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Local restaurants close their doors amid COVID-19 and construction

Local restaurants close their doors amid COVID-19 and construction

Annabelle Blomeley, Tara Davenport and Maddy Reda, Assistant Culture Editor, Staff Reporter, Contributing Writer June 2, 2021

Due to unexpected building closures and the COVID-19 pandemic, empty buildings stand in place of once bustling and beloved Tuscaloosa restaurant staples. The restaurant owners of Sitar Indian Cuisine,...

Preview | Birmingham benefit concert to support music education

Preview | Birmingham benefit concert to support music education

Maddy Reda, Contributing Writer June 2, 2021

The Firehouse Community Arts Center, a nonprofit organization that offers music education to students in Birmingham, Ala., has partnered with Secret Stages, Birmingham Mountain Radio and MusicBham to host...

Embrace Alabama Kids unveils mural in Montgomery  

Embrace Alabama Kids unveils mural in Montgomery  

Monica Nakashima, Contributing Writer May 14, 2021

Embrace Alabama Kids, a faith-based nonprofit that supports children and families in crisis across Alabama, recently unveiled two murals in Montgomery.  One of the murals was a “traveling showcase”...

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A ‘vital touchpoint’: Behind the birth of 92.5 FM

Sophia Surrett, Contributing Writer April 27, 2021
How a local radio station emerged from the storm – and provides lifesaving services
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Cultured | Jeffrey and Leah are the final girl(s)

Listen up, "Cultured" stans: it's the final episode. In their last appearance on your podcast feeds, Jeffrey and Leah are talking about DJ White Shadow (not DJ White Snake), a new HBO show that's not...

How COVID-19 has kept some med students from getting the experience they need

How COVID-19 has kept some med students from getting the experience they need

Mariah Kravitz, Contributing Writer April 14, 2021
You do your school work. You get the grades. And finally its time for some on-the-job experience. For some medical students, that experience has been more elusive than ever as hospitals and clinics adhere to COVID-19 regulations.
Sala Bandele-Jackson, a senior majoring in English, said the pandemic’s toll has started to affect multiple aspects of her day-to-day life.

The Toll it Took: How students have managed a year of grief, trauma and loss

You’ve heard complaints about quarantining and masking up. Maybe you brushed them off; maybe you made them yourself. But the family members of some who died from COVID-19 say those complaints aren’t funny—they’re hurtful.
Alberta City, captured above by a drone, now features empty lots where homes and businesses once thrived. Photo courtesy of Alexander Mobley

‘Empty fields and parking lots’: Alberta still bears scars from 2011 tornado

Connor Todd, Contributing Writer April 14, 2021
April 27 left Tuscaloosa a wreck. Though the city has rebuilt, Alberta City residents feel they were left out—and the empty lots around their neighborhoods are keeping them from catching up with the city-dwellers next door.
‘What is the purpose?’: Why students emails will transition to Microsoft Outlook

‘What is the purpose?’: Why students emails will transition to Microsoft Outlook

Ellie Taube, Contributing Writer April 11, 2021
Bye-bye, Gmail. The University’s Office of Information Technology is transitioning student email accounts to Microsoft Outlook in May.
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Dance Alabama! Film Festival to extend its viewing online

Joshua LeBerte, Contributing Writer April 11, 2021
The show must go on. The Dance Alabama! Film Festival is streamable all month, featuring a lineup of student-made, student-danced shorts. Tickets are $5 and free for students.
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Cultured | Jeffrey & Leah wonder if they could survive “Survivor”

"Cultured" is back, but not for long. In this second-to-last episode, Jeffrey and Leah talk about music, reality television and the circumstances of Lori Loughlin's stint in prison. What more could you...

The rigidity of a classroom setting is often not ideal for students with attention disorders. Photo courtesy of Unsplash / Ivan Aleksic

How one student group is building community and awareness around ADHD

Lizzie Bowen, Contributing Writer April 7, 2021
Every UA student is different. Some struggle with an unseen obstacle that can be especially hard on new college students: an attention disorder. Students working to manage their ADD or ADHD can find comrades in a new student group.