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Libraries' move to digital poses risks, benefits

Libraries’ move to digital poses risks, benefits

Becky Robinson March 17, 2013

Archive libraries, such as the Hoole Special Collections on campus, are increasingly converting their content into digital copies. But what may be a convenience for students can be problematic for archivists....

Denim cutoffs, lightweight cardigans, common sense essential for stylish spring breaker

Abbey Crain March 17, 2013

The week before spring break is pretty useless, considering most of our brains are stuck turning between spring break plans and packing. To make your packing lists a little simpler, I went ahead and...

Author previews graphic novel about 1960s Marion

Bianca Martin March 17, 2013

Often studied, taught and explored, the civil rights movement of the 1960s is the subject of many books. But author Lila Quintero Weaver presents the time period in an alternative way – through the...

Alabama students, alumni create popular web series

Courtney Stinson March 17, 2013

When Tim Sutton, Troy Wagner and Joseph DeLage set out to make the web series “Marble Hornets,” they never dreamed it would become an Internet sensation, but four years and millions of views later,...

Explore more options in the mobile music marketplace than Spotify, iTunes

Francie Johnson March 13, 2013

Technology is a wonderful thing, especially for music lovers. If you’re as attached to your smartphone and your music as I am, here are some great apps you definitely don’t want to miss out on. SongKick...

Visiting writers program to host Roxane Gay, Sandi Wisenberg

Deanne Winslett March 13, 2013

Each year, The University of Alabama English department and the Creative Writing program partner with the College of Arts and Sciences to bring the Bankhead Visiting Writers Series to Tuscaloosa. The...

'The Paperboy' likely to be viewed as unappreciated classic

‘The Paperboy’ likely to be viewed as unappreciated classic

Matt McGrath March 13, 2013

"The Paperboy” is a film that revels in its own trashiness. Director Lee Daniels shows no restraint in his attempt to shock the audience with the sheer audacity of what happens in his film, and it genuinely...

Micro-transactions make free mobile market games profitable

Nathan Proctor March 13, 2013

The birth of free-to-play games has expanded the mobile market and brought gems like “League of Legends” to the forefront of PC gaming, but it’s come with a price: micro-transactions. Downloadable...

Graphic novel provides alternative view on southern life in civil rights era

Bianca Martin March 13, 2013

The Summersell Center for the Study of the South will host author Lila Quintero Weaver Thursday. Weaver will be speaking about her life experiences as child of South American immigrants and her graphic...

Westervelt Collection home to 1000 works

Westervelt Collection home to 1000 works

Alexandra Ellsworth March 13, 2013

The Tuscaloosa Museum of Art may look more like a dojo than your typical art museum. Located on Jack Warner Parkway behind several pine trees in an Asian-style building, the museum can be a quiet getaway...

Engineering students take stage

Noelle Brake March 12, 2013

The College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theatre is a group of primarily engineering students out to prove the College of Engineering is a creative place, not just numbers, technology and science....

Alpha Delta Chi sorority to hold bake sale to benefit Boys and Girls Club

Carissa Schreiber March 12, 2013

Alpha Delta Chi sorority will be holding a bake sale Thursday to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club, their partner philanthropy. Tara Jones, a junior majoring in communicative disorders, organized...