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Alumni jumpstart program with online fundraising

Hannah Widener November 13, 2013

When University of Alabama alumni Dustin Vann, Cody Foster and Michael Rosato first launched their Finn Apparel clothing line on Kickstarter, an online crowd funding website, they didn’t expect to surpass...

Renaissance student

Francie Johnson November 12, 2013

Armed with a cup of coffee or three, a textbook and a laptop, students at The University of Alabama are facing increasingly frenetic schedules, fighting the temptation of sleep and tackling essays and...

NIH funds study to determine if vitamin D prevents type 2 diabetes

Heather Combs November 12, 2013

Characterized by insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes is plaguing the people of today’s society. Type 2 diabetes and obesity are among our nation’s top public health problems, and a new discovery may...

Autism Speaks U chapter comes to campus

Tara Massouleh November 12, 2013

For a student on the autism spectrum, the simple act of grabbing coffee at Starbucks can be a stress-inducing activity. To an individual with autism, every audible sound – music, the scrape of a chair,...

Students weigh economic, social factors in grad school

Megan Miller November 12, 2013

Before students walk across the Coleman Coliseum stage and turn their tassels to receive their bachelor’s degrees, most narrow their post-graduation options down to two: get a job or go to graduate school....

Tuscaloosa Academy presents 'Alice in Wonderland' at Bama Theatre

Tuscaloosa Academy presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at Bama Theatre

Hannah Widener November 11, 2013

The Tuscaloosa Academy players are dealing with less-than-ideal conditions as they rehearse Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.” The students must rehearse on a small stage in a classroom and...

Three basic pieces underly personalized "business casual" look

Three basic pieces underly personalized “business casual” look

Bianca Martin November 11, 2013

The term “business casual” is one that I have fought with for as long as I can remember. I have been told to “basically be dressed up, but not too dressed up.” That may sound simple, but when it...

Musical takes on president’s legacy

Lauren Carlton November 11, 2013

What do you get when you take the United State’s seventh president, Andrew Jackson, put him in black eyeliner and give him a mob of fishnet-clad citizens? You get “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,”...

HCA brings Bollywood movie night to campus

Reed OMara November 11, 2013

In celebration of International Education Week, Honors College Assembly will be hosting a Bollywood movie night on Monday, Nov. 11, where students can see “Three Idiots,” the highest grossing Bollywood...

UA honors students mentor 280 children in world of chess

UA honors students mentor 280 children in world of chess

Elayne Smith November 11, 2013

The silence was deafening. Jenna Jackson and her fellow chess teammates had suddenly transformed from a bunch of kids milling around to serious players debating their every move. Jackson, a seventh grader...

New formats may compromise longevity

Matthew Wilson November 7, 2013

The rise of the internet and connectivity over the past decade has fundamentally changed the way consumers absorb and acquire video games. The 1980s were a time of eight- and 16-bit side scrollers, arcades...

Students dedicate November to novel writing

Alexandra Ellsworth November 7, 2013

Betsy Price locks herself in a room with her computer and her research. She is listening to composer Jack Trammell and has turned her Internet off. She reads some of the research she has saved through...