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Visiting poet gets students out of the classroom

Alex Cohen February 17, 2011

Tonight from 7 to 9 p.m., Cecil S. Giscombe will give the University community a taste of a lost art — poetry — with a reading of his own work in 205 Smith Hall. Giscombe is the latest featured writer...

Freshman named first Bama Idol

Freshman named first Bama Idol

SoRelle Wyckoff February 16, 2011

View Video Last night the Ferguson Center Ballroom sat in silence awaiting the announcement of the first-ever Bama Idol winner. With a title, an iPad and a Flip camera up for grabs, the night came to...

Sparrow and the Ghost proud to be old school

Trey Irby February 16, 2011

I knocked on the door of Reed Watson’s apartment and was immediately greeted by a fierce cat. The cat, named Otis, was a stray – only a few weeks old – picked up by Watson outside a Barnes and Noble...

TCBY hosts 30th anniversary YouTube contest

Karissa Bursch February 16, 2011

What does TCBY mean to you? If you have an answer to that question, then you may be swimming in a year’s supply of frozen yogurt. TCBY is holding a “30th Anniversary What Does TCBY Mean To You Video...

Bama Idol singers take the stage

SoRelle Wyckoff February 15, 2011

The University  of Alabama will put its own spin on “American Idol” Wednesday night in the Ferguson Center Ballroom as 10 student finalists take the stage in hopes of receiving the title of the first...

Sponsors provide free tickets for Tinsley Ellis concert

Sponsors provide free tickets for Tinsley Ellis concert

Stephanie Brumfield February 15, 2011

Singer-songwriter and hard-rocking blues guitarist Tinsley Ellis will return to the Bama Theatre Thursday night, only this time the show is free. Having toured consistently since the 80s, Ellis has played...

Professor records album in a month

Alexandra Ellsworth February 13, 2011

The month of February may be full of hearts and love for some, but for others it represents 28 days of music production. The RPM Challenge, which began Feb. 1, challenges musicians to create and record...

Photography exhibit opens in New College gallery

CW Staff February 13, 2011

“Images from There and Nowhere,” a photojournalism and digital art exhibit by New College student Adam Booher, will open Tuesday in New Gallery, located in Lloyd Hall Room 216. There will be an opening...

You might not want to 'Just Go With It'

You might not want to ‘Just Go With It’

Nikki Davis February 13, 2011

Whenever Valentine’s Day rolls around, we can usually look forward to picking from a small handful of romantic comedies in theaters. This year, the choices are meager. The most recent effort is a remake...

Campus MovieFest wraps up at Ferg

Campus MovieFest wraps up at Ferg

Ashley Chaffin February 10, 2011

The Campus MovieFest finale attracted a crowd almost big enough to fill up the Ferguson Center Theater. Forty-five minutes before the screening was supposed to begin, there was already a line forming...

Miss UA Pageant to be held Saturday

Miss UA Pageant to be held Saturday

Jordan Staggs February 10, 2011

Polish up that tiara, Tuscaloosa, because the time has come to crown a new Miss University of Alabama. The Miss UA pageant, a preliminary stage of the Miss America program, will be held Saturday at 7:30...

Spring Dance Alabama! opens next week

Spring Dance Alabama! opens next week

Stephanie Brumfield February 10, 2011

Just five days before the opening night of Dance Alabama!, at one of the dancers’ last dress rehearsals, director and professor of dance Cornelius Carter addressed his students: “Everything better...