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Director brings global experience to local community

Director brings global experience to local community

Lauren Davis September 16, 2013

Whether she is coaching a local soccer team or traveling abroad, the new director of the University of Alabama Community Service Center, Courtney Thomas, is always looking for ways to serve others. Thomas...

UA alumnus attends 120 consecutive games

UA alumnus attends 120 consecutive games

Alexandra Ellsworth September 16, 2013

Alabama alumnus Aaron Blackwell attended his 120th consecutive Alabama football game at Texas A&M Saturday in College Station, Texas, which was happily met with a win. The last game he missed was Nov....

Fight against ‘freshman 15’ weight gain with small lifestyle changes

Heather Combs September 16, 2013

“Freshman 15” – two words that capture the fear of almost all college students. The “freshman 15” is considered to be the excess weight many students gain when they enter college. The expression...

Current cooking shows less about cooking

Tara Massouleh September 16, 2013

Despite my mom’s incessant half-joking threats that I will never find a husband unless I learn to cook and her earnest attempts to teach me to cook before college, I’ve never had much interest in the...

Give Ben Affleck a chance to be Batman

Drew Pendleton September 15, 2013

It’s official: The world has a new Batman. But many people aren’t happy about who it is. On Aug. 22, Warner Brothers announced that Ben Affleck, known most recently for directing the Best Picture...

Soapmaker partners with area businesses

Soapmaker partners with area businesses

Deanne Winslett September 15, 2013

The Left Hand Soap Company began as a crafting venture for Christmas gifts but quickly gained momentum as creator “Soapy” Jones took her wares to the Tuscaloosa arts community. “An old college friend...

Students blog for class, career, personal reflection

Reed OMara September 15, 2013

People can blog for an infinite array of reasons, but for some students at The University of Alabama, blogging can provide focus, personal clarity and a way to improve one’s writing. More specifically,...

Tuscaloosa gains new craft brewery business

Tuscaloosa gains new craft brewery business

Megan Miller September 11, 2013

Black Warrior Brewing, the newest member of Tuscaloosa’s craft beer movement, will make its debut in downtown Tuscaloosa between October and November. The founders of Black Warrior Brewing were part...

Theater honors lives lost in Birmingham bombing

Tara Massouleh September 11, 2013

Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, that claimed the lives of four little girls. To commemorate this turning point in the civil rights movement,...

‘Orange is the new black’ gains popularity with Netflix

Hannah Widener September 11, 2013

I don’t have a Netflix account… Blasphemy! I watch all the shows I miss during the week on Friday; it’s my Hulu day. Only now, because of Hulu Plus and my low college funds, the episodes I do want...

Cindy St. Clair to perform at UA

Cindy St. Clair to perform at UA

Lauren Carlton September 11, 2013

Doctoral candidate Cindy St. Clair has spent the last several years developing her skills as a pianist, and Tuesday, Sept. 17, she will be performing the most demanding piano program she has ever played....

Local author sets mystery novel in Tuscaloosa

Local author sets mystery novel in Tuscaloosa

Courtney Stinson September 10, 2013

What do murder, intrigue and Crimson Tide football have in common? They are all at the heart of local author Carolyn Ezell’s new murder mystery novel “Tuscaloosa Moon,” in which she weaves mystery...