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Is reality TV worth the weight on its stars?

Is reality TV worth the weight on its stars?

Ashley Chaffin January 19, 2012

Twenty years ago, the only reality show you could find on television was MTV’s “The Real World,” which was created as a relatable TV show for people to enjoy. Now, more MTV viewers look forward to...

A taste of honesty in Donald Glover

A taste of honesty in Donald Glover

SoRelle Wyckoff January 18, 2012

Amidst the revolutions and protests, there are faces that stand out from the crowd as symbols of change or hope. Donald Glover served as the face of protestors with a real cause. In the face of disaster,...

Performance: the career killer

Performance: the career killer

Trey Irby January 18, 2012

One of the chief lines in the 2003 Richard Linklater film “School of Rock” involves the idea that “one great rock show can change the world.” The line is both a mantra and a throwaway joke, considering...

CBDB brings its own "joyfunk" to Tuscaloosa

CBDB brings its own “joyfunk” to Tuscaloosa

Rebecca Howard January 18, 2012

Drive down The Strip of Tuscaloosa and most nights you will hear the sound of CBDB, a local Tuscaloosa band that has played their improvisational jam sound at local bars each week since the summer of 2011....

Local artist wins in juried photography exhibit

Local artist wins in juried photography exhibit

Katrina Sharpe January 18, 2012

The Arts Council will present the 9th annual Double Exposure Juried Photography Exhibit today, Jan. 17, and running through Feb. 19. Works by local Alabama photographers will be featured in either junior...

A look at food, diet trends past, present and future

A look at food, diet trends past, present and future

Avery Driggers January 17, 2012

2011 Food Trends   1. Foraging elBulli, the world’s top restaurant for a record five times according to Restaurant Magazine, handed down its crown to Copenhagen’s NOMA. NOMA and Chef Rene Redzepi...

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”

Erich Hilkert January 17, 2012

If you're thinking of seeing the much-talked-about spy movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" that just opened because you like James Bond, you might want to head in the other direction and try another spy...

Waffle House to open on the Strip by February

Waffle House to open on the Strip by February

Alexandra Ellsworth January 17, 2012

Bar hoppers and partygoers will not need to wander far for a late night snack with a new 24-hour restaurant option coming to the Strip. Waffle House will be opening soon on University Blvd. between Crimson...

Bama Art House screens first film in winter series

Bama Art House screens first film in winter series

Ashley Chaffin January 17, 2012

  This semester’s Bama Art House Series kicked off last week with the film Melancholia. For anyone who missed the first film, here is the list of films showing throughout this semester at The Bama...

Moody to host concert in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

CW Staff January 12, 2012

Instead of the usual student musicians and visiting artists performing in the Moody Concert Hall, this weekend the venue will come alive with the 23rd Annual Realizing the Dream Concert. Each year, the...

UA services help with resolutions

Ashley Chaffin January 12, 2012

January is usually a month of working towards New Year’s resolutions, but February through December are usually months of forgetting about them. With school, work and a social life, many students let...

High school art students' work featured at UA

High school art students’ work featured at UA

Adam Greene January 12, 2012

High school artists hope to achieve a degree of notoriety in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery this month. For the second year in a row, art students from Bob Jones High School in Madison, Ala. have an exhibit...