruptive or abusive behavior will be disqualified at the discretion of the Office of Transition Programs & Initiatives.

• Anyone who damages, destroys or trespasses on public or private property will be disqualified from the contest. Participants must obey opening and closing hours of buildings and follow all local laws, ordinances and university policies.

Now that you know the rules, here is the first clue:

Clue 1

Welcome to the Hill, where the native plants thrive!
So you're looking for the Golden Cardinal, then don't look towards the skies!
As fun as it is to search, make sure you enjoy the quest!
Just like Austin, Texas, perhaps you should start south by…

If you have any questions regarding the Golden Cardinal Search, please email Jonas Zabriskie at jezabris@uark.edu. Good Luck!