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Film festival showcases student-made local films

Beth Lindly April 13, 2014

When the words “film festival” are brought up in conversation, the usual association is with Sundance, Cannes or South by Southwest. However, with The University of Alabama’s second annual Black...

Thesis exhibit showcases clay sculptures

Elayne Smith April 13, 2014

Virginia Eckinger, a master’s student studying sculpting, explores her personal narrative through literal translations matched with fantasy in her thesis exhibit, How Things Are, How Things Were. Clay...

Rick Moody, Valerie Miner to speak at lecture

Drew Pendleton April 9, 2014

Students, professors and members of the Tuscaloosa community alike will have the opportunity to attend a live reading by two highly acclaimed authors at the Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion in downtown Tuscaloosa...

‘Mercenary Kings’ successfully mixes best of both worlds

Matthew Wilson April 9, 2014

Don’t let its visuals fool you. “Mercenary Kings” by Tribute Games is a hard game to master. A throwback to the side-scrolling video games of the industry’s past, “Mercenary Kings” owes a...

Slash Pine festival fosters writing

Kelcey Sexton April 9, 2014

Slash Pine Press will host its 2014 Slash Pine Poetry Festival outdoors, in bars and beyond this weekend. Readings featuring more than two dozen poets will take place at venues ranging from the Gorgas...

Sundy Best to play at Gallettes

Kinsey Haynes April 9, 2014

From its new album debuting at No. 11 on the Billboard Country Album chart to playing for a standing ovation crowd at the Grand Ole Opry, Sundy Best is on its way to being Kentucky’s new example of a...

UATD set to perform ‘Urinetown’

Hannah Widener April 9, 2014

Although it may sound off-putting, “Urinetown” is actually a musical comedy about a town where private bathrooms do not exist. In order to save on the town’s water consumption, citizens must use...

Amateur theater group to present farce in Ferg

Dylan Walker April 8, 2014

Four couples at an upscale New York diner party hardly makes for an interesting evening. Add a bullet wound, missing hostess, suicide conspiracy, police and slew of other complications, though, and you...

Art supports sexual assault victims

Margaret Wilbourne April 8, 2014

Sexual assault is often as much a psychological attack as it is a physical one, and talking or expressing feelings can be extremely difficult for victims. For the 12th year running, the University’s...

Leon Russell’s perfect croak worth the journey

Jordan Cissell April 8, 2014

Don’t worry – age hasn’t improved Leon Russell’s voice one bit. On new record “Life Journey” – his 37th solo studio effort, not to mention the hundreds of other artists’ albums on which...

Shows such as ‘Game of Thrones’ provide imaginative escape

Hannah Widener April 7, 2014

According to Buzzfeed, my “Game of Thrones” name would be Lady Hannada Baelish, Defender of the Vale. A few years ago I would have thought it was ridiculous to have even uttered that sentence, but,...