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Birmingham’s ‘Tin Man’ to host team art build

Becky Robinson November 26, 2012

Charlie Lucas, an Alabamian artist, will spend two days making presentations and hosting activities on campus this week, showcasing his internationally acclaimed work and the process he uses to create...

Fashion Week New Orleans calls for designers

Marcus Flewellen November 26, 2012

Next semester, students studying or interested in fashion will have the opportunity to participate in Fashion Week New Orleans. The event, a five-day fashion exhibition that highlights ready-to-wear fashion...

Author defends cooking in college as possible, affordable

Hannah Widener November 26, 2012

Mother and author of “College Cooking Crash Course” Eva Gold is out to prove college cooking is possible if you just have a plan. Her cookbook contains 20 ingredients that will prepare a student for...

Fashion community growing at UA, propelling program, students in industry

Abbey Crain November 26, 2012

When The University of Alabama is brought to attention, one often thinks of champion sports teams and a decorated greek community. Although often unrecognized, the growing number of fashion-related majors...

Good Art Show to allow class’s artists to give back

CW Staff November 26, 2012

“The Art of Giving Back,” a Univerity of Alabama Honors College course, is giving students more than credit hours this week. The class is culminating an event called the Good Art Show, which will give...

Rivalry strains even the closest friendships

Abbey Crain November 21, 2012

In my search for higher education, there were only two options. I could follow in my father’s footsteps to the Capstone or follow my high school friends onto The Plains. I grew up with a crimson shaker...

To avoid holiday weight gain, limit drinks, go jog

Tricia Vaughan November 20, 2012

Thanksgiving is the single day of the year notorious for eating until the heart’s content, but the damage that consuming the highly fattening, calorie-laden meal inflicts on a waistline could make any...

Students go organic, avoid chemicals in produce

Courtney Stinson November 20, 2012

Organic food used to be nourishment for exclusive groups often called “health nuts” and “tree huggers,” but as the move toward eating organic becomes more mainstream, students are left to weigh...

High definition remakes prey on nostalgia; bad but successfully attract new audiences

Nathan Proctor November 20, 2012

Nostalgia is powerful but deceiving. Whether of an older generation misty-eyed over memories of Asteroids and Rally-X or a college student with a soft spot for Mario and a blue hedgehog, gamers and their...

Social media pops up in classes

Nathan Proctor November 20, 2012

Social media has quickly cemented itself in the day-to-day, hour-to-hour, and often minute-to-minute lives of college students. However, on The University of Alabama campus, it’s used for more than mindless...

Students find ways to eat locally year-round

Megan Miller November 20, 2012

Cities around the United States are seeing a growing trend in local farmers markets where residents can buy food they know is grown in the same state they call home. The trend has led to a new name for...

Latest in the ‘Paranormal Activity’ series, painfully predictable, waste of time, money

Dana Woodruff November 19, 2012

You may have thought it was over, but it’s not. “Paranormal Activity” is back once again with the fourth installment in the series. The first three were far less than fantastic, and “Paranormal...