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CULTURE

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Woods Quad Art Night livens up campus culture

Leah Goggins, Staff Writer September 10, 2018
The Department of Art and Art History celebrated the annual installation of the Graduate Student Exhibition at Sella-Granata with students and Tuscaloosa community members on the Woods Quad Thursday for Art Night
CW/ Austin Bigoney

“Forever Plaid” provides challenges to young actors

Jared Ferguson, Contributing Writer September 6, 2018
Theater Tuscaloosa showcases the musical “Forever Plaid” directed by UA professor Stacy Alley. The show features music from the 50’s and a quartet group performing on stage one last time.
Fans' devotion inspires new clothing brand

Fans’ devotion inspires new clothing brand

Desi Gillespie, Contributing Writer September 6, 2018
UA professor Mark Barry created the brand Hail Saban inspired by the devotion of Alabama football fans. Hail Saban gains popularity among students for its locality and creativity.
CW/ Jordan Hadley

Music Column: Aretha Franklin made music for change

Desi Gillepsie, Contributing Writer August 31, 2018
Last week, the world lost an icon and musical warrior that had no equal in her time or in ours. Aretha Franklin effortlessly bridged the gap between pop and soul, and perhaps even more easily the gap between technical prowess and deep expression.
Photo courtesy of Jeffery Bryant Hanson

Review: UA play brings past to present day

Desi Gillespie, Contributing Writer August 30, 2018
This week at the Marian Gallaway Theatre, “Separate and Equal” demonstrates Alabama’s place in national discourse. The production examines race relations in the Jim Crow South through the lens of a pick-up basketball game.

Music Column: These albums dominated the summer

Cole Lippincott, Contributing Writer August 30, 2018
As classes roll back into session, take a look back at some of the summer’s best sounds that you may or may not have caught!
Photo by Rick Lewis

Former students give a voice to the silenced

Irene Richardson, Culture Editor August 30, 2018
Recent UA graduates produce “Way Out”, a podcast highlighting the LGBTQ+ community in Alabama. They traveled across the state listening to stories from those who faced discrimination, loss and triumph.  In seven episodes Anastasiya Titarenko and Rick Lewis convey the various aspects of life growing up in Alabama’s LGBTQ+ community.
CW/ Hannah Saad

University Programs welcomes new students with three weeks of events

Leah Goggins, Contributing Writer August 27, 2018
UA students are flocking back to campus, and the Division of Student Life is welcoming all of them with three weeks of free campus-wide activities.
Sidewalk Film Festival highlights independent films

Sidewalk Film Festival highlights independent films

Desi Gillespie, Contributing Writer August 27, 2018
This weekend the 20th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival opened in Birmingham. The three-day event was packed with various showings, featuring almost 100 films played in iconic locations such as the Alabama and Lyric theatres.
Frost Bite Ice Cream

Off-campus eats to check out this fall

Jared Ferguson, Contributing Writer August 20, 2018
Students returning to Tuscaloosa after summer break will find a variety of recently opened restaurants and snack stops to enjoy this fall.
Chris Stapleton will return to Tuscaloosa this October. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Ten upcoming concerts to fill your fall schedule

Irene Richardson, Culture Editor August 20, 2018
Check out these upcoming Tuscaloosa-area concerts.
Frost Bite Ice Cream

Frost Bite is Tuscaloosa’s newest ice cream obsession

July 14, 2018

Tuscaloosa is no stranger to ice cream, but the ice cream that Frost Bite is rolling up provides customers with a brand new, tasty experience. Frost Bite, which features a unique take on the popular...