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Theatre students gain auditioning experience at Tennessee workshop

Theatre students gain auditioning experience at Tennessee workshop

Laura Testino February 13, 2014

For students eager to pursue a career in performing arts, the University of Alabama theatre and dance department serves as a four-year layover in the flight toward ultimate destinations like New York and...

Bitcoin brings cash to digital era

Samuel Yang February 13, 2014

It happens all the time – a student swipes their ACT card and walks away with their new purchase. The process seems instantaneous, secure and foolproof. Most of the time, there’s no reason to doubt...

‘Masters of Sex’ promotes female sexuality

Hannah Widener February 13, 2014

Whenever I watch TV with my family, uncomfortable silence always seems to follow when a sex scene comes on. No one looks at each other, all of us shifting from side to side awkwardly, deciding whether...

UA professor writes novel on obligations, conflicts with family

Laura Testino February 13, 2014

The creation of something new doesn’t always start with having a definite end goal in mind, but instead choosing to begin the journey. More than 20 years ago, when Angela Benson, published author and...

Faculty showcase artwork

Faculty showcase artwork

Cokie Thompson February 13, 2014

Photographs, drawings and installations from all over the country fill the walls of the Sarah Moody Gallery. A class of graduate students sits on the floor clustered around one of the works as they discuss...

Campus in Bloom

Campus in Bloom

CW Staff February 12, 2014

By Hannah Widener and Dylan Walker They are up at dawn and work all day, every day, even during summers. They win national awards. However, 34,852 students pass by and step on their work everyday. These...

Event hosts factory collapse survivor

Margaret Wilbourne February 12, 2014

Groggily waking up to darkness and smoke, Reba Sikder found herself trapped among the rubble of what was the biggest factory collapse in the history of the garment industry. That was April 24, 2013. Ten...

Fashion Inc., Career Center pair for show

Bianca Martin February 12, 2014

Fashion Inc. and the Career Center are partnering up with Belk to answer one question college students constantly struggle with: “Do you think this counts as business wear?” The “Dress for Success”...

Students look to market art online

Students look to market art online

Francie Johnson February 10, 2014

Working while in college can mean anything from interning at a relevant company to asking, “Would you like fries with that?” and everything in between. For some students, though, a day at work doesn’t...

Students showcase filmmaking skills at MovieFest

Matthew Wilson February 10, 2014

The 2014 Campus MovieFest finale filled the Ferguson Center Theater Friday as students, faculty and families filed in to watch the top student films produced during the annual competition. Out of 40 films,...

Random acts of kindness sweeping campus

Cokie Thompson February 10, 2014

When someone used the hashtag #randomactsofkindess on Facebook, Jennifer Hodnett decided to do a little research. Hodnett, a senior majoring in human development and family studies at The University of...

Group to host speakers on fair labor

Tara Massouleh February 10, 2014

The average University of Alabama T-shirt at the Supply Store costs about $20. For most people, this is the only cost associated with the shirt, but for the students involved in the University’s United...