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Mozart in Masks: UA Opera soars into a new semester

Mozart in Masks: UA Opera soars into a new semester

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Assistant Culture Editor October 25, 2020
UA Opera Theatre said hello and much more to the new year last week. A performance from opera students sampled collaborations between Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, putting together a program that welcomed listeners back to the world of live performance.
‘Something that matters’: UA students pitch in on hurricane recovery

‘Something that matters’: UA students pitch in on hurricane recovery

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer October 25, 2020
UA students have been pitching in as the Daphne, Alabama, community recovers from Hurricane Sally. Two trips made by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sent students south in an effort to lend a hand. Students deemed the trip “magical” and uniting. “You give a lot but you get so much in return,” one sophomore said.
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Review | ‘Emily in Paris’ is not a good look for Paris

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter October 25, 2020
If you liked “The Devil Wears Prada,” but wished it were bad, we have a recommendation for you. Nothing ever seems to happen in “Emily in Paris,” but when things do happen, they make very little sense.
Q&A: Dwayne Bryant talks Breonna Taylor, moving forward

Q&A: Dwayne Bryant talks Breonna Taylor, moving forward

Austin Hannon, Contributing Writer October 21, 2020

Seven months ago, Louisville police officers used a battering ram to enter a woman’s apartment. Her name was Breonna Taylor. The police were serving a warrant as part of a drug investigation in which...

How freshmen are adapting to a new kind of campus life

How freshmen are adapting to a new kind of campus life

Madison Hullett, Contributing Writer October 21, 2020

For some, “the freshman experience” might mean living in on-campus housing or sitting in the upper bowl at football games, while for others, it might mean being independent and having to do laundry...

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Moundville’s Native American Festival goes virtual

Tucker Legerski | @TuckerLegerski, Contributing Writer October 21, 2020

About 20 minutes south of Tuscaloosa are a set of ancient, giant mounds within a park surrounded by shrubs and trees. There is a path, a nature trail, a campground and swaths of grassland space between...

Students and professors mourn loss of spring break

Students and professors mourn loss of spring break

Heather Gann, Contributing Writer October 18, 2020

The University of Alabama announced in late September that it will be canceling spring break in the upcoming semester in order to avoid travel and further spread of COVID-19. To make up for the loss of...

How UA’s party culture has convinced some students to stay home

How UA’s party culture has convinced some students to stay home

Maria Grenyo, Contributing Writer October 18, 2020

Some students at The University of Alabama did not return to campus this semester out of concerns related to the University’s party school culture in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the...

Multi-level marketing: pyramid scheme or perfect college job?

Multi-level marketing: pyramid scheme or perfect college job?

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter October 14, 2020
College students gotta make money. But some ways are less successful than others. Multi-level marketing companies, which tend to tell potential employees that they can be their own boss or even work solely from their phone, seem great on the surface. But they tend to suck more money out of students than students get out of them. Read it online or in the special edition.
Student ticket resale prices surge ahead of Alabama-Georgia

Student ticket resale prices surge ahead of Alabama-Georgia

Another big home game, another rush on reselling student tickets. A flood of marked up, transferable tickets hitting the Alabama Student Ticket Exchange is nothing new, but in the wake of Bryant-Denny Stadium’s freshly reduced seating, some upperclassmen are at their wit’s end trying to secure admission.
Tuscaloosa struggles over future of affordable housing

Tuscaloosa struggles over future of affordable housing

Connor Todd, Contributing Writer October 14, 2020
Students looking to live off-campus have a lot of options. Probably too many options. The Tuscaloosa City Council recently voted in favor of a moratorium on student mega-complexes—meaning any building with more than 199 bedrooms, which are typically portioned off into four or five-bedroom apartments. While the moratorium may have some economic pitfalls, city officials say it’s necessary to keep supply from outpacing demand. Read it online or in the special edition.
Students start small businesses to combat quarantine blues

Students start small businesses to combat quarantine blues

Autumn Taylor, Contributing Writer October 14, 2020

Quarantine has left some UA students wondering what to do with their spare time now that they are stuck at home. Some have taken this opportunity to start their own small businesses to tackle lockdown...