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Shaw takes first place at Bama Idol on Thursday

Elayne Smith March 3, 2014

Shelby Lynne Shaw, a sophomore majoring in communication studies, won first place at Bama Idol on Thursday night after performing “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5. “It feels great,” Shaw said....

Hammocks increasingly popular among students

Hammocks increasingly popular among students

Reed OMara March 3, 2014

With the onset of warmer weather, students begin to repopulate the outdoors, and the trees quickly become adorned with colorful hammocks. “I call them the hammock villages. People stack them, like,...

Vintage shoppers strike gold at 5th Street Market

Margaret Wilbourne February 27, 2014

“Mad Men,” Wayfarers and vinyl records are all linked by one common thread: a growing popularity driven by vintage appeal. Often the search for good vintage venues is thought of as a large endeavor,...

‘The Circle’ falls short of expectations for book’s author

Alyx Chandler February 27, 2014

It’s 2014, and Google is thriving as more than just a website. It is an easy answer to everything, a few clicks and letters away from obtaining a wealth information. It’s available on people’s phones,...

NBC’s ‘About a Boy’ series manages to capture book’s wit

Hannah Widener February 27, 2014

I can still hear the Five for Fighting “Superman” song when I remember going to the pizza-and-video store in my small town in New Hampshire and staring up at the “About a Boy” movie poster. Hugh...

Broadway musicals lack originality

Luke Haynes February 27, 2014

“I hate the theater. Well, it’s so disappointing, isn’t it?” These are the opening words in Bob Martin’s Tony Award-winning musical “The Drowsy Chaperone,” and unfortunately, they’re beginning...

Students start space exploration program

Students start space exploration program

Dylan Walker February 27, 2014

Students from the aerospace engineering department are taking their space interest to the next level. As the aerospace engineering program at The University of Alabama is commonly associated with only...

Thursday is the new Friday

Thursday is the new Friday

Francie Johnson February 27, 2014

College, for many students, means freedom. Freedom from parental supervision, freedom from curfews, freedom to eat Chinese food, pizza, a burger and fries all in one meal – the list goes on and on. Perhaps...

Kiva creates international platform for loans

Kiva creates international platform for loans

Hannah Widener February 27, 2014

Looking at Kiva.org, visitors can find an image of a woman named Nelita, a 33-year-old married mother of five living in the Philippines, selling charcoal. Scroll to the right, and there is Vincent, a member...

Local songwriter to perform at Rounders

Kinsey Haynes February 27, 2014

The Tuscaloosa bar scene thrives on local musicians, and one contributor to this is singer-songwriter Sean Rivers. As with many musicians, Sean Rivers got his start in church choir. He would secretly write...

Charleston couple focuses on authentic sound, performance

Amy Marino February 26, 2014

In honor of it finally being Shovels & Rope week – they play this Friday in Birmingham – it is my absolute joy and obligation as a fan to tell you how incredible and talented they are and how you need...

The doctors are in: Wakarusa music festival to welcome Tuscaloosa student band The Doctors and the Lawyers

The doctors are in: Wakarusa music festival to welcome Tuscaloosa student band The Doctors and the Lawyers

Francie Johnson February 26, 2014

The String Cheese Incident. Bassnectar. The Flaming Lips. The Doctors and The Lawyers. All four of these bands will perform at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival, an annual four-day event held in Ozark,...