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Druid City Music Hall gets much-needed makeover

Druid City Music Hall gets much-needed makeover

Libby Foster, Contributing Writer September 2, 2020

When Jason Oschwald first walked into Druid City Music Hall last year, he saw an opportunity. Though some viewed the venue’s low-sitting stage and outdated layout as a headache, Oschwald and his associates...

BLM marches are not dying down any time soon

BLM marches are not dying down any time soon

Honorine Ntoh Yuh | @NtohYuh, Culture Editor August 30, 2020

While the nationwide movement spawned by the killing of George Floyd has found itself losing attention in some cities across the United States, this movement is gaining momentum in Tuscaloosa.  Lux...

Culture Picks: Your sadgirl self-quarantine playlist

Culture Picks: Your sadgirl self-quarantine playlist

Libby Foster | @libithafoster, Contributing Writer August 26, 2020

I drove into Tuscaloosa on Aug. 16 excited but worried for the fall semester. As I moved into an off-campus apartment paid for by my on-campus housing scholarship, I felt an overwhelming amount of uncertainty....

UA debuts new guidelines for campus facilities

UA debuts new guidelines for campus facilities

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Assistant Culture Editor August 20, 2020

Update, August 23 – As students and faculty navigated their first week back on campus, the University Libraries continued to update its plans to handle health and safety better.   One of those updates,...

Back-to-school supplies look different this fall

Back-to-school supplies look different this fall

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter August 20, 2020

FACE MASKS To stop the spread of the coronavirus, the University is requiring all students, faculty and staff on campus to wear face masks at all times. So whether you’re attending an hour-long lab...

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Full-time mask-wearing brings its own set of problems

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer August 20, 2020

At this point in the ongoing pandemic era, most know that wearing a cloth covering protects the wearer and the people around them from respiratory droplets that come from talking, coughing or sneezing....

Free resources to simplify your life at UA

Free resources to simplify your life at UA

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter August 18, 2020
In college, it’s easy to feel as if everywhere you turn a hidden fee (or cup of coffee) needs your immediate attention and credit card information. But the University offers plenty of resources that don’t burn a hole in your wallet and save you money, time and stress.
Tuscaloosa International Friends creates connections with international students

Tuscaloosa International Friends creates connections with international students

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Assistant Culture Editor August 16, 2020

More than 38,000 students from various backgrounds enroll at the University of Alabama every year, making it easy for them to get lost. For international students, there's an added layer of navigating...

Home away from home: What international students bring to UA

Home away from home: What international students bring to UA

Honorine Ntoh Yuh | @NtohYuh, Culture Editor August 11, 2020

As the fall semester approaches, incoming students at The University of Alabama grapple with anxiety amid the pandemic and the current enrollment regulations. This is especially true for international...

The Making of Nineteen Fifty-Six: A Q&A with Tionna Taite

The Making of Nineteen Fifty-Six: A Q&A with Tionna Taite

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr, Assistant Culture Editor August 8, 2020
At the helm of Nineteen Fifty-Six, the new UA magazine that focuses on celebrating Black excellence, culture and students, Editor-In-Chief Tionna Taite sits poised to enact change. After working closely with the Office of Student Media, the sophomore news media major is prepared to create a magazine that will "educate students from all backgrounds on culturally-important issues and topics," and give a voice to underrepresented students. 
The Tuscaloosa Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. helped organize "More Than a March," an event geared toward galvanizing Black voters and college students.

Groups push for safe, equitable access to the ballot box

Honorine Ntoh Yuh, Culture Editor July 27, 2020

With the congressional primaries held back in March and the postponed primary runoff election held in July in light of COVID-19, Alabama and other states are gearing up for the 59th quadrennial presidential...

Juneteenth sets the winds of change in motion

Juneteenth sets the winds of change in motion

Honorine Ntoh Yuh, Culture Editor July 2, 2020

The police killing of George Floyd ignited a global movement for radical change that translated into street protests and peaceful marches demanding police reform and abolition amid the pandemic. These...